[ THEME SONG PLAYS ]
* I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MILLION YEARS *
* AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHER FOR A MILLION MORE *
* OH, IT'S LIKE I STARTED BREATHING *
* ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED
* AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT 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 LOVE EACH OTHER THROUGH *
* OOH-HOO
* WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY
* WITHOUT US?
* SHA-LA-LA-LA
HEY, HONEY.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL HERE.
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?
SURE, MAL. SOMETHING WRONG?
I-I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS.
THE MOST HORRIBLE THING IN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED.
WHAT IS IT NOW, MAL?
CLASHING OUTFIT?
SWEATER OUT OF STYLE?
HEADBAND TOO TIGHT?
NICK MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO JAIL.
WHAT? JAIL?
OH, BOY, THAT COULD BE ROUGH.
OH, CAN YOU PASS ME THOSE COOKIES, MOM?
NICK, I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
WELL, THIS NEWS IS VERY...
I KNOW "COMFORTING" ISN'T THE WORD. UM...
THAT'S TERRIBLE, NICK.
YOU MAKE SURE YOU WRITE, NOW, HUH?
WELL, WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU DO?
HE DIDN'T PAY HIS INCOME TAXES
FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M SHOCKED.
YOU DIDN'T PAY YOUR INCOME TAXES FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS?
I'M SHOCKED.
YOU HAD INCOME FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS?
LOOK, NICK REALLY NEEDS YOUR HELP.
I MEAN, THIS LETTER SAYS HE'S GOT THREE WEEKS
TO FILL OUT ALL THESE TAX FORMS AND PAY HIS TAXES.
HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO IT ALONE,
AND IF YOU DON'T HELP HIM...
HE COULD REALLY GO TO JAIL.
OF COURSE WE'LL HELP.
YEAH? OH, YEAH.
I'LL DO IT MYSELF.
OKAY, WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS GET YOUR RECORDS
AND FILES TOGETHER FROM THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
YOU MEAN THAT, ALEX? YOU'LL DO ALL THAT FOR ME?
SURE, SURE. WHY NOT?
AFTER ALL, I COULD USE THE PRACTICE.
HEY, I-I KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU'RE DOIN' IT JUST BECAUSE YOU LIKE ME, RIGHT? HUH?
ALL RIGHT, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
NICK, NICK, LET'S NOT GET MUSHY HERE, OKAY?
HEY. YEAH, HEY.
HEY.
GOOD LUCK.
HEY, JEN, GREAT NEWS.
I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO JAIL.
WELL, THIS IS A HAPPY DAY.
HEY.
HOW WAS SCHOOL, HONEY?
IT WAS OKAY. [ CLEARS THROAT ]
I GOT A NEW LAB PARTNER IN SCIENCE.
HE'S COMING OVER SOON TO STUDY.
OH, YEAH? WHO IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW. SOME DUMB JOCK.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT HIM.
YEAH, WELL, YOU JUST KEEP IT THAT WAY, MISSY.
WHAT'S HIS NAME?
TIMOTHY PAUL HIGGINS.
HE'S 5'8", BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES,
AND THE PITCHER OF THE BASEBALL TEAM.
HIS EARNED RUN AVERAGE IS 1.52,
WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS ALSO HIS GRADE-POINT AVERAGE.
HE LIKES TO LISTEN TO BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN,
AND HE LOVES HERO 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 GUESS WHO 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 OVER TO STUDY WITH ME.
AND IT'S NOT JUST SOMEONE, ANDY.
IT'S TIMOTHY HIGGINS,
THE BOY JENNIFER'S GOT A CRUSH ON.
I DO NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON TIM HIGGINS.
HE'S MY LAB PARTNER,
AND WE'RE DOING A 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 YOU COULD BE SO MUCH FUN.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WITH JENNIFER "THE BRAIN" KEATON?
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT HOW SMART I AM.
I'M AS DUMB AS YOU ARE.
YOU KNOW, YOU THINK I'M SO SMART AT SCIENCE,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU'RE SMARTER AT
THAT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT.
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE BASEBALL.
YOU ARE SO MUCH SMARTER THAN I AM AT BASEBALL,
I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU
HALF THE STUFF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
ISN'T THAT CUTE?
WAIT. WHAT IS SHE TALKIN' ABOUT?
SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT BASEBALL.
[ SCOFFS ] Shh.
LIKE, WHAT IS IT TO TELL HOW GOOD A PITCHER IS,
EARNING AVERAGED... RUN SOMETHING?
YOU MEAN EARNED RUN AVERAGE.
YES. I-I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT IS.
COME ON, JEN. YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU NEED RIGHT NOW IS SOME MORE SALAMI.
SALAMI'S JENNIFER'S FAVORITE.
AND WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT SANDWICH JENNIFER MADE?
PRETTY GOOD, HUH?
YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
JENNIFER'S A TERRIFIC COOK.
SHE'S GONNA MAKE SOME VERY LUCKY GUY
A GOOD DATE FOR THE PROM SOMEDAY.
DO YOU MIND? WE'RE TRYING TO STUDY.
OH. SORRY.
YEAH. W-WE'RE JUST ON OUR WAY.
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ] NOW, WHERE WERE WE?
UH, YOU WERE ASKING ME ABOUT BASEBALL.
RIGHT. RIGHT.
SHOULDN'T WE STUDY A LITTLE BIT MORE?
WE'VE STUDIED ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.
I MEAN, TWO PAGES IS A LOT MORE THAN I USUALLY DO.
BESIDES, IT'S NOT AS MUCH FUN AS TALKING WITH YOU.
UH, JENNIFER, I WAS WONDERING.
WE'RE GETTING ALONG PRETTY WELL HERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT WITH ME SOMETIME?
SURE. I'D LOVE TO.
Timothy: GREAT. GREAT.
WHEN?
I DON'T KNOW. ANYTIME.
ARE YOU THE BOY MY SISTER LOVES?
HOW 'BOUT RIGHT NOW?
WELL, HERE IT IS --
MY PAST FIVE YEARS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I HAVE TO ADMIT, NICK, I'M IMPRESSED.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE SO ORGANIZED.
SEE, DAD? YOU ALWAYS THINK THE WORST OF NICK.
[ METAL CLINKING ]
"MISTER ROGERS FAN CLUB"?
"THIS CARD CERTIFIES THAT NICK IS A NEIGHBOR."
DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT 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'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ANY OF THAT STUFF LOOKS LIKE.
COME HERE. COME HERE. I'LL, UH -- I'LL HELP YOU.
UH, YOU KNOW, NICK,
MAYBE WE'RE GIVING THIS PRISON IDEA SHORT SHRIFT.
IS JENNIFER HOME YET?
NO, NO. SHE'S STILL AT TIM'S BASEBALL GAME.
SHE'S REALLY FALLEN FOR HIM, HASN'T SHE?
IN A BIG WAY.
THE LAST TWO WEEKS,
SHE'S SPENT ALL OF HER TIME WITH HIM.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THIS SCIENCE PROJECT TOGETHER.
RIGHT. HE'S ALL SHE CAN TALK ABOUT.
IT'S SO CUTE.
OH, IT IS DEPRESSING.
JENNIFER'S TURNIN' INTO A GIRL.
JEN! JEN! HOW WAS THE GAME?!
TIM LOOKED SO CUTE IN HIS UNIFORM.
AWW!
SO, HOW WAS THE GAME?
HIS EYES MATCHED THE CAP.
SOUNDS LIKE A VERY EXCITING GAME.
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A GOOD TIME, JEN.
SIT DOWN. I DID. AND, MAL?
YES. TELL, TELL.
TIM ASKED ME ON A DATE TO THE CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME.
SOUNDS SERIOUS.
I HOPE SO.
YOU KNOW, WHEN TIM SAYS, "INDIANS,"
HIS MOUTH KIND OF CURLS UP IN THIS REALLY CUTE WAY.
TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT.
WHEN TIM ASKED ME TO THE GAME, IT WAS SO SWEET.
ALL HE COULD DO WAS SMILE.
TIM'S GOT THE BEST SMILE, MAL.
HIS NOSE CRINKLES UP AND HIS EYES SPARKLE,
LIKE THAT GREEN DRESS WE 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 YOU THROW YOURSELF AT SOME DOPEY KID
WHO -- WHO SMILES WEIRD
AND -- AND LOOKS GOOD WHEN HE SAYS, "INDIANS."
I'M NOT THROWING MYSELF AT ANYONE, ALEX.
OH, JENNIFER, COME ON.
YOU ARE A WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BASEBALL.
BUT THE OTHER NIGHT, WHEN YOU WERE WITH TIM,
YOU PRETENDED YOU DIDN'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 OUT WITH GIRLS WHO ARE SMARTER THAN THEY ARE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY A FRIGHTENING STATEMENT,
CONSIDERING WHO YOU GO OUT WITH.
LOOK, ALEX, ALL I'M TRYING TO DO
IS MAKE TIM FEEL IMPORTANT.
NO, FORGET ABOUT TIM, OKAY?
THINK ABOUT ME.
NOW, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT PEOPLE KNOW YOU'RE SMART, JEN.
THAT WAY, MALLORY JUST LOOKS LIKE A FLUKE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
TIM!
ALEX, LET'S LEAVE THESE 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 GAME YOU HAD TODAY.
NICE TOUCHDOWN YOU HIT.
OH, JENNIFER, THAT'S CALLED A HOME RUN.
OH, RIGHT. I CAN NEVER KEEP THESE THINGS STRAIGHT.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO WEAR MY VARSITY JACKET.
OH, TIM. THAT'S SO SWEET.
JENNIFER...
WILL YOU GO STEADY WITH ME?
ME STEADY WITH YOU?
YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
Mallory: SHE'D LOVE TO!
YOU HEARD HER.
ALL RIGHT, NICK,
MY PARTNER AND I HAVE YOUR...
...INCOME FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS ALL FIGURED OUT.
[ Singsong voice ] THIS IS SO EXCITING.
[ Mockingly ] GIVES ME CHILLS.
OKAY, NOW THAT WE KNOW YOUR INCOME,
WE CAN START TO LOOK FOR DEDUCTIONS.
OKAY. LET'S LOOK.
WHERE?
HOW MANY DEPENDENTS DO YOU HAVE?
UH, WHAT'S A DEPENDENT?
SOMEONE YOU SUPPORT.
YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO DEPENDS ON YOU.
I DEPEND ON NICK.
NOT FINANCIALLY, YOU DON'T.
WELL, NO, BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
I DEPEND ON HIM ANYWAY.
HE'S MY LIFELINE, MY VERY BREATH.
DON'T YOU HAVE SOME 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 JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN.
ALL RIGHT.
GO AWAY.
OKAY.
OKAY...
LET'S TALK ABOUT DEPRECIATION.
UH, WHAT'S DEPRECIATION?
ALLOWANCE MADE...
FOR A LOSS...
IN VALUE OF PROPERTY.
HUH?
IT BASICALLY MEANS WE CAN TAKE A DEDUCTION
FOR ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE
IN YOUR ARTWORK THAT LOSES ITS VALUE.
UH, I ONLY USE MY BRAINS.
THIS COULD BE A WHOPPER.
ALL RIGHT.
UH, ANDY, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE NICK UPSTAIRS
AND SHOW HIM THAT NEW TAX 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 FLUNKED OUR SCIENCE PROJECT TOGETHER.
TOGETHER? THAT'S SO ROMANTIC.
HEY, GANG. HOW WAS SCHOOL, JEN?
IT WAS ALL RIGHT.
DID YOU GET YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT BACK?
YEAH. OH. HOW'D YOU DO?
THE IMPORTANT THING IS I STILL HAVE MY HEALTH.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE AN "A."
AN "F"? JEN, THAT'S NOT LIKE YOU.
COME ON, MOM. ONE "F" WON'T HURT ANYBODY.
NO, THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS.
A COUPLE OF C's ALREADY, AND NOW AN "F."
HONEY, Y-YOU HAVE GOT TO BRING UP YOUR GRADES.
DON'T MAKE US GROUND YOU.
YOU NEVER GROUNDED MALLORY
WHEN SHE STARTED GETTING BAD GRADES.
THEY WANTED HER TO SEE DAYLIGHT.
GREAT, SO I HAVE TO BE REALLY NERDY AND STUDY REAL HARD.
TIM WON'T LIKE ME, AND I WON'T BE ANY FUN ANYMORE.
WHAT HAS TIM GOT TO DO WITH IT?
THESE ARE YOUR GRADES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
LOOK...
I WAS DOING REALLY WELL IN SCIENCE,
AND I DIDN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND.
I WASN'T POPULAR, AND I WASN'T
GETTING INVITED TO A LOT OF PARTIES.
NOW I AM.
I'M MAY NOT BE DOING SO GREAT IN SCHOOL,
BUT I'M HAPPY, AND TIM REALLY LIKES ME.
IT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH SUCCESS.
WELL, W-WE'RE HAPPY YOUR SOCIAL LIFE IS GOING SO WELL,
BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOU SACRIFICE YOUR GRADES FOR IT.
LOOK, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY.
I'M HAPPIER THIS WAY,
AND I'M GONNA KEEP SEEING TIM, AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME.
UH, MAYBE I SHOULD GO TALK TO HER.
AW, WAIT, M-MAL, SHE'S ALREADY FAILING.
WHAT MORE CAN YOU DO?
I DON'T FEEL THESE GRADES REFLECT JENNIFER'S ABILITY.
I HAVE EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE
SHE'S JUST AS CAPABLE AS HER BROTHER ALEX.
HE ALWAYS GOT GOOD GRADES, AND HE NEVER MISBEHAVED.
IN FACT, HE USED TO GIVE OUT DEMERITS TO THE OTHER STUDENTS
WHO MADE NOISE DURING CLASS.
I THINK WE'RE DEALING
WITH ANOTHER PROBLEM HERE, MR. RYDER.
B-O-Y-S.
YOU CAN SAY THE WORD, HONEY.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, MR. KEATON.
DOES T-I-M MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?
PLEASE, FELLAS, WHY ARE WE SPELLING?
THE POINT IS, JENNIFER IS AT THAT AGE WHERE PEER PRESSURE
HAS MORE INFLUENCE ON HER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
MORE THAN HER DAD?
I'M AFRAID THERE'S NO ESCAPING IT.
I HAVE A TEENAGE DAUGHTER MYSELF.
HOW'S THAT GOING?
QUITE POORLY, THANKS.
I HAVE A MEETING WITH HER TEACHER AS SOON AS THIS IS OVER.
WELL, WHAT'S THE ANSWER HERE?
I MEAN, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH THIS?
IF WE COME DOWN TOO HARD ON HER,
WE RUN THE RISK OF -- OF DRIVING HER AWAY,
BUT WE CAN'T JUST SIT PASSIVELY BY
AND LET HER MAKE THESE KIND OF CHOICES.
ALL I CAN SAY IS TRY TO BE SUPPORTIVE,
TRY NOT TO BE TOO CRITICAL,
AND DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I DON'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE
ON MY OWN DAUGHTER.
YOU CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE NEED
FOR SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE AT THIS AGE,
ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS.
GRADES, COLLEGE EDUCATION --
THESE KINDS OF ABSTRACT IDEAS
CAN'T COMPETE WITH THE IMMEDIATE REWARDS
OF GETTING A VARSITY JACKET.
I WISH I HAD ONE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD BRING JENNIFER IN?
YEAH. LET'S, UH...
JENNIFER, PLEASE, COME IN.
SIT DOWN.
HI, SWEETIE.
HONEY.
YEAH, GOOD.
WELL, YOUR PARENTS AND I HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING
WHAT I PERCEIVE TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM
WITH YOUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
UH-HUH.
JEN, WE ARE HERE TO FIND A WAY TO HELP YOU.
WHAT IF I DON'T THINK I NEED HELP?
WHAT IF I'M HAPPY THE WAY THAT I AM?
WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
I MEAN, SCHOOL IS A VERY SMALL PART 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 BEEN KICKED OFF THE TEAM
AND MY SCIENCE GRADES WERE THE REASON.
TIM, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY, TOO, TIM. SCHOOL RULES.
IF YOU HAD WORKED HARDER AND GOTTEN BETTER GRADES,
THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS 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 PRESENT THE COMPLETED TAX FORM.
WELCOME, NICK MOORE,
INTO THE WORLD OF TAXPAYING CITIZENS.
YOU KNOW, THIS DAY IS IMPORTANT TO US ALL,
NOT, UH -- NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE KEPT A FRIEND
AND A LOVED ONE...
...OUT OF JAIL,
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE GARNERED FOR OUR FIRM
A FEE OF $11,
WHICH MY PARTNER,
WHO IS UPSTAIRS TAKING HIS NAP,
HAS AGREED TO ACCEPT IN CANDY.
ALEX, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
SO, UH, HOW MUCH DO I HAVE TO PAY IN TAXES?
OH, HERE IT IS. $9.45, NICK.
OOH!
WAIT A SECOND HERE, ALEX.
HOW COME YOUR FEE IS MORE THAN I GOT TO PAY IN TAX?
KEATON AND FRèRE IS A QUALITY FIRM, NICK.
LET'S GO CELEBRATE!
CONGRATULATIONS, NICK.
AND MAY THERE BE MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
SO THE BIG CORPORATIONS
DON'T HAVE TO BEAR THE TAX BURDEN ALONE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE RAN OFF LIKE THAT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T CATCH HER.
I WAS RIGHT BEHIND HER,
BUT I LOST HER IN A CROWD OF FATHERS
RUNNING AFTER THEIR TEENAGE DAUGHTERS.
DON'T WORRY, HONEY. SHE'LL BE HOME.
IT SEEMED SO SIMPLE AT THE TIME, ELYSE.
REMEMBER?
"LET'S START A FAMILY," WE SAID.
OH.
IT ALL SEEMED SO HARMLESS.
IF ONLY ONE OF US HAD SAID...
"TEENAGER."
MAYBE WE WOULD HAVE JUST GONE TO THE MOVIES THAT NIGHT.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
MOM, THIS WHOLE THING BACKFIRED.
I WAS ACTING DUMB AND DIDN'T STUDY
BECAUSE I WANTED TIM TO LIKE ME.
BUT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T STUDY,
TIM GOT KICKED OFF THE TEAM.
IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
DID YOU REALLY THINK THAT ACTING DUMB
WOULD MAKE HIM LIKE YOU MORE?
YEAH. I DID.
YOU SEE, HE'S GOT ALL THESE CUTE AND FUN
AND DOPEY GIRLS HANGING AROUND HIM.
HOW CAN I COMPETE WITH THAT?
I-IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH DOPEY. THAT'S TRUE.
BUT, HONEY, IF -- IF YOU JUST BE YOURSELF
AND DON'T BE AFRAID OF HOW SMART YOU ARE,
YOU CAN BE AS FUN AND CUTE AS ANYONE.
REALLY?
YES.
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO LIKE THE REAL JENNIFER KEATON,
NOT SOMEONE THAT YOU'RE PRETENDING TO BE, YOU KNOW?
AND IT IS PRETTY DARN HARD
NOT TO LIKE THE REAL JENNIFER KEATON.
THANKS, MOM.
I-I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE ON GIRLS YOUR AGE,
BUT NEVER BE LESS THAN YOU CAN BE
JUST TO BE POPULAR.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ SIGHS ]
HI.
HI, JENNIFER.
COME ON IN.
COMING!
TIM, I HAVE SOMETHING TERRIBLE TO TELL YOU.
I REALLY AM SMART.
I MEAN, IT'S MY FAULT YOU WERE KICKED OFF THE TEAM.
WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN A BETTER GRADE.
BUT I WAS JUST BEING DUMB FOR YOU.
YOU WERE BEING DUMB FOR ME?
YEAH. ON PURPOSE.
ON PURPOSE?
WHY?
I NEVER ASKED YOU TO BE DUMB.
YOU ONLY LIKED ME
WHEN I STARTED GOOFING OFF AND GETTING BAD GRADES.
ADMIT IT.
YOU HAD NO INTEREST IN ME WHEN I ACTED SMART.
I WAS JUST SCARED OF YOU WHEN I THOUGHT YOU WERE SMART.
I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I TRIED TO TALK TO YOU,
YOU WOULD LAUGH AT ME.
I WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO YOU.
I LIKE YOU.
I LIKE YOU, TOO.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT --
LET'S REALLY HIT THESE BOOKS,
BRING YOUR AVERAGE UP, AND GET YOU BACK ON THE TEAM.
SOUNDS GOOD.
SO, YOU'RE REALLY SMART, HUH?
VERY.
HOW SMART?
DON'T ASK.