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[ Clicking ] [ Beeping ]

[ Boy ] "You are standing in the cavern ofthe evil wizard.

All around you are the carcasses ofslain ice dwarfs."

Melt- Melt wizard.

"What do you want to melt him with?"

[ Woman ] Josh! What do you think I want to melt him with?

I told you to take out the garbage! Just a second!

Throw thermal—

[ Man ] Josh! Didn't you hear what your mother said? One minute!

[ Rapid Beeping ] [ Mother] Joshua Baskin!

[ Beeping ]

"Your hesitancy has cost you dearly.

[ Sighs ] "The wizard, sensing your apprehension,

"unleashes a fatal bolt from the ice scepter.

[ Spring Boings ] With luck, you will thaw in several million years."

Great.

[ Mother] Come on,Josh. It's starting to stink up the place.

Okay, okay, okay.

Take the garbage out. Every day, take the garbage out. There!

The teams are being led into the field, and the crowds are going crazy! Yeah! Yeah!

And wait a minute. It's the Yankees' star pitcher coming out ofthe bullpen.

Look at him! And the crowds are cheering. They're going crazy!

They're screaming! Is Billy there? Okay. In the back.

Rick Rhoden is on the mound for the Yankees.

He looks into the catcher's mitt, shakes offthe first signal,

takes the turn.

He wipes the sweat off his brow, leans back and fires.

Yeah! Good-bye, Mr. Spalding!

Here, here. Wait.

Got it, need it, need it, got it.

Oh! Hey, hey, hey!

You ever go by Simpson's desk when she's grading papers or somethin'?

She leaned over, you can see right down her shirt.

[ Chuckling ] No. Swear to God.

Bra? No, no. She's got one ofthose undershirt things.

So ifyou get real close to the board,

you can see all the way down to her flowers.

Whoa!

Yeah. Give me your gum.

Need it, got it, got it, need it. Hey, hey.

- Give me a dollar! Give me- - Oh, my God. lt's Cynthia.

How did a geek like Freddie Benson get a sister like that?

Beats me.

[ Chattering ]

- I mean, imagine having a boyfriend like that. - Hi,Josh.

[ Nervous Chuckle ]

- Hi. - Oh, my God. It's Billy.

Come on! Don't start.

He says hi!

- Come on, Miss Cheapo. A quarter! A quarter. - Unbelievable!

God. She likes you. I know she likes you. I'll find out, okay?

♪ Shimmy, shimmy, koko bop Shimmy, shimmy, rock ♪

♪ Shimmy, shimmy, koko bop Shimmy, shimmy rock ♪

♪ I met a girlfriend A Triscuit ♪

♪ She said a Triscuit a biscuit ♪

♪ Ice cream soda pop vanilla on the top ♪

♪ Ooh, Shalida walkin' down the street 1 0 times a week ♪

♪ I meant it, I said it I stole my mama's credit ♪

♪ I'm cool, I'm hot Sockyou in the stomach three more times ♪♪

[ Both Laughing ]

Don't forget to call me after supper. Okay.

Remember about Cynthia. Don't worry!

I'm as interested as you are.

So, will you tell me?

- You're in. - What do you mean, I'm in?

- Cynthia Benson. - What about her?

You ready for this? She doesn't like Barry anymore.

- So? - So what do you mean, "so"? That's it. She's available.

Billy, it doesn't mean— [ Mother] Josh.

Hey, it's after midnight.

Now, say good night to Billy. Good night, Billy. I gotta go.

Good night, Mrs. Baskin!

[ Giggling ] Sweet dreams.

[ Whooping, Screaming ]

[ Man Shouting ] All right. Come on.

One dollar. Come on, kid.

Watch this. Need some help with the hammer?

[Josh ] Okay. I'm ready. Here l go. Here I go.

[ Grunts ] I get one more try. One more try.

Okay, honey. Big smile. Big smile.

Go! Go! Go! Good. Good.

Oh, "wimpy"! Better luck next time.

Let me get one more try? Please? Come on! I can't live with "wimpy."

[ Child ] Mommy! Make it stop!

[ Screaming ]

[ Father] You sure you want to go on this thing, son?

Yeah. No, no. I don't know about this one, Bob.

No, this looks too scary. It's okay.

Oh, my God. See? I told you.

He doesn't want to go on it.

Son, you don't have to go on this thing ifyou don't feel like it.

No, no. It'sjust that I— I want to go on myself.

You do? Yeah.

I think it's something— Yeah, I think it's something I should do.

Great. Why don't we meet you at the Ferris wheel?

Half hour.

Excuse me. Hey!

What are you doing? Come on, man. [ Yelps ]

Watch it. [ Gasping ]

[ Girl ] Sal threw up on the other ride.

It was disgusting.

[ Clears Throat ] Josh?

Oh. Hi. Hi.

Have you been on this before?

This? Yeah.

- Yes. - Is it scary?

- Yes. - Are you here alone?

Yes.

Look. Aren't those your parents?

Where? Right over there.

Honey! Smile!

Why, yes.

Hey, who's this? This isJosh Baskin.

Howyou doin'? This is Derek.

- He drives. - [ Ride Operator] Next.

Go ahead. Yo, next!

[ Whistles ] Whoa! Read this sign.

"You must be at least this big to ride this ride." What? Oh.

Hey, I don't make the rules, kid.

- Next! Next! - [ People Shouting ]

Well, it's a stupid rule.

Look, why don't you try the Kiddie Whip?

[ Man ] Yeah, it's about time. You. You.

See you,Josh. No problem. Step up.

[ Bell Rings ]

Hey, watch it, kid! Hey. Come on, you guys. Let's go.

[ Child Crying ]

"Drop 25 cents here."

Come on!

[ Grunting ]

Work! Work!

[ Quiet Growl ]

[ Bell Dings ]

Neat!

[ Bell Dings ]

Make my wish. Right.

I wish I were big.

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Shouting, Laughing ]

"Your wish is granted."

[ Man ] Somebody's gonna get you!

Come on. Go! Come on!

[ Baby Crying ]

[ Whining ]

[ Crying Continues ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Door Opens ] What's the matter?

[ Screaming, Crying ] Oh, no. Oh, no, no.

No.

[ Thunderclap ] Honey, you'll wake up your brother.

Shh. Come on. Come on. You sleep with us.

[ Thunder Rumbling ] [ Door Closes ]

[ Barking ] Easy, doggie! Easy! Don't make me do it.

I'm only part-time. Sorry.

Josh!

Josh! [ Low Voice ] What?

[ Yawning ] It's 7:30. Are you up?

Come on, sleepyhead! You're gonna miss the bus, and I can't drive you today.

[ Grunts ]

[ Toy Honks, Squeaks ]

[ Water Running ]

[ Door Opens ] [ Gasps ]

[ Gasps ]

What does he do in his sleep?

Honey? I put out some clean clothes. [ Drawer Opens ]

Bring down your dungarees and stufffor the laundry, okay?

- Okay. - You getting a cold,Josh?

[ Higher Voice ] No. Fine.

He's got a cold.

Now Rachel's gonna get a cold, I'm gonna get a cold, his father's gonna get a cold.

[ Grunts ]

Oh, my God.

Breakfast is ready,Josh. Be right there!

[ Grunting ]

[ Thudding ]

[ Grunting ] [ Material Ripping ]

Josh! Hurry up! Your eggs are getting cold.

[ Giggling ]

Hold this. Hold this. Good. Now, can you keep it a secret?

- [ Babbling ] - Yeah. Keep it a secret.

Bring down Rachel with you, all right?

[ Rachel Coos ] Okay.

Come on. Come on.

Oh, yeah. Shh, shh, shh. Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet.

[ Toy Squeaks ]

You want orangejuice or— [ Giggling ]

What about your breakfast?

♪ Pardon me, boys Is that the Chattanooga choo-choo ♪

♪ Track 29 ♪

♪ Choo, choo, choo ♪♪

Don't. Please, don't! Don't! Please! Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry.

[ Gasps ] No! It's me.

It'sJosh. Mom! Mom. Stop it! Oh, God!

I made a wish last night. Oh, please, stop!

I turned into a grown-up. I made this wish on the machine. Go away!

It turned me into a grown-up. Last night at the carnival. No! No!

My birthday's November 3. Mom, I got a "B" on my history test.

Here, take the purse. You can have anything that's in it! Go away!

- M-M-M-My baseball team is called the Dukes! - [ Whimpering ]

Uh, I made this foryou. Who are you calling?

- [ Whimpers ] - I have a birthmark behind my left knee!

- You bastard. What did you do to my son? - I am your son, Mom.

- Where is my child? Where is my son? - Oh, Ma! Ma! Ma!

- Police! - [ Screaming ]

[ Whistle Blowing ] Hands up!

Hands up on defense! [ Ball Bouncing ]

[ Boy ] Come on! All the way. All the way.

It's all yours! [ Coach ] All right, stop!

I'm open! Here! I'm open!

Shoot it! Yeah! [ Boy Groaning ]

[ All Shouting ]

[ Whistle Blowing ]

- [ Coach ] Gentlemen, this period is over. - You stink, Kopecki!

- Get back to the locker rooms and get on to your next class. - Billy, you stink!

Wash shirts and shorts.

Billy, do us both a favor.

Put the balls in the equipment closet and you practice your layup.

Horowitz, pick up that shirt or I'll make you eat it. It stinks!

Let's go, gentlemen. Hey, let's go now.

Billy. Yeah?

What? It's me.

- It'sJosh. - Coach Barnes!

No! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Coach Barnes!

Billy, shut up! I'm your best friend! Please, you gotta believe me.

Don't hurt me. I'll prove it to you. Billy, please!

Look, I'm not gonna hurt you! [ Screaming ] Help! Help!

Goddamn it, Billy Francis Kopecki!

Look, I know I don't look like myself, okay?

But something really strange happened, and l'm really scared! I need your help!

You're my best friend! l can prove it to you.

Um— Oh! ♪ The space goes down, down, baby ♪

♪ Down, down the roller coaster Sweet, sweet baby ♪

♪ Sweet, sweet Don't let me go Shimmy, shimmy, koko bop ♪

♪ Shimmy, shimmy, rock Shimmy, shimmy, koko bop Shimmy, shimmy, rock ♪

♪ I met a girlfriend A Triscuit ♪ ♪♪ [ Singing Quietly ]

♪ She said a Triscuit a biscuit ♪

[ Both ] ♪ Ice cream soda pop vanilla on the top ♪

♪ Ooh, Shalida walkin' down the street 1 0 times a week ♪

♪ I meant it, I said it I stole my mama's credit ♪

♪ I'm cool, I'm hot Sockyou in the stomach three more times ♪♪

Josh?

You look terrible.

I know.

[ Police Radio Chatter ]

[ Woman ] I was in the house making gravy, and I heard this commotion.

[ Man ] That's right. We're at the scene right now.

We've talked to the mother. She's pretty hysterical.

She's not making any sense at all. [ Women Chattering ]

There's no ransom note, no prints. There's no nothin'. [ Barking ]

I'll tell you what- file a report, be on the safe side.

Shut up! Bet he ran away.

Wish I could. Want me to pack your bags?

We go to the city, we lay low for a couple ofdays,

find the Zoltar machine, make yourwish. [ Grunts ]

You'll be home by Thursday. I'm not supposed to go to New York without my folks.

Come on! You'll be fine.

Here. Where did you get this?

From my dad's sock drawer. You stole it?

It's his emergency fund. Jesus, Billy!

Well, what do you call this?

Fine! Fine. Fine. Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine, fine.

Kill the bitch. Kill herwith a knife. Kill herwith a knife!

Kill the bitch. Kill the bitch. Kill her with a knife.

Put it in. Bitch! Kill the bitch!

Kill her!

You lookin' for some fun tonight, sweet thing? No, thankyou.

Hey, man. Spare some change? No, not really.

Hey, this looks okay.

No, it doesn't.

St.James,Josh. It's religious.

[ Woman ] Stay out there all night, all day and all night again?

Hi. Hi.

[ Belches ]

Uh, we would like a hotel room, please.

1 7.50 a night for the room, $1 0 deposit for the sheets.

[ Man ] Mm-hmm.

You go straight to the top ofthe stairs.

The last door on the right, next to the bathroom.

Wait a second. I'll showyou.

It smells bad. Shh.

Have a pleasant stay. Thanks.

Hey, Angel! Get out ofthat bathroom now!

He's in that bathroom all night.

l don't want to stay here by myself.

I can't help it,Josh. I gotta be home by 1 0:00.

Look, I'll cut classes tomorrow.

We'll find that Zoltar thing before you know it, okay?

Just one night. All right?

All right. Good.

- What if I can't sleep? - It's probably better ifyou don't.

See you in the morning.

Well, you know, like, what time? 8:30.

[ People Arguing ]

I'd use the chain, if I were you.

[ Man ] All right. Come on out. Open the door.

[ Man #2 ] Stay away from here.

[ Arguing Continues ]

lfyou don't have the money, don't show us your face over here!

[ Man Shouting ] Goddamn it!

[ Arguing Continues ]

Get out! Watch the money! Give me that!

[ Arguing Continues ]

[ Gunshot ] [ Screaming ]

[ Phone Rings ]

[ Footsteps ] [ Phone Rings ]

[ Man Speaking Spanish ]

[ Shouting In Spanish ]

[ Banging ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Shouting Louder]

[ Quiet Crying ]

[ Sirens Wailing ]

[ Sobs ]

Mom. Mom.

I told you, it's not a video game. Then what is it?

Well, it's not a video game.

This one's got a number on it. Does yours?

No. Wait. Here's one. What are you doing? What are you doing?

What are you doing? Do you have Zoltar?

No, I told you, I looked back in the back. I've got Powerhouse-

We really need Zoltar. I haven't got it.

This is it. Ah, they're not gonna have it.

They'll have it. [ Man ] Can I help you?

- Yes. We would like a list ofall carnivals and fairs. - And arcades.

Yeah. Carnivals and fairs.

Try Consumer Affairs down the hall, Room 1 1 1 . Thankyou.

Fill this out in triplicate. Five dollar filing charge.

- See? - One month to process. You get it in six weeks.

- Six weeks? - Sometimes longer, but you could get lucky.

Next, please!

Fill this out in triplicate.

I'm gonna be 30 years old for the rest of my life.

Would you come on? We'll figure something out.

By the way, you may be older than that. [ Laughing ]

So now what?

I'll come and see you every day after school. How?

I'll tell them I made the basketball team.

I won't have nothin' to do. You can get a job.

Can't get a job. Why? Can't be any different than school.

What are you good at? I don't know. Making spitballs?

How 'bout a delivery man? l don't know how to drive.

Yeah, right.

Cardiological technician. Civil engineer.

You're not gonna eat your cherry? Go ahead.

Clerical transcriber. Billy.

- Yeah. - [ Gurgling ]

Gross. God, that's gross! Check, please.

- Go to the next column. - Collection agent. Company clerk.

Computer operator. Construction engineer. Computer operator?

What? Computer operator. Read that one.

-Josh, will you quit with your stupid computers! -Just read it.

- [ Sighs ] "MacMillan Toys." Toys! - Toys!

[ Both ] Whee-whee-whee-whee,Jags.

[ Phone Rings ] MacMillan Toys. May I help you?

I'll connect you. Are these the applications?

Yes.Just have a seat. I'll call your name. [ Billy ] What's next?

There. Previous employment.

Your paper route. I don't think I can put that.

Neighborhood circulation director? Yeah!

[ Receptionist ] Yes. Hold on just a moment, please.

[ Billy ] What's he got?

Hey, don't worry about it.

Um, Social Security number?

32-1 7-25.

What is that? It's my locker combination.

Great. Mr. Baskin?

Mr. Baskin? Y-Yes. Yes.

The personnel director will see you now.

Uh, your son can wait out here.

[ Wheezing Laugh ] [ Chuckles ]

Yeah, okay. Son, you should sit down.

And don't give the lady any trouble now. Sure, Dad.

[ Elevator Bell Dings ] This way.

Don't forget- look him in the eye!

[ Clicking Pen ]

[ Spits ]

There's a couple of numbers missing on your Social Security.

Oh. Oh, 1 2.

01 2.

- It says here you've got fouryears' experience. - Yes.

All on computers. Yes.

Where did you go to school?

It was— It was called George Washington.

Oh, G.W. My brother-in-law got his doctorate there.

- Did you pledge? - Yes, every morning.

[ Door Opens ]

It happened again. David, the girl is absolutely useless.

You have got to give me someone who knows what she is doing. Excuse me.

I'm not getting any of my mail. Nothing has been filed.

Ever since she got engaged, my life has been a disaster.

Well, you know, she came so highly recommended.

She spent the last three months writing down her married name. Mrs.Judy Hicks.

Mrs. Donald Hicks. Mrs.Judy Mitchellson Hicks.

Sometimes with a hyphen, sometimes without a hyphen.

Sometimes she spells the hyphen. [ Snorts ]

Well, I really don't know where I can put her. Put her on unemployment.

[ Door Slams ] [ Sighs ]

- When can you start? - Soon.

[ Bell Dings ] [ Man ] Morning. Any messages for me?

[ Man #2 ] Pardon me. Thanks. l got a 1 0:00 appointment.

I thought we'd start you offon last week's preschool orders.

It should take a few days. Give you a chance to find your way around.

Do you smoke? Well,just that once, but—

Only on breaks, and in the coffee room.

Most ofthat's pretty straightforward stuff.

You have any questions, come to me. Good luck.

Bye.

The Dinky Link.

Seven.

Jimmy's Toy Box. Psst.

Squirmy Hermie.

Psst! [ Computer Beeping ]

Hey. Psst. Hey. I'm Scott Brennen.

Uh, I-I'mJosh Baskin.

Listen, what are you trying to do, get us all fired?

Huh? Gotta slow down. Pace yourself.

- Slowly. Slowly. Slow. - Sorry.

- Today's my first day. - I know.

So, how long have you worked here? Five years.

Work stinks, but the fringe benefits are great.

See that girl over there in the red?

Say hi to her, and she's yours.

She'll wrap her legs around you so tight, you'll be begging for mercy.

Well, I'll stay away from her then.

[ Phone Ringing ] Excuse me.

Yeah. Brennen. I gave it to you yesterday.

Oh, here it is.

l don't have time to xerox it. Let the new guy do it.

That's total bullshit, Paul! But, sir, the favorability rating—

Let's not lie to ourselves. Ifa kid likes a toy, it sells. That's all.

But every bit of research and focus testing shows-

It worked in research, It worked in the testing. Itjust didn't work with the kids.

Oh, sorry. Why don't you watch where the hell you're going!

- Are you okay? - I am fine.

You could kill somebody running around here like that!

Paul, a boss should get knocked on his ass once in a while.

lt's good for him. l don't know, sir. You should see a doctor.

For crying out loud, Paul, l'm fine! I'm fine!

- Sorry, sir. Sorry. - Where were you going anyway, son?

Um, I was, uh—

I was going to the Xerox room 'cause they needed these by 5:00.

Oh! That's good. Nothing wrong with a little hustle.

Nothing at all.

Right, Paul?

It's good to see a little hustle for a change.

[ Grunts ] What did he mean?

I hustle. Uh, sir? Sir!

[ Phone Rings ]

Hello?

[Josh ] Uh—

Hello? Hello.

Mrs. Baskin? Yes?

How are you? Who is this?

I just wanted you to know that, uh,

Josh is all right, and he's okay and everything.

You have my boy?

Yeah, and y-you're gonna get him back just the way he was.

Look, I swear to God, ifyou do anything to him,

ifyou touch one hair on his head,

I will spend the rest of my life making sure you suffer.

Wow. Thanks.

Let me talk toJosh. Oh, he can't come to the phone right now.

Why not? Why not? What did you do to him?

I didn't do anything to him. I think he's a terrific kid.

I want proofthat he's all right.

Uh, all right.

Um, a-ask me something th-that- that only he would know.

Then I'll ask him foryou, and that wayyou'll know that he's okay.

Ask him what I used to sing to him when he was a little boy.

Isn't there something else that you'd rather ask him? Ask him.

I got it. I got it.

♪ Memories ♪

♪ Like a corner of my mind ♪

♪ Misty watercolored memories ♪

♪ Ofthe way we were ♪

♪ Scattered pictures ♪♪ Oh!

[ Crying Continues ]

Look, you're gonna see him again really soon.

I promise. I cross my heart and hope to—

Uh, we'll talk about this later.

[ Gunfire ]

[ People Screaming ]

[ Baby Crying ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Gunfire Continues ] Get down! Get down! Get out ofthe area!

[ Gunshot ] [ Woman Screaming ]

[ Gunshot ] [ Man ] He's got my money. Get 'im!

[ Siren Wailing ]

Ferris! Thank you.

Brennen!

Baskin!

What is this? Payday.

[ Man ] Hey, Walt. Where's mine? $1 87?

Yep. Oh! Oh!

They really screw you, don't they?

"Sign below." Hi. Hi.

Okay. So how would you like that?

[ Man ] Could I have your driver's license, please? And your check guarantee card?

[ Sighs ]

Okay. All right.

Three dimes, a hundred dollar bill and 87 ones.

One— One, two, three—

♪ More, more, more ♪

♪ She don't like slavery She won't sit and beg ♪

- ♪ But when I'm tired and lonely ♪♪ - I'm never eating again.

It wasn't that bad.

lt was the boat ride that did it.

No. It was the pork rinds.

Pork rinds! [ Gagging ]

[ Sneezes ]

- We sure had fun, didn't we? - Yeah. Yeah, we sure did.

[ Sneezes ]

- Booger! Booger! - [ Yells ]

[ Woman ] How'd you get it to stop?

♪♪ [ Music Box ]

♪ Welcome to ourworld ♪ ♪ Welcome to ourworld ♪

♪ Welcome to our world offun ♪♪

Yee-haw!

Oh, now, Rocky, keep away from the strange man.

[ Grunting ]

Gotcha. What's your name?

Jordan. What's yours? My name'sJosh.

I'm gonna blowyou away,Josh. I just got you!

No way! You're closer. Get back here! I got you!

You big gawk.

♪♪ [ Woman Singing ]

[ Gun Beeping ] [ Grunts ]

[ Boy ] Look at him!

You work for me, don't you? Yes.

I thought so. What, are you here with your kids?

No.

I got the last! Did not.

I wasjust looking around. Oh.

Me too. I come here every Saturday.

You can't see this on a marketing report.

What's a marketing report?

[ Boy ] Come on! It's my turn!

Exactly. Come on.

[ Bell Dinging ]

What do you think ofthat?

The Championship Hockey? Yeah.

Oh, I love it. Only that— Only what?

Well, the pieces don't move. What do you mean?

Well, on the old set, you could slide the men up and down the ice.

Now all they do is spin around.

It's more like real hockey the old way. Why'd they change it?

I don't know.

See, the Starfighters are good because you can change all the pieces you want.

But I never liked the Galacticons.

You only get one robot, and they don't come with a vehicle.

I see. Plus, you can't take 'em underwater. Ifyou do-

♪♪ [ Piano Notes ]

Neat.

[ Chuckling ]

♪♪ [ Glissando ]

Okay, uh, let's check out the—

- Piano lessons? - Three years.

Me too. Every day after school.

♪♪ [ "Heart and Soul" ]

Hey, hey!

♪ Madly ♪

♪♪ [ Humming Along ]

♪♪ [ Hums ] "Chopsticks."

♪♪ [ "Chopsticks" ]

[ Chuckling ]

[ Laughing, Cheering ] [ Laughing ]

What department did you say you were in? I'm in Computers.

Computers? [ Laughing ] Yeah. Yeah.

You just saved me a trip to the gym, son.

According to the marketability studies, this thing should go straight through the roof.

Hey! Hey! Watch it, fella. Sorry. Sorry.

[ Susan ] Vice president in charge of product development.

Vice president? He's only been here a week!

And he came from Data Processing.

He's out of his mind. The old man has finally lost it.

Did you know he gave him Bob's old office? Bob's-

Bob's office is bigger than my office!

There's gotta be a reason. Things like this don't happen unless there's a reason.

That means ifthe president dies, you get to take over?

No. They got a hundred of'em. Are we ready? Yes, Mr. Baskin.

Come on in.

Look at this place. It's bigger than the principal's office!

How would you know? Remember that explosion in science?

Oh, yeah. Truckapillar!

59.95.

- You know that only costs 1 0 bucks to make? - Get outta here!

[ Toy Squeaking ]

- What is this? - Oh. Theyjust put this in here. It doesn't mean anything.

So, what do they make you do for all this?

Well, I play with all of this stuff, and then I go in and tell 'em what I think.

- That's it? - Yeah.

- And they payyou for that? - Yeah.

Suckers!

Thankyou, Miss Patterson.

Hey, Miss Patterson, could you call Media and have them send up...

the videotape ofthe Giants-Broncos Super Bowl and have them edit out the commercials and stuff?

Yes, Mr. Baskin. Thanks.

- Miss Patterson. - You're the luckiest guy I know.

[ Squeaking ]

Did you check Mattel? Nothing.

[ TV: Announcer ] Time now to check the day's business news.

Coleco? Zero.

He can't come from nowhere, Susan. He has to come from somewhere.

How 'bout Hasbro? Yes. And Fisher-Price and Worlds ofWonder.

- I have called everywhere. Nobody's ever heard of him. - Great.

Let's face it, Paul. The guy comes from Data Processing.

Terrific. That'sjust terrific. This isjust terrific!

You're being paranoid, Paul.

[ Paul ] These tests were conducted over a six-month period...

using a double-blind format ofeight overlapping demographic groups.

Every region ofthe country was sampled.

The focus testing showed a solid base...

in the nine-to-1 1 -year-old bracket,

with a possible carryover into the 1 2-year-olds.

When you consider that GoBots and Transformers...

pull 37% market share-

I'm sorry.

and that we are targeting the same area,

l think that we should see one-quarter ofthat,

and that is one-fifth of the total revenue from all of last year.

[ Applause ]

Excellent, Paul. Thankyou. Thankyou.

[ Squeaks ] Any questions?

No. Not from me.

[ Chattering ] [ Paul ] Yes?

- Yes? - I don't get it.

[ Executives Coughing, Chuckling ]

What, exactly, don't you get?

It turns from a building into a robot. Right?

Precisely.

[ Papers Shuffling ] Well, what's fun about that?

Well, ifyou had read your industry breakdown,

you would see that our success in the action figure area...

has climbed from 27% to 45% in the last two years.

There. That might help.

[ Executives Murmuring ] Oh.

- Yes? - I-I still don't get it.

What?

What don't you get,Josh? There's a million robots that turn into something.

This is a building that turns into a robot. What's fun about playing with a building?

- That's not any fun. - This is a skyscraper.

Well, couldn't it be, like, a robot that turns into,

like, a bug or something?

A bug? Yeah.

- A prehistoric insect with claws that could pick up a car. - Interesting.

A prehistoric Transformer? Interesting.

- So the robot turns into a bug? - Uh, gentlemen—

You've got a very good idea here!

The robot turns into a bug!

[ Man ] This is a great idea! Wh—

Different sizes— Susan, we could do ladybugs!

[Josh ] You could have him wreck buildings. Transformers for girls!

A building is inert. A bug, it moves, it's got all kinds of possibilities.

This doesn'tjust happen. This guy— This doesn't happen.

He doesn'tjust come to a meeting and say "bugs." Uh—

Well done,Josh. Well done.

Oh-ho! He is vicious!

He's not vicious. Don't kid yourself. That man is a killer.

All he said was, he didn't get it.

[ Mocking ] "I don't get it. I don't get it. Let's make it a bug!"

He was going for the throat, trying to eviscerate me.

[ Grunting ] Did you see the look on MacMillan's face?

Mm-hmm.

[ Woman ] lt's quite a unique space.

The lines are so clean, and you don't get any ofthat partition quality.

It has 50-foot ceilings, all hardwood floors,

ample closet space, a modern kitchen,

a brand-new bathroom with a jet-streamJacuzzi.

We'll take it!

Baskin! Rental delivery!

Come out. Come out.

[ Man ] Hey! What, are you nuts? So close.

♪♪ [ Pop Rock ] [Josh ] Dear Mom and Dad:

They said...

that I could write you...

and let you know I was okay.

Whoa! Check it out!

So far they're treating me fine.

I got enough to eat- Two!

and am perfectly safe.

♪ I'm takin' what they're givin' 'cause I'm workin' for a livin' ♪ Rebound!

They say I'll get out of here... Two.

[ Children Laughing, Squealing ]

in about a month.

♪ Whoa-ohh Takin' what they're givin' ♪

♪ Whoa-ohh Workin' for a livin' ♪♪ ln the meantime,

it's a lot like camp.

I watch TV—

I got it! I got it! I got it! Hooray!

and even get outside...

once in a while.

l know...

you miss me,

but try not to worry.

[ Grunting ] l think...

this experience...

might even be good for me. Knocked him out!

l love you very much...

and I know...

I'll see you soon.

Your son,

Joshua.

P.S.

Give Rachel a kiss from her big brother.

♪♪ [ Piano:Jazz ] [ Woman ] I don't want to go home with you.

[ Scott ] We got offon the wrong foot. Let's start again.

Hey, smell my neck.

Mm-mmm.

It's very beautiful and I'm having a lovely time. I'm delighted, Miss Patterson.

It's much better than last year. I just wanted to tell you that.

[ Laughs ] How are you gents doing here?

Double up on the scotch, will you? Right away, sir.

Susan. Love your tux.

I think it's the same as the maitre d's. [ Laughing ]

Yeah. Have you decided what you're doing on the Danbury line?

No, I haven't.

Well, uh, I think ifyou got everyone's input up front,

I mean, right from the beginning, you can—

Susan, have a drink. What?

Have a couple ofdrinks. It's a party.

It's a party. [ Elevator Bell Dings ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

[ Laughing ] Look at this!

[ Laughing Continues ]

[ Laughing ] Oh, God!

Josh! I'm glad you could make it.

Bet he gets another raise.

Now, that's what I call a tuxedo.

I rented it. This is a real bow tie though. I tied it myself.

That's why I was late. No, you're not late at all.

Let me showyou around. There's Miss Patterson. Hi. There's a guy from the meeting!

[ Grunting ]

No, no, it only works on your hips.

You need a whole other exercise foryour thighs. It's true.

Hi.

Let me grab a plate here.

Excuse me. This looks good.

These? What are they called?

The guy's a goddamn knock-offartist. What do you mean?

Amphibian? He takes 1 0,000 G.I.Joes,

slaps some gills on 'em, webs their feet, packages 'em in seaweed.

There's not supposed to be pieces in mousse. Carrot.

[ Paul ] So I show him the schedule, and he says,

"It's not correct accounting procedure."

Give me a goddamn break.

But the toy sold, Paul. Excuse me.

Hi. Hi.

All the same people having all the same discussion.

It's like they cloned some party in 1 983...

and kept spinning it out again and again and again.

I loved your ideas on the Squeezy Doll line.

Thanks.

They were so... incisive.

[ Mouths Word ] "Incisive."

It's beluga.

MacMillan orders it every year.

[ Man ] Sidle up to him and then ask for a raise.

[ Coughing ]

[ Man ] Gesundheit.

You all right?

[ Coughing Continues ] You okay?

You want a glass ofwater?

Want something to drink? Could I have a milk shake or something?

I got a car outside. You wanna get outta here?

- Uh-huh. - Let's go.

[ Coughs Loudly ]

[ Man ] Watch it!

[ Coughing Continues ] [ Man ] Did you see that?

I'm not really a big one for parties.

I like things that are a little more... intimate.

Wow! Is this your car?

Well, it's the company's car.

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen! Yes, sir.

Sir.

[ Door Locks Clicking ]

Just seeing someone in the office,

you don't really get a chance to know them.

Just being with you here, I really get a sense of-

[ Slurping ] ofwho you are.

You gonna eat these fries? No, no.

Hey, mister, you want some ofthese fries? No. No, thank you.

See, it's hard, in a business situation—

I mean, there's this invisible line, and— and even if-

even ifyou're attracted to someone—

[ Beeping ] You're gonna call someone before—

[ Out-Of-Service Tones ] No.

Uh, I mean, at this point in my life—

[ Radio: Static, Changing Frequencies ] Don't—

Don't play with the ra— Leave the, uh— Don't-

I'm really vulnerable right now, you know, and I—

♪♪ [ Radio: Pop ] I mean, I love myjob.

And— ♪♪ [ Continues ]

And I— Ejector seat!

♪ Hot in the city ♪ [ Horn Honking ]

♪ Hot in the city tonight ♪

♪ All right ♪ This is great!

♪ Hot in the city Hot in the city tonight ♪ Hey, come on up.

♪ Tonight ♪ ♪ Right ♪♪

[ Loud Thump ]

[ Chuckles ] That was my apartment. Really?

Yeah. Love to see where you live.

[ Tires Squealing ]

Have you always lived alone?

No, not always. Oh.

Is itjust recently, or-

Yeah. Give yourselfa couple ofdays. It'll pass.

Oh. They said it was gonna take six weeks.

Well, it can be painful, but...

that's what they invented Xanax for, right?

[ Susan Laughs ] Watch your step.

Thankyou.

I'm not sure we should do this yet.

- Do what? - Well—

I mean, I like you, and I— I wanna spend the night with you.

Do you mean sleep over?

Well, is- Yeah. [ Chuckles ]

Okay. But I get to be on top.

♪♪ [ Disco ]

You live here? Yeah.

- It's nice, isn't it? - [ Woman ] ♪ Sending you forget-me-nots ♪

Yeah. ♪ To help you to remember♪

You, uh— You want a soda? Huh?

Soda? You want one? Yeah, sure.

I rigged this up so you don't need any quarters.

Aah! No. No. Don't. What?

The glue is not dryyet.

Sorry. It's okay. Sorry.

You didn't break it.

♪♪ [ Continues ] You wanna play pinball?

No. You don't need quarters for this either. It's free.

No, thankyou. Okay.

- Is that a trampoline? - Yeah. You wanna try it?

- No. - You should. It's really fun.

It's simple too. Come on. You'll like it. And it's really easy too.

Do you have some wine, maybe— Take offyour shoes.

Oh, maybe for a few minutes.

It's easy. All right.

♪ lt's not hard to believe I want you and I need you Come on ♪♪

It's really simple. Let mejust get my big balls off here.

- No, really, I-I— I'll watch. - It's fun. I'll do it with you.

Up. [ Grunts ] Excellent. All right.

Help me up? Sure!

Okay. ♪♪ [ Continues ]

- Okay.Jump. - You want me tojump.

Yeah.Justjump.

There. Now can I have a drink? No, no, no.

Look, reallyjump. Stand there and get air. Go ahead.

Get some air between you and the tramp... oline.

♪♪ [ Continues ] There.

Oh, come on. I'll do it with you, to showyou how it goes.

Ready? Come on.Jump. See? That's all it is.

That's all there is to it. Good.

There you go. There you go. Yeah.

[ Laughing ] It's easy. Anybody could do this.

Whoo!

[ Susan Laughing, Squealing ]

Whoa! How'd you do that? [ Squealing Continues ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Good!

♪♪ [ Fades ]

[ Grunts ]

Oh. Hi.

Here. What?

Pick one.

That one. [ Giggles ] Okay, try it again.

That one.

It's foryou. It's a glow-in-the-dark compass ring.

So you won't get lost.

[ Exhales ]

Good night.

[ Sighs ]

[ Radio: Announcer ] Jones Industrial Average-

[ Paul ] Have fun last night?

Sure. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, you left pretty quick.

Gave him a ride home, Paul.

- Oh. Did he enjoy it? - Don't be ridiculous.

Ah, that's me— Mr. Ridiculous.

Just a silly old guy.

[ Radio: Announcer ] Short-term credit conditions. Yields fell slightly—

I don't feel like going out tonight.

What do you mean? They're your friends. I know.

[ Radio: Changing Frequencies ] Leave it! Leave it!

- ♪ Hot in the city tonight ♪ - Would you quit it!

- [ Radio: Switches Back ] - Do you have to play with everything?

[ Giggling ]

[ Shrieks ] [ Train Whistle Tooting ]

- Baskin. - [ Shrieking Continues ]

Baskin?

[ Shouting ]

Wouldn't you rather play basketball? I know how to play that.

We could be a team for the MacMillan Company. No!

I'm not very good at sports, but I'll give it a try. My best sport's video hockey.

That isn't a sport. Well, it takes eye-to-hand coordination.

It's not a sport ifyou don't sweat. What about golf? You don't sweat, and that's a sport.

And you're not sitting there letting some machine do all the work.

What about car racing? Shut up, Baskin!

What are the rules again? I told you.

Over the line on the serve. Yellow is out-of-bounds. Play to 2 1 . Ready?

Sorry. Sorry. One-nothin'.

- Hold it. - Get it! Get it! Get it! Attaboy.

Okay. You ready? All right. Yeah.

[ Grunts ]

Ho ho! Nice try! That was in.

Two-zip.Just made it two-zip. Ready? Okay, here we go.

[ Grunting ]

Oh! It's in. Good. Point.

Whoa! What's the matter-

Wait a minute. Time out. Time!

[ Grunting ]

- Backhand! - Whoa!

[ Grunting ] Yes!

1 9-1 8. Uh, that was under the line.

- What? - You said it had to be over the line on a serve.

- No, I didn't. - Yeah, you said it had to be over the line on a serve.

No, I did not! Now, give me the goddamn ball!

Well, that's cheating.

Give me the goddamn ball, will ya? No!

Give me the ball, you little shit. It's my serve.

Give me the goddamn ball! I never said that! Yes, you did.

Give me the— Give me the ball.

Give me the ball!

Give me the— Give me the— [ Man ] This is new.

[ Bystanders Laughing ] Come here. Give me the ball.

You're a cheater! Give me the-

l do not cheat! He cheats!

Give me the ball!

Give— Give me the— Give me the-

Give me the ball! All right, let's take it over. We'll take it over! Ow!

He didn't have to punch me.

I know.

[ Sniffs ] He's scared ofyou. Ohh.

You don't play his game. I tried to play his game. He beat me up.

If he's scared of me, then why did he punch me?

He punched you because he's scared ofyou.

I don't get it. It'sjust the way he is.

Everything's a fight with him.

Everyone's an enemy.

It's notjust a job for him. It's a war.

How come you're so nice?

What? You work as hard as he does, and you're not like that.

You don't know me that well.

Yes, I do.

You're one of the nicest people l've met.

How do you do it?

[ Speaking French ] [ Tape: Woman Speaking French ]

What's this? What does it look like?

Shampoo, razor, toothpaste, two neckties and your exercise tape.

Susan— And I want my keys back.

[ KeysJingling ] Sure.

[ Sighs ] It wasjust some scratches, honey. He'll get over it.

- It has nothing to do with him. - Oh, come on, Susan. He'sjust another link in the chain.

First it was Tom Caulfield. Then Handlen.

Then Golding. Then me. Am I missing somebody?

It's not like that anymore.

What is so special about Baskin?

He's a grown-up.

Susan—

I can't believe you brought up Golding.

♪♪ [ Piano ]

♪♪ [ Singing In Italian ]

[ Gasping, Laughing ] Oh!

Catch. Catch the dough. Catch!

A little piece ofdough over there!

Here it come! Throw me the dough. Right here.

Hey! Hey!

Oh, my God! Got him!

- [ Barking ] - [ Laughs ]

[Josh ] He's really good!

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

[ Billy ] Surprise!

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday Happy birthday ♪ ♪ DearJosh ♪

♪ Happy birthday ♪

♪Toyou ♪♪

- [ Laughing, Chattering ] - ♪ And many more ♪

Happy birthday to you.

You! Hey.

What are you gonna wish for this time?

I know what we can do. We can get some beers and some dirty magazines-

I can't, Billy. What? Ofcourse you can. It's your birthday.

I have to go somewhere. Where? Where?

Um,

well, I have to go meet somebody and—

So I got all night. Yeah, I know, but, see, I-I just—

Well, I can't right now. But I'll call you. All right?

Okay? I'll give you a call.

Thanks again, Billy! lt was fun!

Yeah. Fun.

- Hi. - Hi.

- Do you want to come in? - Sure.

[ Both Chuckle ]

Sit down.

Wanna go? Yeah! Yeah.

Okay.

♪♪ [ Calliope ]

[ Riders Screaming ]

Wanna go again?

So they have these cars that you can actually drive,

except they're on this rail, so you can't get offthe road—

[ Laughing ] You have a really big gob of mustard right—

What? Mustard.

- Where? - Right there.

- Is it gone? - Well—

Here.

- That gone? - Yeah.

♪♪ [ Big Band ]

Listen.

Oh, the music?

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Wanna dance?

Dance?

We don't have to ifyou don't want to. Okay. Okay.

All right. Okay.

Are you cold? Mm-mmm.

We could get some hot chocolate, you know. Mm-mmm.

You can wear myjacket ifyou want.

Come on. It'll be fun. I'm scared.

What are you worried about? You're with me, right? All right. You're on.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

Oh, I haven't done this in a long time. [ Laughs ]

What were you like when you were younger?

Oh, well, I wasn't much different. [ Laughs ]

I believe that about you.

I've been thinking about you a lot.

It's crazy.

In my car,

lying in bed.

I'vejust never gone out with someone like you.

With all the other men, there was so much to hide.

I feel like I can tell you anything.

Susan? Susan?

There's something I think I should tell you.

What?

♪♪ [ Continues ]

You want the light on?

[ Bell Dings ]

Good morning. Hey, Brent! How are you? Good morning!

Hi, everybody! [ Woman ] Hi,Josh!

Josh. My man!

[ Woman ] Good morning. Good morning.

Good morning, sir. I'd like some coffee, please, Miss Patterson.

But you don't drink coffee.

And, uh, make it black.

[ All Laughing ]

You know, you two should come to Vermont. It is so pretty up there now.

We spent our anniversary there. All you did was watch TV.

[ Man ] Well, I popped popcorn too.

He likes that intellectual stuff.

[ Man ] Anybody happen to see that great documentary about Columbus...

on PBS the other night?

Mm-mmm. [ Woman ] Uh, no. Was it good?

l had no idea he had a fourth ship. Yeah.The Santa Cristina.

That's right. He only had that on his second trip though.

- You saw it too. - No.

But I-I used to... study, you know, the stuff, so- Really?

Dad, I need some help with my alge- Uh, not now, Adam.

- Yeah, Dad, you said— - Adam, we have guests.

- He's had the roughest time with algebra. We've tried tutors, everything. - Mom!

With algebra? I used to study that too.

[ Woman ] lsn't that nice?

All right, let's say Larry Bird is gonna score 1 0 points in the first quarter.

How many is he gonna score in the whole game? That's easy- 40 points.

Probably, okay? And that's algebra. Righ— It is?

Yeah. See? Okay, one quarter is to 1 0 points that he scores in a quarter...

just as four—

You're right. He's wonderful.

I know. [ Adam ] Ohh!

[ Chattering ]

[ Girl ] Hey! Hey, you guys! Wait up for me!

"Department ofConsumer Affairs"?

Yeah, buddy! It came!

Mmm. He's never done this before.

Kind of like a sweepstakes. Get the art department on the phone. Get them!

Send out for some sandwiches. Cajun or deli?

Maybe next year, right? Next year.

- You can do it. I know you can. - I cannot plan a whole line.

Why? Nobody knows more about toys in this entire company than you.

Susan, that means marketing and strategy and stuff.

All he wants is a proposal. I can't—

Look, you come up with the ideas, and I'll handle the marketing.

But it— Come on. It'll be neat.

Oh, I— I don't know.

I don't have any ideas for new toys or anything. You've got great ideas.

Yeah? Well, tell him I called again.

[ Miss Patterson ] I'll tell him, Mr.— Kopecki.

K-O-P— He's been very busy.

Yeah, right. Well, tell him it's important.

It won't be like these, where you just follow the story along.

You would actually make a whole different story appear just by pressing these buttons.

An electronic comic book? That's amazing.

Yeah, a living comic book. It's gonna be different every time.

This is incredible. You're brilliant.

Ifyou liked one, you could see it over and over and over again.

You're- You're wonderful.

Do you really like it?

Really? Really.

[ Both Laughing ]

You think Mac'll like it? I think he'll love it.

We could do sports comic books, where, like, if he's going to steal second or something.

We could have sports books— baseball, football.

It would work for almost any sport there is- hockey!

- Wh-What is it we're doing? - Huh?

W-What's going on here?

Well, you know, we're—

Something wrong?

You don't like it? No! No!

It's-

I mean, if it's an affair, that's one thing.

But if it's-

i-if it's s-something else—

[ Exhales ]

Not that we have to know right now. We don't.

But ifwe think that it could turn into something else, well—

How do you feel about all this?

How do I feel about what?

How do you— How do you f-feel about me?

[ Chuckles ] What is that supposed to mean?

[ Susan Laughs ]

[ Man ] Well,Jenny was saying that there was a problem—

[ Woman ] Hi.

[ Chattering Continues ]

Well, Wednesday would be better than Thursday. [ Door Opens ]

Mr. Baskin can't be— [Josh ] I have a key example right here.

Where you been? l've been trying to reach you forever.

I'm in the middle ofsomething, okay? That's the list.

All you gotta do is call. Can you give me a minute?

- Yes. - What are you talking about? This is it. This is the list.

- Would you come back at lunch? I'm busy right now— Hello? - Busy?

- Billy! - Are you outta your mind?

Jesus, Billy. Miss Patterson, get them on the phone, apologize for me.

This is what we've been waiting for.

I got work to do. Can't you understand that? I got a deadline to meet. God!

- Who the fuck do you think you are? - Hey!

Hey, you'reJosh Baskin! Remember? You broke your arm on my roof!

You hid in my basement when Robert Tyson was about to rip your head off!

You don't get it, do you? This is important!

I'm your best friend. What's more important than that, huh?

And I'm three months older than you are, asshole.

[ Beeps ]

"You are standing in the cavern ofthe evil wizard. [ Beeping ]

All around you are the carcasses ofslain ice dwarfs."

Melt wizard. [ Typing, Beeping ]

[ Beeps ] "What do you want to melt him with?"

[ Rhythmic Beeping ]

[ Beeping Accelerates ]

[ Typing ]

Throw thermal pod.

[ Bell Rings ]

Race you to the corner! No!

Why not? [ Bell Rings ]

You always win. I'll let you win.

[ Chattering ]

Spreading leaves!

[ Woman ] Greg! Time for dinner!

[ Greg ] Wait!Just five more minutes!

Mrs. Kaplan, in just a little bit to your right.

Your right. Your right.

Mrs. Kaplan knows her right and her left. Isn't that great?

Let's have some smiles. This is a joyous occasion.

No, no, no,just—

[ Chattering ]

Where are we going? Where do you guys wanna go?

[ Boy ] Thanks, mister!

Got it. I got it. Got it.

Hit a couple more! All right.

Josh, what's wrong?

What is it?

I haven't told you something because I didn't think that you were gonna believe me.

And even ifyou did believe me, I didn't think that you were gonna like me anymore, so-

Oh, honey, come here. You can tell me anything.

What?

Susan, I'm not what you think I am.

Uh, what do you mean?

Before I met you, I was in Little League.

Um, I was in Little League, and I rode my bike to school,

and I played with my friends and hung out with them and—

Josh. What are you— What are you talking about?

I want to go home.

I miss my family, Susan, and I want to go home.

- Oh, my God. You're married. - No.

This was too good to be true. There had to be something. Susan, I'm not married.

You're not? No.

- I'm a child. - What?

I'm a child, Susan,

and I'm— I'm not ready for all ofthis.

Oh, that's fine. That is- That'sjust great.

You see, what happened— No, I understand. "I'm not ready to make a commitment.

I'm not ready to accept the responsibility." No, you don't understand.

- I'm 1 3 years old. - Oh, and who isn't?

You think that there isn't a frightened kid inside of me too?

No, I mean I really am 1 3.

I went to bed one night and I was a kid, woke up the next morning, I was a grown-up.

Oh, right. And yesterday I was a schoolgirl with pigtails. Why are you doing this,Josh?

- There was this carnival in NewJersey. - Please.

I made a wish on a machine called the Zoltar machine. Oh, stop it.

It was a Zoltar machine. It had this bobbing head, and it looked like a devil.

Ifyou got a quarter in the devil's mouth, you could make a wish, and I did.

So I made a wish to be big. That's what I'm trying to tell you.

I changed into a grown-up, when I'm reallyjust a kid.

Fine,Josh, you're a kid.

Look, I really don't know what it is that you're trying to tell me,

but we have a very big presentation to give tomorrow,

so I'm gonna get some sleep.

[ Door Slams ]

[ Muttering ] Stupid stuff.

Some friend. I don't need him.

Stupid jacket.

[ Radio: Static ]

Josh? [ Radio: Chatter ]

Josh!

Oh. Hi, Mrs. Baskin.

Hiya.

I wasjust looking around in here.

Hmm.

- Your hair's getting longer. - I got it cut yesterday.

Oh.

He had a birthday.

Yeah, I— I know.

He'll be coming back real soon.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I hope so. Good night.

[ Bell Dings ]

[ Door Opens ]

Right there. Sea Point Park, New York.

Well?

[ Intercom Buzzes ] Yes?

[ Miss Patterson ] They're waiting foryou, Mr. Baskin.

- Thanks. - See you around.

[ Door Opens ]

There's this flat screen on the inside with, uh, with pictures on it,

and you read it, and you have to make a choice ofwhat the character's gonna do.

If he's gonna fight the dragon, you push one ofthe buttons- Uh—

- Paul? - I don't get it.

Well— [ Man ] Paul, stop it.

[Josh ] lt's a comic book that-

See, there's a computer chip inside which stores the choices.

So, when you reach the end ofthe page, you decide where the story goes.

That's the point. Terrific, Susan.

[ Susan ] The kid makes his own decision.

- [ MacMillan ] This is really possible? - Yeah.

In fact, it's a very simple program. Isn't that right?

[ Man ] So what happens when you run out ofchoices?

[ Susan ] That's the great thing. You can just sell different adventures.

Just pop in a brand-new disk, and you get a whole new set ofoptions.

- We could market this on a comic book rack. - [ Susan ] Mm-hmm.

I'll be right back. [ MacMillan ] How much would the unit cost?

Our initial figure is around seven—

[ Door Closes ]

Around seven dollars,

with a retail cost ofabout $1 8.95.

You expect a kid to pay $1 9 for a comic book?

I think a kid—

Will you excuse me?

- What's going on? - [ MacMillan ] Let 'em be.

[ Door Slams ]

Josh?

Josh? [ Grunts ] Oh.

[ Whistles ]

More. [Josh ] Will you take me to Sea Point Park, New York?

[ Cab Driver ] Get in. Sea Point Park?Josh!

Hey! Not so fast! Sorry. Here.

Josh!Josh!

See you back home!

Yeah!

Excuse me. Do you know him? You knowJosh? Yeah. Yeah.

Look, you have to tell me where he went. Who are you?

I'm— I'm his girlfriend.

Ew. [ Chuckles ]

Billy Kopecki. You have to tell me where he went. Where did he go?

Please tell me.

Tell me!

[ Gulls Squawking ]

It's tough to find a cab out here. Thanks.

Work, damn it! [ Bell Dings ]

[ Bell Dings ]

I wish I was a kid again.

[ Machine Whirring, Clanking ]

Josh? Susan.

You know, you don't walk out on somebody.

You don'tjust get up and leave and— and— and walk out like that.

You don't do that. I know. I know. I'm really sorry.

I'm really sorry, but I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know what to say.

[ Machine Clanking ]

Oh, God.

You got yourwish.

I tried to tell you. I didn't listen.

I guess I didn't hearyou, or- or want to, or— I tried to tell you last night.

How would I have- Even if I did listen, how would I know? I've been thinking about this.

Why would I know that? I've been trying—

I've been thinking about it, and there's a million reasons for me to go home,

but there's only one reason for me to stay.

What— What reason is that?

Well, you.

Oh, come on. Come on.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

So, uh, what— what are you, 1 5, 1 6?

I'm— I'm 1 3.

[ Groans ]

Mm-hmm.

Well, that explains it.

Maybe you could come with me.

No. [ Chuckles, Sniffs ]

No, I— Why not?

I've— I've been there before.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Sniffles ] It's hard enough the first time.

You know what I mean?

No, you don't know what I mean.

Come on. I'll drive you home.

I'm sorry. No, I'll be okay.

You'll be fine.

Ten years, who knows?

Maybe you should hold on to my number.

So this is where you live.

Which one is it? The one right there.

[ Susan ] Oh. lt's nice.

[ Sighs ] I'm gonna miss you.

I'm gonna miss you too.

You won't even remember me. Oh, yes, I will.

[ Sighs ]

[ Footsteps ]

[ Whispers ] Bye.

[ Footsteps ]

Ma?

Ma, it's me. [ Mrs. Baskin ] Josh?

[ Mrs. Baskin ] Josh?Josh!

Oh, my God! Oh, thank God you're home!

[Josh ] Oh, Ma, I missed you all so much.

I'm just not good enough. What are you talking about?

You've been hitting the ball over the fence almost every time in stickball.

You just gotta get used to a fatter bat.

[ Both Chuckling ]

You really think I could do it? Yeah.

Come on. We'll hit some after supper.

Okay, I'll call foryou.

[ Both Chuckling ]