PAUL: Hey - that's my seat.
(Close shot of Kevin.)
KEVIN: This isn't assigned seating. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Paul frowning at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Yeah, but I like sitting by the window.
KEVIN: Paul, live a little, huh?
(Paul looks off and sighs, then looks around for a seat.)
(Shot of Kevin as Paul sits next to him. Kevin glances at Paul, then looks forward and smiles.)
OK. So far, so good.
(Shot from the middle of the street of the bus as another bus approaches from the opposite direction, stoppinig next to Kevin's bus.)
(Shot through the window of Kevin smiling and glancing out the window, then forward. He hurriedly turns toward the window again, frowning slightly.)
(Shot from Kevin's perspective of the other bus, which is full of girls. They look at Kevin, then each other and start to giggle.)
(Shot through the window of Kevin turning forward and covering his cheek with his hand.)
Next plan.
(Shot of Kevin looking forward, with the girl's bus in the background.)
I had to get my mind off this stupid thing.
(He turns away from them.)
Cut to
Mr. Cantwell's Class
(Shot of the projector screen showing a diagram of a cross-section of an inactive volcano.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): Krakatoa.
(Shot of Kevin at the table, looking forward and frowning slightly.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): For years a harmless sleeping giant of a volcano...
(Shot of Mr. Cantwell standing next to a slide projector.)
MR. CANTWELL: Rising six thousand feet above the quiet waters of Indonesia.
(He looks down, and reaches toward a tape recoder.)
(Close shot of a reel-to-reel tape recorder as Mr. Cantwell's hand switches it on.)
(Shot of Kevin at the table, looking forward and frowning slightly.)
(Shot of the projector screen showing a diagram of a cross-section of an erupting volcano.)
(Close shot of Mr. Cantwell.)
MR. CANTWELL: Boom! Untold tons of rock and ash disgorged into the atmosphere.
(Shot of Kevin glancing off and frowning slightly.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): Man, the hapless victim of catastrophic change.
Yep! That was me, alright.
(Kevin sighs.)
(Close shot of Mr. Cantwell.)
MR. CANTWELL: Boom!
(Shot of Kevin glancing off and frowning slightly. Mr. Cantwell and the projevtor are int hte background.)
Unless...wait a minute - Gina wouldn't be here for a week.
(Kevin looks up and smiles slightly.)
This thing was bound to clear up in a week.
Cut to
Int. Day - Arnold Kitchen
(Close shot of Kevin looking up and frowning.)
KEVIN: Two days?! (Gestures.)
(Wider shot of Wayne at the refrigerator, and Kevin behind him looking at Norma, who is on a stool putting shelf paper on a shelf.)
NORMA: Well, the Pruitt's had a change of plans, honey.
KEVIN: They're coming in two days?!
(Wayne laughs.)
KEVIN: Mom, they can't do this! (Frowns.)
NORMA: Honey - what's gotten into you? (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking off and frowning.)
NORMA (V/O): I thought you were looking forward to seeing Gina.
(Kevin looks toward Norma off-screen, then Wayne off-screen.)
(Close shot of Wayne at the refrigerator as he looks over his shoulder and smiles.)
WAYNE: Two days? Oh, gee - that's perfect. She'll be here just in time. (Smiles.)
(Close shot of Norma as she puts something on the wall.)
NORMA: In time for what?
(Close shot of Kevin turning toward Norma.)
KEVIN: Never mind. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Wayne closong the refrigerator and smiling at Kevin off-screen.)
WAYNE: Aw, Kev.
(Shot of Kevin as Wayne steps next to him.)
WAYNE: It won't be so bad. After the first few hours, you probably won't even notice all the...(gestures)...pointing and whispering. (Laughs.)
(Kevin bats Wayne's hands away and frowns.)
(Close shot of Norma as she puts something on the wall.)
WAYNE (V/O): Oh, Gina!
(Norma looks at the boys off-screen.)
(Shot of Wayne smiling over his shoulder as he exits toward the living room.)
WAYNE: Oh, Gina! (Exits.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Wayne off-screen.)
Alright - time was against me. But I wasn't gonna be one of Mr. Cantwell's hapless victims.
(Kevin looks forward and frowns.)
If it was man-against-nature, I'd put my bets on me. I was gonna be master of my own...
(Kevin looks down, then glances off.)
Pores.
Cut to
Bathroom
(Shot of Kevin in profile, standing at the sink, looking in the mirror. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" starts. Kevin gets a wash-cloth wet and vigorously rubs his cheek.)
So I scrubbed.
(Shot of Kevin patting his cheek with a pad.)
I buffed.
(Shot of Kevin in profile, as he pulls a towel back and forth across his cheek.)
I polished.
(Closer shot of Kevin frowning as he holds the hose from a hair-dryer toward his cheek.)
I tried everything.
(Shot from behind Kevin as he slowly turns toward the mirror. He frowns and gestures, then leans closer to the mirror and touches his cheek.)
And when it was all over...
(Shot of Kevin frowning and touching his cheek as the music ends.)
I had the most well-groomed pimple on the block.
(He sighs and hangs his head a moment, then looks into the mirror. The camera moves in closer. Sound of an alarm bell and movie-music as his face fades into the face of Michael Landon as "the werewolf". The movie scene of the screaming gymnast repeats.)
Fade to
Mr. Cantwell's Class
(Shot of the slide-screen showing a diagram of the cross-section of the crater left after the eruption of Krakatoa.)
MR. CANTWELL: ...pressure...building up from subterranean depths...
(The slide changes to a painting of an eruption.)
(Shot of Kevin at the table, looking toward the slide-show off-screen and frowning. The camera moves closer and sideways.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): Magmatic eruptions beneath the Earth's fragile surface.
(Kevin touches his cheek.)
By the next day, it was no longer a question of whether this pimple was gonna go away - it was a question of how much bigger it was going to get.
(Shot of the slide-screen showing a painting of a glowing crater.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): Titanic eruptions...
(The slide changes to a photograph of a plume of steam or smoke rising from the ground.)
(Close shot of Mr. Cantwell.)
MR. CANTWELL: Eventually capable of supporting life...
(Shot past Kevin of Paul as Paul rubs his eye and yawns.)
(Shot of the slide-screen showing a plant on a slope of lava.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): The mineral-rich lava...
(The slide changes to show another plant.)
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): giving rise to thick vegetation.
(Close shot of Kevin feeling his cheek.)
Well, no sign of vegetation.
(Close shot of Paul turning toward Kevin off-screen.)
Yet.
(Close shot of Kevin frowning as he touches his cheek.)
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Have you tried steaming your face in lemon water?
(Shot past Paul of Kevin as Kevin drops his hand, then turns toward Paul.)
KEVIN: Huh?
PAUL: No, really!
(Shot past Kevin of Paul looking at him.)
PAUL: Mom says the only way to get rid of facial blemishes is hot towels and steaming lemon water.
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Lemon water? (Gestures.)
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Yeah. It works every time. (Nods.)
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Really?
(Kevin glances off, then back.)
KEVIN: It worked for you?
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Well...
(Paul looks off.)
PAUL: I never really...well...(Shrugs.)
(Paul glances at Kevin.)
PAUL: Had a pimple.
(Paul looks down.)
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Then how would you know anything about getting rid of 'em, huh? (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Paul looking at Kevin off-screen.)
PAUL: Hey, I was just trying to help, OK?
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Paul off-screen.)
KEVIN: Yeah, well it's the stupidest thing I ever heard.
MR. CANTWELL (V/O): Boom!
Cut to
Int. - Bathroom
(Shot of Kevin in profile, in his robe with a towel over his head, bending over the sink as he runs hot water.)
Stupid? Maybe. But I was running out of alternatives.
(Kevin stands up straight and lifts the towel.)
(Shot from in front of Kevin as he holds the towel around his neck, looks into the mirror, and sighs heavily.)
So much for taking advice from a rank amateur.
(Sound of a closing door. Kevin turns toward the sound.)
It was time to enlist the help...of a pro.
Cut to
Bedroom
(Close shot of Wayne.)
WAYNE: Go for it!
(Shot of Kevin looking in the mirror.)
KEVIN: Ya think so? (Frowns.)
(Wider shot of both. Wayne has his arms crossed and leans against the wall next to the mirror.)
WAYNE: That's what I would do. (Nods.)
Think what ya like.
(Wayne leans forward slightly and looks at Kevin's cheek.)
Wayne was a seasoned veteran on this turf.
WAYNE: Squeeze it! (Frowns.)
(Shot of Kevin looking in the mirror and frowning in thought.)
KEVIN: I don't know...
(Shot of both.)
WAYNE: It's the only way to get rid of it. (Frowns.) Unles...
(Wayne circles behind Kevin.)
WAYNE: It makes it about...ten times bigger.
(Close shot of Kevin quickly looking at Wayne off-screen, then back to the mirror.)
(Shot of both.)
WAYNE: But then again...
(Wayne taps Kevin's elbow.)
WAYNE: It could just go away by tomorrow.
(Close shot of Kevin looking in the mirror, touching his cheek.)
WAYNE (V/O): Or...
(Shot of both as Kevin looks at Wayne, who steps away slowly, gesturing. The camera rolls back and pans with Wayne.)
WAYNE: No - the chances of that...(gestures)...happening are really remote.
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Wayne off-screen.)
KEVIN: Or, what?
(Kevin takes a step forward.)
(Shot of Wayne looking at an album cover as Kevin stands next to him.)
WAYNE: Well, it could get infected and go directly to your brain.
(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Wayne off-screen.)
KEVIN: Wayne! (Frowns.)
(Shot of both as Kevin gestures. Wayne puts down the album, then turns toward Kevin and gestures.)
WAYNE: Hey - if you don't want my help, that's fine.
(Wayne pats Kevin on the shoulder.)
WAYNE: I'm sure you're gonna figure it out by yourself.
(Wayne starts to exit.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking off, then frowning heavily at Wayne off-screen.)
KEVIN: Wait.
(Shot from Kevin's perspective of Wayne pausing and turning around, then putting his arm against the doorjamb.)
Cut to
Int. - Bathroom
(Close shot of Wayne's hand slowly opening a drawer containing bottles and tubes.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at the drawer off-screen.)
Wayne's drawer.
(Close shot of Wayne's hand moving some items around.)
The toxic wasteland of the Arnold bathroom.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at the drawer off-screen and frowning.)
(Close shot of Wayne's hand picking up a tube. Sound of a Geiger counter.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at the tube off-screen.)
It made ya wonder if the Atomic Energy Commission knew about this.
(Shot of Wayne holding the tube up and smiling slightly.)
WAYNE: Here it is.
(Wayne points with the tube and frowns.)
WAYNE: Don't ever say I didn't do anything for you.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Wayne off-screen.)
Sure - I was suspicious. But maybe Wayne...
(Close shot of Wayne looking at Kevin off-screen and smiling slightly.)
Finally saw a little of himself in his younger brother.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Wayne off-screen.)
Maybe he'd been down this hellish road himself and understood the seriousness...
(Close shot of Wayne looking at Kevin off-screen and smiling slightly.)
Of the situation.
WAYNE: Give me a buck. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at Wayne off-screen and frowning.)
Or, maybe he needed a buck.
KEVIN: What?!
(Close shot of Wayne looking at Kevin off-screen, smiling slightly, and waving the tube.)
WAYNE: Take it or leave it. (Smiles.)
(Shot past Wayne of Kevin looking at him.)
What could I say?
(Kevin frowns and looks off as he reaches in his pocket.)
These were desperate times.
(Kevin pulls out a bill and frowns. Wayne hold the tube out.)
(Close shot of Wayne holding the tube out, and looking at the dollar off-screen. He leans forward slowly.)
(Shot past Wayne of Kevin as they simultaneously trade items. Wayne exits past the camera as Kevin looks at the tube and steps toward the mirror.)
And the thing did come with an iron-clad guarantee to vanquish even the toughest blemish.
(Shot of Kevin turning toward the mirror, then unscrewing the top of the tube.)
Plus, I had a date with destiny.
(Kevin dabs some stuff on his fingetip, then applies it to his cheek. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" starts.)
Cut to
Fantasy
(Low shot of some flowers in a field as Kevin appears, running toward the camera in slow-motion.)
(Shot of Gina running toward the camera in slow-motion, smiling.)
(Shot of Kevin running toward the camera in slow-motion, smiling.)
Somewhere over the rainbow, where kids...
(Shot of Gina running toward the camera in slow-motion, smiling.)
Don't have to worry about their complexion.
(Shot of Kevin running toward the camera in slow-motion, smiling. He looks up.)
(Wide shot of both as they approach each other in slow-motion. Kevin trips and falls down.)
Cut to
Int. Morning - Kevin's Bedroom
(Shot of Kevin in bed as his alarm clock buzzes. He is startled awake, turns off the alarm, sits upright and frowns.)
At least that was the dream.
(Kevin looks off as he tentatively touches his cheek.)
Cut to
Int. Morning - Bathroom
(Shot of the mirror as Kevin passes the camera and stands at the sink, hoklding a towel and smiling. He turns his head slightly as he looks in the mirror, then starts to dab his cheek.)
OK - no sense in hoping for miracles. At worst, it would be reduced to the size of...
(Very close shot of Kevin. Sound of rumbling as he removes the towel.)
Krakatoa.
(The camera vibrates slightly as thr rumble continues.)
(Shot past Kevin of his reflection in the mirror.)
It was bigger than ever! And it was T-minus twelve hours until Gina Pruitt and I came face to disfigured face.
KEVIN: Hhhh...(Frowns.)
(Kevin reaches for the medicine cabinet door.)
(Shot from inside the medicine cabinet as Kevin opens it, looks over the contents, and removes a box.)
There was only one way to salvage my dignity.
(Shot of Kevin looking at a Curad bandage container.)
My honor.
(Kevin looks at himself in the mirror and smiles.)
My good name.
Cut to
Int. Day - Cafeteria
(Shot past Winnie seated at a table as Kevin approaches carrying his tray, then sits down opposite her. He has a band-aid on his cheek.)
(Closer shot of Kevin as he pauses, then looks at his tray.)
I was gonna have to lie.
(Close shot of Winnie frowning slightly at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: What happened?
(Close shot of Kevin looking up at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Happened? (Frowns.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie looking at him.)
WINNIE: To your face.
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin glancing off, then down, then at Winnie.)
KEVIN: Well, ya wanna know the truth? (Nods.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie as she nods.)
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking down.)
OK - here goes.
(Kevin glances off.)
KEVIN: I...got into a fight.
(He looks at Winnie and nods slowly.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie looking at him.)
WINNIE: What?
(Shot past Winnie of Kevin looking down.)
KEVIN: I...(shrugs)...got into a fight. (Smiles.)
(Shot past Kevin of Winnie looking at him.)
WINNIE: With who? (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin in thought.)
"With who?" With...
(Kevin turns and looks off.)
KEVIN: With...
(Shot from Kevin's perspective as the camera pans across several students, then reverse direction ad settles on a particularly large guy.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Him. (Points.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking over her shoulder.)
(Shot of the guy in the distance.)
(Shot of Winnie turning toward Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: You got in a fight with Tony Barbella? (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin glancing off.)
Heck - if you're gonna break a commandment, you might as well get a little mileage out of it.
(Kevin looks at Winnie.)
KEVIN: Yeah...(Nods.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Why? (Shrugs.)
(Close shot of Kevin glancing off and frowning.)
KEVIN: He was just...(shrugs)...saying some stuff. (Nods.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: What sort of stuff?
(Close shot of Kevin sipping his choclate milk and pausing.)
Woops - get out, before you hang yourself.
(Kevin frowns at Winnie off-screen.)
KEVIN: Look - I'd rather not talk about this, OK?
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: Of course. (Nods.) I understand.
(Winnie looks down.)
(Shot of Kevin looking at Winnie off-screen and smiling, then looking at his food.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking up at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: That must have really hurt...(Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin looking at his food, then at Winnie off-screen and frowning.)
KEVIN: Yeah, well...(Shrugs.)
(Close shot of Winnie looking at Kevin off-screen.)
WINNIE: I mean, getting hit right on that pimple. (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin pausing as he is about to eat a forkful of food, and looking at Winnie off-screen.)
Cut to
Int. Day - School Hallway
(Close shot of Kevin and Tony as Tony lifts him up and shoves him against the lockers.)
Ever have one of those days?
BARBELLA: I hear you're telling people me and you got into a fight! (Frowns.)
KEVIN: What?
BARBELLA: You heard me!
KEVIN: Listen! There must be some kind of mistake. I-I didn't get into a fight with you!
(Kevin looks down.)
BARBELLA: So why'd you say you did? (Frowns.)
(Shot past Tony of Kevin.)
KEVIN: I didn't! Exactly.
(Shot past Kevin of Tony frowning and glancing off, slightly confused. He looks at Kevin and holds his shirt tighter.)
BARBELLA: B-because I can tell you one thing. (Frowns.) If Tony Barbella ever punched you...
(Shot past Tony of Kevin looking at him worriedly.)
TONY: You'd end up with more than a just band-aid on your cheek.
(Tony sets Kevin down.)
(Shot past Kevin of Tony looking at him.)
(Close shot of Kevin as Tony pulls the band-aid of his cheek.)
(Close shot of Tony looking at Kevin off-screen, and chuckling.)
(Close shot of Kevin as Tony sticks the band-aid on Kevin's shirt and exits. Kevin frowns and grabs for the band-aid.)
Alright, this was totally out of hand. I'd almost gotten myself killed by a guy...
(Shot of Kevin leaning against the lockers as Tony walks away in the background.)
Who referred to himself in the third person.
(Close shot of Kevin frowning and sighing.)
And for what? A lousy pimple - a stupid little...
Fade to
Int. Day - Kevin's Bedroom
(Shot of Kevin looking out his window.)
Meaningless zit.
(Kevin turns away from the window, smiling.)
What did it matter...
(Kevin spins a football around on his desk and smiles, looking around the room.)
In the great scheme of things? Life was too short. I had things to do.
(Close shot of Kevin looking down, then up, and smiling.)
Places to go.
(Sound of the doorbell. Kevin looks toward the door off-screen and frowns slightly.)
People to meet.
(Kevin steps forward.)
NORMA (V/O): Come on in!
(Shot of Kevin squatting down beside his chest of drawers with the aquarium on top, and looking around nervously.)
PHIL (V/O): Where's Kevin?
NORMA (V/O): Oh, I'll get him.
(Kevin frowns and stands up, smoothing his shirt.)
Well, the moment of truth had finally come. And I knew exactly what I had to do.
(Kevin deliberately walks toward the door, then hurriedly closes it. He leans against it and glances away nervously.)
Bar the door, and wait for adolescence to run its course.
(Norma knocks on the door. Kevin steps back.)
NORMA (V/O): Kevin?
KEVIN: Uh...(Frowns.) Don't come in!
NORMA (V/O): Honey, Gina Pruitt's here.
(Wider shot as Kevin looks toward the window off-screen.)
OK - it was time to lay out my final options.
(Kevin glances toward the door, then the window off-screen.)
I could hit the road. Start running, keep running, and never look back.
(Norma knocks on the door.)
NORMA (V/O): Kevin...
(Close shot of Kevin turning toward the door off-screen.)
(Wider shot of Kevin looking down and touching his cheek as Norma knocks again.)
Or, I could face reality.
(Kevin walks to the door and reaches for the handle.)
(Shot past Kevin of Norma entering as he opens the door.)
NORMA: Kevin - what is wrong with you? (Frowns.)
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking off.)
KEVIN: Nothing! (Frowns.) I...just don't feel like seeing them right now, is all.
(Kevin glances at Norma, then looks away.)
(Shot of Norma frowning at him off-screen.)
(Close shot of Kevin sighing and looking at Norma off-screen.)
KEVIN: I don't think I'm up to it.
It was my last hope.
(Shot of Norma frowning at him off-screen.)
Unabashed honesty.
(Shot past Norma of Kevin looking at her.)
With just a look, I was able to convey all the emotions I'd been carrying around inside me for three days. I couldn't go out there and humiliate myself.
(Shot of Norma frowning at Kevin off-screen.)
She understood that.
NORMA: Kevin - you're going to get out here. (Points.) Right...this minute! (Frowns.)
(Close shot of Kevin frowning and sighing.)
Then again, maybe not.
(Kevin steps forward.)
(Shot of Kevin and Norma as she puts her hand on his back, and they walk toward the door.)
(Shot from the living room of Kevin and Norma as they approach. Kevin pauses and hangs his head as Norma put her hand on his neck and smiles at the Pruitt's off-screen.)
NORMA: Well, here he is! (Smiles.)
(Shot of Phil, Karen, Gina (with her back to the camera), Claire, Jack and Wayne. Phil, Jack and Wayne look toward Kevin off-screen, smiling.)
(Closer shot of Kevin and Norma. Kevin is looking down as Norma smiles at him and rubs his head.)
Step right up folks. Behold the freak of nature.
(Norma pats Kevin's back and smiles at the group off-screen.)
Not for the faint-hearted.
(Norma and Kevin look at each other. She smiles and ushers Kevin forward. Kevin frowns and takes a few steps forward.)
Then in a flash, all of my insecurities flew away.
(Shot from Kevin's perspective of the group. The camera rolls forward as Gina turns around and smiles.)
I saw beauty. I saw grandeur. I saw...
(The camera zooms in very close on a zit on Gina's forehead.)
It was twice as big as the one on my cheek!
(Close shot of Kevin smiling at her off-screen.)
(Shot past Kevin of and Claire as Gina approaches. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" starts.)
(Close shot of Kevin smiling at her off-screen, and stepping forward.)
Fade to
Fantasy
(Shot of Kevin running through a field in slow motion, smiling, as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" plays.)
(Shot of Gina running through the field in slow motion, smiling.)
Fade to
Reality
(Shot of Kevin and Gina approaching each other and smiling.)
(Shot past Gina of Kevin looking at her.)
KEVIN: Hi! (Smiles.)
(Shot past Kevin of Gina looking at him.)
GINA: Hi! (Smiles.) It's nice to see you again.
(Close shot of Kevin looking at her off-screen. He shrugs, shakes his head slightly, and smiles.)
KEVIN: Yeah, you too.
(Shot of both standing face to face.)
It was purple mountain's majesty.
(Gina touches her forehead, and Kevin touches his cheek.
Two pimples passing in the night.
(They slowly look at each other, then smile.)
Fade to
Int. Evening - The Basement
(Shot of Kevin and Gina sitting on the sofa, illuminated by the TV. Gina is eating popcorn slowly. Dramatic music from the movie "I Was A Teenage Were Wolf" plays.)
(Shot of the TV, showing a woman screaming, then the Wolf Man is shown baring his teeth.)
(Shot of Kevin and Gina as she clutches Kevin's arm. He looks at her as the woman screams again on the TV.)
I guess what I was finding out...
(Kevin turns away and smiles.)
Was that when things change, it doesn't mean the end of the world.
(Shot of the movie on TV as the woman keeps screaming as the were wolf approaches her.)
(High shot of Kevin and Gina on the couch. Kevin looks at Gina periodically and smiles. The camera pulls up and back.)
As a matter of fact, sometimes it could work out for the best.
Fade to
Ext. Night - Arnold House
(Shot of the house. The camera pans up and around to the left.)
The Pruitt's left town a few days later. And so did the pimple. And I began to come to grips with the fact that on the uncertain road through adolescence, there were bound to be a few bumps along the way.
Cut to
Black Screen
(Sound of the woman's scream from "The Wolf Man".)
CLOSING CREDITS
Many thanks to Jeff Kindig for transcribing the last scene for me :-)
Supporting Cast
Gina - Heather Green
Music
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross & The Supremes
? - ? Instrumental
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" - Theme from "The Wizard of Oz"
Episode Titles/Transcripts
Episode Info
Wonder Years Menu
08/20/00 17:50