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>> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT, YOU GUYS. I'VE ASKED YOU, I'VE BEGGED YOU,
NOW I'M TELLING YOU TO
GET DRESSED, OKAY?
>> OKAY!
>> GOSH, THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE,
TRYING TO GET FOUR KIDS DRESSED
TO GO OUT.
>> CLAIR, YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS,
THE OPENING PART OF MY SPEECH.
>> OH CLIFF, I'M SORRY.
WE GOTTA LEAVE HERE IN LESS THAN
HALF AN HOUR, AND I HAVEN'T EVEN
BEGUN TO GET MYSELF READY.
>> OH ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
>> OKAY, HERE WE GO.
MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES,
HOSPITAL STAFF, DR. WEXLER,
COMMUNITY LEADERS--
>> KEEP GOING, HONEY, I CAN DO
TWO THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
>> WHEN I HEARD THAT I HAD BEEN
VOTED PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR,
I WAS DEEPLY MOVED--
>> PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR,
I WAS DEEPLY MOVED.
>> THEY TELL ME I WON BY ONE
VOTE, WHICH MAKES ME THINK THAT
I VOTED FOR THE RIGHT PERSON.
[LAUGHING]
THAT'S IT.
>> THAT'S AMUSING.
>> AMUSING, THAT'S A BIG JOKE,
CLAIR.
>> WELL HONEY, I'M SURE
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO LIKE IT.
AND IF THAT DOESN'T GET 'EM,
THIS WILL.
>> YOU GOT ME A PRESENT?
>> ARE YOU
DR. HEATHCLIFF HUXTABLE,
PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR?
>> YOU KNOW, THIS AWARD
IS QUITE AN HONOR.
USUALLY, THEY GIVE IT TO
A SURGEON OR A CARDIOLOGIST.
THIS IS THE FIRST, I AM THE
FIRST OBSTETRICIAN TO DO THIS.
>> YES, YES, I KNOW.
>> AND THE FIRST CHILD THAT I
DELIVER AFTER I GET THE AWARD,
I'M GOING TO GET A STAMP THAT
SAYS "SPECIAL EDITION"
RIGHT ON THE HEEL.
AND WHEN WE COME BACK, THE
PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR IS GOING
TO HAVE THE NIGHT OF THE YEAR
WITH YOU.
>> GIVE IT BACK!
>> NO!
>> IT'S MINE!
>> SHUT UP, YOU GUYS!
>> OPEN THIS DOOR!
RUDY, OPEN IT!
>> EVERY SINGLE TIME WE GO OUT,
IT'S THE SAME THING.
I SPEND 99% OF THE TIME ON THEM
AND 1% ON ME.
>> WHOA, WAIT A MINUTE.
I WANT YOU TO PUT IN 100% OF
THE TIME TO MAKE THE FACE OF
THE YEAR.
THE PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR WILL
NOW HANDLE THE PESTS OF THE
YEAR.
>> OPEN THIS DOOR, RUDY!
>> NO!
>> ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WAR!
[LAUGHING] YOUR MOTHER HAS GIVEN
ME PERMISSION TO CUT LOOSE ON
YOU GUYS.
SO NOW, YOU TELL ME WHAT
IS THE PROBLEM?
>> SHE TOOK MY BRUSH, AND NOW
SHE WON'T LET ME IN.
>> STAND OVER HERE.
>> RUDY!
>> YES!
>> ARE YOU LEANING ON THIS DOOR?
>> YES!
>> STEP BACK AND STEP TWO PACES
TO THE SIDE.
>> BIG STEPS OR LITTLE STEPS?
>> YOU WANT TO EAT THIS DOOR?
>> NO.
>> THEN BE IN THE WAY
WHEN I OPEN IT!
>> THAT'S IT, DAD.
THAT'S MY BRUSH.
GIVE IT!
>> NOW WAIT--
>> GIVE ME MY BRUSH!
>> COME ON, COME ON, COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
>> DAD, DENISE IS HOGGING
THE BATHROOM.
>> WELL, WHY DON'T YOU USE
THE ONE DOWNSTAIRS?
>> THE SMALL ONE?
THAT'S FOR GUESTS.
>> WELL, PRETEND YOU DON'T
LIVE HERE.
>> NOW, WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
>> SHE TOOK MY HAIRBRUSH.
>> SHE GAVE IT TO ME.
>> DID YOU GIVE HER THE BRUSH?
>> YEAH, BUT SHE NEVER USED IT
SO I TOOK IT BACK.
>> IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
DIFFERENCE.
IF YOU GAVE IT TO HER,
THEN IT BELONGS TO HER.
>> NOW IF YOU WANT THE BRUSH,
YOU COME OVER AND YOU ASK HER
FOR IT.
>> BUT DAD--
>> ASK HER!
>> RUDY, CAN I BORROW
MY HAIRBRUSH?
>> NO.
[MOUTHING]
>> RUDY, CAN I BORROW YOUR
HAIRBRUSH?
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOW, YOU SEE.
NOW, WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM
THAT?
>> THAT I SHOULD HAVE MY OWN
ROOM.
>> WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, GET YOUR
OWN HOUSE TOO.
NOW, LET'S GET READY.
COME ON.
YOU STILL WAITING FOR DENISE TO
COME OUT OF THAT BATHROOM?
>> IT'S NOT FAIR, DAD.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN FAIR, SON?
THERE'S TWO MEN LIVING IN
THE HOUSE WITH FOUR WOMEN.
WE'RE LUCKY WE HAVE A GAS
STATION ON THE CORNER.
>> BUT DAD, I WANTED TO SHAVE
FOR TONIGHT.
>> [LAUGHING] YOUR FACE? >> YEAH.
>> COME ON, STEP DOWN IN
THE LIGHT.
>> ABOVE THE LIP AND ABOVE
THE CHIN.
>> YEAH, OKAY.
[LAUGHING] ABOVE THE LIP?
AND WHERE ELSE?
>> AND ABOVE THE CHIN.
>> [LAUGHING]
LOOK IT'S--OH, I SEE IT!
RIGHT THERE, OH HOLD STILL!
THERE YOU GO.
NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHAVE.
NO, I WAS JUST JOKING.
LOOK, I AM--I'M JUST TICKLED
ABOUT THIS.
MY SON AND HIS FIRST SHAVE,
I MEAN I'M PROUD.
>> IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S
NO BIG DEAL?
IT IS A BIG DEAL.
I MEAN, OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT
LOOKING LIKE A MOUNTAIN MAN
OR ANYTHING.
DENISE!
>> WHAT?
>> COME ON OUT.
THIS IS YOUR FATHER CALLING.
>> DON'T COME IN!
>> NO, NO, NO, YOU GOT
A 2-MINUTE WARNING.
>> DADDY!
>> THANKS DAD.
>> NOW, WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO USE?
>> I BOUGHT ONE OF THOSE
DISPOSABLE RAZORS IN A DRUG
STORE.
>> NO!
YOUR FATHER'S GOT JUST THE THING
FOR YOU.
THE TRADITIONAL HUXTABLE RAZOR,
ALWAYS USED BY THE MALE
THE FIRST TIME SHAVING.
>> DAD, YOU KNOW, I WAS IN
THE STORE RENTING MY TUXEDO AND
THE GUY SAID THERE WERE A WHOLE
LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN FOR
THE HUXTABLE PARTY.
>> YOU'RE KIDDING.
>> AND HE SAID THEY WERE
ALL TALKING ABOUT WHAT A GREAT
DOCTOR YOU ARE, HOW GREAT YOU
ARE IN SURGERY AND HOW MUCH YOU
CARE ABOUT YOUR PATIENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> I TOLD HIM, TO ME,
YOU JUST DAD.
>> [LAUGHING]
>> SEE, YOU BEING A DOCTOR
WAS NEVER A BIG DEAL.
I MEAN IT WAS WHAT YOU DO.
IT WAS YOUR JOB.
BUT TALKING TO THIS GUY MADE ME,
I DON'T KNOW, PROUD.
>> ALL RIGHT, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, GO LATHER UP.
>> OKAY, DAD.
>> SO, HOW'S IT GOING OUT THERE?
>> HOW'S IT GOING?
OUR SON IS GOING TO SHAVE FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN HIS LIFE.
>> NOT WITH THAT?
>> YES, THIS IS THE HUXTABLE
RAZOR.
ALL THE MEN USE IT THE FIRST
TIME THEY EVER SHAVE.
>> CLIFF, HE'LL CUT HIMSELF.
>> THAT'S THE FUN PART OF IT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH DADDY.
>> YEAH.
>> BRIDGET STANLEY'S HAVING
A PARTY TONIGHT, AND I WAS
WONDERING IF I COULD GO
AFTER THE BANQUET.
WELL, I WAS HOPING THAT WE'D ALL
GET TOGETHER AFTER DINNER AND
BASK IN THE GLOW OF MY AWARD.
>> WHERE WE GOING?
>> BACK HERE.
>> DADDY, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN?
RUDY AND VANESSA ARE GOING
TO BE FIGHTING.
THEO AND I ARE GOING TO BE
FIGHTING, AND YOU'RE GOING TO
COMPLAIN ALL NIGHT THAT YOU ATE
TOO MUCH AND FALL ASLEEP ON THE
COUCH.
>> AND YOU WANT TO MISS
ALL THAT?
>> COULD I?
>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER,
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> AH DENISE, GOOD LUCK
WITH WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO DO
WITH YOUR HAIR.
JUST PROMISE ME YOU WON'T LOSE THE RAZOR IN THERE. >> I PUT TOO MUCH ON, DIDN'T I?
>> OH NO, SOMETIMES I USE THREE
OR FOUR CANS MYSELF.
THERE YOU ARE.
GOOD LUCK, AND USE
LONG SMOOTH STROKES.
>> THANKS DAD.
>> GO AHEAD.
>> SO, HOW WE DOING?
>> HOW WE DOING?
WE'RE GOING TO DO JUST FINE.
EVERY HUXTABLE'S GOING TO BE
ON TIME EXCEPT DENISE.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER HEAD.
>> SHOULDN'T YOU BE GETTING
DRESSED?
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
ME GETTING DRESSED BECAUSE
OBSTETRICIANS ARE THE FASTEST
DRESSERS IN THE WORLD.
YOU FORGET THAT ONE TIME 3:00
IN THE MORNING IN THAT VERY BED
I WAS AND A WOMAN CALLED,
SHE WAS FULLY CLOTHED.
HER HUSBAND WAS IN THE CAR
WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING.
THEY WERE 10 MINUTES FROM
THE HOSPITAL, AND I JUMPED UP,
SHOWERED, SHAVED, PUT MY
THREE-PIECE SUIT ON, WAS
STANDING IN THE ADMITTING ROOM
HAVING READ A BOOK THAT I BOUGHT
IN THE GIFT SHOP.
>> YOU'RE SO SILLY.
CLIFF, GET DRESSED.
>> THANK YOU, DEAR.
>> HMM MMM.
>> COME ON, YOU GUYS, WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE! WHOA!
>> SHARP, HUH?
I THINK I FINALLY FOUND MY LOOK.
>> WOO!
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
CAN I HAVE THE DRESS WHEN YOU'VE
OUTGROWN IT?
>> YOU KNOW VANESSA, YOU THINK
ABOUT YOURSELF A LOT.
>> IS THAT A YES?
>> AND I LIKE THAT BAG.
>> THE BAG IS NOT PART OF
THE OUTFIT.
I'M BRINGING SOME EXTRA CLOTHES
IN CASE I GO TO A PARTY AFTER
THE BANQUET.
>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT
MY DRESS IN THERE, ARE YOU?
>> WOO!
>> I DRESSED MYSELF.
>> WOO!
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
YOU LOOK FABULOUS TOO.
>> YOU DO TOO, MOMMY.
>> WHERE'S DAD?
>> ON MY WAY.
>> WOO!
>> DO YOU LIKE MY BACK?
ALL RIGHT, LET ME LOOK AT
ALL OF YOU.
[LAUGHING] YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS FAMILY IS TOO GOOD LOOKING
TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE.
>> DR. HUXTABLE HERE? HI, HOW ARE YOU, MRS. RANDALL? HOW FAR APART ARE THEY?
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE
BEGINNING OF LABOR FOR YOU.
GO AHEAD.
I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN A FEW
MINUTES.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
IT IS THIS WOMAN'S FIRST CHILD
AND HER LABOR PAINS ARE SO FAR
APART, IT'S A GOOD 12 HOURS
BEFORE ANYTHING HAPPENS.
I'LL GO OVER, I'LL MAKE HER FEEL
COMFORTABLE, I'LL GET RIGHT TO
THE BANQUET BEFORE YOU CAN
EVEN MISS ME.
>> COULDN'T DR. DALY
COVER FOR YOU?
>> THIS IS HER FIRST BABY.
AND BESIDES, SHE'S
NEVER SEEN ME IN MY TUXEDO.
>> HI DOCTOR. >> HI, HOW ARE YOU, MRS. RANDALL?
>> YOU REALLY DIDN'T HAVE
TO GET DRESSED UP, DOCTOR.
>> HE'S BEING HONORED TONIGHT,
PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR.
>> PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR.
>> AT YOUR SERVICE, MADAM.
ARE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?
>> NO.
>> WHERE'S MR. RANDALL?
>> ON THE ROAD.
>> SALESMAN?
>> NO, POWER FORWARD
FOR THE KNICKS.
OH!
>> THE KNICKS, THEY'RE IN
PHILADELPHIA TONIGHT.
>> YOU'RE PLAYING THE SIXERS,
HUH?
WOW, THAT'S TOO BAD.
>> HE REALLY WANTED TO BE HERE.
WE WENT THROUGH LAMAZE
AND EVERYTHING.
>> WELL PERHAPS BY THE TIME
THE GAME IS OVER, HE CAN DRIVE
HERE BEFORE YOU HAVE THE BABY.
IS THE GAME ON TV?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY, WELL TURN IT ON.
GO AHEAD, AND MAYBE THEY'LL WIN
ON HIS SHOT FROM 30 FEET OUT
WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY,
SWISH THROUGH THE NET!
>> [LAUGHING]
>> NOT YOUR HUSBAND.
>> WOW, IT'S EVERYTHING I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I'M ALREADY HAVING A GREAT TIME.
>> WHO'S THAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY MUST
REALIZE WHO WE ARE.
>> THIS IS OUR TABLE.
>> HEY, THERE ARE ONLY
FIVE CHAIRS.
WE NEED ANOTHER ONE FOR DAD.
>> NO, WE DON'T.
HE ISN'T SITTING WITH US.
THE GUEST OF HONOR SITS AT
THE HEAD TABLE.
>> ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE DOCTORS?
>> MOST OF THEM.
>> THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE
TO GET SICK.
>> WHERE'S RUDY?
>> UH-OH.
>> MY FATHER IS DR. HUXTABLE.
I'M RUDY, AND I'M 5 YEARS OLD
AND I DRESSED MYSELF.
>> HELLO.
>> MRS. HUXTABLE.
>> OH, DR. WEXLER, HOW ARE YOU?
>> HAVEN'T YOU FORGOTTEN
SOMEBODY?
>> OH NO, CLIFF HAD TO MAKE
A STOP AT THE HOSPITAL
BUT HE'LL BE HERE SHORTLY.
CHILDREN, THIS IS DR. WEXLER,
THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR.
I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO MEET
OUR CHILDREN.
>> OH, THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM.
BELIEVE ME, THIS IS VANESSA,
RIGHT?
>> HELLO.
>> UH-HUH, DENISE, YES?
>> HI.
>> AND THAT'S RUDY.
>> THAT'S THEO.
>> WHO ARE YOU, MURRAY?
>> RUDY.
>> OH, YOU'RE RUDY.
>> YOUR HUSBAND HAS MISSED
EVERY SHOT SO FAR.
EVEN THE TIME HE TRIED TO DUNK
AND NOBODY WAS WITH HIM,
HE MISSED IT.
>> HIS THOUGHTS MUST BE WITH ME.
>> WELL, I'M SURE HIS TEAM
WISHES THE REST OF HIM WAS
HERE TOO.
>> HERE YOU GO, DOCTOR.
>> MMM.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT YOUR
TRACINGS, MRS. RANDALL.
>> DOCTOR, IS IT OKAY IF WE TURN
THE GAME OFF?
>> I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
TO WATCH IT.
>> HE JUST FOULED OUT.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
>> YEAH, EVERYTHING'S JUST FINE.
I'M JUST GOING TO HANG AROUND
FOR A FEW MORE CONTRACTIONS.
THAT'S ALL.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR BANQUET?
>> OH, I'LL GET THERE IN PLENTY
OF TIME.
LISTEN, I'M GOING TO MAKE
A SPEECH.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT?
>> YEAH.
>> OH, AND IT'S FUNNY TOO.
IT'S REALLY FUNNY.
I THINK I LEFT IT AT HOME.
I'LL BE RIGHT--DON'T GO
ANYWHERE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> I TOLD DAD THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. >> IT'S JUST A LITTLE SALAD
DRESSING.
>> BUT MOM, THIS IS JUST
THE FIRST COURSE.
FROM NOW ON,
IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE.
>> SHUT UP.
>> THIS MAN HAS CERTAINLY GOT
A NERVE, LEAVING ME ALONE
WITH FOUR KIDS.
HE'S GOING TO GET HIS WHEN
I AM LAWYER OF THE YEAR.
COME ON, SWEETIE, WE NEED SOME
SOAP ON THIS.
COME ON.
>> I THINK RUDY'S SPOILING MOM'S
EVENING.
>> YOU KNOW, YOU SPOILED A LOT
OF EVENINGS WHEN YOU WERE FIVE
TOO.
>> AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
YOU STILL DO.
>> THERE'S A PHONE CALL FOR
MRS. HUXTABLE.
>> I'LL TAKE IT.
>> YOU THINK THEO MEANT WHAT HE
SAID?
>> PROBABLY NOT, BUT YOU KNOW,
YOU DO HAVE A WAY OF GETTING ON
PEOPLE'S NERVES.
>> YOU KNOW I DON'T MEAN TO.
>> WELL MAYBE IF YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT THINGS BEFORE YOU SAID
THEM.
>> I'LL START DOING THAT,
EXCEPT WITH THEO.
>> THE TELEPHONE'S RIGHT IN
THERE, SIR.
>> THANK YOU.
HEY DAD.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING, SON?
WHERE'S MOM?
>> SHE'S IN THE BATHROOM
WITH RUDY.
WHEN ARE YOU GETTING HERE?
>> WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
MRS. RANDALL IS FURTHER ALONG
THAN I THOUGHT.
LOOK, MY SPEECH,
I FORGOT THE SPEECH.
SOMEBODY'S GO TO GO HOME
AND GET IT FOR ME.
NO SWEAT, DAD.
WE ALREADY HAVE IT.
MOM FOUND IT IN YOUR PANTS.
SHE SAYS WHENEVER WE GO OUT,
SHE ALWAYS HAS TO CHECK
AFTER YOU AND RUDY.
>> [LAUGHING] OKAY.
HOW'S IT GOING THERE?
A LOT OF PEOPLE?
>> IT'S PACKED.
>> YEAH WELL, WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING ABOUT ME?
ARE THEY SAYING, "YOU KNOW,
THAT CLIFF HUXTABLE,
WHAT AN OBSTETRICIAN"?
>> NO, MOSTLY WHAT THEY'RE
SAYING IS "THAT CLIFF HUXTABLE,
WHERE IS HE?"
>> DR. HUXTABLE?
>> YES.
JUST A MINUTE.
>> MRS. RANDALL'S CONTRACTIONS
ARE STRONGER AND CLOSER
TOGETHER.
I THINK YOU BETTER CHECK HER.
>> I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
>> SON, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT
GOING TO MAKE IT.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?
>> IS THAT YOUR FATHER?
>> HOLD ON, DAD.
>> HE'S STILL AT THE HOSPITAL.
>> LET ME HAVE IT.
HEY HUXTABLE, YOU ALREADY WON
THE AWARD.
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?
>> I'M WORKING ON NEXT YEAR.
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO
WITH THE AWARD?
>> GIVE IT TO MY SON, WILL YOU?
>> OKAY YOU GOT IT, COACH.
YOU TAKE THE AWARD.
>> NO PROBLEM, DAD.
>> DO ME A FAVOR.
I WANT YOU TO READ MY SPEECH
FOR ME.
HELLO?
>> MAYBE MOM SHOULD ACCEPT
THE AWARD.
>> SON, I'D REALLY LIKE FOR YOU
TO READ MY SPEECH FOR ME PLEASE.
>> OKAY DAD, I'LL TRY.
>> GOOD.
GOOD LUCK SON.
>> THANKS DAD.
>> THEO, IS THAT YOUR FATHER?
>> DAD'S NOT COMING.
>> OH.
>> HE WANTS ME TO READ HIS
SPEECH.
>> THEO!
>> MOM, I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
WHAT IF THERE'S SOME DOCTOR
WORDS IN THERE I CAN'T
PRONOUNCE?
>> THEO, I THINK YOU SHOULD READ
YOUR FATHER'S SPEECH.
>> MOM, I THINK YOU SHOULD.
DAD WILL NEVER KNOW.
>> WELL ALL RIGHT,
IF YOU WANT ME TO, I WILL.
BUT WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU
WHEN HE ASKED YOU TO DO IT?
>> HE SAID HE'D REALLY LIKE
FOR ME TO DO IT.
>> WELL?
>> OKAY.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOUR FATHER'S SPEECH WASN'T
THE ONLY THING HE FORGOT.
COME HERE.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH
FOR YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND READ
THIS SPEECH AS IF YOU HAD
WRITTEN IT YOURSELF, OKAY?
MAKE ME AND YOUR DAD VERY PROUD.
LET'S GO.
>> WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
TO THE ANNUAL PHYSICIAN
OF THE YEAR AWARD BANQUET.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR HONOREE IS
NOT HERE, BUT THAT'S THE CHANCE
YOU TAKE WHEN YOU SELECT
AN OBSTETRICIAN.
HE'S AT THE HOSPITAL DELIVERING
A BABY, WHICH SHOWS YOU
THE LENGTHS THAT HE WILL GO TO
TO LOOK GOOD.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THIS HOSPITAL
IS NUMBER ONE AND THAT'S BECAUSE
WE GO AFTER TALENT THAT
THE OTHER HOSPITALS OVERLOOK.
WE'VE GOT BLACKS.
WE'VE GOT NATIVE AMERICANS.
WE'VE GOT HISPANICS.
WE'VE GOT ASIAN AMERICANS.
WE'VE EVEN GOT A TEXAN.
BUT I DON'T HIRE THOSE PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY ARE MINORITIES,
I HIRE THEM BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TALENT.
APROPOS OF THAT, ABOUT 20 YEARS
AGO, I RECRUITED A YOUNG DOCTOR
BY THE NAME OF
HEATHCLIFF HUXTABLE.
HE WAS A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.
I REMEMBER HE WAS WEARING A BLUE
SERGE SUIT AND TENNIS SHOES.
MAYBE HE STILL DOES.
BUT TO PROVE HOW GOOD MY
JUDGMENT IS SELECTING THESE
PEOPLE, DR. HUXTABLE HAS TURNED
OUT TO BE AN EXTRAORDINARY
OBSTETRICIAN.
HE IS NOT ONLY AN INNOVATIVE
SURGEON, BUT HE IS ALSO DEVOTED
TO HIS PATIENTS.
HE BRINGS TO THEM A DEGREE OF
EMPATHY AND COMPASSION THAT IS
VERY HARD TO MATCH.
WHY EVEN THE HUSBANDS LIKE HIM.
HIS DEDICATION TO THIS HOSPITAL
IS SO GREAT THAT WHENEVER
BUSINESS IN THE MATERNITY WARD
SLOWED DOWN, HIS WIFE CAME IN
PREGNANT AND SHE DID FIVE TIMES.
SHE MUST BE VERY GLAD THAT
BUSINESS IN THE MATERNITY WARD
IS GOOD NOW.
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WANT TO
PRESENT THE VERA CROCKETT AWARD
FOR THE OUTSTANDING
PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR TO
DR. HEATHCLIFF HUXTABLE.
AND ACCEPTING ON HIS BEHALF WILL
BE HIS SON, RUDY HUXTABLE.
>> [APPLAUDING]
>> FORGIVE ME, THEODORE HUXTABLE. >> YAY!
>> MY DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES, HOSPITAL STAFF, DR. WEXLER, COMMUNITY LEADERS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WHEN I HEARD THAT I HAD BEEN
VOTED PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR,
I WAS DEEPLY MOVED.
THEY TELL ME I WON BY ONE VOTE,
WHICH MAKES ME THINK I VOTED FOR
THE RIGHT PERSON.
RIGHT. I AM VERY HONORED. CLAIR, I SHARE THIS WITH YOU.
YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
A WOMAN WHO'S BEEN SO BEAUTIFUL
FOR SO LONG COULD'VE BEEN RAISED
ON PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
AS A YOUNG BOY, I DREAMED OF
BECOMING A DOCTOR.
PEOPLE TOLD ME I COULDN'T DO IT
BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HARD.
THEY WERE RIGHT ABOUT IT BEING
HARD.
BUT ONE THING WAS TOUGHER THAN
ALL THE OTHERS COMBINED:
MICROBIOLOGY.
I HATED MICROBIOLOGY.
BUT I HAD A CHOICE, IF I WANTED
TO BECOME A DOCTOR,
I HAD TO LEARN IT.
I HOPE MY CHILDREN WILL NEVER
LET ANYTHING STAND IN THE WAY OF
THEIR DREAMS.
I AM HONORED TO RECEIVE
THE VERA CROCKETT AWARD
AS PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR.
AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT
I WORK ALONGSIDE THESE GREAT
AMERICANS.
[APPLAUDING]
HE WANTS ALL OF US TO STAND UP AND JOIN HANDS.
I AM AN AMERICAN, AND THIS IS MY AMERICAN FAMILY. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUDING]
>> YAY!
[BABY CRYING]
>> [CLIFF] CONGRATULATIONS, MRS. RANDALL. YOU GOT A BASKETBALL PLAYER.
>> [MRS. RANDALL] IT'S A BOY?
>> [CLIFF] IT'S A GIRL!
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