06x07 - I Love New York

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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


♪ I'm playing with fate, not a moment too late ♪


♪ 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!


Hi, nell.


Addy, the official temperature


In new york city today is ,


But yet it's degrees in here.


Tell me -- do you like the apartment this hot,


Or are you smoking turkeys?


Nell, there's something wrong with the radiator,


But I told the super.


There's something wrong with the super,


But did you tell the radiator?


Nell, it's not the super's fault.


He said that the owner is cutting back


On repair expenses.


Oh, please, addy. How can you cut back on nothing?


Oh, I'm just gonna go get me some coffee.


Oh, don't use the kitchen sink. The drain's clogged.


What did you do now?! What did you do now?!


Hey, don't yell at me.


Why not?


'Cause you're the one who keeps forgetting


We don't have a garbage disposal.


I don't like you.


I don't like it here! I just don't like it here!


And you want to know the worst part about living here?


We got a lot of mail, but ain't none of it ours.


Now move!


[ Doorbell rings ]


Tinawho is it?


Oh, hi.


I-i'm your neighbor, nell harper.


I'm from downstairs in b.


Are you tina jacoby?


Yes. What do you want?


Well, i-i feel kind of silly


Talking to you through a closed door.


What do you want?


I just told you, I'm your neighbor.


If you're tina jacoby, I got your mail.


It was mixed up in mine. I want to give it to you.


[ Locks clicking ]


You're --


You're welcome!


No trouble at all.


Did you meet our neighbor?


Oh, yeah. She was delightful.


I think the lady's hiding nazis in her shower.


Nell, you have been in a lousy mood for days.


Let's go out.


I can't, addy. I have all this work to do.


Oh, nell, you always have work to do.


Never thought working in the publishing business


Was a -hour-a-day job.


Well, that's my company.


"Mcdillon & loud -- we never sleep."


Why don't we go out?


Why don't we try the spanish restaurant downstairs?


Maybe it'll help you if you're cranky in another language.


I'm not cranky, addy.


I mean, you'll know when I'm cranky.


I'll k*ll ya.


Will you stop pouting?


You don't believe anything what I say about this city.


I'm telling you, the people here in new york


Are not as friendly as they are in california.


Nobody ever comes up to you and says "have a nice day"


Like they do in california.


And you know why?


Because they don't want nell harper to have a nice day.


[ Spanish accent ] ahh! Bienvenudos, señoritas.


I am esteban.


Your presence in my humble restaurant fills my heart.


As we say in the spain,


A day without a beautiful woman


Is like a day without sunshine.


[ Clicks tongue ] please follow me, please.


See? Doesn't that make you feel better?


Wait till he finds out we're just ordering coffee.


Oh, I don't care if you just came in here


For a glass of water.


Rafael, más agua, por favor, con hielo.


Say, haven't I seen you two beautiful ladies


Around here someplace before?


Possibly. We just moved into the building.


[ Normal voice ] oh, yeah. B, right?


Yeah, I'm marty. I'm in a across the hall.



I'm addy wilson. This is nell harper.


What happened to your accent?


Uh, well, see, uh, I'm not really spanish.


You understand?


But the food just, uh, tastes more spanish


If you're greeted by a guy named esteban


Than it would if you're greeted by a guy named marty.


Hey, uh, rafael, where's the water?


The burro break down?


Back off, marty.


So, uh, you live right across the hall from us?


Have you been having as much trouble with the landlord


In your apartment as we've been having in ours?


Uh, no, not at all. No.


Well, uh, I'm the landlord.


Oh.


Rafael, could you get me a loaded g*n, please?


Now, wait a minute.


We got to talk about this


Because he's liable to bring one.


What's there to talk about?


Our sink is all stopped up, our radiator's broken,


The faucets drip, and the windows are stuck shut.


And just when are you going to fix them?


I really can't afford it right now. You understand?


You see, I'm buying this beautiful new boat.


Rafael, get me a torpedo!


Chicks, heck.


You're really incredible, you know?


You don't like it when we lie to you,


And you don't like it when we tell you the truth.


Will you excuse me?


[ Spanish accent ] ahh, bienvenudo, señorita.


I am esteban.


As we say in the spain,


A day without a beautiful woman


Is like a day without sunshine.


I should have stuck a fork in his heart


While I had a chance.


Come on. Let's go to another restaurant.


Oh, sit your tail down.


Think you can just go to another restaurant?


I mean, for what?


So we can just run into more rude new yorkers.


Nell, come on. Don't let that guy ruin our evening.


You have got to snap out of this mood.


I just -- I just can't, addy.


Nell, make it work.


Everything you came to new york for is still here.


Just convince yourself that you're a new yorker now.


What's the matter, rafael? The burro break down?


Addyi am glad that you decided


Not to let new york get you down.


Well, it's gonna be hard, but I am gonna make it work.


Well, it's about time you got here.


I told you I'd be back with the boys at :.


But, ma, it's only minutes after :.


That's what I mean. You're never on time.


When you were born, you were three days late.


Ooh, the pain.


Oh, mama, that's nothing in comparison


With the pain I'm feeling now.


Mama maybelle, it was my fault we were late.


Nell and I just got to talking about new york.


The boys tell me that's all she does -- talk about it.


You don't go to restaurants. You don't go to the theater.


You haven't had a date since you moved in here.


Just mope around this dusty apartment.


Instead of moping, why don't you try mopping?


Have a nice day.


Make it work, nell.


It's not gonna work, addy.


Nell, will you just get in the apartment?


It's just not gonna work.


We'll find a way.


I'm tellin' you, addy.


I should have never moved to new york city.


Oh, nell, that is silly.


You just shouldn't let your mother get to you like this.


Oh, addy, she's right.


I'm just not fitting in around here.


[ Sighs ] I don't know.


Maybe I should take a week off


And just go back to the house in glenlawn...


Let some of that good old clean california air,


You know, help me to think this through.


Yeah.


I miss that house.


And I miss my room.


Yeah, I miss the cute little way the linoleum


Just curls up on the kitchen floor after a heavy rain.


Oh, come on, nell.


There is nothing back in glenlawn for you.


Yes, it is -- the house. I told you.


Oh, addy, I should have never told grandpapa


To come live with us.


I mean, now he'll take any offer on the house


Just to leave california to come be in new york.


Oh, nell, grandpa wouldn't do that.


Besides, when it comes to business,



You know, he's pretty smart.


Grandpa?


The man is still on the waiting list for a delorean.


Hi, guys.


Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. What's that?


Peanut butter and jelly.


Where you going?


My room.


Come here.


You're not gonna eat that in your room, are you?


No.


Then where were you planning on eating it?


Hi, aunt nell.


Oh, you too. Oh.


Did you clean up your room?


No. We're gonna do it right after we watch cartoons.


Matthew, come here.


Why didn't you ask your brother joey to clean up his room?


I asked you one, simple, little thing.


I said, "matthew,


Ask your brother joey to clean up his room."


And you couldn't find the time? Huh?


When I hung up the wallpaper around here,


Did I ask you to help me? No.


I hung it up all by myself.


The only thing I asked you to do for me,


I said, "matthew, ask your brother joey


To clean up his room."


That's all I asked you to do, and you can't find the time.


Now I want you to take that peanut butter and --


Why didn't you do it?!


I'm only .


You may never live to see .


Now take that peanut butter sandwich and get out of here.


I don't want to talk to you. Go in the kitchen.


Move it. Right now.


Come on, joey.


Move it!


Okay.


I don't believe this.


See, when joey was in california,


He always cleaned up his room.


I mean, look what new york has done to him.


I can't wait to get back to california. [ Telephone rings ]


Hello?


Hi, grandpa!


It's grandpop calling from california.


How are you?


Tell him I said hi.


Addy said hi from new york.


Yeah?


Grandpa, that's great!


That's great. Okay.


Bye.


Grandpa sold the house.


Oh, nell, congratulations.


[ Sobbing ]


Why are you crying?


Now I can't never go home.


That's a clogged sink if I ever saw one.


Hey, guys, why the long faces?


Since it's friday night? There's no school tomorrow?


What?


It's aunt nell.


She's been cranky and unhappy, and she's been picking on us.


You know, the other day, she jumped all over matthew


Just because he wanted to eat a piece of bread in his room.


And I'm only .


Those chicks, you know?


One little thing goes wrong and they get all emotional.


Guys, I understand your problem.


It's tough living with two women.


Believe me, I know.


Anyway, uh...


Hi, aunt nell!


Hi.


I didn't know you were home.


You look great.


Why, thank you.


Beautiful.


Thank you.


You know, a day without a beautiful woman


Is like a day without sunshine.


I know where you got that from,


And I never want to hear it again.


I want you to get out of here and go to your room.


Go.


Uncle marty was right. Chicks get too emotional.


The sink is definitely clogged up,


And you have a problem.


Well, let's forget about that problem.


I want you to stay away from my kids, okay?


You're the last person I want them taking


As a role model, okay?


Hey, kids need somebody to look up to,


Someone to learn how to be like, you know?


For me, it was warren beatty.


How dare you desecrate the name of warren beatty like that!


That's like throwing a brick through a stained-glass window.


You out-of-towners sure are touchy.



Yeah, we're touchy. You new yorkers make us touchy.


You just push.


You -- you push us on the bus. You push us off the bus.


You push us down the street.


And you never once say "excuse me."


I take that back.


Once, a new yorker did say "excuse me."


That was when he pushed me out of the way


So he could steal my cab.


What do you want from me? I'm from cincinnati.


Don't try to make up.


Aah!


Ugh!


Okay, nell.


This is one friday night we are not staying home.


Guess what I got.


I told you. I don't have time to play games.


Okay? I have work to do.


I have all these manuscripts to read, okay?


Nell, "a chorus line" -- fourth row, center.


You don't listen to me, do you?


I just told you I have work to do.


I don't have time to see "a chorus line."


You know, I am sick and tired of this attitude of yours.


I really don't care.


Nell, what is bothering you?


It's the trade deficit. It's really got me down.


Fine.


Fine.


Just where do you think you're going?


Out.


Don't, addy, please. Don't leave me, okay? Don't.


What?


Oh, just forget it.


That is it.


Not this time, nell.


This time, you are going to tell me.


Oh, you wouldn't understand, miss phd.


Nell, will you talk to me?


It's this city.


I don't think I'm gonna make it here.


What?


It's burying me.


I'm scared, addy.


Scared?


See? I knew you wouldn't understand!


[ Sighs ]


Every day, I get these résumés


From these college graduates that are looking for a job.


And the job they're looking for is mine.


I mean, everybody in that office


Has some big degree from some big university.


The other day, they hired this girl in the mail room.


She has her master's degree from harvard.


And she doesn't speak to me,


But every time she comes into the office,


She looks at me like a chicken hawk


Looks at a duck with a bad leg.


Nell.


Nell...


Do you think you're the only person who's scared?


Do you?


Nell, when I was in glenlawn, I was one of two phds,


And I was the only assistant dean.


Here? [ Scoffs ]


Here, I am one of assistants,


And everybody at the university has a phd...


Except for the cafeteria lady.


She gets hers next month.


Are you really as scared as I am?


Nell, I am scared out of my wits.


You know what the problem is, don't you?


It's this city.


Addy, listen.


New york is just -- it's -- it's -- it's too big,


And it's too busy.


It's just too -- too busy to notice you.


It's too busy to care.


I just don't think it's worth it.


So, um...


What do you think we ought to do?


Well, I know what we're not gonna do.


We are not gonna sit here feeling sorry for ourselves.


Come on. We are going to the theater.


I really can't. I just...


Okay. Suit yourself.


But just once, I'd like to spend the evening


Watching someone else's problems.


Look, if you change your mind,


Take the boys to your mother and meet me fourth row, center.


All right.


[ Instrumental "new york, new york" plays ]


♪ Start spreadin' the news


♪ I'm leavin' today


♪ I want to be a part of it


♪ New york


New york?! No!


[ Music stops ]


[ Doorbell rings ]


Who is it?!



Tinaare you miss harper?


Oh.


Hi.


Hi. I'm mrs. Jacoby from a.


Oh, I didn't recognize you


Without the chain across your face.


[ Laughs ] no, that was my mother.


No, that's not true. It was me.


The strangest thing happened.


Someone left an extra cake in my oven.


No, that's not true, either. [ Giggles ]


I baked it.


Get in here.


You know, I just wanted to apologize


For being so rude to you yesterday.


Oh, you don't have to do that.


Oh, yes, I do.


You were doing a sweet thing,


And I was acting like a crank, like a grump, like a --


A new yorker.


Are you having trouble, too, huh?


Oh, yeah. Sit down.


Are you new in town?


Yeah, I'm from glenlawn, california.


We're from davenport, iowa. [ Laughs ]


You know, coming from a small town to new york city


Is quite a shock, isn't it?


Oh, yes, it's a shock every day.


But you know something? It's worth it.


Like I always tell my husband, vern,


"Vern, everybody here is in a big hurry,


But they've got big things to do."


You always tell your husband, vern, that, huh?


Oh, yes.


You know, in the hall,


I was listening to you play that song,


And it's like frank sinatra says.


"If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.


"It's up to you.


New york, new york."


But what does frank know, honey?


He's a millionaire, and he lives in palm springs...


[ Spanish accent ] california.


You're cute. [ Normal voice ] thanks.


You know, we out-of-towners, we have to stick together,


Because this city will make us all nervous wrecks.


Oh, yeah.


How long have you and vern been here?


Years.


I married very young.


Just a baby.


Well, I got to get back to vern.


You know how it is -- make supper and everything.


Say, would you like to come upstairs


And have dinner with me and vern tonight?


Um... Can I take a rain check?


Maybe tomorrow night.


Um, thank you, though.


But, uh...


I think I'm gonna meet my best friend at the theater.


What are you gonna see?


"A chorus line."


Aah!


Go enjoy, huh? Tomorrow will be perfect.


Oh, mrs. Jacoby?


Have a nice day.


Have a ni--


What a lovely expression.


I'm gonna tell vern that.


Vern! Vern!


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break