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(men chatting)
(whistle blowing)
Damn it!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
(Jim screams)
Janitor:
Hey!You can't beat on lockers!
It causes dents,
and dents look like crap!
TV narrator:
The Equal RightsAmendment died this year
has marked the end
of a 10-year battle...
- Did he take his hair off?
- Not that I saw.
I can't figure out
why he didn't take me along.
Aurelie, you never buy
lemonade at a restaurant, right?
You just ask for extra lemon
wedges and sugar packets.
I don't appreciate
I have excellent hearing.
Am I the only one
in this house who knows
how to put away dishes?
Dad, why don't you be a lawyer?
Then you could go
to a different college,
and get your degree faster.
Why?
Medicine doesn't take that long.
What about residency?
Residency?
Residency is a
four-year, post-graduate
program that is optional.
It's mostly for foreigners.
Last time I checked,
I speak English.
(chuckles)
Jim:
I am not on the slow bus!Oh, no. I benefit
from the American rules!
Jim, just because
you have a bad day,
don't take it out
I plan on stenciling them.
I'm not bothering
your stenciling.
And don't blame it on my day.
I didn't have a bad day.
Yes, you did!
I was there, remember?
When we left the pool,
you were in a horrible mood!
You, enough!
Enough!
I am a child,
and you are the adult.
Jim:
I am the adult!I am the adult,
and you are the child,
so, just shut the hell up!
See, Aurelie?
He can't control himself!
You are a donkey's ass!
And I'm not putting up
with it anymore!
You're always finding a reason
to quit because you...
You don't have the mind of a winner!
Jeanne:
Or the hair of a winner!Jim:
What?I am too a winner!
I'm a winner!
You and the Methodists
can kiss my rosy red!
Jeanne:
Hey!We wasted 20 years of our life,
and he never even
got a promotion!
All you can do is...
slam cabinets!
If you don't wanna love me,
I'll find another man who will!
Hah, hah!
And I get free art classes!
Jeanne:
(screaming)I wanna be an artist!
I wanna be an artist!
- I wanna be an artist!
- Yes, yes!
- I wanna be an artist.
- Yes, yes...
- Stop!
- Wait, wait, wait!
You are!
Mom, wait,
what are you doing? Mom!
Jerry:
Wait, wait, wait.Okay, you're free! You're free!
- Free!
- (Jerry chuckles)
- Jerry:
Wonderful!- Jeanne:
Art, art!(both laughing)
It's my pig!
I don't care
if my dad gets mad!
How much is it?
Looks about 10 bucks.
Maybe 12.
Twelve bucks?
My dad put twelve bucks
in the pig for my college fund?
Hey, wait!
Come on! Wait up!
I got your twelve bucks,
it's better than nothing!
Brett:
Hey!At least he don't beat you
with a bat.
You should see my daddy.
Your dad beats you with a bat?
He does my brother.
Sure, when he's got a few
Buds in him, he's a maniac!
Oh, no.
Is that Kelly Keester?
Oh, crap!
Hey baby, what's up?
Are you cheating on me
with that stupid,
pubic-hair turd face?
- (dog barking)
- Huh?
That's nuckin' futs!
I don't even know her.
Brett:
I've never eventalked to that girl before!
You're a damn liar!
Shouldn't you calm Chunky down?
He's feeling my feelings!
You said you loved me!
I do, baby...
Kelly, I'm so sorry, I had
no idea he was your boyfriend.
I had no idea.
I'm gonna go home now, okay?
Aurelie:
Bye!(barking continues)
(laughing)
- How do you feel?
- I tried to open my blowhole.
I think you may have succeeded!
(more laughter)
Oh, you have no idea
how happy I am!
- How much this means to me.
- Jeanne:
Really?You make me feel
like a teenager!
Me too!
move in over here.
You're lonely.
I'm lonely, too.
Why do you think I do family
therapy?
Maybe you're right.
I never really thought of myself
as a radical woman...
Yes!
You have a definite radical
aspect to your personality.
- That's for sure.
- Thank you!
And very nice breasts!
Excuse me?
I...
If you'd like, I could just
say that to myself silently.
I have a present for you.
These are real
sperm whale teeth.
Oh, he has a cavity!
(chuckles)
Jeanne:
I'm gonna make earringsout of them.
Jerry:
That's great.Did you ask Mom
to come back yet?
Hell, no.
Why not?
She should know
how to do the right thing.
(Jeanne and Jerry laughing)
You know what
your mother's problem is?
She doesn't know jack-all
about how the world works.
You wanna
know how things go down?
I'll tell you.
We were flying back
from the ranch in California...
Reagan asks for a steak.
Medium rare.
So, I go to the back,
I look in the freezer.
No steaks.
What I thought was a steak...
was a pork chop.
Somebody screwed up, not me.
It's not my job
to stock the freezer.
But it's my job...
to double-check.
People say there's
no such thing as bad luck.
It's not true.
Snap your fingers,
and you're screwed.
Yeah, but...
I wish you'd ask her
to come back.
We're a family.
- Don't just give up.
- Aren't you giving up?
Should I go back
to karate class?
I think adolescence
is like an old western.
Sometimes you realize
you're surrounded...
and you just got to
shoot your way out.
(school bell ringing)
I thought
you were scared of Kelly.
I am,
but I'm doing it anyway.
- What about you?
- Nope.
Black kids don't win contests.
Not when the judges are white.
Well, you wanna come
watch me compete?
- It's Monday, 5th period.
- Can't.
That's when they stick me
with the retards.
But you're not retarded.
Jeanne...
You want chicken?
Take it "to go."
I'm sorry.
You're sorry?
Don't move in
with that guy next door.
I have my flaws,
but I am a real man.
You can't resent me
'cause I don't like whale calls.
I highly respect
your love of whales...
and dolphins and gorillas.
It's not the whales.
He's an artist.
Maybe I'm an artist.
But I'm the one who loves you.
Doesn't feel like you love me.
All I feel is like I'm ignored.
Listen, I've been thinking...
Aurelie's going back to karate.
What if it something that
we all did together?
You know, a together thing.
You think karate
is a together thing?
I absolutely do.
Jim:
Great block!Great form!
Jeanne:
Come on,it's not that great.
Yes, it's beautiful.
You're laying it on
a little thick.
You said you didn't feel loved,
and I want you to feel
like I love you.
I'll do whatever you want.
You name it.
I want to go back to therapy!
(coughs)
Thank you for meeting us
on short notice.
That's fine.
I often invite
troubled individuals
to come to
these impromptu sessions.
Hey, who you calling
"troubled", man?
Jim! We're here for help!
This is a couples
counseling session!
Drug addict:
It is?I'm here to talk about
Ty-ty's pill-popping.
That's fine, too.
I like to create a space.
A space to have sex
with my wife?
Jim, you're starting
to make me angry!
You're not even trying!
Fine. Fine.
Ty-ty is mean when he's high!
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