In the hallway, THE COLONEL and Grandma Ruth run into Rasta Man George, who tells them that he's worried because raising a teenager may be too much stress for people of their advanced age to take. THE COLONEL tells George that this is "balderdash, son. Adopting you has made us young again. You keep us vitally interested in everything that's going on in the world, you give us renewed strength, and you keep us on our toes." George: "Really?" Ruth: "Absolutely!" George: "Then how come you're letting me wear my hair like this? I look stupid!" Mr. Stupidhead: "You're darn tootin', George." THE COLONEL: "Everyone should have the freedom to look stupid, son. That's what America's all about!" Word, Grandpa. I gotta say, I think THE COLONEL kind of rocks.
Back to Casa Camden, where Matt is cleaning the barbecue grill and talking with his new roommate, John. Matt feels guilty about RevCam's myocardial infarction. Of course.
Inside, Lucy and Mary are each bottle-feeding a baby, and discussing how selfish they have been. Mary: "This time last night all we had to worry about how to get Matt out of the attic. Lucy: "Twenty-four hours ago storage space was all we had to worry about. Tell me again he's okay." Mary: "He's okay. Really. Mom said he'll be home in a day or two, and that worrying isn't going to do anything." They exchange a look, and for the last time this episode (thank God) they say (you guessed it, in unison): "Taking responsibility is." Ah, what wholesome children. Barf. At least it wasn't The Jeffersons again.Apparently, the Camden kids have decided to all sleep in the same room this evening. As they're setting up sleeping bags and pillows, SuperMom enters and asks, "What's going on?" to which the kids all respond, "How's Dad?" "Dad is fine. I'll prove it. Let's call him," and so she does. A recovering RevCam picks up the phone in the hospital, and answers, "Hi, Annie." Annie: "How'd you know?" RevCam: "Twenty years of marriage." Mr. Stupidhead: "Ugh." Annie: "The kids want to tell you something." All together now, with feeling: "We love you, Dad!" RevCam reciprocates his family's love, Annie tells him, "We'll see you tomorrow," and she hangs up the phone. Back at the hospital, RevCam looks up to the ceiling with puppy-dog eyes, and says to his version of God, "Thank you. Thank you very much...for tomorrow." And we fade to credits.













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