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Thanks, grandma.

You're welcome, honey.

Mommy is just so proud of her Little fat chipmunk cheeks

'cause you make all good, Just like a big boy. Yes, you did.

So we're gonna take your Little fat legs up the stairs

So you can say nighty-night To everybody.

Hey, nighty-night.

Nighty-nighty, everyone.

[mumbling]

I can't believe it.

You bring a baby in the room

And adults start Talking like roger rabbit.

* it's a rare condition *

* in this day and age *

* to read any good news On the newspaper page *

* and love and tradition Of the grand design *

* some people say Is even harder to find *

* well, then, there must be Some magic clue *

* inside these Gentle walls *

* 'cause all I see Is a tower of dreams *

* real love burstin' Out of every seam *

* as days go by *

* we're gonna fill our house With happiness *

* the moon may cry *

* we're gonna smother The blues with tenderness *

* as days go by *

* there's room for you Room for me *

* for gentle hearts An opportunity *

* as days go by *

* it's the bigger love Of the family *

Hey, sugar.

Hi, carl. How was your day?

It was exhausting. I'm not sure I've got strength

To kiss you hello.

Well, it's your loss.

I'll push myself.

Carl, look at these School handouts

I found In eddie's trash.

No wonder We never know what's Going on at school.

Mm-hmm.

Pta monday, Science fair Last month--

Oh, no, I can't Believe this!

I knew you'd be upset About missing The school bake sale.

I'm talking about The basketball tryouts.

They're just Three weeks away,

And edward hasn't Started training.

Three weeks sounds Like plenty of time.

Not if you want To be a star.

Carl, you're acting like It's your sacred Fatherly duty

To prepare eddie For basketball.

Harriette, if he doesn't make The basketball team,

It could affect His whole life.

He'll lose His self-esteem.

He might end up alone, Harriette. No wife, no kids,

Eating cold soup Out of a can,

And all because He didn't make the team.

Does this stuff just come to You, or do you have a manual?

Hi, mom. Hi, dad.

Hi, baby.

Edward, did you know That basketball tryouts

Were in three weeks?

Yeah, I think I saw a handout About that somewhere.

Well, you've got To get ready.

You're in high school Now, son.

That's a lot tougher Competition than last year.

Go upstairs And put on your sweats

I'm taking you over To the school to work you out.

School? Dad, I just Came from school.

Edward, your father Has spoken.

Fine, dad.

What do you know, It worked.

[whistle blows]

Great news, Sports fans.

Edward just completed His first basketball workout,

And he is already Looking sharp.

Well, that's The highlight of my day.

So, where is Air winslow?

He'll be just A minute.

I made him dribble home Behind the car.

Carl, is there any chance You're pushing eddie too hard?

Of course not.

I'm just helping Him to take advantage Of his talents.

He's got a great touch, Harriette.

And he's got the height. I wasn't blessed with height.

That's okay, dad. You've got width.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Edward, you know my rule About no ball bouncing In this house.

Harriette, There's a new rule In effect.

Edward is to now Eat, sleep, and live

With that basketball.

He's even gonna give it A name like the pros do.

By the way, son, Have you thought about A name for it yet?

Dad, I don't want To name my basketball.

That's stupid.

Edward, name Your basketball.

Your father Has spoken.

Okay.

I'll call it fred.

Okay. Fred. Why don't you two Go up and change?

After you Do your homework, And finish your dinner.

Me, you, and fred Will watch Highlight videos.

Why don't you and fred Watch them while I play nintendo.

Edward.

Okay.

Ah, ah.

Is that the way We take fred for a walk?

Sorry, dad.

This is going to be A long season.

Come on, come on, Keep dribbling.

Come on, keep dribbling, Keep dribbling.

Come on, that's it.

Ah, ah, you're traveling, You're traveling.

Okay, rest period.

Dad, it's 5:00 In the morning.

I know. I let you sack out An extra half hour Because it's saturday.

Now, edward, The most important meal Of the day is breakfast.

What's going on In here?

Good morning, sugar. You didn't have to get up To see us off.

I always get up This early in the morning To milk the cows.

Carl, this is ridiculous. You've got to stop working eddie So hard.

Oh, nonsense.

I'm only thinking Of his future.

And I would never do Anything to hurt him.

Here, drink this.

He's not eating Raw eggs.

What's the matter? Is somebody sick?

Yeah. Carl.

He's lost his mind.

Here, cook these.

Eggs.

Eggs.

Carl, I've had it. You're obsessed with Eddie's playing basketball.

And you've got to stop.

Look, woman.

Sports are my domain In this family.

You're in charge of Homework, manners,

And I'll even give you Vacations, but I handle sports.

Why, because you're the man?

Well, the fact that Your face grows hair

And your head loses it Doesn't prove diddly.

Do we have Any goat cheese?

What are you doing?

I'm trying to make Eggs san moritz.

Just make eggs.

Throw them in a pan, And heat them up until They stop moving.

Forget the eggs. We'll pick up Something on the way.

Come on, edward. We're losing The day.

Come on, that's it. 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2,

Come on, 1, 2...

Dad, can I ride In the car This time?

1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2...

Oh, come on, son, You're not Pushing yourself.

Dad, I need to Take a rest.

A rest? You just had a water Break an hour ago.

Yeah, but you made me Run in place while I was drinking.

Okay, something easy-- Defensive skills.

Dad, I need To catch my breath.

Ah-ha, okay, while you're Slacking off

Some other kid Is busting his tail To be better than you.

But it's saturday. I wanted to hang out At the mall.

Look, I'm not unreasonable. From noon till 2:00 You're on your own,

Then it's right back here, And you I work Until supper time.

What do you say? Okay, good.

Alright, dad, That's it.

I knew you'd see it my way, son.

No, I mean that's it. I quit.

Well, you can't knock off yet.

I just told you How much work we have to do.

I'm not quitting The workout.

I'm quitting Basketball for good.

Edward. Edward, come back here.

Your father has spoken!

You know, the other morning Got me all fired up About gourmet cooking again.

I can't wait for you two To taste these brioche.

Brioche, huh?

They look just like Big muffins to me.

No, harriette, Brioches are much Lighter and flakier.

They have this wonderful Sort of airy texture About them.

Uh-huh.

It seems like You've been working In the kitchen all day.

Oh, no, mother winslow. It's only been four hours.

Four hours for muffins?

I could've cooked the Thanksgiving dinner for 16

And that includes Catching the bird.

Now, don't these Look delicious?

I just hope they don't Float right up to the ceiling.

[clunk]

Yeah, that Was close, rachel.

Couple of them Almost floated away.

I think they get lighter Once they cool.

Anyway, I bet They taste wonderful.

Mother winslow, Would you like To go first?

Why not? I'll probably Go first anyway.

Well?

They're everything I expected them to be.

Ohh.

Eddie. Edward.

Hi, mama. You seen eddie?

No. Here. Hold this.

Harriette, Where's eddie?

I have arranged For him to meet Will "The thrill" morgan.

The basketball player?

That's right. He's due here any minute.

I went to down to chicago Stadium to pick up tickets For the bulls game,

What do you know? I met him.

So, we started talking And I told him about edward

And he said He'd speak with him.

Whoa.

What is this?

Rachel made them.

Shouldn't that Be written on here?

[doorbell rings]

That's will.

Hiya, will. Nice to see you again.

How you doing? Okay.

Will, this is My wife harriette.

Harriette, this is Will "The thrill" morgan.

Nice to meet you, harriette.

Nice to meet You, too.

Harriette, I'm sure That will would enjoy Some refreshments.

Me, too. What are You fixing?

Harriette...

Okay. But I'll be Right back.

Come on in, will.

So if you're still interested In buying my porsche,

I've decided To ask 45,000.

Buy a porsche?

Oh, no. Did I ruin a surprise?

Well, yeah, in a way.

Carl, I think We better talk.

Uh-huh.

Excuse us, will, won't you?

Sit down. Make yourself at home.

Put your feet up. Don't eat that.

Carl, I can't believe You told that man

That you'd buy his car.

Well, that was the only way I figured he'd come over.

You mean, You lied to the man?

Look, harriette, the most Important thing here

Is to get edward Playing basketball again now,

And I just Couldn't pass up This opportunity.

Carl, you dribbled One ball too many.

Excuse me.

I'll just Clean up later.

I don't care what you say. It just ain't right.

Whoa!

Will "The thrill" morgan Is in the living room.

He's here To see carl.

I always wanted To meet him.

So go say hello.

I can't meet a star Looking like this.

No, honey, I got to go Fix myself up.

Now, harriette, You're my wife,

And I want you To stand behind me On this.

Carl, I'll be standing So far behind you,

You won't even see me.

Sorry, will. My wife and I had a difference Of opinion about cars.

She's holding out For a rolls-royce.

Speaking of rolls, Is rachel out Of the kitchen yet?

Mama, We have company.

Will, this is estelle winslow, My mother.

Mama, meet Will "The thrill" morgan.

This man needs No introduction.

Will "The thrill" morgan.

It's nice To meet you, mrs. Winslow.

If you really meant that, You'd plant one right here.

Glad to.

I'm gonna call All my girlfriends In the canasta group.

They're going to die. They're going--

So, ready To see the car?

Uh, sure. Yeah.

But you know, will, I really want to take my time Going over it.

Whose porsche Is out there?

Oh, sweat!

You're will morgan!

Will, this is Our son eddie.

Nice to meet you, eddie. That's my porsche outside.

But your dad Might buy it.

We're gonna get A porsche?

Uh...Maybe.

Say, will...

Ahem. You know what Really clears my head

Before a big decision?

Basketball. Basketball?

Yeah. Sure! It'll be fun. We'll go over To the high school.

You wouldn't mind shooting Around with a real pro?

No. Go up and get fred.

Is fred eddie's Brother?

No. It's His basketball.

He named it, Just like the pros do.

Where'd he get That dumb idea?

I don't know.

You know, carl, It's funny.

I'm getting the feeling The car isn't the reason You asked me here.

Ha! Isn't The real reason.

Okay, I lied.

Look, will, you see, Edward quit basketball,

And I was hoping kind of hoping Maybe you'd talk him Into playing again.

No pressure. It would just Change his whole life.

Okay. I'll talk To him.

Gee, thanks.

All set. Let's do it.

Well, will morgan, What a surpri--

The thrill is gone.

Nice form, huh?

Not bad. Not bad.

Say, will, you know, As good as eddie is,

He could still use A few pointers from a real pro.

Would you mind showing him Your famous first step?

No problem.

Hey, edward! Come here.

Will's going to show You something.

I'll play defense.

Of course, I should mention that

I used to be A pretty fierce Defender back in my day.

Thanks for the warning.

Okay. Go ahead.

Ooh! Toe cramp! Ooh! Ah!

Listen, carl, Why don't you let me Talk to eddie alone, okay?

You don't need me For anything?

No. I think we'll be okay. Just the two of us.

Oh, oh. Okay. Fine.

Well, I guess I'll see you two Back at the house.

Oh, hi!

He's good, eddie.

Harriette, This is great.

They've been gone For over an hour.

You know, when you got a hunch About something and it pays off,

You just Feels so good.

Am I a great dad Or what?

Careful you don't pull a muscle Patting yourself on the back.

Oh, oh, oh, Look who's back.

Did you two Have fun?

Yes, we did. Eddie's a great kid

And a good Ball player.

I coached him.

Well, I better be going.

Wait a minute. What about the porsche?

Oh, um...

Will, I don't think I want a red car.

Cops are always On the lookout for them.

Tell me about it. Nice meeting you all.

Eddie, good luck.

It was nice To meet you, Mr. Morgan.

Thanks, thrill. Bye-bye.

So, son...

Did you two talk About anything In particular?

Well...Mainly Basketball.

Oh, basketball.

Well, um, did will say Anything about

How much He loves the game,

All it's done for him, That sort of thing?

Oh, yeah. Will said basketball Was the greatest thing

That's ever Happened to him.

What say you and I get back On the court tomorrow

And pick up practice where we Left off? What do you say?

Dad, I'm still Not playing.

What?

Will also said To make up My own mind

And to do what Makes me happy.

So I've decided I'm happy not Playing basketball.

You know, dad, I was that close

To going back To basketball.

Then you had me Talk to will.

Thanks, dad.

I would play you A little one-on-one,

Except kicking your butt Would only add To your misery.

Harriette, Eddie had everything Going for him.

How could he just Throw it away?

Maybe he didn't throw it away. He just put it aside For a while.

He doesn't wanna play now. There's nothing You can do to change him.

But I wasn't trying To change him.

I just wanted To inspire him.

Do you know what I could have done With that boy's talent?

Carl, I've been thinking.

Maybe you're trying To live your own Fantasy through eddie.

Well, maybe I was.

A little.

Honey, it's just that When you do well In sports,

It can just Make you feel So great.

I wanted That for eddie.

I'll tell you One thing, carl.

He's a lot happier now Than when he was Doing your workouts.

You noticed that, too.

Mm-hmm.

The only person who's Not happy now is you.

Yeah.

You better not let Your mother catch you Eating out of the carton.

Don't worry, dad. I'm gonna finish it all.

You know, son, I owe you an apology.

For what, dad?

Well, for pushing you About basketball.

It's alright, dad.

Maybe I'll play Next year.

Fair enough.

I guess your old dad Went a little crazy, huh?

Well, yeah.

You know, son...

I've always Had this dream

That you'd be A professional Basketball player.

But I guess that was My dream, and not yours.

I shouldn't have forced it On you, son, and I'm sorry.

Dad, if I don't have My own dream yet,

Is there something Wrong with me?

No. Not at all.

You will someday. What's on your mind now?

What do you like To think about?

Girls mostly.

Well, that's normal. What else?

I think about The movies a lot.

Hey, maybe you'll be A famous movie director,

Win the academy award.

No. I mean, I like to think about

Taking girls To the movies a lot.

Of course.

But anyway, son,

The most important Thing about a dream

Isn't when You find it.

It's once that you do, You never give up on it.

You understand?

Yeah, dad.

And, son...

Whenever you find That dream,

If you ever Need any help,

I'll always Be there.

Thanks, dad.

Oh, eddie!

Hey, this is Pretty good.