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♪ I'll bet We've been together ♪
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♪ For a million years ♪
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♪ And I'll bet
We'll be together ♪
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♪ For a million more ♪
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♪ Ooh, it's like I
started breathin' ♪
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♪ On the night we kissed ♪
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♪ Well, I can't remember
What I ever did before ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ And there ain't No nothin' ♪
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♪ We can't love
Each other through ♪
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♪ What would we do, baby ♪
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♪ Without us? ♪
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♪ Sha-la-la-lahhh ♪
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Hi, Mr. Adler.
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Oh, hello, Alex. How are you?
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I'm fine. I'm sorry I'm late.
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You're not late.
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I am. I'm eight minutes late.
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Eight minutes is not
late. A week is late.
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If you put in a time
clock like I suggested,
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you could keep track
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of the comings and
goings of your employees.
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You're my only employee, Alex.
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It's the principle, Mr. Adler.
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You should be angry
at me for being late.
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All right. Where were
you for eight minutes?
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I had a meeting of the
Young Entrepreneurs' Club.
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Is that what you do with
your time after school?
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You should be in Little League.
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I'm 17 years old, Mr. Adler.
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Little League
only goes up to 12.
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So? You'd be the best one.
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Excuse me. Where are the olives?
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What do you want olives for?
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Is it required that I tell you?
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Nah, I'm just curious.
I can't eat 'em myself.
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Heartburn.
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Well, thank you for
sharing that with me.
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So where are they?
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Usually I get the
pains right here.
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No, no, no, no, no. The olives.
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Oh, well, if we have any
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they'll be on the other side
of the store somewhere.
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Olives are at the
end of Aisle 2,
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second shelf from the bottom.
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We got a few of
the regular ones left,
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and we also have the
pimiento stuffed ones.
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A dollar thirty-nine
a small jar,
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2.14 for the large.
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He's good, isn't he?
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So how's business
today, Mr. Adler?
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Business?
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Why do you bring
up business, Alex?
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I don't know. Seemed
like the appropriate place.
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Today business stunk.
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It stunk yesterday too.
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In fact, business
has stunk since 1957.
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It was right after
that sputnik thing.
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Sputnik goes up, business
goes down. Go figure.
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I keep telling you, Mr. Adler,
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you could have a
real moneymaker here.
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You just gotta be
more aggressive.
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You know, the building
next door's for lease.
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You could rent it out,
knock out the wall in between
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and double the
size of your store.
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Alex, if I knocked
down that wall,
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where would I hang up my coat?
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You gotta think big, Mr. Adler.
You gotta be more competitive.
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Oh, that reminds me.
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There's gonna be a
beautiful sunset today.
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I want you to take
off early to watch it.
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Mr. Adler, do you
ever hear a word I say?
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No. But I like the
sound of your voice.
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All set, Mrs. Crenshaw?
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Well, yes. Except for one thing.
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I don't mean to complain
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but is the milk
supposed to be frozen?
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Alex, the cooler
broke. All the milk froze.
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Yeah, okay, I'll
take care of it.
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Watch what I do
this time, Mr. Adler,
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so you can fix it if it
happens when I'm not here.
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Okay, first, turn the
thermostat to low.
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Then shut this valve on
the side all the way off.
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Then open it up
again real quick,
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and then turn it once.
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Wait for four seconds.
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Open the valve back up again.
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Turn the thermostat
back up again.
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And if that doesn't work...
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do that.
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I'm surprised I didn't
think to do that myself.
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He's a good boy.
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Ah, he's the best.
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You know, he's the president
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of the Young
Entrepreneurs' Club,
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I'm not the president.
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I'm the vice president.
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A heartbeat away.
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Hello, Alex. How
you doing, Mr. Adler?
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Hello, Skippy.
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Mr. Adler is it okay
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if I open up this box of
ice cream sandwiches?
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I just want one.
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You can't do that, Skippy.
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No one is gonna wanna buy
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an open box of ice
cream sandwiches.
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Alex, let him
have his ice cream.
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Thank you, Mr. Adler.
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You screwed up our
inventory, you know.
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You're gonna have
that on your conscience.
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Alex, I happen to
be your neighbor.
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I think you could be just a
little bit more polite to me.
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The fact that we're
neighbors, Skippy,
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is nothing more than
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an unfortunate
geographical accident.
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And, I don't think I
should be punished further
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by having to talk to you.
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Well, uh, how's Mallory?
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She's fine.
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You know, uh,
she's really pretty.
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Thank you, Skippy.
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Doe she talk about me much?
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Yeah, sometimes late at
night she cries out your name.
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You mean it?
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Look, I'm working here,
Skippy. Do you mind?
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Okay, okay. I'm going.
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Oh, Alex, they're advertising
for a new stock boy
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down the street at the big
Shop-A-Lot supermarket.
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Well, why don't you
go and apply for it?
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Why should I do that?
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Because it's a big place
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and they pay more and
they give promotions.
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And if you get it, then I
could have your job here.
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Forget it, Skippy.
I like it here.
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Alex.
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I always thought you wanted
to be a big success in life.
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Were those just idle words
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or do you practice
what you preach?
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Skippy, remember
when we were little kids
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and I accidentally ran
over you with my bicycle?
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Yeah.
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I drive a car now.
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Mom, I'm absolutely positive
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that Brad Hunter
wants to ask me out.
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How are you so sure, Mallory?
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Well, he came up to me
today after homeroom,
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and he asked me if I
had a nice weekend.
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That's it?
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That's it.
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I think we missed something.
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And what did you say to him?
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Well I told him I had a
terrible, boring weekend.
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What else?
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You had a wonderful
weekend, Mallory.
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I know, Mom. But
if Brad knew that,
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he'd think I had an
active, fulfilling social life
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and he wouldn't ask me out
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'cause he'd think I
already had plans.
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How did we overlook the obvious?
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Hi, sweetheart. Hi, kids.
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Hi. Hi. How was work?
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Oh, crazy. We were
swamped with phone calls
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over that installment
of Madame Bovary
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we showed last night.
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A lot of people took offense
at the bedroom scene.
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Can you believe how
prudish some people are?
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They objected to
the bedroom scene?
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Yep.
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That scene was so mild, Dad.
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Well, I know. That...
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Wait a minute, what were
you doing watching that?
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Uh...
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I wanted to see if it
was as good as the book.
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Hello. Hi.
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Alex, you're an hour late.
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Well, I'm sorry, Mom.
But it was worth it.
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As of today, I have
taken the first step
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on the path to riches.
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My foot is poised
on the bottom rung
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of the corporate ladder.
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I've set the ball rolling.
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I've put the wheels in motion
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towards my future of
wealth and prosperity.
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My shoulder is firmly
against the grindstone
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of economic success.
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Try it with a few more
metaphors this time, Alex.
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Well, I stopped by
that new Shop-A-Lot
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on the way home from work.
- Yeah.
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See, Skippy Handleman
told me they had an opening
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for a new stock boy.
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So I gave them my résumé,
I had a brief interview,
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and I think they're
impressed by me.
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Remind me never to shop there.
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Wait a minute. What
about your job at Adler's?
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Well, I'd, uh... I'd
have to give that up.
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I thought you loved
working for Mr. Adler.
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Well, I do. Mr. Adler's
a great guy.
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But I'm stagnating there.
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Let's face it, Dad, my
work at Adler's is done.
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It's time for me to move on.
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What are you, the Lone Ranger?
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Wait a minute, Alex,
shouldn't you give this
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a little more thought? I
mean, to just leave like that,
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after the way
Mr. Adler's treated you?
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Well, don't worry, Mom.
I've thought it through.
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Mr. Adler will understand.
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I'm not being impetuous.
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What's impetuous?
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Its, uh,
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when you do something
without thinking it through.
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Like when you
decided to have Alex?
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The opening is for a
junior stock boy trainee.
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It's in the pet
supplies department.
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I would be in
charge of cat toys.
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Cat toys.
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See, you're in over
your head, Alex.
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You mean your entire job
would revolve around cat toys?
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Mom, you make it
sound so unimportant.
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Do you realize how
many different kinds
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of cat toys there are?
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There are the little plastic
balls with the bells inside,
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and the little furry birds,
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and the the chew toys that
remove tartar and plaque
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from the teeth. I
could go on forever.
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Please don't.
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Alex there's just a lot
a factors involved here.
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A lot of things to consider.
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Hello.
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Yes, he is. Who's calling?
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Alex, it's for you.
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It's a Bobby Cahill
from the Shop-A-Lot.
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Hello, Mr. Cahill.
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Yeah, okay, Bobby.
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Oh, wow. That's great.
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That's very flattering.
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Thanks a lot.
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Well, I got the job.
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Well, uh, congratulations.
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And Bobby says it's
conceivable that within a year
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I could be assistant
manager of pet supplies.
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Dare to dream, Alex.
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Okay, Mr. Adler.
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Try and remember
this time, okay?
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Thermostat, valve, wait...
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Valve.
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Kick. Got it?
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Maybe it would help
if you set it to music.
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♪ Thermostat, valve
Wait, valve, kick ♪
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I give up.
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Oh. You want a nectarine?
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Uh, no, thanks.
Listen, Mr. Adler,
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I have something
I have to tell you.
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You're sure you don't want a
nectarine? They're in season.
257
00:09:45,819 --> 00:09:48,097
No. I'm sure. Listen...
Well, take a plum then.
258
00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:50,266
No, I don't want any
produce, thank you.
259
00:09:50,290 --> 00:09:52,501
Isn't the rain remarkable, Alex?
260
00:09:52,525 --> 00:09:53,770
What do you mean?
261
00:09:53,794 --> 00:09:57,006
Well, it's the
completion of a cycle.
262
00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:58,474
Everything is in motion,
263
00:09:58,498 --> 00:10:01,477
and yet all things return
to their original source.
264
00:10:01,501 --> 00:10:02,778
Very poetic.
265
00:10:02,802 --> 00:10:04,046
It's also wet.
266
00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:05,748
That's true.
267
00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,017
Mr. Adler.
268
00:10:08,041 --> 00:10:09,607
What is it?
269
00:10:12,479 --> 00:10:14,623
There was an
opening for a stock boy
270
00:10:14,647 --> 00:10:16,525
at Shop-A-Lot
supermarket. I took the job.
271
00:10:16,549 --> 00:10:18,061
I start next week.
272
00:10:18,085 --> 00:10:21,530
Do you think you
can handle both jobs?
273
00:10:21,554 --> 00:10:23,366
No, I don't.
274
00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:25,701
Why do you burden
yourself, Alex?
275
00:10:25,725 --> 00:10:28,671
Did this come out of that
Entrepreneurs' Club stuff?
276
00:10:28,695 --> 00:10:30,172
Mr. Adler, you don't understand.
277
00:10:30,196 --> 00:10:32,316
See, I'm not gonna be
working here anymore.
278
00:10:34,201 --> 00:10:37,513
Oh. I see.
279
00:10:37,537 --> 00:10:40,416
You're going to work there
instead of working here?
280
00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,684
Well, yeah.
281
00:10:42,708 --> 00:10:44,987
But don't worry. I'm not
gonna leave you short-handed.
282
00:10:45,011 --> 00:10:46,588
I've been breaking
in Skippy Handleman.
283
00:10:46,612 --> 00:10:48,491
He's gonna take over for me.
284
00:10:48,515 --> 00:10:50,593
Alex, if you need more
money, I could probably...
285
00:10:50,617 --> 00:10:52,929
No, no, it's not the
money, Mr. Adler.
286
00:10:52,953 --> 00:10:54,931
I mean, sure they
pay a little bit more,
287
00:10:54,955 --> 00:10:57,600
but that's not
why I took the job.
288
00:10:57,624 --> 00:10:59,268
Then why?
289
00:10:59,292 --> 00:11:01,771
Because it's a
great opportunity.
290
00:11:01,795 --> 00:11:05,396
I'm gonna be in charge of
the entire cat toy operation.
291
00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:10,813
They make toys for cats?
292
00:11:10,837 --> 00:11:12,514
Sure.
293
00:11:12,538 --> 00:11:15,117
Why do cats need toys?
294
00:11:15,141 --> 00:11:19,088
They're pets. They're
not under any pressure.
295
00:11:19,112 --> 00:11:21,957
Mr. Adler, you don't understand.
296
00:11:21,981 --> 00:11:24,827
See, this Shop-A-Lot
is a terrific place.
297
00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:28,998
It's virtually on the cutting
edge of creative supermarketing.
298
00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:30,866
They got 21 aisles.
299
00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:32,668
They're open 24 hours.
300
00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:35,705
They've got camping,
sporting goods, shoe trees.
301
00:11:35,729 --> 00:11:37,573
They've even got an
automatic sprinkler system
302
00:11:37,597 --> 00:11:39,075
for the vegetables.
303
00:11:39,099 --> 00:11:42,411
If I was a younger man
I'd take the job myself.
304
00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:45,769
You're not upset
with me, are you?
305
00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,340
It's nothing personal.
306
00:11:51,311 --> 00:11:55,691
Well, I'll see you. Good night.
307
00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:58,349
And, uh, thanks for everything.
308
00:12:00,353 --> 00:12:01,764
You know, Alex,
309
00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:04,032
if cat toys mean so much to you,
310
00:12:04,056 --> 00:12:06,068
we could sell them here.
311
00:12:06,092 --> 00:12:08,304
I took the job, Mr. Adler.
312
00:12:08,328 --> 00:12:10,306
I see.
313
00:12:10,330 --> 00:12:11,908
Good night.
314
00:12:11,932 --> 00:12:14,298
Oh, uh, just a minute, Alex.
315
00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,243
I don't want you
to catch a cold.
316
00:12:40,494 --> 00:12:42,237
Well, Mom, I was right.
317
00:12:42,261 --> 00:12:43,906
About what? About Brad Hunter.
318
00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:45,641
He asked me out
today for Friday night.
319
00:12:45,665 --> 00:12:47,276
Ah. That's wonderful.
320
00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:49,144
To be honest, I thought
you should have been
321
00:12:49,168 --> 00:12:50,545
more straightforward with him,
322
00:12:50,569 --> 00:12:52,147
but I guess you knew
what you were doing.
323
00:12:52,171 --> 00:12:54,483
So where is he taking
you Friday night?
324
00:12:54,507 --> 00:12:57,486
No, I told him I was busy.
325
00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:59,455
You're not busy Friday night.
326
00:12:59,479 --> 00:13:01,791
Of course not, Mom.
But I can't let Brad think
327
00:13:01,815 --> 00:13:03,926
I was just waiting
for him to ask me out.
328
00:13:03,950 --> 00:13:06,561
Oh, Mallory. Why don't you
just deal honestly with Brad
329
00:13:06,585 --> 00:13:08,264
and let fate take its course?
330
00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:10,788
There's no talking to
you sometimes, Dad.
331
00:13:15,895 --> 00:13:18,975
Alex, put away your
homework at the dinner table.
332
00:13:18,999 --> 00:13:21,744
I got an oral report for
history class tomorrow, Dad.
333
00:13:21,768 --> 00:13:23,112
I don't care if
you're testifying
334
00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:25,314
before a congressional
committee.
335
00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:26,949
Study after dinner.
336
00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:29,384
I can't. I've gotta go to
the Shop-A-Lot tonight.
337
00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:31,420
I'm getting picked
up in a few minutes.
338
00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:33,723
Now, just a minute. You've
worked every afternoon
339
00:13:33,747 --> 00:13:35,725
and evening for
the past two weeks.
340
00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:37,659
Well, I know, Mom,
but this isn't work.
341
00:13:37,683 --> 00:13:38,894
Well, not technically.
342
00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:40,596
It's a special evening
training program
343
00:13:40,620 --> 00:13:43,065
for the new stock boys.
Tonight we have a meeting
344
00:13:43,089 --> 00:13:45,734
on the creative monitoring
of canned goods inventory.
345
00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:48,804
Boy, you don't
wanna miss that, Alex.
346
00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:49,972
Well, I can't miss it.
347
00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:51,674
I gotta attend all
the evening meetings
348
00:13:51,698 --> 00:13:53,309
to be eligible for
my first promotion.
349
00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,811
Ah, probably Skippy.
350
00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,446
He's having some
problems at Mr. Adler's.
351
00:13:57,470 --> 00:13:59,114
He wants to talk to me.
352
00:13:59,138 --> 00:14:00,849
Alex, this time you
really gotta help me out.
353
00:14:00,873 --> 00:14:02,985
Oh, hi, Mr. and Mrs.
Keaton. Hi, Jennifer.
354
00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:06,589
Hi, Skippy. Oh. Hello, Mallory.
355
00:14:06,613 --> 00:14:08,724
Those are lovely
sneakers you're wearing.
356
00:14:08,748 --> 00:14:11,961
They sure do flatter your feet.
357
00:14:11,985 --> 00:14:13,829
Skippy, try to keep your
hormones under control
358
00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,030
for about five minutes.
359
00:14:15,054 --> 00:14:16,198
I'm doing the best I can, Alex.
360
00:14:16,222 --> 00:14:18,000
She's really pretty.
361
00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:20,769
Yeah. What do you need
to know? I gotta get going.
362
00:14:20,793 --> 00:14:23,004
Oh, uh, first of all,
363
00:14:23,028 --> 00:14:24,540
we're all out of
disposable diapers.
364
00:14:24,564 --> 00:14:26,308
I looked all over. I
couldn't find them.
365
00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:27,910
Look again. They're
in the storeroom
366
00:14:27,934 --> 00:14:30,279
behind the cling
peaches in heavy syrup.
367
00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:33,115
Don't toy with me,
Alex. They're not there.
368
00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:34,783
They're in the
storeroom, Skippy.
369
00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:37,319
No. No, not the storeroom.
Don't make me go in there, Alex.
370
00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:39,721
The place is a jungle. I
can't find anything in there.
371
00:14:39,745 --> 00:14:41,490
Alex, I can't handle this job.
372
00:14:41,514 --> 00:14:43,659
Get a grip on yourself, Skippy.
373
00:14:43,683 --> 00:14:45,828
Look, I'll draw you a
map of the storeroom
374
00:14:45,852 --> 00:14:47,597
and I'll show you where
everything is, okay?
375
00:14:47,621 --> 00:14:50,766
Okay. Maps are
good. Just draw neat.
376
00:14:50,790 --> 00:14:52,701
Anyway, Mom, I'm sure
Brad will ask me out again.
377
00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:54,370
Next time he does
I'll just say yes.
378
00:14:54,394 --> 00:14:56,171
But now you don't have
a date for Friday night.
379
00:14:56,195 --> 00:14:59,141
So I don't have a
date for this Friday.
380
00:14:59,165 --> 00:15:00,943
It's not the end of the world.
381
00:15:00,967 --> 00:15:04,179
I'll find something to
do no matter how stupid.
382
00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:07,215
I'm free on Friday night.
383
00:15:07,239 --> 00:15:09,752
Not that stupid.
384
00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:12,287
I'll get it. I'll get it.
385
00:15:12,311 --> 00:15:13,789
Hi, Bobby. Come on in.
386
00:15:13,813 --> 00:15:15,524
How you doing, 28? Fine.
387
00:15:15,548 --> 00:15:19,561
Uh, Bobby, these are my sisters.
388
00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:20,729
These are my parents.
389
00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,697
Uh, this is Skippy Handleman.
390
00:15:22,721 --> 00:15:23,833
How does Skippy fit in?
391
00:15:23,857 --> 00:15:25,935
He doesn't.
392
00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:27,269
Everybody, this is Bobby Cahill.
393
00:15:27,293 --> 00:15:29,238
He's the senior stock boy
in charge of my training.
394
00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,107
Bobby, nice to meet you.
395
00:15:31,131 --> 00:15:34,276
So, uh, well, how's he
working out down there?
396
00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:36,511
Are you kidding? Number
28 here is really coming along.
397
00:15:36,535 --> 00:15:38,514
We have high hopes for
him down at the market.
398
00:15:38,538 --> 00:15:39,782
Twenty-eight?
399
00:15:39,806 --> 00:15:42,451
I'm junior stock boy
number 28 down at the store.
400
00:15:42,475 --> 00:15:43,986
You must be very proud of him.
401
00:15:44,010 --> 00:15:44,987
Yes, I am.
402
00:15:45,011 --> 00:15:46,922
And I know that my wife here,
403
00:15:46,946 --> 00:15:49,891
Mrs. 28, feels the same way.
404
00:15:49,915 --> 00:15:51,427
Well, you should.
405
00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:53,429
He's got a real
knack for cat toys.
406
00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:55,486
Really... Really taken
the place by storm.
407
00:15:56,923 --> 00:16:00,302
Well, the cat toys are
calling. See you later.
408
00:16:00,326 --> 00:16:01,370
Nice meeting you.
409
00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:03,305
Pleasure, Bobby. Bye-bye.
410
00:16:03,329 --> 00:16:07,709
So, uh, Mallory, can I
wash your dishes for you?
411
00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:09,934
You can wash mine.
412
00:16:22,048 --> 00:16:23,926
Wouldn't you be more
comfortable in your own bed?
413
00:16:23,950 --> 00:16:25,427
Oh, hi, Mom.
414
00:16:25,451 --> 00:16:27,196
I was just studying.
415
00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:29,131
Interesting method.
416
00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:31,634
Yeah, well, I guess
I'm pretty tired.
417
00:16:31,658 --> 00:16:33,502
Why don't you go
upstairs and go to sleep?
418
00:16:33,526 --> 00:16:35,104
Can't. Gotta prepare
this oral report
419
00:16:35,128 --> 00:16:37,106
for history class tomorrow.
420
00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:38,774
I just got back from the store.
421
00:16:38,798 --> 00:16:41,877
How was work? Fine.
422
00:16:41,901 --> 00:16:44,346
Did you know that ongoing
computerized inventory control
423
00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:46,749
is 71 percent more
efficient than weekly checks?
424
00:16:46,773 --> 00:16:48,472
I've always suspected it.
425
00:16:51,444 --> 00:16:52,587
You want some warm milk?
426
00:16:52,611 --> 00:16:53,611
Sure.
427
00:16:55,648 --> 00:16:58,227
How are you enjoying
it, your new job?
428
00:16:58,251 --> 00:17:00,195
Well, it's fine, I guess.
429
00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,565
Most of the people
seem pretty nice.
430
00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:06,001
Except for 17 and 24.
They're a little standoffish.
431
00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:09,271
Higher numbers are usually
easier to get along with.
432
00:17:09,295 --> 00:17:11,473
The truth is
433
00:17:11,497 --> 00:17:14,343
I don't talk to anybody
when I'm working.
434
00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,979
But they look like nice people.
435
00:17:17,003 --> 00:17:19,570
Anyway, I'm going on the
assumption that they're nice.
436
00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:22,952
That's strange. What?
437
00:17:22,976 --> 00:17:24,908
The milk from Adler's is frozen.
438
00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:27,823
Oh, I told Skippy about that.
439
00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:30,459
The cooler breaks down
and the milk freezes.
440
00:17:30,483 --> 00:17:32,461
Remind me to yell
at him tomorrow.
441
00:17:32,485 --> 00:17:34,296
Oh, Alex, you are so tense.
442
00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,532
I'm not tense.
443
00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:38,633
Anyway, Mom, I told you.
444
00:17:38,657 --> 00:17:41,103
I have to work these
hours at Shop-A-Lot.
445
00:17:41,127 --> 00:17:42,438
If I don't, I'm gonna stay
446
00:17:42,462 --> 00:17:44,340
junior stock boy
number 28 forever.
447
00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:46,208
No advancement, no promotions.
448
00:17:46,232 --> 00:17:48,444
But is it worth it? Making
yourself miserable?
449
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:50,278
Of course it's worth it.
450
00:17:50,302 --> 00:17:54,383
Every time I take a package
of furry mice out of the carton,
451
00:17:54,407 --> 00:17:57,753
or, or stamp the price
on a box of buzzy balls,
452
00:17:57,777 --> 00:18:00,088
or put a catnip punching
bag up on the shelf,
453
00:18:00,112 --> 00:18:03,826
I know I'm one step closer
to the executive suite.
454
00:18:03,850 --> 00:18:08,030
I guess the road to success
is paved with kitty litter.
455
00:18:08,054 --> 00:18:10,565
Don't misunderstand
what I'm gonna say, Alex.
456
00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:12,768
I mean, I don't wanna tell
you how to live your life,
457
00:18:12,792 --> 00:18:14,937
or what kind of
person you should be.
458
00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:17,528
Just... Just think of
this as food for thought.
459
00:18:18,664 --> 00:18:20,008
Maybe I shouldn't say it.
460
00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:21,243
No. Say what?
461
00:18:21,267 --> 00:18:22,845
Your father and I have made
462
00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:25,514
specific career
choices over the years.
463
00:18:25,538 --> 00:18:28,483
Your Dad could be managing
a network affiliate station
464
00:18:28,507 --> 00:18:31,220
instead of a PBS station
and earning a lot more money.
465
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:33,688
I could be working at
a big architectural firm
466
00:18:33,712 --> 00:18:35,924
instead of working
independently.
467
00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:39,161
Do you understand why we
made the choices that we've made?
468
00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:41,797
No, but it's your life.
469
00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:44,667
Okay, let's say that all
your hard work pays off
470
00:18:44,691 --> 00:18:46,135
and you get your promotion
471
00:18:46,159 --> 00:18:48,971
and you're made assistant
manager of cat supplies.
472
00:18:48,995 --> 00:18:50,806
What then?
473
00:18:50,830 --> 00:18:52,341
Well, then I work towards
474
00:18:52,365 --> 00:18:53,942
becoming manager
of pet supplies.
475
00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,044
But where does it end, Alex?
476
00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:58,814
I don't know. Chairman
of the cat toys?
477
00:18:58,838 --> 00:19:01,784
I guess what I'm
trying to say is this.
478
00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:04,519
Do you ever envision
yourself reaching a point
479
00:19:04,543 --> 00:19:06,655
where you're
intrinsically satisfied
480
00:19:06,679 --> 00:19:07,956
with the work that you're doing?
481
00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:10,258
Where you're no longer
working to get ahead
482
00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:12,928
but simply because you enjoy it?
483
00:19:12,952 --> 00:19:15,297
I don't know, Mom.
484
00:19:15,321 --> 00:19:17,666
I just can't make that
a priority right now.
485
00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:20,402
I mean, if I wanted to be
enjoying what I was doing
486
00:19:20,426 --> 00:19:22,626
I might as well still be
working at Mr. Adler's.
487
00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,596
That didn't come out right.
488
00:19:36,742 --> 00:19:38,020
Hi, Mr. Adler.
489
00:19:38,044 --> 00:19:40,288
Alex? How are you?
490
00:19:40,312 --> 00:19:41,690
I'm fine. How are you?
491
00:19:41,714 --> 00:19:43,559
Fine. Fine.
492
00:19:43,583 --> 00:19:46,061
Uh, listen, I accidentally
493
00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:48,329
wore my apron home
the last time I worked.
494
00:19:48,353 --> 00:19:50,466
My mom washed it.
495
00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:52,668
Uh, there it is.
496
00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:53,903
Thank you.
497
00:19:53,927 --> 00:19:56,105
I just thought I'd bring it by,
498
00:19:56,129 --> 00:19:58,107
I, uh... In case
you might need it.
499
00:19:58,131 --> 00:19:59,741
I realize you have
two other ones,
500
00:19:59,765 --> 00:20:01,911
but one of them has
that big stain on the front
501
00:20:01,935 --> 00:20:05,046
and the other one is
missing the "G" in grocery.
502
00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:08,750
It just says Adler's Rocery.
503
00:20:08,774 --> 00:20:11,386
Well, good, good. Fine.
504
00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:14,189
I mean we wouldn't
wanna throw people off.
505
00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:17,448
This definitely is the
best apron out of the three.
506
00:20:25,525 --> 00:20:27,436
Thank you.
507
00:20:27,460 --> 00:20:29,338
So how's your new job, Alex?
508
00:20:29,362 --> 00:20:32,308
Oh, it's great. It's,
uh, really great.
509
00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:33,642
I like it a lot.
510
00:20:33,666 --> 00:20:36,078
I'm glad to hear that.
511
00:20:36,102 --> 00:20:38,902
So, anyway, I brought
that apron back for you.
512
00:20:40,038 --> 00:20:41,717
It's our best one.
513
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,952
Well, I'd better get going.
514
00:20:43,976 --> 00:20:45,688
Take care of yourself, Alex.
515
00:20:45,712 --> 00:20:47,623
Yeah, you too.
516
00:20:47,647 --> 00:20:50,325
Excuse me. Do you carry
any non-dairy creamer?
517
00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:51,393
Non-dairy creamer?
518
00:20:51,417 --> 00:20:53,717
Yeah. All your milk is frozen.
519
00:20:56,989 --> 00:20:59,289
Well, do you have any, huh?
520
00:21:15,808 --> 00:21:18,075
About the non-dairy creamer.
521
00:21:22,481 --> 00:21:25,460
Mr. Adler, you know what I
do all day at the Shop-A-Lot?
522
00:21:25,484 --> 00:21:28,196
I unload boxes of cat toys.
523
00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:31,533
And then after I unload them,
I stamp the prices on them.
524
00:21:31,557 --> 00:21:33,235
And then after I stamp
the prices on them,
525
00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:34,539
I put them on the shelf.
526
00:21:36,129 --> 00:21:39,241
I hate cat toys.
527
00:21:39,265 --> 00:21:41,810
So don't play with them.
528
00:21:41,834 --> 00:21:44,546
And it's not just
the cat toys, either.
529
00:21:44,570 --> 00:21:47,849
I hate working in a place
where I'm known only as 28.
530
00:21:47,873 --> 00:21:49,918
And nobody talks
to anybody else.
531
00:21:49,942 --> 00:21:51,820
And where the human factor
532
00:21:51,844 --> 00:21:54,222
is filtered out of almost
every aspect of the business.
533
00:21:54,246 --> 00:21:56,158
They call you 28?
534
00:21:56,182 --> 00:21:59,328
Even cats have names.
535
00:21:59,352 --> 00:22:00,729
I don't suppose you'd consider
536
00:22:00,753 --> 00:22:02,264
giving me my old
job back, would you?
537
00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:04,366
Give him his old
job back, please.
538
00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:06,635
I gotta get home.
539
00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:09,237
What about Skippy?
540
00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:11,006
II think this job has Skippy
541
00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:13,208
on the verge of a
nervous breakdown.
542
00:22:13,232 --> 00:22:16,712
You know, Alex, this
place is no Shop-A-Lot.
543
00:22:16,736 --> 00:22:19,603
You're not kidding.
I can't shop at all.
544
00:22:21,207 --> 00:22:23,017
You weren't happy here before.
545
00:22:23,041 --> 00:22:25,120
What makes you think you're
gonna be happy here now?
546
00:22:25,144 --> 00:22:28,257
No, see, I was happy
here. I just didn't know it.
547
00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:31,093
I guess I just got carried away.
548
00:22:31,117 --> 00:22:32,961
When they opened
those big, automatic doors
549
00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:34,529
for me over there, well,
550
00:22:34,553 --> 00:22:36,865
I guess, for one
brief, shining moment
551
00:22:36,889 --> 00:22:40,802
it was Shop-A-Lot.
552
00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:43,238
I missed you, Alex.
553
00:22:43,262 --> 00:22:44,939
Skippy's okay,
554
00:22:44,963 --> 00:22:47,676
but we're running out
of ice cream. Heh, heh.
555
00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:50,412
So when can you start?
556
00:22:50,436 --> 00:22:53,648
Don't hug, okay?
I'm a sensitive man.
557
00:22:53,672 --> 00:22:56,251
I'd like not to get
emotionally involved.
558
00:22:56,275 --> 00:22:58,786
That's 4.64.
559
00:22:58,810 --> 00:23:02,324
I want you two to know I'm
canceling my other errands.
560
00:23:02,348 --> 00:23:04,981
They'd be anti-climatic.
561
00:23:06,152 --> 00:23:07,562
You know, I think I'm going to
562
00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:10,565
close up a few minutes
early and watch the sunset.
563
00:23:10,589 --> 00:23:12,267
Are you interested?
564
00:23:12,291 --> 00:23:13,902
The sunset?
565
00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:15,670
Do you realize how
much work I have to do?
566
00:23:15,694 --> 00:23:18,306
I'll bet Skippy set this
place back 30 years.
567
00:23:18,330 --> 00:23:19,675
Oh, great.
568
00:23:19,699 --> 00:23:22,110
Business was good 30 years ago.
569
00:23:22,134 --> 00:23:23,412
I'm serious.
570
00:23:23,436 --> 00:23:24,646
So am I.
571
00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:27,271
I am gonna watch the
sunset. Are you coming?
572
00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:30,585
Yeah, I'm coming.
573
00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:36,125
Wouldn't you at least
consider getting a new cooler?
574
00:23:36,149 --> 00:23:37,514
Don't start.