1 00:00:01,206 --> 00:00:02,991 Dear Girl Next Door, 2 00:00:03,017 --> 00:00:04,484 I'm not usually one to gripe, 3 00:00:04,510 --> 00:00:06,380 or seek advice from strangers. 4 00:00:06,406 --> 00:00:08,112 But I'm sick of living in a world 5 00:00:08,138 --> 00:00:10,796 that doesn't take me seriously as a young businesswoman. 6 00:00:10,822 --> 00:00:13,389 Did you know I can't even open a checking account? 7 00:00:13,415 --> 00:00:15,069 Dear Girl Next Door, 8 00:00:15,108 --> 00:00:17,781 I know and love who I am. 9 00:00:17,905 --> 00:00:21,429 I'm Black. I'm bold. I'm beautiful. 10 00:00:21,617 --> 00:00:24,320 But it's frustrating to live in a world that doesn't celebrate me 11 00:00:24,346 --> 00:00:26,117 for being those things... 12 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,134 Dear Girl Next Door, 13 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,554 with every breath I take, I'm living a lie. 14 00:00:31,671 --> 00:00:34,099 Forever worried that I'll reveal my true self 15 00:00:34,125 --> 00:00:38,289 to an intolerant world that won't let me love who I want to love. 16 00:00:38,609 --> 00:00:40,661 Dear Girl Next Door, 17 00:00:40,687 --> 00:00:43,690 I feel like I'm sitting on a ticking time-bomb, 18 00:00:43,716 --> 00:00:47,179 and it's only a matter of time before the world stigmatizes me 19 00:00:47,205 --> 00:00:49,554 for being "a woman of loose morals." 20 00:00:50,735 --> 00:00:52,302 Dear Girl Next Door, 21 00:00:52,328 --> 00:00:54,680 or should I say, Little Miss Busybody? 22 00:00:54,706 --> 00:00:57,742 What makes you think you have all the answers, any-who? 23 00:00:59,362 --> 00:01:01,103 Dear Girl Next Door, 24 00:01:01,129 --> 00:01:03,372 I know I should be grateful for the things I have, 25 00:01:03,398 --> 00:01:06,184 but it's hard when everything around me is beautiful 26 00:01:06,225 --> 00:01:09,460 and the world's constantly reminding me I'm not one of those things. 27 00:01:09,486 --> 00:01:12,742 Gosh, Ethel, that's a beautiful sketch. Is that for art class? 28 00:01:12,776 --> 00:01:14,546 No, she's finishing up the sign-up sheet 29 00:01:14,572 --> 00:01:17,270 for the town's annual Miss Riverdale Teen Queen Pageant. 30 00:01:17,296 --> 00:01:19,166 Your mom asked me to be her assistant. 31 00:01:19,734 --> 00:01:22,604 Is it really time for that embarrassing cattle call again? 32 00:01:22,646 --> 00:01:24,084 Yes, it is. 33 00:01:24,127 --> 00:01:26,303 But this year, for the first time ever, 34 00:01:26,347 --> 00:01:29,306 we're going to be broadcast live on national television, 35 00:01:29,350 --> 00:01:31,757 right out of the RIVW Studios. 36 00:01:33,180 --> 00:01:35,929 - I hope you don't expect me to compete. - Oh, no, of course not. 37 00:01:35,955 --> 00:01:38,325 Why would you wanna participate in anything 38 00:01:38,351 --> 00:01:41,101 so glorious and wholesome and all-American 39 00:01:41,144 --> 00:01:42,841 as Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 40 00:01:42,884 --> 00:01:46,468 when you're already holding the crown for Miss Grumpy Pants USA? 41 00:01:46,515 --> 00:01:50,421 And I'm sure you're not interested in any of our wonderful prizes this year. 42 00:01:51,429 --> 00:01:54,549 - Like, say, a new car. - I don't even have a driver's license. 43 00:01:54,592 --> 00:01:55,985 A Hollywood screen test. 44 00:01:56,027 --> 00:01:57,734 Not interested in the slightest. 45 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,953 Or a scholarship to whatever college accepts you. 46 00:02:03,270 --> 00:02:05,577 The pageant's giving away scholarships? Since when? 47 00:02:05,603 --> 00:02:08,296 Since we're gonna be broadcast live on national television. 48 00:02:08,322 --> 00:02:10,585 But I understand. You're not interested. 49 00:02:10,611 --> 00:02:12,778 Ethel, she is beautiful, 50 00:02:12,804 --> 00:02:16,242 but why don't we change her from a blonde to a brunette? 51 00:02:16,484 --> 00:02:19,046 I think she'd be much more likable that way. 52 00:02:24,992 --> 00:02:27,669 What do the rules say about outside designers? 53 00:02:27,712 --> 00:02:29,540 Because Edith Head has been dying 54 00:02:29,584 --> 00:02:31,325 to design a bathing suit for me, 55 00:02:31,368 --> 00:02:32,804 and Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 56 00:02:32,848 --> 00:02:34,632 would be a divine showcase for it. 57 00:02:34,676 --> 00:02:37,766 Oh, Vee, please tell me you're not honestly signing up for that. 58 00:02:37,809 --> 00:02:38,927 I already did, Betty. 59 00:02:38,953 --> 00:02:42,476 Imagine the publicity it would bring to the Babylonium if I won. 60 00:02:42,858 --> 00:02:46,543 - It's a business decision. - Okay, but it objectifies girls. 61 00:02:46,656 --> 00:02:49,921 I mean, wearing a swimsuit and heels at the same time. 62 00:02:49,947 --> 00:02:51,825 What about that little peep show you did with Archie? 63 00:02:51,851 --> 00:02:53,245 Was that objectifying? 64 00:02:53,271 --> 00:02:55,359 Yes. Well, that was between me and Archie, 65 00:02:55,385 --> 00:02:57,820 - and he was in his underwear, too. - What I wouldn't give... 66 00:02:57,846 --> 00:03:00,267 How about flashing your panties on live television? 67 00:03:00,310 --> 00:03:02,660 That was my decision, on my terms. 68 00:03:02,704 --> 00:03:06,968 Look, beauty pageants can certainly be seen as objectifying women, 69 00:03:06,994 --> 00:03:10,656 if you choose to look at them solely through that one lens. 70 00:03:12,109 --> 00:03:13,845 What other lens is there? 71 00:03:13,889 --> 00:03:17,070 What's that saying? "Beauty's in the eye of the beholder." 72 00:03:17,101 --> 00:03:19,547 Speaking for myself, I love being beautiful. 73 00:03:19,590 --> 00:03:22,767 And not for the drooling approval of some fuddy-duddy judges. 74 00:03:22,811 --> 00:03:25,422 I refuse to give them any power over me. 75 00:03:25,466 --> 00:03:27,424 I decide if I'm beautiful or not. 76 00:03:27,450 --> 00:03:30,054 And I am, as are we all. 77 00:03:30,734 --> 00:03:33,421 But doesn't it bother you that beauty pageants 78 00:03:33,447 --> 00:03:35,084 pit girls against girls? 79 00:03:35,110 --> 00:03:36,634 Oh, there's a way around that. 80 00:03:36,660 --> 00:03:38,836 We gals just need to make a pact. 81 00:03:38,862 --> 00:03:41,081 No matter who wins, we all win. 82 00:03:41,107 --> 00:03:43,747 And no cat-fighting or back-biting. 83 00:03:43,773 --> 00:03:45,289 Except against Evelyn Evernever 84 00:03:45,315 --> 00:03:48,010 who, of course, was the first to sign-up, annoyingly. 85 00:03:48,036 --> 00:03:49,903 Wait, wait, Toni, you're doing it, too? 86 00:03:49,929 --> 00:03:52,894 Trust me, Betty. I feel the same way you do. 87 00:03:52,971 --> 00:03:56,765 But this is the first year that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is integrated. 88 00:03:56,791 --> 00:03:59,083 And even though there's not a snowball's chance in hell 89 00:03:59,109 --> 00:04:02,226 that those stuffed-shirt judges will give me the title, 90 00:04:02,252 --> 00:04:04,101 I'm gonna make damn sure that I show the country 91 00:04:04,127 --> 00:04:07,217 at least one Black woman competing for the crown. 92 00:04:07,243 --> 00:04:09,070 And if I do win, don't worry. 93 00:04:09,096 --> 00:04:10,815 I'm gonna call out the Miss America pageant 94 00:04:10,841 --> 00:04:12,367 for the fact that all its contestants 95 00:04:12,393 --> 00:04:16,078 must be of "good health and the white race." 96 00:04:16,507 --> 00:04:19,842 My parents sponsor Miss Riverdale Teen queen, of course, 97 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:23,523 so it would definitely raise a few eyebrows if I didn't compete. 98 00:04:23,622 --> 00:04:26,457 Though, if I do win the title again this year, 99 00:04:26,483 --> 00:04:28,851 I would use my platform differently, 100 00:04:28,877 --> 00:04:30,749 advocating for the more... 101 00:04:30,775 --> 00:04:32,976 disenfranchised teens in this town. 102 00:04:33,648 --> 00:04:35,579 Are you sure you should be competing, Midge? 103 00:04:35,623 --> 00:04:38,445 You know, in your delicate condition? 104 00:04:38,692 --> 00:04:42,750 I mean, won't you be wearing high-heels for hours on end? What if you trip? 105 00:04:42,776 --> 00:04:46,453 You're the sweetest for worrying about me, Fangs. But... 106 00:04:47,245 --> 00:04:50,671 this might be the last time I get to do anything like this. 107 00:04:51,015 --> 00:04:52,117 Just... 108 00:04:52,772 --> 00:04:55,601 dress up and be a 16-year-old girl. 109 00:04:55,817 --> 00:04:57,775 Compete for some silly tiara 110 00:04:57,819 --> 00:05:00,445 like it's the only thing in the world that matters. 111 00:05:02,429 --> 00:05:04,960 What I said before? Ice it. 112 00:05:05,835 --> 00:05:08,617 You go compete your heart out on that stage, baby. 113 00:05:08,709 --> 00:05:11,046 If those judges got eyes in their head, 114 00:05:11,085 --> 00:05:13,630 they won't even look at those other wannabes 115 00:05:13,656 --> 00:05:15,402 because you're the hottest mama, 116 00:05:15,445 --> 00:05:17,055 with the classiest chassis, 117 00:05:17,099 --> 00:05:19,390 in the whole town, by a mile. 118 00:05:26,542 --> 00:05:28,719 All right, now that it's just us, 119 00:05:28,763 --> 00:05:32,448 selfishly, of course, I think it would be a gas 120 00:05:32,474 --> 00:05:35,216 if we were all part of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 121 00:05:35,242 --> 00:05:38,612 - So I'm gonna go out on a limb here... - I think I know what you're going to say. 122 00:05:38,638 --> 00:05:40,323 Let me ask you this, Betty. 123 00:05:40,947 --> 00:05:43,823 If your mom wasn't hosting the pageant, 124 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,083 wouldn't you be competing for those ginchy prizes? 125 00:05:47,109 --> 00:05:49,721 I mean, imagine if you got that scholarship. 126 00:05:49,747 --> 00:05:51,575 It could be your ticket to freedom. 127 00:05:51,786 --> 00:05:54,659 You could go to whatever school accepted you, 128 00:05:55,049 --> 00:05:56,530 on your own terms, 129 00:05:56,573 --> 00:05:58,370 not at your parents' whims. 130 00:05:58,706 --> 00:06:01,252 - Some place like... - Sarah Florence. 131 00:06:01,820 --> 00:06:03,682 Or Smith College. 132 00:06:05,381 --> 00:06:07,229 So you have thought about it. 133 00:06:08,192 --> 00:06:09,362 I knew it. 134 00:06:30,649 --> 00:06:32,477 Well, well, well. 135 00:06:32,508 --> 00:06:34,437 If it isn't the latest and greatest 136 00:06:34,463 --> 00:06:37,727 aspiring Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 137 00:06:37,805 --> 00:06:41,412 Yes, Mother, I signed up. Are you overjoyed? 138 00:06:41,438 --> 00:06:43,969 No, actually, I'm not, Elizabeth. 139 00:06:43,995 --> 00:06:46,781 I would like to know what your nefarious plan is. 140 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:48,338 Do you plan on winning the crown 141 00:06:48,364 --> 00:06:51,547 and then pulling the entire temple down around you? 142 00:06:51,573 --> 00:06:53,141 Make some kind of feminist statement? 143 00:06:53,167 --> 00:06:56,938 No, I do not wanna pull the temple down around me. 144 00:06:57,297 --> 00:06:59,941 To be honest, it would be nice to win that scholarship money. 145 00:06:59,967 --> 00:07:01,930 Oh, please, Elizabeth. 146 00:07:01,956 --> 00:07:03,697 You get straight A's. 147 00:07:03,723 --> 00:07:05,642 If you so choose to go to college, 148 00:07:05,686 --> 00:07:07,296 which I'm not recommending, 149 00:07:07,339 --> 00:07:09,559 I would much rather you go to finishing school. 150 00:07:09,603 --> 00:07:11,866 You're gonna be able to get an academic scholarship. 151 00:07:11,909 --> 00:07:13,453 So don't try and bamboozle me 152 00:07:13,479 --> 00:07:15,880 into thinking that you care about the scholarship. 153 00:07:15,906 --> 00:07:17,393 What would you like me to say then, Mother? 154 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,569 I would like you to say that you actually want 155 00:07:19,613 --> 00:07:22,311 to be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 156 00:07:22,354 --> 00:07:25,195 for the joy and satisfaction of it. 157 00:07:25,252 --> 00:07:28,516 You know, I was Miss Riverdale Teen queen back in my day. 158 00:07:28,578 --> 00:07:30,319 I know. Everyone knows. 159 00:07:30,345 --> 00:07:33,953 The night that I was crowned, it was the greatest night of my life. 160 00:07:34,783 --> 00:07:39,813 I thought I could do anything, be anything. 161 00:07:40,284 --> 00:07:41,508 You know... 162 00:07:41,534 --> 00:07:44,977 Well, it's silly, but I thought that I... 163 00:07:45,149 --> 00:07:46,814 might grow up to be a stewardess 164 00:07:46,857 --> 00:07:50,207 and travel the world, see glamorous places. 165 00:07:50,252 --> 00:07:52,164 Wait, you wanted to be a stewardess? 166 00:07:52,499 --> 00:07:54,742 That I did not know. 167 00:07:55,175 --> 00:07:56,953 What happened? Why didn't you do it? 168 00:07:57,836 --> 00:08:01,318 Well, I married your father, of course. 169 00:08:01,611 --> 00:08:04,711 And then I had your sister, and then I had you, 170 00:08:04,912 --> 00:08:08,897 and I gave up my silly dreams of becoming a stewardess. 171 00:08:08,923 --> 00:08:12,219 - Can you imagine? - Yeah. I can. 172 00:08:12,391 --> 00:08:15,195 How fab that would have been for you, 173 00:08:15,450 --> 00:08:18,906 traveling to all those places, meeting glamorous people. 174 00:08:19,045 --> 00:08:20,281 Yeah. 175 00:08:21,055 --> 00:08:22,771 Well, anyway, Betty, 176 00:08:22,797 --> 00:08:24,329 whatever your reasons are, 177 00:08:24,373 --> 00:08:26,985 I think this is gonna be wonderful for you. 178 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:29,683 Imagine if you won. 179 00:08:29,726 --> 00:08:32,467 That would be the greatest accomplishment of my life. 180 00:08:32,511 --> 00:08:34,948 This is so exciting. I can't wait to rehearse with you girls. 181 00:08:34,991 --> 00:08:36,578 Wait. We have to rehearse? 182 00:08:36,777 --> 00:08:38,258 Yes, of course. 183 00:08:38,284 --> 00:08:41,373 I have to guide you girls through this entire process. 184 00:08:41,399 --> 00:08:44,349 And mind you, this is not just glitz and glam. 185 00:08:44,393 --> 00:08:46,351 This is rigorous hard work, 186 00:08:46,395 --> 00:08:47,774 like going into battle. 187 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,740 So I want you to get a good night's sleep tonight, dear. 188 00:08:50,766 --> 00:08:54,180 I don't wanna see any shadowy bags under those eyes in the morning. 189 00:09:01,514 --> 00:09:04,849 www.subtitulamos.tv 190 00:09:07,962 --> 00:09:13,620 A Miss Riverdale Teen Queen does not walk, she glides. 191 00:09:13,727 --> 00:09:15,560 That's what I wanna see from you. 192 00:09:15,586 --> 00:09:19,834 Gliding, gliding, gliding... 193 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:21,545 Focus. 194 00:09:21,584 --> 00:09:25,347 We wanna block out everything and only concentrate 195 00:09:25,390 --> 00:09:28,785 on being the most poised, the most refined, 196 00:09:28,829 --> 00:09:31,052 and the most elegant we can be. 197 00:09:31,282 --> 00:09:35,662 Appearance, posture, carriage, character, 198 00:09:35,705 --> 00:09:39,970 all these elements go into the making of a Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 199 00:09:40,014 --> 00:09:41,972 We must carry ourselves 200 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:45,443 with the dignity of English royalty. 201 00:09:45,635 --> 00:09:48,481 Our categories are evening gowns, 202 00:09:48,507 --> 00:09:50,089 vim and vigor, 203 00:09:50,115 --> 00:09:52,592 bathing suits, point of view, 204 00:09:52,635 --> 00:09:55,573 and the ever-most important talent competition. 205 00:09:55,599 --> 00:09:57,982 It's all about showing how well-rounded 206 00:09:58,008 --> 00:10:00,136 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is. 207 00:10:00,162 --> 00:10:03,080 Well, that's all fine and dandy, but I don't need some creepy old men 208 00:10:03,106 --> 00:10:05,674 telling me how well-rounded my backside is. 209 00:10:05,735 --> 00:10:07,659 - I know how shapely I am. - Toni! 210 00:10:07,685 --> 00:10:09,591 - Greaser garbage. - Preppy troll. 211 00:10:09,617 --> 00:10:11,088 Miss Topaz, really! 212 00:10:11,132 --> 00:10:12,638 As Miss Blossom will tell you, 213 00:10:12,664 --> 00:10:15,005 being Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 214 00:10:15,031 --> 00:10:18,019 you serve as an ambassadrix for Riverdale 215 00:10:18,045 --> 00:10:20,839 for the entire year of your appointment. 216 00:10:20,865 --> 00:10:24,120 Why, you must be the female embodiment 217 00:10:24,146 --> 00:10:26,930 of all things good and decent 218 00:10:26,974 --> 00:10:28,628 in our little town with pep. 219 00:10:28,671 --> 00:10:32,022 In fact, "pep" should be your middle name. 220 00:10:32,066 --> 00:10:34,425 All right, one more hour of posture work, 221 00:10:34,451 --> 00:10:37,018 and then we will go down to Mrs. Andrews' dress shop 222 00:10:37,044 --> 00:10:39,529 and have you fitted for gowns. 223 00:10:43,693 --> 00:10:46,776 Ethel Muggs, as the winner of this year's 224 00:10:46,820 --> 00:10:49,823 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen pageant, 225 00:10:49,866 --> 00:10:53,748 can you tell us what you're feeling at this exact moment? 226 00:10:53,824 --> 00:10:55,529 Gosh, Mrs. Cooper, 227 00:10:55,567 --> 00:10:59,180 I guess I'm really just wishing that my parents were alive to see this. 228 00:10:59,223 --> 00:11:02,427 Oh, but, Ethel, they are. 229 00:11:03,841 --> 00:11:04,968 Mom? 230 00:11:05,012 --> 00:11:06,341 Dad? 231 00:11:07,579 --> 00:11:11,440 Ethel, as our newly-minted Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 232 00:11:11,466 --> 00:11:15,123 are there any other dreams that you're looking to fulfill? 233 00:11:15,191 --> 00:11:16,948 Now that you mention it, 234 00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:20,607 a lot of people don't know that I paint as well as draw comic books. 235 00:11:20,633 --> 00:11:23,584 And I would be so jazzed to have an original Ethel Muggs 236 00:11:23,610 --> 00:11:26,060 hanging in a real gallery or museum. 237 00:11:26,219 --> 00:11:29,466 Ethel, I have got some great news for you then. 238 00:11:29,492 --> 00:11:31,621 Your beautiful self-portrait 239 00:11:31,647 --> 00:11:35,670 is going to be on display at the Guggenheim Museum. 240 00:11:35,696 --> 00:11:38,638 - Oh, my gosh, the Guggenheim? - Yes. 241 00:11:39,191 --> 00:11:42,501 Ethel, this is your night, and your night alone. 242 00:11:42,527 --> 00:11:46,006 Is there anything else that would make it even more special? 243 00:11:46,762 --> 00:11:47,990 Well... 244 00:11:48,716 --> 00:11:51,275 I think it would just be the ginchiest thing ever 245 00:11:51,301 --> 00:11:53,716 if Jughead Jones were my boyfriend. 246 00:11:54,170 --> 00:11:55,558 Ethel. 247 00:11:55,584 --> 00:11:58,543 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen has the pick of the litter, 248 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:00,896 but if it's Jughead Jones you want, 249 00:12:00,922 --> 00:12:03,529 then Jughead is yours. 250 00:12:03,684 --> 00:12:05,068 Jughead? 251 00:12:05,552 --> 00:12:07,368 Are you really my boyfriend? 252 00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:08,743 Of course I am. 253 00:12:09,468 --> 00:12:11,474 You've always been my best gal. 254 00:12:15,626 --> 00:12:17,201 Beautiful. 255 00:12:19,056 --> 00:12:20,348 Ethel? 256 00:12:20,667 --> 00:12:21,857 Ethel? 257 00:12:22,937 --> 00:12:24,130 Ethel! 258 00:12:25,769 --> 00:12:27,509 Sorry, what was that, Mrs. Cooper? 259 00:12:27,535 --> 00:12:30,006 You did make an appointment at the dress shop, I hope? 260 00:12:33,421 --> 00:12:36,045 Look at all these gorgeous girls. 261 00:12:37,216 --> 00:12:39,193 You know, back in the day, 262 00:12:39,236 --> 00:12:42,196 I competed to be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 263 00:12:42,239 --> 00:12:43,779 all through high school. 264 00:12:43,805 --> 00:12:45,849 Against you, Alice, if I'm not mistaken. 265 00:12:45,875 --> 00:12:48,331 Well, you always gave me a run for my money, Mary. 266 00:12:48,357 --> 00:12:50,341 And you always won. 267 00:12:50,367 --> 00:12:51,896 You know, it's funny. 268 00:12:51,922 --> 00:12:55,183 I really thought that being Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 269 00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:58,690 would be a stepping-stone to doing something important with my life. 270 00:12:58,734 --> 00:13:01,781 Like, I don't know, being the first lady or something. 271 00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:05,308 Well, there's nothing more important than being a wife and mother, Mary. 272 00:13:05,334 --> 00:13:07,545 Maybe for our generation, Alice. 273 00:13:07,670 --> 00:13:11,791 But I feel like these girls could do anything they want, be anything that they want. 274 00:13:11,834 --> 00:13:14,685 No disrespect to Mamie Eisenhower, she's an icon, 275 00:13:14,711 --> 00:13:17,318 but do you girls ever think we'll have a female president? 276 00:13:17,361 --> 00:13:18,667 I wouldn't vote for a woman. 277 00:13:18,710 --> 00:13:21,104 Or a Black president, for that matter? 278 00:13:21,148 --> 00:13:22,466 Man or a woman. 279 00:13:22,492 --> 00:13:25,006 Think about how much change would have to occur in the world for that to happen. 280 00:13:25,032 --> 00:13:27,058 It'll happen. In our lifetime, I bet. 281 00:13:27,084 --> 00:13:31,071 Now, now. I think it's important to manage one's expectations. 282 00:13:31,114 --> 00:13:32,482 Don't you think, Mary? 283 00:13:32,782 --> 00:13:34,271 Of course. 284 00:13:34,654 --> 00:13:37,512 Oh, Ethel, can you make sure that you pin Betty's dress 285 00:13:37,555 --> 00:13:39,295 all the way around the hem? 286 00:13:39,586 --> 00:13:43,662 Okay, Midge, let's look at this fit on you. 287 00:13:48,862 --> 00:13:51,451 Ethel, are you crying? 288 00:13:53,015 --> 00:13:54,248 Sorry. 289 00:13:54,310 --> 00:13:56,574 I won't get any tears on your dress, I promise. 290 00:13:56,618 --> 00:13:58,810 No, no, what's the matter? 291 00:13:59,765 --> 00:14:00,966 Nothing. 292 00:14:02,150 --> 00:14:04,068 You're just so beautiful, Betty. 293 00:14:05,447 --> 00:14:08,912 You and all the other girls, you're just so beautiful. 294 00:14:10,743 --> 00:14:13,966 I think we might need to let this out just a tiny bit. 295 00:14:14,941 --> 00:14:17,599 Gosh, Midge, you better start cutting back on those desserts. 296 00:14:17,625 --> 00:14:19,349 Otherwise, that cute serpent boyfriend of yours 297 00:14:19,375 --> 00:14:20,997 might decide that you're too much woman to handle. 298 00:14:21,034 --> 00:14:24,373 Evelyn, why don't you do us all a favor and take a long walk off a short pier? 299 00:14:25,184 --> 00:14:26,966 Just gonna go get my measuring tape. 300 00:14:30,449 --> 00:14:31,929 Midge, dear, 301 00:14:31,990 --> 00:14:34,177 why don't you and I have a little chat later? 302 00:14:34,203 --> 00:14:35,839 Huh? Just between us? 303 00:14:38,279 --> 00:14:41,793 Ethel, what were those waterworks at the dress shop about? 304 00:14:41,930 --> 00:14:43,521 Did something happen? 305 00:14:44,252 --> 00:14:45,412 No. 306 00:14:45,627 --> 00:14:46,760 Nothing. 307 00:14:46,826 --> 00:14:50,280 I guess I just wish that I could be competing with you all. 308 00:14:50,324 --> 00:14:52,674 Ethel, you're so beautiful. Why aren't you competing? 309 00:14:52,717 --> 00:14:53,980 I couldn't. 310 00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:58,245 You heard what your mom said about being Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 311 00:14:58,288 --> 00:15:00,987 She's supposed to embody the best of the town, 312 00:15:01,030 --> 00:15:03,201 be Riverdale's ideal girl. 313 00:15:06,328 --> 00:15:08,112 That's not me, Betty. 314 00:15:08,289 --> 00:15:11,529 I'm the girl whose parents were murdered. 315 00:15:12,374 --> 00:15:15,845 The girl who's quiet and likes comic books 316 00:15:15,871 --> 00:15:18,193 and draws creepy pictures. 317 00:15:19,162 --> 00:15:20,702 No one in their right mind would crown me 318 00:15:20,745 --> 00:15:22,873 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 319 00:15:23,131 --> 00:15:25,054 I know what my mom's been saying, Ethel, 320 00:15:25,098 --> 00:15:27,537 but straight from the fridge, you... 321 00:15:28,337 --> 00:15:31,210 You're such a wonderful, beautiful person. 322 00:15:31,276 --> 00:15:34,550 You've overcome so much adversity in your life, 323 00:15:34,576 --> 00:15:38,693 more than any other girl in Riverdale, and that is inspiring. 324 00:15:38,754 --> 00:15:40,713 You are inspiring. 325 00:15:40,943 --> 00:15:42,814 You have more pep in your little finger 326 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:45,831 than the rest of us do in our whole bodies combined. 327 00:15:45,857 --> 00:15:48,302 And you have every right to be up there competing 328 00:15:48,328 --> 00:15:49,992 just as much as the rest of us. 329 00:15:50,036 --> 00:15:51,240 No. 330 00:15:51,334 --> 00:15:52,553 I couldn't. 331 00:15:52,627 --> 00:15:54,238 Really, I'm sorry. 332 00:15:54,264 --> 00:15:56,388 I shouldn't have said anything. 333 00:16:09,828 --> 00:16:11,438 So, Midge, 334 00:16:11,464 --> 00:16:13,292 how far along are you? 335 00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:15,342 And no fibbing, please. 336 00:16:15,493 --> 00:16:17,701 I recognize that glow. 337 00:16:22,670 --> 00:16:25,615 Girls, I appreciate you gathering 338 00:16:25,641 --> 00:16:28,339 for an emergency meeting before school. 339 00:16:28,365 --> 00:16:30,019 Now, some of you may know 340 00:16:30,119 --> 00:16:31,991 Midge Klump is no longer with us. 341 00:16:32,034 --> 00:16:35,098 What? What happened? Did Midge die? 342 00:16:35,124 --> 00:16:37,834 Oh, no, no, she's still alive. But regrettably, 343 00:16:37,860 --> 00:16:42,428 she is no longer eligible to compete for Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 344 00:16:42,498 --> 00:16:44,581 And, moreover, she will no longer 345 00:16:44,607 --> 00:16:47,373 be a student here at Riverdale High. 346 00:16:47,709 --> 00:16:51,230 She will continue her studies at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. 347 00:16:51,256 --> 00:16:52,489 But Mrs. Cooper... 348 00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:55,579 And I assure you she is doing just fine. 349 00:16:55,623 --> 00:16:57,912 Really, girls, this is the best thing for her. 350 00:16:57,938 --> 00:17:00,897 And when you see her again in six or seven months, 351 00:17:00,923 --> 00:17:03,605 you will see that she is right as rain. 352 00:17:03,631 --> 00:17:06,331 Six or seven months? What? Is Midge... 353 00:17:06,357 --> 00:17:09,244 Also, this is a good time to remind you 354 00:17:09,289 --> 00:17:13,205 that we must treat our bodies as temples, 355 00:17:13,231 --> 00:17:18,058 temples that must be protected against any kind of defilement. 356 00:17:18,084 --> 00:17:19,473 On that note, 357 00:17:19,516 --> 00:17:23,217 we will see you back here for some good clean fun later this afternoon. 358 00:17:23,243 --> 00:17:24,781 Okay? Very good. 359 00:17:30,878 --> 00:17:34,096 I just don't understand. Why would Midge be sent away like that? 360 00:17:34,140 --> 00:17:35,792 I thought you were supposed to be smart. 361 00:17:35,818 --> 00:17:37,628 It's because Midge has a bun in the oven, of course. 362 00:17:37,654 --> 00:17:39,101 Evelyn, shut your pie hole right now. 363 00:17:39,127 --> 00:17:40,805 It's the worst-kept secret in town. 364 00:17:40,831 --> 00:17:42,313 Second worst, after you two. 365 00:17:42,339 --> 00:17:44,118 This wouldn't be the first time 366 00:17:44,144 --> 00:17:46,329 a girl's been sent away to hide her shame. 367 00:17:46,355 --> 00:17:49,001 I mean, sadly, this is standard practice in Hollywood. 368 00:17:49,027 --> 00:17:51,305 - Which is nothing to be ashamed of. - Says you. 369 00:17:51,331 --> 00:17:53,463 She let a greaser paw at her like a dirty rag. 370 00:17:53,507 --> 00:17:55,425 You're cruising for a bruising, you snot-nosed square. 371 00:17:55,451 --> 00:17:58,715 Okay, wait. So Midge and Fangs have actually... 372 00:17:58,816 --> 00:18:00,209 Yes, Betty. 373 00:18:00,253 --> 00:18:02,954 Just once or multiple times? 374 00:18:02,980 --> 00:18:05,101 From the way those two would look at each other, 375 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:07,469 I'm guessing they were doing the deed on the reg. 376 00:18:07,495 --> 00:18:10,828 If you must know, Midge loves Fangs and Fangs loves Midge. 377 00:18:10,872 --> 00:18:14,347 And if it wasn't for her classist racist parents, they would be together right now. 378 00:18:14,373 --> 00:18:16,222 Quite the cautionary tale, if you ask me. 379 00:18:16,248 --> 00:18:18,727 Funnily enough, no one is, you goon from Saskatoon. 380 00:18:18,753 --> 00:18:22,714 I'm just, I'm wondering how Midge could have ended up getting... 381 00:18:27,545 --> 00:18:30,251 No, no, of course, I understand how it happened. 382 00:18:30,277 --> 00:18:31,849 I'm just wondering if they were using... 383 00:18:31,893 --> 00:18:34,003 If they were using protection? 384 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:36,759 - Good question. - Midge said they were. 385 00:18:36,785 --> 00:18:39,466 - But once it slipped. - That's what Fangs told me, too. 386 00:18:39,509 --> 00:18:41,685 See, this is why they ought to invent, 387 00:18:41,729 --> 00:18:44,675 - I don't know, a pill or something. - A what? 388 00:18:44,701 --> 00:18:47,745 A pill, like a monthly pill, that girls can take, 389 00:18:47,771 --> 00:18:50,209 that protects them from... 390 00:18:50,387 --> 00:18:52,844 accidents, even happy ones. 391 00:18:52,870 --> 00:18:54,363 Because, let's face it, ladies, 392 00:18:54,389 --> 00:18:56,831 we're the ones who have to live with the consequences. 393 00:18:56,874 --> 00:18:58,199 Not the boys. 394 00:18:58,225 --> 00:19:01,009 They get claps on the back while we bear the burden, 395 00:19:01,052 --> 00:19:02,489 while we're stigmatized. 396 00:19:02,532 --> 00:19:04,511 Poor Midge. Now her whole life is just... 397 00:19:04,537 --> 00:19:05,977 Her life is not ruined. 398 00:19:06,003 --> 00:19:08,620 Midge is one of my Vixens. I will not let this destroy her. 399 00:19:08,646 --> 00:19:10,758 Except you're no longer a Vixen, and neither is Midge. 400 00:19:10,801 --> 00:19:12,344 Really, who did let you sit with us? 401 00:19:12,370 --> 00:19:14,066 Wonder if Fangs even knows about this? 402 00:19:14,092 --> 00:19:16,399 Well, if he doesn't now, he will soon. 403 00:19:16,546 --> 00:19:19,167 - The whole school will. - Then I should find him. 404 00:19:19,278 --> 00:19:21,331 - Talk to him. - I'll come with you. 405 00:19:22,790 --> 00:19:25,480 Betty, what are you thinking about? 406 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:29,902 Just how quickly your entire life can change. 407 00:19:30,010 --> 00:19:33,152 How one night can decide everything for you. 408 00:19:38,907 --> 00:19:41,339 You were quiet in the lounge, Ethel. 409 00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:46,509 I keep thinking about Midge at the Sisters of Quiet Mercy. 410 00:19:46,535 --> 00:19:48,884 It's awful what's happening to Midge, 411 00:19:48,910 --> 00:19:50,798 and we will figure out a way to help her. 412 00:19:50,841 --> 00:19:53,245 But in the meantime... 413 00:19:53,953 --> 00:19:56,628 I also think this presents an opportunity. 414 00:19:56,980 --> 00:19:58,009 What do you mean? 415 00:19:58,035 --> 00:20:01,156 Well, there's an open spot now to replace Midge in the pageant, 416 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,894 and what better girl to do it than you? 417 00:20:06,321 --> 00:20:08,910 - Do you really think that, Betty? - I do. 418 00:20:09,105 --> 00:20:11,297 It almost feels like your destiny now, 419 00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:13,761 but only if you want to, Ethel. 420 00:20:14,503 --> 00:20:16,171 I... I do. 421 00:20:16,215 --> 00:20:17,542 But what about your mom? 422 00:20:17,568 --> 00:20:20,697 I mean, there's still so much that needs to get done, and she still needs an assistant. 423 00:20:20,741 --> 00:20:23,870 I have someone in mind for that. 424 00:20:24,596 --> 00:20:26,250 They took Midge? 425 00:20:26,331 --> 00:20:28,227 I'm gonna go up there to that convent, 426 00:20:28,270 --> 00:20:29,993 I'm gonna bust Midge out of there. 427 00:20:30,019 --> 00:20:31,317 She doesn't belong in that place. 428 00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:34,488 They do experiments on those kids, give them all psychedelic drugs and stuff. 429 00:20:34,514 --> 00:20:35,714 Oh, pump the brakes there, Fangs. 430 00:20:35,740 --> 00:20:37,983 The last thing anyone needs is you going in half-cocked. 431 00:20:38,009 --> 00:20:40,369 Kidnapping Midge after she's already been kidnapped once 432 00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:42,023 will only make things worse. 433 00:20:42,066 --> 00:20:44,330 We need more information before anyone does anything. 434 00:20:44,373 --> 00:20:47,707 Midge's parents know she's pregnant because Mrs. Cooper forced it out of her, 435 00:20:47,733 --> 00:20:49,590 but they may not know that you're the father. 436 00:20:49,616 --> 00:20:52,163 We should endeavor to keep it that way so that you're not arrested. 437 00:20:52,207 --> 00:20:55,030 - Or worse. - Okay, what am I supposed to do, huh? 438 00:20:55,210 --> 00:20:57,834 - Bupkis? - We stick with the original plan. 439 00:20:57,860 --> 00:20:59,954 You write a hit song, you get a gold record under your belt 440 00:20:59,997 --> 00:21:02,480 and you become undeniable to Midge's parents. 441 00:21:02,506 --> 00:21:06,277 You just need to focus on getting ready for when you and Midge get reunited. 442 00:21:06,303 --> 00:21:09,529 Look, my parents have made many a charitable donation to the Sisters. 443 00:21:09,572 --> 00:21:11,661 So I will work on setting up 444 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:14,647 at least a phone call between you and dear Midge. 445 00:21:14,673 --> 00:21:16,355 But you have to listen to Toni. 446 00:21:16,381 --> 00:21:19,334 And, Fangs, remain calm. 447 00:21:19,652 --> 00:21:21,819 Calm. Okay. 448 00:21:25,039 --> 00:21:26,663 Beautiful. 449 00:21:30,084 --> 00:21:31,899 What's going on in here? 450 00:21:31,942 --> 00:21:33,621 I'm just getting Ethel all caught up. 451 00:21:33,647 --> 00:21:35,944 But she has perfect poise, honestly. 452 00:21:35,970 --> 00:21:37,731 And doesn't she look to die for in her dress? 453 00:21:37,774 --> 00:21:39,994 Getting caught up on... what exactly? 454 00:21:40,037 --> 00:21:43,563 Oh, didn't you hear? Ethel's replacing Midge in the pageant, 455 00:21:43,606 --> 00:21:45,709 and luckily, she already knows all the routines. 456 00:21:45,858 --> 00:21:48,334 That is wonderful. 457 00:21:48,742 --> 00:21:51,092 But who's gonna be my assistant? 458 00:21:51,135 --> 00:21:52,963 Here's your java, Mrs. Cooper. 459 00:21:53,007 --> 00:21:54,663 Just the way Betty said you liked it. 460 00:21:54,689 --> 00:21:56,725 Three sugar, extra cream. 461 00:21:57,188 --> 00:22:00,397 - Elizabeth, can I speak to you in the hallway for a moment? - Sure, Mom. 462 00:22:02,146 --> 00:22:04,592 Just a few more laps, and then we'll brainstorm some ideas 463 00:22:04,618 --> 00:22:06,475 for the talent competition, yeah? 464 00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:13,483 I knew it. I knew you were gonna try to undermine me somehow. 465 00:22:13,509 --> 00:22:15,558 How am I trying to undermine you? 466 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:20,131 Midge dropped out, or more likely, was forced out by you. 467 00:22:20,157 --> 00:22:22,866 - So now what's wrong with Ethel competing? - What's wrong? 468 00:22:22,892 --> 00:22:25,431 What's wrong is Ethel does not represent the ideals 469 00:22:25,457 --> 00:22:28,418 of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, not by a country mile. 470 00:22:28,444 --> 00:22:30,795 - Why, she's not pregnant. - No, no, she's not. 471 00:22:30,821 --> 00:22:32,742 But she... She has an unsavory history. 472 00:22:32,768 --> 00:22:35,118 Are you talking about what happened with her parents? 473 00:22:35,179 --> 00:22:36,928 Or something else? 474 00:22:39,521 --> 00:22:42,271 - You are awful, you know that? - I am here to protect 475 00:22:42,297 --> 00:22:44,151 the office of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 476 00:22:44,177 --> 00:22:47,540 I'm not gonna let you turn this competition into one of your crusades. 477 00:22:47,583 --> 00:22:49,280 And whether you believe me or not, 478 00:22:49,324 --> 00:22:51,239 I am also and especially 479 00:22:51,282 --> 00:22:53,917 trying to protect Ethel from the scrutiny 480 00:22:53,943 --> 00:22:56,224 that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen demands. 481 00:22:56,250 --> 00:22:58,089 I'm sorry, but over my dead body 482 00:22:58,115 --> 00:22:59,639 is she going to compete in this pageant... 483 00:22:59,682 --> 00:23:03,773 Mom, Ethel should be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 484 00:23:03,817 --> 00:23:07,037 She needs and deserves it more than the rest of us. 485 00:23:07,081 --> 00:23:09,310 Think about it for one second, okay? 486 00:23:09,336 --> 00:23:10,950 Ethel is an orphan. 487 00:23:10,976 --> 00:23:13,224 This scholarship may be her only chance to go to college. 488 00:23:13,250 --> 00:23:14,544 - No! - Mom. 489 00:23:14,570 --> 00:23:16,525 And that is final. Ethel is a lovely girl. 490 00:23:16,569 --> 00:23:19,151 But this is not a charity, it's a competition. 491 00:23:19,177 --> 00:23:20,901 And since you made this mess, 492 00:23:20,927 --> 00:23:23,880 you're the one that's gonna tell her that she has to withdraw from the pageant. 493 00:23:23,906 --> 00:23:25,208 Not me! 494 00:23:28,058 --> 00:23:29,690 What's the trouble now, Betty? 495 00:23:29,716 --> 00:23:32,901 Well, I got Ethel to sign up for the pageant, 496 00:23:32,927 --> 00:23:34,978 and no surprise, my mom blew a gasket. 497 00:23:35,022 --> 00:23:37,590 She's not letting Ethel compete in Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 498 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:40,146 - even though there's an empty slot. - What? Oh, dear. 499 00:23:40,172 --> 00:23:43,333 And why doesn't she want Ethel to drop a nickel in and participate? 500 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:44,875 It's more of the same. 501 00:23:44,901 --> 00:23:48,716 Ethel doesn't represent the ideal, blah, blah, blah. 502 00:23:48,742 --> 00:23:50,889 My mom is nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake, 503 00:23:50,915 --> 00:23:54,876 but I'm in it now and I don't wanna be the one to tell Ethel that she doesn't... 504 00:23:55,155 --> 00:23:58,040 represent the very best of Riverdale. 505 00:23:58,088 --> 00:24:00,439 Imagine what winning this crown would do for her. 506 00:24:00,482 --> 00:24:02,836 Imagine the doors that it would open, 507 00:24:02,930 --> 00:24:05,381 not just in high school, but for the rest of her life. 508 00:24:05,407 --> 00:24:07,936 Honestly, Ethel's got as much chance of winning as I do, 509 00:24:07,962 --> 00:24:10,203 but we're with you, Betty. 510 00:24:10,279 --> 00:24:11,547 What should we do? 511 00:24:12,104 --> 00:24:14,759 I'm open to ideas, ladies. 512 00:24:14,975 --> 00:24:17,151 Well, I vote we stand together, 513 00:24:17,194 --> 00:24:20,807 link arms and demand Ethel gets chance to compete or we all withdraw. 514 00:24:20,850 --> 00:24:23,196 Quote it. I'm in, sisters. 515 00:24:23,222 --> 00:24:25,725 This pageant's nowheresville without us teen contestants. 516 00:24:25,768 --> 00:24:26,899 Okay. 517 00:24:27,724 --> 00:24:30,248 - I'll go talk to my mom. - Hold the line, Betty. 518 00:24:30,323 --> 00:24:31,716 Thinking it through, 519 00:24:31,751 --> 00:24:35,868 maybe this is one of those times you go around your mom. 520 00:24:35,946 --> 00:24:37,780 To someone who might be more inclined 521 00:24:37,824 --> 00:24:39,563 to listen to reason... 522 00:24:39,641 --> 00:24:41,110 or threats. 523 00:24:42,283 --> 00:24:43,824 Someone like... 524 00:24:44,242 --> 00:24:46,243 - my dad? - Exactly. 525 00:24:46,269 --> 00:24:48,878 And maybe you shouldn't go in alone, either. 526 00:24:48,922 --> 00:24:52,836 Maybe you go with a more seasoned negotiator, 527 00:24:52,862 --> 00:24:57,055 who won't get bogged down in messy, sticky family dynamics. 528 00:24:58,444 --> 00:24:59,781 Like moi. 529 00:25:05,439 --> 00:25:06,735 Okay. 530 00:25:08,665 --> 00:25:10,160 - Mr. Cooper. - Hi, Dad. 531 00:25:10,204 --> 00:25:11,945 Ladies. What's the good word? 532 00:25:11,988 --> 00:25:14,735 May we bend your ear about a few, 533 00:25:14,761 --> 00:25:16,993 let's call them competition parameters, 534 00:25:17,019 --> 00:25:20,115 that we and our fellow pageant contestants have been discussing. 535 00:25:20,141 --> 00:25:21,889 And what would those parameters be? 536 00:25:21,915 --> 00:25:25,836 The first being, Ethel Muggs must be allowed to participate in the competition. 537 00:25:25,862 --> 00:25:28,352 Okay, let me just stop you girls right there. 538 00:25:28,378 --> 00:25:31,660 I've already gotten an earful about this from Mrs. Cooper, 539 00:25:31,704 --> 00:25:35,534 and I'm afraid that there is just no wiggle-room. 540 00:25:35,577 --> 00:25:37,818 - But Mr. Cooper... - I'm sorry, girls, truly. 541 00:25:37,844 --> 00:25:40,084 But there is a lot riding on this pageant. 542 00:25:40,110 --> 00:25:42,628 And how we present ourselves to the world 543 00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:44,586 is of the utmost importance, Veronica. 544 00:25:44,630 --> 00:25:47,110 It's funny, Mr. Cooper, I've been doing a little research 545 00:25:47,154 --> 00:25:49,635 on TV ad spending just for kicks, 546 00:25:49,678 --> 00:25:53,318 including how much money a live television event can bring in. 547 00:25:53,344 --> 00:25:56,337 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen is going to be huge for RIVW. 548 00:25:56,380 --> 00:25:58,954 We all know that. We all want that. 549 00:25:58,980 --> 00:26:01,493 Also, we're guessing you've already sold 550 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:03,951 all your commercial spots, am I right? 551 00:26:03,977 --> 00:26:05,368 Which means you're on the hook. 552 00:26:05,394 --> 00:26:07,304 And you can't cash those wonderful checks 553 00:26:07,348 --> 00:26:10,454 unless Miss Riverdale Teen Queen airs without a hitch. 554 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,240 Okay, what exactly are you two driving at? 555 00:26:13,273 --> 00:26:17,485 Only that you might find yourself in a precarious position 556 00:26:17,511 --> 00:26:20,477 if all your teen contestants suddenly... 557 00:26:20,535 --> 00:26:23,055 - decided to pull out of the pageant. - Which we will, Dad, 558 00:26:23,081 --> 00:26:25,671 if you don't fix it with Mom so that Ethel can compete. 559 00:26:25,714 --> 00:26:26,930 Betty, I... 560 00:26:30,543 --> 00:26:32,739 Okay, fine. I'll see what I can do. 561 00:26:32,765 --> 00:26:35,422 Thank you, Mr. Cooper. That's fantabulous. 562 00:26:35,670 --> 00:26:36,672 And one more thing. 563 00:26:36,698 --> 00:26:39,380 We want the swimsuit promenade cut entirely from the pageant. 564 00:26:39,423 --> 00:26:40,482 What? 565 00:26:40,508 --> 00:26:43,079 Why? That is the judges' favorite segment. 566 00:26:43,123 --> 00:26:44,493 I'm sure, 567 00:26:44,519 --> 00:26:47,524 but frankly, there's just no justifying that outdated 568 00:26:47,550 --> 00:26:50,640 and plainly sexist aspect of the competition. 569 00:26:50,666 --> 00:26:53,495 Especially considering all our judges are men, 570 00:26:53,521 --> 00:26:56,524 and two of them are faculty members at our school. 571 00:26:56,615 --> 00:26:59,071 Don't you concur, Mr. Cooper? 572 00:27:02,847 --> 00:27:06,204 Why do you constantly undermine me, Harold? 573 00:27:06,230 --> 00:27:08,670 And especially on the day of the pageant! 574 00:27:08,696 --> 00:27:10,324 - I don't... - Put a sock in it! 575 00:27:10,367 --> 00:27:12,615 You always undercut me. Always. 576 00:27:12,641 --> 00:27:14,240 Which is especially galling 577 00:27:14,266 --> 00:27:16,939 because I have spent the best years of my life 578 00:27:16,983 --> 00:27:18,680 cleaning up after your messes. 579 00:27:18,724 --> 00:27:20,904 Alice, I'm not trying to undermine you. 580 00:27:20,930 --> 00:27:22,597 So what if Ethel wins? 581 00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:25,193 And some nosy Brenda Starr 582 00:27:25,219 --> 00:27:27,631 takes it upon herself to look into her past? 583 00:27:27,657 --> 00:27:29,473 What happens then, Hal? 584 00:27:29,517 --> 00:27:31,821 To us? To our family? 585 00:27:31,847 --> 00:27:33,844 Sweetheart, please, just calm down. 586 00:27:33,870 --> 00:27:35,715 Oh, do not tell me to calm down. 587 00:27:35,741 --> 00:27:39,696 It... It... It doesn't matter if Ethel competes or not. 588 00:27:39,875 --> 00:27:41,771 I mean, you know who the judges are. 589 00:27:41,797 --> 00:27:43,531 There is no way that Ethel 590 00:27:43,574 --> 00:27:46,857 is going to be Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 591 00:27:46,883 --> 00:27:49,319 Come on, you're just making a mountain out of this molehill. 592 00:27:49,363 --> 00:27:51,452 Oh, you made it a mountain, Hal. 593 00:27:51,495 --> 00:27:53,688 Now come help me with my necklace! 594 00:27:59,042 --> 00:28:01,250 They're not fighting about me, are they? 595 00:28:02,675 --> 00:28:03,883 Oh, no. 596 00:28:04,282 --> 00:28:06,086 Not at all. They're just nervous 597 00:28:06,112 --> 00:28:08,251 about the pageant being live this year. 598 00:28:08,295 --> 00:28:10,422 That's all. Last minute jitters. 599 00:28:10,448 --> 00:28:13,227 Trust me, once the cameras start rolling, they'll be fine. 600 00:28:13,253 --> 00:28:14,649 Now clue me in. 601 00:28:14,675 --> 00:28:17,805 Have you decided on a song for the talent competition yet? 602 00:28:31,626 --> 00:28:34,258 Archie, lay a patch. It's time for the evening gown promenade! 603 00:28:34,284 --> 00:28:36,571 All right, all right, I'm coming, I'm coming. 604 00:28:36,899 --> 00:28:39,209 This reminds me of the county fairs back home. 605 00:28:39,235 --> 00:28:41,632 We used to have Miss Duck Creek pageants every spring, 606 00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:43,373 complete with butter-carving competitions. 607 00:28:43,417 --> 00:28:45,657 I can't believe they cut the bathing suit strut. 608 00:28:45,683 --> 00:28:47,047 You really want to see your sister 609 00:28:47,073 --> 00:28:49,235 prancing around like a bathing beauty? 610 00:28:49,281 --> 00:28:51,344 - It's kind of pervy, no? - Okay, drop dead, Jones. 611 00:28:51,370 --> 00:28:52,829 Don't you have another comic book to write or something? 612 00:28:52,855 --> 00:28:55,751 - As a matter of fact, I don't right now. - Pop, can you turn it up a little? 613 00:28:55,777 --> 00:28:57,748 - Kevin's about to sing. - Welcome back 614 00:28:57,774 --> 00:29:01,368 - to Miss Riverdale Teen Queen 1955... - Thanks, Pop. 615 00:29:01,394 --> 00:29:04,641 live from the RIVW stages. 616 00:29:04,766 --> 00:29:08,641 And now, would you please welcome Mr. Kevin Keller, 617 00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:10,415 who will serenade us 618 00:29:10,441 --> 00:29:13,477 during our evening gown promenade. 619 00:29:28,665 --> 00:29:33,322 First up, our reigning Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 620 00:29:33,348 --> 00:29:37,045 I give you, Miss Cheryl Blossom. 621 00:29:37,226 --> 00:29:41,186 A crowded room ? 622 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,014 Miss Betty Cooper. 623 00:30:01,548 --> 00:30:03,950 Miss Evelyn Evernever, 624 00:30:03,976 --> 00:30:05,683 and Miss Ethel Muggs. 625 00:30:19,034 --> 00:30:21,384 Miss Veronica Lodge. 626 00:30:33,141 --> 00:30:36,795 And finally, Miss Toni Topaz. 627 00:31:09,563 --> 00:31:11,904 Let's hear it for Mr. Kevin Keller, 628 00:31:11,930 --> 00:31:15,238 but most especially, our lovely ladies. 629 00:31:15,264 --> 00:31:17,522 Don't they look just swell? 630 00:31:20,726 --> 00:31:22,232 Gorgeous. 631 00:31:28,131 --> 00:31:31,584 And that was Miss Veronica Lodge on the tightrope. 632 00:31:31,610 --> 00:31:34,607 Wasn't she the loveliest of lady daredevils? 633 00:31:37,420 --> 00:31:40,420 And now performing the original song, 634 00:31:40,463 --> 00:31:42,378 "Who Will Love Me as I Am," 635 00:31:42,422 --> 00:31:44,857 to end our talent competition, 636 00:31:44,952 --> 00:31:49,107 here is Miss Ethel Muggs. 637 00:32:07,385 --> 00:32:11,345 ? Like a fish Plucked from the ocean ? 638 00:32:11,371 --> 00:32:15,283 ? Tossed into A foreign stream ? 639 00:32:15,459 --> 00:32:19,353 ? Always knew That I was different ? 640 00:32:19,539 --> 00:32:23,283 ? Often fled into a dream... ? 641 00:32:23,724 --> 00:32:25,095 Come on. 642 00:32:25,739 --> 00:32:29,580 ? I ignored The raging currents ? 643 00:32:29,761 --> 00:32:33,503 ? Right against The tide I swam ? 644 00:32:33,734 --> 00:32:37,781 ? But I floated With the question ? 645 00:32:37,825 --> 00:32:43,712 ? Who will love me as I am? ? 646 00:32:43,814 --> 00:32:45,502 Hot diggity. 647 00:32:45,613 --> 00:32:47,180 Ethel's got a set of pipes. 648 00:32:47,206 --> 00:32:49,898 More than that, she's got star quality. 649 00:32:49,924 --> 00:32:52,772 Oh, sheesh. Is there anything this girl can't do? 650 00:32:52,798 --> 00:32:54,189 I think I'm in love. 651 00:32:54,233 --> 00:32:59,296 ? Could we bend The laws of nature? ? 652 00:32:59,322 --> 00:33:03,236 ? Could a lion love a lamb? ? 653 00:33:03,416 --> 00:33:07,420 ? Who could see Beyond this surface? ? 654 00:33:07,463 --> 00:33:11,293 ? Who will love me as I am? ? 655 00:33:11,337 --> 00:33:15,167 ? Like a clown Whose tears cause laughter ? 656 00:33:15,210 --> 00:33:19,084 ? Trapped inside The center ring ? 657 00:33:19,306 --> 00:33:23,436 ? Even seeing smiling faces ? 658 00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:26,663 ? I am lonely pondering ? 659 00:33:26,689 --> 00:33:31,892 ? Who would want To join this madness? ? 660 00:33:31,935 --> 00:33:35,866 ? Who would change My monogram? ? 661 00:33:35,892 --> 00:33:39,974 ? Who will be Part of my circus? ? 662 00:33:40,018 --> 00:33:46,589 ? Who will love me as I am? ? 663 00:33:46,633 --> 00:33:52,247 ? Who will ever call To say, "I love you"? ? 664 00:33:52,291 --> 00:33:56,127 ? Send me flowers Or a telegram? ? 665 00:33:56,158 --> 00:34:00,202 ? Who could proudly Stand beside me? ? 666 00:34:00,228 --> 00:34:02,866 ? Who will love me ? 667 00:34:02,910 --> 00:34:09,699 ? As I am? ? 668 00:34:29,905 --> 00:34:33,043 Well, it has been a spectacular evening 669 00:34:33,069 --> 00:34:35,459 and everyone is a winner. 670 00:34:35,812 --> 00:34:37,639 But now it is time for our judges 671 00:34:37,684 --> 00:34:39,815 to decide who will be the next 672 00:34:39,860 --> 00:34:42,772 Miss Riverdale Teen Queen. 673 00:34:43,801 --> 00:34:45,585 Fifty cents says it's Veronica. 674 00:34:45,621 --> 00:34:48,116 - Who knew she was an acrobat? - Well, I don't know. 675 00:34:48,142 --> 00:34:50,832 Betty's delivery of the Gettysburg Address was stirring stuff. 676 00:34:50,858 --> 00:34:52,725 I'll take anyone as long as it's not my sister. 677 00:34:52,751 --> 00:34:55,061 If there's justice in this world, it'll be Ethel. 678 00:34:55,334 --> 00:34:57,269 I knew we should have made the musical about her. 679 00:34:57,312 --> 00:35:00,129 Looks like our judges have made their decision. 680 00:35:00,155 --> 00:35:02,752 And, as you can see, my lovely wife, Alice, 681 00:35:02,796 --> 00:35:06,016 a former Miss Riverdale Teen Queen herself, 682 00:35:06,060 --> 00:35:08,022 has joined me for the verdict. 683 00:35:08,108 --> 00:35:10,952 I must say, you look absolutely wonderful. 684 00:35:10,978 --> 00:35:12,607 Doesn't she look wonderful, folks? 685 00:35:12,633 --> 00:35:15,866 Oh, stop it. Stop it. 686 00:35:16,553 --> 00:35:18,028 Thank you, dear. 687 00:35:18,072 --> 00:35:21,246 This is my favorite night of the year, 688 00:35:21,272 --> 00:35:22,946 even more than Christmas, 689 00:35:22,990 --> 00:35:24,254 because tonight, 690 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:26,385 one of these lucky girls' lives 691 00:35:26,428 --> 00:35:28,905 is about to change forever. 692 00:35:31,492 --> 00:35:34,408 And the winner of a brand new car, 693 00:35:34,639 --> 00:35:38,756 a Hollywood screen test, a college scholarship, 694 00:35:38,782 --> 00:35:40,037 and the title 695 00:35:40,063 --> 00:35:44,834 of Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 1955, is... 696 00:35:55,177 --> 00:35:58,334 Ethel Muggs, everyone. 697 00:36:02,147 --> 00:36:07,881 Ethel Muggs is Miss Riverdale Teen Queen, 1955! 698 00:36:11,435 --> 00:36:13,967 Smile, dear, the world is watching. 699 00:36:17,584 --> 00:36:19,089 Hi, sweetheart. 700 00:36:19,133 --> 00:36:21,795 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 701 00:36:30,753 --> 00:36:32,342 Thank you. 702 00:36:32,642 --> 00:36:35,170 Thank you so much. Thank you. 703 00:36:58,941 --> 00:37:00,491 Hey, Pop! 704 00:37:00,706 --> 00:37:03,178 Cheryl said I should be expecting a call any minute. 705 00:37:04,526 --> 00:37:06,194 You go right ahead, young man. 706 00:37:09,726 --> 00:37:12,769 - Hello? Midge? - Fangs. Honeybun. 707 00:37:12,803 --> 00:37:15,850 - It's so good to hear your voice. - I know, baby. 708 00:37:15,986 --> 00:37:18,397 - I miss you. - Me, too. 709 00:37:18,910 --> 00:37:21,521 It happened so fast, Fangs. I... 710 00:37:21,678 --> 00:37:23,069 I still can't believe it. 711 00:37:23,095 --> 00:37:25,538 Mrs. Cooper talked to my mom, and the next thing I knew, 712 00:37:25,564 --> 00:37:28,108 I was in the car being driven to the convent. 713 00:37:30,344 --> 00:37:31,725 What are we gonna do? 714 00:37:31,751 --> 00:37:33,877 The same thing that we talked about, Midge. 715 00:37:33,903 --> 00:37:35,163 You just... 716 00:37:35,459 --> 00:37:37,402 You just have to stay strong while you're in there. 717 00:37:37,428 --> 00:37:39,605 I will. You know I will. 718 00:37:39,648 --> 00:37:41,154 And trust me when I say, 719 00:37:41,180 --> 00:37:42,877 we're gonna get through this, Midge, 720 00:37:43,645 --> 00:37:45,212 and we're gonna be a family, 721 00:37:45,295 --> 00:37:48,319 and we're gonna get married, come hell or high water. 722 00:37:49,247 --> 00:37:50,770 You believe me, don't you? 723 00:37:50,798 --> 00:37:52,490 Of course I do. 724 00:37:52,756 --> 00:37:54,973 With all my heart and soul. 725 00:37:54,999 --> 00:37:56,361 That's my girl. 726 00:37:56,404 --> 00:37:58,170 Oh, Fangs, I... 727 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,163 - I love you. - I love you, too. 728 00:38:09,299 --> 00:38:10,459 Mom... 729 00:38:12,295 --> 00:38:14,366 I was just going to get some milk. 730 00:38:16,088 --> 00:38:17,560 Is everything okay? 731 00:38:20,473 --> 00:38:24,030 Is this sour grapes because Ethel won and I lost? 732 00:38:26,585 --> 00:38:29,170 You think you know everything, don't you, Betty? 733 00:38:29,352 --> 00:38:30,568 Open it. 734 00:38:45,026 --> 00:38:46,767 Wait, Ethel didn't win? 735 00:38:46,849 --> 00:38:48,037 That's right. 736 00:38:49,394 --> 00:38:52,260 Your father and the judges were furious 737 00:38:52,286 --> 00:38:54,569 when I read her name instead of yours. 738 00:38:54,684 --> 00:38:57,045 But what could they do? They couldn't contradict me. 739 00:38:57,071 --> 00:39:00,905 It would have been an embarrassment to them and the station. 740 00:39:00,980 --> 00:39:03,584 Such are the hazards of live television. 741 00:39:05,420 --> 00:39:07,514 I don't understand. You... 742 00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:11,006 You wanted Ethel to win after all? 743 00:39:11,772 --> 00:39:12,936 Maybe... 744 00:39:13,742 --> 00:39:15,265 Maybe I truly believe 745 00:39:15,309 --> 00:39:19,303 that Miss Riverdale Teen Queen can change lives, 746 00:39:19,504 --> 00:39:23,061 even a life as broken and hopeless as Ethel's. 747 00:39:23,976 --> 00:39:26,196 Or maybe I just didn't want you to win. 748 00:39:26,326 --> 00:39:27,788 I guess you'll never know. 749 00:39:28,268 --> 00:39:30,155 But know this, Elizabeth, 750 00:39:31,678 --> 00:39:34,154 even with all your do-gooding and grandstanding, 751 00:39:34,197 --> 00:39:36,045 Ethel would have lost. 752 00:39:36,688 --> 00:39:39,608 Her life is gonna be better because of me. 753 00:39:40,734 --> 00:39:42,130 You remember that. 754 00:39:43,283 --> 00:39:45,022 No matter what happens next. 755 00:39:47,634 --> 00:39:50,428 You can say whatever you want to me, Mom. 756 00:39:54,365 --> 00:39:55,779 Downplay, 757 00:39:56,833 --> 00:39:58,240 equivocate. 758 00:40:00,475 --> 00:40:03,788 But you did a decent thing for once. 759 00:40:04,108 --> 00:40:06,491 And I may not understand the reason why, 760 00:40:06,534 --> 00:40:09,358 but I'm choosing to believe that deep down, 761 00:40:09,835 --> 00:40:11,678 you are a kind, 762 00:40:12,593 --> 00:40:13,952 caring, 763 00:40:15,009 --> 00:40:16,499 good person. 764 00:40:17,077 --> 00:40:18,677 You think so, do you? 765 00:40:18,790 --> 00:40:19,983 I do. 766 00:40:21,855 --> 00:40:23,459 And I love you. 767 00:40:44,048 --> 00:40:45,833 Dear Monica Posh... 768 00:40:45,859 --> 00:40:47,818 Dear Sandy Sapphire... 769 00:40:47,987 --> 00:40:50,250 Dear Coral Peasebottom... 770 00:40:50,404 --> 00:40:52,278 Dear Bitsy Block... 771 00:40:52,445 --> 00:40:54,426 Dear Carrie Carryon... 772 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:56,496 Dear Edith Cupps... 773 00:40:57,582 --> 00:40:59,606 First, let me begin by saying 774 00:40:59,632 --> 00:41:02,098 you are not alone in this world. 775 00:41:02,124 --> 00:41:04,629 And though it may not feel like it today, 776 00:41:06,703 --> 00:41:09,621 there is hope for a better tomorrow. 777 00:41:09,877 --> 00:41:13,395 In fact, we girls are that hope. 778 00:41:15,457 --> 00:41:18,809 www.subtitulamos.tv