being a child for as long as you can. i know i did. it's the best two weeks of my life. [ laughter ] fox: alex is a little bill buckley. he -- the wall street journal is his bible. [ laughs ] he has a tie to go with his pajamas. he's very conservative and a very intense 17-year-old. now the first thing your teacher's gonna ask is what you did over the summer. now, a lot of kids are gonna say, i went to the zoo. or i went to the beach. or i went to a baseball game. what are you gonna say? i watched the iran contra hearings. [ laughter ] peterson: if mom and dad thought this generation was going to the dogs, think again. this is the generation that has discovered hard work and success. troy: american culture is changing in the '80s. and in terms of television, there's a whole notion of demographic segmentation. bochco: networks were beginning to not be afraid to appeal to a very specific demographic. hi, handsome. look at that shirt. is that a power shirt or what? nice suit ellen, good shoulder pads.