1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,804 Around the 1950s, something weird happened to America. 2 00:00:05,806 --> 00:00:09,908 There was a name for it. The suburbs. 3 00:00:09,910 --> 00:00:14,479 Each one had a school, a record store, and a name, 4 00:00:14,481 --> 00:00:18,016 Like Park Ridge, or Ridgefield Park. 5 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:20,085 Or vice versa. 6 00:00:20,087 --> 00:00:24,422 It didn't matter if main street ran north-south or east-west. 7 00:00:24,424 --> 00:00:27,058 Somehow they were all the same. 8 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:28,827 In fact, there was only one thing 9 00:00:28,829 --> 00:00:31,663 That set one apart from the others. 10 00:00:31,665 --> 00:00:34,733 Only one of them... Was yours. 11 00:00:36,436 --> 00:00:40,538 [ Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends" plays ] 12 00:00:54,822 --> 00:00:56,021 ? Baby ? 13 00:00:56,023 --> 00:00:58,824 ? By with a little help from my friends ? 14 00:00:58,826 --> 00:01:00,792 ? Said I'm gonna make it with my friends ? 15 00:01:00,794 --> 00:01:03,594 ? Try with a little help from my friends ? 16 00:01:03,596 --> 00:01:05,797 ? Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying ? 17 00:01:05,799 --> 00:01:08,499 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 18 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:11,002 ? I'm gonna keep on trying now, baby ? 19 00:01:11,004 --> 00:01:14,206 ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ? 20 00:01:17,644 --> 00:01:20,445 Chemical interaction. 21 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:24,716 If the solution turns blue, it's base... 22 00:01:24,718 --> 00:01:26,384 By the middle of junior year, 23 00:01:26,386 --> 00:01:29,720 Life at my school was becoming... Routine. 24 00:01:29,722 --> 00:01:31,856 Carefully, okay? 25 00:01:31,858 --> 00:01:36,994 Add 20 milligrams of reactant to the solution. 26 00:01:36,996 --> 00:01:39,764 The teachers, the kids, the classes... 27 00:01:39,766 --> 00:01:41,966 They were all pretty predictable. 28 00:01:41,968 --> 00:01:43,568 Did he say 20 milligrams? 29 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:44,970 Most of them, anyway. 30 00:01:44,972 --> 00:01:46,738 Yeah. Why? 31 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:49,174 It just doesn't sound like much. 32 00:01:49,176 --> 00:01:52,109 Jeff billings, the new kid in school. 33 00:01:52,111 --> 00:01:54,245 You know, maybe we should try 50. 34 00:01:54,247 --> 00:01:55,647 50? 35 00:01:55,649 --> 00:01:56,947 Yeah, you know, I mean, 36 00:01:56,949 --> 00:01:59,016 We're both scientists, aren't we? 37 00:01:59,018 --> 00:02:01,953 When it came to unpredictable, this guy had the lock. 38 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:05,190 So...50. 39 00:02:05,192 --> 00:02:07,458 Yeah, or, you know... 40 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:08,927 We could put the whole thing in. 41 00:02:08,929 --> 00:02:11,796 You only live once, right? 42 00:02:13,199 --> 00:02:14,299 Here goes nothin'. 43 00:02:17,404 --> 00:02:18,669 [ Bubbling ] 44 00:02:18,671 --> 00:02:20,371 [ Explosion ] 45 00:02:20,373 --> 00:02:21,840 [ School bell rings ] I can't believe you just did that. 46 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:23,174 Me? It was your idea. 47 00:02:23,176 --> 00:02:24,709 Never. Come on. 48 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:26,644 In the short time I�d known the kid, 49 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:29,013 I'd learned this about him... he had brains... 50 00:02:29,015 --> 00:02:30,414 - Oh! - A sense of humor... 51 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:32,016 Pardon me, sir. 52 00:02:32,018 --> 00:02:34,119 Watch your step, young man. 53 00:02:34,121 --> 00:02:34,819 He had... 54 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,354 Yes, sir. 55 00:02:36,356 --> 00:02:38,756 And thank you for bringing that to my attention, sir. 56 00:02:38,758 --> 00:02:39,957 Attitude. 57 00:02:42,028 --> 00:02:43,561 Very nice. 58 00:02:43,563 --> 00:02:45,930 I do my best. 59 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:49,100 Yep, in a way, the guy had it all, 60 00:02:49,102 --> 00:02:53,538 Including a girlfriend I�d never met... 61 00:02:53,540 --> 00:02:54,905 Julie McDermott, 62 00:02:54,907 --> 00:02:56,841 The legendary goddess from another town. 63 00:02:56,843 --> 00:02:58,510 How is she? 64 00:02:58,512 --> 00:02:59,610 Who? 65 00:02:59,612 --> 00:03:01,312 Oh, Julie. 66 00:03:01,314 --> 00:03:02,547 She's great. 67 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:03,815 You seen her lately? 68 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:06,184 Uh, nah, but we talked last week on the phone. 69 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:07,952 Whoa! 70 00:03:07,954 --> 00:03:09,620 What's that supposed to mean? 71 00:03:09,622 --> 00:03:10,889 Nothing. It's just... 72 00:03:10,891 --> 00:03:13,792 How can you have a girlfriend 110 miles away? 73 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:17,028 Yeah, you're right. It's over. 74 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:19,864 And there you had it... a man with an answer for everything. 75 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:21,099 [ school bell rings ] 76 00:03:21,101 --> 00:03:23,567 - My house this afternoon? - Yeah, sure. 77 00:03:26,105 --> 00:03:27,739 So, make yourself at home. 78 00:03:27,741 --> 00:03:29,106 Right. 79 00:03:29,108 --> 00:03:32,176 If "home" was a 2-bedroom poolside condo... 80 00:03:32,178 --> 00:03:33,912 With boxes. 81 00:03:33,914 --> 00:03:35,980 So, I see you've really fixed the place up. 82 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:37,882 Yeah, I think it's all coming together. 83 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:39,383 Are you ever gonna unpack? 84 00:03:39,385 --> 00:03:41,018 Nah, I like it like this. 85 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:44,288 Kind of early-American divorce settlement, you know? 86 00:03:44,290 --> 00:03:46,157 [ Knock on door ] 87 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:48,392 - Hey, guys. - Hi. 88 00:03:48,394 --> 00:03:49,560 Hey, Mrs. Billings. 89 00:03:49,562 --> 00:03:51,262 How was school today? 90 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:54,098 A complete and total waste of time. 91 00:03:54,100 --> 00:03:55,466 Oh. 92 00:03:55,468 --> 00:03:57,335 I thought you learned that yesterday. 93 00:03:57,337 --> 00:03:59,637 Hey, did Dad call? 94 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,706 Well... Yes. 95 00:04:01,708 --> 00:04:04,041 But he said he can't come in this week. 96 00:04:04,043 --> 00:04:05,510 Oh. 97 00:04:05,512 --> 00:04:08,946 Sure. No problem. 98 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:11,683 ? Your everlasting summer, and you can see it fading fast ? 99 00:04:11,685 --> 00:04:13,785 So, you want to play some ball or something? 100 00:04:13,787 --> 00:04:15,787 I know I have a mitt around here somewhere. 101 00:04:15,789 --> 00:04:18,055 Listen, Jeff, since your Dad's not coming in this week, 102 00:04:18,057 --> 00:04:19,524 Do you want to do something? 103 00:04:19,526 --> 00:04:21,259 Like what? 104 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:23,127 We can double or somethin'. 105 00:04:23,129 --> 00:04:24,996 Can't. 106 00:04:24,998 --> 00:04:26,731 Why not? 107 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:29,700 I told you... I've already got a girl. 108 00:04:29,702 --> 00:04:32,437 So, you gonna help me find this glove or not? 109 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:33,838 Sure. 110 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:35,874 ? Have you had enough of mine? ? 111 00:04:35,876 --> 00:04:38,042 After all, no skin off my nose. 112 00:04:38,044 --> 00:04:40,578 When it came to life's problems, 113 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:42,180 Jeff had his... 114 00:04:42,182 --> 00:04:44,715 [ camera shutter clicks ] 115 00:04:44,717 --> 00:04:46,817 And I had mine. 116 00:04:46,819 --> 00:04:49,553 Make sure you get all the leaves and mud out of there. 117 00:04:49,555 --> 00:04:50,922 Yeah, yeah. 118 00:04:50,924 --> 00:04:52,557 The Arnold residence. 119 00:04:52,559 --> 00:04:54,926 No pool... just... Gutters. 120 00:04:54,928 --> 00:04:58,195 Dad, haven't we done enough work for today? 121 00:04:58,197 --> 00:05:00,465 Yeah, can't we knock off for a couple of months? 122 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,100 Just keep working. 123 00:05:02,102 --> 00:05:05,003 To my Dad, his house was his fortress... 124 00:05:05,005 --> 00:05:07,038 His children, his slaves. 125 00:05:10,343 --> 00:05:12,343 Oops. [ Chuckles ] 126 00:05:12,345 --> 00:05:14,478 I don't believe it. 127 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,180 What are we gonna do now? 128 00:05:16,182 --> 00:05:18,850 We go down to the hardware store 129 00:05:18,852 --> 00:05:21,019 And pick up some new fasteners. 130 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,354 Wait a minute. Did he say...? 131 00:05:23,356 --> 00:05:24,755 Me? 132 00:05:24,757 --> 00:05:26,190 Why me? 133 00:05:26,192 --> 00:05:28,692 No, don't look at me. I work all day. 134 00:05:28,694 --> 00:05:31,462 Well, you're the one who broke it in the first place. 135 00:05:31,464 --> 00:05:32,897 Kevin, you're 16 years old. 136 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:35,233 It's time you had some responsibilities. 137 00:05:35,235 --> 00:05:37,001 - But... - You've got until next weekend. 138 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:39,737 You think you can fit it in your schedule? 139 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:42,540 Fine. 140 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:44,442 Thank you. 141 00:05:44,444 --> 00:05:45,576 [ laughs ] 142 00:05:45,578 --> 00:05:47,412 Still, my father just didn't understand. 143 00:05:47,414 --> 00:05:50,281 I had better things to do than shop for gutters. 144 00:05:50,283 --> 00:05:54,052 I had my own life, my own friends... 145 00:05:54,054 --> 00:05:55,486 Kevin! 146 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:57,388 My own girlfriend... 147 00:05:57,390 --> 00:05:59,490 This is Ann sheer. She's new in school. 148 00:05:59,492 --> 00:06:01,826 My own girlfriend's new girlfriend. 149 00:06:01,828 --> 00:06:04,529 Hi. 150 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:06,531 Well, how do you like it so far? 151 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:08,700 Oh, fine. 152 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:10,268 I'll see you guys in a bit. 153 00:06:12,138 --> 00:06:14,439 She's cute, isn't she? 154 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:16,006 I guess so. 155 00:06:16,008 --> 00:06:17,241 She's funny. 156 00:06:17,243 --> 00:06:18,643 Uhhuh. 157 00:06:18,645 --> 00:06:20,812 She's also a little lonely. 158 00:06:20,814 --> 00:06:23,113 Uh-oh. I knew where this was heading. 159 00:06:23,115 --> 00:06:25,616 Maybe we could fix her up with somebody. 160 00:06:25,618 --> 00:06:27,685 There it was... "we" again. 161 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:29,587 Winnie, don't do this. 162 00:06:29,589 --> 00:06:31,723 I hate fixing people up. 163 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:32,990 It never works out, 164 00:06:32,992 --> 00:06:35,993 And it always ends up being my fault. 165 00:06:35,995 --> 00:06:38,730 Besides, I don't know anyone who needs a date. 166 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:40,865 Hey, you guys. 167 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:41,999 What's happenin'? 168 00:06:43,603 --> 00:06:45,036 Oh, no. 169 00:06:45,038 --> 00:06:46,471 No, forget it. 170 00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:48,673 After all, the guy had a girl. 171 00:06:48,675 --> 00:06:50,041 No way he was gonna... 172 00:06:50,043 --> 00:06:51,376 Hi. I'm back. 173 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:57,348 Hi. 174 00:06:57,350 --> 00:06:58,983 Ann, this is Jeff. 175 00:06:58,985 --> 00:06:59,984 Jeff, this is... 176 00:06:59,986 --> 00:07:01,386 Welcome to the monkey house. 177 00:07:01,388 --> 00:07:03,154 You read Vonnegut? 178 00:07:03,156 --> 00:07:05,456 Oh, sure. W-whenever I can. 179 00:07:05,458 --> 00:07:07,358 Did you read "slaughterhouse five"? 180 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:09,660 Yeah, Billy Pilgrim, Montana Wildhack. 181 00:07:09,662 --> 00:07:12,497 She and Billy were so much in love. 182 00:07:12,499 --> 00:07:14,232 Yeah, but he time-traveled. 183 00:07:14,234 --> 00:07:16,401 But they kept coming back together. 184 00:07:20,273 --> 00:07:23,073 It was kind of like being in the middle of a furnace. 185 00:07:23,075 --> 00:07:24,141 And then... 186 00:07:26,212 --> 00:07:29,013 Um, yeah. I gotta get going. 187 00:07:29,015 --> 00:07:30,314 Huh? 188 00:07:30,316 --> 00:07:31,682 I just have some stuff to do. 189 00:07:31,684 --> 00:07:34,652 But I-it was nice talking to you. 190 00:07:38,291 --> 00:07:41,225 I... Got to get a drink of water. 191 00:07:44,096 --> 00:07:47,298 Wow. [ Chuckles ] did you see that? 192 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:49,667 Yeah. 193 00:07:49,669 --> 00:07:50,868 Wow. 194 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:53,904 There was absolutely no denying it. 195 00:07:53,906 --> 00:07:55,940 I have no idea what you're talking about. 196 00:07:55,942 --> 00:07:58,042 Unless, of course, you denied it. 197 00:07:58,044 --> 00:08:00,044 So you're telling me there was nothing going on 198 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:01,245 Between you two? 199 00:08:01,247 --> 00:08:02,947 Well, she was nice. 200 00:08:02,949 --> 00:08:04,248 Nice? 201 00:08:04,250 --> 00:08:06,350 Yeah, she was cute, you know? 202 00:08:06,352 --> 00:08:08,886 So you gonna ask her out or what? 203 00:08:08,888 --> 00:08:11,722 Kevin, I told you... I've already got a girl. 204 00:08:11,724 --> 00:08:13,957 And after hearing that about 800 times, 205 00:08:13,959 --> 00:08:16,127 It finally seemed clear. 206 00:08:16,129 --> 00:08:19,364 Unless, you know, I-it wasn't like... 207 00:08:19,366 --> 00:08:21,332 Like a date. 208 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:22,466 You know, I mean... 209 00:08:22,468 --> 00:08:24,602 If it were something more like... I don't know... 210 00:08:24,604 --> 00:08:26,036 Unofficial. 211 00:08:26,038 --> 00:08:28,272 Yeah, unofficial. 212 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:32,042 Unofficial... I knew just the place. 213 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:33,811 Peter pan's putt-putt. 214 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:36,981 The miniature-golf capital of suburbia. 215 00:08:36,983 --> 00:08:40,451 It was hip, it was happening... It was cheap. 216 00:08:40,453 --> 00:08:42,753 Jeff! 217 00:08:42,755 --> 00:08:45,589 Yep, you couldn't get any more unofficial than this. 218 00:08:45,591 --> 00:08:47,258 Hi. 219 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:48,826 Hi. 220 00:08:50,596 --> 00:08:54,165 And there was only one thing to say. 221 00:08:54,167 --> 00:08:57,935 So, uh, I guess I'll keep score, okay? 222 00:08:57,937 --> 00:08:59,904 - Sure. - Sure. 223 00:08:59,906 --> 00:09:01,506 Fore! 224 00:09:01,508 --> 00:09:04,776 So we entered the wonderful world of golf. 225 00:09:04,778 --> 00:09:07,978 [ the champs' "tequila" plays ] 226 00:09:07,980 --> 00:09:09,980 Now, golf was a game of skill, 227 00:09:09,982 --> 00:09:15,252 A game that required finesse, grace, coordination... 228 00:09:18,457 --> 00:09:21,893 And, of course, accuracy. 229 00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:23,794 ? Tequila ? 230 00:09:23,796 --> 00:09:26,297 Maybe you could just pick it up. 231 00:09:26,299 --> 00:09:28,266 What, and take the penalty? 232 00:09:28,268 --> 00:09:29,867 [ Scoffs ] forget about it. 233 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,007 [ Frog croaks ] 234 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:38,743 It became obvious that while my form needed work, 235 00:09:38,745 --> 00:09:42,012 Ann and Jeff seemed to have theirs down just right. 236 00:09:42,014 --> 00:09:44,982 So, why'd you move out here? 237 00:09:44,984 --> 00:09:46,917 My Dad got transferred. 238 00:09:46,919 --> 00:09:48,419 How about you? 239 00:09:48,421 --> 00:09:50,087 Divorce. 240 00:09:50,089 --> 00:09:51,522 Hmm. 241 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:53,924 For a while, I thought my folks were gonna get divorced. 242 00:09:53,926 --> 00:09:56,227 I mean, they never talk to each other or anything. 243 00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:58,195 I know what you mean. 244 00:09:58,197 --> 00:10:00,097 I'm never gonna be like them. 245 00:10:00,099 --> 00:10:01,566 [ Chuckles ] me neither. 246 00:10:01,568 --> 00:10:04,335 It was like watching "Romeo and Juliet." 247 00:10:04,337 --> 00:10:05,737 Fore! 248 00:10:05,739 --> 00:10:07,438 [ Ball whizzes ] 249 00:10:10,643 --> 00:10:15,179 I think you're supposed to put it in the hole. 250 00:10:15,181 --> 00:10:18,082 By the 18th hole, two things were clear. 251 00:10:18,084 --> 00:10:19,450 Ooh, good shot! 252 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:22,420 One, the unofficial date was a rousing success. 253 00:10:22,422 --> 00:10:24,622 This is fun. 254 00:10:24,624 --> 00:10:27,191 And two... 255 00:10:27,193 --> 00:10:29,193 Golf was for idiots. 256 00:10:33,365 --> 00:10:34,732 There. 257 00:10:34,734 --> 00:10:38,002 So, anybody for another round? 258 00:10:38,004 --> 00:10:39,336 No! 259 00:10:39,338 --> 00:10:40,404 Yeah, you're right. 260 00:10:40,406 --> 00:10:42,606 There's no sense in fooling with perfection. 261 00:10:42,608 --> 00:10:43,674 [ Forced chuckle ] 262 00:10:43,676 --> 00:10:46,777 Well, maybe we could, uh... Go somewhere else. 263 00:10:46,779 --> 00:10:48,679 Like where? 264 00:10:48,681 --> 00:10:51,281 I don't know. 265 00:10:51,283 --> 00:10:53,317 The point? 266 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:56,087 Well, that sounds nice. 267 00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:57,354 The point... 268 00:10:57,356 --> 00:11:01,358 Where unofficial dates became official couples. 269 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,362 Um, actually... I-i-i can't. 270 00:11:05,364 --> 00:11:07,064 Uh... 271 00:11:07,066 --> 00:11:09,199 I-I should actually get home. 272 00:11:09,201 --> 00:11:11,835 Well [scoffs] Jeff, it's only 9:00. 273 00:11:11,837 --> 00:11:13,771 Actually, you know, I live a few blocks from here, 274 00:11:13,773 --> 00:11:15,740 So I'll... so I'll walk. 275 00:11:15,742 --> 00:11:17,875 But I-it was a lot of fun. 276 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:20,978 Yeah. 277 00:11:20,980 --> 00:11:22,546 Bye. 278 00:11:24,216 --> 00:11:28,419 And just like that, Romeo took a powder. 279 00:11:30,189 --> 00:11:32,456 Hey, Jeff, wait a minute. 280 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:34,758 What just happened back there? 281 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,427 Well, let's see. 282 00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:39,397 I shot a 60, and you got about a 180. 283 00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:41,131 Will you knock it off? 284 00:11:41,133 --> 00:11:42,800 Look, I don't get it. 285 00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:45,936 I mean, you two were hitting it off. 286 00:11:45,938 --> 00:11:48,038 But, of course, I should have known. 287 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,574 I told you, Kevin... I already got a girl. 288 00:11:52,678 --> 00:11:56,614 And there it was... the same old song. 289 00:12:03,188 --> 00:12:04,522 By the next morning, 290 00:12:04,524 --> 00:12:07,191 The disaster on the 18th hole was history... 291 00:12:07,193 --> 00:12:08,626 Almost. 292 00:12:08,628 --> 00:12:12,363 Hi. 293 00:12:12,365 --> 00:12:13,897 Hey, Kevin. 294 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:15,633 I don't know why, but I felt like 295 00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:18,001 I had to apologize for Jeff's behavior. 296 00:12:18,003 --> 00:12:19,836 Listen, uh, about last night... 297 00:12:19,838 --> 00:12:21,405 It's okay. 298 00:12:21,407 --> 00:12:25,142 I thought about it, and Jeff's really not my type. 299 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:26,910 Well... 300 00:12:26,912 --> 00:12:28,979 Yeah. Of course. 301 00:12:28,981 --> 00:12:31,281 I'll see you guys later. 302 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:36,954 Translation... he'd broken her heart. 303 00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:39,156 I really feel bad. 304 00:12:39,158 --> 00:12:43,660 I mean, I feel like it's kind of my fault or something. 305 00:12:43,662 --> 00:12:46,364 It probably was. 306 00:12:46,366 --> 00:12:47,798 What? 307 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,100 Well, you fixed them up. 308 00:12:50,102 --> 00:12:51,668 I knew it. 309 00:12:51,670 --> 00:12:52,936 See ya. 310 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:54,438 [ Sighs ] 311 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,640 [ School bell rings ] It didn't seem fair. 312 00:12:56,642 --> 00:12:59,410 I was taking all the heat for a guy... 313 00:12:59,412 --> 00:13:03,580 Ah, we seem to be missing Mr. Billings today. 314 00:13:03,582 --> 00:13:06,317 Who wasn't even around. 315 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:09,253 Mr. Arnold, I'll assign you a new lab partner today. 316 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:11,889 Try not to blow him up. 317 00:13:15,394 --> 00:13:17,061 [ Car horn blaring in distance ] 318 00:13:17,063 --> 00:13:19,896 That afternoon, I headed for Jeff's. 319 00:13:19,898 --> 00:13:23,167 I figured maybe he was sick... Or dead. 320 00:13:23,169 --> 00:13:26,337 Or... Maybe something in between. 321 00:13:26,339 --> 00:13:28,238 Hey. 322 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:29,473 What's going on? 323 00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:31,775 Well, you know, I'm writing a letter. 324 00:13:31,777 --> 00:13:33,810 Working on my tan. 325 00:13:33,812 --> 00:13:34,779 In your coat? 326 00:13:34,781 --> 00:13:36,847 Yeah, well, you know, you can't be too careful 327 00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:40,117 With these dangerous ultraviolet rays. 328 00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:43,988 So, why'd you skip school today? 329 00:13:45,591 --> 00:13:49,960 I don't know. I just had some things to think about. 330 00:13:49,962 --> 00:13:51,429 Oh. 331 00:13:52,865 --> 00:13:54,432 I saw Ann. 332 00:13:55,902 --> 00:13:58,869 She say anything interesting? 333 00:13:58,871 --> 00:14:00,738 I didn't know what to tell the guy. 334 00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:02,773 Well, you know. 335 00:14:02,775 --> 00:14:05,109 I talked to my Dad this morning. 336 00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,677 Oh, yeah? 337 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,679 How'd that go? 338 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:10,514 Not good. 339 00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:13,284 It was a bad connection. 340 00:14:13,286 --> 00:14:16,253 Listen, you want to talk about any of this? 341 00:14:18,057 --> 00:14:19,790 Okay. 342 00:14:19,792 --> 00:14:21,992 And finally we were gonna break through 343 00:14:21,994 --> 00:14:24,761 All the wisecracks and glibness. 344 00:14:24,763 --> 00:14:26,730 You know, I was thinking, uh... 345 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:28,498 Your golf game needs work. 346 00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,368 Maybe you should try using a bigger ball. 347 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:31,969 You know what I'm saying? 348 00:14:31,971 --> 00:14:34,104 Like a tennis ball or a bowling ball or... 349 00:14:34,106 --> 00:14:35,806 I don't believe this! 350 00:14:35,808 --> 00:14:38,342 [ Scoffs ] what is with you? 351 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:40,544 Is everything a joke to you? 352 00:14:40,546 --> 00:14:42,212 What do you mean? 353 00:14:42,214 --> 00:14:44,414 I mean, you have an answer for everything, 354 00:14:44,416 --> 00:14:46,383 But you never try and fit in. 355 00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:48,418 What are you... Ann Landers? 356 00:14:48,420 --> 00:14:49,586 What? 357 00:14:49,588 --> 00:14:51,188 There's a proper way to do this, 358 00:14:51,190 --> 00:14:53,023 There's a proper way to do that. 359 00:14:53,025 --> 00:14:54,892 I mean, it's really none of your business. 360 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:57,962 Okay, if the guy wanted to keep it to himself, 361 00:14:57,964 --> 00:14:59,196 Fine with me. 362 00:14:59,198 --> 00:15:00,597 Yeah, well, forget it. 363 00:15:02,634 --> 00:15:03,901 Hey. 364 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,502 What? 365 00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:09,106 You know, for your information, I didn't ask to move here. 366 00:15:09,108 --> 00:15:12,409 I didn't ask to have all my stuff put in some moving van 367 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:13,744 And come to some new place, 368 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:16,613 And meet new people and fit in. 369 00:15:16,615 --> 00:15:21,184 My family was back there, and nobody asked me. 370 00:15:21,186 --> 00:15:22,986 So that's it? 371 00:15:22,988 --> 00:15:25,422 You're just gonna sit there by yourself? 372 00:15:26,692 --> 00:15:29,192 Oh, man, you don't know anything. 373 00:15:31,597 --> 00:15:33,597 Just leave, will you? 374 00:15:33,599 --> 00:15:35,232 Terrific. 375 00:15:35,234 --> 00:15:38,368 Hey, I didn't have to stay there and be yelled at. 376 00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:41,505 What do you mean you didn't get the fasteners yet? 377 00:15:41,507 --> 00:15:43,273 I could be yelled at at home. 378 00:15:43,275 --> 00:15:45,643 It's Saturday! How are we gonna fix the gutters? 379 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:47,444 Well, I'm sorry, Dad. I forgot. 380 00:15:47,446 --> 00:15:49,313 I didn't do it on purpose. 381 00:15:49,315 --> 00:15:50,814 I want you to get dressed, go to the store, 382 00:15:50,816 --> 00:15:52,015 And get 'em right now. 383 00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:54,951 Okay, Dad. Fine. 384 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:59,490 It was nice talkin' to ya. 385 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:01,925 And don't forget this time. 386 00:16:01,927 --> 00:16:05,796 And there you had it... banished to the mall. 387 00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:08,065 Oh, hey. 388 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:10,134 What are you doing here? 389 00:16:10,136 --> 00:16:11,935 Well, um... 390 00:16:11,937 --> 00:16:14,805 I kind of need a ride. 391 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:18,376 [ Chuckling ] I need to get back to my hometown. 392 00:16:18,378 --> 00:16:20,510 Yeah, well... Forget it. 393 00:16:20,512 --> 00:16:22,612 I'm busy. 394 00:16:22,614 --> 00:16:24,248 Well, sure, yeah. That's okay. 395 00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:26,950 I mean, you can just give me the keys to your car, 396 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:30,321 You know, and... I'll take it from there. 397 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:38,395 Nah. I've seen you drive. [ chuckles ] 398 00:16:40,732 --> 00:16:42,966 I'll take you. 399 00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:45,903 So I forgot about the gutters 400 00:16:45,905 --> 00:16:49,439 And drove the 110 miles to Jeff's old town. 401 00:16:51,443 --> 00:16:53,109 I couldn't say why. 402 00:16:53,111 --> 00:16:54,278 All I knew was, 403 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,147 The guy asked me, and I couldn't say no. 404 00:16:58,717 --> 00:17:00,651 Hang a right here. 405 00:17:00,653 --> 00:17:01,986 The funny thing was, 406 00:17:01,988 --> 00:17:04,821 His town looked almost exactly the same as mine. 407 00:17:04,823 --> 00:17:07,425 See this park over here? 408 00:17:07,427 --> 00:17:09,360 One time, this guy named Tommy Burns 409 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:10,660 Drank three six-packs 410 00:17:10,662 --> 00:17:12,929 And puked for four hours straight. 411 00:17:12,931 --> 00:17:15,699 They ought to declare it a historical landmark. 412 00:17:15,701 --> 00:17:17,901 Yeah, there was a petition. 413 00:17:17,903 --> 00:17:19,703 [ Cash register dings ] 414 00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,806 This town had history. It had tradition. 415 00:17:22,808 --> 00:17:24,207 Good soda, huh? 416 00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:25,242 Yeah. 417 00:17:25,244 --> 00:17:26,943 It had soda. 418 00:17:26,945 --> 00:17:32,082 But the fact was, I still had no idea why we were here. 419 00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:38,789 Julie. 420 00:17:40,125 --> 00:17:42,092 Jeff. 421 00:17:45,263 --> 00:17:49,699 Hi. 422 00:17:49,701 --> 00:17:52,903 God, I-i-i had to see you. 423 00:17:54,774 --> 00:17:56,039 Yeah. 424 00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:58,075 So, h-h-how is everything? [ chuckles nervously ] 425 00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,611 It's about the same. I mean... 426 00:18:00,613 --> 00:18:03,848 Well, the kids are the same, and the teachers... 427 00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:06,250 Yeah. [ Chuckles ] 428 00:18:06,252 --> 00:18:09,519 How are things at your school? 429 00:18:09,521 --> 00:18:11,455 Well, you know, it's... it's kind of tough 430 00:18:11,457 --> 00:18:13,757 When you're the coolest guy there, you know? 431 00:18:13,759 --> 00:18:16,493 [ Chuckles ] 432 00:18:16,495 --> 00:18:18,929 Suddenly, I understood why he'd come... 433 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:21,799 To get back something he was losing. 434 00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:26,470 I, um, finished reading the book of Vonnegut short stories. 435 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:29,206 Oh, you did? D-did you like 'em? 436 00:18:29,208 --> 00:18:30,074 Yeah. 437 00:18:30,076 --> 00:18:31,975 I loved the one where 438 00:18:31,977 --> 00:18:35,078 The businessman let the deer go free. 439 00:18:36,482 --> 00:18:39,316 It made me cry. 440 00:18:39,318 --> 00:18:40,517 Yeah. 441 00:18:42,821 --> 00:18:43,820 [ Sighs ] 442 00:18:43,822 --> 00:18:45,021 Uh, listen, Julie, 443 00:18:45,023 --> 00:18:47,691 I-I wanted to write you a letter, but, uh... 444 00:18:47,693 --> 00:18:50,060 But I came here because, uh... 445 00:18:50,062 --> 00:18:52,195 I know. 446 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,367 Ii couldn't do this any longer. 447 00:18:58,603 --> 00:19:00,137 [ Voice breaking ] I know. 448 00:19:02,842 --> 00:19:04,874 I met somebody else. 449 00:19:06,178 --> 00:19:10,180 B-but she'll never replace you, you know? 450 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:12,916 I met someone, too. 451 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:15,252 Yyyou did? 452 00:19:16,255 --> 00:19:19,423 But I think about you all the time. 453 00:19:20,893 --> 00:19:22,125 Me too. 454 00:19:24,396 --> 00:19:26,563 God, I hate this. 455 00:19:26,565 --> 00:19:28,432 [ Sighs ] me too. 456 00:19:30,135 --> 00:19:33,536 And I guess that's when I knew. 457 00:19:33,538 --> 00:19:38,241 He hadn't come here to hold on. 458 00:19:39,578 --> 00:19:43,513 I, uh... Guess I better get going. 459 00:19:45,084 --> 00:19:46,684 Yeah. 460 00:19:46,686 --> 00:19:50,353 He'd come... To let go. 461 00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:54,725 When you're 16, 462 00:19:54,727 --> 00:19:57,427 You have no real control over your life. 463 00:19:57,429 --> 00:20:00,730 It can be turned upside down and inside out 464 00:20:00,732 --> 00:20:02,065 At a moment's notice. 465 00:20:02,067 --> 00:20:03,199 Stop here. 466 00:20:03,201 --> 00:20:04,101 What? 467 00:20:04,103 --> 00:20:05,335 Right here. 468 00:20:09,241 --> 00:20:11,642 This is my old house. 469 00:20:11,644 --> 00:20:15,045 My Dad sold it about a month ago. 470 00:20:16,181 --> 00:20:18,415 Hey! 471 00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:21,285 D-did you guys happen to see a glove around here? 472 00:20:21,287 --> 00:20:23,554 I-it's a Brooks Robinson. 473 00:20:23,556 --> 00:20:25,757 You know, the webbing's kind of shot, a-and... 474 00:20:27,325 --> 00:20:30,327 [ chuckles ] 475 00:20:30,329 --> 00:20:32,463 Well, nice try, anyway, huh? 476 00:20:32,465 --> 00:20:34,130 [ Chuckling ] yeah. 477 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:41,304 This was a great house. 478 00:20:41,306 --> 00:20:42,873 Yeah. 479 00:20:42,875 --> 00:20:44,908 Maybe there are times, 480 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:47,711 After all the wisecracks and jokes, 481 00:20:47,713 --> 00:20:50,480 When everybody has to come clean. 482 00:20:50,482 --> 00:20:53,383 I think my Dad's never coming back. 483 00:20:57,856 --> 00:20:59,589 Hey! 484 00:20:59,591 --> 00:21:02,226 We found it. 485 00:21:04,463 --> 00:21:08,365 Oh, hey, thanks a lot. 486 00:21:08,367 --> 00:21:10,134 Hey, look, I really appreciate this. 487 00:21:10,136 --> 00:21:12,368 - You're welcome. - You're welcome. 488 00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,944 So, where are we going next? 489 00:21:23,882 --> 00:21:25,515 Home. 490 00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:34,591 So we went home. 491 00:21:35,727 --> 00:21:38,395 That day, I thought about a lot of things... 492 00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:41,864 My hometown, my family... 493 00:21:41,866 --> 00:21:43,400 The shortcomings, 494 00:21:43,402 --> 00:21:44,802 The flaws... 495 00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:46,603 Where the hell have you been? 496 00:21:46,605 --> 00:21:49,139 And where are the fasteners for the gutters? 497 00:21:49,141 --> 00:21:51,608 The arguments. 498 00:21:51,610 --> 00:21:54,110 You leave here six hours ago, and you come back with nothin'. 499 00:21:54,112 --> 00:21:56,353 What's the matter with you?! Where's your head?! 500 00:21:57,983 --> 00:22:00,083 I love you, Dad. 501 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:06,789 [ Door opens, closes ] 502 00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:13,964 Still, in the world of inconsistency and doubt, 503 00:22:13,966 --> 00:22:16,433 Maybe home is what you make it. 504 00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:22,973 Like I said, most suburbs were about the same. 505 00:22:22,975 --> 00:22:25,609 Sure, some may have been a little bigger... 506 00:22:25,611 --> 00:22:27,644 And some may have been a little greener... 507 00:22:27,646 --> 00:22:29,880 - I'll see you. - Yeah, sure. 508 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:33,316 But basically, there was only one real difference. 509 00:22:33,318 --> 00:22:34,384 How you doin'? 510 00:22:34,386 --> 00:22:35,685 I'm doin' good. 511 00:22:35,687 --> 00:22:38,021 I was wondering... 512 00:22:38,023 --> 00:22:42,125 Only one of them was yours. 513 00:22:42,175 --> 00:22:46,725 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0