07x18 - 27 and Still Cooking

[bunniefuu]

So, Ted, I Can Count On You
And Your Musicians

To Be Here Saturday At : ,
On Time.

Thank You.

All Right.

Got It All Together.

(Calypso Music Playing)

♪ Wild, Wild West. ♪

(Everyone Laughing)

Hey, Dad, Let Me
Ask You A Question?

Have You And Mom
Figured Out

What You're Going To Do
For Your Anniversary?

We Certainly Have.

We Are Going
To Spend The Time

With Each Other Going Back
To The Old Days.

You See, A Long Time Ago

Mrs. Huxtable And I--
On Our Honeymoon--

Went To A Clean,
But Shabby, Little Restaurant

Called The Callaloo Pot.

You Mean You're Taking Her Back
To A Shabby, Little Restaurant?

The Callaloo Pot Closed
A Long, Long Time Ago.

I'm Going To Bring
The Callaloo Pot Here

Along With A Live Calypso Band.

How Are You Going To Do That?

I Called
The Restaurant Association

And I Found
The Name Of The Cook.

He Said
He'd Be Happy

To Come To The House And Cook.

The Band Is Coming Over

And There You Have It.

I Got It.

You Provide The Food And Music

We'll Provide The Atmosphere.

You Can Do That

And I'll Tell You Exactly How--

By Clearing Out.

Dad, Listen,
You Don't Understand.

Dad, We Can Redecorate
The Dining Room

To Look Like
The Callaloo Pot.

I Got The b*at.

I Grew Up With West Indians.

Please, Dad?

Come On, Please?

No! No...

Because The First Thing
You Will Do

Is Start A Project

And Leave Something
Hanging In The Middle.

Dad, Dad, Listen...

"Oh, Dad, Dad, Dad!"

No, You've Said
That To Me.

I've Been Suckered
Into This

Many, Many Times.

This Will Be Our Gift
To You And Mom.

Yes, I've Seen And Heard
These Gifts.

Dad, Not Only Will We
Deliver To You

A Quality Callaloo Pot

We Will Do It Complete
And On Time

Using Very Little Money.

Come On.

Okay, You Know What?

Look, Upstairs I Have A Picture

Of Your Mother And Me
In That Restaurant.

I'll Let You Have The Picture.

You Try To Duplicate It.

We'll Make This
A Perfect Anniversary Dinner.

You Got It.

All Right,
Callaloo Pot.

This Is Not
Just For Me

This Is For
Your Mother.

You Got It .

Ahh-Ha!

My Anniversary Bride.

Happy Anniversary, Dear.

I'm Very Sorry, Sir

But I'm Already Married

To A Very Well-Established Shelf
Of Law Books.

Go On Out And Keep Going

And Don't Come Back Here
Until After Work.

Don't Dare Try
To Circle The Block

And See What I'm Preparing
For You.

You Are The Best

You Are The Sweetest

And The Cutest Too.

Now Give Me A Hint.

I've Been Hiding This

But I'm Covering
These Walls

With Blow-Ups Of You

When You Were A Baby.

And Then
For Entertainment

I'm Going To Tell Them
Your Age.

Now That's Enough, Now.

Yes.

And Then...

That's Quite All Right.

You Asked.

Good-Bye.

I Know Everything
I Need To Know.

(Coughing)

(Doorbell Ringing)

(Clearing Throat)

Mr. Atkins,
How Are You, Sir?

Dr. Huxtable?

Yes.

Good To See You
After Years.

Yes.

Too Bad I Didn't
Know You Then.

Well, I Know Your Cooking

And You Just
Come Right On...

And This Is
The Kitchen.

A Good Customer
Is Like Spices--

They're Many And Varied

But Without Them

You're Out Of Business.

Well, Here It Is.

Ahhh!

What Do You Think?

What A Beautiful Place
To Create.

Ah! The Sauces, The Aromas

The Succulent Juices
That Will Flow From Here.

Yes, Indeed.

No Microwave?

Uh, No...
No, We Don't Have One.

Desirable, But Not Crucial.

Now, Let Us Talk About The Menu

Then I Shall Go Shop.

First, I Want You To Fix For Me
And My Wife...

Conch Fritters.

Ah, Yes. Conch--

The Most Delectable

But No Longer Fashionable
Of Shellfish.

But If You Must

I Could Puree The Conch

With A Colorful Array
Of Spring Vegetables

And Blacken Them
In Cajun Spices.

I Don't Think So.

I'm Talking About Conch Fritters

That You Would Take
And Roll The Conch In The Filler

And Then Dip Them
Into The Grease

And Fritterize Them.

Please.

Now What Did You Have In Mind
For The Second Course?

Callaloo Soup.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

We'll Need Some
Dashin Bush

Okra, Coconut Water,
A Pesto Sauce...

Pesto Sauce?

And A Dollop
Of Raspberry Tofu Mousse.

Don't Write That Down.

I Think You And I Are Having
A Communications Problem.

I Want The Food

That You Cooked
At The Callaloo Pot

Years Ago.

You Mean Years Ago

When You Had...
Salt Fish And Ackee.

Hah! Now You're Talking!

Jerk Chicken
And Mountain Goat.

I Don't Do That No More.

You Don't Do That No More?

No, Doctor.

That Is Like
Asking Michelangelo

To Paint The Floor...

Christopher Columbus

To Drive
The Staten Island Ferry.

Those People Are Dead!

I'm Asking You

To Give Me Simple
Caribbean Food

That My Wife And I
Enjoyed...

Years Ago.

There You Go.

Dr. Huxtable,
You Can't Go Home Again.

I'm Already Home.

Well, I'm On My Way
To My Home.

You Can thr*aten
The Stove

But You Can't thr*aten Me.

Contract Is Broken.

I Hope You Don't Expect Me
To Give You Any Money.

Well, Dr. Huxtable

I Feel The Breeze Of Compromise
Blowing Us Together.

(Doorbell Ringing)

Good Afternoon,
Dr. Huxtable.

You're The Musicians.

Yes, We Are.

Nice To Meet...

You Fellows Are Early.

Yes, We Had Many Subways

And We Want To Make Sure
We Have Plenty Of Time.

You're Two Hours Early.

Well, That's Plenty Of Time.

You Want Us
To Wait Outside?

No, Make Yourselves
Comfortable.

Olivia, This Is Ted
And The Trinidadians.

Hello.

I'll Be With You
In A Minute.

How We Doing, Mr. Atkins?

I'm Doing Extremely Well

Considering
The Creative Constraints.

Knowing You'll Pay Me In Cash
Provides Additional Motivation.

I Just Hope That We're Singing
The Same Caribbean Tune.

We Are.

We Are
In Perfect Harmony, Doctor.

Are We, Mr. Atkins?

Tofu?

Yes-- Tofu.

I Use It As Garnish.

Off-White Goes With Everything.

You'll Never Taste It.

We Had An Agreement, Mr. Atkins.

And We Still Do, Sir.

In Fact, I Take It
As A Personal Challenge

To Make All Food Blossom.

I Want You
To Cook The Food

That Tastes
Like The Food

My Wife And I Had
At The Callaloo Pot...

Years Ago.

If You Can Remember The Year,
Why Can't You

Remember The Recipe?

Please, Tofu-Less.

Tofu-Less.

(Playing Calypso Music)

Hold It, Hold It, Fellows.

Take Five, Will You?

I Always Wanted
To Say That.

(Coughing)

You Said It Good, Dad.

That Sounds Great.

Happy Anniversary.

This Is From Sondra And Me.

Thank You, Son.

I Really Appreciate It.

You Don't Look Good.

Your Eyes Are
Red And Puffy.

You Got Swollen Glands.

Look, More Importantly,
Do Me A Favor.

What?

I've Got A Chef
In The Kitchen.

He Cooked For Us
Years Ago.

You Know Caribbean Food.

I Grew Up On It.

Keep An Eye On This Man.

He Wants To Put Tofu
In My Food

And I Don't Know
In What Else

But He Keeps Talking
About Things Blossoming.

You Want Me To Watch Him?

Yeah.

Don't Worry
About It.

It Sounds Great, Guys.

(Playing Calypso Music)

Say, Fellows

Why Don't You Save That
For The Evening?

No.

Well, I'm Not Paying You
By The Hour.

Callaloo.

That Smells Fantastic.

What Did You Say
Was In There?

I Didn't... But I Will.

Dashin Bush, Okra,
Coconut Water, Mirabelles.

Sounds Great.

Mr. Atkins, Was That Tofu
You Put In There?

Yes-- Tofu.

Tofu In Callaloo.

That's Interesting

'Cause I've Never
Had That Myself

But, You Know,
It Could Be Good.

It Could Be
Quite Good, Actually.

(Garbage Disposal Grinding)

Anyway, Smells Great.

Is That A Kiwi?

Yes-- A Kiwi.

A Kiwi In The Callaloo?

Yes.

The Whole Thing?

With The Fur?

It's The Best Part.

Who Knows?

I Mean, That Could Work.

I Mean, Kiwi In Callaloo...

No, I've Never Had It

But Then Again,
It's, You Know...

Limited Experience...

You Could Be Right.

(Garbage Disposal Grinding)

What Was That?

Oh, It's Garbage.

Elvin, You Don't
Have To Pick.

There Will Be Ample
To Sample When I'm Done.

Ah, The Callaloo Pot,
Just As I Remember It--

So Full Of Atmosphere

So Empty Of Customers.

How Is Everything Going?

Dr. Huxtable...

My Callaloo.

Smells Like It.

Looks Like It.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.
Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

Callaloo.

All:
♪Callaloo-Jah! ♪

Fellows, Do Me A Favor.

Mrs. Huxtable Is Coming
In About To Minutes.

I Want You To Take Everything
Over To The Callaloo Pot Now.

Can You Do That?

Yes.

Okay...

(Three Huge Sneezes)

Wait For Me.

What I Will Do Is
I Will Then Signal You

And Then You Will
Start To Play.

Can You Do That?

Trinidadians:
♪So I'll Go Where
Water Meets The Land ♪

♪ Till The Sun
Sets In The Sand... ♪

One More Time.

♪ The Sun Sets In The Sand... ♪

Hello, Gentlemen.

I'm Mrs. Huxtable.

He Didn't Give Us The Signal.

What?

It's Not Our Fault.

He Never Gave Us

The Signal.

Cliff!

Cliff!

This Is
The Last One.

You Booked This Gig.

This Is
The Last One.

Cliff..!

Cliff?

Oh, Honey, Look At You.

Oh, Sweetheart,
You're All Hot And Clammy.

I'm Sorry.

Don't Be Sorry.

I'm Sorry.

And The Children...

The Children Worked So Hard

To Fix Up
The Dining Room For You.

It Looks Just Like
The Callaloo Pot.

I'm Sorry, Honey.

Happy Anniversary.

Yes, To You Too.

My Skin Hurts.

Get Some Covers On You.

Thank You.

I Would Say
Something Louder

But My Head
Will Fall Apart.

(Playing Calypso Music)