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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,233 --> 00:00:06,504 -♪ what would you do If I sang out of tune? ♪ 2 00:00:06,506 --> 00:00:11,276 ♪ would you stand up And walk out on me? ♪ 3 00:00:11,278 --> 00:00:17,515 ♪ lend me your ears, And I'll sing you a song ♪ 4 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:21,018 ♪ I will try not to sing Out of key, yeah ♪ 5 00:00:21,020 --> 00:00:25,223 ♪ oh, baby, I get by ♪ -♪ by with a little help From my friends ♪ 6 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,691 -♪ all I need is my buddies ♪ 7 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,928 -♪ high with a little help From my friends ♪ 8 00:00:29,930 --> 00:00:35,133 -♪ I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ♪ -♪ try with a little help From my friends ♪ 9 00:00:35,135 --> 00:00:36,601 -♪ whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪ 10 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:38,403 -♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 11 00:00:38,405 --> 00:00:42,707 -♪ somebody who knows Quite sure ♪ 12 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:43,908 ♪ baby ♪ 13 00:00:43,910 --> 00:00:46,444 -♪ by with a little help From my friends ♪ 14 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:48,679 -♪ said I'm gonna make it With my friends ♪ 15 00:00:48,681 --> 00:00:51,549 -♪ try with a little help From my friends ♪ 16 00:00:51,551 --> 00:00:53,751 -♪ oh, I'm gonna Keep on trying ♪ 17 00:00:53,753 --> 00:00:56,387 -♪ high with a little help From my friends ♪ 18 00:00:56,389 --> 00:00:58,956 -♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now, Baby ♪ 19 00:00:58,958 --> 00:01:01,993 -♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 20 00:01:03,930 --> 00:01:05,463 [ cork pops ] 21 00:01:05,465 --> 00:01:06,531 [ "Rockin' around The christmas tree" plays ] 22 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:08,333 -every year when I was a kid, 23 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:10,735 my parents threw a christmas party. 24 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:12,270 [ slide clicks ] 25 00:01:12,272 --> 00:01:16,240 everybody in the neighborhood came. 26 00:01:16,242 --> 00:01:18,209 [ slide clicks ] 27 00:01:18,211 --> 00:01:21,279 dad played the "Big cheese"... 28 00:01:21,281 --> 00:01:23,481 [ slide clicks ] 29 00:01:23,483 --> 00:01:26,651 mom played "Donna reed"... 30 00:01:26,653 --> 00:01:28,019 [ slide clicks ] 31 00:01:28,021 --> 00:01:31,089 and a really stupid time was had by all. 32 00:01:31,091 --> 00:01:32,357 [ slide clicks ] 33 00:01:32,359 --> 00:01:34,326 it was a time when hopes were high, 34 00:01:34,328 --> 00:01:35,527 when the neighborhood was young. 35 00:01:37,231 --> 00:01:41,399 it was fun before fun got so...Complicated. 36 00:01:41,401 --> 00:01:42,900 [ slide clicks ] 37 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:44,669 before life got so... 38 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:46,304 -voilà! 39 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:48,906 -...Simple. 40 00:01:48,908 --> 00:01:50,174 -what's this? 41 00:01:50,176 --> 00:01:53,645 -salisbury steak. See? 42 00:01:53,647 --> 00:01:56,114 -oh. 43 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,782 -by december of 1971, 44 00:01:57,784 --> 00:02:02,154 my family was afloat in the conveniences of modern life... 45 00:02:02,156 --> 00:02:04,356 whether we liked it or not. 46 00:02:04,358 --> 00:02:05,524 -hey, mom? 47 00:02:05,526 --> 00:02:09,794 What happened to, You know, like...Dinner? 48 00:02:09,796 --> 00:02:11,363 -oh, well, with classes today, 49 00:02:11,365 --> 00:02:13,598 I didn't get home In time to cook. 50 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,434 So I stopped by the market To pick these up. 51 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:21,206 Why? Is anything wrong? 52 00:02:21,208 --> 00:02:22,941 -[ laughing ] no. 53 00:02:22,943 --> 00:02:26,043 -after all, mom was going to college part-time now. 54 00:02:26,045 --> 00:02:27,745 she deserved our support. 55 00:02:27,747 --> 00:02:28,879 as for dad... 56 00:02:28,881 --> 00:02:31,116 -so, how was work today, honey? 57 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:32,650 -lousy. 58 00:02:32,652 --> 00:02:34,752 -well, dad was dad. 59 00:02:34,754 --> 00:02:36,721 -jack, do you think You could help me 60 00:02:36,723 --> 00:02:38,089 With the party invitations This weekend? 61 00:02:38,091 --> 00:02:39,457 -me? 62 00:02:39,459 --> 00:02:42,227 -yeah, I have a midterm On monday. I've got to study. 63 00:02:42,229 --> 00:02:44,295 -well...But, I got to Go to the off-- 64 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:46,631 -and we got to get that Coffee urn out of the garage. 65 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:48,099 But I'm not sure That it's still working, 66 00:02:48,101 --> 00:02:50,502 So maybe you could check it For rust? 67 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:51,870 -I'll take a look. 68 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:53,471 -mom? Dad? 69 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:57,442 Are you sure you want to have This christmas party this year? 70 00:02:57,444 --> 00:03:00,211 -'course, I was just an ignorant teenager, 71 00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:01,946 but it seemed to me 72 00:03:01,948 --> 00:03:04,015 this was a bad time to be throwing a neighborhood bash. 73 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:08,085 -don't be silly, honey! Of course were having the party! 74 00:03:10,423 --> 00:03:13,124 -why? 75 00:03:13,126 --> 00:03:18,396 -well... Because we always have a party. 76 00:03:18,398 --> 00:03:20,532 Isn't that right, jack? 77 00:03:20,534 --> 00:03:23,134 -[ chuckles ] 78 00:03:23,136 --> 00:03:24,803 -and there you had it. 79 00:03:24,805 --> 00:03:28,272 come yuletide, high water, or salisbury steak, 80 00:03:28,274 --> 00:03:31,876 the annual arnold christmas shindig lived on. 81 00:03:32,613 --> 00:03:34,345 -hurry up with those lights. 82 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:35,947 -not that I had anything against parties, 83 00:03:35,949 --> 00:03:37,048 you understand. 84 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:38,716 what I hated was... 85 00:03:38,718 --> 00:03:40,452 -watch it, kevin, huh?! 86 00:03:40,454 --> 00:03:41,419 -...Helping out. 87 00:03:41,421 --> 00:03:43,421 -those bulbs cost me 32 cents apiece! 88 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:44,823 -right, dad. 89 00:03:44,825 --> 00:03:47,859 -every year, for two weeks before the big night, 90 00:03:47,861 --> 00:03:51,596 dad roped us into something akin to indentured servitude. 91 00:03:51,598 --> 00:03:54,965 kind of like...Elves. 92 00:03:54,967 --> 00:03:57,735 -dad? Do I have to stand here? 93 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:59,971 -no! You can Go sweep off the driveway 94 00:03:59,973 --> 00:04:02,340 And hose out Those ice buckets for spiders. 95 00:04:02,342 --> 00:04:05,343 I don't want you guys to run out Of ice saturday night. 96 00:04:05,345 --> 00:04:06,644 -got that? -[ scoffs ] 97 00:04:06,646 --> 00:04:09,380 -it was humiliating. -you know, uh, dad, 98 00:04:09,382 --> 00:04:10,948 I-I've been thinking Maybe I... 99 00:04:10,950 --> 00:04:12,784 Wouldn't come to the party This year. 100 00:04:12,786 --> 00:04:14,219 -yeah, me too. 101 00:04:14,221 --> 00:04:17,588 -what do you mean, "Not come to the party"? 102 00:04:17,590 --> 00:04:19,690 -well, I don't want to hang out With your friends. 103 00:04:19,692 --> 00:04:22,093 I've got my own life. 104 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:22,994 -me too! 105 00:04:22,996 --> 00:04:25,329 -you know, I'm not A little kid anymore. 106 00:04:25,331 --> 00:04:27,865 I could be a father. 107 00:04:27,867 --> 00:04:28,566 -me too! 108 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,038 -but even iron-clad logic 109 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:37,075 couldn't alter one unescapable fact... 110 00:04:37,077 --> 00:04:40,078 [ horn honks ] 111 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,112 ...The neighbors. 112 00:04:41,114 --> 00:04:42,146 -[ chuckles ] hey, jack! 113 00:04:42,148 --> 00:04:43,881 Gettin' ready For the big shindig? 114 00:04:43,883 --> 00:04:45,483 -sure am! 115 00:04:45,485 --> 00:04:48,319 -that was ed ermin, king of lawn care. 116 00:04:48,321 --> 00:04:50,422 biggest wheel on the block. 117 00:04:50,424 --> 00:04:52,123 -yeah, the whole damn Neighborhood's 118 00:04:52,125 --> 00:04:54,025 Lookin' forward to this party, You know! 119 00:04:54,027 --> 00:04:56,761 Wouldn't be the holidays without A night at the arnold's! 120 00:04:56,763 --> 00:04:57,795 -you bet! 121 00:04:57,797 --> 00:05:00,664 -yeah-ha-ha. See ya later, okay?! 122 00:05:00,666 --> 00:05:02,567 [ tires squeal ] 123 00:05:04,504 --> 00:05:07,505 -yeah. You bet. 124 00:05:07,507 --> 00:05:08,940 -so, dad? 125 00:05:08,942 --> 00:05:10,341 -what? 126 00:05:10,343 --> 00:05:13,277 -about the party. What do you say? 127 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:16,080 -make sure there's ice. 128 00:05:18,384 --> 00:05:20,584 -well, think of it this way -- 129 00:05:20,586 --> 00:05:23,221 at least I could take solace in the firm knowledge 130 00:05:23,223 --> 00:05:26,123 no one else I knew had any great plans for the holidays. 131 00:05:26,125 --> 00:05:27,592 [ school bell rings ] 132 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:30,194 -skiing? You're going skiing?! 133 00:05:30,196 --> 00:05:33,197 -yeah. My parents are taking me. 134 00:05:33,199 --> 00:05:35,066 It's gonna be great! 135 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:36,501 -I don't believe this! 136 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,237 What about you? You want to do Somethin' over the holidays? 137 00:05:39,239 --> 00:05:41,172 -I can't. I'm going to montana. 138 00:05:41,174 --> 00:05:43,508 Getting my sister Out of a commune! 139 00:05:43,510 --> 00:05:45,977 -made you wonder whatever happened to the days 140 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,945 when all people did on christmas 141 00:05:47,947 --> 00:05:49,948 was watch football and over-eat. 142 00:05:49,950 --> 00:05:52,716 -well...See ya on the slopes. 143 00:05:52,718 --> 00:05:54,852 -yeah. 144 00:05:54,854 --> 00:05:57,155 -my friends were deserting me. 145 00:05:57,157 --> 00:05:59,557 it was clear if I was gonna survive this vacation, 146 00:05:59,559 --> 00:06:02,393 I needed -- 147 00:06:02,395 --> 00:06:03,694 -winnie! 148 00:06:03,696 --> 00:06:05,363 -kevin! Hi! 149 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,498 -will I see you at my parents' Party saturday night? 150 00:06:07,500 --> 00:06:09,834 -oh... 151 00:06:09,836 --> 00:06:12,670 -yeah, good old winnie. 152 00:06:12,672 --> 00:06:16,007 -gee, kevin, I'm afraid My parents already made plans. 153 00:06:16,009 --> 00:06:17,508 -they did? 154 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:19,944 -okay, a temporary setback. 155 00:06:19,946 --> 00:06:21,913 still, with the right sales pitch... 156 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:23,715 -you could come by yourself! 157 00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:26,584 -I mean, there's gonna be food And twister. 158 00:06:26,586 --> 00:06:28,786 I-it's gonna be a blast. 159 00:06:28,788 --> 00:06:29,920 -I don't know. 160 00:06:29,922 --> 00:06:31,922 -oh, winnie, come on. 161 00:06:31,924 --> 00:06:34,659 What could possibly Be more fun than that? 162 00:06:34,661 --> 00:06:38,963 -we're marching in a vigil To end the war in vietnam. 163 00:06:38,965 --> 00:06:42,199 -oh. [ airplane crash-lands ] 164 00:06:42,201 --> 00:06:44,602 -maybe after christmas. 165 00:06:44,604 --> 00:06:45,670 -right. 166 00:06:45,672 --> 00:06:47,805 -I don't believe it. 167 00:06:47,807 --> 00:06:49,373 4 bucks. 168 00:06:49,375 --> 00:06:52,576 -meanwhile, my father was on a vigil of his own. 169 00:06:52,578 --> 00:06:55,146 -4 bucks For a lousy bottle of wine. 170 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:56,313 -need any help? 171 00:06:56,315 --> 00:06:59,316 -my wife wants me to buy A bottle of white wine. 172 00:06:59,318 --> 00:07:01,953 -ah, well, we've got Sauvignon blanc, 173 00:07:01,955 --> 00:07:05,022 Chardonnay, chablis, Pinot chardonnay, 174 00:07:05,024 --> 00:07:07,058 Riesling, fumé blanc. 175 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:10,628 -I'll take the one With the handle. 176 00:07:10,630 --> 00:07:11,729 Thanks. 177 00:07:11,731 --> 00:07:14,999 Doesn't anyone Drink scotch anymore? 178 00:07:15,001 --> 00:07:17,501 -still, while dad was pondering economics, 179 00:07:17,503 --> 00:07:19,170 we were plotting our escape. 180 00:07:19,172 --> 00:07:22,073 -who's gonna talk to him? 181 00:07:22,075 --> 00:07:23,908 -you. -me?! 182 00:07:23,910 --> 00:07:25,409 You talk to him, butt head. 183 00:07:25,411 --> 00:07:26,744 -okay, I will! 184 00:07:26,746 --> 00:07:28,412 I'll handle this. 185 00:07:28,414 --> 00:07:30,048 -wait a minute... 186 00:07:30,050 --> 00:07:31,082 -wayne? 187 00:07:31,084 --> 00:07:33,551 Wayne, no, I'll talk to him! 188 00:07:33,553 --> 00:07:37,789 -after all, we were hittin' dad where he lived. 189 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:41,959 this was gonna require tact, timing, diplomacy. 190 00:07:41,961 --> 00:07:43,060 -dad? 191 00:07:43,062 --> 00:07:45,597 Um, we were talking About the party, 192 00:07:45,599 --> 00:07:47,298 And we decided that -- 193 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:48,966 -we want to get paid. 194 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:51,769 -paid? 195 00:07:51,771 --> 00:07:55,038 -yeah. For the work We're gonna do at the party. 196 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:56,674 -paid. 197 00:07:56,676 --> 00:07:58,308 [ cash register dings ] 198 00:08:03,383 --> 00:08:06,484 -fine. You want to get paid?! 199 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:09,186 There. Split it up. 200 00:08:16,195 --> 00:08:18,429 -would you like to hear a christmas song? 201 00:08:18,431 --> 00:08:19,997 -yeah. 202 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:23,801 -as the party got nearer, two things became obvious... 203 00:08:23,803 --> 00:08:26,003 -should've kept the manual. 204 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:29,139 -one -- the old coffee maker wasn't working. 205 00:08:29,141 --> 00:08:32,176 and two, the elves were getting restless. 206 00:08:32,178 --> 00:08:34,412 -hand me the manger, idiot! 207 00:08:34,414 --> 00:08:36,180 -no thanks. 208 00:08:36,182 --> 00:08:37,348 -wayne?! 209 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:38,082 -I'm on break. 210 00:08:38,084 --> 00:08:39,483 -your brain's on break. 211 00:08:39,485 --> 00:08:40,651 -shut up, dork. 212 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:42,920 -honey? I just spoke to ida. 213 00:08:42,922 --> 00:08:46,023 The pfeiffers Won't be able to make it. 214 00:08:46,025 --> 00:08:48,926 Alvin has to visit his mother In florida. 215 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:50,127 And I ran into joyce medrakis. 216 00:08:50,129 --> 00:08:51,729 They won't be able To make it, either. 217 00:08:51,731 --> 00:08:54,632 Jack... 218 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:57,768 Maybe having this party wasn't Such a good idea after all. 219 00:08:57,770 --> 00:09:00,537 -and that's when the first faint glimmer of hope appeared. 220 00:09:00,539 --> 00:09:02,105 -I mean, we're so busy. 221 00:09:02,107 --> 00:09:05,576 Karen won't be able To make it, anyway. 222 00:09:05,578 --> 00:09:07,411 -maybe you're right. 223 00:09:07,413 --> 00:09:08,980 -and just for a second, 224 00:09:08,982 --> 00:09:12,783 it seemed we might actually get out of this wing-ding. 225 00:09:12,785 --> 00:09:14,151 -[ chuckles lightly ] 226 00:09:14,153 --> 00:09:16,620 Remember When we first got this? 227 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:18,455 -with the green stamps? 228 00:09:18,457 --> 00:09:20,758 [ both laugh ] 229 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,459 -just for a second, though. 230 00:09:22,461 --> 00:09:23,560 -oh, no. 231 00:09:23,562 --> 00:09:25,629 -you remember the kids In the kitchen, 232 00:09:25,631 --> 00:09:28,132 Pasting those things Into the book? 233 00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:31,035 -wayne always got 'em Stuck on his elbow. 234 00:09:31,037 --> 00:09:32,971 -they were so cute. 235 00:09:32,973 --> 00:09:36,240 -seems like yesterday. 236 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:38,509 -"Seemed like yesterday." 237 00:09:38,511 --> 00:09:41,712 those dreaded three words could only mean one thing... 238 00:09:41,714 --> 00:09:44,982 -norma, I think I can get this to work. 239 00:09:44,984 --> 00:09:48,685 -...Wayne and I... -[ scoffs ] 240 00:09:49,822 --> 00:09:51,856 -...Were doomed. [ electricity crackles ] 241 00:09:51,858 --> 00:09:54,291 [ "I'm dreaming Of a white christmas" skips ] 242 00:10:00,933 --> 00:10:02,600 -party night. 243 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:06,104 and my parents, through some miracle of modern science, 244 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:07,871 managed to pull it off. 245 00:10:07,873 --> 00:10:09,440 -jack? Hurry up! 246 00:10:09,442 --> 00:10:11,241 -norma, where's my shot glass?! 247 00:10:11,243 --> 00:10:12,610 -oh, it's in the hutch! 248 00:10:12,612 --> 00:10:14,144 -it's not in the hutch! 249 00:10:14,146 --> 00:10:16,047 -oh, there it is On the stove. 250 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:19,783 -even if they did seem a little ragged 'round the edges. 251 00:10:19,785 --> 00:10:22,920 we, on the other hand, were just...Happy to be there. 252 00:10:22,922 --> 00:10:24,154 -so, dad... 253 00:10:24,156 --> 00:10:28,358 How dry do you want Your martinis tonight, eh? 254 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,627 -just crack the ice! 255 00:10:30,629 --> 00:10:32,730 -[ scoffs ] nice try. 256 00:10:32,732 --> 00:10:35,466 -still, for all their hard work and preparation, 257 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:36,901 the host and hostess 258 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:39,470 weren't exactly brimming with cheer. 259 00:10:39,472 --> 00:10:40,438 -oh, no! 260 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,241 This ambrosia's all runny, 261 00:10:43,243 --> 00:10:46,177 And there aren't any raisins In it. 262 00:10:46,179 --> 00:10:48,345 That's not How I would've made it. 263 00:10:48,347 --> 00:10:50,815 I would've made it With raisins in it. 264 00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:52,984 -it was almost as if they'd lost sight 265 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,052 of why they were throwing this bash in the first place. 266 00:10:55,054 --> 00:10:57,255 [ doorbell rings ] 267 00:10:57,257 --> 00:10:58,589 [ "Sleigh ride" plays ] 268 00:10:58,591 --> 00:11:00,024 -merry christmas! -merry christmas! 269 00:11:00,026 --> 00:11:02,493 -hi! -oh! 270 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:06,930 Oh, norma, The place looks lovely! 271 00:11:06,932 --> 00:11:08,299 -oh! 272 00:11:08,301 --> 00:11:11,102 -jack, you really knocked Yourself out on those lights. 273 00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:13,037 -[ laughs ] 274 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:14,238 [ sighs ] 275 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,241 -and then, they remembered. 276 00:11:17,243 --> 00:11:19,844 [ doorbell rings ] -merry christmas! 277 00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:22,046 [ doorbell rings ] -merry christmas! 278 00:11:22,048 --> 00:11:23,247 [ doorbell rings ] 279 00:11:23,249 --> 00:11:26,316 -the three weismans are here! 280 00:11:26,318 --> 00:11:29,286 -happy holidays! -happy holidays! -happy holidays! 281 00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:32,356 [ doorbell rings ] 282 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,158 -merry, merry! -merry, merry! 283 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,360 [ laughter ] 284 00:11:39,766 --> 00:11:41,799 -yoo-hoo! 285 00:11:41,801 --> 00:11:44,135 Make sure you hang that up, Young man! 286 00:11:44,137 --> 00:11:47,004 And don't throw it on the bed With everything else! 287 00:11:47,006 --> 00:11:50,575 -yep, all the same old faces were here. 288 00:11:50,577 --> 00:11:51,709 -ew! 289 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:52,944 -not to mention the same old furs. 290 00:11:52,946 --> 00:11:54,211 -bag! 291 00:11:54,213 --> 00:11:56,614 -still, you could feel the holiday spirit 292 00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:57,915 all through the house. 293 00:11:57,917 --> 00:11:59,249 -[ chuckles ] 294 00:11:59,251 --> 00:12:02,219 -it was positively infectious. 295 00:12:02,221 --> 00:12:05,456 -hey, there, You little porcupine. 296 00:12:05,458 --> 00:12:07,257 -hi, mr. Wannamaker. 297 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:08,759 -al wannamaker. 298 00:12:08,761 --> 00:12:11,996 the guy sold us our first set of used model trains in 1958. 299 00:12:11,998 --> 00:12:15,666 -remember when you used to Do your jimmy cagney? Huh? Huh? 300 00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:18,102 Come on, come on -- A little jimmy cagney, huh? 301 00:12:18,104 --> 00:12:19,436 Come on, come on, come on! 302 00:12:19,438 --> 00:12:23,140 -ah, what the hey. for old times' sake. 303 00:12:23,142 --> 00:12:26,210 -[ as james cagney ] you dirty Rat. You killed my brother! 304 00:12:26,212 --> 00:12:30,114 -[ laughs heartily ] 305 00:12:35,754 --> 00:12:37,555 [ coughing ] 306 00:12:40,026 --> 00:12:41,291 -lou, you old duffer! 307 00:12:41,293 --> 00:12:42,826 -and, for a while, anyway, 308 00:12:42,828 --> 00:12:44,862 things went on like they always had. 309 00:12:44,864 --> 00:12:45,930 -jack! 310 00:12:45,932 --> 00:12:47,364 -how's the short game coming? 311 00:12:47,366 --> 00:12:48,699 -just great! 312 00:12:48,701 --> 00:12:51,234 I sank a putt last weekend Would have made you weep! 313 00:12:51,236 --> 00:12:52,870 Oh. 314 00:12:52,872 --> 00:12:54,138 -uh, you need a drink To go with that? 315 00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:55,572 L-let me mix you one. 316 00:12:55,574 --> 00:13:00,243 -uh, actually, jack, I, uh, I don't drink anymore. 317 00:13:00,245 --> 00:13:02,580 I've been dry for five months! 318 00:13:02,582 --> 00:13:04,415 -no kiddin'. -nope. 319 00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,651 I feel like a million bucks. Look at this, huh? 320 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:08,219 I lost four inches. 321 00:13:08,221 --> 00:13:11,489 Say, uh, You got any carrot juice? 322 00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,760 -I'll look. 323 00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:20,197 -hmm... 324 00:13:20,199 --> 00:13:22,633 -ever since my youngest Went to high school, 325 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:25,069 I just didn't know What to do with my time. 326 00:13:25,071 --> 00:13:26,237 -I know what you mean. 327 00:13:26,239 --> 00:13:27,972 That's why I went back to coll-- 328 00:13:27,974 --> 00:13:32,109 -I can't tell you how much Therapy has changed my life! 329 00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:35,446 -mm... 330 00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:38,249 -you had the feeling this party was losing steam. 331 00:13:38,251 --> 00:13:41,051 what it needed was a lift, a shot in the arm. 332 00:13:41,053 --> 00:13:42,286 [ horn honks ] 333 00:13:42,288 --> 00:13:43,754 something like... 334 00:13:43,756 --> 00:13:46,123 -look! The fosters are here! 335 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:48,291 [ doorbell rings ] -jack? Bill's here! 336 00:13:48,293 --> 00:13:49,893 -just what the doctor ordered... 337 00:13:49,895 --> 00:13:52,529 -hey. -hey! 338 00:13:52,531 --> 00:13:54,565 -bill! -...Dad's old war buddy, bill foster. 339 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:55,867 -bill, you old... 340 00:13:55,869 --> 00:13:57,968 -no party was complete without bill and marsha. 341 00:13:59,738 --> 00:14:03,107 or, in this case, bill and a woman half his age. 342 00:14:03,109 --> 00:14:08,879 -oh, uh, jack, norma, This is carol. 343 00:14:08,881 --> 00:14:11,015 -obviously, this was a ticklish situation. 344 00:14:11,017 --> 00:14:12,683 -where the hell is marsha? 345 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:15,119 -w-- has it been that long? 346 00:14:15,121 --> 00:14:18,022 Y-you know marsha and I split. 347 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:21,292 -in april. -of course! 348 00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:24,562 -here. This is for you. 349 00:14:24,564 --> 00:14:28,732 -uh-huh. And a partridge in a pear tree. -ohh! 350 00:14:28,734 --> 00:14:30,835 -whoa! 351 00:14:30,837 --> 00:14:33,370 Some party in there, huh? 352 00:14:33,372 --> 00:14:35,472 -can I get you anything, Mr. Ermin? 353 00:14:35,474 --> 00:14:38,375 -oh, no, no, no. 354 00:14:38,377 --> 00:14:43,246 Oh! Say, has your father Finished off that basement yet? 355 00:14:43,248 --> 00:14:44,649 -huh? 356 00:14:44,651 --> 00:14:47,651 -uh, I'm gonna go take A look at this, okay? 357 00:14:47,653 --> 00:14:50,654 -the strange thing was dad had finished off that basement 358 00:14:50,656 --> 00:14:53,357 14 years ago. 359 00:14:53,359 --> 00:14:54,725 -we need more chips. 360 00:14:54,727 --> 00:14:56,693 -oh, in the cabinet, honey. 361 00:14:56,695 --> 00:14:59,630 -but it seemed there was more going on here 362 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:01,298 than just chips and dip. 363 00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:05,436 -carol seems very, uh...Nice. 364 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:08,972 -I don't want to talk about it! 365 00:15:08,974 --> 00:15:13,643 -I mean, she's very... Sophisticated... 366 00:15:13,645 --> 00:15:15,712 For her age. 367 00:15:15,714 --> 00:15:18,782 -"For her age"?! 368 00:15:18,784 --> 00:15:22,086 "For her age"?! 369 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:23,186 -uh-oh. 370 00:15:23,188 --> 00:15:24,354 -uh, dad? 371 00:15:24,356 --> 00:15:26,389 -norma, for god's sake, 372 00:15:26,391 --> 00:15:28,325 The guy's old enough To be her father! 373 00:15:28,327 --> 00:15:29,493 -[ clears throat ] 374 00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:35,198 Um... 375 00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:39,937 ...I'm afraid something May be wrong with your urn. 376 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:43,107 This coffee's a little chilly. 377 00:15:45,144 --> 00:15:48,245 -and I suppose there was really only one thing to say. 378 00:15:49,948 --> 00:15:52,216 -I have an idea. 379 00:15:52,218 --> 00:15:54,351 Let's play twister. 380 00:15:57,390 --> 00:16:00,958 -okay, okay! Left hand, red! 381 00:16:02,762 --> 00:16:05,562 -and so, like some kind of prehistoric beast, 382 00:16:05,564 --> 00:16:07,865 the party trudged on. 383 00:16:07,867 --> 00:16:11,702 the laughter flowed, the drinks were poured. 384 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:15,573 but something was...Different. 385 00:16:15,575 --> 00:16:19,109 the thing is, no one else seemed to notice. 386 00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:21,511 they just went on doing what they always had 387 00:16:21,513 --> 00:16:24,949 because...They always had. 388 00:16:24,951 --> 00:16:26,149 -left foot, red. 389 00:16:26,151 --> 00:16:27,685 -holy cow. 390 00:16:27,687 --> 00:16:29,120 I got to get out of here. 391 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:34,792 -right hand, blue! Blue! 392 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:36,660 -it had all gotten too weird. 393 00:16:36,662 --> 00:16:39,396 the only escape was...Underground. 394 00:16:39,398 --> 00:16:40,998 -what's that smell? 395 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,034 -oh. 396 00:16:44,036 --> 00:16:47,405 -and right about then is when it happened. 397 00:16:47,407 --> 00:16:50,607 -[ chuckling ] Hi, there, boys! 398 00:16:50,609 --> 00:16:52,709 -hi, mr. Ermin. 399 00:16:52,711 --> 00:16:55,513 -now, there was there something wrong about this scene. 400 00:16:55,515 --> 00:16:56,813 maybe it was -- 401 00:16:56,815 --> 00:16:59,116 -wayne? Kevin? What the hell's Goin' on down here? 402 00:16:59,118 --> 00:17:01,318 Smells like A mattress is burnin'. 403 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,989 -[ laughs ] 404 00:17:04,991 --> 00:17:07,625 I-I -- hey, hey, jack! 405 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,159 The boys and I, we were -- 406 00:17:09,161 --> 00:17:11,395 We were just chatting About, uh... 407 00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:14,165 About, uh...Uh... 408 00:17:14,167 --> 00:17:16,767 [ pop ] Ow! Ouch! Mm! 409 00:17:16,769 --> 00:17:20,137 -jack? Honey? 410 00:17:20,139 --> 00:17:21,505 What's that... 411 00:17:23,109 --> 00:17:25,576 and then came the dawn. 412 00:17:25,578 --> 00:17:28,278 after years of sowing it, growing it, and mowing it, 413 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:32,616 mr. Ermin, king of lawn care, had decided to smoke it... 414 00:17:32,618 --> 00:17:34,151 in our basement. 415 00:17:34,153 --> 00:17:35,719 -oh. 416 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:39,256 -wayne, kevin, go to the garage And get some sodas. 417 00:17:39,258 --> 00:17:40,224 -why? 418 00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:42,626 -because I said so. 419 00:17:42,628 --> 00:17:45,895 -and the rest is history. 420 00:17:47,399 --> 00:17:51,334 -do you think mr. Ermin buys it Or does he grow it himself? 421 00:17:51,336 --> 00:17:52,870 -shut up. 422 00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:54,537 -what's the matter with you? 423 00:17:54,539 --> 00:17:56,373 -nothing, okay? 424 00:17:56,375 --> 00:17:58,442 -but there was something wrong. 425 00:17:58,444 --> 00:18:00,477 I knew it. Wayne knew it. 426 00:18:00,479 --> 00:18:01,745 [ door opens ] 427 00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:04,181 -all I'm saying is you could Have handled it a little better. 428 00:18:04,183 --> 00:18:06,383 -better? How was I supposed to Handle it better? Tell me. 429 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:07,517 -you simply could have... 430 00:18:07,519 --> 00:18:09,019 -maybe mom and dad knew it, too. 431 00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:10,554 -you've known him For 20 years, jack. 432 00:18:10,556 --> 00:18:12,623 -then he shouldn't have Done somethin' so stupid! 433 00:18:12,625 --> 00:18:14,558 -no, you should not have pushed Him all the way up the stairs. 434 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:15,959 He could have gotten hurt! 435 00:18:15,961 --> 00:18:18,061 -the guy's a jerk! -no, the man is a friend! 436 00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:20,097 -look, norma, It was not my idea 437 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:22,666 To have this damn party In the first place! 438 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:24,601 -get off! -what, now it's my fault?! 439 00:18:24,603 --> 00:18:26,603 -no! -[ grunts ] 440 00:18:26,605 --> 00:18:27,938 [ clatter ] 441 00:18:29,475 --> 00:18:31,341 -hi, dad! -hi, mom! 442 00:18:31,343 --> 00:18:33,043 [ metal rattles ] 443 00:18:36,315 --> 00:18:38,381 -get out of here. 444 00:18:38,383 --> 00:18:40,050 -what? 445 00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:41,852 -go to the store And get some soda. 446 00:18:41,854 --> 00:18:43,687 -we've got sodas In the garage! 447 00:18:43,689 --> 00:18:45,889 -then go get more. 448 00:18:58,537 --> 00:19:00,037 -we took our time. 449 00:19:00,039 --> 00:19:02,039 there was no need to hurry. 450 00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:04,074 didn't seem there was that much to go back to. 451 00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:09,246 still, that night 452 00:19:09,248 --> 00:19:13,083 driving home through the neighborhood I grew up in, 453 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:14,818 I realized something -- 454 00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:18,522 there was a time I knew every family on the block. 455 00:19:18,524 --> 00:19:21,825 their kids, names of their dogs. 456 00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:25,362 but most of those families were gone now, scattered. 457 00:19:25,364 --> 00:19:28,164 the ones who stayed were not the same. 458 00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:30,567 the world had moved on. 459 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:34,638 my world, their world. 460 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,141 and only the lights remained the same. 461 00:19:38,143 --> 00:19:40,376 [ engine shuts off ] 462 00:19:40,378 --> 00:19:42,713 -where'd everyone go? 463 00:19:42,715 --> 00:19:44,915 -man, what a bust. 464 00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:47,251 -it's pretty quiet in there. 465 00:19:47,253 --> 00:19:51,088 -yeah. Come on. 466 00:20:00,265 --> 00:20:02,265 -I wasn't sure what to expect -- 467 00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:05,335 chaos, mayhem... 468 00:20:05,337 --> 00:20:08,338 or maybe two lovebirds on a couch. 469 00:20:08,340 --> 00:20:09,506 -[ clears throat ] 470 00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:11,975 -♪ chestnuts roasting On an open fire ♪ 471 00:20:11,977 --> 00:20:14,244 -we got some soda. 472 00:20:14,246 --> 00:20:16,046 -thanks, honey. 473 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:18,882 -♪ jack frost Nippin' at your nose ♪ 474 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,552 -I'll just Put 'em in the fridge. 475 00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:23,487 -in a way, it was crazy. 476 00:20:23,489 --> 00:20:24,721 there they sat 477 00:20:24,723 --> 00:20:27,791 amidst the wreckage of a party gone wrong, 478 00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:30,160 and they didn't seem to care. 479 00:20:30,162 --> 00:20:31,161 -mom? Dad? 480 00:20:31,163 --> 00:20:33,063 -♪ and folks dressed up... ♪ 481 00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:35,465 -sorry about what happened. 482 00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:37,834 -oh, it's okay, honey. 483 00:20:37,836 --> 00:20:40,638 -maybe it'll be better Next year. 484 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,872 -maybe. 485 00:20:42,874 --> 00:20:46,143 -♪ a turkey And some mistletoe... ♪ 486 00:20:46,145 --> 00:20:48,712 -well, I guess I better clean up. 487 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:51,348 -oh, let it wait Till tomorrow. 488 00:20:53,619 --> 00:20:56,553 -and I guess that's when I understood. 489 00:20:56,555 --> 00:21:00,423 for mom and dad, the party hadn't been a disaster. 490 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:04,361 for as much as things were changing all around them, 491 00:21:04,363 --> 00:21:06,196 what jack and norma had, 492 00:21:06,198 --> 00:21:10,634 what drew people to their house every christmas for 16 years, 493 00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:12,936 was still the same -- 494 00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:14,938 the thing they started out with... 495 00:21:17,142 --> 00:21:20,277 ...The one they'd never lose. 496 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:24,715 -♪ he's loaded lots of toys And goodies on his sleigh ♪ 497 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:29,019 -my parents never did throw another christmas bash. 498 00:21:29,021 --> 00:21:31,622 and that was okay, I guess. 499 00:21:31,624 --> 00:21:35,459 but I still think about those parties, 500 00:21:35,461 --> 00:21:37,728 what they stood for -- 501 00:21:37,730 --> 00:21:41,598 a time before tv dinners and two-car families, 502 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:45,635 when grass was green and we were young... 503 00:21:45,637 --> 00:21:48,405 -♪ so, I'm offering... ♪ [ laughter ] 504 00:21:48,407 --> 00:21:51,875 -and those nights when I'd lie awake in my bed, 505 00:21:51,877 --> 00:21:54,912 watching the light dance under my door 506 00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:59,683 and listening... for my father's laugh. 507 00:22:02,488 --> 00:22:05,022 -♪ though it's been said... ♪ 508 00:22:05,024 --> 00:22:07,357 -bill! Marsha! 509 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:10,427 -♪ ...Many times, many ways ♪ 510 00:22:10,429 --> 00:22:14,264 -♪ merry christmas... ♪ -son of a gun. 511 00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:18,702 -♪ to you ♪ 512 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:24,407 ♪ love and joy come to you ♪ 513 00:22:24,409 --> 00:22:27,611 ♪ and to you, your carol too ♪ 514 00:22:27,613 --> 00:22:31,381 ♪ and god bless you and... ♪ 37754