05x19 - Pride & Prejudice

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♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪



♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪


♪ I'm putting a new face on the old one ♪


♪ Ready for anything


♪ Playing with fate, not a moment too late ♪


♪ I'm showing the whole world nothing can get me down ♪


♪ O-o-o-oh


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break!





I didn't know it was the anniversary


Of robin hood's death.


Grandpapa, for your information, I got this new hat


Because I have a very important job interview


This afternoon, thank you.


Well, if you're applying for the job


Of sheriff of nottingham, you're a cinch.


Samantha, would you help me fill out my application, please?


Get a pen.


Why don't you just use your feather?


Hey, nell, tell us about the job.


Oh, honey, it's perfect.


The best thing about it is the hours.


I can still go to college at night,


Then I can do my new job, and I can still get home


And have plenty of time to run everybody's life.


I tell you, you people don't know how lucky you are.


What's the new job, aunt nell?


Well, it's with the new electronics company in town.


One of the executives needs a part-time secretary.


Aunt nell, does a part-time job


Mean you'll be gone in the afternoons?


Yeah, honey, but don't worry.


Look, I got it all figured out.


I'll be home by ,


Which means I'll be at the house when you get out of school,


And I'll be waiting to help you do your homework.


Can't you work till ?


I was just kidding, aunt nell.


Hi, everybody.


Okay, nell, I've got the pen.


Let's fill out your application.


Are you applying for another credit card?


I'm applying for a job so I can pay for the one I got.


So, katie, how's everything at the new apartment?


It's great, grandpa,


Except I never seem to have enough quarters


For the washing machine.


Could you just throw my laundry in with yours, nell?


I don't want it to be any trouble,


So just hit everything a few times with the iron.


I'm gonna hit you a few times with the iron.


Come on, nell. Let's fill out your application.


Okay. Go ahead.


Name. Nellie ruth harper.


No, no, no. Just put down "nell harper."


[ Doorbell rings ] I'll get it.


Age.


.


Put it down.


Hi, everybody.


Nell, why did you want to borrow my briefcase?


She's gonna be a secretary...


Excuse me -- executive secretary, thank you.


...for that new electronics company.


See? We're filling out the application right now.


That's wonderful.


Nell, there's something missing.


What?


Four years off your age.


Oh, addy, grow up. Nobody's gonna believe that I'm .


You got me fooled.


Look, why don't you tell me about the job?


It sounds like it's perfect.


Oh, it is, addy.


Listen -- best of all, I got all the skills, girl.


I can type, I can do a little shorthand,


And, best of all, I can run a home computer.


That's right.


Plus, you've been running this household for years,


And that takes organization and management.


Come on, nell. Let's finish your application.


Okay.


"Do you have a pleasing phone personality?"


Ha.


What do you mean, "ha"?


Do you ever talk to yourself on the phone?


"Other personality characteristics."


Okay.


Put down "easygoing...


"Courteous...


Sunny disposition."


You're not writing.


You have just described robin hood.



Nell, now you need three character references.


That's easy. Put down dr. Adelaide wilson.


You'd do it for me, baby? All right.


And put down katie kanisky.


She has her own shop, and you better do it.


Okay.


I don't like to ask you for anything,


But could I please use you as a character reference?


Absolutely. I have never met a character like you.


Nell, when's your interview?


My interview is in -- ooh -- a half-hour.


I got to go. I got to go.


Good. That gives you just enough time to buy a new hat.


This is my new hat.


And I love it. I love that hat, honey.


If you like my hat, why did you say something about it?


What's wrong with my hat?


Wait a minute! No, no, no, no, no.


What has become of your sunny disposition, robin?


I am sunny robin!


Give me my application.


I'm gonna go down to that job,


And I'm gonna outshine every other applicant there,


Because that's what employers like.


They like self-confidence,


Because when you have self-confidence in yourself,


Other people have confidence and self-confidence in you!


And that's something I got plenty of, baby!


I got self-confidence!


Uh-huh! Yeah!


[ Sobbing ] oh, god, I'm so scared!


Hi!


Hi -- oh, hi.


Do you need some help?


Uh, no. I'm here to see mr. Randall.


Why don't you come in his office, wait for him in there?


Thank you.


He doesn't have a secretary yet.


Oh. Well, that's why I'm here.


He should be along in a few minutes.


Good luck, huh?


Thank you.


[ Exhales deeply ]


[ Sighs ]


[ Inhales sharply ]


[ Clicks tongue ]


Hello.


My name is hell narper.


Ms. Harper here.


Nell harp--


Hello.


Harper.


Nell harper. How do you do?


Randall. How do you do?


Hi.


Forgive me for being late.


Won't you sit down?


So, you'd like to be my secretary?


Yes.


Well, um, do you have an application?


Y-y-yeah.


[ Chuckles ]


Well, as you can see,


My application is all in order right there.


Hmm.


[ Turns page ]


Hmm.


Hmm. This is very impressive, young woman.


Why, thank you.


Do you have any experience answering telephones?


Oh, honey -- I mean, sir --


I run a household with three teenage girls.


You can't ask for more telephone-answering experience


Than that, now, can you?


[ Laughing ] a sense of humor, too.


Yes, uh-huh! [ Laughs ]


As I said, the job is mostly telephone --


[ Intercom buzzes ]


Yes?


No, I'll come right out.


Will you excuse me? This won't take a second.


Just remember --


I-i'm easygoing, and I'm courteous,


And I have a sunny disposition.


Thank you. [ Chuckles ]


[ Door closes ]


[ Telephone ringing ]


Hello. Mr. Randall's office.


Um, I'm sorry.


Mr. Randall just stepped out,


But I'm sure he'll be back in a few moments.


You want me to take a message?


Okay. Wait a minute.


Okay, what's your name? Wait a minute.


Uh, hold on.


Oh.


Okay.


Mr. Levitt -- okay -- of b&v industries.


Right.


You want to confirm?



Okay. Hold on one minute -- one minute.


Yes.


He has you down for a luncheon


At the country club.


Yes. Thank you.


You have a nice day.


Okay. Bye-bye.


You did that very well.


[ Chuckles nervously ]


Thank you.


Well, the difficult, we do immediately.


The impossible just takes a little bit longer.


[ Laughing ] I love your sense of humor.


And, you know, I admire your initiative --


The way you picked up that phone


Without anybody telling you.


I can see that on top of everything else,


You're a self-starter, and that's a quality I admire.


Thank you.


Thank you for coming in.


[ Laughs ]


Oh, my sense of humor.


This is the best interview I've had all day.


Thank you.


Well, what time do you want me to start tomorrow?


You're just not the person I'm looking for. Goodbye.


[ Door slams ]


The man is a bigot!


Nell, what are you saying?


I'm saying the man is a bigot and a r*cist!


He came out and said that he was impressed with my application


And that he admired my initiative.


Then he turned right around,


And he said I wasn't what he was looking for.


Well, I guess we all know what that means, don't we?


It means he isn't hiring blacks.


[ Gasps ]


I am appalled.


We of the police department


Don't condone this sort of behavior.


As a matter of fact,


.% Of all our police persons are black.


That's / of a percent above the norm.


And we have . Hispanic latinos.


That's impressive -- .%.


No, we got . People.


Perhaps you have forgotten our head meter maid --


Officer rosita ginsberg.


She's jewish, hispanic, and a woman. She does it all.


Simpson, somewhere here in glenlawn


There is a crime being committed.


Be there.


I'm off duty till .


All right.


What are we going to do about this bigot?


It's hard to believe


There's still prejudice against minorities.


There's no prejudice against minorities in glenlawn.


We have four chinese restaurants.


Katie, we're talking prejudice here.


We're not talking takeout.


Nell, I'll try to put this as delicately as possible,


So here goes.


Are you sure you didn't open


That great big mouth of yours and blow it?


You're lucky you're old.


Nell, I have a friend


On the fair-employment commission,


But the first thing he'll ask for is more proof.


That's wonderful.


And just how am I supposed to get that?


Well, one way


Is to get someone else to apply for the job


And see if he turns them down, too.


I'll go.


Katie, you're not black.


Darn.


Hey, addy, you're kind of black.


You know, if he turns down someone like addy,


That'll be the proof.


Right, and addy's really qualified, nell.


Oh, she's highly sophisticated, nell.


And addy's got a phd, huh, nell?


Addy's got a phi bet kappa key. She's highly intelligent.


Oh, yes, sir! Yes, sir! Yes, sir!


She not no ignorant,


Unsophisticated nellie ruth harper!


Well, I guess I'll just shuffle on down here


And fix you some dinner!


You want some possum?


We're trying to help, nell.


Look, nell, if you don't want me to do it, I won't.


Oh, addy, it's just you made me jealous.


Oh, nell, you shouldn't be jealous.


That job is perfect for you.


Thank you, addy.


I'm overqualified.


Overqualified?


Uh, what I meant was --


Yes, you're overqualified,



And you're also overbearing.


You are overconfident, and you are over the hill.


Oh!


And you're underdeveloped!


Aunt nell, if mr. Randall's against black people,


Why did addy go for the job?


Well, see, honey,


If he turns addy down for the job,


Then we will have positive proof


That he is prejudiced against black people.


Aunt nell?


What, honey?


What if he gives addy the job he wouldn't give you?


Would that make you mad?


[ Doorbell rings ] of course not.


No, honey.


First of all,


It would prove that that nice man is not a bigot.


It would also prove that this wonderful town now


Is just free of prejudice and racism.


To tell you the truth, I really hope addy gets the job.


He didn't give me the job.


Wonderful! I knew he's a bigot!


He's a bigot! He's a bigot!


Oh, get a grip on yourself, girl.


Do you know that randall did the same thing to me


That he did to you?


He told me I was qualified, and then he told me to get out.


Listen, why don't we go back downtown,


Get a hungry german shepherd,


And go over to his office?


I already called my friend from the fair-employment office,


And he's meeting us at randall's office


In a half-hour.


Wait a minute. Joey, we're going out for a while!


I told you. Will you relax?


There he is.


Benjamin.


Hi. Thank you so much for meeting us down here.


Oh, I'm glad to, addy.


Nell, this is benjamin guthrie.


How do you do?


Are you gonna nail this guy,


Or do you want me to go get a dog?


Oh, I don't think that will be necessary.


Oh, yes, it is, honey, 'cause I want him.


I want you to get that man. I want to get him.


Of course we'll get him.


We can't permit that kind of behavior.


I've been fighting it for years.


Benjamin marched miles in the march on selma


And miles in the march on washington.


I marched, and I'm tired.


Well, don't worry.


There's only feet to his door, and you'll make it.


You know, I see this as a test case for the movement.


It's important that our people


In that whole rainbow of minorities


Are not blocked from any job --


From the switchboard to the chairman of the board,


From the executive secretary to the executive office,


From the outhouse to the white house!


You marched with jesse, didn't you?


Get him. I want that man.


I want him. I want that man.


We should have brought a dog.


Uh, mr. Randall...


I'm benjamin guthrie from the fair-employment office.


How do you do?


And we're here to register a formal complaint


About your hiring practices.


What seems to be the problem?


Well, nell and I applied today


For a job as your assistant


And you turned both of us down.


That's correct.


You did tell me


That I was qualified, didn't you?


Yes, I did.


And I happen to have a phd.


Show him your phi beta kappa key.


It won't be necessary.


Oh, yes, it is. Start marching, benjamin.


Tell this man how you've been marching for over years --


From the outhouse to the white house!


You think we're fools?


We know what's going on in here!


You asked to see these contracts as soon as they came in.


Thank you, michael.


[ Door closes ]


Who was that?


That's my new secretary. I just hired him.


But he's black!


Have you got something against black people?


One moment, please.


What about that?


Oh, it's a trick.


They obviously hired one token


To try to throw us off the track.


Hi, bob.



I wanted to say we got the engineering problem licked.


Thank you, bob.


He's a plant! That man is a plant.


You knew we were coming over here,


So you went and hired them.


Say, phil -- get out of here, plant!


Now, look. Nobody treats my employees like that.


Now, you get out!


Mr. Randall, these ladies told me


You were against hiring black people.


Me?


Me against black people? A man who marched on washington?


You were in the march?


Yes.


Well, I was on bus .


Get out. I was on bus .


[ Both laughing ]


God, that felt good. I haven't done that since '.


Why are you down here calling me a bigot, ben?


Well, it wasn't my idea, phil.


Phil, wait a minute.


You got to look at it from my point of view.


Hold it! Hold it!


Both yes, phil?


I will not stand here and justify myself


To two hysterical females.


And people wonder why I won't work with women.


So it's not our color?


You just don't hire women.


That's not true.


You come around here after


And you'll see plenty of women working


With mops and pails.


Oh!


Oh, you are not gonna get away with this.


Mr. Guthrie is going to go to his office tomorrow,


And he's gonna file a report against you.


Uh, I'm not going in tomorrow. Today was my last day.


I retired this morning. I got my watch and everything.


Retired? Nonsense.


You're too young to retire.


I could use a good man like you, ben.


Really?


Come and have dinner with me, and we'll talk about it.


Where in the world did you find these harpies?


The dogs! Get the dogs!


No, forget about it, nell. We don't need guthrie.


We'll take this to the congress of determined women,


And they'll take randall to court.


Look, we have a case of prejudicial policy


Against hiring women.


Forget it, please.


It just takes months, and I want the man!


I want him now!


Hello! Mr. Randall's office!


Oh, hello, mrs. Randall.


Uh, I'm sorry.


Mr. Randall stepped out.


You see, a young woman applicant got hysterical


When he turned her down for a job,


So he had to go over to her apartment to calm her down.


Mm-hmm, and he told me that if you called


To tell you not to wait up


'Cause he would be home late.


Bye-bye.


Oh, you are so bad! You are really bad.


You know, we don't need dogs.


We got each other.


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break