04x01 - Head Over Heels

[bunniefuu]

♪ Here we are ♪

♪ Face to face ♪

♪ A couple of silver spoons ♪

♪ Hopin' to find ♪

♪ We're two of a kind ♪

♪ Makin' a go ♪

♪ Makin' it grow ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ Together ♪

♪ Takin' the time

Each day ♪

♪ To learn all about ♪

♪ Those things

You just can't buy ♪

♪ Two silver spoons together ♪

♪ You and I ♪

♪ We're gonna find

Our way ♪

♪ You and I together ♪

♪ We're gonna find our way ♪

♪ You and I together ♪

Boy, what a great place

to sh**t a video.

There's tables, chairs...

Aluminum palm trees.

I can't wait to meet

Whitney Houston.

[IMITATING MC]

Good evening,

ladies and gentlemen.

Hey, back, you animals.

All right, for my first number,

I'd like to do

an eight!

Dad, Whitney could be here

any minute. Come on.

[NORMALLY]

Whitney won't mind.

She's a friend of Kate's.

Edward, get off the stage.

[IMITATES MC]

No, no, you're too generous.

Where is she? Did I miss her?

Am I early? Is she late?

Oh, really, Alfonso,

must you carry on so?

Yeah! How often do you meet

the Whitney Houston?

Sorry. I don't share

your adolescent enthusiasm

with show biz folk.

[SCOFFS]

Whitney's one of

the nicest people I know.

Now that her career's

taking off,

she's gonna need

a business manager.

Then where is she?

You just got here, Dexter.

On time.

Listen, I've dealt with

some of these people.

They're disorganized flakes,

irresponsible renegades, and--

Hi.

Incredible goddesses.

KATE:

Whitney!

Oh, give me a hug.

Yep, that's her, all right.

You look terrific.

So do you.

Marriage must agree with you.

Well, yes.

I'd like you to meet

my husband, Edward.

I agree with her.

[CHUCKLES]

And my stepson, Rick.

Hi.

Hi.

And our friends,

Dexter Stuffins,

And his nephew Alfonso.

Hi, hi.

Dex?

Dex, you okay?

[MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY]

You must be the man who is

going to help me with my money.

[MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY]

That's accountant talk

for "yes."

Dexter is one of

accounting's grand masters.

Yeah. He does

H&R Block's taxes.

Aren't you too busy to help

show biz folk like Whitney?

[MUMBLES INDISTINCTLY]

Well, why don't you

give Whitney your card?

No, no.

Not your car, your card.

Business card.

Thank you.

[COUGHS]

Alfonso, get dressed.

My dad will be here

any minute.

Good morning.

Hi, Rick.

Listen, I can't decide. Which

one of these do you like better?

Well, they look

about the same to me.

Well, they're not.

This is dark blue.

And this is midnight blue.

Oh, no wonder

you can't decide.

What's the matter, Dexter?

You seem nervous.

I'm not nervous. Who's nervous?

Why would I be nervous?

Just, you're acting

like you're nervous.

Because you keep asking me

if I'm nervous.

Why are you wearing a tie,

anyway? It's Saturday.

Richard,

proper business etiquette

does not end on weekends.

Plus, Whitney Houston's

stopping by,

and I wanted

to dress appropriately

for a business meeting.

You like her, don't you?

Oh, Lord, yes!

A thousand times, yes.

I've never been smitten

like this in my entire life.

How does it feel

to be "smitten?"

Ooh, it's wonderful.

[GIGGLES]

It's terrible. It's joyous.

It's maddening.

I can't eat, I can't sleep,

yet I don't seem to care.

Maybe I'm in love.

[GIGGLES]

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah, let's hope it's love.

[GROANS]

It's hopeless.

She lives in a world

of champagne and I'm tap water.

Why don't you ask her out?

The worst she can say is no.

Getting rejected by Whitney

would be worse than

failing an IRS audit.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I got it!

Please, promise me

you won't breathe

a word of this to anyone, okay?

Okay, your secret's safe.

Morning, guys.

Hey, Dex. What's new?

I love Whitney Houston.

Does Whitney know this?

Aw, she won't be interested

in a man like me.

I've seen her in MTV.

You watch MTV?

You must be in love.

I saw her in this

music award show

with a bunch of trendy men.

Men with names

like "Sean" and "Chuck."

Hey, don't sell yourself short.

You can do it. Go after her.

You can be

as trendy as anyone.

I don't think

you've ever noticed,

but I tend to be

more traditional, reserved.

Oh, come on.

Remember when I asked you

if I could stay up after ,

and you went like this:

That was cool!

That midnight blue tie

is pretty outrageous, dude.

It's dark blue.

Well, there's lot of things

you can do, Dex.

Sure there is. I'll bet

under that stuffy Dexter,

there's a cool Dexter.

Way under!

Sure there is.

[CHUCKLES]

First thing you've gotta do

is lose the jacket.

Yeah, and the vest too.

And the shirt.

But--

No, "buts."

We've gotta lose some of these

accountant layers.

[GROANS]

Hello.

What's this, now?

Look at this shirt!

I gave it to him

for Christmas.

No, keep that on.

And you wear this jacket.

Oh, no, I couldn't.

Yes, you could.

Think of Whitney.

[WHINES]

All right. Roll up the sleeves.

Pull up the sleeves, yeah.

All right.

He still needs something.

I've got it.

Ohh.

Come on.

Not bad.

Look out!

Where?

It's just an expression!

Try to loosen up a little bit.

Okay.

[SIGHS]

How's that?

That was great. It was so cool

you couldn't even see it.

Yeah, I think it's time

for some noticeable cool.

First, the walk.

Now, watch me.

Follow me,

do what I do. Ready?

Uh-huh.

Come on. You can do it.

Just do exactly what I do.

Now, do it the same way I do.

Uh-huh. There you go.

This may be the first time

in history

a white man has ever taught

a Black man how to walk.

A little more strut.

Yeah.

Mm-hm, yeah.

I'm starting to feel different,

like I want to "get up!"

[STAMMERS]

That's "get down."

At least you had

the "get" part right.

Dressing up like this,

trying to act cool--

It makes me think.

What's that?

I must be

really desperate.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Oh, no.

No, we'll leave

you here.

You and Whitney

can discuss business.

No, no, no, no,

don't leave.

Listen, you'll do fine, okay?

You'll knock her dead.

Remember, cool is a feeling.

Good. It's a feeling.

I feel like a ninny.

How you doing, fellows?

We were just leaving.

For breakfast.

Love those flapjacks!

Dexter?

For sure.

Dexter Stuffins?

You can call me Dex.

Oh, my. Dex,

you look different.

Well, Monday through Friday

is one thing,

but on weekends,

I like to...

[SNAPS FINGERS]

...get down!

Well, how many weekends

you been doing this?

[SNAPS FINGERS]

One.

Does this have

anything to do with me?

Everything.

Do you think it's wise

to mix business with pleasure?

Oh, business, schmizness.

♪ I've got to get ready ♪

♪ Just a few minutes more ♪

♪ I'm gonna get ♪

♪ That old feeling ♪

♪ When you walk

Through my door ♪

♪ 'Cause tonight ♪

♪ Is the night ♪

♪ That I'm feeling

All right ♪

♪ We'll be holding

Each other ♪

♪ The whole night through ♪

♪ So I'm saving

All my love ♪

♪ Saving all my lovin' ♪

♪ Saving all my love ♪

♪ For you ♪

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

♪ See, no other woman ♪

♪ Is gonna love you more ♪

♪ 'Cause tonight ♪

♪ Is the night ♪

♪ That I'm feeling

All right ♪

♪ We'll be holding

Each other ♪

♪ The whole night through ♪

♪ So I'm saving

All my love ♪

♪ Saving all my lovin' ♪

♪ Saving all my love ♪

♪ For you ♪

♪ Ooh, baby ♪

♪ Only for you ♪

♪ Only for you ♪

♪ Only for you

Only for you ♪

♪ Only for you ♪

♪ Only for you

Only for you ♪

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

Take five, guys.

Thanks, Mark.

Beautiful. Beautiful.

Can you believe it?

We did it.

Miracles do happen.

Ahem. Ahem.

Hi, guys.

Oh, hi.

Oh, my wardrobe is here.

I'll be back in a second.

Okay.

Isn't she marvelous?

Yeah!

We thought we'd drop by

and watch Whitney rehearse.

You know, I owe you two

major thanks.

You've helped give me guts

to open my mind,

update my threads.

Aw, it was nothing.

Yeah, we do it all the time.

As you probably know

from the past weekend,

Whitney's become

my main squeeze.

And in a couple of weeks, she'll

be going back to Los Angeles.

Now, the old Dex

would've watched her go.

But the new Dex is gonna be

making a scene

out there with her.

What are you

talking about?

We are moving to L.A.

next week, Alfonso.

You are?

It's gonna be great.

Surf's up.

[KNOCK AT DOOR]

Come in.

Hey, Rick.

What are you doing?

Fishing.

Great. My life's falling apart,

and you're making jokes.

I was just trying

to cheer you up.

Who knew Dexter

would go berserk?

Ever since he met Whitney,

he hasn't told me once

to go to my room and study.

And you're upset about that?

It's hard to believe,

but I miss it.

At least he paid

attention to me.

I don't want to go

to California.

Well, listen, I don't

want you to go either.

I don't belong there.

Nobody belongs in California.

They just go.

Besides, it might not

be that bad.

Oh, yeah? What am I

gonna do all day long?

Give people their space?

Well you could...

[IMITATING SURFER]

...like, sit by the freeway,

mon, and eat some smog. Ha, ha.

I'm tired of moving.

First, my mom went to Kenya

to dig old bones.

Now, my uncle's going to

California to dig young bones.

I wish you could

stay here.

That's it.

That's what I'll do!

Maybe we should ask

my parents first.

Do we have to?

It's a big house.

What do you want me to do,

sneak you food after dinner?

I like my steak medium.

Listen, I think you should talk

to Dexter about this.

Why bother? He'll be in L.A.

three weeks and say:

"What a mind bend. Where

did that little dude go?"

[EDWARD GRUNTING]

DEVICE:

You have completed

your first set.

Heart rate, .

Calories b*rned, six.

Six?

Proceed to bench press.

All right. All right.

[EDWARD PANTS, GRUNTS]

One...

Two...

Eighteen...

Nineteen...

Twenty.

Wow. You're up

to reps.

Ha.

No sweat.

You have completed

five reps.

Wow. You worked so hard

you broke the machine.

Thank you.

You shoulda chowed down

with us, man. It was bad.

Aww, I'm sorry to hear that.

No, "bad" is good, Eddie.

Ah, you've been hanging out

with Whitney's musicians again.

They took us to that new punk

restaurant, the Stapled Fish.

It's the first time

I ever had lobster

that was slam-danced

to death.

I thought you were

up to your neck

in new plant site

negotiations?

I forgot to tell you,

The deal fell through.

What? We worked for months

on those negotiations.

Eddie, Eddie. You got to go

with the flow.

You've already flowed to L.A.

What happened with the deal?

It's bad karma, man.

This from a man who

just gave up suspenders.

Who said I gave them up?

I've got to get back

to the hotel. I must pack.

Oh, I'll drive you.

No, it's okay.

It's only fair.

I drive you places,

you drive me crazy.

I'll send you

that song I'm writing.

I didn't know

you wrote a song.

Yeah. It's called,

"Love Is a Mystery to Me."

You're not kidding.

See you, doll.

So good seeing you.

Have a good flight.

I will. Edward, it was

nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, Whitney.

Next time

you see me,

I'll be a strapping hunk.

Bye, Kate.

Bye, hon.

See you later.

You can let

your breath out now.

It's hard to be upset

at Dexter when he's so happy.

I know.

Whitney's pretty happy too.

Upset is more like it.

That's not even

close to happy.

You're dogging it.

I'm busy, do you mind?

What's the matter?

Well, Dexter's decision

to move to California

caught her by surprise.

I thought she liked him.

Well, she does, in New York.

Whitney never

intended for him

to give up his whole life

for her.

Don't you think

she should tell him about this?

Well, she did.

Oh. Then why

is he so happy?

Love is deaf.

If you're finished,

you've completed the preschool

and elderly infirm workout.

Dad, we need to talk

about Dexter.

Yeah, there seems to be

a lot of that going around.

[SINGING ALONG TO ALBUM]

♪ She's saving

All her love ♪

♪ She's saving

All her love... ♪

[DOORBELL RINGS]

Dexter.

Yo, babe.

What's going down?

Uh...

We have to talk, in English.

Well, lay it on me, bro.

Don't you think you're acting

a little impulsively?

Absolutely.

And I used to think

wearing a paisley tie

was a walk

on the wild side.

Well, it's your life,

and I respect that.

But I'm your friend,

and I'm concerned

that you're making a major

decision like this so quickly.

For years, you were

telling me, "Loosen up, Dex."

Yeah, but not all at once.

You don't have

any experience in this.

You're way past loose.

You're practically liquid.

Yeah.

This is Dexter, unchained.

[SNAPS FINGERS]

Ha, ha.

[SIGHS]

All I'm asking

you to do is...

Take a look at things

before you

turn your life inside-out.

You have no idea

what's happening to me.

Well, sure I do.

I know about

whirlwind romances.

The minute I saw

Rick's mom,

I knew we were meant

for each other.

That's exactly how I feel.

So I dropped

everything for her.

That's exactly

what I'm doing.

Our marriage lasted

seven days.

You did it wrong.

That won't happen with us.

Are you sure?

Well, Whitney's a little

like I used to be,

you know, into her career.

But I'm betting

I can turn her around.

You're betting an awful lot.

Your business.

Friends.

Your wardrobe.

Rick and Alfonso

are outside.

They have something

they want to ask you.

No sweat.

Uncle Dexter, can I

sleep over at Rick's?

For sure.

For the rest of my life?

Aw, I know

what's happening here.

You're bummed about the move,

that's cool.

It's not cool.

Look, in a week's time

you're gonna be

cruising down Sunset Boulevard

in a convertible,

digging the vibes.

Maybe he digs

the vibes here.

We've got plenty of room,

right, Dad?

Alfonso asked

to stay with us.

But that's a decision

you'll have to make, Dex.

Do you wanna stay here?

Yeah. I don't wanna get

in the way of you and Whitney,

but I can't handle

moving again.

I know how he feels.

I've been bounced around

a lot.

It's no fun

always being the new kid,

always having

to prove yourself.

I finally found a place

where I belong.

And a good friend.

I didn't even

think about that.

That's 'cause

you were too busy

thinking about suspenders

and karma.

That's an unfair

accusation.

Is it? Come here. Come on.

Take a look

at yourself.

What do you see?

I'm trendy. I'm a yuppy.

An ' s "me" person, I'm...

Everything you all

encouraged me to be.

We thought it was

a good idea at the time.

Yeah. We were wrong.

Take a look again.

Now, imagine yourself

at a Harvard reunion.

Oh, my Lord.

What have I done

with myself?

You fell in love.

You can plead

temporary insanity.

I've never felt this way before

in my entire life.

Love is pretty

dangerous stuff.

Whitney's a terrific girl.

You've got great taste, right?

I'm sorry, Alfonso.

I didn't think of you

in this equation.

Did you just say "equation?"

Affirmative.

"Affirmative?"

He's back!

The fever's broken! Ha!

[LAUGHING]

Listen, I'm not ready

to give up everything.

We're staying!

Ah, you are!

Where's my vest?

It's right here.

[GRUNTS]

All right. Much better.

[LAUGHING]

Look out!

Go to your room

and study.

I can dig it!

Stop talking like that!

Thanks, guys.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

[CHUCKLES]

Welcome back, buddy.

Rick and I

will get that.

See you later. Bye-bye.

See you.

[SIGHS]

Ooh, you sure get around.

We were just leaving.

For breakfast.

It's : .

It's a late breakfast.

Love those flapjacks.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm on my way to the airport.

Already?

Yeah.

Look, about you moving

to California--

Please. I'll

see you in L.A.

On vacation.

But I don't think

I'm going to be moving there.

It occurs to me

we may be going too fast.

Well, if you think so.

Are you gonna be all right?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

We'll keep seeing each other.

I'd like that.

Well, thanks for

letting me down easy.

No, it's just that--

See, Whit, I sorta lost sight

of who I really am.

When you're around,

all I see is you.

You make me crazy, woman.

Whoo!

Well, thanks for dinner, Dex.

It was delicious.

My pleasure.

Listen, I appreciate

the concern for me

since Whitney returned

to California.

Well, you've only been back

in your wing tips a few days.

I assure you I'm fine now.

Well, I talked to Whitney today.

Oh? Did she say

anything about me?

Mm. Not much.

Just that it was the best

seven days of her life.

[CHUCKLES]

Yeah. It's quite

an eventful week.

I love it when he talks

like that.

Well, what do you say

we boogie on home?

[LAUGHING]

Mm-hmm.

Right on, bro.

Mm-hmm.

Bye.

To bed.

Uncle Dexter,

do you still think about

moving to California?

Sometimes.

But I'm glad we stayed.

Me too. Good night.

Come over here.

Good night.

See you.

♪ So I'm saving

All my love ♪

♪ Saving all my lovin' ♪

♪ Saving all my love ♪

♪ For you ♪

[♪♪♪]