The Cosby Show (1984–1992): Season 1, Episode 4 - Is That My Boy? - full transcript

Theo makes the football team, so Cliff gives him some pointers.

[MUSIC]

VANESSA! VANESSA! VANESSA!

VANESSA! VANESSA! >>
MOM, WOULD YOU TELL RUDY

VANESSA! >> MOM, WOULD YOU
TELL RUDY TO STOP SAYING MY NAME?

MOM, WOULD YOU TELL RUDY
TO STOP SAYING MY NAME? >> CLIFF?

TO STOP SAYING MY NAME? >> CLIFF?
SHE SAID MOM, DEAR, NOT DAD.

CLIFF? >> SHE SAID MOM, DEAR, NOT
DAD. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT

SHE SAID MOM, DEAR, NOT DAD. THAT'S WHY THEY
HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES FOR US, SO THEY CAN GET

THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES
FOR US, SO THEY CAN GET WHO THEY WANT.

NAMES FOR US, SO THEY CAN GET WHO
THEY WANT. >> BUT I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF

WHO THEY WANT. >> BUT I'M IN
THE MIDDLE OF DOING OUR BOOKS.



BUT I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING
OUR BOOKS. >> I'LL DO THEM FOR YOU.

DOING OUR BOOKS. >> I'LL
DO THEM FOR YOU. >> YOU?

I'LL DO THEM FOR YOU. >>
YOU? YOU HATE DOING BOOKS.

YOU? YOU HATE DOING BOOKS.
WHEN I SEE THE JOY YOU GET

YOU HATE DOING BOOKS. >> WHEN I SEE THE
JOY YOU GET FROM DOING THEM, IT MAKES ME

WHEN I SEE THE JOY YOU GET FROM DOING THEM,
IT MAKES ME JEALOUS AND I WANT TO DO BOOKS

FROM DOING THEM, IT MAKES ME JEALOUS
AND I WANT TO DO BOOKS OF MY OWN.

JEALOUS AND I WANT TO DO
BOOKS OF MY OWN. >> VANESSA!

OF MY OWN. >> VANESSA! >> MOM!

VANESSA! >> MOM! >> CLAIR.

MOM! >> CLAIR. >> CLIFF.

CLAIR. >> CLIFF. >> YOU
WANT ME TO DESTROY THEM

CLIFF. >> YOU WANT
ME TO DESTROY THEM NOW?

YOU WANT ME TO DESTROY
THEM NOW? >> DO SOMETHING.



NOW? >> DO SOMETHING. >> RUDY?

DO SOMETHING.
RUDY? >> YES.

RUDY? >> YES. >> THIS
IS YOUR FATHER TALKING

YES. >> THIS IS YOUR
FATHER TALKING TO YOU.

THIS IS YOUR FATHER TALKING
TO YOU. GET DOWN ON YOUR HANDS

TO YOU. GET DOWN ON
YOUR HANDS AND KNEES.

GET DOWN ON YOUR HANDS AND
KNEES. NOW PUT YOUR EAR TO THE FLOOR.

AND KNEES. NOW PUT YOUR EAR
TO THE FLOOR. CAN YOU HEAR ME?

NOW PUT YOUR EAR TO THE
FLOOR. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SAY

YES. >> ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING
TO SAY THIS ONLY ONE TIME, STOP IT!

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SAY THIS ONLY ONE
TIME, STOP IT! >> DADDY, YOU KNOW THE SECRET TO

THIS ONLY ONE TIME, STOP IT! >> DADDY, YOU KNOW
THE SECRET TO HANDLING RUDY, JUST IGNORE HER.

DADDY, YOU KNOW THE SECRET TO HANDLING RUDY,
JUST IGNORE HER. AFTER THAT YOUR LIFE BECOMES

HANDLING RUDY, JUST IGNORE HER.
AFTER THAT YOUR LIFE BECOMES VERY FREE.

AFTER THAT YOUR LIFE BECOMES
VERY FREE. >> SPOKEN LIKE A PERSON

VERY FREE. >> SPOKEN LIKE
A PERSON WITH NO CHILDREN.

LISTEN? >>
MMM? >> IT'S QUIET.

MMM? >> IT'S QUIET.
DAD HAS SPOKEN.

IT'S QUIET. >> DAD HAS
SPOKEN. THERE WILL BE PEACE IN

DAD HAS SPOKEN. THERE
WILL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY.

THERE WILL BE PEACE IN
THE VALLEY. >> VANESSA!

THE VALLEY. >> VANESSA! >> MOM!

VANESSA! >> MOM!
DAD'S OFF THE COUCH.

MOM! >> DAD'S OFF
THE COUCH. HE'S MOVING IN.

DAD'S OFF THE COUCH.
HE'S MOVING IN. LOOK OUT!

HE'S MOVING IN. LOOK
OUT! >> AH, HA, HA, HA!

LOOK OUT! >> AH, HA, HA, HA!
NOW WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

AH, HA, HA, HA! NOW WHERE ARE
YOU GOING? >> TO THE BATHROOM.

NOW WHERE ARE YOU GOING? >> TO THE
BATHROOM. >> I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO GO.

TO THE BATHROOM. >> I DON'T THINK
YOU HAVE TO GO. >> WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG?

I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO GO. >> WHAT IF
YOU'RE WRONG? >> THEN THE THREE OF US WILL

WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG? >> THEN THE
THREE OF US WILL SOON FIND OUT, WON'T WE?

THEN THE THREE OF US WILL SOON FIND
OUT, WON'T WE? NOW, YOU ARE BOTHERING THE

SOON FIND OUT, WON'T WE? NOW, YOU ARE
BOTHERING THE PRINCESS VANESSA, AREN'T YOU?

NOW, YOU ARE BOTHERING THE PRINCESS
VANESSA, AREN'T YOU? >> NO, DADDY.

PRINCESS VANESSA, AREN'T YOU? >> NO,
DADDY. >> IS IT YOUR VOICE THAT I HEAR

NO, DADDY. >> IS IT YOUR VOICE
THAT I HEAR THAT'S SAYING, "VANESSA!"?

IS IT YOUR VOICE THAT I HEAR
THAT'S SAYING, "VANESSA!"? >> YES.

THAT'S SAYING, "VANESSA!"? >>
YES. >> IT IS YOUR THROAT THAT'S

YES. >> IT IS YOUR THROAT
THAT'S ALLOWING YOUR VOICE TO SAY,

IT IS YOUR THROAT THAT'S ALLOWING
YOUR VOICE TO SAY, "VANESSA!"?

ALLOWING YOUR VOICE
TO SAY, "VANESSA!"? >> YES.

"VANESSA!"? >> YES. >> IS
IT YOUR BRAIN THAT TELLS

YES. >> IS IT YOUR BRAIN THAT
TELLS YOUR THROAT TO LET THE VOICE

IS IT YOUR BRAIN THAT TELLS YOUR
THROAT TO LET THE VOICE SAY, "VANESSA!"?

YOUR THROAT TO LET THE
VOICE SAY, "VANESSA!"? >> YES.

SAY, "VANESSA!"? >> YES.
THEN YOU ARE BOTHERING

YES. >> THEN YOU
ARE BOTHERING VANESSA.

THEN YOU ARE BOTHERING
VANESSA. >> NO, DADDY,

VANESSA. >> NO, DADDY,
SHE'S BOTHERING ME.

NO, DADDY, SHE'S
BOTHERING ME. >> HOW?

SHE'S BOTHERING ME. >> HOW?
BY NOT ANSWERING WHEN I SAY,

HOW? >> BY NOT ANSWERING
WHEN I SAY, "VANESSA."

BY NOT ANSWERING WHEN I SAY,
"VANESSA." >> DADDY, I'M TRYING TO DO

"VANESSA." >> DADDY, I'M TRYING
TO DO MY HOMEWORK AND SHE IS

DADDY, I'M TRYING TO DO MY
HOMEWORK AND SHE IS BOTHERING ME.

MY HOMEWORK AND SHE IS
BOTHERING ME. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BOTHERING ME. >> I UNDERSTAND
THAT. NOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS

I UNDERSTAND THAT. NOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO IS SEPARATE THE TWO OF YOU, AND YOU

NOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS SEPARATE THE TWO
OF YOU, AND YOU WILL HAVE THE ROOM TO YOURSELF.

SEPARATE THE TWO OF YOU, AND YOU WILL HAVE
THE ROOM TO YOURSELF. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT

WILL HAVE THE ROOM TO YOURSELF.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING? OKAY?

I'M SAYING? OKAY? >> ALL RIGHT.

OKAY? >> ALL RIGHT. >>
NOW LISTEN TO ME, YOU KNOW

ALL RIGHT. >> NOW LISTEN TO ME, YOU
KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE TO PLAY IN MOM

NOW LISTEN TO ME, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU
LOVE TO PLAY IN MOM AND DAD'S ROOM, RIGHT?

HOW MUCH YOU LOVE TO PLAY IN MOM AND DAD'S
ROOM, RIGHT? DAD'S GOT A BIGGIE FOR YOU.

AND DAD'S ROOM, RIGHT? DAD'S GOT A BIGGIE
FOR YOU. YOU CAN PLAY IN OUR ROOM UNTIL

DAD'S GOT A BIGGIE FOR YOU. YOU CAN PLAY IN
OUR ROOM UNTIL DAD COMES TO GET YOU, OKAY?

YOU CAN PLAY IN OUR ROOM UNTIL DAD
COMES TO GET YOU, OKAY? >> OH, BOY.

DAD COMES TO GET YOU, OKAY? >>
OH, BOY. >> ALL RIGHT, NOW THERE IS

OH, BOY. >> ALL RIGHT, NOW THERE
IS CERTAIN THINGS IN THERE THAT DAD

ALL RIGHT, NOW THERE IS CERTAIN THINGS IN
THERE THAT DAD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO TOUCH.

CERTAIN THINGS IN THERE THAT DAD DOESN'T
WANT YOU TO TOUCH. >> CAN I TOUCH THE TV?

DOESN'T WANT YOU TO TOUCH.
CAN I TOUCH THE TV? >> YES.

CAN I TOUCH THE TV? >>
YES. >> THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.

HEY! HI, MOM. >> HI.

HI, MOM. >> HI. >> HEY, DAD!

HI. >> HEY, DAD! >> HEY!

HEY, DAD! >> HEY! WHAT
TIME'S SCHOOL LET OUT?

HEY! WHAT TIME'S
SCHOOL LET OUT? >> THREE.

WHAT TIME'S SCHOOL
LET OUT? >> THREE. >> HEY!

THREE. >> HEY!
WHAT TIME IS IT NOW?

HEY! WHAT TIME
IS IT NOW? >> FIVE.

WHAT TIME IS IT
NOW? >> FIVE. >> HEY!

FIVE. >> HEY!
WANT TO TALK ABOUT

HEY! WANT TO TALK
ABOUT 2 MISSING HOURS?

WANT TO TALK ABOUT 2 MISSING
HOURS? >> WELL, DAD, I DIDN'T WANT TO

2 MISSING HOURS? >> WELL,
DAD, I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU.

WELL, DAD, I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL
YOU. >> TELL ME, EVEN IT IN INVOLVES

TELL YOU. >> TELL ME, EVEN IT
IN INVOLVES A LIQUOR STORE.

TELL ME, EVEN IT IN INVOLVES A LIQUOR
STORE. >> WELL, ALL THIS WEEK I'VE BEEN

A LIQUOR STORE. >> WELL, ALL THIS WEEK
I'VE BEEN GOING TO FOOTBALL TRYOUTS,

WELL, ALL THIS WEEK I'VE BEEN GOING TO
FOOTBALL TRYOUTS, AND TODAY I FOUND OUT

GOING TO FOOTBALL TRYOUTS, AND
TODAY I FOUND OUT I MADE THE TEAM.

AND TODAY I FOUND OUT I MADE THE
TEAM. SEE LOOK, HERE'S SOME OF OUR

I MADE THE TEAM. SEE LOOK,
HERE'S SOME OF OUR PLAYS.

SEE LOOK, HERE'S SOME OF OUR
PLAYS. YOU SEE, ME AND THE GUYS GOT

PLAYS. YOU SEE, ME AND THE GUYS
GOT THIS IDEA TO GO FOR FOOTBALL,

YOU SEE, ME AND THE GUYS GOT THIS IDEA TO
GO FOR FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW AND GOOF AROUND.

THIS IDEA TO GO FOR FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW
AND GOOF AROUND. WELL, AFTER THE FIRST DAY,

YOU KNOW AND GOOF AROUND. WELL, AFTER
THE FIRST DAY, SAMMY AND THE MOUTH GOT CUT.

WELL, AFTER THE FIRST DAY, SAMMY AND THE MOUTH
GOT CUT. THE NEXT DAY, JOEL AND COCKROACH

SAMMY AND THE MOUTH GOT CUT. THE NEXT
DAY, JOEL AND COCKROACH GOT BOUNCED.

THE NEXT DAY, JOEL AND
COCKROACH GOT BOUNCED. >> WHO?

GOT BOUNCED. >>
WHO? >> COCKROACH.

WHO? >> COCKROACH.
I FIGURED I'D BE NEXT.

COCKROACH. I FIGURED I'D BE
NEXT. THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

I FIGURED I'D BE NEXT. THAT'S WHY I
DIDN'T TELL YOU. BUT THEY NEVER CUT ME.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T TELL YOU. BUT
THEY NEVER CUT ME. THEY KEPT ME, DAD.

BUT THEY NEVER CUT ME. THEY
KEPT ME, DAD. I'M ON THE TEAM.

THEY KEPT ME, DAD. I'M ON
THE TEAM. >> GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M ON THE TEAM. >> GET
OUT OF HERE. >> REALLY.

GET OUT OF HERE. >>
REALLY. >> IT'S A 31 SWEEP.

REALLY. >> IT'S A 31
SWEEP. I RAN THIS IN COLLEGE.

IT'S A 31 SWEEP. I RAN THIS IN
COLLEGE. >> BACK WHEN THEY DIDN'T WEAR

I RAN THIS IN COLLEGE. >> BACK
WHEN THEY DIDN'T WEAR FACE MASKS.

BACK WHEN THEY DIDN'T WEAR
FACE MASKS. >> IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED

FACE MASKS. >> IS THAT WHAT
HAPPENED TO YOUR NOSE?

IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR
NOSE? >> IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY

TO YOUR NOSE? >> IT'S A SMALL
PRICE TO PAY FOR A FIRST DOWN.

IT'S A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR A
FIRST DOWN. >> SO IT'S OKAY IF I PLAY?

FOR A FIRST DOWN. >> SO IT'S OKAY IF I
PLAY? >> WELL, NOW THIS ISN'T GONNA

SO IT'S OKAY IF I PLAY? >> WELL, NOW THIS
ISN'T GONNA INTERFERE WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK?

WELL, NOW THIS ISN'T GONNA INTERFERE WITH YOUR
SCHOOL WORK? >> MOM, I'M GONNA WORK REAL HARD

INTERFERE WITH YOUR SCHOOL WORK? >> MOM,
I'M GONNA WORK REAL HARD AT EVERYTHING.

MOM, I'M GONNA WORK REAL
HARD AT EVERYTHING. >> ALL RIGHT.

AT EVERYTHING. >> ALL RIGHT. >>
YOU BETTER DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

ALL RIGHT. >> YOU BETTER DO
YOUR HOMEWORK. >> RIGHT, DAD.

YOU BETTER DO YOUR HOMEWORK.
RIGHT, DAD. NO PROBLEM.

RIGHT, DAD. NO
PROBLEM. >> HAPPY?

MY BOY, MY SON,
FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL.

FOOTBALL. FOOTBALL.
MY SON, MY BOY.

FOOTBALL. MY SON,
MY BOY. IN THE STANDS,

MY SON, MY BOY. IN THE
STANDS, "IS THAT YOUR SON?"

IN THE STANDS, "IS THAT YOUR
SON?" "YES, THAT'S MY BOY.

"IS THAT YOUR SON?" "YES, THAT'S
MY BOY. SEE, THE ONE RUNNING DOWN

"YES, THAT'S MY BOY. SEE, THE ONE RUNNING
DOWN THE FIELD FOR THE TOUCHDOWN WITH

SEE, THE ONE RUNNING DOWN THE FIELD FOR THE
TOUCHDOWN WITH THE NAME HUXTABLE ON THE BACK?

THE FIELD FOR THE TOUCHDOWN WITH THE
NAME HUXTABLE ON THE BACK? THAT'S MY SON.

THE NAME HUXTABLE ON THE BACK? THAT'S
MY SON. I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF,

THAT'S MY SON. I WOULD HAVE
DONE IT MYSELF, BUT I'M TOO OLD NOW.

I WOULD HAVE DONE IT MYSELF, BUT I'M
TOO OLD NOW. SO I PASSED THE BUSINESS

BUT I'M TOO OLD NOW. SO I
PASSED THE BUSINESS ON TO HIM.

SO I PASSED THE BUSINESS ON TO
HIM. HUXTABLE AND SON, YES INDEED."

ON TO HIM. HUXTABLE AND SON,
YES INDEED." GO TO DINNERS,

HUXTABLE AND SON, YES INDEED." GO TO
DINNERS, "AND THE ATHLETE OF THE CENTURY,

GO TO DINNERS, "AND THE ATHLETE
OF THE CENTURY, YOUNG HUXTABLE.

"AND THE ATHLETE OF THE CENTURY,
YOUNG HUXTABLE. SITTING NEXT TO HIM WAS

YOUNG HUXTABLE. SITTING NEXT TO HIM
WAS THE ATHLETE OF THE OLD CENTURY'S

SITTING NEXT TO HIM WAS THE ATHLETE
OF THE OLD CENTURY'S OLD HUXTABLE."

THE ATHLETE OF THE OLD CENTURY'S
OLD HUXTABLE." MY SON, I'M TELLING YOU MY

OLD HUXTABLE." MY SON, I'M TELLING YOU
MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, AND

MY SON, I'M TELLING YOU MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN
ANSWERED, AND THE CIRCLE WILL NOT BE BROKEN.

CLIFF, NOW THIS MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE,
BUT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN CALM DOWN?

IMPOSSIBLE, BUT DO YOU THINK YOU
CAN CALM DOWN? >> CALM, SURE, BE CALM.

YOU CAN CALM DOWN? >>
CALM, SURE, BE CALM. >> CLIFF?

CALM, SURE, BE
CALM. >> CLIFF? >> HMM.

CLIFF? >> HMM. >>
YOUR EYES ARE DANCING.

HMM. >> YOUR EYES
ARE DANCING. >> ARE THEY?

YOUR EYES ARE DANCING.
ARE THEY? >> MMM-HMM.

ARE THEY? >>
MMM-HMM. >> LET ME SEE.

MMM-HMM. >> LET ME
SEE. THEY ARE, AREN'T THEY?

LET ME SEE. THEY ARE, AREN'T
THEY? YES, THEY ARE, THEY ARE DANCING.

THEY ARE, AREN'T THEY? YES, THEY
ARE, THEY ARE DANCING. >> COME ON.

YES, THEY ARE, THEY ARE
DANCING. >> COME ON. >> HUH?

COME ON. >> HUH? >> SIT DOWN.

HUH? >> SIT DOWN. >>
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, DO ME

SIT DOWN. >> NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, DO ME A FAVOR, DO ME A FAVOR.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, DO ME A
FAVOR, DO ME A FAVOR. SAY IT AGAIN,

A FAVOR, DO ME A FAVOR. SAY IT
AGAIN, I WANT TO SEE 'EM DANCE.

SAY IT AGAIN, I WANT TO
SEE 'EM DANCE. LET 'EM GO.

I WANT TO SEE 'EM DANCE.
LET 'EM GO. LET 'EM GO.

LET 'EM GO. LET 'EM GO. SAY IT.

LET 'EM GO. SAY IT. >> FOOTBALL.

SAY IT. >> FOOTBALL.
THERE THEY GO!

OKAY, NOW WHO IS THIS? >> YOU,
AGAIN. >> WELL, AT LEAST YOU COULD

YOU, AGAIN. >> WELL, AT LEAST
YOU COULD LOOK, YOU KNOW?

WELL, AT LEAST YOU COULD LOOK,
YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT, HERE WITH WE GO,

LOOK, YOU KNOW? ALL RIGHT, HERE
WITH WE GO, THE GROVERTON GAME 1958,

ALL RIGHT, HERE WITH WE GO, THE GROVERTON
GAME 1958, BACK FIELD OF HARRY JEFFERSON,

THE GROVERTON GAME 1958, BACK FIELD OF HARRY
JEFFERSON, DON COUNSEL, TOBY WILSON AND ME.

BACK FIELD OF HARRY JEFFERSON, DON COUNSEL,
TOBY WILSON AND ME. WE ARE DOWN MY 6 POINTS,

DON COUNSEL, TOBY WILSON AND ME. WE ARE DOWN
MY 6 POINTS, 800,000 PEOPLE IN THE STANDS,

WE ARE DOWN MY 6 POINTS, 800,000 PEOPLE
IN THE STANDS, 3 SECONDS LEFT TO GO,

800,000 PEOPLE IN THE STANDS, 3 SECONDS
LEFT TO GO, OUR BALL ON THEIR 2-YARD LINE,

3 SECONDS LEFT TO GO, OUR BALL ON
THEIR 2-YARD LINE, AND WHO DID THEY GO TO?

OUR BALL ON THEIR 2-YARD LINE, AND
WHO DID THEY GO TO? >> TOBY WILSON.

AND WHO DID THEY GO TO?
TOBY WILSON. >> RIGHT.

TOBY WILSON. >>
RIGHT. AND WE LOST.

RIGHT. AND WE LOST. >>
SHOULD HAVE GONE TO YOU.

AND WE LOST. >> SHOULD HAVE
GONE TO YOU. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

SHOULD HAVE GONE TO YOU. >> THAT'S
RIGHT. NOW WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THE

THAT'S RIGHT. NOW WHEN WE WENT BACK
TO THE CLASS REUNION, PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY

NOW WHEN WE WENT BACK TO THE CLASS REUNION,
PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY TO ME, "WELL, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

CLASS REUNION, PEOPLE DIDN'T SAY TO ME, "WELL,
HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOUR PRACTICE LOOKS GOOD.

TO ME, "WELL, HOW ARE YOU DOING? YOUR
PRACTICE LOOKS GOOD. YOU LOOK WONDERFUL."

YOUR PRACTICE LOOKS GOOD. YOU LOOK
WONDERFUL." FIRST THING OUT OF THEIR MOUTH

YOU LOOK WONDERFUL." FIRST THING OUT
OF THEIR MOUTH WAS, "IT SHOULD HAVE GONE

FIRST THING OUT OF THEIR MOUTH
WAS, "IT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO YOU."

WAS, "IT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO
YOU." >> YOU KNOW, CLIFF, FOR THE PAST

TO YOU." >> YOU KNOW, CLIFF, FOR
THE PAST 2 HOURS IT'S BEEN FOOTBALL

YOU KNOW, CLIFF, FOR THE PAST 2
HOURS IT'S BEEN FOOTBALL NON-STOP.

2 HOURS IT'S BEEN FOOTBALL
NON-STOP. NOW THE BOY IS HALF MINE,

NON-STOP. NOW THE BOY IS HALF
MINE, AND I MIGHT HAVE SOME PLANS

NOW THE BOY IS HALF MINE, AND I
MIGHT HAVE SOME PLANS FOR HIM MYSELF.

AND I MIGHT HAVE SOME PLANS
FOR HIM MYSELF. >> LIKE WHAT?

FOR HIM MYSELF. >> LIKE WHAT?
LIKE FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS

LIKE WHAT? >> LIKE FOLLOW IN MY
FOOTSTEPS AND BECOME A LAWYER.

LIKE FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS AND BECOME
A LAWYER. >> NO BETTER WAY TO PREPARE

AND BECOME A LAWYER. >> NO BETTER
WAY TO PREPARE FOR LAW THAN FOOTBALL.

NO BETTER WAY TO PREPARE FOR LAW THAN
FOOTBALL. >> WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE,

FOR LAW THAN FOOTBALL. >> WAIT
A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE, TIME OUT.

WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE,
TIME OUT. >> WHAT I'M SAYING IS LIKE ME,

TIME OUT. >> WHAT I'M SAYING
IS LIKE ME, IN MED SCHOOL.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS LIKE ME, IN MED
SCHOOL. NOW, FINAL EXAMS PEOPLE ARE

IN MED SCHOOL. NOW, FINAL EXAMS PEOPLE
ARE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAY,

NOW, FINAL EXAMS PEOPLE ARE RUNNING UP AND DOWN
THE HALLWAY, JUMPING OUT OF WINDOWS, SETTING

RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAY, JUMPING
OUT OF WINDOWS, SETTING THEMSELVES ON FIRE.

JUMPING OUT OF WINDOWS, SETTING THEMSELVES
ON FIRE. "OH, MY GOODNESS, I DON'T

THEMSELVES ON FIRE. "OH, MY GOODNESS,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO."

"OH, MY GOODNESS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M GONNA DO." ME, 2:30 IN THE MORNING I'M

KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO." ME, 2:30 IN THE
MORNING I'M DANCING IN THE HALLWAYS AND I'M

ME, 2:30 IN THE MORNING I'M DANCING IN THE
HALLWAYS AND I'M SAYING, "POUR IT ON, POUR IT ON.

DANCING IN THE HALLWAYS AND I'M SAYING, "POUR
IT ON, POUR IT ON. GIVE ME TOUGHER EXAM.

SAYING, "POUR IT ON, POUR IT ON. GIVE ME
TOUGHER EXAM. WHAT, IS THIS THE BEST YOU

GIVE ME TOUGHER EXAM. WHAT, IS
THIS THE BEST YOU CAN HAND ME?"

WHAT, IS THIS THE BEST YOU
CAN HAND ME?" AND PEOPLE SAID,

CAN HAND ME?" AND PEOPLE
SAID, "YOU'RE NOT SCARED?"

AND PEOPLE SAID, "YOU'RE
NOT SCARED?" I SAID, "NO."

"YOU'RE NOT SCARED?" I
SAID, "NO." THEY SAID, "WHY?"

I SAID, "NO." THEY SAID,
"WHY?" I SAID, "FOOTBALL."

THEY SAID, "WHY?" I SAID,
"FOOTBALL." >> CLIFF, I READ AN ARTICLE

I SAID, "FOOTBALL." >> CLIFF, I READ AN
ARTICLE ABOUT TEENAGE BOYS AND FOOTBALL,

CLIFF, I READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT TEENAGE BOYS
AND FOOTBALL, AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID

ABOUT TEENAGE BOYS AND FOOTBALL, AND DO YOU
KNOW WHAT THEY SAID THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS?

AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAID THEIR
BIGGEST PROBLEM IS? >> NAUGHTY CHEERLEADERS

THEIR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS? >>
NAUGHTY CHEERLEADERS ON THE BUS.

NAUGHTY CHEERLEADERS
ON THE BUS. >> NO.

ON THE BUS. >> NO. FATHERS.

NO. FATHERS. >>
SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

FATHERS. >> SURPRISE,
SURPRISE. >> NO, CLIFF,

SURPRISE, SURPRISE. >>
NO, CLIFF, I REALLY MEAN IT NOW.

NO, CLIFF, I REALLY MEAN IT
NOW. THE FATHERS EXPECT SO MUCH

I REALLY MEAN IT NOW. THE FATHERS EXPECT
SO MUCH FROM THEIR SONS, THEY TAKE ALL

THE FATHERS EXPECT SO MUCH FROM THEIR
SONS, THEY TAKE ALL THE FUN OUT OF PLAYING.

FROM THEIR SONS, THEY TAKE ALL THE FUN OUT
OF PLAYING. >> LOOK, I AM NOT GOING TO PUT

THE FUN OUT OF PLAYING. >> LOOK, I AM
NOT GOING TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE BOY.

LOOK, I AM NOT GOING TO PUT
PRESSURE ON THE BOY. IF HE'S GOOD, GREAT.

PRESSURE ON THE BOY. IF
HE'S GOOD, GREAT. IF HE'S BAD.

IF HE'S GOOD, GREAT. IF HE'S
BAD. BUT IF HE QUITS, HE'S DEAD.

IF HE'S BAD. BUT IF HE
QUITS, HE'S DEAD. >> DAD?

BUT IF HE QUITS, HE'S
DEAD. >> DAD? >> MY BOY.

DAD? >> MY BOY. >> SINCE
YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT

MY BOY. >> SINCE YOU KNOW SO MUCH
ABOUT FOOTBALL, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME

SINCE YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT
FOOTBALL, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME POINTERS?

FOOTBALL, CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME
POINTERS? >> SON, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TEACH

POINTERS? >> SON, I'LL BE
HAPPY TO TEACH YOU ALL I KNOW.

SON, I'LL BE HAPPY TO
TEACH YOU ALL I KNOW. >> CLIFF?

YOU ALL I KNOW. >> CLIFF?
OF COURSE IT'S BEEN

CLIFF? >> OF COURSE
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

OF COURSE IT'S BEEN A
LONG TIME. >> AFTER DINNER.

A LONG TIME. >> AFTER DINNER.
ABOUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL.

AFTER DINNER. >> ABOUT THE
GAME OF FOOTBALL. >> IS RUDY COMING?

ABOUT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL. >> IS RUDY
COMING? >> I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR HOURS.

IS RUDY COMING? >> I HAVEN'T SEEN
HER FOR HOURS. >> I FORGOT, I LEFT HER UP

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR HOURS. >>
I FORGOT, I LEFT HER UP IN THE ROOM.

I FORGOT, I LEFT HER UP IN THE
ROOM. HUH, READY, 51, HUT, HOY!

WHAT DO YOU MEAN I FORGOT
ABOUT YOU. IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE

ABOUT YOU. IT'S ONLY
BEEN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF
HOURS. >> NOBODY LIKES ME.

OF HOURS. >> NOBODY
LIKES ME. >> ARE YOU KIDDING?

NOBODY LIKES ME. >> ARE YOU
KIDDING? EVERYBODY IN HERE IS WAITING

ARE YOU KIDDING? EVERYBODY
IN HERE IS WAITING FOR YOU.

EVERYBODY IN HERE IS WAITING FOR
YOU. EVEN VANESSA SAID, "I REFUSE

FOR YOU. EVEN VANESSA SAID, "I
REFUSE TO EAT UNTIL RUDY SHOWS UP."

EVEN VANESSA SAID, "I REFUSE TO EAT
UNTIL RUDY SHOWS UP." >> GREAT DINNER, MOM.

TO EAT UNTIL RUDY SHOWS UP." >>
GREAT DINNER, MOM. >> IT WAS DELICIOUS.

GREAT DINNER, MOM. >> IT
WAS DELICIOUS. >> ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS DELICIOUS. >> ALL RIGHT.
WELL THEN, JUST THE TWO OF US

ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN, JUST THE TWO
OF US WILL SIT DOWN AND HAVE A LOVELY

WELL THEN, JUST THE TWO OF US WILL
SIT DOWN AND HAVE A LOVELY DINNER.

WILL SIT DOWN AND HAVE
A LOVELY DINNER. COME ON.

DINNER. COME ON. >> I
DON'T EAT WITH FIBBERS!

COME ON. >> I DON'T EAT
WITH FIBBERS! >> I'LL GET HER.

I DON'T EAT WITH FIBBERS! >> I'LL
GET HER. >> WELL, FIBBER WILL JUST HAVE

I'LL GET HER. >> WELL, FIBBER
WILL JUST HAVE TO EAT ALONE.

ARE YOU REALLY GONNA WEAR
THAT? >> THIS IS A REAL FOOTBALL

THAT? >> THIS IS A REAL
FOOTBALL UNIFORM.

THIS IS A REAL FOOTBALL
UNIFORM. THE KIND THAT MEN WORE.

UNIFORM. THE KIND THAT MEN
WORE. THIS IS ALL THE PROTECTION

THE KIND THAT MEN WORE. THIS IS
ALL THE PROTECTION WE NEEDED.

THIS IS ALL THE PROTECTION WE
NEEDED. >> TELL 'EM HOW MANY TIMES YOU

WE NEEDED. >> TELL 'EM HOW MANY
TIMES YOU WERE CARRIED OFF THE FIELD.

TELL 'EM HOW MANY TIMES YOU WERE CARRIED OFF
THE FIELD. >> ONLY TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.

WERE CARRIED OFF THE FIELD. >> ONLY TO GET
YOUR ATTENTION. THEO, MY BOY, YOU ARE ABOUT TO

ONLY TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. THEO, MY BOY, YOU
ARE ABOUT TO BECOME A PART OF THE HUXTABLE

THEO, MY BOY, YOU ARE ABOUT TO BECOME A PART
OF THE HUXTABLE TRADITION STARTING WITH YOUR

BECOME A PART OF THE HUXTABLE TRADITION
STARTING WITH YOUR GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER,

TRADITION STARTING WITH YOUR GREAT,
GREAT GRANDFATHER, "GENERAL" THEO HUXTABLE.

GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER, "GENERAL"
THEO HUXTABLE. >> HEY, MY GREAT, GREAT

"GENERAL" THEO HUXTABLE. >> HEY, MY
GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS A GENERAL?

HEY, MY GREAT, GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS
A GENERAL? >> NO, THAT WAS HIS NICKNAME.

GRANDFATHER WAS A GENERAL? >> NO,
THAT WAS HIS NICKNAME. >> HOW'D HE GET IT?

NO, THAT WAS HIS NICKNAME. >> HOW'D
HE GET IT? >> HE GAVE IT TO HIMSELF BECAUSE

HOW'D HE GET IT? >> HE GAVE IT TO
HIMSELF BECAUSE HE WAS A BIG MAN.

HE GAVE IT TO HIMSELF BECAUSE HE
WAS A BIG MAN. YOU SEE, AND A MAN THAT SIZE

HE WAS A BIG MAN. YOU SEE, AND A MAN
THAT SIZE IN THOSE DAYS WHEN HE SAID,

YOU SEE, AND A MAN THAT SIZE IN THOSE DAYS
WHEN HE SAID, "CALL ME GENERAL," EVERYBODY

IN THOSE DAYS WHEN HE SAID, "CALL ME GENERAL,"
EVERYBODY SAID THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL HIM.

"CALL ME GENERAL," EVERYBODY SAID
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL HIM. SO HERE WE GO.

SAID THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL HIM. SO HERE
WE GO. >> HEY, THAT'S REAL INTERESTING.

SO HERE WE GO. >> HEY, THAT'S
REAL INTERESTING. >> YEAH.

HEY, THAT'S REAL INTERESTING. >>
YEAH. >> TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS GUY.

YEAH. >> TELL ME MORE ABOUT
THIS GUY. >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS GUY. >>
NO, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR TELL ME MORE.

NO, WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR TELL ME
MORE. WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE, SON.

TELL ME MORE. WE HAVE TO
GET OUT THERE, SON. HERE WE GO!

WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE, SON.
HERE WE GO! READY, TRIPLE-BY, READY!

HERE WE GO! READY, TRIPLE-BY,
READY! NO, DON'T RUB IT.

READY, TRIPLE-BY, READY! NO, DON'T
RUB IT. THAT'S A CALCIUM DEPOSIT.

NO, DON'T RUB IT. THAT'S A
CALCIUM DEPOSIT. 24, 15, 15, 15 HUT!

THAT'S A CALCIUM DEPOSIT.
24, 15, 15, 15 HUT! >> AH!

24, 15, 15, 15 HUT! >> AH! >>
GENERAL, I'M SENDING YOU ONE.

POOR LITTLE THING LOOKS
SO SAD. >> IGNORE HER, MOTHER.

SO SAD. >> IGNORE HER, MOTHER.
SHE'S JUST DOING IT FOR SOME

IGNORE HER, MOTHER. SHE'S
JUST DOING IT FOR SOME ATTENTION.

SHE'S JUST DOING IT FOR SOME
ATTENTION. >> AT LEAST SHE'S NOT

ATTENTION. >> AT LEAST
SHE'S NOT BIGHTING PEOPLE.

AT LEAST SHE'S NOT BIGHTING
PEOPLE. >> WHO BIT PEOPLE?

BIGHTING PEOPLE. >>
WHO BIT PEOPLE? >> YOU.

WHO BIT PEOPLE?
YOU. >> I DID NOT.

YOU. >> I DID
NOT. >> WHAT'S THIS?

I DID NOT. >>
WHAT'S THIS? >> AN ARM.

WHAT'S THIS? >> AN
ARM. >> TEETH MARKS.

AN ARM. >> TEETH MARKS.
EVERYONE IN THIS FAMILY

TEETH MARKS. EVERYONE IN
THIS FAMILY HAS A PAIR OF THEM

EVERYONE IN THIS FAMILY HAS A PAIR
OF THEM SOMEWHERE ON THEIR BODY.

HAS A PAIR OF THEM SOMEWHERE
ON THEIR BODY. >> MOM?

SOMEWHERE ON THEIR
BODY. >> MOM? >> ANKLE.

MOM? >> ANKLE. >> LET ME SEE.

ANKLE. >> LET ME SEE.
RUDY NEEDS SOME HELP

LET ME SEE. >> RUDY NEEDS
SOME HELP RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK

RUDY NEEDS SOME HELP RIGHT
NOW, AND I THINK I HAVE AN ANSWER.

RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK I HAVE AN
ANSWER. UH, BABY, I WAS THINKING,

I HAVE AN ANSWER. UH, BABY, I WAS
THINKING, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT BAKING

UH, BABY, I WAS THINKING, HOW WOULD
YOU FEEL ABOUT BAKING SOME COOKIES?

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT
BAKING SOME COOKIES? >> NAH.

SOME COOKIES? >> NAH. >>
HOW ABOUT SOME GINGERBREAD?

NAH. >> HOW ABOUT SOME
GINGERBREAD? >> GINGERBREAD, YUM!

HOW ABOUT SOME GINGERBREAD? >>
GINGERBREAD, YUM! >> OH, GREAT, GREAT.

GINGERBREAD, YUM! >> OH, GREAT,
GREAT. WE'LL MAKE THIS A FAMILY

OH, GREAT, GREAT. WE'LL
MAKE THIS A FAMILY PROJECT.

WE'LL MAKE THIS A FAMILY PROJECT.
IT WILL BE THE HUXTABLE WOMEN

PROJECT. IT WILL BE THE HUXTABLE
WOMEN BAKING GINGERBREAD TOGETHER.

IT WILL BE THE HUXTABLE WOMEN BAKING
GINGERBREAD TOGETHER. >> UH, MOM, SORRY.

BAKING GINGERBREAD TOGETHER. >> UH,
MOM, SORRY. I'VE GOT TONS OF HOMEWORK.

UH, MOM, SORRY. I'VE GOT
TONS OF HOMEWORK. >> OH, REALLY?

I'VE GOT TONS OF HOMEWORK.
OH, REALLY? >> YEAH.

OH, REALLY? >> YEAH. >>
SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME

YEAH. >> SINCE WHEN DID YOU
BECOME SUCH A GREAT SCHOLAR?

SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME SUCH A
GREAT SCHOLAR? >> WELL, LET ME QUOTE

SUCH A GREAT SCHOLAR? >>
WELL, LET ME QUOTE OMAR KHAYYAM,

WELL, LET ME QUOTE OMAR
KHAYYAM, "CULTIVATE THE YOUTHFUL MIND.

OMAR KHAYYAM, "CULTIVATE THE
YOUTHFUL MIND. AND AS A TREE GROWS FROM

"CULTIVATE THE YOUTHFUL MIND. AND AS A
TREE GROWS FROM THE SAPLING, THREEFOLDS IT

AND AS A TREE GROWS FROM THE SAPLING,
THREEFOLDS IT WILL YIELD ITS PRECIOUS FRUIT."

THE SAPLING, THREEFOLDS IT WILL
YIELD ITS PRECIOUS FRUIT." >> BULL.

WILL YIELD ITS PRECIOUS FRUIT." >>
BULL. >> ANOTHER GREAT FIND MIND LOST

BULL. >> ANOTHER GREAT
FIND MIND LOST TO THE WORLD.

ANOTHER GREAT FIND MIND LOST TO THE
WORLD. >> WHO KNOWS WHERE THE FLOUR IS?

TO THE WORLD. >> WHO KNOWS
WHERE THE FLOUR IS? >> ME.

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE FLOUR
IS? >> ME. >> OKAY, HONEY, GO GET IT.

ME. >> OKAY, HONEY, GO
GET IT. >> MISTAKE NUMBER ONE.

OKAY, HONEY, GO GET IT. >> MISTAKE
NUMBER ONE. >> VANESSA, COME ON NOW, WE

MISTAKE NUMBER ONE. >> VANESSA, COME
ON NOW, WE GOTTA GIVE HER A FAIR CHANCE.

VANESSA, COME ON NOW, WE GOTTA GIVE
HER A FAIR CHANCE. >> MISTAKE NUMBER TWO.

GOTTA GIVE HER A FAIR CHANCE. >>
MISTAKE NUMBER TWO. >> IS THIS IT?

MISTAKE NUMBER TWO. >> IS THIS
IT? >> YEAH, I HOPE WE HAVE ENOUGH.

IS THIS IT? >> YEAH, I HOPE
WE HAVE ENOUGH. >> I'LL CHECK.

YEAH, I HOPE WE HAVE ENOUGH. >>
I'LL CHECK. >> MISTAKE NUMBER THREE.

I'LL CHECK. >> MISTAKE NUMBER
THREE. >> WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE

MISTAKE NUMBER THREE. >> WHY
DON'T YOU LEAVE HER ALONE, VANESSA?

WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE HER
ALONE, VANESSA? SHE'S JUST A BABY.

HER ALONE, VANESSA? SHE'S
JUST A BABY. >> I'M NOT A BABY.

SHE'S JUST A BABY. >> I'M NOT A
BABY. >> THERE SHE GOES AGAIN.

I'M NOT A BABY. >> THERE SHE
GOES AGAIN. >> I CERTAINLY DO HOPE YOU

THERE SHE GOES AGAIN. >> I CERTAINLY
DO HOPE YOU TWO ARE PROUD OF YOURSELVES.

I CERTAINLY DO HOPE YOU TWO ARE
PROUD OF YOURSELVES. >> LOOK AT THIS MESS.

TWO ARE PROUD OF YOURSELVES. >> LOOK
AT THIS MESS. >> WELL, YOU THINK WE SHOULD

LOOK AT THIS MESS. >> WELL,
YOU THINK WE SHOULD CLEAN IT UP?

WELL, YOU THINK WE SHOULD
CLEAN IT UP? >> NO, I THINK WE SHOULD

CLEAN IT UP? >> NO, I THINK
WE SHOULD DANCE ON IT.

NO, I THINK WE SHOULD
DANCE ON IT. >> REALLY?

DANCE ON IT. >> REALLY? >> RUDY?

REALLY? >> RUDY?
RUDY, PLEASE TALK TO ME.

RUDY? RUDY, PLEASE TALK TO
ME. I COULD COME IN IF YOU'D LIKE.

HI. YOU KNOW, RUDY,
YOU'VE REALLY GOT IT ROUGH.

YOU KNOW, RUDY, YOU'VE REALLY
GOT IT ROUGH. YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST IN

YOU'VE REALLY GOT IT ROUGH. YOU'RE
THE YOUNGEST IN THE FAMILY, AND NOBODY

YOU'RE THE YOUNGEST IN THE FAMILY,
AND NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOU.

THE FAMILY, AND NOBODY WANTS TO
PLAY WITH YOU. THEY FORGET ABOUT YOU,

WANTS TO PLAY WITH YOU. THEY
FORGET ABOUT YOU, THEY TEASE YOU.

THEY FORGET ABOUT YOU, THEY
TEASE YOU. AND YOU PROBABLY WONDER

THEY TEASE YOU. AND YOU PROBABLY
WONDER IF THERE'S ANYTHING

AND YOU PROBABLY WONDER IF THERE'S
ANYTHING WORSE THAN BEING FIVE.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WORSE
THAN BEING FIVE. >> THERE IS, FOUR.

WORSE THAN BEING FIVE. >> THERE
IS, FOUR. >> FIVE IS BETTER THAN FOUR?

THERE IS, FOUR. >> FIVE IS BETTER
THAN FOUR? >> YEAH, THEY'RE BABIES.

FIVE IS BETTER THAN FOUR? >> YEAH, THEY'RE
BABIES. >> SO WHY NOT BE PROUD OF BEING

YEAH, THEY'RE BABIES. >> SO
WHY NOT BE PROUD OF BEING FIVE?

SO WHY NOT BE PROUD OF
BEING FIVE? YOU KNOW LIKE: YAY, FIVE!

FIVE? YOU KNOW LIKE: YAY, FIVE!
THINK OF ALL THE WONDERFUL

YOU KNOW LIKE: YAY, FIVE! THINK OF ALL
THE WONDERFUL THINGS 5-YEAR-OLDS CAN DO.

THINK OF ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS 5-YEAR-OLDS
CAN DO. YOU CAN TIE YOUR OWN SHOE LACES.

THINGS 5-YEAR-OLDS CAN DO. YOU CAN TIE YOUR
OWN SHOE LACES. YOU CAN DIAL THE PHONE.

YOU CAN TIE YOUR OWN SHOE LACES. YOU CAN
DIAL THE PHONE. YOU CAN GO TO KINDERGARTEN.

YOU CAN DIAL THE PHONE. YOU CAN GO TO
KINDERGARTEN. LAST YEAR YOU COULDN'T DO ANY OF

YOU CAN GO TO KINDERGARTEN. LAST
YEAR YOU COULDN'T DO ANY OF THAT.

LAST YEAR YOU COULDN'T DO ANY
OF THAT. >> 'CAUSE I WAS NOTHIN'.

THAT. >> 'CAUSE I WAS NOTHIN'.
NO, YOU WERE NEVER NOTHIN'.

'CAUSE I WAS NOTHIN'. >> NO, YOU
WERE NEVER NOTHIN'. YOU JUST WEREN'T FIVE.

NO, YOU WERE NEVER NOTHIN'.
YOU JUST WEREN'T FIVE. >> I'M FIVE NOW.

YOU JUST WEREN'T FIVE. >> I'M FIVE
NOW. >> AND NOW YOU CAN DO THINGS

I'M FIVE NOW. >> AND NOW YOU CAN DO
THINGS THAT YOU COULD NEVER DO BEFORE.

AND NOW YOU CAN DO THINGS THAT YOU COULD NEVER
DO BEFORE. SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

THAT YOU COULD NEVER DO BEFORE. SO
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT? >> YAY, FIVE.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT? >> YAY, FIVE. >> YAY, FIVE.

YAY, FIVE. >> YAY, FIVE. >>
MOMMY, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

YAY, FIVE. >> MOMMY,
HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> OLD.

MOMMY, HOW OLD ARE
YOU? >> OLD. >> YAY, OLD.

ALL RIGHT, ALL YOU GOTTA REMEMBER IS
TO JUST KEEP YOUR CENTER OF GRAVITY LOW,

REMEMBER IS TO JUST KEEP YOUR CENTER
OF GRAVITY LOW, SHOULDERS SQUARE.

CENTER OF GRAVITY LOW,
SHOULDERS SQUARE. >> GOT IT, DAD.

SHOULDERS SQUARE. >>
GOT IT, DAD. >> YOU GOT IT.

GOT IT, DAD. >> YOU GOT
IT. ALL RIGHT, TAKE A SHOWER.

YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT,
TAKE A SHOWER. >> OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE A SHOWER. >> OKAY.
DAD, YOU KNOW YOU REALLY SHOWED

OKAY. DAD, YOU KNOW YOU
REALLY SHOWED ME A LOT OUT THERE.

DAD, YOU KNOW YOU REALLY SHOWED ME A
LOT OUT THERE. YOU'VE GOT SOME GREAT MOVES

ME A LOT OUT THERE. YOU'VE GOT
SOME GREAT MOVES FOR A GUY YOUR AGE.

YOU'VE GOT SOME GREAT MOVES FOR A
GUY YOUR AGE. >> WELL, I FIGURE I WON'T

FOR A GUY YOUR AGE. >> WELL, I FIGURE I
WON'T COMPLETELY FALL APART 'TIL NEXT

WELL, I FIGURE I WON'T COMPLETELY
FALL APART 'TIL NEXT WEEK SOME TIME.

COMPLETELY FALL APART 'TIL NEXT
WEEK SOME TIME. >> HOW DOES HE LOOK?

CLIFF, YOUR EYES. >> I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE GONNA DANCE FOR A WHILE.

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA
DANCE FOR A WHILE. >> TELL ME ABOUT IT.

DANCE FOR A WHILE. >> TELL ME
ABOUT IT. >> I WENT OUT THERE WITH

TELL ME ABOUT IT. >> I WENT OUT
THERE WITH NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS.

I WENT OUT THERE WITH NO
PRECONCEIVED IDEAS. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS. DO YOU
UNDERSTAND? I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I JUST
WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE BOY HAS.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE
BOY HAS. THE BOY HAS NOTHING.

THE BOY HAS. THE BOY HAS
NOTHING. >> HE MADE THE TEAM.

THE BOY HAS NOTHING. >> HE MADE
THE TEAM. >> CLAIR, THERE'S 45 PEOPLE

HE MADE THE TEAM. >> CLAIR,
THERE'S 45 PEOPLE ON A FOOTBALL TEAM.

CLAIR, THERE'S 45 PEOPLE ON A
FOOTBALL TEAM. ONLY 22 OF 'EM GET TO PLAY.

ON A FOOTBALL TEAM. ONLY 22 OF 'EM
GET TO PLAY. THE OTHER 23 ARE TO KEEP

ONLY 22 OF 'EM GET TO PLAY. THE OTHER 23
ARE TO KEEP THE BENCH FROM FLYING UP IN

THE OTHER 23 ARE TO KEEP THE BENCH FROM
FLYING UP IN THE AIR WHEN THE REAL PLAYERS GO

THE BENCH FROM FLYING UP IN THE AIR
WHEN THE REAL PLAYERS GO OUT THERE.

THE AIR WHEN THE REAL PLAYERS GO
OUT THERE. >> START FROM THE BEGINNING.

OUT THERE. >> START FROM THE
BEGINNING. >> WE GOT OUT TO THE FIELD.

START FROM THE BEGINNING. >> WE GOT OUT TO
THE FIELD. THE BOY SNATCHES THE BALL FROM

WE GOT OUT TO THE FIELD. THE BOY SNATCHES
THE BALL FROM ME, RUNS DOWN TO THE END ZONE,

THE BOY SNATCHES THE BALL FROM ME, RUNS DOWN TO
THE END ZONE, SPIKES THE BALL AND THEN STARTS

ME, RUNS DOWN TO THE END ZONE, SPIKES THE
BALL AND THEN STARTS TO DO SOME KIND OF DANCE.

SPIKES THE BALL AND THEN STARTS TO DO SOME
KIND OF DANCE. FOR 20 MINUTES, HE DANCED.

TO DO SOME KIND OF DANCE. FOR 20 MINUTES,
HE DANCED. I THOUGHT RAIN WAS GOING

FOR 20 MINUTES, HE DANCED. I
THOUGHT RAIN WAS GOING TO FALL.

I THOUGHT RAIN WAS GOING TO FALL.
THEN THE BOY COMES RUNNING BACK

TO FALL. THEN THE BOY COMES
RUNNING BACK AND HE SAYS TO ME,

THEN THE BOY COMES RUNNING BACK AND
HE SAYS TO ME, "HOW DO YOU LIKE MY DANCE

AND HE SAYS TO ME, "HOW DO YOU
LIKE MY DANCE FOR AFTER I SCORE?"

"HOW DO YOU LIKE MY DANCE
FOR AFTER I SCORE?" I SAID, "GREAT."

FOR AFTER I SCORE?" I SAID, "GREAT."
THE BOY IS NOT GOING TO SCORE.

I SAID, "GREAT." THE BOY IS NOT GOING
TO SCORE. >> WELL, HE MUST HAVE SOME

THE BOY IS NOT GOING TO SCORE.
WELL, HE MUST HAVE SOME SKILLS.

WELL, HE MUST HAVE SOME
SKILLS. >> I THREW THE BALL TO HIM,

SKILLS. >> I THREW THE
BALL TO HIM, HE CAUGHT IT.

I THREW THE BALL TO HIM,
HE CAUGHT IT. >> THERE YOU GO.

HE CAUGHT IT. >> THERE
YOU GO. >> NO, I SAID, "SON,

THERE YOU GO. >> NO, I SAID,
"SON, IT'S BETTER TO CATCH THE BALL

NO, I SAID, "SON, IT'S BETTER TO
CATCH THE BALL BEFORE IT HITS YOUR FACE."

IT'S BETTER TO CATCH THE BALL BEFORE IT HITS
YOUR FACE." >> OKAY, SO HE'S NOT A RECEIVER.

BEFORE IT HITS YOUR FACE." >> OKAY, SO HE'S
NOT A RECEIVER. >> I SAID, "OKAY, PUNT."

OKAY, SO HE'S NOT A RECEIVER. >> I SAID,
"OKAY, PUNT." HE TOOK THE BALL, HE KICKED IT.

I SAID, "OKAY, PUNT." HE TOOK THE BALL,
HE KICKED IT. THE BALL WENT BACKWARDS.

HE TOOK THE BALL, HE KICKED IT. THE BALL WENT
BACKWARDS. NOW IN ORDER FOR HIM TO KICK IN

THE BALL WENT BACKWARDS. NOW IN ORDER FOR
HIM TO KICK IN THE GAME, THEY CENTER THE BALL

NOW IN ORDER FOR HIM TO KICK IN THE GAME, THEY
CENTER THE BALL TO HIM, HE CATCHES IT, TURNS

THE GAME, THEY CENTER THE BALL TO HIM, HE
CATCHES IT, TURNS AROUND THEN HE KICKS THE BALL.

TO HIM, HE CATCHES IT, TURNS AROUND THEN HE
KICKS THE BALL. NO, NO, I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR

AROUND THEN HE KICKS THE BALL. NO, NO, I SEE
YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD SAYING, "FOOTBALL FATHER."

NO, NO, I SEE YOU SHAKING YOUR HEAD SAYING,
"FOOTBALL FATHER." >> AND YOU'RE NOT ONE.

HEAD SAYING, "FOOTBALL FATHER."
AND YOU'RE NOT ONE. >> NO.

AND YOU'RE NOT
ONE. >> NO. >> AH-HA.

NO. >> AH-HA. >>
AH-HA-HA-HA, WHAT?

AH-HA. >> AH-HA-HA-HA, WHAT?
ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF

AH-HA-HA-HA, WHAT? >> ONE OF THE
FIRST SIGNS OF BEING A FOOTBALL FATHER IS

ONE OF THE FIRST SIGNS OF BEING A
FOOTBALL FATHER IS SAYING YOU'RE NOT ONE.

BEING A FOOTBALL FATHER IS SAYING YOU'RE
NOT ONE. >> LOOK, I KNOW WHAT A FOOTBALL

SAYING YOU'RE NOT ONE. >> LOOK, I KNOW WHAT
A FOOTBALL FATHER IS, AND I'M TELLING YOU

LOOK, I KNOW WHAT A FOOTBALL FATHER
IS, AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT RIGHT NOW,

FATHER IS, AND I'M TELLING YOU
THAT RIGHT NOW, THEO IS TERRIBLE.

THAT RIGHT NOW, THEO IS
TERRIBLE. >> CLIFF HE'S 13

THEO IS TERRIBLE. >> CLIFF
HE'S 13 AND IF YOU TELL HIM THAT,

CLIFF HE'S 13 AND IF YOU TELL
HIM THAT, IT'S GONNA DESTROY HIM.

AND IF YOU TELL HIM THAT, IT'S GONNA
DESTROY HIM. >> I DIDN'T TELL HIM,

IT'S GONNA DESTROY HIM. >> I
DIDN'T TELL HIM, I'M TELLING YOU.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM, I'M TELLING
YOU. >> IS HE REALLY THAT BAD?

I'M TELLING YOU. >> IS HE
REALLY THAT BAD? >> WORSE.

IS HE REALLY THAT
BAD? >> WORSE. >> DAD?

WORSE. >> DAD?
YES, THEO, MY BOY.

DAD? >> YES, THEO, MY BOY.
DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT

YES, THEO, MY BOY. >> DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THE HUXTABLE FOOTBALL TRADITION,

DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THE HUXTABLE
FOOTBALL TRADITION, AND IS THERE ANY ROOM IN IT

THE HUXTABLE FOOTBALL TRADITION, AND IS THERE
ANY ROOM IN IT FOR A GUY WHO'S NOT A STAR?

AND IS THERE ANY ROOM IN IT FOR
A GUY WHO'S NOT A STAR? >> SURE.

FOR A GUY WHO'S NOT A STAR? >>
SURE. >> TO BE HONEST, DAD, I MIGHT

SURE. >> TO BE HONEST, DAD, I
MIGHT NOT GET MUCH PLAYING TIME

TO BE HONEST, DAD, I MIGHT NOT GET
MUCH PLAYING TIME AT ALL, LIKE MAYBE NONE.

NOT GET MUCH PLAYING TIME AT ALL, LIKE
MAYBE NONE. >> WHATEVER YOU DO, THEO, WE'LL

AT ALL, LIKE MAYBE NONE. >> WHATEVER YOU DO,
THEO, WE'LL BE SITTING UP IN THOSE STANDS

WHATEVER YOU DO, THEO, WE'LL BE
SITTING UP IN THOSE STANDS CHEERING YOU ON.

BE SITTING UP IN THOSE STANDS
CHEERING YOU ON. >> THANKS, MOM.

CHEERING YOU ON. >>
THANKS, MOM. >> YOU TOO, DAD?

THANKS, MOM. >> YOU TOO,
DAD? >> W-WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?

YOU TOO, DAD? >> W-WHAT WAS
THE QUESTION? >> WILL YOU BE CHEERING

W-WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? >>
WILL YOU BE CHEERING WITH MOM?

WILL YOU BE CHEERING WITH
MOM? >> OH, I'LL HAVE YOUR MOTHER

WITH MOM? >> OH, I'LL HAVE
YOUR MOTHER ON MY SHOULDERS.

OH, I'LL HAVE YOUR MOTHER ON MY
SHOULDERS. >> DAD, I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN,

ON MY SHOULDERS. >> DAD,
I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN, DON'T I?

DAD, I'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN, DON'T
I? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR

DON'T I? >> WELL, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE YOUR DANCE DOWN PAT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR DANCE
DOWN PAT. I MEAN, THAT'S UM... YOU GOT

DANCE DOWN PAT. I MEAN, THAT'S
UM... YOU GOT THAT COVERED.

I MEAN, THAT'S UM... YOU GOT THAT
COVERED. NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEARN

THAT COVERED. NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS LEARN THE SKILLS THAT WILL PUT YOU

NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEARN THE SKILLS THAT
WILL PUT YOU INTO THE END ZONE SO YOU CAN DO

THE SKILLS THAT WILL PUT YOU INTO THE END
ZONE SO YOU CAN DO YOUR WONDERFUL DANCE.

INTO THE END ZONE SO YOU CAN DO YOUR
WONDERFUL DANCE. >> BUT THAT COULD TAKE WEEKS.

YOUR WONDERFUL DANCE. >> BUT
THAT COULD TAKE WEEKS. >> YEARS.

BUT THAT COULD TAKE
WEEKS. >> YEARS. >> YEARS?

YEARS. >> YEARS? >>
WELL, NOT REAL YEARS.

YEARS? >> WELL, NOT REAL
YEARS. I MEAN YOU PLAY IN THE FALL

WELL, NOT REAL YEARS. I
MEAN YOU PLAY IN THE FALL ONLY.

I MEAN YOU PLAY IN THE FALL ONLY.
THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE TO

ONLY. THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE
TO ASK YOURSELF IS, IS IT WORTH IT?

THE QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF IS,
IS IT WORTH IT? >> DAD, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE ON

ASK YOURSELF IS, IS IT WORTH IT? >>
DAD, I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE ON THE TEAM.

DAD, I'M JUST HAPPY TO
BE ON THE TEAM. >> REALLY?

THE TEAM. >> REALLY? >> SEE,
WHEN WE WERE PRACTICING,

REALLY? >> SEE, WHEN WE WERE
PRACTICING, THE KIDS COME AROUND AND WATCH

SEE, WHEN WE WERE PRACTICING, THE KIDS COME
AROUND AND WATCH US, BUT THEY CAN'T COME ON

THE KIDS COME AROUND AND WATCH US, BUT THEY
CAN'T COME ON THE FIELD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON

US, BUT THEY CAN'T COME ON THE
FIELD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON THE TEAM.

THE FIELD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON
THE TEAM. NOW I MAY NEVER MAKE FIRST

THE TEAM. NOW I MAY NEVER
MAKE FIRST STRING, BUT HEY,

NOW I MAY NEVER MAKE FIRST
STRING, BUT HEY, I'M ON THE FIELD.

STRING, BUT HEY, I'M
ON THE FIELD. >> OKAY.

I'M ON THE FIELD. >> OKAY. BUT
YOU BETTER KEEP THAT BENCH

OKAY. BUT YOU BETTER KEEP
THAT BENCH FROM FLYING UP.

BUT YOU BETTER KEEP THAT
BENCH FROM FLYING UP. >> WHAT?

FROM FLYING UP. >> WHAT? >>
NO, NO, NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS,

WHAT? >> NO, NO, NO,
I'M DEAD SERIOUS, MAN.

NO, NO, NO, I'M DEAD SERIOUS,
MAN. WHEN THAT TEAM RUNS OUT THERE,

MAN. WHEN THAT TEAM RUNS OUT
THERE, YOU LET THAT BENCH FLY UP IN

WHEN THAT TEAM RUNS OUT THERE, YOU LET THAT
BENCH FLY UP IN THE AIR AND HIT SOMEBODY IN

YOU LET THAT BENCH FLY UP IN THE AIR AND HIT
SOMEBODY IN THE HEAD, I'LL COME DOWN THERE,

THE AIR AND HIT SOMEBODY IN THE HEAD,
I'LL COME DOWN THERE, BOY, AND I'LL...

THE HEAD, I'LL COME DOWN THERE, BOY, AND
I'LL... >> MOM, WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

BOY, AND I'LL... >> MOM, WHAT'S HE TALKING
ABOUT? >> LISTEN, SHOW MOM YOUR DANCE

MOM, WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT? >> LISTEN, SHOW
MOM YOUR DANCE THAT YOU, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU...

THERE IT IS, THE GROVERTON
GAME, AND I STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND

THE GROVERTON GAME, AND I STILL CANNOT
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DIDN'T GO TO ME.

AND I STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY DIDN'T GO TO ME. >> I THINK I CAN.

WHY THEY DIDN'T GO TO ME. >> I
THINK I CAN. >> YOU'RE KIDDING, WHY?

I THINK I CAN. >> YOU'RE KIDDING,
WHY? >> FIVE MINUTES LEFT ON

YOU'RE KIDDING, WHY? >> FIVE MINUTES
LEFT ON THE CLOCK AND YOUR TEAM HAS

FIVE MINUTES LEFT ON THE CLOCK AND
YOUR TEAM HAS THE BALL, AND THEY HAND IT TO

THE CLOCK AND YOUR TEAM HAS THE BALL, AND
THEY HAND IT TO SOMEONE WHO, WITH HEAD DOWN,

THE BALL, AND THEY HAND IT TO SOMEONE WHO,
WITH HEAD DOWN, BREAKS THROUGH THE LINE.

SOMEONE WHO, WITH HEAD DOWN, BREAKS THROUGH
THE LINE. NOW HE GETS HIT ABOUT FOUR OR

BREAKS THROUGH THE LINE. NOW HE GETS HIT
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES BUT DOESN'T STOP HIM

NOW HE GETS HIT ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES BUT
DOESN'T STOP HIM BECAUSE THE MAN HAS GOT SOME

FIVE TIMES BUT DOESN'T STOP HIM
BECAUSE THE MAN HAS GOT SOME MOVES.

BECAUSE THE MAN HAS GOT SOME
MOVES. I MEAN HE'S SPINNING BY

MOVES. I MEAN HE'S SPINNING BY
THE TACKLERS AND LEAPING OVER

I MEAN HE'S SPINNING BY THE TACKLERS
AND LEAPING OVER THE LINEBACKER.

THE TACKLERS AND LEAPING OVER THE
LINEBACKER. NOW I'M NOT GONNA CALL

THE LINEBACKER. NOW I'M
NOT GONNA CALL ANY NAMES.

NOW I'M NOT GONNA CALL ANY NAMES.
I WON'T SAY WHO THE SOMEONE IS.

ANY NAMES. I WON'T SAY
WHO THE SOMEONE IS. >> NO.

I WON'T SAY WHO THE SOMEONE
IS. >> NO. >> BUT THE SOMEONE IS

NO. >> BUT THE
SOMEONE IS IN THIS ROOM.

BUT THE SOMEONE IS IN
THIS ROOM. >> IN THIS ROOM?

IN THIS ROOM. >> IN THIS
ROOM? >> THIS ROOM.

IN THIS ROOM? >>
THIS ROOM. >> ALL RIGHT.

THIS ROOM. >> ALL RIGHT. >>
NOW THERE IS NO ONE BETWEEN

ALL RIGHT. >> NOW THERE IS NO ONE
BETWEEN THE SOMEONE AND THE GOAL LINE,

NOW THERE IS NO ONE BETWEEN THE SOMEONE AND
THE GOAL LINE, AND HE'S RACING DOWN THE FIELD.

THE SOMEONE AND THE GOAL LINE, AND HE'S RACING
DOWN THE FIELD. AND AS HE'S RUNNING, HE TURNS TO

AND HE'S RACING DOWN THE FIELD. AND AS HE'S RUNNING,
HE TURNS TO SEE WHERE HIS FIANCE IS SITTING.

AND AS HE'S RUNNING, HE TURNS TO SEE WHERE HIS
FIANCE IS SITTING. HE HOLDS THE BALL UP AND WAVES

SEE WHERE HIS FIANCE IS SITTING. HE
HOLDS THE BALL UP AND WAVES IT TO HER.

HE HOLDS THE BALL UP AND
WAVES IT TO HER. >> WHAT A MAN.

IT TO HER. >> WHAT A MAN. >>
AS HE BRINGS THE BALL DOWN,

WHAT A MAN. >> AS HE BRINGS THE
BALL DOWN, HIS KNEE COMES UP, KNOCKS THE

AS HE BRINGS THE BALL DOWN, HIS KNEE COMES UP,
KNOCKS THE BALL BACKWARDS INTO THE HANDS OF

HIS KNEE COMES UP, KNOCKS THE BALL BACKWARDS
INTO THE HANDS OF THE GROVERTON TACKLER WHO RUNS

BALL BACKWARDS INTO THE HANDS OF THE GROVERTON
TACKLER WHO RUNS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION

THE GROVERTON TACKLER WHO RUNS
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND SCORES.

IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND
SCORES. >> NOW WHO DID THAT?

AND SCORES. >> NOW WHO
DID THAT? >> TOBY WILSON.

NOW WHO DID THAT? >> TOBY
WILSON. >> HE'S NOT IN THIS ROOM.

TOBY WILSON. >> HE'S NOT IN
THIS ROOM. >> CLAIR HUXTABLE.

HE'S NOT IN THIS ROOM.
CLAIR HUXTABLE. >> NO.

CLAIR HUXTABLE. >> NO.
WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO

NO. >> WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING
TO SHOW YOU THAT I LOVED YOU.

WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU
THAT I LOVED YOU. >> YOU WERE JUST TRYING

SHOW YOU THAT I LOVED YOU. >>
YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO SHOW OFF.

YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO SHOW
OFF. >> WELL, IT'LL BE A COLD DAY

TO SHOW OFF. >> WELL, IT'LL BE A COLD
DAY THE NEXT TIME I WAVE ANYTHING

WELL, IT'LL BE A COLD DAY THE NEXT
TIME I WAVE ANYTHING AT YOU, MISS THING.

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