Sleepless in Seattle

Mommy got sick.

It happened just like that.

There was nothing anybody could do.

It isn't fair.

There's no reason.

But if we start asking why, we'll go crazy.

Five minutes in the microwave. Any one of them. They're done. Ready to eat.

Do you know how to make juice?

Microwave. Five minutes.

Here.

My shrink. Call him.

"Loss of Spouse Support Group.

Chicago Cancer Family Network.

Parents Without Partners. Partners Without Parents.

Hug Yourself. Hug a Friend. Hug a Shrink."

Or work. Work hard.

Work will save you. Work is the only thing that will see you through this.

Don't mind him. He's just a guy who's lost his wife.

What I think we really need is a change.

Good idea. Take a couple of weeks off. Get some sun. Take Jonah fishing.

No, a real change.

A new city.

Someplace where every time I go around a corner I don't think of Maggie.

Where you gonna go?

I was thinking about Seattle.

Eventually, in a few months, you'll start seeing women.

- You'll meet someone. - Right.

Move on. Right. That's what I'm gonna do.

And then in a few months, boom, I'll be fine. I'll just grow a new heart.

- Sam, I'm sorry. - She didn't mean that.

I know. Look, it just doesn't happen twice.

You must remember this

A kiss is still a kiss

A sigh is just a sigh

The fundamental things apply

As time goes by

And when two lovers woo

They still say, I love you

On that you can rely

No matter what the future brings

As time goes by

Moonlight and love songs

Never out of date

Hearts full of passion

Jealousy and hate

Woman needs man

And man must have his mate

That no one can deny

it's still the same old story

A fight for love and glory

A case of do or die

The world will always welcome lovers

As time

Goes by

The tail one with red hair is your cousin Irene.

You'll recognize her by the disappointed look on her face.

Who was married to Harold who ran off with his secretary.

But came back because Irene threatened to put the dog to sleep if he didn't.

Your brother Dennis is a professor at Johns Hopkins.

He's married to Betsy.

The most competitive woman in the world.

I don't see how I'm gonna remember all this.

Oh, well, Walter, you will.

Your Uncle Milton lost all of his money--

- And some other people's. - In a pyramid scheme.

Don't mention the IRS or the federal prison system.

Your mother's Barbara. Your father's Cliff.

- My father has electric trains. - Really?

Am I what they had in mind?

Oh, Walter, they're gonna love you.

Everybody.

Annie has an announcement.

Waiter and I are engaged.

Thank you. Thank you.

Dad, Mom knew.

- I don't see a ring, Annie. - I don't have a ring yet.

Congratulations.

Bless you. Bless you.

- Oh, my goodness. - Are you all right?

- It's nothing. - Maybe it's the flowers.

- We'll move them. - No! Don't touch them!

I feel terrible, sneezing at a time like this.

This is a very important moment for me.

He's allergic to everything. Don't worry about it.

Bees. I'm allergic to bees.

Harold is allergic to every type of bee.

We always have to carry a hypodermic of adrenaline wherever we go.

If he eats even one tiny piece of a nut--

My head swells up like a watermelon, and I drop dead.

It's the same with Harold and bees.

Your mother and I had salmon at our wedding. A wedding without cold salmon--

- I'm not allergic to salmon. - Oh, he's not allergic to salmon.

I don't think, but you never know.

- You never know. - Harold wasn't always allergic to bees.

Honey, what a shame. We had some champagne. What did we use it for?

- Uncle Milton's parole. - And it was delicious.

It was, wasn't it, Milton?

When are you getting married?

- In early June, in the garden. - Does it have to be in the garden?

- What a great idea. - What about Harold and bees?

- I'm allergic to bees. - We'll spray you.

Cold salmon, a lovely cucumber salad, strawberries.

I'm afraid I am allergic to strawberries.

Allergic to strawberries.

Is this all right with you, Walter?

Today I consider myself the luckiest...

m-m-man on the f-f-face of the E-E-Earth.

The Lou Gehrig line. Remember? Remember, Dad?

- The Lou Gehrig line from-- - Pride of the Yankees.

- Pride of the Yankees! - Pride of the Yankees.

- It's baseball. - A historical reference.

I would like to propose a toast to my kid sister.

To Walter and my baby.

To Walter and Annie.

Everyone, please eat before it gets cold.

Here it is.

The historical society wanted this, and I never would give it to them.

Oh, Mom!

I noticed these things are back in fashion.

- Grandmother's dress. - Oh, honey.

He's a lovely man, Annie.

I know. He is wonderful, isn't he? And he's such a wonderful athlete.

- Are his folks nice? - You'll love them.

We're going down to D.C. tonight to be with them Christmas morning.

- How did it happen? - Well, it's silly, really.

I'd seen him at the office. Obviously, I'd seen him.

He's the associate publisher.

One day we both ordered sandwiches from the same place.

He got my lettuce and tomato on wheat, which, of course, he was allergic to.

And I got his lettuce and tomato on white.

- How amazing. - It is, isn't it?

You make a million decisions that mean nothing.

Then one day you order takeout, and it changes your life.

Destiny takes a hand.

Mom, destiny is something we've invented...

because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.

How do you explain that you both ordered the same sandwich except for the bread?

How many people in this world like lettuce and tomato...

without something else like tuna?

Well, it wasn't a sign. It was a coincidence.

I was in Atlantic City with my family. Cliff was a waiter.

He wasn't even supposed to work that night, and suppose he hadn't?

He asked me to take a midnight walk on the Steel Pier.

I've probably told you this a million times, but I don't care.

Then he held my hand.

At one point I looked down and I couldn't tell...

which fingers were his and which were mine.

And I knew.

- What? - You know.

- What? - Magic.

It was magic.

Magic?

I knew we'd be together forever and that everything would be wonderful...

just the way you feel about Walter.

Walter? It's quite a formal name, isn't it?

One of the things I truly knew was that your father and I...

were going to have a wonderful time in--

- The sack, I believe you call it. - Mom!

Of course, it took several years before everything...

worked like clockwork in that department.

So don't be worried if it takes a while.

- Well, we already-- - Fine. Fine. Fiddle-de-dee.

- How's it working? - Like clockwork.

Oh, honey.

- It's a sign. - You don't believe in signs.

They loved you! I told you they would love you, and they loved you!

- I love you. - I love you, Walter.

Did anyone ever call you anything other than Waiter?

Nope.

Not even when you were young?

Nope, not even when I was young.

You sure you don't want to drive with me?

How will I get back to Baltimore on Friday?

I forgot the present. I left your stepmother's present inside by accident.

When we're old and gray, you're gonna have to remind me to put my teeth in.

I'll be walking all over town, smacking my gums together and not even noticing.

- I'll wait. - You'll wait? Oh! Right.

Don't wait. It's silly. Go ahead. We're late anyway.

I'll be ten minutes behind you.

Sleigh bells jing-a-ling Ring-ting-ting-a-ling too

Horses, horses, horses

it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap

The snow is failing and friends are calling, Yoo-hoo

Friends are calling, Yoo-hoo Ding-a-ling-a-ling

Horses, horses, horses Horses, horses, horses

Horses, horses, horses

Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way

Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh

Jingle bells

- Horses, horses, horses - Welcome to "You and Your Emotions."

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broadcasting live across America from the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Tonight we're talking about wishes and dreams.

- What's your wish this Christmas Eve? - What's your wish?

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Coming up, "Jingle Bells" backwards, sung by the New Jersey--

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