Original subtitles

Open spine, two of a kind, making it go, making it grow.

Together, we're gonna find our way.

Together, taking the time to stay.

To learn all about those things you just can't find.

Because we're still going together.

You and I. Together, we're going to find our way.

Together,

we're going to find our way. We're going to find our way.

Together.

Yeah, so Mrs. Kramer told me if I don't do well on the midterm, she's going to

make me stay after school for study hall.

I won't have any social life at all.

That's terrible.

Can I finish your soda?

Sure. And if I just fail you to study every day, Coach Dickinson will kick me

off the soccer team.

Palmer, want those fries?

Go ahead.

And if I get kicked off the soccer team, Mary Ann Fuller won't go out with me.

Too bad.

Can I finish your slaw?

Hey, guys.

Hey,

get your own.

Fine, I will.

Get ready to meet an old pal.

Huh? Beth McMillan, the one who had to leave town?

And she's working here.

She is?

Oh, yeah.

Hey, Beth.

Rick, hi.

Hi, you're back in Shallow Springs?

Yep, couldn't resist a charm.

So, how are things?

Things are fine.

Great. And, um, how's everything?

Everything turned out to be a beautiful eight -pound baby boy.

I named him Max.

Congratulations.

Did you ever get, you know, did you... No.

I didn't get married. I'm living with my parents.

Oh, that's great.

Sometimes.

So, you're working here at Burgers, huh?

Uh -huh.

And I'm trying to get my high school diploma by going to night school.

Terrific. Actually, you know, it's not so bad.

Hey, come on, Bette. You want to get back in there and clean up the mess?

It's not so good either.

Will you hold on? I'll be right back.

I'm sorry it took so long.

Long? What long? I hardly noticed.

Oh, this is the first time I have been off my feet all day.

Hey, Beth, you know what you need?

A hot bath.

No, no, no, I mean after that.

You need to cut loose.

Yeah, right.

Well, look, Alfonso's having a party tonight. All the old gang will be there.

Why don't you go?

I don't fit in anymore.

Sure you do.

Everyone is into proms, boyfriends, and trendy clothes, and I'm into diapers.

Well, Beth, that's all the more reason to come to the party. Take a break, have

a few laughs.

You might even meet somebody.

Yeah, right.

I'm going to meet some 17 -year -old who's ready to settle down and provide

me and my kid.

Pretty stupid, huh?

No, it's okay.

I mean, I would love to meet someone.

But there aren't that many knights in shiny armor.

Hey, Beth, come on, come on, come on. Those restrooms ain't gonna clean

themselves, you know.

It's hard to believe he used to run a charm school.

Yeah.

I'll see you later.

Now, by putting your patio wall over here, you're gonna have more shade in

summer, and you're not gonna have to kill any trees.

Trees are like that.

Joe, your design looks beautiful.

Thank you.

There's no doubt about it.

Patio needs some updating.

Updating? Edward, there are ruins in Rome that look better.

Well, Joe, you're a little young. How many contracting jobs like this have you

handled? You mean all together?

Uh -huh.

Including yours?

Yeah.

One.

One?

So we're sort of your big break, huh?

You could say that.

Well, you got it. Oh, thank you. I appreciate that.

Hey, Dad.

Hey, Rick. Say hello to the world's newest patio designer and builder, Joe

McCluskey. How you doing, Joe? Nice to meet you. Are you any relation to Crazy

Legs McCluskey? Oh, yeah, that's me.

It used to be me.

You were the best running back in our school's history.

Dad, the trophy he keeps at school is full of awards with his name on them.

is gonna be done by Crazy Legs McCluskey.

Yeah, when he finishes the job, he'll probably go... I think this young man's

gonna go far.

Hey, say, Joe, what was the most touchdowns you ever scored in one game?

And what about the total yards you rushed for?

310. Whoa!

Hey, are you married? Do you like kids?

Never mind.

I mean, gosh, some of the guys on the football team sure would love to meet

Crazy Legs McCluskey. I doubt that.

Look, they'll be at burgers after the game today. Could you drop by and say

hello? Well, I don't know if we... It would mean an awful lot to them. They've

had a tough season.

Even the cheerleaders are booing.

Me and my legend would get them through the tough times ahead. Give them

something to shoot for in the years to come. All right, all right, I'll go.

I'll meet you there around 4. 4 o 'clock.

All right, this is your copy. I'm going to leave it here with you. I'll take

this one, and thank you again. I do appreciate it. Oh, yes, thank you.

Bye -bye. Bye -bye. 4.

What the heck was that about?

Dad, do you remember Beth McMillan?

Oh, the girl who got pregnant?

Yeah, she had a baby boy.

She did? Hey, hey, that's wonderful.

That's not so wonderful, Dad. You see, she's back in Shallow Springs and

the baby on her own.

Well, doesn't she have help from her parents?

Yeah, but they're old.

I mean, they're almost 40.

You know, besides, a baby boy needs a father. Someone had to show him how to

throw a football.

Hey, I can throw a football.

But, Kate, you throw like a girl.

Thank you.

Well, Rick, it's nice of you to try to fix Joe and Beth up, but don't you think

you're kind of meddling again?

Again? Yeah. Remember what happened with Kate's niece?

Yeah, you got the poor girl a date with Brad.

Oh, come on, Kate. She was going to join the convent anyway.

Well, here we are. Boy, the guy's going to be excited.

Doesn't look like any of the teams here.

Well, you know, they're still celebrating.

They only lost by two touchdowns.

Hey, look, there's one of your biggest fans right now. Hey, Alfonso, look who

this is.

Crazy Legs McCluskey.

Oh, hi.

I'm touched.

Well, Joe, there's someone else I really want you to meet. Oh, another fan.

Beth, Beth, this is Crazy Legs McCluskey.

Crazy Legs?

That's a nickname.

I used to play some football.

Really? I used to watch it.

Beth, the tables.

Okay. Beth, it's okay. I got him. No, it's okay. Come on, please.

Rick. Take a break.

Chat. Mingle.

See you, Rick.

And, uh, tell the guy thanks for the big turnout.

Oh, yeah. Sure, Joe. Bye.

Will! Seems like you and Joe had an awful lot to talk about.

Yeah, very interesting guy.

And stable, sincere, reliable.

He's out, Frank. He already asked me out.

Well, that's great.

Yeah, except he asked me out for tonight.

So?

So, my folks are going out tonight. I don't know if I can get a sitter on such

short notice.

Well, sure you can. I'll babysit for you.

Have you ever taken care of a baby before in your life?

Are you kidding?

People who would never even think of having children have them just so I can

take care of them.

Wait, it's not... Just relax, okay? I've taken care of lots of babies.

And what time should I be at your place?

Well,

he wants to pick me up at seven.

So would it be okay if I brought the baby over to your house?

Yeah, I guess.

But why?

Well, the truth is, is I didn't tell Joe about the baby.

How come?

Because the last three guys I dated did a quick disappearing act the minute they

found out.

Beth, he's going to find out sooner or later.

Later is better.

Beth.

Okay.

I'll tell him tonight.

After the meal.

Good.

Well, this is working out great. You've got a date, and I just made $3 in tips.

Our reservation is... was five minutes ago.

I'm sorry.

I'm just not sure what you wear to a Tahitian restaurant.

Is this all right?

Do you have it in topless?

Oh, I wore it to lunch today.

Got it. Okay, I got it. Okay. Whoops.

Hi, Beth. Come on in. Hi. Whoa, what's new?

Put them on the table.

Lookie here, Buster.

Hello,

Maxo. Max, say hello to Mr. and Mrs.

Dredden. Hello, Mr.

and Mrs.

Dredden.

Can I hold him?

Sure, you better do now while he's still dry.

There he goes.

Hey,

Beth.

Beautiful. Hey, partner, give me five.

Yeah, make that one.

Kate, we gotta go.

Oh, do we have to?

Yes, we have to.

Oh, all right.

Rick, do you have all the necessary emergency telephone numbers? I sure do,

Kate. Chicken to go, Pizza Express.

For this baby, not you.

I'll be fine, guys. Just be careful with him, all right, Rick? Kate, I will.

Okay.

Goodbye, guys. Bye.

Okay.

I think I've got everything here.

Diapers, lotion, powder, formula, teething ring.

And if he gets fussy, all you have to do is do the walk and bounce. You see?

Walk and bounce.

Put him right to sleep.

Piece of cake.

Okay. And as soon as I find out where we're going, I'll call you, just in case

there's an emergency.

Oh, I hope that there won't be an emergency.

Well, you relax. I have everything under control.

Okay.

Thanks. No, you're really special.

Go on, okay? Enjoy yourself.

Okay. Now, Max, you be a good little boy for Uncle Rick.

Would you go?

Okay. Have fun.

Bye.

So, Max, what'll it be?

TV, poker, trivial pursuit?

We've got the baby boomer edition.

Here you go, Max.

Here you go. Come on. Easy now. Easy.

Here you go.

Easy. Take it easy. Come on, Max.

Walk and bounce.

Walk and bounce.

Walk and bounce.

Honey, have you seen what he offered?

Aren't they cute?

Yeah.

When you see them like that, doesn't it make you want to have one?

No.

the babysitter? No, no. I'll change him.

He went to the movies.

Don't worry, Kate's changing him.

Dad, don't ever, ever, ever do that to a babysitter.

Here he is, all fresh and clean.

Look at that face.

Well, Kate, I'll take it from here.

Sure, now.

Well, you think you can stay awake long enough for us to go to sleep? Oh, sure

can. Go to sleep, guys. Good night, Max.

Good night, guys.

Bye. Bye.

Honey? Forget it. Don't even think about it.

Oh, that must be them.

Now, look, partner.

Don't tell your mom I fell asleep.

Here we go.

Hi. Hi. I'm sorry I'm so late. No problem.

I was waiting up for you guys.

Hi, Maxie. There you go.

Where's Joe?

I had him drop me off at home.

Oh.

So you didn't tell Joe about Max. It was such a nice night. I didn't want to

spoil it.

Besides, we're going out on Monday night. I can tell him that.

Another date?

Well, then it really did go well.

It went great.

You see, I knew it. I knew you two would hit it off.

Boy, I'm good at this.

Morning, Kate.

Hey, Kate, where's Dad?

outside supervising the work.

Hey, swing that head over this way.

Look out, Mr. Stratton.

Ah!

You sure you're okay, Mr. Stratton?

I'm okay.

Not so sure about that two before.

Well, you better hurry, Edward, because I'm going to work in about five minutes.

Who was that woman?

Hey,

Joe, you want some coffee? Oh, yeah, thanks.

So, how do you like Beth?

Oh, Rick.

I liked her a lot. A whole lot. In fact, we're going out again tonight.

I know.

I mean, I thought you would like her. I mean... Beth really is terrific.

Yeah, and so is her baby.

Baby? What baby?

Yeah, Mac, Beth.

Babe.

Oh, I think I goofed.

Yeah, that is another way of putting it.

Joe, Beth was gonna tell you tonight, honest.

Oh, no, that's okay. I understand, really.

I mean, what difference does it make?

Anyway, I gotta get back out to the baby. I mean, uh, backyard.

Hi.

Hi. How's my little pal?

Max is fine. He talks about you constantly.

So, how'd it go on date number two?

He canceled.

What?

He said he had to work late.

Well, Beth, you know, in that business, you... It's okay, Rick. I kind of

expected it after you told me what happened.

Beth, I'm really sorry it happened this way.

Don't worry about it.

time today.

I just asked my boss if I could work some extra hours.

You did?

Yeah.

So, if you're offered a babysit, Max, it's still open. I could really use you

watch him tomorrow afternoon.

Yeah, sure. You can watch me play with my computer.

Terrific. Max loves computers.

See, Max, like I told you, it's really very simple. First, you load your DOS to

boot it up.

Are you listening to me?

Good.

And Nick, you gotta make sure it's a 2 .0 and not a 3 .0, okay? Then you pull

out your dots and load your Microsoft and then enter your password.

Got it?

You see, I knew you would understand.

Hey, son.

Hey, Dad.

How you doing?

All right.

A little help with your homework?

Yeah, just with the trigonometry.

Hey, little Maxer, Daxter, how you doing?

Joe around?

Who cares?

Rick, don't you think you're being a little tough on him? It's kind of hard

accept an instant family, you know.

Dad, who could not want this little guy in their family?

Yeah, he's kind of hard to resist, isn't he?

I mean, one look and I was hooked.

And maybe if I got Joe down... Rick.

What? What?

Hey, Joe, perfect. Listen, could you do me a big favor? Yo, what's up? I've got

to split for a few minutes, so would you watch Best Baby for me? Well, yeah, I

told you, Joe. I'll only be two minutes.

Yeah, but Rick... Thanks, Joe.

See you later.

Rick.

Hi, kid.

You want a beer?

Oh, the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.

Right on time.

Hi. Hi.

Where's Max?

Oh, don't worry. He's in good hand.

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. Oh, that is easy, busy.

I was singing.

I heard.

Beth, I'm really sorry about cancelling the other night.

You hear that? I'm sorry.

It's all right.

You hear that?

It's all right.

So I guess what this means is you guys can go out again.

Yeah, I guess we could.

I'll give you a call sometime.

Sounds good.

Well, better get back to work.

That's a great kid.

Thanks.

Did you hear that? Great kid. Isn't that terrific?

Yeah, terrific.

Well, thanks again. Okay. Hey, look, let me take him for you. I got it. It's

okay.

Beth, you can't do everything by yourself.

What other choice do I have?

Look, I'm going to be just fine.

I've got Max.

I've got my parents.

And I've got the best babysitter in town.

Thanks.

Bye. Bye.