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All right.

Same conversation tomorrow?

That's right.

See you tomorrow.

How's Gonzales today?

Good, sir.

Thank you for asking.

You work all night?

I get out at 4:
00 A.M.

That's good.

It's a job.

Must be nice to have the silence

of the nights to do what you want.

Makes no difference

if you live alone.

You're a good father, Gonzales.

You put the rest of us to shame.

Take care of yourself.

You too, sir.

Oh.

Yeah.

Oh.

Scissors.

Ah. There you are.

What about Debbie?

One of those days?

Let's give her 15 minutes,

and then we'll eat.

"March 13, 1944.

They don't like me.

I told mother.

She said it was my own fault

for not trying hard enough.

Today they set fire to my hair.

I wish they

would leave me alone.

I wish everyone

would leave me alone."

"Today I faked a stomachache.

Mother believed me.

I stayed in bed all day.

In the evening she brought me soup.

It was nice.

I don't want to go to school

tomorrow.

I had to go to school today. We had a

test in math. I think I did all right.

The girls did not want me to play with

them since they said I was still sick."

- What are you doing?

- -Watching dad.

He's not home yet. Have you been

playing in your school clothes again?

All right.

That is your first strike.

- Go change your clothes.

- But I want to play.

Second strike.

Just wait till your father

gets home.

He's been home all day.

What's wrong with him?

Fine.

I've been thinking

for a while...

You know what?

Can you help me with this jar?

I'm having trouble opening it

after I closed it.

Thank you.

I think it's best for me... well,

for everyone... did you get it?

I think it's best for me...

Use the knife.

Thank you.

And the faucet

has been dripping all day.

I can't turn it off.

- Yeah, I tried that.

I'll fix it tomorrow.

Well, just, uh,

take your coat off.

We're gonna have dinner

in a little bit.

Not here.

There isn't enough room. Did

you get stuff on you? No.

Jesus Christ, Billy!

Strike four.

It's not fair. I just wanted to

know why he's always in there.

Okay, ready? Ready?

All right.

One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight.

Look at the champ! Sounds

like elephants moved in.

Why did the other ones move?

They didn't move. They died.

Why?

Mm, they were old.

It was their time to go.

The neighbor found them dead

when the smell got too bad.

Five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four.

Look at the champ. He's gonna

make us a lot of money.

He's gonna make us rich.

No fighting at the table.

All righty.

Who's that tiny little kid?

Let mommy do that for you.

- Can you put the curtains up before we go to bed?

- My back is killing me.

Please?

Please, I don't want people

looking right into our apartment.

- Nobody'll look in.

- Is looking.

Baby, you are special.

You know that?

You can do and be

anything you want to.

Look.

You don't need to be an educated

man to know how the world works.

You got to be tough.

Tough.

Tough. Show me tough.

Show me tough.

Show me the guns.

Show me the guns.

Yeah. Yeah. Tough.

- Come on.

- Fine.

Why are you covering your glass?

No beer tonight.

Come.

Not tonight.

Whoa.

Troy!

- Come back here, Troy!

- -It's not dead!

And do something.

It's squirming!

Leave it alone, champ.

It might have diseases.

Not say something.

Do something.

Have you been hanging around

that tutor again?

- Oy.

- It's just a little lipstick.

Oh.

Troy. Troy!

Put it down.

Move away, baby.

Isn't it bad

to let it suffer, mama?

Leave it alone, champ.

It will die naturally.

You need to buy better traps.

If they're good enough

for Harlem rats,

they're good enough

for queens mice.

Mama, it's crying.

Can I set it free?

Always do the right thing

even if it's the hardest thing.

- Hey, what are you doing?

- Teaching him what you just said.

What? Stop that. He's too young to

understand. You do it yourself.

You're pampering him.

He's old enough to do it.

- He's a tough little boy.

- Come on. Hey, stop that.

Come on. Come here.

Cover your eyes and ears.

Hey. Happy almost birthday.

- Cheers.

- -Hmm?

Psst.

Are your friends

coming tomorrow?

Yes, Nana.

And kitty too.

Wouldn't you rather it was just

you and your friends?

Kitty is my friend.

I want to show her to...

To mommy.

You can't keep making up stuff

and then expect it to happen.

You're too old for that.

Wait! Did I forget

to tell you this?

Mommy phoned me.

She said she bought

an airplane ticket.

She'll be here.

Really?

That's what she said.

Father, we thank you

for this food

and for the hands

that prepared it.

We ask you to consecrate this food

for the nourishment of our bodies.

For Christ's sake. Amen. Amen.

The boys are getting too big to be

sleeping in the same room together.

I don't know if it's

the right time for that.

Before you know it, we're gonna have two

teenage boys living under the same roof.

I-I don't think it would do

any harm to look into it.

It's such a big place. We can have, um...

We could have a dinner party.

I know, we would have to get rid

of the smell. It's unsanitary.

What a treat!

A flavorful blast...

You know, they should

be living in a home.

You know, I mean,

I tried telling you before.

Here's an especially

out-of-this-world free offer.

I wish I had a better

explanation to give to you.

The house is on fire!

We're all gonna die!

Fire, fire, fire!

- What will the neighbors think?

- Maybe if you talk to him, he'd stop.

He's wearing his sign.

Your mother is right.

Rules are rules.

You get this wonderful game

only through this free offer.

Send your name and address plus one box

top from these specially marked packages

to moon rocket kit,

mount Vernon 10, New York.

Babe.

You can't play that now.

Man, when I was young, we danced all night.

No one ever complained.

Everyone had a good time.

You're too young,

but it was beautiful.

Not the same anymore.

Now I'm no fun?

No, not you, mama.

You're my world.

It's just...

It's just different now.

I used to be able to play

my music whenever I wanted to.

Mm.

There ain't no rules.

See? She likes it.

Does she?

Yeah.

Right here. Yeah.

She's dancing with us.

Yeah.

See? See? You worry

about me playing my music.

We got all this going on...

Upstairs, next door.

Hey, speedy Gonzales!

Why don't you go home?

Tsk.

They're brainwashing me

in my sleep.

Debbie's friends are having

a sleepover without her.

It's a school night.

She should be at home

in bed anyway.

- I wish she'd act more normal

around the girls.

Who calls at this hour? It's a

wrong number. Don't answer it.

Florel Bernstein speaking.

Knock, knock.

Excuse me? Who's this?

No, you have to say

"who's there?"

All right, who's there?

Not six million Jews.

Enough.

I'm gonna call the police.

I-i mean it this time.

Now for every kid who has ever

seen a science fiction movie,

thrill to the amazing strength from

an out-of-this-world movie monster,

comes great Garloo by Marx.

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