01x10 - Bonjour, Sondra

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Dad, You Promised
That When I Was

I Could Carve The
Thanksgiving Turkey.

Yes, I Did.

First, You Start With This.

And Then, We'll See.

That's Not A Turkey.
It's A Chicken.

Right! You Passed
The First Test--

Knowing A Chicken From A Turkey.

I Don't Need This.

I've Watched You
And Mr. Norton, The Butcher.

Let Me Carve The Turkey.

You've Got To Understand,
This Is Tonight's Dinner.

Start With This And Practice.

You'll Know Everything
About Cutting The Turkey.

Now, Get Your Utensils.

All Right?

All Right.

"Learning How To Carve..."

You See?

What We've Got Here...

Dad.

Carve, Not Hack.

You're Excited

Because Your Daughter's
Coming Home.

No, I'm Not.
Yes, You Are.

Our Firstborn Is Coming
Home From College

And You're Excited.

I'm Not Excited,
I'm Telling You

So Just Stop It.

Firstborn--
The Inquisitive One.

I Remember She Was About
Four Years Old

And She Said

"Daddy, Where Do The Ducks Go
When The Pond Freezes Over?"

Right Then And There
I Knew She Was Smarter Than I.

She Asked Lots
Of Questions.

Now She Can
Answer Them.

Four "A"S And A "B."

Hey, Hey.

And Half Of Her
Belongs To You.

Thank You!

Just The Feet.

Oh, Don't Try It.

Listen, Isn't She Late?

Please Calm Down.

She'll Be Here Any Minute.

I've Got To
Check On Theo.

(Knocking)

Who Is It?!

Sondra.

Sondra Who?!

Sondra, Your Daughter.
Remember?

The One Attending Princeton?

That's The One.

The One With Four "A"S

And A "B"?
Yes.

What Do You Want?!

Daddy, It's Getting
Cold Out Here.

The One That Calls
Long-Distance?

Yes, Daddy.

And Asks For Money?

And The One
Who Brought...

Step Aside
A Second, Please...

Four Bags Of
Dirty Laundry?!

Yes.

Daddy.

Let Me Look At You.

How Do I Look?

Like Trash.

How About Me?

You Look Like You
Gained Some Weight.

I Couldn't Hide It, Huh?

What Did You Bring?

I Missed You, Daddy.

Of Course. Somebody Has To
Bring In Your Dirty Laundry.

Sondra.

Oh, Mom.

Gosh. Let Me
Look At You.

You Haven't Changed.

I Was Home
Two Months Ago.

Seems Like Longer
Than That.

Sondra!

Rudy!

I Made You A Turkey.

We'll Eat It
Tomorrow.

It's A Paper
Turkey, Silly.

Vanessa, You're Getting
To Be So Big.

Wow, Your Hair!

Like It?

I Love It.
Will You Do Mine?

Sure.

Nice Jacket.

Thanks.
You Can't Borrow It.

I'll Loan You
My Suede Boots.

Those Are My Boots.

I'll Lend Them Back For
That Jacket.

Sis!

Hey, Theo!

You Smell
Like Chicken.

I'm In Training.

Dad May Let Me Carve
This Year's Turkey.

You're Moving Up.

You Know, It Really
Moves Me To See

This Entire
Family Here

Because We Can
Each Take A Bag

And Get This
Laundry Upstairs.

Let's Go.

Rudy, You Can Take
More Than That.

Okay, How's This Year's Crop?

Terrific, But Even Better--

My Friends And I Decided
To Go To Paris This Summer.

Paris?!

We Can Have This Apartment
Real Cheap.

Oh, Paris Is So Romantic.

There's More To Paris
Than Romance.

Like What?

I Want To Experience The Culture
Like Some Great Writers Did--

Richard Wright
And James Baldwin.

Have You Asked?

No. You're More In Touch
With The Family Climate.

Who Do I Ask First?

Forget About Dad.

Get Mom On Your Side.

You Can Double-Team Dad
And Have A Fighting Chance.

The Family Climate
Hasn't Changed.

What Approach Do I Use With Mom?

Ask About Her Work.

Nobody Asks Mom About Work.

Then, When She's Feeling Good,
Slip In Paris.

Great Idea.

Good Luck.

If You Get To Go,
I'm Next.

Hi, Honey.

Want Some Hot Chocolate?

No, Thank You.

How's Work?

Fantastic.

Really?

I Won My Last Three Cases.

I Might Become A Partner.

That's Great.

What Do You Want To Ask?

What Do You Think About Paris?

I've Always Wanted To Go.

You Have?

Uh-Huh...

And So Do You.

For The Summer.

Some Friends Are Renting
This Apartment...

Hey, Wait A Minute.
Friends?

You've Met Michelle Stewart
And Lisa Barnes.

What About
This Apartment?

It's Michelle's
Cousin's Apartment.

She's A Ballet Dancer.

Paris In The Summertime

With Girlfriends
And A Dancer's Apartment?

Sounds Sensational To Me.

I Can Go?

I'd Love For You To Go.

But Wait!

Don't Get Too Excited.

There Is One Person Who Stands
Between You And Paris.

If You Want
The Golden Fleece

You Must Pass The Cyclops.

He's Cute, But Tough.

What Will He Do?

First He'll Say, "Aha."

Then, "Hmm, Interesting."

Then He'll Throw
Every Excuse At You.

But Hang In There
And Wear Him Down.

When Is The Best Time
To Get Him?

We'll Strike Tomorrow Morning.

All Right.

Now.

One More Chance.

Here Is Your
Turkey-Carving-Practice Cabbage.

Dad, That's A Cabbage.

Right.

You're Brilliant.

I Watched You Last Night...

And What You Did
To That Chicken.

A Long
Time Ago

Before You Were Born

I Prayed That God
Would Give Me A Son

To Carry On The Family Name.

And You Were Born.

I've Watched You Do Things.

Many Times I've Wanted
To Ask You

Not To Tell Anyone Who You Are.

Last Night Was
One Of Those Times.

You're Supposed
To Respect The Food.

You Understand?

Slice It In
An Appetizing Manner.

(Imitating Julia Child)
Let Me Explain To You

How You Should Slice
A Turkey Properly.

You Take The Blade
Gently In Your Hand

And You Slice Ever So Gently
Following The Grain

Going Along The Contour
Of The Bird.

Dad, Why Are You
Talking Like That?

I Have No Idea.

Except It Just Makes
Me Feel More Secure

When I'm In The Kitchen.

Now Try It, My Boy.

And Talk It Through.

(Raspy Imitation
Of Julia Child)
Follow The Natural...

...Contour Of The Bird.

Yes.

And Follow The Grain
Of The Fowl.

Cut It.

Yes.

And Slice...

Excuse Me, Boys.

(Imitating Julia Child) Yes?
Yes?

Cliff, Sondra Has Something
She'd Like To Ask You.

You're Here To Tell Me
She Has A Question?

Go Ahead, Ask Him.

What Do You Think About Me
Spending The Summer In Paris?

Aha.

I Think It's Great.

What Do You Think?

Hmm, It's
Interesting.

She Would Go With
Her Girlfriends.

Lisa And
Michelle.

Where Would You Live?

Michelle's Cousin
Is Letting Us Rent
Her Apartment.

(Popping)

What Does That Mean?

I Don't Know.
It's New.

Have You Seen The Apartment?

No, But I'm
Sure It's Nice.

Michelle's Cousin's
A Ballet Dancer.

Paris. The People Expect You
To Speak French.

I'm Taking French Next Semester.

I Don't Think
That's Good Enough.

When An American Speaks French
To A French Person

They Look At You

Like They Don't Understand
What You're Talking About.

French People Made Up This Face.

Daddy...

I've Made
Plans.

We Always Travel
Someplace In The Summer.

This Summer,
It's The Grand Canyon.

It's Part Of The Huxtable
Tradition, And I Don't Think...

You Wouldn't Want
To Break That Tradition?

Can I Call A Family Forum?

You Can't.

Only A Parent Can Call
A Family Forum.

Okay. In That Case,
I'm Calling It.

Denise! Denise!

Go Ahead.

You Can Laugh
If You Want To.

Come On, Dad.

Family Forum.

Clair:
Denise, Please Come Down Here.

We're Having
A Family Forum.

What's A Family Forum?

Something Dad Invented
To Settle Family Disputes.

You Have To
Be Honest.

Everybody
Gets A Vote.

Me, Too?

You, Too.

What's Going On?

Family Forum.

You Vote With Me

Or You Cut A Chicken
For The Rest Of Your Life.

But, Dad...

Not Fair.

Clair:
Okay.

Now Here's The Problem:

Sondra Has An Incredible
Opportunity

To Spend The Summer In
A World Famous City

And Your Father Says "No."

That Is Leading The Voters.

I Object.

Overruled.

Now, Denise

What Do You Think
Of Sondra's Going To Paris?

It's A Wonderful
Educational Opportunity

And I Hope To One Day

Follow In Her
Footsteps.

You Call This Honest?

Denise, Be Honest.

It's Not A Wonderful
Educational Opportunity

But I'dStill Like To Go.

She Should Go.

Clair:
Vanessa?

Does This Mean
No Grand Canyon?

We're Still Going
To The Grand Canyon.

I Want To Hold
A Family Forum

On Not Going
To The Grand Canyon.

What Is Your Vote?

I Think It's Neat.

Me, Too.

Will You
Bring Me A Shirt?

Of Course I Will.

That's Bribery.

Theo?

(Clucking
Like A Chicken)

What Was That, Cliff?

Okay, Theo?

(Clucking)

I Pass.

No, No.

You Cannot Pass.

If I Vote The Way
I Feel

Dad Won't Let Me
Carve The Turkey.

You Have To Be Honest.

I Think She Should Go.

(Clucking)

Sondra?

You Know How I Feel.

Cliff?

I Want To Call A Family Caucus.

You Can't.

Oh, Yes.

There's No Such Thing
As A Family Caucus.

You Don't Know The Bylaws.

They State That A Caucus
Can Be Called

And We Are Going To Have
A One-On-One Conversation

Because We Are
The Two Disputees.

Let's Go.

Dad, I Have Never Heard
About A Family Caucus.

That's Because I Made It Up.

I Just Want To Ask
A Question.

Why Paris?

It's A Fabulous City.

Why Not St. Louis?

Dad, I Want To Experience
A Different Culture.

Why Not Japan?

You'd Let Me Go There?

I'll Make The Reservations.

Dad, What Is Wrong With Paris?

No -Year-Old Single Woman

Should Be
In Paris.

Paris Is Love In Bloom.

The National Drink Is Wine.

They Drink Wine With The Yogurt.

That's What
Paris Is.

Old Men In A Beret
Singing About Mimi.

There Is More To Paris

Than Old Men In Berets
And Wine.

It Has Wonderful Museums And
Bookstores And Art Galleries.

It Has History.

You're Going To Paris
To Study History?

No, You're Going To Paris
For One Thing--

To Party!

Not JustTo Party.

So You Are Going To Party.

You're Saying
You Don't Trust Me?

Not Exactly.

I Just Remember
When I Was

I Wanted To Go
To Rio.

Why Rio?

Because I Saw This Movie
Called "Black Orpheus"

And It Had This Woman In It.

Whew!

And The Carnival.

I Watched That Movie,
And I Said

"I'm Going To Rio,
And I'm Finding That Woman."

And I Didn't Care About
Culture, History...

I Wanted To Find That Woman.

And I Wanted To Party.

Did You Get To Go?

No, But I Saw That Movie
About Times.

Don't You Wish You Had?

I Have The Chance,
If You'll Just Trust Me.

Why Not Budapest?

(Both Laugh)

No, Dad.

Paris.

Omaha?

Paris.

Uh...

You'll Make Me Look Good
In Front Of Your Mom?

Uh-Huh.

Say I Gave A Good Fight.

Yes.

Well, Have Fun.

Thank You, Daddy.

I Love You.

Of Course You Do.

Okay.

I Wish I Was Again.

Would You Go To Rio?

Your Mother Wouldn't Let Me.

Mom!

Cliff, We're Waiting.

Cranberries.

That's
Everything.

Cliff:
Everybody
Ready?

Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!

Presenting
The Huxtable Marching Band.

(Wild Cheering)

♪ Dee Dee Dee ♪

♪ Dee Dee Dee Boom Dee
Dee Dee ♪

♪ Dee Dee Dee Da ♪

♪ Ah! ♪

♪ Boom Dee Dee Dee ♪

♪ Dee Dee Dee ♪

(Applause And Cheering)

Hey, Let Me At It!

First, A Round Of Applause
For The First Lady Of Poultry

Clair Huxtable!

Yay, Mom!

This Is A Very Special Occasion.

We'll Now Take One Minute
To Say Why We Are Thankful.

Denise.

I'm Thankful For This House

And I'm Also Thankful

That Daddy's Been Nicer
To My Boyfriends Lately.

Thank You,
Daddy.

Vanessa.

Mostly I'm Thankful

For Not Having To Play
The Clarinet Anymore.

We're All
Thankful
For That.

And Rudy
Wants To Say Something.

I'm Thankful For My Bear, Bobo

And My Friend Mary
For Giving Me Back Bobo

And My Mother For Letting Me
Sleep Over At Mary's House.

And For Popsicles.

All Right.

That's Wonderful.

I'm Not Finished.

I'm Sorry.

I'm Mostly Thankful That
My Big Sister Sondra's Home.

All Right.

Thank You.

Thank You Very Much.

I'm Not Finished.

Wait...

Also...

Next Year, Okay?

All Right,
Now, Sondra.

I'm Thankful That I Get To
Go Away This Summer.

And I'm Always Thankful
That I Can Come Home.

And Now...

The Lovely...

Clair
Huxtable.

I'm Thankful That You Call Me
The Lovely Clair Huxtable.

Wait, My Turn.

First, I'm Thankful That We're
Almost Finished Being Thankful.

Second, I'm Thankful

That Dad's Letting Me
Carve This Year's Turkey.

I Hope.

Sit?

There Are Many Things
That I Am Thankful For

But The Six Most Important
Happen To Be

Rudy...

Vanessa...

Denise...

Theo...

Sondra...

And Clair.

And Now...

We Are Going To
Partake Of The Lovely Bird.

(Applause)

But Wait,
Got Another Announcement.

(Groans Of Disappointment)

Never Mind.

Rudy:
Let's Hear It.

Okay.

The Huxtable Tradition
Has Always Been

That Cliff
Would Carve The Turkey.

This Year I Am Thankful

To Look Upon
The Face Of My Son

As He Carves The Turkey.

I Turn Over To Him
"Old Hickory."

All Right!

Now Talk It Through.

Talk It Through.

(Imitating Julia Child)
First, You Cut A Slice

Along The Grain...