06x24 - Someday My Prince..

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Gimme a Break!" Aired: October 29, 1981 – May 12, 1987.*
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Nell Harper is the no-nonsense housekeeper and surrogate mother for police chief Carl Kanisky's children: Samantha, Julie and Katie.
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06x24 - Someday My Prince..

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♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪



♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪


♪ I'm putting a new face on the old one ♪


♪ Ready for anything


♪ Playing with fate, not a moment too late ♪


♪ I'm showing the whole world nothing can get me down ♪


♪ O-o-o-oh


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break!


Get ready, addy, here she comes.


Yeah, nell is coming.


Yeah, we just saw her getting out of this big limo.


Limo? Who got her a limo?


All I got her was a cake.


Addy, darling,


How much does jackie onassis tip her limo driver?


Surprise! Surprise!


Surprise? What?


Oh, my goodness, what is this?


Well, you're our woman of the month.


It was a month ago today that you started working


On your new career in the publishing business.


Thank you, matthew. And thank you, joey.


And, addy, darling, thank you,


Thank you, thank you, thank you.


I thank you, and my limousine driver thanks you.


Mmm!


Nell, did the office send you home in a limo?


No, the office did not send me home in a limo,


And it wasn't just a limo.


It was a custom-designed limousine


With a wet bar, a television set, and a telephone.


I tried to call you, addy,


But as usual, you were on the phone.


What happened to your other shoe?


I don't know.


When you're being driven home by a prince's chauffeur,


Who cares?


A prince?


Prince, the rock star?!


No, no, no, little one, I said a prince,


Not that cute, little guitar player


Who prances across stage in a g-string.


[ Laughs ]


Joey, why don't you take matthew down to the store


And get us some more ice cream for the party?


I thought you said we had enough.


Uh, I lied.


You want to get rid of us, right?


Yes, and that's no lie. Bye.


[ Both giggling ]


Okay, the kids are gone.


Now, cinderella, what else did you lose in that limo


Besides your slipper?


I never! You better tell.


No, I didn't lose anything.


Be quiet, and I'll tell you. Listen, listen.


Addy, I swear to you, girl, I was running to the bus,


And I tripped and fell, and I turned my ankle.


Well, honey, the next thing I knew,


I was in the backseat of this limo


With my shoes off, listening to peabo bryson,


And sipping on a diet dr. Pepper.


Talk about luck!


Get out of here, honey.


Luck had nothing to do with this.


It was my incredible beauty


That thrust me into this situation.


Anyway, the chauffeur said that his boss, the prince,


Saw my incredible beauty from the penthouse


And sent him down to offer his assistance.


Ooh!


Wait a minute.


He saw your incredible beauty from the penthouse?


My personality.


He saw your personality from the penthouse?


Actually, addy, I am quite a striking woman.


He saw how striking you were --


If you say "from the penthouse" one more time,


You're gonna find out exactly how striking I am.


Nell, girl, if you believe that chauffeur's line,


Then you don't belong on the streets


Without a registered nurse.


He's trying to hit on you.


Addy, just because your bus driver


Will not give you eye contact when you come home from work,


Don't you try to ruin this for me, honey.


♪ Someday my prince will come ♪


Eat your heart out, girl.


[ Doorbell rings ]


Yes?


Is this the nell harper residence?


Yes. What took you so long?


His royal highness.



How do you do?


I'm prince cassamiboto.


Oh, nell, your prince has come.


Won't you come in?


Why don't you sit your highness down on our humble couch?


She'll be right here. I'm addy wilson.


It is a pleasure, mademoiselle.


Yeah.


So, you're a prince.


Yes, I am, from a small country in africa named gabon.


Oh.


Hi.


Mademoiselle harper.


I believe I have something


That belongs on your tiny, little foot.


Oh, look.


I found it in the wine rack of my limousine.


A prince brought me my slipper.


Please. Allow me to properly introduce myself.


I am gilbert cassamiboto, prince of the buno people.


A prince.


Please. Call me gilbert.


[ Giggles ] gilbert.


I would imagine my chauffeur told you


That I saw you fall -- quite gracefully, I might add --


Below my penthouse.


Ah.


You mean you saw little old me?


Yeah, you mean you saw little old her?


Oh, yes, I did.


And I must say


That you are even more beautiful at ground level.


Correct me if I'm wrong, prince,


But isn't gabon one of africa's democracies?


That it is,


And the title of prince is an ancient tribal one.


It has been in my family for centuries.


Actually, I am a businessman.


So, you're a businessman.


Yes. I studied finance at oxford.


And right now, I'm in the process of raising capital


For a far-reaching enterprise.


Raising capital? Isn't that interesting, nell?


Raising capital. Can I see you for a minute?


Uh-huh, okay. Excuse me.


You will excuse us, prince.


We'll just go into the kitchen


And get you a royal crown cola.


[ Giggling ]


Will you get a grip?


"In the process of raising capital


For a far-reaching enterprise."


Well, now we know what he saw from the penthouse --


Your purse.


He did not.


He saw my incredible beauty.


You know what, addy?


You're just jealous because from his penthouse,


He couldn't see your skinny, little body.


And even if he did,


He'd probably send you home in a stretch toyota.


Nell, the man is lying.


He and that chauffeur are a team,


And they are working a scam.


I happen to believe that gilbert is legitimate.


Legitimate? Yes, legitimate.


Oh, girl, face it. He's a fraud.


What would a prince from gabon be doing


In greenwich village in our living room?


You know what, addy?


If it were your slipper he found in the wine rack,


You wouldn't be asking all these questions.


You make me sick.


So, you are the woman of the month?


Yeah. [ Giggles ]


I was just wondering,


What would a prince from gabon be doing


In greenwich village in our apartment, huh?


Well, to make a long story short,


I'm the first manufacturer of my country


To successfully combine two


Of our greatest natural resources --


Chocolate and coconut oil.


And that is how I was able to come up with a product


Never before produced in africa.


What is it?


Chocolate-chip cookies.


Did you hear that, nell?


Yeah, I heard that.


So, you own a cookie factory in africa?


Yes.


What do your employees call you -- prince cookie king?


Actually, they call me sneezy.


I'm allergic to chocolate. [ Laughs ]


So, then, you're in new york,


Looking for people to invest money in your factory?


Oh, yes, yes.


We need extra capital to expand and meet the demand.


Did you hear that, nell?


I heard that, addy.



You see, the prince is in new york,


Looking for people to invest money in his factory.


All right, gilbert, it's been fun, old pal,


But the party's over.


Good, then perhaps we can continue this conversation


Tomorrow over dinner.


Your friend addy can come along as your chaperone.


Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold it, hold it.


Just wait one slap-sucking minute.


Now you're trying to con me and my girlfriend


Out of my money, huh?


Look, the slipper bit was cute,


But just who do you think you're kidding?


Oxford? You go to oxford?


The closest you'll ever come to oxford


Are the shoes on your feet.


Here.


Oh, I think you misunderstood my intent.


Wrong again, sneezy.


Now, why don't you take your story


And you run it by some out-of-towner,


But not by me, okay?


What are you talking about?


Okay. I'll be blunt. Get out!


Hi, nell. Hi, addy. Your highness.


Grandpapa.


Did you just call this man "your highness"?


Well, of course, nell.


You know, in this new career of yours,


You hang around with a much better crowd.


Did this man get you to invest?


No, but if he'd asked me, I'd have been interested.


I saw you on television. You look taller in person.


You were discussing your new cookie factory.


Oh, your highness, can you ever forgive me?


Would one of y'all please help me get up?


Nell?


Yeah?


How was your date with the prince tonight?


Oh, fine. Fine.


What do you mean, "fine, fine"?


All you've done is rave about him for the past two weeks.


Now all you can say is, "fine, fine"?


Well, it started out like all our other dates.


[ Both chuckle ]


We went for a romantic carriage ride through central park,


And then he kissed my hand.


Oh, there were stars in the sky.


And then he kissed my hand.


And the moon was full.


Then he kissed my hand.


Oh, yeah, and the air was so sweet


With the smell of gardenias.


And he kissed my hand.


Then, addy, he started to talk about africa,


And I swear to you I could almost feel the pull of africa.


And then he kissed my hand.


And then...


Yeah?


...then he gave me this.


[ Gasps ] oh!


Nell, this is gold, solid gold.


This is so heavy.


And then he asked me to marry him.


And then he kissed...


My hand.


Addy, I didn't get any sleep last night. I kept thinking about gilbert's proposal.


So, I got out of bed and, to take my mind off of it,


Turned on the late show.


What do you think they were showing?


"The african queen."


Well, what are you gonna tell him, nell?


I mean, are you gonna marry him or not?


I don't know, addy.


I mean, I know this could open up a whole new life for me,


A whole new culture, a whole new continent.


And I would have to give up my job,


And I really like walking into that office every day.


I like getting respect for the things that I do,


And I like feeling that I'm in charge of my future.


Then you're leaning towards no?


No, I mean, I don't know.


It's just so hard to resist.


I tell you, it's so regal dating a prince.


You know what, addy?


The only thing he's done is kiss my hand.


That's all?


I knew something had to be wrong with him.


Oh, addy, you know, I happen to like shy guys,


But you wouldn't understand that, would you?


They don't call you wet lips wilson for nothing.


Addy, what am I going to do?


I mean, gilbert is such a fine, sensitive, educated man,


And he's trying to help the people of his country.


And he happens to be loaded.


Oh, big deal. So what?


Grandpanell?


Oh, nell, I'm going upstairs.


Say, I finally got the boys to do their homework.


You, uh, going out with the prince again?



Yeah.


Grandpa, uh...


Last night he popped the question.


He asked you how old you are?


No, grandpa,


He asked me to marry him and to move to africa.


Oh, nell, congratulations.


I'll be losing my little girl.


Well, it may not be such a bad life.


After all, the men sit around drinking palm wine,


And the women get together


And whack their laundry on a rock.


No, no. No, no, no, no, no.


Grandpa, I think you got that all wrong.


You see, gabon is a modern country,


And the women have the same rights as men.


Oh, well, that's too bad.


I was thinking of moving there.


Princess nell cassamiboto.


Hey, that is me.


You know, addy,


It would be easier to make a decision if you came with me.


Me?!


Yeah. Come to africa with us.


What would I do in gabon?


Well, the prince and I will be invited


To all of africa's a-list parties,


And there you'll be, right beside me


In all of the photographs in all of the newspapers.


Let's see.


We can go shopping in paris and london,


And you can help me pick out my hat


For important occasions


Like, um, weddings, receptions,


Coronations, barbecues.


I tell you, addy,


You could help me keep all my social engagements together.


What do you say?


Are you asking me to be your lady-in-waiting?


Yeah.


Honey, it'll be a cold day in gabon


Before I rinse out your ball gown.


All right, addy, suit yourself.


You stay here in new york city --


Alone, waiting.


[ Doorbell rings ]


Would you excuse me, please?


No, honey, you stay right here...


By yourself...


Alone...waiting.


Oh, gilbert.


Là l chez beau.


Là l chez beau.


Not in front of addy.


Addy, darling, would you put this in some water for me?


Oh, sure.


Thank you, darling.


Well, I hope you don't mind, nell.


I thought we might take a drive across the river


And look at the new york skyline.


I don't want to share you with anyone else tonight.


That sounds perfect.


Well, good night, addy.


Good night, nell. Good night, gilbert.


Oh, nell, you dropped your purse.


Oh, lady addy, you're learning.


Nelloh, gilbert, look at all the lights.


Aren't they beautiful?


[ Jazz music plays softly ]


[ Chuckles ]


Uh, gilbert, if you want to dance,


Maybe we should get out of the car.


But I thought a little romantic music would be appropriate.


Oh, gilbert, you're setting me up, really.


Darling, that is what princes do.


Have you thought about my proposal?


[ Exhales ]


I've done nothing much but think about it.


Last night I didn't get any sleep,


So I got up and I turned on the late show.


You know, africa really is beautiful.


Of course it is,


And my country is a perfect place for a woman like yourself.


Why, these are exciting times for women in gabon.


They are considering careers


That never, never before was available to them.


You mean I could have my own career?


Yes, you can.


I never wanted you to just be mrs. Cassamiboto.


No, no, I want my wife to be able to pursue her own career,


To satisfy her own needs...


And mine.


Oh.


You know, you're making it awfully hard to say no.


Shh.


Listen to that beautiful trumpet.


I think it is telling you to say yes.


[ Chuckles ]


It's funny you should mention trumpet.


My ex-husband played trumpet.



Oh?


He was nothing like you.


You're so kind. You're so understanding.


So you were married to a trumpet player?


Oh, yeah. But, you know, that was a long time ago.


We were just kids. It was a mistake.


Too bad.


Big mistake.


But kids do make mistakes.


Nell, darling,


I -- I'm crushed.


You see, it is -- it is a tribal custom


That members of the royal family


Cannot under any circumstances be married


To a woman who has been...


Tampered with.


"Tampered with"?! [ Laughs ]


So you think that's funny, huh?


It's just the situation. It's hysterical.


Well, I have you to know


That I'm not the only one in this room


Who has been tampered with.


I'd like to call the fbi in here


Just to dust your body down for fingerprints.


I'm sorry, honey, really.


"Tampered with"?!


Who does he think he is?


Old narrow-minded, old-fashioned,


Hand-kissing, pompous, old jerk!


Where does he get off


Thinking that his wife has to be pure?


He's not so pure himself.


You know what, addy?


I have you to know


That when he kissed my hand, he bit my knuckle.


Tell me that if he married


A woman that had been tampered with,


His mama would k*ll him.


Some prince he is. I'm gonna tell you what.


I got so mad that I took off his old $, necklace,


And I threw it in his face!


Aaah!


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break
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