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Hi, Brad. How are you?

How are you?

Will you listen to this guy?

How are you? You're so considerate.

You know, John, old buddy, I was
thinking about what good friends we are

you would do anything for me.

And you know what else I was thinking?

Now, you should cut back on your
medication.

That's funny, John. No, I was thinking
that since the seniors are voting for

teacher of the year, that you would
maybe hand out these flyers to your

Coach Derman, educator, humanitarian,
orphan?

Well, almost.

My father passed away two years ago. My
mother's on the ropes.

No, I'm sorry, Bram, but I'm not going
to do your campaigning for you. Oh.

I get it, John.

You want to win teacher of the year. You
know, Brad, this may sound strange to

you, but I don't need a plaque to know
that I'm a good teacher.

My reward is seeing a kid graduate, go
to college, and make something of

himself. You've got a sports mentality.

You know something?

Competition between teachers isn't very
healthy.

Yeah, you're right, John.

Winning isn't everything.

Well, thanks, John. I needed to hear
that.

God, how I wish every teacher in this
school felt that way.

I'd be a shoo -in.

Winning isn't everything.

Oh, that's a good one, John. Say hi to
the tooth fairy for me.

Dear John is filmed before the studio
audience.

Now, look, Wendy, we've been divorced
for two years now. You got the car, you

pay for the car repairs.

I don't care if it needs a new
transmission.

Now, look, Wendy, Wendy, there is
nothing you can do to make me change my

No, no, no, nothing. Oh, hi, son.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Of course you're
not going to have to walk six miles to

school in the freezing rain.

No, Matthew.

No, just tell Mommy that Daddy's going
to pay to have the car fixed.

What?

She needs a car phone, too?

Matthew, Matthew, all right, all right.
Just tell Mommy that Daddy will think

about it.

I have fresh donuts here. I want
everyone to try one.

Hey,

has anyone seen my coffee mug?

No.

But why don't we go into this storage
room, turn off all the lights, get down

our hands and knees, and look for it?

In many cases, never may explain where
your coffee mug and the coat rack have

disappeared to. It's as if starting
tonight, a new group is meeting in this

right before us.

Oh? What group is that?

Clip to Maniacs Anonymous.

Anyone interested in joining, please
sign below with a pen attached for your

convenience.

Hi, everybody. Hey, there he is.

What happened to the boat ride?

It's a long story, John.

Listen, I've got a statement to make
right here and right now. If anybody

me talk about getting remarried, I want
everybody in this group to jump on me

and beat me to a bloody pulp.

Shut up, Bob.

What's tasting you, Biscuit? Oh, Wendy.

She's driving me crazy.

She got the car under divorce, and I'm
the one who has to pay for a new

transmission. Well, that sounds fair to
me. She gets a new transmission, and you

get the old chef.

Hello. I'm looking for the 121 Club. And
you found it.

Louise. I spoke with you today on the
phone. I'm Barry Sindler.

Oh, right. The one who's going through a
painful, tortuous, devastating...

gut -wrenching divorce.

So glad you're here.

Everybody!

Hi, Barry!

Now, Barry, why don't you just sit in
here and tell us a little bit about

yourself, your marriage, what you do,
etc.

Well, like I said, my name is Barry, and
as she told you, I'm

going through a divorce.

I'm not sure I should even mention what
I do for a living.

Oh, why not?

Well, it could be something you've all
had trouble with at one time or another.

You're a vice cop?

Mrs. Fedler, please.

Come on, Barry, we're all friends here.
No one's going to bar you from this

group because of what you do for a
living.

Well,

okay. I'm a divorce lawyer.

That will be quite enough.

Let's be civilized.

This man is asking for our support and
he's going to get it right, everybody.

Yeah.

Now, Barry, tell us about your divorce.

Well... It's been very painful. Good.
John!

Go ahead, Barry.

Well... My wife and I have been married
for 13 years.

We met in San Francisco.

It was a summer of love, a season of
joy.

Now I find myself in court doing my best
to completely humiliate and belittle

her. There's no joy in that.

Don't we know it.

Certain amount of professional pride, of
course.

Look, maybe somebody else should talk
first.

Well, I had someone here.

would like to show Barry how our group
functions, how by opening you up and

sharing, we've been able to get past our
problems and become whole again.

Ralph!

There's something that's been bothering
me for a very long time.

Glad I got that off my chest.

Tell us what's on your mind tonight.
Louise, we already know what I have on

mind. Okay.

My ex -wife uses the car to drive my son
to school and to soccer practice and to

his music lessons, which, by the way, I
still pay for.

So why the hell do I have to pay for the
upkeep on that car?

You pay for the upkeep on your ex
-wife's car? Well, it's in my name.

She's got the car, but it's in your
name? Well, it has to be, because I pay

the insurance.

No offense, John, but guys like me love
seeing guys like you in court. You know,

the legal profession has a technical
term for people like you.

Doormat.

What? Talk about your legal mumbo
-jumbo. Now, wait a minute here. I am

doormat. For your information, my wife
and I had a very fair settlement. Yeah,

they split everything right down the
middle. And she took both halves.

Doormat!

Dad, if I were you, I'd reopen my
divorce settlement.

No, thanks.

I want to put my son through another
divorce.

Perhaps someone else would like to share
with us.

Something that doesn't involve name
-calling.

Just a second.

Barry, are you saying that if someone
thinks they got a raw deal, they can

renegotiate their settlement?

Oh, sure. We do it every day. Hey,
listen.

If you're bitter about how things turned
out... No, no, I'm not bitter. Why

should I be bitter?

Just because I put my husband through
medical school and he dumped me?

That's a good reason. Damn right.

But, you know, now I've got a whole new
life.

I got everything I wanted out of the
divorce.

Well, good for you. Well, then you got
everything you're entitled to.

You got your equity stake in his medical
practice. You got IRA investments, at

least half of his pension plan, right?

Well, not exactly.

So, uh, what did you get?

I got the dining room table.

I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. She got a
table.

It was the dining room table.

Dormat! Just like John.

Oh, just a second. I've been through my
divorce, and now I'm moving on with my

life.

Dormat!

On the other hand, maybe I should go
after my ex. This has been bothering me

a really long time.

Kate, listen. If you want a little legal
help, here's my card.

You'd do that for me?

Why, sure, we're all in the same group.
It's like we're family.

That's right. We're just like the
Simpsons.

But prettier.

Boy, I'd love to take that chiseler for
every nickel I've got coming to me.

Hey, would you listen to yourself?

I mean, you're suddenly sounding greedy,
uncaring, very petty.

Well, at least I'm not like you, John,
letting someone like Wendy walk all over

me.

I think you're being a little harsh with
John. Oh, Marlowe, she's probably

right. I do let Wendy walk all over me.
Hey, come on, John. Do not shortchange

yourself.

You let everyone walk all over you.

Hey, John, how's your day going?

Well, my first... No time for chit
-chat.

Do you have a tie I can borrow?

I'm sorry, just the one I have on.

Oh.

Oh.

Well, what the hell, I'll take it.

All right.

Here. What do you need it for?

Oh, they're going to announce Teacher of
the Year in a little while, and I just

thought I should dress up for my
acceptance speech.

Oh. After all, I'm going to be a role
model for those kids now.

They're going to look up to me. They're
going to respect me.

Okay. First, the bunny runs around the
hole. Then the bunny goes down the hole.

I got it. I got it.

What?

It's Lacey. Oh.

Look,

I'm glad you're both here. The students
just voted for the Teacher of the Year

Award, and you two tied for first place.

Really? We're having a runoff election
next week to decide the winner.

Good luck to both of you.

All right!

We tied!

I win!

What are you talking about?

Oh, come on, John.

It's no contest. I mean, look who I'm up
against.

Wait a minute. Are you saying... What
are you saying?

Are you saying that I'm a doormat?

You do have a way with words.

Yeah, well, that's the old John Lacey.
From now on, you're looking at the new

John Lacey. Oh, come on, John. You know
as well as I do you're not very good at

going after what you want.

Now, I wonder where I should hang that
plaque.

Why don't you hang it right over there?
Because that baby's going to be mine.

Now give me back my tie.

What? You heard me. Give me back my tie.

I'm through being a doorman. Give me
back my tie. Come on.

John, my tie. I'm beginning to hear
bells ringing.

Oh, hello, Wendy. I'm glad you called.

John, the neck. Oh, you got the estimate
from the mechanic, huh? Yeah, that's

nice. Well, how about this? I'm not
going to send you a check. No.

Oh, the carburetor, too. The choke.
Check the choke. Yeah, but if you can't

afford it, get out of the car and fix it
yourself.

What are you staring at?

All right, everybody,

settle down, settle down.

I hope you all read chapters one through
six of The Grapes of Wrath like you

were supposed to, because we're about to
have a pop quiz.

I am well aware of the fact that I am up
for Teacher of the Year.

and that this isn't something a fun
teacher would do.

But I'm not going to pander to any one
of you.

Nice haircut. I like it very much.

All right, I'll put your books under
your chairs.

Hi.

Hi, John.

Hey, gang.

Hey, gang.

All right, what are you doing here?
Look, just take a minute.

Okay, listen up.

Everybody in my nutrition class will be
meeting today.

At Peppy's Taco Hut.

Peppy's Taco Hut. Yeah, I'm going to
teach them about the perils of junk

By the way, the first 20 students there
get free nachos.

Thank you. Thank you, Coach Cholesterol.
Now, if you don't mind, we're in the

middle of a pop quiz.

Ooh, another one?

You kids hang in there. And just
remember, Coach Derman here is always

for you. That's Derman.

Derman. Dermot!

Dermot! Dermot! Dermot!

Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot!
Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot!

Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot! Dermot!

Dermot!

Dermot!

Dermot!

By what name did Steinbeck refer to
those poor people from Oklahoma who

to California?

Okie dokie? You got that one?

Next question.

What was the main highway they took from
Oklahoma to California?

And I'm not going to give you 66 minutes
to answer that question.

No matter how hard you root.

All right, I guess that's enough
questions for one quiz.

Lacey, Lacey,

Lacey, Lacey, Lacey.

against my ex -husband. I'm going to
make him squirm. I'm finally going to

even with that slug. Get me in, Kate.

Hi. Oh, good evening, John.

Kirk tells me you're being considered
for Teacher of the Year. Please, please.

don't want to talk about that stupid
award. I don't want to think about it. I

don't even want to hear it mentioned.

If you want to win, you got to go with
what's in. You got to give the kids what

they like.

Noise.

Get it, Ralphie.

John, but if you stop too fast, you can
break your tongue.

John, if you've already won teacher of
the year, why didn't you just say so?

Because, Louise, I am ashamed of myself.

I actually gave my students the answer
to a test. Well, right, John.

That was my fallback play. Oh, Kirk, you
don't understand.

I'm a teacher. I compromise myself for
the sake of a meaningless award.

Well, I've compromised myself for a lot
less.

A turkey dinner and a sailor's hat.

Now I'm just going to have to go in
there on Monday morning and

refuse that award.

How did I let myself get into this?

I believe it had something to do with
not wanting to be a doormat.

Yeah, it was that lawyer.

Did I ever listen to that blood -sucking
legal leech? John!

Barry is not a leech. He's a very nice
man who's helping me handle the case

against my ex -husband. Now, he's a
leech. Oh, come on, Kate.

Wise up. He's not interested in helping
you. He's only interested in his fee.

Ah, well, that's where you're wrong,
John. Barry hasn't charged me a dime.

He said we're like family.

Hello, everyone.

Hi, Barry.

Oh, Kate. Just the person I wanted to
see.

Am I interrupting?

I knew we haven't started yet.

Good. Kate.

I looked over your case, and let me give
you the upside.

It looks pretty good.

Hear that?

Looks pretty good.

Now, before you get too excited, let me
give you the downside.

Hear that?

There's a downside.

Your ex has a pretty good lawyer. Okay,
a real shark. I've never beaten him in

court, so I figure I'm due. How about
that? You're due.

But, of course, these things can take
time.

Ask him how long.

How long? Not long. Four, five years
tops.

Five years? That's an awful long time to
be tied up in court.

That's a long time to be tied up
anywhere.

Oh, excuse me.

Ginger! Yeah, up here.

I'll be down in a minute.

My wife.

Ah, too risky. Her damn lawyer wanted me
to open all my books, reveal all my

assets. The only thing I'd have left is
the mini mall in Orlando.

It's in my girlfriend's name.

So, Kate, what do you say?

Want me to start filing the papers?

Oh, I don't know, Barry. Five years is
an awful lot of time.

It's not time spent, Kate.

It's time invested.

Invested in your integrity, your
dignity, your self -esteem.

It's something you owe yourself.

Now, Kate, you're not going to be alone
on this.

I'm going to be right there fighting
side by side with you.

What do you say?

All right, I'll do it.

Good. Well, we can get started as soon
as you write me a check for my $4 ,000

retainer. $4 ,000?

Barry, I don't have $4 ,000.

Oh.

Well, then we better forget the whole
thing.

Yeah, you really didn't have much of a
case anyway.

Barry, what kind of person are you? How
can you charge Kate $4 ,000 when you

said you were going to treat her like
family?

Hey, hey, hey, I am. That's the same
deal I gave my mother when I did her

divorce.

She must be one proud parent.

Oh, so now we hear from Mr.

Dormant. Wait a minute, Barry. That's
quite enough name -calling, you snake.

John Lacey is a man of integrity.

He's sensitive to the needs of others
and he believes in being fair. And that,

Barry, is a real man, not a doormat.

Yes.

Thank you, Louise, for reminding me
about something important that I'd

forgotten.

I am a fair man.

I don't know what the hell I was worried
about.

Excuse me, there's something I have to
take care of.

You know, John and I are so much alike.

Whenever someone says something nice
about me, I get so excited I have to go

the bathroom, too.

Get me right down, Ginger!

Now, Kate, listen, if my fee's a real
problem for you, maybe we could have a

quiet little dinner sometime and work
out some other arrangement.

She's going to kill me.

I don't know why. It's under his
girlfriend's name.

Okay, Kate. Okay, that's it. Okay,
you've got two hours of consultation.

my bill.

Sue me.

Just like my mother.

I'm sorry, Wendy. Maybe I did come on a
little too strong about the car repairs.

I would like to be fair.

Yeah, I'll tell you what. I'll pay for
half of the transmission.

I'll send you a check today.

What?

What about the plumbing?

Well, why the hell should I have to pay
for that?

Now, look, as I remember, I haven't set
foot in that house since you threw me

out.

Now, Wendy, Wendy, don't do this. Wendy,
Wendy, don't do this. I'm warning...

Hi, son.

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these home videos have to be legitimate.

So fake your fool as good as you can,
all right?

Okay. Here's your banana peel.

You ready?

Okay.

fake a better fool than that.

See, Greg, I don't know about this. What
if I break my leg? All the better.

Code Video Hijinks loves that stuff,
Ralphie. Last week, they gave $10 ,000

this woman who sent in a videotape of
her husband getting shot in the stomach

a cannon.

That was on America's Most Wanted.

What's the difference? It was still
funny.

Come on, Ralphie. Let's try that fool
again, all right?

Okay, and this time, think real.