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Aliens �n Amerika SEasone 1 Episode 8
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I???my father
let me ???for it.
there???it go.
the job market???
with nothing ???hands.
dad was???the house.
gary???this?
breakfast!
gary???day.
call???have to cook.
all clean!
I guess I forgot!
I guess ??? any more.
dad???realized.
and???problems.
I'm sorry,can you repeat that.
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and he ???so hard!
What?!
He has a problem
with our new cheerleading outfits.
But they're so cute.
No, no, no��
I am not going to let you go out
there looking like strippers.
How are are we supposed
to do street dance without street style?
I'll make a deal with you
you bring back Musky the mascot,
and I'll think about your new little routine.
We have to at least give this thing the patina
of family entertainment.
What about the Lucite heels?
No Lucite heels!
But you can keep those fishnets.
So now we have to go out there
with the stupid mascot.
Where are we going to find a sucker
willing to dress up like a giant fish?
Claire!
I think I might have a lead.
Hi.
Hi.
Kind of need to get in there.
It actually looks good on you.
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My dad never really grasped the concept
of separating colors
when you do laundry.
Oh, you did thepinks.
Yeah.I was just trying to help.
And is there anything I can do to help?
Uh light bulbs.
We could sure use some light bulbs bad.
Would you mind running down
to Home, House and Hardware?
Oh, triple H.
Done and done.
Thanks, hon.
That's a real lifesaver.
And with that,
my dad was out
of my mom's hair
for the rest of the day.
Medora High School had kind
of a love-hate relationship
with the Musky mascot.
Sometimes he was revered
and sometimes less so.
I was actually excited about my new gig.
I've always considered myself
an entertainer.
Not to mention
there were other little perks.
Look, here he comes.
The squad seems genuinely
delighted to see you.
Justin, you rock!
Now we get to keep
our sexy outfits.
Oh, my God.
Yay! Justin!
Looks like a *** commercial.
Just in case you don't know,
*** commercials are awesome.
Excuse me?
Do you happen to know if
they do color matching here?
Oh, sure do. Uh
Meanwhile, on his mission
to get light bulbs,
my father was experiencing
his own form of bliss.
I'll show ya.
Thanks.
You got a little paint project going on there?
Hope you're going
to prime those walls.
My dad was in his element,
and it showed.
Oh, excuse me?
When you're done there,
can you help us
with a water heater?
Uh, actually,
I don't
I have a question
about insulation.
We're talking fiberglass
or polyurethane?
My dad returned home
that night,
exhilarated from a hard day's
work at a place he didn't work.
Honey, I'm home, and I got
those bulbs you wanted.
Upstairs closet, okay?
But nothing
could have prepared my father
for what he would see next:
60-watt. 75.
100-watt.
Fluorescents, incandescents,floods, halogens,
three-ways, soft reading,
candelabra and motion-sensor.
Terrarium bulb?
We don't even have a terrarium.
Clearly,
Mom didn't need light bulbs.
All she really needed
was for my father
to be out of her way.
The next morning,
my dad set his alarm again,
just like the good old days.
He got up extra early,
put on his orange shirt
and headed off
to his pretend job at Triple H,
where, unfortunately,
they weren't hiring.
But that didn't stop him.
No one seemed to notice
that my dad
didn't actually work there.
You're doing a great job, Gary.
Thank you.
Keep up the good work.
What was that feeling?
Pride? Satisfaction?
My dad never felt those things
at his old, paying job.
Get busy! Get busy!
I, on the other hand,
was having a little trouble.
Get busy! Get busy!
I do not think
"get busy"
is enough
direction for him.
He's supposed to freestyle!
Freestyle!
Not again.
Someone help him up!
I want??? your supervisor
and tell him
what wonderful work you do.
Oh, I can't tell you
how unnecessary that is.
So, look, gutters
are easy to install, so I don't want to hear
about anybody overcharging you, okay?
Is there someone on the other end that can help you
unload these things?
I just don't know what
I would have done without you.
Today is my lucky day.
You know what?
I'm going to go ahead and finish up that job
for you,and I'm guesstimating
it shouldn't take more than the afternoon.
Oh, Gary, no, I couldn't possibly.
Stop it. I want to. Please.
Well. It certainly is nice to have
a strong, capable man
around the house.
I got some meatloaf left
over from last night.
I'm fixing you a sdwich.
Oh, count me in.
Oh, can you feel the love?
Uh-oh, Medora.
Is there a fire in the building?
How do you feel,tiger, huh?
I feel
I feel good.
I feel ready.
I'm ready to go.
That hotness you feel
is the Medora High
Cheerleaders!
Now, Justin, you have to ask
yourself the question,
how would a giant pike
move, huh?
How would a giant pike cheer?
How would a giant pike
get this pep rally started?
Right? Huh? Huh?
for the Musky!
You know that weird feeling
you get right before you puke?
How your mouth kind of waters?
And how you quickly try
to remind yourself
of the last thing you ate
so you can mentally
prepare yourself
for seeing it come up again?
Chicken Oriental!
What?
No! No!
Why-Why in there?
Why in my book bag?
I'm sorry.
It just came up.
There were so
many other options.
Sing it to me!
There is a bin,
empty trash can.
The boys bathroom
is right there, huh?
Oh, again, huh?
Really?
Have I done something?
Are you Are you mad at me
for some reason, Justin?
I'm sorry. I
I can't
I can't go out there,
all right?
You have to do it for me.
No, no, no, no, no.
Justin, Justin,
you are just frightened and
quite possibly dehydrated.
But either way,
you can do this.
What's going
on out here?
It's Musky time.
Mm.
I can't do it.
Tolchuck, these people
are waiting for the fish.
If you do not bring
that fish out there,
we might have a riot
on our hands.
I can't go out there.
You got to do this.
They will have the fish.
Show some love for
the Musky!
So Raja gave them the fish.
And he was awesome,
wild, uninhibited.
And while Raja
was raising the roof,
my dad had just finished
working on his.
Well, that ought to do her.
Who are you?
I live here. Who are you?
My two
favorite men!
Gary, I see you've met
my grandson, Toby.
Oh, he's a good boy.
Star of his high school
basketball team.Huh?
Is that so?
You know, uh, Toby,
I used to play
a little ball myself.
Oh, what's up?
Star of the basketball team?
Huh? Can't stop Scary Gary?
That's right.
You can't!
Oh, yeah.
Here we go.
Hey, hey.
Come on, champ.
Easy does it.
You can't
win 'em all, right?
Right.
Because I'm average.
What?
I'm an average player.
That's what my coach says.
Didn't you notice?
I wasn't really sure
if you were average
or I was just really,
really above average.
And I'll never make
starting five
because there's never anyone
around to help me practice.
Toby was in luck.
My dad had always wanted a son
he could teach to play ball.
But sadly, I was born
with ultra flat feet.
He'll never play.
Here we go again.
Here we go.
Mom, you had to see it.
Raja was
unbelievable.
Really?
It was as if the rules of
gravity did not apply to him.
There was something about
the anonymity of the costume.
It unleashed things within me
that have long lay dormant.
So, that's good?
Oh, I cannot wait to get
inside the fish head again.
I may sleep in it tonight,
see what kind of dreams I have.
Justin,
I think you should
give this another try.
Mascots can get varsity jackets
and college
scholarships.
Plus long bus rides
with cheerleaders.
Who knows what could happen?
It's just not my thing,
Mom, okay?
Well, I just think this is all
being wasted on Raja.
He doesn't even want
any of those things.
Just to be clear,
the fish is not yours
to give away.
Dad wasn't listening
to any of this.
All he could think about
was what a great day he had
with Toby and Helen.
And Helen's meatloaf,
which was
Much more moist than Franny's.
Pardon?
The-the meatloaf is
much more moist
than Franny's usually is.
It is good.
Hey, maybe Justin
can regurgitate some
tomorrow before
the big game.
(mimicking Claire)
Big game?
Justin's playing
in the big game?
No, Dad, I'm not playing
in the game.
No?
No.
He was
in the cheering section.
Was?
Couldn't hack it.
Oh, my God.
What if the Musky
had a little dancing worm
friend, huh?
You'd be so small
nobody'd see you.
All I'm saying is
it'd be less pressure for you.
That's how you want to get me
into college?
Dancing worm.
Raja was amazing,
and it could have been me.
Should have been me.
But I was too scared
to do anything.
Maybe my mom was on
to something.
because ???
Once Raja got started,
it seemed
he couldn't be stopped.
Inside the costume
he felt free,
uninhibited, alive.
You suck, Musky!
And with that,
we saw a side of Raja,
rather, Musky, that most of us
never knew existed.
What are you gonna do?
Hug me
Look,
I'm not saying the fight
wasn't entertaining.
Because the truth is, it was.
But that boy broke
his collarbone.
So, I guess
what I'm asking is
can we split the difference?
At first it was so liberating,
you know?
But then the anonymity,
it tapped
into a dark part
of my soul,
blurring the boundaries
between right and wrong.
That could have been you.
It made me
cold-blooded.
Salty inside.
It's a freshwater fish.
My whole entire life,
I have never hurt anybody.
Yet tonight,
lays a boy in the hospital
from the stroke of my fin!
I am so sorry.
I can never set foot
in that costume again.
If Raja had a dancing
worm friend
then the dancing worm friend
would have been able to keep him
out of trouble,
right?
Mom, I'm not gonna
get a scholarship.
Can we just drop it, please?
Okay? Thanks.
Look, if Raja
doesn't wanna do it,
you're too afraid,
fine.
But without the fish,
those girls are going back
into their old outfits.
Well, I-I mean, I'm not afraid.
I used
the wrong word.
Very, very fearful.
Mr. Matthews,
I-I will do it.
I do not want Claire
to be disappointed.
No, you don't have to.
I'llo it.
Hold on, Tolchuck.
Raja was speaking.
No, Mr. Matthews, please.
I wanna do this.
I really need to.
Okay.
You make sure you show
some Musky pride.
Justin! Oh.
I am so proud of you.
Just remember who you
are, Justin Tolchuck.
For there is evil
in that fish.
The next morning, Mom drove us
to the away game at Tillman.
Geez.
Looks like Halloween
back here.
How are you feeling,
Justin?
I've made a huge mistake.
Apparently,
someone else had also made
a mistake
Hey, isn't that Dad?
They are pulling into the
Tillman High parking lot.
I'm sure there's
a logical reason
why your father's
in that car
with another family.
But nothing immediately came
to mind.
Let's go, Tillman!
Show those losers from
Medora High School.
Gary!
Franny?
What-what are you doing here?
Oh, this is Franny?
What a pleasure!
Oh, it's so nice
to meet you.
Who is that woman?
Franny, I can explain.
Uh, you see, I was pretending
to work at the, uh, Triple H,
and I was getting off
a forklift,
and
I met, uh Helen.
I'm going over
to the Medora side.
I suggest
you meet me there.
Just answer me
one question, Gary.
Do you love her?
Franny. That's not
what this is about.
And my dad finally told her
about everything
he's been going through
since losing his job:
about the light bulb errand,
and feeling useless at home,
and about how great it felt
when Helen and Toby needed him.
I'm sorry, Gar.
No. I am, baby.
Gary?
I hate to interrupt.
But they benched Toby
and he's so upset,
he won't come out
of the locker room.
Would you mind?
Just this one
last time?
Go ahead, Gar.
You sure?
It must be so nice
for you and the kids
to have a man like that
around the house.
Oh, yeah.
Now, listen up, Grandma.
You go near
my husband again,
I'm gonna take you out.
Go, Muskies!
Toby?
My dad had gone searching
for his surrogate son
with common interests:
the one who loved sports
and spending quality time
together.
Instead, he found me.
Hey.
Hey.
What are you
doing in here?
Is this your, uh,
cheerleading costume?
Mascot costume.
Right. Sorry.
Dad, can I ask
you something?
My father lived
in constant fear
of us kids asking him
a question
he wasn't prepared to answer.
How many times is too
many times to ***?
Oh, and do they make special
bandages for down there?
You know, I-I gave you
that pamphlet.
No, no, it's not
about yanking.
Oh, well, then you can
always come to me.
Every time I think
about going out there
in front of that
crowd of people,
I just get really my whole
body gets, like, clammy.
I just feel like I'm gonna
make myself look so stupid.
Look, son, it's okay to suck.
Okay, but it's not okay to quit.
Okay, and if that means
making a fool of yourself
in front of thousands
and thousands of people
so be it.
There's only, like,
Yeah, but it's gonna
feel like thousands
when they're throwing
garbage at you.
Seriously, though,
they're counting on you.
That's a nice thing.
Hmm?
Yeah, I guess
it is.
Why were you in the car
with that other family?
Oh, they were just
giving me a ride
so I could surprise you.
Really? You wanted to see me?
What, do you think I was coming
to see some other kid?
I guess that doesn't
make any sense.
Of course not.
I'd have to be insane.
Sure, it was a bold-faced lie.
But it was the lie I needed
to hear that night.
Well, it's showtime.
Thank you, Dad.
I needed this.
So did I, son.
So did I.
Yeah, Justin!
Dad even managed
to convince Toby
to get back in the game.
He was getting pretty good
at the whole parenting thing,
and I think
that made him feel great.
But on the off days,
when he started feeling down,
he'd just take a drive
over to Helen's house.
And take a look at one
of the things he did right.
Isn't that a thing
of beauty?
It sure is, hon.