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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:05,904 ? What would you do if I sang out of tune? ? 2 00:00:05,906 --> 00:00:11,342 ? Would you stand up and walk out on me? ? 3 00:00:11,344 --> 00:00:17,082 ? Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song ? 4 00:00:17,084 --> 00:00:20,785 ? I will try not to sing out of key, yeah ? 5 00:00:20,787 --> 00:00:24,956 ? Oh, baby, I get by ? ? By with a little help from my friends ? 6 00:00:24,958 --> 00:00:26,458 ? All I need is my buddies ? 7 00:00:26,460 --> 00:00:29,528 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 8 00:00:29,530 --> 00:00:34,932 ? I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ? ?Try with a little help from my friends ? 9 00:00:34,934 --> 00:00:40,404 - ? Whoa-oa-oa-oa, yeah ? - ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ? 10 00:00:43,009 --> 00:00:47,812 In 1972, the war was still raging in Vietnam. 11 00:00:47,814 --> 00:00:49,046 [ Gunfire ] 12 00:00:49,048 --> 00:00:51,215 Politicians kept talking, 13 00:00:51,217 --> 00:00:54,418 soldiers kept dying, and no one seemed to know why. 14 00:00:54,420 --> 00:00:57,756 But maybe because the war had gone on too long, 15 00:00:57,758 --> 00:01:00,958 or maybe because it had caused too much pain, 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,028 whatever the reason, 17 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:05,262 most of us managed to keep it at a distance... 18 00:01:05,264 --> 00:01:08,800 And go on with our everyday, normal lives. 19 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:11,303 Oh, come on, Wayne. You know this one. 20 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:12,937 "Obsequious." 21 00:01:12,939 --> 00:01:16,808 "A," toxic. "B," easily upset. 22 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:19,343 "C," fawning. 23 00:01:19,345 --> 00:01:21,412 "D," ambitious. 24 00:01:21,414 --> 00:01:23,081 My brother, for example, 25 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:26,384 was studying for his college entrance exams. 26 00:01:26,386 --> 00:01:27,785 Ow! 27 00:01:27,787 --> 00:01:29,220 What's the matter? 28 00:01:29,222 --> 00:01:31,989 I just cut my nose with this paper clip! 29 00:01:31,991 --> 00:01:34,225 Well, "studying" may have been an overstatement. 30 00:01:34,227 --> 00:01:36,661 Wayne, you have to concentrate, 31 00:01:36,663 --> 00:01:39,463 or you're never gonna be ready for your S.A.T.S. 32 00:01:39,465 --> 00:01:40,831 Well, I don't know why I have to take them. 33 00:01:40,833 --> 00:01:42,400 I already took them once. 34 00:01:42,402 --> 00:01:44,969 I know, honey, but you just need to do a little bit better. 35 00:01:44,971 --> 00:01:47,272 You know, I don't see what the big deal about college is, anyway. 36 00:01:47,274 --> 00:01:49,040 It's not like if I don't go, 37 00:01:49,042 --> 00:01:51,109 I'm gonna get drafted or something. 38 00:01:51,111 --> 00:01:54,545 Luckily, Wayne's draft lottery number was 312. 39 00:01:54,547 --> 00:01:58,483 Unfortunately, that was also his first S.A.T. Score. 40 00:01:58,485 --> 00:02:02,687 "Obsequious" means... 41 00:02:04,457 --> 00:02:05,990 fawning. 42 00:02:05,992 --> 00:02:07,726 - Okay, okay. - Okay? 43 00:02:07,728 --> 00:02:08,926 Okay. 44 00:02:08,928 --> 00:02:11,596 I hope this doesn't get infected. 45 00:02:11,598 --> 00:02:14,432 The thing is, the guy wasn't a total idiot. 46 00:02:14,434 --> 00:02:18,002 So, "obsequious" is... 47 00:02:18,004 --> 00:02:20,705 He was just... Unconscious. 48 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:23,108 Fawning! 49 00:02:23,110 --> 00:02:26,077 Great. Break my concentration. 50 00:02:26,079 --> 00:02:28,546 But no matter how much of a problem the S.A.T.S were... 51 00:02:28,548 --> 00:02:30,715 "Lugubrious." 52 00:02:30,717 --> 00:02:33,484 Wayne had an even bigger problem, 53 00:02:33,486 --> 00:02:35,954 a problem of cosmic proportions... 54 00:02:35,956 --> 00:02:37,655 "D," sympathetic. 55 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:38,990 Ow! 56 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:41,859 A problem that could block the sun. 57 00:02:41,861 --> 00:02:44,996 Wayne? What are you doing? 58 00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,899 What? What'd I do now? 59 00:02:47,901 --> 00:02:49,934 I told you, the shingles have to overlap. 60 00:02:49,936 --> 00:02:51,268 They are overlapped. 61 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:52,837 And it's supposed to be two nails in every shingle. 62 00:02:52,839 --> 00:02:54,171 How many nails you got in there? 63 00:02:54,173 --> 00:02:55,606 About two. 64 00:02:55,608 --> 00:02:58,175 Pay attention, will you? 65 00:02:58,177 --> 00:03:00,712 Whatever you say, Dad. 66 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:03,414 As Wayne inched his way towards graduation, 67 00:03:03,416 --> 00:03:06,150 Dad worried about everything he did. 68 00:03:06,152 --> 00:03:09,320 And his worries came out as complaints. 69 00:03:09,322 --> 00:03:10,822 Hey! Wayne! 70 00:03:13,193 --> 00:03:14,459 Oops. 71 00:03:14,461 --> 00:03:16,427 Unfortunately, the more Dad complained, 72 00:03:16,429 --> 00:03:18,263 the worse Wayne did. 73 00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:19,831 It was almost as if Wayne thought 74 00:03:19,833 --> 00:03:22,032 he was expected to screw up. 75 00:03:22,034 --> 00:03:24,669 I don't believe it. 76 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:26,871 Dad, I know what I'm doing, okay? 77 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:30,207 Then do it. Use your head, will you? 78 00:03:30,209 --> 00:03:33,544 Whatever you say, Dad. 79 00:03:33,546 --> 00:03:36,280 But even though the problem seemed clear enough... 80 00:03:36,282 --> 00:03:39,451 Look, Wayne, Dad's just tryin' to help. 81 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:44,355 He cares about you. That's why he does this. 82 00:03:44,357 --> 00:03:46,123 For some reason, 83 00:03:46,125 --> 00:03:49,794 the solution just wasn't that simple. 84 00:03:49,796 --> 00:03:52,197 Butthead. 85 00:03:52,199 --> 00:03:54,566 Butt breath. 86 00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:57,635 Ironically, while the long arm of the future 87 00:03:57,637 --> 00:03:59,370 was reaching out for Wayne... 88 00:03:59,372 --> 00:04:02,607 Arnold... Arnold... Arnold. 89 00:04:02,609 --> 00:04:04,442 The long arm of my guidance counselor 90 00:04:04,444 --> 00:04:06,778 was reaching out for me. 91 00:04:06,780 --> 00:04:10,515 Are you related to Wayne Arnold? 92 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:12,517 No. [ Chuckles ] 93 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:14,184 Very well, then. 94 00:04:14,186 --> 00:04:17,989 What do you plan to do with your life? 95 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:20,558 My life? 96 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,394 - All of it? - Yes. 97 00:04:22,396 --> 00:04:24,195 What are you interested in? 98 00:04:24,197 --> 00:04:25,530 Well... 99 00:04:25,532 --> 00:04:26,765 Let's see. 100 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:30,067 There were cars, girls, sports, and girls. 101 00:04:30,069 --> 00:04:31,636 I like to read a lot. 102 00:04:31,638 --> 00:04:33,838 Oh. Anything in particular? 103 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:35,006 Well... 104 00:04:35,008 --> 00:04:36,507 Let's see. 105 00:04:36,509 --> 00:04:40,044 There were books about cars, girls, sports, and girls. 106 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:41,979 I like the classics. 107 00:04:41,981 --> 00:04:44,382 In that case, you should start thinking 108 00:04:44,384 --> 00:04:46,884 about what college you want to go to. 109 00:04:46,886 --> 00:04:48,286 Really? 110 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:51,288 You have a chance to really do something with your life. 111 00:04:51,290 --> 00:04:54,125 You should start thinking about the future. 112 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:56,460 And faced with that mature logic, 113 00:04:56,462 --> 00:04:58,797 there was only one thing to say. 114 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:02,033 Do I need a hall pass to get back into class? 115 00:05:06,239 --> 00:05:07,705 Thanks. 116 00:05:10,143 --> 00:05:13,244 Okay, so I wasn't exactly panicked about my plans. 117 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:15,980 Hey, I was 16 years old. 118 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:18,515 To me, the future... 119 00:05:18,517 --> 00:05:20,518 Was someone else's worry. 120 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,152 Jerk! 121 00:05:22,154 --> 00:05:23,721 Wayne. 122 00:05:23,723 --> 00:05:26,024 Hey, look! It's butthead. 123 00:05:26,026 --> 00:05:28,226 Yeah. It's butthead. 124 00:05:28,228 --> 00:05:30,294 That was Wayne's friend wart. 125 00:05:30,296 --> 00:05:32,697 They were two pea-heads in a pod. 126 00:05:32,699 --> 00:05:34,498 What are you doing here? 127 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:35,467 We're getting an award 128 00:05:35,469 --> 00:05:37,702 for being the top students in our class. 129 00:05:37,704 --> 00:05:39,738 Yeah. We're valedorians. 130 00:05:39,740 --> 00:05:41,172 [ Chuckles ] 131 00:05:41,174 --> 00:05:44,541 Arnold! Wirtschafter! 132 00:05:44,543 --> 00:05:46,944 Get over here. 133 00:05:46,946 --> 00:05:49,613 Wayne, what's going on? 134 00:05:49,615 --> 00:05:51,282 None of your business. 135 00:05:51,284 --> 00:05:53,017 Yeah, none of your business. 136 00:05:53,019 --> 00:05:55,119 What'd you do? Murder someone? 137 00:05:55,121 --> 00:05:56,521 [ Chuckles sarcastically ] 138 00:05:56,523 --> 00:05:58,556 You're next. 139 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:01,860 We just skipped school. 140 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:04,328 That's all. 141 00:06:04,330 --> 00:06:07,031 Hmm. 142 00:06:07,033 --> 00:06:09,233 You skipped school? 143 00:06:11,170 --> 00:06:13,404 I didn't say anything. 144 00:06:13,406 --> 00:06:16,340 He didn't have to. The principal called. 145 00:06:16,342 --> 00:06:19,977 Honey, how could you skip school? 146 00:06:19,979 --> 00:06:23,047 Well, we didn't skip. 147 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:24,248 I mean, we were gonna go, 148 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:26,483 but then we just didn't go at the last minute. 149 00:06:26,485 --> 00:06:28,285 Well, where did you go? 150 00:06:28,287 --> 00:06:29,921 Nowhere. 151 00:06:29,923 --> 00:06:31,823 We didn't do anything. 152 00:06:31,825 --> 00:06:33,491 Could've done that at school. 153 00:06:33,493 --> 00:06:37,628 Honey, this is going to go on your permanent record. 154 00:06:37,630 --> 00:06:40,665 [ Chuckles ] So? 155 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:43,868 So, suppose you don't get into college. 156 00:06:43,870 --> 00:06:45,135 What are you gonna do then? 157 00:06:45,137 --> 00:06:46,737 I don't know. 158 00:06:46,739 --> 00:06:48,839 I'll work at Norcom. 159 00:06:48,841 --> 00:06:50,608 [ Scoffs ] Fat chance. 160 00:06:50,610 --> 00:06:52,209 What do you mean? Dad did it. 161 00:06:52,211 --> 00:06:54,045 Wayne, first I went to college. 162 00:06:54,047 --> 00:06:55,212 Then I went into the marines. 163 00:06:55,214 --> 00:06:57,247 And then I went to work at Norcom. 164 00:06:57,249 --> 00:07:00,417 So I'll just get there a little faster. 165 00:07:00,419 --> 00:07:04,122 But if my brother was looking for a free lunch... 166 00:07:04,124 --> 00:07:07,425 You wouldn't get in the front gate. 167 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:09,927 Seemed the kitchen was closed. 168 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:12,396 Well, thanks for your support, Dad. 169 00:07:12,398 --> 00:07:15,733 I really appreciate it. 170 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:20,638 Wayne... Go into your room, and study for your S.A.T.S. 171 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,375 No, thanks. 172 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:28,145 And there it was... a classic power struggle, 173 00:07:28,147 --> 00:07:30,014 a standoff between generations. 174 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:32,250 Son... 175 00:07:32,252 --> 00:07:35,052 [ Music plays on television ] 176 00:07:35,054 --> 00:07:36,720 Now! 177 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:41,526 Not that the outcome was really in doubt. 178 00:07:43,730 --> 00:07:47,031 Still, it was becoming clear to me 179 00:07:47,033 --> 00:07:49,267 that in the war between Dad and Wayne, 180 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:53,271 the casualties were beginning to mount. 181 00:07:53,273 --> 00:07:55,606 What are you doing? 182 00:07:55,608 --> 00:07:58,042 I'm bowling. 183 00:07:58,044 --> 00:08:01,245 You want me to ask you some questions or something? 184 00:08:01,247 --> 00:08:02,913 Buzz off. 185 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:08,052 I don't even know why I'm bothering with this stuff. 186 00:08:08,054 --> 00:08:09,954 I mean... I mean, look at this word... 187 00:08:09,956 --> 00:08:11,489 "phlegmatic." 188 00:08:11,491 --> 00:08:14,325 Do you know what "phlegmatic" means? 189 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:16,927 "Calm." 190 00:08:16,929 --> 00:08:19,063 "Calm"... can you believe that? 191 00:08:19,065 --> 00:08:21,365 I mean, it doesn't even sound like "calm." 192 00:08:21,367 --> 00:08:24,001 "Phlegmatic." 193 00:08:24,003 --> 00:08:26,070 Sounds like when your nose is stuffed up 194 00:08:26,072 --> 00:08:29,106 and you have a cold and you're phlegmatic. 195 00:08:29,108 --> 00:08:30,275 Yeah, you're right. 196 00:08:30,277 --> 00:08:32,243 Shut up, will you?! 197 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:34,012 And why can't people just say they're calm? 198 00:08:34,014 --> 00:08:37,414 Why do they have to say they're phlegmatic? 199 00:08:37,416 --> 00:08:39,083 They're just jerks. 200 00:08:39,085 --> 00:08:40,518 Yeah. 201 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:44,555 Anyway, you have a few more days. 202 00:08:44,557 --> 00:08:47,225 Yeah. You're right. 203 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:50,194 I've got to be more phlegmatic. 204 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:52,230 Yeah. 205 00:08:54,501 --> 00:08:57,268 But I guess we both knew... 206 00:08:57,270 --> 00:09:00,872 What am I gonna do? 207 00:09:00,874 --> 00:09:04,575 Somehow, this problem went deeper than phlegm. 208 00:09:04,577 --> 00:09:10,114 Jack?! 209 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:12,383 Is Wayne home yet? 210 00:09:12,385 --> 00:09:14,017 Not yet! 211 00:09:14,019 --> 00:09:15,987 Oh, he was so nervous this morning. 212 00:09:15,989 --> 00:09:18,356 Hope he remembers what "obsequious" means. 213 00:09:18,358 --> 00:09:20,591 I hope he remembered his pencil. 214 00:09:20,593 --> 00:09:22,360 By that Saturday, 215 00:09:22,362 --> 00:09:25,363 I guess we were all feeling a little tense. 216 00:09:25,365 --> 00:09:28,032 I know I was. 217 00:09:28,034 --> 00:09:29,567 [ Sighs ] 218 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:30,902 You know, Dad, 219 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:33,004 Wayne really studied like crazy for those S.A.T.S. 220 00:09:33,006 --> 00:09:35,406 About time. 221 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:37,441 Well, what I'm saying is, 222 00:09:37,443 --> 00:09:39,476 sometimes, he just has trouble getting it. 223 00:09:39,478 --> 00:09:40,845 What are you talking about? 224 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:43,815 Wayne's a smart kid, if he stopped acting so dumb. 225 00:09:43,817 --> 00:09:46,684 Well, yeah, but what I'm saying is that... 226 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:49,320 look, a lot of kids don't do that well in high school. 227 00:09:49,322 --> 00:09:50,988 I didn't do that well, myself. 228 00:09:50,990 --> 00:09:54,325 There's a chance for Wayne to turn things around. 229 00:09:54,327 --> 00:09:57,127 But it seemed to me that Dad was missing the point here. 230 00:09:57,129 --> 00:09:58,729 But what if he can't? 231 00:09:58,731 --> 00:10:01,065 [ Sighs ] 232 00:10:02,635 --> 00:10:05,569 You know, Wayne had a lot of trouble taking his first step. 233 00:10:05,571 --> 00:10:07,905 Took him a long time to do it. 234 00:10:07,907 --> 00:10:09,673 But when he finally did it, 235 00:10:09,675 --> 00:10:13,111 he didn't just take a step... he ran across the room. 236 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:17,048 Then he fell on his butt. 237 00:10:17,050 --> 00:10:20,384 But he got back up again. 238 00:10:20,386 --> 00:10:22,654 And for the first time in a long time, 239 00:10:22,656 --> 00:10:25,956 I could see how much Dad was rooting for Wayne, 240 00:10:25,958 --> 00:10:28,626 how proud he was of him. 241 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:31,395 [ Horn plays "Dixie" ] 242 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:34,832 [ Brakes squeal ] 243 00:10:34,834 --> 00:10:38,469 And at that moment, I actually had the feeling 244 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:40,270 everything was gonna be all right. 245 00:10:40,272 --> 00:10:42,974 Hey, Dad! 246 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:45,275 How was the test? Was it tough? 247 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:47,211 Well, um... 248 00:10:47,213 --> 00:10:48,646 About the test... 249 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:50,481 we didn't take it. 250 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:54,285 What do you mean, you didn't take it? 251 00:10:54,287 --> 00:10:56,154 Well, we did something a little better. 252 00:10:56,156 --> 00:10:57,655 A lot better. 253 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,557 What'd you do? 254 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,425 Well, we've been thinking. 255 00:11:01,427 --> 00:11:02,660 Yeah, we were thinking. 256 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:05,897 And why spend four years in a college 257 00:11:05,899 --> 00:11:09,466 when there's a much better way to get a career? 258 00:11:13,305 --> 00:11:16,573 Wayne, what did you do?! 259 00:11:16,575 --> 00:11:19,510 Well, we talked it over, and... 260 00:11:19,512 --> 00:11:21,779 we joined the army! 261 00:11:25,752 --> 00:11:28,385 [ Laughing ] 262 00:11:35,729 --> 00:11:38,162 This can't be happening. 263 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:40,665 Even so, it had. 264 00:11:40,667 --> 00:11:43,334 My mother's worst nightmare was coming true. 265 00:11:43,336 --> 00:11:46,270 Honey, you are just in high school. 266 00:11:46,272 --> 00:11:48,505 Mom, we're 18 years old. 267 00:11:48,507 --> 00:11:50,941 And, besides, the sergeant really liked us. 268 00:11:50,943 --> 00:11:52,709 Yeah. He said we were special. 269 00:11:52,711 --> 00:11:53,744 Yeah. 270 00:11:53,746 --> 00:11:55,245 It was unbelievable. 271 00:11:55,247 --> 00:11:57,181 My brother had joined the army. 272 00:11:57,183 --> 00:11:59,316 You guys are kidding, right? 273 00:11:59,318 --> 00:12:02,085 No, butthead. 274 00:12:02,087 --> 00:12:05,322 Which left only one sane, reasonable response. 275 00:12:05,324 --> 00:12:06,723 How did you come up 276 00:12:06,725 --> 00:12:09,760 with such a dumb, stupid, idiotic idea?! 277 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:13,530 Well, actually, it was my idea. 278 00:12:13,532 --> 00:12:16,801 And you listened to him? That's real bright. 279 00:12:16,803 --> 00:12:19,770 Thanks! 280 00:12:19,772 --> 00:12:24,709 Dad, listen, you know, it's not as dumb as it sounds. 281 00:12:24,711 --> 00:12:27,945 I mean, if you just think about it, it makes sense! 282 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:29,713 The pay is good. 283 00:12:29,715 --> 00:12:31,849 And, besides, they'll teach us to be anything we want... 284 00:12:31,851 --> 00:12:33,851 mechanics, uh, engineers, uh... 285 00:12:33,853 --> 00:12:35,386 Topographical specialists. 286 00:12:35,388 --> 00:12:36,554 Yeah! 287 00:12:36,556 --> 00:12:38,188 Wart? 288 00:12:38,190 --> 00:12:40,658 Go home. 289 00:12:40,660 --> 00:12:42,993 I asked him to stay for dinner. 290 00:12:42,995 --> 00:12:45,195 Goodbye, wart. 291 00:12:49,635 --> 00:12:52,369 And with those social pleasantries out of the way... 292 00:12:52,371 --> 00:12:55,072 Nice seeing you, folks. 293 00:12:55,074 --> 00:12:57,841 It was time for the family to talk Turkey. 294 00:12:57,843 --> 00:13:00,878 Jack... We can't let this happen. 295 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,081 [ Sighs ] You didn't take your physical yet, right? 296 00:13:04,083 --> 00:13:06,317 No, but, you know, that's just... 297 00:13:06,319 --> 00:13:07,418 he's not in the army. 298 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:08,552 Tomorrow, you'll go down there 299 00:13:08,554 --> 00:13:10,087 and tell them you changed your mind. 300 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:11,989 No, you don't understand... 301 00:13:11,991 --> 00:13:13,357 you don't understand. 302 00:13:13,359 --> 00:13:15,726 They're gonna send you off to Vietnam! 303 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:18,129 They're gonna pack you up and ship you out so fast, 304 00:13:18,131 --> 00:13:19,496 your head's gonna spin! 305 00:13:19,498 --> 00:13:22,533 That's not what the sergeant said. 306 00:13:22,535 --> 00:13:24,235 The sergeant said that... 307 00:13:24,237 --> 00:13:27,404 what's the matter with you?! They'll tell you anything! 308 00:13:27,406 --> 00:13:29,907 - Well, you went to Korea. - That was different. 309 00:13:29,909 --> 00:13:32,042 Why? What was different about it? 310 00:13:32,044 --> 00:13:34,544 Because you're a young, dumb kid! 311 00:13:34,546 --> 00:13:36,280 Well, you were a young, dumb kid, too. 312 00:13:36,282 --> 00:13:38,816 Wayne! Listen to me! 313 00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:42,085 You're not going. 314 00:13:50,929 --> 00:13:53,063 Whatever you say, Dad. 315 00:13:55,234 --> 00:13:57,501 And with that... 316 00:13:57,503 --> 00:14:02,973 So ended my brother's brief career in the military. 317 00:14:04,710 --> 00:14:06,443 For the next few days, 318 00:14:06,445 --> 00:14:08,545 things pretty much went back to normal. 319 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:12,749 Normal for Wayne, anyway. 320 00:14:12,751 --> 00:14:14,217 At school, he and wart 321 00:14:14,219 --> 00:14:17,721 continued to pursue their stellar academic careers, 322 00:14:17,723 --> 00:14:21,892 while at home, he and Dad settled back 323 00:14:21,894 --> 00:14:25,595 into the same old father-son routine. 324 00:14:25,597 --> 00:14:27,564 Wayne? Wayne! 325 00:14:27,566 --> 00:14:29,633 What? 326 00:14:34,439 --> 00:14:38,175 In a way, it was almost... Reassuring. 327 00:14:38,177 --> 00:14:40,177 Hey. 328 00:14:40,179 --> 00:14:41,945 Hey. What's going on? 329 00:14:41,947 --> 00:14:43,481 Well, I was cleaning out my room, 330 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:45,949 and I thought maybe you'd want to buy some of this stuff... 331 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:47,184 5 bucks each. 332 00:14:47,186 --> 00:14:49,820 Hey. That's my football. 333 00:14:49,822 --> 00:14:51,955 Oh. 334 00:14:51,957 --> 00:14:54,291 Well, that I'll sell you for $2. [ Chuckles ] 335 00:14:54,293 --> 00:14:56,694 I'm not gonna pay you to get my own stuff back. 336 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:59,730 Fine. Take it all. 337 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:02,099 Take whatever you want. 338 00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:05,670 What's going on? 339 00:15:05,672 --> 00:15:07,138 I, uh... 340 00:15:09,075 --> 00:15:12,409 I'm going down to take my physical now. 341 00:15:12,411 --> 00:15:15,011 What? 342 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:19,249 Wayne, you can't do this. 343 00:15:19,251 --> 00:15:21,418 Hey, it's my life. 344 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:22,519 Wayne! 345 00:15:22,521 --> 00:15:25,022 Yeah, but... You told Dad that you... 346 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:26,657 well, I had to get him off my back. 347 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:29,192 Told Dad what? 348 00:15:29,194 --> 00:15:32,329 'Course, I knew I should keep my mouth shut. 349 00:15:32,331 --> 00:15:36,734 Still, brotherly confidentiality was one thing. 350 00:15:36,736 --> 00:15:39,069 He's going in to take his physical. 351 00:15:39,071 --> 00:15:41,505 The army was quite another. 352 00:15:41,507 --> 00:15:43,440 What are you talking about? 353 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,308 You heard him. 354 00:15:45,310 --> 00:15:47,611 Unhunh. 355 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:51,348 And, suddenly, war had broken out again. 356 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:54,551 I thought we said you weren't gonna do that. 357 00:15:54,553 --> 00:15:57,855 No, Dad. You said I wasn't gonna do it. 358 00:15:57,857 --> 00:16:02,192 Wayne... You're not going anywhere. 359 00:16:02,194 --> 00:16:04,628 Oh, yes, I am, Dad. 360 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:07,464 And this time, you're not gonna stop me. 361 00:16:16,075 --> 00:16:18,842 Fine. 362 00:16:18,844 --> 00:16:21,544 But if you go down there, 363 00:16:21,546 --> 00:16:25,315 don't expect me to get you out of this. 364 00:16:25,317 --> 00:16:28,685 Maybe Dad was bluffing, maybe not. 365 00:16:28,687 --> 00:16:31,555 In any event... 366 00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:33,557 Bye, Dad. 367 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:39,430 This time, Wayne didn't blink. 368 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:43,800 I'm going with him, Dad. 369 00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:50,541 [ Door closes ] 370 00:16:55,681 --> 00:16:58,515 I'm not sure why I went along. 371 00:16:58,517 --> 00:17:00,717 Maybe I thought I could help. 372 00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:05,222 Maybe I just didn't want him to go there alone. 373 00:17:05,224 --> 00:17:06,657 Well... 374 00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:09,092 [ Parking brake clicks ] 375 00:17:09,094 --> 00:17:12,029 [ Breathes deeply ] 376 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,338 This is it. 377 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:23,940 Yeah. 378 00:17:23,942 --> 00:17:26,176 Look, um... 379 00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:29,046 I'm not gonna be around to take care of you anymore. 380 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:31,782 Well, see, the thing is... 381 00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:36,120 Even when I'm not around, I'm gonna be around. 382 00:17:36,122 --> 00:17:39,489 I mean, I want you to have fun. I mean, get into trouble. 383 00:17:39,491 --> 00:17:41,625 Just don't be... 384 00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:43,594 Obsequious... 385 00:17:43,596 --> 00:17:46,797 Or... Phlegmatic, and... and... 386 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:52,703 When you think of me, don't be lugubrious. 387 00:17:52,705 --> 00:17:55,839 Let's face it... the guy was no orator. 388 00:17:55,841 --> 00:17:59,175 I won't. 389 00:18:01,146 --> 00:18:04,781 I'd better get in there. 390 00:18:09,354 --> 00:18:12,022 I knew there was something I should say, 391 00:18:12,024 --> 00:18:16,894 some way to tell him all the things I was feeling. 392 00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:19,162 Good luck. 393 00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:26,403 [ Car door closes ] 394 00:18:26,405 --> 00:18:29,406 I guess I just didn't say it very well. 395 00:18:37,583 --> 00:18:39,583 That afternoon, I thought about all the times 396 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:43,253 that Wayne and I had had... 397 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:47,624 When growing up was still a game... 398 00:18:47,626 --> 00:18:50,694 And life was what we made it. 399 00:18:52,998 --> 00:18:55,365 I thought about how we'd played at war, 400 00:18:55,367 --> 00:18:59,135 afternoons in Harper's woods... 401 00:18:59,137 --> 00:19:03,307 And how every night, we shared a room... 402 00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:05,809 And how much I would miss him. 403 00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:18,789 I guess I wasn't the only one. 404 00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:21,759 He still in there? 405 00:19:21,761 --> 00:19:23,160 Yeah. 406 00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:28,232 Takes a while. 407 00:19:38,010 --> 00:19:41,378 [ Sighs ] 408 00:19:49,254 --> 00:19:52,756 Kevin, uh... Let me have a minute, okay? 409 00:19:59,765 --> 00:20:02,132 How did it go? 410 00:20:02,134 --> 00:20:04,235 You know. 411 00:20:04,237 --> 00:20:06,003 Yeah. 412 00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:10,341 I remember my physical. It's a real pain in the rear. 413 00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:14,645 Is that what you came down to talk to me about? 414 00:20:14,647 --> 00:20:17,548 Nah, I guess not. 415 00:20:20,352 --> 00:20:24,621 Wayne... You know I'm against this. 416 00:20:24,623 --> 00:20:26,991 I haven't prepared you for it. 417 00:20:26,993 --> 00:20:29,826 - Dad... - Let me... let me finish. 418 00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:36,233 I haven't prepared you for anything. 419 00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:39,569 You've been looking for my help. 420 00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:44,241 I don't know where I've been. 421 00:20:46,178 --> 00:20:49,213 I, uh... 422 00:20:49,215 --> 00:20:52,516 I wanted so much more for you. 423 00:20:52,518 --> 00:20:54,851 I wanted... 424 00:20:54,853 --> 00:20:57,754 I failed my physical. 425 00:20:59,458 --> 00:21:01,424 I've got psoriasis. 426 00:21:01,426 --> 00:21:05,162 They're afraid my back would really peel in a jungle. 427 00:21:05,164 --> 00:21:07,965 Psoriasis. 428 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:11,701 Can you believe that? 429 00:21:19,845 --> 00:21:22,546 I couldn't even do this right. 430 00:21:26,818 --> 00:21:32,389 It's okay. 431 00:21:37,229 --> 00:21:39,295 I just didn't know what else to do. 432 00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:45,969 ? May God's blessing keep you always ? 433 00:21:45,971 --> 00:21:48,338 Love is never simple... 434 00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:51,341 Not for fathers and sons. 435 00:21:51,343 --> 00:21:55,212 We spend our lives full of hope and expectations, 436 00:21:55,214 --> 00:21:57,714 and most of the time... 437 00:21:57,716 --> 00:22:00,150 We're bound to fail. 438 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:03,086 But that afternoon, 439 00:22:03,088 --> 00:22:06,556 as I watched my father sheltering his son 440 00:22:06,558 --> 00:22:10,394 against a future that was so unsure... 441 00:22:10,396 --> 00:22:12,762 All I knew was... 442 00:22:12,764 --> 00:22:17,667 They didn't want to let each other down anymore. 443 00:22:17,669 --> 00:22:18,935 Name? 444 00:22:18,937 --> 00:22:21,338 David Wirtschafter. 445 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:22,906 Go on. 446 00:22:22,908 --> 00:22:26,810 ? May you grow up to be righteous ? 447 00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:29,880 ? May you grow up to be true ? 448 00:22:29,882 --> 00:22:32,149 Hey, butthead. 449 00:22:32,151 --> 00:22:35,018 Hey, you take care of yourself. 450 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:37,354 You take care of yourself, man. 451 00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:39,723 And don't take any crud from anyone. 452 00:22:39,725 --> 00:22:41,525 I won't. 453 00:22:41,527 --> 00:22:43,894 Wish you were coming with me. 454 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:45,495 ? Stand upright and be strong ? 455 00:22:45,497 --> 00:22:50,733 A few days later, wart left for basic training. 456 00:22:50,735 --> 00:22:54,004 He spent two months at Fort Polk, Louisiana. 457 00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:57,974 ? Forever young ? 458 00:22:57,976 --> 00:23:02,145 And then David Wirtschafter was shipped to Vietnam. 459 00:23:02,147 --> 00:23:04,948 ? Forever young ? 460 00:23:04,950 --> 00:23:07,517 A big goofy kid... 461 00:23:07,519 --> 00:23:10,254 Who didn't know what his future would be. 462 00:23:10,256 --> 00:23:16,126 ? 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