1 00:00:01,169 --> 00:00:02,536 ADULT ADAM: Ah, wood-shop class. 2 00:00:02,603 --> 00:00:05,039 Back in the '80s, this sawdust-covered danger zone 3 00:00:05,106 --> 00:00:07,308 was a place where students handled heavy-duty machinery 4 00:00:07,375 --> 00:00:09,377 no kid should ever touch. 5 00:00:09,443 --> 00:00:12,280 Whoa! That almost hit me, dude! 6 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:14,682 I know! I should not be around this equipment! 7 00:00:14,748 --> 00:00:16,484 ADULT ADAM: No matter what school you went to, 8 00:00:16,550 --> 00:00:18,986 all shop teachers were cut from the same piece of wood. 9 00:00:19,053 --> 00:00:20,854 Ours was Mr. Crosby. 10 00:00:20,921 --> 00:00:23,257 And remember... Safety first. 11 00:00:23,324 --> 00:00:25,659 There's no room for tomfoolery, shenanigans, 12 00:00:25,726 --> 00:00:28,028 or joyful horseplay in this class. 13 00:00:28,096 --> 00:00:29,363 And why is that? 14 00:00:29,430 --> 00:00:31,399 ALL: We'll cut off our finger. 15 00:00:31,465 --> 00:00:34,001 And why do we always measure twice? 16 00:00:34,068 --> 00:00:35,969 ALL: We'll cut off our finger. 17 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,905 And how do we know this to be true? 18 00:00:37,971 --> 00:00:39,973 ALL: You cut off your finger. 19 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,343 That's right. I cut off my finger. 20 00:00:42,410 --> 00:00:44,011 And this one! 21 00:00:44,078 --> 00:00:46,947 This one they sewed back on, but it doesn't work right. 22 00:00:47,014 --> 00:00:48,382 Finger rejected the host. 23 00:00:48,449 --> 00:00:50,418 ADULT ADAM: Yep, wood shop was grueling and difficult 24 00:00:50,484 --> 00:00:52,686 and only came naturally to the select few. 25 00:00:52,753 --> 00:00:54,888 Check it, Mom. I made a spice rack. 26 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:56,290 Oh, my God, 27 00:00:56,357 --> 00:00:58,526 I was literally just saying this is exactly what I need. 28 00:00:58,592 --> 00:01:00,961 Whoo-hoo! Look at you, saving us money! 29 00:01:01,028 --> 00:01:03,097 We can put spices in that. 30 00:01:03,164 --> 00:01:04,532 ADULT ADAM: Me, on the other hand... 31 00:01:04,598 --> 00:01:07,468 Hey, Mom, look what I made. It's a doorstop or a bookend. 32 00:01:07,535 --> 00:01:11,139 Oh, look. Murray, Adam made a thing. 33 00:01:11,205 --> 00:01:15,409 Hoo-hoo! Look at you, saving money on firewood! 34 00:01:15,476 --> 00:01:18,446 That's what it is. A starter log. I feel good about this. 35 00:01:18,512 --> 00:01:20,548 ADULT ADAM: Yeah, I guess you could say I didn't nail wood shop. 36 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:23,351 So instead, I used the class to hone my comedic skills. 37 00:01:23,417 --> 00:01:26,254 All right. This is a butt joint. 38 00:01:26,320 --> 00:01:27,788 See here? 39 00:01:27,855 --> 00:01:30,858 You line up the studs, and then you pound that butt joint 40 00:01:30,924 --> 00:01:32,693 until it locks in tight. 41 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:33,761 Questions? 42 00:01:33,827 --> 00:01:35,363 I got a question. 43 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:37,998 What's the best thing to use to wipe your butt joint? 44 00:01:40,968 --> 00:01:43,271 He took something wholesome, like a butt joint, 45 00:01:43,337 --> 00:01:44,472 and made it hilarious! 46 00:01:44,538 --> 00:01:45,773 Since we're all in the mood to have a laugh, 47 00:01:45,839 --> 00:01:47,875 why don't you show the class your midterm project? 48 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:49,343 You've got it, sir. 49 00:01:49,410 --> 00:01:52,045 I call it "Really Big Jenga"! 50 00:01:53,547 --> 00:01:56,617 That's just a bunch of 2x4s you sawed in half and stacked up. 51 00:01:56,684 --> 00:01:57,918 You didn't even sand them. 52 00:01:57,985 --> 00:02:00,154 Geez, if it's such a big deal, I'll use this thingy 53 00:02:00,221 --> 00:02:01,989 to sand the wood, and then we can play. 54 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:04,525 Nobody's playing Really Big Jenga, Mr. Hardeeharhar! 55 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:05,926 Give me that wood. 56 00:02:05,993 --> 00:02:07,495 Oh! Balls! 57 00:02:07,561 --> 00:02:09,163 Whoa! 58 00:02:10,698 --> 00:02:12,233 Jenga. 59 00:02:12,300 --> 00:02:13,834 * I'm twisted up inside 60 00:02:13,901 --> 00:02:17,505 * But nonetheless I feel the need to say 61 00:02:19,940 --> 00:02:21,375 * I don't know the future 62 00:02:21,442 --> 00:02:24,645 * But the past keeps getting clearer every day * 63 00:02:24,712 --> 00:02:27,381 ADULT ADAM: It was January 17, 1980-something, 64 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:30,218 and my sister was going through a true freshman rite of passage... 65 00:02:30,284 --> 00:02:31,819 Becoming a pretentious snob. 66 00:02:31,885 --> 00:02:36,357 God, it all has to go, Erica. Poison, Madonna, New Kids? 67 00:02:36,424 --> 00:02:39,360 How did I ever buy into all of this top-40, MTV garbage? 68 00:02:39,427 --> 00:02:41,629 I'm actually embarrassed by who we were 69 00:02:41,695 --> 00:02:43,764 before we took Music Deconstruction 101 70 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,098 with Professor Chang-Silverstein. 71 00:02:45,165 --> 00:02:47,401 That class has, like, opened my eyes. 72 00:02:47,468 --> 00:02:49,136 No, like, my ears. 73 00:02:49,203 --> 00:02:51,171 No, like, my mind. 74 00:02:51,239 --> 00:02:53,274 Well, get ready to have your mind blown, 75 00:02:53,341 --> 00:02:55,042 because I asked Geoff to get us tickets 76 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:57,911 to the Avant Garde Music Festival of New York City. 77 00:02:57,978 --> 00:02:59,547 Stop, we are actually going to see 78 00:02:59,613 --> 00:03:01,582 Philip Glass and the Tibetan Throat Singers live? 79 00:03:01,649 --> 00:03:04,352 Plus, there's a rumor that Yoko Ono is gonna scream onstage 80 00:03:04,418 --> 00:03:05,686 for a whole hour! 81 00:03:05,753 --> 00:03:07,355 I'm gonna scream from the audience for a whole hour! 82 00:03:07,421 --> 00:03:09,223 I can't believe that our lame-ass R.A. 83 00:03:09,290 --> 00:03:10,458 called us "poser freshmen 84 00:03:10,524 --> 00:03:12,192 "who are going through a pretentious phase." 85 00:03:12,260 --> 00:03:14,728 These personas we just discovered, like, last week 86 00:03:14,795 --> 00:03:16,497 are, like, who we are and are gonna be 87 00:03:16,564 --> 00:03:17,631 for the rest of our lives. 88 00:03:17,698 --> 00:03:20,568 Exactly. I'll never return to who I was. 89 00:03:21,969 --> 00:03:23,904 Oh! My baby's back! 90 00:03:23,971 --> 00:03:26,006 Whoa, how long were you standing there waiting? 91 00:03:26,073 --> 00:03:28,075 So long. Come right in. 92 00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:31,545 Would anyone like to sample a flight of Hamburger Helpers? 93 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:34,515 Oh, we're not doing processed foods anymore, 94 00:03:34,582 --> 00:03:36,550 and especially not the kind that have a spokesglove. 95 00:03:36,617 --> 00:03:38,886 What's, like, the raddest sushi place you have in Jenkintown? 96 00:03:38,952 --> 00:03:40,020 You like fish? 97 00:03:40,087 --> 00:03:41,889 Uh, well, we have a Long John Silver's. 98 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,691 No! Wait! 99 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:45,259 I've got Tuna Helper right here. 100 00:03:45,326 --> 00:03:46,494 Geoff, crack open a can. 101 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,296 Hey, Erica, it's me, your boyfriend, Geoff. 102 00:03:48,362 --> 00:03:49,897 Oh, he's plating it all wrong. 103 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:52,433 I said, "Two heaping scoops," Geoff. 104 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:53,801 Two! 105 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:54,902 Hey, babe, you get the tickets? 106 00:03:54,968 --> 00:03:56,904 You know it. The Hooters, third row. 107 00:03:56,970 --> 00:03:58,506 Okay, why would we go see The Hooters? 108 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:00,508 Um, because it's our hometown's favorite band 109 00:04:00,574 --> 00:04:02,075 and, also, you're, like, the hugest fan ever. 110 00:04:02,142 --> 00:04:04,878 Geoff, I specifically left a message for you to get tickets 111 00:04:04,945 --> 00:04:06,414 for the Avant Garde Festival. 112 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:07,948 Right, and I didn't understand what that was, 113 00:04:08,015 --> 00:04:09,550 so I ignored it and got third-row center. 114 00:04:09,617 --> 00:04:11,652 I cannot miss this festival, okay? 115 00:04:11,719 --> 00:04:14,888 Yoko Ono is finally gonna free herself from the shadow 116 00:04:14,955 --> 00:04:16,357 of her husband's bubblegum band. 117 00:04:16,424 --> 00:04:17,691 You mean... The Beatles? 118 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:19,460 You know what? It's fine. 119 00:04:19,527 --> 00:04:21,929 I'll just do my own thing, and you can take Barry to go see The Hooters. 120 00:04:21,995 --> 00:04:23,764 At least let me buy you girls dessert. 121 00:04:23,831 --> 00:04:25,333 Oh, there's a new wudder-ice place. 122 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:27,234 Oh, man! Their wudder ice is amazing! 123 00:04:27,301 --> 00:04:29,169 Okay. What are you people talking about? 124 00:04:29,236 --> 00:04:30,371 Wudder ice. Wudder ice. 125 00:04:30,438 --> 00:04:32,473 Wudder ice. What's "wudder"? 126 00:04:32,540 --> 00:04:34,041 They're trying to say "water ice." 127 00:04:34,107 --> 00:04:35,108 It's a local dessert. 128 00:04:35,175 --> 00:04:37,611 Ew. Your food and words are gross. 129 00:04:37,678 --> 00:04:39,913 I say we drive straight until we find some culture. 130 00:04:41,148 --> 00:04:43,016 The Hooters. 131 00:04:43,083 --> 00:04:45,118 Did my daughter just say "water," 132 00:04:45,185 --> 00:04:46,354 like she's from Delaware? 133 00:04:46,420 --> 00:04:49,457 I think she did. Ugh. College was a mistake. 134 00:04:49,523 --> 00:04:51,725 Huge. 135 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:54,194 Thank you for coming down here, Mr. Goldberg. 136 00:04:54,261 --> 00:04:57,398 It seems there's been a serious mishap with some machinery. 137 00:04:57,465 --> 00:05:00,233 Damn right. Why do you always wear a tie in shop class, anyway? 138 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:02,336 It literally can get caught in everything. 139 00:05:02,403 --> 00:05:05,373 I dress nice for the wood because I honor the wood. 140 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:07,107 I expect the same from my students. 141 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:11,712 I get the boy can be a bit of a smartass, but it's just wood. 142 00:05:11,779 --> 00:05:13,614 I don't know why you got to honor it. 143 00:05:13,681 --> 00:05:15,383 I'll tell you why, sir. 144 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:18,586 I lived in a suspended bamboo cage for three years. 145 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:19,920 Oh, boy. 146 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:22,055 Uh, Derek, while we all thank you for your service, 147 00:05:22,122 --> 00:05:23,256 I don't think we need to hear... 148 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:25,593 It was a simple design, but sturdy as hell. 149 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:28,562 Naturally, I tried to saw through it with a crude tool 150 00:05:28,629 --> 00:05:30,798 I had fashioned from my hair and some toenails. 151 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:32,666 Could we just stay on course... 152 00:05:32,733 --> 00:05:35,669 But as time wore on, the jungle madness took me. 153 00:05:35,736 --> 00:05:37,938 I tried to summon a monkey army to free me 154 00:05:38,005 --> 00:05:39,339 from my elegant fortress. 155 00:05:39,407 --> 00:05:40,774 Okay, just speed through to the end. 156 00:05:40,841 --> 00:05:44,111 I soon realized that I needed to forgive the wood 157 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:45,178 that encaged me. 158 00:05:45,245 --> 00:05:46,614 Just, uh... 159 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,817 And when a monsoon swept my captors into a river, 160 00:05:49,883 --> 00:05:52,720 that cage became a raft to freedom. 161 00:05:52,786 --> 00:05:57,324 And so, I have dedicated my life to the art of woodworking. 162 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:03,764 Okey-dokey. 163 00:06:03,831 --> 00:06:06,967 I'm thinking maybe a week of detention should do the trick. 164 00:06:07,034 --> 00:06:09,002 No. You're grounded for a month, too. 165 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:11,271 What? You got to get serious with your schoolwork. 166 00:06:11,338 --> 00:06:13,741 Because in the future, jokes can't pay the bills. 167 00:06:13,807 --> 00:06:16,109 Oh, yes, they can. Ask Sinbad. 168 00:06:16,176 --> 00:06:18,145 I'm going to stop this. 169 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:21,549 Could we just agree no more goofing around in shop class? 170 00:06:21,615 --> 00:06:25,786 And you will personally apologize to the wood. 171 00:06:25,853 --> 00:06:28,388 You don't have to do that. 172 00:06:28,456 --> 00:06:30,257 ADULT ADAM: As my dad was rejecting my comedy, 173 00:06:30,323 --> 00:06:34,462 Geoff was finding out Erica had rejected our hometown. 174 00:06:34,528 --> 00:06:36,797 Geoff? I thought you ended up going to the concert. 175 00:06:36,864 --> 00:06:38,432 No. Erica's doing her own thing... 176 00:06:38,499 --> 00:06:40,233 Which is great. I totally get it. 177 00:06:40,300 --> 00:06:42,235 Even though it's hurtful and I don't get it at all. 178 00:06:42,302 --> 00:06:44,772 Don't worry. Our girl's just going through a little phase. 179 00:06:44,838 --> 00:06:46,139 Is she? 180 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:48,241 'Cause it kinda feels like Erica's outgrown The Hooters 181 00:06:48,308 --> 00:06:50,444 and cooked fish and attractive clothing 182 00:06:50,511 --> 00:06:52,913 and Philly's own wudder ice. 183 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:55,449 She kinda... Kinda what? Say it. 184 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:56,517 I can't say it. 185 00:06:56,584 --> 00:06:57,818 Say it, Geoff. I don't wanna say it. 186 00:06:57,885 --> 00:06:58,919 If you don't say it, I'll say it. 187 00:06:58,986 --> 00:07:00,220 No, don't say it. Then say it. 188 00:07:00,287 --> 00:07:01,722 Erica is a giant 189 00:07:01,789 --> 00:07:03,557 Whoa! What were you gonna say? 190 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:05,793 That college has made her snobby and pretentious. 191 00:07:05,859 --> 00:07:07,360 That's what I meant! Well, that's not what you said. 192 00:07:07,427 --> 00:07:08,629 Oh, no! I'm so upset! 193 00:07:08,696 --> 00:07:10,197 You made me say it! Now I feel horrible! 194 00:07:10,263 --> 00:07:12,432 Pull it together, Geoff! If we don't do something, 195 00:07:12,500 --> 00:07:13,967 Erica's gonna leave Jenkintown behind 196 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:16,203 to experience the world and become an interesting person! 197 00:07:16,269 --> 00:07:19,039 But how do we stop it? You can't stop it. 198 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:20,574 Your only choice is to become it. 199 00:07:20,641 --> 00:07:23,711 Barry, no. That brie wheel is for an entire party. 200 00:07:23,777 --> 00:07:26,614 I can now handle the richest of party cheeses 201 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:30,050 since I've become accustomed to how the other half lives. 202 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:33,153 Now, pardon me, and prepare to be amazed, 203 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:35,523 as I drink this... Water. 204 00:07:35,589 --> 00:07:38,992 He said it right. How, Barry? 205 00:07:39,059 --> 00:07:41,128 ADULT ADAM: Turns out, Barry had been obsessively studying 206 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:45,365 the ways of the wealthy, thanks to one iconic '80s TV show. 207 00:07:45,432 --> 00:07:47,501 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous? 208 00:07:47,568 --> 00:07:48,869 Thanks to Robin Leach, 209 00:07:48,936 --> 00:07:51,739 I now know everything there is about class and wealth. 210 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:54,374 I study all the episodes to prepare myself. 211 00:07:54,441 --> 00:07:55,776 For what? 212 00:07:55,843 --> 00:07:58,779 For when I'll be the Sixers star player and team doctor, 213 00:07:58,846 --> 00:08:00,247 which means, if I get injured, 214 00:08:00,313 --> 00:08:02,950 I'll be able to perform surgery on myself. 215 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:05,318 I believe in you, cocoa tush! So, you really think that 216 00:08:05,385 --> 00:08:07,287 Erica's like these fancy people on this show? 217 00:08:07,354 --> 00:08:11,391 She's seeing Yoko Ono being weird and artsy. 218 00:08:11,458 --> 00:08:12,926 She's fancy, all right. 219 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:15,228 Turn us into horrible rich people, Barry. 220 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:17,931 I'm in, too. Yay, no other options. 221 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:19,967 ADULT ADAM: While my mom and Geoff were trying to break into 222 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,435 the upper class, I was just trying to break out of my room. 223 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:23,871 Why are you doing out of your room? 224 00:08:23,937 --> 00:08:25,438 You're grounded for being a moron! 225 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:27,608 I can't be in that room anymore, man. 226 00:08:27,675 --> 00:08:30,243 It's like a prison with all my toys and video games. 227 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:32,145 That's what you get for telling bad jokes 228 00:08:32,212 --> 00:08:33,446 instead of getting good grades. 229 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,248 It's not like I'm gonna use anything I've learned 230 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:39,152 in shop class... Or math or science or history. 231 00:08:39,219 --> 00:08:41,254 Sex Ed cleared up some rumors, but that's it. 232 00:08:41,321 --> 00:08:44,592 Why do you only show interest in the most ridiculous careers 233 00:08:44,658 --> 00:08:46,560 that no Goldberg has ever succeeded in? 234 00:08:46,627 --> 00:08:48,729 Ridiculous? Give me one example. 235 00:08:48,796 --> 00:08:50,631 Movie directing. Puppeteer. 236 00:08:50,698 --> 00:08:52,666 Animation. Foley artist. 237 00:08:52,733 --> 00:08:54,968 Arcade hustler. Sci-fi cartoonist. 238 00:08:55,035 --> 00:08:57,437 Stage combat instructor. Stunt man. 239 00:08:57,504 --> 00:09:01,474 And to top it all off, now you want to include "comedy guy"? 240 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:04,612 Damn right. Laughter's a real profession, and I'm all in. 241 00:09:04,678 --> 00:09:06,647 In what? This house when you're 30? 242 00:09:06,714 --> 00:09:09,049 I see you have your doubts, so how about this? 243 00:09:09,116 --> 00:09:11,284 If I make you laugh right now, 244 00:09:11,351 --> 00:09:14,154 then you'll have to fully embrace my destiny 245 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:15,623 as a professional funny man. 246 00:09:15,689 --> 00:09:17,791 And what happens when I don't laugh? Because I won't. 247 00:09:17,858 --> 00:09:19,059 You can ground me for the whole year. 248 00:09:19,126 --> 00:09:20,560 This is a bad deal for you. 249 00:09:20,628 --> 00:09:21,629 Oh, you're on. 250 00:09:21,695 --> 00:09:23,030 Or as Hans and Franz would say... 251 00:09:23,096 --> 00:09:25,265 "I'm gonna pump... You up." 252 00:09:25,332 --> 00:09:26,867 Don't do this deal. 253 00:09:26,934 --> 00:09:28,501 I don't want you hanging around this house for a whole year. 254 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,838 Don't worry. I'm just getting warmed up. 255 00:09:30,904 --> 00:09:32,539 Or as James Brown would say... 256 00:09:32,606 --> 00:09:33,774 "So hot!" 257 00:09:33,841 --> 00:09:35,743 In the hot tub! Yow! 258 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:37,044 Too hot in the hot tub! 259 00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:38,946 This is why it's dangerous to believe in yourself. 260 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:41,615 ADULT ADAM: And with that, I gave him every comedic weapon 261 00:09:41,682 --> 00:09:42,716 I had in my arsenal. 262 00:09:42,783 --> 00:09:44,151 I started with some Pee Wee. 263 00:09:44,217 --> 00:09:45,919 I know you are, but what am I? 264 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:47,855 Heh heh heh! I did some classic movies... 265 00:09:47,921 --> 00:09:49,322 I'll have what she's having. 266 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:50,457 ...impressions... Ooh! 267 00:09:50,523 --> 00:09:51,725 I found out I'm color blind. 268 00:09:51,792 --> 00:09:53,827 The diagnosis came completely out of the purple! 269 00:09:53,894 --> 00:09:55,228 Ooh-hoo! ...wacky wordplay... 270 00:09:55,295 --> 00:09:56,864 We have clearance, Clarence. 271 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,466 Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? 272 00:09:59,532 --> 00:10:01,301 ...prop comedy... 273 00:10:01,368 --> 00:10:03,270 Where did you get that coconut? They're out of season. 274 00:10:03,336 --> 00:10:05,138 ADULT ADAM: ...even puppetry! High five? 275 00:10:05,205 --> 00:10:07,007 I can't! My mouth will break! 276 00:10:07,074 --> 00:10:08,375 This guy... 277 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:09,643 S'alright. 278 00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:12,579 Why did you make that deal 279 00:10:12,646 --> 00:10:14,181 'Cause I'm a funny boy, 280 00:10:14,247 --> 00:10:15,983 and I'm gonna be a funny big boy 281 00:10:16,049 --> 00:10:17,450 who makes money from it. 282 00:10:17,517 --> 00:10:19,386 That's truly the first humorous thing that you've said 283 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:20,620 this whole conversation. 284 00:10:20,688 --> 00:10:22,022 The problem isn't me. 285 00:10:22,089 --> 00:10:24,792 It's my joyless grump of a dad who has no sense of humor. 286 00:10:24,858 --> 00:10:26,559 Enough with the comedy, moron! 287 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:29,462 You're gonna get a regular job like everybody else! 288 00:10:29,529 --> 00:10:31,164 Like what? Eh, I don't know. 289 00:10:31,231 --> 00:10:34,367 A police officer, a doctor, a... A construction worker, 290 00:10:34,434 --> 00:10:35,435 an Indian chief. 291 00:10:35,502 --> 00:10:37,237 You're just listing the Village People! 292 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:40,173 You have more chance of being in a disco supergroup 293 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,475 than you do from making money telling jokes. 294 00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:44,377 We'll see about that. 295 00:10:44,444 --> 00:10:46,079 ** 296 00:10:46,146 --> 00:10:48,115 Aah! Too forced. Didn't buy it. 297 00:10:48,181 --> 00:10:49,482 I can do that again. 298 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:54,187 ADULT ADAM: My mom and Geoff would do whatever it took 299 00:10:54,254 --> 00:10:56,189 to get Erica back, even if it meant listening to 300 00:10:56,256 --> 00:10:59,292 this fancy lad. Ahoy, and welcome aboard 301 00:10:59,359 --> 00:11:01,929 on our journey to riches and fame-awcity. 302 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:04,531 Oh, I bet the letters stand for stuff. 303 00:11:04,597 --> 00:11:07,067 Oh, yes. It's called a mammogram. 304 00:11:07,134 --> 00:11:10,603 And we start with C, for clothes. 305 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:12,339 From now on, you'll only wear 306 00:11:12,405 --> 00:11:14,541 the finest fabric known to man... 307 00:11:14,607 --> 00:11:17,044 Velvet, silk, all the leathers. 308 00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:19,679 Okay, I guess we could hit Filene's Basement, 309 00:11:19,747 --> 00:11:21,414 see if there's anything in the bargain bin. 310 00:11:21,481 --> 00:11:25,285 Never! You now only shop upstairs at Filene's, 311 00:11:25,352 --> 00:11:27,520 where they have fancy windows and you pay full price. 312 00:11:27,587 --> 00:11:29,823 Full price? Can that even be done? 313 00:11:29,890 --> 00:11:32,826 ADULT ADAM: Oh, it could. Next was L, for Laughter. 314 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:35,295 The kind of condescending cackle only reserved 315 00:11:35,362 --> 00:11:37,597 for rich folks who know they're better than you. 316 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,469 Wow, yeah. That was incredibly dismissive and hurtful. 317 00:11:42,535 --> 00:11:46,073 ADULT ADAM: Then came A, for Accents, which means you sound sophisticated, 318 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:47,640 and from anywhere but Philly. 319 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:49,642 Now tell me what's in this glass! Don't think! Go! 320 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,511 Water! Ooh, my God! I'm learning! 321 00:11:51,578 --> 00:11:54,514 ADULT ADAM: And last, the double S which stood for Snooty Sauce. 322 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:56,784 All you had to do was learn how to ask for it. 323 00:11:56,850 --> 00:11:59,219 BOTH: Pardon me, have you got any Grey Poupon? 324 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:00,921 No! BOTH: Pardon me, 325 00:12:00,988 --> 00:12:02,856 do you have any Grey Poupon? 326 00:12:02,923 --> 00:12:04,057 No. BOTH: Pardon me. 327 00:12:04,124 --> 00:12:05,926 Do you have any Grey Poupon? 328 00:12:05,993 --> 00:12:07,761 Oh, yes. 329 00:12:07,828 --> 00:12:09,763 Your lesson in "class" is complete. 330 00:12:09,830 --> 00:12:12,099 Now, go out there and make the world a worse place. 331 00:12:12,165 --> 00:12:15,602 Look out, high society, a mom and her daughter's boyfriend 332 00:12:15,668 --> 00:12:17,404 are going to New York! 333 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:18,839 Yeah, is it weird that we've been hanging out? 334 00:12:18,906 --> 00:12:20,507 A little. 335 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,375 ADULT ADAM: While Geoff and my mom were classing up, 336 00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:24,812 I was discovering my dad was down to laugh. 337 00:12:24,878 --> 00:12:27,047 Hee! Hee-hee! What was that? 338 00:12:27,114 --> 00:12:29,549 What was what? You're actually laughing! 339 00:12:29,616 --> 00:12:32,519 At 227? What is happening? 340 00:12:32,585 --> 00:12:34,187 I'll tell you what's happening. 341 00:12:34,254 --> 00:12:36,323 Big Tasty's getting a taste of the high life. 342 00:12:36,389 --> 00:12:39,126 Please, I'm in the middle of a very important discovery right now. 343 00:12:39,192 --> 00:12:40,660 Do not butt in with your insanity. 344 00:12:40,727 --> 00:12:44,564 You know what's insane? This delicious jar of caviar. 345 00:12:44,631 --> 00:12:45,999 How the hell are you paying for caviar? 346 00:12:46,066 --> 00:12:47,935 No! This is not about him right now! 347 00:12:48,001 --> 00:12:49,536 I cashed in one of Nana's bonds 348 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,939 to get a little taste of Beverly Hills. 349 00:12:53,841 --> 00:12:55,608 Oh, no! 350 00:12:55,675 --> 00:12:57,044 It's so salty! 351 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,778 They're fish eggs, you moron. 352 00:12:58,846 --> 00:13:00,380 Fish lay eggs? 353 00:13:00,447 --> 00:13:02,682 It's stuck under my tongue! 354 00:13:02,749 --> 00:13:03,750 I need milk! 355 00:13:03,817 --> 00:13:05,552 That one never disappoints! 356 00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,354 Holy balls! 357 00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:09,890 First you laugh at Jackée, then at Barry? 358 00:13:09,957 --> 00:13:12,059 You literally laugh at everyone but me! 359 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:13,160 Hee-hee-hoo! 360 00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:14,895 Wait. I did it? Did I do it? 361 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:17,230 This show's hilarious! 362 00:13:17,297 --> 00:13:19,933 They never leave the stoop! 363 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,768 ADULT ADAM: My world was rocked. 364 00:13:21,835 --> 00:13:24,437 For the first time, nothing was funny. 365 00:13:24,504 --> 00:13:27,074 Now, I want everyone to look at my stool. 366 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,675 This is a very loose stool. 367 00:13:30,343 --> 00:13:32,913 See? I know it's just a stool sample, but it's a real mess. 368 00:13:32,980 --> 00:13:34,948 ADULT ADAM: Thanks to my dad, 369 00:13:35,015 --> 00:13:36,649 my dream of comedy died. 370 00:13:36,716 --> 00:13:40,320 Meanwhile, Erica's avant-garde music adventure had just begun. 371 00:13:40,387 --> 00:13:43,023 It feels so liberating to be here with, like, 372 00:13:43,090 --> 00:13:44,624 like-minded people, ya know? 373 00:13:44,691 --> 00:13:47,594 Absolutely. I just can't wait to sit down and... 374 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:49,629 Holy crap! Geoff and my mom are here! 375 00:13:51,531 --> 00:13:53,766 Fancy seeing you here. 376 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,668 So fancy. Indeed! 377 00:13:55,735 --> 00:13:58,438 Okay, why are you here and talking like that 378 00:13:58,505 --> 00:14:00,607 and dressed like the cast of Dynasty? 379 00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:03,010 What, you mean these old new full-priced rags 380 00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:04,945 from the real Filene's Above Ground? 381 00:14:05,012 --> 00:14:06,679 Hmm. We stopped there on the way here. 382 00:14:06,746 --> 00:14:07,814 Pocket square? 383 00:14:07,881 --> 00:14:09,682 No, I don't want a pocket square, Geoff! 384 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:11,618 Again, why are you here? 385 00:14:11,684 --> 00:14:13,720 Yeah. Are you guys, like, on a date? 386 00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:15,923 On a date with culture. 387 00:14:15,989 --> 00:14:17,891 I'm most excited for... 388 00:14:17,958 --> 00:14:22,495 M'baku O'Shaughnessy and the Afro Celtic Warbling Experience. 389 00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:25,465 I read about this little musical powwow in The New Yorker. 390 00:14:25,532 --> 00:14:28,235 No, you didn't. I literally told you I was coming here. 391 00:14:28,301 --> 00:14:29,903 Did you, now? Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho. 392 00:14:29,970 --> 00:14:31,238 What is that? Why are you doing that? 393 00:14:31,304 --> 00:14:33,240 BOTH: Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho. Stop ho-ho'ing. 394 00:14:33,306 --> 00:14:34,741 You sound like douchey Santas. 395 00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:36,743 BOTH: Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho! 396 00:14:36,809 --> 00:14:38,045 Why are you doing it? 397 00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,180 It seems like what you do. Oh-ho! 398 00:14:40,247 --> 00:14:42,382 Okay, I don't know what you two are doing, but you need to go. 399 00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:44,985 We're just trying to like what you like, 'cause, you know, 400 00:14:45,052 --> 00:14:47,354 you're a big snooty jerk now. 401 00:14:47,420 --> 00:14:50,690 So, I'm not allowed to go away to college and change and grow, 402 00:14:50,757 --> 00:14:51,891 like a normal person? 403 00:14:51,959 --> 00:14:54,494 Look, of course we want you to learn and grow. 404 00:14:54,561 --> 00:14:57,230 We just... Don't want you to grow away from us. 405 00:14:57,297 --> 00:14:58,932 Well, none of this is helping your case. 406 00:14:58,999 --> 00:15:00,733 Now please leave. 407 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:03,736 Fine. Maybe I'll see you back at home. 408 00:15:03,803 --> 00:15:05,738 ** 409 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:07,507 ERICA: I know this isn't what you want to hear right now, 410 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,709 but they're actually kind of cute together. 411 00:15:11,011 --> 00:15:12,179 Thanks for coming. 412 00:15:12,245 --> 00:15:14,447 Mr. Crosby here insisted we do this in person. 413 00:15:14,514 --> 00:15:16,950 There was another incident in shop class today. 414 00:15:17,017 --> 00:15:18,818 Sounds like we could have covered this in a phone call, 415 00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:20,753 but I'm here, so go for it. 416 00:15:20,820 --> 00:15:23,356 I was demonstrating how to perform a mitre cut. 417 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:25,558 When I bent down to retrieve some lumber, 418 00:15:25,625 --> 00:15:27,394 I split my pants clean down the middle. 419 00:15:27,460 --> 00:15:30,030 Having lost my balance, I reached out for the nearest item 420 00:15:30,097 --> 00:15:31,764 to steady myself, which, unfortunately, 421 00:15:31,831 --> 00:15:33,433 was an active band saw. 422 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:36,136 Now, while the blade did not connect with any fingers, 423 00:15:36,203 --> 00:15:39,973 it did shear off one millimeter of this pinkie nub. 424 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,543 Thinking fast, I ripped my already split pants wide open 425 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:45,778 and used the fabric as a tourniquet. 426 00:15:45,845 --> 00:15:49,549 Now bottomless and afraid, I Donald Ducked about the room in search of ice. 427 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:52,552 Thankfully, I had confiscated a Slurpee from a student, 428 00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:53,987 so I plunged my hand directly 429 00:15:54,054 --> 00:15:55,555 into the beverage to numb the pain. 430 00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:58,291 As you can imagine, I slipped on the mess, 431 00:15:58,358 --> 00:16:01,728 toppling directly into my star student Jonathan Atkins. 432 00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:04,831 His body was pinned under mine, rendering him immobile, 433 00:16:04,897 --> 00:16:08,968 which was problematic, as I had completely thrown out my back upon impact. 434 00:16:09,036 --> 00:16:11,171 The students howled with laughter. 435 00:16:11,238 --> 00:16:13,906 Once my shoulder dislocated, I was able to free myself 436 00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,408 and shimmy towards the door. 437 00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:17,744 That's when my trick knee gave out, and I rolled 438 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:18,945 right into the belt sander, 439 00:16:19,012 --> 00:16:22,082 which toppled directly onto my groin. 440 00:16:22,149 --> 00:16:25,085 Upon impact, I... Farted... 441 00:16:25,152 --> 00:16:27,254 Real bad and real loud. 442 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,057 I'm gonna stop you there. Really 443 00:16:30,123 --> 00:16:32,125 Yeah. What does any of this have to do with Adam? 444 00:16:32,192 --> 00:16:34,661 Today, there was one student that did not laugh 445 00:16:34,727 --> 00:16:36,496 at my ballet of tragedy. 446 00:16:36,563 --> 00:16:39,766 In fact, he was so composed, he turned off that belt sander 447 00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:43,403 moments before it plunged onto my genitals. 448 00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:45,338 Your son. Really? 449 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,806 You must be very proud. 450 00:16:46,873 --> 00:16:48,808 ** 451 00:16:48,875 --> 00:16:50,243 Stop right there. 452 00:16:51,244 --> 00:16:52,445 We need to talk. Why? 453 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:54,414 You heard the guy... I'm his star student. 454 00:16:54,481 --> 00:16:55,915 He was Donald Ducking! 455 00:16:55,982 --> 00:16:57,550 If you don't laugh at a Donald Ducking, 456 00:16:57,617 --> 00:16:59,319 then we got a big problem. Big. 457 00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:01,888 You're the one who told me I needed to focus on school 458 00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:03,990 to get a normal job. That's what I'm doing. 459 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:06,059 I just wanted you to be a little more realistic. 460 00:17:06,126 --> 00:17:10,097 You told me I'd never make it in any form of entertainment... 461 00:17:10,163 --> 00:17:11,364 Not even puppetry. 462 00:17:11,431 --> 00:17:13,133 I think we both know there's no money in puppets. 463 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:14,534 That's not the point! 464 00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:17,404 I'm not good at sports or science or math 465 00:17:17,470 --> 00:17:19,139 or stupid woodworking! 466 00:17:19,206 --> 00:17:22,309 But making people laugh was the one thing I thought I could do. 467 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:25,678 Adam... No, I get it now. You were right. 468 00:17:25,745 --> 00:17:28,081 All I'll ever be is just a Goldberg. 469 00:17:28,148 --> 00:17:30,817 ** 470 00:17:35,888 --> 00:17:38,225 ADULT ADAM: With my mom gone, Erica could finally 471 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:40,059 enjoy her new, sophisticated music... 472 00:17:41,594 --> 00:17:43,029 ...if you could call it that. 473 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:44,897 It says this piece is about Nixon. 474 00:17:44,964 --> 00:17:46,299 That was my first thought. 475 00:17:46,366 --> 00:17:48,635 It's so very haunting and painful. 476 00:17:48,701 --> 00:17:51,338 True. It's... So painful. 477 00:17:51,404 --> 00:17:53,473 I can feel the music banging in my head 478 00:17:53,540 --> 00:17:55,242 and rattling my teeth and gums. 479 00:17:57,344 --> 00:17:58,911 That's how you know it's good. 480 00:17:58,978 --> 00:18:02,115 I really love how the bagpipes blend horribly with the gonging 481 00:18:02,182 --> 00:18:04,351 and the off-putting bird noises... 482 00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:06,153 And I just can't do it! This is the worst! 483 00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:08,054 Shh! Quiet down. 484 00:18:08,121 --> 00:18:09,422 This isn't The Hooters concert. 485 00:18:09,489 --> 00:18:12,091 Yeah, 'cause God forbid we listen to some catchy tunes 486 00:18:12,159 --> 00:18:13,860 that you can sing and dance to. 487 00:18:13,926 --> 00:18:15,228 God, when is this over? 488 00:18:15,295 --> 00:18:17,029 We have, like, three hours left. 489 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,865 Three hours? 490 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:22,034 I ditched my boyfriend and awesome band for this... 491 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:24,204 Avant garbage? I got to go. 492 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:26,939 ** 493 00:18:28,175 --> 00:18:29,376 Hi. Excuse me. 494 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,744 Have you seen a young man in a semi-silk jacket 495 00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:34,214 with an older lady who looks like a villain in a soap opera? 496 00:18:34,281 --> 00:18:36,115 You're literally describing everyone here. 497 00:18:36,183 --> 00:18:38,185 (THE HOOTERS' "AND WE DANCED" PLAYS) 498 00:18:40,019 --> 00:18:41,354 They're gone. 499 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:45,225 Erica? 500 00:18:45,292 --> 00:18:47,059 Oh, thank God you're still here. 501 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:48,361 Why are you missing the show? 502 00:18:48,428 --> 00:18:49,962 The bagpipe solo's about to start. 503 00:18:50,029 --> 00:18:54,133 Listen, I wanted to be more than just a girl from Jenkintown. 504 00:18:54,201 --> 00:18:56,536 The truth is, I love my town, 505 00:18:57,837 --> 00:18:59,105 and all the things in it. 506 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,974 I live in Jenkintown. 507 00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:04,477 Do you, now? 508 00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:07,580 She's back. My normal, beautiful baby is back. * She was a bebop baby 509 00:19:07,647 --> 00:19:08,748 Mom! * On a hard day's night 510 00:19:08,815 --> 00:19:10,750 No. You can't take it back. You said you love us. 511 00:19:10,817 --> 00:19:12,585 I really do. God help me. 512 00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:14,187 * There was no use talking There was nothing to say 513 00:19:14,254 --> 00:19:15,722 Anyway, what do you say we head back to Philly 514 00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:18,024 and grab a wudder ice? * When the band began to play and play 515 00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:19,492 Actually... I have a better idea. 516 00:19:19,559 --> 00:19:23,963 * And we danced, like a wave on the ocean, romanced 517 00:19:24,030 --> 00:19:27,133 * We were liars in love and we danced 518 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:28,968 * Swept away for a moment by chance 519 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,137 ADULT ADAM: That night, Erica learned that you don't have to give up 520 00:19:31,204 --> 00:19:32,472 where you're from in order to grow 521 00:19:32,539 --> 00:19:34,407 into the kind of person you always wanted to be. 522 00:19:34,474 --> 00:19:36,643 * And danced and danced and danced and danced and danced 523 00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:38,378 Hey. 524 00:19:38,445 --> 00:19:40,213 * And we danced I rented Stripes. I know how you love that movie. 525 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:43,350 * Like a wave on the ocean, romanced * I'm... Not feeling it. 526 00:19:43,416 --> 00:19:45,752 * We were liars in love, and we danced Okay. 527 00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:47,254 There's something you should know. 528 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,756 * Swept away for a moment by chance You really are funny. 529 00:19:49,822 --> 00:19:51,090 * And we danced and danced and danced Stop. 530 00:19:51,157 --> 00:19:53,560 No, it's the truth. I just didn't want to encourage you. 531 00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,695 So, you were just trying to 532 00:19:55,762 --> 00:19:56,996 scare me away from it all? 533 00:19:57,063 --> 00:19:59,432 I was, and I'm sorry. 534 00:19:59,499 --> 00:20:01,067 Wow. 535 00:20:01,133 --> 00:20:03,002 Never heard you say "sorry" before. 536 00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,372 Look, I always thought I'd be the kind of dad 537 00:20:05,438 --> 00:20:07,474 who would help guide you with your career. 538 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,041 But all those things that you love, 539 00:20:09,108 --> 00:20:10,377 they make me feel helpless. 540 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:13,313 Why? I sell furniture, Adam. 541 00:20:13,380 --> 00:20:15,482 I don't know anything about movies or comedy 542 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:18,485 or magic or puppets. 543 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:21,921 Point is, I don't get any of your crazy dreams. 544 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:26,058 I really don't. But if that's what you really want, 545 00:20:26,125 --> 00:20:27,560 I'm in. * We were liars in love, and we danced 546 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:29,962 * Swept away for a moment by chance That's... 547 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:31,964 Thank you. * And we danced and danced and danced 548 00:20:32,031 --> 00:20:33,866 Just... Thank you. 549 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:36,035 * Yeah 550 00:20:36,102 --> 00:20:38,237 Hey, Dad? 551 00:20:38,305 --> 00:20:40,072 * And we danced What do you call a cow with no legs? 552 00:20:40,139 --> 00:20:41,207 Ground beef. 553 00:20:41,274 --> 00:20:42,775 Here's a little tip... 554 00:20:42,842 --> 00:20:44,877 Don't ever do that joke in public. 555 00:20:44,944 --> 00:20:47,514 ** 556 00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:50,116 Um, what do you call a cow with no legs? 557 00:20:50,182 --> 00:20:51,551 Ground beef! 558 00:20:54,153 --> 00:20:55,888 Do any of you like impressions? 559 00:20:57,557 --> 00:20:59,526 Damn. I got to learn some impressions. 560 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:07,867 Okay, I got you the fancy rich-people food you wanted, 561 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:11,471 but I... I just don't think... This is my new way of living. 562 00:21:11,538 --> 00:21:12,772 Bring me my first course. 563 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:14,941 I present to you... Pate. 564 00:21:15,007 --> 00:21:16,876 Like a hamburger pat 565 00:21:16,943 --> 00:21:18,010 Yes! 566 00:21:19,346 --> 00:21:21,348 No! Ugh! 567 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:24,283 It's like meat, but it's smooth like peanut butter! 568 00:21:24,351 --> 00:21:27,520 Come on. Let mama make you a shrimp parm and a chili pot pie. 569 00:21:27,587 --> 00:21:30,957 Yes! Let's cheese up some shrimps and pie up some chili!