Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 5, Episode 18 - Family on Ice - full transcript
Kimberly impresses professional skater Dorothy Hamill with her ice skating, and is taken under her wing. But Kimberly is overwhelmed by the hard work it takes to become a professional skater, and devises a way out.
♪ Now the world don't move
♪ To the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for you
♪ May not be right for some
♪ A man is born
♪ He's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what
♪ They'll have theirs
and you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Yes it does, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
- Arnold, have you
seen my ice skates?
- Nope. There, I'm all packed.
- Well, have a nice
weekend at Dudley's.
What you got in there?
- Just the basic
necessities of life.
Toothpaste, toothbrush,
underwear, socks.
Peanut butter, jelly, bread.
- Arnold, I'm sure Dudley's
parents are gonna have food.
- Yeah, but only during meals.
And what if there's
a sudden disaster?
Like, the door on their
refrigerator got stuck?
- Willis, haven't you
found your skates yet?
We've only got three
hours on the ice.
- Nah, they're just not in here.
You guys go without me.
- Aw, Willis, it's
gonna be lots of fun.
- Eh, I'm not that good
on skates, anyway.
- It's great exercise.
- Big deal.
- There'll be lots
of pretty girls.
- Those skates have gotta
be in here somewhere.
- Turn down your thermostat,
Willis. You're overheating.
You're gonna get out there
and melt a hole in the ice.
- Ah, here's one.
Here's the other.
- Hey, aren't you
guys ready to go?
Willis, what a great idea. Ice
skates with training wheels.
You know, you haven't seen
your sister skate for a while.
You're in for a nice treat.
She has poise, she has
grace. She's like a swan.
- Oh, daddy.
You're so
accurate.
- Let's go.
- Are you sure you
don't want to go, Arnold?
I mean, it's not too late
to change your mind.
- Nah, the last time
I went ice skating
it took me a week
to defrost my butt.
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- Arnold's gonna kick
himself for missing all this
fun.
Oh, oh!
- Whoa!
- Hey, you folks okay?
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
The part of me that
needs the most protection
was already padded
by Mother Nature.
- Up you come.
Get over to the wall.
- Ah, okay.
- Let me help.
- Now what do we do?
- Now we just, don't
look down, look at me.
Try and get those feet going.
Looking good. Looking good.
- That's Dorothy Hamill, dad.
Wow, you can see why
she won the gold medal
at the Olympics.
- Oh, yeah, she is wonderful.
- She makes me
feel like a real clutz.
- Oh, I think you're
terrific. Come on.
Show me some of
that fancy stuff of yours.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I couldn't help noticing
you. You're very good.
- Thank you.
That's quite a compliment
coming from you, Miss Hamill.
But what are you doing here?
- I'm just getting in
a little extra practice
while I'm in town
with Ice Capades.
And please, call me Dorothy.
- I'm Kimberly.
Oh, well Dorothy,
this is my father.
- Oh, I'm a great fan of
yours. Phil Drummond.
- Hi, thank you.
- Daddy almost made the
Olympics himself in speed skating.
- Unfortunately, nobody
could catch me to tell me.
- I was just telling your
daughter how good she is.
I was wondering
who her coach is.
- Well, I've never had any
formal training. Daddy taught me.
- Very nice work, Mr. Drummond.
Have you ever considered
entering any of the local
regional competitions?
- Oh, I'm not that good.
- I meant Kimberly.
- Wow, me in competition?
Well, don't you have
to start much younger?
- You did start
young. You were two.
Many's the time I
changed frozen diapers.
- You're a natural, Kimberly.
With some coaching and
hard work, you just might
have a chance at becoming
a world-class skater.
- World-class? Like in Olympics?
- It's possible.
- This is a joke, right?
You must be kidding me, yup.
- Not at all.
I could set up an interview
for you with a good coach
right here in New
York, if you're interested.
- Well, I...
- Of course she's
interested. Great, Dorothy.
We'll give it a go. Oh,
I'm so proud of you, honey.
- Help! I can't stop, look out!
Oh!
- Okay, you're safe.
- Oh, Pearl, are you okay?
- Just a little terrified, but
otherwise, scared to death!
- Dorothy, this
is my son, Willis
and our housekeeper, Pearl.
- Hi, really nice to meet you.
- Oh, oh, you're so
graceful Miss Hamill.
You never fall down.
- You want a bet?
Come on, Kimberly,
let's try a few moves.
I'll see if I can
keep up with you.
- Okay.
- What's going on, dad?
- Willis, the most wonderful
thing has happened.
We're gonna be a star.
- Your turn.
That was nice.
- Was that okay?
- That was nice.
- Look at that, dad.
She's some terrific skater.
- Yeah.
Dorothy Hamill's
not bad, either.
- Daddy, I just can't
concentrate on my homework.
I keep thinking about what
Dorothy said to me yesterday.
- Do you realize what
a great opportunity
this is gonna be for us?
I mean, for you.
- How 'bout a few hors d'oeuvres
while the meat loaf's loafing?
Will Arnold be home for dinner?
- No, he's staying at
Dudley's house tonight.
- Oh, no Arnold, huh?
Tonight we'll have something
we never had before.
Leftovers.
Kimberly, you must
really be excited about this.
- Well, I'm excited but I think
daddy's even more excited.
- Hey, this could be a
dream come true for me.
You know, I once had
aspirations of going
to the Olympics, myself.
- Yeah, unfortunately,
he fell on his aspirations.
- Maybe I'll get a second
chance through my daughter.
- Oh.
Well, daddy, if I make
good I owe it all to you.
You taught me how to skate.
- Wait a minute,
don't forget me.
I taught you how to fall down.
I'll get that.
Dorothy.
- Hi, Mr. Drummond.
- Call me Phil.
Come on in, come in.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I hope you brought good news.
- Well, that depends
on how you look at it.
I'm afraid that
coach I mentioned
has all the students he
can handle at the moment
and he just can't take you.
- Oh, that's too bad.
Any chance that you'd
know of another coach?
- As a matter of fact, I do.
She's new at coaching
and she hasn't
developed a real star yet.
But she'd sure like to.
And I know she can
take you, Kimberly.
- Who is she?
- Me.
- You? You'd coach me?
- That's wonderful! Thank you.
Oh, sorry about that.
- Any time.
- Why don't we all sit down?
- Well, how can I ever
thank you, Dorothy?
- Well, before you
do, there's one hitch.
I live in Los Angeles.
And if you want to train with
me, you'll have to move there.
- Move to Los Angeles?
Gee, I'm sorry Dorothy,
but daddy would
never let me do that.
- No way, not in
a million years.
- Wait a minute.
You're both wrong.
If Kimberly has to
move to Los Angeles
to get into the Olympics,
well, what's the
matter with that?
Don't you see?
This could be the
opportunity of a lifetime for us.
We're gonna go for it.
- We are?
- Dad, are you serious?
Would you really let
Kimberly move to Los Angeles?
- To train with
Dorothy Hamill? Yes.
- Where would I live?
- Dorothy will
take care of that.
- What about school?
- Dorothy will
take care of that.
- What about money?
- Your dad will
take care of that.
- It's all settled.
You're going.
This is one chance
we are not gonna miss.
- All right, then.
Olympics, here I come.
- Yay!
- Gee, Los Angeles is far
away. I'm gonna miss you guys.
- Well, we're
gonna miss you, too.
But you know, I don't
think of it as losing a sister.
I think of it as gaining a room.
- I'm glad you're
letting her do it, Phil.
I think she has the natural
talent to go a long way.
- You must really
believe in me, Dorothy,
if you're willing to
take me at my age.
- Oh yeah, she's over the hill.
Oh, we're talking rocking
chairs and support hose.
- We're all set, then.
We can start training
while I'm still in New York.
Why don't you come down
to the rink tomorrow at 6:30?
- Six-thirty, that'd be great.
I'll work up a good
appetite for dinner.
I mean 6:30 in the morning.
- In the morning?
- Don't worry. I'll
see that she gets up.
- You're gonna need a bulldozer.
- Well, I better be going.
I have a good feeling
about this, Kimberly.
- Oh, great. I'll walk
you to the elevator.
I'll be right back, dad.
- Bye Dorothy.
- Goodbye, Miss Hamill.
- Thank you.
All right, Willis, I'll tell
ya what we're gonna do.
We're gonna make Kimberly's
training a family project.
We'll all train right
along with her.
It'll be good for both of us.
- Oh, great idea, dad.
- We're gonna start tomorrow
morning at five o'clock.
- Say what?
- You heard me.
Five a.m., yes sir.
- Oh but dad, you gotta be...
- Wake up, Willis.
Willis, wake up.
Come on, up and at 'em.
It's five a.m., what
do you want to do?
Stay in bed all day?
- Not so fast.
First let me pry my eyes open
and get my tongue off
the roof of my mouth.
- Come on, let's go.
Losers sleep late.
Kimberly's already
downstairs exercising.
Come on, shake a leg.
- Oh, dad, at this hour,
I can't shake anything.
- Come on, buddy. Let's move it.
One, two, one, two.
One, two, one, two.
- Come on, Pearl, I'll
race ya across the lake.
- I got a better idea.
You row into the kitchen
and bring me back a
cup of coffee and a danish.
- You hang in there, Pearl.
Honestly, you're
doing wonderful.
- I promised I'd
stick with it, and I will.
Who knows?
Maybe deep inside me
there's a Richard Simmons
trying to get out.
- Oh, good afternoon, Willis.
- Oh, I would've been down here
but I didn't hear
my alarm clock ring.
- I'm not surprised.
I found it in the laundry
room, buried in the hamper.
- That is the wrong
attitude, Willis.
If I can do this without
complaining, so can you.
- Pearl, would you mind
getting Kimberly's breakfast?
- Oh, not at all.
Whoops. Legs don't fail me now.
Change.
- Oh, right.
- Get on that seat
and hit those pedals.
♪ Row, row, row your boat
♪ Gently down the stream
♪ Merrily, merrily,
merrily, merrily
♪ Life is but a dream
- You mean a nightmare.
- Keep it up, Willis.
It'll give you broad shoulders
and big, bulging biceps.
- Dad, I get all the exercise I
need pushing the girls away.
- Breakfast, Kimberly.
- Aw, daddy. Do I have to?
- Come on, it's good for you.
It's pure protein and low fat.
- Then how come you
don't eat raw eggs?
- I don't have to get into
those cute little skating skirts.
- Oh, yuck.
- Come on, let's get with it.
What's your name?
- Kimberly Drummond.
- What do you do?
- Ice skate.
- Where you goin'?
- To the Olympics.
- Down the hatch.
- All right.
- Another week of
this and you'll start
to cluck and peck at your food.
- Kimberly, I'm
really proud of you.
You are going to accomplish
what I could only dream of.
And remember, you're
doing this for both of us.
- Well, I'm only
doing this for me.
And me is pooped.
- Willis?
You're setting a bad
example for Kimberly.
Now get with it.
What's your name?
- Willis Jackson.
- What do you do?
- Exercise.
- Where you going?
- Back to bed.
- That's pretty good, Kimberly.
But I know you can do it better.
Let me show you
what I'm looking for.
You see?
- Yes.
But seeing is a lot
easier than doing.
You are incredible.
- You can do it, too. Do
you want to rest a minute?
- No, no, no, we
don't need any rest.
Let's keep going.
- You're getting
there, Kimberly.
It's only been a
week. Try it again.
- And this time, follow
through on the turn.
- How's that?
- Almost perfect.
- Thank you.
- Now, do it better.
- Yeah, do it better. Come
on, let's get with it there.
- Oh, oh.
- Oh, no.
- Oh my gosh, Kimberly.
Are you all right?
Where does it hurt?
- Right here, the
bottom of my leg.
- Is it bad, honey?
- It sure hurts, daddy.
- Can you straighten
your leg out?
- Oh!
- It might be a pulled
hamstring muscle.
- Is that serious?
- Don't you worry.
You're gonna be fine.
We'll get you to a
doctor right away.
Here we go.
Okay, now just...
- Oh.
- Just hold it,
easy. Here we go.
We'll get you right off here.
- I can't do it.
Willis?
Willis?
Oh!
- Good morning.
- Arnold, what's the big idea?
- I need some money.
- Well, why don't
you get it from dad?
- He's at the ice skating
rink with Kimberly.
- Why don't you crack
open your piggy bank?
- I tried, but I couldn't
go through with it.
That pig's been in
the family for years.
- Arnold, go away.
- Willis.
I wouldn't wake you, but this
is a matter of life and death.
I'm meeting Dudley before
school at the video arcade.
- Arnold, why didn't
you just take the money
out of my wallet?
- That would be an invasion
of privacy. It's dishonest.
Besides, your wallet was empty.
- Listen, there's two
dollars in my gym bag
underneath my sweat socks.
- Great.
Oh, uh, Willis? Would you
mind getting them yourself?
- Easy does it. We'll put
you right on the couch.
- Oh my heavens.
- What happened?
- Kimberly pulled a
hamstring muscle.
- Oh, man. How bad is it?
- Well, it's hard to tell.
Hamstrings don't
show up on x-rays.
The doctor said we'll
just have to wait and see
how it heals.
- Oh, I'll get some
nice hot chocolate.
Maybe that'll
help ease the pain.
- Thanks, Pearl.
- Kimberly, I'm
really sorry about this.
- I just wanted to
succeed so badly.
I'm sorry, daddy.
I guess this is the end
of my skating career.
- Well, maybe with a few
weeks' rest and some therapy,
it might heal enough
for you to continue.
- Sure, most athletes
injure themselves
one time or another.
But you've got spirit.
You'll bounce back.
You've got a good bouncer.
- Honey, you are not
gonna go near that ice
if there's even the
slightest possibility
you're doing permanent
injury to yourself.
It's just not worth it.
- I like your attitude, Phil.
I've seen too many young skaters
pushed beyond their limits
because of their parents.
- Oh, but daddy, I know
how much this means to you.
- Honey, nothing is
more important to me
than your health
and your happiness.
- Daddy, stop being so
nice. I don't deserve it.
- That never stopped him before.
- Kimberly, what do you
mean you don't deserve it?
- Well, I mean this.
- You can walk.
- It's a miracle.
Say, have you been
talking to Oral Roberts?
- Kimberly, I think I understand
why you were faking it.
- Dorothy, I really
never wanted to be
a world-class skater.
- What?
I thought that you did.
- Oh, daddy, you
wanted me to be one.
And at first, I did,
too. I loved the idea.
The glamour of being
a star like Dorothy.
But I just don't think I'm ready
for that kind of commitment.
Daddy, one day I'm
gonna do something
really terrific with my life.
But I just don't
think ice skating's it.
I would've quit sooner, but,
I just didn't want
to let you down.
- Oh, honey, I had
no idea. I'm sorry.
I didn't realize how
hard I was pushing you.
- It's okay, daddy,
I understand.
Dorothy, I'm really sorry.
I feel terrible for making you
waste all your
time on me like this.
I guess someone who's
been a champion like you
really wouldn't
understand quitting.
- Don't be so sure.
When I first started out,
many's the time I
considered giving up.
But everybody
has their own goals.
- Anyway, thank you for
everything you've done.
- Well dad, I guess you're
never gonna realize your dream
of having a world-class
champion skater in the family.
- Oh, I don't know.
There's an athlete in the
family who's also tough enough
to take the rigors of training
it takes to be a champion.
- Oh, no.
- Oh, yes.
Excuse us, please.
Let's talk about this
over a couple raw eggs.
What's your name?
- Willis Jackson.
- What do you do?
- Exercise.
- Where you going?
- To the Olympics?
- That's right.
♪ Now the world don't move
♪ To the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for you
♪ May not be right for some
♪ A man is born
♪ He's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothing
but their jeans
♪ But they got
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Yes, it does, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ To the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for you
♪ May not be right for some
♪ A man is born
♪ He's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what
♪ They'll have theirs
and you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Yes it does, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
- Arnold, have you
seen my ice skates?
- Nope. There, I'm all packed.
- Well, have a nice
weekend at Dudley's.
What you got in there?
- Just the basic
necessities of life.
Toothpaste, toothbrush,
underwear, socks.
Peanut butter, jelly, bread.
- Arnold, I'm sure Dudley's
parents are gonna have food.
- Yeah, but only during meals.
And what if there's
a sudden disaster?
Like, the door on their
refrigerator got stuck?
- Willis, haven't you
found your skates yet?
We've only got three
hours on the ice.
- Nah, they're just not in here.
You guys go without me.
- Aw, Willis, it's
gonna be lots of fun.
- Eh, I'm not that good
on skates, anyway.
- It's great exercise.
- Big deal.
- There'll be lots
of pretty girls.
- Those skates have gotta
be in here somewhere.
- Turn down your thermostat,
Willis. You're overheating.
You're gonna get out there
and melt a hole in the ice.
- Ah, here's one.
Here's the other.
- Hey, aren't you
guys ready to go?
Willis, what a great idea. Ice
skates with training wheels.
You know, you haven't seen
your sister skate for a while.
You're in for a nice treat.
She has poise, she has
grace. She's like a swan.
- Oh, daddy.
You're so
accurate.
- Let's go.
- Are you sure you
don't want to go, Arnold?
I mean, it's not too late
to change your mind.
- Nah, the last time
I went ice skating
it took me a week
to defrost my butt.
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- Arnold's gonna kick
himself for missing all this
fun.
Oh, oh!
- Whoa!
- Hey, you folks okay?
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
The part of me that
needs the most protection
was already padded
by Mother Nature.
- Up you come.
Get over to the wall.
- Ah, okay.
- Let me help.
- Now what do we do?
- Now we just, don't
look down, look at me.
Try and get those feet going.
Looking good. Looking good.
- That's Dorothy Hamill, dad.
Wow, you can see why
she won the gold medal
at the Olympics.
- Oh, yeah, she is wonderful.
- She makes me
feel like a real clutz.
- Oh, I think you're
terrific. Come on.
Show me some of
that fancy stuff of yours.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I couldn't help noticing
you. You're very good.
- Thank you.
That's quite a compliment
coming from you, Miss Hamill.
But what are you doing here?
- I'm just getting in
a little extra practice
while I'm in town
with Ice Capades.
And please, call me Dorothy.
- I'm Kimberly.
Oh, well Dorothy,
this is my father.
- Oh, I'm a great fan of
yours. Phil Drummond.
- Hi, thank you.
- Daddy almost made the
Olympics himself in speed skating.
- Unfortunately, nobody
could catch me to tell me.
- I was just telling your
daughter how good she is.
I was wondering
who her coach is.
- Well, I've never had any
formal training. Daddy taught me.
- Very nice work, Mr. Drummond.
Have you ever considered
entering any of the local
regional competitions?
- Oh, I'm not that good.
- I meant Kimberly.
- Wow, me in competition?
Well, don't you have
to start much younger?
- You did start
young. You were two.
Many's the time I
changed frozen diapers.
- You're a natural, Kimberly.
With some coaching and
hard work, you just might
have a chance at becoming
a world-class skater.
- World-class? Like in Olympics?
- It's possible.
- This is a joke, right?
You must be kidding me, yup.
- Not at all.
I could set up an interview
for you with a good coach
right here in New
York, if you're interested.
- Well, I...
- Of course she's
interested. Great, Dorothy.
We'll give it a go. Oh,
I'm so proud of you, honey.
- Help! I can't stop, look out!
Oh!
- Okay, you're safe.
- Oh, Pearl, are you okay?
- Just a little terrified, but
otherwise, scared to death!
- Dorothy, this
is my son, Willis
and our housekeeper, Pearl.
- Hi, really nice to meet you.
- Oh, oh, you're so
graceful Miss Hamill.
You never fall down.
- You want a bet?
Come on, Kimberly,
let's try a few moves.
I'll see if I can
keep up with you.
- Okay.
- What's going on, dad?
- Willis, the most wonderful
thing has happened.
We're gonna be a star.
- Your turn.
That was nice.
- Was that okay?
- That was nice.
- Look at that, dad.
She's some terrific skater.
- Yeah.
Dorothy Hamill's
not bad, either.
- Daddy, I just can't
concentrate on my homework.
I keep thinking about what
Dorothy said to me yesterday.
- Do you realize what
a great opportunity
this is gonna be for us?
I mean, for you.
- How 'bout a few hors d'oeuvres
while the meat loaf's loafing?
Will Arnold be home for dinner?
- No, he's staying at
Dudley's house tonight.
- Oh, no Arnold, huh?
Tonight we'll have something
we never had before.
Leftovers.
Kimberly, you must
really be excited about this.
- Well, I'm excited but I think
daddy's even more excited.
- Hey, this could be a
dream come true for me.
You know, I once had
aspirations of going
to the Olympics, myself.
- Yeah, unfortunately,
he fell on his aspirations.
- Maybe I'll get a second
chance through my daughter.
- Oh.
Well, daddy, if I make
good I owe it all to you.
You taught me how to skate.
- Wait a minute,
don't forget me.
I taught you how to fall down.
I'll get that.
Dorothy.
- Hi, Mr. Drummond.
- Call me Phil.
Come on in, come in.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I hope you brought good news.
- Well, that depends
on how you look at it.
I'm afraid that
coach I mentioned
has all the students he
can handle at the moment
and he just can't take you.
- Oh, that's too bad.
Any chance that you'd
know of another coach?
- As a matter of fact, I do.
She's new at coaching
and she hasn't
developed a real star yet.
But she'd sure like to.
And I know she can
take you, Kimberly.
- Who is she?
- Me.
- You? You'd coach me?
- That's wonderful! Thank you.
Oh, sorry about that.
- Any time.
- Why don't we all sit down?
- Well, how can I ever
thank you, Dorothy?
- Well, before you
do, there's one hitch.
I live in Los Angeles.
And if you want to train with
me, you'll have to move there.
- Move to Los Angeles?
Gee, I'm sorry Dorothy,
but daddy would
never let me do that.
- No way, not in
a million years.
- Wait a minute.
You're both wrong.
If Kimberly has to
move to Los Angeles
to get into the Olympics,
well, what's the
matter with that?
Don't you see?
This could be the
opportunity of a lifetime for us.
We're gonna go for it.
- We are?
- Dad, are you serious?
Would you really let
Kimberly move to Los Angeles?
- To train with
Dorothy Hamill? Yes.
- Where would I live?
- Dorothy will
take care of that.
- What about school?
- Dorothy will
take care of that.
- What about money?
- Your dad will
take care of that.
- It's all settled.
You're going.
This is one chance
we are not gonna miss.
- All right, then.
Olympics, here I come.
- Yay!
- Gee, Los Angeles is far
away. I'm gonna miss you guys.
- Well, we're
gonna miss you, too.
But you know, I don't
think of it as losing a sister.
I think of it as gaining a room.
- I'm glad you're
letting her do it, Phil.
I think she has the natural
talent to go a long way.
- You must really
believe in me, Dorothy,
if you're willing to
take me at my age.
- Oh yeah, she's over the hill.
Oh, we're talking rocking
chairs and support hose.
- We're all set, then.
We can start training
while I'm still in New York.
Why don't you come down
to the rink tomorrow at 6:30?
- Six-thirty, that'd be great.
I'll work up a good
appetite for dinner.
I mean 6:30 in the morning.
- In the morning?
- Don't worry. I'll
see that she gets up.
- You're gonna need a bulldozer.
- Well, I better be going.
I have a good feeling
about this, Kimberly.
- Oh, great. I'll walk
you to the elevator.
I'll be right back, dad.
- Bye Dorothy.
- Goodbye, Miss Hamill.
- Thank you.
All right, Willis, I'll tell
ya what we're gonna do.
We're gonna make Kimberly's
training a family project.
We'll all train right
along with her.
It'll be good for both of us.
- Oh, great idea, dad.
- We're gonna start tomorrow
morning at five o'clock.
- Say what?
- You heard me.
Five a.m., yes sir.
- Oh but dad, you gotta be...
- Wake up, Willis.
Willis, wake up.
Come on, up and at 'em.
It's five a.m., what
do you want to do?
Stay in bed all day?
- Not so fast.
First let me pry my eyes open
and get my tongue off
the roof of my mouth.
- Come on, let's go.
Losers sleep late.
Kimberly's already
downstairs exercising.
Come on, shake a leg.
- Oh, dad, at this hour,
I can't shake anything.
- Come on, buddy. Let's move it.
One, two, one, two.
One, two, one, two.
- Come on, Pearl, I'll
race ya across the lake.
- I got a better idea.
You row into the kitchen
and bring me back a
cup of coffee and a danish.
- You hang in there, Pearl.
Honestly, you're
doing wonderful.
- I promised I'd
stick with it, and I will.
Who knows?
Maybe deep inside me
there's a Richard Simmons
trying to get out.
- Oh, good afternoon, Willis.
- Oh, I would've been down here
but I didn't hear
my alarm clock ring.
- I'm not surprised.
I found it in the laundry
room, buried in the hamper.
- That is the wrong
attitude, Willis.
If I can do this without
complaining, so can you.
- Pearl, would you mind
getting Kimberly's breakfast?
- Oh, not at all.
Whoops. Legs don't fail me now.
Change.
- Oh, right.
- Get on that seat
and hit those pedals.
♪ Row, row, row your boat
♪ Gently down the stream
♪ Merrily, merrily,
merrily, merrily
♪ Life is but a dream
- You mean a nightmare.
- Keep it up, Willis.
It'll give you broad shoulders
and big, bulging biceps.
- Dad, I get all the exercise I
need pushing the girls away.
- Breakfast, Kimberly.
- Aw, daddy. Do I have to?
- Come on, it's good for you.
It's pure protein and low fat.
- Then how come you
don't eat raw eggs?
- I don't have to get into
those cute little skating skirts.
- Oh, yuck.
- Come on, let's get with it.
What's your name?
- Kimberly Drummond.
- What do you do?
- Ice skate.
- Where you goin'?
- To the Olympics.
- Down the hatch.
- All right.
- Another week of
this and you'll start
to cluck and peck at your food.
- Kimberly, I'm
really proud of you.
You are going to accomplish
what I could only dream of.
And remember, you're
doing this for both of us.
- Well, I'm only
doing this for me.
And me is pooped.
- Willis?
You're setting a bad
example for Kimberly.
Now get with it.
What's your name?
- Willis Jackson.
- What do you do?
- Exercise.
- Where you going?
- Back to bed.
- That's pretty good, Kimberly.
But I know you can do it better.
Let me show you
what I'm looking for.
You see?
- Yes.
But seeing is a lot
easier than doing.
You are incredible.
- You can do it, too. Do
you want to rest a minute?
- No, no, no, we
don't need any rest.
Let's keep going.
- You're getting
there, Kimberly.
It's only been a
week. Try it again.
- And this time, follow
through on the turn.
- How's that?
- Almost perfect.
- Thank you.
- Now, do it better.
- Yeah, do it better. Come
on, let's get with it there.
- Oh, oh.
- Oh, no.
- Oh my gosh, Kimberly.
Are you all right?
Where does it hurt?
- Right here, the
bottom of my leg.
- Is it bad, honey?
- It sure hurts, daddy.
- Can you straighten
your leg out?
- Oh!
- It might be a pulled
hamstring muscle.
- Is that serious?
- Don't you worry.
You're gonna be fine.
We'll get you to a
doctor right away.
Here we go.
Okay, now just...
- Oh.
- Just hold it,
easy. Here we go.
We'll get you right off here.
- I can't do it.
Willis?
Willis?
Oh!
- Good morning.
- Arnold, what's the big idea?
- I need some money.
- Well, why don't
you get it from dad?
- He's at the ice skating
rink with Kimberly.
- Why don't you crack
open your piggy bank?
- I tried, but I couldn't
go through with it.
That pig's been in
the family for years.
- Arnold, go away.
- Willis.
I wouldn't wake you, but this
is a matter of life and death.
I'm meeting Dudley before
school at the video arcade.
- Arnold, why didn't
you just take the money
out of my wallet?
- That would be an invasion
of privacy. It's dishonest.
Besides, your wallet was empty.
- Listen, there's two
dollars in my gym bag
underneath my sweat socks.
- Great.
Oh, uh, Willis? Would you
mind getting them yourself?
- Easy does it. We'll put
you right on the couch.
- Oh my heavens.
- What happened?
- Kimberly pulled a
hamstring muscle.
- Oh, man. How bad is it?
- Well, it's hard to tell.
Hamstrings don't
show up on x-rays.
The doctor said we'll
just have to wait and see
how it heals.
- Oh, I'll get some
nice hot chocolate.
Maybe that'll
help ease the pain.
- Thanks, Pearl.
- Kimberly, I'm
really sorry about this.
- I just wanted to
succeed so badly.
I'm sorry, daddy.
I guess this is the end
of my skating career.
- Well, maybe with a few
weeks' rest and some therapy,
it might heal enough
for you to continue.
- Sure, most athletes
injure themselves
one time or another.
But you've got spirit.
You'll bounce back.
You've got a good bouncer.
- Honey, you are not
gonna go near that ice
if there's even the
slightest possibility
you're doing permanent
injury to yourself.
It's just not worth it.
- I like your attitude, Phil.
I've seen too many young skaters
pushed beyond their limits
because of their parents.
- Oh, but daddy, I know
how much this means to you.
- Honey, nothing is
more important to me
than your health
and your happiness.
- Daddy, stop being so
nice. I don't deserve it.
- That never stopped him before.
- Kimberly, what do you
mean you don't deserve it?
- Well, I mean this.
- You can walk.
- It's a miracle.
Say, have you been
talking to Oral Roberts?
- Kimberly, I think I understand
why you were faking it.
- Dorothy, I really
never wanted to be
a world-class skater.
- What?
I thought that you did.
- Oh, daddy, you
wanted me to be one.
And at first, I did,
too. I loved the idea.
The glamour of being
a star like Dorothy.
But I just don't think I'm ready
for that kind of commitment.
Daddy, one day I'm
gonna do something
really terrific with my life.
But I just don't
think ice skating's it.
I would've quit sooner, but,
I just didn't want
to let you down.
- Oh, honey, I had
no idea. I'm sorry.
I didn't realize how
hard I was pushing you.
- It's okay, daddy,
I understand.
Dorothy, I'm really sorry.
I feel terrible for making you
waste all your
time on me like this.
I guess someone who's
been a champion like you
really wouldn't
understand quitting.
- Don't be so sure.
When I first started out,
many's the time I
considered giving up.
But everybody
has their own goals.
- Anyway, thank you for
everything you've done.
- Well dad, I guess you're
never gonna realize your dream
of having a world-class
champion skater in the family.
- Oh, I don't know.
There's an athlete in the
family who's also tough enough
to take the rigors of training
it takes to be a champion.
- Oh, no.
- Oh, yes.
Excuse us, please.
Let's talk about this
over a couple raw eggs.
What's your name?
- Willis Jackson.
- What do you do?
- Exercise.
- Where you going?
- To the Olympics?
- That's right.
♪ Now the world don't move
♪ To the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for you
♪ May not be right for some
♪ A man is born
♪ He's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothing
but their jeans
♪ But they got
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world
♪ Yes, it does, it takes
♪ Different strokes
to move the world