1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,480 I guess you wouldn't know it from what I wear, but my name is Alex. 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:22,600 I live in the metropolis of West Appleton. 5 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:25,720 It's a nice town and I've got great friends here. 6 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,240 That's Ken, Elisa, Delia, and me, 7 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,400 coming out of Nancy's old-fashioned diner. 8 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,280 There's Ken, the music guru. He loves all kinds of tunes, 9 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,160 as long as they're at least 50 years old. 10 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:58,400 This is the very stylish Elisa, queen of the poodle skirt and bobby socks. 11 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,600 But don't let those clothes fool you, she's a great bowler. 12 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,440 Last, but not least, is Delia. 13 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,800 She makes up in brains what she lacks in bowling brawn. 14 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,960 After breakfast, we head down to my dad's bowling alley. 15 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:17,480 I've got the keys to the joint. 16 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,520 So, in the morning, we crank up those swinging tunes 17 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,720 and roll a few frames to start our day. Sweet, huh? 18 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,840 I love the smell of rental shoes in the morning. 19 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:35,080 This is the way the world should be all the time. 20 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,120 -(ALL CHEERING) -(BAND PLAYING MUSIC) 21 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,000 But then there's school. 22 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:51,280 -You see Todd McLemore? -(HOOTING) 23 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,480 You know, the one with the winning smile. 24 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,080 This is his world, the world of serious athletics. 25 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,080 The world I'll never understand. 26 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:01,440 And you gotta figure it's always gonna be that way. 27 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,760 The biggest thing in Todd's charmed life right now is a big hunk of metal 28 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,560 called the Mighty Apple trophy. 29 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,960 Which is only interesting to me because it slightly resembles a bowling ball. 30 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,360 If McLemore can lead the mighty West Appletonians to victory 31 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,240 in basketball, we will tie up the fight for the Mighty Apple. 32 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:17,400 (ALL CHEERING RAUCOUSLY) 33 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,360 It's simple. 34 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,920 We win tonight, and the battle for the Mighty Apple is all tied up. 35 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,000 (ALL CHEERING) 36 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:45,080 But if we lose tonight, the trophy goes to East Appleton forever. 37 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,000 What do y'all think of that? 38 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:48,920 (ALL BOOING, SCATTING) 39 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:56,600 But we are gonna win tonight and tie up the battle for the Apple! 40 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:57,840 What do you say to that? 41 00:02:58,320 --> 00:02:59,800 (ALL CHEERING) 42 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:03,720 Ten-to-one odds, the golden boy blesses us with a speech. 43 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,280 I don't know, Alex. A spotlight. People cheering. 44 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:08,720 I thought the golden boy hated attention. 45 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:16,640 All right! We're gonna win tonight! 46 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,880 I promise, I won't let you down. So, see you all at the game. 47 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:26,120 ALEX: How would Todd McLemore's world and mine ever collide? 48 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,400 I just don't see it. 49 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:34,880 I'm gonna be late tonight. 50 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,920 I gotta go to the game with my dad, or I'll be disowned. 51 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:38,240 But I'll sneak away early. 52 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:39,360 We'll be waiting, Slim. 53 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:40,680 Hey, it's the strange dudes. 54 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:42,080 Yeah, it's the strange dudes. 55 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,360 Hey, you coming to the game, strange dudes? 56 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,320 Why would you want us to take up seats when there are so many people 57 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,120 who really, really wanna go? 58 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,000 Where's your school spirit? 59 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,280 Mine's in a box in my locker. Where's yours? 60 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:56,640 Wouldn't you like to know? 61 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,320 Come on, guys. Don't waste your breath. 62 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,080 Too cool for us, huh? 63 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,440 Maybe I should whup you in some basketball to show you a thing or two, huh? 64 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,960 Excuse me. You, me, one game of horse. 65 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,240 -(SCOFFS) You're kidding, right? -I arc my jumpers at 48 degrees, 66 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,120 launched with 14 pounds of force. 67 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,080 I bank most of my shots off the backboard using the simple formula 68 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,880 of tangent-x times cosine-y, where x and y relate 69 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,640 to the height and angle of my initial shot. 70 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,440 Using the backboard as a matrix, of course. 71 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,760 And if you accept my challenge, Mr. Smart-mouth, 72 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:30,200 you would lose to a little girl. Am I right? 73 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:32,960 ALL: You're right. 74 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,640 Come on, Leo. It's not worth your time. Come on. 75 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,120 -I could beat her. I could, you know. -I know. I know. 76 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,360 Delia, have you ever shot a basketball? 77 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:46,440 -Wouldn't you like to know? -(ALL SNIGGER) 78 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,040 -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) -ANNOUNCER: Ball inbounds to McLemore. 79 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,320 McLemore bringing it up court, between the lanes, 80 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,240 dribble over half court, into the high post! 81 00:04:55,320 --> 00:05:00,000 Giving the goal to McLemore! Oh, my! Easy deuce for McLemore! 82 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:04,920 That's my boy! 83 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,440 ANNOUNCER: There is no bigger fan in the stands 84 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,880 than his proud father, West Appleton mayor, Jeff McLemore. 85 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,160 He's coming back. Perimeter passing. Round the outside. 86 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:19,600 Shot's no good. 87 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,600 McLemore coming back with the ball. 88 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:25,680 Going in for the hoop. 89 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:28,200 (CHEERING INTENSIFIES) 90 00:05:28,280 --> 00:05:31,120 Easy lay-up for Todd McLemore! 91 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:39,880 Folks, Todd McLemore is playing huge for the Wildcats today. 92 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:42,080 McLemore with a steal! 93 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:43,560 Driving to the hoop, 94 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,200 and he lays it up for a bucket of West Apples. 95 00:05:47,280 --> 00:05:48,520 Oh, my! 96 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,280 ALEX: Sweet Lou is the heart and soul of Appleton sports. 97 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,320 This guy could get excited over a spitting contest, 98 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:56,400 as long as the East and West were involved. 99 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,760 SWEET LOU: This place is going crazy! East Appleton back now! 100 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,520 East just in with two points now! West bringing the ball back! 101 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:07,080 -(BLOWS WHISTLE) -(BUZZER SOUNDS) 102 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:08,800 -(BAND PLAYING MUSIC) -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) 103 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:13,840 Wow! Halftime here, and folks, and I can just feel the thrill! 104 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,280 I know you can feel it where you are, too. 105 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,680 How could you not be excited with West Appleton fighting 106 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,880 for the Mighty Apple one last time? 107 00:06:22,280 --> 00:06:24,880 I love it! A West win tonight, of course, 108 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,440 ties up the battle with no more scheduled events. 109 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,160 There are tie-breaking procedures in the Mighty Apple charter, 110 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:37,240 but since there's never been a tie, I've got no idea what they are. 111 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,400 And if the West doesn't win, I'll never know. 112 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,960 Going into halftime, and West Appleton trails by six. 113 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,920 This is Sweet Lou on WWAP... 114 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,320 Mr. Thompson, do you think you could turn that off now? 115 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,080 Come on. Give an old man his town spirit. 116 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:57,080 Well, in that case... 117 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,080 (SIGHS IN EXASPERATION) 118 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:01,920 Blessed quiet. Now I can bowl. 119 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,120 That remains to be seen. 120 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:14,600 Nice shot. 121 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,240 Come on, Alex. I wanna practice on getting strikes, not spares. 122 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:18,320 Ten in a row is enough. 123 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,440 Fair enough. I'll press the reset button. 124 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,240 (MECHANISM JARS) 125 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,520 Dad? The reset button's broken again. 126 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,240 Oh, what, again? 127 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,280 Well, there's no money in the repair fund, Alex. 128 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:32,560 Better work your magic back there. 129 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,800 You think we get no crowds 'cause the alley's falling apart? 130 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,000 Or is the alley falling apart 'cause we get no crowds? 131 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:39,680 I don't know, pal. 132 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:41,160 (PINBALL MACHINE BEEPING) 133 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,840 I'm wide open on ideas to get the folks in here, 134 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:47,400 but until that happens, your mechanical genius is what we need. 135 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,760 Hey, Cool Cats, what's happening? 136 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,640 Oh, hey! Thought for a second we might've had a paying customer. 137 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:55,640 You kidding, Mr. T? Everybody's at the game. 138 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:56,720 Oh. 139 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,360 Would you put this in? It helps me bowl. 140 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,120 "Swinging Hep Cats." 141 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,080 All right, who are you kids? Where do you come from? 142 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,280 -(BAND PLAYING MUSIC) -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) 143 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,560 -(WHISTLE BLOWS, BUZZER SOUNDS) -Wow! West Appleton time out! 144 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,200 East Appleton leads by one point with three seconds left! 145 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:22,040 Have mercy, I beg ya! 146 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,680 Wow! West is gonna get the ball with time for one last shot. 147 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,320 Now, you gotta think that Todd McLemore is gonna get the ball, 148 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,360 but the East has gotta be thinking that, too. 149 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,440 All right, now they're gonna have you triple-teamed, Todd, 150 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,360 -so we should think about someone else... -Give me the ball. 151 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,240 -I'll be open, though. -Give me the ball. 152 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:37,720 Hello, Mayor McLemore. 153 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,040 Mayor Hanburger. 154 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,400 Looks like the Mighty Apple's coming home to me and East Appleton. 155 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:43,880 Yeah, well, don't be so sure. 156 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,360 Stop being an optimistic parent for a second and look at the scoreboard. 157 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,240 Well, Todd thrives under the pressure. 158 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,360 (BUZZER SOUNDS) 159 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,360 -All right, one, two, three. West! -ALL: West! 160 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:53,480 Come on, team! 161 00:08:53,560 --> 00:08:56,040 SWEET LOU: All comes down to this, folks. Unbelievable! 162 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,360 Heads up out there! 163 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:58,840 SWEET LOU: The ball goes in to Flip Willett! 164 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,280 Willett bringing it up court! 165 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,040 McLemore cutting in off a pick, takes the ball, jumps! Shoots! 166 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:05,160 -(BUZZER SOUNDS) -(AUDIENCE CHEERING RAUCOUSLY) 167 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:07,120 West Appleton wins! 168 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,280 -West Appleton wins! -(BAND PLAYING MUSIC) 169 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:13,400 The grapple for the Mighty Apple is all tied up! 170 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,480 (SWEET LOU EXCLAIMING EXCITEDLY) Oh, wow! 171 00:09:16,560 --> 00:09:20,200 This place is absolute pandemonium! 172 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,200 (SWING MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 173 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,800 Yes! West Appleton wins! 174 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,920 Guys, West Appleton wins! 175 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:29,280 Yippee. 176 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,240 Oh, guys, come on. 177 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,440 Guys, this is the last year of the Mighty Apple. 178 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:36,200 We want to keep it in this town, right? 179 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:41,960 Right? I mean, it's the glue that binds us West Appletonians together. 180 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:43,040 Yes, it does. 181 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,720 It's a silly trophy, Dad. 182 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,120 Oh, yeah, I know, but, I mean, it has meaning. 183 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,920 I mean, it proves that we can all... All strive for what we want, right? 184 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:58,920 Huh? I mean, it proves that we can all... All unite for a common good. 185 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,520 Oh, my gosh, my heart. 186 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:04,360 (SIGHS IN RELIEF) 187 00:10:04,680 --> 00:10:08,320 I mean, I played for it. I was proud. 188 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:09,920 (LAUGHS) 189 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:18,760 Oh, boy. 190 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,200 (SWING MUSIC RESUMES PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 191 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:24,000 Well, anything that makes a big shot out of a kid like Todd McLemore 192 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,760 is not a good thing at all. 193 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,600 I know. I just don't know why everyone cares so much about it. 194 00:10:28,680 --> 00:10:31,960 Talk to my dad and you'll understand. He played for that trophy. 195 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,080 He reminds me about it every day. 196 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,800 Twice a day, whether I need to hear it or not. 197 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:37,960 The Mighty Apple is ugly. 198 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,760 Okay, guys, one more game. Winner pays. 199 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,560 But you always win, and your dad doesn't charge you. 200 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,160 Nice arrangement, huh? 201 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:54,320 Well, it's all tied up, Jeff. Fun, huh? 202 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,600 We'll check the charter for the tiebreaker tomorrow, Mayor, 203 00:10:56,680 --> 00:10:58,400 but the momentum is ours. 204 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,280 (BOTH LAUGHING) 205 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:03,480 He knows something. I can tell. 206 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,720 -Hey. -Now, that was a fantastic finish, huh? 207 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:10,120 Sweet Lou wants to interview you tomorrow, and I've set up a meeting 208 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,880 with Appleton News again. It'll be just like when you won 209 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,840 the baseball championship with that homer! 210 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:16,960 (CHUCKLES) 211 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,480 Maybe I'll call around and see if we can get some regional coverage. 212 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:22,400 Whatever, but let's go home. I'm beat. 213 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:24,200 Oh, I am so proud of you! 214 00:11:24,680 --> 00:11:25,680 Thanks, Mom. 215 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,200 ALEX: Last ball in the tenth frame, and Alex Thompson needs a strike 216 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:29,640 to win the U.S. Bowling Open. 217 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,240 Good release, steady and true. 218 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:37,520 Yes! 219 00:11:38,560 --> 00:11:40,360 See? I can make the big shot, too. 220 00:11:40,960 --> 00:11:42,120 Maybe you'll turn pro one day. 221 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,120 Nah. Not interested. Thanks. 222 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:46,960 Come on, champ. Let's go home. 223 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,080 ALEX: I got my love of bowling from my dad, 224 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,040 but sometimes love and money don't go hand-in-hand. 225 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,080 I would be really sad if we had to close the place. 226 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,920 Nobody seems to want to bowl anymore. 227 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,200 Hey, what's up? 228 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:02,280 -BOY 1: Right on, baby. -BOY 2: All right, Bro. 229 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:03,480 -What's up? -GIRL: All right, Todd. 230 00:12:03,560 --> 00:12:04,880 Come on, it was nothing. It was nothing. 231 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,680 All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. 232 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,840 Hey, Todd. You were so great last night. 233 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:12,560 We've been talking about you all day. 234 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:13,800 Yeah? 235 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:15,760 So, are you coming to my party? 236 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:17,680 -Wouldn't miss it. -We'll be there. 237 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:18,800 No doubt, man. 238 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:20,520 Great. See you there? 239 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:21,600 Definitely. 240 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:26,480 Oh, Mr. Morris. 241 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,600 So, what's gonna happen to the Mighty Apple since we ended up tied? 242 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,600 We're not gonna be tied for long. 243 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,360 Are they finally gonna throw out the girls' cross-country score? 244 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,440 Those slimy East Appleton people. They called, they spoke. 245 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:40,760 And what did they say? 246 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,320 Bowling. 247 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:46,520 (BELL RINGING) 248 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,440 (MOUTHS) Bowling? 249 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:53,120 Can't get away with this. We'll sue the East! We'll sue them! 250 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:55,520 PRINCIPAL MORRIS: It's only a trophy, Jeff. 251 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,600 After all of Todd's hard work this year, we're gonna lose the Mighty Apple 252 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:00,440 because of bowling? I can't allow it! 253 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,360 You saw the charter. Both schools have bowling clubs. 254 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,480 And bowling is the only tiebreaker listed where we both have teams. 255 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:07,560 We have no choice. 256 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,120 All right, we'll hold tryouts. We'll load the team with talent. 257 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,880 No tryouts. We have to field our team based on who signed up for bowling club 258 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,440 -at the beginning of the year. -(GROANS) 259 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,520 On the plus side, we won the coin toss, so we get home alley advantage. 260 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,080 Anyway, maybe the team will be good. 261 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:23,800 Oh, yeah, right. Think of our alley. 262 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,520 Think of Kevin Thompson, for Pete's sake. Then ask yourself, 263 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,200 what type of losers are members of the bowling club? 264 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:34,440 (GROANS IN DISGUST) 265 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:42,640 Why does it matter who else signed up for bowling club? 266 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:44,640 We're the only ones who ever show up. 267 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,000 The club list is here somewhere. 268 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,040 You guys don't think we can beat the East. 269 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:51,320 Is that what's going on? 270 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,880 We never said that. We simply wish to explore 271 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:55,560 and find out all the options. 272 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:57,680 Mr. Morris, we're good. 273 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:03,000 Hurrah, hurrah, and yay! 274 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,560 (CHUCKLES JUBILANTLY) 275 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,240 There's a fifth bowler. 276 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,400 Todd McLemore is on the list. 277 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:09,640 (ALL LAUGHING) 278 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:13,240 Yippee! Hooray! 279 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,400 Golden boy's in the bowling club? 280 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:17,120 I'm in bowling club? 281 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,760 You signed up at the beginning of the year, Todd. 282 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:21,640 Have you forgotten? 283 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,040 I'm in bowling club? 284 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,920 This is fantastic and good news. 285 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,840 Maybe, we can beat East Appleton after all, huh? 286 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:32,880 I'm in bowling club? 287 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,680 Flip made me sign you up, man. He made me. 288 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,120 It was Leo's idea. Honest. 289 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:38,800 (GRUNTS ANGRILY) 290 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:54,800 You know, this is great news, Alex. 291 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:56,200 This is not great news. 292 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,280 Well, your mom and her dad think it is. 293 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:01,200 You know, Grandpa might be out of the hospital in time 294 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:02,680 for them both to make it back for the match. 295 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:05,760 Plus, it could be big things for the alley here. 296 00:15:05,880 --> 00:15:08,720 But I like bowling 'cause it isn't the next big thing. 297 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:10,880 Never has been and never will be. 298 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:13,960 When I was your age, bowling was the thing to do. 299 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:17,800 It's only cool to you now, my friend, 'cause it was cool to us then. 300 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,400 I guess so. If it's good for the alley, then fine. 301 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:40,560 Sweet Lou back on the air here at WWAP with Todd McLemore. 302 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,200 Todd, it appears you have no time to rest on your laurels. 303 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:48,000 The Mighty Apple is gonna go to the town whose school bowls best. 304 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:51,400 I've led our school to victories in basketball, baseball, tennis, football, 305 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,720 and track. I don't see why bowling will be any different. 306 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,360 (CHUCKLES) Okay, spoken like a true competitor. 307 00:15:56,440 --> 00:16:02,280 But let me ask you, can you bowl? Do you bowl? Have you bowled? 308 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:07,000 Come on, Sweet Lou, everyone bowls. I can do this. Trust me. 309 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:16,600 Good job, Alex. 310 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,400 Another one? (SCOFFS) You've gotta be kidding me. 311 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,480 Alex is pretty good there, Jeff. Think your son can keep up? 312 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,040 Oh, we McLemores have a long history of rising to the challenge. 313 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,120 Unlike some people I know, Mr. Oops-I-dropped-the-ball. 314 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,200 It was a bad throw. 315 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,440 ALEX: Do you know what they're talking about? 316 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:39,640 I don't. Every time my dad and the mayor get together, I get a weird vibe. 317 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,960 Like something major happened to the two in the past. 318 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,440 But you can't ask them what happened. They never want to talk about it. 319 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,280 Oh, well, anyway... 320 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:49,520 Come on, Todd. Show us what you got. 321 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:07,520 (ALL LAUGHING) 322 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:09,280 Way to go, Todd! 323 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:11,840 (LAUGHING) 324 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,000 I guess our principal is easily impressed. 325 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:16,080 Yeah. 326 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,680 Hey, you guys bowl strikes every time? 327 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:20,720 No, we're not that good. 328 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:22,320 I didn't think so. 329 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,320 Ten frames with all strikes is a perfect game. 330 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:26,920 It's pretty rare, like hitting three homers in a baseball game. 331 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,480 That's it? By the time we're done, I guarantee you, 332 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,200 I'll have bowled a 100. 333 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,640 ELISA: Whoo! 334 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:34,880 (ALL LAUGHING) 335 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:36,560 ALEX: Yeah, 100. 336 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,040 Hey, don't laugh at me! You know I'm gonna be that good. 337 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,240 A perfect game is a 300, slick, not 100. 338 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,560 -That's like hitting a single. -But you just said... 339 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,840 Look, a strike scores 10 plus the next two balls you roll. 340 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,840 So, you could score 30 points, see? Think baseball, three strikes. 341 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,000 A spare is 10 plus the next ball you roll. 342 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:54,920 So if I said, "Hey, you got a spare ball." Strike three, spare two. 343 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,680 That's how come 100 is nothing too special. Got it? 344 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:02,360 Whatever! I just need some practice. 345 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:08,480 Well, things are going well. 346 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:20,240 He has no form, no style. 347 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,920 I think he was nervous. Just give him a chance. 348 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:24,680 Yeah, like he'll give us one. 349 00:18:27,120 --> 00:18:29,840 -Hi. -Hey, my favorite customers. 350 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:31,560 Hey, Nancy, can we get the usual? 351 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:34,000 I'm way ahead of you. 352 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,760 Come on, eat up. You're gonna need your strength 353 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,160 to win the Mighty Apple. 354 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,920 Well, I thought the golden boy only mattered. 355 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:43,120 That's what everybody else is saying. 356 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,440 Yeah, well, some people say that, 357 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:46,320 and some people say the moon's made of cheese. 358 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,560 It doesn't make it true. 359 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:49,120 The moon's not made of cheese? 360 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:53,120 Yeah, well, it just goes to show you, you can learn something new from everyone. 361 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,680 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 362 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,720 -Hey, good afternoon, ladies. -GIRL: All right, Todd. 363 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,360 Hey, Todd. 364 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,800 Hey, Todd. You know that Alex kid? What's with those clothes? 365 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,840 I heard he found them at the back of a bowling alley. 366 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,800 Yeah? Well, I hear he's a great bowler. Is that true? 367 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,840 Hey, bowling is not so hard, okay? Just leave it alone. 368 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:13,840 What are you gonna do? You gonna quit? 369 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:15,600 Quit? (LAUGHS) 370 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,720 No way. If we lose this, nothing else matters. 371 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,200 So, I'm gonna teach those guys how to bowl and triumph. 372 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:22,960 But it'll still be bowling. 373 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,760 Hey, I'm gonna work on that. But I promise you, 374 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,440 I'm gonna win us the Apple. 375 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:28,560 Of course. 376 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,280 So, the Mighty Apple's fate is up to us. 377 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,120 (CHUCKLES) You gotta admit, it's pretty funny. 378 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:37,760 No kidding. 379 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:41,440 Maybe this will make people care for bowling enough to save the alley. 380 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:45,640 Yeah. I hope so. I mean, sometimes I think the only reason your dad keeps it open 381 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:48,640 is because you, me, Ken, and Delia love bowling so much. 382 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,040 Don't let him fool you. He loves it, too. 383 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,320 He's got me and Mom to think about. 384 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:56,040 And he's gonna sell the alley unless, you know... 385 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,400 Man, I'm already nervous. 386 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,400 I mean, we're bowling for the Mighty Apple. 387 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,120 Mighty Apple, Schmighty Apple. 388 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:04,920 How can it not be fun if we're bowling together? 389 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,280 Yeah, that's true. I mean, we'll probably be talking about it forever. 390 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:08,440 We'll be legends. 391 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,200 At least to each other, anyway. 392 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,360 (BOTH CHUCKLE) 393 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:14,880 -Yeah. -Yeah! 394 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,240 All right, yeah, that is gonna be cool, man. 395 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:19,120 -Yeah. -Yeah! 396 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:22,480 -All right, guys, I'm going. -Later, man. 397 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,280 -Later, Leo. Later, Flip. -See ya. 398 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:34,880 Evening, Dad. 399 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,360 So, Todd, how's the bowling team? 400 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:38,600 Better now that I'm on it. 401 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:39,960 Well, Todd, everything's gonna change next year 402 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:41,440 when our schools combine with East Appleton. 403 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,280 Whoever wins the Mighty Apple this year will keep it forever. 404 00:20:44,360 --> 00:20:45,360 Yeah, I know. 405 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,640 I've already cleared a place out for it in City Hall. It's our legacy. 406 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,480 What do you want me to say, Dad? Do I ever let you down? 407 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,640 (SIGHS IN RELIEF) No, son, you don't. 408 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,200 (DIALING) 409 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,400 Yeah, Mayor Hanburger? 410 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,440 Jeff McLemore here. Yeah. 411 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:07,720 You want to make this bowling match a little more interesting? 412 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:12,240 Well, if you win, we'll give you 40 gallons of our best apple cider. 413 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,040 Yeah, the pride of West Appleton. 414 00:21:14,120 --> 00:21:17,840 And if we win, you give us 40 East Appleton apple pies. Deal? 415 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,080 Great! I can taste those pies already. 416 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:23,840 Uh-huh. Bye. 417 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:25,960 The Apple is coming to the West. 418 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,400 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 419 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,120 Yeah! That's the way! 420 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,120 The Apple is coming to the East. 421 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,520 Yeah, great strike. Yeah! Let's go! 422 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:43,760 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 423 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:51,480 LAUREN: Hey, Todd. 424 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:52,720 Hey, Lauren. 425 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,160 So, how's the bowling thing going? 426 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:55,840 Okay. 427 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:57,800 I hear Alex is a really good bowler. 428 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,480 Maybe, the two of you could win us the Apple? 429 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:04,120 Maybe, but I tell you what, my teammates don't care about the Apple. 430 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:05,480 (SCOFFS) They don't care about winning. 431 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,040 That's 'cause they've never been winners. 432 00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:08,200 You got that right. 433 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:09,680 I'm sure you'll teach them, Todd. 434 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,200 (LATIN MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 435 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,360 Oh, missed it by that much. 436 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:22,960 Great torque, though. 437 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:41,840 Great torque, Todd. 438 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:45,200 (SCOFFS) 439 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:03,760 I think you're doing better. 440 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,800 Soon you'll learn you don't have to throw the ball so hard. 441 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:08,040 It took me a long time to learn that. 442 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:10,440 I just need practice. I told you guys. 443 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,360 Well, maybe you'll see that the ball follows your thumb. 444 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,960 If it's pointing straight after you let go of the ball, 445 00:23:17,080 --> 00:23:18,400 the ball's going straight. 446 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:19,760 Whatever. 447 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:37,280 See ya. 448 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,040 She was trying to teach you, you know. 449 00:23:43,120 --> 00:23:44,920 Duh. You think I'm an idiot? 450 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:49,200 Nah. You're the golden boy. Smart, talented, and perfect. 451 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,840 Uh, gifted, too. You forgot gifted. 452 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,240 Actually, the way I hear it, 453 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:58,320 you're Mark McGwire, John Elway, and Michael Jordan all rolled into one. 454 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,600 You forgot Tiger Woods and Wayne Gretzky. 455 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:02,640 But you're no Guppy Troup. 456 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:05,080 Guppy Troup? 457 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,240 He's in the Professional Bowlers Hall of Fame. 458 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,400 Anyway, the way I hear it, you're the best bowler in the town. 459 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,960 The town, the county, and the entire country. 460 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,280 Yeah, I heard that one, too. 461 00:24:17,720 --> 00:24:19,320 -Is that true? -Not yet. 462 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,720 But then again, I bet it took Guppy a little time to learn to swim. 463 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:27,760 You know what I hear? 464 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,440 I hear you're just this strange kid who's obsessed with bowling, 465 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,520 hates all other sports, and dresses like you found your... 466 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,720 Like I found my clothes in the back of the bowling alley. 467 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,000 -Yeah, I heard that one, too. -Is it true? 468 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,200 Look, I love bowling. 469 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:44,480 I don't like many other sports, 470 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,040 and it's a lie that I found my clothes in the back of the bowling alley. 471 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:48,480 That's a lie? 472 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,640 Yeah. I found my clothes in a catalog 473 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,800 that I found at the back of the bowling alley. 474 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,960 (SCOFFS) Whatever. 475 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:09,720 (SWING MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO) 476 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,480 Oh, sweet. Check out those shoes. 477 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,520 ELISA: Maybe we can find 'em when we go thrifting. 478 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:16,400 What's with that music? 479 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,360 That's good music. 480 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:21,880 Haven't you ever heard of Backstreet Boys, Savage Garden, Aerosmith? 481 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,720 Haven't you ever heard of Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Sergio Mendes? 482 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,800 (SCOFFS) So, why are we having practice here? 483 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,040 -Come here. Just take a look. -(LAPTOP BEEPS) 484 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,800 I'm real impressed. Computer bowling? Wow! 485 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:43,320 Strength plus finesse beats sheer speed every time. 486 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:45,000 You know, you could learn something from that. 487 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,080 It's a computer, guys. It's not real. 488 00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:53,080 Hello, people? Don't you know that we have less than four weeks 489 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:55,000 to be ready to beat East Appleton? 490 00:25:55,080 --> 00:25:57,400 Are you saying we need work, or you saying you need work? 491 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,920 Oh, I'll be ready. I'm just worried about you guys. 492 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:01,320 You guys need an attitude check. 493 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:02,600 We need one? 494 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:04,280 TODD: Yeah. You gotta wanna win. 495 00:26:04,360 --> 00:26:06,840 I'm not seeing that. It can give your team the advantage. 496 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:08,520 You know, I always thought that bowling well 497 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,200 gives your team the advantage. 498 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:11,680 Hey, funny guy. 499 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:13,040 Yeah? 500 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:14,480 Attitude matters. 501 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,680 Now, I'm sure the East is doing everything they can to get an edge. 502 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:21,760 An edge? Slick, this is bowling. What can they do? 503 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:23,440 (SIGHS IN EXASPERATION) 504 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,760 Hi there, Coach. Welcome! 505 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:49,520 ALEX: Hey, Todd, wait up. 506 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:53,680 I've been watching you bowl, and I think I can help you. 507 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:55,240 It's up to you if you wanna listen. 508 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,280 Really? And what's in it for you? 509 00:26:57,360 --> 00:27:00,520 Are you joking? I thought you might wanna win. 510 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:02,120 And, I don't know, maybe if you get excited, 511 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,560 other people will, too, and my dad can save his alley. 512 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:08,320 Look, teach me how to bowl, 513 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,680 and I'll bring you to Lauren's party tonight. 514 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,240 (SIGHS) Look, I don't need pity or party invites. 515 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:16,320 If you want me to help you bowl, just ask. We're teammates, right? 516 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:19,120 Forget about it, man. I thought you might have fun. 517 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,000 Hey, Todd. Hey... 518 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,840 Um, Alex, right? 519 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,280 You're coming to my party, right? 520 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:31,640 Uh-huh. 521 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:33,920 Alex? 522 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:36,680 Thanks, Lauren. I'd love to. 523 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:40,560 Great. So, I'll see you guys there? 524 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:41,800 Mm-hmm. 525 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:47,520 So, you wanna learn to bowl? 526 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,240 You're just loving this, aren't you? 527 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:52,520 Fine. Let's try it. 528 00:27:53,360 --> 00:27:55,440 Step one. It's you. 529 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:58,720 Dork? 530 00:27:58,920 --> 00:27:59,920 Dirk. 531 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,960 Same thing. Why do you guys dress so weird? 532 00:28:03,120 --> 00:28:06,440 We don't dress weird. You guys dress weird. 533 00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:08,920 Whatever! I'm not wearing that. 534 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,280 You failed lesson one. 535 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,760 I don't care. Can we bowl, please? 536 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:16,480 Tomorrow. There's a big party tonight. 537 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,280 (UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING) 538 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:39,120 Hey, Todd. I'm so glad you're here. 539 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:42,840 Hi, Alex. 540 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,640 We're gonna whip East Appleton's butts, aren't we? 541 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:47,880 -(CHUCKLES) -Well... 542 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,000 Of course, we are. You know, Todd's on the case. 543 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,440 (SIGHS) I hope he helps us win the Apple, Todd. 544 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,760 He sure doesn't fit the part. 545 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,440 Well, who knows? Maybe it'll do Alex some good hanging with us. 546 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,320 (HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING) 547 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:27,600 Come on. 548 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:32,960 So, having fun? 549 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:35,240 -Oh, sure. -All right! 550 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:38,280 Todd says you're the best bowler in town. Is that true? 551 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:39,680 (STAMMERS) Uh, maybe. 552 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:43,280 And you're gonna make East Appleton look like a bunch of losers, aren't you? 553 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:45,320 Uh, no question. 554 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,000 -(GRUNTS) -You're all right. 555 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:49,200 (ALL LAUGHING) 556 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,920 -Good to have Bubba on your side. -No. 557 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:54,400 Todd says the Mighty Apple is up to the two of you. 558 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,160 If you both do well, you're gonna be heroes. 559 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,360 Todd would know. He already is a hero. 560 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:01,480 You wanna dance, Todd? 561 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:02,600 I'll dance. 562 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:03,720 Nah. Maybe later. 563 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:08,040 Do you want to dance, Alex? 564 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,840 Oh, I don't really know how to dance to this. 565 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:12,320 I'll dance. 566 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:13,480 Whoa! Look at the time. 567 00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:15,520 I gotta go. 568 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:17,360 Come on, it's 8:30. 569 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,320 Next time, okay? 570 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,240 Thanks for inviting me to your party, Lauren. 571 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,480 Friends of Todd's are always welcome. 572 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:25,600 Yeah? 573 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:26,920 Yeah. 574 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:34,440 Good night, bowling dude. 575 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:40,120 Let's dance. 576 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:14,560 Hey, what are you doing here? 577 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,080 Uh, you know, late errands and stuff. 578 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,040 Okay, that's not exactly true. I went to Lauren's party. 579 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:24,520 Cheerleader? Todd's friend? 580 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:26,680 (LAUGHING) 581 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:27,960 Oh, my gosh. Wait a second. 582 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,200 So you and the golden boy were at the same party. 583 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,320 Did you know any of the other people there? 584 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:37,160 Not really, unless you count Flip and Leo as real people. 585 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:40,400 I'm not gonna lose you to that whole crowd, am I? 586 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:43,160 Don't sweat it. It was just one party. 587 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:45,480 Hey, what you got there? 588 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,640 Two-twenty? That's fantastic! 589 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:50,880 Thanks. I was gonna pin it to your front door. 590 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:52,200 I'm sorry I missed it. 591 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:54,320 Hey, I promise I'll be there when you bowl 300. 592 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:55,760 Deal. 593 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:57,040 All right. 594 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:25,600 You got talent, but your footwork's terrible. 595 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:27,640 (SCOFFS) Like that matters. 596 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,880 You're right. I don't know what I'm saying. Keep doing it your way. 597 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:34,000 Well, actually, if you keep doing it your way, 598 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:37,320 you're gonna end up with mediocre scores and a bad bowling back. 599 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:40,160 Keep at it, though. You're a natural. 600 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:42,280 (CHUCKLES) Thanks. 601 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:43,520 (CHUCKLES) 602 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:48,720 Way to boost his ego, Dad. 603 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,440 I thought you were on my side. 604 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,400 Alex, I am on your side. 605 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:54,600 (BOWLING PINS FALL) 606 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,720 And Todd's on your side, too. 607 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,920 You gotta remember, you're fighting for the Mighty Apple. 608 00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,360 Hello, Dropsy. Watching Todd prepare to bring the Apple back to West Appleton? 609 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:08,960 Something you certainly never accomplished. 610 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:11,240 Well, right back at you there, error boy. 611 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:13,600 Hello, gang. Todd. 612 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,040 We just set the rules with the East. 613 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,320 It's a four-on-four match, one game per person. 614 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,680 Add up the score, and the highest total score wins. 615 00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:26,560 You can also add a substitute player on the bench 616 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,400 for the current player at any time. 617 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,320 And like a pinch hitter, sub's in for good. 618 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,280 This is a miracle. I don't have to bowl. 619 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:37,680 No way. The day before the game, we should all bowl. 620 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:39,040 Four highest scores get to play. 621 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:41,040 Hey, she doesn't wanna bowl. 622 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:44,960 -Uh, for once, I agree with Todd. -Yeah. 623 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:49,040 Smart kid. I also spoke with Mayor Hanburger of the East, 624 00:33:49,120 --> 00:33:51,080 and we've made a new little wager. 625 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:53,200 You're betting on us? 626 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:56,040 When East Appleton loses, 627 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:58,360 they will have to proclaim it West Appleton Day, 628 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,920 and hold a parade in our honor. 629 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:02,360 And what if we lose? 630 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,080 What type of attitude is that? 631 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,320 Wait. Wait a minute here. 632 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,120 Isn't it enough just to win the Apple? 633 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,040 I mean, do we need to put more pressure on these kids? 634 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,840 Look, when you got someone like Todd to lead you to victory, 635 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:18,400 you gotta take advantage of it. It's a golden opportunity. 636 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,680 What was with your dad, Alex? He seemed pretty tense. 637 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:32,640 I have no idea. Todd? 638 00:34:32,720 --> 00:34:33,760 Who knows? 639 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:35,600 Well, I got homework to do. What are you guys gonna do? 640 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,040 I'm gonna go see East Appleton's bowling team. 641 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:40,640 Why? What they do doesn't affect what we do. 642 00:34:40,720 --> 00:34:42,720 There's no offense and defense in bowling. 643 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:44,760 But don't you wanna know if we can beat them? 644 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,040 What good will it do to know in advance? 645 00:34:47,120 --> 00:34:49,480 Hey, maybe we can relax, because maybe they stink. 646 00:34:49,960 --> 00:34:53,160 East Appleton suggested bowling. We know they don't stink. 647 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:58,640 Whatever. Look, I'm going home to get my bike. 648 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:00,680 Join me if you guys want to be smart. 649 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:08,160 See you, guys. Hey, Todd, wait up. 650 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:09,240 Alex? 651 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:13,320 Bye. 652 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:14,440 What? 653 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:16,840 -DELIA: Whatever. -ELISA: What's up with that? 654 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:45,160 Oh, wow! 655 00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:46,400 Look at this place. 656 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,160 It's just bigger, that's all. 657 00:35:49,240 --> 00:35:51,480 Still, it's pretty impressive. 658 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:54,360 Yeah, well, at least the Big Apple lanes have character. 659 00:35:56,640 --> 00:35:59,920 Character? That's what you want to call it. 660 00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:17,480 What? They've got the Nagurski twins, who whomped all over us in football, 661 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:19,800 Baron McKay, star of the basketball team, 662 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:21,880 and Katie Tanner from the tennis team. 663 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,840 We're in so much trouble. 664 00:36:32,280 --> 00:36:34,880 Oh, nicely done. 665 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:37,040 You're really coming along. 666 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:39,760 Some of us still need a little work. 667 00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:41,680 Whipshaw McGraw. 668 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:43,480 Who's Whipshaw McGraw? 669 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,960 PBA tour pro. Two-time U.S. Open champion. 670 00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:48,840 Wait, I thought that was tennis. 671 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,680 Now remember, consistency is the key. 672 00:36:52,080 --> 00:36:55,200 Practice your approach over and over, and you'll be ready for the big match. 673 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:56,840 I promise you. 674 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:58,120 Thanks for coming, Whipshaw. 675 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,920 Sure thing, cousin. I'm just glad I had a few days off from the tour. 676 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,920 (CHUCKLING) I'll see you later. 677 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:06,880 TODD: We don't stand a chance. 678 00:37:07,040 --> 00:37:08,080 They were all right. 679 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,840 All right? They're like machines. They're perfect. 680 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,800 Don't give up on the Mighty Apple just yet. 681 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,160 They won't bowl strikes every time. 682 00:37:16,240 --> 00:37:17,280 Watch them with me. You'll see. 683 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,960 No, I've seen enough. 684 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:27,880 ALEX: Suit yourself. 685 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,120 Well, what do we have here? 686 00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:34,520 Hi. (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) I was just leaving. 687 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,840 I don't like spies. You like spies, Baron? 688 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:39,240 Spying? You didn't think I was, you know... 689 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:41,440 Hey! There you are, you loser. 690 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,880 Well, well, if it isn't McLemore. We hear you're Mr. Bowling now. 691 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,320 I told you not to come here. 692 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,080 Where's your sense of sportsmanship, man? 693 00:37:48,240 --> 00:37:49,960 But I came here with you. 694 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:51,320 That a fact, McLemore? 695 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:54,200 Me? Hanging with this guy? Guess again, boys. 696 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:55,680 You gonna take care of him? 697 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:56,760 Oh, don't you worry about it. 698 00:37:56,880 --> 00:37:59,200 I'll make sure this punk doesn't bother you again. 699 00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:07,040 What are you doing? This was all your idea. 700 00:38:07,240 --> 00:38:10,040 (LAUGHING) Let's get out of here. 701 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:13,440 I knew what you were doing all along. 702 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:16,280 Oh, yeah, right. You're a horrible actor, then. 703 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,280 Me? Look who's talking. 704 00:38:18,480 --> 00:38:21,800 Unless you were acting when you thought we'd lose to the East. 705 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:23,600 Well, then, I guess you were pretty good, too, then. 706 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:25,200 (SCOFFS) Oh, get over it. 707 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:29,440 They were pretty good, weren't they? 708 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:33,120 Look. Meet me at the alley tomorrow morning. 709 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:38,200 I'll teach you how to bowl, with style. Then you won't be too scared of them. 710 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:40,600 Me? You were the scared one. 711 00:38:40,680 --> 00:38:42,920 You actually thought I was mad at you, didn't you? 712 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,040 -ALEX: No. -Yes, you did. Admit it. 713 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:05,960 DELIA: Hey, Todd. 714 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:07,920 Man, it's early. What am I doing here? 715 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:09,960 Gotta move, gotta jive. 716 00:39:10,040 --> 00:39:11,040 What the heck does that mean? 717 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:12,320 That's what we're doing today, Todd. 718 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:13,880 Yep. Time to get in the zone. 719 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:17,920 Hey. 720 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:21,200 Delia isn't using her lane today. Why don't you come over and join us? 721 00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:26,800 All right, let's get going. I know the drill. 722 00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,480 No, Slick. You know form, but you don't know style. 723 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:30,840 ELISA: That's what you're gonna learn. 724 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:32,280 Delia, hit it. 725 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,360 (RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE PLAYING) 726 00:40:57,720 --> 00:40:58,920 (CHUCKLES) 727 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,240 (GRUNTS) 728 00:41:02,120 --> 00:41:04,280 Well, your music is weird, 729 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:06,800 but I think you can really turn this into something. 730 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,120 What do you mean? 731 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:09,480 Well, if you want people to come bowling, 732 00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:11,640 you gotta make it more fun till they get hooked. 733 00:41:11,720 --> 00:41:13,400 This was fun. Sell it. 734 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:14,480 There's nothing to sell. 735 00:41:14,560 --> 00:41:16,520 Sure there is. Make it a party. 736 00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:20,480 Dancing, food, a light show, cool tunes, and bowling. 737 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,400 Once a week. Make the alley the place to be. 738 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,240 We do it soon, while everyone's got bowling on their minds. 739 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,680 Now you're thinking. Every week, a big party. 740 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:29,840 It won't work. 741 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:31,920 Trust me. The place doesn't even fill up on league nights. 742 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,040 It'll work. I guarantee it. 743 00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:36,160 Yeah, Alex. Maybe we can save the alley. 744 00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:39,000 I don't know. Maybe. 745 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:40,320 Now, what do we call it? 746 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:41,840 Lane Dance? 747 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,040 Alley Bash? 748 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:45,920 (CLEARS THROAT) 749 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:48,640 The Bowling Ball? 750 00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,040 Yeah. 751 00:41:51,600 --> 00:41:52,640 Nice. 752 00:41:56,920 --> 00:42:00,080 Todd, we don't exactly have money to buy supplies or anything. 753 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:02,200 So, why exactly are we going shopping? 754 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,160 We're not exactly going shopping. 755 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:06,440 We're... Just let me handle it. 756 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:10,120 But shouldn't you be practicing, anyway? 757 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:11,560 I'm getting better. You said so. 758 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:14,200 Yeah, you're coming along. 759 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:19,920 Ha, ha, ha! Todd, Alex. The whole town is counting on you two. Are you ready? 760 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:24,200 Hey, we are so ready, sir. 761 00:42:24,400 --> 00:42:25,440 Attaboy! 762 00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:32,000 The match is in two weeks. You said you were worried about the East. 763 00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:34,640 Yeah, but you gotta wanna win, man, and you gotta show it. 764 00:42:34,960 --> 00:42:36,040 That's how leaders work. 765 00:42:36,120 --> 00:42:37,800 You shouldn't be worried. You got a gift, man. 766 00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:39,120 All you have to do is try and use it. 767 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,080 Yeah. I guess I can do that. 768 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,720 Now you're talking like a guy I like. Come on. 769 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:51,640 Now, watch and learn. 770 00:42:54,960 --> 00:42:56,560 Good afternoon, Ms. Johnson. 771 00:42:56,720 --> 00:42:59,480 Well, hello, Todd. Getting ready to trounce the East? 772 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,440 Absolutely! And the thing is, I got this project in mind, 773 00:43:03,440 --> 00:43:05,840 but I've got no cash... 774 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:08,400 But I thought maybe you could help. 775 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,040 Help you, Todd? It would be my pleasure. 776 00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:12,240 (BOTH CHUCKLE)' 777 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:20,440 (PINBALL MACHINE BEEPING) 778 00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:24,440 Hey, guys. 779 00:43:24,520 --> 00:43:26,800 -Hey, Dad. -What do you got? What is all this? 780 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:31,240 This is town spirit. We got paint, silly string, and a whole lot of lights. 781 00:43:31,720 --> 00:43:32,960 People just gave it to us. 782 00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:35,520 They gave it to you? (CHUCKLES) Well, great. 783 00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:37,640 I'll get Sweet Lou to mention them all on the air. 784 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:41,600 He owes me. Plus, I plan on getting a sound system and maybe some lasers. 785 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:44,200 'Cause if I'm inviting my friends, this place has got to rock. 786 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:45,520 Well, come on, we have more work to do. 787 00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:46,680 Hey, give me a sec. 788 00:43:46,760 --> 00:43:47,760 All right, I'll see you outside. 789 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:49,520 -Thanks. -TODD: You're welcome. 790 00:43:49,600 --> 00:43:50,800 (CHUCKLES) 791 00:43:51,120 --> 00:43:53,360 I don't know, Dad. It's gonna change the place. 792 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:57,760 It won't be real bowling anymore. 793 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:01,240 Alex, we talked about this, right? 794 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:03,640 I mean, this place has got to change. 795 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:06,880 Sit down. 796 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,760 You know what I did today? 797 00:44:10,840 --> 00:44:13,120 I got my real estate license. Yeah. 798 00:44:13,720 --> 00:44:16,120 But I had to start drafting up a listing on this place. 799 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,480 You know how that made me feel? Bad. 800 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:22,360 But I don't know. All this stuff you guys are doing here, maybe it'll help. 801 00:44:23,240 --> 00:44:25,600 But we're trying to change the alley into something totally different. 802 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,320 It won't be our own special place anymore. 803 00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:31,440 KEVIN: No, it'll always be your own special place. 804 00:44:32,480 --> 00:44:34,800 But, Alex, we have to take care of the business side. 805 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:36,600 I mean, that's just the way life is. 806 00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,800 Anyway, maybe you'll find out that, you know, 807 00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:43,840 different isn't necessarily bad. It's just, you know, it's just different. 808 00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:47,160 You know, seeing you and Todd together 809 00:44:47,240 --> 00:44:50,400 makes me kind of flash back to when I was your age. 810 00:44:51,200 --> 00:44:52,200 Why? 811 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:55,480 Well, because Jeff McLemore and I used to be best friends. 812 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:58,160 No way! You and the mayor? 813 00:44:58,440 --> 00:44:59,920 Yeah, me and the mayor. 814 00:45:00,360 --> 00:45:02,160 And we fought for the Mighty Apple. 815 00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:05,160 I gotta tell you something, 816 00:45:05,240 --> 00:45:06,760 there is nothing that we would love more 817 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:09,120 than to see our kids bring it back here to the West. 818 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,400 But that was a long time ago. 819 00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:17,280 We've got to focus on saving this place, right? 820 00:45:17,400 --> 00:45:18,560 'Cause I want to keep it badly. 821 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:23,440 So, here's the plan, you go on out there with your buddies, 822 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:27,120 and like Todd said, you make this place rock. 823 00:45:28,080 --> 00:45:29,400 You got it, Dad. 824 00:45:29,480 --> 00:45:30,960 Okay. 825 00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:40,360 Come on, Todd. Let's get to work. 826 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,400 -Man, what if no one comes? -(LAUGHING) 827 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:47,120 -They'll come. -(CHUCKLES) 828 00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:50,160 You know your dad and my dad used to be, like, best friends? 829 00:45:50,920 --> 00:45:52,000 Get out of here. You're lying. 830 00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:54,680 I'm not. 831 00:45:54,760 --> 00:45:57,280 Forget about it. We need to get some flyers printed. 832 00:45:58,440 --> 00:45:59,640 Like we got the paint? 833 00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:01,120 Exactly. 834 00:46:10,520 --> 00:46:12,080 Hey, come bowl next Friday. Spread the word. 835 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:13,160 You're gonna be there, right? 836 00:46:13,240 --> 00:46:14,480 Hey, come bowling next Friday! 837 00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:15,680 Bowling! Come bowling with us! 838 00:46:15,760 --> 00:46:16,760 Bowling! 839 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:18,200 Hey, come bowling next Friday! 840 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:20,080 You'll be there? 841 00:46:20,160 --> 00:46:21,320 -Hey, Lauren! -Hey. 842 00:46:21,400 --> 00:46:22,720 You're coming bowling next Friday, right? 843 00:46:22,840 --> 00:46:23,840 Of course, I'll be there, Todd. 844 00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:25,280 All right, I'll see you there. 845 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:26,560 Come bowling next Friday. 846 00:46:28,120 --> 00:46:29,920 Flip, you know you want to do this, man. 847 00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:31,040 Yeah, man. I'm all over it. 848 00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:32,120 There you go, there you go. 849 00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:33,720 All right. Hey, come bowling next Friday. 850 00:46:33,800 --> 00:46:35,200 Todd, my man! 851 00:46:35,920 --> 00:46:37,280 Bowling dude! 852 00:46:37,640 --> 00:46:40,760 And you're coming bowling next Friday, right, Bubba? There'll be food. 853 00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:41,840 -Food? -Food. 854 00:46:41,920 --> 00:46:43,280 -Yeah. -(LAUGHS) 855 00:46:43,400 --> 00:46:44,400 -Sold. -All right. 856 00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:46,640 Hey, Bubba, help us spread the word. No one's gonna wanna miss this. 857 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:47,960 -All right. -All right. 858 00:46:48,040 --> 00:46:49,720 Hey, come bowling next Friday. 859 00:46:57,240 --> 00:46:59,200 Yee-haw! (MIMICS GUNSHOT) 860 00:46:59,280 --> 00:47:00,800 You are getting pretty darn good. 861 00:47:01,040 --> 00:47:03,120 Practice and talent. It's an awesome combination. 862 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:07,520 Try the split. It's rigged to set up only the seven-ten split. 863 00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:09,800 Two pins? Easy. 864 00:47:11,600 --> 00:47:13,960 Now, Alex, watch and learn. 865 00:47:19,720 --> 00:47:21,640 (SCOFFS) Easy, huh? Try again. 866 00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:26,800 Yes! 867 00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:28,160 All right, wise guy. 868 00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:36,440 Dang! 869 00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:37,800 Try again. 870 00:47:58,000 --> 00:47:59,040 Oh, man. 871 00:48:10,040 --> 00:48:11,600 -Harder than it looks? -(SIGHS) 872 00:48:11,680 --> 00:48:14,480 Yeah, but in a match, I'll make it. I thrive on the pressure. 873 00:48:14,560 --> 00:48:15,840 So I've heard. 874 00:48:18,600 --> 00:48:21,960 The reset's broken again. Be back in a minute. Take a break. 875 00:48:22,360 --> 00:48:23,840 Again? 876 00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:26,800 That is so funny. 877 00:48:26,880 --> 00:48:28,800 Oh, nice of you to join us. 878 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:31,760 You spend the next four years straight in here, 879 00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:34,360 and you'll have practiced as much as we have, then we'll talk. 880 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:37,920 Man, Alex is the only one of you guys who has the right attitude. 881 00:48:38,120 --> 00:48:39,320 The rest of you don't care at all. 882 00:48:39,400 --> 00:48:41,160 Where do you come off telling us how we feel? 883 00:48:42,520 --> 00:48:43,800 You think you know everything about us. 884 00:48:44,240 --> 00:48:45,960 You think you know everything about everything. 885 00:48:46,240 --> 00:48:47,280 I know how to win! 886 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:48,560 And I know how to bowl! 887 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,360 It's not enough. 888 00:48:50,440 --> 00:48:51,880 Well, then let me tell you something else. 889 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,960 My entire life, my father has wanted me to play sports. 890 00:48:55,320 --> 00:48:58,120 "You could be a star," he tells me. "You've got the talent," he says. 891 00:48:58,200 --> 00:49:00,560 But you know what? I have fun bowling, 892 00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:02,240 and I don't like other sports. 893 00:49:02,320 --> 00:49:04,320 Now, all of a sudden, bowling means everything to our town. 894 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:07,920 And you think I don't care? Think again, golden boy. 895 00:49:09,560 --> 00:49:11,880 That's more like it. 896 00:49:11,960 --> 00:49:14,800 You gotta know that it's okay to aim high, and it's okay to show it. 897 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,120 Show it like you do? I'll pass. 898 00:49:18,400 --> 00:49:21,640 Fighting like cats and dogs is not gonna make the next ten days real pleasant. 899 00:49:22,080 --> 00:49:23,440 Am I right? 900 00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:24,760 (SIGHS) 901 00:49:24,840 --> 00:49:26,760 "You're right," say the cool cats. 902 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:28,120 "You're right," says the hot dog. 903 00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:32,400 All right, then. One more game. 904 00:49:32,800 --> 00:49:34,840 Three low scores buy the high score dinner. 905 00:49:35,040 --> 00:49:38,320 -But you always get the high score. -And I'm mighty hungry. 906 00:49:41,040 --> 00:49:42,160 Hey, what's up? 907 00:49:46,280 --> 00:49:48,000 Man, it's like we're not invisible anymore. 908 00:49:48,280 --> 00:49:49,880 We've got the Mighty Apple glow. 909 00:49:49,960 --> 00:49:51,240 Come on. Let's go. 910 00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:53,520 Hey, Todd. Good news. 911 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:57,120 Your dad's got you and Alex on with Sweet Lou tonight. 912 00:49:57,200 --> 00:49:58,200 Sweet Lou? 913 00:49:58,280 --> 00:49:59,320 Excellent! 914 00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:03,040 We told Sweet Lou you're the captain of the team. Just so you know. 915 00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:08,000 Todd, that's not fair. We should vote on our own captain. 916 00:50:08,240 --> 00:50:10,520 Well, Sweet Lou's expecting me. 917 00:50:10,600 --> 00:50:12,080 Look, why don't you guys vote on a co-captain? 918 00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:19,320 It's you, Alex, as long as you promise 919 00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:20,960 to come by the diner tonight and tell us all about it. 920 00:50:21,040 --> 00:50:23,080 I promise, if you guys promise to listen. 921 00:50:23,240 --> 00:50:24,280 Duh! 922 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:28,280 Hey, do you guys think you'll call me, "O Captain! My Captain"? 923 00:50:31,880 --> 00:50:33,320 ELISA: In your dreams. 924 00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:37,160 Good afternoon! This is Sweet Lou back on WWAP. 925 00:50:37,320 --> 00:50:38,800 Joining me in the studio today, 926 00:50:38,880 --> 00:50:41,440 I have the captain of the bowling team, Todd McLemore, 927 00:50:41,520 --> 00:50:43,600 and his co-captain, Alex Thompson. 928 00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:45,720 Now, let me ask you guys the one question 929 00:50:45,800 --> 00:50:47,880 that all of West Appleton wants to have answered. 930 00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:51,280 It's a simple one. Will you win? Alex? 931 00:50:51,360 --> 00:50:52,840 Well, this is gonna be the best bowling match 932 00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:54,440 West Appleton's ever seen. 933 00:50:54,600 --> 00:50:56,240 And our team's awfully good. Trust me. 934 00:50:56,400 --> 00:50:58,640 Hey! And if you don't trust him, then trust me. 935 00:50:58,720 --> 00:51:00,240 You know I won't steer you wrong. (LAUGHS) 936 00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:02,800 All right! Let's go to the phones 937 00:51:03,440 --> 00:51:06,960 You're on the air on WWAP, where West Appleton plays. 938 00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:10,000 WOMAN: I'm calling from Tony's Lasagna Heaven. 939 00:51:10,080 --> 00:51:12,520 We have just one more thing to say, we love you guys! 940 00:51:12,600 --> 00:51:13,680 -West Appleton! -Yeah! 941 00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:17,800 (BOTH CHEERING, LAUGHING) 942 00:51:17,880 --> 00:51:19,320 This is the best. We're famous! 943 00:51:19,400 --> 00:51:20,520 Welcome to my world. 944 00:51:20,640 --> 00:51:22,760 Hey, I'm getting together with Flip, Lauren, and the gang. You should come. 945 00:51:22,840 --> 00:51:24,360 -I'm so there. -(LAUGHING) 946 00:51:31,360 --> 00:51:33,040 I guess he must have gotten hung up. 947 00:51:33,280 --> 00:51:35,640 I'll walk you guys home. Good night, Nancy. 948 00:51:35,720 --> 00:51:37,360 NANCY: Good night. 949 00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:46,960 Wait. 950 00:51:49,240 --> 00:51:50,960 (ALL CHEERING RAUCOUSLY) 951 00:52:19,640 --> 00:52:21,280 (PINS FALLING) 952 00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:30,320 Just don't think so much. Just bowl. 953 00:52:30,720 --> 00:52:33,120 Don't you know what's riding on this? I can't afford to choke. 954 00:52:33,400 --> 00:52:35,200 You're not gonna choke, Alex. 955 00:52:42,840 --> 00:52:44,120 You promise? 956 00:52:44,200 --> 00:52:48,040 I promise. Of course, you promised last night. 957 00:52:48,360 --> 00:52:50,720 I'm sorry. Now, can we please drop it? 958 00:52:52,720 --> 00:52:53,920 Guys, come on. Hate to do this, 959 00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:56,000 but I gotta get you all to work now. Come on. 960 00:52:56,440 --> 00:52:58,560 Let's turn this place into Bowling Ball Hall! 961 00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:33,440 ALEX: This is so cool, Dad. Look what we've done. 962 00:53:34,120 --> 00:53:36,200 So, this is what the place looked like in the glory days? 963 00:53:36,720 --> 00:53:40,240 Well, yeah, there was not as many fancy lights and more customers, 964 00:53:40,320 --> 00:53:43,320 but, yeah, buddy, this place used to be something to see. 965 00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:46,000 At least if we gotta sell, we'll go out looking good, huh? 966 00:53:46,080 --> 00:53:47,200 (SWING MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 967 00:53:47,280 --> 00:53:48,960 Maybe it'll work. 968 00:53:49,040 --> 00:53:51,400 Well, either way, the place has been good to us, Alex. 969 00:53:51,680 --> 00:53:54,600 You grew up here, and I got to watch, 970 00:53:54,760 --> 00:53:56,360 and that makes me a pretty lucky guy. 971 00:53:58,440 --> 00:54:00,680 Either way, though, splits or strikes, 972 00:54:01,480 --> 00:54:03,040 we're gonna be okay. 973 00:54:03,560 --> 00:54:05,040 I gotta tell you something, though. 974 00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:07,600 (CHUCKLES) I really hope this works. 975 00:54:08,320 --> 00:54:09,440 I gotta go get changed. 976 00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:12,480 Hey, tonight, don't worry about the alley, all right? 977 00:54:12,560 --> 00:54:15,000 Just be one of the guys, be one of the gang, 978 00:54:15,080 --> 00:54:16,280 and just have fun, okay? 979 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:18,120 All right, Dad. I'll be back in a minute. 980 00:54:18,200 --> 00:54:19,400 -(ALL EXCLAIMING IN AWE) -KEVIN: Huh? 981 00:54:20,120 --> 00:54:21,480 What do you think? 982 00:54:21,840 --> 00:54:25,000 It's gonna be cool, Mr. T. We're even gonna pay for our own games. 983 00:54:25,080 --> 00:54:26,600 You know what? I'm gonna let you. 984 00:54:26,680 --> 00:54:28,000 Don't be charging us for those back games now. 985 00:54:28,240 --> 00:54:29,680 -TODD: Wow! -Whoo! 986 00:54:29,760 --> 00:54:32,320 Wait, this music's gonna chase people away. 987 00:54:32,400 --> 00:54:33,560 Swing music sets the mood. 988 00:54:33,720 --> 00:54:34,960 Yeah, the mood of misery maybe. 989 00:54:35,080 --> 00:54:38,160 Hey, Mr. T, put this in. I guarantee ya. Ka-ching! 990 00:54:38,240 --> 00:54:39,240 -"Ka-ching"? -Uh-huh. 991 00:54:39,320 --> 00:54:40,520 All right. 992 00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:45,360 (ROCK MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS) 993 00:54:45,440 --> 00:54:46,440 Hi. 994 00:54:59,480 --> 00:55:00,480 (ALL LAUGHING) 995 00:55:12,360 --> 00:55:13,880 Hi, guys. How you doing? 996 00:55:25,120 --> 00:55:26,800 I've never seen anything like this. 997 00:55:27,280 --> 00:55:29,800 I wish Alex was here. Where do you think he is? 998 00:55:36,640 --> 00:55:38,240 Oh, man, look at golden boy. 999 00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:43,120 (ALL CHEERING) 1000 00:55:43,200 --> 00:55:44,520 Yeah! 1001 00:55:44,960 --> 00:55:46,040 (ALL CHEERING) 1002 00:55:47,040 --> 00:55:48,520 Please! 1003 00:55:56,400 --> 00:55:58,960 Hey, gather 'round, everyone! Gather 'round! 1004 00:55:59,560 --> 00:56:03,360 Yeah, welcome to the first weekly Bowling Ball! Having fun? 1005 00:56:03,880 --> 00:56:05,200 -Yeah! -(ALL CHEERING) 1006 00:56:06,400 --> 00:56:08,800 Okay, well, the fun's about to get even better. 1007 00:56:09,360 --> 00:56:13,080 Not only will you find me and my partner, Alex Thompson, on lane 8, 1008 00:56:13,160 --> 00:56:15,400 demonstrating how we're gonna thrash East Appleton... 1009 00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:17,400 (ALL CHEERING) 1010 00:56:19,240 --> 00:56:22,520 But we'll be doing it with a little bit of extreme style. 1011 00:56:22,600 --> 00:56:25,520 So let's give it up for my partner, Alex Thompson! 1012 00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:27,480 -(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING) -(ALL CHEERING) 1013 00:56:27,560 --> 00:56:30,400 TODD: Yeah! All right, Alex! 1014 00:56:30,480 --> 00:56:31,600 All right, Alex! 1015 00:56:31,680 --> 00:56:34,280 Yeah! Let me hear you scream! 1016 00:56:34,520 --> 00:56:35,800 (CHEERING INTENSIFIES) 1017 00:56:36,520 --> 00:56:37,840 Did you see Alex? 1018 00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:39,400 -Yeah! -TODD: Whoo! 1019 00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:42,880 How uncool is this? 1020 00:56:46,240 --> 00:56:47,920 I am so bummed! 1021 00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:51,120 All right! Let's rock! 1022 00:56:51,200 --> 00:56:52,640 Good! Whoo! 1023 00:57:29,040 --> 00:57:30,920 Hey! You guys having fun? 1024 00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:32,800 -Oh, yeah! Whoo! -We're great. 1025 00:57:32,880 --> 00:57:34,080 And the crowd. 1026 00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:36,480 -Great crowd. -Big crowd. 1027 00:57:36,560 --> 00:57:39,600 It's not too bad, although I wish we got to pick the music. 1028 00:57:39,680 --> 00:57:41,160 Come on, guys! This place is rockin'! 1029 00:57:41,760 --> 00:57:43,880 BUBBA: Get over here, bowling dude! 1030 00:57:43,960 --> 00:57:45,160 Catch up with you later. 1031 00:57:46,200 --> 00:57:48,040 -Bowling dude? -I don't wanna talk about it. 1032 00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:53,280 Bowling dude? 1033 00:57:54,160 --> 00:57:55,320 (PINS FALLING) 1034 00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:11,160 LAUREN: That was a blast. I never knew this place could be so cool. 1035 00:58:11,240 --> 00:58:12,280 LEO: Yeah, the place for sure, 1036 00:58:12,360 --> 00:58:15,120 but some of the people? I'm so sick of that Alex kid. 1037 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:17,160 FLIP: I know, once a geek, always a geek. 1038 00:58:17,240 --> 00:58:19,320 After the Apple, things will be back to normal. 1039 00:58:19,400 --> 00:58:21,080 You don't have to hang out with him, you know? 1040 00:58:21,240 --> 00:58:22,560 So, stop complaining. 1041 00:58:22,640 --> 00:58:24,560 FLIP: Yeah, I guess it's worth it if we win, 1042 00:58:24,640 --> 00:58:26,400 but I still don't have to like him. 1043 00:58:49,400 --> 00:58:50,640 (SIGHS HEAVILY) 1044 00:58:54,920 --> 00:58:56,520 Uh, what did I say, Mr. T? 1045 00:58:56,640 --> 00:58:58,000 This is one successful night. 1046 00:58:58,080 --> 00:59:00,480 I betcha people come back here all the time now. 1047 00:59:01,520 --> 00:59:03,640 Hey! Good night, Alex! 1048 00:59:04,000 --> 00:59:06,200 Yeah, uh, I'll see you at practice. 1049 00:59:06,280 --> 00:59:07,680 Hey, Todd, thanks for your help. 1050 00:59:07,760 --> 00:59:09,240 -TODD: No problem. -Good night. 1051 00:59:14,120 --> 00:59:17,480 Dad, did you see Elisa and them leave? 1052 00:59:17,800 --> 00:59:19,680 Yeah, they left about an hour ago. Why? 1053 00:59:20,400 --> 00:59:23,520 No reason. Just wondering, that's all. 1054 00:59:26,200 --> 00:59:28,160 Man, I hate this Mighty Apple stuff. 1055 00:59:28,760 --> 00:59:31,920 Really? I thought you were kinda liking it a little bit. 1056 00:59:33,480 --> 00:59:36,400 I don't know. It just makes everything so different. 1057 00:59:38,120 --> 00:59:40,760 Well, it can make some things different, 1058 00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:43,120 but it doesn't have to make you different. 1059 01:00:03,840 --> 01:00:04,920 (GROANS) 1060 01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:07,160 Hey! Maybe you should try bowling without the shades. 1061 01:00:07,240 --> 01:00:08,440 ALEX: Now you're teaching me how to bowl? 1062 01:00:08,520 --> 01:00:10,160 No, I'm teaching you how not to bowl. 1063 01:00:10,240 --> 01:00:13,200 -Alex, why don't you try... -Try the left spin. Yeah, I know, Del. 1064 01:00:13,280 --> 01:00:14,920 I didn't suddenly get stupid. 1065 01:00:24,720 --> 01:00:29,200 Hoorah! Yes! I'm the man. If I can't do it, no one can. 1066 01:00:31,000 --> 01:00:32,280 A-ha! 1067 01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:34,840 Two seventeen! Now, this is bowling! 1068 01:00:34,920 --> 01:00:37,920 I hate to admit it, but I'm impressed. I never thought you could do that. 1069 01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:39,880 You wanna know the truth? Me, neither! 1070 01:00:40,760 --> 01:00:41,960 Hey, but you always said that... 1071 01:00:42,040 --> 01:00:43,200 (SHUSHES) 1072 01:00:46,960 --> 01:00:48,880 For crying out loud! 1073 01:00:48,960 --> 01:00:51,280 Hey, team! Ready to whip the Wolfpack? 1074 01:00:51,360 --> 01:00:52,760 Hey! You betcha! 1075 01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:55,960 Okay, bowlers, listen up. 1076 01:00:56,040 --> 01:00:59,200 Now it's time for us to show that the time you've spent here 1077 01:00:59,280 --> 01:01:01,800 has been time we took the time to notice. 1078 01:01:02,480 --> 01:01:04,560 Of course, we want you to win, 1079 01:01:04,640 --> 01:01:08,840 but most of all, we want you to represent us Wildcats well. 1080 01:01:08,920 --> 01:01:10,480 Don't be silly. We want you to win. (LAUGHS) 1081 01:01:10,560 --> 01:01:13,880 Okay! So, here you go! 1082 01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:16,200 Your new uniforms. 1083 01:01:17,080 --> 01:01:19,640 Doesn't it make you proud to wear the school colors, huh? 1084 01:01:21,440 --> 01:01:23,320 Ew, these uniforms are ugly. 1085 01:01:23,400 --> 01:01:24,880 Fashion emergency! 1086 01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:29,640 Nothing that says West Appleton Wildcats can be ugly, young lady. 1087 01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:32,000 And, hey, now we're a team for sure. 1088 01:01:32,080 --> 01:01:34,680 -Well, I'm psyched. -Bring on the East! 1089 01:01:34,760 --> 01:01:36,280 You tell 'em, son. 1090 01:01:39,160 --> 01:01:40,840 Keep those balls rolling! 1091 01:01:50,120 --> 01:01:51,920 Hey, Dad, you back there? 1092 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:54,920 -Hey, pal. -These uniforms stink! 1093 01:01:55,000 --> 01:01:56,160 Hold it up. Let me see. 1094 01:01:59,000 --> 01:02:00,680 Yeah, it's nothing special, is it? 1095 01:02:04,320 --> 01:02:07,880 ELISA: Wait. Tell it to me again. Your dad said what? 1096 01:02:08,240 --> 01:02:11,240 If we win, the new school will be called West Appleton Junior High, 1097 01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:14,680 and if we lose, it'll be called East Appleton Junior High. 1098 01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:17,000 Wait. So, now it's the Mighty Apple and the school? 1099 01:02:17,080 --> 01:02:21,240 Look, don't wimp out on me, guys. We're so close. We're so good. 1100 01:02:23,680 --> 01:02:24,800 ALEX: Oh, that was it. 1101 01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:26,760 That was the final straw. 1102 01:02:26,840 --> 01:02:30,280 My old friends hate me. My new friends aren't my friends at all. 1103 01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:33,080 All this just isn't any fun anymore. 1104 01:02:33,520 --> 01:02:36,760 Look at this! They bet a school on us, and they give us a piece of junk! 1105 01:02:36,840 --> 01:02:38,120 All they care about is winning. 1106 01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:40,720 They don't understand bowling, and they don't understand us. 1107 01:02:40,800 --> 01:02:42,560 Alex, no one understands us. 1108 01:02:42,640 --> 01:02:44,760 This is bogus! I'm so outta here. 1109 01:02:45,440 --> 01:02:47,400 -What do you mean? -What do you think I mean? I quit. 1110 01:02:47,480 --> 01:02:50,000 No way! You can't quit. You can't leave me now! 1111 01:02:50,080 --> 01:02:51,120 Watch me. 1112 01:02:51,200 --> 01:02:52,680 Alex, you can't quit now. 1113 01:02:52,760 --> 01:02:55,480 We're too far into this thing. The team needs you! 1114 01:02:57,080 --> 01:02:58,680 We are not having a good day. 1115 01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:02,440 -(GROANS) What a loser! -Not a loser. This isn't the real Alex. 1116 01:03:02,520 --> 01:03:05,560 Of course, you must know that, now that you're his best bud. 1117 01:03:05,800 --> 01:03:08,680 (SIGHS) At least there's still four of us. 1118 01:03:09,440 --> 01:03:12,760 Four? Me? Bowl? 1119 01:03:12,880 --> 01:03:14,040 (GROANS) 1120 01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:16,760 ALL: Delia. 1121 01:03:17,840 --> 01:03:19,760 Just trying to lighten the mood. 1122 01:03:37,520 --> 01:03:39,840 -Did you talk to him? -I tried. He's not listening. 1123 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:44,040 So, uh, where's that Thompson kid? 1124 01:03:44,360 --> 01:03:46,720 Ah, Alex isn't feeling well. 1125 01:03:46,800 --> 01:03:49,200 Well, son, you still ready to lead the team to victory? 1126 01:03:49,280 --> 01:03:51,840 Actually, sir, we're gonna let Todd bowl for all of us. 1127 01:03:51,920 --> 01:03:54,000 That way he can lead and follow. 1128 01:03:54,080 --> 01:03:55,960 Well, Todd's been through the fires before. 1129 01:03:56,040 --> 01:03:58,120 He's a leader, natural-born. 1130 01:03:58,760 --> 01:04:00,800 He's kept us all together, that's for sure. 1131 01:04:00,880 --> 01:04:02,800 Never steered any of us wrong. 1132 01:04:02,880 --> 01:04:04,400 I rest my case. 1133 01:04:04,760 --> 01:04:05,800 (CHUCKLES) 1134 01:04:08,280 --> 01:04:09,600 I'm so nervous. 1135 01:04:09,680 --> 01:04:12,920 Don't be. You're all good. You're all really good. 1136 01:04:13,040 --> 01:04:15,720 But these uniforms are a fashion disaster. 1137 01:04:16,520 --> 01:04:19,000 Look, we have fun, we do the best we can. That's all we can do. 1138 01:04:19,080 --> 01:04:20,880 Just doesn't seem like it's enough. 1139 01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:29,280 Sometimes it isn't enough. 1140 01:04:33,360 --> 01:04:34,640 (SLOW MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO) 1141 01:04:34,720 --> 01:04:36,320 This is so unlike Alex. 1142 01:04:36,400 --> 01:04:38,480 Been so unlike himself for a while now. 1143 01:04:38,800 --> 01:04:40,120 I miss him. 1144 01:04:40,680 --> 01:04:42,000 Nancy, I'm getting another soda. 1145 01:04:42,080 --> 01:04:43,560 NANCY: Go right ahead. 1146 01:04:46,120 --> 01:04:47,280 Can I join you? 1147 01:04:47,360 --> 01:04:48,880 Where's your fan club? 1148 01:04:49,320 --> 01:04:50,400 (SCOFFS) 1149 01:04:50,480 --> 01:04:53,520 I left them at the "Todd is King" rally my dad is hosting. 1150 01:04:55,560 --> 01:04:57,360 Are you looking for sympathy? 1151 01:04:57,800 --> 01:04:59,080 (SIGHS) 1152 01:04:59,640 --> 01:05:01,360 You don't like to lose, do you? 1153 01:05:01,440 --> 01:05:03,960 I can't lose. It's not allowed. 1154 01:05:06,000 --> 01:05:08,000 Look, I just came here 'cause I wanted to... 1155 01:05:08,600 --> 01:05:09,600 You know. 1156 01:05:09,680 --> 01:05:10,840 No, I don't know. 1157 01:05:14,160 --> 01:05:16,720 Elisa, you can bowl the worst game of your life tomorrow, 1158 01:05:16,800 --> 01:05:18,720 a five maybe, or a 10, 1159 01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:22,080 but, at the end of the day, your friends wouldn't care, 1160 01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:24,800 (CHUCKLES) and that is just so cool. 1161 01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:27,440 I wanna win, you know. We all do. 1162 01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:31,760 It's nice having people look at us. Actually at us, not past us. 1163 01:05:31,840 --> 01:05:34,640 People will always look at you after this, win or lose. 1164 01:05:35,040 --> 01:05:38,440 No. People will always look at you and blame us for the loss 1165 01:05:38,520 --> 01:05:40,960 or say we were carried by you to a win. 1166 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:42,880 Look, forget about the game. 1167 01:05:43,000 --> 01:05:45,480 What I'm saying is that eventually people will see you 1168 01:05:45,560 --> 01:05:47,600 because you're there, and you're real. 1169 01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:48,960 That's all that counts. 1170 01:05:49,640 --> 01:05:50,640 Maybe. 1171 01:05:50,720 --> 01:05:53,320 Definitely. Trust me on this one. 1172 01:05:53,920 --> 01:05:55,320 (SCOFFS) You should go talk to Alex. 1173 01:05:55,800 --> 01:05:57,680 I don't think he wants to talk to me. 1174 01:05:57,760 --> 01:05:59,240 Well, you should try, anyway. 1175 01:06:01,880 --> 01:06:03,000 Yeah. 1176 01:06:03,640 --> 01:06:04,640 Yeah. 1177 01:06:06,240 --> 01:06:08,200 You know, I got something for you. 1178 01:06:08,320 --> 01:06:10,480 But you're right. I should go talk to Alex first. 1179 01:06:18,200 --> 01:06:19,760 Golden boy is human? 1180 01:06:19,840 --> 01:06:21,760 -(LAUGHS) -All right. 1181 01:06:24,880 --> 01:06:26,240 (DOORBELL RINGS) 1182 01:06:34,040 --> 01:06:35,360 Hey, what do you want? 1183 01:06:36,560 --> 01:06:38,920 I'm sorry everything got so messed up, you know? 1184 01:06:39,440 --> 01:06:41,760 That's all I can say. (SIGHS) 1185 01:06:42,600 --> 01:06:44,760 Right. Probably wasn't even your fault. 1186 01:06:46,400 --> 01:06:49,640 You know, I never thought I'd actually like you. 1187 01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:52,480 (SCOFFS) I never thought I'd like bowling. 1188 01:06:53,200 --> 01:06:54,840 All I thought about was winning. 1189 01:06:55,640 --> 01:06:58,360 I always wanted to win, too. We all did, really. 1190 01:06:58,440 --> 01:06:59,880 We just didn't care the same way you did. 1191 01:07:00,600 --> 01:07:02,680 I know that now, dummy. That's what I'm saying. 1192 01:07:02,760 --> 01:07:04,280 You're not me. You're not the same as me. 1193 01:07:04,360 --> 01:07:05,440 No. 1194 01:07:07,520 --> 01:07:09,280 You know what the big difference is? 1195 01:07:10,200 --> 01:07:11,400 Hair color? 1196 01:07:12,240 --> 01:07:13,640 (CHUCKLES) Yeah. 1197 01:07:15,480 --> 01:07:16,840 I play every sport I can. 1198 01:07:16,920 --> 01:07:18,760 But I'm not there because I have fun. 1199 01:07:18,840 --> 01:07:21,440 I'm there because that's what I do, and I'm good at it. 1200 01:07:21,920 --> 01:07:23,760 Sure, sometimes it's a blast, 1201 01:07:24,640 --> 01:07:26,000 but that's not why I'm there. 1202 01:07:28,240 --> 01:07:29,440 Bowling was fun. 1203 01:07:29,520 --> 01:07:31,560 Bowling still is fun, Alex. 1204 01:07:31,880 --> 01:07:34,000 Tomorrow, let's forget about the big stakes. 1205 01:07:34,080 --> 01:07:35,400 Let's just go out there and bowl. 1206 01:07:35,480 --> 01:07:38,920 If we win, great, and if not, well, we'll have fun, and we'll try. 1207 01:07:39,000 --> 01:07:40,080 (LAUGHS) 1208 01:07:40,520 --> 01:07:41,520 But I want you there. 1209 01:07:42,200 --> 01:07:44,520 If I've chased you away, I'm not gonna have any fun at all, 1210 01:07:44,600 --> 01:07:46,200 and I really wanna have fun. 1211 01:07:48,800 --> 01:07:50,080 Look... 1212 01:07:55,920 --> 01:07:57,960 It's yours whether or not you play. 1213 01:07:58,640 --> 01:07:59,760 "Tex"? 1214 01:07:59,840 --> 01:08:01,600 You look like a Tex. (CHUCKLES) 1215 01:08:02,680 --> 01:08:03,880 It's our new uniforms. 1216 01:08:05,120 --> 01:08:06,480 And I think I'm gonna be Dirk. 1217 01:08:06,600 --> 01:08:08,000 (LAUGHING) 1218 01:08:08,280 --> 01:08:09,640 Just promise me something, 1219 01:08:09,720 --> 01:08:13,080 the next time you bowl, whenever it is, just have fun again. 1220 01:08:16,040 --> 01:08:17,080 Good night, Dirk. 1221 01:08:17,200 --> 01:08:18,560 Good night, Tex! 1222 01:08:30,600 --> 01:08:31,760 Hey. 1223 01:08:33,360 --> 01:08:34,640 Thought I heard voices. 1224 01:08:34,720 --> 01:08:36,120 Nah. It's just me. 1225 01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:37,840 (GRUNTS) 1226 01:08:39,800 --> 01:08:41,080 Just got off the phone with Mom. 1227 01:08:41,160 --> 01:08:43,160 She and Grandpa are coming back tomorrow night. 1228 01:08:44,880 --> 01:08:46,320 They said they miss you. 1229 01:08:47,160 --> 01:08:48,520 (BOTH LAUGH) 1230 01:08:48,600 --> 01:08:49,840 And I miss bowling. 1231 01:08:50,680 --> 01:08:52,200 You know, the way it used to be. 1232 01:08:55,400 --> 01:08:57,720 You know, Jeff McLemore and I used to play second base 1233 01:08:57,800 --> 01:08:59,880 and shortstop on the school baseball team. 1234 01:09:00,800 --> 01:09:05,440 Bottom of the ninth against East Appleton, we mess up a double play. 1235 01:09:06,480 --> 01:09:08,120 He says that I dropped the ball, 1236 01:09:08,200 --> 01:09:12,440 and I say that he made a bad throw, but we lost the game. 1237 01:09:13,400 --> 01:09:15,320 Later on in the year, we lose the Apple, 1238 01:09:16,920 --> 01:09:20,200 and we decided it was because of that missed double play. 1239 01:09:21,040 --> 01:09:22,840 It became a huge thing between us. 1240 01:09:23,760 --> 01:09:25,400 We stopped having fun together, 1241 01:09:26,680 --> 01:09:28,360 and we stopped being friends. 1242 01:09:30,040 --> 01:09:32,480 We claimed that the Mighty Apple changed us. 1243 01:09:34,040 --> 01:09:37,760 Of course, it wasn't really the Apple, it was, uh... It was just us. 1244 01:09:39,680 --> 01:09:41,280 Letting that happen was the stupidest thing 1245 01:09:41,360 --> 01:09:43,280 either one of us has ever done. 1246 01:09:50,320 --> 01:09:51,720 You lock up when you come in? 1247 01:09:52,800 --> 01:09:54,200 -Yeah? -Yeah. 1248 01:09:54,280 --> 01:09:56,240 Okay. Good night, buddy. 1249 01:10:05,840 --> 01:10:07,160 (PLAYING MUSIC) 1250 01:10:07,680 --> 01:10:09,000 (CHEERING) 1251 01:10:14,920 --> 01:10:16,760 Let's go, guys! (WHISTLES) 1252 01:10:30,880 --> 01:10:32,600 Surprise! We're back. 1253 01:10:32,680 --> 01:10:34,000 -Hey! (LAUGHING) -Oh! 1254 01:10:34,080 --> 01:10:35,840 -Oh, guys, you made it. -Oh, my gosh. 1255 01:10:35,960 --> 01:10:37,480 -It's good to see you. -Hiya, Grandpa. 1256 01:10:37,560 --> 01:10:38,800 -How ya feeling? -Nice to see you. Great. 1257 01:10:38,920 --> 01:10:40,320 -Good. -Oh, look at this place. 1258 01:10:41,240 --> 01:10:42,360 He's coming. 1259 01:10:42,920 --> 01:10:44,760 Elisa, he's not coming. 1260 01:10:44,840 --> 01:10:46,160 Yes, he's coming. 1261 01:10:46,240 --> 01:10:47,960 Well, he better hurry. 1262 01:10:50,240 --> 01:10:53,760 Oh, Hanburger, the school is ours. 1263 01:10:53,840 --> 01:10:55,320 (CHUCKLES) You dream. 1264 01:10:55,440 --> 01:10:58,000 The Apple and the school belong to the East. 1265 01:10:58,720 --> 01:11:00,080 -We'll see. -Yes, we will. 1266 01:11:01,640 --> 01:11:03,480 (ALL CHEERING) 1267 01:11:05,960 --> 01:11:07,000 MAYOR MCLEMORE: Thank you, thank you. 1268 01:11:07,120 --> 01:11:11,320 Welcome to the Big Apple Lanes, the pride of West Appleton. 1269 01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:13,480 (ALL CHEERING) 1270 01:11:14,800 --> 01:11:17,480 Now, on behalf of my colleague, Mayor Hanburger, 1271 01:11:17,560 --> 01:11:21,520 we welcome you to the last event in the history of the Mighty Apple. 1272 01:11:24,360 --> 01:11:26,000 Winner take all. 1273 01:11:26,080 --> 01:11:27,520 (ALL CHEERING RAUCOUSLY) 1274 01:11:32,000 --> 01:11:33,560 Man! There's a lot of people in there. 1275 01:11:34,120 --> 01:11:35,240 Ain't it great? 1276 01:11:35,320 --> 01:11:37,560 And now, for the last time ever, 1277 01:11:37,640 --> 01:11:41,080 Mayor Hanburger and I will unveil the Mighty Apple. 1278 01:11:50,840 --> 01:11:52,400 (ALL CHEERING) 1279 01:11:58,680 --> 01:11:59,840 It's a beauty, 1280 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:03,960 and tonight, we'll know where it resides for all eternity. 1281 01:12:08,240 --> 01:12:09,600 We certainly will. 1282 01:12:09,720 --> 01:12:13,640 And now, without any further ado, let's bring out our teams. 1283 01:12:14,480 --> 01:12:19,800 Representing East Appleton, our pride and joy, the bowling Wolfpack! 1284 01:12:21,680 --> 01:12:22,880 (ALL CHEERING) 1285 01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:25,280 (ALL BOOING) 1286 01:12:34,360 --> 01:12:36,400 Booing in a bowling alley? 1287 01:12:36,480 --> 01:12:38,000 ELISA: Look at all those cameras. 1288 01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:40,480 DELIA: Why would anyone wanna take a picture of this? 1289 01:12:40,560 --> 01:12:43,200 Because our uniforms are so darn cool! 1290 01:12:43,680 --> 01:12:45,200 -Alex! -Alex! 1291 01:12:45,560 --> 01:12:48,080 I'm sorry. Let's have some fun! Yeah! 1292 01:12:48,160 --> 01:12:50,240 And, you all, let's win tonight! Whoo! 1293 01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:51,920 -ALEX: All right. -Yeah. 1294 01:12:53,600 --> 01:12:56,000 SWEET LOU: And here comes the pride of the West, 1295 01:12:56,080 --> 01:12:59,760 today sporting the name the Alley Cats. Spunky, yes? 1296 01:13:00,880 --> 01:13:03,280 (ALL CHEERING) 1297 01:13:03,360 --> 01:13:07,120 There's Todd McLemore looking confident, as one would expect. 1298 01:13:07,200 --> 01:13:08,440 GIRL: Let's go, Alley Cats! 1299 01:13:10,520 --> 01:13:12,880 -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) -Whoo! 1300 01:13:19,440 --> 01:13:21,200 SWEET LOU: For those of you listening at home, 1301 01:13:21,280 --> 01:13:22,560 let me tell you what the rules are. 1302 01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:23,680 They're simple. 1303 01:13:23,760 --> 01:13:25,760 Each squad starts with four bowlers. 1304 01:13:25,880 --> 01:13:28,040 At any point in time in a bowler's game, 1305 01:13:28,120 --> 01:13:30,280 a substitution can be made, 1306 01:13:30,360 --> 01:13:32,360 and that bowler finishes the game. 1307 01:13:33,720 --> 01:13:35,280 You're going down. 1308 01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:38,040 It's bowling, Slick. Mellow out. 1309 01:13:38,120 --> 01:13:41,520 Mellow out? The attitude of a true loser. 1310 01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:43,120 SWEET LOU: And I don't think we're gonna be seeing 1311 01:13:43,200 --> 01:13:44,200 much in the way of substitutions, 1312 01:13:44,280 --> 01:13:47,400 even though both teams have a sub on the bench. 1313 01:13:47,480 --> 01:13:49,920 But there is always that chance. 1314 01:13:50,000 --> 01:13:53,640 Anyways, you add up the total of the four games, 1315 01:13:53,720 --> 01:13:54,960 and that's your total. 1316 01:13:55,040 --> 01:13:56,920 The team with the highest total wins. 1317 01:13:57,040 --> 01:13:58,360 It's simple. 1318 01:13:58,440 --> 01:14:02,080 Not really head-to-head, but still head-to-head. 1319 01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:07,440 Oh, my! Nobody told me that bowling could be so exciting. 1320 01:14:07,600 --> 01:14:08,880 (BLOWS WHISTLE) 1321 01:14:08,960 --> 01:14:10,720 SWEET LOU: Here comes the coin toss. 1322 01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:11,880 Heads. 1323 01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:16,080 -We'll go second. -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) 1324 01:14:16,160 --> 01:14:18,600 SWEET LOU: East Appleton is gonna get the game going. 1325 01:14:18,680 --> 01:14:21,440 Our gang from the West is gonna start with Ken Long, 1326 01:14:21,560 --> 01:14:24,280 followed by Elisa Bowers, Alex Thompson, 1327 01:14:24,400 --> 01:14:28,720 and batting cleanup, for want of a better term, Todd McLemore. 1328 01:14:28,800 --> 01:14:34,480 Oh, my, the tension's so high, I can feel my spleen pounding. 1329 01:14:35,120 --> 01:14:38,760 Bobby Nagurski, star of the East, is preparing to bowl. 1330 01:14:44,200 --> 01:14:45,600 (AUDIENCE CHEERING) 1331 01:14:50,160 --> 01:14:52,040 -(AUDIENCE CHEERING) -It's a tie game. 1332 01:14:52,120 --> 01:14:53,880 That's my boy! Whoo! 1333 01:14:53,960 --> 01:14:55,880 That's my boy! Go, Ken, baby! 1334 01:14:57,000 --> 01:15:00,640 SWEET LOU: Oh, my, ladies and gentlemen, it's clear already, 1335 01:15:00,720 --> 01:15:04,680 this is going to be one fine bowling match! 1336 01:15:04,760 --> 01:15:06,680 (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) 1337 01:15:14,880 --> 01:15:15,960 (ALL CHEERING) 1338 01:15:18,640 --> 01:15:19,680 Yeah! 1339 01:15:36,640 --> 01:15:37,920 Yeah! 1340 01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:42,000 After bowling three frames each, we have a tie ball game. 1341 01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:50,520 Yeah! 1342 01:15:50,600 --> 01:15:51,960 (CHEERING CONTINUES) 1343 01:15:59,960 --> 01:16:01,000 Yeah! 1344 01:16:11,320 --> 01:16:13,280 (ALL CHEERING) 1345 01:16:13,360 --> 01:16:15,520 SWEET LOU: Here we are at the seventh-frame stretch, 1346 01:16:15,600 --> 01:16:17,680 and East Appleton is leading by 15. 1347 01:16:17,800 --> 01:16:21,120 This game is closer than my shave this morning! 1348 01:16:28,200 --> 01:16:29,440 (ALL CHEERING) 1349 01:16:31,200 --> 01:16:32,480 Yeah! 1350 01:16:32,560 --> 01:16:34,760 -(ALL CHEERING) -(SWEET LOU LAUGHING HEARTILY) 1351 01:16:35,040 --> 01:16:37,360 I am breathless, my friends. 1352 01:16:37,440 --> 01:16:40,760 Entering into the tenth frame, and East Appleton leads, 1353 01:16:40,840 --> 01:16:43,320 but the West is working on more marks. 1354 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:46,960 They could catch up, and dare I even dream it, 1355 01:16:47,040 --> 01:16:48,720 win the Mighty Apple! 1356 01:16:48,800 --> 01:16:51,160 Okay, if I get three strikes, we tie. 1357 01:16:51,240 --> 01:16:54,320 Baron isn't working on a mark, so the highest he could get is 30 points. 1358 01:16:54,400 --> 01:16:56,120 Todd, you're working on a strike. 1359 01:16:56,200 --> 01:16:58,880 You can top 30 in a heartbeat. All you need is a strike or a spare... 1360 01:16:58,960 --> 01:17:00,480 -Not a problem. -Exactly! 1361 01:17:00,560 --> 01:17:02,160 Three strikes, Alex? 1362 01:17:02,240 --> 01:17:04,880 So not a problem. Right. 1363 01:17:05,200 --> 01:17:07,840 -All right, Tex! Go get 'em! -Come on, Alex. Come on, Alex! Whoo! 1364 01:17:08,520 --> 01:17:09,920 MAN: All right, Wildcats! 1365 01:17:19,960 --> 01:17:20,960 -SWEET LOU: Strike one! -Yeah! 1366 01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:22,280 (ALL CHEERING) 1367 01:17:22,360 --> 01:17:24,320 SWEET LOU: I am sweating bullets, folks. 1368 01:17:24,400 --> 01:17:27,520 So, if I short out, it's been good knowing you. 1369 01:17:27,600 --> 01:17:30,640 Should I, you know, curve one in or put one right up the middle? 1370 01:17:30,720 --> 01:17:32,360 I think you should not mess around. 1371 01:17:32,440 --> 01:17:34,160 Come on. How about one between my legs? 1372 01:17:34,240 --> 01:17:36,280 Alex, there's fun, and then there's torture. 1373 01:17:36,360 --> 01:17:37,760 -Go bowl. -Yeah, go, go! 1374 01:17:37,880 --> 01:17:39,240 -ALEX: All right, all right. -ELISA: Come on, Alex! 1375 01:17:39,320 --> 01:17:40,520 DELIA: Come on, Alex! Whoo! 1376 01:17:47,960 --> 01:17:49,000 -(ALL CHEERING) -Yes! 1377 01:17:49,640 --> 01:17:52,960 All right! And the West is still alive. 1378 01:17:53,040 --> 01:17:56,440 ALL: (CHANTING) If he can't do it, no one can. Go, Alex! 1379 01:17:56,520 --> 01:17:57,880 (ALL CHEERING) 1380 01:17:57,960 --> 01:17:59,760 Oh, this is not a bad way to live. 1381 01:18:03,320 --> 01:18:07,400 SWEET LOU: Last ball. Frame 10. Alex Thompson. 1382 01:18:23,560 --> 01:18:24,640 (ALL CHEERING) 1383 01:18:24,760 --> 01:18:27,360 Strike three! Strike three! 1384 01:18:27,440 --> 01:18:29,600 Oh, my goodness! 1385 01:18:30,680 --> 01:18:34,760 East's last bowler needs three strikes to keep the lead. 1386 01:18:39,360 --> 01:18:40,800 (ALL CHEERING) 1387 01:18:44,160 --> 01:18:46,840 SWEET LOU: East Appleton leads by nine pins. 1388 01:18:46,920 --> 01:18:49,440 Todd McLemore, the West's last bowler, 1389 01:18:49,520 --> 01:18:52,120 only needs a spare to win the Mighty Apple. 1390 01:18:52,200 --> 01:18:54,960 Who else would you rather have in this situation? 1391 01:18:55,720 --> 01:18:59,040 I know this is the wrong time to say this, but I shouldn't have gone last. 1392 01:18:59,120 --> 01:19:00,880 It's all right. Todd, man, you can do it. 1393 01:19:00,960 --> 01:19:03,200 It's child's play, man. A spare, and that's it. 1394 01:19:04,880 --> 01:19:07,440 SWEET LOU: Todd McLemore needs at least a spare 1395 01:19:07,520 --> 01:19:09,840 to give West Appleton the victory. 1396 01:19:19,640 --> 01:19:20,920 (ALL GROANING) 1397 01:19:21,000 --> 01:19:23,480 SWEET LOU: Oh, bummer for the West! 1398 01:19:23,560 --> 01:19:27,720 Todd McLemore launches a perfect ball, but is denied. 1399 01:19:27,800 --> 01:19:29,280 Now he has a seven-ten split. 1400 01:19:29,360 --> 01:19:31,360 And he has to make this spare, 1401 01:19:31,440 --> 01:19:33,800 or the Apple goes home with the dreaded Wolfpack. 1402 01:19:33,880 --> 01:19:36,200 I think I'm having liver failure! 1403 01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:38,000 It was a perfect ball. 1404 01:19:38,080 --> 01:19:41,000 You've bowled the best game of your life under this pressure, Todd. 1405 01:19:41,080 --> 01:19:43,400 But I can't make this shot, and we're gonna lose. 1406 01:19:43,480 --> 01:19:44,560 No, we're not. 1407 01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:48,200 I can make this shot. 1408 01:19:48,640 --> 01:19:49,800 You can make this shot? 1409 01:19:49,880 --> 01:19:51,280 (SCOFFS) Yep. 1410 01:19:52,160 --> 01:19:54,080 ALEX: Todd, they want you! 1411 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:55,560 You can make this shot? 1412 01:19:56,280 --> 01:19:57,680 Oh, yeah. 1413 01:19:59,280 --> 01:20:01,280 Then we're gonna take that substitution. 1414 01:20:01,720 --> 01:20:02,920 Referee. 1415 01:20:03,000 --> 01:20:04,760 Leap out of your chairs, folks! 1416 01:20:04,840 --> 01:20:06,480 We are seeing history. 1417 01:20:06,560 --> 01:20:10,800 Todd McLemore has removed himself from this game. 1418 01:20:10,880 --> 01:20:12,240 -(ALL GROANING) -What's happening here? 1419 01:20:13,520 --> 01:20:14,880 What are you doing, Todd? 1420 01:20:15,200 --> 01:20:16,400 It’s okay, Dad. 1421 01:20:16,480 --> 01:20:18,080 You get back in there. 1422 01:20:18,160 --> 01:20:20,240 -No, Dad. -I'm ordering you, son. 1423 01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:22,040 You're our best hope to win. 1424 01:20:22,120 --> 01:20:23,760 Why? Because you want me to be? 1425 01:20:24,200 --> 01:20:25,480 It doesn't work that way, Dad. 1426 01:20:25,560 --> 01:20:28,960 Sometimes I'm not the best, and you gotta let that be okay. 1427 01:20:31,720 --> 01:20:34,080 Now why don't you go back over there and cheer for our team, Dad? 1428 01:20:34,160 --> 01:20:35,360 Not just for me. 1429 01:20:44,320 --> 01:20:45,960 Come on, Delia, you got this cold. 1430 01:20:46,680 --> 01:20:47,800 -Come on, Del. Come on. -Yes! 1431 01:20:47,880 --> 01:20:49,120 Come on, let's go. 1432 01:20:49,800 --> 01:20:51,720 (ALL MURMURING) 1433 01:21:19,680 --> 01:21:22,040 (BALL ROLLING AWAY) 1434 01:21:26,440 --> 01:21:27,800 SWEET LOU: It's moving. 1435 01:21:28,240 --> 01:21:31,320 Have mercy. That ball is moving. 1436 01:21:33,920 --> 01:21:36,480 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 1437 01:21:38,720 --> 01:21:41,280 SWEET LOU: I am having an apoplexy here, folks. 1438 01:21:41,360 --> 01:21:44,400 If there's a doctor out there listening, come on down here and help me. 1439 01:21:44,480 --> 01:21:47,200 You'll be here before the ball hits the pins! 1440 01:22:07,720 --> 01:22:10,080 You have done this before, haven't you? 1441 01:22:11,480 --> 01:22:13,240 Wouldn't you like to know? 1442 01:22:37,520 --> 01:22:39,040 Almost there. 1443 01:22:41,720 --> 01:22:43,080 ALEX: Hold everything. 1444 01:22:43,200 --> 01:22:46,720 Now remember, I'm the one who cares about the fun of bowling. 1445 01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,640 I'm not into competition. 1446 01:22:48,720 --> 01:22:51,480 But did I care if Delia made that spare, 1447 01:22:51,560 --> 01:22:54,480 thereby winning the Mighty Apple for West Appleton? 1448 01:22:54,560 --> 01:22:55,920 Did I care? 1449 01:22:56,720 --> 01:22:58,360 Did I ever! 1450 01:22:58,720 --> 01:23:00,560 Well, what do you know? 1451 01:23:07,400 --> 01:23:09,760 -SWEET LOU: Spare! Spare! -(ALL CHEERING RAUCOUSLY) 1452 01:23:10,680 --> 01:23:14,400 West Appleton wins! West Appleton wins! 1453 01:23:14,480 --> 01:23:16,080 Whoo! 1454 01:23:22,360 --> 01:23:25,800 You're right! Bowling is still fun. Thank you. 1455 01:23:25,880 --> 01:23:27,200 No, thank you for everything. 1456 01:23:27,280 --> 01:23:28,640 You were great! You were great! 1457 01:23:28,920 --> 01:23:31,480 -I love ya, Alex! -ALEX: I love you, too, Mom! 1458 01:23:32,560 --> 01:23:33,720 Yes! 1459 01:23:34,320 --> 01:23:36,800 -You did it! You did it! -We did it, Dad. 1460 01:23:37,040 --> 01:23:39,200 (GRUNTS ANGRILY, CLEARS THROAT) 1461 01:23:39,280 --> 01:23:41,320 Listen, uh, I'm sorry. 1462 01:23:41,400 --> 01:23:44,160 I always thought you liked all the attention. 1463 01:23:44,240 --> 01:23:45,760 I forgot about all the pressure. 1464 01:23:45,840 --> 01:23:47,080 You know what I learned, Dad? 1465 01:23:47,160 --> 01:23:50,400 I learned that sports can be fun, not just an intense, gotta-win game. 1466 01:23:50,480 --> 01:23:51,760 I mean, I still want to win, 1467 01:23:51,840 --> 01:23:53,480 but I really like this having fun business. 1468 01:23:53,560 --> 01:23:55,400 I know. I'm sorry. 1469 01:23:55,480 --> 01:23:57,160 It should always be fun. 1470 01:23:57,240 --> 01:24:00,640 It's just that you're so special, and I want the best for you so badly. 1471 01:24:00,720 --> 01:24:02,960 -I'm so proud of you. -Thanks, Dad. 1472 01:24:03,400 --> 01:24:04,720 I'm proud of all of you. 1473 01:24:04,800 --> 01:24:05,960 (ALL CHEERING) 1474 01:24:06,040 --> 01:24:07,320 -The Apple is ours! -Yes! 1475 01:24:07,440 --> 01:24:10,240 The school is ours! The West lives on! 1476 01:24:10,840 --> 01:24:12,600 Wait, Dad, it's not about ego. 1477 01:24:12,680 --> 01:24:16,560 I mean, you didn't play, we did, so we should get to decide what's what. 1478 01:24:16,640 --> 01:24:20,000 You don't want the school to be West Appleton Junior High? 1479 01:24:20,080 --> 01:24:22,000 You really think someone should lose their identity 1480 01:24:22,120 --> 01:24:23,880 over something as fun as bowling? 1481 01:24:24,000 --> 01:24:25,360 I don't. 1482 01:24:25,920 --> 01:24:27,280 Well, Mayor, 1483 01:24:29,200 --> 01:24:30,480 you won. 1484 01:24:30,560 --> 01:24:32,680 No, uh, the team won. 1485 01:24:36,920 --> 01:24:38,040 Same thing. 1486 01:24:38,640 --> 01:24:42,160 And, um, well, we're not gonna name the school. 1487 01:24:43,040 --> 01:24:44,120 You're not? 1488 01:24:44,200 --> 01:24:45,720 Yes, we are. 1489 01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:48,760 -You are? -Yeah. 1490 01:24:49,880 --> 01:24:52,200 We're gonna name it Appleton Central. 1491 01:24:53,360 --> 01:24:54,680 I love it. 1492 01:24:56,320 --> 01:24:58,480 -Yeah, I like it. -It rocks! 1493 01:24:59,840 --> 01:25:01,240 Yes! 1494 01:25:01,320 --> 01:25:02,920 Hey, you know what this place needs? 1495 01:25:03,040 --> 01:25:04,120 A little fun. 1496 01:25:04,200 --> 01:25:05,200 A little music. 1497 01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:06,960 And a lot of style. 1498 01:25:07,240 --> 01:25:10,880 (RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE PLAYING) 1499 01:25:49,600 --> 01:25:51,320 (ALL CHEERING) 1500 01:25:57,680 --> 01:26:00,960 ALEX: Now admit it, you didn't see it coming, either. 1501 01:26:01,040 --> 01:26:04,280 Just like me and everyone else in West Appleton, 1502 01:26:04,360 --> 01:26:06,320 you thought the golden boy and the retro kid 1503 01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:08,040 -would always be worlds apart. -(ALL CHEERING) 1504 01:26:08,680 --> 01:26:10,000 This just goes to show you, 1505 01:26:10,080 --> 01:26:13,600 you can always find some common ground if you look hard enough. 1506 01:26:13,680 --> 01:26:16,680 Okay, maybe not on the dance floor, 1507 01:26:17,160 --> 01:26:19,520 but, hey, there's always bowling. 1508 01:26:20,240 --> 01:26:21,880 Sometimes worlds do collide. 1509 01:26:22,400 --> 01:26:24,720 So, if you have a beef with someone 1510 01:26:24,800 --> 01:26:27,520 who's completely different from you, I say settle it. 1511 01:26:28,000 --> 01:26:29,480 Settle it in the alley.