03x01 - Angela Gets Fired (1)

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♪ There's a time for love
And a time for living ♪

♪ You take a chance
And face the wind ♪

♪ An open road
And a road that's hidden ♪

♪ A brand new life
Around the bend ♪

♪ There were times
I lost a dream or two ♪

♪ Found the trail
And at the end was you ♪

♪ There's a path you take
And a path not taken ♪

♪ The choice is up to you
My friend ♪

♪ Nights are long
But you might awaken ♪

♪ To a brand new life ♪

♪ Brand new life ♪

♪ A brand new life
Around the bend ♪

[♪♪♪]

Hello. This is Angela Bower.

Please leave your name
and number.

I'm going to Puerto Vallarta.
But don't worry,

if this is about business,
I'm only a phone call away.

And I will be checking in.
Every 10 minutes. Ha.

You ruined my message.
Oh, was that a message?

I thought
it was your memoirs.

Allow me.

We're going to Mexico.
Adiós, gringos.

[LAUGHS]

Maybe I shouldn't
be going.

Angela, what are you
kidding me here?

I've known you two years,
and in two years

you've never taken
a vacation.

All it is with you is
work, work, work.

Well, that's why
I am the person I am today.

Ey, buenos días, señor.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey, Mona. Where's
the rest of your bags?

This is all I'm taking.

For a whole week?

I don't plan on wearing much.

Mexico is going
to like you. Ha.

Hi, Dad.

Hi, sweetheart.

You got it?
Oh, yeah.

Here,
let me help you.

Oh, thank you,
sweetheart.

Thanks.
I can get the door.

Thanks.

Hey.

[PHONE RINGS]

I got it.

Hello?

Yeah, sure. Hold on.

Angela, it's Howie
from the office.

Uh, yes. Yes, Howie.
What's the problem?

No, Howie, the presentation
is gonna go fine.

You're a highly respected
art director.

Well, I respect you.

Howie, look.
I'm only a phone call away.

No. No, I-I cannot
change my plans.

I'm going to Mexico.
Goodbye.

Way to go, Angela!

I thought you'd cave in
at the last minute,

and that you'd figure
those idiots at the office--

They can't do
anything without you.

And that
when you got back,

Wallace & McQuaid
would be out of business.

[CHUCKLES]
You're right,
I'm not going.

Tony!

No. I have got to be
at this presentation.

This is the Super Soft
Corporation.

If we do a good job
with their toilet paper,

it could lead directly
to cotton ba*ls and ear swabs.

Oh, sh**t
for the moon.

Angela, now you have
got to get

your priorities
straight.

Now, look at me.
I am going on vacation.

Mother,
you quit your job.

See? Priorities.

Tony, she's
pooping out again.
Ah!

Angela,
no you don't.

Tony,
I know you mean well.

But I have made a decision.
I am not going to Mexico.

And there is nothing you
can say to change my mind.

[GROANS]

All right.

Then, I guess
I won't say anything.

[GASPS]
Tony. What are you doing?

Tony, put me down.

Excuse me, do you know
the way to Mexico?

Through the door,
señor.
Thank you.

Tony, I'm still your employer.
You put me down!

Tony, you're fired!

You're history,
you're out of here!

We're all
out of here. Heh!

[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING]

TONY:
¿Dónde está el baño?

ALL [REPEATING]:
¿Dónde está el baño?

TONY:
Come on, Angela. Come on,
let's go. You might need this.

Hey, what if you're
on a long trip--

Huh!
--to a foreign land.

You've had a few margaritas,
and you can't find the el baño.

ANGELA:
I am not speaking to you
in any language.

You picked me up and dragged me
out of my own house.

TONY:
Yeah, you loved it.

[TONY LAUGHS]

[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING]

[ALL EXCLAIM]

ANGELA:
Hey. Please, would you go?
Would you go?

MONA:
My goodness,
where are you going?

TONY:
What's the matter?
What's the matter?

ANGELA:
Excuse me, sir. Could you tell
me where the bathroom is?

MAN [IN SPANISH]:
I don't understand.

ANGELA:
¿Dónde está el...?

...Tony!

TONY:
It's baño, Angela. Baño.

[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYING]

Angela?

Angela.

Yeah?

How's this?
What?

My postcard
to Chad McCann.

Oh.

"Dear Chad,
Mexico is great.

Wish you were here.
Yours truly, Sam."

It's too pushy,
isn't it?

Yeah. You're
practically proposing.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, I have to get
it right.

It should be friendly,
but not too friendly.

And I don't
want to say too much.

Well, how's this?

Chad, Mexico.
Sam.

[CHUCKLES]
Read your book.

I mean, your
advertising report.

I mean,
your book.

Huh?
Hi, Dad.

Hi, guys.
Hi.

Angela,

I'm so proud of you.
You're not working.

You're reading a novel.
How's it feel?

Oh, wonderful. Terrific.

Carefree. Never better.

Aw. What's it about?

What?
The book.

Oh!

It's...um...uh...

See,
there's this guy.
Yeah?

And he...

Well, these weird things,
and he does the--

There's this
big hill, um...

and it's very hard
to explain,

but it's very
gripping.

Uh-huh. Well,
hey, you sold me.

Hey, can I borrow it
when you're done?
Yeah.

Mom,
don't move.

Sweetheart, I thought you were
making a video about lizards.

I am.
Isn't he a beaut?

[BOTH SCREAM]

Mom, you scared him away.

Oh, darn.

Don't worry.
I'll find him.

Go ahead, kid.

What's this?
My bookmark.

Bookmark, huh?

You've been working again,
haven't you?

[SIGHS]
Well,
surf's up!

"Transverse Marketing
Strategy: Boon or Bane."

Oh,
talk about gripping.

Tony.
No, please, please.

Don't tell me how it ends.
You'll ruin it for me.

Look, Tony, I don't have
to make any excuses.

My work is important to me.
Now, please stop badgering me.

Badgering? I'll stop badgering
when you start having some fun.

Tony. Tony,
give those back to me.

Are you having fun yet?

Yes. Yes, I'm having fun.
I'm having the time of my life.

You don't
look like it.

Tony! Those
are my prescription!

Tony, you
hand those over!

What, these?
Yes!

These?
Yes!

Señora Bower.

Sí.

You have a phone call
from Howie in New York.

He says it is
muy importante.

Hold it, hold it,
hold it.

That's the fourth time
he's called.

I'm sick of his muy
important phone calls.

You tell him Ms. Bower's
on vacation,

and she don't wanna be bothered.

Desk phone?
Sí, señora.

Gracias.
De nada.

Oh, hey,
what about our swim?

Hah.

Listen, you win some,
you lose some, eh?

You do win some,
don't you?

[CHUCKLES]

How you doing? Hi.

Oh!

[MONA HUMMING]

Hey, Mon.
Hey, Ton.

See you later.
I have a date with Raul.

Oh, yeah? Where you going,
scuba diving?

No. Rumba lessons.

Oh, then what's
the spear g*n for?

In case
Raul gets frisky?

No. In case he doesn't.

Having a great time...
Oh. Hi, Tony.

Hi. Hey, look who
showed up.

What'd you find a doctor

to surgically remove
the phone from your ear? Ha.

All right, Tony.

I have to admit,
you were right.

Of course, I was right.
I'm always right.

About what?

About all those phone calls.

Howie is making
a presentation over lunch,

and he couldn't decide between
cold cuts and shrimp salad.

Ha! No contest.
Right.

Shrimp salad.
Cold cuts.

Shrimp salad is better,
isn't it?

No, no, cold cuts are fine.
Cold cuts are fine.

And anyway, Madison Avenue
is the baloney capital

of the world. Ha, ha,

How could I have told him cold
cuts? I'm gonna call him.

Better yet, I'll call the deli.
No, no, wait a minute.

Angela, relax.
You're being obsessive again.

Sit down. Relax.

Take a look
at that view.

Oh. It's beautiful,
isn't it?

Forget about advertising
for once in your life.

You're right.

Forget about your work,

and come on down to Mexico.
Ha, ha.

Yeah.

That would make a great ad
for Fiesta Airlines.

[EXCLAIMS]

[♪♪♪]

MAN:
In all modesty, Bill,

I believe this campaign
will revolutionize

the sale of toilet paper
as we know it.

But, hey, I want to know
what you think.

I think you're a bozo.

Where is Angela Bower?

Angela-- Uh, she's in
Puerto Vallarta

sunning herself.

Oh, wonderful.
Just when I need her most.

I'm pumping out


With a campaign like this,
I'll never get rid of them.

Jim, are you
going to buy them.

Well, uh...no.

I only have
one and a half baths.

[LAUGHS]

Bill, if you have any problems,
I'm sure we can take care of it.

Just tell us
what you don't like.

The design, the color scheme,
the whole concept.

How are
the cold cuts?

You'd think the president
would be here

with an eight million
dollar account.

Hey, Bill, look.
We have a room

full of high powered
creative executives.

What do we need Bower
for, huh?

Because without her,

you can kiss my
toilet paper goodbye.

Oh.

[MARIACHI PLAYING GUITAR]

Oh!

Oh, you're right.
This is just beautiful.

Does the sun set at home
like this?

Almost every night.
Ha.

You're just too busy
to see it.

Thank you for
making me see it now.

Anytime.

Tony, I...

I want to give you
something.

My key.

It's so small.

It's to my briefcase.

Oh, yeah, right.
Right, right.

From now on...

...no more work.

No work.
I'm gonna have fun.

I'm gonna get down.

I'm gonna boogie
oogie oogie

till I just can't
boogie no more.

Okay, Angela.
Okay.

Whoa!

That's powerful stuff.

What do they call
this thing?

Pineapple juice.

[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING]

This-- This is
the Mexican Hat Dance.

Let's go, hombre.

No, no, no. Come on.

Angela, please, no.
We don't even have a hat.

Thanks a lot, pal.

Hey!

Señor Micelli.
Hey, Carlos. ¿Qué pasa?

I have another message
from Señor Howie.

He says it is
muy importante.

Oh, this guy with his muy
important messages.

"We just lost
the toilet paper."

Now they're going to have
to buy their own, huh?

[LAUGHS]

You will give her
the message, eh?

Oh, Carlos, would I forget
something as important as this?

Ah, gracias.
No problem, baby.

[LAUGHING]

Olé!

Olé!

[MARIACHIS CONTINUE PLAYING]

TONY:
Hey!

ALL:
♪ La Cucaracha ♪

TONY: Hey!
What a great vacation.

Yeah. Yeah. You know, if I'd had
any more fun, I'd be dead.

[LAUGHS]

That's what my
scuba instructor said.

[TONY & MONA CHUCKLE]

Well, I really learned
something this week.

Before, my life was totally
wrapped up in my job.

Now, I have
a whole new outlook.

My job is not my life.

My life is my life.

Heavy duty.

Sweetheart.
Yes, Mother.

You're leaking.
What the...

What the...

Sand.

Well, you told me
to pack everything.

I didn't mean Mexico.

What? That's my beach.

I'm going to put it
in the backyard.

That's a great idea.
You know,

we could have as much fun here
as we had in Puerto Vallarta.

Yeah. And we can drink
the water, too.

Sweetheart,
how would you like

an ocean to go
with that beach?

An ocean? With stingrays,
jellyfish, and sharks?

No, with a diving board,
a float, and chlorine.

A pool? A pool!

Yeah!
Angela!

You're going to build a pool?
That's terrific!

Hey, Angela.
That's expensive.

Oh, Tony.
Loosen up.

This is the new
Angela.

She knows you need
to relax, have fun,

replenish
your resources.

Yeah, I think I'm gonna
like the new Angela.

I'd better call
a pool man

before the old one
comes back.

This is going
to be great.

Pool parties,
pool outfits.

A pool phone.

Come on, Sam. Let's go see where
we're going to put the slide.

Let's go see where we're going
to put the extension.

Did you see the excitement
on their little faces?

Yeah. It's amazing how
much happiness

you can buy for


Aw, Tony, Tony.
What's the good of earning it

if you can't enjoy it?

You know, I just-- I feel
like a changed person.

I owe it all to you.

I'll put it on
your tab.

Hey, look.
We got some messages.

Oh, that's nice.

See? Old Angela
would have rushed

right over
to the machine.

But not the new Angela.

You got it.

Well, why don't I check them?

I mean, in case there's
a message for the old Tony.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[BEEPS]

HOWIE [FROM MACHINE]:
Ang, it's Howie. Where are you?

When are you coming back?

Oh.
Do you hear
the tension in that voice?

Is that what I
used to sound like?

Oh, no, no.
You were worse.

HOWIE [CONTINUED]:
In case you haven't
guessed by now,

the presentation bombed.
I'm talking--

[BLOWS RASPBERRY]

He always exaggerates.

Anyway, call me.
If I'm not in, call my shrink.

He'll know what bridge
I'm jumping from.

Oh.

Do you believe this guy?
Now, he needs a vacation.

[CHUCKLES]

[BEEPS]

Hello, Angela?
This is Donald Stewart.

Whoa! Listen to this dude.
Ha-ha-ha-ha.

He's so tense you could bounce
a quarter off him. Bink!

[LAUGHS]

That's not funny.

I thought it was.

Then again,
what do I know?

This dude, Donald Stewart,
is the chairman of the board.

It's Sunday, 4:17 p.m.

There will be an emergency
meeting at 5:30.

Be there.

Oh, I am in big trouble.

Don't hold dinner,
and don't wait up.

Where are my car keys?
Where's my briefcase?

Where's my business suit?
Wait a minute, Angela.

Wait a minute. Just relax.
Wait a second here.

No, I can't change.
I don't have time. I've got--

I knew I shouldn't
have gone away.

It was just stupid.
It was irresponsible.

Angela, take it easy.
Get a grip on yourself.

You had a right
to take a vacation.

It was the wrong time.
It's always the wrong time.

But you've got to go away,
otherwise you'll burn out.

It's like my grandmother in the
old country always used to say.

"Tired chicken's lay
stale eggs."

It rhymes in Italian.

You're right.

Oh, I really lost
it there for a minute.

It's okay. It's okay.
The new Angela is back.

Okay, then, then the new Angela
can have these.

[SIGHS]
Thank you.

Oh, Tony.
I just hope

that we don't lose

that toilet paper
account.

Uh, lose the toilet paper?

Yeah, the presentation
that went--

[BLOWS RASPBERRY]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Good afternoon, gentlemen.

Well, I'm sure you'd all like
to hear about my vacation,

but that'll have to wait
until later.

Oh. From uh...Puerto Vallarta
to Mount Rushmore.

What's the situation,
Donald?

Jim.

Angela, we lost
the Super Soft account.

It's all your fault.

My fault?

You told us
you'd be available.

I was available.
My secretary had my number.

Howie?

I tried to reach you, Ang.
I left a message.

I told the guy
it was muy importante.

Well,
maybe he lost it.

It's Mexico.

They lose things.

Just ask
Bank of America.

Jim.

Angela,
we're mad at you.

It was the wrong time
to go away.

The wrong time, huh?

Well, tell me, when
is the right time, Jim?

Well, I'll tell you
when the right time is.

[STAMMERS]
It's whenever he says it is.

Donald, I'm sorry
we lost the account.

But I had the right
to take a vacation.

You know what they say
about tired chickens.

No. What?

Well...never mind.
It rhymes in Italian.

Anyway, people
need to be replenished.

It makes them creative
and productive

and a whole lot
happier.

Angela, with all due respect,
I think that's a lame excuse.

Huh! I'll say it is.
Shut up, Jim.

I manage to do my job
without replenishment.

I never take a vacation,
and...I'm a very happy fellow.

Boy, after all that
time in Mexico,

it's gonna be great
to have a home cooked meal.

So, what are we
having?
Burritos.

You know, Mona,
I don't know what to do.

Well, first
you take a tortilla.

Then you put in
some beans, and some beef,

and some cheese--
No, Mona.

That's not what I'm talking
about. I'm talking about Angela.

If she loses that account,
it's all my fault.

Why?

Because you
cared about her?

Because you were concerned
about her welfare?

And because
you encouraged her

to take a much-needed
vacation?

No, because I threw away

a much-needed message
from her office.

Oh!

Aw, Mona, Mona.

Mona, when they said they were
losing the toilet paper,

I thought they were
losing the toilet paper.

I didn't know they meant
the account.

I know it sounds
stupid now,

but it made a lot
of sense on the beach.

Tony, you did
the right thing.

No question.

[SIGHS]
I'm glad
I didn't do it.

Aw, Mona, she was having so much
fun dancing, you know?

She ruined a perfectly
good sombrero.

But hey, she was happy.
You know.

And now, look what happened.
Ah, nothing happened.

And nothing's
going to happen.

Let me tell you
something about Angela.

You know, in many ways,
she's awkward.

Well, let's be honest.
She's a downright klutz.

[LAUGHS]

But when it comes
to her work,

that girl
is a p*stol.

[IMITATES g*nsh*t]

She gets them
every time.

Hi.
Hi.

Mm, Dinner
sure smells good.

So, what happened?
Did you save the account?

No. Actually,
in point of fact,

we lost it.

But we did get some things
straightened out.

Oh. Well,
that's good, right?

Well, of course it is.
What did you tell them?

Well, I just laid it
all out for them.

I told them that people
have to replenish themselves.

And that was the way
I was running my life.

And that was the way
I was running this company.

And if they didn't like it,

they could get a wimp like
Jim Peterson for president.

A wimp! Ah! I love it.
I love it. All right, Angela.

Way to hang tough.
What'd they say?

Congratulations, Jim.

Angela, you-- You're telling
me...you got canned?

No, Tony.

People at my level don't
get canned.

I got fired.

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