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Stefania Arrives

‘Stefania Arrives’

Season 5, Episode 17 -  Aired February 26, 2001

Marie arranges for Stefania to make a surprise visit to come see Robert.

Quote from Robert

Marie: Oh, Robby!
Frank: Hello, son.
Robert: What's wrong?
Marie: What do you mean, dear?
Robert: The happiness. What gives?
Frank: What, we can't be happy to see you?
Robert: Historically, no.

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Quote from Ray

Ray: Okay, see this? This Cream of Wheat, that's you and Stefania.
Robert: What?
Ray: Stay with me. All right? Now here's you guys in Italy. See, all hot and heavy.
Marie: No, that's too much.
Ray: That's right. You can't keep it like that, right?
Marie: No, turn it down.
Ray: Well, what's gonna happen to Robert and Stefania if I keep it like that?
Marie: They're gonna get all dried out and crusty.
Ray: Right. Right, right. Robert, you want it to last, you gotta cool things down a little. See, like this.
Marie: Thank God.
Ray: That's how it is for me and Debra. Just a little low flame. Our Cream of Wheat could just sit on that for years.
Debra: Hands off, girls, he's mine.

Quote from Robert

Marie: You know, Robby. Robby, I know that you've been lonely and in need of some company, so I have a little surprise for you. [opens door]
Ray: What took so long? I got bags here.
Robert: This is it? I didn't like this surprise when you gave it to me 40 years ago.

Quote from Marie

Debra: Look, you shouldn't be pressured into being in a relationship.
Marie: No one here means to pressure him. But you know something, Robby? You're not getting any younger. And I read, you know, that as men get older, their sperm production...
Ray: Okay!
Robert: Ma, Ma, Ma, Ma!
Ray: Back it up.
Marie: Please, it's science.

Quote from Marie

Marie: Where is Robert? Raymond will be back from the airport with Stefania any minute. And look at this place. Frank, are you helping?
Frank: Yeah, I'm brushing up on my Italian for Stefania. [wolf-whistles]
Marie: Oh, Frank.
Debra: I'm still not so sure this is a good idea to surprise him. Do we even know if he's still interested in her?
Marie: Debra, what are you saying?
Debra: Just we shouldn't push him into anything.
Marie: Well, far be it from me to push. I just happen to know what my son wants. He wants to finally have someone special and he wants to settle down and have grandchildren.
Debra: You mean children.
Marie: Right, children, whatever.

Quote from Frank

Frank: I'm gonna tell you about my marriage now, but I'll need the garbage disposal.

Quote from Frank

Frank: I think you did a good thing bringing Stefania here.
Marie: Oh, thank you, Frank.
Frank: We should do, like, a foreign exchange. She comes here; You go there.

Quote from Frank

Stefania: [to Marie] Thank you for inviting me. You are nice and beautiful.
Frank: Man, does she need an English lesson.
Stefania: Hi, I remember your head.
Frank: Hey, she remembers me.

Quote from Debra

Debra: Hi, nice to see you again. So this is you after a 10-hour plane ride, huh? Well, I give up.
Stefania: Hello.

Quote from Ray

Ray: So you two having a good time?
Robert: Yeah, a blast. Things are fantastic.
Ray: Did you two do the, uh...
Robert: The what?
Ray: The huckle-buckle?
Robert: Why don't you mind your own business, okay?
Ray: Oh, come on. I'm married, man. I don't even huckle.

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