For a minute, I thought you'd been possessed by these school spirit creatures from the planet Overzealous.
Not quite yet, but I am thinking about making a run for it before the pods hatch. What do you say Scully?
“Home Movies” · Season 3
In this episode: Joey Potter (3), Pacey Witter (3), Dawson Leery (1), Jen Lindley (1), Mitch Leery (1)
What are you auctioning off?
C2Cheerleader #2
Well, the winner gets to ride in on the Minuteman Mule, at the end of the game.
C1Cheerleader #1
And receive a kiss from the head cheerleader.
Oh, no they don't!
C1Cheerleader #1
Now Jenny...
Jen! OK, it's Jen. You know this whole thing just started as a bad joke, and excuse to get out of biology but you see what it's turned into? I have pranced around this entire school at pep rallies without even knowing what the hell pep is. I have listened to prate and paddle about car washes, dance-athons and dog-sitting until I think I'm going to puke up my homemade spirit cookie.
C1Cheerleader #1
Jenny!
And despite the itch I am getting on my ass from this polyester molest-me skirt, I've done it all with a smile of my face. But you know what ladies? The smile has gone. I'm sorry, but there is no way that I'm going to be sold off like some harem girl to the highest bidder. Everyone has a limit, and I've reached mine. I quit!
Why didn't we just drive?
Because, Potter, on occasion my pop actually likes to use his car.
So I risk my future to cut class so I could stand in line at the post office and then traipse five miles through the wilderness carrying some stupid package?
Oh, God. You know, did you ever stop to think about how much hormonally charged energy you waste on these quick quips and the biting banter? Your life would be considerably more productive if you would just take some more, ah… oh, what is that? More, ah… action! If you took more action.
Oh, what, like voluntary manslaughter?
Well how 'bout sticking out your thumb, huh?
Oh yeah? And what else? Maybe hike up my skirt, pout my lips, strike some sexy pose for some horndog trucker? Stick out your own thumb you sexist toad.
I am not a sexist, I am a pragmatist. OK? You ever seen The Sure Thing? That movie elegantly portrays one of life's simple truths-that a female standing on the side of a road, even one with a perpetual scowl like yourself, has a better chance of flagging down a car than a guy.
Since I'm the only one here with an opposable thumb, I guess it's up to me to use it.
[a car approaches] And here's your chance. [He jumps over some bushes]
[Joey sticks her thumb out as a car approaches. It slows down and comes to a stop, to Joey's surprise]
[leaning into the window] Hi...
PGPrincipal Green
Today is your lucky day Miss Potter, need a ride back to school?
[showing her an old boat] Isn't she beautiful?
Yeah, in a Titanic, post-iceberg sort of way. Where did you get this?
A friend of my brother's, he works down at the marina. He rescued her after the last hurricane. The guy who owned it didn't want her any more, so I convinced him to sell it to me for like, two hundred bucks. When I finish with this boat it is going to be sheer perfection. Look at that.
Pacey, do you know how much money and time it will take to even get this boat to float?
Yeah. Not a minute more or less than as long as it takes me. You watch, Potter, in a couple of months I'll be sailing this baby around the world.
I hate to break it to you Captain Stubing, but you can't sail around the world in a twenty foot boat.
Sure I can.
Where are you going to put the supplies?
Hey, the USS Minnow was no bigger than this, and they found room for all of Mr. Howell's money, all the professor's tools, all of Ginger's clothes...(Joey starts to go up the ladder) And where do you think you're going?
(She smiles and steps down to the ground, then holds up her hand) Permission to come aboard?
(Smiles and holds out his hand) Permission granted. (He takes her hand and helps her up the ladder to the boat)
The night you were born I cried like a baby.
Did you really? I didn't know that.
I think I cried for 24 hours straight. Holding you, so small in my arms, I never knew I could love anything so much, so fast. So utterly. Part of me was terrified. Raising a son is more a matter of faith than most people know.
So's being one.
You're right. I think I realized something today.
What?
That my job as a father, isn't to give you the whole picture, because the truth is, I can't see it myself. My job is to try and help. And every now and then, fit a piece of the puzzle.
You have helped me dad.
I hope so. But your future, your expectations… they belong to you. Don't let anybody stand in the way. Not even me.
You always pushed me to be my own person. To think for myself. I just did what you taught me.
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