07x02 - Into the Frying Pan

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Oh, my god!

A fire!

There's been a fire here!

Exactly how bad is the bedroom?

Ugh. Smoke and
soot and water. Ugh!

We're going to get this
place back together,

Rebuild the shop.

I'm tired of edna's edibles.

We bought some great stuff.

For the new store.
What new store?

A hamburger lamp?

You want her to open
a hamburger lamp shop?

We'll all be partners.

You mean - , uh, - - ?

I like it. It's got a
cool feeling to it.

It's summery, and I feel cool.

It was $ . A roll.

Maybe we jumped too soon.

I liked the other one.

The soft pink with
the little fleur-de-lis.

I didn't feel cool
when I looked at it.

Fine. Next time we shop,
we'll pack tootie in ice.

I think I hate that print.

Hot, dusty. I'm feeling parched.

It's pastoral.

It's a cow.

The only way I want to see a cow

Is slapped on a plate
with some sauce.

How much was the cow, blair?

I put it on my visa, all right?

It will be my contribution.

Well, all we need
now is some furniture,

And we can call it a home.

I'm starting to feel better.

Well, we still need a
contractor for the shop.

Right. We'll start interviewing.

We'll need someone hard-working,

We'll need someone reliable.

We'll need someone cheap.

Add five for the damage
to the foundation.

And add another five to
knock out the south wall

And bring you up to code.

So what am I looking at?

I can bring it in around
, and change.

Oh, my.

I need the money now,

But I can't start
for six months.

I see space, I see expansion.

We need to break out!

And of course I see
a lime-green portico.

We'll keep the colors light
because the walls must breathe.

And I see... Do you see a price?

Oh. I'm sorry,

But your fee is a little
bit out of my ballpark.

It's because I'm
a woman, isn't it?

No, not at all.

Why should I have
to hide my femininity?

You shouldn't.

You think because I wear a
skirt I can't pour concrete.

Oh, I'm sure you're
wonderful with concrete.

I just that I can't
afford $ , .

I'd have to sell my car.

I need my wheels!

Thank you so much
for coming. My name...

$ , .

And with we go with armand,

We'll have lots of space.

Our walls will breathe.

We'll have it paid off

Around arbor day, .

Guys, I've got the
name of the store.

Picture this in neon.

"Razzle dazzle."

No.

Why? It's contemporary
yet meaningless.

My suggestion was
better than that.

la maison du petit croissant.

Say what?

Blair, you need three years
of berlitz to shop here.

Hi.

Hi. May I help you?

Yeah, you know you got
a big hole in your store.

I know. We had a fire.

Sorry. Listen, was my paper
delivered here by mistake?

Paper? Yeah, my newspaper.

Lot of postage,
strange lettering?

Oh, wait a sec. Is this it?

It came in yesterday's mail.

Mr. George burnett,
high street.

You got any i.d.?

Give him the paper.

I'm . Easy mistake.

kuwait times.

the peekskill press
doesn't do it for you?

I've been living there
the past couple of years.

I just like to keep up.

What were you doing in kuwait?

I was working for
an american company

Building hot tubs
for kuwaiti homes.

You're kidding.

No. Hey, they're big over there.

You know, a fellow
needs to relax

When he comes home to his wives.

I'll get the address changed.

Uh, say, you're in construction.

Tootie.

Hey, everybody was
thinking it. I asked.

You see, we're trying to
rebuild, nothing extravagant.

You want me to take a look?

It's ok. I'm qualified.

My dad owns a hardware store.

We'd love it.

The foundation
has a little damage,

And I'd like to extend
that south wall.

And it'll have to be
brought it up to code.

Oh, right. Paper.

What do you think?

I don't know. What do you think?

He's adorable...
Professionally speaking.

He's been out of the
country a long time.

They do strange things
in that part of the world.

You know, I heard they
burn dung to keep warm.

Fortunately, we're not
expecting a cold spell.

I don't want anyone
burning dung around here.

Don't worry. We'll
just ask him nicely

Not to bring dung to work.

I can do it for $ , ,
costs included.

Really?

Yeah, a few dollars
more or less.

Well, do you mind

If I mull this over
with my partners?

Mull, please.

Well... He's cheap,
that's for sure.

He's fred burnett's son, and
he's got a good reputation.

I say hire the man!

Shh!

He walked in off the street.

How can we hire someone
who walks in off the street?

How else do we get him in here?

Beam him aboard?

He just doesn't look
very responsible.

We need references.

Fine. We'll call ahkmed and
see how he likes his hot tub.

I'm serious.

He's just too
young or something.

I say we go with our guts.

I like the cut of his gib.

Well, we've got tootie's
guts and a nice gib.

Hand over the check.

He's the right price.

And his jeans are calvin's.

I can't believe I'm in
business with you.

Hurry up. Let's decide.

We're in a bind here.

I say we take a chance.

It has to be unanimous.

Mr. Burnett... You got the job!

Yes, you've got the job.

Great!

Yo!

But why?

Well, I started
feeling restless.

Lived in peekskill all
my life, I had to get out.

I know the feeling.

I'm a kind of
wandering gal myself.

In two weeks, I'm off
to europe, the big e.

George, would you please
talk some sense into her?

Tell her what
travel is really like.

Tell her about
dysentery, the big d.

Tootie, you not gonna
scare me out of this trip.

Would you hand me
that combo square? Sure.

So what was it like over there?

It was interesting,
but you miss things.

Hey, you should see kuwait tv.

They got one american show.

I ws the big hero 'cause I knew
how gilligan got off the island.

I need two feet off that. Right!

Why am I working here?

Why do you think I'm so cheap?

So how come you left?

Government asked me to.

Deported?

Hi, g*ng.

You guys want want to hear why
george got deported from kuwait?

He doesn't mind, do you, george?

Hey. Was it
political? It has to be.

It was a girl.

Of course! She was a knockout.

At least what I could
see of her had potential.

She wore this black veil,

And every week, I'd see
her at the marketplace.

Every week for two years,

And all I'm seeing
are those eyes,

And she's giving it back to me.

You know what I mean?

Now, she's driving me crazy,

So I start swatting at
flies around her, you know,

Trying to knock the veil loose.

Finally, I couldn't
take it anymore.

I had to see her face, just
for a minute. Just a glimpse.

And you peeked. You animal, you!

Just for a split second.

And her mother saw me,
and she started screaming,

I was out of the
country in hours.

Charming.

You see? The unexpected.

This is what happens
when you hit the road.

It's what I'm looking for.

Deported. Way to go, george!

Mrs. Garrett, there's
a little more damage

To the foundation
than I thought.

I can see.

But I thought the floor was
supposed to be done by now.

I'm working on it.

Well, I gotta get going.

That's gallons of
egg shell, right, mrs. G?

Right. And look for sales.

You know, you missed a spot.

Well... Well, what?

Was she worth it?

Oh, yeah.

Hi, mrs. Garrett. Hi.

Any of you guys want
to join me this afternoon?

Langley's baseball
team is playing peabody.

You want to come, george?

Oh, boy, I'd love to,
but I'm up to here.

Come on. How long has it
been since you've seen a game?

They have baseball in kuwait.

They do?

Well, something like it.

There are nine men on the field,

Only they chase a goat
around with a stick.

Come on. You can go, george.

Yeah, I'd like to,
but mrs. Garrett...

Hey, we're her partners,
and we say it's ok.

Mrs. Garrett's loose.

Let's go. You can tell us
about baseball in kuwait.

I only went a couple of times.

Hot dogs were lousy.

Goat always wants 'em.

George, I was looking
over these plans,

And i... And... And...

I'm alone in this room.

[Drill buzzing]

[Buzzing]

That's it.

Do you have to keep
gunning that thing in my ear?

I'm just getting
the feel of the tool.

Keep it away from my ear,

Or I'm gonna seal you
up inside that wall.

Fine, I'll just go look
for a friendlier outlet.

Blair, they can't feel it.

I want them straight.

I'm a perfectionist.

You should know that about me.

Come on, blair. Take a
whack at it. Use both hands.

How long are you
guys gonna keep this up?

It's : .

I've got my first quiz
of the year tomorrow,

And five chapters to go.

Can you stand
another hour or so?

I didn't get much done today.

Yeah, I noticed.

Did you ever hear of
working : to : ?

It's kind of a tradition.

[Drill buzzing]

What is she doing?

Tootie! Who gave her that?

I got goggles.

George, how could
you let her use a drill?

I was sleeping upstairs.

That's what I do when I'm tired.

And I heard this
unbearable noise.

[Drill buzzing]

That's the one.

Oh, sorry, mrs. Garrett,

But our work requires
the use of power tools.

Enough with the power tools.

Mention the power tools again,

You're behind that wall forever.

As you can see, mrs. Garrett,

We're progressing quite nicely.

I see.

And when do we think we'll
be seeing some results?

By friday.

Friday?

That's three days beyond
our original agreement.

I understand. I had a little
bad luck with supplies.

The work is going much
slower than I had hoped.

Well, that certainly is
not for a lack of effort.

I mean, things like supplies
are beyond our control.

Tootie, you're not a workman.

You have other
responsibilities, like school.

You all have other
responsibilities.

We'll take care of them.

It's not like we've
been partying all night.

Vincent's pizza!

Come to mama.

Hey, which one of you guys was
doing that ricky ricardo impression?

You really had me going there.

You should hear
my jack nicholson.

So this is what you've
been up to all night?

George, may I see
you for a moment?

Oh, listen, if it's the pizza...

It's not the pizza.

It's the cement.
Right. Yeah, I saw that...

It's not the cement.

It's just that we have
to get this work done.

Every day we're not open
costs us money we don't have.

I understand that,

And all I need is
another week, maybe two.

Maybe three?

We can't wait that long.

You don't want
me to finish the job.

I'm sorry.

Wait! Mrs. Garrett!

Hey, hey, hey, hey! No, come on.

If that's the way mrs.
Garrett wants it...

You know, like they
say in the desert...

It's too bad.

How could you fire
george, like that?

I had to.

And without even consulting us?

I tried to talk to you!

I don't recall the occasion.

Every time I tried to
hurry things along,

I was either ignored
or pooh-poohed.

You were not pooh-poohed.

Ok. Maybe one pooh.

He was a good worker.
When he worked.

Mrs. Garrett,
today was our fault.

He hadn't seen a
ballgame in so long.

And tomorrow it will be a movie,

And the next day
it'll be something else,

Because george is a
lot of fun to be with

And a nice guy.

But what we need right
now is a contractor,

Not a nice guy.

I agree. When something's not
working, you got to cut bait.

You never liked him, did you?

The guy just wasn't
responsible enough for the job.

You probably didn't notice,

You were too busy
being social directors.

We were just being neighborly.

Besides, I consider
him a friend.

Nobody said that business
decisions were easy.

But you're businesswomen now,

And you gonna have
to learn to make 'em.

All right. Ok.

Great. We made a
business decision.

George is gone.

Now who do we
get to replace him?

[Coughs]

Oh.

I can handle a hammer
better than that.

Hey, kid!

Put that down!

Excuse me, mr. Workman,

But you missed a spot.

Oh, a tiny, tiny spot.

Could have happened to anyone.

All right, guys, stand back.

I got the perfect name
for the store what?

Cheap thrills.

No.

Why not?

It describes our merchandise,

Which is thrilling,

And clues the
customer in on the price.

Cheap.

Try again.

Maybe if we free associate,

We can come up with something.

Say the first word
that comes to your mind.

Up. Down. Under.

Fairy. Death.

The death store. Why
didn't I think of that?

Look what I found
in the trash, girls.

My edna's edibles sign.

It's been in my
window for years.

It's got a chip in it.

Can't make out
the full "edna's."

Looks like "ed's edibles."

I'm keeping it.

Hello, mr. Higgins.

Why, the store is
certainly shaping up, isn't it?

You're standing
on my drop cloth.

Oh, I'm terribly... Sorry!

Watch it, bub.

It's ok.

We didn't hire him
for his manners.

George had manners.

George had warmth.

Tootie, did you have
to bring that up again?

Hey, I'm sorry.

I just can't help thinking
that because of us,

There's a deeply-hurt young man

Walking the
streets of peekskill.

A walking shell.

Wounded by women in power!

I'm not sure I'm cut
out for big business.

Excuse me.

A tad melodramatic,
but I know how she feels.

Has anybody heard from george?

He hasn't been by.

I'm too embarrassed to call.

Probably went back to kuwait

To tell his villagers
ugly-american stories.

No, he's probably just working
in his dad's hardware store.

No, he's not.

Well, I dropped by.

I needed some hardware,

And I wanted to see
how he was doing, and...

Leave him some
cookies, and a little gift.

That's the tough
executive for you.

You can somebody,
leave them cookies.

Come on. You're not
feeling guilty, are you?

I'm feeling that maybe I was a
little too quick in my actions,

And maybe we should have
given him another chance.

[Drill buzzing]

Hey, kid!

Now, that's the last
time I'm gonna tell you!

You make a decision.

You hope it's right.

You live with it.

Oh, come on
everybody! Zeke's here!

Hey, zeke! How's it going?

Anything we can do?
Anything you need?

I need $ , .

To finish the job.
But your estimate...

An estimate is only a guideline.

I can't...

I can't come up
with another $ , .

Not again.

But, natalie!

Oh, what is this?

The natalie green
savings and loan?

Tootie, I'm tapped out.
I'm broke. I can do no more.

I'm a plane?

My plane ticket.

Ok. I'll cash in my
ticket to europe.

No, natalie.

It'll just be a postponement.

I can earn enough
money to go back anytime.

But... I insist.

As long as I get over there

And the next time see
the running of the bulls.

Ok, but it comes out of
my share of the profits.

Ok.

Picked up the mail.

Mmm... Bills, bills, bills.

Mr. George burnett.

Hiya. Hi. How's it going?

Pretty good. Pretty good.

You want to sit down?

Yeah. Thanks.

Your dad told me where you were.

I was looking for
you, so I asked him,

And he told me. Ha ha.

Yeah, he's good
about things like that.

So, you haven't been
by the shop lately.

No, I know, I've
been meaning to.

Look, I think I did
something to you,

Indirectly, and
I'm not sure why,

But I think I got you fired.

For some reason, from
the first moment I saw you...

You hated me. No, I liked you.

I just didn't trust you.

That's much better.

Look, everything mrs. G
has is tied up in that shop.

You're fun, you're easygoing,

And easygoing isn't gonna
get that shop off the ground.

Jo, do I have to relive this?

It's like getting
fired all over again.

I'm coming to a point here.

See, I sort of set
myself up as a watchdog

And figured somebody had to.

I mean, natalie's
mind is on paris.

Blair's looking at your jeans.

Mrs. G is worried about money.

Tootie loves everybody.

Blair's looking at my jeans?

I didn't give you a fair sh*t.

I didn't give you guys
what you needed.

I let myself get distracted.

It was easy.

Are you sure you
don't want anything?

No. No. I got to get back.

Zeke's finishing up today.

Zeke? Not zeke higgins?

Yeah. What's wrong with that?

Oh, it's just that
I've heard things.

Like what?

Things.

Like he uses shoddy material.

Well, I guess you're gonna
have to come buy and check it out.

All right, we've narrowed it
down to "the underground,"

"Punk junk," and "the
erogenous zone."

And of course there's
mrs. Garrett's suggestion,

"The cozy corner."

With all due respect,

I don't like any of them.

You're doing this
deliberately, aren't you.

No. I just think the name
should have meaning.

It should apply
to our situation.

How about "trapped with
an irritating rich girl"?

No!

Don't! Wait a minute!

Guys, guys, get over there!

We're about to
pound in the last nail,

And I want each of us to
take a turn with the hammer.

For posterity.

Tootie, I'm sure the
man wants to go home.

It'll just take a sec.

I don't want to
pound the nail, tootie.

And a smile would be nice, jo.

Sir, can I have your
hammer, please?

I'm gonna have to
bill you for that.

Give it back.

Do it. I'm out of
travelers' cheques.

I'll go for the eight bucks.

This is a moment
we're having here.

I'll be in the truck.

Let's go, guys.

Come on!

You know, I just
can't help but think

What this now represents.

It... I'm bored now.

Blair.

Do you want me to
speak or shall I just hit it?

Hit it.

What a man.

Now, jo.

Oh, tootie.

And a smile.

Mrs. G. Thanks.

I want you to know

That I'm very happy to be
in business with you girls.

Here, here.

It was a little rough road,

But the important
think is we made it,

And we're still speaking.

To a new business!

What'll we call ourselves?

"Over our heads."

That was my next suggestion.

"Over our heads"?

Well, we are, aren't we?

I like it.

Over our heads, it is.

Hi.

George!

Yeah, I just stopped by to see
how everything turned out.

Well, that will give you
trouble in about years.

Your paper was
delivered here again.

And last week's, too.

Haven't had the address
changed yet, huh?

Well, I had a little
trouble getting through

To the subscription office.

Everybody's probably
out playing goat ball.

George, you don't
have to change it.

I mean, it wouldn't be the
worst thing in the world

If you drop by and pick it up.

Yeah, you can come in,
sit, have a cup of coffee,

And tell us what's
happening in kuwait.

Sure.

Some of those games
could last innings.

Ok, I'll see you next saturday.

George.

The last nail.

Will you do us the honor?

No wonder you fired me.