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Here we are, face to face, a couple of silver spoons.

Hoping to find we're two of a kind.

Making a go, making it grow.

Together, we're going to find our way.

Together, taking the time each day.

To learn all about...

Those things you just can't buy.

Two silver spoons together.

That was fun, wasn't it? Oh, and you, I couldn't believe some of the steps you

were doing. Hey, you think tonight was nothing?

Next time, I lead.

Fred Astaire, look out.

Hiya. Ruth, don't you have school tomorrow? I mean, what are you doing?

Waiting for you guys.

Oh, and getting a little snack.

What is that?

to cavities?

Dad, you're about to have the thrill of a lifetime.

Ah, can't it wait till morning?

It came to me, all at once, like a vision.

Are you feeling all right?

Kate, would you quit it?

I came up with a great new game for Eddie Toys. It's called Get to the Rock

Concert. Don't you love it? The object is to get to a rock concert.

Yeah, well, that sounds interesting, son, but right now your object is to get

bed. But I haven't told you how it goes. Hey, look, look, look.

This is where the players live, and over here at the rock concert... Son, son,

I'm glad you caught up with ideas, but I think we should wait until you're not

so tired.

But I'm not tired.

We agreed you'd go to bed at 11 o 'clock on school nights, and it's one in the

morning. It's 12 .53.

Dad, you're starting to dampen my enthusiasm.

Look, let's talk about it in the morning when we're fresh, okay? Okay, fine.

I tried to give Eddie Torres the first shot, so I guess I'll just have to bring

my game to another toy company.

I'll risk it.

Ha!

How do you like that?

We just said goodnight, mutual threats.

That kind of stuff's starting to happen all the time lately.

Well, why didn't you talk to him about it?

I did.

We had a big argument about whether we're arguing more.

Seems like in the last month, he's turned into the most dreaded species on

Earth. A teenager.

Inside that teenager is your son.

I'm thinking of asking for a blood test.

Uh, you know, when he came to live with me three years ago, we were buddies. We

were just like that.

Now we're like this.

Well, maybe you should spend more time together.

No, no, no. He'd rather be with his friends.

I'd have to go down to the mall and hang out with him.

Hey, yo, dude.

Foxy Chick coming out of the record store like, I'm natural, man.

Well, what about his game idea?

Is there anything to it? Oh, Kate, board games are kind of hit and miss, you

know? Take a lot of thought, a lot of development.

Well, why don't you develop it with him?

It'll give you a chance to be buddies again instead of relatives.

Well, I guess it's a possibility, huh?

This is kind of interesting. Look, he's got all these obstacles set up here.

Fires, floods, fathers.

I'll give it a shot.

Double. Yes.

Doubles mean I can either go to New York, New York, or go see Duran Duran. I

know I know.

Three, four, five, six.

Duran Duran, your turn. All right.

Come on, baby. Come on.

Five. All right.

One, two, three, four.

Take a bummer card.

Uh -oh.

Okay. All right.

Let's see.

You have just been thrown out of a rock concert for making too little noise.

Walk across pond without falling off rocks.

Tough luck, Dad. I know.

All right, the pond.

On the rocks. Here we go.

Storm warning. Gust you in.

Isn't this fun, huh? You and me

working together?

Yeah.

What if we change the name to Rock Express?

Rock Express?

I like that.

This game just gets better and better.

Yeah. Now all we have to do is find a box big enough to hold it.

We keep working on it, and it comes along fast enough we can take this to

toy show.

Dad, that's Major League stuff.

I know. All the big toy companies will be there.

Do you think I'm ready for that? Sure you are. You got brains, creativity, and

father who owns a toy company.

I cannot believe this is happening.

Well, it is.

We're in business together.

Stratton and son.

Stratton and Stratton. You're my partner.

I'll get that.

Hello, Stratton and Stratton. Stratton speaking.

Oh, hi, Kim. Hurry it up, okay, Rick?

How's it going?

Terrific. I think this could catch on in large living rooms.

Well, I'm just happy to see you guys together.

Father and son.

Son and father.

You know who's responsible?

You. I know.

I'm gonna get myself a piece of Melba toast.

Yeah, my kisses do that to women.

You ready, son?

Just a sec, Dad.

Yeah, it should sell millions.

I'm thinking of buying a pro wrestler.

I want to name him the Gut Twister.

Before you become a patron of the performing arts, we gotta finish this,

Hold on.

Sure, I'll name a game after you someday.

Kim, I gotta go.

Bye.

Women, they sure can chatter, huh?

I thought we were gonna limit your phone calls while we were working.

Dad, I can't quit cold turkey.

Okay, back to business. Now, in order to get out of the pond, I can either hope

to roll an eight or trade in my backstage pass for a canoe.

Since when?

Since yesterday, don't you remember? Didn't you take notes?

My mind is my notebook.

How about using your notebook as a notebook?

I don't forget things. Go ahead, ask me anything about this game.

Okay. How much are tickets to a Madonna concert?

Ask me something else.

See, I took tons and tons of notes when I developed the Flying Gelato Brother.

Watch this one.

Ready?

See, that's why this is going to be a smash at the toy convention.

Oh, yeah? Well, he hasn't come face to face with Rock Express yet.

You know, I've been thinking about the mugger.

Every time you say, you know, I've been thinking.

You want to change something.

Well, we don't need the mugger. He kind of creates a sense of danger.

What would you put in a park at midnight?

A ballerina?

The cardboard cutouts drive up our production costs, Rick. There's never

successful board game that cost over $25.

Well, there's never been a board game this much fun, either.

All right, let's not argue, huh?

Okay. The mugger's out.

The groupie's a little shaky.

Why don't you just take an arm and a leg while you're at it?

Why is it that nothing I say counts around here?

That's not true.

I'd make more decisions if I was a houseplant.

If I were a houseplant.

You weren't even listening to what I said, were you? Now, you just hold on a

minute. I listen to what you say very carefully before I say no.

We're all developing a board game together as a matter of give and take.

I can't work under these conditions.

Dad, all this second -guessing stuff, it stifles my creativity.

All right, let's just take a break. You said that we'd be partners.

Well, partners try to work together.

Obviously we can't. So why don't we just take the end, Stratton out of Stratton

and Stratton?

I'm taking my game to another toy company.

I'll risk it.

Ha!

Ha!

I hope that's part of the game.

It is.

The end.

You know, I've been reading a book by Dr. Oswald Kent.

Fathers and Sons, The Eternal Conflict.

Sounds like a thick book.

No pictures either.

Anyway, he says that it's normal development for fathers and teenage sons

through this.

Well, it's kind of hard to find. Here, let me show you.

Now, say you're the salt. Why can't I be the pepper?

All right, you can be the pepper.

This is good.

Now, when you were younger, you looked to the salt for guidance and seasoning.

As you get older, it's only natural, say, that you want to become your own

condiment. Yeah, I'm hoping to be paprika.

Maybe someday I'll meet some cute oregano.

And have little peppers of your own.

Kate, please.

What I'm trying to tell you, son, is that most boys your age are fighting for

their own identities.

In order to do so, they have to contradict every idea their fathers had.

I don't agree with that.

Come in.

Hiya, father.

You still eating?

No, no, no, we're done.

We just had a hamburger with a heavy helping of psychology.

So how's the game going? Terrific.

Several toy companies have expressed an interest in returning my phone call.

I feel terrible. I suggested you develop the game together.

No, don't blame yourself.

It was a good idea.

Well, I have an even better one.

I'm not sure our marriage could handle another good idea.

I'm sorry, honey. What's your good idea?

Let's put Rock Express in our booth at the toy show.

Or let's put these plates on our head and walk into the wall.

Edward, this is serious.

I like Rick's game.

And it would mean so much to Rick to be able to see his game sell.

And what if it didn't? Then he'd be humiliated.

You know how rough the toy business is?

Worse than dog -eat -dog.

It's stuff -dog -eat -stuff -dog.

Well, even if it is a rough business, I think Rick wants to take his shot.

Mm -hmm.

Alone, without me.

Well, didn't you ever feel that way about your father?

Ever since I was five and I had a lemonade stand out in front of our

father supplied the lemons, the pitcher, the ice cubes.

Ah, you were partners.

Exactly. And he said to me, every nickel you earn...

I shall take four cents.

Rough man.

I could never do anything right by him.

Well, maybe Rick feels the same way right now.

Honey, you know I'd love to help Rick out, but realistically speaking, there's

only so much space in our booth.

Oh, we can make room.

You feel strongly enough about this to cut down the size of your berserk

display?

What do you mean, cut down?

You may have to give up your walk -through dungeon.

Not my walk -through dungeon.

Okay.

Okay, we'll give Rick a shot.

Oh.

You want to tell him?

You want him to accept the offer?

I'll tell him.

One, two, three, four.

Uh -oh, take a destiny card.

I've been waiting for this one.

You've just won two tickets. Your cousin's best friend's sister lives next

to Springsteen's faith player's father's brother -in -law.

This is a great game.

It's so real.

How's it going?

Got all the kinks worked out?

That's the amazing thing about this game, Kate. There are no kinks. It's

fun.

I've got good news for you.

Your father's going to give you part of the Eddie Toys booth at the toy show.

He is?

Uh -huh. Yes!

Wait a minute.

Do I have to say I'm sorry?

No. Yes!

Means a lot to you, doesn't it? Yes!

Well, it does.

Man, this is going to be great. I'm going to sell a million of these games.

you know why?

Because this is one board game that has it all. Yes!

In short, this is one board game that has it all.

Thrills, action, adventure, and public transportation.

Rock Express.

The game that dares you to get to a rock concert.

Your order forms are right here, folks.

Only a few left.

Please, no pushing. No pushing.

Now, the nice thing about my blocks is each side is a different color.

There's blue and yellow and pink and green.

Well, you sold me, Bernardo. Take 100 sets.

Uh, me too. Uh, make it 200.

What's your secret?

Boldness.

No two K's are the same color.

Oh. No, all the O's are the same color.

Unpredictability is also important.

Rock Express.

Some pieces are the same color, and some pieces aren't.

Poor kid, nobody's even stopping.

Want to hear what I think you should do?

Based on your track record so far, no.

I can't bear to watch this.

I know, I can't either.

I got to do something, huh?

Hey, Wally.

Hi, Edward. Hi, how you doing? Listen, Wally, there's a board game down there

you ought to check out.

Oh, yeah?

Why? Well, they say it's going to be the latest rage. It's going to make a

trivia question out of trivial pursuit.

Is it moving?

Well, I'd hate to see you miss out.

That look on Wally's face.

He's up to something, isn't he?

I better check it out.

Hey, kid.

What do you got?

A brand new experience in board games. It's called Rock Express.

First of all, it features a giant game board.

That's not new.

Well, you see, the object of this game is to get to a rock concert, pass all

these different amusing inventive obstacles.

Well, how much does this game cost?

Well, it's only $39 .95.

What are you, nuts?

Teenager with 40 bucks in his pocket is going to go to a rock concert.

Not buy a game about one.

That price isn't written in stone.

What else you got?

Ah, well, you're just in time to see a demonstration of our hot new item for

Christmas season. Ladies and gentlemen, everybody, everybody, step right up, see

the amazing, death -defying Daredevil.

The fabulous flying gelato brother.

Now, you may all be asking, why does the last remaining gelato brother insist on

being shot out of a cannon?

Because the circus couldn't find another man of his caliber.

The cannon will shoot our gelato brother into our toy safety net.

Happy landings, Antonio.

Wait a minute. What was that?

Antonio insists because this is a special occasion to be shot through.

A ring of fire.

Oh, no. You mustn't let him do it.

You know that crazy Antonio.

You can't talk him out of anything.

The ring of fire.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen.

The flying...

One.

the flying gelato brother was such a dud, Dad.

Oh, well, it wasn't a total loss.

Kate scored big with a berserk warrior.

I can't believe people want a plastic Viking with a bad attitude.

Well, that's why you develop so many different kinds of toys.

You never know what's going to sell.

Thanks for trying to help me out with the buyers.

Yeah. Thanks for helping me put out the frying gelato brother.

I think you're pretty terrific, you know that?

I think you're a great dad.

So why do we have fights?

Fighting isn't fun, but it's nothing to be afraid of. It just shows that we care

about each other.

So the next time we fight, I should be happy?

It's only natural for fathers and sons to butt heads, I guess.

I was hoping we could avoid that by becoming partners.

So was I.

But I found out that no matter what we do...

I'll always be your father.

Part of the job is offering my opinion, whether you like it or not.

Even if I live to be 90 and you're 115?

Afraid so.

I'll probably be saying, Son!

You's a longer cane!

Why don't we stick to the stuff we're good at doing together? Like tennis.

You're right. We're great tennis partners.

Devastating. You know, you guys look so goofy.

Well, I know something that we can do together.

What's that?

Have you noticed that I'm a globby mess and you're a globby mess, but Kate got a

scot -free?

Now that you mention it...

My chairs.

Oh, that's too bad.