All language subtitles for Designing.Women.1993.S01E18.1080p.DSNP.WEB-DL.H264.AAC-PTerWEB_track3_[eng]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

Mary Jo, why don't
you take a look at this?

Here's a guy that's been
kidnapped by terrorists.

What I don't understand
is these guys get kidnapped they look like professors,

you know,
with dorky haircut and glasses.

But when they get
released, they got beards and are rugged and sexy.

I mean, they're hot.
You know.

Then
the State Department gets ahold of them

they're released, get haircuts
and makes them look like dorks again.

It's a national
disgrace, isn't it?

Julia, I told you I
don't want to talk about it anymore.

Suzanne, I don't think
you have any idea what you've just done.

Becoming
a foster parent, even if it is for a month,

is a serious
responsibility.

Who's becoming
a foster parent?

I thought you were
at Reese's signing legal papers?

Well, we were.

But while we were there,
Reese's partner Burton Riffel

asked if we just might
happen to know anybody

who would like
to keep a Vietnamese boat child for a month.

He's representing this
couple in Birmingham who's adopting her,

but there's some legal
problems can't have custody of her for four weeks.

So, Suzanne
just pipes up and offers her services

like she's been doing
this all her life.

Julia, for your information,
I've probably raised more pets

than anybody in this room.

You mothers are all alike.

There's nothing mysterious
about raising kids.

They're just like adults,

except they're smaller.

Right.

The most incredible
thing of all is

this little girl
is arriving today.

What?
You mean, today, like in today?

You've got it.

So, that's no big deal.

I'll just call Consuela

and tell her to cook
something real nice.

Maybe goose liver pate
and duck with peppercorns.

Good choice. I know
that those are two things

that my children
just can't get enough of.

Have they called yet?

30 minutes ago
they're on their way from the airport.

Where have you been?

I thought I should have
a present for Li Sing, so I got her this briefcase.

Suzanne, kids don't
carry briefcases, they have backpacks.

I mean, this is so
big and heavy.

I'll get her a little
luggage wheel, she can pull it to school.

They're here.
Burton's car pulled up.

Oh, my gosh.
I haven't even checked my make-up.

I'll be in the bathroom.
Stall for me.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

Let's not all come
at her at once.

Hello, everybody.

Hi, there.

Hi, y'all come in
and sit down.

Now Li Sing, this is Julia.
Hi, Li Sing.

My, that's such
a pretty dress. Is it new?

Yes. My missionary mom
made it for me. I'm a first Baptist.

You are?
You are?

Isn't that something?
So am I.

Hi, Li Sing.
I'm Charlene.

I know a lot of songs.
I know Jesus Loves Me.

We'll have
to go to church and sing up a storm.

Hi, Li Sing. My name's Mary Jo.

Hi.
And you know what?

I have a little boy
named Quint and a little girl named Claudia

and we just can't
wait for you

to come over to
our house and play.

BURTON:
There you are.

Suzanne,
this is Li Sing.

I know who this is.

I've just been waiting
for you all day.

So... How are you,
Li Sing?

Mama!

I know
a song about you.

You do? What is it?

♪ Oh, Susanna ♪

♪ Don't you cry for me ♪

♪ I'll be coming back
From Alabama ♪

♪ With a banjo on my knee ♪

Well, that's very good.

No wonder they
call you Li Sing.

Come on
over here, honey.

Finish up
your hot chocolate.

I like that sparkly
stuff on your pajamas.

You do?

Maybe I'll get you some.

Oh, for crying out loud.
My soul and body.

Look it there--
chipped my best nail.

Wow.

Where did you get
all these crowns?

I won them
in beauty pageants.

You must be
the prettiest woman in the world.

Well,
I like to think so.

Can I wear one?

Well, sure, you can.

Let's see.
I'll pick you out a real nice one.

Now, this one here,

I got this
when I was queen of the Azalea Festival.

Wow.

Is this your family?

Uh-huh. Let's see.

That's my mama
with Julia when she was little.

That's my mama with me
when I was little.

That's Julia's son Payne,
and that's our grandmother.

My family's in heaven.

They are?

Mm-hmm.

Everybody went
to heaven together but me and Noni.

Well, who's Noni?

My little brother.

He died
at the orphanage,

but I know
he's in heaven, too,

Because he played
baby Jesus in the Christmas play.

Well, if I'm taking you
to school tomorrow,

we better be
getting to bed.

You sure you want
to sleep with me?

I'm sure.

Oh, for
crying out loud. My soul and body.

I'm sorry.

Oh, honey,
that's all right.

Consuela will clean
that right up. Come on.

"Dear little one,
I wish two things--

To give you roots,
to give you wings."

My grandmother gave that
to me when I was your age.

What does it mean?

Well, it means...

Well...

It's a little
hard to explain,

but you'll understand
when you're older.

You come on.
Get into bed.

Okay.

Oh, honey.
You can't wear that to bed.

It's going to be
uncomfortable to sleep in.

Oh, please. I promise
I'll be careful.

All right.

But now, you got to
lie on your back

if you're going
to sleep in a tiara.

Not that
I ever have.

They grow up so fast

when you have a birthday
party every seven days.

I know y'all think I'm going
overboard with this.

I only have a month
to make an imprint that will last a lifetime.

Suzanne, I for one
think you're getting too involved with this child.

I just hope you'll
be able to give her up next week.

Oh, Julia.

Just because I've enjoyed
having Li Sing around...

[DOORBELL RINGING]
...doesn't mean I want to take her to raise,

for crying out loud.

I have a very full
life of my own as it is.

Thank you very much.

Besides, we haven't gotten
that close anyway.

Hi, sweetheart.
How's my little pumpkin?

Fine.

Did Consuela pick
you up on time?

Uh-huh. Guess what.

I made an "A" minus
on my spelling test.

Oh, that's just great.

What's the minus for?

I misspelled tractor.
The teacher said the "o" was an "e."

I can't believe that.

Looks like an "o"
to me.

Doesn't that
look like an "o"?

That could be an "o."

Could be?
That is an "o."

I can't believe she
counted off for this.

What you need
to know something like that for anyway?

It's not like you're
going to grow up to be a tractor driver.

Why can't they teach
you something useful,

like how to spell
panty hose?

Hey, everybody.

Anthony.

Excuse me, Suzanne.
Have you seen Li Sing?

[CHUCKLES]
I'm Li Sing.

Well, I can't believe it.

You look
just like Suzanne.

[CHUCKLES]
I know.

It's a good thing
you straightened me out

because I might
have given this to the wrong person.

Thank you.

Okay, we can open
Anthony's present later.

First...

I want you to
open this one.

Okay.

Wait till you see this.
It's from me.

You're going to love it.

Do you know what
that is?

Master charge!

I feel so foolish.
I bought a doll.

Li Sing.

What do we say
when we use our credit card?

Charge it!

Suzanne, I think we're going
to have to have a little talk.

Excuse me, but I'm
delivering a pony out back.

I got a pony. I got a pony. Yay.

You weren't supposed
to say it out loud.

It's a surprise,
for Pete's sake.

This is pretty
disgusting, isn't it?

Really. A credit
card for a kid?

No. Her limit.
It's bigger than mine.

Yeah. Just be glad you have one.

How do you think
it makes me feel?

I don't even have a credit card.

You don't have a credit card?

Well, I did have one
until the accident.

What accident?

I accidentally gave it
to a store clerk who called in for approval.

[LAUGHS]

Oh, for Pete's sake come on.

You'll have to come
and see my pony.

[CHUCKLES]
In a minute now, Li Sing.

But first you have to blow out
your candles before all the ice cream melts.

Suzanne,

this thing is getting
way out of hand.

She is never gonna
want to go with those other people next week.

Julia, not now.
It's Li Sing's birthday.

Go ahead, honey.
You make a wish.

What should I wish for?

Anything you want.

I wish--I wish I could
stay with you forever.

Julia, have you said
anything to Suzanne

about, you know...
Li Sing?

Yes, I have.

I was over there
last night

at a picnic out
in the back yard.

Of course
it's difficult to prove a point

about spoiling a child

while bobbing
up and down on a merry-go-round.

I don't know
why more people can't raise their kids

the way
Andy Taylor did.

I don't think
I know Andy Taylor.

Well, sure you do. You know
Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show?

I mean, Opie had to work
for everything he got.

When he did make a mistake,
or you know, he wanted to do something stupid

Andy never came out
and said no.

Like the time Opie wanted
to move out and he was 11, to his own place,

Well, Andy helped him save
his allowance--

Which if I remember right,
at the time, it was 50 cents a week.

Andy put that money
in the bank, and instead of fighting about it,

Opie's was all the time
thinking that someday he's going to own this house.

Even though Andy knew
what the property values were in Mayberry,

at 50 cents a week,

you'd be 82 before you
could afford the inside of an outhouse.

If you get
right down to it, Andy tricked Opie.

I wish I hadn't started
this. Now I'm upset.

Hi.

ANTHONY: Hi.
JULIA: Hi, you two.

We stopped by
on our way to the zoo.

Actually, Li Sing was
upset because she forgot her teddy Ruxpin.

There he is.

Hey, wait a minute.
Are you talking about this bear?

Uh-uh,
this is my bear.

This is a personal
friend of mine.

We ride to work,
we dress alike, and have the same hairdo.

[CHUCKLING]
This is my bear.

She's a cold woman.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Sugarbaker's.

Yes, she is. Just
a moment, please.

Julia, it's for you.

Thank you.

Hello.

Yes, Burton.

Yes, as a matter of fact,
Suzanne and Li Sing are here right now.

You know what,
Li Sing,

I have an ice-cream sandwich
over there at the refrigerator would you like to take it?

Yes.
Yes, what?

Yes, ma'am.

Bad manners are worse
than having no money.

Oh, no.

It hadn't been
a month yet.

Well, couldn't they just...

Oh, okay.

Yeah, I understand.

I'll tell her.
Bye.

Well, the papers
have been approved.

Li Sing's parents
are coming tomorrow.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I wish I could
stay with you.

I know, but you can't,
and we've been all through that.

I wish I could
stay at this school. I like this school.

There's this girl
named Dora Maude,

and everyday
in the lunchroom

She says, "Hey,
Li Sing, you going to get you another

big ole biscuit?"

She's so cute.

I just love
the way she talks.

You're going to make
a lot of new friends

you like as well as
the ones you made here.

I don't to want new friends.
I want to stay with you.

Oh, go on. You're saying that
because I give you presents.

No, I'm not.

If you let me stay,
I'll give all the presents back.

Except, maybe,
for the pony.

You're getting
to be more and more like me every day.

Well, tomorrow's
a big day,

so you better get into bed.

Okay, but I have
to say my prayers.

All right.

Dear God,
thank you for Jesus.

Thank you
for Suzanne.

Please let
me stay here,

but if I can't,

please help these people
get my pony to Birmingham.

Amen.

Good night, Suzanne.

Good night.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

I love you.

I love you, too.

Well, I just can't imagine
what's keeping Suzanne.

She's always late,

but never an hour
and a half late.

Well, tell me, Mr. Shelton,

how long have you
been a shoe salesman?

That is something that
has always fascinated me.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'll get it.

Hello.

Julia, it's Suzanne.

Yes. I recognize
the voice.

Well, we just
stopped off at Kendell's for lunch.

Well, Li Sing's
been playing their video machines,

and she's just
racking up free games like crazy, and...

What's the problem?

Well,
the problem is...

I don't want to
bring her back.

I'll be right there.

Li Sing,
it's all right.

It's going to
be all right.

Now, would you
please go over there

and play the video games
a little bit more?

I want to talk
to Suzanne.

Okay.

Don't cry.
I'll be right back.

I sure made
a mess of things this time, didn't I?

Not yet.

In a few more hours,
they'll be talking kidnapping.

I wish
I'd never met her.

She thinks
I'm wonderful.

She even loves
my cooking.

You don't cook.

Well, I know that,
but she doesn't.

Li Sing's
the first person

who's ever loved me
just for me.

She's not the first.

She's the third.

You mean my ex-husbands?
No, silly.

Mother and me.

We love you
just for you.

Yes, but you don't think
I can do anything.

That's not true.

I just said
I didn't think

you were cut out
to be a mother.

You mean unlike the
four billion other women on earth?

Thanks a lot.

But you do something
nobody else can do.

What?

I don't know
what it is...

Exactly...

That you do.

I just know
nobody else is doing it

or can do it...

Like you do.

You've given away
your pillow?

Yeah.

I wanted Li Sing
to have it,

since I'll
probably never have a little girl.

I think grandmother
would like that.

Yeah.

I remember when
she made these for us.

Roots and wings.

We sure got
our share, didn't we?

Suzanne,

I'm going to say
something pretty harsh,

but I'm saying it
because I love you.

Just once in your life,

don't put yourself first.

I'm not, Julia.
I'm thinking of Li Sing.

No, you're not.
You're not thinking at all.

You know in your heart

that she's better off
with this couple.

If you truly
love her,

like you say you do...

Give her wings.

I just didn't expect
to fall in love with her.

I know. You're right.

[SNIFFLES]
I know.

Okay, I--I'll do it.

I'm so happy for you.

Why?

Because...

Now you know
what it feels like

to be a mother.

"It is my pleasure
to give you my treasure."

Oh, look, Bill.
Isn't this a beautiful card?

I'll say.

She made it for you
last night.

She wrote the poem herself.

As you can see,
both pleasure and treasure are spelt right.

This from a person they said
couldn't spell tractor.

Very impressive.

Bill, it's getting late
if you're going back

to Birmingham tonight,
you better get going.

I'm awfully sorry we kept you
waiting so long.

Well, that's
all right.

I'm just glad
we finally have her.

Look, Suzanne.
A linen hanky.

That's a mark
of good breeding.

Uh, Rosalind.
Uh-huh?

There's a few things that
I forgot to put on that list of instructions I gave you.

Well, that's
all right.

We do have
other children.

Oh, I know, but, uh...

These are special
for Li Sing.

You see, now, if you
have any silk sheets,

she's just crazy
for them.

Also, we have hot chocolate
every night, and

there's a little tiara
in one of her suitcases

that she likes
to sleep in.

Thank you.
I'll remember that.

Oh!

And she just loves
a little caviar on a saltine

just before bed.

But, uh,
we can talk later.

I'll give you a call.

Please do.

We'd love to
hear from you...

I think.

Well, I guess
this is goodbye.

Thank you all again
for everything.

Goodbye, Suzanne.

Goodbye.

Go.

Just go.

You know,
this is a beautiful card.

We just
might have to frame this.

No one told me
you could draw so well.

I sing, too.

No! What
can you sing?

Lots of things.

Yeah? Like what?

Well, like...

♪ Oh, Susanna ♪

♪ Don't you cry for me ♪

♪ I'm comin' back
From Alabama ♪

♪ With a banjo
On my knee ♪

♪ Oh, Susanna ♪

♪ Don't you cry for me ♪

♪ I'm comin' back
From Alabama... ♪

["OH! SUSANNA" MUSIC PLAYING]