A Little Help Page #5

Oh!

(Dog continues barking)

What's wrong?

I wanna kill that dog

so much!

Okay, what did

you say, exactly?

That his real estate office was in

one of the towers, or something?

I...

I said he was a fireman.

What?

He brought three people out

and went back in.

- Why did you say that?!

- It's cooler!

Why did you say any of it?!

Why?!

- I don't know!

- Why?!

I don't know!

I just said it!

Some kid was asking me stuff about

myself, and I just said it!

Shut up!

Come back here!

Come back here!

(Computer beeps)

(Computer beeps)

(Typing)

(Computer beeps)

Mrs. Pehlke,

did you love your husband?

Yes.

I'm sorry, could you speak up,

please?

Yes. Yes, I can speak up.

And I loved him. Yes to both.

Were you happy

in your marriage?

Were you satisfied and content

with the relationship?

Yes, it always made me

very happy and proud

to be married

to such a brave...

fireman, like him.

And I'll always be proud

of the fact that,

before he died,

he was able to save those...

three people.

What was the last thing

he said to you that morning?

I don't remember, exactly.

As I told you before,

I was a little intoxicated.

And do you remember

what you said to Dr. Bronstein?

About the last time you and your

husband had sexual intercourse?

Yeah.

We hadn't had sex since...

Memorial Day.

Oh, that's so sad.

(Horn honking)

Wendy, come on!

Where is she?!

Probably having a grand mal

seizure from the honking.

She's the one who wanted to get

in early for debate club.

Wait, why are you here?

Shouldn't you be at work?

I had some stuff to do first.

(Honks)

Wendy!

I couldn't find my hat!

My God!

- Bye, Wendy.

- Bye, daddy.

- See you tonight.

- All right.

Jesus.

See ya, dad.

(Cars honking)

God, this traffic is...

You know what my dad used

to say when I was little?

The Long Island expressway is the

biggest parking lot in the world.

(Fake laughter)

Well, it was funny

at the time.

(Turns up radio)

(Runaround Sue playing)

Come on.

Here we go.

# I should've known it

from the very start #

# The girl would leave me

with a broken.. #

- Wrong.

- Come on, sing!

No way.

You used to love it.

Yeah, when I was one.

# I miss her lips

and the smile on her face #

# hum-da-hey-da-hey-da-hey-hey #

# The touch of her hand

and that girl's warm embrace #

# hum-da-hey-da-hey-da-hey-hey #

# So if you don't

wanna cry like I do #

both:
# Keep away

from-a Runaround Sue #

# hum-da-hey-da-hey-da-hey-hey #

# oh #

All right,

that'll be enough of that.

(Turns off radio)

Do not smile.

##

I love that song, don't you?

Of course, that was Dion,

with his great classic

Runaround Sue,

and I am absolutely thrilled

to tell you

that we have the man,

the innovator himself

right here in our studio...

Living legend Dion DiMucci.

- Welcome, sir.

- Thank you.

Dan, great to see you again.

Well, apparently you don't age,

because you look

just like the kid

who came out of the Bronx.

Yeah, right. Sure.

I'm glad we're on radio here

so no one can dispute that.

So you've got a new record

coming out, right?

- CD.

- Yeah, that's the word.

CD.

Yeah, but they look like

little records, don't they?

So tell me,

these are all new versions,

new masters of your classics,

right? How'd that come about?

No way.

Just a labor of love.

I have a great band.

You know, the old records are short.

We wanted to lengthen them.

It's a party album.

Oh, oh, it's like

Doug Clark and The Hot Nuts?

That kind of stuff?

(Laughs)

# Nuts #

both:
# Hot nuts #

# You get 'em

from the peanut man #

(screeches)

So what happened exactly?

How'd you lose the filling?

Man:
Ah, I was eating popcorn.

Last night,

I was at the Coliseum

for that

Ultimate Fighting thing.

Oh, I love U.F.C.

I wouldn't have

guessed that.

Anyway, I felt kinda silly... I mean,

I'm whining about my toothache,

meanwhile there's a guy in the

ring bleeding from both ears.

(Screeches)

What's with that bird, anyway?

It's supposed to be soothing.

What, you're not soothed?

It f***ing creeps me out,

actually.

You like that thing?

Yeah...

In a casserole, maybe.

Huh...

You're pretty sassy

for a hygienist, aren't ya?

##

# Walk downtown, baby #

# Have your fun #

# Downtown, baby #

(Chuckles)

# Have your fun #

# If you wanna rock and roll #

# I'm the one #

# Jackie told her brother,

mama told her cousin too #

# The woman got a mind, knows

exactly what she's gonna do #

# Drop down, baby #

# Yeah, let your daddy see #

# You wanna rock and roll #

I know, right?

# I can set you free #

Okay, check it out.

Try something.

I don't know where

he gets it from.

Yeah.

Wow...

All right, all right.

I'm gonna take lessons

from you.

(All laugh)

So what did they finally get for that

place across the street, do you know?

The Fishbecks? Last I heard they

dropped it to like a million four.

I talked to Miranda, that

realtor we know, yesterday.

She said a million two.

They took one...

(Scoffs)

No balls, man,

no balls at all.

The Fishbecks?

No, The Fishbecks have plenty of balls.

He's got one, and the wife

has got half a dozen, at least.

What the hell

are you talking about?

- The Fishbecks.

- Would you just stop?

And by the way,

why did you tell Miranda

that I was

three years older than you?

I didn't say that.

She said you said three.

It's one.

Why would you say three?

I don't know...

I rounded up?

You look younger with your hair

longer, I've told you that.

Kathy looks very good

for her age.

Yeah, 90.

(Chuckles)

By the way, smarty, how'd you do

on your math test today?

Fine.

"Fine"? What does that mean?

Does that mean you passed or...?

- He wasn't in school today.

- What?

You little twat.

He can't call me that!

Punish him!

I can say "twat."

He just said "balls."

I wasn't referring

to an actual pair of testicles.

And I wasn't referring

to an actual twat.

Stop that!

(Laughs)

Don't encourage him.

What is wrong with you?

Come on,

what the hell did I say?!

Okay, everybody, please.

Thank you.

Now, why weren't you

in school today?

Not that it's gonna prevent

your punishment, but why?

I took him down to the station

with me... to meet Dion.

"Dion"? Dion who?

Dion DiMucci.

You know... Dion.

I... I'm stunned, Paul.

I thought that we were gonna try

to help our son get an education.

- I know, I know, but...

- Your son is failing math.

I know, but Dion is a legend.

His music will be around

a lot longer than math.

Oh, right,

it's a joke again, right.

Oh, I guess I'm just too old

to understand.

You know what? I am done.

You raise your son by yourself.

And you know what?

You can just take him out of school

and go on tour

with his band.

I don't care any more.

Cool.

Kathy, it was one time.

Kathy...

I once picked up buddy holly...

hitchhiking.

Oh, stop it.

- Hello?

- Oh, my God.

Hey, hi.

Sorry, you scared me.

You scared me.

I thought you were watching

the game with my dad.

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