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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.

Friendly life around the bend.

There were times I lost a dream or two.

I found a trail and at the end was you.

There's a path you take and a path not taken. Choice is up to you, my friend.

Not so long, but you're not awakened to a brand new life.

Brand new life. A brand new life. And

as

the blizzard rages on, several more schools

have announced they'll be closed.

Saugatuck, Greenfield, Westport. Oh, come on, Fairfield.

Weston, Kerr Black, Norwalk, and Cranberry. And that brings us up to the

Gee, that's too bad.

They're going to have to go out and learn.

No, wait, kiddies.

Here's one more.

All right.

All public schools will be closed in Southport.

And Fairfield.

All right!

Yay!

Yay, somebody to shovel the walk. Oh, Dad, I'd really like to, but it just

wouldn't be right. A blizzard is God's way of saying goof off.

Hey, Jonathan, how about some more hot chocolate there, pal?

No, I think we'd better save it. We might get stuck here, run out of food,

have to eat each other.

Oh, well, you know, you can't eat me. I'm the cook.

Gee, welcome, Nanook.

Would you like some hot chocolate? Oh, it sounds great. Just pour it over me.

Oh, Mother. Hi, I'm glad you're here. I think we should get started for the

train a little early.

Angela, haven't you heard? The trains are not running. We can't get to work.

What are we going to do?

Well, Angela, I haven't thought this out completely, but as I see it, we won't

take the train and we won't go to work.

But that's only a theory.

Oh, no.

You can see today is going to be a total waste. Oh, no, it's going to be great.

There's a TV and a stereo.

There's always a girl's best friend.

What? What?

My best friend is dead.

Oh, come on. Come on, boy. You guys are a bunch of grumpsters.

You kidding me? Come on, we'll have a great time here. Hey, how often do we

to spend the day together, huh? Come on, we'll light a cozy fire, huh? We'll

tell juicy stories and we'll roast some marshmallows.

Oh, it sounds good to me.

Juicy stories?

Marshmallows?

Do I know this family or what?

Oh, I got one.

it to be a family? Well, not necessarily, sweetheart.

See, families are people who share each other's lives and care about each other

the way that we do. Yeah, Jonathan, you're such a jerk.

Isn't that beautiful?

She couldn't be any more right to him if he was her real brother.

You know, I think it was a real stroke of genius the way I brought this family

together. Oh, wait a minute now.

I'm the one who charmed you into hiring me.

Yeah, but...

I'm the one that delivered you to her doorstep.

Yeah, but I'm the reason Mom needed help.

Yeah, but I'm the reason we left Brooklyn in the first place. Don't you

remember, Dad?

Yeah, I remember. We were living in that little apartment on Picken Avenue.

Hey, it wasn't that little. I had my own bedroom.

So did I.

Okay, okay, okay.

Okay, okay.

Samantha.

Don't have to turn on the faucet too early.

Sorry, I just had this craving for lexy water.

Samantha, drink milk.

It's good for you. It's got calcium and it's quieter.

Wait a minute.

What's that on your face?

A nose.

I'll give you a nose.

I'm talking about that china.

That wasn't there when I got home from work last night.

It was, but when you got home from work, I was already in bed with the lights

out. Pretty smart, huh?

Yeah, pretty smart. Another fight, huh?

Let me put some ice on that.

No, that'll take the swelling down. I want it to look cool for the kids in

class.

Well, does that mean you're going to school today?

I always go to school.

I don't like what I'm hearing from you.

You know, you're starting to sound like one of them kids they do after -school

specials about.

Oh, Dad, come on. I really think you're taking this father thing too seriously.

I am no different than any other kid on the block. Yeah, well, maybe that's the

problem. Maybe we should move.

I mean, you know, someplace green with lots of fresh air and room to run.

Shea Stadium?

No, Weisenheimer. Better than that.

Listen to this. Last week, I delivered a truckload of salmon to this country

club in Connecticut.

Oh, you should have seen it up there. Holy mackerel. It was beautiful.

Quiet streets, picket fences, and no graffiti.

I like graffiti.

What else are you supposed to read while you're waiting for the subway?

There is no subway there. The people live above ground in the sun.

I'm happy here.

Aren't you?

I guess so. I mean, hey, driving a fish truck ain't so bad, huh?

I just wish I could find a job where I get to spend more time with you and not

so many cats following me home at night.

Sounds rough, but it was a bed of roses compared to life under the Third Reich.

Yeah? What do you mean by that?

Well, Angela's housekeeper was Hitler's sister.

And if you look real close, you can see a little...

Ah, she wasn't that awful.

Angela, it was a reign of terror.

She turned your son into a quivering mass of jello.

That's how it happened.

Ah, greetings, Frau Hiller.

You again.

Don't you have a home?

Yes, but it's much too pleasant. So I thought I'd come here for some abuse.

You live like a pig.

Oh, thank you.

Where's Jonathan?

He's in the kitchen. But stay away from him.

I just cleaned him.

I'd love to stay and chat, but I don't like you.

What's not to like?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Orange. Orange who?

Orange, you're glad I'm not Mrs.

Hiller.

Oh, no.

You killed me. Oh, Jonathan, we don't worry about old Mrs. Hiller. I'll

handle her. Oh, no, Grimm. I love you too much.

Everybody out. I've got to start dinner.

What's that?

It's hot.

Confess. It'll go easier on you.

No, no, Jonathan.

No, I can't allow you to take the rap from me.

I spilled the juice on him. I don't believe that.

Okay, I poured it on him.

Oh, no.

Hi. Oh, good afternoon, Mrs. Hiller.

Jonathan, did you spill grape juice on your shirt?

No.

Poured it on him.

You think a grown woman would pour grape juice on someone?

I find that hard to believe.

Well, I'm convinced. What's for dinner?

That's it.

Either that tramp goes or I go.

Mrs. Hiller, that tramp is my mother.

Oh, well, thank you, Jonathan. Did you get that recipe from your mother?

Okay, we're all here. Come on, Mom. Tell us how you found Dad.

In pretty good shape.

Actually,

he was in the lobby of my apartment building, and I kind of ran into him.

Hey,

nice catch.

Thanks, lady.

I've always been good at catching curves.

Hey, do you happen to know which is the owner's apartment?

Oh, yeah, 405.

Oh, thanks.

Are you applying for the manager's position?

Yeah. Oh, well, you're going to love managing this building.

And we're going to love being managed by you.

Oh, well, thank you. That's nice of you to say, but I wish I could convince my

little girl of that.

See, I wanted to move out of Brooklyn. She don't want to go, you know. But I

wanted to move to a better neighborhood, get a better education.

Because these are the most important years of her life. And why am I telling

this book to a stranger?

Yeah, I have that kind of face.

It makes people bare their souls, etc.

So, what about your wife?

I mean, does she want to move from Brooklyn?

Well, I'm widowed.

Oh, gosh.

I'm sorry.

Gee, raising your little girl all by yourself must be an awfully tough job.

Well, I'm awfully good at it. I come from a long line of fathers.

See ya.

Hey, hold the bus.

I've got a perfect job for you. My daughter is looking for a manager.

Well, of what? A building? Well, you might call it a building.

We call it a house.

You want me to manage a house?

Well, it's a very large house. It has four bedrooms, three and a half baths,

a self -cleaning oven. Oh, wait a minute.

Are you asking me to be a maid?

But you could call it a maid.

We call it a housekeeper.

Well, that's nice, ladies. But sorry, you know, I used to play Major League

Baseball. Guys like me, we don't end up being maids or housekeepers.

Joe DiMaggio, he made some coffee, but that's as far as it went.

I see.

By the way, who takes care of your little girl?

I do. Oh, I see. But you wouldn't stoop to doing the cooking, huh?

Tell you the truth, I'm a terrific cook.

Oh, yeah, but guys like you, you don't do the cleaning and the laundry, huh? Of

course I do. Hey, what do you think, I could afford a maid?

Hate to break the news to you, bub, you're already a housekeeper.

You're just not getting paid for it.

Well, yeah, but I'm trying to keep my amateur standing.

Well, all I'm saying is, why not raise my grandson along with your daughter?

I mean, he needs a guy like you.

Someone caring.

Someone intelligent.

Someone with 15 -inch biceps.

Fifteen and a quarter.

Check it when you get home.

Oh, my goodness, look here.

Here is a picture of my little grandson, Jonathan.

Is he a cute kid, huh? Oh, yeah, yeah. And this must be your daughter, huh?

That's my lovely daughter, Angela.

She'll be your boss.

She looks very easy to work for.

Hey, look, I'm late for my appointment. I got to go talk to the owner.

You're not going to like working here.

No action.

Nothing but crotchety old matrons with neutered poodles.

Hi, Mona.

You coming to Robert's class?

Bring your friend, too.

You think she'll let me walk the poodle?

Boy, Dad, you sure make a mean Western omelet. Well, thanks, honey.

Hey, you know...

I got the recipe from Pete Rose.

I didn't know you guys were friends. Oh, friends.

It was during a game. He just hit a double, and while they were changing

pitches, we hung out at second base and exchanged recipes.

He got Grandma's eggplant parmesan, and I got his western omelette.

I was just about to get his bouillabaisse, but some bum drove him

Listen, Sam, I got to say something to you here, and you may not like it, but

the long run... Oh, no.

Not the long run.

It's for your own good. For my own good, too.

I'm dead.

What is it?

Sam, we're going to move to Connecticut.

Connecticut?

Yuck!

Siberia without trees. Come on, Sam. Are you kidding? We're going to have a

great place. Hey, I got offered a job as a manager of an apartment building.

We already live in an apartment building.

Oh, but wait a minute. I'm talking about a really nice one. Okay, it's only one

bedroom, but it's got a view of the laundry room.

And there's an aerobics room.

And you can take a class.

We'll both take them. We can make new friends.

I already have friends.

Oh, yeah, yeah, but not like these people. Are you kidding me? I met this

lady up there. What a character.

Hey. She wants us to move into her daughter's house, and get this, she

to be the maid.

Did you say house?

I never thought we'd live in one at all.

Did you see it? Yeah, yeah, it was on my way to the turnpike.

What did it look like?

Well, I didn't get a very good look at it, but it was a two -story, white with

blue trim, big yard, picket fence, jag in the driveway, and a hoop in the

backyard.

be for my own good wait a minute what are you kidding me you you wouldn't

to tell your friends your romance are made i would have to give up all the

prestige of saying my dad drives a fish truck i don't know it's

it's a crazy idea isn't it no and you're getting older and

i think it's about time you had your own room

You call that abnormal?

Hello.

Oh, Mr. Maselli.

I thought I'd be hearing from you.

No.

If you want it, the job is yours.

Oh, there's Angela now. I gotta go. Bye.

No, no, don't worry.

She loves... the idea of having a man for a housekeeper.

Or she will just as soon as I tell her.

Come on, darling.

Hi, Grandma.

Oh, Mother, what are you doing here?

Angela, do I always need a reason?

I mean, can't a mother just drop by to visit her daughter and grandson and make

some long -distance phone calls?

Mother.

How did it go with the child psychologist?

Very well.

We're learning different means to communicate more effectively.

Jonathan, dear, would you and your lizard please go upstairs so Grandma and

Mommy can talk?

No.

Would you like to talk about why you don't want to go upstairs?

No.

Well, Jonathan, I was hoping it wouldn't come to this, but if this is the way

you want it, go upstairs.

No. Okay, you must have your reasons.

just want to see if you cave in. Bye.

Way to communicate, Angela.

I know he needs discipline, but he also needs love.

You know, it's not easy being a single parent.

Well, what did the psychologist say?

Get married.

Oh, Angela, why ruin another life?

He said Jonathan is badly in need of a male influence.

Well, you haven't been getting much influence yourself lately.

Angela, don't you think it would be wonderful to have a man around the house

again? No, Mother. The last thing I need right now in my life is a man.

The first thing I do need, however, is a housekeeper. Weren't you supposed to

find a replacement for Mrs. Hiller?

Yes, I'm trying. I'm trying.

But, um...

All the candidates are a sorry lot.

I think we have to widen our search, expand our horizons, think

bigger and broader.

Broader than Mrs.

Hiller?

Well, all I'm saying is that we have to keep an open mind.

I have an open mind.

And a filthy house. I don't care who you find, just find somebody, anybody.

Have I got a body for you.

Look, don't be nervous, okay? Get your fingers out of your mouth.

How do I look?

Oh, you look great.

And you got all the fish smell out, too. Oh, good, good.

Now, look, Sam, you just be yourself, all right? And, hey, it wouldn't hurt if

you told Mrs. Bauer, you know, how nice it is up here and how happy you ought to

be here.

See me butter her up.

Yeah.

Now, look, Sam.

I want you to be happy.

So if you don't want to move here, you stay the way. We're back in Brooklyn

that. Sure is a pretty house.

Yeah.

And I think I'd like to go to a school where the mascot isn't a cockroach.

All right, Sam.

Now let's go in there and we'll give him some of the old Maselli magic.

You know, I think this Shiner's going to give him the wrong idea.

So I'll wait in the van. You go in first and make a good impression.

Give him a firm handshake.

Look him right in the eye.

And whatever you do, Don't tell the pig joke.

Are you sure? It always works.

I said I'm going.

I still remember the look on your face when I opened the door. Yeah, it said,

your troubles are over. Well, I think we're all much happier now that we're a

family. And I think we know who we have to thank for that. Yeah.

Better join them.

They'll need a model.

What about you?

You gonna go outside and play with the kids?

No, no, I don't think so. I got a lot of work to do.

Yeah, I got a lot to do, too.

Besides, you get all wet and cold. Yeah, and your nose runs.

Last one out's a rotten egg.

Oh, my ankle! What happened? What happened?

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