All language subtitles for Family Ties s07e22 Wrap Around The Clock 1

What would we do, baby, without us?

What would we do, baby, without us?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love
each other through.

What would we do, baby, without us?

Sha -la -la -la.

think you're going uh no place mom we're
just uh trying to break in our coats

but we were supposed to all be here
tonight to share this oh no not another

woodstock slide show where you guys
spend the evening trying to spot

among among a sea of long hair and
beards jennifer we once spotted a blonde

speck in that crowd that was definitely
your mother that's not what we're doing

tonight what are we doing tonight you're
happy make a time capsule for school.

Oh, that sounds neat. What are you going
to put in it?

I'm going to put stuff about our family.

Can you put Alex in there?

I could try.

So if you have any mementos that remind
you of growing up, put them in there.

I actually have the first dollar I ever
earned.

And I'll sell it to you for 25 bucks.

You sure you can't put Alex in there?
Maybe if we let some of the hot air out

him, he'll fit.

So what do you got in here so far, Andy?

I got my baby boots.

Hey, you know, I got mine bronzed, which
made it really tough to walk.

Look, our old color slides.

No, no, no slides. No slides.

I thought you kids loved my slide shows.
You used to sit there staring at them

eyes wide open.

No, Dad, we learned to sleep that way.

I can't believe you guys can watch this.
You look ridiculous.

Half a million people trying to stop a
senseless war. You find that ridiculous?

I'm talking about the outfits.

I'm dying. I'm dying.

Promise me you'll never show these when
my friends are here. Promise, or I'm

leaving home right now.

Mallory, that was history in the making.
There were people at every state in the

union at that protest.

What were you protesting?

Good grooming?

Daddy, how long ago was that?

That was very long ago.

In a galaxy far, far away.

All right, who wants to see the Peace
Corps slides?

You know, this is fun. It's a great way
to... to clean out my closet.

Do you have room for six pairs of Earth
shoes, a mood ring, and a pet rock?

Why were you guys always protesting
stuff?

Well, I think it was just the times.

There was a lot to be upset about, you
know? War, the government.

Not being able to drag a comb through
your hair.

Don't listen to your brother, Andy. If
he'd been older, he'd have loved the

Mom, the only way I could have enjoyed
the 60s...

would be if my headband had been too
tight.

I had lost consciousness and woke up in
the 80s.

Wait a minute, Alex. I seem to remember
you're getting involved in a protest or

two. That's right, Andy. And it was for
a good cause, too. The Equal Rights

Amendment.

Alex?

No, it was for a better cause than that.

It was for a girl.

No, not really.

Look, Dina, I cannot go on with this any
longer. I'm not really... Alex, that

was a very courageous thing you did,
coming to Dorothy's defense like that.

Thanks, but listen, about this whole ERA
business, this button, this shirt, it's

not... Is that a scratch on your ear?

Yeah, it's nothing.

Oh, those animals.

I don't think I've ever been as
attracted to anybody as I am to you

So what is it you wanted to tell me?

I'll remember.

I think it was a trivia question.

Are you romantic?

The two of us in prison together.

Alex, I want to thank you for coming to
my defense.

I'm proud of you.

Well, Dorothy, it was a privilege to
come to your aid.

I regret I had but one ear to give to
the cost.

Alex, when you talk like that, I can
barely keep my hands off you.

But those are just idle words.

There is a job to be done here. Not only
by us, but by women everywhere.

to accept these indignities. How long,
Lord?

I feel the way President Kennedy must
have felt that day at the Berlin Wall

he said, today I am a Berliner. Well,
today in this cell I say to you, I am a

woman.

Alex definitely turns up in the most
unlikely places.

His mother put him to bed and made some
chamomile tea and she gave a dose of it

to Peter. See, right there.

One tablespoonful to be taken at
bedtime.

But Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail, who
are good little bunnies, had bread and

milk and blackberries for supper.

Read it again, Mommy.

Give her a break, Dad. She heard it
three times.

Hey, come on. Andy and I love to read
together. And then Mr. Reagan said...

Oh, look, Mommy.

It's Secretary... It's Secretary of
State George Shultz.

Boy, Andrew, this I Love Republicans pop
-up book was the best purchase I ever

made.

Make Nancy wave again.

Hi.

The one thing you don't want to see,
though, is a book in Mallory's hands.

But I reckon I got to light out for the
territory ahead of the rest, because

Aunt Sally, she's going to adopt me and
civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've

been there before.

Now, is that you?

What are you doing?

I'm reading.

When did you learn how?

When I found out that Cosmopolitan
magazine was banned in certain places, I

became enraged.

Then I saw Huckleberry Finn sitting on
the coffee table, and I said to myself,

what better way to show Jennifer my
support?

So I picked it up, and I started
reading, and you know what?

I love it.

I love reading. I'm going to teach Nick
how to read.

Mallory did a great job of it. The
little engine looked at the hill and

think I can.

I can.

I think I can.

This is getting pretty exciting. I
wonder what happens next.

He gets up the hill, Liz.

I got a few things from my own personal
collection.

Alex, it's way too big. What's in there,
your ego?

Andy, I'm going to give you my favorite
baby toy.

how to feather her hair before she even
had any.

And this is the English textbook that I
used to help Nick get his high school

equivalency diploma.

Yeah. Yeah, you were a lot of help.

What is a verb? What does it do in a
sentence?

It just kind of sits there, trying not
to bother the other words.

Oh, Nick, a verb is a word that does
something active in a sentence, like

around or eat.

Yeah, but eating's not active unless you
eat and run.

Well, you don't have to be moving to be
active.

You just have to be doing something.

Well, what about if you're dead? I mean,
you can't be active when you're dead

unless you're a ghost or a vampire.

Verbs for ghosts and vampires?

Just not for ordinary dead people.

I'm going to have to look that up. I
think they have special verbs for them.

You know, listen, without a doubt, the
most inane and absurd conversation I've

ever heard.

Alex, what are you doing here?

What am I doing? Well, I'm not doing
anything, so I guess I'll need one of

special verbs.

Like you use for dead people.

Did Nick graduate?

Yes, Andy, Nick did graduate.

When Alex was out.

What was that, honey?

With Alex's help.

That's right.

It was no easy feat either, pal.

Come on, Alex, don't underestimate your
sister.

She's helped quite a few people.
Remember when she was our little Ann

I better get started. Look at all these
letters I have already.

Oh, he can't actually look, Dad. They're
confidential.

Oh, let me look.

Well, I guess you're family and all,
so... Dear Mallory,

I need your advice.

My partner doesn't satisfy me sexually,
and I was wondering... My advice is that

you don't read that.

Very wise, dear Mallory.

Yeah, and I'm adorable Alec.

No, you don't understand.

I'm taking over the personal advice
column for the Columbus Shopper's Guide.

column is called Dear Mallory. Wait,
wait, wait. Columbus Shopper's Guide.

Isn't that that freebie giveaway thing
they have at the checkout counter at the

supermarket? The one with all the
coupons in it?

That's right.

What are you so excited about, Mal?
You're going to be giving advice to low

-life bargain hunters.

who can't afford to buy real paper.

Well, Alex, they're not low -life
bargain hunters. They're people, real

coming to me for advice.

Now, if these people were willing to
sell out a quarter, they could turn to

Abby.

I can help him.

That was a great job.

People came to me for help, and I didn't
help them one bit, but I had fun.

I guess that's all that counts.

Oh, come on, Dad. You've messed up on
helping people plenty of times.

Like who?

Like me, whenever you help me with my
homework.

I remember a certain philosophy paper
that I was doing.

I don't know, Dad, I have to disagree
with you. Kierkegaard felt that all

knowledge must be self -knowledge.

I think you're wrong, Jen.

He was also concerned with the larger
societal problems.

Dad, you're missing the point
completely.

Oh, am I?

Kierkegaard believed that examining
man's existence within a larger

a societal historical dialectic was an
avoidance of subjective knowledge so

essential to comprehending any type of
spiritual truth.

Jennifer,

go to your room.

Jennifer, go to your room.

Now, come on. Don't be so hard on your
dad.

He's done a lot around here.

Remember when he re -wallpapered the
kitchen?

All by himself, too.

Elise!

Mal, Jennifer, Andrew, everybody, could
you come out for a minute?

There's something I'd like to show you.

What, honey? Oh, uh... Oh, Stephen, it's
magnificent.

I never really liked this wallpaper, but
you made it work. This is pretty nice,

Mr. K.

Maybe you'd come over to my house and do
my kitchen for me. Well, I have to

admit I'm really good with my hands.

Anyway,

there's a certain satisfaction a man
gets.

A certain satisfaction a man gets from a
job well done. I think I should do more

work around the house. I don't think so,
Dad.

That's fine.

No.

That's fine. No problem. I fully
expected that to happen.

It was beautiful while it lasted.

Your father's obsessiveness is one of
his most charming traits.

Well, thank you, dear, but I think I've
seen you go off the deep end a few

times. Oh, you have?

Yeah, come on, Mom. He's got you there.

Does the phrase snake eyes mean anything
to you?

All right, all right, all right. Don't
get any of your pet names for each

You see, we all went to Atlantic City,
where your mother was to deliver a

lecture at a convention.

Instead, she fell in love with
blackjack.

Go see.

It's a card game, honey. Blackjack's a
card game.

Like go fish?

A little, but when was the last time
someone made $2 ,000 playing go fish?

I'm hungry.

Oh, can I get some ice cream?

Oh, in a few minutes, honey. Your dad
and I are going to play a couple hands

blackjack, and then we'll go have a
snack. Wait, wait, mom, mom, look, what

you doing? and every second you delay
means interest lost and the money we're

going to win.

There's Tom Trump! There's Tom Trump!
He's coming this way! Here he comes!

Good call, ma 'am. You look like him
from a distance.

You want to give it a try?

We might as well get it over with. You
guys stay behind the rope here and don't

get in any trouble.

I'm sorry, but I'll leave people over
21.

Oh, I'll stay back here.

That's 21.

What do you think I should do, Elise?

Oh, don't ask me, Steven. I can only
think about my speech.

Stick.

Didn't you read the cards that Alex gave
you?

Since the deck is reaching tens, you've
got to stick figuring the dealer's score

will bust him.

You heard her. Stick.

23.

Catching those chips. Come on, Elise.
Why don't you just play one game?

All right.

I guess it'd be silly to come all the
way to Atlantic City and not play one

of blackjack.

Blackjack! On that note, let's call it a
day. Come on, honey. Let's hit the

boardwalk. Can it, Steven. We're not
going anywhere.

here, but be gentle.

Ooh, soft 16. Hit me again.

Ooh, stick. Hit me over here on the end.

Stick. Thanks, Eddie.

My pleasure, Elise.

The lady wins on all three.

Way to go, Mom. Hang in there. How you
doing? Nice to see you.

You've won quite a bit of money, Elise.
Why don't we just cash in now?

Steven, everything is under control,
baby.

One more.

out of town for me.

Mom, I'm really getting hungry.

Here's ten dollars. Get yourself some
ice cream.

Mom, I saw this girl in the lobby.

I think I have enough to talk.

Oh, don't be silly, Andy. The night is
young and Keaton memories have just

begun. You know what, Andy? I think it's
time that I pass down to you one of my

favorite collections.

Baseball cards?

They're better than baseball cards. The
Alex Keaton report cards.

Nursery school through college. You can
keep them, you can collect them, you can

trade them with your friends.

Thanks, Alex. I'll treasure them. You
really know how to give that something

special, don't you, Alex?

Why would you want to save your report
cards?

Because they're gems.

I mean, every year, all A's.

Unlike you, Mallory, who spiced up her
academic life by getting a Q in math.

I think it's great your brother shows
such an interest in academics.

After all, the first day of school is
Alex's favorite day of the year.

Dad, I'm telling you, you are going to
do great in high school. Dad, what are

you worried about? This is Harding High.
This is my alma mater. I'm a legend

there. Here's your schedule.

Okay.

Okay, first period. You got Mr. Gibson
for English. No problem.

He loves me. Wrote me a recommendation
for college.

Second period, Mr. Hentoff for math.

She wrote me two recommendations for
college.

Third period, Mr. Kauffman for science.

He drove me to college.

Andy, Andy, let's get to work, buddy.

You got a lot of ground to cover here.

First day of kindergarten, you want to
get off to a good start, right?

I'm ready. I like it.

Now, the first thing your teacher's
going to ask is what you did over the

summer. Now, a lot of kids are going to
say, I went to the zoo, or I went to the

beach, or I went to a baseball game.
What are you going to say?

I watched the Iran country.

And?

President Reagan doesn't know anything.

He doesn't know anything about the
scandal.

Okay, you don't want to be quoted out of
context.

See, the great thing about Andy is
whenever I'm talking, the kid is

He expresses it in a funny way.

Andy, come on. Time for bed, sweetie.

I'll take him up, Mom. Come on, Andy.

I better stay to oversee the time
capsule.

It's okay, Andy.

We'll work on it for you.

That's when I'm afraid of it.

Now what?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe... This.

That's great, Merlin.

Or perhaps... This.

Please, Dad, no magic tricks. You know
what happened the last time?

Okay, Alex.

Jennifer, Jennifer, just the person I
want to see. Get in this box.

What is this, Daddy Dearest?

Stephen,

we're not going to put our daughter in a
magic box.

Okay, at least then you help me.

Oh, Jen, get in.

When I next open this box, my daughter
Jennifer will be

gone. Come one, come all from far in the
air. You have seen my daughter, dear. I

will make her disappear.

Well,

that's very good. Now bring her back.

She's gone. She's gone. Alack, alack. I
will bring my daughter back.

Okay, okay.

Jennifer, Jennifer, the trick worked.
You, uh, come out now.

She's really gone.

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