"Glory Days"
Season 4 Episode 10 | 11m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Jack, divorced & a recovering alcoholic, has to look after his two kids on New Year's Eve.
Jack is a recovering alcoholic and divorced father of two. When the allure of spending New Year's Eve reliving his glory days with old friends proves too tempting to resist, he heads upstate with his kids in tow, and they all must deal with the consequences. Directed by Benjamin Rutkowski.
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"Glory Days"
Season 4 Episode 10 | 11m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Jack is a recovering alcoholic and divorced father of two. When the allure of spending New Year's Eve reliving his glory days with old friends proves too tempting to resist, he heads upstate with his kids in tow, and they all must deal with the consequences. Directed by Benjamin Rutkowski.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ Zipper closes ] Eddie: Don't make me beg, Jack.
Get up here.
-Jack: Eddie... -Eddie: Come on.
Some of Wendy's friends will be here.
Jack: What the hell does that mean?
Eddie: Take one of them up to the guest room and... use your imagination, man.
[ Intercom ringing ] Jack: Hold on a second.
Eddie: Jack, don't insult me.
Come up to the country.
Come on.
I know you got nothing else going on tonight.
I mean, come on.
Jack: Yeah, it's broken.
I'll be right down.
Yeah, I don't know, Eddie.
I'll think about it.
Eddie: Listen, we -- we miss you, man.
I got to run.
[ Dial tone ] Meghan: Hey, Jack.
How you doing?
Jack: Good.
Meghan: You're good with the kids tonight?
Jack: What does that mean?
Meghan: Well, just, I mean, like, where are you gonna be?
Jack: Wow, Meghan.
Really?
Meghan: Look, all I'm saying is that if you have a problem, I'll be at Don's.
Jack: Don's.
[ Engine starts ] Man: When her unprecedented birth was announced in February...
Girl: Are you gonna get in trouble for going to Eddie's?
Jack: What are you talking about?
Girl: Mnh-mnh-mnh.
Jack: It's gonna be a good time, okay?
So just don't worry about it.
There's gonna be a lot of kids to play with.
It's gonna be a fun time.
They have -- Jack Jr.: Yeah, but why would you keep it a secret?
Jack: Oh, my God.
I don't -- She'd be fine with it.
Don't worry about it.
It's -- Really.
[ Indistinct talking on radio ] Man: Good evening, Russ.
Yes, with hours still to go until midnight, excitement here in Times Square has already reached fever pitch.
And with relatively warm temperatures tonight, -organizers say around... -Jack: Here we go.
Man: ...a million people are expected to turn out.
While the rest of the world watched this on television... Eddie: Raah!
Girl: [ Screams ] Jack Jr.: What the heck is that?
Eddie: [ Laughs ] -Jack Jr.: Okay.
-Eddie: You brought the kids?
Jack: [ Laughs ] [ Up-tempo music playing, indistinct conversations ] Eddie: Hey, hey.
Kids, kids, the other kids are upstairs.
You guys -- You want to go meet them?
Have some fun.
All right?
Jack: Hey, whoa.
Where they going?
Eddie: Don't worry about it.
That's Jane.
Come on.
Let's go.
Don't worry about it.
Wendy: Jack.
Jack: Hey, Wendy.
-Wendy: You look good.
-Jack: Thanks.
Eddie: Just make sure everybody's got libations, huh, babe?
What do you want?
Jack: Uh...juice?
Eddie: Juice.
I'm really glad you made it tonight, Jack.
Welcome back to the club house.
Jack: Thanks.
Eddie: You know what?
Slap shots.
[ Liquid pouring ] For old times' sake.
Give it to me.
[ Slap ] [ Laughs ] All: 10...9... 8...7...6... 5...4...3....2...1!
Happy New Year!
[ Cheering ] Eddie: I'll be back.
Woman: Yes.
Yes, please.
Whoo!
[ Indistinct conversations ] Eddie: Let's go outside!
We got to make some noise!
[ Clanking ] All right.
Come on, guys.
[ Clanking continues ] [ Indistinct shouting ] Man: Happy New Year!
♪♪ [ Indistinct conversations ] Girl: [ Laughing ] Eddie: How much boxing experience you got, man?
Boy: Break his nose.
Eddie: Okay.
All right.
You ready?
You ready?
Come on.
Right here.
All right.
Listen up, you sewer rats.
First round is gonna be between Jack Jr. and Duane.
-Boy: Yeah, Duane!
-Duane: I'm a cowboy!
Eddie: Whoa, cowboy.
Remember, clean head shots.
We're gonna go 10 rounds on this one, all right, guys?
Ding, ding, ding, ding!
Let's get this...started!
All: Oh!
[ Mid-tempo music playing ] Wendy: Need something, babe?
Girl: I need -- I need air.
Wendy: So sweet.
We could go down to Florida, you know... Woman: I'll go with you.
All right.
[ Door closes ] [ Indistinct conversations ] Jennifer: Hey.
Jack: Hey.
Jennifer: I, um -- I remember you from last year.
I think we've -- we've met before.
-Jack: Yeah.
-Jennifer: Yeah.
-Jack: Yeah.
-Jennifer: No, I just -- Like, I noticed you were, like, down, and I get it.
I've been there.
-Jack: Well, I'm Jack.
-Jennifer: Hey, Jack.
Jennifer.
Cheers.
You know, you didn't have one, so I figured... Everything okay?
Jack: Hey, I-I don't want this.
Jennifer: Okay.
Can I get you anything else, or... Jack: Let's go up to the guest room.
Jennifer: Excuse me?
Jack: I don't need one of these to screw you.
E-Eddie told you to bring that over to me, didn't he?
Jennifer: No, no.
He didn't.
Girl: Daddy!
Daddy, come.
-Jack: What's going on?
-Jennifer: You got a kid.
-That's great.
That's great.
-Girl: Come on.
-Jack: What's going on?
-Jennifer: Nice.
Nice.
Jack: What's wrong, sweetie?
Eddie: Get up!
Come on.
-Come on!
Get up!
-Girl: Look.
[ Indistinct shouting ] Jack: Hey!
Hey!
What are you doing, man?
Eddie: Come on, Jack.
Jack: You okay?
You all right?
-You all right, buddy?
-Eddie: Come on, Jack.
Jack: Hey, back...man.
You taking my kids away from me, huh?
Eddie: You're out of your...mind.
Jack: What?!
Look!
Man, we got... responsibilities!
Eddie: Jack, I just wanted you to have a good time.
Girl: [ Retching ] Eddie: [ Laughs ] [ Urinating ] [ Zipper closes ] [ Car door closes ] Jack Jr.: Mom was right.
Jack: What?
Jack Jr.: You are a loser.
Girl: We're all losers.
Jack: [ Chuckles ] ♪♪
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