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Okay.

Will You Please Tell Her That Her Daughter Rudy Called?

Bye-Bye.

Who's On The Phone?

I Called Mommy, But She Wasn't At Her Hotel.

Why Did You Call Her?

Because I Miss Her.

I Miss Her, Too

But She'll Be Home Next Week.

That's A Long Time.

If You Miss Mom, Why Not Write Her A Letter?

I've Never Written A Letter.

Just The Thing!

Hot Dog!

We'll Write Mom A Letter, And It Makes You Feel Better Inside.

When You Write A Person A Letter

You Can Get Everything That's In You Out, Okay?

So You Take That.

You Take That Pen...

You Take The Pencil And You Start To Write.

So Put This Down.

You Say, "Dear Mom

"Dad Is A Wonderful Person And He Cooks Wonderful Meals

And I Love His Singing When He Sings The Lullaby."

What Are You Erasing?

Your Singing Part.

You Don't Like My Singing?

Dad, It's Pretty Bad.

All Right. Then Sondra Can Sing For You Tonight.

She'll Be Home Soon.

Is Elvin Coming, Too?

Yes.

Will They Be Fighting?

Fighting?

That's A Pretty Strong Statement.

No. What They Do Is They Debate About Everything All The Time.

You Mean "Fight."

Hey, Dad.

Look Who's Here.

Sondra!

Hi, Rudy.

How You Doing?

Fabulous.

How Are You, Sir?

Fine.

Everything All Right?

And Your Drive Over?

Oh, Perfect.

No Arguments?

Of Course Not.

Why Would We Argue?

When You Argue, You Lose Precious Moments.

Elvin, You're So Sweet.

When Are You Going To Fight?

Oh, Rudy, Elvin And I Don't Fight Anymore.

Good.

Come On, Let's Go Upstairs And Unpack.

Bye, Muffin.

Bye. I'll Be Down Soon.

Hurry.

"Muffin"?

It's A Nickname I Gave Her. She Loves It.

Muffin Huxtable.

It Will Take A While To Get Used To That.

I Know You're Not Used To Seeing Us Like This

But Your Daughter Has Lifted Me

To The Heights Of Emotional Awareness.

Really?

I Wish I Could Put Into Words

This Feeling I Have Inside.

Well, You Don't Have To.

Right Now I'm Like A Man

Standing On The Peak Of A Snowcapped Mountain.

The Sun Beams Brighter, The Sky Seems Bluer...

The Birds Sing Louder.

I Hope You And Mrs. Huxtable Have Reached This Height.

I'm Still Climbing, Elvin.

I'm Still Climbing.

We Don't Even Have To Talk.

I Just Hold Her In My Arms.

We Each Know What The Other Is Saying.

Sometimes...

Early In The Morning She'll Look Out The Window...

Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait.

This Is Early In The Morning?

Right.

How Early In The Morning?

Nine, Ten O'clock.

You See, Sondra Fixes Breakfast And I Come From My Apartment.

Oh, You Come Over From Your Apartment?

Oh, Yes.

Because Breakfast

Is The Day's Most Important Meal?

Yes, Sir.

Hey, Dad. Hey, Elvin.

Hi, Theo.

Look At This.

I Made The School Newspaper.

Check It Out.

"Monster Man Huxtable Wins Again.

"Theo Huxtable, The Newest Member Of The Wrestling Team

Won His Fourth Match And Remains Undefeated."

I Didn't Know You Wrestled.

Yeah, I Just Started.

In High School, I Was A Pretty Good Wrestler.

You Were?

I Also Wrestled In College.

I Quit After Being Injured.

You Must Have Been Good.

Eighteen Wins, Two Losses.

Hey, That's Great.

Did You Know Dad Wrestled?

Really?

Well, I... ( Mumbling )

What Was Your Record?

They Didn't Keep Records In Those Days.

Hi, Rudy. What Are You Doing?

I'm Finishing Mommy's Letter.

And It's Good.

It Should Be.

You've Been Writing Since Yesterday.

Want To Read It?

Yeah.

Let Me See.

"Dear Mommy, I Miss You.

"Well, I Have To Be Going Now.

Bye."

This Won't Do.

Why Not?

It's Not The Correct Form.

My Teacher Taught Us All About It In School.

Will You Teach Me?

Gladly.

It's Important To Write A Letter Properly.

A Good Letter Gives A Good Impression.

I Want To Make A Good Impression.

Then Listen Closely.

When You Write A Letter

You Must Pay Attention To Structure.

Any Letter, Business Or Personal

Must Contain Five Essential Ingredients.

The Heading, The Salutation, The Body, Closing And Signature.

Are You Following Me?

Do I Look Like I'm Following You?

Listen, The Heading Goes At The Top Of The Paper.

It Contains Your Address And The Date.

Mommy Already Knows My Address.

It Doesn't Matter. Now Listen.

Next Is Salutation.

The What?

The Salutation.

It's A Greeting.

Okay.

Most Salutations Begin, "Dear So-And-So..."

Who's So-And-So?

Mom.

Why Can't I Write, "Dear Mom..."?

I Said To Write That.

Vanessa, You're A Lousy Teacher.

♪ And We Have Walked This Far ♪

♪ So Many Miles, So Many Hours ♪

♪ And Now We Know ♪

♪ And Only Now ♪

♪ Do We See Each Other ♪

♪ And We Have... ♪

Sondra.

Oh.

Hi, Daddy.

You're In A Good Mood.

Yeah, I Am.

Being Around Elvin Fills Me With Such A Special Feeling.

Like Being On A Snowcapped Mountain.

No.

More Like Running Barefoot

Through A Meadow Of Fresh Clover

Covered In The Morning Dew.

How Early In The Morning?

I'm Not Really Running Through The Meadow.

It's A Symbol Of The Joy I Feel When I'm With Elvin.

We Have So Much

In Common.

How Many Men Do You Know

Interested In Minimal Experimental Theater?

How Many Men Could Say It?

None.

Yes, You Do-- Elvin.

Oh! Oh, Elvin. Okay.

He Bought Us Tickets To The Festival Of Experimental Artists

In Soho This Weekend.

That Devil!

Oh, Dad.

Yes?

I Feel Like

The Second Luckiest Woman In The World.

Second Luckiest?

Sure. Mom's The Luckiest.

Mmm!

Well, That's Wonderful.

You Ought To Come Around Here More Often.

I'm Going To Make Rudy A Bubble Bath.

Okay.

Yeah. Come Around Here More Often.

Hey, Dad.

How Was Practice?

Good.

Good? Your Son Is Too Modest.

He Was Outstanding.

Oh, Yeah?

Elvin: He Pinned His Man

In Seven Seconds.

Theo Anticipates His Man's Moves Before He Moves.

You Don't Learn That-- You're Born With It.

Ah, So You're Saying That He Inherited It.

Absolutely.

These Things Are Known To Skip A Generation.

Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.

Good One, Elvin.

I'll Restore The Family Name By Winning All My Matches.

Hey, Theo, The Guy You're Up Against Tomorrow

Is Undefeated And A Senior.

Do I Look Worried?

I Could Show You Some Things.

Elvin, He Already Has A Coach...

And He's A Good Coach

But I Know A Couple Of Simple Techniques That Might Help.

Could We Work Out In The Basement?

Okay.

Theo, Why Don't You Get Changed?

Okay.

I'll Go Get My Sneakers.

Elvin.

Yes, Sir?

I Want You To Know

That I Appreciate What You're Doing.

You Do?

Yes, Sir.

What Am I Doing?

Well, My Daughter

Is Running Through The Meadow...

And My Son Is Learning To Be A Better Wrestler

And I Just Want You To Know That

I Appreciate What You're Doing For My Family.

I Love This Family.

Well...

Well, The Family Loves You.

Yay-Hay!

Elvin: Eight, Nine, Ten.

Stop.

But I Could Do More.

That's Enough Upper Body Work.

Let's Work On Mental Tactics.

Mental Tactics?

You Want To Keep Your Opponent

Psychologically On Edge At All Times.

You Want To Stare Him Down.

Like The Evil Eye?

No, Not The Evil Eye.

The Eye Of The Wolf.

It Lets Your Opponent Know

He Isn't Competing Against Just Another Wrestler--

He's Doing Battle With An Animal.

All Right.

Now Watch Me.

The Eye Of The Wolf.

You Try It.

Okay.

Right, Good. Now Growl.

( Growling )

No, Like This:

( Growling )

Good. Louder.

Louder!

( Growling )

Louder!

Hey, Hey, Hey!

You Want To Come And Have Dinner

Or Should I Throw The Raw Meat Down There?

We're Doing Some Drills.

We're Doing Reflexes Next.

Don't Let Me Disturb You.

Good Reflexes Are Essential.

I Want You To Put Your Hands Out, Palms Up.

Try To Slap My Hand Before I Move It.

I Can't Do It.

Few People Can.

You Were Supposed

To Restore The Family Name.

Why Don't You Try It, Dad?

I Don't Think Your Father Should.

Why Not?

Well, With All Due Respect

It's A Scientific Fact That With Age

A Man's Reflexes Slow Down Considerably.

Just A Minute.

Hold... Hold On.

Step Over Here.

Now.

Okay, Come On. Get Them Out.

All Right. Now, You Hit Me.

You Want Me To Hit Your Hand?

Oh, Yes.

Yes, Yes.

Just Get Them Out There.

Okay, Here We Go.

That's One, Dad.

You Weren't Ready For That.

No, I Wasn't Ready For It.

Come On. Here We Go.

Ee Jee Ee Jee.

That's Two.

What Are You Doing?

We're Doing A Reflex Test, Of Which I Have None.

Elvin, You Better Get Ready To Go.

Where?

Peter Mcnair Goes On At 8:00.

Remember, The Experimental Theater?

I Can't.

I Promised Theo My Help.

But We Drove All The Way From Princeton To See This.

I Know How Much This Event Means To You

But I'm Willing To Miss It.

That Should Show It's Important I Work With Theo.

Elvin...

Elvin: Yes, Sondra?

If You Think It's More Important For You To Stay Here With Theo--

Then I'll Understand.

Elvin: It Is, Muffin, It Really Is.

Okay, Then You Really Should Stay.

Thank You.

Sondra: Dad...

Would You Like To See Peter Mcnair?

See Who?

Peter Mcnair.

He's A Performance Artist.

He Combines Acting With Painting And Music.

Will There Be Jazz?

I'm Sure There Will Be Some.

Okay, Sure.

It Will Be Fun.

Thank You.

Thank You.

Bye, Elvin.

Bye, Muffin.

Okay, Theo, Let's Get Back To Work.

With Four Sisters, I Never Realized

How Much I Missed Not Having A Big Brother.

Well, If Your Sister And I Keep Getting Along Like We Have Been

I Think You Might Be Getting A Big Brother-In-Law.

Are You Serious?

( Growling )

All Right!

Aah!

Vanessa, I'm Finished With My Letter.

Oh, Good.

Let Me Read It.

Don't Wrinkle It.

Well...

What's Wrong Now?

For One Thing, You Signed "Love, Rudy."

So?

In The Body

You've Already Stated "I Love You."

There Are Many Ways To Close A Letter--

"As Always," "Warmest Regards," "Respectfully Yours."

Use One Of Those.

This Is Like Homework.

I'll Just Put Him In A Half Nelson.

Not Before Your Opponent Is On The Mat.

If He Has A Good Step-Over Maneuver

He Can Escape.

Not My Half Nelson.

Anybody's Half Nelson.

Every Move Has A Counter-Move.

I'd Counter By Pinning You.

No Way.

I'd Pin You In A Second.

Theo.

Here We Are.

Wrestle Here?

Here And Now.

Shouldn't We Go Down To The Basement?

There's Too Much Junk Down There.

Or Are You A...

( Clucking Like A Chicken )

Let's Move The Furniture.

Come On, Elvin!

Theo, Use The Atomic Forearm!

Cliff: Hey, Hey, Hey!

Sondra: Elvin!

Couldn't You Find Anything On Television?

We Were Just Practicing.

Theo, You Would Have Won

If You Used The Atomic Forearm.

I Don't Need The Atomic Anything.

I'm An Invincible Monster Man.

You Mean A Monster Jellyhead.

( Growling ) ( Scream )

Theo's Doing Really Terrific.

I'm Looking Forward

To Seeing Him Wrestle Tomorrow Night.

Elvin?

Yes, Sondra.

You'll Be Where Tomorrow Night?

At The Wrestling Tournament.

Tomorrow Night We're Seeing

Peter Mcnair And His New Age Orchestra.

I Know. Maybe Your Dad Would Like To Go.

No, He Wouldn't.

It's Going To Be Really Good.

That's Right.

His Whole Orchestra Is Showing Up.

You Got To See It.

He'll Be There

And They Have All Their Starter Pistols Ready To Go.

Let's Go To The Wrestling Match.

Peter Mcnair's On A National Tour.

We'll Catch Him When He Comes Back

To New York.

I Don't Know.

Muffin, It's Your Brother.

Okay, I'll Go.

Thank You, Muffin.

But It's A Shame To Waste Those Tickets.

Who Can We Give Them To?

Dad, Do You Know Any Friends You Could Give The Tickets To?

Yes, And If I Give Them To Them

They Won't Be My Friends Anymore.

Who Are You Calling Now?

Mommy.

I Thought

You Were Writing Her A Letter.

No, Come On Now.

I Thought You Were Going To Write Her A Letter.

It's Too Hard.

What Do You Mean, "It's Too Hard"?

I Don't Know Anything About Greetings And Salivations.

What?

You Know, Salivations.

"Dear So-And-So," And "Respectably Yours."

Now Who Told You About This?

Vanessa.

She Wants Me To Write An Adult's Letter

But I'm Only In Second Grade.

Here's What I'm Going To Do.

I'll Just Do This One Time For You.

Tell Me What You Want To Say And I'll Write It For You.

I Don't Think So.

Mommy Says Your Handwriting Is Like Chicken Scratches.

The Winner And Still Undefeated!

Thank You, One. Thank You, All.

I'm Glad You Won, But I Thought It Was Boring.

Nobody Wore Masks Or Capes Or Hit Anyone With A Chair.

I Loved It.

You Did?

Yes, It Was So Expressive.

Two Wills Locked In Conflict.

It Symbolized The Struggle Of All Men.

Exactly. That's Why I Love The Sport.

It's Not Just The Struggle Between Two Men.

It's The Ultimate Struggle--

Man's Attempt To Control His Fate.

I'm So Glad You Talked Me Into Going.

I Feel Enlightened By The Whole Experience.

Only A Mind As Beautiful As Yours

Could Allow Itself To Be Enlightened.

Oh, Elvin.

Would You Like To Join Me In A Soda, My Little Muffin?

Yes, My Little Croissant.

Listen, I Don't Know What They Saw

But I Know I Saw My Son Jump On That Mat And Growl.

The Next Thing I Knew, He Had Pinned The Guy.

I'm Proud Of You.

Thanks, Dad.

I Like Winning. It Feels Great.

Yes, Indeed.

How Did You Feel When You Lost Your Matches?

First Of All, Let Me Explain.

I Didn't Know What I Was Doing.

The Coach Didn't Give Me Any Techniques.

I Went Out On The Mat, I Looked At The Guy.

The Next Thing I Knew, My Face Was On The Mat.

I Was Getting Burns All Over.

Then The Guy Stood Up And It Was Over.

It Must Have Been Terrible.

Well, Yes And No.

Because After It Was All Over--

After I Showered And I Came Out With Burn Marks All Over

Strawberries On The Cheekbones--

Your Mother Was Standing There.

And She...

She Kissed This Mark Here And She Kissed That One.

Then She'd Slide Her Arms Around My Waist

And Say, "You're Still A Winner To Me."

So, Listen.

I Was One Of The Happiest Losers Anybody Ever Wanted To Meet.

Did You Two Have Little Nicknames For Each Other?

Yeah.

Did You Call Her Anything?

I Called Her Lum-Lum.

Lum-Lum?

Lum-Lum.

What Did She Call You?

Cakes.

Cupcake? Beefcake?

Babycakes.

See You Later...

Babycakes.