hey honey hi dharma well it is about
time
you go and you play golf every sunday
while i sit here at home what is
happening to our marriage
i always play golf with my dad on
sundays all right i forget
but now you have to forgive me because
my father's gonna try to talk your
father into investing in some kind of
stupid business deal
i'm sorry i tried to talk him out of it
ed
today is your lucky day
is it so not
do you eat food ed no i don't
get to it finkelstein what are you
selling i'm not selling anything just
taste this chili it sells itself
mmm good not bad spicy
gonna call it uncle larry's vegetarian
chili
i talked him out of the uncle larry
shaped bottle
it's got a bit of a kick better hold on
to something it comes in waves
i i need some water oh no actually water
will just move it around what you need
is starch you know maybe a piece of
bread or a cr*cker oh yeah we have rice
cakes would a rice cake help
no no no i don't want a rice cake no
that's what people say and then they try
one
that are you okay now ed you're gonna be
in charge of marketing and production
and rounding up a lot of jars maybe he
should take an aspirin yeah i'll get one
by the way if you got any ideas about
the name i'm open call 9-1-1
call 911
well it's out there but you're the
business guy
excuse me do you know how mr montgomery
is doing oh he's fine
oh thank goodness they're just finishing
up some tests routine
are they thinking it may have been
something they ate
i don't think so larry vegetarian chili
never hurt anyone
well it wasn't technically vegetarian
what was in it i don't know meat oh
larry
just a little hamburger for flavor and
some sausage and the beans were larded
with bacon before they went in
oh my god i ate two bowls of that stuff
this is good huh
all right everybody he's fine he's fine
he's fine
hey ed how you feeling he's gonna be
fine he had a little event yes just a
just a little event an event like
lollapalooza an event-like heart att*ck
he had a heart att*ck very mild he's
going to be completely fine
it's really the best thing that could
have happened to him oh yes it's a
chance for him to slow down a little bit
eat a little better get a little
exercise
cut back on the scotch nobody said
anything about scotch let me see that
chart
the doctor says he can get back to his
normal routine in two to three weeks
my normal routine includes scotch you
know what kitty this is the time of his
life when he should get rid of his
normal routine and begin nurturing his
spiritual side and start celebrating
life
no it is not kitty he's become a wizened
elder of the tribe
in some cultures he'd be climbing a
mountaintop and eating hallucinogenic
plants and discussing his vision of the
next life
but i can't have scotch
okay kitty how does this sound as soon
as he's back on his feet i'll drive him
down to sedona to a holistic retreat for
a month of reflexology herbal baths and
walks in the woods
no okay how about this i sign him up for
daily spiritual meditation walks
right here in town with a group of
buddhist priests that i know no
weekly walks with episcopal priests no
can i take him for a walk we'll see
i knew she cave yeah you wore it down i
see what you can do about the scotch
hey janet oh hello
how is mr montgomery mr montgomery he's
doing much better he's gonna spend one
more week at home
did he get our card yes he enjoyed that
very much he said to tell you that he
was indeed going to
hang in there baby i signed it love
janet he wasn't uncomfortable with that
was he no i don't think so oh
thank goodness i would hate for mrs
montgomery to
wonder she doesn't
wonder oh good
anyway uh it was not too much trouble i
was uh hoping that i could pick up any
papers he needs to sign
phone messages his mail i already took
care of that
now i'm going to give you two pens he
signs with the fountain pen but when
he's reading he likes clicking the ball
point
hi hi i'm howard lundqvist we met at the
christmas party yes i remember
sure you do how's your dad coming along
he's doing much better things good so
he'll be able to show you the ropes
around here then
uh i i'm just uh picking up some things
i see
that's what i'm doing you know i've been
a senior vp in the legal department for
15 years
kind of thing that could someday lead to
that big office in there
unless the prodigal son returns
and i guess that's where we are today no
i i i'm not returning i have my own
legal practice and i'm very happy there
uh-huh oh just so you know i pay alimony
to two ex-wives and i've got a prostate
the size of a desk phone
oh excuse me we're looking for some
running shoes
we're looking for walking shoes
everything i got is on the wall
kind of a way is that to sell shoes well
at least he's not pushy
you know my company owns this chain
really and i've never been in one
look at that three customers over there
there's nobody helping them inventory
all over the floor needs to be reshelled
look at this yes you're right it's a
mess
when you go home you should write
yourself a cranky letter
come on let's get you some fresh air
excuse me is anyone helping you
a guy told me everything was on the wall
sit down
sit down here you need a tennis shoe
right um
a fancy tennis shoe something for
running uh
ed what are we doing here i'm measuring
this man's feet and i'm going to get him
a pair of shoes
ed you're supposed to be relaxing you're
working
oh yes you're right i shouldn't be doing
this
uh okay people listen up
i'm the man that signs your paychecks
i'm on two salesmen on the floor
everybody else a staff meeting in the
stock room this shouldn't take very long
okay you don't know denny's do you cause
that's where i was gonna take you for
lunch
hi sorry i'm late marlene oh you weren't
here i've been sending calls into your
office all morning
did the barrington affidavit arrive
is pete here yes some of us have been
here since
11.
those are my saltwater taffies i didn't
see your name on
said i them see it
and that's a summary of the nude beach
laws in california
pete ah one second counselor okay so uh
after lunch
uh we'll discuss uh suing people and you
know how all that goes
oh uh and denise why don't you get a
table for four over at mccaffrey's and
uh
order the professor whiskey sour
you're teaching law no no no i'm
teaching introduction to pre-law for the
single woman
how noble well the law has been very
good to me
it's about time i gave a little
something back
marlene some coffee sheriff you're going
and you'll be spotty
ah a little tight uh bring my ten and a
half
oh wow did you see the hole in this side
make a sale oh i
just wanted to let you know the shoes
that you're getting also come in black
so you can get away with them at work
i don't know what is my last pair in
your size all right
you won't regret it waterproof spray
i don't think so oh i see so you're
gonna come back in a month and spend
another 400
on shoes fine what else do i need
shoelaces
insoles and uh i'll throw in the tube
socks
bring them up bon and uh thank you for
choosing coach's corner
ed you are smoking i like doing this
i can see that your cheeks are all pink
that throbby vein is gone from your
forehead
you know when i started working i
started in sales
i forgot how much i love it it's
business in its purest form
ah now i just sit in an office and stare
at papers and
merge this acquire that so
work here what look i had big plans you
know
get you out for a walk go get a mud bath
maybe surprise you with a high colonic
but nothing can make you as centered and
relaxed as this
oh come on i i just can't start selling
shoes
you own the company you can do whatever
you want i don't know
don't you think you have a right to be
happy it's
never really come up before come on try
it out you get to wear a whistle
all right i'll think about it in the
meantime can you take that outside
there's no food or beverage i'll have in
the store
a big
oh i'm sorry mister i
didn't see you
i was just uh dropping off these papers
and i
used to sit in this chair when i was a
kid yes and your father would have a
coffee and you would have a cocoa
how do you know that you weren't here
then it's in the file
would you like a cocoa no thanks how
about a soft drink water
sparkling flat you don't happen to have
any saltwater taffy
the best come from atlantic city i could
have them flown in by tomorrow
let me get back to you with some flavor
choices i was
just okay
so you're all settled in huh
i'm not staying oh right right you're
just picking up your father's paperwork
bringing it back actually and uh this is
just a small thing but i couldn't help
notice on this letter of intent on the
konesco acquisition you don't seem to be
allocating a sufficient window for due
diligence
okay so that's the deal i make
one little mistake and i'm out of here
so long loyal worker hello fruit of my
loins
i'm just saying you might have missed
this yes sir won't happen again sir
oh you're here no he's not here he's
just dropping off paperwork
what are you doing here your dad just
wanted some old book about how to sell
stuff
see you later hey what's going on
well if you ask me i'll tell you because
that is the kind of relationship we have
based on honesty
so before you technically and officially
ask me let me just tell you in all
honesty you don't want to know
where is he donna he's selling sneakers
at the mall
do you remember the old days when i
would have said what or or
no come on where is he really we've
grown
yes mr montgomery your mother's online
one
hello mother what's new
mrs biedermeier saw him at the mall
selling shoes
well was she sure that it was dead he
waved at her
i'll give you some privacy don't move no
no mother i don't think that you need to
go down there
i'm sure that dad will come to his
senses eventually yes i suppose your
presence might help speed that along
my mother's headed for the mall me too
wanna come remember the old days when i
would have said
sure
there you go if you find these cheaper
someplace else you're spending too much
time shopping and not enough running
hey ed no business like shoe business
huh hey that's a good one
so where did you tell kitty you were
gonna be today i told her i was gonna be
playing cards at the country club don't
you think she would have understood if
you had said hey i am a man who just had
a heart att*ck and i need to find a way
to relax and i found something and it's
a little unusual but damn it it works
for me
why i think she bought the card thing
edward montgomery what on earth are you
doing here
kitty he is a man who's just had a heart
att*ck and
oh sh**t i just had it my husband is
selling shoes
yeah and the way he's going he is
looking at two passes to the great
america theme park in santa clara
i bet he'll take you kitkat heavily
peter maya
saw you in here measuring people's feet
beverly b*at hermione i waved at her i
couldn't think of her name
i told her she must be mistaken that it
was probably your semi-recovered
alcoholic brother billy
but that's not going to hold up forever
kitty there is nothing to be embarrassed
about
edward loves selling shoes he's relaxed
he's
happy look at him i am looking at him he
looks ridiculous oh then you really
won't like me in my summer uniform it's
a shorts and a t*nk top edward
montgomery it is time for you to come
home
ed you tell her that you love it here
that you're gonna stay
no dharma this has been fun but
and i really appreciate what you've been
doing but but this is not where this man
belongs
what about all the fun of making a sale
in business in his
purest form no no kitty's right
i am i have a lot of things i ought to
be doing
uh punch out for me will you born
he's just going this totally sucks
totally i'm looking for some running
shoes
everything i got is on the wall
hello thomas edward forgot his book oh
thank you
kitty about the shoe store i'm sorry i
just thought someone should be thinking
about edward's happiness
apology accepted it wasn't really an
apology
well let's just pretend it was and move
on
listen i still think edward needs to
find ways to relax and decompress and if
selling shoes is wrong for reasons i
don't
completely understand maybe he can find
something on this list i didn't put
anything on there where he needs to wear
a uniform or touch people's feet or sing
even though i don't really know where
you stand on that
i wouldn't like that that's what i
thought
so can i show this to him he's not here
he went to the office
kitty how could you make him go back to
that office i didn't
oh come on he dragged him out of that
shoe store by his ear because edward
montgomery should not be selling shoes
i have no objection to the man enjoying
his life
frankly i think it's time he retired
well you don't seem to be helping much
one could say the same thing of you what
you are the one who encouraged gregory
to search his soul to follow his bliss
to
defend the innocent did you ever stop to
think
that the only reason edward montgomery
is sitting in that office is because he
is waiting for his son to come in and
take over the reigns
no well think about it now
that's everything i had on the knesco
acquisition i also noticed something in
the uh prospectus for the energy
division tracking stock
i had the flow when i wrote that
there you go sir coco with miniature
marshmallows
thank you janet nothing for me thanks
anyway uh back to the uh tracking stock
howard have the underwriters signed off
on this third quarter financial
oh hey dad uh am i interrupting
no no i just i brought your papers back
and i noticed a couple of things minor
things
very minor things you'd have to be some
kind of superhuman freak to notice them
not that your son is a freak or a
freakish
if you'll excuse me i have a urologist
appointment
thanks uh my dad will fill you in on the
rest of this
i guess i uh should be getting out of
here you probably want your desk back
you look pretty good sitting there
uh janet uh tells me you worked out some
of the kinks in the canisco deal yeah
just a couple of simple things howard
would have caught them
yeah eventually uh it's not his fault
he's got some kind of a medical problem
he uh he he mentioned that um anyway
uh i'll see you later dad hey uh why
don't you stick around we could uh go
down to the commissary uh grab a lunch
i've got to get back to the office yeah
um maybe some other time man
you know they have a edward montgomery
sandwich really
only place i've ever seen it
what time will you be in in the morning
sir oh i i won't be in the morning janet
i'll make a note of that oh sir your
taffy arrived
[Music]
what are you doing out here
all right class now which of these
examples is not sexual harassment
miss jones could you bend over and see
what's in the bottom of that
i told him he could finish the semester
ah where's marlene
what's psychic electrolysis i'm hoping
those are two separate errands
listen i'm sorry about what happened
with your dad
no
you care about him and you want him to
relax and enjoy his life
sometimes i get it in my head that i can
fix these things but
i can't fix this one no you can't
i mean i thought your mom was pressuring
him to go to work but it turns out your
dad's
just well he has his own reasons for
being there i think he's waiting for me
dharma
he won't ask but he won't leave the
business until he knows i'm there
okay how is it that everybody in your
entire family knows everything about
everybody without ever talking
is it like dolphins is it a scent thing
is it telepathy what's the code
i'm gonna do it donna are you gonna work
for your dad just temporarily
you know to make him comfortable about
taking it easier
you are a wonderful son
it's not going to be easy leaving behind
everything you've created here
make yourself at home why don't you
yes you should sue me for that that was
exactly my point
i want to take the stairs somebody threw
up in the elevator
professor
sure you're not gonna miss it here oh
it'll be a sacrifice but he is my father
congratulations you are now a graduate
of the pete cavanaugh law school
[Laughter]
congratulations etc cetera
[Laughter]
i'm sorry nadine you've got to do a
little extra credit work
you almost done in here
yeah all done
05x14 - Near-Death of a Salesman
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Free-spirited Dharma, a yoga instructor and dog trainer, meets and falls for polar opposite Greg, a Harvard-educated U.S. attorney.
Free-spirited Dharma, a yoga instructor and dog trainer, meets and falls for polar opposite Greg, a Harvard-educated U.S. attorney.