A Little Help

Rinse please!

Hi! I'm Laura.

Sorry I'm late.

Parrot: Late!

I saw you last time you were here, right?

Man: Uh, no, maybe a year or two ago.

Listen, I need to be at work by...

Don't worry, I'm gonna get you all polished up

and out of here in no time.

Open up.

Sorry.

Rinse please!

Don't Rinse!

I wasn't going to.

Here, just gonna get another one of these.

Rinse please!

Shut up!

Okay, open up.

So, any teeth problems?

Uh, just a little sensitive to cold sometimes.

To coal?

No, cold.

Oh. I was gonna say...

Flossing regularly?

Oh, yeah. Uh-huh.

Good.

Just don't use that super-waxy stuff.

I try to tell my husband that, but he just...

ignores me.

He's, um...

I mean, he's great.

Everything's, you know... great.

It's just the flossing thing, really.

But, I mean, I should really say something, right?

There's so much... wax on that stuff.

It doesn't scrape any of the...

The plaque?

Parrot: Rinse please!

Man on radio: And the Dow Jones dropped a whopping 3% today...

Closing at its lowest level thus far for 2002.

In local news...

Mayor Mike Bloomberg will hold a news conference tomorrow

to discuss the city's plans

for commemorating the first anniversary

of the terrorist attacks of last September 11th.

Though it's been over ten months since

the World Trade Center Twin Towers were destroyed in those attacks

cleanup is expected to continue right up until the ceremonies begin.

WCLX news time is 3:41.

Shit!

Laura: Denny! Dennis!

Whoa! Ugh!

Hi, honey!

Dad was supposed to pick me up.

Yeah, he had to work late again.

Why?

I don't know.

How was camp?

I saw a girl's tit.

Ooh. How was it?

"How was it?"

I don't know, I just...

She jumped into the pool and her bathing suit came down for a second.

Besides, she's only eleven, it wasn't much of a tit.

Still, it's something.

I thought he wasn't going to work so much this summer.

- Who? - Dad.

I thought you were gonna start doing fulltime at the dentist

so he wouldn't have to work so much.

What happened to that?

I, I haven't...

What's that smell?

What? That's from like a year ago.

God, you are such a liar, mom!

Hey. Hey, ow! Ow! Come on!

That's illegal, you know!

Hey, wanna sing along to the radio like we used to?

Open the windows!

Dennis: I'll get it!

Dad?

Oh, hi, aunt Kathy.

Fine. Yeah, hold on.

Hello?

What happened?

Nothing.

The phone dropped.

Did you get my message? No.

About tonight? The barbecue for the twins' birthday?

Oh, yeah.

Well, gee, thanks so much for the call back, Laurie.

Don't start. I'm begging you.

But you're all coming, right?

Um, yeah.

When is it?

I'm almost home.

Laura: My sister and Paul are having a barbecue.

We have to go.

What? Laura, I'm exhausted.

We have to go. Otherwise, it's a whole thing.

What is it with these people and barbecues?

I mean, do they own a fucking cattle ranch?

We're leaving now, so see you there.

No, no, wait, all right? I'm literally pulling into...

Oh!

Hi, dad.

Hey, buddy.

Whoo!

That's my favorite part!

It's a hit, though! It's a hit!

Totally vibin' on this right now! Ow!

What?

- Stop it! - Stop what?

Stop encouraging him.

Who, Kyle? He's good!

Oh, I'm sorry, maybe he's not up to your standards. He's no Seal.

That's not funny.

He actually told me the other day he doesn't want to go to college.

Congratulations, I know that's what you're secretly hoping for.

What, I am not...

Okay, first of all, college is expensive.

Maybe it's not for him.

Anyway, shouldn't it be his decision?

No! He's an idiot!

So are most professional musicians.

Have you ever heard Keith Richards speak? Have you?

- All right, whatever... - Okay, I rest my case.

Did you even light the grill yet?

There's nobody here.

My parents are here, and Laura and Bob and Dennis are on their way.

Would you just cooperate with me one time in your life?

Just once, as a novelty.

And what is wrong with Seal?

He happens to be a genius.

The face thing is weird, I don't know...

Okay, boys, time to stop now!

Cut!

Stop please!

Rehearsal's over, honey.

Help your father light the grill and set up.

- Nice shot, bro. - Thanks.

Wendy, that is way too many deviled eggs.

It's not.

I'm making them into a pattern like in the book.

This is for if you're having a big party!

Mom, go away!

Fine.

So, darling?

Yeah, mom?

With Bob having to work so much...

I was wondering, how are you managing with Dennis?

Fine.

Oh.

What do you even mean?

Nothing.

Just the boy seems so attached to his father these days, that's all.

Well, we're having a great summer.

We're doing a lot of stuff together.

Such as?

Today, we sang in the car on the way home from camp.

I know...

Bob needs to be home more, and I've talked to him about it.

I can't imagine this is helping matters.

Hey, there's the hottie!

Hi.

How you doing? You good?

Mm. Is the grill lit yet?

Yes, Kathy, the grill is lit. You can die a happy woman now.

Dad! I had those in a pattern!