[ 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 HEY, HONEY. I'M GLADYOU'RE ALL HERE. CAN I TALK TO YOUFOR A SECOND? SURE, MAL.SOMETHING WRONG? I-I DON'T EVEN KNOWHOW TO SAY THIS. THE MOST HORRIBLE THINGIN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED. WHAT IS IT NOW, MAL? CLASHING OUTFIT? SWEATEROUT OF STYLE? HEADBAND TOO TIGHT? NICK MIGHTHAVE TO GO TO JAIL. WHAT? JAIL? OH, BOY,THAT COULD BE ROUGH. OH, CAN YOU PASS METHOSE COOKIES, MOM? NICK, I-I DON'T KNOWWHAT TO SAY. WELL,THIS NEWS IS VERY... I KNOW "COMFORTING"ISN'T THE WORD. UM... THAT'S TERRIBLE,NICK. YOU MAKE SUREYOU WRITE, NOW, HUH? WELL, WHAT EXACTLYDID YOU DO? HE DIDN'T PAYHIS INCOME TAXES FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I'M SHOCKED. YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR INCOME TAXESFOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS? I'M SHOCKED. YOU HAD INCOMEFOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS? LOOK, NICK REALLYNEEDS YOUR HELP. I MEAN, THIS LETTER SAYSHE'S GOT THREE WEEKS TO FILL OUT ALL THESE TAX FORMSAND PAY HIS TAXES. HE'LL NEVER BE ABLETO DO IT ALONE, AND IF YOUDON'T HELP HIM... HE COULD REALLYGO TO JAIL. OF COURSEWE'LL HELP. YEAH? OH, YEAH. I'LL DO IT MYSELF. OKAY, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DOIS GET YOUR RECORDS AND FILES TOGETHERFROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS. YOU MEAN THAT, ALEX?YOU'LL DO ALL THAT FOR ME? SURE, SURE. WHY NOT? AFTER ALL, I COULD USETHE PRACTICE. HEY, I-I KNOWBETTER THAN THAT. YOU'RE DOIN' IT JUSTBECAUSE YOU LIKE ME, RIGHT? HUH? ALL RIGHT, OKAY.ALL RIGHT. NICK, NICK, LET'S NOTGET MUSHY HERE, OKAY? HEY.YEAH, HEY. HEY. GOOD LUCK. HEY, JEN,GREAT NEWS. I DON'THAVE TO GO TO JAIL. WELL, THIS ISA HAPPY DAY. HEY. HOW WAS SCHOOL, HONEY? IT WAS OKAY.[ CLEARS THROAT ] I GOT A NEW LAB PARTNERIN SCIENCE. HE'S COMING OVER SOONTO STUDY. OH, YEAH? WHO IS HE? I DON'T KNOW.SOME DUMB JOCK. I DON'T REALLY KNOWMUCH ABOUT HIM. YEAH, WELL, YOU JUSTKEEP IT THAT WAY, MISSY. WHAT'S HIS NAME? TIMOTHY PAUL HIGGINS. HE'S 5'8",BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES, AND THE PITCHEROF THE BASEBALL TEAM. HIS EARNED RUN AVERAGEIS 1.52, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS ALSOHIS GRADE-POINT AVERAGE. HE LIKES TO LISTENTO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, AND HE LOVESHERO SANDWICHES WITH JACK CHEESE, SALAMI,MAYONNAISE, MUSTARD, A LITTLE LETTUCE,AND TOMATO. THAT'S ALL I KNOW. Man: NOW THAT THE INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE, REAL ESTATE APPEARS THE SAFEST INVESTMENT FOR THE NEXT QUARTER. LET ME GUESSWHO GAVE YOU THAT. I HAD NOTHIN'TO DO WITH THAT. [ CLEARS THROAT ]THE FLIP SIDE IS REALLY HOT. WANT TO WATCH "SESAME STREET"WITH ME, JENNIFER? IT'S ON. I'M SORRY, ANDY. SOMEONE'S COMING OVERTO STUDY WITH ME. AND IT'S NOTJUST SOMEONE, ANDY. IT'S TIMOTHY HIGGINS, THE BOY JENNIFER'SGOT A CRUSH ON. I DO NOT HAVE A CRUSHON TIM HIGGINS. HE'S MY LAB PARTNER, AND WE'RE DOINGA SCIENCE PROJECT TOGETHER. THAT'S ALL. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] IT'S HIM.HOW DO I LOOK? GREAT! GO! HI, TIM.COME ON IN. HI. WELL, THESE ARE MY --MY PARENTS AND MY BROTHERS, ALEX AND ANDY,AND MY SISTER, MALLORY. WELL, THIS IS A --A REAL PLEASURE, UH... THIS IS GREAT. I HAD NO IDEA STUDYING WITH YOUCOULD BE SO MUCH FUN. WHY WOULD YOUTHINK THAT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? WITHJENNIFER "THE BRAIN" KEATON? YOU'RE WRONGABOUT HOW SMART I AM. I'M AS DUMB AS YOU ARE. YOU KNOW, YOU THINKI'M SO SMART AT SCIENCE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGSTHAT YOU'RE SMARTER AT THAT I DON'T KNOWANYTHING ABOUT. LIKE WHAT? LIKE BASEBALL. YOU ARE SO MUCH SMARTERTHAN I AM AT BASEBALL, I CAN'T EVENBEGIN TO TELL YOU HALF THE STUFFYOU KNOW ABOUT IT. ISN'T THAT CUTE? WAIT. WHAT IS SHETALKIN' ABOUT? SHE KNOWS EVERYTHINGABOUT BASEBALL. [ SCOFFS ] Shh. LIKE, WHAT IS IT TO TELLHOW GOOD A PITCHER IS, EARNING AVERAGED...RUN SOMETHING? YOU MEANEARNED RUN AVERAGE. YES. I-I HAVE NO IDEAWHAT THAT IS. COME ON, JEN.YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW, WHAT YOUNEED RIGHT NOW ISSOME MORE SALAMI. SALAMI'SJENNIFER'S FAVORITE. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT SANDWICHJENNIFER MADE? PRETTY GOOD, HUH? YEAH, IT'S GREAT. JENNIFER'SA TERRIFIC COOK. SHE'S GONNA MAKESOME VERY LUCKY GUY A GOOD DATEFOR THE PROM SOMEDAY. DO YOU MIND?WE'RE TRYING TO STUDY. OH. SORRY. YEAH. W-WE'REJUST ON OUR WAY. YEAH. [ SIGHS ]NOW, WHERE WERE WE? UH, YOU WERE ASKING MEABOUT BASEBALL. RIGHT. RIGHT. SHOULDN'T WE STUDYA LITTLE BIT MORE? WE'VE STUDIED ENOUGHFOR ONE DAY. I MEAN, TWO PAGES ISA LOT MORE THAN I USUALLY DO. BESIDES, IT'S NOT AS MUCH FUNAS TALKING WITH YOU. UH, JENNIFER,I WAS WONDERING. WE'RE GETTING ALONGPRETTY WELL HERE. YEAH, I KNOW. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUTWITH ME SOMETIME? SURE. I'D LOVE TO. Timothy: GREAT.GREAT. WHEN? I DON'T KNOW.ANYTIME. ARE YOU THE BOYMY SISTER LOVES? HOW 'BOUT RIGHT NOW? WELL, HERE IT IS -- MY PAST FIVE YEARSIN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. WELL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO ADMIT, NICK,I'M IMPRESSED. I DIDN'T THINKYOU'D BE SO ORGANIZED. SEE, DAD? YOU ALWAYSTHINK THE WORST OF NICK. [ METAL CLINKING ] "MISTER ROGERSFAN CLUB"? "THIS CARD CERTIFIESTHAT NICK IS A NEIGHBOR." DON'T LEAVE HOMEWITHOUT IT, NICK. AH, LOOK.IT'S STILL GOOD.OH. NICK, WHAT WE NEED...TO KEEP YOU OUT OF PRISON A-ARE RECEIPTS,CHECK STUBS, DEPOSIT SLIPS. YOU KNOW,A BANK PASSBOOK? YOU KNOW, I DON'TEVEN KNOW WHAT ANY OFTHAT STUFF LOOKS LIKE. COME HERE. COME HERE.I'LL, UH -- I'LL HELP YOU. UH, YOU KNOW, NICK, MAYBE WE'RE GIVING THISPRISON IDEA SHORT SHRIFT. IS JENNIFERHOME YET? NO, NO. SHE'S STILLAT TIM'S BASEBALL GAME. SHE'S REALLY FALLENFOR HIM, HASN'T SHE? IN A BIG WAY. THE LAST TWO WEEKS, SHE'S SPENTALL OF HER TIME WITH HIM. THEY'RE WORKING ON THISSCIENCE PROJECT TOGETHER. RIGHT.HE'S ALLSHE CAN TALK ABOUT. IT'S SO CUTE. OH, IT IS DEPRESSING. JENNIFER'STURNIN' INTO A GIRL. JEN! JEN!HOW WAS THE GAME?! TIM LOOKED SO CUTEIN HIS UNIFORM. AWW! SO, HOW WASTHE GAME? HIS EYES MATCHEDTHE CAP. SOUNDS LIKEA VERY EXCITING GAME. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HADA GOOD TIME, JEN. SIT DOWN.I DID. AND, MAL? YES. TELL, TELL. TIM ASKED ME ON A DATETO THE CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME. SOUNDS SERIOUS. I HOPE SO. YOU KNOW,WHEN TIM SAYS, "INDIANS," HIS MOUTH KIND OF CURLS UPIN THIS REALLY CUTE WAY. TELL MEALL ABOUT IT. WHEN TIM ASKED ME TO THE GAME,IT WAS SO SWEET. ALL HE COULD DOWAS SMILE. TIM'S GOTTHE BEST SMILE, MAL. HIS NOSE CRINKLES UPAND HIS EYES SPARKLE, LIKE THAT GREEN DRESSWE SAW AT THE MALL. OH, YEAH! YEAH! YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. W-WAIT A MINUTE.WAIT A MINUTE. LOOK, JEN --I'M NOT GONNA JUST SIT BACK A-AND WATCH YOUTHROW YOURSELF AT SOME DOPEY KID WHO -- WHO SMILES WEIRD AND -- AND LOOKS GOODWHEN HE SAYS, "INDIANS." I'M NOT THROWING MYSELFAT ANYONE, ALEX. OH, JENNIFER, COME ON. YOU ARE A WALKINGENCYCLOPEDIA OF BASEBALL. BUT THE OTHER NIGHT,WHEN YOU WERE WITH TIM, YOU PRETENDED YOUDIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING. I MEAN, WH--I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND. SOMEHOW,I KNEW YOU WOULD. ALEX, IT'S SO SIMPLE. GUYS DO NOT GO OUTWITH GIRLS WHO ARESMARTER THAN THEY ARE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLYA FRIGHTENING STATEMENT, CONSIDERINGWHO YOU GO OUT WITH. LOOK, ALEX,ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS MAKE TIMFEEL IMPORTANT. NO, FORGETABOUT TIM, OKAY? THINK ABOUT ME. NOW, IT ISVERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT PEOPLE KNOWYOU'RE SMART, JEN. THAT WAY, MALLORYJUST LOOKS LIKE A FLUKE. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] TIM! ALEX, LET'S LEAVETHESE TWO ALONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST --JUST ONE THING, OKAY? TIM, HI. UH, COULD YOU SAY,"INDIANS," FOR ME? INDIANS. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.HE -- HE IS KIND OF CUTE. THAT WAS A GREAT GAMEYOU HAD TODAY. NICE TOUCHDOWN YOU HIT. OH, JENNIFER,THAT'S CALLED A HOME RUN. OH, RIGHT. I CAN NEVERKEEP THESE THINGS STRAIGHT. I HAVE SOMETHINGFOR YOU. I WANT YOU TO WEARMY VARSITY JACKET. OH, TIM.THAT'S SO SWEET. JENNIFER... WILL YOU GO STEADYWITH ME? ME STEADY WITH YOU? YEAH. WHAT DO YOU SAY? Mallory:SHE'D LOVE TO! YOU HEARD HER. ALL RIGHT, NICK, MY PARTNER AND IHAVE YOUR... ...INCOME FROM THE PASTFIVE YEARS ALL FIGURED OUT. [ Singsong voice ]THIS IS SO EXCITING. [ Mockingly ]GIVES ME CHILLS. OKAY, NOW THAT WE KNOWYOUR INCOME, WE CAN START TO LOOKFOR DEDUCTIONS. OKAY. LET'S LOOK. WHERE? HOW MANY DEPENDENTSDO YOU HAVE? UH, WHAT'S A DEPENDENT? SOMEONE YOU SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, SOMEONEWHO DEPENDS ON YOU. I DEPEND ON NICK. NOT FINANCIALLY,YOU DON'T. WELL, NO,BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? I DEPEND ON HIMANYWAY. HE'S MY LIFELINE,MY VERY BREATH. DON'T YOU HAVESOME DOLLS TO PLAY WITH? LOOK, ALEX,YOU SAID "DEPEND." IF YOU DIDN'T MEAN "DEPEND,"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID IT. I WISH YOU'D JUSTSAY WHAT YOU MEAN. ALL RIGHT. GO AWAY. OKAY. OKAY... LET'S TALKABOUT DEPRECIATION. UH, WHAT'SDEPRECIATION? ALLOWANCE MADE... FOR A LOSS... IN VALUE OF PROPERTY. HUH? IT BASICALLY MEANSWE CAN TAKE A DEDUCTION FOR ANY EQUIPMENTYOU USE IN YOUR ARTWORKTHAT LOSES ITS VALUE. UH, I ONLY USEMY BRAINS. THIS COULD BEA WHOPPER. ALL RIGHT. UH, ANDY, WHY DON'T YOUTAKE NICK UPSTAIRS AND SHOW HIM THAT NEWTAX BOOK I GOT YOU -- "SPOT'S FIRST W-2." COME ON, NICK. HEY, UH, BUT AFTER,CAN WE DO SOME COLORING? SURE.GREAT! [ SIGHS ] HEY, JEN. WHAT'S NEW IN THE ANNOYING,LITTLE WORLD OF TEEN LOVE? NOTHING GOOD. WHAT'S THE MATTER? TIM AND I FLUNKEDOUR SCIENCE PROJECT TOGETHER. TOGETHER?THAT'S SO ROMANTIC. HEY, GANG.HOW WAS SCHOOL, JEN? IT WAS ALL RIGHT. DID YOU GET YOURSCIENCE PROJECT BACK? YEAH.OH. HOW'D YOU DO? THE IMPORTANT THINGIS I STILL HAVE MY HEALTH. THAT DOESN'T SOUNDLIKE AN "A." AN "F"?JEN, THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU. COME ON, MOM.ONE "F" WON'T HURT ANYBODY. NO, THIS ISGETTING SERIOUS. A COUPLE OF C's ALREADY,AND NOW AN "F." HONEY, Y-YOU HAVEGOT TO BRING UP YOUR GRADES. DON'T MAKE USGROUND YOU. YOU NEVERGROUNDED MALLORY WHEN SHE STARTED GETTINGBAD GRADES. THEY WANTED HERTO SEE DAYLIGHT. GREAT, SO I HAVE TOBE REALLY NERDY ANDSTUDY REAL HARD. TIM WON'T LIKE ME,AND I WON'T BE ANY FUN ANYMORE. WHAT HAS TIMGOT TO DO WITH IT? THESE ARE YOUR GRADESWE'RE TALKING ABOUT. LOOK... I WAS DOING REALLY WELLIN SCIENCE, AND I DIDN'T HAVEA BOYFRIEND. I WASN'T POPULAR,AND I WASN'T GETTING INVITEDTO A LOT OF PARTIES. NOW I AM. I'M MAY NOT BE DOINGSO GREAT IN SCHOOL, BUT I'M HAPPY,AND TIM REALLY LIKES ME. IT'S HARD TO ARGUEWITH SUCCESS. WELL, W-WE'RE HAPPY YOURSOCIAL LIFE IS GOING SO WELL, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOUSACRIFICE YOUR GRADES FOR IT. LOOK, I DON'T CAREWHAT YOU SAY. I'M HAPPIER THIS WAY, AND I'M GONNA KEEP SEEING TIM,AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME. UH, MAYBE I SHOULDGO TALK TO HER. AW, WAIT, M-MAL,SHE'S ALREADY FAILING. WHAT MORECAN YOU DO? I DON'T FEEL THESE GRADESREFLECT JENNIFER'S ABILITY. I HAVE EVERY REASONTO BELIEVE SHE'S JUST AS CAPABLEAS HER BROTHER ALEX. HE ALWAYS GOT GOOD GRADES,AND HE NEVER MISBEHAVED. IN FACT, HE USED TO GIVE OUTDEMERITS TO THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO MADE NOISEDURING CLASS. I THINK WE'RE DEALING WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM HERE,MR. RYDER. B-O-Y-S. YOU CAN SAYTHE WORD, HONEY. I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP,MR. KEATON. DOES T-I-MMEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? PLEASE, FELLAS,WHY ARE WE SPELLING? THE POINT IS, JENNIFER ISAT THAT AGE WHERE PEER PRESSURE HAS MORE INFLUENCE ON HERTHAN ANYTHING ELSE. MORE THAN HER DAD? I'M AFRAIDTHERE'S NO ESCAPING IT. I HAVE A TEENAGE DAUGHTERMYSELF. HOW'S THAT GOING? QUITE POORLY, THANKS. I HAVE A MEETING WITH HER TEACHER AS SOON AS THIS IS OVER. WELL, WHAT'STHE ANSWER HERE? I MEAN, HOW ARE WESUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH THIS? IF WE COME DOWNTOO HARD ON HER, WE RUN THE RISK OF --OF DRIVING HER AWAY, BUT WE CAN'T JUSTSIT PASSIVELY BY AND LET HER MAKETHESE KIND OF CHOICES. ALL I CAN SAY ISTRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE, TRY NOT TO BETOO CRITICAL, AND DRINKPLENTY OF LIQUIDS. I CAN'T BELIEVE I DON'T HAVEA TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE ON MY OWN DAUGHTER. YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATETHE NEED FOR SOCIAL ACCEPTANCEAT THIS AGE, ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS. GRADES,COLLEGE EDUCATION -- THESE KINDSOF ABSTRACT IDEAS CAN'T COMPETEWITH THE IMMEDIATE REWARDS OF GETTINGA VARSITY JACKET. I WISH I HAD ONE. MAYBE WE SHOULDBRING JENNIFER IN? YEAH. LET'S, UH... JENNIFER,PLEASE, COME IN. SIT DOWN. HI, SWEETIE. HONEY. YEAH, GOOD. WELL, YOUR PARENTS AND IHAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WHAT I PERCEIVETO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH YOURACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. UH-HUH. JEN, WE ARE HERETO FIND A WAY TO HELP YOU. WHAT IF I DON'T THINKI NEED HELP? WHAT IF I'M HAPPYTHE WAY THAT I AM? WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEANBY THAT? I MEAN, SCHOOL IS A VERY SMALLPART OF MY LIFE NOW. I HAVE A BOYFRIEND. I HAVE A LOT MORE FRIENDS.I GO OUT MORE. I'M HAVING MORE FUN. I'M HAPPIER. HI. HI, JENNIFER.HELLO, MR. AND MRS. KEATON. HELLO. UH, T-I-M. RIGHT. B-O-Y. MR. RYDER,I JUST TALKED TO MY COACH. HE SAID I'VE BEENKICKED OFF THE TEAM AND MY SCIENCE GRADESWERE THE REASON. TIM, I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, TOO, TIM.SCHOOL RULES. IF YOU HAD WORKED HARDERAND GOTTEN BETTER GRADES, THIS WOULDN'THAVE HAPPENED. I CAN'T BELIEVETHIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME! TIM! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. YOU'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND. AND SO, FRIENDS,AFTER MUCH ACCOUNTING, MOST OF IT CREATIVE, I AM PROUD TO PRESENTTHE COMPLETED TAX FORM. WELCOME, NICK MOORE, INTO THE WORLDOF TAXPAYING CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, THIS DAYIS IMPORTANT TO US ALL, NOT, UH -- NOT ONLYBECAUSE WE KEPT A FRIEND AND A LOVED ONE... ...OUT OF JAIL, BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE GARNEREDFOR OUR FIRM A FEE OF $11, WHICH MY PARTNER, WHO IS UPSTAIRSTAKING HIS NAP, HAS AGREED TO ACCEPTIN CANDY. ALEX, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. SO, UH, HOW MUCHDO I HAVE TO PAY IN TAXES? OH, HERE IT IS.$9.45, NICK. OOH! WAIT A SECOND HERE,ALEX. HOW COME YOUR FEE IS MORETHAN I GOT TO PAY IN TAX? KEATON AND FRèREIS A QUALITY FIRM, NICK. LET'S GOCELEBRATE! CONGRATULATIONS,NICK. AND MAY THERE BEMORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU SO THE BIG CORPORATIONS DON'T HAVE TO BEARTHE TAX BURDEN ALONE. I CAN'T BELIEVESHE RAN OFF LIKE THAT. I CAN'T BELIEVEYOU DIDN'T CATCH HER. I WAS RIGHT BEHIND HER, BUT I LOST HERIN A CROWD OF FATHERS RUNNING AFTER THEIR TEENAGE DAUGHTERS. DON'T WORRY, HONEY.SHE'LL BE HOME. IT SEEMED SO SIMPLEAT THE TIME, ELYSE. REMEMBER? "LET'S START A FAMILY,"WE SAID. OH. IT ALL SEEMEDSO HARMLESS. IF ONLY ONE OF USHAD SAID... "TEENAGER." MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE JUST GONETO THE MOVIES THAT NIGHT. YOU ALL RIGHT? MOM, THIS WHOLE THINGBACKFIRED. I WAS ACTING DUMBAND DIDN'T STUDY BECAUSE I WANTED TIMTO LIKE ME. BUT BECAUSEWE DIDN'T STUDY, TIM GOT KICKED OFFTHE TEAM. IT'S ALL MY FAULT. DID YOU REALLY THINKTHAT ACTING DUMB WOULD MAKE HIMLIKE YOU MORE? YEAH. I DID. YOU SEE, HE'S GOTALL THESE CUTE AND FUN AND DOPEY GIRLSHANGING AROUND HIM. HOW CAN ICOMPETE WITH THAT? I-IT'S HARD TO COMPETEWITH DOPEY. THAT'S TRUE. BUT, HONEY, IF --IF YOU JUST BE YOURSELF AND DON'T BE AFRAIDOF HOW SMART YOU ARE, YOU CAN BE AS FUNAND CUTE AS ANYONE. REALLY? YES. YOU WANT PEOPLE TO LIKETHE REAL JENNIFER KEATON, NOT SOMEONE THAT YOU'REPRETENDING TO BE, YOU KNOW? AND IT ISPRETTY DARN HARD NOT TO LIKETHE REAL JENNIFER KEATON. THANKS, MOM. I-I KNOW THERE'S A LOTOF PRESSURE ON GIRLS YOUR AGE, BUT NEVER BELESS THAN YOU CAN BE JUST TO BE POPULAR. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] [ SIGHS ] HI. HI, JENNIFER. COME ON IN. COMING! TIM, I HAVE SOMETHINGTERRIBLE TO TELL YOU. I REALLY AM SMART. I MEAN, IT'S MY FAULTYOU WERE KICKED OFF THE TEAM. WE COULD HAVE GOTTENA BETTER GRADE. BUT I WAS JUSTBEING DUMB FOR YOU. YOU WERE BEING DUMBFOR ME? YEAH. ON PURPOSE. ON PURPOSE? WHY? I NEVER ASKED YOUTO BE DUMB. YOU ONLY LIKED ME WHEN I STARTED GOOFING OFFAND GETTING BAD GRADES. ADMIT IT. YOU HAD NO INTEREST IN MEWHEN I ACTED SMART. I WAS JUST SCARED OF YOUWHEN I THOUGHT YOU WERE SMART. I WAS AFRAID THATIF I TRIED TO TALK TO YOU, YOU WOULD LAUGH AT ME. I WOULD NEVERDO THAT TO YOU. I LIKE YOU. I LIKE YOU, TOO. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- LET'S REALLYHIT THESE BOOKS, BRING YOUR AVERAGE UP,AND GET YOU BACK ON THE TEAM. SOUNDS GOOD. SO, YOU'REREALLY SMART, HUH? VERY. HOW SMART? DON'T ASK.