All language subtitles for Silver Spoons s02e12 The Worlds Greatest Father

Here we are, face to face, looking
through the silver spoon.

Hoping to find we're two of a kind. Make
it a goal, make it grow.

Together, we're going to find our way.

Together, taking the time each day.

To learn all about those things you just
can't buy.

To do the school together.

You and me together.

We're gonna find our way.

Edward thought it. No, I found some more
receipts for you to add up.

Edward, are you sponsoring Richard's
baseball team?

Yeah. Another deduction.

Okay,

Mr. Stratton.

I really want to thank you for taking
the time to show me how to do a hook

slide. Oh, my pleasure, J .T. By the
way, how's your butt?

Fine, fine.

Only next time, I'm going to take the
keys out of my back pocket.

So, how are you guys coming along with
my tax audit?

Well, Dexter and I will have to work
late tonight, but we will be ready.

Oh, that reminds me. What? I have some
tickets I can't use.

Calvin Klein gave them to Henry
Kissinger, who gave them to Woody Allen,

gave them to Fred McGillicuddy, who gave
them to me.

Wow! You know Fred McGillicuddy?

What are the tickets for? They're for
the Harlem Globetrotters game tonight.

The Globetrotters? Yeah, I wish I could
go.

I love sweet Georgia Brown.

interested in going?

Hey, you there.

What do you say, Dad? Can we go?

Oh, Rick, I'm sorry. I have a business
meeting tonight, buddy.

Oh, that's right. You're having dinner
with Sam Wu.

Who? No, Wu.

Who's Wu?

Sam Wu is the most important toy
distributor in Taiwan.

It's imperative your father Wu Wu Wu.

That's Wu.

Uh... True.

I'm sorry.

Dad, I really want to go to that game.

Jeepers.

Kate, why don't you call Stu Kendall and
see if he can cover that meeting for

me, huh?

Sure. Thanks, Dad.

It's all right. Well, let's do woo -woo.

Toodle -oo.

Me too.

I guess we got two extra tickets. Can we
bring J .T. and his dad?

Sure, that'll give me a chance to meet
your father, J .T.

I doubt it will go, Mr. Stratton.

My dad doesn't do very many things with
me.

He's not like you.

Well, why doesn't he do things with you?

He works all the time.

I think he cares more about his job than
he does about me.

Well, I know what you mean, J .T.

You know, I used to think my father
cared more about his work than he did

me.

I really wanted to talk to him about
that, but...

I just couldn't get an appointment.

I'll tell you what. The three of us will
go, huh? Tonight I'll have two sons.

Thanks, Mr.

Stratton. You're probably the world's
greatest father.

What do you mean, probably?

My dad was the greatest father in the
whole wide world.

The whole universe.

Come on, Rick.

We only know about this one planet, for
sure.

Well, I better skedaddle. It's about
time to tie on the old feedback.

See you later.

All right. See you at seven, J .T.

Poor J .T.

In all the years I've known him, I've
never seen him once with his dad.

I don't understand why a father would
have a son and not spend time with him.

I don't know, Rick. I once asked my
father that question.

What'd he say?

He never answered me.

I'm not even sure he ever read my memo.

Yes? Are you Edward Stratton?

Yes, I am. Can I help you? Well, I'm L
.B. Martin, J .T.'s father.

Well, I'm pleased to meet you. Stratton,
I got a bone to pick with you.

What seems to be the problem?

The problem? Well, the problem is you're
always taking my son to the movies or

video arcades or miniature golf.

You're coaching his baseball team.

And tonight, to top it off, you want to
take him to see the Harlem

Globetrotters.

You're right. I should be shot.

Very funny, Stratton. If I wanted jokes,
I'd go turn on Hee Haw.

Now, listen, your son would much rather
you do these things with him, but it

seems to me you're so wrapped up in your
job, you can't give him much attention.

Oh, yeah, I'm wrapped up in my job.
Since we moved here from Texas, I've

holding down two jobs to keep bread on
the table.

But it's easy for you to do things with
your kid because you're rich.

Well, I'm not.

Mr. Martin, look. No, no, you look.

I get home from my day job at 5 o
'clock.

That gives me 20 minutes to wolf down my
dinner. Then I get five minutes to

spend with each of my three kids before
I go to my night job.

You know how J .T. and I spend our five
minutes tonight?

With him telling me what a great father
you are.

And me feeling like an out -and -out
disgrace.

I guess that's got to be pretty rough.

Yeah.

I finally got mad and told him he
couldn't go with you tonight.

Don't you think that's a little harsh?
Couldn't you ask your boss for just this

one night off to be with your son?

Yeah, right, for a basketball game.

Oh, he'd give me the night off, all
right. He'd give me every night off.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize... Wait, I
don't want your sorry -osity.

But I do envy you for one thing,
Stratton.

Time.

The free time that you have to spend
with your son.

And mine.

Well, I gotta get going. I'm late for my
night job.

Couldn't you rearrange your schedule
somehow?

Open your eyes, Stratton.

You know, I may not be seeing my son as
much as I want, but at least he's

getting a pretty fair idea of what the
world's really like.

Here's yours.

I just found out J .T. can't go to the
game tonight.

How come?

Because that's the way his dad wants it.

Parents, they're a totally different
animal.

How about we take Tuppy and Chubby
Butterman?

No, Rick.

Yeah, I guess you're right. There are
only four seats.

If we bring the Buttermans, there won't
be room for us.

I'm going to run down to Bud's Bat and
Ball and buy myself a new mitt. I'll

tell Bud to charge it, okay?

Hold it, hold it, hold it. No, no.

It's not okay.

What's the matter with the mitt you
have?

Well, Bucky Dent's autograph is wearing
off.

Look, it just says Akiyent.

Here, I'll fix it.

Dad, that's forgery.

No, it's not.

Not when it's on leather.

Look, Rick, I've been thinking.

I've decided I'm not going to that game
tonight either.

What?

Why not?

Son, I really do have to work tonight.

This is a joke, right? You're kidding.

You're not kidding?

Rick, sometimes my work has to come
first.

Do you understand?

Sure, sure, I understand.

I understand that you made a promise to
do something with me, and now you're

welching on that promise.

Thanks a lot.

Looks like we have a very sad young man
in our hands.

I'll have a little chat with him.

Cheer up, Richard.

If you don't pick that chin up, we'll
have to put shoes on it.

Dexter, will I ever understand growing
up?

Of course.

When you become one.

And that's a wonderful feeling.

Until you suddenly realize you no longer
understand children.

Howdy. Hey, Rick, guess what? My dad and
I can go to the Globetrotters game

after all.

You can?

Yep. My dad looked his boss straight in
the eyes and said, I'm taking my son to

a basketball game tonight, whether you
like it or not.

He's falling back right down. Oh, what
have you say, Mr. Martin?

Oh, he ate that something.

Yeah, that's really great. I'm happy for
you.

Come on, my dad's out in the pickup
waiting for us. Get your dad and let's

vamoose.

J .T., we can't vamoose.

My dad decided he had to work all of a
sudden.

Oh, ain't that a kick in the head.

That's my dad.

Come on, Rick.

The three of us go and have a bodacious
time.

Now, why don't you just go? I'm feeling
kind of non -bodacious.

Go have a good time.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

All right.

I'll see you later, okay?

Somebody's father cares about his kid.

Yeah, not like that ogre of a father you
have.

Let me tell you something, Kate.

Sarcasm is not pretty on you.

Well, pouting doesn't become you either.

What you see on his face is not pouting.

It's pain.

of rejection by a parental figure.

Richard, did you ever stop to think
there might be a reason why your father

decided to work tonight?

Sure, there's a reason.

Because he cares more about his job than
he does about me.

Ricky, your father does more things with
you than any parent I know.

Then how come he deserted me tonight?

Is that what you think, that he deserted
you?

While you're in there, mention Eddie
Toys. That way the meal will be

Kate, I told you I'm not

hungry. Well, we're here now.

Great. First my dad deserts me, then his
girlfriend takes me on a fourth march.

Good evening. Good evening.

Two for dinner? Yes. Right here is nice.

Here, young fella.

Allow me, signorina, please.

You know, I must apologize for seating
you at an unclear table, but you see,

tonight we're extremely busy. Very, very
busy. And I'm saying that we're just

not up to our usual standards of
excellence and elegance.

I intend to rectify that situation
immediately.

You go clear off table four.

Listen, Dom, how about if I talk to my
kid first and then I'll clean off table

four? How about if you clear off table
four first and talk to your kid next

Tuesday?

Ah.

Better.

I can't deal with this. I gotta work.

I think it's important for Ricky to know
why you're here. I thought I told you

I'd like to keep it a secret.

I know, but I think he should know the
truth right now.

Eddie, clear off the table. Well, Tom,
could I just first... Clear off the

table!

Enjoy your meal.

Rick, son, why don't you go home? I'll
talk to you later, okay? I got to work

now. No, I want to talk...

Zurchu, look, when you walked into my
life, I promised myself that I wouldn't

make the mistake my father did. Which
one?

I wonder why you didn't spend enough
time with me.

Son, I resolved that if anything, I'd
make sure that I spent all the time

possible with you, but lately you began
to decide that I should be available at

a moment's notice.

Well, don't you like doing things with
me? Well, of course I like doing things

with you, Rick, but I'm thinking you're
getting an unrealistic idea of the way

it is with other families.

and most people don't have the time and
the advantages that we do.

In fact, there are millions of fathers
out there every day putting in tough

and tough jobs just so their kids can
have the very basics.

The ironic thing is, when those fathers
get home, it's either so late or they're

so tired, they don't even have time to
enjoy being with the kids they're doing

it all for.

I still don't understand why you're
here.

Well, I'm filling in for J .T.'s father
so he can have one night to spend with

his son.

Dad, you see, I'm really glad you told
me this because I thought the reason you

didn't take me tonight was because you
were getting bored with me.

Bored with you?

Yeah, like I wasn't new to you anymore.

It's like when I got my pogo stick.

I was hopping on that thing every day
for three solid weeks.

Then I got my glow -in -the -dark yo -yo
and... I forgot all about my pogo

stick.

I was sitting in the garage next to a
ripped -up old barco lounge.

See, I... I was afraid I was becoming
your pogo stick.

Son, you could never be my pogo stick.

You are and always will be my yo -yo.

I mean...

You know what I mean. I never could get
bored with you.

Never.

Guys, I'd better get back to the house
and help Dexter finish up preparing for

that tax audit.

Okay, Kate.

Thank you for bringing me here.

I'll see you, huh?

Dad, is it okay if I stay and help you
clean up?

I can use all the help I can get.

Oh, Dom.

Listen,

Dom.

I'm really very sorry. I promise you I
won't mess up anymore.

It's okay, Eddie.

Bye, guys.

Oh, bye, Steve.

That's something I don't understand is
how come we put the chairs on the table

as a closing time?

I had to ask.

Hey, Stratton.

L .B.

Hey, this is my son, Rick.

Pleased to meet you.

So how was the Globetrotters game?

It was fantastic.

One of them came at us with a bucket.

J .T. and I thought for sure we were
going to get soaked, but it was full of

confetti. Those guys are a hoot.

So how'd it go tonight?

Oh, it was all right, Dom.

Yelled at me a couple of times. I guess
that's just the way he is.

Nope. Never yelled at me.

Ah.

Well, Rick was a big help.

Yeah. The work was pretty hard, but I
got to eat a lot of free pizza.

Hey, Stratton, I want to thank you
again.

Tonight was real important to me.

J .T. and I enjoyed that game a lot. And
we got a chance to talk and spend time

together.

That's great, L .B.

And you should have seen the look on his
face when I told him I could go.

It's worth a million bucks.

Your father's an okay guy.

Hey, I'm only filling in for you
tonight.

You gotta be here every night.

Well, maybe I'll get J .T. to come in
and help me out sometime.

I need J .T. Yeah.

We're gonna go home and catch the last
half hour of Hee Haw.

Together.

Okay, guys.

Pizza.

I see.

$4 .50 an hour times eight hours comes
to $36.

All right.

Great. Now, we deduct from that all the
dishes you broke and all the pizza you

ate.

I'll tell you what.

You guys give me 16 bucks, we'll call it
even.

Together, we're gonna find our way.

Together,

taking the time to stay.

To learn all about those things you just
can't find too soon.