01x19 - Uncle Phillip

[bunniefuu]

-Ma'am.

Hm?

-When I'm all grown up, and Imove away, will you forget me?

-Sweetheart, I'dnever forget you.

-Knock, knock.

-Who's there?

-See, you forgot me already.

[LAUGH]

[THEME MUSIC]

-Ma'am, I'm stuck again.

-Oh Webster, my darling.

You're getting morelike George every day.

[DOORBELL]

-Oh, hi.

Is there a Webster Long here?

-That's me.

That's me.That's me.

-Oh, here you go, big fellow.

-Oh.

-Wow, a panda-- apanda-- a panda.

-Here's a card.

-Hey guys, look at this.

"Dear Webster, thispanda brings all my love.

See you backstageafter the show.

Love, Uncle Phillip."

-Let me see that.

-Do I have a Uncle Phillip?

-Yeah, you do.

-How come I havea Uncle Phillip?

-Because your daddyhad a brother.

-He did?

-Mhm.

Oh look, he must be in the show.

Oh, that's where thetickets came from.

-Webster, why don't you find anice place to put this panda.

Huh?-OK.

I'll put him in my room,right next to Teddy.

I have a uncle.

-Well, that takes careof that, Katherine.

We're not going to the theatre.

-What are you talking about?

We're all lookingforward to this.

George, has Webster evermet his Uncle Phillip?

-No.

And believe me, Katherine,that was no accident.

Webster's father knewwhat he was doing.

-Guys, I'm all ready.

Do you think my UnclePhillip will like me?

-Webster, we're notgoing to the theatre.

I'm sorry.

-What?

-Uh, Webster, George is alittle under the weather.

Would you please go outand ring for the elevator.

And I'll be therein just a minute.

-OK, but you better hurry.

-Come on, George.

-Katherine, Travis didn't wantPhillip in Webster's life.

That was his mandate.

We're not going to the theatre.

-Well, the you of we maynot be going to the theater.

But the I of we isgoing to the theater

because we have our rights too.-We?

-Yeah, we.

Webster has a rightto meet his uncle,

and I have a right to seethe hottest show in town.

See ya.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Webster.

-Uncle Phillip?

-Hey.Hi.

-Hi.

I'm KatherineCalder-Young Papadapolis.

Thank you so muchfor the tickets.

The show was just wonderful.

-Uh, thank you.

Where's George?

-George is under the weather.

-Oh, gee.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Is something wrong?

-No.No, nothing.

-OK.

Why are you staringat me like that?

-Has anyone ever toldyou look like Ben Vereen?

-Ha!

Just about every day of my life.

And the funny thing is,I'm better than him.

-Oh no, no, no.

I didn't-- I didn'tmean to offend you.

-No really.I mean, look.

Can Ben Vereen do this?

Look.[SCATTING]

Huh?

Huh?

Can he?

Can he do that?

I was doing that before heknow what a Ben Vereen was.

-Uncle Phillip.

-I'm sorry.

Oh, boy.

[LAUGH]

I guess we have alot to catch up on.

Don't we?

Say, how about I takeyou out to dinner?

Huh?

-Um, why don't weeat at our house?

-But the problemis I can't cook.

-Now, that's the truth.

[LAUGH]

-I'm sorry.

[LAUGH]

Hey look, not to be embarrassed.We'll order out.

OK?

-Can we please eatat home, Ma'am?

Please, please,please, please, please.

-OK, if that's what you want.

-Hey, an evening withfamily and friends.

What could be better?

Huh?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Oh, what a shame?

George must have gone out,probably to get medication.

-Gee, sorry to hear that.

I was hoping I'd geta chance to see him.

-How come you didn'tcome see me before?

-Um well, I was waitingfor the right time.

You know how it iswith us performers.

Timing is everything.

-Boy, you sure timed it wrong.

You missed everything,even my birthdays.

-Well darling, therewill be other birthdays.

-Yeah, and I-- and I plannot to miss any more of them.

You see, they wayI figure it, I'm

going to be aroundhere a long, long time.

-Phillip, you know, I wasjust wondering-- why now?

-Well, Katherine-- you see,I wasn't ready in the past.

But-- but now, I'm going totry out for this new show.

It's a big show,starring role this time.

KATHERINE: Oh.-Yeah.

And the beautifulthing is it's going

to be right here in Chicago.

-Wow.

-That would bewonderful, especially

if we could get tickets.

-Yeah, especiallyif I get the part.

And I tell you, I dobelieve I'm going to get it.

You see, it startedthe other night.

There I was, with all theother hoofers on stage.

Now, we were doing our thing.

Just, you know, ordinary thing.

Just-- and I broke out.

Started doing my thing.

Started doing turns on this guy.

Kicks, leaps, all around.

I moved on them,real smooth like.

I'm talking about-- eat yourheart out, Fred Astaire.

-Woo!

-You know what I mean?

-That was terrific.

-Oh, I wish I continuedmy tap dancing classes.

-Hey, you know, there'sno time like the present.

-Oh.

[HUMMING]-Lovely.

-Hello, Phillip.

-How you been, George?

-Better.

-Uh George, this ismy Uncle Phillip.

Isn't he wonderful?

Isn't he terrific?

-Uh darling-- uh, whywe don't we all just

sit down and kind of get toknow each other a little.

-Yeah.

Yeah, let's go over old times.

Huh?

-Let's not.

-Uh, maybe this isn't agood time for me to be here.

-Yeah, maybe not.

-But George-- Ma'am?

-Um darling, um I--

-Um Katherine, thank youfor your hospitality.

Be talking to you, kid.

-George, you did it.

You made him go away.

-Hey, hey!

Come back here.

-George.

Um, what have yougot against Phillip?

I mean, he seems verycharming and very caring.

-Oh yeah darling, heseems all those things,

but I know him forwhat he really is.

OK?

-Well, people can change.

-He'll come in here,and he'll charm Web.

And as soon as Webstarts to love him,

as soon as he really startsto care, he'll be gone.

-That's not true.

Uncle Phillip is goingto be with me forever.

He's my daddy's brother.

And don't you everbe mean to him again.

Uncle Phillip, are you goingto carm your way into my life,

and then be gone?

-You mean charm?

-So you are.

-Is that-- is that what'sgot you worried, baby?

Then, forget it.

I told you, I'm going to bearound here a long, long time.

-Really?

-Hey, would I kid you?

Huh?Huh, little man?

Now, come on.

Give us a smile.

Nah, nah, nah.

That ain't good enough.

Look at this.

Now, that's a happy face.

Hey, here.

Why don't you wearthis for awhile.

Ha, look at that!

A perfect fit.

-That was beautiful.

-Now, tell you whatwe're going to do.

We're going to make some music.

But I'm going to need your help.

Now, tell you whatyou're going to do.

All you got to do issay, put on a happy face,

every time I point to you.

And just follow me.

OK?

OK.OK.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

It's the intro.

[SINGING] Grey skiesare gonna clear up.

-[SINGING] Put on a happy face.-That's it.

That's it.

[SINGING] Brush off theclouds, and cheer up.

-[SINGING] Put on a happy face.

-You got it.

[SINGING] Wipe offthat mask of tragedy.

That ain't your style.

You'll feel so good thatyou'll be glad you decided to--

-[SINGING] Smile.

-[SINGING] Pick upthe perfect outlook.

Stick out that noble--

-[SINGING] Chin.

-[SINGING] Brush offthat full of doubt look.

Slap on a happy--

-[SINGING] Grin.

-[SINGING] And spread sunshineall over the place, when you--

-[SINGING] Put on a happy face.

-I love a happy face.-Me too.

-Now, follow me.Come on, and--

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Yeah, that's it.

Now, walk around.

Now, do this.Smile.

Yeah.

Fly, woo!

Yup, yup.

Now, do the mess around.That's it.

That's it.Now, go.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Now, turn.

Break it back.

-[SINGING] Spread sunshineall over the place.

And put on a happy--

-Do it.

Da da da, da da, da da, da.

Da da da, da da da, da.

Yeah!

-[SINGING] Put on a happy face.

-All right!

Yeah.

-Web, come on.

Let's go home, champ.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[DOORBELL]

-Phillip-- please, come in.

Come on.-Thank you.

-I've got nothing tosay to you, Phillip.

OK?

-Yeah, well I gotsomething to say to you.

What the hell haveyou got against me?

-Yes, George.

What the hell do youhave against him?

Fine.

-Well--

-Phillip, I'm goingto tell you one time,

I don't want youhurting that little boy

like you hurt Travis.

-That happens to be my bigbrother we're talking about,

George.

And I loved him very much.

-Then why the hell weren'tyou ever around for him?

How about when he married Gert?

We waited a half hour for you.Remember that?

Where were you then?

I know where you were.

And where were you whenthat little baby was born?

Where were you?

I know where you were.

Where were you when hereally needed a brother, huh?

Where were you whenthey buried him?

-I was out of thecountry, George.

I was working.

I didn't know, man.

-Oh, you don't know becauseyou didn't care, Phillip.

-I didn't care?

I didn't-- you'll never knowhow much I did care, man.

All-- all right.

We fought, but you can'thold that against me.

-I have brothers.

We fought all the time.

-Then what are youholding against me?

-You're a junky!KATHERINE: What?

-You're a junky!KATHERINE: What?KATHERINE: What?-That's right.

KATHERINE: What?-That's right.

He's a junky.

-Uh, I, um-- I suppose younever told Travis about this.

-I didn't want to breakhis heart, Phillip.

[SIGH]

-Well, um-- when did youfind this out, Sherlock?

Hm?

-I found it outthat summer when we

were all togetherat Travis's house.

I saw the syringein the bathroom.

I know Travis didn't do it.

Do you think Gert did it?

[LAUGH]

Well, I-- you know, I-- well,I might as well come clean.

You know.

I mean-- I see there's nomessing around with this guy.

[LAUGH]

-You see that, darling.

He's not only got ahabit, he's proud of it.

-No, proud-- now, I wouldn'texactly use that word,

but I do have a habit.

And it's one I don't thinkI'm going to be breaking.

It's called living, George.

-What is that supposed to mean?

-I'm a diabetic, George.

You see, I need thisinsulin for my health.

Hey, would you like torun a few tests, maybe?

No, why don't we call my doctor.

Huh?

-I'm sorry, Phillip.

Jeez.

-Man-- hey, it's OK.

It's all right.

It just deprives me of someof life's sweet pleasures,

like candy and cake.

Ice cream-- hey,you know, I even

had turn down theshow "Sugar Babies."

[LAUGH]

-You're a good man, George.

-What?

For calling you a junky?-Oh, no.

No, you're a lousy manfor calling me a junky.

But you're a good man forcaring that much for Webster.

You know, I-- I-- I-- I thinkmy brother made a good choice.

Friends?

-You're friends!

You're friends.

You were shakinghands and everything.

Um, what happened to yourhappy face, Uncle Phillip?

Did you do bad at your audition?-No.

No, actually.I did too well.

They're shipping me offto New York, Broadway.

I'll be gone after tonight.

-George was right about you.

You carmed your way in.

Now, you're going to be gone.-Now, wait a minute.

Now, come on.Come on.

Let your uncle explain.

-I won't listen.

-May I have a minute?

Please, baby?

Come here, little man.

Come here.

Come here.Come here.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-See Web, I'm a gypsy.

Do you know whata gypsy is, baby?

A gypsy is a person who travelsfrom show to show, dancing.

You see, I've gotto go where the show

goes in order to pay my bills.

-You can have my money.

And you can sleep in my room.

-I love you.

You know that?

-But you're leaving.

-No, no, no, no, no, baby.

I'm leaving Chicago.

I'm never going to leave you.

I'll always be right in here.

-Boy, I wish I knew youwhen my daddy was alive.

We would have had fun together.

-Yeah.

Yeah, I miss him too.

-You do?

-Oh, I do.

-Wait a minute.

Wait a minute!

Wait a minute.-You OK?

-Hm?

Oh yeah, fine.

I'm OK.

-Here.

These are my men's toes.

-Your what?-Mementos.

-Oh, I see.

-See, here's apicture of my father

when he was a little boy.

This will help you remember him.

-He-- he kept it.

[LAUGH]

No-- no, baby.

Look, baby.

That's not your daddy.

[LAUGH]That's me.

You see, we exchangedhalves when we were kids.

Look.

Here.

See?-Oh--

-Uh, do you want you back?

-I'll tell you what.

Why don't you keep usguys together, huh?

Katherine, thank you, darling.

-Good luck.

-George.

-I'll see you, buddy.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-I'm going to missyou, little man.

Gotta go.

-Uncle Phillip.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

-Look at that, a perfect fit.

-Aw, come here, baby.

-I love you, Uncle Phillip.

[THEME MUSIC]