02x25 - Denise's Decision

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* Our Hearts Beat In Rhythm *

* While Love,
Oh, Love, Pours Out *

* Rising To Heights
Lovers Can Count *

* Instrumental Bridge *

* We Live For Just A Moment
In Our Secret Rendezvous *

* Sharing An Evening
In Paradise With You *

How Lovely.

How Lovely.

Little Jimmy Scott.

Now Where Did You
Find That Album?

Sondra And I Discovered It
In The Record Store.

I Haven't Heard
"An Evening In Paradise"

In A Thousand
Years.

Brings It All Back.

It Sure Does.

You And I Danced
To That Record

Every Time We Heard It
At The Bluebird Club.

That's Right.

.

.

No, No, No.

Little Jimmy Scott Recorded
"An Evening In Paradise"

In Nineteen Sixty And Two.

Nineteen Sixty And Naught.

You Are Questioning
Mr. Jazz?

You Might Be "Mr. Jazz"

But Right Now, You Are
"Mr. Wrong And Bewildered."

.

Would You Care
To Make A Wager?

Name It And
Claim It.

For The Record

"Cliff Huxtable Claims

"Little Jimmy Scott Recorded
'An Evening In Paradise'

In ."

State The Wager, Sir.

All Right.

The Loser Will...

Serve The Entire Dinner Tonight

And Clean Up Afterwards.

Fine.

The Loser Will Serve Breakfast
In Bed To The Winner...

Or Her Car?
Yes.

Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.

I'm Going To
Enjoy That.

Now, Let Me Go
Check The Album.

I'll Check
The Album.

No, I'll Check It.

No, Sweetheart.

No, Darling.

What Are You Doing?

Give Me That.

Stop!

Hey, What's
Going On?

What Do
You Care?

We're Having Fun.

Denise, Come
Here Quickly.

Take This Album
And Look At The Back...

No, No, No.

She Will Cheat.

No, She's
The Impartial Judge.

What Now?

We Have A Bet Going.

When Was "Evening In Paradise"
Recorded?

"An Evening In Paradise"...

"Evening In Paradise."

By Little Jimmy Scott...

Little Jimmy Scott.

New York City...

New York City.

April Seventh...

April Seventh.

.

Two.

.

Two, Two, Two!

No, That's
A Misprint.

Oh, My, My.

I Can Taste
My Breakfast In Bed.

No, You're Not Going To...

How Lovely I Will Look
In My Shiny Car

Newly Washed By "Mr. Jazz."

What I Meant Was
We Danced In , See.

That's What...

Excuse Me.

Excuse Me.

Let The Record Show

"Cliff Huxtable Claims

"Little Jimmy Scott Recorded
'An Evening In Paradise'

In ."

Was It Signed
By A Notary Public?

I'm A Lawyer.

This Is Perfectly Legal.

They Lie, Too, You Know.

University Of California
At Berkeley.

Yes, I've Been Waiting
For This One.

"Dear Ms. Huxtable

I Am Pleased To Inform You
That You Are... "

Oh, Wow, I'm Accepted!

I Got In
On Late Admissions.

This Is Fabulous!

This Is The One
I've Been Waiting For.

You've Decided
To Go To Berkeley?

I Don't Know.

This Is A
Great School

But So Are The Other Ones
That Accepted Me.

These Schools Must
Hear From You Soon.

You'd Better Decide.

I've Narrowed It Down
To Four Schools-

N.Y.U.

Hillman-

Of Course-

The University Of North Dakota
At Bismarck...

And The University
Of Hawaii.

I Just Want To Ask A Question.

What?

I'm Sure It's A Lovely School,
But Why North Dakota?

Because I'm The Only Person
I Know

Who Will Be
Going There.

What About Berkeley?

Berkeley, That's Right.

Now I've Got Five
To Pick From.

These Schools
Have Deadlines.

I Know

But This Is
The Most Important Decision

I've Ever
Made.

You've Gone Around
With This Thing For Two Weeks.

Make A Decision.

I Know.

You're Right.
Okay.

I've Been Flaky
About This.

What's Going To Help Me
Is A Deadline.

By Tomorrow Night...

No, Tomorrow Morning...

Tonight After Dinner
I'm Going To Give My Decision.

That's It.

Thank You.

I Feel Better Now.

That's Your Child. That's Your Child.

Sondra, Help Me.

I Just Got Accepted
Into Berkeley.

What Should I Do?

I'm Not Going To Pick
Your College For You.

Being An Adult Means
Making Your Own Decisions.

Just Tell Me
Which College.

Then I'll Make
My Own Decisions.

No.

Whatever College
You Pick

I Think Your Going Away
To School Is Exciting.

If I Go To N.Y.U.,
I'm Staying Right Here.

Going Away To School Gives You
A Sense Of Independence

Makes You Well-Rounded.

You Want My Room,
Don't You?

I Didn't Think Of That.

You Can't Make
A Logical Decision

In Such A Heightened State
Of Anxiety.

Give Yourself More Time.

I Can't.

I've Put This Off
For Two Weeks.

I've Heard That
When People Are Confused

And They Want To Get
A Clear Sense Of Things

They Go Away.

Vanessa, You're Not
Helping Anything.

Would You Go, Please?

Fine, But Remember-

Sondra Went Away To College
So You Could Have Your Own Room.

You Could Do The Same
For Me.

Can You Believe
The Way She's Acting?

Yes- Exactly The Way You Did.

Come On.

What Year Did Ella Fitzgerald
Record "Cottontail"?

Double Or Nothing.

Forget It, Cliff.

No, Double
Or Nothing.

I Have Already
Won The Bet.

Why Should I
Make Another Bet?

Why?

Because You Don't Know,
That's Why.

I Don't Know?

You Don't Know.

Well, I Do Know

What I Want For Breakfast
Tomorrow Morning At :

When You Show Up At My
Door In Your Best Tuxedo.

I Want Crepes With Baked Apples,
Raisins, Walnuts

Slightly Sprinkled
With Cinnamon

A Linen Napkin

Which You'll Tuck
Under My Chin

A Red Rose,
Opened Ever So Slightly

And Betwixt Your
Pearly Teeth

The Morning Newspaper.

You're Serious?

Oh, Yes.

Had I Won,
You Know What I Would Have Said?

I Would Have Said

"Dear, I'd Like
A Bowl Of Cereal...

And A Slice Of White Bread."

If You'd Won

You'd Have Demanded French Toast
Made With Home-Baked Bread

And Would Have Sent Me
To The Park

To Tap A Tree
For Fresh Maple Syrup.

You Think I'm Like That?

I Know You Are.

You're Correct.

Ah-Hah!

We Got Sodas
And Milk.

Here Are Your Keys.

Did Denise Decide
On A College

While We Were Gone?

About A Dozen Times.

If She Leaves

Can I Paint The Room
Before I Move In?

If Denise Leaves

Dad's Turning Her
Room Into A Den.

What?!

Vanessa, Theo's Joking.

Right.

We're Turning It Into
A Bowling Alley.

Dad, I Don't Think
This Is Fair.

She's Dragged This Thing Out
For Weeks.

Choosing A College
Isn't Easy.

It Will Be For Me-

Berkeley,
All The Way.

Why Berkeley?

California- The Coast.

Oh, I'm Sorry,
I Lost My Head.

Seventy-Degree Weather
Year-Round.

You Go To Class In Shorts

And You Drive Around Campus
With The Top Down.

They Have Convertible Buses
Out There?

Denise Is Considering
More Than The Weather

In Her Decision.

Her Indecisiveness Indicates
A More Complex Struggle.

What Is She
Talking About?

No, Dad, Seriously.

Subconsciously, Denise May
Not Be Ready For College.

Maybe She Should Take Some
Time Off After Graduation.

And Do What?

You Know,
Emotional Exploration.

She Won't Do It Here,
Will She?

No, She Should Travel
And See What's Out There.

I've Always Felt

That The Greatest Classroom
In The World Is Life.

The University Of Life.

Yes, I Understand That
Some Of Its Graduates Go On

To Move Back In
With Their Parents.

Cliff, Since You're
Serving Tonight

Would You Put These
Hors D'oeuvres

In The Living Room?

I'll Do It.

No, Your Father
Lost A Bet.

He Will Do It.

That's Fine.

I've Done This Before.

This Isn't A Big Thing.

When You're Finished

Please Place These Glasses
On The Table.

You're Driving Too Fast.

Hey, Pud.

Hi.

What's The Matter?

I Hate College.

Did Somebody Tell You
You Had To Go Right Now?

What's Wrong?

College Takes Everybody Away.

First It Took
Away Sondra

And Now It's Going To
Take Denise Away, Right?

I Don't Want Denise
To Go Away.

I Don't Want Denise To Go,
Either.

As A Matter Of Fact,
It Makes Me Sad.

It Does?

I Feel Sadder Than You.

Uh-Uh.

See, You Look Sad,
But I Feel Sad And Pitiful.

I Feel Pitifuller.

Come Here.

Let's Take A Look

Because I Think I Look Sadder
And Pitifuller Than You.

Now, There We Are.

We're Looking Sad
And Pitiful...

But I Also Look Pathetic.

I Look Patheticer.

Well, What Do You Think
We Should Do?

Tell Denise
She Can't Go.

That's A Good Idea.

We'll Tell Her
She Can't Go.

Wait, Though.

If We Tell Her She Can't Go

Then Denise Is Going To Feel
Very Sad.

I Don't Want Denise
To Be Sad.

Neither Do I,
But What Will We Do?

When We Tell Her
She Can Go To College

Then She'll Be Gone
And We'll Never See Her Again.

We Will.

No, We Won't.

She Can Come Home
For Thanksgiving.

Oh, Yeah.

She'd Come Home
For Thanksgiving

Just Like Sondra.

And We Could Call Her
On The Phone, Huh?

Yes.

We Could Drive Down
To The School

And Stay At The Hotel.

And Order Room Service.

Now Wait A Minute...

I Feel Much Better
About This Now

Don't You?

Yes.

Yeah!

Thank You For Making Me
Feel So Much Better.

Your Ideas
Were Wonderful!

You're Welcome.

Can I Have
A Z-R-B-T-T?

Can I Give You One?

Hey!

Sorry, Dad.
I Forgot.

I Know I'm Supposed To
Wait Till The Guests Come.

That's Quite All Right.

I Know How Much You Like It.

Go Ahead.
Have Two.

Really?

Go Ahead.

So...

What Are You Doing Tomorrow?

Sorry, Dad.

Mom Said I'm Not Allowed
To Help Wash The Car.

Put Them Back.

All Right!

Here's The Best-Looking
Couple In The World!

Oh, Son,
Come On Now.

Yes, Indeed.

And I've
Seen Couples.

That's Enough,
Heathcliff.

Hush, Russell.
Let The Boy Talk.

Please.

As You Were Saying?

I Wanted To Know
If Your Husband

Told You Every Day
How Gorgeous You Are

And How Wonderful You Look-
And If He Hasn't, Why Not?

Sometimes He Forgets

But Then I Remind Him.

Good.

Hi, Grandma.
Grandpa.

There's My Girl.

Tonight You're Making
The Big Decision.

I've Already Made It.

You Made A Decision?

After Lengthy Soul-Searching
And Agonizing Deliberation

I've Decided To Follow
In My Father's Footsteps...

Great!

And Join The Navy.

Just A Little
Joke There.

I Thought It
Was Very Funny.

So Did I.

Actually, I'll Announce
My Decision After Dinner.

I've Narrowed It Down
To Two Schools.

Is One Hillman?

Yes.

Is The Other One
Hillman?

No, N.Y.U.

Russell.

Oh, Denise

I've Been Married To
This Hillman Graduate

For Years

And I Don't Have To
Tell You

How Proud He Is
Of His Alma Mater.

He's Mentioned
Hillman A Few Times.

It Is A Very
Special Place.

Your Mother, Father,
Grandfather

All Got A Good
Education There.

But You Go Where
You Want To Go

Or You'll Have To

Answer
To Me.

Okay.

You Tell Her.

That's All I'm Saying.

That Was Enough.

I'm Going In The Kitchen
To Help.

But We Have
Hors D'oeuvres Here.

I'm In
The Cooking Mood

Not The Eating Mood.

Son, Why Don't You Help.

Oh, No, Dad.

I'm In The Eating Mood.

Son.

Sir?

Well, Dad, You Know
When You Come Here

And You Want The Children
To Do Something

You Usually Give Them
Cents Or Something.

Dad.

Thank You, Dad.

Grandpa, Grandpa,
Grandpa.

So You're Down
To Two Schools?

Yeah,
It's Been Tough.

There's An Old Saying,
Denise.

If You Think You Have
A Decision To Make

Then You Don't Have
All The Information.

What Else Can I Say
About Hillman?

Nothing.

It Has A Beautiful Campus

And A Great
Liberal Arts Department

And Many Hillman Graduates Go On
To Top Graduate Schools.

That's All True.

But Hillman Has Something
That Other Schools Don't.

Doctor Zacharia J. Haynes.

The President.

Yes. The Students
Call Him Zacky.

He's Been At That School
For Years.

He's Going On , But He
Walks That Campus Everyday.

Knows Each Student By Name.

He Can Look You
In The Eye

And See How You're Doing.

Dad's Talked About Him.

Your Father Should Know.

There Was A Time

When He Was Having
Major Trouble With Calculus.

Dad?

Every So Often, When He Gets
Too Big For His Britches

I Bring It Up.

Oh.

Dr. Haynes Was A Professor Then

And Took Your Father
Under His Wing.

He'd Have Him
To His House For Dinner

And Some Tutoring.

About A Month Later
I Got A Call From Mrs. Haynes.

She Said, "Heathcliff Is
A Lovely Boy

"And Doing Fine In Math Now

"But He's Still Coming
For Dinner Every Night.

"Tell Him To Stop."

Sounds Like Theo.

There Are Some Similarities

But The Point Is

Zacharia Cares.

And That's The Spirit
Of The Entire School.

Now That You Have
This Information

I Hope You Can
Make The Decision.

I Don't Know, Grandpa.

Hillman's So Far Away From Home.

I Know

But After You've Been
At Hillman Awhile

It Is Home.

Thank You, Grandpa.

Made Up Your Mind?

No.

You Want To Hear About
The Cafeteria?

Heathcliff, The Dinner Was Lovely

But You've Been On Your Feet
The Entire Time.

I Enjoy
Doing This, Mom.

He Has To Do It.
He Lost A Bet.

Oh?

Well, In That Case,
I'll Have Some More Coffee.

Dad, I Could Use
Some More Potatoes.

Why Don't You Just Bring
Potatoes For Everyone.

Why Don't We Say That The
Dinner Is Officially Over

And Get On To Denise's Announcment.

I'll Take A Break,
But, Dad, Save Those Potatoes.

Denise, I Believe You Have
Something To Tell Us?

The Announcement
I'd Like To Make Is

Tonight's Dinner Was Delicious.

Denise,
Get Serious.

I Am Serious.

This Meal Made Me Realize

I Never Want To Leave
This Kind Of Home Cooking.

Oh, No. She Picked N.Y.U.

What I'm Saying Is

Wherever I Go, I'll Be
Taking All Of You With Me.

And Where Are You Taking Us?

Okay.

The School I've
Decided To Go To Is...

You Know, There Are Many
Good Schools Out There.

Denise...

And I've Picked One Of Them.

This School Had
Everything That I Wanted

And It Also Produced

Some Very Special People
Who Went On To Do Great Things

Including Having Me.

I'm Going To Hillman.

I Love You!

I Would Like To Propose A Toast

To My Granddaughter,
Denise Huxtable

Who Will Grace
The Halls Of Hillman

With Her Beauty
And Intelligence.

You Know, When You Were Born

I Took One Look At You And Said

"This One's Going To Hillman."

He Said That
About All Of You.

Denise, I Want You To Know
That We're Very Proud Of You.

Thanks, Grandma.

I'd Like To
Say Something.

Are We Going To Need
A Dictionary?

No, Dad.

Denise, Congratulations
On Your Decision.

I Predict That
You'll Be A Leader

And A Very Influential
Person At Hillman.

Soon
Everybody

Will Be Dressing Weird

And Changing Their Hairstyles
Every Other Day.

And I Would
Like To Say

Even Though That's
Not The Coast, I Approve.

Thank You.

And While
You're Gone

I'll Be Happy To
Look After Your Car.

I'm Taking
It Along.

Then I'll Really
Miss You.

But As Your Brother,
I Want You To Know

I'm Also Very Available
To Help You Interview

Any Potential
Roommates.

Oh, Please...

It's A Dirty Job,
But Somebody's Got To Do It.

Okay, Denise

I Just Want To Say One Thing.

Whenever You
Come Home From School

You're Perfectly Welcome
To Use My New Room...

For A Small Fee.

Thanks A Lot.

My Turn,
My Turn!

And What Do You Want To Say?

I Don't Know.

Just Say What You Feel.

I'm Going To Miss You,
And I Love You Very Much.

I'm Going To Miss You,
And I Love You, Too.

You Better Bring Me
Back Home A T-Shirt.

I Will. I Promise.

Denise, Your Father And I
Have Something Here

That We Wrote For You.

You Go First.

Go Ahead.

The Difference Between
You Now And You Then

Is That You Then Were
Priceless And Helpless.

And You Now Are
Still Beyond Price

But We Are Letting You Go

Slowly, But Certainly.

And We Feel You
Slipping From Our Hands

As We Remember You Then

And Pray For You Now.

We Are Forever
Your Mother...

And Your Father.

My Son!