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17x25 - Time To Say Goodbye

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Real World". Aired: May 21, 1992 – August 29, 2019.*
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Seven to eight young adults are picked to temporarily live in a new city together in one residence while being filmed non-stop.

17x25 - Time To Say Goodbye

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Previously on

The real world...

I have been waiting for

Fantasy fest for a long time.

It's like mardi gras.

This float has really gotten

Me excited.

We need somebody to help

Paint the name across the float.

We're gonna have to be

Sort of quick, 'cause we need to

Make sure we're ready for

Tonight too.

I knew from the beginning

That this was gonna be a project

That I was gonna be doing

The majority of the work on.

I mean, it's just stupid, dude.

Like, how hard is it to show up

At :?

We are leaving the staging area

Now and missing four people.

Now and missing four people. Pick up the pace, b*tches!

Pick up the pace, b*tches!

This is the true story...

Gorgeous, man.

Of seven strangers...

[Laughs]

Picked to live in a house...

Work together and have

Their lives taped.

Whoa!

Find out what happens...

[Gasps]

When people stop

Being polite...

And start getting real.

All:the real world:

All:the real world: key west.

Key west.

Excuse me.

Oh, we're almost there.

You can't start without us!

Maybe they'll be waiting for

Us down the street.

Us down the street. I bet they are.

I bet they are.

Hey!

Get on, get on.

Get on, get on.

Here, go hop the front.

I'm really pissed off, but

You know what?

I don't want to ruin tonight.

I really don't.

This means a lot to me.

I'm gonna keep it in

And really try to enjoy

This parade.

Whoa!

Everybody ready?

[Cheers and applause]

[Electronic music]



Yeah!

Yeah! Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Fantasy fest is crowded.

It is wall-to-wall people,

Alcohol, nudity.

It is one giant party.

Boobies!

We need to see some boobies.

There we go!

Hey!

There are thousands of people

Lining the streets.

There's boobs everywhere.

It's actually kind of exciting.

Fairy dust!

Fairy dust! [Cheers and applause]

[Cheers and applause]

Us taking part in this

Parade is really establishing us

As key westers.

The fact that we are a business

Taking part in this tradition

Really confirms the fact that

We have made a footprint

In this town.

It's a real good feeling.

Whoo!

[Sentimental music]

[Sentimental music] ♪



We're meeting ricky,

You know, at mystic tan at :.

Yup.

When are you gonna

Start packing?

Once I get back.

Today's the day that I've

Dreaded, in a way, and that's

Putting the last chapter

On mystic tan.

It's almost, in a way, like

Losing a family member, because,

I mean, we all have so much

Invested in this place.

Okay, last day of

The business venture--

We all know that.

Y'all have ran this business

On your own.

My guidance was available,

But you didn't ask.

You did this on your own,

And that's good.

No start-up in any market would

Do well that had multiple

Hurricanes in a short amount

Of time.

The whole business here was

Dependent on tourism, and when

You don't have it, you have

No revenue.

And it's nobody's fault here.

I feel like every time we

Started getting our heads above

Water, we get knocked down,

But the fact that every time

We did--we got right back up

I think really says a lot about

The character and the resolve

Of the seven of us.

I mean, nobody here had to

Show up every day.

You did, and you tried,

And it was my brand,

[Voices breaks] and--

Aw, ricky.

Okay, well, the next part

Does hurt me.

Um, it's because of this.

How much do you think's

In the bank?

$,.

I was hoping that you would

Tell me more than that.

It upsets me so much that

I've changed it.

[Laughs]

Don't even say that.

I had to call my office,

And I said, "I need a large

Amount of money to give to

Seven individuals who stood

Behind your brand.

If I asked you to write another

Set of checks out, would you

Do it for me?"

Yeah.

Do you want to know how much

The amount is?

$, Divided by

Is $,.

[Squeals]

Oh, my god.

Thank you!

[All cheering]

Are you serious?

Mystic tan on demand.

All: mystic tan on demand.

Are you kidding me, ricky?

Thank you so much.

Four months of working at

Minimum wage or less has now

Definitely been worth it with

This final chapter at

Mystic tan.

Thank you, ricky, for

Everything, bud.

Thank you so much.

Bye.

Bye, mystic tan.

Last time.

[Sentimental music]

[Sentimental music] ♪



Oh, they sat us at

The same table.

Aw.

Same seat.

Same seat.

Paula, this is your seat.

The nicest part about going

To blue heaven is that I am

There also, because it was

The first place that they all

Ate together without me,

And it's kind of the perfect

Ending, all being there

This time.

A lot of people don't get to

Have as much fun as we have.

No, not a doubt.

Paula has been through so

Much in her life, but her

Ability to overcome it and, in

The end, realize that she's

A better person for it

Is awesome.

Leaving you guys--it's gonna

Be hard.

We're a family.

I'm gonna get real sad.

I'm gonna cry.

John will forever in my mind

Be unloading the dishwasher.

John is always unloading

That dishwasher.

It's like you'd think someone

Would follow your lead after

A while, but it doesn't happen.

No, the best part is that

We will sell each other out to

Any other person in our house...

Oh, we will fight to

The death with each other.

But if it's outside of us...

Absolutely.

We will freak out.

I freak out.

It's almost like, "you can't

Make fun of them.

You don't know them.

I can."

Yeah.

I lived with them.

That's why I say "family."

That's family.

That's why I say "family."

It's so obvious how much

Everybody cares about each

Other, and I keep remembering

Day one.

When I walked in, I was like,

"Oh, god, what did I get

Myself into?"

And I look at them now.

I feel like they're gonna be

In my life forever.

We're family, and that's--

I will love you guys for

The rest of my life.

We'll always have this

Together, a bond.

I'll drink to that.

Yeah.

Aww.

I'm gonna miss all six of

These people, and it's gonna be

Hard to leave, but, you know,

I guess all good things got

I guess all good things got to come to an end.

To come to an end.

To come to an end. ♪ Starting to come together

♪ Starting to come together

♪ Starting to come together ♪ starting to all make sense

♪ Starting to all make sense

♪ We began to blossom

♪ So perfect

♪ So perfect ♪ I'm starting to understand ♪

♪ I'm starting to understand ♪

♪ I'm starting to understand ♪

So what are you guys up to

For the rest of tonight?

Just hanging out?

Well, everybody fell asleep.

Already?

Everybody fell asleep on

The couch.

I miss you like crazy.

It's gonna be weird.

What's gonna be weird?

Being home.

Yeah, it is gonna be

A little weird, huh?

It'll be good, though.

I just can't wait to hug you.

When I go home, I'm gonna try

To do the whole living thing

With keith and see how

That goes.

We want to go to couples

Counseling just so we can be

Sure we're on the right path.

So what else is up?

Dinner was good?

It was just nice.

We were just all, like,

Reminiscing and stuff.

When you start talking about it,

It's like, "damn, we've been

Here so long," but it's like,

"Damn, that flew by."

Tomorrow's gonna be

A little tough.

Oh, yeah.

The good-byes.

Yeah.

It's just like we all can't

Stand each other, but we all

Love each other to pieces.

But it'll be good.

Can't wait to see you.

All right, I love you.

I love you too.

Bye, babe.

Bye.

Bye. [Hangs up phone]

[Hangs up phone]

It's the last night in the house

And can't sleep.

It's like I don't want tomorrow,

It's like I don't want tomorrow, but I'm ready for it.

But I'm ready for it.

I find a poem.

I wrote it a month after we

First got here, when I was at

First got here, when I was at the worst.

The worst.

"Falling apart, pull it

Together, too late it's here.

I'm broken down, way down,

To where it is hidden,

Hidden even to myself.

Fake laughter leaps from

My mouth, can they tell?"

So what's up?

How are you doing?

Yeah, dude, it's crazy.

I can't believe it.

Where are you from?

I'm from connecticut.

"Happy enough to fool them,

All of them, and by them,

I mean only myself."

We are concerned.

I feel so sad.

"Stop staring at my charades,

Let me breathe,

Help me breathe."

Let's carry her.

It's fine.

It's fine, it's fine.

"Return of the problems,

They never lose me,

So I am lost.

I am a stranger, but my

Strangers still see."

This is serious.

Do you want help?

[Crying] it's just so hard.

"They see me hurt.

So you are not leaving me

In here, taking me with by

Forcing me out."

Here, it's like starting

A new semester in school.

You start off--clean slate.

"I thank you for being you.

I thank you for being my family.

I thank you for being

My strangers."

I love you guys.

♪ Do you know

♪ What you have done?

♪ So the teardrops

♪ You have won

♪ I'll never show them ♪

♪ To anyone but you

♪ And it always

♪ Comes back to you

♪ Every move

♪ That I make

♪ That I make ♪ is to get closer to you

♪ Is to get closer to you

Good morning.

Good morning, bud.

The final hour is upon us.

I just can't believe this is

All over.

Look at how beautiful it is

Over there.

It feels so surreal to

Be leaving.

It's like--

It's so weird.

I think sometimes I took all

This for granted.

I tried to appreciate as much

As possible, but I'm gonna miss

This the most.

I can say I'm leaving with

Six friends.

No matter how much I fought

With them, there's a lot of

Love too.

[Soft rock music]



♪ When the light fades

♪ When the light fades ♪ and I can't find my way ♪

♪ And I can't find my way ♪

♪ And the thought of her

♪ Is stealing all my days

You're a poet.

You're a poet. It's beautiful.

It's beautiful.

I know.

Paula arrived at this house with

A major problem in her life.

Watching her do what she's been

Doing and seeking help, it makes

You believe no matter how bad

Things can be, they can always

Get better.

♪ My eyes begin to swell

♪ My heart can always tell

♪ Comes another crying spell

I'll miss you, pasha walnuts.

I'm gonna start already.

I didn't even want to put

On makeup.

[Both laugh]

[Both laugh] my life in three bags.

My life in three bags.

[Knock on door]

My god.

Good morning.

Got a taxi for zach,

Going to the airport.

Both: aww.

Oh, my god.

Oh.

[Whimpers]

I'm gonna miss the way zach

Just thinks everything

Is perfect.

It's refreshing to be around

Somebody that optimistic and

That beautiful inside.

The roommate.

Yo, man, it's been real, bro.

I'll see you soon.

Soon.

Zach, you're my boy.

The respect that you have for

People and that genuine love

For people around you is

Awesome, dude, and I'm just glad

That I got to spend the time

That I did with you here.

Love you, zach.

♪ This time I've lost ♪

♪ I'm leaving today ♪

I have zero regrets about

All the things I've done here.

Aw.

Bye, guys.

All: bye!

The friends that I've made

Here in the house are gonna be

Friends forever.

Friends forever. For that, I am grateful.

For that, I am grateful.

Six.

Paula.

Paula. Oh, my god!

Oh, my god!

Oh, my god.

Oh, man.

My stomach just moved.

I know.

Taxi for someone?

Who?

Michelle, I believe.

No, there's no michelle here.

Janelle?

Janelle, that's it.

[Laughter]

I have a million bags.

Janelle's just so confident

And beautiful, and it just

Radiates off of her, and I hope

That's a little contagious.

I think it is.

She might be a diva on

The outside, but janelle is

A true sweetheart and

A beautiful woman on the inside.

Anytime you need anything,

You know you can call me,

All right?

Bye, sweetie.

Janelle, being able to learn

From you was one of the greatest

Accomplishments for me in

This house.

I thank you immensely for that.

You're the first one I met.

I've taken so much from

This experience.

Keep laughing, okay?

Okay.

I don't think that anything

I could've possibly have gone

Through would ever take me

To this level of understanding

With myself and with

With myself and with other people.

Other people.

Only janelle could fill up

A taxi cab.

A taxi cab. [Chuckles]

[Chuckles]

♪ Paula walnuts

♪ You crazy baby

♪ Paula walnuts

[Whispers] you drive me crazy.

Let's go over here.

I wanna talk to you real quick.

So I want you to be strong,

And if you ever need me,

And if you ever need me, I'm there, okay?

I'm there, okay?

All right, girl.

♪ Wrap your soft arms

♪ Around me

♪ And never let me go

♪ Just enough

♪ That I can breathe

♪ You know just how much

♪ I need

Let's do it.

♪ Wrap your soft arms

♪ Around me

I'm out of here, bro.

Are you going?

Yeah.

Jose is one of the most loyal

People you'll ever meet.

It's all about helping a friend

Out in need but also sticking

By them.

You're a good friend, all right?

You keep going with it.

I know that jose and I will be

Tight, will be buddies for

The rest of my life.

♪ Wrap your soft arms

♪ Around me

Guys, I'm outtie.

Really?

How do you know?

I drove the car in.

I got to drive the car out.

Aww.

Yeah.

I think the most valuable thing

I've learned from this

Experience is not to judge

A book by its cover, because

The contents are deeper than

What's on the outside.

Bye, j.b.

Everybody deserves a shot,

And I think I've done that,

And I've come a long way.

You guys have fun.

I'm on to the next thing.

You're gonna do amazing

Things, jose.

Thanks, guys.

♪ The sun breaks

♪ The darkness

Lot a good times together.

Bye, girl.

♪ I'm still smiling ♪

♪ I'm still smiling ♪ [horn toots]

[Horn toots]

If I had to describe my

Experience in a nutshell,

Three words to summarize it

Are amazing, challenging,

And real.

♪ The sun breaks

♪ The darkness

♪ And I wake

♪ And I wake ♪ to all of this

♪ To all of this

It's a cab.

Oh, my god.

Here to pick up john,

Take him to the airport.

Aw.

Come on, johnny.

John, you have a huge heart.

You've accepted me, and

I accepted you.

And I'm gonna miss you a lot.

You are so difficult, but

You're so adorable sometimes,

And I love you.

I love you.

Thanks for always being

A brother, dude.

You too.

I love john like he's a brother

To me.

I really do.

And though he's a punk,

He's a good kid.

Go get 'em.

Pauly.

I'm so glad we never gave up

On each other, 'cause there were

A couple of times I was

Awfully close, man.

I'm so glad you came through.

I'm so proud of you.

I've learned more than

I could've ever asked for.

There isn't a school in

The world that can teach

The type of information that

I think we've all gained here,

And I feel like I've grown.

As the sun sets slowly in

The west, I bid you all

A fine farewell.

[Laughs]

Bye, bananas!

Bye.

Aw.

Aw. Now there are three.

Now there are three.

Hey, guys.

Gonna get on the boat?

All of us?

I think it's just gonna be

The two of you.

The two of you. What about paula?

What about paula?

Me and him have to go

On the boat.

What?

We're leaving in a boat.

Help me with my bags.

Wait, who--all of us?

No, you stay.

Come on!

[Laughs]

It's heavy.

Oh.

My handle came off.

This day sucks!

Tyler, I have never met

Somebody so silly and so smart.

That means so much to me.

And I don't know how he did

It, but he high-kicked his way

To the top of my list.

I'm gonna see you in no time at

All.

I know.

What I've learned from paula is

To let people in, and I want to

Thank you, paula, 'cause your

Friendship means more to me

Friendship means more to me than you'll ever know.

Than you'll ever know.

[Whispering] I love you.

[Whispering] I love you.

I just hope fitz knows how

Beautiful she is inside and out.

She was the one person who

Didn't let me fall all

The way down.

You got me through everything.

You too.

Paula, you were my comfort,

Someone that I knew would always

Be there for me.

I'm gonna see you.

I'm not saying good-bye.

I'll say see you later.

♪ If life was a movie

♪ And love was a song

This isn't the end.

It's a beginning of

A relationship with

These people.

We'll always be a family.

♪ And those would

♪ Consist of

♪ Paramount lines

I love you, paula!

I love you, paula!

Love you!

♪ Like I love you

♪ Forever and always

♪ Be mine

♪ We would be happy

♪ In an old movie

[Gentle rock music]



Living this experience

Was enlightening and liberating.

Was enlightening and liberating. I'm not scared to go home.

I'm not scared to go home.

[Sentimental music]



I fell in love with seven

People, six roommates,

And myself.

♪ I think I'm feeling ♪

♪ Fine

♪ I'm better ♪

♪ Alive



As much as these kids have

Driven me crazy, I owe

The world to them.

I don't even think they'll

Ever know...

Hang out for a little bit.

Then all of a sudden I'm gonna be like,

"Damn, dude."

Not gonna be super buzzed?

[Johnny] damn, dude, I'm gonna hate it.

There's la cucaracha!

Oh!

Please, please, can you, please someone k*ll it.

Why don't you k*ll him?

[Svetlana] oh my god, it's huge!

[Jose] I'll get it, I'll get it.

[Johnny] just squirt it with ketchup.

[Svetlana] no, just frickin' k*ll it.

[Squashing noises]

[Johnny laughing]

[Squishing noises]

[Jose] dun dun dun.

[Svetlana] okay, now I'm ready to leave.

[All laughing]