All language subtitles for Corner Gas - 4x04 - Just Brent and His Shadow

Hey, Emma, sorry to hear about
your friends Tom and Barb.

Tom and Barb died?

Oh, man, and just after
the divorce, too.

I was talking
about the divorce.

Well, Barb said it was
constant bickering

that finally got to her.

They never bickered.

Tom always paid
full price.

That's dickering.

I thought that was bickering.

Dickering.

You're bickering
about dickering.

They never bickered.

A minute ago you didn't
know what that was.

Typical. Side with the dickerer.

Bickerer.

I'm waiting in the car.

On the other hand, divorce
can be good for some couples.

Do you think they
bickered as much as us?

What, do you guys bicker?

* You can tell me that
your dog ran away *

* Then tell me that it
took three days *

* I've heard every joke,
I've heard every one you say *

* You think there's
not a lot goin' on *

* Look closer, Baby,
you're so wrong *

* And that's why you can
stay so long *

* Where there's not a lot
goin' on *

Lacey. Don't look now,

but there's a teenager walkin'
around in your kitchen.

Oh. That's Pam, my job shadow.

Oh. That's great.

Blink twice if
you're in danger.

What do you mean shadow?
Because she's shady?

Does she know what evil
lurks in the hearts of men?

Men have hearts?

You've blinked like 13 times.
I don't know what that means.

Hank, Pam is from
the high school.

Sometimes career training
early in life

can really help people out
in their adult years.

I concur.

Anyway, she's a big help.

It is not easy running
your own business.

That's true.

I mean I manage, without
resorting to child labour.

Excuse me.
The high school called me.

Why did you turn them down?

I figured it would be more of
a hassle than anything.

Plus they didn't ask him.
Plus they didn't ask me.

I'm sure it's because they
realized I don't need any help.

Oh, Pump 2's broken, so I put my
own "Out of Order" sign on it.

Figured you
wouldn't get to it.

I concur.

It's perfectly good.

I can't believe you're
givin' it away.

I'm not. It's three bucks.

Holy rip off.

What else ya got?

A driftwood soap dish
for a buck.

Hm, cool.

Geez, you can't even tell
it's made out of soap.

Hey, uh, how much is that?

It's nothing if
you just leave now.

Didn't ya talk to him
enough when he was a kid?

Come on, it's lunch.
Quit wastin' time.

I'll be right there...
Honey.

Honey? Geez, come in
out of the sun.

It's makin' you
say crazy things.

Well, we're always
snapping at each other.

I'm trying to
be nicer to him.

Well, that's admirable.

It's foolhardy and fraught
with pitfalls and peril,

but it's admirable.

I just don't want our marriage
to become out of ord...

Oh, Hank wrote that.

Really? I'm impressed.

A lot of those letters
are from the alphabet.

Why is Hank doing
your signs?

Just trying to help him
reach his lack of potential.

Well, you should get a job
shadow like Lacey's,

help get your gas
station in ord.

I don't know if
it's worth it.

Maybe not.
Probably a waste of time.

Exactly. I don't need that.

I meant for the kid.

Ouch.

Well, I didn't say I was
going to be nicer to you.

I've got pots. You don't
have to bring your own.

I scored this
at a garage sale.

Check it out.

It even comes with
its own little stove.

Oh. I think it's a fondue pot.

Oh, yeah. I don't know
what brand it is.

No, it's used for fondue.

What's a fondue?

Melted sauce?

Oh. I thought it was
French for somethin'.

It is, melted sauce,
i. e. fondue.

Ooo, I eat fondue.

Not "I eat," "i. e."... it's Latin.

I thought you said
it was French.

Fondue is French.

Did someone say fondue?

Just about everyone has.

I didn't say it.

What?

Fondue.

Okay, that's everybody.

I love fondue.

And apparently
you can melt it.

Here.

What's this?

A drink.

Oh, I get it.

You're mad 'cause I didn't
get you a drink,

so you got me one to stick
it in my face.

Oh, just relax.
You seem a little tense.

Well, of course I'm tense.

Lurkin' behind me
tellin' me to relax.

You know, I was thinking
it might be fun to go

for a walk this afternoon.

Sure. Knock yourself out.

Uh, no, I meant together.

I don't know.

Let me think about it.

Where are you going?

For a walk. I need to think
about it.

If you ever want to try fondue,
I've got a great recipe.

But we need kirsch.

Who's Kirsch?

It's brandy.

Brandy Kirsch? Do I know her?

I've got Kirsch.
Why?

Oh, it was one of those
lame secret Santa gifts

from last year.

I'm your Secret Santa.

Here's your gift.

Kirsch?
Mm-hmm.

Geez, I'm not much
of a brandy guy.

Here, you keep it.

Well, let's do this
fondue thing with kirsch.

Someone say fondue?

Did someone say kirsch?

Hey, Davis.

Workin' hard or
hardly workin'?

That's just a little
jokin' around.

Makes the customer
feel at home.

It's a skill
that I have,

that you could maybe develop,
with some practice.

What do you mean
hardly workin'?

That's mean.

Oh. Um, uh, Davis, this is Kyle.

He's my job shadow
from the high school.

I get it.

Teach a kid that if he
doesn't work hard in school

he could wind up workin'
in a place like this.

Ah, it's not
exactly the idea.

But the high school
principal called.

What could I do?

She used the
word desperate.

That was the principal
from the high school.

Oh, yeah?

She said if she could
find a kid desperate enough,

she'd send one over.

She also said she was desperate
for you to stop calling.

She said you sounded desperate.

Hey, Emma.

Just headin' over to
Karen's for fondue.

You wanna come?Pass.

I'm going to spend a quiet
afternoon at home with Oscar.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's okay. I'm trying
to be nicer to him.

Oh, good for you.

That's an uphill battle with
very little chance of success.

But, uh, good for you.

Well, I didn't
expect much either.

But he seems to
be coming around.

Emma's losin' it.

Fluffing pillows,
giving me drinks.

Heartless hag.

This morning she wanted
to go for a walk.

Honest to God, a walk.

With you?

That is weird.

What do you mean?

Oh.

I get it.

You're sayin' someone
wouldn't wanna walk with me.

That's funny.

Well, thanks.

But if you look deeper,
you'll find it was insulting.

Ah, no harm done.

I'll try harder.

Another good one.

You had a fondue party,
without me?

No.

No.

Oh, this is a
great party, Karen.

Yeah, I like fondue.

It tastes a lot
like cheese.

No, Karen just made some
for me, and for Lacey,

and Fitzy, and this guy Ted
I've never met before.

It was weird.

Normally I can get him out
of Corner Gas in a few seconds.

But he just kept
hangin' around.

Well, he is the owner.

Not Brent, Oscar.

Oh. That would be
hard to take.

Maybe I'm losing my edge.

Are you kidding?
You are as caustic as ever.

Oh, you're just
saying that.

I find you very abrasive.

Oh, shut up.

See? I wouldn't
worry about it.

It's probably just because
Emma's being nice to Oscar,

so he's in a good mood
and takin' it out on you.

It's not like
it's a thing.

A thing?
It better not be a thing.

It's not a thing.

There she is.

You should have seen Wanda
this mornin',

zingin' me like crazy.

I wasn't zinging.

I was attacking.
Mean, hurtful attacks.

I'm a jerk.

You're a firecracker.

Maybe it is a thing.

Okay? And that is how
you stack wiper fluid.

The important thing is
to not get intimidated

by all the stuff that I know.

Hey, pay attention.

You're not gonna get ahead
in life reading...

Report on Business.

Now, stacking motor oil, that's
a whole other bag of snakes.

Your dad is
officially nuts.

Well, it's good to
make it official.

Oh, Wanda, this is Kyle.
He's my shadow.

Nope. I've seen your shadow
and it's bigger than that.

Wanda's a little late
this morning.

And even though she's been
late seven times this month,

you can't sweat the details.

You're sweatin' somethin'.

Yeah! Scorch, pow!

It's give and take.

You always want to let
your employees

voice their opinions no matter
how immature they are.

Math class must be lookin'
pretty good right now.

You're not kidding.

Oh, I saw Wanda today,
at the gas station.

Oh. I bet when you tell people
that, they don't believe ya.

She's a good egg, uh?

I guess so.

A real straight shooter.

Sure.

A crackerjack.

Do you have a crush
on Wanda?

Ah, typical.

I mention someone four times
and you think I have a crush.

Oh, okay, I don't
want to argue.

If I had a crush on her, I
wouldn't be hangin' around here.

I'd be at the gas station.

Isn't she off work now?

I don't know.
She gave me the slip.

Okay.

So it looks like you were
only out $1.25 today.

That's great.

I mean it's not perfect.

It's low, but it's
still higher than zero.

Okay, thanks.

Man, you are a
stickler for detail.

And I don't use the word
stickler very often, or ever.

That was the first
time, actually.

I am just trying to help Pam
grow as a job shadow.

I feel the same way
about Kurt.

Kyle.

Good kid.

You have no idea what
he's doing, do you?

I am very hands off.

I believe in giving people
the tools they need,

then let them soar.

I'm-I'm sorry.

I can't seem to
find my wallet.

Don't worry about it.

Oh, thanks.

So was the
fondue party fun?

Did it get crazy?

Were people feeding
each other bread?

Look, what happens at fondue,
stays at fondue.

Hey, I'm good with that.

Look, I'm sorry
we didn't call you.

So have you guys ever
done a chocolate fondue?

Because I think that could be
real fun for the fondue group.

It's not a group.

I didn't-I didn't know
there was chocolate fondue.

Oh, yeah. There's chocolate,
oil, broth, beer.

See, I think I could bring
quite a lot to the group.

We're not a group.

If we do it again,
we'll call you.

Great. When do you
think that'll be?

I just don't
know, man.

You-you can't
force fondue.

It's one thing we all
agreed on at Fondue Group.

I don't know about
this Kyle kid.

Well, I like him.

I didn't have
money for chips,

so he just gave them
to me for free.

This is what I mean.
The kid's got no work ethic.

He's a slacker.
There you go.

Thanks, Kyle.
You bet.

Kyle?

I meant
to tell you.

I've always been more
into the food service industry.

So I thought job shadowing
here would be a better fit.

Now I don't have a job shadow.
I'm job shadowless.

I'm like a job vampire.

I think I could
be a good shadow.

That makes one of us.

I'll do it.

No, you stay.
You're the good one.

Sorry, no offence.

I'd like to do it.

Besides, she's a little
high maintenance.

Oh, you mean
like a stickler?

Detail oriented.

All right. Well, good, Pam.
Come on, let's get started.

Will there be stacking?
I love to stack stuff.

I like the cut
of your jib.

Well, there you go.

And I topped up the
windshield wiper fluid.

Wow, that's great.

You know, Brent's
never done that.

Never done what?

Uh, never let his
customers down.

Good job, Pam.

Oscar, your
lunch is ready.

I made your favourite,

bologna wraps.

Oscar?

Oh, Oscar, um, Paul
called, from the bar,

and said that the next
three people to show up

wearing green caps get
free beer all day. Uh?

Better hurry.

The bar's noisy.
This is great.

It's grate-ing.

So how's the new
kid workin' out?

Oh, to be honest,
he's kinda lame.

No wonder Brent
stuck me with him.

Hey.

Oh, boy. I wish I'd
stop doing that.

Uh, I made some soup.

Oh. Well, that's-that's sweet.

But generally I make
the soup around here.

I'm kinda known
for it, so...

That's good.

And you made this?

Yeah.

In my kitchen,
job shadowing me.

So in a way, I-I
made that soup.

I also do desserts.

You're not lame at all.

Who said I was lame?

Not Lacey.

Okay,

this has
got to stop.

Whatever you're
saying to Oscar,

you have him wrapped around
your little finger.

I'm what?

Just because you have
little fingers doesn't
mean you should use them.

I did everything but
tell him to get lost.

Then I told him to
get lost, nine times.

Yeah.

We're always jokin'
around like that.

What is this,

some sort of midlife crisis?

Midlife? What? Is he going
to live to be 140?

I know we're not always
affectionate,

but this isn't the answer,
no matter how many signals

you think Wanda's
sending you.

Subtle signals,
like get lost?

I'm not blaming you, Wanda.

But I am warning you.

Stop cutting my grass.

Come on.

I made bologna wraps.

I wanna hear Wanda
say "Get lost" again.

Now!

Emma, I don't know what
you're talking about,

especially the cutting
your grass part.

What are you doin'?

I'm just, uh, droppin'
this off for Emma.

You're havin' a fondue
party, aren't ya?

No. No, she just wants
to borrow it.

She's havin' some
kinda special lunch.

A special lunch that
involves fondue?

Sounds like a
fondue party to me.

No, she's... no party,
just Emma and Oscar.

I'll give you a lift if
I can stay for the party.

If you want to
shake my dad,

just treat him badly.
That's what Mom does.

I have been. I've been
more Emma-y than Emma.

Emma-y?

Emma-ish?

Maybe that's the problem.

The more you're like Mrs. Leroy,
the more Oscar's drawn to you.

So I should be less
Emma-ish,

Emma-esque.

I should be the Anti-Emma,
the Un-Emma.

Enema?

Can I get a fill up?

Oh, that's okay.

I'll wait for Pam.

There, I'm sittin'.
Are ya happy now?

Yes.

And while I start dessert,

you're gonna enjoy
your romantic lunch...

Honey.

This isn't a fondue party.

I told you.

Let the fondue
party begin.

We brought Kyle.
He's an expert.

A discovery we made while he was
job shadowing me at The Ruby.

So in a way I'm really
making the fondue.

Yeah, that's very sweet.

But I want this to be
about me and Oscar.

So, where is
Oscar, anyway?

Dammit!

So this isn't even
the right make?

It's the last time I let
Brent sell me an air filter.

It's a mistake anyone...

well, someone could make.

I hope that was okay.

That was great,

which is why I have
to let you go.

I don't understand.

You've done a
bang up job here.

Because of that, people
will expect a higher
level of service.

It's just settin' them
up for disappointment.

I can't do that
to my customers.

I kind of respect your
commitment to mediocrity.

If I can just get you to sign
your termination slip?

Oh, you-you didn't
fill it out right.

But it's okay, I'll do it.

Great. If you need me,
I'll be next door.

Hey.
Oh!

Come on!

I mean, listen, I'm sorry
about earlier with Emma.

Oh, don't worry about her.
She's off her rocker.

Well, yeah.

But you don't deserve that,
I mean someone as nice

and as sweet as you.

What the hell are
you talkin' about?

I'm just saying
you're a great guy.

In fact, I would like
to buy you lunch.

I hear Kyle makes
a heck of a soup.

You're as loopy as Emma.

I'm just sayin' that you and I
should soup it up sometime.

You know what I mean?
Soup, soup?

I'm outta here.

And thus ends the creepiest
chapter of my life.

Oh, Kyle, this chocolate
fondue is amazing!

Yeah, you can't even
taste the cheese.

Where are the rest
of the skewers?

I guess there
are only five.

If you don't want me to be a
part of Fondue Group, say so.

No, we want you to stay.

Fondue is about bringing
people together.

Okay.

I guess I can just
borrow someone else's.

You can't borrow
someone else's.

It's not practical.

It's not sanitary.
It's not fondue.

Oh, wait, I found
an extra one.

Here you go, Davis.

* romantic music

*

What happened?

Sorry, I'd like to tell ya,
but what happens at fondue

stays at fondue.

So, a fondue accident?

Yeah.

Excuse me.

Are you Lacey Burrows?

Yes.

Kyle is our son.

Oh, hi.

Nice to meet you.

Kyle has really come along,
you know, under my guidance.

We know all about
your guidance.

What?

He was going to be
a hockey player.

Oh.

Now he wants to be a chef.

But, Dad, I'm actually
happy, for the first...

You, in the car.

And you, stay
away from my son.

You're a bad person.

Good job mentoring.

Yeah, career killer.
What's the soup today?

Cream of Shut Up.

Oh, that was a
good one, Lacey.

Don't even start!