01x05 - A Shirt Story

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I Should Have
Gone In.

Back From Shopping.

How Was It?

Great-- Only One Fight.

And We Haven't
Finished Fighting.

What Happened?

He Said
I Couldn't Go Into Bookman's.

Dad, Bookman's Is
A Menswear Store.

Menswear Store--
No Mothers Allowed.

She'd Want To Go In The
Dressing Room With Me.

Hey, She Goes In
With Me.

Is This The Shirt?

Wait Till
You See It.

Have You Seen It?

Through The Window.

I Felt Funny
Charging It

But After I Said
I Was Your Son

They Said,
"No Problem."

They Love Me.

I Make Their Clothes
Look Good.

Here It Is.

Dad, When I Wear This On
My Date With Christine... Ohh!

She'll Die.

Bookman's Does It Again.

How Much Is It?

See The Label?
Gorden Gartrell.

This Is The Shirt.

Gorden Gartrell
Is A Big Designer.

Check Out
These Details--

Hidden Buttons,
Back Flap...

Two-Tone Pockets.

A Work Of Art.

How Much?

The Real Thrill Is The Fabric--
Pure Silk.

Are Your
Hands Clean?

Doctors' Hands Are Always Clean.

Then Why Are They Always
Washing Them?

How Much?

How Much?

How Much?!

Dad, If You Want Quality,
You Have To Pay For It.

Dollars.

There Must Be
A Pair Of Pants
In There, Too.

Dollars?

The Salesman Said This
Will Last A Lifetime.

If I Live To Be ,
That's About A Dollar A Year.

Theo, I Don't Have A $ Shirt,
And I Have A Job.

Don't You Want Something Better
For Your Son?

Sure. Want To Trade Your Room
For That Shirt?

All Right, Then.

The Shirt Goes Back.

Dad,
I Told Christine

I Was Getting
A Gorden Gartrell.

Tell Christine
You Lied.

Dad...

No -Year-Old Boy
Should Have A $ Shirt

Unless He Is On Stage
With His Four Brothers.

I'll Give You
Thirty Dollars.

Thirty?!

All Right, Then... Five!

For $

I Can't Even Get
A Gorden Gartrell Tie.

Are You A Personal Friend
Of This Man?

Now... You Take $

And Get Yourself
A Nice $ Shirt.

Could You Make It $ ?

I Could Make It Nothing.

Mom...

I'd Grab It.

You Guys Are
Ruining My Life...

But I Don't Mind.

I Don't Believe That--

A -Year-Old Boy
With A $ Shirt.

Cliff, The Shirt Is A Symbol.

Men Always Go Through This.

You Think You Need That
To Be Somebody.

I Never Needed A $ Shirt.

I Put On A Football Uniform

To Impress
The Young Woman I Loved.

That's A Symbol...

And You Didn't Need That
Because I Already Liked You.

I Liked Your
Little Pointy Head.

So... Where's
The Gorden Gartrell?

Dad's Taking It Back
Just Because It Costs $ .

Those Shirts
Are Overpriced.

But I Look Great In It.

Denise, When I Came Out
Of That Dressing Room

The Whole Store Looked At Me.

It Shows Off My Upper Body.

Yeah, But $ ...

I Don't Care.

Christine Deserves A Man Like Me
In A Shirt Like That.

I'll Make You One.

You?

I Took Sewing.

I Took English,
But I Got A "D".

It's Not Hard.

You Buy The Material,
Follow The Pattern...

You've Got A Shirt.

We're Talking About
A Gorden Gartrell--

The Greatest Shirt
In The World.

What Makes It Great?

Dollars.

That Makes It Expensive.

When You Pay $

You're Not Just Paying
For The Shirt.

You're Paying For
Gorden Gartrell's
Summer House On The Riviera...

For His Rolls Royce...

When You Buy A Gorden Gartrell,
You're Supporting An Empire.

Gee, I'm Surprised
It's So Cheap.

So, Will You Gamble On Me?

Can You Do This?

Yes.

By Saturday?

Yes.

It Will Look
Like A Gorden Gartrell?

Gorden Gartrell's Are $ .
I'll Make It For $ .

Here's $ .

Can You Make It
$ Better?

Thanks, Denise.

You're Welcome.

Christine
Is Going To Die!

(Sneeze)

Clair:
Rudy, Clean UpThat Room.

Cliff, Why Are You Lying Down?

I'm Tired.

Are You Sick?

Here We Go.

What?

You Can Never Admit
When You're Sick.

I'm Not Sick.
I'm Just Resting.

You're Grumpy.

I'm Not Grumpy.

You're Grumpy When You're Sick.

I'm Not Sick.

What, Then?

I'm Lying Down.

Theo:
Dad, About That...

You're Lying Down.

Right!

Are You Sick?

What Is It?

Grumpy.
Sick.

Lying Down.

It's Okay
If You Take The Shirt Back.

Thank You.

Denise Is Making Me
One Like It.

Denise Is Making
A Shirt?

The One Who Lives In This House?

An Exact Replica
Of A Gorden Gartrell.

And For Just $ .

It's A Miracle!

Denise?

Denise, Come In Here, Please.

Daddy, Are You...

Lying Down.

Are You Making Theo
A Shirt?

Look Out, Gorden Gartrell.

Shirts Aren't That Easy To Make.

Remember That Party Dress
I Made?

Who Made?

I Made.

Who Put The Zipper In?

Shirts Don't Have Zippers.

Party Dresses Don't
Have Sleeves, Either.

I'd Think You'd Show
A Little Faith In Me.

You Have This Habit

Of Starting Things
With This Excitement

And When The Going
Gets Rough, You Quit.

Like What?

Ice Skating.
Guitar.

Skiing.
Tennis.

Ballet.
Yoga.

Pottery.

That's Seven.
Can't You Think Of Any More?

We're Talking About
The Cost.

I Promised Theo A Shirt,
And I'll Finish It...

Without Your Help.

(Slam)

(Sneeze)

Dust.

(Knocking)

Yeah?

Got Time
For A Break?

Sure.

I Brought You
A Snack.

Hey, Thanks.

Where Are The Rest Of Them?

Small Break, Small Snack.

Is That Part
Of My Shirt?

That's Right.

Which Part?

The Sleeve.

Oh, Yeah...
Of Course.

Which Sleeve?

I Can't Work Like This!

I'll Go...
But Look At This Picture.

Not Another Shirt.

No, Christine.

She Gave You A Picture.

I Took It.

It's Blurred.

I Was In A Moving Car.

But Look.

Don't We Look
Great Together?

Theo, Would You Relax?

I'm Relaxed.

I Know You're Worried.

Me? Worried?

About What?

That This Won't Look Right

And It Won't Be Done
By Saturday.

Yeah, But What Else?

Relax, Okay?

I've Got The Material,
I'm Following The Pattern.

Everything Is
Under Control.

Believe Me?

Yeah.

Feel Better?

I Do.

Get Out.

Did I Mention
I Need It By Saturday?

You're In
Good Hands.

Okay.

Hi, Mom.

Taking A Break?

Yeah.

How's It Going?

I'm Trying To Finish
The Shirt By Tonight.

When You Ask That,
You Make Me Nervous.

Sorry.

Hi, Denise.
How's It Going?

How's It Going?!

!Is That All Parents Know,
"How's It Going?"

I Just Don't Think I Can
Finish This Shirt By Tonight.

Making A Shirt
Is Not Easy.

You're
Probably Doing

A Lot Better
Than You Think.

I Don't Know.

It Doesn't
Have To Be Perfect.

Just Do
The Best You Can.

Okay.

I Made A Couple
Wrong Turns Up There.

I'll Need More
Money For Material.

How Much?

Ten Dollars.

Ten Dollars?!

Oh, My Goodness,
Ten Dollars.

You Always Need
Ten Dollars.

You're Warm.

I'm Not Sick.

Uh-Huh.

I'm Not Sick,
And I'm Not Grumpy.

So, How's It Going?

How's It Going?!

Hurry Up, Denise,
I'm Ready.

Theo.

You're Wearing Cologne.

Yeah.

Next Time, Put It On
BeforeYou Shower.

Is This My Shirt?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Did He Overdo The Cologne?

Come Talk To Me.

I'm A Little Nervous
About The Shirt.

I Need Company.

Okay.

So What Do We Talk About?

Anything.

Ah, Janet Meiser
Got A New Bike Today.

It's Really Great.

That's Nice.

Denise!

It's Over, Isn't It?

What Is This?

What Do
You Mean?

Is This My Shirt?

Is This The Shirt
That Cost $ ?!

They're Supposed To Think
This Is A Gorden Gartrell?!

You Don't Like It?

Ask Me The Question Again.

You Don't Like It?

I Hate It.

Look At It!

It's The Ugliest Shirt
I've Ever Seen.

Is It That Bad?

It's Better
Than I Could Do.

Look At These Sleeves.

My Arms Are The Same Length

Why Aren't My Sleeves?

This Collar's All Crazy,
And It's Ten Sizes Too Big.

Tuck It In.

It's Tucked Into My Socks.

You'll Pay For This.

That's The Last Time
I Make Anything For You!

Good!

(Doorbell)

I'll Get It.

Check First,
It Could Be Robbers.

Right.

I'm Theo's Mom.

I'm Philip Washington.
This Is Melissa James.

Hi, You Must Be Christine.

I've Heard
So Much About You.

I'll Get
Theo For You.

Hiya.

Dad!

Hey!

Dad, Look.

Well?

It Could Be Better.

But Then Again,
It's Not As Bad As You Think.

Dad, It's Terrible.

Just Think Of It
As Different, That's All.

Christine Will Laugh At Me
If I Wear This.

No, She Won't.

I Promised Her Gorden Gartrell,
Not A Clown Shirt.

I'll Never Trust Denise Again.

I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry...
I Don't Mean It.

It's A Good-Looking Shirt, Man.

But Now, Theo,
I Remember One Father's Day

You Gave Me A Present.

A Tie.

A Tie, Yeah.

You Were Six Years Old.

You Still Remember That?

I Always Get You A Tie.

Yeah.

Well, This Was...
This Was A Different Tie.

This Was A Different Tie.

This Was About This Wide,
And It Was Yellow

And It Had A Palm Tree--
Hand-Painted--

And A Hula Dancer.

And Right Across
The Middle Of It

Was The Word "Miami,"
And It Lit Up.

And Shortly After Father's Day

I Was Invited To Speak
At A Medical Convention.

So I Put On
A Gray Herringbone Suit

Black Wing Tip Shoes,
Lovely Shirt.

Went In The Closet
To Pick Out A Tie.

You Came In, Age Six.

Little Nose Running.

You Reached Over
And You Grabbed That Tie.

You Held It Up To Me,
And You Said

"Dad, Would You Wear
My Tie, Please?"

I Wore That Tie.

I Got Up To Speak,
And People Saw The Tie.

The "Miami" Was Lighting,
And They Started To Laugh.

The More They Heard Me

And Understood That I Knew
What I Was Talking About

The More They Forgot
About That Tie.

Soon, They Only Saw Me.

Understand What I'm Saying?

Yeah, Dad, I Do.

Good.

If I Ever Speak At A Convention,
I'll Wear This Shirt.

Dad, Tonight
I Have Christine.

Christine!

If I Wear This,
She Won't Be Seen With Me Again.

If I Go To Bookman's Right Now,
I Could Still Get Another One.

Please, Dad.

I'll Wash Dishes.

I'll Clean
The Basement.

I'll Sign Papers,
Blank Ones.

You Can Fill In
Whatever You Like.

I Think You've
Learned Your Lesson.

Oh, Dad, I've Learned It.

I've Learned It, Whatever It Is.

Well, We Can
Talk About It Later.

Later?!
Later?!

I Can't Wait Until Later,
Because If I Wait Till Later...

Son, Son, Son!

Now Listen To Me.

Up On My Dresser
Is A Box.

In That Box Is A Shirt.

A Gorden Gartrell?

You Bought Another One?

I Never Took
The One Back That I Had.

You Knew This Wouldn't Work?

I've Been Living In This
House For A Long Time.

Dad, You're Great.

Just Think, Dad

I Was That Close

To The Most Embarrassing Day
Of My Life.

Cliff?

About The Shirt--
Where's Theo?

I'll Get Him For You.

You Know What?

I Must Really Be Sick

Because I Can't Even
Open This Door.

I'm Doctor Huxtable.

His Father.

Take My Shirt Off.

I've Told You A Hundred Times
Not To Wear My Best Shirt.

Dad, Dad, Dad,
It's Okay.

It's Okay.

Christine,
This Is My Shirt.

Theo, I Think Maybe
You've Got It On Inside Out.

Christine...

It's Not
A Gorden Gartrell, Is It?

It's Better.

It's The New Look.

Just Like Itchy Amorada.

It's In All
The Magazines.

Theo, This Shirt
Is Hot.

Why Do You Think
I'm Wearing It?

We Better
Get Going.

Bye.

Wear A Jacket.

And Cover My Itchy Amorada?

Wait A Minute.

One Last Thing.

He's Not Going Up To
Put On Cologne, Is He?

Hey, Guess What?

They Loved The Shirt.

They Did?

Christine Says It's Hot.

Christine's Got Great Taste.

Denise, Thanks.

Hey... Nice Cologne.

Come On.

Come On.

Hey, You Guys,
This Is My Sister, Denise.

She Made This.

Hi.

Great Shirt.

Can You
Make Me One?

It's A Designer Original.

You Make One,
Then You Burn The Pattern.

Dad... Thanks.

Bye, Mom.

Good Night,
Son.

Let's Get Started.

Phil, Did You See
The Jets Game Last Week?

That's Another Family Crisis
We've Survived.

Relax, Cliff.

There Won't Be Another One
For At Least Five Seconds.

Clair?

Yes?

I'm Sick.

Here We Go.

Will You Take Care Of Me?

Yes.

Will You
Put Me In The Bed?

Yes.

Will You
Take My Temperature?

Yes.

Will You
Make Soup For Me?

Yes.

Will You Buy Me A Pony?