Parenthood (2010–2015): Season 5, Episode 4 - In Dreams Begin Responsibilities - full transcript
In and out of comfort zones, some in the Braverman clan take on new roles and break new ground.
Knock on a girl's door.
Like that girl from the bathroom
that you're so hot for.
- What, Natalie?
- Yeah, Natalie.
Victor's reading skills
are anywhere near
where they should be.
And I think we need
to hold him back.
And I disagree.
And, hey, Amber getting married.
How about that?
I just don't want to see her
make a big mistake.
Maybe Ryan isn't Seth.
Okay?
What are you doing?
I am working on Kristina's
campaign budget.
Doesn't she have the woman
that does that?
Yeah, Heather.
But if I let her do this,
we're gonna wind up bankrupt.
It's right up here.
- You wanna help back there?
- No.
- You sure?
- No, I got it.
I don't know how grandma Blanchie
will do on these hills.
- But...
- She will be fine.
My... buddies from my unit will escort
her or carry her, if they need to.
- Okay.
- It's right over here.
Isn't this beautiful?
Yeah, it's really pretty.
I think so too.
It's very pretty.
I'm winded.
Yeah.
Aah!
Oh, God. Just a spider.
It's okay, it's okay.
Oh, my God.
All right, let's take a breath.
We're good now.
Okay, okay.
- Wow.
- So--
- okay, so this is it.
This is the spot.
This is our lake.
Okay, right.
It's our special place.
Ryan took me here
on one of our first dates.
Yeah, it was sort of
a little special spot of mine
beforehand, so it was
a big deal to bring her here.
But I knew she was the one,
even then.
- Aw.
- Honey.
I could tell.
I love you.
I love you.
So--
- it's gonna be perfect.
- It's perfect.
- Uh!
I don't know if your mom
likes it.
- What's going on over there?
- I like it, I like it.
I just--I don't know where
everybody's gonna sit.
It's not a lot of space
for both families.
Well, I only have my buddies.
And they're gonna
be my groomsmen.
And that's pretty much it.
Yeah.
What about your family?
Oh, it's just my mom.
And she's not gonna
be able to make it out.
Your mom's not gonna make it
for your wedding?
Mom, we don't-- oh, okay.
- It's okay.
- So, less people.
So, yes, I guess
we do have the space.
Yeah, right?
But, I mean, this isn't
the only option, obviously.
We just love it.
But I really hope
that you like it,
'cause it means a lot to us.
Like it?
I love it.
Good, good.
All right, um, this is, like,
sad, brooding, Drew song.
Okay.
- Whatever, I'll just play it.
- All right.
- Yeah, I dig this.
- Yeah?
- I like it.
- Yeah, me too.
It's, like, sad, but--
I think music's, like-
it's, like, um, it's like that
one thing that lets you know
if you're compatible
with somebody, you know?
Like, if you can't share
your music with somebody,
forget it, it's over.
That makes sense.
Like, cut your losses.
All right.
This is my, like,
"I need to have
a good cry" song.
- Great, yeah.
- Okay, it's a little bit old.
It's a little bit different.
But if you know this,
we're officially
soul mates, all right?
All right.
♪ Just before
our love got lost ♪
♪ you said
anything?
Wait, yeah, um--
- ugh. Magic had
to end somewhere.
It's a.. this is Joni Mitchell,
right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell.
God. People think I'm so weird
for liking her.
- For Jo--no.
- But this song, I mean,
like, it speaks to me.
I, like, worship Joni.
Her voice,
it's so haunting, right?
Yeah, I know.
Haunting--that's a good--
that's a good word, yeah.
- Yeah.
I've never met anybody
who likes this song,
like, let alone
even knows this song.
Well, now you have.
Well, you know this
seals the deal, right?
There's no fighting fate.
Drew Holt, you are officially
my best college friend.
Oh.
Yeah.
Right back atcha.
- All right, I'm off.
- Okeydoke.
- I'll see ya tonight.
- Ow!
Seriously, go play
in your room, leave!
Mm, you go to work, okay?
I got it.
Yeah? Okay.
Mm, you go to work, okay?
I got it.
- You're gonna be late.
- All right.
- Just go.
- Good luck.
- Mom, he's bothering me!
- Thank you.
Guys, come on.
We just need one big fish.
Kristina, we're doing great
at the $10 to $25 level.
People are stepping up.
They believe in your campaign.
That's exciting.
That's not gonna pay the bills.
Come on, Adam,
you own a music studio.
You must have some clients
you could talk to
about a donation.
I feel weird
asking the clients for money.
Why?
Because I don't want 'em
to feel obligated.
Oh, that's exactly
what I want them to feel.
What about your former
clients, not your cli--
what about that mister--
- Yeah, yeah.
That guy, he hit it big.
You helped him out a lot.
He's a rapper,
the mister--
- Mistah R.A.Y.?
- Mistah R.A.Y., mistah R.A.Y.
- He knows Mistah R.A.Y.?
- Yes.
He knows Mistah R.A.Y.
You're holding out
Mistah R.A.Y. on us?
You know who he is?
Mistah R.A.Y. was, like,
the soundtrack of my life.
His first album--
are you kidding me?
What's he like?
He's a very, uh,
intimidating man.
And I'm terrified of him.
And I'm not gonna
ask him for money.
- He loved you.
- He didn't love me, honey.
He was amused by me.
There's a big difference.
And I'm not gonna go call him
or go to his house
and ask him for $1,000.
Okay, so--
- of course you're not gonna
ask him for $1,000.
A guy like that...
Thank you.
You go after way more.
♪ May God bless
and keep you always ♪
♪ and may your wishes
all come true ♪
♪ may you always do
for others ♪
♪ and let others do for you
♪ may you build a ladder
to the stars ♪
♪ and climb on every rung
♪ and may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ may you grow up
to be righteous ♪
♪ may you grow up to be true ♪
♪ may you always know
the truth ♪
♪ and see the lights
surrounding you ♪
♪ may you always be
courageous ♪
♪ stand upright and be strong ♪
♪ and may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ You're in or you're out
♪ you're in or you're out
♪ are you in, are you out ♪
♪ you're in or you're out
♪ and leave our bodies
on the floor ♪
♪ and leave our bodies
on the floor ♪
Wow, I can actually hear
the egotistical douchebaginess
in his voice.
Yeah. Well, I hope that's
what your label's going for.
Because this is take 30,
and it doesn't seem
to be changing, so--
Yeah.
♪ You're in or you're out
♪ you're in or you're out
Thank you.
That's how you do that, fellas.
- Let's go again.
- What do you want?
Uh, so that was
really good, guys.
Do you wanna just
try another take?
Another take?
Are you kidding, man?
That was, like, magic.
Are you not pushing record
or something?
That was perfect.
That was, like, textbook.
Just tell him to sing it
straight, you know.
Enough with the fancy theatrics.
What's he's saying?
- We need a clean sound.
- Okay.
- Honestly, that was--
- Uh, so, hey, Oliver.
Your voice sounds awesome.
Yes.
The label's asking
if maybe you could just do one
just a little more
pulled back this time.
On the next take.
Oh, pull it back?
Hey, turn around!
You want me to pull it back?
Yeah, I'll pull it all the way
back into your ass.
You know what?
Let's just take five.
And then we'll all--
Yeah, yeah, let's take five.
I'm gonna take five
right in there.
And you don't know
rock and roll!
Whoa, whoa, hey.
Come on, bud.
Listen, this place isn't even
paid for yet, bud.
I don't even care.
I don't care about the piano.
♪ I'm done with this crap
just give him a few minutes.
He's gonna exhaust himself.
Look, he's already running
out of breath.
We're out of here.
Get your stuff, man.
I'm not dealing with this.
Let's go, let's go.
Put the sticks down.
What are you waiting on?
Hey, how'd everything go
with the brats this morning?
Oh, fantastic.
They're doing their punishment
as we speak.
- Ah.
- Stop it!
No, it's--stop!
- You don't like it, huh?
- Hey!
Everything okay?
It's kind of okay,
but I told 'em
they had to spend
the afternoon cleaning.
Yours is all wet.
There's nothing in the house
that's not clean.
Whose fault is that?
Cleaning gives me
a sense of calm.
Yes, of course.
You want me to give 'em
something to do?
I got it.
I got it, babe.
Hey, stop it.
Stop.
Set 'em down, on the ground.
Set 'em down.
Let's go.
We didn't do anything.
Now what we have here
is a failure to communicate.
No, that's not the problem.
- She's the problem.
- Quiet, quiet, quiet.
Now your mother tells me
there's been some fighting,
some screaming and yelling,
and disrespecting your elders,
and a pronounced lack
of good old American work ethic.
Don't look at her.
She's leaving.
She's not gonna be here.
She's gone.
You're just gonna
leave us here?
That's our punishment?
Well, your grandpa
has some chores
he'd like you to help out with.
And his chores,
they're gonna take
a lot longer than my chores.
Oh, yeah.
You're right about that.
We'll see you at 1700 hours,
all right?
Right this way, troops.
All right.
Right?
This is it, yeah.
This is an album
right here, okay.
Joni knows how to lift you up
and tear you down, all at once.
And we're gonna have to skip
the song after this one,
'cause it makes me cry.
- Oh, seriously?
- Yeah.
Listen, Drew, this music
is powerful stuff.
And I guarantee you
it is gonna take you
to the next level
with this girl, all right?
- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
I can't do it, man.
I can't do it, Adam.
I quit.
This Oliver Rome guy,
he's defeated me.
With the pork pie hat
and the Jethro Tull look,
I can't do it.
Hang in there.
What is going on in here?
Why are you guys listening
to Joni Mitchell?
Because she's a genius,
first of all.
Okay?
Oh, uhhuh.
And our nephew came in here
for a little advice.
Not just on music, but on
the female of the species.
And he came to me, not you.
So I'd appreciate it if--
Really?
You wanted his advice?
There's a girl I like
who likes Joni Mitchell,
so I'm trying to listen to it.
But I know this is stupid.
She's not gonna believe
that I'm into this, obviously.
Drew, Drew, listen to me, okay.
You're at a critical juncture
with this young lady, okay?
Right now, she's see you
as her friend, okay?
You got a very small window
to break through
the friend zone
and into the fun zone.
- In the layin' pipe zone.
- Okay.
- Let's call it what it is.
- I've got this.
You actually are making
a good point, shockingly.
Listen to me.
With track nine,
I swear to you,
anything is possible.
- All right.
- Anything.
- I'm holding my breath.
- Look.
I dated a girl for a year
and pretended I was vegan,
so I'm in no position to judge.
But, I do have
a piece of advice.
I know. If she doesn't
like me for me,
then what's the point?
No, that would be
terrible advice.
What I'm saying is, you have
got to commit to this lie.
It doesn't have to be a lie.
You can't just listen
to a couple of tracks
off this album and think
you're gonna pull it off.
You've gotta work for it.
You gotta read the liner notes.
You gotta know
what that song--
- yo, yo, hey.
Oh, Joni. Track nine--
bone zone, every time.
Um, we need you downstairs,
'cause you gotta
push the red button
or whatever.
I mean, I could probably do it,
but I mean,
you're the engineer, right?
Is that how that works?
Yeah, I'll...
You know, you should
come do that.
Go pull them levers.
You know, whenever
you're ready.
Come on.
And as for the bathrooms,
if you must know,
I was also looking up
"deluxe porta potties"
on the Internet.
That's not a category.
- It is, oh, yeah.
- No, no.
Very, very lush.
You'll see.
Oxymoron--
"deluxe porta potty."
Listen, everything's
gonna be fine, all right?
Good. What are you
gonna wear?
Oh, God.
I forgot about that.
Something billowy.
Something with room
for my eating habits.
Hey, who's his best man
gonna be?
Um, I don't know.
We haven't really
talked about it yet.
But I don't even know,
honestly,
how much of that stuff
we're gonna really do,
like, the traditional,
you know--
- but you're--right,
but you're having a wedding,
so that's traditional, so--
Yeah.
And so none of his family
is coming?
Uh, I don't think so.
- Hm.
- Yeah, I don't--
- I was just looking forward
to meeting--
I just--I don't feel like
I know him that well.
I haven't met them either.
I don't know.
He's not close with them,
you know.
I think there's some
complicated issues there.
And I think it's probably not
the healthiest relationship.
And I think he just wants
to move away from that.
- Aren't you curious?
- To be honest,
it's kind of a sensitive subject
with him.
And I just don't really
wanna push it.
And I don't know,
I trust him, you know.
I'm sure he will share with me
the right things.
And not everybody's that close
to their family.
And I think it's--
it makes sense, you know?
If you don't have
a good thing with him,
you wouldn't want him there.
Right, or it would be
an opportunity to--
anyway, I hear you.
- Mom, this is not therapy 101.
- I understand.
- Okay, got it, thank you.
Duly noted, your attitude
about this whole thing.
Well, a wedding brings
these questions up, doesn't it?
Apparently.
- Made you some coffee.
- Thanks.
Are you just practicing
being a wife?
Yeah, just practicing.
Um... Hey.
So, you know, um...
My dad is, like,
really not the best.
He's, like, kind of the worst.
I don't even really
like him as a person.
But, you know, he's my dad,
and he's a big part of me.
And, you know, it's important
to me that he's there
on the biggest day
of my life, you know?
That's great.
I'm happy.
That's great.
I look forward to meeting him.
Okay.
I guess what I'm saying
is that--
- I know what you're saying.
Okay, well, it feels
important to me that,
you know, your family knows me
and that I know them, and--
- and I'm gonna introduce you
to them at some point.
I just think our wedding
is supposed to be
the happiest day of our lives.
And if my step dad comes to that,
it's not gonna be.
So they're not coming.
Okay, well,
does that mean that--
that you mom can't come then,
because of him?
- Yeah, probably.
- Okay.
Well, what about your real dad?
I mean--
- I told you, he's not around.
Okay, well, do you wanna
at least, you know,
let him know that
you're getting married?
No, he's, like--
he's dead.
He's not--he's not--
- honey, I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry. I bet that
was really awful for you.
Yeah, I'm sure it was
really awful for me, but I'm--
look. All that stuff
is in the past.
And let's just leave it there.
Let's just move forward
with our future.
I've never been happier, ever.
You're the best thing
that's ever happened to me.
I love you.
We're getting married.
We're getting married.
Yeah, it reminds me
of that song, Court and Spark.
- Court and Spark?
- Yeah.
Um, no, who's that by?
That's by Joni Mitchell.
Oh, you know,
I really only know
that one song
that I played you.
It was from a movie.
Oh.
My mom digs it, so--
but I didn't know
you were this, like,
big Joni Mitchell super fan.
- I'm--yeah, I guess so.
- That's kinda cool.
How about I come by
your room later?
You can, like, play me
more of her stuff.
- Cool, yeah.
- All right, I'll see ya.
How you coming, Victor?
Good.
I think I got this thing
cleaned pretty good.
You know what that thing is?
That's a water pump.
What does it do?
Well, it's the heart
of the engine,
that's what it does.
I mean, it cools everything,
you know?
You wanna scrub that
really good.
You know, that's called
the impeller there.
Get those bolts,
'cause those are tricky.
I think I could
clean it even better.
Yeah, that's good.
I'm done.
Let me see.
All right.
It's pretty good.
You grab that baby
and start on that.
You're gonna have to use
some more elbow grease now.
What is that?
- What's what?
- The elbow grease.
That's just when
you scrub hard.
But most importantly,
it is my wife's
commitment to education
that truly makes her
the best candidate for mayor,
and why you should
feel confident
donating money to her campaign.
I am urging you,
as your friend and your brother,
not to make that speech
to mistah R.A.Y.
Crosby, I don't want
to do this, okay?
I promised Kristina,
and now I just want
to get it over with.
Well, that's the spirit.
I'm sure she'll appreciate
the enthusiasm.
Oh, hey.
Hey.
- You guys ready?
- Uh, actually, no.
I just came up here to say
you guys have been great,
better than
Ashes of Rome deserves.
But today is the band's
last day at the studio.
Hold on a second.
After putting up
with all that,
you're firing us?
You're not the ones
getting fired.
Mm.
I've got to tell the band
that I'm dropping 'em.
Sorry for making your life
so miserable
the last couple of weeks.
Hopefully, we can send
some better business
your way in the future.
Oh, I would love that.
Thank you.
Soon.
All right.
Thanks for helping me
through that.
Yes!
Are you kidding me?
What are you so happy about?
We just lost business.
That was the worst experience
of my life.
Do you know what kind of
financial pressure
I'm under right now
with this campaign going on?
Listen to me.
As the father of a newborn,
life is too short for that.
Well, as the father
of three children,
I'm here to tell you that life
is expensive.
So why don't you try
to figure out
how we're gonna
fill our schedule
while I go over
to Mistah R.A.Y.'s house
and beg him
for some campaign money?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, hey.
- What?
- Don't forget these.
- Would you give me the--
- listen to me.
- Don't do that.
Listen, these
are very valuable.
Crosby, knock it off.
I swear to God.
Okay.
Hey, yo.
Who this?
Uh, hey, it's Adam Braverman.
I'm here to see Mistah R.A.Y.
Uh, okay, I'll just come on in.
Thank you.
Adam Braverman.
What's goin' on, my ninja?
- How are you?
- How you doin'?
I'm good.
Yo, so how's
the little baby doin'?
- Uh, good.
- Hey, yo.
So the first time
I met this fool,
we was sittin' on my couch
talkin' business,
and he didn't even know
his wife was in labor.
Just havin' a baby,
funny story.
Uh, she's good.
The little girl's good--
Nora.
And my wife is good too,
which is a perfect segue
to what I wanted
to talk to about.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Slow down, white boy.
Okay.
You're not gonna ask
Mistah R.A.Y. how he doin'?
Of course, I just--
I know you're a busy man,
didn't want to take up
a lot of your time.
But of course I want to know
how Mistah R.A.Y.'s doin'.
I--how he doin'?
Mistah R.A.Y.
Is damn fine!
Mistah R.A.Y.
Is livin' the dream!
Yeah, right on!
Okay.
Well, I'm just happy that
that album you recorded
at the Luncheonette
was such a big success.
You're damn right.
Yo, look around.
Yo, this is what hard work
and talent gets you.
Thank you, Jesus Christ.
- Hallelujah.
- Amen.
Amen to that.
And I just am real happy
that the Luncheonette could
play a small part
in the success of that album.
I mean, a very small part,
not obviously
as large a part as your talent,
your hard work,
and, uh--and Jesus.
I'm gettin', like--
like, a little vibe
from you right now.
I sense you're troubled, Adam.
Oh, well, I mean, we've had
some troubles at work.
It's been a tough time.
Well, you can talk to me.
Whatever you need,
you can talk to me.
Ah, it's--you know,
just, we lost a client.
And, uh--
Oh, damn.
I'm sorry, man.
I know how it is.
Oh, no, no, no.
We lost a client, like,
we lost their business.
They were dropped
by their label.
We just lost their business.
Ah, that label bull, man.
Yeah, they're still alive.
Label crap, man...
They're good at
ruining good music.
Yeah.
See, that's why
I put a studio in here,
'cause Mistah R.A.Y.
answers to nobody.
So you're not with a label,
or you're with your own label?
Yeah, I do my own thing, man.
We're takin' our music
straight to the streets.
That's the future
right there, bitch.
- You think?
- Hell, yeah.
You don't want to work
for the man.
You want to be the man.
Yo, that changed my life,
Adam Braverman.
It changed my life.
- You know what I'm sayin'?
- I think I do.
- So, what happened?
- I don't know what happened.
We just got to talking
about business,
and then it was over.
And I was prepared.
I had note cards and everything.
I just--I feel like
I let you down.
You know what?
You didn't let me down, honey.
It's so awkward asking people
for money, it's fine.
I chased after him,
and they just took off.
You know what, you tried.
That's all that matters,
is you tried,
and I'm so grateful for that.
How'd you do?
Ugh, not so hot.
I mean, I did okay I guess.
I talked to this really great
retired school teacher.
She started teaching
at Berkeley unified in 1948.
She was the kindest woman
in the world.
She said she wanted to give me
all of her extra money
for this campaign,
because she believed in me.
- That's great.
- 25 bucks.
I know, I know.
She was so sweet on the phone.
It was just heartbreaking.
It's like the people
that don't have money
are the ones that
want me to be mayor.
I really--I feel like
I let you down.
- You didn't let me down.
- Oh, tell me you got good news
for me--please, people.
Check?
Signed photo of Mistah R.A.Y.,
anything?
I forgot the photo,
and it just--
it's not gonna happen.
- It's not gonna work.
What?
Ah, damn it.
He tried so hard.
He did his thing.
Guys, what happened?
It's just not gonna work.
I'm sorry.
That's all?
It's just not gonna work?
Okay. Well, you're lucky
I come bearing good news.
Really?
What is it?
I got you a meeting
with Harry Lerner.
The developer?
Don't say it like
it's a dirty word, Kristina.
He's a millionaire,
that means checks...
Good thing. Okay, good.
Good, good.
- Donations.
- A lot of money.
How did you score that guy?
Because I'm relentless,
and I'm annoying,
and I don't take no
for an answer.
Does he know where we stand
on the downtown loft project,
though?
We can be vague.
That's the beauty
of a person-to-person meeting.
- I just--
- Face to face,
you don't have to get
into specifics, Kristina.
We guide the conversation.
We avoid what we
don't want to talk about.
As long as we're clear that
if I get elected,
I'm not gonna support
his endeavors.
All right.
If it comes up,
we'll be very clear that
you won't support it.
But we don't need
to talk about it.
Go upstairs and get dressed.
I'm dressed.
No, you're not.
Upstairs, come on.
I really don't like that tone.
- I like her.
- Mm.
You know,
I sat down with Bob Little
the other day,
and he's a smart kid.
And he gets it.
But I want to keep an open mind
about everything,
and that's why I'm here.
And to be honest,
this one didn't give me
much of a choice.
Yeah.
She's very persistent.
I respect that.
Well, thank you so much
for sitting down with us
and taking the time.
I know how busy you are.
Do you live in Berkeley?
Or--
- no, I'm--uh, Mill Valley.
Oh, Mill Valley.
Wow.
It's pretty nice up there.
It's gorgeous.
Yeah, but I went to Cal.
So it's always been
a dream of mine
to see downtown Berkeley
get revitalized
'cause it's, you know--
Wow, great.
And Kristina went to Cal too.
I went to Cal.
Yeah, that's where her passion
for education began.
Mmhmm. I saw a system
that was broken,
and that's why I'm putting
my hat in the ring for mayor.
Okay, I don't know if you know
about my loft project.
I'm creating a multi-use
apartment complex downtown.
The ten-story one?
Well, you know,
it's eight or, you know,
might only be able
to get to do six because,
you know, we don't really know
how high we're gonna
be able to go,
because you really do
have to jump through
a lot of hoops
to get anything approved
here in Berkeley.
Berkeley citizens
are pretty involved, you know.
With that project
comes a lot of, like,
construction and traffic
and congestion--
- and what they need
is a leader who can
really explain to them
the pros and cons
of something like that.
You know, it could add jobs,
it could boost the economy.
Exactly.
'Cause, frankly, look.
The projections are saying
that the Lerner group
is going to create
over 100 new construction jobs.
Oh, that's great, construction.
Kristina's brother-in-law
is a contractor.
So he's gonna love that.
Yeah, and 60% of those jobs
are gonna be union.
But what I need is,
I need to get by
the zoning review board.
And the first time,
it passed eight to zero.
But then it got kicked back up
to the city council
for further review.
I think the process
takes a while.
Yeah, there's so much pork
and fat in the government,
and that's what Kristina
wants to cut out.
That's good because, you know,
I feel very strongly
about this project,
and there's no way that
I'm gonna give it up.
- Good for you.
- I like that.
I admire your tenacity,
and that's exactly
why I'm running for mayor.
You know, my main focus
is education,
and I'm so passionate
about that, so--
- and we definitely--
we're rooting for you.
We really want to see
your project go through,
right, Kristina?
Yeah.
But, you know, my main focus
is education.
Yeah.
Mom's here.
We're saved.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi, how'd it go?
Please take me home now.
Mmmm. No.
Well, officially,
they still have ten more minutes
on the clock.
You heard your grandpa.
Ten more minutes, Syd.
Awesome. Grandpa,
I think if we hurry up,
we can still finish
disassembling this water pump.
Yeah, I think you're right.
This one seems a little tight
though, doesn't it?
Yeah.
Okay.
I don't have my glasses here.
We're on step four.
Why don't you
read it out there.
"It is p-possible
"that some--some--
that some bolts--"
come on, just let me do it.
We'll be here all day.
"It is possible that some bolts
"take more effort to remove
than others.
This possibly indicates
improper torque."
Hey.
Come on.
Give daddy a smile.
Smile for daddy.
Look at that. Smile for daddy.
- Hey, Cros.
- Give me a little smile.
Can I talk to you for a second?
- Uh-oh, Uncle boss is here.
- Hey, Jasmine.
My mom was here all morning,
so she's a little tired.
Honey, tickle her or something.
I want to see a little smile
before I hang up.
Jasmine, how you doin'?
We just got a little business
conversation here--
oh, look at that smile!
That's great.
- You got your smile.
- That's not a smile.
- Okay, bye Jasmine.
- No, no, no, don't turn it.
Five minutes of your time,
you can call 'em back in five
minutes--important business.
When I took my job here,
I was promised a family-friendly
environment.
This is so family-friendly,
it's gonna get even better.
Take a look at this.
You know what that is?
No, what is it?
- That's our future.
- It's a bunch of numbers.
Our future is a bunch of math
and numbers?
Just forget about the numbers
for right now,
okay?
Okay.
All that is to say,
it's time for us
to start our own label.
You want to start our own label?
Yeah.
You're the only person
left in America that
doesn't know that the music
industry is dying?
- Oh, it's not dying.
- You're the last one?
All right.
It's d.I.Y.
You know what that means?
Do it yourself.
So forget about
the old business model,
okay?
Uhhuh.
We are gonna be
a one-stop shop.
The bands that we sign
are gonna be recorded by us,
produced by us, and their music
is gonna be distributed by us.
Mm. And then who pays us?
Well, that's all
in the numbers here,
and I can explain it
in detail if you want.
I don't need
this explained to me.
I need to know
who's gonna pay us.
All you need to know
is that real profitability
is a real possibility.
It is time for you and I
to take it to the next level
and truly start
working for ourselves.
We already work for ourselves.
- No, no, we don't.
- Yeah, we already--
- no, we don't.
We're still beholden
to the labels
and the producers.
Look, if you don't want
work for the man,
you got to be the man.
- Wow, that is inspirational.
- Listen to me--
- how are we going to get
this amazing talent?
'Cause no band worth its salt
is gonna sign
with an unproven label--
it's not gonna happen.
Well, they would if they just
got dropped by their label.
You want Ashes of Rome
to come back here.
- Boom, you got it. Exactly.
- That's your plan?
You want to sign those idiots?
We're gonna sign those idiots.
Let's put aside
for a second that
I think the lead singer
is repugnant,
and focus on the fact that
the only good thing
about that band is their songs,
which they don't own anymore.
They're owned
by their ex-label.
Oh, you have a look of confusion
on your face.
This business, which you claim
to know so much about,
works that way.
Well, that's not right.
It's not right, but that's
the reality of the situation.
That is really not right, Cros.
- Yeah, that's how it works.
- You know what?
This is just another reason
why we have to do this:
To right that wrong.
We're gonna
get those songs back.
Let's do it.
How are we gonna
get the songs back?
I don't know,
but I'm gonna figure it out.
I tell you what.
I will get back
in the control room
with Oliver Rome
if you can
get those songs back.
- I'm on it.
- Good luck to you.
- You've got to trust me.
- This is--
- all right?
- Yeah.
I'm not too nervous
about this happening,
as you can see.
♪ But now they only
block the sun ♪
♪ the rain and snow
on everyone ♪
I don't know. I mean,
maybe it's not as good
as I remember.
No, I love it.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
Play me something else.
Okay, um...
I--I can't.
I'm sorry, I can't do it.
Why? Why not?
Joni Mitchell is--
I don't know.
I kind of--
I pretended to like her
just 'cause I knew that
you liked her.
Why would you do that?
I think it's because
I like you.
Like, more than just friends.
Oh.
Um--
- it's also cool if you don't,
you know, like me back.
I'm not saying that--
I won't be weird or anything.
I just couldn't--
I couldn't keep
playing Joni Mitchell
and pretending.
I just couldn't do it.
It's fine, really.
Um...
Well, now I know.
Here, I'll play Beach House
or something.
Great.
Well, now, do you
have enough food there?
This is for Joel, so
I don't have to cook him dinner.
Well, I don't think
there's anything left for me.
Come on.
Guys, let's go.
Thank you so much for doing
this, by the way, dad.
This is--
Oh, come on. It's fun.
It really is,
and it's nice to be needed.
You are that.
Uh, yeah. Well, you know,
I don't want to,
you know, pry
or stick my nose in
where it doesn't belong,
sweetheart.
His reading's really bad.
- Boy. Tsk.
- I know.
I'm working with him
at night, you know,
but the book reports
are torture.
Mm-hmm.
Well, what do the teachers say?
They say that it's bad.
Actually, they wanted
to hold him back a year,
make him do fourth grade again.
- That's tough.
- I know.
And they said it was our choice,
so we said no.
But now, he's falling behind
day by day, I can see it.
Joel says I'm overreacting,
but I can see it, you know.
I don't mean to drag you
into this.
I just feel
kind of alone with it.
Well, hey, listen.
I got your back, okay.
Whatever I can do.
Thank you.
Here, you can do that.
Thank you.
Are you sure you need
all of this?
Honey?
Yeah?
- Hey.
- Hi.
- You working away?
- I am.
- How are you?
- Good, how are you?
How was work?
Good. It was good.
Wow, look at that.
$20,000, the Lerner group
came through.
That's great, huh?
They sure did, right?
Congratulations, right?
Yeah, sort of.
I mean, it took Heather
less than seven minutes
to sell me out in the meeting.
Uhoh.
I mean she was great,
wonderful.
And she made him feel heard
without making
any overt promises.
So that was
all wonderful, but--
- well, it's all good then,
isn't it?
I don't know.
I just feel, like, gross.
Everyone's gonna know that
all of my fundraising
came from a developer.
You know what I mean?
It's like--
- look, as long as you do
the right thing with the money,
nobody's gonna care
where it came from.
But I do.
I care.
I just want to feel good about
where I'm getting the money
for my campaign.
And this check, it just doesn't
make me feel good, you know?
You know what?
Then don't take it.
But if I don't take it,
then the campaign is over.
I know, it's a tough call.
It's 20 grand.
What would you do?
No, what would you do?
Don't put this on me Kristina.
I'm not putting in on you.
I'm just asking you,
what would you do?
I think that,
in the world of politics,
this is business as usual.
Cash the check?
It's a tough call.
It's 6:00 P.M.
dinner should be on the table.
Where is it?
I feel like I'm going crazy.
You are correct, sir.
Let's go to Burger and Pie.
Let's get out of here.
It's on TV that they brought
back their torpedo burger.
Yes, Burger and Pie.
I could use a break.
Okay. Go grab
mom's purse, babe.
I'm gonna get Nora, okay?
Honey, please go get your bag.
Here, give it to--
okay. Max?
- Okay.
- Oh, boy.
See it like you've
never seen it before.
It's incredible, wow.
Forget that you've been here
having food fights
with your cousins.
I mean, I'm just saying
the price is right
and the bathrooms work,
so I don't know.
No, I mean it's great, it is.
It's great.
I love it so much.
Obviously, I--
Really?
Of course.
I love the idea
of getting married here.
I don't know. Just--
isn't it just gonna be
exactly like
Uncle Crosby
and Jasmine's wedding?
No, no.
Picture your wedding.
We--we'll make it different,
you know?
You think?
I don't know.
What if--
I don't know.
Look, it's up to you, okay?
I just--
I'm here to support you.
I just wanted you
to consider it.
Uh-huh. I almost believed you
that time.
I was very close.
No, really, really.
I don't know.
Oh, also I--I talked to Ryan
about his family.
And he's--they're definitely
not coming, so--
- Aww.
- I don't know.
It's very stressful, his past,
and he just kind of wants to
build a new life
with me and--
- if only it were that easy.
I mean, your past is what
makes you who you are.
It's what you bring
to a marriage, you know?
If only we could leave the past
behind us, right?
Yeah.
- What?
- I just don't--
I just--look, I've been
where you are in terms
of being young
and being hopeful.
Here we go, here we go.
This is the part that
I knew I was gonna come.
- The part where I tell you--
- Yeah.
That you acted like my marriage
is the same as yours.
No, no, no.
I've had experiences
that I'm trying
to help you--
- but you act as if
you can even
possibly relate
to my situation.
I can relate to your situation.
- No, you can't!
- I can relate
directly to your situation...
You can't.
Because I married someone
when there were
lots of warning signs,
and that's all I'm saying.
Are you saying there's a lot
of warning signs with Ryan?
You said there's a lot
of warning signs.
He's not like dad, you know.
He's different,
and he's very dependable.
And he's solid.
And he wants this--
dependable?
Amber.
I mean, he's beaten people up.
He crashed your car.
You came to me last year
when you broke up
to say that you--
you were afraid
you'd be his caretaker
the rest of--
- this is what you've been
saving up this whole time,
so that this is what--
I'm not saving it up!
I'm just saying, open your eyes
and be clear
on what you're doing.
I don't want you to make
the mistakes I made.
You think that
my situation is gonna
be like yours and dad's,
and it's just not at all.
It's completely different.
And it's frustrating to me
that you think
that it would ever be similar,
because I'm not you.
And Ryan's not dad.
I'm gonna go.
Okay?
I'm gonna get married
at the lake.
I decided already, okay?
So I hope that you come.
I hope that you like it.
Man, you are the worst
pool player ever.
Man, whatever,
we'll put up a "g" then.
I'll put up two gs,
you ain't sayin' nothin'.
White boy's back.
- Yo, Adam, what up, fool?
- Hey.
I see you thought about
what we talked about
- the other day, huh?
- I did.
And, uh, I found it
very inspirational,
so I spoke to my brother
about it.
But that's--that's not
why I'm here, uh--
- no problem, have a seat, man.
No, I-I'd rather stand.
My wife is running
for mayor of Berkeley,
and I'm very proud of her.
So you're here because
you want my vote?
See, I got this
little prison situation
that kind of makes me,
uh, ineligible.
I see. Well, my wife
would've loved your vote.
But what she really needs
right now
is money for her campaign.
See, she's running on
an education platform.
She really wants to get schools
here in Berkeley
on the right track.
And she's gonna do it,
if she's elected.
You know,
she's the most tenacious,
selfless person
you'll ever meet.
And her platform is education,
so she has a tough time
raising money.
We've got a lot
of small donations,
but we need one big donation
to help us really compete
in this race.
And that's why I'm here.
How much you lookin' for?
Uh, $20,000.
You think she got
what it takes?
I do. I know she does.
- What you think?
- You already know what I think.
Man, it's for the kids, fool.
It's only 20 gs.
What you talkin' about?
Here. Here.
Uh, hold on a second.
Mistah R.A.Y., I-I don't think
I can accept cash.
- Little Ray!
- Yeah, dad?
- Bring daddy his checkbook.
- Okay, where is it?
- It's on my desk.
- Okay.
I didn't--I didn't know
you had a son.
Yeah,
that's why I do what I do.
Yeah.
Say hi to Mr. Braverman.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Look, the schools
in this city are a joke.
Make sure she makes them better,
all right?
She will. That's what
she's gonna do.
Oh, yeah, and tell your wife
there's a speed bump
at the end of my street.
I don't like it.
When she gets elected,
I want it gone.
Oh, it's gone.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Hey, babe. What are you
doing home so early?
Are you fixing the chair?
- Yeah.
- Yay.
Trying to earn my keep
around here.
Finally. Hi.
Your mom called, like,
two or three times.
What did she say?
She just left a message,
said to call her back.
She's annoying.
- No.
- Mm-hmm.
- She's a mom.
- She's the worst.
Hmm. Hey, I got
some good news.
What?
I have decided that I would
officially like to marry you
at the lake.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
- Are you happy?
Yeah.
- Are you sure?
- I'm positive.
It's magical, and there's...
Nowhere else I'd rather
become your wife.
Where you--where we going?
To show my appreciation,
like...
- Finally.
- In a special way.
I thought my punishment
was over.
Well, jeez, I thought
you liked working on the car.
Well, I don't care whether
you like it or not.
I got--Victor,
I mean, heck, you know,
I can't do this on my own,
you know?
How come Sydney doesn't
have to help?
Well, you know, Sydney,
to be honest with you,
is pretty useless around
anything mechanical.
- 'Cause she's a girl?
- No, no, no.
Not because she's a girl.
Your aunt Sarah
was an ace mechanic.
I mean, your sister--
I mean, Sydney--
I mean, jiminy Christmas,
you've seen her work.
She was pretty bad.
I mean, my parts were
way cleaner than hers.
And I figured out how
to put the water pump
back inside the car.
Yeah. So I mean,
what do you say?
Will you help me out here?
- Okay.
- Great.
- Okay.
- Now, here's the deal.
See, now it's gonna
be hard work.
I mean, we're gonna
get stuck sometimes.
We won't even know
what we're doing.
And, uh, well,
that means we're gonna have
to read the manual
to help us out.
I'm not good at reading.
Well, here we go.
See, my eyes are old.
And, uh, the print
is really small.
I can't do this on my own.
It's, uh--
it's up to you, kid.
I read really slow.
Well, where the heck
do you think I'm goin'?
I got nothin' else to do.
My gosh, we've got
to get those gaskets in.
So, know what?
Just start right there.
What's that say?
"Remove front
adjuster--adjusters."
Oh, my gosh.
That means we've got
to take the engine
out and the transmission.
That's a week's work.
♪ I'm makin' a beautiful day ♪
♪ gonna drive my car
Hey, buddy.
Dad told me that you passed up
on a big campaign donation,
and you're really upset,
so I shouldn't bug you
about dinner.
- Well, that's true.
- I don't understand why
you would pass up on money,
but he said
that it's really cool
that you did.
That was very nice of him
to say.
Did he explain to you
why I passed up on the money?
He said you didn't want to be
in bed with Harry Lerner.
And then I said that
I wouldn't want
Harry Lerner in my bed either.
And then he said that
was supposed to be a metaphor,
and then told me
to go play video games.
Yeah, you know, politics can be
pretty complicated sometimes.
I know.
I was president.
That's true,
you were president.
A very good president.
At that.
Are you gonna drop out
of the race?
I don't want
to drop out of the race,
but, you know, with--
without money,
it's kind of hard
to run for mayor.
So I-I don't know.
You'd probably make
a good mayor, though.
Better than Bob Little.
Thanks, buddy,
that means a lot.
I'm gonna support
your campaign, I think,
until I can conduct
more research.
And then I'm gonna decide
between the two of you
once I have more information
on the other candidate.
Well, I so appreciate you
giving me the benefit
of the doubt, I do.
What's this?
Where did you get this?
Hank told me that
I could have $20
if I could shut up
for one full hour.
And then I did.
I don't think you should
drop out of the race.
♪ And that's gonna be
my beautiful day ♪
♪ oh, oh-oh-oh
♪ my, my
♪ I'm learning to fly
♪ hey, hey
♪ what's that you say?
♪ Let's not forget
we're alive ♪
♪ we're alive
Like that girl from the bathroom
that you're so hot for.
- What, Natalie?
- Yeah, Natalie.
Victor's reading skills
are anywhere near
where they should be.
And I think we need
to hold him back.
And I disagree.
And, hey, Amber getting married.
How about that?
I just don't want to see her
make a big mistake.
Maybe Ryan isn't Seth.
Okay?
What are you doing?
I am working on Kristina's
campaign budget.
Doesn't she have the woman
that does that?
Yeah, Heather.
But if I let her do this,
we're gonna wind up bankrupt.
It's right up here.
- You wanna help back there?
- No.
- You sure?
- No, I got it.
I don't know how grandma Blanchie
will do on these hills.
- But...
- She will be fine.
My... buddies from my unit will escort
her or carry her, if they need to.
- Okay.
- It's right over here.
Isn't this beautiful?
Yeah, it's really pretty.
I think so too.
It's very pretty.
I'm winded.
Yeah.
Aah!
Oh, God. Just a spider.
It's okay, it's okay.
Oh, my God.
All right, let's take a breath.
We're good now.
Okay, okay.
- Wow.
- So--
- okay, so this is it.
This is the spot.
This is our lake.
Okay, right.
It's our special place.
Ryan took me here
on one of our first dates.
Yeah, it was sort of
a little special spot of mine
beforehand, so it was
a big deal to bring her here.
But I knew she was the one,
even then.
- Aw.
- Honey.
I could tell.
I love you.
I love you.
So--
- it's gonna be perfect.
- It's perfect.
- Uh!
I don't know if your mom
likes it.
- What's going on over there?
- I like it, I like it.
I just--I don't know where
everybody's gonna sit.
It's not a lot of space
for both families.
Well, I only have my buddies.
And they're gonna
be my groomsmen.
And that's pretty much it.
Yeah.
What about your family?
Oh, it's just my mom.
And she's not gonna
be able to make it out.
Your mom's not gonna make it
for your wedding?
Mom, we don't-- oh, okay.
- It's okay.
- So, less people.
So, yes, I guess
we do have the space.
Yeah, right?
But, I mean, this isn't
the only option, obviously.
We just love it.
But I really hope
that you like it,
'cause it means a lot to us.
Like it?
I love it.
Good, good.
All right, um, this is, like,
sad, brooding, Drew song.
Okay.
- Whatever, I'll just play it.
- All right.
- Yeah, I dig this.
- Yeah?
- I like it.
- Yeah, me too.
It's, like, sad, but--
I think music's, like-
it's, like, um, it's like that
one thing that lets you know
if you're compatible
with somebody, you know?
Like, if you can't share
your music with somebody,
forget it, it's over.
That makes sense.
Like, cut your losses.
All right.
This is my, like,
"I need to have
a good cry" song.
- Great, yeah.
- Okay, it's a little bit old.
It's a little bit different.
But if you know this,
we're officially
soul mates, all right?
All right.
♪ Just before
our love got lost ♪
♪ you said
anything?
Wait, yeah, um--
- ugh. Magic had
to end somewhere.
It's a.. this is Joni Mitchell,
right?
- Yeah.
- Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell.
God. People think I'm so weird
for liking her.
- For Jo--no.
- But this song, I mean,
like, it speaks to me.
I, like, worship Joni.
Her voice,
it's so haunting, right?
Yeah, I know.
Haunting--that's a good--
that's a good word, yeah.
- Yeah.
I've never met anybody
who likes this song,
like, let alone
even knows this song.
Well, now you have.
Well, you know this
seals the deal, right?
There's no fighting fate.
Drew Holt, you are officially
my best college friend.
Oh.
Yeah.
Right back atcha.
- All right, I'm off.
- Okeydoke.
- I'll see ya tonight.
- Ow!
Seriously, go play
in your room, leave!
Mm, you go to work, okay?
I got it.
Yeah? Okay.
Mm, you go to work, okay?
I got it.
- You're gonna be late.
- All right.
- Just go.
- Good luck.
- Mom, he's bothering me!
- Thank you.
Guys, come on.
We just need one big fish.
Kristina, we're doing great
at the $10 to $25 level.
People are stepping up.
They believe in your campaign.
That's exciting.
That's not gonna pay the bills.
Come on, Adam,
you own a music studio.
You must have some clients
you could talk to
about a donation.
I feel weird
asking the clients for money.
Why?
Because I don't want 'em
to feel obligated.
Oh, that's exactly
what I want them to feel.
What about your former
clients, not your cli--
what about that mister--
- Yeah, yeah.
That guy, he hit it big.
You helped him out a lot.
He's a rapper,
the mister--
- Mistah R.A.Y.?
- Mistah R.A.Y., mistah R.A.Y.
- He knows Mistah R.A.Y.?
- Yes.
He knows Mistah R.A.Y.
You're holding out
Mistah R.A.Y. on us?
You know who he is?
Mistah R.A.Y. was, like,
the soundtrack of my life.
His first album--
are you kidding me?
What's he like?
He's a very, uh,
intimidating man.
And I'm terrified of him.
And I'm not gonna
ask him for money.
- He loved you.
- He didn't love me, honey.
He was amused by me.
There's a big difference.
And I'm not gonna go call him
or go to his house
and ask him for $1,000.
Okay, so--
- of course you're not gonna
ask him for $1,000.
A guy like that...
Thank you.
You go after way more.
♪ May God bless
and keep you always ♪
♪ and may your wishes
all come true ♪
♪ may you always do
for others ♪
♪ and let others do for you
♪ may you build a ladder
to the stars ♪
♪ and climb on every rung
♪ and may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ may you grow up
to be righteous ♪
♪ may you grow up to be true ♪
♪ may you always know
the truth ♪
♪ and see the lights
surrounding you ♪
♪ may you always be
courageous ♪
♪ stand upright and be strong ♪
♪ and may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ may you stay
♪ forever young
♪ You're in or you're out
♪ you're in or you're out
♪ are you in, are you out ♪
♪ you're in or you're out
♪ and leave our bodies
on the floor ♪
♪ and leave our bodies
on the floor ♪
Wow, I can actually hear
the egotistical douchebaginess
in his voice.
Yeah. Well, I hope that's
what your label's going for.
Because this is take 30,
and it doesn't seem
to be changing, so--
Yeah.
♪ You're in or you're out
♪ you're in or you're out
Thank you.
That's how you do that, fellas.
- Let's go again.
- What do you want?
Uh, so that was
really good, guys.
Do you wanna just
try another take?
Another take?
Are you kidding, man?
That was, like, magic.
Are you not pushing record
or something?
That was perfect.
That was, like, textbook.
Just tell him to sing it
straight, you know.
Enough with the fancy theatrics.
What's he's saying?
- We need a clean sound.
- Okay.
- Honestly, that was--
- Uh, so, hey, Oliver.
Your voice sounds awesome.
Yes.
The label's asking
if maybe you could just do one
just a little more
pulled back this time.
On the next take.
Oh, pull it back?
Hey, turn around!
You want me to pull it back?
Yeah, I'll pull it all the way
back into your ass.
You know what?
Let's just take five.
And then we'll all--
Yeah, yeah, let's take five.
I'm gonna take five
right in there.
And you don't know
rock and roll!
Whoa, whoa, hey.
Come on, bud.
Listen, this place isn't even
paid for yet, bud.
I don't even care.
I don't care about the piano.
♪ I'm done with this crap
just give him a few minutes.
He's gonna exhaust himself.
Look, he's already running
out of breath.
We're out of here.
Get your stuff, man.
I'm not dealing with this.
Let's go, let's go.
Put the sticks down.
What are you waiting on?
Hey, how'd everything go
with the brats this morning?
Oh, fantastic.
They're doing their punishment
as we speak.
- Ah.
- Stop it!
No, it's--stop!
- You don't like it, huh?
- Hey!
Everything okay?
It's kind of okay,
but I told 'em
they had to spend
the afternoon cleaning.
Yours is all wet.
There's nothing in the house
that's not clean.
Whose fault is that?
Cleaning gives me
a sense of calm.
Yes, of course.
You want me to give 'em
something to do?
I got it.
I got it, babe.
Hey, stop it.
Stop.
Set 'em down, on the ground.
Set 'em down.
Let's go.
We didn't do anything.
Now what we have here
is a failure to communicate.
No, that's not the problem.
- She's the problem.
- Quiet, quiet, quiet.
Now your mother tells me
there's been some fighting,
some screaming and yelling,
and disrespecting your elders,
and a pronounced lack
of good old American work ethic.
Don't look at her.
She's leaving.
She's not gonna be here.
She's gone.
You're just gonna
leave us here?
That's our punishment?
Well, your grandpa
has some chores
he'd like you to help out with.
And his chores,
they're gonna take
a lot longer than my chores.
Oh, yeah.
You're right about that.
We'll see you at 1700 hours,
all right?
Right this way, troops.
All right.
Right?
This is it, yeah.
This is an album
right here, okay.
Joni knows how to lift you up
and tear you down, all at once.
And we're gonna have to skip
the song after this one,
'cause it makes me cry.
- Oh, seriously?
- Yeah.
Listen, Drew, this music
is powerful stuff.
And I guarantee you
it is gonna take you
to the next level
with this girl, all right?
- Yeah.
- Oh, my God.
I can't do it, man.
I can't do it, Adam.
I quit.
This Oliver Rome guy,
he's defeated me.
With the pork pie hat
and the Jethro Tull look,
I can't do it.
Hang in there.
What is going on in here?
Why are you guys listening
to Joni Mitchell?
Because she's a genius,
first of all.
Okay?
Oh, uhhuh.
And our nephew came in here
for a little advice.
Not just on music, but on
the female of the species.
And he came to me, not you.
So I'd appreciate it if--
Really?
You wanted his advice?
There's a girl I like
who likes Joni Mitchell,
so I'm trying to listen to it.
But I know this is stupid.
She's not gonna believe
that I'm into this, obviously.
Drew, Drew, listen to me, okay.
You're at a critical juncture
with this young lady, okay?
Right now, she's see you
as her friend, okay?
You got a very small window
to break through
the friend zone
and into the fun zone.
- In the layin' pipe zone.
- Okay.
- Let's call it what it is.
- I've got this.
You actually are making
a good point, shockingly.
Listen to me.
With track nine,
I swear to you,
anything is possible.
- All right.
- Anything.
- I'm holding my breath.
- Look.
I dated a girl for a year
and pretended I was vegan,
so I'm in no position to judge.
But, I do have
a piece of advice.
I know. If she doesn't
like me for me,
then what's the point?
No, that would be
terrible advice.
What I'm saying is, you have
got to commit to this lie.
It doesn't have to be a lie.
You can't just listen
to a couple of tracks
off this album and think
you're gonna pull it off.
You've gotta work for it.
You gotta read the liner notes.
You gotta know
what that song--
- yo, yo, hey.
Oh, Joni. Track nine--
bone zone, every time.
Um, we need you downstairs,
'cause you gotta
push the red button
or whatever.
I mean, I could probably do it,
but I mean,
you're the engineer, right?
Is that how that works?
Yeah, I'll...
You know, you should
come do that.
Go pull them levers.
You know, whenever
you're ready.
Come on.
And as for the bathrooms,
if you must know,
I was also looking up
"deluxe porta potties"
on the Internet.
That's not a category.
- It is, oh, yeah.
- No, no.
Very, very lush.
You'll see.
Oxymoron--
"deluxe porta potty."
Listen, everything's
gonna be fine, all right?
Good. What are you
gonna wear?
Oh, God.
I forgot about that.
Something billowy.
Something with room
for my eating habits.
Hey, who's his best man
gonna be?
Um, I don't know.
We haven't really
talked about it yet.
But I don't even know,
honestly,
how much of that stuff
we're gonna really do,
like, the traditional,
you know--
- but you're--right,
but you're having a wedding,
so that's traditional, so--
Yeah.
And so none of his family
is coming?
Uh, I don't think so.
- Hm.
- Yeah, I don't--
- I was just looking forward
to meeting--
I just--I don't feel like
I know him that well.
I haven't met them either.
I don't know.
He's not close with them,
you know.
I think there's some
complicated issues there.
And I think it's probably not
the healthiest relationship.
And I think he just wants
to move away from that.
- Aren't you curious?
- To be honest,
it's kind of a sensitive subject
with him.
And I just don't really
wanna push it.
And I don't know,
I trust him, you know.
I'm sure he will share with me
the right things.
And not everybody's that close
to their family.
And I think it's--
it makes sense, you know?
If you don't have
a good thing with him,
you wouldn't want him there.
Right, or it would be
an opportunity to--
anyway, I hear you.
- Mom, this is not therapy 101.
- I understand.
- Okay, got it, thank you.
Duly noted, your attitude
about this whole thing.
Well, a wedding brings
these questions up, doesn't it?
Apparently.
- Made you some coffee.
- Thanks.
Are you just practicing
being a wife?
Yeah, just practicing.
Um... Hey.
So, you know, um...
My dad is, like,
really not the best.
He's, like, kind of the worst.
I don't even really
like him as a person.
But, you know, he's my dad,
and he's a big part of me.
And, you know, it's important
to me that he's there
on the biggest day
of my life, you know?
That's great.
I'm happy.
That's great.
I look forward to meeting him.
Okay.
I guess what I'm saying
is that--
- I know what you're saying.
Okay, well, it feels
important to me that,
you know, your family knows me
and that I know them, and--
- and I'm gonna introduce you
to them at some point.
I just think our wedding
is supposed to be
the happiest day of our lives.
And if my step dad comes to that,
it's not gonna be.
So they're not coming.
Okay, well,
does that mean that--
that you mom can't come then,
because of him?
- Yeah, probably.
- Okay.
Well, what about your real dad?
I mean--
- I told you, he's not around.
Okay, well, do you wanna
at least, you know,
let him know that
you're getting married?
No, he's, like--
he's dead.
He's not--he's not--
- honey, I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
I'm sorry. I bet that
was really awful for you.
Yeah, I'm sure it was
really awful for me, but I'm--
look. All that stuff
is in the past.
And let's just leave it there.
Let's just move forward
with our future.
I've never been happier, ever.
You're the best thing
that's ever happened to me.
I love you.
We're getting married.
We're getting married.
Yeah, it reminds me
of that song, Court and Spark.
- Court and Spark?
- Yeah.
Um, no, who's that by?
That's by Joni Mitchell.
Oh, you know,
I really only know
that one song
that I played you.
It was from a movie.
Oh.
My mom digs it, so--
but I didn't know
you were this, like,
big Joni Mitchell super fan.
- I'm--yeah, I guess so.
- That's kinda cool.
How about I come by
your room later?
You can, like, play me
more of her stuff.
- Cool, yeah.
- All right, I'll see ya.
How you coming, Victor?
Good.
I think I got this thing
cleaned pretty good.
You know what that thing is?
That's a water pump.
What does it do?
Well, it's the heart
of the engine,
that's what it does.
I mean, it cools everything,
you know?
You wanna scrub that
really good.
You know, that's called
the impeller there.
Get those bolts,
'cause those are tricky.
I think I could
clean it even better.
Yeah, that's good.
I'm done.
Let me see.
All right.
It's pretty good.
You grab that baby
and start on that.
You're gonna have to use
some more elbow grease now.
What is that?
- What's what?
- The elbow grease.
That's just when
you scrub hard.
But most importantly,
it is my wife's
commitment to education
that truly makes her
the best candidate for mayor,
and why you should
feel confident
donating money to her campaign.
I am urging you,
as your friend and your brother,
not to make that speech
to mistah R.A.Y.
Crosby, I don't want
to do this, okay?
I promised Kristina,
and now I just want
to get it over with.
Well, that's the spirit.
I'm sure she'll appreciate
the enthusiasm.
Oh, hey.
Hey.
- You guys ready?
- Uh, actually, no.
I just came up here to say
you guys have been great,
better than
Ashes of Rome deserves.
But today is the band's
last day at the studio.
Hold on a second.
After putting up
with all that,
you're firing us?
You're not the ones
getting fired.
Mm.
I've got to tell the band
that I'm dropping 'em.
Sorry for making your life
so miserable
the last couple of weeks.
Hopefully, we can send
some better business
your way in the future.
Oh, I would love that.
Thank you.
Soon.
All right.
Thanks for helping me
through that.
Yes!
Are you kidding me?
What are you so happy about?
We just lost business.
That was the worst experience
of my life.
Do you know what kind of
financial pressure
I'm under right now
with this campaign going on?
Listen to me.
As the father of a newborn,
life is too short for that.
Well, as the father
of three children,
I'm here to tell you that life
is expensive.
So why don't you try
to figure out
how we're gonna
fill our schedule
while I go over
to Mistah R.A.Y.'s house
and beg him
for some campaign money?
- Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey, hey.
- What?
- Don't forget these.
- Would you give me the--
- listen to me.
- Don't do that.
Listen, these
are very valuable.
Crosby, knock it off.
I swear to God.
Okay.
Hey, yo.
Who this?
Uh, hey, it's Adam Braverman.
I'm here to see Mistah R.A.Y.
Uh, okay, I'll just come on in.
Thank you.
Adam Braverman.
What's goin' on, my ninja?
- How are you?
- How you doin'?
I'm good.
Yo, so how's
the little baby doin'?
- Uh, good.
- Hey, yo.
So the first time
I met this fool,
we was sittin' on my couch
talkin' business,
and he didn't even know
his wife was in labor.
Just havin' a baby,
funny story.
Uh, she's good.
The little girl's good--
Nora.
And my wife is good too,
which is a perfect segue
to what I wanted
to talk to about.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Slow down, white boy.
Okay.
You're not gonna ask
Mistah R.A.Y. how he doin'?
Of course, I just--
I know you're a busy man,
didn't want to take up
a lot of your time.
But of course I want to know
how Mistah R.A.Y.'s doin'.
I--how he doin'?
Mistah R.A.Y.
Is damn fine!
Mistah R.A.Y.
Is livin' the dream!
Yeah, right on!
Okay.
Well, I'm just happy that
that album you recorded
at the Luncheonette
was such a big success.
You're damn right.
Yo, look around.
Yo, this is what hard work
and talent gets you.
Thank you, Jesus Christ.
- Hallelujah.
- Amen.
Amen to that.
And I just am real happy
that the Luncheonette could
play a small part
in the success of that album.
I mean, a very small part,
not obviously
as large a part as your talent,
your hard work,
and, uh--and Jesus.
I'm gettin', like--
like, a little vibe
from you right now.
I sense you're troubled, Adam.
Oh, well, I mean, we've had
some troubles at work.
It's been a tough time.
Well, you can talk to me.
Whatever you need,
you can talk to me.
Ah, it's--you know,
just, we lost a client.
And, uh--
Oh, damn.
I'm sorry, man.
I know how it is.
Oh, no, no, no.
We lost a client, like,
we lost their business.
They were dropped
by their label.
We just lost their business.
Ah, that label bull, man.
Yeah, they're still alive.
Label crap, man...
They're good at
ruining good music.
Yeah.
See, that's why
I put a studio in here,
'cause Mistah R.A.Y.
answers to nobody.
So you're not with a label,
or you're with your own label?
Yeah, I do my own thing, man.
We're takin' our music
straight to the streets.
That's the future
right there, bitch.
- You think?
- Hell, yeah.
You don't want to work
for the man.
You want to be the man.
Yo, that changed my life,
Adam Braverman.
It changed my life.
- You know what I'm sayin'?
- I think I do.
- So, what happened?
- I don't know what happened.
We just got to talking
about business,
and then it was over.
And I was prepared.
I had note cards and everything.
I just--I feel like
I let you down.
You know what?
You didn't let me down, honey.
It's so awkward asking people
for money, it's fine.
I chased after him,
and they just took off.
You know what, you tried.
That's all that matters,
is you tried,
and I'm so grateful for that.
How'd you do?
Ugh, not so hot.
I mean, I did okay I guess.
I talked to this really great
retired school teacher.
She started teaching
at Berkeley unified in 1948.
She was the kindest woman
in the world.
She said she wanted to give me
all of her extra money
for this campaign,
because she believed in me.
- That's great.
- 25 bucks.
I know, I know.
She was so sweet on the phone.
It was just heartbreaking.
It's like the people
that don't have money
are the ones that
want me to be mayor.
I really--I feel like
I let you down.
- You didn't let me down.
- Oh, tell me you got good news
for me--please, people.
Check?
Signed photo of Mistah R.A.Y.,
anything?
I forgot the photo,
and it just--
it's not gonna happen.
- It's not gonna work.
What?
Ah, damn it.
He tried so hard.
He did his thing.
Guys, what happened?
It's just not gonna work.
I'm sorry.
That's all?
It's just not gonna work?
Okay. Well, you're lucky
I come bearing good news.
Really?
What is it?
I got you a meeting
with Harry Lerner.
The developer?
Don't say it like
it's a dirty word, Kristina.
He's a millionaire,
that means checks...
Good thing. Okay, good.
Good, good.
- Donations.
- A lot of money.
How did you score that guy?
Because I'm relentless,
and I'm annoying,
and I don't take no
for an answer.
Does he know where we stand
on the downtown loft project,
though?
We can be vague.
That's the beauty
of a person-to-person meeting.
- I just--
- Face to face,
you don't have to get
into specifics, Kristina.
We guide the conversation.
We avoid what we
don't want to talk about.
As long as we're clear that
if I get elected,
I'm not gonna support
his endeavors.
All right.
If it comes up,
we'll be very clear that
you won't support it.
But we don't need
to talk about it.
Go upstairs and get dressed.
I'm dressed.
No, you're not.
Upstairs, come on.
I really don't like that tone.
- I like her.
- Mm.
You know,
I sat down with Bob Little
the other day,
and he's a smart kid.
And he gets it.
But I want to keep an open mind
about everything,
and that's why I'm here.
And to be honest,
this one didn't give me
much of a choice.
Yeah.
She's very persistent.
I respect that.
Well, thank you so much
for sitting down with us
and taking the time.
I know how busy you are.
Do you live in Berkeley?
Or--
- no, I'm--uh, Mill Valley.
Oh, Mill Valley.
Wow.
It's pretty nice up there.
It's gorgeous.
Yeah, but I went to Cal.
So it's always been
a dream of mine
to see downtown Berkeley
get revitalized
'cause it's, you know--
Wow, great.
And Kristina went to Cal too.
I went to Cal.
Yeah, that's where her passion
for education began.
Mmhmm. I saw a system
that was broken,
and that's why I'm putting
my hat in the ring for mayor.
Okay, I don't know if you know
about my loft project.
I'm creating a multi-use
apartment complex downtown.
The ten-story one?
Well, you know,
it's eight or, you know,
might only be able
to get to do six because,
you know, we don't really know
how high we're gonna
be able to go,
because you really do
have to jump through
a lot of hoops
to get anything approved
here in Berkeley.
Berkeley citizens
are pretty involved, you know.
With that project
comes a lot of, like,
construction and traffic
and congestion--
- and what they need
is a leader who can
really explain to them
the pros and cons
of something like that.
You know, it could add jobs,
it could boost the economy.
Exactly.
'Cause, frankly, look.
The projections are saying
that the Lerner group
is going to create
over 100 new construction jobs.
Oh, that's great, construction.
Kristina's brother-in-law
is a contractor.
So he's gonna love that.
Yeah, and 60% of those jobs
are gonna be union.
But what I need is,
I need to get by
the zoning review board.
And the first time,
it passed eight to zero.
But then it got kicked back up
to the city council
for further review.
I think the process
takes a while.
Yeah, there's so much pork
and fat in the government,
and that's what Kristina
wants to cut out.
That's good because, you know,
I feel very strongly
about this project,
and there's no way that
I'm gonna give it up.
- Good for you.
- I like that.
I admire your tenacity,
and that's exactly
why I'm running for mayor.
You know, my main focus
is education,
and I'm so passionate
about that, so--
- and we definitely--
we're rooting for you.
We really want to see
your project go through,
right, Kristina?
Yeah.
But, you know, my main focus
is education.
Yeah.
Mom's here.
We're saved.
- Hi, sweetheart.
- Hi, how'd it go?
Please take me home now.
Mmmm. No.
Well, officially,
they still have ten more minutes
on the clock.
You heard your grandpa.
Ten more minutes, Syd.
Awesome. Grandpa,
I think if we hurry up,
we can still finish
disassembling this water pump.
Yeah, I think you're right.
This one seems a little tight
though, doesn't it?
Yeah.
Okay.
I don't have my glasses here.
We're on step four.
Why don't you
read it out there.
"It is p-possible
"that some--some--
that some bolts--"
come on, just let me do it.
We'll be here all day.
"It is possible that some bolts
"take more effort to remove
than others.
This possibly indicates
improper torque."
Hey.
Come on.
Give daddy a smile.
Smile for daddy.
Look at that. Smile for daddy.
- Hey, Cros.
- Give me a little smile.
Can I talk to you for a second?
- Uh-oh, Uncle boss is here.
- Hey, Jasmine.
My mom was here all morning,
so she's a little tired.
Honey, tickle her or something.
I want to see a little smile
before I hang up.
Jasmine, how you doin'?
We just got a little business
conversation here--
oh, look at that smile!
That's great.
- You got your smile.
- That's not a smile.
- Okay, bye Jasmine.
- No, no, no, don't turn it.
Five minutes of your time,
you can call 'em back in five
minutes--important business.
When I took my job here,
I was promised a family-friendly
environment.
This is so family-friendly,
it's gonna get even better.
Take a look at this.
You know what that is?
No, what is it?
- That's our future.
- It's a bunch of numbers.
Our future is a bunch of math
and numbers?
Just forget about the numbers
for right now,
okay?
Okay.
All that is to say,
it's time for us
to start our own label.
You want to start our own label?
Yeah.
You're the only person
left in America that
doesn't know that the music
industry is dying?
- Oh, it's not dying.
- You're the last one?
All right.
It's d.I.Y.
You know what that means?
Do it yourself.
So forget about
the old business model,
okay?
Uhhuh.
We are gonna be
a one-stop shop.
The bands that we sign
are gonna be recorded by us,
produced by us, and their music
is gonna be distributed by us.
Mm. And then who pays us?
Well, that's all
in the numbers here,
and I can explain it
in detail if you want.
I don't need
this explained to me.
I need to know
who's gonna pay us.
All you need to know
is that real profitability
is a real possibility.
It is time for you and I
to take it to the next level
and truly start
working for ourselves.
We already work for ourselves.
- No, no, we don't.
- Yeah, we already--
- no, we don't.
We're still beholden
to the labels
and the producers.
Look, if you don't want
work for the man,
you got to be the man.
- Wow, that is inspirational.
- Listen to me--
- how are we going to get
this amazing talent?
'Cause no band worth its salt
is gonna sign
with an unproven label--
it's not gonna happen.
Well, they would if they just
got dropped by their label.
You want Ashes of Rome
to come back here.
- Boom, you got it. Exactly.
- That's your plan?
You want to sign those idiots?
We're gonna sign those idiots.
Let's put aside
for a second that
I think the lead singer
is repugnant,
and focus on the fact that
the only good thing
about that band is their songs,
which they don't own anymore.
They're owned
by their ex-label.
Oh, you have a look of confusion
on your face.
This business, which you claim
to know so much about,
works that way.
Well, that's not right.
It's not right, but that's
the reality of the situation.
That is really not right, Cros.
- Yeah, that's how it works.
- You know what?
This is just another reason
why we have to do this:
To right that wrong.
We're gonna
get those songs back.
Let's do it.
How are we gonna
get the songs back?
I don't know,
but I'm gonna figure it out.
I tell you what.
I will get back
in the control room
with Oliver Rome
if you can
get those songs back.
- I'm on it.
- Good luck to you.
- You've got to trust me.
- This is--
- all right?
- Yeah.
I'm not too nervous
about this happening,
as you can see.
♪ But now they only
block the sun ♪
♪ the rain and snow
on everyone ♪
I don't know. I mean,
maybe it's not as good
as I remember.
No, I love it.
- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
Play me something else.
Okay, um...
I--I can't.
I'm sorry, I can't do it.
Why? Why not?
Joni Mitchell is--
I don't know.
I kind of--
I pretended to like her
just 'cause I knew that
you liked her.
Why would you do that?
I think it's because
I like you.
Like, more than just friends.
Oh.
Um--
- it's also cool if you don't,
you know, like me back.
I'm not saying that--
I won't be weird or anything.
I just couldn't--
I couldn't keep
playing Joni Mitchell
and pretending.
I just couldn't do it.
It's fine, really.
Um...
Well, now I know.
Here, I'll play Beach House
or something.
Great.
Well, now, do you
have enough food there?
This is for Joel, so
I don't have to cook him dinner.
Well, I don't think
there's anything left for me.
Come on.
Guys, let's go.
Thank you so much for doing
this, by the way, dad.
This is--
Oh, come on. It's fun.
It really is,
and it's nice to be needed.
You are that.
Uh, yeah. Well, you know,
I don't want to,
you know, pry
or stick my nose in
where it doesn't belong,
sweetheart.
His reading's really bad.
- Boy. Tsk.
- I know.
I'm working with him
at night, you know,
but the book reports
are torture.
Mm-hmm.
Well, what do the teachers say?
They say that it's bad.
Actually, they wanted
to hold him back a year,
make him do fourth grade again.
- That's tough.
- I know.
And they said it was our choice,
so we said no.
But now, he's falling behind
day by day, I can see it.
Joel says I'm overreacting,
but I can see it, you know.
I don't mean to drag you
into this.
I just feel
kind of alone with it.
Well, hey, listen.
I got your back, okay.
Whatever I can do.
Thank you.
Here, you can do that.
Thank you.
Are you sure you need
all of this?
Honey?
Yeah?
- Hey.
- Hi.
- You working away?
- I am.
- How are you?
- Good, how are you?
How was work?
Good. It was good.
Wow, look at that.
$20,000, the Lerner group
came through.
That's great, huh?
They sure did, right?
Congratulations, right?
Yeah, sort of.
I mean, it took Heather
less than seven minutes
to sell me out in the meeting.
Uhoh.
I mean she was great,
wonderful.
And she made him feel heard
without making
any overt promises.
So that was
all wonderful, but--
- well, it's all good then,
isn't it?
I don't know.
I just feel, like, gross.
Everyone's gonna know that
all of my fundraising
came from a developer.
You know what I mean?
It's like--
- look, as long as you do
the right thing with the money,
nobody's gonna care
where it came from.
But I do.
I care.
I just want to feel good about
where I'm getting the money
for my campaign.
And this check, it just doesn't
make me feel good, you know?
You know what?
Then don't take it.
But if I don't take it,
then the campaign is over.
I know, it's a tough call.
It's 20 grand.
What would you do?
No, what would you do?
Don't put this on me Kristina.
I'm not putting in on you.
I'm just asking you,
what would you do?
I think that,
in the world of politics,
this is business as usual.
Cash the check?
It's a tough call.
It's 6:00 P.M.
dinner should be on the table.
Where is it?
I feel like I'm going crazy.
You are correct, sir.
Let's go to Burger and Pie.
Let's get out of here.
It's on TV that they brought
back their torpedo burger.
Yes, Burger and Pie.
I could use a break.
Okay. Go grab
mom's purse, babe.
I'm gonna get Nora, okay?
Honey, please go get your bag.
Here, give it to--
okay. Max?
- Okay.
- Oh, boy.
See it like you've
never seen it before.
It's incredible, wow.
Forget that you've been here
having food fights
with your cousins.
I mean, I'm just saying
the price is right
and the bathrooms work,
so I don't know.
No, I mean it's great, it is.
It's great.
I love it so much.
Obviously, I--
Really?
Of course.
I love the idea
of getting married here.
I don't know. Just--
isn't it just gonna be
exactly like
Uncle Crosby
and Jasmine's wedding?
No, no.
Picture your wedding.
We--we'll make it different,
you know?
You think?
I don't know.
What if--
I don't know.
Look, it's up to you, okay?
I just--
I'm here to support you.
I just wanted you
to consider it.
Uh-huh. I almost believed you
that time.
I was very close.
No, really, really.
I don't know.
Oh, also I--I talked to Ryan
about his family.
And he's--they're definitely
not coming, so--
- Aww.
- I don't know.
It's very stressful, his past,
and he just kind of wants to
build a new life
with me and--
- if only it were that easy.
I mean, your past is what
makes you who you are.
It's what you bring
to a marriage, you know?
If only we could leave the past
behind us, right?
Yeah.
- What?
- I just don't--
I just--look, I've been
where you are in terms
of being young
and being hopeful.
Here we go, here we go.
This is the part that
I knew I was gonna come.
- The part where I tell you--
- Yeah.
That you acted like my marriage
is the same as yours.
No, no, no.
I've had experiences
that I'm trying
to help you--
- but you act as if
you can even
possibly relate
to my situation.
I can relate to your situation.
- No, you can't!
- I can relate
directly to your situation...
You can't.
Because I married someone
when there were
lots of warning signs,
and that's all I'm saying.
Are you saying there's a lot
of warning signs with Ryan?
You said there's a lot
of warning signs.
He's not like dad, you know.
He's different,
and he's very dependable.
And he's solid.
And he wants this--
dependable?
Amber.
I mean, he's beaten people up.
He crashed your car.
You came to me last year
when you broke up
to say that you--
you were afraid
you'd be his caretaker
the rest of--
- this is what you've been
saving up this whole time,
so that this is what--
I'm not saving it up!
I'm just saying, open your eyes
and be clear
on what you're doing.
I don't want you to make
the mistakes I made.
You think that
my situation is gonna
be like yours and dad's,
and it's just not at all.
It's completely different.
And it's frustrating to me
that you think
that it would ever be similar,
because I'm not you.
And Ryan's not dad.
I'm gonna go.
Okay?
I'm gonna get married
at the lake.
I decided already, okay?
So I hope that you come.
I hope that you like it.
Man, you are the worst
pool player ever.
Man, whatever,
we'll put up a "g" then.
I'll put up two gs,
you ain't sayin' nothin'.
White boy's back.
- Yo, Adam, what up, fool?
- Hey.
I see you thought about
what we talked about
- the other day, huh?
- I did.
And, uh, I found it
very inspirational,
so I spoke to my brother
about it.
But that's--that's not
why I'm here, uh--
- no problem, have a seat, man.
No, I-I'd rather stand.
My wife is running
for mayor of Berkeley,
and I'm very proud of her.
So you're here because
you want my vote?
See, I got this
little prison situation
that kind of makes me,
uh, ineligible.
I see. Well, my wife
would've loved your vote.
But what she really needs
right now
is money for her campaign.
See, she's running on
an education platform.
She really wants to get schools
here in Berkeley
on the right track.
And she's gonna do it,
if she's elected.
You know,
she's the most tenacious,
selfless person
you'll ever meet.
And her platform is education,
so she has a tough time
raising money.
We've got a lot
of small donations,
but we need one big donation
to help us really compete
in this race.
And that's why I'm here.
How much you lookin' for?
Uh, $20,000.
You think she got
what it takes?
I do. I know she does.
- What you think?
- You already know what I think.
Man, it's for the kids, fool.
It's only 20 gs.
What you talkin' about?
Here. Here.
Uh, hold on a second.
Mistah R.A.Y., I-I don't think
I can accept cash.
- Little Ray!
- Yeah, dad?
- Bring daddy his checkbook.
- Okay, where is it?
- It's on my desk.
- Okay.
I didn't--I didn't know
you had a son.
Yeah,
that's why I do what I do.
Yeah.
Say hi to Mr. Braverman.
- Hello.
- Hi.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
Look, the schools
in this city are a joke.
Make sure she makes them better,
all right?
She will. That's what
she's gonna do.
Oh, yeah, and tell your wife
there's a speed bump
at the end of my street.
I don't like it.
When she gets elected,
I want it gone.
Oh, it's gone.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
- Hey.
- Hi.
Hey, babe. What are you
doing home so early?
Are you fixing the chair?
- Yeah.
- Yay.
Trying to earn my keep
around here.
Finally. Hi.
Your mom called, like,
two or three times.
What did she say?
She just left a message,
said to call her back.
She's annoying.
- No.
- Mm-hmm.
- She's a mom.
- She's the worst.
Hmm. Hey, I got
some good news.
What?
I have decided that I would
officially like to marry you
at the lake.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
- Wow.
- Are you happy?
Yeah.
- Are you sure?
- I'm positive.
It's magical, and there's...
Nowhere else I'd rather
become your wife.
Where you--where we going?
To show my appreciation,
like...
- Finally.
- In a special way.
I thought my punishment
was over.
Well, jeez, I thought
you liked working on the car.
Well, I don't care whether
you like it or not.
I got--Victor,
I mean, heck, you know,
I can't do this on my own,
you know?
How come Sydney doesn't
have to help?
Well, you know, Sydney,
to be honest with you,
is pretty useless around
anything mechanical.
- 'Cause she's a girl?
- No, no, no.
Not because she's a girl.
Your aunt Sarah
was an ace mechanic.
I mean, your sister--
I mean, Sydney--
I mean, jiminy Christmas,
you've seen her work.
She was pretty bad.
I mean, my parts were
way cleaner than hers.
And I figured out how
to put the water pump
back inside the car.
Yeah. So I mean,
what do you say?
Will you help me out here?
- Okay.
- Great.
- Okay.
- Now, here's the deal.
See, now it's gonna
be hard work.
I mean, we're gonna
get stuck sometimes.
We won't even know
what we're doing.
And, uh, well,
that means we're gonna have
to read the manual
to help us out.
I'm not good at reading.
Well, here we go.
See, my eyes are old.
And, uh, the print
is really small.
I can't do this on my own.
It's, uh--
it's up to you, kid.
I read really slow.
Well, where the heck
do you think I'm goin'?
I got nothin' else to do.
My gosh, we've got
to get those gaskets in.
So, know what?
Just start right there.
What's that say?
"Remove front
adjuster--adjusters."
Oh, my gosh.
That means we've got
to take the engine
out and the transmission.
That's a week's work.
♪ I'm makin' a beautiful day ♪
♪ gonna drive my car
Hey, buddy.
Dad told me that you passed up
on a big campaign donation,
and you're really upset,
so I shouldn't bug you
about dinner.
- Well, that's true.
- I don't understand why
you would pass up on money,
but he said
that it's really cool
that you did.
That was very nice of him
to say.
Did he explain to you
why I passed up on the money?
He said you didn't want to be
in bed with Harry Lerner.
And then I said that
I wouldn't want
Harry Lerner in my bed either.
And then he said that
was supposed to be a metaphor,
and then told me
to go play video games.
Yeah, you know, politics can be
pretty complicated sometimes.
I know.
I was president.
That's true,
you were president.
A very good president.
At that.
Are you gonna drop out
of the race?
I don't want
to drop out of the race,
but, you know, with--
without money,
it's kind of hard
to run for mayor.
So I-I don't know.
You'd probably make
a good mayor, though.
Better than Bob Little.
Thanks, buddy,
that means a lot.
I'm gonna support
your campaign, I think,
until I can conduct
more research.
And then I'm gonna decide
between the two of you
once I have more information
on the other candidate.
Well, I so appreciate you
giving me the benefit
of the doubt, I do.
What's this?
Where did you get this?
Hank told me that
I could have $20
if I could shut up
for one full hour.
And then I did.
I don't think you should
drop out of the race.
♪ And that's gonna be
my beautiful day ♪
♪ oh, oh-oh-oh
♪ my, my
♪ I'm learning to fly
♪ hey, hey
♪ what's that you say?
♪ Let's not forget
we're alive ♪
♪ we're alive