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There's a time for love and a time for living. Take a chance and face the wind.

Open road and a road that's hidden. A brand new life around the bend.

There were times I lost a dream or two.

And found a trail.

And at the end was you.

There's a path you take and a path not taken.

The choice is up to you, my friend.

Nights are long, but you might awaken to a brand new life, a brand new life, a

brand new life.

Drink me?

Pour me.

It's set.

What am I supposed to do with this?

Play me.

I knew that.

Hello, Angela.

I just wanted you to know that the juice is fresh squeezed, the coffee's fresh

ground, and I'm the one who got you burned.

What did you say? I said I'm the one who got you fired.

Look at the bright side. You don't have to go back to that office anymore.

I could have told you this all in person.

But I thought this way would be a lot less painful for both of us.

You're mad at me, aren't you?

You hate me, don't you?

You want to kill me, right?

Cat got your tongue?

I worked ten years for that job, and now it's gone. My life is in shambles. Why

did you do this to me?

Because I like you.

Come on, Angela.

Come on, Angela. You needed that vacation.

You were headed for executive burnout. I'm talking great balls of fire.

You can't blame me, can you? Yes.

I thought so.

But the flowers?

stomach shrink in case mom doesn't find another job. But we can't afford food.

Jonathan, you're not going to starve in Connecticut.

Haven't you ever heard of happy hour?

You can live forever on those little hot dogs and chicken wings.

What if she never gets another job?

What if we end up poor and miserable?

Don't worry about it. Everything's going to be okay.

Nothing's going to change.

Trust me.

Dad, did Angela find a job yet?

fired yesterday.

Well, what's he waiting for? What if we had to sell the house and move to the

slums?

Or a condo?

Yeah, where would that leave us?

I can't move back to Brooklyn without my accent.

All right, look, the two of you, sit down here. You listen up, the two of

Sure, you're upset that Angela got fired, but aren't we being a little

here, huh?

Huh? What about her feelings?

What about her future?

What about me?

How are you, dear? I'm terrible. I just found out that Tony was the one who got

me fired.

Well, have you thanked him yet?

Thanked him? For what?

He kept you from killing yourself with work.

He helped you see what was really important in life. He made you take a

vacation. And thanks to him, you had a terrific time.

It wasn't so terrific. I'm starting to peel.

Oh, Angela, you...

You lose your job because Tony threw away a telephone message. You lost your

because you had the personal integrity to stand up to Wallace and McQuaid.

How could I be so stupid? I blew the best job of my career. I'm never going

get anything as good.

Oh, Angela, you used to come home from school and say you'd failed.

And you always got an A. You were worried that you wouldn't graduate. And

were valedictorian.

You said you wouldn't get a date for the prom.

Well, that's another story.

But the point is, you always come through.

You're a winner.

I didn't know you felt that way about me.

I have to. I'm your mother.

And as your mother, I want you to have this.

of unpaid rent. Oh, Mother, I couldn't take that from you. Oh, Angela, look.

I would have had to pay at least $500 a month for any other apartment, huh?

Of course, I would have a better view.

And two bathrooms.

And a doorman.

But I insist.

No, Mother, I really can't take this.

Okay.

Oh, look, Angela.

I know you're mad at me.

But I got an idea.

I'm going to march right into that Wallace and McQuaid, and I'm going to

them, look, it was my fault. I didn't give you the message.

And don't worry. I'm going to have them eaten out of my hand. And before long,

you'll have your job back, a better office, and a raise.

Tony, it's okay. I'm not mad at you anymore.

Oh, great. I would have never got past the receptionist.

Len Putney.

Putney Pools.

My card.

Nice touch.

Kidney -shaped.

You're the pool man. I forgot we were building a pool.

Oh, yeah.

Listen, pal, we're sorry you had to come all the way out here for nothing, but

things have changed. You know, because of circumstances.

You got canned, huh?

Oh, hey, hey, hey.

A lady at Mrs. Bower's level does not get canned.

She got fired.

Can I have my card back?

Look me up when you're not broke.

Hey, bub.

She's not broke.

She's nouveau poor.

Yeah, yeah. Don't you worry about it. She's going to find a job.

No problem. Does that mean you still want a pool?

No.

Well, I mean, not right now. Maybe I do. Mr. Putney, let me see those plans.

Hey, oh, Angela, not for nothing, but people without jobs don't usually go

building swimming pools. You want to bet?

No, you just said yourself, I'm going to get another job right away. Oh, I know

you will. I know you will, just I don't know when, and I don't think you should

spend 15 grand while you're looking.

Doesn't anybody have any faith in me?

I do.

So do I.

And just to prove it, dear, hey, Len.

Throw in a jacuzzi, huh?

Dad, why are we saving coupons for denture cream? We don't use that stuff.

Do we?

Hardy har har. One of us might.

No, no, no. I'm trading with old lady Riley.

For every denture cream I give her, she gives me two spaghetti sauces.

But you always make your own spaghetti sauce.

Uh -huh.

But not Miss Goldberg, see? For every two spaghetti sauces I give her, she

me three oatmeal.

And what do we get for the oatmeal coupons?

Oatmeal. I was afraid of that.

Ta -da!

Whoa, look at you. Angela, look at you. You look terrific.

All right.

You must have a big meeting set up already, huh?

Well, not yet, but if you look successful, you feel successful, and

way to be successful.

Hey, works for me. Dress for success.

Dad,

if you buy me those new jeans, I'm sure I could get better grades. Throw in a

sweater, and we're talking straight A's. Well, well, well.

Then why don't I buy you a whole new wardrobe? You can graduate early, get a

job, and buy your own clothes.

Very funny. I'll see you later. Bye -bye. Bye, sweetheart.

Bye.

So, what are we doing with that Rolodex? Oh, this is not just a Rolodex.

This is an intricate network representing ten years of my personal

contacts. Who will be the lucky person to hire Angela Bauer?

Well, let's spin the wheel and find out who wins, Vanna.

And the winner is Ed Franklin Jr.

of Franklin, Franklin, and Franklin.

I wonder how he got his job.

Harvey,

remember how many times you said you wished you had somebody like me at the

of your ship?

No, no, no, Harvey.

You are woefully misinformed.

I did not sink a $6 million account for Wallace and McQuaid.

It was $8 million.

Come on, baby.

Come on, Mama needs a new swimming pool.

Oh, Jack, I wish I had called last week, too, but last week I had a job.

Look, Jack, you're the best headhunter in town. There must be something for

somebody with my background.

Copywriter? With my credentials?

I might as well be a secretary.

17 words a minute.

Hello?

Jack?

Jack?

How's it going?

Good prospects.

A lot of leads.

I definitely made some progress.

Nothing, huh?

Zilch.

Presidents' jobs aren't easy to find. Either are vice presidents, directors,

managers.

You gotta know somebody to be a truck driver.

You mean you called everybody in the Rolodex?

Yeah, even my hairdresser.

Well, why would you call her?

She likes me.

Don't worry about this, Angela. Come on, you're going to find something. The

main thing is not to panic.

I'm not panicking.

Why would I panic?

My reputation is mud?

Because the market is flooded with qualified people?

And I misspelled education on my resume?

Come on, Angela, we're going to get through this.

We?

Oh, yeah, we.

We're a family, right? And families stick together.

Why, Tony, that's the nicest thing I've heard in a long time.

I'm a nice kind of guy.

You feel better?

always helps.

So does a good shoulder.

I got another one if you need it. No.

I'm so embarrassed.

Don't be.

My nose runs when I cry too.

I'm not the kind of person who does this sort of thing in front of other people.

Oh, hey.

I'm none of the people. I'm Tony.

I'm lucky.

Hey, look, I know this is a tough time, you know, so I got an idea.

Don't pay me, at least for a while.

Oh, Tony!

I would never do that!

Well, why not? I mean, it's not that much money.

It's a lot of money. I mean, it's very generous.

Don't worry about me, Tony.

I've got a nice reference.

And I've got the savings and docs and CDs, T -bills, real estate. Oh, great,

great, great. Can I have a raise?

Hi, Mom. Hi, Tony.

Mom, guess what? Grandma took us to Pool Palace in Pool Kingdom.

Yeah, Pool Heaven was closed.

Jonathan, if you wear that thing when my friends come over, I'm letting the air

out of your dinosaur.

Hey!

I brought

you something,

too. Oh, Mother Candy.

That's very thoughtful, but I don't want any.

Angela, when you were depressed as a little girl, Candy always cheered you

Well, Mother, life isn't that simple anymore.

Is that a caramel?

Oh, there.

Doesn't that make you feel better?

I don't understand it, mother.

I've told everyone I know. There are no jobs in advertising.

Well, perhaps you should consider another field.

You are a very bright and creative woman.

A lot of things that you're good at.

Name one.

Well,

nothing comes to mind at the moment.

Let's talk about it. I used to be a personnel counselor.

Mother, I don't need counsel.

That's what they all say. Here, let me give you this little test, and we'll see

what career you're best suited for.

All right?

Name.

I just wanted to loosen you up a little bit.

Resistant to authority.

Question two.

Which of the following would you rather do?

Climb a mountain or eat a hot fudge sundae?

Climb a mountain.

Very good, dear.

Compulsive liar.

Three.

How many times in the past year have you had sexual relations?

What does that have to do with getting a job?

Nothing. I was just curious.

Tony. Hey, Mona, you're just in time.

Oh, my God.

It's New Year's Eve and I don't have a date? No, no, no.

This is all for Angela.

This is all for Angela. Any minute, she's going to come through that door

say, I got a job.

She really did just walk through the door. And she's going to say... Hello.

And what else? What else are you going to say?

I got a job.

Did I tell you?

I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm good.

So? So? Come on, tell us all about it. Yeah, yeah. What's the name of the

company with the talented new president?

Sterling and Simpkin.

Sterling and Simpkin.

Bigger than Wallace and McQuaid. Much.

But I'm not exactly the president.

Well, create... Executive vice president, executive vice president,

difference? Copywriter.

Copywriter. Now, I'm not good with these corporate titles, but that sounds

really bad.

It's head copywriter.

Head copywriter. Well, that sounds really bad, too.

Let's face it, it stinks.

Angela, this job is way beneath you. Why would you take it?

Because it's all I could get.

Ah, just the person I wanted to see. Now, which shade of blue do you want for

the tile? We got Mediterranean blue, Pacific blue, Caribbean blue, or the

standard Dead Sea blue?

Well, I don't know. They're all so blue.

Can it wait?

Sure, but may I remind you that you have a large hole in your backyard filled

with men, paid by the hour.

What? Hey, Asa, look. Ah! Just the person I wanted to see. Which shade of

do you want for the tile?

Well, hey, this is Angela's department.

I checked with that department. It appears to be closed.

Take it easy here, Lance. You'll make a decision, right, Angela?

Whatever you want, Tony.

Good choice.

Hey, look, look, we're going to have to get back to you on this, Lance. I think

we want it to match the drapes. Get out of here.

Angela, what is going on?

I mean, you can't make a simple decision. You take a nowhere dead -end

What's happening to you?

I got fired, remember?

Hey, Hazel, that's not the end of the world. I mean, sometimes these things

out for the best. Look at me. I thought I'd never find anything better than

playing second base for the Cardinals. But look at me now. I'm a housekeeper.

Don't you get it? If I hadn't, you know, gotten injured and signed on here, I'd

have never met you.

Met who?

I don't even know who I am anymore.

Oh, hey, hey, oh, you're Angela Bauer. And that's somebody, somebody we all

about and love.

Tony, I haven't made a smashing success in many areas of my life.

There's my personal relationships. Ah, what's one little marriage?

And I'm not really great at running a household.

You hired me, didn't you?

But running an advertising agency was the one thing I knew how to do well.

And now it's gone, and I feel lost.

Well, the Angela Bauer I know, she wouldn't let that be her excuse.

Excuse? What do you want me to do?

Make myself president?

Start my own agency?

Now you're talking.

Don't be naive.

You don't just start your own agency.

Well, why not?

Well, because you, you, you need experience.

You got that.

You need capital.

You'll borrow that.

You need clients.

You could steal them.

Here we go.

No peeking, no peeking. You're silly.

And you look ridiculous.

What do you think?

Charming. It's so inviting.

So empty.

This is crazy.

Do you know what it takes to get an organization like this off the ground?

Yes, but I'm sure you'll tell us again.

Come on, Angela, wait a minute. Use your imagination.

Come here. Look here, look here.

This is where your office is going to be here, with your desk and your phone.

And your picture of your mother.

And out here, out here is going to be your reception area, with the one thing

that every agency needs, a knockout secretary. Oh, say no more. You have

caught me between jobs.

You would do that? That is so sweet.

No, no, I don't think it would work. I mean, I would be your employer.

No problem. It'll be fine.

Just don't tell me what to do.

I just don't know. Come on, Angel. Come on. Look, I'll help. I'll move

furniture. I'll hang drapes. I'll dust. I'll buff. You won't have the biggest

agency in town, but it'll be the shiniest. I can see it now.

I can see it now. Here's the plaque that says Devour Agency.

You like the little plaque?

Maybe not so little.

What do you think?

Hey, check it out in the light.

Hey, look.

Hey, hold this.

Mother, take a memo.

Tell Tony to fix that shade.