HEY, SON.
HEY, DAD.
AIR-CONDITIONER BREAK DOWN?
NO.
ARE YOU HOT?
NO.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR, DAD?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
SOME FOOD.
AH!
SO...
YOU'RE THE ONE.
WHAT?
THE POWER COMPANY
CALLED AND THANKED ME
FOR RUNNING UP A HUGE BILL.
YOU KNOW, SON--
DOORBELL RANG THE OTHER DAY.
THERE WERE TWO PENGUINS THERE.
THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHEN YOU WERE COMING
TO LOOK IN THE REFRIGERATOR AGAIN.
I'M SORRY, DAD
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I WANT TILL I SEE IT.
LET ME SUGGEST THIS:
I'LL GET YOUR MOTHER'S CAMERA
TAKE A PICTURE OF THE REFRIGERATOR
WITH THE DOOR OPEN
AND THEN I'LL DEVELOP IT
PUT IT UP HERE.
YOU COME DOWN, AND THEN YOU LOOK AT IT.
AND THEN YOU CIRCLE WHAT YOU WANT
COME UP AND GET ME
AND I'LL GET IT, OKAY?
OKAY.
NO MORE PENGUINS!
HI, DAD.
HI, PUD!
PETER, MY MAN!
WELL, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
AND HOW'S THE WIFE?
OH, GOOD!
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S A PRESENT.
FOR ME?
NO!
FOR ME!
IT'S MINE, MINE, MINE.
AND THE ONLY HANDS THAT CAN TOUCH THIS
BELONG ON THIS BODY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
WHAT DID I SAY?
MINE, MINE, MINE.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO TOUCH IT
I DON'T WANT YOU TO PLAY WITH IT
I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU TO SEE IT.
HOW MUCH WAS IT, DAD?
SON, ALL I CAN SAY IS
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TOP-OF-THE-LINE
STATE-OF-THE-ART, SUPER-DUPER...
JUICER.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED, MY DEAR.
PARDON ME, SIR.
( WHISTLING )
NO PENGUINS.
GOT IT, DAD.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, MY DEAR, WE WILL TAKE THIS
TURN THE MACHINE ON...
GET ME TWO GLASSES, PLEASE.
( MACHINE WHIRRING )
PLACE THE GLASS UNDER HERE...
AND...
WE PUT THE VEGETABLES IN THERE...
LISTEN TO THAT SOUND!
( IMITATES SOUND )
I LOVE THIS SOUND.
PUT SOME ICE CREAM IN IT!
ICE CREAM?
NO! YOU DON'T PUT ICE CREAM IN THIS!
YOU PUT VEGETABLES IN IT
AND THEN YOU DRINK THE JUICE.
DRINK VEGETABLES?
YUCK.
OH, BOY!
LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT LOOKS.
HERE-- RUDY, YOU'RE MY FIRST CUSTOMER.
NO, THANK YOU.
PETER!
DOES THAT MEAN "NO"?
OKAY.
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY.
COULD WE GO UPSTAIRS AND PLAY?
OKAY.
WHOA-OH!
WHOA!
STAY OUT OF THE CLOTHES CLOSET.
HEY!
NO GETTING INTO THE CLOTHES HAMPER.
BHAYYY!
AND NO ROLLING ANYTHING OR ANYBODY
DOWN THE STAIRS.
OKAY.
CLAIR: HI!
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
FOR WHAT?
SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT.
WHAT IS THIS?
DEAR, THIS IS...
"A STAINLESS STEEL MAINTENANCE-FREE APPLIANCE
WHICH PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS DRINKS FOR JUST PENNIES A DAY."
AND IT'LL END UP
WITH THE OTHER STAINLESS STEEL SELF-MAINTENANCE APPLIANCES
IN THE APPLIANCE GRAVEYARD.
FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST?
YES, I BOUGHT THAT.
"I'LL MAKE WAFFLES EVERY SUNDAY!"
UNTIL YOU HAD TO CLEAN IT.
AND THIS...
"CREPES, CLAIR--
THINK OF ALL THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CREPES!"
TURNED OUT TO BE NONE.
AND MOM, REMEMBER THE SAUSAGE STUFFER?
DIDN'T STUFF A THING!
"ET TU, BRUTE?"
THERE'S TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD:
THOSE WHO BLAZE TRAILS
AND THOSE WHO TRAIL BEHIND.
AND I HAPPEN TO BE A BLAZER.
BY DRINKING THIS
I WILL MAKE MY BODY LEAN AND MY MIND CLEAR.
BECAUSE I THINK AHEAD.
WELL, I THINK AHEAD, TOO.
THEO, PREPARE A SPACE IN THE GRAVEYARD
FOR YOUR FATHER'S NEWEST APPLIANCE.
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF OF MY MACHINE, MAN.
( YELLING )
HEY! HOLD IT DOWN, I'M TRYING TO READ.
VANESSA?
YES, MOM.
I'M GOING OUT
FOR 20 MINUTES.
KEEP AN EYE ON THEM?
SURE.
YOUR FATHER'S IN HIS OFFICE.
VANESSA'S IN CHARGE UNTIL HE COMES UPSTAIRS, OKAY?
OKAY.
BYE, PETER.
BYE, MRS. HUXTABLE.
RUDY, REMEMBER: VANESSA'S IN CHARGE.
YOU HEARD HER-- I'M IN CHARGE
AND I WANT QUIET.
( TELEPHONE RINGING )
I'LL GET IT!
...THESE ARE THE WATER MARKS.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME ON A SATURDAY
TO LOOK AT IT.
YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY A WATER STAIN.
WHAT CAUSED IT?
WATER.
YEAH... OKAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
JUST REPLASTER IT
AND PAINT IT?
YOU COULD DO THAT.
IT WOULD BE WRONG, THOUGH.
WHAT WOULD BE RIGHT?
WELL, THAT'S HARD TO SAY.
WHAT CAUSED IT?
NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COULD BE...
A MISSING SHINGLE.
UH-HUH.
COULD BE YOUR PIPES ARE LEAKING
YOUR WOOD IS ROTTEN
AND YOUR WHOLE HOUSE GONNA FALL DOWN.
WELL, THAT'S KIND OF A BROAD DIAGNOSIS.
WANT A SECOND OPINION?
NO-- DR. HARRISON SAID YOU'RE THE BEST.
DR. HARRISON KNOWS.
OKAY, SO...
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO COST ME?
WELL, THAT'S HARD TO SAY.
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE?
FIGURE TIME, MATERIALS, LABOR;
I FIGURE ANYWHERE BETWEEN $75 AND $1200.
AND... AND THAT'S AN ESTIMATE?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE THAT WALL.
I SEE.
CONTRACT WORK
IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE.
YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?
I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
OUR PROFESSIONS ARE A LOT ALIKE:
WE SPEND YEARS IN TRAINING;
WORK WITH OUR HANDS;
WEAR BEEPERS.
OH-- I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
MR. LUCAS, THIS IS MY WIFE.
WELL, HELLO, MRS. HUXTABLE!
HELLO.
HAVE YOU FOUND OUT WHAT'S CAUSING OUR LEAK?
NO, BUT I'M SURE IT WASN'T
YOUR FAULT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
I CAN TELL.
CLIFF, I LEFT VANESSA IN CHARGE
TILL YOU GO UPSTAIRS.
ALL RIGHT, DEAR.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY PLEASURE.
CAN YOU DO THE JOB?
HOW DID YOU END UP WITH A WOMAN LIKE THAT?
JUST LUCKY, I GUESS.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!
DARLENE SHOWED ROBERT THE NOTE?
BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TOP SECRET!
THAT'S THE LAST TIME I GIVE HER A NOTE!
VANESSA...
HOLD ON.
RUDY, THIS IS IMPORTANT!
WE'RE BORED.
SO?
TELL US WHAT TO DO.
WHY SHOULD I?
YOU'RE IN CHARGE.
PLAY WITH YOUR BLOCKS.
WE ALREADY DID THAT.
YOUR COLORING BOOKS!
WE ALREADY DID THAT.
HOLD ON, COURTNEY.
LOOK, THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOMETHING
YOU HAVEN'T DONE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD A SNACK.
GREAT! I'LL FIX YOU A SNACK
AS SOON AS I'M OFF THE PHONE.
OKAY, I'M BACK.
NO, I NEVER GAVE A NOTE TO SHARON.
HOW COULD SHE SAY THAT?
SHE'S GAVE ME A NOTE.
I'M HUNGRY NOW.
ME, TOO.
LET'S GO TO THE KITCHEN.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL GET THE PEANUT BUTTER.
YOU GET THE BREAD.
WE NEED JELLY.
WE NEED JELLY!
OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY JELLY.
WE CAN'T EAT PEANUT BUTTER WITHOUT JELLY.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
LET'S NOT EAT.
WE CAN MAKE SOME.
HOW?
WITH THAT.
WE'LL MAKE GRAPE JELLY.
BRING OVER THE BREAD.
READY?
GO.
( SCREAMING )
WHOA!
IT WASN'T ME.
WHO DID THIS?
MY BET IS RUDY.
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
LET'S CLEAN UP.
WE SHOULDN'T TOUCH IT.
WHY NOT?
IT WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR RUDY.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IF WE CLEAN THIS UP NOW
MOM AND DAD WOULD NEVER KNOW THIS HAPPENED.
RUDY WOULD NEVER LEARN RESPONSIBILITY.
YOU'LL TELL THIS TO DAD?
DAD WOULD WANT IT LEFT ALONE.
ARE YOU SURE?
TRUST ME.
YOU'RE OLDER, BUT I'VE BEEN IN MORE TROUBLE.
I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
OKAY.
( WHISTLING )
NO PENGUINS.
NO WATER STAINS ANYWHERE--
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST YOUR OFFICE.
OKAY. NOW-- WHEN YOUR CREW IS WORKING
WILL YOU BE HERE?
OH, I'LL BE HERE EVERY DAY.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
THAT'S HARD TO SAY.
IT COULD TAKE THREE HOURS-- IT COULD TAKE A MONTH.
OKAY.
I SAW A CRACK IN YOUR SIDEWALK.
IT'S A LITTLE ONE.
IT'S LITTLE NOW
BUT IT'S GONNA OPEN UP.
YOU WOULDN'T WANT YOUR LOVELY WIFE
TO TRIP ON IT, WOULD YOU?
NO.
I COULD TAKE CARE OF IT.
I BET YOU COULD.
LET ME KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, MR. LUCAS.
WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING TOGETHER--
CALL ME SAM.
I'LL CALL YOU EVERY DAY.
I HEAR YOU.
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
IT WASN'T US.
DON'T WORRY DAD, WE DIDN'T TOUCH A THING.
WE FIGURE THIS HAS "RUDY" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
DAD, I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
I KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING.
BUT I'M REAL INTERESTED
IN KNOWING WHAT YOU THINK I'M THINKING.
YOU'RE THINKING WE DID THIS, RIGHT?
NO.
I'M THINKING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE
I'M WATCHING YOU HAVE A PICNIC
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS.
THEO SAID NOT TO CLEAN IT UP.
HE DID?
WHY?
I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T WANT US TO.
WHY?
FOR RUDY'S SAKE.
IF WE CLEAN UP HER MESS
SHE'LL NEVER LEARN RESPONSIBILITY.
OKAY.
WE DIDN'T DO IT, DEAR.
AND THEO TOLD US NOT TO CLEAN IT UP.
WHAT HAPPENED?
RUDY.
WHERE'S VANESSA?
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST CAME UP HERE.
I WAS AT JEANETTE'S.
I WAS PLAYING BALL.
WANT US TO CLEAN IT?
NO.
NO, IF RUDY MADE THAT MESS
RUDY SHOULD CLEAN IT UP.
I'M GONNA MAKE A GREAT FATHER.
DARLENE HAS ALWAYS LIKED ROBERT.
SHE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT.
HOLD ON, COURTNEY.
MOM, DAD, YOU'RE BOTH HERE!
MM-HMM.
CAN I STOP WATCHING RUDY AND PETER NOW?
HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING THEM?
YEAH.
HELLO?
HI! COURTNEY?
THIS IS VANESSA'S FATHER.
VANESSA WILL CALL YOU BACK.
AND PLEASE--
DON'T CALL ASKING WHEN SHE'S GONNA CALL YOU, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, BYE-BYE.
I WAS IN THE HALL, SO I TOOK THE CALL IN HERE.
WHERE ARE RUDY AND PETER?
I GUESS THEY'RE IN MY ROOM.
YOU GUESS?
I HAD AN IMPORTANT CALL.
IMPORTANT.
YEAH! COURTNEY SAID
DARLENE SHOWED A SECRET NOTE TO ROBERT
THEN I FOUND OUT
THAT SHERRY SAID I GAVE HER A NOTE
BUT I TOLD COURTNEY
SOMEONE MUST HAVE FORGED MY NAME.
YOUNG LADY, I LEFT YOU IN CHARGE
AND THAT MEANS THAT RUDY AND PETER
ARE MORE IMPORTANT
THAN WHO PASSED WHAT NOTE TO WHOM.
IS RUDY IN TROUBLE?
RUDY'S JUST ONE OF THE TWO PEOPLE IN TROUBLE.
( PHONE RINGS )
I'LL GET IT.
NO!!
VANESSA, GO TO THE KITCHEN-- THERE'S A SURPRISE FOR YOU.
YES, MOM.
HELLO-- DR. HUXTABLE.
YES. HOW...?
AND PETER'S ALL RIGHT?
OKAY, HOLD THE PHONE ONE SECOND.
IT'S PETER'S MOTHER.
SHE FOUND PETER IN THE CLOTHES HAMPER.
WHEN SHE LOOKED AT HIM
HE SAID, "ALL I DID WAS HOLD THE BREAD."
I'LL GO FIND RUDY.
HI, RUDY.
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WHERE'S PETER?
HE WENT HOME.
HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER.
I SEE.
SO YOU AND PETER DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, HUH?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR CLOTHES?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A BIG MESS IN THE KITCHEN.
DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?
SOMEBODY HAD TO HAVE MADE THAT MESS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO IT MIGHT BE?
THEO?
NO, I DON'T THINK IT WAS THEO.
VANESSA?
NO.
BUT I THINK YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS.
YOU KNOW, RUDY
YOU COULD ALWAYS TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT ANYTHING
BECAUSE I'LL STILL LOVE YOU.
MOMMY?
YES?
I BROKE DADDY'S JUICER.
HMM.
I BET THAT WAS REAL SCARY.
YEAH?
I KNOW.
APPLIANCES CAN BE REAL HARD TO RESIST SOMETIMES.
THEY'RE SHINY, THEY MAKE TERRIFIC NOISES
THEY'VE GOT THOSE BUTTONS THAT LIGHT UP.
THAT'S WHY YOUR FATHER LIKES THEM.
BUT DO YOU KNOW
THAT MACHINES CAN BE DANGEROUS
AND YOU COULD GET HURT?
I FORGOT.
YOU FORGOT.
RUDY, WHEN WE TELL YOU NOT TO TOUCH APPLIANCES
WE THINK YOU SHOULD REMEMBER.
I'LL NEVER GO IN THE KITCHEN AGAIN.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER.
BECAUSE WHEN I HAVE DINNER
ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE THINGS
IS LOOKING AT YOUR FACE.
ALL RIGHT, DO YOU FEEL BETTER NOW?
GOOD ENOUGH TO HELP CLEAN UP?
GOOD-- BUT FIRST, THERE'S ONE THING YOU GOT TO DO.
WHAT?
TELL YOUR FATHER WHAT HAPPENED.
MAYBE YOU CAN TELL HIM.
NO... YOU.
UH-OH.
COME ON.
DAD, ISN'T RUDY GONNA HELP ME?
YES, YOU'RE DOING THE HIGH WORK;
SHE'LL DO THE LOW WORK.
I JUST LEFT THEM ALONE FOR A MINUTE.
THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A MINUTE AND A HALF.
OH, DAD.
CLAIR: CLIFF!
CLIFF.
YEAH.
STAY RIGHT THERE.
SOMEONE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU.
COME ON, RUDY.
RUDY.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO ME?
DADDY?
YEAH.
I BROKE YOUR JUICER.
IS THIS THE SAME JUICER THAT I SAID, "DON'T TOUCH"?
IS THIS THE SAME JUICER
I SAID, "MINE, MINE, MINE"?
ARE YOU MAD AT ME?
YES, YES, YES.
I'M SORRY.
COME HERE.
OKAY.
NOW-- RUDY HUXTABLE, I HEREBY FIND YOU GUILTY
OF OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
WITHOUT PERMISSION.
WITH THE POWERS VESTED IN ME
I SENTENCE YOU TO CLEANING UP
THE LOW PART OF THE KITCHEN.
YOUR SISTER IS DOING THE HIGH PART.
CASE CLOSED.
OKAY.
NOT SO FAST.
I PROPOSE THAT MY CLIENT, RUDY HUXTABLE
HAD AN ACCOMPLICE.
THE ACCOMPLICE IS IN THERE, CLEANING THE HIGH PART.
I AM NOT SPEAKING OF THAT ACCOMPLICE.
OH, WELL, HE'S STILL IN THE CLOTHES HAMPER.
THAT'S NOT WHO I AM SPEAKING OF.
WHO LEFT THE JUICER PLUGGED INTO THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET
WITH THE TOP OFF?
THEO.
I'LL REMIND YOU OF THE PENALTY FOR PERJURY
IN THIS STATE.
DID YOU LEAVE THE JUICER
PLUGGED INTO THE ELECTRICAL SOCKET?
SEE, I DON'T THINK THAT...
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION, PLEASE.
YES OR NO.
WHAT I'M TRYING...
YES OR NO.
YEAH, BUT SHE...
THEN YOU ADMIT IT!
YOU ARE GUILTY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE DELINQUENCY
OF A SIX- YEAR-OLD.
I OBJECT.
OVERRULED.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA BE THE JUDGE AND THE LAWYER?
BECAUSE I AM!
WELL, THEN...
I THROW MYSELF AT THE MERCY OF THE COURT.
YOU ARE SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS
APPLIANCE PROBATION
WHICH MEANS YOU MAY NOT BUY, LOOK AT
OR TOUCH AN APPLIANCE IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
YOU'RE TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE JUDGE.
THAT'S 10 MORE YEARS.
I FIND YOU IN CONTEMPT OF COURT--
THAT'S 15 MORE YEARS.
DR. HUXTABLE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOING FOR LIFE.