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Sometimes the world looks perfect

Nothing to rearrange

Sometimes you just get a feeling

Like you need some kind of change

No matter what the odds are this time

Nothing's going to stand in my way

This flame in my heart, and a long lost friend

Gives every dark street a light at the end

Standing tall

On the wings of my dreams

Rise and fall

On the wings of my dreams

Through the rain and thunder, the wind and haze

I'm bound for better days

It's my life

And my dream

Nothing's gonna stop me now

It's my life and my dream

Nothing's gonna stop me now

Nothing's gonna stop me now

That's my sister Elaine when she was six years old.

Aw, cousin, is that you?

Yeah.

Why you don't have any hair?

Well, Elaine was in a first grade production

Of Samson and Delilah

and she'd rehearse with me when I was asleep.

Oh.

Why is your arm in a cast?

Oh, well, we had this great, big oak tree out in our back yard,

and there were nine of us kids.

We were all 12 before we climbed it,

except Elaine.

She climbed it when she was eight.

My parents left me to babysit Elaine as usual.

I was trying to do some extra credit work for algebra

when I hear, "Help me! Help me!"

It's Elaine stuck in the top of the tree.

She got to the top all by herself, the little Dickens.

Course, I fell out of the tree.

Broke my arm.

Never did get the extra credit.

Who is this nice man with the mustache?

Oh, that's Mrs. Barr, our piano teacher.

You took piano lessons?

Oh, We all did.

Now, little Elaine is all grown up

and about to start college.

I'm so proud of her.

It's her! It's her!

Ooh, Noogie!

Elaine! Hi!

Oh, and you must be Balki.

Yes, cousin Elaine, I'm so happy to meet you.

Oh, you too. I've heard so much about you.

Thanks. You're the first member of the family to see it.

And what am I, mashed potatoes?

Okay, the second.

The first member of the immediate family.

Well, I'm honored, Noogie.

Question. Uh

Why do you call him Noogie?

No! No! Yes. Yes.

Noogie!

That's a noogie, Balki.

Oh, I see.

You had to ask.

So, Balki, I want to hear

all about what you think of America.

Have you tried sushi yet?

No, not yet.

I don't even have a racket.

Oh, that's so cute.

Is he always this adorable?

Yeah. Always.

Elaine, I'm so glad you got a chance to visit

before you start school.

Well, that's what I'd like to talk about.

Oh, hey, I understand.

First year of college is always the toughest.

The thing you have to remember is, everybody's in the same boat.

No, Noogie. I'm not really that worried about college.

Well, that's the spirit.

Is she something or what?

Larry, before you pop open the champagne,

I think I oughta tell you, um... I've decided to go to New York.

New York! The big tomato!

The big apple.

You're going to New York before school?

No.

Instead of school.

You're not going to college?

Well, you see I sent a tape of my last piano recital

to a teacher in New York

and he invited me to come study with him.

So, I figured college can wait.

College could wait?

Elaine, plans have been made.

This is going to throw off

your whole life's schedule!

Noogie, I'm not like you.

See, my life's not on a schedule.

Right now, I just have to see if I can make it

as a professional musician.

Well, we wish you all the best.

No, no, we don't.

I know you're a swell piano player,

But New York?

I mean, really, that's the craziest idea you've ever had!

Wow, I really thought you'd be on my side.

You sound just like Mom and Dad.

well, yes, I happen to agree with them.

But I don't, see, and it's my life.

Um, it's been a really long drive.

I'd like to go wash up.

Cousin, our bathroom, it's on the left.

It's very modern.

It's indoors.

Oh, I really blew that.

She won't listen to me now.

She'd rather take advice from a total stranger.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Balki.

What?

You have to help me save Elaine.

How I can do that?

I want you to take her out to dinner,

listen to her for a while,

Oh... I...

You're the family's last hope.

We're depending on you.

You can't let us down.

Is this what they call a guilt trip?

Yes, it is.

Well, you're good at it.

Oh, yes, I am.

Cousin, we're home!

Okay, now, you stand right there,

and I'll go get cousin.

No, no! Wait, Balki. I changed my mind.

But, cousin, you have to.

You have to tell him your dream of becoming a musician,

just like you told me.

You convinced me that you should go to New York

and you can convince him.

Balki, you tell him.

Please

Please, Balki. You tell him, please, Balki, please.

Please, please... Please, please!

Oh, oh, we're back.

Did we have a good time?

Well, we, uh... Well, you weren't there,

but we had a good time.

Well, you guys must've had a lot of time to talk.

Yeah, we did.

I-I really needed to hear what you had to say.

You really made a lot of sense. Great guy.

Well, what did you talk about?

Well, uh, Balki's going to tell you about that now

because I'm just so tired. Goodnight.

Goodnight.

You made a lot of sense?

Well, I should say so.

You got her to go to college?

Well, we got to talk about that.

How did you do it? What did you say to her?

Well, I just started off by letting her tell me

all her reasons for going to New York.

Good. Very good. You just let her talk.

Just let her talk.

Genius. Oh.

Genius. I mean it. I mean it.

Well, then what did you say?

Oh, what did I say? What did you say to her?

It must have been brilliant.

Well, I know she thought so.

What did I say?

What were my exact words?

I...

I think I said,

"You know, you seem like you, uh...

"know what you're doing.

"You should follow your dream and go to New York."

Then what?

And then I said,

"Check, please."

Balki! Balki, I...

Elaine!

This is my fault.

You wanna put out a fire, you don't send a pyromaniac.

Your coffee?

Funny.

I think he's still pouting.

Yeah, that's one of the best.

Come on, Noogie, you're acting childish.

Childish?

Yeah.

I'm acting childish?

No.

I think if I were to run off to the Yukon to pen for gold,

that would be childish.

in search of sunken treasure,

that would be childish.

Oh!

and run off to say, oh, New York

to become a musician...

That would be childish.

Oh! Or if you were to go the opera

dressed in nothing but Spider-Man underwear.

Now, that would be childish.

Now, you do one.

ELAINE: I'm going for a walk.

See what I mean? He doesn't understand.

You're upset, huh?

Me, upset? No.

Don't be silly.

Why should I be upset just because

my best friend stabbed me in the back?

Just because he undermined everything

I was trying to do to protect a child

from hell

No, cousin,

she has decided she want to go to New York

to study with a famous teacher of piano.

She wants to be a concert pianist.

Her dream is to play with Phil's Harmonica.

I can't talk about this anymore.

But, cousin, you and your sister must talk.

No, we mustn't.

No, I'm not going to listen.

No. Absolutely not. No. Your sister...

Flintstones

Meet the Flintstones

They're the modern stone age family

Ooh! Ah!

From the town of Bedrock

They're a place...

All right. Have it your way.

Thank you.

No! Balki.

Now, listen up.

Your sister have very good reasons

for wanting to go to New York.

If you're not going to talk to her,

at least you're not going to ruin her last night here.

Balki, let me go.

Not a chance.

I want you to take us to dinner tonight.

No.

Ooh! Ah!

All right. All right. 8:00.

I want you to be nice to your sister.

Uh...

All right. I'll be nice to my sister.

Now, put me down!

Now, cousin...

You're going to have fun.

I didn't agree to have fun.

Oh, is that so? All right, all right! I'll have fun.

Good.

Fine.

Hey, Noogie, thanks for taking us out to dinner.

Well, you're welcome.

Balki, there's a large, scary man coming our way.

Balki!

Leroy, my man!

It's really good to see you, man.

Ah, get down.

Lanie.

How you doing, Leroy?

Noogie!

How you doing?

Uh, how do you do, Mr. Leroy.

Ow.

Hey, brother.

Oh, thank you. Follow me.

Enjoy. Thank you.

First round's on me, okay, babe?

BALKI: Oh, thank you. Talk to you later.

So, you two came here last night?

You'd think they'd have a no-smoking section.

Chill out, bro. This place is bad.

Oh, well, it was my idea.

Oh, great!

You can throw your life away right here.

Cousin, we came here

so you could be nice to your sister. Remember?

Okay. Elaine, I'm sorry.

I'm trying to be nice.

I start to say nice things,

but these nasty things keep coming out of my mouth.

I just don't want you to go to New York and mess up your life.

Oh, I get it.

You don't think that I can make it

as a classical pianist, do you?

Elaine, face reality.

You may be the best little piano player in Madison,

but in New York,

they'll chew you up and spit you out.

But, cousin, if she can make it there,

she'll make it anywhere.

It's up to you...

Balki, please.

How do you know I can't make it

if you haven't even heard me play?

I've heard you play.

You know, the last time you heard me play

was Mrs. Bars' class recital and I was in the eighth grade.

It can't have been that long ago.

It was.

Elaine, I have a wonderful idea.

There's a piano.

Why don't you play?

And then we don't have to argue

ELAINE: Yeah, yeah.

No. Elaine, come back. Elaine. Elaine!

Elaine, I am ordering you to stop right now.

Hey, man, if the lady wants to play,

let her play.

Come on, cousin.

This is gonna be fun.

I still can't believe it.

It was so nice of Leroy to offer you a job playing piano.

If, uh, Phil's Harmonica is anything like Leroy's,

you got it made.

So, what do you think?

Should I go to New York?

Well, what I think isn't important.

You're going to go, so you'll go.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Well, I have to get an early start in the morning.

So, I guess I'll just turn in.

Yeah.

No. Goodnight, guys.

BALKI: Goodnight.

That's all you're going to say to your sister?

"Good luck. Don't get sleepy on the road"?

Can you afford it?

She doesn't care what I think.

"Good luck. Don't get sleepy."

Don't be ridiculous.

Now, what is that supposed to mean?

Why do you think Elaine come to visit us?

She didn't have to do that.

Why do you think she come here?

Because you are the most important person in her life.

She need you to believe in her.

I believe in her, it's just I worry about her.

I mean, suppose she goes off chasing this dream of hers

and it doesn't come true,

she'll be shattered.

But you are chasing your dream to be a photographer.

And I am chasing my dream to be an American.

What the difference is?

But you have to let people chase their dreams!

Isn't it better to try and fail

than not even to try at all?

Okay. Okay, you're right.

She's not a little girl anymore.

Boy, leave home for a while,

and they grow up on you.

You do believe in her?

Yes.

You do love her?

Yes.

Why you don't tell her?

Well, she's already gone to bed

and she's gotta get an early start tomorrow morning.

Balki.

Balki. Balki!

Cousin Elaine,

Oh, now, why did you do that?

Because you're afraid to.

No, I'm not.

Well, sorry. I hope we didn't wake you.

Oh, no. I was just packing.

Well, if you need any help, you let me know.

I tell you who needs some help.

You do.

And you do.

You have something you want to say to her

and you ask me to do it.

You have something you want to say to him

and you ask me to do it.

Shame on you.

and you stingy with it,

with each other,

who are you saving it for?

Now, you stand right there

until you say what you feel.

So, you're packing, huh?

Be sure to put the big stuff on the bottom.

I did.

You remember that oak tree thing?

Yeah.

Well, if I had known that I was going to break my arm

before I climbed up to get you...

I would have done it anyway.

Really?

Yeah.

Well, um...

You know, the only reason that I climbed that tree

was so you'd see what a good climber I was.

I just wanted you to notice me.

Well, I noticed you.

for having the guts to take chances.

Boy, you would do anything.

but I never got up the nerve

until you got stuck up there.

That was the first time you ever climbed a tree?

Yeah, but, uh, don't tell the other kids, okay?

because you know he makes a big deal out of everything.

I won't.

Well, look, you're gonna do just fine in New York,

and I'm sorry I gave you such a rough time.

It's just that I worry about you

because you were always my favorite.

I was?

You still are.

I love you, Noogie.

I love you too, Elaine.

I love both of you!