[RIK HOWARD & BOB WIRTH'S
"TOGETHER" PLAYING]
♪ Here we are, face to face ♪
♪ A couple of silver spoons ♪
♪ Hopin' to find ♪
♪ We're two of a kind ♪
♪ Makin' a go ♪
♪ Makin' it grow ♪
♪ Together ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ Together ♪
♪ Takin' the time each day ♪
♪ To learn all about ♪
♪ Those things
You just can't buy ♪
♪ Two silver spoons together ♪
♪ You and I together ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ You and I together ♪
♪ We're gonna find our way ♪
♪ You and I together ♪
Lynn's ticket agency? Hi.
Do you have tickets for the
Springsteen concert Saturday?
You do? Great. How much
for a front-row ticket?
I'm sorry, we must have
a bad connection.
I thought I heard you say $ .
Oh. You did?
Well, what can I get for $ ?
No, thanks. I don't wanna see
Tony and the Toenails.
Thanks.
[DOORBELL CHIMES]
Hey, Rick.
What happened?
How'd it go?
Well, I tried to get
third-row seats.
Forget it.
I was laughed at by
every ticket agent in town.
Will you settle for...
fourth row?
Amazing! Incredible!
How'd you pull it off?
My cousin's best friend's
sister lives next door
to Springsteen's bass player's
father's brother-in-law.
Why didn't you tell me you had
primo contacts like that?
I wasn't sure
they'd come through.
What a break.
Yeah.
Rock 'n' roll isn't easy.
No kidding. First you wait
in line for three hours,
just to find they're sold out,
Then you call
the ticket agency,
but they've got the tickets
at rip-off prices.
It's amazing anybody
gets to a rock concert.
Get to the rock concert!
We're already going
to the rock concert.
No, it's an idea for a game
for my dad's toy company.
Wanna work on it with me?
No, I'd rather go find
some friends and gloat!
[HUMMING]
[CHUCKLES]
Oh, I forgot how
much I love dancing.
Ah, that was fun, wasn't it?
Oh, I couldn't believe some
of the steps you were doing.
Hey, you think
tonight was something?
Next time, I lead.
[GIGGLING]
Fred Astaire,
look out!
Shh! Gonna wake up Rick.
Shh!
It's late, it's late.
Yes, yes.
RICKY:
Hiya!
Uh, Rick...
Don't you have school?
What are you doing up?
Waiting for you guys.
Well, and getting
a little snack.
What is that,
a salute to cavities?
Dad, you are about to have
the thrill of a lifetime.
Ah, can it wait till morning?
It came to me all at once,
like a vision.
Are you feeling all right?
Kate, would you quit it?
I came up with a new game
for Eddie Toys.
It's called
Get to the Rock Concert.
Don't you love it?
The object is to get
to a rock concert. Ha!
That sounds interesting,
but right now,
your object
is to get to bed.
But I haven't told you
how it goes.
Look. This is
where the players live,
and over here's
the rock concert.
Son, I'm glad you've got ideas,
but we should wait
until you're not so tired.
But I'm not tired.
We agreed you'd go to bed
at : on school nights,
and it's :
in the morning.
: .
Dad, you're starting
to dampen my enthusiasm.
Look, let's talk about it
in the morning
when we're fresh. Okay?
Okay, fine. I tried to give
Eddie Toys the first sh*t,
so I guess I'll bring my game
to another toy company.
I'll risk it.
Ha!
How do you like that?
We just said good night
with mutual threats.
That stuff's starting to happen
all the time lately.
Well, why don't you
talk to him?
I did.
We had a big argument
about whether
we're arguing more.
Seems like
in the last month,
he's turned into that most
dreaded species on Earth...
a teenager.
Inside that teenager
is your son.
I'm thinking of asking
for a blood test.
Oh, you know, when he came
to live with me three years ago,
we were buddies.
We were just like that.
Now we're like this.
Maybe you should spend
more time together.
No, no, no, he'd rather
be with his friends.
I'd have to go to the mall
and hang out with them.
"Hey, yo, dudes,
foxy chick coming out
the record store!
Like, act natural, man.
You know?"
[BOTH LAUGH]
What about his game idea?
Is there anything to it?
Oh, I don't know, Kate.
Board games
are kind of hit and miss.
They take a lot of thought
and development.
Why don't you develop it
with him?
It would give you a chance
to be buddies again
instead of...
relatives.
Well, I guess
it's a possibility, huh?
This is kind of interesting.
He's got all these obstacles
set up. Fires, floods,
fathers.
I'll give it a sh*t!
Doubles! Yes!
I can go to
New York, New York
or go see Duran Duran.
I know, I know.
Three, four, five, six.
Duran Duran. Your turn.
All right.
Come on, baby, come on.
Five! All right!
One, two, three, four...
"Take a bummer card."
Uh-oh.
Okay, all right. Let's see.
"You have just been thrown
out of a rock concert
for making
too little noise.
Walk across pond
without falling off rocks."
Oh. Tough luck, Dad.
I know.
All right, the pond.
On the rocks, here we go.
Heh-heh-heh.
Storm warning.
Gusty winds!
[LAUGHING]
[BLOWS]
Whoa!
Isn't this fun, huh?
You and me working together?
Yeah. What if we change
the name to Rock Express?
Rock Express.
I like that.
This game just gets
better and better.
Yeah. Now all we have to do is
find a box big enough
to hold it.
If we keep working on it
and it comes along fast enough,
we could take this
to the toy show.
Dad, that's
major-league stuff.
I know, all the big companies
will be there.
Think I'm ready for that?
Sure you are.
You got brains, creativity,
and a father who owns
a toy company.
I cannot believe
this is happening.
Well, it is.
We're in business together.
Stratton and son.
Stratton and Stratton.
You're my partner.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
I'll get that.
Hello.
Stratton and Stratton.
Stratton speaking.
Oh, hi, Kim.
Hurry it up, okay, Rick?
How's it going?
Terrific!
I think this could catch on...
in large living rooms.
Well, I'm just happy
to see you guys together.
Father and son,
son and father.
You know
who's responsible?
You.
I know.
I'm gonna get a piece
of melba toast.
My kisses do that to women.
You ready, son?
Just a sec.
Yeah, it should sell millions.
I'm thinking of buying
a pro wrestler.
I wanna name him
the Gut Twister.
Before you become a patron
of the performing arts,
we gotta finish this, huh?
Hold on.
Sure, I'll name a game
after you someday.
Kim, I gotta go.
Bye.
Women. They sure
can chatter, huh?
Thought we were gonna
limit calls while working?
Dad, I can't quit
cold turkey.
Okay, back to business.
Now, in order to get out of
the pond, I can roll eight
or trade in my backstage pass
for a canoe.
Since when?
Since yesterday.
Didn't you take notes?
My mind is my notebook.
How about using your notebook
as a notebook?
I don't forget things.
Go ahead.
Ask me anything about this game.
Okay. How much are tickets
to a Madonna concert?
Ask me something else.
See, I took
tons and tons of notes
when I developed
The Flying Gelato Brother, hm?
Watch this one.
Ready?
[LAUGHS]
Huh? Ha-ha!
See? That's why
this is gonna be a smash
at the toy convention.
Oh, yeah?
Well, he hasn't come face
to face with Rock Express yet.
You know,
I've been thinking...
about the mugger.
Every time you say,
"You know, I've been thinking,"
you want
to change something.
We don't need the mugger.
He creates a sense of danger.
What would you put
in a park at midnight?
A ballerina?
Cardboard cutouts
drive up production costs.
There's never been a successful
board game over $ .
There's never been a game
this much fun, either.
All right,
let's not argue, huh?
Okay.
The mugger's out.
The groupie's a little shaky.
Why not take an arm
and a leg while you're at it?
Why is it that nothing
I say counts here?
That's not true.
I'd make more decisions
if I was a houseplant.
"If I were a houseplant."
You weren't even listening,
were you?
Now, hold on a minute.
I listen to what you say
very carefully
before I say no.
Developing
a board game together
is a matter
of give and take.
I can't work
under these conditions.
Dad, all this second-guessing
stuff stifles my creativity.
Let's just take a break.
You said that we'd be partners.
Well, partners
try to work together.
Obviously, we can't.
Why don't we take
the "and Stratton"
out of
Stratton and Stratton.
I'm taking my game
to another company.
I'll risk it.
Ha!
Ha!
I hope that's part
of the game.
It is.
The end.
You know what I hated the most
when I was single?
Eating alone.
The silence drove me nuts.
But now that I have a family,
oh, boy.
The talk that goes on
at this table, heh.
Current events, sports...
politics, books,
movies, television.
It's all I can do to keep up
with you guys. Heh-heh-heh.
Pass the bread, please.
Bread!
I'd love to. Here.
Butter, please.
Butter, of course!
Terrific. Bread, butter.
A whole complete thing
there... Sort of.
Ahem, Rick.
You know, I've been reading
a book by Dr. Oswald Kent,
Fathers and Sons,
The Eternal Conflict.
Sounds like a thick book.
No pictures either.
[FORCED GIGGLING]
Anyway, ahem, he says that
it's normal development
for fathers and teenage sons
to go through this.
It's hard to explain.
Let me show you.
Say you're the salt.
Why can't I be the pepper?
All right. You can be
the pepper.
This is good.
Now, when you were younger,
you looked to the salt
for guidance and seasoning.
As you get older,
it's natural that you want
to become your own condiment.
Yeah, I'm hoping to be paprika.
Maybe someday I'll meet
some cute oregano.
And have little peppers
of your own. Ha-ha-ha!
[SIGHS]
Kate, please.
What I'm trying to tell you
is that most boys your age
are fighting
for their own identities.
To do so,
they have to contradict
every idea their fathers have.
I don't agree with that.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
Come in.
Hi, Alfonso.
Hi, how are you?
You're still eating?
No, no, we're done.
We had a hamburger with
a heavy helping of psychology.
So how's the game going?
Terrific.
Several companies
have expressed interest
in returning my calls.
[SIGHS]
I feel terrible.
I suggested you develop
this game together.
No, don't blame yourself.
It was a good idea.
Well, I have
an even better one.
I'm not sure our marriage
could handle another good idea.
I'm sorry, honey.
What's your good idea?
Let's put Rock Express
in our booth at the toy show.
Or let's put these plates
on our head
and walk into the wall.
Edward, this is serious.
I like Rick's game,
and it would mean
so much to Rick
to see his game sell.
Mm-hm, and what if it didn't?
Then he'd be humiliated.
You know how rough
the toy business is.
It's worse than dog eat dog.
It's stuffed dog
eat stuffed dog.
Even if it is
a rough business,
I think Rick wants
to take his sh*t.
Mm-hm. Alone, without me.
Didn't you ever feel that way
about your father?
Ever since I was
and I had a lemonade stand.
My father supplied the lemons,
the pitcher, the ice cubes.
You were partners.
Exactly, and he said to me,
"Every nickel you earn...
I shall take four cents."
Rough man. I could never
do anything right by him.
Maybe Rick feels
the same way right now.
Honey, you know
I'd love to help Rick out,
but realistically, there's only
so much space in our booth.
Oh, we can make room.
Do you feel strongly
enough about this
to cut down the size of
your Berserk Warrior display?
What do you mean, cut down?
May have to give up
your walk-through dungeon.
Not my walk-through dungeon.
Okay.
Okay, we'll give Rick a sh*t.
Oh!
Do you want to tell him?
You want him
to accept the offer?
I'll tell him.
One, two, three, four.
Uh-oh, take a Destiny card.
Yeah, I've been
waiting for this one.
"You've just won two tickets.
Your cousin's best friend's
sister lives next door
to Springsteen's bass player's
father's brother-in-law."
This is a great game.
It's so real!
How's it going?
Got all the kinks worked out?
That's the amazing thing
about this game.
There are no kinks.
It's just fun.
Yeah. I've got
good news for you.
Your father's going to give you
part of the Eddie Toys booth.
He is?
Uh-huh.
Yes! Wait a minute.
Do I have to say I'm sorry?
No.
Yes!
Means a lot to you, doesn't it?
Yes!
Well, it does.
Man, this is gonna be great.
I'm gonna sell a million
of these games. Know why?
This is one board game
that has it all.
Yes!
Yes!
In short, this is one
board game that has it all:
thrills, action,
adventure, and...
public transportation, ha!
Rock Express!
The game that dares you
to get to a rock concert.
The order forms
are right here.
Only a few left.
Please, no pushing.
No pushing.
Now, the nice things
about my blocks is...
each side
is a different color.
There's blue...
and yellow...
and pink...
and green.
Well, you sold me,
Bernard.
I'll take sets.
Me too. Make it .
What's your secret?
Boldness.
No two Ks
are the same color.
Oh.
No, all the Os
are the same color.
Unpredictability
is also important.
Rock Express. Some pieces
are the same color,
and some pieces aren't.
Poor kid. Nobody's
even stopping.
Wanna hear what I think
you should do?
Based on your track record
so far? No.
KATE:
I can't bear to watch this.
I know. I can't either.
I gotta do something.
Hey, Wally.
Hi, Edward.
Hi, how you doing?
Listen, there's a board game
you ought to check out.
Oh, yeah? Why?
They say it'll be
the latest rage.
It'll make a trivia question
out of Trivial Pursuit.
Heh. Is it moving?
Well, I'd hate
to see you miss out.
Ha-ha!
Yeah.
That look on Wally's face...
He's up to something,
isn't he?
I better check it out.
Yeah.
Hey, kid,
what have you got?
A brand-new experience
in board games.
It's called Rock Express.
It features
a giant game board.
That's not new.
You see, the object
of this game
is to get to a rock concert,
past different obstacles.
How much does this game cost?
Well, it's only $ . .
[BOTH LAUGHING]
What are you, nuts?
A teenager with bucks
in his pocket
is gonna go
to a rock concert,
not buy a game about one.
That price isn't written
in stone.
What else you got?
You're just in time
to see a demonstration
of our hot new item.
Ladies and gentlemen,
everybody, everybody,
step right up.
See the amazing,
death-defying daredevil.
The fabulous
Flying Gelato Brother.
[HUMS FANFARE]
You may ask why the last
remaining Gelato brother
insist on being sh*t
out of a cannon?
Because the circus
couldn't find another man
of his caliber.
[ALL LAUGHING]
The cannon will sh**t
our Gelato brother
into our toy safety net.
Happy landings, Antonio.
Wait a minute.
What was that?
[MUMBLING]
Antonio insists, because
this is a special occasion,
to be sh*t through...
a ring of fire!
CROWD: Ooh!
Oh, no!
You mustn't let him do it.
You know that crazy Antonio.
You can't talk him
out of anything.
The ring of fire!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen...
the Flying Gelato Brother.
[DRUM ROLL]
Three...
two...
one...
fire!
[CROWD CHEERS]
Oh!
[PANICKED SCREAMING]
Don't panic! Don't panic!
Don't panic!
All part of the act. Ha-ha!
KATE:
Slight technical problem.
EDWARD:
Quick!
[GROANS]
Okay. All right, over...
Dad!
[EDWARD YELLS]
[RICKY EXCLAIMS]
All right!
Ha!
Whew!
[LAUGHING]
Oh, boy.
That was exciting.
All right, truce.
Truce.
Truce, truce.
[SPITS]
Okay, guys,
just stand right there,
and I'll get some towels.
I'm sorry the Flying Gelato
Brother was such a dud.
Well, it wasn't a total loss.
Kate scored big
with her Berserk Warrior.
Heh. I can't believe
people want a plastic Viking
with a bad attitude.
That's why you develop so many
different kinds of toys.
You never know
what's gonna sell.
Heh. Thanks for trying to help
me out with the buyers.
Yeah. Thanks for helping me put
out the Frying Gelato brother.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
I think you're pretty terrific,
you know that?
I think you're a great dad.
So why do we have fights?
Well, fighting isn't fun, but
it's nothing to be afraid of.
Shows we care about each other.
Heh. So the next time we fight,
I should be happy?
It's only natural for fathers
and sons to butt heads, I guess.
I was hoping we could avoid that
by becoming partners.
So was I.
But I found out
that no matter what we do,
I'll always be your father.
Part of the job
is offering my opinion,
whether you like it or not.
[CHUCKLES]
Even if I live to be
and you're ?
Yeah, afraid so.
I'll probably be saying, "Son...
use a longer cane."
[SNORES]
Why don't we stick to stuff
we're good at together,
like tennis?
You're right!
We're great tennis partners.
Devastating.
KATE:
You know, heh, you guys
looked so goofy, ha!
Well, uh...I know something
that we can do together.
What's that?
Have you noticed
I'm a globby mess,
you're a globby mess,
but Kate got off scot-free?
Now that you mention it...
[EDWARD CHUCKLES]
[WHISTLING TUNE]
Oh, you're sitting on my chairs.
Oh...
that's too bad!
[SCREAMS]
[LAUGHING]
[♪♪♪]
04x15 - Stratton and Stratton
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Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner and playboy Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard who is now 12 and wanting to live with him.
Wealthy, young-at-heart business owner and playboy Edward Stratton III is stunned to discover his brief marriage several years ago produced a son, Richard who is now 12 and wanting to live with him.