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[JUGHEAD] After Mr. Cooper
told Mrs. Cooper that Betty
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had been dancing in her
window, in her skivvies,
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for Archie's... uh, benefit,
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Mrs. Cooper phoned Hollywood, California
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to give Hermione Lodge a good
old fashioned East Coast what-for,
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since Veronica had supplied
the skivvies in question.
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Then, Alice rang her good
friend Penelope Blossom
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for advice about what to do,
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mother-to-mother.
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Well, I can't say I'm surprised.
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By what, Mother?
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Operator, can you put me
through to Stratford-747?
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Alice Cooper needs help saving
her little hussy of a daughter.
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Agnes, [CHUCKLES] you won't believe...
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[JUGHEAD] So by morning, everyone knew
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some version of what had happened,
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most of it untrue, and repercussions
were being felt far and near.
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She's never gonna talk
to me again, is she?
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Your mother just needs to understand
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that you're a red-blooded,
American young man
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and that Betty, well, she's a
voluptuous, ripe peach of a girl.
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[SIGHS]
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I just... I'm so
embarrassed, Uncle Frank.
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Well...
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Were you caught with your pants down?
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- Yes.
- [SIGHS]
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Was what you were
doing a little raunchy?
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Well, maybe.
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But I'd be more worried about you
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if you weren't showing an
interest in that kitten.
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But for now, just keep
up with your schoolwork,
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focus on the basketball team,
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stay away from Betty,
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- take plenty of cold showers.
- [CHUCKLES]
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We'll get you through
this, Archie. All right?
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Yeah.
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Good.
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[ALICE] You cannot parade
around naked in front of boys.
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Okay, again,
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Archie and I were not
naked. We were just...
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Having fun. We were in
separate houses, Mom.
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What did you think was going to happen?
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With you, anything's possible.
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Which is why, starting today,
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you will be cutting a rug
on Riverdale Grandstand.
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Mom, no.
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Mom, I don't wanna be
part of Dad's dance show.
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Only nerds and squares
are on Dad's dance show.
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All right, enough of
the sass, young lady!
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You will be dancing from 3:00 to
6:00 every afternoon after school.
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We will make sure that
you're nice and tuckered out
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so there's no more late-night
shows with your pinkie out of jail
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for over-sexed young men like Archie.
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And if I catch wind of
you even saying "hello"
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to that red-headed pervert, well...
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[SCOFFS]
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You don't wanna see
me frosted, young lady.
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["TWEEDLEE DEE" PLAYING]
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? Tweedlee tweedlee ?
? Tweedlee dee ?
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? I'm as happy as can be ?
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Miss Veronica, pardon the interruption,
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but a telegram arrived
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from your parents, miss.
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Ugh...
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They must still be peeved about
Mrs. Cooper snitching on me.
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"Mija, you have been a bad girl. Stop.
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Time to teach you a lesson. Stop.
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No more allowance. Stop.
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Report for work at the Babylonium
Theater today at 3:30 sharp.
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Stop."
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They're suspending my allowance?
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And making me get an after-school job?
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Smithers, this is child abuse!
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Well, if they think
they can break my spirit
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as if I were a filly, they're
in for a rude awakening.
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Hey, Dad.
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Kevin, what are you doing with this?
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Uh, it's... It's a... That's
a bodybuilding magazine.
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Where'd you get that from?
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New pal of yours? That Clay character?
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His name's Clay Walker. No. Uh, no, Dad.
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What... What's going on?
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I don't know.
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I don't know, Kevin.
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I mean, you cut your
girlfriend loose, you...
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You started hanging
around with strange boys
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and you're... reading
magazines like this?
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I don't like much of any of it.
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[JUGHEAD] Meanwhile,
I was wracked by guilt
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over the fact that I betrayed my idol,
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the science-fiction writer
Brad Rayberry, when...
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Mr. Jones.
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... Featherhead called me on the carpet.
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[SIGHS]
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[DR. WERTHERS] Care to explain this?
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I have a part-time gig writing
comic books after school.
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The content, Mr. Jones, is
what we're concerned about.
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The violent, gruesome,
highly sexualized content,
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all happening to students
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clearly inspired by your
peers here at Riverdale.
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Aren't you ashamed to be associated
with such reprehensible dreck?
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No. Actually, I'm quite proud
to have my name on that cover.
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And whose beeswax is it anyway
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what I do with my time after school?
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If we were to learn
that one of our students
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was involved in the creation
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and distribution of pornography,
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we would absolutely expel them.
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This is a comic book, sir.
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This isn't a porno mag.
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Well, we don't see them so
very different, Mr. Jones.
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Both are inappropriate for children,
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both twist their minds and souls...
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Cut the gas.
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It's the biggest load of hooey that's
ever been laid on me in my life!
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[FEATHERHEAD] It's
very simple, Mr. Jones.
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Sign this agreement, stating
that you'll no longer write
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horror and crime comic books,
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and you remain a student here.
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Refuse to sign it, and we will
take steps to have you expelled.
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[STUDENTS MURMURING INDISTINCTLY]
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[WOLF WHISTLES]
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[ALL CHUCKLING]
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Andrews!
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[BULLDOG PLAYERS GRUNTING]
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[VERONICA] Can I ask,
how far did you get?
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Because I'm hearing conflicting reports.
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All we did was look at each other.
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My favorite words in
the English language,
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"You can look, but you can't touch."
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Well, Archie and I won't
be touching any time soon,
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or looking, for that matter.
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Especially not now that I'm on my
dad's grody dance show every day.
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- Riverdale Grandstand?
- Mmm-hmm.
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I haven't seen it myself,
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you know television makes my skin crawl,
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but it seems like it could be a kick.
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It's a bash.
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More than that,
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it's an honor.
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One, as dance captain,
I take very seriously.
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Cheryl, how and why are you a dance
captain on Riverdale Grandstand?
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Her parents are RIVW's biggest sponsors.
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I do my part as dance
captain and spokeswoman.
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Say, Vee, why don't
you join the dance show?
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Absolutely not.
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I would love to,
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but I'm starting my new job at
the movie theater this afternoon.
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Part of my punishment for
encouraging the corruption of minors.
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Speaking of that, here's a list
of rules for participants, Betty,
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in case you get any more pervy ideas.
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"No chewing gum, dress
code strictly enforced,
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no kissing, no groin-on-groin contact."
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See you at 3:30 on the dot.
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[SIGHS]
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[RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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[IMPERCEPTIBLE]
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[WHISTLE BLOWS]
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[FRANK] All right,
everybody! Bring it in!
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I'm sure most of you know
your classmate Kevin Keller,
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but as of today, he's the
newest member of our team.
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So let's give him a big Bulldog welcome.
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[SCATTERED APPLAUDING]
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Swell. Just what we need,
a cream puff Bulldog.
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[ENTHRALLING CINEMA SCORE PLAYING]
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[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING
SOFTLY IN THE BACKGROUND]
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[LEMLY] She's a knockout, isn't she?
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Yes, she is.
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Fat City.
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And you must be my new boss, Mr. Lemly.
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Veronica Lodge.
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And please, whatever arrangement
my parents made with you,
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let me assure you, movie
theaters are my happy place.
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They have been ever since I attended
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my first picture show, Babes in Arms.
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So what's my job?
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Ticket-taker?
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Popcorn girl? Usherette?
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All of the above.
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These days I can only
afford a skeleton crew.
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That's pretty much you, me...
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And me.
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I run the projector and try
to keep on top of repairs
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so that this place
doesn't collapse on itself.
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[CHUCKLES] Enchant�e, Clay.
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- Enchant�.
- I look forward to getting to know you better
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and being part of the team.
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- ["MAMBO BOOGIE" PLAYING]
- [HAL] All right, kids.
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It's time for the Bop!
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[MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
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Betty! Why aren't you dancing?
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'Cause I don't wanna be here
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and I don't wanna dance.
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You have to dance!
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It's bad for ratings if
the camera pans this a-way
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and catches the daughter of
our beloved host-with-the-most
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acting like a canceled stamp.
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What do you want me to do, Cheryl?
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Everyone's already paired up.
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That's not true.
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What about Dilton?
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He hasn't had a steady partner
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since Ethel went to the Sisters
of Quiet Mercy. Just don't...
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maul him, for Pete's sake!
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Fine.
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[CHAIN RATTLES]
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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
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Just checking in.
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Don't stay up too late now.
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Hey, Uncle Frank, um...
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What were you and Sheriff
Keller talking about
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at practice today?
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Only that he wants Kevin
to get more into sports.
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Thinks he could use some
better male role models.
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Regular Joes like me and you.
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Is something wrong with Kevin?
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[SIGHS]
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Well...
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Sometimes boys get confused
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about how they're supposed to act.
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Don't worry, Archie. I
promised Tom, you and me,
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we'll straighten Kevin out.
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[BELL RINGS]
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Hey, Kev.
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Hey, what're you doing during lunch?
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I thought maybe we could
hang out, shoot some baskets.
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Yeah, sure.
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Gee, that's swell!
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I'll see you in the gym.
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Catch you later, Clay.
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[TYPEWRITER CLACKING]
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Mr. Rayberry!
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I was wondering if I could
trade this check in for cash.
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I don't trust banks.
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[BERNIE] Sure, Mr. Rayberry.
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Let me talk to payroll.
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Thank you.
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- Again, I'm so sorry...
- It's 12:30.
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Shouldn't you be in school?
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I might have dropped out.
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Why?
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Well...
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The finks at the top said that if
I don't stop writing comic books
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and corrupting America's youth,
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that I'll be expelled for
some cooked-up malarkey.
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So... I beat feet.
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Huh.
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Hope it's worth it.
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What time is your lunch break, anyway?
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Any time, I guess.
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Hey, Kev.
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You know, you and I have been in
the same grade since kindergarten.
253
00:13:05,811 --> 00:13:08,230
Why basketball? Why now?
254
00:13:08,230 --> 00:13:09,982
Uh, it was my dad's idea.
255
00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:14,487
I just think he wants
me to be a regular guy.
256
00:13:14,487 --> 00:13:15,863
Less of an off-horse.
257
00:13:15,863 --> 00:13:17,239
What does that even mean?
258
00:13:18,824 --> 00:13:20,701
You know, a guy who likes sports,
259
00:13:20,701 --> 00:13:22,411
who, um...
260
00:13:22,411 --> 00:13:26,374
does, like, what you did with Betty.
261
00:13:26,374 --> 00:13:30,127
Who isn't interested
in things like poetry
262
00:13:30,127 --> 00:13:33,964
and drama and music
and movie stars and...
263
00:13:33,964 --> 00:13:35,091
I like those things.
264
00:13:35,091 --> 00:13:37,009
Well, yeah, but you're...
265
00:13:38,978 --> 00:13:40,054
[CHUCKLES]
266
00:13:40,054 --> 00:13:41,054
What?
267
00:13:42,515 --> 00:13:43,849
What am I?
268
00:13:43,849 --> 00:13:44,849
You're normal, Archie. You're normal.
269
00:13:46,310 --> 00:13:47,853
Kevin, so are you.
270
00:13:49,021 --> 00:13:51,107
Yeah, I... I wanna be,
271
00:13:51,107 --> 00:13:52,107
more than anything.
272
00:13:53,984 --> 00:13:55,194
I just want to be like everybody else.
273
00:13:57,113 --> 00:13:58,280
[DOOR OPENS]
274
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[GRUNTS]
275
00:14:03,619 --> 00:14:04,954
[PLAYERS CHATTERING
INDISTINCTLY IN DISTANCE]
276
00:14:07,248 --> 00:14:08,499
[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
277
00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:11,752
Again and... and for
the rest of my life,
278
00:14:11,752 --> 00:14:13,295
I would like to apologize...
279
00:14:13,295 --> 00:14:15,506
For stealing and reading my novel.
280
00:14:17,007 --> 00:14:18,592
- For that. Yeah.
- [BRAD] Mmm-hmm.
281
00:14:18,592 --> 00:14:20,136
It was a chump move
282
00:14:20,136 --> 00:14:21,721
and you had every right
to bite my head off.
283
00:14:21,721 --> 00:14:22,722
I did.
284
00:14:23,764 --> 00:14:25,349
That said, I, um...
285
00:14:26,934 --> 00:14:29,854
I may have, uh, overreacted.
286
00:14:29,854 --> 00:14:31,147
[JUGHEAD] No, I... I...
287
00:14:31,147 --> 00:14:34,024
I totally understand why you
were being protective over
288
00:14:34,024 --> 00:14:35,568
The Jupiter Journals. Mr. Rayberry, I...
289
00:14:37,570 --> 00:14:39,488
I think it's a masterpiece.
290
00:14:39,488 --> 00:14:41,532
- Huh.
- [CHUCKLES]
291
00:14:41,532 --> 00:14:42,825
If I wrote that manuscript,
292
00:14:42,825 --> 00:14:44,410
I... I think I could die a happy man.
293
00:14:44,952 --> 00:14:46,078
Wow.
294
00:14:46,078 --> 00:14:47,496
Before we start
295
00:14:47,496 --> 00:14:48,914
planning your funeral, let's talk about
296
00:14:48,914 --> 00:14:50,082
you dropping out of school.
297
00:14:50,916 --> 00:14:52,376
You should go back.
298
00:14:52,376 --> 00:14:53,627
Education's important.
299
00:14:54,962 --> 00:14:56,714
I... I just don't really
300
00:14:56,714 --> 00:14:59,216
see why I have to choose
between writing comic books
301
00:14:59,216 --> 00:15:00,342
and getting an education.
302
00:15:00,342 --> 00:15:01,342
You shouldn't.
303
00:15:01,969 --> 00:15:03,596
And this,
304
00:15:03,596 --> 00:15:06,724
young sir, is what
is known as a [SNIFFS]
305
00:15:06,724 --> 00:15:07,892
Gordian knot.
306
00:15:11,270 --> 00:15:12,396
So, tell me everything you know
307
00:15:12,396 --> 00:15:13,606
about this Werthers clown,
308
00:15:13,606 --> 00:15:14,899
who he is,
309
00:15:14,899 --> 00:15:16,233
where he comes from, what he's about,
310
00:15:16,233 --> 00:15:17,233
what he believes.
311
00:15:18,402 --> 00:15:20,112
[PLAYERS WHISTLING AND CHEERING]
312
00:15:20,112 --> 00:15:22,072
- [JULIAN] Fellas, an announcement.
- [CLAPPING AND WHOOPING]
313
00:15:22,072 --> 00:15:24,825
Let's give a proud woof for Rodgers here
314
00:15:24,825 --> 00:15:26,327
who finally did
315
00:15:26,327 --> 00:15:29,455
the dirty deed with
Jenny Stevens last night.
316
00:15:29,455 --> 00:15:32,416
In the back of his dad's
Thunderbird, no less.
317
00:15:32,416 --> 00:15:34,210
- [CLAPPING AND WHISTLING]
- [PLAYER 1] Whoo!
318
00:15:34,210 --> 00:15:36,754
- [PLAYER 2] Whoo! Whoo!
- Between Rodgers and Andrews'
319
00:15:36,754 --> 00:15:38,214
X-rated peep show with Betty Cooper,
320
00:15:38,214 --> 00:15:40,132
we might want to rename our team
321
00:15:40,132 --> 00:15:41,675
[INHALES] the Horndogs.
322
00:15:41,675 --> 00:15:43,135
[PLAYERS GRUNTING]
323
00:15:43,135 --> 00:15:44,428
The question is,
324
00:15:44,428 --> 00:15:46,222
which one of you fruitcakes is next?
325
00:15:47,723 --> 00:15:50,518
Can't be a real man unless you've
gone all the way with a woman.
326
00:15:50,518 --> 00:15:52,102
We all know Fogarty's solid.
327
00:15:52,102 --> 00:15:53,646
You and Midge, right?
328
00:15:53,646 --> 00:15:55,314
That's none of your
beeswax there, Blossom.
329
00:15:56,482 --> 00:15:58,275
Man of mystery, okay.
330
00:16:00,236 --> 00:16:01,236
What about you, Keller?
331
00:16:02,488 --> 00:16:03,488
What about you?
332
00:16:04,114 --> 00:16:06,158
Julian?
333
00:16:06,158 --> 00:16:07,409
Pretty sure you're still a virgin?
334
00:16:07,409 --> 00:16:09,578
Uh, keep dreaming.
335
00:16:09,578 --> 00:16:12,873
Crossed into the promised
land on my 16th birthday,
336
00:16:12,873 --> 00:16:15,292
when my dad took me to see Twyla Twyst.
337
00:16:15,292 --> 00:16:16,502
Who's Twyla Twyst?
338
00:16:16,502 --> 00:16:18,546
A floozy who works
339
00:16:18,546 --> 00:16:20,631
out of the Cozy Time
Motel behind the school.
340
00:16:20,631 --> 00:16:22,550
- [PLAYER WHOOPS]
- Spend one night with her.
341
00:16:22,550 --> 00:16:24,009
[EXHALES] Heck, even one hour
342
00:16:24,009 --> 00:16:25,219
and you'll never be the same.
343
00:16:27,888 --> 00:16:29,348
What do you say, Keller?
344
00:16:30,766 --> 00:16:31,976
You up for it?
345
00:16:31,976 --> 00:16:33,185
Put a lid on it, Julian.
346
00:16:33,185 --> 00:16:35,437
- Kevin...
- Yeah, I'll do it.
347
00:16:35,437 --> 00:16:36,437
I'll go see her.
348
00:16:37,439 --> 00:16:38,440
Attaboy, Keller.
349
00:16:39,733 --> 00:16:40,901
That's the spirit.
350
00:16:40,901 --> 00:16:41,901
Let me know when and where.
351
00:16:46,574 --> 00:16:50,077
So, Clay, bring me up to speed.
352
00:16:50,077 --> 00:16:52,746
Am I sensing you're a fellow cinephile?
353
00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:54,790
It's actually what I
wannna study in college.
354
00:16:55,624 --> 00:16:57,126
Filmmaking.
355
00:16:57,126 --> 00:16:59,962
I know, it sounds nutty
as a can of peanuts,
356
00:16:59,962 --> 00:17:01,589
but I dream of one day
357
00:17:01,589 --> 00:17:03,716
inspiring people like
my hero inspired me.
358
00:17:04,508 --> 00:17:05,759
Oscar Micheaux.
359
00:17:05,759 --> 00:17:07,469
- Who's he?
- [CLAY] A Black director.
360
00:17:07,469 --> 00:17:08,762
He started at the same time as
361
00:17:08,762 --> 00:17:09,889
D.W. Griffith and Mary Pickford.
362
00:17:09,889 --> 00:17:11,765
Well, if we're,
363
00:17:11,765 --> 00:17:14,977
indulging in pipe dreams today.
364
00:17:14,977 --> 00:17:16,896
I've never been crazy
about being in front
365
00:17:16,896 --> 00:17:20,356
of the cameras but I
do love being near them.
366
00:17:21,525 --> 00:17:23,652
Well, maybe
367
00:17:23,652 --> 00:17:27,197
your destiny is to run a
studio one day and then,
368
00:17:27,197 --> 00:17:29,575
- you can hire me to direct my first movie.
- [LAUGHS]
369
00:17:30,659 --> 00:17:31,659
Deal.
370
00:17:33,412 --> 00:17:34,412
[DOOR OPENS]
371
00:17:35,039 --> 00:17:36,749
Oh, Mr. Lemly.
372
00:17:36,749 --> 00:17:38,083
When does our rush begin?
373
00:17:40,085 --> 00:17:41,503
You're looking at it.
374
00:17:41,503 --> 00:17:43,797
Seems like it's gonna
be another slow night.
375
00:17:43,797 --> 00:17:48,218
Uh, slow is one thing but
graveyard-like is another.
376
00:17:48,844 --> 00:17:50,054
What gives?
377
00:17:50,054 --> 00:17:53,390
TV's taken a Dracula-sized
bite out of our business.
378
00:17:53,390 --> 00:17:55,517
Also, that new [SIGHS]
379
00:17:55,517 --> 00:17:57,895
drive-in that's just
opened up, The Starlight,
380
00:17:59,129 --> 00:18:00,147
doesn't help either.
381
00:18:00,147 --> 00:18:01,690
Excuse me.
382
00:18:01,690 --> 00:18:03,901
Living rooms and drive-ins
383
00:18:03,901 --> 00:18:07,237
cannot compete with the
experience of seeing a movie
384
00:18:07,237 --> 00:18:10,115
in a palace like the Babylonium.
385
00:18:10,115 --> 00:18:12,201
People need to be reminded of that.
386
00:18:12,201 --> 00:18:13,994
How about an ad in
the Riverdale Register?
387
00:18:15,329 --> 00:18:17,998
Or what about a commercial?
388
00:18:18,666 --> 00:18:20,042
On television
389
00:18:20,042 --> 00:18:22,670
aired during Riverdale Grandstand.
390
00:18:22,670 --> 00:18:23,879
All the kids will see it that way.
391
00:18:28,509 --> 00:18:30,678
Dancing up a storm sure is hard work.
392
00:18:30,678 --> 00:18:32,096
That's why I like to fortify myself
393
00:18:32,096 --> 00:18:33,597
throughout the day with hearty helpings
394
00:18:33,597 --> 00:18:34,974
of Blossom Maple Syrup.
395
00:18:34,974 --> 00:18:36,433
Try it on your pancakes.
396
00:18:36,433 --> 00:18:37,935
- [JULIAN] Waffles.
- [PENELOPE] Biscuits.
397
00:18:37,935 --> 00:18:40,062
[CHERYL] And even your
favorite ice cream.
398
00:18:40,062 --> 00:18:41,397
Nine out of 10 Americans agree
399
00:18:41,397 --> 00:18:42,982
there is nothing quite like
400
00:18:42,982 --> 00:18:44,775
the extra sweet flavor
of Blossom maple syrup.
401
00:18:44,775 --> 00:18:46,068
And remember, kids,
402
00:18:46,068 --> 00:18:47,361
it's not just for breakfast anymore.
403
00:18:47,361 --> 00:18:49,279
Now in economy-sized tins.
404
00:18:50,197 --> 00:18:52,241
[DIRECTOR] And cut!
405
00:18:52,241 --> 00:18:54,034
["LISTEN TO ME BABY" PLAYING]
406
00:18:54,034 --> 00:18:58,247
All right, kids, let's swing
again to, "Listen To Me Baby."
407
00:19:06,839 --> 00:19:07,839
Hey, there.
408
00:19:08,549 --> 00:19:11,176
It's Betty, right?
409
00:19:11,176 --> 00:19:15,097
I'm Troy. My, uh, usual
partner, Judy, has the mumps.
410
00:19:15,097 --> 00:19:17,224
You wanna let me take
you out for a spin?
411
00:19:17,224 --> 00:19:19,184
Sure, you might as well.
412
00:19:19,184 --> 00:19:20,184
Well, that's swell.
413
00:19:25,315 --> 00:19:27,484
[SLOW MUSIC PLAYING]
414
00:19:34,867 --> 00:19:35,867
So, is it true?
415
00:19:38,871 --> 00:19:40,039
That you, uh,
416
00:19:40,039 --> 00:19:42,374
like it when guys watch you?
417
00:19:44,376 --> 00:19:46,378
I don't know what you're talking about.
418
00:19:46,378 --> 00:19:48,839
[CHUCKLES] Come on, fess up.
419
00:19:48,839 --> 00:19:50,382
I mean, we've all heard the story.
420
00:19:52,134 --> 00:19:53,552
After we wrap here,
421
00:19:53,552 --> 00:19:56,346
how about you and I go down to the river
422
00:19:56,346 --> 00:19:57,931
and you can put on a little
423
00:19:57,931 --> 00:19:59,308
private show for me?
424
00:19:59,850 --> 00:20:00,850
Will ya?
425
00:20:01,935 --> 00:20:03,937
Get your paws off me, creep!
426
00:20:05,189 --> 00:20:06,940
[GASPS]
427
00:20:06,940 --> 00:20:08,817
[ALICE] Betty! Betty!
428
00:20:08,817 --> 00:20:11,904
[GASPS] You cannot do
that on live television.
429
00:20:11,904 --> 00:20:13,530
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] Atta girl.
430
00:20:18,702 --> 00:20:19,745
For the 100th time,
431
00:20:19,745 --> 00:20:21,121
it wasn't my fault.
432
00:20:21,121 --> 00:20:22,331
Troy got fresh with me.
433
00:20:22,331 --> 00:20:24,291
- He grabbed my...
- If he did,
434
00:20:24,291 --> 00:20:27,127
it's because you have
created a fast reputation.
435
00:20:27,127 --> 00:20:29,838
I barely touched him.
436
00:20:29,838 --> 00:20:31,757
What is the matter with you?
437
00:20:31,757 --> 00:20:33,467
You know what would solve this problem?
438
00:20:33,467 --> 00:20:35,636
If you let me off Riverdale Grandstand.
439
00:20:35,636 --> 00:20:37,513
You know what? I'm
gonna have a little chat
440
00:20:37,513 --> 00:20:39,598
with all of the young men on our show.
441
00:20:39,598 --> 00:20:42,893
And no one is going to dance with you.
442
00:20:42,893 --> 00:20:44,645
Wait, so what am I
going to be doing then?
443
00:20:44,645 --> 00:20:46,021
You can sit in the corner
444
00:20:46,021 --> 00:20:47,940
and stew like a sourpuss for all I care.
445
00:20:50,692 --> 00:20:51,692
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
446
00:20:53,403 --> 00:20:55,114
Hey, Mr. Rayberry.
447
00:20:55,114 --> 00:20:57,199
Uh, sorry, can... can I come in?
448
00:20:57,199 --> 00:20:58,450
Sure.
449
00:20:58,450 --> 00:21:00,702
As long you don't swipe anything.
450
00:21:00,702 --> 00:21:01,912
I've... I've... I've
been thinking about it.
451
00:21:01,912 --> 00:21:03,831
I don't wanna give up writing.
452
00:21:03,831 --> 00:21:05,541
My high school diploma be damned.
453
00:21:05,541 --> 00:21:07,042
[BRAD] I agree.
454
00:21:07,042 --> 00:21:08,544
And you're right. You
shouldn't stop writing,
455
00:21:08,544 --> 00:21:10,129
but you do need a front.
456
00:21:10,129 --> 00:21:11,713
- A cover.
- A front?
457
00:21:11,713 --> 00:21:13,590
I have friends in Hollywood who, uh,
458
00:21:13,590 --> 00:21:17,177
were blacklisted when McCarthy was, um,
459
00:21:17,177 --> 00:21:18,846
ringing the alarm on the so-called
460
00:21:18,846 --> 00:21:20,055
"Communist threat."
461
00:21:20,639 --> 00:21:21,974
And, uh,
462
00:21:21,974 --> 00:21:23,350
they kept writing but under pseudonyms.
463
00:21:24,393 --> 00:21:25,602
You should do that.
464
00:21:25,602 --> 00:21:27,146
Hmm?
465
00:21:27,146 --> 00:21:28,772
Publish what you want
under a different name
466
00:21:28,772 --> 00:21:30,899
and Werthers will be none the wiser.
467
00:21:30,899 --> 00:21:32,609
Yeah, but do you really think that
468
00:21:32,609 --> 00:21:34,153
Werthers is gonna buy
469
00:21:34,153 --> 00:21:35,612
that I just quit writing
comic books altogether?
470
00:21:35,612 --> 00:21:37,656
It's so simplistic, no?
471
00:21:37,656 --> 00:21:39,324
Well, not if you muddy the waters.
472
00:21:39,324 --> 00:21:40,534
I mean, like, if, uh,
473
00:21:40,534 --> 00:21:42,286
you tell Werthers you're, uh...
474
00:21:42,286 --> 00:21:47,291
You're shifting your focus off
horror comic books to, I don't know,
475
00:21:47,291 --> 00:21:48,876
happy animal comic books.
476
00:21:50,294 --> 00:21:51,628
Yeah, yeah.
477
00:21:51,628 --> 00:21:52,754
Like, Super Duck.
478
00:21:52,754 --> 00:21:54,756
Yeah, exactly.
479
00:21:54,756 --> 00:21:56,800
Tell Werthers you're writing Super Duck,
480
00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:58,719
uh, keep churning out the horror stories
481
00:21:58,719 --> 00:22:00,637
under an alias and
problem solved. Right?
482
00:22:03,807 --> 00:22:04,807
[EXHALING]
483
00:22:09,396 --> 00:22:10,396
God, Archie,
484
00:22:11,106 --> 00:22:12,106
what am I gonna do?
485
00:22:13,108 --> 00:22:16,069
What am I gonna do? I...
486
00:22:16,069 --> 00:22:17,404
[KEVIN PANTS]
487
00:22:18,906 --> 00:22:20,574
Listen,
488
00:22:20,574 --> 00:22:23,243
just put yourself in her hands, Kevin.
489
00:22:23,243 --> 00:22:25,162
Let nature take its course.
490
00:22:25,162 --> 00:22:26,288
Is that how your first time went?
491
00:22:28,123 --> 00:22:29,249
[CHUCKLES]
492
00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:31,667
Kevin...
493
00:22:33,045 --> 00:22:34,338
I'm still a virgin, too.
494
00:22:34,796 --> 00:22:35,796
You are?
495
00:22:36,798 --> 00:22:37,798
Yeah.
496
00:22:41,303 --> 00:22:42,512
Well, doesn't that beat all?
497
00:22:44,223 --> 00:22:45,724
If I'm a virgin and you're a virgin,
498
00:22:45,724 --> 00:22:47,893
why do I have to go
to Twyla and you don't?
499
00:22:47,893 --> 00:22:49,728
Why do I have to prove
something and you don't?
500
00:22:51,355 --> 00:22:52,689
It's funny how the
world works, isn't it?
501
00:23:07,246 --> 00:23:10,123
We're so pleased that you've
come to your senses, Mr. Jones.
502
00:23:10,123 --> 00:23:11,416
Just hold your horses.
503
00:23:11,416 --> 00:23:12,626
We have some stipulations.
504
00:23:13,919 --> 00:23:17,297
And what exactly is your
interest in this, Mr. Rayberry?
505
00:23:17,297 --> 00:23:19,967
How do you even know Mr. Jones?
506
00:23:19,967 --> 00:23:22,052
Well, we are colleagues,
507
00:23:22,052 --> 00:23:23,345
at Pep Comics.
508
00:23:23,345 --> 00:23:26,848
And I just most recently
started to mentor, Jughead.
509
00:23:26,848 --> 00:23:28,141
How, uh,
510
00:23:28,141 --> 00:23:30,769
magnanimous of you.
511
00:23:30,769 --> 00:23:33,313
Jughead agrees to stop
writing horror comics
512
00:23:33,313 --> 00:23:34,690
per this agreement.
513
00:23:34,690 --> 00:23:36,441
But I will continue to write comics
514
00:23:36,441 --> 00:23:39,611
for Pep, specifically, Super Duck.
515
00:23:39,611 --> 00:23:42,322
It's wholesome, family friendly fare.
516
00:23:42,322 --> 00:23:44,825
Unobjectionable, you might say.
517
00:23:44,825 --> 00:23:48,161
Well, although we
appreciate Jughead's curbing
518
00:23:48,161 --> 00:23:50,789
the violent content
of his previous work...
519
00:23:50,789 --> 00:23:53,000
Okay, let's cut the bull, Doc.
520
00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:54,293
Okay?
521
00:23:54,293 --> 00:23:56,253
What you are doing to my mentee
522
00:23:56,253 --> 00:23:58,255
is unconstitutional.
523
00:24:00,048 --> 00:24:01,800
And if you continue to harass him,
524
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,928
I am prepared to escalate
this as far as we need to go.
525
00:24:04,928 --> 00:24:07,639
Are you talking about
the PTA, Mr. Rayberry?
526
00:24:07,639 --> 00:24:10,017
No, I'm not talking about the PTA.
527
00:24:10,017 --> 00:24:11,685
I'm talking about a little organization
528
00:24:11,685 --> 00:24:13,312
called the US Supreme Court.
529
00:24:15,897 --> 00:24:19,484
So how does Jones v. Board
of Education sound to you?
530
00:24:19,484 --> 00:24:22,571
I'm curious if the justices
would take the same stance
531
00:24:22,571 --> 00:24:25,449
regarding comic books
as you do, Mr. Werthers.
532
00:24:25,449 --> 00:24:29,411
Namely that they are as
problematic as hardcore pornography?
533
00:24:29,411 --> 00:24:32,998
Gentlemen, let's not lose our heads.
534
00:24:32,998 --> 00:24:36,418
Uh, I'm sure none of us, uh, wanna
blow this thing out of proportion.
535
00:24:36,418 --> 00:24:37,836
And I'm... I'm not an expert.
536
00:24:37,836 --> 00:24:39,921
but it seems to me that this
537
00:24:39,921 --> 00:24:42,424
Super Duck character
is, uh... [CHUCKLES]
538
00:24:43,884 --> 00:24:44,884
quite harmless.
539
00:24:49,139 --> 00:24:50,807
Wouldn't you agree, Dr. Werthers?
540
00:24:53,018 --> 00:24:55,479
Yes, for the moment.
541
00:24:55,479 --> 00:24:57,856
- Great.
- Well, this was just tops.
542
00:24:59,358 --> 00:25:00,567
So glad to be back.
543
00:25:04,738 --> 00:25:06,782
[MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKER]
544
00:25:06,782 --> 00:25:10,494
? I've been waiting a long time ?
545
00:25:12,537 --> 00:25:15,332
? 'Cause waiting... ?
546
00:25:15,332 --> 00:25:16,833
So, baby, Julian tells me
547
00:25:16,833 --> 00:25:18,210
you're cruising for a good time.
548
00:25:23,799 --> 00:25:25,842
Come, dance with me.
549
00:25:30,472 --> 00:25:31,556
You can follow my lead.
550
00:25:33,183 --> 00:25:34,643
Let Twyla take care of you.
551
00:25:44,694 --> 00:25:46,029
Hello. Cooper.
552
00:25:48,615 --> 00:25:49,825
[CASH REGISTER DINGS]
553
00:25:49,825 --> 00:25:51,451
Here you go. Thank you.
554
00:25:56,123 --> 00:25:57,123
Betty.
555
00:25:57,874 --> 00:25:58,874
Archie.
556
00:26:00,627 --> 00:26:02,629
Thank you.
557
00:26:02,629 --> 00:26:03,880
Uh, what are you... What are you up to?
558
00:26:05,966 --> 00:26:07,884
Well, you know, just
559
00:26:07,884 --> 00:26:10,387
picking up dinner on my
way home from the studio.
560
00:26:14,099 --> 00:26:15,099
Say, uh, Betty,
561
00:26:16,351 --> 00:26:17,351
can I ask you something?
562
00:26:18,937 --> 00:26:19,937
Yeah.
563
00:26:22,065 --> 00:26:23,065
Um...
564
00:26:24,776 --> 00:26:26,027
When you and, uh...
565
00:26:26,027 --> 00:26:27,027
When you and Kevin were dating...
566
00:26:28,780 --> 00:26:30,907
what... How was he?
567
00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,410
- What do you mean?
- I don't know.
568
00:26:33,410 --> 00:26:34,410
Uh, well...
569
00:26:35,829 --> 00:26:39,958
His dad's got it into his head
that Kevin's funny, you know,
570
00:26:39,958 --> 00:26:42,752
an off horse, little girly, I guess.
571
00:26:47,632 --> 00:26:50,927
[SCOFFS] Archie, you don't expect
me to kiss and tell, do you?
572
00:26:50,927 --> 00:26:53,180
No, no, of course not.
573
00:26:54,973 --> 00:26:56,308
Anyway, hopefully after tonight,
574
00:26:56,308 --> 00:26:58,101
Kevin will straighten out.
575
00:26:58,101 --> 00:26:59,644
- Fly right.
- What do you mean? Why?
576
00:26:59,644 --> 00:27:00,644
What's happening tonight?
577
00:27:02,397 --> 00:27:04,357
Nothing.
578
00:27:04,357 --> 00:27:06,109
- God, I shouldn't have said anything.
- Archie.
579
00:27:06,109 --> 00:27:07,861
What do you mean? Tell me
what's happening tonight?
580
00:27:08,737 --> 00:27:09,821
[SIGHS]
581
00:27:14,910 --> 00:27:15,910
Kevin, don't do it.
582
00:27:17,662 --> 00:27:18,662
[KEVIN PANTS]
583
00:27:20,749 --> 00:27:22,751
Oh, God.
584
00:27:22,751 --> 00:27:25,337
Am I too late? Did something bad happen?
585
00:27:25,337 --> 00:27:26,671
The only thing that happened in here
586
00:27:26,671 --> 00:27:27,923
was a whole lot of nothing.
587
00:27:29,841 --> 00:27:32,636
We were having a little dance party.
588
00:27:32,636 --> 00:27:35,263
I let down my hair a little
589
00:27:35,263 --> 00:27:37,432
then he started bawling like a baby,
590
00:27:37,432 --> 00:27:39,100
saying, "I can't do it."
591
00:27:40,101 --> 00:27:41,478
[TWYLA LAUGHS]
592
00:27:43,980 --> 00:27:46,024
But tonight might not be a total bust.
593
00:27:46,983 --> 00:27:48,276
Come here, sugar.
594
00:27:48,276 --> 00:27:49,361
You're a hunk and a half.
595
00:27:49,361 --> 00:27:50,695
Come to Twyla.
596
00:27:50,695 --> 00:27:51,988
I'm just here for my friend.
597
00:27:54,866 --> 00:27:57,035
Oh, he's your friend, is he?
598
00:27:58,161 --> 00:27:59,788
That makes sense.
599
00:27:59,888 --> 00:28:02,249
Twyla knows the score, she's been
around the block more than once.
600
00:28:03,625 --> 00:28:04,918
Take him.
601
00:28:04,918 --> 00:28:05,961
He's all yours.
602
00:28:07,504 --> 00:28:09,005
Come on, Kev. Let's split.
603
00:28:13,343 --> 00:28:14,553
[KEVIN] Why did you
come and get me, Archie?
604
00:28:15,512 --> 00:28:18,056
I ran into Betty at Pop's,
605
00:28:18,056 --> 00:28:20,767
told her what was going
on and she blew a gasket.
606
00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:22,936
She said I had to...
607
00:28:22,936 --> 00:28:26,565
come and save you from doing
something that might scar you for life.
608
00:28:26,565 --> 00:28:28,358
Boy, was she frosted.
609
00:28:28,358 --> 00:28:30,360
What am I gonna say to the guys, Archie?
610
00:28:30,360 --> 00:28:31,653
When they find out what happened
611
00:28:31,653 --> 00:28:32,821
or what didn't happened,
612
00:28:32,821 --> 00:28:34,823
it will be the end of me.
613
00:28:34,823 --> 00:28:36,992
I'm never gonna be a normal fella.
614
00:28:36,992 --> 00:28:38,034
Hey, what about this?
615
00:28:38,868 --> 00:28:40,662
We're gonna tell them
616
00:28:40,662 --> 00:28:42,622
that you made it with Twyla,
that you went all the way.
617
00:28:42,622 --> 00:28:43,957
I'll back you up.
618
00:28:43,957 --> 00:28:45,041
And I'll give you some things to say.
619
00:28:46,251 --> 00:28:48,336
Things that I've...
620
00:28:48,336 --> 00:28:50,630
read in magazines or
heard my Uncle Frank say.
621
00:28:53,174 --> 00:28:54,342
Look, don't worry, Kevin.
622
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,679
We're gonna get you on
the stick and sell it.
623
00:29:06,313 --> 00:29:08,315
No matter who you are,
624
00:29:08,315 --> 00:29:09,899
hot rodder or cheerleader,
625
00:29:09,899 --> 00:29:11,526
book worm or jock,
626
00:29:11,526 --> 00:29:13,153
square or beatnik,
627
00:29:13,153 --> 00:29:16,197
deep down we all yearn
for the same things.
628
00:29:16,197 --> 00:29:19,701
Adventure, romance, excitement.
629
00:29:19,701 --> 00:29:22,412
Well, what if I told you
that just for 49 cents
630
00:29:22,412 --> 00:29:24,623
you could have all that and more.
631
00:29:24,623 --> 00:29:28,335
Movies have the power to
transport us all over the world.
632
00:29:28,335 --> 00:29:31,421
But only if you see them in
a theater like the Babylonium.
633
00:29:33,006 --> 00:29:34,799
They're magical, special places,
634
00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:36,968
where it even feels good to cry.
635
00:29:36,968 --> 00:29:38,511
It's a scientific fact.
636
00:29:38,511 --> 00:29:40,889
Movies are better in movie theaters.
637
00:29:40,889 --> 00:29:43,642
Come to the Babylonium to laugh,
638
00:29:43,642 --> 00:29:44,835
to cry,
639
00:29:44,836 --> 00:29:48,897
to sit in the dark and experience
something powerful together.
640
00:29:48,897 --> 00:29:53,068
And fall in love with the
movies again for the first time.
641
00:29:53,068 --> 00:29:54,569
[BELL DINGS]
642
00:29:55,612 --> 00:29:56,946
[PROJECTOR HALTS]
643
00:30:02,619 --> 00:30:04,079
[VERONICA SIGHS]
644
00:30:04,079 --> 00:30:06,122
Well, Mr. Lemly,
645
00:30:06,122 --> 00:30:07,624
what did you think of the commercial?
646
00:30:08,333 --> 00:30:09,876
Perfection.
647
00:30:09,876 --> 00:30:13,546
So why don't you buy a few choice spots
648
00:30:13,546 --> 00:30:15,840
and see if it gets word of mouth going?
649
00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:19,177
Veronica, I've been negotiating
the sale of the Babylonium
650
00:30:19,177 --> 00:30:22,389
to an interested party
for the last few months.
651
00:30:22,389 --> 00:30:24,557
The official offer finally came through.
652
00:30:25,767 --> 00:30:27,018
Who's buying it?
653
00:30:28,770 --> 00:30:30,730
Well... It's your parents.
654
00:30:32,315 --> 00:30:33,566
That's how I know them.
655
00:30:33,566 --> 00:30:35,151
My parents?
656
00:30:35,151 --> 00:30:36,277
[VERONICA CHUCKLES]
657
00:30:38,279 --> 00:30:40,448
They're not even in the
movie theater business.
658
00:30:42,409 --> 00:30:44,202
They don't even appreciate movies.
659
00:30:44,202 --> 00:30:47,205
Oh, I assumed you knew.
660
00:30:47,205 --> 00:30:48,912
It's my understanding they're gonna turn
661
00:30:48,913 --> 00:30:51,126
the Babylonium into a parking lot.
662
00:30:56,047 --> 00:30:59,759
Mr. Rayberry, that Supreme
Court bit was inspired.
663
00:30:59,759 --> 00:31:01,970
You had Dr. Werthers
quaking in his boots.
664
00:31:01,970 --> 00:31:05,390
And Principal Featherhead's
face was priceless.
665
00:31:05,390 --> 00:31:07,684
Straw men fall easily.
666
00:31:07,684 --> 00:31:10,812
But I'm glad though that
you're going back to school.
667
00:31:10,812 --> 00:31:13,565
And that you get to
keep writing comic books.
668
00:31:13,565 --> 00:31:15,900
Mmm, I wanted to talk to you about that.
669
00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:17,986
What if you were to really be my mentor?
670
00:31:19,612 --> 00:31:22,574
I'm open.
671
00:31:22,574 --> 00:31:26,077
Let me finish this milkshake before
we sign any adoption papers, huh.
672
00:31:26,077 --> 00:31:27,162
Right on, yeah.
673
00:31:27,162 --> 00:31:28,163
Yeah, of course.
674
00:31:29,956 --> 00:31:33,293
Look, I did wanna tell you though that
675
00:31:33,293 --> 00:31:35,086
I've decided to re-read my novel.
676
00:31:36,963 --> 00:31:37,964
I think it's time.
677
00:31:56,733 --> 00:31:59,152
An Edward Hopper original.
678
00:31:59,152 --> 00:32:01,154
[CHUCKLES]
679
00:32:01,154 --> 00:32:02,614
Bet you're worth a pretty penny.
680
00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,160
Dad?
681
00:32:09,621 --> 00:32:11,498
You had quite an eventful evening.
682
00:32:14,083 --> 00:32:15,627
I know that you went and saw Twyla.
683
00:32:17,879 --> 00:32:19,255
How?
684
00:32:19,255 --> 00:32:21,466
Did Julian tell you?
685
00:32:21,466 --> 00:32:24,469
Only because I asked for him to
suggest it to you in the first place.
686
00:32:26,721 --> 00:32:28,097
[KEVIN CHUCKLES]
687
00:32:28,097 --> 00:32:30,850
I thought maybe if the idea came from
688
00:32:30,850 --> 00:32:33,686
one of your classmates you
might be more inclined to do it.
689
00:32:41,361 --> 00:32:43,321
- Well...
- I spoke to Twyla,
690
00:32:44,989 --> 00:32:47,784
right after Archie came and rescued you.
691
00:32:49,702 --> 00:32:51,037
She told me what happened.
692
00:32:52,080 --> 00:32:53,832
That you couldn't or wouldn't.
693
00:32:56,709 --> 00:32:58,044
That you started to cry.
694
00:33:28,783 --> 00:33:31,411
I don't know exactly
what happened last night,
695
00:33:31,411 --> 00:33:33,496
but Tom just called.
696
00:33:33,496 --> 00:33:35,498
He told me that Kevin will no
longer be on the basketball team.
697
00:33:38,751 --> 00:33:40,211
Poor Tom.
698
00:33:40,211 --> 00:33:41,880
I feel for him,
699
00:33:41,880 --> 00:33:43,089
having a son who's bent.
700
00:33:44,465 --> 00:33:45,550
Such a shame.
701
00:33:49,721 --> 00:33:50,805
Well, what about your breakfast?
702
00:33:50,805 --> 00:33:52,557
Uh, lost my appetite.
703
00:33:59,772 --> 00:34:00,772
Hmm.
704
00:34:04,068 --> 00:34:05,612
I've been mulling over
705
00:34:05,612 --> 00:34:07,989
our conversation from
yesterday, Mr. Lemly.
706
00:34:07,989 --> 00:34:10,617
And I'd like to buy the Babylonium.
707
00:34:12,785 --> 00:34:15,583
More specifically, I'd
like to trade this painting
708
00:34:15,584 --> 00:34:18,458
from my personal
collection for your theater.
709
00:34:19,292 --> 00:34:20,793
I've spoken to Crestby's
710
00:34:20,793 --> 00:34:23,171
and I think you'll find
that on the open market,
711
00:34:23,171 --> 00:34:25,715
an original Hopper is worth much more
712
00:34:25,715 --> 00:34:27,508
than what my parents are offering you.
713
00:34:29,552 --> 00:34:32,055
I'm deep in negotiations
with your folks.
714
00:34:32,055 --> 00:34:34,724
I know. But...
715
00:34:34,724 --> 00:34:38,853
our commercial wasn't false advertising.
716
00:34:38,853 --> 00:34:43,608
Going to the movies is special.
717
00:34:43,608 --> 00:34:46,945
Working here at the Babylonium,
even briefly, has rekindled
718
00:34:46,945 --> 00:34:48,529
something in me.
719
00:34:49,238 --> 00:34:50,990
[CLAY] Plus,
720
00:34:50,990 --> 00:34:53,701
wouldn't you feel better
knowing that someone's
721
00:34:53,701 --> 00:34:56,454
keeping the lights on
and the projector running?
722
00:34:56,454 --> 00:34:59,070
Showing the Babylonium
the same love and respect
723
00:34:59,071 --> 00:35:00,875
you have all these years?
724
00:35:00,875 --> 00:35:02,502
[SIGHS SOFTLY]
725
00:35:07,090 --> 00:35:09,384
I don't know, I think I
messed up with Kevin, Betty.
726
00:35:09,384 --> 00:35:10,718
I think I made things worse.
727
00:35:10,718 --> 00:35:13,590
No, Arch. You were just
trying to include him,
728
00:35:13,591 --> 00:35:15,473
make him feel like a part of things.
729
00:35:17,058 --> 00:35:20,103
You protected him as best as you could.
730
00:35:20,103 --> 00:35:24,232
Well, isn't this a sight to behold?
731
00:35:24,232 --> 00:35:26,693
My mother and father wanted
to invite any and all students
732
00:35:26,693 --> 00:35:28,736
to this afternoon's taping
of Riverdale Grandstand.
733
00:35:28,736 --> 00:35:30,036
Why today's?
734
00:35:30,037 --> 00:35:31,450
Because it's our 50th episode,
735
00:35:31,451 --> 00:35:33,992
and my parents wanna see
some fresh faces on screen.
736
00:35:35,410 --> 00:35:36,410
Toodle-oo.
737
00:35:40,581 --> 00:35:42,959
I can't believe how
screwed up the world is.
738
00:35:42,959 --> 00:35:45,503
I know, the hypocrisy.
739
00:35:45,503 --> 00:35:46,879
No matter what we're going through,
740
00:35:46,879 --> 00:35:48,339
what our parents are putting us through,
741
00:35:48,339 --> 00:35:51,009
as long as we show up on Grandstand
742
00:35:51,009 --> 00:35:55,054
smiling and dancing like trained
seals, everything's peachy keen.
743
00:35:55,054 --> 00:35:57,440
And all the grownups do is
to tell us what to think,
744
00:35:57,441 --> 00:35:58,516
how we're supposed to act.
745
00:35:58,516 --> 00:36:00,184
How to dress, who to date.
746
00:36:00,184 --> 00:36:01,728
They're trying to control
every second of our lives,
747
00:36:01,728 --> 00:36:03,062
and there's not a thing
we can do about it.
748
00:36:06,232 --> 00:36:07,358
[BETTY] Maybe...
749
00:36:09,861 --> 00:36:11,571
But maybe not...
750
00:36:11,571 --> 00:36:13,698
[MUSIC PLAYING]
751
00:36:17,368 --> 00:36:23,368
? Kokomo, Kokomo ?
? Kokomo ?
752
00:36:26,335 --> 00:36:28,421
? Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo ?
753
00:36:28,421 --> 00:36:32,383
? Well, talk to me, baby ?
? Whisper in my ear ?
754
00:36:34,093 --> 00:36:39,724
? Talk to me baby ?
? Whisper in my ear ?
755
00:36:39,724 --> 00:36:44,979
? Come a little closer ?
? Don't have no fear ?
756
00:36:44,979 --> 00:36:48,149
? Don't you know... ?
757
00:36:48,149 --> 00:36:50,985
Okay, boys and girls.
758
00:36:50,985 --> 00:36:54,781
Now it's time for America's
latest dance craze.
759
00:36:57,200 --> 00:36:58,326
The twirl.
760
00:36:58,326 --> 00:37:00,161
[CROWD APPLAUDING]
761
00:37:03,331 --> 00:37:05,666
? My gal is red hot ?
762
00:37:05,666 --> 00:37:08,002
? Your gal ain't doodley squat! ?
763
00:37:08,002 --> 00:37:10,129
? My gal is red hot ?
764
00:37:10,129 --> 00:37:12,423
? Your gal ain't doodley squat! ?
765
00:37:12,423 --> 00:37:15,093
? She ain't got a lot of money
but lovin' she's really got a lot ?
766
00:37:17,553 --> 00:37:19,931
? My gal is red hot ?
767
00:37:19,931 --> 00:37:21,557
[BETTY] Hey.
768
00:37:21,557 --> 00:37:25,728
You cool cats wanna see
what a real twirl looks like?
769
00:37:25,728 --> 00:37:30,608
? She ain't got a lot of money
but lovin' she's really got a lot ?
770
00:37:30,608 --> 00:37:32,985
? My gal can do the shimmy ?
? She can do the boogie, too ?
771
00:37:32,985 --> 00:37:36,364
? If she ain't a Jim Dandy ?
? She's a snapperoo ?
772
00:37:36,364 --> 00:37:38,616
? My gal is red hot ?
773
00:37:38,616 --> 00:37:40,493
? Your gal ain't doodley squat! ?
774
00:37:40,493 --> 00:37:42,161
- ? She ain't got a lot of money ?
- [GASPS]
775
00:37:42,161 --> 00:37:43,161
? But lovin' she's really got a lot ?
776
00:37:44,372 --> 00:37:45,623
? All right ?
777
00:37:50,044 --> 00:37:51,587
? My gal, man ?
778
00:37:53,172 --> 00:37:55,007
Alice, Alice!
779
00:37:55,007 --> 00:37:57,051
- [SCREAMS] No, no, no, no, no!
- [RECORD SCRATCHES]
780
00:37:57,051 --> 00:37:58,136
Stop filming.
781
00:37:58,870 --> 00:37:59,929
Cut to commercial.
782
00:37:59,929 --> 00:38:02,098
[TONE BLARING]
783
00:38:06,769 --> 00:38:08,813
You have any idea
784
00:38:08,813 --> 00:38:11,274
how much trouble you
could get the station in?
785
00:38:11,274 --> 00:38:12,608
You're out of control.
786
00:38:12,608 --> 00:38:14,110
No, Mom.
787
00:38:14,110 --> 00:38:16,654
I am in complete control.
788
00:38:16,654 --> 00:38:18,739
I knew exactly what I was doing and why.
789
00:38:20,908 --> 00:38:22,521
Wha...
790
00:38:22,522 --> 00:38:24,502
Now, Mother, may I please be excused
791
00:38:24,503 --> 00:38:26,581
from future episodes
of Riverdale Grandstand?
792
00:38:31,294 --> 00:38:32,879
You are off the show!
793
00:38:34,714 --> 00:38:36,883
But you broke my heart, Betty.
794
00:38:47,393 --> 00:38:49,145
[SMITHERS] You rang, Ms. Veronica?
795
00:38:50,605 --> 00:38:52,857
Yes, Smithers.
796
00:38:52,857 --> 00:38:55,318
I'd like you to send a
telegram to my parents.
797
00:38:57,462 --> 00:38:58,588
"Dear Mom and Dad."
798
00:38:59,130 --> 00:39:00,631
Stop.
799
00:39:00,631 --> 00:39:02,925
"I am now the new owner
of the Babylonium."
800
00:39:02,925 --> 00:39:04,469
Stop.
801
00:39:04,469 --> 00:39:06,179
"Which will never turn
into a parking lot."
802
00:39:06,763 --> 00:39:07,763
Stop.
803
00:39:09,474 --> 00:39:11,309
"My best to Uncle Orson, stop."
804
00:39:19,734 --> 00:39:21,027
Hey, Kev.
805
00:39:21,027 --> 00:39:22,737
Clay.
806
00:39:22,737 --> 00:39:24,572
What are you guys doing for lunch?
807
00:39:25,865 --> 00:39:27,533
Um...
808
00:39:27,533 --> 00:39:30,453
Sorry, Archie, my
basketball days are over.
809
00:39:30,453 --> 00:39:32,288
Yeah, I heard.
810
00:39:32,288 --> 00:39:34,123
I was actually hoping to
break bread with you guys.
811
00:39:34,123 --> 00:39:37,710
Talk about things like
music, plays, movie stars.
812
00:39:41,005 --> 00:39:42,048
Why not?
813
00:39:43,716 --> 00:39:45,093
Yeah, sure.
814
00:39:45,093 --> 00:39:47,178
Oh, that's boss.
815
00:39:47,178 --> 00:39:48,763
Save me a spot in the lounge.
816
00:39:54,894 --> 00:39:56,062
[ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC PLAYING]
817
00:39:56,062 --> 00:39:58,648
? I'm a hot mama ?
818
00:39:58,648 --> 00:40:00,149
? I'm known by that name ?
819
00:40:01,859 --> 00:40:05,113
? I'm just a hot mama ?
820
00:40:05,113 --> 00:40:07,657
? I'm known by that name ?
821
00:40:10,660 --> 00:40:12,537
? Hands up, daddy ?
822
00:40:12,537 --> 00:40:16,958
? If you can't cool the brain ?
823
00:40:16,958 --> 00:40:19,377
? I'm warning all you chicks ?
824
00:40:19,377 --> 00:40:22,797
? Telling you what's right ?
825
00:40:22,797 --> 00:40:25,675
? Yeah, I'm warning all you chicks ?
826
00:40:25,675 --> 00:40:29,095
- ? Telling you what's... ?
- [RECORD SCRATCHES AND MUSIC STOPS]
827
00:40:31,681 --> 00:40:33,141
Ms. Cooper,
828
00:40:33,141 --> 00:40:36,060
might I have a word
with you in my office?
829
00:40:37,770 --> 00:40:39,647
Your mother called me last night.
830
00:40:39,647 --> 00:40:41,607
She's very concerned
831
00:40:41,607 --> 00:40:46,237
about you and your erratic behavior.
832
00:40:46,237 --> 00:40:50,825
Yes, well, a teenage girl with
a mind and desires of her own,
833
00:40:50,825 --> 00:40:52,869
it's all very concerning, isn't it?
834
00:40:57,832 --> 00:41:00,084
[SCRIBBLING ON PAPER]
835
00:41:05,590 --> 00:41:06,674
You're so...
836
00:41:07,550 --> 00:41:09,510
tortured, Betty.
837
00:41:11,470 --> 00:41:13,222
What are we going to do with you?
838
00:41:16,225 --> 00:41:17,850
[JUGHEAD] With Dr. Werthers shifting
839
00:41:17,851 --> 00:41:21,689
his glowering attention
from me to Betty,
840
00:41:21,689 --> 00:41:26,152
I was now able to continue my
budding comic career on twin tracks,
841
00:41:26,152 --> 00:41:29,822
with the prospect of Mr. Rayberry
as my mentor keeping me up and typing
842
00:41:29,822 --> 00:41:32,033
late into the night.
843
00:41:32,033 --> 00:41:34,035
[JAZZY MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKER]
844
00:41:40,416 --> 00:41:41,751
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
845
00:41:47,882 --> 00:41:49,967
Evening, sir.
846
00:41:49,967 --> 00:41:51,552
Apologies for the late delivery.
847
00:41:56,349 --> 00:41:57,350
[BELL DINGS]
848
00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:01,950
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