You Can't Take It With You Scene 8 Summary

  • Alice and Tony arrive at a swanky restaurant. Unbeknownst to Alice, she still has the sign on her back, causing much hilarity.
  • It turns out that Mr. and Mrs. Kirby are there with a bunch of fancypants rich and influential people.
  • Tony realizes that the sign is still on her back so they back into the table so no one sees it and knock over a lot of stuff.
  • Alice is worried that her family won't be snooty enough for the Kirbys. She asks Tony to invite his parents to her house.
  • Tony won't answer her. Instead he says he's so happy he could scream, and he fools Alice into screaming instead.
  • Tony declares she saw a rat, causing everyone to panic. Chaos and hilarity ensue. Tony and Alice walk out; Alice still with the "nuts" sign on her back.