1 00:00:03,568 --> 00:00:05,440 After Mr. Cooper told Mrs. Cooper that Betty 2 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,703 had been dancing in her window, in her skivvies, 3 00:00:07,703 --> 00:00:11,576 for Archie's... uh, benefit, 4 00:00:11,576 --> 00:00:14,579 Mrs. Cooper phoned Hollywood, California 5 00:00:14,579 --> 00:00:19,497 to give Hermione Lodge a little good old fashioned East Coast what-for, 6 00:00:19,497 --> 00:00:22,326 since Veronica had supplied the skivvies in question. 7 00:00:23,936 --> 00:00:26,591 Then, Alice rang her good friend Penelope Blossom 8 00:00:26,591 --> 00:00:28,811 for advice about what to do, 9 00:00:28,811 --> 00:00:30,204 mother-to-mother. 10 00:00:30,204 --> 00:00:33,120 Well, I can't say I'm surprised. 11 00:00:34,121 --> 00:00:35,426 By what, Mother? 12 00:00:37,776 --> 00:00:41,650 Operator, can you put me through to Stratford-747? 13 00:00:41,650 --> 00:00:45,567 Alice Cooper needs help saving her little hussy of a daughter. 14 00:00:47,264 --> 00:00:50,006 Agnes, you won't believe... 15 00:00:50,006 --> 00:00:53,053 So by morning, everyone knew some version of what had happened, 16 00:00:53,053 --> 00:00:57,927 most of it untrue, and repercussions were being felt far and near. 17 00:00:57,927 --> 00:00:59,668 She's never gonna talk to me again, is she? 18 00:00:59,668 --> 00:01:01,278 Your mother just needs to understand 19 00:01:01,278 --> 00:01:03,237 that you're a red-blooded, American young man 20 00:01:03,237 --> 00:01:07,241 and that Betty, well, she's a voluptuous, ripe peach of a girl. 21 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,549 I just... I'm so embarrassed, Uncle Frank. 22 00:01:11,549 --> 00:01:13,203 Well... 23 00:01:13,203 --> 00:01:15,379 Were you caught with your pants down? 24 00:01:15,379 --> 00:01:16,728 Yes. 25 00:01:16,728 --> 00:01:18,165 Was what you were doing a little raunchy? 26 00:01:19,035 --> 00:01:20,471 Well, maybe. 27 00:01:20,471 --> 00:01:22,169 But I'd be more worried about you 28 00:01:22,169 --> 00:01:24,127 if you weren't showing an interest in that kitten. 29 00:01:24,127 --> 00:01:26,260 But for now, just keep up with your schoolwork, 30 00:01:26,260 --> 00:01:27,870 focus on the basketball team, 31 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:29,567 stay away from Betty, 32 00:01:29,567 --> 00:01:31,178 take plenty of cold showers. 33 00:01:31,178 --> 00:01:33,789 We'll get you through this, Archie. All right? 34 00:01:33,789 --> 00:01:34,746 Yeah. 35 00:01:35,312 --> 00:01:36,835 Good, good. 36 00:01:38,272 --> 00:01:39,273 Good. 37 00:01:42,145 --> 00:01:45,192 You cannot parade around naked in front of boys. 38 00:01:45,192 --> 00:01:46,802 Okay, again, 39 00:01:46,802 --> 00:01:50,632 Archie and I were not naked. We were just... 40 00:01:50,632 --> 00:01:53,722 Having fun. We were in separate houses, Mom. 41 00:01:53,722 --> 00:01:55,419 What did you think was going to happen? 42 00:01:55,419 --> 00:01:57,726 With you, anything's possible. 43 00:01:57,726 --> 00:02:02,470 Which is why, starting today, you will be cutting a rug on Riverdale Grandstand. 44 00:02:03,558 --> 00:02:04,863 Mom, no. 45 00:02:04,863 --> 00:02:06,952 Mom, I don't wanna be part of Dad's dance show. 46 00:02:06,952 --> 00:02:10,521 Only nerds and squares are on Dad's dance show. 47 00:02:10,521 --> 00:02:12,915 All right, enough of the sass, young lady! 48 00:02:12,915 --> 00:02:16,614 You will be dancing from 3:00 to 6:00 every afternoon after school. 49 00:02:16,614 --> 00:02:18,877 We will make sure that you're nice and tuckered out 50 00:02:18,877 --> 00:02:22,664 so there's no more late-night shows with your pinkie out of jail 51 00:02:22,664 --> 00:02:25,014 for over-sexed young men like Archie. 52 00:02:25,014 --> 00:02:28,626 And if I catch wind of you even saying "hello" to that red-headed pervert, 53 00:02:28,626 --> 00:02:29,714 well... 54 00:02:30,976 --> 00:02:33,327 You don't wanna see me frosted, young lady. 55 00:02:38,549 --> 00:02:42,466 ♪ Tweedlee tweedlee Tweedlee dee ♪ 56 00:02:44,555 --> 00:02:48,472 ♪ I'm as happy as can be ♪ 57 00:02:48,472 --> 00:02:50,257 Miss Veronica, pardon the interruption, 58 00:02:50,257 --> 00:02:52,520 but a telegram arrived 59 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,043 from your parents, miss. 60 00:02:54,043 --> 00:02:55,697 Ugh... 61 00:02:55,697 --> 00:02:58,395 They must still be peeved about Mrs. Cooper snitching on me. 62 00:03:00,789 --> 00:03:04,880 "Mija, you have been a bad girl. Stop. 63 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,187 Time to teach you a lesson. Stop. 64 00:03:07,187 --> 00:03:09,363 No more allowance. Stop. 65 00:03:09,363 --> 00:03:13,715 Report for work at the Babylonium Theater today at 3:30 sharp. 66 00:03:13,715 --> 00:03:15,369 Stop." 67 00:03:15,369 --> 00:03:17,762 They're suspending my allowance? 68 00:03:17,762 --> 00:03:20,504 And making me get an after-school job? 69 00:03:21,418 --> 00:03:22,985 Smithers, this is child abuse! 70 00:03:26,118 --> 00:03:28,077 Well, if they think they can break my spirit 71 00:03:28,077 --> 00:03:30,645 as if I were a filly, they're in for a rude awakening. 72 00:03:43,266 --> 00:03:45,355 Hey, Dad. 73 00:03:45,355 --> 00:03:46,965 Kevin, what are you doing with this? 74 00:03:48,793 --> 00:03:51,709 Uh, it's... It's a... That's a bodybuilding magazine. 75 00:03:53,450 --> 00:03:54,930 Where'd you get that from? 76 00:03:54,930 --> 00:03:57,280 New pal of yours? That Clay character? 77 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,370 His name's Clay Walker. No. Uh, no, Dad. 78 00:04:00,370 --> 00:04:02,372 What... What's going on? 79 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:03,982 I don't know. 80 00:04:05,636 --> 00:04:07,551 I don't know, Kevin. 81 00:04:07,551 --> 00:04:09,814 I mean, you cut your girlfriend loose, you... 82 00:04:09,814 --> 00:04:12,426 You started hanging around with strange boys 83 00:04:12,426 --> 00:04:16,865 and you're... reading magazines like this? 84 00:04:19,128 --> 00:04:20,434 I don't like much of any of it. 85 00:04:24,786 --> 00:04:27,179 Meanwhile, I was wracked by guilt 86 00:04:27,179 --> 00:04:29,051 over the fact that I betrayed my idol, 87 00:04:29,051 --> 00:04:31,923 the science-fiction writer Brad Rayberry, when... 88 00:04:31,923 --> 00:04:34,361 Mr. Jones. 89 00:04:34,361 --> 00:04:36,101 ...Featherhead called me on the carpet. 90 00:04:41,324 --> 00:04:43,370 Care to explain this? 91 00:04:43,370 --> 00:04:46,155 I have a part-time gig writing comic books after school. 92 00:04:46,155 --> 00:04:48,723 The content, Mr. Jones, is what we're concerned about. 93 00:04:48,723 --> 00:04:52,466 The violent, gruesome, highly sexualized content, 94 00:04:52,466 --> 00:04:57,384 all happening to students clearly inspired by your peers here at Riverdale. 95 00:04:57,384 --> 00:04:59,821 Aren't you ashamed 96 00:04:59,821 --> 00:05:03,825 to be associated with such reprehensible dreck? 97 00:05:03,825 --> 00:05:07,307 No. Actually, I'm quite proud to have my name on that cover. 98 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:08,786 And whose beeswax is it anyway 99 00:05:08,786 --> 00:05:11,572 what I do with my time after school? 100 00:05:11,572 --> 00:05:15,358 If we were to learn that one of our students was involved in the creation 101 00:05:15,358 --> 00:05:16,751 and distribution of pornography, 102 00:05:16,751 --> 00:05:19,667 we would absolutely expel them. 103 00:05:20,711 --> 00:05:22,104 This is a comic book, sir. 104 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:23,845 This isn't a porno mag. 105 00:05:23,845 --> 00:05:27,675 Well, we don't see them so very different, Mr. Jones. 106 00:05:27,675 --> 00:05:29,851 Both are inappropriate for children, 107 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:31,983 both twist their minds and souls-- 108 00:05:31,983 --> 00:05:34,072 Cut the gas. 109 00:05:34,072 --> 00:05:36,771 It's the biggest load of hooey that's ever been laid on me in my life! 110 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:38,555 It's very simple, Mr. Jones. 111 00:05:38,555 --> 00:05:41,732 Sign this agreement, stating that you'll no longer write 112 00:05:41,732 --> 00:05:43,430 horror and crime comic books, 113 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:46,041 and you remain a student here. 114 00:05:46,041 --> 00:05:49,914 Refuse to sign it, and we will take steps to have you expelled. 115 00:06:14,722 --> 00:06:15,549 Andrews! 116 00:06:31,216 --> 00:06:34,219 Can I ask, how far did you get? 117 00:06:34,219 --> 00:06:36,570 Because I'm hearing conflicting reports. 118 00:06:36,570 --> 00:06:39,747 All we did was look at each other. 119 00:06:39,747 --> 00:06:41,749 My favorite words in the English language, 120 00:06:41,749 --> 00:06:43,403 "You can look, but you can't touch." 121 00:06:43,403 --> 00:06:46,580 Well, Archie and I won't be touching any time soon, 122 00:06:46,580 --> 00:06:48,625 or looking, for that matter. 123 00:06:48,625 --> 00:06:53,282 Especially not now that I'm on my dad's grody dance show every day. 124 00:06:53,282 --> 00:06:55,371 - Riverdale Grandstand? - Mmm-hmm. 125 00:06:55,371 --> 00:06:56,764 I haven't seen it myself, 126 00:06:56,764 --> 00:06:58,418 you know television makes my skin crawl, 127 00:06:58,418 --> 00:07:00,245 but it seems like it could be a kick. 128 00:07:00,245 --> 00:07:01,595 It's a bash. 129 00:07:01,595 --> 00:07:02,596 More than that, 130 00:07:02,596 --> 00:07:04,206 it's an honor. 131 00:07:04,206 --> 00:07:07,383 One, as dance captain, I take very seriously. 132 00:07:07,383 --> 00:07:11,735 Cheryl, how and why are you a dance captain on Riverdale Grandstand? 133 00:07:11,735 --> 00:07:14,259 Her parents are RIVW's biggest sponsors. 134 00:07:14,259 --> 00:07:17,741 I do my part as dance captain and spokeswoman. 135 00:07:17,741 --> 00:07:19,482 Say, Vee, why don't you join the dance show? 136 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:21,136 Absolutely not. 137 00:07:23,312 --> 00:07:25,445 I would love to, 138 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:28,535 but I'm starting my new job at the movie theater this afternoon. 139 00:07:28,535 --> 00:07:33,496 Part of my punishment for encouraging the corruption of minors. 140 00:07:33,496 --> 00:07:36,673 Speaking of that, here's a list of rules for participants, Betty, 141 00:07:36,673 --> 00:07:38,806 in case you get any more pervy ideas. 142 00:07:38,806 --> 00:07:41,635 "No chewing gum, dress code strictly enforced, 143 00:07:41,635 --> 00:07:44,681 no kissing, no groin-on-groin contact." 144 00:07:44,681 --> 00:07:46,814 See you at 3:30 on the dot. 145 00:08:16,713 --> 00:08:17,932 All right, everybody! Bring it in! 146 00:08:20,369 --> 00:08:22,589 I'm sure most of you know your classmate Kevin Keller, 147 00:08:22,589 --> 00:08:25,156 but as of today, he's the newest member of our team. 148 00:08:25,156 --> 00:08:27,463 So let's give him a big Bulldog welcome. 149 00:08:31,032 --> 00:08:34,122 Swell. Just what we need, a cream puff Bulldog. 150 00:09:00,670 --> 00:09:02,019 She's a knockout, 151 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:04,021 isn't she? 152 00:09:04,021 --> 00:09:05,545 Yes, she is. 153 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:06,937 Fat City. 154 00:09:06,937 --> 00:09:09,244 And you must be my new boss, Mr. Lemly. 155 00:09:10,245 --> 00:09:11,855 Veronica Lodge. 156 00:09:11,855 --> 00:09:15,250 And please, whatever arrangement my parents made with you, 157 00:09:15,250 --> 00:09:18,993 let me assure you, movie theaters are my happy place. 158 00:09:18,993 --> 00:09:22,823 They have been ever since I attended my first picture show, Babes in Arms. 159 00:09:22,823 --> 00:09:24,476 So what's my job? 160 00:09:24,476 --> 00:09:25,565 Ticket-taker? 161 00:09:25,565 --> 00:09:27,131 Popcorn girl? Usherette? 162 00:09:27,131 --> 00:09:28,480 All of the above. 163 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,831 These days I can only afford a skeleton crew. 164 00:09:30,831 --> 00:09:32,397 That's pretty much you, me-- 165 00:09:32,397 --> 00:09:33,573 And me. 166 00:09:36,663 --> 00:09:40,101 I run the projector and try to keep on top of repairs 167 00:09:40,101 --> 00:09:42,016 so that this place doesn't collapse on itself. 168 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:44,105 Enchantee, Clay. 169 00:09:44,105 --> 00:09:46,542 - Enchante. - I look forward to getting to know you better 170 00:09:46,542 --> 00:09:48,196 and being part of the team. 171 00:09:48,196 --> 00:09:50,415 All right, kids. 172 00:09:50,415 --> 00:09:52,766 It's time for the Bop! 173 00:10:15,876 --> 00:10:17,921 Betty! Why aren't you dancing? 174 00:10:17,921 --> 00:10:19,444 'Cause I don't wanna be here 175 00:10:19,444 --> 00:10:20,837 and I don't wanna dance. 176 00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:22,404 You have to dance! 177 00:10:22,404 --> 00:10:24,319 It's bad for ratings if the camera pans this a-way 178 00:10:24,319 --> 00:10:26,800 and catches the daughter of our beloved host-with-the-most 179 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,192 acting like a canceled stamp. 180 00:10:28,192 --> 00:10:29,454 What do you want me to do, Cheryl? 181 00:10:29,454 --> 00:10:30,804 Everyone's already paired up. 182 00:10:30,804 --> 00:10:32,327 That's not true. 183 00:10:32,327 --> 00:10:33,241 What about Dilton? 184 00:10:35,156 --> 00:10:36,897 He hasn't had a steady partner 185 00:10:36,897 --> 00:10:38,986 since Ethel went to the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. Just don't... 186 00:10:38,986 --> 00:10:40,204 maul him, for Pete's sake! 187 00:10:40,683 --> 00:10:41,815 Fine. 188 00:10:48,343 --> 00:10:49,910 Just checking in. 189 00:10:49,910 --> 00:10:51,389 Don't stay up too late now. 190 00:10:51,389 --> 00:10:52,739 Hey, Uncle Frank, um... 191 00:10:54,392 --> 00:10:55,959 What were you and Sheriff Keller talking about 192 00:10:55,959 --> 00:10:57,961 at practice today? 193 00:10:57,961 --> 00:11:00,529 Only that he wants Kevin to get more into sports. 194 00:11:00,529 --> 00:11:03,445 Thinks he could use some better male role models. 195 00:11:03,445 --> 00:11:04,838 Regular Joes like me and you. 196 00:11:07,492 --> 00:11:08,929 Is something wrong with Kevin? 197 00:11:12,323 --> 00:11:13,237 Well... 198 00:11:14,543 --> 00:11:17,720 Sometimes boys get confused 199 00:11:17,720 --> 00:11:19,504 about how they're supposed to act. 200 00:11:19,504 --> 00:11:22,203 Don't worry, Archie. I promised Tom, you and me, 201 00:11:23,465 --> 00:11:24,858 we'll straighten Kevin out. 202 00:11:38,219 --> 00:11:39,829 Hey, Kev. 203 00:11:39,829 --> 00:11:42,310 Hey, what're you doing during lunch? 204 00:11:42,310 --> 00:11:44,878 I thought maybe we could hang out, shoot some baskets. 205 00:11:46,444 --> 00:11:47,750 Yeah, sure. 206 00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:49,317 Gee, that's swell! 207 00:11:49,317 --> 00:11:50,535 I'll see you in the gym. 208 00:11:50,535 --> 00:11:51,493 Catch you later, Clay. 209 00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:09,641 Mr. Rayberry! 210 00:12:09,641 --> 00:12:12,209 I was wondering if I could trade this check in for cash. 211 00:12:13,123 --> 00:12:14,516 I don't trust banks. 212 00:12:14,516 --> 00:12:16,213 Sure, Mr. Rayberry. 213 00:12:17,606 --> 00:12:18,520 Let me talk to payroll. 214 00:12:20,217 --> 00:12:21,697 Thank you. 215 00:12:21,697 --> 00:12:23,481 - Again, I'm so sorry-- - It's 12:30. 216 00:12:24,787 --> 00:12:26,571 Shouldn't you be in school? 217 00:12:26,571 --> 00:12:27,747 I might have dropped out. 218 00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:29,270 Why? 219 00:12:29,270 --> 00:12:31,098 Well... 220 00:12:31,098 --> 00:12:33,709 The finks at the top said that if I don't stop writing comic books 221 00:12:33,709 --> 00:12:35,711 and corrupting America's youth, 222 00:12:35,711 --> 00:12:38,975 that I'll be expelled for some cooked-up malarkey. 223 00:12:38,975 --> 00:12:40,542 So... I beat feet. 224 00:12:41,456 --> 00:12:42,326 Huh. 225 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:44,111 Hope it's worth it. 226 00:12:47,810 --> 00:12:49,116 What time is your lunch break, anyway? 227 00:12:52,075 --> 00:12:53,511 Any time, I guess. 228 00:12:58,865 --> 00:13:00,780 Hey, Kev. 229 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:02,782 You know, you and I have been in the same grade since kindergarten. 230 00:13:05,654 --> 00:13:07,961 Why basketball? Why now? 231 00:13:07,961 --> 00:13:09,919 Uh, it was my dad's idea. 232 00:13:11,268 --> 00:13:14,184 I just think he wants me to be a regular guy. 233 00:13:14,184 --> 00:13:15,664 Less of an off-horse. 234 00:13:15,664 --> 00:13:17,144 What does that even mean? 235 00:13:18,493 --> 00:13:20,538 You know, a guy who likes sports, 236 00:13:20,538 --> 00:13:22,149 who, um... 237 00:13:22,149 --> 00:13:26,109 does, like, what you did with Betty. 238 00:13:26,109 --> 00:13:29,939 Who isn't interested in things like poetry 239 00:13:29,939 --> 00:13:33,769 and drama and music and movie stars and-- 240 00:13:33,769 --> 00:13:34,857 I like those things. 241 00:13:34,857 --> 00:13:36,946 Well, yeah, but you're... 242 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:40,907 What? 243 00:13:42,386 --> 00:13:43,518 What am I? 244 00:13:43,518 --> 00:13:44,519 You're normal, Archie. You're normal. 245 00:13:46,042 --> 00:13:47,827 Kevin, so are you. 246 00:13:48,828 --> 00:13:50,873 Yeah, I... I wanna be, 247 00:13:50,873 --> 00:13:51,961 more than anything. 248 00:13:53,615 --> 00:13:55,095 I just want to be like everybody else. 249 00:14:09,631 --> 00:14:11,415 Again and... and for the rest of my life, 250 00:14:11,415 --> 00:14:13,026 I would like to apologize... 251 00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:15,376 For stealing and reading my novel. 252 00:14:16,812 --> 00:14:18,466 For that. Yeah. Mmm-hmm. 253 00:14:18,466 --> 00:14:19,771 It was a chump move 254 00:14:19,771 --> 00:14:21,556 and you had every right to bite my head off. 255 00:14:21,556 --> 00:14:22,557 I did. 256 00:14:23,601 --> 00:14:25,212 That said, I, um... 257 00:14:26,735 --> 00:14:29,694 I may have, uh, overreacted. 258 00:14:29,694 --> 00:14:30,913 No, I... I... 259 00:14:30,913 --> 00:14:32,219 I totally understand 260 00:14:32,219 --> 00:14:33,655 why you were being protective over 261 00:14:33,655 --> 00:14:35,396 The Jupiter Journals. Mr. Rayberry, I... 262 00:14:37,267 --> 00:14:39,226 I think it's a masterpiece. 263 00:14:39,226 --> 00:14:41,228 Huh. 264 00:14:41,228 --> 00:14:42,490 If I wrote that manuscript, 265 00:14:42,490 --> 00:14:44,274 I... I think I could die a happy man. 266 00:14:44,753 --> 00:14:45,885 Wow. 267 00:14:45,885 --> 00:14:47,234 Before we start 268 00:14:47,234 --> 00:14:48,713 planning your funeral, let's talk about 269 00:14:48,713 --> 00:14:50,019 you dropping out of school. 270 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:52,108 You should go back. 271 00:14:52,108 --> 00:14:53,457 Education's important. 272 00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:56,417 I... I just don't really 273 00:14:56,417 --> 00:14:58,985 see why I have to choose between writing comic books 274 00:14:58,985 --> 00:15:00,073 and getting an education. 275 00:15:00,073 --> 00:15:01,161 You shouldn't. 276 00:15:01,770 --> 00:15:03,293 And this, 277 00:15:03,293 --> 00:15:06,557 young sir, is what is known as a 278 00:15:06,557 --> 00:15:07,689 Gordian knot. 279 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:12,128 So, tell me everything you know 280 00:15:12,128 --> 00:15:13,477 about this Werthers clown, 281 00:15:13,477 --> 00:15:14,565 who he is, 282 00:15:14,565 --> 00:15:16,002 where he comes from, what he's about, 283 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:17,090 what he believes. 284 00:15:19,744 --> 00:15:21,703 Fellas, an announcement. 285 00:15:21,703 --> 00:15:24,662 Let's give a proud woof for Rodgers here 286 00:15:24,662 --> 00:15:26,099 who finally did 287 00:15:26,099 --> 00:15:29,189 the dirty deed with Jenny Stevens last night. 288 00:15:29,189 --> 00:15:32,148 In the back of his dad's Thunderbird, no less. 289 00:15:32,148 --> 00:15:36,457 Whoo! Whoo! - Between Rodgers and Andrews' 290 00:15:36,457 --> 00:15:37,980 X-rated peep show with Betty Cooper, 291 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:39,939 we might want to rename our team 292 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:41,549 the Horndogs. 293 00:15:42,942 --> 00:15:44,160 The question is, 294 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,119 which one of you fruitcakes is next? 295 00:15:47,598 --> 00:15:48,817 Can't be a real man 296 00:15:48,817 --> 00:15:50,253 unless you've gone all the way with a woman. 297 00:15:50,253 --> 00:15:51,907 We all know Fogarty's solid. 298 00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:53,343 You and Midge, right? 299 00:15:53,343 --> 00:15:55,215 That's none of your beeswax there, Blossom. 300 00:15:56,216 --> 00:15:58,174 Man of mystery, okay. 301 00:16:00,002 --> 00:16:01,047 What about you, Keller? 302 00:16:02,222 --> 00:16:03,266 What about you? 303 00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:05,965 Julian? 304 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:07,140 Pretty sure you're still a virgin? 305 00:16:07,140 --> 00:16:09,316 Uh, keep dreaming. 306 00:16:09,316 --> 00:16:10,317 Crossed into the promised land 307 00:16:10,317 --> 00:16:12,536 on my 16th birthday, 308 00:16:12,536 --> 00:16:15,061 when my dad took me to see Twyla Twyst. 309 00:16:15,061 --> 00:16:16,236 Who's Twyla Twyst? 310 00:16:16,236 --> 00:16:18,281 A floozy who works 311 00:16:18,281 --> 00:16:20,327 out of the Cozy Time Motel behind the school. 312 00:16:20,327 --> 00:16:22,285 Spend one night with her. 313 00:16:22,285 --> 00:16:23,808 Heck, even one hour 314 00:16:23,808 --> 00:16:25,158 and you'll never be the same. 315 00:16:27,725 --> 00:16:29,249 What do you say, Keller? 316 00:16:30,641 --> 00:16:31,816 You up for it? 317 00:16:31,816 --> 00:16:32,992 Put a lid on it. Julian. 318 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:35,168 - Kevin-- - Yeah, I'll do it. 319 00:16:35,168 --> 00:16:36,256 I'll go see her. 320 00:16:37,213 --> 00:16:38,345 Attaboy, Keller. 321 00:16:39,607 --> 00:16:40,564 That's the spirit. 322 00:16:40,564 --> 00:16:41,609 Let me know when and where. 323 00:16:46,309 --> 00:16:49,704 So, Clay, bring me up to speed. 324 00:16:49,704 --> 00:16:52,446 Am I sensing you're a fellow cinephile? 325 00:16:52,446 --> 00:16:54,622 It's actually what I wannna study in college. 326 00:16:55,536 --> 00:16:56,798 Filmmaking. 327 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:59,801 I know, it sounds nutty as a can of peanuts, 328 00:16:59,801 --> 00:17:01,324 but I dream of one day 329 00:17:01,324 --> 00:17:03,544 inspiring people like my hero inspired me. 330 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:05,459 Oscar Micheaux. 331 00:17:05,459 --> 00:17:07,200 Who's he? A Black director. 332 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,462 He started at the same time as 333 00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:09,724 D.W. Griffith and Mary Pickford. 334 00:17:09,724 --> 00:17:11,465 Well, if we're, 335 00:17:11,465 --> 00:17:14,642 indulging in pipe dreams today. 336 00:17:14,642 --> 00:17:16,557 I've never been crazy about being in front 337 00:17:16,557 --> 00:17:19,125 of the cameras but I do love 338 00:17:19,125 --> 00:17:20,213 being near them. 339 00:17:21,257 --> 00:17:23,390 Well, maybe 340 00:17:23,390 --> 00:17:26,828 your destiny is to run a studio one day and then, 341 00:17:26,828 --> 00:17:29,439 you can hire me to direct my first movie. 342 00:17:30,571 --> 00:17:31,398 Deal. 343 00:17:34,879 --> 00:17:36,446 Oh, Mr. Lemly. 344 00:17:36,446 --> 00:17:38,057 When does our rush begin? 345 00:17:39,928 --> 00:17:41,234 You're looking at it. 346 00:17:41,234 --> 00:17:43,671 Seems like it's gonna be another slow night. 347 00:17:43,671 --> 00:17:45,542 Uh, slow is one thing 348 00:17:45,542 --> 00:17:48,154 but graveyard-like is another. 349 00:17:48,719 --> 00:17:49,720 What gives? 350 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,940 TV's taken a Dracula-sized bite 351 00:17:51,940 --> 00:17:53,159 out of our business. 352 00:17:53,159 --> 00:17:55,248 Also, that new 353 00:17:55,248 --> 00:17:57,728 drive-in that's just opened up, The Starlight, 354 00:17:59,034 --> 00:17:59,948 doesn't help either. 355 00:17:59,948 --> 00:18:01,428 Excuse me. 356 00:18:01,428 --> 00:18:03,604 Living rooms and drive-ins 357 00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:05,562 cannot compete with the experience 358 00:18:05,562 --> 00:18:07,042 of seeing a movie 359 00:18:07,042 --> 00:18:09,958 in a palace like the Babylonium. 360 00:18:09,958 --> 00:18:11,829 People need to be reminded of that. 361 00:18:11,829 --> 00:18:13,788 How about an ad in the Riverdale Register? 362 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:17,792 Or what about a commercial? 363 00:18:18,401 --> 00:18:19,707 On television 364 00:18:19,707 --> 00:18:22,405 aired during Riverdale Grandstand. 365 00:18:22,405 --> 00:18:23,711 All the kids will see it that way. 366 00:18:28,281 --> 00:18:30,413 Dancing up a storm sure is hard work. 367 00:18:30,413 --> 00:18:31,762 That's why I like to fortify myself 368 00:18:31,762 --> 00:18:33,329 throughout the day with hearty helpings 369 00:18:33,329 --> 00:18:34,809 of Blossom Maple Syrup. 370 00:18:34,809 --> 00:18:36,202 Try it on your pancakes. 371 00:18:36,202 --> 00:18:37,638 Waffles. Biscuits. 372 00:18:37,638 --> 00:18:39,901 And even your favorite ice cream. 373 00:18:39,901 --> 00:18:41,163 Nine out of 10 Americans agree 374 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:42,643 there is nothing quite like 375 00:18:42,643 --> 00:18:44,471 the extra sweet flavor of Blossom maple syrup. 376 00:18:44,471 --> 00:18:45,733 And remember, kids, 377 00:18:45,733 --> 00:18:47,126 it's not just for breakfast anymore. 378 00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:49,215 Now in economy-sized tins. 379 00:18:49,998 --> 00:18:52,043 And cut! 380 00:18:53,697 --> 00:18:58,180 All right, kids, let's swing again to, "Listen To Me Baby." 381 00:19:06,710 --> 00:19:07,581 Hey, there. 382 00:19:08,321 --> 00:19:10,845 It's Betty, right? 383 00:19:10,845 --> 00:19:14,762 I'm Troy. My, uh, usual partner, Judy, has the mumps. 384 00:19:14,762 --> 00:19:17,025 You wanna let me take you out for a spin? 385 00:19:17,025 --> 00:19:18,983 Sure, you might as well. 386 00:19:18,983 --> 00:19:19,897 Well, that's swell. 387 00:19:34,738 --> 00:19:35,609 So, is it true? 388 00:19:38,742 --> 00:19:39,917 That you, uh, 389 00:19:39,917 --> 00:19:42,311 like it when guys watch you? 390 00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:46,185 I don't know what you're talking about. 391 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,535 Come on, fess up. 392 00:19:48,535 --> 00:19:50,319 I mean, we've all heard the story. 393 00:19:51,973 --> 00:19:53,322 After we wrap here, 394 00:19:53,322 --> 00:19:56,151 how about you and I go down to the river 395 00:19:56,151 --> 00:19:57,805 and you can put on a little 396 00:19:57,805 --> 00:19:59,241 private show for me? 397 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,590 Will ya? 398 00:20:01,635 --> 00:20:03,767 Get your paws off me, creep! 399 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,555 Betty! Betty! 400 00:20:08,555 --> 00:20:11,601 You cannot do that on live television. 401 00:20:11,601 --> 00:20:13,429 Atta girl. 402 00:20:17,433 --> 00:20:18,478 For the 100th time, 403 00:20:18,478 --> 00:20:19,957 it wasn't my fault. 404 00:20:19,957 --> 00:20:21,132 Troy got fresh with me. 405 00:20:21,132 --> 00:20:22,917 - He grabbed my-- - If he did, 406 00:20:22,917 --> 00:20:25,963 it's because you have created a fast reputation. 407 00:20:25,963 --> 00:20:28,575 I barely touched him. 408 00:20:28,575 --> 00:20:30,490 What is the matter with you? 409 00:20:30,490 --> 00:20:32,100 You know what would solve this problem? 410 00:20:32,100 --> 00:20:34,407 If you let me off Riverdale Grandstand. 411 00:20:34,407 --> 00:20:36,104 You know what? I'm gonna have a little chat 412 00:20:36,104 --> 00:20:38,367 with all of the young men on our show. 413 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:41,588 And no one is going to dance with you. 414 00:20:41,588 --> 00:20:43,416 Wait, so what am I going to be doing then? 415 00:20:43,416 --> 00:20:44,721 You can sit in the corner 416 00:20:44,721 --> 00:20:46,767 and stew like a sourpuss for all I care. 417 00:20:52,207 --> 00:20:53,774 Hey, Mr. Rayberry. 418 00:20:53,774 --> 00:20:56,037 Uh, sorry, can... Can I come in? 419 00:20:56,037 --> 00:20:57,256 Sure. 420 00:20:57,256 --> 00:20:59,432 As long you don't swipe anything. 421 00:20:59,432 --> 00:21:00,607 I've... I've... I've been thinking about it. 422 00:21:00,607 --> 00:21:02,565 I don't wanna give up writing. 423 00:21:02,565 --> 00:21:04,306 My high school diploma be damned. 424 00:21:04,306 --> 00:21:05,742 I agree. 425 00:21:05,742 --> 00:21:07,309 And you're right. You shouldn't stop writing, 426 00:21:07,309 --> 00:21:08,963 but you do need a front. 427 00:21:08,963 --> 00:21:10,443 - A cover. - A front? 428 00:21:10,443 --> 00:21:12,358 I have friends in Hollywood who, uh, 429 00:21:12,358 --> 00:21:13,359 were blacklisted 430 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,839 when McCarthy was, um, 431 00:21:15,839 --> 00:21:17,580 ringing the alarm on the so-called 432 00:21:17,580 --> 00:21:18,886 "Communist threat." 433 00:21:19,408 --> 00:21:20,670 And, uh, 434 00:21:20,670 --> 00:21:22,281 they kept writing but under pseudonyms. 435 00:21:23,194 --> 00:21:24,370 You should do that. 436 00:21:24,370 --> 00:21:25,806 Hmm? 437 00:21:25,806 --> 00:21:27,503 Publish what you want under a different name 438 00:21:27,503 --> 00:21:29,636 and Werthers will be none the wiser. 439 00:21:29,636 --> 00:21:31,377 Yeah, but do you really think that 440 00:21:31,377 --> 00:21:32,813 Werthers is gonna buy 441 00:21:32,813 --> 00:21:34,380 that I just quit writing comic books altogether? 442 00:21:34,380 --> 00:21:36,425 It's so simplistic, no? 443 00:21:36,425 --> 00:21:38,122 Well, not if you muddy the waters. 444 00:21:38,122 --> 00:21:39,298 I mean, like, if, uh, 445 00:21:39,298 --> 00:21:40,951 you tell Werthers you're, uh... 446 00:21:40,951 --> 00:21:43,867 You're shifting your focus off horror comic books 447 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:46,130 to, I don't know, 448 00:21:46,130 --> 00:21:47,741 happy animal comic books. 449 00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:50,396 Yeah, yeah. 450 00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:51,484 Like, Super Duck. 451 00:21:51,484 --> 00:21:53,486 Yeah, exactly. 452 00:21:53,486 --> 00:21:55,531 Tell Werthers you're writing Super Duck, 453 00:21:55,531 --> 00:21:57,490 uh, keep churning out the horror stories 454 00:21:57,490 --> 00:21:59,535 under an alias and problem solved. Right? 455 00:22:08,196 --> 00:22:09,066 God, Archie, 456 00:22:09,980 --> 00:22:10,851 what am I gonna do? 457 00:22:11,982 --> 00:22:14,942 What am I gonna do? I... 458 00:22:17,814 --> 00:22:19,338 Listen, 459 00:22:19,338 --> 00:22:22,079 just put yourself in her hands, Kevin. 460 00:22:22,079 --> 00:22:23,864 Let nature take its course. 461 00:22:23,864 --> 00:22:25,082 Is that how your first time went? 462 00:22:29,435 --> 00:22:30,479 Kevin... 463 00:22:31,741 --> 00:22:33,134 I'm still a virgin, too. 464 00:22:33,700 --> 00:22:34,570 You are? 465 00:22:35,702 --> 00:22:36,572 Yeah. 466 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:41,447 Well, doesn't that beat all? 467 00:22:42,926 --> 00:22:44,537 If I'm a virgin and you're a virgin, 468 00:22:44,537 --> 00:22:46,452 why do I have to go to Twyla and you don't? 469 00:22:46,452 --> 00:22:48,628 Why do I have to prove something and you don't? 470 00:22:50,020 --> 00:22:51,587 It's funny how the world works, isn't it? 471 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,429 We're so pleased 472 00:23:07,429 --> 00:23:08,996 that you've come to your senses, Mr. Jones. 473 00:23:08,996 --> 00:23:10,214 Just hold your horses. 474 00:23:10,214 --> 00:23:11,564 We have some stipulations. 475 00:23:12,652 --> 00:23:13,914 And what exactly 476 00:23:13,914 --> 00:23:15,959 is your interest in this, Mr. Rayberry? 477 00:23:15,959 --> 00:23:18,701 How do you even know Mr. Jones? 478 00:23:18,701 --> 00:23:20,921 Well, we are colleagues, 479 00:23:20,921 --> 00:23:22,009 at Pep Comics. 480 00:23:22,009 --> 00:23:23,532 And I just most recently started 481 00:23:23,532 --> 00:23:25,752 to mentor, Jughead. 482 00:23:25,752 --> 00:23:27,014 How, uh, 483 00:23:27,014 --> 00:23:29,582 magnanimous of you. 484 00:23:29,582 --> 00:23:32,149 Jughead agrees to stop writing horror comics 485 00:23:32,149 --> 00:23:33,455 per this agreement. 486 00:23:33,455 --> 00:23:35,109 But I will continue to write comics 487 00:23:35,109 --> 00:23:38,242 for Pep, specifically, Super Duck. 488 00:23:38,242 --> 00:23:40,984 It's wholesome, family friendly fare. 489 00:23:40,984 --> 00:23:43,596 Unobjectionable, you might say. 490 00:23:43,596 --> 00:23:46,860 Well, although we appreciate Jughead's curbing 491 00:23:46,860 --> 00:23:49,558 the violent content of his previous work-- 492 00:23:49,558 --> 00:23:51,908 Okay, let's cut the bull, Doc. 493 00:23:51,908 --> 00:23:52,953 Okay? 494 00:23:52,953 --> 00:23:55,085 What you are doing to my mentee 495 00:23:55,085 --> 00:23:57,087 is unconstitutional. 496 00:23:58,785 --> 00:24:00,569 And if you continue to harass him, 497 00:24:00,569 --> 00:24:02,092 I am prepared to escalate this 498 00:24:02,092 --> 00:24:03,659 as far as we need to go. 499 00:24:03,659 --> 00:24:06,445 Are you talking about the PTA, Mr. Rayberry? 500 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:08,751 No, I'm not talking about the PTA. 501 00:24:08,751 --> 00:24:10,449 I'm talking about a little organization 502 00:24:10,449 --> 00:24:12,146 called the US Supreme Court. 503 00:24:14,496 --> 00:24:18,282 So how does Jones v. Board of Education sound to you? 504 00:24:18,282 --> 00:24:19,806 I'm curious if the justices 505 00:24:19,806 --> 00:24:21,198 would take the same stance 506 00:24:21,198 --> 00:24:24,114 regarding comic books as you do, Mr. Werthers. 507 00:24:24,114 --> 00:24:28,075 Namely that they are as problematic as hardcore pornography? 508 00:24:28,075 --> 00:24:31,557 Gentlemen, let's not lose our heads. 509 00:24:31,557 --> 00:24:35,082 Uh, I'm sure none of us, uh, wanna blow this thing out of proportion. 510 00:24:35,082 --> 00:24:36,605 And I'm... I'm not an expert. 511 00:24:36,605 --> 00:24:38,651 but it seems to me that this 512 00:24:38,651 --> 00:24:41,218 Super Duck character is, uh... 513 00:24:42,655 --> 00:24:43,656 quite harmless. 514 00:24:47,877 --> 00:24:49,705 Wouldn't you agree, Dr. Werthers? 515 00:24:51,751 --> 00:24:54,144 Yes, for the moment. 516 00:24:54,144 --> 00:24:56,756 - Great. - Well, this was just tops. 517 00:24:58,192 --> 00:24:59,498 So glad to be back. 518 00:25:05,373 --> 00:25:09,290 ♪ I've been waiting A long time ♪ 519 00:25:11,379 --> 00:25:14,164 ♪ 'Cause waiting... ♪ 520 00:25:14,164 --> 00:25:15,601 So, baby, Julian tells me 521 00:25:15,601 --> 00:25:17,037 you're cruising for a good time. 522 00:25:22,564 --> 00:25:24,740 Come, dance with me. 523 00:25:29,310 --> 00:25:30,529 You can follow my lead. 524 00:25:31,921 --> 00:25:33,575 Let Twyla take care of you. 525 00:25:43,498 --> 00:25:44,891 Hello. Cooper. 526 00:25:48,590 --> 00:25:50,244 Here you go. Thank you. 527 00:25:55,031 --> 00:25:55,902 Betty. 528 00:25:56,642 --> 00:25:57,686 Archie. 529 00:25:59,427 --> 00:26:01,255 Thank you. 530 00:26:01,255 --> 00:26:02,778 Uh, what are you... What are you up to? 531 00:26:04,737 --> 00:26:06,652 Well, you know, just 532 00:26:06,652 --> 00:26:08,131 picking up dinner on my way home 533 00:26:08,131 --> 00:26:09,219 from the studio. 534 00:26:12,832 --> 00:26:13,920 Say, uh, Betty, 535 00:26:15,225 --> 00:26:16,096 can I ask you something? 536 00:26:17,706 --> 00:26:18,751 Yeah. 537 00:26:20,970 --> 00:26:21,841 Um... 538 00:26:23,582 --> 00:26:24,757 When you and, uh... 539 00:26:24,757 --> 00:26:25,888 When you and Kevin were dating... 540 00:26:27,586 --> 00:26:29,805 what... How was he? 541 00:26:30,937 --> 00:26:32,242 - What do you mean? - I don't know. 542 00:26:32,242 --> 00:26:33,156 Uh, well... 543 00:26:34,462 --> 00:26:37,247 His dad's got it into his head that Kevin's 544 00:26:37,247 --> 00:26:38,727 funny, you know, 545 00:26:38,727 --> 00:26:41,687 an off horse, little girly, I guess. 546 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:49,695 Archie, you don't expect me to kiss and tell, do you? 547 00:26:49,695 --> 00:26:52,045 No, no, of course not. 548 00:26:53,742 --> 00:26:55,004 Anyway, hopefully after tonight, 549 00:26:55,004 --> 00:26:56,832 Kevin will straighten out. 550 00:26:56,832 --> 00:26:58,442 - Fly right. - What do you mean? Why? 551 00:26:58,442 --> 00:26:59,356 What's happening tonight? 552 00:27:01,271 --> 00:27:03,056 Nothing. 553 00:27:03,056 --> 00:27:04,666 - God, I shouldn't have said anything. - Archie. 554 00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:06,799 What do you mean? Tell me what's happening tonight? 555 00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:13,719 Kevin, don't do it. 556 00:27:18,549 --> 00:27:20,377 Oh, God. 557 00:27:20,377 --> 00:27:23,032 Am I too late? Did something bad happen? 558 00:27:23,032 --> 00:27:24,468 The only thing that happened in here 559 00:27:24,468 --> 00:27:25,818 was a whole lot of nothing. 560 00:27:27,471 --> 00:27:30,474 We were having a little dance party. 561 00:27:30,474 --> 00:27:32,999 I let down my hair a little 562 00:27:32,999 --> 00:27:35,305 then he started bawling like a baby, 563 00:27:35,305 --> 00:27:37,003 saying, "I can't do it." 564 00:27:41,747 --> 00:27:43,923 But tonight might not be a total bust. 565 00:27:44,750 --> 00:27:46,012 Come here, sugar. 566 00:27:46,012 --> 00:27:47,230 You're a hunk and a half. 567 00:27:47,230 --> 00:27:48,492 Come to Twyla. 568 00:27:48,492 --> 00:27:49,885 I'm just here for my friend. 569 00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:54,934 Oh, he's your friend, is he? 570 00:27:55,891 --> 00:27:57,850 That makes sense. 571 00:27:57,850 --> 00:28:00,113 Twyla knows the score, she's been around the block more than once. 572 00:28:01,462 --> 00:28:02,681 Take him. 573 00:28:02,681 --> 00:28:03,856 He's all yours. 574 00:28:05,205 --> 00:28:06,902 Come on, Kev. Let's split. 575 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:12,386 Why did you come and get me, Archie? 576 00:28:13,213 --> 00:28:15,650 I ran into Betty at Pop's, 577 00:28:15,650 --> 00:28:18,566 told her what was going on and she blew a gasket. 578 00:28:18,566 --> 00:28:20,568 She said I had to... 579 00:28:20,568 --> 00:28:24,398 come and save you from doing something that might scar you for life. 580 00:28:24,398 --> 00:28:26,052 Boy, was she frosted. 581 00:28:26,052 --> 00:28:28,054 What am I gonna say to the guys, Archie? 582 00:28:28,054 --> 00:28:29,490 When they find out what happened 583 00:28:29,490 --> 00:28:30,621 or what didn't happened, 584 00:28:30,621 --> 00:28:32,449 it will be the end of me. 585 00:28:32,449 --> 00:28:34,756 I'm never gonna be a normal fella. 586 00:28:34,756 --> 00:28:35,931 Hey, what about this? 587 00:28:36,671 --> 00:28:38,325 We're gonna tell them 588 00:28:38,325 --> 00:28:40,457 that you made it with Twyla, that you went all the way. 589 00:28:40,457 --> 00:28:41,720 I'll back you up. 590 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:42,938 And I'll give you some things to say. 591 00:28:43,983 --> 00:28:46,072 Things that I've... 592 00:28:46,072 --> 00:28:48,422 read in magazines or heard my Uncle Frank say. 593 00:28:50,946 --> 00:28:53,383 Look, don't worry, Kevin. 594 00:28:53,383 --> 00:28:55,472 We're gonna get you on the stick and sell it. 595 00:29:04,046 --> 00:29:06,048 No matter who you are, 596 00:29:06,048 --> 00:29:07,702 hot rodder or cheerleader, 597 00:29:07,702 --> 00:29:09,399 book worm or jock, 598 00:29:09,399 --> 00:29:10,923 square or beatnik, 599 00:29:10,923 --> 00:29:13,926 deep down we all yearn for the same things. 600 00:29:13,926 --> 00:29:17,364 Adventure, romance, excitement. 601 00:29:17,364 --> 00:29:20,106 Well, what if I told you that just for 49 cents 602 00:29:20,106 --> 00:29:22,151 you could have all that and more. 603 00:29:22,151 --> 00:29:25,894 Movies have the power to transport us all over the world. 604 00:29:25,894 --> 00:29:29,289 But only if you see them in a theater like the Babylonium. 605 00:29:30,812 --> 00:29:32,466 They're magical, special places, 606 00:29:32,466 --> 00:29:34,773 where it even feels good to cry. 607 00:29:34,773 --> 00:29:36,209 It's a scientific fact. 608 00:29:36,209 --> 00:29:38,689 Movies are better in movie theaters. 609 00:29:38,689 --> 00:29:40,474 Come to the Babylonium 610 00:29:40,474 --> 00:29:41,475 to laugh, 611 00:29:41,475 --> 00:29:43,564 to cry, 612 00:29:43,564 --> 00:29:46,523 to sit in the dark and experience something powerful together. 613 00:29:46,523 --> 00:29:50,832 And fall in love with the movies again for the first time. 614 00:30:01,843 --> 00:30:03,889 Well, Mr. Lemly, 615 00:30:03,889 --> 00:30:05,455 what did you think of the commercial? 616 00:30:06,065 --> 00:30:07,501 Perfection. 617 00:30:07,501 --> 00:30:11,244 So why don't you buy a few choice spots 618 00:30:11,244 --> 00:30:13,507 and see if it gets word of mouth going? 619 00:30:13,507 --> 00:30:16,989 Veronica, I've been negotiating the sale of the Babylonium 620 00:30:16,989 --> 00:30:20,122 to an interested party for the last few months. 621 00:30:20,122 --> 00:30:22,385 The official offer finally came through. 622 00:30:23,604 --> 00:30:24,953 Who's buying it? 623 00:30:26,607 --> 00:30:28,522 Well... It's your parents. 624 00:30:30,045 --> 00:30:31,438 That's how I know them. 625 00:30:31,438 --> 00:30:32,918 My parents? 626 00:30:35,877 --> 00:30:38,314 They're not even in the movie theater business. 627 00:30:40,142 --> 00:30:41,970 They don't even appreciate movies. 628 00:30:41,970 --> 00:30:44,799 Oh, I assumed you knew. 629 00:30:44,799 --> 00:30:49,021 It's my understanding they're gonna turn the Babylonium into a parking lot. 630 00:30:53,677 --> 00:30:57,420 Mr. Rayberry, that Supreme Court bit was inspired. 631 00:30:57,420 --> 00:30:59,596 You had Dr. Werthers quaking in his boots. 632 00:30:59,596 --> 00:31:03,122 And Principal Featherhead's face was priceless. 633 00:31:03,122 --> 00:31:05,385 Straw men fall easily. 634 00:31:05,385 --> 00:31:08,475 But I'm glad though that you're going back to school. 635 00:31:08,475 --> 00:31:11,260 And that you get to keep writing comic books. 636 00:31:11,260 --> 00:31:13,567 Mmm, I wanted to talk to you about that. 637 00:31:13,567 --> 00:31:15,917 What if you were to really be my mentor? 638 00:31:17,484 --> 00:31:20,095 I'm open. 639 00:31:20,095 --> 00:31:23,882 Let me finish this milkshake before we sign any adoption papers, huh. 640 00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:24,926 Right on, yeah. 641 00:31:24,926 --> 00:31:26,058 Yeah, of course. 642 00:31:27,624 --> 00:31:31,063 Look, I did wanna tell you though that 643 00:31:31,063 --> 00:31:33,021 I've decided to re-read my novel. 644 00:31:34,762 --> 00:31:35,894 I think it's time. 645 00:31:54,434 --> 00:31:56,915 An Edward Hopper original. 646 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,440 Bet you're worth a pretty penny. 647 00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:06,054 Dad? 648 00:32:07,316 --> 00:32:09,362 You had quite an eventful evening. 649 00:32:11,712 --> 00:32:13,453 I know that you went and saw Twyla. 650 00:32:15,716 --> 00:32:17,022 How? 651 00:32:17,022 --> 00:32:19,024 Did Julian tell you? 652 00:32:19,024 --> 00:32:22,331 Only because I asked for him to suggest it to you in the first place. 653 00:32:25,726 --> 00:32:28,511 I thought maybe if the idea came from 654 00:32:28,511 --> 00:32:31,514 one of your classmates you might be more inclined to do it. 655 00:32:39,131 --> 00:32:41,220 - Well-- - I spoke to Twyla, 656 00:32:42,656 --> 00:32:45,615 right after Archie came and rescued you. 657 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:48,967 She told me what happened. 658 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:51,665 That you couldn't or wouldn't. 659 00:32:54,624 --> 00:32:55,974 That you started to cry. 660 00:33:25,481 --> 00:33:28,180 I don't know exactly what happened last night, 661 00:33:28,180 --> 00:33:30,051 but Tom just called. 662 00:33:30,051 --> 00:33:32,358 He told me that Kevin will no longer be on the basketball team. 663 00:33:35,622 --> 00:33:37,015 Poor Tom. 664 00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:38,712 I feel for him, 665 00:33:38,712 --> 00:33:40,018 having a son who's bent. 666 00:33:41,236 --> 00:33:42,411 Such a shame. 667 00:33:46,415 --> 00:33:47,677 Well, what about your breakfast? 668 00:33:47,677 --> 00:33:49,418 Uh, lost my appetite. 669 00:33:56,643 --> 00:33:57,557 Hmm. 670 00:34:00,908 --> 00:34:02,344 I've been mulling over 671 00:34:02,344 --> 00:34:04,651 our conversation from yesterday, Mr. Lemly. 672 00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:07,480 And I'd like to buy the Babylonium. 673 00:34:09,656 --> 00:34:11,701 More specifically, 674 00:34:11,701 --> 00:34:15,357 I'd like to trade this painting from my personal collection for your theater. 675 00:34:16,097 --> 00:34:17,490 I've spoken to Crestby's 676 00:34:17,490 --> 00:34:19,796 and I think you'll find that on the open market, 677 00:34:19,796 --> 00:34:22,408 an original Hopper is worth much more 678 00:34:22,408 --> 00:34:24,410 than what my parents are offering you. 679 00:34:26,281 --> 00:34:28,892 I'm deep in negotiations with your folks. 680 00:34:28,892 --> 00:34:29,806 I know. 681 00:34:29,806 --> 00:34:31,417 But... 682 00:34:31,417 --> 00:34:35,551 our commercial wasn't false advertising. 683 00:34:35,551 --> 00:34:40,165 Going to the movies is special. 684 00:34:40,165 --> 00:34:43,777 Working here at the Babylonium, even briefly, has rekindled 685 00:34:43,777 --> 00:34:45,431 something in me. 686 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,650 Plus, 687 00:34:47,650 --> 00:34:50,436 wouldn't you feel better knowing that someone's 688 00:34:50,436 --> 00:34:53,047 keeping the lights on and the projector running? 689 00:34:53,047 --> 00:34:57,747 Showing the Babylonium the same love and respect you have all these years? 690 00:35:03,753 --> 00:35:06,147 I don't know, I think I messed up with Kevin, Betty. 691 00:35:06,147 --> 00:35:07,583 I think I made things worse. 692 00:35:07,583 --> 00:35:09,542 No, Arch. 693 00:35:09,542 --> 00:35:12,371 You were just trying to include him, make him feel like a part of things. 694 00:35:13,720 --> 00:35:16,766 You protected him as best as you could. 695 00:35:16,766 --> 00:35:20,857 Well, isn't this a sight to behold? 696 00:35:20,857 --> 00:35:23,425 My mother and father wanted to invite any and all students 697 00:35:23,425 --> 00:35:25,601 to this afternoon's taping of Riverdale Grandstand. 698 00:35:25,601 --> 00:35:27,777 Why today's? 699 00:35:27,777 --> 00:35:30,824 Because it's our 50th episode, and my parents wanna see some fresh faces on screen. 700 00:35:32,173 --> 00:35:33,218 Toodle-oo. 701 00:35:37,178 --> 00:35:39,789 I can't believe how screwed up the world is. 702 00:35:39,789 --> 00:35:42,270 I know, the hypocrisy. 703 00:35:42,270 --> 00:35:43,576 No matter what we're going through, 704 00:35:43,576 --> 00:35:44,968 what our parents are putting us through, 705 00:35:44,968 --> 00:35:47,536 as long as we show up on Grandstand 706 00:35:47,536 --> 00:35:51,540 smiling and dancing like trained seals, everything's peachy keen. 707 00:35:51,540 --> 00:35:55,283 And all the grownups do is to tell us how to think, how we're supposed to act. 708 00:35:55,283 --> 00:35:56,850 How to dress, who to date. 709 00:35:56,850 --> 00:35:58,460 They're trying to control every second of our lives, 710 00:35:58,460 --> 00:35:59,853 and there's not a thing we can do about it. 711 00:36:03,030 --> 00:36:04,292 Maybe... 712 00:36:06,729 --> 00:36:08,340 But maybe not... 713 00:36:13,997 --> 00:36:23,137 ♪ Kokomo, Kokomo Kokomo ♪ 714 00:36:23,137 --> 00:36:25,052 ♪ Kokomo, Kokomo, Kokomo ♪ 715 00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:29,317 ♪ Well, talk to me, baby Whisper in my ear ♪ 716 00:36:30,753 --> 00:36:36,281 ♪ Talk to me baby Whisper in my ear ♪ 717 00:36:36,281 --> 00:36:41,677 ♪ Come a little closer Don't have no fear ♪ 718 00:36:41,677 --> 00:36:44,985 ♪ Don't you know... ♪ 719 00:36:44,985 --> 00:36:47,683 Okay, boys and girls. 720 00:36:47,683 --> 00:36:51,644 Now it's time for America's latest dance craze. 721 00:36:54,037 --> 00:36:55,125 The twirl. 722 00:37:00,130 --> 00:37:02,394 ♪ My gal is red hot ♪ 723 00:37:02,394 --> 00:37:04,700 ♪ Your gal ain't Doodley squat! ♪ 724 00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,789 ♪ My gal is red hot ♪ 725 00:37:06,789 --> 00:37:09,096 ♪ Your gal ain't Doodley squat! ♪ 726 00:37:09,096 --> 00:37:11,925 ♪ She ain't got a lot of money But lovin' she's really Got a lot ♪ 727 00:37:14,319 --> 00:37:16,799 ♪ My gal is red hot ♪ 728 00:37:16,799 --> 00:37:18,236 Hey. 729 00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:22,283 You cool cats wanna see what a real twirl looks like? 730 00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:27,201 ♪ She ain't got a lot of money But lovin' she's really Got a lot ♪ 731 00:37:27,201 --> 00:37:29,682 ♪ My gal can do the shimmy She can do the boogie, too ♪ 732 00:37:29,682 --> 00:37:33,163 ♪ If she ain't a Jim Dandy She's a snapperoo ♪ 733 00:37:33,163 --> 00:37:35,209 ♪ My gal is red hot ♪ 734 00:37:35,209 --> 00:37:37,124 ♪ Your gal ain't Doodley squat! ♪ 735 00:37:37,124 --> 00:37:38,821 ♪ She ain't got A lot of money ♪ 736 00:37:38,821 --> 00:37:39,909 ♪ But lovin' She's really got a lot ♪ 737 00:37:41,171 --> 00:37:42,521 ♪ All right ♪ 738 00:37:46,916 --> 00:37:48,483 ♪ My gal, man ♪ 739 00:37:50,006 --> 00:37:51,704 Alice, Alice! 740 00:37:51,704 --> 00:37:53,923 No, no, no, no, no! 741 00:37:53,923 --> 00:37:54,968 Stop filming. 742 00:37:55,664 --> 00:37:56,796 Cut to commercial. 743 00:38:02,497 --> 00:38:04,543 You have any idea 744 00:38:04,543 --> 00:38:07,110 how much trouble you could get the station in? 745 00:38:07,110 --> 00:38:08,373 You're out of control. 746 00:38:08,373 --> 00:38:09,939 No, Mom. 747 00:38:09,939 --> 00:38:12,420 I am in complete control. 748 00:38:12,420 --> 00:38:14,640 I knew exactly what I was doing and why. 749 00:38:16,816 --> 00:38:19,035 Wha... 750 00:38:19,035 --> 00:38:22,474 Now, Mother, may I please be excused from future episodes of Riverdale Grandstand? 751 00:38:27,130 --> 00:38:28,741 You are off the show! 752 00:38:30,482 --> 00:38:32,745 But you broke my heart, Betty. 753 00:38:43,059 --> 00:38:44,974 You rang, Ms. Veronica? 754 00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:48,587 Yes, Smithers. 755 00:38:48,587 --> 00:38:51,111 I'd like you to send a telegram to my parents. 756 00:38:53,374 --> 00:38:54,636 "Dear Mom and Dad." 757 00:38:55,115 --> 00:38:56,508 Stop. 758 00:38:56,508 --> 00:38:58,945 "I am now the new owner of the Babylonium." 759 00:38:58,945 --> 00:39:00,250 Stop. 760 00:39:00,250 --> 00:39:02,122 "Which will never turn into a parking lot." 761 00:39:02,818 --> 00:39:03,689 Stop. 762 00:39:05,386 --> 00:39:07,388 "My best to Uncle Orson, stop." 763 00:39:15,788 --> 00:39:17,006 Hey, Kev. 764 00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:18,617 Clay. 765 00:39:18,617 --> 00:39:20,619 What are you guys doing for lunch? 766 00:39:21,881 --> 00:39:23,491 Um... 767 00:39:23,491 --> 00:39:26,364 Sorry, Archie, my basketball days are over. 768 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,061 Yeah, I heard. 769 00:39:28,061 --> 00:39:29,932 I was actually hoping to break bread with you guys. 770 00:39:29,932 --> 00:39:33,719 Talk about things like music, plays, movie stars. 771 00:39:37,026 --> 00:39:38,027 Why not? 772 00:39:39,594 --> 00:39:41,074 Yeah, sure. 773 00:39:41,074 --> 00:39:43,163 Oh, that's boss. 774 00:39:43,163 --> 00:39:44,773 Save me a spot in the lounge. 775 00:39:51,911 --> 00:39:54,566 ♪ I'm a hot mama ♪ 776 00:39:54,566 --> 00:39:56,089 ♪ I'm known by that name ♪ 777 00:39:57,743 --> 00:40:00,920 ♪ I'm just a hot mama ♪ 778 00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:03,705 ♪ I'm known by that name ♪ 779 00:40:06,578 --> 00:40:08,275 ♪ Hands up, daddy ♪ 780 00:40:08,275 --> 00:40:12,801 ♪ If you can't Cool the brain ♪ 781 00:40:12,801 --> 00:40:15,325 ♪ I'm warning all you chicks ♪ 782 00:40:15,325 --> 00:40:18,677 ♪ Telling you what's right ♪ 783 00:40:18,677 --> 00:40:21,419 ♪ Yeah, I'm warning All you chicks ♪ 784 00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:25,074 ♪ Telling you what's... ♪ 785 00:40:27,599 --> 00:40:28,948 Ms. Cooper, 786 00:40:28,948 --> 00:40:32,038 might I have a word with you in my office? 787 00:40:33,648 --> 00:40:35,563 Your mother called me last night. 788 00:40:35,563 --> 00:40:37,522 She's very concerned 789 00:40:37,522 --> 00:40:42,048 about you and your erratic behavior. 790 00:40:42,048 --> 00:40:46,705 Yes, well, a teenage girl with a mind and desires of her own, 791 00:40:46,705 --> 00:40:48,881 it's all very concerning, isn't it? 792 00:41:01,502 --> 00:41:02,721 You're so... 793 00:41:03,504 --> 00:41:05,593 tortured, Betty. 794 00:41:07,247 --> 00:41:09,162 What are we going to do with you? 795 00:41:11,904 --> 00:41:17,431 With Dr. Werthers shifting his glowering attention from me to Betty, 796 00:41:17,431 --> 00:41:21,827 I was now able to continue my budding comic career on twin tracks, 797 00:41:21,827 --> 00:41:25,700 with the prospect of Mr. Rayberry as my mentor keeping me up and typing 798 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:27,876 late into the night. 799 00:41:43,762 --> 00:41:45,851 Evening, sir. 800 00:41:45,851 --> 00:41:47,635 Apologies for the late delivery.