All language subtitles for growing_pains_s03e09_who_s_zoomin_who

Hi, Carol.

Hi. You want to come with us to watch
the basketball team work out?

Why would I want to do that?

Tall, tall guys in teeny weeny shorts.

Luteus to the Maximus, if you get my
meaning.

Oh, sorry, I can't. I'm helping Bobby
study for an English test.

Whoop -dee -doo.

Carol, when you and Bobby started going
out, we had great hope for you. Great

hope? Your relationship has turned into
something disgustingly boring.

Boring, huh?

Well, just because we don't run around
here like teenagers doesn't mean that

underneath there's not a seething river
of white -hot passion.

No, Carol!

Look, I'm sorry I'm late, but I can't
study right now. I owe Coach Lubbock

power squats. But I'll study at your
house after football practice, okay?

Kiss.

Is that...

or what?

Carol, admit it. The river of passion
has dried up like my mother's skin.

Well, it's obvious that neither one of
you have ever been involved in a mature,

lasting relationship.

Who'd want to be? So how did you
possibly understand that Bobby and I are

different? We're not into that typical,
flirty, giggling kind of teenage flame.

We're building something lasting and
good. And even if Mr. Perfect were to

up to me right now, I'd say I'm taken.

Oh, excuse me. No, it's my fault. Could
you tell me where the biology lab is?

I'm due.

I'm taken.

Not only was I born in Salinas, but I
lived there all my life. So when my dad

announced that we were moving, it was
quite a shock.

I'll bet.

Change is good, right?

I mean, who wants life to be the same
day after day after day? Not me.

New places, new adventures. New people?

Yeah.

A chance at the unexpected.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, well, this is my house.

No kidding. I'm just down the road a
couple of blocks.

Really? It's got to be fate.

Must be.

So, uh, maybe we can walk to school
together sometimes?

Well, I usually ride the bus or my
brother takes me.

We could do that.

You know, this has been a pretty good
first day at my new school.

Geez.

I sound like James Dean in Rebel Without
a Cause.

When he met Natalie Wood.

Yeah. Yes.

When she went as nice to him as you've
been to me.

Well, how could she be? I mean, she was
going steady with Buzz. At that point in

the movie, she had no idea that James
Dean was fated to be her soulmate.

Boy, was Natalie a dunce.

and he's not Bobby.

Well, that's none of your bit... What
guy?

I don't know, but I think he's a little
weird.

Why? He's interested in Carol.

Did I tell you to stay away from that
window?

Because your sister is not the type who
flirts.

They all are, Dad.

If I'm gonna get to the library, I
better get going.

Yeah, I gotta go too.

Lots to do. Thanks, Carol.

And for what it's worth, I'm really glad
I bumped into you today.

Me? Oh, no, no, Carol. I didn't hear the
words the guy said, including... And

for what it's worth, I'm really glad I'm
talking to you.

You are so gross. You are so
indescribably low.

Oh? Oh, maybe would you stay as low as
somebody who would two -time their

boyfriend? Just because I extend my hand
in friendship to a new student on his

first day of school is no reason to
think that I'm interested in him.

So, does Bobby know that you stutter
when you lie?

I do not.

Carol,

honey, aren't you forgetting about
Bobby?

I am not forgetting about Bobby. I was
just being friendly. What is it with you

people?

Carol, honey, I just meant that Bobby's
waiting downstairs to study with you.

Oh, yeah.

Carol, is everything okay?

Mom, do you believe in fate?

Fate? You know, that there are these
inexorable forces that can push us

certain things.

We're powerless to stop them.

What things?

Let me put this another way, Mom, okay?

All right, all right. Let's say you're
out for a walk, okay? And you pass a

store, okay?

And let's say it's a mall.

Now, in this shoe store, you see this
really hot... looking pair of shoes.

Now, you really don't need new shoes. I
mean, your old ones are very comfortable

and fine and you wouldn't have even
thought about getting a new pair except

fate brought you to this store with this
window and these shoes

standing right there looking so sexy and
right.

Uh, what would you do, Mom?

What color are these shoes?

Mom, the color doesn't matter.

Of course the color matters. If you have
to buy a new dress to go with them,

it's going to... Mom, Mom.

They're the right color.

The perfect color and style.

Okay.

Are they on sale?

Never mind, Mom.

Cracking his knuckles again.

How gross.

So what?

This is what building a mature, long
-lasting relationship is all about.

Oh, yeah, I forgot.

Well, Carol will probably get used to it
after they've been together for about

20 or 30 years.

Would you stop that, please?

What?

Cracking your knuckles.

Oh, I didn't even know I was doing it.

Okay, he's not perfect.

He's no James Dean.

What matters here isn't a few little
annoying habits like... Cracking his

knuckles, breathing through his nose,
scratching himself, hit and miss

hygiene.

Don't they shower after football
practice?

What matters is what's beneath the
surface.

Bobby here is someone intelligent you
can talk to.

You know, I don't give this Scarlet
Letter garbage at all. I mean, if I was

tester chick, I'd rip off the A and
stuff in the mouth of any guy who got

Boy, this Nate Hawthorne guy, he's a
major yin -yang, you know what I mean?

Yes, I do.

I wonder what that cute transfer student
is doing right now.

You mean James Dean?

No, his name is Jeffrey.

Hey, what do you say we go to a movie
tomorrow night?

Forget Jeff. He may be perfect, but
Carol's already taken by a guy who's

completely reliable and predictable.

Carol! Oh, uh, what word don't you know?

No, I wanted to know if you wanted to go
to a movie tomorrow night.

Well, gee, we never go to the movies on
weeknights.

So do we have to do the same thing day
after day, day in, day out? So let's get

crazy. Well, okay, yeah. You know, maybe
we could rent something. I'm really in

the mood to see a James Dean movie.
James Dean? I like him.

Oh, you do?

Heck yeah.

So he acts when he's not cranking out
sausages, huh?

Carol. Bobby, where have you... Oh, hi.

You are not going to believe this. On
the way to the library yesterday, I

that revival movie theater.

And guess what was playing?

What?

Rebel Without a Cause.

No. Yeah, isn't that incredible?

Must be fake.

So I was thinking, maybe we could go
tonight.

Go out with you?

Well, I really don't... Go out with you,
huh?

Carol, you said it. It's fate.

Don't try to fight it. Done, Bobby. Go
for it. Go for it. Go for it.

Go for it. Go for it. Go for it.

Go for it.

Pick you up at seven.

Well, you know me, Carol. I'm always
late.

Exactly. Well, what is that supposed to
mean? There's no reason to yell.

I'm not yelling. If you're going to
carry on this way, it's only going to

embarrass us both.

Huh? If you can be so inconsiderate of
me, it can only mean one thing.

What's that?

You're tired of me. I'm tired of you.
Oh, so you don't deny it. Deny what?

I'm just going to say you want to break
up with me.

Wait a minute here. What's going on? Why
are you acting like this?

Oh, so childish to blame me.

There's something going on.

You got another guy or what?

Oh, you have to drag this into the
gutter, don't you? I suppose next you're

going to say you're going to want to
break up with me, huh? I don't want to

break up with you. Well, neither do I.

But, but, under the circumstances, I do
think it would be a

good idea for both of us to see a little
less of each other.

Okay. Okay, fine. If that's what you
wanted, we'll break up. Fine.

If you didn't know.

I did not say you were insensitive to
Carol. Oh, no, no, no. You said, honey,

couldn't you muster a little sympathy
for our heartbroken daughter?

Yes, after what this jock did to her.

Honey, she didn't say that he dumped
her. She said they broke up.

And you believed her.

You know what I think? I think that
you're just getting swept up in all the

melodrama. Mellow drama? Jason, our
innocent little girl takes one tentative

step into the tumultuous world of dating
only to have it chopped off.

I really don't think Carol has lost a
limb.

Okay, this time I will say it. You are
insensitive.

Well, I'm sorry.

I didn't notice that Carol was all that
broken up. She was covering... Jason,

don't you know anything about women?

No.

was her first boyfriend, her first real
love.

I know.

You know what I think? I think when
Carol told us that they broke up, she

lying. I think Bobby dumped her.

You do?

And you're happy about it.

Happy? Honey, do I look happy?

Jason, how many times have you said that
Carol should not be going steady with

the first guy she ever dated? And you
agreed with me. Of course I did.

Well, then you think it's good that
they're not together?

No. Oh, so you'd prefer that Carol and
Bobby were together for the rest of

lives so Carol wouldn't meet any other
guys and she'd never have a chance to

broaden her horizons? Oh, of course not.

Maggie, I'm getting very confused with
this conversation.

Well, obviously.

Well, maybe I am insensitive.

Maybe she's nuts.

Ben!

Honey. I know exactly what you're
feeling. I'm a woman, too. I know that.

All I can say is the hurt will fade.
With each passing day, it'll get easier

easier to forget him. Who?

Bobby.

Oh, yeah.

Honey, I want to tell you a story about
my first love and how he broke my heart

and how I ended up stronger for the
experience. Mom, is this a long story?

No, no, not really. Because I have a
date.

Good, because it's important for you to
realize that there are so many other

boys out there and you have a date.

Honey, I decided you were right. I
should let Carol know that I heard for

too. Why?

Pardon me?

She doesn't need you to cheer her up.
She's got a date.

Oh, with Bobby?

Of course not. She dumped Bobby.

I thought Bobby dumped her. Jason, how
many times do I have to go over this?

Just one more.

Is this what it's like to love somebody?

I don't know.

What kind of a person do you think a
girl wants?

A man.

Yes.

But a man who can be gentle and sweet.

Like you are.

Gosh, I love this movie.

It's an even better thing yet with you.

We should watch the movie, okay?

Right, right.

I'm serious.

What's with you?

What do you mean?

I know you like me.

You wouldn't have dumped your boyfriend
if you didn't.

I didn't dump... Wait, how did you know
I was going with Bobby?

I don't know.

I heard it around school.

So you knew that when you asked me out?

something.

Why didn't you?

Why is it easy now? I don't know.

See?

You didn't want that to stand in our way
any more than I did.

I knew exactly what I wanted from the
moment I decided to bump into you at

locker. Really?

But I thought it was fate that brought
us together.

It was.

Why, you just said you planned our
meeting.

Okay, I did plan it.

A guy cannot depend on mere fate when
he's trying to meet the most popular

in school.

What? What makes you think I'm that?

The girl who goes with the captain of
the football team is always the most

popular girl in school.

But I'm not the most popular girl in
school. Not even close. That's not me at

all. Shh.

I'm not sure. This isn't exactly what I
thought it would be like at all.

What did you expect?

Something... Something like up on that
screen.

Something meant to be. Something
destined.

You see, I thought that you came out of
the blue and that you were so right and

it was not just an accident that we met,
but that it was fate.

But it wasn't.

Hey, come on.

Look, we're here together at a great
movie.

So we both schemed a little bit to get
here.

So what?

What matters is that I'm a lot better
for you than Watson.

His name is Bobby, and he doesn't flinch
when I do that to him.

Here she comes.

Do you want to talk to her?

Well, I think both of us would be a bit
much.

Right. You handle it.

What?

Hello.

Yes, well, Carol, I think that we should
have a little talk about this whole

situation with Bobby.

Bobby? The situation with Bobby? I blew
it.

Carol Siever, the girl who's supposed to
be so smart, just lost the only guy

that she ever cared about.

Jason, I didn't say to browbeat her.

Carol, what are you... Bobby, honey,
before you say anything, I just want to

apologize for my obnoxious behavior
yesterday.

I am so... Hi, Carol.

Hi.

What?

Carol, you are absolutely right about
seeing other people.

We better get to class, Bobby, honey.

She won't let me be late.

This is not happening.

Nope, nope.

Truth is, Ben, even I don't understand
women.

Dad, I would like to thank you for
allowing me to blunder my way into an

bigger mistake.

ruined my entire life.

What happened?

After all that Bobby and I meant to each
other, he dumped me for that airhole

Debbie, a girl that he hardly even knows
yet. Can you believe that?

Well, you know... Isn't that exactly
what you did to Bobby?

I think maybe Ben has a point.

You do?

Yep, he do.

You sure she's not home? Yeah, yeah,
look, if she was, she'd be sitting there

that couch doing her stupid homework
making me look bad.

Mike, I just want to get my stuff and
get out of here. Yeah, come on. Look, I

know which drawers she keeps everything
in.

No. I no longer have the right to go
near Carol's drawers.

What are you doing here?

I thought you had chess club this
afternoon.

Oh, uh, right. Well, I'll leave you two
alone. I'm sure you've got lots to, uh,

talk about.

Well, I don't have anything to talk
about.

Neither do I.

I'll come back later for my Tony Danza
tank top.

Say hi to Debbie.

You know, you're the one who went out
with other people in the first place. I

only went out with Debbie because you
went out with Mr.

Vavavavum.

Well, what's wrong with going out with
other people? We weren't officially

steady, remember?

Now, you're right. It wasn't official.

So that's why I'm going out with Debbie.
And you've got no reason to be mad,

Carol. Well, yeah.

And what's good for the goose is good
for the mice to play when the cat's

You're right. And I'm right. I'm right.

Yes.

Look, I never should have gone out with
Jeff.

It was the worst mistake that I have
ever made.

And you have every right to hate me.

No, Carol, I couldn't hate you. Sure you
can. It's easy. I'm a flying bucket.

No. I was the first guy you ever dated.

I could see how you might get a little
curious.

Hey, it's amazing you did so well your
first time around.

There's no understanding.

I know temptation.

I mean, I think girls every day, I would
just love... Bobby. Oh, shut up.

Look.

I'm really sorry.

than anybody, and I don't care about
your irritating habits.

That's just the way I feel about you,
too.

You can still see other people if you
want.

Oh, you too.

Right.

Bobby, we can stand here and lie to each
other, or you can kiss me.

Hmm.

So we agree it's a good thing that Carol
and Bobby are finished.

Absolutely.

Yeah, you know, it's really sad.

Look, Ben, take it from me. Never, ever
get into a long -term relationship with

a girl, because then they start
controlling you, and that means the end

as you know it.

So you're saying guys should control
girls or our lives will be miserable?

Exactly.

Leah, what do you mean by that, Ben?
Come on now, haven't you heard a word

been saying?

Look, women should be in control.

What? Oh, yes, if they're smarter, more
sensible, and more responsible.

Look, think of Mom.

All right? Now, she's the real head of
this family, and I, for one, couldn't be

happier.

So you're saying women should be in
control?

No. How many times do I have to explain
this to you?