1 00:00:02,168 --> 00:00:06,370 ♪ What would you do if I sang out of tune? ♪ 2 00:00:06,372 --> 00:00:10,941 ♪ Would you stand up and walk out on me? ♪ 3 00:00:10,943 --> 00:00:17,315 ♪ Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song ♪ 4 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:21,052 ♪ I will try not to sing out of key, yeah ♪ 5 00:00:21,054 --> 00:00:25,223 ♪ Oh, baby, I get by ♪ ♪ By with a little help from my friends ♪ 6 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,792 ♪ All I need is my buddies ♪ 7 00:00:26,794 --> 00:00:29,794 ♪ High with a little help from my friends ♪ 8 00:00:29,796 --> 00:00:34,332 ♪ I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ♪ -♪ Try with a little help from my friends ♪ 9 00:00:34,334 --> 00:00:39,871 - ♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa, yeah ♪ - ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 10 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:47,579 [ Intro to Maurice chevalier's "thank heaven for little girls" plays ] 11 00:00:47,581 --> 00:00:51,015 From the moment a father first lays eyes on his daughter, 12 00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:53,418 she's forever daddy's little girl... 13 00:00:53,420 --> 00:00:55,419 ♪ Thank heaven ♪ 14 00:00:55,421 --> 00:00:58,089 ♪ For little girls ♪ 15 00:00:58,091 --> 00:00:59,490 And he's forever her hero... 16 00:00:59,492 --> 00:01:01,425 ♪ For little girls get bigger every day ♪ 17 00:01:01,427 --> 00:01:03,095 A giver of gifts... 18 00:01:03,097 --> 00:01:04,895 ♪ Thank heaven ♪ 19 00:01:04,897 --> 00:01:06,531 ♪ For little girls ♪ 20 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:08,165 A granter of wishes... 21 00:01:08,167 --> 00:01:11,502 ♪ They grow up in the most delightful way ♪ 22 00:01:11,504 --> 00:01:13,204 A knight in shining armor. 23 00:01:13,206 --> 00:01:17,041 ♪ Those little eyes so helpless and appealing ♪ 24 00:01:17,043 --> 00:01:18,342 ♪ One day will flash ♪ 25 00:01:18,344 --> 00:01:20,144 ♪ And send you crashing through the ceiling ♪ 26 00:01:20,146 --> 00:01:23,748 And in return, she gives to him that love and respect 27 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:28,153 which is special between dads and their girls. 28 00:01:28,155 --> 00:01:30,321 I can't stand living in this house. 29 00:01:30,323 --> 00:01:32,089 Well, where the hell were you last night? 30 00:01:32,091 --> 00:01:33,891 Look, will you stop giving me the third degree? 31 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:35,794 Of course, for my sister and my father, 32 00:01:35,796 --> 00:01:39,030 that special love and respect took the form of... 33 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:40,231 I waited up half the night. 34 00:01:40,233 --> 00:01:42,300 Well, you don't have to wait up for me. 35 00:01:42,302 --> 00:01:43,501 Guerrilla warfare. 36 00:01:43,503 --> 00:01:45,870 I left the damn porch light on until all hours. 37 00:01:45,872 --> 00:01:47,972 Do you have any idea how much that costs? 38 00:01:47,974 --> 00:01:49,840 Sorry. Take it out of my allowance. 39 00:01:49,842 --> 00:01:52,176 But the week of my sister's birthday, 40 00:01:52,178 --> 00:01:54,145 they brought out the heavy artillery. 41 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:56,581 Your curfew is 11:00. You want to be grounded? 42 00:01:56,583 --> 00:01:58,883 I don't believe this! I'm 18! 43 00:01:58,885 --> 00:02:00,451 Not until Sunday, you're not! 44 00:02:00,453 --> 00:02:03,187 During that week, mom was sort of like the U.N., 45 00:02:03,189 --> 00:02:05,757 trying to mediate the warring factions... 46 00:02:05,759 --> 00:02:08,626 Boysenberry syrup? 47 00:02:08,628 --> 00:02:10,829 And failing miserably. 48 00:02:10,831 --> 00:02:13,064 Why is he always on my case? 49 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:14,732 Well, uh... 50 00:02:14,734 --> 00:02:15,867 Why can't she ever listen? 51 00:02:15,869 --> 00:02:17,068 Me? I was kind of like... 52 00:02:17,070 --> 00:02:18,203 Uh... 53 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:19,470 Switzerland. 54 00:02:19,472 --> 00:02:22,740 Can't we just eat our breakfast in peace? 55 00:02:22,742 --> 00:02:26,544 [ Horn honking ] 56 00:02:26,546 --> 00:02:28,179 Now where are you going? 57 00:02:28,181 --> 00:02:29,413 To school. 58 00:02:31,384 --> 00:02:32,517 As for Wayne and myself, 59 00:02:32,519 --> 00:02:34,285 we'd learned to keep a low profile 60 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:35,553 during these skirmishes... 61 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:38,155 Kevin, Wayne... 62 00:02:38,157 --> 00:02:39,390 Clean up the dishes, take out the garbage. 63 00:02:39,392 --> 00:02:40,891 Because you never knew 64 00:02:40,893 --> 00:02:43,661 when you might get hit by a stray bullet. 65 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:46,797 And, Kevin, I want those leaves raked and bagged tomorrow. 66 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:51,602 Your turn to wash, butthead. 67 00:02:51,604 --> 00:02:54,705 The fact was whenever dad had an axe to grind with Karen, 68 00:02:54,707 --> 00:02:57,875 he ended up grinding it on us. 69 00:02:58,712 --> 00:03:02,380 Kevin, you might want to leave some of that pencil. 70 00:03:02,382 --> 00:03:05,383 Oh. Sorry. 71 00:03:05,385 --> 00:03:07,585 Not that I was gonna let family problems interfere 72 00:03:07,587 --> 00:03:08,586 with my social life. 73 00:03:08,588 --> 00:03:11,189 Kevin, is something wrong? 74 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:14,458 Winnie, I can't go to the movies with you tomorrow afternoon. 75 00:03:14,460 --> 00:03:15,726 Oh. 76 00:03:15,728 --> 00:03:17,862 My dad's making me work in the yard, 77 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:19,797 'cause he's mad at Karen again. 78 00:03:19,799 --> 00:03:21,165 Oh. [ Bell rings ] 79 00:03:21,167 --> 00:03:22,934 Well, that's too bad. 80 00:03:22,936 --> 00:03:24,202 You bet it was. 81 00:03:24,204 --> 00:03:26,605 Anyone with half a brain would agree that... 82 00:03:26,607 --> 00:03:29,407 your dad's been pretty hard on Karen. 83 00:03:29,409 --> 00:03:31,476 Chicks always stick together. 84 00:03:31,478 --> 00:03:34,145 Winnie, isn't that a little unfair? 85 00:03:34,147 --> 00:03:37,348 Karen stays out all night, and I end up raking the leaves. 86 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:38,583 Yeah, it is unfair. 87 00:03:38,585 --> 00:03:40,851 Karen's too old to have a curfew. 88 00:03:40,853 --> 00:03:44,121 No, she's not. She's only 18. 89 00:03:44,123 --> 00:03:45,523 18's an adult. 90 00:03:45,525 --> 00:03:48,326 Fine, throw the law in my face. 91 00:03:48,328 --> 00:03:50,528 She'll be in college next year. 92 00:03:50,530 --> 00:03:52,163 So, what's that mean, 93 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:54,799 that she doesn't have to listen to my father anymore? 94 00:03:54,801 --> 00:03:57,669 Well, does he ever listen to her? 95 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:59,170 Yeah, of course. 96 00:03:59,172 --> 00:04:00,471 [ Scoffs ] 97 00:04:00,473 --> 00:04:02,640 I'm not listening to this. 98 00:04:02,642 --> 00:04:04,576 No grades? No exams? 99 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:06,478 Daddy, it's a very good school. 100 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:08,346 What the hell kind of college is that? 101 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:10,648 But it wasn't that dad didn't listen. 102 00:04:10,650 --> 00:04:11,616 He listened. 103 00:04:11,618 --> 00:04:12,917 He just didn't like what he heard. 104 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:14,085 Will you please tell him 105 00:04:14,087 --> 00:04:15,954 that this isn't the stone age anymore. 106 00:04:15,956 --> 00:04:17,922 What's that supposed to mean? 107 00:04:17,924 --> 00:04:20,825 The thing is, I was beginning to see a pattern. 108 00:04:20,827 --> 00:04:22,527 Whenever Karen said one thing... 109 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:25,029 Well, this is where I'm going. 110 00:04:25,031 --> 00:04:26,197 Dad said the other... 111 00:04:26,199 --> 00:04:27,765 Not while I'm paying for it. 112 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:29,467 And vice versa. 113 00:04:29,469 --> 00:04:32,103 Fine. Then I won't go to college. 114 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:35,340 Oh, you're going, all right. And I'm sending you. 115 00:04:35,342 --> 00:04:38,042 State has a lovely campus. 116 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:41,879 [ Clears throat ] 117 00:04:41,881 --> 00:04:43,281 Excuse me. 118 00:04:43,283 --> 00:04:46,151 Armed with my newfound observations 119 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:48,519 about the nature of interpersonal communication, 120 00:04:48,521 --> 00:04:50,354 it was time to come to the rescue. 121 00:04:50,356 --> 00:04:52,557 It seems to me that you two should... 122 00:04:52,559 --> 00:04:54,292 Kevin, stay out of this. 123 00:04:54,294 --> 00:04:56,594 Okay. Glad I could be of help. 124 00:04:56,596 --> 00:04:58,362 Wait a minute. 125 00:04:58,364 --> 00:05:00,798 At least as a visual aid. 126 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,400 Your brother's going to college, 127 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:04,202 your other brother's going to college, 128 00:05:04,204 --> 00:05:06,971 and you're going to college. 129 00:05:06,973 --> 00:05:08,639 Thanks. 130 00:05:08,641 --> 00:05:09,573 Hey, I didn't... 131 00:05:09,575 --> 00:05:11,309 well, maybe I'll travel... 132 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:14,145 see the world, go to the college of life. 133 00:05:14,147 --> 00:05:16,413 [ Scoffs ] What do you know about life? 134 00:05:16,415 --> 00:05:18,416 I know plenty about life. 135 00:05:18,418 --> 00:05:20,118 I'll go to Europe. 136 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,586 And who's gonna pay for that? 137 00:05:21,588 --> 00:05:23,154 In a way, you almost had the feeling 138 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,455 they didn't want to be rescued. 139 00:05:24,457 --> 00:05:26,090 You are so narrow-minded. 140 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:27,859 Watch yourself, young lady. 141 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:30,661 The funny thing is, the closer it got to Karen's birthday... 142 00:05:30,663 --> 00:05:32,797 I'm the one who's gonna go to this school. 143 00:05:32,799 --> 00:05:35,834 The worse it got... for all of us. 144 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:38,002 Think it's safe to go out? 145 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,171 I wouldn't... unless you want to clean out the downspouts. 146 00:05:40,173 --> 00:05:41,239 Sound reasoning. 147 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:42,507 It seemed like every time 148 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:44,609 dad and Karen passed each other in the hall, 149 00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:46,310 it meant... [ Knocking on door ] 150 00:05:46,312 --> 00:05:48,613 Boys? 151 00:05:48,615 --> 00:05:49,614 More slave labor. 152 00:05:49,616 --> 00:05:51,249 Dad, I raked the leaves. 153 00:05:51,251 --> 00:05:52,317 I straightened out the garage. 154 00:05:52,319 --> 00:05:53,518 I walked the dog! 155 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,153 Oh. 156 00:05:55,155 --> 00:05:57,255 There. We'd stumped him. 157 00:05:57,257 --> 00:05:59,524 Not a chore left un-chored. 158 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:01,325 In that case, come on. 159 00:06:01,327 --> 00:06:04,061 Uh-oh. This did not bode well. 160 00:06:04,063 --> 00:06:06,664 If dad couldn't make us work, 161 00:06:06,666 --> 00:06:09,867 he was gonna make us play. 162 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:12,403 Okay, let's hit a few. 163 00:06:12,405 --> 00:06:14,138 Golf... talk about punishment. 164 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:18,042 Now we were gonna find out just how bad the argument had been. 165 00:06:37,497 --> 00:06:39,330 Yep, must have been a doozie. 166 00:06:39,332 --> 00:06:41,232 Your turn, Kev. 167 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:43,334 Let's see your stance. 168 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:51,175 Ah, not... not like that. 169 00:06:51,177 --> 00:06:53,812 Still, maybe this wasn't all bad. 170 00:06:53,814 --> 00:06:55,813 You got to turn your grip over... 171 00:06:55,815 --> 00:06:58,015 Maybe hanging out with the guys, 172 00:06:58,017 --> 00:06:59,684 imparting secret grips 173 00:06:59,686 --> 00:07:02,620 was just the thing to bring dad's blood pressure down. 174 00:07:02,622 --> 00:07:03,821 Got it? 175 00:07:03,823 --> 00:07:05,423 I think so. 176 00:07:10,129 --> 00:07:13,064 Hey! There you go! 177 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:14,932 I guess it was easier 178 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:17,268 for dad to communicate with the Arnold men 179 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:20,238 because we were, well... Men. 180 00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:25,910 [ Grunts ] 181 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:31,816 Uh-huh, nothin' like whackin' around the old pro-flite 182 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:35,486 to forge new and lasting bonds. 183 00:07:35,488 --> 00:07:37,755 Maybe we ought to get you guys a starter set. 184 00:07:37,757 --> 00:07:38,823 Oh, no, thanks. 185 00:07:38,825 --> 00:07:40,191 Shut up! 186 00:07:40,193 --> 00:07:42,526 A small price to pay for a little good cheer. 187 00:07:42,528 --> 00:07:44,862 Matter of fact, maybe we'll come again. 188 00:07:44,864 --> 00:07:47,799 Maybe bring your mom, maybe your sis. 189 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:49,100 [ Giggles ] 190 00:07:49,102 --> 00:07:52,370 Karen? Space girl playing golf? 191 00:07:52,372 --> 00:07:54,705 Hey. Leave your sister alone. 192 00:07:54,707 --> 00:07:57,708 She's not so bad. She means well. 193 00:07:57,710 --> 00:08:01,646 Well, well. "Not so bad"? "Means well"? 194 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:03,447 Why couldn't he tell her that? 195 00:08:03,449 --> 00:08:05,916 Come on. Let's hit another bucket. 196 00:08:11,591 --> 00:08:14,692 Still, it was too bad Karen wasn't Arnold Palmer. 197 00:08:14,694 --> 00:08:15,759 Pass me the popcorn, huh? 198 00:08:15,761 --> 00:08:17,362 Sure, dad. 199 00:08:17,364 --> 00:08:20,898 Because I hadn't seen dad this calm in over a week. 200 00:08:22,735 --> 00:08:24,969 I like this show. 201 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:26,337 Me too. 202 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,272 - Me too. - Ah. 203 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:30,675 Yep, this was just like old times. 204 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:34,012 So, mom, we gonna have a birthday cake for Karen? 205 00:08:34,014 --> 00:08:37,548 A cake? [ Scoffs ] I don't want a cake. 206 00:08:37,550 --> 00:08:39,316 Sure you do. 207 00:08:39,318 --> 00:08:40,785 No, really, I don't. 208 00:08:40,787 --> 00:08:43,454 I-I don't want a party, either. 209 00:08:43,456 --> 00:08:45,156 Well, honey, it's not exactly... 210 00:08:45,158 --> 00:08:46,724 what are you talking about? 211 00:08:46,726 --> 00:08:48,993 Sure you do. You like parties. 212 00:08:48,995 --> 00:08:51,162 No, really, dad, I don't. 213 00:08:51,164 --> 00:08:53,364 Fine. Then we won't have a party. 214 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:55,366 Good. 215 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,168 We'll just give you your presents. 216 00:08:57,170 --> 00:08:59,236 I don't want presents, either, 217 00:08:59,238 --> 00:09:01,538 so nobody get me a present, okay? 218 00:09:01,540 --> 00:09:03,841 Golf, anyone? 219 00:09:03,843 --> 00:09:06,043 You're gonna get presents. 220 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:07,745 Well, I'm not gonna take them! 221 00:09:07,747 --> 00:09:10,848 [ Horn honks ] Whoops. Homework calls. 222 00:09:13,185 --> 00:09:14,452 I'm going out. 223 00:09:14,454 --> 00:09:15,553 In that? 224 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:17,254 [ Sighs exasperatedly ] 225 00:09:17,256 --> 00:09:18,956 My clothes are wrong? 226 00:09:18,958 --> 00:09:20,958 My friends are wrong? 227 00:09:22,228 --> 00:09:24,595 Okay, we were one step shy of Armageddon. 228 00:09:24,597 --> 00:09:26,931 This called for a voice of reason, 229 00:09:26,933 --> 00:09:28,632 a note of conciliation. 230 00:09:28,634 --> 00:09:31,202 Will you guys knock it off? I'm trying to watch TV! 231 00:09:34,707 --> 00:09:36,340 I'm out of here. 232 00:09:37,509 --> 00:09:39,109 Honey? 233 00:09:39,111 --> 00:09:41,579 And you don't have to bother to leave the light on. 234 00:09:41,581 --> 00:09:42,780 I'll manage just fine. 235 00:09:45,118 --> 00:09:47,451 [ Door closes ] 236 00:09:50,089 --> 00:09:51,289 Tomorrow... 237 00:09:54,060 --> 00:09:55,692 mow the lawn. 238 00:09:58,197 --> 00:09:59,530 Gotcha. 239 00:10:02,068 --> 00:10:05,102 Gotcha. 240 00:10:05,104 --> 00:10:07,572 [ Door slams ] 241 00:10:11,878 --> 00:10:13,945 [ Door slams ] 242 00:10:13,947 --> 00:10:15,379 I guess you could say 243 00:10:15,381 --> 00:10:18,449 my sister's 18th birthday started off with a bang. 244 00:10:18,451 --> 00:10:21,318 [ Door slams ] 245 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:22,954 Still, there was a bright side 246 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:24,922 to the war between dad and Karen. 247 00:10:24,924 --> 00:10:27,224 It had brought my brother and me... 248 00:10:27,226 --> 00:10:29,327 What are you looking at? 249 00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:30,795 Closer together. 250 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:32,063 Nothing. 251 00:10:32,065 --> 00:10:33,998 Well, look somewhere else. 252 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,300 Hey, this is a free country. 253 00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:37,902 Get lost, will you, scrote? 254 00:10:37,904 --> 00:10:39,503 I can't get lost! 255 00:10:39,505 --> 00:10:41,105 - Butthead! - Dork! 256 00:10:42,541 --> 00:10:45,810 We were kind of like rats in a laboratory experiment. 257 00:10:45,812 --> 00:10:47,945 And the worst thing was... 258 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:54,152 there was no way out. 259 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:55,453 Oh! 260 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:57,221 On the other hand... 261 00:10:57,223 --> 00:10:59,757 Maybe it was time to deal with this thing. 262 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,494 [ Sighs ] 263 00:11:04,496 --> 00:11:05,863 Oh! - Anything was better 264 00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:08,732 than spending the morning with Wayne and miss may. 265 00:11:08,734 --> 00:11:10,734 [ Sighs ] Dad? 266 00:11:10,736 --> 00:11:12,070 Hmm? 267 00:11:12,072 --> 00:11:16,407 Besides, you could kind of see he wanted to talk. 268 00:11:18,778 --> 00:11:21,211 Dad, is there anything I can do? 269 00:11:21,213 --> 00:11:25,149 I mean, I know you and Karen have been... 270 00:11:25,151 --> 00:11:27,585 Well... 271 00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:30,121 I mean, I've just been thinking that... 272 00:11:30,123 --> 00:11:32,923 I-if you ever wanted someone to talk to... 273 00:11:32,925 --> 00:11:35,092 I just want you to know that... 274 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:35,927 [ Sighs ] 275 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:37,795 I'm here. 276 00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:38,996 It was a bold move. 277 00:11:38,998 --> 00:11:41,332 But I knew it was the right one. 278 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:45,803 Heck, you could almost see his eyes welling up with gratitude. 279 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:48,038 Kev? 280 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,840 Yeah, dad? 281 00:11:49,842 --> 00:11:53,177 Is there any more dip in the refrigerator? 282 00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:57,214 I'll see. 283 00:11:57,216 --> 00:12:00,317 And grab the chips while you're at it, okay? 284 00:12:00,319 --> 00:12:02,319 Which, in culinary terms, meant, 285 00:12:02,321 --> 00:12:04,555 "none of your damn business," I guess. 286 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,223 Well, I'm out of here. 287 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:07,525 Wait a minute. 288 00:12:07,527 --> 00:12:08,926 Where are you going? 289 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:10,694 I don't know. 290 00:12:10,696 --> 00:12:11,996 What does that mean? 291 00:12:11,998 --> 00:12:14,365 It means what it means. I'm going out. 292 00:12:14,367 --> 00:12:16,768 You're gonna be home for dinner. We're expecting you. 293 00:12:16,770 --> 00:12:18,169 Your mother's making a cake. 294 00:12:18,171 --> 00:12:20,004 Well, I already told her not to. 295 00:12:23,009 --> 00:12:25,209 [ Door closes ] 296 00:12:25,211 --> 00:12:27,110 [ Sighs ] 297 00:12:27,112 --> 00:12:29,713 And suddenly, dad was downright talkative. 298 00:12:29,715 --> 00:12:31,682 Get your brother. 299 00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:32,650 Aw, geez. 300 00:12:32,652 --> 00:12:33,918 This was bad. 301 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,620 You could see dad had something in mind 302 00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:37,321 even worse than working, 303 00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:38,622 even worse than golf. 304 00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:40,624 We're going shopping. 305 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:42,527 [ Sighs ] 306 00:12:42,529 --> 00:12:45,595 Okay, split up. 307 00:12:45,597 --> 00:12:46,897 Find a gift for your sister, 308 00:12:46,899 --> 00:12:48,865 and we'll meet back here in 15 minutes. 309 00:12:48,867 --> 00:12:52,269 Sure... 15 minutes sounded like an adequate amount of time 310 00:12:52,271 --> 00:12:53,671 for thoughtful purchase. 311 00:12:53,673 --> 00:12:54,805 I don't get it. 312 00:12:54,807 --> 00:12:57,141 Karen said she didn't want any presents. 313 00:12:57,143 --> 00:12:58,809 She doesn't know what she wants. 314 00:12:58,811 --> 00:13:00,410 - But... - Here's 20 bucks. 315 00:13:00,412 --> 00:13:01,912 Roger. [ Chuckles ] 316 00:13:01,914 --> 00:13:04,081 So, what are we gonna get her? 317 00:13:04,083 --> 00:13:06,117 [ Man speaking indistinctly over P.A. ] 318 00:13:08,587 --> 00:13:09,720 Bug spray. 319 00:13:09,722 --> 00:13:12,556 [ Laughs ] 320 00:13:12,558 --> 00:13:14,491 Well, I was on my own here. 321 00:13:14,493 --> 00:13:18,029 The only problem was I had no idea where to start. 322 00:13:18,031 --> 00:13:20,464 [ Xylophone tinkling ] 323 00:13:20,466 --> 00:13:24,034 It seemed like the old standbys just weren't right this year. 324 00:13:25,771 --> 00:13:27,605 [ Gun rattling ] 325 00:13:30,976 --> 00:13:33,477 Something told me she wasn't quite ready 326 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:36,314 for the royal walnut, solid-veneer dinette set. 327 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:38,449 [ Man speaking indistinctly over P.A. ] 328 00:13:40,587 --> 00:13:42,553 I needed something special... 329 00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,256 something for someone turning 18... 330 00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:46,924 whatever that meant. 331 00:13:49,262 --> 00:13:53,897 With two shopping minutes left, I was beginning to lose hope. 332 00:13:53,899 --> 00:13:55,899 I guess dad was, too. 333 00:13:55,901 --> 00:13:57,834 [ Bell dings ] 334 00:13:57,836 --> 00:13:59,470 [ Cash register rings ] 335 00:14:02,841 --> 00:14:04,508 What's that? 336 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:06,444 None of your business. 337 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:08,178 Come on, I'm just asking. 338 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,580 Well... 339 00:14:11,451 --> 00:14:14,785 it was kind of expensive, but... 340 00:14:14,787 --> 00:14:17,354 Great. Put my name on it, too. 341 00:14:17,356 --> 00:14:19,223 [ Bell dings ] 342 00:14:21,694 --> 00:14:23,460 So, dad, what'd you get her? 343 00:14:23,462 --> 00:14:24,996 Hmm? 344 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:29,934 Nothing. 345 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:32,803 Oh. 346 00:14:34,373 --> 00:14:35,505 Nothing? 347 00:14:35,507 --> 00:14:37,107 Nope. 348 00:14:37,109 --> 00:14:39,043 Well, we have plenty of things to give her, 349 00:14:39,045 --> 00:14:40,644 so don't worry. 350 00:14:40,646 --> 00:14:41,778 I'm not. 351 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:42,913 But I was. 352 00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:44,982 Dad always bought Karen a present... 353 00:14:44,984 --> 00:14:46,583 every year without fail. 354 00:14:46,585 --> 00:14:49,220 There's trash in the kitchen. Take it out. 355 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:50,153 Wayne! 356 00:14:50,155 --> 00:14:52,089 And suddenly I began to realize 357 00:14:52,091 --> 00:14:54,424 this was more serious than I'd thought. 358 00:15:03,970 --> 00:15:05,002 What's that? 359 00:15:05,004 --> 00:15:06,703 What's it look like? 360 00:15:06,705 --> 00:15:08,505 Is that 'cause of me? 361 00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:10,307 [ Sighs ] Kind of. 362 00:15:10,309 --> 00:15:12,576 Figures. 363 00:15:12,578 --> 00:15:15,980 It was the longest conversation we'd had in... 364 00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:18,715 Oh, about a year. 365 00:15:18,717 --> 00:15:21,585 So... 366 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,687 You coming to your party? 367 00:15:23,689 --> 00:15:25,222 I don't know yet. 368 00:15:25,224 --> 00:15:27,425 Well, I mean, mom's baked a cake. 369 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:29,793 Who cares about a stupid cake? 370 00:15:29,795 --> 00:15:32,996 Okay, so much for helpful advice. 371 00:15:32,998 --> 00:15:35,632 I knew when to keep my mouth shut. 372 00:15:37,536 --> 00:15:39,769 Look, Karen... 373 00:15:40,739 --> 00:15:43,974 you and dad really have to have a talk. 374 00:15:43,976 --> 00:15:45,242 You know that. 375 00:15:45,244 --> 00:15:47,144 I don't think so. 376 00:15:47,146 --> 00:15:48,879 No, really! 377 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,214 You're always mad at him. 378 00:15:50,216 --> 00:15:52,382 I mean, do you have to be so hard on him? 379 00:15:52,384 --> 00:15:54,418 Sorry. 380 00:15:54,420 --> 00:15:55,886 [ Sighs ] 381 00:15:55,888 --> 00:15:58,155 I think you ought to come to the party. 382 00:15:58,157 --> 00:15:59,357 Why? 383 00:15:59,359 --> 00:16:02,559 Was this chick dense or what? 384 00:16:02,561 --> 00:16:04,028 Come on, Karen. 385 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:07,097 Can't you just give in this once? 386 00:16:07,099 --> 00:16:08,332 And the funny thing is, 387 00:16:08,334 --> 00:16:09,900 right up until the moment I said it... 388 00:16:09,902 --> 00:16:12,203 I mean, it's not like you're gonna be here next year. 389 00:16:13,672 --> 00:16:16,106 I guess I'd never really believed it. 390 00:16:17,877 --> 00:16:19,876 Maybe Karen didn't either. 391 00:16:19,878 --> 00:16:22,646 Well, thanks for the insight. 392 00:16:24,951 --> 00:16:27,651 And suddenly she looked so... 393 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:29,986 Lost. 394 00:16:29,988 --> 00:16:31,789 Karen? 395 00:16:34,260 --> 00:16:36,393 I knew she needed answers... 396 00:16:36,395 --> 00:16:37,962 about the future... 397 00:16:37,964 --> 00:16:39,463 About her life. 398 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,935 Unfortunately, I didn't have the answers... 399 00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:46,737 or even the questions. 400 00:16:53,746 --> 00:16:57,514 That night, dinner lasted about 61/2 months. 401 00:16:58,751 --> 00:17:01,151 Can I get anybody some more potatoes? 402 00:17:01,153 --> 00:17:04,488 - No, thanks. - Sure. 403 00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:06,457 While mom tried to fill the empty space 404 00:17:06,459 --> 00:17:07,858 with vegetables and starch, 405 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,292 the rest of us waited... 406 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:10,661 [ Party favor honks ] 407 00:17:10,663 --> 00:17:12,896 For the inevitable explosion. 408 00:17:12,898 --> 00:17:14,665 [ Door closes ] 409 00:17:16,168 --> 00:17:18,301 I'm back. 410 00:17:19,572 --> 00:17:21,939 But I can't stay. 411 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:28,445 Not even for cake and ice cream, honey? 412 00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:30,481 Mom, I told you, I don't want a cake. 413 00:17:30,483 --> 00:17:32,582 - [ Clears throat ] - It's too late. 414 00:17:32,584 --> 00:17:34,184 I'm lighting the candles right now. 415 00:17:34,186 --> 00:17:35,820 Kevin, honey, get the lights. 416 00:17:35,822 --> 00:17:38,522 Well, the stage was set. 417 00:17:38,524 --> 00:17:40,591 Bring on the fireworks. 418 00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:46,363 Okay, here it comes. Everybody sing. 419 00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:51,435 ♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪ 420 00:17:51,437 --> 00:17:52,503 Everybody. 421 00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:56,874 ♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪ 422 00:17:56,876 --> 00:18:03,080 ♪ Happy Birthday, dear Karen ♪ 423 00:18:03,082 --> 00:18:09,152 ♪ Happy Birthday to you ♪ 424 00:18:09,154 --> 00:18:12,456 There it was... 18 years of hopes and memories 425 00:18:12,458 --> 00:18:16,159 poured into 80 ounces of egg whites and sugar and wax. 426 00:18:16,161 --> 00:18:19,029 It was enough to melt anybody's heart... 427 00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:23,133 except maybe my sister's. 428 00:18:23,135 --> 00:18:24,668 [ Horn honks ] 429 00:18:24,670 --> 00:18:27,604 There's my ride. I've got to go. 430 00:18:27,606 --> 00:18:30,807 And I guess that was the straw that broke the camel's back. 431 00:18:30,809 --> 00:18:33,310 Not so fast. You're staying here. 432 00:18:35,214 --> 00:18:37,114 No, I'm not. 433 00:18:37,116 --> 00:18:38,682 Yes, you are. 434 00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:42,486 I'm leaving, daddy. 435 00:18:42,488 --> 00:18:45,589 And even though I'd been hearing those words for weeks, 436 00:18:45,591 --> 00:18:47,891 suddenly I was hearing something new. 437 00:18:47,893 --> 00:18:51,228 Or maybe it was as old as children 438 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:52,997 and parents and families. 439 00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:59,002 You're not going until you open this. 440 00:18:59,004 --> 00:19:00,904 [ Clears throat ] 441 00:19:03,141 --> 00:19:04,775 What is it? 442 00:19:06,445 --> 00:19:07,811 Open it. 443 00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:24,428 It's my kit bag. 444 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:26,830 From the corps. 445 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:32,435 Uh, I was gonna get you a... 446 00:19:32,437 --> 00:19:33,537 You know, new one. 447 00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:35,939 But I thought you'd like this better. 448 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:41,245 It's, uh, for college. 449 00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:48,852 Or if you go someplace. 450 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:52,389 Either way, you got to have something 451 00:19:52,391 --> 00:19:54,191 to put your clothes in, and, uh... 452 00:19:56,996 --> 00:19:59,830 this one got me through a lot of rough times. 453 00:20:02,668 --> 00:20:04,901 I love it. 454 00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,149 These too? 455 00:20:19,151 --> 00:20:21,651 Uh... 456 00:20:21,653 --> 00:20:23,653 Those are mine. 457 00:20:33,232 --> 00:20:35,499 Thanks, dad. 458 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,813 [ Horn honks ] 459 00:20:56,722 --> 00:20:58,422 I've got to go. 460 00:21:02,695 --> 00:21:04,394 Then go. 461 00:21:05,798 --> 00:21:08,358 [ Intro to Sandy Denny's "who knows where the time goes?" Plays ] 462 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,137 [ Blows ] 463 00:21:19,545 --> 00:21:24,347 ♪ Across the morning sky ♪ 464 00:21:24,349 --> 00:21:25,415 Hey. 465 00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:28,719 ♪ All the birds are leaving ♪ 466 00:21:28,721 --> 00:21:31,522 Did you make a wish? 467 00:21:31,524 --> 00:21:34,557 Yeah. 468 00:21:36,561 --> 00:21:39,997 ♪ Ah, how can they know ♪ 469 00:21:39,999 --> 00:21:47,604 ♪ It's time for them to go? ♪ 470 00:21:47,606 --> 00:21:49,573 That night of my sister's 18th birthday, 471 00:21:49,575 --> 00:21:51,107 a lot of things happened... 472 00:21:51,109 --> 00:21:52,976 - ♪ Before the winter fire ♪ - ...Maybe more than she knew, 473 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:54,878 because that night, 474 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,781 when my father let Karen go out... ♪ I will still be dreaming ♪ 475 00:21:57,783 --> 00:22:00,083 He let Karen go. 476 00:22:02,988 --> 00:22:06,322 ♪ I do not count the time ♪ 477 00:22:06,324 --> 00:22:08,625 And maybe that's how it had to be. 478 00:22:08,627 --> 00:22:10,193 Children leave. 479 00:22:10,195 --> 00:22:12,729 And parents stay behind. 480 00:22:12,731 --> 00:22:16,800 ♪ Who knows where the time goes? ♪-Still, some things are deeper than time and distance. 481 00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:18,869 And your father will always be your father. 482 00:22:18,871 --> 00:22:25,308 ♪ Who knows where the time goes? ♪ 483 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:28,444 And he will always leave a light on for you.