[ 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 OKAY, ANDY, THESE AREYOUR CHOICES FOR DINNER -- STEWED BEEF, STEWED PRUNES,STEWED PEAS, STEWED FIGS... OR CHOCOLATE-FUDGEICE CREAM. SAYS HE WANTSTHE ICE CREAM. DOES HE KNOWTHAT THIS IS NOT AS NUTRITIOUS AS THE OTHER THINGS? HE DOES... BUT HE SAYSYOU'VE GOT TO LIVE A LITTLE. HI, GUYS.[ SNIFFLES ] AH. GOD, YOU LOOK AWFUL, DAD.YOU'RE ALL FLUSHED. YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT? I FEEL FINE. YOU SUREYOU'RE NOT GETTING SICK? OF COURSE I'M SURE.I DON'T GET SICK. I GUESS YOU JUST LOOK AWFULFOR NO REASON, THEN. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU SEE, IT'S ALLA MATTER OF MIND CONTROL. YOU CAN'T GIVE INTO SICKNESS. YOU GOT TO FACE IT HEAD-ONAND TELL IT, "GET LOST, BROTHER... YOU'RE NOT USING MY BODYFOR YOUR WILD PARTY." HE'S DELIRIOUS. WELL, I BETTER GET ANDY OUTOF HERE BEFORE HE CATCHES IT. WHAT?I AM NOT SICK! I'LL GO GETTHE THERMOMETER. I'M NOT SI--[ SIGHS ] LOOK, I DON'T CAREIF WE DO NEED THE EXERCISE. THE CAR BROKE DOWN.WE SHOULD'VE TAKEN A CAB HOME. THE CAR BROKE DOWN? I WASN'T GONNA WASTE MY MONEYON CAR FARE. AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONGWITH A BRISK WALK. WELL, WHEREDID IT BREAK DOWN? A BRISK WALK? MOM,YOU OVERTOOK A MOVING TRAIN! LOOK, IF I WAS GOING TOO FAST,ALEX, YOU SHOULD'VE TOLD ME. I TRIED TO, MOM. THE JET STREAM BEHIND YOUDROWNED OUT MY VOICE. HI, GUYS. STEVEN,WHERE'D YOU COME FROM? UH, IT'S, UH,IT'S NOT IMPORTANT. LOOK, JUST PLEASE TELL ME,WHERE IS THE CAR NOW? OH, IT'S UP ON 23rd AND HILL.I'M GONNA CALL A TOW TRUCK. NO, DON'T DO THAT.I'LL JUST, UH, DRIVE OVER THEREAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. HEY, DAD. THE CAR ISDEAD. YOU'RE NOT GONNABE ABLE TO FIX IT. WHAT DID IT DOBEFORE IT DIED? I DON'T KNOW.MADE SOME KIND OF A NOISE. WELL, WAS IT LIKE, UM...BRR-RR-RR-RR-RR-RR-RR-RR? VV-VV-VV-VV. REHR-REHR-REHRREHR-REHR-REHR. ROWW-ROWW-ROWW-ROWWROWW-ROWW-ROWW-ROWW? ROWW-ROWW-ROWW.TICK, TICK, TICK. TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK,TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK. CHIK-CHIK-CHIK-CHIK? SOUNDS LIKEA PRIVATE CONVERSATION. I'LL COME BACK LATER. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEMWAS IN THE CARBURETOR. THE CHOKE MUST HAVE CLOSED UP. UH, ALL YOU HAD TO DOWAS STICK A SCREWDRIVER IN THE TOP OF THE CARBURETORTO GET IT STARTED UP AGAIN. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT? WELL, IT'S VERY BASIC, ALEX.AUTO MECHANICS 1. ANYONE WHO DRIVES A CARSHOULD KNOW THAT SORT OF THING. YOU KNOW, STEVEN,YOU'RE RIGHT. W-WHAT IF ANDREW WERE SICK, AND I'M TAKING HIM TO THEDOCTOR, AND THE CAR BREAKS DOWN? MOM,AT THE SPEED YOU WALK, YOU'LL BE BETTER OFFLEAVING THE CAR AT HOME. YOU KNOW, ELYSE,IF YOU'D LIKE TO TAKEAN AUTO-MECHANICS COURSE, THERE'S A GOOD ONE OVERAT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. [ CHUCKLES ]WAIT A MINUTE, UH, DAD. MOM IN ANAUTO-MECHANICS CLASS? THAT'D BE LIKE YOU TAKINGA COURSE IN EMBROIDERY. EMBROIDERY, HMM.YOU KNOW, I'VE ALWAYS -- DAD. WAIT A MINUTE, ALEX.WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY? OH, COME ON, MOM. WOMEN DO NOT BELONGIN AN AUTO-MECHANICS CLASS. MEN ARE JUST NATURALLY SUPERIORIN THAT FIELD. OH, WELL, THEN,MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME WHY YOU COULDN'TFIX THE CAR. I COULD'VE. IF I'D HAD GLOVES. PROPER TOOLS. A MECHANIC. ALEX, WOMEN CAN FIX CARSAS WELL AS MEN. ALL RIGHT, MOM. ALL RIGHT, WHAT IFYOU'RE FIXING A TRANSMISSION AND YOU BREAK A NAIL? OR YOU HAVETO GIVE BIRTH? OH! ALEX, IF YOU'RE SO SUREABOUT YOUR POINT OF VIEW, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THAT COURSEWITH YOUR MOTHER? [ SNAPS FINGERS ] [ SCOFFS ] ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, I WILL.BUT ONLY TO PROVE MY POINT. MOM, I'M GONNA BE TWICETHE MECHANIC THAT YOU ARE. HA! HA, HA.HA. HA. HA! HA-HA, HA-HA. I'LL COME BACK LATER. ALL RIGHT, IF YOU'LLALL GATHER AROUND HERE, UH, RIGHT AROUND HERE,WE CAN GET STARTED. WHAT'S IN THE BRIEFCASE? OH, UH, WALL STREET JOURNAL, FORTUNE MAGAZINE, LATEST ECONOMIC FORECASTFOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF '86. I'M GLAD SOMEONE HAD THE GOODSENSE TO BRING THAT STUFF. THANK YOU.OKAY. NOW, THE BASIC GOALOF THIS COURSE IS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDINGWITH HOW AN ENGINE WORKS AND TO MAKE SIMPLE REPAIRSWHEN IT DOESN'T. UH, EXCUSE ME? YEAH, WHAT IS IT? I WAS WONDERINGIF YOU COULD TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOWYOUR GRADING SYSTEM WORKS. GLAD TO. NO GRADES. YEAH, W-WELL,WHAT I MEAN IS -- IS... LET'S SAY I'M BETTER ATAUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS THAN -- OH, LET ME PICK SOMEONEAT RANDOM -- THIS LADY. ALEX.NO, NO, COME ON, MOM.LET ME FINISH. LET'S SAYI'M BETTER THAN SHE IS. NOW, HOW DO I KNOW I'M GONNAGET THE PROPER RECOGNITION? I'LL WELD A GOLD STARTO YOUR FOREHEAD. FAIR ENOUGH. FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY, NOW, WE'RE GONNA START BY IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT PARTSOF THE ENGINE. NOW, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS,I'LL POINT TO A PART AND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS WHATIT IS, JUST YELL IT RIGHT OUT. OKAY? AND... HUH? HOW ABOUT YOU, THERE,UH, MR. WALL STREET JOURNAL? WHAT'S THAT CALLED? UH, WELL, LET ME SEE. THAT, UM... ITS, UH, ITS NAME, UH... IS -- IS DERIVEDFROM THE LATIN ROOT, UM... CAR-- CARPARTICUS. IT'S A FAN BELT. IF YOU WANT TO USETHE VULGAR TERM FOR IT. ALL RIGHT, DOES ANYBODYKNOW WHAT THIS IS HERE? HMM? HUH? HOW ABOUT YOU, LADY?COME ON. OH, UH, SAM, SAM. UH, THIS -- THIS LADY IS MY MOTHER. RECENTLY RELEASEDFROM THE KITCHEN. SHE DOESN'T KNOWTHAT MUCH ABOUT CARS, SO TRY NOT TO EMBARRASS HERIN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS. IT'S THE CARBURETOR. RIGHT.SORRY TO EMBARRASS YOU. OKAY, DOES ANYBODY KNOWWHAT THIS IS? UH, THAT'S WHEREYOU POUR THE WATER IN, SO IT'S THE RADIATOR,RIGHT? VERY GOOD! OKAY. LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE IT3 FOR 3. WHAT'S THAT? OH, THAT'S EASY.SPARK PLUGS. HEY, THIS LADY'S HOT.I MEAN, SHE'S ON A ROLL. SHE KNOWS HER WAYAROUND AN ENGINE HERE. CAN WE GET BACK TO WORK,PLEASE? SINCE YOU'RE SO ANXIOUS TOGET BACK TO WORK, COME HERE. I GOT A SPECIAL JOBFOR YOU. WELL, CERTAINLY, SAM.I'M YOUR MAN. YOU RECOGNIZE REAL AUTOMOTIVETALENT WHEN YOU SEE IT. I DO. AND WHILE YOUR MOTHERSHOWS US THE REST OF THE PARTSOF AN ENGINE, WHY DON'T YOU GO GET MEA CUP OF COFFEE? [ CHUCKLES ]WAIT A MINUTE. ME? YEAH, YOU. YOU CAN RECOGNIZEA COFFEE MACHINE, CAN'T YOU? IT'S DERIVED FROM THE LATIN"COFFEE MACHINICUS." 102. GOT TO ADMIT IT NOW, DAD.YOU'RE SICK. I'M NOT SICK. HERE, DAD, I HEATED UPA NICE CAN OF SOUP FOR YOU. MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. [ SIGHS ]THANK YOU, MALLORY. I WILL EAT THISBECAUSE YOU MADE IT FOR ME, NOT BECAUSEYOU THINK I'M SICK. IT'S A LITTLE THICK, MALLORY.HOW MUCH WATER DID YOU ADD? WATER? OH, HEY!HOW'D THE CLASS GO? WHY DON'T WE ASKTHE TEACHER'S PET? THAT'S NOT FAIR, ALEX. NO, I'LL TELL YOUWHAT'S NOT FAIR, MOM. BEING SENT TO GET COFFEE WHILE YOUR MOTHERPLAYS MRS. GOODWRENCH. DID ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENWE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT? NO, NO, NO,NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED. HERE, ALEX, LET'S PUTSOME ICE ON THAT HAND BEFORE IT SWELLS UP. ARE YOU SURE NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULDEXPECT ANYONE TO CHANGE A TIRE WITH THAT RUSTY OLD JACKAND NOT HURT THEMSELVES. ALEX, YOU HURT YOURSELF TRYING TO TAKE THE JACKOUT OF THE TRUNK. OKAY, ALL RIGHT, I ADMIT,I GOT OFF TO A BAD START TODAY, BUT I ASSURE YOUI'LL BE BETTER THAN HER. IN FACT, I'M GONNA BETHE BEST STUDENT IN THE CLASS. AND I WON'T HAVE TO BETHE TEACHER'S PET TO DO IT. ALEX.THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION. WE ARE TAKING THIS CLASSTO LEARN. NO, MOM, YOU --YOU READ BOOKS TO LEARN. YOU TAKE A CLASS TO SHOWHOW MUCH YOU'VE LEARNED. TO GET A's. T-TO BE THE BEST.TO BEAT YOUR MOM. "TO BEAT YOUR MOM."ISN'T THAT THE HARVARD MOTTO? OKAY, ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT. MAKE YOUR LITTLE JOKESAT MY EXPENSE. BUT DON'T COME TO MEWHEN YOUR CARS BREAK DOWN, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA BETHE ONE WHO'S LAUGHING THEN. DON'T COME TO METO RECHARGE YOUR CARBURETORS. NOT THIS GUY. YOU RECHARGE BATTERIES,NOT CARBURETORS. I KNEW THAT. WATCH CAREFULLY, SKIPPY. YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE ANAUTOMOTIVE GENIUS AT WORK HERE. NOW, THIS GOES HERE. THIS GOES HERE. AND THIS GOES RIGHT... THEN WHAT? THIS THING IS IMPOSSIBLETO PUT TOGETHER. THERE ISN'T A STUDENTIN THIS CLASS WHO'S GONNA FINISHTHIS PROJECT. MOM DID. NO. ADMIT IT, ALEX. MOM'S JUST ABETTER MECHANIC THAN YOU ARE. YOU'RE JUST SAYING THATBECAUSE SHE'S YOUR MOTHER. HEY, ALEX,HOW'S YOUR PROJECT COMING? FINE, MOM, FINE. LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE HAVINGA LITTLE TROUBLE. UH, NO, NO,AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WAS JUSTABOUT TO SHOW SKIPPY HOW TO PUT THIS TOGETHERBLINDFOLDED. RIGHT, SKIP? OH, YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT,AND THEN, AFTER THAT, HE'S GONNA PUT ITTOGETHER WITH BOTH ARMSTIED BEHIND HIS BACK, WHILE HIS ENTIRE BODYIS SUBMERGED IN A TANK OF WATER. WELL, IF YOU NEED MY HELP,I'LL BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU. HELP? [ CHUCKLES ] OH, MOM, WHO DO YOU THINKYOU'RE DEALING WITH? AAH! [ DOORBELL RINGS ] HEY.HEY. HEY.HEY. WELCOME TO CAVE WORLD. HEY, UH, MRS. KEATON, THISIS A BUDDY OF MINE, CLETE. AND HE'S GOT A LITTLE PROBLEMHE'D LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU. OH, WHAT IS IT, CLETE? WELL, NICK HERE TOLD MEABOUT HOW YOU FIXED HIS BIKE THE OTHER DAY.YES. HE SAID YOU'REA REAL GREASE MONKEY. OH, NICK, YOU ALWAYS KNOWJUST WHAT TO SAY. COULD YOU TAKE A LOOKAT MY CAR? I MEAN, THE ENGINE IS REALLYCUTTING OUT AT HIGH RPMs. IT'S BEGINNINGTO GET ON MY NERVES. WELL, UH,MAYBE THE PLUGS ARE FOULED OR THE INJECTION SYSTEMMIGHT BE TOO RICH. LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. MY MOTHER IS THE UNDERWORLD'SMECHANIC OF CHOICE. HEY, ALEX. WHAT ARE YOU DOINGWITH THAT MOTOR THERE? HE'S BEEN TRYINGTO PUT IT TOGETHER ALL DAY. IT TOOK MY MOMFIVE MINUTES. HEY, HERE, YOU KNOW,LET ME HELP YOU OUT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW,THE FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO IS GET COMFORTABLEWITH YOUR MOTOR. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, NICK?TAKE IT OUT TO DINNER? LOOK, WAIT, YOU KNOW,I'LL GET YOU STARTED HERE. ALL RIGHT,NOW, UH, GIVE ME THAT. OKAY, AND, UH,HAND ME THOSE GEARS. ALL RIGHT,GIVE ME THAT PLATE. GO GET MEA CUP OF COFFEE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.ALL RIGHT, NICK. LOOK, I AM SUPPOSED TOBE DOING THIS, NOT YOU. COME HERE. [ GRUNTS ] [ Congested ]HI, EVERYONE. WHY DOES YOUR DADSOUND LIKE LAUREN BACALL? HE'S SICK. NO, I'M NOT. AND I DON'T SOUNDLIKE LAUREN BACALL. I'M SORRY, I-I MEANT...YOU LO LIKE LAUREN BACALL. YOU WOULDN'T BE HAVINGTHIS TROUBLE IF YOU WEREN'TUNDERSHIFTING, CLETE. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TOWIND IT OUT IN THIRD GEAR. BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. AND FOR GOD'S SAKES,STOP BABYING THAT ENGINE. THANKS, MRS. KEATON. OH, IT'S MY PLEASURE. ARE YOU GOINGWITH ANYONE? OVER HERE. HEY, YO, NICK, MAL, I GOT TOTAKE YOU FOR A RIDE IN THIS CAR. YOU HAVE GOT TOHEAR THIS ENGINE HUM. Nick:ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. I HOPE I DIDN'T SPOILA FUN EVENING FOR YOU, DEAR. STEVEN, WHAT ARE YOUDOING OUT OF BED? I-I'M GONNA TAKE YOUBACK UPSTAIRS. ELYSE, I WANT TO HELP HIM PUTTOGETHER THE STARTER MOTOR. NO ARGUMENTS, STEVEN. YOU'RE TOO SICKTO BE WALKING AROUND. I'M NOT SICK! WHY DOES EVERYBODYWANT ME TO BE SICK?! BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU, DEAR. ALEX, HOW ARE YOU GONNAPUT THIS TOGETHER? WHAT I NEED IS TO SEEONE OF THESE IN ONE PIECE. MY MOTHER'S IS IN THE KITCHEN.I'M GONNA TAKE A GLANCE. WHOA. THIS IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS,SKIP. THIS IS WHATSTARTS THE CAR. I THOUGHT THE KEYSTARTS THE CAR. WHAT DID YOU THINK,SKIPPY? THAT THE KEYWASN'T CONNECTED TO ANYTHING? THAT THERE WAS NOTHINGUNDERNEATH THE HOOD? YES [ GRUNTS ]LET'S SEE. THAT GOES THERE.THAT GOES THERE. I STILL CAN'T SEEHOW THE CONNECTION'S MADE. GONNA HAVE TODISCONNECT IT. WHAT IF YOU CAN'TPUT IT BACK TOGETHER? COME ON, SKIPPY,I'M UNSCREWING ONE BOLT. A BABY COULD PUT ITBACK TOGETHER. DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM'SGONNA NOTICE? I CAN'T BELIEVE I TOOKTHIS WHOLE THING APART. THIS PROJECTIS DUE TOMORROW, SKIPPY. I GOT TO -- I GOT TOPUT THIS BACK TOGETHER. BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW. ALEX, YOU'RE NEVER GONNAGET THIS WORKING AGAIN. I GOT TO GET IT AT LEASTINTO ONE PIECE, OR SHE'S GONNA KNOWI MESSED WITH IT. ALEX, I'M SHOCKED. IF YOU DON'T TELLYOUR MOM ABOUT THIS, SHE'S GONNA GOINTO THAT CLASS TOMORROW, THINKING IT WORKS FINE,AND SHE'LL FLUNK. SHE'LL HAVE TO GO BACKTO AUTOMOTIVE KINDERGARTEN. SHE'LL BE A LITTLE EMBARRASSED.THAT'S ALL. I CAN'T BELIEVEI'M HEARING THIS. YOU WANT ME TO ADMITTHAT SHE KNOWS HOW TO BUILD A STARTER MOTORAND I DON'T? OH, I'M SORRY, I-I DON'T KNOWWHAT I WAS THINKING, ALEX. UH, WHY DON'T YOUJUST SLAP ME? LOOK, SKIPPY, I MAY BE DOINGTHIS FOR MY OWN REASONS, BUT -- BUT SHE IS, TOO. YOU KNOW, IN THE BRUTAL WORLDOF AUTO MECHANICS, IT'S EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF. ESPECIALLY IF THAT MANI-IS YOUR MOTHER. OH, ALEX,THAT'S NOT RIGHT. [ CLICKS TONGUE ]WHY DON'T YOU ASK? [ SIGHS ] [ SIGHS ] WELL...WHAT'S A MOTHER FOR? IF NOT TO REWIREHER SON'S STARTER MOTOR? ALL RIGHT.WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? HOW ABOUT YOU, AL, HUH? LET ME HOOK YOUR STARTER HERE,RIGHT UP TO THE BATTERY. AW, LOOK, SAM,W-WHAT'S THE POINT, REALLY? I MEAN,WHO AM I KIDDING HERE? MY STARTER MOTORIS NOT GONNA WORK. I DON'T KNOWTHE FIRST THING ABOUT PUTTINGTHESE THINGS TOGETHER -- [ MOTOR RUNNING ] I GOT TO ADMIT --YOU SURPRISED ME, KID. LET ME HAND IT TO YOU.I HAD YOU FIGURED FOR A LOX. BUT YOU HUNG IN THEREAND YOU LEARNED SOMETHING. RIGHT. SURE. NEXT. I DON'T BELIEVE IT.IT WORKED. WELL, I-I HAVE A LITTLECONFESSION TO MAKE. UH, LAST NIGHT I WENT DOWNSTAIRSTO -- TO GET SOME MILK, AND I-I SORT OFRAN INTO YOUR STARTER MOTOR, AND I-I SORT OFFIXED IT FOR YOU. YOU FIXED IT? WELL, IT WAS ALL WRONG.[ CHUCKLES ] WELL, W-WHY DID YOU DO THATFOR ME? I WANTED TO HELP YOU. I MEAN, WE'RE IN THE SAME CLASSAND THE SAME FAMILY... MOM, I FEEL TERRIBLE.WELL, WHY? YOU'D HAVE DONETHE SAME THING FOR ME IF YOU KNEW THAT MY STARTERMOTOR WAS GONNA BLOW UP. I KNOW THAT, MOM, BUT -- BLOW UP? YEAH. WHEN -- WHEN YOU SAY,"BLOW UP," D-DO YOU MEAN THAT ANY STARTERMOTOR THAT'S HOOKED UP THAT WAY WILL BLOW UP? THAT'S RIGHT. LIKE, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE,I-IF YOUR STARTER MOTOR WAS HOOKED UP THAT WAY,IT WOULD -- BLOW UP. THAT'S RIGHT.[ MOTOR RUNNING ] ALL RIGHT, NOT BAD. 2 FOR 2.WE'RE REALLY COOKING HERE. THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT, UH,OUR STAR PUPIL NEXT? ELYSE, IS IT READY? IT'S ALL READY, SAM. UH, DON'T DO IT. HUH? WHY NOT? UH, WELL, BECAUSEW-WE ALL KNOW SHE'S AN EXPERT, AND, UH, A-AND REALLY, IT'SA WASTE OF THE CLASS'S TIME, NOT TO MENTION A WASTE OFELECTRICITY THAT COULD BE USED TO START UNDERPRIVILEGEDPEOPLE'S STARTER MOTORS. THAT'S A LOVELY SENTIMENT, KID,BUT I GOT A CLASS TO RUN HERE. NO, UH,YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. EXCUSE ME. HIT THE DECK!OHH! OHH. DO YOU KNOWANYTHING ABOUT THIS? JENNIFER, WHAT ARE YOUDOING DOWN HERE? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UPSTAIRSPLAYING CARDS WITH DAD. HE SAID HE WANTEDTO TAKE A REST. AND YOU FELL FOR IT? JENNIFER, YOU KNOW WE CAN'TLEAVE HIM ALONE FOR A MINUTE. HE'S GONNA GET OUT OF BEDAND TRY TO SNEAK DOWNSTAIRS. MOM WILL KILL US. I JUST FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.HE SAYS HE HATES BEING SICK. HE THINKS HE'S LETTING US DOWNOR SOMETHING. I KNOW, BUT IF HE DOESN'TSTAY IN BED, HE'S NEVER GONNAGET BETTER. LET'S GO CHECK ON HIM. DAD! STEVEN! DAD. [ GRUMBLING INDISTINCTLY ] IS ALEX HOME YET? I THOUGHT HE WASCOMING HOME WITH YOU. WE WENT IN SEPARATE CARS. [ Yawning ]WELL, I'M TIRED. I'M GONNA HITTHE OLD BEDROOM TRAIL. NIGHTY-NIGHT. SLEEP TIGHT.NIGHT. IT'S 5:00, ALEX. JENNIFER, I NEED TO TALKTO ALEX ALONE, PLEASE. [ SIGHS ] ALEX, WHAT DO YOUHAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF? I GOT AN "A"ON MY STARTER MOTOR. LOOK, I'M SORRY, MOM. I JUST WANTED TO SNEAK A PEEKAT YOUR STARTER MOTOR TO SEE HOW YOUPUT IT TOGETHER. IF YOU WANTED MY HELP,YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR IT. I'D HAVE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPYTO HELP YOU. I KNOW. I JUST -- I COULDN'T BRING MYSELF TOADMIT THAT I NEEDED YOUR HELP. SO INSTEAD YOU TOOK MY HELPWHEN I WASN'T LOOKING. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVEHAD THE DECENCY TO ADMIT THAT YOU'RE A BETTER MECHANICTHAN I AM. IT'S MORE THAN THAT, ALEX. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MOM.Y-YOU'VE BEATEN ME DOWN. I'LL SAY IT. WOMEN... CAN DO ANYTHINGMEN CAN DO... [CLEARS THROAT] ...AND SHOULD NEVERBE PRE-JUDGED ON THE BASISOF SEXUAL STEREOTYPE. I SAID IT. IT'S MORE THAN THAT. YOU MEAN I SAID ITFOR NOTHING? ALEX, WE -- WE GOT INTOAN AUTO-MECHANICS COURSE TO LEARN A FEW THINGS. BUT YOU TURNED IT INTO SOME --SOME MAJOR COMPETITION. I MEAN, WHAT DIFFERENCEDOES IT MAKE WHO IS BETTERAT AUTO REPAIRS? [ CHUCKLES ]YOU'RE RIGHT, MOM. I MEAN, WHAT DIFFERENCEDOES IT MAKE? ALTHOUGH I COULD'VE BEENBETTER THAN YOU IF I -- ALEX, PLEASE. SORRY.[ SIGHS ] Y-YOU ARE MY SON,AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, BUT SOMETIMES YOU ARESO INCREDIBLY STUBBORN. SOMETIMESYOU'RE JUST SO PROUD THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN ADMITTHAT YOU'RE WRONG. AND WE BOTH KNOWWHERE YOU GOT THAT TRAIT. YEAH. FROM YOU. NO, NOT FROM ME.FROM YOUR FATHER. HE'S TOO STUBBORN TO ADMITTHAT HE'S EVEN SICK. HE DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT ANYTHING HAS GOTTHE BETTER OF HIM. JUST LIKE YOU. I GUESS WE ARE ALIKEIN THAT WAY. IT'S JUST SO UNNERVING TO REALIZE THAT THERE ARESOME THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL. HONEY, Y-YOU PUT SO MUCHPRESSURE ON YOURSELF. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I LIE AWAKEIN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WORRYING ABOUT YOU. YOU DO? I WANT YOU TO HAVEA HAPPY, HEALTHY LIFE. B-BUT YOU'RE GONNABE SO BUSY TRYING TO BE BETTERTHAN EVERYONE, YOU'RE NOT GONNALET IT HAPPEN! I'LL TAKE IT EASY, MOM.I PROMISE. YOU PROMISE TO ASK FOR HELPIF YOU NEED IT? I PROMISE. LISTEN, MOM, I-I WANTED TOTELL YOU THAT I AM PROUD OF YOU FOR BEING THE BEST MECHANICIN OUR CLASS. THANK YOU. AND, UH, I WANT TO ASK YOUR HELPWITH SOMETHING. VERY GOOD.WHAT IS IT? THE CAR BROKE DOWNON THE WAY HOME. IT'S AT THE INTERSECTIONOF 6th AND FRANKLIN. I'LL GET MY TOOLS.