Mr. Parsons, That's Right.
This Broadcast Has A Potential Audience Of 100 Million People.
It's The First Cuban-American Cultural Exchange In 30 Years.
(Humming)
Yes. I'll See You In An Hour.
Thank You. Good-Bye.
(Humming Salsa Music)
Come On, Let's Go, Let's Go!
I'm Ready!
Calm Down, Calm Down.
You Too Calm Down.
I Am Going To Be In The Same Place
With Mario And My Best Friend In The World, Willie.
I Don't Want You To Be Disappointed
But You Might Not Get To Meet Willie Colon
And Mario Bauza.
I Don't Care About The Meeting.
Just To Be In The Studio With These Men.
(Hums Percussively)
Did You Do Your Job?
Did You Do What You Were Supposed To Do?
Listen, I'm Telling You.
My Mind Is...
Did You Do It?!
Yes, I Did, But My Mind Is Calm
But My Body Can't Stop!
Come On, Stop It, Stop It
Stop It!
(Laughing)
I Can't Help It.
What Were You Saying?
Did You Do Your Job?
Of Course I Did.
Who Is The Baby-Sitter?
I Found Somebody Who Is As Comfortable In Our Home
As They Would Be In Their Own House.
Okay?
Okay.
(Humming)
(Broken Doorbell Rings)
I'm Going To Fix The Doorbell.
You Know Why?
Because I'm A Man
Who's Dedicated To Completion.
(Humming Percussively)
♪ Meet With Willie... ♪
(Humming)
♪ And Don Mario... ♪
(Continues Humming)
Good Afternoon, Dr. Huxtable.
(Imitates Drumbeat)
Mrs. Huxtable.
Rudy's Spending The Night With Danielle.
We're On Our Way Out.
Yes, I Heard.
Have A Good Time.
Kenny Is The Baby-Sitter?
Yes. Correction.
I'm Your P.S.O.
P.S.O.?
Pediatric Security Officer.
Excuse Me.
Are Your Parents Going To Be Home
In Case Of An Emergency?
Yes, Sir.
Here Is A List Of All The Important Numbers
And This Is The Number Where You Can Reach
Mrs. Huxtable Or Myself At The Radio Station.
Okeydokey?
Olivia, We're Leaving.
Cliff: Olivia!
Kenny Is Going To Be Your Baby-Sitter.
Dr. Huxtable...
P.S.O., P.S.O.
I'm Sorry.
Olivia, This Is Kenny.
He Is Going To P.S.O. You
While... You Are Here.
We've Got To G. G. G.
G. G. G.? Get Out Of Here?
Go, Go, Go.
Good Night. Good Night.
(Humming Salsa Music)
(Band Playing Salsa Music)
(Music Stops)
We're Late.
They're Just Rehearsing.
The Band Is Playing.
They've Started.
Did You Want To Get Here With The Trucks?
Trucks Came?
Aw, Man.
(Playing Salsa Music)
♪ ♪
♪Ba-Da-Da-Da♪
(Music Stops)
Take 15, But...
Band: Don't Leave The Building.
You Heard It.
Willie Colon.
(Laughter)
Well, Uh...
Who Is This Making My Wife Laugh?
This Is Mitch Lawson
General Manager Of Continental American Radio.
How Are You?
Making My Wife Laugh.
Cliff: All Right.
Oh, Thank You.
Oh, Excuse Me.
I Have To Return A Phone Call.
Okay.
Dr. Huxtable?
Yes, Sir.
You Look Like You're Itching To Get Out There.
Oh, Man. Yeah.
You Play An Instrument?
Oh, Well, Not Well Enough
To Play With The Big Fellas.
What Do You Play?
A Little Of This, Little Of That.
What Kind Of "This"?
Well, Uh, Mostly, You Know, I'm In The Percussion Field.
(Humming Percussively)
(Chuckles)
(Humming Percussively)
I'll Tell You What.
How Would You Like To Meet The Legendary Mario Bauza?
You're Kidding.
It Can Be Done.
Really?
Okay, But I Don't Want To Get In The Way.
I've Only Known This Guy A Couple Of Days
But We've Already Got This Repartee Thing Going.
Mario, I've Got Somebody Here I'd Like You To Meet.
This Is Dr. Cliff Huxtable
Mrs. Huxtable's Husband.
It's A Pleasure To Meet You.
Sir, I Love Your Work.
You Know Why?
Why?
Because I Love To Work.
Okay. This Is Quite Some Day, Isn't It?
I'm Trying To Make History Here Today.
Yes, And You Probably Will.
Well, If You'll Excuse Me.
Where Are You Going?
You Ain't Done Nothing Wrong.
Repartee!
That's It, Man.
That's It.
Well... What Is That?
That's Some Drum.
That's A Bata Drum.
That's A Symbol From Africa For Shango.
Shango Is The God Of Thunder.
Ah, And What About The One
He's Shaking There?
Well, It's Another African Instrument.
They're Using It To Chug-A-Ta-Chug-A-Ta...
All Right.
That's It.
I Know What This Is.
This Is The Cowbell.
You're Wrong.
That's The God Of Iron--
The God Of Truth.
God Of Iron, God Of Truth.
That's It.
All I Know Is
That I'd Like To Have Five Of These
And Put Them Around My Children's Neck.
You're Joking.
(Laughing)
Come On, Sit Down.
Well, You Know, Mr. Bauza...
Sit Down And Rest.
You Done Yours, Let Me Do Mine.
You're Going To Play?
Yes, I Got To Conduct My Orchestra.
Bring My Vocals.
Oh, Vocals?
Yes, All My Vocalists.
(Salsa Music)
♪Y, Yo Ganga♪
♪Y Yo Ganga♪
♪Que La Campana La Sei Ya Ta Sona♪
♪Y, Yo Ganga♪
♪Te Ya A Mire Y Llemar ♪
♪Ganga, Ganga♪
♪Whoa♪
♪Whoa...♪
(Phone Ringing)
Huxtable Residence.
Pediatric Security Officer Kenny Speaking.
Oh. Hi, Stanley.
Did You Call For Rudy?
Rudy Is Not Available.
Why?
Rudy And I Are Spending A Quiet Evening At Home.
Alone.
Rudy, Put Another Log In The Fire.
Listen, Stanley, Call As Many Times As You Want.
I'll Be Answering The Phone.
Right, Rude?
Good Night, Stan.
Have A Safe Evening.
7:36.
Incoming Call For Rudy.
No Message.
Well, Now, Wasn't That A Scrumptious Dinner?
You Bet.
Uh-Uh-Uh, Young Lady.
You Didn't Finish Your Carrots.
You Want To Be A Clean Plate Club Member?
Okay, I'll Clean My Plate.
Uh-Uh-Uh, Young Lady.
Finish Your Carrots.
They Have Lots Of Vitamins.
I'll Take A Chewable, Then Everyone's Happy.
We're Not.
We'll Stay Here All Night.
But I'm Full.
The Old "I'm Full" Trick.
Yeah, I Pulled That One In My Day.
Maybe You've Been Tricking People
But I'm Really Full.
I Have Food Up To Here.
I'm Surprised I Can Talk.
Sorry. That Bird Won't Fly In This House.
Now Eat!
(Phone Ringing)
Stan, Stan, Stan.
Give It Up, Man.
I Put Another Log In The Fire, Dear.
Oh, Dr. Huxtable!
Oh, No, No, There's No Fire Here, Sir.
Everything's Just Copacetic, Sir.
Yeah. We're Just Having A Little Dinner Theater.
How Are Things At The Radio Station?
What Time Do We Go On?
Good. We'll Tune In.
Over And Out, Sir.
Oh, No!
Olivia, What's Wrong?
All My Carrots Fell On The Floor.
Now I Can't Eat Them.
Oh, Dear.
You're A Real Cutup
Aren't You, Young Lady.
Man: Clear The Studio Please.
Five Seconds To Air.
Clair: Cliff! Cliff!
Get Out Of There!
Man: Buenas Noches, Good Evening And Welcome
To The Pan-American Music Festival.
Let's Stop The Words And Start The Music.
Salsa, Bolero, Cha-Cha-Cha!
♪Cuando Va La Media Vuelta♪
♪Ay, Jose, Ten Cuidado♪
♪No Dejes La Mano Suelta♪
♪Porque Un Paso Mal Marcado♪
♪Te Hace Perder♪
♪Cuidado, Papa♪
♪Ay, Jose, Asi No Es♪
♪Ay, Jose, A La Otra Vez♪
♪ Darling, Como Yo Te Quiero♪
♪Pongame La Mano Aqui,Jose, Asi♪
♪Baja Lo Un Poquito Asi♪
♪ Dame Una Vueltesita Asi, Papa, Asi ♪
♪ Asi, Asi, No Mas ♪
♪ Con Tu Graciela, Papi ♪
♪ I Want To Teach You Mambo, Cha-Cha-Cha ♪
♪ Asi, Papito, Aqui, Aqui, Aqui, Aqui, Aqui ♪
♪ Aqui, Aqui, Aqui, Aqui♪
♪Ay! ♪
♪ Si ♪
(Pianos, Horns, &Amp; Percussion)
♪ Azucar! Azucar! ♪
(Flute Playing)
Who's There?
Hey, Kenny, Chill, Man.
It's Just Me.
I Was Meditating.
Got To Stay Centered.
Oh, Sure. I Can See That.
You Got A Little Carrot On The Center Of Your Forehead.
Thanks, Theo.
No Problem.
What Are You Doing Here?
I Had A Date In The Neighborhood
And I Figured I'd Stop By.
Your Dad Called You, Didn't He?
Well, Kenny, I Understand That Olivia Can Be A Handful.
But I Was Even Worse.
First I Blew My Whistle At Her, Then I Yelled At Her.
I Was Drunk With Power.
Well, It Seems To Me That You Were In Charge
And It Looks Like Olivia Was Calling The Shots.
You're Telling Me?
She Had Me Doing The Cha-Cha.
I Just Don't Get It.
I Mean, You Work With Kids.
How Do You Keep Them In Line?
I Don't Blow My Whistle At Them Or Yell
Although I Will Admit, My First Day, I Tried That.
There I Was In Front Of The Class
And I Was Yelling, "Hey, Hey, Sit Down!
Chill Out. Knock It Off!"
By The End Of The Day, They Had Me Saying
"I'm Going To Tell."
See...
I Realized
That The Only Way You Can Lead People, Young And Old
Is By Earning Their Respect.
Yeah, That's Fine, But How Do You Get Them
To Eat Their Carrots?
You Totally Missed My Point.
If Dad Were In This Position
He Would Tell The Story Of The Foogrupa Family.
Is This A Long Story?
Well, If My Dad Was Telling It, Yes
But You're Going To Get
The Condensed Theo Version.
You See, Kenny
The Foogrupa Family Was Very Large
And They Lived In All Parts Of The Country.
There Was Cousin Meatloaf Foogrupa
There Was Potato Foogrupa--
Uncle Spud, That Is.
There Was The Big Cheese Of The Family
Cheddar Foogrupa
And The Little Cousins
Were Red-Headed Carrot-Top Kids.
Stay With Me Because The Plot Thickens.
The Foogrupas, Right?
Yes, Yes.
Now...
The Foogrupas Got Together
For A Reunion On A Big Plateau.
That's French For Plate.
The Carnival Was There
And They All Took Turns Riding The Forklift
Into The Tunnel Of Yum.
Now, Suddenly
All The Foogrupas Were Gone Except For The Carrot-Top Kids.
The Operator Of The Forklift, See
He Didn't Want To Let Them Into The Tunnel Of Yum.
Pretty Soon, The Little Carrot-Top Kids
Started To Cry.
They Said, "Oh, Dear.
"We're Going To Be Little Orphans.
"I Miss My Mommy And My Daddy, And Uncle Spud Too.
"Is There Anyone Out There That Could Help Us?
"Is There Any Little Boy Or Little Girl
"That Can Lift Us On Their Forklift
"And Put Us Into The Tunnel Of Yum
So We Can Be With The Rest Of Our Family?"
Don't Worry, Little Carrot-Top Kids.
I'll Save You!
I'll Help You!
The Foogrupa Family Will Never Separate.
(Humming)
♪ Carmelina, Oh ♪
♪ Where Is My Husband? ♪
♪ Carmelina ♪
♪ I Am Here With You, Carmelina ♪
♪ Where Is My Husband? ♪
♪ There Is Our Son ♪
♪ With His Feet On The Sofa. ♪
Hey, Chill, Chill.
Come On,
Chill, Chill, Chill.
Oh, Cool Hats.
No, Your Mother And I
Are A Pair Of Underwear.
What's Happening, My Son?
How Did Everything Go?
Good.
Where Is Kenny?
I Sent Him Home.
He Had A Little Battle Fatigue.
He Had Trouble Getting Olivia To Eat Her Carrots
So I Told Him The Foogrupa Story, Dad.
Good One, Good One.
I Also Paid Him For You Too.
Yeah. Well, I'm Proud Of You.
I Was Assuming You Were Going To Pay Me Back.
♪ Carmelina ♪
Five.
Five? Hey, Dad
I Said I Paid Him, Not Stiffed Him.
♪ Carmelina ♪
And Five.
All Right.
And You Know, I Was Here For The Last Hour.
And A Dollar.
Thank You, Dad.
One Second, Please.
The Carrot.
Thank You.
♪ Carmelina ♪
Oh, We Had A Ball.
I Guess That's My Cue To Go Home.
See You Later, Mom.
Good-Bye, Sweetheart.
All Right, Son.
Be Good In School.
Well, Thank Goodness It's Over And It Went Well.
I'm Happy For You.
You Did...
(Blowing)
You Did Well.
I Even Handled My Little Moment Of Embarrassment Well.
What?
When You Decided
To Sit In With The Band.
Why Couldn't You Come Into The Booth
When I Was Signalling You?
Was That The Signal For Me To Come In?
I Thought You Were Waving Me To Go Ahead
And Just Start Swinging And Get Started.
That's What You Wanted Me To Do.
Well, Listen
Mario Bauza And I, We Had A Special Thing Going
And You Know, The Man Actually Said
He Might Want Me To Go On The Road With Him, So...
♪ Carmelina ♪
The Man Asked You To Go On The Road?
Well, Listen
You Have To Understand.
It Wasn't Direct
But Mario And I Have A Certain Repartee.
And When You Think About It
Look, My Father Is A Musician
So Some Of It Had To Be Inherited.
Yes, But See, Honey
Your Father Is A Real Musician.
He Practiced His Trombone Eight Hours A Day For 25 Years.
You, On The Other Hand
Will Grab Anything In Front Of Your Face
And Start Banging On It.
Well, That's True
But See, That's Because You Don't Understand Percussion.
It's Getting Late.
(Humming Percussively)
And That's What Mario Wants.
I Gave Him My Phone Number.
Then You Sit Here By The Phone.
Mm-Hmm.
I'm Going Upstairs.
We Have A Phone Upstairs.
Yeah, But You Sit Here.
I Don't Want To Be Here By Myself.
(Humming Percussively)
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