[♪♪♪]
♪ Here we are ♪
♪ Face to face ♪
♪ A couple
Of silver spoons ♪
♪ Hopin' to find ♪
♪ We're two of a kind ♪
♪ Makin' a go ♪
♪ Makin' it grow ♪
♪ Together ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ Together ♪
♪ Takin' the time each day ♪
♪ To learn all about ♪
♪ Those things
You just can't buy ♪
♪ Two silver spoons together ♪
♪ You and I ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ You and I ♪
♪ Together ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ You and I together ♪
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Come in.
Dad, all set for Duke's Diner?
Aha, I got something better.
What could be
better than Duke's?
It's the only
place that accepts
Visa, Mastercard,
and Blue Cross.
I tell you
what they don't have.
A terrific home-cooked
breakfast, courtesy of Kate.
[SCOFFS]
It's Sunday morning, Dad.
A new, improved
Sunday morning.
What about Duke's?
My stomach waits all week
to hear those magic words,
[IMITATES DUKE]
"Hey, kid, want gravy on dat?"
Yeah, Duke's wife's a charmer.
Eating here today would be
like breaking tradition.
Before you know it,
we'll be having
liver and onions
on Thanksgiving.
Kate's gone out of her way
to try to please us.
Come on.
It won't be the same.
Kate doesn't care
about sports.
She thinks a wide end
is something you get
when you go off your diet.
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Smells good.
What is it?
Grapefruit.
Grapefruit?
Are you sure you wanna
go through all this trouble?
We can still go to Duke's.
Duke's! I ate there once.
The food was so sloppy.
Runny eggs,
greasy fried potatoes--
Stop it.
I'm salivating.
Come on.
What are we having?
Eggs Florentine.
Now, that's something
you never hear at Duke's--
[IMITATES DUKE]
"Pick up! Eggs Florentine!"
By the way, take a look at that
cover on that home section.
Hey, Dad, there's some
great games on TV today.
That's a nice-looking
kitchen.
Lots of teeny little flowers.
Well, wouldn't that look
be great in here?
Oh, really, Rick?
What games?
Well, the Newark Nerds are
battling the Toledo Turkeys.
Don't they play nude?
Not totally.
They wear kneepads.
Ha-ha-ha-ha.
It's okay, I guess,
but what's the matter
with the kitchen
the way it is?
Well, I've always thought
that it was very unusual.
[CHUCKLES]
Lots of character.
"Unusual..."
"Lots of character."
You're going somewhere
with this.
Well, for example,
isn't that peace symbol
a little outdated?
I thought that was
a Mercedes emblem.
If that bothers you, honey,
I'll just take it down.
Maybe the place could use
a little facelift.
[HAMMER CLANGING]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[SAW BUZZING]
Kate! Kate!
Look out, look out.
Coming through.
Ah, the nightmare
has begun.
Kate!
I didn't know
you were there.
Oh, listen, I'll be back
in one second.
I've got to talk
to the electrician
about our new
powder room.
New powder room?
Edward, I beseech you,
Stop this now
before it's too late.
Send these tradesmen away.
Why, pray tell?
To save your marriage.
Don't you think you're being
a little overly dramatic?
I'm being underly dramatic.
I don't want to see you
end up like Ted and Babs.
Didn't they split up?
Precisely, and they were
just redoing a little den.
Edward, you've just
recently married.
A new family is like
a freshly-hatched egg.
Redecorating is like:
[IMITATES EGG BREAKING]
an egg beater.
Dex, our family's like
a hard-boiled egg.
Solid. Strong.
Goes good on salads.
Dad, what's going on?
There's a bunch of trucks.
More trucks? Kate!
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I got it.
[PHONE CONTINUES RINGING]
Disaster headquarters.
Hi, Freddy.
Sorry, I can't.
Dad's taking me
to the Mets game tonight.
Uh, no, Rick, I'm not.
Freddy, I just got rained out.
Yeah, I'll see you
at school. Bye.
Well, I'm sorry, son, but I
checked my appointment calendar.
I promised Kate I'd take her
to a party. For charity.
What's the charity,
neglected children?
Fast.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Hello. You must be
the interior decorator.
Remarkable.
How did you know?
[SCOFFS]
You're not wearing
a hard hat.
Good eye.
You must be
Guy du Maurier.
Guy.
Guy?
A "Guy" costs at least
percent more than a guy.
Try percent.
I'm Edward Stratton.
My son, Rick.
How do you do?
This is my business manager
Dexter Stuffins.
Nice to meet you.
I have to run.
If you have a scrap
of decency in you,
you'll come out
that door with me
and leave this family
in peace.
He's frightened you,
hasn't he?
Are you planning
on changing a lot?
Life is change.
And, boy, are you
going to live.
Dad, are you listening
to this?
Well, son, I'm sure Guy--
Guy.
Guy...
Both of them
are very knowledgeable.
We certainly are.
Oh, hello, Guy.
Ah, Mrs. Stratton.
[SMOOCHES]
Here are the plans
for the second floor.
Second floor?
Kate, can I
see you for a minute?
Tell your husband
not to worry.
Everything's under control.
And besides, it's too late
to stop now.
[SMOOCHES]
Anybody see my books?
They were on the table.
Has anybody
seen the table?
Honey, uh...
I know we agreed
to a few changes,
but it takes fewer people
to put up a circus tent.
We looked at
the plans together.
Yeah, I know. They were
all nice and neat.
There weren't all these people
running around on them.
[SCOFFS]
Well, Edward, every time I
tried to talk to you, you said,
"You take care of it.
I trust you."
I did trust you.
Did?
Do.
Do.
[CHUCKLES]
Look, I know it's going
to be a little bit of a hassle,
but think about how great it's
gonna be when it's all done.
This is that important
to you, isn't it?
Yeah.
Once I started
looking at this house,
the floors, the beams,
the moldings,
I suddenly realized
how beautiful
it could become for all of us.
Go ahead.
Make it beautiful.
Just step on it.
Thank you.
Hi, Mr. Stratton,
Mrs. Stratton.
Good morning,
Alphonso.
Hi, Rick.
Hi, Alphonso.
Found them.
Boy, do you believe this?
Looks like fun.
Yeah, I always like
to start my day under a tarp.
Hey, if it works and
it doesn't hurt anybody...
Ever since
my dad's married Kate,
things in this house
have changed.
He doesn't take me out
for Sunday breakfast anymore.
I'm not going to the Mets game
tonight either.
That's really terrible.
Can I have the tickets?
Come on. We're going
to be late.
Rick.
Guy's drawn up some really
exciting plans for your room.
My room?
Yeah, we'd like to see
what you think.
Yeah, we'd like your input.
You want my input?
Put nothing in.
[♪♪♪]
[THUNDER CRASHING]
[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
[THUNDER CRASHES]
[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING LOUDLY]
EDWARD:
Rick!
Yeah?
Son, do you think you might
turn it down a little!
Dad, it's not that loud!
The flowers in our garden
are wilting!
Dad, this is my favorite song,
"Silent Love!"
Okay!
[MUSIC STOPS PLAYING]
[SIGHS]
[SIGHS]
You want to talk
about anything?
No.
Everything okay?
Yeah.
You know, you could always
come to me
when anything's troubling you.
Anything at all.
Mm-hm.
We should talk
like this more often.
Hi.
Hi, Alphonso.
Hey, Rick,
how's it going?
Terrible. This thing with Kate
keeps getting worse.
I thought you liked Kate.
I do, but she's just
getting carried away.
Do you know what she put
in my bathroom?
Fancy toilet paper.
With those stupid
little designs?
Yeah.
She's working her way
into every corner of my life.
It's classic.
The pushy stepmother.
Goes all the way back
to Cinderella.
Why don't you talk
to your dad about it?
I can't.
If I say anything, it'll look
like I'm attacking Kate.
Then, he'll just
hate me for it.
Adults love to t*rture us.
Look at this outfit
my uncle forced me to wear
so we can eat in a stupid
French restaurant
where it's dark and nobody
can see anything, anyway.
Look at this.
She put in
two laundry baskets.
Why two?
One for whites,
the other for colors.
That's segregation!
This is my room.
If I want to leave my clothes
all over my room
that's my business.
Way to go!
It's not fair.
It's un-American.
This country's supposed
to be a democracy.
They're not smarter
than we are. Just older.
They get in a position of power,
and they just go crazy with it.
Now your room looks better.
Hold on.
Now, it's perfect.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Come in.
Alphonso, your uncle
wants you down...stairs.
Well, I'm sure there's a very
good reason for all of this.
I'm taking inventory.
Place looks charming.
You and Kate still together?
No problem.
Well, except for Rick.
[SING-SONGY]
It's starting!
[NORMALLY]
What's the matter?
[SIGHS]
I always thought we had
such a good relationship.
Now, I'm not so sure.
I tried talking to him.
He just clams up.
Well, I suggest you use
a method I've developed
to deal with Alfonso when he's
reluctant to discuss something.
What's that?
Go up there,
shine a bright light
in his face, and grill him
till he talks.
Do I have to go?
Yes. Come over here.
I'm sorry, Alfonso,
there are moments in life
we all must endure.
I'm afraid you have to eat
that exquisitely-presented,
incredibly delicious
gourmet French cuisine.
[SUCKS TEETH]
Take a good look around, Dex.
Be the last time you see
the place looking like this.
Early arcade.
I'll miss it.
Me too.
[TOOLS CLANGING]
Where are you
going, son?
I'm late.
It's only : .
I have to go to Duke's
for breakfast again.
I never thought
I'd say this.
But I'm sick of Duke's
greasy potatoes...
And I'm sick of Duke.
Rick?
Come here.
I want to talk to you.
Let's sit down
on the sofa, here.
Did I screw something up?
No, but I know you're up--
Hey! Hey! The sofa goes!
We can take a hint.
Let's go into what's left
of the kitchen.
Rick!
Dad, that sign says,
"Keep out."
Well, this is still
my kitchen.
If they want to bother us here,
they can just wait.
Look, son.
I know this redecorating's
bothering you.
[CHUFFS]
It's not gonna do
any good to talk about it.
I know
what you're gonna say.
Great. Tell me,
because I don't.
All right.
[SIGHS]
Ever since
you've married Kate,
things in this house
have changed.
Or haven't you noticed?
Noticed?
I'm sitting on a sawhorse.
How come you've let her
take over like this?
She hasn't taken over.
Son, Kate lives here now.
She has a right to put something
of herself in the house.
[SCOFFS]
You see, I knew that you'd--
What? You knew
that I'd what?
Forget it.
No, now, don't
shut down on me, Rick.
I can't read your mind.
I knew that you'd be
on her side.
There are no sides here.
We're all in this together.
Then why do I feel
like I don't count anymore?
You mean as much to me
as you ever have,
but things have changed,
you know?
It's not just you
and me anymore.
I know. It's you, me,
and half the construction
workers on Long Island.
I know it isn't easy
for you, son.
But it's very
important to me
that you accept Kate
as part of our family.
So we talked.
What good did it do me?
I know what's
bothering you,
now you understand
how I feel about it.
See, when you stop talking,
things start to fall apart.
[SCOFFS]
You haven't been exactly
speaking up yourself.
I know that
you've been bothered
by the stuff happening
in the house.
No, I haven't! I'm glad
we're redecorating!
I know you're irritated.
You get that expression
when your eyes get squinty.
Nah. That's just
me trying to visualize
how great it's gonna look.
CONTRACTOR:
Okay. Let her rip!
[CRANE BUZZES]
[expl*si*n]
I think...
it's time to talk to Kate.
Oh, Kate.
What happened?
Are you all right?
Never been better.
Considering the kitchen
just blew up.
You were in there?
You guys shouldn't
have been in there.
Take a break.
Touchy.
Hey, Dad, they're taking
away your train.
Hold it! Wait a minute!
Where are you going with that?
A choo-choo does not belong
in a living room.
This one does!
But it clashes.
Let me tell you something
about that train.
It didn't just wander
in here by accident.
I dreamed, ever since
I was a kid,
about having
a train like this!
I laid these tracks!
When the engine's broken,
I repair it!
This train is here because
it's part of my life,
and I'm not ready to
let it go yet!
The train stays!
All right, men.
White man say
iron horse stay.
Let me start by saying,
"I love you."
That bad, huh?
This has gone beyond
what I thought we'd do.
We agreed to fix up,
not blow up.
I know, I know.
Every morning I've
been waking up and I wonder,
how did I ever
get us into this mess?
I mean, it started out
with fresh paint
and some new curtains,
And somehow it ended up
with dynamite.
This is a lot like
The Blob.
Did you ever see that movie?
You see, this started out
just doing the kitchen.
Gurgle.
Then it moved
into the living room.
Gurgle, splat.
Then, upstairs.
Gurgle, splat, squish.
And finally, it took over
the whole house.
Gurgle, splat, squish,
crunch, belch.
By the end of the movie,
everybody had been eaten
by the blob,
or was very tense.
Well, very tense seems
very relaxed to me right now.
[SIGHS]
I knew you guys thought that
I turned the house
into a w*r zone.
Kate, why didn't
you talk to us about it?
Well, what could I say?
Somehow, "oops"
didn't seem to cover it.
I don't know.
I kind of like "oops."
A wise man once said,
"When you stop talking,
things just fall apart."
[WHISTLES]
I guess we're all
having to learn
how to live with each other.
All I wanted to do was
to make a home
for the three of us.
I just hope when it's done
it'll be worth all the trouble.
I'm sure it will be.
Even The Blob
had a happy ending.
There must be some way
to make this all easier.
Maybe we should move into
the guest house
until the work
is finished here, huh?.
All right!
Good idea!
Let's keep communicating
from now on.
Deal?
Deal.
All right.
Why don't we keep talking
about this down at Duke's diner?
You really wanna
go to Duke's?
Sure. And we'll get some
of those fabulous
greasy potatoes.
You sure?
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
What a family, huh?
We're finally communicating!
[GIGGLES]
We're off to Duke's,
and none of us
wants to go there!
EDWARD:
Interesting
lighting arrangement.
KATE:
Careful. There's a beautiful
table over here.
[FURNITURE THUDS]
EDWARD:
I found it.
RICK:
When do we get to see it
for ourselves?
KATE:
Soon as I find
the light switch.
Looks about the same to me.
Is that a new
fireplace poker?
Come on, guys!
Hey! Just what I've
always wanted--
A, uh, thingamabob!
A see-through thingamabob.
That's an antique
letter holder.
Honey...it's wonderful.
I love it.
[SIGHS]
It's really great, Kate.
There's just one
thing missing.
What? What?
It's terrific.
The perfect
little accessory.
[WHISTLES]
[TOOTING]
The nice thing
about this train
is that it goes
with everything.
[♪♪♪]
04x02 - Mrs. Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse
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Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner and playboy Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard who is now 12 and wanting to live with him.
Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner and playboy Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard who is now 12 and wanting to live with him.