1 00:00:12,310 --> 00:00:17,780 ♪ I bet we've been together for a million years ♪ 2 00:00:17,810 --> 00:00:23,450 ♪ and I'll bet we'll be together for a million more ♪ 3 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,980 ♪ oh, it's like I started breathing ♪ 4 00:00:26,010 --> 00:00:28,780 ♪ on the night we kissed 5 00:00:28,810 --> 00:00:34,010 ♪ and I can't remember what I ever did before ♪ 6 00:00:34,050 --> 00:00:37,180 ♪ what would we do, baby 7 00:00:37,210 --> 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 --> 00:00:45,210 ♪ without us? 10 00:00:45,250 --> 00:00:47,880 ♪ and there ain't no nothin' ♪ 11 00:00:47,910 --> 00:00:49,880 ♪ we can't love each other through ♪ 12 00:00:49,910 --> 00:00:51,350 ♪ ooh-hoo 13 00:00:51,380 --> 00:00:54,210 ♪ what would we do, baby 14 00:00:54,250 --> 00:00:57,080 ♪ without us? 15 00:00:57,110 --> 00:01:00,610 ♪ sha-la-la-la 16 00:01:03,034 --> 00:01:04,700 "All campers must bring 17 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:06,630 "one flashlight, four batteries, 18 00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:08,560 "one canteen, 200 candy bars, 19 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,160 1,000 Oreos, two pair of sneakers..." 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,300 Wait a minute. Wait a minute. 21 00:01:12,330 --> 00:01:13,330 Something doesn't sound right on that list. 22 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:14,460 Oh, you're right. 23 00:01:14,500 --> 00:01:17,230 One pair of sneakers would be plenty. 24 00:01:17,260 --> 00:01:18,360 No, it was before that... 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,430 Something about candy and cookies. 26 00:01:20,460 --> 00:01:21,560 See, Jen? You were greedy. 27 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,700 I told you, just go for the candy bars. 28 00:01:24,730 --> 00:01:25,860 Take my word for it, Jennifer. 29 00:01:25,900 --> 00:01:27,200 Camp Winnetka will be so much fun, 30 00:01:27,230 --> 00:01:29,830 you won't have time to think about candy bars. 31 00:01:29,860 --> 00:01:31,300 Hope you have a better time than I did. 32 00:01:31,330 --> 00:01:32,700 I hated camp. 33 00:01:32,730 --> 00:01:34,230 What didn't you like about it? 34 00:01:34,260 --> 00:01:35,760 Well, the way the whole thing was set up. 35 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,430 I mean, girls on one side of the lake, 36 00:01:37,460 --> 00:01:38,830 boys on the other. 37 00:01:40,430 --> 00:01:42,960 Thank god I'm a good swimmer. 38 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,100 Aah. 39 00:01:47,130 --> 00:01:49,030 Hello, Skippy. Hello, Mr. Keaton. 40 00:01:49,060 --> 00:01:51,160 Alex, I got to talk to you. It's an emergency. 41 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:52,360 What's wrong, Skip? 42 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,530 That's just how I get people's attention. 43 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,360 Usually when Skippy Handelman walks into a room, 44 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,000 people tend to... walk away. 45 00:02:00,030 --> 00:02:02,900 Skippy, you're exaggerating. That's not true. 46 00:02:02,930 --> 00:02:04,730 Come on, Jennifer, let's go in the other room 47 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,700 and study this camp list of yours. 48 00:02:07,730 --> 00:02:09,630 Color TV? You're going to camp. 49 00:02:09,660 --> 00:02:11,000 You're supposed to be roughing it. 50 00:02:11,030 --> 00:02:13,760 Okay, I'll just bring the black-and-white. 51 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:14,960 Skippy: Alex... 52 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,260 I need to talk to you. 53 00:02:16,300 --> 00:02:18,194 What's wrong, Skip? 54 00:02:18,234 --> 00:02:20,900 I found out something unbelievable about my parents. 55 00:02:20,930 --> 00:02:24,360 Come on, Skip. All adults do that. 56 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:29,060 It means they love each other. 57 00:02:30,060 --> 00:02:31,700 No, no, no. That's not what I mean. 58 00:02:31,730 --> 00:02:33,230 What do you mean? 59 00:02:33,260 --> 00:02:36,460 I can't live with the Handelmans anymore. 60 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:37,960 Skippy, what are you talking about? 61 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,660 You are a Handelman. 62 00:02:39,700 --> 00:02:40,930 Yeah, that's what I thought, too, 63 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,730 until 3:00 this afternoon. 64 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,430 Alex, here. Look at this. 65 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,760 Skip, these are adoption papers. 66 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:51,930 That's right. 67 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,700 My real name isn't Irwin Handelman. 68 00:02:54,730 --> 00:02:56,800 It's Baby Boy Doe. 69 00:03:00,900 --> 00:03:02,930 Where did you find these? 70 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:04,560 In my mom's dre... I mean, in, uh... 71 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,160 Mrs. Handelman's dresser drawer. 72 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:08,860 Wait a minute. Um... 73 00:03:08,900 --> 00:03:10,160 What were you doing 74 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:11,660 going through your mother's drawers? 75 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:13,200 Oh, Alex, what difference does it make?! 76 00:03:13,230 --> 00:03:14,930 She's not my real mom anyway! 77 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,660 Adopted? 78 00:03:18,700 --> 00:03:20,660 Skip... Listen... 79 00:03:20,700 --> 00:03:22,660 Uh, here. You want to sit down? 80 00:03:22,700 --> 00:03:24,530 Here, get off your feet. C-can I get you something? 81 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,730 Alex, I'm adopted! I'm not pregnant! 82 00:03:29,060 --> 00:03:31,260 This is big news. 83 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:32,660 Yeah. You're telling me. 84 00:03:32,700 --> 00:03:35,130 My whole life has been a lie. 85 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,230 I'm not who I thought I was. 86 00:03:37,260 --> 00:03:39,600 Nothing about me is what I thought it was. 87 00:03:39,630 --> 00:03:41,660 I might not even need these glasses. 88 00:03:43,260 --> 00:03:44,760 Alex... I'm... 89 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:46,130 Where are you? 90 00:03:48,260 --> 00:03:50,300 Uh, Skip, you need 'em. You need 'em. 91 00:03:50,330 --> 00:03:53,100 Alex, I don't even know who I am. 92 00:03:53,130 --> 00:03:55,560 I don't know who my family is. 93 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,160 I want to find my real parents, Alex. 94 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,560 I want to find my roots. 95 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,630 I'm leaving for Africa in the morning. 96 00:04:04,230 --> 00:04:06,160 I told you, when we watched that on TV, 97 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,330 those are his roots. 98 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:09,860 That doesn't apply to everybody. 99 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:13,030 Where are my roots, Alex? 100 00:04:14,830 --> 00:04:16,630 I don't know, Skip. 101 00:04:19,300 --> 00:04:21,260 We should've told him a long time ago, Rose. 102 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:23,100 Why don't we admit it? We made a mistake. 103 00:04:23,130 --> 00:04:26,500 Harry, I'm too upset to admit anything. 104 00:04:26,530 --> 00:04:29,660 We should've told Skippy he was adopted long ago. 105 00:04:29,700 --> 00:04:33,330 Let's admit it, Harry. We made a mistake. 106 00:04:34,860 --> 00:04:36,260 That's what I just said. 107 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:39,230 Well, I agree with it, anyway. 108 00:04:39,260 --> 00:04:41,100 You know, Rose, n-now that Skippy 109 00:04:41,130 --> 00:04:42,130 is aware of the situation, 110 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:43,530 you should feel relieved... 111 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:45,200 I mean, that the pretending's over. 112 00:04:45,230 --> 00:04:47,030 Well, how can we feel relieved? 113 00:04:47,060 --> 00:04:48,930 We're so scared about what might happen 114 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,200 if he meets Elizabeth... Uh, his natural mother. 115 00:04:51,230 --> 00:04:52,830 Exactly what are you afraid of? 116 00:04:52,860 --> 00:04:54,760 What do you think might happen if they meet? 117 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,530 Well, anything could happen... Anything could happen, Steven. 118 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,860 Skippy might like her better than he likes us, 119 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:03,300 or she might try to get him to move in with her. 120 00:05:03,330 --> 00:05:05,330 You know, once somebody's met Skippy, 121 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,000 it's very hard for them 122 00:05:07,030 --> 00:05:08,930 to imagine living without him. 123 00:05:13,230 --> 00:05:15,600 You know, once, when he was 12, I was gonna tell him. 124 00:05:15,630 --> 00:05:19,530 I was all poised to say, "Skippy, you're adopted." 125 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,130 But I lost my nerve. 126 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:24,730 It came out, "Skippy, you're a doctor." 127 00:05:27,430 --> 00:05:30,630 I had to let him take my temperature. 128 00:05:31,660 --> 00:05:34,360 And now he wants to meet that other woman. 129 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:36,400 Why is it so important to him? 130 00:05:36,430 --> 00:05:39,360 What kind of a son wants to meet his mother? 131 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,130 Harry: So, what should we do? 132 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,360 I mean, are we crazy to be so upset? 133 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:45,440 Should we let him meet her? 134 00:05:45,460 --> 00:05:47,060 Should we tell him where she lives? 135 00:05:47,100 --> 00:05:51,230 It's difficult to know what to do in these... It's a very personal... 136 00:05:51,260 --> 00:05:52,530 We're asking you for help. 137 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,860 I mean, if you two had some personal problems, 138 00:05:54,900 --> 00:05:57,100 what two people would you call upon? 139 00:05:57,130 --> 00:05:58,460 Us, right? 140 00:05:58,500 --> 00:05:59,600 Huh. 141 00:06:01,930 --> 00:06:03,300 So, what should we do? 142 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:05,930 Uh, maybe we should tell him where she lives. 143 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,960 I think it would mean a lot to Skippy 144 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,230 if you, uh, helped him find her. 145 00:06:10,260 --> 00:06:11,700 Elyse: Well, look, Rose. 146 00:06:11,730 --> 00:06:14,200 If... if Skippy doesn't meet his natural mother now, 147 00:06:14,230 --> 00:06:16,360 he's always gonna wonder about her. 148 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,060 And I think it might be good for him 149 00:06:18,100 --> 00:06:20,460 if he thought that you weren't afraid for him to meet her. 150 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:22,130 But we are. 151 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,900 We're supposed to be washing dishes, Mallory. 152 00:06:26,930 --> 00:06:28,330 What are you doing? 153 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,630 I was just thinking. 154 00:06:30,660 --> 00:06:33,100 No, seriously. 155 00:06:33,130 --> 00:06:35,030 Alex! 156 00:06:36,730 --> 00:06:39,060 All right, all right. What are you thinking about? 157 00:06:39,100 --> 00:06:40,630 I was thinking about Skippy. 158 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:42,100 I know what you mean. 159 00:06:42,130 --> 00:06:43,830 I've been thinking about him, too. 160 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:46,700 He's really upset about this adoption thing, isn't he? 161 00:06:46,730 --> 00:06:48,600 I think it's the way he found out, you know? 162 00:06:48,630 --> 00:06:51,360 He's innocently going through his mother's drawers, 163 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,930 looking for money... 164 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,200 And he finds adoption papers. 165 00:06:56,230 --> 00:06:58,260 You know, when I was little, 166 00:06:58,300 --> 00:07:01,060 I used to think I was from another planet. 167 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,830 Don't give up that thought, Mal. 168 00:07:08,860 --> 00:07:11,130 And one day, my space mom would come down and find me 169 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:13,230 and take me back there with her. 170 00:07:14,630 --> 00:07:18,160 Why don't you go up on the roof and wait for her? 171 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,400 I just got off the phone with Mrs. Handelman. 172 00:07:23,430 --> 00:07:24,760 She's still really upset. 173 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,230 Do you, uh... 174 00:07:26,260 --> 00:07:28,730 Do you think they're gonna tell Skippy where his mom is? 175 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,100 I don't know. That's a hard thing to do. 176 00:07:31,130 --> 00:07:32,360 Mom, you're a mother. 177 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,660 How could a mother just give away her own baby? 178 00:07:34,700 --> 00:07:36,000 I can't answer that. 179 00:07:36,030 --> 00:07:38,600 I-I don't know what the circumstances were. 180 00:07:38,630 --> 00:07:40,060 You just know that has to have been 181 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:42,160 a very difficult thing to do. 182 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:46,330 I guess she just did what she thought was best. 183 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,500 When I have a baby, I'm gonna keep it. 184 00:07:48,530 --> 00:07:50,860 Even if it turns out to be an Alex. 185 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,600 I kept him. 186 00:07:57,060 --> 00:08:00,660 Well, it wasn't easy, Jennifer, but you are all packed. 187 00:08:00,700 --> 00:08:02,360 Great. 188 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,130 Just think... Tomorrow at this time, 189 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,130 I'll be a full-fledged camper. 190 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:07,930 Now, here are a few postcards. 191 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,730 They're all stamped and dated. 192 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,530 All you have to do is send one to us every day. 193 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,530 I can't write you a postcard every day. 194 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:16,700 Well, I-i know that. 195 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:19,160 That's why I pre-wrote a few for you. 196 00:08:21,630 --> 00:08:22,760 "Dear mom and dad, 197 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,630 camp is fun, but I miss you terribly." 198 00:08:25,900 --> 00:08:29,000 Now, all you have to do is sign one every day. 199 00:08:29,030 --> 00:08:31,330 Well, why don't I just sign them all now? 200 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,960 That way I won't have to take 'em to camp. 201 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,960 Hi. Can I come in? 202 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:43,560 You're always welcome in this house. Come on. 203 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,030 Why is everybody being so nice to Skippy? 204 00:08:48,060 --> 00:08:50,930 Well, haven't you heard? I'm adopted. 205 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,400 Have a seat, Skip. 206 00:08:53,430 --> 00:08:56,060 I have the address of my real mother. 207 00:08:56,100 --> 00:08:57,760 No kidding. Where did you get it? 208 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,460 From my fake mom. 209 00:09:00,500 --> 00:09:01,730 Skippy! 210 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,460 I'm sorry, uh... From Mrs. Handelman. 211 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:06,100 She kept in touch with my real mom's family 212 00:09:06,130 --> 00:09:07,600 over the years. 213 00:09:07,630 --> 00:09:08,860 Are you gonna make contact with her? 214 00:09:08,900 --> 00:09:11,700 I'm gonna see her tomorrow. She lives in Dayton. 215 00:09:11,730 --> 00:09:13,100 Are your parents driving you over? 216 00:09:13,130 --> 00:09:15,800 No. No, I-i couldn't ask 'em to do that. 217 00:09:15,830 --> 00:09:18,330 I'm gonna take a bus first thing in the morning. 218 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,560 Oh, Skip, listen. You don't have to do that. 219 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,200 I'll, uh, I'll drive you. 220 00:09:22,230 --> 00:09:24,730 Oh, Alex, that's great. You're a real friend. 221 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,200 If you ever get adopted, I'll drive you to Dayton. 222 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:32,400 Come on, Jennifer, let's go. We don't want to miss that bus! 223 00:09:32,430 --> 00:09:33,660 Hey, hey, dad, dad, dad. 224 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:35,800 Let me help you with that. Oh, thanks, Alex. 225 00:09:35,830 --> 00:09:37,400 There you go. Straight to the door. 226 00:09:37,430 --> 00:09:39,360 Don't try anything tricky, okay? Good luck. 227 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,160 Okay, now, don't forget, and write every day. 228 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,300 I will. 229 00:09:42,330 --> 00:09:43,560 Now, it may seem like three weeks 230 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,460 are a long time to be away from home, 231 00:09:45,500 --> 00:09:47,830 honey... But you're gonna meet a lot of wonderful new friends. 232 00:09:47,860 --> 00:09:48,960 Beep, beep. 233 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,360 You're gonna have a wonderful time, 234 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,000 so don't you feel sad, okay? 235 00:09:52,030 --> 00:09:54,130 Coming through! Hot stuff! 236 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,500 Let me tell you a little story 237 00:09:55,530 --> 00:09:56,800 about when I went away to camp... 238 00:09:56,830 --> 00:09:59,060 Elyse! Oh. Sorry. 239 00:10:04,460 --> 00:10:06,200 Have a wonderful time! 240 00:10:06,230 --> 00:10:07,700 Bye-bye, Jen. Bye, Alex. 241 00:10:07,730 --> 00:10:09,200 Don't stand up in a canoe! 242 00:10:09,230 --> 00:10:10,860 Don't play with matches! 243 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:15,830 My baby girl's gone! 244 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,430 She's back! 245 00:10:20,130 --> 00:10:21,230 Hi, Skippy. 246 00:10:21,260 --> 00:10:22,460 Hello, Mrs. Keaton. 247 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,000 Skippy, are you all right? 248 00:10:25,030 --> 00:10:26,260 Yeah. 249 00:10:26,300 --> 00:10:29,130 We adoptees, we're made of stern stuff. 250 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,530 Did you know Moses was adopted? 251 00:10:33,060 --> 00:10:35,900 Yeah. Art linkletter, too. 252 00:10:37,060 --> 00:10:38,500 Skippy, I know you're upset now, 253 00:10:38,530 --> 00:10:41,100 and I just want you to know if there's, uh, 254 00:10:41,130 --> 00:10:43,100 anything I can do, don't hesitate to ask. 255 00:10:43,130 --> 00:10:44,330 Mallory... 256 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:45,730 There's nothing that you could do 257 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:47,860 that could cheer me up. 258 00:10:47,900 --> 00:10:51,060 Whoa. Skippy. 259 00:10:51,100 --> 00:10:53,700 You really are upset. 260 00:10:53,730 --> 00:10:57,230 Alex, don't call me Skippy anymore, all right? 261 00:10:57,260 --> 00:10:59,600 Okay... Irwin. 262 00:10:59,630 --> 00:11:01,930 No, no, no. Call me by my given name... 263 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,830 Baby Boy Doe. 264 00:11:08,330 --> 00:11:09,430 Okay. 265 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,860 Baby Boy Doe. 266 00:11:13,500 --> 00:11:15,230 Why... why do you have a suitcase, Skippy? 267 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:17,000 Aren't you coming home tonight? 268 00:11:17,030 --> 00:11:18,960 Yeah. I've got some things I want to show my mother. 269 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,100 We've got a lot of catching up to do. 270 00:11:21,130 --> 00:11:23,230 Look at this. 271 00:11:23,260 --> 00:11:25,600 My first pair of baby shoes. 272 00:11:26,700 --> 00:11:29,730 The ones my mother never got to buy for me. 273 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,100 My, you had... 274 00:11:31,130 --> 00:11:33,930 Very large baby feet. 275 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:35,480 They say that's a sign of intelligence. 276 00:11:36,130 --> 00:11:37,700 Well, at least they used to. 277 00:11:42,230 --> 00:11:43,400 Hello, Alex. 278 00:11:43,430 --> 00:11:45,700 Is Baby Boy... Here? 279 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,030 I thought you might get hungry, 280 00:11:51,060 --> 00:11:53,400 so I brought you your favorite... 281 00:11:53,430 --> 00:11:57,160 Peanut butter and carrot sandwiches. 282 00:11:59,030 --> 00:12:00,900 We just want you to know 283 00:12:00,930 --> 00:12:03,330 that we love you with all our hearts. 284 00:12:06,700 --> 00:12:09,900 I hope you find what you're looking for in Dayton. 285 00:12:09,930 --> 00:12:13,000 I hope you find Dayton. 286 00:12:19,060 --> 00:12:24,200 It gets a little tricky around the Wilson interchange. 287 00:12:24,230 --> 00:12:28,130 Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Handelman. 288 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,160 Alex, let's go. 289 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,330 4b. This is it. 290 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:42,460 Ah, Alex! 291 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:43,460 Aah! 292 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:45,100 It's my mom. 293 00:12:45,130 --> 00:12:46,260 I'll knock. 294 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,000 Oh, I'm scared. You knock. 295 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:59,100 Woman: Coming! 296 00:12:59,130 --> 00:13:00,460 You're gonna be fine, Skip. 297 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:02,030 Right. I'll be fine. 298 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:12,900 Irwin! 299 00:13:14,530 --> 00:13:16,930 Uh... No, no, no, no, no. 300 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,160 No. No, I-I'm not Irwin. 301 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,560 Irwin's right here. Irwin... Skippy... 302 00:13:23,130 --> 00:13:24,830 Um... 303 00:13:24,860 --> 00:13:27,060 Plant needs water. 304 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:29,500 Hello, Irwin. 305 00:13:31,700 --> 00:13:32,630 Hello... 306 00:13:32,660 --> 00:13:34,760 Ma'am. 307 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:36,860 Oh, don't be so formal. Call me Elizabeth. 308 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:39,130 Hello, Elizabeth. 309 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,160 Uh... 310 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:47,900 This is my friend, Alex. Alex Keaton. 311 00:13:47,930 --> 00:13:49,860 Hi. Alex. Alex Keaton. 312 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:54,060 Oh. Nice to meet you, Alex. Alex Keaton. 313 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:57,700 Alex drove me here today because I-i don't drive yet. 314 00:13:57,730 --> 00:13:58,930 My birthday's not until... 315 00:13:58,960 --> 00:13:59,930 March. 316 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:02,600 Oh, that's right. I forgot... 317 00:14:02,630 --> 00:14:04,460 She was there. 318 00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:07,130 Please, come inside. 319 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:08,560 Uh. 320 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:10,860 Skip, if you don't mind, I'm gonna wait out here, okay? 321 00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:12,860 Alex, I need... Skippy... You'll be fine. 322 00:14:12,900 --> 00:14:15,660 I'll be right here. 323 00:14:24,860 --> 00:14:28,700 It really is you after all these years. 324 00:14:28,730 --> 00:14:31,300 Do I look the same? 325 00:14:32,060 --> 00:14:33,700 Well, you're bigger... 326 00:14:33,730 --> 00:14:35,830 And you've got more hair, but otherwise, yeah, 327 00:14:35,860 --> 00:14:37,530 you look the same. 328 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,360 Uh... 329 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,630 I-I don't recognize you. 330 00:14:41,660 --> 00:14:43,330 Oh. Well, that's understandable. 331 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:44,600 Last time we saw each other, 332 00:14:44,630 --> 00:14:46,760 you were only a few weeks old. 333 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:50,200 So, tell me all about it. 334 00:14:50,230 --> 00:14:53,560 All the things we did together. 335 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,960 There's not much to tell. 336 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,030 Basically, you ate and slept 337 00:14:58,060 --> 00:15:01,200 and went through a lot of diapers. 338 00:15:01,230 --> 00:15:04,730 Those were good times, weren't they? 339 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:06,700 Well... Not completely good. 340 00:15:06,730 --> 00:15:09,700 No, I wouldn't say they were good times. 341 00:15:09,730 --> 00:15:11,230 What do you mean? 342 00:15:11,260 --> 00:15:14,160 That was a difficult period of my life. 343 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:15,730 I was 18 and unmarried 344 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,300 and ostracized by everybody I knew. 345 00:15:19,330 --> 00:15:20,630 What about my father? 346 00:15:20,660 --> 00:15:22,430 I bet he was a great guy, huh? 347 00:15:22,460 --> 00:15:26,700 Well, he was... Young, too. 348 00:15:26,730 --> 00:15:30,300 Did, uh, did he know about me? 349 00:15:30,330 --> 00:15:32,330 Oh, he knew. 350 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:34,500 He... he wasn't interested. 351 00:15:36,260 --> 00:15:37,900 I see. 352 00:15:37,930 --> 00:15:40,530 Hey, people are like that. I understand. 353 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:41,900 So, uh... 354 00:15:41,930 --> 00:15:44,030 What was his name? 355 00:15:44,060 --> 00:15:45,460 Was he tall? 356 00:15:45,500 --> 00:15:48,360 Did he ever play a professional sport? 357 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,160 I-I really don't want to talk about him. 358 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:52,460 I want to know. 359 00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:54,400 He was my father. 360 00:15:54,430 --> 00:15:56,800 He may be your father, but... 361 00:15:56,830 --> 00:15:58,460 He was nothing to me. 362 00:15:58,500 --> 00:16:00,700 Nothing? 363 00:16:00,730 --> 00:16:02,930 It was a mistake. 364 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,530 Then I was a mistake, too, huh? 365 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:11,860 Well, hey, that's all in the past now. 366 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:13,700 We could start fresh. 367 00:16:13,730 --> 00:16:15,760 You want to hear about, uh, my hobbies 368 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,100 or my ambitions? 369 00:16:17,130 --> 00:16:18,600 Would you like to see my vaccination? 370 00:16:18,630 --> 00:16:21,160 Oh. I don't think so. 371 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,030 Okay, uh... 372 00:16:23,060 --> 00:16:25,100 Well, then, let's talk about you, mom. 373 00:16:25,130 --> 00:16:27,100 What do you do? 374 00:16:27,130 --> 00:16:28,430 I'm a secretary. 375 00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:29,500 See? That's amazing. 376 00:16:29,530 --> 00:16:31,130 Typing's my best subject. Oh. 377 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:32,330 Ask me anything. 378 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,000 Or, uh, better yet, 379 00:16:34,030 --> 00:16:35,630 why don't you bring out your typewriter? 380 00:16:35,660 --> 00:16:38,100 I don't have a typewriter here. 381 00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:39,930 That's okay. Uh... 382 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,730 Next time I come, I'll bring mine. 383 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,060 Oh, mom, this is gonna be great. 384 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:46,800 I can come by once a week, and... 385 00:16:46,830 --> 00:16:49,000 And we can talk and type and... 386 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,100 Irwin... 387 00:16:52,130 --> 00:16:55,200 I think it's best that you don't come to visit me again. 388 00:16:55,230 --> 00:16:57,360 Why not? 389 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,100 Irwin, you have parents. 390 00:17:00,130 --> 00:17:03,960 I'm sure you're very important to them. 391 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,730 I have m-my own life, too. 392 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,930 I can't become a mother, just like that. 393 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,600 It's not that easy. 394 00:17:12,730 --> 00:17:17,300 It would be very disruptive for both of us. 395 00:17:17,330 --> 00:17:20,330 You understand what I'm saying? 396 00:17:20,360 --> 00:17:24,130 Yeah, I understand. 397 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,060 You don't want me. 398 00:17:28,030 --> 00:17:30,100 Do you have any idea 399 00:17:30,130 --> 00:17:33,060 how painful it is seeing you again? 400 00:17:33,100 --> 00:17:36,660 It took me 15 years to get my life together again, 401 00:17:36,700 --> 00:17:39,060 and you just want to rip it apart again. 402 00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:40,730 What do you want from me? 403 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,230 I want to know how you could do it. 404 00:17:44,260 --> 00:17:45,630 How could you? 405 00:17:45,660 --> 00:17:47,630 How could you just give me away? 406 00:17:47,660 --> 00:17:49,460 It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. 407 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:50,700 But you still did it! 408 00:17:50,730 --> 00:17:53,100 I wanted you to have a good life! 409 00:17:53,130 --> 00:17:55,460 I couldn't give it to you. 410 00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:57,860 I wanted you to have a real family, 411 00:17:57,900 --> 00:18:01,260 nice house, and a dog. 412 00:18:01,300 --> 00:18:03,330 You have a dog, erwin? 413 00:18:03,360 --> 00:18:04,930 No. 414 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,430 But I have a sister. 415 00:18:09,700 --> 00:18:11,460 Even better. 416 00:18:12,330 --> 00:18:14,130 I'd rather have a dog. 417 00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:20,460 Well... 418 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:23,400 I'll be getting out of your way now. 419 00:18:24,860 --> 00:18:27,200 Irwin... 420 00:18:35,660 --> 00:18:38,760 You may find this hard to believe, 421 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,560 but I gave you away because I loved you. 422 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,230 You were my baby boy. 423 00:18:46,660 --> 00:18:49,360 You remembered my name. 424 00:18:53,630 --> 00:18:55,130 So, Skippy, uh... 425 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:56,460 You want something to drink? 426 00:18:56,500 --> 00:18:57,630 Uh, pretzels? 427 00:18:57,660 --> 00:18:59,430 No. No, Alex. Thanks. 428 00:18:59,460 --> 00:19:01,500 I'm too depressed to eat. 429 00:19:01,530 --> 00:19:04,500 Hey, uh, why don't we toss a softball around, huh? 430 00:19:04,530 --> 00:19:05,760 How does that sound? 431 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:07,060 Dangerous. 432 00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:08,800 In the state I'm in, I'd probably miss the ball, 433 00:19:08,830 --> 00:19:11,060 and it would hit me in the face. 434 00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:13,630 Usually happens anyway, Skip. 435 00:19:13,660 --> 00:19:15,930 Alex, I'm in a daze. I'm stunned. 436 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:19,830 My mother rejected me... Again. 437 00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:23,830 My mother never would've acted that way. 438 00:19:23,860 --> 00:19:25,630 That's just the point, Skip. 439 00:19:25,660 --> 00:19:28,000 See, she wouldn't have done that... 440 00:19:28,030 --> 00:19:30,030 Because she is your mother. 441 00:19:30,060 --> 00:19:31,660 She loves you. 442 00:19:31,700 --> 00:19:34,530 Wait a minute. Which mother are you talking about? 443 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,060 I'm talking about your mother... 444 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:37,800 N-not... Not the one from today, 445 00:19:37,830 --> 00:19:39,800 but your other mother... Your real mother. 446 00:19:39,830 --> 00:19:43,100 The one from today is my real mother. 447 00:19:43,130 --> 00:19:44,900 Well, that's true, but I was referring to the mother 448 00:19:44,930 --> 00:19:46,530 that you thought was your real mother 449 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:47,800 until a few days ago. 450 00:19:47,830 --> 00:19:50,100 You mean my mother. 451 00:19:50,130 --> 00:19:52,700 That's what I said, Skip, your mother. 452 00:19:52,730 --> 00:19:54,700 When you said my mother, I thought you meant my mother, 453 00:19:54,730 --> 00:19:57,760 as in, the one who was my mother first. 454 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,230 No, no. I'm talking about your other mother, 455 00:20:00,260 --> 00:20:02,030 not the mother who... who knew you first. 456 00:20:02,060 --> 00:20:03,700 The mother that you knew first. 457 00:20:03,730 --> 00:20:05,560 Got it. 458 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,600 What about her? 459 00:20:07,630 --> 00:20:09,930 Look, Skip. 460 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:13,530 All... all I'm trying to say to you is this. 461 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,500 Y-your mother... Didn't reject you. 462 00:20:16,530 --> 00:20:20,860 The woman who gave birth to you rejected you. 463 00:20:20,900 --> 00:20:23,130 You mean my mother? 464 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:27,400 Let's not start this again, Skip. 465 00:20:27,430 --> 00:20:28,630 Look... 466 00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:30,800 When you were 7 years old, 467 00:20:30,830 --> 00:20:34,330 and you got your head caught in the banister, 468 00:20:34,360 --> 00:20:36,630 who got you loose? 469 00:20:36,660 --> 00:20:37,900 My mom. 470 00:20:37,930 --> 00:20:39,660 Which mom? 471 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:41,730 The one that raised me... 472 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:43,530 Mrs. Handelman. 473 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,960 That's right. 474 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,830 And when you were 13 years old, 475 00:20:48,860 --> 00:20:51,930 and you got your head caught in the banister... 476 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,630 who got you loose? 477 00:20:58,660 --> 00:21:00,730 That time it was my dad... 478 00:21:00,760 --> 00:21:03,800 Mr. Handelman. 479 00:21:03,830 --> 00:21:05,100 Skip... 480 00:21:05,130 --> 00:21:09,030 If it wasn't for those two people... 481 00:21:09,060 --> 00:21:13,460 Your head would be stuck in that banister right now. 482 00:21:15,460 --> 00:21:17,560 That's true. 483 00:21:18,700 --> 00:21:20,130 See... 484 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,160 The woman you met today is your natural mother. 485 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,530 And... and there's a guy out there 486 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:26,960 who is your natural father. 487 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,830 But they haven't been a part of your life for 16 years. 488 00:21:30,860 --> 00:21:33,260 They... they've had no role in... in nurturing you, 489 00:21:33,300 --> 00:21:37,460 in molding you, in... in caring for you. 490 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:38,930 They, uh... 491 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,430 They created a baby... 492 00:21:41,460 --> 00:21:43,560 But they had no part in creating the human being 493 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:46,460 that's Irwin n. Handelman. 494 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:48,230 Oh, even so, Alex... 495 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:49,560 How would you feel 496 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,000 if you found out that your mom and dad 497 00:21:51,030 --> 00:21:53,300 aren't your natural parents? 498 00:21:53,330 --> 00:21:58,430 It would explain a lot of inconsistencies in my family. 499 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,760 Look, what it gets right down to, Skip, is... 500 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,030 The people who are most important in your life 501 00:22:11,060 --> 00:22:13,060 are the people who love you 502 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:15,560 and the people who care about you. 503 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,260 And you got those people, 504 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:19,130 just as much as I do. 505 00:22:24,630 --> 00:22:26,360 You're home. 506 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,800 Yeah. Just got back. 507 00:22:27,830 --> 00:22:30,030 Uh, we would've been here sooner, 508 00:22:30,060 --> 00:22:33,030 but we got stuck at the Wilson interchange. 509 00:22:33,060 --> 00:22:34,330 I was worried you might. 510 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,500 They ought to put better signs up there. 511 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,200 Oh, how'd it go... Baby Boy? 512 00:22:41,230 --> 00:22:44,460 Uh... You don't have to call me that anymore. 513 00:22:46,230 --> 00:22:47,230 Did you meet... 514 00:22:47,260 --> 00:22:49,330 Her? 515 00:22:49,360 --> 00:22:52,900 Yeah. I met her. 516 00:22:52,930 --> 00:22:54,630 She was... 517 00:22:54,660 --> 00:22:56,460 Pretty nice. 518 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:58,930 I see. 519 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:00,730 Alex met her, too. 520 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,330 Yeah. Yeah, she was, um, she was nice. 521 00:23:05,630 --> 00:23:06,730 Well... 522 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,100 I'm... Glad 523 00:23:09,130 --> 00:23:11,430 your real mother's nice. 524 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,360 You're my real mother. 525 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,060 Oh, mom. 526 00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:18,130 Hey! What about me? 527 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:19,760 You're my real dad, dad! 528 00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:25,000 Let's go home and have real dinner! 529 00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:26,330 Let's go home! 530 00:23:26,360 --> 00:23:28,130 I just said that.