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♪ There is more to life Than what you're living ♪

♪ So 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 ♪

♪ I lost a dream or two ♪

♪ Found the trail ♪

♪ And at the end was you ♪

♪ There's a path we take And a path not taken ♪

♪ The choice is up to you My friend ♪

♪ Nights are long But you might awaken ♪

♪ To a brand-new life A brand-new life ♪

♪ A brand-new life Around the bend ♪♪

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

Now!

Go, go, go, go.

All right! Ready?

Ready.

Here we go, guys. Here we go.

Ooh, they look so good.

Get in there.

Perfect. Perfect.

And I want you to know

I could not have done this without you.

Mm, fresh blueberry muffins,

what a wonderful way to start the day.

Not your day. How come?

These are for Sam.

Her sixth grade bake sale.

Dad, this is Connecticut.

It's a patisserie sale.

Oh, excuse me.

"Patisserie."

Well, they certainly look good.

Walnuts?

Macadamias.

Fresh blueberries?

Dad, maybe we should just let her have one.

Why, thank you, darling.

At least one of you has a heart.

That will be 50 cents.

Mm, these are delicious.

Oh, good. Good. I'm glad you like them,

but you've got a piece of blueberry

stuck between your teeth.

Oh, I'll get it.

Hi, Marci.

Hey, Marci.

Hi, Samantha. Hi, Mrs. Bower.

Hello, Dr. Ferguson. How nice to see you.

Excuse me, I've got to go use the Waterpik.

Oh, I'd better get it for you.

I was giving my gerbil a shower.

Well, let's get this stuff to the patisserie sale.

I've got a trunk filled with chocolate chip croissants.

Chocolate chip?

You'd better hurry.

I don't know how long I can hold her back.

Dr. Ferguson, this is my dad.

Hello. Tony Micelli.

Marci told me so much about you.

You used to play second base for the Cardinals.

Yeah. Are you a baseball fan?

The biggest.

I always wanted to be a ballplayer,

but my mother said I had to be a doctor instead.

Tough break.

You should see

my dad's baseball collection.

Oh, yeah?

He's got a bat signed by Willie Mays.

And a beer bottle signed by Bob Uecker.

That's nothing. Listen to this.

My dad's got a baseball signed by all the '62 Mets.

You're kidding.

Well, my dad got it for me

when I was just a little kid.

If you ever wanna part with it, maybe we could work out a trade.

How about a free triple bypass?

Tempting, very tempting.

Did you ask your dad to sign the permission slip?

What permission slip?

Well, Dad... wonderful Dad...

Do you know you're my favorite father?

I'm your favorite father? You are.

This should be good.

Okay, Sam, what is it?

Well... Okay, here goes.

Can I join the ski club?

It's gonna be great.

We're going to Vermont over Easter vacation

and staying at the San Moritz.

Oh, the San Moritz, huh?

Well, I mean, I don't know, Sam.

Oh, please, Dad? Everyone's going.

Oh, well, Sam, I mean, skiing... Skiing's not your sport.

You slide into third, not into trees.

Let me think about it.

But Mr. Micelli, today's the last day.

Honey, if Tony doesn't want her to go,

I'm sure he has his reasons, okay?

Oh, I get it.

Well, maybe we could pay for it.

Oh, no, wait a minute, wait a minute.

It's not the money. It's not the money.

I was afraid that Sam

wouldn't want to miss her Easter egg hunt.

Dad, you always find all the eggs anyway.

All right, you want to go skiing?

Give me that slip.

This is going to be great.

Schussing down those slopes with the wind in my hair,

putting on goggles and ChapStick.

Go schuss, Suzy.

You know, I always wanted to be a downhill racer.

Yeah, but your mother... Right.

Hey, can I get a ride with you guys?

Okay, but we're going to be talking about boys. Yeah.

Oh, brother.

You can sit up front with me. We can talk about surgery.

Yay!

Buh-bye, doc.

Bye-bye, Tony. Bye, Marci.

Thank you, Dad.

You're welcome. I love you.

I love you.

Oh, yeah. Oh, much better, much better. Yeah.

Did you wash behind your ears?

Oh, Tony, come on,

I've got to catch my train.

Don't forget to pick up the dry cleaning,

and don't forget,

this is $200 for the chimney sweep.

For the chimney sweep?

Yeah, and there was one other thing. What was it?

Take Jonathan to the Cub Scouts?

Yeah. Don't forget that either.

Yeah. Hey, look at this.

$250 for one week of skiing.

$250 for a week of skiing?

That's a very good deal. I'd go if I were you.

"I'd go if I were you."

I'm gonna send my daughter skiing.

Two hundred and... fifty dollars.

♪ Chim chiminey, chim chiminey Chim chim cher-ee ♪

♪ She's going skiing 'Cause I got the money ♪♪

Hey, Tony, what are you doing up here?

Hi, Mone.

Uh, Sam's going skiing.

Oh. Shouldn't she start on the bunny slope?

Not here, Mona. In Vermont.

I'm doing this so I can afford to send her.

I love ski trips.

Oh, yeah? I didn't know you skied.

I don't, but I'm legend in the hot tubs.

I bet you are.

Yeah.

Hey, Mone, something's stuck here.

I don't know what it is.

Well, did you open the flue?

Yeah, I did, but I might have knocked it closed.

I'll go down and check.

Oh, eh. There's Mrs. Wilmington talking to her gardener, Gus.

Only thing is, they ain't talking.

Oh, yeah? What are they doing?

I think he's putting in some perennials.

I never heard it called that before.

Oh, hi, Mrs. Wilmington. Hi, Gus. Nice hollyhocks.

Tony? Can you hear me?

Yeah, Mone!

I don't see what the problem is. The flue is open.

Well, something's stuck, Mone. Let me give it a whack.

I'll get out now.

That did it, boy. It's clear as a bell now.

Mone?

Mona?

What happened?

Well, I'm all ready for Ash Wednesday.

Don't move, Mona.

Let me try to clean you up.

Oh, man.

Whoa! I think I'd better take a shower.

Yeah, well, uh, "soot" yourself.

Look at this place. Angela's going to kill me!

Well, you know Angela.

Maybe she won't notice.

Mona, do you think...

You think these chairs will fit in the washing machine?

The rug's going to have to be professionally cleaned.

There goes all the money I saved

cleaning this dumb chimney.

So long, ski trip.

Hi, Tony.

I'm home.

Hello, Angela.

How was your day? Let me get that for you.

Oh, thank you. Well, it was...

What's the matter?

It was a lot like most days.

What's going on?

Oh, nothing, nothing. Same old grind.

You know, I'm cooking up dinner.

Your favorite: rack of lamb.

I know you like that stuff.

Sounds delicious.

Yeah, yeah.

What are those sheets doing on the chairs?

What sheets?

These sheets.

Oh, those sheets. Well, let me...

And why is the rug rolled up?

What rug?

This rug.

Does all this have to do with the chimney sweep?

Funny you should mention "chimney sweep."

Oh, my stars, I don't believe it.

Yeah, I'm having a hard time with it myself.

Look at this mess.

And this man calls himself a chimney sweep?

Ah, what's in a title?

That is what's wrong with America today, Tony.

Shoddy, inept work like this.

No pride in workmanship. This is incompetence.

That's what this is. Sheer incompetence!

Well, "incompetence,"

it's such a strong word, Angela.

Well, what would you call it?

Nice try?

Tony, what kind of an idiot would do this?

Did the man have a brain the size of a pea?

Oh, Angela, well...

Angela, my goodness, I guess Tony told you

how we cleaned up the chimney?

I beg your pardon?

I did this.

You did this?

Well, now, Angela, Angela,

don't go crazy or anything.

The poor man was just trying

to earn a few dollars

so he could send his little girl

on a ski trip.

Nah, Mona, forget about it. She's right.

I'm an idiot with a brain the size of a pea.

Well, Tony,

I didn't mean those small little peas.

Tony, what on earth would give you the idea

that you could clean the chimney?

I saw Mary Poppins three times.

I don't know.

I guess I wasn't using the old pea.

I just wanted to give Sam some of the things

like Marci's father gives to her,

but I can't, because he's a big-time surgeon

and I'm just a lousy housekeeper.

Oh, Tony, you're not.

You're a wonderful housekeeper.

You're just a lousy chimney sweep.

Hey, guys.

Uh-oh.

I didn't do it, Mom.

I was at the Cub Scouts, wasn't I, Tony?

Yes, Jonathan.

What happened? Did the vacuum cleaner throw up?

Sam, uh... that was a good joke.

Yeah.

But, uh, the truth is, is that your dad blew it.

I, uh, I think

you're gonna have to forget about your ski trip.

But, Dad, you promised.

I know, hon, but I ran into a little problem.

But, Dad, I told everybody I could go.

What do I say to them?

I don't know. I guess you're gonna have to tell the truth.

Tell them we can't afford it.

That's not fair.

I know, hon, but I don't make the money

these people make in Connecticut.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, I'm sorry too. I'm sorry we ever came here.

Well, Angela,

I'm going back to my apartment now,

but before I do,

could I borrow a cup of granola?

Of course you can borrow a cup of granola.

You can borrow the whole bag.

Would you like to borrow a leg of lamb?

Well, that's very generous of you.

Oh... thanks.

Oh, and, by the way, I'm going to bring down

that shirt that you wanted to borrow.

What shirt?

Oh, yes, that shirt.

You know, Tony, that's the way we are around here.

Borrow, borrow, borrow.

I know, I know, I know,

but I know what yous are up to.

It's real nice, but I can't take your money.

Tony, you don't have to take the money.

It's a loan.

What kind of loan?

A friendly loan. No interest payments.

No interest payments?

Yeah? When would I have to pay this back?

You wouldn't.

No interest payments, and I don't got to pay it back?

Where were you

when Uncle Vinnie's car wash went under?

Look, Angela, it just ain't right.

I can't take your money.

Now, Angela, I told you.

He's too proud to take your money,

and you ought to respect that in a man.

Thank you, Mona.

So will you take mine?

What are you doing?

Well, I'm not going skiing, that's for sure.

Well, maybe you can.

Here. You can have

all the money in my bank.

Oh, Jonathan, that's so sweet,

but you don't have enough money in there.

Oh, yes, I do.

How do you want it? Are 20s okay?

Twenty, 40...

Jonathan, where did you get all of that?

Oh, birthdays, Christmases...

You know, I haven't spent one allowance since I was three.

I guess I'm kind of a tightwad.

Eighty, 100...

Jonathan, I'm tempted, but I can't take your money.

Oh, I'm so tempted.

Well, I don't want you to leave Connecticut.

Hey, maybe you can get money the way my mommy does.

Uh, Jonathan, I don't think

they'll let me be president of an advertising agency.

Not that.

Mom's got this little plastic card

she puts in a slot in a bank,

and money just comes rolling out.

Jonathan, that money's not free. It comes from her account.

Uh-oh.

Here, Angela, taste this. Tell me what you think.

Does it need a little more salt?

No.

Does it have enough oregano?

Yes.

Maybe it needs a bay leaf.

It has enough bay leaf.

Well, then, I think it's perfect.

As long as you like it.

Like it? I love it.

I'll give you a $250 bonus for it.

Angela!

How about an advance?

Angela, look. Come on. Stop.

We gotta face it. Maybe Sam's right.

Maybe we shouldn't have come to Connecticut.

I just wanted to show my daughter a better life.

And you have.

Yeah, yeah, I showed it to her.

I just can't give it to her.

I can't send her

on one lousy, crummy little ski trip.

I can't give her the things that Dr. Ferguson can.

Oh, well, you know,

you can give Samantha a lot of things

that Dr. Ferguson can't give Marci.

Oh, yeah? Like what?

Well, you get to spend a lot of time with Sam.

Oh, whoo. Big deal.

You can teach her how to bunt.

Yeah, well, lots of guys

can teach their daughters how to do that.

You know, I bet Dr. Ferguson can't cook like you do.

Do you know that this is

the best sauce that I have ever tasted.

It's soup, Angela.

Well, it's... It's a saucy little soup.

Aw, come on.

Don't be so hard on yourself, Tony.

There's lots of things I got that he hasn't got, right?

Right.

I got housemaid's knee,

I got a beat-up old van,

and I got an old ball signed by the '62...

Mets.

They're all here.

Look at this, here.

Marvelous Marv Throneberry.

He even signed "Marvelous."

How do you like that, huh?

And there's this, here.

Choo Choo Coleman, huh?

Who's "Tom Atty?"

That's "To Matty." To Matty, my father. "To Matty"?

Took my old man eight months

to get all these signatures.

Here you go.

I really appreciate you selling me this.

Yeah.

See here? Harry Chiti.

He got traded mid-season.

My old man had to go all the way to Cleveland for that one.

Cleveland. Wow. That's really dedication. Yeah.

That ball... that ball represents

a whole year of my father's life...

Probably the best year of my father's life.

Are you sure you want to sell this?

Oh, sure. What are you, kidding me?

I hardly ever use it.

How much do you want for it?

Well, you know,

it's not that I need the money, doc.

Oh, yeah, I know that.

How about $250?

That's... That sounds just right, doc.

Really, that's perfect.

What's that? Your hospital?

No, that's my mother. I'm late for dinner.

Oh, Tony.

I think it's just wonderful what you did.

Thanks, Angela.

You know, it's so magical. It's like Christmas.

Selling your father's baseball

for your little girl's happiness,

and she doesn't know about your sacrifice...

It's like an O. Henry story.

Angela, get hold of yourself. Yeah.

Sorry.

Hey, but look at this. This is great.

Are you kidding me? They're gonna have a great time.

Look, they start over here, right?

Then they ski down the Rail Splitter

to there, right?

Then they go down the Flying Squirrel to there,

then all the way down here to Mighty Mike.

Whoa.

Oh, no, Tony. They can't do that.

That's the expert slope.

Yeah, well, then they make a left turn

and go right into the first aid station.

That's a good idea.

That's where they keep the brandy

and the guys named Sven.

Sven?

Hi, Dad.

Hey, hey, hey, my baby.

Hey, Sweetheart. Whoo, this looks like fun.

It's gonna be great.

You're gonna have a great time, honey.

I don't think so.

What do you mean? It's great.

Heads up.

What's this?

It looks like a baseball signed by the '62 Mets.

I know it's a baseball signed by the '62 Mets.

I mean, where'd you get it?

I saw it at Marci's

and I thought you might want to have it.

Sweetheart, I sold this to Dr. Ferguson.

Yeah, and I bought it back.

Dad, I don't want you selling Grandpa's ball

to send me on some crummy ski trip.

Hey, wait a minute.

What do you mean, you bought it back?

Where'd you get the money to buy this?

Dad, this is Connecticut. I have wealthy friends.

Tony, you owe me 250 clams.

I think it's time we sat down and had a little talk here.

Come on, Mr. Rockefeller.

I want to discuss

renegotiation of your allowance.

It's a pretty nice thing you did for me here, Sam.

It was a pretty nice thing you did for me too.

So, uh, what do you think?

You think we belong in Connecticut?

Well, I made a list.

Oh, yeah?

Good, because, you know, usually I like lists.

On this side,

I wrote all the things I like about living here.

I mean, there's Jonathan and Angela, Mona, my friends,

the nice school I go to...

I mean, I even like my teacher.

So do I.

No, I mean... But what's on the bad side?

The only bad thing is we're not loaded,

and, I mean, I can't always have things like ski trips

and riding lessons and designer underwear.

Designer underwear?

They make it, Dad, and Marci's got it.

Holy moly.

Well, you know something, Sam.

Truth is,

we weren't exactly big shots in the old neighborhood.

That's what I figure.

And, hey, I'd rather be broke

in a house with three bathrooms, right?

Yeah, less waiting.

You know, Sam, um, you ain't exactly a bag lady.

I mean, we ain't stone broke.

I wasn't going to tell you this

until you were 16,

but I think you're old enough now.

When you were a baby,

your mom and I, we started a little account for you,

and every time somebody gave us Christmas money for you

or birthday money for you,

we put it in there, you know,

and then I snuck in whatever I could

here and there.

I think there's about $2000 in there now.

Two thousand dollars?

I'm an heiress.

Oh, well, uh... Is it really all my money?

Yeah, it's all your money, and it's your responsibility,

because you just proved that you could handle it.

I trust you, baby, and I know that someday,

you're going to do something really important

with that money.

All right!

I'm going skiing!

Where are they?

They should have been back from Vermont hours ago.

Relax, Tony. They probably got stuck in traffic,

or maybe they stopped for a hamburger.

Or x-rays.

Oh, I got a bad feeling, Angela.

I see... I see a fall. I see a spill...

A bad spill, and it's Sam, and I know it.

Boom. A bad one.

Oh, Tony, don't tell me you believe in premonitions.

That's nonsense.

Now, Angela, don't be so earthbound.

See, sometimes

parents have ideas about things like this.

Yeah.

What about like the time I predicted

that you would not go to the junior prom?

It just proves my point, Mother.

I did go to the junior prom.

I mean with a date, Angela.

That's them!

She's getting out of the car. She can walk.

It's a miracle.

They must have stopped off at Lourdes.

Hey, Dad!

Oh, Sam.

Hi, Angela. Hi.

Oh, Samantha,

I'm just so happy you're in one piece.

Oh, Tony, you see?

I told you premonitions were ridiculous.

What premonitions?

Oh, I guess it's silly.

I just kept seeing this big fall...