That Thing You Do! Page #6

Guy...

Play-Tone has a show

touring state fairs.

This is the big time.

The full bore.

This is

a rock 'n' roll tour

that will feature

The One-ders

provided you quit sitting

on your brain.

We'd be on tour?

Yeah!

A tour?

With other stars

of the Play-Tone galaxy.

I have to talk this over

with the rest of the band.

See what I mean?

Smart.

Very good.

Next... this One-ders

with the O-N-E...

it doesn't work.

It's confusing.

From now on you boys

will just be simply The Wonders.

As in I wonder what happened

to The O-neders?

That's right.

Play-Tone will release

the record nationally,

but you'll be doing

an awful lot of promoting as we go,

so be prepared.

All My Only Dreams

is on the "B" side?

Mm-hmm.

We only got one take of that

when we did that in church.

Could we rerecord that?

I don't think so.

I think it's great just the way it is.

We are gonna get you

some new clothes.

Matching suits,

nice suits.

Nice, because

you are nice boys.

Except maybe for you.

So when do we cut

our next record?

Touring is the priority,

um, Jimmy.

We're gonna meet up with the rest

of the Play-Tone gang

in Columbus as soon

as possible.

We'll be out on the road with 'em

until Labor Day.

- Not me.

- Is this a mutiny already?

No, see, um...

well, I joined the United States

Marine Corps

back at home.

So, um...

I have to report to South Carolina

at the end of August,

which means I have

to leave the band

at the end of August.

But you will stay with the band

until the end of August?

Yes, sir.

OK, next, uh...

who is Faye?

Uh...

Faye's sort of, uh,

like my girlfriend.

Oh, that is so sweet.

You want her on tour?

She's your costume mistress.

All right, boys, do better tonight

than you did today.

I'm gonna go up

and have a chat

with Boss Vic Kosslovitch,

make sure your mikes work

this time.

Ah! Guy...

see what the world looks

like through those.

And you...

Semper Fi.

Percussionist Foster Grant.

Well, you're an adult, so go on.

Go on off and bang on your bongo drums

as long as you like.

- [Guy] It's just for the summer, Dad.

- Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- I'll drop you a line.

- Yeah. Mm-hmm.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. You do that.

- Tell Mom I love her.

- I'll tell her.

- [Slams Down Receiver]

[Exhales]

Well, Mama...

your son who loves you

just left us in the lurch.

Darlene, you just got promoted.

- You mean, you're gonna start payin' me?

- I didn't say that.

Oh, hi, folks. How you doin' today?

[Ringing]

[Line Ringing]

Oh. Must still be at the dentist.

[Exhales]

Whoo. Okay.

- I'm getting good, huh?

- You're gettin' real good.

We're gonna have some fun.

- Oh.

- [Whistles]

Oh, yeah.

- Oh.

- [Whistles]

- You're funny.

- [Chuckles] Whoops.

- Oh!

- [Laughs]

- [Man] Watch it!

- Let me get that for you.

- [Chattering]

- Hey, baby. How you doin'?

Isn't it about time you got goin'?

Special moment

for any recording artist.

- It's our record!

- Wow.

- [Guy] Wow, wow, wow.

- [Lenny Grunts]

It's black, got a hole in it.

It's got grooves. It's a Play-Tone record.

Hey, you're missin' somebody.

Guy, where's your bass player?

Oh. He went sniffin' around

The Chantrellines' bus.

Guess he's tryin' to get a glimpse.

[Lenny]

Big crush on them sirens.

- Hey!

- Yeah.

- What are you doin'?

- Um-

- The Chantrellines, they on this bus?

- They sure are.

You know what?

We gotta go check your bass.

One of the stagehands

might have dropped it.

Diane Dane. Diane-Diane Dane!

Diane Dane!

We love you.

I had my first boy-girl thing.

It was for a picture of you on a record sleeve.

Yeah, charming.

Excuse me.

Diane Dane!

Really, honestly,

you were very important to me.

You The Wonders?

We sure are.

And you're Freddy

Fredrickson.

Aw, this is

too much.

I heard your tune in sound check.

It's catchy, man.

Thanks.

First record

I ever bought

was Theme From Mr. Downtown.

[Singing]

Wow. You sing

better than I do.

OK. I'll see you out there.

Hey, Freddy! Here's our record!

[Singing]

[Singing Continues]

Guy, where are

your sunglasses?

Where're your sunglasses?

Faye! Faye!

Faye:
Yeah?

Find Guy's glasses,

his sunglasses, quick!

The portly gentleman

sniffing his stogy is K.O. Bailey.

He's Columbus' second most popular

disc jockey.

Well, he's the biggest

cootie I ever saw.

If he likes

what he hears,

he's gonna play That Thing You Do

tomorrow morning

with 50,000 watts behind it.

It's very important

you don't stink today.

Hey, I make

no guarantees.

We bow, right? In unison.

And we're off the stage

before the applause dies out, right?

What if they

want an encore?

You unplug and you run,

run off stage...

smiling, smiling of course.

Here you go. Here.

No encores! Guy,

keep these with you.

Put 'em on. Put 'em on.

There you go.

From now on, you have them with you

day and night.

They're your trademark.

You look good in 'em.

You guys look great in red.

Have I told you that, yet?

You have your pick?

Right here.

[Ends]

All right, this is it.

If the crowd doesn't

go wild for you,

don't worry about it.

They will tomorrow.

Thank you, Ohio.

All right. Timing is everything

on the entrance.

Fix his jacket so it

doesn't pouf up behind.

Let's give a big welcome

to the latest addition

to the Play-Tone

galaxy of stars.

That's it.

Go, go, go, go!

Let's watch. Come on.

The Wonders!

There you are. Right here.

Well, take us there,

Skitch.

[Pop]

[Continues]

The Billboard Top 100? Look.

Number 93.

[Screaming]

[Lenny]

Oh, my God.

[Continues]

Doin' that thing they do.

The Wonders!

- [Continues]

- Mm-hmm?

Mmm.

[Muffled] Oh, my God!

- [Muffled] I know this song.

- Oh, is it hurting again?

[Muffled]

No, the radio. I know this song.

- [Ends]

- Must have missed a nerve.

[Muttering]

[Rock]

[No Audible Dialogue]

[Continues]

[No Audible Dialogue]

...the biggest state fair

in the entire world.

Uh, talk about this latest record.

It's our first record.

We wrote it in my garage in Erie, Pennsylvania.

I'll wager that the kids

and fellas here...

and all the folks at the fair...

are showing you a time

like you never had.

Oh, I'm not here with these fellas.

I got a pig in competition over

at the livestock pavilion...

and I am gonna win that blue ribbon.

Hi.

Um, Dad.

- I'm your man.

- That's what I like to see.

- Yeah.

- You look like a good guy. What about this?

Oh, this is gonna be no problem.

I'll work as hard as anybody else.

- Are you sure? We got some heavy lifting here.

- Oh, yeah. I can do it.

- You're on board.

- Hey.

- [Singing]

- [Crowd Screaming]

Thank you, Illinois!

The land of Lincoln!

[Crowd Screaming]

[Singing]

[Singing Continues]

I wanna-I wanna show

her That-

That Thing

on the chart.

OK.

I'm gonna have to do

some stuff.

Go on.

OK. Wish me luck.

- Good luck.

- All right.

You got any... 3s?

Go! Why it looks like

Lenny's goin' fishin'.

[Ballad]

You're Bobby Washington!

You're the Bobby Washington.

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