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What's taking you so long?

I can't follow some of my philosophy
notes. Let me see.

Theo, no wonder you can't follow your
notes. Your handwriting looks like

scratches.

Maybe to you, but I can understand it.
Yeah? What does that say?

Plate of meat, Stocker Tuesday.

That's Plato meets Socrates.

Oh, I guess it is.

Why did I write down Spumoni?

That's probably Spinoza. He's the
philosopher we studied yesterday.

Oh, right, Spinoza. He's the guy who
said truth can only be proven by

of interrelated propositions. Very good.

See, Theo, it's not that you don't
understand this stuff.

It's you take lousy notes.

Here, look at mine.

I have everything written in columns.

Philosopher, dates, books written, and
theories.

Well, it sounds like you're pretty proud
of yourself, huh?

Yeah. Well, all I know is a guy like you
needs someone like me to help him reach

his full potential.

You know, I think you're right.

Hey, Dad,

how you doing?

Hi, Dr. Huxtel. We were just getting
ready for a study group.

What, linguistics?

Is it okay if I go in the kitchen and
get a snack?

Sure, go ahead.

Would you bring some ice water back for
my son?

You know, I've always been meaning to
put a stoplight back there, red, yellow,

green, you know, so I wouldn't walk in
on anything.

Now, what do you think, Dad?

Really? We're going to have a very
serious discussion group over. In fact,

Howard's coming.

Howard? Howard must be from another
planet. The professors at NYU don't know

what to do with him.

You're kidding. He's pulling hard A
pluses in every subject.

I love Howard.

Check out how Howard studies.

Yeah. When he's reading a book and
there's a footnote that mentions another

book, Howard reads the other book.

Howard. Then he writes a two or three
page summary on that book for himself.

even puts footnotes on that. Dad, the
man is a legend. He almost has an odor.

The legend arrives.

Hey, Howard.

Yo, Theo.

You ever probably get in there?

Yeah, well, I did get lost a couple of
times. But then again, I believe that

some of our greatest discoveries emerge
from a state of being lost.

Really? Well, let me ask you this.

Is being found a state that can only be
entered by those who are lost?

Oh, existential, my brother. Not to
mention pragmatic.

I wish I knew my dad, Dr. Huxley. What
is the power?

Oh, nice to meet you, sir. Yes, sir. My
pleasure.

Are you a doctor of medicine or of
philosophy?

Officially, medicine.

But I am always searching for truth in
what is real.

Because the real is rational.

And what is rational is real.

George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Oh, the
boy is mean.

How'd you know that, Dad? I think.

Therefore, I am.

Jay Todd.

Ontologist.

Deal with it.

Hi, Justine. I thought you were bringing
Julia.

Yeah, you said we were finally gonna
meet her. You will. I asked her to come

over, and I also asked her to be on
time.

A stitch in time saves nine.

Well, you know, actually, that thing is
derived from the Roman poet Ovid, who

wrote... Speak

the Latin. Speak the Latin, my friend.
Well,

I have to go downstairs, but I will be
right back, which is a dimension of

as opposed to right now.

I'll get it.

Is this the Huxtable residence?

Huxtable residence?

Ah, yeah.

Huxtable residence.

Hi, Julia.

Howard, I'm sorry I'm late. Oh, it's all
right.

Oh, hey, no problem.

I'm very glad you made it.

To discuss philosophy, which is why
we're all here, right? Well, let's get

started. We can go upstairs and start
discussing philosophy.

That is kind of why we're all here,
right?

Oh, Julia, you met Justine.

Hey, hey, hey, where are you going?

We're going to my room to discuss
philosophy, Dad.

Yeah, well, make sure everybody's
vertical.

Give it up. Give it up, I say.

Hi, Ned. Hey, what's happening? Okay.

Honey, sit down.

No, no, Elvin. If I sit down there, I'm
never going to get up.

Well, you better do the thing, man.

There you go.

All right.

Yeah, because you see, Elvin, you don't
understand.

The woman in that situation, they sit on
the sofa like this. They can't come up

out of it. And everybody's left, and
they're still sitting there.

She's going to deliver any second now.
Oh, Elvin, I am not.

Honey, that was a contraction you had in
the car on the way here. It was not. It

was a pre -labor contraction.

Dad, I've been having these for the last
two days now. Elvin has rushed me to

the hospital three times, and each time
they've sent us home.

I'm timing it, Dad. Since the one in the
car, it's been eight minutes and 38

seconds. If the next one comes in below
15 minutes, then you've got something to

work with. Eight minutes, 48, 49.

Is Mom here? Yeah, in the kitchen.

There you go. You okay, honey? Yes, I'm
fine. You gonna be all right? Yes, thank

you. All right. Put your arms out. You
don't want to open the door with it.

Do you think I'm overreacting, Dad?
Listen, man, that's my daughter and my

grandchild. You overreact all day.

You never do anything better the rest of
your life.

Overreact now.

Would you please tell me what this watch
is?

I bought this for Sandra's pregnancy.

Yeah, but Alvin, this is one of those
cheap watches from the wilderness store.

The only thing this is good for is
clocking how far the geese go south.

Sometimes I feel like I'm going to be
pregnant forever.

This is your first child, Sandra. They
always make you suffer the most, even

after they're born.

Hey, I was your first born. I know.

All right.

Hi,

Mom. Sandra, I'm sorry I left you alone.
It was only for 36 seconds. Are you

okay?

Yes, I'm fine.

Any pain?

Yes, you.

What? Oh, I need to lie down. No, no,
don't let her lie down.

Don't let her lie down. Mom, I need to
lie down.

Honey, no. Come on, do your job, boy.

All right, hold on.

Okay, I think there's... What time?
What? Time.

Ten minutes, thirty -eight seconds. All
right. I think this is... Traction! It's

time! The car! The hospital! The father!
Oh, Elvin! Please!

Take it easy. Stop stepping upon me.
Right, right. I will call Dr.

Taylor and get everything all set up.
Yes. Yes, I agree. Oh, but Dad, now

remember, you promised Elvin and I no
special treatment at the hospital. Okay,

fine. I'll just have him set up a tent
out in the parking lot.

I'll get the car.

Do you have your bags packed, honey?

Yes, Dad. The bag's in the trunk. Elvin
packed it the day he found out I was

pregnant. All right.

Oh,

baby. Oh, my baby. Come on.

Wait a minute. Elvin!

Thibodeau, you'll come with me to the
room. Mr.

Thibodeau, you can fill out the forms
with the nurse at the desk.

Mr. Thibodeau.

Mr. Thibodeau.

Honey,

it's okay.

Yeah?

Okay.

Bye -bye, honey.

Okay, thank you.

Don't start without me.

Uh -huh.

I know.

Sure.

Okay. Bye.

Fill out the forms.

I need to fill out some forms right
away.

Oh, Jill, I have to fill out some forms,
too? I'm sorry, pal. I have to go

first. My wife's having a baby. Well, my
wife's having a baby, too.

My wife.

She's still in the car.

Can you believe some people?

Let me help you. Just answer the
following questions. Name?

Thibodeau, Sandra.

Your first name is Sandra?

No. No, that's my wife's name. What's
your name?

Thibodeau, Elvin.

T -I -B -I -D -E -A -U -X. Thank you.
Insurance?

Yes.

What's the name of your insurance?

Medical.

What's the name of the company that
issues your insurance?

Oh, it's in my wallet.

I don't have my wallet.

Is it Blue Cross? Is it Northwest?

Is it Continental?

Yes. Continental.

No, no.

Wait a minute. I can't remember.

Oh, it's the one with the buffalo on the
commercial.

Buffalo. Yes.

No, no. It's a moose or... An elk.

It has four legs. It's dependable.

What's more dependable, a moose or an
elf?

We'll leave this blank for now.

Okay. What is your wife's maiden name?

Huxtable, Sandra.

You're Sandra Huxtable, Sandra?

Yes, Huxtable, Elvin, Thibodeau. Don't
worry about anything. Dr.

Huxtable has already filled this out for
you. Oh, I love my father -in -law.

He's a saint.

You've got the best room in the house,
number 102.

Just go on in. Thank you. Thank you so
much.

Mr. Thibodeau? Yes?

You're heading toward the parking lot.
Room 102 is the other way. Thank you.

I'm new at this.

working.

Well, I'll tell you, this is the first
time I've been on this

side in a long, long time.

Yes, I have to sit here and wait and
wait.

Sandra and Elvin don't want us at the
hospital.

Well, that's all right. You know, I can
understand that. I know how you and I

felt. Remember?

Long

That's it. That's it. Here we go.

Nobody's going to tell me when I can go.
I work at the hospital. I can go there.

Mom and Dad?

I think your sister's having her baby.

Unbelievable!

I'm going to be an aunt! A baby? Wow!

Oh, I hope it's a boy. Well, unless it's
a girl. I mean, what difference does it

make a boy or a girl? I mean, you're
still going to love it and hug it and

it and kiss it and change it. And when
it gets older, you might even play

baseball or field hockey with it. Unless
it doesn't like sports, but then it can

dance and sing. Unless it likes to be
famous. Then you can say, I knew that

when.

for one thing, because they're going to
always ask you to babysit because of

your aunt, and they never pay you. I
mean, they never pay you. And another

about little babies, they'll never pick
one up when you're going out on a date

because they always spit up in your
sweater. I don't know what it is.

I'd like Mr. Glenhart to

give me one liter of fluid prior to
epidural.

Yes, doctor.

I'll go check.

Today's the big day, doctor. Big. Best
of luck. Luck.

She's in room 102.

Hey, Dr.

Huxwell, Mrs.

Huxwell. I didn't know I could see you.
Well, how are you? You all are not

checking up on me, are you? Not in the
least. You were my prized student.

So how's it going, Dr. Huxwell? Well,
it's going good. Everything's fine.

Well, there is one light problem.

What is it?

Come on in.

I can't...

Alvin's hyperventilating. Mom, Dad, I'm
glad you're here.

I'm sorry you have to see me like this.

Slowly,

breathe.

Why did this have to happen? I want it
to be strong for Sandra.

It's okay, Alvin. This happens to a lot
of fathers.

Although I've never seen a case this
severe.

Dad, I hope you're not disappointed in
me, Dad.

Good. I'm a little nervous.

You have every right to be. I know. I've
been there.

But your doctor's here, and you're ready
for this. You'll be fine.

Well, you know what I said about not
wanting you here?

Yes. I'm glad you didn't listen to me.
Yes.

Hey, folks, look.

I think I'm okay now.

Hey, look.

Look, I'm breathing.

Oh, God.

I've never breathed this well in all my
life.

Oh, it feels great to be alive.

and I think we're ready for delivery.
Would you please do whatever Dr.

Taylor said? I'm sorry. Thank you. Thank
you.

Miss McKechnie, could you please do
everything the good doctor just said?

Taylor, may I say something, please?
Sure.

Now, the father is a wreck and the
grandfather is a nuisance, and I think

should go out into the hall so you can
do your work. So, Elvin and Cliff, get

out.

We're having a baby. Elvin, get out.

Now, you go out there and collect
yourself so you can come back.

Just breathe in the bag, boy.

Okay,

Howard, let me pose this question to
you.

If one person breaks a promise, does
that make it all right for every other

person in the world to break a promise?

Well, according to Kant's categorical
imperative, it doesn't matter what the

circumstances are, moral action must
hold true universally.

That's exactly what I had in my notes.

Really? Why don't you read to us what
you had in your note?

Read to you?

I'll get it.

I tried to read Theo's notes. Forget
about it.

Hey, Kenny.

Hi, is Rudy here?

Oh, no, she went to the Bronx to do with
Carolyn's family. She'll be back.

Can I wait for her? Sure, why not? Come
on in.

Kara and Vanessa are upstairs so you can
hang out with them.

Girls love thanks.

I'll hang out with you.

Well, I have some friends over and we're
studying philosophy.

I'll just sit there and listen.

I've been trained to be seen but not
heard.

All right, come on.

What's the gift?

A Christmas present for Rudy. I do my
shopping early.

Theo, do you have any more notepads?

I'll bring one in with me.

Now that a woman.

Hey, everybody. This is Skinny. He's
going to hang out with us.

Hi. Hi.

I'm Rudy's friend.

But we're not serious.

What did I miss?

We were discussing the tendencies of all
civilizations to oppress other

civilizations. Oh, you mean man's
inhumanity to man.

Or woman.

That's right. Why do people always say
man? Why can't it be people than

to people?

Because it's a given that when you say
man, it includes woman.

You know, that's the whole problem.
Society is geared to think of men first

then women.

Yes, and have you noticed all these
philosophers that we're talking about

men? Well, that's because until recent
history, all the great thinkers have

men.

That's because women weren't seen as
equal.

And I'm sure there were women who were
even more brilliant than those men.

I'm sorry. All we have to go by are
these brilliant essays written by men.

That's because they probably had their
girlfriends type them.

Hey, hey.

We're turning this whole thing into a
man versus woman discussion.

Of course we are, because sexism has
been around forever.

I agree.

Take this little boy here, for example.
He probably already has some

preconceived ideas about women.

Penny, you've heard us talking. What's
your opinion?

I never let her warm type of paper.

She should be home cooking my dinner.

Now, look at what I have.

Huh?

All right. Now, this is what's going to
happen for you.

You're going to have a little baby. See?

Problem with most people?

They don't know how to pick the baby up.
See, they think it's so fragile, and

they pick it, you know, on the kid, and
then the head falls back this way.

Now, what you want to do is you look
down and a little bit... And

you do the legs like this, see?

And then you put your hand like this,
and you just scoop, just like that.

You got it? Hello.

Go ahead and try.

There you are. Just put it.

Scoop. There you go. All right. Make
sure the legs are over here. That's it.

want to keep the head from falling all
over the place, see?

Dad, Dad, really, there's no way I'm
going to learn how to do this. No, no,

Alvin, come on, come on. You're being
too hard on yourself. Now, come on,

Dad, all the evidence is there.

I almost fainted in the labor room.

I almost fainted when she had a
contraction.

And...

What was most embarrassing, when we were
on the way here in the car, I had to

pull over and let her drive.

You just need time.

It's easy for you to say, Dad, you've
been through this five times. You're the

world's most perfect father.

I wouldn't say that. I shouldn't say
perfect. I hear what your kids say about

you.

What? You hear what my kids say. What?

It's little things. It's nothing big.
Little things what?

Well, like you're kind of stubborn.

And you never admit your mistakes.

You're tight with money.

That's enough.

But, Dad, they really love you. That's
what I'm saying.

Yeah. Your children will love you, too.
Yeah, but what if I make some horrible

mistake raising it? I mean, it's this
little defenseless, you know, person.

if I do something and make it sick?

Oh, don't worry about it. You just have
to realize that this is a human being,

and you have to go with the flow.

Claire and I had your wife.

We sterilized everything. We sterilized
the people. We sprayed the people. Made

them put masks on. And we kept all the
food and that was sterilized. And then I

looked out the window one day. I don't
know how old she was, but she was out

there crawling around in her sterilized
clothing.

And she was eating dirt.

You just have to use common sense. Do I
have common sense?

Elvin, if you have to ask me if you have
time or sense, you know.

Elvin. What? Elvin, the doctor says it's
going to be soon.

Soon? Yes, darling, soon. You better get
in there.

Okay. All right, let's hit it. I'm
ready. I can't believe it, but I'm

We're not going to hit it? No, they're
going to hit it. But I'm a doctor. You

don't understand.

Honey, I know who you are, but they can
do this by themselves.

They don't want that in the room, huh?

Darling, we're going to have to sit here
like everybody else.

Scoop. Yeah.

Huh? Do you remember that? Let me see
it. Let me see it again.

Grab the little leg. Wah, wah. Yeah,
that's right.

And scoop.

You know, we're going to have to do
that, I'll bet you.

We're going to have to do it. Yes,
indeed.

We're going to have to reach down
because we'll be older. That'll be our

grandchild because it'll be a boy.

You see. You sure?

Named after me.

It might be a girl named after me. Still
named after me.

Heathcliff female.

Reach right on down. Say, this your
granddad?

Scoop. Hello.

And you go into helmet.

Put a big H on her forehead.

You're nervous, aren't you?

No. Yes, you are. You are nervous,
Cliff. No, I'm not. You're rubbing your

You've been doing that since medical
school, you know. Every night before a

major exam, you sit there and rub your
head like that. I used to think you'd be

bald.

I'm not nervous.

Yep, you're nervous.

Huh? No, no, no, no.

What are you talking about?

Then what is that?

That's my foot going like this.

But you see, you're the one who's
nervous.

No, I'm not. Yes, you are, because you
would not notice these things unless you

were nervous, and so you're trying to
put it on me.

I'm not nervous, but you are getting on
my nerves.

Well, excuse me for being on this
planet.

Please don't sit there like a block of
wood.

Oh, yes. Well?

Nothing yet. It was a false alarm.

What do you mean, false alarm?

She was fully dilated, and I really
thought the baby was coming, but she's

little more pushing to do. Are you
trying to get overtime?

How is Sandra?

She's terrific. I mean, she has
tremendous spirit, you know. She's

I'd imagine your daughter to be. All
right. How's Elvin?

Still on his feet.

Miss Pucks, why don't you go in and be
with her for a while?

Absolutely. Oh, actually, she only asked
for her.

All you people are having a lot of fun
with me, aren't you?

Well, is it a boy or a girl?

Well, nothing yet. Nothing yet. How much
time have you got, son?

Oh, I don't know, Dad. Seems like
anywhere from one minute to 11 years.

It's a good thing we have some time here
because your mother and I want to talk

to you.

Really? About what?

Son, you know, we've been very proud of
the way you've functioned as a father,

but now you're moving on to a higher
level.

Grandparent.

Grandparent. Yes, and now he's cliffed.
There are only two kinds of grandparents

in this world, good grandparents and bad
grandparents. I see. Now, what are you

two? Now, wait.

We're tremendous, son.

I see. And we want you to be tremendous,
too. Thank you. How do I do that? Now,

this is the most important rule.

Now, the grandparents must never try to
take away any time from the people that

are most important to that child, the
great -grandparents.

All right, thanks, Dad. Hang in there.
You'll make it.

Bye.

Sandra had a false alarm.

How's she doing?

Doctor says she's great.

Sandra's tough. She'll do fine.

You know what we should do for your mom
and dad?

When they come back from the hospital,
let's have dinner with them.

Julia, that's an extremely thoughtful
idea.

You are so considerate. You know, I'll
look for my cookbook and see what I can

find. Your cookbook?

You cook, Sam?

With two parents who both have careers,
I'm called on all the time to feed the

family.

I can recall a time being here when your
parents were at work and you asked me

to make you a peanut butter sandwich.

What if we make spaghetti and meatballs?

Well, I usually make fancier dishes, but
I'm game to try something ordinary.

Justine, why don't we go and get some
dessert while the men do the cooking?

Sure.

All right.

We'll hurry back. Okay.

See you later, honey.

Howard, let's go.

After you, monsieur.

Got it.

Do you have any tomatoes?

I don't know. What do we need tomatoes
for?

Sauce. Oh, yeah, right.

Yeah, right.

Oh, all right. We'll start with these.
What do you have?

Green peppers.

Okay. Green pepper number one.

Number two.

Yeah.

All right, you chop the green peppers
and I'll slice the tomatoes. You got it.

I hope I'm not getting too personal, but
I sense some tension between you and

Justine. Oh, man, you're not a
relationship star. You have your good

bad times.

I know what you mean.

Justine and I have gone out for a while
and I really like her, but I'm not so

sure she's the one.

Maybe there's somebody else out there
for me. Like Julia?

Yeah. No.

I don't mean Julia in particular.

Someone like her. Or maybe not.

You see, you're not doing a good job
disguising your feelings for Julia.

Is that obvious?

I'm afraid so.

What can I say? She's a spectacular
looking woman.

I know.

Howard, can I ask you a personal
question?

Of course.

How did you end up with her?

No, not that you shouldn't. I'm just
curious.

I know I'm not the greatest looking guy
in the world, but Julia told me she

finds my intellect appealing.

The better I do in my grades, the more
she gets excited.

Why do you think I work my tail off
while there's A pluses?

That's it?

There's nothing more?

No, I'm not athletic.

I don't dance very well. I don't own a
car. I'm always broke.

So it's just great.

Well, no, I treat her nicely, too. We
have lots of fun together.

Sounds like you're in this for the long
haul.

That's the biggest problem with me and
Julia.

She wants a commitment. I'm not ready.

You're not ready to commit to Julia?

How could you do better? It's not a
matter of doing better. It's a matter of

feeling right.

And at the moment, I'm not sure if I
just want to give myself over completely

Julia. Man, up until now, I thought you
were the smartest guy ever met.

Russell, what are you doing?

How does mother and father come in,
dear?

Hey, I can't believe the traffic in the
city.

They should take away the license of
half the people on the road.

Lester, you didn't help things. You had
your hand on the horn for the last 11

miles. There's a whole lot of numbskulls
and nincompoops out there. Hello,

everybody. How is Sandra?

Fine. It's going to be in a minute now.

And how's our son doing?

Mom, he is a pillar of strength. He's
just like a rock.

Cliffy, you're lying to me, Phil.

I know my boy, and he can't take the
pressure.

He fainted.

Right?

Well, just once.

But other than that, he's just fine.
He's fine, really.

What did you two bring?

Lester started buying toys three months
ago.

Boy, you all are going to make us look
bad.

You all buy the toys. We'll take care of
the accessories like the bottles, the

diapers, okay?

Deal. Deal.

If Elvin hadn't lost his good sense and
gone into this crazy wilderness store

business, he could afford to buy what
the child needs. I don't know what

possessed him to drop out of medical
school.

After watching him, I think I know.

No, no, I mean, every time Sandra went,
whoo, Elvin went, I ain't got no money.

You know, we were all very disappointed
when both Elvin and Sondra didn't go to

graduate school.

Cliff and Claire offered to pay the
tuition, but they turned them down.

I know.

Man, when I heard that Elvin turned on
free money, I nearly started to cry.

Cliff, anytime you want to send me to
medical school, I'm ready.

I promise you, I'm not going to pass on.
All right.

Oh, Francine, must have you made it just
in time? Honey, it's happening. It is,

really? I saw the top of the head.

It was the prettiest little top of the
head I ever saw.

Whose top of the head does it look like?

Breathe. Breathe, honey.

Breathe, honey. I want to push. No, no,
no, not yet. Honey, breathe, honey. Look

at me. We'll breathe together, okay?
Don't fall. Don't fall.

Can I push now, please?

Yes, push.

Honey, push.

Honey, push.

Come on, come on. Give me a big one.
Give me a big one.

Give me a big one.

Dr.

Davis, telephone, please.

Dr. Davis, telephone, please.

Push, honey.

Push. Push.

Okay, here's the head.

Okay, it's on this way now. All right.

Push.

We're almost there, honey. We're almost
there. What do you mean, we?

Keep pushing.

Keep pushing.

All right. You're doing fine. You're
doing fine.

There you go. There you go.

It's a boy.

It's a boy. A boy?

parents of a healthy boy.

And a girl.

What? Twins?

Two babies?

Yes. Two babies, better known as twins.

A boy and a girl. Boy, five pounds, ten
ounces. Girl, five pounds, twelve

ounces. When you all knew about this?

Months ago, when we saw it on the
sonogram.

Sandra and Elvin wanted it to be a
surprise for you.

How is Sandra?

Fine. She's waiting to see all of you.
Let's go.

Dr.

Taylor. Let me see you for a second,
please.

Dr. Taylor, I taught you everything you
know.

And you know everything that I know.

Why is it that I only know 50 % of what
you know?

Well, I told you.

Everything that I know.

So now you know everything that I know.

Thank you very much. I will just make
sure that my daughter and her husband

will name none of the children after
you.

I already know the names.

You did great.

So did you.

No, no. You did a lot better than I did.

Baby. Oh, baby.

Oh, Mom.

It was so hard.

I know.

Sandra. Oh, Grandma.

Hi, sweetheart.

Mom.

Oh, I can't wait for you to see the
babies. They are so beautiful. Did you

the doctor give you anything for the
pain?

Well, I wasn't going to, but when the
pain hit, I didn't think I was going to

make it. Honey, that is all right. There
were a couple of times I was grateful

for anesthesia. I kissed my
anesthesiologist.

Hey, with Heathcliff, I was out cold the
whole time.

No one's asking me how I'm doing.

Because you don't count.

It was unbelievable. It was a miracle.

I can't describe what it was like when I
saw that little fade.

And there's ten little fingers and ten
little toes.

And then another little face.

Another ten little fingers and ten
little toes. Twenty little fingers and

little toes.

Even though they couldn't see and they
couldn't speak, when I held them in my

arms, it felt as if they knew that I was
their father.

It was unbelievable. One of each.

And both of them from inside the body of
this beautiful woman.

One of each I looked at them and they
looked at me and I looked at her And

it came to me.

I Made a decision mom Dad everybody I'm
going back to medical

school

Vanessa, let's go. Dad will be here any
minute to take us to the hospital.

Okay.

I had a good time today, Theo. I'm glad,
Kenny.

I like your friends, especially the fox.

Ken, forget it. Julia is ten years older
than you.

That's the way I like them. Women live
longer than men, so I'm going to marry

older woman.

You don't marry a woman just because
she's older.

Man, don't you want to be in love?

I don't need love.

Just knowing I want to outlive her will
make me happy.

Theo, let's go meet your niece and your
nephew. Vanessa!

I'll be right down.

I thought Dad was coming to pick us up.
Yeah, he was, but he had to stay at the

hospital and deliver a baby.

Great. Mom, I have some spaghetti and
meatballs waiting for us in the kitchen.

Oh, Theo, thank you.

Vanessa!

I had twins.

I'd call them Ann and Dan or Sue and Lou
or Betty and Freddie or Jill and Bill

or Sam and Pam or Joel and Flo or even
Stephanie and Edgar. I mean, they don't

all have to rhyme. Well,

you go ahead. I'm going to stay here and
warm up dinner because I know you guys

are going to get back. You're going to
be so hungry. I mean, what's it like to

be really hungry when you're excited for
a really long time? When that happens

to me, my mouth is dry and my head is
light and my stomach's empty and my

are all sweaty and my feet are aching. I
mean, I'm just starving. I could eat

anything. Anything. Just anything. I'm
just starving. I'm getting hungry just

thinking about it. Come on, Kenny. Let's
pick something to eat.

I hope you don't eat the way you took.

I thought you were bringing the kids.
Oh, I brought them. They're down there

with son.

Aren't they beautiful?

Beautiful. Very exquisite.

Well, we're grandmothers.

I know.

Francine, tell the truth.

Didn't our grandmothers look older than
we do?

Yeah, much older.

See? You don't look like a grandma to
me. And you don't look like a grandma to

me. I looked in the mirror this morning.
I saw nothing of a grandma.

Out in the parking lot, two construction
workers whiffled at me.

Well, of course they did.

We're young in our lives, aren't we?
Very young. And I'm looking better every

day.

Thank you. I just don't know about this
grandma business. They should think of

another name for us. I don't know,
something like a second mother, a mother

removed. Experienced mother.

Solid gold mother.

How about Mother the Sequel?

Wow, look at all those babies.

Which ones are ours?

Those two right down front.

Oh, there's so many.

I'm glad those are ours, because them
other babies look pretty goofy.

Do you mind?

No.

I mean, what is going on here?

Nobody told me that you were going to
have twins.

Nobody told me the names of the twins.

Nelson and Winnie. I read it outside.

I found out more from my patients than I
did from my own daughter.

Well, Dad, I hope you're not upset about
that. We wanted it to be a surprise.

It's all right. I just wanted to talk to
you about those two things out in the

hallway. Now, they're for real, you
know. They're beautiful, aren't they?

Yes, just like you were.

But they don't stay that size.

And sometimes they get very ugly.

And I don't want you to blame me. I'm
just so happy I didn't deliver.

No, no, no. I'm not going to be blaming
anyone. I'm just... I'm looking forward

to every day that I'm going to get to
spend with them. Yeah, that's so

wonderful. Spoken just like a woman
whose children are only 45 minutes old.

Well, will you babysit?

Yes, indeed.

You've got a lot of good times ahead of
you.

And I'm proud of you. Thank you. Yeah.

Well, now, Dad.

Uh -huh?

I just want to say something.

You know how much I love you.

Yeah? But I just also want to say how
much I've loved having you as a father.

Am I going somewhere? No, no.

I only hope and pray that I can do as
good a job with my children as you've

with yours.

Well, I'll tell you something.

It's impossible.

You know why?

Why?

Because good parents are made by good
children.

See you, Mommy.

I enter this house the first time as
Grandpa or Grandpapa or

Gramps. I don't know what it is.

How about Father the Sequel?

No, no, no, no. I just know this thing
about being a grandfather. I got to get

ready because my father has challenged
me already. And I know that this man

try to outdo me.

Now, I know that in terms of money, my
father is prepared to give.

50 cents every time he sees his great
-grandchildren.

So I've got to top that, so I've got to
have a dollar, because, you know,

grandfathers, they go in their pockets,
and you can hear the change.

These kids come by this house every day.

They won't have to work again as long as
they live.

What is this that smells so good? Oh,
this is something that Theo and Howard

did. You're kidding. Spaghetti and
meatball. You're kidding me.

My son did not do this.

Howard did this. This is absolutely
delicious.

And the boy is an A student and an
excellent cook to boot. I'm going to

Howard.

Yes, I want you to marry Howard so I can
come over for dinner.

Let me get the keys and do some damage.
I don't know what was more exciting

today to tell you, the surprise of twins
or Mr.

Alvin announcing that he is going to go
to medical school.

I know.

Claire?

Claire?

What? What are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about Sandra.

You know, it seems like only yesterday I
was holding her in my arms.

She was a baby.

Yeah.

And today my baby had two babies.

Now she's a mother.

Hi! Hey, Aunt Rudy!

What do the babies look like?

She's a grandmother.

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