03x07 - Theo's Flight

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That's What I
Call Courage.

He Was Something Else.

Hey, Dad.
Hi, Dr. Huxtable.

How Was School?

Thrilling.

School Was Thrilling?

We Had A Guest Speaker--

Captain Bill Melton
Of The Tuskegee Airmen.

He Was In A World w*r Ii
Fighter Squadron.

You Should Hear Grandfather
Talk About Those Men.

He Told Us Stories About
Missions He Flew In Europe.

Then He Showed Films
Of Today's Jets.

It's Amazing What
Those Planes Do.

Yes, Indeed.

When I Saw That Film

I Finally Realized
My Life's Purpose.

We Both Did.

Which Is?

To Fly!

Up In The Wild Blue Yonder.

That's Right.

Well, You Graduate
From High School

And Apply To
The Air Force Academy

And The Naval Academy...

Dad...
Huh?

I Want To Fly Now.

Me, Too.

Before You Say No,
Hear Me Out

Because After You Do

You'll Want Me
To Fly, Too.

I Will? Okay.

If I Learn To Fly,
The Whole Family Will Benefit.

We Will?

Okay, Vacations.

Remember When We Drove
Out To The Grand Canyon?

It Was A Nice Vacation.

I Know.

You Always Talk About Going Back

But Nobody Wants To Take That
Long Car Trip With You Again.

They Don't?

No.

So I'm Suggesting, Dad

I Could Get Us
There In No Time...

By Flying.

With Me As Copilot.

Can We Stop For One Second?

You Guys Are Talking About Doing
All This Flying

But So Far You Don't Have
A Plane

Or A Pilot's License.

But I Can Get One
If I Take Lessons.

May I?

What Are Your Parents
Saying About This?

I Haven't Asked Yet.

A "Yes" From You Would
Carry Weight With Them.

I'm Flattered.

So Do I Get Permission?

I'm Not Saying No.

All Right.

But I Haven't Said Yes.

That's Okay, Dad.

As Long As You're
Not Saying No.

I Just Want You To Know

That Something Of
This Magnitude

We Have To Pass By
Mrs. Huxtable.

Fair Enough.

Dr. Huxtable,
We Welcome The Opportunity.

I Just Ask One Thing.

When You Get Ready To
Pass It By Mrs. Huxtable

I Want To Be There
To See It.

Okay, Dad.

Thanks, Dr. Huxtable.

We Have To Decide
How To Approach Mom.

We'll Use The Arguments
We Used On Your Dad.

We Can't.
She's An Attorney.

She's Sharp.

Ooh, Jump Back!

Will You Look
At This?

Mother's
Little Cooks.

You Never Cooked For Me.

Just Walked In And Said,
"Can We Take Flying Lessons?"

And Look At This.

Mrs. Huxtable's
Favorite Green Olives.

I Know.

You Guys Are Cooking Up
Some Strategy Here.

That's Right, Dad.
We Mean Business.

All Right.

I Just Hope
Your Mother Doesn't Die

Of Food Poisoning...

Before She Gets To Say Yes.

Daddy.

Hey. Yes?

Can I Bring Somebody
Over To Play?

Who?

Ooh!
Ooh!

Aw,
Come On.

You Have A Boyfriend?

Yes.

What Makes Him Your Boyfriend?

I Told Him He Was.

I Thought You Told Me
I Was Your Boyfriend.

You're Too Old.

Cockroach,
This Is Amazing.

You Get Turned Down
By Women Of All Ages.

How Did You Come To
Meet This Boyfriend?

Did You See Him
Across A Crowded Room?

He Sits Next To Me In Class.

And You Really Like Him?

Yes.

Then You Have
My Blessings.

Please Bring Him Over
As Soon As Possible

So I Can Meet Him.

Thanks.

Yes.

Oh, Oh.

One Thing.

What Is His Name?

His Name Is Bud.

Bud?

That's Right.

Hi, Mommy.

Hi, Rudy.

Cliff, Could You
Come Here?

Yes, Dear.

Come On, Come On.

I'm Not Finished
Slicing Olives.

You Don't
Have Time.

Bring The Jar.

Hey.

We Must Fix That Crack
In The Sidewalk.

I Just Broke My Heel.

I'll Give Mr. Lucas
A Call.

Thank You.

May We Take Your Shoe
In To Be Repaired?

Thanks, But I'll Do It Myself
Tomorrow.

Mom, How About
An Hors D'oeuvre?

Not Now, Thanks.

Olive?

No, Thank You.

That's Okay.

You Can Wait For
The Spaghetti Dinner.

Dinner?

Yes.

Okay, What Do You Want From Me?

Clair, Before They Start...

If You Feel The Loss
Of Pressure

Don't Worry

Because Oxygen Masks
Will Fall From The Ceiling.

Dad.

I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry, Sorry.

Mom, I'm Going To Ask You
A Question

And Before You Say No,
Promise To Hear Me Out.

I Promise.
I'll Hear You Out.

I'm Not Expecting You
To Say Yes.

I'll Be Happy
If You Don't Say No.

Theo, What?

I Want Flying Lessons.

Flying Lessons?

You Promised

You'd Hear Me Out.

All Right, Go On.

Mom, Ever Since The Dawn Of Man,
It Has Been His Dream To Fly.

And On December th, ,
In Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The Wright Brothers
Made That Dream

Come True.

Thanks To Pioneers Like Them

Today Anyone Can Share The Dream
Of Soaring Above The Clouds.

I'm Sure There's
A Point Somewhere.

It So Happens There's
A Small Airport Close By...

Where One Can Take An
Introductory Flying Lesson

For Only $ . .

It's Difficult To Picture My Son

Soaring Above The Clouds

When He Doesn't Even Have
A Driver's License.

Most Experts Say
It Is Safer To Fly

Than It Is To Drive A Car.

I Want You To Know

That I Have Listened
To Everything You've Said

And I Am
Impressed.

You're Obviously
Serious About This.

Yes, We Are.

Then I Think You Should Take
A Flying Lesson.

What Do You Think?

I'm Behind You Percent.

I Can Fly!
I Can Fly!

All Right!
Olive?

Walter,If Your Parents
Give You Permission

I'll Take You To The Airport
Myself Tomorrow.

Come On. Let's
Go Ask Them.

Wait, What About Dinner?

Enjoy It, Dad.

♪ Off We Go
Into The Wild Blue Yonder ♪

I've Been Married
To You For Years

And You Never Cease
To Amaze Me.

I Amaze Myself.

Do You Realize
What You Just Did?

Yes.

You Gave Him Permission

To Take Flying Lessons.

Yes.

This Doesn't Worry You?

I'm Scared Out Of My Mind.

Then Why Didn't You Tell Him No?

I Thought You Would.

I Thought You Would.

Cliff, We Made An Agreement.

If The Children Show Sincere
Interest In Something

We Would Encourage Them.

He's Obviously Sincere

And One Way To Test
Just How Sincere

Is To Let Him Take
A Flying Lesson.

Do You Think We Did
The Right Thing?

What Do You Think?

I Think We Did The Right Thing.

So Do I.

But If Something Happens

It's Going To Be
Your Fault.

Thank You, Dr. Burshette.

Thank You.
This Is Helpful.

Bye-Bye.

Hi, Daddy.

Well, How Are You?

Fine.

And Who Is This?

This Is Bud.

Well, Bud,
How Are You Doing?

Fine.

Good. Heard So Much About You.

Can He Play Here?

We Should Call His Parents.

His Mom's Outside
In The Car.

Okay. Pardon Me, Bud.

I'll Go Ask Her.

Come On.

Cliff:
Is It All Right?

( Car Honking )

Okay.

Bud, You're In.

Good.

Would You Two

Like A Delicious Snack?

No, We're Not Hungry.

Bud, What About You?

We're Not Hungry.

Can We Go Outside
And Play?

Yes, But Stay In The Back Yard.

We Will.

You Have To
Hold My Hand.

Dad.

How Was The Flying Lesson?

Incredible!

The Best!

( Imitating Airplane Engine )

Wham!

Where's Mom?

She's Parking
The Car.

We Had
The Greatest Instructor.

He Wore This
Leather Jacket

A Scarf Around His Neck
And Aviator Glasses.

They Looked Good
On Him.

On Us, They'll
Look Unbelievable.

How Much Does That Cost?

About $ An Hour.

Fifty Dollars?

Yeah.

( Incredulous Laugh )

Okay, Since It's Going To
Cost That Much

There's Something
I Have To Tell You.

If You Don't Mind,
Just Bear With Me.

I Have In My Hand...

My Tennis Racket.

Theo Huxtable, Age

Came To His Mother And Father,
Jumping Up And Down

And Said, "I Think I Can
Put My Life In Perspective.

I Want To Become A Tennis Pro
And Win Wimbledon."

His Mother
And Father Said:

"If He Wants To Do This,
Let's Grant Him This Wish."

The Mother Drove Young Theo
To Bob Ryland's Tennis Camp.

For Three Weeks He Played,
He Hit, He Ran Back And Forth.

Then He Had His First Match,
And He Lost.

He Came
Back Here.

He Dropped The Tennis Racket

And He Said,
"I Don't Want To Play Anymore."

I Said, "What Happened?"

He Said, "My Opponent Didn't
Hit The Ball To Me Right."

I Know I Haven't Been
Serious About Many Things

But I'm Super-Serious
About Flying.

Okay, Let's Take
For Granted You Are.

I Have Important Information
Here About Flying

From Dr. Burshette.

He Owns His Own Plane.

He Gave Me Information
On How Much It Costs

For The Five Of Us
To Fly Over The Grand Canyon.

We Want To Take
The Whole Family.

There Are Certain Members
Of This Family Who Know You

And Wouldn't Go Near That Plane
If You Were The Pilot.

So... A Twin-Engine
Plane

Fully-Equipped,
Seating Five Passengers

Costs $ , .

$ , ?

Used.

Let's Forget
The Grand Canyon

And Concentrate On
Getting Our License.

I Agree.

Your License Costs
$ , Apiece.

$ , ?

That's Expensive.

Yes, Especially Since Your
Allowance Is Only $ A Week.

Okay.

We've Got To Find
A Way To Fly.

We'll Get Jobs And
Work After School.

And On Weekends.

I'll Work Two Jobs
If I Have To.

Me, Too.

You Will?

Yes.

You Promise?

I'm Super-Serious About Flying.

If You're Serious

Then I'll Pay For Half
Of Your Lessons.

All Right! Thanks, Dad.

I'm Sure My Parents
Will Do That, Too.

Cockroach,
We're In.

You Know It.

We've Got Planning
To Do.

Theo?

You're Serious?

Yes.

Okay

Because I Don't Have
Room In That Basement

For An Airplane.

Hello.

Cliff, Come Here.

I've Been Watching Rudy
Play With Bud.

Look At This.

Home Base Is
Over Here.

You Said
It Was Over There.

I Changed My Mind.

You're It. Count.

One...
Two...
Three...

Count Slower.

One...

Two...

Slower.

One...

I've Never Seen Her
So Bossy.

She Is
Kind Of Pushy.

I Don't Like It.
Call Her In Here.

Now?

I'm Sorry.

Okay.

Would You Call Her
In Here, Please?

All Right.

Yes, Now.

Rudy, Bud,
Come On In.

Okay.

Can We Have
Something To Drink?

What "Something"?

I Want Apple Juice.
So Does Bud.

Bud, Is That What You Want?

Yes.

I'm Asking Bud.

I Want Apple Juice.

Say "Please."

Please.

Rudy, Before You
Have Your Juice

I'd Like To Speak With You.

Okay.

And While
They're Talking

You And I Will Have
A Tall Glass Of Apple Juice...

Man To Bud.

Okay.

Bud Seems Nice.

Yes.

How's Everything Going?

Good.

I Noticed You Playing

In The Back Yard.

You Were Very Bossy.

You Told Him What To Do
And When To Do It.

I Know.

Why Were You Doing That?

So He'll Do What I Want.

Maybe Bud Doesn't Like
To Be Ordered Around.

Yes, He Does.

How Do You Know That?

Because When I Tell
Him To Do Something

He Does It.

Do You Boss Your
Other Friends Around

Like That?

No, Just Bud.

Why?

Because I Like Him The Most.

Because He Does What You Say?

Yes.

People Don't Like To Be Told
What To Do All The Time.

If You Don't Stop That,
He Might Stop Liking You.

Do You Want That To Happen?

No.

Do You Like It
When People Boss You?

No.

I Think We Should
Work This Out.

How's The Apple
Juice, Bud?

Dr. Huxtable?

Yes, Sir.

My Name's Not Bud.

What Is Your Name?

Kenny.

Why Does She Call You "Bud"?

She Said She Likes
The Name Better.

What Do You Like?

Kenny.

Why Not Tell Her?

I Don't Know.

Kenny, If You Don't Like

Something Somebody's Doing

You Have To Tell Them That.

You Have To Say "No."

You
Understand?

Yes.

Okay, Say It.

No.

You Can Go Deeper Than That.

No.

You Can Go Deeper Than That

Can't You?

No!

There You Go.

Hi, Bud.

Now's Your Chance.

Rudy, My Name's Not Bud.

It's Kenny.

Would You Like
Something To Eat, Kenny?

Sure.

How About Peanut Butter
And Celery?

No.

How About

Some Delicious Grapes?

Yes.

All Right.

After Kenny Finishes His Snack

We'll Take Him Home.

No!

Theo, I've Got
A Great Idea.

Let's Take Our Dates
To The Prom In A Plane.

Yeah, We'll Look So Good
Walking Into The Prom

With The Leather Jackets
And Aviator Glasses.

We'll Dance With
Anyone We Want.

Cockroach,
You Should Look At This.

What?

These Figures.

After Our Parents Give Us Half

We Still Need $ , Apiece
To Get The Pilot's License.

That's Why We're Getting Jobs.

It Won't Be That Easy
Making That Kind Of Money

Working Part Time.

If You Figure In Taxes,
We'll Have To Work...

, Hours?!

No Problem.

You Don't
Understand.

We Go To School
During The Week.

We Do Homework
At Night.

We Can Only Work
On The Weekends.

We'll Work Long Hours
On Those Weekends.

How? College Boards
Are Coming Up

And It Takes Time To Study
For That Pilot's License.

You're Right.

We'll Be Working Or Studying
Every Minute.

It Will Take Forever
To Get That License.

Next Year Is Our Senior Year.
We'll Miss Everything.

Senior Year Is The Best
Year Of Your Life.

Yeah.

Maybe We Should Just
Buy The Leather Jackets.

So... What Did
You Say To Rudy?

I Said She Has To Respect
Other People's Wants.

She Can't Expect People To
Always Do What She Wants

Or It Might Be "Goodbye, Bud."

You Mean "Goodbye, Kenny."

Who's Kenny?

Bud.

What?

She Named Him "Bud."

Hey.

Hi.

The Tuskegee Airmen.

We've Been Talking
About Flying.

Uh-Huh.

Since We're Getting Our
Driver's License Soon

We Don't Need To Fly.

You Never Want To Fly?

No. We're Just Putting
It Off For A While.

There Are More
Important Things Than Flying.

Like What?

Like Developing Academically

And Socially At School.

And Spending Time
With Our Families.

I'm Glad You Boys Have
Given This Such Thought

And I Respect Your Decision.

We Feel
It's The Mature Decision.

But Thank You For
Being So Supportive.

You're Welcome.

We're Going To Gerald's.

I'll Be Back By Dinner.

Okay.

Bye-Bye.

Bye.

They Changed
Their Minds.

Theo Is Not
Going To Fly.

He's Going To Stay
On The Ground.

Life Is
Beautiful.

I Feel A Little Sad

About Not Being Able To Soar
Over The Grand Canyon.

I Think I'll Take Some
Flying Lessons Myself.

You Cannot Do That.

Why?

First, To Learn To Fly,

You Should Be Young.

Second, You Should
Have Spare Time

And As A Physician,
You Don't Have That.

And Third, You're Not Allowed.

Who Says So?

I Says So, Bud.