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♪ NOW, THE WORLD DON'T MOVE ♪

♪ TO THE BEAT OF JUST ONE DRUM ♪

♪ WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU ♪

♪ MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME ♪

♪ A MAN IS BORN ♪

♪ HE'S A MAN OF MEANS ♪

♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪

♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN' BUT THEIR JEANS ♪

♪ BUT THEY GOT DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S GOT ♪

♪ A SPECIAL KIND OF STORY ♪

♪ EVERYBODY FINDS A WAY TO SHINE ♪

♪ IT DON'T MATTER THAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ NOT A LOT... SO WHAT? ♪

♪ THEY'LL HAVE THEIRS ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL HAVE YOURS ♪

♪ AND I'LL HAVE MINE ♪

♪ AND TOGETHER WE'LL BE FINE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES TO MOVE THE WORLD ♪

WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

WE WON!

WILLIS PITCHED A NO HITTER.

WE WON! FANTASTIC! THAT'S GREAT!

WE'LL BE IN THE CITY PLAYOFFS NEXT SATURDAY.

YEAH, THE BRUINS NEVER MADE IT

TO THE PLAYOFFS BEFORE.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD

A WILLIS JACKSON PITCHING FOR THEM BEFORE. HA!

OR AN ARNOLD JACKSON SITTING IN THE STANDS.

TELL HER ABOUT IT, WILLIS.

OK, KIMBERLY. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED.

WILLIS MOWED THEM DOWN

LIKE A SUBMACHINE GUN.

RAT-TA-TAT-TAT-TAT.

OH, ARNOLD, STAY OUT OF IT. COME ON.

YEAH, LET WILLIS TELL HER.

OKAY... GO AHEAD.

THEY COULDN'T TOUCH HIS FASTBALL.

AND IN THE 9TH INNING, THE LAST... DADDY!

OKAY.

OKAY, SO ANYWAY... HE STRUCK OUT

THE LAST EIGHT BATTERS.

HE ALSO DROVE IN THE WINNING RUN.

WILLIS, YOU TELL A GREAT STORY.

YEAH, ONCE I GET WARMED UP.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, WILLIS. [DOORBELL RINGS]

THANKS.

OH, IS THIS THE JACKSON RESIDENCE?

YES, IT'S ALSO THE DRUMMOND RESIDENCE.

WELL, I'M LOOKING FOR WILLIS JACKSON.

I'M HIS FATHER.

OH, BUT THE WILLIS JACKSON I'M LOOKING FOR IS BLACK.

I'M STILL HIS FATHER.

OH.

OH, I GET IT.

I THINK.

I'M ED STOCKWOOD. I COACH HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL.

PHIL DRUMMOND. COME ON IN. THANKS.

WHAT COULD WE DO FOR YOU, MR. STOCKWOOD?

WELL, I WAS AT THE GAME TODAY,

AND I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOUR SON.

HE WAS TERRIFIC!

THANKS. I NEVER COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT WILLIS.

THAT IS MY OTHER SON, ARNOLD. HI.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, KIMBERLY. HI.

HOW DO YOU DO?

WELL, I GOT TO GET GOING TO THE LIBRARY.

I WON'T BE LATE, DADDY. OKAY.

NICE MEETING YOU, MR. STOCKWOOD. SAME HERE.

BYE-BYE. GOODBYE.

KID THAT WAS ONE GREAT GAME YOU THREW TODAY.

THAT'S SOME ARM YOU GOT. THANKS.

AND I OUGHT TO KNOW, I PLAYED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MYSELF.

HEY, YOU PLAY MAJOR LEAGUE BALL?

OH, SURE.

AND STOCKWOOD'S THE GUY WHO STOLE HOME

IN THE WORLD SERIES.

THAT'S RIGHT. BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT OLD BALL PLAYERS NEVER DIE.

THEY JUST END UP COACHING HIGH SCHOOL BALL. [LAUGHS]

THAT'S WHY I WAS AT THE GAME TODAY.

GOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE NEW TALENT

LIKE WILLIS HERE.

WELL, WE'RE BRINGING HIM ALONG VERY CAREFULLY.

WILLIS IS TALENTED ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

MR. TALENT.

AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING AS HIS BROTHER.

I'M TALKING AS THE GUY WHO HAS TO CARRY HOME HIS SMELLY SHOES.

DOES WILLIS ALWAYS PITCH AS WELL AS HE DID TODAY?

FRANKLY, NO.

SOMETIMES HE PITCHES BETTER.

NO, SERIOUSLY THOUGH.

HE IS TERRIFIC.

WILLIS, YOU'RE A NATURAL.

YOU'RE THE KIND OF A PLAYER THAT A COACH

JUST LOVES TO GET HIS HANDS ON.

AND THE KIND OF PLAYER THE GIRLS

LOVE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON TOO. RIGHT, WILLIS?

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, ARNOLD.

WELL MAYBE A FEW OF THEM GET OUT OF CONTROL.

YOU KNOW, WILLIS, I'D REALLY LIKE TO

HAVE YOU ON MY TEAM NEXT YEAR

WHEN YOU GRADUATE JUNIOR HIGH.

HEY, THANKS, COACH.

I REALLY WANT TO PLAY BALL FOR GARFIELD HIGH.

GARFIELD?

OH, DIDN'T I MENTION THAT I...

I COACH AT FILLMORE HIGH, NOT GARFIELD.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING WILLIS GO TO FILLMORE HIGH?

HEY, YOU HEAR THAT, ARNOLD,

THEY WANT ME TO PLAY BALL AT FILLMORE.

HEY, THAT'S SUPER!

YAY, FILLMORE! TERRIFIC!

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT FILLMORE?

THEY'RE ONLY CITY CHAMPS FIVE TIMES.

SIX.

BUT WHO'S COUNTING?

WELL, WE'RE DELIGHTED

THAT YOU WANT WILLIS TO GO TO YOUR SCHOOL.

BUT I'M SURPRISED.

I THOUGHT ALL THE KIDS IN THIS AREA,

HAD TO GO TO GARFIELD.

I DIDN'T THINK WE HAD ANY CHOICE IN THE MATTER.

OH, SURE YOU DO.

IT'S DONE ALL THE TIME. REALLY?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MR. DRUMMOND.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.

JUST LEAVE THE WHOLE THING TO ME.

SAY, BY THE WAY,

WHERE IS FILLMORE, EXACTLY?

IT'S IN QUEENS, NEAR SHEA STADIUM.

OH, YEAH. YEAH, DAD,

IT'S JUST A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.

YEAH, BUT LOOK, THAT'S 45 MINUTES ON THE SUBWAY.

THAT MEANS YOU GOT TO GET UP EARLIER,

YOU WILL COME HOME LATER.

AND WHAT ABOUT MEALS AND HOMEWORK?

CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?

YEAH, DAD. I'LL HAVE BREAKFAST BETWEEN

A HOP AND A SKIP,

AND I'LL DO MY HOMEWORK JUST BEFORE THE JUMP.

MR. DRUMMOND, WE HAVE THE BEST ATHLETIC PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY.

THEN YOU DESERVE THE BEST ATHLETES.

YEAH, THE BEST.

WHY SOME OF OUR PLAYERS GO STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL

INTO THE MAJORS. YEAH, THE MAJORS.

AND I MAKE SURE THAT ALL OUR PLAYERS GET GOOD GRADES.

I KNEW THERE WAS A CATCH.

I COULD DO IT, DAD.

I PROMISE YOU MY SCHOOLWORK WON'T SUFFER.

COME ON, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU VERY SOON, OK?

PLEASE, DO THAT.

A KID AS LOADED WITH TALENT AS WILLIS,

SHOULD HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY

TO DEVELOP IT.

HE COULD HAVE A GREAT CAREER AHEAD OF HIM.

AND WE CAN BE A BIG HELP.

I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU STOPPING BY, COACH.

MY PLEASURE. OKAY.

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT.

I'M TAKING SOME OF THE PLAYERS

TO THE METS GAME ON SUNDAY.

GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM TO SOME OF MY BUDDIES

ON THE TEAM. YOU WANT TO COME?

WHAT TIME AND WHERE?

ARNOLD, HE WAS TALKING TO ME.

YEAH, BUT I WAS LISTENING FOR ME.

IF THERE AREN'T ENOUGH SEATS,

I DON'T MIND SITTING IN THE DUGOUT.

WELL, I THINK WE CAN FIND ROOM FOR ONE MORE.

TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THAT GOLDEN ARM, WILLIS.

THAT'S YOUR TICKET TO THE BIG LEAGUES.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU.

WE'LL KEEP IN TOUCH. I'M SURE WE WILL.

THANKS.

WELL, DAD, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

GIVE ME SOME TIME TO THINK.

OKAY, TAKE AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

TAKE 30 SECONDS.

THAT LONG?

WILLIS, I'M ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SCHOOLWORK.

OH, IT WON'T SUFFER, DAD.

I PROMISED, DIDN'T I?

YES, YOU DID.

OKAY, WE'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH COACH STOCKWOOD,

AND WE'LL TELL HIM WE'LL DO IT.

ALL RIGHT! THANKS, DAD!

ALL RIGHT, MAN, I GOT TO PHONE THE GUYS.

HOLD IT, CHAMP.

YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT THAT GOLDEN ARM.

BETTER LET MY FINGERS DO THE DIALING.

WHO AM I CALLING?

EASY, ARNOLD. JUST RUB IT,

DON'T PULL IT OUT OF THE SOCKET.

JUST THINK, WILLIS.

AFTER FILLMORE HIGH IT'S THE MAJOR LEAGUES.

I CAN SEE IT NOW.

IT'S THE WORLD SERIES,

YOU'RE OUT ON THE MOUND,

STRIKING OUT EVERY BATTER.

50,000 FANS ARE GOING WILD,

AND THEY'RE YELLING AND SCREAMING,

"THAT'S ARNOLD'S BROTHER!"

ARNOLD.

YOU DON'T THINK THEY MIGHT BE YELLING

THAT'S WILLIS JACKSON?

MAYBE SO.

BUT YOU'LL TELL THEM I'M YOUR BROTHER, WON'T YOU?

I MEAN EVEN AFTER YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR,

AND HAVE A CANDY BAR NAMED AFTER YOU?

OF COURSE I WILL.

HEY, LISTEN, I GOT TO GET STARTED ON MY MATH HOMEWORK.

AH, YOU REST UP FOR THE GAME.

I'LL DO YOUR MATH HOMEWORK FOR YOU.

OH, OKAY.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT FACTORING,

AND UM, COEFFICIENTS,

AND INVERSE RATIOS.

ON SECOND THOUGHT,

THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LEARN IT

IS TO DO IT YOURSELF.

YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE

IF I DO MY HOMEWORK OR NOT.

COACH STOCKWOOD HAS TAKEN CARE OF A FEW GRADES

FOR THE PLAYERS ON THE TEAM.

TAKEN CARE OF THE GRADES?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, HE SEES THAT THEY GET PASSING GRADES.

HEY, I WONDER IF HE DOES GRAMMAR SCHOOLS.

SAY, WILLIS,

YOU THINK YOU COULD TEACH ME TO BE A GREAT PITCHER LIKE YOU?

HEY, SAY NO MORE. THANKS.

OKAY NOW YOU STAND RIGHT HERE. ALL RIGHT.

NOW, YOU'RE ON THE MOUND AND I'M THE CATCHER.

NOW BEND OVER TO SEE ME GIVE YOU THE SIGNAL.

I'M GOING TO NEED EYE HOLES IN THIS CAP.

OKAY, LITTLE BROTHER.

IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH,

BASES LOADED, TWO MEN OUT.

YOUR TEAM'S AHEAD BY ONE RUN.

NOW IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.

YOU STRIKE ONE BATTER OUT YOU WIN THE GAME.

NOW WHAT DO YOU DO?

I PANIC.

NO, YOU USE YOUR HEAD.

YOU PSYCHE OUT THE BATTER.

YOU MAKE HIM WAIT.

NOW, SPIT SOME TOBACCO.

I DON'T CHEW TOBACCO.

HOW ABOUT BUBBLE GUM?

WHATEVER, JUST SPIT.

[SPITS]

LOOK AROUND.

SPIT SOME MORE.

[SPITS]

NOW SCRATCH YOURSELF.

WHERE?

WHERE EVER YOU WANT.

YOU'RE MAKING $200,000 A YEAR.

NOW YOU'RE READY TO PITCH.

NOW THE STRIKE ZONE IS FROM HERE TO HERE.

OKAY, NOW YOU WIND UP.

BUT YOU DON'T PITCH.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DON'T PITCH?

ARNOLD, YOU GOT RUNNERS ON BASES.

GET BACK TO THE MOUND.

OKAY, NOW.

YOU CHECK OUT FIRST.

CHECK OUT SECOND.

NOW YOU CHECK OUT THIRD.

WAIT A MINUTE, WILLIS.

IF I MAKE $200,000 A YEAR,

HOW COME I GOT THE BASES LOADED?

ARNOLD, JUST DO WHAT I TELL YOU.

NOW COME ON, GIVE ME THE OLD FASTBALL

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

COME ON FIRE IT IN, BABE, FIRE IT IN.

FIRE RIGHT INTO THE MIT, COME ON...

A SIMPLE "GET OUT" WHAT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH.

I WAS JUST PRACTICING.

LOOK, WILLIS, THIS JUST CAME FOR YOU.

FOR ME? MM-HMM.

I WONDER WHO IT'S FROM.

I KNOW A WAY TO FIND OUT.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, WILLIS.

WOULD IT MATTER?

WOW. OH.

OH, MAN, CHECK OUT THIS GLOVE.

MAN, THIS WILL BE GREAT FOR CATCHING FLY BALLS.

FLY BALLS? WITH THAT,

YOU COULD CATCH THE GOODYEAR BLIMP.

HEY, LOOK AT THESE TAPE CASSETTES.

WHO'S YOUR SECRET ADMIRER, WILLIS?

IT'S FROM COACH STOCKWOOD.

HEY, LISTEN, HE SAYS, "WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD

"TO HAVING YOU ON THE TEAM NEXT YEAR.

TAKE CARE OF THAT ARM."

MAN, HE SURE IS AN ALL RIGHT DUDE.

WELL, WHY IS HE SENDING YOU ALL OF THESE GIFTS?

WHO CARES?

NEVER LOOK A GIFT COACH IN THE MOUTH.

THAT'S ABOUT 20 TAPES IN THERE. [WILLIS] WOW.

THAT MAKES 18 FOR YOU AND TWO FOR ME.

WHAT?

THAT'S MY 10%.

SAY HELLO TO YOUR AGENT.

IS THIS RIGHT, WILLIS?

YEAH, YOU SEE NOW YOU'RE GETTING IT.

IT'S NOT HARD.

ANYBODY COULD DO IT? SEE?

WELL, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

WILLIS GOT SOME NEW CASSETTES, DADDY.

MAY I CUT IN?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT, DAD. GET IT.

HEY, YOU DANCE PRETTY GOOD.

YOU COME HERE OFTEN? OH, DAD.

LOOK AT THIS GREAT MUSIC, DAD.

WE GOT 20 CASSETTES.

20 CASSETTES?

WHO BOUGHT 20 CASSETTES?

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

OH, WE DIDN'T BUY THEM, DADDY.

IT WAS A PRESENT TO WILLIS FROM COACH STOCKWOOD.

REALLY? COACH STOCKWOOD.

YEAH, AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

LOOK AT THIS TERRIFIC GLOVE HE BOUGHT ME.

MAN, HE'S REALLY A BIG SPENDER.

YEAH, THAT'S MY KIND OF COACH.

A MAN WITH LONG ARMS AND DEEP POCKETS.

WELL, HE SURE IS GENEROUS ALL RIGHT.

WHY NOT? HE'S GETTING A FINE ATHLETE. [DOORBELL RINGS]

MR. DRUMMOND? YES.

CERTIFIED LETTER FOR YOU.

SIGN HERE FOR RETURN RECEIPT? OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HERE. OH, THANK YOU.

HEY, IT'S FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

TOO BAD. I WAS HOPING IT WAS A CHECK

FROM COACH STOCKWOOD.

"WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT WILLIS JACKSON

"NOW RESIDES AT 9476 PARKWAY DRIVE IN FLUSHING QUEENS.

"DO TO THIS CHANGE OF ADDRESS,

"HE'LL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND MILLARD FILLMORE HIGH SCHOOL

NEXT SEMESTER."

HE DID IT, ARNOLD. HE DID IT!

ALL RIGHT.

WILLIS, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?

DAD, HE FIXED IT JUST LIKE HE SAID.

MAN, HE'S REALLY A FAST WORKER.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE.

SAYING THAT WE MOVED WHEN WE DIDN'T.

THAT'S LYING.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I COULD PLAY FOR FILLMORE HIGH.

EVEN YOU WANTED ME TO GO THERE, DAD.

STOCKWOOD HAD NO RIGHT TO DO THIS.

HE DIDN'T TELL US THAT IN ORDER TO CHANGE HIGH SCHOOLS,

YOU HAD TO FAKE YOUR ADDRESS.

WELL, DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOING TO DO THAT, WILLIS?

SURE. IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

WELL, IT CERTAINLY IS.

SENDING GIFTS IS ONE THING,

BUT DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL

IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

WHO'S ADDRESS IS THIS ANYWAY?

THE COACH'S SISTER.

HAVE THE GUYS ON THE TEAM ARE LIVING THERE.

THAT BATHROOM MUST GET AWFUL CROWDED.

ARNOLD, THEY'RE JUST SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING THERE.

DAD, IT'S JUST THE COACH'S WAY OF TAKING CARE OF HIS PLAYERS.

RIGHT.

THE SAME WAY HE GETS THE DUMB ONES

PASSING GRADES.

WHAT?

THAT'S GRADE FIXING, WILLIS.

WILLIS, I AM APPALLED AT THIS.

YEAH, BUT I'D NEVER DO IT MYSELF, DAD.

NO, YOU DARN WELL WON'T

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO FILLMORE HIGH.

SAY WHAT?

YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO GARFIELD WHERE YOU BELONG,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO RETURN ALL OF THESE GIFTS.

DOES THAT INCLUDE MY 10%?

YES, IT DOES.

BUT DAD, THIS IS MY CHANCE

TO PLAY WITH THE BEST.

YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.

WELL I JUST DID IT.

OH, YEAH?

YEAH.

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING MORE

TO DO WITH THAT COACH STOCKWOOD,

AND THAT IS FINAL.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

I MEAN IT, WILLIS.

YEAH, AND SO DO I.

WILLIS, I KNOW YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED

THAT YOU WON'T BE GOING TO FILLMORE.

AND I'M SORRY.

BUT IT'S FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

IT'S FOR MY OWN GOOD

TO THROW AWAY A GREAT BASEBALL CAREER?

RIGHT, DAD. HE'LL BE A HAS-BEEN

BEFORE HE EVER WAS.

DAD, YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

ON THE CONTRARY, WILLIS,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T CATCH ON SOONER.

I GUESS WE BOTH GOT CARRIED AWAY.

BUT COACH STOCKWOOD IS NOTHING BUT A

SELF-SERVING, MANIPULATING

EXPLOITING, FAST-TALKING CON ARTIST.

DAD, NOBODY'S PERFECT.

DAD, YOU GOT HIM ALL WRONG.

HE'S A GREAT GUY AND A GREAT COACH.

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE BASEBALL MY BEST SHOT, DON'T YOU?

WELL, OF COURSE I DO, WILLIS,

AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T MEAN LYING.

AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO BACK YOU UP LIKE,

FOR INSTANCE, AN EDUCATION.

WHAT'S AN EDUCATION GOT TO DO WITH BASEBALL?

ALL YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO DO IS SPIT AND SCRATCH.

A GOOD EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY.

AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO

INTO PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

LOOK, FOR EVERY KID THAT MAKES IT,

THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS THAT DON'T.

AND EVEN IF YOU DO MAKE IT, IT'S IMPORTANT.

CAUSE IT CAN BE OVER VERY QUICKLY.

IN THE CASE OF AN INJURY.

YEAH, BUT IT'S MY LIFE.

AND I WANT TO GO TO FILLMORE.

WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO SAY I CAN'T.

A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAYS I'M YOUR FATHER.

YEAH, AND I'M BEGINNING TO THINK

THAT WAS THE DUMBEST PIECE OF PAPER I EVER SAW.

WILLIS...

I THINK YOUR CURVE BALL HAS CURVED YOUR BRAIN.

HE DIDN'T MEAN THAT, DAD.

YES, I DID.

HEY, I'M CALLING THE COACH,

AND ASK CAN I MOVE INTO HIS SISTER'S PLACE

FOR REAL.

THAT'LL MAKE YOU REAL HAPPY, DAD.

NOW I WON'T HAVE TO LIE.

WE'LL DISCUSS THIS LATER, WILLIS.

AFTER YOU'VE CALMED DOWN.

WILLIS... LEAVE ME ALONE, ARNOLD.

WILLIS, YOU REALLY DON'T WANT

TO MOVE OUT, DO YOU?

YES, I DO. I'M CALLING THE COACH.

I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT.

ARNOLD, GIVE ME THE PHONE.

WHY SHOULD I?

BECAUSE I SAID SO. THAT'S NO REASON.

GIVE ME THE PHONE

OR I'M GOING TO HANG YOU BY YOUR FEET

FROM THE BALCONY.

NOW THAT'S A REASON.

YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED YOUR OWN ROOM.

NOW YOU'VE GOT IT.

PLEASE DON'T GO, WILLIS.

I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE.

I'LL HAVE NIGHTMARES.

AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I JUMP DOWN

FROM MY BUNK TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?

WHOSE HEAD AM I GOING TO STEP ON?

THE BOTTOM BUNK'S ALL YOURS.

LOOK, WILLIS.

YOU DON'T NEED COACH STOCKWOOD.

IF YOU'VE GOT THE STUFF,

YOU CAN BECOME A SUPERSTAR WHEREVER YOU GO.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS, ARNOLD.

COACH STOCKWOOD HAS ALL THE EXPERIENCE

AND ALL THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANY MAJOR LEAGUE

BASEBALL PLAYERS COME OUT OF GARFIELD HIGH?

WELL, SO WHAT IF YOU DON'T BECOME A SUPERSTAR.

WHO WANTS A CANDY BAR NAMED AFTER THEM ANYWAY?

THINK OF ALL THE CAVITIES YOU'LL HAVE ON YOUR CONSCIOUS.

ARNOLD. WILLIS.

GIVE ME THE PHONE. HEY WILLIS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

OH, WILLIS, STOP ACTING LIKE SUCH A TWIT.

YOU KNOW DADDY'S RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ADMIT IT.

BECAUSE HE'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE, WILLIS.

YOU ARE LIVING PROOF

THAT NOT ALL DONKEYS HAVE FOUR LEGS.

ARE YOU CALLING ME STUBBORN?

NAH, SHE'S CALLING YOU A JACKASS.

WELL, WILLIS, ARE YOU COOLED OFF?

WHAT IS THIS? A GANG-UP-ON-WILLIS PARTY?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

I JUST WAS HOPING WE COULD DISCUSS THIS

A LITTLE MORE CALMLY THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, WILL WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO DISCUSS.

OKAY, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS ANOTHER TIME.

BUT LOOK, YOU MAY BE MAD AT US,

BUT WE'RE NOT MAD AT YOU.

RIGHT. JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTING IMPOSSIBLE

DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T LOVE YOU.

RIGHT, AND DON'T WORRY.

WE'LL BE AT THE PLAYOFF GAME TOMORROW,

ROOTING FOR YOU TO PITCH ANOTHER NO-HITTER.

AND IF YOU DO, I'LL HAVE THE WHOLE TEAM AUTOGRAPH THE BALL AND

I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE A REAL OLD MAN

SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR, REMEMBERING THE GAME

WHILE YOU'RE GUMMING A BANANA.

YEAH, WELL YOU GUYS CAN FORGET THE GAME TOMORROW.

I DON'T WANT ANY OF YOU THERE.

WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT WILLIS?

WILLIS, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

IF YOU GUYS AIN'T GOING TO HELP ME MAKE IT BIG IN BASEBALL,

I'LL DO IT ON MY OWN.

I DON'T NEED YOU GUYS.

THESE HOT DOGS WERE A GREAT IDEA, DADDY.

NEXT BEST THING TO BEING AT WILLIS' BALL GAME.

I TRIED, BUT I JUST COULDN'T MAKE THEM

THE WAY THEY DO AT THE BALL PARK.

COLD, GREASY AND RAW.

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A HOT DOG.

OH, GEE, I SURE HOPE WILLIS PITCHED ALL RIGHT TODAY.

YEAH, I WISH WE COULD HAVE BEEN AT THE GAME.

HEY, HERE HE IS.

HI.

HOW'D THE GAME GO?

GREAT.

WE WON.

THEN HOW COME YOU LOOK LIKE YOU LOST?

DID THEY GET A LOT OF HITS OFF YOU?

NONE.

YOU MEAN YOU PITCHED ANOTHER NO-HITTER.

FOR TWO INNINGS.

THEN THEY TOOK ME OUT OF THE GAME BECAUSE I HURT MY ARM.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT? WHERE? WHERE?

WELL THE DOCTOR SAID... AH!

HE SAID I HAD UM...

WHAT WAS THAT?

INFLAMMATION OF THE LATERAL EPICONDYLE.

COULDN'T THEY HAVE FOUND A DOCTOR THAT SPOKE ENGLISH?

ARNOLD, THAT MEANS PITCHER'S ELBOW.

MAY I SEE THAT, PLEASE? SURE.

BUT IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS, DAD.

OW!

I THINK WE BETTER HAVE OUR OWN DOCTOR

HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.

ANYWAY, IT WILL BE FINE

BY THE TIME I GO TO FILLMORE NEXT YEAR.

I'M GOING TO GET MY ARM IN TOP SHAPE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT BIG THERE.

WILLIS, PLEASE, LET'S NOT START THAT AGAIN.

[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

YEAH, SURE. JUST A MINUTE.

WILLIS, IT'S FOR YOU. OKAY.

[SIGHS PAINFULLY]

HELLO?

COACH WHO?

OH, YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE CALLING ABOUT

MEETING THE METS TOMORROW.

YEAH, RIGHT. WHAT TIME SHOULD I BE THERE?

WHY NOT?

WELL THE ELBOW'S A LITTLE TENDER,

BUT IT'S NOT THAT BAD.

OH...

YES, I UNDERSTAND.

SURE, I SEE.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

WHAT IS IT, WILLIS? WHAT HAPPENED?

LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT MEETING THE METS TOMORROW.

THEY DON'T WANT ME AT FILLMORE NEXT YEAR, EITHER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

COACH STOCKWOOD WAS SO HOT FOR YOU.

IT SOUNDS AS IF WILLIS' INJURED ELBOW

COOLED HIM OFF. RIGHT?

RIGHT. HE SAID YOU CAN'T TRUST AN ARM LIKE MINE.

DAD, YOU SURE WERE RIGHT ABOUT HIM.

WELL, I WISH I HAD BEEN WRONG.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, DAD.

YOU'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

YOU'LL BE WRONG AGAIN.

COACH STOCKWOOD DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE GUTS

TO CALL ME AND TELL ME HIMSELF.

THAT WAS HIS ASSISTANT.

THEY SAID MAYBE I CAN COME

THE YEAR AFTER NEXT.

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ME.

ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS MY PITCHING.

MAN, I WOULDN'T GO TO THAT SCHOOL

NO MATTER WHAT THEY OFFERED ME

OR WHOSE COACHING.

GOOD FOR YOU.

WILLIS, YOU KNOW,

ANYTHING REALLY WORTH HAVING NEVER COMES EASILY.

ALL THAT EXTRA ATTENTION, ALL THE GIFTS,

THAT'S ENOUGH TO THROW A GUY.

YOU JUST LOST YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

YEAH, I SURE DID.

I'M SORRY, DAD.

WILL YOU FORGIVE ME?

I THINK THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.

THANKS.

AND I'M SORRY I GAVE YOU GUYS

SUCH A HARD TIME TOO.

WILL YOU GUYS FORGIVE ME TOO?

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, WILLIS.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE JUST FINE.

JUST WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR WHEN I'M AT GARFIELD.

I'M GOING TO GET MY ARM IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE,

I'M GOING TO BLOW COACH STOCKWOOD RIGHT OUT THE LEAGUE.

NO YOU WON'T.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO IT FIRST.

I'M GOING TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL THEM ALL ABOUT THAT GUY

AND HOW HE OPERATES AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF HIM.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S PLUCK THAT TURKEY.

YEAH, BUT I'M STILL GOING TO PUT OUT EXTRA

EVERY TIME I GO UP AGAINST FILLMORE.

AND I'M GOING TO PLAY EXTRA HARD AGAINST FILLMORE

WHEN I GO TO GARFIELD TOO.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE?

A GREAT PITCHER LIKE WILLIS?

NAH, I'M GOING TO BE A GREAT BATTER.

I CAN GET ON BASE EVERY TIME.

ARNOLD. YOU'RE NOT THAT GOOD A HITTER.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE.

WHY NOT?

I'VE GOT A STRIKE ZONE THAT NOBODY CAN FIND.

♪ NOW, THE WORLD DON'T MOVE ♪

♪ TO THE BEAT OF JUST ONE DRUM ♪

♪ WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU ♪

♪ MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME ♪

♪ A MAN IS BORN, HE'S A MAN OF MEANS ♪

♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪

♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN' BUT THEIR JEANS ♪

♪ BUT THEY GOT DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES TO MOVE THE WORLD, MMM ♪