05x01 - Together Again and Again

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Denise?

Are You Finished Packing?

Almost.

When Is Jennifer Picking You Up
To Go To Hillman?

I'm Not Sure.

Theo, Any More Bags?

Just One More.

Move It Along.

Your Father's Bringing
The Car Around Front.

That's Three Kids
Out Of The House

And Two More To Go.

The Car's Out Front!

Bring Down The Latest
Huxtable College Student!

Hurry Up!

He'll Be Down.

Ooh, Dear,
Do You Realize That

We've Almost Reached Our Goal
Of Zero Children In The House?

Theo's Room Is Going To Be Mine.

Speak On.

I'm Turning It Into My Office.

I'm Ready.

My Son!

Off To College.

Boy, I'm Proud Of You.

All Right,
Let's Hit It.

Thanks, Dad.

I'll Help Take Out
These Bags.

This Is Heavy.

Let Me Help.

No Problem.

I Got Lots
Of Energy Today.

Strong Woman.

Strong Woman.

I Get The Feeling
That You And Mom

Can't Wait To Get Me Out.

Aren't You Emotional?

We'll Miss You.

Get Your Bag.

Do You Have
The Address Of The Dorm

You're Going
To Stay In?

I Thought Someone
Would Tell Us When We Got There.

You Didn't Get A Dorm Assignment
In The Mail?

No, They Messed Up.

Jump On
The Phone.

Call The Dorm
Housing Department.

Tell Them We're On Our Way
And Ask For Your Dorm Number.

This Is Theodore A. Huxtable.

I'm Arriving Today.

You Failed To Send
My Dorm Assignment.

There You Go, College Student.

Using The Word "Fail" Already.

Could You Give It To Me, Please?

Yeah, Huxtable.

H-U-X...

T-A...

That's Impossible.

I Sent The Check Months Ago.

You Don't Have Any Record Of It.

Are You Sure?

Okay, Uh... Thanks.

I Don't Have A Dorm Room.

I Handed You The Check.

Did You Mail It?

How Could I Not Have Mailed It?

You Had On
A Brown Leather Jacket.

I Gave You The Envelope.

You Took It And Put It
In The Left-Hand Jacket Pocket.

I Said, "Son, Don't
Forget To Mail This."

And You Said...

"No Problem."

And I Went Out And Mailed It.

I'm Almost Positive.

Dad...

My Socks
Are Not Smelly!

They Smell Fine!

Your Nose Is
Going To Fall Off.

Smell 'Em!

No!

Come On, Rudy!
Smell It!

I Can't Believe You Couldn't
Find A Dorm Room Anywhere.

I Tried.

I Even Pleaded With
The Housing Director.

There's No Space
Anywhere.

Smell My Sock.

Ooh! Rudy, Later.

This Is The Stupidest Thing
You've Ever Done, Theo.

Sounds Like Trouble.

Let's Scope It Out.

Leave This
Out Here.

Just Back Off,
Denise.

It's My Problem,
So I'll Deal With It.

This Doesn't Just Affect You.

This Ruins Things For Me.

Why?
You're Going Back To Hillman.

No, I'm Not.

Yeah, Get Serious.

I'm Dropping Out Of School.

What?!

Yes, I'm Dropping Out.

No Way.

I Am.

Whoa, Big Trouble.

Why Didn't You Say
Anything About This?

I Was Going To, But Then
Theo Pulled This Stupid Stunt.

If You Weren't Going
Back To School

Why Did You Pack Your Bags?

When I Tell Mom And Dad,
Dad Will Throw Me Out.

Good. Then I'll
Get My Room Back.

So Will I.

All You Can
Think About Is Yourselves.

Who Else Are We
Supposed To Think About?

Yeah.

What You'll Go Through
With Mom And Dad

Will Be Tough.

But Look On
The Bright Side:

Once Mom And Dad Hear About This

They'll Totally Forget
About What I Did.

Thank You For Your Time,
Judge Rivera.

If You Can Think Of Any Way
We Can Get Theo Into A Dorm

Please Call Us.

Good-Bye.

And Another One
Bites The Dust.

Hi, Do You Guys Have A Minute?

When Is Jennifer
Picking You Up?

Jennifer Left Yesterday.

But You Told Us She Was
Taking You To Hillman.

I Told Her To Go Ahead.

How Will You
Get Down There?

Before We Get Into That,
Can I Say Something Here?

I Feel Really Bad
About What Theo Did

And You Guys Handled It
Very, Very Well.

You Were... Calm

Firm, Yet Loving...

This Isn't Why You
Came Down Here, Is It?

No.

I Want You To Know

That I've Given This
A Lot Of Thought

And The Decision
That I've Come To

Was Very Difficult.

I've Decided To Discontinue
My College Education.

Come Again,
Young Lady?

I'm Not Going Back To Hillman.

Wanna Bet?

Being In
College

Has Taught Me One Thing:
I Just Don't Belong There.

Wanna Bet?

I'm Only Telling You
What I Feel In My Heart

So Hear Me Out, Okay?

This Whole Thing,
College And Competition--

It's Not What I'm About.

I Mean, Getting Straight A's
And Making The Dean's List

And Trying To Impress
Your Professor.

Is A Person Who Makes An "A"

Better Than A Person
Who Gets A "C"?

No.

Okay.

I Was Sure You Were
Going To Say "Yes."

Okay, Here's What
I'm Trying To Say.

Um...

Okay.

Society, All Right?

Always Puts The A's--

"Hey, You're A's.
You're Up Here.

"You're The C's.

You're Down Here."

I Say, "Why Can't We Just Be
One Happy Alphabet?"

Well, I Feel I Don't Have
To Be Better Than Everyone Else.

I'm Happy Being Me.

And Who Am I?

Well, Who I Am Is A Very
Industrious Young Woman

Who Just Wants To Examine Life
Without Pressure.

And How Much
Does That Pay?

I Would Not Just Drop Out
Of College Without A Game Plan.

What Are You
Going To Do?

I'll Be A Fashion Designer
Or A Record Producer.

Denise, College Could
Help Prepare You For That.

Why Spend Four Years In College

When I Could Learn
The Same Things On The Job?

Calvin Klein Didn't Go
To College For Four Years.

Berry Gordy Started Motown.

He Didn't Have A College Degree.

Need I Go On?

Yes.

Well, These Are The Only
Examples That I Have.

Okay, I'm Not That Sure
About Calvin Klein.

My Point Is Still The Same.

I Don't Want To Go
Back To School

And I Hope You'll Accept That

Because I Don't Know
What Else To Say.

If You Didn't Want
To Go Back To School

Why Did You
Pack Your Bags?

I Knew When You Found Out

Dad Would Throw Me Out
Of The House.

When Did I Ever
Say To You

That If You Didn't
Go Back To School

I Would Throw You
Out Of The House?

Never.

Don't Tell Me

When I'm Going To Throw You
Out Of The House.

I Don't See How You
Can Tell Me What I Said

When You Don't Have
A College Degree.

I Have
A College Degree.

You're Going To Tell Me
Something About When...

When I'm Going To Throw
Somebody Out Of The House...

When I Throw Somebody
Out Of The House

They'll Go Out.

I Don't Tell People...

Denise...

You'll Just Be, Boom,
Out In The Street.

Denise, I Have
One Question.

You Have Been Here
For Three Months.

Why Haven't You Taken
Any Of This Time

To Look For That Job?

Mom, It Was My Summer Vacation.

Cliff, We Need To Go
Into The Kitchen And Talk.

I Don't Need Someone
To Tell Me

That I'm Going To Throw
Somebody Out Of The House.

Tell Me That I'm Going
To Throw Somebody Out.

I Never Said I Was Going
To Throw Somebody Out.

If The Child Had Said
Something To Me

She Would Have To Wait For Me

To Say I'm Going
To Throw Her Out.

I Never Said I Was
Going To Throw Her Out.

You're Going To Wreck
Your Appetite.

I Need That After...

You Are Not Going To Eat This.

But When Did I Ever Tell
Some Child In This House

I Would Throw Them
Out Of The House?

Never.

Never.

I Know
You're Upset.

I'm Upset, Too.

Let's Be Realistic.

Denise Does Not Want
To Go To College.

We Both Know If The Girl
Does Not Want To Go To College

She Doesn't Belong There.

I Have No Problem With The Fact
That She Does Not Belong There.

I Accept That.

What I Don't Accept
Is Somebody Taking For Granted

To Put Words In My Mouth

That I'm Going To Throw Them
Out Of The House.

I Will Not
thr*aten People.

Don't Tell Me

They're Afraid I Was
Going To Throw Them Out.

And You Know,
Another Thing...

Every Time A Child
Does Something Like That

It Reflects On Us.

Because They'll Go Out
And Tell Somebody Else

And Then The Whole Neighborhood
Will Be Looking At Us And Say

"Dr. Huxtable Threw
The Child Out With No Money."

( Sigh )

In The First Place,
Let Me Tell You Something.

See, I Think...

Do You Agree
With Me On That?

Let Me Smell
Your Breath.

And If I Smell Anything
That Smells Like A Potato

I'm Going To Throw You
Out Of The House.

Hi, Grandpa.

Hi.

Grandma.

Not Yet, Elvin.

It's Two Months Before
"Grandma" Is Laid On Me.

Come Over Here

And You Just
Sit Down, My Dear.

How Are You
Feeling?

I'm Fine.

Do You Need
A Back Rub?

No, No.

Do You Need
A Tummy Rub?

Do You Need
A Foot Rub?

Everything Is
All Right?

Daddy, You Always Make Such
A Fuss Over Me.

She's Going To Make Me
A Granddad.

Vanessa Called.

We Heard About Denise And Theo.

We Might Have A Solution.

We'd Like To Offer Denise A Job
At The Wilderness Store.

Denise!

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

How You Doing?

Fine.

We Have A Proposition.

We Know You're Looking
For Employment

And There's An Opening
At The Wilderness Store.

Wilderness Store.

We'd Like To Make You
Our Salesperson

In Charge Of Camping Equipment.

I Don't Know What To Say.

I'm Touched You Guys
Would Even Think Of Me

But I Don't Really Want
To Take Anything

That Isn't Associated
With Music Or Fashion.

Well, What You Could Do
Is Work In The Tent Division

And You Could Sing
Inside The Tent.

Good One, Dad.

I'm Going To Go Finish Dinner.

We Appreciate It,
Elvin.

Would You Like
To Stay For Dinner?

Yes.

The Least We Can Do Is Help.

Come On, Elvin.

Tell Me I'm Dreaming.

Tell Me That You're
Going To Wake Me Up

And My Daughter
Is Not That Way.

Tell Me This Child Does Not
Have A Penny To Her Name.

She's Borrowing
Everything From Us

And Was Offered A Job,
Paying Some Money

And Turned It Down.

Tell Me.

"Tell Me," I Said.

Mom, Dad, I've Got
Sensational News.

I Need It, Man.

I Was Walking In The
Neighborhood Around N.Y.U.

Trying To Figure Out
A Place To Live

And I Saw This.

Soho Towers.

It's A Brand-New Condominium
Complex Three Blocks From N.Y.U.

Cliff, Wake Up.

"Fabulous Views,
All Marble Floors

"Gourmet Eat-In Kitchen,
Video Rooms, A Health Club

And Seven-Day-A-Week
Maid Service."

Now Isn't That
A Fabulous Place To Live?

One Bedroom Apartments
Start At $ , .

This Is A Golden Opportunity
For All Of Us.

Now For Me It Solves
My Short-Term Living Situation.

You Buy The Place, I Live There
During My College Years.

After Four Years, This Apartment
Will Be Worth $ , .

Now That's Over $ ,
In Profits

Which I'm Not Even
Going To Ask To Share.

I'm Willing To Live In It
And Take Care Of It

At No Charge To You.

And, Who Knows,
Maybe Some Weekends

You And Dad Want To Get Away.

You Call Me And,
Hey, I'll Split.

Theo, Get Away.

You Guys May Need Some Time
To Think About This

But Don't Take Too Long.

We Got To Act Quick.

I Figured It Out Now.

I Got It
All Figured Out.

For Years
We've Had Children In The House

And For Years You And I
Have Had Constant Battles

With These People.

And The Question
Has Always Been

"What Were We Fighting About?"

And Now I Know.

It's About The House.

They Want The House.

It Is Believable That This Boy

Deliberately Did Not Mail
That Envelope

So That When He Went Down,
There Were No Rooms

And He Would Have
To Come Back Here And Live.

It Is Believable That Denise
Does Not Want To Go To College

Because She Wants To Live Here.

It Is Believable That
This Young Man And This Woman

Living In A Condemned Place
On Purpose

Have This Baby To Make Us
Feel Sorry For Them

So They Can Come Back Here.

Now The Other Two Haven't
Started Their Game Yet

Because Legally They're
Supposed To Stay Here.

Now You And I Have Been Beaten
Every Time We've Gone To Battle

And I'm Telling
You Now, Darling

I'm Old.

And You're Old, Too, Clair.

And I Think That You And I
Should Just Get On Up

And Get Out Of Here--

Get In The Car And Just Go.

Let Them Have The House, Honey.

And Unlike General Macarthur,
We Shall Not Return.

Cliff Honey, Is That You?

I Just Got In From The Hospital.

What Time Is It?

: A.M.

Oh, You Have Just Missed
Hours Of Children Updates.

Do I Have To Listen To It?

Well, I Had To Listen To It.

( Knocking )

Who Is It?

I Was Too Excited To Sleep
And I Heard Dad Come In.

You'll Hear
This One In Person.

Come In.

You Didn't Tell Him
Anything, Did You?

No.

♪ Ta-Da! ♪

You're Looking
At An Employed Person!

You Got A Job?

Yes! I'm A Record Producer.

Well, Not Exactly

But I Do Have A Wonderful
Entry-Level Position

At Blue Wave Records.

Doing What?

I'm The Assistant

To The Executive Associate.

And Tell Him What
The Assistant Does.

I Take Care Of The Needs
Of The Artists And Their Guests

Plus I Operate
The Intercommunication System

Throughout The Office.

You Get Coffee
And Answer The Phone.

Tell Him How Much You're Making.

$ .

An Hour?

No.

A Day?

A Week.

Why So Much?

I Swear You'll
Be Proud Of Me.

I Certainly Hope So.

Good Night.

Get Some Sleep.

♪ I'm In The Record Business,
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah ♪

Clair...

Good Night,
And I Love You.

You Know Why?

Because All We've Got
Is Each Other.