04x23 - Aunt Vanessa

[bunniefuu]

♪ ♪

♪ The new boy
in the neighborhood ♪

♪ lives downstairs
and it's understood ♪

♪ he's there just to take
good care of me ♪

♪ like he's one
of the family ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our days and our nights ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our wrongs
and our rights ♪

♪ and I see, I want
Charles in charge of me ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our days and our nights ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our wrongs
and our rights ♪

♪ and I see, I want ♪

♪ I want Charles
in charge of me ♪♪

[giggles]
Kimberly I know that if we
handle this right,

it will all work out!

See I think I can
convince my mom,

and I know that I can wrap my
Grampa around my little finger,

but if Charles finds out
about it first,

he will k*ll the whole plan.

Jamie, you're a grown woman!

If you want to leave home and
finish high school in New York,

do it!
It's none of Charles' business.

He thinks my life
is his business.

Believe me, Kimberly,

we can't let Charles
get wind of this.

We can't let Charles
get wind of what?

Sarah, I would love to tell you,
but I can't right now.

See, Charles would wheedle it
out of you in a second.

Believe me, what you don't know,
won't hurt me.

Let's go, Kimberly.

Buddy, please, please, I can't.

I can't go out and play, okay?

- I have to study for finals.
- Charles?

Hi, Sarah.

Now, Buddy don't you
have finals, as well?

Charles, would you quit
asking me questions
about my finals?

There's gonna be enough
questions about my finals

when I finally take my finals,

and I'm getting your
questions confused

with my final questions, so I'm
not answering any more questions

about my finals,
and that's final!

- Charles!
- What, Sarah?

Jamie's planning something with
Kimberly Ross, the school flake.

I think you'd better
straighten her out.

Straighten Jamie out?
That could take years.

I got finals in two days.

[doorbell rings]

- Mom, hi!
- Sweetheart, hi.

- Hi, Aunt Lillian.
- Hello, Buddy.

Oh, Charles,
I have wonderful news.

I'm finally going
to take my vacation,

I'm going to Disney World.

Oh, great, Mom.
When are you going?

I'm going today.

Your Aunt Vanessa called
last night,

and she insisted
I take my vacation now.

And then she insisted
that she come and run the diner

while I'm gone.

And then she insisted that
I hang up and go back to sleep.

Mom, come on.

You don't need Aunt Vanessa
to run the diner,

I could do it for ya.

Sweetheart, you got finals.
Your studies come first.

No.

Aunt Vanessa will be here today.

I'll be back next week.

Okay, oh bye, Buddy.

Have a great time, Ma.

- Bye, Sweetheart.
- I'll talk to you later.

Okay.

Charles, did you
talk to Jamie yet?

About what?

Whatever it is she doesn't want
to talk to you about.

Do it now, Charles,
before it's too late!

Oh, this is great,
this is great.

Now I have, I have Jamie,
I have finals,

and my Aunt Vanessa
to worry about.
It keeps getting worse!

I know exactly
what you mean, Charles.

So, what do you wanna do now?

You want to go hang out
at the student union?

Or, or would you rather
go get tattooed?

You know Buddy, I-I think
you should go to Disney World...

...and search for your roots.

Jamie!
What's going on?

Oh, not too much.

I'll handle this Charles.

All right,
cut the act Miss Goody-good,

We know you're up to something,
so spill your guts!

Bug off, Buddy.

Your witness, Charles.

Is there, uh, anything you want
to tell me, maybe?

No.

[knocking]
Door knock!

I'll get it.

Leslie, hi, come in.
It's so glad to see you.

Congratulations!
Listen, I can't stay,

but Kimberly told me
you're quitting school,

and moving to New York!

Imagine, the two of you going to
'Professional Performer School!'

- Leslie!
- Don't worry, I promised
Kimberly I wouldn't tell anyone!

Especially anyone
named Charles.

Hi, I'm Charles.

Hi, I'm Leslie Radford.

I think I just made
a big mistake.

I'll see you tomorrow, Jamie.

Can you believe Leslie?

I mean, is she pretty, or what?

Jamie?

Charles,
I knew this would happen.

Come on.
If you poison Grampa's mind,

and stop me from going
to New York,

I will never speak to you again.

Hello, young people.

Grampa there's
something I have to tell you.

But if I tell you now,

Charles will jump in
and spoil everything.

Hey, I'm just a
disinterested bystander.

Me, too.
I've never been
more disinterested in my life.

We're all disinterested
in your life, Lembeck.

Out with it, Jamie.

Okay, Grampa.

I have been given the
opportunity of a lifetime!

They have accepted me at the
'Professional Performers
School.'

I can get
my high school diploma there,

and they will train me for a
career of my choice.

Whoa, whoa, slow down.
Are you talking about that

school in new York City?

[Charles and Buddy]
New York City?

Yes.

But, don't worry
I won't be there alone,

I'll be in a very, very safe
apartment with Kimberly.

Kimberly Ross?

[Charles and Buddy]
The school flake?
- Come on.

It's out of the question, Jamie.

I mean, it's not as if you're
asking to go to New York City

with a mature female adult.

I mean I wouldn't trust
Kimberly Ross with my laundry,

much less my loved ones.

I'm sorry, Sweetheart.

See, Charles?

You ruined everything.

Hey, I didn't say a word!

No, but you were thinking,

and your thoughts always
sneak into Grampa's mouth.

Charles,

you could put your thoughts
into somebody else's mouth?

You could make a fortune
as a ventriloquist!

Look, all you need now,
is a tuxedo and a dummy.

No.

All I need now is a tuxedo.

I mean, what's wrong with my
planning ahead for a career?

Why don't people just
leave me alone?

Maybe there're afraid
you'll end up
talking to yourself.

[giggles]

I have to talk to someone,
Sarah, I mean,

Grampa's being very unreasonable
about me going to New York.

But don't worry I haven't
given up yet.

If I were you,
I'd run away from home.

[doorbell rings]
[Mr. Powell]
Doorbell!

[Charles]
I'll get it.

Bonjour, darlings!

Charles, Charles,
my little nephew, oh, darling!

Oh, my, how you grown!

I didn't grown, I'm Adam.

That's Charles.

No!
You couldn't be.

Charles is a little child,
while you're a handsome,

mature young man.

Hi, Aunt Vanessa.

Oh, darling.

And this is Aunt Vanessa.
This is Adam, Jamie and Sarah.

[all]: Hi.

What beautiful children.

But why wouldn't they be,
after all, they're yours.

No, Aunt Vanessa,
these are the Powell children.

I take care of them.
Remember?

Oh, darling forgive me, darling.

It must be jet lag.
I just flew in from Paris.

Here, dear boy,

some sparkling water from the
underground springs at Toulouse.

- Be a darling and uncork it.
- Oh.

It shouldn't be too hard,
if it's too loose!

Did you really
just fly from Paris?

Of course!
Doesn't everyone?

Wow, I really can't believe
you're really Aunt Lillian's
sister.

I can't, either.
I mean you two
are nothing alike.

I know.

Lillian is a lump.

She's not the bad sort,
but she's a real homebody.

But I believe in living
every day of my life.

So do I.

You do?

What a coincidence, so do I.

We have a lot in common,
except I'm better dressed.

Come darling.
We'll go shopping!

Ok!

Oh.

Oh, Grampa,
This is Charles' Aunt Vanessa!

Oh, how do you do?
I'm Walter Powell.

Walter Powell.

I like it.

Tell me, why did this
young lady call you 'Grampa?'

- Well I'm her Grandfather.
- You're joshing?

Put a little color in your hair,

I could have sworn you were
Robert Redford.

Oh!

Here you go, Aunt Vanessa!

Homemade water, a la Charles.

Oh, darling, I couldn't possibly
drink a thing now, dear.

There's no time.

We've got to go shopping.

Come along!

Farewell, children!

Goodbye, Mr. Redford.

Oh.

Jamie, you have a good time.

I'll try Grampa, I'd much rather
be going to school in New York.

You hear that, Charles?

Jamie is still upset
about this New York thing.

She's been walking around
all day, mumbling to herself.

Now, I want you to talk to her.

Yes, sir,
I'll get on it first thing,
but...

Now, Charles.

But, Jamie isn't here now.

Then why are you here?
Go where she is.

- Where is she?
- I don't know!

She isn't here!

Neither am I.

[humming]

Buddy, I have to...
Buddy!

Buddy!

I have to talk to Jamie.
Where is she?

Where's Aunt Vanessa?

Who's watching the diner?

I don't know, I don't know!

How do you expect me
to pass my finals
if you overload me with

these test questions?

Thank you, darling.
Come, Jamie!

Oh, Aunt Vanessa,
that was so much fun!

I can't believe
all the stuff you bought.

Hi.

Charles, darling you're in luck.

Vanessa is here.
The diner is saved.

Excuse me, I must look at
the quaint, little kitchen.

Darlings.

Jamie, look, uh,

there's something
I have to say to you.

Don't let me stop you.

Jamie.
Jamie!

- I don't believe this.
- Charles!

- That was Jamie!
- Really?

I thought you wanted
to ask her something.

I do, Buddy, but she's crazy.

And I'm the one
who has to cure her.

Hey.

Maybe I should talk
to my Aunt Vanessa.

Why?

Cause she's crazy, too!

Charles,
I love your little kitchen,

cheap silverware, and doors.

Aunt Vanessa, this is my friend,
Buddy Lembeck.

Hello!

Aunt Vanessa, listen,

Jaimie wants to
finish high school
in New York, now,

she's got some romantic picture
of it in her head.

Now I know that you live there,

Would you tell her
what it's really like?

Certainly I will.

Darling,
I'm the perfect one to ask.

I love New York!

The excitement, the tempo!

The theater!

New York is the theater.

The theater is New York!

Maybe you shouldn't tell
her what it's like.

But, darling,
there is the downside.

You see, New York is a...
city of strangers.

One can be lonely, there.

Terribly lonely.

That's great, Aunt Vanessa!
Will you tell Jamie that?

Of course, I will!
I'll do it now.

- No, No!
- Watch the diner, darling.

Aunt Vanessa,
I have to study for finals.

Please!

Grampa, I have three
new reasons for you

letting me move to New York.

[clears throat]
Jamie.

I had a long talk
with your mother,
and she agreed.

Unless one of the reasons is

you'll be staying with, uh,

a mature female adult,

you can't go.

Oh, good, Jamie.
I've been looking for you.

Oh, Charles, this is wonderful.

Thanks to you, I get to finish
high school in New York!

What?

Well, you said I could go if I
went with a mature female adult.

- Yeah.
- Well Aunt Vanessa is a
mature female adult.

Hello, darlings!

She invited me to share her
apartment with her in New York.

Yes!
And we owe it all to Charles.

He got me to admit
that I was lonely,
and sent me to Jamie,

and naturally I asked her
to move in with me!

Charles,
how can I ever repay you?

Oh, don't worry.

I'll repay him.

♪♪

Charles, darling!

Charles, darling.
How are you feeling?

Overwhelmed and...

under dressed.

Jamie, your grandfather
thinks I should talk to you.

Well, of course, darling.
Speak to me.

What's troubling you, dear boy?

Me?
Well, nothing...

You're still
going to New York, huh?

Oh, I can't wait to go!

New York is the theater.
And the theater is New York!

Jamie, aren't you going to miss
some of your friends, though?

What about Steven Berkle?

He's going to miss you, too.

Nonsense, Charles, darling.

There are millions of
Steven Berkles in New York.

No, there's not.

'Cause then they'd call it
'New Berklesville.'

Jamie, come on, you're gonna
miss some of your friends

though, right?
I mean, what about, uh...

What about that girl that was
here the other day?

What's her name, Leslie?

- Leslie Radford?
- Yeah.

Forget it Charles.

She's smart,
and pretty, and perky.

I mean, who can live with perky?

Believe me, it's worth leaving
town just to get away from her.

Well, Charles, darling.
I must be about my packing.

Ciao!

Charles?

I heard everything.

You struck out.

Your Aunt Vanessa is responsible
for Jamie leaving town.

I suggest you talk to her
right now.

And, that's not a suggestion.

It's an order!

Robert Redford would never
talk to me like that.

[Mr. Powell]
I would too!

In 1804, Napoleon was proclaimed
Emperor of France.

What are you doing, Charles?

Trying to study,
while I watch the diner,

and wait for my Aunt Vanessa.

I can't believe
that woman, Buddy.

She actually talked Jamie into
going with her to New York.

Now, I have to talk her into
taking the invitation back.

All right, all right...
Take my place while I go check
on the kitchen, okay?

In 1810 Napoleon,
divorced Josephine,

and married the daughter of the
Emperor of Austria.

Bonjour, Monsieur Lembeck!

It is I, the Princess Vanessa.

I'm glad you're here.

Charles wanted you to take back
your invitation to Jamie.

Oh, no, darling.
I couldn't possibly do that.

Oh, Jamie would love New York.

Buddy....

I can tell
by looking in your eyes,

you're extremely intelligent.

Yes, I am!

Good!

Oh, then you'll understand.

You see, my parents hated it
when I left, too.

But if I hadn't, I wouldn't have
met my ex-husband, Fernando.

And if I hadn't
married Fernando,

then I couldn't
have divorced him.

And then he wouldn't be paying
me this huge amount of alimony

that allows me to be free.

So you see, dear Buddy.

The moral of the story is,

follow your heart.

You too, could do what I did.

Yeah, maybe I can!

Do you think
Fernando's still available?

Did I say you were intelligent?

I should have said brilliant!

Tell Charles I'll be back,

I'm going to cable
my broker in Japan!

Sayonara!

All right, Buddy.

I'll take over
until my Aunt Vanessa gets here.

Oh, Charles, she was here.
And I told her you wanted her

to take back her
invitation to Jamie.

She said she couldn't do that.

And then she suggested
that I marry her ex-husband,
Fernando.

All right.

All right, that means I gotta
play hard ball with Jamie.

All right, take over for me,
will you please?

Oh, ah, one more thing,
if you're gonna marry

my Aunt Vanessa's ex-husband,

there's something you should
know about him.

He's a sleazy womanizer.

So am I!

[knocking]

Come in!

- Hi.
- Hi Jamie.

Hi, Leslie.
What are you doing here?

Oh, it was Charles' idea.

He called me,
and said you would be willing
to give me a few pointers.

Pointers?

Yeah, yeah, pointers.

Come on, let's all sit down on
that bed here, there we go.

Of course, Jamie!

You know, teach Leslie the
secrets of your success!

For example...

You're the captain of the
cheerleading squad, right?

Now that you're leaving,

Leslie's a cinch
to take your place.

I thought you could just
show her the ropes or something.

Oh, I get it Charles.

Leslie, can't you see
he's just using you?

Using?

Using?

That's a very
strong word, Jamie.

He's very clever, Leslie.

He thinks I'll cancel my trip to
New York if I think you're going
to take my place here.

Whoa, talk about your paranoia.

Come on, Charles.

Now, tell me how Leslie
will be going to all the

summer swimming parties,
the winter carnival,

the spring prom and having all
the fun I would have had

if I hadn't left home.

Jamie, it never occurred to me
that you would doubt my motives.

I just thought you would want to
help your friend, Leslie.

Who's sure to become
homecoming queen, next year.

But if you don't,
well, forget it.

I'm sorry about that, Leslie.

That's okay.

- Bye Jamie.
- Bu-bye.

You know, the good part is,
it sounds like I will have
a lot of fun next year.

[doorbell rings]
Door...bell.

I'll get it.

Charles.

I didn't know you were here.

Have you talked
to your Aunt Vanessa yet?

- Not yet.
- Why not?

[doorbell rings]
I- doorbell.

Charles, darling.
Where's Jamie?

I have to go back
to New York tonight.

Tonight?

You're taking
my granddaughter away tonight?

I can't do that, Aunt Vanessa.

I think I'm gonna have to
postpone my trip to New York

for a couple of years.

I'm just not ready
to leave my family yet.

Or my friends, or my school.

I understand, darling.

Perhaps it's just as well.

Charles was right, you know?

New York is a very lonely place.

I'm sorry, Aunt Vanessa,

I know you were really looking
forward to having a roommate.

Oh, don't be sorry dear boy.

As a matter of fact,

I've just been invited
on a Mediterranean cruise...

With John Travolta.

That's why I have to get back to
New York tonight.

Oh, Vanessa's never lonely when
she's on a yacht!

Goodbye, darling!

- Give my love to Lillian.
- Say hi to Doc, for me.

I will, love.

Goodbye, Jamie, my dear.

Goodbye, Mr. Robert Redford.

Crazy lady.

She's got great taste in men.

You know, Charles,

you really embarrassed me
in front of Leslie today.

I mean, that was really
a dumb trick you tried to pull,

bringing her up to my room
to make me jealous.

Trick?

Me?

Yes, and I saw right through it.

You know, I did think about
Leslie taking my place

back here.

And that may be
why I decided not to go,

but don't think you had
anything to do with it.

[scoffs]
I would never think
anything like that.

Good.

Thank you.

I better go unpack.

Okay.

Well, I better go and study.

[knocking]
Yeah?

Charles?

Charles, your Aunt Vanessa
went back to New York!

Yeah, I know that.

- Well, did Jamie go with her?
- No.

I'm confused.

Buddy, how could you
possibly be confused, huh?

Aunt Vanessa is on her way
to New York,

and Jamie's staying here.

Well, that's
what I'm confused about.

If Aunt Vanessa's on her way
to New York,

and you're here, and I'm here,

then who's watching the diner?

[sighs]

♪ ♪

When was the Battle of Waterloo?




I don't care anymore, Charles.

You've been
grilling me all night!

The sun is coming up,
and I'm tired!

I'm not doing this for me,
I'm doing it for you.

I know all the answers.

We have a history test
in less than two hours,

and I want you to pass it!

What difference will it make?

It makes a big difference!

No it won't.
I didn't take history this year.

Dropped your history book.

You're opening up the closet.

That's a bat!

♪ ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our days and our nights ♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪

♪ of our wrongs
and our rights ♪

♪ and I see ♪

♪ I want ♪

♪ I want Charles
in charge of me ♪

♪♪

♪ Charles in charge ♪♪

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