Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 3, Episode 9 - Sore Loser - full transcript
During an intense game of Braverman charades, Joel and Julia come to the realization they may have spoiled Sydney. Meanwhile, Adam and Crosby celebrate a new client at The Luncheonette and Adam experiences an awkward moment with Rachel. Also, Kristina is concerned about Max's new friends at school, and Drew reaps the consequences of disobeying Sarah's rules.
Listen, it does not
make us sleazy
if we hire a pretty girl.
It would not kill us to have
a little eye-candy up front.
Who are you?
I`m Rachel.
It`s my first day.
Your new hire? Wow.
ADAM: She was really the
best person for the job.
I think you should
invite your girlfriend
to stuff, Drew, come on.
We could just tell them
that you are my girlfriend.
Yeah.
Really?
We should look into
mainstreaming
Max next year.
So he can be
academically challenged.
I`m worried about him socially
and I just wanna make sure
that he`s gonna be okay.
(CRYlNG)
KRlSTlNA: I know, honey.
I know.
That`s what traffic
does to you. Sorry, baby.
It`s okay, Nora. Look!
Nora, this is Sycamore Charter
where Sydney and Max and
Jabbar, they all go to school.
Yeah! And someday you
can go to school here
when you get real big.
I know, honey. I know.
You`re poopy and you`re...
Honey, look, there`s Maxie!
There`s big brother,
with all of his
Math Warrior buddies.
Hi, Max!
If it takes six cubes
to build a staircase
with three steps,
how many cubes do you
need to build a staircase
with 11 steps?
Okay, let`s see, um...
(TAPPlNG)
(LAUGHlNG)
Wow!
9, 12...
(STUTTERlNG)
66.
Wow.
That was so good.
Yeah, high five, warrior!
All right, so tell me
about the triangle thing.
Hey, Max!
The sum measures of the
interior angles
of a triangle
always equal 180...
Max? Come on, bud.
...exterior.
I gotta go.
Bye, Max!
See ya!
(LAUGHlNG)
LOUlS: The exterior
angles of the lines
are all the same...
Hey!
SARAH: Mail!
CAMlLLE: l`m going to the
market in a little bit.
You wanna
make me a list?
Yeah. (GASPS)
What?
Well...
What?
Drew got a D.
That`s a typo.
In math?
Mom, he`s never
gotten a D.
It`s his junior year.
This is bad!
He`s great in math.
Oh, my God.
Well...
Oh, no!
(EXHALES FORCEFULLY)
It`s one grade.
CROSBY: This was originally
an acoustic track,
but we added the drums.
Really?
Yeah.
You hear that?
Wow!
It changes it so much.
The drums are amazing.
Oh, yeah. This guy
is so good.
How long did it
take you to do this?
Like, a three
hour session.
It was really quick.
Okay, l`m outta here.
Huh?
I`m taking off.
I just...
You`re coming too, right?
Um, yeah.
Just `cause, you know,
Dad`s gonna blow his lid
if you`re late for charades.
So, you gotta...
Aw. Family charades?
That`s really cute.
Yeah.
Well, not how the
Bravermans play it.
Yeah, it`s usually
a real bloodbath.
There are trips to the
emergency room...
Probably. It`s just
our dad, he`s just
crazy if you`re late,
so, he finds it really
inappropriate. So...
And he passed
that gene on to you!
Yeah, he did.
Look at how
nervous you are.
Also, I just booked
the studio for the
rest of the week.
This musician who
does kids` albums,
he`s got some sort of
environmentally-themed
album he wants to record here.
Really?
Oh! Well, great.
I got a guy coming in
recreating whale sounds.
All right, look, we can`t
be snobs, all right?
He`s paying the rate.
And he`s apparently
a big deal, you know?
All right, come on.
What`s his name?
Arty Party.
Oh! Arty Party!
It`s his...
You should`ve
just said Arty Party!
I`ve been wanting to
work with him since
I got into this racket.
I`ll see you
at charades.
You sure will.
Bye!
Arty Party!
Arty Party.
Arty Party
till you die!
JOEL:
All right, let`s start.
CROSBY: Movie!
Movie, movie. One word.
Um...
Three syllables.
All right, got it.
Faster.
SARAH: First syllable.
ZEEK: Hey, hey, hey, hey.
AMBER: Swing! Bat!
Batman!
ZEEK: Batman Returns!
Okay, man.
You`ve got 15 seconds.
Sounds like...
Come on, baby.
Tick! Tick!
Bat tick!
ZEEK: Bat tick.
Bat tick.
AMBER: Gattaca!
It is Gattaca.
Whoo!
(ALL SHOUTlNG AND CHEERlNG)
AMBER:
That`s how it works.
Team blue is holding
at seven and
red is at nine.
Hey, where are
you guys going?
We`re just...
JULlA:
Hey, hey, hey.
You guys are
coming back, right?
ZEEK:
Sydney, you`re up!
JULlA: Okay.
CAMlLLE: Okay, Sydney.
JULlA: Hey, baby!
Grandpa, what`s my clue?
Okay.
Got it?
Yeah.
Good luck.
CROSBY:
Come on, Syd.
Come on, Syd.
ZEEK: Okay.
Hey, babe!
SARAH: Don`t yell. Shh.
How many
words, sweetheart?
How many words?
Um...
Three.
JULlA: Three words.
You gotta show us
with your fingers.
No talking though, baby.
Is it a movie?
Is it a movie
or a book or
a TV show?
Movie.
ZEEK: No, no, no.
You can`t talk.
Remember this?
Remember this
for a movie?
JULlA: Act it out, okay.
What`s it... Okay.
AMBER: Tiger! Tiger!
JULlA: lt`s a tiger.
Alligator.
AMBER: Jaws!
Alligator.
JULlA: lt`s a...
Tiger!
It`s an animal!
No. Sweetheart,
you can`t talk.
No talking.
JULlA: Just with...
CAMlLLE:
lt`s a shark with...
No. No, no
pointing, honey.
No pointing.
JOEL: lt`s a book?
It`s The Lion King!
Ah, jeez.
No.
KRlSTlNA: That was
a really good try.
AMBER: Well, next time.
Yeah. So sit down
and we`ll have
another turn.
What... What? What?
I didn`t even talk!
Yeah, you did talk.
What? That is so not fair!
ADAM: That`s okay, Sydney.
ZEEK: You talked, but...
There are rules
to the game, and you
didn`t play by the rules.
No, sweetie.
It`s okay.
It`s just a game.
No, I don`t wanna
play stupid charades.
And I never wanna
play another Braverman
family game again!
JULlA: lt`s okay,
you come sit down...
Ever!
Whoa!
AMBER:
l`ll get napkins.
(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)
Syd! Get your
shoes and let`s go!
She`s brushing her teeth.
Who is at the door?
Is she brushing just
her own or is she
trying to brush yours?
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Hey.
Dad!
Hi, Joelski.
Hi, Julia.
Hi, what are
you doing here?
I ran here.
You ran all
the way here?
You betcha I ran
all the way here.
Oh, my God.
Hey, listen,
I don`t have time
to chat, I just...
Let`s just
cut to the chase.
You know, that
you two are coddling
my granddaughter.
Did you know that?
Oh, boy.
Really.
Yeah. 100%&%.
Dad, this is why you
ran all the way over here?
Because of the...
Yeah, I ran all the way
over here to tell you that
Sydney is a sore loser.
Because of the
charades incident.
Coddled.
Sydney does not
know how to lose.
If she doesn`t learn
how to lose,
then she`s not gonna
learn about real life.
She`s just coddled...
I think she`s got
plenty of time to
learn about real life.
Mmm-hmm.
Right now, she`s a kid,
so maybe it`s...
She thinks that it`s
her birthright to win!
You coddle, coddle,
coddle, coddle...
And what do you get?
That little
girl`s gotta learn
how to lose. She`s...
We`ve let her lose,
and we`ve let her win
and when she wins, it`s
to boost her confidence and
to help her learn the game.
She doesn`t need
confidence, honey.
She needs humility.
Okay, food for thought.
Thank you. And we will
consider it. Right?
Oh, yeah.
Great.
Thank you for that.
You`re welcome.
You have a good day.
You too. Love you.
Love you.
Off to work, Dad. Bye.
Okay, bye-bye.
Thanks, Joel.
Thanks for your understanding.
But... Julia! Julia?
Can I get a
ride home, please?
Yeah. Yeah.
Thanks.
There you go, big guy.
No. These look like
your cheesy eggs.
Scrambled.
They`re not cheesy eggs.
They`re just regular eggs.
Then why do
I see cheese?
There`s no cheese.
Did you cook them
in the orange frying pan?
There`s no cheese.
I did.
So honey, how`s
Math Warriors going?
You still having fun?
Yeah. You know
why it`s fun?
Why?
`Cause l`m the
best one there.
Really?
Even better than
the kids who are
a year older than me.
I am so fast, and I get
every problem right,
every single time.
Really.
I mean, go ahead.
Test me.
Ask me a question.
Test me. Go.
Uh, I don`t really have
a math problem to solve off
the top of my head.
But, I mean,
you`re liking it then?
Yeah.
You really like it.
Who`s your best friend
in the group?
I told you. Louis.
Louis, right. The kid that
you were talking to
yesterday, that kid?
Yeah.
The big kid?
He was kind of,
a little bigger than you?
Mmm-hmm.
What about him?
Well, he always asks
me to do problems
and then he sees me
get the answers right.
I`m so much
faster than him.
You`re so much faster?
Do you guys
laugh a lot and...
Mmm-hmm.
Were the other kids
laughing too?
Sometimes.
Yeah.
Sometimes they laugh.
Okay. Do you tell jokes?
I mean, are the other
kids laughing?
No, I think they`re just
amazed at how amazing I am
at solving these problems.
I`m gonna go get
my solar calculator.
You are amazing.
(MELLOW PlANO MUSlC PLAYlNG)
(SlNGlNG) Don`t take your car
just ride your bike...
I didn`t realize kids like
lounge acts these days.
That`s new.
Yeah.
That`s a development.
I can`t imagine
that kids like
listening to this.
No.
You know, I feel
like I need a martini
or something.
Oh, my goodness.
I can`t have you
becoming an alcoholic.
We must protect
you from this...
I can still hear it.
...terrible,
terrible music
that`s going to...
Hi!
Hey!
Rachel, what are you
doing in here?
We need you out front.
I...
That`s my fault.
I got bored and
it`s good for her to
learn the business, too.
Yeah. Yeah, I agree.
Just, right now,
it`s good for business
if you`re up front.
Yeah. I`m sorry.
That`s all right.
That`s all right.
Not your fault.
Not her fault.
You expecting
a lot of foot traffic
coming in the door today?
Oh, yeah!
Whoo...
What`s the deal here,
with having Rachel
up in the booth?
What do you mean,
what`s the deal?
What are you doing?
Are you hitting
on our employee?
Are you in third grade?
You know, I see you
flirting with her. Okay?
I am not
flirting with her.
And I like
this girl, okay?
She`s motivated,
she does a good job.
We`re paying her
practically nothing.
Mmm-hmm.
Okay? And I don`t wanna
see this go away.
Mmm, this planet`s the...
If you sleep with her,
like you did with Gaby,
sleep with somebody else
on my payroll...
Are you gonna put that
on my headstone?
Hey, sorry.
Really, really sorry
to interrupt your chat.
(ON lNTERCOM)
I`m sorry, very sorry.
What`s the problem, Arty?
Do you want me
to sing, and play
and just engineer
all this on my own?
Sorry about that.
I`m hearing it all,
and it`s fantastic.
I know that.
Can we focus and can
I get a bit more level on
my headphones please?
Fantastic.
All right, so give him
some more level.
And also, guys,
do you have any bottles
of water or anything?
Oh. Are you sure you
don`t wanna go faucet?
It`s better for the
environment.
Okay.
Just something liquid
would be lovely.
Something liquid`s
right behind you
there on that table.
Mountainhead?
Come on, have you
not got FlJl or something?
We have water.
Can you push
that button in?
We`re gonna get you your FIJI.
I`m gonna send Rachel out,
we`ll get you some FlJl.
Not a problem.
We`re gonna get you
some FlJl.
Right.
Enjoy.
I`m going from the top.
Hey, thanks
for this booking.
Yeah, you bet.
Yeah.
Here all week long.
DREW: Have you not heard
the new album at all?
Of lnflux? No.
Yeah.
(KNOCKlNG)
Hey, Drew?
Yes.
Oh! Hi!
Hi.
I thought you went home
for dinner. I`m sorry.
I didn`t know
you were here.
Well, yeah.
She is, so...
I have something
that I wanted to
talk to you about.
I was waiting until...
I can leave.
We can talk,
we live in the
same house.
No.
Seriously, stay.
It`s okay.
SARAH: l`m sorry.
I`ll talk to you tomorrow.
What?
Bye, Amy.
We`ll see you soon.
Wow, I guess l`ll text you.
Why did you kick her out?
What...
I didn`t kick her out.
I didn`t think you`d want
her to see... You know?
I mean, great.
Yeah, great.
Great? Yeah?
You mean, that`s
your reaction to a D?
Yeah.
Drew?
What?
Drew, what is going on?
How did this happen?
Well, it`s my quarterly
report card. It`s not even
a final grade. So, it`s...
It`s not a final grade
but a quarter is...
I can bring it up!
It`s a significant part
of the year... Can you put
the phone down, please?
I`m trying to apologize.
Can you put
the phone down?
Can you put the phone down,
because l`m talking
to you about something?
I`ve never seen this from you.
It`s your junior year.
I don`t know,
it`s a hard class.
I mean...
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
But you didn`t
ask for help?
Please put the phone down!
That`s driving me crazy.
It`s driving me crazy.
I`m speaking to you.
You know what? I think that
you have been spending
too much time with Amy.
She`s a very nice girl,
but I think you shouldn`t
see her during the week.
I`m not kidding you.
It`s the one change
that has happened
that is the only
explanation for this.
I like her very much.
Can`t even... Great.
She`s a great girl.
I`ll just study, great.
You can see her
on the weekends.
Do you hear me?
You`re not to see her
during the week, okay?
I`m trying to study.
(DOOR SLAMMlNG)
Have we ever
let Sydney lose?
Are you taking my dad
seriously now?
No. Think about it.
Baby, it`s ridiculous.
Okay, l`m thinking
about it.
And you know what?
I`m pretty sure
we`ve never
let her lose.
Not at tic-tac-toe,
not at checkers,
not a single game
in her entire life.
It`s been nothing
but win, honey!
She is seven
years old!
Yeah.
So, what, we let her
lose at tic-tac-toe?
What is that
gonna prove?
That it happens.
It`s part of life.
It`s my dad`s thing.
He`s obsessed
with a pure game.
And he`s made
all of his children
obsessed with it.
And I refuse to let Sydney
be raised that way.
Here. I`m not gonna do it.
Would you put this on me?
Yeah.
Thank you.
What, you want to
challenge her to a footrace?
I was thinking
arm wrestling.
(SlGHS)
Too much?
She`s fine.
Yeah?
Yeah. Okay?
You`re cute when
you`re in denial.
I have beat her
at something!
No you haven`t!
I have!
Name it! Ah, your silence
proves my point.
Little spoiled brat.
I just don`t see how she can
justify grounding me
from a person. From a human.
Dude, I mean, this is the
story of my life with her.
No, but it`s... I swear,
it`s like, it`s worse now.
You know, you can`t
just go a week without
talking to someone.
Someone special, maybe!
I mean, you can.
Oh!
Too much, too soon.
Okay, sorry.
Listen, I understand,
but I mean,
there are always options.
Like, what?
Come on. She works
at night, you know,
and lives in a separate house!
I mean, hello?
It`s like...
Yeah, but...
Just get on
out of there.
If I tried to sneak out
and she caught me...
I`m just saying, dude.
Like, if you did it
the right way,
if you were smart about it
and planned it out
while she was at work,
you`d be fine.
I`m just telling you,
I think it`s,
I think it`s worth it.
All right. Thanks.
Okay.
Thanks, very much.
Okay, so I made an
appointment with
Dr. Pelikan today
at 3:00, but I know that
you can`t make it.
So what should I do?
Should I go by myself or
should I just reschedule it
or try and go
for a different day?
Tell you what,
why don`t you go see
Dr. Pelikan yourself and,
you know, just see
what he has to say.
If that`s gonna make you
feel better, you know,
he might have an opinion
about how to handle this,
so, go for it.
Okay, I will. I will.
How`s work going for you?
Good. I`m just
wrapping up.
Yeah?
How`s the new assistant?
The hottie?
Hottie patottie?
Um...
You know, I don`t have
that doctor`s number.
I`m gonna have to
get back to you on that.
But I`ll find it.
Is she there right now,
listening to our whole
conversation about Asperger`s?
I`ll get that to you.
Okay, honey.
I love you. Bye-bye.
Love you!
Sorry.
That`s okay.
I was just about to go home
so I wanted to see if you
needed anything before I left?
No, l`m good.
Thank you.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, yeah.
It`s just, it`s a complicated
thing with my son.
He has Asperger`s,
and my wife thinks that this
other kid is teasing him
and bullying him at school.
And l`m not convinced that
Max is even aware of it,
so it`s just something
we`re trying to figure out.
My cousin`s autistic,
actually. He just turned 1$.
And my aunt is like...
I don`t know.
I`ve never seen anyone
more patient, so...
Yeah, it`s challenging.
That`s for sure.
But, what are you
doing here so late?
I just wanted to make
sure that the billing software
was working correctly.
I just want everything to be
ready and organized, `cause
we`re getting so busy...
You`re making sure
the billing software
was working correctly?
Yes. Mmm-hmm.
Wow!
You continue to
impress me, Rachel.
Have a seat.
Thank you. Oh, sure.
Listen.
Yeah?
We are really,
really lucky to have you.
My brother and I are
really happy you`re here.
Thank you.
And we wanna make sure
that everything is
going really well.
Oh, my God.
It`s amazing.
Okay.
I mean, watching you
manage everything,
and watching Crosby work
with the musicians, it`s
literally a dream come true.
Well, good.
Sorry, that sounds
so dumb to say.
Rachel, that doesn`t
sound dumb at all.
But it`s true.
Especially not if you wanna
work in this business.
I do.
That`s great.
I`d love to produce music.
And I kind of love everything
about this place, actually.
Well, l`m sure that you`re
gonna be great at it.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Hey, uh...
Listen, Rachel, there`s
something l`ve been
meaning to say to you
since you started
working here.
Sure.
And I hope you don`t
take it the wrong way,
but you know, just `cause
it`s the music business,
you know, doesn`t mean that,
you know, we expect you,
or that you have to dress
a certain way. You know?
No, no, no. I actually think
this is one of the reasons to
work in the music business...
Oh, okay.
Have your own
sense of style.
Sure.
I`m not really the,
you know, corporate office
type of person, I think.
Right, I get that. Sure.
But, I can...
If you`d like me to...
Dress in... For...
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I`m not asking you
to dress differently.
I`m just saying
you don`t have to.
That`s all I was saying.
I mean, it`s very sweet of
you to be protective of me.
Thank you.
Well, I have
a daughter, so...
She`s a lot younger
than you, but...
Okay. Maybe we should...
I will go get my stuff.
Okay, yeah.
Thanks, Rachel.
(SlGHS)
I think I heard something.
Don`t get caught.
I`m not gonna get caught.
Yes, and your mom`s
gonna hate me.
I just wanna make sure
that we`re...
My mom loves you.
She`s not gonna hate you.
Okay.
Well, she does.
Everybody loves you.
Come on.
Yeah, that`s not true.
It`s true, and...
I love you, if that
even means anything.
I love you, too.
(lNHALlNG DEEPLY)
All right, well...
I should go.
Be safe. All right?
Good night.
Night.
Don`t get caught.
I`m fine.
I`m sorry...
No phone,
no lnternet, no Amy.
Hi. How are you?
Hi.
Gavin Reed.
I`m Rachel.
It`s a pleasure
to meet you.
Rachel? Nice to meet you.
I`m a really
big fan actually.
Thanks.
I love Dystopia.
They`re amazing.
You gotta come by
and meet the
guys sometime.
They are great.
That would be incredible.
Yeah.
I think the guys are gonna
be down in a second.
Would you like
anything to drink?
Water? Anything?
Yeah, water
would be great.
Okay.
Hey!
Hey, Crosby.
What`s going on, man?
Long time.
Yeah, good to see you.
How are you? Adam.
This is my brother, Adam.
Nice to meet you.
Adam, nice to meet you.
Big fan. You manage
a lot of great bands.
Thanks.
You guys really
have this place
looking fantastic.
CROSBY: Thank you.
I mean, you guys
really made some
excellent changes.
CROSBY: Yeah, yeah. We`ve put
a lot of work into it.
Yeah.
You should check out
the studio.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, we`d love to
have you record here.
I think you`d be
really happy with it.
Water.
Check it out.
Thanks so much
for the water.
You`re welcome.
I drink quick so,
don`t forget about
checking up on me.
Sure.
Thank you, Rachel.
Thanks.
You`re welcome.
GAVlN: Wow, yeah.
ADAM: lsn`t this cool?
Great piano, man.
Dad, you`re too far ahead.
I`m not that far ahead.
Come on, let`s keep playing.
Well, you should
move your piece
back, so it`s fair.
Hon, that`s not fair at all.
Yeah, back there? Okay.
Just... It`s your
turn anyway.
Come on.
(SlGHlNG)
Great.
You know, Syd,
we`re just playing
a game here, you know?
That`s... Playing games is
just all about having fun.
It`s not about
who wins or loses.
But if you do lose,
you`re supposed to just
turn to whoever you played,
and you say,
``Good job.``
Okay?
(SlGHS)
It`s your turn.
Ah.
Look at that!
Hey, I won!
You cheated!
No, I didn`t cheat.
I won fair and square.
Now, what do you say
to someone when they win?
You cheated, Daddy.
That`s not fair.
That is so not fair!
I didn`t cheat.
I played the game
exactly like it`s played.
Now what are you
supposed to...
Don`t you ever
do that to me.
You`re gonna pick
all this stuff up,
Sydney, right now.
Right now. Come on.
You`re a cheater, Daddy!
Sydney.
Stop it!
Listen,
you need to just...
Let me go!
Go!
You don`t hit anybody!
Let me go!
You don`t hit anybody,
and you
don`t hit your dad.
Stop it!
You know what,
you`re going right
up to your room.
Let me go!
You`re a spoilsport.
That`s what this is.
Stop it!
Let me go!
MATH TEACHER: Next question.
``Allison plays baseball.
``ln the last
25 times at bat,
``she made a hit
four times.
``Based on the
last 25 times at bat,
``what is the
experimental probability
``that Allison will make a hit
on her next time at bat?``
(TAPPlNG)
Um, let`s see. $, 0...
25, 25, 0...
$1... 1...
(BUZZlNG)
0.16.
That is correct!
Yeah, it`s because 25
goes into $ zero times.
It goes into $0 one time,
and then from $0,
you get 15, and you
bring down a zero.
And it goes into
150 six times.
Yes, right.
Next question.
JULlA: Joel? Syd?
Oh.
Is Sydney in there?
Uh-huh.
Did you beat her
at Candy Land?
Yep.
SYDNEY: (SCREAMlNG)
Daddy! Daddy!
Okay, she did not
take losing well.
No.
Let me out of here
right this instant!
Daddy!
I really hate it
when my dad is right.
Me too.
Let me out of here
right now! I hate you!
(KlCKlNG DOOR)
You`re the worst
daddy ever!
Um... I`m gonna go.
Somewhere else.
Let me out!
Um, maybe work out.
Maybe a long movie.
Maybe both.
So, um, good luck.
I hate you, Daddy!
I hate you!
No TV,
no technology, just...
Okay.
Okay. See ya.
MATH TEACHER:
And l`ve heard all the
arguments that, you know...
Hey, Max.
What`s up?
Can I ask
you a question?
Honey, that`s Louis.
Which one?
The one that looks
like Ted Koppel.
Oh.
...four red pens and
five green pens in a box.
And a guy comes to pick
one of those pens
out of that box
without looking.
What`s the probability
it will be blue?
(TAPPlNG) Blue pen,
blue pen, blue pen.
Check it out.
Freaky, huh?
(MAX MUMBLlNG)
It`s not that
funny anymore.
It`s kind of...
All right, you
can stop now.
Oh, no, wait.
No, you`re not gonna
have the right time.
It`s.25.
Check your watch.
Nobody cares, Max.
You guys wanna go
to Swensen`s
for ice cream?
All right,
let`s go.
I`ll see you
at practice.
Bye.
(ALL LAUGHlNG)
(SlGHS)
SYDNEY: Are you still
there, Mommy?
Yep, l`m right
here, sweetie.
(SHOUTlNG)
This is unfair!
Unfair!
Mommy,
this is not fair!
You put Daddy
in timeout, not me!
Sweetheart,
ifyou speak in
an inside voice,
you`ll calm
your body down...
(SHOUTlNG) I will not
calm my body down!
You can`t make me!
That`s true,
I cannot make you.
Only you can.
Well, this is not okay
to keep me in timeout!
What is this,
a baby adoption?
(KlCKlNG DOOR)
Sweetheart,
it is not okay
to kick the door!
No, this is not fair!
Sydney.
This is not fair!
I hate you,
I hate you,
I hate you!
Let me out of here
this instant!
ADAM: Awesome, we just gotta
keep it down
for your sister. Okay?
The Mathletes
are undefeated
this whole season.
Did you guys know
that l`m the star player?
Good job, bud.
MAX: Awesome!
Get ready for bed,
and l`ll come tuck
you in, in a second.
Adam, we need
to talk about this.
I know.
We need to deal
with this right now, okay.
I know, I know.
This kid, Louis,
right out in the open,
he excludes Max.
He was making fun of him,
making faces behind his back.
Honey, I saw it.
I didn`t like it.
You saw...
Of course not.
It`s a tricky situation, okay?
But something has
to be done about it.
You know what?
I think that we should
call his parents.
Oh, God, no. Honey,
we can`t call the...
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Please.
Give me one second.
Nothing is getting done.
Nothing`s getting resolved.
We`re going round
and round in circles...
Unbelievable.
...not figuring
anything out.
Who is that?
It`s Crosby.
What does he want?
He`s says l`ve gotta come
into the studio. It`s urgent.
No.
Everything with Crosby
is urgent, Adam.
We have to talk about this
right now, okay?
We`re not gonna solve
this tonight, okay?
Adam, we need to deal
with this, please.
Listen, honey,
I know how you feel, okay?
But I think you`re
overreacting, okay?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
You can`t go right now.
Listen.
I just don`t think
that it`s time for us
to jump in
and, you know,
call the parents.
That`s a nuclear option
that could just blow up
in our faces, okay.
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Honey, please. Just...
You don`t need
to go down there.
I have to go.
He`s not gonna stop.
What`s the big emergency?
I don`t know what it is.
He says it`s urgent.
I love you, okay?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
l`m not overreacting, Adam.
Adam!
I gotta go.
Are you kidding?
Honey, I don`t
know what it is.
This is a much bigger issue.
I agree.
(SlGHS)
The grade
was just one thing.
Right.
And I thought the
punishment
was really fair.
And then he`s gonna
sneak out?
It was almost like
he`s asking for it.
Of course, he`s
going to sneak out.
What do you mean?
Well, he`s 16 and
you told him
that he can`t see
his first girlfriend.
He`s gonna find a way.
It`s a small
amount of time.
I think that there are ways
of getting Drew to focus
on his grades that
don`t involve
taking away something
that`s so important to him,
that`s making him so happy.
No, if you had kids,
you would know.
Sometimes you just
have to really give
them a boundary.
Yeah.
Yeah, I mean,
you`re right.
I`m not a parent.
But, at the same time,
I deal with
a hundred kids a year.
They come into
my class and
I have to discipline them,
and anytime I say to a kid,
``Get out of my classroom,``
they go,
``Oh, free period!``
And it drives a
wedge between us
and they don`t
learn anything.
They just
are angry at me.
I`m just sad for Drew
that he doesn`t
get to see her.
I see him with her
in the halls,
and he`s smiling
and he`s talking
and he`s doing very
``un-Drew-like`` things.
He`s slowly coming out
of his shell, and...
To keep a 16-year-old
boy away from
his first girlfriend
is a tough job.
I`m sorry, I didn`t
mean to say `cause
you don`t have kids.
No, no.
That`s fair.
Of course
you have kids.
That`s all right.
But thank you
for saying that.
Are we having our first fight?
I feel... This feels strange.
I guess that
qualifies as a fight.
And now we can get
straight to the making up.
(LAUGHS)
I mean, not right here.
(PLAYlNG MELLOW MUSlC)
RACHEL: I think
that`s a good pace.
You like that pace? Okay.
Is this the emergency?
CROSBY:
I was just about to sing.
What`s so urgent?
Oh, nothing.
It`s not really
a big deal, actually.
Why did you
call me down here?
See, it probably won`t
even interest you.
It`s just that Gavin called
and he wants to book our
studio for an entire month.
For the whole month?
Yes.
This is great!
He wants to have
all of his artists here
and make us the single
best recording studio
in the Bay Area.
This is awesome!
Yeah, right?
Yeah!
We`re gonna be working
around the clock.
We`re in profit.
On top of that,
Arty Party`s done.
So no more crazy
water demands.
Finally.
Wait a minute,
this is great news.
But why couldn`t
you just email me?
Well, no, there`s
a third thing.
Rachel, please.
Show him.
I can`t.
This is the best
of the best.
CROSBY:
From the hills of Oaxaca.
I can have one drink,
then I gotta go home.
We have to toast Rachel
because she was a huge part...
No, no, no.
Really?
Yes.
I did nothing at all.
Gavin went on
and on and on
about what
an unbelievable
beauty she was.
Ah... I see.
I`m gonna go get
some shot glasses.
Good thing I left my
turtleneck at home, right?
Ha, ha. Very funny.
Listen, Rachel.
You`re such a smart,
beautiful girl.
All I was trying to say
the other day was that
you don`t have to
trade on your looks.
You don`t have
to flirt with every guy
who comes in here,
asking you to
make him coffee.
Oh, no, no, no.
I didn`t flirt
with him at all.
I promise.
Okay.
It just makes me think
that you believe
all you have going
for you is your looks,
and that`s just not true.
There`s so much more
to you than that.
Anyway, enough said.
Sorry. Hey!
Okay.
Bib for you.
Nice.
Shot glasses
were retrieved.
They seemed to be hidden
in your top desk drawer
for some reason.
I don`t believe
that`s true.
You`ve been drinking...
I can have one drink,
and then I gotta
get out of here.
Lady.
Thanks, that`s really big.
Okay, here we go.
To the Luncheonette.
To the Luncheonette.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Congratulations.
(SlGHS)
Oh!
That is good!
(BOTTLES CLlNKlNG)
Hi.
I came in for supplies.
How was your date?
It was really nice.
How was
your night?
Fine.
How`s Drew?
He`s in his room.
Um, no escape attempts.
That`s good.
I was talking
about him tonight,
you know.
Just deliberately
defying me.
It`s so strange.
Yeah, I know about that.
I`m aware of that.
But, you know,
I don`t work here.
Okay,
l`m not a watchdog.
I can`t sit out on the
porch and keep track
of everybody who`s
coming and going.
I have a life.
At the moment,
l`ve got my hands full.
I know you don`t
work here, Mom.
But I did figure you`d
be home, and I just
thought I would ask.
Thought you`d ask.
Yeah, it`s supposed
to sound like an ask.
But, you know,
it sounds more to me
like a demand
most of the time.
It`s always a dance
with you, Sarah.
You know, on the one hand,
what you expect
me to do for you,
help you with,
automatically.
And on the other hand,
l`m not supposed to express
my opinion about anything.
Keep it to myself.
I`m getting kind of
tired of it.
So, Drew is old enough
to stay in the house
by himself, needless to say.
So, ifyou
think otherwise,
then you`re gonna
have to talk to
Drew about it.
JOEL: Hey.
Hey.
Oh! You`re back.
Hey.
Hi.
That was
a rough one, huh?
Yeah.
Yeah?
I think it`s too late.
For what, honey?
For Syd.
Babe, we just...
We told her she was
great all the time.
We let her win
all the time.
Yeah.
And we just
gave her too much
stuff all the time.
And we ruined her.
You know what?
We`re gonna get
another baby and
we`ll start over.
This one`s a bust.
Babe, that`s not funny!
It`s pretty funny.
Come on.
Okay.
Okay, let`s get up.
When I was seven,
I was a hellion.
Yeah.
I turned out okay.
She`s gonna be fine.
You`re great.
You killed her.
(CHUCKLES)
(WHlSPERlNG)
Wow, look at our
little spoiled brat.
Oh, my God!
I love her.
She`s so cute.
Should we just
chuck her?
Yeah.
One-two-three.
Go, go, go.
(BOTH GlGGLlNG)
Oh, here we go.
(CLASSlC ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG)
This is a great song.
(CHUCKLES)
(LAUGHS)
(ADAM LAUGHS)
I can`t keep up
with this.
Oh, my God!
Lord!
I`m gonna
have nightmares.
RACHEL: Whoa!
Oh, my God!
Did you guys see that?
I tore...
You all right?
Did you see it?
Yeah. I tore something.
RACHEL:
Thunder`s great.
Oh, oh, oh!
It`s getting late.
I think I have to go home.
I have to go to sleep.
All right,
it is pretty late.
Listen...
I`m gonna sleep here.
That is a good idea.
How are you getting home?
I am not.
I`m gonna take the bus.
Uh... No, I will
drive you home.
You`re not gonna
wait out in the
rain at the bus stop.
No, l`m totally fine.
I love the rain.
I don`t think you
are fine, actually.
I am.
I will take you.
You`re not gonna go
stand out at the
bus stop in this, okay?
No, I can.
Listen. Okay.
I love you.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
All right.
You`re fine to drive?
Yeah, l`m good.
I just had one.
You had one?
Really?
Yep. You ready?
How did I miss that?
Are you sure?
Yeah.
It`s pouring out.
I`m gonna pull the
car up front, okay?
Okay. Thank you.
Bye.
See ya, Cros.
Bye! Congrats!
I`m just gonna be here
partying by myself.
Bye!
It`s gonna be great!
RACHEL:
lt`s right here.
Rachel, this
neighborhood`s
a little sketchy.
No.
Only a couple blocks away,
a few months ago,
there was a shooting.
You know that, right?
No, it`s totally fine.
Do your parents
know that?
It`s really fine.
It`s very safe.
Well, it`s...
I`m right there.
Listen, can I just
walk you up
to your door?
No, it`s fine.
It`d make me feel
a lot better.
Humor me, all right?
It`s very safe.
Let me get you safely
to your apartment, okay?
All right, if you
really want to.
All right, you ready?
Yeah, let`s make
a run for it.
All right, hold on.
One, two, three, go!
Ahhh!
Here.
Oh, my God!
Thanks.
Better than
nothing, right?
(ADAM SCREAMlNG)
ADAM: Oh, my God!
Wow. Thanks.
See?
That was a great idea.
Oh!
I`m sorry that I dress
provocatively sometimes.
Oh, Rachel, l`m sorry
if I made you
feel self-conscious.
No, you didn`t. I just...
I didn`t mean for
that to happen.
I probably shouldn`t
have said anything.
I appreciate
what you said
about me being smart.
Well, you are,
and you`re welcome.
I mean, I am, yeah.
But that`s not
what anyone ever
notices about me.
Probably `cause
I make sure that they
notice my rack first.
You`re a really
good boss,
and I don`t mean to be
such a basket case.
I...
You gonna be okay?
Yeah.
You sure? Come here.
You`re okay, all right?
You`re okay.
Whoa!
Um...
I can`t...
KRlSTlNA: So what happened
with Crosby last night?
What was the big emergency?
It`s just uh...
Crosby was having a tough time
making out some invoices.
He just lost some invoices
and that`s all it was. Stupid.
Okay.
All right, Max-amatician.
Ready for school?
Don`t use that pun.
I hate that pun
and I hate all puns.
All right, well,
here`s looking at Euclid.
That`s another dumb pun.
I don`t like that.
All right, buddy.
Have a good day, bud.
Love you.
See ya.
LOUlS: Maxi boy, what`s up?
The multiplying Max.
Hey, where you going?
Okay, ignore me. That`s fine.
Maximillian!
Where you going?
Hey, honey,
l`ll be right back.
Where you going?
Two minutes.
Kristina, hey.
Just two minutes.
I`ll be right back.
Be right back.
Hey, Louis!
Hey, honey,
how are you?
I`m good.
How you doing?
I`m Mrs. Braverman.
I`m Max`s mom.
Hi.
And I just want you to know
that he doesn`t realize
that you`ve been making fun
of him behind his back.
But l`ve seen it
and it needs to stop, okay?
All of it.
Do you understand me?
You and your friends,
your cohorts...
You think you can
get by with your
Justin Bieber hairdo
and your lnvisalign braces
but guess what?
Puberty`s gonna set in.
It`s gonna set in ugly.
(lNAUDlBLE)
Ugh! Abort! Abort!
Be a friend.
Be a friend,
not a bully.
Okay.
Okay.
I was just...
What...
Have a good day!
Kristina, what did
you say to him?
I didn`t say anything.
What did you say?
I just straightened
some things out.
Well, good job.
Just drive.
I mean, all right.
Okay, l`m driving,
l`m going.
(RlNGlNG DOORBELL)
(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)
ZEEK: Coming!
Hi, guys!
Hey!
Come on in here.
Hey, granddaughter.
How are you?
Come here.
Wow!
Look at my loose tooth!
Oh, my gosh!
That`s really loose.
Yeah, it`s coming.
JOEL: Pretty impressive, huh?
That could be any minute.
I know how to
play chess.
Oh, really?
Sweetie?
You know what?
Maybe you should use
a different game.
You`re probably
better off playing dress up...
Maybe one that...
...with your grandmother...
...all three of you
can play together?
I think it would be okay,
right?
You wanna give it a shot?
Okay.
There you go.
Yeah?
That`s weird.
Yeah, a play date.
I don`t remember the
chessboard being out.
Really?
Yeah.
That`s...
Funny.
Okay! Well...
Guess we`re gonna play
some chess, aren`t we?
Okay, granddaughter,
this is gonna be
the real deal here.
That means
there`s gonna be
a winner and a loser.
No holds barred.
I`m gonna be going
all out.
So, you gonna be ready
to handle it?
I can handle it.
You can handle it.
Game on.
Game on.
JABBAR: I think Grandpa Zeek
is gonna win.
ZEEK: Do you? Okay.
(TAPPlNG)
I am studying so...
Doing good.
I see that.
Do you need
a study break?
Look, l`m not...
Amber, okay?
You don`t have to
worry about me in school.
I can get the grade up.
It`s not a big deal.
(SlGHS)
I know that.
I`m trying to figure out
a way to start this sentence
that doesn`t start with,
``Someday,
when you`re a parent...``
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Yeah.
You know you`re supposed to
protect your kids
and take care of them.
You`re supposed to
make sure they eat something,
wear clothes...
But, they don`t
tell you that
there comes a time
when you`re supposed
to let them go
and trust them.
And know that
they can make
good decisions.
I overreacted,
and l`m sorry.
And I trust you.
Well, thanks.
And you can see Amy.
I mean, you`re not allowed to
just bribe me with ice cream.
Look at this.
Look at that chunk!
That is mine,
my friend.
You`re gonna get all, like...
Get all the good chunks.
Look at that!
You jealous?
Yeah, I want it.
(LAUGHS)
Checkmate.
Can I move here?
No.
Good game.
Aw, that was a good game,
granddaughter.
You did great!
That was fantastic!
That was awesome.
I`m exhausted. Whoa! Jeez!
Let`s play again.
JOEL: I think we`re
good with this.
That was a good game.
SYDNEY: I was so close.
We`re not gonna
top that game.
I`m just... Have to
bring these packages
to FedEx before 5:00.
So...
Yeah.
Rachel?
Yeah.
I love my wife.
I know. I know that.
Sorry.
make us sleazy
if we hire a pretty girl.
It would not kill us to have
a little eye-candy up front.
Who are you?
I`m Rachel.
It`s my first day.
Your new hire? Wow.
ADAM: She was really the
best person for the job.
I think you should
invite your girlfriend
to stuff, Drew, come on.
We could just tell them
that you are my girlfriend.
Yeah.
Really?
We should look into
mainstreaming
Max next year.
So he can be
academically challenged.
I`m worried about him socially
and I just wanna make sure
that he`s gonna be okay.
(CRYlNG)
KRlSTlNA: I know, honey.
I know.
That`s what traffic
does to you. Sorry, baby.
It`s okay, Nora. Look!
Nora, this is Sycamore Charter
where Sydney and Max and
Jabbar, they all go to school.
Yeah! And someday you
can go to school here
when you get real big.
I know, honey. I know.
You`re poopy and you`re...
Honey, look, there`s Maxie!
There`s big brother,
with all of his
Math Warrior buddies.
Hi, Max!
If it takes six cubes
to build a staircase
with three steps,
how many cubes do you
need to build a staircase
with 11 steps?
Okay, let`s see, um...
(TAPPlNG)
(LAUGHlNG)
Wow!
9, 12...
(STUTTERlNG)
66.
Wow.
That was so good.
Yeah, high five, warrior!
All right, so tell me
about the triangle thing.
Hey, Max!
The sum measures of the
interior angles
of a triangle
always equal 180...
Max? Come on, bud.
...exterior.
I gotta go.
Bye, Max!
See ya!
(LAUGHlNG)
LOUlS: The exterior
angles of the lines
are all the same...
Hey!
SARAH: Mail!
CAMlLLE: l`m going to the
market in a little bit.
You wanna
make me a list?
Yeah. (GASPS)
What?
Well...
What?
Drew got a D.
That`s a typo.
In math?
Mom, he`s never
gotten a D.
It`s his junior year.
This is bad!
He`s great in math.
Oh, my God.
Well...
Oh, no!
(EXHALES FORCEFULLY)
It`s one grade.
CROSBY: This was originally
an acoustic track,
but we added the drums.
Really?
Yeah.
You hear that?
Wow!
It changes it so much.
The drums are amazing.
Oh, yeah. This guy
is so good.
How long did it
take you to do this?
Like, a three
hour session.
It was really quick.
Okay, l`m outta here.
Huh?
I`m taking off.
I just...
You`re coming too, right?
Um, yeah.
Just `cause, you know,
Dad`s gonna blow his lid
if you`re late for charades.
So, you gotta...
Aw. Family charades?
That`s really cute.
Yeah.
Well, not how the
Bravermans play it.
Yeah, it`s usually
a real bloodbath.
There are trips to the
emergency room...
Probably. It`s just
our dad, he`s just
crazy if you`re late,
so, he finds it really
inappropriate. So...
And he passed
that gene on to you!
Yeah, he did.
Look at how
nervous you are.
Also, I just booked
the studio for the
rest of the week.
This musician who
does kids` albums,
he`s got some sort of
environmentally-themed
album he wants to record here.
Really?
Oh! Well, great.
I got a guy coming in
recreating whale sounds.
All right, look, we can`t
be snobs, all right?
He`s paying the rate.
And he`s apparently
a big deal, you know?
All right, come on.
What`s his name?
Arty Party.
Oh! Arty Party!
It`s his...
You should`ve
just said Arty Party!
I`ve been wanting to
work with him since
I got into this racket.
I`ll see you
at charades.
You sure will.
Bye!
Arty Party!
Arty Party.
Arty Party
till you die!
JOEL:
All right, let`s start.
CROSBY: Movie!
Movie, movie. One word.
Um...
Three syllables.
All right, got it.
Faster.
SARAH: First syllable.
ZEEK: Hey, hey, hey, hey.
AMBER: Swing! Bat!
Batman!
ZEEK: Batman Returns!
Okay, man.
You`ve got 15 seconds.
Sounds like...
Come on, baby.
Tick! Tick!
Bat tick!
ZEEK: Bat tick.
Bat tick.
AMBER: Gattaca!
It is Gattaca.
Whoo!
(ALL SHOUTlNG AND CHEERlNG)
AMBER:
That`s how it works.
Team blue is holding
at seven and
red is at nine.
Hey, where are
you guys going?
We`re just...
JULlA:
Hey, hey, hey.
You guys are
coming back, right?
ZEEK:
Sydney, you`re up!
JULlA: Okay.
CAMlLLE: Okay, Sydney.
JULlA: Hey, baby!
Grandpa, what`s my clue?
Okay.
Got it?
Yeah.
Good luck.
CROSBY:
Come on, Syd.
Come on, Syd.
ZEEK: Okay.
Hey, babe!
SARAH: Don`t yell. Shh.
How many
words, sweetheart?
How many words?
Um...
Three.
JULlA: Three words.
You gotta show us
with your fingers.
No talking though, baby.
Is it a movie?
Is it a movie
or a book or
a TV show?
Movie.
ZEEK: No, no, no.
You can`t talk.
Remember this?
Remember this
for a movie?
JULlA: Act it out, okay.
What`s it... Okay.
AMBER: Tiger! Tiger!
JULlA: lt`s a tiger.
Alligator.
AMBER: Jaws!
Alligator.
JULlA: lt`s a...
Tiger!
It`s an animal!
No. Sweetheart,
you can`t talk.
No talking.
JULlA: Just with...
CAMlLLE:
lt`s a shark with...
No. No, no
pointing, honey.
No pointing.
JOEL: lt`s a book?
It`s The Lion King!
Ah, jeez.
No.
KRlSTlNA: That was
a really good try.
AMBER: Well, next time.
Yeah. So sit down
and we`ll have
another turn.
What... What? What?
I didn`t even talk!
Yeah, you did talk.
What? That is so not fair!
ADAM: That`s okay, Sydney.
ZEEK: You talked, but...
There are rules
to the game, and you
didn`t play by the rules.
No, sweetie.
It`s okay.
It`s just a game.
No, I don`t wanna
play stupid charades.
And I never wanna
play another Braverman
family game again!
JULlA: lt`s okay,
you come sit down...
Ever!
Whoa!
AMBER:
l`ll get napkins.
(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)
Syd! Get your
shoes and let`s go!
She`s brushing her teeth.
Who is at the door?
Is she brushing just
her own or is she
trying to brush yours?
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Hey.
Dad!
Hi, Joelski.
Hi, Julia.
Hi, what are
you doing here?
I ran here.
You ran all
the way here?
You betcha I ran
all the way here.
Oh, my God.
Hey, listen,
I don`t have time
to chat, I just...
Let`s just
cut to the chase.
You know, that
you two are coddling
my granddaughter.
Did you know that?
Oh, boy.
Really.
Yeah. 100%&%.
Dad, this is why you
ran all the way over here?
Because of the...
Yeah, I ran all the way
over here to tell you that
Sydney is a sore loser.
Because of the
charades incident.
Coddled.
Sydney does not
know how to lose.
If she doesn`t learn
how to lose,
then she`s not gonna
learn about real life.
She`s just coddled...
I think she`s got
plenty of time to
learn about real life.
Mmm-hmm.
Right now, she`s a kid,
so maybe it`s...
She thinks that it`s
her birthright to win!
You coddle, coddle,
coddle, coddle...
And what do you get?
That little
girl`s gotta learn
how to lose. She`s...
We`ve let her lose,
and we`ve let her win
and when she wins, it`s
to boost her confidence and
to help her learn the game.
She doesn`t need
confidence, honey.
She needs humility.
Okay, food for thought.
Thank you. And we will
consider it. Right?
Oh, yeah.
Great.
Thank you for that.
You`re welcome.
You have a good day.
You too. Love you.
Love you.
Off to work, Dad. Bye.
Okay, bye-bye.
Thanks, Joel.
Thanks for your understanding.
But... Julia! Julia?
Can I get a
ride home, please?
Yeah. Yeah.
Thanks.
There you go, big guy.
No. These look like
your cheesy eggs.
Scrambled.
They`re not cheesy eggs.
They`re just regular eggs.
Then why do
I see cheese?
There`s no cheese.
Did you cook them
in the orange frying pan?
There`s no cheese.
I did.
So honey, how`s
Math Warriors going?
You still having fun?
Yeah. You know
why it`s fun?
Why?
`Cause l`m the
best one there.
Really?
Even better than
the kids who are
a year older than me.
I am so fast, and I get
every problem right,
every single time.
Really.
I mean, go ahead.
Test me.
Ask me a question.
Test me. Go.
Uh, I don`t really have
a math problem to solve off
the top of my head.
But, I mean,
you`re liking it then?
Yeah.
You really like it.
Who`s your best friend
in the group?
I told you. Louis.
Louis, right. The kid that
you were talking to
yesterday, that kid?
Yeah.
The big kid?
He was kind of,
a little bigger than you?
Mmm-hmm.
What about him?
Well, he always asks
me to do problems
and then he sees me
get the answers right.
I`m so much
faster than him.
You`re so much faster?
Do you guys
laugh a lot and...
Mmm-hmm.
Were the other kids
laughing too?
Sometimes.
Yeah.
Sometimes they laugh.
Okay. Do you tell jokes?
I mean, are the other
kids laughing?
No, I think they`re just
amazed at how amazing I am
at solving these problems.
I`m gonna go get
my solar calculator.
You are amazing.
(MELLOW PlANO MUSlC PLAYlNG)
(SlNGlNG) Don`t take your car
just ride your bike...
I didn`t realize kids like
lounge acts these days.
That`s new.
Yeah.
That`s a development.
I can`t imagine
that kids like
listening to this.
No.
You know, I feel
like I need a martini
or something.
Oh, my goodness.
I can`t have you
becoming an alcoholic.
We must protect
you from this...
I can still hear it.
...terrible,
terrible music
that`s going to...
Hi!
Hey!
Rachel, what are you
doing in here?
We need you out front.
I...
That`s my fault.
I got bored and
it`s good for her to
learn the business, too.
Yeah. Yeah, I agree.
Just, right now,
it`s good for business
if you`re up front.
Yeah. I`m sorry.
That`s all right.
That`s all right.
Not your fault.
Not her fault.
You expecting
a lot of foot traffic
coming in the door today?
Oh, yeah!
Whoo...
What`s the deal here,
with having Rachel
up in the booth?
What do you mean,
what`s the deal?
What are you doing?
Are you hitting
on our employee?
Are you in third grade?
You know, I see you
flirting with her. Okay?
I am not
flirting with her.
And I like
this girl, okay?
She`s motivated,
she does a good job.
We`re paying her
practically nothing.
Mmm-hmm.
Okay? And I don`t wanna
see this go away.
Mmm, this planet`s the...
If you sleep with her,
like you did with Gaby,
sleep with somebody else
on my payroll...
Are you gonna put that
on my headstone?
Hey, sorry.
Really, really sorry
to interrupt your chat.
(ON lNTERCOM)
I`m sorry, very sorry.
What`s the problem, Arty?
Do you want me
to sing, and play
and just engineer
all this on my own?
Sorry about that.
I`m hearing it all,
and it`s fantastic.
I know that.
Can we focus and can
I get a bit more level on
my headphones please?
Fantastic.
All right, so give him
some more level.
And also, guys,
do you have any bottles
of water or anything?
Oh. Are you sure you
don`t wanna go faucet?
It`s better for the
environment.
Okay.
Just something liquid
would be lovely.
Something liquid`s
right behind you
there on that table.
Mountainhead?
Come on, have you
not got FlJl or something?
We have water.
Can you push
that button in?
We`re gonna get you your FIJI.
I`m gonna send Rachel out,
we`ll get you some FlJl.
Not a problem.
We`re gonna get you
some FlJl.
Right.
Enjoy.
I`m going from the top.
Hey, thanks
for this booking.
Yeah, you bet.
Yeah.
Here all week long.
DREW: Have you not heard
the new album at all?
Of lnflux? No.
Yeah.
(KNOCKlNG)
Hey, Drew?
Yes.
Oh! Hi!
Hi.
I thought you went home
for dinner. I`m sorry.
I didn`t know
you were here.
Well, yeah.
She is, so...
I have something
that I wanted to
talk to you about.
I was waiting until...
I can leave.
We can talk,
we live in the
same house.
No.
Seriously, stay.
It`s okay.
SARAH: l`m sorry.
I`ll talk to you tomorrow.
What?
Bye, Amy.
We`ll see you soon.
Wow, I guess l`ll text you.
Why did you kick her out?
What...
I didn`t kick her out.
I didn`t think you`d want
her to see... You know?
I mean, great.
Yeah, great.
Great? Yeah?
You mean, that`s
your reaction to a D?
Yeah.
Drew?
What?
Drew, what is going on?
How did this happen?
Well, it`s my quarterly
report card. It`s not even
a final grade. So, it`s...
It`s not a final grade
but a quarter is...
I can bring it up!
It`s a significant part
of the year... Can you put
the phone down, please?
I`m trying to apologize.
Can you put
the phone down?
Can you put the phone down,
because l`m talking
to you about something?
I`ve never seen this from you.
It`s your junior year.
I don`t know,
it`s a hard class.
I mean...
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
But you didn`t
ask for help?
Please put the phone down!
That`s driving me crazy.
It`s driving me crazy.
I`m speaking to you.
You know what? I think that
you have been spending
too much time with Amy.
She`s a very nice girl,
but I think you shouldn`t
see her during the week.
I`m not kidding you.
It`s the one change
that has happened
that is the only
explanation for this.
I like her very much.
Can`t even... Great.
She`s a great girl.
I`ll just study, great.
You can see her
on the weekends.
Do you hear me?
You`re not to see her
during the week, okay?
I`m trying to study.
(DOOR SLAMMlNG)
Have we ever
let Sydney lose?
Are you taking my dad
seriously now?
No. Think about it.
Baby, it`s ridiculous.
Okay, l`m thinking
about it.
And you know what?
I`m pretty sure
we`ve never
let her lose.
Not at tic-tac-toe,
not at checkers,
not a single game
in her entire life.
It`s been nothing
but win, honey!
She is seven
years old!
Yeah.
So, what, we let her
lose at tic-tac-toe?
What is that
gonna prove?
That it happens.
It`s part of life.
It`s my dad`s thing.
He`s obsessed
with a pure game.
And he`s made
all of his children
obsessed with it.
And I refuse to let Sydney
be raised that way.
Here. I`m not gonna do it.
Would you put this on me?
Yeah.
Thank you.
What, you want to
challenge her to a footrace?
I was thinking
arm wrestling.
(SlGHS)
Too much?
She`s fine.
Yeah?
Yeah. Okay?
You`re cute when
you`re in denial.
I have beat her
at something!
No you haven`t!
I have!
Name it! Ah, your silence
proves my point.
Little spoiled brat.
I just don`t see how she can
justify grounding me
from a person. From a human.
Dude, I mean, this is the
story of my life with her.
No, but it`s... I swear,
it`s like, it`s worse now.
You know, you can`t
just go a week without
talking to someone.
Someone special, maybe!
I mean, you can.
Oh!
Too much, too soon.
Okay, sorry.
Listen, I understand,
but I mean,
there are always options.
Like, what?
Come on. She works
at night, you know,
and lives in a separate house!
I mean, hello?
It`s like...
Yeah, but...
Just get on
out of there.
If I tried to sneak out
and she caught me...
I`m just saying, dude.
Like, if you did it
the right way,
if you were smart about it
and planned it out
while she was at work,
you`d be fine.
I`m just telling you,
I think it`s,
I think it`s worth it.
All right. Thanks.
Okay.
Thanks, very much.
Okay, so I made an
appointment with
Dr. Pelikan today
at 3:00, but I know that
you can`t make it.
So what should I do?
Should I go by myself or
should I just reschedule it
or try and go
for a different day?
Tell you what,
why don`t you go see
Dr. Pelikan yourself and,
you know, just see
what he has to say.
If that`s gonna make you
feel better, you know,
he might have an opinion
about how to handle this,
so, go for it.
Okay, I will. I will.
How`s work going for you?
Good. I`m just
wrapping up.
Yeah?
How`s the new assistant?
The hottie?
Hottie patottie?
Um...
You know, I don`t have
that doctor`s number.
I`m gonna have to
get back to you on that.
But I`ll find it.
Is she there right now,
listening to our whole
conversation about Asperger`s?
I`ll get that to you.
Okay, honey.
I love you. Bye-bye.
Love you!
Sorry.
That`s okay.
I was just about to go home
so I wanted to see if you
needed anything before I left?
No, l`m good.
Thank you.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, yeah.
It`s just, it`s a complicated
thing with my son.
He has Asperger`s,
and my wife thinks that this
other kid is teasing him
and bullying him at school.
And l`m not convinced that
Max is even aware of it,
so it`s just something
we`re trying to figure out.
My cousin`s autistic,
actually. He just turned 1$.
And my aunt is like...
I don`t know.
I`ve never seen anyone
more patient, so...
Yeah, it`s challenging.
That`s for sure.
But, what are you
doing here so late?
I just wanted to make
sure that the billing software
was working correctly.
I just want everything to be
ready and organized, `cause
we`re getting so busy...
You`re making sure
the billing software
was working correctly?
Yes. Mmm-hmm.
Wow!
You continue to
impress me, Rachel.
Have a seat.
Thank you. Oh, sure.
Listen.
Yeah?
We are really,
really lucky to have you.
My brother and I are
really happy you`re here.
Thank you.
And we wanna make sure
that everything is
going really well.
Oh, my God.
It`s amazing.
Okay.
I mean, watching you
manage everything,
and watching Crosby work
with the musicians, it`s
literally a dream come true.
Well, good.
Sorry, that sounds
so dumb to say.
Rachel, that doesn`t
sound dumb at all.
But it`s true.
Especially not if you wanna
work in this business.
I do.
That`s great.
I`d love to produce music.
And I kind of love everything
about this place, actually.
Well, l`m sure that you`re
gonna be great at it.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Hey, uh...
Listen, Rachel, there`s
something l`ve been
meaning to say to you
since you started
working here.
Sure.
And I hope you don`t
take it the wrong way,
but you know, just `cause
it`s the music business,
you know, doesn`t mean that,
you know, we expect you,
or that you have to dress
a certain way. You know?
No, no, no. I actually think
this is one of the reasons to
work in the music business...
Oh, okay.
Have your own
sense of style.
Sure.
I`m not really the,
you know, corporate office
type of person, I think.
Right, I get that. Sure.
But, I can...
If you`d like me to...
Dress in... For...
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I`m not asking you
to dress differently.
I`m just saying
you don`t have to.
That`s all I was saying.
I mean, it`s very sweet of
you to be protective of me.
Thank you.
Well, I have
a daughter, so...
She`s a lot younger
than you, but...
Okay. Maybe we should...
I will go get my stuff.
Okay, yeah.
Thanks, Rachel.
(SlGHS)
I think I heard something.
Don`t get caught.
I`m not gonna get caught.
Yes, and your mom`s
gonna hate me.
I just wanna make sure
that we`re...
My mom loves you.
She`s not gonna hate you.
Okay.
Well, she does.
Everybody loves you.
Come on.
Yeah, that`s not true.
It`s true, and...
I love you, if that
even means anything.
I love you, too.
(lNHALlNG DEEPLY)
All right, well...
I should go.
Be safe. All right?
Good night.
Night.
Don`t get caught.
I`m fine.
I`m sorry...
No phone,
no lnternet, no Amy.
Hi. How are you?
Hi.
Gavin Reed.
I`m Rachel.
It`s a pleasure
to meet you.
Rachel? Nice to meet you.
I`m a really
big fan actually.
Thanks.
I love Dystopia.
They`re amazing.
You gotta come by
and meet the
guys sometime.
They are great.
That would be incredible.
Yeah.
I think the guys are gonna
be down in a second.
Would you like
anything to drink?
Water? Anything?
Yeah, water
would be great.
Okay.
Hey!
Hey, Crosby.
What`s going on, man?
Long time.
Yeah, good to see you.
How are you? Adam.
This is my brother, Adam.
Nice to meet you.
Adam, nice to meet you.
Big fan. You manage
a lot of great bands.
Thanks.
You guys really
have this place
looking fantastic.
CROSBY: Thank you.
I mean, you guys
really made some
excellent changes.
CROSBY: Yeah, yeah. We`ve put
a lot of work into it.
Yeah.
You should check out
the studio.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, we`d love to
have you record here.
I think you`d be
really happy with it.
Water.
Check it out.
Thanks so much
for the water.
You`re welcome.
I drink quick so,
don`t forget about
checking up on me.
Sure.
Thank you, Rachel.
Thanks.
You`re welcome.
GAVlN: Wow, yeah.
ADAM: lsn`t this cool?
Great piano, man.
Dad, you`re too far ahead.
I`m not that far ahead.
Come on, let`s keep playing.
Well, you should
move your piece
back, so it`s fair.
Hon, that`s not fair at all.
Yeah, back there? Okay.
Just... It`s your
turn anyway.
Come on.
(SlGHlNG)
Great.
You know, Syd,
we`re just playing
a game here, you know?
That`s... Playing games is
just all about having fun.
It`s not about
who wins or loses.
But if you do lose,
you`re supposed to just
turn to whoever you played,
and you say,
``Good job.``
Okay?
(SlGHS)
It`s your turn.
Ah.
Look at that!
Hey, I won!
You cheated!
No, I didn`t cheat.
I won fair and square.
Now, what do you say
to someone when they win?
You cheated, Daddy.
That`s not fair.
That is so not fair!
I didn`t cheat.
I played the game
exactly like it`s played.
Now what are you
supposed to...
Don`t you ever
do that to me.
You`re gonna pick
all this stuff up,
Sydney, right now.
Right now. Come on.
You`re a cheater, Daddy!
Sydney.
Stop it!
Listen,
you need to just...
Let me go!
Go!
You don`t hit anybody!
Let me go!
You don`t hit anybody,
and you
don`t hit your dad.
Stop it!
You know what,
you`re going right
up to your room.
Let me go!
You`re a spoilsport.
That`s what this is.
Stop it!
Let me go!
MATH TEACHER: Next question.
``Allison plays baseball.
``ln the last
25 times at bat,
``she made a hit
four times.
``Based on the
last 25 times at bat,
``what is the
experimental probability
``that Allison will make a hit
on her next time at bat?``
(TAPPlNG)
Um, let`s see. $, 0...
25, 25, 0...
$1... 1...
(BUZZlNG)
0.16.
That is correct!
Yeah, it`s because 25
goes into $ zero times.
It goes into $0 one time,
and then from $0,
you get 15, and you
bring down a zero.
And it goes into
150 six times.
Yes, right.
Next question.
JULlA: Joel? Syd?
Oh.
Is Sydney in there?
Uh-huh.
Did you beat her
at Candy Land?
Yep.
SYDNEY: (SCREAMlNG)
Daddy! Daddy!
Okay, she did not
take losing well.
No.
Let me out of here
right this instant!
Daddy!
I really hate it
when my dad is right.
Me too.
Let me out of here
right now! I hate you!
(KlCKlNG DOOR)
You`re the worst
daddy ever!
Um... I`m gonna go.
Somewhere else.
Let me out!
Um, maybe work out.
Maybe a long movie.
Maybe both.
So, um, good luck.
I hate you, Daddy!
I hate you!
No TV,
no technology, just...
Okay.
Okay. See ya.
MATH TEACHER:
And l`ve heard all the
arguments that, you know...
Hey, Max.
What`s up?
Can I ask
you a question?
Honey, that`s Louis.
Which one?
The one that looks
like Ted Koppel.
Oh.
...four red pens and
five green pens in a box.
And a guy comes to pick
one of those pens
out of that box
without looking.
What`s the probability
it will be blue?
(TAPPlNG) Blue pen,
blue pen, blue pen.
Check it out.
Freaky, huh?
(MAX MUMBLlNG)
It`s not that
funny anymore.
It`s kind of...
All right, you
can stop now.
Oh, no, wait.
No, you`re not gonna
have the right time.
It`s.25.
Check your watch.
Nobody cares, Max.
You guys wanna go
to Swensen`s
for ice cream?
All right,
let`s go.
I`ll see you
at practice.
Bye.
(ALL LAUGHlNG)
(SlGHS)
SYDNEY: Are you still
there, Mommy?
Yep, l`m right
here, sweetie.
(SHOUTlNG)
This is unfair!
Unfair!
Mommy,
this is not fair!
You put Daddy
in timeout, not me!
Sweetheart,
ifyou speak in
an inside voice,
you`ll calm
your body down...
(SHOUTlNG) I will not
calm my body down!
You can`t make me!
That`s true,
I cannot make you.
Only you can.
Well, this is not okay
to keep me in timeout!
What is this,
a baby adoption?
(KlCKlNG DOOR)
Sweetheart,
it is not okay
to kick the door!
No, this is not fair!
Sydney.
This is not fair!
I hate you,
I hate you,
I hate you!
Let me out of here
this instant!
ADAM: Awesome, we just gotta
keep it down
for your sister. Okay?
The Mathletes
are undefeated
this whole season.
Did you guys know
that l`m the star player?
Good job, bud.
MAX: Awesome!
Get ready for bed,
and l`ll come tuck
you in, in a second.
Adam, we need
to talk about this.
I know.
We need to deal
with this right now, okay.
I know, I know.
This kid, Louis,
right out in the open,
he excludes Max.
He was making fun of him,
making faces behind his back.
Honey, I saw it.
I didn`t like it.
You saw...
Of course not.
It`s a tricky situation, okay?
But something has
to be done about it.
You know what?
I think that we should
call his parents.
Oh, God, no. Honey,
we can`t call the...
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Please.
Give me one second.
Nothing is getting done.
Nothing`s getting resolved.
We`re going round
and round in circles...
Unbelievable.
...not figuring
anything out.
Who is that?
It`s Crosby.
What does he want?
He`s says l`ve gotta come
into the studio. It`s urgent.
No.
Everything with Crosby
is urgent, Adam.
We have to talk about this
right now, okay?
We`re not gonna solve
this tonight, okay?
Adam, we need to deal
with this, please.
Listen, honey,
I know how you feel, okay?
But I think you`re
overreacting, okay?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
You can`t go right now.
Listen.
I just don`t think
that it`s time for us
to jump in
and, you know,
call the parents.
That`s a nuclear option
that could just blow up
in our faces, okay.
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
Honey, please. Just...
You don`t need
to go down there.
I have to go.
He`s not gonna stop.
What`s the big emergency?
I don`t know what it is.
He says it`s urgent.
I love you, okay?
(CELL PHONE BEEPS)
l`m not overreacting, Adam.
Adam!
I gotta go.
Are you kidding?
Honey, I don`t
know what it is.
This is a much bigger issue.
I agree.
(SlGHS)
The grade
was just one thing.
Right.
And I thought the
punishment
was really fair.
And then he`s gonna
sneak out?
It was almost like
he`s asking for it.
Of course, he`s
going to sneak out.
What do you mean?
Well, he`s 16 and
you told him
that he can`t see
his first girlfriend.
He`s gonna find a way.
It`s a small
amount of time.
I think that there are ways
of getting Drew to focus
on his grades that
don`t involve
taking away something
that`s so important to him,
that`s making him so happy.
No, if you had kids,
you would know.
Sometimes you just
have to really give
them a boundary.
Yeah.
Yeah, I mean,
you`re right.
I`m not a parent.
But, at the same time,
I deal with
a hundred kids a year.
They come into
my class and
I have to discipline them,
and anytime I say to a kid,
``Get out of my classroom,``
they go,
``Oh, free period!``
And it drives a
wedge between us
and they don`t
learn anything.
They just
are angry at me.
I`m just sad for Drew
that he doesn`t
get to see her.
I see him with her
in the halls,
and he`s smiling
and he`s talking
and he`s doing very
``un-Drew-like`` things.
He`s slowly coming out
of his shell, and...
To keep a 16-year-old
boy away from
his first girlfriend
is a tough job.
I`m sorry, I didn`t
mean to say `cause
you don`t have kids.
No, no.
That`s fair.
Of course
you have kids.
That`s all right.
But thank you
for saying that.
Are we having our first fight?
I feel... This feels strange.
I guess that
qualifies as a fight.
And now we can get
straight to the making up.
(LAUGHS)
I mean, not right here.
(PLAYlNG MELLOW MUSlC)
RACHEL: I think
that`s a good pace.
You like that pace? Okay.
Is this the emergency?
CROSBY:
I was just about to sing.
What`s so urgent?
Oh, nothing.
It`s not really
a big deal, actually.
Why did you
call me down here?
See, it probably won`t
even interest you.
It`s just that Gavin called
and he wants to book our
studio for an entire month.
For the whole month?
Yes.
This is great!
He wants to have
all of his artists here
and make us the single
best recording studio
in the Bay Area.
This is awesome!
Yeah, right?
Yeah!
We`re gonna be working
around the clock.
We`re in profit.
On top of that,
Arty Party`s done.
So no more crazy
water demands.
Finally.
Wait a minute,
this is great news.
But why couldn`t
you just email me?
Well, no, there`s
a third thing.
Rachel, please.
Show him.
I can`t.
This is the best
of the best.
CROSBY:
From the hills of Oaxaca.
I can have one drink,
then I gotta go home.
We have to toast Rachel
because she was a huge part...
No, no, no.
Really?
Yes.
I did nothing at all.
Gavin went on
and on and on
about what
an unbelievable
beauty she was.
Ah... I see.
I`m gonna go get
some shot glasses.
Good thing I left my
turtleneck at home, right?
Ha, ha. Very funny.
Listen, Rachel.
You`re such a smart,
beautiful girl.
All I was trying to say
the other day was that
you don`t have to
trade on your looks.
You don`t have
to flirt with every guy
who comes in here,
asking you to
make him coffee.
Oh, no, no, no.
I didn`t flirt
with him at all.
I promise.
Okay.
It just makes me think
that you believe
all you have going
for you is your looks,
and that`s just not true.
There`s so much more
to you than that.
Anyway, enough said.
Sorry. Hey!
Okay.
Bib for you.
Nice.
Shot glasses
were retrieved.
They seemed to be hidden
in your top desk drawer
for some reason.
I don`t believe
that`s true.
You`ve been drinking...
I can have one drink,
and then I gotta
get out of here.
Lady.
Thanks, that`s really big.
Okay, here we go.
To the Luncheonette.
To the Luncheonette.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Congratulations.
(SlGHS)
Oh!
That is good!
(BOTTLES CLlNKlNG)
Hi.
I came in for supplies.
How was your date?
It was really nice.
How was
your night?
Fine.
How`s Drew?
He`s in his room.
Um, no escape attempts.
That`s good.
I was talking
about him tonight,
you know.
Just deliberately
defying me.
It`s so strange.
Yeah, I know about that.
I`m aware of that.
But, you know,
I don`t work here.
Okay,
l`m not a watchdog.
I can`t sit out on the
porch and keep track
of everybody who`s
coming and going.
I have a life.
At the moment,
l`ve got my hands full.
I know you don`t
work here, Mom.
But I did figure you`d
be home, and I just
thought I would ask.
Thought you`d ask.
Yeah, it`s supposed
to sound like an ask.
But, you know,
it sounds more to me
like a demand
most of the time.
It`s always a dance
with you, Sarah.
You know, on the one hand,
what you expect
me to do for you,
help you with,
automatically.
And on the other hand,
l`m not supposed to express
my opinion about anything.
Keep it to myself.
I`m getting kind of
tired of it.
So, Drew is old enough
to stay in the house
by himself, needless to say.
So, ifyou
think otherwise,
then you`re gonna
have to talk to
Drew about it.
JOEL: Hey.
Hey.
Oh! You`re back.
Hey.
Hi.
That was
a rough one, huh?
Yeah.
Yeah?
I think it`s too late.
For what, honey?
For Syd.
Babe, we just...
We told her she was
great all the time.
We let her win
all the time.
Yeah.
And we just
gave her too much
stuff all the time.
And we ruined her.
You know what?
We`re gonna get
another baby and
we`ll start over.
This one`s a bust.
Babe, that`s not funny!
It`s pretty funny.
Come on.
Okay.
Okay, let`s get up.
When I was seven,
I was a hellion.
Yeah.
I turned out okay.
She`s gonna be fine.
You`re great.
You killed her.
(CHUCKLES)
(WHlSPERlNG)
Wow, look at our
little spoiled brat.
Oh, my God!
I love her.
She`s so cute.
Should we just
chuck her?
Yeah.
One-two-three.
Go, go, go.
(BOTH GlGGLlNG)
Oh, here we go.
(CLASSlC ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG)
This is a great song.
(CHUCKLES)
(LAUGHS)
(ADAM LAUGHS)
I can`t keep up
with this.
Oh, my God!
Lord!
I`m gonna
have nightmares.
RACHEL: Whoa!
Oh, my God!
Did you guys see that?
I tore...
You all right?
Did you see it?
Yeah. I tore something.
RACHEL:
Thunder`s great.
Oh, oh, oh!
It`s getting late.
I think I have to go home.
I have to go to sleep.
All right,
it is pretty late.
Listen...
I`m gonna sleep here.
That is a good idea.
How are you getting home?
I am not.
I`m gonna take the bus.
Uh... No, I will
drive you home.
You`re not gonna
wait out in the
rain at the bus stop.
No, l`m totally fine.
I love the rain.
I don`t think you
are fine, actually.
I am.
I will take you.
You`re not gonna go
stand out at the
bus stop in this, okay?
No, I can.
Listen. Okay.
I love you.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
All right.
You`re fine to drive?
Yeah, l`m good.
I just had one.
You had one?
Really?
Yep. You ready?
How did I miss that?
Are you sure?
Yeah.
It`s pouring out.
I`m gonna pull the
car up front, okay?
Okay. Thank you.
Bye.
See ya, Cros.
Bye! Congrats!
I`m just gonna be here
partying by myself.
Bye!
It`s gonna be great!
RACHEL:
lt`s right here.
Rachel, this
neighborhood`s
a little sketchy.
No.
Only a couple blocks away,
a few months ago,
there was a shooting.
You know that, right?
No, it`s totally fine.
Do your parents
know that?
It`s really fine.
It`s very safe.
Well, it`s...
I`m right there.
Listen, can I just
walk you up
to your door?
No, it`s fine.
It`d make me feel
a lot better.
Humor me, all right?
It`s very safe.
Let me get you safely
to your apartment, okay?
All right, if you
really want to.
All right, you ready?
Yeah, let`s make
a run for it.
All right, hold on.
One, two, three, go!
Ahhh!
Here.
Oh, my God!
Thanks.
Better than
nothing, right?
(ADAM SCREAMlNG)
ADAM: Oh, my God!
Wow. Thanks.
See?
That was a great idea.
Oh!
I`m sorry that I dress
provocatively sometimes.
Oh, Rachel, l`m sorry
if I made you
feel self-conscious.
No, you didn`t. I just...
I didn`t mean for
that to happen.
I probably shouldn`t
have said anything.
I appreciate
what you said
about me being smart.
Well, you are,
and you`re welcome.
I mean, I am, yeah.
But that`s not
what anyone ever
notices about me.
Probably `cause
I make sure that they
notice my rack first.
You`re a really
good boss,
and I don`t mean to be
such a basket case.
I...
You gonna be okay?
Yeah.
You sure? Come here.
You`re okay, all right?
You`re okay.
Whoa!
Um...
I can`t...
KRlSTlNA: So what happened
with Crosby last night?
What was the big emergency?
It`s just uh...
Crosby was having a tough time
making out some invoices.
He just lost some invoices
and that`s all it was. Stupid.
Okay.
All right, Max-amatician.
Ready for school?
Don`t use that pun.
I hate that pun
and I hate all puns.
All right, well,
here`s looking at Euclid.
That`s another dumb pun.
I don`t like that.
All right, buddy.
Have a good day, bud.
Love you.
See ya.
LOUlS: Maxi boy, what`s up?
The multiplying Max.
Hey, where you going?
Okay, ignore me. That`s fine.
Maximillian!
Where you going?
Hey, honey,
l`ll be right back.
Where you going?
Two minutes.
Kristina, hey.
Just two minutes.
I`ll be right back.
Be right back.
Hey, Louis!
Hey, honey,
how are you?
I`m good.
How you doing?
I`m Mrs. Braverman.
I`m Max`s mom.
Hi.
And I just want you to know
that he doesn`t realize
that you`ve been making fun
of him behind his back.
But l`ve seen it
and it needs to stop, okay?
All of it.
Do you understand me?
You and your friends,
your cohorts...
You think you can
get by with your
Justin Bieber hairdo
and your lnvisalign braces
but guess what?
Puberty`s gonna set in.
It`s gonna set in ugly.
(lNAUDlBLE)
Ugh! Abort! Abort!
Be a friend.
Be a friend,
not a bully.
Okay.
Okay.
I was just...
What...
Have a good day!
Kristina, what did
you say to him?
I didn`t say anything.
What did you say?
I just straightened
some things out.
Well, good job.
Just drive.
I mean, all right.
Okay, l`m driving,
l`m going.
(RlNGlNG DOORBELL)
(KNOCKlNG ON DOOR)
ZEEK: Coming!
Hi, guys!
Hey!
Come on in here.
Hey, granddaughter.
How are you?
Come here.
Wow!
Look at my loose tooth!
Oh, my gosh!
That`s really loose.
Yeah, it`s coming.
JOEL: Pretty impressive, huh?
That could be any minute.
I know how to
play chess.
Oh, really?
Sweetie?
You know what?
Maybe you should use
a different game.
You`re probably
better off playing dress up...
Maybe one that...
...with your grandmother...
...all three of you
can play together?
I think it would be okay,
right?
You wanna give it a shot?
Okay.
There you go.
Yeah?
That`s weird.
Yeah, a play date.
I don`t remember the
chessboard being out.
Really?
Yeah.
That`s...
Funny.
Okay! Well...
Guess we`re gonna play
some chess, aren`t we?
Okay, granddaughter,
this is gonna be
the real deal here.
That means
there`s gonna be
a winner and a loser.
No holds barred.
I`m gonna be going
all out.
So, you gonna be ready
to handle it?
I can handle it.
You can handle it.
Game on.
Game on.
JABBAR: I think Grandpa Zeek
is gonna win.
ZEEK: Do you? Okay.
(TAPPlNG)
I am studying so...
Doing good.
I see that.
Do you need
a study break?
Look, l`m not...
Amber, okay?
You don`t have to
worry about me in school.
I can get the grade up.
It`s not a big deal.
(SlGHS)
I know that.
I`m trying to figure out
a way to start this sentence
that doesn`t start with,
``Someday,
when you`re a parent...``
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
Yeah.
You know you`re supposed to
protect your kids
and take care of them.
You`re supposed to
make sure they eat something,
wear clothes...
But, they don`t
tell you that
there comes a time
when you`re supposed
to let them go
and trust them.
And know that
they can make
good decisions.
I overreacted,
and l`m sorry.
And I trust you.
Well, thanks.
And you can see Amy.
I mean, you`re not allowed to
just bribe me with ice cream.
Look at this.
Look at that chunk!
That is mine,
my friend.
You`re gonna get all, like...
Get all the good chunks.
Look at that!
You jealous?
Yeah, I want it.
(LAUGHS)
Checkmate.
Can I move here?
No.
Good game.
Aw, that was a good game,
granddaughter.
You did great!
That was fantastic!
That was awesome.
I`m exhausted. Whoa! Jeez!
Let`s play again.
JOEL: I think we`re
good with this.
That was a good game.
SYDNEY: I was so close.
We`re not gonna
top that game.
I`m just... Have to
bring these packages
to FedEx before 5:00.
So...
Yeah.
Rachel?
Yeah.
I love my wife.
I know. I know that.
Sorry.