This Is Heavy.
That's Right.
Dirty Laundry Is Heavy.
After You Wash It, It Gets Lighter.
I Know. I've Done Laundry For Two Years.
Yes, But You've Done Laundry The Wrong Way.
Your Idea Of Doing Laundry
Is To Put All This In The Machine
Pick Up The Detergent
And Do Like This Until Your Arms Get Tired
And Then Turn Everything On Hot.
So?
That's Why
My Underwear Is Purple!
I Want You To Learn How To Separate This.
You Put The Whites Over Here And The Colors Over There.
You're Mature Enough Now To Do That.
When I Want To Stay Up Late And Watch Tv
You Say I'm Just A Kid.
But When You Have Grunt Work For Me To Do, Then I'm Mature.
Now Let Me Show You How
To Measure This.
Okay, Well, There's Clothes In Here Already
But I'll Show You How To Measure This...
This Is Theo's Stuff.
As Soon As I Get Theo's Stuff
Out Of Here
I'll Measure This For You And...
All Of This Is Not Theo's.
That Is Definitely Not Theo's.
Is This Yours?
That's Not Mine.
I'm Not That Mature Yet.
Denise: Mom?
In The Kitchen.
Hi.
Where's Olivia?
She's With Her Mom.
Mom, Something Amazing Happened To Me Today.
Yes?
Paula Was Telling Me Her Experiences
Working With Children With Learning Problems.
Then Theo Told Us How Rough
He Had It Because Of Dyslexia.
Then I Realized What I Want To Do.
I Want To Be A Teacher.
I Want To Work With Children Who Have Learning Disabilities.
Very Nice, Denise.
I Know In The Past I've Made Announcements About My Life
And I Haven't Followed Through On Them
But, Mom, I Mean It This Time.
Sweetheart, I Applaud Your Ambition
But To Accomplish What You're Talking About
Is Going To Take Some Years Of Schooling.
I Know, But This Feels So Right.
Hey.
Dad!
I Want To Be A Teacher.
Oh, Well, Good, Good.
Is Any Of This Stuff Yours?
No.
I've Just Made An Important Announcement.
You're Asking Me To Identify Laundry.
You're Doing Your Crossword Puzzle.
Doesn't Anyone In This House Take Me Seriously?
Rudy's In The Basement.
Dad, Mom, I Am Serious.
I'm Ready To Commit.
To What?
A Home?
I'm Going To Call Martin.
Cliff, Why Are You Carrying Those Things?
I'm Wandering Around The House Carrying These Things
'Cause I Found These Things Mixed Up In Our Son's Laundry.
Those Are Not Men's Things.
You're Kidding?
I Would Deduce That These Belong
To A Certain Young College Female
Who Is Involved With The Aforementioned College Male.
Do You Think That Young Justine
Has Been Frequenting Our Son's Apartment?
There Is That Possibility.
Why Don't I Call That Apartment And See?
I Didn't Mean To Cause Trouble.
It's All Right.
I Want To Know.
Yes, Is Theo There?
This Is His Mother.
Who Are You?
Anthony?
Anthony, You Live There?
Well, How Many People Are Living There, Anthony?
Make Up Your Mind.
Is It Three Or Four?
If You Hear From Theo
Tell Him That His Parents Are Looking For Him.
Thank You.
That Is The Third Time This Week
That I Have Called That Apartment
And No One Knows Where Theo Is.
I'll Just Call Justine.
Yes, Now Why..?
I Know Theo's Voice.
Theo Answered The Phone And He Hung Up.
Deputy Dog.
Now They've Got The Answering Machine On
With That Construction Music Playing In The Background.
Hello, Justine.
This Is Mrs. Huxtable.
If You See Theo, Would You Please Tell Him
To Come To Our House This Afternoon?
And, Theo, I Know You Can Hear Me.
Hi. Danny Said You Called The Apartment?
Son, You Left A Load Of Clothes
In The Washing Machine.
Yeah, I Had A Class, So I Couldn't Finish It.
We Did It For You.
Hey, Thanks.
You Didn't Mix Our Clothes In With Yours, Did You?
No.
And You're Not Doing
Other People's Laundry, Are You?
No.
We Have Some Things Here From Your Wash
That We Think You'd Like To See.
Yeah. Now... Is This Yours?
And Is This Yours?
And This Is Not Yours.
I Hope.
These Are Justine's.
Son, Where Are You Currently Residing?
Where Do I Receive My Mail?
No. Where Do You Live?
At The Moment, I'm In Transition.
Could You Make A Transition From There Over To Here
And Then Make Another Transition Where You Tell Us The Truth?
Okay.
Justine's Roommate Dropped Out Of School.
She Was Going To Be Stuck With The Whole Rent.
Since I'm A Gentleman, I'm Helping Her Out.
( Chuckles )
So You Moved In?
Right.
When?
Three Weeks Ago.
What About Your Apartment?
Well, I Found Danny And Glen A Replacement, Anthony.
And He's Very Compatible To Their Living Style
And Study Habits.
Now Everybody's Happy.
Do We Look Happy?
Each Month I Give You A Check
To Pay The Rent On Your Apartment.
Are You Using That Check Now To Pay The Rent At Justine's?
Not All Of It.
Justine's Rent Is Much Lower.
What Are You Doing With The Leftover Money?
I Opened Up A Bank Account.
What About The Bed
And The Refrigerator That We Bought You?
I'm Renting Those To Anthony.
And You're Taking All That Money
And Putting It In Your Bank Account.
Yeah.
So You're Really Saving A Lot Of Money?
Yup.
We Sent You To College To Get An Education
Not To Move In With Your Girlfriend.
The Money We Give You
Is For Your Apartment With Danny And Glen.
That's Where We Expect You To Study, To Eat, And To Live.
I'm Not Living With A Stranger.
We Sent You To College To Get An Education
Not Move In With Your Girlfriend
Or Take Money From Us And Do Dishonest Things With It.
You Never Told Us About These Things
And Weren't Going To.
What If Justine's Parents Say It's Okay?
Justine's Parents Can Say Anything They Like.
You Belong To Us.
Do Her Parents Have Any Idea That You're Living Together?
Not Yet.
We Were Going To Tell Them When We Told You.
How?
Leave Your Underwear In Her Laundry?
Justine's Parents
Are Not Going To Be Thrilled With This.
And If You Continue
We're Cutting Off Your Living Expenses.
Do You Guys Realize How Many Kids Live Together?
What Has That Got To Do With Us?
I'm Not Saying These People Will Never Amount To Anything
But We Have Our Point Of View
If That's All Right With You.
I Don't Understand Why You Won't Let Me Do This.
Can't You See How Much This Means To Me?
For 19 Years
I've Done Everything You Wanted Me To Do.
I've Never Given You Any Real Trouble.
I Don't Use Drugs.
I'm Not Out Late Partying.
That Bank Account I Opened
Should Show You I'm Not Spending My Money Stupidly.
Plus, I'm Working Very Hard In School.
Living With Justine Is Good For My Study Habits.
She Helps Me Organize.
Just Because You Guys Give Me Money
Doesn't Mean You Can Control My Life.
If You Guys Won't Get Behind Us On This
Justine And I Will Figure Out A Way To Do It On Our Own
And Live Our Own Lives.
He Told You.
Edie, May I Have Another Refill?
I've Been Bringing You Water For A Half Hour.
I Can't Keep Doing It
Even Though You've Been A Good Customer.
I'm Trying To Save Money.
I'm Trying To Make Money.
Come On, Please?
Okay, But I'll Need This Table Soon.
Thanks, Edie.
Hi, Theo.
Hey.
How Did It Go With Your Parents?
Not Well.
They Made Your Parents Seem Understanding.
Really?
Theo, My Dad Is Looking For You.
I Don't Get It.
Your Father And I
Have Always Gotten Along.
Remember He Took Me To A Knicks Game?
He Won't Be Doing That Anymore.
If I Live With You
I'll Be Getting Money Only For My Tuition.
It Sounds Like If We're Going To Do This
We're Doing It On Our Own.
You're Right.
Justine, Do You Love Me?
You Know I Do.
It's Situations Like These
That Make A Couple Find Out Who They Are.
You're Right.
We Can Do This.
If We Both Get Jobs
We Won't Have To Live By Our Parents' Rules
And We Can Be Together.
Yeah, And If It Gets Too Expensive
We Can Move Upstate And Go To A Cheaper School.
We Can Live A New Life.
We're Talking About A Major Change Here, Theo.
I Know.
Maybe The Worst Thing We Could Do Is Rush Into This.
I Mean, There Are Times To Go For It
And Times To Lay Back And Not Force Things.
I've Never Defied My Parents Like This.
Just Because We're Reconsidering
Doesn't Mean We Don't Love Each Other.
I Know.
I Brought An Extra Water.
I Thought You Might Want To Treat Your Girlfriend.
When You Cook Your Turkey On Our Vertical Rack
It Comes Out So Tender
You Can Slice It With A Stalk Of Celery.
Now How Much Would You Expect To Pay For This Roasting Rack
Made Of Fine Stainless Steel, $59.95?
$19.95.
With Three Vertical Mini Racks
For Cooking Cornish Game Hens $69.95?
$19.95.
Plus A Recipe Booklet
Which Includes Over 15 Years Of My Recipes, $79.95?
I Told You. $19.95.
The Turkey Rack, The Game Hen Roasters
And The Recipe Book All For...
$19.95!
If You're One Of The First 50 Callers
You'll Get, Free Of Charge
This Apron With My Picture On It.
Call This Number Now.
Our Operators Are...
No, Don't Do That, Dear.
I Have To Call The Number.
You Are Not Buying That Thing.
Yeah, But I Have To, Dear
Because It's The New Rack Coming Out--
The Roast Rack.
You Already Have That Rack
In The Basement Where It's Been Sitting For The Past Month.
But I Don't Have The Apron With His Picture On It.
Hi.
I Know When I Talked To You Guys Before
You Didn't Believe Me, So...
Now Hold It.
You Guys!
I Want To Tell You How Serious I Am.
This Is A Book
That Paula Recommended About Learning Disorders.
I Picked It Up At The N.Y.U. Bookstore.
I Read Three Chapters On The Subway.
I Want This.
You Sound Serious.
I Am.
I Have Never Felt This Way About Anything.
There Are Children That Need To Be Taught Differently.
I Want To Learn How To Do That.
If I Get Accepted Into A School In Rhode Island
Olivia And I Are Out Of Here.
It Will Be Difficult
To Go To School And Raise A Child
With Your Husband At Sea For Weeks At A Time.
Paula's Back In School Getting Her Degree.
Well, Of Course Paula's Back In School, Honey.
You're Raising Paula's Child.
You're Married To Paula's Husband.
Oh, Yeah.
I Forgot.
Honey, Don't Worry About Getting Out Of Here, Okay?
You Can Stay As Long As You Need To.
Thanks, Mom.
I'm Going To Go Do Some More Reading.
I'm So Excited.
Let Me Ask You A Question.
You Had Her Out Of Here, And Then You Reeled Her Back In.
Why?
We Have Waited So Long
For Denise To Get Serious About Anything.
She Really Wants To Do This.
And Martin Is At Sea For Weeks At A Time.
She's At Home Alone With Olivia.
She Needs Our Help.
Who Is Going To Help Me?
Justine And I Talked It Over
And We Decided We're Not Going To Live Together.
It Just Wasn't The Right Time.
I'm Thankful You've Come To This Conclusion.
When I Left Here It Was Under Some Strain
And I'm Sure We All Said Things
That We're Sorry About.
Not Me.
Okay.
I Know I Said Some Things That I'm Sorry About.
But I'm Sure We're All
Big Enough To Forgive Each Other.
Not Me.
Look, Mom, I'm Not Living With Justine.
Please Don't Sit On My Sofa.
When Will You Get It?
This Is Not Just About Living With Justine.
It's About Going Behind Our Backs To Do Something
And Then Lying To Us About It.
I'm Sorry, Mom.
It Was Not Too Long Ago You Stood Right Here
And You Said Something To The Effect
That We Were Controlling You
With Our Money
And If We Thought That You Were Just Going To Do Whatever
Then You And Justine Are Going To Go On With Your Life.
Did You Happen To Think Ahead Of Time
What Would Happen If We Said
"No, You Can't Come Back Here To Live?"
No, I Didn't.
Of Course You Didn't.
We're Your Safety Net.
You Always Go Out In The World And Mess Up.
Why?
You Know We're Waiting To Take You Back.
It's Always Been That Way.
I Know, Mom.
You Come Back Into This House
Listen To The Speech We Give
Go Back Out There, Mess Up
And You Always Get To Come Back Again.
Well, Honey, I'm Sorry.
I Do Not Have The Strength
To Give You The Permission To Come Back Into This House.
You're Saying I Can't Move Back In?
I Think You're Getting Close.
You're Going To Send Me Out There
Without A Home In The Cold And The Rain?
Mom?
Now How Long Are You Going To Let This Fool Hang Out There?
Until He Apologizes For Real.
( Knocking )
Cliff?
Honey, I'm A Little Concerned Now.
It's Been Two Hours Since Theo Left
And We Haven't Heard From Him.
Dear, Don't Worry About It.
The Boy Is Probably On Campus.
He's Got A Thousand Friends.
He Can Sleep On Their Couch.
He Can Sleep On Their Floor.
He Can Borrow A Bed
From Someone Who's Gone Away For The Weekend.
He Can Borrow A Bed
From One Of The Students Who's Gone Forever.
( Phone Ringing )
( Ringing )
Hello?
Yes, Mr. Phillips, How Are You, Sir?
Yeah.
Okay.
Well, Good.
We'll Work Together On It.
Okay.
Bye-Bye.
That Was Justine's Father.
Justine Is Living Back At Her Apartment
And Theo Is Staying At Her Parents' House.
They Must Have Really Felt Sorry For Him.
Not Really.
Justine's Father Wants To Make Sure
That If We Don't Know Where Theo Is
He Does.