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Holly, dinner.
Ooh, hey, it's haircut night?
I've been wanting to try something different.
No, I don't want to get any food on...this!
- Ooh! - Nice, huh? Feel this.
Cashmere. Isn't that the most amazing thing you've ever felt?
And to think it came from the underbelly of a goat.
Can this be like hot dogs where we love 'em
but don't talk about where they come from?
My God, this lasagna's incredible.
Why can't it taste like this at my restaurant?
What's your secret?
I bake it ten minutes longer than it says to on the box.
My chef ruins it. He puts in weird stuff like walnuts.
Hey, that is weird.
What are you doing?
You know what? This isn't gonna work.
You're gonna have to feed me.
Wouldn't it be easier to just take the sweater off?
No, I am never taking it off.
I spent every dime I had on this sweater.
What are you gonna do for fun?
Sit around here...looking good.
I mean, who looks at lasagna and says
"You know what this needs? Some nuts."
Listen, you can borrow some money from me if you want to.
No. I don't want to start borrowing money from you.
I'm gonna get a job of my own.
A job? Really? That's great. Doing what?
I'm 16. I don't have all the answers.
Okay, maybe I can help you.
First, you have to look in the want ads.
Then you start pounding the pavement.
But it could take a while, so you have to be patient
and ready to deal with a lot of rejection.
Hey, you need any help at the restaurant?
- Sure. - Glad that's over.
♪ I just wanna say life wouldn't be the same here without you ♪
♪ Without you ♪
♪ Through the good and bad of all that we've been through ♪
♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Hold on to me ♪
♪ And I'll return it with nothing less than all of me ♪
♪ I'll never feel alone again ♪
♪ As you walk beside me ♪♪
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So, you're responsible for water, bread
and clearing tables. That's basically it.
And if a waiter gets backed up--
- I help deliver food. - You ready?
- Ready. - Give me a hug and go get 'em.
- Thanks, Jeff. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, come here.
Hey, Holly.
Hey, Gary, what are you doing here?
Well, I thought we could catch a movie.
I'm working.
[laughing] No, no, no. Seriously, let's go.
Just go hang out at my place.
I'll meet you back there when I get off.
Well, I-I don't want to sit by myself
in your apartment all night.
No, you won't be alone. I think Val's home.
Val's home? Take your time.
Gary! Don't bother her.
I'm not gonna bother her.
I'll just keep her company. Have a little conversation.
Let her get to know the real me.
The real you is afraid to get on an escalator.
We're not going to the mall.
[speaking in foreign language]
Oh, yeah, you need help?
You have a question about the menu?
Uh, you can't read the menu?
Okay, let's see.
[sighs] Do you like "fish?"
You know...fish.
No? What about "steak?"
Moo!
No?
"Veal?"
[high-pitched] Moo!
No?
"Risotto?"
You know... risotto!
- Risotto! - Risotto! Risotto!
Great. I'll get your waitress.
Another satisfied customer. High fiver.
Miss, can you help me?
I'd be surprised if I can't.
- Can I get some ground pepper? - Oh, sure.
Oh, can I borrow that for a sec? Thanks. Here you go.
Um, I think it's jammed. Sorry.
Get that.
Um..
Let's try.
[rattling]
Say when.
Let me just clear this up for you.
[chuckles nervously]
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[knocking on door]
Gary, hi.
Hello.
- Holly's not here. - Oh, I know.
I just saw her at the restaurant.
She said I could wait here until she gets off.
Oh. And you're going to?
Okay.
Okay, well, just make yourself...comfortable.
Yeah, I'm, uh, kind of in the middle of something here.
Well, actually, I'm kind of in the middle of something, too.
- Really? - Yeah.
Do you know how I can go about getting a patent?
Uh, for what?
Can't tell you that until I get the patent.
But let's just say scuba diving will never be the same.
So, what are we working on?
I'm writing a press release
for the New York Philharmonic.
Ah. Music.
Do you like music?
Uh-huh, yeah.
See, I never knew that about you.
I-I mean, hey, we-we never really had a chance
to-to sit down and get to know each other.
Yeah, we should do that... someday.
I like Bundt cake.
[chuckles]
You know, Gary, I am really enjoying
this little conversation
but, uh, isn't there someplace you'd rather be
like, I don't know, hanging with your buds?
Nah. Those kids got nothing to offer a guy like me.
I'm more...complicated.
You are a puzzle.
I'll get that.
Get what?
Hello?
Oh, yes, that is something I should talk with you about
in my room. If you'll excuse me.
[snapping fingers]
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Table eight.
- Holly, table six needs water. - Oh, right.
Here you go.
Oh, my God!
My fault. Ha ha ha. Here.
I'll clean that up for you. You can't even tell.
Holly.
I'll get you a dry chicken. Well, not dry chicken..
- You know what I mean. - Holly--
You know what?
This is one of those moments
we're gonna look back on and laugh about.
[laughing]
Too soon?
I'll get that.
[instrumental music]
Hey. How was your first day?
'No, wait. Don't tell me.'
Here. Open this first.
Aww.
It's a crumber.
You use it to scrape the crumbs off the table.
It's a fancy one, too. See, it clips right to your pocket.
Arch supports.
You're gonna need them for those double shifts.
Okay, tell me everything.
Start at the beginning and don't skip anything.
I got there. I sucked. I quit.
You quit? Holly, what happened?
I was terrible. I couldn't do anything right.
It, it was your first day. It couldn't have been that bad.
I lost five lobsters.
Come on, give yourself a chance.
When I got my first job at the Hobby Hutch
I wasn't very good, either.
They made you assistant manager like the second day.
Right, but the first day, I was like, "Macrame? What?"
I don't know. I think I'm gonna get another job.
Well, you're going to have a first day there, too.
Come on. Quitters never win. Winners never quit.
There is no I in restaurant. Get back on that horse!
What?
Exactly.
And what about your commitment to Jeff?
I mean, he-he didn't have to hire you.
He did you a big favor
and now you're just gonna bail on him?
Do you think he's mad at me?
I don't know about mad, but he's probably a little disappointed.
Hey, you want some toast?
I've been dying to try this thing.
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Okay, so she didn't start out as the perfect employee
but how bad could she have been?
She soaked a man's chicken and lost four lobsters.
- She told me five. - Five?
I feel terrible.
Well, to be completely honest with you
maybe everything worked out for the best.
What do you mean?
When she left, it was the best.
- Come on, you're exaggerating. - No, I'm not.
After she quit, the busboys had a party.
There was dancing.
Hey, guys.
- What are you doing here? - I'm here for my shift.
I want to apologize for quitting.
I am not a quitter. There's no I in restaurant.
What?
Exactly.
I made a commitment to you, and it was wrong of me to break it.
Thank you, Val, for making me see that.
Hey, guys, I'm back
and this time, I'm here for the long haul.
[clattering]
[instrumental music]
She's back for the long haul.
How long is a long haul?
I am proud of her.
Do you realize how much courage it took
for her to march back in here?
She's courageous?
They have to work with her. They're the real heroes.
It was her first day. She can only get better.
Did you see how excited she was
with her little arch supports and her crumber?
She's trying to do the right thing.
Val--
If you don't let her stay now
she's gonna be totally confused.
Why?
Because I gave the advice. She took it.
It's out there. You can't get it back.
Does she have to listen to everything you say?
Yes. She's dazzled by me.
Alright. But it's Saturday night.
This place is gonna be packed.
I can't have her near the customers.
- But she can stay? - Yeah.
I'll find something for her to do.
Good. Everybody deserves a second chance.
You're right.
See? You're dazzled by me, too.
[instrumental music]
So, basically, all you need to focus on now
is chopping up these peppers.
Are you sure you don't want me out there with the customers?
I mean, I'm such a people person.
Oh, I know.
But tonight I need you to be a pepper person.
I will be anything you want me to be
because I am here for the--
Long haul.
Great. Better get chopping.
Eee..
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[knocking on door]
[knocking continues]
Gary.
[knocking continues]
Hello.
Is this a good time?
Uh, I was taking a nap.
That's what I figured.
'Cause I kept knocking and knocking and knocking.
- What are you doing? - Oh, come on now.
Don't tell me you forgot about our conversation the other day.
Remind me.
I said, "Do you like music?"
And you said, "Yes."
Oh, right.
I think I wrote about that in my journal.
And so I started thinking about music
and how much it means to you
how much it means to me
and how much it means to the whole world.
Oh, God.
So, this is a little something
that I've been working on. I hope you like it.
[clears throat]
♪ Why do bir.. ♪
Wait.
♪ Why do birds suddenly ap...pear ♪
♪ Every time...you are...near ♪♪
Wait, let me start over, okay?
[clears throat] Are you comfortable?
Not entirely.
♪ Why do birds ♪♪
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Hey, I finished all the peppers.
You want me to go help the waiters?
Uh...you finished all the green peppers.
You've still got two more colors to go.
No problem. I'll chop anything in any color.
Table 10 sent back the lasagna.
She wants the poached salmon instead.
That's the third one tonight.
What is wrong with the lasagna?
Maybe it's the walnuts.
Who said that?
Do you have a problem with walnuts?
No.
I'm just not sure if people
like them in lasagna.
I'm sorry. And you trained where?
Look, all I'm saying is if you took the walnuts out
I bet it'd be as good as Stouffer's.
Oh, no, you didn't.
It's not just me. The other night, Jeff said that he--
Jeff? Jeff loves my lasagna.
Jeff?
Do you have issues with my lasagna?
No.
Well, according to... that, you do.
Uh, I wouldn't call it an issue.
- Oh, my God! - Oh, come on!
Walnuts in lasagna's a little weird.
What else have you lied to me about?
Nothing.
Look, let's not make a big deal
about the walnuts.
This is not about walnuts.
This is about you lying to me.
I didn't want to hurt your feelings.
Well, they're hurt!
And now I can't trust you anymore.
- Oh, come on, Lowell. - No, no, no.
We're out of here.
I said, we're out of here.
Come on, guys, you can't leave me like this.
- Lowell-- - Ay!
Lowell, please..
What happened?
He asked about the lasagna, and I was just trying to help.
I got a restaurant full of people out there.
What am I supposed to do?
Waiting on a poached salmon. Where is everybody?
Gone.
Well, who's gonna cook the food?
I will.
What? You don't cook.
Yeah, I can.
Omelets. I cook killer omelets.
That's it? Just omelets?
No, no, no. That's good, that's good.
Alright, tell everyone
that the chef's throwing out the menu.
He's decided to do omelet night.
- Omelet night? - It's whimsical.
People love that. Go, go, go.
- We better start cracking eggs. - Wait a second.
How are the two of us gonna cook enough omelets
for a restaurant full of people?
You're right. We need help.
[phone beeping]
[playing the keyboard]
[phone ringing]
Okay, now I'm hearing the phone ring.
- Are you? - Yes.
Hello?
An emergency? Thank God.
Okay.
That was Holly. We have to go to the restaurant.
- Oh, okay. - It's not a musical emergency.
[instrumental music]
Holly, they're loving your omelets.
Oh, great.
I need three cheese, a veggie
and a Denver, no onions.
Okay, got it.
What's going on?
I just saw Lowell leaving on his motorcycle
with a huge sack of walnuts.
Um, I kind of accidentally insulted him, and he quit.
Oh, no, Holly.
Well, what do you want us to do?
Start cracking eggs.
Val, start grating cheese.
- What are we making? - Omelets.
Ooh, Holly's making omelets?
Oh, can I get one with sun-dried tomatoes and just little bit--
(Jeff and Holly) No!
[instrumental music]
You know you interrupted my song.
What are you talking about?
Val.
I mean, I had her right
in the palm of my hand, and--
- Uh-oh. - What?
Well, I-I'm pretty sure I had a Band-Aid
on this finger when I came in.
Well, where is it?
I must have dropped it in the eggs.
- What? - It's okay, it's okay.
- I got another one, see? - Gary!
What's the matter?
Gary's Band-Aid's out there
in somebody's omelet.
Ew!
I'll go look for it.
No, no, no. You stay here.
Keep working. I'll go look for it.
Just do not say anything to Jeff, okay?
He's already freaked out enough as it is.
Good evening. Hi.
Would you like to have your omelet fluffed?
It's a little service we provide.
Ah, gotcha.
Mushroom.
[whispering] Val! Val!
[whispering] Found it.
- Miss. - Uh-huh?
I'd like my omelet fluffed.
Uh, you know, looks good.
You don't want to over-fluff.
Okay.
I need clean plates. Where's Gary?
- Getting more eggs. - Uh, fine.
I'll wash them myself.
- How does this thing work? - Squeeze the lever.
Mm, it's not working.
Squeeze harder!
- Aah! - Turn it off!
Wait, wait.. Oh!
[Holly screaming]
What the.. Aah!
- Val! Val, you okay? - Honey..
[Val spits]
Oh, my God, my sweater!
Aah!
(Val) 'Jeff, hurry..'
[screaming]
'Put it out!'
[hissing]
- Jeff? - Yeah?
Either you're missing a lobster, or that's one freaky cockroach.
[instrumental music]
Thanks, guys. Enjoy your evening.
Come again.
That's it. We did it.
- Yay. - Whoo.
Well, I say we celebrate.
Oh, not with a song.
Let's celebrate sitting down.
Aren't you glad you stuck with the job?
Omelet night, big success.
Yep.
After I pay to get my kitchen cleaned up
and the rotisserie fixed, I bet I clear ten bucks.
Okay, so maybe it wasn't your best night
but Holly here went from bus girl
to head chef on her second day.
I'd call that quite a success story.
I quit.
What? You can't quit. You're on a roll.
- Help me out. - You're fired.
Thank you.
[sighs] From now on, when I say I suck, I suck.
That is not what I want to hear.
If at first you don't succeed..
You're right. You sucked.
Come on, kiddo.
Help me scrape your sweater off the rotisserie.
Well...here we are again.
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[theme music]
[music continues]