All language subtitles for The Wonder Years s01e05 The Phone Call.eng

? What would you do
if I sang out of tune? ?

? Would you stand up
and walk out on me? ?

? Lend me your ears,
and I'll sing you a song ?

? I will try not to sing
out of key, yeah ?

? Oh, baby, I get by ?
? By with a little help from my friends ?

? All I need is my buddies ?

? High with a little help
from my friends ?

? I'm sayin'
I'm gonna get higher ?

? Try with a little help
from my friends ?

- ? Whoa-oa-oa-oa, yeah ?
- ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ?

There are very few things
in life as purely terrifying

As calling a 12-year-old girl
on the telephone.

Ugh!

Especially a really cute
12-year-old girl.

We're at t-minus 19 and holding

As the ground crew performs
one last technical check

Before the historic
Apollo 8 lift-off.

She was in my homeroom

And third-period
social-studies class.

I'll never forget that day.

Mrs. Ritvo let us watch
the lift-off on TV.

Now, at the time, I'd just
gotten over this whole thing

With Winnie Cooper,

So I didn't really know
I was ready for love.

I just knew that I'd lost all
interest in the space program.

Blast off, splash down,
blast off, splash down...

Who cared?

But then my gaze settled on...

On her...

On Lisa Berlin.

Lisa Berlin was the kind
of girl you dreamed about

But who would probably
never even know your name.

- ...8, 7, 6...
- But then it happened.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

Blast-off!

? Then I saw her face ?

? Now I'm a believer ?

? Not a trace ?

She looked at me.
Did you see that?

She looked right at me!
? Then I saw her face ?

I don't know how to
explain it, except to say

That when you're 12...
? Now I'm a believer ?

And a girl like that
looks at you like that,

Even for an instant,

Everything else gets blasted
out of your mind

And into the upper atmosphere.
? I'm in love ?

[ School bell rings ]

? I'm a believer, I couldn't
leave her if I tried ?

I was in love.

And if all goes well
on this mission,

For the first time
in human history,

Man will orbit the moon.

So now I was a man
with a mission of my own.

I had to find out
if she liked me.

The only problem was I didn't
really know Lisa all that well.

Oh, let's face it, I'd never
actually heard her speak.

Maybe the easiest thing

Would be
to just call her on the phone.

Ugh!

On the other hand,
maybe the easiest thing

Would be to just
bump into Lisa somewhere...

Casually...

Accidentally.

So I spent the next three days
tracking her every movement.

[ school bell rings ]

At 11:21 and 15 seconds
on Tuesday the 8th,

I made my move.

My plan was foolproof.

I could already
see it happening.

I'd look at her.

She'd look at me.

"I'd say, " oh, pardon me.

I didn't expect
to bump into you here."

She'd say,
"just my lucky day, I guess."

One thing would lead
to another.

I'd suggest we talk about it
over an ice-cream sandwich.

Oh.

Hi.

Uh...

How are you?

Uh... Uh...

Fine. Fine.

Well, bye.

"Fine"?

"Fine"?!

I realized then that there
were special things

That a man says to a woman.
"Fine"?! "fine"?!

"Fine"?!

[ Dial tone ]

Ugh!

I also realized that I had
no idea what those things were.

But now
I was officially a goner.

I couldn't sleep.

I couldn't eat.

Mr. Arnold?

I couldn't learn.

Mr. Arnold, I'm waiting.

Huh?

Oh, well, um...

Could... You repeat the question,
again, please?

I asked if you were present.

Perhaps you'd like some more
time to think about your answer.

Um, can we sit down now?

I'm getting leg cramps.

Who are you looking for?

I'm not looking for anybody!

Why are you staring
at Lisa Berlin?

What are you trying
to do to me?!

- [ Muffled shouting ]
- Are you crazy?!

All right, if I let go,
you promise to be quiet?

You swear?

[ Breathing heavily ]

Did I say something wrong?

[ Giggling ]

What? Do you
like her or something?

[ Scoffs ] what? Are you crazy?

Where do you get ideas
like that?

[ Scoffs ]

Well, sort of.

Wow! Really?
Does she like you, too?

Paul, I have no idea.

Do you know who'd know?

Paul, you've got
to promise me this once...

Don't let anybody know, ever!

Okay, okay.

Who?

And so began
the great intermediary fiasco.

Patty Galvin.

She lives
right next door to her,

And she knows everything
about her.

Do you want me to ask?

Torn between the forces
of torturous love

And the fear
of horrible humiliation,

I agreed, on the sworn promise

That not a word
would ever be mentioned

Directly to Lisa Berlin,

To let Paul ask patty Galvin
whether or not Lisa liked me.

After all, patty did know
everything about Lisa.

She had no idea.

Well... What's she doing?
Where's she going now?

She's asking Tommy Rygot.

Oh, god! It's gonna be
all over the school!

And Tommy Riot, of course,
had absolutely no idea.

But he was thoughtful enough
to inquire of...

Of...

Who's she?

I've never seen her before
in my life.

Of someone we'd never seen
before in our lives.

Oh, my god! No!

What's she doing?!

Paul, what's she doing?!

[ laughter ]

[ Toilet flushes ]
After the great intermediary

Fiasco had... Fiascoed,

It was clear I could never
be seen by Lisa Berlin again.

There were certain places

I felt I was unlikely
to bump into her.

I'm gonna flush
this tuna-fish sandwich

If you don't want it.

Paul, what did she do

After the girl asked her
if she liked me?

I don't know.
I was watching you run out.

[ School bell rings ]

Well, I guess we got to go
to O'Brien's class.

Huhunh. I'm not going anywhere.

She might see me.

Well, you can't just
stay here all day.

Why not?

"Why not?" is right.

I had running water,
indoor plumbing...

Tuna.

I could last weeks.

You're gonna see her
on the bus anyway.

Not if I walk home.

Yeah, but what about tomorrow?

Mom, I have a sore throat.

You do?

Come here
and let me take a look.

Say "ah."

Ahhhhhh!

Well, it is a little red.

Of course, the human throat
is always red,

But fortunately,
my mother never looked at it

When I wasn't complaining.

You better go back to bed.

Do I have to?

No arguments.

I'll bring you some cocoa
and the TV.

Go on.

Uh, bachelor number 3, what do
you think of miniskirts?

After about two hours of
steady bed rest and television,

The world always looks
a little better.

[ television playing
indistinctly ]

After about 10 hours,
it always looks a lot worse.

I started to feel disgusted
with myself.

I mean, what was I gonna do,

Spend the rest of my life
watching "let's make a deal"

Because I was afraid
of a 12-year-old girl?

For $12.99...

As the astronauts round

The far side
of the moon tonight,

For the first time since the
days of Christopher Columbus,

Mankind will truly see
a new horizon.

But the thing
that amazes me most, frank,

Is the personal courage
of those three men.

They are truly rising
to the challenge

Set forth by President Kennedy
in 1960.

Though while we
cannot guarantee

That we shall one day be first,

We can guarantee that any
failure to make this effort

Will make us last.

[ applause ]

Suddenly,
I realized what I had to do.

I couldn't run away
from Lisa Berlin.

I had to take that brave leap
into the unknown.

[ rotary phone dialing ]

I had to pick up the phone
and call her.

[ ringing ]

Right after dinner.

And if the moon orbit
is successful,

NASA officials hope to meet
President Kennedy's challenge

To land a man on the moon
sometime in this decade.

Well, I had a challenge
of my own.

I would call Lisa Berlin
by 8:00 tonight...

Or die trying.

Honey, you're looking
a little pale.

How's your throat feel?

[ Raspy voice ] mm. Pretty bad.

[ Clears throat ]

Pretty painful.

You know, maybe I should try
looking at that throat

When it's normal,
just for a comparison.

Mom?

Hmm?

Do you remember the first time
Dad called you up on the phone?

Um...

[ television continues playing
indistinctly ]

I don't really remember.

Oh.

I think it was Macy's.

Oh, that's right... Macy's.

I was working
at a tie counter at Macy's,

And your father called
to see if he could return a tie.

So, you didn't even know him?

Well, yeah, I knew him.

Well, I was the one
who sold him the tie.

I remember holding it up to him

To see if it matched his shirt.

So, were you hoping
he'd call you?

Hoping?

No.

I just sold him the tie,

And I figured
that was pretty much it.

Oh.

[ Heart beating ]

Well, this was it,
t-minus 19 and counting.

I could just pick up that phone
and call her any time now.

Norma!

Where's our damn checkbook?

It's in the drawer!

No, it's not. I looked.

- Dad?
- Hmm?

Oh. Thanks.

Never mind.

Um, Dad?

Hmm?

I was just gonna use the phone.

So use it.

Well, I was kind of hoping
for a little privacy.

What do you need privacy for?

Dad?

Hmm?

I'm calling about
returning a tie.

As he looked at me,

I knew we both sensed
the cycle of family history

Poignantly repeating itself.

Since when do you wear ties?

Don't touch my pens.

[ Footsteps depart ]

[ Heart beating ]

Well, this was really it.

Hi. This is Kevin.

[ Heart beating ]

[ Deep voice ]
hi. This is Kevin.

[ Normal voice ]
hi. This is Kevin.

Just do it!

Do it now.

[ dial tone ]

[ Ringing ]

[ Heart rate increases ]

Hi.

This is Kevin.

How are you?

Uh, fine. What's up?
[ heartbeat stops ]

Um, nothing.

I just wanted to see
how your day was.

Oh. It was fine.

So...

What happened in math?

Uh... Nothing.

Did you do anything good
in gym?

Mm, no, not really.

Nothing?

No, not really.

For god's sake, Paul!
Your life is so boring!

It's really depressing!

[ Dial tone ] - hello? Hello?

[ Heartbeat resumes ]

Well, something
deep inside me told me

This was really, really it.

It wasn't the way every muscle
in my body tightened,

Although it did.

And it wasn't the way

Every nerve ending in my body
tingled,

Although it did.

No, it was the way every piece
of food I had eaten for dinner

Suddenly went into a spin-cycle
in my stomach.

[ heart rate increases ]

[ Rings ] - aah!

H-hello?

Yeah, Jeff, just a minute.

Wayne!

It's Jeff, but could you
kind of keep it short?

'Cause I got to, you know,
use the phone.

I'll be off
when I'm off, scrote.

This happens to be
a very important phone call.

Yo, buttface.

Yeah, how you doing?

See the way I nailed jimmy
on the bus today?

Wayne's idea
of an important call

Was obviously a little
different from mine...

Or any human being's,
for that matter.

Wayne, can this wait?

No, in a minute.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, god, he's a real weeder.

I think we should all
tie him up and, uh...

Yeah, all right,
talk to you tomorrow.

All yours, scrote.

Oh. No, no. Please, no.

Why didn't I call before? Why?

Maybe he was just gonna ask
if I wanted the door shut.

Who you calling, scrote?

No one.

Been waiting kind of a long
time to be calling no one, pal.

Leave me alone, Wayne.

Could it be...

A girl?

Leave me alone!

Let's see. Who could it be?

No one! Now get out!

- Could it be Debbie Ackerman?
- Get out!

- Katie Osborne?
- Quit it!

Well, the number's got
to be here somewhere.

- Give... give me it!
- Just... Give it up! Just...

Unh-unh-unh.

Thank you.

Oh, Lisa.

Do we know any Lisas?

That's not even it.

Oh.

So, you won't mind if I
call her, then,

Will you, pal, huh?

Not at all.

All right.

No!!

Give me it, please, Wayne!
Oh, god, no!

[ Ringing ] please! Please!

Oh, please! Give...

- It's ringing.
- Oh, god, no!

Please! Oh!

Hey, what the hell
is going on in there?

Aah! Nothing.

Wayne, get out of here
and leave him alone.

Now!

Butthead.

[ Sighs ]

Well, I still had one minute
before 8:00.

If I had a shred of manhood
in me, I would call her now.

[ heart beating ]

T-minus 7, 6, 5, 4, 3...

2, 1.

[ ringing ]

[ Heart rate increases ]

Hello? [ Heartbeat stops ]

This is Lisa.

Kevin who?

Kevin Arnold?

Who's Kevin Arnold?

Oh, hi, Kevin.

Hey, you guys.
You've got to hear this.

I'm fine, Kevin. How are you?

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

You don't say.

[ Giggles ]

[ laughter ]

[ Ringing ]

We're here live
at the Lisa Berlin house

Where Lisa is talking
to Kevin Arnold

On the telephone.

Jim, maybe you have an answer

To the question
we've been wondering about.

Why would Kevin call Lisa

When it's so obvious
she thinks he's a total jerk?

I really don't know, frank,

But if we put our microphone
up close to the phone,

We can actually listen in
on the call,

Although I don't know if our
audience will be able to hear

Above all this laughing.

[ laughter continues ]

[ Ringing ]

8:00 had come and gone.

I guess...

I just couldn't do it.

Kevin!

Kevin, honey,
you should be watching this!

See from 180,000 miles
out in space.

Mike, what I keep imagining is,

If I'm some lonely traveler
from another planet,

What do I think about the earth
from this altitude?

For the first time
ever seen by human eyes,

The planet earth
rising over the moon.

Well, I'm just
kind of curious...

Sort of puts things

In perspective,
doesn't it, frank?

To think that there
on that lovely, glowing orb,

Wars are being fought,
storms raging,

People are being born,
people dying,

All our human conflict,
our passion, our pain,

Being carried on beneath
that veil of clouded blue.

And down to Chile.

And suddenly
I got this funny feeling.

Maybe I was blowing this whole
thing out of proportion.

I mean, Lisa wasn't
gonna laugh at me.

And anyway, what if she did?

Did it really matter?

And now this.

?oh, fab,
they put real borax in you?

? Oh, fab... ?

And that's when
I knew what I had to do.

I just had to pick up the phone
and call her.

Lisa?

Hi.
This is Kevin, from homeroom.

Yeah.

Right, the little guy.

Oh.

Uh, I had a sore throat.

Nah, it's not too bad.

I'll probably come back
to school tomorrow.

Mrs. Ritvo?

Yeah, she's so weird.

[ Chuckles ] ? Ahhahh-ahh-ahh ?

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