All language subtitles for Designing.Women.1993.S01E17.1080p.DSNP.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-PTerWEB_track3_[eng]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

Suzanne, have you seen
those invoices on the furniture

that went out
to Bonnie Walpers?

No.

Well, they were
around here yesterday.

Charlene's parents
are coming to Atlanta week after next?

Not just her parents,
her whole family.

All 10 brothers
and sisters?

Yeah, and their wives
and husbands and kids.

It's going to be
a regular hillbilly holiday.

They're bringing a bus
from Poplar Bluffs,

some sort
of Baptist convention.

Where are they all
going to stay?

I don't know, Mary Jo.
I don't ask questions like that.

I don't want some
hillbilly tent city on my lawn.

For heaven's sake,
just because they're from the Ozarks

doesn't mean
they're uncivilized.

Easy for you to say.
You weren't tied to a tree in Deliverance.

You're never going
to believe what's happened to me.

Just guess.

Your family's coming
to Atlanta.

I know,
I'm so excited, but that's not it.

I was at this party
last night,

and these friends
who know I like to sing

start badgering me,
but I don't like to do it,

unless my brother Robert
accompanies me on guitar.

Like we used
to perform for the JCs.

Anyway,
they just kept on and on

so finally I did
Stand By Your Man a cappella.

When it was over,
this guy comes up to me.

He says, "Honey,
you couldn't know this,

"but you're about to become
a big recording star,

and I'm the one who's going
to make it happen."

And you
believed that?

Julia, he's a big record
producer from Nashville. His name's Galen King.

Charlene, legitimate
record producers don't just hear somebody sing one song

at a party and tell them they're
going to be a star.

I'd be very happy
to have him manage me.

Manage you?
Well, sure.

I'm gonna have
to have someone to help me get started.

Anthony, did you
deliver that sofa at Felicia Mack's?

Yes, I did.
Good.

'Cause she called,
she wondered where you were.

Well that's because
she wanted me to have lunch with her.

Excuse me, but I don't care to
be caught fooling around with the wife

of a defensive tackle
for the Atlanta Falcons.

Did you get the impression
that she was lonely?

Yes, I did, especially
when she answered the door naked.

She didn't.
Oh, yes, she did.

Anthony,
what did you do?

I felt to my knees and
I begged for mercy.

I said, "Please don't
do this to me."

I have seen Wendell Mack.
His teeth are bigger than my face.

What I don't understand
is why these things

are always happening
to you and Charlene.

Wait a minute.
How did I get into this?

I don't think
I've had that many things happen to me.

Charlene, get serious.

Name me one other person
who has been in nine automobile accidents

and had a pet struck
by lightning.

What's your point?

My point is
that maybe somehow,

you and Anthony
inadvertently

bring trouble
on yourselves.

I don't think that's true.
You think that's true, Mary Jo?

You were the only one
who went to furniture mart that got hijacked.

Oh, and this is my fault because
a man I've never met before sits down next to me

and says, "Tonight
we dance in Havana?

All I'm saying
is that it's always something.

And this
Galen King person, whoever he is,

is going to
turn out to be another big disaster.

I can smell it
a mile away.

Everything will be
in uproar for days.

Lifeboats will be
brought out.

Everyone will be screaming,
"We're all going to die."

[KNOCK ON DOOR]
All I'm saying is, just this once,

when trouble
knocks at our door,

couldn't we tell trouble
to fold it in five corners

and put it where the sun
don't shine? Okay?

Okay,
but you be the one to say it.

May I help you?

Yes. I'm
Wendell Mack.

I'm looking for
Anthony Bouvier.

You see?
This is a perfect example

of what I
was talking about.

Anthony is sent out
to deliver a sectional sofa,

and now it's going to end
in bloodshed.

[LAUGHING]
She's having a rough day.

I'm Anthony.
How are you, Wendell?

I can't tell you
how much I admire you.

You're my favorite Falcon.

Get up!

Okey-dokey.

I may be big,
but I'm not dumb.

I graduated in the top
10% of my class.

I'm smart enough to
figure out when some guy insulted me and my wife.

We have
an understanding, see?

I live my life,
she lives hers.

The only think I make sure
of is that she's happy and satisfied.

Now, what I want
to know is,

where does a little
punk like you get off

turning down
someone like Felicia?

I just thought--
I don't care what you thought.

I'm just giving you a warning,
The next time my wife comes on to you,

you better
figure out a way

to put a smile
on her face.

Do we understand
each other?

Boy, I sure hope so.

Good. Then I trust
we won't have to do this again.

Ladies.

Something about that
didn't sound right.

Hi. I'm Galen King.

Hi, Galen.
Come on in.

Yes, Mr. King. We've
been expecting you.

Unfortunately,
we're all very busy,

so I'd appreciate if you just
go ahead and do whatever it is you're going to do.

Like what?
Like cheat us, rob us, kill us,

just get
it over with.

Julia!

Galen, this is
my friend Julia Sugarbaker.

She has a few reservations
about all this.

Did you find us okay?

Are you kidding?
I'm an old Georgia boy.

Atlanta's my turf.

I throw a big bash every
year for Waylon Jennings at the Al Echo Club.

They call it
Waylon and Galen Together Again.

Galen,
this is Mary Jo Shively.

How you're doing?

This is
Suzanne Sugarbaker.

Hello.
Hey.

Has anyone told you
you look like Vivian Leigh?

Yes. I get that
all the time.

Oh, and this is
Anthony Bouvier.

Anthony, how you doing?
Here's a space shuttle key chain

compliments of me.

I'm on the list
to go up.

CHARLENE: Galen.

Um...

They're
a little concerned

that you might be,
you know, just taking me for a ride,

so I thought if
you could explain a little more

what you have
in mind.

Oh, sure Charlene.
I'd be glad to.

What you want is
a little reassurance

from me
that I'm not going to take advantage

of your friend
Charlene, here.

I'm not
going to lie to you.

It's going
to cost some bucks upfront.

It's going to cost
$2,000 to be exact.

That's just to get
in the door.

Now that gets you
a couple of songs in a local club,

with a couple of talent
scouts which is gonna happen right away.

I think
we need to test the waters.

And it also is gonna get you
one no-frills demo tape.

And I'll waive my
manager's fee until we make it big.

That sounds fair.

Speaking of making it big.

Can you believe
that Billy Vera?

Now is that
a great song or what?

You know,
I tried to tell him four years ago.

♪ I will get down on my knees ♪

♪ And kiss the ground
That you walk on ♪

♪ If I could just ♪

♪ Hold you again ♪

Galen, that's fantastic!

I didn't know you could do that.

I'm serious,
you should sing yourself. You should.

Oh, no way.
I'm not a star. I'm a star-maker.

You know,
it's been a long time

since somebody
made me sit up and take notice

the way Charlene
here did.

I'm not just talking
about good singing.

Good singers
are a dime a dozen.

She's just got it.

You know,
that undefinable spark that grabs you,

like Dolly Parton,
Loretta Lynn, all the great ones.

I'm not saying
it's going to be easy.

I'm not even saying
it's for sure going to happen.

I'm only saying
I'm going to give it my very best shot.

If I don't, I hope I'm
struck by lightning.

You could get your wish.

Her dog was struck
by lightning.

[♪♪♪]

You know, I was
thinking last night about Charlene,

about how she gives everyone
the benefit of the doubt.

And things happen to her
because once she gets on a track,

she doesn't notice
anything else.

She's like those women
you read about in The National Enquirer,

the ones who don't know
they're pregnant.

One day they're just
sitting around sipping on a soda,

then suddenly
look down and say,

"My stars,
would you look at that, I just had a baby."

That's Charlene.

Anthony, you're an expert
on lowlifes and con men.

Tell me,

do you think there's
any chance Galen's on the up and up?

Remember that fertilizer
commercial

where some dude
skis down Bandini Mountain?

Mm-hmm.
Uh-huh.

This guy's Jean Claude Killy
of Bandini Mountain.

Anthony,
where are you going?

I'm going out to Felicia
and Wendell Mack's house

to pick up the furniture
she's returning.

Why you think I'm
wearing my jeans with the double-lock zipper?

Hi, Anthony.
Hey, Charlene, looking good.

Thank you.

Galen gets these
Tony Lama boots

for 50% off
in case you want any.

ALL: No, thank you.

I guess
that's unanimous.

Listen, babe.
I got to run.

I'll see you
at practice later.

Okay?
Okay.

Thank you for
my rhinestone tie clip.

You're welcome.

Charlene.

Are you giving this
person presents now?

Charlene, don't you
see what's happening here?

He's bilking you.

No, he's not.

I bought him that tie clip
for the debut.

There'll be a lot of
important people there from Nashville,

and he has to
look good, too.

I don't understand how
you got so obsessed

with this all of a sudden
anyway.

I always talked about
being a singer.

Daddy says I'm just
like my mother.

We both have
that same faraway look in our eyes.

Mama used to get up
on Saturday mornings,

when she couldn't take
another day of us kids,

she'd get in her car
and drive to the Grand Ole Opry alone.

That was her dream--
to be on stage there.

Is that why
this is so important to you? Because of your family?

I'm crazy enough
to try it anyway,

but when I found out they
were coming to see me,

that sort of made up
my mind for me.

You don't know
what it's like

being the oldest
of 11 children.

You feel responsible.

I remember when we lived
just outside Poplar Bluff,

Robert and I
went to the bank with daddy to get a loan.

They kept us waiting
for over two hours.

Daddy sat there with
his hat in his hand.

Finally, Mr. Chalmers
stood up and said,

"I'm sorry, Mr. Frazier,
I don't see how we could possibly secure a loan

for a man who can't keep
his children in shoes."

I looked down,
Robert had this big hole in his shoe

he'd stuck newspapers in.

I'll never forget. It said,
"Nixon resigns."

Anyway...

Daddy just stood up
and he said, "Mr. Chalmers,

"my children may not have
the best shoes but you can count on

"each of them growing up
and doing just a little bit better than me.

"And if each of them
has even half the kids I've had, they'll be 66 strong.

"So I can only hope
you're as self-sufficient as we are fertile

'cause you just turned down
half of the town."

That's a wonderful speech.

Yeah, well, we still
didn't get the loan.

I vowed right then and there

that someday I'd
make my daddy so proud,

he'd never have
to hold his hat in his hand again.

JULIA:
We've never had a family of 27 for cocktails.

I don't know why you're
going to all this trouble for anyway.

They're probably
bringing their own moonshine.

Oh, hush, Susane.
This is Charlene's special night.

Everything's
got to be perfect.

Okay, Everybody.
Guess who's here.

We know who's here.
Get in here.

Mama, daddy,
this is Mary Jo.

These are my parents
Iony Frazier and Norville Bud Frazier.

So nice to meet you,
Mr. Frazier.

Please, call me Bud.

Mary Jo,
how are you?

It seems
we've known you for so long.

I feel I know you, too.

This is Julia.
How do you do?

We can't
thank you enough for inviting us.

That's right.
You're a brave person.

I consider Charlene's
family coming to town a major social occasion.

When you ask us over,

it isn't a social occasion.
It's a commitment.

It's more than that.
It's a Barbara Mandrell Christmas Special.

This is Suzanne.

Suzanne, it's nice
to meet you.

You're the one
who calls us hillbillies, right?

Well, I...Charlene.

Oh, it's okay daddy likes
being called a hillbilly. Don't you, Dad?

I've been called worse.

So have I.
[CHUCKLES]

Mama, daddy,
this is Anthony Bouvier. He supervises our deliveries.

Pleased to meet you,
young fella.

Mama, I have to go
to the bathroom.

Harold Thomas,
we not gonna start that.

We have seen the inside
of every Stuckey's between here and Poplar Bluffs.

Oh, it's all right.
Come with me. I'll show you where it is.

Isn't he a doll?

He's my baby.
We wouldn't have had so many

but we didn't figure out
till the first six what was causing it.

Daddy!

It's my fault.
I just love babies.

By the time I get one up
walking and talking,

I want me another one.

Mama. Okay, everybody.
Just so you know, there we go.

These are my sisters
Marlene, Harlene, and Darlene.

This is Darlene's
husband Joe

and their kids
Joe Jr., Becky, and Don.

This is Harlene's
husband Dennis

and their kids Mindy,
Danny, Jess, and Edward Lee.

And these are my brothers
Frank, Duane, O'dell, Robert, Virgil, and Billy Hue.

This is Frank's wife Velma
who's expecting.

This is Duane's wife Emily,
who's expecting,

and their kids
Margaret Ann and Duane Jr.

This is Robert's wife
Cynthia and their kids

Buford and Brenda
and Bobby Ray.

And I think you've met
Harold Thomas.

Hi.
Hi.

Okay I hate to do this,
but I got to run.

I got to meet Galen
at the club

and change my clothes.

Bye, baby.
You get an encore.

You sing something
your mom and I can dance to.

Okay, Daddy. Bye.

Bye.
Bye.

Anthony, there's
a red Ferrari out front,

and Wendell Mack's
in it.

Did you do something
to his wife again?

No, I didn't do anything
to his wife.

That's probably why he's here.

Hey, I thought the last time
I was here we understood each other.

And now you go and
insult my wife again.

You're starting
to make me mad.

Excuse me, but
are you completely uncouth or what?

Can't you see we're having
a family reunion here?

These are my parents,
for crying out loud.

My brothers and sisters,
their wives and husbands, and all their children,

and they didn't drive
from Poplar Bluffs to look at your ugly face.

What?
This is your family?

That's exactly right,
and these are my brothers.

I just call them Bubba.

They go crazy
if anybody tries to hurt me.

What is this,
some kind of joke?

No, it's no joke.

My mama died
when I was 2.

These good people
adopted me.

You don't believe me?

Let me introduce you.

Wendell Mack, my parents
Bud and Iony Frazier.

My sisters Marlene, Darlene
and Harlene.

Darlene's husband Joe,
their children Joe Jr., Don, and Becky.

Harlene's husband Dennis,
their children Mindy, Jess, Danny, and Edward.

These are my brothers
Frank, Duane,

Robert, O'dell,
Virgil, and Billy Hue.

Frank's wife Velma,
who's expecting.

Duane's wife Emily,
who's expecting.

Their children Duane Jr.
and Margaret Ann.

Robert's wife Cynthia
and their children Buford, Brenda, and Bobby Ray.

And, of course,
our baby Harold Thomas.

Hi.

Now, if you would care
to join us for a glass of punch,

we'd be glad to have you

if it's okay
with mom and dad.

That's
up to you, son.

No. I didn't mean
to bust up the party.

I'll see myself out.
Right.

Oh.

Anthony, that was
very impressive.

I've skied
Bandini Mountain a few times myself.

Charlene.

Where is everybody?

Everybody's gone.

The owner's in his office.
He just happened to be here.

Well, what
about the show?

There's not going
to be a show.

They're closed till Spring
for remodeling.

Well, what about Galen?

He never showed up.

Who's Galen?

He--he was supposed
to be my manager.

I gave him several
thousand dollars

'cause I believed
he was sincere.

Honey, you have always
trusted people.

When she was little she would
invite anyone who knocked on our door in for supper.

We had more meals
with Jehovah's witnesses,

fuller brush men,

and Avon ladies
than anyone in America.

Several thousand
dollars?

I know, daddy.
It's stupid. Julia's right.

I shouldn't be allowed
to date men, drive cars, or be around lightning.

Several thousand
dollars?

Iony, I think
I'm going to need my heart medicine.

It's okay, Dad,
I've learned my lesson I'll never trust anyone again.

Charlene.

Where have you been?

[SCOFFS]
Where do you think I've been?

I don't know.
Knowing you, the Moon.

[LAUGHING]
The Moon?

She's saying that because
I'm slated to go into space.

You got
that right.

Why don't you just let me
and the Bubbas take him out back?

Uh, hang on. I believe
this belongs to you.

What's this?

It's the rest
of your money.

We spent $700.

You never intended
for me to sing anywhere, did you?

All those nights
practicing.

All those stories
about me being a big star.

I believed in you.

I know. That's why
I came back.

What?

I been working
this circuit a long time,

and you're the first
person who took me completely on faith.

I was driving out of town,
and I never felt so bad in my life

and suddenly
I heard the voice of Jimmy Swaggart in my ear.

He's a personal friend,

and he said,
"Galen, you have done

"a low and terrible thing.

"I beseech you to go now
and return all the worldly goods

to one who has been
so childlike and believing of you."

Galen, that
was wonderful! Isn't he good?

You could be
a preacher.

Charlene, you've
got to stop being this way.

Somebody's going
to take advantage of you.

I think somebody has.
Oh, now what's wrong?

I'm short $200.

I spent it, okay?
I didn't say I was perfect.

Oh, now, anyway.
If you want it back,

I can put you
into this great chain letter.

Most of them
are hokey,

but this one is
for special people.

Galen.
Get out. Yeah?

Right.

Listen, I'm going to have to
close up here.

Boy, you weren't
kidding about meeting some people.

Yeah, well,
this is my family.

All my family.

Excuse me,
how much would you charge

to open up
this place tonight?

Well, we're not
prepared...

The bar's locked up.

We're not interested
in the bar, just the stage.

Julia!

I guess I could
do that.

For the right price.

But all I've got
is soft drinks.

Wonderful.
Put it on my tab.

♪ I can fly to Paris ♪

♪ Oh, that's at
My beck and call ♪

♪ Why do I
Go through life ♪

♪ With nothin' at all? ♪

♪ But when I dream ♪

♪ I dream of you ♪

♪ Maybe someday
It will come true ♪

♪ But when I dream ♪

♪ I dream of you ♪

♪ Maybe someday ♪

♪ It will come true ♪

I love you, mama.

[ALL APPLAUDING]

["WHEN I DREAM" PLAYING]