[ 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 [ SIGHS ] OH, COME ON, JEN. TIME'S UP.MAKE A MOVE. I CAN'T MAKE A WORDWITH THESE LETTERS -- "X," "Y," "G," "Z,"AND "Q." I FORFEIT MY TURN. "FORFEIT?" WH--DID YOU SAY FORFEIT? YES, I DID. IF I HAD THE LETTERS,I'D SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU. N-NO, JEN.NO, NO, NO, NO. A KEATON NEVER FORFEITS. KEATONS BATTLETILL THE BITTER END. A KEATON WOULD RATHER DIEFIGHTING THAN GIVE UP. OKAY, HERE'S MY WORD. "CAT." "CAT." DID YOU SEE THAT, DAD?"CAT." SEE WHAT? WITH A PLETHORA OF INTERESTING LETTERSTO CHOOSE FROM, YOUR DAUGHTER SPELLS"CAT." JENNIFER,PACK YOUR BAGS. ALEX, THIS ISN'TWORLD WAR III. WE'RE JUSTPLAYING SCRABBLE. WELL, YOU KNOW,THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM, JENNIFER. EVERYTHING IS A GAMETO YOU. CALM DOWN, POTATO HEAD. POTATO HEAD. POTA-- YOU CALLED ME THATWHEN YOU WERE 4 YEARS OLD. I'M IN COLLEGE NOW.I DESERVE A LITTLE RESPECT. SORRY. MR. POTATO HEAD. WHAT YOU NEEDIS A NEUTRAL THIRD PARTY TO DEMILITARIZE THE GAME. DEAL ME IN. [ HUMMING ] WHAT'S WRONG? DAD, ALEX AND ILOVE YOU VERY MUCH, AND YOU'REA WONDERFUL FATHER, BUT YOU KNOW YOU CANNOTPLAY A GAME OF SCRABBLE WITHOUT GETTINGCOMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. WHAT ARE YOUTALKING ABOUT? OH, COME ON, DAD. YOU'RE THE ONLY GUYIN THE HISTORY OF SCRABBLE TO BE CALLEDFOR UNNECESSARY ROUGHNESS. ALEX, COME... HEY, YOU TWOARE JUST IN TIME FOR A GOOD OLDSCRABBLE TOURNAMENT. YOU AREN'T ACTUALLY GONNA PLAY,ARE YOU, STEVEN? WHY NOT? WELL, YOU KNOWWHAT THE DOCTOR SAID. YOU'RE SUBJECTTO NERVOUS EXHAUSTION DUE TO INTENSESCRABBLE EXPOSURE. LAST TIME YOU PLAYED,YOU MISSED WORK FOR A WEEK. HEY, HOW ABOUT YOU, MAL?YOU WANT TO PLAY? GOOD WAY TO LEARNTHE ALPHABET. NO, THANKS. I HAVE A FRIENDCOMING OVER ANY MINUTE. WE'RE GONNA STUDY. YEAH, RIGHT. NO, REALLY,A VERY GOOD FRIEND. WE MET IN LINEAT REGISTRATION. WE'RE BOTHUNDER THE K's. WELL, THAT'SAN UNBREAKABLE BOND. SHE'S REALLY NICE.SHE'S SMART, TOO. YEAH, RIGHT. [ DOORBELL RINGS ]OH, THAT'S HER. ALLISON, HI.HI. EVERYONE,THIS IS ALLISON KING. THIS IS MY MOM, ELYSE.HI. AND THIS IS MY DAD, STEVEN,MY SISTER, JENNIFER.HI. AND...HE LIVES HERE,TOO. NICE TO MEET YOU. SO, UH,YOU GO TO GRANT, HUH? ARE YOU MAJORING IN UNDECLAREDARTS AND CLOTHES LIKE MY SISTER? NO, IT'S ARCHITECTURE. OH, I'M AN ARCHITECT. MALLORY,YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT ALLISON'SAN ARCHITECTURE MAJOR. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR WORKSOMETIME, MRS. KEATON. WELL, I'D LOVE TO SHOW ITTO YOU. ANYTIME. GREAT.ALLISON,WE BETTER START STUDYING. OKAY. OKAY, JENNIFER,READ THEM AND WEEP. "LEXICON."33 POINTS. YOU KNOW, YOU CANMAKE A BETTER WORD. "XENOPHOBIA" ONA TRIPLE WORD SCORE WOULD GIVE YOU69 POINTS. OH, SORRY. I DON'T MEANTO DISTURB YOUR STUDYING, BUT THERE'S A SMALL WARBREWING OUT THERE, AND I HAD TO GET AWAY. IS DAD LOSING AGAIN? HE'S NOT JUSTLOSING THE GAME, HE'S LOSING HIS MIND. HE SWEARS THATZ-O-Q-U-O, "ZOQUO," IS A WORD FROM THE GREEKMEANING WATER SPORTS. WELL, I HOPE THEYGIVE IT TO HIM. I'D HATE FOR HIMTO MISS WORK AGAIN. "FOUNDATION IN STRUCTURE"BY CURTIS NEVIN. THIS WAS MY FIRSTARCHITECTURE TEXT. REALLY?YEAH. "FOR THE ARCHITECT'SMAIN RESPONSIBILITY "FINALLY IS TO TRANSLATEIS TO TRANSLATE Both: "FORM AND FUNCTIONINTO VISTA AND VISION, TO CREATE A PLACEFOR A MAN TO SOAR." LIBERTY AND JUSTICEFOR ALL. WHAT ARE YOU STUDYING,HONEY? OH, FASHION -- UM, HOW ITS FUNCTIONRELATES TO FORM. "FOR IT'S THE FASHIONEER'SMAIN RESPONSIBILITY "TO COORDINATE AN OUTFITAND TO MAKE A PLACE WHERE MEN AND WOMENCAN KEEP FROM BEING NAKED." THAT'S VERY INTERESTING,HONEY. MRS. KEATON. OH, ELYSE, PLEASE. Elyse? I HAVE A PAPER DUEIN MY CITY PLANNING CLASS. AND I WONDERED IF YOU WOULDMIND IF I INTERVIEWED YOU? MIND? I'D LOVE IT. I-I'M FLATTERED.I'M VERY FLATTERED. OH. WELL, GOOD. I'VE NEVER BEENTHE TOPIC OF A PAPER BEFORE. MOM, I WROTE A POEM ABOUT YOUIN THE THIRD GRADE. I LOVE THAT POEM, BUT A PAPER IS DIFFERENT. WELL, IT PROBABLYWON'T RHYME. MOM, YOU GOT TO HELP US.DAD'S GETTING WILD. WE HADTO GIVE HIM "ZOQUO" AND PROMISE TO USE IT OFTENIN CASUAL CONVERSATION. THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS.IT IS. BUT I TOLD HIMI'M GOING DOWN TO THE "Y" AND ZOQUO MY BRAINS OUT. WELL, COME ON, DAD.LET'S GO. IT'S YOUR TURN.YOU'RE TAKING FOREVER HERE. I... PASS. GOOD, GOOD.MY TURN. DAD,WHY DID YOU PASS? YOU'RE PLAYINGRIGHT INTO HIS HANDS. I'M IN A ROUGH SPOTHERE, JENNIFER. I HAVE A "Q" I'M TRYINGTO GET ON THE BOARD, BUT I CAN'T SEEMTO FIND ANY U's. THAT'S BECAUSE ALEXHAS ALL OF THEM. HE HOARDS THE U's SO WHOEVER GETS THE "Q"CAN'T GET RID OF IT. NOT EXACTLY SPORTING OF YOU,ALEX. COME ON, DAD. LOOK. NOWHEREON THIS INSTRUCTION SHEET IS THERE A RULEAGAINST HOARDING. IT'S A PERFECTLY FAIRAND BRILLIANT DEFENSIVE PLAY, AND IT'S IN KEEPINGWITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME. BESIDES, I'M GONNA USE THESELETTERS TO MAKE A WORD HERE. WHAT KIND OF A WORD ARE YOUGOING TO MAKE WITH THREE U's? "USHNUU." FROM THE GREEK. IT MEANS"TO TOWEL OFF." USE IT IN A SENTENCE. AFTER I ZOQUO,I LIKE TO USHNUU. OKAY. THIS IS DEFINITELYA NEW LOW POINT. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO FINDA POSITIVE MALE ROLE MODEL. I'LL SEE IF ANDY'S UPFROM HIS NAP. IS MOM BACK YET? NO.NO. WAIT A MINUTE. WASN'T SHE WITH, UH,YOU AND ALLISON? YEAH, WE WERE SUPPOSEDTO GO SHOPPING, BUT THERE WAS SOME KINDOF EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM, SO THEY WENT TO THAT INSTEAD. WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU GO? DAD,THEY WENT TO A MUSEUM. OH, SORRY. LET'S GO, DAD.MAKE A MOVE. YOUR TURN. UH, LOOK. UH, WE'VE BEEN AT ITFOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, ALEX. WHY DON'T WE TAKEA LITTLE BREAK? SURE, DAD. OH, POP, YOU WANT METO CALL THE OFFICE FOR YOU, TELL THEMYOU WON'T BE IN TOMORROW? I CAN'T REALLY SAYTHAT BEING A WOMAN HAS BEEN A HINDRANCETO MY CAREER. UH, NO.NO, I DON'T MEAN THAT. IT'S JUST THATIT HASN'T MADE IT ANY EASIER. HI. HONEY, OH! WHAT A DAY. IT WAS A FABULOUS EXHIBIT.WE REALLY MISSED YOU. BEING THEREWITH YOUR MOTHER WAS LIKE BEING THEREWITH A TOUR GUIDE. SHE KNEW EVERY INCHOF THAT MUSEUM. IT WAS LIKE GOINGTO A MALL WITH YOU. I'M REALLY SORRYYOU DIDN'T COME, HONEY. YEAH, I HAD A LOT OF THINGSTO DO TODAY. OH, WE SAW KEVIN HAMILTONAT THE MUSEUM. WHICH -- WHICH ONEWAS KEVIN HAMILTON? UH, THE ONEWITH THE CURLY HAIR. OH, THE JEANS,THE RED SHIRT, REAL CUTE? MOM... WHAT? YOU'RE A MOTHER. YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSEDTO NOTICE THINGS LIKE THAT, LIKE HOW CUTEKEVIN HAMILTON IS. WELL, KEVIN HAMILTONNOTICED YOUR MOTHER. HE ASKED HERTO THE PROM. MOM? I SAID NO. LOOK, ALLISON, SINCE WE COULDN'TGO TO THE MALL TODAY, I FIGURED WE COULDGO TONIGHT. I NOTICED THERE'S A BIG SALEAT LAZARUS. Allison: OH, THAT SOUNDSREALLY GREAT, BUT ELYSE AND IARE GONNA GO TO THIS ARCHITECTURESYMPOSIUM ON CAMPUS TONIGHT. OH. YOU MIGHT LIKE IT,HONEY. IT'S ABOUTTHE GREEK REVIVAL PERIOD IN THE EARLY19th CENTURY. OOH, THAT SOUNDSREALLY TEMPTING, BUT, UH, TO TELL YOUTHE TRUTH, I'VE GOT TO, UH,DO SOME EXTRA-CREDIT HOMEWORK FOR GEOMETRY. I'M GOING TO CROCHETA PARALLELOGRAM. ARE YOU SURE, HONEY? THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME,BUT YOU GUYS GO AHEAD. OKAY. LET'S GOPLAY STEVEN THIS TAPE. OH, GREAT. "XIPHOID." NOW, WITH THE TRIPLEWORD SCORE, AND THE 50-POINT BONUSFOR USING ALL MY LETTERS, IT'S 118 POINTSFOR ME. YOUR TURN. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... OKAY.N-X-M-U-V. NXMUV. NO, I'M SORRY,BIG FELLA. I DON'T THINK THERE'SANY SUCH WORD AS "NXMUV." LOOK IT UP. IF YOU INSIST. OH, COME ON, ALEX.HE CAN'T EVEN SPELL. COME ON, ANDY. W-WAIT A MINUTE.WAIT A MINUTE. WHO AM I GONNAPLAY WITH NOW? HEY, I'LL GIVE YOU "NXMUV." "NXMUV" AND 100 POINTS. NXMUV. ALEX... HEY. HEY, MAL, YOU WANT TO PLAY?YOU WANT TO PLAY? I'LL GIVE YOU ROCK GROUPS,GIVE YOU SLANG, GIVE YOU,UH, MISSPELLED WORDS. NO. THANKS. UH, CAN I TALK TO YOUABOUT SOMETHING? YEAH. WHAT'S UP? LOOK... [SIGHS] I DON'T KNOWIF YOU'VE NOTICED, BUT LATELY, MOM AND ALLISONHAVE BECOME VERY CLOSE. VERY, VERY CLOSE. WHAT, ARE YOU AFRAIDTHEY'RE GONNA ELOPE? I'M COMPLETELY LEFT OUT OF IT.THERE'S NO PLACE FOR ME. THEY HAVE THE SAME INTERESTS,THE SAME TASTES, THE SAME LIKES. MALLORY, DON'T YOU SEE? IT'S YOUR FAULTFOR HAVING SUCH A SMART FRIEND. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T BLAME MOMFOR LATCHING ON TO HER. DON'T KNOW WHEN ANOTHER ONE'SGONNA SHOW UP. WELL, I'M SORRY I BROUGHT IT UP.I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER. LOOK, MAL, MALLY, SERIOUSLY,YOU'RE MAKING THIS THING A WHOLE LOT BIGGERTHAN IT REALLY IS.I AM? YEAH. LOOK, ALL THAT'SREALLY HAPPENED HERE IS THAT YOU'VESUDDENLY REALIZED THAT YOU AND MOMDON'T HAVE A LOT IN COMMON AND THAT YOU'LL NEVER BEAS CLOSE AS YOU WANT TO BE. IT'S NO BIG DEAL. ALL RIGHT, GUYS. HEY! HEY, MOM,WHAT'S THE CHAMPAGNE FOR? ALLISON GOT AN "A" ON HER ARCHITECTURE PROJECTABOUT ME. CONGRATULATIONS,ALLISON. YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS,ALLISON.Allison: THANKS. WELL,WHAT'S THE OCCASION? OH, DAD, ALLISON GOT AN "A"ON HER ARCHITECTURE PROJECT. I SURPRISED MOM DIDN'T CALL YOUAT WORK TO TELL YOU. WELL, I-I THINK WE HAVESOMETHING SPECIAL HERE. WE HAVE AN "A" PAPER BASED ON THE CAREEROF AN "A" WOMAN. WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO OUTAND CELEBRATE AT A RESTAURANT APPROVED BY THE A.A.A.? I'M SORRY. [ LAUGHS ] UM, DAD, WE CAN'T. ALLISON AND I HAVEA SORORITY MEETING TONIGHT. IN FACT,WE BETTER GET GOING. OH, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THEMEETING'S GONNA BE HELD HERE, AND IT'S GONNA BE A PARTYIN HONOR OF ALLISON. OH. IT WAS YOUR MOM'S IDEA. THAT'S GREAT.IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] EXCUSE ME.EXCUSE ME. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A TOAST. TO MY GOOD FRIENDALLISON KING, WHO IS LEARNING TOTRANSLATE FORM AND FUNCTION INTO VISTA AND VISION TO MAKE A PLACE FOR MENAND WOMEN TO SOAR. [ ALL CHEERING ] UH, EXCUSE ME.EXCUSE ME. I'D LIKE TO -- I'D LIKE TO MAKEA LITTLE TOAST MYSELF. [ CLEARS THROAT ] TO ALL OF YOULOVELY YOUNG LADIES... ...ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE NOT INVOLVEDIN SERIOUS RELATIONSHIPS. HOW YOU DOING? ALEX. A VERY HEARTFELT LITTLE TRIBUTEYOU MADE THERE, ALEX. WELL, MOM, YOU KNOW,I MEANT EVERY WORD OF IT. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU CANGO BACK TO THE KITCHEN NOW. RIGHT.HEY, HOW YOU DOING? YOU HAVING A GOOD TIME?OH, GREAT. I'M JUST SITTING HEREWONDERING WHICH ONE OF MY FRIENDSMOM'S GONNA STEAL NEXT. I HOPE IT'S NOTTHE BLONDE IN THE CORNER. I'M GONNAPUT THE MOVES ON HER. OH, WAIT, WAIT,WAIT, WAIT, WHAT? WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?UH, ALLISON WANTSTO TEACH ME THIS DANCE. WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOUR MOTHERHOW TO SLAM SPIN. OH, WAIT A MINUTE.WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE. YOU CAN'T SLAM SPINAT YOUR AGE. WELL,I GUESS I'M GONNA TRY. [ UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS ] [ ALL CHEERING ] HOW'S IT GOING OUT THERE,ALEX? FABULOUS, DAD, FABULOUS. MOM'S GOT THEM EATINGOUT OF THE PALM OF HER HAND. SH-SHE'S DANCING.SHE'S HAVING A BALL. DANCING? GOOD. THIS IS QUITE A COMMENTON OUR TIMES, ISN'T IT, DAD? HOW SO? WELL, THE GIRLSARE OUT THERE DANCING, UH, HAVING A PARTY,CUTTING LOOSE, AND... WE'RE IN HEREMAKING MUSHROOM SWIRLS. I THINK IT'S A NICE COMMENT,ALEX. AND IT'S JUST FINEWITH ME. I'M COMFORTABLEWITH THIS ROLE. OH, COME ON, DAD.MEN ARE HUNTERS. WE'RE -- WE'RE WARRIORS.WE'RE EXPLORERS. WE'RE NOTHORS D'OEUVRE MAKERS. ALL RIGHT, MAYBE WE AREHORS D'OEUVRE MAKERS. [ MUSIC CONTINUES ] [ LAUGHTER AND CHEERING ] YOU WERE GREAT. DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT. YOU REALLY ARE AMAZING. HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAYABOUT JOINING OUR SORORITY? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S FUNNY --WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHINGABOUT SORORITIES. THE '60sJUST WEREN'T ABOUT THAT. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINEYOU AS PART OF THE '60s. OH, YEAH.DID YOU KNOW THE BEATLES? ELYSE, I DON'T KNOWHOW YOU DO IT. I KNOW I HAVEA HARD ENOUGH TIME JUST GOING TO CLASSESAND STUDYING FOR TESTS AND GOING ON A DATEONCE IN A BLUE MOON. HOW DO YOU MANAGETO KEEP YOUR LIFE IN ORDER? YEAH, HOW DO YOUFIT IT ALL IN? I MEAN, WIFE, MOTHER,CAREER WOMAN. SOMETIMES, I GUESS IT'S JUSTA CASE OF PRIORITIES, YOU KNOW? ELYSE,I GOT A QUESTION. MM, YEAH? DON'T YOU THINK THERE'SA TENDENCY FOR AMOTHER TO COMPENSATE TO OVERCOME A FEELING OF GUILTABOUT ABSENCE FROM HOME BY BECOMING TOOINTENSELY INVOLVED INTHEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES? UM, I'M NOT SUREI UNDERSTAND. WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT WHEN A WOMANDECIDES TO BECOME A MOTHER, SHE SHOULDJUST BE A MOTHER, AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGSCOMPLICATE HER LIFE SO MUCH THAT SHE CAN'T DECIDEWHO SHE IS OR WHAT SHESHOULD BE DOING OR WHO SHE SHOULD BEDOING IT WITH. I'M SORRY, HONEY.I'M NOT SURE I FOLLOW YOU. WHY ARE YOU DOINGWITH MY FRIENDS?! THIS IS MY LIFE,AND THESE ARE MY FRIENDS, AND YOU'RE MY MOTHER! WHY DON'T YOU ACTYOUR OWN AGE?! [ SOBBING ] [ DOOR SLAMS ] LADIES, CLAM PUFFS. HMM? HMM? HEY, DAD. OH. HI, ALEX. I WAS HOPINGIT MIGHT BE MALLORY. WHAT,SHE'S NOT HOME YET? NO, AND, UH... I THINK YOUR MOTHER'S STARTINGTO GET A LITTLE WORRIED. IT'S LATE.WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? WELL, I HAD TO, UH... DRIVE A FEW OF THE GIRLSHOME. ALEX, YOU -- YOU LEFTTHREE HOURS AGO. WELL, COME ON. IT TAKESA LONG TIME, YOU KNOW -- WALK THEM TO THE DOOR, GO INSIDE,HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE, COLLECT THE GAS MONEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, I'M JUST, UH,MAKING SOME SANDWICHES FOR, UH, LUNCH TOMORROW --JENNIFER AND ANDY. [ CLEARS THROAT ] WE, UH -- WE DON'T EAT THE FRUIT,YOU KNOW. HMM? KIDS -- I MEAN, FIRST WE, UH,GO FOR THE COOKIES, AND THEN THE DRINK, AND THEN THE SANDWICH,MAYBE. BUT, UH,WE CHUCK THE FRUIT. WELL, I KNOW,BUT AS A FATHER, I'M SWORN TO INCLUDE A PIECEOF FRUIT WITH EVERY LUNCH. ALL RIGHT. OH, HEY, DAD. QUICK GAME?WHAT DO YOU SAY? OH, NO, ALEX.IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT. I'M EXHAUSTED. COME ON,I'LL HANDICAP MYSELF, OKAY? ALEX, PLEASE. LET'S HAVEA LITTLE SELF-CONTROL. ENOUGH'S ENOUGH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I'M A LITTLE TIRED,ANYWAY. OKAY. COME ON. HI. HI. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? OUT DRIVING. HONEY, I-I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS AFFECTING YOUTHE WAY IT WAS. I-I JUST DIDN'TPICK UP ON IT AT ALL. I'M SORRY. IT'S OKAY. I KNOW THAT, UM,YOU AND ALLISON HAVE A LOT MORE IN COMMONTHAN YOU AND I DO. AND I KNOW THAT YOU LIKEBEING FRIENDS WITH ALLISON. IS THAT WHATYOU'RE UPSET ABOUT? YOU -- YOU THINK I LIKE ALLISONMORE THAN I LIKE YOU? WELL... YOU'RE MY HONEY. I LOVE YOU. YOU DON'T HAVETO SAY THIS, MOM. I SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS CLEARA LONG TIME AGO. I'M THRILLEDWITH WHO YOU ARE. YOU -- YOU HAVE A GENTLENESSAND A SWEETNESS AND AN ABILITY TO MAKE PEOPLEFEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. YOU'RE VERY SPECIAL. THANKS. I'M SORRY I OVERREACTED. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, HONEY,YOU'LL DO YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR IF YOU DON'T BOTTLE THINGS UPINSIDE LIKE THAT. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY,TELL US. YOU KNOW, LET US KNOWHOW YOU'RE FEELING. GIVE US A CLUE. ALL RIGHT. DURING THE PASTFEW WEEKS, I THINK YOU'VE BEEN ACTINGKIND OF CHILDISH. GOOD. THAT'S THE IDEA. I DON'T THINKIT'S FAIR THAT I SHOULDHAVE TO COME HOME FROM MY DATESBY MIDNIGHT. ALL RIGHT,THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN -- WE CAN THINK ABOUTAND DISCUSS. LATELY, YOUR MEALS HAVE LEFT SOMETHINGTO BE DESIRED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHINGRIGHT AWAY. A LITTLE MYSTERYDOESN'T HURT, BUT YOU HAVETHE BASIC IDEA. [ CHUCKLES ] YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE TO TRYTO COMMUNICATE MORE. WE REALLY HAVE TO FIND --SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER. AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW... THESE AREVERY SPECIAL TIMES. THEY'RE NOT ALWAYSGONNA BE HERE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WELL, YOU KNOW,IN A FEW YEARS, YOU'RE JUST GONNA BECOMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. THINGS ARE GONNA BEFRANTIC AND HURRIED. YOUR MINDWILL BE ON OTHER THINGS, AND, WELL,I'LL BE STUFFING TURKEYS. IN BETWEEN CATCHING UPWITH JENNIFER AND ANDY AND LISTENING TO ALEX TELL USHOW MUCH MONEY HE'S MAKING... WE'RE PROBABLYONLY GONNA HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS TO TALK,YOU KNOW. I'D HATE TO THINKTHAT WE HAD NOTHING TO SAY. I DON'T THINKTHAT CAN HAPPEN. LETS GO UPSTAIRSAND TALK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, DAD. ONE GAME,DOUBLE OR NOTHING. I WIN, I GET THE DEEDTO THE HOUSE.