All language subtitles for welcome_back_kotter_s02e08_sadie_hawkins_day

Julie, ever tell you about my cousin
Shermie? Never said anything until he

nine years old.

No, I never heard about that one.

It is a true story. It amazed medical
science.

This young boy, he never said anything
until he was nine years old. All of a

sudden, one day, he comes down for
breakfast.

My Uncle Max looks at him. He says,
cereal cold.

Uncle Max says, what did you say?

Cereal cold.

He says, Shermie, for nine years, you
didn't say anything. How come all of a

sudden this morning you say cereal cold?

Shermie says, well, Up till now,
everything's been all right.

Welcome back.

Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back to that same old place that
you laughed about.

Well, the names have all changed since
you hung around.

But those dreams have remained and
they've turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya? Who'd
have thought they'd lead ya? Back here

where we need ya. Back here where we
need ya. Yeah, we tease him a lot. But

got him on the spot.

Welcome back.

Welcome back.

What's happening?

Hey, boo -boo.

Hi, Barry.

Hey, Freddie. I was wondering if you
could go to the Sadie Hawkins dance with

Saturday night.

Saturday night? Yeah. Well, you see, I'm
not sure if I might be free then, you

know?

See, I might have to stay home and wash
my hair.

Okay, Freddie.

You got two choices Saturday night.

Either you go to the dance with me or
you go to the hospital alone.

I'd love to take you to a dance.
Anytime.

I thought so.

Girls asking guys out.

I think the whole thing is stupid.

You know when they should be able to ask
us out?

When they can get us in trouble.

Hey, let me get this straight now.

Can I ask any guy out on Sadie Hawkins
Day?

Yes, you got it on. I see.

Epstein got a note.

So, big deal.

Epstein's always got a note.

When he was born, he had a note
explaining why he was late.

Yeah, but Mr. Carter, this is a note to
Epstein. Oh, wait, wait, wait. If it's a

note to Epstein, then it's Epstein's own
personal property.

Unless he wants to share it with us.

Hey, you guys are my friends, right?
Come on, let's check it out. Come on,

does it say?

Do you want...

Roses are red, violets are blue. My kid
wants to date a Puerto Rican Jew.

Sign Juanita Levine's mother.

Looks like you got a date, Juan. Okay,
come on, sit down.

Let's take a 10 to the end.

And the sun is here. Cut it.

Pardon me.

Pardon me.

What's the matter, Mr. Wooper? Missed a
payment on your tie?

Oh, it's worse than that.

Miss Fishbet was trailing me.

She's going to ask me to go to that
dance.

Mr.

Woodman, if there's one thing you are
not, it's a sweetheart.

Uh, Mr. Woodman?

Hi there.

What's wrong with Miss Fishbeck?

What's wrong with Miss Fishbeck?

big brown paper bag over her head
wouldn't cure.

You know, Mr. Woodman, you'd probably be
better off staying home and playing

strip solitaire.

Epstein, get bent.

Check it for me, will you? Try to see if
the coast is clear.

I don't believe... All right, Louie, you
can make a...

I guess this is it.

Goodbye.

So, Vinnie, who are you going with to
the dance?

Well, I ain't decided yet who I'm going
to let take me.

I may have to hold the raffle.

Yeah, the winner gets a turkey.

Well,

I think that the Sadie Hawkins idea is a
terrific one.

It is high time the tables were turned.

And girls found out what it feels like
to get turned down for a date.

I am not easy.

I take it you don't have a date yet.

Oh, don't be ridiculous.

Mr. Carter, could I rent the missus for
Saturday night?

Hey, Arnold, give me a break.

I mean, she still might ask me.

All right.

Bye -bye. Wait up, wait up. See you.

Scott, don't forget your social studies
don't work.

Mr. Carter, even though I think this
whole Sadie Hawkins thing is a stupid

I think I should give Arnold a few
pointers on getting a date.

Over here.

Now,

the first thing you got to do is Vinnie
Barbarino look.

Okay? Your hair, for instance. Very
casual.

It should look like it's being blown by
unseen winds.

How's that?

Yeah, that looks better.

All right. The second is Vinnie
Barbarino stance.

Okay? Now, when you're with a girl, you
don't want to let her know that you're

there, right? Very nonchalant.

Okay? Keep your eyes closed. Stand in
the corner.

Vinny,

you're going to give yourself a third
-degree corduroy burn.

All right. Now loosen up. We've got to
loosen up here, all right?

All right.

Start to relax.

I think your pants are under arrest.

You want me to try? Yeah, would you do
that?

better for him than it does for me.

What are you talking about, Vinny?

I don't got a date yet for that stupid
dance.

Me, Vinny Barbarino.

Nobody's asked you?

I know.

I can't believe it.

Hey, you want to tell one of the guys,
will you?

No, Vinny.

Oh, that's good. I knew you'd
understand.

You know, because you're older and
you're married.

and your life is pretty much over now.

Well, I mean, like, as far as the fun
part goes.

I know what you mean, Vinny.

You know what I do for a good time now?

I go down to the Cutray drugstore, and I
have a Maalox malt.

Then for kicks, I come home, and I turn
on the TV, and I get undressed in front

of the bionic woman.

Yeah, I'll make it quick. We're talking
private here.

I can't understand why you're having any
trouble, Vinny. You certainly do have a

way with women.

I know. That's why it don't make no
sense.

Vinny, when you're done in here, could I
talk to you?

I want to ask you something.

Yeah, maybe, if I got some time.

Bye, Sean.

Vinny? Yeah?

What's the matter with you?

You scared me half to death.

Don't you understand what happened? Sean
Mayne left her book here on purpose so

she should come back and ask you to go
to the dance.

Well, then what stopped it?

I think it was your charming
personality.

Thank you, Mr. Collins.

B, let me tell you a little story. Oh,
no, please. Don't tell me one of your

stories.

You'll enjoy this one.

When I went to school here, my best
friend's name was Bonzo Moretti. Right,

know him.

All right, well, this isn't about Bonzo.
It's about his sister, Betty.

You got it?

Yeah, Betty Moretti.

Betty Moretti was the cutest girl in
this school, but nobody ever asked her

go out because everybody thought she
always had a date.

So the cutest girl was sitting home
alone every night.

I guess you'd like to know what
happened, right?

No.

Well, finally somebody did ask her to go
out. It was No -Face Finkelman.

Talk like this.

Oh, my name is No -Face Finkelman.

I got no face on me.

Now, No -Face was not the best -looking
guy in school.

No, don't sound that way.

So I know what happened, right?

They went to the dance, they had a good
time, and they went steady, right?

No. No face happened to get a little
fresh with Betty, and Bonzo beat him to

pulp.

But the thing is that the best -looking
girl in school was sitting home alone

without a date.

Boy, that's some terrific story.

Why don't you send it in to Rita's
Digest?

Don't you see? I mean, it's relevant to
what's happening here. You don't have a

date because...

Would you like to go to the Sadie
Hawkins dance with me?

Sure.

But would it be okay if I opened my eyes
so I could see who you are?

Oh, Vincenzo, why don't you look on the
bright side of things? Gives you a

Saturday night free to stay home and
catch up on your homework.

Don't you realize if I don't go out
Saturday night, how boring my

going to be.

Father O'Malley looks forward to seeing
me all week long.

Horchak. Huh? What are you doing?

I'm combing my hair with unseen wind.

Yo, Vinnie.

All right.

So who's taking you to the City Hawkins
dance tomorrow night?

Who's going to escort our Italian
stallion?

And it better not be my sister.

Well, don't worry about it, Juan.

Because I'm bringing a mystery guest.

All right.

Alright, okay now. Let me guess. Let me
guess.

Is she tall?

Well, she... Is she short?

Sort of. Which?

Tall or short?

Both. Vinnie, how could she be both?

Well, parts of her are tall and parts of
her are short.

Hey, Freddie.

Yeah? Do you think that you could kind
of help me brush up on some of the new

dances for the dance tomorrow night? Oh,
sure. Which ones do you need to learn?

All of them. them right okay we're gonna
start with the hustle all right okay

okay now the first thing i want you to
do is i want you to feel your hips

now with your hand feel them with your

head i don't think they'll reach

epstein just watch me epstein give me a
beat

One, two, three.

Follow me.

One, two, three.

Not too far.

Oh, I got it. I got the music in me.

This is supposed to be a school, not
Salt, right?

I was just showing the guys here some
new steps for the dance tomorrow night.

Oh.

Well, I'm going to the dance myself.

Oh, yeah? I thought you wasn't going.

Well, I wasn't, but Miss Fishbeck, she
caught me off guard.

She hid in the faculty men's room.

When I walked in, she jumped out of a
stall and popped the question.

You know, Washington, I used to be a
pretty good dancer myself.

Really? Let me see that step again.

Oh, sure. Epstein, let me get that beat
one more time.

that Jackson 5 don't talk about.

Carter, I'm just brushing up on the
latest steps for the Sadie Hawkins

You resent me because I'm with it and
you're not.

all week, but you wouldn't by any chance
be free to go with me to the dance

tomorrow night?

Well,

it shows pretty good taste that you ask.

But, um, I would have got a date for
that dance tomorrow night.

Sure, that's what I figured.

Well, maybe another time.

Yeah, maybe another time.

So, you got a date after all?

No.

and why'd you turn that girl down? She
was really cute.

You don't understand, Mr. Carter. I'm
Vinnie Barbarino.

I got a reputation to think of.

I mean, what would those guys think if
they knew I got a date the day before

dance?

Well, my friend, I hope you and your
reputation have a good time together

tomorrow night.

Come on, Michael, let's get it on.

Well, little girl, how'd you like to
play homeroom?

Don't you want to get a passing grade in
social studies?

This is great up here. Just you, me.

And Vinny.

Hi, kids.

Vinny, why aren't you downstairs with
everybody else? Julie, Julie, would you

excuse me for a minute?

Sure. See you later, honey.

Vinny, what are you doing here?

Come on, let's go down to the dance
floor.

I just can't, Mr. Carter, not without a
date.

I mean, the guys would be so
disappointed in me.

I mean, you've got no idea what kind of
pressure I'm under being a living

legend.

Finney, being a ladies' man doesn't make
you a man.

It takes more guts to go down there and
face your friends without a date than it

does to stay up here alone and hide.

I don't know about that.

Believe me, Finney.

Your friends will understand that.

We don't think so.

Look on this globe.

There's a place here called Iran.

I want to tell you a story about a guy
in Iran.

No.

No. No more stories.

I'll do anything you want.

I'll go to the dance. I'll go home. I'll
do my homework. But no more stories.

I'm not as young as I used to be.

Ah, go on, Mr. Woodman.

You were never young.

I had to pay Washington a dollar to cut
in.

That fishbeck never knows when to stop.
Must be those orthopedic shoes.

You need a drink.

What? A date.

I don't got one.

Oh, that's so funny.

I thought, I just heard Vinnie Barbarino
say he don't got a date.

That's right, I don't got a date.

And on account of that, I was afraid to
come here and show up in front of you

guys.

You showed me how to act with a date. I
could show you how to act without a

date.

Hey, Vinnie, your friends understand.

Hey, Mr. Cartier is right.

A thing like that could happen to
anybody, Vinnie.

Hey, we understand.

Hey, don't we, Juan? Oh, yeah, yeah, we
all understand. And you ladies

understand, too, don't you?

What a coincidence, Vinnie. There's
somebody else here without a date.

Julie, did I ever tell you about my
uncle Atlas?

He used to play handball every afternoon
with this guy Morty. 20 years he played

handball. Now one day they're in the
locker room after the handball game and

friend Morty, the guy he plays handball
with, is putting on a girdle.

Morty is putting on a girdle?

That's what my uncle Atlas said. Morty,
you're putting on a girdle. How long

have you been wearing a girdle?

Morty said, ever since my wife found it
in a glove compartment of my car.

Welcome back.

Your dreams were your ticket out.

Welcome back to that same old place that
you laughed about.

Well, the names have all changed since
you hung around.

But those dreams have remained and
they've turned around.

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya? Who'd
have thought they'd lead ya? Back here

where we need ya. Back here.

Welcome back.

Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome
back. Welcome

back. Welcome back.

We always could spot a friend.

Welcome back.

And I smile when I think.