1 00:00:01,290 --> 00:00:03,250 Ben Seaver, get your hollow head in here. 2 00:00:05,710 --> 00:00:06,710 Mr. 3 00:00:06,910 --> 00:00:10,810 Seaver, do you think that I'm a fool? 4 00:00:11,150 --> 00:00:13,710 Sir, I was just repeating what everyone else was saying. 5 00:00:15,250 --> 00:00:19,650 Don't smart mouth me. You have requested an application for the advanced 6 00:00:19,650 --> 00:00:20,970 placement exam. 7 00:00:21,370 --> 00:00:22,550 What are you planning to do? 8 00:00:22,890 --> 00:00:25,430 Stage a fake fire drill? Set off a smoke bomb? 9 00:00:25,670 --> 00:00:26,670 Iris Dripper? 10 00:00:27,850 --> 00:00:32,210 I'm not planning anything. 11 00:00:32,549 --> 00:00:36,130 I signed up for the test because I really want to take it. Hold your 12 00:00:37,230 --> 00:00:41,910 You expect me to believe that you, Ben Seaver, are college -bound? 13 00:00:42,210 --> 00:00:44,090 Yes, I am. That's why I want to take the test. 14 00:00:44,470 --> 00:00:46,410 Mr. Seaver, you're a pathetic student. 15 00:00:47,010 --> 00:00:50,650 The only person with worse grades than you is that kid who got hit by 16 00:00:51,690 --> 00:00:53,650 This year I'm doing much better than Sparky. 17 00:00:54,370 --> 00:00:55,550 Please, check my grades. 18 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:03,120 3 .0. 19 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,500 Ms. Dexter, put down that bottle. 20 00:01:08,820 --> 00:01:10,960 Someone has cracked the computer's security code. 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,700 All I've been cracking lately is books. If you don't believe me, please ask my 22 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:15,700 teachers. 23 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:17,080 L 'chaim. 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,560 All right, Mr. Seaver. 25 00:01:20,960 --> 00:01:23,500 I am going to give you the application for the exam. 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:29,100 But if I find out you have been tampering with your grades... Sir, I 27 00:01:29,100 --> 00:01:30,100 tampered with anything. 28 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,830 I... Swear that I, Ben Seaver, am a 3 .0 student. Believe me. 29 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:42,490 Fran, what are you doing? 30 00:01:43,030 --> 00:01:45,050 Carol, I'm tired of being selfish. 31 00:01:45,310 --> 00:01:48,590 I have made a decision that will change both of our lives. 32 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:50,990 You're going to pick up your toenails after you clip them? 33 00:01:51,470 --> 00:01:52,470 No. 34 00:01:53,210 --> 00:01:56,050 I finally realized that it's time I gave a little back. 35 00:01:56,690 --> 00:01:58,330 So I've taken a job in Africa. 36 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,300 You're going to work in a third world country? 37 00:02:04,540 --> 00:02:06,140 I'm not sure what number it is. 38 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,160 Will you be working in hospitals, building homes, farming? 39 00:02:12,380 --> 00:02:16,660 Better. I'll be teaching low -impact aerobics at a club met in Senegal. 40 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:22,340 Brianne, I don't know what to say. 41 00:02:22,820 --> 00:02:24,560 Oh, you're going to miss me. 42 00:02:25,220 --> 00:02:27,100 That hardly describes it. 43 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:29,380 I've got a plane to catch. 44 00:02:30,420 --> 00:02:33,200 Brianne. I will never forget you. Don't you cry. 45 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:34,480 I'll be strong. 46 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,120 It's over. She's gone. 47 00:02:40,620 --> 00:02:44,640 Ladies and gentlemen, Brianne has left the building. 48 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,040 What's shaking? 49 00:03:53,340 --> 00:03:56,740 I'm playing a game of hide and eat with Chrissy. Isn't it hide and seek? 50 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:58,420 You play your way. I'll play mine. 51 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,360 The advanced placement exam. 52 00:04:02,820 --> 00:04:04,220 Ooh, smart guy. 53 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:08,140 Keep it down. I don't want Mom and Dad to know. If I fail, nobody will be the 54 00:04:08,140 --> 00:04:09,140 wiser. 55 00:04:09,740 --> 00:04:10,740 Hey, guys. 56 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,700 Where's Dad? I need to hit him up for a loan before he meets with his 57 00:04:13,700 --> 00:04:15,980 accountant. Do you think I'm made of money? 58 00:04:17,620 --> 00:04:18,620 Too late. 59 00:04:19,459 --> 00:04:21,589 You guys! You guys will never guess what happened. 60 00:04:22,270 --> 00:04:25,790 Brianne moved out, and I'm going to be alone for the rest of the semester. 61 00:04:26,250 --> 00:04:28,490 Oh, Carol, wake up. You're going to be alone for the rest of your life. 62 00:04:31,830 --> 00:04:36,310 You guys can laugh if you want, but I'm here to pack up and leave this place 63 00:04:36,310 --> 00:04:39,830 forever. You are seeing this face for the last time. 64 00:04:40,090 --> 00:04:41,650 Does anyone want to feel that one? 65 00:04:42,650 --> 00:04:47,350 Hey, look, lighten up. May I remind you that Carol is very important to us. 66 00:04:47,690 --> 00:04:49,190 Oh, you're right. She's your sister. 67 00:04:49,470 --> 00:04:51,690 What the heck was that? She's got a room that you could have. 68 00:04:53,910 --> 00:04:54,990 Absolutely. It's yours. 69 00:04:55,450 --> 00:04:57,370 Carol doesn't live here anymore. 70 00:04:57,950 --> 00:05:01,050 Great. Hey, you back up the car. We'll throw your junk out the window. 71 00:05:02,450 --> 00:05:05,190 This is great. As soon as I get back from the library, I'm moving it. 72 00:05:06,990 --> 00:05:08,790 I thought you'd never find me. 73 00:05:09,070 --> 00:05:10,130 I thought so, too. 74 00:05:10,670 --> 00:05:12,250 Okay, Ben, now it's your turn to hide. 75 00:05:12,550 --> 00:05:13,550 Oh, goody. 76 00:05:42,030 --> 00:05:47,170 licensed CPA, but I'll try to explain it in layman's terms. See, you don't send 77 00:05:47,170 --> 00:05:49,330 bills, you don't get paid. 78 00:05:49,650 --> 00:05:53,650 Well, Carol used to input my dad on computer. Now she's away at college. 79 00:05:53,650 --> 00:05:56,090 one of your other kids help? Yeah, Mike's too busy. 80 00:05:56,290 --> 00:05:59,850 Chrissy's five, and Ben, he's a sweet kid, but let's face it, he's no 81 00:06:03,470 --> 00:06:05,690 Oh, you're driving a Lamborghini? 82 00:06:06,390 --> 00:06:08,050 I'm not behind in my billing. 83 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:11,700 Could I honk the horn? 84 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,500 Eh, he wouldn't. He might. 85 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,720 This is where I hid. How stupid can you be? 86 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:27,440 Ask Dad. 87 00:06:33,380 --> 00:06:35,520 Hello. Uh, excuse me. 88 00:06:35,740 --> 00:06:36,740 Can I help you? 89 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,720 I was just admiring the pitch of your roof. 90 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:43,220 They're all the time. 91 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,820 Believe it or not, you're the first. 92 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:49,540 Are you a roofer? 93 00:06:49,900 --> 00:06:50,900 Oh, no. 94 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,540 It's only a hobby. 95 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:54,360 I see. 96 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:56,120 I'm your new neighbor. 97 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:58,340 Do you know the Neo -Victorian House? 98 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:00,259 The what? 99 00:07:00,260 --> 00:07:01,620 With the Renaissance influence. 100 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,100 What are you talking about? 101 00:07:04,820 --> 00:07:06,700 This street, three houses down. 102 00:07:07,620 --> 00:07:08,620 Oh. 103 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:10,040 Oh. 104 00:07:10,590 --> 00:07:13,570 advice. If you ever order a pizza, just give them your address. 105 00:07:15,790 --> 00:07:19,130 Let me take a wild shot here. You're a friend of Carol's, right? 106 00:07:19,430 --> 00:07:20,430 Carol. 107 00:07:21,090 --> 00:07:22,090 Carol? 108 00:07:22,330 --> 00:07:24,990 I could say that name for hours. 109 00:07:26,010 --> 00:07:27,590 Well, please don't. I just ate. 110 00:07:28,390 --> 00:07:30,110 Hey, Conan, the librarian! 111 00:07:34,110 --> 00:07:35,110 Dwight? 112 00:07:35,730 --> 00:07:36,730 Woo -hoo. 113 00:07:38,130 --> 00:07:40,720 You were still the prettiest girl. I've ever seen. 114 00:07:41,940 --> 00:07:43,320 Dwight, where did you come from? 115 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,320 This street, three houses down. 116 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,340 The Neo -Victorian with the Renaissance influence? 117 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:54,140 I rented it a month ago to be near you while I work on my Ph .D. in medieval 118 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:57,720 studies. But we haven't even spoken since the dance at the Catskills. 119 00:07:57,980 --> 00:08:02,360 Don't you remember? I told you then that I'd be moving to Long Island so that we 120 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,360 could be together. 121 00:08:03,540 --> 00:08:05,040 You said, see you around. 122 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:08,960 Right, and then the next day I moved here. 123 00:08:13,390 --> 00:08:14,930 me and this is the first time you've come over? 124 00:08:15,470 --> 00:08:17,410 I didn't want to appear too forward. 125 00:08:19,230 --> 00:08:20,230 Wow. 126 00:08:20,830 --> 00:08:25,510 Nobody has ever changed their zip code for me. I mean, hardly anyone's held a 127 00:08:25,510 --> 00:08:26,510 door for me. 128 00:08:27,390 --> 00:08:28,710 I don't know what to say. 129 00:08:29,870 --> 00:08:30,870 I knew it. 130 00:08:31,670 --> 00:08:32,670 I'm rushing you. 131 00:08:33,590 --> 00:08:34,929 Pushy, pushy, pushy. 132 00:08:36,270 --> 00:08:37,809 I'll come back next month. 133 00:08:38,169 --> 00:08:39,169 No, wait. 134 00:08:39,950 --> 00:08:41,070 I think it's sweet. 135 00:08:42,580 --> 00:08:44,100 I'm glad you tracked me down. 136 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,320 Groovy. 137 00:08:48,740 --> 00:08:52,180 Would you like to come over to my house and listen to some Gregorian chants? 138 00:08:53,180 --> 00:08:54,300 You have them on CD? 139 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,040 No, I sing them. 140 00:08:58,960 --> 00:08:59,960 Groovy. 141 00:09:03,660 --> 00:09:04,660 Hey, yo, Ben. 142 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:06,159 What's up? 143 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,200 Nothing. You look like you just found out your twin brother was ugly. 144 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,960 You know, I got the study guide for the advanced placement exam, and it's not as 145 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,300 hard as we thought. Listen to this. 146 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:21,280 Three boys share a three -quart canteen of water. If the first boy drinks twice 147 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,860 as much as the other two, what do they each get? 148 00:09:24,260 --> 00:09:25,680 A mouthful of backwash. 149 00:09:27,340 --> 00:09:30,020 What's with you? Yesterday you were all pumped about taking a test. 150 00:09:30,260 --> 00:09:32,480 Yeah? Well, that was before I played hide -and -seek. 151 00:09:33,500 --> 00:09:37,020 Okay, first I'm going to move all of Carol's stuffed animals to the attic. 152 00:09:37,020 --> 00:09:38,300 going to get rid of all those dead flowers. 153 00:09:38,780 --> 00:09:41,120 And then I'm going to get one of those pictures of those dogs playing poker. 154 00:09:41,860 --> 00:09:44,480 Get two. I need a birthday present for Tate. 155 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,620 Hey, guys, what's this? 156 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:49,740 This is my ticket to a good university. 157 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,220 I don't want to end up at Alf Landon Junior College. 158 00:09:52,700 --> 00:09:55,740 You know, their entrance exam is guessing the number of beans in a jar. 159 00:09:56,420 --> 00:09:58,160 Mike went to Alf Landon. 160 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,720 And for your information, that bean thing isn't half as easy as it sounds. 161 00:10:05,020 --> 00:10:05,939 Hey, guys. 162 00:10:05,940 --> 00:10:06,799 Hey, Dad. 163 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,030 I could use... some assistance with the firewood. Uh, sorry, no can do. Luke and 164 00:10:11,030 --> 00:10:12,570 I gotta go fumigate Carol's room. 165 00:10:14,010 --> 00:10:17,410 Well, Ben, could you pick out four or five good dry logs, please? 166 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:20,370 Kenny, you want to come in for some hot chocolate? Oh, no, thank you, Dr. T. But 167 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:21,370 I've got to go home and study. 168 00:10:21,950 --> 00:10:26,590 Study? Ah, to my boys, study is just a room where Mrs. Peacock killed Colonel 169 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:27,850 Mustard with a lead pipe. 170 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:32,230 Well, you want to get together and review this tomorrow? 171 00:10:32,990 --> 00:10:33,990 We'll see. 172 00:10:42,090 --> 00:10:44,710 We just spent the last six hours together. 173 00:10:44,970 --> 00:10:47,750 I know. It only seemed like two hours and 38 minutes. 174 00:10:48,990 --> 00:10:53,370 It's amazing how much we have in common. I can't believe somebody else actually 175 00:10:53,370 --> 00:10:55,430 knows all the president's birthstones. 176 00:10:56,170 --> 00:11:01,010 I have to be honest with you. Millard Fillmore Turquoise was just a lucky 177 00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:08,890 Carol, I've never felt such an intense connection with anyone else before. 178 00:11:09,930 --> 00:11:10,970 I'm on fire. 179 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:14,840 Me too. 180 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:19,560 I can feel the electricity flowing through my body. I can't wait another 181 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:26,400 Woo -hoo. 182 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:30,520 Me too. 183 00:11:32,940 --> 00:11:36,480 From now on, this will be our driveway. 184 00:11:38,420 --> 00:11:40,360 Can we meet right here tomorrow? 185 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,980 dorm, gave away my room, and told my family they'd never see me again. 186 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:51,980 Tomorrow it is. 187 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:03,200 Carol, I thought you were going to New York. 188 00:12:03,540 --> 00:12:05,860 Mother, the most amazing thing has happened. 189 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,120 Do you remember Dwight Halliburton from the Catskills? 190 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,240 The one who kept hitting himself in the head? 191 00:12:12,340 --> 00:12:14,140 Right. And guess what? 192 00:12:14,570 --> 00:12:16,750 Now he's doing it in our neighborhood. 193 00:12:18,750 --> 00:12:22,690 He has uprooted his whole life to move near me. 194 00:12:23,590 --> 00:12:25,350 Well, that sounds very romantic. 195 00:12:26,450 --> 00:12:28,010 Bizarre, but romantic. 196 00:12:29,010 --> 00:12:30,990 So I'll be staying here tonight. 197 00:12:31,330 --> 00:12:33,230 Oh, but Carol, you gave your room to Luke today. 198 00:12:33,930 --> 00:12:39,230 Oh, well, that's okay. I'll sleep on a fold -out. I'll sleep on the roof if I 199 00:12:39,230 --> 00:12:40,230 can sleep at all. 200 00:12:40,470 --> 00:12:43,050 I'm soaring like a bird, dancing like the breeze. 201 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,200 Chattering like a baboon. 202 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:48,680 Oh, Mike, you are so funny. 203 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,160 No, 204 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:55,520 no, no, Ben, not like that. 205 00:12:56,660 --> 00:13:00,700 I thought I told you to get dry ones, Ben. Please, go get a couple more. Use 206 00:13:00,700 --> 00:13:01,700 your head. 207 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,520 Hey, Ben, just the guy I need to taste test the hot chocolate. 208 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:07,760 I'm not thirsty. 209 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:09,360 I'll take his. 210 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,680 He shouldn't have all that sugar anyway. 211 00:13:14,380 --> 00:13:15,580 Jason, what's wrong with Ben? 212 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:17,880 Maggie, that's such a broad question. 213 00:13:18,540 --> 00:13:19,540 No, tonight. 214 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,540 First he didn't touch his dinner, and now he passes up hot chocolate. For Ben, 215 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:24,600 that's quiet. 216 00:13:25,060 --> 00:13:28,060 He's fine. I saw him out in the driveway goofing off with Kenny just a couple 217 00:13:28,060 --> 00:13:29,060 minutes ago. 218 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:31,560 Ah, perfect. 219 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:33,540 Yes. Dry ones. 220 00:13:34,680 --> 00:13:36,760 Now, you go like that. 221 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,240 I couldn't help but admire the pitch of your roof. 222 00:14:04,980 --> 00:14:07,160 Care to nibble on my muffins? 223 00:14:09,220 --> 00:14:11,060 Can I help you? 224 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,000 Is Dwight here? 225 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,920 Oh, he's in the shower. Can I take a message? 226 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:24,480 Well, roof, pitch, nibble, I hope you both choke! 227 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,000 Oh, what happened here? 228 00:14:30,630 --> 00:14:32,470 Carol made muffins for her new boyfriend. 229 00:14:32,770 --> 00:14:35,570 Ah, Carol's got a new boyfriend. Ooh, muffin. 230 00:14:36,690 --> 00:14:40,530 So who's this new boyfriend of Carol's? Oh, you remember Dwight, the one I fox 231 00:14:40,530 --> 00:14:45,150 -trod with in the Catskills? Ah, the one who hits himself a lot. Well, honey, 232 00:14:45,330 --> 00:14:46,750 I've got a hunch this could be the one. 233 00:14:47,210 --> 00:14:50,210 I've never seen Carol act this way over a boy before. 234 00:14:53,710 --> 00:14:54,990 Hey, morning, sweetheart. 235 00:15:02,250 --> 00:15:03,250 about this new boyfriend. 236 00:15:04,890 --> 00:15:07,170 Boyfriend? I have no boyfriend. 237 00:15:07,690 --> 00:15:11,930 I thought Dwight was... Dwight, please, give me a little credit. Since when does 238 00:15:11,930 --> 00:15:16,270 Carol Seaver have to lower her standards for a fork -tongued medieval maggot? 239 00:15:17,430 --> 00:15:18,550 Sorry, my mistake. 240 00:15:18,750 --> 00:15:19,750 And another thing. 241 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:25,410 As of this moment, Carol Seaver does not live here anymore. 242 00:15:25,670 --> 00:15:27,850 Ich bin ein New Yorker. 243 00:15:29,790 --> 00:15:30,790 Jawohl. 244 00:15:39,500 --> 00:15:40,500 not a good time. 245 00:15:40,660 --> 00:15:42,140 Do you think I'm dumb? Yes. 246 00:15:43,620 --> 00:15:44,880 Well, serious question. 247 00:15:45,340 --> 00:15:46,400 Do you think I'm stupid? 248 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,120 Ben, you're dumber than used chewing gum. You have the IQ of sawdust and you 249 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:53,520 have your dryer set to fluff. If you need any more, I'll have to get back to 250 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:54,520 you. 251 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:12,980 I guess my rash was stress -related. 252 00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:17,320 Well, it's nice to see you, too. Why are you dressed like Chiquita Banana? 253 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:23,840 Mr. Seaver, when you were under my tutelage, I was prohibited by law from 254 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,040 inflicting bodily harm. 255 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,580 Now that you've matriculated, I can wail the tar out of you. 256 00:16:29,860 --> 00:16:31,020 Dad, it's for you. 257 00:16:31,820 --> 00:16:32,820 Mr. 258 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,640 DeWitt, what's wrong? 259 00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:38,140 And why are you dressed like some big banana? 260 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,960 I was just cycling in the neighborhood, and I thought I'd swing by to check on 261 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,780 why Ben didn't apply for the advanced placement exam. Ben, he hates tests. 262 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:50,460 He won't even look for Waldo. 263 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:54,640 Just as I thought. 264 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,440 This was obviously about smoke bombs and strippers. 265 00:17:00,780 --> 00:17:01,780 Obviously. 266 00:17:02,460 --> 00:17:04,520 Hey, Dad, where's the banana? 267 00:17:04,819 --> 00:17:05,819 Went that -a -way. 268 00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:08,020 Great, thanks. This could be worth big bucks. 269 00:17:10,120 --> 00:17:11,039 Hey, Ben. 270 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:12,040 Yeah. 271 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:14,440 Principal DeWitt was just here. 272 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:17,079 Were you taking some advanced placement test? 273 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,780 Yeah, right, Dad. What would I do with that? We both know I'm no Einstein. 274 00:17:22,260 --> 00:17:23,260 What do you mean by that? 275 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:24,740 What did you mean by it? 276 00:17:25,119 --> 00:17:26,640 I heard you when you told your accountant. 277 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,120 Let's face it, Ben is no Einstein. 278 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:30,600 I didn't mean it that way, Ben. 279 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:31,840 Yeah, well, you said it. 280 00:17:31,940 --> 00:17:34,400 And I know you meant it because you didn't even know I was listening. 281 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,560 You think I'm dumb and you've known me my whole life. 282 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,000 I must be dumb. 283 00:17:39,790 --> 00:17:40,790 No, Ben. 284 00:17:44,770 --> 00:17:46,830 I have a confession to make. 285 00:17:48,490 --> 00:17:53,170 I didn't tell you before because I didn't want to appear, oh, foolish in 286 00:17:53,170 --> 00:17:54,170 eyes. 287 00:17:56,130 --> 00:17:58,690 It's my fault Ben's not taking that test. 288 00:17:59,150 --> 00:18:04,430 He expressed interest and I scoffed, I belittled. I had a great time. 289 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,500 I did everything but call him stupid. 290 00:18:08,860 --> 00:18:12,200 Since then, I've talked to his teachers. 291 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,980 Ben has a 3 .0 average. 292 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,040 A 3 .0? I know. Pigs are flying. 293 00:18:22,740 --> 00:18:24,480 I have ruined your son. 294 00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:28,840 People trust me with their children, and I... I break them. 295 00:18:30,220 --> 00:18:32,580 Monday morning, I am turning in my resignation. 296 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:35,960 Mr. DeWitt, it's not your fault, it's mine. Oh, thank God. 297 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:38,560 Oh, you think I almost quit? 298 00:18:40,860 --> 00:18:43,040 Well, I guess I better get my schwinn in motion. 299 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,000 Smile! Stop! That doesn't put him up! 300 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:53,300 Hi, 301 00:18:53,940 --> 00:18:54,940 Carol. 302 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:58,960 Hello. The strangest thing happened this morning. 303 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,660 A woman in blue plaid came to my door. 304 00:19:02,060 --> 00:19:05,160 threw muffins at my sister, threatened her, and then ran. 305 00:19:07,300 --> 00:19:08,340 Your sister? 306 00:19:08,980 --> 00:19:13,380 Yeah, Elaine's a stewardess. She visits whenever she flies into Kennedy. And my 307 00:19:13,380 --> 00:19:16,160 question is, why muffins? 308 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:23,120 Um... You positively bloom at this hour of the morning. 309 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:24,580 I do? 310 00:19:25,340 --> 00:19:29,020 I'd love... for you to come meet Elaine. Wanna come over for some muffins? 311 00:19:29,020 --> 00:19:30,840 They're not very good, but what the heck, they're free. 312 00:19:56,140 --> 00:19:58,840 I had no business saying something like that, especially to a stranger. 313 00:19:59,180 --> 00:20:00,920 Yeah, right, and you didn't mean it anyway. 314 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:02,800 No, I meant it. 315 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:05,580 I really did think you were Noah Einstein. 316 00:20:06,140 --> 00:20:07,160 Thanks a lot, Dad. 317 00:20:09,660 --> 00:20:10,660 Neither was I. 318 00:20:15,020 --> 00:20:19,460 E, C, F, C minus, C. 319 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,280 This is you? 320 00:20:22,540 --> 00:20:23,540 Mm -hmm. 321 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,480 You really were no Einstein. 322 00:20:28,420 --> 00:20:29,700 You were barely Trigger. 323 00:20:33,020 --> 00:20:36,660 Point is, Ben, even Einstein was no Einstein. You know, he dropped out of 324 00:20:36,660 --> 00:20:37,639 school. 325 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,540 Some of us don't show our potential until later. 326 00:20:41,660 --> 00:20:45,260 So you're saying that someday I'll start showing my potential? You already have, 327 00:20:45,420 --> 00:20:48,580 Ben. Last year when you started studying at home with your mother. 328 00:20:49,060 --> 00:20:51,440 Yeah, well, I was fine when she was working with me. 329 00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:52,700 No, that's not true. 330 00:20:53,180 --> 00:20:55,120 Your mom gave you confidence. She got you started. 331 00:20:55,780 --> 00:20:59,700 But then you went out, you took over by yourself. You became a 3 .0 student on 332 00:20:59,700 --> 00:21:00,700 your own. 333 00:21:01,300 --> 00:21:02,340 I did, didn't I? 334 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,840 And I almost blew the whole thing with that dumb remark. 335 00:21:06,860 --> 00:21:08,240 Well, then why'd you say that? 336 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:12,340 Oh, you live in a family, Ben. You tend to put labels on people. 337 00:21:12,540 --> 00:21:14,100 You know, Carol was the smart one. 338 00:21:14,860 --> 00:21:21,040 Mike was the charming one. And you, you're the one who goofy -glued Stinky 339 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,300 Sullivan to the doghouse. 340 00:21:24,419 --> 00:21:28,100 You've gone through this whole change these last few months, Ben, and, well, 341 00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:31,460 happened right under my nose, and I didn't even see it. I'm so sorry. I 342 00:21:31,460 --> 00:21:32,460 it. Please. 343 00:21:33,020 --> 00:21:35,500 I wish I could take back what I said, but I can't. 344 00:21:37,700 --> 00:21:38,740 Will you forgive me? 345 00:21:40,340 --> 00:21:41,340 I guess. 346 00:21:42,980 --> 00:21:43,980 We can start over? 347 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:45,500 Clear the slate? 348 00:21:45,580 --> 00:21:46,580 Sure. 349 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:48,000 All right. 350 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:53,440 Hey, look, would you be interested in helping me input some data on the 351 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:54,440 computer? 352 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:55,920 You're kidding. 353 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,440 You'd trust me to do something like that? 354 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:00,240 Sure I would. 355 00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:03,700 Dad, this means so much coming from you. 356 00:22:08,620 --> 00:22:09,620 Will you pay me? 357 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,100 I'll pay you. Oh, Dad, this means so much coming from you. 358 00:22:24,210 --> 00:22:29,190 November 29th, 1991, Ben Seaver arrived to take the New York State Advanced 359 00:22:29,190 --> 00:22:30,190 Placement exam. 360 00:22:30,490 --> 00:22:33,470 Unfortunately, the test was scheduled for the 30th. 361 00:22:33,810 --> 00:22:37,730 Red -faced, the boy returned the next day and passed with flying colors. 362 00:22:38,430 --> 00:22:42,210 That same day, a smoke bomb was detonated in the faculty lounge. 363 00:22:42,510 --> 00:22:45,450 To date, no suspects have been apprehended.