Permanent

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(whales calling)

Girl 1:
It's called "Sun-In".

You spray it on,

lay out in the sun,

and it makes

your blonde come out.

Girl 2:
I heard

it makes your hair orange.

Girl 1:
No, not really.

Maybe sometimes,

but not really.

Forget "Sun-In",

I'm gonna use lemons.

Girl 1:
This is loads better

than some damn lemons!

I paid good money for it!

(birds chirping)

Who the hell are you?

(scoffs)

Aurelie:
Mom?

Mom?

Mom.

- Jeanne:
Ow!

- Can I get a permanent?

You mean a body wave?

No.

Why not?

'Cause I bet

it's a big waste of money.

And you're stuck

taking care of it every day.

I went to a beauty salon once.

The lady said,

"Jeanne, you want split ends?"

That's because your hair's thin.

Aurelie:
Mine's thick.

A permanent

makes you hair hold curls.

- And you can feather it.

- Really?

I don't know why you spend

so much time

trying to be beautiful!

Just be realistic.

You'll probably

turn out just cute.

Aurelie:

What kind of mother says that?

That's not normal.

You want me to tell you the truth,

or you want me to lie?

I didn't say you were ugly.

I said you were cute.

Cute is very high on the scale!

Just cute?

You're supposed to encourage me.

You don't need encouragement

in the vanity area.

Beauty is a lot of work!

I was always just cute

and it worked out just fine for me.

It's less pressure,

and loads better!

Jim:
You like that picture?

- You've got a great smile.

- Ah, thanks.

Yeah...

Not bad for your old dad.

(Jim chuckles)

Hey, did you ever see this pen?

It's got

Gerald Ford's signature on it.

He gave it to me himself.

I'm gonna hold on to this

until you turn 18.

You know what's another

part of your inheritance?

Jim:

Something I picked up in Brazil.

You know what

I do sometimes

when I've got a little

extra pocket change?

- Put it in the pig?

- Put it in the pig. Exactly.

That way,

when you go off to college,

you'll break it open...

You get to keep all the money.

Dad...

Can I get a permanent?

What?

Why do you want one of those?

Because I'm ugly and

I feel bad about myself.

- Come on.

- I have to be the new girl,

and everyone else

looks like Farrah Fawcett.

Farrah Fawcett?

Who names

their daughter "Farrah"?

Unless, of course,

you're Egyptian.

Dad, haven't you heard

of "Charlie's Angels"?

- They're on TV.

- No kidding, they're on TV.

Yes, one is blonde,

one is brunette,

they go on missions.

What does that have to do with you?

And you're not ugly.

You're a very attractive

young lady.

Can I get one anyway?

Please?

- Don't you want me to be...?

- Jim:
Eh!

- Don't you want me...?

- Jim:
Eh!

- Aurelie:
Gorgeous?

- Eh!

Barry:

You may or may not know,

I'm very good friends

with Miss Dolly Parton.

What people don't know

about Miss Dolly Parton

is she's plagued

by combination skin.

And Miss Dolly Parton also has

what I like to call

the "sub T-zone".

And that's acne with pimples

that occurs

in the bosom region.

Is this a salon?

It's the same thing.

The whiteheads

and the blackheads

are just running wild

up here

in what we call "the T-zone."

This is your T-zone right here.

Wait, it says "Beauty School".

They're students!

We can't waste $40

on some fancy place.

We can't afford a beauty salon.

We all have to tighten

our belts.

Damn it, Jeanne,

why even bring it up?

Jim! You said

you'd talk nice to me!

- Keep your word!

- I am keeping my word!

- Then don't say, "Damn it"!

- Okay.

...and gently press

from either side like so,

and you might even

prick it with a hot needle.

Jim:
Do you want to go home,

or do you want to get your hair done?

Jim:
If all you're gonna do is complain

then we can just forget about it.

Jeanne:
If you ask me

she doesn't need a permanent.

Jeanne:
She hasn't been

very good this week. She's sassed.

- Jim:
What?

- Aurelie:
Come on, please.

- Jim:
Jeanne...

- Jeanne:
Well?

Jim:
Okay.

Come on.

Just pull it,

pinch it, pop it,

and let me show you why.

Here you'll notice

that the whitehead

is just filled with oozy puss.

Barry:

That oozy puss is...

- Hairdresser:
Hey, Come on in.

- Barry:
...you just pull

and pop.

Or squeeze and pop.

Barry:
But be sure...

- What are looking to get done?

- Jeanne:
A permanent.

Have you done

one of those before?

Hairdresser:
Lord, yes.

Absolutely, yes, ma'am!

I have done several perms

and they turned out just fine.

That's great!

See, Aurelie?

Are you a professional?

Five more weeks.

Yes, I am.

O- ray-lie?

That's your name?

It's French.

Really?

So, do ya'll speak French?

No, just English.

Well, her name was

supposed to be Angie.

Then, right when

I was about to have her,

I ran into this French nurse.

She talked me into Aurelie...

At the time,

I liked that it wasn't

just the same old thing.

Yeah, well,

that's real interesting.

Hairdresser:

So, do ya'll want small ones?

- Um...

- Small equals a tighter curl.

I want ringlets, really soft

and natural looking.

The kind I can blow dry

and brush through, to wings.

Yeah, right!

We wanna get our money's worth.

We don't want to spend

20 whole dollars,

and have it all

just fall out right away.

Hmm.

You need help

with anything, hon?

Nope.

Nope, I'm good.

Just looking,

my wife likes these.

Just checking out the styles?

- Yeah.

- Maylene:
Sure.

My name's Maylene.

You just give a holler

if you need anything.

How much you sell them for?

Which one?

Your cheapest model?

That little blondie in the

corner's just 38 bucks.

You wanna see it?

You sell just the heads?

The heads?

You mean you just wanna

buy the form? The head part?

Maylene:
The wig form,

I think it's called.

That's what I'm saying. Right.

Maylene:
Gosh, I don't know!

Let me go and check.

That's really not necessary...

Barry:
...that beauty is

on the inside, and I say that is

a load of horseshit. However,

what you put into your body

is just as important...

Maylene:
I'm so sorry.

That man over there

wants to buy a wig form.

What's he want to buy

a wig form for?

I don't know,

what should I do?

Sell him the damn wig form,

Maylene.

$6.99, that's a 100% mark-up.

- $6.99.

- Give him a bag for it.

Okay.

Barry:

...the T-zone is like

the Bermuda Triangle

of skin care,

good skin

just disappears up there

to never be seen

or heard from again.

(alarm clock ringing)

Hairdresser:
Came out

good and curly, didn't it?

What do you think, Aurelie?

Do you like it?

Sure she does!

Yep, in a few days,

it's gonna relax.

Perm's gonna relax on you,

whether you want it to or not.

I thought you wanted it curly.

It's dramatic.

Yeah, but...

She's just startled

by the change.

Sometimes it's a shock

when we make a big, bold move.

- Hairdresser:
Hey, Barry!

- Barry:
What?

Come check out this permanent

I just done did.

Study your final exam

material, I'll be right back.

Ah, that looks good!

That's good!

That looks real, real good.

- It does, doesn't it?

- You did a good job...

Come here just one second...

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