" They pressed their palms ogether on opposite sides of the glass door - a Vulcan salute with split fingers, as Kirk expired.They were astonished and stared in disbelief when they discovered that the toddler was holding up the rear bumper of the truck when the jack failed, to protect Jonathan.The rear hatch opened to reveal dozens of new recruits in green fatigues and carrying duffel bags.One of them was a young, naive, and idealistic 19 year-old infantry soldier-rookie named Private Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), who was looking around bewildered and nervous.In a memorable monologue to the bartender, Don describes the empowering benefits of booze:It shrinks my liver, doesn""t it, Nat? It pickles my kidneys.Angie suggests going to the Stardust Ballroom later hat night: "How about goin"" down to 72nd Street.See what we could find down there.Ralph says you got to beat them off with clubs." When Marty doesn""t reply, Angie chides him: "Boy, you""re getting to be a real drag, you know that?" His friend is obviously good-natured, decent, and kind, but unattractive and overweight, lacking social graces and prospects for any other kind of future - especially with romance and settling down with a woman.