All language subtitles for The Middle s03e06 Bad Choices.eng

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Nothing brings
people together like a race--

The Kentucky Derby,
the Tour de France,

and in Orson, Indiana,
the Birchwood 500.

Zoom, zoom! Hey, hey!

Big bad Mike's
going all the way!

Wow, Frankie. Mike's looking
awful good out there.

I know!

'Course, if Jack Meenahan was here,
he wouldn't stand a chance.

Where are they, by the way?
They never miss a block party.

Oh, you didn't hear?
The Meenahans got foreclosed on

and had to move out
in the middle of the night.

Are you serious? Sally told me
they were just visiting family.

They are now.

I heard the Johnsons are on the
verge of "visiting family," too.

- Yeah.
- Oh, no.

And then I looked around
and realized

a lot of our neighbors
were gone.

We had hot dogs but no buns,
drinks but no cups,

macaroni and cheese
with no forks.

Man, this party blows.

Only thing good about it
is the no forks thing.

I got to bounce in a minute.

Spanish test Tuesday.
Got to study.

Crap! There's a test Tuesday?
How are we supposed to know?

She writes everything
on the board in Spanish.

Guess I'm gonna
be sick that day.

Wait. How do you know that?

I know it, Darrin, 'cause I'm
gonna pretend to be sick.

You can't.
That's Jack's party.

Your parents will never let you go to
a party after you've missed school.

Sure they will, 'cause I'm gonna
do the "sick, not sick."

Just got to lay
a little groundwork.

Like, the night before the test,
I'll be "too sick"

to go to that hoosier game
you invited me to.

Hey. Since Axl's gonna be sick,
can I go with you?

There is no game, Darrin.

I'm gonna pretend
there's a game,

then pretend to be too sick
for it, therefore "too sick"

the next day to go to school
and take the test.

And then,
'cause I'm young and awesome,

I speedily recover
in time for Jack's party.

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah.
It's just a little tickle.

Like taking candy from
an old baby.

"Sound trumpets!
Let our bloody colors wave!

And either victory,
or else a grave!"

About a week ago,

Brick discovered the complete
works of William Shakespeare.

We didn't always know
what he was saying,

but it was a cool party trick.

Hey, you got one
with trees in it?

"Thy huntress' name
that my full life doth sway.

O rosalind!
These trees shall be my books."

Weird, right?

Yeah.

Rain.

Eh, too easy if you pick
the category yourself, Brick.

No. Rain, dad. It's raining.

Frankie? Rain!

Axl! Sue! Rain!

Okay. Why were we panicked
over a little rain?

I'll get the bowls.
You get the pots and pans.

You go right.
I'll go left.

I knew I should have saved
those margarine containers.

"The sky, it seems,
would pour down stinking pitch."

Not now, Brick!
Go, go, go!

They're in the hall, too!

Brick, go to the living room!

Screw the family photos!
Cover the tv! You know this!

Right!

Remote!

Got it.

Good job, everybody.

Think we shaved some time
off the last rain.

Okay, this is ridiculous.

We have to get a new roof.

Good idea.

I'll go dig up the gold bars
we buried in the backyard.

What about our emergency fund?

Went towards paying off
Brick's cavity.

"But they whose guilt
within their bosoms lie,

imagine every eye
beholds their blame."

You know, Brick, that was cute
at the block party,

but we'd all had
a lot of beers.

Brad, stop!

Just because you're captain
of the freshman football team

doesn't make you invincible!

How bad is our football team?

Chillax, woman.
I can drive if I want.

But you're drunk, Brad!
You're stinking drunk!

Don't worry,
Mr. and Mrs. Heck.

I am not drunk.

What you just saw is a simulation of
something that's going on in high schools

all over the country...
And maybe even in Europe.

It's all a part of our skit.

Brad and I are team sober non-texting
and driving ambassadors.

We were specially chosen
out of the entire school.

And we're still looking for volunteers
to perform an educational skit

during "don't be scared,
be aware" week.

We get to write, direct, and perform
in front of the whole student body.

Everyone is
counting on us! Aah!

Axl, you don't sound too good.

I don't feel too good.

I'm supposed to go to that
hoosier game with Sean tonight.

I guess I should call him
and tell him I can't go.

Whoa, you are sick.

Okay, you know,
just go get into bed.

We'll bring you
something in there.

We don't need you
hacking over all our food.

Okay.

And the way you're sounding, you
might have to miss school tomorrow.

No! I have to go!
I have a test tomorrow!

I've been studying
and everything!

You'll just have to
make it up, Axl.

If you're sick, you're sick.

You think he's faking?

No, he was coughing
at the block party.

Hey, you're up.

I'm actually feeling
a little better.

I just wish I could figure out what to
do about this stupid party tonight.

You're sick, Axl.
You're not going to any party.

I know. I don't even
want to go. It's just...

It's this surprise party
for Jack,

and his mom wanted me
to keep him busy at Joe's subs

till it's time,
and then get him there,

but I guess I can just
call Darrin and have him do it.

You can't count on Darrin.
He's an idiot.

Crap. What time is the party?

6:30.

That's in 20 minutes, Axl.

I can't believe
you have been home all day,

and you're just now
dealing with this.

Did you even call his mom?

I've been sick.

Well, you don't look bad now.

You made the commitment,

so you're just gonna have to
suck it up and go to the party.

Here, take some gas money.

- Oh, I don't need any--
- Take it! Go!

What? Sick at school
and then a party that night?

Who could be this awesome?
Funny you should ax.

You are my God.

Nicely done.

But wait, what are you
gonna do about tomorrow?

We only took the written part
of the test today.

Tomorrow's the oral exam.

What? Uh... okay, okay,
let's see.

Well, looks like I'm gonna
have to be sick again.

I'm just gonna have to do
the "sick, not sick, sick."

But we have a game tomorrow.

Let me finish.

I mean the "sick, not sick,
sick... Not sick."

God.

Yes.

Look at this!

"Betty Robinson, 97, killed
after driving off bridge."

Oh, God. That's horrible.

Do we know her?

No, we don't! But she was
texting and driving!

Brad and I became team sober non-texting
and driving ambassadors just in time.

Well, not just in time.

Huh.

Think it just fixed itself?

Aah!

Mike, get in here!
Sue, get some towels!

Right!

What did you do?

Oh, I don't know.

I just got bored,
decided to flood the house!

I didn't do anything!
Can you turn it off?

I'm trying!
Quit stepping on my leg!

Towels are still wet
from the leaky roof!

- Go get the laundry!
- Right!

I swear, I'd burn this place
down if it wasn't flooded!

Axl, help!

God. I will.
Just give me a minute.

In case you guys
haven't noticed, I'm sick.

Look at him.

You knew he was sick
and you sent him to that party.

Yeah, let's drop everything
and have that conversation!

Axl, forget about school.
Just-- just go back to bed.

Ohh! The water
is headed for the tv!

Build a dam! Hurry!

"O, woe is me, "to have seen what
I have seen, see what I--" Eh.

Even Shakespeare
never got this tragic.

I just don't know
what we're gonna do, Bob.

We're busting our butts
to pay the mortgage on a house

that is obviously
trying to kill us.

Well, you know the girl
that cuts my hair--

Brooke,
down at the barber college?

6 bucks!

I hate to see her graduate.
She really knows my head.

This going anywhere, Bob?

Anyway, her dad got laid off.

You know, so they had to
move out of the house,

so they rented an apartment
at Hickory Arms.

The cheese and sausage place?

- No, that's farms. This is arms.
- Oh.

So they weren't thrilled about
downsizing, but you know what?

They pay less than they did
before, and they love it.

An apartment?
Really? I don't know.

Frankie, think about it.

Why are you throwing money
at that house?

If something breaks at Hickory Arms,
you call the manager, it's fixed.

Ooh. Fixed sounds so nice.

Oh, it is.
That's why I rent.

That's why my mom rents.
I don't, uh--

I chip in when I can, 'cause,
you know, I'm not a mooch.

Ohh.

Yeah.

Hello?

Yo, Sean. What up?

Get this.

Coach said if you're not
at school today, you're not

- playing in the game tonight.
- What?

- What's he doing? Tell him I'm here.
- Darrin's here.

Look, dude. It's over.
Just come to school.

No one can do the "sick, not
sick, sick, not sick, not sick."

You're right.

I may not be able to do that,

but I can do "sick, not sick,
sick, not sick, Jewish holiday."

Schmula. It's our
sacred day of remembrance.

You're Jewish?

I don't think it's legal
for you to ask me that.

Okay.

Then why does being Jewish
preclude you from taking the test?

If I get what "preclude" means,

schmula is our day of silence
in honor of the harvest.

In that case, señor Heck, I'd be
willing to come in on Saturday,

and you can
make up the test then.

Thank you for accommodating me, but
unfortunately, I have to go to a funeral.

I'm sorry to hear that.
Who died?

My aunt.
Her name's Betty Robinson.

She was 97.
She went off a bridge.

It's right there in the paper.
You can look it up.

Oh, my gosh, Axl.
I'm so sorry.

She shouldn't
have been texting.

Her last one was
"record Matlock."

She'll never see that episode
a fourth time.

Look, don't you worry
about the test.

You take care of you.

Dad, stop.
What are you doing?

Getting a beer. I'm pretty sure
you've seen me do this before.

I know you're stressed, but you don't
have to medicate with alcohol.

Look around. I think I do.

You can find other outlets, like
herbal tea, yoga, petting a dog,

or better yet, come watch
Brad and me do our skit.

This is near the end,
where we're dead teenagers

who finally realize
the error of their ways.

Got it.

Two, three, four...

♪ LOL Plus c-a-r equals DOA ♪

♪ all the things
we could have done ♪

♪ now we don't do none ♪

♪ 'cause we made ♪

♪ bad, bad choices,
b-b-b-b-bad, b-bad choices ♪

♪ you can't text
your friends from heaven ♪

♪ not Jill,
not Steve, not Kevin ♪

♪ 'cause you're ♪

♪ dead, you're dead,
you're d-d-d-d-dead ♪

♪ you're dead, you're dead,
you're dead ♪

♪ you're d-d-d-d-dead ♪

Very moving. Lots to like.

Uh-- w-- but you haven't
seen the end.

Um, seen enough.
You got through to me.

I'm gonna go in the kitchen and dump
this out while you two stay in here.

Don't go in the family room.

Mike, I had a very interesting
conversation with Bob today.

I find that hard to believe,
but okay.

It turns out his hairdresser's
parents were in a similar boat

with their house-- No pun intended--
and they just packed it in

and moved into an apartment
at Hickory Arms.

The cheese and sausage place?

No, that's farms.
This is arms.

- What are we talking about here?
- I don't know.

I'm just wondering if maybe
there's other options out there.

I mean, we need a new roof,

but we can't pay for a new roof
and still make our mortgage.

Look at us.

We're above and below water
at the same time.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Are you talking about walking
away from our house?

Maybe.

I don't know what I'm saying.
I'm just thinking out loud.

Frankie,
that's not the way it works.

You struggle for years and years
and fall behind on your payments,

until you get evicted
by the sheriff,

who throws all your stuff out on the
lawn in front of the neighbors.

That's how you leave a house
in America.

Mike. Remember when
Sue saved that bird?

And she kept feeding it all that
cheese even though I told her not to?

And then when she opened
the cage door to set it free,

it just stood there looking stupid
'cause it was too full of cheese?

Is that us, Mike?

Are we so full of cheese, we don't
recognize an open door when we see it?

I'm just saying,
it doesn't hurt to look.

We're just looking, okay?

Join me!

Cage... is...

Open!

Can't hurt to look.

I can't believe that in the middle of
the most important skit of my life,

you are creating
so much upheaval.

Nobody's doing any upheaving.
We're just exploring, okay?

"'Tis better to bear the ills we have
than fly to others that we know not of."

"Know not of."

Okay, whisper
or "masterpiece theatre," Brick.

You can't do both.

Are you getting sick again?

No, I'm done.
I mean, maybe.

You never know with all this
bogus moving stuff going on.

Okay, look. Nobody's moving
anywhere unless we all agree.

Okay? We're a family,
and we all get a vote.

Besides, we're just looking.
It means nothing.

Oh, my God!

Hi. I'm Debbie.

Hello.

Hi.

The assistant manager.
Welcome to Hickory Arms.

Wow. It's so big.

Well, it's a 3-bedroom,
2-bath unit, open concept,

with fabulous 9-foot ceilings.

Ohh, and look how dry they are.

Ooh, Mike--
New carpet.

Oh, and your hand stays clean.

You do realize this isn't
our furniture, right

once we move our crappy stuff in here,
it's just gonna look like our house.

Guys, what did I say?

We're just looking.
Everybody gets a vote.

And the kitchen is newly
renovated with tons of upgrades.

Ohh.

Granite counters,
energy star appliances--

So your utility bills
will be nice and low.

Did you hear that, Mike?
Low utility bills.

I heard. I'm closer
to her than you are.

Oh, my God.
Are those what I think they are?

Dimmers! Oh.

The only way our lights dim
is when we turn on

the microwave and the toaster
at the same time.

Axl? Do something.

Mom's really liking this place.
I don't want to move!

Don't worry.

If dad doesn't like it,
it's not happening.

We once looked at a sandwich shop
'cause mom thought she could run it.

Oh, and I don't know
if you noticed,

but the sliding glass doors lead
out onto your own private deck.

Oh!

Oh. Oh! Look, Mike.
Can you believe it?

One finger.
I could do this all day.

But none of our friends
live near here.

Hey, you know what?

We have a teen club where a lot of the
teens who live in the complex hang out.

Did you hear that, Sue?
Teen club. Wow.

Along with a fitness center,
use of the communal barbecue,

and year-round maintenance

so you'll never have to pick up
a rake or a shovel again.

It's all part of
the Hickory Arms lifestyle.

Ooh, a lifestyle. I've always
wanted one of those.

Well, if you're interested...

I'd fill out one of these.
These units are going very fast.

Mike?

- Oh... my... God.
- I can't... believe...

I cannot believe you're actually
thinking about doing this.

You're taking me...
Away... from my...

- Friends!
- We-- We're not moving!

I say we take a vote right now.
Who votes no?

- No!
- Me!

Ha! That's three to two!
You lose!

That's democracy in action,
Jackson!

Well, guess what?
You don't get a vote!

You're the kids,
and we're the adults.

You're gonna move wherever
the hell we tell you to move.

Case closed!
Wait in the car!

So the parking--
Is it side-by-side or tandem?

Well, we're down
to ice cube trays

and my inflatable foot bath.

See? And you said
you'd never use that thing.

Yeah. So what do you think?
I mean, about the apartment.

Well, I don't know.

I liked it more
than I thought I would,

and coming home to this
makes it look even better.

Yeah.
I don't know.

I mean, I know I was pushing it,
but the kids were freaking out.

And can we really
do this to them?

Frankie, it's our call.
The kids will adjust.

Like you screamed this afternoon,
they don't get a vote.

So you really think we could do
this? Hmm? Are we gonna do this?

I don't know. It's cheaper
than what we pay now.

Be nice to have
some extra cash.

Yeah, if we ever want to take a
trip to Europe or... the grocery store.

But this is our house.
We've been here almost 20 years.

Yep, a hard 20.

I don't know.

I just wish we knew for sure
what's the right thing to do.

Yeah.

Let's clean this up
and wait for a sign.

So while we were trying

to figure out
the right thing to do,

Sue and Brad were
ramming the right thing

down their classmates' throats.

♪ people
around you who totally care ♪

♪ they'd be super bummed
if you're t there ♪

♪ so listen up, get the 4-1-1 ♪

♪ texting and driving ♪

♪ is like a loaded gun ♪

Live clean!

You suck!

So the next day Mike went
up to patch the roof.

One last band-aid
on the old girl

before moving on
to Hickory Farms.

I mean, arms. They really
should change that name.

- But then...
- Hey, Mike.

What are you doing up there?
You getting satellite tv?

Nope.
Just patching another leak.

You know, I got a bunch
of shingles left over

from when I did my roof.
They're yours if you want 'em.

That's great.

Hey.

You guys want to
borrow my nail gun?

You see, what we'd forgotten

is that we're part
of neighborhood...

And the more our neighbors
showed up to help us,

the more Hickory Arms
became a distant memory.

And the great thing
about neighbors is,

they'll tell you things--
All kinds of things.

Hoosier game?

Sean didn't have tickets
to a hoosier game.

How was the surprise party?

It wasn't a surprise.

I am so sorry for your loss.

What loss?

Well, Axl said that
your aunt Betty died.

Betty? Who?

Well, that's the reason why he
couldn't take the Spanish test.

Okay, wait. Schmula?

That day, we got
three-quarters of a new roof,.

Grounded Axl indefinitely,
and had a second block party.

'Cause it's not just about
the house or the street.

It's the people,
and that's worth staying for.

"There is a tide
in the affairs of men,

"which, taken at the flood,
leads on to fortune.

"On such a full sea
are we now afloat,

and we must take the current
when it serv--"

Hey, Brick, stop bothering
the neighbors and get over here.

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