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02:00I'm crying out loud.
02:01Sorry.
02:02Sorry.
02:03Better make sure that door's locked.
02:06Oh, for Frigg's sake.
02:09Mike, honey, get your arse in gear.
02:20The cab will be here soon.
02:21Normally, there was no privacy at all in our little house.
02:24But this night was a perfect storm.
02:26My brother was working the night shift at the radio station.
02:29Pop would be asleep by 7.
02:31And my folks were celebrating their 20th anniversary by going somewhere they'd never been.
02:36Out.
02:37I don't know, Mary.
02:38Freezing rain.
02:39It's getting pretty greasy out.
02:40Well, that's why we're taking a cab.
02:42That and I plan on having two fuzzy navels.
02:45Oh, night out.
02:46I don't care if it's spitting lava.
02:48I'm having fun.
02:50I'm having fun.
02:51Mark, you and Richie enjoy your movie and behave yourselves.
02:54Sure, Mom.
02:55Wait.
02:57We pooled our money to rent a VCR.
03:00With no one watching us, we could watch what we wanted.
03:05Porky's, the Citizen Kane of teen sex comedies.
03:09Richie borrowed his dad's copy.
03:22I don't know, Richie.
03:24It's rated R.
03:25That means we need parental guidance.
03:27This thing is supposed to be filthy.
03:29You want to see boobies with your parents at home?
03:31I was getting cold feet, but Richie was boiling over.
03:34Gross.
03:35No.
03:36This is supposed to be the biggest film in Canadian history.
03:40I'm strictly interested in the comedic elements.
03:43It's research.
03:44Sure.
03:45Okay.
03:46You close your eyes when there's boobies, then.
03:48Let's not get carried away.
04:00Hell of a bad night.
04:03Hey, look at the wires on that thing.
04:04My God, you're going to blow a fuse.
04:06Storm warning tonight across the province as extreme weather is expected to continue.
04:09Power lines are already down.
04:10This could be the worst ice storm we've ever seen.
04:13I've seen worse storms in a snow globe.
04:15High wind, black ice, freezing rain, and poor visibility.
04:19The R&C are encouraging drivers to stay where you're to.
04:23Mary, I think we should stay home out of it.
04:26This is a death trap.
04:27I'm not staying home on our 20th anniversary.
04:30People on death row gets out more than I do.
04:33Uh, she has a point, Dad.
04:35It's Ponderosa.
04:36Twenty years of marriage is a long time.
04:38But I hear the salad bar is endless.
04:40What's a little freezing rain?
04:43The boy's right, you know.
04:44This is nothing.
04:45I mean, when I was his age, we didn't even have electricity.
04:49I had to use an outhouse.
04:52Oh, no.
04:53Once it was so cold, I went out to have a pee, and it froze.
04:58I had to break it off midstream.
05:00Kiwanis Club Bingo Night is cancelled.
05:03The Bond of Vista Sunday Stitchin' Bitch is cancelled.
05:06It's bad out there...
05:07Since when do you listen to Dick Dunphy?
05:09I think it's clearing up.
05:11Mary...
05:12I just saw the Light and Power Boys go up the road.
05:15They'll have the lights back on before he gets there.
05:17Mary...
05:18I know.
05:19I'm never gonna see the inside of that pack in Ponderosa.
05:23And I'd never see the outside of Kim Cattrall.
05:26They couldn't stay.
05:27Did you give up on twenty years of marriage when things got tough?
05:31Queen-size-cut prime rib dinner with all-you-can-eat salad bar
05:36and baked potato all for $5.39?
05:39The only ice you should be worrying about is the ice in your Dr. Peppers.
05:43Yeah.
05:44The Avalon Mall is closed.
05:45Jade Gardens is closed.
05:46And the Bond of Rosa is closed.
05:47The Magic Walk is closed.
05:48The Magic Walk is closed.
05:49The Magic Walk is closed.
05:50The Magic Walk is closed.
05:51The Magic Walk is closed.
05:52I'm just really sorry for you.
05:53I'm just really sorry for you.
05:54Good God.
05:55Dead air.
05:56I gotta get up the station, Mary.
05:57They're gonna need all hands on deck for this one.
05:58Happy friggin' anniversary.
05:59In Newfoundland, we put salt on everything.
06:12Fish, potatoes, and the steps.
06:16Mary!
06:17Get in salt!
06:18Mike!
06:19I've packed my back!
06:20Abort mission!
06:21Unplugged Fishy Hall!
06:22Um, is it the red wire or the white wire?
06:23Get out of town!
06:24Just go along!
06:25Just all of them!
06:26Okay.
06:27Ah!
06:28My back!
06:29Jesus!
06:30Oh, God!
06:31My back!
06:32Oh, Jesus!
06:33Watch out!
06:34Are you okay, Dad?
06:35All right.
06:36Nice and easy.
06:37Easy, easy.
06:38Ah, God!
06:39Ah!
06:40Even your back goes out more than I do.
06:41Look, if you're not going to the Ponderosa, what are we gonna do for supper?
06:58Ah!
06:59Hello?
07:00It's young Mike.
07:01The station!
07:02Give it!
07:03Give it!
07:04Give it!
07:05Give it!
07:06You're a hero.
07:07Come on, will ya?
07:08Oh, God.
07:09Hello?
07:10The weight of the ice toppled the power line, Mike.
07:13She's gone.
07:14Yeah, so's my back.
07:15I can't come up.
07:16So, what do we do?
07:17All right.
07:18Listen carefully, Dick.
07:19You gotta go out to the generator.
07:21All right?
07:22There's a big yellow box.
07:23Pull the lever inside.
07:24The generator will kick in.
07:25Right on, Mike.
07:26Thanks, Dad.
07:27I can get the generator going, but she's old.
07:30I'll have to stay up there and keep an eye on her.
07:32You'll have to go in the air by yourself until the road's clear enough and get someone else in.
07:37That could be all night.
07:39You got the gift of the gab from your old man.
07:42And your mother.
07:52After 20 friggin' years, you think I get one night off for good behavior?
07:56I guess we could watch the movie that the boys got.
08:01No.
08:02No.
08:03Oh.
08:04Oh, Porky's the little pig with the stutter sin.
08:08I could use a laugh.
08:10How do we turn it on?
08:11How do we turn it on?
08:12Uh...
08:13Actually, uh, it won't work because of the storm, you know?
08:17Yeah.
08:18Oh, the doohickeys are out.
08:21There.
08:23Huh.
08:24See?
08:25When did you start working at Radio Shack?
08:27The FBI?
08:28Is this even legal?
08:31I never needed therapy because I already know where all my problems come from.
08:37Watching Porky's with my parents.
08:43Oh.
08:44What did I miss?
08:47A blackout.
08:48Right before I would've blacked out.
08:50That damn thing blew a fuse.
08:53I'll get it.
08:55Stop!
08:56Ah!
08:57My back!
08:58Come on.
08:59Open.
09:00Open up.
09:01Hello?
09:02Oh.
09:03It's Alice.
09:04She says the power's out all over the city.
09:05That damn thing blew the power for the whole city?
09:07No.
09:08It's because of the ice storm, you stunned nurse.
09:10The tape's stuck inside.
09:11We need to get it out before the lights come back on.
09:13I think I'm close.
09:14I'm close.
09:15I'm close.
09:16I'm close.
09:17I'm close.
09:18I'm close.
09:19I'm close.
09:20I'm close.
09:21I'm close.
09:22I'm close.
09:23I'm close.
09:24I'm close.
09:25I'm close.
09:26I'm close.
09:27I'm close.
09:28I can't without power.
09:29Shut up.
09:33No!
09:34You'll ruin my dad's tape.
09:36My dad will ruin us if he sees a B.O.O.B.
09:41Okay.
09:42I have an idea.
09:44Get me a butter knife.
09:46Okay.
09:47Okay.
09:48It's gonna get cold.
09:50See a better bundle up.
09:51Okay.
09:54Come on, boys.
09:56This is nothing.
09:57You know, before he led Piri to the pole.
10:01Captain Bob Bartlett and I used to take the dog sleds way up north just to relax.
10:08Yeah.
10:09Of course, when it got really, really cold, the dogs died.
10:14Imagine being so desperate for survival that you eat your best friend.
10:21First, you lose your fingers.
10:24Then, you lose your toes.
10:27And finally, your mind.
10:30Oh.
10:31Pineapple crush.
10:37Hmm?
10:38Pineapple crush, hmm?
10:57Uh, hello.
11:00This is Mike Critch.
11:02Not my dad, Mike Critch. He's not with us.
11:05The other Mike Critch. His son.
11:07Me.
11:09Um, do you have power where you are?
11:13Call in and let me know.
11:26It's so dark. I'm froze to death. I can't see.
11:30The OCM's back on!
11:32It'll all be over soon, ma'am.
11:34I bet you've survived worse than this.
11:36Where the hell is Dick? It's a major news story.
11:38He's got a child on the air.
11:39I was a little girl then, but I remembers.
11:42You know what they say about the weather in Newfoundland?
11:45If you don't like the weather, just wait a minute.
11:48Oh, Mike, our son's on the radio.
11:50Good God, he should be interviewing the mayor, not some old bat.
11:53I've got to get over there.
11:56You haven't any tea?
11:57Oh, please.
11:58I hear that my pop says tea is the remedy to anything, huh?
12:02I'm scared I'm gonna fall. And I'm all alone.
12:07Where you at, ma'am?
12:0831 Gower Street.
12:10Okay, if anyone's listening around Gower Street and you've got spare blankets or a kerosene heater and you can get there, we could really use your help.
12:18Oh, bless your heart. So sorry to hear your father is no longer with us.
12:23Oh, no, no, no, he's just...
12:27After making an arrangement, I gotta get up there.
12:29Absolutely not.
12:31The phone lines are falling down.
12:32Mary.
12:35You boys are freezing. Where are your blankets? Where is that kerosene heater?
12:40What are you doing?
12:41Uh, nothing. Just playing with knives.
12:44Richie wasn't the sharpest knife in the VCR.
12:47Uh...
12:48It's so rare to have the family all together with no TV to distract us.
12:53This is quality time.
12:55You know, we should be swapping stories, trading tales, getting to know each other better.
12:59Well, sure, I know you. But do I know know you?
13:03Oh, for instance, Dad, what's your favorite color?
13:06I don't know. Plaid. That's your mother.
13:10He's right.
13:11Why be alone on our 20th anniversary when we can be with family?
13:15I'm Richie.
13:18All right. What do you want to know?
13:21Well, is this the coldest you've ever been?
13:24Good God, no. This is nothing compared to Greenland.
13:27Greenland? Oh, when were you in Greenland?
13:30Oh, years ago. Before I met you at the Yanks.
13:35You guys don't really want to hear a bunch of old boring stories from 30 years ago, do you?
13:38I do.
13:39Well, I worked on some American bases after the war. Nothing special. Just some office administration.
13:50I'm not supposed to say, but what the hell. It was a long time ago now.
13:54In the 60s, I worked at a secret base under the polar ice cap in Greenland.
14:00Project Iceworm, they called it. We had 600 nukes stored there.
14:04You know, in case of a war with Russia.
14:06You don't know cold until you've experienced cold war cold. Anyway, my point is, it was freezing.
14:14You were basically a henchman in a Bond movie.
14:17Mike, 20 years of marriage and you never told me that.
14:22Snooks, cool.
14:24No, that's not the important part. The interesting thing is, it was bitterly cold.
14:30I thought I knew everything about my father, but I realized I didn't know much at all.
14:37What else?
14:38You don't really want to hear all this old stuff, do you?
14:41Yes, please.
14:43All right.
14:44Well, there was this one time. I got the call.
14:47Yes, sir. Red alert.
14:50A Russian plane had wandered into our airspace and for the first time ever, it was all systems go.
14:56Lord almighty.
14:58Oh, it's sweltering in here.
15:01I found these popsicles in the freezer.
15:04You better eat them before they melt, which won't be long in this heat.
15:08Mmm. Mm-hmm.
15:11Line two, you're on the air.
15:13The missus just went into labor and the ambulance can't get up the road.
15:16Where you at, sir?
15:17Downing Street.
15:19Okay. If you can get to Downing Street, we need shovels.
15:23Honey, my contractions.
15:28Cold.
15:31You can't even see your breath in here.
15:33I mean, you crowd, you're so soft.
15:36The great ceiling disaster of 1914.
15:39Now that was cold.
15:42Men died hugging each other for warmth.
15:46They froze like that.
15:48You should have seen them being lowered from the deck of their ship like statues.
16:03Mark?
16:05If we die, you're not gonna let him eat me, will you?
16:08Don't let him distract you.
16:10Think about Porky. Stay warm that way.
16:12And get that tape out.
16:17This isn't working.
16:21I think I need something smaller.
16:24I know.
16:26A popsicle stick.
16:28A popsicle stick.
16:34A popsicle stick.
16:38Pop, you took the heater.
16:39It's a million degrees in here.
16:41Close the door by.
16:42You're letting all the heat out.
16:47Pop was living like a rotisserie chicken.
16:50Pop, you're hogging all the heat.
16:51You know, Bob Bartlett made over 40 expeditions to the Arctic, and he died warm in his bed.
17:00Do you know how he did that?
17:02How?
17:04Because when the crap hit the fan, he knew it was every man for himself.
17:10I was too cold to urge you.
17:11I can feel my nose again.
17:19Dick Dunphy, if you can hear me, I'd rather not use a pee, so get back when you can.
17:26Mike Grinch Jr., keeping you company in the dark.
17:30Keep going in, folks.
17:32You're really the only way I know of anyone out there listening.
17:33You look like a beached whale.
17:35I've gotta get to the station.
17:36It's devolved into chaos.
17:37If anyone spots a white tabby in the East End, her name is Cat with a K.
17:42Sounds like Mike's handling it just fine.
17:44But I gotta...
17:46You know, every year on our anniversary, you have to work.
17:51And I say, that's okay.
17:54It's just our 18th.
17:56That's fine. It's only our 19th.
18:00Well, now it's our 20th friggin' anniversary.
18:03And the only thing that gets your attention is that packin' radio.
18:09Mary.
18:11Mary!
18:13Man, Dick, hurry up.
18:15Okay, what else?
18:17Both the Bell Island fairies are tied up for the night.
18:19It took a blackout to make Dad finally see the light.
18:21Tonight is home for families.
18:24More men.
18:26On the radio.
18:30Next caller.
18:31You're on.
18:33This is the Mayor calling.
18:35Mr. Mayor!
18:36Hello, sir.
18:37What can I do for you?
18:38Firstly, I want to thank you and everyone at the OCM.
18:41You're the only station still on the air.
18:44We are.
18:45And condolences on the loss of your father.
18:47Big shoes to fill.
18:48Oh, no, here's the thing. He's not...
18:51And that was an exclusive update from Mayor Murphy on the only station still on the air.
18:57So I guess we're number one.
19:00This is Mike Critch for the VOCM News Service.
19:05Junior.
19:07Mike Critch, Junior.
19:09Pop, would you like a candle?
19:11You shaggers.
19:13Hey, don't tell Mike and come and join us.
19:16Pick it up.
19:20Boys, pick it up.
19:22Move!
19:23Okay, okay, okay.
19:24Never in my life have I seen such selfish, greedy buggers as you lot.
19:30What the frig are you doing there?
19:33Happy 20th anniversary, Mary.
19:35There's nobody I'd rather be trapped with.
19:38Did you crawl all that way to do this?
19:48Don't blow it out!
19:50It's freezing in here.
19:52Come here.
19:54Remember what Captain Bob Bartlett said.
19:57It's important to share bodily heat.
20:00Didn't he say it was every man for himself?
20:03Did he?
20:04Yeah.
20:05I don't remember that.
20:06But my brain is frozen.
20:08Yeah.
20:10Oh, good.
20:13I'm so sorry your anniversary got ruined, Mom.
20:16Oh.
20:18You know there's no better way for me to spend it.
20:20Just me and my family.
20:22And Richie.
20:24Yes!
20:25Nice.
20:27It's nice to be included.
20:29I had started asking questions to stall, but now I was asking questions to listen.
20:36Mom, when did you two meet?
20:39That was a long, long time ago.
20:43I had just gotten my first apartment.
20:46And so the fellow who used to live there, he showed up at my door and he wanted his mail.
20:51So we got to talking and I gave him his letters.
20:56And then he came back the next week.
20:59And then the week after that.
21:01Eventually he asked me out to lunch.
21:05I kept mailing myself letters so I'd have an excuse to talk to the gorgeous girl in apartment five.
21:11You never told me that.
21:13Well, he's good at keeping secrets.
21:15I mean, after all, he was basically a spy.
21:17Telling secrets, sharing stories, connecting with the people in your life can make the dark times seem brighter.
21:29Oh, the power's back.
21:31Hallelujah. Turn the bloody heat up.
21:34Hey.
21:36Oh, thank God you're back in one piece, my radio star.
21:38I didn't really do all that much. I just let everyone else do the talking.
21:43The most important part of reporting isn't talking. It's listening.
21:48Well, that reminds me, the news.
21:50The best movies I'd ever seen lived in my family's memories.
21:55Who needed Porky's when you had stories about Bob Bartlett, secret bases, and romance.
22:02And romance.
22:04You know, there's a part of me that almost wishes that the power would go back out.
22:11Yeah. Me too.
22:13Oh, sweet. You guys got Porky's.
22:15No! No!
22:17Oh, don't. That's just some old cartoon the kids got.
22:25Oh, God. Is that a fool?
22:32Oh, God.
22:33There is.
22:34Oh, God.
22:37Oh, God.
22:43Oh, God.
22:52Oh, God.
22:56Oh.
22:57Oh, God.
22:59You
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