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Quintuplets.
Pretty Cool, Huh?
In A Word...
That's A Lot Of Babies.
The Grover Family?
Wow.
I'm Jamie Grover,
Part Of The Grover Family.
What A Weird Coincidence.
Ok, So It's Not A Coincidence.
You See, This Is My Story.
And, Yeah,
It's One Of Those
Girl Finds Herself
Even Though She Didn't Know
She Was Lost Stories.
But I Promise You,
It's Not Gonna Be Lame,
And It's Not
Gonna Be Boring. Ok?
Oh, And For The Record,
I'm Not One Of The Quints.
I'm Their Older Sister.
And To Really Understand
My Story,
We Need To Go Back
To Last January,
Before My Brothers
And Sisters Arrived.
Sound Good?
Great.
You Know, We're Gonna
Get Along Just Fine.
Jamie: That's My Dad,
Jim Grover.
And No, He's Not Doing
My Homework.
He's Doing His Own.
Dad's Taking Classes.
A College Degree Leads
To One More Promotion,
At Least In Dad's
Big Plan.
See, Dad Believes You Should
Always Try To Improve Yourself,
Never Rest
On What You've Got.
Unfortunately...
He's A Lousy Student.
Still, A Plan Is A Plan,
And Yes, Dad Always
Has A Plan.
Oh, And That's Mom,
Nancy Grover.
She Publishes
A Little Town Paper,
And, Well, There's No Nice
Way To Say This,
But She's A Tiny Bit
Scatterbrained.
But Still, We're Used To It.
Morning.
Mom AND DAD:
Morning.
Ah, We Meet Again.
Oh, Did You See
The Fridge, By The Way?
Shrine To Me.
Anyway, I Remember This Day.
And You Don't Need To See
What Happened Next
To Understand My Story,
So Let's Just Move On, Ok?
Now, Please. Now.
Fine. Let's Just
Show You Where I Live.
That's More Like It.
This Is My House.
And It Looks Like 90%
Of The Houses Here In Milford.
Oh, And For Those Of You
Who Aren't So Quick,
Milford Is My Home Town.
So Let's Take A Peek At It,
Shall We?
Here We Go.
That's Downtown.
You Got Your Bank,
Grocery Store,
A Couple Of Restaurants,
And The Ice-Cream Parlor.
But The One Thing
That Makes Milford Famous
Is Just A Block
To The East.
Ok, So That's
Not Really There.
Just Making Sure
You're With Me.
Next Stop...
Yep. School.
But Don't Worry.
This Isn't One
Of Those Scary Stories.
See? High School Is Great.
Now Come On Inside
With Me And My Best
Friends Zoe And Brad.
[School Bell Rings]
Come On!
My School Is Pretty Much
The Same As Most Schools.
Every Day Is Like
Going To The Circus.
Oh, There Goes
My Math Teacher.
I'm Telling You,
This Place Is Really Great.
Ok.
I Lied.
Hey, I Can Dream,
Can't I?
Anyway...The Truth Is,
My School's
Like Any Other School.
There Are No Circus Clowns
Or Acrobats Or--
Ooh, Hi, Jessica--
Or No--Ah, Eech--
Fire-Breathers.
Well, Unless You Count
The Gym Teacher, Mr. Brooks,
But That's
A Different Story.
Anyway, The Point Is,
I Have To Show You My School
Because I Have To Show You
Who I Was Back Then. Ok?
Here We Go.
[School Bell Rings]
All: We Want As!
Ha Ha. Not Bad.
One B-Plus
And 2 A-Minuses.
I Hate You.
Maybe You Should Take
My Card, Jamie.
It's All As.
That's Sweet,
But I Don't Believe
You'd Fool Her Parents.
You Know The Name Thing,
Male Versus Female?
Not Gonna Work.
Good Point.
Hey, Mr. Blackmer, Ready
For Art Club Tomorrow?
Indeed. And I Have Been
Supremely Busy
Whipping Up A 4-Course
Italian Meal
To Go With The Slides
I'll Be Showing
Of The Italian Masters'
Paintings.
Say, Why Don't
You Two Join Us?
Ahh. No Can Do.
I Gotta Work On
My Science Fair Project.
Ahh, Young DA Vinci,
Huh?
Look, Everyone Has
Something That They
Love, Right?
And Science
Is Your Thing.
Anyway, Best Of Luck,
Jamie, Brad.
Oh, And, Zoe,
I Will See You
Tomorrow, Huh?
Come Hungry.
Don't Be A Dragola,
Jamie.
Science
Isn't Your Thing!
Come To Art Club!
Like I Have Time, Z.
We Grovers Have Turned
This Into Contest Year.
Contests Are My Thing.
Anyway,
It's Off To The Man
With The Plan.
Let Me Tell You
Something.
This Card--Eech--
Is Not Part
Of The Plan.
See You Later.
Both: See You.
The Plan,
In Case You Were Wondering,
Was For Me, Jamie Grover,
To Attend G.W. Next Fall.
G.W...Also Known
As George Washington
Science Magnet School.
Starting To See
The Picture?
I Felt Pressure
From My Folks,
Pressure From Myself,
Even Pressure
From The Dog.
Ok, We Don't Have A Dog,
But I Think You Get The Point.
The Bottom Line--
I'm An Only Child Who Hates
To Let Her Parents Down,
And That's Exactly
What I Was Doing.
[Sighs]
Oh, Hey, Dad.
Oh, Hey, Honey.
Ah...
Ok, My Beauty,
Here We Go.
Well...Ha.
The Important Thing
Is That You're Trying.
Yeah.
Come Into My Office
A Sec.
Ok.
I Like What You've
Done With The Place.
Yes, Thank You.
I Like To Call
This Style
Everything But
The Kitchen Sink.
Kitchen Sinks
Are In Aisle 12.
Aw, Honey, Once
I Get My Degree,
I'm Gonna Have
A Much Better Office.
Don't Worry.
I'm Gonna Get
Into College.
Yes, I Know.
Yes, You Are.
You're Gonna Be
The First Grover
To Do So.
But, You Know,
You Gotta Start
With These Baby Steps.
90% Of The Kids
Who Go To George
Washington Science
Magnet Go On To College!
It's A Lot More
Than At Your School.
I'm Working On It.
I Know The Plan.
Ok, Ok. I Know
You Know The Plan.
You're Very Smart.
Back In Those Days,
This Was My Life.
Only Child.
Do What The Folks Ask.
At Least Visiting Mom
Was A Whole Different
Experience Than Seeing Dad.
Better Or Worse...
You Be The Judge.
Oh! Oh,
But Mr. Ziff,
You've Just Got
To Meet With Her.
She's Industrious,
Clever, And Very Bright.
Trying To Get You
An Internship.
Oh! Ok!
Well, Please
Think About It.
And Thank You
For The Interview.
You'll Be The Cover Story
Of The Next Milford Weekly.
So I Guess You're
Feeling Better.
I'm Feeling Great.
And I Almost Got You
A Meeting
With Mr. Raymond Ziff,
The Owner Of The Ziff
Chain Of Department Stores
And A Very Prominent Lawyer.
Oh, Yeah, That's What
I'm Gonna Be--
A Lawyer
And A Department Store
Owner.
Don't Sell Yourself Short,
Jamie.
You Can Be Anything.
If My Parents
Had Told Me That,
Who Knows?
I Might Be Running
The New York Times Now
Instead Of The Milford Weekly.
I Know You're Gonna
Get Into Magnet Somehow.
Did You Bring Me The Poem
From Your English Class Yet?
Oh, No, Not That.
Yes. I Want To Publish It.
Right...
Right...
Jamie: Mom Treated
The Milford Weekly
Like One Of Those Family
Christmas Letters
Where Parents Bragged About
Their Kids And Stuff.
Grover's Corner.
The Only Difference Is,
Mom Got People
To Pay For The Ads.
Everyone Loves To Read
Your Stuff, Jamie.
They Know
How Special You Are.
People Ask Me All The Time,
"Is She Gonna Be A Lawyer,
A Doctor,
Or Even A News Anchor?"
Maybe We're Not Doing
Enough To Help You.
We Want To Give You
Every Opportunity
To Succeed, Honey.
College And Beyond--
What A Great
Future You Have
Ahead Of You.
And We Can't Wait
To Watch.
Mm-Hmm!
Aah!
[Sighs] You Can
Quote Me, Brad.
Anyway, I Hope
You're Having Fun
Doing Whatever You're Doing.
I'm Here...Working.
Ha Ha. Bye.
Eech.
Anyway,
Don't Get Me Wrong.
I Know This Is
Kind Of Weird,
But I Loved My Parents.
And They Really Wanted
What Was Best For Me,
And That's Great, Ok?
Now, I Already Told You
That I Was Lost
But I Didn't Know It.
I Did Know Something
Was Wrong, Though,
But I Thought Maybe It Was
Just My Science Fair Project.
[Tap On Door]
Hey, Kiddo.
Hey, Dad.
So How's It Goin'?
Pretty Good.
Pretty Good.
Need Any Help?
Uh, No.
That's Ok.
All Right.
That's Probably
For The Best.
The Truth Is,
I Really Wouldn't
Be Much Help
With This Science
Stuff. Woof.
You Know, I Was
Only Good At One
Thing In High School.
What Was That?
Photography.
No, Wait. How Come
When You Take Those
Pictures Of Me And Mom,
We're Usually, Like,
Way Out Of Focus?
Because
I Had To Give It Up
A Long Time Ago.
You Know, Art
And Music, Photography
Just Weren't
Both: Part Of The Plan.
[Growls]
Well, I Think
It Looks Like
A Winner.
I Think It's Gonna
Be The First Of Many,
Many Blue Ribbons.
Right?
Yeah. Well,
We'll Know Friday Night.
Yeah, We Will.
You'll Make Us Proud,
Honey.
You Always Do.
All Right, Honey.
Call Me If You Need
Anything Else.
Okey-Dokey.
Who Were We Kidding?
Me Win The Blue Ribbon?
Although I Gotta Say,
I Was Pretty Proud
Of My Project.
Man, OVER P.A.:
And The Winner Is...Jamie Grover
For Revolutionizing Modern
Physics In Her Free Time!
Oh, Get Real.
P.A.: And The Winner Is...
Bradley Brown For His
Electromagnetic Power Project.
Great Job, You Stupid
Genius, You.
Hey, I Think Jamie's
Project's Great, Too.
I Could Have Never Gotten
That To Work.
Hey, Everybody!
Hey, Honey.
I'm Very Proud Of You.
Hi, Zoe.
Bradley,
Congratulations Again.
I'm Sure Your Parents
Will Be Very Proud.
Relieved, Really.
But It's Something.
Well, We'll See You
At Home.
Oh, And I Found
A Great Essay Contest
For You To Enter.
I'll Tell Ya
All About It.
Good Job.
All Right,
See You Guys.
Bye.
Bye-Bye.
And The Plan
Continues.
You Know,
Sometimes
My Parents--
Your Parents
Love You.
I Know That.
But I Wish I Could
Just Have A Few Days
Where I Wasn't
The Center
Of Their Lives.
I Can't Give Them
What They Want.
I Want To,
But I Just Can't.
Here's Another Little
Rule Of Thumb For You.
Be Careful
What You Wish For.
What Are We
Gonna Tell Jamie?
What Will You
Tell Me About What?
We Were, Um...
What I Meant Was, Um...
Your Father Has
Something To Say.
Honey...
So, Jamie, Your Mom...
Is, Um, Pregnant.
That's Great, Mom!
Yeah.
That Wasn't So Hard.
No, I Guess,
But I Don't Understand
How This Could Happen.
Well, Mom,
As I Remember,
You Said
That When 2 People
Fall So Madly In Love
With Each Other That--
No, That's Not
What I Meant.
Jamie...
I'm...
Really--
Really, Really,
Really, Really...
Really Pregnant.
Uh-Oh
Oh, Here We Go Now
Now, I Can Try To
Build This Into
A Big Moment Of Surprise,
But You Already Know
What's Going On.
Anyone Remember?
Right, Mom's
Having Quintuplets.
You're Very Good.
Jim: Hey, Let's
Clean This Place Out.
The Clock Is Tickin',
And We Can't Stop
Can't Stop
Open A Soda Pop
And Bop-Shi-Bop-Shi-Bop
The Clock Is Tickin',
And We Can't Stop
We Have A Plan
We Have A Definite Plan
To Level The Vibes
To Level
The Vibes Again
Oh, Yeah, Oh, Yeah
Way Overdue
For A Superlative Slam
Yeah, Yeah
A Wicked Time
To The End, So--
Open A Soda Pop,
Watch It Fizz And Pop
The Clock Is Tickin',
And We Can't Stop
Can't Stop
Open A Soda Pop
And Bop-Shi-Bop-Shi-Bop
The Clock Is Tickin'...
The Moment I Heard
Mom Was Pregnant,
I Knew My Life
Was Gonna Change--
No More Only Child
And No More
Nonstop Attention.
My Greatest Wish
Had Been Granted
In The Most Unexpected Way.
Those Kids
Were Gonna Save Me.
Ok, Sure,
So It Takes
Months And Months
For Babies To Arrive,
And During That Time,
Nothing Really Changed.
Well, Except
For Mom's Belly.
Brad Was Still A Genius,
Zoe Was Completely Happy,
And The School,
Unfortunately,
Kept Giving Out
Report Cards.
But I Knew, I Really Knew
That Things Would Be
Different Soon.
You Knew It Too,
Didn't You?
Good.
Ooh! Ooh!
Oh, Ooh.
[Lamaze Breathing]
Ooh. Ooh!
Hey, Mom,
I Got My Report--
Shh! Contraction!
Hey, Dad,
I Got Another Report--
Yeah. Here.
Hold This.
Babies Coming.
Ok, Ok, Honey.
Breathe. Breathe.
Oh, This Is So Exciting.
Ok, Honey,
You Know What?
I Got--
I Got Your Clothes,
And Some Other Clothes
Just In Case,
And Then I Got
That Videotape
And All The Magazines
You Wanted.
Oh, Honey,
You're So Beautiful.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
Shoes!
I Got To Get Shoes!
Ok. No, No,
Get The Right Shoes.
Get The Right Shoes.
Of Course,
Get The Right Shoes.
To The Car?
Mm-Hmm.
It Doesn't Matter.
Nancy: Ok.
Jamie: Ok.
Ok. I Got You.
Come On,
Come On.
Ok.
Was He This Crazy
When I Was Born?
No, He Was Calm
As A Cucumber,
Although He Did
Forget My Shoes.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
Gotta Get Shoes!
Shoes! Get The Shoes!
Whoa!
Honey, You Better
Go Check On Him.
Aah! And Hurry.
Ok. Ok.
Dad!
Dad! Dad,
Where Are You?
Shoes! Shoes!
Got The Shoes!
Got The Shoes.
We're Fine.
We're Gonna Be Fine.
Gonna Be Fine.
Got The Shoes.
Come On. Come On.
[Car Engine Starts]
[Tires Screech]
Dad! Wait!
Don't Forget
About Me! Dad!
Dad! Dad!
[Brakes Squeal]
Honey, I'm So Sorry.
Thanks, Dad.
Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
[Tires Squeal]
It's A Boy!
Adam!
Yes!
It's A Boy!
Becky!
It's A Girl!
It's A Girl!
Charlie!
This One's Name
Is Charlie.
Thanks.
Debbie.
To Debbie!
To Debbie!
To Debbie!
To Debbie!
Eddie.
Eddie!
Eddie!
Eddie!
Wow.
Eddie?
You're Gonna Need This.
Thanks.
I Think You're Gonna
Need These More.
Thanks.
Oh, This Is So Amazing.
No, It's More
Than Amazing.
It's, Um, Uh...
I Don't Know,
It's, Um...
It's Quints.
Yeah...
It's Quints.
My Brothers And Sisters
Were The First Ever
Quintuplets In Our State.
They Were Famous.
When We Got Home, There Was
A Crowd Waiting For Us.
Well, Waiting For Them,
But It Was Still
Kinda Cool.
Let's Go Up And See
If We Can Get A Word
With The Parents.
There They Are,
The Grovers.
Oh, Hi.
Excuse Me,
Mrs. Grover?
Nancy, Jim!
Nancy,
Can We Get A Shot?
Me And My Family Started
Our New Life Together.
Yeah, New Life.
'Cause Let Me
Tell You Something,
When You Have 5 Babies
To Take Care Of,
Reality Sets In Fast.
[Music Box Plays
Rock-A-Bye Baby]
[Cooing]
Jamie: Hey, Not Bad.
Totally Bogus,
But Not Bad.
[Babies Crying]
Welcome Home.
Ha! And This Is The New Life
I've Been Waiting For?
Say It With Me This Time.
Ha!
Nancy: Ok.
Ok, Next, Please.
Names. Use Names.
Next Please, Jamie.
No, Baby Names.
Oh, Baby Names:
Adam, Becky, Charlie,
Debbie, Eddie.
No, Dad, One At A Time.
Please, Just
Give Me A Baby.
Ok, Now Listen,
According To This,
They're Either Hungry Or Wet
Or Tired Or In Pain.
We Simply Just Have
To Check Off Which One.
Not Enough Time.
Shhhhh.
Make Them Stop!
They Need Changing.
I Don't Care.
Just Make Them Stop,
Please.
We Need More Diapers.
No, Honey,
That's Not Possible.
According To The Baby Plan,
We Have 3 Dozen Left.
That Was A Few
Hours Ago, Honey.
No, But We Have
3 Dozen Left.
Dad! Past Tense.
We Had 3 Dozen.
But I--
Just Go
To The Store!
Go To The Store.
I'll Go. I'll Go.
You Don't Drive.
I Don't Care.
I'll Run, Then.
No, No, No,
That Doesn't
Make Any Sense.
No, No, No, Honey,
I'll Go To The Store.
Why? Because I Drive.
You Don't Drive.
You Stay Here.
I'm Gonna Get Diapers.
Dad, Dad, Earplugs,
Please.
Yes, Yes, Of Course.
And Honey,
While You're Out?
Get Us Help.
Right, Help.
[Whispering]
Enjoy THE SILENCE.
It MIGHT NEVER
COME AGAIN.
2 A.M.?
2 A.M.?
[Baby Whimpers]
No, NO, NO.
[Baby Quiets]
Good NIGHT.
Yup, I've Got
To Admit It.
You Couldn't Help
But Love Them,
But Remember,
This Is My Story,
Not Theirs,
And Here On The First Day
Of My New Life,
The Only Thing I Really
Felt Was Exhaustion,
So I Went To Bed
And Slept For Hours.
[Baby Crying]
Ok, Less Than An Hour.
Man, Those Little Lungs
Sure Worked Well,
And I've Got To Tell You,
At First, School Didn't Seem
Any Different, Either.
I Wasn't Loving
My New Life At All.
So, Do You
Feel Different?
I Feel Like
Drinking Coffee.
Ok, Fine, But After
The Baby Nurse Starts Today,
Why Is Your Life
Gonna Be So Much Better?
I Don't Know.
Well, Maybe Without
My Parents Watching
My Every Move,
I Can Get Into Magnet--
You Know,
Work My Own Way In.
That's It?!
Don't Get Me Wrong,
I Want You To Join Me
At G.W.,
But That's What You
Really Want To Do
With Your New Freedom?
Yeah. Isn't It?
Yo, Mr. B!
What Should Jamie Do
Now That She Has
5 Brothers And Sisters?
Uh, Learn To Make
Pancakes?
No, No, I Mean
In Her Life,
You Know, Here, School.
Oh, Well That's Easy.
Join Art Club.
Why?
Well, Sometimes
I Work Hypothetically,
And I Think,
Hypothetically,
That You Might Like
Art Club.
Sometimes I Work
Alphabetically,
And Art Starts
With An "A."
But I'm Not Good
In Your Class,
So Why Join Art Club?
My Heart
Just Isn't Into Art,
You Said So Yourself.
Where Is Your Heart,
Jamie?
Ah, Well, When You Can
Answer That Question,
Then You'll Know
Exactly What To Do,
But In The Meantime,
Art Club Could Be Fun,
And The Best Thing Is
No Grades.
That Is The Best Thing.
Plus I Hear The Guy
Who Runs It Is Pretty Cool.
Hey. Here.
Later At Home,
I Saw Changes.
The Pressure
Was Finally Off Me.
So What Do You Think,
Jim, Lawyer
Or Computer Programmer?
Both.
Oh, Wow. Any Careers
Left For Me?
Oh, Sweetie,
You Shouldn't Worry
About It.
Your New Brothers
And Sisters
Are Gonna Take Care
Of Everything.
Forget About School,
Jamie.
Your Only Job Now
Is To Have Fun.
Are You Buying This?
Anyone?
If You Did,
You Have To Stay Late
And Clean The Blackboard.
Still, A Few Moments
After Getting Home,
Something Pointed Me
On My Path
Towards My Real Problem,
Though It Sure Didn't
Seem That Way At First.
[Babies Crying]
It's Ok. Shh. Shh.
Shh. Shh.
Hey, Mom.
Oh, I Am So Happy
You're Here.
Uh, Zoe, Have You Ever
Changed A Baby's Diaper?
Uh, Do Dolls Count?
Ok, Maybe We Ought
To Start You With A Girl.
Boys Tend To Pee On You.
Eww.
[Door Opens]
Oh, Oh, I Hope
That's The Baby Nurse.
If I Don't
Get Some Sleep Soon,
I--I--I Don't Know
What I'll Do.
Well, Won't It Be
Kinda Weird,
You Know, Having Somebody
In The House All The Time?
Trust Me, Honey.
We Won't Even Notice
She's Here.
I Come To You
From Overseas
Babies, Babies,
And We'll Be Friends--
Oh, You Look Terrible.
You Must Be The Mother.
Well, Then, Have A Rest.
There You Go. Sit Down.
Go On. Have A Seat.
There, I'll
Take Control Now.
I'm Gonna Take Care
Of Everything For You.
Don't You Worry, Now.
Now, I See 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, And 7.
Who Might You Be?
I'm Jamie,
And That's Zoe.
Well It's A Pleasure.
I'm Fiona,
And This Is My Room,
So Farewell.
Only The Immediate Family
Is Allowed Around Here.
Whatever.
But I'm
Their Older Sister.
Oh, My Apologies,
Older Sister.
You, We'll
Be Seeing You.
There We Go.
Bye, Grovers.
Good Day!
Good Day.
Whoo, 5 Babies.
We Have Our Work.
Join Me, Number 6.
My Name Is Jamie.
Good. You'll Be
Helping Me.
Chop-Chop.
Over There.
Soon I Could
Change A Diaper
In 7 Seconds Flat.
That Probably Wouldn't
Get Me Into Magnet,
But It Was
Kind Of Impressive.
Fiona Was Impressive, Too.
I Knew Right Away That Dad
Would Love Fiona's Methods.
Yup, Fiona Had A Plan, Too.
Number 1
Has Done Number 2...
At 3 P.M.
Oh! 1, 2, 3.
That's So Amusing.
Heh. I'm Laughing,
Really.
Ok, So Adam's
Done Number 2.
I'll Mark Down Number 2.
I'll List It.
These Quints.
Like Clockwork,
They Shall Pee And Poop
And Eat And Sleep.
But You Can't
Control Them.
They're Babies.
Ah, But I Am Fiona.
After This Day,
I Didn't Want
To Hurry Home To Help Fiona,
So I Found Ways
To Stay Later At School.
That's The First Odd Way
Fiona Helped Me.
Sure, I Was Petrified
My Folks Would Ask
What I Was Up To,
But I Took The Chance.
I Joined Art Club.
And, Heck,
I Could Always Rely
On The Classic Excuse,
The Baby Nurse
Made Me Do It.
Come On, Grab A Paintbrush,
Clay, Anything.
I'm Only Here
'Cause You're Here, Z.
I Don't Know What To Do.
The Motto Of Art Club
Is This:
When You
Don't Know What To Do,
Do Something You
Don't Know How To Do.
Wait, Translation,
Please?
Have You Ever
Closed Your Eyes
And Imagined?
Imagined What?
Exactly.
So Close Those Eyes
And Then Draw
What You See.
Try It. It Won't Hurt.
So I Started Drawing.
It Wasn't Getting Me
Into Science Magnet, I Know,
But It Was Better
Than Being Home.
Home Was Just Weird.
Now, Number 3
Wakes Every 2 Hours,
And Number 5 Eats
Every 4.2 Hours.
Here's Another
Life Lesson For You.
Mary Poppins Is A Myth.
Uh-Huh.
They Must Be
5 Must Be As One.
As One.
Uh...
Oh!
You, The Mother,
You Confuse Them.
Now, Schedule Is The Key,
As Mr. Grover
Fully Appreciates.
[Baby Passes Gas]
Oh! Like Clockwork--
Unfortunately,
Broken Clockwork,
But Fear Not.
I Am Fiona.
Yeah, Home Was A Mess--
Babies Everywhere,
Money Problems,
Exhaustion--
And I'm Not Proud Of This,
But I Used
The Family Troubles
To My Advantage.
Oh, No, No, No.
We Have To Send
6 Kids To College,
We Can't Afford
Coffee Anymore.
We Can't Afford
Not To Drink Coffee.
Honey,
Do You Realize
That Just Paying
For Diapers Alone
Is Gonna Empty
Our Bank Account?
Honey, We Can't
Afford To Pay Fiona
By Ourselves.
I Can't Work Doubles
Forever.
And I Never See You,
And You Never Get
To See The Kids.
I Know.
Quints Just Weren't
Part Of The Plan,
You Know?
Good Morning!
So, School's Going Great,
Math Seems A Little Easier,
And I'm In Art Club.
What's That, Hon?
Uh, That's Good.
Yup, I Chose
My Moment Carefully,
But Can You Blame Me?
I Didn't Think My Parents
Would Approve Of Art Club.
It Wasn't Part Of The Plan,
You Know?
I Was Protecting My Freedom.
I Loved That Freedom.
How Much?
I'll Show You At Dinner.
Ooh Ooh Ooh
Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ooh Ooh Ooh...
Yup, Things Had Changed.
I Was No Longer
The Center Of Attention,
And I Was Actually
Doing Well In School.
Sure, It Was Only Art Class,
But I Figured
All My Other Grades
Would Come Up, Too.
Fiona:
Doodley Doodley
Doodley Doodley Doo
After All,
George Washington
Science Magnet
Was Still My Goal,
Even Though
I Really Did Like Art.
You Look Like
A One-Woman Band, Fiona.
Sarcasm, Number 6.
I Do Not Care For Such.
Jamie.
My Name Is
Jamie.
Here You Go, Adam.
A Little Art
To Cheer You Up.
Aah! Ooh! Ooh!
Ooh, Oh, It's Nothing.
It's Just A Wee Cramp.
[Baby Cries]
They Don't Like
To Be Still, Do They?
Here You Go, Becky.
I Got You.
Oh, Now Keep On Schedule.
I Want Them
To Pee And Poop And Burp
When I Want Them To.
What, Are You Gonna
Dress Them Alike, Too?
Make Them Take
The Same Classes
And Go To Magnet School
Together?
Well, Don't You Want
The Best For Them?
I Do, But How Do You Know
What's Best For Them?
And That Was The Second Way
Fiona Helped Me.
She Made Me Think.
Because The Truth Was,
My Life Hadn't Changed
As Much As I'd Hoped.
How Did I Know?
Well, Because Some Things
Hadn't Changed At All.
Hey, Dad?
Hmm?
Wouldn't You Rather Be
Playing With The Kids
Than Doing That?
Honey, The Plan,
The Plan.
Don't Forget The Plan.
It's More Important Now
That I Stick To It
Than Ever,
And So Should You.
[Babies Crying]
Fiona: Shut Up,
Babies, Shut Up.
Oh, Number 1 Sleeps.
Number 2 Cries.
Number 3 Does Number 1.
I Don't Even Know
Where 4 And 5 Might Be.
Fiona,
What's The Problem?
5 Problems...
And Only One Fiona.
Wait, Fiona!
Please, Don't Leave.
Oh, I Must. I Must.
I Hear Baby Screams
In My Ears At All Hours.
I'm Living A Nightmare.
I Gave It All I Could.
I Really Did,
I'm Telling You.
I'll Take No Money,
But I'll Take My Leave.
And That's It.
That'll Be It.
Fiona, Wait!
Oh, Oh!
What Is It? Oh!
Oh, I Knew There Was
Another One About Somewhere.
I Didn't Know Where,
But I Knew It Was Safe.
Oh, I Knew
It Was Number 4.
Her Name Is Debbie.
Debbie, Number 4,
Number 4, Oh.
Number 4, All The Best
To You, Sweet Child,
And For You Grovers,
Godspeed.
You Know I Tried.
I Really Did Try.
I Gave It Me All,
But Me All Wasn't
Good Enough.
Ok, This Is
Just A Roadblock.
I Know Things Look Grim,
But We Are Not
Gonna Panic.
[Baby Cries Louder]
I Will. We Will.
I Can't Handle Them
On My Own.
There's Gotta Be
Some Kind Of Clear
Alternative.
Sitters.
We'll Get Sitters.
We Can't Afford Sitters.
Ok, Oh, Wait! Wait, Wait.
I'll Set Up Volunteers.
Oh, That's A Great Idea.
I'll Circulate Fliers
In The Neighborhood And--
Oh, No, No.
That Will Never Work.
I Could Take Care
Of The Kids.
We Got To Get A Plan.
We Got To Get A New Plan.
Oh, When Are You
Gonna Have Time
To Come Up
With A Plan, Jim?
I Will Take Care
Of The Kids.
Nancy: You Will, Jamie?
How?
[Baby Starts Crying]
Ok, I Lied.
I Can't Do It.
Nancy: And You
Shouldn't Have To.
We'll Take Care Of This.
Sitters. It's Simple.
Honey, We Can
Barely Afford
The Diapers.
Come On.
Just Hold On A Second.
Let Me Just--Let Me
Just Think About This
A Second.
Now, If I Work 70 Hours
Of Overtime A Week--
No, I-I'll Give Up
My Allowance.
Oh, No, Jamie,
Don't Let This Affect You.
No, But They're
My Family, Too.
I'll Just Give Up
My Allowance To The--
To The Diaper Fund.
I've Got To Go Back Up
To The Babies.
Ok, Here You Go.
There You Go, Honey.
[Doorbell Rings]
I Got To Go To Work.
Coming, Coming.
Can I Help--
Hello, Little Lady.
You...
That's The Most
Beautiful Thing
I've Ever Seen.
Did Somebody Make A Wish
To The Diaper Genie?
The Answer To Your
Problems Has Arrived.
Jim, Jamie,
I Am Albert Lensley.
I'm Sorry,
Do We Know You?
No, But I Know
All About You
And Your Beautiful,
Blossoming Family.
And I Am Here
To Make Your Life
A Whole Lot Easier.
Uh, What Exactly
Is It That You Do,
Mr., Uh, Lensley?
Oh, Please,
Call Me Albert,
And In A Nutshell,
What I Do Is I Get You
Money And Free Gifts.
Like These--Like These
Cutie Pants Diapers.
Why Would Anybody
Give Us Money
Or Anything
For That Matter?
Quints, Jim, Quints.
Oh, I'm Sorry.
Come In. Come In.
Come In.
Maybe Meet Them,
Say Hi.
At This Point
We Didn't Know Much
About Dear Old Al,
But At Least My Siblings
Took To Him Right Away.
Yeah. Ye--
[Splashing]
Oh!
Oh, I Am So Sorry.
No Need To Be.
No, No.
What An Adorable--
Jamie: You Want To Know
The Truth?
I Really Don't Think
That Was An Accident.
So Why Are
The Quints Marketable?
Babies Are Cute.
You're An Average Family
With The First Quints
In The State,
The Quints Are Famous.
It's An Ideal Situation.
Really? This Is Ideal.
Oh, Absolutely.
Of Course,
It Would Be Better
If They Were Identical.
Ah, Well, Unimportant.
You Work With What You Got,
And You've Got Quints.
Thanks To Albert,
We Signed A Contract
With Cutie Pants Diapers.
That Plus Dad's Salary
Paid For The Sitters.
But Remember,
This Is My Story,
And Albert, Like Fiona,
Helped Me Out
In Unexpected Ways.
Jamie, Can I Talk To You
For A Second?
Sure.
You Know, For Us
To Really Sell Your
Brothers And Sisters,
We Need To Focus
Exclusively On The Quints.
Now, If You're
Gonna Feel Left Out,
I Need For You To Tell Me,
Because I Want
The Whole Family Happy,
After All.
Actually,
That Sounds Pretty Good.
That's The Spirit.
You Know, This Could
Be Good For You.
I Mean, You'll Have
More Time To Do The Things
You Like,
While We All Work Hard
Here At Home.
Ok? Good.
Hmm.
So How Did Albert Help Me?
Anyone? Yup.
Albert Made Me Think
About Who I Really Was.
Spooky.
That's Exactly
What Your House
Looks Like These Days.
What A Mess!
You Know What, Z?
I Really Like This.
Isn't That Weird?
No, It's Fun,
And You're Good At It.
Really?
Thanks.
Oh, I See.
It's Not Enough When
I Tell You You're Good.
No, You Have To Hear It
From Your Friends.
You're A Teacher.
You Have To Be Nice.
No, No.
I'm A Teacher.
I Don't Have To Be
Anything.
The Truth Is, My Friend,
That You Have Talent.
Ok, So I Have Talent,
And I Like Art,
But Now What?
I Mean,
This Is All New To Me.
Well, Ain't It Great?
This Is What
You Were Hoping For
When The Quints Came.
It Was?
Wait, That Doesn't Mean
I Have To Give Up
On The Plan, Does It?
No, No, A Lack Of Effort
Is Never Rewarded.
[School Bell Rings]
Well, Maybe
You Need A New Plan.
Whoa! That Was
A Heck Of A Thought, Huh?
A New Plan?
No More
G.W. Science Magnet?
I Didn't Even
Want To Think About It,
And Luckily Mr. Blackmer
Changed The Subject.
Now, I've Got An Idea
That Must Be Taken
Seriously--
Absolutely Must.
No Questions Asked.
Wait, That's Not Fair.
I'm A Teacher.
I Don't Have To Be
Anything,
Including Fair.
Come On.
Come On. Over Here.
All Right.
Sit Down.
Ok.
Draw People.
People--
Me, Zoe, You.
Why?
Jamie,
You're An Observer.
You See Things
Your Own Way.
Well, I Want To See
What You See
When You, Uh,
Say When You Look At Me.
I Want To See
What You See When You
Look In The Mirror.
Or At Me.
I'd Be
A Great Model.
I Don't Think I Can Do It.
All Right.
Portraits In One Lesson.
Observe Details.
Capture Them.
See The Essence
Of The Subject.
Capture It.
View The Soul.
Capture It. Done.
Oh, And, Uh, Jamie?
I Know You Can Do It.
How? How Do You Know?
I'm A Teacher.
I Don't
Have To Tell You.
But Guess Who Really
Got Me Going?
Guess Who Made Art
So Much Fun For Me
That I Wanted
To Draw Nonstop?
Yup, Guess Who Really
Turned My Life Around?
Oh, Come On. Think.
Got It?
Whew. I Was Worried
About You There
For A Second.
Come On, Adam.
Smile For Me.
Be Like
Your Brother Eddie.
As If All That
Wasn't Enough,
Our Little Babies
Were Becoming Celebrities,
Thanks To Albert.
And This Is
Their Bedroom.
This Is Where
Our 5 Adorable Children
Eat, Play, And Sleep.
Now You Can Truly Say
You've Been Behind The Scenes
With The Grover Quints.
Uh, Can We Get
A Shot Of You
With The Quints,
Mrs. Grover?
Oh, I Am So Sorry.
I Forgot That Part.
That's Ok, Nancy.
We'll Recover.
Oh, Great. Our Audience
Loves Those Kids.
Aw.
Sure They Love Them.
They Are
Pretty Darn Cute,
You Have To Admit.
Hey, Just
Look At Them Here.
Yup, They Were
Getting Around.
Too Much?
Well, Let's Check In
With Mom And Albert,
Also Known As
Team Quints.
All Right.
We Strike Now
While The Iron Is Hot.
Overexposure
Is Not A Problem.
Ok, But I Don't Want
To Tire 'Em Out.
Oh, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Days They Can't Go,
They Can't Go,
But You're Losing Money.
I Mean, The Quints
Are Only A Marketing Tool
For A Year, If That.
A Year?
It Must Be Longer.
Well, Maybe.
I Mean, If We Can Keep
The Quints In The News,
Not Just Commercials.
You Know,
Refresh The Story--
Only Quints In The State,
Blah, Blah, Blah--
Then Maybe We Can Squeeze
Another Year Out Of Them.
Um, College Funds
Would Be Nice.
Oh, Yeah. Sure, Jimbo.
Anything You Say.
Remember, I Only Do Well
If You Do Well,
But I Am Telling You,
Everything Must Be
About The Quints,
Everything!
We Must Focus, Focus,
Focus, Focus, Focus.
Jamie: Albert Thought It Was
Cute To Say Things 5 Times.
Anyway, The Point Is
They Did Focus...
Though The Photographers
Didn't Always.
Mom Put Out A Quints
Commemorative Milford Weekly.
I Hated The Way My Siblings
Were Always Referred To
As "The Quints",
But I Guess I Was Alone.
The Issue Sold Out 2 Printings
With No Pictures Of Me
And None Of My Lame Poetry.
Coincidence? I Think Not.
And They Treat 'Em
Like A Unit.
It's Quints This
And Quints That.
I Mean, They're
5 Different Kids.
And This Is All
Albert's Fault,
Right?
Well, Maybe, But My Mom's
Going Along With It,
No Problem,
And My Dad's
Never Around.
Look, Jamie, I Don't
Know Your Dad, But...
Well, I Don't Know
Your Mom, Either,
Now That I Think Of It,
So, Uh...
You Can Forget
Everything I'm Gonna Say
Before I Even Say It.
I Always Do.
[All Laugh]
Me, Too.
I Told Jamie
That Was
An Art Club Rule.
Oh, Thank You.
Look, Hypothetically,
I Think Your Parents
Are In A Situation
That Has Completely
Overwhelmed Them,
But, Jamie, Maybe...
Maybe You Have
Just Enough Distance
To See Things More Clearly.
Talk To Them.
Wait. No, Talking
Is Dangerous.
What If They Ask
How School Is Going?
Or What If I
Have To Tell Them
I'm Not Doing
The Science Fair?
Well, You Know,
You Can Direct
The Conversation, Jamie,
To Make Your Parents
See Your Point.
Use What I Teach You
In Here.
Cover Your Parents
In Bright Red Paint?
Cool!
No. I Was Thinking...
That You Could Use Your
Observational Skills To...
Point Things Out In A Way
That Others Are Forced To See.
But, You Know, If You Want
To Paint Your Parents,
Far Be It From Me
To Stop You.
[Door Closes]
So Here Was My Plan--
Mix 5 Parts Quints
With 2 Parts Parents
And One Part Jamie,
Stir Until Frothy.
Hey, Look At You.
What're You Doin',
Your Schoolwork There?
Very Impressive.
Look At Our Little
Dedicated Student.
That's Me.
A Busy Day Puts 'Em
To Sleep Every Time.
Hey, Don't Stay Up
Too Late.
Ok.
[Baby Crying]
Ok. Maybe They'll Stop.
She Won't Stop.
That's Becky.
How Do You Know?
Because
That's Becky's
"Hold Me" Cry.
See, If You
Don't Hold Her,
Then She Won't
Stop Crying
Until All The Other
Babies Are Up.
[Crying]
Well, Let Me
Just Handle It. Ok?
Ok. Ok?
All Right. Come On.
There You Go. Ok.
Ok.
What Am I Doin' Wrong?
That's Not Becky,
For Starters.
It's The Second Bassinet.
Dad, Look
At The Baby
In Your Arms.
You See The Dimples?
Yeah.
Ok, Then You've
Got Charlie,
The Twinkly-Eyed,
Curious, Dimpled
Little Boy.
Honey, They All
Have Daddy's Dimples,
And I'm Telling You
Right Now This Is
Definitely Becky. See?
Hello. Not Becky.
What Is
Charlie Doin'
In Becky's Bassinet?
I Put Him There.
Why?
Honestly?
I Wanted To See
If You Two
Could Put Them Back
Where They Belong.
Well,
That's A Terrible
Thing To Say, Jamie.
We Love The Quints.
I Know You Love Them,
Mom.
Just Take This
As A, Uh, A Challenge.
Ok, Fine.
Jim: Don't Worry About It.
We'll Figure It Out.
Mommy And Daddy
Will Figure It Out. Ok.
All Right. Adam.
Oh. It's Not Adam.
This Is...
Wait.
What Do You See?
Um, A Big Smile.
And That Means?
Both: Eddie.
Oh, Uh, Here.
Hey, Hey.
Here We Go.
Oh, Yeah.
Oh, There You Go.
This Is Debbie.
She Wrinkles Her Nose
All The Time, Dad.
Honey, They All Wrinkle
Their Nose All The Time.
Good Point.
Come On, Honey.
Come On. Come On.
Oh, I Know This One.
This Is Daddy's
Big Boy Adam.
Yes. The Biggest
And The Bounciest.
See, Jamie,
We Know Our Kids.
Well, Good,
Because Sometimes
I Wonder If You Know
That You Have
5 Babies,
Not Just One Set
Of Quints.
Well, No Matter
What We've Got,
They Need Their Sleep.
2 Baby Food Companies
Are Going To Interview
Them Tomorrow,
And I Know They're
Looking Forward To That.
Here You Go.
Good Night.
Good Night.
Jamie: The Truth Is
I Wasn't So Worried
About My Siblings Being
Treated As Individuals.
I Thought I Was,
But The Real Truth
Is That I Could Tell
My Parents
Were Trying To Force
Their Hopes And Dreams
On The Quints,
Just Like They Had
Done To Me All My Life.
You Know, Maybe You Already
Saw This Coming,
But This Was More About Me
Than The Quints.
[Knock On Door]
[Door Opens]
Come In.
Ok?
Sure.
[Sighs]
Jamie, I--
I Feel Terrible.
I Do. I Couldn't Tell
My Own Babies Apart.
It's Not That
I Don't Love 'Em.
You Know I Love 'Em,
Right?
I Know That.
You've Been Working.
Which I Know,
In Your Words,
Is A Lame Excuse.
You Know, I Remember
The Day You Were Born.
You Were So Beautiful.
We Were So Thrilled.
You Know,
You Were Everything
We Ever Dreamed Of.
I Was Just A Baby.
[Laughs]
That's Not Really
How It Works.
You Know,
You Were Our Baby.
You Were So
Beautiful And Perfect.
Your Mother And I,
You Know,
We Vowed To Give You
Anything You Would
Ever Need.
I Think We've Done That
Up To This Point.
I Know We've Loved Doing
Every Minute Of It.
You Know, But The 5--
I--I Don't Have A Plan,
You Know?
I Don't Know
What I'm Doing.
Just Love 'Em, Dad.
Love 'Em Like You Love Me.
I Will.
You Know What?
I Think That I Love You
As Much Today As I Did
The Day You Were Born.
Maybe More.
[Laughs]
Ok. Ha Ha.
Jamie: Over The Next
Month Or So,
Dad Really Did Try.
He Tried So Hard,
In Fact,
That He Got Sucked Into
As For Me,
I Decided It Was Time
To Focus On The New Me.
Yes, Me As An Individual.
So,
You Gonna Tell 'Em?
Jamie: I Even Vowed
To Let Mom And Dad
In On The Changes...
Slowly, Of Course.
Oh, Hi, Jamie.
I Can't Make
Dinner Tonight,
But We're Still On
For The Parent-Teacher
Conferences Tomorrow.
Your Dad And I
Are Very Excited.
Albert: You Know,
I Really Like This One.
I Mean,
I Like The Two-Tone.
Let's Compare It
Against The Strollers.
So, Mom, I, Uh,
I Wanted To Tell You
About Science...Fair.
I'm Not Entering
This Year, Ok?
Great.
You're My Witness,
Zoe.
I Told Her.
I'll Back You Up,
Jamesy.
That's What Friends
Are For.
Unless She's Mad.
Then You're
On Your Own.
Gee, Thanks.
Come On.
Let's Go Up To My Room
And Listen To That Cd.
Jamie: For Once,
Mom Didn't Seem To Care
If I Won
A Blue Ribbon Or Not.
I Liked That New Attitude.
I Was Even Starting To Think
That Parent-Teacher
Conferences Wouldn't
Be So Bad.
Mr. Blackmer:
Oh, The Grovers.
What A Pleasure.
I Have Heard
So Much About You.
Mr. Blackmer,
How Ya Doin'?
Good, Good.
I Can Barely Contain
Myself Another Second.
I Must Tell You,
Jamie Is Such
A Special Talent.
In Fact, She's Getting
An A-Plus In My Class.
Ohh, Ohh,
My Little Girl,
An A-Plus.
It's The Happiest
Day Of My Life.
Oh, We Have To
Celebrate!
A Party.
Yes, A Party.
All This
For Me?
Yes, For You.
You Deserve It.
You Got
An A-Plus!
[Band Plays]
You're Not Buying This,
Are You?
Good, 'Cause If You Thought
This Was What Really Happened,
You Weren't
Paying Attention.
Now, Go To Detention.
You Wanna Know
What Really Happened?
Face It, Jamie.
You Been Stood Up.
I Just...
I Mean,
We Knew Your Parents
Wouldn't Come,
But This Is My Mom And
Dad We're Talking About.
I Mean, Why Would I Work
So Hard At School For Them
If They Don't Even Care?
The Grades Are For You.
Where Would I Be If
I Did It For My Folks?
It's Different
For You.
You're A Genius.
It's Not Different.
I'm Happy
When I Do Well.
You Should Be, Too.
Yeah, Well,
They Still Should
Have Been Here.
Yeah, I Agree,
But Go Tell Them, Jamie.
Don't Tell Me.
Jamie: Wacky, Huh?
Here I Was About
To Yell At My Parents
For Not Paying Attention.
Once Again, The Thing
I Thought Would Solve
All My Problems Hadn't.
Man, Life Sure Is Tricky.
Did All Of Our
Baby-Sitters Quit?
I Hope Not.
No Surprise Disasters
While I Been Gone?
What Are You
Talking About, Jamie?
What Am I
Talking About?
Hello?
Parent-Teacher
Conferences.
Oh, No, Honey.
Did We...
That Was Tonight, Honey?
I'm So Sorry.
I Know I Wrote It
In My Planner.
So?
What Happened?
I Had To Work
Overtime.
And Tomorrow's
Such A Big Day, Honey.
I Got Caught Up.
Tomorrow's Big?
You Know, Today Was
Kind Of Key.
I Know, I Know,
But The Quints Have
Their First National
Commercial Tomorrow.
It's The Big Time,
Jamie.
But, Honey,
You Have Every Right
To Be Mad At Us.
Do You Know What
Could Make This Better?
Turning Back Time?
Nancy: I Can't Do That,
But You Know What Might Help?
I Could Talk To Albert
About Getting You
Into The Commercial.
That's Not Gonna
Make It Better.
Look, I Know We've Been
Way Too Focused
On The Quints,
And I'm Sorry...
But This Way, You Could
Be Part Of That With Us.
Really?
All Of Us, Together?
Yeah, You Know What?
That Is A Great Idea.
Tomorrow Can Start
The New Beginning
Of A Whole New
Way Of Life For
This Entire Family.
Uh, Whatever.
Albert's Not
Gonna Go For It.
Uh, Do You Guys
Have A Second?
Jamie Wants To Be
In The Commercial.
Yeah, And We Think
It's A Great Idea.
Sure, By All Means.
Now, Can I Talk To You
About Thursday?
Hey, Huh?
Jamie: Believe It Or Not,
That's For Real.
It Was A Shock To Me, Too.
It Was Good, Though.
I Needed To Rejoin
The Family.
Action.
The Grover Quints
Use Cutie Pants
Diapers.
Jim! I--I Need
To Speak To You.
What? Huh?
So, Jamie Won't Come
Out Of The Truck.
What?
She Won't Come Out
Of The Truck.
Why Not?
She Has To Be Ready
In 5 Minutes.
She Won't Come Out
Of The Truck.
Look, Albert,
It's Gonna Be Fine.
I'll Handle It, Ok?
It'll Be Fine.
Breathe, Buddy.
Breathe, Breathe, Breathe.
Hey, Uh...
[Knock Knock]
Honey, Come On Out.
Jamie: No.
You See?
Honey, It's Daddy.
Everything's Fine.
Come On Out.
Come On.
Jamie: No, I'm Not
Gonna Do This.
Jamie,
You Get To Be Part Of
The Grover-Quints Magic.
You Can Do It.
[Laughs]
I Want A Different Part.
Now...There Are
Actors Out There
Who Would Be Grateful
To Wear That Diaper.
Then Call One Of Them.
Albert: No, Wait.
Jamie, Wait.
[Laughing]
Nancy: I Know.
That Was Great!
Oh, Jamie,
I Can't Believe
You Missed It.
The Quints
Were Fantastic.
Yeah, Whatever.
I'm Sorry Things
Didn't Work Out, Jamie.
You Know, It Would
Have Been Really Great
Having You Dancing
Alongside Your Brothers
And Sisters.
Of Course,
They Would Have Been
Front And Center
As We've Agreed,
But You Could Have Been
Part Of The Magic. Ha.
Oh, It Just Would
Have Been Nice
If You Had Been
There With Them,
You Know?
Remember, Jamie,
To Help The Family,
We All Need
To Think Quints.
So, It's All About
The Quints, Huh?
What About Me?
Well, You're Still
Our Jamie, Honey.
That Hasn't Changed.
No, Of Course It Hasn't,
But The Quints
As A Marketing Unit
Are Already
Running Out Of Steam.
I Mean, We Need To Keep
Pushing Them Out There,
And We Need
To Refresh The Story
In A Noncommercial Way.
We Need News,
And Now Is Not The Time
For Any Of Us To Be Selfish.
Here's Another
Little Life Lesson.
Sometimes When Someone
Tells You Not To Be Selfish,
It's Because
They Are Selfish.
So, What's Up?
Big Problems
At Home?
Yeah,
It's Quints This,
Quints That.
It's Like
I've Disappeared.
Maybe You Should
Run Around Naked
And Pee On People.
That Always Gets Laughs.
That's Cuter From A Baby,
Not From An Invisible Child.
But I Thought
That's What You Wanted.
You Were So Happy When
They Had The Quints.
Ok, So, I Was Wrong.
Is That What
You Wanted To Hear?
No, I Want To Hear
That You're Going
To Make Them
Pay Attention To You!
Whoa, Angry Brat.
Never Seen That.
You Found Yourself,
Jamie.
Now Don't Let Anyone
Take You For Granted.
Show Your Parents
The Real You.
They Don't Care.
Oh, Give Me A Break.
They're Distracted,
Sure,
But Think Back
Before The Quints.
You Know
How Much They Care.
That Was Caring?
They Drove Me Nuts.
I Would Give
Every Blue Ribbon
I've Ever Gotten
For One Look...
Like Your Mom Gives You
When You Walk
Through The Door
After A Day At School.
Ok, So, Fine.
They Love Me.
Man, I Can't Believe
You Talked Me
To Come Here.
It's Ruined My Day.
It's Not As Easy
As He Says, You Know.
He Didn't Say
It Was Easy.
He Just Said
To Deal With It.
It's Not Fair.
The Quints Were Supposed
To Make Everything Easier.
Now They've Just
Mucked Everything Up.
Deep In Conversation,
I See.
May I Intrude?
Is Magnet Really
The Better School For Me,
Mr. Blackmer?
Yeah, Great
Chattin' With Ya.
Bye, Now.
No, Seriously.
Yes, Washington
Is A Great School, Jamie,
But It's Geared
To Math And Science.
Grades Rule.
But People Go To College
From G.W.
Yeah, Well,
They Go To College
From Milford High, Too.
Plus, If It Matters,
Milford's Got
A Much Better Art Program.
Some Of The Most Successful
People In Life
Haven't Even
Finished High School,
And There Are
College Graduates
Who Never Amount
To Anything...
And Do You Know
What The Secret Is?
No Clue.
Me, Neither.
Ah, Shoot.
I Was Hoping...
Aw, Well.
Look, Jamie,
I Can Promise You This.
Life Will Go On
If You Don't Get Into G.W.,
And You'll Still Have
Every Chance Of Succeeding
As Long
As You Try Hard.
Your Future
Always Lies With You.
Plus, I Know This.
You Have
A Lot Of Talent,
And You've Found Something
That You Love.
I Wish My Parents
Could See That.
All Right, Well,
Then, Why Don't You
Try Telling Them
That Your Sketches
Are Going To Be Part
Of The Main Exhibit
At The School Art Show.
Yeah, Right,
Like They'd Really--
Are You Kidding Me?
Heh Heh. Nope.
Jamie,
Your Stuff Is Great.
You Really Capture
Those Kids.
Look, I Was Gonna Tell You
The Good News Later,
But This Seemed Like
A Perfect Moment.
Holy Cow.
He Isn't Kidding.
Jamie, Excellent.
I'm Gonna Tell
Everyone
I Knew You Before
You Were Famous.
Yes, Yes, Yes, Yay.
Ok, Everyone
At The Table.
I Have An Announcement
To Make.
[Clears Throat]
Well...
This Is Very Exciting.
My Drawings Are Going To Be
In The Main Exhibit At
The School Art Show.
And That's Good?
Art Show...
And Your Point Is?
Hey, Come On, This Is
A Really, Really Big Honor.
Well, Honey,
Why Would We Care
About You Getting An Honor?
Jamie, We've Never Cared
About That Type Of Thing.
Are You Feeling Ok?
Oh, Come On, Now, People.
I'm Just Messing With You.
Now, Where Were We?
In The Main Exhibit?
Why, That's
Quite An Honor,
Isn't It?
Yes. Only One Person
Gets Chosen From Each Class.
And You Know,
I Wasn't Even Really Trying.
It Just Kind Of Happened.
[Horn Honks]
No!
It Didn't Just Happen.
It Happened Because
My Little Girl
Has Her Dad's
Artistic Eye.
Mmm! That's
How It Happened.
Main Exhibit, Huh?
Ha! Wow!
Mr. Blackmer Says
My Stuff Is Really Good.
It's All Drawings
Of Adam And Becky
And Charlie--
The Quints.
Yes, We've Seen You Draw Them.
You Must Be
Very Good, Jamie.
Congratulations.
Why, Thank You, Albert.
Ok, I Have
To Go To Work.
Hey, Wait A Second.
When Can We
See The Exhibit?
Gala Opening In 4 Days,
Saturday Night.
Be There.
Absolutely.
Oh.
Mmm!
Love You, Honey.
See You, Albert.
Bye.
Oh, This Is
So Wonderful.
Yup.
Things Were Good Again.
Best Of All,
I Had Found Myself,
And My Parents Had Found
The New Me And Embraced Me.
[Sighs]
Now, That Happy Ending
Can't Be Too Far Away Now,
Can It?
The Saturday School Art Show
Made This A Big Week,
But It Kept Getting
Bigger And Bigger.
Hey, There She Is,
Our Budding Van Gogh.
Mmm! Mmm!
Good Morning.
Morning.
Oh, I Asked
Mr. Blackmer
To Save You Seats
At The Awards Ceremony.
I Hope That Was Ok.
Anything You Want.
It's Your Night.
[Door Opens And Closes]
[Whistling]
Good Morning.
No, No, Strike That.
It's A Great Morning.
Hey, Albert,
What's, Uh--
What's Goin' On?
Did You Just Get Paid Today?
Well, In A Sense,
We All Did.
Jim, Nancy...
I Have Created A Huge
Media Moment For You.
We Will Refresh The Story
Of The Quints
In A Totally New Way.
It's A Winner.
Yeah?
"The Governor's Parents
Of The Year Gala Dinner."
We're Invited?
It's Better Than That.
You're The Guests Of Honor.
Oh, I Am Good.
We Are Parents
Of The Year?
Jim: Ha Ha.
That's Amazing, Albert.
I Have Been Lobbying
For This From The Start.
The Exposure, The Prestige,
This Is A Real Break.
This Could Add A Good Year
To The Quints' Glory Time.
Parents Of The Year...
It's Such An Honor.
Oh.
[Laughs]
Thank You, Albert.
That's Fantastic.
And It's For Us,
Jim, Not Just
The Quints.
It's Nice
To Be Recognized.
[Baby Cries]
Oh.
I'm Gonna Go
Tell The Quints.
They'll Be
So Proud.
Whoa. I'd Better
Get To Work...
Dad Of The Year.
Ha Ha. Ok.
Thanks, Albert.
Ok, Then. Ahh.
[Crying]
Morning, Jamie.
Wow.
She Sure Is Moving.
[Crying]
Jamie, What Are You Doing?
Jamie, Hey.
Jamie, Stop It.
Give That Back!
It's Mine!
Give It To Me!
It's Mine.
Give It Back!
Tell Us What's Wrong.
James,
What Happened?
My Parents Are Gonna
Go Meet The Governor.
Uh, Uh, That Would
Really Bother Me, Too.
No! They're
Parents Of The Year.
Right, And This
Makes You Mad?
There's This Big Dinner
In Their Honor,
And It's The Same Night
As The Art Show...
And Guess Which One
They're Going To.
Just Guess.
It's Not Fair,
You Know?
I Finally Do Somethin'
That Should Make Them
Proud Of Me,
But It's Just--
It's Not Enough.
I Mean,
I Try My Best,
But They Just
Forget About Me Anyway.
They Didn't
Forget About You.
Yes, They Did.
They Said That
They Were Going
To The Dinner.
They Knew
Which Night It Was.
We Were Just Talking
About The Art Show....
Right Then.
I Mean,
What's The Point?
No Matter What I Do,
It's Never
Gonna Be Enough.
Wow.
You Sure Do
Rip Fast, Huh?
Hey, That's Ok.
It's All Right.
Uh...
It Looks Like
We Still Have
A Few Here.
I'll Let You
Make Some More.
I'm Not Going
To The Art Show,
Mr. Blackmer.
Didn't You Hear
Anything I Said?
Hey, I Turned Down
A Lot Of Dates
To Be Free
That Saturday Night.
Well, I Don't Want
To Go There Anymore.
I'll Just Stay Home
With The Quints
And Let My Parents
Have Their Fun.
That's Not What You
Really Want To Do,
Is It?
It Is.
Fine, Then.
Well, Your Art
Will Be Lonely,
And We'll Miss You,
But, You,
Since You're Not
A Teacher,
You Have To Do
What You Have To Do.
Jamie: And That's The Way
Things Went For A Few Days.
I Wasn't Really Happy.
I Felt Like Maybe I Didn't
Know Myself After All,
And I Honestly Felt Like
I Wasn't Even Part Of My Family.
Focus, Focus, Focus,
Focus, Focus, Focus.
Good Morning, Jamie.
What's Goin' On?
Nothing.
I'm Late.
Ok, Ok, Before We Do
The Card Thing,
Did You Hear The One
About The Eskimo
Who Died Of Cold Cuts?
He Stabbed Himself
With An Icicle.
Ha Ha Ha.
Ha Ha.
I Appreciate
The Effort, Guys,
But Can We Just
Get This Over With?
Ok.
All: We Want As!
Straight As, Brad?
You're Boring.
Uh, Look At You,
Jamie.
I See An "A."
It's Just
In Art Class.
Well, It's An "A"
And No Cs?
It's Your Best
Report Card Ever.
You Taking Smart Pills?
I Was Just
Having Fun, You Know?
Give Your Parents
Another Chance, Jamie.
I Think You All
Know By Now
Is That It's All
In How You See It,
Right?
I Mean,
What Would Have
Happened Here...
If Picasso
Had Been Told--
Excuse Me, Mr. Blackmer.
Start Drawing The Cubes.
Start From The Left.
Mr. Blackmer: Huh?
Everything's Fine,
But There's Something
You Need To Know.
[Tires Screech]
Jamie: Obviously,
Everything Wasn't Fine.
Is He Ok?
Is He Ok?
He's Fine.
He's Fine.
What Happened?
His Temperature
Just Shot Up.
He Was So Hot,
But He's Ok. He's--
It's Ok, Honey.
He's Gonna Be Fine.
He Just--
He Looks So Helpless.
He's A Baby.
He Is Helpless.
I'm Scared.
Honey, You Don't
Have To Be Scared Now.
No, Not Just For Him.
I'm Scared That Things
Are Ruined Between Us.
Well, That's
Not Possible.
We Are Always
Here For You.
Absolutely,
Jamie, Always.
You Know How
You Kept Telling Us
The Quints Were
5 Different People?
Well, I Heard You,
But...
I Didn't Understand.
They Seemed Like
A Unit, You Know?
I Could
Plan For One. I--
Honey, I Just
Couldn't Plan For 5.
And Then, Dashing
To The Hospital Today...
It Wasn't The Quints
Who Were Sick.
It Was Adam.
Sweet Little Adam.
Nancy: Yeah,
Sweet Little Adam.
That's One Poor, Sick,
Little Baby Boy.
I'm My Own Person, Too,
You Know?
Of Course You Are,
Honey.
No, I Mean...
I'm Not Really Sure If
I Want The Same Things
That You Want For Me.
You Don't Want
To Go To College?
Maybe. Probably.
I Just--
I Want To Find
My Own Way.
I Don't Want To Follow
Your Plan, Dad.
I Want My Own.
I Only Wanted
What Was Best For Ya.
Me, Too.
That's Why
We Try So Hard.
I Know That.
It's Just,
I May Never Be
A Straight-A Student...
Certainly Not
A Science-Fair Whiz,
But, Um...
I Guess With Art...
I Finally
Found Something
That Makes Me Happy.
I'm Working
Really Hard At It.
Can't That Be Enough?
Oh, Honey,
It's More Than Enough.
Honey, We Only
Wanted These Things
That We Wanted For You
Because We Wanted You
To Be Happy.
That's--
Jamie, That's
The Only Point
Of The Plan.
Look At You.
You Figured It Out
On Your Own.
I Found Myself.
I Found Me.
Who Made You So Smart?
I Don't Know.
I Don't Know.
You Guys, I Guess.
[Laughs]
[Door Opens]
I Came As Soon As I Heard.
Everything's Fine.
Ohh, Great.
You Know I Knew
That It Would Be Adam
Who Got Into Trouble.
Little Boys Always
Make Me Nervous.
So, Tell Me, How Long's
He Gonna Be Out For?
[Keying Calculator]
A Week, Maybe 2.
Oh, No, No, No, No.
This Is Bad.
We Have Gigs.
Oh, Well,
I'll Tell His Doctors.
Can't We Postpone?
No. No. That Doesn't
Make Us Look Good.
The World Wants
Healthy Babies.
I Wonder...
How Old Is He?
The Same Age
As They All Are,
Albert.
All: 5 Months.
Oh, Yeah.
Ok,
Go With Me On This.
We Find Another
Matching Baby
Just For This Week.
Same Size...No One Will Know
The Difference, Right?
Oh, Albert, Maybe
I Can Substitute.
It's All About The Quints.
You Can't Be Part
Of The Picture.
No, Albert, You Can't Be
Part Of The Picture.
You're Fired.
What--
[Laughs]
You Must Be Kidding, Jim.
I Saved You.
Yeah, And You've Been
Well Paid For It.
Now Just...Go Away.
Nancy, Please,
Tell Him This Is A Mistake.
I Mean...
You've Overstayed
Your Welcome, Albert.
What--
Ok, Fine, Fine.
We Won't Replace Adam.
You'll Lose Business, But--
But At Least
We'll Have Our Family.
Good-Bye, Albert.
[Sighs]
Jamie: Weird, Huh?
It Should Have Been
A Terrible Day,
But, Suddenly, I Felt Better
Than I Had In A Long Time.
Jamie: I Never Mentioned
The Art Show Again.
I Decided That
Helping Out My Parents
Was More Important
Than Being With My Art.
Art Would Always Be Around,
But My Parents
Might Never Be
Parents Of The Year Again.
So I Agreed To Baby-Sit
The Quints With
Brad And Zoe
While The Folks
Went To Get Their Award.
Thank You.
Thank You Very Much.
Whoa!
Grovers Looking Sharp.
Thank You.
Thank You Very Much.
Ok, You Guys
Gonna Be All Right?
Yes,
Of Course.
I Love You.
Call Us If You
Need Anything.
I'm So
Excited.
Good-Bye.
Ok, Honey. Thanks.
Ok, Good-Bye.
Don't Let Him
Touch Your Stuff.
Ok, Bye.
Have Fun, Guys.
Nancy: All Right,
Thank You.
[Door Closes]
[Hums]
[Car Starts]
Whoo-Hoo!
Whoo-Hoo, Yes!
Governor Healy,
The Grovers Are Here.
Oh, Ooh.
Ahh, The Grovers.
What A Pleasure.
This Is Such
A Big Night.
We've Got Press Here
From Every Paper
In The State.
It's Really
Remarkable.
Oh, Well, It's Really
An Honor For Us, Sir,
Really.
And Your
Adorable Quintuplets
Are Where, Exactly?
At Home,
All Snug And Warm.
[Laughs]
That's Very Funny.
You're Making Jokes
With The Governor.
[Laughs]
But Where Are They,
Really?
Jamie: 5 Minutes
After My Parents Left,
I Noticed That They Had
Forgotten A Small Detail,
Well, 5 Small Details.
They Were Gonna Look
Really Bad.
I Couldn't Let That Happen.
Yes, Well, You Know How
My Mom's Always Been
A Little Bit
Scatterbrained?
She Scattered
Way Too Much This Time.
She And Dad Were
Supposed To Bring
The Quints To The Dinner.
Ok, Ok,
Quint Rescue Duty
Better Finish Quickly.
I Cannot Miss
The Art Show, Jamie.
Ok, Checklist.
5 Babies?
5? There's
5 Of Them?
Kidding. Check.
Ah, Ha.
Very Funny.
Ok, Car Seats?
Check.
Great. Uh,
Cash And Directions?
Oh, Sorry.
That Was Mine.
Let's Hit The Road.
All Right, Let's Go.
But--But I Don't Understand.
I Was Told All 7 Of You
Would Be Here.
I Am So Sorry.
Uh...
Uh, It's Ok.
Not A Problem.
I'm The Governor.
I Can Handle This.
I'll Send The State Troopers
To Pick Up Those
Little Ones.
[Whistles]
Get Those Quints
Ready For Transit.
Crisis Averted.
[Engine Not Starting]
Hey,
We Almost Made It.
And That Means My Parents
Are Almost Off The Hook.
I Think You Need Oil.
Hypothetically,
I Think You're Right.
I Guess It's Over.
Maybe The Tow Truck
Can Take You Back
To The Art Show...
If It Ever Shows Up.
Jamie, Jamie...
Jamie, Jamie, Jamie.
Never Give Up,
Particularly If There's
Something You Believe In.
Come On,
Do You Believe
In Your Family?
In The Quints?
Yourself?
Yeah.
Well, Then Make
A Plan, Man.
Good Luck.
Bye.
Careful, Guys,
Good Luck. Bye.
I'll Be There For You
I'll Be There For You
Are You Sure
This Was A Good Idea?
It's Only 2 Stops
To The State House.
We Do This Every Year
On Our School Trips, Zoe.
Grow Up.
Whatever We Do,
Let's Do It Quick.
My Arms
Are Falling Off.
Not Home? Not Home?
But Me And Those Quints
Were Gonna Be On
The Front Page Together.
Now, This Is The Same
Thing That Happened
When I Agreed To
That Photo-Op With
The Backstreet Guys.
It's Ok.
I Can Handle This.
Oh, Good News, I Hope.
I Spoke To Our Neighbor,
Who Talked To Her Cousin,
Who Talked To
A Coworker, Who Said
They're On Their Way.
On Their Way?
On Their Way?
They Should Have
Been Here Hours Ago
With You!
I'm So Sorry.
I Just Get
So Excited...
Meeting The Quints.
That's No Way
To Speak To My Parents
Of The Year, Is It?
Governor:
Oh, It's No Use.
This Has Fiasco
Written All Over It.
I Hear It. Come On,
Come On, Come On.
I'll Be There For You
When You Want Someone
Who Cares
When You're Down
And Feeling Blue
I'll Be There
Wow, That Was Close.
This Is Turning Into
Some Adventure.
I'll Say.
How Could We Not Have Known
To Bring The Quints?
I'm Gonna Tell You.
Planning Is
Just Too Hard
With This Many Kids.
I Give Up.
Announcer:
Ladies And Gentlemen,
Governor Thomas Healy.
There's
No More Big Plan.
I Quit. No More.
Mr. Governor,
Sir!
We Just Want
To Apologize.
Months Of Planning,
No Babies.
The Perfect Moment
Gone.
I Just Wanted A Few
Pictures Taken.
We Are So Sorry,
Mr. Governor...Sir.
Man: Out Of The Way.
Out Of The Way!
Out Of The Way!
Aw, Hands Off!
Stand Back!
Little Guy,
The Grovers Are Here!
Adam...
And A Big Biker Guy.
Heh.
Hi, Guys.
Hey, Honey.
Here's Your Quints.
They're Pretty
Adorable, You Know.
Yeah, We Know.
Nice To Meet You,
Little Man.
I Told You This Would
Work Out Fine.
You Panic Far Too Easily.
Hey, Hey...
Hey, Where Have
You Been?
Hey, Uh--
Wait, Um...
You. Here You Go.
That's All Right.
He's A Good Guy.
He's A Good Guy.
He's Dressed
Like A Monkey.
Here We Go.
Come On. Come On.
Take Him.
Aw, Thank You. Ok.
Here You Go.
[Shutter Clicks]
Thanks, Guys.
Couldn't Have
Done It Without You.
Not A Problem.
Uh, Honey, You Gonna
Join Us For Dinner?
No, Thanks.
I'm Not Really Dressed.
I'll Have My Driver
Take You Back Home,
If You Like.
He Can Take You
Anywhere, Actually.
Anywhere?
Sure, Anywhere.
Come On, Guys.
Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.
Have Fun. Bye.
Yeah, Ho, Hey,
Young Lady,
Where You Goin'?
Hello? Ohh.
I Just Don't
Understand That Kid.
Teenagers Are Just
Plain Weird.
That Was Off The Record,
Of Course.
Jamie:
With The Crisis Solved,
I Let The Governor's Driver
Take Us Out For Ice Cream.
I Mean, Where Else
Would I Go?
Nowhere, Right?
Ok...You Caught Me.
The Truth Is,
I Had The Driver
Race Us To The Art Show.
I Got There Just In Time.
How In The World...
Bus, Subway, Bikers,
And A Limo. You?
Tow Truck
And Walking Shoes.
Actually, The Artist
Is Here Now.
This Is
Jamie Grover.
These Are Sketches
Of Her Brothers
And Sisters.
And Then It Was Time
For The Big Moment.
And Now, It's Time
For The Big Moment.
He Needs A New Writer,
Don't You Think?
Ahem. Each Year,
One Student
Is Recognized For His
Or Her Body Of Work
Entered In The School
Art Show.
This Is A Student
That The Judges Feel
Has A Special Gift.
As Always, This Is A Very
Difficult Decision To Make,
As Many Of You Out There
Have Extraordinary Talent.
But Still,
We Do Make A Decision.
And This Year,
The Blue Ribbon Goes To...
Jamie Grover!
Guess What.
I'm Not Fooling You.
This Is What
Really Happened!
It Was Pretty Awesome.
Congratulations,
Jamie!
I Knew
You Could Do It.
I'm Very Proud
Of You.
Congratulations,
Jamie.
[Music Plays]
Money, Money Fallin'
All Around Me
It's Everywhere
I Can See
Ooh, Yeah
I Finally Got
The Money
Jamie: Whoa, Whoa, Wait.
That Part Didn't Happen.
But Guess What Did.
[Audience Applauding]
Hey, Hey!
That's My Girl!
Oh, Honey!
What Are You Guys
Doing Here?
Well, About A Moment
After You Left,
We Suddenly Realized
Exactly Where
You Were Going.
You Remembered?
Yes, We Remembered,
And We Felt Like
Terrible People
That We Forgot
Even For That
One Little Moment.
So I Said To The Governor,
If We're Parents Of The Year,
There's Only One Place
We Can Be.
Our Children Come First.
And I Said, "Well, I May
Not Know Much About Art,
But I Know What I Like.
Let's Go!"
So Here We Are.
Wait, What About
The Dinner
And The Award?
This Is Better.
Both: Much Better.
You Want To Hear
Something Funny?
I Ended Up Getting
A Few Good Grades,
And Mr. Blackmer Wrote Me
A Great Recommendation Letter,
And Poof--I Was Eligible
For George Washington
Science Magnet School.
But I Said No, Thanks.
Mom And Dad Said
It Didn't Matter Anymore.
After All, Life Is
Always What You Make It.
So...I Moved On
To The Ninth Grade.
My Grades Stayed
About The Same,
But My Art Got Better
And Better,
Thanks To My Hard Work
And Mr. Blackmer's Teaching.
Best Of All, I Was Happy.
Well, As Happy
As 14-Year-Old Girls Ever Get,
[Low Voice]
But That's A Different Story.
Dad Got A Promotion,
But He's Still Trying
To Make Himself Better,
Still Hitting Those Books.
Mom Continued To Manage
The Quints' Career,
But She Scaled Their Work
Way Back.
It's Going Well Enough
That We Can All Eat
But Not So Good
That Dad's Quitting His Job.
Oh! And There Was
One Other Bit
Of News.
[Telephone Rings]
[Ring]
The Doctors Say
It's Septuplets!
That's 7!
Oh, Come On Now, People.
Haven't I Taught You
Anything?
[Giggles]