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I guess you wouldn't know it from what I
wear, but my name is Alex.

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I live in the metropolis of West
Appleton.

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It's a nice town, and I've got great
friends here.

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That's Ken, Elisa, Delia, and me, coming
out of Nancy's old -fashioned diner.

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There's Ken, the music guru.

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He loves all kinds of tunes, as long as
they're at least 50 years old.

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This is the very stylish Elisa, queen of
the poodle skirt and bobby socks.

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But don't let those clothes fool you.

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She's a great bowler.

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Last but not least is Delia.

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She makes up in brains what she lacks in
bowling brawn.

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After breakfast, we head down to my
dad's bowling alley.

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I've got the keys to the joint. So in
the morning, we crank up those swinging

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tunes and roll a few frames to start our
day.

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Sweet, huh?

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I love the smell of rental shoes in the
morning.

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This is the way the world should be all
the time.

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But then there's school.

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You see, Todd Malkinmore?

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You know, the one with the winning
smile? This is his world.

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The world of serious athletics.

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The world I'll never understand.

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And you gotta figure it's always gonna
be that way. The biggest thing in Todd's

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charmed life right now is a big hunk of
metal called the Mighty Apple Trophy.

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Which is only interesting to me because
it slightly resembles a bowling ball.

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If Macklemore can lead the Mighty West
Appletonians to victory in basketball,

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will tie up the fight for the Mighty
Apples.

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Dad, I'll be disowned.

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But I'll sneak away early. We'll be
waiting, Slim.

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Hey, it's the strange dudes.

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Yes, the strange dudes. Hey, you coming
to the game, strange dudes?

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Why would you want us to take up seats
when there are so many people who

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really want to go?

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Where are your school spirits?

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Oh, mine's in a box in my locker.
Where's yours?

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Wouldn't you like to know? Come on,
guys, don't waste your breath.

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Too cool for us?

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Huh? Maybe I should warp you into
basketball to show you a thing or two,

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Use me.

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You, me, one game of force.

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You're kidding, right?

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I record my jumpers at 48 degrees,
launch with 14 pounds of force. I bake

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of my shots off the backboard using the
simple formula of tangent X times cosine

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Y, where X and Y relate to the height
and angle of my initial shot.

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Using the backboard and the matrix, of
course.

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And if you accept my challenge, Mr.
Smart Mouth, you will lose to a little

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Am I right?

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You're right.

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Come on, Leo. It's not worth your time.
Come on. I could beat her. I know. I

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could, you know. I know.

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Juliet, have you ever shot a basketball?

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Wouldn't you like to know?

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East and West were involved.

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It's broken again.

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Oh, what, again?

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There's no money in the repair fund,
Alex.

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Better work your magic back there.

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You think we get no crowds because the
alley's falling apart?

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Or is the alley falling apart because we
get no crowds?

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I don't know, pal.

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I'm wide open on ideas to get the folks
in here. But until that happens, your

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mechanical genius is what we need.

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Hey, Cool Cats, what's happening?

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Oh, hey.

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Thought for a second we might have had a
paying customer.

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You're kidding, Mr. T.

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Everybody says a game.

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Oh. Would you put this in? It helps me
bowl.

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Swinging Hepcats.

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All right, who are you kids?

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Where do you come from?

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Time for one last shot.

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Now, you've got to think that Todd
Macklemore is going to get the ball, but

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East has got to be thinking that, too.
All right, now, they're going to get me

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triple -team, Todd, so we should think
about somebody else. Give me the ball.

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I'll be open, though. Give me the ball.

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Hello, Mayor Macklemore.

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Oh, Mayor, I am Margaret.

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Yeah, looks like the mighty apple's
coming home to me in East Appleton.

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Yeah, well, don't be so sure.

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I'll pick it off to Mr. Perrin for a
second and look at the scoreboard.

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It's a silly trophy, Dad.

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Oh, yeah, I know, but I mean, it has
meaning.

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I mean, it proves that we can all strive
for what we want, right?

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Huh? I mean, it proves that we can all
unite for a common good.

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Well, anything that makes a big shot out
of a kid like Todd McElmore is not a

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good thing at all. I know. I just don't
know why everyone cares so much about

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it. Talk to my dad, and you'll
understand.

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He played for that trophy.

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He reminds me about it every day, twice
a day, whether I need to hear it or not.

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The Mighty Apple is ugly.

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Okay, guys, one more game. Winner pays.

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But you always win, and your dad doesn't
charge you.

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Nice arrangement, huh?

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We'll check the charter for the
tiebreaker tomorrow, Mayor, but the

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ours.

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He knows something. I can tell.

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Hey, now that was a fantastic finish,
huh?

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Sweet Lou wants to interview you
tomorrow, and I've set up a meeting with

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Appleton News again.

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It'll be just like when you won the
baseball championship with that Homer.

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Maybe I'll call around and see if we can
get some regional coverage.

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Whatever, but let's go home and beach.

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I am so proud of you.

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Thanks, Mom.

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Last ball in the 10th frame, and Alex
Thompson needs a strike to win the U .S.

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Bowling Open.

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Good release.

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Steady and true.

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See? I can make the big shot, too.

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Maybe you'll turn pro one day.

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Nah, not interested. Thanks.

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Come on, champ.

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Let's go home.

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I got my love of bowling from my dad.

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But sometimes love and money don't go
hand in hand.

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I would be really sad if we had to close
the place.

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Nobody seems to want a bowl anymore.

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Hey, what's up?

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Come on, it was nothing, it was nothing.

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Thank you, thank you.

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Hey, Todd, you were so great last night.

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We've been talking about you all day.

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Yeah?

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So, are you coming to my party?

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Wouldn't miss it. We'll be there. No
doubt, man.

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Great. See you there? Definitely.

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Ah, Mr. Morris.

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So, what's going to happen to the Mighty
Apples since we ended up tied?

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We're not going to be tied for long.

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Are they finally going to throw out the
girls' cross -country score?

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Slimy East Appleton people.

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They called.

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They spoke.

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And what did they say?

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Bowling.

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away with this.

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We'll sue the East. We'll sue them.

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It's only a trophy, Jeff.

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After all the Todd's hard work this
year, we're going to lose to Mighty

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because of bowling?

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I can't allow it. You saw the charter.

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Both schools have bowling clubs, and
bowling is the only tiebreaker listed

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we both have teams. We have no choice.

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All right, we'll hold tryouts. We'll
load the team with talent. No tryouts.

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have to field our team based on who
signed up for bowling club at the

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of the year. Oh, on the plus side, we
won the coin toss, and we get home alley

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advantage.

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Anyway, maybe the team will be good.

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Oh, yeah, right. Think of our alley.
Think of Kevin Thompson for Pete's sake,

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and then ask yourself, what type of
losers are members of the bowling club?

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Why does it matter

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who else signed up for bowling club?
We're the only ones who ever show up.

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That club list is here somewhere.

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You guys don't think we can beat the
East.

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Is that what's going on? We never said
that. We simply wish to explore and find

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out all the options.

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Mr. Morris, we're good.

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Oh, hurrah, hurrah, and ye.

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Here's a fifth bowler.

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Todd McElmore's on the list.

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Golden boys in a bowling club?

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I'm in bowling...

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You signed up at the beginning of the
year, Todd.

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Have you forgotten?

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I'm in bowling club? This is fantastic
and good news.

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Maybe we can beat East Appleton after
all, huh?

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I'm in bowling club?

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Flip made me sign you up, man. He made
me. It was Leo's idea, honest.

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You know, this is great news, Alex. This
is not great news.

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Your mom and her dad think it is.

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You know, Grandpa might be out of the
hospital in time for them both to make

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back for the match.

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Plus, it could be big things for the
alley here.

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But I like bowling because it isn't the
next big thing.

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Never has been and never will be.

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When I was your age, bowling was the
thing to do.

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It's only cool to you now, my friend,
because it was cool to us then.

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I guess so.

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If it's good for the alley, then fine.

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Sweet Lou back on the air here at WWAP
with Todd McLemore. Todd, it appears you

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have no time to rest on your laurels.
The Mighty Apple is going to go to the

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town whose school bowls best.

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I thought our school had victories in
basketball, baseball, tennis, football,

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and track. I don't see why bowling will
be any different.

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Okay. Spoken like a true competitor. But
let me ask you.

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Can you bowl?

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Do you bowl?

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Have you bowled?

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Come on, sweet Lou. Everyone bowls.

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I can do this. Trust me.

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Good job, Alex.

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Another one?

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You've got to be kidding me.

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Alex is pretty good there, Jeff.

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I think your son can keep up.

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Oh, we Macklemores have a long history
of rising to the challenge.

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Unlike some people I know, Mr.

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Oops, I dropped the ball.

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It was a bad throw.

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Do you know what they're talking about?

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I don't.

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Every time my dad and the mayor get
together, I get a weird vibe.

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Like something major happened to the two
in the past.

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But you can't ask them what happened.

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They never want to talk about it.

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Oh, well, anyway.

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Come on, Todd.

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Show us what you got.

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I guess our principal is easily
impressed.

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Yeah. Hey, you guys bowl strikes every
time?

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No, we're not that good.

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I didn't think so.

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Ten frames with all strikes is a perfect
game.

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It's pretty rare, like hitting three
homers in a baseball game.

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That's it?

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By the time we're done, I guarantee you,
I'll have bowled a 100.

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Woo!

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Hey,

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don't laugh at me. You know I'm going to
be that good.

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A perfect game is a 300, Slick, not 100.

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That's like hitting a single.

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But you just said... Look, a strike
score is 10 plus the next two balls you

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roll, so you could score 30 points, see?
Think baseball, three strikes. A spare

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is 10 plus the next ball you roll. So if
I said, hey, you got a spare ball,

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strike three, spare two, that's how come
100 is nothing too special.

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Got it?

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Whatever.

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I just need some practice.

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Wow! I think it's going well.

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No style.

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I think he was nervous. Just give him a
chance.

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Yeah, like he'll give us one.

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Hey, hey, hey, my favorite customer.

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Hey, Nancy, can you get the usual?

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I'm way ahead of you.

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Come on, eat up. You're going to need
your strength to win the mighty apple.

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Well, I thought the golden boy on the
matter.

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That's what everybody else is saying.

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Yeah, well, some people say that, and
some people say the moon's made of

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It doesn't make it true.

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Moon's not made of cheese?

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00:18:47,670 --> 00:18:50,570
Yeah, well, it just goes to show you you
can learn something new from everyone.

244
00:18:53,290 --> 00:18:56,090
Hey, get out of here, lady.

245
00:18:56,550 --> 00:18:57,550
Hey, Todd.

246
00:18:59,730 --> 00:19:00,970
You know that house, kid?

247
00:19:01,230 --> 00:19:02,230
What's with those clothes?

248
00:19:02,890 --> 00:19:05,010
I heard he found them at the back of a
bowling alley.

249
00:19:05,210 --> 00:19:07,470
Yeah? Well, I hear he's a great bowler.
Is that true?

250
00:19:07,670 --> 00:19:10,530
Hey, bowling's not so hard, okay? Just
leave it alone.

251
00:19:10,890 --> 00:19:12,490
What are you going to do? Are you going
to quit?

252
00:19:12,890 --> 00:19:13,890
Quit?

253
00:19:14,350 --> 00:19:15,350
No way.

254
00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,000
If we lose this, nothing else matters.

255
00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,720
I'm going to teach those guys how to
bowl and triumph.

256
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,420
But it'll still be bowling.

257
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,540
Hey, I'm going to work on that. But I
promise you, I'm going to win us the

258
00:19:25,540 --> 00:19:27,240
apples. Oh, of course.

259
00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:32,920
So the mighty apple's fate is up to us.

260
00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:34,960
You've got to admit, it's pretty funny.

261
00:19:35,180 --> 00:19:36,180
No kidding.

262
00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,860
Maybe this will make people care for
bowling and save the alley.

263
00:19:40,260 --> 00:19:41,720
Yeah, I hope so. I mean...

264
00:19:42,090 --> 00:19:45,670
Sometimes I think the only reason your
dad keeps it open is because you, me,

265
00:19:45,710 --> 00:19:47,250
Ken, and Delia love bowling so much.

266
00:19:47,510 --> 00:19:49,370
Don't let him fool you. He loves it,
too.

267
00:19:49,850 --> 00:19:51,310
He's got me and Mom to think about.

268
00:19:52,110 --> 00:19:53,370
And he's going to sell the alley.

269
00:19:53,630 --> 00:19:54,750
Unless, you know.

270
00:19:55,690 --> 00:19:56,850
Man, I'm already nervous.

271
00:19:57,090 --> 00:19:58,810
I mean, we're bowling for the mighty
apple.

272
00:19:59,250 --> 00:20:00,730
Mighty apple, shmighty apple.

273
00:20:01,750 --> 00:20:03,470
How can it not be fun if we're bowling
together?

274
00:20:03,790 --> 00:20:05,950
Yeah, it's true. I mean, we'll probably
be talking about it forever.

275
00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:07,330
We'll be legends.

276
00:20:07,690 --> 00:20:08,930
At least to each other, anyway.

277
00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:34,940
So, Todd, how's the bowling team?

278
00:20:36,060 --> 00:20:38,780
Better now that I'm on it. Well, Todd,
everything's going to change next year

279
00:20:38,780 --> 00:20:40,140
when our schools combine with East
Appleton.

280
00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,820
Whoever wins the Mighty Apple this year
will keep it forever.

281
00:20:43,140 --> 00:20:43,959
Yeah, I know.

282
00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,160
We'll already clear the place out for it
in City Hall.

283
00:20:46,380 --> 00:20:47,380
It's our legacy.

284
00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:48,980
What do you want me to say, Dad?

285
00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:50,440
Whoever lets you down?

286
00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:52,440
No, son, you don't.

287
00:21:00,380 --> 00:21:01,380
Yeah, Mayor Hamburger.

288
00:21:02,180 --> 00:21:03,180
Jeff McLemore here.

289
00:21:03,629 --> 00:21:06,110
Yeah. You want to make this bowling
match a little more interesting?

290
00:21:07,310 --> 00:21:10,530
Well, if you win, we'll give you 40
gallons of our best apple cider.

291
00:21:11,010 --> 00:21:12,330
Yeah, the pride of West Appleton.

292
00:21:12,630 --> 00:21:15,730
And if we win, you'll give us 40 East
Appleton apple pies.

293
00:21:16,010 --> 00:21:17,010
Deal?

294
00:21:17,690 --> 00:21:20,050
Great. I can taste those pies already.

295
00:21:20,910 --> 00:21:21,910
Uh -huh. Bye.

296
00:21:22,690 --> 00:21:24,330
The apple is coming for the win.

297
00:21:51,850 --> 00:21:52,890
How's the bowling thing going?

298
00:21:53,250 --> 00:21:54,250
Okay.

299
00:21:54,350 --> 00:21:56,070
I hear Alex is a really good bowler.

300
00:21:56,830 --> 00:21:59,070
Maybe the two of you could win at the
Apple?

301
00:21:59,370 --> 00:22:02,530
Maybe, but I'll tell you what. My
teammates don't care about the Apple.

302
00:22:02,870 --> 00:22:03,870
They don't care about winning.

303
00:22:04,250 --> 00:22:06,630
That's because they've never been
winners. You got that right.

304
00:22:07,030 --> 00:22:08,370
I'm sure you'll teach me a lot.

305
00:22:18,970 --> 00:22:19,990
Missed it by that much.

306
00:22:20,330 --> 00:22:21,330
Great torque, though.

307
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:02,480
I think you're doing better.

308
00:23:02,540 --> 00:23:04,720
Soon you'll learn you don't have to
throw the ball so hard.

309
00:23:04,940 --> 00:23:06,460
It took me a long time to learn that.

310
00:23:06,980 --> 00:23:08,840
I just need practice. I told you that.

311
00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,000
Well, maybe you'll see that the ball
follows your thumb.

312
00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:16,520
If it's pointing straight after you let
go of the ball, the ball is going

313
00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:17,880
straight. Whatever.

314
00:23:40,140 --> 00:23:41,760
She was trying to teach you, you know.

315
00:23:41,980 --> 00:23:43,360
Duh, you think I'm an idiot?

316
00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:45,600
Nah, you're the golden boy.

317
00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:47,940
Smart, talented, and perfect.

318
00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,100
Uh, gifted, too. You forgot gifted.

319
00:23:50,700 --> 00:23:55,500
Actually, the way I hear it, you're Mark
McGuire, John Elway, and Michael Jordan

320
00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:56,500
all rolled into one.

321
00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:01,300
You forgot Tiger Woods and Wayne
Gretzky. But you're no guppy troop.

322
00:24:02,480 --> 00:24:03,480
Guppy troop?

323
00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,640
He's in the Professional Bowlers Hall of
Fame.

324
00:24:06,900 --> 00:24:09,180
Anyway, the way I hear it...

325
00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:13,440
You're the best bowler in the town. The
town, the county, and the entire

326
00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:14,440
country.

327
00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:16,120
Yeah, I heard that one, too.

328
00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:17,320
Is that true?

329
00:24:17,360 --> 00:24:18,360
Not yet.

330
00:24:18,780 --> 00:24:21,460
But then again, I bet it took Guffy a
little time to learn to swim.

331
00:24:25,060 --> 00:24:26,060
You know what I hear?

332
00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:32,520
I hear you're just this strange kid
who's obsessed with bowling, hates all

333
00:24:32,520 --> 00:24:35,660
sports, and dresses like you found you.
Like I found my clothes in the back of

334
00:24:35,660 --> 00:24:36,499
the bowling alley.

335
00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:37,580
Yeah, I heard that one, too.

336
00:24:38,100 --> 00:24:39,100
Is it true?

337
00:24:40,760 --> 00:24:44,260
Look, I love bowling. I don't like many
other sports, and it's a lie that I

338
00:24:44,260 --> 00:24:45,660
found my clothes in the back of the
bowling alley.

339
00:24:46,020 --> 00:24:47,020
That's a lie?

340
00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:50,640
Yeah. I found my clothes in a catalog
that I found at the back of the bowling

341
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:51,640
alley.

342
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:54,200
Whatever.

343
00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:14,660
What's with that music?

344
00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:16,580
That's good music.

345
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,940
Haven't you ever heard of Backsheet
Boys, Savage Garden, Aerosmith? Haven't

346
00:25:20,940 --> 00:25:23,680
ever heard of Keeley Smith, Lili Pima,
Sergio Mendez?

347
00:25:27,580 --> 00:25:29,040
So why are we having practice here?

348
00:25:29,340 --> 00:25:30,700
Come here, just take a look.

349
00:25:36,020 --> 00:25:37,360
Oh, I'm real impressed.

350
00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,840
Computer bowling? Why?

351
00:25:39,550 --> 00:25:41,750
Strength plus finesse beats sheer speed
every time.

352
00:25:42,010 --> 00:25:45,410
You know, you could learn something from
that. It's a computer, guys. It's not

353
00:25:45,410 --> 00:25:46,410
real.

354
00:25:48,850 --> 00:25:49,850
Hello, people.

355
00:25:50,130 --> 00:25:52,870
Don't you know that we have less than
four weeks to be ready to beat East

356
00:25:52,870 --> 00:25:56,250
Appleton? You're saying we need work, or
you're saying you need work?

357
00:25:56,510 --> 00:25:59,510
Well, I'll be ready. I'm just worried
about you guys. You guys need an

358
00:25:59,510 --> 00:26:00,970
check. We need one?

359
00:26:01,370 --> 00:26:04,710
Yeah, you gotta want to win. I'm not
seeing that. It can give your team the

360
00:26:04,710 --> 00:26:08,150
advantage. You know, I always thought
that bowling well gives your team the

361
00:26:08,150 --> 00:26:09,150
advantage.

362
00:26:09,710 --> 00:26:10,689
He's a funny guy.

363
00:26:10,690 --> 00:26:11,690
Yeah.

364
00:26:12,430 --> 00:26:13,430
Attitude matters.

365
00:26:13,770 --> 00:26:17,250
Now I'm sure the East is doing
everything they can to get an edge. An

366
00:26:17,750 --> 00:26:18,910
Slick? This is bowling.

367
00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:20,210
What can they do?

368
00:26:50,730 --> 00:26:52,230
I'm watching you bowl, and I think I can
help you.

369
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:53,870
It's up to you if you want to listen.

370
00:26:54,390 --> 00:26:56,030
Really? What's in it for you?

371
00:26:56,250 --> 00:26:57,250
Are you joking?

372
00:26:57,370 --> 00:26:58,690
I thought you might want to win.

373
00:26:59,210 --> 00:27:02,270
I don't know, maybe if you get excited,
other people will too, and my dad can

374
00:27:02,270 --> 00:27:03,270
save his house.

375
00:27:04,130 --> 00:27:08,510
Look, teach me how to bowl, and I'll
bring you a lunch party tonight.

376
00:27:09,470 --> 00:27:11,570
Look, I don't need pity or party
invites.

377
00:27:11,890 --> 00:27:13,550
If you want me to help you bowl, just
ask.

378
00:27:14,070 --> 00:27:15,070
We're teammates, right?

379
00:27:15,190 --> 00:27:17,310
Forget about it, man. I thought you
might have fun.

380
00:27:19,190 --> 00:27:20,190
Hey, Todd.

381
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:25,880
Alex, right?

382
00:27:27,700 --> 00:27:28,940
You're coming to my party, right?

383
00:27:29,460 --> 00:27:30,460
Uh -huh.

384
00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:32,800
Alex?

385
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:34,520
Thanks, Lauren.

386
00:27:34,540 --> 00:27:35,540
I'd love to.

387
00:27:37,120 --> 00:27:39,240
Great. So, um, I'll see you guys there?

388
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:40,560
Mm -hmm.

389
00:27:45,020 --> 00:27:46,120
So you want to lend a bone?

390
00:27:47,380 --> 00:27:48,800
Oh, you're just loving this, aren't you?

391
00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:51,080
Fine. Let's try it.

392
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:53,240
Step one.

393
00:27:53,620 --> 00:27:54,620
It's you.

394
00:27:57,300 --> 00:27:58,300
Dork. Dirk.

395
00:27:58,700 --> 00:27:59,700
Same thing.

396
00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:03,060
Why do you guys dress so weird? We don't
dress weird.

397
00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:05,160
You guys dress weird.

398
00:28:05,740 --> 00:28:07,380
Whatever. I'm not wearing that.

399
00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:09,740
You failed lesson one.

400
00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:12,440
I don't care. Can we bowl, please?

401
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:15,100
Tomorrow. There's a big party tonight.

402
00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:38,200
I'm so glad you're here.

403
00:28:39,820 --> 00:28:41,020
Hi, Alex.

404
00:28:43,460 --> 00:28:45,380
We're going to whip you to Appleton's
butt, aren't we?

405
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:47,340
Well, of course we are.

406
00:28:47,660 --> 00:28:48,660
Todd's on the case.

407
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:56,120
I hope he helps us win the apple pie.

408
00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,120
He sure doesn't fit the part.

409
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:01,220
Well, who knows? Maybe he'll do Alex
some good hanging with us.

410
00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,120
like a bunch of losers, aren't you?

411
00:29:42,340 --> 00:29:43,820
Uh, no question.

412
00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:46,520
You're all right!

413
00:29:48,300 --> 00:29:49,840
Good to have Bubba on your side.

414
00:29:50,220 --> 00:29:53,040
Nope. Todd says a muddy apple's up to
the two of you.

415
00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,840
If you both do well, you're gonna be
heroes.

416
00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:57,200
Todd would know.

417
00:29:57,280 --> 00:29:58,320
He already is a hero.

418
00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:00,900
You wanna dance, Todd? I'll dance.

419
00:30:01,140 --> 00:30:02,340
Nah, maybe later.

420
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:06,640
Do you wanna dance, Alex?

421
00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,680
Oh, I don't really know how to dance
this.

422
00:30:10,190 --> 00:30:10,869
I'll dance.

423
00:30:10,870 --> 00:30:14,070
Whoa, look at the time. I gotta go.

424
00:30:14,710 --> 00:30:15,890
Come on, it's 8 .30.

425
00:30:16,750 --> 00:30:17,750
Next time, okay?

426
00:30:18,330 --> 00:30:19,870
Thanks for inviting me to your party,
Lauren.

427
00:30:20,490 --> 00:30:21,950
Friends of Todd's are always welcome.

428
00:31:14,049 --> 00:31:15,830
Uh, you know, late errands and stuff.

429
00:31:17,950 --> 00:31:19,390
Okay, that's not exactly true.

430
00:31:19,810 --> 00:31:20,830
I went to Lauren's party.

431
00:31:22,130 --> 00:31:23,250
Cheerleader, Todd's friend.

432
00:31:23,950 --> 00:31:29,330
Oh my gosh, wait a second. So you and
the golden boy were at the same party.

433
00:31:29,750 --> 00:31:31,870
Did you know any of the other people
there?

434
00:31:32,750 --> 00:31:33,750
Not really.

435
00:31:33,770 --> 00:31:35,670
Unless you can't flip on Leo's real
people.

436
00:31:37,050 --> 00:31:39,150
I'm not going to lose you to that whole
crowd, am I?

437
00:31:39,810 --> 00:31:41,790
Don't sweat it. It was just one party.

438
00:31:43,130 --> 00:31:44,130
Hey, what you got there?

439
00:31:46,250 --> 00:31:47,250
$220? That's fantastic.

440
00:31:47,790 --> 00:31:49,590
Thanks. I was going to pin it to your
front door.

441
00:31:49,990 --> 00:31:50,990
Sorry I missed it.

442
00:31:51,190 --> 00:31:53,050
Hey, I promise I'll be there when you
bowl $300.

443
00:31:53,510 --> 00:31:54,510
Deal.

444
00:31:54,570 --> 00:31:55,570
All right.

445
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:26,360
Like that matters.

446
00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,540
You're right. I don't know what I'm
saying.

447
00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:29,740
Keep doing it your way.

448
00:32:29,860 --> 00:32:33,660
Well, actually, if you keep doing it
your way, you're going to end up with

449
00:32:33,660 --> 00:32:35,500
mediocre scores and a bad bowling back.

450
00:32:36,260 --> 00:32:37,260
Keep at it, though.

451
00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:39,280
You're natural.

452
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:41,160
Thanks.

453
00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:47,260
Way to boost his ego, Dad.

454
00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:49,740
Thought you were on my side.

455
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,260
Alex, I am on your side.

456
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,200
And Todd's on your side, too.

457
00:32:56,120 --> 00:32:58,300
You got to remember, you're fighting for
the mighty apple.

458
00:33:02,860 --> 00:33:06,160
Hello, Dropsy. Watching Todd prepare to
bring the apple back to West Aspen,

459
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,620
something you certainly never
accomplished.

460
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,360
Right back at you there, arrow boy.

461
00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:11,680
Hello, gang.

462
00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:12,700
Todd.

463
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:16,320
We just set the rules with the East.

464
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:20,580
It's a four -on -four match, one game
per person. Add up the score, and the

465
00:33:20,580 --> 00:33:22,040
highest total score wins.

466
00:33:22,650 --> 00:33:26,970
You can also add a substitute player on
the bench for the current player at any

467
00:33:26,970 --> 00:33:30,390
time. And like a pitch hitter, subs in
for good.

468
00:33:30,770 --> 00:33:31,770
This is a miracle.

469
00:33:32,190 --> 00:33:33,430
I don't have to bowl.

470
00:33:33,930 --> 00:33:37,390
No way. The day before the game, we
should all bowl. Four highest scores

471
00:33:37,390 --> 00:33:39,030
play. Hey, she doesn't want to bowl.

472
00:33:39,810 --> 00:33:41,790
For once, I agree with Todd.

473
00:33:41,990 --> 00:33:42,990
Yeah.

474
00:33:43,810 --> 00:33:44,810
Smart kid.

475
00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:49,770
I also spoke with Mayor Hanberger of the
East, and we made a new little wager.

476
00:33:50,370 --> 00:33:51,670
You're betting on us?

477
00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:57,420
When East Appleton loses, they will have
to proclaim it West Appleton Day and

478
00:33:57,420 --> 00:33:59,020
hold a parade in our honor.

479
00:33:59,780 --> 00:34:01,080
And what if we lose?

480
00:34:01,380 --> 00:34:02,600
What type of attitude is that?

481
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:03,800
Wait, wait, wait.

482
00:34:04,020 --> 00:34:05,020
Wait a minute here.

483
00:34:06,060 --> 00:34:09,580
Isn't it enough just to win the Apple? I
mean, do we need to put more pressure

484
00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:10,580
on these kids?

485
00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:14,219
Look, when you've got someone like Todd
to lead you to victory, you've got to

486
00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,219
take advantage of it. It's a golden
opportunity.

487
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,480
What about your dad, Alex? He seemed
pretty tense.

488
00:34:29,300 --> 00:34:30,400
I have no idea.

489
00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,080
Todd? Who knows?

490
00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:34,440
Well, I got homework to do. What are you
guys gonna do?

491
00:34:34,659 --> 00:34:36,380
I'm gonna go see East Appleton's bowling
team.

492
00:34:36,699 --> 00:34:39,060
Why? What they do doesn't affect what we
do.

493
00:34:39,360 --> 00:34:41,260
There's no offense and defense in
bowling.

494
00:34:41,639 --> 00:34:43,300
But don't you want to know if we can
beat them?

495
00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:45,340
What good will it do to know in advance?

496
00:34:45,659 --> 00:34:48,159
Hey, maybe we can relax because maybe
they stink.

497
00:34:48,600 --> 00:34:51,679
East Appleton suggested bowling. We know
they don't stink.

498
00:34:53,540 --> 00:34:54,540
Whatever.

499
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:55,960
Look.

500
00:34:56,230 --> 00:34:57,370
I'm going home to get my bike.

501
00:34:57,750 --> 00:34:58,970
Join me if you guys want to be smart.

502
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:07,310
See you guys. Hey Todd, wait up. Alex?

503
00:35:44,230 --> 00:35:45,230
Look at this place.

504
00:35:45,590 --> 00:35:47,090
It's bigger, that's all.

505
00:35:47,830 --> 00:35:49,470
Yeah, pretty impressive.

506
00:35:50,150 --> 00:35:52,850
Yeah, well at least it's a big apple
length of character.

507
00:35:55,330 --> 00:35:56,330
Character?

508
00:35:56,850 --> 00:35:58,050
That's what you want to call it.

509
00:36:13,100 --> 00:36:15,780
They've got the Nagurski twins who
walked all over us from football.

510
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:20,240
Barron McKay started the basketball
team. And Katie Tanner from the tennis

511
00:36:21,340 --> 00:36:23,300
We're in so much trouble.

512
00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:33,120
Oh, nicely done.

513
00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:35,400
You're really coming along.

514
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,860
Some of us still need a little work.

515
00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:40,380
Whipsaw McGraw.

516
00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:42,400
Who's Whipsaw McGraw?

517
00:36:42,890 --> 00:36:45,630
PBA Tour Pro, two -time U .S. Open
champion.

518
00:36:45,890 --> 00:36:47,150
Wait, I thought that was tennis.

519
00:36:47,570 --> 00:36:50,110
Now remember, consistency is the key.

520
00:36:50,910 --> 00:36:54,470
Practice your approach over and over,
and you'll be ready for the big match. I

521
00:36:54,470 --> 00:36:55,470
promise you.

522
00:36:55,570 --> 00:36:56,810
Thanks for coming, Whipsaw.

523
00:36:57,010 --> 00:36:58,010
Sure thing, cousin.

524
00:36:58,330 --> 00:37:00,710
I'm just glad I had a few days off from
the tour.

525
00:37:01,530 --> 00:37:02,530
I'll see you later.

526
00:37:03,810 --> 00:37:05,150
We don't stand a chance.

527
00:37:05,650 --> 00:37:07,330
They were all right. All right.

528
00:37:07,810 --> 00:37:09,610
They're like machines. They're perfect.

529
00:37:09,950 --> 00:37:11,790
Don't give up on the Mighty Apple just
yet.

530
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:13,880
They won't pull strikes every time.

531
00:37:14,780 --> 00:37:16,100
Wash them with me. You'll see.

532
00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:23,320
Not seen enough.

533
00:37:25,160 --> 00:37:26,160
So.

534
00:37:28,780 --> 00:37:30,940
Well, what do we have here?

535
00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:34,040
Hi, I was just leaving. I don't like
spies.

536
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:35,580
You like spies, Baron?

537
00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:39,820
Spying? You didn't think I was... Hey,
there you are, you loser.

538
00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:44,560
Well, well. If it isn't Macklemore.
We're hearing Mr. Boland now. I told you

539
00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:46,580
to come here. Where's your sense of
sportsmanship, man?

540
00:37:46,820 --> 00:37:48,160
But I came here with you.

541
00:37:48,460 --> 00:37:49,760
Is that a fact, Macklemore?

542
00:37:50,060 --> 00:37:51,260
Me? Hanging with this guy?

543
00:37:51,580 --> 00:37:52,580
Guess again, boys.

544
00:37:52,980 --> 00:37:54,100
You gonna take care of him?

545
00:37:54,420 --> 00:37:56,980
Well, don't you worry about it. I'll
make sure this punk doesn't bother you

546
00:37:56,980 --> 00:37:57,980
again.

547
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:04,400
What are you doing?

548
00:38:04,620 --> 00:38:05,800
This was all your idea.

549
00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:08,640
Let's get out of here.

550
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,400
I knew what you were doing all along.
Oh, you're right. You're a horrible

551
00:38:14,540 --> 00:38:15,540
then. Me?

552
00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:19,640
Look who's talking. Unless you were
acting when you thought we'd lose to the

553
00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,220
East. Well, then I guess you were pretty
good, too, then.

554
00:38:22,620 --> 00:38:23,620
Oh, get over it.

555
00:38:26,220 --> 00:38:27,300
They were pretty good, weren't they?

556
00:38:28,580 --> 00:38:29,580
Look.

557
00:38:30,020 --> 00:38:31,580
Meet me at the alley tomorrow morning.

558
00:38:32,340 --> 00:38:33,500
I'll teach you how to bowl.

559
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:34,800
With style.

560
00:38:35,580 --> 00:38:37,400
Then you won't be too scared of them.
Me?

561
00:38:38,250 --> 00:38:41,210
You wouldn't be scared, wouldn't you?
You actually thought I was mad, didn't

562
00:38:41,210 --> 00:38:42,210
you? No.

563
00:38:42,530 --> 00:38:48,270
Hey, Todd.

564
00:39:04,770 --> 00:39:05,770
Man, it's early.

565
00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,200
What am I doing here? Gotta move, gotta
jive.

566
00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,720
What the heck does that mean? It's what
we're doing today, Todd.

567
00:39:11,100 --> 00:39:12,400
Yep, time to get in the zone.

568
00:39:15,100 --> 00:39:16,100
Hey!

569
00:39:17,140 --> 00:39:18,560
Delia isn't using her lane today.

570
00:39:18,940 --> 00:39:20,140
Why don't you come over and join us?

571
00:39:22,820 --> 00:39:25,080
All right, let's get going. I know the
drill.

572
00:39:25,540 --> 00:39:27,940
No, Slick. You know form, but you don't
know style.

573
00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:29,320
That's what you're gonna learn.

574
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:30,800
Delia, hit it.

575
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,460
Knock, knock, knock them down.

576
00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:39,880
Baby, let's go to town.

577
00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:42,360
Mark spills the air.

578
00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:44,700
Hey, we got time to spend.

579
00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:49,920
Gonna set them up just the way we like.
Cause the wood heats up when the alley

580
00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:50,920
cat strikes.

581
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:57,940
Right down the middle. Right down the
middle.

582
00:39:58,240 --> 00:40:00,400
Right down the middle.

583
00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:02,640
Right down the middle.

584
00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,620
It's up when the alley cat strikes.

585
00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:04,900
But I think you can really turn this
into something.

586
00:41:05,540 --> 00:41:06,540
What do you mean?

587
00:41:06,900 --> 00:41:09,480
Well, if you want people to come
bowling, you've got to make it more fun

588
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:10,339
they get hooked.

589
00:41:10,340 --> 00:41:11,340
This was fun.

590
00:41:11,540 --> 00:41:13,000
Sell it. There's nothing to sell.

591
00:41:13,260 --> 00:41:15,020
Sure there is. Make it a party.

592
00:41:15,460 --> 00:41:19,040
Dancing, food, a light show, cool tunes,
and bowling.

593
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,680
Once a week. Make the alley the place to
be.

594
00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,560
We do it soon while everyone's got
bowling on their minds.

595
00:41:25,080 --> 00:41:27,060
Now you're thinking, every week a big
party.

596
00:41:27,460 --> 00:41:28,459
It won't work.

597
00:41:28,460 --> 00:41:30,600
Trust me, the place doesn't even fill up
on league nights.

598
00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:32,220
It'll work. I guarantee it.

599
00:41:32,780 --> 00:41:34,580
Yeah, Alex. Maybe we can save the alley.

600
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:37,160
I don't know. Maybe.

601
00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:38,720
Now, what do we call it?

602
00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:40,120
Lane dance?

603
00:41:40,740 --> 00:41:41,740
Alley bash?

604
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:47,220
The bowling ball?

605
00:41:48,340 --> 00:41:49,340
Yeah.

606
00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:51,160
Nice.

607
00:41:55,580 --> 00:41:58,640
Todd, we don't exactly have money to buy
supplies or anything.

608
00:41:59,290 --> 00:42:02,770
So why exactly are we going shopping?
We're not exactly going shopping.

609
00:42:03,030 --> 00:42:04,890
We're... Just let me handle it.

610
00:42:07,090 --> 00:42:10,230
But shouldn't you be practicing anyway?
I'm getting better. You said something.

611
00:42:10,690 --> 00:42:12,570
Yeah. You're coming along.

612
00:42:14,030 --> 00:42:15,090
Todd, Alex.

613
00:42:15,390 --> 00:42:17,130
The whole town is counting on you two.

614
00:42:17,530 --> 00:42:18,530
Are you ready?

615
00:42:20,090 --> 00:42:22,910
Hey. We are so ready, sir.

616
00:42:23,190 --> 00:42:24,190
Atta boy.

617
00:42:26,690 --> 00:42:28,730
The match is in two weeks.

618
00:42:29,210 --> 00:42:30,650
You said you were worried about the
East.

619
00:42:30,910 --> 00:42:33,450
Yeah, yeah, but you gotta wanna win,
man. And you gotta show it.

620
00:42:33,710 --> 00:42:34,710
That's how leaders work.

621
00:42:34,890 --> 00:42:37,990
You shouldn't be worried. You got a
gift, man. All you have to do is try and

622
00:42:37,990 --> 00:42:38,990
it. Yeah.

623
00:42:39,550 --> 00:42:40,570
I guess I can do that.

624
00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:43,370
Now you're talking like a guy I like.
Come on.

625
00:42:48,910 --> 00:42:49,970
Now watch and learn.

626
00:42:53,610 --> 00:42:55,030
Good afternoon, Miss Johnson.

627
00:42:55,410 --> 00:42:56,410
Well, hello, Todd.

628
00:42:57,030 --> 00:42:58,290
Getting ready to trust the East?

629
00:42:58,620 --> 00:43:01,160
Absolutely. And the thing is, I got this
project in mind.

630
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,000
What? I've got no cash.

631
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,560
But I thought maybe you could help.

632
00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:08,520
Help you, Todd?

633
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:09,700
It's going to be my pleasure.

634
00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:22,640
Hey, guys.

635
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,360
Hey, Dad. What do you got?

636
00:43:24,820 --> 00:43:25,820
What is all this?

637
00:43:25,960 --> 00:43:27,100
This is town spirit.

638
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:28,428
We got paint.

639
00:43:28,430 --> 00:43:29,790
Tilly sugar and a whole lot of lights.

640
00:43:30,230 --> 00:43:32,650
People just gave it to us. They gave it
to you?

641
00:43:33,570 --> 00:43:34,570
Well, great.

642
00:43:34,590 --> 00:43:38,310
I'll get Sweet Lou to mention them all
on the air. He owes me. Plus, I plan on

643
00:43:38,310 --> 00:43:40,130
getting a sound system and maybe some
lasers.

644
00:43:40,410 --> 00:43:42,710
Because if I don't find more friends,
this place has got to rock.

645
00:43:43,170 --> 00:43:44,930
Come on, we have one more to do. Give me
a sec.

646
00:43:45,210 --> 00:43:46,210
All right, I'll see you outside.

647
00:43:46,430 --> 00:43:47,430
Thanks. You're welcome.

648
00:43:49,690 --> 00:43:50,690
I don't know, Dad.

649
00:43:50,930 --> 00:43:51,970
It's going to change the place.

650
00:43:54,470 --> 00:43:56,130
It won't be real bowling anymore.

651
00:43:57,840 --> 00:43:59,780
Alex, we talked about this, right?

652
00:44:00,140 --> 00:44:01,980
I mean, this place has got to change.

653
00:44:03,960 --> 00:44:04,960
Sit down.

654
00:44:07,320 --> 00:44:08,320
You know what I did today?

655
00:44:09,320 --> 00:44:10,720
I got my real estate license.

656
00:44:11,260 --> 00:44:12,260
Yeah.

657
00:44:12,340 --> 00:44:15,640
But I had to start drafting up a listing
on this place. You know how that made

658
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:16,419
me feel?

659
00:44:16,420 --> 00:44:17,420
Bad.

660
00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:20,680
But I don't know. All this stuff you
guys are doing here, maybe it'll help.

661
00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,340
But we're trying to change the alley
into something totally different.

662
00:44:25,060 --> 00:44:26,760
It won't be our own special place
anymore.

663
00:44:27,310 --> 00:44:30,050
No, no, it'll always be your own special
place.

664
00:44:31,010 --> 00:44:34,490
But Alex, we have to take care of the
business side. I mean, that's just the

665
00:44:34,490 --> 00:44:35,490
life is.

666
00:44:36,030 --> 00:44:40,290
Anyway, maybe you'll find out that, you
know, different isn't necessarily bad.

667
00:44:40,410 --> 00:44:42,470
It's just, you know, it's just
different.

668
00:44:44,330 --> 00:44:48,770
You know, seeing you and Todd together
makes me kind of flash back to when I

669
00:44:48,770 --> 00:44:49,770
your age.

670
00:44:49,830 --> 00:44:50,830
Why?

671
00:44:51,550 --> 00:44:54,130
Well, because Jeff McLemore and I used
to be best friends.

672
00:44:55,250 --> 00:44:56,850
No way. You and the mayor.

673
00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:58,320
Yeah, me and the mayor.

674
00:44:58,840 --> 00:45:00,440
And we fought for the mighty apple.

675
00:45:01,840 --> 00:45:02,840
I got to tell you something.

676
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,900
There was nothing that we would love
more than to see our kids bring it back

677
00:45:06,900 --> 00:45:07,900
here to the West.

678
00:45:10,240 --> 00:45:12,740
But that was a long time ago.

679
00:45:13,460 --> 00:45:15,520
We got to focus on saving this place,
right?

680
00:45:16,020 --> 00:45:17,240
Because I want to keep it bad.

681
00:45:18,820 --> 00:45:19,820
So here's the plan.

682
00:45:20,500 --> 00:45:21,820
You go on out there with your buddies.

683
00:45:22,700 --> 00:45:25,600
And like Todd said, you make this place
rock.

684
00:45:26,779 --> 00:45:27,779
You got it, Dad.

685
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:38,020
Come on,

686
00:45:38,020 --> 00:45:39,020
Todd. Let's get to work.

687
00:45:41,540 --> 00:45:42,540
Man, once no one comes.

688
00:45:44,300 --> 00:45:45,300
Don't come.

689
00:45:47,220 --> 00:45:48,960
You know, your dad and my dad used to be
like best friends.

690
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:50,820
Get out of here. You're lying.

691
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:53,240
I'm not.

692
00:45:53,320 --> 00:45:54,320
Forget about it.

693
00:45:54,700 --> 00:45:55,860
We need to get some flyers printed.

694
00:45:57,100 --> 00:45:58,100
Like we got the thing.

695
00:45:58,900 --> 00:45:59,900
Exactly.

696
00:46:09,100 --> 00:46:11,360
Hey, come bowling next Friday. It's
first to work. You're going to be there,

697
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:13,800
right? Hey, come bowling next Friday.
Hey, come bowling next Friday.

698
00:46:14,440 --> 00:46:15,440
Hey,

699
00:46:15,820 --> 00:46:16,820
come bowling next Friday.

700
00:46:17,820 --> 00:46:19,120
Hey, Lauren.

701
00:46:20,000 --> 00:46:23,100
You're coming bowling next Friday,
right? Of course I'll be there. All

702
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:25,140
I'll see you there. Come bowling next
Friday.

703
00:46:26,970 --> 00:46:30,590
Flip, you know you want to do this, man.
Yeah, man, I'm all ready. There you go.

704
00:46:30,670 --> 00:46:31,509
All right.

705
00:46:31,510 --> 00:46:32,990
Hey, come bowl with us Friday. Come on,
man.

706
00:46:33,630 --> 00:46:34,630
Hey,

707
00:46:36,710 --> 00:46:37,870
you're going to bowl with us Friday,
right, Bubba?

708
00:46:38,750 --> 00:46:39,990
There'll be food. Food?

709
00:46:40,290 --> 00:46:41,290
Yeah.

710
00:46:42,210 --> 00:46:45,410
All right, hey, Bubba, help us with the
word. No one's going to want to miss it.

711
00:46:45,570 --> 00:46:46,570
All right. All right.

712
00:46:46,830 --> 00:46:47,910
Hey, come bowl with us Friday.

713
00:47:01,160 --> 00:47:01,959
Awesome combination.

714
00:47:01,960 --> 00:47:02,960
Try the split.

715
00:47:03,700 --> 00:47:06,100
It rigged to set up only the 7 -10
split.

716
00:47:06,740 --> 00:47:07,740
Two pins?

717
00:47:07,820 --> 00:47:08,820
Easy.

718
00:47:10,140 --> 00:47:12,560
Now, Alex, watch and learn.

719
00:47:18,740 --> 00:47:20,140
Easy, huh? Try again.

720
00:47:25,300 --> 00:47:26,540
All right, wise guy.

721
00:48:09,100 --> 00:48:10,100
than it looks.

722
00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:13,980
Yeah, but in a match I'll make it. I
thrive on the pressure. So I've heard.

723
00:48:14,780 --> 00:48:18,440
The reset's broken again.

724
00:48:19,060 --> 00:48:20,640
Be back in a minute. Take a break.

725
00:48:21,120 --> 00:48:22,120
Again?

726
00:48:23,820 --> 00:48:24,820
Ah,

727
00:48:26,100 --> 00:48:27,500
nice for you to join us.

728
00:48:28,180 --> 00:48:31,760
You spend the next four years straight
in here, and you'll practice as much as

729
00:48:31,760 --> 00:48:33,140
we have, then we'll talk.

730
00:48:33,780 --> 00:48:36,360
Man, Alex is the only one of you guys
who has the right attitude.

731
00:48:36,910 --> 00:48:39,910
The rest of you don't care at all. Where
do you come off telling us how we feel?

732
00:48:41,130 --> 00:48:44,090
You think you know everything about us.
You think you know everything about

733
00:48:44,090 --> 00:48:46,890
everything. I know how to win. And I
know how to bowl.

734
00:48:47,290 --> 00:48:48,290
It's not enough.

735
00:48:49,070 --> 00:48:50,430
Well, then let me tell you something
else.

736
00:48:51,090 --> 00:48:53,650
My entire life, my father has wanted me
to play sports.

737
00:48:54,010 --> 00:48:57,310
You could be a star, he tells me. You've
got the talent, he says. But you know

738
00:48:57,310 --> 00:48:58,970
what? I have fun bowling.

739
00:48:59,230 --> 00:49:00,470
And I don't like other sports.

740
00:49:00,950 --> 00:49:03,010
Now all of a sudden, bowling means
everything to our town.

741
00:49:03,590 --> 00:49:04,650
And you think I don't care?

742
00:49:05,250 --> 00:49:06,390
Think again, golden boy.

743
00:49:08,339 --> 00:49:09,339
That's more like it.

744
00:49:10,380 --> 00:49:14,260
You got to know that it's okay to aim
high, and it's okay to show it. Show it

745
00:49:14,260 --> 00:49:15,260
like you do?

746
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:16,800
I'll pass.

747
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:19,840
Fighting like cats and dogs is not going
to make the next ten days real

748
00:49:19,840 --> 00:49:21,340
pleasant. Am I right?

749
00:49:23,500 --> 00:49:24,680
You're right, say the cool cats.

750
00:49:25,560 --> 00:49:26,600
You're right, says the hot dog.

751
00:49:28,880 --> 00:49:29,880
All right, then.

752
00:49:30,020 --> 00:49:31,020
One more game.

753
00:49:31,480 --> 00:49:33,400
Three low scores by the high score
dinner.

754
00:49:33,640 --> 00:49:36,120
But you always get the high score, and
I'm mighty hungry.

755
00:49:45,740 --> 00:49:46,740
We're not invisible anymore.

756
00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:48,200
We got the mighty Apple Globe.

757
00:49:48,580 --> 00:49:49,580
Come on, let's go.

758
00:49:50,180 --> 00:49:51,180
Hey, Todd.

759
00:49:51,260 --> 00:49:52,260
Good news.

760
00:49:52,560 --> 00:49:56,320
Your dad's got you and Alex on with
Sweet Lou tonight. Sweet Lou?

761
00:49:56,880 --> 00:50:00,380
Excellent. We told Sweet Lou you're the
captain of the team.

762
00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:01,880
Just so you know.

763
00:50:03,600 --> 00:50:04,600
Todd,

764
00:50:04,840 --> 00:50:06,660
that's not fair. We should vote on our
own captain.

765
00:50:06,880 --> 00:50:08,560
Well, Sweet Lou's expecting me.

766
00:50:09,180 --> 00:50:11,020
Look, why don't you guys vote on a co
-captain?

767
00:50:16,620 --> 00:50:19,480
It's you, Alex. As long as you promise
to come by the diner tonight and tell us

768
00:50:19,480 --> 00:50:21,800
all about it. I promise. If you guys
promise to listen.

769
00:50:22,100 --> 00:50:23,100
Dad.

770
00:50:23,320 --> 00:50:26,920
Hey, do you guys think you'll call me,
oh, captain, my captain?

771
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:31,380
In your dreams.

772
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:35,560
Good afternoon. This is Sweet Lou back
on WWAP.

773
00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:39,560
Joining me in the studio today, I have
the captain of the bowling team, Todd

774
00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:42,120
McLemore, and his co -captain, Alex
Thompson.

775
00:50:42,570 --> 00:50:46,270
Now let me ask you guys the one question
that all of West Appleton wants to have

776
00:50:46,270 --> 00:50:48,070
answered. It's a simple one.

777
00:50:48,330 --> 00:50:49,330
Will you win?

778
00:50:49,450 --> 00:50:52,610
Alex. Well, this is going to be the best
bowling match West Appleton's ever

779
00:50:52,610 --> 00:50:56,750
seen. And our team's awfully good. Trust
me. Hey, and if you don't trust him,

780
00:50:56,770 --> 00:50:58,690
then trust me. You know, I won't steer
you wrong.

781
00:50:59,050 --> 00:51:00,050
All right.

782
00:51:00,190 --> 00:51:01,230
Let's go to the phones.

783
00:51:02,010 --> 00:51:03,010
You're on the air.

784
00:51:32,200 --> 00:51:33,200
Now I'll walk you guys home.

785
00:51:33,480 --> 00:51:34,399
Good night, Nancy.

786
00:51:34,400 --> 00:51:35,400
Good night.

787
00:52:41,680 --> 00:52:42,680
You promise?

788
00:52:42,740 --> 00:52:43,740
I promise.

789
00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:46,780
Of course, you promised last night.

790
00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:48,100
I'm sorry.

791
00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:49,520
Knucklehead, please drop it.

792
00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:54,640
Guys, come on. I hate to do this, but
I've got to get you all to work now.

793
00:52:54,640 --> 00:52:57,100
on. Let's turn this place into Bowling
Ball Hall.

794
00:53:30,190 --> 00:53:32,130
This is so cool, Dad. Look what we've
done.

795
00:53:32,830 --> 00:53:34,830
So this is what the place looked like in
the glory days.

796
00:53:35,410 --> 00:53:40,210
Well, yeah, there was not as many fancy
lights and more customers, but, yeah,

797
00:53:40,270 --> 00:53:41,730
buddy, this place used to be something
to see.

798
00:53:42,250 --> 00:53:44,250
At least if we got a sale, we'll go out
looking good, huh?

799
00:53:46,090 --> 00:53:47,090
Maybe it'll work.

800
00:53:47,770 --> 00:53:49,730
Well, either way, the place has been
good to us, Alex.

801
00:53:50,350 --> 00:53:54,790
You grew up here, and I got to watch,
and that makes me a pretty lucky guy.

802
00:53:57,270 --> 00:53:59,410
Either way, though, splits or strikes?

803
00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:01,120
We're going to be okay.

804
00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:03,440
I've got to tell you something, though.

805
00:54:04,500 --> 00:54:05,800
I really hope this works.

806
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:08,100
I've got to go get changed.

807
00:54:08,540 --> 00:54:12,820
Hey, tonight, don't worry about the
alley, all right? Just be one of the

808
00:54:12,880 --> 00:54:16,300
be one of the gang, and just have fun,
okay? All right, Dad. I'll be back in a

809
00:54:16,300 --> 00:54:17,300
minute.

810
00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:18,520
Huh?

811
00:54:19,380 --> 00:54:20,379
What do you think?

812
00:54:20,380 --> 00:54:21,620
It's going to be cool, Mr. King.

813
00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:23,640
We're even going to play for our own
games.

814
00:54:23,940 --> 00:54:26,820
You know what? I'm going to let you.
Don't be charging for those bat games

815
00:54:28,970 --> 00:54:30,690
This music is going to chase people
away.

816
00:54:31,050 --> 00:54:34,710
Swing music, that's the mood. Yeah, the
mood of misery, maybe. Hey, Mr. T, yo,

817
00:54:34,770 --> 00:54:38,670
put this in. I guarantee you. Cha
-ching. Cha -ching. Uh -huh. All right.

818
00:58:22,440 --> 00:58:25,040
worth it if we win, but I still don't
have to like them.

819
00:58:54,760 --> 00:58:56,620
Say, Mr. T, this is one successful
night.

820
00:58:56,820 --> 00:58:58,940
I bet you people come back here all the
time now.

821
00:59:00,260 --> 00:59:01,900
Hey, good night, Alex.

822
00:59:02,680 --> 00:59:04,760
Yeah, I'll see you at practice.

823
00:59:05,140 --> 00:59:07,200
Hey, Todd, thanks for your help. No
problem.

824
00:59:07,400 --> 00:59:08,400
Good night.

825
00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:15,900
Dad, did you see Alicia and them leave?

826
00:59:16,580 --> 00:59:17,960
Yeah, they left about an hour ago. Why?

827
00:59:19,100 --> 00:59:20,100
No reason.

828
00:59:21,200 --> 00:59:22,200
Just wondering, that's all.

829
00:59:24,970 --> 00:59:26,470
Man, I hate this Mighty Apple stuff.

830
00:59:27,610 --> 00:59:28,610
Really?

831
00:59:28,830 --> 00:59:30,730
I thought you were kind of liking it a
little bit.

832
00:59:32,210 --> 00:59:34,850
I don't know. It just makes everything
so different.

833
00:59:36,970 --> 00:59:41,330
Well, it can make some things different,
but it doesn't have to make you

834
00:59:41,330 --> 00:59:42,330
different.

835
01:00:04,720 --> 01:00:07,140
You should try bowling without the
chain. Now you're teaching me how to

836
01:00:07,320 --> 01:00:10,480
No, I'm teaching you how not to bowl.
Alex, why don't you try the... Try the

837
01:00:10,480 --> 01:00:12,940
last spin. Yeah, no deal. I didn't
suddenly get stupid.

838
01:00:23,520 --> 01:00:24,760
Hoorah! Yes!

839
01:00:25,120 --> 01:00:26,118
I'm the man.

840
01:00:26,120 --> 01:00:27,860
If I can't do it, no one can.

841
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:29,160
Uh -huh.

842
01:00:29,620 --> 01:00:30,620
Uh -huh.

843
01:00:31,600 --> 01:00:33,360
217. Now this is bowling.

844
01:00:33,800 --> 01:00:35,260
I hate to admit it, but I'm impressed.

845
01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:36,640
I never thought you could do that.

846
01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:37,880
You want to know the truth?

847
01:00:37,920 --> 01:00:38,920
Me neither.

848
01:00:39,420 --> 01:00:41,100
Hey, but you always said that... Shh.

849
01:00:45,800 --> 01:00:47,200
We're crying out loud.

850
01:00:47,660 --> 01:00:49,760
Hey, team, ready to whip the wolf pack?

851
01:00:50,140 --> 01:00:51,320
Yeah, you betcha.

852
01:00:51,900 --> 01:00:54,380
Okay, bowlers, listen up.

853
01:00:54,700 --> 01:00:59,120
Now, it's time for us to show that the
time you've spent here has been time we

854
01:00:59,120 --> 01:01:00,280
took the time to notice.

855
01:01:01,180 --> 01:01:03,000
Of course, we want you to win.

856
01:01:03,500 --> 01:01:07,100
But most of all, we want you to
represent us Wildcats well.

857
01:01:07,460 --> 01:01:09,120
Don't be silly. We want you to win.

858
01:01:10,380 --> 01:01:12,320
So, here you go.

859
01:01:13,580 --> 01:01:14,800
Your new uniforms.

860
01:01:15,880 --> 01:01:18,380
Doesn't it make you proud to wear the
school colors, huh?

861
01:01:20,060 --> 01:01:22,000
Ew, these uniforms are ugly.

862
01:01:22,240 --> 01:01:23,340
Fashion emergency.

863
01:01:24,140 --> 01:01:28,140
Nothing that says West Appleton Wildcats
can be ugly, young lady.

864
01:01:28,780 --> 01:01:30,500
And hey, now we're a team for sure.

865
01:01:31,120 --> 01:01:32,160
Well, I'm psyched.

866
01:01:32,510 --> 01:01:33,510
Bring on these.

867
01:01:34,010 --> 01:01:35,010
You tell him, son.

868
01:01:37,970 --> 01:01:39,030
Keep those balls rolling.

869
01:01:48,890 --> 01:01:50,310
Hey, Dad, you back there?

870
01:01:51,490 --> 01:01:52,189
Hey, pal.

871
01:01:52,190 --> 01:01:53,370
These uniforms stink.

872
01:01:54,090 --> 01:01:55,130
Well, hold it up. Let me see.

873
01:01:57,910 --> 01:01:59,430
Yeah, it's nothing special, is it?

874
01:02:03,920 --> 01:02:04,920
Tell it to me again.

875
01:02:05,060 --> 01:02:06,540
Your dad said what?

876
01:02:06,820 --> 01:02:09,940
If we win the new school, it'll be
called West Appleton Junior High.

877
01:02:10,180 --> 01:02:12,840
And if we lose, it'll be called East
Appleton Junior High.

878
01:02:13,060 --> 01:02:15,640
Wait, so now it's the Mighty Apple and
the school?

879
01:02:15,880 --> 01:02:17,420
Look, don't whip out on me, guys.

880
01:02:17,660 --> 01:02:19,740
We were so close. We're so good.

881
01:02:22,280 --> 01:02:23,340
Oh, that was it.

882
01:02:23,580 --> 01:02:25,080
That was the final straw.

883
01:02:25,420 --> 01:02:28,520
My old friends hate me. My new friends
aren't my friends at all.

884
01:02:29,500 --> 01:02:31,360
Oh, this just isn't any fun anymore.

885
01:02:32,060 --> 01:02:33,060
Look at this.

886
01:02:33,360 --> 01:02:35,460
They bet a school on us and they give us
a piece of junk.

887
01:02:35,700 --> 01:02:36,880
All they care about is winning.

888
01:02:37,120 --> 01:02:39,320
They don't understand bowling and they
don't understand us.

889
01:02:39,640 --> 01:02:41,120
Alex, no one understands us.

890
01:02:41,540 --> 01:02:43,560
This is bogus. I'm so out of here.

891
01:02:44,060 --> 01:02:44,939
What do you mean?

892
01:02:44,940 --> 01:02:46,140
What do you think I mean? I quit.

893
01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:48,860
No way. You can't quit. You can't leave
me now.

894
01:02:49,140 --> 01:02:53,140
Watch me. Alex, you can't quit now.
We're too far into this thing. The team

895
01:02:53,140 --> 01:02:54,140
needs you.

896
01:02:55,920 --> 01:03:00,500
We are not having a good day. What a
loser. Not a loser. This isn't the real

897
01:03:00,500 --> 01:03:01,800
Alex. Of course.

898
01:03:02,080 --> 01:03:04,060
You must know that, now that you're his
best bud.

899
01:03:05,500 --> 01:03:07,100
At least there's still four of us.

900
01:03:08,200 --> 01:03:09,200
Four?

901
01:03:09,760 --> 01:03:11,280
Me? Bull?

902
01:03:14,500 --> 01:03:15,500
Delia.

903
01:03:16,500 --> 01:03:18,040
Just trying to lighten the mood.

904
01:03:36,110 --> 01:03:38,330
Did you talk to him? I tried. He's not
listening.

905
01:03:40,450 --> 01:03:42,710
So, where's that Thompson kid?

906
01:03:43,670 --> 01:03:44,850
Alex isn't feeling well.

907
01:03:45,610 --> 01:03:47,830
Well, son, you still ready to lead the
team to victory?

908
01:03:48,190 --> 01:03:51,730
Actually, sir, we're going to let Todd
bowl for all of us. That way he can lead

909
01:03:51,730 --> 01:03:52,709
and follow.

910
01:03:52,710 --> 01:03:54,290
Well, Todd's been through the fires
before.

911
01:03:54,710 --> 01:03:55,710
He's a leader.

912
01:03:56,110 --> 01:03:57,110
Natural born.

913
01:03:57,390 --> 01:04:01,070
He's kept us all together, that's for
sure. Never speared any of us wrong.

914
01:04:01,910 --> 01:04:02,970
I rest my case.

915
01:04:07,050 --> 01:04:08,190
I'm so nervous.

916
01:04:08,830 --> 01:04:09,689
Don't be.

917
01:04:09,690 --> 01:04:11,630
You're all good. You were all really
good.

918
01:04:12,010 --> 01:04:13,990
But these uniforms are a fashion defect.

919
01:04:15,190 --> 01:04:17,630
Look, we have fun. We do the best we
can. That's all we can do.

920
01:04:18,170 --> 01:04:19,210
It just doesn't seem like it's enough.

921
01:04:26,310 --> 01:04:27,510
Sometimes it isn't enough.

922
01:04:31,210 --> 01:04:34,710
This is so unlike Alex.

923
01:04:35,330 --> 01:04:37,090
Vince doesn't like himself for a while
now.

924
01:04:37,410 --> 01:04:38,410
I miss him.

925
01:04:39,470 --> 01:04:40,730
Nancy, I'm getting another soda.

926
01:04:40,990 --> 01:04:41,990
Go right ahead.

927
01:04:44,910 --> 01:04:45,910
Can I join you?

928
01:04:46,590 --> 01:04:47,590
Where's your fan club?

929
01:04:49,150 --> 01:04:52,050
I left them at the TARDIS King rally my
dad is hosting.

930
01:04:54,570 --> 01:04:55,750
Are you looking for sympathy?

931
01:04:58,370 --> 01:04:59,750
You don't like to lose, do you?

932
01:05:00,510 --> 01:05:02,130
I can't lose. It's not allowed.

933
01:05:04,600 --> 01:05:06,440
Look, I just came here because I wanted
to.

934
01:05:07,360 --> 01:05:08,360
You know.

935
01:05:08,500 --> 01:05:09,500
No, I don't know.

936
01:05:12,900 --> 01:05:15,140
Lisa, you can bowl the worst game of
your life tomorrow.

937
01:05:15,540 --> 01:05:17,160
A five, maybe, or a ten.

938
01:05:17,900 --> 01:05:20,760
But at the end of the day, your friends
wouldn't care.

939
01:05:21,740 --> 01:05:23,180
And that is just so cool.

940
01:05:24,180 --> 01:05:26,060
I want to win, you know. We all do.

941
01:05:26,380 --> 01:05:28,220
It's nice having people look at us.

942
01:05:28,580 --> 01:05:33,220
Actually at us, not past us. People
always look at you after this. Win or

943
01:05:34,220 --> 01:05:38,280
No. People will always look at you and
blame us for the loss or say we were

944
01:05:38,280 --> 01:05:39,560
carried by you to a win.

945
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:41,360
Look, forget about the game.

946
01:05:41,640 --> 01:05:45,540
What I'm saying is that eventually
people will see you because you're there

947
01:05:45,540 --> 01:05:46,419
you're real.

948
01:05:46,420 --> 01:05:47,420
That's all that counts.

949
01:05:48,500 --> 01:05:49,500
Maybe.

950
01:05:49,860 --> 01:05:51,780
Definitely. Trust me on this one.

951
01:05:52,560 --> 01:05:53,740
You should go talk to Alex.

952
01:05:54,540 --> 01:05:56,320
I don't think he wants to talk to me.

953
01:05:56,700 --> 01:05:57,760
Well, you should try anyway.

954
01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:01,600
Yeah.

955
01:06:04,970 --> 01:06:08,590
You know, I got something for you. But
you're right. I should go talk to Alex

956
01:06:08,590 --> 01:06:09,590
first.

957
01:06:17,130 --> 01:06:18,130
Golden Boy is human?

958
01:06:19,390 --> 01:06:20,390
All right.

959
01:06:35,630 --> 01:06:37,310
I'm sorry everything got so messed up,
you know?

960
01:06:38,110 --> 01:06:39,110
That's all I can say.

961
01:06:41,330 --> 01:06:42,209
You're right.

962
01:06:42,210 --> 01:06:43,330
Probably wasn't even your fault.

963
01:06:45,290 --> 01:06:48,170
You know, I never thought I'd actually
like you.

964
01:06:49,270 --> 01:06:50,530
I never thought I liked bowling.

965
01:06:51,910 --> 01:06:53,030
All I thought about was winning.

966
01:06:54,250 --> 01:06:55,750
I always wanted to win, too.

967
01:06:56,290 --> 01:06:58,870
We all did, really. We just didn't care
the same way you did.

968
01:06:59,230 --> 01:07:01,090
I know that now, dummy. That's what I'm
saying.

969
01:07:01,550 --> 01:07:03,170
You're not me. You're not the same as
me.

970
01:07:03,490 --> 01:07:04,490
No.

971
01:07:06,350 --> 01:07:07,710
You know what the big difference is?

972
01:07:09,050 --> 01:07:10,050
Hair color?

973
01:07:11,370 --> 01:07:12,370
Yeah.

974
01:07:14,130 --> 01:07:16,950
I play every sport I can, but I'm not
there because I have fun.

975
01:07:17,670 --> 01:07:19,890
I'm there because that's what I do, and
I'm good at it.

976
01:07:20,670 --> 01:07:24,330
Sure, sometimes it's a blast, but that's
not why I'm there.

977
01:07:27,210 --> 01:07:28,210
Bowling was fun.

978
01:07:28,370 --> 01:07:29,810
Bowling still is fun, Alex.

979
01:07:30,630 --> 01:07:32,170
Tomorrow, let's forget about the big
stakes.

980
01:07:32,690 --> 01:07:33,850
Let's just go out there and bowl.

981
01:07:34,440 --> 01:07:37,700
If we win, great. And if not, well,
we'll have fun and we'll try.

982
01:07:39,380 --> 01:07:40,380
But I want you there.

983
01:07:40,880 --> 01:07:44,100
If I chase you away, I'm not going to
have any fun at all. And I really want

984
01:07:44,100 --> 01:07:45,100
have fun.

985
01:07:47,740 --> 01:07:48,740
Look.

986
01:07:54,660 --> 01:07:55,860
It's yours whether or not you play.

987
01:07:57,680 --> 01:07:59,880
Tex, you look like a Tex.

988
01:08:01,420 --> 01:08:02,420
It's our new uniforms.

989
01:08:03,950 --> 01:08:04,970
And I think I'm going to be Dirk.

990
01:08:06,670 --> 01:08:07,770
Just promise me something.

991
01:08:08,350 --> 01:08:11,550
The next time you bowl, whenever it is,
just have fun again.

992
01:08:14,790 --> 01:08:15,790
Good night, Dirk.

993
01:08:15,970 --> 01:08:16,969
Good night, Tex.

994
01:08:29,350 --> 01:08:30,350
Hey.

995
01:08:32,029 --> 01:08:33,029
I thought I heard voices.

996
01:08:33,550 --> 01:08:34,550
No, it's just me.

997
01:08:38,290 --> 01:08:39,590
Just got off the phone with Mom.

998
01:08:40,069 --> 01:08:41,729
She and Grandpa are coming back tomorrow
night.

999
01:08:43,510 --> 01:08:44,689
They said they miss you.

1000
01:08:47,370 --> 01:08:48,370
And I miss bowling.

1001
01:08:49,310 --> 01:08:50,529
You know, the way it used to be.

1002
01:08:54,149 --> 01:08:57,490
You know, Jeff McLemore and I used to
play second base and shortstop on the

1003
01:08:57,490 --> 01:08:58,490
school baseball team.

1004
01:08:59,630 --> 01:09:02,130
Bottom of the ninth against East
Appleton.

1005
01:09:02,700 --> 01:09:03,880
We mess up a double play.

1006
01:09:05,180 --> 01:09:11,000
He says that I dropped the ball, and I
say that he made a bad throw, but we

1007
01:09:11,000 --> 01:09:12,000
the game.

1008
01:09:12,180 --> 01:09:13,779
Later on in the year, we lose the apple.

1009
01:09:15,620 --> 01:09:18,560
And we decided it was because of that
missed double play.

1010
01:09:19,720 --> 01:09:25,760
It became a huge thing between us. We
stopped having fun together, and we

1011
01:09:25,760 --> 01:09:26,760
stopped being friends.

1012
01:09:28,720 --> 01:09:30,960
We claimed that the mighty apple changed
us.

1013
01:09:32,840 --> 01:09:36,180
Of course, it wasn't really the Apple.
It was just us.

1014
01:09:38,540 --> 01:09:41,399
Letting that happen was the stupidest
thing either one of us has ever done.

1015
01:09:48,939 --> 01:09:50,160
You lock up when you come in?

1016
01:09:51,720 --> 01:09:52,720
Yeah.

1017
01:10:30,380 --> 01:10:31,380
Guys, we're back.

1018
01:10:31,540 --> 01:10:35,620
Hey! Oh, my God, it's good to see you.

1019
01:10:35,880 --> 01:10:36,880
How are you feeling?

1020
01:10:37,200 --> 01:10:38,200
Great.

1021
01:10:39,880 --> 01:10:40,880
He's coming.

1022
01:10:41,260 --> 01:10:43,140
Can I say something? He's not coming.

1023
01:10:43,380 --> 01:10:44,500
Yes, he's coming.

1024
01:10:44,720 --> 01:10:46,400
Well, you better hurry.

1025
01:10:48,980 --> 01:10:52,220
Oh, Amber, the school is ours.

1026
01:10:52,620 --> 01:10:53,640
You dream.

1027
01:10:54,020 --> 01:10:56,560
The Appalachian School belonged to the
East.

1028
01:10:57,220 --> 01:10:58,760
We'll see. We will.

1029
01:11:07,790 --> 01:11:09,750
the pride of West Appleton.

1030
01:11:13,170 --> 01:11:17,790
And now, on behalf of my colleague,
Mayor Hamburger, we welcome you to the

1031
01:11:17,790 --> 01:11:20,390
event in the history of the mighty
Apple.

1032
01:11:37,580 --> 01:11:39,560
I will unveil the mighty apple.

1033
01:11:57,300 --> 01:11:58,300
It's a beauty.

1034
01:12:09,870 --> 01:12:12,070
Without further ado, let's bring out our
teams.

1035
01:12:13,610 --> 01:12:18,750
Representing East Appleton, our pride
and joy, the Bowling Wolf Pack!

1036
01:12:33,270 --> 01:12:36,430
Bowling? In a bowling alley? Look at all
those cameras.

1037
01:12:36,810 --> 01:12:39,170
Why would anyone want to take a picture
of this?

1038
01:12:39,560 --> 01:12:40,860
Because our uniform...

1039
01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:45,720
teams have a sub on the bench.

1040
01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:48,540
But there is always that chance.

1041
01:13:48,920 --> 01:13:54,260
Anyways, you add up the total of the
four games, and that's your total. The

1042
01:13:54,260 --> 01:13:55,340
with the highest total...

1043
01:16:54,030 --> 01:16:56,110
working on a strike. You can top 30 in a
heartbeat.

1044
01:16:56,450 --> 01:16:58,770
All you need is a strike or a spare. Not
a problem. Exactly.

1045
01:17:36,170 --> 01:17:37,170
It's all gone.

1046
01:19:37,520 --> 01:19:40,420
the best game of your life under this
pressure, Todd. But I can't make this

1047
01:19:40,420 --> 01:19:41,860
shot, and we're gonna lose.

1048
01:19:42,140 --> 01:19:43,140
No, we're not.

1049
01:19:45,040 --> 01:19:46,360
I can make this shot.

1050
01:19:47,160 --> 01:19:48,340
You can make this shot?

1051
01:19:49,020 --> 01:19:50,020
Yep.

1052
01:19:50,860 --> 01:19:52,560
Todd, they want you.

1053
01:19:53,100 --> 01:19:54,260
You can make this shot.

1054
01:19:54,920 --> 01:19:55,920
Oh, yeah.

1055
01:19:57,980 --> 01:19:59,600
Then we're gonna take that substitution.

1056
01:20:00,800 --> 01:20:03,400
Referee, leap out of your chairs, folks!

1057
01:20:14,160 --> 01:20:15,160
It's okay, Dad.

1058
01:20:15,220 --> 01:20:16,520
You get back in there.

1059
01:20:16,760 --> 01:20:17,659
No, Dad.

1060
01:20:17,660 --> 01:20:18,740
I'm ordering you, son.

1061
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:20,780
You're our best hope to win.

1062
01:20:21,000 --> 01:20:22,320
Why? Because you want me to be?

1063
01:20:22,860 --> 01:20:25,540
It doesn't work that way, Dad. Sometimes
I'm not the best.

1064
01:20:25,960 --> 01:20:27,180
And you gotta let that be okay.

1065
01:20:30,340 --> 01:20:32,400
I want you to go back over there and
cheer for our team, Dad.

1066
01:20:32,940 --> 01:20:33,940
Not just for me.

1067
01:20:43,240 --> 01:20:44,760
Come on, Delia, you've got this cold.

1068
01:20:45,300 --> 01:20:47,200
Come on, Del. Come on, let's go.

1069
01:21:25,190 --> 01:21:26,190
It's moving.

1070
01:21:26,830 --> 01:21:29,590
Have mercy. That ball is moving.

1071
01:21:37,590 --> 01:21:41,690
I am having an apoplexy here, folks. If
there's a doctor out there listening,

1072
01:21:41,890 --> 01:21:43,270
come on down here and help me.

1073
01:21:43,490 --> 01:21:45,710
You'll be here before the ball hits the
pins.

1074
01:22:06,760 --> 01:22:08,460
You have done this before, haven't you?

1075
01:22:10,580 --> 01:22:11,620
Wouldn't you like to know?

1076
01:22:36,490 --> 01:22:37,490
Almost there.

1077
01:22:40,330 --> 01:22:41,490
Hold everything.

1078
01:22:41,850 --> 01:22:45,070
Now remember, I'm the one who cares
about the fun of bowling.

1079
01:22:45,390 --> 01:22:46,670
I'm not into competition.

1080
01:22:47,350 --> 01:22:52,130
But did I care if Delia made that spare,
thereby winning the mighty apple for

1081
01:22:52,130 --> 01:22:53,130
West Appleton?

1082
01:22:53,350 --> 01:22:54,490
Did I care?

1083
01:22:55,250 --> 01:22:56,810
Did I ever?

1084
01:22:57,290 --> 01:22:59,010
Well, what do you know?

1085
01:23:29,390 --> 01:23:30,390
I love you too, Mom.

1086
01:23:31,430 --> 01:23:35,150
You did it! You did it! We did it, Dad!

1087
01:23:37,930 --> 01:23:39,550
Listen, I'm sorry.

1088
01:23:40,050 --> 01:23:42,230
I always thought you liked all the
attention.

1089
01:23:42,750 --> 01:23:44,270
I forgot about all the pressure.

1090
01:23:44,690 --> 01:23:47,930
You know what I learned, Dad? I learned
that sports can be fun. Not just an

1091
01:23:47,930 --> 01:23:48,930
intense gotta -win game.

1092
01:23:49,170 --> 01:23:52,250
I mean, I still want to win, but I
really like us having fun business.

1093
01:23:52,530 --> 01:23:53,289
I know.

1094
01:23:53,290 --> 01:23:55,470
I'm sorry. It should always be fun.

1095
01:23:56,040 --> 01:23:58,860
It's just that you're so special, I want
the best for you so badly.

1096
01:23:59,460 --> 01:24:00,460
So proud of you.

1097
01:24:00,800 --> 01:24:01,800
Thanks, Dad.

1098
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:03,260
I'm proud of all of you.

1099
01:24:04,580 --> 01:24:05,740
The Apple is ours.

1100
01:24:05,980 --> 01:24:07,220
The school is ours.

1101
01:24:07,500 --> 01:24:08,920
The West lives on.

1102
01:24:09,420 --> 01:24:11,180
Hey, Dad, it's not about ego.

1103
01:24:11,400 --> 01:24:14,680
I mean, you didn't play, we did. So we
should get to decide what's what.

1104
01:24:15,380 --> 01:24:18,320
You don't want the school to be West
Appleton Junior High?

1105
01:24:18,840 --> 01:24:21,720
You really think someone should lose
their identity over something as fun as

1106
01:24:21,720 --> 01:24:22,720
bowling?

1107
01:24:22,780 --> 01:24:23,780
I don't.

1108
01:24:24,480 --> 01:24:25,480
Well, man.

1109
01:24:28,170 --> 01:24:29,170
You won.

1110
01:24:29,210 --> 01:24:31,390
No, uh, the team won.

1111
01:24:35,610 --> 01:24:36,610
Same thing.

1112
01:24:37,310 --> 01:24:40,750
And, um, well, we're not going to name
the school.

1113
01:24:41,730 --> 01:24:42,730
You're not?

1114
01:24:42,950 --> 01:24:44,050
Yes, we are.

1115
01:24:45,570 --> 01:24:46,570
You are?

1116
01:24:46,770 --> 01:24:47,770
Yeah.

1117
01:24:48,550 --> 01:24:50,290
We're going to name it Appleton Central.

1118
01:24:52,150 --> 01:24:53,150
I love it.

1119
01:24:54,890 --> 01:24:55,930
I like it.

1120
01:24:56,370 --> 01:24:57,370
It rocks!

1121
01:25:00,560 --> 01:25:01,560
What's this place need?

1122
01:25:01,580 --> 01:25:02,580
A little fun.

1123
01:25:02,740 --> 01:25:05,320
A little music. And a lot of style.

1124
01:25:20,660 --> 01:25:22,340
Knock, knock, knock them down.

1125
01:25:23,000 --> 01:25:24,640
Baby, let's go to town.

1126
01:25:25,440 --> 01:25:27,100
Two bucks fills the air.

1127
01:25:27,880 --> 01:25:28,880
Hey, we got...

1128
01:25:33,900 --> 01:25:35,620
The Alley Cat Strikes.

1129
01:25:59,080 --> 01:26:02,400
coming either, just like me and everyone
else in West Appleton.

1130
01:26:02,960 --> 01:26:06,480
You thought the golden boy and the retro
kid would always be worlds apart.

1131
01:26:07,300 --> 01:26:11,480
This just goes to show you, you can
always find some common ground, if you

1132
01:26:11,480 --> 01:26:12,480
hard enough.

1133
01:26:12,680 --> 01:26:17,560
Okay, maybe not on the dance floor, but
hey, there's always bowling.

1134
01:26:18,760 --> 01:26:20,480
Sometimes worlds do collide.

1135
01:26:20,980 --> 01:26:26,140
So, if you have a beef with someone
completely different from you, I say

1136
01:26:26,140 --> 01:26:27,920
it. Settle it in the alley.

1137
01:27:12,810 --> 01:27:17,450
Right down the middle Right down the
middle