You're doing great, hon.How do grown-ups make this look so easy and normal?
Oh, uh, just-just practice. That's it.
This red light is taking forever.
My foot is getting tired of pushing on the brake.
You'll get the hang of it. I promise.
You have been talking for years
about how excited you are to drive,
right? Yes.
Oh, my God, this is the longest
red light in the history of the world.
[horn honking]Uh, it's green.
What?The light?
It's, uh,
it's green.[horns honking]
Oh. Shoot.
Green means "go."Yes, I know
that green means go.
I'm not a baby.WADE: Go ahead. Push it.
Just move out.GRACE: I'm moving.
Okay, little bit...
Okay, now it's yellow.
Okay, now it's, now it's red.
What do I do?!
Stop!
[horns honking]Why are they honking at me?
Because you're in the middle of the intersection!
Stop yelling at me!
I'm not yelling! Oh. I'm not
yelling at you, okay? All right, just...
Sorry.I need you to put on your--
foot on the gas pedal and-and-and
move through the intersection.
Okay. Um... Or not.
[horns honking]
Uh...
Yeah, go-go-go ahead!
It's fine!
Man, teaching a kid how to drive is not easy.
I wish we had advice,
but this is uncharted territory,Wade.
None of us have beenthrough this.
Yeah, like the fact that I can'tgive you advice hurts me.
Like...physically hurts me.
WADE:Not as bad as it hurts me.
I don't know,
I just feel like I'm letting Grace down.
I mean, don't you remember that feeling of freedom
when you learned how to drive?
BEN:Oh!Oh!
I'd look for any excuse to drive.
MICHELLE:I hid toilet paper
so my parentswould send me
to the store for more.
Crafty.Thank you.
I don't actually enjoy driving,
so I'm having trouble participating in this.
FORREST: I was so pumped to drive--
so pumped-- that I had three accidents the first six months.
I drove into a reservoir.
Made the local newspaper.
Page nine. No big deal.
[Delia laughs]No pic, though.
Just one of those articles with... with only words.
Yeah, he's still borderline uninsurable.
[imitates fanfare]
Oh!Oh...DELIA: What?
That's why the burgers smelled weird.
They're not even burgers.
No.
They are seafood skewers with Cajun spices.
Wow. From Wade Felton?
DELIA:I have never seen anything
but burgers and hot dogs
come off that grill.
I-Is this octopus?
I can't eat octopus.
I just saw a specialon how smart they are.
Oh, girl, go onand grab you a shrimp.
Nothing dumber than a shrimp.[laughs]
Ha. WADE: You know
Shannon has been turning me into
kind of an adventurous cook.
The other day, we found
the most amazing fish market in Boylan Heights.
Wow. That is so cute.
We never go find fish markets.
We rode scooters there
as the sun was setting.DELIA: What?
That is such a perfect night.
WADE:Well, it was pretty amazing.
I mean, sitting on the stoop of a fish market,
splitting a tall boy,
learning aboutsea bass
as the stars came out. It was...
Oh. New love... so intoxicating.
Forrest, no hot sauce.
You know what that does to you.
You're right. She's right. She's right.
FORREST: Do you think
I should trimmy ear hair?
I mean, I know it's notan emergency or anything, but...
You know, you don't want to waituntil it is an emergency.
[exhales]
Maybe I'll get the trimmer.
That way I'll be ready
when the time comes.
[sound machine beeps]
[white noise playing]
Forrest, we need a change.
Yeah. Yeah.
Sounds more like a motel air conditioner.
No, not the... [exhales]
Can-can you... can you just turn off the thingy?
Yeah, yeah.
I-I'm talking about us, Forrest.
We are in a rut.
It's just bed pillows, allergy pills,
sound machine...
It's just every night the routine,
night after night after night.
Um, counterpoint: is it a rut?
Or, perhaps, uh, is it a groove?
Because they look similar,
but they're two totally different things.
Okay. Do you remember when we
first started dating,
how we used to do just all sorts of
really exciting things?
Oh... Oh, I know what's going on here.
What?Wade and Shannon got in your head.
Uh-huh.
Yeah, they're in that new relationship,
lovey-dovey phase... Yeah.
...where you, like, do stuff...Yeah.
It got you all jazzed up.
No, but, Forrest, do you remember
when we started dating we would just...
we took dance classes
and we would just take random drives
to the beach at midnight.
At midnight!
We need to do that.
What? Wait, when?
Now?
No-- We-we can't leave Addie home alone.
[sighs] And midnight?
Delia, it's so late.
Okay. It is late.Yeah.
Tennis.
We used to play tennis.
Do you remember? Tennis, Forrest.
For no formal training, I was such a natural.
Oh, we would just drive around,
going from court to court,
all over town. God, that was a joy.
Why did we stop doing that?
I don't know.
We just stopped.
Oh, Forrest, we have to play tennis.
Huh? Yeah? Please?
Yeah. Yeah.
Yes! Yes!
Tennis. Yes. Hands.
WADE: Okay,
let's go forward.
All right, hard right.
Hard right. Okay.
Stop. Reverse. Hard left.
Okay.
Hard left. Hard left.
Okay, let's stop.
Hey. Let's go forward.
Hard right.
And stop.
Okay, reverse.
Hard left.
Hard left,
harder left... and stop.
Okay,
let's go forward.
Hard right. Harder right.
Yeah. It was not great.
I tried to work on three-point turns; it was a 50-point turn.
Oof.BEN: Ooh-hoo.
That's a lot of points.
FORREST:You're not the only one with problems, man.
I agreed to play tennis with Delia.
So what's the problem?
Well, we haven't played
tennis since we first started dating.
So now you're out of shape?
What? No.
No, I'm in the best shape of my life.
No. God.
Of course not. Back then, I was trying
to win Delia's heart.
So I let her win at tennis.
She seemed like the kind of lady
who liked to win.
And boy, did she ever.
Oh.It's just,
I don't want to pretend
to lose anymore, you know?
I just wish I knew what to do.
Maybe just play your best.
Or... play my worst?
What?Think about it.
I play so badly
that Delia doesn't even enjoy winning.
She gets bored and boom--
done with tennis.
You got any more great ideas?
Was that a great idea?
Like what I should do about Grace?
I mean, I taught her
how to ride a bike.
I taught her how to swim.
It was all so easy, but this...
I just...
I don't know, you think it's 'cause she's a teenager now?
BEN: Could be.
I remember being that age, man,
and every single thing my folks did made me crazy.
My moms were in a Fleetwood Mac cover band.
WADE: Oh. [laughs]
Drove me right into the arms of death metal.
I mean, she is at that age. I don't know.
I mean, I know she wants to drive.
She wants her space. I just...
I don't think that I'm the right teacher.
Well, if you want, I could give her some lessons.
You would?
And if Ben doesn't have time,
I would love to step in.
I'd be happy to teach Grace.
Yeah, I don't think so. Why not?
Because you drove into a reservoir
and it made the newspaper.
Yes.
Fair point.
Not to brag, babe, but Grace is about to learn
how to drive from the best.
Huh. Ooh, that's-that's a bad idea.
What? You know I'm a great driver.Yes,
but you always have to be the one driving.
You know you can't handle not being in control.
When have you ever let me drive you?
Baby, that's just
'cause you jabby on the brakes.
You get-- You know. You don't even know how to stop.
I love you.
I'll be a great teacher.
♪
[chuckles] Hey.
It's a little weird
coming from this side.
[chuckles nervously]
All right.
Okay, now...
We're gonna back out the driveway. Okay.
Which I can't see because I don't have mirrors.
There we go. Um...
Yeah, I have the mirrors.
[chuckles] Mm-kay.
So, maybe I'll use this.
Okay.
Okay, not what that's for.
Should we go? Yes.
Yeah. I just can't see the driveway. Okay.
Uh, yeah.
You're a... you're a passenger.
[chuckles] All right.
You know, it's kind of hard for me to see
with you there, too.
Right. Right.
Yeah. Okay.Okay. Here we go.
Now back down. Watch the mailbox.
Okay.
Slowly. Watch the mailbox.
Mailbox! Watch the mailbox! Stop the car!
I am nowhere near that mailbox.
Yeah. I can't do this.
[quietly]: I'm outta here.
That man didn't even make it out the driveway.
Would you give it a shot?
That would be best.
♪
Oh, we're gonna return it.
Oh. Do you want that?[groans]
Boom! [groans]
In your face! Did you see that?
You just got Delia dominated.
Yeah. Oh, wow.
How have I gotten better at tennis
without playing, right? That's weird.
I mean, maybe
my tennis muscles just needed
a little rest or something.
Yeah, for 15 years.
Yeah. I guess.
Oh, that was so great.
So great!That was so great.
It was so great!It's so great.
And I crushed you.
[both laugh]
Wham! [laughs]
Ah... Ah!
[robotic voice]: You got Delia dominated.
[chuckles]: Yeah.
[imitates robot noises]Wow.
Who's a winner? You're a winner.
Where does she get the energy?I'm a winner. You're...
[imitating fanfare]Oh.
Chop, chop, chop. "Oh, where's the ball?"
That's also you.[exhales]
Now, you want to give the parked cars room
to open their doors, so just adjust slightly to the left.
Wonderful. Okay,
now we're gonna practice changing lanes.
[sighs] I hate changing lanes.
Well, just remember the three Bs: blinkers,
blind spot...
No, there's only two Bs.
Go ahead. [nervous chuckle]
Okay.
Blinker,
blind s...
There's a flashing light. Did I do something wrong?
Oh, no. Not yet. It just means
that something's in your blind spot.
So I can go?
No. Something is in your blind spot.
Right.
Okay. Um...
Okay, there's no more flashing lights.
So I-I can change lanes now.
Yep. Okay.
MICHELLE: There you go.
Good for you!
Oh. Getting your license.
It's the first step to adulthood
and then a whole bunch of other stuff.
Like what?
Things your parents forget to teach you.
Is this gonna be about sex?
You funny. No.
Never live with your best friends. They won't be.
When you get an apartment,
you'll never get your security deposit back.
Doctors only call you
when the test results are positive.
If they're negative, they never call back.
I once spent two months worried I had an STD.
I guess it is about sex.
At the next light, make a left.
Can I just make three rights instead?
Afraid not.
More kabobs?
Seriously?Yeah.
The, uh, pack of skewers I got was, like, 200,
so it's gonna bekabobs for a while.[door opens]
Oh, hey!
How did it go?
You almost have a driver on your hands.
Grace did amazing.
Oh, I'm so proud of you. Oh, you...
High five.Dad, you're being embarrassing.
Yeah, well, good news is, pretty soon
you won't need embarrassing Dad to drive you
over to Becca's all the time, huh? How cool is that?
Yeah. [chuckles] Come on.[door opens and closes]
DELIA: Oh, it smells so good.
I am starving.
Worked up an appetite, uh, playing tennis.
Oh, yeah?Yeah.
How, uh, how'd that go?Awesome.
[laughs]: For me. I smoked his ass,
just like back in the day, but, you know, harder.
[sighs] It's true.
Well, maybe you just need to
work out a little bit.
You know, get back into shape.
What? I am in the greatest shape
of my life!
Seriously.
Why is nobody noticing this? I'm incredibly fit.
DELIA: Maybe we should join
the tennis club. Look, okay,
I know it's expensive, but, you know,
we'll just be playing so much that I think
it would really be worth it.Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! Delia, Delia, I let you win!
DELIA: Excuse me?FORREST: All these years.
Mm-hmm.I've been letting you win
at tennis,
because I wanted to marry you.
But now I am married to you
and losing is really, really, really, really annoying.
Oh, Forrest. Please stop lying.
I'm not lying. Hmm?
I'm not, no. Ask the guys.
Oh...Well, we talked about a lot
of things, really, you know.Y-You know...
I'm sorry I told the guys.
But they're my guys.
Guys are supposed to share with their guys.
It's the code.First of all,
Forrest, please stop rewatching Entourage
after I go to bed.
And second of all,
the reason I keep beating you fair and square
is because I'm really good at tennis.
Okay. You have no topspin.
Mm-hmm?Uh, your serve is limp.
You have no idea what to do at the net.
You're like one of those balloon car wash guys.
Like, "Ah, over here? Ah...
I'm by the net."[scoffs]
That's very illustrative.
I was on the tennis team in college.
Sure, I mean, Division III, but okay.
I'm sorry.
What did you say?Nothing.
It's just, you know, I've been told I'm a natural.
Yes. By me.Forrest,
prove it. Let's have a rematch.
FORREST [laughs]: Oh, my God, I would love that.
No holds barred. Oh, yeah.Oh, yeah. Oh, y-yeah.
Yeah. Oh, yeah.And you know what?
You can invite all our friends
and watch me kick your ass.Great.
But reverse it.Okay.
I will kick your ass and you can invite
all our friends to watch it.
Not what I meant. You know that's not what I meant.
Do you guys want to watch us play tennis?
No, not at all.Not at all. No.
No, but really, it's like fun in the sun.
No, come on. Super fun grudge match.And it's tennis.
Huh?It's like, we love tennis. It's like a perfect day.
How could you not want that?Get outside.
Uh, okay...
I guess we're going.Sure.
Yes. Yo...It's on.
I knew you were gonna do that.
Hey, I know this is a friendly competition and all,
but free tip?Mm-hmm?
The way you play sucks.
Oh, hey, free tip:
you might want to cover your ass
'cause it's about to get whupped.
Hey!Oh, hi!
Yay! Beautiful day out.Yay!
Oh, so glad you guys are here.
All right.
So we're just gonna make ourselves comfortable
on the sidelines?
Mm-hmm.NOAH: Not me.
I'm the ball boy. I gotta stretch.
When did that happen?
Forrest is taking this thing really seriously.
WADE: Hey, uh, Michelle
told me she's available this week for more driving lessons.
Got it.Just, uh,
tell her what days are good for you.
I know you have theater club
a couple afternoons.Uh, Dad,
I'm trying to watch the game. Yeah.
Uh, the game hasn't even started.
Okay, we're gonna start the game!
Um, Wade,
if you could just stop talking and watch.
Thanks so much.
Okay, bring it, loser. Bring it.
Yeah. Oh, I'm talking to you.
Bring it.
You talk too much.
Bring it. Bring it.
[inhales, grunts]
Out!Out?
Yeah.What do you mean, out? That was in.
It was out.[laughs]: What?
Noah, in or out?
I wasn't paying attention.
Oh, are you serious?
Come on!It was out.
You know what in and out means, right?
What the difference is?
Yeah, I think I know what the difference is
between in and out.
Define "out."
Not here!
So just, uh, let me know
what days work and I'll tell Michelle.
Actually, what am I saying?
You text her, you're practically a grown-up.
You know what?
I don't want to do any more driving lessons with Michelle.
In fact, I don't think it makes any sense
for me to startdriving at all.What are you talking about?
For one, driving is bad for the environment.
I'm not gonna drive a gas-guzzling truck, Dad.
I can't do that and care about the trees. And I love the trees.
Yeah, plus, people will be teleporting
and it'll be like, "Remember cars?"
Fine! It was out.
But let's do it over.
Do it over?
That was the perfect serve!
Driving is stupid and I'm not doing it.
[sighs] Where are you going?
I'm going home. And I'm walking.
Because that's another way of getting places.Grace.
Come on. Let's talk.
I just want to be alone!
[spits]Boo!
[continues spitting]Boo...
[sighs]
This is gonna be hard to watch.
Mm-hmm.
[Forrest panting]
Ha!Ah!
You guys need to move faster.
Shut up, Noah!Shut up, Noah!
[both grunting]
Booyah!
[whimpers]: Oh...
[breathing heavily]
Will you wait till I'm ready, Noah? Please?
Oh, my God, is this game almost over?
I have no idea.
Why can't tennis just keep score like a normal game?
One, two, three, four. You know?
I let you have that point, bucko.
Your face is as red as a tomato.
You're limping.I'm not limping.
You're limping.
I've gone somewhere else in my mind.
Just boop-- somewhere else. Not here.
Listen, I'm up by two. If you want to stop,
we can call it a draw.
No way, limp-head.
Limp-head? You're a limp-head.
What's a limp-head?
I don't know, you made it up!
I got to talk to Grace. I-I'm sneaking out.
All right? You guys got Natalie?
Okay, thanks.
Lucky!
Wish one of our kids was having a meltdown.
If you want to quit, you know, just be my guest.
'Cause guess what.
I'm just getting warmed up, man.
[panting]: Yeah.
I am just getting warmed up. [exhaling sharply]
You never played like this back in the day. You're an animal.
You know why? 'Cause I never had a real opponent
back in the day.
And guess what else.What?
I like it.
Oh, yeah?Yeah.
Yeah, you like it?Yeah, I like it.
Not only do I like it,
but I can go all... day.
This is getting really weird.
I got moves you ain't even seen yet.
I got lots of moves.
Oh, well, then, you know what? Show them to me, big boy.
I will.Oh, yeah?
I will. Yeah.Oh, what?
Yep. We're out of here.
You think your face is red now,
wait till I'm done with your face.
I'm gonna make you sweat in places
you didn't even know existed.
Can't wait. Oh, yeah? You can't wait?
Yeah, I can't wait.Well, you're gonna have to wait.
Show me.Yeah, I'll show you.
Show me. Show me.I'll show you.
FORREST: Show me.
[knocks]
Hey. Can we talk?
What's going on in that head of yours, huh?
I want to understand.
[sighs] It's just...
[scoffs] I mean, what's the big deal
about me driving, anyway?
You've been driving me places for 15 years;
I don't know why it became so impossible all of a sudden.
Wh-- It's not.
Of course it's not. I...
I thought you wanted to drive.
I do. Sometime.
What's the big hurry?
First I'm driving everywhere,
and then I go off to college somewhere,
and then I never get my security deposit back.
What security deposit?
I don't know. Michelle didn't say.
Look, life is always gonna hit you
with new and challenging things.
But you can get through them.
It's just a part of growing up.
[scoffs] I'm sick of growing up.
I feel like that's all I've been doing ever since...
Since Mom?
[sighs]
All of my friends get to just be kids, and I...
It just seems so unfair.
You're right. It wasn't fair.
It wasn't.
Come here.
[sighs]
Look at me.
You can be a kid as long as you want.
Why are you smiling?
Because I thought you wanted your space.
I had it all wrong.
So I don't have to learn how to drive?
No, you do. I would be a bad dad
if I didn't teach you life stuff.
[sighs] Yeah, I know.
Look, trust me, it'll be fun.
Like, uh, in a couple years,
I can have a glass of wine and a couple of bourbons at dinner,
and you can drive me home.
How is that fun?[laughs]
Well, it'll be fun for me.
Plus, I will sing you Johnny Cash songs all the way home.
Oh...
Good.Or a little David Bowie.
I can't wait.
A little Simon & Garfunkel.
[laughing]A little Carly Simon.
Okay.Whoa! Yes! Out of control.
[inhales sharply] Wha-What happened?
We fell asleep in our clothes.[groans softly]
Our disgusting sweaty clothes.
On our bed pillows.
Forrest, there's no sound machine.
No allergy pills.
My eyes are so itchy.
You were a monster on that court.
Are you kidding me? So were you.
And you are a better player than me,
just not as much as you thought you were.Mm-mm.
And I tried to destroy you.
[laughs]: I tried to destroy you.
[both laughing]
I can't believe I was ever jealous
of Shannon and Wade. What?
They have to be so nice to each other.Yuck.
No thanks.
This is way better.
And way hotter.
Oh, yeah?Oh, yeah.
Hey, do you want to,uh, you know?Yeah, do you want to?
Yeah. Yeah?
You know what I'm talking about.
Oh, I know what.
You know what I'm talking about?
Yeah, let's do that.Okay.
Here I come.Okay, ready? Here I go.
[groaning] Oh, God.
It's...
It's not happening.Not a chance.
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