All language subtitles for Silver Spoons s04e02 Mrs Stratton Builds Her Dreamhouse

Here we are, face to face, a couple of
silver spoons.

Hoping to find we're two of a kind.

Making a go, making it grow.

Together, we're going to find our way.

Together, taking the time each day.

to learn all about those things you just
can't buy.

Two silver spoons together, you and I,

we're gonna find our way.

You and I together, we're gonna find our
way.

for Duke's diner? Aha, I got something
better today.

What could be better than Duke's? It's
the only place that accepts Visa,

MasterCard, and Blue Cross.

Yeah, but I'll tell you what they don't
have. A terrific home -cooked breakfast

courtesy of Kate.

It's Sunday morning, Dad.

A new, improved Sunday morning.

What about Duke's? My stomach hurts all
week to hear those magic words.

Hey, kid, you want some gravy on deck?

Yeah, Duke's wife's a charmer.

Here today, Dad, would be like breaking
a tradition.

Before you know it, we'll be having
liver and onions on Thanksgiving.

Kate's gone out of her way to try to
please us.

Come on.

It won't be the same.

Kate doesn't care about sports.

She thinks a wide end is something you
get when you go off your diet.

Smells good. What is it?

Grapefruit.

Grapefruit?

Are you sure you want to go through all
this trouble?

We can still go to Duke's.

Duke's? I ate there once. The food was
so sloppy. Runny eggs, greasy fried

potatoes. Stop it.

I'm salivating.

Come on, what are we having?

Eggs Florentine.

Now that's something you never hear at
Duke's. Pick up! Eggs Florentine!

By the way, take a look at that cover on
that home section.

Hey, Dad, there's some great games on TV
today.

That's a nice -looking kitchen.

Lots of teeny little flowers.

Well, wouldn't that look be great in
here?

Oh, really, Rick? What games?

Well, the Newark nerds are battling the
fleet of turkeys.

Don't they play nude?

Not totally.

They wear knee pads.

It was okay, I guess, but what's the
matter with the kitchen the way it is?

Well, I've always thought that it was
very unusual.

Lots of character.

Unusual. Lots of character.

You're going somewhere with this.

Well, for example, isn't that peace
symbol a little outdated?

I thought that was a Mercedes emblem.

Well, if that bothers you, honey, I'll
just take it down.

Maybe the place could use a little
facelift.

Listen, I'll be back in one second. I've
got to talk to the electrician about

our new powder room.

New powder room?

Edward, I beseech you, stop this now
before it's too late. Send these

away.

Why, pray tell.

To save your marriage.

Don't you think you're being a little
overly dramatic?

I'm being underly dramatic.

I don't want to see you end up like Ted
and Babs.

Why, didn't they split up?

Precisely, and they were just redoing a
little den.

Edward, you've just recently married.

A new family is like a freshly hatched
egg.

Redecorating is like an egg beater.

Dex, our family's like a hard -boiled
egg.

Solid, strong, goes good on salads.

Dad, what's going on? There's a whole
bunch of trucks coming up. More trucks?

Kate!

After headquarters.

Hi, Freddie.

No, no. Sorry, I can't.

My dad's taking me to the Mets game
tonight.

Uh, no, Rick, I'm not.

Freddie, I just got rained out.

Yeah, I'll see you at school.

Bye.

Well, I'm sorry, son, but I checked my
appointment calendar. I promised Kate

take her to a party. For charity.

What's the charity?

Neglected children?

You must be the interior decorator.

Remarkable. How did you know?

You're not wearing a hard hat.

Good eye.

You must be Guy DeMorgan. Guy.

Guy?

Now, Guy costs at least 40 % more than
the Guy.

Try 50%. I'm Edward Stratton. My son,
Rick. How have you done? This is

my business manager, Dexter Steffens.
Nice to meet you. I have to run.

If you have a scrap of decency in you,
you'll come out that door with me and

leave this family in peace.

He's frightened you, hasn't he?

Are you planning on changing a lot?

Life is change.

And boy, are you going to live.

Dad, are you listening to this? Well,
son, I'm sure Guy has... Guy?

Gee, both of them are very
knowledgeable.

We certainly are.

Oh, hello, Gee.

Oh, Mrs.

Stratton.

Here are the plans for the second floor.

Second floor?

Kate, Kate, can I see you for a minute?
Tell your husband not to worry.

Everything's under control. And besides,
it's too late to stop now.

Has anybody seen my books?

They were on the table.

Has anybody seen the table?

Honey, uh... Yeah, I know we agreed to a
few changes, but it takes fewer people

to put up a circus tent.

We looked at the plans together.

Yeah, I know, and they were all nice and
neat. There weren't all these people

running around on them.

Edward, every time I tried to talk to
you, you said, uh, you take care of it.

trust you. Oh, but I did trust you.

Did? Do.

Do.

Look, I know it's going to be a little
bit of a hassle, but think about how

great it's going to be when it's all
done.

This is that important to you, isn't it?

Yeah.

Well, once I started looking at this
house, the floor, the beams, the

I suddenly realized how beautiful it
could become for all of us.

Go ahead.

Make it beautiful.

Just step on it.

Thank you.

Hi, Mrs. Stratton, Mr. Stratton. Good
morning, Alfonso.

Hi, Rick.

Hi, Alfonso.

Thelma. Boy, do you believe this?

Looks like fun.

Yeah, I always like to start my day
under a tarp.

Hey, if it works and it doesn't hurt
anybody.

Ever since my dad's married Kate, things
in this house have changed.

He doesn't take me out for Sunday
breakfast anymore.

And we're not going to the Mets game
tonight either.

That's really terrible.

Can I have the tickets?

Come on, we're going to be late.

Rick, Guy's drawn up some really
exciting plans for your room.

My room? Yeah, we'd like to see what you
think. We'd like your input.

You want my input?

Put nothing in.

Son, do you think you might turn it down
a little?

Dad, it's not that loud.

The flowers in our garden are wilting.

Dad, that's my favorite song, Silent
Love.

Okay.

You want to talk about anything?

No.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

You know, you could always come to me
when anything's troubling you, anything

all.

Mm -hmm.

We should talk like this more often.

Hi. Hi, Alfonso.

Hey, Rick, how's it going?

Terrible. This thing with Katie just
keeps getting worse.

I thought you liked Kate.

I do.

But you're just getting carried away.

Do you know what she put in my bathroom?

Fancy toilet paper.

With those stupid little designs?

Yeah. She's working her way into every
corner of my life.

It's classic.

The pushy stepmother goes all the way
back to Cinderella.

Why don't you talk to your dad about it?
I can't.

If I say anything, it'll look like I'm
attacking Kate.

Then I'll just hate me for it.

Adults love to torture us.

Look at this outfit my uncle forced me
to wear so we can eat in a stupid French

restaurant where it's dark and nobody
can see anything anyway.

Look at this one.

She put in two laundry baskets.

Why two?

One for whites, the other for colors.

That's segregation.

This is my room.

If I want to leave my clothes all over
my room, that's my business.

Way to go.

It's not fair.

It's un -American.

This country's supposed to be a
democracy.

They're not smarter than we are. Just
older.

They get in a position of power and they
just go crazy with it.

Now your room looks better.

Hold on.

Now it's perfect.

Come in.

Now, Bonsai, your uncle wants you
downstairs.

Well, I'm sure there's a very good
reason for all of this.

Um, take the inventory.

Place looks charming.

You and Kate still together?

No problem.

Yeah.

Except for Rick.

It's starting.

What's the matter?

I always thought we had such a good
relationship. Now I'm not so sure.

I tried talking to him. He just clams
up.

Well, I suggest you use the method I've
developed to deal with Alfonso when he's

reluctant to discuss something.

What's that?

Go up there, shine a bright light in his
face, and grill him till he talks.

Do I have to go?

Yes. Come over here.

I'm sorry, Alfonso, there are moments in
life we all must endure.

I'm afraid you're just going to have to
eat that exquisitely presented,

incredibly delicious gourmet French
cuisine.

Take a good look around, X.

It'll be the last time you see the place
looking like this.

Early arcades.

I'll miss it.

Me too.

Where are you going, son?

I'm late.

It's only 7 .30.

I have to go to Duke's for breakfast
again.

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm
sick of Duke's greasy potatoes.

And I'm sick of Duke.

Rick?

Come here, I want to talk to you, son.
Let's sit down on the sofa here.

Did I screw something up? No, no, but I
know you're up to something. Hey, hey,

hey, sofa goes!

We can take a hint.

Let's go into what's left of the
kitchen.

Well,

this is still my kitchen. If they want
to bother us here, they can just wait.

Look, son.

I know this redecorating is bothering
you.

Dad, it's not going to do any good to
talk about it.

Because I know what you're going to say.

Great. Tell me, because I don't.

All right.

Ever since you've married Kate, things
in this house have changed.

Or haven't you noticed?

Noticed? I'm sitting on a sawhorse.

How come you've let her take over like
this?

She hasn't taken over. Son, Kate lives
here now. She has a right to put

something of herself in the house.

You see, I knew that you... What? You
knew that I'd what?

Forget it. No, no, now don't shut down
on me, Rick. I can't read your mind.

I knew that you'd be on her side.

There are no sides here. We're all in
this together.

Then why do I feel like I don't count
anymore?

You mean as much to me as you ever have.

But things have changed.

It's not just you and me anymore.

I know.

It's you, me, and half the construction
workers on Long Island.

I know it isn't easy for you, son.

But it's very important to me that you
accept Kate as part of our family.

So we talked.

What good did it do me?

I know what was bothering you, and now
you understand how I feel about it.

See, when you stop talking, things start
to fall apart.

You haven't been exactly speaking up
yourself.

I know that you've been bothered by the
stuff happening in the house.

No, I haven't. I'm glad we're
redecorating. I know you're irritated.

You get that expression when your eyes
get squinty.

That's just me trying to visualize how
great it's going to look.

I think it's time to talk to Kate.

Oh, Kate.

Never been better.

Considering the kitchen just blew up.

You were in there?

You guys shouldn't have been in there.

Take a break.

Touchy.

Hey, Dad, they're taking away your
train.

Hold it. Wait a minute.

Where are you going with that?

A choo -choo does not belong in a living
room. This one does.

But it clashes.

Let me tell you... something about that
train. It didn't just wander in here by

accident. I dreamed ever since I was a
kid about having a train like this.

I lead these tracks, and when the
engine's broken, I repair it.

This train is here because it's part of
my life, and I'm not ready to let it go

yet. The train stays.

All right, men.

White man say, iron horse stay.

Let me start by saying, I love you.

That bad, huh?

This has gone beyond what I thought we'd
do. We agreed to fix up, not blow up.

I know, I know.

Every morning I've been waking up and I
wonder, how did I ever get us into this

mess?

I mean, it started out with fresh paint
and some new curtains and somehow it

ended up with... Dynamite.

This is a lot like The Blob.

Did you ever see that movie?

You see, this started out just doing the
kitchen.

Gurgle.

Then it moved into the living room.

Gurgle splat.

Then upstairs.

Gurgle splat squish.

And finally it took over the whole
house.

Gurgle splat squish crunch belch.

By the end of the movie, everybody had
been eaten by The Blob.

Or was very tense.

Very tense seems very relaxed to me
right now.

I knew you guys thought that I turned
the house into a war zone.

Kate, why didn't you talk to us about
it?

Well, what could I say?

Somehow, oops didn't seem to cover it.

I don't know. I kind of like oops.

A wise man once said, When you stop
talking, things just fall apart.

I guess we're all having to learn how to
live with each other.

All I wanted to do was to make a home
for the three of us.

I just hope when it's done, it'll be
worth all the trouble.

I'm sure it will be.

Even the blob had a happy ending.

There must be some way to make this all
easier.

Maybe we should move into the guest
house until the work is finished here,

All right. Good idea.

Let's keep communicating from now on.

Deal?

Deal. All right.

Why don't we keep talking about this
down at Duke's Diner, huh?

You really want to go to Duke's?

Sure. And we'll get some of those
fabulous greasy potatoes.

You sure?

Uh -huh.

What a family.

We're finally communicating.

We're off the dukes and none of us wants
to go there.

Interesting lighting arrangement.

Be careful. There's a beautiful table
over here.

I found it.

When do we get to see it for ourselves?

as soon as I find the light switch.

Looks about the same to me.

Is that a new fireplace poker?

Come on, guys.

Hey, just what I always wanted, a
thingamabob.

A see -through thingamabob.

That's an antique letter holder.

Honey, it's wonderful. I love it.

It's really great, Kate.

Oh, there's just one thing missing.

What? What? It's terrific.

The perfect little accessory.

thing about this train is that it goes
with everything.