commemorate the time
he took a young virgin to the theatre
and faked her up to his room.
Hell, I had to lose it sometime.
- The coast is clear. Come on, girls.
- Right.
- Anyway, will you do it for me?
- Do what?
Take care of the kids and the dog
for the weekend.
Oh, I know it's just a horrible thing
to even think about, isn't it? Forget it.
- No. Yes, it is, but OK.
- You will?
The girls at least
will love having the dog.
Ever since dear old Fred departed,
they've been after me
- to get another one.
- Yes.
- I don't know about Walter, though.
- What do you mean?
Well, you know, Walter hates noise.
- I want one!
- Me!
The dog's under the table, for crying...
Hey, there's a dog under the table.
Honey, can I have
some more coffee, please?
Dolly is...
Dolly's under the table here.
I wish you would...
Can I have
some more coffee, please?
How many pancakes are you
gonna give...? Yeah, thank you.
- Joanna.
- Yeah?
Look, I played Monopoly with them.
I didn't pass go, I didn't collect.
I played backgammon. I played
Scrabble with the goddamn kids.
They're in the kitchen now.
What do you want me to do?
Walter, you've had seven years
of college. Use your brain.
I'm sorry, but I'm onto something,
and I think maybe it's the best I've ever
done. And I wanna stick with it.
But how do I amuse them?
I amuse them seven days a week.
They know all the
Sesame Street songs.
- Have a sing-along.
- A sing-along.
Jesus.
Mr Atkinson, I've been at these
since Saturday, just about nonstop,
because I had to get them into
some sort of shape for you to see
because I think
they're an improvement,
and you've got to think so too.
I'm doing all the talking, I know,
but these are my little girls
and those are someone else's,
my best friend's little boys.
And you've just got to tell me,
am I crazy?
Aren't they good?
Please say something.
I don't care.
No, I do care.
Don't say anything bad.
These are really quite good.
You're not saying that because you're
frightened I might be a crazy lady?
Clearly, you are a crazy lady,
but clearly, again, these are nice.
Wait a minute.
You said "good".
"Really quite good", you said.
Good is better than nice.
You're not changing your mind,
are you?
No. The results are lovely.
Don't get upset again.
Lovely is better than good.
But what fascinates me is,
what is it you want from it all?
Do you know?
I want...
...somewhere...
...someday, someone to look
at something and say,
"Hey, that reminds of an Ingles."
Ingles was my maiden name.
I guess I want to be remembered.
Yeah, don't we all?
Bobby?
- It's me.
- Kitchen.
I've just come from Atkinson's
in New York, and he loves my stuff.
Well, not loves, maybe, but he's
genuinely interested in my work.
The gallery for photographers.
That's wonderful, Joanna.
If you're going to tell me
you don't like this dress,
I'm sticking my head
right in the oven.
Dave bought it for me for the weekend.
He spent a ton on me.
How about the shape?
Padded uplift bra.
It's true what they say in the ads.
Oh, Joanna, Dave turned
me loose in Bergdorf's,
- and I went mad.
- Bobby.
At The Plaza, some guy tried
picking me up in the lobby.
You know how long it's been
since that happened?
Of course, I did look terrific.
Bobby, you're not at The Plaza now, so
why are you wearing all that makeup?
You never even used to clean
your kitchen, much less wear makeup.
Admit it, Joanna, I was a joke.
Dave works hard all day long,
and what does he come home to?
- A slob.
- Bobby, it's gotten to you now.
Nothing's got me.
I just want to look like a woman and
keep my house looking decent too.
- You're just like Charmaine.
- Will you stop?
And you're not going to leave
Stepford either, are you?
Leave Stepford?
Good schools, low taxes, clean air?
No. You're right.
- Shall I make us a nice pot of coffee?
- No, no. I've really got to go now.
Stop by any time. I'll be here.
- Oh, my God,