1 00:00:12,310 --> 00:00:17,780 ♪ I bet we've been together for a million years ♪ 2 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:22,880 ♪ and I'll bet we'll be together for a million more ♪ 3 00:00:22,910 --> 00:00:26,010 ♪ oh, it's like I started breathing ♪ 4 00:00:26,050 --> 00:00:28,810 ♪ on the night we kissed 5 00:00:28,850 --> 00:00:34,150 ♪ and I can't remember what I ever did before ♪ 6 00:00:34,180 --> 00:00:37,010 ♪ what would we do, baby 7 00:00:37,050 --> 00:00:39,880 ♪ without us? 8 00:00:39,910 --> 00:00:42,550 ♪ what would we do, baby 9 00:00:42,580 --> 00:00:45,180 ♪ without us? 10 00:00:45,210 --> 00:00:47,880 ♪ and there ain't no nothin' 11 00:00:47,910 --> 00:00:49,810 ♪ we can't love each other through ♪ 12 00:00:49,850 --> 00:00:51,050 ♪ ooh-hoo 13 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,050 ♪ what would we do, baby 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,680 ♪ without us? 15 00:00:56,710 --> 00:01:00,150 ♪ sha-la-la-la 16 00:01:04,010 --> 00:01:07,180 Okay, we're gonna open up the old phone lines now. 17 00:01:07,210 --> 00:01:09,314 Alex, can you give me a ride home? 18 00:01:09,380 --> 00:01:12,610 Mallory, will you get a grip? I'm on the air here. 19 00:01:12,650 --> 00:01:15,280 Alex, you don't have to whisper. Nobody's listening. 20 00:01:15,310 --> 00:01:18,810 The only people who listen to this music died years ago. 21 00:01:18,850 --> 00:01:20,610 Oh, yeah? Well, uh... 22 00:01:20,650 --> 00:01:23,080 There's a deceased listener now. 23 00:01:23,110 --> 00:01:24,750 Hello. You're on with Alex. 24 00:01:24,780 --> 00:01:26,580 Yeah, I'd like a large pizza with anchovies, 25 00:01:26,610 --> 00:01:29,010 and don't forget... 26 00:01:29,050 --> 00:01:30,480 Uh, don't, uh... 27 00:01:30,510 --> 00:01:35,450 Don't forget... the number for requests is 555-7955. 28 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:38,180 Okay. Hello. You're on with Alex. 29 00:01:38,210 --> 00:01:40,050 Duke Ellington didn't write 30 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:41,850 "Wanderlust" by himself. 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:44,180 It was Johnny Hodges and the Duke. 32 00:01:44,210 --> 00:01:46,710 Well, thank you very much. 33 00:01:46,750 --> 00:01:48,350 It's, uh, thrilling to talk to someone 34 00:01:48,380 --> 00:01:50,780 who shares my passion for the sound of swing. 35 00:01:50,810 --> 00:01:52,580 My pleasure, Alex. 36 00:01:52,610 --> 00:01:54,510 Would you play "Sweet Lorraine" for me? 37 00:01:54,550 --> 00:01:56,880 It's the fifth cut on side one. 38 00:01:56,910 --> 00:01:58,710 Consider it done. 39 00:01:58,750 --> 00:01:59,980 Okay. 40 00:02:00,010 --> 00:02:03,410 Here's a special request for that classic, "Sweet Lorraine." 41 00:02:03,450 --> 00:02:06,180 ♪ I've just found joy... ♪ 42 00:02:08,350 --> 00:02:12,810 I want you to know that I'm also a big Alex Keaton fan. 43 00:02:12,850 --> 00:02:14,050 Well... 44 00:02:15,380 --> 00:02:17,650 you've got great taste. 45 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,780 Listen, uh, would you be interested 46 00:02:20,810 --> 00:02:24,380 in going to the Woody Herman concert with me Friday night? 47 00:02:24,410 --> 00:02:26,110 Yeah, well, I'm not really in the habit 48 00:02:26,150 --> 00:02:28,050 of asking for blind dates, either. 49 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,010 But I-i thought we might have fun. 50 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:33,180 Great. Great. 51 00:02:33,210 --> 00:02:35,110 O-okay, uh... 52 00:02:35,150 --> 00:02:37,580 Yeah. Lorraine Ferrar? 53 00:02:37,610 --> 00:02:38,710 7:30? 54 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:40,880 All right. I'll see you then. 55 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:42,880 Well, Mallory? 56 00:02:42,910 --> 00:02:45,080 Big deal, Alex. She accepted the date. 57 00:02:45,110 --> 00:02:47,480 It's only 'cause she's never seen you. 58 00:02:50,050 --> 00:02:51,980 I'd like to make a special plea. 59 00:02:52,010 --> 00:02:54,410 Mallory Keaton, a sophomore here at Harding high, 60 00:02:54,450 --> 00:02:57,410 hasn't had a date since birth. 61 00:02:57,450 --> 00:02:59,580 Anyone out there who wants to take her anywhere, 62 00:02:59,610 --> 00:03:01,110 I'll personally give you a dollar. 63 00:03:01,150 --> 00:03:03,410 Now back to the music. 64 00:03:14,450 --> 00:03:15,650 Ah, good evening. Mrs. Ferrar? 65 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:16,650 Yes? 66 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:17,910 Yeah, I'm Alex Keaton. 67 00:03:17,950 --> 00:03:20,050 I'm taking your daughter, Lorraine, out tonight. 68 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,480 Good evening, Alex. Won't you come in? 69 00:03:22,510 --> 00:03:23,710 Thanks. 70 00:03:25,310 --> 00:03:26,450 I'm Lorraine. 71 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:27,850 Oh. 72 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:28,910 Oh! 73 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,310 Oh. 74 00:03:31,350 --> 00:03:33,050 Are you surprised, Alex? 75 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,450 Surprised? No, no. 76 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,680 What's there to be surprised about? 77 00:03:37,980 --> 00:03:39,610 You're Lorraine, huh? 78 00:03:39,650 --> 00:03:40,950 Yes, I am. 79 00:03:40,980 --> 00:03:43,850 Okay. Uh, I'm... I'm Alex. 80 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,910 No surprises here. 81 00:03:46,950 --> 00:03:49,750 Well, I'm really looking forward to the concert, 82 00:03:49,780 --> 00:03:52,280 and I'm delighted to be going with you. 83 00:03:52,310 --> 00:03:55,010 Well, I'm delighted to be going with me, too. 84 00:03:55,050 --> 00:03:56,380 And you. 85 00:03:56,410 --> 00:03:58,780 Oh, this is my daughter, Melissa. 86 00:03:58,810 --> 00:04:01,310 Melissa, Alex Keaton. 87 00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:04,550 This is your dau... 88 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:05,750 Are you surprised? 89 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:07,210 No! 90 00:04:07,250 --> 00:04:09,410 No. She's your daughter. 91 00:04:09,450 --> 00:04:12,510 She's Melissa, you're Lorraine... 92 00:04:12,550 --> 00:04:14,210 I'm still Alex. 93 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,950 Where's the surprise? 94 00:04:17,980 --> 00:04:20,050 Are you gonna be my new daddy? 95 00:04:23,610 --> 00:04:25,310 - I'll get that. - No, no, no. 96 00:04:27,980 --> 00:04:29,250 Hello? 97 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,050 Oh, mais oui, Claude. 98 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:43,850 Merci, Claude. Au revoir. 99 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,810 It's what I do for a living. 100 00:04:47,850 --> 00:04:49,710 You speak French on the phone. 101 00:04:50,910 --> 00:04:53,780 No. No, I'm an arbitrageur. 102 00:04:53,810 --> 00:04:54,910 That is, I buy... 103 00:04:54,950 --> 00:04:57,010 You deal in the simultaneous sale and purchase 104 00:04:57,050 --> 00:04:58,380 of equivalent commodities 105 00:04:58,410 --> 00:05:00,850 in order to profit from the price discrepancies. 106 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,850 Well, Mr. Keaton... 107 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,150 Perhaps destiny has taken a hand this evening. 108 00:05:07,180 --> 00:05:10,250 Well, destiny and I are certainly not strangers. 109 00:05:16,110 --> 00:05:18,780 There is absolutely nothing in this world to compare 110 00:05:18,810 --> 00:05:21,280 with the thrill of hearing a big band in person. 111 00:05:21,310 --> 00:05:22,250 Hear, hear. 112 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:24,380 Plus, I love the way they dress, you know? 113 00:05:24,410 --> 00:05:26,180 You can go anywhere with a big band. 114 00:05:26,210 --> 00:05:28,150 But you need a big car. 115 00:05:28,180 --> 00:05:30,350 Uh, Lorraine, I brought you back here tonight 116 00:05:30,380 --> 00:05:31,680 to play you my favorite record. 117 00:05:31,710 --> 00:05:32,680 Uh, may I? 118 00:05:32,710 --> 00:05:33,780 Well, please. 119 00:05:33,810 --> 00:05:35,050 Okay. 120 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,780 Oh, Alex, I've had a fantastic evening. 121 00:05:37,810 --> 00:05:39,610 I blush to say how long it's been 122 00:05:39,650 --> 00:05:41,410 since I laughed like this. 123 00:05:41,450 --> 00:05:43,780 Well, why, uh, why haven't you laughed, Lorraine? 124 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:46,980 Why? Oh, many reasons. 125 00:05:47,010 --> 00:05:49,780 Bad marriage, bad divorce. 126 00:05:49,810 --> 00:05:52,210 I'm... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry. 127 00:05:52,250 --> 00:05:54,150 Oh, no, no, no. It's all right. 128 00:05:54,180 --> 00:05:56,180 I don't mind talking about it. 129 00:05:56,210 --> 00:05:58,910 I don't think he loved me, Alex. 130 00:05:58,950 --> 00:06:01,250 Oh, t-that... That's hard to imagine. 131 00:06:01,280 --> 00:06:03,950 We tried to make the marriage last as long as we could. 132 00:06:03,980 --> 00:06:05,580 We had a child to bring up. 133 00:06:05,610 --> 00:06:09,150 Yeah. I-i know how that is. 134 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,010 You must have been very young when you got married. 135 00:06:13,050 --> 00:06:15,110 Yes, I was. 136 00:06:15,150 --> 00:06:17,850 You've been wondering about my age all evening, 137 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,150 haven't you, Alex? 138 00:06:19,180 --> 00:06:21,310 Oh, no. Your age? 139 00:06:21,350 --> 00:06:24,480 No. Your age? Never. Never entered my mind. 140 00:06:24,510 --> 00:06:26,880 How old do you think I am? 141 00:06:26,910 --> 00:06:28,380 Oh, I don't know. 142 00:06:28,410 --> 00:06:31,450 Uh, I'd say about... 143 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,910 Years old. 144 00:06:35,210 --> 00:06:38,010 I'll be 40 in July. 145 00:06:38,050 --> 00:06:40,550 I'll be 29 in March. 146 00:06:42,150 --> 00:06:46,150 My, my. And still in high school. 147 00:06:46,180 --> 00:06:49,310 Well, I'm a veteran... You know. 148 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:53,350 Okay, I'm... I'm 17. 149 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:56,810 But they've been 17 very full years. 150 00:06:56,850 --> 00:06:59,710 Alex, chronological age means nothing to me. 151 00:06:59,750 --> 00:07:01,810 I like that in a woman. 152 00:07:03,150 --> 00:07:04,350 Hey, you want to dance? 153 00:07:04,380 --> 00:07:06,280 I thought you'd never ask. 154 00:07:16,950 --> 00:07:17,950 Hey, you're good. 155 00:07:17,980 --> 00:07:18,950 Thank you. 156 00:07:18,980 --> 00:07:20,080 No, thank you. 157 00:07:20,110 --> 00:07:21,510 No, thank you. 158 00:07:34,510 --> 00:07:36,910 Oh, mom, dad! 159 00:07:36,950 --> 00:07:39,550 Alex, uh, where's your... 160 00:07:39,580 --> 00:07:42,380 I-I mean is... 161 00:07:42,410 --> 00:07:44,010 I-is this... 162 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,880 Who's this? 163 00:07:51,450 --> 00:07:54,310 Oh, I-I'm sorry. Mom, dad, this is... 164 00:07:54,350 --> 00:07:56,610 Lorraine Ferrar. 165 00:07:56,650 --> 00:07:58,380 My date. 166 00:07:58,410 --> 00:08:00,410 She's his date, Steven. 167 00:08:02,380 --> 00:08:03,610 Hello. 168 00:08:03,650 --> 00:08:07,050 Yes, it... it c-certainly is nice to meet you. 169 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:09,280 Yes. I'll say. 170 00:08:09,310 --> 00:08:12,480 Hey, hey, you kids want to dance? 171 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,650 - We'll just roll back the rug. - Nope. 172 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:17,450 I don't think so. 173 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,210 You think so, Steven? 174 00:08:20,810 --> 00:08:22,050 Are you talking to me? 175 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,680 Oh, no, no... Uh, no... no dancing for us. 176 00:08:27,180 --> 00:08:28,810 No. 177 00:08:28,850 --> 00:08:31,110 No, uh... 178 00:08:31,150 --> 00:08:33,110 Good night. 179 00:08:33,150 --> 00:08:35,050 Yeah. That's good. 180 00:08:36,380 --> 00:08:37,550 Good night. 181 00:08:37,580 --> 00:08:40,310 Good night. 182 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,350 You say people do that for fun, huh? 183 00:09:19,380 --> 00:09:21,850 Oh, Alex, don't be so hard on yourself. 184 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:25,480 I think you did very well... For a first-time skater. 185 00:09:25,510 --> 00:09:27,580 Lorraine, I told you, that's not my first time. 186 00:09:27,610 --> 00:09:29,710 I've been taking lessons for years. 187 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:31,010 It's just the first time 188 00:09:31,050 --> 00:09:33,510 they let me out on the ice, that's all. 189 00:09:33,550 --> 00:09:35,380 Well, how about a movie tonight? 190 00:09:35,410 --> 00:09:38,610 "Wild Strawberries" is playing at the Fjord Theatre. 191 00:09:38,650 --> 00:09:41,650 No. No, Lorraine. No more Swedish movies. 192 00:09:41,680 --> 00:09:43,450 Everybody's always depressed, 193 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,210 and it's always dark out and snowing. 194 00:09:46,250 --> 00:09:49,050 And nobody ever says what they mean. 195 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,550 Well, what kind of movie do you like? 196 00:09:51,580 --> 00:09:52,480 I don't know. 197 00:09:52,510 --> 00:09:55,550 Take, uh, take "Conan the Barbarian." 198 00:09:57,350 --> 00:10:00,610 Oh, come on, Lorraine. That was a great movie. 199 00:10:00,650 --> 00:10:04,180 Look, at least you knew who Conan was. 200 00:10:04,210 --> 00:10:06,480 You know, you knew he was a barbarian. 201 00:10:06,510 --> 00:10:08,410 You knew his friends were barbarians. 202 00:10:08,450 --> 00:10:11,210 And you knew he wasn't gonna walk into a dark restaurant 203 00:10:11,250 --> 00:10:13,280 and order fish. 204 00:10:13,310 --> 00:10:16,480 Alex, Swedish films are meant to be symbolic. 205 00:10:16,510 --> 00:10:20,350 When the priest ordered fish, it meant that he still had faith, 206 00:10:20,380 --> 00:10:22,850 that his life still had meaning. 207 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,810 You see, the sea is the origin of life. 208 00:10:25,850 --> 00:10:28,410 I'm not that good at symbolic thought. 209 00:10:28,450 --> 00:10:31,980 You know, I need facts. I need figures. 210 00:10:32,010 --> 00:10:33,980 I need to see the bottom line. 211 00:10:34,010 --> 00:10:37,050 Oh, Alex, there's more to life than just the bottom line. 212 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:38,780 There's beauty for its own sake. 213 00:10:38,810 --> 00:10:40,250 There's... there's poetry. 214 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,180 There's literature. There's dance. 215 00:10:42,210 --> 00:10:43,550 Yeah. Yeah. 216 00:10:43,580 --> 00:10:46,950 Remember that play we saw... That guy in tights? 217 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:49,610 I-I learned a lot from him. 218 00:10:49,650 --> 00:10:53,580 Well, for one thing, I learned never to wear tights. 219 00:10:53,610 --> 00:10:56,950 Well, thank you, Alex, for putting up with my taste. 220 00:10:56,980 --> 00:10:59,010 Oh, put up? 221 00:10:59,050 --> 00:11:01,010 Lorraine... 222 00:11:01,050 --> 00:11:03,750 I've... I've had a great time the past two weeks. 223 00:11:03,780 --> 00:11:05,350 I have, too, Alex. 224 00:11:05,380 --> 00:11:06,510 Really? 225 00:11:06,550 --> 00:11:10,010 I-I mean, y-you haven't minded that... 226 00:11:10,050 --> 00:11:14,050 Well, that I'm not that much a man of the world? 227 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,410 No, I've kind of liked it. It's refreshing. 228 00:11:18,980 --> 00:11:20,380 Ow! Oh! Oh, my foot. 229 00:11:20,410 --> 00:11:22,250 Ah! Ah! It's starting to thaw out. 230 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:24,380 Oh, here. Let me rub it for you. 231 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,050 Ah. 232 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:28,050 Ooh. 233 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,010 There. 234 00:11:30,050 --> 00:11:31,450 Is that better? 235 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:32,980 Yeah. 236 00:11:33,010 --> 00:11:35,610 Um, better. 237 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,150 No, Alex. 238 00:11:40,180 --> 00:11:41,750 It's not the time. 239 00:11:43,180 --> 00:11:45,580 Do you have any idea when it'll be? 240 00:11:53,050 --> 00:11:57,010 I-I mean, my schedule's clear for six to eight months. 241 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:01,380 Alex, let's not complicate this. 242 00:12:01,410 --> 00:12:05,750 It's so nice the way it is... With us just friends. 243 00:12:06,950 --> 00:12:08,510 Yeah. 244 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,080 We're making a big thing out of nothing, right? 245 00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:17,110 Right. 246 00:12:20,310 --> 00:12:22,080 He's at her house again. 247 00:12:22,110 --> 00:12:23,250 I know. 248 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,210 - Does that bother you? - No. 249 00:12:25,250 --> 00:12:27,880 - Does it bother you? - No, not at all. 250 00:12:27,910 --> 00:12:29,510 She's a friend of our son's. 251 00:12:29,550 --> 00:12:31,450 She's Alex's, uh... 252 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,210 Girlfriend. 253 00:12:33,250 --> 00:12:34,680 That's right. 254 00:12:34,710 --> 00:12:36,310 She's Alex's... 255 00:12:36,350 --> 00:12:40,480 Full-grown, frenchwoman girlfriend. 256 00:12:40,510 --> 00:12:42,110 French... 257 00:12:42,150 --> 00:12:44,110 As in I'amour. 258 00:12:46,110 --> 00:12:48,050 He has got to stop seeing her! 259 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,028 That's what we'll tell him the minute he comes in! 260 00:12:50,060 --> 00:12:51,460 Hey, mom, dad. 261 00:12:51,500 --> 00:12:52,960 Boy, what a day. 262 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,360 Ice skating, Chinese food, sparkling conversation. 263 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,060 She's the greatest. 264 00:12:58,100 --> 00:13:02,300 I'm telling you, mom, I feel young again. 265 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,460 M-maybe this wasn't the right time to tell him. 266 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:11,160 Steven, this has definitely gone too far! 267 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,930 They've had Chinese food together! 268 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,660 We didn't have Chinese food together 269 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:16,730 till we'd been married for two years! 270 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:17,760 Let's just be thankful 271 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:19,660 they haven't had Moroccan food together. 272 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:22,660 Remember what happened the first time we had that? 273 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:29,960 Hey, hey, hey. 274 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,230 It's got to stop, mom. 275 00:13:32,260 --> 00:13:36,060 All we did was ask him how his old lady was. 276 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:39,530 Girls, we'd like to talk to Alex. 277 00:13:39,560 --> 00:13:43,160 Good idea... let's get this thing out in the open. 278 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,100 Alone? 279 00:13:45,130 --> 00:13:49,830 Well, we've never been so insulted in our lives. 280 00:13:49,860 --> 00:13:51,660 But hey. 281 00:13:51,700 --> 00:13:53,330 Shall we, Jen? 282 00:13:57,060 --> 00:13:59,260 They're such children. 283 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:02,360 Alex, your mother and I have been talking. 284 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,300 Hey, good for you. 285 00:14:04,330 --> 00:14:07,160 Lorraine says talking is good for a relationship. 286 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:09,300 Well, it's funny you should mention Lorraine. 287 00:14:09,330 --> 00:14:11,030 She's what we were talking about. 288 00:14:11,060 --> 00:14:12,160 Oh? 289 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,130 We think you should stop seeing her. 290 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:16,630 - What do you mean? - Alex... 291 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,730 You're 17 and she's 40. 292 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,160 She is not 40. 293 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,760 She'll be 40 in July. 294 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:27,530 You don't see any of your old friends. 295 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:28,630 You're never home. 296 00:14:28,660 --> 00:14:31,460 You lapse into French for no apparent reason! 297 00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,100 Au contraire, mom. 298 00:14:36,530 --> 00:14:39,860 Alex, we... we just don't want to see you get hurt. 299 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:43,060 Dad, I'm not gonna get hurt. 300 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:47,160 And there is nothing lurid about this relationship. 301 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,500 She's my friend. 302 00:14:49,530 --> 00:14:52,500 I feel comfortable with her. 303 00:14:52,530 --> 00:14:54,360 It's like being with you, mom. 304 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,460 Well, then spend more time with me. 305 00:14:57,500 --> 00:15:00,560 Don't judge Lorraine without knowing her. 306 00:15:02,030 --> 00:15:04,200 Let... let me invite her over for an evening, okay? 307 00:15:04,230 --> 00:15:06,100 For dinner. Please? 308 00:15:08,630 --> 00:15:10,130 Okay. How's Saturday? 309 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,630 Swell. 310 00:15:16,060 --> 00:15:18,930 Hi, Melissa. How's my little girl? 311 00:15:23,460 --> 00:15:25,760 Believe me, Alex, staring out the window 312 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,700 won't get her here any faster. 313 00:15:27,730 --> 00:15:29,800 Ah! There she is. 314 00:15:29,830 --> 00:15:31,300 What'd I tell you? 315 00:15:31,330 --> 00:15:33,600 Uh, mom, Lorraine's here! 316 00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:35,000 Yeah. Dad, sit up. 317 00:15:35,030 --> 00:15:36,760 Good. Don't slouch. 318 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,900 Try and look like you've been to Europe. 319 00:15:39,930 --> 00:15:43,860 I'll go put on my lederhosen. 320 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:45,130 Good. Good. 321 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:47,660 Oh. Oh, I can't believe you're gonna wear that. 322 00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:50,300 Why? Were you planning on wearing it? 323 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:57,860 Good evening, Alex. 324 00:15:57,900 --> 00:15:59,660 Good evening, Lorraine. 325 00:15:59,700 --> 00:16:02,130 Welcome to chateau Keaton. 326 00:16:03,830 --> 00:16:05,860 Uh, you remember my mom and dad. 327 00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:07,130 - Hello. - Hi. 328 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,400 Nice to see you again. 329 00:16:08,430 --> 00:16:09,660 Uh, let's... let's sit. 330 00:16:09,700 --> 00:16:12,030 Yeah. Please. Right over here, uh, Lorraine. 331 00:16:12,060 --> 00:16:15,330 Okay. Well... Here she is. 332 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:17,100 Here I am. 333 00:16:17,130 --> 00:16:19,430 - Yes, you are. - Yes, you are. 334 00:16:26,430 --> 00:16:28,900 Welcome to our son. 335 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:34,000 Home. 336 00:16:34,030 --> 00:16:36,600 O-our sunny home. 337 00:16:38,030 --> 00:16:40,760 Thank you. It's a pleasure to be here. 338 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,700 Alex, uh, tells us you're French. 339 00:16:43,730 --> 00:16:45,460 He's right. 340 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,130 Alex, maybe Lorraine would like something to drink. 341 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:51,130 Oh, yeah. 342 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,600 Uh, would you care for an apéritif? 343 00:16:53,630 --> 00:16:55,360 Well, thank you, monsieur. 344 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:56,730 Yes. 345 00:16:56,760 --> 00:16:58,660 "Monsieur." 346 00:16:58,700 --> 00:17:00,160 I love that. 347 00:17:01,230 --> 00:17:04,400 Well, you take good care of her. I shall return. 348 00:17:05,830 --> 00:17:07,260 You are to be commended. 349 00:17:07,300 --> 00:17:09,530 He's been so beautifully brought up. 350 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,400 It's almost as if he's a throwback to another era. 351 00:17:12,430 --> 00:17:14,260 Turn of the century. 352 00:17:16,730 --> 00:17:18,830 There's something I must ask. 353 00:17:18,860 --> 00:17:21,500 I think I know what it is. 354 00:17:21,530 --> 00:17:25,660 Elyse, nobody is more surprised about Alex and me than I am. 355 00:17:25,700 --> 00:17:28,500 Oh, I'm not too sure about that. 356 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:30,800 My husband is gone, 357 00:17:30,830 --> 00:17:34,300 and Alex has turned out to be a great companion for me. 358 00:17:34,330 --> 00:17:36,830 He's brought a certain joie de vivre 359 00:17:36,860 --> 00:17:39,130 that I don't think I've ever felt before. 360 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,460 It's thrilling. 361 00:17:40,500 --> 00:17:43,300 That's the way joie de vivre is. 362 00:17:47,930 --> 00:17:49,560 Lorraine... 363 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:53,730 I'm happy that you've had a-a good experience... 364 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:58,200 You're a mother. You must know how I feel. 365 00:17:58,230 --> 00:17:59,860 Let me assure you 366 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:03,260 that I have no designs upon Alex beyond friendship. 367 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:05,330 Lorraine, you've been frank with us, 368 00:18:05,360 --> 00:18:08,060 so we'll return the favor. 369 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:10,960 We feel that you're simply too old for Alex. 370 00:18:12,500 --> 00:18:15,700 Well, I-I'm sorry. It's nothing personal. 371 00:18:15,730 --> 00:18:18,060 He's letting his schoolwork slide. 372 00:18:18,100 --> 00:18:20,260 He doesn't see any of his old friends. 373 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:22,360 We feel he should spend more time 374 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,430 with someone his own age. 375 00:18:24,460 --> 00:18:27,530 Well, you are his parents. 376 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:29,500 And if you don't want me to see him, 377 00:18:29,530 --> 00:18:32,330 I will abide by your wishes. 378 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,600 T-that doesn't mean you have to leave. 379 00:18:34,630 --> 00:18:37,560 I'm afraid it does. 380 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,330 Good night. 381 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:47,130 Steven, did we do the right thing? 382 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,730 We had to do something. 383 00:18:53,730 --> 00:18:55,330 Where's Lorraine? 384 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:56,860 She's gone. 385 00:18:56,900 --> 00:18:59,260 What do you... What do you mean, she's gone? 386 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:01,830 We told her how we felt. I'm afraid we hurt her feelings. 387 00:19:01,860 --> 00:19:02,760 Oh... 388 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,430 We didn't mean for her to leave, Alex. 389 00:19:05,460 --> 00:19:07,960 You know... 390 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,630 You didn't even give her a chance. 391 00:19:10,660 --> 00:19:13,200 You had no right to treat her that way! 392 00:19:13,230 --> 00:19:16,030 Alex, we apologize. I'm very sorry. 393 00:19:16,060 --> 00:19:18,400 "Sorry." 394 00:19:18,430 --> 00:19:20,430 What good is sorry?! 395 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:22,800 You know, I'm... 396 00:19:22,830 --> 00:19:24,660 I'm a man. 397 00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:28,200 You have to treat me like a man! Do you understand? 398 00:19:29,300 --> 00:19:32,100 You're gonna have to learn to let go. 399 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:35,530 Dinner is served. 400 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,260 Of course, we can keep it warm. 401 00:19:41,660 --> 00:19:46,930 ♪ ...Be my Lorraine ♪ 402 00:19:50,700 --> 00:19:51,900 Hello? 403 00:19:51,930 --> 00:19:54,160 Hi. Do you have Glen Gray's Casa Lma Orchestra 404 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:55,800 playing "Tuxedo Junction"? 405 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,730 I'm only playing "Sweet Lorraine" tonight, sir. 406 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,430 Yeah, we're into the second hour 407 00:20:03,460 --> 00:20:06,400 of the first annual sweet Lorraine-athon. 408 00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:09,400 And here's the big band all-stars of 1944, 409 00:20:09,430 --> 00:20:12,330 with their very special interpretation 410 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:13,800 of "Sweet Lorraine." 411 00:20:13,830 --> 00:20:16,800 ♪ I just found joy ♪ 412 00:20:17,830 --> 00:20:21,460 ♪ I'm as happy as a baby boy ♪ 413 00:20:23,260 --> 00:20:24,500 ♪ with another brand-new... ♪ 414 00:20:24,530 --> 00:20:25,700 Catchy tune. 415 00:20:25,730 --> 00:20:27,730 Yeah. 416 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,200 ♪ when I met... ♪ 417 00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:31,900 W-where have you been? 418 00:20:31,930 --> 00:20:34,100 I've been calling you for four days. 419 00:20:34,130 --> 00:20:35,500 I know. 420 00:20:35,530 --> 00:20:39,060 Oh, I, uh, I guess you're angry about the other night. 421 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:41,000 No. 422 00:20:41,030 --> 00:20:42,830 No, I'm not angry. 423 00:20:42,860 --> 00:20:45,930 I just needed some time to sort things out. 424 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,500 What things? 425 00:20:47,530 --> 00:20:50,360 Alex, you're 17 years old. 426 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:52,700 And I am almost 40. 427 00:20:52,730 --> 00:20:54,430 Does it make any sense at all 428 00:20:54,460 --> 00:20:57,000 for us to spend so much time together? 429 00:20:58,730 --> 00:21:02,930 Chronological age means nothing, Lorraine. 430 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:06,860 Uh, a good friend of mine told me that once. 431 00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:09,100 I believed her. 432 00:21:09,130 --> 00:21:12,830 Oh, Alex, you mean so much to me. 433 00:21:12,860 --> 00:21:15,900 I haven't felt so alive in 20 years. 434 00:21:15,930 --> 00:21:18,260 Me either. 435 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,130 Okay, 17. 436 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:25,600 I know how you feel. 437 00:21:25,630 --> 00:21:28,560 Your parents feel so strongly about this. 438 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,500 I feel uncomfortable going against their wishes. 439 00:21:32,860 --> 00:21:35,330 How do your parents feel about it? 440 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,900 Who am I gonna go to Swedish movies with? 441 00:21:41,930 --> 00:21:45,500 And my ice skating was really coming along... 442 00:21:45,530 --> 00:21:48,660 If I could just learn to stop. 443 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:52,060 Well, we can still see each other from time to time. 444 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:56,060 But don't stop doing the things you used to do. 445 00:21:56,100 --> 00:21:57,200 Oh. 446 00:21:57,230 --> 00:22:00,230 Uh, you... you mean I-i should date girls my own age? 447 00:22:00,260 --> 00:22:02,500 Yes, amongst other things. 448 00:22:02,530 --> 00:22:04,360 I just don't want you to stop 449 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,660 leading the life of a 17-year-old. 450 00:22:08,730 --> 00:22:11,800 I've never led the life of a 17-year-old. 451 00:22:11,830 --> 00:22:14,160 Give it a try. 452 00:22:15,230 --> 00:22:16,960 I'll try. 453 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,300 Bye. 454 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:58,460 ♪ everything that's beautiful ♪ 455 00:22:58,500 --> 00:23:04,400 ♪ everything that's good and true ♪