09x23 - Designing Woman

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Movin' on up

To a deluxe apartment
in the sky

We finally got
a piece of the pie

Fish don't fry
in the kitchen

Beans don't burn
on the grill

Took a whole lot
of tryin'

Now we're up
in the big leagues

As long as we live,
it's you and me, baby

There ain't nothin'
wrong with that

To a deluxe apartment
in the sky

We finally got
a piece of the pie

Oh, what are you
reading, Florence?

Oh, just another
typical romantic novel.

Boy meets girl,
boy loses girl.

Boy meets car,
and boy forgets girl.

Well, I read it
and I liked it,

I just thought the gas station
scene was a little gratuitous.

Oh, my God.

Hi, Weez.

Hey, look, Florence,
will you get this place
straighten up please?

It looks like a pigsty.

You know, Mr. Jefferson,
one day you're
gonna come in here

and say something
nice and I think I'm
going to pass out.

I'll have to think
of that sometime.

Anyway, Weez, look,
I'm expecting a real
important person

and I have to make
a good impression, okay?

Well, there's still
time for you to leave.

Florence, I want this
place spic and span.

But, George,
the place is spotless.

Florence worked all day
cleaning this place.

And if it's good enough
for us, it's good
enough for your guest.

Thank you,
Mrs. Jefferson.

Well, my guest
is Camille Hendricks.

Florence,
clean up this place.

There.

Now, who in the world
is Camille Hendricks?

She's a fashion designer
who's famous on both
sides of the Atlantic.

And in Europe, too.

I can't believe you've
never heard of her.

Well, excuse me.

But they don't sell
her designs in the
bargain basement.

I'm sorry.

Miss Hendricks is
practically a celebrity.

She goes
to all the right places,

knows all the right people.

What could she
want with you?

She needs me.

She must be coming
out with a line of
fat doll clothes.

No. But if she comes out
with designer ski masks,
I'll let you know.

Anyway, Weez, see,
she's having this big
fashion show tomorrow,

and I got a chance
to clean her whole line.

And you know what
the best part is?

You get paid in cash.

No, no, no, no.

I get a chance to do
something for somebody
I really care for.

Oh, and who is that?

Okay, think.

Every Jefferson has
done something great,
except one, right?

I am cleaner, right?

Lionel is
a great engineer.

You... You shop well.

Which brings us to Jenny.

Now how can
I say this tactfully...

Jenny is a loser.

And George, you are...

Now, how can I put
this tactfully... Tacky.

Oh, come on, Weez.

Now, you know how long
Jenny's been trying to

break into the designing
businesss, right?

Well, I figure if she can
meet Camille Hendricks,
it'll help her career.

Oh, George.
That's great.

And you arranged
all this?

Well, not officially.

Uh-oh.

No, but see, I got Camille
and Jenny coming here
at the same time.

Miss Hendricks knows
Jenny is coming?

No. Not officially.

Uh-oh.

Look, Weezy,
don't worry about it.

I'm handling
the whole thing.

Uh-oh.

See, I thought I'd
surprise Jenny, right,

so I called her at school
and told her to come
over here immediately.

And the best part is,
she's gonna bring
her portfolio with her.

Oh, George, that's sweet.

I just hope you know
what you're doing.

-Oh, come on, Weezy.

Remember, that's the same
thing you said on our
honeymoon, remember?

But we got away from
that hotel with those
hotel towels, right?

Jenny!
Hi, how are you?

-Jenny!
-Hi, Mrs. Jefferson.

Okay, now, Mr. Jefferson,
I want you to know I cut
a very important class

tonight to get over here.Okay.

So, what is this
big surprise you have for me?

Okay, Jenny, if you had
one wish in the whole wide
world, what would it be?

Well, I...

You got it!

Camille Hendricks is
coming over here tonight?

You don't have to thank me.
The look on your face
is thanks enough.

What... Camille Hendricks,
the fashion designer,
she's coming over here?

Yeah.
Ain't that great?

No!

Is something wrong, Jenny?

Wrong? Look,
I'm not properly dressed.

I, I don't have
the right sketches.

When I meet
Camille Hendricks, I want
everything to be perfect.

Perfect? Oh, I know,
you want me to do
all the talking, right?

No. No, no.

I don't want anyone
to do anything.

Look, Mr. Jefferson,
thank you so very
much for the thought,

but this is just not
the professional way,
you know, to handle this.

But you're
not a professional.

George!

Look, Weezy,
I'm just trying to
do something nice.

And thank you very much.

But I got to
get out of here.

-But, Jenny...
-

Oh, please let
that be Avon calling.

That's her.

Just relax, relax,
relax.

Everything
is going to be fine.

Well, hello.

Let's move it. Move it.

Move it. Move it.
Right over there.

Take the cover off.

Watch the sequins.

Now, wait for
me downstairs.

Whoa! What obedient
help you have.
Where did you find him?

He's my husband.

Miss Hendricks,
I'm Louise Jefferson.

And it's a pleasure
to meet you.

Well, it's lovely
to meet you, too.

You know, I've worn
your name on several
parts of my body.

You know, as a matter
of fact, you're my
favorite designer, too.

I like you even better
than that little alligator.

And you know he's good.

Thank you so much.

Well, now, Mr. Jefferson,
I want you to understand

that I entrusting you
and only you with the care
of my entire collection.

Oh, thank you so much.
You know, it's such a small
world.

And we all wear clothes,
you know, which reminds me,

my daughter-in-law,
Jenny here, is a designer.

-Oh, why, that's nice.
-

Well, now let me
give you some instructions
about these dresses.

-I want everything
pressed and freshened.
-Mmm-hmm.

Oh, speaking of dresses,
you should see the
culottes that Jenny designed?

Oh, Mr. Jefferson,
please.

Oh, excuse me,
Miss Hendricks,

but this is beautiful.

How much is this?

That's $,.

Uh, too bad
it's not my color.

Listen, I'm just
in a terrific rush.

I mean, could we
get on with this?

Oh, speaking of "on,"
Jenny has designed
some things

that would look
good on anybody.

Mr. Jefferson,
let's just stick to
business, all right?

Uh, excuse me,
Miss Hendricks,

how much is this one?

Uh, that's, uh, ,.

Oh... Pity. I wear
nothing under five thou.

Mr. Jefferson,
please let me go.

Listen, I have another
appointment in minutes.

I'm a very busy woman.

Is that your way of saying
you need an assistant?

No. No, that's my
way of saying that
I'm a very busy woman.

Oh! Jenny, look, can't
you see she's begging
you to be her assistant.

Mr. Jefferson, please...

Just show her
your portfolio.

Mr. Jefferson,
this is humiliating...

Don't be so modest,
my goodness...

Now, these are just
some sketches that
I did in school today.

Yeah, but they're great.
Look, let her look at them.

All right, all right.

It's obvious that
you're not going to do
anything of my dresses

unless I look at your
daughter-in-law's sketches.

Well, if you insist.

Come on, they're
beautiful. Here.

Oh! This is my favorite.
Oh, it's beautiful.

Hmm.

She said, "Hmm."

Mmm-hmm.Mmm-hmm.

Ah-ha!

Oh! Well, what
do you think?

According to this schedule,
that young lady is
cutting class tonight.

I could die.
I could just die.

All right, Mr. Jefferson,
I've kept my end
of the bargain,

now, can we get
down to business.

-Excuse me, Miss Hendricks.
-What... What is it?

But I think this is one
of the most beautiful evening
gowns I've ever seen.

Oh, well, thank you.

As a matter of fact,
that's a personal
favorite of mine, too.

Would you be
interested in it?

For $,?

Oh, no.
-

No, that's $,.

But it would look
absolutely stunning on you.

Oh, yes, it would, but...
Oh, dear, I just remembered.

Of all the things that
I could give up for lint,

wouldn't you know this year,
it would be evening gowns?

Speaking of lint,
Jenny got an 'A' in lint.

Listen, I've just got
to get out of here.

-Now, here are the
complete instructions.
-Yes.

I want you to follow
those to the letter

and have everything
ready for me by
: tomorrow morning.

Yes. Yes.
Is that clear?

Clear, clear, clear.
Good.

Oh, of speaking of clear,
look, if you'd look at
these sketches clearly,

you'd find out you might
be passing a good buy.

Speaking of a good buy,
Mr. Jefferson.

Yes?
Good bye,
Mr. Jefferson.

Well, you blew it.

It wasn't me!

Between you and Weezy,
the woman couldn't get
a word in edgewise.

George, don't you
think you were
pushing a little hard?

Oh, come on, Weezy.

Jenny could do just as
good as this woman does.

Look, $, for this?

Jenny could've done
this with one thimble
tied behind her back.

Look, Mr. Jefferson, I hope
that you've realized
what you've just done?

You have just
ruined my career.

You ain't had no career.

Look, Jenny, Camille Hendricks
is just one person.

She's probably just
jealous of your sketches.
That's all.

Oh, you see, that's what
I was trying to tell you.

These are not my sketches.

This just some work that
I was doing in class today.

And do you know
what we were studying?

No.Cuffs!

BOTH: Cuffs?

Cuffs!

You just had one of the
world's greatest designers
a book full of cuffs,

an essay on th century
button-down flies,

and the take-out menu
from Harry's Chicken Hatch!

Maybe we can
call and explain.

Then you can show her
your real drawings.

Mrs. Jefferson,
when you meet someone
like Camille Hendricks,

you want to show her
something that's really
gonna impress her.

You know what I mean.
Something that's gonna
knock her off her feet.

I can't come up with
something like that
off the top of my head.

Oh, this is the worst that
you've ever done to me.

I mean, you have made
me a laughing stock.

Jenny, I was just trying...

I hope that
you're satisfied!

Now what else
can go wrong?

You had to ask.

What... Weezy, what
did you do to this?

What did I do?

Well, you don't think
I'm gonna tell her
I did it, do you?

George, the worst that
can happen is that you'll
have to pay for the dress.

That's all?
That's all.

$,!
It's a rip-off.

One step on it
and rips apart.

Let me see it.

Be careful.

Well, what
do you think?

It's ripped.

You really solved
that one, Weez.

Now, don't pay me no mind.

I'm just gonna
sit here and eat,

and watch you try to squirm
your way out of this one.

Hey, Weez, suppose I told
Camille Hendricks that uh...

The dress was like that
when she brought it in here.
You think she'll believe it?

George, you don't have
much choice but to call
and tell her what happened.

You know, good food,
exciting drama, this is kind
of like dinner theater.

George, you'll just
have to call Miss Hendricks
and tell her the truth.

Oh, Weezy, come on.
I got to do
better than that.

Wait a minute,
I think I got it.

Why don't I just call
all the other designers

and tell them to rip
their gowns the same way,

and then make her
think it's a trend.

Bravo.

You know, George,
there is one person
who might be able to help you.

Well, who is that?

Jenny.

Yeah, that's great, Weezy.
Except for one thing.

Jenny hates me.

Oh, she doesn't hate you.

Give her a call.

No, not until I've
tried everything else.

Not until I've scraped
the bottom of the barrel.

Not until I've
hit rock bottom.

Well, what
do you think?

Oh...
It's ripped.

Well, I said that
and you got mad at me.

But, Weezy...

She goes to
school for that.

Well, can you
fix it or what?

You've got your nerve.

You humiliated me beyond
belief and now you
ask me for a favor?

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny.

How many times
have I told you not
dwell in the past.

Well, why not?

You've made sure
that I'll have no future.

Look, Jenny.

How long have you
been trying to be
a fashion designer?

Approximately one year.

And how much
success have you had?

Approximately... None.

Well, see? That's what
I'm talking about.

I think you're good.

All I'm trying to do
is get somebody else

to see your work so they
could see how good you are.

You know, maybe
I'm a little pushy,
but it's just that I care.

I can't help it.

Aw, Mr. Jefferson,
thank you.

Okay. Now that that's
out of the way, will
you fix the damn dress?

Well, that's about
the best you're going
to get out of him.

Oh, well, that's...
It's enough for me.

Okay, now, I'm gonna try
and help, all right?

Good, good, good. Okay,
now you're standing
waiting for a hug, huh?

Fix the dress, please.

Okay. Now...
But it's just not
going to be that easy.

Well, it tore
easy enough.

Yeah, but Mr. Jefferson
tore the fabric.

You see, if he'd just
torn the seam, I could've
sewn it back up.

Oh, wow, Weezy,
why couldn't I've torn
the seam?

Oh, you didn't know,
dear.

Okay, now listen.
Our biggest problem is going
to be matching this fabric.

Oh, man.

Hey, wait a minute.

My mother just bought
a dress made out
of this material.

That's right.

Helen showed it to
me this afternoon.

Because she's wearing
it to the opera tonight.

All right, let me
try and catch them
before they leave.

Oh, Weezy,
she's got to fix it.

I want my name to be
known in the fashion industry.

It will be.

After ruining a $, dress,
every designer in town
will know your name.

Oh, come on...

Aw, it's too late.
They've already left.

-What?
-

Aw, it's too bad, too.

You know, 'cause I probably
could've made a new
dress out of Mom's.

Helen! Thank God you're here,
take off your clothes.

Well, dear,
it's not "Hello,"

but it's better than,
"Get out."

That dress cost $,.

I only wore it minutes.

Well, look at it this way,
if you break it down,
the dress only cost...

Uh... $ a minute.

Feel better now?

Not even close.

Refreshments!

Oh, Dad, really?

Aw, now, come on, everybody.

Let's turn those
frowns upside down.

Tom, put a designer
sock in it.

You don't see the
fun in this, do you, dear?

Well, not so far.

This is going to
be a long night.

Oh, but that's
the beauty of it.
Don't you see that?

Here we are, a group
of family and friends,

working together
through the night
for a common cause.

It's a beautiful thing.

Oh, really, now, Tom,
we got too much to do...

Well, you done yet?

Well, not yet.
But at least I'm trying
to build up morale.

You're a regular
cheerleader, Willis.

I wish I could be up here
with you, but I have to
be downstairs, with Ed,

watching them sl*ve
over all those dresses.

Well, how do
you hold up, Mr. Jefferson?

Dedication.

Louise, is he always
that perky at midnight?

Yes.

Except when we're alone.

Uh-uh. Now, team,
your energy is ebbing.

Now, we know what
we've got to do,

and we know what
we've got to do to do it.

And we are
going to do it.

Even if we have
to stay up all night.

Oh, come on, Helen.

Now, we're in
the home stretch.

Just a few more minutes.

What
time is it, Louise?

Well, it's... Whoa...

It's :.

Oh, my goodness,
I've been standing here
for hours straight.

Leaning, Helen.

Yeah, well, Daddy
sure did hang in there.

Oh...

Nobody does
it like her...

Nobody does it like her.

Oh, nobody does
it like... Sara Lee.

He must be mad
at the Colonel.

All right. That's it.
It's finished.

-Oh, good.
-So am I.

Okay.

Okay, okay, it's almost :.
How are we doing?

Oh, Jenny just finished.

Okay, Mr. Jefferson. That's it.
What do you think?

Wow.

Well, once we get your
mother out of it,
I guess it'll look great.

Jenny, I must say,
you did a great copy.

Uh... Not exactly, I made
a slight adjustment on it.

What? What
kind of adjustment?

Uh, I cut the back
panel on the bias.

You cut it on the bias?

Why did you cut
it on the bias?

Weezy, why did you let
her cut it on the bias?

What is the bias?

Mr. Jefferson, it's just
a different way of
cutting the fabric,

I thought that it
would hang better.

Oh, great. When Camille
sees it, the only thing that's
going to be hanging is me.

Mr. Jefferson, the reason
that I chose to do...

There she is now.
Quick, get Helen
out of here.

Not this way!

I'll take her, George.

Come on, Helen.

Oh, are we late
for the opera?

No, this is intermission.

We're just going
to the ladies' room.

And when you get there,
take off your dress.

Again?

Weezy, get her out of here!

Coming.

Why, Miss Hendricks,
you're early.

No, no, I'm not.
I'm right on time.

I hope everything went well?

Well?
Oh, how else could it go?

Right, Jenny?

See?
Well...

Oh, excuse the mess.

The maid cleaned up
everything, but him.

I must say, Mr. Jefferson,
you do very nice work.

Why, thank you.

We have an old saying
at Jefferson Cleaners,

"You bring it to us,
we clean it."

That's catchy.

Well, I'll just check over
the rest of the dresses,
then I'll be on my way.

Oh, fine.

Oh, uh, Miss Hendricks,
I just want to tell you,

I truly admire
your new collection.

Oh, thank you
so much, dear.

Wait a minute.

My favorite
gown is missing.

What? Missing?
What do you mean?

Well, I mean
it isn't here.

What gown is that?

The gown that isn't here!

Oh, oh, oh,
you mean that gown.

Oh, I'm sorry,
it's in my bedroom
under my special press.

You have a special press
in your bedroom?

Yes. You should see
the one in the den.

Louise, darling,
Miss Hendrick's is here.

She wants her dress.
Have you finished
pressing it yet, dear?

Almost, George.

Oh, they're ready.

Oh, it's beautiful.
Ah, there it is.

Yep. Still warm.

Thank you so much.

For a minute, I was afraid.

You know there's something
different about this.

Oh, my God, look, I'm sorry.
Please, Miss Hendricks.

I tried my best.
I'm... I just...

Oh, I love it!

I knew you would.

You love it?

Absolutely. There's just
one thing I don't understand.

You couldn't have done
this unless you took
the entire dress apart.

Yeah. That's right,
Miss Hendricks, um,

well, actually,
that's practically
a whole new dress.

Look, there was a little
mishap with yours

and I had to start
from scratch with this.

You did this?

Overnight?

Yeah, that's right.

I mean,
it's just incredible.

Well, it wasn't like
I didn't have help.

But it was
almost like it.

You cut the back panel
on the bias, huh?

Why didn't
I think of that?

The dress hangs
so much better.

Yeah, we thought it would.

George.

Well, I might
as well confess.

Jenny did the whole
thing by herself.

Jenny, you've shown real
ability and imagination.

She's a Jefferson.

Listen, I'm really sorry that
I was too busy to look at
your sketches yesterday.

But, you know, when I see
what you've done here,

there's just no doubt
about your talent.

Listen, could you be
at my office at :
tomorrow morning?

Hey, I could be
at your office now.

Tomorrow's all right.

And bring the rest
of your sketches.

I want to talk to
you about a job
with our company.

Oh, and by the way,
would you like to come with
me to my showing today?

Oh, I would be honored.

Oh...

Well, now if
you'll excuse me,

I have to go back to
the bedroom to check on, uh,

the press.

Congratulations, Jenny.

Oh, thank you.

Oh!

Well, what do I make?
What do I get out of this?

Ah, what do you get?
Oh, I have an idea.

Hang this up on the rack,
take it downstairs,
and put it in the van.

Oh, fine.

What happened,
did your husband get sick?

No, I fired him.