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Dear Girl Next Door,
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I'm not usually one to gripe,
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or seek advice from strangers.
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But I'm sick
of living in a world
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that doesn't take me seriously
as a young businesswoman.
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Did you know I can't even
open a checking account?
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Dear Girl Next Door,
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I know and love who I am.
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I'm Black.
I'm bold. I'm beautiful.
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But it's frustrating
to live in a world
that doesn't celebrate me
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for being those things...
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Dear Girl Next Door,
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with every breath I take,
I'm living a lie.
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Forever worried
that I'll reveal my true self
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to an intolerant world
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that won't let me love
who I want to love.
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Dear Girl Next Door,
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I feel like I'm sitting
on a ticking time-bomb,
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and it's only a matter of time
before the world stigmatizes me
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for being
"a woman of loose morals."
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Dear Girl Next Door,
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or should I say,
Little Miss Busybody?
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What makes you think
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you have all the answers,
any-who?
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Dear Girl Next Door,
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I know I should be grateful
for the things I have,
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but it's hard when everything
around me is beautiful
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and the world's
constantly reminding me
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I'm not one of those things.
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Gosh, Ethel,
that's a beautiful sketch.
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Is that for art class?
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No, she's finishing up
the sign-up sheet
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for the town's
annual Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen Pageant.
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Your mom asked me
to be her assistant.
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Ugh, is it really time for that
embarrassing cattle call again?
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Yes, it is.
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But this year,
for the first time ever,
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we're going
to be broadcast live
on national television,
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right out of the RIVW Studios.
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Whoop-dee-doo.
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I hope you don't
expect me to compete.
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Oh, no, of course not.
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Why would you wanna
participate in anything
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so glorious and wholesome
and all-American
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as Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
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when you're already
holding the crown
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for Miss Grumpy Pants USA?
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And I'm sure
you're not interested
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in any of our
wonderful prizes this year...
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like, say, a new car.
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I don't even
have a driver's license.
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A Hollywood screen test.
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Not interested
in the slightest.
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Or a scholarship to whatever
college accepts you.
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The pageant's giving away
scholarships? Since when?
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Since we're gonna
be broadcast live
on national television.
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But I understand.
You're not interested.
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Ethel, she is beautiful,
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but why don't we change her
from a blonde to a brunette?
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I think she'd be
much more likable that way.
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What do the rules say
about outside designers?
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Because Edith Head
has been dying
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to design
a bathing suit for me,
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and Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
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would be
a divine showcase for it.
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Oh, Vee, please tell me
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you're not honestly
signing up for that.
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I already did, Betty.
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Imagine the publicity
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it would bring to
the Babylonium if I won.
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It's a business decision.
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Okay, but it objectifies girls.
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I mean, wearing a swimsuit
and heels at the same time.
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What about that
little peep show
you did with Archie?
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Was that objectifying?
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Yes. Well, that was
between me and Archie,
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and he was
in his underwear, too.
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What I wouldn't give...
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How about flashing your panties
on live television?
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That was my decision,
on my terms.
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Look,
beauty pageants
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can certainly be seen
as objectifying women,
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if you choose to look at them
solely through that one lens.
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What other lens is there?
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What's that saying?
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"Beauty's in the eye
of the beholder."
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Speaking for myself,
I love being beautiful.
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And not for
the drooling approval
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of some fuddy-duddy judges.
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I refuse to give them
any power over me.
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I decide
if I'm beautiful or not.
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And I am, as are we all.
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But doesn't it bother you
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that beauty pageants
pit girls against girls?
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Oh, there's a way around that.
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We gals just need
to make a pact.
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No matter who wins, we all win.
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And no cat-fighting
or back-biting.
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Except against Evelyn Evernever
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who, of course, was the first
to sign-up, annoyingly.
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Wait, wait, Toni,
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you're doing it, too?
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Trust me, Betty.
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I feel the same way you do.
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But this is the first year
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that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
is integrated.
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And even though there's not
a snowball's chance in hell
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that those stuffed-shirt judges
will give me the title,
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I'm gonna make damn sure
that I show the country
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at least one Black woman
competing for the crown.
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And if I do win, don't worry.
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I'm gonna call out
the Miss America pageant
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for the fact
that all its contestants
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must be of "good health
and the white race."
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My parents sponsor
Miss Riverdale Teen queen,
of course,
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so it would definitely
raise a few eyebrows
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if I didn't compete.
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Though, if I do win the title
again this year,
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I would use
my platform differently,
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advocating for the more...
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disenfranchised teens
in this town.
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Are you sure
you should be
competing, Midge?
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You know,
in your delicate condition?
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I mean, won't you be wearing
high-heels for hours on end?
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What if you trip?
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You're the sweetest
for worrying about me, Fangs.
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But...
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this might be the last time
I get to do anything like this.
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Just...
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dress up
and be a 16-year-old girl.
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Compete for some silly tiara
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like it's the only thing
in the world that matters.
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What I said before?
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Ice it.
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You go compete your heart out
on that stage, baby.
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If those judges got eyes
in their head,
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they won't even look
at those other wannabes
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because you're
the hottest mama,
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with the classiest chassis,
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in the whole town, by a mile.
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All right,
now that it's just us,
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selfishly, of course,
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I think it would be a gas
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if we were all part
of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
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So I'm gonna
go out on a limb here--
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I think I know
what you're going to say.
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Let me ask you this, Betty.
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If your mom
wasn't hosting the pageant,
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wouldn't you be competing
for those ginchy prizes?
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I mean, imagine if you got
that scholarship.
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It could be
your ticket to freedom.
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You could go to whatever school
accepted you,
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on your own terms,
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not at your parents' whims.
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Some place like--
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Sarah Florence.
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Or Smith College.
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Mmm-hmm.
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So you have thought about it.
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I knew it.
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♪ There she is ♪
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♪ Miss America ♪
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♪ There she is, your ideal ♪
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♪ The dream
Of a million girls ♪
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♪ Who are more than pretty... ♪
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Well, well, well.
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If it isn't the latest
and greatest
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aspiring Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen.
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Yes, Mother, I signed up.
Are you overjoyed?
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No, actually,
I'm not, Elizabeth.
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I would like to know
what your nefarious plan is.
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Do you plan on
winning the crown
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and then pulling
the entire temple
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down around you?
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Make some kind of
feminist statement?
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No, I do not wanna pull
the temple down around me.
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To be honest, it would be nice
to win that scholarship money.
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Oh, please, Elizabeth.
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You get straight A's.
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If you so choose
to go to college,
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which I'm not recommending,
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I would much rather
you go to finishing school.
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You're gonna be able to get
an academic scholarship.
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So don't try and bamboozle me
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into thinking that you care
about the scholarship.
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What would you like me
to say then, Mother?
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I would like you to say
that you actually want
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to be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
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for the joy
and satisfaction of it.
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You know, I was
Miss Riverdale Teen queen
back in my day.
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I know. Everyone knows.
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The night that I was crowned,
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it was the greatest night
of my life.
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I thought I could do anything,
be anything.
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You know--
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Well, it's silly,
but I thought that I...
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might grow up
to be a stewardess
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and travel the world,
see glamorous places.
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Wait, you wanted
to be a stewardess?
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Hmm.
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-That I did not know.
-Mmm.
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What happened?
Why didn't you do it?
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Well, I married your father,
of course.
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And then I had your sister,
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and then I had you,
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and I gave up my silly dreams
of becoming a stewardess.
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-Can you imagine?
-Yeah. I can.
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How fab that
would have been for you,
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traveling to all those places,
meeting glamorous people.
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Yeah.
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Well, anyway, Betty,
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whatever your reasons are,
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I think this is gonna be
wonderful for you.
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Imagine if you won.
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That would be the greatest
accomplishment of my life.
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This is so exciting.
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I can't wait
to rehearse with you girls.
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Wait. We have to rehearse?
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Yes, of course.
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I have to guide you girls
through this entire process.
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And mind you,
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this is not
just glitz and glam.
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This is rigorous hard work,
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like going into battle.
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So I want you to get
a good night's sleep
tonight, dear.
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I don't wanna see
any shadowy bags
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under those eyes
in the morning.
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A Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
does not walk, she glides.
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That's what
I wanna see from you.
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Gliding, gliding, gliding...
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Focus.
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We wanna block out everything
and only concentrate
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on being the most poised,
the most refined,
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and the most elegant we can be.
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Appearance, posture,
carriage, character,
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all these elements
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go into the making
of a Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
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We must carry ourselves
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with the dignity
of English royalty.
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Our categories
are evening gowns,
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vim and vigor,
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bathing suits, point of view,
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and the ever-most important
talent competition.
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It's all about showing
how well-rounded
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Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is.
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Well, that's all
fine and dandy,
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but I don't need
some creepy old men
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telling me how well-rounded
my backside is.
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I know how shapely I am.
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-Toni!
-Greaser garbage.
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Preppy troll.
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Miss Topaz, really!
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As Miss Blossom will tell you,
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being Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen,
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you serve as
an ambassadrix for Riverdale
256
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for the entire year
of your appointment.
257
00:10:20,488 --> 00:10:23,457
Why, you must be
the female embodiment
258
00:10:23,491 --> 00:10:26,627
of all things good and decent
259
00:10:26,660 --> 00:10:28,162
in our little town with pep.
260
00:10:28,195 --> 00:10:31,699
In fact, "pep" should be
your middle name.
261
00:10:31,732 --> 00:10:33,901
All right, one more hour
of posture work,
262
00:10:33,934 --> 00:10:36,505
and then we will go down
to Mrs. Andrews' dress shop
263
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and have you fitted for gowns.
264
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Ethel Muggs,
as the winner of this year's
265
00:10:46,548 --> 00:10:49,551
Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen pageant,
266
00:10:49,584 --> 00:10:51,152
can you tell us
what you're feeling
267
00:10:51,185 --> 00:10:53,622
at this exact moment?
268
00:10:53,654 --> 00:10:55,322
Gosh, Mrs. Cooper,
269
00:10:55,356 --> 00:10:56,690
I guess I'm really just wishing
270
00:10:56,724 --> 00:10:58,826
that my parents
were alive to see this.
271
00:10:58,859 --> 00:11:01,695
Oh, but, Ethel, they are.
272
00:11:03,697 --> 00:11:04,899
Mom?
273
00:11:04,932 --> 00:11:07,101
Dad?
274
00:11:07,134 --> 00:11:10,938
Ethel, as our newly-minted
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
275
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are there any other dreams
that you're looking to fulfill?
276
00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:16,744
Well, now that you mention it,
277
00:11:16,777 --> 00:11:18,712
a lot of people
don't know that I paint
278
00:11:18,746 --> 00:11:20,281
as well as draw comic books.
279
00:11:20,314 --> 00:11:23,585
And I would be so jazzed
to have an original Ethel Muggs
280
00:11:23,618 --> 00:11:25,886
hanging in a real gallery
or museum.
281
00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,390
Ethel, I have got
some great news for you then.
282
00:11:29,423 --> 00:11:31,158
Your beautiful self-portrait
283
00:11:31,192 --> 00:11:35,462
is going to be on display
at the Guggenheim Museum.
284
00:11:35,496 --> 00:11:37,298
Oh, my gosh, the Guggenheim?
285
00:11:37,331 --> 00:11:38,966
Yes.
286
00:11:38,999 --> 00:11:42,303
Ethel, this is your night,
and your night alone.
287
00:11:42,336 --> 00:11:43,605
Is there anything else
288
00:11:43,638 --> 00:11:45,739
that would make it
even more special?
289
00:11:46,608 --> 00:11:48,342
Well...
290
00:11:48,375 --> 00:11:50,911
I think it would just be
the ginchiest thing ever
291
00:11:50,945 --> 00:11:52,947
if Jughead Jones
were my boyfriend.
292
00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:54,982
Oh, Ethel.
293
00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:58,118
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
has the pick of the litter,
294
00:11:58,152 --> 00:12:00,721
but if it's Jughead Jones
you want,
295
00:12:00,754 --> 00:12:03,525
then Jughead is yours.
296
00:12:03,558 --> 00:12:05,527
Jughead?
297
00:12:05,560 --> 00:12:06,727
Are you really my boyfriend?
298
00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,262
Of course I am.
299
00:12:09,129 --> 00:12:10,898
You've always been my best gal.
300
00:12:15,102 --> 00:12:16,837
Beautiful.
301
00:12:18,906 --> 00:12:19,974
Ethel?
302
00:12:20,609 --> 00:12:21,643
Ethel?
303
00:12:23,043 --> 00:12:24,044
Ethel!
304
00:12:25,580 --> 00:12:27,147
Sorry, what was that,
Mrs. Cooper?
305
00:12:27,181 --> 00:12:29,383
You did make an appointment
at the dress shop, I hope?
306
00:12:31,352 --> 00:12:33,053
Mmm-hmm.
307
00:12:33,087 --> 00:12:35,356
Look at
all these gorgeous girls.
308
00:12:36,490 --> 00:12:38,859
You know,
back in the day,
309
00:12:38,892 --> 00:12:41,862
I competed to be
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
310
00:12:41,895 --> 00:12:43,632
all through high school.
311
00:12:43,665 --> 00:12:45,432
Against you, Alice,
if I'm not mistaken.
312
00:12:45,466 --> 00:12:47,702
Well, you always gave me
a run for my money, Mary.
313
00:12:47,736 --> 00:12:50,337
And you always won.
314
00:12:50,371 --> 00:12:51,939
You know, it's funny.
315
00:12:51,972 --> 00:12:54,842
I really thought that
being Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
316
00:12:54,875 --> 00:12:56,243
would be a stepping-stone
317
00:12:56,277 --> 00:12:58,479
to doing something
important with my life.
318
00:12:58,513 --> 00:12:59,947
Like, I don't know,
319
00:12:59,980 --> 00:13:01,549
being the first lady
or something.
320
00:13:01,583 --> 00:13:02,950
Well, there's
nothing more important
321
00:13:02,983 --> 00:13:04,885
than being a wife
and mother, Mary.
322
00:13:04,918 --> 00:13:06,787
Maybe for our
generation, Alice.
323
00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:08,455
But I feel like these girls
324
00:13:08,489 --> 00:13:10,024
could do anything they want,
325
00:13:10,057 --> 00:13:11,559
be anything that they want.
326
00:13:11,593 --> 00:13:13,394
No disrespect
to Mamie Eisenhower,
327
00:13:13,427 --> 00:13:15,062
she's an icon,
328
00:13:15,095 --> 00:13:16,964
but do you girls ever think
we'll have a female president?
329
00:13:16,997 --> 00:13:18,232
I wouldn't vote for a woman.
330
00:13:18,265 --> 00:13:20,801
Or a Black president,
for that matter?
331
00:13:20,834 --> 00:13:22,303
Man or a woman.
332
00:13:22,336 --> 00:13:23,738
Think about how much change
would have to occur
333
00:13:23,772 --> 00:13:25,072
in the world
for that to happen.
334
00:13:25,105 --> 00:13:26,741
It'll happen.
In our lifetime, I bet.
335
00:13:26,775 --> 00:13:28,309
Now, now.
336
00:13:28,342 --> 00:13:30,779
I think it's important
to manage one's expectations.
337
00:13:30,811 --> 00:13:31,879
Don't you think, Mary?
338
00:13:32,647 --> 00:13:34,248
Of course.
339
00:13:34,281 --> 00:13:37,117
Oh, Ethel, can you make sure
that you pin Betty's dress
340
00:13:37,151 --> 00:13:39,253
all the way around the hem?
341
00:13:39,286 --> 00:13:43,090
Okay, Midge,
let's look at this fit on you.
342
00:13:48,797 --> 00:13:51,165
Ethel, are you crying?
343
00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,301
Sorry.
344
00:13:54,335 --> 00:13:56,403
I won't get any tears
on your dress, I promise.
345
00:13:56,437 --> 00:13:58,305
No, no, what's the matter?
346
00:13:59,708 --> 00:14:00,575
Nothing.
347
00:14:01,942 --> 00:14:03,511
You're just
so beautiful, Betty.
348
00:14:05,212 --> 00:14:08,482
You and all the other girls,
you're just so beautiful.
349
00:14:10,351 --> 00:14:13,253
I think we might need to
let this out just a tiny bit.
350
00:14:14,689 --> 00:14:16,156
Gosh, Midge,
351
00:14:16,190 --> 00:14:17,826
you better start cutting back
on those desserts.
352
00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:19,226
Otherwise, that cute
serpent boyfriend of yours
353
00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:20,729
might decide that you're
too much woman to handle.
354
00:14:20,762 --> 00:14:21,995
Evelyn, why don't you
do us all a favor
355
00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:23,598
and take a long walk
off a short pier?
356
00:14:25,099 --> 00:14:26,500
Just gonna go
get my measuring tape.
357
00:14:30,471 --> 00:14:31,840
Midge, dear,
358
00:14:31,872 --> 00:14:33,874
why don't you and I
have a little chat later?
359
00:14:33,907 --> 00:14:35,209
Huh? Just between us?
360
00:14:38,112 --> 00:14:40,013
Ethel, what were
those waterworks
361
00:14:40,047 --> 00:14:41,583
at the dress shop about?
362
00:14:41,616 --> 00:14:43,016
Did something happen?
363
00:14:44,251 --> 00:14:45,452
No.
364
00:14:45,486 --> 00:14:46,387
Nothing.
365
00:14:46,420 --> 00:14:48,055
I guess I just wish
366
00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:49,957
that I could be competing
with you all.
367
00:14:49,990 --> 00:14:52,493
Ethel, you're so beautiful.
Why aren't you competing?
368
00:14:52,527 --> 00:14:53,728
I couldn't.
369
00:14:53,762 --> 00:14:55,262
You heard what your mom said
370
00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:57,931
about being
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
371
00:14:57,965 --> 00:15:00,735
She's supposed to embody
the best of the town,
372
00:15:00,769 --> 00:15:02,670
be Riverdale's ideal girl.
373
00:15:06,508 --> 00:15:08,108
That's not me, Betty.
374
00:15:08,142 --> 00:15:12,079
I'm the girl
whose parents were murdered.
375
00:15:12,112 --> 00:15:15,617
The girl who's quiet
and likes comic books
376
00:15:15,650 --> 00:15:17,519
and draws creepy pictures.
377
00:15:19,052 --> 00:15:20,522
No one in their right mind
would crown me
378
00:15:20,555 --> 00:15:22,923
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
379
00:15:22,956 --> 00:15:24,793
I know what
my mom's been saying, Ethel,
380
00:15:24,826 --> 00:15:27,127
but straight
from the fridge, you...
381
00:15:28,195 --> 00:15:31,098
You're such a wonderful,
beautiful person.
382
00:15:31,131 --> 00:15:34,001
You've overcome
so much adversity in your life,
383
00:15:34,034 --> 00:15:36,103
more than
any other girl in Riverdale,
384
00:15:36,136 --> 00:15:38,706
and that is inspiring.
385
00:15:38,740 --> 00:15:40,474
You are inspiring.
386
00:15:40,508 --> 00:15:42,409
You have more pep
in your little finger
387
00:15:42,443 --> 00:15:45,547
than the rest of us do
in our whole bodies combined.
388
00:15:45,580 --> 00:15:47,114
And you have every right
389
00:15:47,147 --> 00:15:49,751
to be up there competing
just as much as the rest of us.
390
00:15:49,784 --> 00:15:51,285
No.
391
00:15:51,318 --> 00:15:52,486
I couldn't.
392
00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:53,987
Really, I'm sorry.
393
00:15:54,021 --> 00:15:55,989
I shouldn't have said anything.
394
00:16:09,737 --> 00:16:11,205
So, Midge,
395
00:16:11,238 --> 00:16:13,106
how far along are you?
396
00:16:13,140 --> 00:16:15,510
And no fibbing, please.
397
00:16:15,543 --> 00:16:17,177
I recognize that glow.
398
00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:25,252
Girls, I appreciate
you gathering
399
00:16:25,285 --> 00:16:28,055
for an emergency meeting
before school.
400
00:16:28,088 --> 00:16:29,824
Now, some of you may know
401
00:16:29,858 --> 00:16:31,759
Midge Klump
is no longer with us.
402
00:16:31,793 --> 00:16:32,894
What? What happened?
403
00:16:32,927 --> 00:16:34,596
Did Midge die?
404
00:16:34,629 --> 00:16:37,699
Oh, no, no, she's still alive.
But regrettably,
405
00:16:37,732 --> 00:16:39,099
she is no longer eligible
406
00:16:39,132 --> 00:16:42,236
to compete for
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
407
00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:44,137
And, moreover,
she will no longer
408
00:16:44,171 --> 00:16:47,407
be a student here
at Riverdale High.
409
00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:50,578
She will continue her studies
at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
410
00:16:50,612 --> 00:16:52,145
But Mrs. Cooper--
411
00:16:52,179 --> 00:16:55,215
And I assure you
she is doing just fine.
412
00:16:55,249 --> 00:16:57,519
Really, girls,
this is the best thing for her.
413
00:16:57,552 --> 00:17:00,522
And when you see her again
in six or seven months,
414
00:17:00,555 --> 00:17:03,223
you will see that
she is right as rain.
415
00:17:03,257 --> 00:17:05,927
Six or seven months?
What? Is Midge--
416
00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,963
Also, this is a good time
to remind you
417
00:17:08,997 --> 00:17:12,700
that we must treat
our bodies as temples,
418
00:17:12,734 --> 00:17:17,605
temples that must be protected
against any kind of defilement.
419
00:17:17,639 --> 00:17:19,139
On that note,
420
00:17:19,172 --> 00:17:21,375
we will see you back here
for some good clean fun
421
00:17:21,408 --> 00:17:23,711
later this afternoon, okay?
422
00:17:23,745 --> 00:17:24,612
Very good.
423
00:17:30,618 --> 00:17:33,655
I just don't understand.
Why would Midge
be sent away like that?
424
00:17:33,688 --> 00:17:35,455
I thought
you were supposed to be smart.
425
00:17:35,489 --> 00:17:37,291
It's because Midge has a bun
in the oven, of course.
426
00:17:37,324 --> 00:17:38,860
Evelyn, shut your
pie hole right now.
427
00:17:38,893 --> 00:17:40,327
It's the worst-kept
secret in town.
428
00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:41,930
Second worst, after you two.
429
00:17:41,963 --> 00:17:43,565
This wouldn't be
the first time
430
00:17:43,598 --> 00:17:45,700
a girl's been sent away
to hide her shame.
431
00:17:45,733 --> 00:17:48,435
I mean, sadly, this is
standard practice in Hollywood.
432
00:17:48,468 --> 00:17:50,705
- Which is nothing to be ashamed of.
- -Says you.
433
00:17:50,738 --> 00:17:52,907
She let a greaser
paw at her like a dirty rag.
434
00:17:52,941 --> 00:17:55,142
You're cruising for a bruising,
you snot-nosed square.
435
00:17:55,175 --> 00:17:56,343
Okay, wait.
436
00:17:56,376 --> 00:17:58,613
So Midge and Fangs
have actually...
437
00:17:58,646 --> 00:17:59,948
Yes, Betty.
438
00:17:59,981 --> 00:18:02,349
Just once or multiple times?
439
00:18:02,382 --> 00:18:04,619
From the way those two
would look at each other,
440
00:18:04,652 --> 00:18:07,021
I'm guessing they were
doing the deed on the reg.
441
00:18:07,055 --> 00:18:08,322
If you must know,
442
00:18:08,355 --> 00:18:10,424
Midge loves Fangs
and Fangs loves Midge.
443
00:18:10,457 --> 00:18:12,560
And if it wasn't for her
classist racist parents,
444
00:18:12,594 --> 00:18:14,127
they would be
together right now.
445
00:18:14,161 --> 00:18:15,797
Quite the cautionary tale,
if you ask me.
446
00:18:15,830 --> 00:18:18,198
Funnily enough, no one is,
you goon from Saskatoon.
447
00:18:18,231 --> 00:18:19,567
I'm just, I'm wondering
448
00:18:19,601 --> 00:18:22,269
how Midge could have
ended up getting...
449
00:18:25,740 --> 00:18:27,274
Uh...
450
00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:30,044
No, no, of course,
I understand how it happened.
451
00:18:30,078 --> 00:18:31,445
I'm just wondering
if they were using...
452
00:18:31,478 --> 00:18:34,048
If they were using protection?
453
00:18:34,082 --> 00:18:36,017
-Good question.
-Midge said they were.
454
00:18:36,050 --> 00:18:37,885
But once it slipped.
455
00:18:37,919 --> 00:18:39,186
That's what Fangs told me, too.
456
00:18:39,219 --> 00:18:41,321
See, this is why
they ought to invent,
457
00:18:41,355 --> 00:18:43,658
I don't know,
a pill or something.
458
00:18:43,691 --> 00:18:44,692
A what?
459
00:18:44,726 --> 00:18:46,159
A pill, like a monthly pill,
460
00:18:46,193 --> 00:18:47,795
that girls can take,
461
00:18:47,829 --> 00:18:50,163
that protects them from...
462
00:18:50,197 --> 00:18:52,366
accidents, even happy ones.
463
00:18:52,399 --> 00:18:53,968
Because, let's face it, ladies,
464
00:18:54,002 --> 00:18:56,671
we're the ones who have to live
with the consequences.
465
00:18:56,704 --> 00:18:58,171
Not the boys.
466
00:18:58,205 --> 00:19:00,808
They get claps on the back
while we bear the burden,
467
00:19:00,842 --> 00:19:02,175
while we're stigmatized.
468
00:19:02,209 --> 00:19:04,244
Poor Midge.
Now her whole life is just--
469
00:19:04,277 --> 00:19:05,680
Her life
is not ruined.
470
00:19:05,713 --> 00:19:06,848
Midge is one of my Vixens.
471
00:19:06,881 --> 00:19:08,583
I will not let
this destroy her.
472
00:19:08,616 --> 00:19:10,384
Except you're
no longer a Vixen,
and neither is Midge.
473
00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:11,986
Really, who did
let you sit with us?
474
00:19:12,020 --> 00:19:13,921
Wonder if Fangs
even knows about this?
475
00:19:13,955 --> 00:19:16,189
Well, if he doesn't now,
he will soon.
476
00:19:16,223 --> 00:19:17,190
The whole school will.
477
00:19:17,224 --> 00:19:19,093
Then I should find him.
478
00:19:19,127 --> 00:19:20,728
-Talk to him.
-I'll come with you.
479
00:19:22,496 --> 00:19:25,800
Betty, what are you
thinking about?
480
00:19:25,833 --> 00:19:29,771
Just how quickly
your entire life can change.
481
00:19:29,804 --> 00:19:32,540
How one night can decide
everything for you.
482
00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,782
You were quiet
in the lounge, Ethel.
483
00:19:43,350 --> 00:19:46,120
I keep thinking about Midge
at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy.
484
00:19:46,154 --> 00:19:48,321
It's awful
what's happening to Midge,
485
00:19:48,355 --> 00:19:50,658
and we will figure out
a way to help her.
486
00:19:50,692 --> 00:19:53,661
But in the meantime...
487
00:19:53,695 --> 00:19:56,296
I also think
this presents an opportunity.
488
00:19:56,329 --> 00:19:57,532
What do you mean?
489
00:19:57,565 --> 00:19:59,133
Well, there's an open spot now
490
00:19:59,167 --> 00:20:00,702
to replace Midge
in the pageant,
491
00:20:00,735 --> 00:20:06,174
and what better girl to do it
than you?
492
00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:07,441
Do you really
think that, Betty?
493
00:20:07,474 --> 00:20:08,976
I do.
494
00:20:09,010 --> 00:20:11,045
It almost feels like
your destiny now,
495
00:20:11,079 --> 00:20:13,948
but only if you want to, Ethel.
496
00:20:13,981 --> 00:20:15,950
I... I do.
497
00:20:15,983 --> 00:20:17,552
But what about your mom?
498
00:20:17,585 --> 00:20:19,120
I mean, there's still so much
that needs to get done,
499
00:20:19,153 --> 00:20:20,353
and she still
needs an assistant.
500
00:20:20,387 --> 00:20:23,323
I have someone
in mind for that.
501
00:20:24,625 --> 00:20:26,127
They took Midge?
502
00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:27,995
I'm gonna go up there
to that convent,
503
00:20:28,029 --> 00:20:29,463
I'm gonna bust
Midge out of there.
504
00:20:29,496 --> 00:20:31,065
She doesn't
belong in that place.
505
00:20:31,099 --> 00:20:32,466
They do experiments
on those kids,
506
00:20:32,499 --> 00:20:34,367
give them all
psychedelic drugs and stuff.
507
00:20:34,401 --> 00:20:36,003
Oh, pump
the brakes there, Fangs.
508
00:20:36,037 --> 00:20:37,905
The last thing anyone needs
is you going in half-cocked.
509
00:20:37,939 --> 00:20:40,108
Kidnapping Midge
after she's already
been kidnapped once
510
00:20:40,141 --> 00:20:41,609
will only make things worse.
511
00:20:41,642 --> 00:20:44,078
We need more information
before anyone does anything.
512
00:20:44,112 --> 00:20:45,479
Midge's parents
know she's pregnant
513
00:20:45,513 --> 00:20:46,948
because Mrs. Cooper
forced it out of her,
514
00:20:46,981 --> 00:20:48,816
but they may not know
that you're the father.
515
00:20:48,850 --> 00:20:50,518
We should endeavor
to keep it that way
516
00:20:50,551 --> 00:20:51,953
so that you're not arrested.
517
00:20:51,986 --> 00:20:53,286
Or worse.
518
00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:54,956
Okay, what am I
supposed to do, huh?
519
00:20:54,989 --> 00:20:56,124
Bupkis?
520
00:20:56,157 --> 00:20:57,959
We stick
with the original plan.
521
00:20:57,992 --> 00:20:59,560
You write a hit song,
you get a gold record
under your belt
522
00:20:59,594 --> 00:21:02,130
and you become undeniable
to Midge's parents.
523
00:21:02,163 --> 00:21:03,664
You just need to focus
524
00:21:03,698 --> 00:21:05,600
on getting ready for when
you and Midge get reunited.
525
00:21:05,633 --> 00:21:07,400
Look,
my parents have made
526
00:21:07,434 --> 00:21:09,237
many a charitable donation
to the Sisters.
527
00:21:09,269 --> 00:21:11,338
So I will work on setting up
528
00:21:11,371 --> 00:21:14,407
at least a phone call
between you and dear Midge.
529
00:21:14,441 --> 00:21:16,010
But you have to listen to Toni.
530
00:21:16,043 --> 00:21:19,479
And, Fangs, remain calm.
531
00:21:19,514 --> 00:21:21,448
Calm. Okay.
532
00:21:24,986 --> 00:21:26,988
Beautiful.
533
00:21:29,991 --> 00:21:31,526
What's going on in here?
534
00:21:31,559 --> 00:21:33,227
I'm just getting
Ethel all caught up.
535
00:21:33,261 --> 00:21:35,630
But she has
perfect poise, honestly.
536
00:21:35,663 --> 00:21:37,397
And doesn't she look to die for
in her dress?
537
00:21:37,430 --> 00:21:39,834
Getting caught up on...
what exactly?
538
00:21:39,867 --> 00:21:41,202
Oh, didn't you hear?
539
00:21:41,235 --> 00:21:43,271
Ethel's replacing Midge
in the pageant,
540
00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:44,939
and luckily, she already
knows all the routines.
541
00:21:44,972 --> 00:21:48,375
That is wonderful.
542
00:21:48,408 --> 00:21:50,912
Um, but who's
gonna be my assistant?
543
00:21:50,945 --> 00:21:52,580
Here's your java, Mrs. Cooper.
544
00:21:52,613 --> 00:21:54,414
Just the way
Betty said you liked it.
545
00:21:54,447 --> 00:21:56,918
Three sugar, extra cream.
546
00:21:56,951 --> 00:21:59,854
-Elizabeth, can I speak to you
in the hallway for a moment?
-Sure, Mom.
547
00:22:01,956 --> 00:22:03,157
Just a few more laps,
548
00:22:03,191 --> 00:22:04,391
and then we'll brainstorm
some ideas
549
00:22:04,424 --> 00:22:05,860
for the talent
competition, yeah?
550
00:22:10,430 --> 00:22:11,933
I knew it.
551
00:22:11,966 --> 00:22:13,333
I knew you were gonna
try to undermine me somehow.
552
00:22:13,366 --> 00:22:15,069
How am I trying
to undermine you?
553
00:22:15,102 --> 00:22:16,469
Midge dropped out,
554
00:22:16,504 --> 00:22:19,040
or more likely,
was forced out by you.
555
00:22:19,073 --> 00:22:20,440
Oh.
556
00:22:20,473 --> 00:22:21,309
So now what's wrong
with Ethel competing?
557
00:22:21,341 --> 00:22:22,877
What's wrong?
558
00:22:22,910 --> 00:22:24,946
What's wrong is Ethel
does not represent the ideals
559
00:22:24,979 --> 00:22:28,115
of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
not by a country mile.
560
00:22:28,149 --> 00:22:29,150
Why, she's not pregnant.
561
00:22:29,183 --> 00:22:30,483
No, no, she's not.
562
00:22:30,518 --> 00:22:32,186
But she...
She has an unsavory history.
563
00:22:32,220 --> 00:22:34,956
Are you talking about
what happened with her parents?
564
00:22:34,989 --> 00:22:35,857
Or something else?
565
00:22:38,391 --> 00:22:40,328
Ooh. You are awful,
you know that?
566
00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:41,896
I am here
567
00:22:41,929 --> 00:22:43,631
to protect the office
of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
568
00:22:43,664 --> 00:22:45,633
I'm not gonna let you
turn this competition
569
00:22:45,666 --> 00:22:47,268
into one of your crusades.
570
00:22:47,301 --> 00:22:49,070
- And whether you
believe me or not,
571
00:22:49,103 --> 00:22:50,805
I am also and especially
572
00:22:50,838 --> 00:22:53,440
trying to protect Ethel
from the scrutiny
573
00:22:53,473 --> 00:22:56,110
that Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen demands.
574
00:22:56,143 --> 00:22:57,678
I'm sorry,
but over my dead body
575
00:22:57,712 --> 00:22:59,347
is she going to
compete in this pageant--
576
00:22:59,379 --> 00:23:03,450
Mom, Ethel should be
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
577
00:23:03,483 --> 00:23:06,687
She needs and deserves it
more than the rest of us.
578
00:23:06,721 --> 00:23:09,156
Think about it
for one second, okay?
579
00:23:09,190 --> 00:23:10,892
Ethel is an orphan.
580
00:23:10,925 --> 00:23:13,127
This scholarship may be
her only chance
to go to college.
581
00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:14,528
-No!
-Mom.
582
00:23:14,562 --> 00:23:16,030
And that is final.
Ethel is a lovely girl.
583
00:23:16,063 --> 00:23:18,633
But this is not a charity,
it's a competition.
584
00:23:18,666 --> 00:23:20,467
And since you made this mess,
585
00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:21,736
you're the one
that's gonna tell her
586
00:23:21,769 --> 00:23:23,804
that she has to withdraw
from the pageant.
587
00:23:23,838 --> 00:23:24,872
Not me!
588
00:23:27,675 --> 00:23:29,043
- What's
the trouble now, Betty?
589
00:23:29,076 --> 00:23:32,346
Well, I got Ethel
to sign up for the pageant,
590
00:23:32,380 --> 00:23:34,382
and no surprise,
my mom blew a gasket.
591
00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:37,084
She's not letting Ethel compete
in Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
592
00:23:37,118 --> 00:23:38,719
- even though there's an empty slot.
- -What?
593
00:23:38,753 --> 00:23:39,787
- Oh, dear.
- Golly.
594
00:23:39,820 --> 00:23:41,454
And why doesn't she want Ethel
595
00:23:41,488 --> 00:23:43,157
to drop a nickel in
and participate?
596
00:23:43,190 --> 00:23:44,525
It's more of the same.
597
00:23:44,558 --> 00:23:47,061
Ethel doesn't
represent the ideal,
598
00:23:47,094 --> 00:23:48,529
blah, blah, blah.
599
00:23:48,562 --> 00:23:50,298
My mom is nuttier
than a Christmas fruitcake,
600
00:23:50,331 --> 00:23:52,033
but I'm in it now
601
00:23:52,066 --> 00:23:54,835
and I don't wanna
be the one to tell Ethel
that she doesn't...
602
00:23:54,869 --> 00:23:57,672
represent the very best
of Riverdale.
603
00:23:57,705 --> 00:24:00,207
Imagine what winning
this crown would do for her.
604
00:24:00,241 --> 00:24:02,710
Imagine the doors
that it would open,
605
00:24:02,743 --> 00:24:04,812
not just in high school,
but for the rest of her life.
606
00:24:04,845 --> 00:24:07,548
Honestly, Ethel's got
as much chance
of winning as I do,
607
00:24:07,581 --> 00:24:10,084
but we're with you, Betty.
608
00:24:10,117 --> 00:24:12,053
What should we do?
609
00:24:12,086 --> 00:24:14,588
Uh, I'm open to ideas, ladies.
610
00:24:14,622 --> 00:24:16,757
Well, I vote we stand together,
611
00:24:16,791 --> 00:24:19,260
link arms and demand
Ethel gets chance to compete
612
00:24:19,293 --> 00:24:20,493
or we all withdraw.
613
00:24:20,528 --> 00:24:22,830
Quote it. I'm in, sisters.
614
00:24:22,863 --> 00:24:25,666
This pageant's nowheresville
without us teen contestants.
615
00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:26,600
Okay.
616
00:24:27,535 --> 00:24:28,736
I'll go talk to my mom.
617
00:24:28,769 --> 00:24:30,171
Hold the line, Betty.
618
00:24:30,204 --> 00:24:31,505
Thinking it through,
619
00:24:31,539 --> 00:24:33,240
maybe this is
one of those times
620
00:24:33,274 --> 00:24:35,710
you go around your mom.
621
00:24:35,743 --> 00:24:37,477
To someone who might
be more inclined
622
00:24:37,511 --> 00:24:38,713
to listen to reason...
623
00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:40,681
or threats.
624
00:24:42,183 --> 00:24:44,852
Someone like... my dad?
625
00:24:44,885 --> 00:24:46,087
Exactly.
626
00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:48,556
And maybe you shouldn't
go in alone, either.
627
00:24:48,589 --> 00:24:52,593
Maybe you go with
a more seasoned negotiator,
628
00:24:52,626 --> 00:24:53,861
who won't get bogged down
629
00:24:53,894 --> 00:24:56,496
in messy, sticky
family dynamics.
630
00:24:58,399 --> 00:24:59,266
Like moi.
631
00:25:04,672 --> 00:25:06,273
Okay.
632
00:25:08,542 --> 00:25:09,777
-Mr. Cooper.
-Hi, Dad.
633
00:25:09,810 --> 00:25:11,612
Hey, ladies.
What's the good word?
634
00:25:11,645 --> 00:25:14,548
May we bend your ear
about a few,
635
00:25:14,582 --> 00:25:16,917
let's call them
competition parameters,
636
00:25:16,951 --> 00:25:19,620
that we and our
fellow pageant contestants
have been discussing.
637
00:25:19,653 --> 00:25:21,455
And what would
those parameters be?
638
00:25:21,489 --> 00:25:23,991
The first being,
Ethel Muggs must be allowed
639
00:25:24,025 --> 00:25:25,593
to participate
in the competition.
640
00:25:25,626 --> 00:25:27,995
Okay, let me just
stop you girls right there.
641
00:25:28,029 --> 00:25:31,165
I've already gotten an earful
about this from Mrs. Cooper,
642
00:25:31,198 --> 00:25:35,069
and I'm afraid that
there is just no wiggle-room.
643
00:25:35,102 --> 00:25:37,138
-But Mr. Cooper--
-I'm sorry, girls, truly.
644
00:25:37,171 --> 00:25:39,440
But there is a lot
riding on this pageant.
645
00:25:39,473 --> 00:25:42,376
And how we present
ourselves to the world
646
00:25:42,410 --> 00:25:44,345
is of the utmost
importance, Veronica.
647
00:25:44,378 --> 00:25:45,546
It's funny, Mr. Cooper,
648
00:25:45,579 --> 00:25:46,747
I've been doing
a little research
649
00:25:46,781 --> 00:25:49,383
on TV ad spending
just for kicks,
650
00:25:49,417 --> 00:25:50,985
including how much money
651
00:25:51,018 --> 00:25:52,787
a live television event
can bring in.
652
00:25:52,820 --> 00:25:55,923
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
is going to be huge for RIVW.
653
00:25:55,956 --> 00:25:58,692
We all know that.
We all want that.
654
00:25:58,726 --> 00:26:01,095
Also, we're guessing
you've already sold
655
00:26:01,128 --> 00:26:03,464
all your commercial spots,
am I right?
656
00:26:03,497 --> 00:26:04,999
Which means you're on the hook.
657
00:26:05,032 --> 00:26:06,901
And you can't cash
those wonderful checks
658
00:26:06,934 --> 00:26:09,136
unless Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen
659
00:26:09,170 --> 00:26:10,539
airs without a hitch.
660
00:26:10,571 --> 00:26:12,873
Okay, what exactly
are you two driving at?
661
00:26:12,907 --> 00:26:14,108
Only that
662
00:26:14,141 --> 00:26:17,078
you might find yourself
in a precarious position
663
00:26:17,111 --> 00:26:20,281
if all your
teen contestants suddenly...
664
00:26:20,314 --> 00:26:21,649
decided to
pull out of the pageant.
665
00:26:21,682 --> 00:26:23,250
Which we will, Dad,
666
00:26:23,284 --> 00:26:25,419
if you don't fix it with Mom
so that Ethel can compete.
667
00:26:25,453 --> 00:26:26,654
Betty, I--
668
00:26:30,424 --> 00:26:32,226
Okay, fine.
I'll see what I can do.
669
00:26:32,259 --> 00:26:34,728
Thank you, Mr. Cooper.
That's fantabulous.
670
00:26:35,530 --> 00:26:37,198
And one more thing.
671
00:26:37,231 --> 00:26:39,200
We want the swimsuit promenade
cut entirely from the pageant.
672
00:26:39,233 --> 00:26:40,768
What? Why?
673
00:26:40,801 --> 00:26:42,970
That is the judges'
favorite segment.
674
00:26:43,003 --> 00:26:44,305
I'm sure,
675
00:26:44,338 --> 00:26:47,141
but frankly, there's just
no justifying that outdated
676
00:26:47,174 --> 00:26:50,244
and plainly sexist aspect
of the competition.
677
00:26:50,277 --> 00:26:53,080
Especially considering
all our judges are men,
678
00:26:53,114 --> 00:26:56,350
and two of them
are faculty members
at our school.
679
00:26:56,383 --> 00:26:58,486
Don't you concur, Mr. Cooper?
680
00:27:02,690 --> 00:27:06,093
Why do you constantly
undermine me, Harold?
681
00:27:06,127 --> 00:27:07,895
And especially
on the day of the pageant!
682
00:27:07,928 --> 00:27:09,930
-I... I... I don't--
-Put a sock in it!
683
00:27:09,964 --> 00:27:12,233
You always undercut me. Always.
684
00:27:12,266 --> 00:27:13,667
Which is especially galling
685
00:27:13,701 --> 00:27:16,637
because I have spent
the best years of my life
686
00:27:16,670 --> 00:27:18,439
cleaning up after your messes.
687
00:27:18,472 --> 00:27:20,542
Alice, I'm not trying
to undermine you.
688
00:27:20,575 --> 00:27:22,376
So what if Ethel wins?
689
00:27:22,409 --> 00:27:24,778
And some nosy Brenda Starr
690
00:27:24,812 --> 00:27:27,248
takes it upon herself
to look into her past?
691
00:27:27,281 --> 00:27:29,283
What happens then, Hal?
692
00:27:29,316 --> 00:27:31,685
To us? To our family?
693
00:27:31,719 --> 00:27:33,588
Sweetheart, please,
just calm down.
694
00:27:33,622 --> 00:27:35,222
Oh, do not
tell me to calm down.
695
00:27:35,256 --> 00:27:39,561
It... It... It doesn't matter
if Ethel competes or not.
696
00:27:39,594 --> 00:27:41,362
I mean, you know
who the judges are.
697
00:27:41,395 --> 00:27:43,097
There is no way that Ethel
698
00:27:43,130 --> 00:27:46,233
is going to be
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
699
00:27:46,267 --> 00:27:47,768
Come on, you're just making
700
00:27:47,801 --> 00:27:48,936
a mountain
out of this molehill.
701
00:27:48,969 --> 00:27:51,038
Oh, you made it
a mountain, Hal.
702
00:27:51,071 --> 00:27:52,840
Now come help me
with my necklace!
703
00:27:58,846 --> 00:28:00,681
They're not fighting
about me, are they?
704
00:28:02,584 --> 00:28:04,553
Oh, no. Not at all.
705
00:28:04,586 --> 00:28:05,853
They're just nervous
706
00:28:05,886 --> 00:28:07,922
about the pageant
being live this year.
707
00:28:07,955 --> 00:28:10,124
That's all.
Last minute jitters.
708
00:28:10,157 --> 00:28:13,127
Trust me, once the cameras
start rolling, they'll be fine.
709
00:28:13,160 --> 00:28:14,596
Now clue me in.
710
00:28:14,629 --> 00:28:17,231
Have you decided on a song
for the talent competition yet?
711
00:28:31,478 --> 00:28:32,846
Archie, lay a patch.
712
00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:34,315
It's time for
the evening gown promenade!
713
00:28:34,348 --> 00:28:36,050
All right, all right,
I'm coming, I'm coming.
714
00:28:36,083 --> 00:28:38,520
Oh, this reminds me
of the county fairs back home.
715
00:28:38,553 --> 00:28:41,222
We used to have
Miss Duck Creek pageants
every spring,
716
00:28:41,255 --> 00:28:42,990
complete with
butter-carving competitions.
717
00:28:43,023 --> 00:28:45,560
I can't believe they cut
the bathing suit strut.
718
00:28:45,594 --> 00:28:46,894
You really want
to see your sister
719
00:28:46,927 --> 00:28:48,929
prancing around
like a bathing beauty?
720
00:28:48,963 --> 00:28:49,964
It's kind of pervy, no?
721
00:28:49,997 --> 00:28:51,899
Okay, drop dead, Jones.
722
00:28:51,932 --> 00:28:53,234
Don't you have
another comic book
to write or something?
723
00:28:53,267 --> 00:28:54,669
As a matter of fact,
I don't right now.
724
00:28:54,703 --> 00:28:55,736
Pop, can you
turn it up a little?
725
00:28:55,769 --> 00:28:57,639
Kevin's about to sing.
726
00:28:57,672 --> 00:29:01,108
-Welcome back to Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen 1955...
-Thanks, Pop.
727
00:29:01,141 --> 00:29:04,478
...live from the RIVW stages.
728
00:29:04,512 --> 00:29:08,516
And now, would you please
welcome Mr. Kevin Keller,
729
00:29:08,550 --> 00:29:10,251
who will serenade us
730
00:29:10,284 --> 00:29:13,387
during our
evening gown promenade.
731
00:29:20,461 --> 00:29:23,797
♪ Some enchanted evening ♪
732
00:29:26,100 --> 00:29:28,302
♪ You may see a stranger... ♪
733
00:29:28,335 --> 00:29:33,073
First up, our reigning
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen,
734
00:29:33,107 --> 00:29:35,342
I give you,
Miss Cheryl Blossom.
735
00:29:35,376 --> 00:29:36,910
♪ Across
736
00:29:36,944 --> 00:29:40,914
A crowded room ♪
737
00:29:40,948 --> 00:29:43,518
♪ And somehow you know... ♪
738
00:29:43,551 --> 00:29:45,452
Miss Betty Cooper.
739
00:29:46,721 --> 00:29:50,190
♪ You know even then ♪
740
00:29:52,293 --> 00:29:55,429
♪ That somehow
You'll see her... ♪
741
00:29:56,797 --> 00:30:01,468
♪ Again and again... ♪
742
00:30:01,503 --> 00:30:03,672
Miss Evelyn Evernever,
743
00:30:03,705 --> 00:30:05,105
and Miss Ethel Muggs.
744
00:30:05,139 --> 00:30:07,875
♪ Some enchanted evening ♪
745
00:30:10,779 --> 00:30:16,116
♪ When you find
Your true love ♪
746
00:30:16,150 --> 00:30:18,720
♪ When you
Hear her call you... ♪
747
00:30:18,753 --> 00:30:21,055
Miss Veronica Lodge.
748
00:30:21,088 --> 00:30:24,358
♪ Across
A crowded room ♪
749
00:30:25,694 --> 00:30:30,230
♪ Then fly to her side ♪
750
00:30:32,199 --> 00:30:33,434
♪ And make her your own... ♪
751
00:30:33,467 --> 00:30:36,403
And finally, Miss Toni Topaz.
752
00:30:36,437 --> 00:30:40,608
♪ Or all through
Your life ♪
753
00:30:40,642 --> 00:30:46,614
♪ You may dream all alone ♪
754
00:30:49,517 --> 00:30:55,089
♪ Once you have found her
Never let her go ♪
755
00:30:55,122 --> 00:30:59,527
♪ Once you have found her ♪
756
00:30:59,561 --> 00:31:01,428
♪ Never ♪
757
00:31:01,462 --> 00:31:09,136
♪ Let her go ♪
758
00:31:09,169 --> 00:31:11,740
Let's hear it
for Mr. Kevin Keller,
759
00:31:11,773 --> 00:31:14,908
but most especially,
our lovely ladies.
760
00:31:14,942 --> 00:31:16,977
Don't they look just swell?
761
00:31:20,447 --> 00:31:21,616
Gorgeous.
762
00:31:27,921 --> 00:31:31,291
And that was
Miss Veronica Lodge
on the tightrope.
763
00:31:31,325 --> 00:31:34,328
Wasn't she the loveliest
of lady daredevils?
764
00:31:34,361 --> 00:31:35,195
-Whoa.
-Wow.
765
00:31:35,229 --> 00:31:36,997
Wow.
766
00:31:37,030 --> 00:31:40,067
And now performing
the original song,
767
00:31:40,100 --> 00:31:42,035
"Who Will Love Me as I Am,"
768
00:31:42,069 --> 00:31:44,773
to end our talent competition,
769
00:31:44,806 --> 00:31:48,676
here is Miss Ethel Muggs.
770
00:32:07,161 --> 00:32:11,131
♪ Like a fish
Plucked from the ocean ♪
771
00:32:11,165 --> 00:32:15,169
♪ Tossed into
A foreign stream ♪
772
00:32:15,202 --> 00:32:19,206
♪ Always knew
That I was different ♪
773
00:32:19,239 --> 00:32:22,943
♪ Often fled into a dream... ♪
774
00:32:23,545 --> 00:32:25,379
Come on.
775
00:32:25,412 --> 00:32:29,450
♪ I ignored
The raging currents ♪
776
00:32:29,483 --> 00:32:33,287
♪ Right against
The tide I swam ♪
777
00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:37,357
♪ But I floated
With the question ♪
778
00:32:37,391 --> 00:32:43,330
♪ Who will love me as I am? ♪
779
00:32:43,363 --> 00:32:45,299
Hot diggity.
780
00:32:45,332 --> 00:32:47,000
Ethel's got a set of pipes.
781
00:32:47,034 --> 00:32:49,504
More than that,
she's got star quality.
782
00:32:49,537 --> 00:32:52,439
Oh, sheesh. Is there
anything this girl can't do?
783
00:32:52,473 --> 00:32:53,908
I think I'm in love.
784
00:32:53,942 --> 00:32:58,880
♪ Could we bend
The laws of nature? ♪
785
00:32:58,913 --> 00:33:03,050
♪ Could a lion love a lamb? ♪
786
00:33:03,083 --> 00:33:07,087
♪ Who could see
Beyond this surface? ♪
787
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,758
♪ Who will love me as I am? ♪
788
00:33:10,792 --> 00:33:14,896
♪ Like a clown
Whose tears cause laughter ♪
789
00:33:14,929 --> 00:33:18,833
♪ Trapped inside
The center ring ♪
790
00:33:18,867 --> 00:33:23,103
♪ Even seeing smiling faces ♪
791
00:33:23,136 --> 00:33:26,173
♪ I am lonely pondering ♪
792
00:33:26,206 --> 00:33:31,546
♪ Who would want
To join this madness? ♪
793
00:33:31,579 --> 00:33:35,382
♪ Who would change
My monogram? ♪
794
00:33:35,415 --> 00:33:39,754
♪ Who will be
Part of my circus? ♪
795
00:33:39,787 --> 00:33:46,226
♪ Who will love me as I am? ♪
796
00:33:46,260 --> 00:33:51,966
♪ Who will ever call
To say, "I love you"? ♪
797
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:56,004
♪ Send me flowers
Or a telegram? ♪
798
00:33:56,036 --> 00:33:59,741
♪ Who could proudly
Stand beside me? ♪
799
00:33:59,774 --> 00:34:02,677
♪ Who will love me ♪
800
00:34:02,710 --> 00:34:09,551
♪ As I am? ♪
801
00:34:16,791 --> 00:34:18,358
Wow!
802
00:34:19,727 --> 00:34:21,596
Whoo!
803
00:34:29,537 --> 00:34:32,674
Well, it has been
a spectacular evening
804
00:34:32,707 --> 00:34:35,375
and everyone is a winner.
805
00:34:35,409 --> 00:34:37,277
But now it is time
for our judges
806
00:34:37,311 --> 00:34:39,647
to decide who will be the next
807
00:34:39,681 --> 00:34:42,349
Miss Riverdale Teen Queen.
808
00:34:43,450 --> 00:34:45,285
Fifty cents says it's Veronica.
809
00:34:45,319 --> 00:34:46,788
Who knew she was an acrobat?
810
00:34:46,821 --> 00:34:48,556
Well, I don't know.
811
00:34:48,590 --> 00:34:50,324
Betty's delivery
of the Gettysburg Address
was stirring stuff.
812
00:34:50,357 --> 00:34:52,359
I'll take anyone
as long as it's not my sister.
813
00:34:52,392 --> 00:34:55,095
If there's justice
in this world, it'll be Ethel.
814
00:34:55,128 --> 00:34:56,764
I knew we should have made
the musical about her.
815
00:34:56,798 --> 00:34:59,433
Looks like our judges
have made their decision.
816
00:34:59,466 --> 00:35:02,369
And, as you can see,
my lovely wife, Alice,
817
00:35:02,402 --> 00:35:05,807
a former Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen herself,
818
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:07,976
has joined me for the verdict.
819
00:35:08,009 --> 00:35:10,511
I must say, you look
absolutely wonderful.
820
00:35:10,545 --> 00:35:12,145
Doesn't she look
wonderful, folks?
821
00:35:12,179 --> 00:35:15,482
Oh, stop it. Stop it.
822
00:35:16,517 --> 00:35:17,585
Thank you, dear.
823
00:35:17,619 --> 00:35:20,922
This is my favorite night
of the year,
824
00:35:20,955 --> 00:35:22,757
even more than Christmas,
825
00:35:22,790 --> 00:35:23,858
because tonight,
826
00:35:23,891 --> 00:35:26,094
one of these lucky girls' lives
827
00:35:26,126 --> 00:35:28,362
is about to change forever.
828
00:35:31,398 --> 00:35:34,334
And the winner
of a brand new car,
829
00:35:34,368 --> 00:35:38,640
a Hollywood screen test,
a college scholarship,
830
00:35:38,673 --> 00:35:39,974
and the title
831
00:35:40,008 --> 00:35:43,745
of Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen, 1955, is...
832
00:35:55,056 --> 00:35:57,592
Ethel Muggs, everyone.
833
00:36:01,729 --> 00:36:07,535
Ethel Muggs
is Miss Riverdale
Teen Queen, 1955!
834
00:36:11,238 --> 00:36:13,440
Smile, dear,
the world is watching.
835
00:36:17,411 --> 00:36:18,880
Hi, sweetheart.
836
00:36:18,913 --> 00:36:21,481
-Congratulations.
-Thank you.
837
00:36:30,625 --> 00:36:32,392
Thank you.
838
00:36:32,426 --> 00:36:34,696
Thank you so much. Thank you.
839
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:00,521
Hey, Pop!
840
00:37:00,555 --> 00:37:02,890
Uh, Cheryl said I should be
expecting a call any minute.
841
00:37:04,224 --> 00:37:05,693
You go right ahead, young man.
842
00:37:09,697 --> 00:37:10,598
Hello? Midge?
843
00:37:10,631 --> 00:37:12,133
Fangs. Honeybun.
844
00:37:12,166 --> 00:37:14,035
It's so good
to hear your voice.
845
00:37:14,068 --> 00:37:15,335
I know, baby.
846
00:37:15,970 --> 00:37:16,904
I miss you.
847
00:37:16,938 --> 00:37:18,639
Me, too.
848
00:37:18,673 --> 00:37:21,374
It happened
so fast, Fangs. I... I...
849
00:37:21,408 --> 00:37:23,010
I still can't believe it.
850
00:37:23,044 --> 00:37:25,278
Mrs. Cooper talked to my mom,
and the next thing I knew,
851
00:37:25,312 --> 00:37:27,615
I was in the car
being driven to the convent.
852
00:37:30,151 --> 00:37:31,586
What are we gonna do?
853
00:37:31,619 --> 00:37:33,721
The same thing
that we talked about, Midge.
854
00:37:33,755 --> 00:37:35,288
You just...
855
00:37:35,322 --> 00:37:36,991
You just have to stay strong
while you're in there.
856
00:37:37,024 --> 00:37:39,292
I will. You know I will.
857
00:37:39,326 --> 00:37:40,528
And trust me when I say,
858
00:37:40,561 --> 00:37:42,563
we're gonna
get through this, Midge,
859
00:37:43,396 --> 00:37:45,066
and we're gonna be a family,
860
00:37:45,099 --> 00:37:46,234
and we're gonna get married,
861
00:37:46,266 --> 00:37:47,702
come hell or high water.
862
00:37:49,070 --> 00:37:50,705
You believe me, don't you?
863
00:37:50,738 --> 00:37:52,472
Of course I do.
864
00:37:52,507 --> 00:37:54,742
With all my heart and soul.
865
00:37:54,776 --> 00:37:56,110
That's my girl.
866
00:37:56,144 --> 00:37:57,678
Oh, Fangs, I...
867
00:37:58,278 --> 00:37:59,312
I love you.
868
00:37:59,346 --> 00:38:00,648
I love you, too.
869
00:38:09,157 --> 00:38:10,290
Mom...
870
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:13,795
I was just going
to get some milk.
871
00:38:15,997 --> 00:38:17,031
Is everything okay?
872
00:38:20,101 --> 00:38:23,403
Is this sour grapes
because Ethel won and I lost?
873
00:38:26,607 --> 00:38:28,743
You think you know everything,
don't you, Betty?
874
00:38:29,544 --> 00:38:30,410
Open it.
875
00:38:44,926 --> 00:38:46,727
Wait, Ethel didn't win?
876
00:38:46,761 --> 00:38:47,762
That's right.
877
00:38:49,197 --> 00:38:51,799
Your father and the judges
were furious
878
00:38:51,833 --> 00:38:54,434
when I read her name
instead of yours.
879
00:38:54,467 --> 00:38:55,468
But what could they do?
880
00:38:55,503 --> 00:38:56,804
They couldn't contradict me.
881
00:38:56,838 --> 00:38:58,673
It would have been
an embarrassment to them
882
00:38:58,706 --> 00:39:00,675
and the station.
883
00:39:00,708 --> 00:39:02,844
Such are the hazards
of live television.
884
00:39:04,645 --> 00:39:06,280
I don't understand.
885
00:39:06,314 --> 00:39:07,682
You...
886
00:39:07,715 --> 00:39:10,551
You wanted
Ethel to win after all?
887
00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:12,687
Maybe...
888
00:39:13,420 --> 00:39:14,822
Maybe I truly believe
889
00:39:14,856 --> 00:39:19,327
that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen
can change lives,
890
00:39:19,359 --> 00:39:22,362
even a life as broken
and hopeless as Ethel's.
891
00:39:23,764 --> 00:39:26,167
Or maybe I just
didn't want you to win.
892
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:27,434
I guess you'll never know.
893
00:39:28,169 --> 00:39:29,704
But know this, Elizabeth,
894
00:39:31,471 --> 00:39:33,975
even with all your do-gooding
and grandstanding,
895
00:39:34,008 --> 00:39:36,476
Ethel would have lost.
896
00:39:36,510 --> 00:39:39,046
Her life is gonna be better
because of me.
897
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:41,649
You remember that.
898
00:39:43,184 --> 00:39:44,518
No matter what happens next.
899
00:39:47,387 --> 00:39:49,891
You can say whatever
you want to me, Mom.
900
00:39:54,262 --> 00:39:55,129
Downplay,
901
00:39:56,831 --> 00:39:57,732
equivocate.
902
00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,738
But you did
a decent thing for once.
903
00:40:03,771 --> 00:40:06,007
And I may not understand
the reason why,
904
00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,743
but I'm choosing to believe
that deep down,
905
00:40:09,577 --> 00:40:11,112
you are a kind,
906
00:40:12,445 --> 00:40:13,581
caring,
907
00:40:14,916 --> 00:40:16,117
good person.
908
00:40:17,018 --> 00:40:18,619
You think so, do you?
909
00:40:18,653 --> 00:40:19,553
I do.
910
00:40:21,822 --> 00:40:22,790
And I love you.
911
00:40:33,634 --> 00:40:35,503
♪ The hands of time ♪
912
00:40:35,536 --> 00:40:37,738
♪ Keep turning round ♪
913
00:40:37,772 --> 00:40:39,941
♪ Around and round... ♪
914
00:40:44,078 --> 00:40:45,680
Dear Monica Posh...
915
00:40:45,713 --> 00:40:47,682
Dear Sandy Sapphire...
916
00:40:47,715 --> 00:40:50,151
Dear Coral Peasebottom...
917
00:40:50,184 --> 00:40:52,386
Dear Bitsy Block...
918
00:40:52,420 --> 00:40:54,288
Dear Carrie Carryon...
919
00:40:54,322 --> 00:40:55,690
Dear Edith Cupps...
920
00:40:57,525 --> 00:40:59,393
First, let me begin by saying
921
00:40:59,427 --> 00:41:01,862
you are not alone
in this world.
922
00:41:01,896 --> 00:41:03,931
And though
it may not feel like it today,
923
00:41:06,567 --> 00:41:09,236
there is hope
for a better tomorrow.
924
00:41:09,270 --> 00:41:12,673
In fact,
we girls are that hope.