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I bet we've been together for a million years.

And I bet we'll be together for a million more.

Oh, it's like I started breathing on the night we kissed.

And I can't remember what I ever did before.

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.

Okay, Doug, it's you.

You win a round.

I don't know.

What do you think I should do, Alex?

Play your own hand for once, will you, Doug? Come on, Lyle. A Dugster can't

his own hand.

It's a fact that's been documented for years.

He needs me.

All right, Doug.

I think he's bluffing.

All right.

I'll call you, Clancy. What do you got?

Straight to the jack.

Ha! Pair of threes.

So we lost. Doug?

We lost with dignity. You know, in a way, that's better than winning.

I'd rather win.

Next week's jam is at Plum's house.

Come on. See ya, Alex. Hey, Plum, Plum, leave the ball. Leave the ball.

You guys are animals.

See you guys later. See you next week.

All right, Dougie, here's what we gotta do. We clean this place up, wrap

together a couple of roast beef sandwiches, go in the living room and

Bridge on the River quiet TV.

Sounds great.

I can't stay.

Wait a minute, Dougie, what are you talking about you can't stay? Don't

tradition here.

After every game, I count my money, you clean up, and then we go watch a movie

on TV.

Sorry, Alex, I can't tonight.

Someone's picking me up. Who?

I met a girl.

A girl?

You? I couldn't believe it either.

We're going to a movie at the North Town.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. You're telling me that you'd rather go out with

girl than help me clean up?

I know it sounds crazy, but yeah.

That's her.

I know her ring.

Here I am!

Amore mio!

Sometimes when we're alone, we speak Italian to each other.

It's the language of love.

I'm in the kitchen, amore!

Thank you, Doug.

That's very sweet of you.

Mr. Keaton, I thought you were Eleanor.

No, I'm me. Right.

This is Eleanor.

Nice to have met you. Nice to meet you. Oh, uh, arrivederci.

What?

Well, this is him.

Alex P. Keaton.

My best friend.

Isn't he cute?

This is her, Eleanor Lee, the girl.

Isn't she cute?

Doug. Hey, you're both so cute.

Very nice meeting you, Alex. Uh, yeah, same here.

Listen, we're running a little late. We better get going if we want to catch

this movie.

Unless you'd rather stay and we could go some other night.

In Miss Bambi?

All right, okay, Doug, don't forget, Friday night, third annual Milton

lecture. Absolutely.

Wouldn't miss it for the world, Alex. I'll be there.

Well, we were going to my sister's on Friday, Doug.

Have to miss it, Alex. Sorry, no way.

See you later.

Bye.

Alex, you want to go for ice cream with us?

No, thanks, Dad.

No, Doug's coming over. We're going to watch True Grit on TV.

It's his favorite movie.

Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm sure. I'm kind of looking forward to it. You know, I haven't seen

in a while.

Yeah, it's going to be great.

Just the two men watching a man's movie.

The Duke.

You guys go ahead.

Okay.

Great idea.

I brought Eleanor.

Talk about your great ideas.

Alex, I hope you don't mind my joining you guys. Doug said you wouldn't.

Mind? Hey, why should I mind?

Yeah, why should he? Yeah, why should I?

Well, I mean, I am intruding on what's supposed to be, you know, guys' evening.

That's true.

Okay, Doug, movie's about to start. What movie?

What do you mean, what movie?

Doug, it's True Grit. It's your favorite movie, Doug. Not anymore. Now it's

Yentl.

Yentl? I saw it last week with Eleanor.

Your favorite movie used to be True Grit.

And now it's Yentl.

That's right, Alex.

I'm evolving. I'm broadening my horizons.

What's the third thing I'm doing?

You're learning how to think for yourself.

Well, I'm real happy for your progress, Doug, but true grit is what's on this TV

tonight. True grit will be fine, Alex. I never thought.

It's no yentl.

Could

you

pass me Eleanor's hand, please?

Uh, sure.

Thanks.

This is great, isn't it, Alex?

It's a dream come true, Dad.

Um, what's wrong with Alex?

What do you mean?

Well, just a few minutes ago, he came up to me out of the blue and gave me a big

hug.

What's wrong with that?

I was in the shower.

That is a little strange.

But Alex hasn't been himself the last two weeks.

Doug's been spending so much time with Eleanor that Alex never gets a chance to

see him. I think he's lonely.

He needs a friend.

Here he comes.

Hi. Hey.

Hey, how did that shower turn out?

Um... Fine. Oh.

Oh,

you smell good.

Oh, wow.

Mom, pregnancy exercises.

Can I do some of these with you?

Well, I've already done mine today, honey. Maybe tomorrow.

Hey, Mal. Hey, Mallory.

Hey, Liz, can I drive you down to the mall, you know, and go shopping

I went shopping yesterday, Alex. I've no money left.

I can't catch a break here.

Hey, Jen.

Hello.

Got any dolls you want to dress up?

My dolls are all dressed, thank you.

We could strip a couple down.

Pick up the phone and call Doug?

Come on, Mom. What does Doug have to do with a young man's natural desire to

dress to home?

Alex, if you miss Doug, why not give him a call? He's your best friend.

Was my best friend, Dad.

And we've drifted apart.

These things happen.

I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding.

Hey, Doug!

You two have a good day together, huh?

Come on, Lisa, I'll race you to the car.

Alex, I got something I want to tell you. Okay, great, because I got

that I wanted to tell you.

Okay, well, you go first, but hurry up, because I got to go meet Eleanor.

You know, funny you should mention her, because she's who I wanted to talk to

you about.

I think you've been seeing too much of her, you know?

Too much of her?

Alex, I've never met another girl like her.

And the amazing thing is, she's interested in me.

Come on, Tug. Lots of girls are interested in you.

Well, sure, as a sociological curiosity.

No, I'm not like you.

I don't have girls falling all over me.

No.

Listen, Dougie, let me give you a little advice, okay?

You got to keep your options open, pal, you know? There are plenty of other fish

in the sea.

I found the fish for me and we're taking an apartment together.

You what?

You're going to live with her? Uh -huh.

You can't do that. You guys see her all the time now.

I hope so. We're going to be joined in holy matrimony.

No. Yeah?

I'm getting married, Alex.

Wow.

Congratulations, right? I mean, that's terrific news.

Oh, Doug, married.

Oh, good for you.

Thanks. Thanks. That's what I wanted to tell you. I'm glad you're happy, and I

appreciate your good wishes, and, of course, I want you to be my best man.

Doug, are you crazy?

You don't have to be my best man.

I am not talking about being your best man. I'm talking about you getting

married. That's insane. That's ludicrous.

How are you going to support yourself?

Well, for my part, I'm collecting aluminum cans.

You can't!

You cannot live on what you get from recycling aluminum.

That's just my part. She's rich.

You cannot get married to this girl. It will be the biggest mistake of your

life.

Oh, yeah?

Maybe you're the biggest mistake of my life.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah. And if that's the way you feel, don't come to the wedding.

Okay, I won't. Okay, you can.

Well, fine.

Fine. And I'll tell you another thing. What?

You can't be my best man either.

Hey, this is great, huh?

Just the four of us, playing cards.

You know, I thought we'd miss Doug, but, uh, we get along just fine without him.

I miss Doug.

Me too.

So do I.

Guys, will you forget about Doug?

Doug is history.

Just us now and then. We're gonna play poker and we're gonna have a good time,

right?

I'll bet Doug's wedding is gonna be just great.

I hear it's all you can eat.

Come on, guys, will you cut it out? Look, it's just us.

Now, we're gonna keep playing cards every week, right?

We don't need Doug, right?

Yeah, every week.

Along those lines, I got a little something that I'd like you all to look

okay? Here you go.

What is this, a test?

I don't know. It's an agreement.

Well, a contract.

You know, just a legal document wherein we all promise to keep playing cards

every week.

Forever?

Be silly forever.

No, this is for seven years.

I can't find this, Alex.

All right, okay, fine. If that's the way you guys want to be, uh, great. Game's

over, okay? Pack up. Let's go.

You're a great host, Keaton.

We should have played at Flom's house. Yeah, maybe we could get something to

there. Hi, Alex.

Can I take this to a lawyer?

And I'll tell you guys something else.

That is the last time we play cards in my house.

Clown, don't drive on the lawn.

You, uh, seem a little tense, Alex.

It's just that if you invite guys over to play poker, they should shut up and

play poker.

And not babble about some dumb wedding.

This is ridiculous, Alex. Doug is your best friend. I think it's silly for you

not to go to his wedding.

We're going.

Well, I'm not.

Well, I don't think this wedding should affect your friendship with Doug.

It won't affect my friendship with Doug.

Because my friendship with Doug is over.

It's okay.

It's okay.

What are you two doing?

Mallory's teaching me how to walk in high heels.

Yeah. If she looks real comfortable in them, maybe Mom will let her wear them

the wedding.

Why, you sure look comfortable to me.

Go ahead, Jen.

Go for it.

Hi.

Sorry it's tickly, Sol.

I've been practicing walking in my high heels.

How's it going? Great.

Hi, Mallory. Hi.

Hi, Alice.

Uh, yeah, hi.

Don't leave me!

Darn it all. I'm kind of busy right now. I'm coaching Jennifer how to walk in

heels. That's what older brothers are for.

Come on, Jim.

Now, steady, steady.

Think poise, grace, balance.

So, how are you doing?

Fine, fine.

Been really busy lately, you know, getting invitations out and making

preparations.

I never realized how much a wedding takes out of you.

Tell me about it.

What? No, nothing.

Nothing.

Alex, why won't you come to our wedding?

Look, I just can't, okay?

Why not?

What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid of anything.

I've been to a lot of weddings.

You think Doug's making a mistake by getting married, don't you?

But Eleanor, it's nothing personal, you know? I mean, you seem real nice.

It's just that I don't think Doug is ready to get married right now. You

to anyone.

Well, why not? Because he's so naive?

Well, it's not that he's naive. It's that he's... Innocent.

Yeah, but it's more than that.

It's that he sees the world through the eyes of a child.

Almost like an infant.

Yeah.

Yeah, like an infant.

Like an infant who was raised in the woods.

By other infants.

I remember at the very beginning, I would walk home from school, and he

walk backwards ten paces in front of me, calling to me in Italian and tossing

flowers at my feet.

And I remember thinking, who is this strange boy?

Alan, he's one of a kind.

One day he said, I must show you my treasures.

And he emptied his knapsack right on my front steps.

I never saw such an odd collection of things.

Yeah, all those aluminum cans.

Little wind -up dinosaurs.

Picture of Sergio Frankie.

Favorite page from the phone book.

Smith through Smith.

I love that crazy lug.

I do too, Alex.

Won't you reconsider and come to the wedding?

Eleanor, I just can't.

Doug is so hurt, Alex.

I just can't stand seeing him this way.

Yeah, well, there's nothing I can do, okay? I'm sorry.

I'm sorry too, Alex.

What's wrong, Alex?

Uh, nothing, Dad. Uh, just, uh, practicing to be a judge.

Death by hanging.

Now, that was, um, that was Eleanor. Uh -huh. Just left.

You have an argument?

Uh, no.

No, she was great.

She was one of the nicest people I ever met in my life.

Then you're going to the wedding.

No, no, Dad. I'm opposed to this marriage now more than ever before.

And you know the thing that really irks me?

I have no idea why.

Maybe you're afraid.

What?

Of losing Doug to Eleanor.

Losing Doug to Eleanor?

Come on, Dad. You make it sound like losing Doug to Eleanor.

That's absurd.

I knew him first.

Look, Eleanor is not taking Doug away. The two of you can still be friends.

Yeah, but... Look, who's going to look after him now?

You know, who's going to hold his glasses when he drinks out of the water

fountain?

Who's going to help him find his keys?

Who's going to tell him not to walk when the sign says don't walk?

She will.

Those are my jobs.

I'm telling you, Dad, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Everything is changing.

Dad, Doug is getting married and the poker game is breaking up.

Jennifer's wearing high heels.

Where does it stop?

It never stops, Alex.

Change is just a part of life.

You have to learn to accept it with grace and dignity.

Jennifer's wearing high heels.

Oh, Stephen, it seems like just yesterday Doug lost his skate key.

I remember.

He slept in those skates for three weeks.

Please be seated.

Ladies, gentlemen, distinguished relatives, guests, we are gathered here

to join this beautiful couple in holy matrimony.

The marriage oath is a sacred one.

Alex!

I thought you said you weren't coming.

Doug, please, go on with the ceremony.

What's going on?

Doug, I reconsidered. That's all. Please, go on ahead. Get married.

What about everything you said about how you're against my getting married and

everything?

Listen, Doug.

I've been thinking.

about everything I said, that you were too young, you know, and that your

mind was clouded.

Well, I wasn't talking about you.

Sure sounds like me.

No, I was talking about me.

You know, my fears and my immaturity, my selfishness.

And I wasn't thinking about what you had to gain.

I was thinking about what I had to lose.

What did you have to lose?

You.

You weren't going to lose me by my getting married.

Well, I know that now.

Anyway, I'm sorry, Doug, and I hope you can forgive me.

Alex, do I have your blessing?

Dog, until yesterday, I didn't realize what a wonderful girl Eleanor is, you

know? How lucky you are to have someone like her.

You got my blessing.

Lyle, you're not my best man anymore.

Ah, duck.

Thanks.

It's you two that are getting married, right?

Ah, right, right.

This is a happy couple.

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.