♫Every day when you're walking down the street♫ ♫Everybody that you meet has an original point of view.♫ ( laughs ) ♫And I say hey!♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫If we could learn to work and play♫ ♫And get along with each other♫ ♫You got to listen to your heart♫ ♫Listen to the beat♫ ♫Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street♫ ♫Open up your eyes, open up your ears♫ ♫Get together and make things better by working together♫ ♫It's a simple message and it comes from the heart♫ ♫Believe in yourself♫ ♫For that's the place to start♫ ♫And I say hey!♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫If we could learn to work and play♫ ♫And get along with each other.♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day.♫ Hey!

ARTHUR: Hey, D.W. Hey!

Whoa!

( crash ) It's up to us.

Everyone else is a... you know.

( whistle blows, kids cheering ) BRAIN: Francine!

( whistle blows ) ( Binky groaning ) Francine has a point.

She and Brain are way better at soccer than everyone else, but that doesn't mean that we're... FRANCINE: The laughing stocks of Elwood City.

FRANCINE: There's a game on!

Quit clowning around!

Aye-aye, Captain Frensky.

Oops!

Penalty kick for our side.

Just a minute, Francine.

It's Sue Ellen's turn.

Oh, no.

( cheering ) Yee-haw!

FRANCINE: Look at this team.

What a joke.

There's no drive, no desire...

Practice hasn't even started yet.

We're supposed to be goofing around.

MR. CROSSWIRE: Today we're going to start with the eyes-on-the-ball drill.

In this drill, we sharpen our focus by keeping our... FRANCINE: Eyes on the ball?

That's right!

And...

Excuse me, Coach?

I think we covered eyes- on-the-ball in kindergarten.

MR. CROSSWIRE: That's what fundamentals are-- the things you learn first and practice the rest of your life.

And today we're focusing on fundamental number one-- the ball-- and keeping our eyes on it.

Let me hear you now.

Eyes on the ball!

FERN, ARTHUR, BINKY, BUSTER: Eyes on the ball!

Eyes on the ball!

Eyes on the...

GIRL: Hey.

I saw you playing soccer... well, trying to, anyway.

You've got some really good moves.

Yeah?

Thanks.

You guys do a lot of basic drills.

There's nothing wrong with that.

But you seem more advanced.

Ever hear of the Soccer League?

The travel teams?

Sure.

I'm on one of them: the Elwood City All-Stars.

We're having tryouts this Saturday.

Check it out.

FRANCINE: Thanks.

Yes!!

FRANCINE: Brain!

BRAIN: Hi!

FRANCINE: Isn't this unbelievable?

Did you see some of the stuff they're doing?

It's great.

And best of all, no...

BOTH: "Eyes on the ball"!

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

Not bad-- next.

We'll let you know.

Those kids are really good.

Think we'll make it?

Wow!

Yeah-- wow!

Pretty cool, huh?

MUFFY: I'll say-- it almost feels like silk.

Can you get me one?

They're for All-Star players only.

You should see the teams we play against.

Montvale, Belmont, Wayuga?

You get to go everywhere.

You're going to be on two soccer teams and one of them travels?

When will you have time for homework?

Um... we're not going to be on two teams.

A lot of the practices conflict.

Oh.

But we'll never forget you guys.

It's just time for Brain and I to take our game to the next level-- you understand.

Have a good time, kids.

( blows whistle ) New guy.

Yeah, you!

In line here.

Barrettes.

Yes, sir!

On the left.

Try to keep up, guys.

( blows whistle ) Tag the line.

And back.

( blows whistle ) Barrettes, you going to make it?

That's what I like to see-- mental toughness.

Okay, everybody, two laps to cool down.

This cup feels like it's a hundred pounds.

I know.

Who knew it was such a long way to the next level?

Hey, guys-- pretty intense, huh?

BOTH: You said it.

You bet.

COACH: Team-- Jordan has decided to leave the team.

He has... other commitments.

( teammates grumbling sarcastically ) There's nothing wrong with other commitments.

Better to realize that now than later.

I want this team to give 110%.

Are you ready to give me that?

ALL-STARS: Yes, sir!

COACH: Good.

I've scheduled an extra practice this Thursday.

Here are reminder notes for your parents.

BOTH: We're not quitters.

MR. RATBURN: Let's settle down, people.

We have some announcements-- Alan?

I'm not going to be president of the computer club anymore.

I don't have the time.

But who's going to head up the club?

Not to worry.

I will be your new driver on the information super-roadway.

We won't gigabyte off more than we can chew.

( laughs feebly ) I'm sorry.

MR. FRENSKY: I'm a little surprised there's practice today.

Coach Raggett only cancels for lightning.

Your old team canceled for rain.

What if someone slips?

My old team wasn't going to take me to the next level.

MR. FRENSKY: What happens there-- you play during blizzards?

FRANCINE: Dad!

Whoo-hoo!

Way to go, Brain-- excellent pass!

COACH:New Guy!

There was a better pass on your other side.

See the whole field, people.

I still thought that was pretty good.

( whistle blows ) The passing is getting sloppy, people.

We've go to work on the give-and-go.

Rae, Helga-- demonstrate.

Good.

Barrettes, New Guy-- you try it.

Wake up those tootsies, Barrettes!

You got to give, then go, go, go!

( groans ) Break anything, Barrettes?

Then on your feet.

This isn't a spa.

Team-- little talk.

Next game's a scrimmage, thank goodness.

We've been invited by Coach Crosswire over at Lakewood to play his team.

( team laughing ) RAE ( laughing ): We better schedule some extra practices.

They're not that bad.

Barrettes is right.

Anyway, it doesn't matter how bad they are.

I still want you to give 110%.

Is that clear?

ALL-STARS: Yes, sir!

Good-- line up for sprint relays.

FRANCINE: We'll cream them.

This is one game I'm not looking forward to winning.

That's not all I'm not looking forward to.

But you're not thinking of quitting, are you?

No, are... you?

RATBURN: And this webbed spot will tell you the temperature in any city in the world.

Oh, no-- it disappeared.

What have I done?

BRAIN: The computer went to sleep.

Just move the mouse or hit a key to wake it up.

Fascinating.

Why don't you join us, please?

I can't-- I have soccer practice.

RATBURN: Let's try something a little simpler.

Now, this button is called the "shift key."

COACH RAGGETT: Team, little talk.

Lakewood is two players short.

Ordinarily this is a default situation.

But we've come all this way and we want to demonstrate our superior might, right?

ALL-STARS: Right!

So we're going to loan them two players.

New Guy, Barrettes-- see you after the game.

( whistle blows ) Come on, focus!

FRANCINE: Buster!

MUFFY ( on megaphone ): All right, Buster!

You almost had it.

( whistle blows ) Nice try.

You, too.

What are we waiting for?!

Good eye, Binky.

Just figure out your options.

Give and go, Brain.

BOTH: What a move!

( Lakewood team cheering ) Okay, team, we'll debrief before we head back.

Terrific game, team-- just terrific!

But we lost 3-1, Daddy.

So?

You actually scored on the Elwood City All-Stars.

You played like a finely tuned machine.

And that calls for a little high-octane fuel.

Pizza and ice cream!

( kids cheering ) ( whistle blowing ) I think you two are wanted across the field.

It was really great having you two back for a game.

Things just haven't been the same since you quit.

Wait a second.

We made a pact never to quit, right?

Right.

Well, we already broke it.

We broke it when we quit them-- our real team.

So you're saying that quitting the All-Stars wouldn't be quitting.

It would actually be renewing our dedication to a previous commitment.

Uh... yeah.

With pizza.

MR. CROSSWIRE: Pair up, everybody.

This give-and-go drill is a beauty.

So Coach Raggett didn't mind letting you go?

He said he loses three kids a season on average, so we were right in line with the numbers.

I also told him the computer club was going to dissolve unless I took it over again.

Well, kids, it just goes to show you: sometimes you quit when you win, and sometimes you win when you quit.

Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org ♫And everybody that you meet has an original point of view.♫ ♫And I say hey!♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫If we can learn to work and play♫ ♫And get along with each other♫ ♫Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day.♫ Hey!