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♪ BOY, THE WAY GLENN MILLER PLAYED ♪

♪ SONGS THAT MADE THE HIT PARADE ♪

♪ GUYS LIKE US, WE HAD IT MADE ♪

♪ THOSE WERE THE DAYS ♪

♪ AND YOU KNEW WHERE YOU WERE THEN ♪

♪ GIRLS WERE GIRLS AND MEN WERE MEN ♪

♪ MISTER, WE COULD USE A MAN ♪

♪ LIKE HERBERT HOOVER AGAIN ♪

♪ DIDN'T NEED NO WELFARE STATES ♪

♪ EVERYBODY PULLED HIS WEIGHT ♪

♪ GEE, OUR OLD LASALLE RAN GREAT ♪

♪ THOSE WERE ♪

♪ THE DAYS ♪

HI, LOUISE.

OH, HI, EDITH.

I JUST CAME OVER TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

OH, THAT'S SO SWEET OF YOU, EDITH.

YOU KNOW THIS IS THE 4th TIME THIS MORNING.

OH, YEAH. I KNOW.

I GUESS IT'S GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH...

I HATE TO SEE YOU GO.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU, EDITH.

I THINK I'M EVEN GONNA MISS ARCHIE.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ARCHIE IS GONNA MISS GEORGE, TOO.

HE WILL?

OH, YEAH.

I DIDN'T THINK ARCHIE WOULD WANNA GIVE LAST NIGHT'S FAREWELL PARTY.

BUT WHEN I ASKED HIM,

HE SAID, "SURE, I'D LOVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE

TO GEORGE JEFFERSON."

ISN'T THAT INTERESTING?

GEORGE SAID THE SAME THING ABOUT ARCHIE.

LOUISE, I JUS... OH, HI, AGAIN, EDITH.

OH, HI.

HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED PACKING YET?

I'D BE FINISHED A LOT QUICKER, IF YOU'D HELP ME.

WHY? YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE DOIN' THE UNPACKIN'.

NOW IF I WAS TO DO THE PACKIN',

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE ANYTHING WAS.

SO, ACTUALLY, I AM HELPING YOU BY NOT HELPING.

OH, WELL, MAYBE I'M IN THE WAY.

I'LL COME BACK LATER AND SAY GOOD-BYE.

OH, GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE. GOOD-BYE.

UH, GEORGE, I'VE BEEN THINKING,

MAYBE WE'RE NOT DOIN' THE RIGHT THING BY MOVING.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING LOUISE?

I'VE BEEN DOIN' A LOT OF THINKIN', TOO.

YOU HAVE? MMM-HMM.

AND I'VE BEEN THINKIN', "WHY THE HELL

DON'T YOU LEAVE THE THINKIN' UP TO ME?"

BECAUSE AT YOUR AGE IT'S TOO LATE TO START SOMETHING NEW.

WATCH IT.

GEORGE, MOVING TO EAST SIDE MANHATTAN,

WITH ALL THOSE FANCY FOLKS.

MONEY IS WHAT MAKES THEM FANCY.

NOW, WE'RE GONNA BE FANCY, TOO. LOOK.

TOMORROW I'M OPENIN' MY 3rd CLEANING STORE

AND THERE'LL BE A 4th, 5th AND 6th.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY UP. WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?

I'M AFRAID OF GOING WHERE I DON'T BELONG.

LOOK, WHEN YOU GOT THE MONEY, BABY, YOU BELONG.

GEORGE,

WE ARE JUST PLAIN FOLKS.

NO. NOT ANYMORE.

SEE, WE WAS PLAIN FOLKS $47,000.50 AGO.

BUT, GEORGE, EAST SIDE MANHATTAN?

THOSE ARE NOT MY KIND OF PEOPLE.

SO, IF YOU GET LONELY, WE'LL BUS IN SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS.

EXCEPT FOR HONKY NEXT DOOR.

WHY IS IT MY WHITE FRIENDS ARE "HONKY"

AND YOUR WHITE FRIENDS ARE "MISTER"?

WHAT WHITE FRIENDS?

THOSE GUYS YOU'VE BEEN TAKING TO LUNCH ALL WEEK.

IF THEY ARE BLACK, I AM DORIS DAY.

LOOK, THOSE GUYS WORK AT WHITTENDALE NATIONAL BANK

AND BANKERS AIN'T NOBODY'S FRIENDS.

LOOK, I WANT THEM TO GET ME IN

TO SEE OLD MAN WHITTENDALE HIMSELF.

SO I CAN HIT ON HIM FOR MY BUSINESS LOAN.

I DON'T GET IT.

IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE SO RICH,

WHY DO WE NEED TO BORROW MONEY?

BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY RICH PEOPLE OPERATE.

LOOK, BANKS DON'T MAKE LOANS TO PEOPLE WHO NEED MONEY.

THAT'S WHAT PAWN SHOPS ARE FOR.

LOUISE, I BOUGHT YOU SOME FRUIT FOR YOUR TRIP.

WE'RE ONLY GOING TO MANHATTAN.

WELL, SUBWAYS BREAK DOWN SOMETIMES.

WELL, EDITH,

I GUESS THIS IS REALLY GOOD-BYE.

I KNOW.

WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, SO LONG.

SO LONG, EDITH.

LOUISE.

DID I EVER TELL YOU

I LOVE YOU?

EVERY MINUTE WE'VE SPENT TOGETHER.

YOU'D BETTER GO NOW.

BEFORE THE BOTH OF US GET AWFUL WET.

BYE, LOUISE.

I MEAN, SO LONG.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE HOLDUP IN HERE?

YOU STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED PACKIN' YET?

UH, JUST ONE MORE THING.

YOUR COFFEE MUG.

I WON'T BE DRINKIN' OUT OF MUGS NO MORE.

FROM NOW ON, IT'S CUPS AND SAUCERS ALL THE WAY.

COME ON, LOUISE. THE LIMOUSINE'S WAITING.

LIMOUSINE?

HAVE YOU GONE CRAZY?

WHAT DO WE NEED A LIMOUSINE FOR?

BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA LEAVE BUNKERSVILLE IN STYLE.

COME ON, WEEZY.

THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR US. LOOK,

YOU DESERVE THE BEST.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOIN' TO GET.

THE BEST.

OK?

HERE.

OH, LIONEL, I LOVE WHAT YOUR FOLKS HAVE DONE WITH THEIR APARTMENT.

YOU LIKE THE FURNITURE, HUH? OH, YES.

AND YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THE VIEW?

YEAH.

SO THEN WE'RE ALL THROUGH WITH THE APARTMENT?

YEAH. GOOD, LET'S FOOL AROUND.

OH!

UH-OH, VICE SQUAD.

HELLO, JENNY.

HI, MRS. JEFFERSON.

RIGHT IN HERE.

WHERE SHALL I PUT THESE?

IN THE KITCHEN.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. JUST PUT THEM DOWN, I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM LATER.

LET HIM HANDLE IT, LOUISE. I'M TIPPING HIM

FOR THE FULL TRIP. IN THE KITCHEN, PLEASE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE? I THOUGHT YOU HAD SCHOOL.

OH, WELL, I WAS JUST SHOWIN' JENNY AROUND.

UH-HUH. WELL, LOOK. I FOUND THE APARTMENT,

I'LL CONDUCT THE TOURS, OK?

HERE YOU GO.

SEE. YOU DO RIGHT BY ME, I'LL DO RIGHT BY YOU.

OH, I'LL DO ALL RIGHT BY YOU, ALL RIGHT.

YES, SIR. SIR.

DID YOU HEAR THAT? YES, SIR! HA, HA! HEY.

THERE'S PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

I OWN THE NEW CLEANING STORE DOWNSTAIRS.

YES, SIR, SIR. CERTAINLY, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

LOUISE,

REMEMBER THE HARD TIMES WE HAD WHEN WE FIRST GOT MARRIED,

LIVIN' AT 126TH AND LENOX,

AND THERE WERE 4 FAMILIES SHARING ONE JOHN? REMEMBER?

I SURE DO.

WELL, EVERYBODY. NOW, HEAR THIS.

ONE.

2 AND 3.

HIS' AND HERS'.

HOW ABOUT THAT? 4 JOHNS. NO WAITING.

LIONEL, LET'S FACE IT.

YOUR MOTHER MARRIED A 4-FLUSHER.

COME ON, JENNY, LET ME SHOW YOU AROUND.

FIRST WE'LL STOP AT THE COMMODIOUS SLEEPING QUARTERS.

YOU THINK POP WILL EVER GET AROUND TO LIKING JENNY'S PARENTS?

OH, SURE, HE WILL.

THE DAY HER WHITE FATHER TURNS BLACK.

AND THIS HERE IS THE LIVING AREA,

WHERE WE DOES OUR LIVING.

AND HERE WE HAVE THE DINING AREA

WHERE WE DOES OUR DINING.

AND THROUGH THIS DOOR IS THE KITCHEN AREA...

WHERE WE DOES OUR KITCHENING.

OH, YEAH, JENNY, LET ME SHOW YOU THE TERRACE.

WE KEEP IT HANGIN' RIGHT OUTSIDE. OH.

YEAH, YOU GONNA LOVE IT HERE, LOUISEY.

I LOVE IT THERE.

WITH ALL THOSE NOSEY NEIGHBORS? NOW, SEE,

HERE YOUR NEIGHBORS KNOW HOW TO ACT.

LIKE PERFECT STRANGERS, YOU SEE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY HELLO TO NOBODY.

AND NOBODY SAYS HELLO TO YOU.

RIGHT. NO PUSHY NEIGHBORS RINGIN' THE DOORBELL EVERY 5 MINUTES.

GEORGE, DO YOU HEAR THE DOORBELL,

OR DO WE LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A CHURCH?

THAT'S NOT NICE.

COMING.

HELLO.

I'M YOUR NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR, ACTUALLY.

LOUISE, IT'S MR. ACTUALLY.

THAT'S JOLLY GOOD.

NO, I'M HARRY BENTLEY.

HI. WE'RE THE JEFFERSONS. COME IN, MR. BENTLEY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

A LOVELY APARTMENT, THIS.

GEORGE, MOVE.

LET ME GUESS, MR. JEFFERSON,

YOU MUST BE

10 STONE.

DID HE SAY I WAS STONED?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I... I AM SORRY. I KEEP FORGETTING TO SPEAK AMERICAN.

THAT'S IT. YOU'RE ENGLISH, AREN'T YOU?

YES, I'M AFRAID SO.

ACTUALLY, I WAS TRYING TO GUESS YOUR WEIGHT.

10 STONE IS 140 POUNDS.

WELL, I WEIGH 145.

SMASHING. IT COULDN'T BE BETTER.

DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR, WILL YOU?

WHAT KIND OF FAVOR?

TAKE A LITTLE WALK DOWN THE SMALL OF MY BACK, WOULD YOU?

SAY WHAT?

AND, UH, PLEASE, UH, TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF FIRST.

THERE'S A GOOD FELLOW.

WELL, YOU WANTED TO MOVE UP TO THE EAST SIDE. TAKE A WALK.

THAT'S IT. YEAH. OH, YES.

NOW, THAT'S IT. DO YOU HEAR THAT?

OH, THAT'S HEAVEN.

ANY PARTICULAR REASON WHY WE'RE DOIN' THIS?

IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT SEEMS TO HELP MY BACK.

OH, MARVELOUS.

IT'S WORKING, IT'S WORKING.

IT WORKED.

THANK YOU, MR. JEFFERSON. YOU HAVE KIND FEET.

WELL, ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, DON'T HESITATE TO

RING MY BELL.

BYE-BYE.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

GEORGE, I BELIEVE YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THIS PLACE AFTER ALL.

IMAGINE, AN ENGLISH NEIGHBOR.

GOOD GOD. YOU'RE BLACK.

SOMETHIN' WRONG WITH THAT?

OH, NO, NO. I JUST DIDN'T NOTICE BEFORE.

WELL, JAMBO!

DID YOU SAY SAMBO?

JAMBO, IT'S SWAHILI.

ACTUALLY, IT MEANS HELLO,

I NEVER CAN REMEMBER THE WORD FOR GOOD-BYE.

LOUISE,

FIND OUT THE WORD FOR GOOD-BYE IN SWAHILI.

THE NEXT TIME

HE OR ANYBODY ELSE RINGS THAT DOORBELL, USE IT.

OH, LIONEL.

AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, TEACH IT TO LIONEL.

SO HE CAN USE IT ON HIS GIRLFRIEND AND HER PARENTS,

MR. DAY AND MRS. NIGHT.

GEORGE, THE WILLIS' ARE FINE PEOPLE.

NOW, JUST BECAUSE HE HAPPENED TO BE WHITE...

IT AIN'T JUST THAT. I WOULDN'T LIKE HIM EVEN IF HE WAS BLACK.

WHICH I'M GLAD HE AIN'T, SINCE I DON'T LIKE HIM.

WHY?

'CAUSE HE'S TOO FRIENDLY.

HE'S ONE OF 'EM, TOUCHY-FEELY GUYS.

LIKE A GREAT BIG, WHITE POLAR BEAR

ALWAYS GRABBIN', HUGGIN' AND SQUEEZIN'.

WELL, I THINK THE WILLIS' ARE WARM,

LOVELY PEOPLE, AND I LIKE THEM.

THEN DO IT LONG DISTANCE,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM IN HERE.

HEY, UH, MR. JEFFERSON.

THANKS A LOT FOR SHOWING ME THIS APARTMENT.

AND I GOTTA BE GOIN'.

OH, WHAT A SHAME.

UH, LOUISE, IF THAT'S MR. SWAHILI AGAIN,

YOU WALK ON HIS BACK THIS TIME.

I KNOW HE WON'T BE READY FOR THAT.

HERE THEY ARE, TOM. I TOLD YOU THEY'D ARRIVED.

SURPRISE, EVERYBODY!

LOUISE.

UH, LOOK, GEORGE. THE WILLIS'.

WHAT'RE YOU 2 DOIN' IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD?

WE LIVE HERE. YEAH.

LIVE WHERE?

RIGHT UPSTAIRS. 20TH FLOOR.

SAY WHAT?

I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE NEIGHBORS.

HI, NEIGHBOR.

HERE IT COMES.

TOUCHY-FEELY, TOUCHY-FEELY, TOUCHY-FEELY.

IMAGINE, ALL OF US

LIVING IN THE SAME BUILDING.

ISN'T IT A SMALL WORLD?

TOO SMALL. LIONEL, I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU IN THE KITCHEN. NOW.

EXCUSE ME. I THINK SOMETHING'S BOILIN' OVER.

MAYBE I SQUEEZED HIM TOO HARD, HUH?

NOT HARD ENOUGH, TOM.

HE'S STILL BREATHING.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THEY'RE LIVIN' HERE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ME?

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME I GOTTA ASK YOU

IF THE SKY IS FALLIN' BEFORE YOU TELL ME.

GEORGE, YOU KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN. WE HAVE GOT GUESTS.

NO, WE DON'T. WE GOT TRESPASSERS.

DID YOU HEAR THAT, TOM? MOM.

COME ON, GIVE MR. JEFFERSON A CHANCE.

WELL, AFTER ALL, YOU DID COME HERE WITHOUT WARNING.

HE JUST WASN'T PREPARED.

HIS MOUTH WAS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PREPARED MOUTH.

NOW, HELEN, YOU'VE GOT TO BE MORE TOLERANT.

JUST SAY TO YOURSELF, "THE MAN'S AN IDIOT

AND WE HAVE TO MAKE ALLOWANCES."

GEORGE, COME BACK HERE!

NOW, LOOK.

WE CAME DOWN HERE IN THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP.

THEN THAT'S A GOOD WAY FOR YOU TO LEAVE.

IN THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP.

NOW, LOOK HERE, SHORTY.

WHO YOU CALLIN' SHORTY?

SHE DON'T MEAN ME.

I'M WARNING YOU, LOUISE,

THERE'S ONLY ONE SIDE MY WIFE CAN BE ON.

THAT'S EITHER MY SIDE OR OUTSIDE.

WHY CAN'T WE ALL BE ON THE SAME SIDE?

RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, POP.

'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE YOUR IN-LAWS,

SO WHY DON'T YOU TRY GETTIN' ALONG?

OK, SON.

YOU REALLY WANNA GET ALONG?

YOU BET.

OK.

WELL, I TRIED IT AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST MOVE OUT OF THE BUILDING?

WHAT?

SURE, IT'S ONLY FAIR.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE I HAD GETTING INTO THIS BUILDING?

THE ONLY REASON I GOT IN HERE

WAS BECAUSE I HAD ENOUGH GREEN TO COVER MY BLACK.

NOW, SEE, YOU'RE WHITE. YOU CAN GET IN ANY PLACE YOU WANT.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HIDE YOUR WIFE IN A WOODPILE

UNTIL THE LEASE IS SIGNED.

WELL, HERE'S A MESSAGE FROM THE WOODPILE.

IF ANYBODY'S MOVING, IT'S YOU, SHORTY.

OK.

IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT IT, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE.

WE ARE MOVING.

GEORGE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WHERE YOU CAN'T FOLLOW.

GEORGE, COME OUT OF THERE.

I AIN'T COMIN' OUT TILL THEY LEAVE.

COME ON, LET'S GO. BUT...

WE'LL SEE OURSELVES OUT.

DON'T BOTHER TO GET UP.

LIONEL,

YOU BETTER GO TO YOUR ROOM.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET HIT BY YOUR FATHER.

WHY'S HE GONNA HIT ME?

BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHERE I'M GONNA THROW HIM.

ALL RIGHT, GEORGE. THEY'VE GONE.

YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN YOU ACT DUMB BEFORE.

BUT NOW I'M CONVINCED

YOU WASN'T ACTING.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, LOUISE.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

HUH?

I'M A BEATEN MAN, LOUISE.

YOU WANNA KICK A MAN WHEN HE'S DOWN, GO AHEAD.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S ALL OVER.

ALL MY PLANS, ALL MY DREAMS,

ALL THAT DOUGH, DOWN THE DRAIN.

OH, COME OFF IT, POP.

AND TO THINK MY OWN FAMILY DID IT TO ME.

SEE, THAT'S WHAT HURTS SO BAD.

IT'S NOT JUST THE IDEA OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING UPSTAIRS,

IT'S THAT NOBODY EVER TOLD ME.

IF YOU'D STUCK A KNIFE IN MY BACK,

YOU COULDN'T HAVE HURT ME MORE.

OH, GEORGE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JEZEBEL.

WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?

LET ME TRY TALKIN' TO HIM, MA.

POP.

WHAT IS IT, JEZEBEL JR.?

LOOK, POP, I'M TRYIN' TO TALK TO YOU. WILL YOU LOOK AT ME?

I SMELL GAS. ONE OF THEM PILOT LIGHTS MUST BE OUT.

HEY, LOOK, MOM DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE WILLIS' MOVIN' IN.

IT WAS ALL MY DOIN', ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE JUST HAVE TO UNDO YOUR DOIN' AND MOVE OUT OF HERE.

HEY, POP, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO BREAK UP

JENNY AND ME, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

AND IT'S SILLY TO MOVE OUT

BECAUSE THIS BUILDING IS BIG ENOUGH.

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SEE THE WILLIS' IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

I'LL KNOW THEY'RE THERE. I'LL FEEL 'EM.

IT'S JUST LIKE THE PRINCESS THAT STEPPED ON THE PEA.

LIONEL, YOU'VE DONE ME IN.

I GIVE UP.

IS HE ALL RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?

NOTHIN'. I COULDN'T GET THROUGH TO HIM.

I'VE NEVER SEEN POP SO LOW BEFORE.

OH, LOOK, I'M GOING TO GO UPSTAIRS AND APOLOGIZE TO THE WILLIS'.

OH, HI, GRANDMA.

HELLO.

MOTHER JEFFERSON, WHAT A NICE SURPRISE.

HELLO, LOUISE.

I WAS PASSING BY AND THOUGHT I'D DROP IN.

WELL, I'M SO GLAD YOU DID.

I FIGURED THIS WOULD BE QUICKER THAN WAITING FOR AN INVITATION.

WELL, UH, HOW DO YOU LIKE OUR NEW APARTMENT?

OH, IT'S LOVELY.

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

GEORGE HAS SUCH GOOD TASTE.

IN MOST THINGS.

GEORGE, YOUR MOTHER IS HERE.

GEORGE.

I'LL GET HIM.

GEORGE...

GEORGE!

OH, MY GOD!

GEORGE, I BEG OF YOU, DON'T TAKE YOUR LIFE!

AIN'T NOBODY TAKIN' NOBODY'S LIFE.

I GOT BUSINESS IN THERE. THE PILOT LIGHT IS OUT.

I THOUGHT YOU WAS TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF.

WHAT FOR? I GOT A FAMILY THAT'S ALREADY DOIN' THAT.

WELL, YOU BETTER PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, GEORGE.

YOU'VE GOT A VISITOR.

WELL, TELL HIM TO GO TO HELL.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, GEORGE. IT'S YOUR MOTHER.

OH, SON, YOU HAVE SUCH A LOVELY APARTMENT.

YEAH, WELL, GET A GOOD LAST LOOK AT IT, MAMA, 'CAUSE WE'RE MOVIN' OUT.

BUT WE'VE GOT A 3-YEAR LEASE.

THAT AIN'T NOTHIN'.

I'M GONNA CALL THE REAL ESTATE AGENT RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW WE'LL HAVE NO TROUBLE SUBLETTIN' THIS APARTMENT.

MAYBE EVEN MAKE A FEW BUCKS ON THE DEAL.

HELLO, AGAIN.

I WAS DOWNSTAIRS IN THE DELI

WHEN IT SUDDENLY OCCURRED TO ME

THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY FOOD IN YET. HOW DO YOU DO?

SO I BROUGHT YOU SOME BANGERS.

BANGERS?

YES. UH, ENGLISH SAUSAGES.

WELL, WHY DO THEY CALL THEM BANGERS?

I REALLY DON'T KNOW.

SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AFTER EFFECTS, I THINK.

AH! THE FUNNIEST THING JUST HAPPENED TO ME.

I GOT ON THE ELEVATOR WITH MR. AND MRS. WHITTENDALE,

AND I FORGOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON FOR MY FLOOR.

WHITTENDALE?

YES, HENRY AND JANET WHITTENDALE.

THEY LIVE IN THE PENTHOUSE, WHICH IS THE POINT OF THE STORY, YOU SEE.

THERE I AM... HENRY L. WHITTENDALE?

YES, HE'S A CHARMING FELLOW.

SO, AS WE'RE TRAVELING UPWARD, YOU SEE...

WHITTENDALE-BANK WHITTENDALE?

RIGHT. UH, HE'S VERY EASY TO TALK TO.

SO JUST AS WE'RE PASSING MY FLOOR...

BOY, THAT WAS A GREAT STORY.

DID I FINISH IT?

SURE, YOU DID.

IT WAS A GREAT STORY. YOU HEARD HOW HARD I WAS LAUGHIN'.

BOY, YOU'RE REALLY HILARIOUS.

I NEVER LAUGHED SO HARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

LOOK, ANYTIME YOU WANT YOUR BACK WALKED ON, JUST BRING IT ON OVER.

YOU KNOW...

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, LOUISE? START UNPACKING.

BUT YOU SAID YOU'D NEVER LIVE HERE.

DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?

WHITTENDALE LIVES IN THE PENTHOUSE.

WHO? WHITTENDALE.

THE OWNER OF THE BANK I DO BUSINESS WITH.

SO?

SO, WHITTENDALE RIDES THE ELEVATOR. I RIDE THE ELEVATOR.

SOME OF THE BIGGEST DEALS ARE MADE IN ELEVATORS.

THIS IS MY BIG CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS.

DOORBELL, DEAR.

MAY WE COME IN?

UH. OH, OF COURSE, YOU MAY.

UH-UH-UH, NOW, BEFORE YOU LOCK YOURSELF IN THE JOHN AGAIN,

WE JUST CAME DOWN TO SAY WE THINK YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT MOVING.

BUT FOR THE SAKE OF THE KIDS, AT LEAST, LET'S PART FRIENDS.

OH, BUT WE'RE NOT MOVING.

YOU'RE NOT?

NO. AS A MATTER OF FACT,

GEORGE INSISTED THAT WE STAY.

HE SAID, IT WAS HIS BIG CHANCE

TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, GEORGE?

THAT'S GREAT.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAREWELL GIFT,

BUT NOW IT WORKS OUT EVEN BETTER.

HERE. WHAT'S THIS FOR?

IT'S FOR DRINKING A LITTLE TOAST.

UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A BATTLESHIP AROUND HERE YOU'D LIKE TO LAUNCH.

YES, AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.

AH, COME ON NOW, LET'S SEE A SMILE ON THAT OLD KISSER, HUH?

NOW, COME ON, COME ON. OH, HERE IT COMES, FOLKS.

OH, WE'RE GONNA BE SEEING A LOT OF EACH OTHER FROM NOW ON.

TOUCHY-FEELY, TOUCHY-FEELY.

ALL IN THE FAMILY WAS RECORDED ON TAPE

BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.