So, Ted, I Can Count On You And Your Musicians
To Be Here Saturday At 5:00, On Time.
Thank You.
All Right.
Got It All Together.
(Calypso Music Playing)
♪ Wild, Wild West. ♪
(Everyone Laughing)
Hey, Dad, Let Me Ask You A Question?
Have You And Mom Figured Out
What You're Going To Do For Your Anniversary?
We Certainly Have.
We Are Going To Spend The Time
With Each Other Going Back To The Old Days.
You See, A Long Time Ago
Mrs. Huxtable And I-- On Our Honeymoon--
Went To A Clean, But Shabby, Little Restaurant
Called The Callaloo Pot.
You Mean You're Taking Her Back To A Shabby, Little Restaurant?
The Callaloo Pot Closed A Long, Long Time Ago.
I'm Going To Bring The Callaloo Pot Here
Along With A Live Calypso Band.
How Are You Going To Do That?
I Called The Restaurant Association
And I Found The Name Of The Cook.
He Said He'd Be Happy
To Come To The House And Cook.
The Band Is Coming Over
And There You Have It.
I Got It.
You Provide The Food And Music
We'll Provide The Atmosphere.
You Can Do That
And I'll Tell You Exactly How--
By Clearing Out.
Dad, Listen, You Don't Understand.
Dad, We Can Redecorate The Dining Room
To Look Like The Callaloo Pot.
I Got The Beat.
I Grew Up With West Indians.
Please, Dad?
Come On, Please?
No! No...
Because The First Thing You Will Do
Is Start A Project
And Leave Something Hanging In The Middle.
Dad, Dad, Listen...
"Oh, Dad, Dad, Dad!"
No, You've Said That To Me.
I've Been Suckered Into This
Many, Many Times.
This Will Be Our Gift To You And Mom.
Yes, I've Seen And Heard These Gifts.
Dad, Not Only Will We Deliver To You
A Quality Callaloo Pot
We Will Do It Complete And On Time
Using Very Little Money.
Come On.
Okay, You Know What?
Look, Upstairs I Have A Picture
Of Your Mother And Me In That Restaurant.
I'll Let You Have The Picture.
You Try To Duplicate It.
We'll Make This A Perfect Anniversary Dinner.
You Got It.
All Right, Callaloo Pot.
This Is Not Just For Me
This Is For Your Mother.
You Got It .
Ahh-Ha!
My Anniversary Bride.
Happy Anniversary, Dear.
I'm Very Sorry, Sir
But I'm Already Married
To A Very Well-Established Shelf Of Law Books.
Go On Out And Keep Going
And Don't Come Back Here Until After Work.
Don't Dare Try To Circle The Block
And See What I'm Preparing For You.
You Are The Best
You Are The Sweetest
And The Cutest Too.
Now Give Me A Hint.
I've Been Hiding This
But I'm Covering These Walls
With Blow-Ups Of You
When You Were A Baby.
And Then For Entertainment
I'm Going To Tell Them Your Age.
Now That's Enough, Now.
Yes.
And Then...
That's Quite All Right.
You Asked.
Good-Bye.
I Know Everything I Need To Know.
(Coughing)
(Doorbell Ringing)
(Clearing Throat)
Mr. Atkins, How Are You, Sir?
Dr. Huxtable?
Yes.
Good To See You After 27 Years.
Yes.
Too Bad I Didn't Know You Then.
Well, I Know Your Cooking
And You Just Come Right On...
And This Is The Kitchen.
A Good Customer Is Like Spices--
They're Many And Varied
But Without Them
You're Out Of Business.
Well, Here It Is.
Ahhh!
What Do You Think?
What A Beautiful Place To Create.
Ah! The Sauces, The Aromas
The Succulent Juices That Will Flow From Here.
Yes, Indeed.
No Microwave?
Uh, No... No, We Don't Have One.
Desirable, But Not Crucial.
Now, Let Us Talk About The Menu
Then I Shall Go Shop.
First, I Want You To Fix For Me And My Wife...
Conch Fritters.
Ah, Yes. Conch--
The Most Delectable
But No Longer Fashionable Of Shellfish.
But If You Must
I Could Puree The Conch
With A Colorful Array Of Spring Vegetables
And Blacken Them In Cajun Spices.
I Don't Think So.
I'm Talking About Conch Fritters
That You Would Take And Roll The Conch In The Filler
And Then Dip Them Into The Grease
And Fritterize Them.
Please.
Now What Did You Have In Mind For The Second Course?
Callaloo Soup.
Callaloo.
We'll Need Some Dashin Bush
Okra, Coconut Water, A Pesto Sauce...
Pesto Sauce?
And A Dollop Of Raspberry Tofu Mousse.
Don't Write That Down.
I Think You And I Are Having A Communications Problem.
I Want The Food
That You Cooked At The Callaloo Pot
27 Years Ago.
You Mean 27 Years Ago
When You Had... Salt Fish And Ackee.
Hah! Now You're Talking!
Jerk Chicken And Mountain Goat.
I Don't Do That No More.
You Don't Do That No More?
No, Doctor.
That Is Like Asking Michelangelo
To Paint The Floor...
Christopher Columbus
To Drive The Staten Island Ferry.
Those People Are Dead!
I'm Asking You
To Give Me Simple Caribbean Food
That My Wife And I Enjoyed...
27 Years Ago.
There You Go.
Dr. Huxtable, You Can't Go Home Again.
I'm Already Home.
Well, I'm On My Way To My Home.
You Can Threaten The Stove
But You Can't Threaten Me.
Contract Is Broken.
I Hope You Don't Expect Me To Give You Any Money.
Well, Dr. Huxtable
I Feel The Breeze Of Compromise Blowing Us Together.
(Doorbell Ringing)
Good Afternoon, Dr. Huxtable.
You're The Musicians.
Yes, We Are.
Nice To Meet...
You Fellows Are Early.
Yes, We Had Many Subways
And We Want To Make Sure We Have Plenty Of Time.
You're Two Hours Early.
Well, That's Plenty Of Time.
You Want Us To Wait Outside?
No, Make Yourselves Comfortable.
Olivia, This Is Ted And The Trinidadians.
Hello.
I'll Be With You In A Minute.
How We Doing, Mr. Atkins?
I'm Doing Extremely Well
Considering The Creative Constraints.
Knowing You'll Pay Me In Cash Provides Additional Motivation.
I Just Hope That We're Singing The Same Caribbean Tune.
We Are.
We Are In Perfect Harmony, Doctor.
Are We, Mr. Atkins?
Tofu?
Yes-- Tofu.
I Use It As Garnish.
Off-White Goes With Everything.
You'll Never Taste It.
We Had An Agreement, Mr. Atkins.
And We Still Do, Sir.
In Fact, I Take It As A Personal Challenge
To Make All Food Blossom.
I Want You To Cook The Food
That Tastes Like The Food
My Wife And I Had At The Callaloo Pot...
27 Years Ago.
If You Can Remember The Year, Why Can't You
Remember The Recipe?
Please, Tofu-Less.
Tofu-Less.
(Playing Calypso Music)
Hold It, Hold It, Fellows.
Take Five, Will You?
I Always Wanted To Say That.
(Coughing)
You Said It Good, Dad.
That Sounds Great.
Happy Anniversary.
This Is From Sondra And Me.
Thank You, Son.
I Really Appreciate It.
You Don't Look Good.
Your Eyes Are Red And Puffy.
You Got Swollen Glands.
Look, More Importantly, Do Me A Favor.
What?
I've Got A Chef In The Kitchen.
He Cooked For Us 27 Years Ago.
You Know Caribbean Food.
I Grew Up On It.
Keep An Eye On This Man.
He Wants To Put Tofu In My Food
And I Don't Know In What Else
But He Keeps Talking About Things Blossoming.
You Want Me To Watch Him?
Yeah.
Don't Worry About It.
It Sounds Great, Guys.
(Playing Calypso Music)
Say, Fellows
Why Don't You Save That For The Evening?
No.
Well, I'm Not Paying You By The Hour.
Callaloo.
That Smells Fantastic.
What Did You Say Was In There?
I Didn't... But I Will.
Dashin Bush, Okra, Coconut Water, Mirabelles.
Sounds Great.
Mr. Atkins, Was That Tofu You Put In There?
Yes-- Tofu.
Tofu In Callaloo.
That's Interesting
'Cause I've Never Had That Myself
But, You Know, It Could Be Good.
It Could Be Quite Good, Actually.
(Garbage Disposal Grinding)
Anyway, Smells Great.
Is That A Kiwi?
Yes-- A Kiwi.
A Kiwi In The Callaloo?
Yes.
The Whole Thing?
With The Fur?
It's The Best Part.
Who Knows?
I Mean, That Could Work.
I Mean, Kiwi In Callaloo...
No, I've Never Had It
But Then Again, It's, You Know...
Limited Experience...
You Could Be Right.
(Garbage Disposal Grinding)
What Was That?
Oh, It's Garbage.
Elvin, You Don't Have To Pick.
There Will Be Ample To Sample When I'm Done.
Ah, The Callaloo Pot, Just As I Remember It--
So Full Of Atmosphere
So Empty Of Customers.
How Is Everything Going?
Dr. Huxtable...
My Callaloo.
Smells Like It.
Looks Like It.
Callaloo.
All: ♪Callaloo-Jah! ♪
Fellows, Do Me A Favor.
Mrs. Huxtable Is Coming In About 15 To 20 Minutes.
I Want You To Take Everything Over To The Callaloo Pot Now.
Can You Do That?
Yes.
Okay...
(Three Huge Sneezes)
Wait For Me.
What I Will Do Is I Will Then Signal You
And Then You Will Start To Play.
Can You Do That?
Trinidadians: ♪So I'll Go Where Water Meets The Land ♪
♪ Till The Sun Sets In The Sand... ♪
One More Time.
♪ The Sun Sets In The Sand... ♪
Hello, Gentlemen.
I'm Mrs. Huxtable.
He Didn't Give Us The Signal.
What?
It's Not Our Fault.
He Never Gave Us
The Signal.
Cliff!
This Is The Last One.
You Booked This Gig.
This Is The Last One.
Cliff..!
Cliff?
Oh, Honey, Look At You.
Oh, Sweetheart, You're All Hot And Clammy.
I'm Sorry.
Don't Be Sorry.
I'm Sorry.
And The Children...
The Children Worked So Hard
To Fix Up The Dining Room For You.
It Looks Just Like The Callaloo Pot.
I'm Sorry, Honey.
Happy Anniversary.
Yes, To You Too.
My Skin Hurts.
Get Some Covers On You.
Thank You.
I Would Say Something Louder
But My Head Will Fall Apart.
(Playing Calypso Music)