Growing Pains (1985–1992): Season 1, Episode 9 - Carol's Crush - full transcript

The 23-year-old son of family friends stays with the Seavers and 14-year-old Carol gets a crush on him and mistakenly believes he asked her for a date.

♪ 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 GOTTA 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 ♪

HERE SHE COMES AND SHE'S MAD!

HAVE YOU FINISHED MOVING
YOUR SCIENCE PROJECT, CAROL?

YOU BET!

OH, WE'RE SORRY, SWEETHEART.
BUT WE NEEDED THE GUEST ROOM.

SO YOU THROW MY
VOLCANO OUT ON THE STREET?

OH, THAT'S WRONG, MOM.

I SAY WE KEEP THE VOLCANO,

AND JUST THROW CAROL
OUT ONTO THE STREET!

CAROL, WE'RE ALL SORRY.

IT'S JUST THAT JEFF'S
LAW SCHOOL INTERVIEW



GOT MOVED UP A WEEK.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

YEAH, WELL, I'VE CLEANED
IT UP AS BEST I COULD.

IF HE FINDS ANY SOOT IN
HIS BED, HE CAN SUE ME!

BOY, JEFF MUST BE 23 BY NOW?

AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE SEEN HIM

SINCE FRED AND DORIS MOVED
TO OHIO, WHAT, 5, 6 YEARS AGO?

YEAH.

HOPE THEY'VE RESOLVED
THAT SITUATION WITH HIS TEETH.

OH, YEAH! NOW, I
REMEMBER THIS GUY!

"HI! I'M JEFF!"

CAN IT, YOU GUYS!

NOW, JEFF'S A NICE BOY
AND WHILE HE'S IN OUR HOUSE,

I EXPECT YOU TO TREAT
HIM LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY.

BETTER YET, TREAT
HIM LIKE A HUMAN BEING.

PROBABLY HIM.

NO, PLEASE, DON'T GET UP!

I RATHER ENJOY DOING
ALL THE WORK IN THE HOUSE.

CAROL, BE NICE.

OH, COME ON, DAD!

WHEN HAVE YOU EVER
KNOWN ME NOT TO BE

NICE.

CAROL?

BOY, SOMEBODY'S REALLY GROWN UP!

AND SOMEBODY'S REALLY
BEEN TO AN ORTHODONTIST.

WELL, AFTER I GRADUATED,

I DECIDED TO DO SOME
TRAVELING IN SOUTH AMERICA.

OH, GIVE US THE HIGHLIGHTS!

WELL,

I WENT TO CARNIVAL IN RIO,

THEN I DID SOME, UH,
ROCK-CLIMBING IN THE ANDES,

AND THEN I GOT
DYSENTERY IN BOGOTA!

THAT SOUNDS FASCINATING!

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY
NEVER HAD DYSENTERY.

SO, TELL US ABOUT BRAZIL, JEFF?

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO THERE.

OH, IT WAS SPECTACULAR.

THE PEOPLE, THE
HISTORY, THE CULTURE.

HEY, I HEAR THEY GOT A
LOT OF NUDE BEACHES THERE.

MIKE! HE'S SO IMMATURE.

NUDE BEACHES
AREN'T SO GREAT, MIKE.

YEAH, WHERE ARE YOU
SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR KEYS?

YOU CAN HANG THEM ON YOUR...

I WAS GOING TO SAY "EAR."

OK, OK, WE'RE READY FOR
A LITTLE TRIVIAL PURSUIT.

GREAT! WHAT ARE THE TEAMS?

HEY, I'M NOT GETTING
STUCK WITH BEN AGAIN.

WHEN HE DOESN'T KNOW
THE ANSWER, HE GETS HUFFY.

I DO NOT!

OK, BEN, I'LL BE ON YOUR TEAM.

OH, GREAT! NOW I HAVE
TO CARRY DAD AGAIN.

WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE,

JEFF'S OUR GUEST. HE
SHOULD GET TO PICK.

YEAH, JEFF, YOU PICK!

OK, ONE QUESTION:

WHO WROTE GULLIVER'S TRAVELS,

WHAT'S THE CHEMICAL
FORMULA FOR SULFURIC ACID

AND WHERE'S TIERRA DEL FUEGO?

JONATHAN SWIFT, H2SO4,

THE SOUTHERNMOST
TIP OF ARGENTINA!

THERE'S MY PARTNER!

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

OH, I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT
CAROL AND JEFF LAST NIGHT.

HMM. SHE HAS SUCH
A CRUSH ON HIM.

NO!

WELL, I REMEMBER MISS WHITE,
MY 7TH-GRADE BIOLOGY TEACHER.

MMM-HMM. WOW.

'COURSE, THAT WAS
MORE OF A RELATIONSHIP

THAN A CRUSH.

UH-HUH,

AND I BET EVERY
BOY IN YOUR CLASS

HAD THE SAME "RELATIONSHIP."

NO! I WAS DIFFERENT!

I WAS THE ONLY GUY ALLOWED
TO CLEAN OUT THE HAMSTER CAGE.

OOH!

SOUNDS PRETTY TORRID.

IT WAS IN HER APARTMENT.

WELL, I FOUND THAT ROAD MAP.

NOW, I REALLY HAVE
TO VISIT AUNT VERA.

AH, AUNT VERA'S THE ONE
WHO'S ALWAYS DREAMING UP

THOSE FATAL DISEASES?

MMM-HMM. YOU NAME IT,
SHE'S ALMOST DIED FROM IT!

AND NOW, FOR THE
HUNTINGTON HUSKIES,

HUSKIES, HUSKIES!

HE'S NUMBER 68 IN YOUR
PROGRAM, GRAM... GRAM,

AND NUMBER ONE IN
YOUR HEARTS, HEARTS.

IT'S BEN "THE SANDMAN" SEAVER!

SANDMAN, ALL OF
AMERICA WANTS TO KNOW,

WHY DO THEY CALL
YOU "THE SANDMAN"?

BECAUSE WHEN I HIT
'EM, I PUT 'EM TO SLEEP!

WHAT POSITION DO YOU PLAY, BEN?

DEFENSIVE TACKLE.

WHOA! ONE OF THE BIG BOYS, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU TIP THE
SCALES AT, 280? 285?

73 AND A HALF.

TODAY HE GOES AGAINST THE BIGGEST
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE LEAGUE!

YEAH, "JUMBO JIMBO" LUZETSKI.

4'6", 81 POUNDS.

THEY SAY HE CAN EAT A
WHOLE CHEESEBURGER

IN ONE SITTING.

HEY, LAST CHANCE, JEFF.

SURE YOU DON'T WANNA JOIN
US FOR SOME PEE WEE FOOTBALL?

YEAH AND YOU DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO WATCH THE GAME.

MOST GUYS JUST WATCH
THE PEE-WEE-ETTES!

I'D REALLY LOVE TO, GUYS,

BUT I PROMISED MY
AUNT VERA I'D STOP BY

SO SHE COULD DO
THIS FOR HALF AN HOUR:

"OH, JEFFY, I'LL BE DEAD SOON.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL MORE?"

HEY, IF SHE'S DEAD
WHEN YOU GET THERE,

WHY DON'T YOU SWING
ON BY THE GAME?

MIKE! JUST KIDDING, KIDDING.

WELL, WE'RE ABOUT
READY. WHERE'S CAROL?

YOU WANT ME TO GET HER
FOR YOU, MOM? MMM-HMM.

YO! RHINOBREATH!

THANK YOU, MIKE.

MIKE, YOU ARE SUCH A...

OH, HI, JEFF!

HI!

UH, CAROL, YOU READY
TO GO TO THE GAME?

OH, UM,

I'VE GOT TO WATCH MY
BANANA BREAD COOL.

WELL, CAROL, I'M NO PHYSICIST,

BUT I THINK IT CAN
MANAGE WITHOUT YOU.

I CAN'T ABANDON IT NOW, DAD.

I'VE BEEN WITH THIS
BREAD SINCE IT WAS DOUGH!

WELL, OK. LET'S GO, TEAM!

BYE, GUYS!

SO LONG.

WELL, I'M OUT OF HERE.

OH, WHAT DO YOU HAVE
PLANNED FOR TODAY?

WELL, GONNA VISIT A RELATIVE

THEN I'M GONNA MEET
A FRIEND IN THE CITY

FOR DINNER AND A SHOW.

OH, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SEE?

THE NEW GERSHWIN REVUE.

OH, I JUST LOVE GERSHWIN.

HIS MUSIC IS SO

MUSICAL.

HELLO?

NO, THERE'S NO "SPUDBRAIN" HERE.

UH, CAROL, I THINK
THAT'S FOR ME. THANKS.

YO, TOMMY, BUDDY, BRO!

YOU JERK!

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
DO WITH THESE 2 TICKETS?

FINE, YEAH. GREAT.

GOOD TALKING TO YOU,
TOO, SPUDBRAIN. BYE.



CAROL?

YEAH, JEFF?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?

UM, EATING BANANA BREAD.

DARN. SHOOT. HECK.

I WAS HOPING YOU WEREN'T BUSY.

I CAN GET OUT OF IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE
GERSHWIN REVUE TONIGHT?

OH, GEE. SHUCKS, SHUCKS.

SUCH SHORT NOTICE!

OH, WHAT THE HECK!

GREAT. PICK YOU
UP AT YOUR PLACE?

YOU KNOW WHERE I LIVE?

LET'S SEE, SECOND DOOR
FROM THE BATHROOM!

RIGHT.

GOTCHA!

♪ SOMEDAY HE'LL COME ALONG ♪

♪ THE MAN I LOVE ♪

♪ AND HE'LL BE GOING ♪

♪ TO N.Y.U. LAW
SCHOOL IN THE FALL ♪

♪ THE MAN I LOVE ♪

♪ THE MAN I LOVE ♪



HUT 2! HUT 2!

HE LOOKS DOWNFIELD.

HE'S GOT THE WILY OLD
VETERAN IN THE OPEN!

AND PERFECT PASS,
MEDIOCRE CATCH AND OH, WAIT...

YES, ANOTHER TACKLE FOR
BEN "THE MEAT CLEAVER" SEAVER!

ARE YOU GUYS HUNGRY?

NOT ME. I HAD
JUMBO JIM FOR LUNCH!

ALL RIGHT. SOMEBODY GET
THIS KID A CHEESEBURGER.

A WHOLE ONE?

YEAH, AND MAKE IT RAW!

HEY, I HATE TO SOUND
LIKE A MOTHER HERE,

BUT YOU GUYS WON'T BE HAPPY

UNTIL YOU'VE BROKEN
SOMETHING, WILL YOU?

NOPE! NO.

OK, TEAM, HIT THE SHOWERS!

OK, BEN. PUNTING PRACTICE
IS IN THE LIVING ROOM!

ALL RIGHT!

JOKE, MOM, JOKE!

SO, HAVE YOU HEARD

WHAT YOUR DAUGHTER
HAS PLANNED FOR TONIGHT?

NOT CROSS-INDEXING HER
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS AGAIN.

NO. SHE'S GOING TO DINNER

AND THE THEATER
IN THE CITY WITH JEFF.

OH, THAT SOUNDS
A LOT LIKE A DATE.

I'M AFRAID THAT'S
WHAT CAROL THINKS.

OH, AND JEFF JUST THINKS

HE'S TAKING HIS LITTLE FRIEND
CAROL OUT TO SEE A SHOW.

YOU GOT IT!

WELL, WE SHOULDN'T
BE TOO PROTECTIVE

AND TELL HER SHE CAN'T
GO. SHE'LL BE CRUSHED.

YEAH, BUT IF WE LET HER
GO AND THEN SHE FINDS OUT

SHE'S TAKING IT ALL WRONG,

SHE'LL BE CRUSHED.

WELL, AT LEAST SHE'LL GET
TO SEE A GOOD SHOW FIRST.

JASON...

WELL, MAGGIE, MAYBE
CAROL ISN'T QUITE

AS CARRIED AWAY AS WE THINK.

I'M SURE, ON SOME
LEVEL, SHE REALIZES,

JEFF'S AN ADULT AND
SHE'S STILL A CHILD.



WHOA!

LOOK AT THIS.

WHOA.

WHOA!

HOLY COW!





THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BOY, THE SHOW WAS GREAT.
THE THEATER WAS PACKED.

IT'S ALWAYS LIKE
THAT ON HELMET NIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SHE'S VERY PRETTY.

SHE'S OK.

IF SHE'S ONLY "OK," I'D LIKE
TO SEE YOUR IDEA OF "GREAT."

LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING.

SHE LOOKS A LITTLE DOPEY TO ME.

SO, YOUR IDEAL WOMAN
SHOULD BE INTELLIGENT?

YEAH, I LIKE AN
INTELLECTUAL WOMAN,

BUT SHE SHOULD BE ROMANTIC, TOO

BUT NOT TAKE HERSELF
TOO SERIOUSLY.

YEAH, LIKE THAT!

WHAT ELSE?

WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU HAVE SOMEBODY
SPECIFIC IN MIND, DON'T YOU?

YES.

LESLIE!

LESLIE?

JEFFREY!

JEFFREY?

JEFFREY, JEFFREY,
JEFFREY BACKMAN!

IT'S YOU.

LESLIE, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. I
THOUGHT YOU WERE IN LONDON!

OH, YES, WELL, I GOT IN A FIGHT

WITH MY ACTING COACH.

HE INSISTED I PLAY LADY
MACBETH IN A TANK TOP.

HEY, I'D GO!

I'M SURE, YOU WOULD.

OH, I'M SORRY.
LESLIE, THIS IS...

CAROL.

CAROL SEAVER. CAROL,
THIS IS LESLIE BERENSON.

CAROL'S AN OLD FAMILY FRIEND,

SHE'S LIKE THE LITTLE
SISTER I NEVER HAD.

OH, THAT'S SWEET.

UH, WHAT GRADE ARE
YOU IN, IN SCHOOL, CAROL?

9TH.

UM, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I
HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.

MAGGIE, I THINK I HEAR THEM. OH.

LET'S TRY TO ACT NATURAL.

OK.

HI, HONEY.

HI, MOM! HI, DAD!

HI.

WELL, I'M OFF TO BED NOW!

WAIT. WAIT, HONEY,
HOW WAS THE SHOW?

SHOW? UH-HUH.

OH, THE SHOW
WAS... IT WAS GREAT!

WELL, GOOD NIGHT!

CAROL?

YEAH, DAD?

WHERE'S JEFF?

OH, MY GOODNESS!

I MUST HAVE LOCKED HIM OUT!

OH, JEFFREY, I'M SO SORRY.

I GUESS I JUST FORGOT ABOUT YOU!

WELL, IT'S REALLY MY FAULT

FOR NOT WANTING TO
SPRINT THAT LAST 50 YARDS.

RIGHT! WELL, NIGHTY-NIGHT!

CAROL!

UH, I... I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S IT.

HEY, KIDS, WHY DON'T YOU HELP
JEFF GET HIS BAGS IN THE CAR?

OK. I GET THE BIG ONE!

NO, I WANT THE BIG ONE!

OK. BUT ONLY BECAUSE
YOU'RE MY BROTHER

AND I LOVE YOU.

WORKS EVERY TIME!

UH, BE SURE TO SAY
GOODBYE TO CAROL FOR ME, UM.

I REALLY FEEL TERRIBLE
ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

OH, JEFF, HOW MANY TIMES
DO WE HAVE TO TELL YOU?

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

CAROL GETS A
LITTLE CARRIED AWAY,

BUT SHE'S RESILIENT.

SHE GETS HURT, SHE
BOUNCES RIGHT BACK.

THAT'S BOUNCY.

OH, JEFFREY!

I'M SO GLAD I CAUGHT
YOU BEFORE YOU LEFT!

I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET RICHARD,
MY "SIGNIFICANT OTHER."

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, RICHARD.

SIGNIFICANT OTHER WHAT?

RICHIE'S BEEN OUT OF TOWN.

JUST FLEW IN FROM PARIS.

OH, NOW, WHAT WERE
YOU DOING IN PARIS, RICHIE?

UH...

I WAS ON BUSINESS.

WHAT DO YOU D-DO, RICHIE?

HE'S OUR PAPER BOY!

WELL, THAT'S, UH,
THAT'S SOME ROUTE.

WELL, AU REVOIR, JEFF!

DO COME BACK AND VISIT SOON.

RICHIE AND I WILL BE UPSTAIRS.

WE HAVE SO MUCH
CATCHING UP TO DO!

WE'RE SO THIS WAY.

OH.

OH, THIS IS INCREDIBLE!

OH, I MEAN,

I COME HERE TO
COLLECT FOR THE PAPER...

AND I FIND ROMANCE.

BUT THEN, THEY SAY IT COMES
WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT.

GET OFF OF ME! GET OUT OF HERE!

NOT THAT WAY. THIS WAY.

WE'RE ON THE 2ND FLOOR.

THERE'S A LEDGE
AND A DRAIN PIPE.

USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

NOW, OUT!

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING, I'M GOING.

WAIT!

IS THIS A TEST OF
MY LOVE FOR YOU?

SURE. NOW PLEASE, GO!

I AM SUCH A JERK!

HI.

WHERE'S RICHIE?

OH, I THREW HIM OUT.

OUT WHERE?

OUT THERE.

DON'T WORRY, HE
CLIMBS LIKE A SQUIRREL.

WELL, SOUNDS LIKE YOU TWO HAVE
A PRETTY STORMY RELATIONSHIP.

OH, COME OFF IT, DAD,

YOU KNOW RICHIE AND I
DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!

I JUST PRETENDED
HE WAS MY BOYFRIEND

SO I COULD GET BACK AT JEFF!

OH, SWEETHEART...

JEFF MUST THINK
I'M THE BIGGEST...

DOOFUS HE'S EVER SEEN!

NO, CAROL, JEFF DOES
NOT THINK YOU'RE A DOOFUS.

HE THINKS YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL,
INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMAN

WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE A
LITTLE TOO YOUNG FOR HIM.

YEAH, SURE.

OH, CAROL, THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

HE FEELS TERRIBLE
ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

EVERYBODY ACTS A LITTLE
CRAZY SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE A JERK.

IT JUST MEANS YOU
FOLLOW YOUR HEART.

THAT'S RIGHT, HONEY.

IN FACT, YOUR FATHER

MADE A MAJOR BOZO OF HIMSELF

OVER HIS 7TH-GRADE
BIOLOGY TEACHER.

YEAH? WHAT'D YOU DO?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING...

OH, COME ON!

WELL, UH, MINE'S A
LITTLE EMBARRASSING...

I KIDNAPPED HER HAMSTERS
AND THREATENED TO FLUSH THEM

IF SHE MARRIED MR. SPRINKLEMAN,
THE SHOP TEACHER.

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.

YOU DIDN'T REALLY DO THAT.

I REALLY DID!

THEN I PUT A BAG OVER MY HEAD

AND I STOOD OUTSIDE
HER WINDOW AND SANG,

THAT'S WHAT YOU
GET FOR LOVIN' ME.

YOU DIDN'T?

YOU MUST HAVE LOOKED
LIKE A REAL DOOFUS!

IT HAPPENS TO BE ONE
OF MY BEST NUMBERS.

WELL, I'M SURE YOUR MOTHER'S
NOT EXACTLY AN INNOCENT

IN THE DOOFUS-FOR-LOVE
DEPARTMENT!

YEAH? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

OH, WELL, HONEY, I'VE
DONE SO MANY SILLY THINGS...

I COULDN'T POSSIBLY
LIST THEM ALL.

AH!

WELL, COME ON, JUST PICK ONE.

YEAH. THE SILLIEST.

UH, WELL, OK, OK. LET'S SEE.

OK.

OK. ONCE...

ONCE I WROTE A NOTE THAT SAID:

"I THINK YOU'RE CUTE," TO
A BOY I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.

THAT'S THE SILLIEST
THING YOU EVER DID?

YOUR MOTHER'S A
PRETTY ZANY LADY, CAROL.

SO, I GUESS, YOU'RE
TRYING TO TELL ME,

THIS PROBLEM IS GENETIC.

MOM?

YEAH, SWEETHEART?

DID JEFF REALLY SAY THAT

HE THINKS THAT I'M
BEAUTIFUL AND INTELLIGENT?

MMM-HMM.

HE REALLY SAID THAT.

AND I THINK HE'D APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU WENT DOWNSTAIRS
AND SAID GOODBYE TO HIM.

HE'S STILL HERE?

HE SAID HE'D WAIT FOR YOU.

YEAH?

DID HE SAY HOW LONG?

HI.

HI.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
COMING DOWN TO SAY GOODBYE

WHAT WITH, UH, RICHIE
COMING IN FROM PARIS AND ALL.

YEAH, WELL, UM,

RICHIE AND I HAVE
AN UNDERSTANDING.

HE LETS ME SAY
GOODBYE TO OTHER MEN.

LOOK, CAROL,

IF I HURT YOU IN ANY WAY,

I'M REALLY SORRY. I JUST WANT...

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I MEAN,

WE HAD SOME GOOD TIMES.

WHAT MORE CAN YOU
ASK FOR FROM LIFE?

YEAH.

WELL, IF IT MAKES
ANY DIFFERENCE,

IF WE WERE BOTH 14, I'D
BE ONE LOVESICK PUPPY.

REALLY?

REALLY.

IMAGINE HOW FUN IT WOULD
BE IF WE WERE BOTH 23.

WELL, MAYBE WHEN I'M 23

AND... AND YOU'RE 32.

OR WHEN YOU'RE 32 AND I'M 41.

HEY, I'M NOT GONNA BE WANTING
TO DATE ANY OLD GEEZERS

IN THE PRIME OF MY LIFE.

WHAT IF I'M A RICH OLD GEEZER?

WE'LL TALK.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
VERY SPECIAL, CAROL.

PRETTY SOON YOU'RE GONNA BUMP
INTO SOME LUCKY GUY YOUR OWN AGE

WHO'S GOING TO FIND THAT OUT.

BYE, CAROL.

BYE, SPUDBRAIN.

RICHIE!

WELL...

GUESS I SHOULD BE GOING, HUH?

OH, RICHIE. I'M SORRY
I WAS SO RUDE TO YOU.

I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME.

OH, THAT'S OK.

THIS WAS THE BEST
DAY OF MY LIFE.

YOU'RE SWEET. THANKS
FOR EVERYTHING.

SURE.

YOU KNOW, UH, I... I
COULDN'T HELP BUT OVERHEAR

WHAT JEFF WAS SAYING ABOUT
SOME LUCKY GUY YOUR OWN AGE

AND I JUST THOUGHT
SINCE I AM 14...

GO!

MEN.

READY! SET! TITO,
MICHAEL, JERMAINE! HIKE!

I'M OPEN! I'M OPEN!

HEY, YOU GUYS
REALLY WON'T BE HAPPY

UNTIL SOMETHING
GETS BROKEN, WILL YOU?

ALL RIGHT. TIME OUT. I'M
SORRY. MOTHER'S RIGHT!

HUT! HUT!