How much longer, daddy?
Soon, baby, soon.
Remember the rules?
No pushing or running.
That's right. And?
Daddy gets to go in first.
That's right.
Cannonball!
How much longer, daddy?
Soon.
Come on!
Stop complaining, both of you. Come on now. Come on, stop it.
♪♪♪
Honey, that was so good.
Oh!
You know it's gonna be a great meal
when cheryl breaks out the backup fork.
It's called a salad fork, daddy.
Are you sure?
'Cause I used both forks, and I didn't eat any salad.
Oh...
Yeah, you also used
your meat hand and your potato hand.
Okay. Kids, you want to help me and aunt dana clear the table?
Would you like some help with the dishes?
Uh...
No, ryan, but thank you.
Wow.
You are so thoughtful.
I'm gonna make sure you get the biggest piece of cake.
That's why I married you.
Can we speak to you for a minute?
In the living room?
(Stammering) what did-- hey, what did I do?
What the hell is wrong with you?
The first rule as a male guest in my house
is never, ever offer to do the dishes!
I was just trying to be polite.
Oh! polite? (Chuckles)
wow, jim, we've been dining with sir walter raleigh.
(Groans)
sorry, you know,
at home, I like to help out with the dishes.
That way I get to spend a little more time with dana.
(Jim and andy groan)
okay, let's do a check.
Yeah, I got mine.
How about you, andy?
Bonnie and clyde present and accounted for.
Okay, look, it doesn't make me any less of a man
to let dana know that I love her, all right?
In fact, check this out.
Huh?
Ohh.
(Laughs) I got it. All right.
Dishes and jewelry?
Mm-hmm. Someone's in the doghouse. Mm-hmm.
What did you do, run your car into a tree
while you were watching a female jogger?
You do remember that I'm a gynecologist, right?
Look, I'm just being romantic.
I bought her a present for our anniversary.
Anniversary? You just got married in may.
You know how I remember that? 'Cause it rhymes with gay.
and that's how you looked in your tux,
so it stuck in our heads.
Well, actually, today is the anniversary
of our first date, so I got her the locket.
First date? Come on, what are you gonna celebrate next--
your first fight? The first time you said I love you?
The time you ran into a tree
because you were looking at a female jogger?
I've never done that.
You know, when I'm in my hybrid,
they don't even hear me coming up behind 'em.
Look, give me that.
Look, what's the big deal? The big deal is a big deal. It's a big deal!
Yeah, it's a big deal because you're making my man look bad.
All right? All right, here, here.
It's kind of like you're the guy
at the strip club with nothing but s,
when we're sittin' around, all we got are singles.
Do you know what a gynecologist is?
I can't work with this one, jim.
Look, all right, marriage is like a marathon, okay?
If you start out of the gate really fast like that,
you're gonna die by mile .
You know what? I think I know how to treat my wife.
This is not about you and your wife.
This is about you and me.
You give her that locket,
and you know what I get from cheryl?
What?
The look.
Andy, show him what the look is.
You see that?
Doesn't that break your heart?
Yes.
Now I gotta get him a locket.
Too late. See?
Look, jim, I'm gonna give dana this locket,
and she's gonna love it almost as much
as she's gonna love the champagne and yellow roses
I've got waiting for her at the house. What?!
Champagne and roses?! For what?
Yeah, of 'em.
That was the dinner tab on our first date.
God!
Well, what were you eating-- gold?
Something sweet for my sweetie!
And cake for jim and andy.
You know, dana...
I've got something for you, too. Really?
I think, andy, we are on the brink
of an all-out romantic nuclear w*r.
Happy anniversary of our first date.
Oh, ryan, that is so sweet!
We have a confirmed launch, sir. Yes.
Oh, jim!
Did you see this locket that ryan gave dana?
It's adorable.
Come on, I want to go try it on.
Okay. You are the best.
You see her with the locket? Did you see that face? I saw it.
What do you think she's gonna do when she hears
about the champagne and the roses?
Unless...
Unless dana never gets the champagne and flowers.
I see I've been a very good influence on you, asshopper.
Okay, come on.
You got all the flowers?
Every last one.
All right.
Ooh.
Hello! Heads up!
Aah! Aah!
Ow! Ow!
Oh, are the cookies done?
They're oatmeal. Try one. Okay.
We added a secret ingredient. Guess what it is.
Oh!
Is it part of the lawn?
No. It's goat cheese.
We call them goatmeal cookies.
Mmm. All right. You know what?
No more cooking without mommy.
Why, because it's dangerous?
Yeah, that, too.
Go, go, go.
Oh! Mmm.
Cookies, huh? Sweet.
You know what?
We should take these out to the guys in the band.
No, jim. They're awful.
Honey, they're my friends, and they deserve cookies, too.
Fine.
Ohh! Oh, my god, this is terrible.
Still a cookie.
Hey, jim,
you stole my flowers.
Do you have any proof?
You smell like roses.
It's my new lotion.
You made me look like an idiot.
What are you talking about?
I promised dana a room full of champagne and roses.
And lucky for you, she thought I was playing,
like, this sexy make-believe thing,
so she puts on this invisible lingerie thing.
So then when I came in, she was--
oh, yes, please.
More detail about the twisted crap my sister's into.
Just so you know, what happens next--
you brought it all on yourself.
Did you just throw down a gauntlet?
Gauntlet thrown.
Okay, mr. Gay wedding tux,
what do you got?
Oh, yeah. Like I'd be stupid enough to tell you.
Must not be very good.
Well, for your information,
I have the first spoon that dana used to eat cereal at my place.
And I had the date engraved on the handle.
And just so you know,
p. Diddy wore the exact same tux at the image awards.
So ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha--bam!
Gentlemen.
Hey, guys.
Hey, dude, off my stool. Me? You're the one who's late.
Hey, it's not our fault.
My new brother-in-law is making me look bad.
The young, handsome doctor? That's impossible.
He's showering dana
with presents and jewelry and junk.
That's why I like ugly chicks. They're just happy you're there.
Well, I have a romantic ace in the hole right here.
A romantic cassette?
What is that, soundtrack to footloose?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Jim, is that the tape?
The mix tape that cheryl made for me on our third date--
blues for my baby.
oh, etta james? John lee hooker? Koko taylor?
Uh-huh. This is awesome.
Yeah. When she made this for me, I knew two things--
one, that she was very cool,
and two, that she was really into me.
And over the years,
this tape became the soundtrack for our fairy-tale lives.
(Music playing)
yep.
That was something else.
So I'm gonna pop this baby into the cassette tonight,
and I'm gonna show ryan what true romance is.
I thought that tape b*rned up in the fire you set
as an alibi when you forgot cheryl's birthday.
So does cheryl.
But I hid it,
knowing one day I could use this to maybe save my life.
I keep a bottle of gin in the t*nk of my toilet.
Same reason.
All right, guys, let's go.
One, two, three, four.
(Playing blues rock)
(Groans)
(gasps)
oh, my god.
Oh, I'm sorry, cheryl.
You caught me in the middle
of reading one of my favorite yeats poems.
Let me get that for you.
My dear?
Oh, I almost forgot something.
Who you are?
No.
I have a surprise in my pocket.
Oh, jim, I hate that game.
No, no.
Here. Remember this?
Oh, my god! Jim, is that our mix tape? Yeah.
I thought this got destroyed
in that freak lightning strike on my birthday.
So did i.
Honey! Oh, this is amazing!
Oh!
Beautiful, isn't it?
Yes.
Come on, let's hear it.
Oh! Oh, honey, that's just cd. We don't have a tape deck.
We have a tape deck anywhere in the house?
No. Kyle ruined the last one
trying to listen to a grilled cheese sandwich.
Oh, damn. I really wanted to hear this.
Ohh, but you know what, honey? Look at it this way--
our love has outlasted technology.
Mmm. Well, I hope progress hasn't changed
the way you say thank you.
Mmm.
I'll be back in one minute.
Yes!
Yes!
'Tis i-- cupid, the god of love.
Okay. Okay.
Andy!
Andy, come on, come on.
Zip it. The tape worked. It was good enough.
Come on, I'll use you another time.
You say that every time I put this on.
Come on! Go on! Go on!
Hi!
Hi.
Wow. Beautiful flowers.
I know! What's the occasion?
No occasion.
That's what makes it so unbelievably sweet.
Last night, jim surprised me with a whole romantic evening--
flowers, champagne--
and not the kind he gets free with an oil change.
Oh.
Flowers and champagne? That's interesting.
(Gasps) and he gave me the mix tape
we used to listen to when we were falling in love. Uh-huh.
I was so touched-- yeah, yeah. Back to the roses.
Ballpark figure-- how many were there?
Oh, gosh, I don't know. It's not like I counted.
Cheryl. .
Interesting.
I know! And it's so unlike jim.
I know. It's a lot more like ryan.
I know! Yeah.
Okay. Here's something you don't know.
The other night, ryan told me that he filled our house
with yellow roses and champagne.
But when we got home, there was nothing there.
Interesting.
I know.
(Gasps)
is it possible that jim stole ryan's idea?
Jim stole the roses! I know!
Hey, cheryl, can you smell this shirt?
I can't tell if it's clean. My nose is really stuffy.
You are a liar.
No, seriously, look in there.
It looks like a collapsed mine shaft.
No! Why? Look, look!
Jim, you stole those flowers!
Do you have proof?
I don't need proof.
Oh. 'Cause that was my out. You don't have any proof.
Jim... What?
I was just in there singing your praises to dana
about our romantic evening, and now I look like an idiot!
Come on, you don't look like an idiot.
Hey! Explain to me why you stole from ryan and dana.
I can't explain it to you, honey.
You've never gotten the look.
The look? The look.
The some other husband is doing a better job than you look.
Like this.
I look like robert de niro?
No!
Andy does it much better.
Really, it's terrible. You do this look.
You may not think you do this look,
but you do this look, and I can't stand it.
It makes me feel terrible.
Then with ryan going over the top with his romance crap,
I'm gonna get the look all the time.
Ryan is setting the romantic bar too high for me.
Oh.
What?
What? Come on!
What's the oh? I hate the oh as much as I hate the look!
Last night wasn't about me. It was about you.
No, it wasn't. Yes, it was.
Cheryl, I was reading poetry that didn't rhyme.
It wasn't about me.
It was. It was to make you look romantic.
It wasn't from your heart.
It wasn't to make me feel special.
It was all so you could even the score with ryan!
Oh.
Yeah, oh.
here's a new look.
This is a look that says I will never expect
anything sincere or romantic from you ever again.
Damn.
I still don't know if this shirt is clean.
Want to know where I've been?
I don't know, stealing ryan's car?
I haven't stolen a car in -- I don't steal cars!
(Music playing)
is this our mix tape?
Mm-hmm. I had it made into a cd.
And I didn't do it for ryan or me or anybody else.
I did it for you.
We've had some wonderful memories to this tape.
We have. Yeah.
We have.
Want to create another one?
You know, the one where the most beautiful woman in the world
dances with the luckiest man on the planet?
Ohh.
I'm just gonna buy this outfit. The rental's k*lling me.
It sounds so great.
You know, when they put it on the cd,
they just boosted all the levels.
It sounds really clear.
Dip?
(Gasps) oh.
Ooh, I think I just got a little boost myself.
(Laughs)
oh, break it up, you two. People eat in here.
All right, my young wife...
I'll leave you to brag to your sister
how romantic your husband is.
I'll see you upstairs with the cd in bed.
Wink, wink, nudge, boing!
Gag me with a spoon. Oh, look. Ryan gave me one.
He engraved the spoon I used
to eat cereal at his house for the first time.
Oh, that is so sweet.
dear dana, you're grrrrrreat!
ugh.
I mean, I get it.
Jeez, ryan, you freakin' love me, but enough!
You know, honey, this stuff may seem silly now,
but in years, it's gonna be a great memory.
Like this mix tape you can hear? That's the one I told you about.
Jim had it put on cd for me.
That is kind of sweet. I know.
It sounds so clear.
Hey, turn it up.
(Man) I love you, cheryl.
Oh, my god.
What was that?
(Man) I love you, cheryl.
Is that jim?
He sounds so young and somehow cuter.
No, that's not jim. That's my ex-boyfriend chad.
Why is chad on a mix tape you made for jim?
Because I didn't make it for jim.
Chad made it for me.
Can I tell jim?
Oh, please? Please?