My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 11 - Life of Brian - full transcript

Brian is caught between taking Angela or a new girl at school to a dance. Rickie has a crush on a new student at Liberty High.

BRIAN, HONEY!

ARE YOU IGNORING ME, SWEETHEART?

IF YOU ARE, IT'S
OK. JUST TELL ME.

Brian: MY MOTHER'S A
BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGIST.

BERNICE, IF YOU LEFT HIM ALONE,

MAYBE HE'D BREAK OUT OF
THIS PROLONGED LATENCY.

AND MY FATHER'S A
FREUDIAN PSYCHIATRIST.

OUR CHILD IS NOT IN LATENCY.

KEEP LIVING IN DENIAL, BERNICE.

WHICH BASICALLY MEANS

THAT THEY
FUNDAMENTALLY DISAGREE...



ON, LIKE, EVERYTHING.

BRIAN, EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

FEEL FREE NOT TO RESPOND.

AT ANGELA'S HOUSE,

THEY PROBABLY, LIKE, LAUGH
AND EAT UNBALANCED MEALS

AND TALK ABOUT THINGS

THAT DON'T HAVE DEEP,
SYMBOLIC MEANING.

THEY'RE PROBABLY THIS,
LIKE, NORMAL FAMILY.

OW! CHILD ABUSE!

WELL, IT'S TANGLED.

WHERE THE HELL IS IT?

SWEETIE...

I CAN'T DO BRAIDS IN A BASEMENT.

IT WAS RIGHT HERE.



FINE. I'LL DO MY BRAIDS MYSELF.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?

YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
WALLPAPER THE BEDROOM?

YEAH. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

NOTHING, EXCEPT THIS
WALLPAPER SAT HERE

THROUGH THE ENTIRE
BUSH ADMINISTRATION.

WELL, I JUST FIGURE
SINCE I'M NOT WORKING,

IT'LL KEEP ME OFF THE STREETS.

SO YOU FEEL OK ABOUT, UM...

I MEAN, YOU'VE DONE
THIS BEFORE, RIGHT?

PATTY, I CAN WALLPAPER A ROOM.

RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

Brian: I BECAME
YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHER

BECAUSE I LIKED THE IDEA

THAT I COULD SORT OF WATCH LIFE

WITHOUT HAVING TO BE PART OF IT.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE
YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHER,

YOU'RE, LIKE, NEVER
IN THE PICTURE.

I'M YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHER.

THIS IS MY JOB.

BRIAN, I'D LIKE
YOU TO MEET DELIA.

SHE'S NEW.

IT'S REALLY NICE MEETING YOU.

OH.

YEAH.

MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU AROUND?

BYE.

BYE.

NICE, KRAKOW.

REAL SUAVE.

WHAT?

WELL, IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS
WHAT SHE WAS THINKING.

WHAT?

SHE LIKES YOU.

ASK HER TO THE DANCE.

HOLD ON. THIS WORLD
HAPPINESS THING?

IT'S NOT A THING.

IT'S A DANCE,

WHICH I'M TRYING TO
MAKE INTO A GREAT DANCE,

WHICH IS, LIKE,
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE

SINCE APPARENTLY THE IDEA OF
SCHOOL SPIRIT IS OUT THE WINDOW.

WAIT. SO GETTING BACK
TO THIS DELIA THING...

SHE'S WORKING AT BIG GUY
BURGER TONIGHT FROM 3:30 TILL 8:00.

DID SHE ACTUALLY SAY ANYTHING?

LET'S JUST SAY

IT WAS VERY CLEARLY IMPLIED.

I MEAN, WORLD HAPPINESS...

WHO THOUGHT OF THAT?

SOUNDS LIKE SHARON.

DEFINITELY SHARON.

SO ARE YOU, LIKE, GOING?

WHAT?

I KNOW. I JUST THOUGHT, LIKE,

IN THIS OBVIOUS WAY
IT'D BE SORT OF FUN.

ANGELA, IF YOU EXPECT
JORDAN CATALANO

TO, LIKE, ASK YOU...

MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS TO DANCE.

EXACTLY.

WAIT. SO THERE'S,
LIKE, NO CHANCE?

ANGELA, JORDAN CATALANO
DOESN'T GO TO SCHOOL DANCES,

AS, LIKE, POLICY.

RIGHT, I SORT OF FIGURED, SO...

I MEAN, IF YOU WANTED TO GO,

WHICH OF COURSE YOU DON'T,

YOU COULD LET BRIAN
KRAKOW ASK YOU.

RAYANNE. WHAT?

YOU PUT HIM ON HOLD. IF
YOU DON'T HOOK CATALANO,

YOU'VE GOT BRAIN KRAKOW TO PAY.

THEN I'D BE AT THE DANCE
WITH BRIAN KRAKOW.

EXCUSE ME.

CAN WE, LIKE, HELP YOU?

I WAS JUST...

IS MS. CHAVATAL AROUND?

DO YOU SEE MS. CHAVATAL?

COOL VEST.

Brian: WHAT'S ALWAYS AMAZED ME

IS FISHERMEN...

HOW THEY WAIT THERE FOREVER,

AND WHEN SOMETHING
FINALLY TUGS ON THEIR LINE,

THEY, LIKE, DON'T PANIC.

THE STRANGE THING IS,

EVEN THOUGH I'VE ESTABLISHED
VERBAL COMMUNICATION

WITH DELIA FISHER,

I STILL THINK ABOUT
ANGELA CONSTANTLY.

WHY AM I LIKE THIS?

I TRULY SICKEN MYSELF.

I JUST HAVE TO STOP
BEING HER LITTLE PUPPET.

I VOW TO NEVER AGAIN
SHOW UP AT ANGELA'S DOOR

WITH SOME LAME EXCUSE.

HI.

UH, I MEAN, HELLO.

UM...

I SORT OF LENT THIS
ATLAS TO ANGELA,

WHICH SHE WAS TECHNICALLY
SUPPOSED TO RETURN IN MARCH, SO...

OH, WELL, SHE ISN'T HERE NOW.

UH, COULD YOU, UH...

OH, RIGHT.

RIGHT.

SO, PUTTING UP WALLPAPER?

LOWER, LOWER.

WAIT. THE MORNING
GLORIES AREN'T LINED UP.

UM, IN MY ROOM, ONE
SEAM'S A LITTLE OFF,

AND I STARE AT IT CONSTANTLY.

IT'S, LIKE, DESTROYING ME.

SO YOU'RE, LIKE, WHAT, RETIRED?

I MEAN, I MEAN, NOT RETIRED.

UH, NO, I'M, UH...

SORT OF PLANNING

WHAT TO DO NEXT.

I DON'T WANT TO JUMP
INTO ANYTHING BLINDLY.

YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, IT'S...

IT'S, UH...

LIKE WALLPAPER.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS
OF PATTERNS OUT THERE

AND IT'S KIND OF DAUNTING

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO LIVE WITH YOUR DECISION

FOR A LONG TIME.

LET'S SAY YOU'RE DECIDING

BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PATTERNS,

AND ONE OF THEM
YOU DEFINITELY KNOW

THAT YOU REALLY LIKE.

AND THE OTHER ONE
IS NICE WALLPAPER,

BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT
SURE IF IT'S REALLY...

FOR YOU.

EXACTLY.

MMM.

BUT THE REALLY GREAT WALLPAPER,

LET'S SAY IS, LIKE, TOTALLY
OUT OF YOUR PRICE RANGE.

SO DO YOU TAKE THE
OTHER WALLPAPER,

EVEN THOUGH YOU
DON'T, LET'S SAY,

REALLY DESIRE IT THAT MUCH,

OR DO YOU WAIT UNTIL THE
REALLY GREAT WALLPAPER

IS...

CHEAPER.

WELL, I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON

HOW BADLY YOU NEED WALLPAPER.

I WOULD SAY PRETTY BADLY.

WELL, I GUESS THAT SAYS IT.

YEAH.

Brian: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

APPARENTLY DELIA FISHER
SMILES AT EVERYONE.

SHE PROBABLY COMES FROM
ONE OF THOSE SMALL TOWNS

WHERE EVERYONE'S FRIENDLY

AND SMILES AT YOU FOR NO REASON.

I HATE THAT TYPE OF TOWN.

THANKS FOR EATING AT BIG GUY.

HI. WELCOME TO BIG GUY BURGER.

HI.

HI.

UM, WELCOME TO BIG GUY BURGER,

WHERE EVERY GUY'S A BIG GUY.

I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW,

HAPPENED TO BE IN
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SO...

SO, WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU?

UH, OH.

UM...

JUST A...

HUNK BURGER.

FOR HERE OR TO GO?

OH, UH...

I GUESS TO GO.

I JUST, YOU KNOW...

SHOULD PROBABLY GO.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MY LIFE.

IT'S JUST AUTOMATICALLY TRUE

THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY HAPPENS.

Delia: NOT HUNGRY AFTER ALL?

OH, I WAS TOLD NOT
TO EAT RED MEAT

BY MY, UH, DOCTOR.

OH. I'M SORRY ABOUT BEING
SO STANDARD IN THERE.

THE MANAGER, LIKE, WATCHES US.

OH.

RIGHT.

I'M GLAD YOU CAME.

SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY
THERE WAS A CAR ALARM,

ONE OF THOSE REALLY
ANNOYING ONES.

DO YOU WANT A SIP?

BUT SUDDENLY...

IT WAS THE BEST
SOUND I HAD EVER HEARD.

SO, I GUESS I SHOULD GO.

ME, TOO.

SO MAYBE THIS IS
WHAT PEOPLE MEAN

WHEN THEY TALK
ABOUT, YOU KNOW...

LIFE.

SO, ARE YOU GOING TO ASK ME

TO THIS DANCE OR WHAT?

I WAS GOING TO...

EVENTUALLY.

OH.

SO YOU JUST HAVEN'T
GOTTEN AROUND TO IT.

EXACTLY.

LOOK, KYLE,

I AM UNDER A TON OF
PRESSURE HERE, OK?

THE DANCE COMMITTEE,
STUDENT COUNCIL,

YEARBOOK, BAND.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO
WORRY ABOUT BEING ALONE

AT THE VERY DANCE I ORGANIZED.

FINE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO
TO THE DANCE WITH ME?

YES.

AND IF YOU SCREW THIS UP,

I WILL REALLY HATE YOU.

LIKE, FOREVER.

Brian: MY LIFE IS SO RIDICULOUS.

I HAVE TO ASK DELIA
FISHER TO THE DANCE.

I HAVE TO.

AND I'LL DO IT NOW ON
THE COUNT OF THREE.

1...

2...

3.

I'LL CATCH YOU LATER.

SPEAK!

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, NOT MUCH.

SO...

YOU GOING TO THE DANCE?

UH, DOUBTFUL.

YOU?

I WOULD KIND OF HAVE
TO SAY AT THIS POINT...

NO.

GUIDANCE IS SO WEIRD.

HA HA HA!

SO SHE LOOKED AT
ME ALL CONCERNED,

WANTING TO KNOW IF I WAS
GOING TO THE SCHOOL DANCE,

LIKE THAT WASN'T THE
STUPIDEST QUESTION IN HISTORY.

AND SO...

I BROKE DOWN AND CRIED.

IT WAS HYSTERICAL.

BUT HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

10 DAYS.

NO DRINK, NO DRUGS.

I'M SO CLEAN, YOU
COULD EAT OFF ME.

SO, YOU KNOW THAT GIRL PAM TROY?

THE ONE WITH THE
REALLY BAD PERM?

NO, THE ONE WITH THE
DIAMOND STUD IN HER NOSE.

OH, THE ONE WITH THE...

THE CROP TOPS,

AND SHE BROKE DOWN AND CRIED
THAT TIME IN HUMAN SEXUALITY?

YEAH, SO?

SO I WAS THINKING OF
ASKING HER TO THE DANCE.

WHY?

I KNOW YOU THINK THE
DANCE IS REALLY STUPID.

WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM?

SHUT UP.

ISN'T THAT WHO YOU
REALLY WANT TO GO WITH?

WELL, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, IN SOME IMAGINARY UNIVERSE

THAT EXISTS IN MY MIND.

LEAVE IT TO ME.

IF YOU SAY ONE WORD
TO HIM, I'D KILL YOU.

RAYANNE!

HI.

ARE THOSE MORNING
GLORIES NOT LINING UP?

THEY'RE LINING UP.

IF THEY'RE EVEN THE
SLIGHTEST BIT OFF,

THAT'S ALL YOU'RE
EVER GOING TO NOTICE.

IS THAT A BUBBLE?

PATTY, I TRIED EVERY
CONCEIVABLE WAY

TO GET RID OF THAT BUBBLE.

IT IS THERE FOREVER.
IT'S PART OF OUR LIVES.

IT WILL OUTLIVE US ALL.

SO I DROPPED OFF THAT
BROCHURE I DID FOR THE UNIVERSITY

WITH THEIR PRECIOUS
PERFORATIONS.

OH, UM, WHILE I WAS THERE,

I PICKED UP A
CONTINUING-ED BULLETIN.

WHY'D YOU CIRCLE ALL
THESE COOKING CLASSES?

WHY DO YOU THINK?

ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU
ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT?

THIS IS SOME KIND OF
ADULT-ED WORKSHOP.

WHAT I TALKED ABOUT WAS GOING
FULL-TIME TO A CULINARY INSTITUTE.

WHICH WE CAN'T AFFORD.

BUT THAT WE CAN AFFORD.

SO WHY ARE YOU
CLOSING YOUR MIND?

WILL YOU AT LEAST
THINK ABOUT IT?

OK.

GREAT.

HI.

HEY.

SO DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT THING

THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
EXTERMINATE FOURTH-PERIOD LUNCH?

I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.

OH, IT'S JUST SOMETHING
PEOPLE ARE OBSESSING ABOUT.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE
FILL THEIR MINDS

WITH ALL THESE STUPID
THINGS, YOU KNOW,

TO KEEP THEMSELVES
FROM THINKING ABOUT

WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

HUH.

LIKE THIS WORLD HAPPINESS DANCE.

I MEAN, IT'S SO STUPID.

WHAT DOES THAT
EVEN MEAN, YOU KNOW?

LIKE IF WE DANCE, THE WORLD IS
REALLY GOING TO GET HAPPIER?

I MEAN, REALLY, COME ON.

I DON'T THINK SO.

THERE'S A DANCE?

UH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S,
LIKE, 500 POSTERS

UP AROUND THE SCHOOL ABOUT IT.

OH, RIGHT.

I GUESS I KIND OF MEAN
THE IDEA OF THE DANCE

IS KIND OF...

FALSE.

I DOUBT I'M EVEN GOING.

I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU'RE
OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING.

RIGHT?

SEE, I HAVE THIS PHILOSOPHY.

YOU HAVE A PHILOSOPHY?

IF I GO SOMEWHERE,

AND SOMEONE I KNOW IS THERE,

THEN COOL.

THERE'S SOMETHING...

NATURAL ABOUT IT.

BUT ONCE YOU START MAKING PLANS,

THEN YOU HAVE, LIKE...

LIKE, OBLIGATIONS.

AND THAT BASICALLY BLOWS.

SO MY FEELING IS...

WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS.

I HAVE TO SAY I
REALLY RESPECT THAT.

OH, I, UM...

FORGOT MY GEOMETRY
BOOK IN MY LOCKER, SO...

HI.

OH.

HI.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR YOU ALL DAY.

I'VE BEEN, LIKE, REALLY BUSY.

I'M CARRYING A TRIPLE MINOR.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU
CAN HAVE A TRIPLE MINOR.

THEY SORT OF BENT
THE RULES FOR ME.

MS. CHAVATAL WANTS ME TO
CATCH UP WITH THE REST OF THE UNIT,

SINCE I JUST TRANSFERRED HERE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
I'M EVEN LOOKING AT.

OH, SIMPLE. THEY'RE
JUST PARAMECIA.

OH.

CAN I LOOK?

FINALLY.

AN ERECTION FROM
ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTACT.

WHAT ARE THE LITTLE HAIRY
THINGS AROUND THE EDGES?

UM...

THOSE ARE CILIA.

THEY, LIKE, PROPEL
THE PARAMECIA.

OH.

YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.

SO REMEMBER WHEN WE
WERE DISCUSSING WALLPAPER?

OK. LOWER.

A LITTLE BIT LOWER.

IT'S JUST SO WEIRD

WHEN YOU'VE, LIKE,
CHOSEN YOUR WALLPAPER,

AND YOU THINK YOU'RE
PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT,

BUT EVERY TIME YOU PASS
BY THE OTHER WALLPAPER,

THE ONE YOU SORT
OF LIKED MORE...

BRIAN, WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT WALLPAPER HERE, ARE WE?

MAYBE NOT.

OH, BRIAN KRAKOW'S HERE. GOOD.

HI. I WAS JUST...

HELPING. I KNOW. THANK YOU.

HEY, DID YOU GET A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT THAT BULLETIN?

NOT YET.

YOU KNOW, I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED.

UM, TOMORROW'S THE
LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'LL DO IT NEXT TIME.

THERE ARE SOME
VERY IMPORTANT CHEFS

RUNNING SOME OF THOSE CLASSES.

OH, SURE? LIKE WHO?

STEFFAN DIETER.

WHO?

YOU KNOW, THAT GUY
FROM THE TV SHOW.

STEFFAN'S KITCHEN.

THAT GUY DIED.

HE DID NOT DIE.

YOU SURE?

GRAHAM...

CAN I JUST SAY I
DON'T UNDERSTAND?

I THOUGHT THAT, UM...

YOU PLANNED TO DO THIS.

AT THIS POINT, THE
WAY THINGS ARE NOW,

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL
RIGHT TO MAKE PLANS.

I'D RATHER LET WHATEVER
HAPPENS, HAPPEN.

SO.

SO.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT THE DANCE?

UM, NOT MUCH.

HAVE YOU?

NO.

IT'S JUST THAT IF I'M NOT
GOING TO WORK SATURDAY,

I HAVE TO SWITCH WITH SOMEONE.

RIGHT AWAY.

I SEE.

SO, I MEAN, IF I'M GOING TO GO,

I WOULD NEED TO KNOW, LIKE, NOW.

THAT'S...

YEAH.

HMM.

PUT SOMETHING IN RIGHT HERE.

RAYANNE'S RIGHT.

ABOUT WHAT?

COREY AND THE DANCE.

SHE TOLD YOU?

IT'S OK. I UNDERSTAND.

NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND BECAUSE...

YOU DON'T. YOU COULDN'T.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT, RICKIE.

I COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND

HAVING AN OBSESSION FOR A PERSON

I HAVE ZERO HOPE OF EVER
BECOMING INVOLVED WITH.

WE'RE HOPELESS.

AND SO, IN CONCLUSION, I
GUESS THE TRUTH IS THAT...

I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, UM...

WORK, LIKE, 24 HOURS A DAY.

ALL WORK AND NO
PLAY OR WHATEVER.

UH, BRIAN?

BRIAN?

ARE YOU ASKING ME TO THE DANCE?

UM...

YEAH.

I THOUGHT SO.

ANGELA...

MAYBE WE SHOULD GO.

YOU KNOW, TO THAT STUPID DANCE.

OH, MY GOD. WE
SHOULD GO TOGETHER.

RIGHT.

8:00?

8:00.

I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER, YOU KNOW,

JUST TO KNOW THAT IT'S SETTLED.

HEY, RICKIE, SO SEE
YOU SATURDAY, RIGHT?

EXCUSE ME?

RAYANNE SAID THE THREE OF US
ARE GOING TO HANG TOGETHER.

AT THE DANCE?

DID I GET THAT WRONG?

OH, NO.

YOU GOT IT COMPLETELY RIGHT.

COOL.

SO...

SATURDAY.

SO I GUESS I...

SHOULD GO WITH YOU AND
RAYANNE AND COREY, RIGHT?

SURE.

I MEAN, EXCEPT THAT...

THEN IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
YOU AND I ARE TOGETHER.

LIKE A BOY-GIRL THING.

IT... MIGHT?

WELL, YEAH. LIKE A DOUBLE DATE?

YEAH.

I GUESS...

I GUESS IT MIGHT.

WHEREAS IF IT'S JUST ME
AND COREY AND RAYANNE...

WAIT A SECOND. THIS
IS TOO OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT?

I MEAN, MAYBE YOU SHOULD COME.

NO.

I SHOULDN'T.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I GOT TO GO FIND RAYANNE.

HI.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?

IT'S KIND OF AN EMERGENCY.

UH,

WE WERE JUST...

NO, IT'S OK, UM...

I GOT TO GO ANYWAY.

SO...

SEE YOU SATURDAY?

UM...

YEAH.

SO YOU, LIKE, ASKED
HER TO THE DANCE?

YES.

IN FACT, I...

YOU KNOW, JUST WANTED
TO GO WITH SOMEONE,

SO I JUST THOUGHT HER.

SO I JUST ASKED.

IT WAS, YOU KNOW,

THAT SIMPLE.

SHE SEEMED PRETTY
MUCH BLOWN AWAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

UM...

LOOK, THIS IS GONNA
SOUND REALLY WEIRD.

RAYANNE'S DOING
THIS THING FOR RICKIE

BECAUSE HE HAS AN
ENORMOUS CRUSH ON SOMEONE.

AND, UM...

IT'S JUST THIS VERY
DELICATE BALANCE.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE
GOING WITH DELIA,

AND I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU...

Brian: AND AS SHE CONTINUED
TO BASICALLY BABBLE,

IT STARTED TO SINK IN

THAT SOMETHING TRULY
AMAZING WAS HAPPENING.

SINCE WE'RE NEIGHBORS,

IT'D BE SORT OF CONVENIENT IF...

IF THERE WAS JUST SOME
WAY I COULD GO ALONG.

WHEN YOU STRIPPED
AWAY ALL THE BLATHERING,

ANGELA CHASE...

WAS ASKING TO GO
TO THE DANCE WITH ME.

JUST TO, LIKE, GET ME THERE.

NOT THAT WE'D ACTUALLY
BE GOING TOGETHER.

OF COURSE.

I MEAN, NOT TO GO GO,

'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING WITH DELIA.

I JUST NEED A TECHNICAL
WAY TO GET THERE.

IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I MEAN, FINE.

TAG ALONG.

THANKS.

CAN HE EXCUSE US?

LATER, RAYANNE.

HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?

WHAT'D I DO?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU INVITED COREY TO
THE DANCE WITH YOU AND ME

WHEN I SPECIFICALLY
TOLD YOU NOT TO.

OH, THAT.

HE PAINTED YOUR SHOES.

WANT ME TO ASK HIM TO DO YOURS?

RAYANNE!

LISTEN TO ME.

THIS ISN'T FUNNY.

YOU'VE DRIVEN ME
CRAZY IN THE PAST,

BUT I'M WILLING TO OVERLOOK IT

BECAUSE THE TRUTH IS I
WANT TO GO TO THE DANCE.

BUT IF YOU SAY ONE
WORD TO EMBARRASS ME

WHILE THE THREE OF
US ARE TOGETHER...

WHAT?

I WON'T BE THERE.

WHAT?

I JUST DON'T THINK I'M READY
TO GO TO AN EVENT LIKE THAT.

I TALKED TO THE COUNSELOR,

AND SHE DOESN'T
THINK I'D BE ABLE TO...

WHO CARES ABOUT YOUR
STUPID DRINKING PROBLEM!

THIS IS MY LIFE!

DON'T WORRY.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

YES, IT IS.

I WILL CALL COREY.

I WILL EXPLAIN THE WHOLE THING.

IT'LL BE FINE.

HI.

DID YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME?

YEAH.

UM...

HOW ARE YOU?

BRIAN.

I ONLY HAVE, LIKE, A MINUTE.

SO...

RIGHT.

SO IT'S SORT OF ABOUT THE DANCE.

OH.

IT TURNS OUT THAT
I KIND OF FORGOT,

YOU KNOW, ABOUT
THIS OTHER COMMITMENT

THAT I ALREADY HAD.

IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW,

SPECIAL OR WHATEVER, SO I...

OF ALL THE STUPID
THINGS I'VE SAID,

WHICH ARE, LIKE, COUNTLESS,

I NEVER WANTED TO
TAKE SOMETHING BACK

MORE THAN THAT ONE.

MAYBE WE CAN GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE SOMETIME.

I MEAN CATCH A
MOVIE OR WHATEVER.

THIS OTHER COMMITMENT...

IS IT ANOTHER GIRL OR SOMETHING?

BRIAN, LOOK.

IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHO YOU TOLD FIRST...

IF IT WAS HER OR IF IT WAS ME.

YOU SHOULD GO WITH
WHO YOU WANT TO GO WITH.

JUST BE HONEST WITH ME, PLEASE.

OK.

SO I GUESS I WOULD.

YOU WOULD WHAT?

RATHER GO...

YOU KNOW, WITH HER.

I'M REALLY SORRY.

IT WOULD BE REALLY
GOOD IF YOU WOULD LEAVE.

DELIA.

PLEASE.

I KNOW THIS IS WEIRD,

BUT JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS?

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

SO YOU ENROLLED ME?

YEAH.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE
HAD YOUR HANDS FULL

WITH THE WALLPAPER
AND EVERYTHING,

SO...

GRAHAM, I JUST HAD THIS FEELING

LIKE YOU'RE REALLY
GOING TO ENJOY THIS.

YOU SIGNED ME UP.

YEAH.

I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES

IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO...

WHAT?

FOCUS.

GRAHAM, LOOK...

I... I... I JUST THOUGHT...

I KNOW YOU LIKE TO COOK...

IT'S NOT THAT I LIKE TO COOK.

IT'S THIS THING I CAN JUST DO.

THE ONE THING I CAN DO.

THAT'S JUST THE
POINT, SWEETHEART.

I'LL GET IT.

HONEY, I MEAN...

ASK WHO IT IS FIRST.

WHO IS IT?

BRIAN KRAKOW.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD.

UM...

WE'RE, UM, GOING
TO THAT DANCE THING.

WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT
GOING WITH EACH OTHER.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
WHEN I WANT TO,

I CAN FOCUS JUST FINE.

SO WE'RE PICKING DELIA UP?

WAIT A SECOND. UM...

YOUR FATHER IS PICKING
THE THREE OF YOU UP

AFTER THE DANCE, RIGHT?

AS IT TURNS OUT,

DELIA CAN'T GO.

WAIT A SECOND. WHY?

IT'S HER AUNT, ACTUALLY.

SHE'S, YOU KNOW,

ACTUALLY IN THE HOSPITAL.

OH, I HOPE IT ISN'T
ANYTHING TOO SERIOUS.

GRAHAM.

I'M SORRY, OK?

GRAHAM.

WOW.

OH, MY GOD.

THIS ROOM LOOKS AMAZING.

WOW!

I GUESS WE FOUND
ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MY GOD.

DID YOU SEE HER FACE

WHEN HE TOLD HER THAT THAT
OTHER GIRL WASN'T COMING?

HEH HEH HEH.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE

SUCH A TERRIBLE TIME.

HA HA HA. HA HA HA.

LOOK...

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY FEEL

LIKE YOU CAN'T BREATHE SOMETIME,

LIKE I'M THIS HORRIBLE
NAG OR SOMETHING.

FEEL FREE TO STOP ME...

ANYTIME.

LOOK, I'LL PUT A
STOP ON THE CHECK.

I'LL CALL THE REGISTRAR
AND JUST TELL THEM...

DON'T DO THAT.

I SORT OF HAVE TO SEE

IF STEFFAN DIETER CAN
STILL STIFFEN HIS EGG WHITES.

I MEAN, SINCE I'M
ALREADY SIGNED UP.

I MEAN...

THANK YOU FOR SIGNING ME UP.

SO FINALLY, THE MOUSE STARTS
RUNNING ACROSS THE CLASSROOM

AND, I SWEAR TO GOD, STARTS
CHASING MRS. SHINDELHEIM,

WHICH IS WHEN SHE TRIPPED
OVER NICHOLAS CAHILL.

WHICH IS WHY SHE'S
WEARING THAT NECK BRACE.

YOU'RE, LIKE, REALLY FUNNY.

SO WHERE'S RAYANNE?

SHE DIDN'T CALL YOU?

NO. WHY?

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS
GOING TO CALL YOU

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT...

SHE'S NOT COMING.

WHY?

IT'S KIND OF A LONG STORY.

OH.

SO SHE'S NOT COMING AT ALL.

NO.

SORRY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SORRY.

I WANTED TO ASK HER HOW
SHE LIKED HER SNEAKERS.

WELL,

RAYANNE IS VERY, UM,

CHANGEABLE.

IT'S JUST WEIRD, YOU KNOW?

WHEN YOU HAVE A PICTURE

OF HOW SOMETHING'S GONNA BE

AND IT TURNS OUT
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

YEAH.

IT IS WEIRD.

LOT OF PEOPLE.

YEAH.

Brian: THIS IS THE
SIMPLEST THING

IN THE WORLD.

PEOPLE DO IT EVERY DAY.

JUST START A CONVERSATION.

WOW.

YEAH.

SO...

COULD YOU GET ME
SOMETHING TO DRINK?

OH, OK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

JUST, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

OH, HI.

HI.

HEY.

OH, HI.

SO, UM,

YOU AND ANGELA COME TOGETHER?

UM, SORT OF.

I WAS THINKING OF
HANGING WITH YOU GUYS,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW

IF YOU GUYS WERE
HERE AS FRIENDS OR...

IF IT'S AN ACTUAL THING...

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER'S
BETTER FOR YOU.

UM...

WHATEVER.

I MEAN,

M-MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T COME OVER.

WE MIGHT WANT TO, LIKE,

DANCE OR SOMETHING.

OH.

THAT'S... THAT'S REALLY GREAT.

IT'S PUNCH.

THANKS.

WHAT DID RICKIE WANT?

NOTHING.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM?

NOTHING. I JUST
SAID IT WAS BETTER

THAT MAYBE HE DIDN'T
HANG OUT WITH US.

WHAT?

I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE
AWKWARD OR WHATEVER, SO...

RICKIE'S MY FRIEND.

HE'S MY FRIEND, TOO.

IT'S JUST...

WHAT IF WE...

I DON'T KNOW.

IF WE WANTED
PRIVACY OR SOMETHING?

WHY WOULD WE WANT PRIVACY?

WELL, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T.

BUT...

BRIAN,

WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS HAPPENING HERE?

WHAT? NOTHING.

DIDN'T I EXPLAIN WHAT THE
WHOLE REASONING FOR THIS WAS?

I JUST THOUGHT IF WE
WANTED TO, SAY, DANCE.

WHY WOULD WE... WE'RE
NOT GOING TO DANCE.

I REALIZE THAT.

IT WASN'T SOME BIG
PLAN OR ANYTHING.

I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE
IN MAKING PLANS.

WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS.

THAT'S THE STUPIDEST THING

I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.

WHAT DID YOU SAY TO DELIA?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
PEOPLE, KRAKOW.

YOU'RE SO HEARTLESS!

Brian: THE FACT THAT SHE
CALLED ME HEARTLESS,

THAT'S JUST REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.

HOW IRONIC CAN YOU GET

WITHOUT, LIKE, PUKING?

I... I WAS REALLY WRONG.

I, LIKE, REALIZE THAT NOW.

THAT WHAT I DID WAS...

PRETTY HEARTLESS.

OR WHATEVER.

I AM SO GLAD YOU MADE IT.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW KYLE, RIGHT?

YEAH. HI.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GLAD YOU DECIDED
TO COME ON YOUR OWN.

IT'S BETTER.

THERE ARE SO MANY REALLY
CUTE GUYS I WANT YOU TO MEET.

Delia: COOL.

OK.

SO RAYANNE NEVER CALLED COREY.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO KILL HER?

THAT'S REALLY A NICE OFFER,

BUT THE TRUTH IS,

THAT WOULD ONLY
SOLVE HALF THE PROBLEM.

WHAT'S THE OTHER HALF?

THE OTHER HALF
IS, LIKE, YOU KNOW...

THE TOUGH HALF.

WHICH IS...

WHICH IS, LIKE, JUST...

YOU KNOW...

THAT I BELONG NOWHERE...

WITH NO ONE.

THAT I DON'T FIT.

I'M STARVING.

YEAH, RIGHT.

LET'S GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

I GOT TO PICK UP KIMMY, TOO.

SHE'S GETTING OUT OF WORK.

HEY, CATALANO, LET'S GO, MAN.

LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO CATHY'S FIRST?

THERE'S A KILLER PLACE WE'RE
GONNA CHECK OUT, TOO, LATER.

YEAH, IN A MINUTE.

IT'S OK.

GO.

HEY.

WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE HOW YOU ARE.

HEY, JORDAN, YOU COMING OR NOT?

HOW AM I?

HOW... HOW AM I?

♪ I DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ YOU'RE NOT THERE ♪

♪ I GIVE YOU MY LOVE ♪

♪ BUT YOU DON'T CARE ♪

♪ SO WHAT IS RIGHT? ♪

♪ WHAT IS WRONG? ♪

♪ GIVE ME A SIGN ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ DON'T HURT ME... ♪

YEAH.

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ NO MORE ♪

♪ WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, AHH ♪

♪ WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, AHH ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW ♪

♪ WHAT CAN I DO? ♪

♪ WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY? ♪

♪ IT'S UP TO YOU ♪

♪ ALL I WANT ♪

♪ IS ME AND YOU ♪

♪ I CAN'T MOVE ON ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ NO MORE ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ BABY, DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ DON'T HURT ME ♪

♪ NO MORE ♪

♪ WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, AHH ♪

♪ WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, WHOA WHOA ♪

♪ OH, AHH ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ WHAT IS LOVE? ♪♪

HI.

BRIAN, THIS WAS ALL MY FAULT.

Brian: HER HAIR
SMELLED INCREDIBLE.

I MEAN, I RUINED YOUR NIGHT...

AND DELIA'S NIGHT.

I SHOULD'VE JUST
STAYED OUT OF IT.

HER HAIR SMELLED LIKE THIS
ORANGE GROVE WE PASSED

WHEN I WAS 8

ON THE WAY TO SEE
MY GRANDMOTHER.

AND I...

I CAN'T REALLY EXPLAIN WHY

I EVEN GOT INVOLVED.

BUT I'M SORRY.

BUT I GUESS THAT'S
JUST LIKE HER SHAMPOO...

OR WHATEVER.

THESE THINGS ARE SO STUPID.

I KNOW.

NO ONE EVER HAS A GOOD TIME.

SO...

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WANT TO DANCE OR SOMETHING?

NOT WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M JUST...

I JUST...

I DON'T CARE ABOUT DANCING...

THAT MUCH.

ME EITHER.

♪ TRY ♪

♪ TRY ♪

♪ TO WORK IT ALL OUT ♪

♪ TRY IF YOU WILL ♪

♪ TRY IF THEY WON'T ♪

♪ YOU'RE DAMNED IF YOU DO ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE
DAMNED IF YOU DON'T ♪

♪ TRY IF YOU WILL ♪

♪ TRY IF THEY WON'T ♪

♪ YOU'RE DAMNED IF YOU DO ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE
DAMNED IF YOU DON'T ♪

♪ TRY ♪♪

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♪ AND DANCE BY THE LIGHT ♪

♪ OF THE MOON ♪