02x02 - It's All in Your Head

[bunniefuu]

Oh, you're up early,
roger.

Yeah, mama. I have to work
on my science project.

It looks great.

What is it?

It's a model
of the human brain.

What do you think?

I think you're gonna
flunk science.

Hi, mama.

Oh, good morning, baby.

Raj, if you're gonna
eat that mess,
you can at least use a spoon.

This is not my breakfast.

It's paper mache.
Now get out of my face.

Do you hear the way
your son is talkin'
to your daughter?

Why don't you
leave raj alone.

Can't you see he's tryin'
to do his homework?

Leave him alone?
He's the one who's
always pickin' on me.

Well, sometimes
you deserve it.

It's getting tougher
and tougher to live
in this house.

Bye, mama.

Uh, hold on, young lady.
Where do you think
you're going?

School.
School?
What about breakfast?

I haven't got time.

It's only 7:00.

7:00? I'm late.

For what?
School doesn't start
for an hour.

I know. I'm just getting
in shape for busing.

Your sister.

Uh-uh, that's your daughter,
I had no choice in the matter.

Principal bradley
from dr. Claymore,
school psychologist.

We'll meet with you
this afternoon to discuss
4th grade students.

[Knocking on door]

Come in.

Is this where
I'm supposed to be?

If you're dee thomas, it is.
I'm dr. Claymore.

Why don't you have a seat
and, uh, we'll discuss
your problem.

Look, first let's get
something straight.

I'm not here to talk
about my problem.

I've got no problems.
I'm here for a friend.

Oh, sure, I understand.

That's good,
because if I had a problem,
I'd handle it myself.

That's the kind
of person I am.

Oh, I see.

Ok, then, uh,
what's your friend's name?

She asked me not to tell.
She would've
come here herself,

But she's not ready to
open up to a stranger.
Nothing personal.

Oh, I understand.
I understand.

What are you writing?

Nothing.

Well, pay attention.

Ok.

Now, here's
my friends problem.

Things have been hard
for her lately.
She's gettin' very depressed.

You should write
this part down.

Oh, ok.

Go on.

You see,
she's got it bad at home.

In what respect?

I'm coming to that.
I'll get to it all.
Just be patient with a person.

Well, sure, of course.
I'm sorry. Go on.

Her brother is always
picking on her.

And what's worse,
her mother is always
taking his side.

She feels like
everybody's ganging up on her,

And she's getting fed up,
I mean fed up to here.

The last straw.
The end of her rope.

Are you gettin' all this?
"The end of her rope."

"...of her rope."

I have it. Go on.

She's thinkin'
about leavin' home.

Oh. She's goin' to
run away?

You got it, doctor.

Tsk, your friend
has a real problem.

Sure. I wouldn't be here
if she was just
biting her nails.

Well, I think
we can work it out.

But only
if she doesn't run away.

We can't help her
with her problem
if she's not here, now can we?

Where do you get
all this "we" stuff?
I'm only in the 6th grade.

You're the one
with all the diplomas.

Right. Well, um,
I'm sure I can help her.

Why don't you come tomorrow?
We'll talk about it
some more, ok?

You're the doctor.
Good.

Oh, dee,
do you think you--
uh, your friend

Can put off running away
for one more day?

I think I can handle that.

But you have to come up
with some answers quick.

Anymore pressure
and this kids gonna snap.

Roger, it's 7:50.
Shouldn't you be leaving
for school?

With half a brain?

That's never
stopped you before.

[Phone ringing]

The phone.

[Laughing]

♪ [Humming]

Hello.

Yes, this is she.

[Knocking on door]

Come in.

Hey, hey, hey!

[Softly]
hey, hey, hey.

What's happenin'?

Aren't you goin'
to eat this, raj?

No.

Thanks,
I love cream of wheat.

Rerun, that's not
cream of wheat.
That's paper mache.

Well, give it to mikey,
he'll eat anything.

Will you quit at this?
I'm makin' my science project.

Yeah.
It looks good, raj.

What is it?
It's a kidney, dummy.

It's not a kidney, dummy.
It's a brain.

No kiddin'. I didn't know
brains looked like kidneys.

They don't.

Now how can I hand this in?
It's way too small.

Just say it's rerun's.

Will you quiet it down?
My mama's on the phone.

Sorry.

Hey, dwayne,
are you still workin'
on your science project

With that foxy diane lewis?

Yeah. We've been
workin' on it all week.

We're makin'
a butterfly collection.

But we haven't found
any yet.

Where have you
been lookin'?

So far just on her couch.

[Sighing]

I don't believe it.

I just don't believe it.

[Raj]
what's the matter,
mama?

Roger, have you been
picking on dee?

Uh, not really, why?

That was the psychologist
at dee's school.

She went to see him
this morning.

For what?

She thinks that
you and I are picking
on her too much.

She told him
things are so bad at home,

She's thinking
of running away.

Well, maybe I have been
snapping at her lately.

Uh, what else did he say?

Well, he said the best thing
for us to do

Is just go out of our way
to be very nice to her.

[Mama sighing]

For how long?

What do you mean
for how long?

Until he can get to the bottom
of her problems.
That's for how long.

Wow. Knowin' dee,
that could take years.

At least dee was smart enough
to go see a professional
about her problem.

Yeah. Maybe if you went
to see a professional
about your problem, rerun,

You'd lose weight.

I don't have
a problem, dwayne.

What do you
call that?

Herbie.

Come on.

Here she comes.
Here she comes.

Ok, ok. Now, remember,
just act casually.

Be really nice, but,
you know, don't overdo it.

Hi, dee.

Hi, dee.

[Rerun]
hi, dee.

Ah, you look
nice today.

Doesn't she?
You look so pretty.

Yeah. I love
your dress.

Uh-huh.

Your hair looks,
pretty too, today.

If it's money you want,
you can forget it.

We don't want any money.
We're just happy to see you.

Guess what
this is.

Rerun's lunch?

[Laughing]
you've got a cute sister, raj.

Go ahead, open it.
It's for you.

Wow. It's those new skates
I wanted.

All right.
What gives?

Nothing. We just wanted
to give you a present.

Yeah, is that a crime?

So that's it.
The skates are hot.

Listen, dee, on our way home
we passed a toy store,

And raj said, "I want
to give dee a present."
That's all there was to it.

Hold on, the last time
you were this nice to me,
I had to have my tonsils out.

And mama baked cookies.

Dee, come here baby.

Look what mama made for you,
your favorite chocolate cake.

[All murmuring]

Cake.

Give it to me straight.
How sick am i?

Oh, no, baby.
There's nothing wrong
with you.

Nothing at all.

Hey, you're perfectly healthy,
and we all love you.

And you can have
roller skates, and a cake,

And anything else
you want.

Anything. Just name it.

[Groaning]

What's that, baby?

Air!

[Knocking on door]

I'll get it.

Hi, robin.

Hi, dee. Could I talk
to you for a minute?

Sure, come in.

Hi, mrs. Thomas,
hi, fellas.

[All]
hi, robin.

I have a little favor
to ask.

I was wondering
if I can talk to robin alone.

Yeah, right.

Well, did you see
the school psychologist today?

Yeah. And he said exactly
what I thought he'd say.

That a person
must face their problem
instead of running away.

Yeah, I guess
that makes sense.

I'm seeing him
again tomorrow.

Again?

Yeah, again.
This thing's gonna take
a little time.

He's not too bright.

It's nice of you
to do this for me.

I hope you didn't mind
seeing the doctor
about my problem.

What are friends for?

Listen, you go home, be cool,
and I'll talk to you
again tomorrow.

Oh, dee,
you're a terrific friend. Bye.

Bye.

It's not easy
being dear abby.

[Knocking on door]

Come in.

Hi, dr. Claymore.

Hi, dee.
Won't you have a seat?

So, how's
your friend doing?

She's doing fine.

I don't think
she's upset anymore.

It helped her to know
you thought her problems
could be solved.

Good.

I've been working
with her, too.

Oh, well,
that's important.

Frankly, I don't think
she ever meant to run away.

She was just looking
for attention.

Hey, that makes
a lot of sense.

Then why aren't you
writing this down?
This is big stuff.

Yeah, yeah,
I'll write it down.

I didn't really come to talk
about my friend today, though.

Oh, who would you like
to talk about?

Me. I'm the one
with the problem.

All right, dee, right,
that's good.

What's the matter with you?

I tell you I got troubles
and you act like you just won
a date with lola falana.

I'm sorry, dee.

I'm just pleased that
you are admitting that you
yourself have the problem.

Ok, now, what is it?

Listen to this, doc.

It could be bad.

You see, a couple of years
ago, my brother came home
and gave me a present.

Later I found out he knew
I had to have my tonsils out.

Yesterday, my brother
came home and gave me
a pair of skates.

Not just any skates.
I'm talking about
the top of the line.

Then, my mother walks in
with a cake.

What do you think
their behavior means?

Major surgery.

Or it means
that they're trying
to let you know

That they care a lot
about you.

I know that.

You didn't seem
to know that yesterday.

Yesterday you said
that they didn't respect you.
They didn't care--

What's the matter with you?
Yesterday I wasn't talking
about me.

I was talking about my friend.

Your real friend?

Yeah, my real friend.

Not just you making believe
you were your friend?

What are you talking about?
She's sitting right outside.

Dee, we mustn't let
our imagination
get the best of us.

I'm telling you,
she's sitting outside.

Can I get your secretary
on this?

Yes.

Breaker, breaker.
This is sugar and spice.

Would you send
that little kid in? 10-4.

You'll see.

Dr. Claymore,
this is robin mitchell.

You know,
my real friend.

I can mention
her name now.

She's coming out
of the closet.

Hello, robin.

Don't clam up
on me now, robin.

I'm sorry
I didn't come myself,
but I was afraid.

I'm not afraid any more.

Oh, that's good.
That's, uh, real good.

Um, why don't you
make an appointment
with my secretary,

And we'll talk some more
about it, ok?

Give the guy a chance.

Well, if you say so.

Don't worry.
It'll work out fine.

Ok, bye.

Goodbye.

Well, I guess
we cleared that up.

That's fine for robin,
but what about my problem?

Well, your problem
is not a problem.
It's a misunderstanding.

What kind of
a misunderstanding?

It was, uh,
my little mistake.

What do you mean,
"a little mistake"?
You're a paid professional.

Dee, sometimes people
come in here to talk
about a friend,

And they're really talking
about themselves.

You gotta learn
to trust a person.

Dee, I better call
your mother back
and tell her not to worry.

You called my mother?

Yeah, well,
uh, yesterday--

Dumb.

I'm sorry, dee.

You're sorry?

My whole family
is walkin' around
doin' wonderful things for me,

Because of your blunder
and you say you're sorry?

I'd better call your family
right now and straighten
this whole thing out.

No. I'll do it for you.

I'll tell 'em
as soon as I get home.

You can trust me.

I'm not disturbing you,
am i, raj?

Oh no,
just--just enjoy yourself.

[Gasping]

Oh, dee.
Look what you've done.
Look what-- you don't...

Did I break
your brain?

Oh, no, no. That's all right,
that's all right.

I'll just get up at 6:00
in the mornin'
and make another one.

I've got other homework
to do anyway.

You know what, raj?
I really shouldn't skate while
you're doing your homework.

Thank you, dee.

So don't do it.

What?

Yeah, and start doin' mine.

All right, ok,
I'll do it.

It's so nice to have
a big brother around here
to take care of me.

I didn't think
you loved me.

Oh, no, dee. Always remember
that mama and I
love you very much.

Really?
Really.

Then how about givin' me
an allowance?

You already
have an allowance.

Not from you.

Dee, mama gives you
$1 a week,
and that's plenty.

Raj, wake up.
How far do you think
a dollar goes today?

In my lifetime alone,
the cost of a candy bar
has doubled.

And they're cutting back
on the nuts.

All right. I'll give you,
uh, an extra 50 cents a week.

In advance?

[Sighing]

I thought you were
goin' to do my homework.

I will.

Well, then get my books.

How about some milk
and cookies?

Dee, i--i gave you
a chocolate bar before.

Is before now?

You're right.

[Knocking on door]

Get the door, raj.

Hey, hey, hey.
What's up, man?

What's happenin', raj.
You ready to go to the game?

[Raj]
yeah.

Sorry, fellas,
raj can't go to the game.

He's taking me
to the movies.

What?

But if you'd rather
go to the game
and break my heart, go ahead.

I'll be in my room,
crying on my pillow.

Oh, no, no, no,
i-i'll take you to the movies.

Great. I'll go get
the movie section.

Ok.

Well, have
a good time, raj.

We'll be thinkin' about you
behind home plate.

Wait a minute.
Aren't you guys gonna go
to the movies with me?

Uh, no offense, raj,
but bein' nice to dee
is really gettin' to us.

Look, raj,
we need a night off.

Don't we all.

Hi, mrs. Thomas.
Hi, rerun.

Bye, mrs. Thomas.
Bye.

Oh, mama, I'm so glad
you're home.

Oh, what's wrong?

Bein' nice to dee
is drivin' me crazy.

I've been runnin'
around here
all afternoon.

I made her bed,
I cleaned her room,

I've been waitin' on her
hand and foot.

And I couldn't even
do my homework 'cause
she was playin' roller derby.

On my floors?

What can I do?

Then you mean to tell me
she didn't tell you there's
nothing wrong with her?

Nothing wrong?

That's right.

I went to see dr. Claymore
and he told me there's
nothing wrong with her.

Nothing wrong?

Well, she went to see him
about somebody else's problem,

And she promised
she would tell us
as soon as she got home.

Nothing wrong?

Would you snap
out of it, roger?

Snap out of it?

[Stammering]

...and then she broke
my brain!

[Stammering]

That little creep!

She's had me runnin' around
like a fool all day long.

Now I'm gonna miss
the ball game.

No, you won't,
no, you won't.

You just run and catch up
with dwayne and rerun
and I'll handle her.

Oh, thanks.

Nothing wrong?

[Sighing]

Roller skating
in my living room,

And my furniture
all rearranged.

Hi, mama.

Oh, hello,
darling.

Where's raj?

Well, roger is not here.
I told him he can go
to the game.

And he went?
I thought he loved me.

Oh, he does love you,
and so do i.

And I have a wonderful
surprise for you.

What?

There's a very special place
I want to take you tonight,

And when we get there,
I'm going to give you
something very, very special.

Good, let's go.

But first,
there are a few things
I have to do here.

Like what?

Well, I have to do the laundry
and straighten out
roger's closets,

And dresser and stuff.

Why didn't raj
do them?

I forgot to ask him.

But I want it
done tonight.

Maybe I'll put off
the surprise until later.

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

You do the laundry
and I'll do roger's room.

Well, then
there's the vacuumin',

And I have to change
the linen and stuff.

I'll handle it.
Please, mama?

Oh, all right, baby.

Can you give me a hint
about the surprise?

Well, I'll tell you
this much.

It's something
you really deserve.

And I'm gonna have fun
giving it to you.

All right!
All right.

Finished.

Are you sure, hon?

Yes.

All the drawers are
neat and arranged?

Yes.

And the closets?

Both of 'em. You know,
roger's really a slob.

You did roger
a big, big favor.

Can we go
to the surprise now?

I really should clean my room
and do the windows first.

Maybe I'll save the surprise
for tomorrow. I'm very tired.

Why put off till tomorrow
what you can do today?

I'll handle it.

All right, baby.

I finished everything,
mama.

Can we go to
the surprise now?

We sure can.
Come on.

Where are you goin',
mama?

To the surprise place
to give you
the surprise thing.

Upstairs?

Uh-huh.

The surprise is in my room?

Surprised?

Yeah, mama.

Did you speak to anyone
lately at my school?

You mean, like this morning
and dr. Claymore? Mmm-hmm.

Trouble.

Yeah, big, big, trouble.

Now, come on, young lady,
let's go.

Can you let me explain
my side first?

I promise you, dee,
I'll look at your side.

And consider everything
right from the bottom.

Now march.

I still think reggie smith
made the play of the game.

I mean, takin' a home run away
with the bases loaded.

How come
I don't remember that?

That's when you went
to get your hotdogs.

Oh, yeah. One with mustard,
one with ketchup,

One with relish,
and one with the works.

I don't know-- I mean,
how often do you see a play
like lopes made?

I mean,
he jumps high in the air,

Spears a line drive,
steps on 2nd and throws
to first. Triple play.

When was that?

In the 5th inning.
You were up
gettin' ice cream.

Oh, right,

All 31 flavors.

Dwayne, do you think garvey
was safe on that play
at the plate?

I don't know,
but the catcher still
had the ball in his hand

When they carried him
off the field unconscious,
so...

I didn't see that.
Where was i?

Getting a pizza.

Oh, yeah.
Heavy on the pepperoni.

You guys were right.
What a great game.

Who won?

The guy who owns
the refreshment stand.

Well, I'd better be goin'.

Hey, what's
in the bag, raj?

Just a little something
I got for dee.

Even after she lied
and used you,

You're gettin' her
a present?

Well, I knew what she was
in for tonight,

So I got her something
she could really use.

Yeah, well, what is it?

A dodger seat cushion.

[All laughing]