Episode 178, scene 3. Rodney goes in Ada's. Karen is there. K: Care to dance, birthday boy? RH: Uh, what's your name? K: Try dancing with somebody you don't know for a change. It's a gas. RH: Where are you from? K: And what school did I go to? And who do I know? And what party did I finish? RH: Okay. K: I'm from anywhere east of the Mississippi. I've been to school in Cairo, Argentina, Hong Kong, and uh, Beiruit. And almost anyplace else. And I know everybody in the world. And been to almost every party. [Young customer in sweater interrupts.] C: Wait a minute. You don't want to be anti-social. Here, I mean it's a party isn't it? [Hands a glass to Rodney.] A celebration. Here, a glass for you . . . [Hands a glass to Karen.] . . . some for you [Pours Rdney's glass.] . . . for your girl. I mean, It isn't everyday you get free bubbly isn't it? Hey, you can dance anytime can't you? Letting it run til it gets good and cold. And a little bit for me, here. Here's to you, birthday boy. [Raises glass to toast.] Twenty-one Skidoo. RH: That's funny, that's very funny. K: Get lost. C: All I meant was . . . RH: Get lost. C: Okay, Killer. RH: Wait a minute. [Karen and Rodney sit.] K: Why don't we sip our champagne over here at this litt table all by ourselves? K: Hey, want your drink? RH: No. K: Would you like to talk? RH: No. K: Would you like to dance? How long has it been since you've danced with anybody? RH: Who are you? K: Well, Let's say this is a costume ball and I'm wearing a mask. RH: Why? K: Because I want to. K: Dance? [Karen gets up.] RH: What are you doing here? Here? Here in this place. Or here in this town? RH: I want to know. K: I just dropped in here, like I drop in a lot of places. Maybe I'm dropping out. Or maybe I was dropped from that lovely little college, uh . . . RH: Peyton. K: Peyton. RL: How come I never saw you there? K: Oh, no. I enrolled, I was enrolled in the art of . . . . . . or fall I like that word better. They thought it would be a nice quiet environment for me. Probably wouldn't have been half so quiet if you'd been around. And you have been around, haven't you? [Juke box stops.] K: If you want to go around again, you'll have to put in the quarter this time. [Rodney gets up.] RH: Okay, let's dance. [Rodney puts in a quarter and selects a tune.] [Ada goes over and hugs Rita and Norman who have just arrived.] [Rodney and Karen are dancing near the front door as Norman and Rita come over.] NH: Rod. We've been looking all over for you. Dad's kind of worried about you. RH: Why? RJ: We thought you had skipped bail, or something. K: I'm going skiing. Happy birthday, square. [Karen leaves the building.] NH: Who was that? RH: Oh, that's a girl that I met at a costume ball. Hey, You know what? Today is my birtyday. NH: Yeah, we kind of forgot. Happy Birthday. RJ: Are you Mr. Harrington, Mr. Rodney Harrington? Well, you are Mr. Rodney Harrington, aren't you? Well, we have a singing telegram for you. NH: Yeah, we have a singing telegram for you. [They sing] Episode 174, scene 3 HOME