Ilene: [on the phone] Al?
Al: I think I have a solution for New Year's Eve that's gonna make everybody happy.
Ilene: You do?
Al: Yes. Mother rings in the New Year with us, but then we put her in a cab and have the weekend to ourselves.
Ilene: Al, you are missing the whole point. You are 37 years old. Don't you think it's time to cut the cord?
Al: Cut the cord?
Tim: Cut the cord?! Don't cut the cord. It's the only one I have that'll handle the lights!
Al: This is not about your stupid lights! My relationship is hanging in the balance!
Tim: So, the extension cord's OK?