1 00:00:00,007 --> 00:00:01,817 _ 2 00:00:01,819 --> 00:00:04,320 _ 3 00:00:04,353 --> 00:00:06,254 Unprompted Mandarin? 4 00:00:06,255 --> 00:00:07,388 What do you want? 5 00:00:07,389 --> 00:00:09,690 I already told you we are not getting a monkey. 6 00:00:09,691 --> 00:00:11,626 We already have to take care of your grandma. 7 00:00:11,627 --> 00:00:13,561 Fine, but there's an autograph signing at the mall this week, 8 00:00:13,562 --> 00:00:14,896 and it's during school hours. 9 00:00:14,897 --> 00:00:15,863 No skipping school. 10 00:00:15,864 --> 00:00:17,165 Even if the building's on fire, 11 00:00:17,166 --> 00:00:19,133 you wait for the bell and die with honor. 12 00:00:19,134 --> 00:00:21,435 But it's my new favorite basketball player... Allen Iverson! 13 00:00:22,204 --> 00:00:23,437 A.I.? 14 00:00:24,373 --> 00:00:26,741 "The Answer"? The All-Star for the Sixers. 15 00:00:26,742 --> 00:00:29,243 Got a crossover so smooth, it'll put a baby in your sister? 16 00:00:29,244 --> 00:00:32,413 Connie? Don't bring my sister into this! 17 00:00:32,414 --> 00:00:34,015 Come on, Dad, please? You love hoops. 18 00:00:34,016 --> 00:00:36,451 And you know how hard I've been working on this college stuff. 19 00:00:36,452 --> 00:00:39,020 Sorry, but I'm with your mother on this one. No skipping school. 20 00:00:39,021 --> 00:00:41,823 But I think you should leave if there's a fire. 21 00:00:41,824 --> 00:00:43,624 You smell smoke, you run. 22 00:00:43,625 --> 00:00:45,560 C'mon, Ma, it's just half a day. 23 00:00:45,561 --> 00:00:46,661 This is so unfair! 24 00:00:46,662 --> 00:00:47,595 Unfair? 25 00:00:47,596 --> 00:00:49,697 Wimbledon requiring Pete Sampras 26 00:00:49,698 --> 00:00:51,933 to play wearing a shirt is unfair. 27 00:00:51,934 --> 00:00:55,903 Denzel having to act wearing a shirt is unfair. 28 00:00:55,904 --> 00:00:59,674 Me having to complete a stupid academic practicum 29 00:00:59,675 --> 00:01:01,843 in order to become teacher boss... 30 00:01:01,844 --> 00:01:03,544 definitely unfair. 31 00:01:03,545 --> 00:01:04,779 What's a practicum? 32 00:01:04,780 --> 00:01:06,380 I have to spend 100 hours 33 00:01:06,381 --> 00:01:08,082 shadowing a teacher at some school 34 00:01:08,083 --> 00:01:09,617 in order to finish my degree. 35 00:01:09,618 --> 00:01:13,921 Apparently, "practicum" is Latin for "waste Jessica's time." 36 00:01:13,922 --> 00:01:14,956 Practicum? 37 00:01:14,957 --> 00:01:16,424 We're talking about practicum? Really? 38 00:01:16,425 --> 00:01:17,792 I'm in here trying to get an autograph, 39 00:01:17,793 --> 00:01:19,393 and we're talking about practicum? 40 00:01:19,394 --> 00:01:20,627 Practicum?! 41 00:01:21,396 --> 00:01:22,763 100 hours is a lot. 42 00:01:22,764 --> 00:01:23,931 For everyone involved. 43 00:01:23,932 --> 00:01:26,868 Yes, but in order to achieve your goals, 44 00:01:26,869 --> 00:01:29,437 you need to keep your head down and stay the course. 45 00:01:29,438 --> 00:01:31,172 Look at your brother Evan. 46 00:01:31,173 --> 00:01:32,640 He wants to be Doctor-President, 47 00:01:32,641 --> 00:01:35,776 and he has never veered from the path. 48 00:01:35,777 --> 00:01:38,513 He's predictable, reliable... 49 00:01:38,514 --> 00:01:39,347 Aloha! 50 00:01:42,718 --> 00:01:44,952 What have you done to your neck?! 51 00:01:44,953 --> 00:01:46,687 It's ruined! 52 00:01:46,688 --> 00:01:49,090 Sync and corrections by btsix www.addic7ed.com 53 00:01:49,091 --> 00:01:50,258 ♪ Fresh off the boat ♪ 54 00:01:50,259 --> 00:01:51,959 ♪ I'm gettin' mine everywhere I go ♪ 55 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,262 ♪ If you don't know, homey, now you know ♪ 56 00:01:54,263 --> 00:01:55,530 ♪ Fresh off the boat ♪ 57 00:01:55,531 --> 00:01:57,865 ♪ Homey, you don't know where I come from ♪ 58 00:01:57,866 --> 00:01:59,333 ♪ But I know where I'm goin' ♪ 59 00:01:59,334 --> 00:02:01,167 ♪ I'm fresh off the boat ♪ 60 00:02:03,438 --> 00:02:06,407 Evan, why do you have sea creatures on your neck?! 61 00:02:06,408 --> 00:02:08,910 Oh, my puka shells? Geoff got me into them. 62 00:02:08,911 --> 00:02:10,077 Geoff? Who's Geoff? 63 00:02:10,078 --> 00:02:11,412 He's my friend from school. 64 00:02:11,413 --> 00:02:13,414 He spells his name G-E-O-F-F. 65 00:02:13,415 --> 00:02:14,515 Isn't that cool? 66 00:02:14,516 --> 00:02:15,850 G-off? 67 00:02:15,851 --> 00:02:16,651 Jeff. 68 00:02:16,652 --> 00:02:18,452 - G-off. - Jeff. 69 00:02:18,453 --> 00:02:20,254 How come you never mentioned him before? 70 00:02:20,255 --> 00:02:22,290 I guess that's 8th grade for you, always moving. 71 00:02:22,291 --> 00:02:24,191 Well, I better go, or else I won't get a seat 72 00:02:24,192 --> 00:02:25,493 in the back of the bus. 73 00:02:25,494 --> 00:02:27,360 Then I'll have to sit on the wheel hump. 74 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,636 Puka shells, back of the bus, single-strap backpack. 75 00:02:35,637 --> 00:02:37,305 This is not like Evan. 76 00:02:37,306 --> 00:02:38,873 What is going on with him at school? 77 00:02:38,874 --> 00:02:41,708 How would I know? We don't go to the same school anymore. 78 00:02:42,611 --> 00:02:43,777 I'm in high school now. 79 00:02:44,780 --> 00:02:47,080 I graduated junior high last June? 80 00:02:48,083 --> 00:02:50,451 There was a ceremony where you shouted out, "Boring"? 81 00:02:50,452 --> 00:02:52,119 Oh, right. 82 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,889 That poor girl sang "The Greatest Love of All." 83 00:02:54,890 --> 00:02:57,758 Don't try Whitney if you can't do Whitney. 84 00:02:57,759 --> 00:02:59,427 Okay. 85 00:02:59,428 --> 00:03:01,796 You're worried about Evan because of puka shells? 86 00:03:01,797 --> 00:03:04,098 Puka shells lead to shady friends, 87 00:03:04,099 --> 00:03:07,468 which leads to distraction, which leads to bad grades! 88 00:03:07,469 --> 00:03:10,638 Next thing you know, Evan won't be Doctor-President. 89 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:11,672 I don't know, Mom. 90 00:03:11,673 --> 00:03:13,407 Puka shells are just casual beachwear 91 00:03:13,408 --> 00:03:14,842 that also work in the city. 92 00:03:14,843 --> 00:03:16,737 Well, you know what else works in the city? 93 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:18,578 Institutional racism. 94 00:03:25,420 --> 00:03:26,654 Nice form! 95 00:03:26,655 --> 00:03:27,776 The sleeve helps. 96 00:03:27,777 --> 00:03:30,658 It's good for my ligaments, and sometimes it's a napkin. 97 00:03:30,659 --> 00:03:33,361 Well, sorry we can't let you skip school, but I am proud 98 00:03:33,362 --> 00:03:35,715 of all the hard work you've been doing for college. 99 00:03:39,701 --> 00:03:41,268 An A.I. jersey! 100 00:03:41,269 --> 00:03:43,471 I know you're a fan of "The Big Response." 101 00:03:43,472 --> 00:03:44,372 It's "The Answer." 102 00:03:44,373 --> 00:03:45,773 Oh. That's catchier. 103 00:03:45,774 --> 00:03:47,041 Thanks, Dad. 104 00:03:47,042 --> 00:03:49,577 Oh. I've been thinking about how to help pay for tuition. 105 00:03:49,578 --> 00:03:52,213 Four words... Basketball scholarship. 106 00:03:52,214 --> 00:03:53,547 Okay. 107 00:03:53,548 --> 00:03:55,549 I'm gonna put together a reel of all my hoop skills 108 00:03:55,550 --> 00:03:58,152 and send it to Georgetown, Duke, Kentucky... 109 00:04:00,455 --> 00:04:03,524 Oh, son, this is the hard part of being a dad 110 00:04:03,525 --> 00:04:05,091 they never show on TV. 111 00:04:06,795 --> 00:04:09,997 The truth is, you are unlikely to get a basketball scholarship. 112 00:04:09,998 --> 00:04:11,998 You are a clumsy boy with a heart of gold. 113 00:04:12,934 --> 00:04:14,835 Maybe if you hustle, you can get a cup of coffee 114 00:04:14,836 --> 00:04:16,470 in some third-tier Euro league, 115 00:04:16,471 --> 00:04:18,406 but even then, you'll just be a curiosity, 116 00:04:18,407 --> 00:04:20,641 an Asian spectacle for the Slavs to jeer at. 117 00:04:20,642 --> 00:04:21,742 I don't want that. 118 00:04:21,743 --> 00:04:23,611 No. 119 00:04:23,612 --> 00:04:25,645 No, you don't. 120 00:04:26,448 --> 00:04:28,149 But what you do have 121 00:04:28,150 --> 00:04:31,118 is a great imagination, intelligence, and personality, 122 00:04:31,119 --> 00:04:32,887 and there's plenty of scholarships for that. 123 00:04:32,888 --> 00:04:33,954 Thanks, Dad. 124 00:04:35,123 --> 00:04:36,123 Wait. 125 00:04:36,124 --> 00:04:37,924 They spelled "Iverson" with a "Q." 126 00:04:39,027 --> 00:04:40,428 "Iversqn"? 127 00:04:40,429 --> 00:04:41,962 Is this fake? 128 00:04:41,963 --> 00:04:44,298 Explains why it was in the clearance bin. 129 00:04:44,299 --> 00:04:47,034 That Michael Gordan jersey makes a lot more sense now. 130 00:04:50,338 --> 00:04:52,573 Hunter, what kind of a child zoo is this? 131 00:04:52,574 --> 00:04:54,408 You've let Evan slip through the cracks. 132 00:04:54,409 --> 00:04:55,443 Evan? 133 00:04:55,444 --> 00:04:57,878 He's got straight A's, a can-do attitude, 134 00:04:57,879 --> 00:04:59,080 making new friends. 135 00:04:59,081 --> 00:05:00,414 Aside from one little detention... 136 00:05:00,415 --> 00:05:01,975 Detention?! 137 00:05:01,976 --> 00:05:05,119 Well, the whole class got it for tardiness. 138 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,587 The whole class?! 139 00:05:06,588 --> 00:05:08,122 How are you teacher boss 140 00:05:08,123 --> 00:05:09,924 and I still have to take practicum? 141 00:05:09,925 --> 00:05:11,726 Trust me, Evan's doing just fine. 142 00:05:11,727 --> 00:05:13,527 You have nothing to worry about. 143 00:05:13,528 --> 00:05:14,528 False. 144 00:05:14,529 --> 00:05:15,963 I need you to follow him to every class 145 00:05:15,964 --> 00:05:17,598 and report back to me. 146 00:05:17,599 --> 00:05:18,666 Be sly about it. 147 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:20,468 Peek around corners. Use binoculars. 148 00:05:20,469 --> 00:05:22,103 You know what I'm talking about. 149 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:24,438 I can't follow one child all day. 150 00:05:24,439 --> 00:05:25,972 Who has time for that? 151 00:05:28,994 --> 00:05:32,113 One last Huang, one more year. 152 00:05:33,115 --> 00:05:34,782 You can do this. 153 00:05:37,719 --> 00:05:40,421 Dad, I took your advice and found an awesome scholarship. 154 00:05:40,422 --> 00:05:41,689 Oh! 155 00:05:41,690 --> 00:05:44,625 "The Wesley Snipes Scholarship for Orlando Youth." 156 00:05:44,626 --> 00:05:47,194 Smart. Channeling some of that "Passenger 57" money 157 00:05:47,195 --> 00:05:49,029 into a charitable cause. 158 00:05:49,030 --> 00:05:50,865 He must have a great tax guy. 159 00:05:50,866 --> 00:05:52,233 The scholarship will be enough 160 00:05:52,234 --> 00:05:53,768 to buy a dope-ass massage chair for my dorm room. 161 00:05:53,769 --> 00:05:55,035 It's gonna be pimp. 162 00:05:55,036 --> 00:05:57,905 Anyways, I have to write an essay about my biggest hero. 163 00:05:57,906 --> 00:06:00,374 Oh. So, uh, who do you have in mind? 164 00:06:00,375 --> 00:06:01,542 It was an obvious choice. 165 00:06:01,543 --> 00:06:03,377 A man who's really impacted my life. 166 00:06:03,378 --> 00:06:04,378 I'm listening. 167 00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:06,347 Someone who embodies the American dream. 168 00:06:06,348 --> 00:06:07,448 He came from nothing, 169 00:06:07,449 --> 00:06:09,416 has a tireless work ethic and amazing hair. 170 00:06:09,417 --> 00:06:10,451 That doesn't just happen. 171 00:06:10,452 --> 00:06:12,019 That's that work ethic you mentioned. 172 00:06:12,020 --> 00:06:13,821 My hero... 173 00:06:13,822 --> 00:06:14,822 Allen Iverson. 174 00:06:16,825 --> 00:06:18,759 That's great. 175 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,261 Great choice. Yes. 176 00:06:22,798 --> 00:06:24,698 Alright, Geoff, is this your card? 177 00:06:24,699 --> 00:06:25,699 No. 178 00:06:26,535 --> 00:06:27,802 Is this your card? 179 00:06:27,803 --> 00:06:28,536 Nope. 180 00:06:29,604 --> 00:06:31,572 I'm such a bad magician. 181 00:06:31,573 --> 00:06:33,641 Hey. That's my card! 182 00:06:33,642 --> 00:06:34,475 Or am I? 183 00:06:34,476 --> 00:06:36,210 Dude, how did you do that? 184 00:06:36,211 --> 00:06:38,479 A magician never reveals his secrets. 185 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,648 That's why they're not in relationships for long. 186 00:06:40,649 --> 00:06:42,116 That was awesome. 187 00:06:42,117 --> 00:06:44,051 Hey, you should come to my Bar Mitzvah. 188 00:06:44,052 --> 00:06:46,420 Really? Isn't that for close friends and family? 189 00:06:46,421 --> 00:06:48,522 I mean, we are friends, right? 190 00:06:49,691 --> 00:06:52,992 One question... how early is too early to show up? 191 00:06:53,628 --> 00:06:55,362 Show up to what? 192 00:06:55,363 --> 00:06:56,497 Mommy? 193 00:06:56,498 --> 00:06:59,500 Good news, Evan. I'm doing my practicum here. 194 00:06:59,501 --> 00:07:01,167 We're going to school together! 195 00:07:02,671 --> 00:07:05,172 Now, which one of you bed-wetters is G-off? 196 00:07:10,696 --> 00:07:13,548 - You're doing your practicum here? - Isn't it great? 197 00:07:13,549 --> 00:07:15,275 Instead of wasting my time 198 00:07:15,277 --> 00:07:18,145 following dummy teachers at some random school, 199 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,281 I can spend my 100 hours with you 200 00:07:20,282 --> 00:07:21,682 and still get credit! 201 00:07:21,683 --> 00:07:22,850 100 hours is a lot. 202 00:07:22,851 --> 00:07:24,251 A lot of fun. 203 00:07:24,252 --> 00:07:26,487 I guess we could carpool together. 204 00:07:26,488 --> 00:07:29,190 And the field trip permission slip process will be streamlined. 205 00:07:29,191 --> 00:07:30,157 Cards? 206 00:07:30,158 --> 00:07:31,325 Are you playing poker? 207 00:07:31,326 --> 00:07:32,893 Did you put him up to this, G-off? 208 00:07:32,894 --> 00:07:34,095 Uh, it's Geoff, 209 00:07:34,096 --> 00:07:36,797 and Evan was just showing us some magic tricks. 210 00:07:36,798 --> 00:07:39,499 Trix? Like that drunk cartoon rabbit? No. 211 00:07:40,135 --> 00:07:41,268 Applesauce? 212 00:07:41,269 --> 00:07:43,504 You know that gives you bad boom booms. 213 00:07:47,275 --> 00:07:50,211 Boo-yah. Dropped off 10 meals in under two hours. 214 00:07:50,212 --> 00:07:52,713 The trick is, never put the car in "park." 215 00:07:52,714 --> 00:07:54,849 How would that even... So, can I take the afternoon off? 216 00:07:54,850 --> 00:07:56,317 I want to work on my hero essay. 217 00:07:56,318 --> 00:07:57,918 Oh. Uh, sure. 218 00:07:57,919 --> 00:08:00,054 Uh, are you still writing about Allen Iverson? 219 00:08:00,055 --> 00:08:01,589 'Cause I was just thinking, 220 00:08:01,590 --> 00:08:03,390 maybe there's another hero in your life 221 00:08:03,391 --> 00:08:04,625 you'd rather write about, 222 00:08:04,626 --> 00:08:05,992 someone closer to home? 223 00:08:06,995 --> 00:08:08,095 You mean Uncle Marvin? 224 00:08:08,096 --> 00:08:09,330 I do thank you for your service. 225 00:08:09,331 --> 00:08:10,264 Oh. 226 00:08:10,265 --> 00:08:12,432 You want to thank me? Enlist. 227 00:08:13,001 --> 00:08:15,569 I was, um, actually thinking even closer to home. 228 00:08:15,570 --> 00:08:18,706 Maybe an unsung hero you've known since birth. 229 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:19,940 I don't want to write about Mom. 230 00:08:19,941 --> 00:08:22,309 She already made me do that for Mother's Day. 231 00:08:22,310 --> 00:08:23,277 I'll just stick with A.I. 232 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,848 I'll be honest, Lou, I'm a little soused, 233 00:08:27,849 --> 00:08:31,452 but I think maybe you wish that Eddie saw you as his hero. 234 00:08:31,453 --> 00:08:33,320 Oh, yeah, I did, but I know how I get. 235 00:08:33,321 --> 00:08:35,089 I'm probably just overthinking it. 236 00:08:35,090 --> 00:08:36,090 No, no, no. 237 00:08:36,091 --> 00:08:38,292 If anything, you're underthinking it. 238 00:08:38,293 --> 00:08:40,361 Nicole used to think of me as her hero, 239 00:08:40,362 --> 00:08:42,997 and then... pfft... Gonzo. 240 00:08:42,998 --> 00:08:45,199 Was it the... uh... 241 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:46,167 What? 242 00:08:46,168 --> 00:08:47,168 The lesbian thing? 243 00:08:47,169 --> 00:08:48,502 No, no. That was great. 244 00:08:48,503 --> 00:08:49,470 I don't know what happened. 245 00:08:49,471 --> 00:08:51,071 You know, I used to fix her car for her. 246 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:53,307 I'd teach her about classic rock. 247 00:08:53,308 --> 00:08:54,575 I'm a big Pink Zeppelin fan. 248 00:08:54,576 --> 00:08:57,111 And then at some point, you know, she just... 249 00:08:57,112 --> 00:08:59,413 stopped seeing me as her hero. 250 00:08:59,414 --> 00:09:01,382 And then she moved away and... 251 00:09:01,383 --> 00:09:03,250 we haven't been as close since. Really? 252 00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:05,853 Hey, if Eddie leaves the house and you're not his hero, 253 00:09:05,854 --> 00:09:06,886 it's over. 254 00:09:08,056 --> 00:09:10,157 But Eddie only has one year of school left. 255 00:09:10,158 --> 00:09:12,660 Well, then you have time to turn things around. 256 00:09:13,628 --> 00:09:15,529 Hey, and if you don't, 257 00:09:15,530 --> 00:09:17,397 that's what whiskey is for. 258 00:09:21,236 --> 00:09:22,703 Great job, Ev. 259 00:09:22,704 --> 00:09:25,339 Ev? No, no. His name is Ev-an. 260 00:09:25,340 --> 00:09:27,041 Trust me, I named him myself. 261 00:09:27,042 --> 00:09:29,209 It's a new nickname I'm trying out. 262 00:09:30,378 --> 00:09:32,346 Did your new friends put you up to this? 263 00:09:32,347 --> 00:09:34,782 Lose it. Presidents don't have nicknames. 264 00:09:34,783 --> 00:09:36,183 - What about Abe Lincoln? - Dead. 265 00:09:36,184 --> 00:09:37,251 - Teddy Roosevelt? - Dead. 266 00:09:37,252 --> 00:09:38,586 - Jimmy Carter? - Ineffective. 267 00:09:40,689 --> 00:09:41,488 Yes, Ev? 268 00:09:41,489 --> 00:09:43,490 Actually, Ev is no more. 269 00:09:43,491 --> 00:09:44,725 It's back to Evan now. 270 00:09:44,726 --> 00:09:46,360 May I please be excused to the bathroom? 271 00:09:46,361 --> 00:09:47,695 Yes. 272 00:09:47,696 --> 00:09:50,831 Remember, sitting down to pee doesn't make you a lesser boy. 273 00:09:56,571 --> 00:09:59,173 Everything okay? They said it was a family emergency. 274 00:09:59,174 --> 00:10:00,674 It's our mother. Oh, God. 275 00:10:00,675 --> 00:10:02,109 She's ruining 8th grade for me. 276 00:10:02,110 --> 00:10:03,477 That's the emergency? 277 00:10:03,478 --> 00:10:05,646 Remember how hard it was for me after skipping a grade? 278 00:10:05,647 --> 00:10:08,315 I'm finally starting to fit in, and then Mommy shows up. 279 00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:10,584 Gentle suggestion? Stop calling her Mommy. 280 00:10:10,585 --> 00:10:11,819 She won't give me any space. 281 00:10:11,820 --> 00:10:13,020 She took over my locker, 282 00:10:13,021 --> 00:10:15,022 threw away my "frivolous" colored pens, 283 00:10:15,023 --> 00:10:16,223 and you know what she said 284 00:10:16,224 --> 00:10:17,324 when I brought up Geoff's Bar Mitzvah? 285 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:18,759 "A boy doesn't become a man 286 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,361 until he earns his first paycheck. 287 00:10:20,362 --> 00:10:22,730 That's a Chinese Bar Mitzvah." "...Chinese Bar Mitzvah." 288 00:10:22,731 --> 00:10:24,164 I went through something similar 289 00:10:24,165 --> 00:10:25,599 with my friend Marta's quinceañera. 290 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,101 So, what should I do? 291 00:10:27,102 --> 00:10:28,402 Just ask Mom to pick a new school. 292 00:10:28,403 --> 00:10:30,070 And interfere with her practicum? 293 00:10:30,071 --> 00:10:32,206 I'm a lot of things, but I'm not a saboteur. 294 00:10:32,207 --> 00:10:33,841 Then just figure out a way to avoid her. 295 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:34,842 It's a big school. 296 00:10:34,843 --> 00:10:36,277 Yeah, I guess. 297 00:10:36,278 --> 00:10:37,845 Look, I gotta go. 298 00:10:37,846 --> 00:10:39,546 Please don't tell Mom we talked. 299 00:10:39,547 --> 00:10:41,382 I'm already too involved. 300 00:10:44,152 --> 00:10:45,753 The office said to come meet you. 301 00:10:45,754 --> 00:10:46,787 What's going on? 302 00:10:46,788 --> 00:10:49,189 Is it Grandma's bookie? We gotta move again? 303 00:10:49,190 --> 00:10:50,391 What? No. 304 00:10:50,392 --> 00:10:52,793 I just thought I'd stop by and say hello and, uh... 305 00:10:52,794 --> 00:10:55,195 take you to get Allen Iverson's autograph. 306 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:56,964 For real? You're not clowning me? 307 00:10:56,965 --> 00:10:58,198 Lou don't clown. 308 00:10:58,199 --> 00:11:00,401 Well, your mother doesn't always see the whole picture. 309 00:11:00,402 --> 00:11:03,504 Yes, school is important, but so is your happiness. 310 00:11:03,505 --> 00:11:05,673 You needed someone to swoop in and save the day. 311 00:11:05,674 --> 00:11:08,075 I don't know what you would call someone like that. 312 00:11:08,076 --> 00:11:10,144 I'd call them awesome. 313 00:11:11,613 --> 00:11:12,780 Seed planted. 314 00:11:12,781 --> 00:11:15,849 Well, nothing but pavement between us and... 315 00:11:15,850 --> 00:11:17,551 Oh, no! Obstacle! 316 00:11:17,552 --> 00:11:18,352 What is it, Dad? 317 00:11:18,353 --> 00:11:20,054 Uh, oh, uh... car trouble. 318 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:21,955 Now? We're not gonna make it. 319 00:11:21,956 --> 00:11:24,124 Don't worry, son. I will get you to that signing. 320 00:11:24,125 --> 00:11:25,492 Your old man knows his way around 321 00:11:25,493 --> 00:11:27,193 the hood area of an automobile. 322 00:11:29,097 --> 00:11:31,265 Yup. Just what I thought. 323 00:11:31,266 --> 00:11:34,535 A cracked flange belt... plug. 324 00:11:34,536 --> 00:11:36,637 I'll have her fixed in a jiff. 325 00:11:36,638 --> 00:11:38,105 You sure you don't need any help? 326 00:11:38,106 --> 00:11:39,506 Oh... Oh, no. Do not come out here. 327 00:11:39,507 --> 00:11:41,775 But, uh, you know what could help? 328 00:11:41,776 --> 00:11:44,277 Some tunes. Hit "play" on the stereo. 329 00:11:46,081 --> 00:11:48,415 ♪ I need a hero ♪ 330 00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:52,753 ♪ I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light ♪ 331 00:11:52,754 --> 00:11:55,723 ♪ He's gotta be sure, and it's gotta be soon ♪ 332 00:11:55,724 --> 00:11:58,525 ♪ And he's gotta be larger than life ♪ 333 00:11:58,526 --> 00:12:00,794 ♪ Larger than life ♪ 334 00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:03,230 Oh, no! Oh, no. 335 00:12:03,231 --> 00:12:04,565 Damn it, Louis, this is why 336 00:12:04,566 --> 00:12:06,667 you should always stick to air guitar. 337 00:12:09,003 --> 00:12:10,571 Oh. I was thinking we'd buy lunch. 338 00:12:10,572 --> 00:12:11,672 Today is pizza day. 339 00:12:11,673 --> 00:12:14,408 Yes, but at home, it's expiration date day. 340 00:12:14,409 --> 00:12:16,042 Quick, eat up before they turn. 341 00:12:17,212 --> 00:12:19,246 Mommy, I was thinking... 342 00:12:19,247 --> 00:12:21,615 instead of going to my boring honors classes, 343 00:12:21,616 --> 00:12:23,350 maybe you'd be more help with the classes 344 00:12:23,351 --> 00:12:24,985 with the "visual learners." 345 00:12:24,986 --> 00:12:26,186 Nope. Sounds bad. 346 00:12:26,187 --> 00:12:27,688 Hey, guys. 347 00:12:27,689 --> 00:12:29,456 Wanna join? Please? 348 00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:31,925 Maybe another time, when things are... 349 00:12:32,994 --> 00:12:34,050 ...different. 350 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:37,931 You sure you don't want to switch classes? 351 00:12:37,932 --> 00:12:40,067 Consider it a challenge. 352 00:12:40,068 --> 00:12:42,102 One of the teachers doesn't even have a lesson plan. 353 00:12:42,103 --> 00:12:44,571 He just makes up facts and plays the guitar. 354 00:12:44,572 --> 00:12:46,974 Tempting, but I already lined up our schedules 355 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,776 and turned in my timecard to Principal Hunter. 356 00:12:48,777 --> 00:12:50,010 We're set. 357 00:12:50,011 --> 00:12:52,913 If it were up to me, we'd be in school together forever. 358 00:12:52,914 --> 00:12:54,882 Forever. 359 00:12:54,883 --> 00:12:56,817 Go, go, go! 360 00:12:56,818 --> 00:12:59,286 You call that rowing?! I call it pathetic! 361 00:12:59,287 --> 00:13:01,422 No wonder you're all still virgins! 362 00:13:01,423 --> 00:13:04,425 Sweetie, how are your boom booms? 363 00:13:06,594 --> 00:13:08,395 This is too cold. 364 00:13:08,396 --> 00:13:10,764 I'm gonna go sweet-talk that hairy lunch lady 365 00:13:10,765 --> 00:13:12,065 into using the microwave. 366 00:13:12,066 --> 00:13:14,334 And a hair net. 367 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:17,770 I must get rid of Mommy. 368 00:13:18,773 --> 00:13:21,275 - ♪ I'm holding out for a hero ♪ - Is this whole tape just this one song? 369 00:13:21,276 --> 00:13:22,643 ♪ Till the end of the night ♪ 370 00:13:22,644 --> 00:13:24,978 Dad, we're running out of time for the autograph signing. 371 00:13:24,979 --> 00:13:27,147 Uh, don't worry. It's just the flux capacitor. 372 00:13:27,148 --> 00:13:28,682 I'll have it fixed in a minute. 373 00:13:28,683 --> 00:13:30,784 ♪ I need a hero ♪ 374 00:13:33,121 --> 00:13:35,522 Flux capacitor? That's from "Back to the Future." 375 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:37,291 I thought you said you knew what you were doing. 376 00:13:37,292 --> 00:13:38,459 Yeah, yeah. I got it. 377 00:13:38,460 --> 00:13:40,561 See? 378 00:13:40,562 --> 00:13:41,595 Uh... that... 379 00:13:41,596 --> 00:13:42,729 Oh! 380 00:13:42,730 --> 00:13:45,165 Why are there so many things in here?! 381 00:13:45,166 --> 00:13:47,134 Alright, I don't know what I'm doing. 382 00:13:47,135 --> 00:13:48,735 I was pretending the car broke down, 383 00:13:48,736 --> 00:13:50,103 and then I broke it for real. 384 00:13:50,104 --> 00:13:52,172 What? Why would you do that? 385 00:13:52,173 --> 00:13:53,106 I don't know. 386 00:13:53,107 --> 00:13:54,808 So you would see me as your hero. 387 00:13:54,809 --> 00:13:56,343 By playing mechanic? 388 00:13:56,344 --> 00:13:58,645 Well, now I don't get to meet Allen Iverson. 389 00:13:58,646 --> 00:13:59,946 Some hero you are. 390 00:14:03,017 --> 00:14:04,651 Aah! Oh, no! Again! 391 00:14:08,356 --> 00:14:10,624 Hunter, your microwave destroyed my spoon. 392 00:14:10,625 --> 00:14:11,792 You owe me a spoon. 393 00:14:11,793 --> 00:14:12,793 Evan?! 394 00:14:13,361 --> 00:14:15,095 Is that my timecard? 395 00:14:15,096 --> 00:14:17,531 I was just checking your math. 396 00:14:17,532 --> 00:14:19,199 Uh, 10, carry the 1... 397 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,567 Oh. Yep, looks good. 398 00:14:20,568 --> 00:14:24,571 We both know my math doesn't need to be checked. 399 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:26,153 You need to be checked. 400 00:14:26,155 --> 00:14:29,142 Sneaking into Principal Hunter's office? 401 00:14:29,143 --> 00:14:31,712 Did your new sketchy friends put you up to this? 402 00:14:31,713 --> 00:14:33,614 They didn't make me. You did! 403 00:14:33,615 --> 00:14:36,151 I was padding your hours to get you out of school faster. 404 00:14:36,152 --> 00:14:37,412 I don't want you here! 405 00:14:39,296 --> 00:14:42,380 - You don't want me here? - No. You're messing up my life. 406 00:14:42,382 --> 00:14:45,264 Me?! You're the one who's getting detention 407 00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:47,067 and breaking into offices. 408 00:14:47,068 --> 00:14:48,802 This is so unlike you, Evan. 409 00:14:48,803 --> 00:14:50,804 Very unpresidential. 410 00:14:50,805 --> 00:14:51,772 Well, except for Nixon. 411 00:14:51,773 --> 00:14:53,307 But at least he had the good sense 412 00:14:53,308 --> 00:14:54,608 to pay other people to do it! 413 00:14:54,609 --> 00:14:56,810 We all got detention, but we weren't late. 414 00:14:56,811 --> 00:14:58,579 Mr. Marsh is a hardliner from Arizona 415 00:14:58,580 --> 00:15:00,514 who doesn't believe in Daylight Savings. 416 00:15:00,515 --> 00:15:02,950 You're still veering off course. 417 00:15:02,951 --> 00:15:06,487 That's why I'm here... To get you back on track. 418 00:15:06,488 --> 00:15:09,056 I mean, puka shells, magic tricks, 419 00:15:09,057 --> 00:15:10,591 Geoff with a "G"? 420 00:15:10,592 --> 00:15:12,125 Well, you're a jerk with a "J"! 421 00:15:13,394 --> 00:15:16,128 If you really think these puka shells are the problem, here. 422 00:15:16,965 --> 00:15:19,398 I dare you to not try this on when you're alone. 423 00:15:27,208 --> 00:15:28,275 Hey. Good news. 424 00:15:28,276 --> 00:15:29,910 Marvin said he could fix the van. 425 00:15:29,911 --> 00:15:32,212 Turns out the problem was I jammed a screwdriver in it. 426 00:15:32,213 --> 00:15:33,647 Looks like you saved the day again. 427 00:15:33,648 --> 00:15:34,948 Good job, hero. 428 00:15:34,949 --> 00:15:36,583 Sorry. 429 00:15:36,584 --> 00:15:38,585 It's just that when you chose Allen Iverson 430 00:15:38,586 --> 00:15:40,621 for your essay instead of me, I freaked out. 431 00:15:40,622 --> 00:15:43,223 And then Marvin got in my head, 432 00:15:43,224 --> 00:15:46,360 and with you going off to college so soon... 433 00:15:46,361 --> 00:15:48,160 I just don't want us to grow apart. 434 00:15:49,163 --> 00:15:50,731 This is ridiculous. 435 00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:52,132 I know. I'm sorry. 436 00:15:52,133 --> 00:15:54,166 No, I mean, I can't believe you'd ever think that. 437 00:15:55,069 --> 00:15:56,436 You've always been there for me. 438 00:15:56,437 --> 00:15:58,672 You taught me how to drive, gave me my first job, 439 00:15:58,673 --> 00:16:00,073 helped me with my girl problems... 440 00:16:00,074 --> 00:16:02,142 I mean, women problems. 441 00:16:02,143 --> 00:16:03,143 Good catch. 442 00:16:03,144 --> 00:16:04,945 You have nothing to worry about. 443 00:16:04,946 --> 00:16:08,015 Sure, A.I. is awesome, but you're more than a hero. 444 00:16:08,016 --> 00:16:10,017 You're my dad. 445 00:16:10,018 --> 00:16:11,285 I'm always going to need you, 446 00:16:11,286 --> 00:16:13,085 and we're never going to grow apart. 447 00:16:14,722 --> 00:16:16,590 You want a hug, don't you? 448 00:16:16,591 --> 00:16:19,026 Whatever. I could go either way. 449 00:16:22,697 --> 00:16:24,031 Hey. I have an idea. 450 00:16:24,032 --> 00:16:26,165 Quick, grab your Iversqn. Let's go. 451 00:16:28,770 --> 00:16:31,872 Three more minutes on your test, then pencils down. 452 00:16:34,008 --> 00:16:35,441 What's wrong with Evan? 453 00:16:37,011 --> 00:16:38,445 Excuse me, ma'am. Who are you? 454 00:16:38,446 --> 00:16:39,913 A concerned parent. 455 00:16:39,914 --> 00:16:43,083 God, I miss the WASPy coldness of private school parents. 456 00:16:43,084 --> 00:16:44,685 I don't get it. 457 00:16:44,686 --> 00:16:46,420 Evan's not himself anymore. 458 00:16:46,421 --> 00:16:49,356 He's ruining his dreams of becoming Doctor-President. 459 00:16:49,357 --> 00:16:50,591 No, he's not. 460 00:16:50,592 --> 00:16:53,093 Last night, he held a model U.N. with his Beanie Babies. 461 00:16:53,094 --> 00:16:55,362 They executed Oinker for war crimes. 462 00:16:55,363 --> 00:16:57,130 But was he wearing his puka shells? 463 00:16:57,131 --> 00:16:58,932 Evan's just getting older and trying new things. 464 00:16:58,933 --> 00:17:00,534 That doesn't make him a different person. 465 00:17:00,535 --> 00:17:02,803 But I don't recognize him anymore. 466 00:17:02,804 --> 00:17:04,805 Every day, it's something new. 467 00:17:04,806 --> 00:17:06,273 Mom, 8th grade's tough. 468 00:17:06,274 --> 00:17:08,141 It's that awkward time before high school. 469 00:17:08,142 --> 00:17:10,043 Remember when I got that zit on my lip 470 00:17:10,044 --> 00:17:11,878 and no one spoke to me for a week... 471 00:17:11,879 --> 00:17:13,413 At school or at home? 472 00:17:13,414 --> 00:17:14,982 Oh, I popped it in your sleep, 473 00:17:14,983 --> 00:17:17,384 but by morning, it had grown back stronger... 474 00:17:17,385 --> 00:17:18,418 and angrier. 475 00:17:18,419 --> 00:17:20,887 Evan's just trying to figure it all out. 476 00:17:20,888 --> 00:17:22,655 If you really want to help him, give him space. 477 00:17:23,625 --> 00:17:25,358 It's not easy having your mom at school with you. 478 00:17:26,327 --> 00:17:28,962 Time. Hand your tests forward. 479 00:17:29,998 --> 00:17:33,166 "C," "D," not enough information, "A"... 480 00:17:34,902 --> 00:17:37,804 Good news, bad news, good news, bad news. 481 00:17:37,805 --> 00:17:39,473 Good news, I got past security 482 00:17:39,474 --> 00:17:41,407 with a classic Louis Huang fakeout. 483 00:17:43,911 --> 00:17:45,879 Shark! 484 00:17:51,052 --> 00:17:52,419 I fell for that, too. 485 00:17:52,420 --> 00:17:54,521 An escaped shark? That's not what you want. 486 00:17:54,522 --> 00:17:56,056 Okay, bad news... 487 00:17:56,057 --> 00:17:58,258 Allen Iverson wouldn't sign your fake jersey. 488 00:17:58,259 --> 00:18:00,594 Agh. Iversqn. That damn "Q." 489 00:18:00,595 --> 00:18:02,629 Good news... I told him he's your hero, 490 00:18:02,630 --> 00:18:03,964 and he signed this instead. 491 00:18:03,965 --> 00:18:06,333 This is a real jersey. 492 00:18:06,334 --> 00:18:07,601 And it's game-worn. 493 00:18:09,237 --> 00:18:10,470 It reeks. 494 00:18:10,471 --> 00:18:11,672 Like 46 points. 495 00:18:11,673 --> 00:18:12,973 Thanks, Dad. 496 00:18:12,974 --> 00:18:14,908 Oop. Last bad news. 497 00:18:14,909 --> 00:18:17,411 I have a lifetime ban from all NBA events. 498 00:18:17,412 --> 00:18:18,779 Sorry, son. 499 00:18:18,780 --> 00:18:20,480 I gotta remove him from the property. 500 00:18:20,481 --> 00:18:23,016 But I must say, you got a pretty cool dad. 501 00:18:23,017 --> 00:18:24,784 The best. 502 00:18:26,154 --> 00:18:28,188 Just so you know, I knew there wasn't a shark. 503 00:18:28,189 --> 00:18:31,525 But, you know... safety first. 504 00:18:33,428 --> 00:18:35,462 ♪ Dale a tu cuerpo alegría, Macarena ♪ 505 00:18:35,463 --> 00:18:37,931 ♪ Que tu cuerpo es pa' darle alegría y cosa buena ♪ 506 00:18:37,932 --> 00:18:40,200 ♪ Dale a tu cuerpo alegría, Macarena ♪ 507 00:18:40,201 --> 00:18:42,335 Mommy? What are you doing here? 508 00:18:42,336 --> 00:18:44,004 I'm giving you your space. 509 00:18:44,005 --> 00:18:45,605 So, you crashed my friend's Bar Mitzvah? 510 00:18:45,606 --> 00:18:46,940 School wasn't enough? 511 00:18:46,941 --> 00:18:49,176 ♪ Dale a tu cuerpo alegría, Macarena ♪ 512 00:18:49,177 --> 00:18:50,310 ♪ Hey, Macarena ♪ 513 00:18:50,311 --> 00:18:51,344 About that. 514 00:18:51,345 --> 00:18:54,181 It's possible I may have overreacted. 515 00:18:54,182 --> 00:18:56,183 A little bit. Like just barely. 516 00:18:56,184 --> 00:18:57,617 Barely? 517 00:18:57,618 --> 00:19:00,620 When you showed up with the puka shells on, I panicked! 518 00:19:00,621 --> 00:19:02,289 That's not the Evan I know. 519 00:19:02,290 --> 00:19:03,623 We're always on the same page. 520 00:19:03,624 --> 00:19:06,526 I'm used to you telling me everything... 521 00:19:06,527 --> 00:19:09,329 What you're thinking, how your day went, 522 00:19:09,330 --> 00:19:11,631 what Grandma writes about me in her journal. 523 00:19:11,632 --> 00:19:13,066 I didn't tell you about the necklace 524 00:19:13,067 --> 00:19:14,501 because I knew you'd hate it. 525 00:19:14,502 --> 00:19:16,670 You hate a lot of stuff. I do. 526 00:19:16,671 --> 00:19:18,572 I just want to be able to try things on my own. 527 00:19:18,573 --> 00:19:19,806 I know. 528 00:19:19,807 --> 00:19:22,709 You have to find out for yourself that things are stupid. 529 00:19:22,710 --> 00:19:25,077 And you wonder why I don't tell you things. 530 00:19:26,047 --> 00:19:28,348 I'm sorry I called you the J-word. 531 00:19:30,084 --> 00:19:31,084 "Jerk." 532 00:19:31,085 --> 00:19:33,220 Oh. 533 00:19:33,221 --> 00:19:35,989 I promise to give you your space. 534 00:19:35,990 --> 00:19:39,693 But if you ever need the truth, you know where to find me. 535 00:19:39,694 --> 00:19:40,694 Deal? 536 00:19:40,695 --> 00:19:42,094 Deal. 537 00:19:42,864 --> 00:19:45,132 I shouldn't have changed your timecard. 538 00:19:45,133 --> 00:19:46,433 That was a low moment. 539 00:19:46,434 --> 00:19:48,368 It was, but good news... 540 00:19:48,369 --> 00:19:50,670 No more timecards, no more practicum. 541 00:19:50,671 --> 00:19:51,571 What? 542 00:19:51,572 --> 00:19:53,340 Emery's cranky teacher told me 543 00:19:53,341 --> 00:19:56,042 private schools don't require any of that nonsense. 544 00:19:56,043 --> 00:19:58,111 I could become a teacher boss right away! 545 00:19:58,112 --> 00:19:59,146 Mazel tov. 546 00:19:59,147 --> 00:20:00,446 That means "congrats." 547 00:20:01,716 --> 00:20:03,083 Are you wearing cologne? 548 00:20:03,084 --> 00:20:05,585 CK One. It's a unisex fragrance. 549 00:20:05,586 --> 00:20:08,487 Ohhh, that's so... 550 00:20:09,524 --> 00:20:11,458 ...interesting. 551 00:20:11,459 --> 00:20:12,459 I know, right? 552 00:20:19,283 --> 00:20:21,484 Hey, Coach, all my life, I've wanted to go 553 00:20:21,485 --> 00:20:24,454 to your college, university, or institute of technology. 554 00:20:24,455 --> 00:20:26,923 Now, anyone can send you a video of their dunks, 555 00:20:26,924 --> 00:20:28,691 but I'm not anyone. 556 00:20:28,692 --> 00:20:29,892 ♪ Y'all ready for this? ♪ 557 00:20:29,893 --> 00:20:31,728 Inbound passes. 558 00:20:33,998 --> 00:20:35,531 Taking charges. 559 00:20:37,735 --> 00:20:40,103 Ugh! 560 00:20:40,104 --> 00:20:41,537 Floor spacing. 561 00:20:44,074 --> 00:20:45,575 Bench support. Hustle up. 562 00:20:45,576 --> 00:20:46,476 Good defense! 563 00:20:46,477 --> 00:20:47,343 Find the opening. 564 00:20:47,344 --> 00:20:48,411 You got this. 565 00:20:48,412 --> 00:20:49,812 C'mon, ref! Are you blind? 566 00:20:49,813 --> 00:20:51,447 They're in the zone! Grandma, get out of the street! 567 00:20:52,483 --> 00:20:53,816 Thanks for watching. 568 00:20:53,817 --> 00:20:55,118 Swish! 569 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:56,119 ♪ Hey ♪ 570 00:20:57,154 --> 00:20:58,021 ♪ Hey ♪ 571 00:20:58,022 --> 00:21:06,022 Sync and corrections by btsix www.addic7ed.com