1 00:00:02,990 --> 00:00:05,050 A six -letter word for extreme dislike. 2 00:00:05,590 --> 00:00:08,350 Maggie, I hate crossword puzzles. 3 00:00:08,590 --> 00:00:12,930 As much today as when we first got married. No, no, hate isn't strong 4 00:00:13,170 --> 00:00:14,370 I loathe them. 5 00:00:15,990 --> 00:00:16,990 Loathe, that's it? 6 00:00:18,710 --> 00:00:19,730 Don't mention it. 7 00:00:20,510 --> 00:00:25,830 Okay, the Indian sidekick of TV's Yancey Derringer. No. 11 -11. No, no, no, no, 8 00:00:25,830 --> 00:00:26,830 no. 9 00:00:31,890 --> 00:00:34,450 Pahukatiwa. That means wolf who stands in water. 10 00:00:34,670 --> 00:00:37,930 And you would know these things if you didn't spend all day on crossword 11 00:00:37,930 --> 00:00:38,930 puzzles. 12 00:00:39,430 --> 00:00:42,090 I got a part! I got a part! I got a part! 13 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:44,750 Ben, calm down. What are you talking about? 14 00:00:45,070 --> 00:00:47,410 The high school play that Carol's Drama Club is doing. 15 00:00:47,770 --> 00:00:51,650 I just went to the auditions with her, and they needed a kid, and I got the 16 00:00:51,650 --> 00:00:56,390 part. Oh, congratulations, Pumpkin. It is quite a coup, Ben, getting into the 17 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:58,210 high school play from the sixth grade. 18 00:00:58,630 --> 00:00:59,630 Want to hear my part? 19 00:01:01,150 --> 00:01:02,930 Wait, let me get comfortable. 20 00:01:03,250 --> 00:01:04,730 Yep, yep. Okay, me too. 21 00:01:05,930 --> 00:01:06,930 Here we go. 22 00:01:08,430 --> 00:01:09,430 Morning. 23 00:01:10,710 --> 00:01:12,510 Do you want your paper now? 24 00:01:17,330 --> 00:01:18,330 Well? 25 00:01:19,570 --> 00:01:21,150 That was terrific, Ben. 26 00:01:21,410 --> 00:01:26,150 Oh, yeah. And I haven't even had any rehearsals yet either. Just wait. 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:27,900 I don't know if I can. 28 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,180 Morning, do you want your paper now? 29 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:34,640 Morning, do you want your paper now? 30 00:01:38,900 --> 00:01:39,900 Sweetheart, what's wrong? 31 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,720 The drama club auditions today were a complete disaster. 32 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,820 Not only did I not get the lead, because Monica Shackleford called in a few 33 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:51,440 favors, leaving me with a crummy little inky -dinky part. And now the whole show 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:52,800 is... Take a breath, Karen. 35 00:01:53,870 --> 00:01:54,870 Ruined. 36 00:01:55,970 --> 00:01:57,870 Why? Why? 37 00:01:58,170 --> 00:02:00,570 He goes, who do you think got the romantic lead? 38 00:02:03,130 --> 00:02:05,110 A star is born. 39 00:02:46,410 --> 00:02:49,650 Let's face it, Kira, I was the best person who auditioned for the part. 40 00:02:50,190 --> 00:02:52,070 Mike, you were the only person. 41 00:02:52,670 --> 00:02:54,410 What about Joey Scuffingerio? 42 00:02:54,770 --> 00:02:57,650 Joey Scuffingerio auditioned in a full -body cast. 43 00:02:58,430 --> 00:03:01,510 Okay, who was the best person for the part who didn't have to be carried on 44 00:03:01,510 --> 00:03:02,510 stage? 45 00:03:02,690 --> 00:03:05,190 See, she doesn't care one iota about this play. 46 00:03:06,210 --> 00:03:09,150 Yeah, Mike, since when did you get interested in school plays? 47 00:03:09,510 --> 00:03:10,550 Or school period. 48 00:03:11,030 --> 00:03:14,210 I found out Monica Shackelford was the leading lady. 49 00:03:14,830 --> 00:03:15,830 Oh. 50 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:17,760 Monica who? 51 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,840 Monica Draws a Crowder and Jim Shorts' Shackleford. 52 00:03:21,420 --> 00:03:22,760 Oh, yes, yes, Monica. 53 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,200 Healthy young adult. 54 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:28,120 Mike, if you're going to get involved in something like a school play, you 55 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:31,260 should be doing it for yourself, not for some girl. This isn't right. 56 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:32,560 It's true, Mike. 57 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:34,420 Dad, you have not seen Monica. 58 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,040 Yeah. 59 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:37,600 I mean, yeah. 60 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,660 No, if you're just doing this to get next to some girl, that certainly isn't 61 00:03:41,660 --> 00:03:43,880 fair to the other kids who really care about the play. 62 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,320 Oh, come on, Dad. It's just acting. I mean, any fool can do that. You just put 63 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,340 some goop on your face and you say some junk that some stupid writer wrote. 64 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:57,220 Stupid writer? Mike, this is Our Town by Thornton Wilder. An American genius. 65 00:03:57,820 --> 00:03:59,500 Oh, it's got big words. Big deal. 66 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:04,020 Emily, I'm going to make up my mind right now. 67 00:04:04,340 --> 00:04:05,340 I won't go. 68 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,500 I'll tell Pa about it tonight. 69 00:04:08,540 --> 00:04:12,880 Why, George, I don't see why you have to... Paul, what are you doing? 70 00:04:13,340 --> 00:04:14,340 I'm helping you learn your part. 71 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,100 Just stick to your lines, okay? 72 00:04:19,140 --> 00:04:22,960 Boy, George, I don't see why you have to decide right now. 73 00:04:23,980 --> 00:04:25,200 Boners playing Emily? 74 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:26,720 How perfect. 75 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,020 Oh, yeah? Well, I can think of a lot of uglier leading ladies, Carol. 76 00:04:30,260 --> 00:04:31,260 Yeah. 77 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:32,800 Wait, I don't think I like that. 78 00:04:33,820 --> 00:04:37,420 Come on, I want Monica to think that I have done some work on this, okay? 79 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:41,020 You know, maybe this motor just plays stuff than just getting to wear makeup 80 00:04:41,020 --> 00:04:45,270 tights. What are you kidding? I have got the hottest hooter right at Dewey High 81 00:04:45,270 --> 00:04:47,930 coming to my house tonight. This acting stuff is great. 82 00:04:49,030 --> 00:04:54,150 Uh, Emily, from my window up there, I can just see your head nights when 83 00:04:54,150 --> 00:04:55,150 doing your homework. 84 00:04:55,210 --> 00:04:56,390 Why, can you? 85 00:04:58,110 --> 00:05:02,470 Uh, yeah, you certainly do stick to it, Emily. I guess you must like school. 86 00:05:03,630 --> 00:05:05,330 Mike, use what you're feeling. 87 00:05:05,990 --> 00:05:08,450 Uh, you mean like what I'm feeling right now? 88 00:05:09,130 --> 00:05:10,490 Yeah, go with the moment. 89 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,080 See, where were we? 90 00:05:12,860 --> 00:05:14,460 It passes the time. 91 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:16,400 Well, 92 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,880 Emily, what do you think? 93 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:24,980 We might work out a kind of telegraph from your window to mine, and once in a 94 00:05:24,980 --> 00:05:31,600 while, you could give me a kind of hint or two about one of those, uh... 95 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,620 That was great! 96 00:05:36,020 --> 00:05:36,999 Thank you. 97 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,880 No, I mean, you were so into character, you just forgot the words. and kissed 98 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:41,880 me. 99 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,700 Spontaneously. Yeah, that's what I did, all right. 100 00:05:45,540 --> 00:05:47,800 That is a wonderful use of your instrument. 101 00:05:49,260 --> 00:05:52,480 Uh, well, um, listen, I gotta warn you, this may happen again. 102 00:05:52,780 --> 00:05:54,280 Oh, no, because it's not in... 103 00:06:21,900 --> 00:06:24,900 Hey, how about we go over that kissing scene one more time? We don't have our 104 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,780 script. Well, we can fake it. 105 00:06:28,460 --> 00:06:30,540 Kind of late for a school night, isn't it? 106 00:06:30,860 --> 00:06:35,220 Uh, yeah, yeah, but, um, listen, I was not having fun. I was rehearsing with 107 00:06:35,220 --> 00:06:38,020 Monica. Carol and Ben got home two hours ago. 108 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:41,380 Well, not all rehearsing takes place in that auditorium. 109 00:06:41,780 --> 00:06:43,260 Well, where did this one take place? 110 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,080 Uh, well, where really isn't important, Dad. 111 00:06:47,580 --> 00:06:51,560 See, what's important is that we explored the subtext and the internal 112 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:52,620 of the... Where, Mike? 113 00:06:53,460 --> 00:06:54,460 In my car. 114 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,340 Mike, I don't know, but don't you suppose maybe you and Monica are 115 00:06:59,340 --> 00:07:03,280 little too much time exploring the subtext and not quite enough time on the 116 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:04,280 text? 117 00:07:04,460 --> 00:07:05,460 Huh? 118 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:08,260 Well, Carol says you haven't even memorized your lines yet. 119 00:07:09,060 --> 00:07:10,520 Come on, Mike, don't you want to try? 120 00:07:11,660 --> 00:07:13,460 Wouldn't you like to be really good at something? 121 00:07:16,229 --> 00:07:19,550 There's more to life, Mike, than making time with girls. 122 00:07:20,650 --> 00:07:23,910 Oh, come on, Dad. Monica and I have not even been out on a date yet. 123 00:07:24,270 --> 00:07:26,630 You've been with her every night for the past two weeks. 124 00:07:27,490 --> 00:07:32,070 Dad, I certainly do not call parking with a girl on a lonely dirt road a 125 00:07:37,750 --> 00:07:44,470 Uh, I was... Yesterday, I was waiting for you over by the wall, and, um, 126 00:07:44,490 --> 00:07:48,250 you... You walked home. 127 00:07:48,470 --> 00:07:55,430 You walked home, and you really should know that... That's it, Seaver. 128 00:07:55,850 --> 00:07:56,890 Read my lips. 129 00:07:57,110 --> 00:07:59,070 We open tomorrow night. 130 00:07:59,950 --> 00:08:02,690 There are going to be a thousand people filling these seats. 131 00:08:03,230 --> 00:08:04,370 A thousand people? 132 00:08:04,770 --> 00:08:06,110 That's right, Shucklehead. 133 00:08:06,650 --> 00:08:09,850 Maybe you don't mind them laughing at you, but I certainly don't want them 134 00:08:09,850 --> 00:08:10,729 laughing at me. 135 00:08:10,730 --> 00:08:11,970 I'm a sensitive artist. 136 00:08:16,140 --> 00:08:17,140 All right. 137 00:08:17,460 --> 00:08:18,500 Everybody take five. 138 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:30,760 Look, Seaver, I'm sorry I yelled at you, but I've been a little bit nervous. 139 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,740 I never directed a play before. 140 00:08:33,620 --> 00:08:37,360 And there's a lot of people on the Hooter faculty that like to see the old 141 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:38,840 fall on his keister with this one. 142 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,240 They think I got no business messing with the arts. 143 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:44,179 But I'm going to prove them wrong. 144 00:08:46,350 --> 00:08:47,530 Give it all you got, kid. 145 00:08:53,070 --> 00:08:54,670 A thousand people. 146 00:08:57,250 --> 00:09:03,990 Emily, if I do improve and make a big change, then would you be... 147 00:09:03,990 --> 00:09:06,390 I mean, could you be... There, how was that? 148 00:09:07,950 --> 00:09:09,330 You've never been better. 149 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:16,020 I'm dead. I'm two hours away from total public humiliation and... and 150 00:09:16,020 --> 00:09:18,740 everybody's right. I'm a goof -off, a bozo, and a loser. 151 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:20,620 Hey, who isn't? 152 00:09:21,340 --> 00:09:24,740 Well, if we should leave soon, we have to be backstage, like Saturday. No, we 153 00:09:24,740 --> 00:09:27,160 don't have to leave for another five... Ugh. 154 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,900 Oh, funny, Mike. Real funny. 155 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,180 But we'll see who's laughing tonight. 156 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,540 Oh, Bone, how did I get myself into this? 157 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,080 You're stupid. 158 00:09:41,050 --> 00:09:43,670 What are you so calm for, you know? I mean, if there's anyone who's worse off 159 00:09:43,670 --> 00:09:44,589 than me, it's you. 160 00:09:44,590 --> 00:09:45,590 It's always you. 161 00:09:45,690 --> 00:09:46,990 Eh, eh, eh, not this time. 162 00:09:47,690 --> 00:09:51,670 What? Hey, I was just scared to forget my lines, too. Then I came up with my 163 00:09:51,670 --> 00:09:52,670 brilliant plan. 164 00:09:53,130 --> 00:09:54,130 Huh. See this? 165 00:09:54,510 --> 00:09:58,210 I got all my lines recorded on it. So if I forget them, all I have to do is play 166 00:09:58,210 --> 00:10:01,430 the tape real loud and move my lips to it. I got the idea from watching Putin 167 00:10:01,430 --> 00:10:02,430 the hits. 168 00:10:10,220 --> 00:10:13,920 What do you think? You know, Bone, you get more and more strange every year. 169 00:10:14,420 --> 00:10:15,420 Thank you. 170 00:10:15,780 --> 00:10:17,920 I don't know if I could go on if I was hurt or something. 171 00:10:19,620 --> 00:10:21,100 Hey, hey, that's it. 172 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:22,660 Bone, oh, oh, great. 173 00:10:23,180 --> 00:10:26,420 Okay, just as we're starting to leave, I'm going to fall down the stairs and 174 00:10:26,420 --> 00:10:29,100 fake a broken leg. Yeah, Bone, you'll be my witness, okay? What do you think? 175 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:34,020 Well, I don't have to tell you that when Russ came, I had bought a selection. 176 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,840 Oh, would you turn that thing off? I'll mail for it at the age of 21. 177 00:10:37,380 --> 00:10:38,440 Women's vote is a wreck. 178 00:10:39,660 --> 00:10:42,540 Boner, is your voice coming from your armpit? Yeah. 179 00:10:43,580 --> 00:10:45,460 Hey, meet you in the car, okay? Okay. 180 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:49,680 Good luck, Boner. Hey, I don't need luck. 181 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,460 Mike, before you leave, we just wanted you to know that we love you and we're 182 00:10:56,460 --> 00:10:57,460 not expecting much. 183 00:10:58,220 --> 00:11:03,640 Maybe. No, no, no, I didn't mean that. I just meant, don't despair. A miracle 184 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:04,599 could happen. 185 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:05,600 No, wait. 186 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:07,360 We're behind you, Mike. 187 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,860 As soon as you step out on that stage, you won't have time to be nervous. 188 00:11:11,140 --> 00:11:15,500 All that'll matter is those hundreds of people sitting in the audience, hanging 189 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:16,620 on your every word. 190 00:11:18,620 --> 00:11:19,620 Mike, 191 00:11:20,140 --> 00:11:23,340 look, before we completely undermine your confidence, I want you to know your 192 00:11:23,340 --> 00:11:25,520 mom and I are going to be there. We're going to be rooting for you. 193 00:11:26,560 --> 00:11:29,900 Well, see, I don't know, Dad. See, just now when I was coming down the stairs, I 194 00:11:29,900 --> 00:11:31,460 couldn't... Mike, you have to go! 195 00:11:32,199 --> 00:11:35,540 Carol, I just want you to know... I know you're proud of me, but the truth is, 196 00:11:35,560 --> 00:11:38,200 it's a thinking little part, and you're only going because you think you have to 197 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:39,200 go, so let's go. 198 00:11:40,260 --> 00:11:42,120 Let me go get dressed. We don't want to be late. 199 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:44,400 See you after the show, Mike. 200 00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:48,540 Uh, speaking of the show, you know, I don't know. I just kind of, um... Hey, 201 00:11:48,540 --> 00:11:51,180 Ben! Morning. Do you want your paper now? 202 00:11:52,020 --> 00:11:53,020 Morning. 203 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:55,380 Break a leg, Mike. 204 00:12:11,020 --> 00:12:13,220 last -minute blocking changes here for you, okay? 205 00:12:13,980 --> 00:12:18,480 Uh, Richie, page 17, I want you to head out towards the trellis there and button 206 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:19,480 hook right. 207 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,960 Carol, I want you to lead the schoolchildren in a wedge up the middle 208 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,120 clearing the whole left side for Debbie and Shelly's entrance. 209 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,400 You got that? 210 00:12:45,680 --> 00:12:46,980 and act your fannies off, okay? 211 00:12:48,380 --> 00:12:49,920 Four minutes and 20 seconds! 212 00:12:50,140 --> 00:12:51,500 Four minutes and 20 seconds! 213 00:12:52,100 --> 00:12:54,400 Uh, yo, yo, Barry, my man. 214 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,820 What? Uh, listen, you've been to all the rehearsals, right? So you probably know 215 00:12:58,820 --> 00:12:59,980 everybody's part by heart. 216 00:13:00,220 --> 00:13:02,220 Why? Well, um, I'm just curious. 217 00:13:02,660 --> 00:13:06,620 Oh. So this means that you could probably, like, go on for any of us, 218 00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:12,080 say, me, if, like, at the last minute there was some... I guess that's to 219 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:19,060 Steven makes his debut with the Dewey Grease Paint Society after appearances 220 00:13:19,060 --> 00:13:22,100 Airwolf, Kiwi's Playhouse, and the Cosby Show? 221 00:13:23,060 --> 00:13:25,180 All actors lie about their credits. 222 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,960 Jason, what's the penalty for setting off a false fire alarm? 223 00:13:29,260 --> 00:13:31,700 What? Don't worry about Mike making a false fire alarm sound. 224 00:13:32,060 --> 00:13:35,400 Honey, there's no need to disrupt the play with any false fire alarms. 225 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,560 I'm fully prepared to faint. 226 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:53,440 of the town is Grower's Corner in New Hampshire, just across the Massachusetts 227 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:54,440 line. 228 00:13:56,980 --> 00:14:02,320 The first act shows a day in our town. 229 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:05,020 The time is just before dawn. 230 00:14:09,820 --> 00:14:13,460 The sky is beginning to show some... 231 00:14:17,070 --> 00:14:19,710 Some streaks of light over in the east there. 232 00:14:21,910 --> 00:14:22,910 Boom. 233 00:14:26,190 --> 00:14:31,010 The morning star always gets... ...before it has to go, doesn't it? 234 00:14:31,610 --> 00:14:34,070 Well, I better show you how our town lives. 235 00:14:37,450 --> 00:14:40,070 I'm washing on the blue gingham for you special. 236 00:14:41,570 --> 00:14:43,550 But, Mom, I hate that dress. 237 00:14:43,810 --> 00:14:44,830 Oh, hush up with you. 238 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:50,840 I had her go long there. 239 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,940 Mr. Webb is publisher and editor of the Corner Sentinel. 240 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,540 That's our local paper, you know. 241 00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:13,100 Well, I don't have to tell you that we are run by a board of select 242 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:14,100 men. 243 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:18,860 All men board at the age of... of... 244 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,040 So far, we got a hit on our hands. 245 00:16:24,500 --> 00:16:26,220 Screw up and you're a dead man. 246 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:27,720 Have fun with it. 247 00:16:39,780 --> 00:16:40,840 Hello, Emily. 248 00:16:42,380 --> 00:16:43,380 Hello, Emily. 249 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:45,280 Oh, hello. 250 00:16:48,540 --> 00:16:52,330 You know, you made a... fine speech in class yesterday. 251 00:16:53,130 --> 00:16:56,570 Well, I was really ready to make a speech about the Monroe Doctrine, but at 252 00:16:56,570 --> 00:16:59,850 last minute, Miss Corcoran made me talk about the Louisiana Purchase instead. 253 00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:02,610 I worked an awful long time on both of them. 254 00:17:03,910 --> 00:17:07,869 You know, I can just see your head nights when you're doing your homework. 255 00:17:08,950 --> 00:17:10,190 Why, can you? 256 00:17:11,670 --> 00:17:13,410 You certainly do stick to it, Emily. 257 00:17:13,930 --> 00:17:15,410 I guess you must like school. 258 00:17:16,210 --> 00:17:18,329 Well, I feel it's something you have to go through. 259 00:17:18,790 --> 00:17:19,790 Yeah. 260 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,060 It passes the time. 261 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:28,380 You know, Emily, maybe we could work out a kind of telegraph from your window to 262 00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:29,379 mine. 263 00:17:29,380 --> 00:17:34,960 And every once in a while, you could maybe give me a hint or two about one of 264 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:35,960 those algebra problems. 265 00:17:36,500 --> 00:17:39,340 Not the answer, but just some little hint. 266 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,020 Maggie, he's great. 267 00:17:44,660 --> 00:17:46,620 Well, I think it's awfully important, too. 268 00:17:47,220 --> 00:17:48,220 Emily? 269 00:17:48,620 --> 00:17:49,620 Yes, George? 270 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:57,480 If I do improve and make a big change, would you be... I mean, could 271 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:58,800 you be... I am now. 272 00:17:59,820 --> 00:18:00,940 I always have been. 273 00:18:03,140 --> 00:18:05,720 So I guess this is a pretty important talk we've been having. 274 00:18:06,660 --> 00:18:07,660 Yeah. 275 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,000 Yes. 276 00:18:11,700 --> 00:18:14,120 You just wait here a minute and I'll walk you home, okay? 277 00:19:12,110 --> 00:19:14,030 I can't believe it. Was I? 278 00:19:14,650 --> 00:19:16,690 Yeah, and it really gets me tense, too. 279 00:19:18,110 --> 00:19:19,110 Hey, 280 00:19:21,530 --> 00:19:25,810 why were you holding back so much in all the rehearsals? I don't know. 281 00:19:26,090 --> 00:19:27,270 Why didn't you tell me? 282 00:19:28,250 --> 00:19:29,250 I don't know. 283 00:19:29,950 --> 00:19:32,990 Mike, um, are you going to the cast party later? 284 00:19:33,810 --> 00:19:34,810 I don't know. 285 00:19:37,010 --> 00:19:38,190 Oh, there's Carol. 286 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:49,860 Excuse me, but I gotta go take off my freckles. 287 00:19:50,380 --> 00:19:53,240 Bye. Oh, and there's Ben. 288 00:19:53,540 --> 00:19:54,820 Hey, my paper boy. 289 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:57,820 Oh, gosh, Ben, you were terrific. 290 00:19:58,520 --> 00:19:59,520 Are you kidding? 291 00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:00,820 I messed up. 292 00:20:01,020 --> 00:20:04,820 Oh, really? Well, we didn't notice a thing, right, honey? 293 00:20:05,060 --> 00:20:06,060 No. 294 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,780 Well, I did try to cover. 295 00:20:09,300 --> 00:20:11,760 And you did a masterful job at it. 296 00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:13,720 Oh. 297 00:20:14,580 --> 00:20:16,360 So, uh, where's our other star? 298 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:19,160 What other star? 299 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,100 Mike, what are you doing out here? 300 00:20:26,300 --> 00:20:28,020 We've been looking all over for you. Hi. 301 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:30,620 Everybody's talking about you. 302 00:20:31,020 --> 00:20:32,600 You were the hit of the show. 303 00:20:32,880 --> 00:20:34,620 I knew you could do it. 304 00:20:34,820 --> 00:20:35,820 I didn't. 305 00:20:35,940 --> 00:20:37,040 Big night for you, huh? 306 00:20:37,500 --> 00:20:38,500 Yeah, I guess. 307 00:20:38,940 --> 00:20:39,940 What's the matter, Mike? 308 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,320 Can I ask you guys something? 309 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:46,720 Sure. 310 00:20:48,010 --> 00:20:49,350 Was I really good? Yes. 311 00:20:49,830 --> 00:20:52,950 Yeah. No, I mean really, really good. 312 00:20:53,630 --> 00:20:56,230 Mike, I've never been more proud of you than I am tonight. 313 00:20:59,210 --> 00:21:03,310 It's kind of scary. See, I don't know. I never really felt like this before. 314 00:21:03,950 --> 00:21:09,930 See, I usually don't try that hard at being good at things because, I don't 315 00:21:09,930 --> 00:21:10,930 know, I just don't. 316 00:21:11,070 --> 00:21:15,570 But, I mean, between you and me, on a lot of things, I kind of goof off a 317 00:21:15,570 --> 00:21:16,449 bit. 318 00:21:16,450 --> 00:21:17,450 Wow. Yeah. 319 00:21:18,180 --> 00:21:19,900 See, tonight, it was different. 320 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:26,000 When I sat down on that stage, I totally forgot that you guys were even out 321 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,500 there and about everything that was going wrong. 322 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,360 I even forgot about Boner's stupid tape recorder. 323 00:21:32,820 --> 00:21:37,000 I just felt like this guy named George in this little town. 324 00:21:38,460 --> 00:21:39,460 It was easy. 325 00:21:40,980 --> 00:21:43,020 Being good at something is fun, Mike. 326 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,720 Is this what you meant all those times that you said that I should find 327 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:50,360 something that I'm good at and do it? 328 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:51,960 Kind of. 329 00:21:52,580 --> 00:21:55,820 That was okay, wasn't it? 330 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,220 You should go inside, Mike. There's a lot of people waiting to see you. 331 00:22:02,180 --> 00:22:04,540 You guys go ahead. I need a minute, okay? 332 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,340 I'm Jason Sievert. I'm Mike's father. 333 00:22:40,460 --> 00:22:43,620 Let me get it something. 334 00:22:46,540 --> 00:22:47,540 Oh, no. 335 00:23:05,390 --> 00:23:09,550 While Michael Seaver's portrayal of George certainly pleased the applauding 336 00:23:09,550 --> 00:23:12,910 crowd, he was not the major revelation of this production. 337 00:23:13,790 --> 00:23:14,790 Garbage. 338 00:23:15,350 --> 00:23:17,190 What's the drivel about our son? 339 00:23:17,570 --> 00:23:21,210 Probably somebody who couldn't act if his life depended on it. Yeah. 340 00:23:22,350 --> 00:23:23,350 He's a fool. 341 00:23:24,270 --> 00:23:26,770 He sure is. Listen to this. 342 00:23:28,170 --> 00:23:31,850 The receiver's performance as the paperboy was a fascinating exercise in 343 00:23:31,850 --> 00:23:35,330 of a dramatic pause that held this reviewer riveted to his seat. 344 00:23:36,090 --> 00:23:38,290 Wow, this guy really knows his stuff.