[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA HELLO. HELLO, YEAH, HELLO.MY NAME IS ELYSE KEATON, ANDI'M REGIONAL CHAIRPERSON FOR THE VIETNAMESERELOCATION SERVICES. OH, OH, GREAT.YOU'VE HEARD OF US. WELL, UH, WHAT WE NEED IS FOR YOU TO DONATESOME OF YOUR TIME, HELP WITH EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES, MAYBE EVEN SENDA SMALL CHECK. OH, YOU WOULD.WELL, THAT'S VERY GENEROUS. WELL, WE WERE ALL FOREIGNERSTO THESE SHORES AT ONE TIME. I'M SORRY,MR. RUNNING BEAR. JUST SEND THE CHECK TO,UH, THE OFFICE -- 421 CATHCART. THANK YOU. BYE. ANOTHER CHECK?MOM, YOU'RE DOING GREAT. I THINK IT'S GREATTHE WAY YOU'VE GOT EVERYBODY PITCHING IN. EVEN ALEX,WHICH BLEW MY MIND. YEAH. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ALEXWOULD WANT TO BE A BIG BROTHER? NOT ME. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHTTHAT SOMEONE WOULD WANT ALEX? NOT ME. HI. Steven: HEY.SO, WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO TODAY? WELL, I PICKED UP MINGAFTER SCHOOL, AND WE WENTTO THE LIBRARY. THEY WERE SHOWING A FILM, "THE DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEMAND YOU." WOW. DID YOU HAVE TROUBLEHANDLING THE EXCITEMENT, MING? ACTUALLY,IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. AND THE LIBRARIAN'SA KNOCKOUT. THAT'S TRUE. I MEANT THAT INA BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SORT OF WAY. AFTER ALEX WOKE ME, WE WENT OUTAND GOT AN ICE CREAM SODA. AND THEN ALEXASKED THIS GIRL -- UH, MING, THAT'S, UH,GUY TALK, REMEMBER? GOTCHA.GOTCHA. THAT'S THE BEST THINGABOUT HAVING A BIG BROTHER -- GUY TALK. HEY, MING, DO YOU THINKYOU'LL HAVE TIME TO GO UPSTAIRS AND PLAYWITH MY SLOT CARS? YOU'RE ON.I GET TO USE THE BLUE ONE. UH, MING, I-I DON'T THINKYOU DO HAVE TIME FOR THAT. I WAS KIND OF HOPINGYOU'D BE ABLE TO READ THIS BEFORE YOUR MOM GOT HERE. THAT WAY WE'D HAVE SOMETHINGTO TALK ABOUT TOMORROW.WHAT IS IT? OH, IT'S, UH, JUST A LITTLESOMETHING I THREW TOGETHER. IT'S KIND OFA "WEEKLY READER" VERSION OF THE "U.S. NEWSAND WORLD REPORT." JUST THINK OF ITAS A COMPANION PIECE TO MY "WALL STREET JOURNAL"SUMMARIES. CAN'T I TAKE IT HOMEWITH ME, ALEX? [ INHALES SHARPLY ]MING, IT'S MY ONLY COPY. ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'TWANT TO CHAIN IT TO HIS WRIST? NO, JENNIFER.ALEX IS RIGHT. THIS WILL BE MORE FUN.I CAN PLAY ANYTIME. I'M GOING TO THE DINING ROOMTO STUDY THIS. WHAT A KID. YOU KNOW,THIS REALLY EXCITES ME -- SHAPING HIS IDEAS,MOLDING HIS MIND. NOW I KNOW HOW YOU GUYS MUST HAVE FELTWHEN I WAS GROWING UP. NO, YOU DON'T. ALEX, YOU KNOW THERE'S MORETO BEING A BIG BROTHER THAN JUST TRYING TO MOLD HIMIN YOUR IMAGE. I KNOW THAT.AND I -- AND I LOVE THAT. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A LITTLE GUYTO TAKE PLACES, A LITTLE GUY TO ASK MEQUESTIONS, A-A LITTLE GUY... IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A GUYWHO'S LITTLER THAN ME. YOU HAVE A SATISFACTIONOF GIVING, THE JOY OF SHARING, THE PLEASURE OF EXTENDINGYOURSELF TO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. RIGHT, AND IT'S GONNA LOOKGREAT ON MY RéSUMé. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HELLO.HI. I'M NGUYEN TANLY.I'M MING'S MOTHER. HI. I'M ELYSE KEATON.THIS IS MY HUSBAND, STEVEN. Steven:HI, COME ON IN.HELLO. OUR DAUGHTERS,JENNIFER AND MALLORY, AND, WELL,YOU KNOW ALEX. OH, PLEASE,HAVE A SEAT.OH, THANK YOU. IT'S SO NICETO MEET YOU ALL. I'VE HEARD SUCH NICE THINGSABOUT YOU FROM MING AND ALEX. THANK YOU, ALEX. ACTUALLY,MOST OF IT WAS FROM MING. WELL, YOU KNOW,IT WOULDN'T LOOK RIGHT FOR ME TO BRAG ABOUTMY OWN FAMILY. YOU MUST BE SO HAPPYTO HAVE ALEX AS A BIG BROTHER. I DON'T KNOW IF "HAPPY" IS THEWORD I WOULD HAVE CHOSEN. GIRLS, WHY DON'T YOU GOLET MING KNOW HIS MOM IS HERE? I GAVE HIM SOME PRETTYINTERESTING STUFF. IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO TEAR HIMAWAY FROM HIS READING. YEAH, IT'S GOINGTO BE. HE LOOKS SO CUTEWHEN HE'S ASLEEP. HOW YOU DOING,JENNIFER? OKAY, BUT MY TONGUE'SGETTING YUCKY. WHY DON'T YOU GUYSSWITCH JOBS? YOU CAN STUFFTHE ENVELOPES, AND MALLORYCAN LICK THEM. I DON'T WANT TO MESS UPMY LIP GLOSS, MOM. THAT'S OKAY, MOM. I DON'T THINKWE HAVE TIME TO RETRAIN HER. OH, HI, GANG.HI, DAD. HI, SWEETHEART.HOW WAS IT DOWN AT THE STATION? OH,A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING. THE RATINGS FOR "OH, MY OHIO"KEEP SLIPPING. OH, BUT THAT'SA WONDERFUL PROGRAM. IT'S INFORMATIVE, IT'SENTERTAINING, IT'S EDUCATIONAL. WELL, WHAT WAS IT ABOUTLAST NIGHT? UH, LAST NIGHT? I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE ITLAST NIGHT. DAD? UH, I-I MEANT TO SEE IT. I SAW IT.IT WAS ABOUT HIGHWAY REPAIR. IF ANY POTHOLES SPRING UPIN THE LIVING ROOM, CALL ME. HOW'S ITGOING HERE?OKAY. WE'RE GETTING OUTTHE ANNOUNCEMENTS FORTHE CIRCUS BENEFIT. I HAVE A LOT OF BIG SURPRISESTHERE, TOO. AS LONGAS THERE'S NOTHING THAT INVOLVESME AND A TIGER. ALEX HOME? NO, HE'S OUT WITH MING. UH, THEY WENT TO A LECTURE ON MONEY MANAGEMENT FORSUCCESS-ORIENTED ADOLESCENTS. SAME KIND OF THING WE DIDWHEN WE WERE KIDS. HUH? ALEX, YOU'RE SUPPOSEDTO BE HIS BIG BROTHER, NOT HIS TWIN BROTHER. NO, HE PICKED IT OUTALL BY HIMSELF. I SAID HE COULD BUY ANY OUTFITIN THE STORE HE WANTED, OR I'D BUY HIM THIS ONE. GUESS YOU WERE SHORT OF CASH,HUH, MING? WE ALSO GOT THESE. WE'RE GONNA HANG THEM UPIN OUR ROOMS. I'M GONNA TAKE THESE UPSTAIRS.I WANT TO HANG UP MINE NOW. I'LL BET NOBODY ELSE HAS A GREAT BIG PICTUREOF ALEX IN HIS ROOM. ALEX DOES. WOW.HE'S HARD TO KEEP UP WITH. YOU HAVING A GOOD TIMEWITH HIM, MING? WELL, THE TIME OF MY LIFE.ALEX IS THE GREATEST. HE'S BRAINWASHED HIM. OH, I KNOW ALEX CAN BEA LITTLE INTENSE AT TIMES. HE'S PROBABLY JUSTGOING THROUGH A PHASE. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHTAT FIRST. NOW WE THINKIT'S NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY. ALL RIGHT,WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO NOW? LET'S LOOK AT THE CHART. WHAT KIND OF CHARTIS THAT? OH, WELL, WHEN I TOOK ONTHE RESPONSIBILITY OF BEING MING'SBIG BROTHER, I HAD TO REORGANIZEMY TIME. IT WASN'T EASY, BUT I THINKI'VE GOT IT WORKED OUT. SEE, I MAPPED OUTALL MY ACTIVITIES -- SCHOOL, CHESS CLUB, GIRLS, SPECIAL GIRLS, SUSIE FARKAS. WELL, COMMERCE DEPARTMENTHEARINGS START IN A FEW MINUTES. WHAT SAY WE GO UPSTAIRSAND GET OUR NOTEBOOKS READY? BUT, ALEX,WHAT ABOUT FREE PLAY? WELL,WE HAD FREE PLAY YESTERDAY. I'M A KID, ALEX.I NEED TO PLAY EVERY DAY. ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT,UH, FOUR MINUTES. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? I GUESS THE MILE RUNIS OUT. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO,ALEX, IS FINE WITH ME. WELL,WHY DON'T WE GO OUTSIDE AND TOSS THE FOOTBALLAROUND, THEN? WE'VE GOT TIMEFOR, UH, 23 THROWS EACH, ALLOWINGFOR MISCELLANEOUS FLUBS. I SAY WE GO FOR IT.LET'S GO FOR IT. YOU'RE GONNA GO FOR THE WHOLEFOUR MINUTES, HUH, ALEX? WHY NOT?LIFE IS SHORT. [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] HELLO. UH, JUST A MINUTE.ALEX, IT'S FOR YOU. I'M BUSYWITH MY LITTLE BROTHER, DAD. IT'S SUSIE FARKAS. WE'LL PLAY TOMORROW. [ HUMMING ] STEVEN.HOW DO I LOOK, HUH? I AM SO NERVOUS. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN CHARGEOF A CIRCUS BENEFIT BEFORE. YOU HAVEN'T? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THATBEFORE WE GOT MARRIED? STEVEN, HOW DO I LOOK? YOU LOOK GREAT.[ SMOOCHES ] OH. MWAH. MWAH.MWAH. MWAH. MWAH. IT'S SATURDAY.CAN'T YOU TWO TAKE THE DAY OFF? WE'RE WORKAHOLICS. WHERE'S MING? WE THOUGHT IT'D BE BETTERIF HE MADE A GRAND ENTRANCE. COME ON DOWN, MING. [ HORN HONKS ] AH.OH! YOU LOOK TERRIFIC.WHAT A WONDERFUL COSTUME. ARE YOU A HAPPY CLOWNOR A SAD CLOWN? I'M HAPPY. ALEX IS TAKING METO THE CIRCUS. AH, WE'RE GONNA HAVESUCH A GOOD TIME. THE OPENING CEREMONIESSTART AT NOON, AND THEN THERE'STHE MAIN CIRCUS EVENTS, AND THEN THERE'S THE BIGBROTHER/LITTLE BROTHER PARADE. AAH! OH, HEY, HEY, ALEX.WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? OH, WE HAD A MEETINGOF THE DEBATE CLUB. IT RAN A LITTLE LONG. WE KEPT ARGUINGOVER WHAT TIME TO STOP. ALEX, WHAT DO YOU THINKOF MING? [ HORN HONKS ] MING, WHAT ARE YOU -- OH, BOY. BIG BROTHER/LITTLE BROTHERCIRCUS DAY, RIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU GOING AS,ALEX -- THE OWNEROF THE CIRCUS? IT'S TODAY, HUH? WELL, ISN'T ITON YOUR CHART? UH, YES. YES, IT IS.I GUESS I FORGOT. WELL, NO BIG DEAL.YOU'RE HERE NOW. WHILE YOU'RE GETTINGINTO YOUR COSTUME, WE'LL BE PUTTING THE CAKESAND COOKIES IN THE CAR. UH, MING, WE HAVEA LITTLE PROBLEM HERE. YOU SEE, UH, I REALLY DIDFORGET ABOUT THE CIRCUS. THAT'S OKAY.YOU'VE GOT A LOT ON YOUR MIND. NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.SEE, I FORGOT. I-I MADE OTHER PLANS. OH. YEAH, WE GOT A MEETING OF THE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS'CLUB TODAY. I'M TAKING PICTURESFOR THE YEARBOOK. I'M SORRY,BUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO TO THE CIRCUS WITH YOU. THAT'S OKAY. DO I LOOK LIKE SOMEONEWHO'D WANT TO GO TO THE CIRCUS? MAYBE A LITTLE. I GOT A GREAT IDEA. WHY DON'T I GO TO THE MEETINGWITH YOU? THAT WAY WE CAN STILL BETOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON. DON'T BE SILLY, MING. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE FUNAT THE CIRCUS. FUN'S NOT THAT IMPORTANT, ALEX.YOU TAUGHT ME THAT. LOOK, MING,YOU'RE GOING TO THE CIRCUS. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIMEWITH MY FAMILY. WHAT ABOUT THE BIGBROTHER/LITTLE BROTHER PARADE? I'LL TAKE YOU NEXT WEEK. WE'LL WALK AROUNDTOGETHER. UH, THEY'RE WAITING.YOU'D BETTER GET GOING. OKAY. I'LL HAVE A GREAT TIMEWITH YOUR FOLKS. THEY'RE VERY NICE. THEY HELPED ME PUT TOGETHERTHIS OUTFIT, WITH MAKEUPAND EVERYTHING. YEAH,AND YOU LOOK GREAT. THEY DREW A BIG MOUTH ON YOUAND A BIG NOSE. THEY EVEN DREWA LITTLE TEAR. EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE CIRCUS,IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME THING. YOU KNOW YOU GUYSSHOULDN'T EAT ALL THAT STUFF, BUT YOU GO RIGHT AHEADAND DO IT. ONCE IN A WHILE,WE JUST CAN'T RESIST. I GUESS I'D BETTERGO UPSTAIRS AND CHANGE. THANKS FOR TAKING ME.YEAH. AH, HONEY,IT WAS OUR PLEASURE. I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T HAVESUCH A GOOD TIME. I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME,A GREAT TIME. WHAT MADE YOU THINK I DIDN'THAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME? WELL, MOST KIDS DON'T CRYDURING THE HIGH-WIRE ACT. I WAS WORRIEDABOUT THEM. HI. HOW YOU DOING?HEY, ALEX. ALEX. SO, HOW WAS THE CIRCUS? IT WAS GREAT. A MAN PUT HIS HEADINSIDE A LION'S MOUTH. I HOPE HE WORKED THERE. UH, GIRLS... WHY DON'T YOU TAKEMING FOR A WALK? ARE YOU KIDDING?IT'S FREEZING OUTSIDE. THEN WALK HIMAROUND THE DINING ROOM. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF US,AREN'T THEY? YOU GOT IT.OKAY, LET'S SPLIT. ALEX, HOW COULD YOU --ALEX, WHAT DID YOU HAVE -- I'M SORRY, ELYSE.GO AHEAD. NO, THAT'S OKAY.YOU START. YOU STARTED SPEAKING FIRST.I DON'T MIND. LOOK, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNASAY, AND YOU'RE RIGHT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE LET MINGDOWN LIKE THAT. I TOOK ON A RESPONSIBILITY, AND I DIDN'T HANDLE ITAT ALL. I LET HIM DOWN.I LET MYSELF DOWN. I LET EVERYBODY DOWN.I'M SORRY. WELL, I GUESS WE TOLD HIM. HOPE WE WEREN'TTOO ROUGH ON YOU, ALEX. HEY, ALEX,"OH, MY OHIO" IS ON. YOU KNOW THAT SHOWYOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME ABOUT? THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MING.THAT ONE'S A REPEAT. LISTEN, CAN I TALK TO YOUFOR A MINUTE, ALONE?SURE. WELL, I-I GUESS WE SHOULDSEE IT AT LEAST ONCE. OH, IT'SA GREAT SEGMENT TONIGHT. UH, "DOWNTOWN AKRON --AN EVENING IN BYZANTIUM." SO YOU LIKED THE CIRCUS,HUH? YEAH.I'M SORRY YOU COULDN'T COME. DID YOU HAVE FUN TONIGHT,TOO? NO, NO FUN. WELL,MAYBE WE CAN HAVE FUN NOW. WE CAN PLAN MY TEEN YEARSLIKE YOU WANTED. UH, LISTEN, MING... T-THINGS ARE GETTING VERY BUSYFOR ME AT SCHOOL RIGHT NOW. I-I BELONG TO SEVERAL CLUBSAND ORGANIZATIONS. YOU'RE VICE PRESIDENTOF THE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS. AND -- AND THEN THERE'SMY BUSY SOCIAL LIFE. JILL, AND SOMETIMES LINDA. YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,JILL IS OUT. I MET THIS GIRL BRENDAAT THE MEETING TONIGHT. WOW. UH, LOOK, MING, UH... THIS RELATIONSHIPISN'T WORKING OUT AT ALL. YOU JUST MET HER TONIGHT,ALEX. NO, MING... I MEAN ME AND YOU. T-THIS BIG BROTHER THINGJUST ISN'T WORKING OUT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ALEX? WELL, LET ME SEE IF I CANEXPLAIN THIS TO YOU. UM... THE CHEMISTRYJUST ISN'T RIGHT BETWEEN US. I-IT HAPPENSIN A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS. RONALD REAGANAND ALEXANDER HAIG. RICHARD NIXONAND SPIRO AGNEW. DIANA ROSSAND THE SUPREMES. WELL, SHE'S DONE VERY WELLON HER OWN. LOOK, I'M DRAGGING YOU OFFTO THE LIBRARY WHEN YOU'D RATHER BEIN A BALL PARK. I'M PUTTING YOU IN TIES WHEN YOU'D RATHER BEIN T-SHIRTS. I'M A FAILURE AT THIS. YOU MUST SENSE THAT. [ SIGHS ] LOOK,WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY... UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, I SHOULDN'T BEYOUR BIG BROTHER ANYMORE. ALEX, WHAT'S WRONG WITH MING?HE WAS CRYING. WELL, I JUST TOLD HIM I COULDN'TBE HIS BIG BROTHER ANYMORE. NICE GOING, ALEX. IT'S A GOOD THINGE.T. DIDN'T LAND HERE. MALLORY, DON'T FORGET, WE HAVE TO SEND ARECEIPT TO EVERYONEWHO SENT A DONATION. YEAH, I'VE TAKENCARE OF THAT. WHAT'S IN THE BOXOVER THERE? OH, THAT'S FROMMacGREGOR'S DEPARTMENT STORE. THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHINGFOR THE FAMILIES THERE. IT'S A FONDUE SET. THESE ARE ALL FONDUE SETS. WHAT AREVIETNAMESE REFUGEES GOING TO DOWITH FONDUE SETS? SAME THING WE DO --PUT THEM ON A TOP SHELF AND NEVER USE THEM. HEY, ALEX.WANT TO GIVE US A HAND HERE? YEAH, SURE. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WALKING.JUST WALKING. WHERE'D YOU GO? NOWHERE SPECIAL. I'VE BEEN THERE. HEY, HAVE YOU GIRLS LOOKEDTHROUGH YOUR CLOSETS FOR THINGS TO DONATE? NO, I FORGOT. I'LL GO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. I LOOKED.I NEED SOME MORE SUMMER CLOTHES. LET'S GO THIN OUTYOUR WARDROBE. ANYTHING YOU WANT TOTALK ABOUT, ALEX? NO, NOT REALLY. YOU DON'T SEEMVERY HAPPY LATELY. YOU'VE BEEN MOPING AROUNDFOR DAYS. IF I'VE BEEN MOPING, IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'VE HADMORE TIME TO MOPE LATELY. THAT'S ALL. THOUGHTI'D TAKE ADVANTAGE. DID YOU PUT ITON YOUR CHART? NO, I DIDN'T HAVE TO. IT COMES UNDERMISCELLANEOUS EMOTIONS. YOU SUREIT'S NOT ABOUT MING? MING. NO. NO.HE'S OUT OF MY LIFE. ALEX, YOU CAN ADMIT IT. YOU SHOULDN'T BE ASHAMEDBECAUSE YOU MISS HIM. MISS HIM? DAD, I MADE UP MY MINDIN THE BEGINNING TO REFRAIN FROM BECOMINGEMOTIONALLY ATTACHED. AND THAT'S EXACTLYHOW I'VE STAYED. OW. WHAT IS THAT? [ Laughing ] THAT'S ONEOF MING'S CLOWN SHOES. YEAH. YOU SEE, DAD,EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS -- WHY SHOULD I MISSTHE KID? HE'S NOTHING LIKE I WANTMY KID TO BE. YOU MEANFRANCIS SCOTT KEATON, TO BE BORN JULY 4, 1999? YEAH. LOOK, ALEX. I ONCE WANTED A SONWHO SHARED MY INTERESTS, WHO LOVED CAMPINGAND THE OUTDOORS, PLAYED STARTING FORWARDON A BASKETBALL TEAM, WAS AGAINSTINCREASED DEFENSE SPENDING. SOUND LIKEANYBODY WE KNOW? SOUNDS A LITTLELIKE A COMBINATION OF GRIZZLY ADAMS, JULIUS ERVING,AND GEORGE McGOVERN. ALSO SOUNDSA LOT LIKE YOU. WELL, I DIDN'T GETWHAT I THOUGHT I WANTED, EVEN THOUGH I TRIEDFOR A WHILE. I'M SORRY. NO, NO, NO, ALEX, ALEX. THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN. LOOK, I HAD NO RIGHT TO EXPECTYOU TO BE JUST LIKE ME. I GOT A DIFFERENT KID. HE'S, UH, BRIGHT, SENSITIVEABOUT OTHER THINGS, AND AN EXPERTON SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS. AND I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. YOU KNOW, I'LL NEVER FORGETTHE FIRST DAY I MET HIM. I WORE PLAID,HE WORE STRIPES. I WAS AFRAID WE'D CLASH. BUT WE LOOKED GREATTOGETHER. IT'S NICE THAT YOUREMEMBER THAT, ALEX. IT'S NOT AN EASY DAYTO FORGET. HE HAD SUCH A CUTE WALK, ONE FOOTIN FRONT OF THE OTHER. AND THEN WHEN HE RAN, IT WAS THE SAME THING,ONLY FASTER. I DIDN'T PLAN ON BECOMINGEMOTIONALLY INVOLVED. BUT THIS CRAZY THINGJUST HAPPENED. YOU DON'T PLAN THOSE THINGS,ALEX. YOU DON'T CONTROL THEM. WHAT DO YOU DO? JUST GO WITH IT. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] ALEX.THIS IS A SURPRISE. YEAH. IT'S KIND OF A SURPRISETO ME, TOO. CAN I COME IN? OH, SURE.PLEASE. HI. REMEMBER ME? YES, YOU DO. I'LL LEAVEYOU GUYS ALONE. DON'T WORRY, MOM. ALEX WON'T BE HEREFOR LONG. SO...THIS IS YOUR PLACE, HUH? IT'S NICE.VERY NICE. UH, THIS IS YOUR BED? UH-HUH.IT FOLDS BACK INTO A COUCH. IT'S VERY PRACTICAL. SO, UH, I GUESS YOU SLEEP HERE,THEN. RIGHT. IN THE BED. THAT'S THE PLACEFOR IT. WERE YOU ALWAYS THIS BORING,ALEX? I'M NERVOUS. I ALWAYS TALK LIKE THISWHEN I'M -- WHEN I'M NERVOUS. SOMETIMES I JUST RAMBLE ON WITH NO IDEAWHAT I'M SAYING. I THINK THIS IS ONEOF THOSE TIMES. YEAH. I-I JUST WANTEDTO COME BY AND SAY HI AND, UH, GIVE YOU THIS. THANKS. BUT I DON'T KNOWWHEN I'LL BE DRESSING UPLIKE A CLOWN AGAIN. YEAH, WELL, ALWAYS MAKESA GREAT PAPER WEIGHT. MY MOM'S GETTING MEA NEW BIG BROTHER. BIGGER THAN YOU. I GUESS THERE'S NO CHANCEYOU'D TAKE ME BACK, HUH? WHY SHOULD I? BECAUSE I MISS YOU,MING. YOU'VE GOTA LOT OF NERVE, ALEX. YOU DUMP ME,AND THEN BECAUSE YOU MISS ME, YOU EXPECT METO TAKE YOU BACK? I'M NOT SAYING I DESERVE YOU.I'M JUST SAYING I WANT YOU. YOU DON'T WANT ME. YOU WANT A LITTLE YOU. YOU WANT SOMEONETHAT LOOKS LIKE YOU, ACTS LIKE YOU,AND THINKS LIKE YOU. IS THAT HOW I ACTED? YEAH. I CAN'T BE ALEX. I'VE GOT TO BE MING. WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES,MING. GOING TO THE MOVIES,TOSSING THE BALL AROUND, GUY TALK. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ"THE WALL STREET JOURNAL," Y-YOU DON'T HAVE TO. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BEA YOUNG REPUBLICAN, IT WON'T BOTHER ME. WHAT IF I WANT TO BEA LIBERAL DEMOCRAT? WHY WOULD YOU POSSIBLY -- ALEX. I'D BE WITH YOU. I WOULDN'T LIKE IT,BUT I'D BE WITH YOU. [ SIGHS ] WELL... I ALREADY GOTYOUR PICTURE UP. WELCOME BACK. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK. WELL... I GUESS YOU CAN TAKE THE DARTOUT OF MY NOSE, HUH? NOT SO FAST. WE'LL HAVE TO SEEHOW YOU DO. I'M GONNA BE OKAY.