The film""s title was chosen because it was the first year of the new Millenium and of the next century.Immediately, she intuitively senses that he isn""t a sick man: "At first I didn""t know you.I thought you were sick...You aren""t sick, are you?...Why, Uncle Charlie, you""re not sick.That was the funniest thing." The rest of the family greets Uncle Charlie and march toward the car with his heavy luggage - the self-satisfied uncle follows behind and takes out one of his phallic cigars.She inquires about whether another gentleman has been asking for her - she regularly ""shows off"" the town to fellas from upper-state New York.As they stand to go to he bedroom, the camera fades.In Bartlett village one afternoon, the post office is robbed, and caricatures of the townspeople are introduced.