05x16 - Architect's Apprentice

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Johnny mathis: ♪ I bet
we've been together ♪

♪ For a million years ♪

Deniece williams: ♪ and I
bet we'll be together ♪

♪ For a million more ♪

♪ Oh, it's like I
started breathing ♪

♪ On the night we kissed ♪

Both: ♪ and I can't remember ♪

♪ What I ever did before ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ And there ain't no nothing ♪

♪ We can't love
each other through ♪

♪ What would we do, baby ♪

♪ Without us? ♪

♪ Sha la la la ♪

"Sorry to say that
peter was not very well

"During the evening.

"His mother put him to bed

"And made some chamomile tea,

And she gave a
dose of it to peter."

See, right there.

"one tablespoonful
to be taken at bed-time.

"But flopsy, mopsy,
and cotton-tail,

"Who were good little bunnies,

Had bread and milk and
blackberries for supper."

Read it again, mommy.

Give her a break, alex.

You heard it three times.

That's right. I
read it three times.

And that means it's time
for you to go to bed.

All right, let him
hear it one more time.

No. No more
stories. Time for bed.

Come on. I don't want
any trouble about it.

Oh, come on, mom. Let him
stay up. What's the big deal?

Honey, he doesn't
get enough sleep,

And then, he's
crabby in the morning.

He's a night person.

I'll get it. Look, mom,

Remember mallory when
she was a kid? Remember?

Perfect kid. Got a lot of sleep.

Look what happened.

She never fully woke up.

Come on, honey.
We're going to bed.

I want alex to take me up.

Ok. Alex can take you up.

All right. Let's go, rabbit.

Take him straight
to bed, though.

He stretches these bedtimes
out longer and longer.

Want to play monopoly?

No, no, no. You heard
what the boss lady said.

Straight to bed.

We can use real money.

One quick game.

Oh, hi, mom.

Hi, guys. How was the movie?

Oh, it was ok. Jen and
I liked it. Nick didn't.

It's just that I like a little
more action in my film.

That's all.

What did you see?

commando,

With arnold schwarzenegger.

That is the last
art film that I go to.

What are you working
on there, mrs. Keaton?

I'm remodeling the
lobby of the wks building

Where mr. Keaton works.

Does mr. Keaton know about this?

He hired her, nick.

Oh.

Hey! This is a pretty
good idea here.

I like this, the atrium with
the waterfall cascade.

You really like that? Thanks.

You know, if it was me,

I would use mahogany
on this wall over here

And maybe pick it up again
over here in this area.

That's exactly
what I was planning.

We think alike, don't
we, mrs. Keaton?

Yeah. That's really, uh...

Scary, huh?

Hey, andy heard
you guys come in.

He wants you to go up
and say good night to him.

All right. Ok.

You better go one at a time.

Well, you know how
he likes to drag it out.

Uh, I'll go first. Ok.

Don't read to him, please, nick.

I don't think there's
much danger of that, mom.

Hey, g*ng! Sorry I'm late,

But the budget
meeting ran way over.

How did it go?

Great. The full budget
for your renovation

Has been approved.

Whoa! Congratulations!

And you know how you've been
talking about hiring an artist

To do a sculpture
for the lobby? Yeah?

Mr. Wertz suggested we get
the best artists in the area

To submit their work. Then
we'll have a competition

To decide which one
we'll use for the lobby.

That's a great idea.

There's $ , in the budget

For the winning sculpture.

You know, I've done a
bit of sculpting myself.

I didn't know that.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

I haven't really
mentioned it to you,

But, well, for $ , I
could get the old chisel out.

Ok, alex.

So, do you have
anyone special in mind?

What about nick?

So, do you have
anyone special in mind?

Come on, I'm serious.

Nick would be perfect
to design that sculpture.

Honey, this contest
is for serious artists,

You know, people who have
a standing in the art world,

People who are established.

You know, pop, I still think

I'm the best guy for this job.

Now, $ , is less
than my normal price,

But for family...

Alex.

Mom, listen.

Nick has a real feel
for this project.

I mean, he knows exactly
what you're after.

You saw him.

He really did have a good grasp

Of what I was trying to do.

At least talk to him,
mom. Get his ideas.

It can't hurt,

And you don't have anyone
else in mind. You said so yourself.

Whoa. Hey, mom,

It's just nick
who's coming over.

You don't need coffee cake.

You need beef
jerky, some ketchup.

Nick might just
surprise you, alex.

I bet he's going to come up
with the perfect sculpture

For this project.

Remember that masterpiece
he gave mal for her birthday?

It was a running
lawnmower engine

Encased in a giant taco shell.

Alex has a point.

I don't think art should
have to be refrigerated.

Oh, come on, steven, all we
agreed to do was interview nick.

I don't know, elyse. I got
a bad feeling about this.

Last night, I had a dream...

That nick created a
sculpture so monstrous,

That I got fired,
and they took away

Your architecture license.

We couldn't afford to
support our children,

So mallory ran
off to marry nick.

They... They...

They ran off to live

In a remote part of
mexico called taco grande...

Where nick could
find taco shells

Big enough for his sculptures.

But they came to
visit us on holidays.

Mallory and nick
on a motorcycle,

Our grandchildren
in a sidecar yelling,

"Hey grandpa, ¿como esta?"

They did go back
to mexico, right?

Hi.

Hey, the artist has arrived.

Aw, come on, jen. You're
embarrassing me in front of your family.

Oh, nick, you shouldn't
be embarrassed

About your talent.

I mean, this project he's
working on now is brilliant.

In its use of color and texture.

How many miles does
it get to the gallon?

Why don't we sit
down and get started?

Nick: sure.

I can't believe it. I
mean, this is great.

My parents and boyfriend

Sitting in harmony
around the kitchen table.

Jen, help me find the camera.

Before we start, I
just want you to know

That I've been giving
this a lot of thought.

I realize this is a
very special project

And that if I become
one of the contestants,

I am not going to work
with any of the materials

That I've worked
with in the past.

Aw, jeez, nick, that's too bad.

We were hoping for
something in a burrito this time.

Um...

All right, nick.

I just have to ask you
a few questions here.

Purely... Purely routine. sh**t.

How long have
you been an artist?

I've worked professionally
for about years now.

How would you
characterize your style?

Uh... Modern.

Why do you feel it's necessary

To go out with our daughter?

Steven, please.

I'm just trying to
get a full sense

Of the man and his work,

And why I'm up nights
worrying about him.

Let me ask youse a
couple of questions.

I mean, what kind of
feeling do you want

From this sculpture?

What would fit best into the
lobby that you are designing?

Let me show you some photos
of my work over the years.

That will give you
an idea of my style.

Kind of what I'm going for.

There's a project I
did up in berkeley in ' .

Hey, you look pretty
good there, mr. Keaton.

Look how long your hair is.

I like those beads, too.

It's funny looking at us here

With the tie-dyed shirts and
ripped jeans and those headbands.

Yeah, you looked
a lot better then.

Why, thanks, nick.

You always know
just what to say.

I like this sculpture here, too,

This copper peace symbol.

Oh, remember how
controversial that was back in ' ?

Lots of people thought that made

Too strong a
political statement.

Here, uh... Here we go.

Here's a picture of the
people picketing the sculpture

After it was unveiled.

Doesn't alex look cute there?

He'd just turned .

He could barely hold up

That "america... Love
it or leave it" sign.

Who was the artist
who did that sculpture?

That's roger lambeer.

I didn't know you were
familiar with that period.

Oh, yeah. I like all them
artists from the sixties...

Andy warhol, peter max...

Sonny and cher.

♪ I got you, babe ♪

♪ I got you, babe ♪

♪ And when I'm sad ♪

♪ You're a clown ♪

♪ And when I get scared ♪

♪ You're always around ♪

♪ So let 'em say
your hair's too long ♪

♪ I don't care ♪

♪ With you, i... ♪

Let's get back to work, nick.

You know, I really wish

I was brought up in the sixties.

Sometimes I just don't
feel like I belong here.

That's not a crazy
thought, nick.

Boy, those must have
been exciting times, huh?

Oh, they were great times.

We weren't so concerned
with making money then,

Or following rules, or living
by anyone else's standards.

We just wanted
to be who we were,

No matter what anybody thought.

That kind of sounds
like how I live.

Oh, my god, he's right.

You see,

It's just that the eighties
are too uptight for me.

You know, actually,

The seventies were
too uptight for me, too.

Boy, I hope the rest of
the century loosens up.

Let's look at the layout
for the lobby here.

Ok, babe.

Here we go. Hey.

Hey, hey, hey, I like this.

I got an idea.

How about a sculpture

That would use some of
those old sixties feelings,

But blended with the
look of the eighties.

You know, I could use old
metal, pounded and polished,

But the textures and shapes

Would be more
sleek, more angled.

That's exactly the
right feel for the room.

Right, steven?

I have to admit, that's not bad.

This is great.

You know, I feel
closer to both of you

Than ever before.

Well, nick, we've had a
nice little discussion here.

Let's not blow it
out of proportion.

Nick, I have to tell you,
I was skeptical at first,

But after listening
to a few of your ideas,

I see no reason you shouldn't
enter the competition.

All right!

Congratulations, honey.

Ok, nick, you're in.

Hold on.

This is a collector's item.

"And then, woofy said,

"I'm hungry. Maybe
if I'm a good dog,

"my master, mr. Johnson,
will give me a bone.

"So he went over to his
master to get some food.

"Mr. Johnson was asleep.

"Woofy was very unhappy.

"what will I do? said woofy.

"Then woofy got...
Then woofy got an idea.

i know what I'll do."

"I'll eat mr. Johnson."

Alex, do you mind? I'm
trying to read andy a story.

Yeah, well, mal, you shouldn't
read to him from your textbooks.

This happens to be from
the woofy the dog series.

Andy loves it. Don't you, andy?

It passes time.

Come on, mal. Look. Andrew's
way past this level of material.

Andy, why don't you tell
mallory what we read this morning.

the new york times.

And?

the wall street journal.

And for fun?

the congressional record.

Alex, look. Andy
is just being polite.

I'm sure he'd much rather
listen to me read about woofy

Than go through your
boring newspapers.

All right. Ok. Why
don't we just ask andy?

Andy, what do you like better,

wall street journal,
or woofy the idiot dog?

I'll get back to you.

Alex, I'm not sure
about something.

Oh, well, you
see, woofy's a dog,

And he seems to be pretty
excited about getting this bone...

No.

No. Do you think nick
has a chance tonight?

I do. I mean, you know,

Mom and dad are willing to
let him enter the competiton.

I'd say he's got a sh*t.

He's really excited.

I mean, can you imagine
what it would be like

If nick won $ , ?

Yeah.

Mal, can I ask you a question?

Now, let's say nick does win

The, uh...

$ , .

Does he have any idea

What he's going to
do with that money?

I mean, in light of
the new tax laws.

Is nick aware of
the new tax laws?

Is nick aware that we
have a government?

Hey, you guys look great.

Hey, honey. Oh, thanks.

Where is nick?
We're supposed to be

Down at the station
in a few minutes.

Don't worry, mom.
He won't be late.

I mean, this is the biggest
thing that's happened in his life.

Well, he has been working hard.

I'll say that for him. We hardly
see him around here anymore.

We should get him
in more contests.

I want you guys to know that he's
not just working hard for himself.

He's doing it to repay the
trust you've placed in him.

I mean, he probably won't be
able to express it that way,

Even though that's
how he really feels.

If he tried to tell you
how much it meant to him

And how much you mean to him,

All that would come out is...

"Hey."

Hey.

That's beautiful, nick.

Good luck tonight, nick.

We know how hard you've worked.

Hey.

Now don't start.

Hey.

Nick, nick, there are some
people here who'd like to meet you.

Hey.

This is walter luskin,

Our director of
programming here at wks,

And charles wertz,
our regional manager.

Hey!

Hey.

They're going to be judging
the competition along with me.

Wow.

Yeah.

Thank you, nick.
Nice piece of work.

Nice, nick.

Oh, wow.

I knew it. They hate it.

Nick, he said it was
a nice piece of work.

In the art world, mal,
that means they hate it.

I suppose you're wondering
what I'm thinking of the sculpture.

No, not at all.

Were you looking
at the sculpture?

Not only looking at it.
I'm going to vote for this.

Walter, you're kidding me.

I mean, you're not
just saying that

Because nick's my boyfriend?

No. In fact, I'm voting
against him as your boyfriend,

But it's nice work. Good work.

Walter, this is great.

I mean, this means
nick's really got a sh*t.

Well, he's got my vote.

Unfortunately, mr. Wertz,
the bozo, likes that sculpture.

Walter!

Yes, sir?

So, I guess your dad's
the deciding vote.

I hope it works out ok.

Thanks.

Nick, you did it.

They chose your sculpture.

What, and I missed it?

Well, it's not official yet.

But walter is voting for yours.

Mr. Wertz is voting
for that over there,

My dad is the deciding
vote. You're in.

Your attention, if I may.

Your attention.

Thank you. Thank you
very much. You're too kind.

It seems like only yesterday

That public broadcasting
became a reality in ohio,

But in fact, it
was july , .

Since then, public broadcasting
and I have both aged a little.

We've lost some hair and
put on a couple of pounds.

But if I must say so,

We're looking pretty darn good,

Although we both
may be in need of

A little renovation.

To announce the
winning sculpture,

The architect of this project

And a member of
the wks family...

Elyse keaton.

Yay, mom!

Hey!

Thank you. Thank you.

If the judges have
reached a decision...

We have.

The winner is phoenix arisen

By sandy mccann.

I cannot believe you
didn't pick nick's sculpture.

Hey, mal, it's all right.
You know? Fair is fair.

Let's go over and
congratulate miss mccann.

No. No, nick, it is not fair.

I mean, everybody knows

This is the best
sculpture in here.

My father didn't vote
for it because it's yours.

Mallory, that is just not true.

You had never any intention
of voting for nick's sculpture.

I mean, you probably just
let him in the competition

So you could humiliate him...

You know, raise his hopes

And then drag
him down. Admit it!

Mallory, this is not the
time or the place for this.

You know, you can't like that.

Because if you did, it would
mean you're accepting nick.

And you just will never
accept him, will you?

Excuse me, ok? Excuse me.

Andy, what are you doing up?

It's after : .

Shh!

How long has he been asleep?

I tried to carry him upstairs,

But he weighs a ton.

What time is it?

: .

Andrew, you were supposed

To wake me up at : .

What happened?

I don't know how to tell time.

I forgot.

How did the competition go, huh?

Nick win?

Well, he came in second.

Aw, that's too bad.

I cast the deciding
vote against him.

Well, you did what you
thought was best, right?

Yeah.

All right, pal, let's go.

Come on.

What a gyp. It's
not even midnight.

Andrew, you couldn't tell time.

I'm working on it.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, daddy.

Good night.

Good night, everybody.

Want some tea?

Please.

You all right?

Yeah. Just thinking.

About what?

Well, if there's any truth
in what mallory said tonight.

That I rejected that sculpture

Because to accept it would
have meant accepting nick.

There are so many legitimate
reasons not to accept nick.

You wouldn't think
I'd have to make one up.

He handled the
disappointment awfully well,

Though, don't you think?

I mean, considering
all the work he did.

Well, I have to admit he
was awfully gracious.

Sometimes, he's an awfully
sweet boy, you know.

I guess.

He really cares about mallory.

I guess.

Sometimes he reminds me

A little bit of you at that age.

I guess.

What are you talking about?

No. I'm serious.

Nick has real passion, you know?

Like you do.

Unfortunately, one of his
passions is our daughter.

You know, it's funny.

If we were in college right now,

We'd be more likely to be
friends with nick than with alex.

Oh, well, we'd never get
to meet someone like alex,

Unless we were working for him.

We laugh at nick's art
the way our parents

Used to laugh at our
music and our clothes.

Yeah, but we're right,
and they were wrong.

Or maybe we've just
gotten staid, you know?

A little inflexible.

A little older.

Maybe you have.

Hi.

Hey. I'm sorry.

I want to apologize for
making a scene tonight.

I shouldn't have
said what I said.

I mean, it isn't true.

You wouldn't hurt
nick on purpose.

I just want to say thank
you for the opportunity.

I really enjoyed
working on the piece

And getting to
know youse better.

Well, we have gotten to know

Each other a little better.

That's not bad.

I'm sorry I forced you
all to work together.

Oh, well...

I mean, I just wanted
you to get along.

You know, I love
you, and I love you,

And I wanted you
to love each other.

Hey, that's sweet, babe.

Very sweet, babe.

♪ So put your
little hand in mine ♪

Men: ♪ there ain't no hill
or mountain we can't climb ♪

♪ Babe ♪

♪ I got you, babe ♪

♪ I got you, babe ♪

♪ They say our love ♪

All: ♪ won't pay the rent ♪

♪ Before it's earned, our
money's all been spent ♪

♪ Babe ♪

Man: sit, ubu, sit.

Good dog.