Joy

It doesn't make sense, I don't

understand how something

like this happened.

I don't know what

I'm going to do.

This has been my whole life,

and now it's gone

I don't know what

I'm supposed to do.

Pendleton Industries is

all I've ever known,

and now it's all

been taken away.

When someone sees a

weakness in me,

I turn that weakness

into a strength.

Danica, you're so strong.

I don't think I can

do anything like this.

You can imagine

changing your life

by fighting for the

deed to the land, Clarinda.

Which is possible only if

Bartholomew is no longer living.

You will never get the

deed to the land again,

I will never allow it.

Put down that gun,

you silly girl.

Watch your step, Bartholomew,

Ridge is on the way,

and he's still in

love with Clarinda.

And Jared loves me.

Clarinda, it's true.

I'm here for you.

This is the story of Joy,

as told by me,

her grandmother.

Everybody starts with a some

kind of dream of what life will be.

Joy dreams started at this

metal garage her father ran.

My granddaughter had a

best friend, Jackie...

a half-sister, Peggy...

a dog...

a father...

a mother...

who is my daughter...

a grandmother, that's me.

She made many beautiful

things in her world, magic.

Some people love

to make things.

They have the patience and the focus

to figure it out with their hands.

Joy was one of those people

who rejoiced in making things.

And I open the door to

the big green meadow.

And I go into the forest.

And there I conquered

many dangers:

A wolf and other

scary things.

And I started to build

my very own house,

where I would live and make wonderful

creations for all the world,

to see and have.

And maybe for the Prince and Princess who

lived across the forest in a castle.

See? And they were in love.

Maybe they'd invite me over

because of the things that I made.

You need a handsome prince,

that's what you need: a prince.

No, I don't need a prince, this is a

special power, I don't need a prince.

My daughter Terry is separated

and alone in her room

watching soap operas.

You can imagine changing your life

by fighting for the

deed to the land, Clarinda.

- I have something for you.

- Oh, Danica, you're so strong,

I don't think I can ever

do something like this.

I always felt it was

for me to encourage her,

So I said:

You are going to grow up and be

a strong, smart, young woman,

go to school, meet a fine, young man,

have beautiful children of your own,

and you're gonna build wonderful

things that you do in your room.

Okay?

What happened to

this girl's dreams?

Watch this...

Mother,

I can't find my lanyard for work,

they're not gonna let me through

airport security without it.

Joy, you can't find your lanyard?

- Can I help you?

- No but I...

Honey, listen,

I know life hasn't gone as we

discussed many times, Sweetheart,

and you don't exactly have

your WHOLE life ahead of you,

but you still have

a good portion of it anyway.

"Hope springs eternal."

- Thanks, Mimi.

- Sure.

Mother, look what I DID find.

What is that?

How can you ask what this is?

It's the dog collar I

invented in high school.

Remember Mitzi choked

a couple of times

and so I invented

the dog collar

with a quick release so

a dog would never choke

and I covered it

with reflective tape...

PLUS, it's a flea collar.

I probably wouldn't be

late to this job I'm going to

if you had gotten me

a patent or a lawyer.

Joy the Doer, Joy the Doer,

you were always doing things, Honey.

How can I be expected

to remember everything?

Now the Hartz Company

has a patent to that collar.

I don't know how

to get a patent.

What's that smell?

Ow, how did you get yogurt down here,

Mother?

I was wondering

what that odor was.

It's starting to mold,

for Pete's sake.

Yes, I am, because I feel like I can

NOT have the life bled out of me this way.

Joy, look who's back,

look who's back!

- Yes, Bartholomew is back!

- No no.

I thought Bartholomew was dead.

I am a ghost.

He came back as a ghost

with even greater powers.

- Ghost, you go away!

- My powers are even greater now.

I cannot handle this,

how is it possible?

- I will always...

- Stay away from them!

Clarinda, you don't know

what a ghost can do to you!

...even from beyond the grave.

Grandma's gonna take you to the

birthday party, okay. 5 minutes?

- Hi, what are you doin' here?

- I'm returning him to you.

- I don't want him anymore.

- WHAT?

He's damaged,

he has no place else to go.

He's been livin'

in my house for two years.

- Oh, Dad, I'm so sorry.

- Yeah...

But, ya know,

Tony's livin' in the basement.

Your ex-husband shouldn't be livin'

in your basement,

that's not the proper

way to be divorced.

Okay, I don't know where

I'm gonna put you.

Dad, don't go in there,

Mom's in there.

You can have him back, Terry,

I don't want him anymore.

What's so much better

in being with Sharon?

Dad, don't answer that.

We went to the Metropolitan

Museum of Art...

- What did you like at the museum?

- What did I like?

I'll tell you what I liked:

I like the ancient Roman statues,

I liked the medieval armor,

I liked the Etruscan jewelry...

Museums are full

dust and death.

- having an espresso, a nice Panini...

- Okay, okay, enough.

- That's what I like.

- You ate a Panini in a coffin, Rudy,

A dusty, boring coffin.

Then why did you ask me,

what, are you a crazy person?

It's like having a conversation

- with an insane asylum person.

- What else, Captain Jack?

What else was so great?

- Captain Jack?

- Yes, you're Captain Jack, the Flying Jackass.

And do you know what you are?

You're like a gas leak.

- We don't smell you, we don't see you,

- I'm not a gas leak.

- But you're killing us all... silently.

- Retract that!

Tell me what else

you did with Sharon!

You Creature from the Black Lagoon.

No! This conversation is over!

Oh, my god, here it goes,

watch out, Joy, he's gonna snap!

Aw, please, you want me to snap,

that's your whole routine.

- You want to...

- Do I have a vagina?

- Hey, Terry!

- Stop.

- Like this?

- Dad, no!

How's this for snapping?

- NO!

- How this?

- This is snapping.

- Dad!

- Okay?

- You're disturbed!

You're a disturbed man!

- I'm disturbed!

- He's a damaged man!

You're right, I AM disturbed!

You're The Great Disturber!

I'm sorry, Honey,

I don't like this.

You're not supposed to see this

kind of thing, I'm very, very sorry,

- I apologize sincerely...

- It's not gonna happen, okay?

We got other investors.

- Okay, I'm gonna clean all this up.

- Dad, no, don't clean it up.

Dad, stop! Just don't! Okay?

What do you say?

Stop! I'll do it!

I just wanna get you out of this room.

Thank you.

Hi, Guys,

I'm sorry about all the yelling.

Mimi's gonna take you

to the birthday party, okay?

Hi, My Sweethearts.

- You broke things again.

- He did.

I did, I did break some things,

but Grandma was WRONG,

so, I was a LITTLE wrong,

but she was REALLY wrong.

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