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You don't mind that I brought Jeremy here, do you? Of course not. I mean,

bad enough that a 15 -year -old boy has to go live with a father that he never

knew. You must be Jeremy.

What I thought was that it might be good if Jeremy and I got to know each other

a little better before I took him back to L .A.

He could stay here, and I'll keep the hotel.

He's only been here a day. He's been smoking and drinking in the house, the

Tommy incident, and now Nicholas.

I mean, what's on the agenda for tomorrow? The bombing of the bathroom?

We feel and always will.

Oh, it is enough to fill our lives with love.

Always spend our days like bright and shiny new

dawns. If we're ever puzzled by

the change.

You already curled that eyelash. I did? Yeah, three times.

What's with you this morning, huh?

Station manager wants me in his office first thing.

So, what does that mean?

Well, he doesn't ask... skew into his office first thing, unless you're

promoted. Great. Or fired.

Oh. Oh, well, you don't think... Yeah, that's exactly what I think.

He's hired this big promoting firm to recommend changes.

As in people getting fired changes?

That's a rumor.

He's been hanging around the office all week, you know, taking notes, staring.

Mostly at me.

Oh.

Come on, hurry up. We're gonna be late, Nicholas.

Yeah, well, I gotta find my mitt.

Why is your dumb mitt in your sister's room anyway?

I think she hid it after the World Series.

Why? Well, she got real mad when I ran into the kitchen at the end of the game

and threw my mitt up in the air.

Boy, some people are really sore losers.

It wasn't the game. It was just that my mitt landed in the food.

sister's medical books, she's gonna get... Nancy,

would you hurry up? I can't wait.

Oh, good morning.

Time for breakfast?

Uh, just for a cup of coffee. I gotta make it to San Francisco by noon.

Wow, that's pretty colorful for a funeral, isn't it?

Yeah, well, not for my sister -in -law.

Boy, the last thing Peg would have wanted is for a lot of people to show up

black. I remember when Peg and Frank's mother died.

She showed up in a bright yellow dress.

And Frank gave her this typical big brother order.

Change the dress.

Did she?

Yeah, until bright red went.

And that wasn't the end of it.

When Frank and I got married, she showed up all in black.

I still can't believe it.

See, Peg was always the indestructible one. She was always propping everybody

else up.

When Frank's plane was shot down, I don't know how I could have gotten

it without her.

Are you sure you don't want me to go along with you?

No, I'll be fine.

Besides, I'm counting on you to supervise Susan's move back into the

We'll have to be ready when she brings the baby home.

Yes, ma 'am.

Oh, and supervising does not mean lifting any heavy boxes.

I'll be home late, okay?

Oh, uh, come in, Joe.

Please, have a seat.

Joanie, this is Mr. Whitney of the Whitney Broadcasting Consultants. As you

know, we've hired his company to help us revitalize our news operation. You've

probably seen him around the newsroom this week.

Joanie, I want you to know that what I'm about to tell you is not my idea.

It's just that our news ratings are in a real slump.

They are?

And sometimes we have to resort to actions that may seem a little drastic.

We do?

Now, Mr. Whitney here has made some recommendations for some changes.

He has?

One of those changes involves you.

They want you to be the new Channel 8 sportscaster?

Uh -huh.

You mean like in Philly 7 Reds 2?

Well, they want me to anchor the sports on the 7 o 'clock news and do interviews

in the field and everything.

Uh -huh.

I have only one question. What?

Why? I don't know. Jeffrey, Mr.

Whitney said he wants promotable, you know, and he thinks that a female

sportscaster will boost the ratings. Well, you're the one who keeps wanting

go on camera.

Oh, no, Jeffrey, but sports.

I mean, I don't even like sports, let alone know anything about it. Well,

there's one thing in your favor. AccuJobs, you don't have to know much.

have to do is read what they put in front of you.

Oh, great.

Hey, cheer up. Relax.

It can't be that bad.

Besides, you may even find you like it.

Jeffrey?

Hmm?

What are the Phillies and the Reds?

No, I'm serious. Jeffrey?

Oh, look, look, look. You have to... Now's our chance.

Everybody's at Susan's house. Now you run in there and get the book and take

into my room.

What are you going to do?

Stand guard. Why can't I stand guard? You get going.

recognize her. Oh, no.

Hey, Ralph, hurry up.

Well, I think it was a great idea that Merle talked Susan into moving back in.

Yeah, I can hardly wait to thank him. Yeah, well, with him in New York, you

admit it makes a little more sense.

Dad, I gotta talk. Oh, not now, now. But, Dad, it's very important. Yeah,

have to wait.

Nicholas, Nicholas, please.

Dad. What?

Telephone. It's Abby, long distance.

Oh, all right.

Step upstairs.

All right. Don't push.

Get out of the way.

Nigga, let's grab the box.

Hi,

Abby.

Huh?

Oh, no, everything's going without a hitch. Yeah,

right.

Well, you know the Bradfords. We all pitch in with our teamwork and help.

Uh, how is it going there?

Jeremy?

Oh, yeah, well, that's Peg's son.

Oh, all right. Sure, the girls could fix up the screen porch for him.

Right.

Bye -bye now.

Hurry up, Dad.

We want to visit Sandra Sue in the hospital.

She'll be ready to come home before her room is ready.

Oh, hi.

I thought I heard you coming in. I tried to be real quiet. I thought you'd be

asleep. Oh, you must be exhausted.

Yeah, I am. Well, how did it go?

Nobody wore black.

Your phone call was pretty cryptic. Yeah, it was a little awkward where I

Well, I thought Jeremy was going to stay with the grandfather.

Well, that's what I thought, but apparently the grandfather's in a rest

he has been for some time.

I see.

Tom, there was nowhere else for Jeremy to go. It was either here or they were

going to put him into a foster home until he could find his father.

A father? I didn't even know there was a father. What is he like?

Well, I don't know. Peg never talked about him.

Apparently, they were divorced when Jeremy was a baby. It was pretty bitter.

I think she wanted him out of their lives completely.

Oh, I see.

They're trying to locate his father now. He's some film director in Los Angeles

or something.

You don't mind that I brought Jeremy here, do you?

Of course not.

I mean, it's bad enough that a 15 -year -old boy has to go live with a father

that he never knew.

I just couldn't let them... Hey, it's okay.

I understand.

Does he know where to sleep?

I'm going to go downstairs and have a little snack.

The old Bradford teamwork, huh?

You must be Jeremy.

Thank you very much. Bye -bye.

There's a child welfare board. They found Jeremy's father. He was on

someplace. You know, he didn't even know about Peg.

So when is he coming?

As soon as he can.

Oh, that's good.

Because the Jeremy's behavior last night was typical.

The sooner the better.

I'm Tommy.

Hey, if you want any breakfast, it's usually every man for himself.

But to tell you the truth, Elizabeth's a real soft touch. Just don't let her

make you any of her orange juice pancakes.

Look, I'm really sorry about your mom.

Yeah, well, if you change your mind about breakfast, it's...

In there.

Hey, you think Jeremy's hungry?

I don't know. I'll go ask him. I already did. I think he'd rather be left alone.

Hey, did I tell you Merle hit a double last year? Is that good?

Good, that's great.

Hit a triple the night before.

Hey, it says right here that pitchers don't usually make good hitters. Well,

they obviously don't know Merle.

What is that that you're reading?

Everything you needed to know about sports and more? Are you feeling okay?

Yeah. Joanie's been promoted.

To what?

To sportscaster.

Hi, Jeremy.

Did you have a good sleep?

Yeah, I guess that couch isn't too comfortable, huh?

Well, I suppose you've met the whole family now, all except Mary. She's an

intern, and she's on 36 and off 36, but she'll be home later. Is there anything

to do in this town?

Yeah, sure.

Sacramento, there's a lot to do. I mean, there's the state capitol. They have

tours every morning.

I didn't think you were the capitol type.

Well, let's see now. What else do we have here?

I heard that there's a floating crap game on the west side.

I'll just take a walk.

Right.

Listen, Jeremy, there is one thing I would like to get clear.

There's no smoking in this house.

And no drinking, period.

You're underage.

The idea here is to capture the widest possible audience.

I see. With makeup, wardrobe, the right hair, we're going to be able to project

an image that will transcend agent sex.

Good. Now, we want Joanie to be feminine, yet masculine.

We do?

Naive, yet authoritative.

Huh? Subliminally sexy to the men, yet unthreatening to the women.

Uh, can I say something? Professional.

yet ingenuously amateurish.

What do you think, Joanie?

I think it sounds good, yet bad.

Hey,

what's going on?

Jeremy, he's up in your room with the door locked.

Here.

Jeremy, open up the door!

Jeremy, I said open up!

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Well, how many guesses do I get?

Hey, the guitar is off limits.

Why? Because I don't want it broken, that's why. Do you realize how much

things cost?

I've been around groups before. It's a cheap guitar.

Why don't you just get out of my room?

Or what?

What is your problem, anyway?

No problem.

Then get out of here.

And what if I don't?

Then you've got a problem. Oh, I'm shaking.

I said get out of my room.

It stinks in here anyway.

Like this whole house stinks of hicks.

Can you believe this? What is it?

I don't know.

Maybe you got the book upside down or something.

I'd die to take a look at this book.

Yeah.

I love it.

Uh, well, certainly it's different.

Well, that's the whole point.

People always want to see something that's different. Joni, people from all

Sacramento are going to be flipping to Channel 8 just to see what you're all

about.

Nice job, dear.

Oh, Mr. Capel. Mr. Capel, I can't do this.

I mean, I'm not comfortable.

It's not me.

Now, it's just an image, Joanie. You're still you.

Now, believe me, you'll get used to it. Now, I'm counting on you. We all are.

Okay.

It's my girl.

Go in the air tomorrow night. Tomorrow night?

Seven o 'clock news.

Oh, great. It's a laugh a minute around here.

You don't like us much, do you?

It's nothing against you. It's just I'm not used to living with the Brady Bunch.

What's that supposed to mean?

Just forget it.

My mom died, too.

It was real weird.

Sometimes I miss her.

But my dad says I shouldn't be sad because, well, we have Abby now. Yeah,

you smoke?

Nah. Tried it once, but... Got sick, huh?

Yeah, real sick.

Of course you inhaled. You got to work up to it. Look, I'll show you.

That's okay.

Right. Ready bunch.

All right. Now remember, don't inhale.

It's not that bad.

Oh, not yet. He's only been here a day. He's been smoking and drinking in the

house, the Tommy incident, and now Nicholas.

I mean, what's on the agenda for tomorrow? The bombing of the bathroom?

That's not fair.

I'm sorry. What else can I think?

Well, I realize he's not exactly your model teenager.

Oh, that was an understatement. And I realize it's probably pretty tough for

Bradford to understand the situation.

That was patronizing. Tom, I didn't mean it to be. The fact is that Jeremy...

Well, if Jeremy had ever had a man like Tom Bradford to grow up with, maybe he

wouldn't have all these problems.

He's been through a lot when he needs his understanding, not condemnation.

Yeah, I guess you're right.

Thanks.

Abby, understanding has its limits, too.

It can't be at the expense of a whole family.

Come on, you guys. Someone else has been going on.

Oh, Janet, you don't want to hear about our humdrum little lives, do you?

Try me.

Oh, how could we possibly compare to the real -life drama of a courtroom?

Will you cut it out?

No lives awaiting the scales of justice.

For the innocent, freedom.

And for the guilty, the tear. 10 ,000 volts ripping through quivering. Tommy,

that's enough.

I was just trying to cushion the blow, Dad.

What blow?

Joanie's becoming...

Masculine. What?

I am not.

Oh, Joanie, it's really not a stigma anymore.

Did you just be quiet?

Wait, wait, I'm confused.

So is Joanie.

She's becoming a sportscaster.

The station's changing its image, and so they're changing Joanie's image.

Simple. Right, from a skirt and a blouse to a suit and a tie.

Oh.

And a mustache.

Look, one more remark, Tommy. I was just kidding.

Gosh, can't anybody take a joke around here anymore?

Hey, look, I'm sorry, okay? Really.

Okay.

Do you want to borrow my write card?

No, I think it's a good idea.

So do I. It's another blow for male -dominated fields.

Oh, no, no, I didn't mean it that way. I just meant in general.

Jeremy, what do you think of this family? We have everything from a...

and a lawyer to a musician to a building contractor.

So? My dad's a film director.

Oh, I know that.

A Hollywood film director.

You know, you shouldn't be sitting in Dad's desk without permission.

Bet my dad's desk is twice as big as this one.

Figured he probably lives in Beverly Hills.

Really? Sure. Or Malibu.

Where's that?

Have you ever been out of Sacramento?

Of course. Lots of times.

Right.

Anyway, maybe you'd come down to the beach sometime.

It's the right of my dad.

That'd be great. Which beach?

Malibu.

Jeremy, I have a surprise for you.

Your dad's here.

Nicholas.

I would have been here sooner, but there was this location thing, and... I mean,

when they called me about Peg, I... Your mother, I...

Look, I know this is strange.

For both of us.

It'll take time, you know.

Look I'm gonna check into a hotel now I'll pick you up in the morning. How's

that?

Hi, I'm Jeremy's father.

Oh, yes, I'm Tom Bradford. Come on in. Jeremy's getting his things together.

Could I speak to you alone?

Oh, sure.

I did a lot of thinking last

night.

That's understandable.

Anyway, what I thought was that it might be good if Jeremy and I got to know

each other a little better before I took him back to L .A.

He could stay here.

I'll keep the hotel room.

I see.

It'll just be for a couple of days.

I guess with eight kids, you've got this father stuff pretty well down, but me,

well... It's not so mysterious after a while.

Yeah, I guess it's just the way it came about. So suddenly, I really

appreciate it.

Oh, sure.

All right.

That's great.

I'll call my office and make the arrangements. Why don't you tell Jeremy

decided? Tell him I'll pick him up later.

It will do something.

You

know,

I haven't been to a zoo since I was a kid.

Yeah?

Me too.

Guess it wasn't such a good idea, huh?

It's okay.

Yeah?

You want some more popcorn or something?

Needs butter.

You live in Beverly Hills?

Beverly Hills?

No.

Encino.

How about an ice cream?

No, thanks.

Isn't she going to be available?

About a half an hour.

I guess you like rock and roll, huh?

Yeah. Who do you like? The birds?

Who?

Guess they're not so big anymore.

No, I don't think so The gorillas are over there

How about a hot dog Yeah

You know, they've got to do something about the air pollution in this city.

So how'd it go today?

Not good, huh?

We went to the zoo.

Hmm.

That sounds exciting.

Oh, yeah, the zoo was a real blast.

Well, the first time is always the toughest.

I have a feeling the second's not going to be so great either.

Tomorrow we're taking a tour of the Capitol.

Oh.

I see what you mean.

You know, Jeremy, you're going to have to realize that, well, your dad's not

used to being around somebody your age.

Tell me about it. He still thinks the birds are in.

Aren't they?

How should I know?

You know what I think?

I think he doesn't care about the zoo or the capital either.

Maybe tomorrow you could suggest something that you both would like.

It wouldn't hurt, could it?

Maybe.

The air seems to be clearing in here a little.

splitting a double header to even up the series at two each.

And that's a look at sports.

John? Thanks, Joanie, and welcome aboard the Channel 8 News team.

Coming up next, a look at how one family deals with inflation when Channel 8

News continues.

Way to go, Joanie.

Thank you, John.

Joanie, you were sensational.

Over 24 phone calls already. The switchboard is going crazy. They're

about me?

That's right. They like me?

Of course not. They hate me. Hate me?

Well, you don't understand.

You see, for every one of those people, there are hundreds out there that love

you. Well, why don't they call?

Because they just don't.

Well, that doesn't seem very logical.

This is television, Joanie.

Television.

Eight -four.

corner pocket.

Who are you kidding?

Game. Rack them up.

Hey, don't take it so hard. We could be touring the capital, you know.

What kind of house do you live in?

Uh, we don't.

I mean, it's kind of park.

That's cool.

What's the movie you're doing?

Well, it's about bees, actually.

Sounds scary. Who's in it?

Just the bees, I'm afraid.

Huh?

It's not a movie you see in theaters. It's a documentary for a wildlife

association.

I thought you were a director.

I am.

Just not the kind you were thinking of.

Oh.

I work for a small, independent production company.

It's not very glamorous.

My apartment is small, and I drive a car that needs a new transmission.

If only I could afford one.

So, you see, it's not quite what I think you have pictured.

So we'll pour. We'll get by.

Your break.

See, the first... thing we have to do is get me into school. Not that I like

school, because I don't, but it'll kind of be a hassle for you if they come

looking for me.

You cook?

Well, it's okay if you don't, because I kind of do a little.

I watch Mom in the kitchen, you know. But we can eat out. That'll be okay.

Great burgers, huh?

Yeah, great.

You know, I kind of hated the idea of L .A. at first.

I guess it'll probably be all right.

You know, I've never been to Disneyland.

Guess it's kind of corny, huh?

Guess you ought to go once, right?

Right.

So, when are we leaving?

Where for?

Home. I think we should leave tomorrow.

I don't know.

That's pretty soon.

Yeah, but the Bradfords are kind of getting on my nerves. I mean, they're

They're just a little boring.

Besides, I think the old man's got something against me.

Maybe we ought to wait another day.

Why? We know each other now, right?

Right.

Good. Then we can leave tomorrow.

movie we're going to see tonight?

Maybe he got in a car accident.

Nah, he'll probably just jump into conclusions.

But he's a half hour late.

He probably just lost track of time.

Yeah, well, I'm going to wait for him outside. The movie starts in a few

minutes.

Oh, any time?

Well, I'm calling the hotel just to make sure nothing happened.

Oh, yes, Peter Andretti's room, please.

Are you sure?

Now, wait a minute. There couldn't be a mistake?

I see. Well, yeah, thanks.

Jeremy's father checked out two hours ago.

Ten o 'clock staff meeting.

Lunch with Simon Carr.

Huh, afternoon is clear.

I don't know a Simon Carr.

Oh, I know. I'm giving you my schedule.

You don't have anything.

Well, any calls?

For me, that is.

Yeah, just one.

Uh, Mr. Andretti from Los Angeles.

He said you'd know what it was about.

Hello. Oh, this is Tom Bradford, Mr. Andretti.

Yes.

But look,

Mr. Bradford, I just can't keep Jeremy.

I see.

It just won't work.

I mean, I thought it could, but my life... Your life doesn't

have room for a 15 -year -old boy. Isn't that what you're trying to say?

I don't expect you to understand, but I'm not you, Mr. Bradford. You're right.

don't understand.

Jeremy needs a father.

But I can't be that.

I found that out.

It wouldn't be fair to her or to Jeremy.

But most of all, it wouldn't be fair to you. Isn't that right?

No, it wouldn't. Is that such a crime?

He's your son. He's your legal responsibility.

I've always lived up to my financial obligation to Jeremy.

Financial? Is that all you're willing to do for your son?

That's all I can do.

That's just the way it is.

You mean to say that you don't care if he's put into a foster home?

Of course I care.

But the reality is you'd probably be better off there than with me.

Look, I've got to go now. We're pretty busy.

I'm sorry.

I... I'm really sorry.

What do you want?

Jeremy, I talked to your father today.

So?

He went back to L .A. I don't think he's going to come back.

Good, he was a creep anyway.

I know it hurts.

It doesn't hurt.

Sometimes it's hard to figure why people do the things they do, but maybe... Do

me a favor, okay? Just can it. This ain't falling those best.

Well, if you want to talk about it later, I... I won't.

Well, what are we going to do about him? I don't know. I just don't know.

I think we should call the child welfare board tomorrow.

Just put him in a foster home.

Well, maybe that's for the best. How can you say that? Look, Jeremy has just

been rejected by his own father. Now you're suggesting that we reject him,

Abby, please, I'm not insensitive, but I don't know what else we can do. We'll

figure something out. What can we possibly figure out? I don't know. We'll

a home for him. Abby, this is not a cock -a -spaniel we're talking about. This

is a 15 -year -old problem child.

And, you know, people are not knocking down doors to take them in. Well, we

could let him stay here for a little while.

But the house is bursting at the seams now.

Not to mention the fact he doesn't want to be here. He hates living in this

house. That's a defense mechanism, and you know it.

All the psychology in the world is not going to change this situation.

I am only thinking of a 15 -year -old confused boy's welfare.

I know, at the expense of this family's welfare.

Your first responsibility lies here.

How dare you question my responsibility to this family? I accepted your family

with all of its many problems a long time ago.

No, I didn't mean to imply... But it's obviously a different story when it

to making a sacrifice for one of my relatives, right? Please, just calm

No, I'm not going to calm down, because, see, I just never realized how selfish

you could be, Tom Bradford, until this moment.

Where are you going now?

Downstairs. I believe that's where the rest of the non -Bradford's sleep around

here.

Now, here are the rules.

Fifty cents for five minutes and a quarter extra to know where the good

are. Fifty cents?

A good education's expense.

This better be worth it.

It is.

I wonder if I'll like what I see.

See you shrink.

Yeah. You know, if we make Xerox copies of these pictures, we can branch out to

other schools.

We can really rake it in.

Hey, Wade, where are you going?

You still have 30 seconds left.

Five minutes for a quarter. Right, boys?

And they said you didn't know anything about football. But you said we were

going to do the interview on the field. We always do the live interviews in the

locker room. I know, but I'm not here. Joni, we don't have much time before we

go on the air.

Ned Naughton's over there. Where?

Next to the guy in the supporter.

Oh, right.

My brother has one.

Hello,

Ned. I'm Joni Bradford from Channel 8.

We would like to have a few comments from you about the game. Mike, you're

taking off your pants.

Yeah, well, if I don't, the other players will laugh at me in the shower.

Fifteen seconds.

No, wait. It's okay. I've got him from the waist up. Oh, it's okay. We got him

from the waist up.

Too bad. Ten seconds. Move closer, Joanie. What? The framing's too wide.

closer, Joanie.

Bradford, move it.

Two. We're in the Sacramento locker room with linebacker Nude Naughton.

Ned.

Ned?

Oh, did I say nude, Ned?

No, you just said nude.

Can you believe that, folks? After a tough game like that and he still has a

sense of humor.

Well, that's right.

Hi. Hi.

I'm sorry, Abby. About last night.

I guess I was selfish.

I don't know.

It's just so frustrating, you know?

I know.

You see, I've never dealt with a kid like Jeremy before.

All the kids I've ever dealt with, I could always reason with them.

Eventually.

I don't know. I guess I'm just overreacting again, as usual.

I guess I was overreacting a little myself.

What's Jeremy doing?

Oh, just what he's been doing all day, moping around the house.

Tom, think about this.

Do you remember how you felt when your father abandoned your family?

Yeah, I was pretty bitter.

But at least you still had your mother for a long time, right?

Jeremy's father left him when he was a little baby.

And then his mother dies while he's still just a little boy.

And then his father rejects him again.

Don't you see how he must look at the world?

Reject everyone else before they can reject you.

It took you 40 years to forgive your dad.

Don't you think Jeremy deserves just a little bit of our time to help him learn

to forgive?

What's wrong with you?

Well, you know how it is living with the Brady Bunch.

What happened?

I got caught selling looks out of one of Mary's medical books.

The one about female anatomy?

Yeah. How'd you know?

Found it in your room.

You weren't supposed to be in there.

Neither was the book.

Yeah, well, the principal made me give back all the money, and now I have to

wash and dry dishes every night for a week.

which means I'll miss my favorite show tonight.

I thought they only showed the stupid cartoons on Saturday mornings.

Why don't you shut up?

Why don't you make me?

That's what I thought, another Bradford chick.

You know, if you hate us so much, why don't you leave?

Maybe I will.

Yeah, well, it'd be great, because we don't like having you around.

Ask me if I care.

you care about is yourself.

Joanie, coming out of this tape, you'll have a minute thirty back.

Oh, no, I don't have anything left.

Okay, fill for thirty with John, and I'll make the rest up during the

Coming out on camera two. Stand by, please.

Fill with what?

We'll just chat about the tape. But I didn't see the tape.

Don't worry, kid. You just follow my lead. I'll carry the ball.

Four, three, two...

Boy, what a ball game, huh?

Sensational. Well, with a guy like Tom Landry, how can you miss, right?

Right.

You know, John, I can't say enough about what a super athlete he is.

I didn't know he was a player before he started coaching.

Coaching?

Oh, coaching, of course.

Well, what I meant was that even a coach has to be a good athlete.

You think so?

No, um, not literally.

Well, what I meant is that an athlete in the broad sense of the word, in the

sense that we're all athletes in the game of life.

I think it's time for the weather.

The weather, right.

Time to move on, huh?

You gonna stop me?

Oh, no.

Good.

So where do you think you'll go?

I don't know. San Diego, maybe?

Yeah, San Diego's a nice town.

I guess you'll look for work.

That won't be easy, but of course you know that. In fact, right now it's

probably next to impossible.

But who knows? You'll get lucky, maybe, right?

Do you have any place in mind where you're going to stay?

Just hang out someplace.

Yeah, that's right. Just keep moving all the time. In case the authorities...

You said you weren't going to stop me.

I'm not. It's just that, you know, they're going to come around here

you eventually. And if you are caught, they would just put you in an

temporarily until they can find a foster home.

If they could find one.

They won't get me.

Of course, if you decide to change your mind and stay here, you know, just until

we can figure something out, it might be a lot easier.

Not a charity case.

Oh, I know that.

Oh, no, you'd have to pull your own weight and abide by the rules. It would

pretty grim.

It's your decision.

Jeremy, for what it's worth I'd like you to stay.

It's a dumb show, I think it is. It's on in ten minutes.

Thanks.

Come on, hurry up.

I told you this was a great show.

Hi, everybody.

Hi, Joan.

Oh, shouldn't you be down at the TV station?

No, I'm back on day.

What about the sports report?

Well, they said I needed a little more time to brush up on my facts. Sorry,

sorry.

Well, don't be depressed. You'll be back on the air in no time. Oh, I don't

know, Dad.

They told me to take as many years as I needed.

Will you please be quiet? This is the best part of the show. Sorry, sorry,

sorry.

That man has his head in a trash can.

He eats garbage.

For a living? Just a hobby.

But he's going for the work.

A garbage eating record, huh?

He's only got 20 more seconds left.

That's disgusting.

That's the name of the show.

You guys, how can you watch this kind of junk? I mean, it's an insult to your

intelligence. Well, we really don't have much of a choice.

I mean, this type of show is on every night on every channel.

Oh, I don't believe it. I don't believe it is on Thursdays at 8.

You're pulling my leg.

Wednesdays at 10. This is crazy.

Mondays at 9.

I think he can do it this time.

How many seconds has he had?

Five, four, three, two, one. He did it!