(alarm clock)
Carol: That’s one stage I’m never going through.Mike: Hey morning dad. Jason: Hi mike. You're up bright and early this morning. Mike: Yeah, well the noise of you cooking bacon and eggs woke me. Jason: I'll try to be more careful next time. Mike: You know, to tell you t he truth dad, I was up early to study, and well I was going to make breakfast but I ran out of crackers. Jason: Mike, you want some breakfast? Mike! Mike: Oh wow. You know it never occurred to me to impose on you guys. Morning mum. Maggie: Morning. Mike: You guys are great feeding me like this. Maggie: Put down your fork, this is carols.Mike: What?
Carol: I know.
Ben: What the heck’s going on here? Maggie: Usually you find Mikes jokes anything but funny. Ben: Butt funny. That’s a hot one mum.Carol: well last night I had an insightful vision. I'm cool, I’m calm, my course id set. I know exactly what I have to do and how I’m going to do it. All my energy is directed into one purpose, and I have none to spare for distractions. And certainly not the primal ramblings of this pimple faced pus bag.Mike: That’s better.
Shelly: Carol, where have you been? You only have five minutes to make yourself presentable. Go!Carol: I was talking to Mr. Zurich about the fall of the roman empire. Debbie: Fall of the Roman empire? We’ve got an election here, and you are thinking about Caesar. Carol: I thought a lot about this home coming stuff. Shelly: I brought all my shades. Debbie: Shelly, making Carol look like a tramp, is not the way to go about this. Carol: And I’ve decided.. Shelly: Tramp! Carol: After much rational thought. Debbie: Here. Use my blusher. Carol: And a highly symbolic dream. Shelly: is this what you are wearing right now? Debbie: It sure is. Carol: That my only course of action is.. Debbie and Shelly: No make up! Carol: Right. How did you guess. Shelly: Are you nuts?
Girl in blue: Carol Seaver's going for the natural look. Girl in green: Its the old humble bit. Act like you don’t care at all. Girl in yellow: What a cheap way to get votes.
All: Hmmm.
Principle: Dewey Highs finest. The rest of you could learn from their example. How many people did you pull from that burning building Gareth? Gareth: Twenty four sir. Principle: Did you hear that? Hu? Sir. Turning our attention now to some more fine Hooters, the candidates for homecoming queen. All visions of loveliness and ..what the hell happened to you?
Carol: Mr. Dewitt. I respectfully decline my nomination. Principle: What? You cant. Girl: I respectfully decline my nomination too. Principle: The head cheerleader? Girl 2: me too. Other girls: So do we. Shelly and Debbie: We'll do it. We'll do it.Principle: Get away. Get away. you girls will resign over my dead body. Got that? let go of it.
Carol: Thank you. Jason: Not like you are a little girl anymore. Like in this picture. What was this ribbon? second grade spelling B. Carol: Yes, Y E S, yes.Jason: Cute. Same sense of humour as your mother.Carol: She thinks I should go and have a pleasant memory. Jason: Hey, no pressure here. Ahhh, your happy camper medal. Do you remember that. Carol: Barely. I was seven.
Jason: Remember how your mum and I had to drag you kicking and screaming to your first happy camper meeting. Hu? Carol: Dad, with all due respect, do you have a point, or are you just babbling? Jason: Just babbling. Oh look, oh there you are with your glasses on. And what was that? Two years ago. I don’t even recognize that girl. Carol: Its me. Jason: I guess the days of overalls and baby fat are gone now. This is not the Carol Seaver I know anymore. Carol: Dad, that is not babbling, that’s a point.
lie to me. Mike: I don’t do well under pressure Carol. Carol: I know. I've seen your grades. Mike: Ok, who's supposed to be doing the insults here? Carol: You are weenie. Now come on! Think. Think blimps, pigs, wide body tires. Mike: Tires? Carol: Brains, four eyes, nerds, geeks. Mike: Alright, alright, you're not a nerd and you're not fat anymore. What do you want from
me?Carol: Oh, and the next thing you are going to say is that I’m part of the in crowd and the A list and the sociees. Mike: well of course you are. Everybody knows that. Carol: Oh thanks Mike. Thanks for nothing. Mike: Well alright. You know, you've got one humungous uh..uh.. And with a face like yours, you could..uh...Oh no, its gone.
Carol: It is going to be a circus theme this year. Girl in red: Great dress. Carol: You're talking to me? Girl in red: Yeah. Carol: Well thank you.Both together: I'm so nervous. Both together: You're nervous?
Principle: I present, the homecoming court. Girl in pink: We cant leave without Jennifer. Girl in red: Oh yes we can. Principle: Do you people need a telegram? Lets move it, move it, move it! Carols man: We're supposed to go now. Carol: In a minute. Carols man: In a minute! Carol: Its really me.
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Carols man: Uh hu. Are you having a nervous breakdown or something? Carol: Nope. I already had it. Lets go.
Jason: Here she is.
Carol: Hello.
Maggie: Hi honey. How was the dance?
Carol: Wonderful.
Jason: Well, did you win the, uh? Are you the new, uh? You had a good time?
Carol: Perfect.
Maggie: And the homecoming court was?
Carol: Magnificent.
Maggie: Oh Carol, did you?
Carol: No. Heather McDonald did. But we all got roses and a big gold bracelet.
Jason: Oh, that’s beautiful.
Maggie: Oh, that’s wonderful
Carol: And mum, you were right. It will be a wonderful memory. Night.
Maggie: Night.
Mike: Oh carol, I need you. Alright. Here, are you ready for this? Here it comes. So, like, did
they make a triple sized throne for you?
Carol: Thank you Mike. That was very sweet.
Mike: I knew it. I am losing it.
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Carol: Mom, Dad, it's a very generous offer, but, I don't I don't need to look over the dorms of Boston College to...to convince me. I've already made my decision, and I know where I want to go next year...Columbia University, in near by and convenient Manhattan. You're not too disappointed, are you?Ben: Heck no! Anything that gets you out of the house is fine with me. Carol: Mom, Dad, it's a very generous offer, but I don't need to look over the dorms of Boston College to convince me. I've already made my decision, and I...I know where I want to go next year. Jason and Carol: Yes!! Jason: Alright Carol, you're not gonna regret this. You're gonna love B C as much as both of us did. And you thought we were putting too much pressure on her. Ha! And she made the decision on her own. Carol: Well, speaking of pressure... Maggie: Da da! Carol: What's that?Maggie: The admission's application for Boston College, I took the liberty of... Jason: Hello! Let's fill that sucker out!
Carol: Well, Dad, have you ever thought of the possibility that I just might not get accepted? Maggie: Yeah, right. Honey, with your grades and two distinguished alumni as parents, your application and interview are just formalities. Carol: Interview! Jason: Yeah, and if you don't want to make the trip, they'll send somebody up to meet you and meet us. Maggie: Of course. But, it's just a formality. Jason: Hey, Ben, wait till you hear the news. Carol's gonna be going to the same college your Mom and I went to. Ben: Anything that gets her out of the house is fine with me.
Carol: Mike, Mom and Dad went to Boston College; they met there, they fell in love there, they did God-knows-what there... I mean, if you'd just seen there faces, you'd know how impossible it would have been to disappoint them. Mike: Hey, it's never been a problem for me. Carol: And once I've been accepted, it'll be, "Carol, just try it for one semester." Then, they'll say, "ha, might as well get your undergrad degree", then, "why not your PHD." Mike: Hey, anything to get you out of the house, is fine with me.
Ben: Aha. I got it. I got it. Hey, I'm a kid, not an idiot. No, that's not an attitude, that's the way I feel. Good bye, yourself. Hey, Carol, some guy just called for you; says he's coming over at seven, if that's OK. Carol: Tonight? Some guy? Ben: Yeah, says he's from Boston College.Carol: Alright, don't tell anybody about this call. OK? Ben: Don't worry. Jason: Hi, who was the phone for?
Ben: Oh, some guy for Carol...err...it was a wrong number. Jason: He asked for Carol, and it was the wrong number? Ben: Sure! What guy would call Carol on purpose? Maggie: Carol, don't forget, you're making dinner for yourself and Ben tonight. Carol: You're not going to be here tonight? Maggie: No, we're going to our Lamars re-union, remember? We want to show you off Chrissy. Carol: So, you're not going to be here! Great! Jason: Don't be so thrilled carol, we are coming back.
Mike: What? Carol: Well, the recruiter has to meet them doesn't he? Alright, now I'll meet you downstairs in an hour. Mike: Hey, wow wow wow wow wow! Come on, you expect me to go out and get a whole new set of parents in an hour. I couldn't do that in a day...I've tried. Carol: You're right. Who am I kidding? This is impossible. Mike: Of course for a forty Bucks, the impossible is possible.
Maggie: OK, now we should be back from the Lamars re-union in a couple of hours. Jason: Or, whenever we run out of video tape; whichever comes sooner. Maggie: Jason, could you give me a hand here please. Jason: Oh, sure, like I have nothing to carry! Carol: Well, you guys have fun now. Jason: Somebody's making my tuna fiesta. Ben: Come on you guys, you know how I hate Spanish food. Carol: Well, actually Ben, it's not Spanish, it's Mexican. Ben: Oh, well pop my pi.ata! Jason: Alright. Carol: Have fun. Here you go. Here.
Fred: What do I always tell ya? Wear your teeth. Mike: Listen, Fred, Fred, why don't we go and take you upstairs, and...errm...get you cleaned up and then I'll coach you on what to say. Fred: What are you looking for...performance wise? (He belches) Wilma: Ha! This is Tuna Fiesta.
Carol: Mike, it's show time. Recruiter: Hi, Bill Jefferson, Boston College.
Carol: Hi, Carol Seaver. Please come in.Recruiter: Thank you. I apologise for the short notice, but...err...I was on Long Island on personal business and when the admissions office called and said they'd received your sterling application, why don't I work you in. So here I am. Carol: Yep, here you are.Recruiter: May I say that we at BC are thrilled that someone of your academic caliber has applied.Carol: Oh, right. Please excuse the way I'm dressed, I'm working later.Recruiter: So...err... I'm anxious to meet your parents.
because of reform school. Recruiter: Reform school? Carol: A little misunderstanding over a knife. Recruiter: Err...well Carol, what would you say is your number one reason for wanting to attend Boston College? Carol: Ah, well that's easy. See, I could never really cut it in a real Ivy League college like Harvard or Yale; so figure, why not cruise through BC?Mike: Heck, if it's as easy as my pop says it is, then heck, sign me up too.
Recruiter: Doctor Seaver, is this what you told Carol Boston College is like? Fred: Well, to tell you the truth Bob, I don't remember much about the actual classes; me and Maggie were pretty much into discovering our bodies back then. Ben: Dad, I did it. I did it. Just like you told me to. Fred: Adda boy! Er, er, er.. Carol: Bennie!Ben: Man! I punched the snot out of that little kid. I think I even knocked Carol: couple of teeth loose. Isn’t that great dad? Fred: Yeah. Mike: Yeah. Fred: Yeah. Mike: Just like you say, right pop?
Mike: Uh, this is, uh, Dr. Jefferson. The recruiter from Boston College. Carol: I'd like you to meet my father, Jason Seaver. Fred: And your name is? Jason: I'm, uh, Jason Seaver. Fred: Oh. Oh! Mike: Yeah, Dr Jefferson was waiting to start the interview till you guys got here. Jason: Nobody knew about this? Mike: Oh well Ben took the message. And well, he messed it up again, as usual.
Fred: Little scum bum. Mike: So listen, why don’t you guys go and take the baby stuff upstairs, and we'll get this interview started? Maggie: Ok. Jason: Alright. We'll be right down doctor. Maggie: Yes, just give me a moment to put the baby down. Whys are you dressed like that? Carol: To, um, make the tuna fiesta more festive.Fred: So lay that twenty on me, and I’ll just be moseying on. Mike: Listen. Fred, Fred, how would you like to double your money for another part? A college recruiter. Fred: A challenging dual role! Ok. Mike: Alright. Carol: Mike, do you think this is wise?
Jason: Great. Sherry. Sherry.Maggie: Uh.... Maggie and Fred together: In the cabinet.Carol: Probably, just a lucky guess. Jason: Sorry, I’m all out. Can I get you something else? Fred: Ah sure.Jason: What. Fred: Like you said, anything else.
Maggie: So, doctor Jefferson, is it normal to schedule these interviews on such short notice? Fred: Uh, normal? Mike: Uh, oh yeah yeah mum, see Doctor Jefferson said that, uh, he was just in town on personal business when the school called him and asked if he could schedule Carol in. Maggie: Really? Carol: Yes, yes. Is that so hard to believe? Maggie: It isn’t honey. Just relax. Fred: well, lets get started. Ahhhh! Well, uh, anyway Carol, I have to tell you, as a straight A student, that this interview is just a formality. Especially with two distinguished graduates as
parents. Uh, Jason, I understand you are a proctologist? Jason: Uh, psychiatrist. Fred: Oh, that’s very different. Uh Carol, what’s your number one reason for wanting to attend Boston University? Maggie: Uh, Isn't it Boston College? Fred: Well its obvious that you haven’t read the alumni fliers. We are expanding into a full university. Carol, go on. Carol: Well, I hear that the course work is very challenging, and that the academics are stressed over by social activities. Fred: Uh hu. Um, have you thought about a major yet? Carol: Well actually I was planning on... Fred: Let me guess. You footsteps and study, uh, pedietry?Jason: Psychiatry.
Jason: Well excuse me, but I’m finding the whole tone of this interview to be, unusual to say the least. Carol: Doctor Jefferson, if you don’t have anymore questions, I have taken up enough of your
Fred: Doctor Seaver, if you want to see your daughter get in , no problemo, I’ve got a way to go. A couple of Carol: notes, right in my pocket.Jason: NO!
Fred: Alright. A hundred bucks then. Jason: I beg your pardon. Fred: Ok. I'll take five. Jason: Listen, I don’t know what... Fred: whatever you got in your pocket.Ben: Hey, what are you still doing here? Maggie: Still!
