Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993): Season 2, Episode 22 - Geek Tragedy - full transcript
PLCL has focused on many of the 'communities' found in every High School, but until now hasn't focused much on the geek community from which Jerry was spawned. Parker and Mikey learn about the dark underworld of the geek and the terrible fate that afflicts geeks who fade from attention. Jerry decides to take take one of these geeks under his wing, but he has a hard time keeping this geek from fading to the underworld. Naturally it takes the whole group especially Jerry to find resolution is this dark installment.
Jerry Steiner?
Great guy.
Jerry Steiner.
Isn't he that geek?
Used to be.
- He's done a lot of growing up.
- I like him.
Jerry Steiner...
He's sort of sexy.
Jerry who?
Welcome to the
wonderful world of geeks.
Scientifically acute,
mentally agile,
and socially inept.
While most geeks are
easy to spot,
some defy
instant classification.
Case in point,
one Jerry Steiner.
While very much a geek,
Jerry ventures into the world
of the non-geek.
I guess that's why
we're there for him.
And he's there for us.
Sirs, we've got an emergency
in Home Ec.
My fudge.
Excuse me,
pardon me, coming through.
Excuse me, pardon me.
Oh, what a fool I am.
This is a dry vac.
Would this help?
An XP-237 Wet Dry Vac.
Wow!
Oh, well, Steiner,
at times like these,
you must feel very proud
to be a ge...
Uh, one of those barely
noticeable little people
with insufficient
social development.
Geek.
Well, don't thank me.
Thank...
Hey, you forgot your XP-237
Wet Dry Vac.
What's your name?
It's nothing.
- Terri.
- Nothing.
Hey, Terri.
- I just wanted to thank you.
- I'm...
Mr. Jerry Steiner.
The model to which
all geeks aspire.
Light of our lives,
the man who made it out and
made good in the real world.
Yes, well, Jerry is fine.
Uh, Mr. Steiner?
You used to be like me,
and now you're friends
with people like Mr. Lewis
and Mr. Randall.
- Teach me how you did it.
- Show me your secret.
Let me study with you.
Gee, Terri, I don't know.
I mean, what you
did back there was great
and I'd like to help you,
but I'm in
a different place now.
I left all that behind
a long time ago.
Ugh, I've put a big black hole
in the middle of your day.
Sorry I bothered you.
Really stupid, Terri.
Crawl in the wall, geekette.
I'm feeling
great trepidation, sirs.
Terri saved me,
and I feel like I owe her one,
but now she wants me
to take her under my wing,
teach her to get along with
regular people.
- So, that'd be coolness.
- What's the hang-up?
You don't understand, sirs.
- It's not so simple.
- There's danger involved.
Danger?
You may not
know this, sirs, but...
I was once a geek.
See, when you're a geek,
you're not exactly
well-stocked in the
self-esteem department.
You gotta be careful
not to let your inventory
drop too low.
Interesting metaphor, Jer.
What are you talking about?
To be a geek is to live in fear.
If a geek loses his
self-confidence,
gives up all
the belief in himself,
he disappears.
Becomes one of the nameless.
Faceless.
Jer, I think
it's time to slow down
on the Cocoa Puffs.
Mr. Lewis?
Do you remember John Loomis?
He sat next to you in home room.
For four years.
- Uh, John who?
- Exactly my point.
He vanished, disappeared.
A victim of his own
insecurities.
Sirs, you saved me
from that terrible fate,
but I'm just not strong enough
to do that for Terri.
Terri...
I've thought about it,
and I just can't help you
get out of this place.
I've spent too much
time here myself.
I can't risk getting
sucked back into it.
- It's okay.
- I understand.
I'd do the same thing
if I were you, sir.
Compliments of the two
at the end of the bar.
Thanks anyway, Mr. Steiner.
You're comin' with me.
Can you believe it?
In just a few short days,
Jerry has de-geeked Terri
to the point where she can
look someone in the eye
without breaking out in hives.
- Kubiac.
- Lawrence Kubiac.
And now I want you
to meet my good friend
Parker Lewis.
- Oh, no.
- Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Go ahead, you can shake hands
with Parker Lewis.
Put her there, Ter.
Uh, can I get you something,
Mr. Lewis?
Snowshoes?
Duck decoy?
Bowling pin?
Terri!
You don't have to please
everybody to get them
to like you.
People will like you
for just being you.
- Really?
- That's why I like you.
Thanks, Mr. Steiner.
I'll meet you after math class.
Remember, let a smile
be your umbrella.
- Bye.
- Bye, Terri. Bye.
- Look out!
- Get away from him.
Look out, he's crossing over.
- Coolness, Jer.
- She's a chip off the chip off of the ol' block.
Confession time, sirs.
I don't know what I'm doing.
Nobody's ever looked up
to me before.
I don't know if I can
handle the responsibility.
It's kinda scary.
Jer, you can do this.
If you weren't scared,
you wouldn't have the makings
of a true leader.
You're doing fine.
Just trust your heart.
Too easy.
Welcome
to Train A Geek Day
at Mondo Video.
Jerry's helping me out
and Terri's helping him out.
It's a nice way to teach Terri
how to be social
while I get some free help.
Mr. Lewis, sir?
I've taken the liberty
of alphabetizing the videos.
Uh, Ter...
They were already
in alphabetical order.
I know that, sir.
But I've devised a more
efficient alphabet
using only 22 letters.
Isn't she something?
Thank you, sir,
for letting her work here.
Oh, not a problem.
If my friends are happy,
then I'm happy.
Then again,
if my friends are sad...
Life, love, Leno over
Letterman...
What's it all mean, Park?
Welcome to
Mikey Randall's ongoing
existential crisis.
Jerry...
- I could be busy for a while.
- Could you cover for me?
I'm here for you, sir.
Thank you for shopping
Mondo Video,
- where you get all the hits...
- for less.
You have such a great rapport
with people, Mr. Steiner.
I can see why everyone
adores you.
That's not right.
It took over two seconds
for this program
to record a transaction.
I can hack that time in half
with fuzzy-logic architecture.
May I assist?
I'd better handle
this one alone.
You go take over
at the register.
Me?
You're putting me in charge?
I don't know if I'm ready, sir.
Sure you are.
If you're ever gonna stand
on your own two feet,
you've gotta stop
making excuses and start
making decisions.
May I help you?
So then it just hits me,
we're on a rock.
A rock.
A piece of rock
floating through the
middle of space.
Uh, Mr. Steiner?
I'm having some trouble here.
Perhaps you could assist me?
All right, no more
Mr. Nice Guy.
If you think I can't crack
your subroutine,
you've got another thing coming.
Miss, I've been waiting
15 minutes!
I need some assistance!
Uh, sure, ma'am.
The joint is jumping.
I should let Jerry run
the counter more often.
Well, sure, we're all
on solid ground,
but what's under the ground?
And what keeps the oceans
from flying off into space?
You didn't give me my receipt!
- Uh, let me, uh...
- Come on, what's the hold-up?
- Where's my change?
- One moment, I'll...
Why isn't Godfather III
a better movie?
- I'm trying...
- I gotta be somewhere!
- Mr. Steiner?
- Gotcha!
Re-route the inventory master
to the hard disk
and you're all mine.
That one's easy.
Ring Dings are much
better than Yodels.
Done, piece of cake.
Terri, the system's back up,
and...
Jerry, what's goin' on?
Terri!
I can't leave you alone
for five minutes!
- Jerry, I'm not worth it.
- I'm not worth anything.
Just leave me...
It's amazing how
fast your life can change.
A few minutes ago,
Jerry was showing great
promise as a leader,
Terri was discovering
an identity of her own,
and I had a life.
Now Terri's sobbing
in the store room,
Jerry's sobbing on the counter,
and I can't find my copy of
Dying Young.
It's my fault
all this happened, sirs.
I pushed the Terri
envelope too far
and now she's a shell
of her former shell.
I'm just not fit to be
anyone's mentor.
Hey, if we would have
walked out on you
the first time you
crashed and burned,
you'd still be sittin'
in your basement taping
the Weather Channel.
If you wanna be a leader, Jer,
you gotta take responsibility
for all your actions.
Especially your mistakes.
You can't abandon Terri.
- You're right, sirs.
- I can't and I won't.
I'm going in.
Good words, Park.
He'll be fine.
- The kid's strong.
- He's got it under control.
Terri's gone!
This is Tang number four, boys.
We didn't realize
how serious this was.
We should have listened.
Don't blame yourselves, sirs.
There's some things I can't
expect you to understand.
You're not geeks.
True, but that doesn't mean we
can't help you find, uh, Mary.
- Tony.
- Terri!
See, you're already starting
to forget her.
- How can we help?
- You can't, sirs.
I'm the only one
who can get her back.
I've got to cross over
to that dark place
where geeks go
when they've given up.
To get there, I've got to be
totally demoralized.
Emotionally destroyed.
Reduced to a quivering heap
of insecurity.
And, sir, you're the one who
has to do it to me.
This is too intense.
Jerry, you're my friend.
I can't tear you down.
Please, Mr. Lewis,
there's no time.
- I'm begging.
- I can't!
- You're not worth it.
- What?
Look, get a life.
All you do is worry
about the stupidest,
most anal things.
You can't make a decision.
You can't be alone for more
than five minutes.
Maybe once a year a girl
will look at you
and if she does,
it's to use you for
help on a test.
You're a butler, a fifth wheel.
A short, annoying, insecure,
little Barney Fife
who's afraid of everything
and everyone.
Geek-O the Clown.
Man, Park, that was tough.
I don't think I could
have done it.
Oh, my God, I've crossed over.
- Hello?
- Anybody?
Ahh!
Somebody's in here.
- Go away!
- Somebody's in here.
- Taken.
- Leave me alone.
I'm in here.
- J. Steiner, hello, old boy.
- Good of you to join us.
I've been expecting you
for a terribly long time.
Spot of tea?
- No thanks, I'm just passing through.
- Short visit.
- You're going nowhere.
- I'm your darkest vision.
Your worst fears come true.
You've come to me because
your ego has crumbled.
Your self-esteem has
turned to dust.
And I'm not about to let you go.
Soon, no one will know
or even care that you've gone.
- That's not true.
- My friends will care.
He's not in his locker.
Now, I'm really getting worried.
Who are we looking for again?
You know, our little buddy.
Gilligan?
I have a notion.
What say you and I
take a little stroll?
A pubescent promenade,
if you will,
through the life of
Jerry Steiner.
Shall we?
They laughed at your foolish
incompetence then.
They laugh at you now.
I tell you, old boy,
I could watch these scenes
a thousand times.
I wouldn't go out
with you if you were the
last geek on Earth.
But I escaped all this.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Randall
rescued me.
They took pity on you.
They wanted a servant, a pet.
You're a geek, Steiner,
like everyone else here.
An insignificant, insecure,
inconsequential little geek
and I'm here to
remind you of that for the
rest of your days!
Cheerio, old chap.
Please help me.
Is... Is there
anybody out there?
- Hello?
- Terri!
Mr. Steiner.
What are you doing here?
Don't tell me
they've taken you, too.
I came here to save you,
but I can't even save myself.
You came here for me?
Yes, but now I realize
I belong here.
You should never
have let me help you.
I'm a weak person.
You're not.
I came to you
because you're strong.
You proved that you
can be yourself
and still get along
in the world.
- You're my hero.
- But I let you down.
I yelled at you and
it wasn't even your fault.
- You didn't let me down.
- I let myself down.
- I gave up.
- I chickened out.
That's why I'll never
be like you.
You shouldn't try to be.
You should always try to be
just like yourself.
You've got your own
great qualities.
I do?
Stop that infernal drivel
at once!
You have no
discernible identity!
- Ignore him, Terri.
- It's not true.
Let's get out of here.
Don't ever think
you're not special.
You are.
All week you made me feel
like a hero.
No one's ever done that before.
- They should.
- You're amazing.
You're the most loyal friend
anyone ever had.
I really respect you for that.
And you're really honest
about yourself.
Most people have all kinds
of phony pretensions.
- You don't.
- I respect that.
You make a huge difference
in people's lives.
You made a huge difference
in mine.
- We did it!
- We're back!
- Jerry.
- Welcome back, little buddy.
Thanks, Skipper.
- I mean, sirs.
- It's great to be home.
Hey, freshman.
Hey, Shelly.
You feel like getting
some pizza or something?
- Sure.
- Why not?
- Why don't we go to the mall?
- We can, uh, scope for buns.
Cool.
- What's in there?
- What's in the backpack?
Eh, it doesn't matter anymore.
Makes a father proud.
- You did good, Jer.
- Let's go.
Uh, guys, how about
we go get some pizza?
My treat.
It's amazing
how far a little self-esteem
can take you.
Believe in yourself,
and you're suddenly magnetic.
People are drawn to you.
If you're lucky, a few of them
will become friends forever
and there's nothing like
a good friend to add a little
color to your life.
- Nice job, Jer.
- Thank you, sir.
So, who's this Jerry Steiner
anyway?
You know, Terri's friend.
- Mr. Lewis?
- Mr. Randall?
- Mr. Phillips?
- Hello?
Great guy.
Jerry Steiner.
Isn't he that geek?
Used to be.
- He's done a lot of growing up.
- I like him.
Jerry Steiner...
He's sort of sexy.
Jerry who?
Welcome to the
wonderful world of geeks.
Scientifically acute,
mentally agile,
and socially inept.
While most geeks are
easy to spot,
some defy
instant classification.
Case in point,
one Jerry Steiner.
While very much a geek,
Jerry ventures into the world
of the non-geek.
I guess that's why
we're there for him.
And he's there for us.
Sirs, we've got an emergency
in Home Ec.
My fudge.
Excuse me,
pardon me, coming through.
Excuse me, pardon me.
Oh, what a fool I am.
This is a dry vac.
Would this help?
An XP-237 Wet Dry Vac.
Wow!
Oh, well, Steiner,
at times like these,
you must feel very proud
to be a ge...
Uh, one of those barely
noticeable little people
with insufficient
social development.
Geek.
Well, don't thank me.
Thank...
Hey, you forgot your XP-237
Wet Dry Vac.
What's your name?
It's nothing.
- Terri.
- Nothing.
Hey, Terri.
- I just wanted to thank you.
- I'm...
Mr. Jerry Steiner.
The model to which
all geeks aspire.
Light of our lives,
the man who made it out and
made good in the real world.
Yes, well, Jerry is fine.
Uh, Mr. Steiner?
You used to be like me,
and now you're friends
with people like Mr. Lewis
and Mr. Randall.
- Teach me how you did it.
- Show me your secret.
Let me study with you.
Gee, Terri, I don't know.
I mean, what you
did back there was great
and I'd like to help you,
but I'm in
a different place now.
I left all that behind
a long time ago.
Ugh, I've put a big black hole
in the middle of your day.
Sorry I bothered you.
Really stupid, Terri.
Crawl in the wall, geekette.
I'm feeling
great trepidation, sirs.
Terri saved me,
and I feel like I owe her one,
but now she wants me
to take her under my wing,
teach her to get along with
regular people.
- So, that'd be coolness.
- What's the hang-up?
You don't understand, sirs.
- It's not so simple.
- There's danger involved.
Danger?
You may not
know this, sirs, but...
I was once a geek.
See, when you're a geek,
you're not exactly
well-stocked in the
self-esteem department.
You gotta be careful
not to let your inventory
drop too low.
Interesting metaphor, Jer.
What are you talking about?
To be a geek is to live in fear.
If a geek loses his
self-confidence,
gives up all
the belief in himself,
he disappears.
Becomes one of the nameless.
Faceless.
Jer, I think
it's time to slow down
on the Cocoa Puffs.
Mr. Lewis?
Do you remember John Loomis?
He sat next to you in home room.
For four years.
- Uh, John who?
- Exactly my point.
He vanished, disappeared.
A victim of his own
insecurities.
Sirs, you saved me
from that terrible fate,
but I'm just not strong enough
to do that for Terri.
Terri...
I've thought about it,
and I just can't help you
get out of this place.
I've spent too much
time here myself.
I can't risk getting
sucked back into it.
- It's okay.
- I understand.
I'd do the same thing
if I were you, sir.
Compliments of the two
at the end of the bar.
Thanks anyway, Mr. Steiner.
You're comin' with me.
Can you believe it?
In just a few short days,
Jerry has de-geeked Terri
to the point where she can
look someone in the eye
without breaking out in hives.
- Kubiac.
- Lawrence Kubiac.
And now I want you
to meet my good friend
Parker Lewis.
- Oh, no.
- Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Go ahead, you can shake hands
with Parker Lewis.
Put her there, Ter.
Uh, can I get you something,
Mr. Lewis?
Snowshoes?
Duck decoy?
Bowling pin?
Terri!
You don't have to please
everybody to get them
to like you.
People will like you
for just being you.
- Really?
- That's why I like you.
Thanks, Mr. Steiner.
I'll meet you after math class.
Remember, let a smile
be your umbrella.
- Bye.
- Bye, Terri. Bye.
- Look out!
- Get away from him.
Look out, he's crossing over.
- Coolness, Jer.
- She's a chip off the chip off of the ol' block.
Confession time, sirs.
I don't know what I'm doing.
Nobody's ever looked up
to me before.
I don't know if I can
handle the responsibility.
It's kinda scary.
Jer, you can do this.
If you weren't scared,
you wouldn't have the makings
of a true leader.
You're doing fine.
Just trust your heart.
Too easy.
Welcome
to Train A Geek Day
at Mondo Video.
Jerry's helping me out
and Terri's helping him out.
It's a nice way to teach Terri
how to be social
while I get some free help.
Mr. Lewis, sir?
I've taken the liberty
of alphabetizing the videos.
Uh, Ter...
They were already
in alphabetical order.
I know that, sir.
But I've devised a more
efficient alphabet
using only 22 letters.
Isn't she something?
Thank you, sir,
for letting her work here.
Oh, not a problem.
If my friends are happy,
then I'm happy.
Then again,
if my friends are sad...
Life, love, Leno over
Letterman...
What's it all mean, Park?
Welcome to
Mikey Randall's ongoing
existential crisis.
Jerry...
- I could be busy for a while.
- Could you cover for me?
I'm here for you, sir.
Thank you for shopping
Mondo Video,
- where you get all the hits...
- for less.
You have such a great rapport
with people, Mr. Steiner.
I can see why everyone
adores you.
That's not right.
It took over two seconds
for this program
to record a transaction.
I can hack that time in half
with fuzzy-logic architecture.
May I assist?
I'd better handle
this one alone.
You go take over
at the register.
Me?
You're putting me in charge?
I don't know if I'm ready, sir.
Sure you are.
If you're ever gonna stand
on your own two feet,
you've gotta stop
making excuses and start
making decisions.
May I help you?
So then it just hits me,
we're on a rock.
A rock.
A piece of rock
floating through the
middle of space.
Uh, Mr. Steiner?
I'm having some trouble here.
Perhaps you could assist me?
All right, no more
Mr. Nice Guy.
If you think I can't crack
your subroutine,
you've got another thing coming.
Miss, I've been waiting
15 minutes!
I need some assistance!
Uh, sure, ma'am.
The joint is jumping.
I should let Jerry run
the counter more often.
Well, sure, we're all
on solid ground,
but what's under the ground?
And what keeps the oceans
from flying off into space?
You didn't give me my receipt!
- Uh, let me, uh...
- Come on, what's the hold-up?
- Where's my change?
- One moment, I'll...
Why isn't Godfather III
a better movie?
- I'm trying...
- I gotta be somewhere!
- Mr. Steiner?
- Gotcha!
Re-route the inventory master
to the hard disk
and you're all mine.
That one's easy.
Ring Dings are much
better than Yodels.
Done, piece of cake.
Terri, the system's back up,
and...
Jerry, what's goin' on?
Terri!
I can't leave you alone
for five minutes!
- Jerry, I'm not worth it.
- I'm not worth anything.
Just leave me...
It's amazing how
fast your life can change.
A few minutes ago,
Jerry was showing great
promise as a leader,
Terri was discovering
an identity of her own,
and I had a life.
Now Terri's sobbing
in the store room,
Jerry's sobbing on the counter,
and I can't find my copy of
Dying Young.
It's my fault
all this happened, sirs.
I pushed the Terri
envelope too far
and now she's a shell
of her former shell.
I'm just not fit to be
anyone's mentor.
Hey, if we would have
walked out on you
the first time you
crashed and burned,
you'd still be sittin'
in your basement taping
the Weather Channel.
If you wanna be a leader, Jer,
you gotta take responsibility
for all your actions.
Especially your mistakes.
You can't abandon Terri.
- You're right, sirs.
- I can't and I won't.
I'm going in.
Good words, Park.
He'll be fine.
- The kid's strong.
- He's got it under control.
Terri's gone!
This is Tang number four, boys.
We didn't realize
how serious this was.
We should have listened.
Don't blame yourselves, sirs.
There's some things I can't
expect you to understand.
You're not geeks.
True, but that doesn't mean we
can't help you find, uh, Mary.
- Tony.
- Terri!
See, you're already starting
to forget her.
- How can we help?
- You can't, sirs.
I'm the only one
who can get her back.
I've got to cross over
to that dark place
where geeks go
when they've given up.
To get there, I've got to be
totally demoralized.
Emotionally destroyed.
Reduced to a quivering heap
of insecurity.
And, sir, you're the one who
has to do it to me.
This is too intense.
Jerry, you're my friend.
I can't tear you down.
Please, Mr. Lewis,
there's no time.
- I'm begging.
- I can't!
- You're not worth it.
- What?
Look, get a life.
All you do is worry
about the stupidest,
most anal things.
You can't make a decision.
You can't be alone for more
than five minutes.
Maybe once a year a girl
will look at you
and if she does,
it's to use you for
help on a test.
You're a butler, a fifth wheel.
A short, annoying, insecure,
little Barney Fife
who's afraid of everything
and everyone.
Geek-O the Clown.
Man, Park, that was tough.
I don't think I could
have done it.
Oh, my God, I've crossed over.
- Hello?
- Anybody?
Ahh!
Somebody's in here.
- Go away!
- Somebody's in here.
- Taken.
- Leave me alone.
I'm in here.
- J. Steiner, hello, old boy.
- Good of you to join us.
I've been expecting you
for a terribly long time.
Spot of tea?
- No thanks, I'm just passing through.
- Short visit.
- You're going nowhere.
- I'm your darkest vision.
Your worst fears come true.
You've come to me because
your ego has crumbled.
Your self-esteem has
turned to dust.
And I'm not about to let you go.
Soon, no one will know
or even care that you've gone.
- That's not true.
- My friends will care.
He's not in his locker.
Now, I'm really getting worried.
Who are we looking for again?
You know, our little buddy.
Gilligan?
I have a notion.
What say you and I
take a little stroll?
A pubescent promenade,
if you will,
through the life of
Jerry Steiner.
Shall we?
They laughed at your foolish
incompetence then.
They laugh at you now.
I tell you, old boy,
I could watch these scenes
a thousand times.
I wouldn't go out
with you if you were the
last geek on Earth.
But I escaped all this.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Randall
rescued me.
They took pity on you.
They wanted a servant, a pet.
You're a geek, Steiner,
like everyone else here.
An insignificant, insecure,
inconsequential little geek
and I'm here to
remind you of that for the
rest of your days!
Cheerio, old chap.
Please help me.
Is... Is there
anybody out there?
- Hello?
- Terri!
Mr. Steiner.
What are you doing here?
Don't tell me
they've taken you, too.
I came here to save you,
but I can't even save myself.
You came here for me?
Yes, but now I realize
I belong here.
You should never
have let me help you.
I'm a weak person.
You're not.
I came to you
because you're strong.
You proved that you
can be yourself
and still get along
in the world.
- You're my hero.
- But I let you down.
I yelled at you and
it wasn't even your fault.
- You didn't let me down.
- I let myself down.
- I gave up.
- I chickened out.
That's why I'll never
be like you.
You shouldn't try to be.
You should always try to be
just like yourself.
You've got your own
great qualities.
I do?
Stop that infernal drivel
at once!
You have no
discernible identity!
- Ignore him, Terri.
- It's not true.
Let's get out of here.
Don't ever think
you're not special.
You are.
All week you made me feel
like a hero.
No one's ever done that before.
- They should.
- You're amazing.
You're the most loyal friend
anyone ever had.
I really respect you for that.
And you're really honest
about yourself.
Most people have all kinds
of phony pretensions.
- You don't.
- I respect that.
You make a huge difference
in people's lives.
You made a huge difference
in mine.
- We did it!
- We're back!
- Jerry.
- Welcome back, little buddy.
Thanks, Skipper.
- I mean, sirs.
- It's great to be home.
Hey, freshman.
Hey, Shelly.
You feel like getting
some pizza or something?
- Sure.
- Why not?
- Why don't we go to the mall?
- We can, uh, scope for buns.
Cool.
- What's in there?
- What's in the backpack?
Eh, it doesn't matter anymore.
Makes a father proud.
- You did good, Jer.
- Let's go.
Uh, guys, how about
we go get some pizza?
My treat.
It's amazing
how far a little self-esteem
can take you.
Believe in yourself,
and you're suddenly magnetic.
People are drawn to you.
If you're lucky, a few of them
will become friends forever
and there's nothing like
a good friend to add a little
color to your life.
- Nice job, Jer.
- Thank you, sir.
So, who's this Jerry Steiner
anyway?
You know, Terri's friend.
- Mr. Lewis?
- Mr. Randall?
- Mr. Phillips?
- Hello?