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FINE BY ME.

- ALAN.

- WELL, IT'S NOT FINE BY ME.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE

THAT PARIS FOOTAGE.

IN FACT, I'D LIKE TO SEE

ALL THE FOOTAGE AND FIND OU

WHAT THE HELL ELSE

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY FAMILY

AND WHAT YOU'RE AIMING FOR

WITH ANY OF THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

THINK OF A SPACESHIP

LANDING ON EARTH

AND FINDING A TIME CAPSULE.

AND INSIDE THAT TIME

CAPSULE IS A FILM.

AND ON THE FILM:

EVERYONE IS SMILING

AND SAFE IN THE CERTAINTY

OF EACH OTHER'S LOVE.

BUT AS IT TURNS OUT,

ALL THE ALIENS FOUND

WAS AN OLD EPISODE OF

"THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY."

NOW IS THAT WHAT WE REALLY

WANT TO LEAVE BEHIND AS A CULTURE--

SOMETHING THAT'S THE COMPLETE

ANTITHESIS OF HOW WE REALLY LIVE,

FUMBLING AROUND:

IN CONFUSION?

OH, THAT'S

FULL OF SH*T.

FUMBLING AROUND:

IN CONFUSION?

THE LOUDS:

ARE NOT CONFUSED

AND WE ARE NO FUMBLING AROUND.

I AM FINE.

MY FAMILY IS FINE.

I AM GOING TO COME

TO THE MOTEL:

TO LOOK AT SOME FOOTAGE

TOMORROW, CRAIG.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ABOU IT THAT GIVES A FALSE IMPRESSION

THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING

TO MAKE SENSE OF OUR LIVES,

IT'S NOT GOING

ON THE AIR.

Who did that?

Our sons

are criminals.

I have to wash my hair

again tonight.

THERE'S 86,000'

OF FILM THERE, PAT,

EVERY FRAME:

AS GOOD AS THAT.

NOW WE COULD:

SIT HERE FOR DAYS

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THA IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO--

NO, THAT WON'T BE

NECESSARY.

I'LL SEND A PROJECTOR OVER

WHEN THE PARIS FOOTAGE COMES IN.

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE

FOR LAST NIGHT.

I'VE BEEN HAVING

KIND OF A TOUGH TIME.

WELL, THAT'S CLEAR TO SEE.

ARE YOU AND BILL

HAVING PROBLEMS?

THE PAINFUL TRUTH IS

THAT YES, WE HAVE HAD

A ROCKY PAST AND...

NOW I'M NOT SURE

WHERE WE ARE.

WELL, I CAN' SPEAK FOR BILL,

BUT THE PAT LOUD

THAT I SEE IS A VISION

OF A LIBERATED MODERN WOMAN.

PANTSUITS WILL DO THAT.

IN FACT,

I SEE A ROLE MODEL.

WOMEN ALL ACROSS AMERICA

ARE GOING TO LOOK TO YOU

FOR A ROADMAP OF HOW TO BE

AND WHO TO BE.

YOU'RE IN THE POSITION

TO SHOW WOMEN,

WHOSE STRENGTH:

IS ERODING,

HOW TO TAKE BACK

THEIR LIVES.

AS USUAL,

YOU ARE VERY ELOQUENT.

WELL, LAST NIGHT YOU ASKED ME

IF I WAS A BULLSHITTER.

ARE YOU?

TEST ME.

WHEN WE FIRST MET I TOLD YOU

WHAT I THOUGHT OF YOU.

WHAT DID YOU THINK

OF ME?

I THOUGHT,

"IF THAT GUY CAN FIX

HIS FLABBY BODY,

I'VE ME MY PERFECT MAN."

I ALWAYS FANTASIZED THAT IF

I COULD FIND THE RIGHT MAN,

I'D LEAVE HIM.

BECAUSE I CANNO LIVE ALONE.

I ABSOLUTELY:

CAN'T DO IT.

I'M GOING THROUGH THIS

STAGE IN MY LIFE NOW

WHERE LANCE HAS LEFT.

SOON THE REST OF MY KIDS

WILL FOLLOW.

AND WHA HAVE I GOT LEFT?

I HAVEN'T GO ANYTHING LEFT.

IT SCARES ME:

TO DEATH.

- HEY. - DON'T TALK.

JUST LISTEN.

I PROMISED THE GIRLS

A TRIP TO TAOS.

WE'LL GO AS SOON

AS SCHOOL'S OUT.

I WANT DELILAH TO HAVE

A BREAK FROM BRAD.

SHE CAN TAKE:

A FRIEND INSTEAD.

I'LL FIND A HORSE

FOR MICHELE TO RIDE.

GRANT'S WILLING TO GIVE I A TRY IN ORANGE COUNTY

SHOVELING CEMENT.

AND KEVIN WILL ACCOMPANY

TODD MAN TO AUSTRALIA.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME

SOMEBODY LISTENED TO ME.

NOBODY'S LISTENING TO YOU.

I JUST WANT EVERYONE

ACCOUNTED FOR BEFORE I GO,

SO NO ONE'S IN DANGER

OF DESERTION.

SO NOW GOING TO WORK

IS DESERTION TO YOU?

I'M GOING AWAY

TO GET SOME CLARITY

ABOUT WHAT IS REAL

AND WHAT ISN'T.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA

TO GET AWAY, PAT.

I'M SURE YOU DO.

YOU THINK THAT'S GOING

TO RIDE ALL RIGHT, HUH?

- BYE-BYE, LITTLE DARLING.

- BYE, DAD. I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

I LEFT THE NUMBER OF

THE HOUSE WE'RE STAYING AT.

I EXPECT YOU TO CALL ME COLLEC AS SOON AS YOU GET TO AUSTRALIA.

- ALL RIGHT?

- I WILL.

- BYE. - WHEN DO YOU

COME TO TAOS?

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE,

YOU CAN ANSWER ME.

- WE'LL FLY UP OVER THE WEEKEND.

- NEAT.

WHO AM I GONNA TAKE

TO THE FIESTA DAY PARADE?

OH WELL, I MIGHT BE

BACK BY THEN, SO...

THE HECK YOU WILL.

MOM, YOU SAID THAT IF I REALLY

MISSED BRAD THAT I COULD COME BACK.

I MADE LUNCH FOR

ALL YOU GUYS BY THE POOL.

- BYE, GRANT.

- BYE.

- BYE, KEVIN.

- DELILAH.

- BYE, DELILAH.

- BYE, BRAD.

BYE, BRAD.

OH, I LOVE YOU, BRAD.

NO, RAY DAVIES.

I'M TELLING YOU.

- RAY DAVIES.

- RAY DAVIES?

I DON'T LIKE HIM AS MUCH.

- "CHANGES" IS GOOD.

- "LIFE ON MARS."

"LIFE ON MARS" IS GOOD.

ALAN, SUSAN,

I'M HEADING DOWN TO MY

OFFICE IN ABOUT AN HOUR

AND IF YOU WAN TO COME ALONG,

I'VE GOT SOME PRETTY INTERESTING

STUFF COMING DOWN THE PIKE TODAY.

THEY'RE FILMING ME BUYING

A NEW BUSINESS SUIT, DAD.

YEAH, AND THEN

BAND PRACTICE.

WELL, THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.

MAYBE TOMORROW, BILL.

HELLO.

- CRAIG, IT'S BILL.

- Bill... hi.

DID THEY:

GET OFF OKAY?

They did, a few hours ago.

LISTEN, HOW LONG

ARE YOU AROUND FOR?

I'M OUT ON A RED-EYE.

WHY?

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU

COULD DO ME A FAVOR TODAY.

WELL, IF IT'S

IN MY POWER, SURE.

WELL, CRAIG,

I HAVE A FRIEND:

who would like to get

into show business.

YOU DON'T ACTUALLY

HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

JUST GIVE HER SOME ADVICE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU CAN

DO SOMETHING, THAT'D BE GREAT.

PERSONALLY I THINK

SHE'S A KNOCKOUT.

IT'S CLEAR TO YOU I'M NO THAT KIND OF PRODUCER, RIGHT?

- BUT SHE DOESN'T HAVE

TO KNOW THAT. - YEAH.

AND PATTY DOESN'T HAVE

TO KNOW ABOUT THIS EITHER.

I HAVEN'T BEEN

AN ANGEL, CRAIG,

BUT I'M SURE YOU'VE

FIGURED THAT OUT,

CONSIDERING ALL THE TIME YOU

TWO HAVE BEEN SPENDING TOGETHER.

ANYWAY, I LEARNED THE HARD

WAY TO BE VERY CAREFUL,

KEEP ANY SOUVENIRS THAT MIGH GET HER STARTED OUT OF SIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

"SOUVENIRS"?

WELL, YOU KNOW,

MATCHBOOKS,

SWIZZLE STICKS,

PHOTOS--

STUFF TO LOOK BACK ON

AND SEE THAT THERE WAS

MORE TO THAT BILL LOUD GUY

THAN JUST SOME PACK MULE

SLAVING AWAY:

FOR EVERYBODY ELSE'S SHO AT SELF-FULFILLMENT.

WELL, LIKE I'VE SAID,

EVERY HUSBAND DESERVES A HIDING PLACE.

THEY'VE GOT IT FIGURED

OUT RIGHT IN EUROPE--

A MAN'S A MAN

AND FAMILY'S SACRED.

BUT A MAN:

IN YOUR SITUATION,

YOUR MARRIAGE BEING

WHAT IT IS,

YOU PROBABLY UNDERSTAND

THAT MORE THAN ANYBODY.

I KNOW I'M SHAPING UP TO BE

THE SQUARE OF YOUR SHOW.

MAYBE I'VE GOT MORE

GOING ON THAN YOU THINK.

SALLY IS LIKE:

A SISTER TO ME.

- YEAH.

- A BAD SISTER.

SO DOESN'T SHE PHOTOGRAPH

GREAT, CRAIG?

- DON'T YOU THINK?

- OH, BILLY, THAT ONE?

- VERY LOVELY.

- THANKS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I TELL HER

THE PROBLEM IS?

TOO MUCH LIKE:

BRIGITTE BARDOT.

YES.

YES, I SEE THAT.

DO YOUR THING,

YOU KNOW, THE--

- OH BILLY.

- GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

"AND I, OF LADIES

MOST DEJEC AND WRETCHED,

THAT SUCKED THE HONEY

OF HIS MUSIC VOWS,

NOW SEE THAT NOBLE

AND MOST SOVEREIGN REASON

LIKE SWEET BELLS JANGLED

OUT OF TUNE AND HARSH,

THAT--"

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS,

BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.

IT'S OPHELIA.

- VERY NICE.

- THANK YOU.

- SHAKESPEARE.

- AH.

SO WHAT DO YOU:

THINK, CRAIG?

I THINK I MIGHT KNOW SOMEONE THA WOULD BE QUITE INTERESTED IN THESE.

SHE'S BOUGHT A HA LIKE PRINCESS MARINA'S

AND HER NEIGHBORS THINK

IT SUITS HER A TREAT

BUT SHE HASN' ANY FOOD

IN THE WHOLE LARDER

NOR HAS ANYBODY ELSE

IN THE STREET:

BUT SHE SMILES:

AND YOU'D THINK

SHE WAS WEALTHY:

SHE SMILES JUST LIKE

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