Step by Step (1991–1998): Season 1, Episode 8 - Just for Kicks - full transcript

[instrumental music]

[scatting]

Mom..

You look positively radiant.

What did you do with your hair?

Okay, what do you want?

Can't I be nice
without wanting something?

It hasn't happened yet.

Okay.

My favorite singer,
Arlo Prine

is making a
once-in-a-lifetime appearance



tomorrow night at Jake's.

- Can I go?
- What's Jake's?

I don't know, it's like
a little club over in Mequon.

And they have folk singers
and that kinda thing.

Bernice is gonna drive.

Hah, gosh, you know..

I remember when I was your age

Debbie Greenspan
and I went to Milwaukee

to see Sonny and Cher.

[laughs]
Gosh.

- Debbie and I were so close.
- Mom--

But then she went to Woodstock

and changed her name
to Moonbeam.

Last I heard, she was posing



for art classes in Kenosha.

- Mom--
- But anyway, you know..

We used to play the name game..

♪ Dana-Dana bobana banana-fana ♪

♪ Bofana fe-fi fo-fe.. ♪♪

- Mom!
- What?

Thanks for the '60s flashback

but can I go
to Jake's tomorrow night or not?

Well, sure.
I don't see why not.

- Thanks.
- Mm.

- I'll be home by midnight.
- Eleven.

Thirty.

♪ Frank-Frank boban
banana-fana boban ♪

♪ Fe-fi boban Frank ♪

♪ Carol-Carol bobaro
banana-fana bobaro ♪

♪ Fe-fi bobaro ♪

♪ C-a-a-rol Carol-Carol ♪

♪ Bobaro banana-fana.. ♪♪

[theme song]

[screaming]

♪ The dream wide broken ♪

♪ Seemed like all was lost ♪

♪ What would be the future ♪

♪ Could you pay the cost ♪

♪ You wonder ♪

♪ Will there ever be ♪

♪ A second time around? ♪

♪ Woah-a woah-a ♪

♪ When the tears are over ♪

♪ And the moment has come ♪

♪ Say My Lord
I think I found someone ♪

♪ You know it would be better ♪

♪ 'Cause you're putting it
together ♪

♪ For the second time around ♪

♪ We got the woman and man ♪♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ We got the kids and the clan ♪♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Only time will tell ♪

♪ If all these dreams
fit under one umbrella ♪

♪ Step by step ♪

♪ Day by day ♪

♪ A fresh start over ♪

♪ A different hand to play ♪

♪ The deeper we fall

♪ The stronger we stay ♪

♪ And we'll be better ♪

♪ The second time around ♪

♪ Step by step ♪

♪ Day by day ♪♪ Day by day ♪

♪ A fresh start over ♪

♪ A different hand to play ♪

♪ Only time will tell ♪

♪ But you know what they say ♪

♪ We'll make it better ♪

♪ The second time around ♪♪

[theme music]

[instrumental music]

Tch, I don't get it, Dana.

Why do you like Arlo Prine's
music and not mine?

I mean, what's he got
that I ain't got?

Talent.

Cody, I am not interested
in your music.

Well, that's 'cause
you never let me play

any of my good stuff.

Hey..

[guitar music]

Cody, write me a song
about toxic waste..

...social injustice
or the green house effect

and I'll listen to it.

[Dana sighs]

Piece of cake.

Cody, you think
that's gonna be easy?

No...I just wanted
a piece of cake.

[laughs]

- Hi, Frank.
- 'Hello, honey.'

- How was your day?
- Not so good.

I put Floyd in charge
of puttin' in that new driveway

and he messed it all up.

What was wrong with it?

It leads to the wrong house.

[laughs]

- That could be a big problem.
- Oh..

Oh, uh, hey, Frank..

Have you heard of a little place
out in Mequon called Jake's?

- Yeah, it's a bar.
- No, no, no.

I think it's more
like a little club.

Carol, the only little club
at Jake's

is the one the bouncer carries.

It's a tough place.
It's got a two-fight minimum.

[sighs]
Oh..

No! Oh, no.

I told Dana she could
go there Saturday night.

Now, Carol,
if Dana were my daughter

there is no way
she'd be going to Jake's.

Yeah, we better talk to her
about it.

Uh, Carol, I don't think

this is a wesituation.

I think this is more
of a yousituation.

You see, Dana and I
haven't exactly bonded yet.

Yeah, you're right,
okay, I'll leave you

completely out of this.

Next time I see her,
I'll just lay down the law

and tell her she can't go
and that's final.

I'm so excited about going
to Jake's to see Arlo Prine.

Mom, can I borrow
your silver earrings?

Uh, Dana, uh..
Why not?

Thanks.

I- I meant the next next time.

[instrumental music]

So anybody doing anything
exciting this weekend?

I'm going to a quilting bee.

Perhaps you didn't hear
the question.

I'm going to dig for fishing
worms in the backyard.

- You hate fishing.
- But I love worms.

Hey, Mark, what about you?

You have anything
exciting planned?

Oh, yeah,
I'm gonna stay in all weekend

and try to recreate Mendel's
experiment with hybrid plants.

Get a life.

Oh, I have a life.

It's just a really dull one.

Well, everybody knows

I'm going to Jake's
to see Arlo Prine.

Uh, yeah, uh, D-Dana..

I've been, uh, meaning to,
to speak to you about that.

You know, um,
sometimes when you're a parent

you make a decision
on the spur of the moment

and then later you realize
you made that decision

before you had all the facts.

'And then in line
of this new information'

you realize
that your original decision--

Mother, what are you
tryin' to say?

I'm sayin' you can't go
to Jake's tonight.

- What?
- But you can wear my earrings.

But y-you already told me
that I could go. I made plans!

I know, I know,
I told you that you could go.

But that was last night
before bed when I spoke to--

B- buh, C-Carol.

To a,
to a very good friend of mine..

...who said that a lot
of bad guys hang out there.

Was this friend
Frank-Frank-bobank?

You know, mom, it's one thing
for you to marry Frank

and ruin yourlife,
but now he's ruining mine!

In the future, Frank,
I would appreciate it

if you'd mind your own business!

[instrumental music]

[upbeat music]

I can't believe
you're sneaking out.

Mom said you couldn't go.

No, mom said I could go.

Frank's the one
who changed her mind.

Ooh, this so exciting!

[crickets chirping]

Ah. Where do you think
you're going?

- Nowhere.
- I bet you're going to Jake's.

What makes you say that?

Because your friend Bernice
is parked around the corner

wearing a funny nose
and glasses.

Oh, she's subtle.

Alright, you two.
You've gotta keep this quiet.

[sniggers]
Yeah, sure.

Shh! I'll pay you each a dollar.

Five or we squeal.

I hate you.

Hey, you didn't pay me anything.

You're blood, they're dirt.

Oh..

Codeman, what're you doin'?

Hey, J.T.,
I'm just cleanin' my engine.

Oh! Hope you don't mind.

I borrowed
your toothbrush, dude.

I don't mind, it's Karen's.

[laughs]

Good. Ha-ha.

Hey, speakin' of Karen

I haven't seen Dana all night.
Where is she?

Can you keep a secret?

Me? Tcha.

I got stuff up here so secret

I won't even tell myself.

Cool.

Dana snuck out to see
some folk singer at Jake's.

No way!

Dude, there's some pretty
mean dudes hangin' out there.

That's no place for Dana.

I gotta get up there.

Ha-ha, but I'd get there
a lot quicker with this.

[laughs]

[upbeat music]

[indistinct chatter]

[blowing kisses]

This is Jake's?

Why would Arlo Prine
be appearing here?

I think he's making a comeback.

Must not be going very well.

Um...excuse me.

Can we please have
a table for two?

Follow me.

Um, do you have anything
in non-smoking?

How's that?

Much better.

Dana, I think we should go.

I have a bad feeling
about this place.

Come on, Bernice,
if we don't bother them

they won't bother us.

They won't bother me

because I'm leaving.

Thanks a lot, Bernice.
You're my ride.

[sighs]
You're right.

We came together,
we're leaving together.

There's no way
I'm gonna abandon you

in a place like this.

[bottle shatters]

Call me tomorrow.

[instrumental music]

[instrumental music]

- Well, goodnight.
- Goodnight, honey.

I'm meeting Richie
at the movies.

Honey, I'm gonna go up
and try and talk to Dana.

No!

Why, why not?

Uh..

Because..

...she's not in the house.

She left?

No...she didn't leave.

She's just...not in the house.

She's...on the house.

Yeah, she's on the roof.

What?

See, we were watching TV
and the picture went out

so she went on the roof
to fix the antenna.

Told her not do it,
but you know Dana.

Just shimmied up the drainpipe.

Did she go to Jake's?

I'm not going to tell.

Well, then you're not going out.

Then she went to Jake's.

We gotta go get her, honey.

[upbeat music]

[indistinct chatter]

Hey...how you doin', sweet face?

My name's Psycho.

Hi, I'm...Bernice.

Hey, a pretty name
for a pretty lady.

So...you wanna go with me
for a ride on my bike?

Gee, Psycho, that's tempting

but I don't wanna
miss Arlo Prine.

Who?

The singer.

Isn't that why you're here, too?

No. I'm here to pick up chicks
and bust some heads.

Whichever comes first.

Mind if I sit down?

Um..

Let me buy you a beer.

Oh, I didn't realize
it was so late.

I have to get back to
the convent and iron my habit.

Well, hey,
what's your hurry, sister?

I'll tell you what. Why don't
we just stay here and dance?

No, that's okay, I don't really
feel like dancing.

Oh.

Hey...you're cute.

Oh, sorry, I'm taken.

- Hi.
- Oh! Sorry, I'm taken.

Look, Psycho,
I don't wanna dance with you.

Come on, why not?

'Cause she's with me, dude.

That's right, I'm with him.

You know, that's too bad

because they're with me.

[whistles]
Hey.

[clattering]

Whoa! Tch.

I sense trouble, ha-ha.

Hey, gomer.

Do me favor, take a walk
while you still can.

Oh-ho, I get it.

You guys are tryin'
to pick a fight.

[laughs]
Oh, that's too bad.

You know,
'cause I really hate fighting.

You know, somebody always ends
up in the emergency room and..

Then you gotta fill out
all those forms

and there's the insurance
hassles, phew.

Hey, we're just gonna cut out
all that bureaucracy

right here and now,
and leave.

Oh, you can leave,
but she stays.

Ow, let go of me!

Let go of her, dude.

[female #1]
'Whoa.'

Shut up.

Whoa-ha-ha-ha-oh.

That's not cool, dude.

[all]
Oh.

[indistinct chatter]

[groaning]

That smarts. Don't it, dude?

[laughing]

Get him!

[yells]

[grunting]

Hi-ya!

- Come on.
- Dude, that is so cool.

[laughs]

You know,
I bet you I could that, man.

[grunting]

[crowd cheering]

What do you think, dude?
Pretty cool.

[laughs]

[grunting]

Here comes the melvin, dude.

[groaning]

Cody, where did you learn
how to do that?

Do what?

Hey!

- I got him, I got him.
- Hold on.

[grunting]

Dude, thanks, bro.

- Ha, ha, ha.
- 'Get him, Bruce.'

[yells]

[indistinct chatter]

[women screaming]

Cody!

[male #1]
'Ha-yi-ya.'

Ha-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi..

Ha-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi..

Ha-yi-yi-ya.

Ha-yi-yi-ya-ya-hmph!

[babbling]

[laughs]

[grunting]

Mop and Glo.
Mop and Glo, dude.

[glass shatters]

No way.
Who put a window there, dude?

Get him, grab him.
Everybody, grab him.

No, no, no. No, no.

[Cody]
Dude!

So, wise guy, looks like
you're outnumbered now, huh?

Yeah, well, the odds
just got a little better.

[crowd gasping]

[groaning]

[screaming]

[grunting]

[grunts]

Alright, guys, look.

I was only kidding.
I was joking..

- Uh-huh.
- It was a joke!

I didn't mean anything, I swear!

Hey, Cody!

Looks like I still got it.

[laughs]

- Hey.
- Frank!

[grunting]

[screams]

Carol, that was wonderful.

That was Arlo Prine.

Dude.

Oh!

Am I on?

[instrumental music]

[instrumental music]

[laughs]
That was a pretty
cool night, huh?

[chuckles]

Well, if anybody wants me

I'll be out in my van.

Cody.

Listen..

Thanks for showing up and
protecting me from those goons.

Oh, you'd have done
the same thing for me.

[chuckles]

Pretty fancy footwork, Cody.

[laughs]
I know!

I wonder where I learned that.

I think I'll go check my diary.

Mom, you haven't said a word.

I'd feel lot better
if you'd say something.

You want me to say something?

Okay, I'll say something.

You are a self-centered,
pig-headed brat.

You could've
gotten yourself killed tonight.

In the future, when I tell you
not to do something, I mean it.

Except for right now
there will be no future

because you're spending
the next six years in your room.

Do you feel better?

Goodnight.

Six years?

Oh, your mother's just upset.

I'll talk to her.

I'll have you out in four.

- Thanks, Frank.
- You want some ice cream?

No, thanks.

I'm not very hungry.

Rocky road.

Kinda like my life.

Hey. Dana, live and learn.

Look, Frank..

...I owe you an apology.

I should've listened to you.

It's just, it's hard for me.

I'm not used
to having a stepfather.

[scoffs]

Well, Dana, I am not used
to beinga stepfather.

In a lot of ways,
it's harder than being a father.

W- with my own kids,
it's black and white.

I'm their dad,
they have to listen to me.

With you...well,
there's a lot of grey.

[scoffs]
There's a ton of grey.

It's all grey, it..

It's really a tough job.

I guess I don't make it
any easier.

I know I can be..

...occasionally...intransigent.

Intractable.

- A pain in the butt.
- Oh, yeah!

Well, you are a challenge.

Hey, look, Dana

I am not trying
to run your life.

I just wanna be a part of it.

I care about you.

I appreciate that, Frank.

I really do.

Thanks.

Oh...don't mention it.

You sure you don't want
any ice cream?

No, thanks. I'm going to bed.

Okay.

You know, Frank,
you really throw a mean punch.

- Does that hurt your hand?
- Heh, nah.

Not if you know how to do it.

Well, goodnight.

Goodnight.

[sighs]

[instrumental music]

[theme music]

[music continues]