08x10 - Field of Screams

[bunniefuu]

[GROANS]

I'm really sorry.
I didn't mean to hurt you.

No, no it's fine. Really it do--
it doesn't hurt at all.

I'll just have to buy
all my clothes now

at the big, tall
and l-shaped store.

Oh, you poor thing.

-Would you use a coaster?
-[DOORBELL RINGS]

I'll get that.

-I got it. I got it.
-Uh, Tony

-why don't you let me get it...
-[TONY GROANS]

...for you? Tony! Tony!

-Hi.
-Hi. Oh!

Oh, Mrs. Rossini,
thank goodness.

How'd you know it was me?

Support hose and pump sneakers.
Who else could it be?

What happened,
you poor boy, huh?

Well, they were up
in Angela's room,

the lights were dim,

and they were clinging
to the bed for dear life.

-We were flipping the mattress.
-Oh.

-[TONY SIGHS]
-Well, when I was young

I flipped a few myself.

Rossini, we were trying
to get the lumps out.

Right, and I dropped my end,
and Tony strained his back.

-[TONY GROANS]
-Oh.

See? My version was much better.

-TONY: Oh, please.
-Help has arrived.

Lie down, and I'll walk on you.

Write that down.
Those are the last words

Tony will ever hear.

-[BONES CRACK]
-[TONY GROANS]

All right. Little tootsies,
work your magic!

-Oh, yes! Yes!
-Yeah.

-Yes! Yes!
-ANGELA: Oh, hi!

-Hi, guys. Hey, Mrs. R.
-Hi, Sam.

Hey, Dad.
There's this great job opening

-at the campus travel agency.
-[TONY PANTS]

And you know how the manager
has the biggest crush on you.

So, I was wondering if maybe

you could you pull
a few strings?

Oh, yes! Yes! Yes!

Great. Great, then
you could call her this morning?

Oh, no, no, Sam-- Sam--
Sam, please,

I'm-- I'm not pulling
any strings to get you a job.

-Why not?
-Oh, because, come on,

after-- after what happened
when I got Jonathan that job.

Forget about it.

Why? What?
What happened with Jonathan?

Nothing. Nothing happened
with Jonathan.

Nothing?

He only blew the world series
for the Mets.

Oh.

I said I was sorry.

[♪♪♪]

♪ There's a time for love
And a time for living ♪

♪ Take a chance
And face the wind ♪

♪ An open road
And a road that's hidden ♪

♪ A brand-new life
Around the bend ♪

♪ There were times
I lost a dream or two ♪

♪ Found the trail ♪

♪ And at the end was you ♪

♪ There's a path you take
And a path not taken ♪

♪ The choice is up to you
My friend ♪

♪ Nights are long
But you might awaken ♪

♪ To a brand-new life
A brand-new life ♪

♪ A brand-new life
Around the bend ♪

Wait a minute. Jonathan blew
The World Series? How?

Oh, boring story.

-Angela?
-It's too painful to talk about.

-Sam?
-Don't ask me.

-Talk to me, Tony.
-Oh, come on

it's-- it's history. It's past.
There's no way I'm going to--

Oh! It was three months ago
almost to the very day!

She's home.

[♪♪♪]

♪ My love must be
A kind of blind love ♪

Hi.

Hi.

Oh. Trying to save
on electricity?

No. Actually, I was trying
to make some. [CHUCKLES]

You know, it's, uh,
been quite a while

since we-- we shared
any time alone there

and just so
what I was thinking we'd do

is we have, uh, we have some
hors d'oeuvres, huh?

And then maybe-- maybe we...

listen to some music.

Huh? And then,
for the pièce de résistance...

A night game at Shea Stadium,
huh?

With a-- with a picnic dinner
under the stars.

[STUTTERING] Sounds--

sounds pretty romantic,
doesn't it?

[♪♪♪]

-Tony?
-Yes, yes, Angela.

Am I a good mother?

Oh, yes, yes.
And I've been a very bad boy.

Wha-- what's on your mind,
Angela?

Jonathan. We had a fight.

-Oh, no.
-Yes.

He called me at the office
and he asked me

if I would give him a job
at the office and I said no

and he said
I was heartless and mean.

-That's terrible.
-I know.

A mother who won't hire her son.
Shame on you.

I'm sorry. I just don't believe
in nepotism.

-You hired Mona.
-Yeah, yeah and look at her

she's lazy and spoiled
and thinks

she's got a job for life

and just between
you and me

sometimes I wish
I'd never hired Mother.

Sometimes I wish

I hadn't relied
on the rhythm method.

Tony, am I a good daughter?

Oh, please, Angela cut it out.
Look-- look where I come from,

family helps family.
Tutti Alla Famiglia!

Oh, yeah?
Well, we Anglo-Saxons

have a little saying of our own,
"Self-sufficiency."

Oh, you are such
a colorful people.

Tony, it's his first job.

It shouldn't be handed to him
on a silver platter.

Why not? Hey, if you've got
the silver,
why not ease it there?

Because I don't want him
to be some rich kid

who never had to work
for anything.

If Jonathan finds his own job,
it'll build confidence
and strength.

And it'll give him
a better outlook on life.

I can't get a job.
I want to die.

-Honey, what happened?
-I can't get a job.

-I wanna die.
-Now, Jonathan

you've only been looking
for a couple of days.

-I'm sure you'll find something.
-No, I'll never get a job

which means
I'll never get a car,

which means
I'll never get a date.

I'll die alone
and penniless up in my room.

[SIGHS] Well,
I might as well get started.

-Hey, if I don't see you.
-Jo--

I'm kidding around.

Tony, I've never seen him
like this. [GASPS]

Maybe you should take him

-to the game.
-Oh, come on, Angela

I wanted to take you.
And besides, you heard him.

He's already got plans.

-Tony.
-Okay, okay, I'll do it.

-Oh, you're so great.
-Jonathan, honey!

-He's really gonna enjoy this.
-Yeah, yeah, I know.

Did you change your mind
about the job?

No, no, buddy. She didn't.
She didn't. But hey,

what do you say,
tonight me and you.

We go to the Mets game together,
huh? What do you say slugger?

Oh, sure. Maybe I'll get lucky

and get hit in the head
by a foul ball

and forget
that I have no future.

Hey, it could happen.
We got great seats.

[TONY LAUGHING]

What a great game!
What a great game, huh?

Let's say, hey, way to go, Mets!
We're number one!

Yeah, that's us.

Hey, Jonathan, Jonathan,
this finger's--

it's acting
like a mood ring here.

get rid of this, here.
Hey, I got something

to cure what ails you.
How about a visit with the doc?

-Dwight Gooden?
-Dr. K himself.

Oh, that's great, Tony.

-Come on, let's--
-Oh, but we'll never get in

-there's too many people here.
-TONY: Oh, please. Follow me.

Will you follow me, ya?

Coming through.
Excuse me, excuse me.

T. Micelli coming through.
Gangway, please.

Gangway, please. Coming through.
Jonathan, let's go.

Hey, I'm sorry, sir.
You can't come in here.

Oh, that's-- that's okay, son.

Uh, I'm Tony Micelli,

I'm a friend of Jerry Kaminski,
your boss.

-Come on Jonathan, let's go.
-Hey, not so fast, muscle-head.

You got to have a badge
to come in here.

Oh, see. You-- you don't seem
to understand, son.

-I played pro ball.
-Yeah, yeah.

If we let in every old codger,
who used to warm the bench,

we'd have quite a traffic jam.

-So, move.
-All right.

-Now, hold on a second, pal--
-Hi.

I don't know anybody.
And I don't really belong here

-But can I get in?
-Oh, sure.

-Thanks. Later.
-Catch you later.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Hey, she didn't have a badge.

Rules, rules, rules.
You're so uptight.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Well, let me tell you something.

You are approaching your 20s,

Which is a very painful time
in life.

Good cut,
Tony, come on let's go.

No, no, no. Hang on a second.
Hang on a second.

-Let me tell you something.
-Oh, hey! Well-- Tony!

-Hey, Jerry! What do you say!
-Hey, how are you?

Hey, Jerry this is Jonathan,
Jonathan this is Jerry Kaminski.

-He manages the stadium.
-Hey, Jonathan.

Good to meet you.
Tony, what are you doing here?

I'm trying
to get into the clubhouse

-but I don't have a badge.
-Oh, well

no friend of mine needs a badge.

-Come on.
-Oh, I don't need a badge, huh?

Well, thanks, Jer. Come on in.

[LAUGHS]
Hey, hey, your shoe's untied.

Made you look, made you look,
made you look.

Tony, he's just doing his job.

-Yeah, yeah.
-Remember how serious we were

-when we were ushers, huh?
-Oh, yeah. Yeah.

It's-- it's hard not to let
the power go to your head.

-You were an usher?
-One of the best, eh.

And let me tell you
something else

it was the best job I ever had.

I mean I got paid
to watch baseball games

and rub elbows
with living legends.

-Willie Mays, Ernie Banks.
-Brenda Lateeri.

[LAUGHS] That was one fan

that no usher
could strike out with.

Ooh, ba-da boom.

-I wonder what happened to her.
-I married her.

Nice girl.

Whoa! What-- what a great job.
Sounds perfect.

I'd give anything to work here.

Well, Jonathan the only opening
I have is for ball boy.

And I got a list of kids

-a mile long, have been--
-Oh, whoa, whoa, wait-- wait--

Wait a minute, Jerry-- Jerry.

I mean,
if everybody went by the list,

-we would've never had our jobs.
-Yeah, I know.

-I understand but-- My hands--
-But-- but what?

But what? Jonathan's a good kid,
he's a hard worker, huh?

He-- he loves baseball,
he loves the Mets and--

Oh, by the way Jerry, he's--

he's only got three months
to live.

-No, I don't.
-Oh, he's honest, too.

-Unbelievable. What do you say?
-[CHUCKLES]

All right, Ton.
I'll see what I can do.

Oh, thank you, sir.
Thank you very, very much, sir.

-Look.
-No problem.

-Look how polite he is.
-Right.

-He's polite. He's a great kid.
-Great.

-[LAUGHS] Thanks, Jerry.
-All right.

Oh, thanks, Tony.

Hey, welcome
to the big leagues, my boy.

I can't believe you did this.
Pulling those strings for me,

especially after what Mom said.

Oh, yeah. Wait a minute.
Pulling strings.

Mom doesn't like that, does she?

You've got a lot of guts, Tony.

A lot of guts but no brains.

-John-Johnathan!
-Don't worry.

-Mom will understand.
-No, she won't, no she won't.

You know how
she feels about nepotism.

But we're not even related.

Oh, wait a minute.
That's good.
Good point, good point.

I can use that,
I can use that. Okay, look.

We go in there,
let me handle everything,
alright?

-You just be cool.
-Okay, you can count on me.

Okay, come on, let's go.

-Hi. How was the game?
-Oh, great.

The Mets are great.
New York is great.

Life is great. Tony is great.

Good night. No, great night.

So cool. [CHUCKLES]

Well--
well what's he so happy about?

I, uh, rented him
a seat cushion. [CLEARS THROAT]

Oh. Glad he's feeling better.

I knew if anybody
could cheer him up,

-it would be you.
-Oh! Yeah, right. Right.

I want to say thank you.

Oh, you--
you don't have to thank me.

-Oh, yes, I do.
-No, no. No, you don't.

Oh, yes Tony.
After all you've done,

for Jonathan.
It's the least I can do.

Oh, you don't know
the half of it.

Oh, Tony. Tony, don't be modest.

Know, now that
he's feeling better,

I know he's gonna get a job
sooner or later.

Yeah, well,
probably sooner than later.

In-- in fact, uh,
he-- he already has one.

Really? He does? Where?

Um, he got hired tonight
as a ball boy at Shea Stadium.

-Tonight?
-Yeah.

Uh, but how?
Isn't that a tough job to get

unless you know someone?

-He does.
-Who?

Me.

Tony! You went out
and got him a job!

-How could you?
-Oh-- oh, Angela please

before you get angry,
I think there's something

-you ought to know.
-What?

I only have three months
to live.

Hoo-ah! Hee-ya!

-Good morning.
-Morning.

-Mad?
-Yes.

Oh, come on, Angela.
Come on, is that--

I-- I didn't mean to go
against you,

it's just that I saw
an opportunity and it--

-it sort of just slipped out.
-Without thinking?

Yes, because that's
what I do best.

You know, how I feel
about nepotism.

Ah! Ah! But technically
this isn't nepotism.

Jonathan and I
aren't even related.

Oh! Oh, that is such
a childish defense.

It sounded so cool
when Jonathan said it.

Well, you shouldn't be
listening to Johnathan,

you should be listening to me.

Ha, Angela, if you could have
just seen the kid's face.

I'm going to have to look
at the little face,

when I tell
him that he can't take the job

Thank you for making
me the bad guy.

So don't be the bad guy.
Be the good guy, alright?

Forget about how he got the job

the important thing is
he's happy.

No, the important thing is
he's going to think

that that's how you get jobs
in this world

through who you know.

-Then he'll be right.
-[ANGELA GASPS]

I mean, that's--
that's how you get jobs

-in this world.
-Well, maybe, in this world

-but not in this house.
-Oh, please, Angela.

-What--
-You-- Oh, eh,

I'm glad you're here, Mona.

Would you please
tell your daughter

-she's being unreasonable?
-I'm not talking to her.

Why?

Tell her that
I am sending out applications

for someone who will appreciate
having me around.

Oh, you're looking
for a new job, huh?

No, a new daughter.

I said I was sorry

how long are you going to
keep this up?

Oh, look.
The Judds are coming to town.

Oh.

How that little girl
loves her mother.

[ANGELA SIGHS]

Yeah, yeah and didn't the mother
get the daughter the job?

-Oh, that's really nice.
-That's right.

You're mad at me,
so you collude with her.

[INDISTINCT CLAMORING]

Hey, hey, hey!

What is going on here?

-We are family. We do not argue.
-Oh, let-- let me tell you

what happened.
It's so silly, it's so silly.

I got Jonathan a job
as a ball boy at Shea Stadium.

-So, Angela--
-You did what?

Dad, how could you?

I always wanted that job.

When I was a kid
but you wouldn't let me.

I-- I-- Yeah.
But you were so young, Sam.

Exactly.

You scarred my childhood.

I would show you my wounds,
but you cannot see my soul.

Look what just came

-from the stadium.
-ANGELA: Uh...

-[SAM GASPS]
-...but Jonathan.

Uh, Tony told me about this job

-and--
-Oh, yeah, isn't it great?

Look, I got my own uniform,
my own cap,

my own... Wow.

Wow! Hey.

Vulcanized rubber.

All of this
could have been mine.

-Well, most of it.
-Oh, please.

This is the best thing
that's ever happened in my life.

Thanks, Tony. Thanks, Mom.

-Uh, honey?
-Yeah, Mom?

Can I come to your first game?

Well, you promise
you won't make a fuss

-and embarrass me?
-Of course I won't.

-She will.
-TONY: Yeah.

Hey, hey, hey.

You made the right decision
there, Angela. Proud of you.

Thank you! I'm not thrilled
about how to got the job,
but I’m glad that he is happy

Hey,
now everybody is happy, huh?

Do you see how adorable
I would've looked?

[♪♪♪]

COMMENTATOR: It's the bottom
of the ninth. A bit typical

Dodger, Met pitching duel.
Here's the wind up,
he delivers.

-[CRACKS]
-Base hit down
the left-field line.

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

What a shot, eh? What a shot!
Hey, did you see that?

Angela-- Angela,
what's the matter?

I was just watching Jonathan.

Do you think
the camera was on him

when he was picking his nose?

No. No, I don't think so.

Besides, the shortstop
was doing worse.

Trust me.
Nobody is watching Jonathan.

He hasn't done anything
for the whole game.

Bravo! Bravo! That's my son.

That could have been me
out there

-picking up the garbage.
-[TONY GROANS]

Hey, you. No littering.

-Tough kid.
-Yeah. Yeah.

Hey, you know,
they call him the Mad Dog

and I think you could see why,
huh?

It's obvious, yeah.

Hey-- hey, this job's
really helping his confidence.

Yeah, he seems to be
doing great.

Uh, I guess maybe
I was a little rigid.

I've been saying that for years.

That's rigid.

Excuse me.

Can you give this note
to Darryl Strawberry?

Sorry. That's against the rules.

Are you sure?

We were hoping you'd be as nice
as you are cute.

-[GIGGLES]
-I am.

-[GIRLS LAUGHING]
-Uh, hey, check it out

he's even doing good
with the girls.

Go, Jonathan!

That's my grandson.

COMMENTATOR: Mets trail 2-1.
Jeffries on first.

-Two to Hojo. He swings.
-[BAT CRACKS]

Ground ball down
the right-field line.

Go for extra bases.

Yeah, I hang out
with all the players.

A ball.

COMMENTATOR: Jeffries' on his
way home with the tying run.

-I'll get that.
-Yeah.

COMMENTATOR: Oh, no.
Some kid is going for the ball!

He picked it up.
Oh, the stupidity.

-Is it that bad?
-He just cost the Mets a run.

-What--
-Jonathan-- Jonathan

that ball was in play.

-Oh, my God.
-It was? Oh, no!

Give it back! Give it back!

Is that your grandson?

Eh-- grandson?
No, I said handsome.

But now I get a better
look at the kid--

k*ll him,
I'm going to k*ll that kid.

AUDIENCE:
k*ll that kid, k*ll that kid.

k*ll that kid, k*ll that kid.

Sorry, I caught the fever.

-Tony, do something quick.
-Hold on.

[AUDIENCE CLAMORING]

Jonathan,
let's get out of here.

Hey-- hey, Samantha!
Samantha! You cut that out!

-Hi, guys.
-ANGELA: Honey, you okay?

Yeah, I just feel bad
that I let you down.

Well, you and New York.

Well, speaking for me
and the five boroughs,

especially Brooklyn.
Hey, don't sweat it.

-Tell that to Mr. Kaminski.
-Yeah, sorry.

It's not going to be that bad.

You just walk in there,
you admit your mistake,

and handle yourself
like an adult.

And don't you worry,

Mommy will be in there
holding your hand.

Hey. Please, you know, look--
look I'll go in there with you.

Jerry owes me a few favors.
I'll get him to go easy on you.

Maybe we should both go in.

Oh, yeah. Maybe, it's right.
Having the strength in numbers.

No, look guys.

I think this is something
I've got to do on my own.

-Hey, but Jonathan--
-No, I mean it.

You got me hired.
I can get myself fired.

-Bower, get in here!
-Okay.

I'll be fine.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Gee, well, how do you--
how do you like that kid, huh?

Huh? Going in there by himself,
ready to take his medicine.

I have never seen
this side of him before.

-Yeah.
-Maybe, something good

-did come out of this.
-Yeah.

JERRY: Doggone it, Bower,

of all the boneheaded,
lame-brained moves!

I can't believe it,
you picked up the ball!

You ruined the game!
What the heck
were you thinking?

Oh, you know, I-- I know
he doesn't want me in there

but nobody calls Jonathan
a bonehead!

-I'll to fix that guy.
-JERRY: Micelli!

You know, bonehead.
They used to call me that.

It's no big deal.

-But that was just one game.
-[TONY MOANS]

How did he blow
the whole series?

Oh, he didn't blow
the whole series,

but-- but that was
the beginning

of a Mets tailspin, you know,
and the press,

they had a field day. They kept
pointing to that game

as the beginning of
the bad luck streak, you know.

And then, they--
they went from first to fifth,

then they blew any chance
of post-season play.

[SIGHS]
All that was caused by you?

Yeah. Not to mention
the recession

and the San Francisco
earthquake.

You know,
I think he's almost over it.

Oh, poor kid.

He had to run around
in a disguise for two weeks.

-Fright wig and a big nose.
-[TONY CHUCKLES]

And you know how painful
that can be.

You want pain?

I know every pressure point
in the human body.

Ow! Ow! Ow! Yes.
I can vouch for--

Hey, I'm walking.
It's a miracle.

So, that's why
you don't wanna help

-Sam get that job?
-Yes, I'm afraid that if I help,

it's gonna cause
another disaster.

It's a travel agency.
What could go wrong?

Ever hear of the Hindenburg, eh?

Somebody's daughter
sold those people them tickets.

Tony, Tony. You and I both know
that Jonathan is okay.

Yes, it's true. That's true.

Well, then what are you
sitting around for

get off your duff

and help your daughter
get that job.

All right. All right.
Hey, it's the least I could do.

And anyway
it'll be a piece of cake.

This girl at the Campus Travel,
she's got some crush on me.

[TONY LAUGHING]

Hello, Campus Travel? Oh, hi.
Oh, hi, Jennifer. It's Tony.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah, I-- I died
and went to heaven, too.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Uh, yeah. Look, the reason
I'm calling is, you know,

my daughter--
my daughter applied

for a job down there and--

She did?

Oh, what-- Great! She got it!

-Oh yeah great.
-All right!

That's great. That's great.
Thursday night?

Oh, no, I'm sorry, yes.

Jennifer, I'm--
I'm sort of, you know,

involved with somebody. [LAUGHS]

Well, it matters to me.

No, no, Jennifer,
you can't fire her

because of that, Jennifer.
Jennifer, don't you--

-[ANGELA GASPS]
-She hung up.

What a b-- Oh, gosh. Oh, no.

See? See? I try to do
something good,

it turns out wrong.

You know, I've been thinking
and Dad I shouldn't rely on you

to get me that job.
I can do it on my own.

That's what you think.

-What?
-Uh, what-- what she means is,

honey, I-- I don't know
how to tell you this, but, um...

if you think
you can get that job,

you go out there and do it.

I'm gonna go down there
and be a travel agent.

That's good, good, good,
because I'm leaving town

and I'm gonna need a ticket.

See you later.

[TONY] 'Who's the Boss?'
will be back in a moment.
Stick around.

So, girls even though
it's a campus travel agency

I can still make
all of your reservations.

Oh, well, that's great.
You've got our business.

How did you get Jennifer
to hire you after all?

Uh, well, I sort of implied

that she might still have a shot
with Dad.

You did?

Good.
She's going to be all over Tony.

Well, she is persistent,

but Dad's found a way
to avoid it.

[DOOR OPENS]

-He has?
-Yeah.

-Hi, guys.
-SAM: Hey, Dad.

[♪♪♪]

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