Deck the Halls Page #7

and you can't control it.

We don't fit in the tiny little boxes

on your Christmas calendar.

Oh, don't.

What will I eat?

Wait, Kelly. Don't. Wait.

Steve. What happened to your house?

Did you have a fire?

Are you telling me

you weren't even home last night?

No. Tia and the girls

went and stayed in a motel.

I spent all night throwing

little pebbles at their window.

You missed the whole...

Oh, that's nothing.

That's nothing. That's just...

The kids probably left

it out here last night.

It's just a wire that goes...

I knew it. You've been stealing my power.

Borrowing. Look, it's an extension cord.

It goes both ways.

I was gonna shoot it back to you

after the holidays.

Fine, you win. You win.

The skating, the lights, the trees.

You've been two steps ahead of me.

But you know what?

You're still a screwup,

and that doesn't change because

you put some lights on the roof.

Hey, pal.

You're gonna be spending Christmas alone,

like the rest of us screwups.

How do you like that?

Tootie, where are you?

No, no. But we're luckier than lots

of families because we're really going.

Wait till you see the fine home

we're going to have.

And the loads and loads

of friends we'll make.

Wonderful friends.

But the main thing, Tootie,

is that we're all going to be together,

just like we've always been.

That's what really counts.

We could be happy anywhere

as long as we're together.

I see you're taking down all the lights.

Oh, you noticed?

What are you, some kind of genius?

Apparently not.

I can't do it, Buddy.

I can't spend Christmas without them.

Tell me about it.

This is awful.

It's killing me.

And you know Tia.

She's so stubborn. She won't even talk to me.

I tried everything.

Maybe not everything.

Girls, come over here

and help us decorate the tree.

Mom, you're hanging booze from the minibar

on a branch that you got out of a car bumper.

Pardon me for not being

in the Christmas spirit.

- We're making the best of it.

- Girls, put those books down.

Get your butts over here.

Are you reading?

Emily Dickinson.

Madison gave it to us. It's really good.

Yeah, it's not giving me

a headache or anything.

Maybe I should

go to law school or something.

Hey, Mom, look.

Carter, get back here.

I'll get him.

Carter, get back here, you little fart.

Mom, you won't believe this.

You guys have to come.

Carter.

It's like a path. Let's see where it goes.

Oh, my...

It's just unbelievable.

What do you think, sweetie?

Mom, look at this one.

This is amazing.

Take a picture!

I can't believe it.

Mom, all these lights were Dad's lights.

- I begged you to let me do the yams.

- You have no feeling for starches.

- Your three bean salad is bad.

- You expect me to do the salad

and the fiesta corn?

We thought maybe you'd be hungry.

If you thought some lights and a TV dinner

would make up for all the crap that I have...

- Is that what I think?

- We didn't have time to do a turkey.

So we made a few things

from your new cookbook.

I got you this little pre-Christmas gift.

I missed you so much.

Oh, gosh, how did you afford it?

How did you ever afford it?

Let's just say we're not gonna use our

credit cards for the rest of our lives.

- You've been busy.

- Kelly, I'm so sorry.

It's just everything got so... You think you're

doing the right things for the right reasons

and then one day you blow up your house.

And it occurs to you that somewhere

along the way, things got out of hand.

It seemed like your whole life got so loud

that the only thing you were gonna hear

was an empty house.

You're right.

You were right. And you were right to leave.

You were. I understand. You were all right

to leave. And I'm so glad you're back.

- So I can date now?

- Sailors during wartime? No.

But you are growing up,

so I guess I have to get used to that.

- Mr Hall, you took down all your lights.

- Yeah, I thought it would be better.

- I bet it would have worked.

- It might have.

I bet they could have seen us from space.

We'll never know.

Then again, maybe you will.

Oh, my...

Look, I'm sorry.

You all have to go home.

There are no lights tonight.

No, but there will be.

- Buddy, what's happening?

- I don't know.

I told them Buddy was short on lights and

maybe they'd like to come and help out.

How many people did you call?

You have no idea

how bad the eyesight is in this town.

MTV is sending someone down

to do a story on Buddy's lights.

- They don't know he took 'em down.

- Which is why we'd better put 'em back up.

Are you just gonna stand there

or are you gonna help me do this?

Let's go.

- Oh, it's beautiful.

- Thank you so much.

And keep those truck lights on too.

Those are good too.

Thanks for coming. It's really nice

of you. Beautiful. Good to see you.

Steve, you're doing an excellentjob.

You got a future in this.

Happy holidays. SuChin Pak coming to you

live from Cloverdale, Massachusetts,

where the whole town has come out

to see if Buddy Hall, a local car

salesman, can achieve the impossible.

He's put up a Christmas light display

that can hopefully be seen from space.

The folks at MyEarth have been

monitoring the situation live.

Guys, thanks so much for spending

your holiday plans with us.

Oh, no, that's no trouble at all.

Basil's mum stopped by with a tin of

biscuits, so we're just having a laugh.

Oh, good... good times.

They're gonna do it.

They're gonna turn on the lights.

All right. It looks like

the moment has finally arrived.

Let's do this as a family. Come on.

- Put your hand on it.

- Buddy, everybody ready?

- Yeah.

- On the count of three.

One, two, three.

People worked so hard.

They're gonna be so disappointed.

I'm gonna go get some candles.

OK. All right. I need light.

Wanna borrow my phone?

Hey, Dad. Wouldn't it be great

if we could do this every Christmas?

What do you think?

Yeah. Yeah, we could use

some new traditions around here.

Buddy, I really like this town.

Do you think maybe you could ask

for yourjob back and we could stay here?

- Yeah, I like it too.

- You do?

I'll get my job back. I'll get my job back.

Hey, Steve, I know

everything got really crazy,

but I just wanted you to know

that when we first met, I wasn't lying.

I really did want to be your friend.

I know you did. I should have let you.

It's Christmas. Anything can happen.

Can we start over?

Nice to meet you. I'm Steve Finch. You are?

Buddy Hall.

- Merry Christmas, Buddy.

- You too, Steve. Yeah.

- He bloody well did it.

- I'm getting confirmation.

Yes. Yes.

The house is clearly visible from space!

Oh, my God.

- I'm so proud of you!

- You can see it from space!

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