Amazing Stories (1985–1987): Season 2, Episode 11 - What If...? - full transcript
Ignored by his self-absorbed, social-climbing parents, 5-year-old Jonah Kelley wanders his lonely, sterile house and then the outside world, searching for someone who will see him, while things and people disappear in his wake.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
You don't have
to go out, Mom.
No, they're
the wrong colors,
Michael.
Well, I don't care
who said they were.
I'm telling you
they're not.
- I saw the fabrics
they chose...
- Mom!
and what she delivered
isn't anywhere near--
No, look. I'm getting
John on the line and--
Michael, just hold a second--
I don't want you
to go out, Mom.
I'll put John
on conference.
Hold on.
What if you don't
come back?
Shh.
John, I've
got Michael on.
And he says--
Hello? Hello?
Hello? Damn!
Raymond! Honey,
it's on the blink again.
- What if-- What if--
- Not now, Jonah.
Raymond!
Where's the babysitter,
Pam? We're supposed
to be there already.
- Daddy.
- I don't know.
Oh, Raymond, John has
confused my orders again.
And that damn phone!
Well, there's not much
we can do about it
tonight, is there?
- I suppose.
- Don't go out, okay?
- Zip me up,
will you, darling?
- Sure.
What if something
happens to you? Who's
going to take care of me?
Nothing's going
to happen to us.
I don't know. I think something
is happening to me right now.
- But what if--
- Stop being a baby,
Jonah.
You're a big boy,
not a baby.
- You smell wonderful.
- [ Chuckles ]
You are incorrigible.
- Jonah, put that down!
- I just wanted to--
I've told you.
These phones are very--
What--
Oh, Jonah.
I've asked you
not to play with these
things in the house.
Oh, and there's junk
all over the carpet!
Raymond,
you talk to him.
Raymond.
- What's that
on the floor?
- My truck.
And where does it
belong?
- In my room.
- Right.
- The coloring book?
- In my room.
[ Doorbell Rings ]
Thank God you're here.
- Hi, Mrs. Kelley,
Mr. Kelley.
- Marsha.
Jonah, are those
your pictures
in the kitchen?
I drew them
for you and Daddy.
Well, that's-that's
very nice, honey.
But they don't belong
on the refrigerator.
I want you to put
them in your room.
They'll look much nicer
in your room.
Everything-- Everything
that's yours, you keep
in your room, okay?
Good boy.
Who will I live with
if you don't come back?
I don't know, Jonah.
Maybe your Uncle William.
He doesn't like
little boys.
[ Rattling ]
Marsha, will you
play with me?
I can't.
I have homework.
- What time is it?
- Your bedtime.
When are they
coming back?
Jonah, I'm trying
to read, okay?
Go to bed.
Wait.
Pick up your toys.
Do you want
a little boy?
Not now. Maybe later
when I'm a little older.
Good night, Jonah.
[ Wind Blowing ]
Don't let them
get me, Bear. Don't.
Are they in the closet?
No, they're living
in the wall.
What if they don't
come back this time,
Bear?
What if the monsters
come to get me...
and nobody sees them,
and they take me away?
What if they die, Bear?
What if--
? Your mommy comes back
She always comes back ?
? She never will
forget you ??
[ Alarm Beeps ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
[ Footsteps ]
[ Groans ]
[ Sighs ]
Mmm.
Don't go out
tonight, okay?
Just stay home and
watch television, okay?
Can't.
Raymond! Honey,
we're late!
Why do you have
to go out again?
Don't start.
Oh, my head.
They just kept pouring
the champagne, and pouring
it and pouring it.
[ Chuckles ]
And Raymond.
Well, you know
how he gets when he--
Oh, boy.
[ Honking ]
- What is that?
- My bus.
Oh. Well,
you'd better hurry.
Will you and Daddy
be here
when I get home?
- What are these?
- I'll put them
in my room.
- Mmm.
- [ Chuckles ]
Honey, there's a bus
in our driveway.
- It's my bus, Daddy.
- Well, it's leaving.
[ Sighs ]
Well, how's the head?
- Not so bad now.
- Mmm, good.
Who do we have
to see this morning?
The Sterns at 10:00.
The sofa factory
at 11:00.
And I promised the Robbins
we'd drop by after lunch.
- Not the Robbins.
- Yes.
[ Chuckles ]
Need some coffee?
[ Raymond ]
Yeah, let's break in
the new espresso machine.
[ Chuckles ]
Like you broke in
the last one?
One cup and
"kablooey."
Yeah, but it sure was
a good cup.
[ Woman Chuckles ]
[ Baby Cooing ]
Do you want
a little boy?
I'm afraid I already
have my hands full.
[ Seat Belt Clicks ]
- [ Engine Starts ]
- [ Disco Blasting
On Radio ]
Oh, I hate that stuff.
And I hate this damn car.
If you got a job, maybe
we could buy our own car.
- My sister--
- How do you expect me
to find work...
when I have to do
her damn shopping,
babysit her damn kids?
Good question, since you spend
most of the day sleeping
under her "damn" roof!
Thank you.
That's very nice.
You know, you might
take up for me
every once in a while...
instead of always
taking up for your sister.
Every time we have
an argument,
all you have to do--
If it wasn't for her,
where would we be?
- Are you going
to have a baby?
- Yes, I am.
Actually, I've been
hoping for a boy...
just like you.
What did you get him?
- Do you want to see?
- Yes.
- Bear.
- Bear?
- Yeah, Bear.
- Well, then.
That's his name.
Hello, Bear.
You be careful
crossing the street,
okay?
Okay.
Good-bye.
Bye.
- Jonah.
- Yes?
Are you ready
to cross now?
Yeah.
Will you be here
when I finish school?
I'll make sure
you get home.
[ Door Closes ]
Hello!
I'm back from school!
[ Man's Voice ]
Jonah.
Jonah, I'm over here.
Are you in there?
Thank you.
[ Woman On TV ]
I don't want to put
a scare in you boys,
'cause you seem like
big men in little
boys' bodies.
And there's no reason
in God's earth
to be scared of nothing!
[ Raymond ]
That was the slowest movie
I've ever seen in my life.
- [ Man ]
It was really dull.
- [ Raymond ] Oh, boy.
[ Woman ]
Oh, this couch
is beautiful.
- ?? [ Slow Orchestral ]
- Raymond, honey,
you get the champagne!
[ Raymond ]
Got it, sweetheart.
Mommy? I fell asleep.
- I'm dying to go.
- We have some great shots
from our last trip.
- Wait'll you
see these.
- Hi, Daddy!
- Hi, Daddy.
- Isn't that the most
incredible powder?
Daddy? I'm here.
I'm right here.
- That's the mill.
- Oh, is that your house?
That's beautiful.
Daddy, it's Jonah.
- You look great.
- That's when
she had longer skis.
[ Pam ]
Here's some hors d'oeuvres.
Did you pull those out?
Mommy, look at me.
- Mommy, look at me!
- Here's to...
fun in the snow.
- Fun in the snow.
- Look at me.
- I'll bring my new
pair of skis.
- [ Chuckles ]
Look at me.
- Where did you go?
- [ Man's Voice ]
I'm upstairs, Jonah.
You ready
to cross now, Jonah?
Jonah.
Am I dead?
On the contrary,
you haven't even
been born yet.
Am I going
to be born now?
- Uh-huh.
- But I won't have
Bear anymore.
Oh, but he's already
gone over.
He's waiting for you,
good as new.
It's time.
Okay.
- What would you
like to be called?
- Robbie.
Oh, I think that
can be arranged.
- That's you.
- Oh, yeah.
There's Pamela
in her best position.
Sitting down
to put her skis on.
- [ Man ] Look at yourself!
- [ Pam ]
That's a good shot of me.
Will they miss me?
Oh, they'll feel a tug.
Perhaps they'll sense
something missing,
but they won't
know what it is.
When the time comes,
and they're ready to share
their life with a child,
I'll be back
to see 'em.
Come on, Robbie.
Your mother
wants you very badly.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Baby Crying ]
- It's a boy.
- [ Baby Crying ]
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
You don't have
to go out, Mom.
No, they're
the wrong colors,
Michael.
Well, I don't care
who said they were.
I'm telling you
they're not.
- I saw the fabrics
they chose...
- Mom!
and what she delivered
isn't anywhere near--
No, look. I'm getting
John on the line and--
Michael, just hold a second--
I don't want you
to go out, Mom.
I'll put John
on conference.
Hold on.
What if you don't
come back?
Shh.
John, I've
got Michael on.
And he says--
Hello? Hello?
Hello? Damn!
Raymond! Honey,
it's on the blink again.
- What if-- What if--
- Not now, Jonah.
Raymond!
Where's the babysitter,
Pam? We're supposed
to be there already.
- Daddy.
- I don't know.
Oh, Raymond, John has
confused my orders again.
And that damn phone!
Well, there's not much
we can do about it
tonight, is there?
- I suppose.
- Don't go out, okay?
- Zip me up,
will you, darling?
- Sure.
What if something
happens to you? Who's
going to take care of me?
Nothing's going
to happen to us.
I don't know. I think something
is happening to me right now.
- But what if--
- Stop being a baby,
Jonah.
You're a big boy,
not a baby.
- You smell wonderful.
- [ Chuckles ]
You are incorrigible.
- Jonah, put that down!
- I just wanted to--
I've told you.
These phones are very--
What--
Oh, Jonah.
I've asked you
not to play with these
things in the house.
Oh, and there's junk
all over the carpet!
Raymond,
you talk to him.
Raymond.
- What's that
on the floor?
- My truck.
And where does it
belong?
- In my room.
- Right.
- The coloring book?
- In my room.
[ Doorbell Rings ]
Thank God you're here.
- Hi, Mrs. Kelley,
Mr. Kelley.
- Marsha.
Jonah, are those
your pictures
in the kitchen?
I drew them
for you and Daddy.
Well, that's-that's
very nice, honey.
But they don't belong
on the refrigerator.
I want you to put
them in your room.
They'll look much nicer
in your room.
Everything-- Everything
that's yours, you keep
in your room, okay?
Good boy.
Who will I live with
if you don't come back?
I don't know, Jonah.
Maybe your Uncle William.
He doesn't like
little boys.
[ Rattling ]
Marsha, will you
play with me?
I can't.
I have homework.
- What time is it?
- Your bedtime.
When are they
coming back?
Jonah, I'm trying
to read, okay?
Go to bed.
Wait.
Pick up your toys.
Do you want
a little boy?
Not now. Maybe later
when I'm a little older.
Good night, Jonah.
[ Wind Blowing ]
Don't let them
get me, Bear. Don't.
Are they in the closet?
No, they're living
in the wall.
What if they don't
come back this time,
Bear?
What if the monsters
come to get me...
and nobody sees them,
and they take me away?
What if they die, Bear?
What if--
? Your mommy comes back
She always comes back ?
? She never will
forget you ??
[ Alarm Beeps ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
[ Beeping Continues ]
[ Footsteps ]
[ Groans ]
[ Sighs ]
Mmm.
Don't go out
tonight, okay?
Just stay home and
watch television, okay?
Can't.
Raymond! Honey,
we're late!
Why do you have
to go out again?
Don't start.
Oh, my head.
They just kept pouring
the champagne, and pouring
it and pouring it.
[ Chuckles ]
And Raymond.
Well, you know
how he gets when he--
Oh, boy.
[ Honking ]
- What is that?
- My bus.
Oh. Well,
you'd better hurry.
Will you and Daddy
be here
when I get home?
- What are these?
- I'll put them
in my room.
- Mmm.
- [ Chuckles ]
Honey, there's a bus
in our driveway.
- It's my bus, Daddy.
- Well, it's leaving.
[ Sighs ]
Well, how's the head?
- Not so bad now.
- Mmm, good.
Who do we have
to see this morning?
The Sterns at 10:00.
The sofa factory
at 11:00.
And I promised the Robbins
we'd drop by after lunch.
- Not the Robbins.
- Yes.
[ Chuckles ]
Need some coffee?
[ Raymond ]
Yeah, let's break in
the new espresso machine.
[ Chuckles ]
Like you broke in
the last one?
One cup and
"kablooey."
Yeah, but it sure was
a good cup.
[ Woman Chuckles ]
[ Baby Cooing ]
Do you want
a little boy?
I'm afraid I already
have my hands full.
[ Seat Belt Clicks ]
- [ Engine Starts ]
- [ Disco Blasting
On Radio ]
Oh, I hate that stuff.
And I hate this damn car.
If you got a job, maybe
we could buy our own car.
- My sister--
- How do you expect me
to find work...
when I have to do
her damn shopping,
babysit her damn kids?
Good question, since you spend
most of the day sleeping
under her "damn" roof!
Thank you.
That's very nice.
You know, you might
take up for me
every once in a while...
instead of always
taking up for your sister.
Every time we have
an argument,
all you have to do--
If it wasn't for her,
where would we be?
- Are you going
to have a baby?
- Yes, I am.
Actually, I've been
hoping for a boy...
just like you.
What did you get him?
- Do you want to see?
- Yes.
- Bear.
- Bear?
- Yeah, Bear.
- Well, then.
That's his name.
Hello, Bear.
You be careful
crossing the street,
okay?
Okay.
Good-bye.
Bye.
- Jonah.
- Yes?
Are you ready
to cross now?
Yeah.
Will you be here
when I finish school?
I'll make sure
you get home.
[ Door Closes ]
Hello!
I'm back from school!
[ Man's Voice ]
Jonah.
Jonah, I'm over here.
Are you in there?
Thank you.
[ Woman On TV ]
I don't want to put
a scare in you boys,
'cause you seem like
big men in little
boys' bodies.
And there's no reason
in God's earth
to be scared of nothing!
[ Raymond ]
That was the slowest movie
I've ever seen in my life.
- [ Man ]
It was really dull.
- [ Raymond ] Oh, boy.
[ Woman ]
Oh, this couch
is beautiful.
- ?? [ Slow Orchestral ]
- Raymond, honey,
you get the champagne!
[ Raymond ]
Got it, sweetheart.
Mommy? I fell asleep.
- I'm dying to go.
- We have some great shots
from our last trip.
- Wait'll you
see these.
- Hi, Daddy!
- Hi, Daddy.
- Isn't that the most
incredible powder?
Daddy? I'm here.
I'm right here.
- That's the mill.
- Oh, is that your house?
That's beautiful.
Daddy, it's Jonah.
- You look great.
- That's when
she had longer skis.
[ Pam ]
Here's some hors d'oeuvres.
Did you pull those out?
Mommy, look at me.
- Mommy, look at me!
- Here's to...
fun in the snow.
- Fun in the snow.
- Look at me.
- I'll bring my new
pair of skis.
- [ Chuckles ]
Look at me.
- Where did you go?
- [ Man's Voice ]
I'm upstairs, Jonah.
You ready
to cross now, Jonah?
Jonah.
Am I dead?
On the contrary,
you haven't even
been born yet.
Am I going
to be born now?
- Uh-huh.
- But I won't have
Bear anymore.
Oh, but he's already
gone over.
He's waiting for you,
good as new.
It's time.
Okay.
- What would you
like to be called?
- Robbie.
Oh, I think that
can be arranged.
- That's you.
- Oh, yeah.
There's Pamela
in her best position.
Sitting down
to put her skis on.
- [ Man ] Look at yourself!
- [ Pam ]
That's a good shot of me.
Will they miss me?
Oh, they'll feel a tug.
Perhaps they'll sense
something missing,
but they won't
know what it is.
When the time comes,
and they're ready to share
their life with a child,
I'll be back
to see 'em.
Come on, Robbie.
Your mother
wants you very badly.
[ No Audible Dialogue ]
[ Baby Crying ]
- It's a boy.
- [ Baby Crying ]