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♪ There's more to life than what you're livin'

♪ You take a chance and face the wind

♪ An open road and a road that's hidden

♪ A brand new life around the bend

♪ There were times when I lost a dream or two

♪ Found the trail, and at the end was you

♪ There's a path you take and a path not taken

♪ The choice is up to you my friend

♪ Nights are long but you're on your way

♪ To a brand new life

♪ Brand new life

♪ Brand new life around the bend ♪

I'm telling you, Marci, that's not all her.

She stuffs it.

I bet you there's a half a box of Kleenex in there.

Do you mind?

Come on. You've been on that phone long enough.

Now come around here and give me a hand.

Oh, sure.

Marci, I've got to help my dad fold the laundry.

Yeah, well, I bet Bonnie could find out.

I mean, she's in her gym class.

Samantha, that's not what I meant!

I'm sorry. Bye Marci. Gotta go. Yeah.

-Sorry.

Guess what?

I've got Guacamunchies.

Oh, hey, cover your mouth when you sneeze.

I don't want the kids to get it.

Oh, it's the hottest snack food on the West Coast.

I just landed the account for our L.A. office.

Hey, hey, congratulations. That's terrific.

Angela, got a fresh bag? These are green.

They're supposed to be green.

They're avocado flavored.

Guacamole and chips in one convenient bag.

-Daddy? -This maybe a good time to tell you, Angela.

Um, your ex-husband, Michael, he called.

He's in town.

He's gonna come over.

He's here.

Michael's here?

Yeah. Yeah, well... Hey, if you don't want to see him, I can tell him you're out.

You know, on a date, with Warren Beatty.

Tony, You don't have to make excuses for me.

I'm on top of the world.

See, I've got Guacamunchies.

I can handle seeing my husband.

Um, it's your ex-husband.

Oh, right.

It might even be fun to see him.

How much fun?

What kind of question is that?

Well, you know last time he was here, you remember...

you had so much fun that you...

You had a lot of fun.

Oh, my, little tiger, you're getting so big.

That's because I'm in the third grade!

Let's open my present now.

-Oh, uh... Let me just say hello to your mom. -Okay.

Hello.

Hello, Michael.

Well, what brings you to Connecticut?

Michael, that's hideous.

Oh, hey, not to a lady iguana.

How do you know it's not a lady?

-Check it out. -Ahhh!

I think he's hungry, Dad.

Let's get him bugs.

Okay. I'll be out in a minute.

You start rounding up the bugs.

I will.

Oh, well, I think I'll go in and I'll start dinner myself.

You know, hey, Michael, I hope the iguana likes meatloaf.

So...

So...

You look good.

I do, don't I, huh?

-And I feel good too

I think it's because I'm living in L.A.

I think I've learned to put other people's concerns ahead of my own.

I'm ready to share my space.

What?

Angela, I want to get married again.

Oh...

Michael...

Her name is Heather.

She's wonderful.

Oh, you're getting married!

You're getting married?

Dad, if I don't talk to Marci, I'll die.

Uh, Angela... Angela, are you okay?

Yeah, just helping you clear the table.

You see, Angela, people usually eat first and then they clear the table.

Well, if you want to do it that way.

Uh, An... Angela,

where's Michael?

He's outside giving the big news to Jonathan.

Yep. Michael is getting married to...

-Heather. -Oh, I love that name.

There's a girl at our school named Heather.

She's a cheerleader.

Aren't they all?

Sam, weren't you on your way to Marci's?

-Oh, yeah. Bye. -Bye.

-See you later, baby. -Yeah.

Um, Angela, are you okay about this?

I'm fine.

Now come on, Angela,

don't be brave just because of me now.

If you're angry, or you're hurt,

or you're jealous, just let it out.

I'm not hurt, angry and jealous.

-Just jealous? -Tony!

Is it true?

Is it true?

Samantha just told me.

If you mean about Michael getting remarried?

Oh, he's going to be someone else's son-in-law?

That's right, Mother.

And I thought you weren't listening.

Hey, I have an idea!

How would you like to be the best man at my wedding?

Oh, yeah! Oh, boy.

But what's a best man?

Well, you know, little tiger,

when a guy gets married he's got a lot of things on his mind.

So, he needs a best friend to help him out.

How would you like to come to California and be my best friend?

Yeah!

Just one thing.

What's that, little tiger?

You don't have to call me that anymore.

I sort of hate it.

Oh.

With a name like Heather,

she's probably blonde, and tanned and looks great in a bikini.

I bet she's got the I.Q. of a surfboard.

Hey, all the girls in California are gorgeous.

I'm telling you, they got a guy at the Stateline.

Hey, if you're not blonde, blue-eyed and built, you're out.

I ran all the way to Marci's house and she wasn't even home.

That was silly.

You should've called first?

Gee, Dad, why didn't I think of that?

Mom, guess what?

I'm going to be the best man in California.

-What? -Yeah, I asked him to stand up for me at my wedding.

Oh, hello, Mona.

Hello, Michael. Congratulations.

Thank you.

I hope you're going to be very happy.

I know I am.

Excuse me, Michael, but just like that,

you want Jonathan to go to California?

Shouldn't you have asked me about this?

Oh, yeah... Well, can Jonathan come to California?

Yeah, Mom. Can I? Please?

You're going to be busy getting married.

Who's going to take care of him?

Uh, Angela, could you taste this for me, please?

Not now, Tony.

Yeah, I know, but it's a critical stage.

The kid wants to go to his father's wedding.

Don't break his heart.

Go out on business.

Check up on Guacamunchies.

Check up on Heather.

It's a... very good sauce.

Michael, I, uh...

I have to go out to California to kick off the Guacamunchies campaign.

Why don't I just take Jonathan along?

-Yay! -Oh, thank you, Angela.

It'll be great.

Yeah, but, it won't work.

-It won't? -Why not?

With you working all the time,

who's gonna pull Jonathan out of the old hot tub?

I think what you need is a housekeeper.

And a housekeeper's daughter.

Can I go? Can I? Can I? Please, please, please.

Well, of course you can go.

Mother, what have you got to do with this?

Well, if Tony's going to be watching Jonathan all day

and you're working all day,

who's going to hang out with me at the pool?

ANGELA: Oh, Jonathan, gross!

Hey!

Here we are.

Have a nice stay.

So far, so good.

Welcome to the Beverly Palms Hotel.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Can I help you with your luggage?

Oh, you can help me with anything.

If you need anything, just call.

Anything? Oh.

I love L.A. Ooh.

TONY: Let's go.

Well... Look, could I get some help here?

Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.

And no special reception, Blake.

I don't want you to treat me any differently than Chrysler treats Iacocca.

Bye-bye.

Oh, Angela, we love our room.

-Don't we, pal. -Yeah!

Yeah, we've got a view of the tennis courts.

And there's a woman down there with a well-developed...

Backhand.

That's not what you called it before.

Oh, whoa! Watch out. It's the "Love Boat Mermaids".

Where are you two going?

Church, Angela.

Can you believe this?

It's 80 degrees in November.

I'll be tanned for Christmas.

Oh, wait till I tell Marci.

No! If you call her, you're dead.

Don't go near the phone.

-I won't.

-I got it. -No, no, I've got it.

Hello, Michael.

You... must be Heather?

Oh, what a lovely name.

And you must be Angela. I have heard so much about you.

-Samantha? -Yeah.

-Tony? -Hey, three for three.

And by process of elimination you must be Mona.

She's very good at this.

I can see why he's marrying her.

And this is Jonathan.

Oh!

Boy, you're pretty.

Why thank you, little tiger.

Oh, uh, honey, I forgot to tell you.

He sort of hates that.

Oh, it's okay, Dad.

I like it when she says it.

Oh, uh, hey, how about, I get somebody some food, drinks?

I could whip up a quick phone call to room service, like that.

None for me, thank you,

Michael tells me you are the president of a big green potato chip company.

The potato chips are an account.

Actually, I'm in advertising.

Oh, well... You said potato chips, Michael.

I... I did. I'm sorry.

You were wrong about this, you were wrong about, "Little tiger".

What am I going to do with you?

Men.

And what do you do, Heather?

Go to college?

No. I'm in the documentary business.

Oh, hey, what a coincidence.

You and Michael are in the same business, huh?

Yeah, I work with him.

I'm, ah...

Tomorrow's not good.

I have to work.

Oh. Well, hey, then maybe we should just do it another day, huh?

But can't we go without mom?

- Oh, uh... Sure you can. -Oh, uh...

♪ Surf City here we come

♪ You know it's not very cherry,

♪ It's an oldie but a goodie

♪ Surf City here we come

♪ Well it ain't got a back seat or a rear window

♪ But it still gets me where I want to go

♪ And we're goin' to Surf City 'cause it's two to one

♪ You know we're goin' to Surf City gonna have some fun

♪ Ya, we're goin' to Surf City 'cause it's two to one

♪ You know we're goin' to Surf City gonna have some fun, now

♪ Two girls for every boy

♪ You see they never roll the streets up

♪ 'Cause there's always somethin' goin'

♪ You know we're goin' to Surf City gonna have some fun

♪ Ya, we're goin' to Surf City 'cause it's two to one

♪ Ya, we're goin' to Surf City gonna have some fun

♪ And we're goin' to Surf City 'cause it's two to one, now

♪ Two girls for every boy

♪ And if my woody breaks down on me

♪ Somewhere on the surf route

♪ Surf City, here we come

♪ I'll strap my board to my back

♪ And hitch a ride in my wetsuit

♪ Surf City, here we come

♪ And when I get to Surf City I'll be shootin' the curl

♪ And checkin' out the parties for a surfer girl

♪ And we're goin' to Surf City 'cause it's two to one

♪ You know we're goin' to Surf City gonna have some fun ♪

The water's so nice.

-I could learn to live like this. -Yeah? Hey.

I wonder if Linda Evans needs a housekeeper.

-Maybe Sean and Madonna do. -Whoo!

You-hoo!

Hey, Angela, you made it.

Yeah. I had some time off between meetings,

and so I thought I'd come say hello.

-Hello. -Great! Great, sit down, sit down.

Nice outfit Angela.

You don't want to burn too much the first day.

Hey, Jonathan, look who's there.

Oh! Hi, sweetheart.

Hi, Mom.

Oh, he probably didn't want to get you wet.

Thank you. You look like you're all having fun.

Well, I mean, it's no day at the beach.

Well, I mean, it is a day at the beach...

But without you, it's no picnic.

Dad, can you pass me a sandwich, please?

Oh, that's all right. I'll, I'll get it, sweetheart.

-Oh, thanks, Angela.

-Here you go. -Thanks.

-Uh, Angela? -Yes, sweetheart.

Could you move? You're kind of blocking my sun.

Oh, sorry.

It's okay.

I have to be going anyway.

The green potato chips people are waiting.

Aw...

-Thank you. -Yeah.

-Thanks. -Okay.

Hey, we're gonna catch you later for dinner, right?

-Right. -Okay.

BOTH: Bye.

-Thanks, Tony. I'll take him to bed. -Okay.

I'm not tired.

I want to have more fun.

We'll have more fun tomorrow, I promise, champ.

-SAMANTHA: Good night, Jon. -All right. Roll him over.

Gimme my keys.

-Okay. Bye. Okay. Thanks.

- He's out cold. -SAMANTHA: Yeah.

So, what are we going to do now?

Well, one of us is going to bed.

Oh. Goodnight, Dad.

Fine.

Can I at least stay up till Mona gets back?

I won't be up when Mona gets back.

-Goodnight. -Goodnight, sweetheart. I love you.

-I'll see you tomorrow. -I love you, too.

Phew.

Boy, was he exhausted.

Well, hey, he put in a rough day at the beach.

I know.

With Heather.

Look, Angela, um...

I know how rough it was, you know, seeing Jonathan

and Heather hit it off so good,

but I'm telling you in the long run I think it may work for the best.

I mean, Michael's marrying her.

Yep, they do have a lot in common.

They both worship the ground he walks on.

You know, um...

Jonathan's really excited about this wedding.

I know,

he asked me tonight if I would come.

And what'd you say?

Tony, I just don't think the bride

wants the ex-wife at her wedding.

Well, actually, I was speaking to the bride

and, uh, Heather said she'd like us all to come.

She did?

Me too?

Yes, you too.

And you know what? I don't think it's such a bad idea.

Thank you.

I mean, look, you show Jonathan that everybody's still friends.

And this way, he doesn't have to take sides.

Tony, I'm trying to be wonderful about this

and I think I'm doing a pretty good job.

-Mmm-hmm. -Thank you.

But going to my ex-husband's wedding is a little too wonderful even for me.

Hey, Angela, come on.

Don't you want to go and make sure Michael goes through with it?

I mean, hey. get this guy out of your life once and for all.

That, uh, is what you want, right?

Of course it is...

It's just that, uh...

I, I see him and her and it...

Just makes me feel...

I don't know...

Oh, come on, Angela.

You don't have anything to feel, " I don't know", about.

I mean... I mean you've got a great life.

You've got a great kid.

You've got a great job...

You've got a world class housekeeper if I might add.

He'll do.

Look, Heather's a nice kid.

She really is,

but I think she's always just going to be

"Assistant to Michael Bower."

I guess that's what Michael wanted from me.

I guess you wanted more.

I did.

I still do.

I don't want to be married to Michael.

I like who I am and I like what I'm doing.

All right, all right, so then, hey.

You'll go to the wedding? Heather said they're going to have those baby quiches.

Well,

I would like to see Jonathan walk down the aisle

-in his little tuxedo. -Ooh.

Did she say anything about shrimp puffs?

I think pigs in a blanket, too, Angela.

BOTH: Ooh.

Well, why not?

I love Michael's weddings.

I haven't missed one yet.

-Hey. Salute! -Salute!

-Who is this? You know? -I don't know.

Hey, Michael.

Come on in.

Hi, Michael.

I thought maybe Mother forgot her key.

Oh, no. I just saw her down in the Mogambo room.

Uh, she's a finalist in the limbo contest.

I just stopped by to say goodnight to Jonathan.

Well, the way he's sacked out, you could say goodnight in the morning.

Well, then, uh... There is something I'd like to talk with Angela about.

Well, Michael.

Tony told me what you wanted and I think it's a great idea.

-Tony? -Well, yeah, you know I was...

-I spoke to Heather on the beach. -Yeah.

Michael,

I want you to know that I think you're a great couple

and I wish you all the best

and you know how I love those baby quiches.

Baby quiches?

-Yeah, you know, the little pastries... -They come in...

I'm trying to tell you that I'll come to your wedding.

Oh, well that's great. That'll be terrific.

What are you talking about?

Well, uh, Angela, you know...

since Heather and I are getting married and settling down,

and well, you know how much fun it's been having Jonathan with us...

And you can see how much he likes California...

-Angela... -Hey, hey, wait a minute.

What are you saying?

He wants custody of Jonathan.