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♪♪

♪ I bet we've been
together for a million years ♪

♪ And I bet we'll be
together for a million more ♪

♪ Oh, it's like I
started breathing ♪

♪ On the night we kissed ♪

♪ And I can't remember
what I ever did before ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ And there ain't no nothing we
can't love each other through ♪

♪ What would we do,
baby, without us? ♪

♪ Sha-la-la-la. ♪

- Hey, hon.
- Hi, sweetheart. Good morning.

Did you, uh, creep out of
bed at 3:00 this morning

or was I dreaming?

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't
mean to waken you. I...

had a good idea for
the Hammond Building,

and I wanted to go
down and work on it.

Elyse, that's the
fourth night in a row

you've gone down
to work on that.

Wouldn't it be easier to
bring the Hammond Building

into bed with us?

I went down... to add
glass panels to the lobby.

It's done, Steven.
I have finished it.

Oh, am I glad to hear that!

- Congratulations!
- Thank you.

I've missed you.

I've missed you, too.

You know, if you keep that up,

you're gonna become
fused at the lips.

You're gonna have to
be separated surgically,

and I don't think Blue
Cross covers that.

Good morning.

- Good morning. Great news, Alex.
- Good morning, honey.

Your mother's finished
the Hammond Building.

Oh, great, Mom, just
minutes before it finished us.

Well, I know it's been a
struggle for everybody lately,

but I want you to know

everything's gonna
lighten up from now on.

Ah, yeah, well, we've
heard that before, Mom.

Somehow I-I feel there are
bigger and more time-consuming

Hammond Buildings
lurking out there in our future.

I feel other buildings
lurking out there, too.

No, no, now, take a look. See?

According to my
daily planner... Huh?

Week at a Glance...

Month at a Glance.

You know, Alex, you
might enjoy one of these.

Oh, no, Mommy,
that's not for me.

No, I need Decade at a Glance.

- Hi. -STEVEN: Hey, gang.
- Hey.

- I brushed my teeth. -STEVEN: All right.
- Good for you.

Yeah, with my toothbrush.

Well, at least he brushed.

Next time use
Mallory's brush, okay?

No, I used hers to
clean my ant farm.

Steven, can you pick up
Andy after school today?

Oh, I can't today, hon.
Anyway, it's your turn, isn't it?

Well, yeah, but I have
that A.S.A. luncheon,

and I really don't
want to miss it.

I've got a big budget meeting
today down at the station.

- PBS budget meeting?
- Mm-hmm.

What do they do
there? They just, like,

throw loose change on the floor?

Everybody dives for it?

I could cancel it, Elyse.

No, no, it's-it's
my responsibility.

Alex, could you pick him up?

I have midterms, Mom.

And, uh... although
it boggles the mind,

I actually have to study.

Well, I can't.

My Advanced Fashion class

is going on a Comparative
Fabrics field trip.

A Comparative
Fabrics field trip?

Yes. We're going shopping.

I got it. At lunchtime,
I'll buy a car.

I know how to drive.
Alex taught me.

Shh...

Have you been letting him drive?

Once.

In an open field...

on a farm.

Left turn, right turn.
Watch out for the cow!

Oh, I got it. I got it.

- Hey.
- Hi, Lauren.

Lauren, can I ask
you a question?

- It's kind of personal.
- Sure, go ahead.

Do you actually like him or...

is this relationship part of
a bizarre psychology study?

Well, it's a little of both.

Lauren,

I know I have no
right to ask you this,

but could you pick up
Andy after school today?

Oh, you have every
right to ask, Mrs. Keaton,

but I have appointments
scheduled all afternoon.

I'm sorry.

Join the club.

I just feel so guilty.
There's so much to do,

and there's not
enough time to do it in.

You really
shouldn't feel guilty.

You know, a confident,
loving mother like you is gonna

- bring up a happy, well-adjusted child.
- Mm-hmm.

Worked for me.

Well, it's just a theory.

There he is, the sweetest
little boy in the world

and no one can pick
him up from school,

so he says, "That's okay,
everybody's done enough...

I'll just stay at school."

- Oh.
- Oh.

Well, enjoy it while
you can, Elyse,

because before you know it,

they'll all be grown up
and out of the house.

Well, I wish they'd
hurry up about it.

I-I don't really mean that.

Sometimes things get so
out of hand, I want to scream.

Go ahead and scream.

A good loud scream would
really pep things up around here.

Hey, Doris. Nice outfit.

You fill it well. Don't
you think so, Elyse?

What's the matter, girls?
Can't you take a compliment?

Norback, Jenkins &
St. Clair... and Keaton.

Oh! Hello, Mr. Norback.

Y-You're coming
in loud and clear, sir.

Where are you?

You're downstairs in the garage.

Yes, sir. Yes, she's right here.

I'll tell her.

Happy parking, sir.

He wants to talk to you, Elyse.

"Something important," he says.

Did he mention me at all?

Well, he did say
he had to get gas.

How come she kids around
with you and not with me?

She hates you.

And for all the right reasons.

Like what?

Well, you're rude, you're
just a little bit pushy...

Slow down. Those are
two of my best traits.

- Hello, Mr. Norback.
- Doris.

Oh, Carl, good news... The
Hammond Building is done.

Well, thank you very
much, but I have better news.

Diamond Resorts
International... It's ours, the works.

Three high-rises.

Well, congratulations, Carl.

- That's great, Mr. Norback.
- Yeah!

Congratulations, Carl!

Who are you?

I'm Jerry.

Jerry who?

Sir, we've been
over this before.

I'm Jerry Donello.

Uh, what line of work
are you in there, Jerry?

This is great news
about Diamond Resorts.

- Uh... it's very exciting.
- It sure is.

Now, when can you start?

- Me?
- Yes.

Congratulations,
Elyse, it's yours.

Me? Oh, no!

You, oh, yes.

Carl, I-I don't have time for
a project of this magnitude.

Of course, if Elyse
can't handle this, sir,

I am available.

Jerry, sir.

Jerry Donello?

Come on. I'll take
you to the luncheon.

Then we'll go meet
the Diamond family.

They're very decent people.

In fact, I must admit...

I love 'em.

Boy, this looks like
a great opportunity.

- I don't know how I could pass this up.
- Now you're talking.

Elyse? Elyse, it's for
you. Andrew's school.

Oh, oh, uh...

Hello. Speaking.

Well, my husband
was gonna pick him u...

I'll be right there.

Nobody has picked up
Andrew. He's just sitting there!

I... I've got to go. I'm s...

All right, you want
to see loop the loop?

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Mm-hmm. Hey.

Hey, Dad, you have talent!

Andy, are you
all right? I'm sorry.

I'm fine, Mommy. It was
just a learning experience.

Well, I'm really
glad to see you.

- Both of you.
- Yes.

Mrs. Nelson gave me a yo-yo.

You want to see loop the loop?

Well, yeah, go ahead.

- Show her, Dad.
- Yeah.

Hey.

Yeah, that's great, Steven.

Look, uh, I went
down to the school,

and they said they called you
and you came and picked him up.

Now, I was so worried
I just came home.

And here we are.

Well, Steven, I thought
you were planning

on picking him up today.

I-I thought you were.
It's okay. It's fine.

We're all here.

- That's right. You're right. Hey.
- ALEX: Hey.

Hey.

Alex, who said they were
picking up Andy today,

me or your dad?

It's not important, Elyse.

Of course, it's important!
We left him at school.

Oh, I-I think you said you
were gonna pick him up.

Oh, really?

Well, we're all here.
That's what counts.

That's right. And we'll
never have another mix-up

- like that again, Andy.
- Thanks, Dad.

Yeah. You see, your
mom and I have both

been pretty busy lately,

but that's gonna
lighten up a little.

Uh, first of all,

I had a big budget meeting
today and it went great.

You guys were able to
make change for that dollar?

Secondly, your mother has
finished the Hammond Building,

and things are gonna
lighten up a little for her, too.

Yeah, Mom, how did Norback
like the Hammond Building?

- He loved it.
- Ah, great.

That's great, honey.

And, uh, actually, as a kind

of reward, uh, he offered me

the Diamond Resorts
International account.

Three high-rises.

I said yes.

Really?

That's... that's great, Mom.

And, uh, here I thought
things were going to, uh,

lighten up for you, but,
uh, that's how it goes.

Andy, why don't
you go on upstairs

and play for a little bit, huh?

Okay, but let me
know how this turns out.

Okay.

Okay, we know we've
got a problem here.

Let's just try and deal with
it in a reasonable manner.

I'm nothing if not reasonable.

So what do you
want me to do, quit?!

That's reasonable.

No, I don't want you to quit.

You want someone
to quit? You quit.

I don't want to quit!

Wait, wait, wait.

Which one of you
makes more money?

What difference does that make?

Well, because the
other one should quit.

Alex, please. Nobody's quitting.

Let me look at your tax returns.

I mean it. I can help,

and it'll bring us
closer together.

Look, Elyse, I-I'm very
happy for you. I truly am.

I-It's a marvelous opportunity.

But, uh...

I'd be lying if I said I
wasn't a little disappointed.

Why, fine. Then-then
I'll quit. I'll give it all up.

I mean, that's
what you're saying,

is that that's really
what you want, isn't it?

Elyse, please, you're overtired.

You don't mean
what you're saying.

No, no, it's-it's fine
with me. I'll quit.

If that's what you
want, you got it.

We will turn the clock back.

We'll go back to the '50s.

- I...
- Don't say a word, Dad.

This is a magical
moment. Let's savor it.

Let's hold hands.

I'm not asking
that of you, Elyse.

- That's not an answer for us.
- I don't mind.

Let's-let's go back
to the fabulous '50s.

I'll put my hair in a beehive,

and I'll wear a
little string of pearls

and a little poodle skirt

and I'll cook and I'll clean

and when you come
home from work,

I'll just step out
of my hula hoop

and I'll serve you up
a spectacular dinner,

and you can tell me everything
that happened in the real world!

I'd love that.

I'd do that for you.

Well, fine.

It's settled.

Did you guys hear Mom
and Dad arguing last night?

Oh, I wouldn't say
they were arguing.

What's going on?

What are they fighting about?

Well, Andy, what
we're dealing with here

is a very complex
male-female issue.

I know that much, Alex.

See, in the
beginning all was well.

There was harmony,
there was balance.

You know, man was the
hunter, the provider, the protector.

And woman stayed home, you
know, took care of the babies,

cooked and cleaned.

Got an occasional facial.

Here it comes: the
latest installment

of "The World According
to Alex P. Keaton."

I thought we cancelled
our subscription.

It just keeps coming anyway.

All I'm doing here is
presenting the facts

and that sexual lines
have become blurred.

People are confused, and...

and if you ask
me, it all started

with the first woman who
went out and got a job...

Joan of Arc.

Alex, really, these
revisionist history lessons

should be against the law.

Look, if Joan had just stayed
home with her hubby, Mr. Arc...

you know, baked him
a couple of quiches,

maybe she wouldn't
have been baked herself.

You know, Alex,
when we were smaller,

we had to listen to this.

But we don't have
to listen anymore.

Come on, Mal, we can take him.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Come on, try it.

Put him in that headlock.
Put him in that headlock!

Oh, great, Alex, hide
behind your girlfriend.

Well, look at you,
you-you big brave girls.

Two against one.

What's going on?

Alex was just explaining to us

how the first woman to get
a job brought down the world.

The Joan of Arc story.

- I'm just trying to make a point.
- Mm-hmm.

What point is that?

My, you all look lovely today.

- Hi there, hi.
- Hi!

You guys have a good
night's fight... uh, sleep?

I-I just want you to
know that I'm aware

of what you guys have
been going through.

I feel a little
guilty about this.

I realize the past few months

I haven't been the
greatest mom in the world.

Oh, Mom, don't say that.

Nothing could be
further from the truth.

You're a great mom.

You've been a wonderful mom...

Mrs. Keaton.

And-and if working
makes you happy,

well, it makes us happy, too.

Thanks for your support,
it really means a lot to me.

Oh, by the way, I'm
free this afternoon,

so I can pick up
Andy if it's a problem.

Oh, thank you, Lauren,
that's really sweet of you,

but Mr. Keaton and I worked
out a very interesting plan.

Andy, uh, your dad's gonna
pick you up from school today,

and then guess what
he's gonna do with you?

Lose me?

No!

No, no, I'm going to bring
you to Mommy's office,

and then you can help
Mommy with her architecture

- all afternoon.
- Yeah.

Isn't it enough that she works?

I want you to know that
I'm really gonna work hard

to make this situation work out.

I mean, it's-it's gonna
be tough, and there'll be

a lot of demands on me,
on my time and my energy,

but I can handle it.

I know I can.

It will be tough, but
I'm still your mother.

And I still love you very much.

And I'll always
be there for you.

Well, I've got to go.

I'm really excited
that Andy's coming.

He should be here any minute.

You know, Elyse, um, I'm glad
your kid's coming and all that,

but, um, I have to
admit something to you.

I'm not that crazy about kids.

I want kids...

but I'm not that
crazy about them.

Don't have any.

Oh, no, I want a big family.

- Jerry?
- What?

You ought to lie down on a couch

and have someone drill
directly into your skull.

Oh, really? What
good would that do?

It would kill you.

- Hey, gang, how you doing?
- Oh, there they are.

Yeah, we stopped for ice cream.

Oh, did you really?

It was chocolate.

I've got to go.

Um, he's a little tired.
I think he needs a nap.

Hey, he can sleep on
my desk. I'm not using it.

Well, I'm off.

I'd love to hang around
and design a bridge with you,

but, uh, I don't know how to.

- See you later.
- Bye.

- Bye-bye, Andy.
- Hey.

So, how's my boy?

I want to go home.

Well, I did know
that a sweet little boy

was coming to play here,

so I got you...

some clay.

You want to make
something out of clay?

- Yeah!
- Great.

Finished.

Well, what is it?

It's a pelican.

Let's go home.

Oh, honey... we
can't go home now.

May-Maybe I can play a
little something with you.

What would you like to play?

Follow the leader.

That-that's a great idea.

Can Uncle Jerry play?

Everybody can
play, but I go first.

- Okay.
- Great.

Yay!

Oh, Andy...

Hi, Carl.

Elyse, this is Roger Diamond,

Diamond International Resorts.

Elyse Keaton, the architect
I was telling you about.

How do you do?

Quite well, thank you.

You play an excellent
follow the leader.

That's, uh, my
secretary, Doris Cameron.

- Hi there.
- Hi.

And, uh...

Jerry, sir! Jerry Donello.

And this is my son, Andrew.

This is Mr. Diamond and
Mr. Norback, my boss.

Hi.

Could you please fire
Mom? We need her at home.

"So, Butchie and Tom
climbed over the fence

"and started down
the road to the lake.

"They knew that
Mr. Peabody would be there

"and he'd let them use his boat.

"They walked along
kicking at the pebbles

"and breathing
the soft summer air,

knowing for certain that
they'd always be friends."

The end.

How was that?

The best story I ever heard.

Good.

Any questions?

Yes. Who's picking
me up at school?

Your dad and I will
figure that one out.

No mix-ups?

No mix-ups. Give me big kiss.

Daddy and I'll be up to
tuck you in in a bit, okay?

Put on your pajamas!

No sleeping in your
baseball uniform again.

Well, how's it going?

Hi, sweetheart. I don't know.

Every time I look
at the drawings,

all I see is Andy's face,
and all I hear is Andy's voice,

saying, "Please fire my
mommy. We need her at home."

I can't help it, I
just feel guilty.

Hey, I do, too.

But it's not the same
for you, Steven. It's not.

I gave birth to those kids.

Well, I did, too.

That's not the
way I remember it.

Okay, I didn't actually
give birth to them.

But, uh... if I could
have, I would have.

I believe you.

You know, it's not fair, Steven.

We're-we're both parents,
and we're both working

but no one ever asks you,
"Steven, how do you handle

a-a-a family and a career?"

I mean, it's not a question
anyone ever asks a man.

That's one of the great
things about being a man.

But-but that's the
kind of question

a woman is supposed
to have to answer.

And the crazy thing
is, I-I agree with it.

You can't escape this, Elyse.

We're-we're still partly a
product of our own childhood,

when men worked and women

stayed home.

Jennifer, Mallory and Alex
are really the first generation

to grow up without any
preconceived sexual stereotypes.

Well, maybe it will
be the next generation.

I-I don't know
what to do, Steven.

There is just too much
going on, you know?

I... I-I can't handle it.

How many places
can I be at one time?

How many things can I do?

How many hands do I have?

I mean, I'm not an octopus.
Maybe I am an oct...

I don't even know if
I'm an octopus or not!

Mom's flipping out.

I'm not flipping out.

Let me tell you
something else, Mom.

You're not an octopus.

You're a woman, and
you're a darn fine one.

Thank you, Alex. It's all right.

I'm just a little overwrought.

Overloaded.

Mom, then why don't you do
what the phone company does?

When you've had enough,
make this announcement:

"I'm sorry, but all my circuits
are overloaded at this time.

"Please call back
after 6:00 p.m.,

or when all the kids have
moved out of the house."

Does anybody want
to kiss me good night?

All right, buddy.

- I'm gonna kiss you...
- Here we are!

Something I really do
worry about, Steven.

What's that?

How's Andy gonna look
back on these years?

I mean, when I think
back on my childhood,

the... the memories that
mean the most to me,

the ones that are most
comforting, are of my mother.

Well, like the summer
when I was seven,

I had the chicken pox.

I... I was miserable.

I... I was itchy and
scratchy, and I was watching

all these other kids
go to the lake to swim.

But my mother
stayed home with me,

and she made a... a magical
place just for the two of us.

Oh, she made a cave
with blankets and pillows,

and she brought in lemonade
and sandwiches, and...

we pretended that
we were castaways

stranded on some
island in the South Pacific.

We called it Donnelly Island.

I'd like to visit it sometime.

Am I making any memories
like that for Andrew?

I mean... years from now,
what is he going to remember?

His mommy's office?

His mommy's blueprints?

Where's Andy's Donnelly Island?

He has one, Elyse.

Uh, I like to think of
it as Keaton Island.

But he does have one.

You see...

it's his childhood,
Elyse, not yours.

Andy will have his own memories,
and they'll be beautiful ones.

Of, uh, a brother and
sisters and friends,

of his dad,

and of his very loving mother.

A woman who is happy,
and satisfied at work,

and who brought that
happiness home to her children.

I hope so.

We've been lucky with
our children, haven't we?

Mm-hmm.

They brought us so much.

They have.

Want to have another one?

Not just yet.

Would you like to just
practice some time?

Well, gee, I think I
could probably fit you in

right here between 11:00
and 11:05 tomorrow...

I think maybe...

Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.