(Knocking)
Come In.
Hi, Dad.
Hey, Honey.
How You Doing?
All Right.
So, You Busy?
Well, Sort Of.
What Did You Have In Mind?
I Wanted To See
If You Needed Anything.
Sort Of Making A House Call?
Sort Of.
Dad, This Place Is Crawling With Dust.
Thank You.
How Much?
Only $15.
$15 For What?
To Dust Your Office.
What Is It You Want $15 For?
There's This Cd I Have To Have.
What Would Happen To You If You Didn't Get It?
I'd Die.
You Can't Have It.
Dad, It's Only $15.
Clean Out The Garage.
I'll Give You $15.
Dad, That Place Is A Mess.
But I'll Dust Your Office For $14.75.
Four Dollars.
$14.50?
$3.95.
That's Not How You Negotiate.
Don't Tell Me How To Negotiate.
$3.85.
You Won't Give Me The Money?
$3.75.
My Offer's On The Table.
You Keep Talking, It Keeps Dropping.
I'd Be Happy To Dust Your Office For $3.75
But I Don't Know Anybody Who Works For That Kind Of Money.
In 1919, Coal Miners Earned 73 Cents An Hour.
They Had To Crawl Down
Into A Small Hole, Miles In The Dark With A Pick
And They Had To Hack Away--
Water Dripping On Them, Gas Fumes Coming At Them
Dirt All Over The Face, No Fresh Air
Bent Over In A Little Crawl Space--
And Did That All Day Long
And Came Out With Maybe Seven Dollars.
And From That Seven Dollars
Those Coal Miners Bought Dinner, Paid The Rent
Made Contributions To Church...
And Had Time And Money Left Over To Buy Cds For Their Children.
(Radio Playing Dance Music)
Come On, Kenny.
Don't You Want To Learn This Step?
No Way.
Real Men Don't Dance.
That's Ridiculous.
Lots Of Men Dance.
Besides, I Don't See Any Real Men.
(Doorbell Buzzing)
Hey, Danielle.
Hi, You Guys.
I Just Bought
The Most Amazing Thing At Judy's Shirt Shop.
Look.
How Much?
It Was On Sale For Only Five Dollars.
I Just Have To Have One.
Me, Too.
Let's Go Now.
I Don't Get My Allowance Until Tomorrow.
That's Too Late.
They Only Have Two Left.
Maybe I Can Find The Money In My Room.
Kim And I Will Save The Last One.
We'll Wait For You There.
I'll Get Your Jacket.
And Franny's Going To Be So Jealous.
We Can't Tell Her Where We Bought It.
(Dance Music)
You Said "Real Men Don't Dance."
I Was Exercising.
Yeah, Right!
Come On, Kenny.
Come Help Me Find The Money.
Okay.
I Count $2.70.
I'm $2.30 Short.
I Don't Have Any More Money.
Sell Something.
What?
How About This Raggedy Old Basketball Poster?
I'll Take It Off Your Hands.
No Way. That's My Autographed Poster Of Magic Johnson.
I Thought He Looked Familiar.
I'll Give You $2.30 For It.
My Dad Gave Me That Poster.
A Girl Can't Appreciate This.
You Don't Even Know His Real First Name.
Earvin.
He's A Point Guard For The Lakers.
Last Season He Had A Per-Game Average
Of 22.5 Points, 12.8 Assists
Well, Everybody Knows That.
But The Poster Is Still Worth $2.30.
How About This Great Saxophone?
It's The Best Thing In My Room.
It's The Poster Or Nothing.
Okay, It's A Deal.
Great!
Wait A Minute.
Hey, Where's My Money?
I Don't Have It Right Now.
But My Brother Owes Me Three Dollars.
I Need My Money Now.
Why Don't You Borrow It From Somebody?
I'll Ask My Parents.
Good Choice. They're Loaded.
Hi, Mom.
Hi, Child.
How You Doing?
I Want To Show You Something.
"A Declaration Of Financial Independence
For Vanessa Huxtable."
I Figured It's About Time.
Did You Get A Job?
It Doesn't Require Me To Get A Job.
I Can Spend More Time Studying.
The Average 16-Year-Old's Allowance
Is One-Tenth Of One Percent Of The Average Family Income.
But You And Dad Make More Than The Average Salary.
So If My Allowance Were Raised
To One-Tenth Of One Percent Of That
I Could Be Financially Independent.
So The Assumption Is That As Our Child
You Are Entitled To A Percentage Of Our Income?
Yes!
But It's Your Responsibility To Clothe And Feed Me.
I Didn't Ask To Be Born.
That Was Your And Dad's Decision.
That Was Your Father's Decision.
It's Too Late Now, Mom.
I'm Here, And You Have To Deal With It.
All Right, I Will.
Your Allowance Will Remain The Same Until You Get Married
And Then It Will Drop.
I Need A Bigger Allowance.
I'm A Huxtable.
My Friends Expect Me To Have Money When We Go Out.
You Would Have More Money If You Were More Responsible.
I'm Very Responsible...
Rudy: Hey, Mom!
I'm Speaking With Your Sister.
Excuse Me.
I Suggest You Get A Job Or Budget Your Allowance
Because I Am Tired Of Giving Out Extra Money.
Nobody's Getting Any More Money From Me Today.
Rudy?
Yeah?
You Wanted Something?
Mom, Would Consider An Advance?
How About An Early Christmas Gift?
Kenny, I Couldn't Get The Money From My Mom.
I Guess You Can Kiss That Sweatshirt Good-Bye.
You Sure You Can Give Me The $2.30 Later?
My Brother Gets His Paycheck Tonight.
I Can Get The Money.
Go Ahead.
Okay. See You.
(Doorbell Buzzing)
Clair: Will Somebody Get That?
I'll Get It, Mom.
Hi, Andy.
Hey, Rudy.
I Got Your Mom's Dry Cleaning.
Hi, Andy.
Hey, Mrs. Huxtable.
Did You Get That Spot Out?
We Go Through Great Pains To Get Rid Of Those Stains.
So You Got It?
We Went Through Pain
But You Still Have A Stain.
But Everything Else Came Out Beautifully.
Well, Thank You.
Here's Your Exact Change.
Eighteen Dollars And 50 Cents.
I'll See You Next Week.
Uh, Mrs. Huxtable
I'm Afraid You're $2.30 Short.
I Am?
Well, Now...
It Must Have Fallen On The Floor.
No. Um...
Andy, I Put The Money Right Here.
Gosh, Andy, I Don't Understand.
I Put $18.55 Right Here--
The Exact Change-- And It's Just Not Here.
I'll Get It Next Time I Come By.
I'm So Organized Usually.
I Don't Know How This Happened.
That's Okay.
Bye.
That Doesn't Make Any Sense Whatsoever.
Now Where Could That Money Have Gone?
Oh, I Must Be Losing My Mind.
Come On, Kenny, Quick!
Get In Here And Be Quiet.
Well, Did You Get The Money?
I Couldn't Get It All.
How Much Did You Get?
A Dime.
A Dime?!
That Doesn't Do Me Any Good.
I Need $2.30.
You Said Your Brother Would Give It To You.
He Didn't Have It, But Don't Worry.
I'll Pay You Friday.
Friday's Going To Be Too Late.
I Need To Pay My Mom Back.
Your Mother Wouldn't Give You The Money.
She Didn't.
She Left It On The Counter, So I Took Some.
You Stoleit?!
Shh!
I Didn't Steal It.
I Borrowed It--
Only Because You Said You Would Pay Me Back.
That's No Reason To Steal.
I Got To Get The Money Somewhere.
I'll Go To Theo.
You'll Steal From Him?!
I'm Going To Ask Him For It.
I Can't Believe You Stole That Money.
You Come From Such A Good Family.
(Laughing)
What Are You Laughing At?
Your Mother Is Upstairs Tearing The Room Apart
Looking For--
♪ Ta-Da! ♪--
Two Dollars And 30 Cents.
She Is?
Yeah.
Hey, Dad.
Hey, Homeboy.
Rudy, Here's The Money You Wanted.
I Think It Was $2.30.
Rudy: Um...
I Didn't Want Any Money.
What Are You Talking About?
You Called Me Up At School
You Told Me It Was An Emergency...
You Better Take This Money, Girl.
Theo, I Just Called To See How You Were Doing.
Rudy, You Begged Me To Come Over Here.
You Said If You Didn't Get The Money...
Uh, Now That I Think Of It, It Was Justine.
You Guys Really Sound Alike.
Here. Sorry.
Well, While I'm Here
I Guess I'll Get Something To Eat.
Well, You Owe It To Yourself.
Go On In, Tear It Up.
Make Sure You Eat Two Dollars And 30 Cents' Worth.
Well, Well, Well, Well, Well, Well
Well, Well, Well, Well.
There's A Lot Of People Talking About $2.30.
Well, I Should Be Going...
No, I Think You Better
Sit Back Down Here.
Sit Back Down Here
'Cause We're Talking About $2.30 An Awful Lot
And I'm Just Curious About $2.30.
Got Something To Say?
There Was This Sweatshirt
That I Wanted, But I Needed The Money.
Kenny Said If I Sold Him My Magic Johnson Poster
He'd Give Me The $2.30.
Well, I Did It.
But Kenny Couldn't Give Me The Money Right Away.
So I Took Mom's Money Off Of The Counter.
But It Was Only $2.30.
If It Was Only $2.30, Why Did You Steal It?
If It Was Only$2.30
Why Did You Sell The Poster That I Gave You?
Why Is Your Mother Upstairs Tearing The Room Apart
And You're Here Looking Like This?
Why Didn't You Ask Me For The Money?
You Would Have Said, "What's It For?"
And I Would Have Said
"It's For A Sweatshirt That Lights Up."
Then You Would Have Said
"Do You Know How Much Coal Miners Got Paid In 1919?"
So You Took Money From Your Mother Without Asking?
Yes.
I Did It And I'm Sorry.
Okay. Well, Then You Just Have To Go Tell Your Mother That.
Okay.
Let's Go.
No, No, No.
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait.
You Got This Whole Thing...
You And Let's Go Ahead.
Because I Didn't Do Anything Wrong.
Your Mother Knows I Didn't Do It.
Your Mother Knows Everything About Me
From The Day I Was Born.
I Don't Owe Anybody Any Money And Don't Forget
It's Only $2.30.
Make Sure That You Understand This Also, Young Lady.
That 1919 Is Going To Become Very Important To You
When You Have Children.
Two Dollars And 30 Cents.
Rudy, Teach Me How To Read.
Not Now, Olivia.
But You Promised.
I'm Busy.
But You're Just Sitting There.
I'm Thinking.
It Doesn't Look Like
You're Thinking To Me.
I'm Thinking Of A Way To Tell Mom Something.
Is It Something Bad?
No, But Mom Might Think It Is.
Will You Get Into Trouble?
I Don't Know.
But It Wasn't My Fault, Olivia.
Tell Her That.
Why Don't Yougo Upstairs And Talk To Mom For Me?
Sure. Your Mom Is Nice.
Tell Me What You Did.
I Borrowed Some Money.
That's Not Bad.
She Needed It To Pay The Cleaners.
Nothing Bad There.
She Left The Money On The Counter
And Kenny Didn't Pay Me Back, So I Took The Money.
Sorry, Rudy.
You're On Your Own With This One.
Okay.
We're Still Friends, Aren't We?
Yeah.
That's Nice.
Mom?
Not Now, Honey.
I'm Trying To Find Something.
I Know Where The $2.30 Is.
What?
I Took The Money
And Bought A Sweatshirt That Lights Up.
Yes!
I Did Not Lose The Money.
I Did Not Lose My Mind.
Yes!
This Is The Best News I've Had All Day.
Thank You.
You're Welcome.
Bye.
No, You Come Back Here Now.
The Celebration Is Over.
You Watched Me Get Agitated When I Couldn't Find The Money.
Why Didn't You Come Forward Then?
I Thought You'd Be Angry With Me.
Honey, You Saw Me Get Upset.
You Watched Me Looking For Money
That You Knew Where It Was, And You Said Nothing?
That's Dishonest.
I'm Sorry I Did It, And It Won't Happen Again.
I Would Like To See The Shirt That Caused This Trouble.
Okay.
Tell Me I Can't Remember Where I Put A Thing.
My Mind Is Organized.
Hi, Mrs. Huxtable.
I Have To Tell You Something From Rudy.
Oh, Okay.
Come Here.
She Sold Her Magic Show Poster.
She Wants You To Meet Kenny
At The Counter In The Kitchen
So You Can Borrow Some Money.
What She Did Wasn't Wrong, But You Thought It Was Wrong
Because Nobody's Right.
Thank You.
Here It Is.
It Has Lights.
Yeah. Watch.
It Doesn't Work.
I Got A Bad Shirt.
So You Got The Shirt That You Wanted
Even Though The Way You Went About It
Caused A Lot Of Trouble
And It Doesn't Work.
One Little Sad Fish Eye.
And There's Still The $2.30
Which You Owe Me, And You Willpay.
But, Rudy, Even If The Shirt Had Worked
Was It Worth All This?
You Little Thief.
(Doorbell Rings)
Hi, Dr. Huxtable.
Come On In.
I Want To Talk To You.
I Bet It Has Something To Do With Rudy.
I Bet You It Does.
This Afternoon My Daughter Wanted To Buy
Some Kind Of Shirt.
I Don't Know What
But She Didn't Have The Money And She Was Willing To Sell You
A Magic Johnson Poster.
That's Right.
My Brother Says
"When Opportunity Knocks, Open The Door."
And You Walked Right In.
You Said That Your Brother Owed You Money
But I Suspect That Your Brother Doesn't Owe You Any Money.
True Or False?
True. But I Did Ask Him.
He's Broke.
So You Lied To Get What You Wanted
And Rudy Stole To Get What She Wanted.
I Know.
She Really Surprised Me.
Okay.
Mrs. Huxtable And I Are Dealing With Rudy.
However, I Want To Talk To You About Something That's Important
Because That Is Mymagic Johnson Poster.
I Know It Meant A Lot To You.
I'll Let You Have It For Four Dollars.
I Don't Think You Understand, Ken.
You Didn't Pay For The Poster
Therefore The Poster Does Not Belong To You.
I Bought It On Credit.
That's The American Way.
The Going Rate
On Credit, All Right, Is About 18%.
So On $2.30, At The End Of The Month
You Would Probably Owe Something Like $2.75.
If You Didn't Pay Anything On It
As Time Rolled By, Uh, It Could Go Up As High As $873.
That's The American Way.
I'll Bring It To You Tomorrow.
Well, No, See
That's What I Wanted To Talk To You About Also.
We're Talking About Credit And Money Owed.
There's Another Thing That's The American Way
And That's Called "Repossession."
I Know What That Means.
They Come To Your House.
Happens To My Brother Every Month.