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[ Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends" plays ]

? Baby ?

? High with a little help from my friends ?

? Said I'm gonna make it with my friends ?

? Try with a little help from my friends ?

? Oh, oh, I'm gonna keep on tryin' ?

? Get by with a little help from my friends ?

? I'm gonna keep on tryin', now, babe ?

? Ooh, ooh, ooh ?

The power structure's too long been

A white, middle-aged, male, middle-class power structure.

There are now large numbers of women

Who want to change their lot in life

And who are looking for concrete ways in which to do it.

By the spring of 1973,

The women's liberation movement was in full force.

Across America, a revolution was in progress,

Shedding old stereotypes...

Building new roles.

It was a time of raised consciousness

And high expectations...

A fight for equality and freedom.

Women everywhere were facing difficult and complex choices.

Plain toast or cinnamon raisin?

Take my mother, for example.

Cinnamon raisin.

- Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

Here we are.

- Thanks. - Thanks.

She was a woman of her time...

A woman of accomplishments...

Mom, you got any more juice?

Oh, of course, honey.

There you go.

Now, don't eat too fast.

A woman who was appreciated.

Good eggs, Norma.

Mmm. Good eggs, mom.

Good eggs.

Nobody makes eggs like your mother.

- Mnh-mnh. - Any more coffee?

Oh, sure, honey.

Yep, you might say in everything she did,

Mom commanded our utmost respect.

Oh, let me help you with that, honey.

And whether it was pouring our coffee, buttering our toast,

Or simply washing our socks,

We Arnold men supported her, encouraged her...

Right up until that day when...

I've decided to get a job.

A job, Norma?

I think it's time.

It is?

Of course the way we saw it, mom already had a job.

Not that any of us were crass enough to say it.

You already have a job... taking care of us.

Shut up, butthead.

Well, I know, but there's not too much

To take care of around here anymore.

Karen's gone, you guys are at the office all day,

And Kevin's practically in college.

Besides, now that I have my degree,

I just thought maybe I should be doing something

A little more fulfilling.

- Oh. - Oh.

It was hard to imagine anything more fulfilling

Than taking care of us.

Well, if you really feel that way,

Maybe I could find something for you

Down at the factory one or two days a week.

Which sounded reasonable enough.

Well, actually, jack,

I was thinking of something a little more full time.

Well, like what, mom?

I don't know yet.

Uh, just something that I could really...

Sink my teeth into.

Um, trust me, Norma.

Working's a lot different than going to college.

A job's a lot of aggravation and hard work.

- Mm-hmm. - Absolutely.

I know that, jack. [ Chuckles ]

But I've decided to get a job.

[ Clang! ]

Aaah-woo-woo-woo-woo!

To which, given the options,

There was really only one response.

On the other hand,

Maybe I can put in a call to Stan Woods.

I hear he's expanding.

Thank you, jack.

I appreciate that.

[ Chuckles ]

Hey, it was the least we could do.

After all, the future was arriving,

And men everywhere

Were being forced to deal with it in record numbers.

[ school bell rings ] 540 verbal and 580 math.

Read it and weep.

And speaking of numbers...

- Oh, they came? - Yeah.

The sat scores.

For six weeks, we had been waiting for the two numbers

Which would determine the next four years of our lives.

Didn't you check your mailbox?

No.

I did.

Yeah, what did you get?

730.

Verbal or math?

Combined.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't worry about it.

You can always come work for me.

Yeah, very funny.

It was social Darwinism at its cruelest.

So, did you get yours?

I don't think it's such a good idea

To talk about them like this.

They're kind of private.

Oh.

Well, sure. I understand.

"I don't want to talk about it."

It was practically code

For Ed's junior college and auto-body repair.

I mean, besides, it's no big deal.

I mean, after all, they're only numbers, right?

Sure. Easy for you to say.

You haven't got yours yet.

So what?

When they come, they come.

After all, I wasn't worried.

[ young woman crying ]

Look at these scores!

I'm gonna kill myself!

Not much anyway.

Hope and despair...

I mean, worried?

Not me.

[ school bell rings ]

[ Tires squealing ]

Just slightly curious.

Heck, if they came, they came.

And if they didn't...

They did.

Oh, hi, honey.

I have the most wonderful news.

Later, mom.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Oh, please, oh, please, oh, please, oh, please.

It was a private matter.

Very private.

As I stepped into that closet,

I kept telling myself it meant nothing.

Absolutely nothing at all.

Nothing but a few lousy numbers in a crummy envelope.

Ya-hoo!

[ Gong sounds ]

I can't get over it. 650.

And what was it? A 580?

It was a night filled with egg rolls and triumph.

Well, actually it was a 590.

But, you know, it's no big deal.

They're just numbers.

It's a 1240 combined.

I'm proud of you, son.

Yeah, who would have thought our little butthead

Would turn out to be an egghead?

[ laughs ] - thanks...

I think.

But the truth was,

I had earned the respect of the Arnold men...

I think it's wonderful, honey.

And the woman who loved them.

And your check, sir.

I'll, uh, take that.

Just send it right over here.

Norma, what are you doing?

Paying the check.

I have a little good news of my own.

I got a job today.

[ Gong sounds ]

A job?

What kind of job?

I didn't know you talked with Stan.

Well, actually I didn't.

I just answered an ad in the paper

For a job at micro electronics.

Needless to say, this was wonderful news.

Never heard of 'em.

Well, it's a new business, jack...

Computer software.

I met with the two partners.

They're in their 20s... barely Karen's age.

And they hired me on the spot.

Yep, no question about it.

Definitely cause for celebration.

So...

How much are they paying you?

$125? $130?

$225 a week.

That's more than I make.

[ Chuckles ] not for long.

Nobody can stay in business paying the secretary $225.

Well, actually, I'm not a secretary.

I'm the comptroller.

It was like finding out Donna Reed had been named

Starting quarterback for the jets.

Well, that's great, mom.

I'm really proud of you.

Thanks.

And I was. Kind of.

I mean, give credit where credit was due.

[ gong sounds ]

After all, intelligence, talent, and brilliance

Just seemed to run in our family.

[ school bell rings ]

Hey, Kevin.

Not that I was gonna brag about it or anything.

1240.

Already? I thought it was just 11:30.

No, I didn't mean that.

What did you mean?

Nothing.

Okay.

Well, since she asked...

Just, uh...

My... Sat scores.

You mean you got them?

650 verbal, 590 math.

Kevin, that's terrific!

Well, you know, they're just numbers.

650, 590.

They're wonderful.

They're okay.

Well, I'm really proud of you, Kevin.

Thanks.

And why not?

After all, she was my girl.

And I knew she understood that in some small way,

My achievements were her achievements.

Here we are, miss Cooper.

Yale... Princeton...

And Harvard.

I'll have to look for Dartmouth.

Okay.

What are those?

Just some college catalogs.

Funny.

I never realized Ed's junior college

Had made it into the ivy league.

Winnie...

What exactly did you get on your SATs?

I don't really want to talk about it.

Winnie, come on.

I mean, you obviously did pretty well.

So why don't you just tell me?

[ Sighs ]

725 verbal. 757 math.

[ Explosion ]

725 verbal. 757 math.

Somehow I skipped "that's wonderful"

And "I'm so proud of you"

And cut right to the bottom line.

That's a 1481.

Well, it's just a number.

Besides, it's a 1482.

I don't believe it.

Well, aren't you happy for me?

Are you kidding?

[ School bell rings ]

Okay, maybe that was dumb.

But it didn't take a genius to figure out

That instead of standing by her man...

See you in class.

My innocent, unassuming sweetheart...

My cute, adoring, supportive girlfriend

Had left me in the dust.

And the technology these people work with

Is absolutely fascinating.

Did I tell you we're introducing a whole new product line?

It wasn't long before my mother began basking

In the excitement of her newfound career.

And guess what.

I discovered today that I can amortize the cost of development

Over our entire fiscal year.

And as she shared the joys of her new challenge,

We reacted like men everywhere.

That way, we'll be able to expand our base...

- We began to feel shortchanged. - That's great.

Now, what are the chances we can get some...

- Here's the bread. - ...Bread?

There you are.

Of course, we're still trying to keep the prices down,

But, overall...

And the more we began to feel shortchanged,

The more we became...

Suspicious.

- So, where the heck is the... - Anyone need butter?

Butter?

Did I tell you I'm working with pat banks on this?

She's the vice president.

Can you imagine that? Here are the beans.

Beans!

- And the potatoes. - Potatoes.

Let's see. Um...

Guess we're all set.

But no matter how mom tried to ply us with butter and beans,

We weren't fooled.

Not us.

Wait a minute.

Look.

I got a hole in my sock.

Yep, no question about it.

The place was going to pot.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

And speaking of going to pot...

Are you just not in the mood?

Of course I'm in the mood.

I'm always in the mood.

I'm just not a piece of meat, that's all.

- What are you talking about? - Nothing.

There was no way I was giving her

The satisfaction of telling her.

You're upset about my sat scores, aren't you?

What?

[ Scoffs ] don't be ridiculous.

I don't know why you should be.

Yeah, well, I'm not.

I mean, how long have I known you?

Almost all my life.

Right.

And in all that time,

You never felt like telling me you were smart?

Good thing this wasn't bothering me.

Kevin, you knew I was smart.

In the 4th grade, I knew you were good at math, okay?

I didn't know you were some kind of Einstein or someone.

I mean, gosh, you think you know someone.

And then, bam, you find out they're hiding things from you.

- I didn't hide anything. - Oh?

How come you didn't tell me about your test scores?

I don't know. I just...

I just thought that... It might hurt your ego.

Ego?!

Ha!

That just goes to show how much you know.

I don't even have an ego.

Kevin, you're acting so stupid about this.

Now, see, if I'd had an ego, a remark like that

Might have really, really, hurt.

Oh.

So now I'm stupid.

I didn't say you are stupid.

I said you're acting stupid.

Oh, but I guess if I were as smart as you,

I would know exactly what you were talking about, right?

All in all, I think you could say

I was handling this rather maturely.

I have an idea.

Let's go home.

[ Scoffs ] hmmph.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

I can't shoot a lady.

Meanwhile, back at the castle.

Dad?

Hi.

What are you doing on the couch?

You tell me.

Women.

[ Exhales sharply ]

Yeah, tell me about it.

Know what I mean?

Yeah. Women.

Yeah.

[ Scoffs ]

It was one of the most in-depth conversations on the subject

To date.

[ door opens ] - sweetie?

Your socks.

[ Chuckles ]

Good night.

[ Siren wails ]

It's your wife. She's wrecking the town looking for you.

Aah!

No.

Nancy! No.

Nancy, no!

- [ sighs ] - [ Sighs ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ School bell rings ] Still, by the next morning,

I was feeling pretty shabby about the way I'd acted.

Thanks.

I realized it was time to accept these inroads

Being made by women.

It was time to accept the realities of the 20th century.

It was time to act like a liberated man...

Winnie?

Oh, hi.

And crawl like a dog.

Hi.

Listen, I feel really bad about what happened last night.

Me too.

And, uh, well, I thought we can go out tonight

So I can kind of make it up to you.

Okay.

Sure.

- That sounds good. - Great.

I mean, no sense letting a few numbers come between us.

Winnie.

Oh, hi, Mr. Glavin.

Congratulations on those SATs.

The whole faculty's talking.

Thanks.

You know, there's a world of opportunity

For a bright young lady like you.

Yeah, I'm really excited.

I bet you are.

Uh, you will keep me posted, won't you?

I will.

[ Clears throat ]

Uh, hi, Mr. Glavin.

Hey.

How's it going, Kelly?

Kelly?

It was a girl's name.

So, where to?

What?

Where do you want to go tonight?

How about, uh...

And that's when I heard it.

A far-off call.

A primordial cry.

It echoed across the savannas of ancient Kenya.

It thundered in the drums of ancestral tribes.

And it said to me...

[ Tarzan yell ]

"Take the broad bowling."

This was the ticket... bowling.

It was almost inspired.

Isn't this great?

Yeah, I guess.

Heh heh. More than inspired.

It was genius.

The bowling alley, the last bastion of maledom.

An island of stability in a changing world.

It was about manly things

Like unmuffled clamor and uncurbed fashion.

It was about sweat and muscle and grunting and belching.

A place that drew real men like flies.

Dad.

Hey.

What are you doing here?

I don't know. I just felt like bowling.

Hmm.

It seemed dad must have heard that same primordial scream.

Oh, hi, Mrs. Arnold.

Hi. Well, what a surprise.

So, you two want to join us?

Sure.

Why not?

What could be better?

A night at the lanes.

Guys doing guy things.

Winnie, I love your outfit.

Thanks.

Oh, I really like your hair like that.

Chicks talking chick things.

Just the way the big guy upstairs intended it.

I heard about your sat scores.

I am really proud of you.

Wait a minute.

Thanks. Oh, and I heard about your job.

That sounds wonderful.

Are we gonna bowl or what?

Yeah, let's get started.

Norma, you go first.

Okay.

After all, there was no sense wasting time on idle chitchat.

There was a game to be played here.

Come on, Mrs. Arnold.

Knock 'em all down.

I'm not really very good at this.

- That's okay. - That's okay.

Yeah, it was perfect...

[ both laugh ]

Until something happened.

Mom's ball began what was to become the longest single trek

In the history of bowling.

[ dramatic music plays ]

Its momentum was relentless...

Its progress inexorable.

There was an inevitability to the fate of that roll

That carried a message that resounded across the country.

Yes! [ Laughs ]

I don't believe it! Yes!

Good shot.

You got 'em all down.

I got a strike, jack! Did you see that?

And something cracked.

What the hell?

Let's make it the men versus the women.

And the devil take the hindmost.

Great idea.

Yeah.

[ Beethoven's ninth symphony plays ]

Yeah! -The next hour saw one

Of the greater bowling displays of that, or any other, season.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Not by the Arnold women.

By the Arnold men.

Yes!

We had it all, dad and I.

And we weren't afraid to use it.

For the next 30 frames, we took off the gloves.

- Yeah! - Yeah!

We showed no mercy.

We slaughtered them.

[ laughs ] yeah!

- Yeah! - Yeah!

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

And when it was over,

I think they were impressed. Yeah!

I know we were.

? And if you love him ?

Sorry we beat you so bad.

It's okay.

I had a really nice time.

That night, driving home, things seemed...

Right again.

I mean, you couldn't help but win.

You're just so... Good.

See, it's all a matter of form.

You want to put your whole body into the ball

And let the momentum do the work, then release.

That's wonderful, honey.

I guess the natural order had been restored,

So we could afford to be magnanimous.

By the way...

Congratulations on your sat scores.

Thanks.

I mean, no sense being pigheaded.

The way I saw it, the world was big enough for all of us.

And besides, so what if women could influence government,

Take over big business, alter domestic policy,

Dominate education, make the world a better place?

In one important respect, we had still a lot to teach them.

Yes!

Yep. - ? stand by your man ?

When it came to being jerks, they still had a lot to learn.

[ Tarzan yell ]

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