1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:04,091 [Jughead] The popularity and cultural impact 2 00:00:04,134 --> 00:00:07,181 of comic books in our time cannot be overstated. 3 00:00:07,224 --> 00:00:11,402 Superheroes were out, horror and crime comics were in, 4 00:00:11,446 --> 00:00:13,709 and me and my friends were obsessed. 5 00:00:13,752 --> 00:00:14,579 What the hell? 6 00:00:19,323 --> 00:00:20,324 You've got to be kidding me. 7 00:00:23,893 --> 00:00:26,330 Guys, you're not gonna believe this. 8 00:00:26,374 --> 00:00:28,680 Do you remember when I submitted my story to Pep Comics 9 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:32,249 and I received that asinine form rejection letter? 10 00:00:32,293 --> 00:00:36,775 Well, they stole my story, and published it. 11 00:00:36,819 --> 00:00:39,082 Stole it? You mean word for word? 12 00:00:39,126 --> 00:00:41,824 Well, not word for word, but it's definitely my story. 13 00:00:41,867 --> 00:00:43,782 Well, I should sue 'em, right? 14 00:00:43,826 --> 00:00:45,523 Can you prove it was your story? 15 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:47,395 Maybe start by giving them a call. 16 00:00:47,438 --> 00:00:49,571 Oh, shucks to that. 17 00:00:49,614 --> 00:00:51,834 Pep Comics is right here in town. I'm gonna go pay 'em a visit. 18 00:00:52,922 --> 00:00:53,836 Who's with me? 19 00:00:57,535 --> 00:00:59,102 [xylophone chimes] 20 00:00:59,146 --> 00:01:01,235 Good morning, Riverdalians. 21 00:01:01,278 --> 00:01:04,673 Let's begin with the most exciting news ever, 22 00:01:04,715 --> 00:01:06,936 which is that the entertainment committee, 23 00:01:06,979 --> 00:01:10,679 chaired by yours truly, is hosting its first dance of the year. 24 00:01:10,722 --> 00:01:13,725 Our annual sock hop taking place this Friday night. 25 00:01:13,769 --> 00:01:16,032 As is customary, no shoes will be allowed on the gym floor. 26 00:01:16,076 --> 00:01:18,556 So, boys, before you ask your best girls out, 27 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,994 make sure that your socks match and that they don't have any holes. 28 00:01:22,038 --> 00:01:26,390 In short, the whole event is sure to be the bee's knees and the cat's pajamas. 29 00:01:26,434 --> 00:01:28,262 Tickets will be on sale all week, 30 00:01:28,305 --> 00:01:30,264 and you'll want to snap them up early as I can now confirm 31 00:01:30,307 --> 00:01:32,701 that Kevin and the Crooners will be headlining. 32 00:01:33,702 --> 00:01:35,095 See you all there. 33 00:01:35,138 --> 00:01:36,270 [bell rings] 34 00:01:38,009 --> 00:01:41,449 Hey, Veronica? 35 00:01:41,491 --> 00:01:44,626 I was wondering if you wanted to go to the sock hop with me. 36 00:01:46,018 --> 00:01:47,281 That depends. 37 00:01:47,324 --> 00:01:48,195 Can you cut a rug? 38 00:01:50,021 --> 00:01:50,936 Are you a good dancer? 39 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:54,549 Oh, yeah, of course I am. 40 00:01:54,592 --> 00:01:56,246 Well, I'm sure I believe you, 41 00:01:56,289 --> 00:01:57,900 but I'm still going to need a demonstration, daddy-o. 42 00:02:03,384 --> 00:02:06,822 Toni Topaz. Here to buy your ticket to the sock hop, I hope. 43 00:02:06,865 --> 00:02:08,519 That depends. 44 00:02:08,562 --> 00:02:10,130 Are you asking me out? 45 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:12,654 What? Why, of course not. 46 00:02:12,697 --> 00:02:14,699 No, I'm... I am hosting the dance. 47 00:02:14,743 --> 00:02:17,006 I couldn't possibly be saddled with a date. 48 00:02:17,049 --> 00:02:19,748 Not to mention that you're... And I'm also... 49 00:02:19,791 --> 00:02:22,359 -Um, and girls don't-- -Don't what? 50 00:02:22,403 --> 00:02:24,492 Dance with other girls? 51 00:02:24,535 --> 00:02:26,407 Calm down, Peggy Sue. 52 00:02:26,450 --> 00:02:28,800 No, I'm not buying a ticket. 53 00:02:28,844 --> 00:02:33,065 My pal Fangs here is a singer, and we were hoping 54 00:02:33,109 --> 00:02:35,459 that you could give him a shot at playing at the sock hop. 55 00:02:35,503 --> 00:02:36,939 You should add him to the lineup. 56 00:02:36,982 --> 00:02:39,159 And the Serpents will be there in full force. 57 00:02:39,202 --> 00:02:42,901 Hmm, and start a rumble as greasers are wont to do? 58 00:02:42,945 --> 00:02:45,034 No, thank you. 59 00:02:45,077 --> 00:02:46,557 Kevin and the Crooners will be performing, as previously announced. 60 00:02:46,601 --> 00:02:48,559 Well, we offered. 61 00:02:48,603 --> 00:02:51,214 Good luck selling tickets with that B-grade barbershop quartet. 62 00:02:53,651 --> 00:02:54,652 Later, Midge. 63 00:03:01,268 --> 00:03:02,094 [phone ringing] 64 00:03:03,444 --> 00:03:04,227 [door opens] 65 00:03:06,925 --> 00:03:10,364 Okay, Bernie, who's the kid? 66 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:14,672 He's a writer, Al. Says we stole one of his stories. 67 00:03:14,716 --> 00:03:15,586 All right, come on in. 68 00:03:16,805 --> 00:03:18,067 Tell me your tale of woe. 69 00:03:21,984 --> 00:03:25,683 So you're accusing me of what, exactly? 70 00:03:25,727 --> 00:03:29,034 Well, I submitted a story, then you rejected it. 71 00:03:29,078 --> 00:03:32,299 And then, surprise, surprise, 72 00:03:32,341 --> 00:03:35,824 you ran a story that was exactly like it. 73 00:03:35,867 --> 00:03:38,740 Now, you might call that a coincidence, but I... 74 00:03:39,741 --> 00:03:41,177 call it theft. 75 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,005 Well, I hate to burst your bubble, kid, 76 00:03:43,048 --> 00:03:45,616 but, uh, I got news for you. 77 00:03:45,660 --> 00:03:47,792 There are no original ideas. 78 00:03:47,836 --> 00:03:50,578 I mean, I get hundreds of submissions every week. 79 00:03:50,621 --> 00:03:52,536 It's all the same slop. 80 00:03:52,579 --> 00:03:55,800 But the timing, the details. 81 00:03:55,844 --> 00:03:58,325 Oh, you want proof? 82 00:03:58,368 --> 00:04:02,503 These filing cabinets here, they're filled with every single story germ I ever had. 83 00:04:02,546 --> 00:04:05,070 I got a backlog just waiting to be farmed out 84 00:04:05,114 --> 00:04:08,857 to any hack who can string together a semi-coherent sentence. 85 00:04:08,900 --> 00:04:10,162 Waiting? 86 00:04:10,206 --> 00:04:11,381 Like you're looking for writers? 87 00:04:11,425 --> 00:04:13,470 -Always. -Well, I'm a writer. 88 00:04:15,690 --> 00:04:18,432 If I wanted to be considered, what would I have to do? 89 00:04:18,475 --> 00:04:21,870 Well, first off, drop the persecution complex. 90 00:04:21,913 --> 00:04:24,351 Listen, take this log line. 91 00:04:24,394 --> 00:04:26,875 Turn it into a seven-page story by tomorrow morning. 92 00:04:26,918 --> 00:04:29,051 And if it doesn't make me want to puke, we'll talk. 93 00:04:32,315 --> 00:04:34,883 [Archie] Thanks for helping me out of this jam, Betty. 94 00:04:34,926 --> 00:04:37,277 I panicked, told Veronica that I can dance 95 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,931 when the truth is, I got two left feet. 96 00:04:39,975 --> 00:04:42,456 You remember when I broke Midge's big toe doing the bunny hop. 97 00:04:42,499 --> 00:04:45,328 [chuckles] I do. But don't worry. 98 00:04:45,372 --> 00:04:48,505 We will start with something simple and classic. 99 00:04:48,549 --> 00:04:49,419 The twist. 100 00:04:50,638 --> 00:04:51,421 [record scratching] 101 00:04:52,944 --> 00:04:53,728 [instrumental pop music playing] 102 00:04:55,730 --> 00:04:58,994 Okay, so start just by 103 00:04:59,037 --> 00:05:02,302 moving your hips from side to side like this. 104 00:05:02,345 --> 00:05:03,172 Try it. 105 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:10,353 -Like this? -No, less of shoulders, more hips. 106 00:05:14,009 --> 00:05:14,923 Okay. 107 00:05:19,623 --> 00:05:21,669 Like this? I can't... 108 00:05:21,712 --> 00:05:25,368 No. Maybe you just need to focus on slow dancing. 109 00:05:25,412 --> 00:05:26,935 Everyone knows how to slow dance. 110 00:05:30,765 --> 00:05:32,462 ["Be Mine" playing] 111 00:05:32,506 --> 00:05:33,332 Okay. 112 00:05:34,899 --> 00:05:36,727 One hand goes like this. 113 00:05:38,033 --> 00:05:40,165 The other hand, here. 114 00:05:41,993 --> 00:05:43,168 And then you just sway. 115 00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:45,127 ♪ For the rest of my life ♪ 116 00:05:45,170 --> 00:05:45,997 [Betty chuckles] 117 00:05:48,739 --> 00:05:49,653 That's it? 118 00:05:51,133 --> 00:05:53,527 Yeah, it's pretty simple, right? 119 00:05:53,570 --> 00:05:56,268 ♪ I can put aside My foolish pride ♪ 120 00:05:56,312 --> 00:06:00,360 ♪ I'm begging you, please ♪ 121 00:06:00,403 --> 00:06:04,146 ♪ Be mine ♪ 122 00:06:04,189 --> 00:06:07,497 [vocalizing] 123 00:06:07,541 --> 00:06:12,372 ♪ Be mine ♪ 124 00:06:12,415 --> 00:06:14,809 ♪ For the rest of my life... ♪ 125 00:06:14,852 --> 00:06:16,332 [door opens] 126 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:20,205 [gasps] And what exactly is going on here? 127 00:06:20,249 --> 00:06:21,424 Betty was just showing me some moves, Mrs. Cooper. 128 00:06:21,468 --> 00:06:22,991 I'm giving Archie a dance lesson. 129 00:06:23,034 --> 00:06:25,428 -[music stops] -He's asking out the new girl. 130 00:06:25,472 --> 00:06:26,864 She's a celebrity from Hollywood. 131 00:06:26,908 --> 00:06:27,822 Goodbye, Archie. 132 00:06:28,953 --> 00:06:30,564 Bye, Betty. 133 00:06:30,607 --> 00:06:32,609 Goodbye, Mrs. Cooper. 134 00:06:32,653 --> 00:06:35,133 Oh, thank your sweet mother for agreeing to chaperone with me. 135 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,182 Give me your expert opinion, Ethel. I can take it. 136 00:06:40,225 --> 00:06:42,880 I'm so jealous of you, Jughead. 137 00:06:42,924 --> 00:06:46,797 It's my life's goal to draw a story for Pep Comics. 138 00:06:46,841 --> 00:06:49,278 They... They work with some of the best artists in the biz. 139 00:06:49,321 --> 00:06:53,151 Oh, come on. You're as good as any of those clowns, Ethel. 140 00:06:53,195 --> 00:06:56,067 I'll tell you what. If I can finish these pages and really make them sing, 141 00:06:56,111 --> 00:06:58,200 then I'll put your name forward to Mr. Fieldstone tomorrow. 142 00:06:58,243 --> 00:06:59,549 He's our editor-in-chief. 143 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:01,551 Really? 144 00:07:01,595 --> 00:07:04,772 Jughead, that would... That would be a dream. 145 00:07:04,815 --> 00:07:06,730 -Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. -[chuckles] Well... 146 00:07:08,210 --> 00:07:09,429 Let's see what he says first. 147 00:07:14,477 --> 00:07:15,347 ["Baby Let's Make Some Love" playing] 148 00:07:28,448 --> 00:07:30,972 -[engine whirring] -Yoo-hoo! Sorry to interrupt. 149 00:07:31,015 --> 00:07:33,453 Just wanted to make sure that everyone had their tickets to the sock hop. 150 00:07:36,978 --> 00:07:39,589 Midge Klump? One of my precious Vixens 151 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:42,244 with a common greaser? Sacrilege! 152 00:07:42,287 --> 00:07:43,811 You get out of that car right this minute! 153 00:07:43,854 --> 00:07:45,421 [Midge] Calm down! I'm coming. 154 00:07:45,465 --> 00:07:47,031 [Cheryl] Go! 155 00:07:49,294 --> 00:07:51,253 -[engine whirring] -["Teenage Love" playing on radio] 156 00:07:57,128 --> 00:07:58,478 Is everything okay, Kev? 157 00:08:00,610 --> 00:08:01,524 Yeah, sure. 158 00:08:01,568 --> 00:08:03,004 Just a little... 159 00:08:03,047 --> 00:08:05,485 preoccupied, I guess. 160 00:08:05,528 --> 00:08:07,878 Thinking about what songs you're gonna sing at the sock hop? 161 00:08:09,445 --> 00:08:13,623 Yeah. Yeah, and other things. 162 00:08:13,667 --> 00:08:16,974 You know, you haven't officially asked me to the sock hop yet. 163 00:08:18,323 --> 00:08:22,110 Oh, uh, well, I'm performing. 164 00:08:22,153 --> 00:08:25,548 So I just kind of assumed you'd come to, you know, 165 00:08:26,418 --> 00:08:27,245 cheer me on. 166 00:08:29,639 --> 00:08:31,467 Right, yeah, of course. That makes sense. 167 00:08:41,607 --> 00:08:43,000 Um... 168 00:08:43,044 --> 00:08:44,741 What is it? Don't you like kissing me? 169 00:08:44,785 --> 00:08:47,875 Of course. It's like I said, I'm... I'm performing 170 00:08:47,918 --> 00:08:50,573 and I don't want to risk catching a cold. 171 00:08:50,617 --> 00:08:53,097 It's always something with you. 172 00:08:54,403 --> 00:08:55,752 What is that supposed to mean? 173 00:08:55,796 --> 00:08:57,101 It means we've been dating for months 174 00:08:57,145 --> 00:09:00,322 and we're still not going steady. 175 00:09:00,365 --> 00:09:02,933 You haven't even pinned me yet. 176 00:09:02,977 --> 00:09:04,326 How am I supposed to pin you? 177 00:09:04,369 --> 00:09:05,719 I don't even play a varsity sport-- 178 00:09:05,762 --> 00:09:07,677 Doesn't need to be a varsity pin, Kev. 179 00:09:07,721 --> 00:09:09,549 It can be any old pin. 180 00:09:09,592 --> 00:09:11,028 Can be a ring, even. 181 00:09:11,072 --> 00:09:12,943 Gosh, when did you become such a sex maniac? 182 00:09:14,031 --> 00:09:16,556 For your information, 183 00:09:16,599 --> 00:09:18,688 the fact that I want my supposed boyfriend 184 00:09:18,732 --> 00:09:23,214 to kiss me once every blue moon does not make me a sex maniac, 185 00:09:23,258 --> 00:09:26,130 and I do not have cold germs or cooties, 186 00:09:26,174 --> 00:09:29,394 and I will definitely not be cheering you on at the sock hop. 187 00:09:29,438 --> 00:09:31,135 Betty... Betty. 188 00:09:48,457 --> 00:09:52,069 [Mr. Fieldstone] Well, it's pretentious, clunky, too much dialogue. 189 00:09:52,113 --> 00:09:54,594 But it'll do. 190 00:09:54,637 --> 00:09:55,638 Bernie, get in here. 191 00:09:57,161 --> 00:09:59,250 Wha... 192 00:09:59,294 --> 00:10:01,383 -Yes, Mr. Fieldstone. -[Mr. Fieldstone] We got a live one here. 193 00:10:01,426 --> 00:10:04,821 Now, see who's available to draw a seven-page zombie story 194 00:10:04,865 --> 00:10:06,475 for immediate publication. 195 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:11,219 So, I'm hired? 196 00:10:11,262 --> 00:10:13,438 A dollar a page. Take it or leave it. 197 00:10:13,482 --> 00:10:17,181 Yeah, I'll take it. And, um, I know an artist, an incredible artist. 198 00:10:17,225 --> 00:10:21,098 Young, hungry, cheap, loves monster movies. 199 00:10:21,142 --> 00:10:23,797 A real fiend for gore. 200 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,625 Okay. 201 00:10:25,668 --> 00:10:27,496 But I want those pages tomorrow. 202 00:10:27,539 --> 00:10:28,453 Yeah, you'll have 'em. 203 00:10:29,106 --> 00:10:31,587 And, um... 204 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:33,371 Thank you for everything, Mr. Fieldstone. 205 00:10:37,724 --> 00:10:38,550 [piano playing] 206 00:10:50,171 --> 00:10:50,954 [piano playing stops] 207 00:10:52,477 --> 00:10:54,218 Sorry, um... 208 00:10:54,262 --> 00:10:55,611 I... I didn't know the music room was reserved. 209 00:10:55,655 --> 00:10:57,874 It's not. I was just horsing around, 210 00:10:57,918 --> 00:11:00,485 but you probably need it to rehearse, I'm guessing. 211 00:11:00,529 --> 00:11:02,313 Uh, my set for the sock hop, yeah. 212 00:11:03,837 --> 00:11:06,187 You're Clay Walker, right? 213 00:11:06,230 --> 00:11:09,146 I am. Just transferred this year. 214 00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:11,888 And you're Kevin Keller. Son of the sheriff, 215 00:11:11,932 --> 00:11:13,498 dating the prettiest girl at Riverdale High. 216 00:11:14,804 --> 00:11:15,849 [chuckles softly] 217 00:11:15,892 --> 00:11:18,025 I've done my research. 218 00:11:18,068 --> 00:11:20,810 Uh, where did you transfer from? 219 00:11:20,854 --> 00:11:24,379 All over. My dad's in the... Was in the military. 220 00:11:25,510 --> 00:11:27,599 Cool. Cool. 221 00:11:29,732 --> 00:11:31,299 Are you going to the sock hop? 222 00:11:31,342 --> 00:11:34,040 I wouldn't have a date. I don't know many people. 223 00:11:36,217 --> 00:11:40,395 Unless, uh, you could think of someone I should ask. 224 00:11:43,441 --> 00:11:44,965 A lot of people go stag here. 225 00:11:48,795 --> 00:11:49,709 It's nice to meet you. 226 00:12:02,809 --> 00:12:07,770 Hey. Uh, so I did a little brushing up 227 00:12:07,814 --> 00:12:12,601 and I'm ready for that demonstration. 228 00:12:12,644 --> 00:12:13,733 How do you feel about slow dancing? 229 00:12:15,996 --> 00:12:17,780 Nothing better. 230 00:12:17,824 --> 00:12:20,609 But upon further reflection, 231 00:12:20,652 --> 00:12:23,873 I have no doubt a Troy Donahue type like you 232 00:12:23,917 --> 00:12:25,701 can trip the light fantastic, Archie. 233 00:12:27,572 --> 00:12:30,184 So does that mean... 234 00:12:30,227 --> 00:12:32,490 But, quite candidly, 235 00:12:32,534 --> 00:12:34,318 I'm also entertaining other offers. 236 00:12:35,972 --> 00:12:37,495 What? Oh... 237 00:12:38,148 --> 00:12:39,889 Wow, okay. 238 00:12:39,933 --> 00:12:43,719 However, being my escort demands more than mere dancing. 239 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:47,157 It also requires scintillating conversation. 240 00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:49,725 I need to know that you won't be a bore at the sock hop. 241 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,467 So, why don't you clean yourself up 242 00:12:52,510 --> 00:12:55,209 and come by the Pembrooke at 6:00-ish tonight? 243 00:12:55,252 --> 00:12:59,213 I'll be wanting to discuss politics, art, current events. 244 00:12:59,256 --> 00:13:00,954 Dazzle me with your wit. 245 00:13:01,781 --> 00:13:03,217 Okay? 246 00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:04,740 Dazzle you. Okay. 247 00:13:06,089 --> 00:13:07,438 Well, I should motor. 248 00:13:07,482 --> 00:13:08,352 [Veronica] See you tonight. 249 00:13:09,832 --> 00:13:11,268 Archiekins? 250 00:13:11,312 --> 00:13:12,226 [clears throat] 251 00:13:14,924 --> 00:13:16,012 I'm rooting for you, stud. 252 00:13:16,578 --> 00:13:17,405 [exhales] 253 00:13:27,110 --> 00:13:30,157 So they just do whatever you say, is that it? 254 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:31,114 Hmm? 255 00:13:33,421 --> 00:13:35,553 Oh, you mean boys? [chuckles] 256 00:13:37,251 --> 00:13:39,514 Boys aren't too, too complicated. 257 00:13:42,604 --> 00:13:44,606 I wish I had your confidence. 258 00:13:44,649 --> 00:13:45,999 Why don't you? 259 00:13:46,956 --> 00:13:48,828 What do you mean? 260 00:13:48,871 --> 00:13:51,874 I mean, I'm only just getting my sea legs here in Riverdale, 261 00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:55,790 but I can already tell you're a catch, Betty. 262 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:57,793 A total Marilyn. 263 00:13:57,837 --> 00:14:00,665 You and Kevin the Crooner are going steady, aren't you? 264 00:14:02,102 --> 00:14:04,321 Um, not officially. 265 00:14:04,365 --> 00:14:06,062 We may even be on the rocks. 266 00:14:06,846 --> 00:14:07,759 That's a shame... 267 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:10,458 for him. 268 00:14:10,501 --> 00:14:13,374 Why don't you invite some other boy to the sock hop? 269 00:14:13,417 --> 00:14:15,506 Get Kevin all hot and bothered. 270 00:14:15,550 --> 00:14:18,553 That's always fun, keeping our beaus on their toes. 271 00:14:18,596 --> 00:14:20,729 Surely there's some He-Man at Riverdale High 272 00:14:20,772 --> 00:14:21,730 you'd like to make time with. 273 00:14:25,081 --> 00:14:26,996 Tickets. Get your tickets to the sock hop. 274 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:28,519 Buy one, get one free. 275 00:14:29,477 --> 00:14:32,001 You... Dilton Doiley. 276 00:14:32,045 --> 00:14:34,264 -Why haven't you bought a ticket to my sock hop yet? -Uh... 277 00:14:34,308 --> 00:14:37,615 For that matter, why are some people trying to return their tickets? 278 00:14:37,659 --> 00:14:41,228 Um... It might be because of the Serpents. 279 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:43,839 What about the Serpents? 280 00:14:45,145 --> 00:14:47,016 What are they planning? 281 00:14:47,060 --> 00:14:49,758 They said they were going to be waiting in the parking lot, 282 00:14:49,801 --> 00:14:51,716 and they're gonna throw rotten eggs at anyone 283 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,457 who tries going to the dance. 284 00:14:53,501 --> 00:14:55,372 Barbarians. 285 00:14:55,415 --> 00:14:58,201 And who, pray tell, is the one making these threats. 286 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:02,684 Mostly that scary Toni girl. 287 00:15:02,727 --> 00:15:04,947 Of course. It would be her. 288 00:15:06,122 --> 00:15:10,213 Well, this means war. 289 00:15:13,260 --> 00:15:14,130 Dismissed. 290 00:15:20,223 --> 00:15:21,050 [Archie] Mom? 291 00:15:22,443 --> 00:15:23,270 [chuckles] 292 00:15:25,011 --> 00:15:26,229 Can you help? 293 00:15:26,273 --> 00:15:28,840 [sighs] Hang on. 294 00:15:28,884 --> 00:15:30,320 I might have something that'll do the trick. 295 00:15:32,322 --> 00:15:33,106 [Mary chuckles] 296 00:15:35,238 --> 00:15:37,545 Oh, that's more like it. 297 00:15:37,588 --> 00:15:39,112 I think I'll have to let it out a little bit, 298 00:15:39,155 --> 00:15:42,028 but other than that, it fits perfectly. 299 00:15:42,071 --> 00:15:44,944 It's a little old-fashioned, isn't it? 300 00:15:44,987 --> 00:15:47,250 Well, it was your dad's, 301 00:15:47,294 --> 00:15:50,775 but he'd want you to wear it, especially to your first dance. 302 00:15:50,819 --> 00:15:53,648 [chuckles] Well, actually, I need it tonight, Mom. 303 00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:57,521 Yeah. Veronica asked me over. 304 00:15:57,565 --> 00:15:59,393 You're taking her to the dance? 305 00:15:59,436 --> 00:16:01,656 If I'm lucky. 306 00:16:01,699 --> 00:16:05,094 She wants to give me a test run, you could say? 307 00:16:05,138 --> 00:16:07,444 I don't like the sound of that. 308 00:16:07,488 --> 00:16:08,619 A bit haughty, isn't it? 309 00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:11,057 It's not like that. 310 00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:12,884 Veronica is from Los Angeles 311 00:16:12,928 --> 00:16:15,235 and she's practically a movie star. 312 00:16:15,278 --> 00:16:16,627 Standards are different out there. 313 00:16:18,629 --> 00:16:22,590 -Aw, geez, Mom. [chuckles] -[Mary] I'm fine. 314 00:16:24,244 --> 00:16:26,333 It's just, seeing you here in his suit, 315 00:16:26,376 --> 00:16:28,291 it just brings back so many memories. 316 00:16:29,336 --> 00:16:31,207 [sighs] 317 00:16:31,251 --> 00:16:32,861 You know, your father and I went to the sock hop together. 318 00:16:32,904 --> 00:16:34,906 He was such a romantic 319 00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:36,734 and he wrote me the sweetest poems. 320 00:16:36,778 --> 00:16:37,735 I still have them somewhere. 321 00:16:39,128 --> 00:16:40,434 Poems? 322 00:16:40,477 --> 00:16:42,392 He knew how to make a girl swoon. 323 00:16:44,742 --> 00:16:45,874 This one, I think. 324 00:16:45,917 --> 00:16:46,831 -Yeah? -Mm-hmm. 325 00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:54,317 [Archie] So, Veronica invited me over to her place tonight, and... 326 00:16:55,884 --> 00:16:57,146 I need to impress her. 327 00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:58,060 So don't laugh... 328 00:16:59,583 --> 00:17:00,541 but I wrote her a poem. 329 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:04,371 I just need someone to read it and just 330 00:17:04,414 --> 00:17:05,633 tell me if it's crazy to give to her. 331 00:17:08,636 --> 00:17:10,724 Okay. Hand it over, Walt Whitman. 332 00:17:23,085 --> 00:17:25,653 Well, is it terrible? 333 00:17:29,483 --> 00:17:30,397 No. 334 00:17:32,660 --> 00:17:33,791 It's actually really sweet. 335 00:17:37,926 --> 00:17:39,449 You have a poet's soul, Arch. 336 00:17:39,493 --> 00:17:40,407 Who knew? 337 00:17:44,367 --> 00:17:46,108 [jazz music playing] 338 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:04,866 [Cheryl] So this is where the Serpents dwell. 339 00:18:06,128 --> 00:18:07,434 I always imagined it'd be something 340 00:18:07,477 --> 00:18:09,479 more like a biker bar, but this... 341 00:18:09,523 --> 00:18:11,307 -This is-- -The Dark Room is 342 00:18:11,351 --> 00:18:15,311 a coffeehouse for bikers, beatniks and badasses. 343 00:18:15,355 --> 00:18:18,184 Which begs the question, what are you doing here, preppy? 344 00:18:18,227 --> 00:18:19,707 Better question. 345 00:18:19,750 --> 00:18:21,143 Why are you so hell-bent on ruining my sock hop 346 00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:23,363 the same way your slimy Serpent pal 347 00:18:23,406 --> 00:18:25,060 tried to ruin my virtuous Vixen? 348 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:28,890 Okay, Cheryl. You want people at your dance, I dig it. 349 00:18:28,933 --> 00:18:30,413 So I'll pitch it again. 350 00:18:30,457 --> 00:18:32,807 Let my boy Fangs blow the roof off the gym 351 00:18:32,850 --> 00:18:35,070 and we'll pack the place. 352 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:38,508 For the bazillionth time, I have already booked Kevin and the Crooners. 353 00:18:38,552 --> 00:18:40,902 Yeah, the Crooners are doneskis. 354 00:18:40,945 --> 00:18:42,556 Look, Fangs is about to play. 355 00:18:42,599 --> 00:18:45,211 So why don't you order yourself a cappuccino, 356 00:18:45,254 --> 00:18:47,300 take a load off and hear him play? 357 00:18:47,343 --> 00:18:48,736 Maybe you'll change your mind 358 00:18:48,779 --> 00:18:51,521 and you and I can get better acquainted. 359 00:18:53,393 --> 00:18:54,568 [elevator dings] 360 00:19:02,967 --> 00:19:03,794 [knocks on door] 361 00:19:08,712 --> 00:19:12,412 -Archie, you made it. -Am I late? 362 00:19:12,455 --> 00:19:14,240 Oh, not at all, lover boy. 363 00:19:14,283 --> 00:19:15,980 We were just discussing President Eisenhower's decision 364 00:19:16,024 --> 00:19:17,634 to run for a second term. 365 00:19:17,678 --> 00:19:20,463 And let me warn you, the others are very divided. 366 00:19:20,507 --> 00:19:21,899 [chuckles] 367 00:19:21,943 --> 00:19:23,945 -I'm sorry. Others? -Come. Come on in. 368 00:19:23,988 --> 00:19:25,686 We're having aperitifs in the parlor. 369 00:19:25,729 --> 00:19:27,688 [boys chattering] 370 00:19:42,485 --> 00:19:45,096 [Betty] Mom, can I ask your advice about something? 371 00:19:45,140 --> 00:19:48,230 Well, of course, honey. What is it? 372 00:19:48,274 --> 00:19:51,102 I think I'm having weird feelings about Archie. 373 00:19:54,018 --> 00:19:56,891 Oh. What sort of feelings? 374 00:19:56,934 --> 00:19:59,589 Like, stirrings? 375 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:07,554 When we were dancing, I felt a flutter in my stomach. 376 00:20:10,121 --> 00:20:14,169 Is it possible that this fluttering is 377 00:20:14,213 --> 00:20:16,998 a reaction to feeling underappreciated by Kevin? 378 00:20:18,956 --> 00:20:21,263 I hadn't thought of it that way. 379 00:20:21,307 --> 00:20:23,178 Which is why it's a good thing that you came to me. 380 00:20:31,404 --> 00:20:33,362 Holy hell, Ethel. 381 00:20:33,406 --> 00:20:34,929 There is no way that Mr. Fieldstone 382 00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:37,192 doesn't hire you after he sees these. 383 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,889 -You really think so? -Yeah. 384 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:40,456 Even though I'm a girl? 385 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:41,805 [chuckles] If he doesn't, I'll eat my own crown. 386 00:20:43,851 --> 00:20:48,464 So, uh, Jughead, the sock hop's tomorrow night. 387 00:20:48,508 --> 00:20:49,509 It is? 388 00:20:49,552 --> 00:20:51,337 What if we went together? 389 00:20:51,380 --> 00:20:52,773 Like, for kicks? 390 00:20:54,601 --> 00:20:56,385 Yeah, yeah, just for kicks. 391 00:20:57,778 --> 00:20:59,432 Might be fun. 392 00:20:59,475 --> 00:21:00,868 Could have a decent spread, cookies and whatnot. 393 00:21:00,911 --> 00:21:01,738 [knock at door] 394 00:21:07,222 --> 00:21:08,876 Since when are boys allowed in your room? 395 00:21:08,919 --> 00:21:10,704 We're just studying, Mom. 396 00:21:10,747 --> 00:21:12,053 Well, whatever you were doing, you're lucky your father's 397 00:21:12,096 --> 00:21:13,576 working nights at the factory this week. 398 00:21:14,621 --> 00:21:17,188 I was actually just leaving. 399 00:21:17,232 --> 00:21:18,146 I'll see you at school tomorrow. 400 00:21:19,147 --> 00:21:20,061 Excuse me. Sorry. 401 00:21:33,988 --> 00:21:36,643 So then I said, "Sorry, Mr. Sinatra, 402 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:39,341 -but I think Elvis sang it better." -[all laughing] 403 00:21:39,385 --> 00:21:40,690 [boy] Oh, no. 404 00:21:42,953 --> 00:21:44,520 Archie, are you all right? 405 00:21:44,564 --> 00:21:46,479 You've been quiet all night. 406 00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:48,263 Yeah, I'm good. 407 00:21:48,307 --> 00:21:51,310 I was just... I was just taking it all in. 408 00:21:51,353 --> 00:21:53,573 -Soaking it up. -Like the sponge that you are. 409 00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:54,400 [men laughing] 410 00:22:01,015 --> 00:22:02,233 I see you're admiring the painting. 411 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,324 -It's a-- -It's a Monet. Am I right? 412 00:22:07,021 --> 00:22:11,373 Indeed. You have a connoisseur's eyes, Julian. 413 00:22:11,417 --> 00:22:12,896 I appreciate beautiful things. 414 00:22:14,985 --> 00:22:18,075 Every summer, my family goes on an art-buying tour in Europe. 415 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:19,990 Archie, what do you think of the painting? 416 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:21,078 [slurps] 417 00:22:23,777 --> 00:22:24,604 Um... 418 00:22:26,170 --> 00:22:28,521 It's beautiful and all, uh... 419 00:22:28,564 --> 00:22:34,570 I guess I just prefer an artist like Norman Rockwell. 420 00:22:34,614 --> 00:22:36,964 Then again, I'm not really an art tour through Europe kind of guy. 421 00:22:37,007 --> 00:22:40,184 -So-- -That's obvious from what you're wearing, chump. 422 00:22:40,228 --> 00:22:41,838 Where'd you get that suit? 423 00:22:41,882 --> 00:22:43,492 Some thrift store? 424 00:22:43,536 --> 00:22:44,711 [boys chuckling] 425 00:22:44,754 --> 00:22:46,843 It's my father's suit. 426 00:22:46,887 --> 00:22:48,715 And you better shut your trap, Blossom. 427 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:49,846 Wasn't he buried in his suit? 428 00:22:51,152 --> 00:22:52,762 Or did he have more than one? 429 00:22:52,806 --> 00:22:55,591 He was buried in his uniform. 430 00:22:55,635 --> 00:22:59,769 Well, I, for one, think you look very striking, Archie. 431 00:22:59,813 --> 00:23:04,078 And I like a bit of variety in my men's attire, as well as in my men. 432 00:23:05,253 --> 00:23:07,516 So, who's up for charades? 433 00:23:09,953 --> 00:23:11,999 You know, Veronica, it has been a real swell night, 434 00:23:12,042 --> 00:23:15,698 but, uh... I think I'm just gonna blow out of here. 435 00:23:15,742 --> 00:23:18,440 If I stay any longer, I might be liable to spill someone's blue blood 436 00:23:18,484 --> 00:23:20,355 all over your nice, expensive things. 437 00:23:24,054 --> 00:23:24,881 [door slams] 438 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:47,774 Good morning, Mrs. Andrews. 439 00:23:47,817 --> 00:23:50,124 As you may know, I'm Veronica Lodge. 440 00:23:50,167 --> 00:23:52,126 Is Archie home, by any chance? 441 00:23:52,169 --> 00:23:54,041 He's at the grocery store. 442 00:23:54,084 --> 00:23:56,086 Shopping? This early? 443 00:23:56,130 --> 00:23:58,393 Archie told me everything that happened last night. 444 00:23:59,916 --> 00:24:02,397 Well, that's actually why I'm here. 445 00:24:02,441 --> 00:24:04,051 I feel terrible about it. 446 00:24:04,094 --> 00:24:06,183 I didn't mean for things to happen the way they did. 447 00:24:06,227 --> 00:24:10,579 My Archie is not some Hollywood playboy. 448 00:24:10,623 --> 00:24:14,714 He's a simple boy. So simple that he's mad at Julian Blossom 449 00:24:14,757 --> 00:24:17,368 and himself for what happened at your little soiree, 450 00:24:17,412 --> 00:24:20,720 when you and I both know who the real villainess was. 451 00:24:20,763 --> 00:24:23,113 [scoffs] I mean, what kind of person 452 00:24:23,157 --> 00:24:26,073 auditions boys to go to a sock hop? 453 00:24:26,116 --> 00:24:28,641 Well, when your parents are actors... [chuckles] 454 00:24:31,252 --> 00:24:33,776 Sorry. That's not an excuse. 455 00:24:33,820 --> 00:24:36,039 Listen, if you hurt my boy, 456 00:24:36,083 --> 00:24:38,128 you and I are going to have some serious trouble, 457 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:40,609 Little Miss Femme Fatale. 458 00:24:47,224 --> 00:24:48,791 -[Alice] Thanks for stopping by, Kevin. -[liquid pouring] 459 00:24:51,141 --> 00:24:54,580 -High Point? -Okay. 460 00:24:54,623 --> 00:24:57,278 So, Betty tells me that the two of you 461 00:24:57,321 --> 00:25:00,063 have had some troubles as of late. 462 00:25:00,107 --> 00:25:01,282 Would you agree? 463 00:25:01,325 --> 00:25:04,024 I feel awful, Mrs. Cooper. 464 00:25:04,067 --> 00:25:07,462 It's like... Betty wants these things from me, 465 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:10,204 but I'm not sure if I can give them to her. 466 00:25:10,247 --> 00:25:12,380 It's perfectly normal for girls Betty's age 467 00:25:12,423 --> 00:25:14,425 to have certain... [inhales] 468 00:25:14,469 --> 00:25:17,994 ...expectations of what their boyfriends are willing to do. 469 00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:21,345 May I make a suggestion? 470 00:25:24,218 --> 00:25:25,219 I'm going to give you this. 471 00:25:28,744 --> 00:25:32,400 You see, Betty just wants to be pinned. 472 00:25:32,443 --> 00:25:35,577 She wants to feel appreciated. 473 00:25:35,621 --> 00:25:39,755 And then all of those... feelings will settle. 474 00:25:39,799 --> 00:25:42,410 But won't a pin mean she'll expect more from me? 475 00:25:42,453 --> 00:25:46,501 Oh, no. A pin takes off the pressure. 476 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:50,461 You see, it's a symbol for what every girl craves. 477 00:25:50,505 --> 00:25:52,159 They just... They just want a fella 478 00:25:52,202 --> 00:25:54,465 that's going to carry their books home from school 479 00:25:54,509 --> 00:25:57,033 or take them to the movies Saturday night 480 00:25:57,077 --> 00:25:59,035 or call them on the telephone before supper. 481 00:25:59,732 --> 00:26:00,559 Is that all? 482 00:26:02,038 --> 00:26:04,998 A pin is a promise, Kevin. 483 00:26:05,041 --> 00:26:08,828 Don't tell anyone, but this is the actual pin 484 00:26:08,871 --> 00:26:11,744 that Mr. Cooper gave me back in high school. 485 00:26:11,787 --> 00:26:13,397 See, this pin 486 00:26:13,441 --> 00:26:19,708 somehow answered a desire that we both were feeling, 487 00:26:19,752 --> 00:26:23,146 and then things were fine and pure from that point forward. 488 00:26:24,060 --> 00:26:25,235 You're a good boy, Kevin. 489 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,978 And Betty is a good girl. 490 00:26:29,022 --> 00:26:34,680 And I believe that this pin will take care of everything. 491 00:26:38,901 --> 00:26:39,685 [chuckles nervously] 492 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,907 Tickets. Get your tickets for tonight's sock hop. 493 00:26:44,951 --> 00:26:46,430 -Hurry up! -You, four eyes. 494 00:26:46,474 --> 00:26:47,954 Get your tickets to the sock hop yet? 495 00:26:47,997 --> 00:26:50,304 Uh... no. 496 00:26:50,347 --> 00:26:51,784 Well, pony up, poindexter, 497 00:26:51,827 --> 00:26:54,351 because my pal Fangs Fogarty is performing. 498 00:26:54,395 --> 00:26:57,050 And trust me, you'll be kicking yourself if you miss it. 499 00:26:57,093 --> 00:26:58,225 I'll take one. 500 00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:02,490 Five. I'll take five. 501 00:27:07,843 --> 00:27:11,107 By the way, did you, uh, break the bad news to Kevin yet? 502 00:27:11,151 --> 00:27:13,153 No. But I will. 503 00:27:13,196 --> 00:27:14,110 Can you dig it? 504 00:27:16,896 --> 00:27:18,419 [bell rings] 505 00:27:18,462 --> 00:27:21,030 Putting aside the fact that you were drawing 506 00:27:21,074 --> 00:27:23,293 while Dr. Doiley was lecturing, 507 00:27:23,337 --> 00:27:26,383 in and of itself a flagrant violation 508 00:27:26,427 --> 00:27:27,820 of school etiquette. 509 00:27:27,863 --> 00:27:31,258 Dr. Werthers and I are also 510 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:34,348 deeply concerned about what you were drawing. 511 00:27:34,391 --> 00:27:37,830 Where did the vision for this come from, Ethel? 512 00:27:37,873 --> 00:27:41,181 Your subconscious? A nightmare? The movies? 513 00:27:42,269 --> 00:27:43,052 They're for a story. 514 00:27:44,271 --> 00:27:45,272 What kind of story? 515 00:27:46,012 --> 00:27:47,535 A comic book. 516 00:27:47,578 --> 00:27:49,058 That I'm on deadline to finish. 517 00:27:49,102 --> 00:27:51,060 That's why I was drawing in Dr. Doiley's class. 518 00:27:51,104 --> 00:27:54,673 I'm... I'm trying to get a job at Pep Comics. 519 00:27:55,978 --> 00:27:57,763 They're based here in town. 520 00:27:57,806 --> 00:28:01,027 I'm sorry, Ethel, but your budding career 521 00:28:01,070 --> 00:28:03,246 as an illustrator of lurid comic books 522 00:28:03,290 --> 00:28:06,597 doesn't remotely justify this behavior. 523 00:28:06,641 --> 00:28:09,296 You have a week's detention, starting today. 524 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:14,954 [Archie] Veronica. 525 00:28:15,911 --> 00:28:17,696 Archie. Hi. 526 00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,220 Look, about last night... 527 00:28:20,263 --> 00:28:22,178 I'm sorry I rushed out of there like that. 528 00:28:23,353 --> 00:28:24,441 I, uh... 529 00:28:26,661 --> 00:28:31,840 I sincerely was going to rip Julian Blossom's head off. 530 00:28:31,884 --> 00:28:34,887 [chuckles] Well, he would have deserved it. 531 00:28:34,930 --> 00:28:38,412 And I'm mortified about what he said to you. 532 00:28:38,455 --> 00:28:41,763 I truly had a good time getting to know you better. 533 00:28:44,157 --> 00:28:47,726 Well, um, in that case, 534 00:28:49,553 --> 00:28:51,120 if you haven't made your decision yet, 535 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:53,122 I'm still keen on taking you to the sock hop tonight. 536 00:28:56,169 --> 00:28:58,649 I would love that, Archie, 537 00:29:00,826 --> 00:29:03,306 but I've already made my selection. 538 00:29:03,350 --> 00:29:05,874 And... I'm not going with anyone. 539 00:29:08,181 --> 00:29:10,574 -What? Why? -[Veronica sighs] 540 00:29:10,618 --> 00:29:13,752 With so many excellent options, it's simply impossible for an it girl to choose. 541 00:29:15,536 --> 00:29:16,929 Options like Julian Blossom? 542 00:29:18,365 --> 00:29:19,670 [scoffs] 543 00:29:19,714 --> 00:29:22,412 You know, I don't get you, Veronica. 544 00:29:22,456 --> 00:29:24,850 I mean, what was last night's dog-and-pony show all about then? 545 00:29:26,590 --> 00:29:28,679 I mean, forget last night. This entire week. 546 00:29:28,723 --> 00:29:31,465 Making us... Making me jump through hoops like that? 547 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,252 It was a game, Archie. 548 00:29:36,296 --> 00:29:38,777 The queen of the hive gets all her worker bees abuzz 549 00:29:38,820 --> 00:29:44,304 and then flies away before... Before anyone's stung too badly. 550 00:29:51,877 --> 00:29:53,356 [Betty] So, have you made your pick yet? 551 00:29:55,010 --> 00:29:57,970 Here's a late-breaking scoop for Hedda Hopper. 552 00:29:58,013 --> 00:30:01,800 Socialite Veronica Lodge has decided to go stag to the sock hop. 553 00:30:03,714 --> 00:30:05,891 Well, what happened? What about Archie? 554 00:30:05,934 --> 00:30:09,938 I'm in the midst of a rude awakening, Betty. 555 00:30:09,982 --> 00:30:13,246 Turns out I've been careless and thoughtless 556 00:30:13,289 --> 00:30:16,989 with a lot of the boys at Riverdale High. 557 00:30:17,032 --> 00:30:21,732 Archie most especially, and most undeservingly. 558 00:30:21,776 --> 00:30:23,169 Did you not like his poem? 559 00:30:24,735 --> 00:30:25,649 What poem? 560 00:30:28,304 --> 00:30:31,830 Archie wrote you a poem. Did he not give it to you? 561 00:30:31,873 --> 00:30:34,615 Not that I know of. 562 00:30:34,658 --> 00:30:36,443 Not that I deserve, in any case. 563 00:30:36,486 --> 00:30:39,881 Wait a minute. So who's Archie going to the sock hop with? 564 00:30:39,925 --> 00:30:42,362 No one, as far as I know. 565 00:30:42,405 --> 00:30:43,711 I'll tell you one thing, though. 566 00:30:43,754 --> 00:30:45,669 Whoever does end up going with Archie, 567 00:30:46,540 --> 00:30:47,846 she is one lucky girl. 568 00:31:30,497 --> 00:31:32,586 Hey, Betty, can I talk to you for a second? 569 00:31:34,066 --> 00:31:34,893 It's important. 570 00:31:38,505 --> 00:31:40,246 Sure, let's talk. 571 00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:50,256 Cheryl bumped me and the Crooners. 572 00:31:50,299 --> 00:31:51,953 Fangs Fogarty's performing. 573 00:31:51,997 --> 00:31:53,607 Apparently, he's God's gift or something. [scoffs] 574 00:31:53,650 --> 00:31:55,261 I heard. Kev, I'm sorry. 575 00:31:55,304 --> 00:31:59,352 No, uh... I'm sorry. 576 00:31:59,395 --> 00:32:01,615 Betty, I'm really... I'm really sorry. 577 00:32:03,095 --> 00:32:04,618 I was a dope. 578 00:32:04,661 --> 00:32:07,969 And you are the most wonderful, 579 00:32:08,013 --> 00:32:11,625 most ginchiest girl in the world, and I took that for granted. 580 00:32:11,668 --> 00:32:13,279 That won't happen again. Um... 581 00:32:16,369 --> 00:32:18,240 Betty Cooper, will you go steady with me? 582 00:32:22,592 --> 00:32:25,030 -Kevin... -Things will be different this time. 583 00:32:25,073 --> 00:32:26,640 I promise. I... 584 00:32:28,598 --> 00:32:31,210 I love you, Betty. I do. 585 00:32:31,253 --> 00:32:32,907 And you make my heart feel full. 586 00:32:34,343 --> 00:32:35,823 So will you be my girl? 587 00:32:37,477 --> 00:32:39,392 Will you go to the sock hop with me? 588 00:32:42,003 --> 00:32:44,136 Yeah, of course. 589 00:32:44,179 --> 00:32:46,007 -Yeah? -Yeah. [chuckles] 590 00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:48,879 All right. 591 00:32:53,275 --> 00:32:54,059 Um... 592 00:32:55,886 --> 00:32:57,801 Uh... 593 00:32:57,845 --> 00:33:00,108 -[chuckles nervously] How do I... -I'll... I'll do it. 594 00:33:00,152 --> 00:33:01,675 Okay. 595 00:33:01,718 --> 00:33:02,502 [Kevin, softly] All right. 596 00:33:09,770 --> 00:33:11,902 [knock at door] 597 00:33:11,946 --> 00:33:14,688 Guess who didn't show up for her assigned detention? 598 00:33:15,515 --> 00:33:17,778 The Muggs girl. 599 00:33:17,821 --> 00:33:20,824 I'm concerned, Felix. I... I think we should speak to Ethel's parents. 600 00:33:23,218 --> 00:33:25,090 God knows what's troubling that girl. 601 00:33:27,135 --> 00:33:30,965 Now, you want me to believe that a girl, this girl, 602 00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:32,836 generated these pages? 603 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:36,492 Yes, and she's currently skipping detention 604 00:33:36,536 --> 00:33:38,973 because of how badly she wants to draw comic books for you, 605 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:42,281 Mr. Fieldstone. 606 00:33:42,324 --> 00:33:47,286 [inhales] Well, young lady, let me congratulate you. 607 00:33:47,329 --> 00:33:50,985 These are the most putrid pages I've seen in a long time. 608 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,596 And that's the highest compliment I can give any artist. 609 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:55,033 Freckles, you have some real talent. 610 00:33:55,903 --> 00:33:57,035 What's your name? 611 00:33:57,078 --> 00:33:58,210 Ethel. 612 00:33:58,253 --> 00:34:00,342 Thank you, Mr. Fieldstone. 613 00:34:00,386 --> 00:34:03,519 Well, freckles, you and boy wonder here make a terrific team. 614 00:34:03,563 --> 00:34:06,392 So, what are you, boyfriend-girlfriend? 615 00:34:06,435 --> 00:34:07,610 Uh, no. 616 00:34:07,654 --> 00:34:09,656 We are just creative partners. 617 00:34:09,699 --> 00:34:13,399 -But we are going to the sock hop together. -Ah. 618 00:34:13,442 --> 00:34:14,226 [knock at door] 619 00:34:17,054 --> 00:34:19,882 Smithers. I'm about to put my face on. 620 00:34:19,927 --> 00:34:21,710 My apologies, Miss Veronica. 621 00:34:21,755 --> 00:34:23,974 But I was emptying the bins and came across something 622 00:34:24,018 --> 00:34:26,150 that I believe belongs to you. 623 00:34:27,978 --> 00:34:29,415 What's this? 624 00:34:29,458 --> 00:34:32,070 It seems to be a poem, miss. 625 00:34:46,475 --> 00:34:48,085 Mom, Dad, is everything all right? 626 00:34:48,129 --> 00:34:49,826 We got called down to your school. 627 00:34:49,870 --> 00:34:51,958 They said you're acting like some delinquent. 628 00:34:52,002 --> 00:34:53,482 Drawing dirty pictures. 629 00:34:53,525 --> 00:34:55,702 [Mrs. Muggs] On top of staying up at all hours, 630 00:34:55,745 --> 00:34:58,313 inviting boys into your bedroom 631 00:34:58,357 --> 00:35:00,010 and now missing detention? 632 00:35:00,054 --> 00:35:02,361 We did not raise you this way, Ethel. 633 00:35:02,404 --> 00:35:04,580 Maybe if you didn't drink so much, Mom. 634 00:35:04,624 --> 00:35:06,843 And maybe if you weren't so miserable all of the time, Dad. 635 00:35:06,887 --> 00:35:08,236 The hell did you just say to me? 636 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:09,716 Never mind. 637 00:35:09,759 --> 00:35:11,109 [Mr. Muggs] Where do you think you're going? 638 00:35:11,152 --> 00:35:13,720 I'm going to the sock hop with Jughead. 639 00:35:13,763 --> 00:35:15,809 -Over my dead body, you are. -[door slams] 640 00:35:21,902 --> 00:35:23,860 ["Strange Love" playing] 641 00:35:23,904 --> 00:35:26,733 ♪ Doobie, doobie, doobie Doobie, do, wha-wha ♪ 642 00:35:26,776 --> 00:35:29,039 ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ 643 00:35:29,083 --> 00:35:32,521 ♪ Well, I don't know what it could be ♪ 644 00:35:32,565 --> 00:35:35,307 ♪ Something about you That really kills me ♪ 645 00:35:35,350 --> 00:35:37,439 ♪ Could it be the way that you walk? ♪ 646 00:35:37,483 --> 00:35:40,616 ♪ Or it could be the way that you talk ♪ 647 00:35:40,660 --> 00:35:43,358 ♪ Well, it's something I can't explain ♪ 648 00:35:43,402 --> 00:35:46,056 ♪ My love came down Like falling rain ♪ 649 00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:47,971 ♪ Ooh, baby You thrill me so ♪ 650 00:35:48,015 --> 00:35:51,192 ♪ I'll never let you go ♪ 651 00:35:51,236 --> 00:35:55,544 ♪ All through my life I have looked for a girl like you... ♪ 652 00:35:57,285 --> 00:35:59,244 If it isn't Kevin of Kevin and the Crooners fame. 653 00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:00,636 Yeah, hardly. 654 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:02,638 Just plain old Kevin Keller tonight. 655 00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:05,467 I was sorry to hear that tonight's lineup had been changed. 656 00:36:05,511 --> 00:36:08,122 Oh, easy come, easy go. 657 00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:11,038 Supposedly, Fangs is an out-of-this-world singer. 658 00:36:11,081 --> 00:36:12,953 Yeah, and he sure is easy on the eyes. 659 00:36:14,868 --> 00:36:16,217 But I can say the same about you. 660 00:36:17,218 --> 00:36:19,046 Anyway, I was... 661 00:36:19,089 --> 00:36:21,831 I was really looking forward to seeing you perform tonight. 662 00:36:21,875 --> 00:36:24,007 Maybe you can give me a private concert one of these days? 663 00:36:25,226 --> 00:36:27,097 Yeah. 664 00:36:27,141 --> 00:36:29,535 Um, look, Clay, uh, Betty's waiting for her punch, 665 00:36:29,578 --> 00:36:32,886 -so if you'll excuse me? -Of course. Have fun tonight. 666 00:36:39,109 --> 00:36:40,328 [amplifier hums] 667 00:36:43,679 --> 00:36:46,552 Good evening, Riverdale High. 668 00:36:46,595 --> 00:36:50,033 -Who's ready to rock 'n' roll? -[audience exclaiming] 669 00:36:50,077 --> 00:36:51,992 Well, in that case, 670 00:36:52,035 --> 00:36:54,777 find somebody to hold on to... 671 00:36:54,821 --> 00:36:56,214 because we're about to shake things up. 672 00:36:59,478 --> 00:37:02,263 ♪ A wop bop-b-luma B-lop bam bom ♪ 673 00:37:02,307 --> 00:37:04,265 [audience cheering] 674 00:37:04,309 --> 00:37:07,137 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 675 00:37:07,181 --> 00:37:12,186 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 676 00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:14,362 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 677 00:37:14,406 --> 00:37:17,583 ♪ A wop bop-b-luma B-lop bam bom ♪ 678 00:37:17,626 --> 00:37:19,933 ♪ I got a girl Named Sue ♪ 679 00:37:19,976 --> 00:37:22,283 ♪ She knows just what to do ♪ 680 00:37:22,327 --> 00:37:25,112 ♪ I got a girl Named Sue ♪ 681 00:37:25,155 --> 00:37:27,854 ♪ She knows just what to do ♪ 682 00:37:27,897 --> 00:37:30,857 ♪ She rocks to the east She rocks to the west ♪ 683 00:37:30,900 --> 00:37:32,815 ♪ But she's the girl That I love best ♪ 684 00:37:32,859 --> 00:37:37,603 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 685 00:37:37,646 --> 00:37:41,650 ♪ Whoo, tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty... ♪ 686 00:37:41,694 --> 00:37:43,652 Told you Fangs was the next Chuck Berry. 687 00:37:43,696 --> 00:37:46,481 [chuckles] I wouldn't go that far. 688 00:37:46,525 --> 00:37:48,483 Come on, let's see your moves. 689 00:37:48,527 --> 00:37:50,355 I'm fine supervising from right here. 690 00:37:50,398 --> 00:37:52,748 -Thank you very much. -One boogie woogie 691 00:37:52,792 --> 00:37:55,795 and I'll stop hassling you if that's what you really want. 692 00:37:55,838 --> 00:37:59,233 Fine. But just one dance. 693 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:01,844 ♪ She knows how to love me Yes, indeed ♪ 694 00:38:01,888 --> 00:38:04,151 ♪ Boy, you don't know What she do to me ♪ 695 00:38:04,194 --> 00:38:08,895 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 696 00:38:08,938 --> 00:38:14,117 ♪ Whoo, tutti frutti, oh rooty Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 697 00:38:14,161 --> 00:38:17,295 ♪ Tutti frutti, oh rooty ♪ 698 00:38:17,338 --> 00:38:19,297 ♪ A wop bop-b-luma B-lop bam bom ♪ 699 00:38:21,647 --> 00:38:24,084 ["Only You" playing] 700 00:38:26,260 --> 00:38:31,787 ♪ Only you ♪ 701 00:38:31,831 --> 00:38:37,532 ♪ Can make all this World seem right ♪ 702 00:38:38,968 --> 00:38:43,582 ♪ Only you ♪ 703 00:38:43,625 --> 00:38:46,062 I got the poem you wrote for me. 704 00:38:46,106 --> 00:38:47,281 Or at least I think you did. 705 00:38:48,413 --> 00:38:50,763 "A stolen look across the hall. 706 00:38:50,806 --> 00:38:53,766 I hope she hears my silent call. 707 00:38:53,809 --> 00:38:56,029 Dreams of walks through moonlit nights 708 00:38:56,072 --> 00:39:00,120 with the girl more beautiful than all the cosmic sights." 709 00:39:00,163 --> 00:39:02,165 It's beautiful, Archie. 710 00:39:02,209 --> 00:39:05,430 Um... It barely rhymes. 711 00:39:05,473 --> 00:39:07,214 How do you feel about a do-over? 712 00:39:07,257 --> 00:39:09,738 Or, to put it in other words, 713 00:39:09,782 --> 00:39:12,567 Archie Andrews, may I have this dance? 714 00:39:17,616 --> 00:39:18,660 I'm sorry, Veronica. 715 00:39:19,531 --> 00:39:20,662 Maybe next time. 716 00:39:20,706 --> 00:39:21,968 Will you excuse me? 717 00:39:22,011 --> 00:39:22,925 Of course. 718 00:39:30,890 --> 00:39:32,761 Veronica Lodge. 719 00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:35,373 Julian Blossom. 720 00:39:36,765 --> 00:39:38,463 Where have you been keeping yourself? 721 00:39:38,506 --> 00:39:41,030 Oh, I've been around. Waiting for my moment. 722 00:39:44,425 --> 00:39:45,731 You could do a lot worse, you know. 723 00:39:47,733 --> 00:39:48,516 [sighs] 724 00:39:50,518 --> 00:39:51,389 [Veronica] Why not? 725 00:39:55,958 --> 00:40:00,659 ♪ And fill my heart With love ♪ 726 00:40:00,702 --> 00:40:05,272 ♪ For only you ♪ 727 00:40:07,143 --> 00:40:10,843 ♪ Oh, only you ♪ 728 00:40:12,975 --> 00:40:18,459 ♪ Can make all this Change in me ♪ 729 00:40:20,156 --> 00:40:25,727 ♪ For it's true ♪ 730 00:40:25,771 --> 00:40:30,993 ♪ You are my destiny ♪ 731 00:40:41,569 --> 00:40:44,050 Boys and girls dancing in chaste harmony. 732 00:40:45,268 --> 00:40:46,705 Just as God intended. 733 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:51,710 Wouldn't you agree, Ms. Blossom? 734 00:40:51,753 --> 00:40:54,887 Yes, everything is as it's meant to be. 735 00:40:59,413 --> 00:41:04,853 ♪ Only you ♪ 736 00:41:04,897 --> 00:41:10,337 ♪ Can make all this World seem right ♪ 737 00:41:12,121 --> 00:41:15,473 ♪ Only you ♪ 738 00:41:18,214 --> 00:41:23,045 ♪ Can make The darkness bright ♪ 739 00:41:23,089 --> 00:41:24,046 Ethel? 740 00:41:26,179 --> 00:41:27,572 Ethel! Ethel. 741 00:41:29,704 --> 00:41:30,618 Ethel. 742 00:41:30,662 --> 00:41:31,489 [Ethel breathing heavily] 743 00:41:33,055 --> 00:41:34,317 Is this blood? 744 00:41:35,362 --> 00:41:36,798 [voice shaking] Jughead... 745 00:41:38,365 --> 00:41:40,976 Something terrible has happened. 746 00:41:41,020 --> 00:41:41,847 [Ethel sobs] 747 00:41:50,116 --> 00:41:53,467 ♪ Oh, only you ♪ 748 00:41:55,861 --> 00:42:01,867 ♪ Can make all this Change in me ♪ 749 00:42:03,085 --> 00:42:08,656 ♪ For it's true ♪ 750 00:42:08,700 --> 00:42:14,967 ♪ You are my destiny ♪