1 00:00:01,871 --> 00:00:02,959 ADULT ADAM: For as long as I can remember, 2 00:00:03,046 --> 00:00:05,005 Beverly Goldberg loved to dance. 3 00:00:05,092 --> 00:00:07,485 Sure, her fearless mom moves were embarrassing, 4 00:00:07,572 --> 00:00:10,010 but you had to admire her pure passion. 5 00:00:10,097 --> 00:00:11,446 You can't blame the lady. 6 00:00:11,533 --> 00:00:12,969 This was the '80s, 7 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:15,189 the golden age of the cheesy dance movie, 8 00:00:15,276 --> 00:00:16,712 most notably, Flashdance, 9 00:00:16,799 --> 00:00:18,279 the tale of a working-class girl 10 00:00:18,366 --> 00:00:21,238 who wanted to boogie with the best. 11 00:00:21,325 --> 00:00:23,284 I don't think she's ever gonna get into this dance school. 12 00:00:23,371 --> 00:00:25,199 Even the lady judge isn't supporting her. 13 00:00:25,286 --> 00:00:26,722 This movie is insane. 14 00:00:26,809 --> 00:00:28,680 She's so graceful and yet from Pittsburgh? 15 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:30,204 Shh! Screw you! 16 00:00:30,291 --> 00:00:32,075 Some people! Jerk! 17 00:00:32,162 --> 00:00:34,077 ADULT ADAM: But, as fate would have it, that year, 18 00:00:34,164 --> 00:00:36,514 flashdancing made its way to Jenkintown. 19 00:00:36,601 --> 00:00:38,734 Break out your hottest leg warmers, ladies! 20 00:00:38,821 --> 00:00:40,475 It's time to flashdance. 21 00:00:40,562 --> 00:00:43,869 "Bring your boogie-woogie and a towel"? Ehh. 22 00:00:43,956 --> 00:00:47,047 Come on. It's our chance to live the very realistic story 23 00:00:47,134 --> 00:00:49,179 of a steelworker turned modern dancer. 24 00:00:49,266 --> 00:00:52,008 Please! No one wants to see four moms 25 00:00:52,095 --> 00:00:54,532 shake their tushes at the JCC. 26 00:00:54,619 --> 00:00:56,447 Our entire lives revolve around our kids. 27 00:00:56,534 --> 00:00:58,406 But I have learned something very important 28 00:00:58,493 --> 00:00:59,537 from the Bevolution. 29 00:00:59,624 --> 00:01:02,062 Is that still a thing? The biggest. 30 00:01:02,149 --> 00:01:05,587 And it's taught me that unless we make time for ourselves, 31 00:01:05,674 --> 00:01:07,676 our wonderful families will leech us dry 32 00:01:07,763 --> 00:01:09,417 of our youth and spirit. 33 00:01:09,504 --> 00:01:11,767 I guess I do have a little time between school drop off 34 00:01:11,854 --> 00:01:13,899 and school pick up, and sports drop off and sports pick up. 35 00:01:13,986 --> 00:01:15,901 Well, it sounds like a small window, but I'll take it. 36 00:01:15,988 --> 00:01:17,729 How about you gals? Maybe it wouldn't hurt 37 00:01:17,816 --> 00:01:20,471 to stay in the back of the class and pick up a few moves. 38 00:01:20,558 --> 00:01:22,734 ADULT ADAM: While they didn't stay in the back of the class, 39 00:01:22,821 --> 00:01:24,780 they did pick up a few moves... 40 00:01:24,867 --> 00:01:28,044 Or whatever this is. 41 00:01:30,742 --> 00:01:32,004 INSTRUCTOR: And pose! 42 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:34,094 Not bad, ladies. 43 00:01:34,181 --> 00:01:37,271 Not bad? Uh, we have taken our passion and made it happen! 44 00:01:37,358 --> 00:01:39,882 Whoo-hoo! 45 00:01:39,969 --> 00:01:41,579 ♪♪ 46 00:01:41,666 --> 00:01:43,059 ANDY: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on, fellas. 47 00:01:43,146 --> 00:01:45,148 Dance class just let out. 48 00:01:45,235 --> 00:01:47,672 Now, this is why we come to the Jenkintown JCC. 49 00:01:47,759 --> 00:01:49,283 Aw, yeah. 50 00:01:49,370 --> 00:01:51,328 Wait, I take it back! That's my mom! 51 00:01:51,415 --> 00:01:52,764 And she's with my mom! 52 00:01:52,851 --> 00:01:55,289 Hey, Bar. Don't hug Mama, she's aglow with dance. 53 00:01:55,376 --> 00:01:56,899 Why is your shoulder exposed? 54 00:01:56,986 --> 00:01:58,422 Mama's just flashdancing. 55 00:01:58,509 --> 00:01:59,815 Well, you're flashing too much! 56 00:01:59,902 --> 00:02:01,643 Don't listen to him, hot moms. 57 00:02:01,730 --> 00:02:04,602 Johnny Atkins is a shoulder man. 58 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:06,213 They all look encouraged by his creepy words. 59 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:07,997 Barry, do something! What? 60 00:02:08,084 --> 00:02:09,651 Cover your shoulder with my sweat towel! Right now! 61 00:02:09,738 --> 00:02:11,305 Please. 62 00:02:11,392 --> 00:02:12,610 Okay, stop it. Just stop.Get off of me. 63 00:02:12,697 --> 00:02:14,351 Get out of here. Just get out of here. 64 00:02:14,438 --> 00:02:16,136 ♪ I'm twisted up inside 65 00:02:16,223 --> 00:02:18,747 ♪ But nonetheless I feel the need to say 66 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,752 ♪ I don't know the future 67 00:02:23,839 --> 00:02:27,364 ♪ But the past keeps getting clearer every day ♪ 68 00:02:27,451 --> 00:02:29,018 ADULT ADAM: It was April 11, 1980-something, 69 00:02:29,105 --> 00:02:30,672 a typical Saturday night 70 00:02:30,759 --> 00:02:32,848 for me and my best friend, Emmy Mirsky. 71 00:02:32,935 --> 00:02:35,242 God, I love Blades of Steel.I call Penguins! 72 00:02:35,329 --> 00:02:37,069 Why do you always choose the stupid Penguins? 73 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,071 'Cause they're my favorite animal. Also, they do this. 74 00:02:39,159 --> 00:02:41,596 ADAM: And I'm down. 75 00:02:41,683 --> 00:02:43,250 You just make it easy by sucking. 76 00:02:43,337 --> 00:02:45,948 ADULT ADAM: It was more than a friendship. Emmy was like my sister. 77 00:02:46,035 --> 00:02:48,255 Ever since we were kids, we did everything together, 78 00:02:48,342 --> 00:02:51,345 from Nintendo marathons to treehouse slumber parties. 79 00:02:51,432 --> 00:02:53,477 Brian McMahon made it pretty darn clear. 80 00:02:53,564 --> 00:02:55,784 Do you like him, yes or no? 81 00:02:55,871 --> 00:02:57,873 You know what? I'm marking yes. 82 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,789 And best of all, our traditions continued through high school. 83 00:03:00,876 --> 00:03:02,965 I don't know, Muscles. Your mom is super against 84 00:03:03,052 --> 00:03:04,358 getting your ears pierced. Just do it, nerd! 85 00:03:04,445 --> 00:03:05,837 Okay. 86 00:03:05,924 --> 00:03:08,579 Three, two, one, and... 87 00:03:10,581 --> 00:03:13,454 All right, welcome to pickleball! 88 00:03:13,541 --> 00:03:16,239 Do not be fooled by its comically delightful name. 89 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:18,285 Pickleball is a serious sport. 90 00:03:18,372 --> 00:03:19,808 It combines the greatest elements 91 00:03:19,895 --> 00:03:22,027 of tennis, badminton, and Ping-Pong. 92 00:03:22,114 --> 00:03:23,638 Time to pick your pickleball partner. 93 00:03:23,725 --> 00:03:25,292 Just make sure your partner for pickleball 94 00:03:25,379 --> 00:03:26,815 doesn't already have a pickleball partner picked! 95 00:03:26,902 --> 00:03:28,730 Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! 96 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:31,298 You wanna play forehand or backhand? I'm super bad at both. 97 00:03:31,385 --> 00:03:33,125 Uh, actually, Brian McMahon 98 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,389 already asked me to play with him. 99 00:03:35,476 --> 00:03:37,739 ADULT ADAM: This was Brian, one of the most popular kids in school. 100 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:40,350 The dude was painfully shy, but he made it look cool. 101 00:03:40,437 --> 00:03:42,526 Wow, Shy Bri actually talked to you? 102 00:03:42,613 --> 00:03:43,919 See ya at lunch! 103 00:03:44,006 --> 00:03:45,834 No partner, huh, Goldfarb? 104 00:03:45,921 --> 00:03:47,749 Eh, it's all right. No shame in that. 105 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:49,925 At least that's what the school instructs me to say. 106 00:03:50,012 --> 00:03:53,668 Maybe I can just do a related assignment like eat a pickle? 107 00:03:53,755 --> 00:03:56,148 Don't worry, Coach has got your back. 108 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:57,889 Now engage your core! Let's go! 109 00:03:57,976 --> 00:03:59,195 ♪♪ 110 00:03:59,282 --> 00:04:00,414 Yah! 111 00:04:00,501 --> 00:04:01,632 Mine! Mine! Mine! Ah! 112 00:04:01,719 --> 00:04:03,460 There's the beef! All me! All me! 113 00:04:03,547 --> 00:04:05,157 I got it! I got it! I got it! 114 00:04:05,245 --> 00:04:06,898 Eat my shorts! 115 00:04:06,985 --> 00:04:08,857 Get out of the way! 116 00:04:08,944 --> 00:04:10,250 Yah! 117 00:04:10,337 --> 00:04:12,077 That's game! 21-zip! 118 00:04:12,164 --> 00:04:13,601 Learn from it. 119 00:04:13,688 --> 00:04:15,559 I learned that this game sucks. 120 00:04:15,646 --> 00:04:17,822 Ha! He's mocking what you care about. 121 00:04:17,909 --> 00:04:19,389 Laps! Now! 122 00:04:19,476 --> 00:04:21,957 Both of you, let's go! 123 00:04:22,044 --> 00:04:24,699 And as for you, if we're gonna pair up again tomorrow. 124 00:04:24,786 --> 00:04:26,309 I need you to run some drills after school. 125 00:04:26,396 --> 00:04:27,702 Bring six gallons of water. 126 00:04:27,789 --> 00:04:30,139 Thanks, but I'll be back with Emmy next class. 127 00:04:30,226 --> 00:04:33,098 Yo, we're grabbing some Gino's for lunch.Rad! I love Gino's! 128 00:04:33,185 --> 00:04:35,840 If I'm not back for study hall, cover for me. 129 00:04:35,927 --> 00:04:39,148 Oof! That was tough to watch. 130 00:04:39,235 --> 00:04:40,845 Well, Coach is here for you. 131 00:04:40,932 --> 00:04:42,151 Except during lunch. 132 00:04:42,238 --> 00:04:44,371 That's when I have my 67-vegetable smoothie. 133 00:04:44,458 --> 00:04:46,198 But I'm happy to talk again on my jog home. 134 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:48,636 Emmy's been my best friend since second grade. 135 00:04:48,723 --> 00:04:50,246 Dating Brian won't change anything. 136 00:04:50,333 --> 00:04:51,682 All right, listen up. 137 00:04:51,769 --> 00:04:53,597 Part of growing up is growing apart. 138 00:04:53,684 --> 00:04:54,990 You and Emmy are always gonna be friends, 139 00:04:55,077 --> 00:04:56,905 even if you don't hang out or talk 140 00:04:56,992 --> 00:04:59,647 or she can't recall your name immediately. 141 00:04:59,734 --> 00:05:02,127 How am I doing? You feeling any better? 142 00:05:02,214 --> 00:05:05,305 Not at all! Yeah, this one got away from me. 143 00:05:05,392 --> 00:05:07,916 ADULT ADAM: As I panicked about my future with my best friend, 144 00:05:08,003 --> 00:05:10,440 Barry couldn't get past our mom's new hobby. 145 00:05:10,527 --> 00:05:14,096 The JCC All Ages Dance Recital? 146 00:05:14,183 --> 00:05:16,403 It is a celebration of the sweet moves 147 00:05:16,490 --> 00:05:18,622 we learned from 4:00 to 6:00 on Tuesdays. And you're going. 148 00:05:18,709 --> 00:05:20,450 Adam, come in here and get my back! 149 00:05:20,537 --> 00:05:22,017 This is gonna traumatize you, too. 150 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:23,584 Unlikely. There's nothing worse 151 00:05:23,671 --> 00:05:25,020 than losing your oldest and dearest friend 152 00:05:25,107 --> 00:05:26,195 to the popular crowd. 153 00:05:26,282 --> 00:05:27,892 Uck, I literally just fell asleep. 154 00:05:27,979 --> 00:05:30,330 Dad! Kill her dance dreams now! 155 00:05:30,417 --> 00:05:32,462 Just go to her damn show and let me know how it went. 156 00:05:32,549 --> 00:05:34,246 Oh, no, you're going, too. 157 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,727 Can't. I got a work thing. You don't even know when it is! 158 00:05:36,814 --> 00:05:38,163 And I have a work thing, too. 159 00:05:38,250 --> 00:05:39,904 You don't even have a job! That checks out. 160 00:05:39,991 --> 00:05:41,558 You are gonna support your loving mother 161 00:05:41,645 --> 00:05:43,604 because she has supported everything 162 00:05:43,691 --> 00:05:45,954 her precious babies have ever done. 163 00:05:46,041 --> 00:05:48,652 Dammit! I am so jealous Erica escaped this house 164 00:05:48,739 --> 00:05:50,262 and made it to college. 165 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,656 ERICA: Where are they? My life is over! 166 00:05:52,743 --> 00:05:54,136 Where are the pictures of my boyfriend 167 00:05:54,223 --> 00:05:55,790 making out with that skank Bridget Greenley? 168 00:05:55,877 --> 00:05:57,922 Surprise! 169 00:05:58,009 --> 00:05:59,663 Geoff's not cheating on you. 170 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,752 I just lied to get you here. Isn't that fun? 171 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,189 I drove home from D.C. at 90 miles an hour 172 00:06:04,276 --> 00:06:05,626 with tears in my eyes! 173 00:06:05,713 --> 00:06:07,889 Well, the good news is, your love is still intact 174 00:06:07,976 --> 00:06:10,892 and your mother has a dance recital tomorrow! 175 00:06:10,979 --> 00:06:13,895 Ha! You have to sit through Mom's gyrating garbage with us. 176 00:06:13,982 --> 00:06:15,940 All right, I can tell from the hateful language 177 00:06:16,027 --> 00:06:17,594 that I have doubters here, 178 00:06:17,681 --> 00:06:19,422 which is why I'm going to give you 179 00:06:19,509 --> 00:06:20,945 a little preview of what's in store. 180 00:06:22,469 --> 00:06:24,514 ♪ First when there's nothing♪ 181 00:06:24,601 --> 00:06:26,908 ADULT ADAM: And with that, my mom took her six weeks 182 00:06:26,995 --> 00:06:29,084 of rigorous JCC training 183 00:06:29,171 --> 00:06:31,521 and put her heart and soul on the line. 184 00:06:31,608 --> 00:06:34,219 ♪ That your fear seems to hide♪ 185 00:06:34,306 --> 00:06:36,308 Much like the toe-tapping Jennifer Beals' audition 186 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,310 inFlashdance, 187 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:40,487 Beverly Goldberg would win over her condescending critics 188 00:06:40,574 --> 00:06:42,706 using the soaring magic of dance. 189 00:06:42,793 --> 00:06:47,058 ♪ All alone, I have cried♪ 190 00:06:47,145 --> 00:06:52,716 ♪ Silent tears full of pride♪ 191 00:06:52,803 --> 00:06:57,417 ♪ In a world made of steel♪ 192 00:06:57,504 --> 00:06:59,854 ♪ Made of stone♪ 193 00:07:01,812 --> 00:07:05,512 ♪♪ 194 00:07:05,599 --> 00:07:08,819 ♪ What a feeling♪ 195 00:07:08,906 --> 00:07:12,649 ♪ Being's believin'♪ 196 00:07:12,736 --> 00:07:15,086 ♪ I can have it all♪ 197 00:07:15,173 --> 00:07:19,830 ♪ Now I'm dancing for my life♪ 198 00:07:19,917 --> 00:07:21,571 You've been flashdanced! 199 00:07:29,405 --> 00:07:31,625 Thank you for bringing me home from college to see this! 200 00:07:31,712 --> 00:07:33,061 I can't breathe! 201 00:07:33,148 --> 00:07:38,109 It hurts! It's so funny it hurts! 202 00:07:38,196 --> 00:07:39,676 Seriously? 203 00:07:39,763 --> 00:07:42,897 You're laughing at me after I just danced my heart out? 204 00:07:42,984 --> 00:07:45,073 Thanks, Mom! I needed a good laugh. 205 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,293 It hurts! Aah! Oh. 206 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:52,515 Are you okay, Dad? 207 00:07:52,602 --> 00:07:54,082 No, he's not okay! 208 00:07:54,169 --> 00:07:55,866 He literally injured himself laughing at me! 209 00:07:58,086 --> 00:07:59,870 Enough! 210 00:07:59,957 --> 00:08:02,046 All you people do is call me a smother and beg me to change. 211 00:08:02,133 --> 00:08:03,526 And then when I finally try to do it, 212 00:08:03,613 --> 00:08:04,875 you mock me with your mean spirits! 213 00:08:04,962 --> 00:08:06,573 Thank you. This is the most fun 214 00:08:06,660 --> 00:08:08,705 that we've had as a family in a long time. 215 00:08:08,792 --> 00:08:10,881 Ha! So funny! 216 00:08:10,968 --> 00:08:12,709 Ohh! I popped something else! 217 00:08:12,796 --> 00:08:15,843 Gotta go back. Aaah! Aah! 218 00:08:15,930 --> 00:08:17,105 Great-grandpa's balls! 219 00:08:18,323 --> 00:08:20,238 Jackie, huge news! 220 00:08:20,325 --> 00:08:21,936 We're gonna double date with Emmy and her new beau! 221 00:08:22,023 --> 00:08:23,328 Oh, my God, Emmy has a boyfriend? 222 00:08:23,415 --> 00:08:25,026 Not yet. But she will 223 00:08:25,113 --> 00:08:26,375 once I play a little yenta matchmaker. 224 00:08:26,462 --> 00:08:27,550 Aw, you're gonna set her up? 225 00:08:27,637 --> 00:08:29,073 Yep, I'm the best. 226 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,032 Now time to find Emmy a sweet, kind dude 227 00:08:31,119 --> 00:08:33,208 who isn't popular or threatening to me in any way. 228 00:08:35,123 --> 00:08:36,472 Muscles Mirsky! 229 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,040 What if I told you there's three eligible bachelors 230 00:08:39,127 --> 00:08:40,868 just waiting to become your boyfriend? 231 00:08:40,955 --> 00:08:44,088 Mr. Goldberg, this is study hall, not The Dating Game. 232 00:08:44,175 --> 00:08:45,873 This'll only take a minute. 233 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:47,657 Let's meet bachelor number one! 234 00:08:47,744 --> 00:08:50,660 He's exotic. He's mysterious. He's Sergei! 235 00:08:50,747 --> 00:08:52,749 Good hello, sturdy woman. 236 00:08:52,836 --> 00:08:54,969 This joker? You can't be serious. 237 00:08:55,056 --> 00:08:57,406 Sergei still happy he got out there. 238 00:08:57,493 --> 00:08:58,973 Okay, rough start. 239 00:08:59,060 --> 00:09:00,888 Bachelor number two is a tall glass of water 240 00:09:00,975 --> 00:09:02,585 who plays clarinet in marching band... 241 00:09:02,672 --> 00:09:04,761 It's me, Dan! I couldn't wait for him to finish speaking! 242 00:09:04,848 --> 00:09:07,808 Keep walkin', Dan-O. Thank you for the opportunity to compete. 243 00:09:07,895 --> 00:09:09,461 Saving the best for last! Bachelor number three! 244 00:09:09,549 --> 00:09:10,550 It better not be Dave Kim. 245 00:09:10,637 --> 00:09:13,291 What? I would never! 246 00:09:13,378 --> 00:09:16,512 Look, I appreciate the crappy effort. 247 00:09:16,599 --> 00:09:19,123 But... I kinda spent lunch making out with Brian McMahon. 248 00:09:19,210 --> 00:09:20,951 What do you even see in that guy? 249 00:09:21,038 --> 00:09:23,911 He's handsome and athletic and cool. 250 00:09:23,998 --> 00:09:25,826 Name one cool guy who doesn't talk. 251 00:09:25,913 --> 00:09:27,262 Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe. 252 00:09:27,349 --> 00:09:28,437 Name one more. Teller from Penn and Teller. 253 00:09:28,524 --> 00:09:29,786 Name another. Snoopy. 254 00:09:29,873 --> 00:09:31,788 He's the best. Oddjob from James Bond, 255 00:09:31,875 --> 00:09:33,398 Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers. 256 00:09:33,485 --> 00:09:35,357 All right, stop dancing in the end zone! 257 00:09:35,444 --> 00:09:38,752 I couldn't wait any longer! Have you chosen your suitor? 258 00:09:38,839 --> 00:09:40,971 ADULT ADAM: While my matchmaking blew up in my face, 259 00:09:41,058 --> 00:09:43,234 my mom was about to drop a bomb. 260 00:09:43,321 --> 00:09:45,541 Bev, where are your dance clothes and your leg warmers? 261 00:09:45,628 --> 00:09:46,803 Class is about to start. 262 00:09:46,890 --> 00:09:48,588 These legs will never be warmed again. 263 00:09:48,675 --> 00:09:50,590 Why are you talking so dramatically about dance wear? 264 00:09:50,677 --> 00:09:52,592 I shared my gift of dance with my family. 265 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,681 And they laughed. 266 00:09:54,768 --> 00:09:58,032 So much so that Murray cracked a bone in his middle body. 267 00:09:58,119 --> 00:09:59,381 Don't listen to your family! 268 00:09:59,468 --> 00:10:00,817 Mine said we're gonna be awesome! 269 00:10:00,904 --> 00:10:02,079 Same here. Mine, too. 270 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:04,429 That's 'cause they're kind, stupid liars. 271 00:10:04,516 --> 00:10:06,823 I mean, no offense, but anyone who's seen Linda dance 272 00:10:06,910 --> 00:10:08,782 knows she's got no boogie from the waist down. 273 00:10:08,869 --> 00:10:11,001 Excuse me? Admit it, 274 00:10:11,088 --> 00:10:12,829 you jacked up your back 275 00:10:12,916 --> 00:10:14,831 carrying around your kid for far too long. 276 00:10:14,918 --> 00:10:17,965 Geoff's 11-year-old legs got tired easily. 277 00:10:18,052 --> 00:10:19,836 And don't get me started on Essie's jazz hands. 278 00:10:19,923 --> 00:10:21,751 What's wrong with my jazz hands?They are crooked 279 00:10:21,838 --> 00:10:25,755 and calloused from years of scrubbing greasy pans and wiping tushies. 280 00:10:25,842 --> 00:10:28,105 I was gonna cover them with sparkly gloves for the show. 281 00:10:28,192 --> 00:10:29,672 And, Ginzy, all those years of stress 282 00:10:29,759 --> 00:10:31,631 raising four rowdy boys 283 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:34,285 has given you such a nervous mom-tummy 284 00:10:34,372 --> 00:10:36,592 that you make poots all through this class. 285 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:37,724 You know about my poots? 286 00:10:37,811 --> 00:10:39,160 Yes. So intense. 287 00:10:39,247 --> 00:10:42,119 You know, truth is, I'm still worse off than you. 288 00:10:42,206 --> 00:10:46,254 My family told me I'll never be anything but a lame-butt mom. 289 00:10:46,341 --> 00:10:48,386 No use fighting it. 290 00:10:48,473 --> 00:10:50,475 ♪♪ 291 00:10:50,562 --> 00:10:52,477 Not okay, Ginzy! Go outside! 292 00:10:52,564 --> 00:10:53,870 The stress activates it. 293 00:10:53,957 --> 00:10:55,872 Stress activates it! 294 00:10:58,222 --> 00:11:00,094 ADULT ADAM: I was losing Emmy to the cool kids, 295 00:11:00,181 --> 00:11:01,922 so I turned to the coolest dude I knew. 296 00:11:02,009 --> 00:11:04,228 Pops! Stop it with the hamantaschen! 297 00:11:04,315 --> 00:11:05,621 I have an emergency! 298 00:11:05,708 --> 00:11:08,406 I was so close, but fine. What do you got? 299 00:11:08,493 --> 00:11:11,192 Emmy has a super-popular boyfriend!Good for her. 300 00:11:11,279 --> 00:11:13,237 No! She's gonna leave me in the dust, 301 00:11:13,324 --> 00:11:16,023 which means I gotta become super cool super fast. 302 00:11:16,110 --> 00:11:18,199 You want cool lessons, huh? 303 00:11:18,286 --> 00:11:19,635 Well, you've come to the right place. 304 00:11:19,722 --> 00:11:21,289 I don't have time to learn stuff! 305 00:11:21,376 --> 00:11:23,944 I need an expensive shortcut and I need it now! 306 00:11:24,031 --> 00:11:26,990 ADULT ADAM: It was red, it was leather, it was in the "Beat It" video. 307 00:11:27,077 --> 00:11:28,949 He who wore it was a god amongst men. 308 00:11:29,036 --> 00:11:30,994 It's a fact. Anyone who wears this jacket 309 00:11:31,081 --> 00:11:33,475 is automatically the coolest badass in the room. 310 00:11:33,562 --> 00:11:34,519 'Cause of all the zippers? 311 00:11:34,606 --> 00:11:36,260 'Cause of MJ. 312 00:11:36,347 --> 00:11:39,524 And no kid on earth has one 'cause it costs $463. 313 00:11:39,611 --> 00:11:43,920 Whoa! You don't need this farkaktespaceman jacket. 314 00:11:44,007 --> 00:11:45,705 Fine. I'm just gonna call Emmy 315 00:11:45,792 --> 00:11:47,532 and tell her Shy Bri is no good for her. 316 00:11:47,619 --> 00:11:51,449 No, that is the least cool thing to do. 317 00:11:51,536 --> 00:11:54,452 Hello? Hi, Mrs. Mirsky, it's Adam. Is Emmy there? 318 00:11:54,539 --> 00:11:57,151 No. She said she was studying with you tonight. 319 00:11:57,238 --> 00:11:59,806 Emmy used me as her nerd cover story. 320 00:11:59,893 --> 00:12:02,460 Oh, no! How sad for you but smart of her. 321 00:12:02,547 --> 00:12:04,680 She's not there, is she? 322 00:12:04,767 --> 00:12:06,769 Of course! I just forgot! 323 00:12:06,856 --> 00:12:09,685 She's making popcorn in the popcorn room. 324 00:12:09,772 --> 00:12:11,643 Uh-huh. Can I talk to her? 325 00:12:11,731 --> 00:12:13,167 Of course you can. 326 00:12:13,254 --> 00:12:15,778 Hey, Emmy! Your mom's on the phone! 327 00:12:15,865 --> 00:12:17,649 Here she comes. 328 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:20,000 She's walking to the phone with the popcorn in her hand. 329 00:12:20,087 --> 00:12:22,654 Oh, no, she just tripped and fell! 330 00:12:22,742 --> 00:12:25,092 Ohh, the popcorn is everywhere! 331 00:12:25,179 --> 00:12:27,616 Oh! Oh! Now, I just fell! Gotta go! 332 00:12:27,703 --> 00:12:28,965 She has nev... 333 00:12:31,054 --> 00:12:33,404 I'm gonna buy you the red jacket. 334 00:12:33,491 --> 00:12:35,711 ADULT ADAM: Once again, Pops bailed me out. 335 00:12:35,798 --> 00:12:38,322 And thanks to the ridicule, my mom bailed on dancing. 336 00:12:38,409 --> 00:12:41,108 Baby, I love you! You make everything so much better! 337 00:12:41,195 --> 00:12:42,936 You shamed your mom into quitting, 338 00:12:43,023 --> 00:12:44,764 who shamed my mom into quitting, and then everyone else quit 339 00:12:44,851 --> 00:12:45,808 and now the whole thing's canceled. 340 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:47,201 Well, you're welcome, handsome. 341 00:12:47,288 --> 00:12:49,377 Wait. Bevy and all her friends quit that thing? 342 00:12:49,464 --> 00:12:50,813 Thanks to your amazing and cruel daughter. 343 00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:52,946 I was awful, too. 344 00:12:53,033 --> 00:12:54,512 BEVERLY: Dinner's served. 345 00:12:54,599 --> 00:12:56,819 If you need me, I'll be upstairs in bed 346 00:12:56,906 --> 00:12:58,995 staring at the ceiling, thinking about what could've been. 347 00:12:59,082 --> 00:13:01,171 Cool. 348 00:13:01,258 --> 00:13:03,260 Um, what's the deal with this sad lasagna? 349 00:13:03,347 --> 00:13:05,045 Mom's never made anything in a casserole dish 350 00:13:05,132 --> 00:13:07,134 with less than eight layers. What's going on? 351 00:13:07,221 --> 00:13:10,398 Clearly you morons hurt the lady and you're gonna apologize. 352 00:13:10,485 --> 00:13:12,269 Write one of your annoying keyboard songs 353 00:13:12,356 --> 00:13:14,358 where you rap and jump around. 354 00:13:14,445 --> 00:13:15,925 You know, the annoying crap you do every week. 355 00:13:16,012 --> 00:13:18,319 Why just us? You were laughing, too. 356 00:13:18,406 --> 00:13:21,409 Please, I'm her husband. I never have to say I'm sorry. 357 00:13:21,496 --> 00:13:22,889 That's how marriage works. 358 00:13:22,976 --> 00:13:24,847 Okay, I'll get my Casio. 359 00:13:24,934 --> 00:13:26,544 And I'll get my crazy mad flow. 360 00:13:28,372 --> 00:13:30,113 ADULT ADAM: As they strolled off to make amends, 361 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,550 I was desperately hoping my new red jacket would make me cool. 362 00:13:32,637 --> 00:13:34,857 Hey! Beat it! 363 00:13:34,944 --> 00:13:37,251 Oh, yeah, sorry, right. I'll get out of here. 364 00:13:37,338 --> 00:13:40,080 Nah, bro. Your jacket. It's from "Beat It." 365 00:13:40,167 --> 00:13:42,822 This kid rules, 'cause look, look, he's got the jacket! 366 00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:44,867 No biggie. I've had it forever. 367 00:13:44,954 --> 00:13:47,391 Some say MJ got the idea from me.Gnarly. 368 00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:50,525 Oh, so you're a bad, gnarly boy now 369 00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:51,831 I have a girlfriend. 370 00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:53,920 That's part of it for me. 371 00:13:54,007 --> 00:13:55,922 You making moves on my girl, small fry? 372 00:13:56,009 --> 00:13:58,707 You're so dead, but sweet jacket, so we're friends now. 373 00:13:58,794 --> 00:14:01,101 Okay, cool, man. I'll catch you later. 374 00:14:01,188 --> 00:14:02,624 Adam? 375 00:14:02,711 --> 00:14:06,062 Dude, you suck, 'cause you ditched me to hang here. 376 00:14:06,149 --> 00:14:07,324 Ain't that right, that guy? 377 00:14:07,411 --> 00:14:08,848 Beat It! 378 00:14:08,935 --> 00:14:10,850 Are you kidding me? I finally find someone I like 379 00:14:10,937 --> 00:14:12,286 and you can't even be happy for me? 380 00:14:12,373 --> 00:14:14,331 Happy? We're best friends! 381 00:14:14,418 --> 00:14:16,333 It's supposed to be just you and me! 382 00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:18,945 We grow up together and live next door to each other 383 00:14:19,032 --> 00:14:20,816 and raise our kids side by side! 384 00:14:20,903 --> 00:14:23,819 No matter who we were with, it was supposed to be us! 385 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:26,126 You are such a hypocrite. 386 00:14:26,213 --> 00:14:28,693 Did I ever complain when I got shoved into the background 387 00:14:28,780 --> 00:14:29,999 while you were with Dana or Jackie? 388 00:14:30,086 --> 00:14:31,827 That's different and you know it. 389 00:14:31,914 --> 00:14:34,047 How? I've been the third wheel forever. 390 00:14:34,134 --> 00:14:36,179 Uh, this is all super weird, 391 00:14:36,266 --> 00:14:37,789 and it's making me feel like the third wheel. 392 00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:39,095 Why is he suddenly talking? 393 00:14:39,182 --> 00:14:41,402 See you in gym class or whatever. 394 00:14:44,013 --> 00:14:46,668 Guess Shy Bri really opens up on the weekends, huh? 395 00:14:46,755 --> 00:14:49,018 Don't talk to me. Ever again. 396 00:14:50,802 --> 00:14:52,848 Beat it! Yeah, yeah, the jacket. 397 00:14:52,935 --> 00:14:55,938 No. Actually beat it. You're a bad friend. Not cool. 398 00:14:56,025 --> 00:14:58,158 ADULT ADAM: He was right. I really did lose Emmy. 399 00:14:58,245 --> 00:14:59,986 Meanwhile, my mom was about to get 400 00:15:00,073 --> 00:15:02,858 the most elaborate apology in history. 401 00:15:02,945 --> 00:15:06,644 There she is! Our flashy little flashdancer! 402 00:15:06,731 --> 00:15:07,819 What is all this? 403 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,691 You're about to witness 404 00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,562 the greatest apology ever. 405 00:15:11,649 --> 00:15:14,000 Behold! A three-act hip-hopera 406 00:15:14,087 --> 00:15:15,958 so powerful you'll forgive anything. 407 00:15:16,045 --> 00:15:17,699 JTP! BOYS: JTP! 408 00:15:17,786 --> 00:15:20,528 Drop a respectful apology beat! 409 00:15:20,615 --> 00:15:22,530 ♪ Mom... ♪ Stop! It worked. 410 00:15:22,617 --> 00:15:25,315 I forgive you. I can't stay mad at my babies. 411 00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:27,317 But, there's two hours left, plus intermission. 412 00:15:27,404 --> 00:15:29,145 I'm fine. Just go be kids. 413 00:15:29,232 --> 00:15:30,799 So we're good here? 414 00:15:30,886 --> 00:15:33,106 The kids are sorry, you're back to dancing. 415 00:15:33,193 --> 00:15:34,890 Not yet. 416 00:15:34,977 --> 00:15:37,197 What about you? Anything you want to say? 417 00:15:37,284 --> 00:15:39,590 Ha! You do have to apologize! 418 00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:41,984 I do not! Do I? 419 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:43,638 Okay. You don't get it, do you? 420 00:15:43,725 --> 00:15:47,381 I expect my kids to only think of me as a mom, 421 00:15:47,468 --> 00:15:49,339 but you're my husband. 422 00:15:49,426 --> 00:15:51,646 You're supposed to think of me as something more. 423 00:15:51,733 --> 00:15:55,084 ♪♪ 424 00:15:55,171 --> 00:15:56,607 Marriage is hard. 425 00:15:56,694 --> 00:15:57,739 Get out of my house! 426 00:16:01,221 --> 00:16:03,353 ADULT ADAM: Even though my stubborn dad hated apologizing, 427 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,616 this time he'd have to face the music. 428 00:16:05,703 --> 00:16:07,923 Oh, whatever this is, I'm not in the mood. 429 00:16:08,010 --> 00:16:09,925 I'm just getting ready for the big dance show 430 00:16:10,012 --> 00:16:11,274 at the Jenkintown JCC. 431 00:16:11,361 --> 00:16:14,538 Stop. Thanks to you, Murray, I'm never dancing again. 432 00:16:14,625 --> 00:16:15,757 Oh, I get it. 433 00:16:15,844 --> 00:16:18,281 But there's gonna be a Goldberg on stage tonight, 434 00:16:18,368 --> 00:16:19,761 no matter what. 435 00:16:19,848 --> 00:16:21,241 What are you doing? 436 00:16:21,328 --> 00:16:23,373 The kids gave you an apology opera. 437 00:16:23,460 --> 00:16:25,680 I'm giving you an "I'm-sorry" dance. 438 00:16:25,767 --> 00:16:27,203 Well, dancing requires movement, 439 00:16:27,290 --> 00:16:29,162 which is what you hate the most. 440 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:32,165 I think you'll find me shockingly agile. 441 00:16:32,252 --> 00:16:34,645 ♪ Well, I hear the music♪ 442 00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:36,343 Please stop. Can't stop. 443 00:16:36,430 --> 00:16:37,866 Got flashdance fever. 444 00:16:37,953 --> 00:16:39,389 I just ate. 445 00:16:39,476 --> 00:16:40,477 Uh, okay, here comes the good stuff. 446 00:16:40,564 --> 00:16:41,957 Ohh! 447 00:16:42,044 --> 00:16:44,046 That was a stupid, stupid thing to do, 448 00:16:44,133 --> 00:16:46,266 moving your body to music like that! 449 00:16:46,353 --> 00:16:50,313 You were supposed to stop me and go to your dance recital. 450 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,707 Well, everyone's right. I am not a flashdancer. 451 00:16:52,794 --> 00:16:53,664 I'm just a mom. 452 00:16:53,751 --> 00:16:55,405 Not to me. 453 00:16:55,492 --> 00:16:58,104 You're beautiful, you're brave, you're strong. 454 00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:02,412 Now I see why the kids write their dumb songs. 455 00:17:02,499 --> 00:17:03,892 This stuff is really hard to say. 456 00:17:03,979 --> 00:17:07,156 Now go get your yenta friends and get back on the dance floor. 457 00:17:07,243 --> 00:17:08,679 I made them all quit. 458 00:17:08,766 --> 00:17:10,333 Well, get them to un-quit. 459 00:17:10,420 --> 00:17:13,380 'Cause that's what my pushy, amazing wife would do. 460 00:17:14,772 --> 00:17:17,210 ♪♪ 461 00:17:17,297 --> 00:17:19,212 ADULT ADAM: With that, Beverly Goldberg forced her friends 462 00:17:19,299 --> 00:17:21,040 back onto that stage. 463 00:17:21,127 --> 00:17:22,563 But within moments, 464 00:17:22,650 --> 00:17:25,392 my mom's harsh words came flooding back to all of them. 465 00:17:25,479 --> 00:17:28,699 And so, they completely forgot their routine. 466 00:17:28,786 --> 00:17:30,614 And then they rolled around in a panic. 467 00:17:30,701 --> 00:17:32,529 Ginzy. 468 00:17:32,616 --> 00:17:37,882 ♪ ...nothing but a slow glowing dream♪ 469 00:17:39,275 --> 00:17:40,537 Can we start again? 470 00:17:43,584 --> 00:17:46,021 Is she asking me? Is this my decision? 471 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:51,200 Look at me. We got this. 472 00:17:51,287 --> 00:17:54,160 ADULT ADAM: And with one look, my mom reminded them all 473 00:17:54,247 --> 00:17:56,510 why they signed up for that class in the first place. 474 00:17:56,597 --> 00:17:59,034 They were moms, and that meant they were tough. 475 00:17:59,121 --> 00:17:59,991 They were fearless. 476 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:02,255 They were dancers. 477 00:18:02,342 --> 00:18:03,995 Kinda. 478 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,824 Sure, their moves weren't perfect, but it didn't matter. 479 00:18:06,911 --> 00:18:10,350 That night, my mom didn't win over a panel of stuffy judges. 480 00:18:10,437 --> 00:18:12,265 She won over her judgy family. 481 00:18:12,352 --> 00:18:14,397 Lookin' good, Beverly! 482 00:18:14,484 --> 00:18:16,791 I know her! That's my mom! 483 00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:19,315 That's my wife! She puts up with me! 484 00:18:19,402 --> 00:18:21,491 ♪ ...for my life♪ 485 00:18:21,578 --> 00:18:24,407 It was a moment my mom and her friends would never forget, 486 00:18:24,494 --> 00:18:26,279 and a night I wish never happened. 487 00:18:26,366 --> 00:18:29,543 Oh, there he is. How'd the jacket work out? 488 00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:31,284 ♪♪ 489 00:18:31,371 --> 00:18:33,590 Hey, kiddo. 490 00:18:33,677 --> 00:18:35,592 I thought Emmy and I would be best friends forever. 491 00:18:35,679 --> 00:18:37,986 ♪♪ 492 00:18:38,073 --> 00:18:40,467 You know the greatest thing about your best friend? 493 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:41,990 What? 494 00:18:42,077 --> 00:18:46,037 Even if you drift apart, you always find a way back 495 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:48,953 and you pick up right where you left off. 496 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,260 You think? You'll always be friends. 497 00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:54,133 Now go make this right with her. 498 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:57,223 ADULT ADAM: In that moment, I realized some cool jacket 499 00:18:57,310 --> 00:18:59,050 wasn't gonna fix things with Emmy. 500 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:01,575 The answer was to just believe in our friendship. 501 00:19:01,662 --> 00:19:03,751 And so I rode through the dark night 502 00:19:03,838 --> 00:19:06,014 to get back my best friend in the world, 503 00:19:06,101 --> 00:19:07,581 even though I knew in my heart 504 00:19:07,668 --> 00:19:09,452 it would change things between us forever. 505 00:19:09,539 --> 00:19:11,367 Hey, open up! We really gotta talk! 506 00:19:13,413 --> 00:19:16,416 Uh...why are you at my window? 507 00:19:16,503 --> 00:19:18,853 'Cause I screwed up. But you gotta let me fix this. 508 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:21,464 I'd do anything to make Emmy happy, 509 00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:24,641 even if it means she won't be in my life as much. So go get her back. 510 00:19:24,728 --> 00:19:27,340 I kinda never know what to say. 511 00:19:27,427 --> 00:19:30,560 Lucky for you, her best friend knows everything about her. 512 00:19:30,647 --> 00:19:32,997 ♪♪ 513 00:19:33,084 --> 00:19:35,086 ♪ Pictures come alive♪ 514 00:19:35,174 --> 00:19:37,611 ♪ Now I'm dancing through my life♪ 515 00:19:37,698 --> 00:19:39,090 How'd you know I got a thing for penguins? 516 00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,005 A friend told me. 517 00:19:41,092 --> 00:19:42,572 ♪ What a feeling♪ 518 00:19:42,659 --> 00:19:44,835 Wow. When you said you'd set up Emmy, 519 00:19:44,922 --> 00:19:46,750 I didn't know you meant Hot Brian. 520 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:48,143 Easy. 521 00:19:48,230 --> 00:19:50,667 Well, she really is lucky to have a best friend like you. 522 00:19:50,754 --> 00:19:53,279 ADULT ADAM: Turns out Pops was right. 523 00:19:53,366 --> 00:19:55,542 Even if your best friend sets off on a different path, 524 00:19:55,629 --> 00:19:57,196 they never go too far. 525 00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:59,198 For me and Emmy, we didn't end up 526 00:19:59,285 --> 00:20:01,461 living next door to each other, or even in the same city. 527 00:20:01,548 --> 00:20:04,203 But to this day, whenever we see each other, 528 00:20:04,290 --> 00:20:06,944 we pick up right where we left off. 529 00:20:07,031 --> 00:20:09,512 And it's not just the friendships in life that change. 530 00:20:09,599 --> 00:20:11,645 Sometimes, those closest to you 531 00:20:11,732 --> 00:20:14,430 can surprise you in ways you never imagined. 532 00:20:14,517 --> 00:20:16,650 All my mom wanted was to prove to herself 533 00:20:16,737 --> 00:20:19,609 that she could be more than just Beverly Goldberg. 534 00:20:19,696 --> 00:20:22,743 But in the end, my dad made her realize 535 00:20:22,830 --> 00:20:25,659 that there really was no one else in the world that she needed to be. 536 00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:27,356 That's the thing about family. 537 00:20:27,443 --> 00:20:28,792 There's no one better 538 00:20:28,879 --> 00:20:31,012 to put your heart and soul on the line for 539 00:20:31,099 --> 00:20:33,449 than the people who loved you from the start. 540 00:20:40,761 --> 00:20:42,850 Okay, I'm here with the real Emmy Mirsky, 541 00:20:42,937 --> 00:20:44,852 and I have a few questions for you. 542 00:20:44,939 --> 00:20:46,680 So, how long have you known Adam? 543 00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:48,334 Since we were six. 544 00:20:48,421 --> 00:20:50,901 ADAM: You only cried a little.EMMY: Yes. 545 00:20:50,988 --> 00:20:53,774 Oops. ADAM: You said... Do we have that on tape? 546 00:20:53,861 --> 00:20:56,298 My favorite thing about Adam is just that he's so funny 547 00:20:56,385 --> 00:20:58,648 and just being able to make everyone around him laugh. 548 00:20:58,735 --> 00:21:00,911 You know, especially when I go back and he shows me 549 00:21:00,998 --> 00:21:03,262 all these ridiculous videos that he took. 550 00:21:03,349 --> 00:21:04,915 Like, we're just, we're insane. 551 00:21:05,002 --> 00:21:06,917 We're complete lunatics. 552 00:21:07,004 --> 00:21:09,485 And for us, it wasn't really like, oh, a boy and a girl, 553 00:21:09,572 --> 00:21:12,923 it was just like we were just two crazy, bizarre kids 554 00:21:13,010 --> 00:21:15,099 just wanting to, like, goof off all the time. 555 00:21:15,186 --> 00:21:17,972 The audience asks every single time there's an Emmy episode 556 00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:21,323 if, uh, if, uh, you and, uh, Adam 557 00:21:21,410 --> 00:21:23,499 are secretly, madly, deeply in love with each other? 558 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:24,631 No. 559 00:21:24,718 --> 00:21:26,197 ADAM: Rawr! 560 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,591 No. The answer is no. 561 00:21:28,678 --> 00:21:29,897 He's gonna be very disappointed. 562 00:21:29,984 --> 00:21:31,115 I doubt that.