♪ Dum-do-dum, dooby-do ♪
♪ Dum dum, dum-ooh-dum ♪
♪ Mm dooby-do ♪
♪ Come softly, darling ♪
♪ Come softly, darling ♪
♪ Come softly, darling ♪
-Once upon a time,
life was simple.
Cars were big.
Gas was cheap.
Front lawns were green.
And everybody liked ike.
-♪ You're my obsession... ♪
-The good guys were good...
And the bad guys were bad.
You knew where you stood.
Then in 1968,
something happened...
Something big.
I turned 12 years old.
I entered junior high school.
That was me.
-♪ What would you do
if I sang out of tune? ♪
♪ Would you stand up
and walk out on me? ♪
♪ Lend me your ears,
and I'll sing you a song ♪
♪ I will try not to
sing out of key, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, baby, I get by ♪
- ♪ by with a little help
from my friends ♪
-♪ All I need is my buddies ♪
-♪ High with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ♪ - ♪
try with a little help from my friends ♪
-♪ Whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪
-♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
-♪ Somebody who
knows quite sure ♪
♪ Baby ♪
-♪ By with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ Said I'm gonna make
it with my friends ♪
-♪ Try with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ Oh, I'm gonna
keep on trying ♪
-♪ High with a little
help from my friends ♪
♪ I'm gonna keep on
trying now, baby ♪
-♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪♪
-♪ There's somethin'
happenin' here... ♪
-For three years between
1968 and 1971, I went to school...
Here, robert f.
Kennedy junior high.
Through those
portals lay a world
The likes of which
we'd never seen before.
The world of...
Higher education.
-Now, if I hear any giggling,
If I see any smirking,
this class is over.
Do you read me, people?
Over.
-Sex-ed class... 7Th grade.
-Now...
The female reproductive
organs look like this.
-All right!
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-Unfortunately, it looked
more like a cow's head to me.
-Now...
Who can tell me what these are?
Yes?
-The ears?
-Apparently, I wasn't alone.
-The...
Ovaries.
The ears would be...
Up here.
-Uh, w-why don't you
draw the whole lady
S-so we know where
everything goes?
-Yeah, the whole lady.
-Yeah, the whole lady.
-All right.
-Fact was, the
teachers I had at rfk
Ranged from the ridiculous...
To the sublime.
-Hello, kevin.
-Hi, miss white.
-♪ Wa... ♪
♪ Wa... ♪
To sustain the note...
-From the exasperating...
- Air flow out gently.
- To the intimidating.
-Kevin arnold.
You're wayne's
brother, aren't you?
-Well...
-You've got a tough
row to hoe, young man.
A tough row to hoe.
-From the ineffectual...
-Do not try this at home.
- To the indecipherable.
-Yes?
-Um...
I have a question about my quiz.
About the grade.
Well, it's a "d."
-Yes, it is.
-Well, i... Think it
might be wrong.
-You're right.
Number five should be -1/2.
That's half off.
This is a d-.
-Not that I didn't learn
anything from my teachers.
-Thank you for calling
that to my attention.
-Oh.
-It's just that, as with
most adolescents...
Mom?
My real education began
at home, from my family.
Mom?!
Yeah?
-I-i was just asking you
About where our
family came from.
I mean, what are we?
-What are we?
-Yeah. You know,
like, paul's jewish,
And winnie's irish,
so what are we?
-Oh. Well, gosh, kevin.
That's kind of hard to...
Well, let me... Let me see.
Jack's mother is italian.
Well, actually,
she's half-italian
'Cause her mother's romanian.
And then, his father's
polish. Pretty sure about that.
Then, my great-grandfather
came over from scandinavia.
He came over a long time ago
And married my
great-grandmother,
Whose parents were welsh.
But, of course,
she grew up in ohio
Before they moved to detroit.
-My mother instilled in
me a deep appreciation
For the importance of
family and knowing your roots.
-Or was it norway?
-Then, of course...
There was my father.
Dad? We've got to talk.
-Huh?
-The man who taught me
The intricacies of
progressive parenting.
Can you think of one good reason
Why I shouldn't be able to play
football with the other guys?
I mean, I bet you played
football without any equipment
When you were a little kid,
And I've been playing
for a very long time now,
And nothing's ever
really happened.
And the guys are really
counting on me to play tonight.
-So?
-So, can we play or not?
-Sure. Go ahead.
-Touchdown!
-I don't think it's
a good idea, jack.
-You heard your mother.
-I'll tell you what to do.
-My sister taught me the
concept of independence.
-This is a democracy, isn't it?
Then exercise your rights!
-But how do we do that?
-Simple.
There's a planning board meeting
every sunday night, downtown.
You should demand to be heard.
You should fight
for what's important.
You have to take action.
Kevin, we are the people.
-I think we should do it.
-Yeah.
-Great! Let's go!
Can you give us a ride?
-Not me.
I got a date.
-This louis guy's
a major butthead!
And, by accident of birth...
Ladies and gentlemen,
my brother, wayne...
A pillar of support
in times of crisis.
-So he's a butthead.
It's just karen.
-So, he said stuff to mom.
-So?
-And he's a radical...
You know, like at college?
-So?
-And he and karen are lovers.
And I'm not sure if
karen knows about this,
But he's got another
lover... Named marisa.
-Whoa!
Two lovers?
You know, I bet they
do it in the microbus.
I mean, I swear I saw it
rocking back and forth before.
You know what we could do?
We could drill a hole
in it and set up a camera.
You know, I bet sometimes,
when he's doing it with karen,
He shouts, "oh, god, marisa!
Oh, god! Oh!"
Hamster patrol.
- Stay out of here, wayne.
"Stay out of here, wayne."
Now, mother told you to be sure
To clean up after
those little devils.
-Give me that. Stop it.
Wayne.
-Whoo-hoo!
-Wayne, get out of here!
-Work, work, work. That's
all I ever do around here.
- Get out of here.
- Just trying to help...
-Get out of here!
You're gonna hurt them!
-Now, would I do
something like that?
I'm just trying to...
-No! Wheezer!
-Tonight, while you sleep, pal!
-All in all, I guess
you could say
My family was kind of a proving
ground for the lessons of life.
Dad, have you ever
thought about your life?
-Huh?
-I mean, if you had
to write about it,
What would you say?
-I get up at 5:00
in the morning.
I fight traffic.
I bust my hump all day.
I fight traffic again.
And I come home.
Then I pay my taxes.
The end.
-I learned a lot of things
from a lot of people.
- "Friends"?!
- Unh!
- I'll give you "friends"!
-Unh!
Too bad I never learned how
to deal with the opposite sex.
I really didn't
understand girls.
I mean... And let me
be absolutely clear
About what I mean.
I really... Didn't...
Understand... Girls.
Spock, where are we?
-It appears, captain,
That we are on an alien planet
Inhabited by strange
beings with long hair
And very short skirts.
-Who are you? What
do you want from us?
We're men! Men!
-Hi, kevin.
-What are you doing here?
-I was just taking a walk.
It's a little hectic at
my house right now.
Do you need any help with this?
-No, that's okay.
I can handle it.
It's part of my
"really neat summer."
-Oh.
Well, maybe we can
talk about it tonight,
At the party.
-Yeah, well, I don't
think I'm gonna be there.
-Oh.
-Well? Did you
show it to anybody?
-Show what?
-Well, the yearbook.
You know, what I wrote?
-Oh.
-Yeah, well, you can just
forget about it, okay?
'Cause I didn't
mean a word of it.
I mean, you can
just rip out the page
And throw it in the
garbage because...
Let's face it... Women
were an enigma.
But in a lot of
ways... So was life.
And I was only in junior high.
-This is the time and this
is the place to be alive.
-♪ People try to put us d-down ♪
-♪ Talkin' 'bout
my generation... ♪
-In the years
between 1968 and 1971,
A lot of people were tuning
in, turning on, and dropping out.
-♪ ...awful c-c-cold ♪
-♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪
-♪ I hope I die
before I get old ♪
-♪ Talkin' 'bout my generation ♪
- As for me,
I was busy just trying to
survive junior high school.
And it wasn't easy.
Probably wouldn't have made it
Without my best
friend, paul pfeiffer.
-Holy cow!
-Try not to drool on it, okay?
If karen finds out I
have this, she'll k*ll me.
-Paul, your mother called.
She wants you to
come home right away.
-Okay.
Well, I guess I'll see
you at the bus stop.
-Yeah.
-Last night I had a dream
That when I got to school, I
realized I had no clothes on.
-If you're naked when
you get to the bus stop,
I'll tell you.
-Thanks.
-Paul and I were inseparable.
-I don't want to talk to you!
-Paul, look, I know I
hurt your feelings,
And I'm really, really sorry.
And I'm gonna make it up
to you really, really soon.
-I said I don't want
to talk to you!
Anybody who could
be so mean and...
Hey, where are you going?!
-Oh, I'm gonna be right back,
And then you can be as
mean to me as you want.
-Hey, wait a minute!
Fine! Go!
Heidi wore perfume today,
the kind I'm allergic to.
But when I sneezed,
she said, "gesundheit."
She could have
just said "bless you,"
But she gave it to me in german.
-You're an animal, paul.
-Yeah.
I'm gonna go get an
ice-cream sandwich.
Got to keep up that strength.
-It was a relationship
based on mutual support.
Well, at least I'm not
an ugly, four-eyed jerk
That nobody likes!
-Total butthead!
-Loser!
Okay, so we had the
occasional difference of opinion.
Somehow, we always managed
To find our way
home to each other.
We didn't really have a choice.
Like it or not, we were friends.
Hi, you guys.
-Paul, me... Not to
mention winnie cooper.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-Are you guys mad at me?
-What do you mean?
-Well, yesterday in the hall...
You just looked like
you were mad at me.
-I don't know what
you're talking about.
-Yeah, me neither.
-Okay. Forget it.
-Hey, winnie.
Um...
How come you're
wearing your glasses?
-Huh?
-How come you're
wearing your glasses?
-Oh. I lost one of my contacts.
I look so stupid
in these things.
-No, you don't.
You look good.
I'm serious!
You look much smarter.
In fact, paul and I were
just saying the other day
How dumb you look in contacts.
Weren't we, paul?
-Oh, yeah. Tell me about it.
-No, really.
I'm surprised your teachers
haven't started grading you down
Just because you look dumb.
-Oh, you're one to talk.
-Hey, I'm just being honest.
I would not lie about this.
Would I lie about this, paul?
-I've known him for 12 years,
and he would not lie about this.
You definitely look
stupid in contacts.
-You guys!
-Who's gonna tell you these
things, if not your friends?
But, of course, winnie and
I were more than friends.
-"Hi, I'm kevin arnold.
"And I'm really nice
to people's faces,
And then I cut them
down behind their backs!"
Oh, are you sick?
Here... I'll take care of you!
- Winnie...
- What's the matter?
Stomach feeling a
little queasy, is it?
Feels like the least little
thing might set it off?
-Winnie, please.
-Maybe I should get
you something to eat!
How about some coleslaw?
Liver?
Fried squid?!
Kevin!
-Winnie... I just want
you to know that...
I know.
No, you don't have
to say anything.
Just... Know that I know. Okay?
-Know what?
-Winnie! Paul told me!
And I'm glad he did!
-Paul told you?
-Well, yeah! Isn't that great?!
-Paul told you?!
-He says you're crazy about me!
Those years were like
a long journey for me.
Looking back,
It was a time when we
were still very small...
And the world seemed very big.
And I think about those
days again and again...
Whenever some blowhard
Starts talking about the
anonymity of the suburbs
Or the mindlessness
of the tv generation...
Because I know I'll never
forget those times...
Those years of wonder.
I'm sorry.
About brian.
And I'm sorry...
About what I said today.
It wasn't true.
-I know.
-♪ There are places I remember ♪
♪ All my life ♪
♪ Though some have changed ♪
♪ Some forever, not for better ♪
♪ Some are gone,
and some remain ♪
♪ All these places
had their meanings ♪
♪ With lovers and
friends I still can recall ♪
♪ Some are dead
and some are living ♪
♪ In my life, I've
loved them all ♪
♪ But of all these
friends and lovers ♪
♪ There is no one
compares with you ♪
♪ And these memories
lose their meaning ♪
♪ When I think of love
as something new ♪
♪ Though I know I'll
never lose affection ♪
♪ For people and things
that went before ♪
♪ I know I'll often stop
and think about them ♪
♪ In my life, I love you more ♪
♪ Though I know I'll
never lose affection ♪
♪ For people and things
that went before ♪
♪ I know I'll often stop
and think about them ♪
♪ In my life, I love you more ♪