Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 4, Episode 8 - Toilet Bowl - full transcript

When East Dillon and the only other winless team in the district face off, locals term it the "Toilet Bowl." This conflicts with Coach's and Buddy's attempts to get play-by-play coverage from a local radio station. Meanwhile, Julie & Mrs. Taylor visit her old alma mater. Landry tries to convince Jess that he's completely over Tryra and that they should date. Vince's mom invites Jess to dinner with her and her son. Tim Riggins helps Luke get pain meds following an injury on the ranch without letting Coach Taylor know. Riggins also discovers that his brother Billy has been running a chop shop operation on the side to make extra money and when Tim's more legitimate attempts at landing a job fall through he considers joining him.

(GROANING)

(MOOING)

Son, you all right?

Oh, God, contraction.

You're seven months pregnant.
You're not contracting.

Please go.
Please go to the hospital.

She's going to need
to go on bed rest.

Until the baby
is full term.

I don't exactly have insurance
right now. I'll figure out something.

I've got a
business opportunity

that would really
make you a rich man.



Thanks.
Yeah.

I thought he was the one.

TAMl: I know, sweetie.
I'm sorry, baby.

Do your thing, Skeeter.

This is pretty great.

Texas forever.

TAMl: I think either one of
them says, "College interview."

This one still
has the tag on it.

You might as well wear
that one. It's brand-new.

Honey, you know you've got to put your
toiletries into the plastic travel bags.

These are ugly.
I'm not bringing those.

Don't take those. Have
you seen my blue shirt?

TAYLOR: Gracie
doesn't have any pants.

TAMl: It's in with the
dry-cleaning. Let me get it.



But get stuff together. Do you
know where Gracie's pants are?

We've got to go. We've
got less than half an hour.

Do you know where Gracie's
pants are? Hi, sweet angel.

They're in
the bottom drawer.

You going to help your
daddy find your pants.

TAMl: The bottom
drawer, sweetie.

You realize none of my outfits are
going to work unless I have that shirt?

I'm getting it right now.
It's in with the dry-cleaning.

They're not in
the bottom drawer.

TAMl: Check the dryer. We
can't miss this flight, Jules.

Come on,
bring your spaceman.

I know, we got
to get your pants on.

Mom, every outfit you packed,
I look like a realtor in.

TAYLOR: All right, guys.
TAMl: Honey, you're going

to look amazing and
beautiful for your interviews.

TAYLOR: Hey, pack up
and let's get going.

You give them hell up there,
you understand me?

TAMl: Good, you found
the pants. That's great.

All right?
I will.

All right, time to go.
I know, sweetie.

Bye, Dad.
TAMl: Okay. I love you.

Bye. TAMl: You're going
to be great for your daddy.

Oh, shoot. I got to grab my
briefcase. One second. One second.

SAMMY: And not
that anybody cares,

but we have the league's two
last-place teams facing off this Friday.

That's the East Dillon Lions versus
the Campbell Park Timber Wolves.

Now, folks, some of y'all have
dubbed this game "The Toilet Bowl,"

and I cannot disagree, but I'll tell
you what, if you are Coach Taylor,

you have got to see this game
as a singular opportunity

to get a "W"
on the books this season.

(TOILET FLUSHING)

LUKE: Hey, Ma?
MARGARET: Yeah?

Do I have a follow up
with the doctor?

MARGARET: He said
he didn't need to see you

unless it's still hurting
in a couple of weeks.

It's doing good, right? I mean, you've
been going to practice and everything.

LUKE: Yeah. No, I'm good.

TIM: I've been
driving by this property.

Oh, yeah. Wow.

It... It doesn't have a
price on there and I was...

Oh! A steal. 85.

Seventy-five thousand if you can pay
half the purchasing price upfront.

Might that be an option?

Um...

Okay. Yeah.
Okay.

Okay, yeah, I know that we
hang out all the time but...

Exactly, so why we got
to call it a date?

Because there's a very distinct
difference in just hanging out

and an actual date.

I would be wearing
a nice button-up shirt,

and you would probably be
wearing like a nice skirt...

Yeah, but...
...or something like that.

LANDRY:
And it would be nighttime.

When you say
"a nice shirt," though,

you don't mean the one
with the periodic table.

Because that's a mistake. I
have other really nice shirts.

I have a bunch
of really nice shirts.

Yeah, I know. Um, I
have Wednesday night off.

Perfect.
So...

Wednesday night?
I love Wednesdays.

Yeah.
Okay.

That's great. That's a
good night. All right.

Cool.
Okay.

(CHUCKLING)

TAYLOR: Full-pad Monday,
everyone ought to be happy.

You know what? It doesn't
matter whether you win or lose,

it's how you play the game.
Who's heard that before?

(ALL AGREEING)

TAYLOR: Well, it doesn't
apply to this team anymore.

Listen to me, individually, we ought
to be damn proud of where we come from

and where we are right now.

Collectively, I think we've got
a hell of a football team here.

But we're not scrappers
anymore, we're Lions.

And this is our time.

This is your time. We've got
a week for this game coming up.

I want you to know I'm proud
to take the field with you.

Let's practice.

(ALL CHEERING)

(CHEERING STOPS ABRUPTLY)

TAYLOR: What's going on?
CROWLEY: What's going on here?

PAULSON: So, we have a
fabulous contradiction here.

Chaucer is the founder
of modern English poetry,

but he also uses words
like "ass" and "fart."

(CHUCKLES)

PAULSON: So, what does Chaucer's very
deliberate use of language tell us?

Anyone?

Someone. Come on, really.

(INAUDIBLE)

Yes, ma'am.
Do you want to answer?

Oh, no,
I'm just observing.

Oh, no, that's okay. It seems
you have a thought. Please, share.

Oh, well... Would it have
to do with the context,

you know,
who's speaking?

Exactly. Context, who's
speaking. (TAMI LAUGHS)

Think about
The Knight's Tale.

TAMl: Mmm-hmm.

PAULSON: A story
of romantic love...

(BOTH GRUNT)

Let me see you
throw it like that

without tipping off the
safety with your shoulders.

All right, looking good.
Looking good.

Yeah.

(ALL WHOOP)

CROWLEY: Let's blitz.
Here we go.

Hit to hurt,
gentlemen, let's go.

VINCE: Hut.

TAYLOR: That's it.
That's it.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

TIM: Fours, come here.

You all right?
Yeah.

You sure?
Mmm-hmm.

All right. Let's go.
(GROANS)

CROWLEY: Grab the ball,
Luke. Here we go.

Look what the cat drug in.

(LAUGHS)

TAYLOR: You ain't got any
need for a toilet, do you?

Oh, I know, I've never heard so
much malarkey in my life. Hey, Eric.

Good to see you.
You, too.

(EXHALES) Let's go, keep the elbow up.

Toilet Bowl.
God help us.

I just want
to tell you that I...

I used to be something
with the Dillon Panthers.

And I want it to be
that way here.

I can help you,
and I'm going to do that.

I just want to
let you know that.

All right.

Can we get the pancakes?
Get your hands...

No. No, no.
Put it back.

(BOTH CHEERING)

Darius. Darius! Caleb.

JESS: Uh-uh.
Y'all some bad little boys.

(BOYS LAUGHING)

(SCREAMING)

Look, look, look, we're going to run
a post-wrap with the sunflower seeds.

Go, go, go, go.

(SCREAMING)

(LAUGHS) You're
supposed to catch...

You're seriously teaching
them to throw food in the...

Oh, you can't teach that.
That was a great job.

What's wrong with you?
That's talent.

Hey, look at all you boys. I
haven't seen you in such a long time.

You've grown.

Darius, anybody tell you you look
more and more like your daddy? Huh?

Yes, ma'am.
(LAUGHING) I bet they do.

You know, I'll tell you what, I'm cooking
dinner next week and I want you to be there.

Me?
Yeah.

Oh, no. I wouldn't
want to impose.

No, no, no.
You're not imposing.

I'm going to cook for us and
I expect you to be there. Okay?

Final answer. Hey,
you boys be good now.

Listen to what she
tells you to do, okay?

ALL: Yes, ma'am.

I'll see you.
Come on, baby.

Keep those. Let them have the pancakes.

BOYS: Please.
No, you can't.

VINCE: Let them keep
them. JESS: Stop. You hush.

CALEB: (CHUCKLES)
Let's get this one.

(BOYS LAUGHING)

MARCl: Honestly, before you
were a guidance counselor,

I don't think we got any
applications from your district.

TAMl: Well, you know, I think
once y'all came down to the fair,

it just put a face to the school and
let the kids realize it's not so far away

and it's a real
opportunity for them.

MARCl: Well, I'm just so
glad you came up to B.C.

We are, too. Julie, how
do you like it so far?

Um... It looks exactly
like the brochure.

Did you get a chance
to sit in on any classes?

Yeah, an English class.
MARCl: Oh, great. How was it?

It was good.

It was great.
We had so much fun.

It was
Professor Paulson's class?

Oh, Vanessa. Her class is like
being at some fabulous dinner party.

TAMl: Oh, it made me want to
go get the Canterbury Tales,

just read it for fun
all over again.

Mmm-hmm. Jules loves to
read, too, don't you, hon?

TAMl: I think she got that from
me. This place is so gorgeous.

You got a big game
coming up this weekend,

what do you got
to say about it?

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
(WHIMPERS)

(GRUNTS) All right.

Yeah?

Some chick named Mindy
is on the phone for you

and she sounds really crazy. So,
do you want me to just blow her off?

No. Here.
Hey, Skeeter.

Hi.

Minds.

Hey, Tim, I can't get a hold of
Billy and the toilet's backed up

and I need you
to get over here.

Uh... See, I've had a few
too many, so I can't drive.

Actually, this isn't about
you and your drinking problem,

it's about me and my baby
and the toilet is toxic,

and I pee every five minutes and
I don't know where your brother is

and I really need
you to be here.

So, go in the bathtub.

I'm not going to go in the
bathtub. I am on bed rest!

Get your ass over here!

Can you drive stick?

Remember the clutch
is your best friend, okay?

BECKY: I'm not really sure
what you mean when you say that.

TIM: Just let...
(ENGINE SPUTTERING)

You understand...

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I don't have airbags,
by the way.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Relax. Relax.

(SIGHS)

So, why were you
in a suit today?

I don't know.
That's a good question.

(SIGHS) Some guys are meant to
be in a suit and some guys aren't.

It's green.

Clutch, green.
Here we go.

(CLATTERING)

Wrench me.

BECKY: Ew. Ew.
Where is Billy, anyways?

MINDY: Doing some
big job down at the Rig.

This late?

You didn't know that?

Yeah, I knew that.

Been working a lot
of nights lately.

Yeah, well, it's getting busy,
Minds, which is a good thing.

MINDY: It's not
a big deal, right?

What do you mean?

Like, if I call him and he's all
distracted and he's tired all the time.

And if I walk into a room
and he's on the phone,

then he hangs up
really quickly.

Minds, what you're saying
is not happening.

He is having an affair,
isn't he?

No, he's not.

I don't even want to know. That's
the sad part. How pathetic am I?

I don't even want to know if
my husband's cheating on me

because I am
a total mess.

(SOBS)

Yeah, I mean, this is an emerging
team, equals emerging opportunity.

(ALL SPEAKING SPANISH)

He thinks you want free
time. BUDDY: Oh, no, no, no.

BUDDY: I understand. No, no, no,
I'm a businessman. I understand that.

This is a new demographic
for you, football.

Football?
American football, yeah.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

(CHUCKLES) No, no, no,
I understood that.

Buddy.
American football.

Hey, and I
understand you, too.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)
Yeah. What?

Do you think this
is really necessary?

If they want to talk trash
about us, to hell with them.

Let's just
get out of here.

I'm an investor,
they understand that.

This is a chance
for us to have a voice.

We can stop
all the trash talk

that's going on out there.
This can make a difference.

Well, do you think that we can do
this within another five minutes maybe?

Yes.
I just...

That'd be great.
OLD MAN: Senor?

BUDDY: Yes? You say you want
English on a Spanish station?

BUDDY: Just for
the football games.

BILLY: What the hell
you doing?

Morning.

Yeah, morning.

You can be honest with me,
man. It's... I'm just...

Are you messing
around on Mindy?

(SCOFFS) No.

No.

'Cause I know you've been working
late and all that kind of stuff

and I was over there and she's all
worried and stressed out and maybe...

I'm not cheating
on Mindy, all right?

What's all this
late night stuff then?

Just doing a little
after-hours work, that's all.

TIM: What kind of
after-hours work?

You know, it's the kind
of after-hours work

that you can't really do
in the daytime. You get it?

No, Billy, I don't get it. That's
why I'm asking. What do you mean?

"After-hours"? (EXHALES)
Look, all right, okay.

A couple guys
came to me...

Who?
...a couple weeks ago,

and they gave me
a little proposition and...

What kind of proposition?

Well, once or twice a week,
they come by with a car

and I break it down
to its component parts.

They need it turned around in a quick
time and they pay really good for that.

Chop shop.

(SIGHS)

That's the stupidest...

Yeah, well, it's a plan, Tim.
You got a better plan?

Yeah, Billy,
we had a plan.

I mean, we just had a party
here and raised buckets of money.

Buckets of money? Where's
all that money then, Billy?

Buckets of money?

You want to know where that
money is, Tim? Yeah, I do.

It went to two trips
to the pharmacy, all right?

And one meeting with the
specialist. That money's gone.

You got any other plans?
Tell me about them.

Yeah, Billy. This.
This was our plan, Billy.

Riggins' Rigs.

Tim, it's a temporary
thing, okay?

Temporary thing?
It's temporary.

You have no idea what
you're risking, do you?

Look, nobody's
getting hurt here, man.

You keep reminding me, like,
every week that you have a family

and this mechanic shop
is some dream of yours.

Tim, that's the whole reason
I'm doing this, okay?

The whole reason I'm doing
this is for my family.

This is going to prevent
me from going bankrupt.

It's going to make sure
that Mindy's going to be okay

and that my baby's going
to be okay, all right?

And once it's over with,
everything will go back to normal.

TAMl: Oh,
I love this school.

JULIE: I know,
it's your favorite.

Did I ever tell you this
was my first choice school?

Only, like, a million times, but
no pressure or anything, right?

What do you mean?
Of course no pressure.

(CHUCKLES SARCASTICALLY)

You would have disowned me if
I didn't apply to this college.

What are you talking about?

You've just been
staring over my shoulder,

looking at every syllable that
I put into every application,

since I started the college
process. Wait a minute.

You decided where
you wanted to apply.

I've been trying to help you
in that process,

but, honey, it's up to you
what school you go to.

It's not up to me.
All I'm trying to do

is support you as you're making
that decision, that's all.

You get me?

Yeah.

You sure about that?

Yeah.

(BAND PLAYING ROCK MUSIC)

Shooby do wah
Shooby do wah

Shooby do wah

(VOCALIZING)

Strange heart...

I feel strange...

I can't hit that note.
I'm sorry.

Is something
the matter today, Landry?

LANDRY: No, I just couldn't
hit that note and I got...

He got stood up. I did
not get stood up, Jimmy.

Actually, the date was
rescheduled because of conflicts.

And that might
be a good thing

because Thursday is more of,
like a sexual night, anyways.

So, we're just going to go through the
whole psychoanalytic breakdown or...

No, I'm saying, by 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday... DEVIN: Yeah.

...your brain is basically clicked
in that it's pretty much the weekend.

But Wednesday
is closer to Monday,

and no one's getting
busy on Monday, but...

Get busy?

(RIMSHOT)

Every now and then,
people want to get busy.

(MICROWAVE BEEPING)

(CUTLERY CLATTERING)

Miss Howard,
can I help you out in there?

Oh, no, no, no,
you stay put.

I know you've
been working hard.

You need help with that?
Oh, no, no, baby.

I got it. I got it.

Mmm. Wow.

So, Jess, I must say, bless
your heart for joining us,

'cause I ain't never seen this
boy wear anything but a T-shirt.

(REGINA LAUGHING)

JESS: How you been?

Oh, you know,
I can't complain.

Well, you know, I lost
my job down at the hotel,

but that was because
it was closing and whatnot.

But you know, I'm keeping
myself really busy, so...

You know, I did some part-time
work for this cleaning company,

and, you know, that just
really didn't pan out.

I think it's just because of
doing the night school thing

down at Tech. You know,
things start changing for me.

Mom, these mashed potatoes
are delicious.

Yeah, I know, baby.
It's all good.

So, I'm planning and...

JESS: That's good.
Yeah, it's...

My aunt said
to tell you hello.

She's working down
at this new...

You know what, honey, do
you know how amazing you are?

I mean, do you know how amazing you are?

Because when you were
a little girl, I mean,

this light would just
shine through you,

and now look at you, you've
become a beautiful young woman.

Thank you.
Isn't she beautiful?

I mean, look at her,
isn't she beautiful?

Oh, stop it.
She's gorgeous.

Mmm, yeah.

Coach, you know you're doomed unless you
can come up with some kind of passing game.

DEACON: Hey, why don't you
let Coach worry about his game,

y'all need to worry about buying
some of this radio airtime.

You know, Buddy called me the
other day. That man is on a mission.

Roto-Rooter talk, not exactly
morale-boosting, is it?

Who are you telling? I bought
60 seconds, I'm a damn preacher.

Hey, I sure hope you make it
worth my while come Friday.

We'll do our best. Hey, this
is pretty good brisket here.

Thank you.
Now I can die happy.

He's warming up to me.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Great, the Internet's
not working.

I'm sorry, honey. You
want to call downstairs?

No.

Jules,

you all right, honey?

I know I should be excited
about this trip

and I know that we've been
planning it for a really long time,

and it's...

Everything is just
happening so fast.

I know. I know
it seems like it.

I know
I'm letting you down.

Hey, uh-uh. No, ma'am,
don't go there.

How could you be
letting me down?

I feel like
such a stupid mess...

Like, "Hi, here I am.
I got dumped,

"and I'm hanging out at all these
universities where I don't belong."

Of course you do. You
belong anywhere you want.

And it's like, all these
interviews, it's like,

I'm expected to recite all
these factoids about myself

and tell them
how perfect I am

and why I'd be a good
student and it's just...

(SIGHS)

It just seems fake.

Well, I'll tell you what.

The only thing you need to
do in all these interviews is,

go in and just be you.

And just, you know, look
at this as an opportunity.

This is an opportunity
for your future.

It's exciting.

I'm going to go
take a shower.

Okay.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
(DOOR OPENING)

CALVIN: Yo, man.

VINCE: What up, C?

Chillin', man.
Another day.

I know you hungry. Go
ahead and eat something.

What's up?

It's getting kind of boring
stealing these cars without you.

I need my bro dog.

I can't, man.

I wish I could, but I got to
study these plays, you know?

Right, right.
Plays, plays.

You know, Ty and some of his boys

are going to be down at
the park hooping later, man.

You should definitely
roll. We could take them.

I mean,
you ain't that good,

but you gotta build your
team, so we're solid.

Yeah, man,
but can't do it.

Practice, you know, Coach
is on my butt about it, so...

Coach come first, huh?

All right.

It's not even
like that, man.

Listen, look, we gonna
be hanging real soon.

I just can't
get caught up.

My P.O.,
you know how it is.

Yeah, I know
how it is, man.

All right.

BECKY: Okay, so when you walk
in, you want to have a presence.

So, smile. Are you paying attention?

Yeah.
Okay.

Walk tall, come in,

sit with your
shoulders pulled back,

like there's a beam of energy
coming out of your chest.

I don't think I'm trying to be a
superhero here. I just want a job.

(CHUCKLES) Okay, now get up and
let's do it from the beginning.

Oh, it's my turn.

Okay, you ready
for this?

I'm so ready.
(TIM EXHALING)

Walk tall.

Walking tall.

(CLEARS THROAT)
That's my resume, sir.

So, Mr. Riggins, I understand
you're applying for a job here.

What kind of situation
are you looking for?

I'm looking for a situation
where I can achieve something,

be proud of it,

and do it, start to
finish, on my own.

You know what I think?

What?

I think you're a strong
person and an honest worker.

And I think you can grow up to be
whoever you want to be, Tim Riggins.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

I'm guessing
that's for you.

What are you
doing here?

I just came to
talk to Tim Riggins.

Oh, it's for you.

Yep.

How you doing?
Fine.

Good.

Fours.

What can I do you for?

Well... I got hurt
real bad at the farm.

I mean, it's like when I
push off and when I get hit,

it's like someone is trying to
rip my leg off with a crowbar.

What about the meds
the doc gave you?

It's like three weeks of meds.
I went through them in one.

All right.

This is what I need you
to do, all right? Mmm-hmm.

Dr. Cooney. Mental note this, all right?

When you see him,

the first thing you got to do,
tell him how great he was at TMU.

Bring up your hip, and
then there's four questions,

one-word answers.
Mmm-hmm.

No. No.

Yes. No.

That's it.
All right.

Great.
Yeah.

(LANDRY LAUGHING)

LANDRY: (IN BRITISH ACCENT) The
joke is on you, Miss Kangaroo,

for my sword
was dipped in poison.

(BOYS CHEERING)

(BOYS WHOOPING)

JESS: Yay! Thanks, Landry, for
the story. Now it's bedtime.

What?

JESS: I'll be there in a...
Be careful with those swords.

And start the...

(BOTH LAUGHING)

You trying to scare me?

Aren't you going to kiss?

LANDRY: No. Go inside.
Start the bathwater.

Vince is going
to kick your butt.

Go inside. He's going
to kick whose butt?

(BOYS LAUGHING)
LANDRY: What'd he say?

DARIUS: (IN SINGSONG VOICE)
Jess likes the punter.

CALEB: (IN SINGSONG VOICE) She's
going to kiss him. Smoochie!

What'd he say
about Vince?

(STAMMERS) I don't know.

I think they like... Yeah.
Well...

Either way, I had a
really good time tonight.

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

I did, too.

See you tomorrow at school. Yeah.

Thanks for the sword.
Be careful.

And for the story.

Thanks. All right.

Good night.

Yeah.

Well, I got a toy.

TAMl: All right,
it's a vegetarian place

and it's around
here somewhere.

It's supposed to be great.
I read a review about it.

Can't we just go back
and order room service?

What are you talking about?
This is going to be fun.

I just want to go back.

Hey, hon. Come here.
Come here. Listen.

I know you're sad
about Matt leaving

and I am sorry for that,

but we're here,
all right?

This is a great
opportunity for you.

I just want to make sure you're
seeing the bigger picture.

I don't know what
that big picture is.

It's you, it's your
life, it's your future.

It's getting into the
school of your dreams.

You mean the school
of your dreams.

Hey, stop acting like
you're here because of me

and like I've been masterminding
your applications and all that.

You've always wanted to go to
a great school, your whole life.

I am just here to
support you. You get that?

Well, I'm sorry I'm not giving you the
command performance that you deserve.

Well, you know what? You
got an opportunity tomorrow,

and you can either show
up and be your best self

or you can
just blow it off.

But I promise you, if you blow
it off because of a breakup,

you are going
to regret that.

So, what do you
want me to do?

I want you to pull
it together, girl...

Yeah, well, I'm trying...
...for yourself.

...to pull it together,
okay?

Well, try harder.
Try harder?

Yes.

Thanks for your
support, Mom.

Oh, Jules...
Jules, come here.

Come here. Jules.

We were assigned A
Christmas Memory last year,

and after that I started reading
all of Capote's short stories.

They were really great.

ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR:
Well, that's impressive.

You know what I think
is really amazing,

is that he and Harper Lee
were best friends,

that in a little town, two
great artists found each other

when they were kids.

Hmm, I never thought
of it that way.

Now, Julie,

is there anything else you
want to say about yourself,

something that we wouldn't pick
up from reading your transcript?

Um...

When I started
high school,

I couldn't wait to
get out of Dillon.

I thought that every
book I read was like

a rung on a ladder that I'd
built to escape this town

that was all about high school
football and nothing else.

And now that I'm actually
getting close to leaving,

I'm starting to
appreciate that

I was shaped
by my town,

that I have a different
viewpoint than every other person.

I guess what I'm
trying to say is that

I'm surprised by how happy I
am to be from where I'm from.

Does that make
any sense?

Yes, it does.

Thanks for coming in.

Well, I appreciate you
taking the meeting.

Absolutely.
Great.

Is there anything you want
to add before we're done here?

Resume seems
pretty up to date,

and I mean, there's the state
champs on there and stuff.

Yeah. Hey, that was
impressive, man.

I know I could really come
into this kind of workplace

and have a sense
of achievement.

Well... And, Tim, I think
you'd be a good fit here.

Awesome. Great.

Great.
Yeah.

And so,
we'll be in touch.

Okay.

You take care.
Yeah.

You, too.

Hey.
Hey.

So?

Is that you asking me
how it went?

I mean, you know,
I'm not pressuring you.

You tell me if
you want to tell me.

It went well.

Good.

Actually,

it went great.

And I went in there
and I totally kicked ass.

(EXCLAIMS)

(BOTH LAUGHING)

Oh!

Oh, I'm so proud of you.

But you know what, hon?

You know I'd be proud of
you no matter what, right?

I know.

And this whole thing about the fact
that I applied to this school...

I know, I know,
it's your dream.

No, honey, honey,
honey, that's the thing,

I got my dream.

I went to a good school,
I got the degree I wanted,

I met your dad
and I had you.

You're my dream, baby.

I got what I wanted.
I got it all.

And now it's your job to
dream up whatever you want,

and I will support you to the
ends of the earth to do that.

Our plane is not till
tonight, we could go...

Go to a museum or go get a
hot fudge sundae and celebrate.

Can we just go home?

Sure we can, sweetie.

DR. COONEY: You allergic
to any medication?

No.

You use alcohol?

No.

Did you ever try any
over-the-counter medications?

Yes.

Did they do any
good for the pain?

No.

Hmm.

Who's gonna win
the BCS?

TMU, sir.

(CHUCKLES) At least your
head's in the right spot.

There you go.

Thank you very much.

Good luck tonight.
Yes, sir.

TIM: He said I came
close, whatever that means.

And they'll of course
keep the resume close by,

because you
never know.

There's no accounting
for taste.

(CHUCKLES) That's what
my mom always says.

I've heard that
a few times myself.

So, this is it, huh?

TIM: Mmm-hmm.

This is it.

It's beautiful.

(SOFTLY) You know, I didn't
want that job anyways.

See those trees right
there, that little ridge?

That's where the house is going to go.

And then I want that deck
that goes all the way around...

A wrap-around.
Yeah.

And maybe even a little
guest house. You never know.

You see the tree line right there?

I mean, I've walked this
property a few times,

and it goes way,
way beyond that.

I mean, it's endless.

I want to... Uh...

I want to thank you

for helping me with

the process.

So, thank you.

(CLEARS THROAT)

I'm sorry.

No, it's...

BUDDY: Welcome, folks, and all
the fans of the East Dillon Lions.

We invite you tonight to the
radio debut of Lions Football

on 1040 AM El Fuego.

Now, over to my partner and your
play-by-play man, Willie Gault.

Thank you, Buddy Garrity,
and thank you to all you fans

who have tuned in to hear a game that
has been given a very special billing.

The Toilet Bowl.

VINCE: One, two, three...

ALL: Lions!

(EXCLAIMING)

Go!

(GRUNTING)

GAULT: There's the snap.

He's looking left.
No place to run.

He cuts up the middle, finds
a little leg, makes a move.

Go, Vince.

(ALL CHEERING)

Way to go. Way to go.

And the Lions
draw first blood.

What an impressive first
series that Coach Eric Taylor

has designed here at
East Dillon tonight.

I'll tell you what,
Vince Howard is gunned up,

he is yoked up,
and he is playing

like he has been playing
quarterback his whole life.

And this touchdown was brought
to you by El Amigo Restaurant.

(PLAYERS CHATTERING)

Ref, we're clear!

GAULT: Vince Howard comes
back out in the spread.

He's got his A-back
set up in the slot.

Rolling right to throw back.

He's got a man open. It's
a long, beautiful throw.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Oh! He overthrew it.
It's incomplete.

(EXCLAIMING)

BUDDY: Would you look at
the gun on that kid?

Howard has just thrown the ball,
it looks like 60 yards, Willie.

GAULT: Nine seconds left in the half.
Fourth down. Crunch time for Taylor.

Field goal.

But it's only 19...
I know where the hell we are.

Just go kick
the damn thing.

Landry! Come on, Landry,
keep those shoulders straight.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)
(CHEERING)

Ladies and gentlemen, Landry Clarke
has hit a very long field goal.

East Dillon Lions go into
halftime with a 17-to-7 lead.

(MACHINE SAWING)

(BANGING ON DOOR)

BILLY: Oh, Lord, man,

(PANTING)

You scared
the crap out of me.

(SIGHS)

What's with
the monkey suit?

How much money
we talking about?

Tim,

I don't want you
involved in this.

How much?

You'll make more money in two
months than you could in two years.

Two months?

Two months max.

GAULT:
It's 17-7, East Dillon.

The way the Lions have
been playing tonight,

I hope Coach Taylor
can keep things going.

All right, on one. Ready?
LIONS: Break.

GAULT: Howard over center. There's
the snap, he's looking left.

Under pressure, throws the
ball. Oh, it's picked up!

What are you doing?

GAULT: Timber Wolves have it.
Going the other way.

The pack on the move.
Touchdown Timber Wolves.

No!

(CROWD GROANING)

You know what? Good
quarterbacks got a short memory.

Motion,
motion, motion!

GAULT: Cafferty's looking
for a place to go.

There's nowhere to run, and Cafferty
gets hit by the Timber Wolves.

Come on.
Ball! Ball!

GAULT: Oh, my, fumble. Campbell picks it
up. It looks like reservations for six.

Touchdown, Timber Wolves.

Another
Timber Wolves touchdown.

It cannot be. The Lions
are down now, 21-17.

I think I'm going
to be sick, Willie.

CROWD: (CHANTING) Let's go, Lions.
Let's go. Let's go, Lions. Let's go.

VINCE: You all right?
Hey, hey! Time out. Time.

Hey, you all right?

Yeah. I'm fine.

You liking this?

Yeah. Let's go. Yes, sir.
All right. Let's do it.

GAULT: And here we go, folks,
16 seconds left in the game,

the Lions at the 12th and
Coach Taylor out of time-outs.

BUDDY: You know, sometimes, Willie,
there are other forces at work.

Damn it, Coach Taylor
has inspired these boys.

He's worked these boys,
and these boys are a team.

Go, go, go!

(ALL CHEERING)

East Dillon Lions win!
We won! We won a game!

(EXCLAIMING)

Yeah!

(INAUDIBLE)

(STAMMERS)
I'll see you later.

JESS: Hey, Landry.

(INAUDIBLE)