All language subtitles for The Jeffersons s11e11 Chairman of the Bored

Well, we're moving on up. We're moving
on up. To the east. We're moving on up.

To the deep.

In walks Bob Dudno.

Well, Helen, you know how he and I fight
at work, especially since I was

appointed president.

Well, I was about to offer him a candy
when he said he wanted to cut the

on animal fats in the new cookbook we're
publishing.

Well, I got so mad, I almost stood up.

I mean, the nerve of that man.

If you cut that chapter on animal fats,
the rest of the book sticks to the pan.

A hundred times. So, I had to stand
firm.

This was one time Dudno didn't know.

Tom, I'm going to be late for the bridge
tournament.

Yes, but you can't leave without Louise,
and she said she'd be ready in a

minute. Now, sit.

Crank it up, Louise.

So I told Bob, Dudno, I always call him
that when I'm angry.

Dudno, if you keep on with this
insubordination, damn it, I... I'm not

pay for the coffee tomorrow.

And you know what? I won. I did not pay
for that coffee. Oh, I was tempted, but

I stood firm.

Louise, now!

Well, I guess we can all leave now.

Oh, Tom, I thought you knew.

We're going to the ladies' bridge
tournament. I don't think you'd be

All allowed.

Well, what am I supposed to do tonight?

Oh, for heaven's sake, Tom.

You're a grown man.

Look, why don't you go out on the town?

Oh, I know what. Why don't you try that
new club that opened up across the

street? They have live music.

Oh, wait a minute, Helen. Isn't that a
club for singles?

Oh, that's all right.

I trust Tom.

Why shouldn't I?

After all, we love each other.

Anyway... After hearing one of his
boring stories, what woman would go

him?

I'll see you later, dear.

George, we are going now.

Good luck with your meeting.

Luck has nothing to do with the wheeze.
It's charm.

Which I have so much of, it makes me
sick to my stomach.

Me too, dear.

Bye -bye.

Bye -bye.

Say, George, why don't you and I have a
bite to eat before your meeting?

I'm sorry, Willis. I'm having dinner
with some very important people.

Oh, could I tag along?

Look, I don't know how to tell you this,
but you'd be out of place. These people

are fun to be with.

Oh.

Oh, uh, George.

Yes? May I ask you a question? No.

Do you think I'm interesting?

Do you think other people think I'm
interesting?

What are you worried about something
like that for? You got Helen.

Plus, you got a lot of friends. I'm sure
out of all those people, there's got to

be somebody who doesn't think you're an
eggplant.

Oh, gee. Thanks, George. It's nice to
hear that.

You know, sometimes I get the feeling
that no one wants to spend any time with

me.

What makes you think a crazy thing like
that?

Yeah. But, George... Hi,

Florence. Oh, hi, Mr. Willis.

Done a bit of shopping?

Sure did.

I think my credit card's on the critical
list for a while.

Well, I gotta run.

Oh.

Off so soon?

Yeah, I gotta put these things away and
get dressed. I'm meeting some old

friends tonight.

Old friends?

Gee, I love old friends.

Me too.

These are some girls from my old
neighborhood.

We're having kind of a reunion.

A reunion?

Gee, I love reunions. Yeah, me too.

You know, it seems like when we girls
were together, all we ever did was

Laugh? Gee, I love to laugh.

Me too.

Just running around, telling silly
stories, acting crazy. You should have a

great time.

A great time. Gee, I love it. You love a
great time, I know.

You know, we're just lucky we all found
a night when we didn't have nothing to

do. Nothing to do? Gee, what a
coincidence. I have nothing to do.

I'm sorry, Mr. Willis. I'd love to
invite you, but I don't think you and my

friends have anything in common. They
don't know nothing about the publishing

business. Well, if I went out with you,
I'd sure tell them plenty about it.

I knew you'd understand.

No, thanks, Mr. Bentley.

I'm already down.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear it. What's the
problem?

Well, as it turns out, I'm all alone
tonight.

Say, why don't you and I go out for
dinner?

Why, Mr. Willis, I'd be honored.

Oh, great. Any night but tonight. I have
Sabrina coming over.

Oh.

Mr.

Bentley, you're a bachelor.

What do you do for entertainment?

I told you, I have Sabrina coming over.

Mr. Willis, you seem a bit edgy.

Why don't you spend the evening at home
curled up with a good book?

Well, I've read everything I've got.
Well, then allow me to select a book for

you, but we've got to hurry because
Sabrina will be along soon, and I

even fetched the wine yet.

Oh, all right.

Oh, thank you.

Well, I haven't been here for some time.

The place looks different.

Well, you know what I always say, Mr.
Willis? A man's abode is a reflection of

the man himself.

Look around, take it all in, and you'll
get a pretty good idea of what I am.

Um, what are you?

Confused, yet steeped in tradition.

Oh, I get it. This old English suit of
armor is the tradition part, right?

No, actually, this is the confused part,
you see.

Room temperature.

The only way to drink beer.

Oh, this is nifty.

Yes, if we had more time, I would offer
you one.

Oh, I have plenty of time. Yes, I don't.

Oh, now, now, this must be the tradition
part. Right you are. These are some of

my ancestors.

Now, let's see. From left to right, we
have Sir Byron Bentley.

He was the only Englishman ever knighted
for ventriloquism.

And next we have his niece.

She was a Pisces, and yet she adored
licorice.

Then we have a later Bentley, Phineas.

He was a mute, which of course explains
my own bilinguality.

Oh, wait a minute. What about that last
portrait? He doesn't look anything like

the others.

Oh, well, of course not. I got that at
Bloomingdale's.

Now, here's a volume that I found
fascinating.

One thousand and one names for your new
baby?

Well, it's easy reading. And the best
thing is you can start anywhere.

Oh, that must be Sabrina now.

Hey, Mr. Bentley, you're in luck. The
name Sabrina means wise and full of

Ah, is there anything in there about hot
to trot?

Sabrina, darling, come in. Hi, Harry.

Can you tell I'm early?

Oh, yes, I can.

You can? How?

Oh, by my watch.

Big hand or little hand?

Sabrina, it's a digital.

Oh, my goodness. And who is this vision
of loveliness? Well, this is my sister

Gretchen. She's an airline stewardess.
Hi, Harry.

Hello.

Hey, neat apartment.

She surprised me. She just flew in from
Las Vegas.

Yeah, employer.

This is the man who knows a good joke
when he hears one. My good friend, Tom

Willis. He publishes books.

Books? What a coincidence.

We have a book.

Really?

Harry.

I hope you don't mind that I brought my
sister along, but she's only going to be

in for one night.

Are you my date?

Oh, excuse me for a moment, Sabrina.

Mr. Willis, you've got to help me out
here. See, I expected to be alone with

Sabrina this evening, but now that seems
out of the question.

Can't you entertain Gretchen while
Sabrina and I go for the wine?

Oh, gee, I don't know, Mr. Bentley. The
way I've been going tonight, my boring

stories would probably put her to sleep.

Perfect.

You see, and then by the time we return,
I'll have thought up some idea to save

the evening.

Oh, my goodness, look at the time.

Sabrina, would you like to take a walk
with me and we'll pick up the wine?

Ooh, it sounds great.

Gretchen, will you be all right?

Sure, I'll just stay here with Mr.
Willis. You kids run along.

Well, we shouldn't be more than a half
an hour.

Ta -ta.

Is it all right to move about the cabin?

airplane now silly so

tell me uh what does the publisher do oh

i don't think you want to hear oh no i
find publishing very fascinating you

have lots of stories come sit tell

You insist.

I... Well, um... Recently, we

published a cookbook without animal
fats.

It stuck to the pan, and I didn't buy
coffee.

Wow, that's like an Altman film.

Do you have any more stories?

You mean you want to hear more?

I'd love to.

After all, we do have time before
Sabrina and Harry get back.

Plenty of time.

Bob Dudno, that's a funny name.

Mr.

Willis, what's the matter?

Nervous? Oh, I'm not nervous.

I mean, it would be one thing if we were
alone, but fortunately, we're both

here.

Is it warm in here?

You're cute, Tom. I can't call you Tom,
can I?

Why?

Because that's your name.

Oh, right.

Look, sweetheart, come over here and sit
down.

Before we go on here, I...

I feel there's something you ought to
know. I'm married.

I knew that.

Well, what gave it away?

The sweat on your upper lip.

Thirty years.

Oh, let's not talk about that.

You know what I'm really in the mood
for?

Oh, my God.

Another story.

even know how to talk. They've never
read a book much less published one. I

really would like to hear another story.

Another story?

Well, several summers ago, I entered the
office Olympics

at our company picnic.

Oh, an athlete.

Tell you what, you hold that thought and
I'll go to the galley for some

refreshments.

Magazine, sir.

How about that?

This woman certainly doesn't find my
stories boring.

And maybe, just maybe, she's not alone.

I wonder what it would be like if
everybody found me as fascinating as she

I wonder.

I'm sorry, ladies. There's no more room.
No, no.

Here we are, playmates. Last stop,
paradise.

Yay!

That's enough, dear.

Now, from now on out, we'll make our own
music.

Now, you go over there and stand next to
Miss August.

I'm Miss August.

I'm Miss October.

I'm Miss...

I'm Miss May.

I'm Miss May.

1983.

1979.

It shows.

Playmates, please, please.

No matter what your names are, they were
very good years.

Oh, Tom, please tell us a story about
the cookbook again. Please, please,

please. No, no, no, no. I want to hear
the one about how you beat Bob Dedno in

the... Three -legged race.

He told me that one twice.

He told me in Hawaiian.

Playmates, playmates, please, please.

Listen, I'm not Superman.

Oh, no, I have to rest up before my
story.

Willis, are you busy?

Listen, I've got to tell you what
happened at lunch today.

All right, but make it quick. I'm
waiting for the night shift to come on.

There I was in this restaurant, right?
And in walks the president of the United

States. And he's standing there waiting
for a booth. And all of a sudden, this

guy rushes in with this great big bomb.

Now, everybody's scared, right? But the
guy's not looking, so I fling my chili

dog in his face. He drops the bomb,
counts on the bomb. I defuse the bomb.

cops come. They arrest the guy. The
president gives me a medal and even pays

my lunch. What about that?

Willis, may I speak to you a minute,
please? How can you do this

to Helen, the woman who bore your
children?

Well, frankly, George, Helen bores
everybody.

Now, watch this.

Girls, I have bad news.

I'm leaving town.

Now, now, and here's the good news.

I was just kidding.

Mr.

Willis, I just dropped by to use my
shower. Would that be all right?

All right, but make it snappy. I'm going
to tell the photocopy machine

malfunction story in there later.

Yay!

How do you do it?

What is your secret? How do you attract
so many?

Well, I'll tell you, Mr. Bentley, there
are two types of men in this world.

And luckily for me, I don't have to
spend my time with either one of them.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Girls, it's time for my exercises.

You're right, it is.

blocking the institution of marriage,
Helen must be devastated.

So what's your point?

My point is you're making a big mistake.

Willis, you're becoming an unhappy man.

George, would you move a little tiny bit
over to your left?

You're blocking my view of my
unhappiness.

That's it, Willis. I'm out of here. And
if you were a real man, you'd be

satisfied with what you have at home.

Surely your wife is.

I wonder what's eating him.

Mr. Willis, I'm going to take my shower
now. A cold one.

That's enough, girls.

I feel refreshed now.

I think it's time for another story.

I'm sorry to disturb you. Well, you
should be. I was just about to tell my

playmates another one of my fabulous
stories.

The ones that bore you so much.

I'm sorry, Tom, but I was wondering,
when are you coming home again?

It's so lonely and boring without you.

Yes, I'll bet it is.

Life isn't very interesting without me,
is it? No, and it's been two weeks.

Two weeks?

Well, how have you survived?

Oh,

Tom, please say you come home and tell
me more stories.

Well, I'll think about it.

Oh, you're a saint.

So they tell me.

Here is a little something to remind you
of my eternal devotion.

Oh, how thoughtful.

And here's a little something for you
from me.

You'll like it. It's seedless.

Oh, thanks.

Thank you. I will cherish this forever.

Yes, you do that. Bye. Tom, I... Boy,

that Helen is a real drag.

She's beginning to act more like that
irritating woman down at the office.

Who's that, Tom?

Bob Dudno's secretary.

You'll never believe what she tried to
do to me last Thursday.

I want to hear all about that witch.

Well, you have been good.

All right, I'll tell you. Yes!

As I remember, the day got off to a
horrible start.

No sooner had I entered the office
when... No

sooner had I entered the office... I
think it was about 8 .30 when...

Tom, is something wrong?

Oh, there's nothing wrong at all.

Where was I?

Oh, no sooner had you entered the
office... It was about 8 .30.

Yes, the day got off to a horrible
start.

I'm sorry, girls. I'm going to have to
ask you all

to leave. Leave now?

You can't mean it. No, you haven't told
us yet about the time you switched

everyone's inkblotter as a surprise.

I'm sorry, girls.

I can't. I can't.

I'm sorry, I just can't, that's all.

Well, maybe just one.

I can't! I can't!

Gretchen, what did you do to him?

Not a thing.

I just tried to be nice to him by
pretending to like some of his boring

Ah.

Oh, Tom, I was just on my way home to
find you. Well, I'm not there. I'm here.

I'm not doing anything, as you can
plainly see.

Oh, Tom, I just had to leave that bridge
tournament.

Do you want to know why?

Well, Helen, I don't think we owe each
other any explanations.

Oh, but I do.

You know, I made a big mistake today.

I made you think that your stories were
boring.

Oh, they are. They are.

Nobody likes them. Who would?

But after listening to all those other
women at my table today talking about

their husbands never pay them any
attention, let alone talk to them, well,

realized that I was wrong about you. I
never should have made light of your

stories. Really?

You genuinely want to share every detail
of your life with me.

And that makes me proud to want to share
mine with you.

Oh, Helen.

Oh, so sweetheart.

From now on, I'm all ears whenever you
want to tell me anything about the

Olympic, or about the messy pencil
shaving, or even about buying Bob Dugno

coffee. Oh, what the blazes. Helen, you
obviously don't listen. I did not buy

that coffee.

Now, it all started when...