Growing Pains (1985–1992): Season 1, Episode 2 - Springsteen - full transcript

HI. I'M JASON SEAVER.
I'M A PSYCHIATRIST.

I'VE SPENT THE LAST 15 YEARS
HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR PROBLEMS.

AND I'M MAGGIE SEAVER.

I'VE SPENT THE LAST 15
YEARS HELPING OUR KIDS

WITH PROBLEMS EVEN
JASON WOULDN'T BELIEVE.

NOW MAGGIE HAS GONE BACK TO WORK

AS A REPORTER FOR
THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

AND JASON HAS MOVED HIS PRACTICE

INTO THE HOUSE SO WE
CAN BE THERE FOR THE KIDS.

THEY'RE GREAT KIDS.

MOST OF THE TIME.



AND THE REST OF THE TIME...

WE LOVE 'EM, ANYWAY.

YEAH.

UNBELIEVABLE.

♪ SHOW ME THAT SMILE AGAIN ♪

♪ DON'T WASTE ANOTHER
MINUTE ON YOUR CRYIN' ♪

♪ WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR THE END ♪

♪ THE BEST IS READY TO BEGIN ♪

♪ AS LONG AS WE GOT EACH OTHER ♪

♪ WE GOT THE WORLD
SPINNIN' RIGHT IN OUR HANDS ♪

♪ BABY, YOU AND ME. ♪

♪ WE GOT TO BE ♪

♪ THE LUCKIEST DREAMERS
WHO NEVER QUIT DREAMIN' ♪

♪ AS LONG AS WE KEEP ON GIVIN' ♪



♪ WE CAN TAKE ANYTHING
THAT COMES OUR WAY ♪

♪ BABY, RAIN OR SHINE ♪

♪ ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ WE GOT EACH OTHER ♪

♪ SHARIN' THE
LAUGHTER AND LOVE ♪

THIS IS IT, MY
SPRINGSTEEN TICKETS.

HELLO?

WHEN DO THEY
OUTGROW SKATEBOARDS?

WHEN YOU BUY THEM A CAMARO.

YEAH, OK.

BYE.

GONNA SEE SPRINGSTEEN, HUH?

YEP. TOMORROW NIGHT.

IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THE BOSS.

♪

WAIT, WAIT. I THOUGHT THE
SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT WAS SOLD-OUT.

SOLD-OUT?

♪

CAROL, TO A MAN WITH CONNECTIONS,
NOTHING IS EVER SOLD-OUT.

THAT JUST HAPPENED
TO BE SETH JAMESON,

NEPHEW OF THE MAN WHOSE
BROTHER-IN-LAW OWNS A HOT-DOG CONCESSION

AT THE COLISEUM.

WOW.

SO DID YOU GET TICKETS?

DID I GET TICKETS? OF
COURSE I GOT TICKETS.

YOU DID? TO SPRINGSTEEN?

WELL, NO.

TO THE ICE CAPADES,

BUT I GOT VERY GOOD SEATS

AND 2 FREE HOT DOGS.

OOH.

TALK ABOUT CONNECTIONS.

ARE THOSE ALL-BEEF DOGS?

IT'S TOO BAD ABOUT
THE CONCERT, HONEY.

YOU MUST BE DISAPPOINTED.

OH, NO, I ACTUALLY GOT A
COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS GOING.

I'LL GET THE TICKETS.

ALL RIGHT. THIS IS IT.

HELLO?

YEAH. TALK TO ME.

YEAH.

YEAH.

OK.

YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU.

NO DICE?

NO. JERRY WAS SURE HE'D
BE ABLE TO GET THOSE TICKETS

FROM HIS FRIEND CHEECH, BUT...

CHEECH?

JASON, OUR SON KNOWS
PEOPLE NAMED CHEECH?

AH, MAGGIE, YOU CAN'T JUDGE
SOMEBODY ON THE BASIS OF A NAME.

ANYWAY, MIKE, YOU WERE SAYING?

YEAH, WELL, CHEECH'S
PAROLE OFFICER

DIDN'T THINK IT'D BE
SUCH A GOOD IDEA FOR HIM

TO BE SCALPING TICKETS
SO CLOSE TO THE TRIAL.

GOOD JUDGMENT, THERE, CHEECH.

WE'RE SORRY, HONEY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I STILL GOT ONE MORE SHOT.

HEY, JIMSKI.

YEAH, IT'S MIKE.

YEAH. LOOK, I GOTTA
HAVE THOSE TICKETS.

YES. LOOK, OFFER THEM
ANYTHING THEY WANT.

WHAT?

MY JACKET?

MY LEATHER JACKET? THE ONE
THAT SMELLS LIKE ACTUAL CATTLE?

HE DELIVERED PAPERS FOR 2 YEARS

TO GET THAT JACKET.
HE LOVES THAT JACKET.

I LOVE THAT JACKET.

OF COURSE, I NEVER
HAD A JACKET THAT NICE.

OK, OK, HE CAN HAVE THE JACKET.

OH, COME ON.

JIMMY, OH...

LOOK, I HA... I HATE TO
EVEN ASK JERRY THAT.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT. LOOK,
CALL ME RIGHT BACK.

HE WANTED A DATE
WITH JERRY'S SISTER.

TRIXIE?

SHE'S ONLY 11.

I SAID NO.

SAY, MIKE, YOU DON'T REALLY WANT
TO PART WITH THAT JACKET, DO YOU?

NO, BUT, DAD, THERE'S
NO WAY THAT BRUCE

IS GONNA PLAY 10 MILES FROM
MY HOUSE, AND I'M GONNA MISS HIM.

DAD, I GOTTA GO TO THAT CONCERT.

THERE IT IS.

YEP.

WHAT?

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

YEAH.

OK.

SEE YOU.

WELL?

SOMEBODY OFFERED HIM A HOUSE.

A HOUSE?

WELL, IT WAS JUST FOR A WEEKEND,

BUT THAT'S STILL
OUT OF OUR LEAGUE.

UNLESS...

MIKE.

UH-UH.

OK. FINE.

HEY, MIKE, WELL, AT LEAST, UH,

YOU STILL HAVE
THAT JACKET, RIGHT?

WHO CARES? IT SMELLS
LIKE A DEAD COW.

MOM, MOM, MOM.

I JUST SAW A MOUSE
IN THE ATTIC THIS BIG.

WAS THIS A MOUSE
OR A SMALL SHEEP?

WELL, IT HAD BEADY LITTLE EYES

AND A LONG TAIL,
AND WENT LIKE THIS.

THAT'S A SHEEP, ALL RIGHT.

OK, OK. WHERE DID I
PUT THOSE MOUSETRAPS?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO
WITH THE MOUSETRAPS, MOM?

WELL, I'LL BE HONEST
WITH YOU, CAROL,

I PLAN TO USE THEM TO TRAP MICE.

W-WON'T THAT KILL THEM?

HOPEFULLY.

MOM.

CAROL,

A MOM'S GOTTA DO
WHAT A MOM'S GOTTA DO.

SON, BRING ME MY CAMEMBERT.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING
WITH THE BIG GUNS.

WELL, MOM, I MEAN, THEY'RE
CUTE, HARMLESS LITTLE CREATURES.

CAROL, THESE ARE THE SAME GUYS

WHO CARRIED THE PLAGUE
ALL THROUGH EUROPE

DURING THE 10TH CENTURY
AND KILLED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.

THAT WAS 1,000 YEARS AGO, MOM.

HOW LONG ARE YOU
GOING TO HOLD A GRUDGE?

MICHAEL.

GO AHEAD. TRY IT.

TRY TO GIVE ME ONE GOOD
REASON TO GO ON LIVING, MOM.

THE SOLID GOLD DANCERS.

WELL, AT LEAST DAD'S
NOT HERE. I MEAN,

HE'D REALLY TRY TO CHEER ME UP.

UGH, THE SLIME.

I MEAN, HE ALWAYS
ACTS LIKE HE'S GONNA,

LIKE HE'S GONNA BE
REAL SYMPATHETIC,

AND THEN BEFORE YOU
KNOW IT, HE TURNS ON YOU:

"MIKE, MIKE, MIKE.

"I FIND THAT AT TIMES LIKE THESE

IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO KEEP A
LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE."

AT LEAST HE DIDN'T
GIVE YOU THAT LINE

ABOUT HOW ROUGH HE HAD
IT WHEN HE WAS YOUR AGE.

NO, NO. THAT'S RIGHT.
HE ALWAYS SAYS:

"MIKE,

"NO, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE
YOU THAT LINE ABOUT

"HOW ROUGH I HAD IT
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,

"BUT I THINK THAT
YOU SHOULD BE AWARE

THAT HISTORICALLY, PEOPLE
HAVE HAD IT ROUGHER THAN THIS."

HI. HI.

AH, DO WE HAVE MICE?

YEP.

AND IF I'M NOT BACK IN 24 HOURS

CALL A CAT.

MIKE, MIKE, MIKE.

STILL FEELING
PRETTY LOW, HUH, PAL?

DAD, I'M FEELING FINE.
LET'S JUST DROP IT, OK?

AH, COME ON, COME ON.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH.

YEAH, SURE, DAD.
NO, I DO. I REALLY DO.

YOU KNOW, I... I DIDN'T WANT TO BRING
IT UP THIS MORNING AND DEPRESS YOU,

BUT I HAVE SEEN
SPRINGSTEEN IN CONCERT.

YOU HAVE? MMM-HMM.

10 YEARS AGO.

REALLY? WHAT WAS
IT LIKE? AMAZING.

I MEAN, THE GUY COMPLETELY
BLOWS YOUR DOORS OFF.

GOD, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.

HE MADE ME FEEL SO... PLEASE,

FREE. DAD.

I COULD HAVE JUST WALKED
OUT OF THAT CONCERT

AND HITCHHIKED RIGHT
ACROSS COUNTRY.

STOP! SORRY.

MIKE, IF YOU HAD
ONE WISH RIGHT NOW,

ONE THING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

DAD, I'M REALLY NOT
IN THE MOOD FOR THIS.

COME ON, MIKE. COME
ON, COME ON, COME ON.

I MEAN, IF YOU HAD ONE THING

THAT WOULD MAKE YOU THE HAPPIEST
GUY IN THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

A SOLID GOLD DANCER.

ALL RIGHT, 2 WISHES.

FRONT-ROW TICKETS TO
THE SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT.

WELL, WOULD, UH,
SEVENTH-ROW BE ALL RIGHT?

COME ON, DAD. DON'T
TOY WITH MY EMOTIONS.

"HUNTINGTON DRY CLEANING.

3 SHIRTS, CLEAN,
PRESS, NO STARCH."

THANKS, DAD. THAT
WAS MY 3RD WISH.

OK, OK. SORRY. WRONG POCKET.

HOW ABOUT THESE?

IT CAN'T BE.

DAD, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?

THESE ARE SPRINGSTEEN TICKETS!

REALLY?

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
HOW DID YOU GET 'EM?

WELL, MIKE, YOUR MOM
AND I MADE A BIG DECISION.

WE COULD EITHER AFFORD
TO SEND YOU TO COLLEGE

OR WE COULD GET THOSE TICKETS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU MADE
THE RIGHT CHOICE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 2
TICKETS TO SPRINGSTEEN.

WAIT TILL I CALL JERRY.
HE'S GONNA FREAK.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
SHOW SOME COMPASSION.

WHEN JERRY FINDS OUT
WE'RE GOIN', IT'S GONNA KILL HIM.

WE DON'T WANT TO RUB IT IN.

♪

RIGHT, RIGHT.

HEY, MIKE, YOU DON'T REALLY
MIND GOING TO THE CONCERT

WITH YOUR OLD MAN?

NO. NO.

YOU SURE?

YEAH. DAD, THIS IS
GOING TO BE GREAT.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T WANT TO
TAKE ONE OF YOUR BUDDIES?

NO.

YOU WANT TO TAKE JERRY?

NO.

PEGGY ZELINSKY?

NO.

NO, DAD, I WANT TO
GO WITH YOU, REALLY.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN. LET'S
CALL JERRY AND RUB IT IN.

JUST KIDDING.

I SWEAR IT, MAN. I HAVE
TRIED EVERYWHERE.

THERE IS NOT ONE
MORE TICKET AROUND.

HEY, SEAVER, DID
YOU SCORE TICKETS?

HEY, DID I SAY I WAS
GONNA SCORE THE TICKETS?

VOILA.

OUTRAGEOUS, MAN!

WHERE DID YOU GET THESE?

I HAVE MY CONNECTIONS.

SO, MIKEY. BUDDY. BROSKI.

JUST, UH, HOW MANY
TICKETS YOU GOT HERE?

JUST 2.

WHAT? YOU THINK HE'S
GONNA TAKE YOU, BONEHEAD?

HE'S GONNA TAKE
ME, RIGHT, MIKEY?

SORRY, GUYS. NO CAN DO.

OK.

OK, I CAN RESPECT THAT.
NOW LET ME GUESS. UM,

PEGGY ZELINSKY, RIGHT?

OH, MAN, WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GIRL
AFTER A SPRINGSTEEN CONCERT?

THEY TURN INTO WILD ANIMALS.

HAVE YOU ASKED HER, YET?

WELL, NO, NOT EXACTLY.

I MEAN, PEGGY WANTS ME, MAN, BUT

SHE JUST DOESN'T DO IT FOR ME.

LOOK, I'M GONNA BE LATE
FOR ENGLISH. GOTTA GO.

"I'M GONNA BE LATE
FOR ENGLISH. GOTTA GO."

COME ON, SEAVER, YOU
BARELY SPEAK ENGLISH.

WHO ARE YOU GOIN' WITH, MAN?

MAFUTHER.

WHAT?

MAFUTHER.

WHO'S MAFUTHER?

WAIT. IS THAT, THAT NEW
WEIRD KID FROM PAKISTAN?

NO, MAN. I'M GOING
WITH MY FATHER.

YOU'RE GONNA GO SEE
SPRINGSTEEN WITH YOUR FATHER, MAN?

HEY, LOOK, MY FATHER'S
NOT LIKE A FATHER, OK?

HE'S A COOL GUY.

YEAH, HE'S COOL. LAST
TIME I WAS OVER THERE

HE WAS WAXING THE FLOOR AND
SINGING PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON.

DON'T BE A JERK,
ALL RIGHT, BONER?

I'M TELLIN' YOU,
SEAVER, IT'S WEIRD.

LOOK, IT'S NOT
WEIRD, OK? I MEAN,

JUST BECAUSE
YOU'RE TOO BIG A JERK

TO DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR FATHER

DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S ANYTHING
WEIRD OR UN-COOL ABOUT IT.

YOU GUYS BREATHE A WORD OF THIS
TO ANYBODY AND YOU'RE DEAD MEAT.

♪ YOU CAN'T START A FIRE ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T START A
FIRE WITHOUT A SPARK ♪

♪ THIS GUN'S FOR HIRE ♪

ONE FASCINATING ASPECT OF TONIGHT'S
CROWD IS ITS BROAD AGE RANGE,

AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,

EVIDENCE OF THIS CROSS-GENERATIONAL
APPEAL IS RIGHT HERE.

EXCUSE ME, UH, YOUNG MAN.

DID YOU ATTEND THIS EVENING'S
CONCERT WITH YOUR FATHER?

WHO WANTS TO KNOW?

ALL OF THE TRI-STATE AREA.

THIS IS NEWSLINE NEW YORK.

♪

SIR, IS THIS YOUR SON?

HEY! THE BIG FELLOW HERE?

NOT ONLY IS THIS MY SON,
THIS IS MY BEST BUDDY.

TELL ME, SIR, ISN'T IT UNUSUAL
FOR A FATHER AND A SON

TO ATTEND A ROCK 'N'
ROLL CONCERT TOGETHER?

NO, NO WAY. NO,
NOT IN OUR FAMILY.

NOT IN ANY FAMILY THAT
LOVES EACH OTHER. RIGHT, HMM?

BRUCE, BRUCE. WE LOVED IT.

YOUNG MAN, ANYTHING
YOU'D LIKE TO SAY

TO YOUR FRIENDS AT SCHOOL?

CAROL, I WAS JUST
UPSTAIRS IN THE ATTIC.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT, MOM.

ALL THE CHEESE IS GONE AND
ALL THE TRAPS ARE SPRUNG,

BUT THERE'S NO MICE IN THEM.

REALLY?

CAROL,

I HAVE NOTHING PERSONAL
AGAINST THESE MICE.

IT'S JUST THAT MY
CHILDREN'S HEALTH

IS MORE IMPORTANT
TO ME THAN THEIRS IS.

FINE!

JUST GO AHEAD AND KILL THEM,

BUT WHERE DOES IT STOP, MOM?

TODAY IT'S MICE,

TOMORROW IT'S THE
NEIGHBOR'S BARKING DOG,

THEN,

MAYBE THE MAILMAN'S
LATE ONE DAY.

KILLING A MAILMAN IS A
FEDERAL OFFENSE, MOM.

WELL, AT LEAST SHE
DIDN'T OVERREACT.

HEY, MIKE.

HOW WAS THE

CONCERT?

IS THERE AN IRATE CHILDREN'S
CONVENTION UPSTAIRS?

WHAT?

WHAT'S WITH MIKE?

HOW SHOULD I KNOW?

DIDN'T SAY A WORD TO
ME ALL THE WAY HOME.

OH?

I GUESS HE THINKS I
EMBARRASSED HIM OR SOMETHING.

WHY? WHAT DID YOU DO?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
HE'S OVERREACTING.

WELL, WE GOT INTERVIEWED BY A
TELEVISION CREW DOWN THERE, AND, UH...

AH, NEVER MIND.

I'D REALLY RATHER
NOT TALK ABOUT IT.

OH, WELL,

I'M SURE IT'LL BLOW OVER

BY TOMORROW,

OR THE NEXT DAY.

SO,

HOW'S MY BROTHER,
THE BIG T.V. STAR?

HEY, KNOCK IT OFF, CAROL.

I'VE BEEN GETTING THAT ALL DAY.

HELLO, EVERYBODY, THIS
IS NEWSLINE NEW YORK.

WE'RE HERE WITH MIKE AND
JASON SEAVER, 2 REALLY COOL GUYS.

NANCY WOULDN'T GO WITH
ME TO THE MOVIES SATURDAY,

SO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID? WHAT?

I ASKED MY DAD.

HEY, BONER, YOU'RE
A REAL FUNNY GUY.

HEY, MIKEY, LISTEN.

MAYBE YOU AND YOUR
DAD COULD DOUBLE

WITH ME AND MY DAD SOME NIGHT.

MIKEY, YOU CAN TELL US.

DID YOU GET LUCKY, OR WAS THAT
GOOD NIGHT KISS ALL YOU GOT?

YOU GUYS ARE A LOT FUNNIER
SINCE YOUR LOBOTOMIES.

OOH.

WHAT A FAMILY.

THE GUY DATES HIS DAD, THEN GETS
HIS LITTLE SISTER TO STICK UP FOR HIM.

YOU KNOW, THIS COULD
MAKE THE NEWS, TOO.

WHAT A GUY. WE'RE BUDDIES.
YEOW! I LOVE THIS GUY! YEOW!

COME ON, BEN.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

THE MICE NEED YOUR HELP.

I'M JUST NOT POLITICAL.

BEN,

THERE COMES A TIME
WHEN PRINCIPLE ALONE

COMPELS US TO TAKE A STAND.

I'LL GIVE YOU A
QUARTER. A DOLLAR.

50 CENTS. SAVE THE MICE.

SAVE THE MICE.

RELEASE THE RODENTS.

OK. OK, CAROL, I
GIVE UP. YOU WIN.

HERE.

"BORN FREE MOUSE HOTELS.

"YOUR MOUSE CHECKS IN
AND DOESN'T CHECK OUT

UNTIL YOU FIND HIM A MORE
SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT."

AND THAT'S NOT ALL.

JASON, TELL CAROL WHAT
THESE LUCKY MICE HAVE WON.

WELL, MAGGIE, IN ADDITION
TO HAVING THEIR LIVES SPARED,

OUR FURRY LITTLE FRIENDS
WILL BE WHISKED AWAY

FOR A FUN-FILLED,
ALL-EXPENSE-PAID 2-WEEK VACATION TO

DISNEYLAND.

OOH.

YEAH, WHERE THEY WILL
MEET THE BIG CHEESE HIMSELF,

MICKEY MOUSE.

YEAH.

OH, YOU GUYS.

BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY.

DOES THIS MEAN WE'RE
GOING TO DISNEYLAND, TOO?

YAY!

NO.

IT'S GETTING LATE. I
WONDER WHERE MIKE IS.

YOU CHECK THE LIBRARIES.
I'LL CHECK THE MUSEUMS.

WHY IS HE MAKING SUCH A
FEDERAL CASE OUT OF THIS?

YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T
SPEAK TO ME LAST NIGHT.

HE GAVE ME THE COLD SHOULDER
THIS MORNING. NOW HE'S 2 HOURS LATE.

JASON, JASON, JASON.

MMM.

I FIND THAT AT TIMES LIKE THESE,

IT'S GOOD TO KEEP A LITTLE
PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS.

OH, HONEY, I'M SURE
HE'S OVER IT BY NOW.

ON THE OTHER HAND,
I'M NO PSYCHIATRIST.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I
HAVE TO GO TUCK IN THE MICE.

YOU DID GET YOUR MOTHER'S NOSE.

OK, SORRY, DUMB JOKE.

NO, NO. YOU'RE A
LAUGH RIOT, DAD.

HEY, MIKE,

I AM SORRY,

OK? I KNOW YOU FEEL I
EMBARRASSED YOU, AND I'M SORRY.

YEAH, SURE. GREAT, DAD.

MIKE,

I'M APOLOGIZING.

DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GET THIS OUT IN THE OPEN?

WHAT, YOU MEAN LIKE
ON NATIONAL TELEVISION?

YOU KNOW,

I PAID A LOT OF MONEY
FOR THOSE TICKETS,

AND THAT WAS SO YOU
COULD GO TO THE CONCERT.

I THINK YOU'RE BEING A
LITTLE SELF-ABSORBED ABOUT...

I'M BEING SELF-ABSORBED?

DAD, YOU GAVE ME NOOGIES
ON THE EVENING NEWS.

WELL, SOME PEOPLE'S PARENTS
LOCK THEM IN A CLOSET FOR 7 YEARS.

YOU GOT IT REAL ROUGH.

YOUR FATHER LIKES YOU.

YUCK, GROSS, COOTIES!

I WAS SHOWING MY
FEELINGS FOR YOU, MIKE.

WELL, YOU GOT
FEELINGS FOR MOM, TOO,

BUT YOU DON'T GO SHOWING THEM IN
FRONT OF THE WHOLE TRI-STATE AREA.

DAD, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN,

THE GUYS AT SCHOOL...

OH, COME ON, MIKE, WHAT DO
YOU CARE WHAT THOSE GUYS SAY?

DAD, IT'S EASY FOR
YOU TO SAY. YOU DON'T...

YOU JUST DON'T
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I MEAN, THEY LAUGHED AT
ME BECAUSE I WENT WITH YOU.

BUT I DEFENDED YOU. I
SAID, "MY DAD'S A COOL GUY."

AND THEN WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU SLOBBER ALL OVER
ME ON NEWSLINE NEW YORK.

ALL RIGHT.

OK, MIKE, I AM SORRY.

MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
GONE TO THE CONCERT TOGETHER.

HEY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.

NO. I MEAN, MAYBE YOU JUST
SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A GIRL.

DAD, YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME.

LOOK,

I'M TAKIN' A BIG RISK
BY TELLING YOU THIS,

BUT,

I ACTUALLY LIKE
DOING STUFF WITH YOU.

I DO. I MEAN, I WAS SITTING
THERE WATCHING SPRINGSTEEN

WITH MY DAD,

AND A LOT OF OTHER
PEOPLE'S PARENTS

DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT A SPRINGSTEEN IS.

AND ALL THROUGH THE
CONCERT I WAS THINKING,

"HEY, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS REALLY GREAT."

YEAH.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.

WELL, MAYBE THERE'S A WAY
THAT WE CAN BOTH THINK THAT

WITHOUT LETTING THE
ENTIRE FREE WORLD IN ON IT.

WELL, I GUESS I DID

LOSE CONTROL A LITTLE.

OK, A LOT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, DAD.

I GUESS BRUCE HAS
THAT EFFECT ON PEOPLE.

I GUESS MAYBE
NEXT TIME WE SHOULD

SEE SOMEONE A
LITTLE LESS DYNAMIC.

WELL, I

HEAR THE OSMONDS
ARE COMING TO TOWN.

NAH.

YEAH! I LOVE THIS GUY.

YEOW!

♪

YOU GUYS, I'M TELLING YOU, THIS DOES
NOT COMPARE WITH SEEING HIM LIVE.

MIKE! MIKE!

YOUR MOTHER AND I
ARE IN THE NEXT ROOM!

WE'RE TRYING TO READ!

YOU GUYS THINK YOU
COULD TURN DOWN THAT, UH...

TURN DOWN WHOEVER THAT IS.