All language subtitles for The Wonder Years s01e07 Independence Day.eng

Adult Dean: One thing that
all species have in common

is that at some point,
offspring have to leave

the protection of their parents
and venture out on their own.

The process
of gaining independence

can go smoothly...

or not smoothly at all.

Um...

I was wondering,

can I go to the mall
with some kids from my school?

"Who's gonna be there?"

"What are their parents'
names?"

"Why do you want
to go there anyway?"

"We got popcorn at the house."
"Do you have mall money?"

Unfortunately,
my parents were not the kind

to just let their kids
hang out at the mall,

even after it was desegregated.

When I was a kid,
the Nordale Mall

was like Mecca,
the Promised Land,

and the Forbidden City
all in one.

It had delicious food,
sharp clothes,

and a pet store full
of puppies.

But most of all,
it had teenagers

having the time of their lives
totally unsupervised.

I couldn't wait
to hang out at the mall

without having my parents
dragging me around.

But I wasn't the only one
in the family

struggling to gain
independence.

You need to slow down.

I'm barely moving.

Watch out
for that car.

Dad, we're stopped.

In the middle of the street?
At a stop sign!

I know what I'm doing.

Then why aren't
you moving?

It's clear.

[ Sighs ]

Dad, can you
please tell Dean

to stop breathing
on my neck?

That hot breath is gonna
mess up my hair.

Dean, sit back.

Kim, go around this car
in front of you.

Driving like a maniac.

[ Tires screech ]
Be careful, now.

[ Honks horn ]

♪♪

Dad?

Granddaddy Clisby?

The only person I knew
who my dad had to answer to.

Back then,
I thought Granddaddy Clisby

was mean just to be mean.

I was wrong.

That was him being nice.

Mm-hmm.

Yes, Mother Williams.
I can take you.

No problem at all.

Okay. Okay.
Good night.

What's Mama
talking about?

She wants me to take her
to choir practice tomorrow.

She doesn't trust
your dad's driving.

I told you how he was swerving
all over the road.

It was like watching
a drunk turtle.

Well, it was
worse than that.

He had a fender-bender.

Left the car
and walked home.

They called a tow truck,

but he couldn't remember
where he left it.

[ Sighs ]

I guess it's time.

Yeah.

Everybody's time comes
sooner or later.

I know it's hard,

but you're doing
the right thing,

and you're doing it
because you love him.

It's okay, Dad.

He'll be in a better place,
like Buster.

I didn't exactly know
what they were talking about,

but it sounded like
when my dog Buster

had to go to a big farm
in the sky.

What?

Boy, we're talking
about stopping

your granddad from driving,
not putting him down.

Oh!

♪ Oh, oh, oh

♪ And I know

♪ Ohh

♪ Through the highs
and the lows ♪

♪ I'mma find my way home

Bill: It'll be hard at first,
but Lil and I will make sure

you and Mama get every place
you need to go,

on time and in style.

Clisby:
[ Chuckles ]

That's why I was
invited over here.

To fill me up
on pound cake and meat loaf

while you two conspire
to steal my freedom.

No.

W-- [ Sighs ]
We just want you to be safe.

Mm-hmm.
Mother Williams said

you drove into the shed...
Well...

...and crushed all
of her gardening supplies.

I just need to get
my brakes checked, huh?

Listen, why don't you wrap me up
some of this pound cake?

I'm going home.

Mills Brothers on TV tonight,
huh? [ Chuckles ]

Give me your keys.
I'll drive you.

Oh, no, no.
Nobody drives Old Betsy but me.

Come on, Dad.
You know it's for the best.

Best for who?
Not for me.

I mean, h-how am I gonna get
to the barbershop

and see my friends?

He has friends?

Son, now you best get on
out of my way.

Sorry, Daddy,
but this how it has to be.

♪♪

As I watched my dad
face off withhis dad,

I thought how great
it must feel to finally

get to lay down the law
to your own father.

♪♪

But the look
on my dad's face said

it didn't feel great at all.

[ Keys jingle ]

I'mma need to get to
the hardware store on Saturday.

For what?
You have every nail that's --

Fine.
Kim can take you.

As a matter of fact,
you should leave your car here for her to drive.

Now, how are yougonna
give away mycar?

Really?
I'm getting my own car?

I'll buy it for you,
on the condition

you take your granddaddy
wherever he needs to go.

Hold on. This child don't need
to be driving me all over town.

This child need to be trying
to find herself a husband.

That's what she need --
A husband? She's 17!

Okay, you right.
Ship's passed.

And instead of you
taking Mama to church, Kim can take her.

But that's
six times a week. Kim.

This child just got her license
a hot minute ago.

I mean, hell,
I drive better than she do.

She's been trained
by the best -- me.

So it's settled.

This could work out good
for everybody.

Yeah, my dad never got
any better at reading a room.

♪♪

Norman:
The mall was so fun.

The girls from the Catholic
school were there, too.

We all met up in
the parking lot.

Then what'd you do?
Just met up.

I'd never seen them
without their uniforms before.

They were naked?
No, dummy.

They were wearing
regular clothes.

But maybe next time...

Anything could happen
at the mall.

Man, I wish I could go
to the mall without my parents.

How does Norman get
to go by himself?

Divorced dad.

Norm says he lets him
do whatever he wants.

Lucky. Why do my parents gotta
be so in love with each other?

Why isn't there a mall
in your neighborhood?

Oh, you just wait, Brad.

One day that mall by your house
will be the black mall.

It's not fair.

The mall's lousy
with Catholic girls,

and we can't get there.

Well, you guys should
just move closer.

Brad really needed
to watch the news sometimes.

Wait, Norm might be
on to something.

If our dads take us,

they'll probably
just lose us anyway.

That'll give us enough time
to hang out until they find us.

Can your dad take us?

Mm, I mean,
if he's not working late

or going to
a fraternity meeting

or drinking scotch
and listening to jazz.

Maybe your dad
could take us.

Nah, my dad's just gonna say,
"Go with your mother.

She's always shopping."

Then she'll say
it's her money,

she'll spend it
how she wants.

Then they'll send me to my room
so they can talk.

Yeah.

Wait.

There might be
one more option.

Kim just got her license.

Yeah!

Shut up, Brad.
[ Scoffs ]

She'll be paying
even less attention

than our dads would.

We can ditch her easy.

Alright.
Mall, here we come.

[ School bell rings ]

I neglected to mention to Cory

that riding with my sister
came with one condition.

Boy,
stop breathing down my neck.

You're gonna set
my collar on fire.

And comb your hair!

Both of you look
like you got weeds

growing out
of your head.

Our people's hair looked better
during slavery.

I just combed it.

Well, next time,
do it right.

That's how it was
between us and Granddaddy.

I guess he loved his grandkids,
but he never showed it,

just a nonstop
stream of insults. [ Horn honks ]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Come on, Kim!
Didn't you see the truck?

Maybe if you'd take
some of that eye makeup off,

you could see
a little better.

And criticisms.

I saw him coming up fast,
so I let him pass.

Maybe that's your problem.
You're too nice.

Didn't even cuss at him
or flash a gun.

[ Sighs ]
Okay, Granddaddy.

Next stop is
the hardware store.

Well, you're going
the wrong way.

I'm going to Mercer's
down there on Dexter.

Dean, that's the opposite
way of the mall.

Yeah, Cory's right.
We're gonna miss all the fun.

Why that one?
Aren't all wrenches the same?

Oh, young lady, all you need
to know about tools is

which one to pass your husband
when he's fixing the sink.

The stores on this side of town
don't like us,

so take me to a store
where there's Negro clerks

that don't follow me around
and ask me for my money

just so they can be sure
I can pay.

Okay, but we have to stop
at the grocery store

and the dry cleaner
before we get there.

Dean: No!

Everybody's waiting for us
at the mall.

If we make
all those stops,

they'll be gone
by the time we get there.

If Mercer's sell out
of those new soldering irons,

I'm going to get mean,

and you guys
don't want to see that!

Okay.
Let's listen to some music.

♪ Alright, ow!♪
Oh, my God.

Come on. Come on.
Come on. No.

Yeah, that boy
get too sweaty.

Y'all need to listen
to some gospel.

♪ Yeah, you look to Jesus♪

♪ Look to Jesus♪

♪ Look to Jesus♪

♪ Look to Jesus♪
You two need some Jesus.

Now, son,
I don't know you,

but I can tell by looking at you
that you could use some, too.

[ Scoffs ]

The radio station
is the driver's choice.

♪ Alright♪

Adult Dean: As Kim dragged us
along on her errands,

I discovered
Granddaddy Clisby and I

had something in common.

He hated being
in the Kiddie Car

as much as I hated being
in the Senile Shuttle.

I have Jesus, sir.

Shut up, boy.
You don't.

♪ I got the feeling, baby

♪ Baby, sometimes I'm up

♪ Sometimes I'm down

Is it me,

or does it even
smell like girls in here?

It definitely does.

That's because we're in front of
the perfume department, idiot.

Shh.
Stop talking!

I don't want my friends
to see you here with me.

They think
we're here alone.

Don't disrespect your sister,
hmm.

Do you own a hat?

I was finally able to embark

on my first solo visit
to the mall.

I felt grown, mature, tall...

bored.

None of us knew how
to talk to the girls.

No, that's not how
you walk the dog, Brad.

Here, give me
the yo-yo.

Hey, D.

Ain't that
your girl?

Dean: Charlene.
Hi.

What are you
doing here?

Montgomery Ward got
a new shipment of church hats.

My mom likes to shop before
the other first ladies see them.

Where's your mom?

Uh, at home.

Just hanging out at the mall
with my friends.

Really?

You're so mature.

Want some of this?
Sure.

One of the best things
about having a girlfriend

was that you got
to eat their food.

Uh-oh.

There he is.
Right there.

The only thing more
embarrassing to a teenager

than being seen with parents
in the mall

is being seen with
your grandparents,

especially one as crotchety
as Granddaddy Clisby.

I thought you were
by yourself.

I -- I -- I did.
I -- I was.

Right.
Uh, I'm gonna go find my mom.

See you in church.

I thought we weren't leaving
for two more hours.

We're not, but Granddaddy
didn't want to wait

while I shop for my...

delicates.

Well, now, ladies underwear
ain't no place

for a grown man
to be waiting.

Shouldn't even have
to be looking at it.

Kim, I mean,
if you need some help, I...

He can stay with you
while I finish shopping.

But...

w-we're busy.

Standing around?
He can stand with you.

Bye.

Wait --

Now, these are the boys
you came to the mall to see?

Yes, sir.

Well, I know they make you
go to school with them,

but, uh, you don't have
to pretend to like them,

you understand?

But I dolike them.

Oh, well.

I guess we haveovercome,
then, huh?

Hey, everyone.
Come over here for a minute.

So, this is my granddad,
Mr. Williams.

He's gonna be hanging out
with us for a while.

Yeah, now,
I got a question.

Why would young
and healthy children

want to hang out
in this cold mall

rather than play
in the sunshine outside?

I mean, what's so special
about this place?

Well,
there's a food court. [ Murmuring agreement ]

Boy, you can
eat at home.

And the movies.

Well, I never was one
for going to the movies.

They used to make us
sit up in the balcony

and see the same shows
that other people got to see

from the good seats.

But your dad used to beg me
and beg me to let him go

so he could be free
with his friends,

but it wasn't safe,
him to be going around and about

where anything
could happen to him.

I began to see why
my dad was so overprotective,

and maybe it
wasn't overprotective.

Maybe it was wise.

Well,
we don't have to sit

in the balcony seats anymore,
Granddad.

Even if we did,

we still don't have money
for the movies.

"Rosemary's Baby"
is playing.

Oh.
I'd love to see that.

Yeah, me too.

But my dad doesn't let me see
R-rated movies.

Your dad said that?

Well, I'm in charge,
and, uh, I got money.

I can get you in.

Really? All of us?

Yeah.

[ All gasp ]

You think this
is enough?

Yeah!

Whenever I looked at
the roll of cash he carried,

I thought Granddaddy Clisby
was rich.

I didn't realize back then,

it was hard for him
to get a bank account.

One good gust of wind,

and he'd be off
to the poorhouse.

Well, I guess we can
get going, then.

Thanks, Mr. Williams.

-Yeah!
-So cool.

This is gonna be so good.

Think we could get
some popcorn, too?

Yes.

Thank you, sir.

Ah.

So, that's who
you're courting now?

What? Oh, no.

I have a girlfriend.
She just left.

[ Chuckles ]
The one with the cotton candy.

Boy,
if The Blind Boys of Alabama

were standing here,
they'd be singing songs

about how you're looking
at that girl.

Keisa's just my friend.

Ah, well,
whatever you say.

But it was a smart thing
for you to pick a scary movie.

Yeah,
she might get frightened

and let you put
your arm around her.

I like that.

Smart? Wow.

That was the nicest thing

Granddaddy Clisby
had ever said to me.

Maybe he was softening up.

♪♪

That sure was rated R
for a reason.

Oh, please.
You couldn't even see the baby.

Then why is it
still in my head?

I just want my mama.

Don't tell me this movie
scared you kids.

You got to toughen up!

Listen,
when I was 12 years old,

I had already killed a platoon
full of German soldiers

during the Great War.

I shot some of them,

put the bayonet
to the rest of them.

How'd the let you
in the army

if you were still
in junior high?

Because I had a full beard
and a mustache at 11.

[ Laughter ]

You're funny, Granddad.
Thanks for the movie.

Granddad did me such
a huge favor that day.

My friends thought he was cool,
and that made me cool, too.

Let's just keep
this R-rated movie

between the two of us,
alright?

Sorry I'm late.

I ran into a boy
from school

who worked
at the shoe store.

He invited me
to a party,

so I'm gonna have to take you
to the barbershop tomorrow.

Sorry.

Listen, if the Devil is looking
to pick a bride,

I got a suggestion.

[ Both laugh ]

♪♪

Man: [ On television ]
Today we'll be taking a look

at some of our favorite
woodland creatures...

[ Speaking indistinctly ]

♪♪

[ Bottle cap pops ]

Bill.

Bill! [ Chuckles ]

Listen, um,
uh, Kim has left me,

and I needed to get
to the barbershop.

Ah, I'm working on
an arrangement

with Washboard
right now.

We are really smoking!

Give me an hour or so,
and I'll run you home.

N-- B-Bill?

...and other succulent plants.

Be careful...

[ Muttering ]
Nobody tells me...

♪♪

No son of mine is gonna tell me
when I can get my hair cut.

Well, are you
staying or coming?

You want me
to go with you?

Yeah.

Now, now, listen.
Listen, listen.

Now, if you gonna go with me,
no snitching to your dad.

Adult Dean: So it began --

my first joyride
in a stolen vehicle.

Thelma had Louise,

and I had
my 73-year-old grandfather.

We were locked and loaded
for trouble...

as soon as we adjusted
the front seat.

[ Seats squeal, click ]

[ Keys jingle ]

[ Chuckles ]

She didn't know
I had these. Yeah.

You know,
your father, grandmother,

and that redneck
police officer

don't know what
they talking about.

I been driving
for 60 years.

Yeah,
I know what I'm doing.

Watching the expression
on my granddad's face,

I related to him in a new way.

We were both tired
of unfair limitations

other people put on us.

We had both gotten
a taste of independence,

and it was good.

This was actually fun.

The two of us breaking rules,
together.

♪♪

Hey!

How you doing?

Hey there, brother.

Yeah. Good.
Give me that coat.

Oh, Muhammad Ali should have
just gone on into the army.

He'd be back in the ring
by now.

Well, you know what?
I'm glad he took a stand.

And I wish more pro athletes
would, too.

Well, see, I ain't studding
them rich Negroes.

Bring on
the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Real athletes,
no politics.

Okay.
So you don't disagree

with any of this
country's politics?

Son, everybody disagrees
with this country's politics.

You just got to be
ready to serve, see?

I served, hmm?

My son served.

My other grandson
is in Vietnam right now.

You got to be ready
to fight and die for America.

Ain't that right, Dean?

[ Choking ]

Uh, yes. Yes, sir.

Die?[ Chuckles]

I hadn't really thought
about all that.

But that's what the barbershop
was good for --

making you think,
challenging your assumptions,

and giving you a good laugh.

Dean won't take a fastball
for his little league team.

[ Laughter ]
How the hell he ready to die for his country?

[ Laughter ]

Well, he certainly can't serve
in the army with that hair.

So, Bray, were you able
to do anything with it?

Bray: Well, I trimmed it up.

Now your grandson looks
nice and neat,

like Wicked
Wilson Pickett.

[ Laughter ]

See, you just don't like
the afro style, Mr. Williams.

Okay.

[ Chuckles ]
Come on, Mr. Williams.

Look, you know they say that,
uh, Jesus had hair like wool.

[ Laughter ]

You see,
he's just saying that

because his hair look like

the back end
of a fat sheep's dookey.

[ Laughter ]
Now, that's wrong.

[ Laughter ]

Oh, you laughing hard,
ain't you?

Uh, uh, uh. Game.

[ Laughter ]

Now, now, now, when Bray
first started cutting hair,

oh, he was just
so nervous,

his -- his hands
were shaking like a leaf.

[ Laughs ]
I had to say to him --

I said, "Now, don't you dare cut
no zig-zags in my hair," see?

Granddad!
[ Horn honking ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ Radiator hisses ]

Are you okay?

Yeah, I-I --

I'm fine.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I just...

need a minute
to kind of collect myself.

♪♪

Are you sure
you're okay?

Because I don't know
what I'd do if...

♪♪

But you're okay, right?

Yeah.

♪♪

Damn it!

It's...

just a little accident.

My dad almost ran over
a squirrel last week,

and my mom
was so scared

that she even almost said
a bad word, too.

[ Chuckles ]

Yeah.

♪♪

I learned a lot
about my granddad that day

and why black men like him
go to the barbershop,

even when their hair hasn't
changed in 20 years.

Where you been?
We were so worried!

Look at the car.
Look at the car, Dad.

How many times
do I have to tell you?

I don't know what to tell --
Dean, are you okay?

Are you okay, Dean?
Dad, I don't --

♪♪

♪♪

Watching my granddad deal
with his new situation

made me realize that what
he was being forced to accept

was much harder
than the limitations

I had as a 12-year-old.

I also appreciated

how difficult this was
for my dad

and how difficult
it may be for me one day

when I have to do
the same thing.

Nah! I'm gonna love
telling him what to do.

♪♪

♪ I got my mojo

Younger and older generations
always have more in common

than it appears on the surface.

♪♪

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ I got my mojo

We both want independence,

self-determination...

♪ I'm gonna try it out on you

...and freedom.

♪ Oh, yeah

♪ Well, I tried...

Even if that freedom
doesn't start

until you're down the street,
where your friends

can't see you
getting dropped off.

[ Engine starts ]
♪ Gonna try it on you

Don't worry about it --
All: Ohh!

♪ Well, I tried it
in New York City ♪

[ All shouting ]

♪ Oh, no,
I'm gonna try it on you ♪

♪ Ohhh, yeah
Hey.

Hey!
What's up, Dean?

[ Indistinct conversations ]

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