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Rudy, don't blow bubbles with your straw.

Okay.

Rudy.

Put that straw down and drink your milk.

Okay, that's enough. Breakfast time is over. Let's get upstairs, brush your

teeth, get ready for school.

Daddy, don't play with your straw.

Please, don't even talk about it. Poor baby.

That's the third time this week.

You know what I think?

I think that little babies want to only be born from 2 to 5

a .m.

Whenever there's a blizzard, arctic winds are blowing, and the temperature

173 below zero.

Because every time I pulled one out, the baby looked at me and did like this.

Maybe we should forget about that movie tonight, huh?

No, no, no, I'm fine. No, you're too tired.

No, no, I'm fine. You know, you say this all the time, and as soon as the lights

go out, so do you. Why don't we make it Friday night?

Okay, wait a minute. Let me see here.

Regional forecast, warm, and no babies.

Friday. Friday it is.

Mom? Yeah?

Can we please go shopping? I need a new sweater. Oh, come on, Vanessa. You just

got a new sweater.

Wear them inside out.

This is for the school dance on Friday that Robert's taking me to, and I really

want to wear a new sweater. I've even got it picked out. Oh?

I want one exactly like the one Denise has got. So why don't you ask Denise if

you can borrow hers?

Mom, she's not going to let me have her sweater.

Well, how do you know that? If you tell her why you want it and you ask her

nicely, you might be surprised.

All right.

I'll try it.

Denise!

Would you like to lay a bet on this one?

Denise has been in that same position with Sandra. She might be understanding.

I'll bet you a box of popcorn at the movie. A large jumbo box.

I will take that bet.

You slammed the door.

You slammed the door.

I'm sorry, Dad. I had no idea you were sleeping. Yeah. But you always say, make

sure the door's closed. Right. Sit down.

I always say, make sure the door's closed.

But somehow you confused that with feeling it.

It's not necessary to do that. You just kind of ease into it. That's why I have

the windows cracked like this. For you. So when you slam it, the walls don't

come crashing in.

You know, I love it when we study together.

Me too.

Oh, she had all our classes together.

Me too.

Hey, Robert.

Hey.

Okay, I was just trying to get some juice.

Did you hear who's playing at the dance Friday?

No. The Spikes. Wow, they've got saxophones. And did you hear who's doing

decorations? Who? What do you got setting anyway?

Um, the war of 1912.

Vanessa, 1812.

Well, I don't want to bother you because I know a lot happened in that war.

I'll only be a minute.

I just woke up Dad, and he's really cranky. Uh, excuse me, we're studying.

That's great, but I told Monica I'd call her. Use the phone upstairs.

Hey, I'm here.

We are studying.

You know, the big war in 1912.

Vanessa, you can take a break so I can make one phone call. We cannot take a

break. We have a big history test to study for. Come on, Vanessa.

Okay.

We'll consider taking a break if you consider loaning me that certain item of

clothing I asked for earlier.

Why should I lend you something that belongs to me to use something that

to all of us?

Foxborough residence.

Hi, Janet. Hold on for a second.

Vanessa, should I tell Janet to call you back?

No, we'll take a break. Wait a minute. You just told me that you couldn't take

break. But it's for me.

Theo, do not give her that phone.

Give me the phone. Theo!

Theo!

She must be doing this because she found out I said I was wearing my red skirt.

Thanks a lot, babe.

Robert, do you have any sisters?

No. Go home tonight and thank your parents.

This is the exercise class for the cool people.

We are the people who believe you don't need pain to have gain.

I'm going to tell you what you can do, but you do what you feel like doing.

be cool about it.

Hi, Daddy. Hey, are these your friends?

Yes, they wanted to watch TV.

Well, are they trying to get into shape?

Yes. Well, they don't look like they're really into it, so why don't you take

them on upstairs and read to them?

Okay. All right. Now let's stretch out that lower back.

Raise your arms.

If you want to, raise them high above your head.

Just now.

That's cool.

Now bend at your knees and touch your palms to your toes.

That's cool.

You don't have to keep your knees straight if you don't want to.

Just remember, if you don't attack your heart, your heart won't attack you.

Hi, Cliff. How you feeling? I am ready to go to that movie tonight.

Oh, not too tired? No, I got plenty of sleep, and I just finished my exercises.

This is a wonderful film. Carla told me it has won major awards throughout

Europe. Well, I'm not interested so much in the awards as I am in this jumbo,

big box of popcorn that my wife is going to buy me tonight.

You will get your little stinky popcorn.

No, no.

And don't be cheap. Don't come back with a little box thing like this. I want

that tub. Where's that tub that they have where you have to climb in and eat

your way out? That is what I want.

What's up, Vanessa?

Theo, can I talk to you for a minute, please?

What's wrong?

Got my history test back.

It's my own name.

Addison Redd. That's the worst kind to get.

I don't know what happened, Theo. Robert and I studied hard for that test.

Oh, yeah. I saw you two.

When do you think I should tell Mom and Dad?

The sooner, the better.

But if I tell them now, they might not let me go to the dance with Robert.

Vanessa, there's a chance you may never dance again.

Vanessa, what's Mom and Dad?

The R -note little Ds.

Good luck.

Vanessa got a D.

Rudy,

what do you think?

I like that.

You said that about everything.

I like everything.

That's because you don't know how to dress.

I know how to dress myself.

No, I mean when you... put your clothes together and you look good. I look good.

You know what I mean? Never mind.

What's this?

Never mind, Rudy.

Why does it have a big red D on it?

Forget about it.

None of these sweaters are right.

Sneeze.

I really had a good time.

I really had a good time, too.

I really liked this bike. I really liked this bike, too.

The saxophones were great.

Um, well, I guess this is good night.

I guess.

Yeah, it was great.

Good. Vanessa, I want to talk to you now.

Is it okay if we do this later?

No, now.

There's a sweater missing from my closet.

There is?

Yeah, the purple one.

Robert, could you wait in the kitchen?

Okay. Fix yourself a snack.

Okay, thanks.

He was going to kiss me goodnight, and you ruined it.

Vanessa, why don't you take your coat off?

I'm cold.

Oh, you're in the house, though.

How can you be cold in the house? Sooner or later, you're going to have to... to

take that coat off, and I'm going to be there when you do.

Vanessa, can you take that coat off, or I'm taking it off for you. All right.

Here. See, now, you took my sweater. I didn't think you'd mind.

What do you mean you didn't think I'd mind? When you asked me, I said no way.

All right, I took your sweater, and I'm sorry, but you didn't have to say

anything in front of Robert. He thought it was nice. I don't believe you.

Are you fighting?

Yes. No.

What's the matter?

She's got my sweater on.

I like it.

Vanessa, I want that sweater. sweater back in my closet in one minute.

And I mean it.

Now, come on, tell me what the movie was about, please.

No, come on, tell me what the... No.

Look, I couldn't help it if I fell asleep.

Now, come on.

All right?

So, now, when I was sitting there...

a box of popcorn had the big soda i was ready fired up you understand now the

thing comes on the screen and i don't know how long it was i watched two men

sitting in a cafe drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes talking police police

and i have to look at the bottom of the screen to find out what they're talking

about so

I mean, I said, okay, something's going to happen. Then somebody came by with a

bicycle.

What was it all about?

That they were not in the same cafe.

It was a different cafe than at the beginning of the film. And there was a

that happened in between.

While I was asleep.

Because there was nothing going on when I was awake.

Okay, what happened?

I'm not telling you. Please tell me, because you said when we were riding

you said there's a lot of symbolism and stuff. There was? What was it?

Okay, now the bike was a symbol of freedom. It was a vehicle. Whose

Nobody rode on the thing. It just kept going.

Okay,

Cliff. There was two men. There were two men. There was Philippe.

Right. Who worked in a factory. I got that part. You got that part. Right. You

remember his best friend Jacques? That was one of the most exciting parts.

And then?

There was Jacques. Right. With the mustache.

Jacques had the hat. Philippe had the mustache.

Okay. All right?

Philippe worked in the factory. Jacques was a poet. They were best friends, and

they were in love with the same woman.

There was a woman in it? There was a woman in it.

You didn't see that woman? No.

Oh, Cliff, she was gorgeous.

You're kidding.

Oh, honey, yes, there was a woman. A gorgeous woman.

Yes, she was, and walked around in these little flimsy summer dresses and did

her face like this.

Oh, well, why didn't you wake me up? She wasn't your type.

So what happened with the woman? Now, where did the woman came in?

The woman could not decide who she loved, so she just dropped them both.

Well, I would have, too, because all they wanted to do was smoke cigarettes.

It was a beautiful, touching love story.

Okay, well, I just... And you missed it.

I sure did. I missed my popcorn, too.

Because when I woke up from this depressing scene, my popcorn was gone

was my soda.

Now, I want to know who took that.

The man on the bike?

not taking off the sweater until you apologize for poking me in the shoulder.

I'm not apologizing. Okay.

We're even. Wait a minute.

We are not even. You're still wearing my sweater.

Knock it off, Denise.

I don't have to.

You're just mad because the sweater looks better on me. Yeah, right.

Don't shove me.

I'll shove you any time I want to.

Is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

What's going on in there? Fight! Fight!

Stop! Stop! Stop! Hey!

Stop! No! Come on! Come on! Stop!

Stop! Look, the two of you... Stop!

Stop! Stop!

That's enough! That's enough! Now, stop! Denise and Vanessa, I think you better

stop!

Cliff, are you all right?

me out.

Rudy, go wait in my room, please. Do I have to? Yes, you do.

Now? Yes, now.

Oh, boy. I want to know what's going on in here.

She started by... Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Denise, you go first.

Why does she get to go first? Because I said so.

She went into my closet and took the sweater, the one I said she couldn't

Would you stop? Stop it.

Vanessa, is this true?

No, no, before you start to say no, let me remind you that you're wearing the

evidence.

Oh, yeah.

Well, Mom, she shoved me. I shoved her because she took my sweater. We have

rules in this house. One of them is we don't take things that don't belong to

us. And the other one is we don't try to kill each other. Denise, you may not

drive your car for two days.

But, Mom. But, Mom, me and Vanessa, you can't talk on the telephone for the next

two days.

I'll give your sister her sweater back.

And you will wear the same clothes for two days in a row.

Come on, Dad.

Come on, Vanessa, give your sister a sweater back.

Stop.

Give it back nicely.

I'm sorry, Denise.

You have to get it cleaned.

Okay, the money for the cleaning comes out of your alarm.

Yes, Mom.

This is my shirt.

Well, I borrowed it. I was going to give it back, but I forgot.

Not only did you forget to give it back, you forgot to ask me if you could

borrow it. I'm sorry.

And this is my belt.

Did you never wear it? I never wear it because it's never in my room.

Claire, you better come and take a look in here.

going to trust that anything that's in that closet or that belongs in my closet

will be returned to me by the end of this evening. Vanessa, I'd like to speak

with you in your room, please.

And I want whatever belongs to me in my closet, just like your mother's.

Vanessa, what has gotten into you?

What do you mean? I have never, ever seen you behave like this.

Mom, Denise and I fought over clothes before.

Yeah, but not to the death.

But I had to have that sweater.

Why?

Lucille turned and called Janet and said that she was going to wear her red

skirt to dance.

That meant I couldn't wear my red skirt, so I had to wear my green stretch

pants. That meant I couldn't wear my blue sweater, and Denise's sweater was

only sweater that would go with this outfit.

Robert loved me in that sweater.

Vanessa, I can understand you wanting to look good for Robert, but when you go

into your sister's closet and take something that she specifically told you

to, that's wrong. I know, and it will not happen again.

Good.

Wait a minute.

These are my socks.

What, my tuxedo?

Vanessa,

this is a D.

I know. I don't know what happened. Robert and I studied very hard for that

test. You and Robert? Yeah.

I think we have to call Robert.

He's in the kitchen.

What is he doing in the kitchen?

Hi, Mr. Huxtable.

Hi, Dr. Huxtable. How are you, Robert?

Vanessa said I could have a snack. Sit down, Vanessa.

I want to ask you a question.

It might be personal, but I would appreciate an honest answer.

What grade did you get on this last history test?

A D+. Well, I'd like to talk to both of you

about studying.

Dad, Rob and I study a lot. Study a lot. I see you there with the books open and

two of you sitting together.

And then every once in a while you turn a page and you write little names.

Each other, Robert.

And then you write Vanessa.

And then you turn a page. And you touch hands and you look at each other. And

you do like this.

And you look around and you touch each other again.

I mean, what is it you're talking about studying? What you're doing is

socializing.

See, I would love to spend all day gazing into my husband's eyes, but I

that. Because I have to go to work and he has to go to work because we have

bills to pay. We have allowances to give out.

So, if you don't mind, I would like the two of you to take a little break from

studying together for a while.

Oh, Dad, please. I promise I'll do better.

Don't. No, no, no, no, no. I'd just like to say one thing.

Vanessa and I have a test coming up next week.

But if you could just give us one more chance, one more chance, I know we can

much, much better. Please?

No.

That's okay.

My mom saw my grade and grounded me for the next three days.

Okay. So, after you come off of your groundation,

then it's up to the two of you to see if you can prove to us that you can study

together. Is that all right?

I know we can.

Vanessa and I like a pencil and eraser.

Together. That's right.

Well, what are we, the pen and the ink?

Robert, how about Vanessa and I give you a ride home? Hey,

how you doing?

Uh, the pen and the eraser are taking the pencil home.

Huh?

Rude.

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