1 00:00:01,134 --> 00:00:02,971 Dear Girl Next Door, 2 00:00:03,003 --> 00:00:04,238 I'm not usually one to gripe, 3 00:00:04,271 --> 00:00:05,974 or seek advice from strangers. 4 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:07,609 But I'm sick of living in a world 5 00:00:07,642 --> 00:00:10,512 that doesn't take me seriously as a young businesswoman. 6 00:00:10,545 --> 00:00:13,213 Did you know I can't even open a checking account? 7 00:00:13,247 --> 00:00:14,983 Dear Girl Next Door, 8 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:17,852 I know and love who I am. 9 00:00:17,886 --> 00:00:21,421 I'm Black. I'm bold. I'm beautiful. 10 00:00:21,455 --> 00:00:24,091 But it's frustrating to live in a world that doesn't celebrate me 11 00:00:24,124 --> 00:00:25,459 for being those things... 12 00:00:27,261 --> 00:00:28,997 Dear Girl Next Door, 13 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:31,331 with every breath I take, I'm living a lie. 14 00:00:31,365 --> 00:00:33,535 Forever worried that I'll reveal my true self 15 00:00:33,568 --> 00:00:35,003 to an intolerant world 16 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,672 that won't let me love who I want to love. 17 00:00:38,907 --> 00:00:40,374 Dear Girl Next Door, 18 00:00:40,407 --> 00:00:43,410 I feel like I'm sitting on a ticking time-bomb, 19 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:47,015 and it's only a matter of time before the world stigmatizes me 20 00:00:47,047 --> 00:00:48,816 for being "a woman of loose morals." 21 00:00:50,685 --> 00:00:52,119 Dear Girl Next Door, 22 00:00:52,152 --> 00:00:54,288 or should I say, Little Miss Busybody? 23 00:00:54,321 --> 00:00:55,890 What makes you think 24 00:00:55,924 --> 00:00:57,291 you have all the answers, any-who? 25 00:00:59,226 --> 00:01:00,795 Dear Girl Next Door, 26 00:01:00,828 --> 00:01:02,630 I know I should be grateful for the things I have, 27 00:01:02,664 --> 00:01:05,567 but it's hard when everything around me is beautiful 28 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,334 and the world's constantly reminding me 29 00:01:07,367 --> 00:01:09,202 I'm not one of those things. 30 00:01:09,236 --> 00:01:11,539 Gosh, Ethel, that's a beautiful sketch. 31 00:01:11,573 --> 00:01:12,640 Is that for art class? 32 00:01:12,674 --> 00:01:14,609 No, she's finishing up the sign-up sheet 33 00:01:14,642 --> 00:01:16,578 for the town's annual Miss Riverdale Teen Queen Pageant. 34 00:01:16,611 --> 00:01:18,680 Your mom asked me to be her assistant. 35 00:01:18,713 --> 00:01:22,482 Ugh, is it really time for that embarrassing cattle call again? 36 00:01:22,517 --> 00:01:23,618 Yes, it is. 37 00:01:23,651 --> 00:01:25,787 But this year, for the first time ever, 38 00:01:25,820 --> 00:01:29,023 we're going to be broadcast live on national television, 39 00:01:29,057 --> 00:01:31,425 right out of the RIVW Studios. 40 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:32,894 Whoop-dee-doo. 41 00:01:32,927 --> 00:01:34,328 I hope you don't expect me to compete. 42 00:01:34,361 --> 00:01:35,763 Oh, no, of course not. 43 00:01:35,797 --> 00:01:37,431 Why would you wanna participate in anything 44 00:01:37,464 --> 00:01:40,868 so glorious and wholesome and all-American 45 00:01:40,902 --> 00:01:42,436 as Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 46 00:01:42,469 --> 00:01:44,038 when you're already holding the crown 47 00:01:44,072 --> 00:01:46,273 for Miss Grumpy Pants USA? 48 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:47,709 And I'm sure you're not interested 49 00:01:47,742 --> 00:01:49,544 in any of our wonderful prizes this year... 50 00:01:51,211 --> 00:01:52,614 like, say, a new car. 51 00:01:52,647 --> 00:01:54,214 I don't even have a driver's license. 52 00:01:54,247 --> 00:01:55,550 A Hollywood screen test. 53 00:01:55,583 --> 00:01:57,451 Not interested in the slightest. 54 00:01:57,484 --> 00:02:00,387 Or a scholarship to whatever college accepts you. 55 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:04,993 The pageant's giving away scholarships? Since when? 56 00:02:05,026 --> 00:02:08,128 Since we're gonna be broadcast live on national television. 57 00:02:08,161 --> 00:02:10,364 But I understand. You're not interested. 58 00:02:10,397 --> 00:02:12,299 Ethel, she is beautiful, 59 00:02:12,332 --> 00:02:16,136 but why don't we change her from a blonde to a brunette? 60 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:18,606 I think she'd be much more likable that way. 61 00:02:25,513 --> 00:02:27,314 What do the rules say about outside designers? 62 00:02:27,347 --> 00:02:29,216 Because Edith Head has been dying 63 00:02:29,249 --> 00:02:31,052 to design a bathing suit for me, 64 00:02:31,085 --> 00:02:32,419 and Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 65 00:02:32,452 --> 00:02:34,287 would be a divine showcase for it. 66 00:02:34,321 --> 00:02:35,657 Oh, Vee, please tell me 67 00:02:35,690 --> 00:02:37,625 you're not honestly signing up for that. 68 00:02:37,659 --> 00:02:38,358 I already did, Betty. 69 00:02:38,392 --> 00:02:39,627 Imagine the publicity 70 00:02:39,661 --> 00:02:41,629 it would bring to the Babylonium if I won. 71 00:02:42,697 --> 00:02:43,564 It's a business decision. 72 00:02:43,598 --> 00:02:46,299 Okay, but it objectifies girls. 73 00:02:46,333 --> 00:02:49,570 I mean, wearing a swimsuit and heels at the same time. 74 00:02:49,604 --> 00:02:51,673 What about that little peep show you did with Archie? 75 00:02:51,706 --> 00:02:53,074 Was that objectifying? 76 00:02:53,107 --> 00:02:55,109 Yes. Well, that was between me and Archie, 77 00:02:55,143 --> 00:02:56,376 and he was in his underwear, too. 78 00:02:56,410 --> 00:02:57,945 What I wouldn't give... 79 00:02:57,979 --> 00:03:00,014 How about flashing your panties on live television? 80 00:03:00,048 --> 00:03:02,315 That was my decision, on my terms. 81 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:03,751 Look, beauty pageants 82 00:03:03,785 --> 00:03:06,654 can certainly be seen as objectifying women, 83 00:03:06,688 --> 00:03:10,190 if you choose to look at them solely through that one lens. 84 00:03:12,026 --> 00:03:13,695 What other lens is there? 85 00:03:13,728 --> 00:03:14,962 What's that saying? 86 00:03:14,996 --> 00:03:16,764 "Beauty's in the eye of the beholder." 87 00:03:16,798 --> 00:03:19,232 Speaking for myself, I love being beautiful. 88 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:20,835 And not for the drooling approval 89 00:03:20,868 --> 00:03:22,402 of some fuddy-duddy judges. 90 00:03:22,436 --> 00:03:25,139 I refuse to give them any power over me. 91 00:03:25,173 --> 00:03:27,141 I decide if I'm beautiful or not. 92 00:03:27,175 --> 00:03:29,677 And I am, as are we all. 93 00:03:30,511 --> 00:03:31,846 But doesn't it bother you 94 00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:34,882 that beauty pageants pit girls against girls? 95 00:03:34,916 --> 00:03:36,316 Oh, there's a way around that. 96 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:38,485 We gals just need to make a pact. 97 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:40,688 No matter who wins, we all win. 98 00:03:40,722 --> 00:03:43,290 And no cat-fighting or back-biting. 99 00:03:43,323 --> 00:03:44,892 Except against Evelyn Evernever 100 00:03:44,926 --> 00:03:47,829 who, of course, was the first to sign-up, annoyingly. 101 00:03:47,862 --> 00:03:48,763 Wait, wait, Toni, 102 00:03:48,796 --> 00:03:49,697 you're doing it, too? 103 00:03:49,731 --> 00:03:50,832 Trust me, Betty. 104 00:03:50,865 --> 00:03:52,767 I feel the same way you do. 105 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,202 But this is the first year 106 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:56,537 that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is integrated. 107 00:03:56,571 --> 00:03:58,539 And even though there's not a snowball's chance in hell 108 00:03:58,573 --> 00:04:01,843 that those stuffed-shirt judges will give me the title, 109 00:04:01,876 --> 00:04:03,711 I'm gonna make damn sure that I show the country 110 00:04:03,745 --> 00:04:07,048 at least one Black woman competing for the crown. 111 00:04:07,081 --> 00:04:08,716 And if I do win, don't worry. 112 00:04:08,750 --> 00:04:10,450 I'm gonna call out the Miss America pageant 113 00:04:10,484 --> 00:04:11,953 for the fact that all its contestants 114 00:04:11,986 --> 00:04:16,124 must be of "good health and the white race." 115 00:04:16,157 --> 00:04:19,459 My parents sponsor Miss Riverdale Teen queen, of course, 116 00:04:19,493 --> 00:04:21,428 so it would definitely raise a few eyebrows 117 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:23,363 if I didn't compete. 118 00:04:23,396 --> 00:04:26,167 Though, if I do win the title again this year, 119 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,803 I would use my platform differently, 120 00:04:28,836 --> 00:04:30,505 advocating for the more... 121 00:04:30,538 --> 00:04:33,273 disenfranchised teens in this town. 122 00:04:33,306 --> 00:04:35,275 Are you sure you should be competing, Midge? 123 00:04:35,308 --> 00:04:38,045 You know, in your delicate condition? 124 00:04:38,079 --> 00:04:41,649 I mean, won't you be wearing high-heels for hours on end? 125 00:04:41,682 --> 00:04:42,984 What if you trip? 126 00:04:43,017 --> 00:04:45,186 You're the sweetest for worrying about me, Fangs. 127 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:46,954 But... 128 00:04:46,988 --> 00:04:50,057 this might be the last time I get to do anything like this. 129 00:04:50,992 --> 00:04:52,527 Just... 130 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,428 dress up and be a 16-year-old girl. 131 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:57,430 Compete for some silly tiara 132 00:04:57,464 --> 00:04:59,867 like it's the only thing in the world that matters. 133 00:05:02,402 --> 00:05:03,871 What I said before? 134 00:05:03,905 --> 00:05:05,506 Ice it. 135 00:05:05,540 --> 00:05:08,475 You go compete your heart out on that stage, baby. 136 00:05:08,509 --> 00:05:10,711 If those judges got eyes in their head, 137 00:05:10,745 --> 00:05:13,247 they won't even look at those other wannabes 138 00:05:13,281 --> 00:05:15,149 because you're the hottest mama, 139 00:05:15,183 --> 00:05:16,651 with the classiest chassis, 140 00:05:16,684 --> 00:05:18,686 in the whole town, by a mile. 141 00:05:26,359 --> 00:05:28,395 All right, now that it's just us, 142 00:05:28,428 --> 00:05:30,363 selfishly, of course, 143 00:05:30,397 --> 00:05:31,999 I think it would be a gas 144 00:05:32,033 --> 00:05:34,836 if we were all part of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 145 00:05:34,869 --> 00:05:36,336 So I'm gonna go out on a limb here-- 146 00:05:36,369 --> 00:05:38,438 I think I know what you're going to say. 147 00:05:38,471 --> 00:05:40,708 Let me ask you this, Betty. 148 00:05:40,741 --> 00:05:43,744 If your mom wasn't hosting the pageant, 149 00:05:43,778 --> 00:05:46,781 wouldn't you be competing for those ginchy prizes? 150 00:05:46,814 --> 00:05:49,517 I mean, imagine if you got that scholarship. 151 00:05:49,550 --> 00:05:51,451 It could be your ticket to freedom. 152 00:05:51,484 --> 00:05:54,088 You could go to whatever school accepted you, 153 00:05:54,989 --> 00:05:56,257 on your own terms, 154 00:05:56,290 --> 00:05:57,758 not at your parents' whims. 155 00:05:58,391 --> 00:05:59,327 Some place like-- 156 00:05:59,359 --> 00:06:00,661 Sarah Florence. 157 00:06:01,529 --> 00:06:03,130 Or Smith College. 158 00:06:03,164 --> 00:06:05,166 Mmm-hmm. 159 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:06,734 So you have thought about it. 160 00:06:08,169 --> 00:06:09,036 I knew it. 161 00:06:11,339 --> 00:06:13,941 ♪ There she is ♪ 162 00:06:13,975 --> 00:06:16,878 ♪ Miss America ♪ 163 00:06:18,478 --> 00:06:24,518 ♪ There she is, your ideal ♪ 164 00:06:24,552 --> 00:06:27,688 ♪ The dream Of a million girls ♪ 165 00:06:27,722 --> 00:06:29,624 ♪ Who are more than pretty... ♪ 166 00:06:30,524 --> 00:06:32,392 Well, well, well. 167 00:06:32,425 --> 00:06:34,195 If it isn't the latest and greatest 168 00:06:34,228 --> 00:06:37,565 aspiring Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 169 00:06:37,598 --> 00:06:40,701 Yes, Mother, I signed up. Are you overjoyed? 170 00:06:40,735 --> 00:06:43,704 No, actually, I'm not, Elizabeth. 171 00:06:43,738 --> 00:06:46,574 I would like to know what your nefarious plan is. 172 00:06:46,607 --> 00:06:48,109 Do you plan on winning the crown 173 00:06:48,142 --> 00:06:50,111 and then pulling the entire temple 174 00:06:50,144 --> 00:06:51,379 down around you? 175 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:52,914 Make some kind of feminist statement? 176 00:06:52,947 --> 00:06:56,951 No, I do not wanna pull the temple down around me. 177 00:06:56,984 --> 00:06:59,587 To be honest, it would be nice to win that scholarship money. 178 00:06:59,620 --> 00:07:01,656 Oh, please, Elizabeth. 179 00:07:01,689 --> 00:07:03,490 You get straight A's. 180 00:07:03,524 --> 00:07:05,359 If you so choose to go to college, 181 00:07:05,393 --> 00:07:06,861 which I'm not recommending, 182 00:07:06,894 --> 00:07:09,063 I would much rather you go to finishing school. 183 00:07:09,096 --> 00:07:11,532 You're gonna be able to get an academic scholarship. 184 00:07:11,565 --> 00:07:13,067 So don't try and bamboozle me 185 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:15,468 into thinking that you care about the scholarship. 186 00:07:15,503 --> 00:07:16,938 What would you like me to say then, Mother? 187 00:07:16,971 --> 00:07:19,307 I would like you to say that you actually want 188 00:07:19,340 --> 00:07:21,876 to be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 189 00:07:21,909 --> 00:07:24,912 for the joy and satisfaction of it. 190 00:07:24,946 --> 00:07:28,349 You know, I was Miss Riverdale Teen queen back in my day. 191 00:07:28,382 --> 00:07:30,184 I know. Everyone knows. 192 00:07:30,217 --> 00:07:31,484 The night that I was crowned, 193 00:07:31,519 --> 00:07:33,120 it was the greatest night of my life. 194 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:39,226 I thought I could do anything, be anything. 195 00:07:40,094 --> 00:07:41,395 You know-- 196 00:07:41,429 --> 00:07:44,832 Well, it's silly, but I thought that I... 197 00:07:44,865 --> 00:07:46,499 might grow up to be a stewardess 198 00:07:46,534 --> 00:07:49,804 and travel the world, see glamorous places. 199 00:07:49,837 --> 00:07:51,305 Wait, you wanted to be a stewardess? 200 00:07:51,339 --> 00:07:52,472 Hmm. 201 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:54,842 -That I did not know. -Mmm. 202 00:07:54,875 --> 00:07:56,476 What happened? Why didn't you do it? 203 00:07:57,712 --> 00:08:01,315 Well, I married your father, of course. 204 00:08:01,349 --> 00:08:02,950 And then I had your sister, 205 00:08:02,984 --> 00:08:04,652 and then I had you, 206 00:08:04,685 --> 00:08:08,556 and I gave up my silly dreams of becoming a stewardess. 207 00:08:08,589 --> 00:08:12,293 -Can you imagine? -Yeah. I can. 208 00:08:12,326 --> 00:08:15,129 How fab that would have been for you, 209 00:08:15,162 --> 00:08:18,132 traveling to all those places, meeting glamorous people. 210 00:08:19,033 --> 00:08:19,900 Yeah. 211 00:08:21,102 --> 00:08:22,403 Well, anyway, Betty, 212 00:08:22,436 --> 00:08:23,904 whatever your reasons are, 213 00:08:23,938 --> 00:08:26,540 I think this is gonna be wonderful for you. 214 00:08:26,574 --> 00:08:29,176 Imagine if you won. 215 00:08:29,210 --> 00:08:32,246 That would be the greatest accomplishment of my life. 216 00:08:32,279 --> 00:08:33,614 This is so exciting. 217 00:08:33,647 --> 00:08:34,615 I can't wait to rehearse with you girls. 218 00:08:34,648 --> 00:08:35,850 Wait. We have to rehearse? 219 00:08:36,484 --> 00:08:37,985 Yes, of course. 220 00:08:38,019 --> 00:08:41,022 I have to guide you girls through this entire process. 221 00:08:41,055 --> 00:08:42,256 And mind you, 222 00:08:42,289 --> 00:08:44,158 this is not just glitz and glam. 223 00:08:44,191 --> 00:08:46,160 This is rigorous hard work, 224 00:08:46,193 --> 00:08:47,895 like going into battle. 225 00:08:47,928 --> 00:08:49,964 So I want you to get a good night's sleep tonight, dear. 226 00:08:49,997 --> 00:08:52,266 I don't wanna see any shadowy bags 227 00:08:52,299 --> 00:08:53,768 under those eyes in the morning. 228 00:09:07,681 --> 00:09:13,421 A Miss Riverdale Teen Queen does not walk, she glides. 229 00:09:13,454 --> 00:09:15,389 That's what I wanna see from you. 230 00:09:15,423 --> 00:09:19,293 Gliding, gliding, gliding... 231 00:09:19,927 --> 00:09:21,262 Focus. 232 00:09:21,295 --> 00:09:24,932 We wanna block out everything and only concentrate 233 00:09:24,965 --> 00:09:28,503 on being the most poised, the most refined, 234 00:09:28,537 --> 00:09:30,905 and the most elegant we can be. 235 00:09:30,938 --> 00:09:35,409 Appearance, posture, carriage, character, 236 00:09:35,443 --> 00:09:36,944 all these elements 237 00:09:36,977 --> 00:09:39,647 go into the making of a Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 238 00:09:39,680 --> 00:09:41,649 We must carry ourselves 239 00:09:41,682 --> 00:09:45,419 with the dignity of English royalty. 240 00:09:45,453 --> 00:09:48,322 Our categories are evening gowns, 241 00:09:48,355 --> 00:09:49,558 vim and vigor, 242 00:09:49,590 --> 00:09:52,126 bathing suits, point of view, 243 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:54,929 and the ever-most important talent competition. 244 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:57,731 It's all about showing how well-rounded 245 00:09:57,765 --> 00:09:59,667 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is. 246 00:09:59,700 --> 00:10:01,068 Well, that's all fine and dandy, 247 00:10:01,102 --> 00:10:02,736 but I don't need some creepy old men 248 00:10:02,770 --> 00:10:05,439 telling me how well-rounded my backside is. 249 00:10:05,473 --> 00:10:06,774 I know how shapely I am. 250 00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:08,510 -Toni! -Greaser garbage. 251 00:10:08,543 --> 00:10:09,544 Preppy troll. 252 00:10:09,578 --> 00:10:10,744 Miss Topaz, really! 253 00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:12,581 As Miss Blossom will tell you, 254 00:10:12,613 --> 00:10:14,682 being Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 255 00:10:14,715 --> 00:10:17,651 you serve as an ambassadrix for Riverdale 256 00:10:17,685 --> 00:10:20,454 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 00:10:36,538 --> 00:10:39,608 and have you fitted for gowns. 264 00:10:43,644 --> 00:10:46,515 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 00:11:10,971 --> 00:11:14,643 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.