All language subtitles for Eight Is Enough s05e14 The Way We Were

Ernie? Is it really you?

It's me, all right. It's just like old
times, huh? I mean, Jill's here, you're

here. My life's getting back to what it
used to be. It's like the months since

high school didn't even happen. There's
another guy.

I don't want you to blame him for this.

Anybody I know?

Ernie.

Ernie!

Tommy, please, it just happened.

The whole thing's very clear. The two
people I counted on most just stabbed me

in the back.

There's a magic in the early morning we
fall

When the sunrise smiles on everything

around It's a portrait of

the happiness that we feel and always
will

Oh, wait, it's enough To fill our lives
with love.

Oh, we spend our days like bright and
shiny new dyes.

If we're ever puzzled by the changing
times.

There's a plate of homemade wishes on
the kitchen window.

And eight is enough to fill our lives
with love.

All right, great. Now, you really look
deprived.

I'd even give you the $8 .99.

I'll take it.

Are you kidding? I'm more deprived than
you look. Come on, let's go.

No, Nicholas, what happened to your
shirt?

Ma. Ma.

Giant one.

Yeah, they must have come from outer
space.

Well, actually, it could have happened
in a washing machine. The fact is, he

needs $8 .99 for a new shirt.

Yeah, that's at the washing machine.

I don't believe that.

Who could?

You tell me why you really need the
money. Then maybe I'll give it to you.

Honesty is the best policy.

Well, I guess it's worth a shot.

I want a new soccer ball.

Oh, absolutely not.

So much for honesty.

A new soccer ball is something you have
to pay for yourself, plus the

replacement for that shirt.

With my allowance, by the time I save up
enough money, I'll be too old to play

soccer. Well, you could earn the money.
Get a job.

You mean work?

Jeremy, I know that's one of the few
four -letter words that you don't

of, but I do.

Now, look at this.

You could learn some real
responsibility.

You owe me for a new shirt, and you want
a soccer ball.

Okay? Why don't you find an honest way
to earn the money?

More.

Ernie?

Is it really you? It's me, all right.

Well, what do you think?

I think when you decided to go to
college, you really went college.

Don't tell me that's a fraternity pin.

I won't. Good.

It's just the pledge pin.

What kind of brainwashing do they use on
you at Berklee? Well, you know me,

Bradford. If you're going to enjoy the
music, you've got to play along with the

group. And the truth is, I really dig
it.

Don't spread it around, but I even got a
couple of A's.

No. You?

Older than himself.

Hey, I missed you. You were going to
come spend some weekends.

Yeah, and you were going to come visit a
lot.

Well, here I am.

Two whole weeks till next quarter. We
can catch up on everything.

That'd be great.

But can you meet me someplace in a
couple hours?

What's up?

Well, I've just got this open audition
with BJ's.

BJ's? You really know how to impress a
guy. Can I come?

It's really not that big a deal, Ernie.

Come on, Bradford. I've never been
inside BJ's. And we can talk on the way.

Do you still ride in vans?

Only yours, Bradford.

Only yours.

David's living in Paradise?

Paradise Manor. It's a swinging, single
apartment.

Well, David is single.

He's separated.

Same thing.

Well, maybe for some people.

I've seen the ads for that Paradise
Manor place.

It's not for our David.

Why not?

It does.

Probably under a lot of emotional stress
since he broke up with Janet.

I don't think he needs a fast lane.

He needs some love and understanding.

A good hot meal.

Maybe the Salvation Army was all booked.

You can be casual if you want. I'm
concerned.

You know, I think I'm going to stop by
there this afternoon, see if he wants to

come over for dinner.

That's a good idea.

I hate to think of him in the clutches
of some swinging separated.

Yeah.

Where is everybody?

Oh, a little early yet.

The way nights go around here, people
kind of like to sleep in.

Oh, really?

I got a different impression from the
brochure.

Round -the -clock fun. Yeah, brochure.

Round -the -clock fun, yeah. Well, I
tell you, just wait.

You know, fun can start any time now. I
know you're going to love it here.

Well, as far as I'm paying, I better
love it.

Oh, wait.

Oh, you're not going in, are you?

That was the plan.

Oh, well, could you wait a few hours?

Just until the chlorine level gets down.

We have a lot of trouble at the health
department.

Sorry about that.

Me too.

So you miss making music? A little.

But what I don't miss is having my dad
on my back.

These days he even brags about me at the
Rotary Club.

Congratulations.

How are you coming on the songwriting?

Great.

Published anything?

Not that great.

Well, how's your new band?

They'll get it together in a few months.

Hey, listen, Bradford. I got this
feeling your luck is changing.

You're going to be lead guitar BJs, and
you're going to have to hire a small

army to fight off the women.

Women? What are women?

The last I remember, you were about to
take off with one to San Francisco.

Yeah, Holly.

You ever hear from her?

Just that she married a bass player and
moved to L .A. A bass player?

And I always had her figured for nothing
less than a lead singer.

Yeah. What about Jill? Jill?

As I remember, the class prophecy
practically guaranteed you two would be

married by now. Yeah, well, when I was
seeing Holly, I quit writing her, and

when she found out about it, she quit
writing me.

Too bad. Yeah.

You ever thought about calling her?

She's probably back in Sacramento.

UCLA has vacations, too.

Uh, she probably wouldn't even speak to
me.

Hey, you're not talking about most
girls. You're talking about Jill.

Relax, Bradford. I'm gonna bring you
luck.

Oh, great.

What's wrong?

Well, you see the guy over there with
the $2 ,000 Les Paul?

My name's Rick Solari. He's beat me out
on every audition so far.

Say the word and I'll break his fingers.

He's a black belt.

So I'll clap so loud you'll have to win.

Ernie, you couldn't clap that loud.

David Bradford. Do you have plans for
dinner?

Well, I hadn't really thought that far
ahead yet.

Well, think about this.

My play, 7 o 'clock?

Well, I'm not exactly Julia Child, but
no one's ever gone away hungry.

Sorry, I have another engagement.

Too bad.

Maybe next time?

Sure. You do very good laundry.

Oh, thank you.

It's just in the neighborhood. I thought
I'd drop by and tell you this is your

lucky day.

You have just won a free meal at the
Bradford Family Inn.

Special occasion.

What occasion?

Well, it's the... We hardly ever see
David Bradford anymore, and we miss him

lot.

Well, thanks, but no thanks. I already
had a dinner invitation.

Oh. Well, how about tomorrow night?

I'm busy tomorrow night.

Johnny, look, I know you're all
concerned about me, but I'm a big boy

take care of myself.

I hope so, David.

I really want you to be happy.

I'm ecstatic.

You don't look very ecstatic.

Well, I was until my sister came around
acting like I'm some kind of charity

case. I didn't mean it that way.

Johnny, just go home and tell everyone
not to worry about me.

I've got a few days off.

I'm a parrot.

I love it.

Hey, guys, I want to thank you very much
for coming and to tell you that it's

not going to be easy to make a choice.

As a matter of fact, we're going to have
to do this with callbacks. So will the

following please come back tomorrow at 2
o 'clock?

Hardy, Cunningham, Johnson, Simon,
Solari,

and Bradford.

Congratulations.

Thank you all again very much.

Don't get too excited, Ernie.

It always ends up like this. I get
called back with the same five or six

and Solari always wins.

You can't expect to become Mick Jagger
nine months out of high school.

And the important thing is, you're
hanging in there. Can we just drop it,

Hey, look.

They still have the atomic anchovy
experience. You remember the night you

seven of them? I remember them going
down and coming up.

Let's eat one just for old time's sake.

You eat one. I don't even want to think
about it.

Isn't that our old table over there?

No, it's over there. Let's grab it.

Come on, Ernie.

Tommy. Jill.

You're right, Bradford. That's our old
table. Hi, Ernie.

Hi. Well, sit down, you guys.

Sure.

I figured this would be a great
nostalgia trip, but this place has

changed. I mean, you guys are the first
people I even recognize.

It's great to see you.

You're right, Ernie. You bring me good
luck.

I think that part goes over the other
part over there.

Maybe it'd be easier if you just did it
instead of telling me.

There's no sense in both of us getting
dirty.

Hello, boys.

Nicholas, I thought we agreed. No more
ruined shirts.

Dad, I'm just doing what you told me to.
Yeah, that's right. This time you took

your advice.

Go on, tell him, Nicholas.

I got a paper route.

Really? Oh, that's wonderful.

Imagine my own flesh and blood out there
pounding the sidewalks.

Delivering the paper that carries my
column. Yeah, well, cool your engines,

Bradford. Dad, I'm not going to be
delivering for the register.

Not the Tribune.

But that's treason.

Jeremy, was this your idea?

Oh, it was your idea this morning,
remember?

I remember.

If I don't, you'll never let me forget.

And when we got home, there was 400
people at the house and cops everywhere.

Don't you want any more of that?

No, thanks.

Doesn't taste the way I remember.

How about something else?

No, thanks, Tommy. I really got to run.

Listen, before you do, Ernie, would you
mind paying the check?

It's good to see you, Joe. Good to see
you.

He looks different.

Yeah, well, you look great.

Can I see it, Ernie?

I don't know, Tommy.

I mean, it's been great to see you, but
I don't know if I want to rush back into

something. Okay, we won't rush into
anything.

We'll just have a normal date like we
used to.

I don't know.

Look, if it makes you feel any better,
we'll have Ernie along and we'll double

date. Come on, for old time's sake, what
do you say?

Okay, call me.

All right.

Goodbye. See ya.

Ernie, you're gonna need a date tonight.

Joe's going out with me.

Yeah? It's great. It's just like old
times, huh? I mean, Jill's here, you're

here. My life's getting back to what it
used to be. Like the months since high

school didn't even happen. It's great.

It happened, Tommy.

Did you guys ever think that maybe David
just wanted to be left alone?

If David wanted to be alone, then why
would he have moved into a swinging

singles building?

I don't know.

Maybe it's a cover.

I remember when I was alone, it seemed
like every time I turned around,

was at the door.

Somebody who just happened to be in the
neighborhood, you know?

Everybody wanted to mother me.

And the truth was, I really wanted to be
alone to sort things out.

Well, Abby, I don't think we're trying
to mother David.

We're just concerned.

Well, I know, but maybe you should just
give him some breathing space.

I mean, he wants it. He knows that
you're right.

She's got a point. Maybe we shouldn't
butt in when we're not wanted.

Well, call Connie Barnes.

She moved to Red Bluff. Nancy Matlin. I
don't think her husband would appreciate

me asking her out on such short notice.

Well, call somebody, Ernie. I've got to
see Jill tonight.

Gorgeous, isn't she?

She always was.

How could I forget?

Well, this is more like it.

I'd just about given up on this place.

You had?

Yeah. I was beginning to think they'd
switched Paradise Manor into a

home.

Retirement home?

Could they do that?

Not really. It was a joke.

Oh, right, a joke.

So where do you work, Ginger?

Where?

Right. Where?

She's on unemployment.

That's another thing I'd like to talk to
you about, Ginger.

Oh, Gordon, you're so boring.

She thinks I'm boring.

Hi, I'm Gordon.

I'm David.

How you doing, Dave?

I like to keep tabs on all the men in my
wife's life.

Your wife?

Only technically.

We're suing for a divorce.

We're separated.

Yeah, I just came down for a brief
visit.

You live up north?

He lives upstairs, just above me.

You both live here? I didn't know she
was moving here, and she didn't know I

living here.

And he won't move out.

Yeah. Now it's part of the divorce
fight.

We can't settle on who gets stuck with
custody of Paradise Manor.

Well, I hope it works out for you both.

See ya.

Watch it.

Wait, here he comes.

Keep throwing, okay?

Nicholas, what's going on?

I'm just practicing, Dad.

A paper boy is only as good as...

Wait a minute. Aren't you supposed to be
delivering these things?

Yeah, but I figure, you know, it'll go
faster once I get my pitch down.

Nicholas, I really do not enjoy having
the whole front of my house infested

tribunes.

What about my new shirt?

Oh, wonderful.

Yeah, isn't it? You told me to get a new
shirt, and they gave one to me free.

Nice people at the tribune.

Nicholas, please, don't rub it in.

Just throw.

I told you I needed practice.

Hi, David.

What are you doing here?

Well, I was just in the neighborhood, so
I thought I'd say hello.

Hello.

Goodbye.

Is that a hint?

Yeah, something like that.

I have some friends waiting.

Oh, people you met here in Paradise?

Yeah. David, I was just thinking.

The other day I met your old girlfriend,
Linda Stafford.

What about her?

Well, I thought in case you were lonely,
maybe you'd like to call her up.

I just happen to have her phone number
right here.

Thanks.

I think I can fill my own social
calendar. So next time, don't call me.

call you.

That's the way you want it, huh, David?

Yeah. Thanks for finally getting the
picture.

Okay, bye.

Don't worry about me.

Could have gotten you a date.

But I keep telling Tommy that I really
don't want to tag along.

You won't be tagging. With no date, I'm
really tagging. Hey, look, maybe we

could double tomorrow night. Come on,
Ernie. I want to hear all about

I could mail you the catalog.

No, I want to hear about Berkeley
tonight.

And this is great. We can all be
together.

I hear you pledged a house. Which one?

Lambda. Lambda? I'm a little sister at
Lambda.

Hi, sis.

Hi.

Come on, you guys.

Pre -law?

Well, actually, I'm taking kind of pre
-everything. English, a little psych.

But if I say pre -law, it makes my dad
feel great.

That's really impressive.

I had no idea you were even interested
in anything like that.

Great?

Brought you some friends. This is Jill
and this is Ernie. Hi, friends.

Tommy, you feel like sitting in with us?

No, no, I just came to listen. Oh, we'd
really feel great if you'd play with us.

Go on, Tommy, we'd love to hear you.
Yeah, Bradford, you ought to show Jill

great you sound.

Okay, just for the set. Great.

Hey, I hear you made callbacks at BJ's.
Yeah, so far.

Way to go. Maybe you'll take Solaria
this time.

I swear that guy's got a jinx on every
lead guitar in Sacramento.

Can you see?

Not too well.

Is that better?

Much better.

Thanks, Mary.

You're welcome, Nicholas.

Isn't this past your bedtime, Nicholas?

I know, Dad. But if I'm going to pay for
that window, I need to sell one more

subscription. You're selling those
subscriptions here?

Yeah, I sold one to Mary, Joanie,
Elizabeth, Nancy, and Susan.

Oh, and Abby promised.

And we'll be getting six copies of the
Tribune every evening?

Yeah, until I can sell one to Tommy.
Then we'll be getting seven.

Wonderful.

Like you said.

She's right, Bradley.

You're a star.

Thanks. Do you guys think you could
handle a couple more hours of it?

Sure. Jeff told me that the manager of
BJ's comes in every night after closing.

It would really help my chances if he
heard me play with a full band.

Tommy, I'd really love to stay, but I
can't.

Oh, you can't? No, I gotta get up early.
My folks have plans.

Can I take a rain check?

You mean like lunch tomorrow?

Yeah, sure. Call me.

Do you have time to take me home?

Not really.

Ernie could do it. Do you mind, Ernie?

No. I'll be right back.

Thanks.

I'm really sorry, but there's a lot at
stake.

Don't worry about it. I'll see you
tomorrow.

I'll see you real quick, Tommy.

Okay.

Thanks, Ernie.

Tommy, your friend's out of leave?

Oh, yeah, my girlfriend had to.

She's your girl? Since when?

Oh, since the junior picnic years ago.

How come I haven't seen her?

Well, we broke up for a little while,
and then she went away to school.

You know, I really didn't realize how
much I missed her.

Thank you, Ernie, for making this a
wonderful issue.

My pleasure.

Jill, you remember this?

Jill? I'm sorry, Tommy. What did you
say?

I was asking you if you remember the
tree.

Oh, this is the mistletoe tree.

That's right.

You told me this whole tree was
mistletoe.

And you told me it didn't make any
difference what kind of tree it was and

did I need an excuse.

Do I?

Do you what?

Need an excuse.

Tommy, please.

What's wrong?

I have a lot of things to figure out.

I know, I know. You're wondering about
Holly.

It's over between her and me. She just
made me realize how much I need you.

How can you say that?

You don't even know me.

Yes, I do.

No, Tommy.

See, last night... Hey, I'm sorry about
last night. It was a mistake to stay.

The guy from BJ's never even showed.

Besides, now that you're here to inspire
me, I'll knock him dead at the

audition.

Exciting, isn't it?

Oh, yeah.

I don't know how long I can keep up this
mad pace.

You might try John Smith's.

Let me see.

Why does he need an alias?

Where have you been, Dave?

John Smith's is only the hottest singles
bar in town.

I'm going there tonight. You ought to
come with me.

We'll get there early. The prospects
will be fresh.

Well... Oh, okay.

Unless you'd rather stay around here and
watch the chlorine count come up.

Well, sounds like a pretty good idea.

Why don't you pick me up when you're
ready?

You got it.

I'm afraid Nicholas isn't feeling very
well this morning.

Oh, yeah, and he wants to stay in bed
all day.

Yeah, as a matter of fact, he does.

Yeah, I know the problem.

David had it and Tommy had it. It's
called the paper route syndrome.

Tom. It strikes during the first week,
when the novelty wears off and the

boredom sets in. But he's not going to
get away with it.

I'll bet Jeremy put him up to it. They
figured if Nicholas took a Tribune route

that I would back down. But it isn't
going to work. Nicholas took that job

he's going to keep it. He has a certain
responsibility to his subscribers, and

you can tell him that.

What should I tell him about his fever?

His fever?

A hundred and two.

Oh, well, then you mean it isn't the
paper route syndrome?

No, Joanie had it, Mary had it. I think
it's called the flu.

Well, in that case, Jeremy will have to
take over his paper route.

Gee, you know, Jeremy's fever's higher
than Nicholas's.

Well, somebody has to show
responsibility around here.

Well, I had to see this. Our free
enterprise system at work. The Little

Merchant. Inspiring, Tom. Absolutely
inspiring.

You don't have to enjoy it so much.

What are you doing here?

Oh, well, when you left the office
early, I thought you might have that flu

that's been going about. So I called
your house and they informed me that I

could find you strolling here on
Sycamore Avenue.

Elliot. Does your contract permit you to
do this work?

This is a family matter. I can explain.

I'm sure you can, Mr. Arnold.

Arnold. Benedict Arnold.

Well, how do we tell Tommy?

Hey, Bradford, old buddy.

I know things are going a little rough
for you right now, but I've got some

great news.

I always thought I was in love with Joe,
but now I'm positive.

Sounds worse when I try to say it.

Tommy, I think I'm falling in love with
your best friend.

Well, what are friends for?

Right?

Right.

Thanks, Rick.

I'm going to need another call back
before I can make a decision.

Same time tomorrow, I'd like to hear
Solari, Cunningham, and Bradford.

Now, look, I know you would all like to
settle as much as I would, but at least

we're down in the finals, huh?

Thanks again.

what I tell you. Is this place great or
what?

I'll tell you what I want.

Later.

Not me.

Separated.

Divorced.

Welcome to the real world.

Yes.

It only looks like the Twilight Zone.

I'm Stephanie Rogers.

David Bradford.

You know, I live close by.

If we leave now, we could still get back
in time through the late night action.

You mean, uh, no dinner or movie first?

Well, I prefer to skip the amenities.

It's cheaper.

After you.

Hey, Dave.

Leaving so soon?

Yeah. I'll meet you up front.

I see you met Steph.

You know her?

Yeah.

Hey, doll.

I was beginning to think you changed
your mind.

Well... Yeah.

Deep down, you're just really an old
-fashioned guy.

I guess so.

Maybe some other time.

That's right, Jill.

It's all up for grabs until tomorrow.

Yeah, well, I really want to see you
tonight.

Great.

Yeah, I have a lot to tell you, too.

Okay, I'll see you tonight.

Love you.

Bye -bye.

Linda? It's David Bradford.

Fine.

How about you?

Yeah, it has been a few years.

Look, I was wondering, how would you
like to get together sometime soon?

Is an hour from now too soon?

It got to the point where we couldn't
agree on anything anymore.

Not on values or ambitions or
lifestyles.

We became two strangers living under the
same roof.

Well, I guess the split was for the
best.

Now I'm living at Paradise Manor.

I don't think I could handle all that
debauchery.

It grows on you.

Not that I don't miss Janet.

Back to Janet again, are we?

Well, she's a fine woman.

She's bright, attractive, fun.

Open.

A lot like you.

Thank you.

I think.

She's also stubborn and narrow -minded
and uncompromising and determined to a

fault. I spoke too soon.

Linda. Look, David, there's no need to
explain.

And there's no time to explain. I have
to get up very early. I have a big

presentation to show our biggest client
tomorrow at 9 a .m. sharp.

Just like Janet.

Well, it was nice seeing you after all
these years.

Maybe we can do it again sometime soon?

Uh, look, David, I... Is a year from
next Thursday too soon?

Make it a year from next Friday and
we'll talk about it.

And not about Janet, I promise.

You're learning David my learning

Jill

there's obviously something bothering
you. Would you just tell me about it?

Maybe you should just go home And get a
lot of rest before your audition

tomorrow. I wouldn't sleep. I'd just be
up all night wondering what's bugging

you. Tell me.

You sure?

Yes.

Well, you know how badly you wanted us
to be like we were, and I keep pulling

back.

Well, there's a reason.

The usual reason?

Yeah.

There's another guy.

I'm sorry, Tommy.

We're just not who we used to be.

We really haven't tried. That wouldn't
help.

You and I don't even speak the same
language anymore.

The truth is that I have not been to a
nightclub since I left Sacramento.

And your whole life revolves around
them. That's where they make music.

I know.

I guess I've always expected your music,
but I figured that one day you'd put it

in the proper perspective and become
more like... Like the guy you're

in.

I'm beginning to think that maybe that's
right.

Tommy, I don't want you to blame him for
this.

Why should I care about some guy in LA?

He's not in LA.

He's here?

Yeah.

Great. Anybody I know?

Ernie.

Ernie?

Tommy, you don't understand.

It just happened.

Oh, I understand.

The whole thing's very clear. The two
people I counted on most just stabbed me

in the back.

Poor... Oh, no.

Oh, Nicholas.

Your temperature is normal.

Are you sure?

I'm sure.

Jeremy.

You're normal, too.

I'd like a second opinion.

How about Tom's?

Forget it.

We have to tell Dad we're adorable.

No, I'll tell him. And I'll tell Tommy
that he can move back into his room,

okay?

I sure am glad y 'all are well.

Hiya, Tommy.

Hi, Dad.

Boy, I hope you're not getting Nicholas
and Jeremy's bug. You seem a little

under the weather.

I feel okay.

Oh. Well, maybe you're just a little
nervous about your big audition today,

right? There's not going to be any
audition. I'm shining it on.

I don't understand. I thought that you
really wanted that job.

Yeah, it's just another bad decision I
made.

What decisions are we talking about?

Playing guitar, not going to college.

Ernie's life seems to be working and
mine isn't. Everything I've done out of

high school has been a waste of time.
Oh, I don't agree.

Yeah, you wouldn't.

After all, you're the one that didn't
make me go to college.

I thought that's what you wanted.

I wasn't very smart.

Besides, you never told me it was going
to get like this.

Like what?

Everything has changed.

Everybody's going on without me.

Why didn't you make me go to college
like Ernie's father did?

Now, listen, Tommy. I am not going to
take the blame for that decision. We

discussed it. I didn't agree with it.
But I knew that you'd be more miserable

you didn't try to make it in music. You
were wrong.

Well, it's not too late. You can go back
to college now if that's what you want.

Okay.

Tell me to go.

Tommy, I can't. Why don't you be my
father?

I am your father, and I'd like to
protect you from whatever it is that's

you. But you're not 12 years old
anymore. I can't decide your life for

If I did, then we'd wind up hating each
other, and I can't handle that.

You may just have to.

Can you stand some company for a few
days?

What's up?

Oh, nothing.

I just had a fight with Dad. Ernie's
picked up on Jill, and I just realized

life's going down the tubes.

Hit bottom, huh?

Beyond bottom.

Well, then you've come to the right
place.

If you think the outside world is
depressing, you should try a few days at

Paradise Manor.

Oh, great.

I was hoping you could cheer me up.

Sorry. Big Brother is totally out of
cheer.

Do you want me to leave?

You know the old depressing platitude.

Misery loves company.

You got it.

I don't understand.

You've got your freedom, and now you've
got this place. What are you depressed

about? I was just going to ask you the
same question.

Are you kidding? I've got no future, no
friend, and no girl.

Now, wait a minute. What do you mean, no
girl?

You haven't really been involved with
Jill since high school.

I was hoping it would start over.

Look, I know it's tempting when things
get a little shaky to go back to someone

you were once involved with, but it's
like chasing an old dream.

I tried it last night and it was a
disaster.

You tried it? With Linda Stafford.

Linda Stafford?

Jill Cassidy?

Sounds kind of dumb when you put it like
that.

It sounds dumb when you put it the way
you put it.

No fair, Tommy. You're ruining the gloom
around here.

Well, you started ruining it first.

I apologize.

So, let's just forget the old sweetheart
syndrome and, uh...

Just start from where we are. Now,
that's depressing.

Yeah.

But it beats chasing old dreams.

Oh, uh, hold it, boys!

Nicholas, I had a very interesting
conversation yesterday with my

happened to catch me while I was wearing
this.

Oh, you out of a job?

No, but Nicholas is.

That's the break.

Gentlemen, I think that we can be
perfectly frank with one another.

You know that I know that this entire
situation is a conspiracy.

Conspiracy? What's that?

That's when you tell Nicholas that he
doesn't have to keep the job that I

ordered him to get if that job is with
my competitor.

Oh, that's a conspiracy.

And Jeremy's right.

Fool it, Nicholas.

Nicholas, guess what? You are now going
to be a paper boy with a sacramental

register.

Beginning 5 a .m. tomorrow morning.

5 a .m.? Early rising makes good
character.

Don't wake me at 5 a .m. I like my
character.

You're going to like it even more. Since
I cannot possibly allow Nicholas to

resign from his job with the Tribune
until they have enough time for a

replacement, you are going to take over
his paper route until further notice.

Congratulations to both of you.

Ernie.

Go ahead, Bradford.

Clobber me.

We both know you can do it.

I'm not going to clobber you, Ernie.

Wait a minute.

You're not mad?

I'm mad.

I don't blame you.

I'm mad at Tommy Bradford.

I don't get it.

It took me a long time to figure it out,
too, but David finally pounded it into

me.

Ernie, I've been going through a real
hard time.

When you and Jill came back, I could see
how far you'd gone.

I hadn't gone anywhere. I felt left out.

Listen, Bradford. No, I really didn't
take a good look at myself.

When you and Jill first went away to
college, I wasn't even getting called to

the callbacks.

Which means I must have learned a little
something since high school.

I'd say you learned a lot.

I meant music.

That, too.

Thanks.

You want to share an atomic anchovy
experience?

No. Do you?

No.

How about we go to an audition?

About it.

down for teaspoon or tablespoon?

Why do we let her cook? We won't give
up. Why do we let her cook? Because I

volunteered, now would you quit bugging
me?

Us quit bugging you? Come on, we would
never do that.

No, Elizabeth, it's all for your own
good.

Ah, I can testify to that.

Oh, hi, David.

Hi, David.

Hi, uh, I was just in the neighborhood.

Well, we're gonna have dinner real soon.

Oh, I thought you'd never ask.

You mean you actually want to stay?

You're not afraid we'll butt into your
life?

Yes, um, but, uh...

Tommy made me realize something, and I
wanted to come over and tell you I

appreciate your trying to help me, even
though it didn't seem like it when I

chased you away.

But I really want to thank you for
worrying about me and tell you that I

you.

David.

Oh,

we love you, too.

Does that mean we're going to see more
of you?

Yeah, and we get to mother you a little
bit. Oh, yeah, you can mother me all you

want, starting with you, Elizabeth.

Me? Yeah, do you know any beautiful co
-eds I could meet?

That's not mothering.

Well, how about you? What's the
secretary situation with Channel 8?

I think he's getting better.

Does anybody want more spaghetti?

Phone Elizabeth.

you, Elizabeth.

Like there's enough for tomorrow night,
too.

That was the manager from BJ.

It's bad news.

I'm going to have to miss all this fun.
I got the job.

I start tonight.

Great.

Thanks, Dan.

And I apologize.

Oh, forget it.

Congratulations.

See you guys later.

Hey, Tommy, I'll save you some.

Does your horse eat spaghetti?

Jeremy, I couldn't do that.

Hi, Joe. You got a minute?

Well, um... I know Ernie's here. I saw
his car out in front.

It's okay. I just want to talk to you
both.

Okay. Come on in.

Hi, Tom.

I really can't stay too long. I've got
to go to work.

I've got that job down at BJ's.

Hey, Tommy, that's great.

Listen, if you two aren't too busy
tonight, and since it is my first night,

maybe you'd like to come down to BJ's?
It'd be kind of nice to have the moral

support of my two best friends.

The kids are gone. Do you know what that
means?

I'll dry the dishes and you'll wash
them.

Fine. I'll wash them and you'll dry
them.

No, it means that we don't have any
responsibilities. We can leave the

We can go to the movies.

No, please, Abby, not tonight. I have to
get to bed. I have a very busy day

tomorrow.

You really are working too hard.

I mean, you should cut back on some of
those special assignments and those

meetings.

No, it has nothing to do with the
office.

Nicholas has a field trip tomorrow.
Jeremy has detention.

I'll have to carry both their paper
routes.