1 00:00:03,571 --> 00:00:05,073 Dan: Ask around, look on the Internet. 2 00:00:05,106 --> 00:00:08,209 I'm telling you, they've already got punctureless tires, 3 00:00:08,242 --> 00:00:10,578 and they've been hiding it from us since the 1920s. 4 00:00:10,611 --> 00:00:12,680 Did you ever see one of those Keystone Kops movies 5 00:00:12,713 --> 00:00:14,082 where they're chasing bootleggers? 6 00:00:14,115 --> 00:00:17,851 40 cops hanging off of one truck, never a blowout. 7 00:00:17,885 --> 00:00:19,553 Never. 8 00:00:19,587 --> 00:00:22,356 Okay, who gave the Michelin Man an energy drink 9 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:24,192 first thing in the morning? 10 00:00:24,225 --> 00:00:27,228 That drink was in the fridge, and it had my name on it, Dan. 11 00:00:27,261 --> 00:00:30,098 Community property, baby. I left half in there for you. 12 00:00:30,131 --> 00:00:32,400 Actually, I drank the other half. 13 00:00:32,433 --> 00:00:34,468 It's cute you think there's rules. 14 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:36,704 Hey, everyone. 15 00:00:36,737 --> 00:00:38,005 Yes, yes, it is me. 16 00:00:38,038 --> 00:00:40,108 The guy from the Olinsky Hardware commercial 17 00:00:40,141 --> 00:00:41,409 you all know and love, 18 00:00:41,442 --> 00:00:45,179 playing on the pumps at the Stop 'N Gas! 19 00:00:45,213 --> 00:00:47,615 Oh, my God. It's really you? 20 00:00:47,648 --> 00:00:50,584 Here, just make it out to Darlene... Ah. 21 00:00:50,618 --> 00:00:52,353 ...the woman who is so sad 22 00:00:52,386 --> 00:00:54,688 that you're so excited about this. Mm. 23 00:00:54,722 --> 00:00:56,624 For your information, the gas pump ads 24 00:00:56,657 --> 00:00:58,126 have been a great promotion for us. 25 00:00:58,159 --> 00:01:01,061 We've increased our sales by 25%. 26 00:01:01,095 --> 00:01:03,964 Oh, man. I could use that at The Lunch Box. 27 00:01:03,997 --> 00:01:07,135 Now that football season's over and basketball season's going, 28 00:01:07,168 --> 00:01:09,370 everybody's hanging out at The Drink and Dribble. 29 00:01:09,403 --> 00:01:12,140 Oh, yeah. That's where The Squat and Gobble used to be. 30 00:01:12,173 --> 00:01:14,108 I miss the old Squat and Gobble. 31 00:01:14,142 --> 00:01:15,476 That place would still be going 32 00:01:15,509 --> 00:01:17,077 if they'd have had chairs in the joint. 33 00:01:18,279 --> 00:01:20,148 Hey, Jackie, I can make you a gas pump commercial 34 00:01:20,181 --> 00:01:21,382 like mine, no problem. 35 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:22,650 We can shoot the whole thing on my phone. 36 00:01:22,683 --> 00:01:24,452 Really? Could I come up with the concept? 37 00:01:24,485 --> 00:01:25,553 Sure, yeah. 38 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:27,255 It just has to be under 15 seconds 39 00:01:27,288 --> 00:01:30,057 or you get cut off by the Sasquatch eating a Slim Jim. 40 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:32,226 Excuse me. 41 00:01:32,260 --> 00:01:34,628 I was just upstairs grabbing more stuff to take to Aldo's, 42 00:01:34,662 --> 00:01:37,165 and why is there a dining room set on my side of the bedroom? 43 00:01:37,198 --> 00:01:38,966 Oh, I'm sorry, honey. 44 00:01:38,999 --> 00:01:41,735 Now that Darlene and Becky are moving out, 45 00:01:41,769 --> 00:01:44,104 I-I thought I'd bring some more of my stuff over 46 00:01:44,138 --> 00:01:46,006 and downgrade to a smaller storage unit. 47 00:01:46,039 --> 00:01:50,478 Interesting how Louise is slowly taking over the house. 48 00:01:50,511 --> 00:01:52,146 She's my wife. 49 00:01:52,180 --> 00:01:55,015 What exactly are you doing over here? 50 00:01:55,048 --> 00:01:58,986 I'm the wise elder everybody comes to for answers. 51 00:02:00,621 --> 00:02:04,525 Look, Louise is too nice to say this, but I'm not. 52 00:02:04,558 --> 00:02:06,160 She's not trying to take over anything. 53 00:02:06,194 --> 00:02:07,961 She's just trying to carve out some space 54 00:02:07,995 --> 00:02:11,865 in a house overrun with 40-year-old step-grown-ups. 55 00:02:11,899 --> 00:02:13,767 She just wants some privacy with her husband. 56 00:02:13,801 --> 00:02:15,669 Well, we're all on the same page. 57 00:02:15,703 --> 00:02:17,371 None of us want to accidentally see 58 00:02:17,405 --> 00:02:19,407 what you two need privacy for. 59 00:02:20,073 --> 00:02:22,710 But I-I can't find a decent house in this city 60 00:02:22,743 --> 00:02:24,011 that I can afford. 61 00:02:24,044 --> 00:02:25,546 Wait, you're a Conner. 62 00:02:25,579 --> 00:02:27,881 You're supposed to buy something you can't afford 63 00:02:27,915 --> 00:02:30,518 and then wake up every night for the next 30 years 64 00:02:30,551 --> 00:02:31,719 with your heart racing. 65 00:02:31,752 --> 00:02:34,955 Huh. It ain't my heart. That's GERD. 66 00:02:34,988 --> 00:02:37,191 I'm just gonna have to start looking further out. 67 00:02:37,225 --> 00:02:38,992 Maybe it's time to let go of that dream 68 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:42,029 of a place overlooking the Lanford salvage yard. 69 00:02:42,062 --> 00:02:44,232 Hey, I'm a part of this, too. 70 00:02:44,265 --> 00:02:46,066 I know house prices are lower 71 00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:48,202 the farther away you get from Chicago, 72 00:02:48,236 --> 00:02:49,970 but how far can you go? 73 00:02:50,003 --> 00:02:52,206 Eventually, it's just, like, Missouri, right? 74 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,876 Whoa. I can't have Becky moving any further out. 75 00:02:55,909 --> 00:02:57,845 She's already late three times a week 76 00:02:57,878 --> 00:02:59,847 and she only lives a few blocks away. 77 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,915 That reminds me. I'm gonna be late today. 78 00:03:01,949 --> 00:03:04,318 See? This is what I'm talking about. 79 00:03:04,352 --> 00:03:05,419 I just -- 80 00:03:05,453 --> 00:03:07,388 I feel overwhelmed over there. 81 00:03:07,421 --> 00:03:11,091 It's like I'm trying to brush the ocean back with a broom. 82 00:03:11,124 --> 00:03:12,926 Yeah, you're the wise elder. 83 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,428 I'm sure you'll figure it out. 84 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:19,166 -- Captions by VITAC -- 85 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:27,174 ** 86 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:34,882 ** 87 00:03:34,915 --> 00:03:42,623 ** 88 00:03:42,656 --> 00:03:50,364 ** 89 00:03:54,535 --> 00:03:55,269 [ Knock on door ] 90 00:03:55,303 --> 00:03:57,204 [ Groans ] That's not good. 91 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:58,939 Nobody knocks on our door in the afternoon 92 00:03:58,972 --> 00:04:01,709 unless they expect to find us home. 93 00:04:01,742 --> 00:04:03,277 It's Blansky, 94 00:04:03,311 --> 00:04:04,945 the cemetery guy. 95 00:04:04,978 --> 00:04:06,447 He must smell death around us. 96 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,982 Does anybody have a cough they haven't been able to shake? 97 00:04:11,084 --> 00:04:12,386 Hey, Don! How's it going? 98 00:04:12,420 --> 00:04:13,621 I'm okay. 99 00:04:13,654 --> 00:04:15,956 Hey, how come I never see you around these days? 100 00:04:15,989 --> 00:04:18,091 You're at the cemetery. 101 00:04:18,125 --> 00:04:18,959 That's what I mean. 102 00:04:18,992 --> 00:04:20,428 Stop eating so healthy. 103 00:04:22,630 --> 00:04:26,166 Uh...I haven't had the pleasure. 104 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:29,169 Hi, Don. I'm Louise, Dan's wife. 105 00:04:29,202 --> 00:04:32,406 And he doesn't die till I'm done with him. 106 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,675 Oh, well, hello. 107 00:04:34,708 --> 00:04:36,577 Somebody made a deal with the devil. 108 00:04:36,610 --> 00:04:39,647 Uh, but I'm actually here for another reason. 109 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:41,949 I heard through my realtor that Darlene 110 00:04:41,982 --> 00:04:43,351 was looking for a house? 111 00:04:43,384 --> 00:04:44,785 Yeah, stop right there, Don. 112 00:04:44,818 --> 00:04:45,953 Don't try to convince me 113 00:04:45,986 --> 00:04:47,355 that a crypt is a tiny house. 114 00:04:47,388 --> 00:04:49,256 Ah, I've got something better. 115 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:51,659 You know my funeral home down on Pulaski? 116 00:04:51,692 --> 00:04:53,494 Well, business is so good, 117 00:04:53,527 --> 00:04:55,028 I'm moving into a bigger space. 118 00:04:55,062 --> 00:04:57,030 Mm, well, don't expand too fast. 119 00:04:57,064 --> 00:04:58,432 Who knows? People around here 120 00:04:58,466 --> 00:05:01,168 could start wearing masks and eating right. 121 00:05:01,201 --> 00:05:03,704 Anyway, it's a small Victorian, 122 00:05:03,737 --> 00:05:05,105 and it only became a funeral home 123 00:05:05,138 --> 00:05:07,608 when my grandfather opened the cemetery in the 1920s. 124 00:05:07,641 --> 00:05:09,142 I've been in that place. 125 00:05:09,176 --> 00:05:11,812 Did some drywall work for your dad. It's beautiful. 126 00:05:11,845 --> 00:05:13,981 Look, we really appreciate you stopping by 127 00:05:14,014 --> 00:05:16,550 and making our day weird, Don. Mm-hmm. 128 00:05:16,584 --> 00:05:18,118 But Darlene and I 129 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,987 really aren't in the market for a funeral home, 130 00:05:20,020 --> 00:05:22,055 but if you hear of a converted slaughterhouse, 131 00:05:22,089 --> 00:05:23,857 give us a ring. Bye-bye. 132 00:05:23,891 --> 00:05:25,693 Don't rule it out. 133 00:05:25,726 --> 00:05:26,727 It's like me. 134 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,129 It's adorable, well-maintained, 135 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:32,032 and won't be on the market for long. 136 00:05:35,002 --> 00:05:37,871 Take care of yourself, guy. But not too good! 137 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:41,341 Listen, he wouldn't be sniffing around here 138 00:05:41,375 --> 00:05:42,810 if he had a ton of buyers. 139 00:05:42,843 --> 00:05:44,745 You may be able to get this place for a song. 140 00:05:44,778 --> 00:05:47,147 Yeah, because it's full of ghosts! 141 00:05:47,180 --> 00:05:49,383 I'm not raising my kid in a funeral home. 142 00:05:49,417 --> 00:05:52,386 Look, it's not my dream house either, but Dad's right. 143 00:05:52,420 --> 00:05:54,388 It's close by, and I-I don't believe 144 00:05:54,422 --> 00:05:55,923 in spirits lingering in a house. 145 00:05:55,956 --> 00:05:59,326 Do you believe in adult children lingering in a house? 146 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:01,061 'Cause that's what I'm trying to fix. 147 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,095 Go look at the place. 148 00:06:02,963 --> 00:06:04,698 ** 149 00:06:04,732 --> 00:06:07,334 Okay, so all I did was stand behind the counter at my store 150 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:10,771 and say, "Hi, I'm Ben Olinsky from Olinsky's Hardware. 151 00:06:10,804 --> 00:06:12,773 Come on down for everything you might need 152 00:06:12,806 --> 00:06:14,442 for your home, car, or RV. 153 00:06:14,475 --> 00:06:17,044 And I don't know why we call it 'hardware,' 154 00:06:17,077 --> 00:06:20,013 because when you come in, I make it easy." 155 00:06:20,047 --> 00:06:22,182 Huh? Just do something like that. 156 00:06:22,215 --> 00:06:25,118 It's just simple with a touch of genius. 157 00:06:25,152 --> 00:06:27,955 Okay, here's something that won't put you to sleep 158 00:06:27,988 --> 00:06:29,089 with the pump in your hand. 159 00:06:29,122 --> 00:06:33,927 Alright. We're gonna start on a regular metal lunch box, 160 00:06:33,961 --> 00:06:36,063 and a hand comes in, opens it up, 161 00:06:36,096 --> 00:06:39,132 and the entire Lunch Box restaurant is inside 162 00:06:39,166 --> 00:06:40,734 with all the customers and everything. 163 00:06:40,768 --> 00:06:44,304 And then the camera swoops over to a bowl of stew, 164 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:46,106 and I'm in the stew 165 00:06:46,139 --> 00:06:49,209 and I'm swimming across it like Esther Williams. 166 00:06:49,242 --> 00:06:52,746 And then a big spoon comes in and scoops me up, 167 00:06:52,780 --> 00:06:55,048 but before it throws me into the giant mouth, 168 00:06:55,082 --> 00:06:58,486 I say, "Hey, hungry. Don't bite my head off. 169 00:06:58,519 --> 00:07:00,287 Come on down to The Lunch Box. 170 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,990 We'll feed you happy!" 171 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:06,159 [ Laughs ] 172 00:07:06,193 --> 00:07:07,294 I love it. 173 00:07:07,327 --> 00:07:09,329 I do, too. I love it. I love it, too. 174 00:07:09,362 --> 00:07:11,164 I just have one question. Yes? 175 00:07:11,198 --> 00:07:13,333 Do you have $2 million? 176 00:07:13,366 --> 00:07:15,936 What? You told me you could do the whole thing on your phone. 177 00:07:15,969 --> 00:07:17,237 No, look. Come on. 178 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:20,273 This is what I can shoot, okay? 179 00:07:20,307 --> 00:07:21,575 Uh... 180 00:07:21,609 --> 00:07:23,977 "Hi, I'm Jackie Harris from The Lunch Box. 181 00:07:24,011 --> 00:07:26,614 Come on down for some heartwarming stew. 182 00:07:26,647 --> 00:07:28,682 I don't know why we call it 'The Lunch Box.' 183 00:07:28,716 --> 00:07:30,183 We should call it 'The Hunch Box,' 184 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:33,020 'cause I've got a hunch you'll love it." 185 00:07:33,053 --> 00:07:34,488 See, and I'm not even gonna charge you anything 186 00:07:34,522 --> 00:07:36,924 for the writing. 187 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:39,493 I should charge you for having to listen to that. 188 00:07:39,527 --> 00:07:41,629 Hey, come on. This started as a favor. 189 00:07:41,662 --> 00:07:43,096 I know, but you're at an advantage. 190 00:07:43,130 --> 00:07:45,432 People need hardware. They don't need stew. 191 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,167 I've got to move people into the place 192 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,702 and I've got to do it now! 193 00:07:48,736 --> 00:07:50,504 Alright. Alright, alright. 194 00:07:50,538 --> 00:07:52,439 I'm -- I'm -- I'm about ready to -- Listen... 195 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:55,509 Okay, just... 196 00:07:55,543 --> 00:07:58,946 Do you have anything that's just a little less grand? 197 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:00,180 Yes, of course. 198 00:08:00,213 --> 00:08:04,885 Okay, now, it's Mount Ve-stew-vius, 199 00:08:04,918 --> 00:08:07,988 and instead of lava coming down, it's stew, 200 00:08:08,021 --> 00:08:12,125 and people are running towards it with bowls and spoons. 201 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:16,329 So, what do you think? 202 00:08:16,363 --> 00:08:18,365 Huh. [ Laughs ] 203 00:08:18,398 --> 00:08:21,869 I think I can't see what you're seeing 204 00:08:21,902 --> 00:08:25,338 until I take whatever you're taking. 205 00:08:25,372 --> 00:08:28,175 ** 206 00:08:28,208 --> 00:08:31,078 Look at all the character in this place. 207 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:32,713 Stained glass windows. 208 00:08:32,746 --> 00:08:34,014 Pressed tin. 209 00:08:34,047 --> 00:08:37,484 This is the original oak floor. 210 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:40,721 This place is actually really nice. Mm-hmm. 211 00:08:40,754 --> 00:08:43,523 It's a shame that the dead people never get to see this. 212 00:08:43,557 --> 00:08:44,925 Well, feel free to look around. 213 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:47,561 We still have some stuff to box up. 214 00:08:47,595 --> 00:08:48,596 [ Cellphone rings ] Oh. 215 00:08:48,629 --> 00:08:50,831 Probably another offer. 216 00:08:50,864 --> 00:08:51,865 W-- 217 00:08:51,899 --> 00:08:54,067 Mom, I'm working right now. 218 00:08:54,101 --> 00:08:55,703 Well, if you want me to come over, 219 00:08:55,736 --> 00:08:57,705 then make the fish sticks. 220 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:03,543 Wow, this place is way better than anything I've seen. 221 00:09:04,978 --> 00:09:08,882 Holy cow. This place has an elevator! 222 00:09:15,823 --> 00:09:18,191 What's he still doing here? 223 00:09:18,225 --> 00:09:20,928 Is this what happens when the check bounces? 224 00:09:20,961 --> 00:09:23,163 Oh, no! The door's closing by itself! 225 00:09:24,097 --> 00:09:25,999 That's what elevators do. 226 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:30,037 So, what do you think so far? 227 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:33,473 I...probably would want to make some small changes, 228 00:09:33,506 --> 00:09:35,442 starting with the body in the elevator. 229 00:09:35,475 --> 00:09:37,945 Okay, there's no body in there, okay? 230 00:09:37,978 --> 00:09:40,280 That's where I'm storing my jazz albums. 231 00:09:40,313 --> 00:09:42,049 Listen, let me save everyone some time, okay? 232 00:09:42,082 --> 00:09:44,084 No one's interested, 233 00:09:44,117 --> 00:09:45,986 and I'm in over my head at the other place, 234 00:09:46,019 --> 00:09:47,120 so here's the deal. 235 00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:48,388 No money down. 236 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,057 You take over the mortgage. 237 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:51,959 $500 a month, and it's yours. 238 00:09:51,992 --> 00:09:54,594 500 bucks?! 239 00:09:54,628 --> 00:09:56,229 That is so cheap! 240 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:58,498 I wouldn't even have to pay rent, right? 241 00:09:58,531 --> 00:10:00,133 Sure, but then you get the basement 242 00:10:00,167 --> 00:10:01,902 with the rest of the stiffs. 243 00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:03,003 Make up your mind. 244 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:05,773 The offer's only good until the fire next Tuesday. 245 00:10:05,806 --> 00:10:08,008 I -- Oh, I got to pick up hamburgers. 246 00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,442 My mom burned the fish sticks. 247 00:10:09,476 --> 00:10:11,111 Would you lock up when you finish? 248 00:10:11,144 --> 00:10:12,846 Thank you. 249 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:14,147 Oh, you put them in the oven. 250 00:10:14,181 --> 00:10:15,949 You turn the oven on high. How hard is that? 251 00:10:15,983 --> 00:10:17,785 I do it all day long. 252 00:10:17,818 --> 00:10:19,219 [ Door closes ] 253 00:10:21,388 --> 00:10:23,623 Oh, this is a great idea. 254 00:10:23,657 --> 00:10:25,092 This is where they let the kids play 255 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:26,960 so they don't have to deal with the funeral. 256 00:10:26,994 --> 00:10:28,628 Oh, wow. 257 00:10:28,662 --> 00:10:30,463 You had one of these. 258 00:10:30,497 --> 00:10:33,100 Hey, look. I fit. 259 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:34,802 And my feet touch the floor. 260 00:10:37,070 --> 00:10:38,538 Oh. 261 00:10:38,571 --> 00:10:41,174 I don't think this is a playroom. 262 00:10:41,208 --> 00:10:42,509 Then what is it? 263 00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:45,012 "Look for Mommy in the Clouds." 264 00:10:45,045 --> 00:10:46,313 "Daddy Will See You Later." 265 00:10:46,346 --> 00:10:49,482 "We're Gone, But We Haven't Stopped Loving You." 266 00:10:49,516 --> 00:10:51,451 Oh, man. 267 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:54,054 This is the room where they try to console kids 268 00:10:54,087 --> 00:10:55,989 who are overwhelmed by grief. 269 00:10:56,023 --> 00:10:59,359 We've been so creeped out by all the body stuff 270 00:10:59,392 --> 00:11:02,162 that we forgot about all the grief and suffering 271 00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:04,231 that families have felt in this house. 272 00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:08,501 What's "Charlotte's Web" doing here? 273 00:11:08,535 --> 00:11:10,670 Charlotte dies. 274 00:11:10,704 --> 00:11:13,073 Charlotte dies? 275 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:16,243 Finish a book, Becky. 276 00:11:16,276 --> 00:11:19,379 This is the book I'm reading to Beverly Rose. 277 00:11:19,412 --> 00:11:20,647 We have the drive home 278 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:22,750 to come up with a new ending to the story. 279 00:11:22,783 --> 00:11:26,153 How about, "Charlotte is priced out of the real estate market, 280 00:11:26,186 --> 00:11:28,021 and she has to go live in her dad's web, 281 00:11:28,055 --> 00:11:29,990 like the 8-legged loser that she is." 282 00:11:36,063 --> 00:11:37,898 That's great stew. You bet it is. 283 00:11:37,931 --> 00:11:39,199 Why don't you come down and see for yourself? 284 00:11:39,232 --> 00:11:41,101 We'll be here. At The Lunch Box. 285 00:11:41,134 --> 00:11:42,102 Cut. No. 286 00:11:42,135 --> 00:11:43,003 What? That was perfect. 287 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:44,504 No, I don't know. I-I don't know. 288 00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:47,340 I don't know. I-I feel a little stiff or something. 289 00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:50,177 Oh. I want to come across as warm and inviting. 290 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:51,945 Okay. Alright. No problem. 291 00:11:51,979 --> 00:11:54,014 Let's try again. 292 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,916 Okay. Ready? 293 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:59,019 Uh...yeah. 294 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:00,087 Action. 295 00:12:03,791 --> 00:12:05,025 Mmm! 296 00:12:05,058 --> 00:12:06,894 [ Southern accent ] I say, how's that stew treating you, 297 00:12:06,927 --> 00:12:08,595 Sugar Lump? 298 00:12:10,263 --> 00:12:11,464 [ Southern accent ] I do declare, 299 00:12:11,498 --> 00:12:12,800 there's a hair in this here stew. 300 00:12:12,833 --> 00:12:14,067 [ Normal voice ] Okay. Alright, cut. 301 00:12:14,101 --> 00:12:15,869 Guys, come on. What are we doing? Oh. 302 00:12:15,903 --> 00:12:19,406 Uh, we're looking for a little thing called "tone." 303 00:12:19,439 --> 00:12:21,608 What you had was good. 304 00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:23,576 I am telling you, simple sells at the pump. 305 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:25,879 Yeah. But it's not good enough. 306 00:12:25,913 --> 00:12:28,548 I mean, I'm killing myself trying to increase sales, 307 00:12:28,581 --> 00:12:30,884 and if we only have 15 seconds to grab an audience, 308 00:12:30,918 --> 00:12:32,920 then it has to be perfect, right? 309 00:12:32,953 --> 00:12:34,121 Yes, yes. Alright. 310 00:12:34,154 --> 00:12:36,323 My God! 311 00:12:36,356 --> 00:12:39,626 I want you to be happy with it, so here we go. 312 00:12:39,659 --> 00:12:40,427 Ready? 313 00:12:40,460 --> 00:12:43,997 Um...yeah. 314 00:12:44,031 --> 00:12:45,198 Action. 315 00:12:49,536 --> 00:12:51,638 That's great stew. You bet your ass it is, 316 00:12:51,671 --> 00:12:52,906 and if you're the hundredth person 317 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:55,075 that comes through that door and says, "I want stew," 318 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:57,477 you're getting a date with this feisty young thing. 319 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:59,279 You're pimping me for stew? 320 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:03,083 It's advertising 101. Bait and switch. Right? 321 00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:04,918 Come in for the hot girl, you get the hot stew. 322 00:13:04,952 --> 00:13:06,053 What the... 323 00:13:08,055 --> 00:13:08,956 Alright, look. 324 00:13:08,989 --> 00:13:10,423 It's your decision, 325 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:13,193 but it is kind of feeling like you've blurred the line 326 00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:16,496 between diner food and human trafficking. 327 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:17,931 Okay. 328 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:19,466 I don't need your moral judgment. 329 00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:20,868 You don't get it. 330 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:23,837 I'm carrying this whole thing on my back, alright? 331 00:13:23,871 --> 00:13:25,805 We all don't get to coast through life 332 00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:27,640 because Daddy handed us a business. 333 00:13:27,674 --> 00:13:28,641 Hey, wait a second. 334 00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:30,177 I don't know what your problem is. 335 00:13:30,210 --> 00:13:31,344 I am here to help you out. 336 00:13:31,378 --> 00:13:33,046 Then stop getting in my way. 337 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:34,647 Oh, well, you know what? 338 00:13:34,681 --> 00:13:36,283 That's the first thing you've pitched that I can do. 339 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:37,985 Oh, great. 340 00:13:38,018 --> 00:13:41,721 That's just great. 341 00:13:41,754 --> 00:13:44,524 I mean, am I crazy?! 342 00:13:44,557 --> 00:13:47,027 You're always crazy, but this is loco grande. 343 00:13:47,060 --> 00:13:48,795 No, you don't understand. 344 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,063 Something's gonna break, 345 00:13:50,097 --> 00:13:52,032 and it's either gonna be me or this business. 346 00:13:52,065 --> 00:13:53,333 No, I understand. 347 00:13:53,366 --> 00:13:55,235 I mean, of everyone in the family, you're my role model 348 00:13:55,268 --> 00:13:56,303 for what you can accomplish 349 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:57,737 with the dignity of a hard day's work. 350 00:13:57,770 --> 00:14:00,707 Well, thank you. Alright, now... 351 00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:04,011 get on the counter and dance. 352 00:14:04,044 --> 00:14:05,845 Where the hell are you going? 353 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:07,247 Oh! 354 00:14:09,616 --> 00:14:10,984 So what'd you guys think of the house? 355 00:14:11,018 --> 00:14:12,719 Can I call the moving company? 356 00:14:12,752 --> 00:14:16,189 Well, it's beautiful. 357 00:14:16,223 --> 00:14:20,327 They kept the original Victorian feel inside the house, too, 358 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,095 and Blansky offered Darlene the place 359 00:14:22,129 --> 00:14:26,266 for $500 a month, no money down. 360 00:14:26,299 --> 00:14:28,101 But... 361 00:14:28,135 --> 00:14:31,104 "But"? I'm not hearing the "but." 362 00:14:31,138 --> 00:14:32,539 It's too sad. 363 00:14:32,572 --> 00:14:34,207 That's a house with decades 364 00:14:34,241 --> 00:14:36,009 of grief and sorrow baked into it. 365 00:14:36,043 --> 00:14:37,945 Honey, people have died and people have mourned 366 00:14:37,978 --> 00:14:39,512 in any house you're gonna buy. 367 00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:43,050 You throw a coat of paint on it, put your stuff in there, 368 00:14:43,083 --> 00:14:45,418 I'm sure it'll feel completely different. 369 00:14:45,452 --> 00:14:47,120 Alright, I didn't really want to do this, 370 00:14:47,154 --> 00:14:49,556 but I found a couple places out in Rockford. 371 00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:51,959 They seem nice, and they're in my price range. 372 00:14:51,992 --> 00:14:53,860 Rockford? That's over an hour away. 373 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:55,695 We're never gonna see you guys. 374 00:14:55,728 --> 00:14:58,098 Yeah, I don't want to live all the way out there. 375 00:14:58,131 --> 00:15:01,134 You know, for a barnacle, you have a lot of demands. 376 00:15:01,168 --> 00:15:03,403 Dad, an hour is not that far away. 377 00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:06,806 Chicago is only an hour away. 378 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:08,308 When you lived there, 379 00:15:08,341 --> 00:15:10,577 I missed five years of my grandkids' lives. 380 00:15:10,610 --> 00:15:12,612 Don't make me feel guilty about moving. 381 00:15:12,645 --> 00:15:14,614 I worked really hard to get myself 382 00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:15,815 to a place where I can buy a house. 383 00:15:15,848 --> 00:15:16,984 I need to do this now. 384 00:15:17,017 --> 00:15:19,119 Your life. Your decision. 385 00:15:20,487 --> 00:15:22,222 Mm. Mommy, 386 00:15:22,255 --> 00:15:24,757 Louise read me the rest of "Charlotte's Web" 387 00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:26,960 while you were gone. 388 00:15:26,994 --> 00:15:28,228 Oh. 389 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:31,064 I'm sorry, honey. 390 00:15:31,098 --> 00:15:33,100 I know it's sad that she died. 391 00:15:33,133 --> 00:15:35,068 She died? 392 00:15:35,102 --> 00:15:38,105 Not in the version that I read her. 393 00:15:38,138 --> 00:15:42,242 I-In our version, she goes on the road with her rock band. 394 00:15:42,275 --> 00:15:44,444 Oh, right! 395 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:48,982 She dyed her hair purple, 396 00:15:49,016 --> 00:15:52,019 because when you're in a band, you have to have weird hair. 397 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:56,356 Okay. 398 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:01,928 I love this age! 399 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,164 Yeah, but they're not stupid forever. 400 00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:05,532 ** 401 00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,003 [ Chuckles ] 402 00:16:10,037 --> 00:16:11,371 St. Patrick's Day was a week ago. 403 00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:12,872 Why are you still dressed like that? 404 00:16:12,905 --> 00:16:14,674 Oh, that pub a couple blocks away 405 00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:17,144 is selling green hot dogs for a dollar. 406 00:16:17,177 --> 00:16:19,679 Alright, you ready to attack those weenies, 407 00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:22,149 you big LepreConner? 408 00:16:22,182 --> 00:16:23,450 Jackie. Ben. 409 00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:24,717 We need to talk. 410 00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:26,553 Boy, do I know that tone. 411 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:29,489 Robin, it's time for you to fight the Joker alone. 412 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:32,692 So, Ben, I'm really sorry. 413 00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:33,960 I shouldn't have said that about your dad. 414 00:16:33,993 --> 00:16:36,563 That was way over the line, 'cause I know how hard you work. 415 00:16:36,596 --> 00:16:38,831 Thank you, Jackie. Apology accepted. 416 00:16:38,865 --> 00:16:40,633 [ Chuckles ] What's going on with you? 417 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:43,036 Oh, just, here's the deal. 418 00:16:43,070 --> 00:16:47,006 I never wanted anything so bad as having The Lunch Box, 419 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,076 but first I was doing it with Roseanne and then Becky, 420 00:16:49,109 --> 00:16:52,512 and now I'm doing it all alone, and it's 85 hours a week, 421 00:16:52,545 --> 00:16:53,680 and even when I'm not there, 422 00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:55,982 I'm just always stressed about it. 423 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:59,018 Last week, in the middle of me and Neville making love... 424 00:16:59,052 --> 00:17:03,690 Mm. ...I shouted, "Oh, God! My lemon meringue is expired!" 425 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,026 I just want to raise the profits 426 00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:09,729 so I can sell the place and have my life back. 427 00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:12,099 Well, hey, when I first got the hardware store, 428 00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:13,933 I was tearing my hair out. 429 00:17:13,966 --> 00:17:14,934 I hated it. 430 00:17:14,967 --> 00:17:16,169 So how did you cope with it? 431 00:17:16,203 --> 00:17:18,705 Well, I found shortcuts. 432 00:17:18,738 --> 00:17:20,607 Do you have payroll software? 433 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,775 Do you have an inventory tracking program 434 00:17:22,809 --> 00:17:25,078 on your computer? 435 00:17:25,112 --> 00:17:27,046 I don't think so. Yeah. 436 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,949 I guess I would know if I did, right? Yeah. 437 00:17:29,982 --> 00:17:32,051 I learned everything from Roseanne, 438 00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:33,553 so I've got a big stack of napkins 439 00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:35,722 with all my financial stuff scribbled on it. 440 00:17:35,755 --> 00:17:37,023 What I'm hearing is, 441 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:39,092 you want me to update that system. 442 00:17:39,126 --> 00:17:40,227 Yeah. 443 00:17:40,260 --> 00:17:42,695 Yeah, you're working way harder than you have to, 444 00:17:42,729 --> 00:17:44,531 and I can help you set all that stuff up. 445 00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:45,932 I might even be able to get you down 446 00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:48,601 to a relaxing 60 hours a week. 447 00:17:48,635 --> 00:17:50,403 Oh, my God! 448 00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:52,605 That would be fantastic. Yeah. 449 00:17:52,639 --> 00:17:55,542 'Cause I love The Lunch Box. 450 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:57,944 I got so many memories there. 451 00:17:57,977 --> 00:18:00,046 You know, that's the family business, 452 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:02,081 and where would I get money, anyway, 453 00:18:02,115 --> 00:18:03,750 if I wanted to start a new business? 454 00:18:03,783 --> 00:18:05,118 My mom's getting old, 455 00:18:05,152 --> 00:18:06,586 and I'm running out of time 456 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,921 to swindle her again. Ha ha. 457 00:18:08,955 --> 00:18:13,126 Mm. Any time you feel like it's all too much, 458 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,128 you just give me a call, day or night. 459 00:18:15,162 --> 00:18:17,497 Really? Day or night? 460 00:18:17,530 --> 00:18:19,098 Mm... 461 00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:23,102 Let's say day or... 462 00:18:23,136 --> 00:18:25,538 later in the day. 463 00:18:29,376 --> 00:18:31,644 ** 464 00:18:31,678 --> 00:18:34,514 Sorry we're late. Traffic was a nightmare. 465 00:18:34,547 --> 00:18:37,684 So are you girls moving to Rockford? 466 00:18:37,717 --> 00:18:39,152 Maybe. 467 00:18:39,186 --> 00:18:40,853 The house was built in the '70s, 468 00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:42,855 so it's got that cottage cheese ceiling, 469 00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:46,693 but that goes perfectly with the gigantic vanity mirror bulbs 470 00:18:46,726 --> 00:18:48,361 in the bathroom, which, by the way, 471 00:18:48,395 --> 00:18:52,332 really light up that avocado-colored toilet. 472 00:18:52,365 --> 00:18:54,667 But it's cheap, so I love it. 473 00:18:56,736 --> 00:18:59,439 You know, I've been thinking. 474 00:18:59,472 --> 00:19:02,442 There might be another way to tackle this. 475 00:19:02,475 --> 00:19:04,043 You're not gonna get another opportunity 476 00:19:04,076 --> 00:19:05,612 like that funeral home. 477 00:19:05,645 --> 00:19:07,347 The only thing you don't like about that house 478 00:19:07,380 --> 00:19:08,548 is the house. 479 00:19:08,581 --> 00:19:10,016 Right. 480 00:19:10,049 --> 00:19:12,151 Well, when you're buying a house, 481 00:19:12,185 --> 00:19:16,155 the house is the important part of the house. 482 00:19:16,189 --> 00:19:19,058 What if you guys tore down the death palace 483 00:19:19,091 --> 00:19:21,961 and then your father built you a new place 484 00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:23,630 on the same property? 485 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:26,165 Who? What? 486 00:19:26,199 --> 00:19:28,968 You know, Darlene was gonna get a loan to buy a house, 487 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,870 but now with Blansky's offer, 488 00:19:30,903 --> 00:19:34,006 you could spend that money on construction materials 489 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,144 that you could use to build a new house. 490 00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:40,513 I'm sorry, you said "you." 491 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:44,050 Were you talking to a much younger man behind me? 492 00:19:44,083 --> 00:19:47,920 Are you too feeble to build a house anymore, old man? 493 00:19:47,954 --> 00:19:51,057 Oh, you are a dangerous rapscallion. 494 00:19:51,090 --> 00:19:54,327 Of course I can build a house. 495 00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:55,762 Can you really? 496 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:57,597 'Cause if you die in a room while you're building it, 497 00:19:57,630 --> 00:20:00,099 we're back to square one. 498 00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:02,168 I can build it. 499 00:20:02,201 --> 00:20:05,438 Oh, my God. I'm getting a brand-new house! 500 00:20:05,472 --> 00:20:06,373 Thank you! 501 00:20:06,406 --> 00:20:09,041 -Oh, this is amazing! -Oh. 502 00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:10,610 And thank you! 503 00:20:10,643 --> 00:20:13,746 I know how much you want our dad all to yourself, 504 00:20:13,780 --> 00:20:17,216 and after you get that, please remember you asked for it. 505 00:20:17,250 --> 00:20:19,185 Let's go call Blansky 506 00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:21,888 before he breaks out the gasoline and oily rags. 507 00:20:22,922 --> 00:20:24,257 Oh, you're awful good to me. Oh. 508 00:20:24,291 --> 00:20:25,958 Someday you're gonna have to tell me 509 00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:26,959 what you're getting out of it. 510 00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:28,194 Mm. 511 00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:31,464 Well, when I figure it out, I'll let you know. 512 00:20:31,498 --> 00:20:32,699 And don't worry. 513 00:20:32,732 --> 00:20:34,801 I'll -- I'll help you out with the house. 514 00:20:34,834 --> 00:20:37,704 Oh, it'll be so nice. I can see it now. 515 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:41,207 You up on a ladder with your cutoff shorts and tool belt. 516 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,611 Me looking lovingly up at you, 517 00:20:44,644 --> 00:20:46,413 trapped under a piece of drywall, 518 00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:49,749 clutching my chest from a massive heart attack. 519 00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:51,250 It'll be great. 520 00:20:51,284 --> 00:20:52,952 ** 521 00:20:56,289 --> 00:20:57,757 She's gonna blow! 522 00:20:57,790 --> 00:20:59,959 It's Mount Ve-stew-vius. 523 00:20:59,992 --> 00:21:02,161 Everybody grab a spoon and a bowl 524 00:21:02,194 --> 00:21:05,064 and dig into a hearty meal at a great price! 525 00:21:05,097 --> 00:21:07,967 ** 526 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:09,569 Wait. 527 00:21:09,602 --> 00:21:13,606 ** 528 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,309 Or nowadays, you can just come on down to The Lunch Box, 529 00:21:16,343 --> 00:21:18,511 where happy hour stew deals are erupting 530 00:21:18,545 --> 00:21:22,949 between 5:00 and 7:00 every day! 531 00:21:22,982 --> 00:21:23,049 **