Beverly Hills 90210 Season 1 Episode 7 Perfect Mom
Beverly Hills 90210 Season 1 Episode 7 Perfect Mom
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00:00Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, look sharp ladies, only two more days to end it, you and your momma
00:25in West Beverly High's annual fashion extravaganza for charity.
00:30Dress cool for your school and clothes donated by your local merchants.
00:34There's something for everyone.
00:36From rubber bikinis to spacious evening gowns for the big, bald woman.
00:44Who would like to cover this oh so elegant mother-daughter fashion show on Saturday?
00:50No editorializing from the editor, please.
00:53Sorry. No, it would be nice if we could have somebody do a first person sort of thing.
01:02Why don't you do it, Andrea?
01:05Obviously, we need a writer whose viewpoint is a little less slanted.
01:09Well, now correct me if I'm wrong, Miss Rye, but aren't we supposed to be learning how to report here without bias?
01:14I'm not biased, I'm just not interested.
01:17I think it'd be good for you.
01:20May I have a word with you in my office?
01:30Are you out of your mind?
01:32What are you getting so flustered about, huh?
01:35It'd be good for you to let down your hair, take off your glasses, wear something kind of stylish, huh?
01:40What's wrong with my clothes?
01:42Nothing, I just thought it would be fun for you, that's all.
01:45Yeah, well, maybe for somebody whose mother lives in Beverly Hills, Brandon.
01:51But I can't bring my mom to this.
01:53I mean, it's one thing for me to lie about where I live, it's a whole other thing for her to.
01:57That's right, I didn't even think about the mom thing.
01:59Yeah, well, you're not thinking, period.
02:01Wait a minute, why don't you just say your mom's sick and go with my mom?
02:04That's a terrible idea.
02:07Is everything all right out here?
02:10Who would like to do a piece for Jim Morrison's Dead Legends of Rock and Roll Con?
02:16I don't think I hear the nerve.
02:18Good.
02:20Kelly Taylor.
02:22Girl who has everything.
02:25Great body, great clothes, and a really great body.
02:33You already said great body.
02:40What do you want to do?
02:43Hi.
03:06So, nice clothes.
03:09Totally second string.
03:11I saved the best for you and me.
03:13Really?
03:15You don't have to do that.
03:16Come over after school.
03:17They're going to dazzle, but I want us to destroy.
03:24This camera is the eyes of West Beverly High, Scott.
03:29It goes anywhere and everywhere, anytime, anyplace, whatever it takes.
03:33What are you talking about?
03:37A truly behind-the-scenes look at Kelly Taylor this weekend.
03:42Get over it.
03:44You will never get in that dress again.
03:46Watch me.
03:48But what do you think she'll do when you get in there?
03:52I think she'll get off on it.
03:57God, Nina.
03:59I'm just so happy.
04:02For the first time since I can remember, I'm actually feeling content.
04:10I don't seem to have that empty feeling.
04:15You know, like there should be something more.
04:19Like there's something eluding me, just out of reach.
04:27It's finally coming together.
04:29And I say to myself, whatever it took to get myself here, it was worth it.
04:35And the mistakes weren't mistakes.
04:38They were lessons, right?
04:40Of course.
04:42I mean, I have a beautiful daughter whom I adore.
04:47I have this wonderful new man in my life.
04:50You couldn't do any better than Don, in every department.
04:54I know. And the funny thing is, I'm not even looking for sex anymore.
04:59All I want is companionship.
05:02A feeling of family.
05:04That's why it's so important that Kelly likes him and respects him.
05:09Well, if you do...
05:11She will.
05:13Well, you know I was together with Jack, and he tried to be a father to her.
05:18But the point is, she's gonna be out of the house in two years anyway, so...
05:22Hi, Mom. Hi, Nina.
05:24Hi, sweetheart. Hi, Kelly.
05:27Brenda, this is my mom. Jackie.
05:29Hi. And Nina.
05:31Come here, gorgeous. Sit.
05:36Kelly, you didn't tell me Brenda was such a knockout.
05:39The two of you must be dangerous together.
05:41Lethal.
05:43So, what have you two been up to?
05:45Oh, killing the afternoon.
05:47Your mother has a date with Prince Don Denizer.
05:50She's trying to conserve her energy.
05:53Oh, shut up.
05:56Kelly tells me you're from Minneapolis.
05:58Yeah.
06:00Midwestern girls do very well in this town, Brenda.
06:03Mom grew up in Ohio.
06:05Well, actually, I modeled for a couple years in New York before I came out here,
06:10which is where I met Kelly's dad, Prince Jarring Number One.
06:14Mom, I wanted to show Brenda the clothes.
06:16Oh, yes. The Farley. You bet.
06:18You'll love it.
06:20God, sometimes I feel like a fashion addict.
06:35Hey, sweetheart. What do you think?
06:38Mom, you are wearing a jacket over that, aren't you?
06:41No.
06:43Well, I guess it delivers a message.
06:45And what is that supposed to mean?
06:47Nothing. You asked my opinion.
06:49I think it's a little much, that's all.
06:51Kelly, you're just like your dad.
06:53You are so critical.
06:57Mom, you were drinking today with Nina, weren't you?
06:59No comment.
07:01So, what is that all about?
07:03It's not about anything.
07:05I just can't believe it.
07:07I mean, she is supposed to be your friend.
07:09What is the problem?
07:11Wasn't I a charmer to Brenda today?
07:13Mother, charm is something that you don't have to worry about.
07:15Then don't you worry.
07:19Now, don't forget to lock up and turn on the alarm.
07:21I think I'm going to be at Don's tonight.
07:43I think I'm going to have some microwave popcorn for dinner tonight.
07:45Oh, you will not.
07:47Well, that's what Kelly's having.
07:49Well, then I feel sorry for her.
07:51Doesn't her mother cook?
07:53I kind of doubt it.
07:55Seriously?
07:57Yes, seriously.
08:01Oh, Mom, don't give me that look like,
08:03this town is crazy and we're the only normal people in it.
08:05Well, you said it. I didn't.
08:07Well, you said it. I didn't.
08:09Well, you said it. I didn't.
08:11Well, you said it. I didn't.
08:13You know, Kelly's mom remembers what it was like to be my age.
08:15Why can't you?
08:17Oh, but I do.
08:19And you are the lucky beneficiary of my years of experience.
08:21And you are the lucky beneficiary of my years of experience.
08:23Well, maybe my life will be different than yours.
08:25Well, honey, when you start living that life,
08:27you can have microwave popcorn morning, noon, and night.
08:29you can have microwave popcorn morning, noon, and night.
08:31But tonight we're having chicken diablo for supper,
08:33and the voice of experience advises you to get it while you can.
08:35and the voice of experience advises you to get it while you can.
08:41Kelly.
09:01Mom!
09:03Mom!
09:05Kelly!
09:07Mom, what is it?
09:09Well, obviously, I'm not enough for him.
09:11He wants to see other women, younger ones, I'm sure.
09:15Well, it's his last.
09:16Look, do me a favor and call Eileen
09:18and cancel my hair appointment.
09:25Call Bill Hutkins at the accounting firm
09:28and tell him we'll have to reschedule next week.
09:31I'm supposed to be playing tennis with Alison Fremont.
09:34You know the number.
09:36I can look it up in my book.
09:37Tell her I'm sick.
09:38I can't even talk to her today.
09:43Kelly!
09:45Kelly, get up here!
09:48Did you dump this?
09:51No.
09:51I demand an explanation.
09:54You said that you stopped.
09:56Don't you tell me what I should or should not be doing.
09:59I am a grown woman, and I will not
10:02have my 16-year-old daughter play cop in my own house.
10:05Mom, I think you should call your sponsor.
10:08Well, thanks for the advice, little Miss A.A.
10:11I was just trying to help.
10:13Then please just do those three tiny favors for me
10:16so I can rest up and be my gracious, witty self
10:20for all of your friends at the luncheon tomorrow.
10:27How many other mothers volunteer their time like I do?
10:38OK.
10:39See you at school.
10:40Bye.
10:44Honey, don't you have something that's a little nicer to wear?
10:50Mother, this is nice.
10:54You know, Kelly's mom has such a great sense of fashion.
10:58Did I ever tell you that?
11:00No, you didn't.
11:02You know, Kelly's mom has such a great sense of fashion.
11:06Did I ever tell you that she used to be a model?
11:09About 50 times.
11:11Why do you dislike her so much?
11:14Honey, I don't even know her.
11:16But from what you've described, I suspect
11:18we don't have a lot in common.
11:20You are so judgmental.
11:22No, I'm not.
11:23I'm just saying that we're different.
11:26But you're saying that your different is better
11:28than her different, aren't you?
11:30Why are you picking a fight with me?
11:32Look, I am not fighting.
11:34It's just that, you know, you are so clothes-minded.
11:37We moved to a new city, and just because
11:39people don't eat dinner right at 6 o'clock
11:41and because they wear expensive clothes and drive nice cars,
11:44you think there's something wrong with them.
11:46Well, I can't change who I am to suit the neighborhood.
11:50Brenda, let's go.
11:52I'm coming.
11:53Look, Mom, I just wish that...
11:56What?
11:59Nothing. I gotta go. I'm late for school.
12:01Take a muffin!
12:03No!
12:12Yeah, I'm thinking about wearing it back.
12:14I think it's the blonde hair that gets me the most.
12:17I have this incredible urge to just sniff it.
12:20You better not be recording any of this.
12:23Kelly! Kelly Taylor!
12:25What?
12:27How about a pre-show interview for the video yearbook?
12:30Sorry, I just got too much to do.
12:33What about tomorrow morning?
12:35Maybe.
12:37I'll see you in the dressing room.
12:45Wow, look at you.
12:48I used to think that girls who brushed their hair in the middle of class
12:52were immature, insecure, and unhygienic.
12:55Now I realize it is clearly a matter of necessity.
12:58It looks good.
13:00Yeah? Yeah.
13:02Um...
13:04You know, you really got to me yesterday.
13:07So does that mean you want to take me up on my offer?
13:10If it still holds.
13:12Sure. Come on over for dinner.
13:14What about your mom? I mean, it's such an imposition.
13:18Trust me, my mother loves company.
13:20Six o'clock, okay?
13:22And, uh, thanks, Brandon.
13:25I mean, it's a great opportunity to, uh,
13:28be able to write about something outside the realm of my normal experience.
13:32Yeah, it's a real character builder.
13:35See you tonight.
13:40Brenda! Hey, you want a ride?
13:43Uh, I would love one.
13:45So do you care if we hang out at your house today?
13:48Why? It's such a drag compared to yours.
13:52My mom's kind of getting on my nerves.
13:55Kelly, your mom is so cool.
13:57You have nothing to give up.
13:59But you're not her daughter.
14:01Yeah, well, sometimes I wish I was.
14:03It would be great to have a mom that's more like a friend.
14:07Yeah, it has its moments.
14:09And not just any friend.
14:11A friend who loves clothes and buys them for you
14:14because she knows how important they are to you?
14:17Someone you can talk to about guys
14:20and not have to leave out any of the good parts?
14:23Who treats you like an equal.
14:26Kelly, I don't think you know how lucky you really are.
14:30Well, maybe it looks that way.
14:33But sometimes it can be tough.
14:35I mean, I have problems that you don't have to worry about.
14:39Like what?
14:41So many clothes so little time?
14:44Yeah.
14:47So do you think your mom would care if I stay for dinner?
14:51She'll make you clean your plates.
14:53Good.
14:56Something smells like anchovies.
14:59Mom, you know I hate anchovies.
15:02There's just a trace amount in here for flavor.
15:05Did you see me put that in?
15:07No, it's just that I developed this extremely acute sense of smell
15:11after I got my nose corrected.
15:14You've got to be kidding.
15:16I'm going to order out, okay?
15:18You are not.
15:20Brenda, the only reason we ever order out
15:22is because my mother is a walking disaster in the kitchen.
15:25Is the olive oil in the salad dressing first press?
15:28I think it's time for you girls to set the table.
15:31There'll be 6 of us.
15:33Your brother's bringing in guests for dinner.
15:35Who?
15:37Andrea.
15:39Andrea Zuckerman?
15:41Mm-hmm.
15:46Anybody for more?
15:48No, it's wonderful. You're a terrific cook, Ms. Walsh.
15:51Oh, thank you.
15:53You hear that, Brenda?
15:56You know, you should try using fresh oregano in the sauce next time.
16:00It'd be really killer.
16:02Thank you, Kelly. I'll take that into consideration.
16:04Uh, Mom, um, I wanted to ask you something,
16:08and I wanted Brenda to be here
16:10because it kind of affects her, too.
16:12Oh, what's that?
16:14Well, you see, Andrea's writing this first-person account
16:17for the paper about the Mother-Daughter Fashion Show tomorrow,
16:21but her mother has to work, right?
16:24Right, and so Brandon thought
16:27that maybe I could, uh, join you and Brenda tomorrow,
16:30if you don't mind.
16:32Wait a second. Um, what Mother-Daughter Fashion Show?
16:36I haven't had a chance...
16:38You know, the charity thing.
16:41Didn't you tell him?
16:43Not yet.
16:45First I've heard of it.
16:47What about you, Kelly? Are you going with your mother?
16:51Well, my mom's kind of the chairperson of the event.
16:56I see.
16:58Brenda, why didn't you tell us?
17:02I guess I forgot.
17:05Look, it's okay.
17:07It wasn't a great idea for a story anyway.
17:10Oh, no, Andrea, I'd love to have you join us.
17:13In fact, I insist.
17:19I mean, is she somehow embarrassed about me?
17:22Is that what it is?
17:24No, of course not.
17:26She's out of her element here.
17:28She just doesn't quite know how to behave.
17:31She's so enamored of Kelly Taylor's mother.
17:34I just don't know what she expects of me.
17:37Hey, don't take it so personally.
17:39Well, you have to admit, it was pretty personal, Jim.
17:42I mean, Brenda only has one mother.
17:44Would you give her a chance to make it up to you?
17:47Daughter to mother.
17:49Hi.
17:51Hi.
17:53I'll just leave you two alone now.
18:05Can I help?
18:07No, no, everything's done.
18:14Mom.
18:18I'm really sorry.
18:21I didn't think it would be anything that you wanted to do.
18:25Brenda, I don't care about this stupid fashion show.
18:30But what is it about me you suddenly find so embarrassing?
18:34Nothing.
18:36Look, I know I might be a little more down-to-earth
18:38than some of the other mothers in this town,
18:41but trust me, Brenda, that's nothing to be ashamed of.
18:45Or to be so proud of.
18:50Mom.
18:54You may not believe this,
18:57but you were more Beverly Hills than Minneapolis,
19:00and you aren't Beverly Hills.
19:03I mean, if this fashion show was back home,
19:06you would probably be running it.
19:09Hmm.
19:11Maybe you're right.
19:14Maybe I have been overreacting to this place.
19:19So are you coming with me tomorrow?
19:23I mean, there's nothing I'd rather do.
19:27Let's go overreact together, okay?
19:30Okay.
19:40Damn it, Mom, you're like the deadbolt.
19:45Mom!
19:49Mom?
19:52Mom?
19:59Oh, Matt! Matt!
20:01Get out of my face!
20:03Get out of my face!
20:18Mom?
20:20Mom?
20:22Mom.
20:24Mom!
20:26Mom, get up.
20:28Jackie, wake up.
20:30Mom!
20:32Leave me alone. I'm sleeping.
20:46Thanks, baby. I'm really tired.
20:51Hang up everything nice, okay?
20:55All right, Mom.
20:58Just get some rest for tomorrow, okay?
21:02Hello, Nina. It's Kelly.
21:05Fine. No, not fine.
21:08I can't get my mom out of bed.
21:11Yes, I know she broke up with Don,
21:14but the fashion show starts in two hours.
21:17I can't get my mom out of bed.
21:20I can't get my mom out of bed.
21:23I can't get my mom out of bed.
21:26I can't get my mom out of bed.
21:29I love Don.
21:31But the show starts in two hours, and she's a total mess.
21:34I haven't seen her this bad
21:36Since she went in to Timber Hills.
21:39Mom? Mom, get up.
21:42No, please. Just five more minutes.
21:45Just five more minutes.
21:48I can not believe you just sat there
21:51And let her drink yesterday.
21:54It's Nina.
21:56Life is falling apart and I'm supposed to be hosting a fashion show.
22:01I'll call you later.
22:06Come on, hurry up. We're going to be late.
22:08Don't worry. Everything will be fine.
22:10Mom, what are you doing?
22:25I just need a jump start.
22:29You know that Jack would cut off your alimony if you start using again.
22:33So who are you, his lawyer?
22:35No, but you wouldn't want him to find out, would you?
22:38So don't tell him.
22:40Cal, what are you doing to me?
22:42I'm trying my damnedest to be Miss Congeniality by noon and you're threatening me.
22:47It's not a threat. It's just that you promised.
22:50Okay, I'm sorry, all right?
22:53But don't hang me for one bad night.
22:56I deserve a little love and support from my own daughter, don't you think?
23:01Mom, my earrings are over there. Can you get them, please?
23:04Sure, Donna. Get in here first.
23:07You want the gold ones, Donna?
23:12I want it.
23:15I want it.
23:18I want it.
23:21What are we going to do with it?
23:24I think it's mine.
23:28It's mine.
23:30Mom, you look great.
23:33Well, I guess it's about time.
23:35Oh, sweetheart, you look outrageous.
23:38Really?
23:39Oh, yes.
23:41Where did Kelly's mom get these clothes?
23:43I don't think I want to give this back.
23:46She is so amazing, Mom. I can't wait for you to meet her.
23:49If she ever gets here.
23:51But I can't believe they're this late.
23:53I wonder how much this costs.
23:54Not that I'd ever consider buying it.
23:56Why not? You deserve it.
23:58Do you want me to clash with this?
24:00Yeah.
24:07Smart and beautiful.
24:09Just not fair.
24:11Get out of here.
24:12It's just a dress.
24:14No, really, Andrea, you look gorgeous.
24:17Really?
24:19Thanks.
24:26I didn't want to forget that moment.
24:36Now for the piece de resistance.
24:42Wow.
24:45I don't know.
24:47I think I may kill myself with that piece.
24:49Oh, that's okay. I like them.
24:51I think they're very you.
24:53Yeah?
24:55Well, I kind of like them, too.
24:58Boy, there sure are a lot of women around here.
25:01Dad, there's nothing but women around here.
25:05A lot of really beautiful women.
25:08I think we should grab our seats before someone figures out that we're not supposed to be here.
25:18Good idea.
25:32Love it.
25:41I'm looking for Kelly Taylor.
25:43I'm supposed to interview her before the fashion show.
25:46She's not in here.
25:49Hey, where is Jackie anyway?
25:51I cannot believe that we are soul mates.
25:53Kelly, I don't want to hear it.
25:55There you are.
25:56Five minutes.
25:57All right.
25:58Look, I've got to find a bathroom, so you tell everybody I'll be right there.
26:01Mom.
26:03Okay, mother-daughter fashion show.
26:05Charitable cause or just another superficial sleaze fest.
26:10Yes.
26:11No.
26:14Well, which is it?
26:44Excuse me.
26:52Mom, Kelly just got here with her mother and I want to introduce you, okay?
26:59Friend, I've been glad to meet you.
27:01I saw her come in here with Kelly just a few minutes ago.
27:06Sorry I'm late, everybody.
27:08So nice of you to make it.
27:10There she is.
27:11Okay, now here are your numbers.
27:12Please, everybody, stay in order or else I'll be announcing the wrong outfits.
27:16And names, of course.
27:18Come on.
27:19Brenda, maybe I should meet her another time.
27:21Why?
27:22Well, honey, she's terribly busy.
27:24Won't you make an effort, mom?
27:26I really want you guys to be friends.
27:28I know you do, but I...
27:29Come on.
27:32Jackie, hi.
27:33Oh, darling, you look fabulous.
27:35Thanks.
27:36I want to introduce you to my mother.
27:38This is Cindy Walsh.
27:39How do you do?
27:40Hello, Cindy.
27:41Brenda's told me so much about you.
27:44Good luck out there.
27:45You guys both look fabulous.
27:51I guess she's pretty busy.
27:53It's okay.
27:55Okay, now pay attention to your numbers, everybody.
27:57We're about to begin.
28:00It looks like...
28:07Welcome to the 15th Annual West Beverly High Mother-Daughter Fashion Show.
28:20That's a mother.
28:22Kelly's mother.
28:24My name is Jackie Taylor.
28:26The fashions you will be seeing tonight are on generous loan from local merchants.
28:31And, of course, everything is for sale.
28:35But then, what isn't?
28:38With no further elaboration, I give you the mother-daughter fashion plates of West Beverly High.
28:46Stepping into the bright lights of high fashion,
28:49we have Celia and Nadine Krauss wearing clothes and accessories from Sonia's California closet.
29:06Oh, loosen up, ladies.
29:08I'm supposed to be describing this evening wear as dangerous.
29:13I think that was a little bit rude.
29:15Let's see.
29:17I now take you on a fashion safari.
29:21Not right.
29:28Excuse me, that spot is right in my eyes.
29:32I mean, they wouldn't even let us in here to rehearse the lighting without charging us for a full day.
29:37Do you believe that?
29:40She is.
29:42From the office to the opera, these Alex Callas originals merge practicality and palate.
29:50Hello, Lisa and Linda Burns.
30:03Don't we look marvelous?
30:06She is.
30:10Shake it, ladies. Shake it.
30:15I think she must be on something out there.
30:19From the wilds of Minneapolis, welcome Cindy and Brenda Walsh,
30:24who are joined by Angela Zuckerman.
30:28Andrea Zuckerman.
30:30All in evening wear designed by Farley.
30:40Wow, they look great. I don't believe it.
30:55Isn't that the girl who was at our house for dinner last night?
30:59I'm not sure anymore.
31:03Isn't that the girl who was at our house for dinner last night?
31:07I'm not sure anymore.
31:09I don't know if any of you remember, but about 18 years ago, I was the Farley girl.
31:19Now that's back when I was about 20, and that's back when 20 was still considered young.
31:26Of course, now it's positively over the hill.
31:31Donna and Nancy Martin are wearing beachwear from Suzie's Surf Shop.
31:41Now men, it's a funny thing, men have modeling careers well into their fifties.
31:50But then, it's a man's world.
31:55I wonder if any of you movers and shakers out there would care to tell me
32:02exactly why women get so exploited in this town.
32:07I imagine there must be one or two of you who could still stand to be with a woman after 30.
32:15But maybe I'm wrong.
32:18What?
32:27Would you get the damn spot out of my eyes?
32:35Kelly, is she alright?
32:37No.
32:40Here we are from the wilds of Minneapolis.
32:44Welcome Cindy and Brenda Walsh and Andrea Zuckerman.
32:50All in evening wear by Farley.
32:55Mommy said that already.
32:58Hello, Cindy and Brenda and Andrea.
33:04Please, you're not going to let me die out here, are you?
33:13Okay.
33:16Next.
33:20Damn it, Mark.
33:23Kelly!
33:29Kelly, stop!
33:31Kelly, stop!
33:33Brenda, just leave me alone!
33:35Kelly, please!
33:37Kelly!
33:38Tell me what's going on.
33:39Brenda, I tried to tell you, but you wouldn't listen.
33:42When?
33:43It doesn't matter.
33:45You probably wouldn't have believed me anyway.
33:47You think my mom's so amazing.
33:50Can't you see it's just an act?
33:54I'm sorry I didn't know.
33:57You must think I'm so stupid.
34:01No.
34:08You really can't tell.
34:11She does a great job fighting it.
34:15She was supposed to have quit using over a year ago.
34:20But the past week has been pretty bad.
34:24And this.
34:27I can't go back to school on Monday.
34:31Yes, you can.
34:32No, I can't.
34:34Not after she made such a fool of herself up there.
34:38It's going to be all over the place.
34:41Kelly, people forget.
34:43But I don't.
34:45And I can't forgive her either.
34:49Brenda, my mother doesn't love me.
34:52Kelly, that is not true.
34:55What do you know?
34:58You have no idea what it's like to live with an alcoholic.
35:02You probably think that everybody's family is just perfect like yours.
35:06My family is not perfect.
35:09Well, at least they're sober.
35:12And right now, that would be perfect enough for me.
35:19I just don't know what to do.
35:22I mean, I can't go back home and live with her like this.
35:28I know what happens. It only gets worse.
35:48My cousin Carrie is an alcoholic.
35:51She is?
35:53Mm-hmm.
35:54Well, I never told you because, well, frankly, it's not your business,
35:58but I know the time she's been through.
36:02Every day is a struggle.
36:05Same for my mom.
36:08Carrie got treatment.
36:10She told everybody she was getting her appendix out.
36:14My mom said that she was going to the spa.
36:17It's ridiculous to have to make up stories about something like this.
36:21I mean, it's nothing to be ashamed of. It's a disease.
36:24And when you're sick, you get help.
36:26No excuses or apologies are necessary.
36:29I'm sorry, but I am just so tired of it being my problem.
36:34I have enough problems of my own.
36:37Kelly, can I tell you something?
36:40What?
36:42I think you're totally amazing.
36:45I mean, I look at you at school, and I think that you have the most perfect life.
36:49In a million years, I never would have suspected that you had one single problem.
36:55Well, obviously, I do.
36:58I know.
37:01And that's why I think you're the strongest person I've ever met.
37:06I mean, you always look like you're having more fun than anybody.
37:10Really?
37:12Yeah.
37:14Yeah.
37:17Sometimes I am.
37:20And sometimes I know that I'm not.
37:26Can I be honest with you?
37:29Sure.
37:31I never knew you were so pretty.
37:35Thanks.
37:39Is he going to stop playing that?
37:42Jim!
37:45Excuse me.
37:49Isn't there another button there?
37:51I don't know. I can't see one.
37:53It's this one. I think it's stuck.
37:57I need something else to get it.
38:00Jim, I have one very troubled girl down there, and you are not helping the situation.
38:06I know, Mom. We're in cha-cha hell.
38:09There's something wrong with the rhythm section.
38:12There. Problem solved.
38:19If that's my mom, I'm not here, okay?
38:22Kelly, don't you even want to talk to her?
38:25I have nothing more to say.
38:36Hello, Cindy.
38:38Hi.
38:40I wondered if Kelly might be here.
38:43Jackie, hi.
38:45Hi, Brenda. Is Kelly here?
38:48No, Kelly's not here.
38:51No, I think she is. I'd like to see my daughter, please.
38:56Yes, of course, Jackie. Please, come in.
39:00Go find Kelly, Brenda.
39:02Mom.
39:04Brenda, now.
39:17You have a lovely home.
39:22I can only imagine what you must think of me.
39:26I don't even know you.
39:29I generally have a wonderful sense of humor.
39:32I guess it misfired this afternoon.
39:39Hi, Mom.
39:41Hi, sweetheart.
39:43Excuse me.
39:50I'm not coming home.
39:52Kelly, I am sorry.
39:56I don't care. Sorry just is not enough anymore.
40:00What do you want me to do? You want me to get down on my hands and knees and beg your forgiveness?
40:04I'll do anything it takes.
40:06No.
40:08Honey.
40:10You know how much I love you.
40:14How is that possible, Mom?
40:17You don't even love yourself.
40:19I know you're upset.
40:21You have a right to be.
40:24I flipped up.
40:27Is that what you call it when you humiliate yourself in front of the entire school?
40:31It's my humiliation.
40:33Why can't you let it be my problem?
40:35Because you don't have to go to school with those people on Monday, whispering behind my back.
40:40I think you're exaggerating the situation.
40:43Things finished quite smoothly.
40:45You're right, according to you.
40:47But I don't care, because you broke a promise to me and you broke a promise to yourself.
40:52And I'm not going to live with a mother who I can't trust anymore.
40:55What do you want from me?
40:57You want me to take a breathalyzer test when I come home at night?
41:00You want to test my urine for drugs?
41:02I want you to go back to Timber Hills.
41:04It's just like last time. You think you can control it, but you can't.
41:08Kelly, this is not like last time.
41:11No.
41:12Last time I found you lying in a pile of blood and broken glass after you put your fist to the dining room table.
41:18I'm sorry.
41:20Honey, you're just going to have to trust me on this one.
41:23I think things are going to be okay.
41:26Mom, you need help.
41:28You don't even know what okay is anymore.
41:31Don't you realize what you're drinking and cocaine does to me?
41:35I am in high school, Mom.
41:37I need somebody to take care of me, to listen to my problems.
41:41I'm there for you, Kel.
41:43I'm your best friend in the whole world.
41:46I don't need a best friend.
41:48I need a mother.
41:51And I don't care if you're fat.
41:53I don't care if you're old.
41:55I don't care if you're beautiful.
41:58I love you no matter what.
42:00So maybe you should just stop worrying about what you look like and start figuring out who you are.
42:05I can't be everything to everybody.
42:09You don't have to be.
42:11But when you are drinking, Mom, you are nothing to nobody.
42:17You can stay here for dinner.
42:19But I want you home.
42:39Kelly.
42:42How'd it go?
42:44Not so well.
42:50It's okay.
42:53It's okay.
42:58It's okay.
43:19It's okay.
43:25Mom?
43:27I'm home.
43:34Mom?
43:37Mom?
43:40Mom?
43:43Hi, baby.
43:45Mom, what are you doing? Where are you going?
43:48What else? First thing in the morning?
43:55Thank you. Thank you.
43:59No.
44:05If you only knew how much I love you.
44:12And how sorry I am.
44:15I never meant to cause you any pain.
44:19I know.
44:23But you said to me, Kel,
44:27really hit home.
44:31You never talked that way to me before.
44:36It's only because I love you.
44:41I know you do.
44:46I'm not sure I deserve your love.
44:52Someday, I hope
44:57you can be as proud to have me as a mother
45:02as I am to have you as a daughter.
45:15I love you.
45:29Brandon?
45:35Brandon, are you asleep?
45:38Yes.
45:41I feel like such a jerk.
45:46You weren't to wake me up on Sunday morning to give me this news.
45:52I couldn't have waited until, say, after breakfast.
45:59I can't believe I was so blind to Kelly's mom
46:03and to what Kelly must have been going through.
46:07I always thought she had the most perfect life.
46:11Oh, hey, you always gotta be a little suspicious of perfection.
46:15I'm supposed to be her best friend. Why didn't she tell me?
46:19Maybe she tried.
46:22I think she did.
46:26I was just too shallow to pick up on the clues.
46:30Some friend I am.
46:32Hey, come on. Give yourself a break.
46:36How were you supposed to know it's a problem you've never had to deal with before?
46:41I guess.
46:44But the way I treated Mom, I feel like such a fool.
46:49You know, the amazing thing about Mom is that
46:53she's always there to accept your apology.
46:57Kind of like the Rock of Ages, just sitting, waiting, patiently.
47:04Brandon, I'm sure she'd love to hear herself described that way.
47:12Where are you going?
47:14I wouldn't want to keep the Rock waiting.
47:25I'm calling because I just wanted to say thanks.
47:29I think everything's gonna be okay.
47:32Oh, Kelly, that's wonderful.
47:34And I think that Brenda's really lucky to have a mom like you.
47:38Well, thank you. Although I'm afraid she'll never realize it.
47:42It's the law of nature. No girl can appreciate her own mother.
47:46Okay. Bye-bye. Good luck, Kelly.
47:49Bye.
47:53What did Kelly want?
47:55She just wanted me to know how lucky I was to have such a great daughter.
48:02I'm really sorry, Mom.
48:04Brenda, it's all right.
48:06No, it's not.
48:08Not after I kept making you feel like Jackie was so hip and beautiful and fun.
48:13Well, I'm sure she is all those things.
48:16Maybe.
48:18You know what? You're a whole lot more.
48:23I try my best, Brenda. Just like my mother did.
48:27But you know what? She's not perfect either.
48:31Although she'd probably have you believe that she is.
48:38What's this?
48:40I love you. I guess I never really tell you that, do I?
48:44Well, it's always nice to hear.
48:52What's this?
48:55A little something from all of us, Dad.
49:01Bye.
49:18Hi. Hi.
49:21Taking a trip? Sort of.
49:24Listen, is Kelly home?
49:26Go right in. She should be down in a second.
49:29Thanks.
49:39What are you doing here?
49:42Uh, I thought you might want to have this.
49:46It's the tape of the fashion show, you know, with your mom and everything.
49:51Thanks.
49:53I didn't think you'd want it going in the video yearbook.
50:00You're a pretty nice guy.
50:03Wow.
50:11Come on, Kel.
50:15So where are you guys going?
50:17Uh, road trip.
50:22It's a nice day for a drive.
50:25Yeah, it is, isn't it?
50:29Yeah.
50:59Let's go.
51:29Let's go.