All language subtitles for The Ropers s02e14 Jennys Date

You've been staring at those cards for
ten minutes.

What are you trying to do, hypnotize the
king of hearts?

I don't even have the king of hearts.
Oh, good, good.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. You sure you
want to play that card?

Oh, oh, you're right. Wait. Hold it. Too
late.

All right, let it as the card played.

I wonder where Jenny is. You know, I'm
worried.

Why, is there something missing?

Stanley, it's almost midnight. If she
doesn't get home pretty soon, she won't

even get any sleep.

She has to start delivering her
newspapers in a few hours.

That's crazy. You know, back in my time,
if a girl wasn't home by 11 o 'clock,

her father would have killed her.

Back in your time, if a girl wasn't home
by 8 o 'clock, you would have bored her

to death.

Oh, hi.

What are you two still doing up? Hi,
Jenny. Oh, Mr.

Roper couldn't sleep.

Mr. Roper, you shouldn't worry about me.
I can... take care of myself.

Yeah, that's what I told him.

So, uh, did you have a nice time on your
date?

Date? Oh, yeah.

What did you do?

Oh, well, we just sort of hung out.

What?

We just talked, Mr. Roper. What did you
talk about?

Cars. He's really into cars.

Other people's, I bet.

Stanley, what do you like?

Okay, he's, um...

Tall and strong.

An athlete?

No, but he runs ten miles every day.
Keep ahead of the cops.

Oh, he's so smart.

And handsome, too.

Sounds a little like me.

Very little.

Go on, Jenny.

Well, he's warm and considerate and
understanding.

Oh, he sounds wonderful.

Where did you meet him?

In my dream.

What?

I made him up.

Why? Because that's what you wanted to
hear.

He's got you there, Helen.

Quiet, Stanley.

Look, Jenny.

Jenny, you're a young girl. You need to
be getting some fun out of life.

This is Roper. It's my life.

And I'm doing just fine on my own. Okay?

But every girl needs a man.

You don't know what you're missing.

Dear, your life is my life.

And I gotta get some sleep.

Jenny. Will you forget it, Helen?

No, Dan.

Come on, let's finish the game. I'm one
card away from winning. Make your move.

Jen.

Sugar. Flour.

Cookies.

Cookies.

Cookies. Let me guess.

Bozo the Clown?

Very funny.

Very funny.

What do you think you're doing?

I'm looking for something to eat.

Flour? It doesn't say flour. It says
cookies.

They will be cookies when I make them.

It's all your fault. This wouldn't have
happened if you'd been here like you're

supposed to. I was out shopping with
Jenny. Oh, Stanley, I bought her the

pair of new shoes.

With our money?

I couldn't resist.

Why do you have to buy her new shoes?

To go with the new outfit I'm buying her
this afternoon.

Helen, you're killing me.

Jenny is a pretty young girl. She just
doesn't know it yet.

Wouldn't it be cheaper if we just gave
her a mirror?

Look, she should be out dating like
other young girls her age.

Didn't you hear what she said? She's not
interested in boyfriends.

Oh, she was just covering up. What she
needs is a little womanly advice on how

to attract a young man's attention.

You're going to show her?

I attracted your attention, didn't I?

Yeah, but that was right after I spent
four years in the army.

Will you stop worrying about Jenny and
start worrying about my lunch?

Is that all you ever think about?

Well, then you're forgetting your wifely
duties.

You gotta be kidding.

I don't mean those duties.

I'm gonna go up and show Jenny how to
use the new eyeshadow I bought her. What

about me?

You look adorable.

in Los Angeles, Michael.

It's got everything.

Beaches and pretty girls, good
university.

Yeah, but how about the pollution?

You can ask him yourself.

Ask him about what? Nothing. Come on,
Michael.

Brooks, aren't you going to introduce
me? I hadn't planned on it, no.

Uncle Jeff.

Uncle. Yeah, this is my nephew, Michael.
He's just transferred here from

Columbia.

Columbia?

¿Se habla español?

the country, Roper, the university.

Oh. Uncle Jeff's been telling me you
really know how to have a good time out

here in California.

Well, I do get around.

That's not what he meant. Oh, don't even
bother, Michael. Oh, I thought I heard

you, Jeffrey. There's a call for you.
No. Excuse me?

Uh, you don't know anybody at all here
yet, do you? No, not really. And now is

not a good time to start.

Jeffrey, we thought it was urgent.

I heard what you said about having a
good time.

Oh, yeah?

Would you like to go out on a date?

You're not my type.

I'm not talking about me. I got a girl
in my storeroom.

Well, yeah, what are you doing, stocking
up for a rainy day?

No, she's just living there temporarily.

Yeah, well, thanks all the same, but no
thanks. Oh, hold it. I'll introduce you

to her this afternoon. You can just ask
her to go out. I'm sorry, but I don't go

out on blind dates.

Hold it. You said that you're new in
town, didn't you? Yeah.

Do you really think you can find a date
anywhere?

Sure.

But do you think you can find a date to
go out with you tonight?

Sure.

Okay. But do you think you can find
somebody who will give you 50 bucks to

out with that date?

No. Uh -huh.

You really offering me $50 to take her
out? Did I say 50?

You've got yourself a deal.

$50 and I promise you we're going to
have a great night on the town.

How about 35? You just hang around the
neighborhood.

I didn't think so.

Ellen? Hmm?

Do you want to let me get even for the
other night?

Later, Stanley. I'm hemming Jenny's
dress.

Will you stop fussing around about Jenny
and let nature take its course?

Sometimes nature can't make it.

I was 20. So charming, so bright, so
talented, so... Modest. Yes.

Well,

here I am.

Oh, Michael.

Hi, Uncle Jack. Even dresses for dinner.

Got a date? A date. In town 24 hours and
already has a date.

Why, you don't... any grass grow under
your feet, you sly fox, you.

See, we use the same aftershave.

You do now.

I hope you don't mind. Mind? Of course
not.

Oh, that is a nice tie.

Oh, yeah. I hope you don't mind my
borrowing that, too.

You know, you're right, Jeffrey. He's
getting more like you every minute.

Well, a man can't make too good an
impression on the right kind of girl.

don't you borrow my car to pick her up?
Oh, no, no, come on, come on. I insist.

Okay.

Have a nice time.

Oh, I will. Oh, I'm sure you will.

Hey, you need any money, son? Oh, I
don't like to take any money. But since

everything is more expensive in
California, thanks a lot. I don't

I'm sure whoever your date is, she is
worth it.

Right.

What are you doing?

Picking up my date.

Your what?

Hi. All set.

Oh, great.

Let's go.

Michael. Don't wait up, Uncle Jeff.
Michael.

Don't they make a nice couple?

Roper, good night.

Oh,

Stanley, didn't Jenny look...

How about some dinner?

Oh, I hope she has a good time tonight.

Well, for $50, you better.

What?

I paid him $50 to take her out.

You paid him to take her out?

You think it was too much?

What's the matter with you?

You bribed that boy.

I did not.

Is it bribery to give somebody money to
take somebody else out?

Yes.

You call it bribery when you give that
person money to try and have a good

Yes.

Was it bribery when your father gave me
money to take you out?

He didn't. It's only because he was too
cheap.

You want me to tell you why I paid him
to take Jenny out? Yes!

Because I miss you.

What?

Well, you spend all that time with Jenny
and none with me, and I get lonely.

Oh, really, Stanley?

Yeah, well, it means a lot to me when
I'm watching TV or reading to know that

you're near, close to me, in the
kitchen, cooking.

Okay, so you're lonely.

What about Jenny?

Well, I did it for her, too. I knew she
was unhappy because she didn't have a

boyfriend. Oh, Stanley, I know you meant
well, but you did the wrong thing, even

if it was for the right reason.

Well, there's nothing we can do about it
now.

Oh, yes, there is. When the kids come
back, you can do something.

You think I could ask them for my money
back?

No, you can tell Jenny the truth.

Why? So I can make her unhappy?

She'll really be unhappy if you never
ask her out again.

What if he likes her?

I'm not going to take that chance.

Now, this time you're going to do the
right thing for the right reason.

What is the right reason?

I'm going to kill you if you don't.

That's a good reason.

Imagine, my nephew out with that girl.

Ann, you knew about this. Why didn't you
say something?

I did. I told him to have a nice time.

Not to Michael, to me. I could have
warned him.

Oh, Jeffrey, don't you think he has a
mind of his own? Uh -huh, uh -huh,

my point. We're talking about an
intellectual here. He has no knowledge

real world.

He's a sitting duck for a girl like
that.

Jeffrey, you're being ridiculous. It's
just a date. It's not like they're

getting engaged.

Engaged?

Jeffrey. Ha, ha!

Of course, that's what she's after, the
family name.

Dingleman?

That's right. He's my sister's son.

But what does that matter? She'll still
look at him with those big eyes and toss

her hair seductively and laugh at his
tiny little jokes.

You mean like I did with you? You
couldn't help yourself.

Jeffrey, what do you think is going to
happen tonight?

Dan, there's no telling what two people
will do in a moment of passion.

Hi. What are you two talking about?

Nothing.

Oh, sex again.

Yes.

David, what are you still doing up?
Aren't you going to tuck me in?

Oh, I'll be up in a second, honey. You
go on to bed.

David, now, just a moment. Isn't there
something you want to say to me?

What do two people do in a moment of
passion? Go to bed.

Is that what they do? No, yeah, no.

You, you, you go to bed.

You heard your father, David. You go
right to bed. Just as soon as he tells

what two people do in a moment of
passion.

David, uh... Passion is an emotion.

What's an emotion?

An emotion is the feeling, the feeling
that you feel.

Like when I get a stomachache?

No. No, Jake. We're getting very close
here.

This kind of feeling is something,
something inside you, inside you that

Like a mommy having a baby?

No, no, no, David, no. It's not
something,

something inside you. It's a something,
something inside you.

It's a something.

It's a something.

It's okay, Daddy. If you don't know the
answer, never mind. It's not important.

important. David, you asked me a
legitimate question. You deserved an

How else are you going to learn?

You see, David, you see how strongly
your father is feeling about teaching

the meaning of words? Yes.

That's passion.

Oh, thanks for explaining it to me.

Your father was very happy to explain it
to you, weren't you, Jeffrey?

Oh, why, sure.

I mean, what are fathers for?

Good answer.

Smart kid.

They're back.

They are?

Well, I think I'll call it a night. Oh,
no, you don't.

You're going to stay up and tell Jenny
what you did.

Well, I can't throw a wet blanket on
romance.

That's just not in me.

Believe me, Stanley, it is.

Now promise me you'll tell her.

All right. All right.

Hi. Oh, hi, kids.

Well, how'd it go tonight?

Oh, terrific.

It did?

Yeah, we went to a disco. Had a
wonderful time.

Really? Oh, hey, Stanley, did you hear
that?

Yeah, it's too bad they'll never go back
there again.

What makes you say that? Well, after I
told Jenny what it was. No.

You don't have to now.

I mean, didn't you hear? They had a
wonderful time. Yeah, but I thought you

wanted me to go. No, that was before.

How about some cocoa?

I don't want any cocoa.

I was talking to the kids.

I'll help you, Mrs. Roper. Oh, all
right. And, Stanley, you make Michael

home. Want me to nag at him?

Make him feel welcome.

So, you had a nice time, huh?

Yeah. Oh, that's great. That's great.

Got any change left over?

after Mr. Roper introduced me to him.

Oh, Ginny, Mr. Roper was just trying to
help you meet a nice young man. And I

appreciate it. But I gotta get to know
people first, at my own speed.

Oh, of course.

I should have realized.

Mrs. Roper, what am I gonna do about
Michael?

Well, don't worry.

After tonight, you won't have to see him
again.

So just consider this your home.

You come for dinner tomorrow night, and
then Friday, what we'll do is... I don't

think so, Mr. Roper.

Why not? You'll have a good time.

Jenny will be here.

Look, Mr. Roper, is Jenny related to you
or anything?

No. Oh, good. Then I can level with you.

And after all the trouble I went to
tonight, she doesn't seem very grateful.

What are you talking about?

She's in there making cocoa for you
right now.

That's not what I meant.

Look, when you were my age and you went
out and spent a lot of money on a girl,

didn't you expect her to return the
favor?

Well, sure.

I never met a girl who would spend money
on me.

That's not what I meant.

Oh, I know what you meant.

She wouldn't let you kiss her goodnight,
huh? Don't worry about that. Helen

wouldn't let me kiss her goodnight on
our first date either.

Talk about not knowing a good thing.

That's not what I meant either.

No? Listen, you look like a guy who
really knows his score.

Yeah. Well, after you've gone out and
you've shown a girl a really good time,

don't you think the least you could do
would be to put out?

Let me show you something.

Huh?

Come here, come here.

Hey, what do you want to show me?

The street.

Get out!

Danny, where's Michael?

Oh, he's not here anymore.

I can see that, but where'd he go?
Where'd he go? Where'd he go? Um, Jenny.

Stanley. Don't say a word, Helen.

Listen. I don't care how crazy you are
about this kid. I just threw him out.

What? Now, I know you'll be mad at me
right now for a while. Oh, Mr.

Roker.

Don't cry, Jenny. I can't stand him
anymore.

You're a lifesaver.

I thought you liked him.

That's because I thought you liked him.

Me? I hardly even know him. He's just
some guy I gave 50 bucks to to take you

out. Stanley.

You did what?

I, I, I, I, I, I, I. What do you mean?

Oh, Mr.

Roper, you thought enough of me to do
that.

Don't ever do it again.

Oh, I won't.

What are you doing?

Well, I thought I'd drop in on a few
friends up in San Francisco.

Why do you do no such thing?

I'll get us some coffee.

What's the matter? Aren't you having a
good time?

No, I didn't last night.

Well, I'm not surprised.

Going out with Jenny was a big mistake.

Well, she's not intellectual enough for
you, right?

No, she didn't put out.

She didn't what?

didn't put out and to top it all off
after i told roper he got really mad and

threw me out he did yeah can you believe
it you come with me michael i'll settle

this right now oh you know that's what i
like about you uncle jeff you don't let

people get away with anything you're
absolutely right

It's Michael. He just left.

Oh? Not just as well. He won't be using
my things anymore, either.

Yes, he will. No?

That was your suitcase.

The Ropers was videotaped in front of a
studio audience.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.