Oh, forget, I'm going to talk about my birthday.
So, Brian, your birthday's Thursday.
How old are you going to be?
Gosh, how'd you blow up 229 candles?
Ah, blowing them out was easy.
Lighten them was trouble.
See, by the time you're half finished, your wrist is on fire.
Have you decided what you want on your birthday cake, Brian?
Oh, my Your mother wants to know what kind of decoration you want on your cake.
Robin Hood, Hop Along Cassidy, Archie, and Who are they?
People Mom and Dad went to school with.
Perhaps those were outdated examples.
Hey, what about my favorite character on the cake?
Ruth, the two-headed nurse.
Yeah, she was the Vanna White of Melmak and the Betty White.
Why don't we let Brian choose his own kiss?
I just can't decide right now.
If he hasn't decided by noon tomorrow, we go with Ruth.
You 856, 857, 858, 869, 860, 861, hey!
Excuse me, I just wanted to get something out of the dryer.
Well, don't take the sheep.
The two-headed nurse is going to be on the cake.
It reminds me of how I'll never have another birthday with my friends.
Now, if you did have a lot of birthdays with your friends, you're 228.
Yeah, but that last one was a real bummer.
Well, for one thing, the planet exploded.
Well, it wasn't just that.
I was finally going to get together with my true love, Rhonda.
You know, I really should turn this off before that sheep gets scorched.
You want to hear this, do you?
Well, I thought she was funny when she was on Mary's show, but when she got her own series, they married her off too soon.
What were talking about your girlfriend?
Our very first date was gonna be on my birthday.
The night your planet blew up, that's right.
right, I was brushed and curried and ready for love, then word came, orbit guards, man your battle stations.
Sayonara Melmachin, Sayonara Ronda.
Well, good night, Willie.
Reminds me a little of me and Marsha Sanken.
Tell me about you and the Martian.
It was someone I knew before I met your mother, Kate.
I had a really serious crush on Marsha Shankin.
By the time I got the nerve up to ask her out, she moved to Toledo.
My planet blew up, and some girl you knew moved to Ohio.
One, two, three, four, five...
So, uh, happy birthday, Gordo.
All right, who gets the chili cat?
Feline and fries, no gravy.
Whiskaramalit, tail on the side.
I think she likes you, big boy.
She's got legs like a lunar lander.
Come on, who are you kidding?
That's who you got a date with.
Why are you making such a big deal out of this?
You were talking in your sleep, you were shouting, you were singing.
I don't know, it was something but the Beach Boys.
No, it was that one with Rhonda in the title.
I don't think so, Willie.
Just fluff him up, just a bit.
Whoa, how's the temp, Lynn?
425 degrees, Alf, normal.
It's normal being on your own planet, not here.
Alf, I know you miss your friends and family, but we are your family now, and we do anything for you, wouldn't we, Mom?
Any chance of reheating this soup?
Oh, and you might want to run a dustbuster over this couch.
I'm not going all the way out to the garage to get the dustbuster.
It's not going to come to you.
I'm going to tell you something now, and I want you to listen to me very carefully.
Let me get the dust buster.
Now, I realize that you miss Rhonda and that you're homesick, and...
They say things they don't mean, they act in ways they wouldn't ordinarily act, but if you ever talk to me like that again.
I'll punch your heart out.
This is K726XAA Los Angeles.
Is there anyone out there from the planet Melmak?
We're in there nursing a shedding alien and you guys are out here having fun.
We're not having fun We're trying to contact someone from Melmag.
Yeah, like maybe I'll scroll from Rhonda Yeah, we thought if we could contact another Melmag and if Al knew that he weren't the last of his species, then maybe he'd cheer up
But I'm too weak to blow.
Why don't we just set it down and let it cool off?
And maybe you could massage my feet while it cools.
Maybe if you got off the couch and walked on your feet, you might feel better.
Should I wait to do this?
Tomorrow would be better.
By then, I'll be completely bald.
That's usually the last stage before the end.
Keep this somewhere in a safe place.
I, Gordon Shumway, Don't blab that around till I'm gone.
Do hereby bequeathed all of my worldly and cosmic goods.
So, Milnequin, it's somebody named Skip.
And you never heard the name Shumway.
Hey, where'd you guys go?
Who was I talking to before?
Oh, that was one of the kids.
Oh, well, well, they're not mine.
I mean, I'm just living with them and their parents.
I'm Willie, and this is Kate.
I got the hammer down and I'm headed for Andromeda.
Give me a coordinates, I'll do a fly by, pick you up tomorrow, about 70.
Uh, uh, tomorrow, uh, that's Brian's birthday.
Yeah, you can come to my birthday party.
Sure, we'd love to have you, wouldn't we, dear?
Skip, skip, can you maybe make it next week?
I hate to miss Brian's birthday and, uh, Friday, the transvestites are back on Donahue.
Do what you have to do, but I know someone else is going to be really disappointed.
Hey, say something, sweetheart.
Forget the transvestites.
What do you think, Brian?
It's the worst day in my life.
Brian, we know how much I'll finish.
Honey, he wants to be with his old friends again.
Am I interrupting something?
We were just hanging up this happy birthday sign.
If you were living on Mel Mac with him, And you had a chance to come back home to your family.
Brian, this is just something I have to do.
And I know that even though you don't believe this, Someday, you're going to understand.
I don't suppose there's any chance of taking Lucky with me, is there?
Willie, you better let him out of there.
You would have liked Skip.
And I know Skip would have liked you.
You thought you might want some cake before you go?
That's what Brian wanted.
Lynn, this is really nice of you.
Kate, I didn't know you cared.
Alf, Alf, this has been an incredible experience.
You've enriched our lives.
You've given us a chance to learn from you.
That's all you have to say?
It's a long trip, and if you have to use the bathroom, now would be a good time.
I don't, but thanks for the concern.
Ochmanik, wherever you are.
It's so strange to have food here, not have Al.
Hey, B, what do you say we have a piece of cake?
Not until the spaceship comes to pick up Al.
Remember the time you set the shower on fire?
I thought it was funny when you buried the couch.
You remember the timing was helping change the tire.
It a jack away from the car.
I remember I was under it.
We all have some wonderful memories there.
He did keep things interesting.
You never knew what he was going to say next, what do next, where he'd turn up.
I wanted to give you your watch back.
You know, Skip's gonna be by to pick you up in just 30 seconds.
I to give Brian his birthday presents.
Well, that's wonderful, but you're going to miss your ride.
This is 13 seconds to go.
Why is everyone trying to give me the bum's rush here?
I still got a couple of things I want to say.
Now, I know that I haven't always been what you might call a model alien.
You think I'd rather stay here with you guys than sail across the cosmos with Skippen?
You gave up Rhonda for us.
Yeah, she'll only want me more after a couple of centuries.
Aren't you gonna miss her?
I guess what it boils down to is...
Say, what is that scratching noise?
What scratching noise it's coming from your suitcase what suitcase Fucking, you bad boy!
What are you doing in there?
I told him, no suitcase, no suitcase.
You know, Al, I've had mixed feelings about you.
But I realize that you just made a big sacrifice to stay with us.
You had mixed feelings about me?
I had a few about you too.
I still don't feel properly thanked for saving you from that shit.
But, uh, we'll talk about that later.
I'd like to go over to the couch over here and lie down for a few days.
Oh, and another big slab of that elf cake would be great.
Still in vacuum this, did ya?