Who Is That Reading A Book In The New Kitchen?
I'm Reading This Blair Hudler Thriller
That You Finished Last Week.
Last Train To Leningrad.
Oh, Yes.
You Will Never Guess The Ending.
See, What Happens...
I Don't Want To Guess The Ending.
I Want To Read The Book.
Okay.
Enjoy.
Oh, Look Who's Here.
Well, Well.
We Weren't Expecting You.
Oh, You Know Me-- Just Being Whimsical.
I Thought It Would Be Nice
To See My Family And Study At Home.
You Know How Crazy Those Dorms Can Get.
We're Glad To Have You Home.
How's Dabnis?
Oh, Fine.
He Had To Stay On Campus
Because It's Vehicle Maintenance Weekend--
Lube Jobs, Tire Rotations
That Kind Of Thing.
I Think I'll Get Started On That Studying.
Kitchen Looks Great, Guys.
What Was That?
That's Your Daughter.
She Just Came Home For The Whimsy Of It.
Talking About The Peace And Quiet Of This Home
With Twin Four-Year-Olds Acting Crazy
And A Kindergartner Questioning Every Move You Make
Teenagers And Hordes Of Friends
Not To Mention The Married Couple
Who's Always In Your Face.
It Makes Sense To Me.
To Study
You Have To Leave The Countryside Of Pennsylvania
Come To A Place Where You Can Concentrate--
New York City.
With The Wail Of The Sirens
And The Hooting And The Whoop-Whooping
Of The Ambulances
And The Desperate Cry Of 8 Million Souls
Saying, "Hala-Hala-Hala..."
Something's Up, Cliff.
(Knocking)
Pray Tell, Who Entereth Here?
Oh, Kenny, My Kenny.
Hi, Dr. Huxtable, Mrs. Huxtable.
It's Been A While Since We've Seen You.
I Know.
I've Been Busy.
So Have You.
You've Got It Going On Here.
Thank You, Kenny.
Rudy's Not Home Yet, Kenny.
I Thought I'd Wait For Her Here.
At School Yesterday, Word Spread Like A Brush Fire--
Rudy Broke Up With Her Alleged Boyfriend.
You're Talking About Stanley
The Fella You Chased Out Of Here Six Weeks Ago
Which Is The Last Time We Saw You.
That's The One.
Poor Rudy.
By The Way, Where Is The Berevved?
The What?
The Bereaved.
Ah, What Strength-- To Shop Despite The Sorrow.
Hey, Kenny.
Hi, Vanessa.
Oh, Belated Congratulations On Your Engagement.
Thank You.
Now Don't Blow This.
I Hear He's A Keeper.
Thank You Again, Kenny.
Mom, Dad, I'm Going To The Mall With Kara.
I Thought You Came Home To Study.
I Felt Like I Needed To Unwind After My Train Trip.
Shopping Is Just What I Need.
If You See Rudy
Tell Her That Stanley May Come And Go
But Kenny Is Forever.
Will Do, Kenny.
Why Did You Turn Your Back
When The Child Said She Needed To Unwind?
I Have Nothing To Do With That.
I'm Looking At My Herb Garden.
Excuse Me, Kenny.
Say, Uh, Brother Berevved...
I Want You To Help Me Solve A Problem Here.
Sure, Dr. Huxtable.
Okay. The Past Six Weeks
We've Been Getting Some Strange Phone Calls.
You Don't Say?
A Person Is Calling Up With A Muffled Voice
Asking For Stanley, And Then I Say, "Who Is This?"
They'd Hang Up.
Really?
It's A Shame How People Abuse The Phone System.
Put Your Hand Over Your Mouth.
Now You Say To Me
"Is Stanley There?"
Is Stanley There?
You Know, It's Probably That Stanley.
Stanley Is Calling?
That's Right.
And Asking For Himself?
That's Right.
So...
What Page You On Now?
Forty-Nine.
Whoo! Page 49.
So You Get To The Part Yet
Where Evil Nora Falls Off The Cliff?
No, But Thank You For Ruining It For Me.
I Haven't Ruined Anything.
All I'm Saying Is When You Get To That Part
We Can Talk About It.
There Will Be Nothing To Talk About.
You Just Said Nora Died.
I Didn't Say That She Died.
I Said She Fell Off The Cliff.
But The Question Is, Is She Dead?
(Doorbell Rings)
(Clanking Sound)
That May Be She Now.
I Got To Fix The Doorbell Again.
Somebody Keeps Messing With It.
Dabnis, How Are You?
Dr. Huxtable. Ms. Huxtable.
Well, Hello, Dabnis.
Is Vanessa Here?
She Was, But She Went To The Mall.
I'll Wait In The Truck.
No, No, No.
How You Doing?
All Right, Sir.
Have A Sit Down There.
Have A Sit Down.
So, I Guess You Know Why I'm Here.
No, We Don't Know Why You're Here.
Oh, Shoot, Neither Do I.
I Was Hoping You Could Help.
How Can We Help You?
Well, Let Me Explain.
See, Early This Afternoon
After I Had Returned From Home Builders Emporium
I Was Planning To Meet Vanessa At The House.
I Went Home And I Found This Note.
"Dear Dabnis, Life's Road Sometimes Has Turns
"That Are Not On One's Emotional Map.
"I've Decided To Follow My Map
"To Reflect On The Prospects Of Our Relationship.
"I Don't Know How Long I'll Be Gone.
"Please Don't Try To Find Me.
"I'll Be In New York... City.
"I Feel The Need To Return To My... Roots Of Simplicity.
Love As Always, Nessa."
What Does "Roots Of Simplicity" Mean?
I Have No Idea.
I'm Trying To Figure Out "Emotional Map."
I Don't Get It, Dr. Huxtable.
Since Receiving Your Blessing Three Weeks Ago
Our Relationship Has Definitely Reached A New Positive Level.
I'm Sorry, Dabnis.
We Can't Help You.
We Make It A Policy
Not To Interfere With Our Children's Relationships.
It's A Good Policy.
It's Just Not Helping Me.
I'll Try To Find Her At The Mall.
No, Son, Don't Go Down To The Mall.
There Are 62 Malls...
In This Naked City.
The Best Thing You Can Do Is Just Sit Down And Wait.
She'll Be Back Sooner Or Later.
Well, If You Don't Mind.
You Can Go In The Waiting Room With Kenny.
And Take A Look At The Remodeled Kitchen.
Yes, Sir.
Go Ahead.
All Right.
Now, All I'm Saying
Is Take Note Of The Fact That Evil Nora
Is Really A Man In A Padded Suit Named Steve.
Out.
Out! Get Out!
Listen, Kenny
I Want You To Meet Dabnis Brickey.
This Is Vanessa's Intended.
I'll Be Right Back.
Welcome To The Family.
Thank You, Kenny.
Nice To Meet You.
Who Are You?
You Might Say I'm Rudy's Confidante
And A Friend Of The Huxtables Near And Far.
So, Dabnis, When's The Big Day?
Don't Know Yet.
You're Engaged And You Don't Know
When You're Getting Married?
Sometimes That's How These Things Work.
How Long Were You Dating Before You Got Engaged?
Six Months. How Long You've Been Dating Rudy?
We're Not Dating.
We're Best Friends.
I'm Here To Console Her
Since She Broke Up With Mr. Wrong.
How Considerate.
It's Tough Being A Girl's Best Friend
If She's Dating Somebody Else.
It Takes Character.
This Is True.
But Then Again, Character Can Be A Burden.
Yeah, But You Got The Better Relationship.
You Got Rudy For The Long Haul.
Oh, Yeah?
Yeah. A Good Relationship
Is Not Just Dating And Holding Hands And Kissing.
It's About People Who Mean Something To Each Other.
All Right. I Like That.
Listen, Dabnis
If You're Ever Having Trouble With Vanessa
I'm In The Book.
Thanks, Kenny.
Oh, I See You Guys Making Sandwiches, Huh?
Takes A Lot Of Fuel To Wait For Your Daughters.
We Made Sandwiches For You And Mrs. Huxtable.
Thank You.
I Got Something For You.
Wow, Your Tool Belt.
No, No, That Is Your Tool Belt.
Monogrammed Too.
You're In.
Now, Kenny, Mrs. Huxtable Is Reading That Book
But She's Hiding In The Dining Room.
I Want You To Take This Sandwich To Her.
Okay.
Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait!
I Want You To Go Up To Her
When You Give Her The Sandwich
And You Say, "Mrs. Huxtable, Dr. Huxtable Said
'Consider The Words Evil Nora Spelled Backwards
Are Aron Live.'"
What?
Just Say It.
Go Ahead.
Consider The Words Spelled Backwards...
Evil Nora.
Spelled Backwards.
Evil Nora, Aron Live.
Spelled Backwards.
Evil Nora, Aron Live.
Here's Your Sandwich, Sir.
Hey!
Hi, Dabnis.
Hi, Nessa.
Oh, Boy...
So I Guess You Got My Note.
I Read Your Note Several Times.
Doesn't Mean I Got It.
I Don't Know What Could Be More Clear, Dabnis.
I Said We Were On Different Emotional Maps.
Oh, The Emotional Maps.
Let's Break This Up Into Simple Pieces.
Did I Do Something Wrong?
I Knew You Were Going To Take This Too Far.
Vanessa, You Left The State.
There's Got To Be A Reason.
Now Did I Do Something Wrong?
No, Not One Thing In Particular...
There Was The Ice Cream Incident.
What Ice Cream Incident?
Come On, Dabnis. Last Night?
We're Sitting In Front Of The Television Eating Ice Cream
And I Said, "Think I'll Have Another Scoop."
And What Did You Say?
If I Recall, I Said, "Not Me, I've Had Enough."
Exactly.
You Think I Don't Know What You Meant By That?
It Meant I'd Had Enough.
What You Meant Was I Had Had Enough.
You Were Trying To Control My Dessert Portions.
Soon, You'll Be Trying To Control My Entire Life.
If You Thought
I Was Trying To Control Your Dessert Portions
Why Didn't You Say So Last Night
Like I Said I Thought I'd Had Enough?
What Did You Mean?
Oh, Don't Mind Me.
I'm Just Going To Get My Sandwich.
He's A Keeper.
Dabnis, It's Not You, Okay?
It's Not Me.
I Don't Want To End Up Like Denise.
How Did She Get Here?
That's The Point.
She's Not Here.
She's Trailing Her Husband All Across Asia.
What Kind Of Life Is That?
A Great Life For Denise And Martin.
Why Am I Talking About These People?
I've Never Met Them.
Listen, Vanessa
It Is Not About Ice Cream Or Salad Bars Or The Pacific Rim
It's About Us.
Let's Focus On Us.
Oops, I Forgot My Milk.
Vanessa: Kenny, Go.
Vanessa, I Was Wrong.
Oh, Honey, I Was Wrong Too.
I'm Sorry.
That's Not What I Meant.
If You Remember, I Didn't Choose You.
You Think Back.
I Told You
I Thought It Was Wrong To Get Involved With A Student
But You Chose Me, And I Fell In Love With You.
I've Been Asking You To Make Choices
That You Are Not Equipped To Make
And That's Wrong.
Yes, It Was.
I'm Glad That's Settled.
No, Honey, It's Not Settled.
Now You Have To Decide If You Want To Be Married To Me.
Of Course I Want To Be Married To You.
Okay. When?
When?
What Is It With This "When" Question?
Isn't It Enough I Said "To You"?
Now Is Not The Time To Ask When, Sweetheart.
Vanessa, Why Don't You Just Face The Fact?
You Are Scared.
Scared?
Okay.
Okay, Maybe I Am Scared
But, Dabnis, That Is Not Wrong, You Know?
I Am Getting Married.
Congratulations.
When?
Okay, Maybe I'm A Lot Scared.
Is That What You Want To Hear?
Yes, Honey, Yes.
You Need To Do A Lot Of Thinking.
I Will...
But I Need You To Be Patient With Me.
I'm Always Patient With You.
But I'm Not Going To Chase You Anymore.
The Next Time You Run, You Better Buy
A Round Trip Ticket.
Deal.
(Doorbell Rings)
(Clanking Sound)
I'll Get It.
Good Afternoon, Stanley.
Haven't Seen You Around Here In A While.
Well, I'm Here Now.
Who Do You Wish To See?
Who Do You Think?
I Don't Know.
Maybe You're Here To See Mrs. Huxtable
'Cause You Got Legal Problems.
Maybe You're Here To See Dr. Huxtable
'Cause You Got Medical Problems.
Maybe You're Just The Paper Boy.
I'm Not The Paper Boy, But I've Got Some News.
Well, Come In.
Have A Seat.
So, Stan, You Ever Find Out
Who Kept Hiding Your Pants After Gym Class?
No, It Never Bothered Me.
It Was Indian Summer.
You Ever Find Out
Who Glued Your Locker Door Shut?
Somebody Glued My Locker Shut?
I Didn't Notice.
Listen, Stanley
There's Something I Want To Say To You.
I Don't Stand By And Watch My Friends Get Hurt.
So If Your Intentions Are To Yo-Yo Rudy Around
I'm Here To Cut The String.
Kenny, Can I Just Ask You This?
What Is Wrong With You?
You Don't Understand Friendship?
I Understand Friendship.
What I Don't Understand Is You.
But It's Becoming Clear.
You Want To Go Out With Rudy, Don't You?
Stan, Stan, Stan...
You Just Don't Get It.
It's Not About Dating, Holding Hands, Kissy-Face.
It's About Two People Who Mean Something To Each Other.
And You're Not One Of Them.
You're Mad 'Cause I Aced You Out.
Stan, Stan, Stan...
Get On A Higher Plane.
It's Not About Competition.
I'm Not Competing With You Over Rudy.
So When Rudy And I Get Back Together
There Won't Be Any Problems.
If You And Rudy Get Back Together.
I Have A Feeling We Will.
Oh... Hi, Kenny.
Hey, Old Friend.
Oh, Hi, Stanley.
Rudy, I Wanted To Apologize For Our Fight.
Don't You Think It's A Little Late For That?
Yeah!
See? I Told You, Stanley.
Rudy, Our Relationship
Isn't Just About Dating, Holding Hands, Kissy-Face.
It's About Two People Who Feel Something For Each Other.
Oh, Stanley...
Hey, Hey, Hey!
Stanley
I Was Going Out For Frozen Yogurt.
Want To Come?
I'd Love To.
Rudy, I'd Like You To Know Something.
Yes, Kenny?
Me And Stanley Worked Out Our Differences.
We've Become Fast Friends.
I'm Really Glad.
Yeah, Me Too.
So Am I.
Let's Go.
Friends?
Did You Enjoy Your Lunch?
Better Than I Enjoyed My Book.
Well, We're All Straightened Out Here.
Dabnis: We Appreciate Your Hospitality.
Next Time We Come
We Won't Be Using An Emotional Map To Get Here.
(Testy Laughter)
Bye, Dad.
Bye-Bye.
Drive Safely.
We Will.
I'll Take That.
See You Later.
Thanks Again.
Now Tell The Truth.
What Do You Think Is Going To Happen With Those Two?
Don't Dust Off My Tuxedo.
Well, Whether They Marry Or Not, Dabnis Is Good For Vanessa.
He Is So Down To Earth.
Probably The Only One Who Can Tunnel Through Her Mind.
Yes, But Will He Be Able To Get Out?
(Softly:) ♪ The Farmer In The Dell ♪
♪ Hi-Ho The Dairy-O... ♪
What Are You Reading?
I Found This On The Shelf
And I Thought I'd Read Everything
That Blair Hudler Had Written
But I Found The Last Jitney To Jakarta.
What's It About?
It's About Jack Davis, Of Course
Who Starts Off A Rubber Plantation...
And He Meets A Local Girl
Chee-Li--
A Reformed Assassin
But It's Too Late, He's Already In Love.
Is She Reformed?
Is She Local?
Is She A Girl?
Or Is She Bahngree
The Half-Brother Of The Leader Of Jakarta
Who Disappeared Mysteriously
Who Kidnaps Jack Davis In A...
Yeah, You Read That, And When You Finish
You Tell Me About It, And We'll Talk.
♪ The Farmer In The Dell... ♪