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I like Christian.
Um, he likes to play
with my hair all the time.
I think it's because
his mom has long blond hair.
I think I'm a substitute
for his mother.
I'm not getting married,
and I don't like anyone,
and I never will.
* All right!
* Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Well, I'm just saying
I understand why the horseshoe
is lucky.
But I'm confused
about the rainbow.
Well, I mean, I guess
you're lucky if you see one,
but a rainbow
in and of itself,
not lucky.
Oh, that's nice.
Well, then don't put
a number on the box
if you don't want
to hear my comments.
Eddie, it is your first day
of summer vacation.
Go back to sleep,
lie diagonal,
feel the thrill
of having your whole body
on a bed for once.
You know
I hate summer vacation.
Oh! Here we go.
No, no.
It's got no structure,
no purpose,
and daylight savings
is relentless.
The sun is still up
at 9 p.
m.
I feel so awkward drinking.
That's why I drink
in the basement.
Nobody knows
what time it is.
Think of me.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! There she is.
What are Look at you.
Hi, baby.
Hi, honey.
Oh, my gosh.
Hi, Dad.
I thought freshman girls
were supposed to gain
I know.
I drink a ton of rum
every night,
but nothing.
This is such a surprise.
I thought you were gonna
take the train tomorrow.
Oh, I was,
but I caught a ride home
with Doug.
Hey, hey, Mr.
Stark,
Mrs.
Stark.
I thought you two broke up.
Oh, we did,
but we got back together
in the van
on the ride home.
Fantastic.
I think Allison and I
will always be
those kind of lovers.
You know,
we love each other.
Then we go away,
and we love other people,
and we come back
to love each other again.
Doug, I'm about
to break your hands.
I'm sorry.
I have to go to work, honey.
You're not pregnant, right?
No.
Okay.
Great.
I love you.
Bye.
Anyway, Daddy,
Doug is having a problem
with his van,
and I was sort of thinking
that maybe he could stay here
until the part
that he needs arrives.
And how long
would that be?
Seven to 12 business days.
Oh, no, no.
That's a no-go, Doug.
You see, because
there are barely enough
toilets in here
to accommodate me.
Well, actually, sir,
I was gonna stay
outside in the van,
and as far as
the facilities go,
I eat very clean,
so I metabolize about 93%
of what enters my body orally.
You know?
I'm not even gonna ask
how you measure that.
Well, I could teach you,
if you have some baggies
and a postal scale.
Huh?
No, Doug.
Will you wait for us outside?
What are you What
Daddy, please.
He'll sleep in the van,
and I'll be in here,
and we'll just hang out.
I promise.
You won't even know
he's here.
Fine!
Yes.
Uh, I couldn't help
but overhear
the good news.
Thank you, sir.
Um, do you have
a three-pronged outlet
for my heat lamp?
I got, like,
some chickens outside
that are three days away
from hatching.
* All right!
* Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Good morning.
Sweetie,
you're on summer vacation.
Why are you still dressed
like a vice-principal?
Well, I still have
a lot of forms to fill out,
and the uniform keeps me
on my game.
But I am paying homage
to summer by sporting
a thinner sock.
Hey, sweetie, look,
I know you're working
on your thesis,
but would you mind
if I use your desk
for, like, 10 minutes
this morning?
Desk?
Yeah.
Your desk
in the living room.
Oh.
You mean
my puzzle table?
Sweetie, we, uh
We bought you that desk
so you could
work on your thesis
about the French Revolution,
remember?
Oh, yeah, yeah,
right, right.
Yeah.
I know.
It turns out I don't
really get my best work done
at the desk per se.
It's all yours.
Okay.
Where you going?
I'm going back to bed.
You sick?
No, I'm fine.
Sometimes, I go back to sleep
after you leave for work.
Really?
Yeah.
You get up early, dude.
Thank you.
Looks delicious.
Oh, yeah.
Doug makes the best blended
infused teas.
Yeah.
The secret is fresh mint.
I grow my own
right on the dashboard.
Hey.
Hey, Jeff.
Hey, Allison.
Friend.
What's going on, honey?
Mmm.
I was just about
to start my walk
when I heard
this really intense
whirring sound.
You know I can't say no
to anything that comes out
of a blender.
Yeah.
Hey, do you
plan on getting
any work done today, or
Oh, I am working.
This is part of my process.
In 19th century Paris,
the bohemian lifestyle
was a direct result
of the disenchantment
with the ruling class.
This drink is way too thick
for the straw.
What's wrong?
Oh, oh, nothing.
It's just
You know, sweetie,
on the surface,
this doesn't really
look like a traditional
academic setting.
This actually looks more
like a bunch of lazy people
living outside of a van.
But, hey, hey,
what do I know, right?
(SHUSHING)
Hey!
What are you doing?
It's cool, man.
Just give in to my touch.
No!
No.
No!
I got to go.
Wow.
Your gay brother's
really uptight.
What happened?
Your Dad cut the juice.
Not cool.
I'll go talk to him.
No, no, no.
I'll talk to him.
I sense
we had a pretty strong
spiritual connection.
I don't think you do.
You know what? Let me.
I'm pretty good
at conflict resolution.
I watch, like, three hours
of judge shows a day.
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Hey, Eddie.
I was wondering if you might
plug our blender back in.
How about no?
Look.
I know you're
probably upset
that Allison has taken
a lover with a van.
But I got to tell you,
I've been with a lot of guys
in a lot of vans,
and that one's
actually pretty nice.
We get it.
You're a dirty girl.
All I am saying is,
Doug's a great guy.
Allison's happy.
You must remember
what it was like to be young
and in love in the summer.
Well, I do have
one nice memory
of Joy and me
at a water park in 1982.
She lost her tube top
going down the Splash-alanche.
There you go.
Come outside.
Have a drink with us.
It's summertime.
I hate summertime.
Maybe you should
just try to relax.
No.
Why not?
Because I don't know how.
Okay? Is that
what you want to hear?
I don't know how to relax.
Now, please,
just leave me alone.
You know what?
I can't do that.
Because I know that inside
that mean and hairy man
is a slightly less mean
but just as hairy little boy
who wants to
come outside and play.
Come outside and play,
little Eddie.
Okay.
Good.
Good.
Okay.
Now.
I'm gonna plug
this back in.
Okay?
(BLENDER WHIRRING)
DOUG: Yes!
ALLISON: That's it, baby.
(ALLISON AND DOUG LAUGHING)
Now, you're gonna
take my hand,
and we're gonna go outside.
But I'm not wearing shoes.
Where we're going
you don't need shoes.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)
What is that,
some kind of marinade?
It's a Brazilian dry rub.
Uh-huh.
Skynyrd.
I love Lynyrd Skynyrd.
They're like Zeppelin for
rednecks.
Rednecks.
Yes.
High beams, man,
high beams!
(EDDIE CONTINUES
PLAYING DRUMS)
Morning!
(GASPS)
If they've eaten
all my French bread pizza,
someone's going to hell
on a rocket!
Son of a
I did not know that
you could brush your teeth
with dirt.
Hey, sunshine.
Eddie.
Yeah?
What happened in here?
Well, I have to say
this does look a lot messier
than it did in the dark.
But, listen,
I do not want you
to lift a finger
because I'm gonna
hit this really hard
in, like, seven hours.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Careful.
You're about to
walk into pudding.
All right.
I'm gonna have to crash.
Night-night, everybody.
Sweetie.
Hey, I haven't had a chance
to catch up with you
since you got home.
Do you want to have
a little cup of coffee
with me
before I go to work?
Yeah.
That'd be great.
All right.
Okay.
So, freshman year.
I want you to
tell me everything.
I want to know
who's sleeping
with their professor.
I want to know
which girls you hate.
Tell me.
Okay.
Okay.
That was good.
Good talk.
Yeah.
Good talk.
And I'm in pudding.
Okay.
Fire on the lawn.
This can't be legal.
No disrespect, Mrs.
Stark,
but fire was here
long before man's laws.
Come on, Mom.
Sit down,
grab a couch cushion.
Oh, my God!
My couch cushion!
Hey, maybe we should
play Joy her song.
Yeah.
Oh! You've written a song.
Yeah.
Okay.
It's called Shalamar.
Great.
It's about fiery woman
named Joy
and her fiery horse
Shalamar.
All right.
Hit it, Doug-mo.
* It was a sad
and lonely sunset
* A whisper of a star
* There was a fiery woman
named Joy
* And her fiery horse named
ALL: * Shalamar
Doug-mo!
(BEAT IMITATING
HORSE GALLOPING)
Okay, okay.
Okay.
That was very touching.
Also very loud.
I am starving, okay?
I haven't eaten anything
all day, so come on.
Let's go have dinner,
everybody.
Oh.
You know what?
We had lunch at,
like, 5 p.
m.
Hey.
Hey.
Guess what?
I had couscous.
FYI, it's not rice.
It's tiny pasta.
And there's some more
if you want some.
There should be some
on the counter.
It has cranberries in it.
* Cranberries
ALL: * Cranberries
* I got cranberries
at the store
* Made couscous at 4:00
* I hope
I haven't lost you
* It's teeny, tiny pasta
(EDDIE AND DOUG PLAYING)
* Cranberries
* Well,
you know your pasta *
Hey.
Hold on.
Is anyone writing
this down?
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Yeah?
Hey, Jeff.
Hey, Joy.
Listen, apparently,
Steph and Eddie
and the kids
aren't gonna be eating dinner
till sometime
tomorrow morning.
The only thing left
in my kitchen
is the five packets
of soy sauce
that came with the house.
So I was wondering
if I could join you.
Oh, yeah, please.
Okay.
I haven't had a meal
with another adult
since my wife started behaving
like she lives in Spain.
I know, it's just
It's crazy, right?
I'm not the only one.
I mean,
I wanted Eddie to
enjoy the summer,
but this is just annoying.
He's walking around
with this strange look
on his face.
His lips are curled up,
and you can see his teeth.
I don't know.
He's smiling?
Yeah.
(EXCLAIMS IN DISGUST)
Well, at least Eddie
will go back to work.
You know,
I'm starting realize
that Steph
doesn't do anything
and she never has.
It's like
all she does is sleep
and look at
the VW website.
She has built
her own Jetta 147 times.
You know what
the worst part about it is?
I can't get that song
Shalamar out of my head.
Oh, right.
That song about me
and my horse?
They told me that
Shalamar was my horse.
Oh, that really sucks!
(KNOCK ON DOOR)
Hey.
Hey, brother man.
Is Steph around?
Because the gang
wants to play Frisbee golf
around the neighborhood.
I'm sorry, Eddie,
but Steph cannot come out
and play today.
Wow!
Captain Bringdown
has spoken.
It's summertime.
Come on.
Lighten up.
No, you know,
she's got $68,000
in student loans,
and so far,
the only thing she's written
in her thesis is,
"The French Revolution was"
And then there's a doodle
of some kind of space man.
Well, so what?
I mean, come on.
What do you really think
her earning potential is
anyway?
I really can't imagine
The History
of the Powdered Wig
By Steph Woodcock
flying off the shelves
like Harry Potter.
It's not about
the money, Eddie.
She's got to learn
to finish what she starts.
Oh, okay.
I get it.
So you're everyone's
vice-principal.
Hey.
That's not fair.
All right.
Well, listen.
I'm gonna tell you something.
You may find this
hard to believe,
but you and I,
we're pretty similar.
Of course, you're shorter,
girlie-voiced,
and you have
the tiniest little hands
I've ever seen on a man.
What was the similar part?
Okay.
You and I,
we're both pretty uptight,
you know,
tightly wound.
I mean, before,
I wasn't even able to
enjoy summer vacation.
But after Steph came over,
I'm twirlin' around
on a hilltop
like Julie Andrews.
Listen, my point is,
you don't want
to change that girl.
She's good for you.
She might not be ambitious,
but she's fun and spirited.
And you're not.
Okay, think about it.
(DOOR CLOSING)
Legend has it
he died in the cornfield,
but some people say
he survived
that silo explosion.
I even heard a rumor
that he settled down
around these parts
on a street
very much like this,
and every year
around this time,
he comes back,
looking for a warm fire
and wondering,
(ALL SCREAMING)
"Who took my hand?"
Okay.
You got me.
You got me.
Good one.
Good one.
JOY: Hello.
Oh, hey.
Jeff, what the hell
are you doing here?
I mean, I thought
we both agreed
that this was ridiculous.
Well, it was
until I had a birch beer
and heard a ghost story.
Hey, Doug,
do your thing.
Just give in to my touch,
let your shoulders breathe.
All right.
Back off, Doug.
Why do you bring
anger here, Joy?
Why do I bring anger here?
Eddie, I have been
killing myself
at work every day
while you all have been
doing drum circles
and eating couscous
with cranberries.
* Cranberries
All right.
Wait a minute.
This is what you wanted.
You wanted me
to have fun.
I know,
but it's not fair.
I mean, I have had
to go to work,
and it is hard enough
without having to pass by
a production of Hair
every time to do it.
I'm jealous, okay?
So join us.
I have a job.
I can't.
Says who?
Says the three banks
who own our house.
Uh-huh.
Listen to me.
Summer vacation is
a state of mind, Joy.
Come on.
It's just one night.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Do not pick up that phone.
Don't do it.
Come on.
It's Friday.
It's Tuesday.
(RINGING CONTINUES)
You serious?
Mom, no.
Don't answer it.
We want you to
hang out with us.
Joy, come on.
Come on.
(ALL CLAMORING)
Listen.
Listen.
Listen to me.
Do you remember
quite a few summers ago
when you lost your tube top
at Splash-alanche?
Huh?
Good times.
Yeah.
I want you to lose
your tube top tonight.
Right here in front
of the kids?
Metaphorically.
And then maybe later
literally.
All right.
I'm on summer vacation,
damn it.
Okay.
Yay!
What
The battery's not
gonna explode, is it?
I don't know.
Maybe.
Come on.
Pour me some sangria
and teach me the words
to Shalamar.
Ah! Now you're talkin'.
* It was a sad
and lonely sunset
* A whisper of a star
* There was a fiery woman
named Joy
Jeff!
* And a horse
called Shalamar
ALL: * Shalamar
* Ride, little pony, ride
* Hey, yeah, yeah
* Yeah, that little pony
would ride
* Ooh
* It's a little pony
from heaven *