All language subtitles for The Cosby Show s05e22 Birthday Blues

Thank you.

Why is there only one candle? Mom's 46.

I know, but women who are Mom's age
don't like to be reminded of how old

are. She's coming for you.

Good morning.

Happy birthday, Mom!

Thank you. Thank you so much. That's so
sweet of you.

You know this is my favorite thing.

Grapefruit with wax on it.

Blow out the candle and make a wish.

Yay!

They only put one candle on it so you
wouldn't feel bad.

Well, why would I feel bad?

Well, Mom, you are getting up there.

It really doesn't bother me to be 46.

It doesn't bother you at all?

Not in the least.

Mom, I am so happy to hear that because
Kara said when her mom turned 46, she

went into a deep depression.

You know, she said it wasn't so bad
being 45 because she was still close to

But when she turned 46, she knew that 50
was right around the corner.

Vanessa, Mom, I apologize for your
daughter's insensitivity. I asked her

bring up your age because I knew it
would be rough on you.

But it's not rough on me. I love being
46. I think it's a lovely age.

So do I. You look good for your age.

Thank you. No, I mean it.

Really look good.

Yeah, Mom, you really look good.

Really.

Thank you. Now, isn't there someplace
else you need to go?

Yeah, we need to go to the mall and buy
your present. Yeah. We were going to get

it sooner, but we want to get something
really special.

Oh, I see. You forgot my birthday.

Hey, guys, did we forget Mom's birthday?

No.

Now, come on. Let's get to the mall
before they run out of that thing we're

going to get for her.

What thing? You know, the thing we've
been talking about for months.

Oh, that.

Funny birthday girl. Good morning,
Cliff.

46.

46.

Yesterday,

45.

Forty -six.

Just another pebble dropping into the
pond of life.

Forty -six.

Kapoosh.

See, when you get up around 50, then you
have a boulder

dropping into a smaller pond because
it's kind of drying up.

Get to 60 and 70, all dried up.

All you hear is... Now,

you know, I was really feeling good this
morning until I ran into my family and

everybody started giving me grief over
turning 46.

Well, dear, let me tell you, it's
nothing but a number.

That's what old Jake used to say, the
fellow that shined shoes down in the

visitor's lounge at the hospital.

He'd sit there popping that rag, and
everybody would have a birthday. He'd

pop, pop, ain't nothing but a number.

That's right.

Died when he was 46.

But listen, let me tell you something,
though.

Regardless of what anybody says, you
still look good.

Now, why did you use that word, still?

You didn't used to talk like that. You
used to say, Claire, you look good.

Am I not supposed to look good?

You're absolutely correct.

The word still is out.

You look good.

Now, why don't you come and sit down
right over here, Mrs. Huxtable.

And Carol will be with you in just a few
minutes. Thank you. Today is my

birthday. My husband's taking me to
lunch in an hour and a half.

Ray, we got a birthday special today.
Everything half price. Really?

Oh, but wait, it doesn't apply to you.
It's only for women over 40.

Bless you.

Claire?

The rain.

Happy birthday.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, I'm so glad it's your birthday.

How else could we get our husbands to
take us to lunch on a Saturday

Oh, Mrs. Hextable, excuse me. I'm just
finishing up with Mrs. Erickson. I'll be

ready for you next.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Hi, Karen. Hi, Mrs. Clark.

Amy's ready for you right over there.

Now, there goes an attractive woman. I
know.

Hard to believe she's 47.

47? Quick.

No, she is.

Well, I bet she had a ton of work done.
Uh -uh, that's what I thought. The woman

doesn't even color her hair.

I hate her. She should be dropped off
the planet.

Mrs.

Huxtable, what are you complaining
about? You still look good.

that word still is going to get smashed.

I'm thankful they're saying still. It's
better than used to.

There's Miss Cynthia.

The only woman I know who gets younger
with every birthday.

Hello, Claire.

Oh, hi, Lorraine. Hi. Hello, Cynthia.

Oh, please call me Cindy. All my friends
do.

Look, look what I've got since you last
saw me. Eddie and I got married. Oh,

congratulations.

Thanks.

Eddie is ten years younger than I am,
you know.

Oh, he's 48.

Don't be silly.

He's 31.

Well, I've got to run. I hope I don't
have as much trouble getting out of here

as I did coming in.

What happened?

Well, those construction workers next
door, when they saw me walking down the

street, they just stopped everything
that they were doing, and they started

flirting and whistling, and I'm just
going to have to stay off the streets of

New York or...

Nothing in this city will ever get
built.

If that woman is 41, I'm 12.

And you know that's her fourth husband.
I thought it was her fifth.

You know, I think you're right. I don't
care how young she tries to make

herself, she just cannot keep a man. You
see.

I've only had one husband, and he still
wants what I have.

My husband begs me.

Who did that?

A sick and vicious person. Claire?

Claire?

Hi, birthday girl.

Alberto and I have been waiting for you.
Alberto, I thought we were meeting you

at the restaurant.

Claire, my best wishes to you on this,
your birthday. Thank you.

Honey?

Now, my dear, you didn't have anything
to do with this clever little joke, did

you? What an unfortunate mistake.

Who did this terrible thing?

We're just playing a little joke. See?

The kids did it. So there you go.

I'm through with you.

Sit down.

Of course you know Cliff is just teasing
you. He loves you so much.

Did you know he keeps a picture of you
in his locker at the hospital?

Just a picture of you when you were
younger.

I would like to propose a toast.

To the birthday girl.

Of course, she's not a girl anymore.

Watch it.

I'm going to get through my toast now.
This is to my wife who...

On this birthday is 40. That's quite a
right number, so not necessary.

I would like to toast my wife, whom I
love

very much, no matter what number.

Here, here.

Here, here.

Now I would like to propose a toast.

Ah. A Clara.

Una mujer de imperecedera belleza.
Muchas gracias, Alberto.

Agradezco el brindis.

I would appreciate you not hitting on my
wife.

I was telling your wife that her beauty
is timeless.

Well, it sounds like to me you said,
let's go out in the garage.

Okay. Well, set all that aside, I... I,
of course, have prepared something

special along with our children.

We have a little thing we're going to do
for you called When Mama Was My

Age. Hit it! When Mama Was My Age, the
year was 1961.

John Kennedy was president.

The minimum wage was $1 an hour. An
eight -course dinner at a steakhouse

.75. And how much was cabbage?

30 cents a head.

And the Christmas Eve concert at
Carnegie Hall cost 50 cents.

But you could listen to a guy named
Chubby Checker who dressed like this and

started a new dance grade.

And that's what was happening in 1961.

A long...

I don't think I like where this is
going.

Oh, goodness, I knew it.

When Mom was my age, it was 1958.

Ike was president.

Alvin Ailey formed his own dance
company, and you could buy a brand -new

Oldsmobile for only $2 ,900.

And how much was cabbage?

in 1958, the teenagers said things like,
dig that crazy mixed -up cat, and

you're the most man real gone.

Wait a moment. You forgot my favorite.

Blast off, Daddy O.

Also in 1958, people dressed like this
to go to sock hops where they did dances

like...

And the throw.

We were never that lethargic. Lorraine,
come on here. These children have been

spinning on their heads too long.

We had to pump your arms and get a
little dip.

And then we spin around to the back.

Crazy kids. And that was 1958.

A long, long time ago.

A long, long time ago. You people are
cruel.

My mom was my age. Even my baby has
turned on me.

It was 1952.

Harry Truman was president.

How much was cabbage?

Cabbage? There was no cabbage.

There were only 48 states.

A large pizza cost 75 cents.

The average house was worth $4 ,600.

Dad, how much did you pay for this
house?

A lot of cabbage.

And that was 1952. A long...

and get out.

Happy birthday, Mom.

Thank you, guys.

When I was in medical school back in
Spain, some of us used to go around to

restaurants and sing for our supper.

Would you allow me now to sing?

I'd be honored.

No, no, wait, wait, wait. See, this is
my wife's birthday.

So I will sing. That won't be necessary,
Cliff, really. You don't have to sing,

dear. That's quite all right.

You have a song for your wife?

Yes.

Let's hear it.

Be kind to your ragged wife.

For she sags and she begs and she spies.

This is more embarrassing for you than
it is for me. Alberto, you promised me a

song. A song you should have.

Do you remember that one? It goes...

Nació de Dios para los dos, nació del
alma.

Or maybe the other one, do you remember?

Bésame, bésame mucho,

como si fuera esta noche la última.

I can't lose you, lose you later.

I want to have you very close, look me
in your eyes, see you next

to me.

Think that maybe tomorrow I'll be far,
very far

from here.

Bésame mucho como si fuera esta noche la
última

vez.

Bésame, bésame mucho

que tengo miedo perderte.

It was a great afternoon. You really
turned this day around for me. Well,

you very much, my dear. The lunch was
wonderful, and I enjoyed the song.

Well, you know, I put my best effort
forward, you know. Not that song, fool.

song Alberto sang.

Oh. Look at the voice he has.

Yeah, but let me just say that it's not
difficult to sing like that. All you

have to do is take your voice up. And
you talk like this all the time.

And so it's very nice to be here.

No,

it was really great, and the food was so
good. You know, I loved the food.

And you didn't touch the dessert when
they came? You went like that? And you

know what? I noticed that you did not
buy that hateful cake with the white

and strawberries on it like you usually
get me every year for my birthday, and I

thank you for that, because I am never
eating that again in life.

Well, you might.

I wouldn't say that if I were you.

I commend you on saying that you are not
going to eat it.

But then again, it's a long time.

46, 47, 48. You'll see.

You will see. Okay.

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