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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,233 --> 00:00:06,505 -♪ what would you do If I sang out of tune? ♪ 2 00:00:06,507 --> 00:00:11,275 ♪ would you stand up And walk out on me? ♪ 3 00:00:11,277 --> 00:00:17,515 ♪ lend me your ears, And I'll sing you a song ♪ 4 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:21,019 ♪ I will try not to sing Out of key, yeah ♪ 5 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:25,223 ♪ oh, baby, I get by ♪ -♪ by with a little help From my friends ♪ 6 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,658 -♪ all I need is my buddies ♪ 7 00:00:26,660 --> 00:00:30,061 -♪ high with a little help From my friends ♪ 8 00:00:30,063 --> 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 --> 00:00:38,536 -♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 11 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:42,707 -♪ somebody who knows Quite sure ♪ 12 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:43,909 ♪ baby ♪ 13 00:00:43,911 --> 00:00:46,444 -♪ by with a little help From my friends ♪ 14 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:48,680 -♪ said I'm gonna make it With my friends ♪ 15 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:51,549 -♪ try with a little help From my friends ♪ 16 00:00:51,551 --> 00:00:53,718 -♪ oh, I'm gonna Keep on trying ♪ 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,388 -♪ high with a little help From my friends ♪ 18 00:00:56,390 --> 00:00:58,957 ♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now, Baby ♪ 19 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:02,160 -♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 20 00:01:03,496 --> 00:01:06,565 [ traffic's "You can all join in" plays ] 21 00:01:06,567 --> 00:01:11,402 -in 1972, the "Me" decade was dawning, 22 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:14,272 and people everywhere were doing their own thing... 23 00:01:14,274 --> 00:01:16,407 -♪ here's a little song You can all join in with ♪ 24 00:01:16,409 --> 00:01:18,076 ♪ it's very simple ♪ 25 00:01:18,078 --> 00:01:20,078 -...Letting it all hang out, 26 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,680 and setting out to find themselves. 27 00:01:21,682 --> 00:01:24,048 -♪ any old words that you think Will do, yeah ♪ 28 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:28,753 -the world was...Changing. 29 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:30,021 [ car backfires ] 30 00:01:30,023 --> 00:01:33,391 and my family was right in the middle of it. 31 00:01:33,393 --> 00:01:35,160 -so, what do you think? 32 00:01:35,162 --> 00:01:36,895 [ car backfires ] 33 00:01:36,897 --> 00:01:38,897 -it's...Nice, honey. 34 00:01:38,899 --> 00:01:41,566 -yeah, we got a real deal on it. 35 00:01:41,568 --> 00:01:43,902 Michael's gonna paint it And fix it up. 36 00:01:43,904 --> 00:01:45,637 Aren't you, michael? 37 00:01:45,639 --> 00:01:48,006 -uh, yeah. Sure. 38 00:01:48,008 --> 00:01:49,808 -well, whatever you do, 39 00:01:49,810 --> 00:01:52,811 Don't get rid of the mattress Back here. 40 00:01:52,813 --> 00:01:57,015 -face it -- the arnold family was undergoing a radical shift. 41 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:58,950 [ gears grinding ] -everybody comfortable? 42 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:01,953 -we were in a period of readjustment, 43 00:02:01,955 --> 00:02:04,856 a state of...Flux. 44 00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:07,458 after all, after 12 months of turmoil, 45 00:02:07,460 --> 00:02:10,628 we were back together again. 46 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:13,664 there was, of course, a reason. 47 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:17,802 -ah, the lovely bride- And groom-to-be. 48 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:21,506 -my sister was getting married. at last. 49 00:02:21,508 --> 00:02:25,376 -I'm always pleased to bring Together a man and wife. 50 00:02:25,378 --> 00:02:29,180 -you mean...Man and woman. 51 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:30,949 -well, of course. 52 00:02:30,951 --> 00:02:33,217 -not that it was gonna be simple. 53 00:02:33,219 --> 00:02:36,488 when it came to my family, nothing ever was. 54 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:40,891 -so, what kind of a ceremony Do we have in mind? 55 00:02:40,893 --> 00:02:43,928 -well, we haven't really Talked about it, but... 56 00:02:43,930 --> 00:02:48,599 -we thought...Something simple But traditional. 57 00:02:48,601 --> 00:02:51,369 -we did? 58 00:02:51,371 --> 00:02:56,207 -you know, something with Flowers and music and hymns. 59 00:02:56,209 --> 00:03:01,245 Not too formal, But...Kind of elegant. 60 00:03:01,247 --> 00:03:03,948 -of course, the whole thing was still in the planning stages. 61 00:03:03,950 --> 00:03:05,816 -uh, mom? 62 00:03:05,818 --> 00:03:08,085 Uh, michael and I Were actually thinking 63 00:03:08,087 --> 00:03:09,987 Of something a little less -- 64 00:03:09,989 --> 00:03:14,025 -well, that's okay, honey. Whatever you want. 65 00:03:14,027 --> 00:03:16,293 -good. Good, good. 66 00:03:16,295 --> 00:03:18,763 -we don't have to have The hymns. 67 00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:20,498 -hmm. 68 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,133 -excellent! 69 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:24,469 Now, when shall we schedule 70 00:03:24,471 --> 00:03:28,139 Our premarital Counseling sessions? 71 00:03:29,443 --> 00:03:32,377 -[ laughs ] 72 00:03:32,379 --> 00:03:34,712 [ ominous organ music plays ] 73 00:03:36,182 --> 00:03:39,116 Premarital counseling. What is this, the stone age? 74 00:03:39,118 --> 00:03:41,285 -it was a classic case of apples and oranges. 75 00:03:41,287 --> 00:03:43,454 -well, honey, maybe we can find Another church. 76 00:03:43,456 --> 00:03:44,923 -mom, you don't understand. 77 00:03:44,925 --> 00:03:47,659 I don't want my wedding In some musty old chapel. 78 00:03:47,661 --> 00:03:50,995 -well, then how about Something...Unitarian? 79 00:03:50,997 --> 00:03:53,832 -trouble was, the oranges seemed to be winning. 80 00:03:53,834 --> 00:03:54,999 -I don't believe this. 81 00:03:55,001 --> 00:03:56,568 -but, honey... -mom! 82 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:59,237 -mr. Arnold? Do you think you could -- 83 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:02,774 -ah, ah, ah. Don't ask me. I just pay the bills. 84 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:08,380 -this is going great so far, Don't you think? 85 00:04:08,382 --> 00:04:10,281 -mm. I know what you mean. 86 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:12,283 You want me to talk to him? 87 00:04:12,285 --> 00:04:14,586 -no. It doesn't make sense. 88 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:18,857 Why can't we just get married And go on with our lives? 89 00:04:18,859 --> 00:04:20,158 -yeah. 90 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,693 -but even I knew enough about weddings 91 00:04:22,695 --> 00:04:25,696 to know they weren't about getting married. 92 00:04:25,698 --> 00:04:27,699 [ bell dings ] they were more about... 93 00:04:27,701 --> 00:04:29,634 -I feel like a monkey. 94 00:04:29,636 --> 00:04:32,971 -...Making total fools of ourselves... 95 00:04:32,973 --> 00:04:34,906 -you look like a monkey. 96 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:36,641 -...In public. 97 00:04:36,643 --> 00:04:40,411 -just do this...For your sister. 98 00:04:40,413 --> 00:04:43,414 -but we -- -it'll make her happy. 99 00:04:43,416 --> 00:04:45,416 [ bell dings ] 100 00:04:45,418 --> 00:04:50,087 -the trouble was, the more we all made karen happy, 101 00:04:50,089 --> 00:04:53,758 the more miserable she looked. 102 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,260 -there. 103 00:04:55,262 --> 00:04:56,761 Done. 104 00:04:56,763 --> 00:04:59,530 It's beautiful, don't you think? 105 00:04:59,532 --> 00:05:03,802 -it's gorgeous, mom. It's also yours. 106 00:05:03,804 --> 00:05:06,204 -what do you think, jack? 107 00:05:06,206 --> 00:05:07,939 -well... 108 00:05:07,941 --> 00:05:12,443 -don't ask him. He just pays the bills. 109 00:05:12,445 --> 00:05:13,712 -and there you had it. 110 00:05:13,714 --> 00:05:15,814 between dad's wallet and mom's good intentions... 111 00:05:15,816 --> 00:05:18,149 -now let's try the veil. 112 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:21,085 -...Things were getting a tad out of hand. 113 00:05:21,087 --> 00:05:22,620 -[ gasps ] michael! 114 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:25,456 You're not supposed to see The bride in her wedding dress. 115 00:05:25,458 --> 00:05:29,527 -mom, he's seen me naked. 116 00:05:37,036 --> 00:05:39,169 -[ grunts ] 117 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:45,409 -so, michael, how are things Going up at the house? 118 00:05:45,411 --> 00:05:48,979 -oh, well, I've just about Finished up the carpentry work, 119 00:05:48,981 --> 00:05:51,649 So the owner's Gonna try and sell it. 120 00:05:51,651 --> 00:05:53,784 -you mean you're gonna move out? 121 00:05:53,786 --> 00:05:55,586 What are you gonna do for a job? 122 00:05:57,257 --> 00:06:00,924 -well, I've been Looking around... 123 00:06:00,926 --> 00:06:03,093 For other work. 124 00:06:03,095 --> 00:06:05,063 In fact, we've... 125 00:06:05,065 --> 00:06:06,397 [ sighs ] 126 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:09,367 Actually, We've been meaning to -- -michael! 127 00:06:11,137 --> 00:06:13,938 -now, it was pretty clear something was up here. 128 00:06:13,940 --> 00:06:15,774 something big. 129 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:18,209 -why haven't you told us? 130 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:21,145 -and as usual, mom nailed it. 131 00:06:21,147 --> 00:06:22,614 -well... 132 00:06:22,616 --> 00:06:24,949 -'cause if you two Need a place to stay, 133 00:06:24,951 --> 00:06:27,251 You can stay with us. 134 00:06:27,253 --> 00:06:28,586 -uh-oh. 135 00:06:28,588 --> 00:06:32,390 -jack, maybe you could check For openings at norcom. 136 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:33,691 -what?! 137 00:06:33,693 --> 00:06:35,559 -um... 138 00:06:35,561 --> 00:06:37,761 -and that's when the lid blew off. 139 00:06:37,763 --> 00:06:40,064 -mother, no! 140 00:06:40,066 --> 00:06:43,968 [ scoffs ] I can't do this! 141 00:06:43,970 --> 00:06:46,304 I-I can't wear this dress, 142 00:06:46,306 --> 00:06:48,573 And I can't have This kind of wedding! 143 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:51,041 We have to do it our own way. 144 00:06:51,043 --> 00:06:53,811 Can't you understand that?! 145 00:06:53,813 --> 00:06:57,982 -and finally the truth had been told. 146 00:06:57,984 --> 00:07:01,952 -this...Isn't what you want? 147 00:07:05,425 --> 00:07:06,891 -and with that, 148 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:11,562 the great arnold prenuptial crisis of 1972... 149 00:07:11,564 --> 00:07:13,064 [ engine turns over ] 150 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:17,068 ...Passed into history. 151 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:18,836 -this must be a relief, huh? 152 00:07:18,838 --> 00:07:20,338 -how? 153 00:07:20,340 --> 00:07:22,507 -well, I mean Making your own plans, 154 00:07:22,509 --> 00:07:26,077 Having the wedding At your house, and all. 155 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:28,479 -heck, seemed to me the lines of communication 156 00:07:28,481 --> 00:07:31,482 had been firmly reestablished. 157 00:07:31,484 --> 00:07:33,518 -karen! You ready?! 158 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,553 -I'll be right there! 159 00:07:36,555 --> 00:07:39,524 -in fact, the only one who didn't seem convinced 160 00:07:39,526 --> 00:07:41,992 was the groom-to-be. 161 00:07:41,994 --> 00:07:45,463 -michael...You okay? 162 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,765 -can you keep a secret? 163 00:07:47,767 --> 00:07:51,035 -well...Yeah. 164 00:07:51,037 --> 00:07:53,971 -I got a job. 165 00:07:53,973 --> 00:07:56,641 -well [chuckles] that's great! 166 00:07:56,643 --> 00:07:57,875 -and it was. 167 00:07:57,877 --> 00:07:59,643 at least, I thought it was. 168 00:07:59,645 --> 00:08:01,246 -there's just one thing. 169 00:08:03,082 --> 00:08:05,316 It's in alaska. 170 00:08:07,553 --> 00:08:09,253 -alaska? 171 00:08:10,857 --> 00:08:14,692 -okay, michael, I'm ready. 172 00:08:14,694 --> 00:08:15,693 Bye, kev. 173 00:08:15,695 --> 00:08:19,130 -yeah. 174 00:08:19,132 --> 00:08:21,231 -ready? 175 00:08:23,536 --> 00:08:25,069 -and right about then, 176 00:08:25,071 --> 00:08:28,339 I knew for sure what I should have guessed all along. 177 00:08:28,341 --> 00:08:29,841 -take care! 178 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:32,343 [ brakes squeal ] 179 00:08:32,345 --> 00:08:35,012 -we weren't gaining an in-law. 180 00:08:35,014 --> 00:08:37,614 [ horn honks ] -bye! 181 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:44,121 we were losing a family. 182 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:52,162 the next weekend, we set off for the first marriage 183 00:08:52,164 --> 00:08:54,932 in my family's brief history. 184 00:08:54,934 --> 00:08:57,067 -you know, jack, Maybe it's better 185 00:08:57,069 --> 00:09:00,638 That karen's having the kind Of wedding she really wants. 186 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,306 -I think so. 187 00:09:02,308 --> 00:09:04,074 -little did my parents know 188 00:09:04,076 --> 00:09:06,777 their only daughter was about to be whisked away 189 00:09:06,779 --> 00:09:10,181 to an igloo in the land of the midnight sun. 190 00:09:10,183 --> 00:09:11,916 -do you have the check, honey? 191 00:09:11,918 --> 00:09:13,851 -right here. 192 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:15,186 -check? What check? 193 00:09:15,188 --> 00:09:17,855 -for karen and michael. A little wedding gift. 194 00:09:17,857 --> 00:09:20,624 -how much is it? -never mind. 195 00:09:20,626 --> 00:09:23,094 It's for a down payment When they find a house. 196 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:24,795 -[ scoffs ] 197 00:09:24,797 --> 00:09:27,298 -but as much as I wanted to stay out of this, 198 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:29,967 I knew somebody had to break the news. 199 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:32,002 -mom, dad? Listen. 200 00:09:32,004 --> 00:09:33,837 -yeah? 201 00:09:33,839 --> 00:09:36,708 -about...Karen and michael. 202 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:38,810 -what about 'em? 203 00:09:42,114 --> 00:09:44,148 -great gift. 204 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:47,551 -it just didn't seem like My place to tell them. 205 00:09:49,388 --> 00:09:51,555 and so, we arrived. -[ sighs ] 206 00:09:51,557 --> 00:09:55,126 -well...This is it. 207 00:09:55,128 --> 00:09:58,362 -I just...Hope this whole thing Is legal. 208 00:09:58,364 --> 00:09:59,931 -oh, don't worry, honey. 209 00:09:59,933 --> 00:10:03,167 Karen said she found An ordained minister. 210 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:04,535 -yeah. 211 00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:10,808 -ah. Welcome, welcome. 212 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:14,445 To the happiness and joy That was and is to be. 213 00:10:14,447 --> 00:10:16,046 Yes? 214 00:10:16,048 --> 00:10:17,581 [ indian music plays ] 215 00:10:19,552 --> 00:10:22,219 Ah, yes? 216 00:10:22,221 --> 00:10:25,556 Your aura is one Of paternal love. 217 00:10:25,558 --> 00:10:27,558 It is a very strong vibration. 218 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:32,063 -clearly, we were in new territory here. 219 00:10:32,065 --> 00:10:34,364 -karen's mother. 220 00:10:34,366 --> 00:10:38,669 So like the trembling strings Of the lute. 221 00:10:38,671 --> 00:10:40,771 -thank you. 222 00:10:40,773 --> 00:10:42,607 -brotherly love. 223 00:10:42,609 --> 00:10:46,209 Positive supportive vibrations. Very good. 224 00:10:46,211 --> 00:10:49,247 -yeah. 225 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:54,819 [ gong sounds ] 226 00:10:54,821 --> 00:10:56,988 -nice to meet you. 227 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:59,490 -let's put it this way... 228 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,326 -and these are my friends Rainbow and wind. 229 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:04,361 My family. 230 00:11:04,363 --> 00:11:07,565 -...We were kind of like strangers in a strange land. 231 00:11:07,567 --> 00:11:10,968 -it's nice To meet you...Wind. 232 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:13,771 -no, no, I'm rainbow. This is wind. 233 00:11:13,773 --> 00:11:14,939 -[ exhales softly ] 234 00:11:14,941 --> 00:11:16,140 -oh, yeah? 235 00:11:16,142 --> 00:11:18,276 And this is butthead. [ laughs ] 236 00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:20,844 [ traffic's "You can all join in" plays ] 237 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:25,316 -still, that afternoon, a funny thing started to happen. 238 00:11:25,318 --> 00:11:29,820 little by little, we were drawn in to karen's world. 239 00:11:29,822 --> 00:11:33,023 -♪ yeah, yeah ♪ 240 00:11:35,094 --> 00:11:37,395 -for the first time in a long time, 241 00:11:37,397 --> 00:11:39,730 mom and dad actually smiled. 242 00:11:39,732 --> 00:11:42,399 I mean really smiled. 243 00:11:42,401 --> 00:11:45,436 maybe there was a reason. 244 00:11:45,438 --> 00:11:50,741 maybe it had to do with...Family. 245 00:11:50,743 --> 00:11:53,177 -hey. -still, by around 4:00... 246 00:11:53,179 --> 00:11:54,545 -hey. 247 00:11:54,547 --> 00:11:56,881 -...I was beginning to feel time running out. 248 00:11:56,883 --> 00:11:59,717 -it's a great party. 249 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:01,719 -yeah. 250 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:03,553 -okay, I'd never been real good 251 00:12:03,555 --> 00:12:06,490 with interpersonal dialogue with my sister. 252 00:12:06,492 --> 00:12:09,160 so I figured approach this sensitively. 253 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,595 -so, when are You gonna tell 'em? 254 00:12:13,198 --> 00:12:15,432 Mom and dad. 255 00:12:15,434 --> 00:12:17,335 About alaska. 256 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:19,003 -oh. 257 00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:20,738 -I mean, what are you gonna do, 258 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:24,474 S-send 'em a postcard With a polar bear on it? 259 00:12:24,476 --> 00:12:28,746 -no, I just...I haven't found The right moment yet. 260 00:12:28,748 --> 00:12:34,251 Besides...You know how they are. 261 00:12:34,253 --> 00:12:36,687 -and that was the problem. 262 00:12:36,689 --> 00:12:41,958 unfortunately, I did. 263 00:12:43,363 --> 00:12:45,363 that night, we joined together 264 00:12:45,365 --> 00:12:49,033 to celebrate the next day's wedding. 265 00:12:49,035 --> 00:12:51,269 sure, maybe it wasn't exactly the kind of bash 266 00:12:51,271 --> 00:12:54,105 my parents had in mind. 267 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:58,309 but in its own funky way, it was...Classic. 268 00:12:58,311 --> 00:13:01,011 -the food is wonderful, michael. 269 00:13:01,013 --> 00:13:02,713 -oh, thanks, mrs. Arnold. 270 00:13:02,715 --> 00:13:06,083 -yep. The grub is great. 271 00:13:06,085 --> 00:13:08,552 -you'll have to teach me These recipes, honey. 272 00:13:08,554 --> 00:13:11,855 -sure. 273 00:13:11,857 --> 00:13:13,023 -still, I couldn't help noticing 274 00:13:13,025 --> 00:13:15,927 the bride looked a little...Nervous. 275 00:13:20,132 --> 00:13:22,900 -mom...Listen... 276 00:13:22,902 --> 00:13:25,669 [ glass clinks ] 277 00:13:28,641 --> 00:13:32,443 -excuse me, but I have Something I have to say. 278 00:13:32,445 --> 00:13:36,646 Uh...You know, This has been a heck of a day. 279 00:13:36,648 --> 00:13:38,315 I mean, seeing the way you live, 280 00:13:38,317 --> 00:13:40,184 And meeting your friends. 281 00:13:40,186 --> 00:13:44,688 I guess we never really Had the time before, 282 00:13:44,690 --> 00:13:47,824 But I hope that can change now. 283 00:13:49,529 --> 00:13:54,865 You know, I don't know When you grew up, karen. 284 00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:56,334 [ chuckles ] 285 00:13:56,336 --> 00:14:00,537 But we're very proud Of the way you did. 286 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:05,810 And, michael... Norma and I both feel... 287 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:09,279 Lucky that you're joining Our family. 288 00:14:09,281 --> 00:14:11,282 -all in all, 289 00:14:11,284 --> 00:14:15,286 it may have been the best speech dad ever made. 290 00:14:15,288 --> 00:14:19,290 -so...We, um... 291 00:14:19,292 --> 00:14:22,960 We have a little something To help you get started. 292 00:14:22,962 --> 00:14:25,296 [ clears throat ] 293 00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:28,733 -okay, here it comes. -and that's when it happened. 294 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:30,600 -okay, come on. 295 00:14:35,674 --> 00:14:39,343 -of course, it all seemed innocent enough. 296 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:41,445 -what's this? 297 00:14:41,447 --> 00:14:43,747 -it's homemade. 298 00:14:43,749 --> 00:14:47,118 -oh, jack, isn't that lovely? 299 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,986 -and it was -- 300 00:14:48,988 --> 00:14:54,025 a work of art, a creation of joy and celebration. 301 00:15:00,900 --> 00:15:05,135 I think we all saw it at about the same moment. 302 00:15:05,137 --> 00:15:08,638 -"Alaska or bust"? 303 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,275 Honey, what's that mean? 304 00:15:11,277 --> 00:15:12,543 -uh... 305 00:15:12,545 --> 00:15:15,579 -but karen's face said it all. 306 00:15:15,581 --> 00:15:18,582 -I don't understand. 307 00:15:18,584 --> 00:15:22,619 -still, it was pretty clear she did. 308 00:15:26,892 --> 00:15:28,125 -mom... 309 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:36,467 -[ sighs ] 310 00:15:36,469 --> 00:15:38,302 Mr. Arnold... 311 00:15:38,304 --> 00:15:40,104 [ screen door opens, closes ] 312 00:15:40,106 --> 00:15:42,606 -but somehow... -dad? 313 00:15:42,608 --> 00:15:45,943 -...It was just too little, too late. 314 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:49,079 [ screen door opens, closes ] 315 00:15:54,387 --> 00:15:56,286 -[ clears throat ] 316 00:15:56,288 --> 00:15:58,622 I, uh... 317 00:15:58,624 --> 00:16:01,058 -I wasn't quite sure what to say. 318 00:16:01,060 --> 00:16:02,126 except maybe... 319 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,361 -is there Any ice cream in here? 320 00:16:04,363 --> 00:16:06,663 -shut up, butthead. -oh. 321 00:16:06,665 --> 00:16:11,068 -listen, if you guys Need any help... 322 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:14,938 I mean with... 323 00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:17,408 The dishes or anything... 324 00:16:17,410 --> 00:16:20,210 -but, hell, what did I have to offer? 325 00:16:20,212 --> 00:16:22,479 I couldn't fix this. 326 00:16:24,016 --> 00:16:25,115 -hi. 327 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:41,298 I didn't mean for you To find out this way. 328 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:43,400 -when were you gonna tell us? 329 00:16:43,402 --> 00:16:44,902 -I don't know. 330 00:16:44,904 --> 00:16:48,605 Tonight. Now. 331 00:16:50,910 --> 00:16:52,843 I just... 332 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:55,012 I didn't want to Spoil everything. 333 00:16:55,014 --> 00:16:58,349 -karen, we're your parents. 334 00:16:58,351 --> 00:17:00,351 Don't you think We have a right to know? 335 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:04,354 -mom, it... It doesn't change anything. 336 00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:09,526 Michael and I have a life. You have to let us go. 337 00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:12,363 -in a way, it was a plea... 338 00:17:12,365 --> 00:17:15,132 from a child who'd grown up... 339 00:17:15,134 --> 00:17:19,303 and whose parents could never understand. 340 00:17:22,641 --> 00:17:26,310 -know what I remember? 341 00:17:26,312 --> 00:17:31,882 I moved you a thousand miles Away from home. 342 00:17:33,285 --> 00:17:35,319 -[ sighs ] 343 00:17:40,859 --> 00:17:45,229 Look, honey, If you have to leave, 344 00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:47,564 We're not gonna stop you. 345 00:17:49,801 --> 00:17:52,069 But wherever you are... 346 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:57,808 We will never, ever let you go. 347 00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:05,883 [ screen door opens ] -karen? 348 00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:10,520 They, uh, want us outside. 349 00:18:10,522 --> 00:18:13,256 [ "Wedding song (there is love)" plays ] 350 00:18:25,871 --> 00:18:29,940 -♪ he is now to be among you ♪ 351 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:33,877 ♪ at the calling Of your hearts ♪ 352 00:18:33,879 --> 00:18:38,449 ♪ rest assured this troubadour Is acting on his part ♪ 353 00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:39,950 -karen and michael, 354 00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:43,521 It is a joyous journey You begin today. 355 00:18:43,523 --> 00:18:48,826 -the next morning, I watched my sister get married... 356 00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:52,763 and welcomed a new brother into my family. 357 00:18:52,765 --> 00:18:55,932 -♪ ...Are gathered in his name ♪ 358 00:18:55,934 --> 00:18:59,436 -"Your children Are not your children. 359 00:18:59,438 --> 00:19:04,107 They are the sons and daughters Of life's longing for itself. 360 00:19:04,109 --> 00:19:09,380 You may house their bodies But not their souls. 361 00:19:09,382 --> 00:19:12,582 For their souls dwell In the house of tomorrow. 362 00:19:12,584 --> 00:19:17,187 For life goes not backward, Nor tarries with yesterday." 363 00:19:17,189 --> 00:19:19,222 -♪ well, A man shall leave his mother ♪ 364 00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:22,059 -I watched my mother send her firstborn child 365 00:19:22,061 --> 00:19:26,563 out into the world and felt her sorrow. 366 00:19:26,565 --> 00:19:28,399 and her joy. 367 00:19:28,401 --> 00:19:30,534 -and who brought karen Into being 368 00:19:30,536 --> 00:19:33,670 And now presents her To be united with michael? 369 00:19:33,672 --> 00:19:35,105 -her mother and I. 370 00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:38,275 -♪ ...Is now and till the end ♪ 371 00:19:38,277 --> 00:19:41,611 ♪ woman draws her life From man ♪ 372 00:19:41,613 --> 00:19:44,914 -I watched my father give away his only girl... 373 00:19:44,916 --> 00:19:48,251 to a stranger he hardly knew. 374 00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:53,424 I said goodbye myself. 375 00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:57,294 -although they are separate, They will always be together. 376 00:20:05,504 --> 00:20:09,339 -we are as one. 377 00:20:09,341 --> 00:20:12,843 -one pain, one joy. 378 00:20:12,845 --> 00:20:15,679 -one coming together For all our lives. 379 00:20:15,681 --> 00:20:17,681 -one dream of tomorrow. 380 00:20:17,683 --> 00:20:21,852 -it is more than love. 381 00:20:21,854 --> 00:20:24,354 -it is life. 382 00:20:24,356 --> 00:20:27,191 One life. 383 00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:31,361 -one being. Together. 384 00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:33,530 -♪ ...That you've never seen Before ♪ 385 00:20:33,532 --> 00:20:37,034 -looking back, maybe it all seems a little silly. 386 00:20:37,036 --> 00:20:41,038 but being there, in those passing moments, 387 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:45,042 I saw that something real and important was happening, 388 00:20:45,044 --> 00:20:49,713 not just for michael and karen... 389 00:20:49,715 --> 00:20:53,217 but for all of us... 390 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:56,053 in our small and fragile, 391 00:20:56,055 --> 00:20:59,523 almost insignificant suburban family. 392 00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:02,192 [ indistinct shouting ] 393 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:09,799 [ engine turns over ] 394 00:21:09,801 --> 00:21:14,571 after all, those were passionate times... 395 00:21:14,573 --> 00:21:19,176 when children were pioneers... 396 00:21:19,178 --> 00:21:22,045 on the road to find out, 397 00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:24,747 wherever that road might take them... 398 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,387 [ horn honking ] 399 00:21:33,391 --> 00:21:34,725 [ crickets chirping ] 400 00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:38,729 ...When brothers and sisters, looking back, 401 00:21:38,731 --> 00:21:43,233 wished they'd known each other better. 402 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:46,569 -what are you doing out here? 403 00:21:46,571 --> 00:21:48,905 -I don't know. 404 00:21:48,907 --> 00:21:50,707 Nice night. 405 00:21:52,945 --> 00:21:54,444 -yeah. 406 00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:59,216 -which way is alaska, anyway? 407 00:21:59,218 --> 00:22:02,886 -that way. 408 00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:04,654 I think. 409 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:10,560 Sounds like A pretty good place, huh? 410 00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:11,895 -yeah. 411 00:22:11,897 --> 00:22:16,600 -and parents, filled with love and despair, 412 00:22:16,602 --> 00:22:19,069 held on to the past... 413 00:22:19,071 --> 00:22:24,241 and kept a quiet vigil for the future. 414 00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:27,611 [ "Wedding song (there is love)" continues ] 30476