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To the feet of just one drum What might be right for you May not be right for

some A man is born He's a man of me Then along come two They

got nothing but their genes But they got different strokes you take Different

strokes you think Different strokes to move the world Everybody's got a

special kind of story

Everybody finds a way to shine.

It don't matter that you got not a lot.

So what? They'll have theirs and you'll have yours and I'll have mine.

And together we'll be fine. Cause it takes different strokes to move the

Cause it doesn't take different strokes to move the world.

Thanks,

Dad. I'll worry if I get the urge to make a fool of myself.

Just think, tomorrow my oldest son will become a college man.

Yeah. That sure brings back memories of my solid days.

You know, this is crazy, Willie.

I don't know why I'm nervous.

You're the one who should be nervous.

Willie Jackson, going to college, superstar.

Start after recruited and feared.

Especially by teachers. They've never had to teach plant life before.

Willis, will you cool it? I'm trying to study for algebra class.

Oh, Willis, speaking of classes, does the word book ring a bell?

Oh, yeah, Dad, don't worry about it. I have my little black book right here.

Willis, I'm glad that you're so relaxed.

But you know, you're going to have to work a lot harder to get the kind of

grades in college that you did in high school.

You're taking on a bigger responsibility than has ever been put on you before.

There won't be anybody there to remind you to do your homework, to get you up

you'll get out on time.

Oh, stop worrying, Philip.

He's our son, and he'll do just fine.

We're going to miss you.

Yeah, well, I've always had you as an example of how to be cool.

Yes.

Yes.

Oh, don't worry about it, Sam.

Since Arnold hit high school, he's starting to pick up the Jackson family

tradition. Right, Arnold?

Yeah.

Right.

We're all gonna miss Willis.

Aren't we, Arnold?

Oh, sure. Yeah, hey, I'll miss you, bro.

I'll miss the way you hogged the bathroom.

I'll miss the way your snore so loud you set off the burglar alarm.

I'll miss the way your hair's so ugly you make Don King look handsome.

Keep it up or I'm not gonna give you my lucky New York Yankees cap.

Some lucky hat.

Yogi Berra gave it to you an hour before he was fired.

He's going to miss you, Willis. He just doesn't know how to express it.

I'm going to miss you too, son.

But there comes a time when every man has to leave home and shape his own

But that time doesn't start until tomorrow, so get to bed.

Good night, Willis. Good night, Mama.

Good night, sweetheart.

Good night.

Yes. Willis, honey, here's the Levant phone number. Now, they only live about

ten minutes from Ashton, and she's always good for a home -cooked meal.

But don't talk politics with him.

He'll just rave about how today's students are responsible for the decay

America's moral fiber. I sure hope he's right.

Well, the limousine's all packed, but the chauffeur is a little upset because

the sign you put on the bumper.

I guess it's time to say goodbye.

Hey, wait a minute.

Where's Arnold?

I don't know.

He said he wanted to sleep late this morning, so he told me to give you this

farewell letter instead.

That's ridiculous. I don't believe this.

It says here I'm not supposed to open until I get to school.

Well, if you go upstairs and don't come down without Arnold, he's not going to

say goodbye to his brother with a note.

Okay, Dan, but you know how grumpy he is when he wakes up.

But um, I thought maybe I'd give you one more chance to say goodbye or even tell

me you're gonna miss me Now, why would I want to do something like that?

Maybe you have something else to say Hey, give me that back.

Not so quick. Hey, the way you've been acting, I'm curious.

Sit down.

Dear Willard, when you were accepted at Ashton, I thought something was totally

crazy. I said to myself, there's no way Willis should be going to college.

That's a nice way to say goodbye.

You're the one who wanted to read it.

It's not that I didn't think you were smart enough.

That's better.

It's just that I thought by the time you were ready to move out, I'd be big

enough to handle it.

You see, you always taught me about growing up, protected me, and gave me

about girls.

And once it even worked.

But the most important thing was, well, you see, Willis, after Mama and Papa

died, there was nobody but you who could remind me who I was.

No matter how fat my handsome little head got, you were always there to

me where I came from and that I should always be proud to be a Jackson.

And don't get me wrong, Willis, I'm really happy you're going out and

the Jackson charm on the rest of the world.

I just wish there was some way you could go away.

She'll be here, too.

I love you, Arnold.

That was pretty deep, Arnold.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm nervous, Jack.

called him trying to sneak out on the fire escape.

Well, you know, it's not easy to say goodbye.

Sure it is.

You just walk up to the guy, stick out your hand and say, I can't say

it.

Well,

then, I guess I'm going to have to say it.

I can't say it either.

Well, somebody has to say goodbye, Willis.

Oh, thanks.

Bye, Dad.

Son, I want you to go out there and have as much fun as you possibly can.

Hey, all right.

And learn something while you're doing it.

There's always a catch.

I know I'm going to be proud of you.

Thanks, Dad.

And I'm proud to be your son, too.

We're still here if you need some old -fashioned advice or an old -fashioned

loan.

Hey, Maggie, can I apply for one of those old -fashioned loans?

As soon as you leave for college.

It's not going to be the same without you around here, Willis.

Mama, are you going to get mushy?

Yes, Sam, I am. Now, hush.

Willis, I know I didn't raise you from birth, but I couldn't be prouder.

are filled with more hope for you than if I had.

Ah, thanks, Maggie.

Here you go, Willis.

Some pumpkin bread, peanut butter cookies, and my special chocolate

cake.

What's a chocolate decadence cake?

One bite and you break eight of the Ten Commandments.

Hey, listen.

I think we'd better get going. You don't want to be late before school has even

started. Okay.

Well, I guess this is it.

Hey, look, honey, we got a big job ahead of you now. I want you to take care of

everybody for me, okay?

No problem.

All right, great.

I feel better about leaving now.

Bye, you guys.

Bye. We love you. Have a safe trip.

The days of the dirty dirty. There's no one in this house that I'm even

attracted to. They love Anthony.

Anthony's lady friends, they're kind of groupish. Anthony.

Bring your strippers over the house.

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Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Oh, how you doing? How you doing? I'm your new roommate.

Oh, nice to meet you. I'm Doug Dixon from Bettendorf, Iowa. Ah, Willis

from New York City.

Iowa, huh?

Yep, yep.

They have a lot of farms there, huh?

A couple.

New York, huh?

Yeah.

They got a lot of tall buildings there?

Yeah, we have those subways a little trains go through and we have on the

Broadway with the girls doing shows I

guess

that I was kind of being a

Narrow -minded don't worry about that's what we're here for to broaden our

minds. No that other garbage.

Hey, well, then why don't you get dressed?

And we can hit the campus together and broaden our minds. You know, I like the

way you think.

We should be able to get in a lot of trouble around here.

We'll let Ashley know that an epic duel has arrived. You got it. All right. Hey,

is freshman Willis Jackson there yet?

You hear that?

They know I'm here already.

I can't believe that.

everybody. Hi, Mr. D.

Darn it.

Nothing from Willis.

How are we going to know how he's doing at college if he won't write us a

letter?

Mr. D, he's only been gone five days.

And he calls every night.

There's no excuse.

Still, he should write.

Supposing he called and got a busy signal.

I really miss Willis. I even miss his argyle socks.

Those were his ankles.

I wonder what Willis is doing right now.

I'll never forget my first week in college. It was crazy.

I stood in line for five hours to get my classes and three hours to get my book.

Then I read all the books ahead of time to get a jump on things.

Boy, talk about life in the fast lane.

Everybody, I'm home.

Hey, Willis!

Hey, how you doing, Sam? Willis, did you come back because you missed me? That's

right, Sam.

and that in one week I managed to accumulate two weeks' worth of dirty

I thank you, my lint filter. Thank you, my spin cycle.

Thank you.

What happened to all those fraternity parties and the freshman dance you were

going to go to this weekend?

Oh, Dad, the only way I can give those other guys a chance was to leave the

campus.

It's going to be a great weekend.

You know it, Dad. But if you'll excuse me, I've got to go call those poor,

lonely girls I left behind and tell them their college man, Willis Jackson, is

back in town.

Yeah, poor girls.

Right after Willis left, they started chasing cars for fun.

Willis, this weekend flew by so fast, it didn't even seem like you were home.

Maybe that's because he wasn't.

Sorry I didn't get enough time to spend at home with you guys.

But those women can't get enough of those college stories.

What stories? You've only been there a week. Dad, when you spend two days with

nine girls...

That one story goes a long way.

Well, I guess this is it.

Goodbye, Willis. Bye.

Oh, God bless you. Thanks.

Hey! Don't expect another big farewell.

You only get one cry a semester.

What is it, Willis? Are you okay?

I'm fine, Dad.

You don't have a fever.

I just felt a little woozy.

It'll pass.

I don't think you look very good. You better stay here tonight. You can get a

train to Ashton in the morning.

I don't think it's necessary, Dad.

Yes, it is.

Poor thing.

You'll probably just run down from all your school activities.

Not to mention all those activities at home.

Sherry, Don, Rachel, Vixen.

Vixen? She looks like a reindeer.

alert father alert what i heard dad talking on the phone to maggie he

believe you fake he thinks you've been faking these past three days come on

at me i'm wiped out i know that but i thought i'd warn you see i was walking

through the kitchen hi dad how are you i was just talking to willis about the

oil crisis what oil crisis that's just what i was telling willis there hasn't

been a good oil crisis in quite a few years

How are you feeling today, Willis?

A little better than yesterday, Dad.

It seems that your 24 -hour flu has turned into the 72 -hour variety.

Yeah. I guess old Mr. Flu forgot to wind his watch.

Well, obviously, there's only one thing to do. Call the doctor. Yeah, Dad.

Doctor? No, wait. No doctor.

I mean, he'll just say it's something going around or something.

Okay, Willis.

What is going on here? There is something you're not telling me.

Dad, there's nothing I'm not telling you. And if there was something I wasn't

telling you, I wouldn't tell you anyway.

All right, Willis. Obviously, you don't want to go back to school. Why?

Okay, I want to drop out. There, I said it. What?

Drop out? How can you possibly want to drop out?

Dad, at Ashton, all I see are a bunch of people chasing diplomas like chickens

with their heads cut off.

Well, it sounds just like college to me.

Dad, there's a glut of diplomas on the market. I read that in your Wall Street

Journal. You know, I'd just be better off getting a job and becoming an

entrepreneur. You don't need school for that. Just a good idea.

Even if that were true, Willis, it won't hurt you to go to school.

You can always be an entrepreneur after you've graduated.

Right, just like I can go back to school after I go to work.

Those sound like famous last words to me.

You know, you won't give me an inch, will you?

All right, Willis, now come on, tell me. What is really bothering you?

I got nothing going for me at Ashton.

I might as well drop out and save them the trouble of throwing me out.

It's just not easy in college.

It isn't supposed to be, especially the first year.

Yeah, but in high school I was king of the hill.

Now I'm getting stumped on with all the hot shot upperclassmen. Now listen,

Willis.

You went through the same thing when you were first in high school.

Then eventually you were one of the hot shot upperclassmen. Just give it a

little time. But there's too much competition at Ashton.

There's so many smart guys there.

And some of them aren't even nerds.

And it's just that it's... Overwhelming?

Yeah.

And it's lonely, Dad. I mean, really lonely.

I don't feel like I can tell anybody there.

I'm sorry, Dad, but I just want to quit for now.

Well, I can't force you to stay, son. But I want you to promise me that before

you do decide, that you'll give this some more thought.

You know, I've done enough thinking for this semester, Dad.

I'm dropping out.

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Is this yours?

Uh, yeah, Dad.

You know, actually, this is quite a comfortable room.

Hey, Willis, welcome back. Hey, Doug.

This is my dad, Philip Drummond. Doug Dixon, Philip Drummond.

Hi, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, sir, Willis. I've told me a lot about

you. What?

What's going on?

Um, I'm moving out.

You are?

Yeah. Oh, what fraternity did you get into? Wait, let me guess. Uh, the Fijis,

right? You animal.

No. I didn't get into any fraternity.

Well, you're getting an apartment off campus. All right.

Hey, maybe I can borrow it some night when I have a date. Huh?

I'm planning on having a date sometime before the semester's over.

No, I didn't get an apartment either.

You see, I have to drop out.

Some, um, business opportunities that I set up over the summer finally came

through. And, um...

They want me to start working them right away.

Well, that's great.

I guess those business smarts run in the family, huh?

You must be very proud.

Yeah.

Yeah, I am.

Well, I'm really sorry to see you go, Willis.

Maybe when I graduate you can give me a job.

Sure thing.

Well, um, I gotta hit the book.

Do you know what I mean, Dad?

The place turned into a bookworm.

Economic theory, that's pretty complicated stuff for a freshman, huh?

complicated.

Got advanced French, psychology, English, comp.

I mean, I almost chucked it in after the first week.

Yeah.

I guess it can seem overwhelming.

Well, it's not impossible. It just takes a lot of studying.

Well, then why were you going to chuck it in?

That's simple.

It was lonely.

Not as lonely as a cabbage in a cornfield.

Yeah, I know that feeling. That can be awful.

But the stupid thing was that I was afraid to tell anybody that that's how I

felt. I mean, is that stupid or what?

Yeah. Stupid.

Actually, it seems natural to me.

But what happened, Doug? How is it you can talk about it now?

Well, one night, a bunch of us were sitting around talking, and it turns out

we're all in the same lonely boat.

It sure helps to know you're not alone, doesn't it? It sure does.

I mean, now we hang out together, and we've even formed a study group.

We were going to ask you to join, Willis, but you've been gone all week.

Hey, you know, when I was in college, I was in a study group. We divided up the

reading. We shared our notes. We even pulled up our grades.

That's what we're counting on.

Well, I guess you guys figured out how to beat the freshman blues.

I sure hope so. And if we get to feeling depressed from now on, we're going to

go downtown and take in a movie.

And maybe pick on some high school kids.

I don't believe what I'm hearing, man. I thought you had it made.

Yeah, well, that's what I wanted you to think.

I mean, with everything coming so easy for you, I didn't want you to think that

the farm boy couldn't hack it.

Wish I would have known.

I mean, I could have helped you out or something.

Willis, I just had a brainstorm.

Yeah? I have two bright young vice presidents that I have to let go because

overstaffed. I hate to put them out in the cold.

Here's what I was thinking. Maybe they could manage your projects for you while

you stay in school.

Sounds very tempting, Dad, but I don't know.

Give it some thought.

Thought?

Right.

Okay, I'll do it. All right, welcome back. Did you miss me? No, thanks.

With that kind of decision -making and a little education, you could be one of

the great entrepreneurs of your time.

You know, and Doug's right.

Those kind of smarts do run in a family.

Hey, Jackson, it's about time you got back.

You hear that?

Your friends really missed you. I'd like to meet those guys.

No way!

It's too low.

You better be talking about this banner.

Something smells good, Mara. What kind of cake are you baking?

Daddy's favorite, German chocolate.

All right.

I remember the first one you made. You were so cute.

Oh, yeah. That was a disaster.

Burnt on the outside, raw on the inside.

And the frosting was like concrete.

Hard to believe it's been a whole year already.

It's an incredibly funny bomb.

It's just going to leave you alone while you're sitting inside your home.

Are you sure your mom can keep this party a secret from my dad? We both hate

admit it, but they've been dating a while now.

Well, if you don't like to admit it, why you bring it up?

Anyway, I told her not to tell anybody about the party, especially family.

Oh, Eddie, you can invite your family. I mean, we got a bunch of McGees coming

in from the Twin Cities.

Invite? You don't invite Shermans.

You endure them.

You remember the plague and locusts in the Bible?

Hey, they're a little like that, but less interesting to talk to.

You cannot be opposed to family, man. Family is the cornerstone of

Oh, I ain't opposed to family. It's relatives.

Except for my house.

Love you, girl.

What's that for? What'd you do wrong?

I just love you for no reason.

Malcolm, what did he do wrong?

He taught the family a bunch of insects.

Well, they are.

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Hi, I'm Malcolm's sister, Mara. How do you do, Mrs. Sherman?

I'm so delighted you and my father are a couple.

Oh, nice to meet you. You know, your father had told me so much about you.

well, I'm not supposed to know this, but I'm his favorite.

Not children. Parents don't have favorites. We love all of our babies

Of course, sometimes there's one we dislike more than others.

Uh, Mrs. Sherman, is... very sweet of you to buy groceries, but I've got the

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I don't mean to contradict you right out the gate, but Marcus's favorite cake is

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Oh, I hate to contradict you, Mrs. Sherman, but German chocolate cake has

my father's favorite his whole life.

His whole life until he tasted my lemon poppy seed.

What dad's favorite cake is?

Parents don't have favorites. They love all their cakes equally.

Oh, excuse me. No, no, no. Excuse me.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry.

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