All language subtitles for The Goldbergs s08e02_English

ADULT ADAM: Back in the '80s,

the first day of school wasn't exactly magical for me.

Yep, getting bullied, hazed,
and generally tortured
for being a geek

had become a tradition.

But this year felt different.

Adam? More like, A-Damn!

I changed up my look
over the summer,

and it did not go unnoticed.

Yo, Big Adam! AFG!

Wow, so many new nicknames
and none of them insulting

or about
my gentleman's cankles.

Party at my place
in an hour.

Uh, pretty sure we still
have school in an hour,

but I love the invite.

There's the prettiest girl
in school.

Aww! Well, I think
you're the prettiest boy
in school.

My mom does say
I have a long torso
like Cheryl Tiegs.

I know she does.
[SIGHS]

See you at lunch.[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

What in the Oprah Show
Miracle Makeover is this?

Mr. Glascott.
How was your summer?Terrible.

As you know,
guidance counseling
isn't very lucrative,

so I took a summer job mowing
the local golf course.

I saw two alligators.

I had a magical summer
with my foxy girlfriend.

Thanks for asking.I didn't.

Why do you look
so different?

Did somebody finally punch
those glasses off your face?

I got contact lenses.

And is that a salon job?Nope. Just the sun.

I thought you were allergic
to God's warm life-giver.

Turns out
that was just avocados.

It's all so effortless
and stylish.

As if you are no longer
afraid of the world
and everything in it.

That's probably
the self-defense class
I took with my mom.

It was quite a summer.

Well, a gator took
one of my sport loafers,

so we all got things.

♪♪♪♪

Hey.

Sorry, sir.
We'll be on our way.

Dave Kim, it's me.
Adam.

Oh, I didn't recognize you
with your healthy posture.

Yep. Turns out confidence
and self-worth

are better than
any orthopedic shoe.

Sounds like you and Brea
had a great summer,
but we missed you.

Sorry about that,
but we're back
together now,

and we're seniors!
We rule!

Do we? My briefcase
already smells
like the garbage

the cool kids
make me put in it.

You really need
to get a backpack.

Mad-man Ad-man!

I see you found
a new crop of
freshmen to haze.

I'll take this one.

Stop! You know me.
Our moms work
at the same firm.

What's happening?What's happening
is you're cool.

Oh, come on, Dave Kim.

It's Adam Goldberg,
a classic nerd.

"Nanu-nanu."

"Goonies never say die."
"Wax-on wax-off."

You hang out with the jocks,
you're dating Brea Bee,

and the sun dances
on your hair like
Christmas morning.

Face it, you're cool.Please.

There's no difference
between you and me.

Trash day.This turtleneck
is a classic!

They don't make it in
"tickle me pink" anymore!

♪♪ I'm twisted up inside

♪♪ But nonetheless
I feel the need to say

♪♪ I don't know the future

♪♪ But the past keeps getting
clearer every day ♪♪

ADULT ADAM: It was fall
1980-something,

and with school starting,

my mom was getting
used to being alone.

Looks like it's just you
and me, wet curds.

Hey, I'm here, too.

I just miss our little
munchkins so much.

Oh, the summer's raced by,
we've barely seen them,

and soon they'll be
back at school.

We really did it.[DOOR CLOSES]

Hey. We're back.

And you'll never leave me,
and you'll age backwards

till you're little babies,

and we'll start
all over again?

What a haunting thought
so early in the day.

We went to the driving range
to hit golf balls.

I nailed the guy

in the ball-tractor
nine times.

You were throwing them
at him, Bar.

Ha! He has a bad job,
and I made it worse.

But why aren't you
at your summer jobs?

Mine ended.

The manager at Hickory Farms
questioned my work ethic.

At least that's what I heard.
I wasn't there.

And my summer job
said the pool

would be safer
without me.

There's a whole week
before you go back to college.

[GASPS] That means
my babies are back.

Whoa. We aren't
babies anymore.

Damn right. I do
all kinds of adult stuff.

Just the other day, I said,
"I agree to disagree."

I was there.
He used it wrong.

I agree to disagree.Oh! Nice!

Well, until college
starts again,

you're not gonna need
any of that stuff.

All you need is your mama.

Starting with a three-meat
breakfast fit for a king!

Hey, I'm the king!

Quiet, Murray.

Our babies need their
essential fats and nitrates.

Yes! Bacon and links
and pancake dippers?

Is this a breakfast pizza
for one?

Yeah, this one.

Dipper to Barry,
Dipper to Barry,

we're ready to land
in the hangar.

The hangar
is my mouth!

[LAUGHS]

Look at you two go.

Just a minute ago, you were
independent young adults,

and now your
mommy's flying food

around your face,
and what is this?

Just rubbing
my baby's tootsies.

Mm! Get in there.
Little circles.

I'm sorry, Mrs. G.,
but aren't you worried that,

if you treat them like babies,
they'll regress into babies?

That's the dream. [SIGHS]

My schmoos are back
in my sweet bosom.

It's gross,
but it was a long year.

Let me have this.

Don't screw this up
for us, Schwartz,

just because
you don't have a mom.

I have a mom.

Her name is Linda,
and you know her well.

I-I'm just saying maybe

you should pump
the brakes a little

before this gets weird.

[CHUCKLES] She's really
poppin' my toe knuckles.

Now I get why
you married her, Dad.

Yeah, I'm really
living the dream.

ADULT ADAM: While Barry
and Erica were moving
backwards,

I was looking forward
to seeing my old friends.

What's up, nerds?

I mean, fellow nerds.

I mean, who wants
to play the sequel

we've all been waiting for,
Super Mario 2?

We beat that months ago.

We're on Super Mario 3now.

There's an S.M.3?

Not in America.

But my brother's teaching
English in Japan,

and he sent over a copy.

We've been learning
Japanese all summer
to get ready for it.

You need to know
Japanese to play?

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[LAUGHTER]

Wow, I really missed a lot.

You really did, dude.

Well, I'm here now,

and I'm excited to fully hang
with my nerd herd.

I don't know why
I keep insulting you.

Whoa, this school
has computers?

Ready for lunch?

We're tailgating
in the student parking lot.

Oh, is there
a football game
this week?

Nah.

Hey, guys, any interest
in supporting athletics kinda?

You seriously think we'd pick
a non-sanctioned barbecue

over soaring through
the 8-bit skies with Mario?

He can fly in this one?

Any interest in playing
a video game starring
an Italian plumber?

Does it have extreme violence
and/or extreme nudity?

You can throw a turtle.

No, thank you.

Turtles are
God's creatures.

It's okay. I'll just
catch you later, Ad.

♪♪♪♪

My life is ruined!

Whatever it is,
look on the bright side.

You can still
digest cheese.

Will you take this
seriously?

I came back from summer
looking like a bronze
Ricky Schroder,

and now the popular kids
want me bad.

While I don't
entirely follow,

that does not sound
like a problem.

Are you kidding?

I belong on the hood of a car
in a Whitesnake video!

You do have a nice way
about you.

And now all my old friends
have moved on without me.

Welcome to my world.

Why are you wrapped up
like that?

Mom swaddled me for warmth.

But now is the time
for cold, harsh truths.

Your old friendships
are dead.

They can't relate
to what you and I are...
Kings among men.

But I like
my old friendships.

Better than
the awesome new ones?

I don't know.
It's just different.

I hear you.

When I got back
from the war,

my banjo buddies could not
relate to my army buddies.

Eventually, we had
to find a mutual joy.

Turns out it was
banana cream pies.

That's it!

If I want everyone
to be friends,

I just have to find
common ground!

I just told you,
banana cream pies.

I-I'll give it five
more minutes, but thanks!

Aw, damn it!
I need to be re-swaddled.

My arms got out! Mom!

ADULT ADAM: Thanks to Pops,
I had the perfect way
to bring my pals together.

Meanwhile, my mom's friends
were bonding over literature.

I'm so glad we started
this book club.

We're such intellectuals.

Can we call it a book club
when we're just reading
a magazine?

It's my week, Ginzy,
so open your People.

Well, I love the part
where Harry Hamlin

is sexiest man alive.

What a twist!

Mommy! I dropped a Popsicle on
the dog, and I need a new one.

A red one this time.

Also, you need to wash
Lucky and the carpet
and a bunch of other stuff.

ERICA: Not before
you deal with this.

I slept on the clothes
you folded,

so they need
to be ironed.

I was here first!

And I changed my mind,
I want purple.

Okay. One purple Popsicle
and a pile of pleated pants,
pronto.

There you go,
have fun with it.

Um, what's happening here?

Oh, uh, Barry, Erica,
and Mrs. G are trapped

in this cycle
of codependence

that's growing worse
by the hour.

I call it
the "Great Regression,"
but I'm open to pitches.

Here's a pitch.
Shut your dumb hole.

Bevy! That's my son!

Okay, but I only get my babies
for one week this summer.

I'm making
the most of it.

Beverly, they're adults,

and you deserve to have
an adult relationship.

I've developed one
with my boys,

and it's one of the things
I'm most proud of.

Well, I know
it's not your hedges.

You never returned
my clippers!

Okay, this magazine club
is over.

Uh, I've got babies
to tend to. Come on.

ADULT ADAM: And tend
to them she did.

Mommy!

My carrots are too big.

Over the next week,
Barry got more helpless.

Now they're too small.

Throw 'em out
and start over with Kit Kats.

Erica got lazier...

I'm gonna take this
in your bed

'cause I spilled
the last bowl in mine.

...until finally
it all became too much.[SIGHS]

You want me to come running
when you ring a bell?

This bell.

I just figured
I'm tired of shouting

and you're tired
of not responding to me
quickly enough.

Wait. I want a Mom bell.

Oh, get your own!
This is my Mom bell.

Not for long.

Mommy! Help![BELL RINGING]

Are you not hearing
this horrible loud ringing?

It's really unpleasant!

ADULT ADAM: While my mom
realized her kids
were out of control,

I was trying to take control
of my social life.

Thanks for coming.
How are the refreshments?

He took my Capri Sun.

Only to wash down
your cookie.

Why are we here?

I was about to ask
the same thing.

There are like
ten other rooms
in this house, Dad.

You can go anytime.You called my bluff.

We're here to find
common ground
between all my friends.

JC, you're
the epitome of cool.

It's obvious, but I do like
to hear it out loud.

A-And, Dave Kim,
you're the epitome of...

What? Say it.

I'll say it.
Loser. Putz. Schmuck.

Dork. Doof. Dink.
Schmo. Dingus. Goober.

We get it, Don Rickles.Dorf.

Anyway, help me find
the overlap between
both of your interests.

JC: Ew, bro! Uh-uh.

His circle shouldn't
touch my circle.

But maybe it can.

JC, what's something
you think is fun?

Shoving a twerp
in a locker

and then pouring Pepsi
in the slots.

It was a Mr. Pibb.

I know what I poured.

Let's keep trying.

ADULT ADAM: So we set out
to list everything cool kids
and geeks like.

Falkor The Luck Dragon.

Casually mooning
an old-folks bus?

The peaceful din
of an empty room.

Creating a woman
in a computer program
to give you compliments.

Throwing javelins at trees.

Guests who know
when they've outstayed
their welcome.

Video games. Comics.
Star Wars.

Great white sharks.
Snow leopards.
Kodiak bears!

What is this again?

We're naming apex predators.No, we're not.

Eventually, we found
tons of stuff in common.

We got pizza,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
and bumper cars.

But here's the test.

JC, how would you feel about
eating pizza with Dave Kim

while talking about Arnold
and bumper cars?

It's not terrible.That's the spirit!

And Dave Kim?

I guess I'm open to it.

We did it!
Best friend punch!

DAVE KIM: Ow!This is for school?

ADULT ADAM: It was lunchtime,

and Operation
Make All My Friends
Be Friends was a go.

Aha! Sweet!
New giant cool-kid table.

Actually, JC,
this is a combined table
for all my friends.

I believe you already
know Dave Kim.

Oh, yeah! The guy
with all the birds!

Not even a little.

It's something
to talk about.

And while
you're catching up...
Pizza?

[LAUGHS]

Adam, w-why are you
trying so hard

to bring everyone
together?

I love spending time
with you and your friends,

but I miss
my old friends.

There's got to be a way
I can have it all,

like Melanie Griffith
in Working Girl.

That's sweet.
And weird.

Yeah, how's that pepperoni
treating you?

I didn't get a slice.
I just got elbowed
in the head.

Corbett, did you take
four slices?

It's the only way
to make a double-decker
pizza sandwich.

Can we just go now?

Yes! Thanks for asking.

No! We're bonding.

And it's time
for phase two.

How about
that Terminator?[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Pretty cool, right?Schwarzenegger rules.

I have a Terminatorbedspread.

Nice, Bird Guy.

From now on, I'm gonna
call you "Bedspread."

It's working!

You know,
I like Arnold's muscles.

They remind me
of my muscles.

I like the theme
of the movie...
Explosions.

You think the theme
of Terminatoris explosions?

And sending your dad
back in time to bone your mom.

The theme is that everybody
has the ability

to defeat their own fate.

Don't tell me how to interpret
narrative motifs.

Adam, maybe it's time
to call this?

Or maybe it's time
for more snacks.

[AS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER]
I'll be back with more pizza.

Wait. Was that your Arnold
Schwarzenegger impression?[LAUGHTER]

[IN NORMAL VOICE]
I can do better.

I'd hope so.
'Cause that sucked.

Now say Arnold's line
from Commando.

[AS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER]
Remember when I said
I'd kill you last? I lied.

[LAUGHTER]Wha... That's
so terrible.

You shame
the Austrian people.

Well, you kind of
brought them together.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Not how
I pictured it happening,
but a win's a win.

ADULT ADAM: While
my bad impression
had good results,

my mom's bad habits
had only gotten worse.

Ginzy, I need to borrow
your Cuisinart.

I-I can't in good conscience.

I'll find it.

♪♪♪♪

What the...

Your child knows
how to vacuum?

Try and stop me.
The home is a reflection
of all of us.

Barry and Erica just keep
throwing Nerds candies

in my path
so I'm never quite done.

Look, Mom, the pears ripened,
just like you promised!

Well, what are you
waiting for?

Core those suckers
and make a cobbler!

Oh, way ahead of ya.
Already preheating
the oven to "yum."

Chad cooks?

We cook together.

I find it's a great time
for us to catch up
and reconnect.

Speaking of, how's your
tennis elbow, Mom?

Oh, much better.
Thanks for asking, hon.

[CHUCKLES] I meant
to ask an hour ago.

Life moves so fast.
[CHUCKLES]

Damn it, I want this.
Tell me how.

Wait. You're asking me
for parenting advice?

I know it's insane,

but I thought I wanted
my children to be
babies forever.

But now I know
what I want

is to have adult,
respectful relationships,

like the kind you have
with your kids.

Well, right now,
you're indulging
their every whim,

and they're taking
advantage of you.

You need to set limits,
establish rules,

and most of all,
give them some
responsibilities.

But Barry
says responsibilities
hurt his hugging arms.

The next time
he says that,
you say,

"The seed you plant today
becomes a flower tomorrow."

I don't care about
gardening, Ginzy.

That's why I threw out
your gardening gloves.

Then when they act out,
you say,

"Let's reconnect
after you've calmed down."

Look...[CHUCKLES]

...here's a list
of helpful phrases.

"I appreciate
your understanding"?

"Let's approach this from
a place of mutual respect"?[MOUTHING]

"This feels like
a learning opportunity."

This crap works?

See for yourself.

Mm. Just 'cause.

[SHUDDERS]
I'm borrowing this instead.

ADULT ADAM: As my mom
planned to steer her kids
in a new direction,

I knew one more thing
that would drive my friends
closer together.

Who's ready
for bumper cars?

Not me.
My mom was recently in
a minor car accident.

This brings it all back.

Aw, I'll be right here,
Bedspread. [CHUCKLES]

Look at them.
The best of friends.

I really did it.

Are you sure bumper cars
are a good idea?

Seems like kind of
a violent activity

for groups that
are notoriously unkind
to each other.

Violently delightful.
Everyone loves bumper cars.

ADULT ADAM: But this
wasn't bumper cars.

It was a full-blown
demolition derby.

Hey! Take it easy!

She's showing weakness!
Bash her more!Hey!

Turns out bringing cool kids
and geeks together
was bumpier than I expected.

JC, you know me!
I'm Bedspread!

Sorry, bro.

This is just assault.

Guys, stop!
We're all friends here!

But we're clearly not.

I felt my brain
bang against my skull!

I thought it would be fun
for all the people in my life
to come together.

[SCOFFS]
Maybe for you.

What are you doing?

Making it easier
for you.

Just be with them
'cause you're definitely
not one of us.

There, there.

ADULT ADAM: While my plan
hit a roadblock,

my mom was ready
for a new path
with Barry and Erica.

[BELL RINGS]Mommy! Her foot
touched my foot!

Is there a problem?

There wasn't until Barry
interrupted my basement nap.

Yeah, because I also prefer
to nap underground.

It's called "groundhog style,"
and it's everything to me.

So get your own couch!

Oh, good idea.
Mom, get me another couch.

ADULT ADAM: This was it.

My mom could either keep
indulging her terrible kids
or take Ginzy's approach.

I understand your request,

but I'm confident you can
take care of it yourself.

That's the opposite
of what I want.

Just haul
the upstairs couch
down here.

I bet it would be
even more satisfying
if you did it yourself.

Why would I want
to move a couch?

That sounds heavy
and boring.

Geez, Mom, just shove it
down the stairs.

Gravity does
most of the work.

I can see this is
frustrating for you.

Let's revisit
when you've calmed down.

I'll be calm
when I have my couch.

Why are you being
like this?

Because I am trying to have
an adult relationship.

Adult to adult,

take the cushions off first,
it'll make it a lot lighter.

I know I've indulged you,
but I want something
different now.

I want to talk as equals.

Maybe while one of you
vacuums the stairs

and the other one
bakes a pear cobbler.

Oh, now I want you
to make a cobbler.

With ice cream.
And cookies.

And drizzle on
some fudge.

That's not even
a cobbler anymore.

You'll figure it out.

Get the [BLEEP]
out of my house.

Whoa!Whoa!

And go where?

That sounds like a problem
you adults can figure out
yourselves.

It doesn't matter
what's on top!

It's still a cobbler!

Ow!

ADULT ADAM: After failing
to bring my friends together,
I ended up friendless.

It was shaping up to be
the worst school year ever.

Gah! You're so quiet.

I learned to be quiet
on the golf course.

Any noise screws up
people's backswings

and alerts swamp monsters
to your location.

I hope you were
compensated well.

Nope. So, what's
your deal?

I lost all
my old dorky friends

'cause I'm wildly
cool now.

Adam, you will always
and forever be a nerd.

Can I say that?I'm not loving it.

Still, come with me.

♪♪♪♪

Climb this rope.

How's a demonstration
of my physical dominance
gonna help?

Humor me.

Whatever.
See you at the top.

ADULT ADAM: Sure,
I'd never reached
the top before,

but this year was different.

I'd come a long way
from being an unathletic,
scrawny geek.

I could dominate this rope.
I was a legend.

Am I there?

You're right where
you should be.

I don't get it.

If I'm not ripped,
why did the mailman say,

"Looking good,
little man"?

Yeah, he's just a weirdo.

Wait, so if I'm not as buff
and rad as I thought I was

and I'm not a dork
anymore, what am I?

You're a little bit
of everything.

Now I'm super confused.

In high school,
you feel like

you can only be one thing
or belong to one group.

But as you get older,

you can be lots of things
to lots of people.

And once you realize that,
the whole world opens up
for you.

So I can have cool friends
and nerd friends?

You can even have friends
that are guidance counselors.

I'd like that.
Thanks, John.

Nope. Go back.

That does not make
my ears feel good.

ADULT ADAM:
As Mr. Glascott reminded me
I could be anything,

my mom was scared
she'd only ever be one thing.

Any idea why
Erica's sitting out
on the front lawn

and Barry's
up in a tree?

I kicked them out.

Eh, works for me.

I was trying to end
the Great Regression,

but Ginzy's phrases
didn't work,

and then they refused
to make me a cobbler

when I wouldn't move
a couch.

I have no idea what
any of that means,
but I do know that

when our children
stay home too long,
they turn into morons.

And it's my fault.

Our whole relationship
is based on me

indulging them
their entire lives.

'Cause I thought
that's what a good mama did.

But now that
they're older, I just...

I want something more.

Tell 'em that.

I tried,
but it didn't work,

and then I threw them out
on the street.

Well, then keep trying.

You deserve to have
the relationship
you want with your kids.

You think?I know.

Now, go outside and get Barry
before he falls on his head.

[MARSHALL CRENSHAW'S
SOMEDAY, SOMEWAYPLAYS]

ADULT ADAM: Sometimes,
we can indulge the people
we love so much

it's hard to see
we're holding them back.

Hey.

♪♪ I can't bear
to hear you cry...

Look, I'm sorry
I kicked you out.

We're sorry, too.

You do so much for us,

and it was wrong to take
advantage of your love.

You will always be
my babies.

♪♪ Someday, someway...

But I'd really like
to try something new.

♪♪ Someday, someway...

Way ahead of you.[SIGHS]

I cut down most
of the Kremps' pear tree
while we were homeless.

You mind if we chat
while we make you
a cobbler?

Yeah, like,
what's your story?

My story is that I am
the luckiest mom
in the world.

♪♪ Is take the love
you've brought my way... ♪♪

ADULT ADAM: Sure,
it can be scary
to change something

that's been the same
for a long time.

Oh, hey.
Come to invite us
to group dodgeball?

Or a wedgie tournament?

Or throw my glasses
in that long urinal

where you sometimes touch
shoulders with strangers?

I'm really sorry
for forcing you
to do things

you weren't
comfortable with.

But you all mean
the world to me,

and I guess what
I'm trying to say is...

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[IN ENGLISH] Oh, man,
I just learned the one thing.

You'll catch up.[BOTH CHUCKLE]

ADULT ADAM: In the end,
when we change who we are,

it doesn't mean
we lose who we were
or who we care about.

And through
all those changes,

the people who love us
will always be there.

Truth is,
we never stop growing up.

Everyone just does it
at their own speed.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS] Yeah, I'd come a long way
since I was a freshman.

It was my senior year,

and it was gonna be different
for all of us.

But one thing was for sure...

I couldn't wait
for the adventure to begin.

Come on, Adam.

[BELL DINGS]

♪♪♪♪

Hey, notice
anything different?

You're wearing roller skates?

Inspired by your
radical change,

I decided
to change myself.

Now I'm Mr. Glascott

the roller-skating
guidance counselor.

Check out my moves.

That's okay, I guess.

You guess?

It took me three days
to learn that.

I just don't see
how roller-skating

is gonna help you relate
to students any better.

Watch and learn.
Give me a little help here.

[SCREAMS]

Super-cool guidance counselor
coming through!

That's why you start
with a necklace.