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Ripped By mstoll
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Gabardine.
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That's uncanny.
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Incredible.
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Um, here, let me try. Let me...
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Poplin.
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How does she do it?
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Whoa.
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Let me try.
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It's polyester!
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Hey, hey, is everybody okay?
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It sounds like someone's
being tortured in here.
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I was;
they made me touch polyester.
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It was disgusting.
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Hey, that's my favorite tie.
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What's in the box, Alex?
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Something for you, buddy.
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What is it?
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Well, I-I'm not gonna tell you;
you got to guess.
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But I'll give you
a few clues, okay?
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Let me see.
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It's alive,
it repeats what it's told,
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and it spends most of its time
behind bars.
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That's not fair, Alex.
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That could be anyone
in the Reagan administration.
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No, it is a...
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parakeet!
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- Oh!
- Oh, this is great!
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Wow.
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Wow, I've never had
a parakeet before!
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Now, the guy at the pet store
said it can be trained to, uh,
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to climb stairs, to ring a bell,
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to play dead, and it can speak
over 300 different words.
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That's 50 more than you.
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When he can coordinate
separates, Alex, you call me.
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- Here you go.
- I want to go upstairs
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and show him my room.
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- Okay, be careful.
- All right, you do that.
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- Hi.
- Hello. - Hey!
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You're home, uh, kind of late
from school, aren't you?
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Yeah, I stayed after
to go over some things
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with my Natural Science teacher,
Mrs. McGreevy.
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We've got this terrific new unit
we're studying.
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Nowhere to run, nowhere hide."
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Sounds fascinating.
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Oh, it really is.
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It's all about how
the earth's ecological systems
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are being upset
by man's stupid interference.
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See, look, we even have
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this map on the, on the world's
most endangered areas.
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Whoa, wait a minute,
wait a minute, let me see that.
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All right, I'm safe.
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What's for dinner?
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No, you're not safe, Alex.
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You see, the world
is one big, living organism,
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and everyone in it is in danger.
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You see, we're destroying
the rain forests in Brazil,
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the wildlife in Madagascar,
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and-and the ozone layer
over the South Pole.
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Do you know what that means?
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Of course I do.
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It means those are bad places
to invest in time-share condos.
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It's too bad, too,
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'cause the South Pole
was a real comer.
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No, it means that money grubbers
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are destroying the world
for profit.
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That's our girl who said that.
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Hey, I happen to like
money grubbers.
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That's our boy said that.
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Come on, face it, Jen.
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There's just a price
to be paid for progress.
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But how high a price, Alex?
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I mean, the climate is changing.
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You know, we're headed for
one long, hot, endless summer.
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What will I do
with all my dark colors?
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God, Elyse, this is, this is
just like the old days.
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Remember when we celebrated
the first Earth Day?
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How could I ever forget?
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As you may know, your father
and I played crucial roles
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in saving the wombat.
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There isn't a wombat alive today
that'll forget us.
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I'm sorry,
but all these have to go.
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I'm sorry, too.
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What-what are they?
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Things I found around the house
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that are harmful
to the environment.
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I mean, if we're gonna
save the planet,
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then we're gonna have to become
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much more ecologically aware
around here.
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Oh, I didn't realize we had
so much of this stuff.
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It's so easy
to become complacent.
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But Jen's right, it's got to go.
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Especially this.
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Jennifer,
that's my hair conditioner!
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Mallory, it has formaldehyde.
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It gets into our water supply
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and, along with a bunch
of other contaminants,
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kills our fish
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and-and will destroy
the entire aquatic ecosystem.
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What good is an ecosystem
if I have split ends?
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Mallory, you can use
another brand.
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Hope your ecosystems are happy.
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Now, come on.
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Let's-let's face it, gang.
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Even though some of these things
make our lives easier,
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I'm sure we can do without them.
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Yeah, we just have to find
some safe alternatives.
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Now, who's gonna help me make
the tofu tacos?
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Wait, Mom, you aren't gonna
use the stove, are you?
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Well, sure.
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Maybe.
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No. Why not?
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Well, Mom, gas stoves
give off carbon monoxide
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and nitrogen dioxide gases.
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I mean, those are both
major pollutants.
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Well, we don't have
to pollute to eat.
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Tofu tacos are
just as good cold.
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I-I'd eat them any way
you serve them, dear.
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Fortunately,
I have a ham sandwich left over
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from last night's takeout.
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Dad, I can't believe
you did that.
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All right,
I'll eat the cold tofu.
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No, you accepted that container
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and supported the production
of polystyrene foam.
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I didn't mean it, I swear.
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Do you know what happens
when that container breaks down?
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It gives off chemicals that have
caused a hole in the ozone layer
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the size of the continental
United States.
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You're absolutely right.
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Elyse, how many times
have I told you
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this damn polystyrene foam
is a hazard?
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Let's get rid of this stuff!
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Let's get it out of here
right now!
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Well, Dad, you just can't
throw it away.
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Well, uh... I can't.
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Of course not.
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What was I thinking?
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We'll put it on the lawn
and make an example of it.
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No, you just can't put it
in the trash
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because it's not biodegradable.
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I mean, eventually,
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it'll poison our neighborhood
soil and groundwater.
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All right, all right.
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You leave me no choice.
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I'll build an atom smasher.
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Oh, forget it.
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M-Maybe there's no answer.
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Well, in that case,
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I'll just be using
my hair conditioner.
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I'd like to talk to you about
the Brazilian rain forests.
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As you may have read,
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we're burning
down the rain forests
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and-and killing whole species
in the process.
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And not just the big animals
that get all the publicity,
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like-like tigers and monkeys,
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but little guys like you,
who shouldn't be brushed aside
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just so someone can build
another polluted, ugly highway.
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I mean, I really hate that.
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And I know you do, too.
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Hello.
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Dickey wants a cracker.
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I'm sorry, but they use
fossil fuels for baking them.
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Oh, Jen, you'll never guess
what we found.
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An incredible store
that sells nothing
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but nonpolluting, nontoxic,
nonhazardous products.
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Sounds great, Dad.
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Mallory even found something
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in the vegetable
cosmetic department.
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Yeah, I got eggplant eyeliner,
lentil lip gloss
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and rutabaga rouge.
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I think I'm gonna
put them on right now.
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And then maybe I'll eat them.
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Oh, wait, wait,
there's something in there
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- I want to show Jen.
- Oh, no, Mom,
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it's probably the beet blush.
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I'll just...
I'll show that to you later.
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No, no, no, it's the, uh, um...
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Oh, wait.
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Where did this come from?
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All right.
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I ran across the street
to Pollutants "R" Us, okay?
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Nice try.
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Fine!
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You want my hair au naturel?
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I'll just go stick my head
in the crisper!
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How was your day, honey?
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All right, I guess.
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I just watched some TV.
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Well, what about
your tree-planting rally
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to remedy the greenhouse effect?
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Wasn't that today?
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Yeah. I called it off though.
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Why? I thought that was
a terrific idea.
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I started to think that
these problems are just too big.
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I mean, every day,
more and more forests
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are being destroyed,
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more ultraviolet rays
are getting through,
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and the Earth is just
getting hotter and hotter.
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I know, I watched
The Weather Channel all day,
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and the temperature
just kept going up and up.
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You know, Jennifer,
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look, we understand
what you're going through.
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It's easy to get depressed
when you see what's happening
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to the world,
but we just want you to know
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you should feel free to talk
to us about any of this.
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We're on your side.
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Thanks, Dad, but there's nothing
to talk about.
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I mean,
talking doesn't solve anything.
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Look, you know, m-maybe we've
all been focusing too much
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on this
environmental thing, huh?
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Let's just get it off our minds
for a while and relax.
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That's a good idea.
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Why don't we watch some TV.
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- I'll make some popcorn.
- Yeah.
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Maybe there'll be a game on.
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Oh, there is!
Uh, Yanks and the Indians.
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What do you say, Jen?
Come on.
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Okay, any-anything
but The Weather Channel.
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It's depressing.
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You got it. Come on, let's see
what we got here, honey.
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And now for today's news update.
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All right, this game
should be on any minute.
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Good evening.
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Rescue and cleanup efforts
continue tonight
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in Prince William Sound
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in an attempt
to contain the damage
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caused by the massive oil spill
from a supertanker.
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God, I can't watch this.
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Unfortunately, some experts
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predict that the effects
of the spill
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may now be irreversible,
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as numbers of oil-soaked birds,
otters and fish wash ashore.
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Turn it off.
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I can't watch this.
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I think Jennifer is getting
entirely out of hand
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with all this
ecological business.
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Yeah, I got to admit,
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I do miss
Mallory's old hair conditioner.
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All right, listen,
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Jennifer's gone
completely over the edge.
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And I'm surprised,
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because I thought
if anyone in this family
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was gonna flip out,
would've been Alex.
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Oh, that hurts.
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Especially coming from somebody
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who looks like
they've just been electrocuted.
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Shut up, Alex.
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That's the, that's
the third time he's done that.
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And yesterday,
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he called George Bush
a bird-brain.
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I wonder how
Southern fried parakeet tastes.
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You know, I really am...
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really am worried
about Jennifer.
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When I try to talk to her,
all she gives me are statistics.
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More statistics she gives,
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the more depressed
she seems to get.
257
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I'm worried, too.
258
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She makes me wear sunscreen
when I go outside.
259
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At night.
260
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Yeah, she won't come
downstairs anymore
261
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'cause she's worried
about the radon gas buildup
262
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on the first floor.
263
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I mean, she won't even think
about going into the basement.
264
00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,881
How would we know if
there's radon in the basement?
265
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Well, I'm sure
we could find out, Andy.
266
00:12:01,087 --> 00:12:02,486
But if we were coal miners,
267
00:12:02,621 --> 00:12:04,612
I suppose we'd take
a canary down with us
268
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because, uh, the gas would
affect the canary first.
269
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- Alex!
- Alex!
270
00:12:13,132 --> 00:12:14,656
What?
271
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I... I was just gonna take
Dickey for a walkie.
272
00:12:21,474 --> 00:12:23,533
I-I hope we're not
overreacting here.
273
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Jennifer's always been
a very sensitive girl,
274
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and it's easy to get emotional
about the environment.
275
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Oh, I don't know.
276
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I'm sure it'll pass.
277
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See?
278
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It's good to see you, Jen.
279
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That is you, isn't it?
280
00:12:41,393 --> 00:12:45,557
Jen, I don't think that mask
goes with those pajamas. Mm-mm.
281
00:12:49,835 --> 00:12:53,601
It's one degree hotter today
than it was in 1956.
282
00:12:53,739 --> 00:12:55,104
Jen, shouldn't you be dressed?
283
00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:57,641
You're supposed to be
in school in half an hour.
284
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I don't really feel like
going today, Mom.
285
00:13:02,081 --> 00:13:04,811
Um, say, Alex, would you mind,
uh, doing Andy's carpool
286
00:13:04,950 --> 00:13:06,315
and dropping Mallory off
at school, too?
287
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:07,976
I'm not, uh,
ready to leave just yet.
288
00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:08,984
Sure, Dad. Come on.
289
00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:10,315
- Come on, buddy.
- Okay.
290
00:13:10,456 --> 00:13:11,923
- Come on, Mal, we'll fit you...
- Yeah, have a good day.
291
00:13:12,057 --> 00:13:13,649
- Attaboy, buddy.
...fit you in the car somehow
292
00:13:13,793 --> 00:13:15,886
and just stick your head
through the sunroof.
293
00:13:19,265 --> 00:13:20,994
- Good day, you guys.
- Thanks, Dad.
294
00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:23,696
Uh, Jennifer, your mom and I
295
00:13:23,836 --> 00:13:25,531
would like to talk
to you a minute.
296
00:13:25,671 --> 00:13:27,002
Sure.
297
00:13:27,139 --> 00:13:30,905
Um... we're a little worried
298
00:13:31,043 --> 00:13:33,170
about, uh, the way
you're dealing with
299
00:13:33,312 --> 00:13:35,542
this, uh, ecology issue.
300
00:13:35,681 --> 00:13:39,117
You mean how I'm dealing
with the end of the world.
301
00:13:39,251 --> 00:13:40,479
Yes.
302
00:13:40,619 --> 00:13:42,610
You're not handling it well.
303
00:13:47,459 --> 00:13:49,654
Who could?
304
00:13:49,795 --> 00:13:50,784
I mean...
305
00:13:50,930 --> 00:13:53,421
It really makes everything we do
306
00:13:53,566 --> 00:13:56,399
seem really stupid
and pointless.
307
00:13:56,535 --> 00:13:58,560
I mean, why go to school?
308
00:13:58,704 --> 00:14:00,001
Why have a career?
309
00:14:00,139 --> 00:14:01,834
Or why raise a family?
310
00:14:01,974 --> 00:14:04,875
It's all gonna be over
in a few years anyway.
311
00:14:05,010 --> 00:14:06,602
I mean, it's all hopeless.
312
00:14:06,745 --> 00:14:10,340
Honey, it-it's not hopeless.
313
00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:13,007
Well, you just don't seem
to really be able to
314
00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:14,619
open up to us very much.
315
00:14:14,753 --> 00:14:16,084
Maybe you should talk
to someone else.
316
00:14:16,222 --> 00:14:18,588
Maybe-maybe the school
counselor, you know?
317
00:14:18,724 --> 00:14:20,487
I'm sure he's dealt
with this before.
318
00:14:20,626 --> 00:14:23,561
Dealt with what?
319
00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,426
No, these problems
are not in my head.
320
00:14:26,565 --> 00:14:27,589
They're real.
321
00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:29,598
I-I have written documents.
322
00:14:29,735 --> 00:14:31,600
Now-now, if you guys
want to ignore
323
00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:34,228
all the horrible things
that are going on in this world,
324
00:14:34,373 --> 00:14:36,967
then you need to see
the school counselor, not me.
325
00:14:37,109 --> 00:14:38,940
Look, we're not...
326
00:14:39,078 --> 00:14:41,945
ignoring the facts,
we're not denying the problems.
327
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,914
But our most important problem
is your health.
328
00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:47,382
And this is taking too much
of a toll on you.
329
00:14:47,519 --> 00:14:48,679
It's got to stop.
330
00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:53,251
I really think you should see
the counselor.
331
00:14:55,094 --> 00:14:56,891
All right, fine.
332
00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:58,462
I-I'll go see him.
333
00:14:58,597 --> 00:15:01,065
But he's gonna find out that
I'm a normal 16-year-old student
334
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,792
with realistic concerns.
335
00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:07,133
Yeah, and if his radon level
is over 4.0, I'm out of there.
336
00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:13,177
So this portion of
the Eastern seaboard
337
00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:15,610
has been completely devastated
by acid rain.
338
00:15:15,748 --> 00:15:18,046
Not to mention
the environmental catastrophe
339
00:15:18,183 --> 00:15:19,878
that European forests
have suffered
340
00:15:20,019 --> 00:15:21,213
from lack of
industrial controls.
341
00:15:21,353 --> 00:15:23,719
Jennifer, I'm sure
that that's all true,
342
00:15:23,856 --> 00:15:25,619
and we all realize
that the environment
343
00:15:25,758 --> 00:15:27,123
is a, is a big issue.
344
00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:30,319
But I'd like to digress
just for a moment, if we could?
345
00:15:31,764 --> 00:15:34,358
Let's talk about
your social life.
346
00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:35,524
You like boys?
347
00:15:35,668 --> 00:15:37,226
Yeah.
348
00:15:37,369 --> 00:15:40,566
Especially boys who don't
burn fossil fuels.
349
00:15:42,641 --> 00:15:44,734
Pardon me?
350
00:15:44,877 --> 00:15:46,310
Well, drive.
351
00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:48,106
Cars burn fossil fuels.
352
00:15:48,247 --> 00:15:51,080
I like boys who don't drive,
because they don't pollute.
353
00:15:52,318 --> 00:15:54,183
See, car emissions are leaving
354
00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,515
a layer of carbon dioxide
above the Earth
355
00:15:56,655 --> 00:15:59,055
that'll eventually trap the heat
and cook us.
356
00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,285
Okay, so you like boys.
357
00:16:04,430 --> 00:16:06,591
What about, uh, sports?
358
00:16:06,732 --> 00:16:07,892
Music?
359
00:16:08,033 --> 00:16:09,398
Mr. Hilgenburg, I don't see
360
00:16:09,535 --> 00:16:11,230
what this has to do
with anything.
361
00:16:11,370 --> 00:16:14,134
I am concerned about what is
happening to our environment,
362
00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,036
and I think I have reason to be.
363
00:16:16,175 --> 00:16:18,006
What I'm trying to get at,
Jennifer,
364
00:16:18,143 --> 00:16:20,475
is that what you're saying
may be true,
365
00:16:20,612 --> 00:16:22,603
but you seem to be
obsessed by it.
366
00:16:22,748 --> 00:16:24,375
No, I'm not obsessed.
367
00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:26,507
Look, it's perfectly normal
at your age.
368
00:16:26,652 --> 00:16:28,586
The same thing happens
to students when they're exposed
369
00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:30,655
to violently graphic
safe driving films
370
00:16:30,789 --> 00:16:34,122
or explicit information about
the effects of nuclear war.
371
00:16:34,259 --> 00:16:36,318
They tend to dwell on it.
372
00:16:36,462 --> 00:16:37,793
The important thing
for you to remember
373
00:16:37,930 --> 00:16:40,262
is that your fears
are more debilitating
374
00:16:40,399 --> 00:16:41,423
than the actual problem.
375
00:16:41,567 --> 00:16:43,831
You know, it may be
with a car accident
376
00:16:43,969 --> 00:16:46,802
or a nuclear war,
because that might never happen.
377
00:16:46,939 --> 00:16:49,305
But right this minute,
we are surrounded by
378
00:16:49,441 --> 00:16:51,932
a zillion different
life-threatening influences.
379
00:16:52,077 --> 00:16:53,203
Like what?
380
00:16:53,345 --> 00:16:55,313
Okay, well, let's take
a look at your office.
381
00:16:55,447 --> 00:16:56,914
Okay.
382
00:16:57,049 --> 00:16:58,914
I've already mentioned
the radon level.
383
00:16:59,051 --> 00:17:00,416
How about microwaves?
384
00:17:00,552 --> 00:17:01,644
From where?
385
00:17:01,787 --> 00:17:03,084
Well, from your
computer terminal.
386
00:17:03,222 --> 00:17:04,712
It looks innocent enough,
387
00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:07,257
but studies show
that waves similar to
388
00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:09,623
the waves given off
by video display terminals
389
00:17:09,762 --> 00:17:12,094
can alter fetal development
in animals.
390
00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:14,722
I didn't know that.
391
00:17:16,735 --> 00:17:17,861
Yeah, but come on.
392
00:17:18,003 --> 00:17:21,336
I mean, how many animals
use computers, right?
393
00:17:21,473 --> 00:17:24,636
Did I mention the
electromagnetic waves it emits?
394
00:17:24,777 --> 00:17:26,745
I mean, it's been shown
395
00:17:26,879 --> 00:17:29,780
that the government's acceptable
exposure limits are exceeded
396
00:17:29,915 --> 00:17:32,406
by merely touching the screen
or sides of the terminal.
397
00:17:36,488 --> 00:17:40,322
You know, I never really learned
how to use this thing anyway.
398
00:17:40,459 --> 00:17:41,756
Or how about
the air conditioner?
399
00:17:41,894 --> 00:17:44,658
It's spewing
ozone-destroying Freon gas
400
00:17:44,797 --> 00:17:46,526
into the atmosphere as we speak.
401
00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:49,293
Why don't we shut
this thing off.
402
00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:50,902
I haven't even covered
the contaminants
403
00:17:51,036 --> 00:17:52,196
in our drinking water.
404
00:17:54,506 --> 00:17:57,270
Causing these big,
horrible tumors in our fish.
405
00:17:57,409 --> 00:17:59,001
Or how about
the ultraviolet rays
406
00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:01,009
that are pouring through
this window right now?
407
00:18:01,146 --> 00:18:03,546
Okay!
408
00:18:03,682 --> 00:18:04,774
Stop!
409
00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:05,941
What's wrong?
410
00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:07,347
I can't take this.
411
00:18:07,486 --> 00:18:08,783
You're depressing me.
412
00:18:08,921 --> 00:18:10,912
Well, I am sorry,
Mr. Hilgenburg.
413
00:18:11,056 --> 00:18:12,045
I didn't mean to.
414
00:18:12,191 --> 00:18:13,249
Well, you did.
415
00:18:13,392 --> 00:18:14,825
I mean, I-I was having
a perfectly nice day,
416
00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,257
and then you come
into my office,
417
00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:19,330
and you tell me that everything
around me is hazardous.
418
00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:20,693
And I believe you.
419
00:18:20,833 --> 00:18:22,494
I was just giving you the facts.
420
00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:23,726
The facts are bleak,
421
00:18:23,869 --> 00:18:25,302
they're terrifying,
they're horrible.
422
00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:27,564
Let's face it, it's over.
423
00:18:27,706 --> 00:18:29,697
You're some counselor.
424
00:18:32,778 --> 00:18:34,769
I'm new.
425
00:18:36,648 --> 00:18:38,013
Well, look,
426
00:18:38,150 --> 00:18:40,015
I wouldn't exactly say
that it's over.
427
00:18:40,152 --> 00:18:42,552
Oh, no? Well, if it's not,
prove it to me.
428
00:18:42,688 --> 00:18:44,588
What can we do
to possibly change anything?
429
00:18:53,332 --> 00:18:54,560
Come in.
430
00:18:59,037 --> 00:19:00,698
Stephen, listen.
431
00:19:00,839 --> 00:19:03,330
The whales.
432
00:19:03,475 --> 00:19:04,942
It's our song.
433
00:19:09,615 --> 00:19:11,480
My God, you're right.
434
00:19:11,617 --> 00:19:14,848
That's...
"Humpbacks by Moonlight."
435
00:19:19,224 --> 00:19:21,556
We haven't heard that in years.
436
00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:23,854
Must have been hard
to slow-dance to.
437
00:19:25,864 --> 00:19:28,662
Try humming it.
438
00:19:30,669 --> 00:19:32,068
Mr. Hilgenburg called.
439
00:19:32,204 --> 00:19:34,138
He's feeling better, but, uh...
440
00:19:36,642 --> 00:19:38,974
...he's thinking of moving
to New Zealand.
441
00:19:41,413 --> 00:19:44,246
Gosh, I didn't mean
to upset him like that.
442
00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:46,146
He looked terrible.
443
00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:48,719
He-he was pale and tense.
444
00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:53,215
I made the school counselor
go see the school nurse.
445
00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:57,958
Well, look on the bright side.
446
00:19:58,096 --> 00:20:00,826
You made him aware.
447
00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:04,424
Oh, you've-you've rekindled
our commitment.
448
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,470
Things have changed
for the better around here.
449
00:20:06,605 --> 00:20:08,129
With the exception
of your mother's
450
00:20:08,273 --> 00:20:10,104
reckless use of the gas stove.
451
00:20:12,611 --> 00:20:14,306
But you guys weren't there.
452
00:20:14,446 --> 00:20:16,414
I mean, you didn't see
the look on his face
453
00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:18,846
when he asked me,
"What can we do?"
454
00:20:18,984 --> 00:20:20,576
And I didn't have
an answer for him.
455
00:20:20,719 --> 00:20:23,688
There-there is
no easy answer, honey.
456
00:20:23,822 --> 00:20:25,289
Oh, when we first
became interested
457
00:20:25,424 --> 00:20:27,585
in saving the Earth, well,
458
00:20:27,726 --> 00:20:29,717
we didn't know anything
about the ozone problem,
459
00:20:29,861 --> 00:20:32,625
and the rain forests
seemed relatively safe.
460
00:20:32,764 --> 00:20:34,857
But the stuff
that we did know about...
461
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,458
um, air and water pollution
and-and saving the whales...
462
00:20:38,604 --> 00:20:40,834
well, no one else seemed
to really care about it.
463
00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:42,304
It was all just the beginning,
464
00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:43,999
and everyone thought
it was made up
465
00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:45,700
by-by hippies and crackpots.
466
00:20:45,844 --> 00:20:49,007
But the problems are
so much worse now.
467
00:20:49,147 --> 00:20:51,411
That's why they need
more commitment.
468
00:20:51,550 --> 00:20:53,848
You can't allow yourself
to get overwhelmed.
469
00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:56,454
You are so bright,
you're so aware.
470
00:20:56,588 --> 00:20:58,522
We can't afford to lose you
in the struggle.
471
00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:02,149
I just don't know if I could
really make a difference.
472
00:21:02,294 --> 00:21:04,922
What about the effect you had
on Mr. Hilgenburg?
473
00:21:05,063 --> 00:21:07,725
I made him move to an island
with sheep.
474
00:21:11,236 --> 00:21:14,034
Well, that probably
would've happened anyway.
475
00:21:17,175 --> 00:21:19,666
Look, you can make a difference.
476
00:21:19,811 --> 00:21:21,836
But you don't have to
do it by yourself.
477
00:21:21,980 --> 00:21:23,242
There are organizations
you can join.
478
00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:25,816
Um, maybe you want to become
a member of, uh, Sierra Club
479
00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:27,043
or Greenpeace.
480
00:21:27,185 --> 00:21:29,449
Hey, look, someday you may
head up Greenpeace.
481
00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:30,555
Oh, I'd like that.
482
00:21:30,689 --> 00:21:32,122
That way, I know
my grandchildren's world
483
00:21:32,257 --> 00:21:33,383
is in safe hands.
484
00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,853
Hi, Jen.
485
00:21:38,997 --> 00:21:42,728
Listen, we tested the basement,
and there's no radon.
486
00:21:42,868 --> 00:21:45,268
So you can come downstairs now.
487
00:21:45,404 --> 00:21:47,998
Also, you'll be happy to know
I found a conditioner
488
00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:49,698
that's ecologically safe
489
00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:51,433
and provides
the luster and sheen
490
00:21:51,576 --> 00:21:53,737
that my hair's
grown accustomed to.
491
00:21:58,517 --> 00:21:59,677
There is hope.
492
00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:03,450
I taught Dickey
how to say something.
493
00:22:03,588 --> 00:22:04,452
Dickey, say it.
494
00:22:04,589 --> 00:22:06,318
Come on, Dickey, say it, Dickey.
495
00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:08,585
Save the planet. Please.
496
00:22:08,727 --> 00:22:10,422
Thank you, Andy.
497
00:22:10,562 --> 00:22:12,530
I'll do my best.
498
00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:21,529
Well, ready for
our weekly recycling run?
499
00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:24,699
Other families go on picnics;
we go to the dump.
500
00:22:24,843 --> 00:22:27,311
It's not a dump, Alex,
it's a recycling center.
501
00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:29,880
Yeah, it's like
a-a shopping mall for garbage.
502
00:22:30,015 --> 00:22:31,573
Ooh, exciting.
503
00:22:31,717 --> 00:22:33,378
Why do we recycle everything?
504
00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:35,486
Why don't we just throw it away?
505
00:22:35,620 --> 00:22:36,780
Well, let's see.
506
00:22:36,922 --> 00:22:38,514
When we recycle something,
507
00:22:38,657 --> 00:22:41,683
that means we can use things
over and over again.
508
00:22:41,827 --> 00:22:43,317
The Earth has limited resources,
509
00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:46,329
and if we don't recycle them,
we use them up.
510
00:22:46,465 --> 00:22:48,831
For example, Andy,
look at these newspapers.
511
00:22:48,967 --> 00:22:49,934
You have any idea
where they came from?
512
00:22:50,068 --> 00:22:51,535
From the newsstand?
513
00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:53,035
No, from trees.
514
00:22:53,171 --> 00:22:54,866
And did you know
if we simply recycled
515
00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:56,701
a Sunday run of
The New York Times,
516
00:22:56,842 --> 00:22:59,868
we would save 75,000 trees?
517
00:23:00,011 --> 00:23:02,741
Yeah, lots of things in
the house can be recycled, Andy.
518
00:23:02,881 --> 00:23:04,212
Aluminum cans.
519
00:23:04,349 --> 00:23:06,681
Yeah, glass bottles.
520
00:23:06,818 --> 00:23:10,015
And there's another reason
for recycling, Andy.
521
00:23:10,155 --> 00:23:12,146
The city's landfills
are overflowing.
522
00:23:12,290 --> 00:23:13,655
We-we could burn the trash,
523
00:23:13,792 --> 00:23:16,818
but that costs too much and
gives off too much toxic smoke.
524
00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:19,795
So the only alternative is
to recycle our own garbage,
525
00:23:19,931 --> 00:23:22,923
and put an end to toxic
and environmental pollution.
526
00:23:23,068 --> 00:23:27,232
And, uh, sometimes they give you
money for the stuff.
527
00:23:27,372 --> 00:23:29,932
So recycling will always be
a part of this family's life.
528
00:23:30,075 --> 00:23:31,940
Yeah. And every once in a while,
529
00:23:32,077 --> 00:23:33,339
- we can go on a picnic, too.
- You got it!
530
00:23:33,478 --> 00:23:35,343
- Let's go.
- Go.
531
00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,880
That's mine, buddy.
532
00:23:38,016 --> 00:23:39,745
- Come on, babe.
- Come on, darling.
533
00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:50,500
Ripped By mstoll
534
00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:01,466
Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.