Yellow.
Yes, it was.
This one?
Well?
I can't taste it.
It's blue.
I know. I can't taste blue.
A little too bright?
Shade it back up.
Come, Flomar.
Did you just call Somewhere "Flomar"?
It's Martian for "warm, furry friend."
He picked it.
Oh.
All right.
You want to get a glass of water for you?
- No. - # Jingle bells #
- No, thank you. #Jingle bells #
Where do you... Where do you want him to sit?
Hey, it doesn't matter. Anywhere you want.
Be laissez-faire about it, right?
Okay, does he have turkey...
or should I get some Lucky Charms?
I don't know. Ask boy wonder over there.
Okay.
Hey. Hey, dennis.
Do you want to have some turkey with us?
I can't eat anything grown on Saturn's moons.
- Hmm. - Well, then, I think you're safe here.
That'll be great.
Okay, buddy?
You ever notice how far apart his eyes are actually set?
No.
Or that his ears are just a little bit pointy?
Little bit.
David?
All this time I was thinking...
that I was no good as a father, right?
Uh-huh.
And that, you know, I was working the Mars...
as a metaphor angle.
But then I was thinking to myself...
what if that's not it?
What if he actually really is imbued, you know...
with some special...
You know, he could be a little medium.
- David, you're hysterical. - I know.
See, everybody says, "don't be hysterical."
But I say, "Why not be hysterical?"
Hysterical is the new calm.
My wife dies, boom...
I go out and I adopt a kid from Neptune.
Should I just chill, or should I be hysterical?
You tell me.
I think hysteria is a way of life.
It's a clothing line at least.
I could stop writing...
not that I' writing anyway.
David, I'... I' worrying about you.
Why?
Because I think what's really going on here...
is you guys are really struggling.
You think I don't know that?
I know that.
You know, you're still in a trial period.
I mean...
You can return him like a defective toaster, right?
Is that what you mean?
L... I guess what I' trying to say is that I...
I know you see a lot of yourself in him...
but, david, I was there.
You were weird, and you had problems...
but this kid is in a whole other league.
You know, what is so amazing about you...
is that you're right.
You're always right...
and you remember when you're right...
and you never let anybody else forget it.
I' gonna just go out for a minute.
Hey, come on, dennis.
Let's get out of here.
Gee, this was fun, huh?
A little later...
- david? - I can make you some Lucky Charms or something.
- David? David, don't. - That's okay.
- Come on, it's Christmas. - Well, you know, whatever.
- Of course, it is. - You know?
Where... Where you going?
David?
Come on.
Hey.
Come on. I' sorry. I didn't mean...
Well, "trial period," is that a code?
- Okay. - Some kind of code?
'Cause you said that.
- I know. - L... You know what?
I, I, l...
Everything's okay. Everything's cool.
- I was just trying... - You know, I' just tired.
I' just tired.
But it's Christmas, david.
- No. We'll come over tomorrow. - Just relax.
We'll come over tomorrow, okay?
Dennis!
Was I bad?
No, you weren't bad...
and you got to stop saying that, all right?
I don't want you to cut your feet.
And daddy's...
I' in here working.
We got to put this camera away for a little while, okay?
But I haven't finished my mission.
Well, you have for today.
But I haven't finished my mission!
Give me my camera back!
I need it!
Hey, you got to calm down.
I have to go to work, or you can go to your room.
You're gonna send me away, aren't you?
Dennis, why would I send you away?
Because you're mad at me because I broke your stuff.
Dennis, I don't care about any of that stuff.
This is stuff.
There's nothing you can do...
that would ever change the way I feel.
Do you understand?
Not gonna ever send you away.
Look, this is just stuff.
Come on, break it like you mean it.
One more.
Let it go, buddy.
Here's two. Oh, just one.
Nice one! Over the head...
over the head, big time.
Like the Greeks.
That feels so good.
No, not that plate!
I got an idea, but we'll still have fun.
We'll still have fun.
I' sorry. I' just trying to have...
I' so sorry.
I was just trying to have fun, buddy.
What's that laugh?
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, my, oh!
I will wail on you!
This is war!
- This is war! - Whoa!
Whoa!
Uh-Oh.
Uh, just stay here.
Pss pss...
Hey, Mr. Lefkowitz, uh, come on in.
Uh, what a surprise. Happy holidays.
Thank you. You, too.
Uh, we were just, uh, having, uh...
just having some fun.
Sort of a, uh...
It's a breakthrough, you could say.
Nice to see you.
Very, uh, vigilant of you to come during the holidays.
I heard there was a little trouble at school.
Just a little trouble.
Nothing we can't handle.
Right?
Would you mind very much...
if dennis and I went up to his room?
Maybe he could show me his room.
We could chat for a bit.
No, I wouldn't mind. Would you mind?
Would that be okay, dennis?
I think it's okay with dennis.
Good.
Where's your room, dennis?
It's downstairs.
He'll show you.
Thank you.
Following you.
Everything is...
Everything all right?
Hey, you knew about this stuff?
Uh, we're just gonna turn that off real quick.
Yeah, yeah, sure, we're, we're, um...
Have you seen this?
Yeah, yeah, I know all about this.
This is a science project that we're working on.
Kind of a whole transformation...
and decay kind of a thing.
We take all the stuff from the house...
and we put it in the baggies.
We take photos of it, and we put it away...
then we come back to it.
Uh, dennis and l... Uh, dennis mostly...
He'd study how it's...
See, we're doin' it right now.
Car keys.
- Sure. - You know, car keys.
- Yours? - Yeah, they are.
Passport, yours?
I knew about that, too.
It's amazing how much a passport can decay.
Everything's good. Everything's fine here.
Everything's great.
We just try to do the things and see...
how they have transformed and decayed or not.
- Lf... - Sometimes they don't.
We could just talk in private.
Yeah.
Good. Excuse us one second, dennis.
Outside.
Please.
I' just a little bit concerned here, Mr. Gordon.
You seem to suffer from a syndrome...
many adopting parents experience.
Shock?
You're so eager to become the child's friend...
you forget to be a parent.
And dennis needs a parent right now.
He needs a strong role model.
He needs someone to bring him down to earth.
He's been stealing again.
He's been expelled from school.
I think "expelled" is a harsh word.
I think there was a consensus reached...
that it wasn't the right place for him.
Yeah, a consensus includes me.
The principal gave me no option.
L... I should have called, and I apologize for that.
I' gonna move your case up for a review.
You'll be notified by mail.
I'll let myself out.
Mr. Lefkowitz, I do know...
that there's no one on this planet...
that loves dennis any more than I do.
I know that.
These pictures are mine.
And they're really important to me.
And I need to understand why you took 'em.
Will you tell me?
Please, I need you to tell me.
Because you love her so much.
Hmm.
Ahem, that's really true...
but that doesn't change the way I feel about you, pal.
Not even a little.
You know, Mr. Lefkowitz isn't sure...
that it's such a good idea that you stay here...
so we gotta make him happy.
So when you're here at home, it's okay to be from Mars.
But when you're out there...
with the rest of the earthlings...
you know, you gotta go by earth rules.
But what we will never do is we will never, ever...
ever, ever, ever, ever give up.
Winston Churchill said that, I think.
There's one other thing.
It's really serious.
Will you please teach me...
how to do that disidney-grate thing?
How you do it?
You'll get it.
We have to do this.
I can't. You do it.
I think it should be this shirt with these.
Okay.
It looks hot on you.
He'll look devastating.
He will. He will. That's fine.
- That's fine. - Right?
What age do they start making fun of you...
if you wear the wrong clothes?
- I don't know. - You know, like, uh...
if you're not cool. What... What...
- Fifth grade? - Fifth grade?
That's when I started wearing...
my rainbow-colored leg warmers every day.
Pretty much solidified my role as the weird girl...
who sat in the back of class...
drawing Smurfs until ninth grade.
But...
But what?
Maybe it's not supposed to be easy.
I mean, maybe the ones who have it easy...
they're missing part of the adventure.
Ah.
Don't you think all the truly fascinating people...
in the world probably had dysfunctional childhoods?
You sold me. I' gonna send him to school...
in the rainbow-colored leg warmers.
- Please don't. - I will.
I' not that fascinating.
Uh, thing about it is...
I just worry about him all the time.
It's the curse of being a parent.
I think dennis is happier than he's been in a long time.
Yeah.
I think you are, too.
I should go.
It's late, and I' tired.
Do you want me to make some coffee...
for the ride home or something or...
or you could just stay here.
In the guest bedroom.
You don't have a guest bedroom.
That's right. Best you were on the couch.
I didn't... Believe me, that...
That's not what I meant.
That was the furthest...
furthest thing from my mind. Really.
Oh, really? The furthest?
Well, not the furthest thing from my mind.
There's just things that are a little further away...
like smallpox or, you know.
It's really...
I gotta go.
I gotta go feed the goldfish.
The goldfish?
I' taking care of my neighbor's goldfish.
Your neighbor's.
- Yes. - I see.
Uh, uh...
They need to get fed.
Goldfish, huh?
- Good night. - Yeah.
Uh... oh.
You okay?
Uh, yeah. Are you okay?
I don't know.
You are. You look okay.
- So do you. - Okay. Bye.
You look great.
- What? - You look good.
Oh, you, too.
You look great.
Great.
It's a cloudy day.
I know.
That's why you don't need all that sun block.
I do have a little bit of bad news, though.
We're gonna have to do without the holding-down belt.
But I'll float away.
I don't know much, but I know this.
You will not float away.
Promise?
Guarantee it.
But you know... Come on.
You know, what I was gonna tell you is...
I don't know if I ever told you this...
but when I was a kid, I used to pretend...
like I was from another planet.
Why did you do that?
Well, I was going to a new school...
and I was nervous...
and I wanted people to like me...
and, you know, I was afraid I wouldn't fit in and...
did you wear a hat?
Um, yeah.
Yeah, sometimes I did...
'cause it was Chicago, and it was cold...
so sometimes I wore a hat.
You shouldn't have worn a hat.
There it is.
Well, anyway, after a while...
I learned to be a little bit more like everybody else...
and to fit in a little bit.
And you know what? It wasn't so bad.
It really wasn't so bad.
Is it good to be like everyone else?
That's a really good question.
Um, which is usually what adults say...
when they don't have the answer.
I think what's important right now to remember...
is that you need to learn stuff.
About human beingness.
Exactly right.
Instead of, you know...
Human Martianness.
Which you already know a lot about, right?
- You're welcome. - Hi, Miss Margie.
Mr. Gordon, hi.
Nice to see you. Do you remember dennis?
- Hello, dennis. - Miss Margie.
Don't worry. We're all very nice here.
Hey, listen, pal.
If you feel like you're nervous or you can't handle it...
I' gonna be right out there...
and you can come get me in the car.
What if I don't feel good after you leave?
Well, you can come get me.
I'll be there all day.
- All day? - Mm-hmm.
All day.
Okay. Your daddy has to go now, dennis.
Okay?
Okay, here you go, pal.
We're a little nervous...
'cause we don't have our weight belt today.
We're havin' gravity issues.
Okay, pal.
"And the radios crackled up and down the line...
"as the fighter lords received the command...
"and turned to their soldiers instructing...
"Fa// where you stand.
"Fa// where you stand."
And that is enough of Dracoban for one night.
Good night, sweet prince.
#Shinin' like a work of art #
#Hangin' on a wall of stars #
#Are you what I think you are? #
#You're my satellite #
#You're riding with me tonight #
#Passenger side, lighting the sky #
#Always the first star that I find #
#You're my satellite #
Nice talk.
David!
Yeah!
I' coming!
Dennis, you okay, pal? What's wrong?
What's wrong? What's wrong?
Flomar.
Somewhere?
Ohh.
What's wrong with him?
Oh, Somewhere.
What happened?
Is he okay?
No, no.
He died.
Died?
Damn it.
Hey, let's go for a ride.
Let's go for a ride.
Let's get out of here.
We'll go look at the stars.
Come on, pal.
When I was a little boy like you...
I used to think when you lost somebody...
they would go up there in the stars...
and you can't see 'em anymore...
but you can talk to 'em, and they can hear you.
Is that why you were crying...
because you won't see Flomar anymore?
When you love somebody...
it's really hard when you can't see 'em anymore.
Do you talk to Mary?
In a way I do, yeah, all the time.
That's probably why I come out here.
I can see Mars.
Get out. Where? I can't see it.
Oh, that's a good eye.
What do you think of when you see Mars?
That my mission is almost over.
I'll be going back soon...
and then everything will go back to normal.
Dennis, can I just say one last thing about Mars...
which may be strange...
coming from a science fiction writer...
but, right now, you and me, here...
put together entirely from atoms...
sitting on this round rock with a core of liquid iron...
held down by this force, that so troubles you, called gravity...
all the while spinning around the sun...
at 67,000 miles an hour...
and whizzing through the Milky Way...
at 600,000 miles an hour...
in a universe that very well may be chasing its own tail...
at the speed of light.
And amidst all this frantic activity...
fully cognizant of our own imminent demise...
which is a very pretty way of saying...
we all know we're gonna die...
we reach out to one another.
Sometimes for the sake of vanity...
sometimes for reasons...
you're not old enough to understand yet...
but a lot of the time...
we just reach out and expect nothing in return.
Isn't that strange?
Isn't that weird?
Isn't that weird enough?
What the heck do you need to be from Mars for?
So, look, we're just gonna talk to 'em...
and we're gonna tell 'em about all of the human stuff...
we like to do, and, you know...
it'll be over before you know it...
and everything will be fine.
Okay, deal?
'Cause if I' myself...
they won't let me to stay with you.
No. No, no.
Hey.
Whatever you say, it's gonna be okay.
I love you very, very much.
Ah, you got your ankle weights there.
Be yourself.
- Come on. - Hey.
- Hi, Sophe. - Hi.
Okay, come with me, huh?
It's gonna be okay.
Let me go get some coffee here.
It's all all right.
So, dennis, how you getting along at school?
Okay.
Is there something you want to tell us about?
No.
You don't seem very happy today, dennis.
I' stellar.
So, um, all this moving from school to school...
how... how's... how's that been for you?
Mm, there's been some rough times...
but the important thing...
is to, um, you have to face your problems...
and you should never ever, ever, ever...
ever, ever give up.
Never ever, ever, ever.
Winston Churchill said that...
I think.
Winston Churchill, he was a very smart man, huh?
Hey, dennis, when we've spoken before...
you... you said that you were from another planet.
Mars.
Mars, right.
Zepper n/ck/ whawok.
Trans fobo med/o.
Sometimes it's okay to pretend...
and sometimes it isn't.
So you... You were just pretending?
Uh-huh.
And then I started doing science...
and I realized we were spinning around the sun...
at 67,000 miles an hour...
held in place by gravity.
So what the heck do I need to be from Mars for?
I think it was because I didn't fit in.
And then I started to learn how to be like everyone else.
Dennis, did, um...
did Mr. Gordon coach you on... on what to say here today?
He only coached me on one thing.
What's that?
If you hit three out of ten, you're a star.
If you get even a little better than that...
a little better than that, you're a superstar.
You get a cup of coffee.
Hot coffee.
Well, how'd it... How'd it go?
I told them about baseball.
You did?
Then I told them about hot coffee.
You didn't? Did you really?
- Mr. Gordon. - Yeah?
Congratulations.
Thank you.
I love you.
Aah!
- Aah! - # Sun is shinin' #
#In the sky #
- Aah! - # There ain't a cloud #
#In sight #
- Aah! - # It's stopped rainin' #
#Everybody's in a play #
- Aah! - # And don't you know #
#It's a beautiful new day #
- Ooh! - # Hey, hey, hey #
#Runnin' down the avenue #
#See how the sun shines brightly in the city #
#On the streets where once was pity #
#Mr. Blue Sky is living here today #
#Hey, hey, hey #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Please tell us why #
#You had to hide away for so long #
#So long #
#Where did we go wrong? #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Please tell us why #
#You had to hide away for so long #
#So long #
#Where did we go wrong? #
#Hey, you with pretty face #
#Welcome to the human race #
#A celebration #
#Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin' #
#And today is the day we've waited for #
#Ah, ah, ah #
We are highlighting the search...
for extra solar planets here at the observatory.
And, well, as many of you know, the draco system...
is, uh, the prime focus of the search.
And, well, who better to talk about it...
than david Gordon, whose sci-fi best-seller Dracoban...
has brought this exciting search into the public eye.
David.
Thank you.
Um, let's see.
Uh, thank you.
I was fascinated with seeing draconis...
because it was a system...
that could closely mirror our solar system...
and might produce a planet like Earth.
No planet has been...
the subject of more romantic speculation than Mars.
At one point, it was commonly believed...
that Mars was inhabited by an ancient civilization...
that had dug an intricate system of irrigation channels...
and the annual darkening of the planet...
was interpreted as the growing season of plant life.
But the flyby missions of Mar/ner /V, V/, and V//...
showed that the irrigation system...
was nothing but an enormous network of canyons...
and the famous darkening due to annual dust storms.
Soil samples taken by the V/k/ng landers...
showed a complete absence of organic material...
from the planet's surface.
In other words, there is no life on Mars.
No planet has been the subject...
of more romantic speculation than Mars.
At one point, it was commonly believed...
that Mars was inhabited by an ancient civilization...
that had dug an intricate system of irrigation channels...
and the annual darkening of the planet...
was interpreted as the growing season of plant life.
But the flyby missions...
This is not how I remember it.
...showed that the irrigation system... - This isn't it.
Was nothing but an enormous network of canyons...
and the famous darkening due to annual dust storms.
Soil samples taken by...
I think I' from a different Mars.
Are you angry with me?
No, I' not angry with you, I just thought we agreed...
that you weren't...
gonna be from Mars.
I can't even say that word anymore.
I thought I was pretending so we could stay together.
No. Come on, pal.
You don't believe I am from Mars...
- do you? - Oh, come on, dennis...
I think that sometimes you think you are, okay?
Stop!
No, no. You stop, dennis.
- I mean, it's... - The car!
I' so sorry, officer.
I was having a conversation with my son...
and I didn't... I turned the corner.
I' really sorry.
Driver's license, please.
I usually have it right here.
Um...
dennis, did you take my driver's license?
Freena wobb/y meetya.
Dennis, I' asking you a question.
I need you to answer me.
Did you take my driver's license?
This is serious, okay?
Freena wobb/y meetya.
Dennis! Answer the question!
Freena wobb/y meetya.
Dennis, you took my license!
No, I didn't!
Dennis!
I didn't steal it!
What did you do with her pictures?
I didn't steal 'em. I need them.
Oh, come on, man!
That's not fair!
We talked about all this!
Stop. Those are mine.
It's not your stuff, dennis!
It's my stuff!
Stop.
Dennis, adults get their feelings hurt...
just like little boys.
This is my stuff.
Stop.
No!
Stop!
Go ahead.
Why don't you?
Trans fobo med/o.
- Dennis, dennis. - Trans fobo med/o.
- Dennis, dennis, stop. - Trans fobo med/o.
You're not a Martian. You're just a little boy.
And maybe I can't help you.
Maybe I' not cut out for this.
Stay here and just... Just cool out for a minute.
Look, it's just gonna be like, you know...
I' gonna show my face for twenty minutes...
- Yeah. - Hey, no.
- Then get back on the road. - No, take your time.
Take your time.
Do what you gotta do, you know?
Don't worry about us.
Okay.
It'll be great.
Thanks for watching him.
Oh. It's...
You're my brother.
He's my nephew.
Dennis?
Hey, wow. That is cool.
Listen, I' gonna finish cleaning up the kitchen...
and call Nicholas and Jonas and check in on them...
and I thought then I can come back...
and hang out, okay?
All right, big guy?
I'll be back.
Congratulations.
Who is this handsome fellow?
I look like Chairman Mao.
That's right. You brought your Little Red Book.
- Oh, that's hideous. - Louie. Louis?
Louie, right here, snappy snap.
Welcome to the big time, Mr. Gordon.
Tina. So excited.
- I was wondering about you. - So lovely to see you.
Ah, you wouldn't be the first.
Everybody, this is david Gordon...
and he is brilliant.
And I see he's brought me a little present.
This is the first draft of his new book.
And let me tell you, it did not come cheap.
- Ah, david. - Yeah?
I'd like to introduce you to Leonard.
He's the head of our marketing.
Nice to meet you.
He's absolutely brilliant.
- Yeah? - Welcome to the club.
Tina likes to surround herself with brilliant people.
I can see that.
Well, shall we just give this manuscript...
to my assistant for safekeeping?
Linus.
Tina, actually, could I speak with you...
in private for a moment?
There's just... I have something I need to talk to you about.
Uh, listen, this might be a little awkward.
That's my least favorite word.
I' sure.
Uh, well, could you take a look at this?
I just want to talk to you 'cause it's a little...
different situation here than I imagined.
- Mart/an Ch//d? - Mm-Hmm.
What's this?
Is that the alternate, uh...
alternate title idea, buddy?
I thought we agreed on The Revenge of Dracoban.
Yes. Yes, we did.
Um...
but I must say it's more than just a title change.
So this is the, um, quantum alternate universe?
Shut up.
An idea that...
I tried to write Dracoban.
I really, really, really did.
Well, what's the problem?
I adopted a boy.
Adopted this very fantastic, difficult young man...
and he is very much alive...
and those characters were dead, and I had to do this.
- No, we have a contract. - Uh-huh.
We paid you a substantial amount.
I know, I know, I know, I know.
And I'll, um, ahem...
I'll write the other one, or I'll just pay you back.
It's unacceptable.
I'll refinance my house if that's what it takes.
I don't care.
I don't want the money.
I want a Harry bloody Potter in space.
That's what I paid for.
Leonard created an extremely expensive...
marketing campaign around this book...
and Dracoban is the cornerstone of that campaign.
I can't do anything without that.
Do you comprehend what I am telling you?
You get that, don't you, buddy?
Do you understand that?
Why can't you just be what we want you to be?
Mmm...
I got it.
Beware. Beware. Beware.
What time is it? I' so sorry.
I' gonna write the other thing.
I' gonna make this up to you, I promise.
You're gonna get a whole series, rivers of blood...
but just read that because it's good.
It's really good.
And I have to go, but this was great...
and I' sorry.
Hey, dennis!
What do you say, um...
to some hot chocolate or... or somethin'
does that sound kinda good?
Or... Tang?
Do you know what Tang is?
It's... lt's something that the astronauts drink.
Might like that.
Liz!
- We just... - What happened?
We just can't find him.
You can't find him?
He was fine. Everything was fine.
He was in his room, and l... I went to get him...
- some hot chocolate. - It's okay, it's okay.
It's okay. It's okay.
Then we just called the police...
- just to make sure. - Where... Where's...
Where's the last place you saw him?
He's nowhere in the house.
Are you sure? You checked everywhere?
It's so beautiful.
Maybe he is a little Mozart.
What does it mean?
Means goodbye.
Hey, Harlee, just stay there. Stay in the car, okay?
Did you find him?
No, no, but I know where to go. Can you drive me?
- Yes. - All right.
- I can get the police to move their car.
- No. Don't worry about it.
- Okay. - Okay.
All right. Call me.
Put your seat belts on!
- You go that way, and I'll... - david.
Talk to him. Go, go, go, go.
Dennis, stay where you are!
David's coming to get you...
so just don't move, okay?
Don't... Really, just don't walk, sweetie.
You gotta just try to stay still.
Dennis.
Dennis?
Dennis. Dennis, stop movin'
Here I come.
Dennis, I' comin' to get you.
Just... Just... Just stay still. Please, please.
Dennis, stop movin'
They're here.
Dennis, hold on, pal! I' comin'
Why are you here?
You can't come with me.
Okay.
Shh.
Give me your hand. I' gonna take you home.
No. I have to go back now.
My mission is over.
Dennis, stop.
Please stop moving.
They're here. They came back for me.
It's a helicopter, dennis.
We've all been lookin' for you.
It's not a helicopter. It's not.
Okay. Dennis, give me your hand.
I' gonna take you home.
I am going home.
I don't belong here.
Okay.
Put the suitcase down...
and hold onto the edges really tight...
and I'll wait with you until they come, okay?
I' sorry, david.
What are you sorry about?
I' sorry that I have to leave...
but I'll tell them about baseball...
and Lucky Charms...
and Flomar.
Yeah. You can tell 'em about all the stuff we did...
and how much fun we had.
Dennis, look at me.
Tell 'em about all the fun stuff we did...
and, you know, how much fun we had.
You can tell 'em how hard you tried...
you know, to fit in, to be like all of us.
Human beings can be kinda cruel...
huh?
I promise I'll tell 'em you were nice to me.
Thanks.
You're a great human, dennis.
That's the funny part...
and I just wanted you to feel like you belong to me...
'cause that's what I think...
you really want underneath all this.
I think you want to belong to someone.
I wish we could have more time together.
I want to prove to you...
that not all parents disappear forever.
Why do they go sometimes?
I don't know. That's a...
I don't know.
That's a mystery.
Sometimes it's their fault, and sometimes it's not.
It's a... lt's a mystery. I don't know.
Why? Why?
Why do you think they left me?
Because...
Because they were stupid!
Whoever let you go...
those were the stupidest beings in the universe.
I mean, they were so dumb...
they couldn't even see what was right in front of 'em.
How could they not see how extraordinary you are...
how big your heart is?
I' not even that smart, and I can see it.
It's so obvious.
I mean, you're the easiest kid in the world to love.
Well, to me, you are.
You know what I think?
I think you love me, too.
Like you're just filled with it.
Think it's just waiting to burst out of you.
Dennis, you're my son.
You're my home, forever.
And I will never, ever, ever...
ever, ever...
ever, ever, ever...
leave you.
Okay.
I got you.
Hey, dennis, I got my Martian wish.
Oh, my God.
It's okay.
"Sometimes we forget...
"that children have just arrived on the earth.
"They are a little like aliens coming into being...
"as bundles of energy and pure potential...
"here on some kind of exploratory mission...
"and they're just trying to learn...
"what it means to be human."
"For some reason, dennis and I reached out into the universe...
"and found each other...
"we'll never really know how or why...
"and discovered that I can love an alien...
"and he can love a creature...
"and that's weird enough for both of us."
Two, three. Hold on!
Come on, one more, one more, one more.
One, two, three.
Was that good?
- Come on. - Okay, here we go.
Okay, guys.
- # Sun is shinin' in the sky # - That's all right.
#There ain't a cloud in sight #
- Aw! - # It's stopped rainin' #
#Everybody's in a play #
#And don't you know, it's a beautiful new day #
#Hey, hey, hey #
#Runnin' down the avenue #
#See how the sun shines brightly in the city #
#On the streets where once was pity #
#Mr. Blue Sky is living here today #
#Hey, hey, hey #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Please tell us why #
#You had to hide away for so long #
#So long #
#Where did we go wrong? #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Please tell us why #
#You had to hide away for so long #
#So long #
#Where did we go wrong? #
#Hey, you with the pretty face #
#Welcome to the human race #
#A celebration #
#Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin' #
#And today is the day we've waited for #
#Ah, ah, ah #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Please tell us why #
#You had to hide away for so long #
#So long #
#Where did we go wrong?
#Hey, there, Mr. Blue #
#We're so pleased to be with you #
#Look around, see what you do #
#Everybody smiles at you #
#Hey, there, Mr. Blue #
#We're so pleased to be with you #
#Look around, see what you do #
#Everybody smiles at you #
#Mr. Blue Sky #
#Mr. Blue, you did it right #
#But soon comes Mr. Night #
#Creepin' over #
#Now his hand is on your shoulder #
#Never mind, I'll remember you this #
#I'll remember you this... #