06x24 - It's Lonely at the Top

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♪ You take 'em both
and there you have ♪

♪ The facts of life ♪

♪ The facts of life ♪

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♪ You're growin'
now you know about ♪

♪ The facts of life ♪

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♪ When the world never seems ♪

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♪ And suddenly
you're findin' out ♪

♪ The facts of
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♪ You ♪

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♪ It takes a lot
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♪ When you're learnin'
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♪ Learnin' the facts of life ♪

♪ Learnin' the facts of life ♪♪

You really should wait
for the guy to wink first...

No matter how long it takes.

I happen to be building an
eye for the langley lion.

Yeah.

Oh, right.

For your student council float.

How precious.

It's not "precious."

We're trying to influence
the board to build

A new student lounge.

Hey, how about
riding on the float?

Well, I guess that
would be apropos.

Beauty and the beast.

I could sit on his paw.

No.

Inside the mouth, working
the tongue up and down.

I think not.

I don't do special effects.

Let's try it on blair.

Try what on blair?
I'll get her ready.

Wait a minute, is the
scissors involved here?

Relax, we're doing a
croissant challenge.

One of ours against one
from that new franchise place

Croissant my heart.

Croissant my heart.

It's a catchier name
than edna's edibles,

But I'm sure you'll
like ours better.

Now, forget about
every organ in your body

Except your taste buds.

Remember, the wrong
answer could turn

Mrs. Garrett into a bag lady.

Croissant number one.

Mmm, delicious.

Croissant number two.

Mmm!

Even more delicious.

We're dead, board up the store.

I picked theirs?

No, you picked ours twice.

It's a joke.

You little twerp.

You promised not
to call me that.

Kitchen, andy.

Mrs. Garrett left a
list of jobs for you

To do while she's gone.

Women have no sense of humor.

Come on, kid, I'll help you.

Oh, what are we worried about?

Theirs tastes like
it's made by goodyear.

I know that, but
they're a dime cheaper,

They're on main street,
they got printed napkins.

"Croissant my heart
is a subsidiary of

The federal foods corps."

A corps! They'll
squash us like a bug.

Stop worrying.

We can handle this.

Yeah, you're right.

Jo's in charge.

Jo!

Mrs. Garrett didn't
put jo in charge.

Maybe not, but jo is
savvy about these things.

I'm savvy too.

Perhaps you've forgotten
I'm the one who's been

A junior executive at
a major corporation.

Yeah, your father's corporation.

You were in charge of
reception room magazines.

Well, my reception
room days are over.

As a matter of fact,
daddy is coming up tonight

And we're going to be talking
about much bigger things.

Jo, we're in deep trouble.

Why, because blair's
daddy's coming?

No.

That new croissant place opened

And they're doing
plenty of business.

Oh, that, yeah.

Please, oh wise one.

Impart some of your
famous wisdom and save us.

Something bothering you?

Not at all.

Mrs. G and I checked
out that place yesterday

On the way to the airport.

What'd she say?

Eh, stuff like, "don't worry,
people will pay for quality"

And, "there's room for

More than one
croissant shop in town."

Did she also say,
"jo, you're in charge?"

No.

Just thought I'd ask.

So what's our work schedule?

What do we bake?

Did she give you the
specials of the week?

Eh, she kind of just
left it up to... Us.

She said that we know the
shop as well as she does.

She did put you in
charge, didn't she?

No, blair, it was
never mentioned.

Because she just
assumed you'd take over.

You're like one of those
juntas in south america.

Evita polniaczek.

Are you in some kind of pain?

Well, I'm more than
a little offended

That everyone assumes
you're in charge.

I need this?

I'll tell you what
I'm in charge of.

A float that's gotta
be ready by friday

And all that's done is the eye.

Look, jo, I'm older than you.

I've had more business
courses than you.

I've been groomed for
leadership since childhood.

I couldn't agree with you more.

Be my guest.

Run the shop.

Me?

Her?

You.

Here's mrs. G's keys.

You want me to be in charge?

Yeah, absolutely.

We all feel that
way, right, guys?

Jo... See, it's unanimous.

Well, I might take
full responsibility.

If you promise total support
without any resistance

Or second-guessing.

Great, just great.

I'd give you a big hug, but
neither of us wants that.

I'm going to be at langley

Hammering chicken wire.

They're all yours.

Jo! Jo!

Isn't that terrific, daddy?

Princess, I am so proud.

You'll be in charge
of the whole shop.

Everything from
pasta to pimentos.

They unanimously elected
me their leader, daddy.

For a moment, I
thought they might

Hoist me onto their shoulders.

It's a lot of
responsibility, angel.

Are you absolutely sure
you want to bother with this?

Of course.

I can handle it.

Oh, of course you can.

If you set your mind to it.

Well, I already have.

I've been doing nothing
but thinking about

All the changes
I'm going to make.

Don't think too much.

I mean, at first.

Maybe I can offer
a few thoughts.

Number one, do
a lot of listening.

Excuse me?

I hate going to work
when it's still dark out.

Do what I do.

Don't open your eyes.

Jo, why are you painting
the basketball black?

It's not a basketball,
it's a lion's nose.

Okay.

We are gonna have to take naps

Before our dates tonight.

What time are the
guys picking us up?

They're not.

We're meeting them at
the movie theater at 7:30.

Where are they taking
us to eat afterwards?

They're not.

We're going dutch
over at papa's pizza.

Big spenders.

Why'd they even
bother asking us out?

They didn't.

We asked them, remember?

Oh yeah, sounds like fun.

Morning!

Thank you so much for being
prompt on my first official day.

I had a really motivating
talk with daddy last night.

For once, it wasn't a daughter
asking for another halston.

It was two executives
interfacing.

Kind of gets you right here.

Among other places.

Uh, listen, can we get
this dough on the road?

Dough on the road.

I like that.

Thank you.

Where is andy?

He is never late.

He'll be along.

Now, before we
start the croissants,

I thought we'd
chat for a minute.

Come, come.

Please?

Daddy had some really viable

Suggestions last night.

Wonderful.

He got a great idea

From his factory
workers in tokyo.

If you think I'm doing
calisthenics before work,

Forget it.

No, no, no, no.

It has to do with the
shop's operating efficiency.

I've been checking
and it is laughably low.

So I thought we'd
take a little test

And learn our strongest
individual aptitudes.

Dough mixing, rolling, baking.

Who's first?

Don't make me... No way.

Jo.

All right, come on, guys.

Look, we put miss
warner in charge here.

I think we should cooperate.

So she wants us
to take a little test.

Go ahead, guys, take the test.

Us? What about you?

My nose is still wet.

Hair nets?

I gotta be crazy.

I'm working for minimum wage

And I'm allowing
myself to be tested.

In hairnets.

Oh, a stopwatch?

Forget it, I fall
apart under a clock.

Girls, a stopwatch
can be your friend.

Good, 'cause I'm dropping you.

All right.

Our first efficiency test
is in croissant rolling.

I don't believe
we're doing this!

This is crazy!

Get ready, get set... Go.

What is this, benihana?

Daddy's tokyo plant
has upped production 23%

Since they started
playing kabuki music.

Do you want to find my thumb
in one of these croissants?

Is that what you want?

American labor.

Which is about to go on strike.

All right, stop.

Very good.

Four croissants.

One actually usable.

All right, jo, you're next.

Do we really have time for this?

Look, it's 7:30.

Shop opens in two hours.

We haven't even
started baking yet.

Actually, it's 6:30.

I set your watches
ahead last night

So we'd have an extra
hour to work together.

That'll be andy.

Oh, the pain, the pain.

Ugh...

When did you say mrs.
Garrett would be back?

In four days.

Too bad I'll be dead by then.

Uh-oh, blair's coming.

Let's duck outside, andy.

If she starts again, we'll
miss the hockey game.

If she starts again,
we'll miss our dates.

Oh, jo, you want to come along?

It's your kind of game.

Lots of broken heads.

I can't, I gotta finish
my float tonight.

Come on, tootie.

At ease, troops.

We were just winding up here.

You mind flipping
that sign to "closed"?

I certainly do.

We're staying open tonight.

What?

I just put an ad in "the
peeksill press" today.

"Try edna's croissants tonight.

We're the flakiest."

Catchy, isn't it?

I just found out our
competition is staying open

Until 11:00.

So you want us to
stay open until 11?

We have no choice.

Yes, we do.

Business is fine, blair.

And blair is going
to keep it that way.

They're serving a bottomless
cup of coffee and twofers,

So I am too.

Now where can we get
some of those coffee cups

Without bottoms?

No, blair.

A bottomless cup means
you refill it for free.

I knew that.

Where does mrs. Garrett
keep her recipes for twofers?

Blair, a twofer is like
getting two croissants

For the price of one.

I knew that.

How can we make
money by doing that?

Volume!

And just who do you think
is gonna keep this shop

Open 'til 11:00?

All of us.

Oh, that'll be interesting
since andy and kevin

Have gone to the hockey game

And tootie and I have dates.

Dates?

You know mrs. Garrett
doesn't allow you to

Date on school nights.

She does on special occasions.

And what is the
special occasion?

She's out of town.

Well, I'm sorry, but you're
going to have to cancel.

We're not cancelling.

Yes, you are.

That's it, jo, I've had it.

We've had it.

Jo, I've taken my last
order from nurse ratchet.

Will you two stop talking to jo?

Look, if you got
a beef, tell blair.

You're right.

Blair, we got a beef.

Good night.

You're not going, I
am in charge here.

You were in charge.

Did you ever hear
of a bloodless coup?

You're on your own, honey.

Ciao, troops.

Thanks a lot.

You're blaming me?

Who else?

They still turn to
you for everything.

You never really gave
up leadership, did you?

Blair, you can't make
people follow you.

I guess you're right.

Will you follow me?

Sure.

But not tonight.

Is this the place
with the coffee

And the twofer deal? Yes, sir.

You got me for the evening.

This is the place.

Jo, you can't desert me,
we're gonna be mobbed.

I'm sorry, blair.

I got the whole
student council waiting.

They can't finish
the lion without me.

I got the tongue.

Boy, I hope this fits
on the back of my bike.

Mm-hmm.

Checkmate.

Uh, miss.

I can see the
bottom of this cup.

You're going to float away.

Then wish me bon voyage.

Listen, I'll have two
more "croizents"

With anchovies and garlic.

That'll be dinner.

I'll have a table
cleaned off in a...

Daddy! Hi, princess.

Are you okay? Fine, fine.

I just came to see
my daughter in action.

Great.

Follow me, I have to
feed the coffee monster.

It's amazing how much
coffee people drink

When you go bottomless.

What?

Oh!

Ha.

Your first command.

Did I ever tell you
about my first job

When I was a sophomore
at langley? Yes.

This way, daddy, I
gotta check the oven.

How come you're here all alone?

Shouldn't your
staff be helping you?

Well, I gave them the night off.

They've been working so hard.

Well, that's sweet, princess,
but nobody's out there

When you're back here.

Come on, you slowpokes.

I know.

You don't want to keep
the customers waiting.

I'll help.

I will not have the head of
a multi-billion dollar empire

Pouring coffee.

Mop that up, will you?

I don't want to tell you
how to run your business,

Princess, but don't you
think it a trifle imprudent

Giving your friends
the night off?

All right, I didn't give
them the night off.

They walked out on me.

They walked out on you?

Why?

I would have deserted me.

I really blew it, daddy.

Hey, miss. What?

Just want to give you a tip.

Thank you.

They give you a quarter,
they think they own you.

Well, calm down, angel.

Tell me what happened,
start at the beginning.

Well, suddenly we
have competition.

A new shop called
croissant my heart.

Good name.

They're on main street, right
next to the rialto theater.

Good location.

They have bargain
prices and longer hours.

So I matched them.

Bad move.

I know.

But don't worry, I have
only begun to compete.

What is that smell?

Anchovy garlic croissants.

A blair original.

It sure is.

Okay, you're in a hole,
but it's not that deep.

You need a few
professionals to point you in

The right direction.

Julia child owes me one.

I could have her
here in no time.

I don't need julia child.

You're right, overkill.

I'll call patty frank.

She's an executive
secretary of mine.

Patty'll be invaluable.

She has food shop experience?

No, but she's terribly
bright and organized.

When I give patty a tough job...

You know she can handle it.

You came here to check up on me.

Oh, honey.

I'm your father.

It's my job to be
protective of you

And keep you from
getting in over your head.

Now why don't I
roll up my sleeves

And pitch in here, huh?

Please, daddy, you'll
only get in the way.

Oh, but, princess... Please.

I wanna do this myself, okay?

Of course.

You'll be terrific.

May I take your order?

Uh, do you have
any brewed decaf?

I'm sorry, we only have caf.

But we got those
cute little packets.

Oh.

All right, all right,
I'll tell you what.

Bring me unbrewed decaf

And a chocolate chip
croissant loaded with fudge,

Loaded with whipped cream.

You know you get
a second one free.

Oh!

That's right, thanks.

Bring me two and bring me a
lot of sweet'n low for the decaf.

Certainly.

Thank you so much
for reminding her.

No problem.

I'm sorry, beer is
not allowed in here.

Right, we'll get rid of it.

I'll take those cans, thank you.

Hey, have a heart.

It's been a rough night.

Braddock has never lost
a hockey game to langley.

Oh, what'll I tell my dad?

We would have won

If you would have
been there to inspire me.

It was lonely in that
penalty box without you.

Do you mind?

I'd like to finish these orders.

We're about to
close. No you're not.

Your ad said 11:00.

How embarrassing.

Eight to two.

What went wrong?

You allowed eight goals.

That's what went wrong.

Mr. Swiss cheese, here.

Oh yeah?

I'd like to see you
get one past me.

Be serious.

Here you are.

You forgot my sweet'n low.

20 Bucks says you
can't hit that barrel

With me guarding it. You're on.

Are you crazy? You
could break the glass!

She's right.

If I break the glass,
that doubles it.

I'll sh**t from back
here. You will not.

Excuse me.

You, uh, mind?

You're standing on center ice.

Silly me.

Okay, for 20 bucks.

Now, I want you guys to leave.

Blair, we k*lled 'em!

Eight to two and we
were the underdogs!

Andy, gloating
is not attractive.

Hey, how come you're still open?

What's going on here?
It's nothing, kevin.

It's something, kevin.

You want to move, sonny?

You're standing on center ice.

These nice young
gentlemen from braddock

Were just teaching
me how to play hockey.

Someone's gotta
teach them first!

Ha-ha!

Hey, nobody takes me seriously.

I'm just a twerp.

Okay, guys, you wanna pick
up your puck and go home?

We'll leave when
we're ready, goldilocks.

But right now I got a
little sh*t on goal here.

I don't think so.

This little thing could
do a lot of damage.

Say goodnight, guys.

I wish you hadn't done that.

Did someone drop this? I did.

Kevin, that wasn't very nice.

She's right.

I think we're gonna have
to do something about it.

Uh-oh.

Now will you leave immediately?

Definitely.

Excuse me.

Now why don't you guys just
follow them out the door?

'Cause you and I got
something to settle.

How about it, goldilocks?

Suits me, frog face.

Let's go, wimp.

Hold it, hold it.

I will take the little one.

All right, that's it.

This is mace and if you're
not out of here in one second,

You're going to be
writhing on the floor.

Writhing, huh?

From dainty daisy
room freshener?

Sure, it might be dainty
daisy room freshener.

Are you willing to
take that gamble?

Go ahead.

Make my day.

Hey, I saw "dirty harry."

I'm waiting, goldilocks.

Chickening out?

Eat a bug, frog face.

Let's go outside.

Nobody is going anywhere.

Fine.

I'll cave his face
in right here.

Fine, cave my face
in while you're at it.

She's kidding!

What a great kidder.

Move, blair.

I'll take care of him.

Kevin, I really appreciate
you coming to my rescue,

But you're a ninny too.

Typical male macho piffle.

Even andy, who isn't much
bigger than a hockey puck,

Is ready to slug it out.

And why?

Over one lousy hockey game.

All right, go out there and
cave each other's faces in.

If things don't go
your way, try v*olence.

But I'll tell you one thing
you're not going to do.

You're not going to destroy

Mrs. Garrett's shop.

Now I want you to get your
stuff and get out of here.

Hey.

Go easy on us.

We just lost a big game.

Yeah, eight to two.

Don't push it, andy.

She doesn't like beer,
she doesn't like hockey.

Let's get out of here.

Hold it.

You owe me 4,50.

This ought to cover it.

Y'all come back now!

What got into you, girl?

You were great.

Yeah, you saved that guy's life.

He would have gotten
the chair for k*lling me.

Blair, we're sorry
we walked out on you.

Yeah, we barely
enjoyed our dates.

We've been feeling
guilty all night.

Not that guilty.

Forget it.

Let's just blame it
on poor management.

No, you were right.

Will you accept our apology?

Of course.

Thanks.

Can we go out with them
again tomorrow night?

Just kidding, just kidding.

You plan, you work, you sweat,

Then some yo-yo makes
the mouth too small.

I'm just glad it
fit in the limo.

Now I'm going to have
to spend the whole night

Planing this thing down.

I was coming out of
croissant my heart

And spotted jo.

Well, I was kind
of hard to miss.

I was just checking it out.

They're not knocking 'em dead.

How'd it go here?

Knocking 'em dead, almost.

That's wonderful.

I bet you could
have used my help.

Oh, uh-uh.

Blair was up to it.

She's a chip off the
old block, mr. Warner.

And, jo, you would have been

So proud of her,
the way she just...

Natalie, please.

Wait 'til I tell
you what blair did.

You wouldn't have known her.

She saved my bacon.

It's no big deal.

It's all part of the job.

Let's close up.

I'll get the trash.
We'll get the kitchen.

I'll total the cash register.

Hey.

You know, staying
open late some nights

Is really good for business.

You ought to talk
to mrs. G about this.

I will.

Look at all this dough.

My tongue is hanging out.

For a moment there,
I thought they might

Hoist you on their shoulders.

It seems I've
underestimated you.

I'm not giving you any
more mickey mouse jobs.

Next summer, I want to
put you on something with

Real responsibility.

Thanks, daddy, but
not next summer.

You're right, you
worked hard all year.

Take the summer off.

I don't want the summer off.

I've been doing a lot
of thinking tonight.

Gunderson mills is
looking for an intern

In their design department.

I think I could get it.

I'm sure you could, but
why gunderson mills?

We have a great
design department

Right in our fabric division.

It'd be perfect for you.

Thanks, daddy, but I
think I'll grow faster

Out of the hot house.

But, princess, gunderson mills

Is one of our main competitors.

I know.

Go easy on us, okay?

♪ You'll avoid a lot of damage
and enjoy the fun of managing ♪

♪ The facts of life ♪

♪ They shed a lot of light ♪

♪ If you hear them
from your brother ♪

♪ Better clear them
with your mother ♪

♪ Better get them right
call her late at night ♪

♪ You got the future in
the palm of your hand ♪

♪ All you gotta do to get
you through is understand ♪

♪ You think you'd
rather do without ♪

♪ You will never make it
through without the truth ♪

♪ The facts of life
are all about you ♪♪