All language subtitles for growing_pains_s02e21_the_long_goodbye

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.

Hi, this is 60 Minutes, but don't worry,
it won't take that long.

Hi, I'm Ben Seaver, and welcome to my
class project, A Day in the Life of the

Seavers. And what a day it is! It's
chore day, and everybody has a job to

Mrs. Seaver and Carol are going to clean
the drapes. And Dr.

Seaver is using Carol's computer to
write some article for some mental

Oh, yeah, he's a psychiatrist.

And Mike's got to paint his room or
Dad's going to know the reason why.

I don't even care what grade I get on
this. I just want to do a good job for

you, Mrs. Cutter.

Ben, you were supposed to mention me.

Okay, okay.

Oh, um, Jenny Foster, another one of
your fine students, is helping me by

running the video camera.

Hi, Mrs.

Cutter.

Well, one thing you're... One thing
you're going to notice about the

how well we get along. Come on, Jason.

Maggie, there's a difference between
frugal and cheap.

All right, I take it back.

You're a frugal skate.

Well, I don't see what's wrong with
going with the old, reliable,

handyman we've always used for years.

Honey, a furnace is not a broken screen
door. It's a complicated piece of

machinery. Well, I think Jimmy can
handle it.

And did I mention he works cheap?

Would you hire him to perform open
-heart surgery?

Well, I'd let him give me an estimate.

Ben, Jenny, not now, please.

Keep rolling. This could be good.

Honey, you know I love Dear Sweet Jimmy
as much as you and the kids do. Of

course. So why not destroy the man's
dignity?

Ha!

It may look like they're arguing, but
they're not. They call this disgusting.

Ben, I told you to turn that off.

Oh, no, keep rolling, Ben. This could be
great stuff.

Ben, I am not going to ask you again.

Uh -oh. It looks like I've been invited
to participate in this discussion.

Oh, show me that smile.

Don't waste another minute on your
crying.

We're nowhere near the end.

The best is ready to begin.

Let me see it. Oh, right.

Not bad.

Now, give me your best punch right here.

Oh, no, no, I can't. Come on. No,
really, I can't.

Wimp. Come on, Jimmy. Weenie.

No, I can't. Come on. Come on, I say.

Jimmy, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I don't like that. Perfectly all right.
Never been better. Jimmy.

Oh, Mrs.

Weaver. Pretty as ever.

Are you all right?

Yes, I'm great.

Oh, just a minute.

That pretty young woman there couldn't
be.

Yep, it's me.

Karen. Karen.

Right you are.

Jimmy, you son of a gun.

Oh, how's my favorite medicine man?

How's my favorite handyman? Oh, I've
been missing you folks. I'm glad you

me. Well, it was Maggie's idea, and she
insisted.

Well, I understand you have a sick
furnace.

Well, it goes on, but it won't stay on.
Oh, well, let me take a look.

Um, Jimmy, the furnace is in the
basement.

That way.

Yes, but me tools is in me truck. That
way.

Oh, right.

It looks like the furnace could be the
big story today at the Seabrook. And of

course, Mrs. Cutter, you can count on me
to be there.

Did you see how shaky he was?

No. When I walked in the room, he was
wheezing. He couldn't catch his breath.

Oh, that's because I punched him in the
stomach.

Oh, fine. You men just stick together.

I believe you have a bedroom to paint.
Hey, I'm way ahead of you, Dad.

Okay, you know the rules. Nobody comes
over till it's done.

Hey, you know me.

Yes, I sure do. And in spite of that, I
still expect that room painted by

tonight. Hey, no problem.

Good night.

Hey, my dear.

Don't be surprised.

I'll tell you upstairs, okay? Something
great, ain't it? Bone, you have no idea.

I never do.

Don't worry, he'll be down in a second.

Uh -huh.

Oh, you think he's too old, don't you?

Come on, just say it.

Honey, some people just don't know when
to hang it up.

Like Muhammad Ali.

Pardon me?

For years he was the greatest, and now
he's killing roaches on TV.

I overheard some sports reporters in the
cafeteria.

Honey, there was a day when Jimmy could
handle something as complicated as a

furnace, but now... I'm afraid he's
locked his bath ball.

How much time are you spending with
these sports guys?

Okay, let's get this show on the road.

Time is money. My time, your money.

Oh, sounds like there's not a moment to
lose.

You think you know what it is? Sure.

You've been trying to heat the house
with a washing machine.

That's a joke.

A little handyman humor.

Yes, sticky solenoid.

A little lubrication and she'll be fine.

Perfect.

Right, Maggie? Yes.

Thank you, Jimmy.

I'll send you a bill.

Jimmy, what about the furnace?

Oh, you're having trouble with that too,
are you?

And, you know, the beauty of it is,
Bone, there's nothing better than

for building up your chest.

Frankly, you could use.

You really think so?

Yeah, I mean, did you know that Arnold
Schwarzenegger started out as a painter?

Yeah.

You did?

Oh, look, I'm having the time of my life
over here, Bone. It looks like fun.

Hey, you know, and if you think I'm
going to let you do any part of it, you

might as well just split right now,
okay?

Oh, really?

Yeah, I mean, not even if you got down
on your knees and begged me to.

Well, is that a way to treat your buddy?

You know, you're right, Bo.

I'm sorry. Here, here, you give it a
shot. Great.

No, I can't. I can't do it.

What? I can't do it knowing how much it
means to you, Mike.

Bo, get out. Just go, all right? I
need... I got something to do here.

Mike, do you want me to paint your room
for you?

Yes, I do.

Then why don't you just ask me in the
first place?

Because, Boner, I didn't think anybody
was that gullible.

Well, next time, give me some credit,
huh?

But claustrophobia can be a symptom of
another disorder that needs...

You don't have to say a thing. I can
read your mind.

All right, so what if he forgot why he
was in the basement? He did fix the

washer.

All right, so we forgot a few names. Big
deal.

I do that myself sometimes.

Especially the tall kid. What's his
name?

All right, I'll keep an eye on Jimmy.
Thank you, dear.

But this constant nagging has got to
stop.

Here we are, back in the living room,
where we're going to see Mrs. Seaver and

the Seaver girl caught in the act of
being themselves.

If it's okay.

Sure, pumpkin.

Pumpkin?

We'll edit that out.

If this makes me look fat, you can't use
it.

Play it safe, Jenny. Keep her out of the
shot.

Ben, I gotta be straight with you.

I've been on this project since 8 o
'clock this morning, and nothing has

happened. What are you trying to say?

Two words.

Boring.

family boring?

Well, if you put my family on TV every
week, I bet millions of people would

watch.

Yeah, Ben.

Right.

Let's go interview Jimmy.

We already did.

Let's do it again. He won't remember.

Ben, that is no way to talk about Jimmy.

I'm sorry.

Even if it is true.

Back then, you know, this entire
neighborhood was nothing but apple

was it pears? Well, it was fruit,
anyway, because in the fall, I kept

on them.

Why did you become a handyman?

Well, you see, I have lived on this
earth many times before.

Yeah? Oh, you betcha. And in each life,
I was a handyman.

Really? Oh, I remember the time when
those Chinese fellas hired me to

the building of the Good Wall.

You mean the Great Wall.

Sure, after I got done with it.

I don't get it.

Well, maybe you're a little too young
yet.

Some people think I'm too young to do
anything.

Oh, what do you know? Some folks think
I'm too old to do anything.

So we've got something in common. Yeah,
makes me mad that happens.

How about you?

Me too.

But what do you do about it?

I throw a fit and hold my breath till I
turn blue.

Same here.

The drapes are clean. Uh -huh.

Mom, who came up with the idea of Seaver
Chore Day?

Your dad.

You know that.

Well, don't you find it interesting that
the founder of Chore Day is not doing

an actual chore?

Instead, he's writing an article that he
put off until Chore Day?

You know, you're absolutely right.

Mm -hmm. So guess where we're going to
be next Chore Day?

Where?

Bloomingdale.

want to give Jimmy a chance, but isn't
it pretty clear now that he's not up to

it?

Well, all right. First, why don't we
just find out what happened?

What happened?

Three hours of boring, hard work were
ruined. Work that we've been doing all

while some people were ducking out in
their office?

Get my key. I'm out of here.

Would you look at me?

Come on, Bo. Look, I've seen you show up
for school looking dirtier than that.

You know, as usual, that's an excellent
question, and I'm very glad you asked.

Not now, Mike. We've got bigger fish to
fry.

You know, I'll see if I can get him the
fish fry deal.

Done, my friend. All right.

You know, Dad, I have to agree with Mom.

Jimmy should go.

This is not a matter of friendship. It's
a matter of incompetence.

Carol, I can't believe you're turning on
Jimmy, too?

He's our pal.

And another thing, all of this talk
about getting rid of a person, a human

being, just because they're incompetent.

Well, that could be very upsetting to
Mike.

Jimmy, I know that you're working under
a lot of pressure here. I certainly

don't want to interfere.

But what the hell happened just now?

I wish I could say, Doc, it was just one
of those things that we handymen call a

mistake.

That's what I call it. What a co -winky
-dink.

I hope it didn't cause too much mess up
there. Well, as a matter of fact,

Jimmy... We'll live, Jimmy.

Won't we, honey?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Somehow.

So are we any closer to solving the
problem, Jimmy? Well, you may have a

pressure leak in your system.

Would you believe it? I have a gauge in
me truck that'll tell the tale.

Yeah.

You heard it. It's just what handymen
call a mistake.

Sonny, you know how when we disagree and
then later we find out that I was

right, how you always get defensive? I'm
not defensive.

And when you think about it, I don't
think there's one shred of evidence that

he's incompetent.

Well, I say a man's entitled to keep his
dignity until he proves he doesn't

deserve it. But I love you for it.

Where are you going?

Oh, I thought I'd just browse through
our homeowner's insurance coverage.

It too may take.

Boner, my friend, welcome to the 80th.
Now, this is going to make your life a

lot more fun.

Can I take it home with me?

Oh, it's for painting.

Oh.

You know what? You see, I feel real bad
about all the hard work that you've been

doing. But I'd like to get this room
painted today.

All right?

Now watch me.

Okay, now all you do is you point the
electric sprayer at the area to be

covered. You gently squeeze the trigger.

And voila.

You got it?

Mike, even a goon could do this. That's
what I'm counting on.

Which explains why claustrophobia
conventions are so poorly attended.

If you don't want an argument, don't
read my mind.

Poorly attended, poorly attended.

Megan, could you leave? Leave my shades
for just a few minutes, please. I've got

to get this done today. I'm on the very
last page.

Oh, no.

Does that mean you've lost everything?

I don't know yet. Carol's the computer
expert.

Power is out all over the house.

Does that mean I've lost all 28 pages?

No.

Oh, good.

Now, see, you were saving the pages as
you went along, right?

Saving pages?

In a sec.

I'm sorry.

Was that Jimmy?

It wasn't Shirley MacLaine.

Mikey, all I know is I heard a voice
say, I'm sorry. It sounded like God.

No, no. Jimmy.

You call him Jimmy?

What are you doing this thing?

I don't know. Maybe the nozzle's
clogged.

It's definitely not clogged.

Deb, the TV went off, but it's back on
now. We know, Ben.

And I had nothing to do with it.

We know, Ben.

Well, how do you go and tell a member of
the family to get out?

It's not fair to do this, and I will.

I've got it.

We'll sell the house and move.

I wish it were that simple.

All right, I want some answers, and I
want them now.

Yeah, what in the name of Jimmy is going
on around here?

Oh, excuse my language.

What happened to you guys?

No, I'll ask the questions around here.
Now, what is going on in this house?

Well, I'm trying to find a way to break
a dear old man's heart, that's what.

I know how much this hurt your dad.

Well, he was the only one who kept
believing in Jimmy.

Oh, I still believe in Jimmy.

Boner, please.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Since when did all of
you turn into atheists, huh?

Jimmy, we've got to talk now. Hey, Doc.

If he can wait, I really have to
concentrate here.

Sure.

No, I dead can't, Jimmy. No, I don't
think so.

Okay.

What's up?

Well, Jimmy, come on.

You're a sports fan, right?

Sure. Well, let's talk about Muhammad
Ali.

Ah, Cassius Clay.

He was the greatest.

Yes, but then remember when everybody
thought maybe he should hang it up?

He didn't listen.

Exactly. And so he became the only man
to win the heavyweight championship of

the world three times.

Well, I was talking about later.

Oh, sure.

People gave up on the man, people who
should have known better.

All right, Mohammed, I'll leave the bad
example here.

Of what?

I don't know.

Give me a minute. At least I'll think
about it.

Losing your train of thought, eh?

Well, it happens as you get older.

Poor Jason.

Poor Jimmy.

Boner, don't worry. When I'm done with
these, they'll be as good as new.

Mom, wait, I gotta clean both clothes.

I don't care.

Boner, you're wearing my bathrobe.

Oh, I don't mind.

Yeah, um, look, can we fill these in the
washer?

Well, you have to wait. All the rugs are
in there.

I think I'll get some of that fish.

Hey, McKell, did you just say you put
all the rugs in the washer at once?

Well, yeah. Is that a problem?

Well, sure.

The washer would overload, make horrible
noises, and jump around and shut off.

Sorry.

Maybe the washer wasn't his fault.

Whose fault? What about all the soot? I
throw a fit and hold my breath till I

turn blue.

Hey, look at my camera work.

I gotta get back to work.

Take this hose and hook it to the
vacuum.

Be sure you're on the intake.

Oh, no.

No, no, no. Take the other one.

I didn't know you taped this part.

Hey, my camera never stops.

Ben, let it play.

Look, Bone, you're just going to have to
trust me. There is no fish here

whatsoever.

I'm sorry.

It's all right, Betty.

I'll cover for you.

Sorry about that.

Won't happen again.

Thanks, Jimmy.

So it wasn't Jimmy. It was you.

Well, I'm going to go to my room now.

Sit down, Jimmy.

going off you know jimmy was here to fix
the gas furnace not the electricity um

i might be out of line here but in the
case of a gas leak the first thing you

is shut off the power to check on it oh
oh oh jason

jason wait there's one thing i know
about it's gas

thank you

Jimmy, you have to come over to dinner.
Or lunch. Yeah, any day this week. Every

day this week.

Why don't you just move in?

We love you, Jimmy.

I'm going to go inside right now and
break something. Will you fix it? Oh,

sure. You only have to call me. Okay.

Bye -bye, Jimmy. Bye -bye.

See you later. Bye.

Well, Mrs. Cutter, that's a day in the
life of the Seavers. And I hope you had

fun, because I know I sure did.

And I learned things, too, which you're
supposed to do when you're doing school

junk.

Well, what I learned today was you
should let old people do stuff because

know a whole lot.

Like my dad said, it's a good thing we
didn't give up on Jimmy because we would

have lost a good handyman and a good
friend.

Well, that's it for me and Jenny. This
video could have been a whole lot

but remember, I'm just a kid.