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[Jughead] After Mr. Cooper
told Mrs. Cooper that Betty

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had been dancing
in her window,
in her skivvies,

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for Archie's...
uh, benefit,

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Mrs. Cooper phoned
Hollywood, California

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to give Hermione Lodge
a little good old fashioned
East Coast what-for,

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since Veronica had supplied
the skivvies in question.

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Then, Alice rang
her good friend
Penelope Blossom

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for advice about what to do,

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mother-to-mother.

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Well, I can't say
I'm surprised.

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By what, Mother?

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Operator, can you put me
through to Stratford-747?

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Alice Cooper needs help
saving her little hussy
of a daughter.

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Agnes, [chuckles]
you won't believe...

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[Jughead] So by morning,
everyone knew some version
of what had happened,

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most of it untrue,
and repercussions
were being felt far and near.

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She's never gonna talk
to me again, is she?

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Your mother just
needs to understand

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that you're a red-blooded,
American young man

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and that Betty, well,
she's a voluptuous,
ripe peach of a girl.

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[sighs]

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I just...
I'm so embarrassed,
Uncle Frank.

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Well...

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Were you caught
with your pants down?

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- Yes.
- [sighs]

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Was what you were doing
a little raunchy?

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Well, maybe.

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But I'd be more worried
about you

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if you weren't
showing an interest
in that kitten.

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But for now,
just keep up
with your schoolwork,

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focus on the basketball team,

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stay away from Betty,

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- take plenty of cold showers.
- [chuckles]

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We'll get you
through this,
Archie. All right?

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Yeah.

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Good.

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[Alice] You cannot
parade around naked
in front of boys.

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Okay, again,

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Archie and I were not naked.
We were just...

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Having fun.
We were in
separate houses, Mom.

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What did you think
was going to happen?

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With you,
anything's possible.

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Which is why, starting today,
you will be cutting a rug
on Riverdale Grandstand.

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Mom, no.

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Mom, I don't wanna be
part of Dad's dance show.

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Only nerds and squares
are on Dad's dance show.

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All right, enough of the sass,
young lady!

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You will be dancing
from 3:00 to 6:00
every afternoon after school.

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We will make sure that
you're nice and tuckered out

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so there's no more
late-night shows with
your pinkie out of jail

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for over-sexed young men
like Archie.

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And if I catch wind of you
even saying "hello" to that
red-headed pervert,

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well...

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[scoffs]

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You don't wanna see me
frosted, young lady.

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["Tweedlee Dee" playing]

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♪ Tweedlee tweedlee
Tweedlee dee ♪

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♪ I'm as happy as can be ♪

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Miss Veronica,
pardon the interruption,

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but a telegram arrived

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from your parents, miss.

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Ugh...

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They must still be peeved
about Mrs. Cooper
snitching on me.

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"Mija, you have been
a bad girl. Stop.

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Time to teach
you a lesson. Stop.

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No more allowance. Stop.

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Report for work at
the Babylonium Theater
today at 3:30 sharp.

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Stop."

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They're suspending
my allowance?

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And making me get
an after-school job?

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Smithers, this is child abuse!

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Well, if they think
they can break my spirit

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as if I were a filly,
they're in for
a rude awakening.

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Hey, Dad.

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Kevin, what are you
doing with this?

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Uh, it's... It's a...
That's a bodybuilding magazine.

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Where'd you get that from?

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New pal of yours?
That Clay character?

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His name's Clay Walker.
No. Uh, no, Dad.

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What... What's going on?

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I don't know.

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I don't know, Kevin.

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I mean, you cut
your girlfriend loose, you...

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You started hanging around
with strange boys

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and you're... reading
magazines like this?

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I don't like much of any of it.

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[Jughead] Meanwhile,
I was wracked by guilt

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over the fact that
I betrayed my idol,

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the science-fiction writer
Brad Rayberry, when...

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Mr. Jones.

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...Featherhead called me
on the carpet.

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[sighs]

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[Dr. Werthers]
Care to explain this?

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I have a part-time gig
writing comic books
after school.

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The content, Mr. Jones,
is what we're concerned about.

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The violent, gruesome,
highly sexualized content,

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all happening to students
clearly inspired by your peers
here at Riverdale.

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Aren't you ashamed

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to be associated with such
reprehensible dreck?

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No. Actually, I'm quite proud
to have my name on that cover.

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And whose beeswax
is it anyway

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what I do with my time
after school?

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If we were to learn that one
of our students was involved
in the creation

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and distribution
of pornography,

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we would absolutely expel them.

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This is a comic book, sir.

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This isn't a porno mag.

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Well, we don't see them
so very different, Mr. Jones.

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Both are inappropriate
for children,

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both twist their minds
and souls--

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Cut the gas.

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It's the biggest load of hooey
that's ever been laid on me
in my life!

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[Featherhead] It's very simple,
Mr. Jones.

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Sign this agreement,
stating that you'll
no longer write

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horror and crime comic books,

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and you remain a student here.

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Refuse to sign it,
and we will take steps
to have you expelled.

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[students murmuring
indistinctly]

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[wolf whistles]

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[all chuckling]

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Andrews!

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[Bulldog players grunting]

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[Veronica] Can I ask,
how far did you get?

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Because I'm hearing
conflicting reports.

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All we did was
look at each other.

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My favorite words
in the English language,

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"You can look,
but you can't touch."

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Well, Archie and I
won't be touching
any time soon,

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or looking, for that matter.

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Especially not now that
I'm on my dad's grody
dance show every day.

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- Riverdale Grandstand?
- Mmm-hmm.

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I haven't seen it myself,

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you know television
makes my skin crawl,

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but it seems like
it could be a kick.

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It's a bash.

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More than that,

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it's an honor.

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One, as dance captain,
I take very seriously.

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Cheryl, how and why
are you a dance captain
on Riverdale Grandstand?

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Her parents are RIVW's
biggest sponsors.

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I do my part
as dance captain
and spokeswoman.

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Say, Vee, why don't you
join the dance show?

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Absolutely not.

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I would love to,

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but I'm starting my new job
at the movie theater
this afternoon.

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Part of my punishment
for encouraging
the corruption of minors.

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Speaking of that,
here's a list of rules
for participants, Betty,

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in case you get
any more pervy ideas.

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"No chewing gum,
dress code strictly enforced,

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no kissing,
no groin-on-groin contact."

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See you at 3:30 on the dot.

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[sighs]

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[rhythmic music playing]

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[imperceptible]

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[whistle blows]

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[Frank] All right,
everybody! Bring it in!

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I'm sure most of you know
your classmate Kevin Keller,

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but as of today,
he's the newest
member of our team.

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So let's give him
a big Bulldog welcome.

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[scattered applauding]

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Swell. Just what we need,
a cream puff Bulldog.

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[enthralling cinema
score playing]

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[music continues playing
softly in the background]

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[Lemly] She's a knockout,

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isn't she?

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Yes, she is.

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Fat City.

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And you must be
my new boss, Mr. Lemly.

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Veronica Lodge.

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And please, whatever
arrangement my parents
made with you,

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let me assure you,
movie theaters are
my happy place.

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They have been ever since
I attended my first picture
show, Babes in Arms.

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So what's my job?

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Ticket-taker?

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Popcorn girl? Usherette?

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All of the above.

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These days I can only
afford a skeleton crew.

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That's pretty much you, me--

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And me.

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I run the projector
and try to keep on top
of repairs

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so that this place
doesn't collapse on itself.

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[chuckles]
Enchantee, Clay.

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- Enchante.
- I look forward to getting
to know you better

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and being part of the team.

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- ["Mambo Boogie" playing]
- [Hal] All right, kids.

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It's time for the Bop!

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[music continues playing]

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Betty! Why aren't you dancing?

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'Cause I don't wanna be here

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and I don't wanna dance.

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You have to dance!

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It's bad for ratings
if the camera pans this a-way

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and catches the daughter
of our beloved
host-with-the-most

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acting like a canceled stamp.

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What do you want
me to do, Cheryl?

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Everyone's already paired up.

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That's not true.

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What about Dilton?

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He hasn't had
a steady partner

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since Ethel went
to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
Just don't...

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maul him, for Pete's sake!

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Fine.

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[chain rattles]

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[knocking on door]

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Just checking in.

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Don't stay up too late now.

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Hey, Uncle Frank, um...

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What were you
and Sheriff Keller
talking about

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at practice today?

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Only that he wants Kevin
to get more into sports.

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Thinks he could use
some better male role models.

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Regular Joes like me and you.

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Is something wrong with Kevin?

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[sighs]

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Well...

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Sometimes boys get confused

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about how they're
supposed to act.

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Don't worry, Archie.
I promised Tom, you and me,

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we'll straighten Kevin out.

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[bell rings]

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Hey, Kev.

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00:11:40,199 --> 00:11:42,785
Hey, what're you doing
during lunch?

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I thought maybe we could
hang out, shoot some baskets.

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Yeah, sure.

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Gee, that's swell!

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I'll see you in the gym.

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Catch you later, Clay.

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[typewriter clacking]

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Mr. Rayberry!

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I was wondering
if I could trade
this check in for cash.

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I don't trust banks.

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[Bernie] Sure, Mr. Rayberry.

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Let me talk to payroll.

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Thank you.

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- Again, I'm so sorry--
- It's 12:30.

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Shouldn't you be in school?

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I might have dropped out.

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Why?

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Well...

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The finks at the top
said that if I don't stop
writing comic books

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and corrupting America's youth,

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that I'll be expelled
for some cooked-up malarkey.

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So... I beat feet.

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Huh.

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Hope it's worth it.

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What time is your
lunch break, anyway?

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Any time, I guess.

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Hey, Kev.

249
00:13:01,322 --> 00:13:02,990
You know, you and I
have been in the same
grade since kindergarten.

250
00:13:05,951 --> 00:13:08,370
Why basketball? Why now?

251
00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:10,122
Uh, it was my dad's idea.

252
00:13:11,707 --> 00:13:14,627
I just think he wants me
to be a regular guy.

253
00:13:14,627 --> 00:13:16,003
Less of an off-horse.

254
00:13:16,003 --> 00:13:17,379
What does that even mean?

255
00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:20,841
You know, a guy
who likes sports,

256
00:13:20,841 --> 00:13:22,551
who, um...

257
00:13:22,551 --> 00:13:26,514
does, like, what
you did with Betty.

258
00:13:26,514 --> 00:13:30,267
Who isn't interested
in things like poetry

259
00:13:30,267 --> 00:13:34,104
and drama and music
and movie stars and--

260
00:13:34,104 --> 00:13:35,231
I like those things.

261
00:13:35,231 --> 00:13:37,149
Well, yeah, but you're...

262
00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:40,194
[chuckles]

263
00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:41,111
What?

264
00:13:42,655 --> 00:13:43,989
What am I?

265
00:13:43,989 --> 00:13:44,865
You're normal, Archie.
You're normal.

266
00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:47,993
Kevin, so are you.

267
00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:51,247
Yeah, I...
I wanna be,

268
00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:52,164
more than anything.

269
00:13:54,124 --> 00:13:55,334
I just want to be
like everybody else.

270
00:13:57,253 --> 00:13:58,420
[door opens]

271
00:13:59,213 --> 00:14:00,089
[grunts]

272
00:14:03,759 --> 00:14:05,094
[players chattering
indistinctly in distance]

273
00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:08,639
[people chattering
indistinctly]

274
00:14:10,140 --> 00:14:11,892
Again and...
and for the rest
of my life,

275
00:14:11,892 --> 00:14:13,435
I would like
to apologize...

276
00:14:13,435 --> 00:14:15,646
For stealing and
reading my novel.

277
00:14:17,147 --> 00:14:18,732
- For that. Yeah.
- [Brad] Mmm-hmm.

278
00:14:18,732 --> 00:14:20,276
It was a chump move

279
00:14:20,276 --> 00:14:21,861
and you had every right
to bite my head off.

280
00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:22,862
I did.

281
00:14:23,904 --> 00:14:25,489
That said, I, um...

282
00:14:27,074 --> 00:14:29,994
I may have, uh, overreacted.

283
00:14:29,994 --> 00:14:31,287
[Jughead] No, I... I...

284
00:14:31,287 --> 00:14:32,621
I totally understand

285
00:14:32,621 --> 00:14:34,164
why you were
being protective over

286
00:14:34,164 --> 00:14:35,708
The Jupiter Journals.
Mr. Rayberry, I...

287
00:14:37,710 --> 00:14:39,628
I think it's
a masterpiece.

288
00:14:39,628 --> 00:14:41,672
- Huh.
- [chuckles]

289
00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:42,965
If I wrote that manuscript,

290
00:14:42,965 --> 00:14:44,550
I... I think I could
die a happy man.

291
00:14:45,092 --> 00:14:46,218
Wow.

292
00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:47,636
Before we start

293
00:14:47,636 --> 00:14:49,054
planning your funeral,
let's talk about

294
00:14:49,054 --> 00:14:50,222
you dropping
out of school.

295
00:14:51,056 --> 00:14:52,516
You should go back.

296
00:14:52,516 --> 00:14:53,767
Education's important.

297
00:14:55,102 --> 00:14:56,854
I... I just
don't really

298
00:14:56,854 --> 00:14:59,356
see why I have
to choose between
writing comic books

299
00:14:59,356 --> 00:15:00,482
and getting an education.

300
00:15:00,482 --> 00:15:01,400
You shouldn't.

301
00:15:02,109 --> 00:15:03,736
And this,

302
00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:06,864
young sir, is what is
known as a [sniffs]

303
00:15:06,864 --> 00:15:08,032
Gordian knot.

304
00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:12,536
So, tell me everything
you know

305
00:15:12,536 --> 00:15:13,746
about this
Werthers clown,

306
00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:15,039
who he is,

307
00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:16,373
where he comes from,
what he's about,

308
00:15:16,373 --> 00:15:17,291
what he believes.

309
00:15:18,542 --> 00:15:20,252
[players whistling
and cheering]

310
00:15:20,252 --> 00:15:22,212
- [Julian] Fellas,
an announcement.
- [clapping and whooping]

311
00:15:22,212 --> 00:15:24,965
Let's give a proud woof
for Rodgers here

312
00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:26,467
who finally did

313
00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:29,595
the dirty deed with
Jenny Stevens last night.

314
00:15:29,595 --> 00:15:32,556
In the back of his dad's
Thunderbird, no less.

315
00:15:32,556 --> 00:15:34,350
- [clapping and whistling]
- [player 1] Whoo!

316
00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:36,894
- [player 2] Whoo! Whoo!
- Between Rodgers
and Andrews'

317
00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:38,354
X-rated peep show
with Betty Cooper,

318
00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:40,272
we might want
to rename our team

319
00:15:40,272 --> 00:15:41,815
[inhales] the Horndogs.

320
00:15:41,815 --> 00:15:43,275
[players grunting]

321
00:15:43,275 --> 00:15:44,568
The question is,

322
00:15:44,568 --> 00:15:46,362
which one of you
fruitcakes is next?

323
00:15:47,863 --> 00:15:49,281
Can't be a real man

324
00:15:49,281 --> 00:15:50,658
unless you've gone
all the way with a woman.

325
00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:52,242
We all know
Fogarty's solid.

326
00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:53,786
You and Midge, right?

327
00:15:53,786 --> 00:15:55,454
That's none of your
beeswax there, Blossom.

328
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,415
Man of mystery, okay.

329
00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:01,251
What about you, Keller?

330
00:16:02,628 --> 00:16:03,504
What about you?

331
00:16:04,254 --> 00:16:06,298
Julian?

332
00:16:06,298 --> 00:16:07,549
Pretty sure
you're still a virgin?

333
00:16:07,549 --> 00:16:09,718
Uh, keep dreaming.

334
00:16:09,718 --> 00:16:10,761
Crossed into
the promised land

335
00:16:10,761 --> 00:16:13,013
on my 16th birthday,

336
00:16:13,013 --> 00:16:15,432
when my dad took me
to see Twyla Twyst.

337
00:16:15,432 --> 00:16:16,642
Who's Twyla Twyst?

338
00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:18,686
A floozy who works

339
00:16:18,686 --> 00:16:20,771
out of the Cozy Time Motel
behind the school.

340
00:16:20,771 --> 00:16:22,690
- [player whoops]
- Spend one night with her.

341
00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:24,149
[exhales] Heck, even one hour

342
00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:25,359
and you'll never
be the same.

343
00:16:28,028 --> 00:16:29,488
What do you say, Keller?

344
00:16:30,906 --> 00:16:32,116
You up for it?

345
00:16:32,116 --> 00:16:33,325
Put a lid on it. Julian.

346
00:16:33,325 --> 00:16:35,577
- Kevin--
- Yeah, I'll do it.

347
00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:36,495
I'll go see her.

348
00:16:37,579 --> 00:16:38,580
Attaboy, Keller.

349
00:16:39,873 --> 00:16:41,041
That's the spirit.

350
00:16:41,041 --> 00:16:41,917
Let me know
when and where.

351
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:50,217
So, Clay,
bring me up to speed.

352
00:16:50,217 --> 00:16:52,886
Am I sensing you're
a fellow cinephile?

353
00:16:52,886 --> 00:16:54,930
It's actually what
I wannna study in college.

354
00:16:55,764 --> 00:16:57,266
Filmmaking.

355
00:16:57,266 --> 00:17:00,102
I know, it sounds nutty
as a can of peanuts,

356
00:17:00,102 --> 00:17:01,729
but I dream
of one day

357
00:17:01,729 --> 00:17:03,856
inspiring people like
my hero inspired me.

358
00:17:04,648 --> 00:17:05,899
Oscar Micheaux.

359
00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:07,609
- Who's he?
- [Clay] A Black director.

360
00:17:07,609 --> 00:17:08,902
He started at
the same time as

361
00:17:08,902 --> 00:17:10,029
D.W. Griffith
and Mary Pickford.

362
00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,905
Well, if we're,

363
00:17:11,905 --> 00:17:15,117
indulging in pipe dreams today.

364
00:17:15,117 --> 00:17:17,036
I've never been crazy
about being in front

365
00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:19,496
of the cameras
but I do love

366
00:17:19,496 --> 00:17:20,414
being near them.

367
00:17:21,665 --> 00:17:23,792
Well, maybe

368
00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:27,337
your destiny is to run
a studio one day and then,

369
00:17:27,337 --> 00:17:29,715
- you can hire me
to direct my first movie.
- [laughs]

370
00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:31,675
Deal.

371
00:17:33,552 --> 00:17:34,511
[door opens]

372
00:17:35,179 --> 00:17:36,889
Oh, Mr. Lemly.

373
00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:38,223
When does our rush begin?

374
00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:41,643
You're looking at it.

375
00:17:41,643 --> 00:17:43,937
Seems like it's gonna be
another slow night.

376
00:17:43,937 --> 00:17:45,981
Uh, slow is one thing

377
00:17:45,981 --> 00:17:48,358
but graveyard-like
is another.

378
00:17:48,984 --> 00:17:50,194
What gives?

379
00:17:50,194 --> 00:17:52,279
TV's taken
a Dracula-sized bite

380
00:17:52,279 --> 00:17:53,530
out of our business.

381
00:17:53,530 --> 00:17:55,657
Also, that new [sighs]

382
00:17:55,657 --> 00:17:58,035
drive-in that's just
opened up, The Starlight,

383
00:17:59,369 --> 00:18:00,287
doesn't help either.

384
00:18:00,287 --> 00:18:01,830
Excuse me.

385
00:18:01,830 --> 00:18:04,041
Living rooms
and drive-ins

386
00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:05,793
cannot compete with
the experience

387
00:18:05,793 --> 00:18:07,377
of seeing a movie

388
00:18:07,377 --> 00:18:10,255
in a palace like
the Babylonium.

389
00:18:10,255 --> 00:18:12,341
People need to be
reminded of that.

390
00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,134
How about an ad
in the Riverdale Register?

391
00:18:15,469 --> 00:18:18,138
Or what about a commercial?

392
00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:20,182
On television

393
00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:22,810
aired during
Riverdale Grandstand.

394
00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:24,019
All the kids will
see it that way.

395
00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:30,818
Dancing up a storm
sure is hard work.

396
00:18:30,818 --> 00:18:32,236
That's why
I like to fortify myself

397
00:18:32,236 --> 00:18:33,737
throughout the day
with hearty helpings

398
00:18:33,737 --> 00:18:35,114
of Blossom Maple Syrup.

399
00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:36,573
Try it on your pancakes.

400
00:18:36,573 --> 00:18:38,075
- [Julian] Waffles.
- [Penelope] Biscuits.

401
00:18:38,075 --> 00:18:40,202
[Cheryl] And even your
favorite ice cream.

402
00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:41,537
Nine out of 10 Americans agree

403
00:18:41,537 --> 00:18:43,122
there is nothing quite like

404
00:18:43,122 --> 00:18:44,915
the extra sweet flavor
of Blossom maple syrup.

405
00:18:44,915 --> 00:18:46,208
And remember, kids,

406
00:18:46,208 --> 00:18:47,501
it's not just for
breakfast anymore.

407
00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:49,419
Now in economy-sized tins.

408
00:18:50,337 --> 00:18:52,381
[director] And cut!

409
00:18:52,381 --> 00:18:54,174
["Listen To Me Baby" playing]

410
00:18:54,174 --> 00:18:58,387
All right, kids,
let's swing again
to, "Listen To Me Baby."

411
00:19:06,979 --> 00:19:07,855
Hey, there.

412
00:19:08,689 --> 00:19:11,316
It's Betty, right?

413
00:19:11,316 --> 00:19:15,237
I'm Troy. My, uh,
usual partner, Judy,
has the mumps.

414
00:19:15,237 --> 00:19:17,364
You wanna let me
take you out for a spin?

415
00:19:17,364 --> 00:19:19,324
Sure, you might as well.

416
00:19:19,324 --> 00:19:20,242
Well, that's swell.

417
00:19:25,455 --> 00:19:27,624
[slow music playing]

418
00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:35,883
So, is it true?

419
00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:40,179
That you, uh,

420
00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:42,514
like it when guys watch you?

421
00:19:44,516 --> 00:19:46,518
I don't know what
you're talking about.

422
00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:48,979
[chuckles]
Come on, fess up.

423
00:19:48,979 --> 00:19:50,522
I mean, we've all
heard the story.

424
00:19:52,274 --> 00:19:53,692
After we wrap here,

425
00:19:53,692 --> 00:19:56,486
how about you and I
go down to the river

426
00:19:56,486 --> 00:19:58,071
and you can
put on a little

427
00:19:58,071 --> 00:19:59,448
private show for me?

428
00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:00,866
Will ya?

429
00:20:02,075 --> 00:20:04,077
Get your paws
off me, creep!

430
00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:07,080
[gasps]

431
00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,957
[Alice] Betty! Betty!

432
00:20:08,957 --> 00:20:12,044
[gasps] You cannot do that
on live television.

433
00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,670
[chuckles softly]
Atta girl.

434
00:20:18,842 --> 00:20:19,885
For the 100th time,

435
00:20:19,885 --> 00:20:21,261
it wasn't my fault.

436
00:20:21,261 --> 00:20:22,471
Troy got fresh with me.

437
00:20:22,471 --> 00:20:24,431
- He grabbed my--
- If he did,

438
00:20:24,431 --> 00:20:27,267
it's because you have
created a fast reputation.

439
00:20:27,267 --> 00:20:29,978
I barely touched him.

440
00:20:29,978 --> 00:20:31,897
What is the matter with you?

441
00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,607
You know what would
solve this problem?

442
00:20:33,607 --> 00:20:35,776
If you let me off
Riverdale Grandstand.

443
00:20:35,776 --> 00:20:37,653
You know what?
I'm gonna have a little chat

444
00:20:37,653 --> 00:20:39,738
with all of
the young men
on our show.

445
00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:43,033
And no one is going
to dance with you.

446
00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:44,785
Wait, so what am I
going to be doing then?

447
00:20:44,785 --> 00:20:46,161
You can sit in the corner

448
00:20:46,161 --> 00:20:48,080
and stew like a sourpuss
for all I care.

449
00:20:50,832 --> 00:20:51,708
[knocking on door]

450
00:20:53,543 --> 00:20:55,254
Hey, Mr. Rayberry.

451
00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,339
Uh, sorry, can...
Can I come in?

452
00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:58,590
Sure.

453
00:20:58,590 --> 00:21:00,842
As long you don't
swipe anything.

454
00:21:00,842 --> 00:21:02,052
I've... I've...
I've been thinking about it.

455
00:21:02,052 --> 00:21:03,971
I don't wanna
give up writing.

456
00:21:03,971 --> 00:21:05,681
My high school diploma
be damned.

457
00:21:05,681 --> 00:21:07,182
[Brad] I agree.

458
00:21:07,182 --> 00:21:08,684
And you're right.
You shouldn't stop writing,

459
00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:10,269
but you do need a front.

460
00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:11,853
- A cover.
- A front?

461
00:21:11,853 --> 00:21:13,730
I have friends in
Hollywood who, uh,

462
00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:14,731
were blacklisted

463
00:21:14,731 --> 00:21:17,317
when McCarthy was, um,

464
00:21:17,317 --> 00:21:18,986
ringing the alarm
on the so-called

465
00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:20,195
"Communist threat."

466
00:21:20,779 --> 00:21:22,114
And, uh,

467
00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:23,490
they kept writing
but under pseudonyms.

468
00:21:24,533 --> 00:21:25,742
You should do that.

469
00:21:25,742 --> 00:21:27,286
Hmm?

470
00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:28,912
Publish what you want
under a different name

471
00:21:28,912 --> 00:21:31,039
and Werthers will be
none the wiser.

472
00:21:31,039 --> 00:21:32,749
Yeah, but do you
really think that

473
00:21:32,749 --> 00:21:34,293
Werthers is gonna buy

474
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,752
that I just quit writing
comic books altogether?

475
00:21:35,752 --> 00:21:37,796
It's so simplistic, no?

476
00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:39,464
Well, not if you muddy
the waters.

477
00:21:39,464 --> 00:21:40,674
I mean, like, if, uh,

478
00:21:40,674 --> 00:21:42,426
you tell Werthers
you're, uh...

479
00:21:42,426 --> 00:21:45,137
You're shifting your focus
off horror comic books

480
00:21:45,137 --> 00:21:47,431
to, I don't know,

481
00:21:47,431 --> 00:21:49,016
happy animal
comic books.

482
00:21:50,434 --> 00:21:51,768
Yeah, yeah.

483
00:21:51,768 --> 00:21:52,894
Like, Super Duck.

484
00:21:52,894 --> 00:21:54,896
Yeah, exactly.

485
00:21:54,896 --> 00:21:56,940
Tell Werthers
you're writing Super Duck,

486
00:21:56,940 --> 00:21:58,859
uh, keep churning out
the horror stories

487
00:21:58,859 --> 00:22:00,777
under an alias
and problem solved. Right?

488
00:22:03,947 --> 00:22:04,823
[exhaling]

489
00:22:09,536 --> 00:22:10,412
God, Archie,

490
00:22:11,246 --> 00:22:12,122
what am I gonna do?

491
00:22:13,248 --> 00:22:16,209
What am I gonna do? I...

492
00:22:16,209 --> 00:22:17,544
[Kevin pants]

493
00:22:19,046 --> 00:22:20,714
Listen,

494
00:22:20,714 --> 00:22:23,383
just put yourself
in her hands, Kevin.

495
00:22:23,383 --> 00:22:25,302
Let nature
take its course.

496
00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:26,428
Is that how
your first time went?

497
00:22:28,263 --> 00:22:29,389
[chuckles]

498
00:22:30,807 --> 00:22:31,683
Kevin...

499
00:22:33,185 --> 00:22:34,478
I'm still a virgin, too.

500
00:22:34,936 --> 00:22:35,812
You are?

501
00:22:36,938 --> 00:22:37,814
Yeah.

502
00:22:41,443 --> 00:22:42,652
Well, doesn't
that beat all?

503
00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:45,864
If I'm a virgin
and you're a virgin,

504
00:22:45,864 --> 00:22:48,033
why do I have to go
to Twyla and you don't?

505
00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:49,868
Why do I have
to prove something
and you don't?

506
00:22:51,495 --> 00:22:52,829
It's funny how
the world works, isn't it?

507
00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:08,762
We're so pleased

508
00:23:08,762 --> 00:23:10,263
that you've come
to your senses, Mr. Jones.

509
00:23:10,263 --> 00:23:11,556
Just hold your horses.

510
00:23:11,556 --> 00:23:12,766
We have some stipulations.

511
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,352
And what exactly

512
00:23:15,352 --> 00:23:17,437
is your interest
in this, Mr. Rayberry?

513
00:23:17,437 --> 00:23:20,107
How do you even
know Mr. Jones?

514
00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:22,192
Well, we are colleagues,

515
00:23:22,192 --> 00:23:23,485
at Pep Comics.

516
00:23:23,485 --> 00:23:24,903
And I just most
recently started

517
00:23:24,903 --> 00:23:26,988
to mentor, Jughead.

518
00:23:26,988 --> 00:23:28,281
How, uh,

519
00:23:28,281 --> 00:23:30,909
magnanimous of you.

520
00:23:30,909 --> 00:23:33,453
Jughead agrees to stop
writing horror comics

521
00:23:33,453 --> 00:23:34,830
per this agreement.

522
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:36,581
But I will continue
to write comics

523
00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:39,751
for Pep, specifically,
Super Duck.

524
00:23:39,751 --> 00:23:42,462
It's wholesome,
family friendly fare.

525
00:23:42,462 --> 00:23:44,965
Unobjectionable,
you might say.

526
00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:48,301
Well, although we appreciate
Jughead's curbing

527
00:23:48,301 --> 00:23:50,929
the violent content
of his previous work--

528
00:23:50,929 --> 00:23:53,140
Okay, let's cut
the bull, Doc.

529
00:23:53,140 --> 00:23:54,433
Okay?

530
00:23:54,433 --> 00:23:56,393
What you are doing
to my mentee

531
00:23:56,393 --> 00:23:58,395
is unconstitutional.

532
00:24:00,188 --> 00:24:01,940
And if you continue
to harass him,

533
00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:03,400
I am prepared
to escalate this

534
00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,068
as far as we need to go.

535
00:24:05,068 --> 00:24:07,779
Are you talking about
the PTA, Mr. Rayberry?

536
00:24:07,779 --> 00:24:10,157
No, I'm not talking
about the PTA.

537
00:24:10,157 --> 00:24:11,825
I'm talking about
a little organization

538
00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:13,452
called the US
Supreme Court.

539
00:24:16,037 --> 00:24:19,624
So how does
Jones v. Board of Education
sound to you?

540
00:24:19,624 --> 00:24:21,209
I'm curious
if the justices

541
00:24:21,209 --> 00:24:22,711
would take the same stance

542
00:24:22,711 --> 00:24:25,589
regarding comic books
as you do, Mr. Werthers.

543
00:24:25,589 --> 00:24:29,551
Namely that they are
as problematic as
hardcore pornography?

544
00:24:29,551 --> 00:24:33,138
Gentlemen, let's not
lose our heads.

545
00:24:33,138 --> 00:24:36,558
Uh, I'm sure none of us,
uh, wanna blow this thing
out of proportion.

546
00:24:36,558 --> 00:24:37,976
And I'm...
I'm not an expert.

547
00:24:37,976 --> 00:24:40,061
but it seems
to me that this

548
00:24:40,061 --> 00:24:42,564
Super Duck character
is, uh... [chuckles]

549
00:24:44,024 --> 00:24:44,900
quite harmless.

550
00:24:49,279 --> 00:24:50,947
Wouldn't you agree,
Dr. Werthers?

551
00:24:53,158 --> 00:24:55,619
Yes, for the moment.

552
00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:57,996
- Great.
- Well, this was just tops.

553
00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:00,707
So glad to be back.

554
00:25:04,878 --> 00:25:06,922
[music playing on speaker]

555
00:25:06,922 --> 00:25:10,634
♪ I've been waiting
A long time ♪

556
00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:15,472
♪ 'Cause waiting... ♪

557
00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:16,973
So, baby, Julian
tells me

558
00:25:16,973 --> 00:25:18,350
you're cruising
for a good time.

559
00:25:23,939 --> 00:25:25,982
Come, dance with me.

560
00:25:30,612 --> 00:25:31,696
You can follow my lead.

561
00:25:33,323 --> 00:25:34,783
Let Twyla
take care of you.

562
00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:46,169
Hello. Cooper.

563
00:25:48,755 --> 00:25:49,965
[cash register dings]

564
00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:51,591
Here you go.
Thank you.

565
00:25:56,263 --> 00:25:57,138
Betty.

566
00:25:58,014 --> 00:25:58,890
Archie.

567
00:26:00,767 --> 00:26:02,769
Thank you.

568
00:26:02,769 --> 00:26:04,020
Uh, what are you...
What are you up to?

569
00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:08,024
Well, you know, just

570
00:26:08,024 --> 00:26:09,401
picking up dinner
on my way home

571
00:26:09,401 --> 00:26:10,527
from the studio.

572
00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,198
Say, uh, Betty,

573
00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:17,367
can I ask you something?

574
00:26:19,077 --> 00:26:19,953
Yeah.

575
00:26:22,205 --> 00:26:23,081
Um...

576
00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:26,167
When you and, uh...

577
00:26:26,167 --> 00:26:27,127
When you and Kevin
were dating...

578
00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,047
what... How was he?

579
00:26:32,340 --> 00:26:33,550
- What do you mean?
- I don't know.

580
00:26:33,550 --> 00:26:34,467
Uh, well...

581
00:26:35,969 --> 00:26:38,555
His dad's
got it into his head
that Kevin's

582
00:26:38,555 --> 00:26:40,098
funny, you know,

583
00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:42,892
an off horse,
little girly, I guess.

584
00:26:47,772 --> 00:26:51,067
[scoffs] Archie,
you don't expect me
to kiss and tell, do you?

585
00:26:51,067 --> 00:26:53,320
No, no, of course not.

586
00:26:55,113 --> 00:26:56,448
Anyway, hopefully
after tonight,

587
00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,241
Kevin will
straighten out.

588
00:26:58,241 --> 00:26:59,784
- Fly right.
- What do you mean? Why?

589
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:00,702
What's happening tonight?

590
00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:04,497
Nothing.

591
00:27:04,497 --> 00:27:06,249
- God, I shouldn't
have said anything.
- Archie.

592
00:27:06,249 --> 00:27:08,001
What do you mean?
Tell me what's
happening tonight?

593
00:27:08,877 --> 00:27:09,961
[sighs]

594
00:27:15,050 --> 00:27:15,925
Kevin, don't do it.

595
00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:18,678
[Kevin pants]

596
00:27:20,889 --> 00:27:22,891
Oh, God.

597
00:27:22,891 --> 00:27:25,477
Am I too late?
Did something bad happen?

598
00:27:25,477 --> 00:27:26,811
The only thing that
happened in here

599
00:27:26,811 --> 00:27:28,063
was a whole lot of nothing.

600
00:27:29,981 --> 00:27:32,776
We were having
a little dance party.

601
00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:35,403
I let down
my hair a little

602
00:27:35,403 --> 00:27:37,572
then he started
bawling like a baby,

603
00:27:37,572 --> 00:27:39,240
saying, "I can't do it."

604
00:27:40,241 --> 00:27:41,618
[Twyla laughs]

605
00:27:44,120 --> 00:27:46,164
But tonight might not be
a total bust.

606
00:27:47,123 --> 00:27:48,416
Come here, sugar.

607
00:27:48,416 --> 00:27:49,501
You're a hunk
and a half.

608
00:27:49,501 --> 00:27:50,835
Come to Twyla.

609
00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:52,128
I'm just here
for my friend.

610
00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:57,175
Oh, he's your friend, is he?

611
00:27:58,301 --> 00:28:00,428
That makes sense.

612
00:28:00,428 --> 00:28:02,389
Twyla knows the score,
she's been around the block
more than once.

613
00:28:03,765 --> 00:28:05,058
Take him.

614
00:28:05,058 --> 00:28:06,101
He's all yours.

615
00:28:07,644 --> 00:28:09,145
Come on, Kev.
Let's split.

616
00:28:13,483 --> 00:28:14,693
[Kevin] Why did you come
and get me, Archie?

617
00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:18,196
I ran into Betty at Pop's,

618
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:20,907
told her what was going on
and she blew a gasket.

619
00:28:20,907 --> 00:28:23,076
She said I had to...

620
00:28:23,076 --> 00:28:26,705
come and save you from
doing something that might
scar you for life.

621
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,498
Boy, was she frosted.

622
00:28:28,498 --> 00:28:30,500
What am I gonna say
to the guys, Archie?

623
00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:31,793
When they find out
what happened

624
00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:32,961
or what didn't happened,

625
00:28:32,961 --> 00:28:34,963
it will be the end of me.

626
00:28:34,963 --> 00:28:37,132
I'm never gonna be
a normal fella.

627
00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:38,174
Hey, what about this?

628
00:28:39,008 --> 00:28:40,802
We're gonna tell them

629
00:28:40,802 --> 00:28:42,762
that you made it with Twyla,
that you went all the way.

630
00:28:42,762 --> 00:28:44,097
I'll back you up.

631
00:28:44,097 --> 00:28:45,181
And I'll give you
some things to say.

632
00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:48,476
Things that I've...

633
00:28:48,476 --> 00:28:50,770
read in magazines
or heard my Uncle Frank say.

634
00:28:53,314 --> 00:28:54,482
Look, don't worry, Kevin.

635
00:28:55,900 --> 00:28:57,819
We're gonna get you
on the stick and sell it.

636
00:29:06,453 --> 00:29:08,455
No matter who you are,

637
00:29:08,455 --> 00:29:10,039
hot rodder or cheerleader,

638
00:29:10,039 --> 00:29:11,666
book worm or jock,

639
00:29:11,666 --> 00:29:13,293
square or beatnik,

640
00:29:13,293 --> 00:29:16,337
deep down we all yearn
for the same things.

641
00:29:16,337 --> 00:29:19,841
Adventure, romance, excitement.

642
00:29:19,841 --> 00:29:22,552
Well, what if I told you
that just for 49 cents

643
00:29:22,552 --> 00:29:24,763
you could have
all that and more.

644
00:29:24,763 --> 00:29:28,475
Movies have the power
to transport us
all over the world.

645
00:29:28,475 --> 00:29:31,561
But only if you see them
in a theater like
the Babylonium.

646
00:29:33,146 --> 00:29:34,939
They're magical,
special places,

647
00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:37,108
where it even
feels good to cry.

648
00:29:37,108 --> 00:29:38,651
It's a scientific fact.

649
00:29:38,651 --> 00:29:41,029
Movies are better
in movie theaters.

650
00:29:41,029 --> 00:29:42,781
Come to the Babylonium

651
00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:43,782
to laugh,

652
00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,075
to cry,

653
00:29:46,075 --> 00:29:49,037
to sit in the dark
and experience something
powerful together.

654
00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:53,208
And fall in love
with the movies again
for the first time.

655
00:29:53,208 --> 00:29:54,709
[bell dings]

656
00:29:55,752 --> 00:29:57,086
[projector halts]

657
00:30:02,759 --> 00:30:04,219
[Veronica sighs]

658
00:30:04,219 --> 00:30:06,262
Well, Mr. Lemly,

659
00:30:06,262 --> 00:30:07,764
what did you think
of the commercial?

660
00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,016
Perfection.

661
00:30:10,016 --> 00:30:13,686
So why don't you buy
a few choice spots

662
00:30:13,686 --> 00:30:15,980
and see if it gets
word of mouth going?

663
00:30:15,980 --> 00:30:19,317
Veronica, I've been negotiating
the sale of the Babylonium

664
00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:22,529
to an interested party
for the last few months.

665
00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:24,697
The official offer
finally came through.

666
00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:27,158
Who's buying it?

667
00:30:28,910 --> 00:30:30,870
Well... It's your parents.

668
00:30:32,455 --> 00:30:33,706
That's how I know them.

669
00:30:33,706 --> 00:30:35,291
My parents?

670
00:30:35,291 --> 00:30:36,417
[Veronica chuckles]

671
00:30:38,419 --> 00:30:40,588
They're not even in
the movie theater business.

672
00:30:42,549 --> 00:30:44,342
They don't even
appreciate movies.

673
00:30:44,342 --> 00:30:47,345
Oh, I assumed you knew.

674
00:30:47,345 --> 00:30:51,266
It's my understanding they're
gonna turn the Babylonium
into a parking lot.

675
00:30:56,187 --> 00:30:59,899
Mr. Rayberry,
that Supreme Court bit
was inspired.

676
00:30:59,899 --> 00:31:02,110
You had Dr. Werthers
quaking in his boots.

677
00:31:02,110 --> 00:31:05,530
And Principal Featherhead's
face was priceless.

678
00:31:05,530 --> 00:31:07,824
Straw men fall easily.

679
00:31:07,824 --> 00:31:10,952
But I'm glad though that you're
going back to school.

680
00:31:10,952 --> 00:31:13,705
And that you get to keep
writing comic books.

681
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:16,040
Mmm, I wanted
to talk to you about that.

682
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,126
What if you were to really be
my mentor?

683
00:31:19,752 --> 00:31:22,714
I'm open.

684
00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:26,217
Let me finish this milkshake
before we sign any
adoption papers, huh.

685
00:31:26,217 --> 00:31:27,302
Right on, yeah.

686
00:31:27,302 --> 00:31:28,303
Yeah, of course.

687
00:31:30,096 --> 00:31:33,433
Look, I did wanna tell you
though that

688
00:31:33,433 --> 00:31:35,226
I've decided
to re-read my novel.

689
00:31:37,103 --> 00:31:38,104
I think it's time.

690
00:31:56,873 --> 00:31:59,292
An Edward Hopper original.

691
00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:01,294
[chuckles]

692
00:32:01,294 --> 00:32:02,754
Bet you're worth
a pretty penny.

693
00:32:07,300 --> 00:32:08,259
Dad?

694
00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:11,638
You had quite
an eventful evening.

695
00:32:14,223 --> 00:32:15,767
I know that you went
and saw Twyla.

696
00:32:18,019 --> 00:32:19,395
How?

697
00:32:19,395 --> 00:32:21,606
Did Julian tell you?

698
00:32:21,606 --> 00:32:24,609
Only because I asked
for him to suggest it to you
in the first place.

699
00:32:26,861 --> 00:32:28,237
[Kevin chuckles]

700
00:32:28,237 --> 00:32:30,990
I thought maybe
if the idea came from

701
00:32:30,990 --> 00:32:33,826
one of your classmates
you might be more inclined
to do it.

702
00:32:41,501 --> 00:32:43,461
- Well--
- I spoke to Twyla,

703
00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:47,924
right after Archie came
and rescued you.

704
00:32:49,842 --> 00:32:51,177
She told me what happened.

705
00:32:52,220 --> 00:32:53,972
That you couldn't or wouldn't.

706
00:32:56,849 --> 00:32:58,184
That you started to cry.

707
00:33:28,923 --> 00:33:31,551
I don't know exactly
what happened last night,

708
00:33:31,551 --> 00:33:33,636
but Tom just called.

709
00:33:33,636 --> 00:33:35,638
He told me that Kevin
will no longer be on
the basketball team.

710
00:33:38,891 --> 00:33:40,351
Poor Tom.

711
00:33:40,351 --> 00:33:42,020
I feel for him,

712
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:43,229
having a son who's bent.

713
00:33:44,605 --> 00:33:45,690
Such a shame.

714
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:50,945
Well, what about
your breakfast?

715
00:33:50,945 --> 00:33:52,697
Uh, lost my appetite.

716
00:33:59,912 --> 00:34:00,872
Hmm.

717
00:34:04,208 --> 00:34:05,752
I've been mulling over

718
00:34:05,752 --> 00:34:08,129
our conversation
from yesterday,
Mr. Lemly.

719
00:34:08,129 --> 00:34:10,757
And I'd like to buy
the Babylonium.

720
00:34:12,925 --> 00:34:15,219
More specifically,

721
00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:18,598
I'd like to trade this painting
from my personal collection
for your theater.

722
00:34:19,432 --> 00:34:20,933
I've spoken to Crestby's

723
00:34:20,933 --> 00:34:23,311
and I think you'll find
that on the open market,

724
00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:25,855
an original Hopper
is worth much more

725
00:34:25,855 --> 00:34:27,648
than what my parents
are offering you.

726
00:34:29,692 --> 00:34:32,195
I'm deep in negotiations
with your folks.

727
00:34:32,195 --> 00:34:33,112
I know.

728
00:34:33,112 --> 00:34:34,864
But...

729
00:34:34,864 --> 00:34:38,993
our commercial
wasn't false advertising.

730
00:34:38,993 --> 00:34:43,748
Going to the movies
is special.

731
00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:47,085
Working here at the Babylonium,
even briefly, has rekindled

732
00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,669
something in me.

733
00:34:49,378 --> 00:34:51,130
[Clay] Plus,

734
00:34:51,130 --> 00:34:53,841
wouldn't you feel better
knowing that someone's

735
00:34:53,841 --> 00:34:56,594
keeping the lights on
and the projector running?

736
00:34:56,594 --> 00:35:01,015
Showing the Babylonium
the same love and respect
you have all these years?

737
00:35:01,015 --> 00:35:02,642
[sighs softly]

738
00:35:07,230 --> 00:35:09,524
I don't know,
I think I messed up
with Kevin, Betty.

739
00:35:09,524 --> 00:35:10,858
I think I made things worse.

740
00:35:10,858 --> 00:35:13,069
No, Arch.

741
00:35:13,069 --> 00:35:15,613
You were just trying
to include him, make him
feel like a part of things.

742
00:35:17,198 --> 00:35:20,243
You protected him
as best as you could.

743
00:35:20,243 --> 00:35:24,372
Well, isn't this
a sight to behold?

744
00:35:24,372 --> 00:35:26,833
My mother and father
wanted to invite
any and all students

745
00:35:26,833 --> 00:35:28,876
to this afternoon's taping
of Riverdale Grandstand.

746
00:35:28,876 --> 00:35:31,295
Why today's?

747
00:35:31,295 --> 00:35:34,132
Because it's our 50th episode,
and my parents wanna see
some fresh faces on screen.

748
00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:36,425
Toodle-oo.

749
00:35:40,721 --> 00:35:43,099
I can't believe
how screwed up
the world is.

750
00:35:43,099 --> 00:35:45,643
I know, the hypocrisy.

751
00:35:45,643 --> 00:35:47,019
No matter what
we're going through,

752
00:35:47,019 --> 00:35:48,479
what our parents
are putting us through,

753
00:35:48,479 --> 00:35:51,149
as long as we show up
on Grandstand

754
00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:55,194
smiling and dancing
like trained seals,
everything's peachy keen.

755
00:35:55,194 --> 00:35:58,656
And all the grownups do
is to tell us how to think,
how we're supposed to act.

756
00:35:58,656 --> 00:36:00,324
How to dress, who to date.

757
00:36:00,324 --> 00:36:01,868
They're trying to control
every second of our lives,

758
00:36:01,868 --> 00:36:03,202
and there's not a thing
we can do about it.

759
00:36:06,372 --> 00:36:07,498
[Betty] Maybe...

760
00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,711
But maybe not...

761
00:36:11,711 --> 00:36:13,838
[music playing]

762
00:36:17,508 --> 00:36:26,475
♪ Kokomo, Kokomo
Kokomo ♪

763
00:36:26,475 --> 00:36:28,561
♪ Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo ♪

764
00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:32,523
♪ Well, talk to me, baby
Whisper in my ear ♪

765
00:36:34,233 --> 00:36:39,864
♪ Talk to me baby
Whisper in my ear ♪

766
00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:45,119
♪ Come a little closer
Don't have no fear ♪

767
00:36:45,119 --> 00:36:48,289
♪ Don't you know... ♪

768
00:36:48,289 --> 00:36:51,125
Okay, boys and girls.

769
00:36:51,125 --> 00:36:54,921
Now it's time for America's
latest dance craze.

770
00:36:57,340 --> 00:36:58,466
The twirl.

771
00:36:58,466 --> 00:37:00,301
[crowd applauding]

772
00:37:03,471 --> 00:37:05,806
♪ My gal is red hot ♪

773
00:37:05,806 --> 00:37:08,142
♪ Your gal ain't
Doodley squat! ♪

774
00:37:08,142 --> 00:37:10,269
♪ My gal is red hot ♪

775
00:37:10,269 --> 00:37:12,563
♪ Your gal ain't
Doodley squat! ♪

776
00:37:12,563 --> 00:37:15,233
♪ She ain't got a lot of money
But lovin' she's really
Got a lot ♪

777
00:37:17,693 --> 00:37:20,071
♪ My gal is red hot ♪

778
00:37:20,071 --> 00:37:21,697
[Betty] Hey.

779
00:37:21,697 --> 00:37:25,868
You cool cats wanna see what
a real twirl looks like?

780
00:37:25,868 --> 00:37:30,748
♪ She ain't got a lot of money
But lovin' she's really
Got a lot ♪

781
00:37:30,748 --> 00:37:33,125
♪ My gal can do the shimmy
She can do the boogie, too ♪

782
00:37:33,125 --> 00:37:36,504
♪ If she ain't a Jim Dandy
She's a snapperoo ♪

783
00:37:36,504 --> 00:37:38,756
♪ My gal is red hot ♪

784
00:37:38,756 --> 00:37:40,633
♪ Your gal ain't
Doodley squat! ♪

785
00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,301
- ♪ She ain't got
A lot of money ♪
- [gasps]

786
00:37:42,301 --> 00:37:43,219
♪ But lovin'
She's really got a lot ♪

787
00:37:44,512 --> 00:37:45,763
♪ All right ♪

788
00:37:50,184 --> 00:37:51,727
♪ My gal, man ♪

789
00:37:53,312 --> 00:37:55,147
Alice, Alice!

790
00:37:55,147 --> 00:37:57,191
- [screams]
No, no, no, no, no!
- [record scratches]

791
00:37:57,191 --> 00:37:58,276
Stop filming.

792
00:37:59,110 --> 00:38:00,069
Cut to commercial.

793
00:38:00,069 --> 00:38:02,238
[tone blaring]

794
00:38:06,909 --> 00:38:08,953
You have any idea

795
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,414
how much trouble
you could get
the station in?

796
00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:12,748
You're out of control.

797
00:38:12,748 --> 00:38:14,250
No, Mom.

798
00:38:14,250 --> 00:38:16,794
I am in complete control.

799
00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,879
I knew exactly
what I was doing and why.

800
00:38:21,048 --> 00:38:23,426
Wha...

801
00:38:23,426 --> 00:38:26,721
Now, Mother, may I please
be excused from future episodes
of Riverdale Grandstand?

802
00:38:31,434 --> 00:38:33,019
You are off the show!

803
00:38:34,854 --> 00:38:37,023
But you broke my heart, Betty.

804
00:38:47,533 --> 00:38:49,285
[Smithers] You rang,
Ms. Veronica?

805
00:38:50,745 --> 00:38:52,997
Yes, Smithers.

806
00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:55,458
I'd like you to send a telegram
to my parents.

807
00:38:57,752 --> 00:38:58,878
"Dear Mom and Dad."

808
00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:00,921
Stop.

809
00:39:00,921 --> 00:39:03,215
"I am now the new owner
of the Babylonium."

810
00:39:03,215 --> 00:39:04,759
Stop.

811
00:39:04,759 --> 00:39:06,469
"Which will never turn into
a parking lot."

812
00:39:07,053 --> 00:39:07,970
Stop.

813
00:39:09,764 --> 00:39:11,599
"My best to Uncle Orson, stop."

814
00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,317
Hey, Kev.

815
00:39:21,317 --> 00:39:23,027
Clay.

816
00:39:23,027 --> 00:39:24,862
What are you guys
doing for lunch?

817
00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:27,823
Um...

818
00:39:27,823 --> 00:39:30,743
Sorry, Archie,
my basketball days are over.

819
00:39:30,743 --> 00:39:32,578
Yeah, I heard.

820
00:39:32,578 --> 00:39:34,413
I was actually
hoping to break bread
with you guys.

821
00:39:34,413 --> 00:39:38,000
Talk about things like music,
plays, movie stars.

822
00:39:41,295 --> 00:39:42,338
Why not?

823
00:39:44,006 --> 00:39:45,383
Yeah, sure.

824
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,468
Oh, that's boss.

825
00:39:47,468 --> 00:39:49,053
Save me a spot in the lounge.

826
00:39:55,184 --> 00:39:56,352
[rock and roll music playing]

827
00:39:56,352 --> 00:39:58,938
♪ I'm a hot mama ♪

828
00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:00,439
♪ I'm known by that name ♪

829
00:40:02,149 --> 00:40:05,403
♪ I'm just a hot mama ♪

830
00:40:05,403 --> 00:40:07,947
♪ I'm known by that name ♪

831
00:40:10,950 --> 00:40:12,827
♪ Hands up, daddy ♪

832
00:40:12,827 --> 00:40:17,248
♪ If you can't
Cool the brain ♪

833
00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,667
♪ I'm warning all you chicks ♪

834
00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:23,087
♪ Telling you what's right ♪

835
00:40:23,087 --> 00:40:25,965
♪ Yeah, I'm warning
All you chicks ♪

836
00:40:25,965 --> 00:40:29,385
- ♪ Telling you what's... ♪
- [record scratches
and music stops]

837
00:40:31,971 --> 00:40:33,431
Ms. Cooper,

838
00:40:33,431 --> 00:40:36,350
might I have a word with you
in my office?

839
00:40:38,060 --> 00:40:39,937
Your mother
called me last night.

840
00:40:39,937 --> 00:40:41,897
She's very concerned

841
00:40:41,897 --> 00:40:46,527
about you
and your erratic behavior.

842
00:40:46,527 --> 00:40:51,115
Yes, well, a teenage girl
with a mind and desires
of her own,

843
00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,159
it's all very concerning,
isn't it?

844
00:40:58,122 --> 00:41:00,374
[scribbling on paper]

845
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:06,964
You're so...

846
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:09,800
tortured, Betty.

847
00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,512
What are we
going to do with you?

848
00:41:16,515 --> 00:41:21,979
[Jughead] With Dr. Werthers
shifting his glowering
attention from me to Betty,

849
00:41:21,979 --> 00:41:26,442
I was now able to continue
my budding comic career
on twin tracks,

850
00:41:26,442 --> 00:41:30,112
with the prospect of
Mr. Rayberry as my mentor
keeping me up and typing

851
00:41:30,112 --> 00:41:32,323
late into the night.

852
00:41:32,323 --> 00:41:34,325
[jazzy music
playing on speaker]

853
00:41:40,706 --> 00:41:42,041
[knocking on door]

854
00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:50,257
Evening, sir.

855
00:41:50,257 --> 00:41:51,842
Apologies for the
late delivery.

856
00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:57,640
[bell dings]