08x24 - Savor the Veal: Part 3

[bunniefuu]

First you leave Brooklyn,

then the entire
Eastern seaboard.

Oh, it's all right,
Mrs. Rossini.

Yeah, I'm just going out
to teach for a year.

Well, you still need these.

-Gallon of olive oil.
-Oh, okay. Oh.

-And this.
-Oh, wh-- what's this?

Name of the other Italian
in Iowa.

I can't believe it, Angela.
Our first weekend together,

and I'm buried in tapes
and books.

Stop it!

I will not have you feeling
guilty for ignoring

and neglecting me.

When he walks through that door,
he's all mine.

-ANGELA: Tony!
-Don't kiss me, I'm gonna vomit!

Last weekend
was supposed to be our weekend,

but when you got me sick,

we had to change our schedule
and so, I fell behind.

Hello, could somebody please
pick up this phone?

Oh, this is going to be fun.

[♪♪♪]

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

♪ 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 ♪

♪ A brand-new life ♪

♪ A brand-new life
Around the bend ♪

[♪♪♪]

-Uh, more bubbly, Dr. Graham?
-Uh, just a tad.

Uh, when are you going
to pick up Angela?

Well, actually I'm not. Uh,
I sent Candy to the airport

to pick her up, see?

Candy's gonna tell her that I--
that I had a late class.

And then when she walks
in here, surprise!

-ALL: Surprise!
-Uh, no, no, no.

Not yet, everybody. But th--
that was a great dry run.

Terrific, okay. It's good.

Well, it's a beautiful party
you're throwing for her.

Thank you, Dr. Graham. It's--
it's the least I could do.

I mean, she's a terrific girl.
And she's moving

all the way out here
just for me, you know? And--

and I-- when-- when--
she gets here,

I wanna give her a big Iowa
welcome, you know?

With a lot of smiling faces.
[CHUCKLES]

Uh, Rosie,
why-- why aren't you smiling?

I just had a big fight
with my boyfriend.

Aw, Rose, that's terrible.
Come on, let's talk about this.

-Come over here.
-Oh, that would be nice.

Actually, we'll step
in the kitchen, yeah.

We'll talk about this. We'll
work it all out for ya, okay?

Go ahead. Go ahead. Go in there.

Don't let her out of there.

There's Candy's Packard.
They're here!

TONY: All right, all right.
Good, good.

Quiet down, everybody.
Listen up now.

W-- when she gets in here,

I-- I want you to make her feel
as-- as at home

as you've made me feel.

So, like, you want us
to take her snipe hunting

and leave her in the field
all night long?

No, no, Ned. I don't want
you to take her snipe hunting.

And anyway, you know,
by the way,

I may never forgive you
for that.

[SCOFFS] Yeah, I've met her.
She's a little uptight like you.

Oh, she's not uptight.

She's a very classy lady
with a lot of style.

ALL: Surprise!

Where is the can?
I gotta take a whiz!

I think, uh-- I think
you can see why I love her.

-CANDY: Tony.
-Yeah, yeah. Wha--

-What--
-Where did she go?

She's in the--
she's in the bathroom.

-[STUTTERS] Is she drunk?
-She's blitzed.

[GROANS]

I met her in the baggage claim.

She was riding
the luggage carousel.

-You're kidding me.
-I had to fight a guy for her.

Maybe we better
leave you two alone.

Yeah. Oh, you know she--
she just doesn't travel well.

You know how that is,
you know?

Wait. Where is everybody going?

I thought this was a party
for me,

and now everybody's leaving.

-It's just like
my eighth birthday party!
-No.

Angela, relax, relax.
Pull yourself together, now.

How could you get drunk
like this?

I am not drunk.

Angela, you're wearing a sign
that says "open other end."

So?

I only had one drink
and three Dramamine,

or was it three drinks
and one Dramamine?

Oh, Tony,
it was a terrible flight.

-I thought I was going to die.
-[GRUNTS]

The night is still young,
Angela.

Listen to me. It's bad
that my friends are here.

-Oh!
-Dr. Graham is here.

Oh, okay, okay.
I'm fine. I'm fine.

Where is-- where is he?

-He's right there!
-[GASPS]

Oh, hello, Dr. Graham.
So nice to see you again.

Dr. Gwaham Quacker.
[LAUGHS LOUDLY]

Oops! Oh! I got your nose!

All right, all right, come here.
Excuse us. Excuse us.

I'm going to have to take her
to bed.

-Yes!
-[GRUNTS]

[♪♪♪]

[ROOSTER CROWS]

What the hell is that noise?

It's a rooster, Angela.

k*ll him.

I can't.
He's the only one in town

who's still speaking to us.

Did I do something bad
last night?

Read all about it.

It's Iowa. You made the papers.

"World's biggest sow!"

How dare they?

On the other side. Here.

"The fiancée of Wells professor
Tony Micelli

caused a disturbance at
the Branford Airport yesterday

by riding the baggage carousel.

When questioned by authorities,
she said, 'Whee!'"

-That was taken out of context.
-Yeah. [CHUCKLES]

Tony, I-- I-- I'm-- I'm sorry.
It was a really rough flight.

And I-- I guess
I was just nervous and anxious

-about the move.
-Okay, but you-- you-- you--

-you're okay now, right?
-Oh, yeah.

You're--
And you're okay about this?

Oh, yeah! The last two weeks
have just been so hectic.

All right. Here, sit down.
Let me-- let me--

let me get you some coffee.

Putting Jack in charge
of the business,

and notifying all the clients.

Yeah, but-- but everything's
squared away now, right?

-Oh, yeah.
-Oh, good, good.

And-- and-- and how's Jonathan?

Oh, he's fine. He couldn't wait
for me to leave.

Mother's watching him.

Oh, that's good. Good.
Who'd you get to watch her?

[SCOFFS] All I know is,
it's good to be here.

You mean that, Angela?

Oh, yes, Tony.
I want to be with you.

And besides, it's gonna be great
to take a break

from all the pressures
and the deadlines.

-Yeah.
-And to lead a simple life

and do the things
I've always wanted to do.

-Painting, and gardening--
-[ROOSTER CROWS]

-Hunting.
-Oh.

Uh, oh, yeah, you know,
that reminds me, uh...

you ever been on a snipe hunt?
[CHUCKLES]

Oh, please. Only a fool would
fall for something like that.

-[DOORBELL RINGS]
-Come on in!

This is Iowa, you know?
We just do that. [CHUCKLES]

-Hey, Tony!
-Good morning, Ned.

-Hey, Angela.
-Oh, hello, Ned.

Listen, I-- I want to apologize
for my behavior last night.

That really wasn't me.

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

Are these beautiful people
or what, huh?

Look, you know, I know
Tony's got classes all day.

And I was wonderin'
if you would like to join me

for lunch down
at the Elks' Lodge?

Oh! Angela,
you're in the Elks' Lodge.

-[CHUCKLES]
-Oh.

Thank you, Ned. I--
I would love to.

Yeah, we're having an AA meeting
down there and...

we thought-- we thought maybe
you might wanna get sober.

One day at a time, Angela.
One day at a time.

Honey, I'm home!

-Honey! [CHUCKLES]
-[TONY CHUCKLES]

The girls were helping me
make dinner.

-Oh.
-We did all we could.

But she wasn't born to it.

Well, bon appétit!

-ANGELA: Thanks.
-Okay.

So, I'll see you tomorrow night
at the bowling alley.

-Oh, yeah!
-Bu-bye!

-Oh, yeah.
-Set 'em up and knock 'em down.

-You got it! [CHUCKLES]
-Hey...

Thanks a lot. Bye.
-Bu-bye.

[CHUCKLES] Look at you, huh?
Makin' friends wherever you go.

Learnin' to bowl.

So, you got any advice
for me, coach?

Yeah, you know, try to hit wood,
not people. [CHUCKLES]

Very funny.
So, how was your game?

Oh, good, good. We won.
Well, one game and a third.

-Aw, that's great.
-All right.

I hope you're hungry.
Yes, I'm starvin', I'm starv--

Boy, you-- you had a busy day,
huh? Cooking and-- and painting.

And knitting.
I started an Afghan. Huh?

King-size blanket.

You're halfway there, Angela.
[CHUCKLES]

-Yeah.
-You're turnin' into a regular,

uh, Iowa-nite there or, uh,
or, uh, I-- Iowanian, uh...

Uh, Per-- Person from Iowa.

-[CHUCKLES]
-Oh, thanks.

-Try your chicken.
-Okay, sure. Looks good.

Looks good, yeah.

Mm, this is delicious!

-Uh, it's great!
-Yeah. And the best part is,

no more pesky "c*ck a doodle
doo" every morning.

Oh, it's just a little country
humor, you city boys.

-You're so uptight.
-[CHUCKLES] Plus,

it's nice to see you so relaxed
and happy, Angela.

Hey, it's a great life,
isn't it?

Yep.

ANGELA: Piggly Wiggly's having
a sale on navel oranges.

Forty nine cents a pound. Yeah.

Huh, Piggly Wiggly.
Boy, if they were my client,

the first thing
I'd do is change the--

Uh, never mind.

Uh, they're also having a sale
on cold cuts.

Oh, by the way,
what's head cheese?

-TONY: Honey, I'm home!
-Oh.

Speaking of the head cheese,
I got to go.

Yeah, I-- I'll see you
at bowling on Tuesday. Bye.

So, how did we do?

-We won, huh? We won, huh!
-Oh!

I'm tellin' you,
we're unstoppable, Angela.

That first place team is--
is feeling our hot breath

-on their necks. [PANTS]
-[CHUCKLES]

-Go, Wildcat!
-That's right, that's right.

You see, I'm tellin' you,
they were--

they're really comin' together.
They're playin' like a team,

you know? Oh, and other thing.
In-- in the classroom,

major breakthrough.

Wendell took his history test,
got his first C, huh?

-Go, Wendell!
-[CHUCKLES]

I think I'm really getting
through to that kid, you know?

-Ah, it's great.
-Oh, it is great.

-It is great!
-Yeah.

So-- so, how-- how--
how was your day?

Well, another day,
another afghan.

Well, that's-- that's nice,
Angela. It looks-- looks like...

we're gonna be nice and warm
this winter, huh?

Yeah. Oh, oh, and I--
and I knocked off

another painting.

Oh, that's very good, you know?
But it--

-it sort of reminds me of, uh--
-Van Gogh?

Uh, no, no. It-- That--

that reminds me of the one
you did yesterday. So...

Well,
this is my cornfield phase.

Oh. Yeah, I understand that.
Because, you know,

Picasso, Picasso had
his blue period and, uh,

Degas had his dancer period
and-- and-- and you're having

your, uh, your produce
period. [CHUCKLES]

-That's right. [CHUCKLES]
-Yeah. Well, uh,

uh, y-- you are enjoying
yourself though,

-aren't ya, Angela?
-Oh, absolutely.

This is just what I needed.

It's great hearin' you say
that it is.

Okay, look, I'm--
I'm gonna go wash up, okay?

-Whoa!
-Oh!

Oh, looks like I'm goin' through

-my clumsy period, huh?
-[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES] Well,
the-- the good news is ya--

-ya-- ya got another one.
-Yeah.

Okay. We're havin' some fun now,
right, Angela?

-Yeah.
-[CHUCKLES]

Yep. Fun never stops.

TONY:
Ah, come on in, come on in.

-What do you think, huh?
-Oh!

-Wow, great place!
-Big!

-Oh, this is adorable, Dad.
-Yeah.

Hey, hey, hey, have an afghan.
Sam, take two.

So, are you nervous
about the game tonight, Tony?

Well, may-- may-- maybe--
maybe a little, you know?

Come on, Dad. You turned
this team around.

You're a cinch to win the title.

-Ooh, that's my girl, Sam.
-SAM: Oh. [CHUCKLES]

That's not what my bookie says.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

-Hi, everybody! Oh.
-Hi. [CHUCKLES]

-[CHUCKLES]
-Mom?

Hi, honey, I missed you.

Mother.

Well, attention,
K-Mart shoppers.

Mother, I just got back
from the bowling alley.

I didn't have time to change.

Oh, was the tractor pull
rained out?

You see-- see, Mona,
that's how much you know.

Tractor pull's more fun in mud.

-[OVEN BELL DINGS]
-Uh! Dinner's ready!

Oh! Have I missed your cooking.

What did you fix for us?
Lasagna?

-Uh, actually, it's a meat loaf.
-Oh, great!

And Angela cooked it.

-Not hungry.
-Ate on the plane.

-Me too.
-I'm-- I'm too young to die.

Sit down, the bunches.

Come on, Mother, give me a hand
with the meat loaf.

Probably takes two people
to carry it.

Hey, so, uh, guys, uh,
what do you say after dinner

-we go on a little snipe hunt?
-[CHUCKLES]

Hey, Mom, pop me a beer.

Oh, sure.

Uh, so you drink beer now, huh?

Oh, yeah. I'm wearing
a bowling shirt, aren't I?

And you're happy here, huh?
Don't miss your old life?

Oh. [CHUCKLES]
Not for a New York minute.

My life is here. I don't give
a hoot what happens back there.

Oh. So I guess
you wouldn't give a hoot

if we lost the Prescott account?

-What?
-He's threatening to walk.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

I knew he wasn't happy
about my leaving.

Okay. Okay, here's what we do.

I take the red-eye back
to New York tonight.

We brainstorm until we come up
with a really great campaign.

Then I take Prescott out.
I wine him, I dine him,

until he's right back
in our pocket and he wonders

why he ever wanted to leave
in the first place.

-Ah!
-Ooh, great idea. [CHUCKLES]

-Too bad I made it all up.
-What?

Angela, you can't fool
your mother.

Don't tell me
you don't miss your old life.

Right, right.
I miss it a little bit.

It's beginning to wear a little
thin here,

but don't-- don't tell Tony.

But, honey,
if you're not happy--

Uh, I-- I'm happy. Mother, uh,
I can do anything for a year.

Believe me-- I can grin
and bear it.

Hey, what d'you say? Come on,

-we're starvin' in there!
-All right.

Dinner's almost ready,
sweetheart.

-Ay, you've got the grin down.
-Hey, Mona!

Oh, isn't this a switch, huh?

Isn't this a switch, huh,
huh, huh? The woman cookin'.

And the man bringin' home
the bacon?

I've come a long way, baby!

ALL: We're number one!
We're number one!

We're number one!

-We're number one!
-Hey, guys, guys, guys,

-guys, put me down.
-We're number one!

Put me down. I gotta say
somethin', I gotta somethin'.

-What is it, Tony?
-We're number one!

ALL: We're number one!
We're number one!

We're number one!
We're number one!

Wait, wait. Guys, guys,
great game, great game.

Big, big party tonight
at my house.

Let's go home, get some rest,
and for god's sake, shower!

[LAUGHS] Come on. Come on
in here. Oh, hey, hey,

-is this gorgeous or what?
-Ah.

How do you like my new
paperweight?

-Oh, it's beautiful, Dad!
-You coached a great game.

Thank you, thank you!

Is this little baseball supposed
to come off?

Yeah, like the head of an Oscar
is supposed to come off.

Give me that!

[CHUCKLES] Tony,
it's still beautiful.

Yeah, isn't it, Angela?
This is great.

Angela, I don't-- I don't think
I've ever been this happy.

Well, I have something that's
going to make you even happier.

I'm tearing up your contract.

-What?
-And offering you a new one...

for three years.

-You're kidding!
-No.

You're kidding.

-Oh, this is unbelievable!
-[CHUCKLES]

This is a fantastic offer,
isn't it, Angela?

Right, right? I-- it's an incr--
it's-- it's unbel--

it's-- it's an unbel--

Can we get back
to you on this, Dr. Graham?

Oh, sure. Take your time.
Think it over. Here's a pen.

Oh, thanks. Thanks.

Um, look, look, why don't I
take all the kids? I'll go back

to the house, I'll get
everything set up for the party?

-Okay, that's good.
-Great.

-All right?
-Mona, that's great. Yeah,

we'll meet you there,
we'll meet you there.

-[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
-Thank you. Thank you.

-[CHUCKLES]
-Okay.

Gee, uh... you, uh, you-- you--
you seem less, uh--

less than enthusiastic about
this--

-this great offer.
-Oh, no.

-It's a great offer.
-Yeah, it is, isn't it?

-It's a wonderful offer.
-[CHUCKLES] It's great.

It's just... three years.

Well, y-- you make-- you make
that sound like a--

-a bad thing.
-Oh, no, it's not that at all.

It's just... three years.

Uh, wait a minute.
I don't get this.

I don't get it. I, uh,

I thought you said you were
happy here, that you--

that you-- you-- you know,
you felt great to be away

from the pressures
and the deadlines.

I-- I did... at first.

And then I discovered something
about myself, Tony.

I miss the deadlines.
I like the pressure.

[SIGHS] I knew-- I knew
something was wrong. I'd--

I just wish
you would've told me.

I-- I couldn't.
You were so happy.

And I didn't come here
to complain,

I came here to support you,
which I still want to do.

I just have to re-adjust
my time frame.

You know, I was prepared
to be here for one year

and now I just have to gear up
for three.

[SCOFFS] Gear up?

Yes. Yeah, I-- I have to know
what it is that I'm facing

and then I can get through it.

Oh, that's perfect, Angela.
That really is perfect.

That-- What a great way to start
our life together.

Marry me, Angela.
And I guarantee

-you'll get through it.
-No, Tony,

-that's not what I--
-No, no, it's-- it's all right.

That's all right. Look, there's
no way I'm taking this job now

-that I know how you feel.
-Then you'll regret it

-for the rest of your life.
-No, I won't.

Come on,
can you honestly tell me

that you don't love it here?

Yeah.

How can you say that?
Just a minute ago you said

you'd never been happier
in your entire life.

I never used the word entire.
Listen to me, I--

Sure, I'm happy here.
I'm happy here. But, uh--

But I could be just as happy
in Connecticut.

What, unemployed?
Waiting for a break?

A break of a lifetime
which you already have here?

-[EXHALES SHARPLY]
-Tony, face it.

You're doing
what you're meant to do.

You-- And-- and, Tony,
if you leave here...

you're gonna resent it
for the rest of your life.

And then,
you're gonna start to resent me.

No way, Angela.
That could never happen.

Don't be so sure, Tony.
It was starting to happen to me.

Well, that's, um,
that's-- that's not good.

No.

So-- so wait a minute,
w-- what-- what--

what are we saying here? That--

that we-- we can't make
this work? That...

it's o-- over?

Well, I mean, if...

we've tried commuting
and we've tried living here

and I d-- I don't know
what else to do.

-Oh! I got it. I got it.
-[CHUCKLES]

What, are you kidding, huh?
Neutral city. Neutral city.

We'll find a city in between,
huh?

A city in between, with a lake!
We'll find it with a lake.

-Tony--
-Yeah, yeah, yeah. W-- Uh,

we'll meet on the weekends.
We'll go boating, you know?

-It'll be-- We--
-Tony, Tony, please.

There's no neutral city?

We're not goin' boatin', are we?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

But-- [SIGHS]

Oh, God.

Thank you, Marge.
That was just delicious.

Oh, I am so sick.

Everything she makes
is deep-fried

and covered with gravy.

Does anybody else
feel their arteries hardening?

I'm going upstairs
to my room to lie down.

Oh, another hot night, dear?

-Not now, Mother.
-Yes, now.

I'm not gonna let you spend
another two months

up in your room moping,
letting your armpit hair grow.

Nice image, Grandma.

-I am not moping. I am healing.
-You are missing him.

-Why don't you just at least--
-No, for the last time,

it's over.

Nobody finished
their apple fritters.

-You hurt my feelings.
-ANGELA: Oh,

the dinner was so delicious,

I think we were all
just a little full from the--

-Eat!
[SQUEALS] Oh!

-Yum, yum, yum, Marge, yum!
-Yum! Mmm!

ALL: Mmm!

She came very highly recommended
from the agency.

So did the other three.

Let's face it.
You're never gonna find anybody

-to hold a candle to Ton--
-Now, stop it!

Don't worry.
I'm gonna find somebody.

I'll find somebody. I promise.
But first, I have to fire Marge.

-[SQUEALS]
-You want to fire me?

I don't. She does.

Fine.

-I know when I'm not wanted.
-[ANGELA BREATHES HEAVILY]

Mother, she's taking my coat.

It's a cheap coat. Let her go.

[TONY GRUNTS]

-Dad, could you hold still...
-Yeah?

-...please?
-Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I just, uh, you know,
I-- I-- I just--

I just wanted to tell you
that I-- I really appreciate

you coming all the way out here
to see me get this award.

Not now, Dad.

Well, I just want you to know
how much it meant to me.

I know, but when you talk,
your Adam's apple

keeps bobbing up and down
and I can't tie

-this stupid bow tie.
-Oh, sorry.

-[CHUCKLES]
-[DOOR KNOCKS]

-Come in!
-Hi, everybody.

SAM: Hi.

-Oh, that's a beautiful tuxedo.
-Hi, Candy.

-Thank you.
-Too bad

they're all out
of the powder blue.

[CHUCKLES] Oh, well...

Sorry, Tony. I think

-I got the last one.
-Ah,

it's your week, Dr. Graham.
[CHUCKLES]

By the way, at the banquet,

you'll be sitting next
to my friend, Teresa Fisher.

-[SIGHS]
-Thirty three, divorced,

-loves horseback riding.
-Oh, thank you very much, Can.

It's very nice of you,
but I don't think

-I'm ready to be team--
-Here's her picture.

Hello there, Betty!

Oh, no, I'm really--
I'm really not ready for this.

-[CHUCKLES]
-Come on, Tony.

-I've got an award to give you.
-Okay, okay. Let's go. Come on.

Sam, let me help you with that.

-You still miss her, don't you?
-Who?

Dad.

All right, so I miss her.
But, uh, you know,

her life is over there,
and my life is here.

I mean, we're both doing
what we were meant to do.

Really. [CHUCKLES] Come on, I--
I got an award to pick up,

-right? Let's go.
-[CHUCKLES] Let's go.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

ANGELA: Jonathan, would you
please answer that door?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

ANGELA: Mother?

Is anybody home?

-[DOORBELL RINGS]
-I guess not.

[ANGELA GASPS]

Tony.

Hi.

Oh, wha-- wha--
what are you doing here?

Well, I, uh, I heard you were
looking for a housekeeper?

Yeah. What-- what--
what are you doing here?

Uh, I heard you were looking
for a housekeeper?

-Can I-- can I come in?
-Oh, yes! Of co-- of course.

Do you, uh,
you always wear that outfit

when you're interviewing
housekeepers?

-What?
-Uh,

I seem to remember that, uh,

you were wearing that the first
time I interviewed for this job.

-Oh, yeah. How-- how about that?
-Yeah.

Boy, you seem
to be dressing better.

Oh. Oh, this. Yeah, well, uh,

see, I-- I just, uh, I just came
from picking up this award

for Outstanding New Teacher
of the Year, and--

and then I quit.

You-- you quit?

Yeah, you know,
they-- they gave me this, uh,

this big banquet, you know?
And the gave me the award.

It was terrific.

Then I went to my, uh,
my beautiful apartment, and--

[INHALES] and I realized

I have nobody
to show my plaque to.

See?

Oh.

That's a nice one.

Yeah, it is, isn't it, huh?
Yeah.

I like the way they do
that little lamp of education.

-Yeah.
-I like-- I like that.

Um, so about-- about the job,
uh. [CHUCKLES] Not for nothin'.

Looks like you could use me.
[CHUCKLES]

Tony, that's--
that's very sweet of you,

-but I thought we both agreed--
-Ah, we--

we were both wrong, Angela.

I mean, I can apply for jobs
in the area.

Uh, I just know now that it's--

it's very important that I be...
in the area.

I see.

Yeah, you know,
it was kind of bothering me

that I was out of the area.

Look, Tony, I don't want
you to ever resent--

Angela...

the only thing I resented
was being without you.

So...

what are your qualifications?

Uh, well, um...

You got the job.

No kiddin'.

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