The Wonder Years (1988–1993): Season 3, Episode 11 - Don't You Know Anything About Women? - full transcript
Kevin wants to ask Susan Fisher to the next school dance, but can't find the courage. Wanting to help him out, his lab partner Linda offers to go with him, 'as friends.'
-♪ WHAT WOULD YOU DO
IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STAND UP
AND WALK OUT ON ME? ♪
♪ LEND ME YOUR EARS,
AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG ♪
♪ I WILL TRY NOT TO
SING OUT OF KEY, YEAH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, I GET BY ♪
- ♪ BY WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ ALL I NEED IS MY BUDDIES ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ I'M SAYIN' I'M GONNA GET HIGHER ♪ - ♪
TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ WHOA-OA-OA-OA ♪
-♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
-♪ SOMEBODY WHO
KNOWS QUITE SURE ♪
♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
-IN THE GAME OF LIFE,
THERE ARE FEW CERTAINTIES.
-"CAR ACCIDENT... PAY
$5,000 IF NOT INSURED."
COUGH IT UP, CARLA.
YOUR TURN, KEV.
-IN FACT, MOST THINGS
ARE LEFT TO CHANCE.
- "GET MARRIED."
GIVE ME A PINK ONE.
-WHO IS SHE, KEVIN?
-MARCIA BRADY. NO,
NO. NANCY SINATRA.
-THERE'S SOMEONE FOR
EVERYONE, WE'RE TOLD,
BUT THE SEARCH
FOR THAT ONE PERSON
TO RIDE THROUGH LIFE BESIDE
YOU IS SERIOUS BUSINESS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 13.
-PAUL, IT'S YOUR TURN.
-IT'S A MATTER OF TRIAL,
ERROR, AND PURE DUMB LUCK,
AND, OF COURSE, CHEMISTRY.
-WOW.
-DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
-AH, CHEMISTRY...
NOTHING LIKE IT.
-PROCEED WITH YOUR EXPERIMENTS.
REMEMBER,
OBSERVATION IS THE KEY.
-UH-HUH, THERE WAS
LOTS TO BE LEARNED
BY OBSERVING SUSAN FISHER.
-MISS FISHER, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ
FROM YOUR LABORATORY MANUAL?
-"THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENT
IS ONE INVOLVING
SODIUM AND CHLORIDE,
THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF SALT."
-SUSAN SPANNED THE ENTIRE
PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS.
SHE WAS GORGEOUS, EXOTIC,
AND THANKS TO DONALD
WALLACH, TOTALLY UNAVAILABLE.
-STILL, THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT THE WAY THAT WOMAN SAID...
- "SODIUM CHLORIDE PRECIPITATE."
- THAT SET MY BLOOD BOILING.
HEY!
-PAY ATTENTION, OR
YOU'LL GET BURNED.
-LINDA SLOAN, ON THE OTHER HAND,
WAS MY, WELL, LAB PARTNER.
-I WAS PAYING ATTENTION.
-SURE YOU WERE.
-SHE WAS SMART, FUNNY...
- AND COMFORTABLE.
-MIX YOUR PRECIPITATES
AND STAND BACK.
-THINK WE'RE READY FOR THIS?
AS WE'LL EVER BE.
-NO QUESTION ABOUT IT...
LINDA WAS REALLY, REALLY...
- A GREAT GUY.
-HERE GOES.
WOW!
-MAYBE NEXT TIME.
-SURE.
-BUT IN CHEMISTRY, AS IN
LIFE, THE REALITIES ARE CLEAR.
SOME COMBINATIONS MAKE SPARKS...
SOME DON'T.
WITH ONE SMALL FOOTNOTE.
-NEVER GET INVOLVED, KEV.
-WHAT'S THE MATTER,
PAUL... CARLA PROBLEMS?
-SHE WANTS ME TO TAKE
HER MINIATURE GOLFING.
-SO?
-SO I JUST TOOK HER
MINIATURE GOLFING.
THE WOMAN IS KILLING ME.
I MEAN, SHE HAS ME ON A LEASH.
-UH-HUH.
-YOU HAD TO TAKE
PAUL'S BELLYACHING
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.
THE GUY WAS REALLY HAPPY
ONLY WHEN HE WAS HENPECKED.
-WOMEN.
-WELL, PAUL, IF
YOU'RE SO MISERABLE,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
BREAK UP WITH HER?
-I SHOULD. YOU KNOW,
I REALLY SHOULD.
BUT THEN WHO AM I GONNA
TAKE TO THE DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT?
I MEAN, I CAN'T GO ALONE.
NOBODY GOES ALONE.
-WELL, ALMOST NOBODY.
-SO, WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH?
-OH, I-I'M NOT SURE YET.
-OH, I GET IT.
STILL PLANNING YOUR MOVE,
HUH, CHECKING OUT THE FIELD?
-YEAH, KIND OF.
-ACTUALLY, I'D RESIGNED MYSELF
TO SPENDING THE EVENING
WATCHING CRAIG HOBSON
DROP DEAD FLIES
IN THE PUNCH BOWL.
-I KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?
-SUSAN FISHER? ARE YOU NUTS?
-WHY NOT? SHE'S AVAILABLE.
-PAUL, SHE HAPPENS TO BE JOINED
AT THE HIP TO DONALD WALLACH.
-MAN, YOU GOT TO PUT
YOURSELF IN THE LOOP.
DONALD AND SUSAN BROKE UP.
CARLA HEARD IT
FROM MELISSA BEMIL
YESTERDAY AT LUNCH.
GO AHEAD... ASK HER.
-NO. I COULDN'T.
-COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.
-IT WAS POWERFUL LOGIC...
ASSUMING, OF COURSE,
THAT PAUL, CARLA, AND
MELISSA BEMIL WERE RIGHT.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE
SURE WAY TO FIND OUT.
I'D JUST GATHER UP MY COURAGE,
WALK RIGHT UP TO HER, AND...
- EAVESDROP.
-I SWEAR...
DONALD CAN BE SO
STUCK-UP SOMETIMES.
I TOLD HIM SO, TOO.
-GOOD. RUMOR CONFIRMED.
NOW ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS GET HER TO NOTICE OLD
UN-STUCK-UP KEVIN ARNOLD.
-WELL, I GOT TO GET GOING
NOW. SEE Y'ALL LATER.
- BYE.
- BYE.
-UGH!
-OR I COULD JUST LIE HERE
UNTIL SCHOOL WAS OVER
AND ASK THE JANITOR
TO LET ME OUT.
-NICE MOVE OVERALL,
BUT YOUR BACK WAS SLIGHTLY
ARCHED ON THE DISMOUNT.
I'LL GIVE IT A 9.
-THE CHAIR BROKE, OKAY?
-THEY'LL DO THAT ON YOU.
-I DON'T THINK SHE
SAW YOU, ANYWAY.
-WHO?
-SUSAN FISHER.
-WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'D
CARE IF SUSAN FISHER SAW ME?
-OH, I DON'T KNOW...
A WILD GUESS.
BOY, WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN,
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, DO YOU?
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
-I MEAN YOUR
TECHNIQUE IS A LITTLE OFF.
BUT DON'T WORRY.
IT'S CORRECTABLE.
YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE ADVICE.
ME? ARE YOU KIDDING?
WHY WOULD I NEED ADVICE?
-SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT WAS I THINKING OF?
SEE YOU, MR. SMOOTH.
-HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
ADVICE... WHAT A JOKE.
-SO, WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?
-YOU WANT TO ASK SUSAN
FISHER TO THE DANCE, DON'T YOU?
-WELL, I...
-COME ON, DON'T KID A KIDDER.
WOMEN KNOW THESE THINGS.
YOU WANT TO ASK SUSAN, BUT
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
-WELL...
-AND YOU'RE AFRAID
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A
FOOL OF YOURSELF, CORRECT?
-KIND OF.
- "KIND OF"?
THIS GIRL WAS READING
MY MIND LIKE A PHONE BOOK.
-SO, HOW SHOULD I DO IT?
-LET'S SEE.
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING
LIKE, "HI, SUSAN.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D LIKE
TO GO TO THE DANCE WITH ME"?
-REALLY?
-WORKS FOR ME. JUST BE CASUAL.
DON'T LOOK ANXIOUS OR NERVOUS.
BE YOURSELF.
-YOU THINK SHE'LL SAY YES?
-THAT DEPENDS WHETHER OR NOT
SHE WANTS TO GO TO
THE DANCE WITH YOU.
-I'M SERIOUS.
-WELL, WHY NOT?
YOU'RE A CUTE GUY.
BUT DON'T LET IT
GO TO YOUR HEAD.
LOOK, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...
JUST MARCH RIGHT UP AND ASK HER.
-SOUNDED SIMPLE ENOUGH...
JUST MARCH RIGHT
UP AND ASK HER...
AS SOON AS I HAD THE NERVE.
CARLA'S MAD AT ME.
-AGAIN?
-I FORGOT OUR
THREE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY.
SHE WAS EXPECTING ROSES.
-OH, I'M SORRY, PAUL, BUT...
-SHE KNOWS I'M
ALLERGIC TO FLOWERS!
I'M TELLING YOU,
I'M SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING A BACHELOR AGAIN.
I MEAN, LOOK AT YOU... NO
WOMAN CONTROLS YOUR LIFE.
-PAUL, I'LL TALK TO
YOU LATER, OKAY?
-WHAT IF THE DAY COMES
WHEN I DON'T FEEL LIKE
PLAYING MINIATURE GOLF?
-I'LL SEE YOU LATER!
-I COULDN'T WORRY ABOUT PAUL.
RIGHT NOW, I HAD A
RENDEZVOUS WITH FATE.
-SUSAN.
HI.
-HI...
-KEVIN.
KEVIN!
- KEVIN.
-WHEW!
-HOW ARE YOU?
-FINE, THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU?
-ALL RIGHT, NOW DEVASTATE
HER WITH YOUR WIT.
-SO, COULD YOU BELIEVE
CANTWELL TODAY?
HE'S QUITE THE CHARACTER.
-YEAH.
-GOOD, GOOD.
NOW, LINDA SAID JUST BE MYSELF,
SO A LITTLE HESITATION FOR
JUST THE RIGHT EFFECT, AND...
-SO, UH, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WANTED TO GO, UH...
-SUSAN. SUSAN, WE HAVE TO TALK.
-DONALD, I WAS TALKING TO KEVIN.
-UNBELIEVABLE.
I'D BLOWN A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY,
AND WHOSE FAULT WAS IT?
-MINE?
-I JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE
ASKED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
-SEEMS TO ME YOU
DIDN'T ASK HER OUT AT ALL.
SEEMS TO ME YOU CHICKENED OUT.
-I DIDN'T CHICKEN OUT.
IT'S JUST THAT I THINK SHE'S
BACK TOGETHER WITH DONALD...
THAT'S ALL.
-OH.
-LOOK, IT'S NO BIG DEAL, ANYWAY.
I'M JUST NOT GOING TO THE DANCE.
-OH.
HEY!
WANT TO HEAR A STUPID IDEA?
-WHAT?
-OH, NO, FORGET IT.
IT'S REALLY STUPID.
-COME ON, WHAT?
-WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING,
SINCE YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO THE DANCE
AND I'M NOT GOING TO THE DANCE,
WHY DON'T WE GO TOGETHER?
-TOGETHER?
-YEAH, AS FRIENDS.
-AS FRIENDS?
-WHY NOT? IT MIGHT BE FUN.
-SHE DID HAVE A POINT.
ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT
SHARING THE COUCH
WITH WAYNE AND DELORES
WASN'T EXACTLY ENTICING.
-WELL, WHY NOT?
-GREAT.
-SURE, WHY SHOULDN'T TWO FRIENDS
GO TO A DANCE TOGETHER?
AND TO THINK I'D ALMOST
HUMILIATED MYSELF BY ASKING...
-KEVIN...
WHERE DID YOU RUN OFF TO?
-I, UH...
-I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA ASK ME SOMETHING.
-I WAS?
-SOMETHING ABOUT SCIENCE CLASS?
-OH, THAT.
UM, JUST...
-OKAY, NOW, KEEP CALM.
SAY SOMETHING BRILLIANT.
-WHAT'S THE ATOMIC
WEIGHT OF BARIUM?
-UH-HUH.
-I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.
-OH. THEN I'LL JUST LOOK IT UP.
-ARE YOU GOING TO
THE DANCE ON FRIDAY?
-YEAH.
I MEAN, I-I THINK SO.
-I HOPE SO.
-HUH?
-MAYBE YOU'LL SAVE
ME A DANCE, THEN.
OKAY?
-WAS SHE JOKING?
SAVE HER A DANCE?
I'D SAVE EVERY
TANGO, EVERY TWIST,
EVERY POLKA, EVERY
FRUG IN THE BOOK.
AND SUDDENLY, MY
LIFE WAS COMPLETE.
THIS WAS BLISS... NO,
MORE THAN BLISS...
THIS WAS SUSAN FISHER AND ME...
AND, OF COURSE, LINDA.
-I TELL YOU, THE
STRAIN IS KILLING ME.
-DON'T GIVE UP
NOW. IT'S ONLY TWO.
-NO, I MEAN THIS WHOLE
THING WITH CARLA.
-WELL, DID YOU
GET HER THE ROSES?
-IT COST ME $8.67...
NOT TO MENTION
THIS RASH ON MY ARM.
IT'S A LUCKY THING SHE
DIDN'T ASK FOR CARNATIONS.
CARNATIONS GIVE ME SHINGLES.
IT'S GETTING TOO
COMPLICATED, KEV.
MAYBE I SHOULD
BREAK UP WITH HER.
- PAUL.
- MAYBE I'LL GO TO
THE DANCE WITH YOU.
-I, UH, I CAN'T.
-YOU'RE GOING
WITH SUSAN FISHER?!
-NOT EXACTLY...
BUT SHE DID ASK ME
TO SAVE HER A DANCE.
-ALL RIGHT.
-EXCEPT I'M... MY
DATE IS LINDA SLOAN.
- YOU DOG!
- HUH?
-BABES CRAWLING ALL
OVER YOU... WHAT A LIFE.
-PAUL, IT'S NOT
THAT GREAT, OKAY?
-YEAH, RIGHT.
-PAUL, REALLY.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I CAN'T BE WITH TWO
GIRLS AT ONE DANCE.
-I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
IN THAT CASE, THERE'S
ONLY ONE SOLUTION...
YOU GOT TO DITCH ONE OF THEM.
HEY, IT'S THE ONLY
HONORABLE THING TO DO.
-HONORABLE, SURE,
BUT I WASN'T GONNA
JUST DITCH LINDA.
I WAS THINKING OF A MORE
GALLANT PLAN OF ACTION...
I WAS GONNA WEASEL
MY WAY OUT OF THIS.
-SO, WHAT TIME ARE YOU
PICKING ME UP TOMORROW NIGHT?
-UH, LINDA, DID WE SAY
WE WERE DEFINITELY,
DEFINITELY, GOING TOGETHER?
-I THOUGHT SO. WHY?
-UH, NOTHING. IT'S JUST...
-I HOPE YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO
WEASEL YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS...
'CAUSE I ALREADY TURNED
DOWN STEVE PADWAY.
-STEVE PADWAY ASKED
YOU TO THE DANCE?
-AFTER YOU AND I DECIDED TO GO.
I WASN'T ABOUT TO LET YOU DOWN.
-LOOK, IF YOU WANT,
I'LL WEAR A SIGN THAT SAYS
"KEVIN ARNOLD IS
JUST MY FRIEND," OKAY?
I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 7:30.
-GREAT.
-OKAY, SO I'D
FAILED AS A WEASEL.
LINDA WAS RIGHT... I
COULDN'T LET A FRIEND DOWN.
-I'LL GET IT, MOM!
-BESIDES, IT'S NOT LIKE
I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT
GETTING FLOWERS
TO MATCH HER DRESS.
THIS WAS SORT OF LIKE GOING
TO THE DANCE WITH PAUL...
-HI.
- ONLY NOT AT ALL.
-HI.
-WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME IN FOR A SECOND?
-SURE.
YOU SAIL?
-YEAH, MY FAMILY
GOES EVERY SUMMER.
I WAS IN A
COMPETITION LAST YEAR.
-YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT.
-HERE, I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
IT WAS EITHER THIS OR ONE
OF THOSE PLASTIC LIZARDS.
-THE AMAZING THING IS,
EVEN WITH THE PRETTY
DRESS AND ALL THE MAKEUP
AND EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS
PINNING A FLOWER ON MY LAPEL
AND EVEN THOUGH HER HAIR
SMELLED LIKE NEW-MOWN HAY
IN A TROPICAL GARDEN ON
THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING...
-THERE.
- SHE WAS STILL
THE SAME OLD LINDA,
MY BUDDY, MY PAL.
-♪ YOUR LOVE KEEPS
LIFTIN' ME HIGHER ♪
♪ THAN I'VE EVER
BEEN LIFTED BEFORE ♪
-20-FOOT WAVES?
-THE BOAT WAS GOING CRAZY!
IF WE HADN'T CUT THE SHEET,
WE WOULD HAVE
GONE OVER FOR SURE.
-OH, IT MUST BE GREAT OUT
THERE ON THE HIGH SEAS LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, SOMEDAY I'M GONNA
TAKE A BOAT AROUND THE WORLD.
-A SAILBOAT?
-YEAH, I THINK SO,
JUST ME AND MY DAD.
-HAVE YOU PLOTTED
YOUR COURSE YET?
-WELL, WE HAVEN'T REALLY
TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT YET.
-ACTUALLY, I HAD NEVER
SAID THAT OUT LOUD
TO ANYONE IN MY LIFE.
-I'VE GOT THIS
REALLY GREAT ATLAS
YOU CAN BORROW
SOMETIME IF YOU WANT.
-SURE.
-OKAY, I ADMIT IT...
I WAS HAVING FUN, AT LEAST,
MORE THAN I'D EXPECTED.
-♪ NOW, ONCE, I
WAS DOWNHEARTED ♪
-HEY, GUYS. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
-PAUL, WHERE'S CARLA?
-HISTORY... I BROKE UP
WITH HER. I'M A FREE MAN.
-WHAT?
-BUT YOU GUYS WERE
SO GOOD TOGETHER.
-HEY, THERE'S OTHER
FISH IN THE SEA.
BOY, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT...
THE BABES, THE MUSIC.
I GOT TO GET OUT THERE
AND SOW MY WILD OATS.
-♪ HIGHER ♪
-WILD OATS?
-IT'S JUST AN EXPRESSION.
-HE'S FOOLING HIMSELF.
HE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.
HE'LL MISS HER.
-LINDA?
- HI, STEVE.
- PADWAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
-UH, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DANCE WITH ME?
WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, KEVIN.
-♪ AH ♪
-OF COURSE I COULD
HAVE SAID "NO"...
TECHNICALLY, I MEAN.
STILL...
-HEY, YOU DON'T
NEED MY PERMISSION.
-I'D LOVE TO, STEVE.
-GREAT.
-THANKS A LOT.
-HE'S CRAZY ABOUT
YOU. IT'S OBVIOUS.
-♪ CRIMSON AND CLOVER ♪
-YEAH, RIGHT. NOW WHAT
AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
-JUST BE YOURSELF...
WORKS FOR ME.
-♪ AH ♪
♪ WELL, IF SHE COME
WALKING OVER... ♪
-IT WAS STRANGE.
WATCHING LINDA DANCE
WITH STEVE PADWAY,
I FELT ALMOST...
WELL, I MEAN, SHE WAS FUNNY...
AND SMART AND COMFORTABLE.
AND SHE...
-KEVIN?
-♪ YEAH ♪
-HI.
- HUMINA, HUMINA, HUMINA.
-READY FOR OUR DANCE?
-WAS RHETT BUTLER READY
FOR SCARLETT O'HARA?
WAS ANTONY READY FOR CLEOPATRA?
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-AS WE STEPPED OUT
ONTO THAT DANCE FLOOR,
I WAS PREPARED TO TAKE MY PLACE
AMONG THE WORLD'S
GREATEST ROMANCES.
-♪ CRIMSON AND CLOVER ♪
-NO MORE ADMIRING
SUSAN FROM A DISTANCE.
SHE WAS HERE IN MY ARMS...
THE PERFECT WOMAN,
THE PERFECT SONG...
-♪ YEAH ♪
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
- THE PERFECT MOMENT.
-♪ MY MIND'S SUCH
A SWEET THING ♪
♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-♪ I WANNA DO EVERYTHING ♪
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-♪ WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING ♪
-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.
-TO US.
I WANTED TO ENJOY
THIS MOMENT FOREVER...
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH SUSAN FISHER,
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH
THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS,
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH...
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
TO TALK ABOUT.
-WOULD YOU HOLD THIS A
MINUTE? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
-NO SWEAT.
-WHERE'D YOU DISAPPEAR TO?
-LINDA, HI.
HOW WAS YOUR DANCE WITH STEVE?
-IT WAS OKAY.
-FOR ME?
-NO, THIS IS SUSAN'S!
-OH.
-MAYBE I DIDN'T SAY THAT
IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT WAY.
-SHE'S GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.
I MEAN, SHE'S ALREADY
DRUNK OUT OF IT,
BUT THERE'S MORE.
-AT THAT MOMENT,
I GUESS I FELT LIKE CRAWLING
INTO THAT PUNCH BOWL
AND PULLING THE ICE
CUBES OVER MY HEAD...
BUT I KNEW I COULDN'T.
-SHE'S NOT SO GREAT, YOU KNOW.
-LINDA, I...
-DON'T SAY IT.
I UNDERSTAND.
-♪ OH, MY LOVE ♪
♪ MY DARLING ♪
-SO, UH, YOU DON'T MIND IF I
GO FIND STEVE PADWAY, DO YOU?
-♪ I HUNGER FOR YOUR TOUCH ♪
-I DON'T MIND.
-♪ A LONG... ♪
-I'LL SEE YOU IN SCIENCE CLASS.
-♪ ...LONELY TIME ♪
-IT WAS THE FIRST
HEART I'D EVER BROKEN,
AND IN A WAY, MY OWN HEART
WAS ACHING A LITTLE, TOO.
IT DIDN'T SEEM FAIR.
I REALLY LIKED LINDA,
BUT THE FACT WAS I JUST
DIDN'T FEEL ABOUT HER THE WAY...
-♪ AND TIME CAN DO SO MUCH ♪
- SUSAN FISHER FELT
ABOUT DONALD WALLACH.
-♪ ARE YOU... ♪
-MAYBE SHE'D JUST
BEEN TOYING WITH ME,
OR MAYBE SHE'D USED ME
TO GET BACK WITH DONALD.
-♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
-IN ANY EVENT, IT
WAS PRETTY CLEAR...
PAUL WASN'T THE ONLY ONE
WHO HAD BEEN FOOLING HIMSELF.
-THIS DANCE IS FOR
PAUL FROM CARLA.
-♪ GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME ♪
- ALL OUR YOUNG LIVES,
WE SEARCH FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE...
-♪ OH, MY LOVE, MY DARLING ♪
- SOMEONE WHO MAKES US COMPLETE.
-♪ I'VE HUNGERED,
HUNGERED FOR YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ A LONG, LONELY TIME ♪
♪ AND TIME... ♪
-WE CHOOSE PARTNERS
AND CHANGE PARTNERS.
-♪...GOES BY SO SLOWLY ♪
♪ AND TIME CAN DO SO MUCH ♪
-WE DANCE TO A SONG OF
HEARTBREAK AND HOPE...
-♪ ARE YOU STILL MINE? ♪
- ALL THE WHILE WONDERING
IF SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW,
THERE'S SOMEONE PERFECT...
WHO MIGHT BE SEARCHING FOR US.
-♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I ♪
♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME ♪
IF I SANG OUT OF TUNE? ♪
♪ WOULD YOU STAND UP
AND WALK OUT ON ME? ♪
♪ LEND ME YOUR EARS,
AND I'LL SING YOU A SONG ♪
♪ I WILL TRY NOT TO
SING OUT OF KEY, YEAH ♪
♪ OH, BABY, I GET BY ♪
- ♪ BY WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ ALL I NEED IS MY BUDDIES ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ I'M SAYIN' I'M GONNA GET HIGHER ♪ - ♪
TRY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ WHOA-OA-OA-OA ♪
-♪ OH, OH, OH, OH ♪
-♪ SOMEBODY WHO
KNOWS QUITE SURE ♪
♪ BABY ♪
-♪ BY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ SAID I'M GONNA MAKE
IT WITH MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ TRY WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
-♪ OH, I'M GONNA
KEEP ON TRYING ♪
-♪ HIGH WITH A LITTLE
HELP FROM MY FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'M GONNA KEEP ON
TRYING NOW, BABY ♪
-♪ OOH, OOH, OOH ♪
-IN THE GAME OF LIFE,
THERE ARE FEW CERTAINTIES.
-"CAR ACCIDENT... PAY
$5,000 IF NOT INSURED."
COUGH IT UP, CARLA.
YOUR TURN, KEV.
-IN FACT, MOST THINGS
ARE LEFT TO CHANCE.
- "GET MARRIED."
GIVE ME A PINK ONE.
-WHO IS SHE, KEVIN?
-MARCIA BRADY. NO,
NO. NANCY SINATRA.
-THERE'S SOMEONE FOR
EVERYONE, WE'RE TOLD,
BUT THE SEARCH
FOR THAT ONE PERSON
TO RIDE THROUGH LIFE BESIDE
YOU IS SERIOUS BUSINESS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE 13.
-PAUL, IT'S YOUR TURN.
-IT'S A MATTER OF TRIAL,
ERROR, AND PURE DUMB LUCK,
AND, OF COURSE, CHEMISTRY.
-WOW.
-DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.
-AH, CHEMISTRY...
NOTHING LIKE IT.
-PROCEED WITH YOUR EXPERIMENTS.
REMEMBER,
OBSERVATION IS THE KEY.
-UH-HUH, THERE WAS
LOTS TO BE LEARNED
BY OBSERVING SUSAN FISHER.
-MISS FISHER, WILL
YOU PLEASE READ
FROM YOUR LABORATORY MANUAL?
-"THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENT
IS ONE INVOLVING
SODIUM AND CHLORIDE,
THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF SALT."
-SUSAN SPANNED THE ENTIRE
PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS.
SHE WAS GORGEOUS, EXOTIC,
AND THANKS TO DONALD
WALLACH, TOTALLY UNAVAILABLE.
-STILL, THERE WAS SOMETHING
ABOUT THE WAY THAT WOMAN SAID...
- "SODIUM CHLORIDE PRECIPITATE."
- THAT SET MY BLOOD BOILING.
HEY!
-PAY ATTENTION, OR
YOU'LL GET BURNED.
-LINDA SLOAN, ON THE OTHER HAND,
WAS MY, WELL, LAB PARTNER.
-I WAS PAYING ATTENTION.
-SURE YOU WERE.
-SHE WAS SMART, FUNNY...
- AND COMFORTABLE.
-MIX YOUR PRECIPITATES
AND STAND BACK.
-THINK WE'RE READY FOR THIS?
AS WE'LL EVER BE.
-NO QUESTION ABOUT IT...
LINDA WAS REALLY, REALLY...
- A GREAT GUY.
-HERE GOES.
WOW!
-MAYBE NEXT TIME.
-SURE.
-BUT IN CHEMISTRY, AS IN
LIFE, THE REALITIES ARE CLEAR.
SOME COMBINATIONS MAKE SPARKS...
SOME DON'T.
WITH ONE SMALL FOOTNOTE.
-NEVER GET INVOLVED, KEV.
-WHAT'S THE MATTER,
PAUL... CARLA PROBLEMS?
-SHE WANTS ME TO TAKE
HER MINIATURE GOLFING.
-SO?
-SO I JUST TOOK HER
MINIATURE GOLFING.
THE WOMAN IS KILLING ME.
I MEAN, SHE HAS ME ON A LEASH.
-UH-HUH.
-YOU HAD TO TAKE
PAUL'S BELLYACHING
WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.
THE GUY WAS REALLY HAPPY
ONLY WHEN HE WAS HENPECKED.
-WOMEN.
-WELL, PAUL, IF
YOU'RE SO MISERABLE,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST
BREAK UP WITH HER?
-I SHOULD. YOU KNOW,
I REALLY SHOULD.
BUT THEN WHO AM I GONNA
TAKE TO THE DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT?
I MEAN, I CAN'T GO ALONE.
NOBODY GOES ALONE.
-WELL, ALMOST NOBODY.
-SO, WHO ARE YOU GOING WITH?
-OH, I-I'M NOT SURE YET.
-OH, I GET IT.
STILL PLANNING YOUR MOVE,
HUH, CHECKING OUT THE FIELD?
-YEAH, KIND OF.
-ACTUALLY, I'D RESIGNED MYSELF
TO SPENDING THE EVENING
WATCHING CRAIG HOBSON
DROP DEAD FLIES
IN THE PUNCH BOWL.
-I KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU ASK HER?
-SUSAN FISHER? ARE YOU NUTS?
-WHY NOT? SHE'S AVAILABLE.
-PAUL, SHE HAPPENS TO BE JOINED
AT THE HIP TO DONALD WALLACH.
-MAN, YOU GOT TO PUT
YOURSELF IN THE LOOP.
DONALD AND SUSAN BROKE UP.
CARLA HEARD IT
FROM MELISSA BEMIL
YESTERDAY AT LUNCH.
GO AHEAD... ASK HER.
-NO. I COULDN'T.
-COME ON, TAKE A CHANCE.
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE.
-IT WAS POWERFUL LOGIC...
ASSUMING, OF COURSE,
THAT PAUL, CARLA, AND
MELISSA BEMIL WERE RIGHT.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE
SURE WAY TO FIND OUT.
I'D JUST GATHER UP MY COURAGE,
WALK RIGHT UP TO HER, AND...
- EAVESDROP.
-I SWEAR...
DONALD CAN BE SO
STUCK-UP SOMETIMES.
I TOLD HIM SO, TOO.
-GOOD. RUMOR CONFIRMED.
NOW ALL I HAD TO DO
WAS GET HER TO NOTICE OLD
UN-STUCK-UP KEVIN ARNOLD.
-WELL, I GOT TO GET GOING
NOW. SEE Y'ALL LATER.
- BYE.
- BYE.
-UGH!
-OR I COULD JUST LIE HERE
UNTIL SCHOOL WAS OVER
AND ASK THE JANITOR
TO LET ME OUT.
-NICE MOVE OVERALL,
BUT YOUR BACK WAS SLIGHTLY
ARCHED ON THE DISMOUNT.
I'LL GIVE IT A 9.
-THE CHAIR BROKE, OKAY?
-THEY'LL DO THAT ON YOU.
-I DON'T THINK SHE
SAW YOU, ANYWAY.
-WHO?
-SUSAN FISHER.
-WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'D
CARE IF SUSAN FISHER SAW ME?
-OH, I DON'T KNOW...
A WILD GUESS.
BOY, WHEN IT COMES TO WOMEN,
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, DO YOU?
-WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
-I MEAN YOUR
TECHNIQUE IS A LITTLE OFF.
BUT DON'T WORRY.
IT'S CORRECTABLE.
YOU JUST NEED A LITTLE ADVICE.
ME? ARE YOU KIDDING?
WHY WOULD I NEED ADVICE?
-SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT.
WHAT WAS I THINKING OF?
SEE YOU, MR. SMOOTH.
-HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?
ADVICE... WHAT A JOKE.
-SO, WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE?
-YOU WANT TO ASK SUSAN
FISHER TO THE DANCE, DON'T YOU?
-WELL, I...
-COME ON, DON'T KID A KIDDER.
WOMEN KNOW THESE THINGS.
YOU WANT TO ASK SUSAN, BUT
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
-WELL...
-AND YOU'RE AFRAID
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE A
FOOL OF YOURSELF, CORRECT?
-KIND OF.
- "KIND OF"?
THIS GIRL WAS READING
MY MIND LIKE A PHONE BOOK.
-SO, HOW SHOULD I DO IT?
-LET'S SEE.
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING
LIKE, "HI, SUSAN.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D LIKE
TO GO TO THE DANCE WITH ME"?
-REALLY?
-WORKS FOR ME. JUST BE CASUAL.
DON'T LOOK ANXIOUS OR NERVOUS.
BE YOURSELF.
-YOU THINK SHE'LL SAY YES?
-THAT DEPENDS WHETHER OR NOT
SHE WANTS TO GO TO
THE DANCE WITH YOU.
-I'M SERIOUS.
-WELL, WHY NOT?
YOU'RE A CUTE GUY.
BUT DON'T LET IT
GO TO YOUR HEAD.
LOOK, THERE'S ONLY
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...
JUST MARCH RIGHT UP AND ASK HER.
-SOUNDED SIMPLE ENOUGH...
JUST MARCH RIGHT
UP AND ASK HER...
AS SOON AS I HAD THE NERVE.
CARLA'S MAD AT ME.
-AGAIN?
-I FORGOT OUR
THREE-MONTH ANNIVERSARY.
SHE WAS EXPECTING ROSES.
-OH, I'M SORRY, PAUL, BUT...
-SHE KNOWS I'M
ALLERGIC TO FLOWERS!
I'M TELLING YOU,
I'M SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT
BECOMING A BACHELOR AGAIN.
I MEAN, LOOK AT YOU... NO
WOMAN CONTROLS YOUR LIFE.
-PAUL, I'LL TALK TO
YOU LATER, OKAY?
-WHAT IF THE DAY COMES
WHEN I DON'T FEEL LIKE
PLAYING MINIATURE GOLF?
-I'LL SEE YOU LATER!
-I COULDN'T WORRY ABOUT PAUL.
RIGHT NOW, I HAD A
RENDEZVOUS WITH FATE.
-SUSAN.
HI.
-HI...
-KEVIN.
KEVIN!
- KEVIN.
-WHEW!
-HOW ARE YOU?
-FINE, THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU?
-ALL RIGHT, NOW DEVASTATE
HER WITH YOUR WIT.
-SO, COULD YOU BELIEVE
CANTWELL TODAY?
HE'S QUITE THE CHARACTER.
-YEAH.
-GOOD, GOOD.
NOW, LINDA SAID JUST BE MYSELF,
SO A LITTLE HESITATION FOR
JUST THE RIGHT EFFECT, AND...
-SO, UH, I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WANTED TO GO, UH...
-SUSAN. SUSAN, WE HAVE TO TALK.
-DONALD, I WAS TALKING TO KEVIN.
-UNBELIEVABLE.
I'D BLOWN A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY,
AND WHOSE FAULT WAS IT?
-MINE?
-I JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE
ASKED HER IN THE FIRST PLACE.
-SEEMS TO ME YOU
DIDN'T ASK HER OUT AT ALL.
SEEMS TO ME YOU CHICKENED OUT.
-I DIDN'T CHICKEN OUT.
IT'S JUST THAT I THINK SHE'S
BACK TOGETHER WITH DONALD...
THAT'S ALL.
-OH.
-LOOK, IT'S NO BIG DEAL, ANYWAY.
I'M JUST NOT GOING TO THE DANCE.
-OH.
HEY!
WANT TO HEAR A STUPID IDEA?
-WHAT?
-OH, NO, FORGET IT.
IT'S REALLY STUPID.
-COME ON, WHAT?
-WELL, I WAS JUST THINKING,
SINCE YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO THE DANCE
AND I'M NOT GOING TO THE DANCE,
WHY DON'T WE GO TOGETHER?
-TOGETHER?
-YEAH, AS FRIENDS.
-AS FRIENDS?
-WHY NOT? IT MIGHT BE FUN.
-SHE DID HAVE A POINT.
ANOTHER FRIDAY NIGHT
SHARING THE COUCH
WITH WAYNE AND DELORES
WASN'T EXACTLY ENTICING.
-WELL, WHY NOT?
-GREAT.
-SURE, WHY SHOULDN'T TWO FRIENDS
GO TO A DANCE TOGETHER?
AND TO THINK I'D ALMOST
HUMILIATED MYSELF BY ASKING...
-KEVIN...
WHERE DID YOU RUN OFF TO?
-I, UH...
-I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA ASK ME SOMETHING.
-I WAS?
-SOMETHING ABOUT SCIENCE CLASS?
-OH, THAT.
UM, JUST...
-OKAY, NOW, KEEP CALM.
SAY SOMETHING BRILLIANT.
-WHAT'S THE ATOMIC
WEIGHT OF BARIUM?
-UH-HUH.
-I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW.
-OH. THEN I'LL JUST LOOK IT UP.
-ARE YOU GOING TO
THE DANCE ON FRIDAY?
-YEAH.
I MEAN, I-I THINK SO.
-I HOPE SO.
-HUH?
-MAYBE YOU'LL SAVE
ME A DANCE, THEN.
OKAY?
-WAS SHE JOKING?
SAVE HER A DANCE?
I'D SAVE EVERY
TANGO, EVERY TWIST,
EVERY POLKA, EVERY
FRUG IN THE BOOK.
AND SUDDENLY, MY
LIFE WAS COMPLETE.
THIS WAS BLISS... NO,
MORE THAN BLISS...
THIS WAS SUSAN FISHER AND ME...
AND, OF COURSE, LINDA.
-I TELL YOU, THE
STRAIN IS KILLING ME.
-DON'T GIVE UP
NOW. IT'S ONLY TWO.
-NO, I MEAN THIS WHOLE
THING WITH CARLA.
-WELL, DID YOU
GET HER THE ROSES?
-IT COST ME $8.67...
NOT TO MENTION
THIS RASH ON MY ARM.
IT'S A LUCKY THING SHE
DIDN'T ASK FOR CARNATIONS.
CARNATIONS GIVE ME SHINGLES.
IT'S GETTING TOO
COMPLICATED, KEV.
MAYBE I SHOULD
BREAK UP WITH HER.
- PAUL.
- MAYBE I'LL GO TO
THE DANCE WITH YOU.
-I, UH, I CAN'T.
-YOU'RE GOING
WITH SUSAN FISHER?!
-NOT EXACTLY...
BUT SHE DID ASK ME
TO SAVE HER A DANCE.
-ALL RIGHT.
-EXCEPT I'M... MY
DATE IS LINDA SLOAN.
- YOU DOG!
- HUH?
-BABES CRAWLING ALL
OVER YOU... WHAT A LIFE.
-PAUL, IT'S NOT
THAT GREAT, OKAY?
-YEAH, RIGHT.
-PAUL, REALLY.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
I CAN'T BE WITH TWO
GIRLS AT ONE DANCE.
-I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.
IN THAT CASE, THERE'S
ONLY ONE SOLUTION...
YOU GOT TO DITCH ONE OF THEM.
HEY, IT'S THE ONLY
HONORABLE THING TO DO.
-HONORABLE, SURE,
BUT I WASN'T GONNA
JUST DITCH LINDA.
I WAS THINKING OF A MORE
GALLANT PLAN OF ACTION...
I WAS GONNA WEASEL
MY WAY OUT OF THIS.
-SO, WHAT TIME ARE YOU
PICKING ME UP TOMORROW NIGHT?
-UH, LINDA, DID WE SAY
WE WERE DEFINITELY,
DEFINITELY, GOING TOGETHER?
-I THOUGHT SO. WHY?
-UH, NOTHING. IT'S JUST...
-I HOPE YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO
WEASEL YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS...
'CAUSE I ALREADY TURNED
DOWN STEVE PADWAY.
-STEVE PADWAY ASKED
YOU TO THE DANCE?
-AFTER YOU AND I DECIDED TO GO.
I WASN'T ABOUT TO LET YOU DOWN.
-LOOK, IF YOU WANT,
I'LL WEAR A SIGN THAT SAYS
"KEVIN ARNOLD IS
JUST MY FRIEND," OKAY?
I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 7:30.
-GREAT.
-OKAY, SO I'D
FAILED AS A WEASEL.
LINDA WAS RIGHT... I
COULDN'T LET A FRIEND DOWN.
-I'LL GET IT, MOM!
-BESIDES, IT'S NOT LIKE
I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT
GETTING FLOWERS
TO MATCH HER DRESS.
THIS WAS SORT OF LIKE GOING
TO THE DANCE WITH PAUL...
-HI.
- ONLY NOT AT ALL.
-HI.
-WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME IN FOR A SECOND?
-SURE.
YOU SAIL?
-YEAH, MY FAMILY
GOES EVERY SUMMER.
I WAS IN A
COMPETITION LAST YEAR.
-YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT.
-HERE, I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
IT WAS EITHER THIS OR ONE
OF THOSE PLASTIC LIZARDS.
-THE AMAZING THING IS,
EVEN WITH THE PRETTY
DRESS AND ALL THE MAKEUP
AND EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS
PINNING A FLOWER ON MY LAPEL
AND EVEN THOUGH HER HAIR
SMELLED LIKE NEW-MOWN HAY
IN A TROPICAL GARDEN ON
THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING...
-THERE.
- SHE WAS STILL
THE SAME OLD LINDA,
MY BUDDY, MY PAL.
-♪ YOUR LOVE KEEPS
LIFTIN' ME HIGHER ♪
♪ THAN I'VE EVER
BEEN LIFTED BEFORE ♪
-20-FOOT WAVES?
-THE BOAT WAS GOING CRAZY!
IF WE HADN'T CUT THE SHEET,
WE WOULD HAVE
GONE OVER FOR SURE.
-OH, IT MUST BE GREAT OUT
THERE ON THE HIGH SEAS LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, SOMEDAY I'M GONNA
TAKE A BOAT AROUND THE WORLD.
-A SAILBOAT?
-YEAH, I THINK SO,
JUST ME AND MY DAD.
-HAVE YOU PLOTTED
YOUR COURSE YET?
-WELL, WE HAVEN'T REALLY
TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT YET.
-ACTUALLY, I HAD NEVER
SAID THAT OUT LOUD
TO ANYONE IN MY LIFE.
-I'VE GOT THIS
REALLY GREAT ATLAS
YOU CAN BORROW
SOMETIME IF YOU WANT.
-SURE.
-OKAY, I ADMIT IT...
I WAS HAVING FUN, AT LEAST,
MORE THAN I'D EXPECTED.
-♪ NOW, ONCE, I
WAS DOWNHEARTED ♪
-HEY, GUYS. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
-PAUL, WHERE'S CARLA?
-HISTORY... I BROKE UP
WITH HER. I'M A FREE MAN.
-WHAT?
-BUT YOU GUYS WERE
SO GOOD TOGETHER.
-HEY, THERE'S OTHER
FISH IN THE SEA.
BOY, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT...
THE BABES, THE MUSIC.
I GOT TO GET OUT THERE
AND SOW MY WILD OATS.
-♪ HIGHER ♪
-WILD OATS?
-IT'S JUST AN EXPRESSION.
-HE'S FOOLING HIMSELF.
HE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.
HE'LL MISS HER.
-LINDA?
- HI, STEVE.
- PADWAY, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
-UH, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO DANCE WITH ME?
WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, KEVIN.
-♪ AH ♪
-OF COURSE I COULD
HAVE SAID "NO"...
TECHNICALLY, I MEAN.
STILL...
-HEY, YOU DON'T
NEED MY PERMISSION.
-I'D LOVE TO, STEVE.
-GREAT.
-THANKS A LOT.
-HE'S CRAZY ABOUT
YOU. IT'S OBVIOUS.
-♪ CRIMSON AND CLOVER ♪
-YEAH, RIGHT. NOW WHAT
AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
-JUST BE YOURSELF...
WORKS FOR ME.
-♪ AH ♪
♪ WELL, IF SHE COME
WALKING OVER... ♪
-IT WAS STRANGE.
WATCHING LINDA DANCE
WITH STEVE PADWAY,
I FELT ALMOST...
WELL, I MEAN, SHE WAS FUNNY...
AND SMART AND COMFORTABLE.
AND SHE...
-KEVIN?
-♪ YEAH ♪
-HI.
- HUMINA, HUMINA, HUMINA.
-READY FOR OUR DANCE?
-WAS RHETT BUTLER READY
FOR SCARLETT O'HARA?
WAS ANTONY READY FOR CLEOPATRA?
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-AS WE STEPPED OUT
ONTO THAT DANCE FLOOR,
I WAS PREPARED TO TAKE MY PLACE
AMONG THE WORLD'S
GREATEST ROMANCES.
-♪ CRIMSON AND CLOVER ♪
-NO MORE ADMIRING
SUSAN FROM A DISTANCE.
SHE WAS HERE IN MY ARMS...
THE PERFECT WOMAN,
THE PERFECT SONG...
-♪ YEAH ♪
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
- THE PERFECT MOMENT.
-♪ MY MIND'S SUCH
A SWEET THING ♪
♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-♪ I WANNA DO EVERYTHING ♪
-♪ LA LA LA LA LA LA ♪
-♪ WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FEELING ♪
-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.
-TO US.
I WANTED TO ENJOY
THIS MOMENT FOREVER...
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH SUSAN FISHER,
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH
THE GIRL OF HIS DREAMS,
KEVIN ARNOLD WITH...
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
TO TALK ABOUT.
-WOULD YOU HOLD THIS A
MINUTE? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
-NO SWEAT.
-WHERE'D YOU DISAPPEAR TO?
-LINDA, HI.
HOW WAS YOUR DANCE WITH STEVE?
-IT WAS OKAY.
-FOR ME?
-NO, THIS IS SUSAN'S!
-OH.
-MAYBE I DIDN'T SAY THAT
IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT WAY.
-SHE'S GONNA BE RIGHT BACK.
I MEAN, SHE'S ALREADY
DRUNK OUT OF IT,
BUT THERE'S MORE.
-AT THAT MOMENT,
I GUESS I FELT LIKE CRAWLING
INTO THAT PUNCH BOWL
AND PULLING THE ICE
CUBES OVER MY HEAD...
BUT I KNEW I COULDN'T.
-SHE'S NOT SO GREAT, YOU KNOW.
-LINDA, I...
-DON'T SAY IT.
I UNDERSTAND.
-♪ OH, MY LOVE ♪
♪ MY DARLING ♪
-SO, UH, YOU DON'T MIND IF I
GO FIND STEVE PADWAY, DO YOU?
-♪ I HUNGER FOR YOUR TOUCH ♪
-I DON'T MIND.
-♪ A LONG... ♪
-I'LL SEE YOU IN SCIENCE CLASS.
-♪ ...LONELY TIME ♪
-IT WAS THE FIRST
HEART I'D EVER BROKEN,
AND IN A WAY, MY OWN HEART
WAS ACHING A LITTLE, TOO.
IT DIDN'T SEEM FAIR.
I REALLY LIKED LINDA,
BUT THE FACT WAS I JUST
DIDN'T FEEL ABOUT HER THE WAY...
-♪ AND TIME CAN DO SO MUCH ♪
- SUSAN FISHER FELT
ABOUT DONALD WALLACH.
-♪ ARE YOU... ♪
-MAYBE SHE'D JUST
BEEN TOYING WITH ME,
OR MAYBE SHE'D USED ME
TO GET BACK WITH DONALD.
-♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
-IN ANY EVENT, IT
WAS PRETTY CLEAR...
PAUL WASN'T THE ONLY ONE
WHO HAD BEEN FOOLING HIMSELF.
-THIS DANCE IS FOR
PAUL FROM CARLA.
-♪ GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME ♪
- ALL OUR YOUNG LIVES,
WE SEARCH FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE...
-♪ OH, MY LOVE, MY DARLING ♪
- SOMEONE WHO MAKES US COMPLETE.
-♪ I'VE HUNGERED,
HUNGERED FOR YOUR TOUCH ♪
♪ A LONG, LONELY TIME ♪
♪ AND TIME... ♪
-WE CHOOSE PARTNERS
AND CHANGE PARTNERS.
-♪...GOES BY SO SLOWLY ♪
♪ AND TIME CAN DO SO MUCH ♪
-WE DANCE TO A SONG OF
HEARTBREAK AND HOPE...
-♪ ARE YOU STILL MINE? ♪
- ALL THE WHILE WONDERING
IF SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW,
THERE'S SOMEONE PERFECT...
WHO MIGHT BE SEARCHING FOR US.
-♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I ♪
♪ I NEED YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ GOD SPEED YOUR LOVE TO ME ♪