[ 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 there ain't no nothin' * we can't loveeach other through * * ooh-hoo * What would we do, baby * without us? * Sha-la-la-la Okay, Skip - take a look around.What do you see? I see -- the gym...a place whereI routinely hurt myself. The gym? Skip, the gym? That'sall you see? See, that's why I'm chairman ofthe prom committee and you'reprom garbage captain This isn't the gym? Well, yeah, today it's the gym. But in one week it's gonna betransformed in-into amagnificent Civil War plantation It'll just,smell like a gym. Sounds great. Oh - it's gonna be great. Skip, we're gonna have amagnolia grove back here. And, uh, this-this is gonna bethe Mason Dixon line! And, uh,back here the girls'locker room you know what that'sgonna be? Heaven? No, Skip, that's where we'regonna put the mansion. Come on - we've got a lot ofwork to do. Can you, uh, start by gettingthe trees? Right away, Boss. Hi, Alex. How's it going? Oh, Rachel, it's going great. You know, this is gonna be thebest prom in the school'shistory? Oh,great idea you had for thetheme "Gone with the Wind." Oh,well thank you! But, I liked your idea, "Sunseton Wall Street." Yeah,I guess it was just tooromantic for this crowd. (LOUD THUD)Everything's under control. So, Alex, do you have a d-atuxedo for the prom yet? Yeah sure. How about a date? Huh? Who -- I mean, uh - do you havea date yet? Well, uh, no. No, not yet. As a matter of fact, I wasplanning to ask, uh, JocelynClark. Oh Jocelyn...Jocelyn - she'snice. That-that's nice. Yeah, I know, but uh - have to admit I'm alittle nervous about it. Why, Alex - I think any girlwould be thrilled to go withyou. Well, I know that. I know, but, Jocelyn's - Jocelynis just so - special - you know. I'm - uh, I'm merelyextraordinary. I don't know,sometimesex-extraordinary's enough. Thanks, Rach.You know you'reokay. Whoa - Rach - there she is. Jocelyn Clark. Excuse me for a minute. Wish me luck, Rach. Good luck, Alex. Jocelyn. So,you're really gonna go withthis dumb "Gone With the Wind"theme, huh? Well, it uh, wasn't my idea,but, uh, I'm just one guy, youknow? Uh, Jocelyn, you know, speakingof the prom, I w- I was wondering - uh - wellsince - since I'm gonna be there and I assume that you're gonnabe there - uh - why don't we bethere together? What a cute idea! Thank you. But I can't. Brad Hamilton asked meyesterday. Sorry, Alex. I guess,uh guess I just, askedyou too late, huh? No,I would have waited for Brad. Alex, I just want you to knowthat I saw the entire thing, and if I were her I would havesaid "yes." Let's hope it doesn't come tothat, Skip. Guess what, Mom. Today, Mrs.Anderson read my poem in front of thewhole class. Well, that's wonderful, honey. We'd love to hear it. Uh, speak for yourself, Dad. Come on, Jennifer - let's hearit. "A Poem" by Jennifer Keaton. "We live in a shadow of nuclearbomb.One day we're here - thenext we're gone." Uh, so how was your day, Alex? I think the poem pretty wellsums it up. I know why Alex is depressed. He asked Jocelyn Clark to theprom today...and she said "no."It's all over school. Who would believe it? President of the Prom committeeand I can't get a date! I'd go with you, Alex, but Ialready have a date. Who? Just kidding. Even the chaperones have dates. Don't look at me. To make matters worse, RachelMiller's on her way over hereright now to work on prom plans. How am I supposed to get myheart into this now? Don't feel so bad, Alex. I'll bet a lot of unpopular guysdon't have dates. (Knock at door) Ah, there she is now. I'll get it. Yo - Rach. Hi. -Hi.-Hi Rachel,good to see you. -Hi honey,how are ya.-Hi, Rachel. We don't have much left to do. But we have to pick the music. Now I brought some tapes here ofa few bands. We have "Bloody Awful", "Returnof the Dead" and "Liver Damage." Why don't we go upstairs and letRachel and Alex get some workdone? Wow,this is great. I wish I had Liver Damage. It can be arranged. Come on, Alex, let's listen tothe tapes. Terrific,just what I'm in themood for. What's the matter? Jocelyn turned me down. I'm depressed. I'm saddened. I'm crushed. I know. I heard. I'm sorry. How could that happen? You know, we were so sure shewas gonna say "yes." You know, it's torture when youwhen you want something so badand you just can't have it. You know what I mean? Yes,I do. Ah, there I go, crying on yourshoulder again. Why do I always do that? No,it's okay, I don't - I don'tmind. Oh-h-h enough of thisblubbering. Let's listen to these tapes. The prom must go on. Okay. I think we have some good stuffhere. (MUSIC PLAYS) Hey, that's notbad. That's "Bloody Awful." Uh-h I kind of like it. That's the name of the group. I know. It was a joke. I was joking. Oh-oh-h - that's - that's funny! Hey, do you want to see if thisstuff's danceable? Oh, no,I'm -I'm a really baddancer. Rach,trust me,so am I. Boy you weren't kidding. But that's okay,we dance badlywell together. Uh - you know, Rach,this is kindof nice. I never thought of you assomeone that I could dance with. Ow! Ow! Sorry.Sorr--. It's okay. You know, I just had a crazythought. Why don't why don't we go tothe prom together? You mean,you and me? Yeah. Oh,I-I would love to go! Great. Yo,this is wonderful! Not only do I get to go to theprom, now,but with you.Thenicest guy I know! Ow! Uh,maybe,uh maybe we could stopdancing, now. This could get painful. I can stand it if you can. Sure. Ow! You asked Rachel to the prom? That's a brilliant idea! Why didn't we think of itsooner? I don't know, Skip. You know, sometimes in life,there are things that should beso clear to us, yet,uh we're oblivious. Huh? Never mind, listen we've got a lot of work to do. I need you to climb up here andhang this half moon. You've got it. Hey, Jocelyn. How're you doing? Fine. Just fine. Everything is going great here. You know we're going to runanother magnolia grove rightalong there by the bleachers. Oh, Alex! Okay,we're not locked into it. Jocelyn,what's wrong? Well,Brad and I, we had a fight. He broke our date for the prom. What am I going to do, Alex? I don't know, Jocelyn. Oh, Alex! I'm so sorry that I said no toyou yesterday. I mean, you're much sweeter andnicer than Brad is. I am? I mean, I do my best. I don't suppose... You don't suppose what? That you would still want totake me? I think that we would have afabulous time together...you,meus. What do you think? I I-I think,I think you'reright. I - I'd love to go with you. But, Alex! You can't do that. Uh,excuse me. W-wait a minute - what are youdoing? Do you - do you mean it, Alex? I do...of course...I'd love togo with you. Forget about... Oh thank you so much, Alex. You know, I hope... Alex - you're not rem.... you're not doing this justbecause you're sorry for me. Oh,I'm not! I'm not! Jocelyn... -What about the othe-Believe me,I'm not! -I think we're gonna have areally good time.-Alex This is incredible! I can not believe this! I have waited for years to goout with her! Alex! Can you believe this? Aren't you forgetting aboutsomething? What? Rachel! The girl you asked outyesterday? Rachel! I forgot about Rachel! How do I get myself into thesethings, Skip? Just lucky, I guess. Here she comes now, Boss. This isn't going to be easy,Skippy. Hi, Alex. Hi,Skippy. Is he always this emotional? Listen, uh Rachel, I have totalk to you. Oh,I have something you can keepthat. Uh,what is it? It's a swatch of my prom dress. I'm making it myself. I was so excited, I stayed upall night sewing. Anyway, I thought you'd want toknow what color it is to matchthe corsage. Yes-yes indeed I do. You know, I've been waiting forthe Senior Prom my whole life. I don't know - I - I didn'tthink I was going to get to go, but,when you asked me,I'm justso glad we're going together. So am I Anyway, I have to run.I have alot of sewing to do. Okay,bye. Alex I hate to be the one topoint this out to you, but, uh, you've got two dates to theprom. I'm aware of that, Skip. And if I calculate correctly -that's one date too many. No, Skip,that's one me too few. One man. One prom. Two dates. Each date ignorant of theother's existence. You know, we're gonna makehistory, Skip. We have an appointment withdestiny. Well, cancel it, Alex.I'mscared. Relax, Skip. Okay, let's go over the planonce more. Now,the North end of the gym isnow called.. Area A. Okay. At no point is Rachel to enterArea A - prior to 8:57.. Got it. Okay, now - areas B and D arefree zones which means... Either girl may enter providedthe band provided the band isnot on a break at the time. Very good. Okay,now remember when I'm withRachel,I'm gonna be wearing theblue boutonniere. When I'm with Jocelyn - the redone. Uh-h ,Rachel ,Jocelyn,Red,Blue. Got it. Okay. Now,there are emergency exits ateither end of the gymnasium. The master switch box is behindthe blue wrestling mat. This will allow you to switchoff the lights, lower the backboards, and incase of an emergency, open the floor over the swimmingpool. Let's hope it doesn't come tothat. If I'm ever in this situationwith uh two dates for a prom, will you do the same thing forme? Skipper,let's cross that bridgewhen we come to it. Oh-oh. Mallory! You'll never guess what Alexdid! Uh Skip,that's a secret. What's a secret? I'm sorry, but I swore to Alex Iwouldn't tell and I'm not goingto violate that sacred oath. Tell me, Skippy. Alex has two dates for theprom. Skippy! I'm sorry, Alex, but she brokeme down! I'm only human! What's going on here? Alex asked out both Rachel andJocelyn. How could you have two dates? Well, come on, Mallory. Mom and Dad have alwaysencouraged us to go out withmore than one person. Alex,you crazy? You're not going to pull thisoff! Sure we will. Tonight, Alex and I have anappointment with dentistry! Destiny,Skip,destiny. Having fun? Wonderful,I'm so glad you askedme. I'm glad you said yes. Remember our prom? Oh, like it was yesterday. Oh I remember the band playeduh,"Our Day Will Come" and uh --wait a minute. You know the way kids dancetoday they never stay with theirpartners Well,I guess I'm glad he's not ashy boy. Boy, I'm exhausted. Let's sit the rest of this danceout. Oh, I'm sorry I tired you out. Aw, Rachel,it wasn't you. It was me,uh over danced. You know,this is wonderful. It's so romantic. I-I feel like I'm in the oldSouth all this old glory. Looks great. We did a great job! I can practically smell themagnolias blossoming. And the mints juliping. Listen,uh Rachel, have I toldyou how good you look tonight? No. I'll be right back and I'll tellyou. So Rachel,are you having a goodtime? Great time! Yup,he's quite a guy. You don't know the half of it. Well, I still think it's a dumbtheme for a prom. Well, Jocelyn you just-you haveto use your imagination. You know, picture -picture theSouth in all it's glory uh,magnolias blossoming,mintsjuliping. Mints juliping? Hi,having fun? Uh,yeah Mom and Dad.uh, this isJocelyn, my uh... Date. Yeah. Prom Chairman! Attention! Prom Chairman, please report toArea A ,uh the bandstand. Please report to the bandstand Excuse me. Skippy, that was a seriousbreach of protocol. Alex, I'm sorry, but Rachelstarted asking questions. She wanted to know why you werespending so much time withJocelyn. Oh, no, what did you tell her? That you were tutoring her inmath. Good thinking, Skip. Look out,Rachel at 4 o'clock. Hi. Hi, Alex. I requested our song. Aw, that's "Bloody Awful." No,I like it! That was a joke. I know. I'm glad all our hard work paidoff. This is gonna be an evening I'llnever forget. Me neither. Alex,I've got to talk to you. Not now, Skippy. It's important. Look, can't it wait? No.I'm sorry, Rachel. Official prom business. You-you're really jeopardizingthe plan here. You're supposed to be withJocelyn. I'm having a good time withRachel, over here. Alex! This is the prom! It's no time to enjoy yourself! Go over to Jocelyn,stall her. She has been giving me the eye. Maybe she's taken with me. Excuse me Jocelyn,would you liketo dance? With you? Don't be silly. We'll find you somebody else. You having a good time, Rachel? Yeah,a great time. Alex is quite a date. Th-that seems to be theconsensus. May I have your attentionplease? I'd like to thank all of you forcoming tonight. You've been a great class, andit's-it's going to be sad to seeyou go. And if you believe that,I've gotsome old textbooks I'd like tosell you. But seriously, aside fromthanking all of you, I think we should all thank oneof you...the Chairman of theprom committee. The man who made, uh "Sunset atTara" a reality Alex P.Keaton Uh,thank-thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. And now, Alex, I think it's onlyappropriate that you and yourdate begin what will be the last dance ofthe 1984 prom. Care to dance? See, it began simply enough. I asked you,Jocelyn,to theprom,because,uh, well,I'vealways adored you from afar and you've always ignored me. I knew what I was doing. Then, I asked Rachel. And she said "yes." And then you asked me and - andI said "yes." Look, we're all familiar withthe classic one boy,one girldate. This is a-this is just a simplevariation. I don't want to sit here andlisten to any more of this. You did a horrible thing, Alex,and that's all there is to it. I'm sorry, Jocelyn. Guess you feel the same way,huh? Alex,I wish you'd never invitedme to this prom. If you preferred Jocelyn to meyou should have just told me. I don't prefer her to you,Rachel. Then why did you take her to theprom when we already had a date? I thought that I preferred herto you. You know,I-I thought she waseverything that I ever wanted ina prom date. Oh, that makes me feel great. But, I've got to tell you,Rachel, it didn't turn out thatway. You know, through-through allthe madness and the-and thedeception and the running around from girl togirl, one thought kept recurring in mymind. You wished you'd worn rollerskates? That too. No, it became more and moreclear to me that,uh, it was you,not Jocelyn that Iwanted to be with. And why should I believe that? You're right. There is absolutely no goodreason for you to believe that. I admit, my uh,my credibility isa bit suspect right now. Take off one of the carnations,and maybe I'll listen. Uh - which one was yours? Alex. Look Rachel,uh what's importanthere is not the flowers it-it's that we like each othera lot. And we shouldn't let that slipaway just because I did onestupid thing. Alex,I do like you, but I'm mad at you and I'm moremad at myself for not being moremad at you. Yeah, but not as mad as I am atmyself for doing what I did tomake you mad at me! And you. Alex! This is my Senior Prom! I wanted this to be reallyspecial! It's just not the way Ienvisioned it. Rachel,uh look on the brightside,you're never gonna forgetit. The blue one's mine. I'm sorry I did this to youtonight Rachel. You know, if I had only realizedsooner how m-how much I likeyou, this never would have happened. Can you forgive me? Well,it-it's gonna take sometime. I can wait. Come on, let's go home.