08x07 - Death and Love: Part 1

[bunniefuu]

-[SOBS]
-FATHER: We'll miss his humor...

-his warmth, and his humility.
-[MRS. ROSSINI SNIFFLING]

[MRS. ROSSINI SOBBING]

But most of all,
we'll miss the sweet sound

of Joey's accordion.

And now to say a few words...

his boyhood friend,
Tony Micelli.

-[MRS. ROSSINI SOBBING]
-Okay. [VOICE BREAKS]

[SOBS] Joey.

[WHIMPERS]

Hello.

Our friend...

Joey Castalucci.

We're here for him in death as

he was always there
for us in life.

[SOBS] It's true. It's so true.

I made Joey's favorite dip
for after.

You'll have to taste it...

-because he can't. [SOBS]
-What?

If your car broke down,
Joey C. was there.

If you needed a couple of bucks,
Joey was there.

If you had the sudden urge
to polka...

Joey was there.

I only use the real sour cream.
[SNIFFLES]

And Bermuda onions. [SOBS]

It's-- it's unbelievable
because one minute,

we're at a party having
a great time, you know?

Joey and Bobby Governale were
playing "Dueling Banjos"

on the accordion.

The next minute Joey
is playing a harp.

It-- it goes great
with corn chips.

-Oh! Which I forgot.
-Then go to the store!

[ALL MURMUR]

[WHISPERS] It's a funeral.
Have a little respect.

Now, when something
this sudden happens,

it makes you stop and think
about how fragile life is,

how temporary.

How that could just
as easily be...

me.

I mean, after all, you know,
we-- we're the same age.

Wait a minute. No, I'm--

I'm actually two months older
than him.

Yet he's-- he's laying there,
and I'm standing here.

But-- but for how long?

I mean, my life could end
like that.

Father... [BREATHES HEAVILY]

...is it getting stuffy
in here, Father?

Angela, plea--
What-- what are you looking at?

-Toni--
-TONY: Don't just stand there!

-Get me a doctor.
-Baby, calm down. Calm down.

-SAM: Are you okay?
-Yeah. Oh, yeah. I'm fine.

-I'm fine.
-[ACCORDION STARTS PLAYING]

Oh, he's alive!

Well, then at least
he's on key.

[♪♪♪]

♪ There's a time for love
And a time for livin' ♪

♪ Take a chance
And face the wind ♪

♪ An open road
And a road that's hidden ♪

♪ A brand-new life
Around the bend ♪

♪ There were times
I lost a dream or two ♪

♪ Found the trail ♪

♪ And at the end was you ♪

♪ There's a path you take
And a path not taken ♪

♪ The choice is up to you
My friend ♪

♪ Nights are long
But you might awaken ♪

♪ To a brand-new life
A brand-new life ♪

♪ A brand-new life
Around the bend ♪

Vinnie, he has been missing
all day.

If you see him,
please tell him to call home.

I'm really worried.

No, Vinnie.

The idea of another woman
never crossed my mind.

But thank you for planting
that seed.

Okay, it's not like Dad
to disappear without calling

-or leaving a note.
-I'm sure Tony's fine.

Well, I'm not sure.
Ever since that funeral

he's been in his
own little world.

Which apparently doesn't have
a kitchen.

-Where's my dinner?
-Please. Please.

This is serious. Who knows
what could've happened?

I've never seen Tony
this depressed.

♪ I'm gonna ski me a mountain
I'm gonna ski me a hill ♪

♪ I'm gonna ski me a mountain
At least I hope I will ♪

[TONY CHUCKLES]

He's back, he's happy.
Let's eat.

-[TONY CHUCKLES]
-Tony!

Where have you been?
We've all been worrying

-about you.
-I-- I'm sorry. I'm sorry, guys.

I'm sorry. I-- I must've lost
track of the time.

You know, I was-- I was driving
around the old neighborhood,

you know, where-- where me
and Joey used to hang out.

Then all of a suddenly,
I look up

and I see this billboard.
And it says, "Ski Vermont."

Just then I knew what I had
to do, huh.

It was like some sort of a--
a sign.

It was a sign.

That's right. It said,
"Take that trip."

A trip we've been planning
for-- for two years.

Come on, what do you say?
We load up the jeep tonight.

We take off
first thing in the morning.

I-- I've got to study
for an exam.

-Yeah. I-- I have a date.
-I just want my dinner.

It's always something,
isn't there huh?

Okay, fine. You guys want
to stay here and let life

pass you by, so be it.

But not this guy. Not this guy.

I'm not putting my life on hold
any longer!

I'm gonna go conquer
me a mountain.

TONY: Oh!

Right after I clean this room.
[CHUCKLES]

♪ I'm gonna get me a broom
Gonna clean this room ♪

I am so ashamed of us.

For the first time
since Joey's funeral,

Tony's showing some spark
of life.

How do we respond?
"We just want our dinner."

-Yes!
-[ANGELA GASPS]

Well, do what you want,

but I, for one, am I'm going
to be there for Tony.

You're right. I think Dad really
needs his family around him,

and I can cancel my date.

What the hey?
I can study up there.

Trapped like a rat.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Oh, hello, Grandma.
Good morning.

The only thing good about it
is that Tony is not here

to make us go skiing again.
[GRUNTS]

I know. The last two days have
been hell.

I'm exhausted
and my ankles hurt.

And these stretch pants are
giving me a wedgie.

There goes my appetite.

Well, where is
"Mr. Look-out-life-here-I-come?"

He dragged Angela out
at 6:00 a.m. to go ice-sailing.

He came for me but I hid
under my bed.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Good morning, everybody! Hey!
What do you say there, huh?

[LAUGHS]

Oh, you missed the experience
of a lifetime.

Do you have any idea what it's
like to go skimming across

a frozen lake
at 60 miles an hour,

with the fresh, cold wind
whipping into your face?

Unbelievable!

[CHUCKLES]

[STAMMERS] He-- hello.

Lucky Angela.
She got to sit in the front!

-Tony, I-- I'm a little chapped.
-Yeah?

Could you buy me
some moisturizer?

Absolutely.
I'll get it right away.

-Hey, and you know what else?
-Ah!

I'll check and see if they've
opened the top

of the mountain yet, huh?
[CHUCKLES]

You know what, Dad?

Maybe we should all take
the day off today.

Yeah, after all, the snow
will be there tomorrow.

Oh, yeah, yeah, but will we?

With any luck, no!

I know he's acting
a little extreme,

but Joey's death put him into
some kind of midlife crisis,

and he's looking for something
right now.

No matter what it takes,

I'm going to stand by him.

Oh, my God.

-Oh, no way!
-Not me.

Only an idiot.

Let's do it!

I rest my case.

-I am sitting this one out.
-It's break time.

Uh, Tony, are you sure
you wanna do this?

Yeah, come on. I always wanted
to do an expert run.

Come on. We'll do it together.
What do you say?

-Uh, Geronimo?
-Oh, Angela!

That's why I love you.

-Baby, you're the greatest, eh.
-[CHUCKLES]

-Come on, I'll race you.
-ANGELA: All right.

Are you ready?

-ANGELA: Ready.
-On your mark, get set, go!

-[ANGELA SHRIEKS]
-SAM: Whoa!

Boy, that is steep.

[ANGELA SHOUTS] Tony!

What am I doing?

Watch out for that branch, Mom.

Oh. Or take it with you.

I mean, I could've k*lled myself
going down that run,
and for what?

SAM: Okay, okay,
she's looking good.

Real good-- Uh-oh!
Fat guy! Fat guy!

Fat guy! Oh.

Tough place to take a pole.

What have I been thinking?

What could have I
been doing here?

Trying to cram a lifetime
into every minute.

-One thrill after another.
-Exactly, exactly.

I keep thinking
it is gonna satisfy

something in here,
but it doesn't.

Dad, you cannot get fulfillment
by chasing after cheap thrills.

Lord knows I've tried.

What you're looking for is
something more permanent.

Yeah, permanent. Permanent.
That's right, Mona.

But-- but what? I mean,
like a hobby? A job?

ANGELA: Tony!

I guess I'm just gonna have to
keep on searching.

Well, why don't you start
at the bottom
of Dead Man's Drop?

-Remember her?
-What do you mean? You mean--

-You mean Angela?
-Yes.

The answer has been right
in front of you all along.

At least it was.

But Angela and I,
uh, we're already together.

I told her I love her.

Well, obviously that is
not permanent enough for you.

Well, what's more
permanent than--

Oh.

-Oh.
-Dad, take the real plunge.

Yes, and then maybe
you won't have to throw

yourself off a cliff
to find happiness.

-You mean-- you mean, marriage?
-Absolutely.

-You know, it's not that steep.
-[CHUCKLES]

Look, it may not be my place
to say anything but--

Wait a minute. I'm her son.
I can say anything I want.

And I say you love her,
marry her.

Assuming she lives.

You're right, Jonathan.
You're all right.

It's been right in front of me
the whole time. She--

she risked her life for me,

she supported me
through all this craziness.

She's been a--
She's been patient

and loving for seven long years.

So, what are you gonna do
about it?

I'm going down that hill...

and I'm going
to ask her to marry me.

All right! Great! [LAUGHS]

[BREATHES HEAVILY] Which--
which way is that bunny slope?

Oh, there it is.

Chicken run.
That's me-- Chicken.

Excuse me.

[SHRIEKS]

All right, look,
give me the best table

in the place, all right? Okay--
Oh, yeah, hey, and two chairs.

[CHUCKLES]

Angela will be down
in a couple of minutes.

So, how are you gonna pop
the question?

Okay, it's all arranged.

-Look, see, a romantic dinner...
-MONA: Hmm?

...candlelight and champagne.

Then when the moment's right,

I get down on one knee
and I say,

"Angela, I love you.
Will you marry me?"

Huh? Huh?

Seen it, heard it,
said no to it.

It's got to be something
special, Dad,

something memorable,
something romantic.

That's the best I could
come up with

on such short notice.

I'd-- I'd like to see you guys
come up with something better.

Oh, what about a sleigh ride
under the stars?

Oh, that is better.

Okay, let's see the ring.

A ring? Oh, no.
I don't have a ring.

Men! Here, you can borrow this.

[CHUCKLES] Oh, Mona...

you are the greatest.

That's what the guy said
who gave it to me.

[GIGGLES]

-Here comes Mom.
-Oh, okay. Okay. All right.

-Hey. How do I look?
How do I look? I look okay?
-SAM: Oh, great.

Dad, you look great.
Now, don't be nervous.

This is the woman you love

and gonna spend the rest
of your life with.

[TONY GIGGLES]

Oh, my.

Just remember how she looked

before you threw her
off the mountain.

-Hi.
-Hi, hi. Are-- are you okay?

Uh, yeah, fine, fine.

The doctor says I should have
complete movement

in my neck in three weeks.

Oh, gee, I'm-- I'm really
sorry, Angela. I mean,

I'm really sorry. You know,
it's just that I froze,

and I-- I just couldn't do
that to-- to myself.

Well, you two kids have fun.

-See you later.
-TONY: Okay.

-Enjoy the sleigh ride.
-Okay, yeah.

-Huh!
-Sleigh ride?

Uh, yeah, well, you see,
it's just that, you know,

I thought it might be fun,
but I can see

that you're not gonna be
in the mood.

No, no. Tony, it'll be lovely.

We don't have to go
down any hills, do we?

[TONY CHUCKLES]

Hey, hey, hey, this will
be fine. Hey, this is perfect.

This is perfect.
Stop right here.

Hey, do me a favor.
Take a walk, huh? [CHUCKLES]

And blindfold that horse.
[CHUCKLES]

Whoo! Whoo, gosh. [CHUCKLES]

Isn't this magnificent, huh?

[SHUDDERS] Ye-- yes.

[SNEEZES] Oh, ugh--

Oh, come here, come here.

-I'll-- I'll keep you warm, huh?
-[ANGELA GROANS]

-Oh, boy.
-[GRUNTS, SHIVERS]

Have you ever seen
so many stars, huh?

Oh, look. There's Cassiopeia...

and there's the north star.

Oh, and there's the big dipper,
huh? [CHUCKLES]

[STAMMERS]

Uh-- uh, To-- Tony, uh,
could you...

Oh, sure, sure. Here you go.
Here you go.

Uh, there. How's that?

-How's that?
-[CHUCKLES]

-Oh! Stars!
-[LAUGHS]

Ah, beautiful, huh?

[CHUCKLES] Oh,
there's a sh**ting star!

Oh, yeah, I saw it, too,
you know.

That's good luck.

Where was it this afternoon?

Oh, I'm sorry, Angela.
I'm really sorry.

That's okay. I know--
[COUGHS]

Tony, could you lift me up?

I'm starting to drip down
my throat.

Oh, yeah.

Okay, okay, take it easy.
Take it easy.

You know, Angela, when I saw you
barreling down that hill today,

I realized something
about my life.

-[SNOW-MAKER BLOWING]
-About what?

-About my life!
-I can't hear you!

I-- The snow-making equipment's
so loud!

What I said was that--
Whoa, easy!

Betsy, Betsy, Betsy!
Easy, easy, easy, Betsy.

Let me get some
of that snow off you.

Yeah. Yeah, oh, gee.
Hey, let me--

Oh. Oh, God! [GROANS]

How can one thin woman
hold so much snow?

-Here, have a seat. Have a seat.
-[GROANS]

Tony, I can't feel my feet.

Oh, let me see--
Let me get them boots off.

-Hold on now.
-[GRUNTS]

-Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
-[CONTINUES GRUNTING]

-Gosh, my bandages are so tight.
-Hold on. Hold-- Oh!

No, I don't think they're tight.
They're-- they're frozen.

-Here, let me-- let me try...
-[GRUNTS]

-...to get them unwrapped.
-All right.

-Okay. Hang on. Oh, yeah.
-[CONTINUES GRUNTING]

-Here we go. Here we go.
-Here's your tea, sir.

-Oh, okay, good. That'll help.
-ANGELA: Oh.

That'll help.

Angela, listen. This-- this will
make you good as new, Angela.

Hmm. Let's not get our hopes up.

[BREATHES DEEPLY] Angela,
I've been trying to tell you

-something all day.
-[GRUNTS]

You know, you are
the most beautiful, fascinating,

and you're incredibly sexy.

You're the most exciting woman
I've ever known.

-Tony, I'm on fire.
-Yes.

Oh! Me, too, Angela. I want yo--
I want you badly.

No, Tony. My bandage.
You put it too close

-to the flame. It's on fire.
-[GASPS] Oh, my God!

-Oh, my God. Oh! [SCREAMS]
-Oh, Tony, it's still burning.

-[SCREAMS] Hot! Hot! My foot!
-[SCREAMS] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I thought you liked me.
[WHINES]

Tony, Tony, I really--

I-- I don't need the wheelchair.

I-- I know that.
I know that, Angela,

but you know, the--
the floor's a little slippery.

I don't wanna take
any more chances. Come on.

-Come on. Let me help you.
-[GRUNTS]

-There we go. Go here.
-[GRUNTS]

There you go. And down.

-Whoa. Watch it.
-Whoa!

-It's been one of those nights.
-[CHUCKLES]

[CHUCKLES]
You can start now, okay?

[WHISPERS] Okay. Okay.

[CLEARS THROAT]
Uh, excuse me a second.

-Okay?
-Okay.

Well, well?

She almost froze to death
on the sleigh ride.

-So, what did you do?
-I set her on fire.

Look, look, look. This thing
isn't working out.

I'm gonna have to wait
till we get home to do it.

Wait. You're gonna put it off?

Did you not learn anything
from Joey's passing?

Mona-- Mona the moment is blown.
It's blown.

And after what
I put her through.

I mean, I wouldn't know
what to say to her, anyway.

You don't have to say anything.
You just take the ring.

When she's not looking, drop it
in the champagne glass.

Dad, you-- Dad, she'll see
the ring, she'll look at you,

and she'll know.

Hey, hey, you know,
that does sound romantic, huh.

Not very hygienic.

-MONA: Go!
-JONATHAN: Get going. Do it.

Okay. Great, great. I, uh--

-I took the liberty of uh--
-ANGELA: Oh!

-of ordering for us.
-Oh, that's lovely.

-Is-- is everything okay?
-Thank you. Thank you.

Oh, yes. Yes, everything's fine.

Uh, and now, um...

-I'd like to propose a toast.
-Oh.

To the most beautiful,
wonderful woman that--

Oh, oh, look. It's snowing.

It's not snowing.

What--

What are you--
what are you doing?

Your, uh-- Your mashed potatoes
were a little lumpy.

And I was remashing them.

Next time, could you use a fork?

Yes. I'm sorry.

Hey, here's, uh--
here's to your health,

-or what's left of it.
-[BOTH CHUCKLE]

-Boy, I am so hungry.
-Wait, wait. Don't eat that!

Why, you want to run barefoot
through them?

No, no, no!

Ow! Oh! My tooth!
Oh, no, no, Angela.

Angela, don't swallow it.
Don't swallow it.

What the-- Waiter!

It's-- No, Angela. It's-- it's--
it's not his fault. It's mine.

Yours? Oh, no.
My crown came loose.

Now I shound shtupid.

Tony, what on earth were you--

Oh, my gosh.

[ANGELA SOBBING]

Oh, it was supposed to go
in the champagne.

Oh, my gosh.

Well, what do you say?

Oh, my gosh!

I-- I know. I-- I got that part.

Tony.

What-- what do you want me
to say?

You froze me,
you set me on fire.

Now you made
my crown come loosh.

Oh, Tony.

The answer is yesh.

Yesh.

Uh-huh.

A thousand times, yesh.

Oh-- oh, that's-- that's shwell.

Oh, Angela. Here-- here, let me
help you put it on.

-Thanksh.
-Let me-- let me--

-Yeah, yeah. Oh.
-There. There...

-Okay.
-Oh.

Thanks.

Oh, Tony...

-it's beautiful.
-[TONY CHUCKLES]

-It's lovely.
-[TONY LAUGHS]

It's mother's.

Oh, yeah. Um, Mona really--
really helped me through this.

-Oh, really?
-Oh, yeah.

If it wasn't for Mona, Sam,
and Jonathan, I-- I just think--

I -- I would have
never proposed.

Oh, so-- so, they talked you
into it?

Oh, no. No, no, no, no. What--

What they did is they made me
realize that I was trying

to live to the fullest by--
by taking all these crazy risks

when I was really afraid to take
the biggest risk of all.

Marrying you. [LAUGHS]

No, no, no. Not-- not that
you're a risk, you know?

But-- but marriage is a risk,
you know?

But not with you, because,
you know, it's like, uh--

Look, it's snowing.

It's-- [CLEARS THROAT]
It's okay, Tony.

-I understand.
-Oh, good, good, good.

You're obviously not ready
for this.

Oh, yes. What? Yes, I am.
Yes, I am.

No, you're doing it
for the wrong reasons.

You're doing it
because somebody told you to,

or because it's some answer
to your midlife crisis.

No, no. That's not true.
That's not true.

And I-- I love you.
I want to marry you.

-Who cares what the reasons are?
-I care.

Because I don't want you
to wake up a week from now

and say, "Gee. I didn't have
to marry Angela.

I could have gone skydiving."

I would never say that.
I don't even like skydiving.

I like you. I-- Hey, oh.

Oh, hey...

I love you.

And I love you...

and I've waited so long for you
to ask me this...

and that's why it's so hard
for me to say...

no.

ALL: Congratulations!

Oh, no, no. [SOBS]

I've never seen her
so happy.

TONY: Who's the Boss
will back in a moment.
Stick around.

TONY: Next on Who's the Boss...

I never thought you'd let her go
without a fight.

I'm not-- not letting her go.
I love her.

Yeah but I just turned--

Ernie, I'm gonna get her
to marry me

if it's the last thing I do.

Oh, look, look, look.
There-- there's the blimp.

Oh, yeah. There it is. See ya.

No, no, no. Wait a minute.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

What-- what's it say?

Oh, some idiot is proposing
to his girlfriend.

[RETCHES] I just hate that.

You're the idiot?

Gee, that's-- that's not quite
the response I was hoping for.

CROWD: Marry him! Marry him!
Marry him! Marry him!

[♪♪♪]