Did, you, uh, have
an ex-convict in class?
Yes.
And a prost*tute?
I'd like a chance to
defend my methods.
My methods are this simple.
Now I have everyone's attention.
Even yours, Mr. Avery.
That's how I teach.
I'm gonna do whatever
I can to help b*at you.
I wonder if you'd say that
if he didn't have
those curly blue eyes.
[♪♪♪]
[♪♪♪]
You're nuts, man.
Why?
Because Sarah Kolker
is a great-looking girl.
So?
So every time she calls you up,
you find a different reason
not to go out with her.
What's wrong with her?
Well, she's too clutchy.
She's always holding your arm
or playing with your sleeve.
I hate that.
Clutchy sounds good to me.
ERIC: You're only
MICHAEL: Yeah,
well, don't remind me.
So what do you know
about it, anyway?
MICHAEL: I know if I
was a 15-year-old like you,
and Sarah Kolker
had a thing for me,
I wouldn't be wasting it.
Well, she's ripe, Eric!
[EXHALES]
"Ripe," huh?
Ma, on Thursday
some kids from Mr. Crane's class
are going to the observatory.
But, see, his car
only holds five,
so can you take some of us?
I thought Mr. Crane teaches
Contemporary Civilization.
No, Contemporary Culture.
Oh, no, honey, put those
down. I'm not finished yet.
What does that have to
do with the observatory?
See, that's the whole point.
We're supposed to
explain the relationship
between culture and the cosmos.
Isn't that great?
Mmm.
Well, anyway, can you take us?
Because I already
volunteered you.
Well, I guess it's
a fait accompli.
What's a fait accompli?
Accomplished fact.
Oh, exactly what
Sarah Kolker would be
if you'd play your cards right.
Come on, boys. Come on.
Hey, why didn't somebody
remind me of the time?
We were lost in the cosmos.
Hey, what's with the tomatoes?
KAREN: Nothing's
with the tomatoes.
Tomatoes with eggs?
Don't eat 'em. Ignore them.
Hey! I don't want 'em!
KAREN: Eat around them.
No way!
Eric. Michael!
Damn.
I'll pick 'em up.
KAREN: Never mind. I'll do it.
You just hurry up and eat.
You're gonna be late for school.
I hate tomatoes with eggs.
Then eat eggs with tomatoes.
[SHOUTS] Enough
about the tomatoes!
I only put them there to
give the plates a little color.
That's all. I didn't
mean to start a seminar.
What's a seminar?
Sheesh.
[SIGHS]
[♪♪♪]
Kids getting you down?
[CAR ENGINE STARTS]
[SIGHS]
No, they're fine.
Sid...
Let's go away for a few weeks.
A few days. Just the two of us.
Honey... Somewhere quiet.
And warm and sunny.
Where we can
walk and talk and...
Sweetheart,
I have got two lots full of
those big cars that nobody wants
and not one of those little
cars that everybody wants.
It's been this way for months.
And until we find a way
to reverse the usual laws
of supply and demand,
we can't go anywhere.
Yeah. I know.
Hey.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
I want you to send telegrams
to everyone with
kids in high school.
Telegrams?
And junior high.
Tell them we'll be discussing
a matter of great, uh...
Uh-uh.
Make that grave importance,
at the PTA meeting tonight.
Richard. Richard, why
can't I just call everybody?
It's a lot less expensive.
Oh, hi.
Hope you two are coming
to the PTA meeting tonight.
KAREN: Oh, I'd
forgotten all about it. Why?
Richard's found an issue.
Direct road to the school board.
Even if I weren't a
candidate for the board,
I'd be concerned about this.
And you two, with a couple
of kids in high school...
This affects them.
What is it?
A teacher at Knots Landing High
who shows films on subjects
such as venereal disease.
Schools have been showing
that film for 20 years, Richard.
RICHARD: Right.
And the VD rate amongst
kids is higher than ever.
They get it from watching films?
[LAUGHS]
Joke if you like, but, uh...
this same teacher also brings
convicts into class to lecture.
So far, so good.
And junkies?
One even sh*t up in class.
sh*t up?
You know, uh:
Well, who is this teacher?
David Crane.
My God, he's Diana's favorite.
Well, I'm not surprised.
His theatrics must make
his class pretty entertaining.
Well, I don't know.
If he excites the
kids so much...
"Incites" is more like it.
Any rate,
I'm making Crane
a campaign issue.
Tonight after the PTA meeting,
you'll hear things
about this guy
that'll make your
hair stand on end.
See you there.
Help a neighbor and
alienate a daughter.
Well, it can't hurt for
you to go to a meeting.
Uh, you will both be able
to come to the meeting
tonight, won't you?
It would really mean
a lot to Richard.
You can count on us.
Good.
Okay. I'll see you tonight.
Bye, honey.
Count on us?
Listen, if you don't show
up, he'll take it out on her.
I gotta work tonight.
I'll be there later.
Okay.
What?
I'll see you there.
Okay.
Beverly Tolner has been
scouting community merchants
for donations of
things to sell at the fair.
And doing her
usual terrific job.
Bev. Thank you.
Not so terrific this year.
Business is off, so
belts have been pulled in.
The men's store did donate...
Karen, where's Sid?
Relax.
He's probably on his way.
The bookstore was quite
generous with remainders...
They'll be finished
here in a few minutes.
[SIGHS]
You want me to call him?
W-would you mind?
BEVERLY: We had a fair
response from several toy stores,
but not as generous
as last year.
So I am going to
depend on you...
Where's she going? To call Sid.
BEVERLY: to look
into your toy chests
and come up with
one or two items...
MAN: Yeah, sure.
Anything you say.
I can... Huh?
Oh, okay.
I'm on hold. Oh.
She's got two lines.
Important call?
Well, not drastic,
but I am in a hurry.
Oh, yes, operator?
Already? I've only been on...
Yeah, okay. How much?
Um...
Uh, can I borrow a dime?
Huh? A dime.
I only have one.
This is important.
So's mine.
Yes, operator. Just a minute.
Please? I'll write you an IOU.
I don't want an IOU. I
wanna use the phone.
Make it worth my
while, and I'll hang up.
Is that supposed to be funny?
Smile. I'll bet you're even
more beautiful when you smile.
If you don't mind...
A little smile?
This is not funny.
Is this?
[LAUGHS]
Magnificent.
[LAUGHS]
Sorry I'm late.
I was just calling you.
Richard's about
ready to have kids.
[LAUGHS]
Early in the year,
he had his students
order six handguns by mail,
which he unwrapped
and displayed in class.
He's, uh, brought in prostitutes
and, uh, convicted felons.
Oh, two weeks ago he even
had a junkie sh**t up in class.
DAVID: Oh, not true.
I have witnesses.
I don't care. It's not true.
Once I had a junkie in class.
Another time I had
someone sh**t up,
but he wasn't a junkie.
You must be David Crane.
That's David Crane?
Oh, he is so cute.
The man I had sh**t
up was a diabetic.
The reason...
You weren't invited
here, Mr. Crane.
Isn't there something
in the Constitution
about the right to
face one's accusers?
At a trial. This isn't a trial.
Trial, inquest, witch hunt.
I'd like to defend myself.
Did you, uh, have an
ex-convict in class?
Yes.
And a prost*tute? Yes.
And, uh, did somebody sh**t up?
A diabetic.
Fine. You've defended yourself.
No, I haven't.
I'd like a chance to
defend my methods.
RICHARD: I think we
know all we need to know.
Now, I have some
petitions here I've drawn up,
if you'd like to
take a look at them.
If anyone signs this petition
without hearing
what I have to say...
I love teaching.
Folks, since Mr. Crane insists
on commandeering this meeting,
I suggest we take
our business outside.
And my methods are this simple.
[ALL GASP]
Now I have everyone's attention.
Even yours, Mr. Avery.
And you were leaving
the room a moment ago.
That's how I teach.
I bet right now I could
even teach you something.
Hm.
Laura.
He was just trying
to make a point.
Well...
I didn't give him permission
to use me as exhibit A.
Anyway...
how come you're not angry?
About what?
Think I should be jealous?
It's not like he meant
the kiss or anything.
Is that so unthinkable?
That a handsome, intelligent
young man might mean it?
He did pick me.
I think he's got great taste.
Are you really gonna
help Richard get rid of him?
Nope.
Not until I find out
more about his teaching.
I don't think I'll do anything.
Oh.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
Coming.
Oh! Ta-da!
You saved my life!
Close the door, okay?
VAL: Ohh!
Look how pretty everything is!
Thank you.
How'd you get rid of the kids?
Power of coercion.
Come here.
VAL: What?
Look at this.
Oh, Karen.
Is this your anniversary?
No. Just, uh, a mood I'm in.
Ohh.
Come and taste.
What?
Oh, I forgot. What?
Huh? Ooh!
Well, you know the
way to a man's heart
is through his stomach.
Well, I sure hope so.
Not that you need any
special way to his heart.
No, I guess I don't.
You know, whenever Gary and me
talk about the
way we'd like to be,
it's always you and Sid.
You know, solid.
Here. Taste this.
Mmm! Oh, Karen, that's good.
Yeah.
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello? Oh, Sid, I-I
thought you'd be...
Oh, no. Not tonight.
Well, can't Gary handle it?
Why do they need both of you?
Well... Oh, never mind.
I know it's important.
Oh, dinner was nothing
special. It'll freeze.
Try not to be too late, huh?
B...
[DOORBELL RINGS]
[SIGHS]
Hi.
Yeah.
Gary just called.
[SIGHS]
So...
Yeah, I know.
I didn't plan on Gary
working late, either.
Well, I don't know
if you'd want to,
but we could go to the
school board meeting tonight.
I mean, Laura's
really been asking me.
Yeah, I guess we could.
Oh, Karen.
Well...
You hungry?
Why not?
RICHARD: It's not Mr. Crane's
ideas which are in question here.
The question is whether we
want our children exposed to...
these kinds of materials.
Pregnancy tests Mr. Crane
handed out to his class.
Gave around a list
of abortion clinics.
But Mr. Crane also
passed out religious material
and professional pamphlets
about disease and drug addiction.
That's irrelevant.
The issue here
is not whether he provided
a balance of materials.
The issue here is
whether... What?
I'm dying to know.
That you have abused
your position as a teacher.
Teaching moral values
is a parental responsibility.
I don't teach morals.
Children have questions.
I help them formulate
their own answers.
RICHARD: If a
child has a question
about ethics or values,
whom do you think is better
qualified to instruct him?
His parents, who've loved
and cared for him his whole life,
or you, who scarcely
knows him at all?
His parents, if possible.
If possible?
Sometimes a parent
can't answer the question.
Sometimes a child
can't ask them.
Uh, Mrs. Fairgate.
You have a daughter in my
class. What's your feeling?
Um, well...
kind of ambivalent, I guess.
Diana and I have
always been very close,
and, uh, we talk
about lots of things,
but... not everything.
She's trying to make up
her own mind more and more,
independent of her mom and dad,
and I think that's good.
I know Diana respects Mr. Crane
and might look to him
for advice and direction.
If he provides her with
information, that's great.
What worries me, though, is
that he might encourage her
to make all of her decisions
without coming to her parents.
And I think that
would be a mistake
and, uh...
a great loss for all of us.
This discussion is academic.
Until you've come to my class...
We don't have to attend
your class, Mr. Crane.
Please, everybody,
come to one of my classes.
We don't want our children
exposed to this information.
I'll come to your
class, Mr. Crane.
Now, if it weren't for Laura,
I might not even
vote for Richard.
[SIGHS]
Well, I'm not sure I'm going to.
Hi.
Oh, hello.
Thanks for your
support at the meeting.
Well... I'm not
sure it was support.
Oh, saying you'll come
to my class was support.
That's all I ask of anyone.
May I? Oh, of course.
Just a coffee, please.
Uh, Mr. Crane, this is
my neighbor, Mrs. Ewing.
David. Hello, Mrs. Ewing.
No, Val.
Does this mean I
can call you Karen?
[LAUGHS] Yes.
Good. I feel better.
I like your daughter a
lot. Did I tell you that?
No. I like her too.
She does too.
Oh, Diana, I mean, likes you.
Oh. I'm glad to hear that.
Thank you.
Karen, are you active in
all the school organizations?
Uh-huh.
She's active in everything.
Really? Like what?
Oh, I don't know. The usual.
She saves whales, and
she's a friend of a lot of things.
Friendly Karen, that's me.
A friend of the Earth,
Friend of the zoo...
What are some of the others?
A friend of public broadcasting?
Of course. And the
symphony. And... on and on.
All good causes.
Just a bleeding heart, I guess.
Oh, I really shouldn't
joke about it.
I do take it all seriously.
I graduated college
in the early '60s,
right before student activism.
I guess I felt guilty
that I was a part of the last
gasp of the silent generation.
And a little cheated too?
Yes, I mean, the causes
were so stimulating,
and, oh, I believed
in so many of them.
I really did.
Nowadays, the thing I
seem most committed to
is making peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches.
Not an issue to
be treated lightly.
I treat it very lightly.
DAVID: A big mistake.
Peanut butter is one of the most
sublimely serious
subjects there is.
When I was in college,
I couldn't do without it.
I had a little
grinder in my room.
I like to eat peanuts
right out of the shell.
Peanut butter comes in a jar.
It has a little puddle
of oil on top of it.
It comes in smooth and chunky,
and it's called something
like Pronto or Skippo or Biff...
Eugh! That's
commercial peanut butter.
Commercial peanut butter is
the only kind of peanut butter.
What was I making?
Chopped liver?
Chopped peanuts.
Or... peanut purée.
Then I wrote some of my best
poetry high on peanut purée.
Oh, do you write poems?
Always. It's my therapy.
I'd sure like to hear
one of your poems.
They're not very good.
False modesty is an
imperfection, David.
Okay, but this is
extemporaneous.
Keep that in mind.
Eyes of brown
Darker than peanut
butter Tough to spread
Tears the bread That
sandwiches my admiration
Confiding it
Still hiding it
I know it's there
Sticking to the roof
of my expectations
The end.
Not too good.
[EXHALES]
Well... I liked it.
[PHONE RINGING]
Hello?
Karen? It's David.
David?
David Crane.
Yes, I... I know.
I, uh... wanted to make sure
that you got home all right.
[LAUGHS]
I did.
And... to say good night.
Oh. Yes.
Well, good night.
Good night.
[♪♪♪]
Well, here I am.
Like Mr. Crane said, I used
to go to high school here,
but I had to drop out because...
Well, I guess it's pretty
obvious why, isn't it?
At first, I wouldn't
think about it.
My mother knew before I did.
I mean, she suspected
while I went around thinking
I had an upset stomach.
[SUBDUED LAUGHTER]
My mother.
My poor boyfriend.
He tried to be so brave,
but it was hopeless.
One thing I learned real fast:
He was more of a kid than me.
Than I was.
I haven't seen him in months.
My parents were
pretty shaken up.
My mother, either she yelled
at me or she didn't talk to me.
My father just cried.
I couldn't stand it
at home anymore,
so we went to a social worker,
and we all decided that I
needed a place of my own.
It's not much, but I'm
fixing it up real nice.
I'm what's known as
an emancipated minor.
The caseworker calls me that.
That means I don't
have to do homework,
just housework.
And I can stay up
as late as I want to,
only I get tired early.
My doctor reminds
me of Mr. Himsdale,
you know, the Latin teacher?
[ALL LAUGH]
He says the baby should be
born around the end of next month.
It could be the weekend of
the Knots-Highland game.
You know, Homecoming.
I won't be able
to go to the game
because I'll be too
big and clumsy then.
Not that I'm not now.
I was supposed to be
homecoming princess this year.
Everybody said I would be.
Wouldn't that be weird?
A homecoming princess like me.
[BELL RINGING]
I rest my case.
What's your verdict?
I'm stunned.
Uh, is that good or bad?
I can't remember
a class anywhere
that touched me
as much as this one.
Honestly.
I mean, seeing that little girl
and hearing her tell
what it's like for her...
Is worth more than
a thousand pages
of a textbook on
human sexuality.
Right. I mean, my
God! There it all is.
Right in front of them.
Nothing I say can
change what they do
or don't do about sex.
But Mary Ann is an
example of the consequences.
It makes them stop and think.
That's what I tried to tell
them at those meetings.
That's what my
teaching is all about.
Hi, Mom. Hi, Mr. Crane.
Hello, Diana. Oh, hi, honey.
David... Mr. Crane.
Um, have you taken Richard's
challenge seriously enough?
How can anybody take
Mr. Avery seriously?
Why? Am I in trouble?
Well, no. But... I mean,
Richard's not stupid.
He's... He knows an
issue when he sees it.
Listen, why don't we forget
about the planetarium tonight
and get out Magic
Markers and mimeos...
Why?
Posters, leaflets.
Why don't we make phone calls.
Is all this necessary?
Well, I don't know. But
better safe than sorry. Listen.
Diana, get all the kids that
were supposed to come with us
on the field trip tonight
and anyone else you
can find to help us, okay?
Okay! Good.
Ha, go!
I'll see you later, at home.
You're incredible.
[BELL RINGING]
Isn't this an unusual approach
for a school board election?
Yep.
I'm not used to all
this campaigning.
Well, the election's tomorrow.
I gotta do whatever I can.
What do you figure
your chances are?
Right now, about even.
That's why I rented
all this equipment.
[OVER PA] A little showboating
could turn the election my way.
What in the world? Sid,
what are you doing home?
I'm lending Richard
this old panel truck.
What are you running
for? The Senate?
Education is as
important as legislation.
So's your career.
[CHUCKLING] Karen.
You were there today.
And I was appalled.
You're my next-door neighbor,
and for some strange
reason, I really like you.
But you're dead wrong
about David Crane.
Starting this afternoon,
I'm gonna do whatever
I can to help b*at you.
I wonder if you'd say that
if he didn't have
those curly blue eyes.
Sid, I'll be at the
school tonight,
helping out with
some of the kids.
I was kind of
counting on her vote.
You're on the opposite sides
of an issue. That's politics.
We're neighbors. It's personal.
Oh, it's not personal.
I gotta get back to work.
Sid...
I... I'm gonna need all the
votes I can get tomorrow.
It's not just politics. It
could help me professionally,
and I could use
some help right now.
I hear you talking, Richard.
[♪♪♪]
Well, Mrs. Tolner, I'm
glad you're on our side.
Yes.
[LAUGHS]
Well, we're counting on you.
Good. Bye.
And Mrs. Tolner. That's 48.
Oh, terrific.
Oh, if Richard could
see me now, he'd k*ll me.
No, he wouldn't. You
look much too beautiful.
Come on. We deserve a break.
Okay.
Why did you become
a teacher, David?
You probably could
have done anything.
It never occurred to
me to do anything else.
I do it well,
and... I love it.
Oh, that's nice. Yeah.
Doing something you
love to do all the time.
How about you, Karen?
[LAUGHS]
What about me?
Do you love what you do?
Yes. I really do.
Mmm. Most of the time.
Suppose I asked
you to lunch tomorrow.
Ask.
At my place.
[♪♪♪]
You're not answering.
I know.
Will you have lunch
tomorrow at my apartment?
I can't.
Can't?
Or won't?
David, drop it.
Consider it dropped.
Thank you.
What is that bright
star up there?
Is that...? It's a wishing star.
[LAUGHS]
Oh, David! How unscientific!
Don't be skeptical.
Come on, face the star.
Ohh!
Hold your flower
under your chin, like so.
Yeah?
But close your eyes.
Oh, David, I can't do...
Wish.
I will too.
Okay.
That was my wish.
We'd better get
back to the kids.
KAREN: Oh.
Hello! Hello.
Boy, did we get
a lot done tonight.
That's great, hon.
You should have seen the
stack of posters that we had.
And tomorrow we're
gonna get up at 5 a.m.
and put 'em all over the place.
In that case, you'd
better get to bed.
Okay. Good night.
Good night! Good night.
Did you eat? Nope.
No? I left a casserole
in the fridge for you.
What about Michael and Eric?
They had soup.
Anything wrong?
Karen... do you know it's 10:00?
Yeah, I know it's 10:00.
I told you I was
gonna be at school.
I guess I forgot.
I have been out this
late before, you know.
Okay. I forgot.
Since when am I on
a time clock, anyway?
You're not!
Let's just forget it, okay?
Look, I know there's
something bugging you.
I wish you'd tell me what it is.
I'm not bugged!
What is it? Is it Richard?
No.
Well, maybe.
Look, he's got his heart set
on this school board thing.
Yeah, as a career move.
Well, so what's wrong with a
guy trying to advance his career?
Absolutely nothing,
as long as it's not at the
expense of a very good teacher.
I'm not worried about the
teacher. You'll save him.
You coming up?
In a minute.
You... You want
something to eat?
No, I'm more tired than hungry.
[♪♪♪]
Upstairs he'll
decide he's hungry.
Karen?
Sid, what are you doing home?
I thought you needed a present,
so I got you
something you'll love.
A present? For what?
For nothin'. See?
There's this woman in the mall.
She's demonstrating
these things.
Get me some cheese.
Cheese? What kind?
Any kind. All kinds.
Get me some butter too.
Great. Now watch.
Now, you can do anything
you want with these.
You can put anything in. You
can turn it up as high as you want.
And absolutely there is no way
you can get anything
to stick to the pan.
You don't even have to stir.
Sid...
You think it's sticking, right?
Where's the wooden spoon?
In front of you.
Thanks.
[LAUGHS]
See that? It comes right up.
That's... That's really amazing.
Now, we need some crackers.
Look.
Watch.
See that? Isn't that terrific?
Wonderful.
Here. Taste this.
Be careful. It's hot.
Mmm.
Isn't that great?
And it comes with a
lifetime guarantee too.
No kidding? Mmm.
I've gotta split.
See you tonight.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
Karen, I'd like...
No. I need to see you. Please.
I want to see you too.
Today. Now.
[EXHALES]
Number 19, Windward.
I'll be here.
Okay.
[♪♪♪]
Yeah, I...
Ah. That's terrific.
Yeah, really good.
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
Uh, how many would
you say are still out?
DAVID: Okay.
Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
Right.
Hi.
This is getting to be a
routine with us, isn't it?
My coming along while
you're on the phone.
Oh, yeah, right.
It seems I'm
winning the election.
Or rather, Mr. Avery
is not winning.
That's what the
phone call was about.
[SIGHS]
You must feel great.
I would, even
without the phone call.
[♪♪♪]
Can I get you something?
A glass of wine?
Yes, that would be nice.
Phew.
Aah! Damn.
What? Oh, nothing.
I, uh... I spilled a little.
I guess I'm nervous.
Are you really?
Yes.
Aren't you?
This is nice wine, David.
But I don't think I
want it right now.
Hi, hon. Hi.
We won. Won what?
The election. Mr. Avery lost.
Oh, great.
Does Mom know?
Uh, I don't know.
She hasn't been
home all afternoon.
She's probably out shopping.
Probably.
Hey, see the pots and pans?
Yeah, I unpacked them.
Where'd they come from?
I gave them to your mom.
What for?
Just a surprise.
Pots and pans?
Boring.
She seemed to like them.
DAVID: You know, when
you said you were coming over,
I came in here and turned
down the bedspread.
But then I thought
maybe I shouldn't.
Maybe it would look
too presumptuous.
So, uh, I made the
bed again and left.
And then I came back and
scrunched up everything
as if I hadn't made it at all.
But then I realized that
would be hypocritical.
I mean, I always make my bed.
And then...
I think I'm talking too much.
It's okay, David.
I'm not used to
being so nervous.
Well.
I'm not nervous.
I thought I would be,
but I'm not.
I can't do it, David.
Karen...
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
But this isn't who I am.
Yes, it is, Karen.
You're just scared. That's okay.
No, I'm not scared.
That's why I know I can't do it.
If I were scared, my feet would
be cold. My mouth would be dry.
Oh, I'd know it.
I'd say to myself,
"Karen, you're scared.
The only way you can
handle it is to get on with it."
And I would.
[♪♪♪]
Being scared is what
brought me here, though.
I admit that.
Scared of what?
Of the me I see in
the mirror every day.
But you're beautiful.
Thank you, but it's not
about beauty. It's about time.
The time I see in the
mirror and feel in my days...
rushing by so fast.
Sometimes...
Recently.
I get scared by it.
I'm scared I'm gonna
miss something in the rush.
Like I missed being
a student radical.
But you made up for it.
Oh, no, never. I just did
something else instead.
I became... the
defender of noble causes.
But what do you do
instead of being a lover?
Lately I feel like a...
A wife and mother,
a good friend,
a committed citizen,
but... less and less
often like a lover.
So when I look at myself
and I see a line that
wasn't there a year ago
or feel a little droop where
there used to be firmness,
I get scared.
I'm scared because
midlife is coming.
Oh, God, I hate that word!
[SIGHS]
And that implies... more
endings than beginnings.
That's where I was
when I met you, David.
You made me feel...
younger and more vital
than I've felt in a long time.
You were... so
appealing and so terrific
that I thought,
"If this young and sexy
and terrific person likes me,
it must be because I'm young
and I'm sexy and I'm terrific."
You are, Karen.
That's why...
Why we have to become lovers?
Not why we have to.
Why we should.
It's not fair to you.
I know.
But you did give me
something that I needed.
The offer.
And I thank you for that.
And for the way
you made me feel.
But I can't cross
that threshold.
That would...
turn me into somebody else.
And, you know...
the best part,
for me,
that's come out
of all of this...
[LAUGHS]
is I've gotten back to
liking myself pretty
much the way I am.
But...
you haven't mentioned
your husband
or fidelity or the things
I thought you'd mention.
I didn't have to mention them.
They're part of the me
that's going home to them.
Thank you, David.
It could have been wonderful.
It was wonderful.
I, um... I heard.
It was close: 140 to 148.
Are you bitter with me?
Bitter? It only cost
me $18.36 a vote.
Oh, Richard, you know
how strongly I felt about this.
But...
[EXHALES]
I am sorry
for your disappointment, anyway.
Oh, look, let's face it.
I'm a much better
loser than I am a winner.
If I'd won the seat, I would
have been impossible.
Oh, Richard!
I'm running for
president in 1980.
Promises, promises.
[DOOR OPENING]
Hey.
Hi!
What you doin'?
I'm tinkering with this engine.
Using parts made from
these lightweight alloys.
Sounds... baffling.
[CHUCKLES]
Well, the lighter the weight,
the better the fuel consumption.
I'll bet I can make this baby
do about 50 miles on a gallon.
I'll bet you could.
But not right now.
[♪♪♪]
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01x03 - Let Me Count the Ways
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A spin-off of Dallas, it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle.
A spin-off of Dallas, it was set in a fictitious coastal suburb of Los Angeles and initially centered on the lives of four married couples living on a cul-de-sac, Seaview Circle.