07x07 - Citizenship, Part 1

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Perfect Strangers". Aired: March 25, 1986 – August 6, 1993.*
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Series chronicles the relationship of Larry Appleton and his distant cousin Balki Bartokomous.
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07x07 - Citizenship, Part 1

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[theme song]

♪ Sometimes the world
looks perfect ♪

♪ Nothing to rearrange ♪

♪ Sometimes you just
get a feeling ♪

♪ Like you need
some kind of change ♪

♪ No matter what the odds
are this time ♪

♪ Nothing’s gonna stand
in my way ♪

♪ This flame in my heart ♪

♪ And a long lost friend ♪

♪ Gives every dark street
a light at the end ♪

♪ Standing tall
on the wings of my dream ♪

♪ Rise and fall
on the wings of my dream ♪

♪ The rain and thunder
the wind and haze ♪

♪ I’m bound for better days ♪

♪ It’s my life and my dream ♪

♪ Nothing’s gonna stop me now ♪

Have Larry and Balki started
building the gazebo?

Yes, but it’s early
in the process.

No one’s been hurt yet.

Sometimes I wonder
why they even try

these big projects on their own.

Balki, by this time tomorrow,
we’ll be sitting

in our new gazebo
sipping lemonade.

Can you figure out
where this board goes?

Cousin, you say that about

every single piece of wood
in this kit.

Now why we didn’t hire
professionals to assemble it

the way the man at the
hardware store said we should?

And do you know why he wanted us
to hire professionals, Balki?

Because he figured
we didn’t have a prayer

of assembling it ourselves
after he saw you

knock over
the paint can pyramid?

No.

No.

He wanted us to pay
for professional help

we don’t need.

Come on. Let’s get to work.

[groans]

Don’t they remind you
of someone?

I know who you’re thinking of.

Laverne and Shirley.

Laurel and Hardy.

Oh, right.

I’m not gonna, I’m not gonna
hit you. Just give me the board.

‐Oh, you’re not gonna hit me?
‐Give, give me the board.

[instrumental
"The Dance Of The Cuckoos"]

[sobs]

Give me that
before someone gets hurt.

Sorry, Ollie, I didn’t know
you were standing there.

Well, I was.

Now you pour the concrete
for the walkway.

I’ll work on the gazebo.

Yes, but I was going
to take the..,

[music continues]

[crash]

[thud]

Why did you do that?

Why did I do what?

Why did you remove the board,
so I would fall on my face?

Well, you see you told me
to take the concrete

and pour it over there
in the walkway.

And so I, and then when I got
there, the board was in the way

and the, the only way
that I, and then I had to...

[sobs]
I didn’t know you were gonna...

[indistinct]

I didn’t...

If I had it to do over again,
you know what I’d do?

I’d, I’d take, um...

Never mind.

Just be more careful.

Well, alright.

[screams]

[instrumental music]

[crash]

[splash]

[splash]

[screams]

Jennifer, we have to work
a flight later today.

Do you think it’s safe
to leave them here alone?

The question is, is it safe
for us to stay here with them?

It’s coming along quite nicely.

Well, it certainly is.

You pour the concrete
for the path.

I’ll attend
to more important matters.

Well, alright.

[instrumental music]

Oh, miss?

Now look what you’ve done.

How could you be so clumsy?

Well, I went to school
to study for it.

Went to school to study for it.

I was first in my class.

Well, how, how did you learn
how to be so clumsy?

Well, I certainly didn’t
have to go to school for it.

Well, you bumped into me.

I didn’t bump into you.

You were standing
where I was walking.

Yes, but I was trying to‐‐

You were standing
where I was walking.

Yes, but I... I’m sorry.

Well, don’t let it happen again.

‐Alright.
‐Now clean up this mess.

Yes, but, but I was trying to...

[clicks tongue]

I thought I told you
to clean up this mess.

Well, I was trying to clean it
up, but I lost me bucket.

[sobs]
Someone must have stolen
me bucket.

And it was me favorite bucket.

Me bucket is lost.
I can’t find it anywhere.

Here is your bucket.

Well, I don’t think
that’s me bucket.

Me bucket was a bit larger.

And i‐it didn’t, you see
this little dent down here?

It didn’t have that little dent.

And it had more
of a curve to it.

Now stop fooling around
and get back to work.

‐Yes, but my bucket‐‐
‐Just get back to work!

[groaning]

‐We’ll finish the walk later.
‐Alright.

I have to get the blueprints.

You take the measurements
for the steps.

Yes, but I want to go and‐‐

You take the measurements
for the steps.

[instrumental music]

[thud]

Oh!

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

[groaning]

[instrumental music]

If you ask me,
we did a good job.

Everything came out
just as we planned.

Well, it certainly did.

Maybe we should consider opening
a gazebo building business.

‐A gazebo building business.
‐Yes.

‐That’s an excellent idea.
‐Thank you.

Now let’s put up our sign.

You know, I was thinking
that we should glue the sign on.

We’ll hammer it in.
That way, it will stay up.

Yes, but I was thinking
that if we‐‐

Oh, so you were thinking,
were you?

Yes.

Tell me, how many gazebos
have you built?

‐How many?
‐Well‐‐

How many?

‐Well‐‐
‐How many gazebos?

How many gazebos have you built?

Counting this one, one.

‐One.
‐Yes.

One. Then we’ll do it my way.

Yes, but I‐‐

[thud]

[crash]

There, that’s better.

Well, Balki, I’m exhausted.

But the gazebo looks
pretty darn good.

Yes, it does, cousin.

The gazebo looks great.

It’s beautiful.

‐Thank you.
‐Thank you.

It’s been standing
for several hours now.

Yes, it has.

And it’s going to be around
for a long, long time.

It was built by two men
who knew what they were doing.

Cousin, I thought we built it.

And I love the new
concrete walkway.

It looks so professional.

Larry, I have to admit
I‐I didn’t think

you could do it.

Now why would you think that?

I‐I don’t know.
Uh, past performance, I guess.

Well, this is just an example
of what talented craftsmen

can do when we set
our minds to it.

Well, it’s getting late,
Jennifer.

We better get to the airport
or we’re gonna miss our flight.

Okay. Great job, guys.

‐We’ll see you later.
‐Bye‐bye.

Oh, now come on,
we’re gonna be late.

Well, they certainly
seemed impressed.

Yes, they certainly did.

Lucky thing for us,
they didn’t ask us

to help them
with their suitcases.

Yes, very lucky.

Well, let’s see, uh

they said they’re working
the Hong Kong flight.

That means
they’ll be back in four days.

Yeah, well, four days
ought to be enough time

to break out of this concrete.

It’s amazing
how fast concrete dries.

Well, it said, uh, quick drying
cement, but who knew?

‐Ah.
‐Whoo!

Can you reach the sledgehammer?

Well, I’ll give it a go.

[instrumental music]

Let me try.

‐Better yet, try the hoe.
‐The hoe.

[instrumental music]
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