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I'll show you. Here.

Try it.

-No, no, no, really.

-Relax.

Okay, when I say ''fall,''

you totally let go.

Okay?

Fall.

Fall.

Okay, fall!

Sorry. I can't do this.

That's it. You got it.

-You okay?

-That was good.

That was....

That was...

...fun.

Oh, my God.

Yeah, don't stop.

Who's your Asian daddy?

I like the sound of the ball

going into the hole.

Hi, folks, I'm Fuzzy Zoeller

for the Putting Peg and Pod.

You know, in this great big game

of golf today...

...everybody's looking

for more yardage...

...and the best-kept secret is making

those three- and four-footers.

Have you eaten?

How long have you been pregnant?

A couple of months.

Married?

Once.

Children are a blessing

just the same.

Number 48.

-We need to see the patient alone.

-I'll be right here.

-Isn't it dangerous?

-Not necessarily.

We would monitor her more closely.

I didn't think it was possible.

I read those TIME magazine articles.

I can literally feel my eggs atrophy.

It's easier to conceive later

if you've had a child before.

She must have all sorts

of weird cravings.

She's at home

clawing the cupboards.

So she's having the kid?

Don't know.

Who's the father?

She won't say.

These are good for someone

who's cooped up and depressed.

I had to shop for my mom

after the divorce.

She wouldn't leave the house, totally

ostracized by those Chinese biddies.

I vowed to get out of Flushing

as soon as I could.

Why didn't your mom get out?

Where would she go?

Thirsty?

Don't forget. I invited

the mahjong ladies over tonight.

I haven't forgotten.

So don't bring

any of your friends over.

I won't even be home till late.

It's a co-worker's birthday.

You should get home in time

to say hello to them.

You haven't seen them in so long.

Throw it here.

Hey, birthday girl.

Do I get a birthday kiss?

Saved by the fence.

Where were you last night?

Mom was waiting for me again.

I'll definitely be there tonight.

''Definitely'' definitely,

or ''definitely'' maybe?

You know, my friends

are starting to think you don't exist.

Trust me.

I'll definitely, definitely be there.

-Six surgeries?

-Goddamn sick people.

It's just that I promised Vivian

I'd meet her friends tonight.

You're meeting the friends?

Prepare to be grilled.

Vivian, we had some emergencies.

I can't get out of here until 8.

Make that 9.

Have the most expensive

birthday floral arrangement...

...delivered to this address.

Ten. Ten.

Wil, last minute preop.

I have to run. Can you take it?

Everyone's gone home.

Can I come in?

I'm not sure.

Okay.

That's it?

You didn't want me to stay.

I didn't say you should leave.

Never mind.

That one's from you.

That one's from my dad.

I'm an idiot.

What if I stay the night?

The whole night?

The whole night.

Happy birthday.

Hello, Vivian?

This is your mother.

Just calling to say hi.

Hope your birthday good.

Did Wil show up?

Thought you may wanna talk

after she leaves.

Oh, maybe she's still there?

Okay. Bye.

Oh, my God.

You talked to your mother about us?

Yeah. So?

''So''? Does she know we have sex?

No, Wil.

She thinks we conjugate Latin verbs.

Really?

Did you tell her about this?

You missed the mahjong party.

Ma, don't start with me today.

You wanna bust on someone,

find yourself a husband to bust on.

So marry her off. There's gotta be

someone you can fix her up with.

I'll put the word out.

We'll come up with someone.

Oh, hey, my landlord's a Chinese guy.

-No wife?

-I don't think so.

-He's not very chatty, but he's rich.

-Might as well put him on the list.

What about Mr. Park

over at Smiler's Deli?

-Park is Korean. Ma's strictly Chinese.

-Your mom called.

-Oh, God.

-Hey, there's a Mr. Fu.

He's finishing a checkup

with Morgan.

Let me see his stats.

Fifty-three, unmarried.

Thyroid levels aren't where I'd like

to see them, but overall pretty healthy.

Okay. Be discrete

but ask him if he's free Friday.

Book him, Danno.

I'm not going on a date.

Let your hair down.

Too puffy, better up.

But I'm not going.

Is that what you're gonna wear?

What's wrong with it?

Maybe you should

wear something brighter.

How about this one?

Chinese people cannot wear yellow.

On sale.

How about this one? It's sexy.

No one wants to see a 50-year-old

Chinese woman look sexy.

Ma, you're only 48.

Connie Chung's sexy,

and she must be nearly 60.

Her show was cancelled.

-Is it a white guy?

-No.

An ugly old white guy.

No. He's Chinese.

He's nice, very healthy.

Pretty healthy.

I'm not going.

Okay. Okay. Wear that.

I'm really not going.

It'll be fun.

Then you go.

All right, forget it.

Forget it. It's already 1 0 till 7.

I don't have enough time.

Tell him I'm sick.

Lost my voice.

What am I going

to talk about anyway?

Forty-eight and going on a date.

Ma.

It's okay.

We have enough time.

Look. This dress isn't bad.

We'll just take your hair down.

What?

What are you looking at?

Ma...

...you're beautiful.

Do I tell him about the baby?

Save it for the second date.

So, Mr. Fu,

what is your line of work?

I'm in import-export.

-Good business?

-Not bad, not bad.

Made enough last month

to go on a singles cruise to Fiji.

Not that I went.

-You're an only daughter?

-Yes.

I always wish I had kids.

No kids? Do you want any?

No, it's not necessary.

I'm too old now.

Besides, I'm fixed down there.

Hello, my name is Fu Cheng Wen.

Gao Hwei Lan.

Can we go now?

-What time are you getting back?

-Before midnight.

You're a doctor?

I've got a wart on my left calf.

It's driving me nuts.

Can you tell me if it's cancer?

Fung Ling restaurant.

My last wife made me take lessons.

The whole year, she would scream:

''Alan! More hip action!''

Shake your ass more!

Now when we see each other...

...we don't speak. We just dance.

It's better than marriage.

Fung Ling restaurant.

Huge she-crab. So much egg.

I think I'm too old to have a child.

What makes you say that?

If these are my dating options...

...I am definitely too old.

Ma, I gotta get up early tomorrow.

There's not much left on this tape.

Why are you in street clothes?

So I don't have to change

in the morning.

I can't believe you came

from my womb.

Is that the good guy?

No. He's marrying her for money.

Is that the good guy?

No.

That's his brother.

Then who's that guy?

He's the most evil of them all.

He wants to ruin her family

to avenge a grudge.

Who's the loser

they're beating up?

That's the good guy.

I have found her a husband.

She will marry Cho. To the right.

I don't think Ma likes him.

What's not to like? Back left.

He's kind of intense.

Who cares?

He's a good man

who will take care of your mother...

...and give both her

and that child a decent name.

Where can you find

a man like that?

You will help her see this.

I don't think she sees anything

she doesn't want to.

She shouldn't be alone.

Don't listen to him.

Another misunderstanding.

Now they'll never get together.

He shouldn't have slept

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