All language subtitles for growing_pains_s01e21_career_decision

I've got to figure out a way to get the
morning paper without having to give

Alan Kuzman a free diagnosis.

Well, is my story in?

Oh, they've made a terrible mistake.

What? What?

Well, they put your story on the front
page.

Are you serious?

Major Long Island developer offers bribe
to county officials by Margaret Beaver.

Oh, no.

No, it's Margaret Seaver.

Oh, honey, I owe you for this. If you
hadn't moved your practice home so I

try my career again, I'd never be on
page one.

Well, if you really think you owe me
one, next time they give you a byline,

don't you have it read Mrs. Jason
Seaver?

Don't hold your breath.

So much for gratitude.

Well, I'd better change before work.

These aren't your work clothes?

Well, when I put this on this morning, I
was the page six writer, and now I have

to dress for page one.

I need a good job.

Oh, don't be a fool. Stay in school.

No, no.

Today's the day we're supposed to
observe someone at work so we can do a

about it tomorrow, career day.

So? I was all set to do mine on Kathy
Dunham's dad.

He's a stockbroker. And Kathy just
called to tell me that they fired her

after 32 years with the company. Talk
about wrecking my morning.

Well, you know, you do know some other
people with interesting jobs.

Name one.

Somebody very close to you happens to be
a dedicated professional who also heads

up a family and is a pretty snappy
dresser.

I was talking about me, Carol.

But, Dad, I need someone with a real
job.

Mother!

Flimface!

Dad, I think I'm sick.

Carol, you know, some people think
psychiatry is a real job.

Fine, fine, don't believe me.

Huh?

No, Dad, I'm sick. Here, take my
temperature.

Okay.

Oral or the old -fashioned way?

Show me that smile again Don't waste
another minute

on your crying We're nowhere near the
end The best is ready

to be

with just a touch of jelly.

There's oatmeal on the stove.

Perfect!

Mom says it's a great idea.

Mike, I'm not going to school today. I'm
spending the whole day recording Mom.

Ha! I'm spending the whole day at home
doing nothing.

Hi, guys.

Oh, honey, I gotta run.

I don't want people saying now that
Maggie's a star reporter she's coming in

late.

Quick kiss to the people she calls her
family. A hectic day in the typical pell

-mell world of a great reporter begins.

Oh, and Jason, could you do that extra
load of laundry if you get a chance?

With petty thoughts of home behind her,
she heads off into the cruel, unknown

that is the real world.

What are you doing?

Uh, healing.

Well enough for video games. I can have
you at school in 15 minutes.

Oh, I hope I'm not too much trouble,
Dad.

If your head clears, remember those
school books are right in front of you.

Now I'm hearing bells.

Ellen Kuzman, I'm so busy right now.
Please come in.

I can only...

know if I could borrow some dry yeast
from you? I was going to go to the store

this morning, but my legs were so tired.
I don't know if it's the pills that the

doctor gave me or if it's the weather
that's causing... Hi, Mike. Hey, I'm

I'll get some yeast.

Thank you. I wanted to bake some bread
to go with the soup that I make.

Now I'm coming down with a cold. Can you
believe it? All winter long, it's been

one thing after the other.

Dr. Seaver, you've got to help me.

I feel like a woman trapped in a man's
body.

Not a very pretty one, either.

How are you? Good to see you. Come on
in.

You remember Maggie?

I thought I did.

Actually, this is Ellen Kuzman, our next
-door neighbor, Dr.

Miller. Oh, so you're a doctor, too.

I have this terrible pain right here
below me. No, no, no.

Dr. Miller's a veterinarian.

There's a bald spot on my schnauzer.
It's really funny. Right here, it's got

this thing that... I know you can't
stay. Oh, nice to meet you, doctor.

nice to meet you.

Thanks for not telling her I'm a
psychiatrist.

I'm in between patients now. You want to
come in the office? Yeah.

This is your

office? Help.

Working at home is great, really.

I can see why you left your position at
Long Island General.

All right, let's get it over with. Are
you going to tell me all the reasons you

think I was foolish to quit?

No, I'd rather show you my latest book.

Whoa.

Sexual Dysfunctions of Middle Age.

I figured you could use it.

Well, at least you're now writing
something that you know about.

Why don't you let your nurse get that?

Uh, she's at lunch.

It's 9 a .m. She's a large woman, but I
love her.

Oh, good morning, sir. How are you? I'm
Jerry from Rapid Roofing. Oh, well, our

roof is fine, thank you. Your garage
leaks like a fiddle.

Who said that?

The lady next door with the bald -headed
dog.

She wouldn't know. I'll check it out
right now. No, it's all... Listen, hey,

ooh.

Hey, Dad, I think I'm well enough to
watch TV now. As long as you don't enjoy

it.

Oh, it's a real exciting little practice
you got here, Doctor.

Well, it's not usually this quiet. Most
of the time, this house is crawling with

people with mental problems.

Yeah, you wish.

All right, Jason, enough of this male
bonding.

I wanted to tell you that I'm leaving
Long Island General.

After all those years? Yeah, I think
it's time to move on. Do something

worthwhile for a change.

I'm going to do talk radio in L .A.

L .A. You never run out of patients out
there.

Now look, the board of directors wants
me to pick my successor.

And I'm picking you.

Me? Yeah, who better?

You know, you once told me you wanted to
run this department by the time you

were 40.

Well, you're going to be three years
ahead of schedule.

Are you kidding?

I never kid about work or underwear.

This is incredible. This is the kind of
opportunity I've... I can't take the

job. What?

See, Maggie, I have a deal with her now.

She's taking a shot at her career.
Jason, this is head of the entire

I can't.

She's really rolling now, Hal.

She was on the front page this morning.
Did you see it? No. No. Look, Jason, how

often do you get a chance like this?

Department head at 37.

It's impossible, Hal. Jason, promise me
you'll at least think about it.

Hal, my life right now is... Dry rock!

You're about to lose the whole meeting!

We're back in the eye of the storm. The
frantic, fast -paced newsroom of the

Long Island Daily Herald.

Dozens of reporters race around the room
feverishly.

Now what are you doing, Mom?

Looking for a teabag.

Ah, here it is.

Then what are you going to do?

Well, first I'm going to make myself a
cup of tea.

And then I'm going to talk to Susan
Rush, my city editor, about the follow

story I'm working on.

Hey, Carol, you should talk to Susan.

She could tell you all about a newspaper
career. She's an editor, a woman,

young, articulate, and she's a very
sweet person.

Maggie.

About your article.

Uh -huh.

I just got a call from a Joseph K.
Chadway, the builder you accused of

county officials in the story I ran on
page one this morning. Uh -huh. Joseph

Chadway was a little angry at being
accused of bribery.

Oh, I'll bet.

He's the man you meant to accuse with
Joseph A.

Chadway.

Holy moly.

Exactly what our lawyer said.

Oh, Susan, I don't know how this
possibly could have... I just can't

didn't double -check the name.

I mean, that's about as basic as it
gets.

Maggie, I am pulling you from the follow
-up and getting a real reporter.

Oh,

was I right?

Is she nice or what?

Come on.

Still on.

Oh.

She'd have to quit again.

And now I'm talking to myself. That's
another reason to take the job.

Hey, Dad.

What is it, Mike?

Gilligan's Island is on every day at 3
.30.

Mike, I'm very busy. I'm trying to make
it tough to see you. Dad, Dad, it's on

whether I watch it or not.

Gilligan, the skipper, too. The
millionaire, his wife, the professor,

Mary Ann? Exactly.

What's the point?

Dad, it's not on for me.

It's just...

Mike, are you starting to realize that
the world doesn't revolve around you?

Yeah, I guess I am.

Well, congratulations. You know, you've
hit on one of the basic ideas in the

philosophy of Camus.

I'm a killer whale.

No, Mike, that's Shamu.

Excuse me, I have to empty the dryer.

Here, Dad, look, I can even show you.

That's okay, thanks.

School bus.

Hey, Dad!

What? What is it?

Did you see?

If Gilligan goes on without me, so does
my school.

You know, all day today, life went on,
even though I wasn't there.

Mike, this is your first philosophical
realization. I'm proud of you.

See, you can learn from TV.

Dad, all day today, life went on without
me.

And you, too.

Well, I'm not sure.

Dad, don't you understand the world
doesn't need us anymore?

It's just fine without us. Oh, speak for
yourself, Mike.

Gosh, if I feel like this after one day,
how do you feel?

You're stuck here every day.

I'm not stuck.

Michael, I'm not stuck.

I'm here because I want to be here.

Now, if you'll excuse me, my laundry's
calling.

Coming, socks.

Just like the castaways on Gilligan's
Isle.

A three -hour tour.

Dad! Dad!

Hi, Carol. You're home early. Where's
Mom?

Parking her car. Listen, I don't have
much time to explain, but Mom has had

worst day of her entire life.

What? Now, you can't do or say anything
to upset her, okay?

Well, what happened?

Hi, honey.

Hi.

I appreciate your concern, but as I told
you all afternoon, I'm fine.

What happened?

Oh, I had a disagreement with my editor.

Dad, she made Mom look like a
complete... Carol.

I've got it on tape, Dad. You decide.

Oh, now, Carol, you just don't
understand how adults talk to adults.

they yell.

Haven't you seen the new Jack Klugman
show?

Sure, sure. That must be it.

What happened? Oh, no big deal.

Good. You know the way she's carrying
on. I thought it was the end of the

No.

Hey, you remember Hal Miller, doctor
from Long Island General? Well, he came

here today. Oh, Jason.

What? I have never been so humiliated in
all my life. Honey, why?

And it's not being yelled at that really
bothered me, or even making the mistake

to begin with. What mistake?

I used a K instead of an A.

No.

Well, that's not so bad. Who will
probably sue us because we said he was a

felon. That could be trouble.

But you know what really, really got to
me?

No. It's what kept going through my head
when Susan was yelling at me.

What? That instead of working, I could
be home doing the laundry.

And it sounded good.

Oh, you weren't thinking straight.

Oh, Jason, it's time I faced a few
things, and I need your advice.

Okay. Okay?

Over this past year, I've had a lot of
fears about going back to work.

Can I pick up right where I left off 18
years ago?

Can I compete with people half, three
quarters my age?

Do I really want a career or is it the
idea of having a career that I love?

Am I being fair to the kids?

Am I being fair to you?

So I did what you always do.

I started two lists.

Good.

One of reasons to...

Keep my job.

See, it's blank.

And the other reasons to quit.

Look at it.

Bread, milk, pantyhose?

No, no, no, the other side.

Well, this is quite a list.

So, what do you think?

asking me if I think you could quit?

Yeah.

Well, it's interesting that you should
ask me this today of all days.

Oh, honey, I need your advice. I know
you'll be fair and objective.

Yes.

So you were the one that advised me to
go back to work when in your heart of

hearts you didn't want me to?

Well, I did, yes.

Yes, and I love you for it.

Thank you.

So I know you'll be fair and objective
here, too, even if you really wanted me

to quit, because I know staying at home
has to be getting to you.

Well, I've done... Should I quit?

Oh, that's tough, Maggie.

Honey, what do you think?

Well, I think that, uh, if you think
that you've made a mistake going back to

work, then I think, uh, then you could,
uh...

Do something about it.

Well, I guess that's all there is to
say.

Mom, I just heard, and I still love you,
even if you are a rotten reporter.

Good morning.

David, it's just me.

Then get out of my chair.

I was just warming it for you.

Out of my chair, squirt.

to clear some things up with the boss.

How do you know?

I'm small.

People forget I'm around and say all
kinds of things.

Your guy should have told her that you
still believe in her and that you're

behind her.

Hey, Mom doesn't need to hear that from
us as long as Dad's around.

That's what we're here for. That's why
people get married.

So that there's at least one person
saying you're okay when you know you're

a crummy bag of dog meat.

Mike, you're absolutely right.

You guys are going to have to clean up
here and lock the door when you leave.

I'm going to go catch Mom before she
makes a mistake.

She shouldn't give up because of one
little mistake.

She knows that. I mean, after you were
born, she had another kid, didn't she?

That's funny.

Here.

You said yesterday that you wanted a
real reporter to do the follow -up to my

story. Well, you've got one.

Me. You find anything wrong with that
and I'm out of here for good.

But if you don't find anything wrong
with it, I expect you to use it because

it's as good as anybody can do in this
office.

You're right. And I don't think it's
very fair that you just... What?

I said... You're right.

Oh.

She doesn't know what she's saying. She
doesn't mean a word of it.

What? Yes, I do. No, you don't. Yes, I
do.

I just want you to know that I don't
want you to quit.

Quit? I am not going to quit.

No? No.

No.

This isn't the Daily Planet.

Excuse me.

Lois?

Clark?

Jimmy?

Jason.

Jason, what were you thinking?

At which embarrassing point?

Don't get me fired. No, I came down here
to keep you from quitting.

Yesterday you told me to quit. Well,
that was bad advice.

That I relied on.

Well, today I rushed down here to stop
you from following it.

Why didn't you follow it?

Because it was bad advice.

Okay, I admit it.

I like the idea of you coming back and
taking over the house, Maggie. I've been

feeling trapped.

And you saw Long Island General as a way
out?

You knew about that?

When I was leaving this morning, I
happened to find it.

Reason to take the job, reason to turn
it down.

Guess you probably read it, too.

Yep.

Both columns.

Jason, why didn't you tell me about the
offer?

Well, because I didn't want it to seem
like I was telling you to quit so that I

could pursue my opportunity.

Which I was.

You really want to take Hal's offer,
don't you?

I considered it.

And then I made out this list.

And it came out clearly against.

Jason, it's nine to one in favor of
taking the job.

Yes, but the one reason not to, the one
called Maggie, that's more important to

me than all the rest.

You're terrific.

Okay, well, it's only fair, you know. I
guess it's my turn to stay home with

Gilligan and the skipper and the... We
gotta ask Mike. He's the new philosopher

of the family.

Mr.

Perlow's feelings of paranoia have been
greatly reduced by the realization of

the fact that he is indeed...

universally disliked.

On the bright side... In here, Carol.

Hi, honey.

How was career day?

Well, see, I realized that most jobs
hang by a slender thread.

So I decided not to do Mom's job, and I
did Emily Sullivan's father's job

instead. What does he do?

He's a clerk at the unemployment office.

Hey, great news, Dad.

I heard it once. I heard it a hundred
times today. When I was sick, every

teacher mentioned that it was not the
same there without me disrupting class

making stupid comments.

That's great news.

Yeah, well, it is to me.

I mean, the 10th grade may not revolve
around me, but they sure know when I'm

not there.

Hey, Carol, come on. Gilligan's on it.
We can't stop it.

Thus ends another day in the life of a
great psychiatrist.

Not behind the facade of a big city
hospital, but right here in the real