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fill you in while you finish that bite.

The Department of Parks and Recreation of our fine, windy city is sponsoring a

two -on -two basketball tournament.

What do you say about that?

Get out.

I don't give me that.

Now, Ed, I hope this tournament can be a lot of fun.

I mean, you're a terrific player, and I'm getting better all the time.

Season tickets to the Chicago Bulls.

Really? I'm in. Great. And we have a good chance, too. See, we buds have a

Our close personal relationship allows us to communicate silently without

words.

Words are important.

be some magic clue inside these gentle walls cause all I

see is a tower of dreams real love bursting out of every scene

I think we need a brighter light in the bathroom.

I just spent a half an hour trying to get my stick deodorant to work before I

realized it was a candle.

Laura, what's the matter?

Oh, nothing.

Just my whole life is over, that's all.

Again?

Come on.

What happened?

Well, you see, I got invited to this really great party, right?

The party.

All the cool guys are going to be there.

You see, the thing is, the party doesn't start till 10, and Mom says I have to

be home by midnight.

I once had this problem.

So I set all the clocks back a couple of hours before I left the house.

But don't you do that.

Daddy, isn't that something you could do to fix this?

Okay.

I suppose your mother didn't realize how important this party is to you, so you

go ahead and stay out an extra hour.

Mm -hmm. I'll explain it to your mother when she comes home.

Thanks, Daddy. You're the best. Hey, I'm too tired to argue.

I gotta look through my closet and pick out something wild and trashy. What?

Something warm and sensible.

Man, we've been here forever.

Yeah.

Too bad the sign -up table wasn't at this end. We'd be first in line.

Hey, what's up, D?

Hey, D!

Yo,

this is a long line.

Unless they move the table, in which case you just butted in.

gonna go procure an application form and a sharp number two pencil.

So what's new, guys?

My underpants.

Hey, man, that's Kenny Jackson, the spider.

Yo, man, Kenny's a legend.

I mean, nobody beats the spider. If he enters this tournament, we might as well

go home.

Hey, Eddie, what's going on?

I'm just kicking it.

Yeah, but listen, I was gonna team up with Jimmy Miley for this tournament,

he pulled his hamstring.

I pulled a hamstring once, but all the platelets fell off the bone.

And you must be Waldo.

Cool.

Hey, you want to be my partner?

What? Me play with you?

The spider himself?

Yo, dog, I'm on it. All right, then, sign us up, and I'll see you Saturday.

Hey, yo, you want to put in a little practice time?

What for?

I'm no rocket scientist, but wasn't Steve your partner?

Oops.

Oops? What oops?

Uh, you see, Steve, I ran into Kenny Jackson.

The spider?

Hmm, he's mighty good.

But don't you worry, partner.

We'll whip him and his little...

Well, you see, Steve, that's just it. He needed a partner, and so I said, uh...

What you said?

Well, I... I said, yeah.

Oh. Well, what about me?

Well, if it makes you feel any better, Steve, I didn't do it on purpose.

I just completely forgot about you.

Oh, that's quite a pick -me -up.

I'm sorry, Steve, but you don't understand.

This batter is fantastic.

I'd kill to play with him.

Well, you did, Adol.

You killed our friendship.

Oh, it's you.

Well, nice to see you, too.

I'm sorry, Carl. It's just that it's almost an hour past Laura's curfew, and

worried sick about her. Oh, oh, oh, honey, honey.

Relax. Relax?

Why? Well, I forgot to tell you, babe, but I told Laura she could stay a little

longer tonight.

You what?

Well, yeah, I was going to tell you before I went to work this morning, but

were in the shower.

You countermanded me?

I merely adjusted your decision.

When one of us makes a decision, the other is supposed to back it up.

Well, honey, that's true in most cases, but sometimes one of us makes a wrong

decision and I have to fix it.

And just who determines that it's a wrong decision?

Well, that would be the one with the best overview.

Patriarch. The husband.

The big kahuna.

Carl, you're this close to pulling my size nines out of your big kahuna.

I can't believe it. I tell him, girl, she can't go no where. He tell him, go

ahead on.

That's now, my pal.

Hi, Steve.

Thanks for coming over.

Oh, it's my pleasure. After all, it's so seldom I actually get invited.

Steve, I understand that you and Eddie had a falling out.

Affirmative.

We were gonna be partners in a b -ball tournament, but he dumped me.

Oh, I'm sorry about that.

But I just might have the right partner for you.

Oh, really?

Well, who is it? Do I know him?

It's not a him. It's a her.

Bill, I consider myself a feminist and all, but a girl?

She's a pretty good player.

Well, how do you know her? I met her at the Senior Citizen Center.

Uh, well, just how old might she be?

Steve, a woman over 50 never reveals her age.

Estelle, have you been spiking your prune juice?

Oh, that must be her. You do great with Grandmama.

Grandmama?

Oh, Estelle.

The other players have names like Cyclops, the Spider, and Gorilla Jam.

And I get Grandmama.

I'll bake the cake.

Oh, this'll work. Yes, yes, yes.

Hey,

Steve.

Hi, Eddo.

So what's going on?

I'm here to play.

Oh, she got a partner.

Well, that's great.

So what loser teamed up with you?

Hey, don't go dissing my partner. She deserves to be treated like a lady.

Lady?

I should have worn my sports bra.

Grandma, the guy.

Guy, your worst nightmare.

Okay, everybody.

The third annual... The

third annual two -on -two tournament...

giving me a wedge

Practicing.

I am.

But I forgot to tell you.

It was a harmonica.

Laura, would you please tell your mother that we are out of bologna?

Would you please tell your father that as long as he lives in this house, we

will never be out of bologna?

All right, that's it.

I want my anniversary gift back.

Too late. I already exchanged it.

Well, it was a cheap gift anyway. Because every time you do this, you

this to me, Harriet.

I hate it when you guys fight.

Laura, take it easy.

Oh, I can't.

Well, Mom told me I couldn't stay out an extra hour. I should have just left it

alone.

Yes, you should have.

But I didn't. I conned Dad into giving me what I wanted. Well, you didn't

exactly con me. Trust me, I conned you.

What I did was wrong, and I have to be punished.

I'm grounding myself for a week.

Don't argue or I'll make it two weeks.

I know it seems harsh, but it's the only way I'll ever learn my lesson.

Is it my imagination, or is she raising herself?

Time for the championship game.

We got Winslow and Jackson versus Urkel.

And this is called a drink of water.

First team to get 11 baskets wins.

play for the final point oh what about me i'm not hurt you could be

well in that case i'll just be watching you over here

Edward.

Hey, Steve.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah. You hungry?

Thirsty? Can I get you anything?

My goodness.

Courtesy. Well, I better be careful. I wouldn't want to mistake that for

friendship.

I guess I had that one coming.

Look, Steve, I'm really sorry I dumped you.

Why'd you do it, Edo?

I got greedy.

I wanted those Bulls tickets so bad that I thought I had a better chance of

getting them if Kenny was my partner.

I see.

But I ended up a three -time loser.

I lost a tournament, banged up my knee, and even worse, I lost a good friend.

You considered me a friend?

Well, that's not something we have to broadcast.

But, yeah.

Steve, will you forgive me?

Tell you what.

We'll discuss it on the way.

On the way to where?

To the Bulls game.

It turns out that Grandma Ma just isn't a fan of the Chicago Bulls. For some

crazy reason, she's nuts about the Charlotte Hornets.

So she said I could give her ticket to anyone I want to.

And I decided to give it to my best friend.

Eddie Winslow.

Thanks, Steve.

Oh, you're welcome.

Hi.

Oh, hello, Grandma Ma. What's up?

Well, I spent the whole afternoon with Estelle.

She's got a complete makeover. And let me tell you, she's a knockout.

What do you think?

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