"Well, I have some great news." "I lost 10 pounds since I've been coming here." " Very good, Michelle." " I lost one." " Well, that's almost as good." " Yeah." "I don't see why we even have to call this group the "Overweight Workshop."" "Look in the mirror." "If you want to change the name of the group, you know what might be cute?" " The Roly-Polies." " That is cute." " Or how about the Pudgy-Wudgies." " Yeah, that's cute too." "How about the Big, Fat Tub of Lards?" "How's that for cute?" "He's too rough." "You're being very negative, Mr. de Paolo, and, especially when... the rest of the group is trying to face up to their problem." " I don't have a problem." " See, to make any progress at all..." " you have to admit it." " Admit what?" "Admit that you're- you're not- you're not thin." " You mean fat?" " Well, if you insist... then, you can ask yourself why you're  you're that way." " I know why I'm that way" "I eat too much." "I wonder if I could say something as a medical man." "Go ahead Bernie." "If you eat too much, you'll gain weight." "That's good." "Good, Bernie." "I blame my weight on my job." "What are ya, an anchor?" "Boy, he is rough, isn't he?" "I work in a school cafeteria, and I cook hundreds of meals a day." "How many do you eat, 11?" "About that." "But they are children's portions." " This whole thing is stupid." " Well, why do you say that, Mr. de Paolo?" "Because being fat ain't the problem." "It's the people out there that hate us because we're fat." "You think there's a prejudice against people who are- are of- of the hefty persuasion?" " They hate our guts." " Boy, is he a downer." " He sure is." "He makes me wanna eat." " Let's go to lunch." " I don't think that's the answer." " Then let's send out." "Look, Mr. de Paolo, you're getting these people depressed..." " and now they're thinking about food." " Yeah, and that's not fair." "Yeah, especially now right in the middle of cake season." "I didn't know there was a cake season." "Oh, yeah, it started last month with the Pillsbury Bake-Off." "Well, I'm afraid our time is up." "Mr. de Paolo, when we meet tomorrow, you might,." "Try to be more a part of the group." "Yeah, us fat guys have to stick together." "How'd you like it if I stuck you to the wall?" "Why don't we just go home and try not to think about food?" "Ready for lunch, Bob?" "I don't know what you're talking about, Jerry." "I'm talking about lunch." "L-U-N-C-H." "Vittles." "Chow." "Grub." "Stufing one's face." " I've gotta have something to eat!" " Me too." " Where should we go?" " Let's start with the right side of the street." "I'm gonna stick to my diet, Dr. Hartley." " Don't you worry." " Good, Michelle." "Yeah, I'm just gonna go along with them in a supervisory capacity." "Boy, talk about your "bulkos."" "Where'd you get that herd of Guernseys?" " Jerry" " No, really, Bob." "You ought to put a cattle crossing sign out there in reception." " Really, Jerry" " Moo!" "Jerry, how would you like if I had a group for people with big noses?" "Big noses?" "That's really a cheap shot." "Little insensitive, aren't ya?" " Well, I'm sorry, Jerry." " Ah, forget it, Bob." "Just go have lunch by yourself, shorty." "How come, How come your piece is bigger than mine?" "Well, I didn't think it would make any difference... after those four servings of beef Stroganoff you had." "Yeah, they were small servings, just like the cheesecake." "Honey, didn't you have any lunch?" " I had a bite." " Oh." "I had a cheeseburger." "And a bowl of chili." "A couple enchiladas." "Boy, I'm really putting it away, aren't I?" "But I only eat like this on my, Overweight Workshop night." "Well, don't they meet three times a week?" "Yeah." "You, Do you have any ice cream or something for this?" "Bob, ice cream on cheesecake?" " Okay, hot fudge." " Oh" "I'll get it." "It could be somebody with a pizza." "Hey, Bob, these tiles won't stick down." "Hi, Howard." "Oh, hi, Bob." "These tiles won't stick down." " Hi, Howard." " Oh, hi, Emily." "These tiles won't stick down." "How are those tiles working out, Howard?" "They're lousy." "I'm putting down a new kitchen floor... and they won't stick, they slide." " Let me see that." " I need your barbells." "For what?" "You know, for weight to keep the tiles stuck down." "Why don't you just roll your piano over them?" " I don't have a piano." " I don't have any barbells." "Could you just maybe jump up and down on them with me?" "Gee, I'd love to, Howard." "But I promised Emily..." "I'd jump up and down on our tiles tonight." "Howard, I don't know why they slide." "They're really sticky when you peel the paper back." "Excuse me." "Well, that, walk to the door really made me hungry." " You gonna finish your cheesecake?" " Bob!" "Well, Emily, it's the middle of the cake season." "Honey, are you trying to become the fattest member of your group?" "Well, I don't know." "Maybe I am." "I mean, I've never been fat." "I don't know how to relate to those people." "I mean, I don't know what it's like to be fat." "Well, why don't you ask Carol?" "Didn't she use to be fat?" "Yeah, she lost over 100 pounds." "Well, why don't you ask her to sit in on your group?" " That's not a bad idea." " It's a great idea." " Not bad." " It's great." "It's an all-right idea." "It's great." "It's okay." "You gonna finish that cheesecake or not?" "It's a great idea, Bob." "It's a great idea, Emily." " It's a good idea." " Hmm?" "Nothing." "You know, Bob, if you get really good at chair-roping like that... you probably wanna try your hand at riding the Brahma sofa." "Jer, I'm just getting ready for my Overweight Workshop." "I don't wanna get hit by a lawsuit in case one of these chairs collapses." "What time do they waddle in?" " Jer, I'm not gonna tell you again." " Yeah, yeah!" "Sure, sure." " Sure, Bob." " What do you wan, Jer?" "Two bucks, if you wanna get in the office pool... for the Bears-Dolphins game on Sunday." "No, I don't think so." "I don't like the pools." "They're much too complicated." "Oh, no, Bob." "This one isn't." "All you do... is pick the winning point between one and nine, you take the total score... and subtract by five or multiples thereof." " You with me so far?" " No." "Okay, let's say the winning score is 35 to 17." " Now, the difference there is, 16." " Eighteen." " Five from that is 11." "Five from that is" " Six." "Six!" "So if your winning number was six..." " then you'd be the winner." " Okay, I'll take six." "I've got six." "Then I don't wanna play." "Hi, Bob." "Where should I put the scale?" "Put it right there, Bernie." "I brought it over from the urology lab." "No springs." "Honest weight." "And I'm gonna keep everybody's record." " You the, keeper of the fat, Bernie?" " Right." "And everybody who gains has to put a quarter in this jar." "Bernie, this is a brand-new jar, isn't it?" "Of course it is." "Okay, let's see." "Now, last week..." "I weighed 184." "And this week I weigh... 185?" " You gained a pound, Bernie." " Oh, I know what it is." "Here, Bob." "Hold my glasses." "Bernie, your glasses don't weigh a pound." "Oh, I know." "I'm just gonna take off my clothes." "Bernie, I don't wanna see you naked." "I'm with Bob on this one." "I gotta go." "Just let me pop through here." "Ooh!" "Watch it." "Thank you very fat." "Thank you very much." "Much." "I'm sorry." " Okay, everybody weigh in." " Me first." "It don't go up that high." "Oh, yes, it does." "Oh, look!" " Look, I've lost four pounds." " Wow, look out, Twiggy." "Well, here I am, Slenderella... ready to inspire this group to new lows." " What's she doing here?" " She works here." " She entitled." " She don't work in this office." "No, I asked Carol to sit in." "Gee, it's a little crowded." "Maybe next week... you should meet at Soldier's Field." "Oh, I get it, Dr. Hartley." "You brought in a fat-bigot." " Heckle therapy." " No, no." "I had a reason for bringing Carol in." "You see, Carol used to be" " Fat." " Right." "I've lost 116 pounds since I graduated from high school." "You must've been enormous." "I graduated "magma cum lard."" "You should've seen Carol when she showed up for the job interview." "We hired her because we were afraid she would leave... and snap one of the, one of the elevator cables." "Well, you've all been in the elevator." "You know they wouldn't actually snap." "I was just" "Loosing weight has changed my life completely" "When I was fat, I never got telephone calls from men." "Now, there's any number of men I can call." "I'm sick of this." "It's easy to sit there and make jokes." "Bet you didn't make many jokes when you were fat." "I didn't have to." "I was the joke." "Well, see, Carol couldn't make jokes unless she liked all of us." "And neither could I. I mean, you know, what I said about- about breaking the elevator cable" "You know, it wouldn't actually snap-snap the cable." " It's just that," " Yeah, yeah." "We understand, Dr. Hartley." "You mean to tell me that you like us even though we're grotesque?" "You're not grotesque." "And, yes, I do like you." "And I mean that." "Oh, yeah?" "Then how about going out with me tonight?" " Go out?" " Yeah." "On a date." " Well, w" " Yes or no?" "Oh, I'd love to, but I can't." " It's because I'm fat, isn't it?" " No!" "Dr. Hartley won't allow me to go out with his patients." " Will you, Dr. Hartley?" " That's right, Mr. de Paolo." "I let my nurses go out with my patients." " If Carol wanna go, I think you oughta let her go." " It's her life." "Well, in this case, I'll make an exception." "I'll pick you up at 9:00." "What's your address?" "I don't know." "It's in an apartment somewhere." "Well, I think we're getting a good start today." "We found out that Carol doesn't dislike us because we're- we're not- we're not thin." "And also, I think just as important- we've learned that, the cable on an elevator can stand a tremendous amount of" "of pressure without, without snapping" "Emily, what are you doing?" "Oh." "I'm trying to get this patio door to close all the way." "Why?" "Well, the, crowd on the street was divided." "They, Some of them thought you were a window washer... three thought you were a cat burglar, and, one guy just kept saying..." ""She's got a nice rear end on her."" " Yeah, which guy?" " Me." "Oh." " Here, let me see if can close it." " Yeah." "Okay, folks." "It's all over!" "See if you can lock it." "Oh." "Oh!" "That's perfect, Bob." "Oh." " Oh, hi, Howard." " Oh, hi, Emily." "I just wanted to tell you that the tiles are holding fine." "They really stick once you get the paper off." "Ah." "I thought they would." "The one that stuck best is the one that stuck on the refrigerator." "Emily." "Bob's out there." "You can let him in, Howard." " Thanks, Howard." " This door's stuck." " Yeah, I know." " Yeah, I can fix that." "I'm real handy." "But, right now I gotta go and get the, tile off the refrigerator." "Oh, Bob, how do you get the tile off a refrigerator?" "Use tile bait." "Oh." "Boy, dinner smells good." "I'm starved." "Did you have your overweight group today?" " Yeah." " How'd Carol work out?" " Not great." " Really?" "Gee, I don't understand that." "It was such a great idea." "Well, Mr. de Paolo asked her out on a date, and I sort of had to let it happen." "Maybe it'll work out all right." "I mean, maybe under all that tonnage... is Carol's Mr. Right." "Emily, would you, would you still love me if I were... fat?" "I do." "I mean, 'fat' fat." "You know, Guinness Book of World Records fat." "You know, out to here fat." "Sure." "I had a boyfriend once who was fat." "Mark Sistrunk." " Oh, really?" " Yeah, he was huge." "He weighed 280 pounds, and I was real skinny." "You know what people used to say when Mark and I..." " used to walk down the street together?" " What?" ""Here comes Mark."" "I'll get it." "Oh, hi, Carol." "Carol, why are you yelling at me?" "Carol, it's only one evening." "It's only one date." "Look, you'll have dinner, you'll go to a movie... probably another dinner, and then- then home." "Well, what are the plans?" "The Venus Adult Theater." "And then to his apartment." "Well, Carol, you don't have to do that." "You know, strike a compromise." "That was the compromise." "What was his original suggestion?" "Oh, my God." "Years from now, you 'll look back on this and smile." "Well, I don't know." "Sixty, 70 years." "Good luck, Carol." "Bob, what was Mr. de Paolo's original suggestion?" "Well, I don't wanna go into detail, but it involved... a zebra suit and... some rubber boots." " Oh, my God." " That's what I said." "Let me see if I can fix this door." "A zebra suit?" "Well, I got the tile off the refrigerator." "I used a hammer and a chisel." "Do you have any touch-up paint?" " I'm afraid I don't, Howard." " Oh." "Emily." "Bob's out there again." "I know." "He likes it out there." "It is nice out here." "Coming." "Just a minute." " Where is he?" " Carol." " Where's Bob?" " Well, honey, he's" "Carol, Carol!" "He's getting dressed." " Oh." " You want some breakfast?" "I don't care for any breakfast, Emily." "I just wanna talk to Bob... about my date last night!" "Oh, Carol- How was the, the movie?" "Lady in the Barracks?" "One of the best." " Hi." "How'd it go last night?" " I'm not going to work, Bob." "I cannot be in that group and face that man." "All right." "I'm sorry, Carol." "You used me, Bob." "I was a pawn... in your game of fat." "Look I made a mistake, and I know it." "And I'm gonna tell you why I did it." " I remember when you were" " Fat!" "Right." "And you were very sensitive about it." "Well, you see, Bob thought you wouldn't wanna hurt Mr. de Paolo's feelings." "Emily, please." "Let me handle this." "All right?" "And I thought that you wouldn't wanna hurt his feelings." "That was well put, Bob." "I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings, Bob." "And that's why I'm not going in there today, because if I did..." "I would really tell him what I think of him." "See, Carol, that's why you should go." "I mean, you should face up to him, and tell him that." "And I'll be right beside you in case, you know, things get out of hand." "You mean, if he tries to sit on me?" " Good luck." " Thanks." "And, honey, I'll make reservations for us at the Jameson House for dinner, huh?" " And maybe we'll go to a movie?" " What movie you wanna see?" "Why don't you see, Lady in the Barracks?" "Bob would love that." "I like army movies." "What time does it start?" "Every seven minutes." "Listen, why don't we weigh in while we're waiting for Bob to show up?" "I already weighed in." " I gained five pounds." " That'll cost you a quarter." "I'm not paying!" "What do you think of that?" "Fine." "Anything over 300 pounds is free." "Carol just wanted to freshen up a little bit." "Now, what" "What were we talking about?" "I think it had something to do with fat." "Well, I think we can start on a positive note and be encouraged with our progress." "Well, I'm certainly encouraged." "What for?" "You still look like you swallowed a Volkswagen." " He's rougher than rough." " The roughest." "Look, Mr. de Paolo, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to... get a little rough myself today." "I didn't wanna say this to you, but I'm" "I'm afraid I have no choice." "Go ahead, Carol." "Me?" "Didn't you have something you wanted to tell Mr. de Paolo?" "I'll write him a letter." "Hey, weren't you two supposed to go out on a date?" " Yeah, how did it go?" " We had the time of our lives." "No, we didn't." "Sure, we did." "Why are we going out tonight?" " We're not." " Well, then, tomorrow night." "No." "No, I am never going out with you again." "Y" "You are a rude, ill-mannered, arrogant creep." " What you really mean is I'm fat." " Fat has nothing to do with it." "You are just obnoxious." " Talk about rough." " Look, Leonard... what I mean is that... fat can be fun, fat can be considerate, fat can be gentle." "What do you think about that, Mr. de Paolo?" "She's playing hard to get." "Look, Mr. de Paolo, no one can be as nasty as you pretend to be... unless they really wanted to be disliked." "Well, I figure everybodys gonna hate me anyway... so I might as well beat them to the punch." " That's good, Mr. de Paolo." " What's good about it?" "Well, now that you realize you're repulsive... we can work on that." "This is the roughest session I've ever been in." "I love it." "Well, now that I've said what I have to say, if you'll excuse me" "Carol, before you go, I" "I just want to tell you I" "Well, I appreciate your honesty." " It took a lot of guts." " Thanks." " And I'm really gonna change." " I hope so." " What about tomorrow night?" " No." " I'll be gentle." " No!" "Okay, but I'm really a different person than the guy... that tried to climb up the side of your apartment building." " When was that?" " This morning." "You weren't home." " I'm sorry I missed you." " Carol" "I promise I'm gonna work hard to change my ways." "Good!" "You know, Mr. de Paolo, I'm really proud of you." "Yeah, I... feel pretty good myself." "And I appreciate the encouragement y'all given me." " Leonard" " Yeah, Louise?" "I'm not doing anything tomorrow night." "Waita minute." "Just because I'm Mr. Nice Guy... doesn't suddenly mean I went blind." "I mean, Leonard de Paolo don't go out with no blimps." "Well, I think that set us back about two weeks." "Help yourself to the Kleenex, Louise." "Well, Bob, you're probably dying to hear the results of the football pool." "Jerry, that was Sunday." "This is Wednesday." " Yeah, it was kinda complicated." " Who won the pool?" "I never did figure that out." "So I'm refunding everybody's dollar." "Here." " $2, Jerry." " $2?" " That's right." " Boy, did I get taken." "You sure did, Jerry." "I didn't" "I didn't get in the pool, remember?" "Hey!" "Right." "Well, give me the dollar back." "Great." "Thanks for being so honest, Bob." " Hi, dear." " Hi, Emily." "What's up?" "Well, I thought we'd have lunch together." "Great." "Just, let me weigh myself." "Careful, Bob." "Don't break it." "Down a half a pound." " Okay, your turn." " Oh, that's not necessary." "It would be like weighing feathers." " Ooh!" " Hey, what happened in here?" " Nothing, Jerry." "Just feathers."