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>> COME ON, DAD! YOU PROMISED THAT WHEN I WAS 14, I COULD CARVE
THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY.
>> YES, I DID.
ALRIGHT FIRST, YOU START WITH
THIS AND THEN, WE'LL SEE.
>> DAD, THAT'S NOT A TURKEY.
IT'S A CHICKEN.
>> RIGHT!
YOU PASSED THE FIRST PART
OF THE TEST.
YOU KNOW A CHICKEN
FROM A TURKEY.
>> DAD, I DON'T NEED THIS.
I WATCHED YOU AND MR. NORTON
AT THE BUTCHER SHOP.
JUST LET ME CARVE THE TURKEY.
>> SON, YOU'VE GOT TO
UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS TONIGHT'S DINNER.
YOU START WITH THIS.
YOU PRACTICE.
YOU'LL KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT
CUTTING THE TURKEY.
NOW, GET YOUR UTENSILS, ALRIGHT?
ALRIGHT.
SEE, WHAT WE'VE GOT IS--
>> DAD! >> CARVE! NOT HACK.
>> THAT'S THE WAY MR. NORTON
AT THE BUTCHER SHOP DOES IT.
>> MR. NORTON IS A SHOWOFF.
NOW GO AHEAD AND GET
THE UTENSILS OUT HERE, SON.
YOU'VE GOT TO UNDERSTAND.
LOOK AT THIS.
WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS?
YOU SEE THE DIAGRAM HERE?
LOOK AT THE PICTURE OF THE CHEF.
THE MAN IS HAPPY.
AND HE'S SMILING
AS HE'S SLICING.
HE'S NOT LIKE THIS...
SO NOW, GO AHEAD AND START.
SLICE.
SON, NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU DON'T ARGH, TIGHT LIPPED!
LOOK AT THE CHEF'S FACE AGAIN.
IS IT LIKE THIS...?
HE'S LIKE THIS...
>> CLIFF? >> YES, DEAR. >> HONEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M CARVING.
[LAUGHING]
>> OH, I GET IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO PASS THE HONOR
OF CARVING THE TURKEY OVER TO
YOUR SON THIS YEAR.
THAT'S NICE.
>> AH DEAR, I'M NOT SURE YET
ABOUT THE PASSING OF ANYTHING.
WHAT TIME IS SONDRA'S BUS
SUPPOSED TO GET IN HERE?
ISN'T SHE LATE?
>> WELL, SHE SHOULD BE HERE
BY NOW.
>> OH SON, PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
DON'T HURT YOURSELF, OKAY?
>> SURE, MOM.
>> YOU'RE EXCITED BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER'S COMING HOME, AREN'T YOU?
>> NO, I AM NOT EXCITED.
I AM NOT EXCITED.
>> YES, YOU ARE.
OUR FIRSTBORN IS COMING HOME
FROM COLLEGE, AND YOU ARE
EXCITED.
>> I AM NOT EXCITED, I'M TELLING
YOU, SO JUST STOP IT.
>> MMM HMM.
>> FIRSTBORN, THE INQUISITIVE
ONE.
YES INDEED, I REMEMBER SHE WAS
ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD AND SHE SAID,
"DADDY, WHERE DO THE DUCKS GO
WHEN THE POND FREEZES OVER?"
RIGHT THEN AND THERE,
I KNEW SHE WAS SMARTER THAN I.
[LAUGHING]
>> YEAH, SHE USED TO ASK A LOT
OF QUESTIONS, AND NOW SHE CAN
ANSWER THEM.
>> MMM HMM, FOUR "A"s AND A "B."
>> HEY, HEY, HEY!
>> ALRIGHT, AND HALF OF HER
BELONGS TO YOU.
>> OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME,
JUST THE FEET.
>> OH, DON'T TRY IT.
>> LISTEN, ISN'T SHE LATE?
>> HONEY, PLEASE CALM DOWN.
NOW, SHE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE.
I'VE GOT TO GO CHECK ON THEO.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
>> WHO IS IT? >> SONDRA! >> SONDRA WHO?
>> SONDRA, YOUR DAUGHTER,
REMEMBER?
>> THE ONE THAT GOES TO
PRINCETON?
>> YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE.
>> THE ONE WITH FOUR "A"s
AND A "B" LAST YEAR?
>> YES!
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT?
>> DADDY, COME ON.
IT'S GETTING COLD OUT HERE.
>> THE ONE THAT CALLS LONG
DISTANCE?
>> YES, DADDY.
>> AND ASKS FOR MONEY?
>> YES!
>> AND THE ONE WHO BROUGHT, STEP
ASIDE A SECOND PLEASE, FOUR BAGS
OF DIRTY LAUNDRY?
HUH?
>> YES!
[LAUGHING]
>> DADDY!
OH!
>> LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
>> SO, HOW DO I LOOK?
>> LIKE TRASH.
HOW 'BOUT ME?
>> WELL, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
GAINED A LITTLE WEIGHT THERE,
DADDY.
>> OH, I COULDN'T HIDE IT, HUH?
THAT'S ALRIGHT.
SO NOW, WHAT DID--WHAT IS THIS
YOU BROUGHT HERE?
>> I MISSED YOU, DADDY.
>> OF COURSE YOU DID.
SOMEBODY HAS TO BRING IN
YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY.
>> SONDRA!
>> MOM!
>> SONDRA, OH!
OH GOSH, LET ME LOOK AT YOU.
WELL, YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED?
>> WELL MOM, I WAS HOME
2 MONTHS AGO.
>> OH REALLY?
I THOUGHT IT WAS LONGER
THAN THAT.
>> SONDRA!
>> RUDY!
>> I MADE YOU A TURKEY.
>> WELL THEN, WE'LL EAT IT
TOMORROW.
>> IT'S A PAPER TURKEY, SILLY.
>> VANESSA--
>> SONDRA.
>> OH, YOU'RE GETTING TO BE
SO BIG.
>> WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR?
>> DO YOU LIKE IT?
>> OH, I LOVE IT.
WILL YOU DO IT TO MINE?
>> SURE.
>> NICE JACKET.
>> THANKS, YOU CAN'T BORROW IT.
>> HEY!
I'LL LEND YOU MY SUEDE BOOTS.
THOSE ARE MY SUEDE BOOTS.
>> WELL, I'LL LEND THEM BACK TO
YOU IF YOU LEND ME THAT JACKET.
>> SIS!
>> HEY THEO!
WHY DO YOU SMELL LIKE CHICKEN?
>> I'M IN TRAINING.
DAD JUST MAY LET ME CARVE THIS
YEAR'S TURKEY.
>> HEY ALRIGHT, YOU'RE MOVING
UP!
>> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY, REALLY
MOVES ME TO SEE THIS ENTIRE
FAMILY HERE BECAUSE WE CAN EACH
TAKE A BAG AND GET THIS LAUNDRY
UPSTAIRS.
LET'S GO.
>> RUDY, YOU CAN TAKE
MORE THAN THAT.
>> THERE YOU GO. >> WHAT'S IT SAY? >> PRINCETON.
>> CAN I SLEEP IN IT?
>> SURE.
AND FOR YOU--
>> THE RINEHART STUDY GUIDE.
>> YEAH, IT'LL HELP YOU
ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS.
IT REALLY HELPED ME.
>> GREAT, THANKS.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GET
MY THOUGHTS ORGANIZED.
>> SONDRA.
>> YEAH, VANESSA.
>> CAN I VISIT YOU AT PRINCETON?
>> SURE.
>> YOU COULD WEAR MY T-SHIRT.
>> HEY, DON'T YOU TWO HAVE
SOMETHING TO DO?
>> NO.
>> COME ON, I REALLY WANT TO
TALK TO SONDRA ALONE, OKAY?
>> OKAY, BOYS.
>> WHAT ABOUT THEM?
>> ONE DAY, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND.
ONE DAY, I'LL UNDERSTAND.
>> OKAY, LET'S HEAR ABOUT THIS
YEAR'S CROP.
>> THEY'RE TERRIFIC, BUT
THE REALLY EXCITING NEWS IS THAT
SOME FRIENDS AND I HAVE DECIDED
TO GO TO PARIS THIS SUMMER.
>> PARIS?
>> WE CAN HAVE THIS GREAT
APARTMENT REAL CHEAP.
>> OH, PARIS IS SO ROMANTIC.
>> THERE IS A LOT MORE TO PARIS
THAN ROMANCE.
>> LIKE WHAT?
>> I WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME
THERE AND EXPERIENCE THE CULTURE
LIKE SOME OF THE GREAT WRITERS
DID, RICHARD WRIGHT
AND JAMES BALDWIN.
>> HAVE YOU TALKED TO
MOM AND DAD YET?
>> NO, THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT
I'D COME TO YOU.
SEE, I'VE BEEN AWAY
AND YOU'RE MORE IN TOUCH WITH
THE FAMILY CLIMATE.
WHO DO I GO TO FIRST?
>> HA, HA, DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT GOING TO DAD.
CONCENTRATE ON MOM.
IF YOU GET HER ON YOUR SIDE,
THEN YOU CAN DOUBLE TEAM DAD
AND THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE
A FIGHTING CHANCE.
>> THE FAMILY CLIMATE HASN'T
CHANGED.
WELL, WHAT APPROACH DO I USE
WITH MOM?
>> MMM, ASK HER ABOUT HER WORK.
SEE, NOBODY ASKS MOM ABOUT
HER WORK.
THEN WHEN YOU GOT HER FEELING
REAL GOOD, YOU COULD SLIP
IN PARIS.
>> OH, GREAT IDEA.
>> YEAH, GOOD LUCK.
'CAUSE IF YOU GET TO GO THAT
MEANS I'M GOING NEXT.
[LAUGHING]
>> HI. >> HI HONEY. >> YOU WANT SOME HOT CHOCOLATE?
>> OH, NO THANK YOU.
>> HOW'S WORK?
>> FANTASTIC.
>> REALLY?
>> OH YES, I WON MY LAST
THREE CASES.
THERE'S EVEN SOME TALK THAT
I MIGHT BECOME A PARTNER NEXT
MONTH.
>> THAT'S GREAT!
>> SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
ASK ME?
>> WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT PARIS?
>> OH, I LOVE PARIS.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO.
>> YOU HAVE?
>> UH-HUH, AND SO DO YOU.
>> WELL, JUST FOR THE SUMMER.
SOME FRIENDS AND I THOUGHT WE'D
RENT THIS APARTMENT IN THE CITY.
>> HEY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
FRIENDS?
>> YEAH, MICHELLE STEWART AND
LISA BARNES, YOU'VE MET THEM.
>> OKAY, SO WHAT ABOUT THIS
APARTMENT?
>> WELL, IT'S MICHELLE'S
COUSIN'S APARTMENT.
SHE'S A BALLET DANCER.
>> PARIS IN THE SUMMERTIME
WITH GIRLFRIENDS IN A DANCER'S
APARTMENT?
SOUNDS SENSATIONAL TO ME.
>> SO, YOU'LL LET ME GO?
>> HONEY, I'D LOVE FOR YOU
TO GO!
>> OH!
>> OH, BUT WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT
A MINUTE, BEFORE YOU GET TO
HOT AND EXCITED, HOLD ON.
THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO STANDS
BETWEEN YOU AND PARIS.
NOW IF YOU WANT THE GOLDEN
FLEECE, YOU GOT TO GO PAST
THE CYCLOPS.
HE'S A CUTE CYCLOPS,
BUT A TOUGH ONE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'LL DO?
>> WELL, LET'S SEE.
FIRST, HE'S GOING TO SAY, "AHA."
AND THEN, HE'S GOING TO SAY,
"HMM, INTERESTING."
THEN, HE'S GOING TO THROW EVERY
EXCUSE IN THE BOOK AT YOU,
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO HANG IN THERE
AND WEAR HIM DOWN.
>> WELL, WHEN IS THE BEST TIME
TO GET HIM?
>> WE STRIKE TOMORROW MORNING.
[LAUGHING]
>> ALRIGHT NOW, ONE MORE CHANCE, HERE IS YOUR TURKEY CARVING PRACTICE CABBAGE.
>> DAD, THAT'S A CABBAGE.
>> RIGHT, YOU'RE BRILLIANT.
YOU KNOW, I WATCHED YOU LAST
NIGHT AND WHAT YOU DID TO
THAT CHICKEN.
YOU SEE A LONG TIME AGO, BEFORE
YOU WERE BORN, I PRAYED THAT GOD
WOULD GIVE ME A SON TO CARRY ON
THE FAMILY NAME.
AND YOU WERE BORN, AND I'VE
WATCHED YOU DO THINGS.
AND MANY TIMES, I'VE WANTED TO
ASK YOU NOT TO TELL ANYONE
WHO YOU ARE.
AND LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF
THOSE TIMES.
SON, WHAT YOU DID WITH THAT
CHICKEN, YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
TAKEN THREE CHERRY BOMBS,
PUT 'EM INSIDE OF THE BIRD,
LET IT GO OFF, BLOOM!
AND WE ALL TAKE WHATEVER PIECES
WE WANT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO RESPECT
THE FOOD.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
SLICE IT IN AN APPETIZING MANNER.
NOW [AS JULIA CHILD]
LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW
YOU SHOULD SLICE A TURKEY
NOW, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW YOU SHOULD SLICE A TURKEY PROPERLY.
YOU TAKE THE BLADE GENTLY IN
YOUR HAND, AND YOU SLICE EVER
SO GENTLY FOLLOWING THE GRAIN,
GOING ALONG THE CONTOUR OF
THE BIRD.
>> DAD?
>> YES?
>> WHY ARE YOU TALKING
LIKE THAT?
>> I HAVE NO IDEA, EXCEPT IT
JUST MAKES ME FEEL MORE SECURE
WHEN I'M IN THE KITCHEN.
NOW TRY IT, MY BOY.
AND TALK IT THROUGH.
>> [SOUNDS MORE LIKE YODA] I FOLLOW
THE NATURAL CONTOUR OF THE BIRD.
>> YES.
>> AND I FOLLOW THE GRAIN OF
THE FOUL AND FOLLOW IT--
>> YES.
>> AND SLICE--
>> YES.
>> AND SLICING IT--
>> EXCUSE ME, BOYS?
>> [MOCK VOICES IN UNISON] YES?
>> CLIFF, SONDRA HAS SOMETHING SHE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU. >> [NATURAL VOICE]
YOU BROUGHT HER IN TO TELL ME
SHE HAS SOMETHING TO ASK ME?
>> DADDY, CAN--HOW'S WORK?
>> [LAUGHING] OH NO, NO, NO, NO,
THE TWO OF YOU STANDING THERE
TOGETHER LOOKING LIKE
THE UNITED FRONT.
>> GO AHEAD.
ASK HIM.
>> DADDY, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT ME SPENDING THE SUMMER
IN PARIS?
>> AHA!
>> NOW SEE, I THINK IT'S
A GREAT IDEA.
NOW, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT
YOU THINK.
>> MMM, INTERESTING.
>> WELL, SHE WOULD GO WITH
A COUPLE OF HER GIRLFRIENDS.
>> LISA AND MICHELLE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO LIVE?
>> OH, MICHELLE'S COUSIN'S
LETTING US HAVE THE APARTMENT
FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> I DON'T KNOW. IT'S A NEW ONE.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN THE APARTMENT?
>> WELL NO, OF COURSE NOT,
BUT I'M SURE IT'S NICE.
MICHELLE'S COUSIN'S A BALLET
DANCER.
>> PARIS, THE PEOPLE EXPECT YOU
TO SPEAK FRENCH.
>> WELL, I'M TAKING FRENCH
NEXT SEMESTER.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S
GOOD ENOUGH.
YOU SEE, BECAUSE WHEN
AN AMERICAN SPEAKS FRENCH TO
A FRENCH PERSON, THEY LOOK AT
YOU LIKE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THEY LOOK AT YOU--THEY LOOK
AT YOU LIKE THIS--FRENCH PEOPLE
MADE UP THIS FACE...
>> DADDY! >> I MADE PLANS. WE ALWAYS TRAVEL SOME PLACE
IN THE SUMMER AND THIS SUMMER,
WE'RE GOING TO THE GRAND CANYON.
I MEAN IT'S A PART OF THE HUXTABLE TRADITION, AND I DON'T THINK THAT YOU
WOULD WANT TO BREAK THAT
TRADITION, WOULD YOU?
>> WELL, CAN I CALL A FAMILY
FORUM?
>> YOU'RE KIDDING.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
ONLY A PARENT CAN CALL A FAMILY
FORUM.
>> WELL OKAY, IN THAT CASE,
I'M CALLING IT.
DENISE!
>> GO AHEAD, YOU CAN LAUGH IF YOU WANT TO. [LAUGHING]
>> COME ON, DAD, FAMILY FORUM.
>> DENISE! PLEASE COME DOWN HERE, WE'RE HAVING A FAMILY FORUM.
>> WHAT'S A FAMILY FORUM?
>> IT'S SOMETHING DAD INVENTED
TO SETTLE FAMILY DISPUTES.
>> YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST.
>> AND EVERYBODY GETS A VOTE.
>> I GET TO VOTE TOO?
>> YEP, YOU TOO.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> FAMILY FORUM.
>> YOU VOTE WITH ME OR YOU CUT
A CHICKEN FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIFE.
>> DAD.
>> NOT FAIR.
OKAY NOW, HERE'S THE PROBLEM.
SONDRA HAS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND A GLORIOUS
SUMMER IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST FAMOUS CITIES, AND YOUR
FATHER SAYS NO.
>> THAT IS LEADING THE VOTERS.
I OBJECT.
>> OVERRULED.
NOW DENISE, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF SONDRA'S GOING TO PARIS?
>> I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY,
AND I HOPE TO ONE DAY FOLLOW
IN HER FOOTSTEPS.
>> YOU CALL THIS HONEST?
>> DENISE, BE HONEST.
>> OKAY, IT'S NOT A WONDERFUL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
I STILL HOPE TO FOLLOW
IN HER FOOTSTEPS.
SHE SHOULD GO.
>> VANESSA?
>> DOES THIS MEAN WE WON'T GO
TO THE GRAND CANYON?
>> WE'RE STILL GOING TO
THE GRAND CANYON.
>> WELL, I WANT TO HOLD A FAMILY
FORUM ON NOT GOING TO
THE GRAND CANYON.
>> VANESSA, WHAT IS YOUR VOTE?
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE NEAT
FOR HER TO GO.
>> ME TOO.
WILL YOU BRING ME BACK
A PARIS SHIRT?
>> OF COURSE I WILL!
>> THAT'S BRIBERY.
>> THEO?
>> BAWK-BAWK-BAWK.
>> WHAT WAS THAT, CLIFF? OKAY, THEO? >> BAWK-KAH.
>> I PASS. >> NO, NO, YOU CANNOT PASS. >> MOM, IF I VOTE THE WAY I
REALLY FEEL, DAD WON'T LET ME
CARVE THE TURKEY.
>> THEO, YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST.
>> I THINK SHE SHOULD GO.
>> BAWK.
>> SONDRA?
>> YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL.
>> CLIFF?
>> I WANT TO CALL A FAMILY
CAUCUS.
>> YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
>> OH YES.
>> NO, YOU CAN'T BECAUSE THERE'S
NO SUCH THING AS A FAMILY
CAUCUS.
>> AH, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW
THE BYLAWS AND THE BYLAWS STATE
THAT A CAUCUS CAN BE CALLED
AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION
BECAUSE WE ARE THE TWO
DISPUTEES.
LET'S GO.
>> DAD, I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT
A FAMILY CAUCUS.
>> WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE I MADE
IT UP.
I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU
A QUESTION.
WHY PARIS?
>> IT'S A FABULOUS CITY.
>> WHY NOT ST. LOUIS?
>> DAD, I WANT TO EXPERIENCE
A DIFFERENT CULTURE.
>> WHY NOT JAPAN?
>> YOU'D LET ME GO TO JAPAN?
>> I'LL MAKE THE RESERVATIONS.
>> DAD, WHAT IS WRONG WITH
PARIS?
>> NO 20-YEAR-OLD SINGLE WOMAN
SHOULD BE IN PARIS.
PARIS IS LOVE IN BLOOM.
THE NATIONAL DRINK IS WINE.
THEY DRINK WINE WITH THE YOGURT.
THAT'S WHAT PARIS IS.
OLD MEN IN A BERET SINGING
ABOUT MIMI.
>> DAD, THERE IS MORE TO PARIS
THAN OLD MEN IN BERETS AND WINE.
IT HAS WONDERFUL MUSEUMS AND
BOOKSTORES AND ART GALLERIES.
IT HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HISTORY.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO PARIS TO
STUDY HISTORY?
NO, YOU'RE GOING TO PARIS
FOR ONE THING: TO PARTY!
>> I'M NOT GOING JUST TO PARTY.
>> SO, YOU ARE GOING TO PARTY,
HA!
>> ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU DON'T
TRUST ME?
>> NOT EXACTLY.
IT'S JUST THAT I REMEMBER WHEN I
WAS 20 YEARS OLD, I WANTED TO GO
TO RIO.
>> WHY RIO?
>> RIO BECAUSE I SAW THIS MOVIE
CALLED "BLACK ORPHEUS,"
AND IT HAD THIS WOMAN IN IT.
WOO!
AND THE CARNIVAL AND I WATCHED
THAT MOVIE AND I SAID, "I'M
GOING TO GO TO RIO AND I'M GOING
TO FIND THAT WOMAN--" AND I
DIDN'T CARE ABOUT CULTURE,
OR HISTORY.
I WANTED TO FIND THAT WOMAN,
AND I WANTED TO PARTY.
>> WELL, DID YOU GET TO GO?
>> NO, BUT I SAW THAT MOVIE
ABOUT 100 TIMES.
>> WELL SEE, DON'T YOU WISH YOU
HAD?
SEE, I HAVE THE CHANCE IF YOU'LL
JUST TRUST ME.
>> WHY NOT BUDAPEST?
>> NO DAD, PARIS.
>> OMAHA?
>> PARIS.
>> UH, YOU'LL MAKE ME LOOK GOOD
IN FRONT OF YOUR MOM.
>> UH-HUH.
>> TELL HER I GAVE A GOOD FIGHT.
>> YES.
>> WELL, HAVE FUN.
[LAUGHING]
>> THANK YOU, DADDY!
I LOVE YOU.
>> YES, OF COURSE YOU DO.
OKAY, I WISH I WAS 20 AGAIN.
>> WOULD YOU GO TO RIO?
>> YOUR MOTHER WOULDN'T LET ME.
>> MOM!
>> RUDY. >> MOM, I'M HUNGRY. >> HONEY, WE DON'T EAT UNTIL
EVERYONE'S BEEN SEATED.
>> WELL HOW COME THEO HAS
A BISCUIT UNDER THE TABLE?
>> THEO?
CLIFF, WE'RE WAITING!
>> CRANBERRIES, THAT'S
EVERYTHING.
>> EVERYBODY READY?
>> YEAH!
>> HERE COMES THE HUXTABLE
MARCHING BIRD PARADE!
>> WOO!
[CHEERING]
>> HEY, LET ME AT IT!
>> FIRST OF ALL, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FIRST LADY OF POULTRY, CLAIR HUXTABLE.
[CHEERING]
>> AND WE ALL KNOW THIS IS
A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION.
WE WILL NOW TAKE 1 MINUTE TO SAY
WHY WE ARE THANKFUL.
DENISE?
>> WELL, I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS
HOUSE AND I'M ALSO THANKFUL
THAT DADDY'S BEEN A LOT NICER
TO MY BOYFRIENDS LATELY.
THANK YOU, DADDY.
[CLAPPING]
>> VANESSA. >> WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
BUT MOSTLY, I'M THANKFUL FOR NOT
HAVING TO PLAY THE CLARINET
ANYMORE.
>> WE'RE ALL THANKFUL FOR THAT.
>> AND RUDY WANTS TO SAY
SOMETHING.
>> I'M THANKFUL FOR MY BEAR BOBO
AND MY FRIEND MARY FOR GIVING ME
BACK BOBO AND MY MOTHER FOR
LETTING ME SLEEP OVER AT MARY'S
HOUSE AND FOR POPSICLES.
>> ALRIGHT.
[CLAPPING]
>> I'M NOT FINISHED.
>> I'M SORRY.
>> I'M MOSTLY THANKFUL THAT MY
BIG SISTER SONDRA'S HOME.
[CLAPPING]
>> ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NOW--
>> I'M NOT FINISHED.
>> WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.
>> ALSO--
>> NEXT YEAR, OKAY?
ALRIGHT NOW, SONDRA.
>> WELL, I'M THANKFUL THAT I GET
TO GO AWAY THIS SUMMER.
AND I'M ALWAYS THANKFUL THAT I
CAN COME HOME.
[CLAPPING]
>> AND NOW THE LOVELY
CLAIR HUXTABLE.
>> WELL, I'M THANKFUL THAT YOU
CALLED ME THE LOVELY
CLAIR HUXTABLE.
>> WAIT WAIT WAIT, MY TURN,
MY TURN.
FIRST, I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'RE
ALMOST FINISHED BEING THANKFUL.
SECOND, I'M THANKFUL THAT DAD'S
LETTING ME CARVE THIS YEAR'S
TURKEY.
I HOPE?
SIT?
>> THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT I AM THANKFUL FOR, BUT THE SIX MOST IMPORTANT HAPPEN TO BE
RUDY, VANESSA, DENISE, THEO,
SONDRA, AND CLAIR.
AND NOW, WE ARE GOING TO PARTAKE
OF THE LOVELY BIRD.
>> YEAH!
>> BUT WAIT, WAIT, WAIT
I GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
>> OH, COME ON DAD!
>> NEVER MIND.
>> OH!
LET'S HEAR IT!
>> OKAY.
THE HUXTABLE TRADITION HAS
ALWAYS BEEN THAT CLIFF WOULD
CARVE THE TURKEY.
THIS YEAR, I AM THANKFUL TO LOOK
UPON THE FACE OF MY SON
AS HE CARVES THE TURKEY.
I TURN OVER TO HIM, OLD HICKORY.
[CHEERING]
>> ALRIGHT!
>> NOW, TALK IT THROUGH NOW.
TALK IT THROUGH.
>> FIRST, YOU CUT
AND SLICE ALONG THE GRAIN--
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