09x14 - Grandma Nussbaum

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Happy Days". Aired: January 15, 1974 – July 19, 1984.*
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Set during the 1950's, the series revolves around teenager Richie and his family who owns a hardware store and Fonzie, who would eventually become Richie's best friend.
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09x14 - Grandma Nussbaum

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♪ Sunday, monday happy days ♪

♪ Tuesday, wednesday, happy days ♪

♪ Thursday, friday, happy days ♪

♪ The weekend comes, my cycle hums ♪

♪ Ready to race to you ♪

♪ These days are ours happy and free ♪

♪ Oh, happy days ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Share them with me ♪ ♪ oh, baby ♪

♪ Goodbye gray sky, hello blue ♪

♪ There's nothin' can hold me when I hold you ♪

♪ It feels so right, it can't be wrong ♪

♪ Rockin' and rollin' all week long ♪

♪ Sunday, monday happy days ♪

♪ Tuesday, wednesday, happy days ♪

♪ Thursday friday happy days ♪

♪ Saturday what a day ♪

♪ Groovin' all week with you ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Share them with me ♪ ♪ oh happy days ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Happy and free ♪ ♪ oh baby ♪

♪ These happy days are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days are yours and mine ♪

♪ Happy days ♪

♪ Oh, I went down south ♪

♪ For to see my sal ♪

♪ Singin' polly wolly doodle all the day ♪

♪ My sally ann, a spunky girl ♪

♪ Singin' polly wolly doodle all the day ♪

♪ Fare thee well fare thee well ♪

Hold it! Hold it!

You know, that song reminds me

Of the old days in the first world w*r.

Yeah. I was flying with eddie richenbacer.

That's right, eddie richenbacker.

We were sh*t down back of the enemy lines.

No kidding. Were you badly hurt?

No. Not really.

I fell on eddie.

[ Playing piano ]

♪ Oh, my sally ann a maiden fair ♪

♪ Singin' polly wolly doodle all the day ♪

♪ With curly eyes and laughing hair... ♪

[ Knocking on door ]

♪ ...fare thee well, fare thee well ♪

♪ Fare thee

-

- ♪

Aah!

Hey, I tell ya

-

-

I love it when I scare you.

If I were you, I'd put a dress on that snowman

'Cause that's the only thing you're goin' out with.

It's gone.

Hey, mr. C., I just shoveled your walk for you.

You what?

I shoveled your walk.

Oh, how nice.

Howard, give him money.

Marion, I didn't ask him to shovel

-

-

Dad.

Oh, all right. All right.

I guess shoveling snow off the walk

Is a backbreaking job.

Here ya are, chachi.

Here's a brand

-New, shiny quarter.

Oh. No, thanks, mr. C.,

Even though your offer

Is quite tempting.

I get it. Okay. All right.

You want a dollar, huh? Here.

You know, when I was your age, we used to shovel snow,

And all we got was a quarter.

They had snow back then?

Ya just blew the buck.

Aw, no. I'm kiddin', mr. C.

Hey!

How you doin'?

Hey, how ya doin', guy?

Uncle joe, how are ya?

Hello, fonzie.

Do you want to join us in a song?

I would love to, but darn my luck,

I'm goin' to see my grandma nussbaum.

Come on, chach. Let's go.

Why don't you go on without me this time?

Yeah. I was gonna stay here and, uh,

I was gonna join the family sing.

Excusez

-Moi. We got a little family business.

We're gonna go see our grandma.

I don't like visiting grandma nussbaum.

Don't get me wrong. I love her and all, but...

[ Sighs ]

She acts really strange sometimes.

What are you sayin'?

I think one of her twinkies is missing.

Don't you say that to me.

Please, I don't want to go.

Don't you say that to me.

The woman raised me for years.

She is sharp as a tack.

Besides, we gotta go to your house and change.

What for?

Because he is dressed better than you.

Let's go. See ya later, huh?

[Pounding at door]

Fonzie: grandma!!

I hear screaming.

Why didn't ya knock like a normal person?

We did knock, grandma.

Well, it's too late for that now.

Come on in before you catch cold.

All right.

What did ya bring me?

This, my sweetheart, is a surprise for you.

Flowers, right?

No. No, grandma. It's candy.

It's candy.

Oh. I was just joking.

You're cute, but you ain't got no sense of humor.

I love ya anyway.

Love you, too, skippy.

Skippy?

Yeah. Yeah. Skippy.

That's the name that grandma used to call me

When I lived with her for years.

[ Laughing ] skippy.

Forget you heard it.

Heard what?

I thought you were gonna change.

I did. I changed my t

-Shirt.

What are you two muttering about?

Speak up so a woman can hear.

We were just talkin' about we haven't seen ya for a while.

We figured we'd come by, see how you were doin'.

So, what brings ya by?

We just thought

We would come by and see how you were doin'!

You don't have to yell. I'm not a tree.

So, what brings you by?

We came by to see how you were doin'!!!

How...you...were...doin'!!!

I'm worried about ya, skippy.

You're repeating yourself.

You're not

-

-You're not wearin'

Your hearin' aid, grandma!

Oh. It's in the shop.

I just keep forgetting to pick it up.

She keeps forget

-

-!

She keeps forgetting, fonz.

Now, that's a bad sign.

A lot of people forget things,

Like I'm gonna forget you brought that up.

Would you boys like a snack?

I could make ya a peanut butter and jelly sandwich

Just like when you were little.

Grandma, we ate before we came over.

Right. Coming right up.

Say hello to my bird. His name is jo jo.

Fonz.

Yeah?

There's no bird.

I can see that. I can see that.

You just keep your voice down.

Why? She can't hear us.

[ Sighs ]

Here ya go.

Feed your face.

I'll bring ya some milk.

I'll warm it up for you.

Thanks, grandma.

Thank you!

Fonz.

We're not eating peanut butter and jelly.

We're eating peanut butter and relish.

It's different!

Face facts. What facts?!

She can't hear. So what?

She forgets things.so what?

Fonz, she has an imaginary bird.

How do you know that bird ain't real?!

Maybe we're imaginary!

Fonz, you're gettin' crazy.

Yeah. Ugh.

It's just that I love her so much, ya know?

So do i, fonz.

That's why I'm worried about her livin' alone.

Do me a favor. What?

Let me talk to her alone, huh?

Why don't you go out and take a walk or somethin'?

Maybe she'll be less embarrassed that way.

What am I gonna do outside?

For starters, you can finish this sandwich, all right?

Thanks a lot.

Hey, chach. Yeah?

While you're at it, finish mine.

Fun for me.

Milk's warming up.

Yeah. Uh, look, grandma,

I would like to have

-

-

Grandma.

I would like to have a chat with you!

Oh, are you in trouble, skippy?

No, no, no. I am fine!

Grandma...

Was mr. Nussbaum your third husband?

Fourth.

Fourth.

Yeah, of course.

I keep on forgetting pancho.

That's pancho.

This is pancho.

Handsome!

Look at this.

Remember this?

You use to read to me from this red book, you know,

Hansel and gretel, remember that?

I must have read that to you a hundred times.

You loved the part about the gingerbread house.

I did.

Remember when you tried to build one

From graham crackers?

I remember when your little friend dennis ate 'em,

And you b*at the marmalade out of him.

I forgot that.

How do you remember that?!

Sharp as a tack.

Grandma, come here.

There's no bird!

What?!

There is no bird!

Oh. He must have got out.

Bad boy. Jo jo.

Bad. Bad. Jo jo.

I got him.

I got him.

[ Whistling ]

Good, jo jo. Come on.

Right in there, get in your cage.

Now, you stay in your cage, and don't you come out again, all right?

Everything is all right now, grandma.

Jo jo is safe and sound.

Listen, sweetheart, I gotta go,

But I will be back very soon, okay?

All right.

I love you.

Love you, too, skippy.

Peanut butter and relish.

[ Door closes ]

There's no bird in there.

He's cracking up.

Uncle joe, could I talk to you for a minute?

Sure. Is this gonna be fun?

A blast.

Oh. Uh, by the way, uncle joe,

Who was that lady who visited ya last night?

What are you doin', writin' a book?

I told ya I shouldn't have asked!

All right, fonz. What's the scam?

I'm a little worried about my grandmother, uncle joe.

You live in a retirement home, right?

You said it. I certainly do.

Here it is.

This is the whole thing for ya.

You can read it yourself.

"Shady acres

-

-

Greatest place ever built on loose dirt."

You even carry a brochure. You must really like it.

Oh, I love it.

They feed ya there?

Of course they feed us!

Would you mind if I held on to this for a while?

Take it with you.

Hey, I love ya a lot. Thanks.

What, is that it?

Oh, yeah. That's it, uncle joe.

It hasn't been any fun.

Whoo

-Oo

-

- This is fun.

Fonzie: grandma!

Chachi: I don't think she's here.

No, she ain't here.

Why don't we just go ahead and start packin' for her?

You bet.

She'll be real surprised when she comes back.

I'll tell ya what

-

-

I'll take the large carton and start with her husbands.

This is gonna change her life, I'm telling you.

Boys, what a surprise.

Look at that. She's surprised.

She don't even know what it is yet.

Let me take that, grandma.

Chach. Thanks.

Here. Come here.

What are you doing?

Oh, have I got somethin' great to show you.

Yeah?

Come here. Come here.

Feast your magnifying glass

On this, huh?

Look at this.

"Shady acres

-

-

The greatest place ever built on loose dirt."

And here's your room.

See? And right there you got a balcony.

They got a big fountain in the front.

Look at this

-

- A pool.

You could play shuffleboard, mah

-Jongg, whatever that is.

What are you saying?

What am I sayin'?

I'm sayin' I'm a little worried about you, grandma.

I mean, you live here all alone.

I put down a deposit on a room at shady acres.

They're gonna take good care of ya.

Are you saying I can't take care of myself anymore,

That I'm a helpless old lady,

That I'm senile?

Grandma, what I'm sayin' is ya don't see too good,

You don't hear too good,

You don't remember things,

And look at this.

You got an imaginary bird here.

Look at this.

[ Tweeting ]

What is that bird doin' in there?!

That's jo jo, ya featherhead!

He's my friend.

He never once tried to stick me in a home!

Why don't you two just leave me alone?

Look, I'm very sorry, grandma. Grandma.

I'll tell ya what we're gonna do

-

-

We're gonna unpack everything right here.

We're gonna put all the pictures back on the mantle.

What have we got here?

A little picture of me as a boy.

We'll put it right back up there.

That ya can keep!

Oh, grandma.

Chach?

Happy to help, believe me.

Let me tell ya somethin', uncle joe

-

-

Because of your help,

There is one sweet, old lady that's very unhappy.

Now, you listen to me.

I don't know what mrs. Belsey told you,

But there were no promises of marriage.

I'm not talkin' about mrs. Whoever

-You're

-Talkin'

-About.

I'm talkin' about my grandma nussbaum.

I told her I put down a deposit

On a room in shady acres.

She kicked me out of the house.

She told me she hated my guts.

And it's your fault.

Why's it my fault?

You said

-

-You said

Old people like shady acres.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

I

-

-I didn't say that. I said that I liked it.

I always liked those places.

Even when I was young,

I

-

-I used to live at boarding houses.

When they set that plate of food in front of me,

Brother, I am happy.

Just because your grandmother is old,

That is no reason she has to like it.

Why didn't you tell me that before?

[ Mockingly ] why didn't you tell me that before?

You never asked.

So, all right. Fine. Great.

Now what am I gonna do, uncle joe?

"What am I gonna do, uncle joe?"

Call her up. Explain to her.

Tell her you're sorry. She'll understand.

I could do that.

Howard: marion, ya can't talk. Just act it out.

Fonzie, they're playin' charades.

Stick around.

I don't like silly games.

"Row, row, row your boat."

"Easter parade"!

A movie!

That's funny, roge.

Howard: dynamite. Boom.

"Bridge on the river kwai"!

No. No. No.

Yes!

Whoa!

[ Sighs ]

I guess grandma is just as angry at me, huh, fonz?

No. She's not angry with you.

I lived with her for years.

It's my fault.

You know that name

That really embarrasses me so much?

What I wouldn't do to just hear it one more time.

Skippy.

From her.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Hey, what are you doin' here?

Oh, I came downtown to pick up my hearing aid,

And I

-

-I thought I'd drop by and talk to you.

Hey, grandma, you can talk to me,

Dance, sing, anything you want, huh?

Well, there's something I would like you to do for me.

I will do anything for you.

I want you to put these in your boots.

Pebbles

-

- You want me to put pebbles in my boots?

Are you gonna do it or not?

Right now. Here it goes.

I'm puttin' pebbles right in my boots here.

Look at this.

Now put this cotton in your ears.

My ears are very clean.

Put 'em in there.

Make sure it's in there tight.

Stuffing.

Now...put on my glasses.

What?

My glasses

-

- Put 'em on!

Whoa!

Good.

I can hardly see anything here.

Good. Now roam around.

Roam around.

All right.

Go on.

Ow ow ow ow ow.

Come on.

Grandma, would you like to lie down?

Shh, chachi. Shh!

Now, how do you feel?

Ow ow ow ow ow.

What?

How...do...you...feel?!

My feet hurt. I can't see too good.

I can't hear too good.

Right.

But are you senile?

Senile? No, I ain't senile!

That's ridiculous.

I got the picture.

Exactly.

Grandma...

I got to admit to ya

That I was, uh...wr

-R

-R...

I was wr

-R

-R...

What he's trying to say, grandma, is he's

-

-

What I am tryin' to say is that I was wrong.

No. Grandma, we were wrong.

So was i.

I don't hear so well. I don't see so well.

And I don't remember things as well as I used to.

What did I do about it?

I didn't wear my hearing aid.

I didn't wear my glasses.

And I didn't write things down

To help me remember.

How come?

Because I was ashamed of being old.

Stupid.

How can I expect anybody else to have respect for me,

If I am ashamed of myself?

Hey, chachi, uh, you want to see "psycho" again?

Sure.

Go ahead.

Oh. Oh.

Please.

Yeah.

I'll see ya next week, grandma.

Chachi, a hug?

I love you, grandma.

See ya later, fonz.

You wanted to tell me something.

Yeah. Just, uh...

One thing.

Remember when I was livin' with you for about a year,

You know, after my parents... Left me?

And then one night you went to work, ya know,

And, uh, you stayed late.

I didn't know you were workin' late to make money.

I thought you were never comin' home again.

[ Voice breaking ] that was a terrible feeling.

So last night when we had this thing,

I had that same feeling again.

And it was the worst feeling I ever felt in my whole life.

Oh, skippy.

Skippy.

Yeah?

Here's money.

Buy something nice for yourself.

Grandma, I am not gonna take money from you.

It's all right.

No, no. Go on. Take it.

Come here, you cutie

-Pie. I'll take ya home, huh?

You know what I hope you spend the money on?

No. What, grandma?

A haircut.

Grandma!

Hey, get your coat.

All right.

♪ Goodbye gray sky hello blue ♪

♪ There's nothin' can hold me when I hold you ♪

♪ It feels so right it can't be wrong ♪

♪ Rockin' and rollin' all week long ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Happy and free ♪♪ oh, happy days ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Share them with me ♪♪ oh, baby ♪

♪ These happy days are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days are yours and mine happy days ♪

♪ Happy days ♪
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