Original subtitles

Freeze, freeze, freeze.

You are doing two things wrong.

What's number one?

Come on. I'm standing on a chair. You are standing on a chair.

And what's number two?

Wear your hands.

Your hands are on this clock.

Take your hands off of this clock. Now.

Why, my dear, were you standing on this chair?

Huh?

The clock didn't have the right time.

So you stood on this chair to tell the clock that?

No. Well, what were you doing?

Fixing it.

So, you are now a clock fixer?

Do you realize you're the only child in this house who has a job?

First of all, you know the rules. We do not make ladders out of furniture.

Right. Now, what makes you so sure that this wristwatch you have on is correct

and the clock isn't? My watch is newer.

Are you telling me that just because something is new, it runs better than

something that's older?

Is that what you're saying, smiling face?

Yes.

Do you know that I am older than you?

Yes. Do you know that you are newer than me?

Yes. But I run better than you.

I never fall unless I didn't see something.

What do you mean?

Nothing for you today. Okay.

This is for Vanessa's typing paper. Would you give it to her, please? She's

home. No? Well, why don't you just put it on her bed for me, okay?

Okay. Thank you.

Cliff, that's very strange. What? Denise was supposed to give Vanessa a ride

home. Mm -hmm.

Oh, there she is.

Vanessa.

What's the matter?

I stood in front of that library for an entire hour in the freezing cold waiting

for Denise, and do you...

She didn't? No. The wind was going right through me.

It's a strong arctic wind from Canada. My face feels like it's going to crack.

My toes are numb.

I can't even move my fingers.

Well, how'd you get home?

I walked.

Twelve and a half blocks with the freezing Canadian wind lashing...

It slipped through the intersection and hit the ice and it ran right into us.

That hurt. Mom, we're okay.

Where's the car?

Oh, it's okay. The front fender has a little dent.

Where's the car?

He's still driving.

Where's the car?

It's up front.

When Stevie got out of the limousine, what did he say? Are you ready for this?

He said, are you all right?

You see, it was just a dent.

The fender is curled up, wrapped around the muffler,

through the back window.

Dad, stop that, Dad. I've got to see this.

Without your glove, nothing is coming between my hand and Stevie's dent.

Hi, dear.

Cliff, come here and look at this.

I want you to see what someone did. Take a look at that.

What? Now, do you see that someone has broken the handle off my favorite coffee

mug? You're kidding.

And do you know what they did after they broke it? They tried to glue it

together and put it away.

Somebody just took the thing and just glued it and then put it way back in the

cupboard, huh?

How'd you know it was in the cupboard, Cliff?

Because I just guessed that it would be...

Way back in the cupboard. How did you know it was way back in the cupboard?

Am I going to need a lawyer? I think so.

You broke my mug.

See, I tried to. I see what you tried to do with all this old tired -looking

glue all clumped up in here together like this.

Pieces missing, all chipped up glue on the inside of the cup. But, see, I did

that on purpose.

Why? So that you would think that one of the children did it.

went to the children and accused them.

Right. And then they would have denied doing it. But I wouldn't have believed

them. That's right.

How was your day? Great.

Yeah, everyone knew about the wreck.

Well, how did they know that? Theo told them. That's right. I thought the public

had a right to know. By public, he means Tanya Simpson.

Tanya? Dad.

Tanya hasn't talked to me all year, but today she followed me to my math class.

Tanya. Right, and after school, there was a whole mob standing around my car

look at the debt.

Really? Cockroach was right. He said we should charge everyone a dollar.

Talk to a resident.

Yes, this is he.

Hello, Tanya.

Hi,

Denise. Hello. Did you call the insurance company? Yes.

As soon as I get to Westminster, I can get the car fixed.

Good. Can I wait to get the car fixed?

I want to keep the tent for a while.

What do you mean?

I just want something to remember Stevie by.

Well, if you'd like, we can have Stevie just drive right through the front door.

How do you think someone wants to take me to the movies?

That's it.

I'm going to become a musician.

You're going to become a musician?

Yeah. I got a woman called me because I was hit by one.

Man, what would happen if I was one?

Theo, you don't play an instrument.

You don't have to nowadays.

All done by computers.

All I do is show up and sing.

I have heard you sing.

I'll get lots of backup singers. All you take is one hit, and then you're set

for life. We're talking Mongo Rich.

You know it. You only wear clothes. by the top designers.

And all you eat is caviar, because that is what the Mongo rich people eat. You

buy your parties on yachts. And you get to sleep till two in the afternoon.

Oh, and you get to buy your parents a bigger house, and they can retire.

Huxwell residence.

Stevie Wonder, right cockroach.

in session, but that's no reason for us to go crazy.

What am I going to wear?

When Tanya's sister hears this, she's going to want to marry me.

Gary. Yeah, Steve.

Put a little more high on the sinclavier, okay?

You got it.

Hey, Stevie, I think the Huckstables are here.

Oh, great. They can come in.

Let them come on in.

Hi, Mr. Wonder.

Don't worry, Denise. I'm driving today.

Mr.

Wonder, hi, I'm Theo. Remember me?

Uh, Mr. Wonder, does it matter if you just say hi, Steve?

Hi, Steve.

I know you didn't come by yourself, so let me meet everybody.

Oh, okay. This is my father, but he can't stay.

Oh, my. Hey, doesn't he like me? Yes, I like you. It's just that I have to get

back to the hospital and deliver a baby.

I hope you're a doctor.

Well, I want to thank you, first of all, for crashing into my children.

Well, take care of yourself.

Thank you. Bye, Dad. Bye, Dad. Bye.

Is anybody else leaving? No.

And my mom's over there, and she's a lawyer.

A lawyer?

Glad I didn't know that when we had the accident.

Hello.

It's nice to meet you. I'm Claire Huctable.

How do you do? Fine. Thank you very much. My pleasure.

Hi. I'm Rudy.

Hi, Rudy.

I made you a present.

You did?

Do you know what it is?

Might be a little help with this one. It's a giraffe.

Wow. This is the most beautiful giraffe that anyone's ever given me in my whole

life.

You're welcome. Mr. Wonder, this is my other sister, Vanessa.

Vanessa, that's a pretty name.

Thank you, sir.

You're welcome, madam.

We can do without all the sirs, okay?

Okay, Stevie. You got it. Thank you so much for inviting us. That's really very

nice of you. But we don't want to interrupt your work, so we should be

now. No, no, no, no, no. Why don't you sit down and relax and stay for a while?

Okay,

okay, okay, okay. All right. All right.

Gary Elk.

Yes, Steve. This is not happening.

We're going to try something different, okay?

No problem, Steve.

Would you all mind helping me?

I'd like the person who made me this beautiful giraffe to come here first.

I'm here.

How do you?

Six. How would you like to be on my new album?

Yeah. What sound do you think a giraffe makes?

Beautiful. I got you in my sinclavia.

Mommy, I'm on Stevie's director.

I need a little more help, Miss Vanessa.

Yes, sir. I mean, Stevie.

How old are you? I'm 12.

I bet you got a boyfriend.

Well, sort of. He's in love with Robert.

So why don't you say Robert?

Robert. Oh, say it like you really mean it.

Robert.

Robin, Robin, Robin.

Denise, how old are you?

17. Phil, how old are you?

15. 17 and 15.

Who's the singer?

Well, I want to be. Can you rap?

Yeah. What's that? Go ahead and rap for me one time. No.

What would you say at a party?

Jamming on the one.

Jamming, jamming on the one. Jamming on the one.

Jamming, jamming on the one.

Denise, it's your turn. I don't know what to say.

I don't know what to say.

Perfect.

And now, Claire Huxtable.

Don't you ask me how old I am. Oh, I'll ask you how old you are. I just want you

to sing.

Oh, I don't know.

Go, go,

go, go.

Once in a lifetime.

I'm going to do this for my children.

Just a simple la. That's all I need.

This

is

hot. This is really hot. You know what?

I've even got your husband saying baby.

Let me see.

Baby.

Baby.

Baby.

Baby. Baby.

You got it, Stevie. All right. Oh, thank you so much. That's really nice.

Now, we are going to go now, okay?

No, no, no, no. Just a minute. I knew you were coming in today, so I

something special for you.

I hope you like it. Mrs. Huckstall, will you please sing with me?

Mom. I don't know.

Come on now.

Oh, my God.

Listen, what will happen is this. I'll give you the words. If you don't know

words, if you don't like it, just act like you do anyway.

Okay. Are you ready?

Yeah. Here we go.

No news.

I wish you would have stayed longer. I will never forget Stevie.

Yeah, well, how did you like the caviar?

What? Well, didn't Stevie take you on the yacht and give you some caviar?

Are you making fun of me, Dad?

No, but I mean, if he didn't take you on the yacht and give you some of the

mango caviar, then why is he a musician?

I guess he just loves what he does, and he does it.

Like I love what I do, like your father loves what he does.

I guess so.

I'm going to love playing that tape for Tanya Simpson.

Good night.

Good night, son.

They are never, ever, ever going to forget this. Every time they hear a

Wonder song, they're going to remember this day.

I think the mother and the father will also.

Yeah. Music is a wonderful thing. No matter how old you get, there are some

songs that can do it for you. You play them.

Years later, and you can almost smell, touch, feel, hear, and be there.

Yeah. Look, I'm going to go upstairs and go to sleep because I am worn out.

People don't believe that little baby, baby, baby, baby.

Don't you want to stay home for some chocolate? No, but I'm going to go to

sleep. No, no, no, no, no, no. I am. I am. Oh, Cliff, come on.

Goodnight. Goodnight.

See you in the morning.

All right.

Why I call my sugar candy.

The Coffee Show is taped in front of a live studio audience.