Hey, Dave, I Think You Need
Some More Slack On That Wire.
Dr. Huxtable, I've Got Plenty Of Slack.
What I Need Is Room.
Excuse Me.
Wait. Where Are You Going?
I'm Going To Get A Wire Nut.
It's Out On My Truck.
No, No, No, No, No.
You Say That And Then You Will Be Gone
And I Won't See You Until Tomorrow, Dave.
Now, Come On.
Dave: If It Isn't
On My Truck
I Have To Go To The Shop To Get It.
Now, Dave, Listen To Me.
You Do Fine Work
But It Takes A Long Time.
You're Over At The Store And Then You Say
"I've Got To Go Over To The Huxtables
"And I Have To Put Some Wire Nuts In.
"So, Let's See.
"Don't Put Any Wire Nuts On The Truck.
"Don't Put Any Wire Clippers And, As A Matter Of Fact
Don't Put Any Wire On The Truck At All."
And Then You Come Here
And You Don't Have It.
Then You Go Away
And I Don't See You Until The Next Morning.
Let The Man Go, Cliff.
Let Him Go Where?
Thank You, Mrs. Huxtable.
I Will Always Do Work For You.
Yeah.
Because She's The Only One Who Will Hire You.
See? You're At It Again.
You're Bothering People.
And The One Job That You Were In Charge Of
Is Still Not Finished-- The Doorbell.
(Truck Driving Away)
We Won't See Him Until Tomorrow Sometime.
Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad.
Hi, Son.
How You Doing?
Fine.
Good.
Hey, Dad.
Where's The Food?
Somebody Stole It.
Dad, Where's The Food, Really?
The Food Is Gone, Theo.
If We Get Hungry, We Go For Takeout.
Here's Your Book--
The Book You Asked For, Behavioral Science.
Thanks, Dad.
You're Welcome.
Where's The Food?
There's No Food, Man.
We Don't Have Any.
All Right. Be Like That.
How Are You?
Well, I'm Living.
I Got My First Parent/Counselor Night
At The Center This Friday
And I'm Kind Of Nervous.
You Got Any Leftovers?
There Is No Food.
Why Are You Nervous?
I Have Meetings With The Parents
And Some Kids Aren't Doing Well.
I'm Not Experienced
At Handling The Parents' Reactions.
You Don't Want Them To Shoot The Messenger.
There You Go.
Want To Practice?
On You?
Yeah. I'll Be A Parent.
Okay.
I'll Be Mr. Jameson.
Now, Mr. Jamison...
No. My Name Is Jameson.
Jame-Son.
See, People Make That Mistake All The Time.
They Say Ja-Mi-Son.
My Name Is Jame-Son.
Okay, Mr. Jameson.
Now, Your Son, Jamie...
Right. Jamie Junior.
See, I'm Jamie Senior.
The Second.
Okay. Mr. Jameson, Your Son, Jamie Junior...
Yeah?
He's A Nice Boy.
Thank You. Thank You.
But He Refuses To Participate In Group Activities.
So What?
My Son Is An Individual.
He Thinks Like An Individual
Which Is The Same Way That I Think.
Now, You Have A Problem With That?
No, Sir. Not At All.
How Old Are You, Boy?
I Hope None Of The Parents Are Like Mr. Jameson, Dad.
No, You Can't Hope.
You Can't Hope
Because When It Shows Up, Hope Will Leave You.
Every Parent Is Different
Like Mr. Jameson Is Real Different.
So You Have To Be Flexible.
Okay. Why Don't You Be A Parent?
Uh-Oh.
Okay. You Be Miss Jackson.
Be Careful.
Miss Jackson, Your Daughter Has A Concentration Problem.
Que? Que?
No Entiendo.
Pero Creo Que Usted Es Un Hombre...
No, No, No.
No, Ma. Mrs. Jackson.
I Said Your Last Name Was Miss Jackson.
Si, Si. Es Correcto.
Soy Senora Jackson. Si.
Deal With It.
Deal With It Now.
Hablo Un Poquito De Espanol.
Necesitamos Un Interprete.
My Man Dealt With It.
Cliff, Look At This.
Theo Has Outdone Himself.
Okay, Are You Ready?
Here Are The Keys To The Car.
Why Don't You Drive Yourself Where You Want
And Then Come Back And Get Us.
Daddy.
Then Behave Yourself.
Hey.
Thanks For Coming Down.
Impressive.
How Are Your Conferences Going?
All Positive So Far.
No Mr. Jamesons?
None Yet.
Well, He's Coming.
Thank You.
Look, Rudy.
String Art. Cool.
Thanks.
Olivia, Come On.
We Really Have To...
Nice Boat.
Thanks.
It's A Ship.
Oh. Good Use Of String.
It's Hard To Make Waves Without Water
But If You Move Your Head From Side To Side
You Get The Feel Of It.
Oh, Yeah. I'm There.
Rudy, We're Ready To Go.
Yeah.
Mom, I'm Not Ready Yet.
I Haven't Seen All The Exhibits.
Is He The Exhibit?
Dad!
I'm Sorry.
Hi. I'm Stanley.
How Are You? Hello.
Mrs. Huxtable. Dr. Huxtable.
And I'm Rudy Huxtable.
And I'm Ready To Go.
Are You All Related To Theo Huxtable?
Yes, We Are.
Theo Has Your Number?
Yeah. Oh, Yeah.
It Was Very Nice To Have Met You, Stanley.
Bye.
I Think I Got My First Mr. Jameson.
Well, Take Care Of It And Good Luck.
We're Going To The Video Store
And Rent Father Of The Bride.
Mr. Huxtable?
Hi. I'm Lisa Hairston.
Oh, Ms. Hairston. Hi.
Come On In.
Have A Seat.
Thank You.
I Never Realized
What A Full Program You Have Here.
I'm Impressed.
Thank You, On Behalf Of All Of Us.
So, How's My Ivy Doing?
Ms. Hairston, What I'm About To Say
Is Not Something We Can't Deal With
And I Don't Want You To Take It Personally.
I Don't Want Ivy To Take It Personally...
Come On Out With It.
I Can Handle It.
You Sure?
Watch Me.
Well, As You Know, I Confer With All Of My Kids' Teachers
And Ivy's Teacher Has Informed Me
That She's Not Doing Her Homework.
My Ivy?
Ivy's Been Telling Me
That She Doesn't Do Her Homework Here
Because She Does It With You At Home.
Oh, That's Interesting.
It's Impossible For Ivy To Do It With Me.
I'm In School Four Nights A Week.
Now, She Tells Me
That She Does It All Here At The Center.
Okay. Well, It Appears To Me We've Got Two Problems Here--
Ethics And Commitment.
I Agree.
She's Lying And She's Lazy.
But It's Nothing We Can't Manage.
I Hope So. I Don't Want To Quit School.
You Don't Have To Worry.
If It Was Up To Me
Children Would Be Like Elevators.
The Doors Would Never Open On The 13th Floor.
I Was Worse When I Was 13.
For Me, It Was 14.
I'm Just Glad That...
Well, Getting Back...
My Suggestion Is That We Set Up A Check System
Between Ivy's Teacher, Yourself And Me.
That Way, You'll Know Her Assignment
And What She's Finished Here.
Yeah, Okay. I'm For It.
Okay.
Let's Try It For Next Week
And If You Want To Check In With Me Next Saturday
I'm Here Till 4:00.
Well, I'll Make It A Point To Be Here Before 4:00.
Good.
Thank You.
Well, Thank You For Coming In.
Thank You.
You Know
If You'd Like To Meet Before Saturday...
Have Some Coffee...
Thank You, But I Do Think Saturday Is A Good Idea.
Okay. Thank You.
It's Been A Pleasure, Mr. Huxtable.
Same Here, Ms. Hairston.
It's Lisa.
Ms. Hairston's My Mother.
"The Transaction
"Doubled The Size Of The U.S.
At That Time."
Man, The Louisiana Purchase Is Boring.
I Agree.
Let's Finish This Paper
So We Can Go To The Record Store.
Yeah. Let's Not Fool Around.
Let's Focus. Let's Concentrate.
You Got Any Snacks?
(Phone Ringing)
I'll Get It.
Hello, Huxtable Residence.
Speaking.
Oh, Hi, Stanley.
Um, You Got My Number From Theo?
No, I'm Not Doing Anything.
Excuse Me.
Kenny, Why Don't You Go Get Us Some Snacks?
I'm Not Hungry.
I'm In A Work Mode.
Sorry, Stanley.
I Just Have An Old Friend Over.
Next Saturday?
At 5:00?
Yeah, I'll Be Here.
All Right.
I'll See You Then.
Bye.
Well, Old Friend...
Can We Get To Work?
Yeah, Yeah, Sure.
"The Louisiana Purchase
"Was One Of The Largest Land Acquisitions
In U.S. History."
How's Everything Going?
Just Fine, Sir.
Just Trying To Get Some Work Done Around Here.
Glad To Hear It.
At Ease.
Ah, Ms. Hairston.
Hi, Mr. Huxtable.
Good To See You.
Likewise.
Have A Seat.
Look, Before We Get Started With This
I Have An Apology To Make.
You Do?
In Regard To That Coffee Invitation Last Friday?
Don't Even Worry About It.
Mr. Huxtable, My Grandmother Used To Say To Me
"Lisa, We All Have
"An Open Window To Our Personal Lives
But Honey, We've Got To Control The Shade."
Now, Last Friday...
I Had My Shade Down
And I Tugged On It A Little Too Hard
And It Snapped All The Way Up
And For That, I Apologize.
Apology Accepted.
Look, Whatever Your Attraction
For Me Is, We Can Keep It On A Professional Level.
Mr. Huxtable
Isn't There Anything Else You'd Like To Say?
I Appreciate Your Honesty.
You Appreciate My Honesty?
Mr. Huxtable, When We Were Talking Last Friday
Was It Me, Or Did I Detect A Rise In Your Shade?
Look, Ms. Hairston, I Would Really Hate For You
To Confuse My Counseling Techniques
With Emotional Involvement.
When You Smiled At Me With Your Eyes
That Was Strictly Counseling.
Friendly Counseling.
Yes, Yes, Indeed.
Okay, It Was Very Friendly Counseling
But I Really Don't Think We Should See Each Other.
Right. No Coffee.
No Coffee.
(Huskily:) Not Even Decaf.
Our Focus Is On Ivy.
Right. Ivy.
Deal?
Deal.
Ms. Hairston...
Mr. Huxtable...
It's So Nice To See You Again.
Please, Have A Seat.
What Would You Have Had With Your Coffee?
Sweet Potato Pie.
Nice Choice.
Now, About Ivy.
Mr. Thompson Says
He's Pleased With Her Progress And...
(Doorbell Ringing Weakly)
Oh, My God, That's So Embarrassing.
Kenny, What Are You Doing Here?
Isn't This The Huxtable Residence?
You Didn't Move, Did You?
Kenny, I'm Expecting Company.
Oh, Really?
Well, I Just Came Here
To See My Dear Old Friend, Dr. Huxtable.
Are You Going To Wear Those Shoes?
What's Wrong With Them?
Oh, Nothing. I'm Sorry.
I Didn't Mean To Bring It Up.
Good Afternoon.
Stanley, Isn't It?
Yeah. Is Rudy Home?
Yeah. Is She Expecting You?
Yeah. Are You Rudy's Brother?
You Could Say That.
Okay. You're Rudy's Brother.
Come In.
Sit Down.
Let's Chat.
So, Stan...
You Got Big Plans For The Evening?
Maybe We Do. Maybe We Don't.
You Got A Problem With That?
It's Awfully Close To Dinner To Be Calling On Rudy.
I Don't Know What Time You Guys Eat.
Well, Maybe You Should Check Next Time.
I Don't Smell Nothing Cooking.
It's Frozen.
Kenny, You're Still Here.
Hi, Stanley.
Hi. Your Brother And I Were Just Talking About You.
Brother?
He Said It.
I Just Didn't Correct Him.
Well, Then, Who Are You?
I'm A Close Friend
Of Her Father's
And As We Know, All Men Are Brothers.
Well, Brother, You And I Are Not Finished Yet.
Anytime, Brother.
Um, Kenny, My Father's Upstairs.
I'll See Him
When I'm Ready.
Hey, Ken.
Ah, Dr. Huxtable.
Ah, The String Designer.
How You Doing?
How's Everything?
All Right.
So, Dr. Huxtable
How's The Baby Business?
It's Still Going On, Ken.
And How's Mrs. Huxtable?
Last Time We Talked
She Said, "Kenny, I Need Your Prayers.
I've Got A Big Case Coming Up."
She's Just... Fine, Kenny.
More Importantly, How Are You?
Holding My Own, Sir.
Rudy, Why Don't We Get Together Another Time?
And We Will Get Together Another Time.
No, Stanley, Why Don't You Stay?
You Heard The Man.
If He Wants To Go, Let Him Go.
Rudy, You Mind Walking Me To The Corner?
Gladly.
Stanley, Don't Make Yourself A Stranger.
Yeah, Don't Be A Stranger, Stanley.
We'll Always Be Here.
How Did The Conference With Ivy's Mother Go?
It Couldn't Have Been Better.
It Looks Like We're Getting Ivy
Back On The Right Track.
What About That Other Situation With Ivy's Mother?
Mom, Can We Focus On The Big Picture Here?
Okay. Sounds Like It Went Well.
Yeah, It Did.
You Know, When You're In The Position To Help People
A Lot Of Emotions Can Get Mixed Up.
I Know.
No, I'm Talking About
People Can Become Attracted To You.
I Know.
No, Mom, What I'm Saying Is
Romantically, People Can Become Attracted To You.
I Know.
You?
Mom?
Yes, I Know.
Attorneys Help People In Distress Too.
Yeah, I Know, But You?
Mom?
You Think When I Go To Work, People Look At Me And Say
"That's Theo's Mother"?
Honey, That's Not My Name.
My Name Is Not "Theo's Mother."
People Don't Look At Me And Say, "That's A Married Dull Person."
Are You Kidding?
Wake Up And Smell The Flowers.
Do You Know How Many Invitations I Get
To Candlelight Dinners After Work?
(Laughing)
Do You Know How Many Times
I've Been Asked To Broadway Plays
With A Little Cha-Cha Afterwards?
Have You Any Idea Of The Number Of Plane Tickets
That Are Left On My Desk To Sri Lanka And Rio For Lunch?
And You're Talking About
A Little Invitation To Coffee?
Please!