1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:05,430 That summer of 1970 my brother bought a car. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominoes 2 00:00:05,430 --> 00:00:08,345 My sister had been accepted into college. 3 00:00:08,345 --> 00:00:14,334 And I French-kissed Winnie Cooper under the bleachers at the Fourth of July fireworks. 4 00:00:14,334 --> 00:00:15,919 Things were changing. 5 00:00:15,919 --> 00:00:20,328 Sometimes it seemed like the whole world was exploding with new ideas. 6 00:00:20,328 --> 00:00:22,692 Reaching out for new experiences. 7 00:00:22,692 --> 00:00:25,400 Seeing through new eyes. 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:30,000 Wow... 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,793 Oh... 10 00:00:33,793 --> 00:00:36,000 Adolescence. It's never a pretty sight. 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,722 She wants us..she definitely wants us! 12 00:00:39,722 --> 00:00:40,500 Definitely. 13 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:42,876 Us? 14 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:44,300 Why us? 15 00:00:44,300 --> 00:00:47,864 "Why us?" The battle-cry of the 14-year-old. 16 00:00:47,864 --> 00:00:51,329 OK, here's the plan. 17 00:00:51,329 --> 00:00:53,125 We walk past her, casually... 18 00:00:53,125 --> 00:00:55,028 And drop this on her back. 19 00:00:55,028 --> 00:00:56,148 Then what? 20 00:00:56,148 --> 00:00:58,220 Then we strike up a conversation! 21 00:00:58,220 --> 00:01:00,086 Things were confusing, alright. 22 00:01:00,086 --> 00:01:02,183 Forget it, Walter. It'll never work! 23 00:01:02,183 --> 00:01:03,332 What'll never work? 24 00:01:03,332 --> 00:01:06,850 Uh..uh... / Sometimes even crazy. / Uh.. 25 00:01:06,850 --> 00:01:11,503 Nothing. Still, I wasn't crazy. Just... In love. 26 00:01:11,503 --> 00:01:12,944 Can I walk you home? 27 00:01:12,944 --> 00:01:18,108 Sure... 28 00:01:18,108 --> 00:01:22,324 Winnie and I had survived the summer of long-distance romance. 29 00:01:22,324 --> 00:01:26,245 In fact, her move across town had brought a new depth to our relationship. 30 00:01:26,245 --> 00:01:27,645 Want a piece of gum? 31 00:01:27,645 --> 00:01:31,478 We shared everything, now that she was wearing my ring. 32 00:01:31,478 --> 00:01:33,903 Hopes, dreams... 33 00:01:33,903 --> 00:01:34,871 Big plans. 34 00:01:34,871 --> 00:01:37,741 You wanna go to a movie tomorrow night? 35 00:01:37,741 --> 00:01:40,264 Sure... 36 00:01:40,264 --> 00:01:42,729 And then after that... 37 00:01:42,729 --> 00:01:47,220 Uh-huh... 38 00:01:47,220 --> 00:02:01,050 Yep, these were golden moments - in a golden summer. When every day was perfect, and you knew it would go on forever. 39 00:02:01,050 --> 00:02:08,177 Except of course, at my own house. 40 00:02:08,177 --> 00:02:12,373 The hell ya think you're doin'? 41 00:02:12,373 --> 00:02:13,258 Driving? 44 00:02:22,352 --> 00:02:25,513 Honey? / I don't want to talk about it... 45 00:02:25,513 --> 00:02:30,527 Hey, Dad? / I don't want to hear about it.. 46 00:02:30,527 --> 00:02:32,797 What happened? 47 00:02:32,797 --> 00:02:35,715 Beats me. 48 00:02:35,715 --> 00:02:40,416 This much was clear. My family wasn't getting along. 49 00:02:40,416 --> 00:02:41,708 Watch it! / You watch it! 50 00:02:41,708 --> 00:02:43,330 Mom! / She's hogging the chips! 51 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:44,920 I'm not hogging them. / Even for us. 52 00:02:44,920 --> 00:02:50,353 Mom - I didn't even... 53 00:02:50,353 --> 00:02:53,075 Maybe that had something to do with Wayne's new girlfriend... 54 00:02:53,075 --> 00:02:57,137 Angela. 55 00:02:57,137 --> 00:02:58,303 More potatoes, dear? 56 00:02:58,303 --> 00:03:00,476 Um, thank you, Mrs. Arnold. 57 00:03:00,476 --> 00:03:06,734 For some reason... My dad seemed to resent seeing his paycheck disappear down the mouth of a total stranger. 58 00:03:06,734 --> 00:03:09,269 The rest of us just resented her in general. 59 00:03:09,269 --> 00:03:14,323 So. I heard you and your pals were out drooling over Marsha Millany at the pool today. 60 00:03:14,323 --> 00:03:15,757 Heh-heh. / Or maybe it had to do with my brother. 61 00:03:15,757 --> 00:03:16,934 Shut up, butthead! 62 00:03:16,934 --> 00:03:19,655 No. / Yes! 63 00:03:19,655 --> 00:03:20,837 Then again... It could have been Karen. 64 00:03:20,837 --> 00:03:24,054 Well, I've finished choosing my courses for the fall semester. 65 00:03:24,054 --> 00:03:25,972 That's wonderful, honey! What are you taking? 66 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:28,772 Afro-American History, Hindu Philosophy... 67 00:03:28,772 --> 00:03:30,890 Navajo Arts, Sexual Politics... 68 00:03:30,890 --> 00:03:33,569 And English 101. 69 00:03:33,569 --> 00:03:34,597 Huh? 70 00:03:34,597 --> 00:03:36,113 Jack. 71 00:03:36,113 --> 00:03:37,962 I'm not payin' for that. 72 00:03:37,962 --> 00:03:42,728 You already did, Dad. 73 00:03:42,728 --> 00:03:45,701 Are you gonna eat that? 74 00:03:45,701 --> 00:03:51,298 Whatever it was, suddenly everyone in my family seemed to be in everyone else's way. 75 00:03:51,298 --> 00:03:53,330 And vice-versa. 76 00:03:53,330 --> 00:03:54,652 Do we have to watch this? 77 00:03:54,652 --> 00:03:55,747 Why? What's wrong with this? 78 00:03:55,747 --> 00:03:56,857 I hate it. 79 00:03:56,857 --> 00:04:03,405 I like it. 80 00:04:03,405 --> 00:04:05,135 OK...Fine - we're leavin'. 81 00:04:05,135 --> 00:04:05,678 Wait! 82 00:04:05,678 --> 00:04:07,380 Course, we should have seen this comin'. 83 00:04:07,380 --> 00:04:10,958 Mom had been folding laundry every night for three weeks straight. 84 00:04:10,958 --> 00:04:12,585 Even my socks had creases. 85 00:04:12,585 --> 00:04:16,774 I've been thinking. We should get away! 86 00:04:16,774 --> 00:04:17,995 Huh? / What? 87 00:04:17,995 --> 00:04:21,587 All of us! We should...do something together. 88 00:04:21,587 --> 00:04:24,780 The mind shrank at the possibilities. 89 00:04:24,780 --> 00:04:29,318 Monday's Labor Day. We should go to your office picnic. 90 00:04:29,318 --> 00:04:30,222 Huh? 91 00:04:30,222 --> 00:04:35,123 We haven't been in such a long time. We used to have such a good time there. 92 00:04:35,123 --> 00:04:36,248 Remember? / Mom! 93 00:04:36,248 --> 00:04:38,001 I'm leaving for college on Tuesday. 94 00:04:38,001 --> 00:04:42,030 Uh...yeah, I've got a date. 95 00:04:42,030 --> 00:04:43,055 Uh...me, too. 96 00:04:43,055 --> 00:04:49,537 There. Four to one - clearly a landslide decision. 97 00:04:49,537 --> 00:04:52,366 I think we'll go. 98 00:04:52,366 --> 00:04:55,813 So much for democracy. 99 00:04:55,813 --> 00:05:04,169 What's that idiot doin' now? 100 00:05:04,169 --> 00:05:06,936 You know, honey, I am really looking forward to this. 101 00:05:06,936 --> 00:05:09,527 It's been years since I've seen the old gang. 102 00:05:09,527 --> 00:05:11,215 Like who? 103 00:05:11,215 --> 00:05:15,563 Well, like...Charlie Wilson, from accounting. You think he's gonna be there? 104 00:05:15,563 --> 00:05:18,180 He retired. 105 00:05:18,180 --> 00:05:22,413 What about Al Pinella...he had that lovely wife, Nancy. 106 00:05:22,413 --> 00:05:24,425 Sacked. 107 00:05:24,425 --> 00:05:25,887 Ed Berwitz? 108 00:05:25,887 --> 00:05:28,878 Dead. 109 00:05:28,878 --> 00:05:31,967 And that about covered the full range of possibilities. 110 00:05:31,967 --> 00:05:34,169 Detweiler'll be there, though. 111 00:05:34,169 --> 00:05:37,300 Harry Detweiler? 112 00:05:37,300 --> 00:05:42,382 Harry Detweiler - the office clown. Big on palm-buzzers and whoopie-cushions. 113 00:05:42,382 --> 00:05:43,986 The one Dad had always referred to as - 114 00:05:43,986 --> 00:05:45,359 Mr. Deadwood, huh, Dad? 115 00:05:45,359 --> 00:05:50,914 Kevin, that's not very nice. 116 00:05:50,914 --> 00:05:54,313 Does he still have that stupid laugh? 117 00:05:54,313 --> 00:05:55,818 Kinda.. 118 00:05:55,818 --> 00:05:59,792 And suddenly, for the first time in weeks... Dad was smiling. 119 00:05:59,792 --> 00:06:02,930 You remember that Christmas party when he came dressed as a reindeer? 120 00:06:02,930 --> 00:06:04,111 Oh... 121 00:06:04,111 --> 00:06:05,368 His nose lit up! 122 00:06:05,368 --> 00:06:08,652 Yeah, and then it caught on fire? 123 00:06:08,652 --> 00:06:18,933 And we were all laughing. 124 00:06:18,933 --> 00:06:22,979 And by the time we arrived at the picnic, things had...changed! 125 00:06:22,979 --> 00:06:31,794 And if an office-picnic was a way of bringing us together, well... 126 00:06:31,794 --> 00:06:34,306 Are you crazy! Huh! / It was the very least we could do. 127 00:06:34,306 --> 00:06:39,056 Look what you did! Look what you did to that car! 128 00:06:39,056 --> 00:06:43,270 Get down from there! 129 00:06:43,270 --> 00:06:46,669 There's nothin' quite as American as an office picnic. 130 00:06:46,669 --> 00:06:48,214 Mountains of hotdogs... 131 00:06:48,214 --> 00:06:49,820 Buckets of soft-drinks... 132 00:06:49,820 --> 00:06:56,841 A chance for kids to hang out with the big guys. 133 00:06:56,841 --> 00:07:00,426 It makes you proud to have a family. 134 00:07:00,426 --> 00:07:04,525 Proud to have a dad. 135 00:07:04,525 --> 00:07:16,736 It makes you never want to leave. 136 00:07:16,736 --> 00:07:19,739 Well...seeya later, suckers. 137 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:21,604 Where're you goin'? 138 00:07:21,604 --> 00:07:22,498 For a drive. 139 00:07:22,498 --> 00:07:23,525 Hnnn... 140 00:07:23,525 --> 00:07:26,966 Uh...for a walk? 141 00:07:26,966 --> 00:07:28,061 Come on. 142 00:07:28,061 --> 00:07:31,145 Uh-uh-uh. / Yeah, come on. 143 00:07:31,145 --> 00:07:38,548 Somehow Mom's plan to reunite the Arnold clan wasn't exactly comin' off in a blaze of family harmony. 144 00:07:38,548 --> 00:07:42,671 Hey, Arnold? You gonna play in the softball game this afternoon? 145 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:46,265 Oh, yeah! Come on, Dad - lets's play? 146 00:07:46,265 --> 00:07:47,332 OK! 147 00:07:47,332 --> 00:07:50,830 This'll be great! Maybe we'll even be on the same team. 148 00:07:50,830 --> 00:07:55,477 I could see us now, side-by-side on the infield...Tinker to Arnold to - 149 00:07:55,477 --> 00:07:56,916 What are you talkin' about? 150 00:07:56,916 --> 00:07:59,015 You'd get killed out there. 151 00:07:59,015 --> 00:08:06,602 Yeah, but Dad - / Maybe next time, huh? 152 00:08:06,602 --> 00:08:15,092 Picnics are for fascists. 153 00:08:15,092 --> 00:08:21,827 You know you're havin' real fun when you're rootin' for which hotdog is gonna split open first. 154 00:08:21,827 --> 00:08:25,277 Kevin? Kevin Arnold? Is that you, son? 155 00:08:25,277 --> 00:08:29,340 Uh-oh. Harry Detweiler, himself - in the flesh. 156 00:08:29,340 --> 00:08:32,155 Hi, Mr. Detweiler. How are you? 157 00:08:32,155 --> 00:08:34,188 Uh..Oh! 158 00:08:34,188 --> 00:08:35,982 Hardly recognized you! 159 00:08:35,982 --> 00:08:38,111 Been puttin' hair on that chest, huh? 160 00:08:38,111 --> 00:08:39,390 Y-Kinda. 161 00:08:39,390 --> 00:08:42,424 Fun-ny! Maybe he'd like some hair up his nose. 162 00:08:42,424 --> 00:08:46,413 Say, you remember my daughter, don't you? - Mimi! 163 00:08:46,413 --> 00:08:48,327 Over here! 164 00:08:48,327 --> 00:08:50,134 It's Kevin Ar-nold! 165 00:08:50,134 --> 00:08:55,290 Great. The only thing worse than Detweiler was his kid - Mimi the tomboy. 166 00:08:55,290 --> 00:09:02,158 The one we called "The Stick". 167 00:09:02,158 --> 00:09:05,264 Kevin? Hi. 168 00:09:05,264 --> 00:09:07,583 Mimi? 169 00:09:07,583 --> 00:09:09,757 Do you like boating? 170 00:09:09,757 --> 00:09:12,870 Did I like boating? 171 00:09:12,870 --> 00:09:17,202 Admiral Arnold to my close naval associates. 172 00:09:17,202 --> 00:09:19,226 This is nice, isn't it? 173 00:09:19,226 --> 00:09:21,952 Uh...yeah - nice. 174 00:09:21,952 --> 00:09:24,665 Once I figured out what these big, wooden, sticks were for. 175 00:09:24,665 --> 00:09:28,307 I can't believe I'm actually sitting here with Kevin Arnold! 176 00:09:28,307 --> 00:09:29,872 Huh? 177 00:09:29,872 --> 00:09:35,221 Well, you were always kind of... My hero. 178 00:09:35,221 --> 00:09:37,759 Remember how I used to tag along after you? 179 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:39,795 You must have thought I was a real pest. 180 00:09:39,795 --> 00:09:41,661 Nah... Nah... 181 00:09:41,661 --> 00:09:44,709 And to think that my dad said you probably wouldn't be here. 182 00:09:44,709 --> 00:09:46,045 Really? 183 00:09:46,045 --> 00:09:49,011 Well...after the promotion and all. You know. 184 00:09:49,011 --> 00:09:52,072 Oh...that. Sure. 185 00:09:52,072 --> 00:09:54,178 Still, just to clarify the position... 186 00:09:54,178 --> 00:09:55,673 What promotion? 187 00:09:55,673 --> 00:09:59,222 The one my dad got. He's vice-president of the whole company now. 188 00:09:59,222 --> 00:10:02,581 But hold on here! Detweiler?! Mr. "Dead Wood"? 189 00:10:02,581 --> 00:10:05,584 I guess your father... ...took it pretty hard. 190 00:10:05,584 --> 00:10:10,168 And suddenly, I didn't feel like boating anymore. 191 00:10:10,168 --> 00:10:13,115 Uh...I think it's time we started heading back. 192 00:10:13,115 --> 00:10:13,949 Already? 193 00:10:13,949 --> 00:10:19,641 Uh, yeah, you know, it's getting kinda warm and, uh... 194 00:10:19,641 --> 00:10:21,911 We could go swimming! 195 00:10:21,911 --> 00:10:23,454 H-here? 196 00:10:23,454 --> 00:10:24,535 Why not? 197 00:10:24,535 --> 00:10:27,925 Well..we-we don't have our bathing suits or anything... And...and, besides - 198 00:10:27,925 --> 00:10:30,430 Kevin... Who needs a bathing suit? 199 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:32,706 And right at that moment I learned something. 200 00:10:32,706 --> 00:10:34,716 When it came to maritime operations... 201 00:10:34,716 --> 00:10:38,853 Uh...Whoa-ohhhh... 202 00:10:38,853 --> 00:10:40,493 I was definitely out of my depth. 203 00:10:40,493 --> 00:10:47,885 Kevin? 204 00:10:47,885 --> 00:10:53,231 There are times in a man's life when there's only one cure for pain and humiliation. 205 00:10:53,231 --> 00:10:55,656 Drown your sorrows in a cold one. 206 00:10:55,656 --> 00:10:56,733 Thanks, kid! 207 00:10:56,733 --> 00:10:59,384 This, however, was...not one of those times. 208 00:10:59,384 --> 00:11:08,297 Outta my way, butthead. 209 00:11:08,297 --> 00:11:14,093 Excuse me. Excuse me. 210 00:11:14,093 --> 00:11:22,589 I felt rattled - confused. Suddenly I was seeing things in a new light. 211 00:11:22,589 --> 00:11:31,683 A lot of things. Here he came. Maybe he wanted to talk - about Detweiler...the promotion. I know I did. 212 00:11:31,683 --> 00:11:32,887 Dad? 213 00:11:32,887 --> 00:11:36,083 The hell you doin' with that? 214 00:11:36,083 --> 00:11:40,673 Hey! Guys! My kid the beer-drinker. 215 00:11:40,673 --> 00:11:42,975 You stick to ginger ale, OK? 216 00:11:42,975 --> 00:11:45,627 Oh, yeah? Oh yeah! Well take this! 217 00:11:45,627 --> 00:11:47,707 Hey! 218 00:11:47,707 --> 00:12:00,764 I'm playin' in that softball game, and you're not gonna stop me! 219 00:12:00,764 --> 00:12:02,514 Stee-rike! 220 00:12:02,514 --> 00:12:07,461 I don't know - maybe he had his reasons. Maybe he thought he was doing me a favor. 221 00:12:07,461 --> 00:12:10,163 One more, Jack! Throw one more! 222 00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:13,720 Or maybe he was just trying to look good for his cronies. 223 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:14,904 You call this a game? Come on! 224 00:12:14,904 --> 00:12:16,435 It was humiliating. 225 00:12:16,435 --> 00:12:22,569 And suddenly, I'd had enough - of picnics, of guys who called you sonny. 226 00:12:22,569 --> 00:12:27,392 Hey! What's the matter - you can't do any better than that? 227 00:12:27,392 --> 00:12:29,872 What's the matter - can't you throw a decent fast-ball? 228 00:12:29,872 --> 00:12:30,953 Whoa! 229 00:12:30,953 --> 00:12:34,206 What's the matter - 'fraid I'll knock it outta the park? 230 00:12:34,206 --> 00:12:36,535 I was on a roll. 231 00:12:36,535 --> 00:12:40,120 Hey, Jack! The kid's right! 232 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,247 And then I rolled a tad too far. 233 00:12:42,247 --> 00:12:51,031 Come on, Dad. Throw me something besides...dead wood. 234 00:12:51,031 --> 00:13:02,620 Uh-oh. 235 00:13:02,620 --> 00:13:06,063 I didn't even look where I hit it - just put my head down and ran. 236 00:13:06,063 --> 00:13:09,553 I rounded first... 237 00:13:09,553 --> 00:13:11,317 Flew by second... 238 00:13:11,317 --> 00:13:17,012 And kept going. 239 00:13:17,012 --> 00:13:22,474 By the time I'd reached third, though, I was beginning to wonder - who was minding the store, here? 240 00:13:22,474 --> 00:13:36,175 Jack? 241 00:13:36,175 --> 00:13:41,286 There was only one thing to do. 242 00:13:41,286 --> 00:13:43,555 I crossed home plate. 243 00:13:43,555 --> 00:14:04,060 And kept going. 244 00:14:04,060 --> 00:14:08,149 I didn't do much the rest of that afternoon. Took a long walk... 245 00:14:08,149 --> 00:14:21,813 Got stung by a hornet. Did some thinking. I couldn't understand what was happening. To me... 246 00:14:21,813 --> 00:14:34,310 To my family. 247 00:14:34,310 --> 00:14:43,126 Wayne? 248 00:14:43,126 --> 00:14:49,054 Where's Angela? 249 00:14:49,054 --> 00:14:51,271 Shut up, butthead. 250 00:14:51,271 --> 00:15:02,250 Which I guess, was Wayne's way of saying he'd been dumped. 251 00:15:02,250 --> 00:15:05,149 I can't believe it. 252 00:15:05,149 --> 00:15:06,759 I'm sorry. 253 00:15:06,759 --> 00:15:11,433 Eat it. I don't get it - what did I do? 254 00:15:11,433 --> 00:15:17,752 Why do these things always happen to me? 255 00:15:17,752 --> 00:15:27,894 Maybe it was the cry of every kid who'd ever put on long pants. Who'd ever had his heart-broken - who'd ever been disappointed. In any event... 256 00:15:27,894 --> 00:15:31,194 I know what you mean. 257 00:15:31,194 --> 00:15:44,829 For that one moment, I actually felt..close...to my brother. 258 00:15:44,829 --> 00:15:49,752 I'm outta here! 259 00:15:49,752 --> 00:15:53,568 It's funny - the thoughts that go through your head in those moments before death. 260 00:15:53,568 --> 00:15:57,529 I remembered Winnie. I wondered - who was gonna feed my fish? 261 00:15:57,529 --> 00:16:02,671 Hi, Dad! 262 00:16:02,671 --> 00:16:11,466 As it turned out though, Dad hadn't come to kill me. 263 00:16:11,466 --> 00:16:20,560 Guess you heard about Detweiler. 264 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,925 Uh... 265 00:16:23,925 --> 00:16:34,680 Sorry. 266 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:42,531 And then I realized - I guess Dad wore long pants, too. 267 00:16:42,531 --> 00:16:52,155 It's OK, Dad. 268 00:16:52,155 --> 00:16:55,646 Was a lucky shot, back there. 269 00:16:55,646 --> 00:16:59,055 Shoulda ducked. 270 00:16:59,055 --> 00:17:06,748 Yeah... 271 00:17:06,748 --> 00:17:14,220 Don't ever get old, Kev. 272 00:17:14,220 --> 00:17:24,036 Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what's to come. 273 00:17:24,036 --> 00:17:37,657 But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. 274 00:17:37,657 --> 00:17:50,918 Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. 275 00:17:50,918 --> 00:18:07,197 We just had to forgive ourselves...for growing up. / "Forever Young" Joan Baez 276 00:18:07,197 --> 00:18:14,388 "May God's blessing keep you always, may your wishes all come true" 277 00:18:14,388 --> 00:18:24,091 "May you always do for others and let others do for you" 278 00:18:24,091 --> 00:18:28,374 "May you build a ladder to the stars..." 279 00:18:28,374 --> 00:18:31,068 "And climb on every rung" 280 00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:40,414 Ready? / "May you stay forever young" 281 00:18:40,414 --> 00:18:47,952 Bye, Karen. / Bye kid. I'll miss you. 282 00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:57,630 "May you grow up to be righteous, may you grow up to be true" / Karen? Honey? 283 00:18:57,630 --> 00:19:06,240 Thanks. / "May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you" 284 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:13,638 I love you, Mom. / "May you always be courageous, stand upright and be strong" 285 00:19:13,638 --> 00:19:19,692 "May you stay..." / OK. Come on. 286 00:19:19,692 --> 00:19:43,390 "Forever young" "Forever young" "Forever young" 287 00:19:43,390 --> 00:19:49,990 "May you stay..." "Forever young"