Episode #213 "The Two Hilton Lucases"

 Hilton and Griffin have jobs as telemarketers, but Hilton doesn’t want Ruth to know because she hates anything to do with telemarketing. Hilton tells her instead that he’s Danny Aiello’s limo driver Hilton is the star salesperson, and the boss loves him, but Griffin is a washout and asks Hilton’s advise. Hilton says he has an alter-ego, "Hondo Lane, who’s personality he takes when selling. Hondo is fearless, confident and won’t take "no" for an answer. To prepare for a speech she is about to make, Pauline has joined Ramblers Anonymous. Griffin takes Hilton’s advice and adopts an alter-ego which he even uses when asking a girl, Tonya, for a date . The problem is that he chooses the name Hilton Lucas. For being top salesperson, Hilton wins a weekend at the Plaza and wants it to be a surprise for Ruth, who will be thrilled. Things get chaotic when Ruth overhears griffin (as Hilton) having a sexy talk with Tonya on the phone. She tells Hilton she knows about the telephone business and he assumes she means his job. By the end of the conversation, it appears to Ruth that Hilton has a job doing phone sex. Confusion increases when Tonya appears at the house looking for Hilton (Griffin) and, after speaking to the real Hilton, thinks she’s the one going to the Plaza. Ruth and Pauline arrive and Ruth is mystified when she learns from Tonya that she’s going to the Plaza with "Hilton." Pauline knows that’s going on and takes Ruth aside and attempts to explain without rambling. Ruth, amused, decides to sit back and see how Hilton will get out of this one. Danny Aiello arrives, baffled by a phone call from Ruth saying he’s been corrupting Hilton.