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Abbott Elementary

Season 1, Episode 13 — Zoo Balloon

TMDB episode metadata

Show: Abbott Elementary

Episode title: Zoo Balloon

Air date: April 12, 2022

Director: Randall Einhorn

Top billed cast: Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Janelle James

While on Abbott's annual zoo field trip, Tariq reveals that he has been offered a job in New York; Janine struggles with a big choice; Barbara starts questioning her future after finding out her favorite tuatara has been retired because of old age.

Source: TMDB

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Let me see these permission slips to the zoo.

permission

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And they better be real, 'cause I can tell

real

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-if you faked a Herbie Hancock. -Oh, it's John Hancock.

john

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Girl, I know. I just say whatever I want.

girl

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You ain't learned that yet? (chuckles)

aint chuckles learned

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Chad, did you forge your mom's signature?

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No?

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It says "Chad's Mom."

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That's her name?

name

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You're staying behind with the rest of the kids

behind kids rest

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who don't have permission slips. Come on.

permission

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I love field trips.

field love

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I get to do Mr. Johnson's Day Off.

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That's when I watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off,

watch

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which is a movie about a depressed kid

movie

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who murders his father's Ferrari.

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Mr. Johnson, sorry to interrupt whatever this is,

johnson

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but these kids need to stay with you.

kids

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Well, looks like Ava switched this day

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from Ferris Bueller's Day Off to The Breakfast Club.

breakfast

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Life moves pretty fast,

fast life moves

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and if you don't stop every once in a while

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to take a look, you might --

might

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Missed one. (chuckles)

chuckles missed

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Come on in.

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(Maker's "Hold'em" playing)

holdem makers playing

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♪♪

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♪♪

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-It's zoo time! -(kids cheering)

cheering kids

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I got some free chaperones so that I could save money --

free money save

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we could save money!

money save

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One of whom is my daughter, Taylor.

daughter taylor

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And Taylor lives in New York City!

city lives taylor

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CHILDREN: Boo!

children

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Boo!

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O-Oh, sorry.

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I heard people booing New York, and my instinct just kicked in.

heard kicked

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You knew they were gonna do that.

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Okay, class, this is --

class

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Oh, I guess you've already met Zach.

zach

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Yeah, Scrub and Bubbles will take that mark right off.

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But you got to use the foam, not the spray.

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Uh, Tariq, you cannot trade a sandwich.

cannot sandwich tariq

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You need to eat your sandwich.

sandwich

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I pay taxes. I ain't gotta eat no sandwich.

aint sandwich

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AVA: Janine, there can't be any mishaps.

janine

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I didn't exactly "fill out" the paperwork

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for the school district.

district school school-district

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Wait. Then why are we going?

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'Cause I wanna go to the zoo, so keep your man in check.

check

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AVA: Tariq's been doing great.

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He's been doing shows for F.A.D.E.,

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that drug prevention program, all around Philly.

drug philly program

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And he has been waking up at 11:50

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to get a jump on his day.

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So proud.

proud

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I don't know why people act like it's hard to watch kids, anyway.

hard kids watch

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Watch this. Hey, when I move, you move.

watch

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CHILDREN: Just like that!

children

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When I move, you move.

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CHILDREN: Just like that!

children

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When I move, you move.

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CHILDREN: Just like that!

children

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Hold up. I'm missing a kid.

missing

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This one of yours?

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I found him hiding inside a trash bag.

found trash

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I almost threw him out.

threw

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Kenny, yeah. Come on, man. Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

johnson kenny

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Can I go to the water zoo instead?

water

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You mean the aquarium?

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N-Next time, buddy. Go ahead, sit down.

ahead buddy

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-Is Kenny okay? -Yeah, he's...

kenny

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just a little nervous about going into second grade.

grade nervous second second-grade

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Oh, I get it. New experiences can be tough.

tough

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Which I get.

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I remember the first time I had clam chowder.

remember

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'Cause it was yesterday, and it was awful.

yesterday

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Hey, you know, I'm probably gonna be

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Kenny's 2nd grade teacher.

grade grade-teacher teacher

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Why don't you just let him get a head start with me today?

head start today

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-That'd be great. Yeah. -Yeah? Okay.

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Hey, Kenny,

kenny

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would you like to be in my group today?

today

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Uh, not really.

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That's the spirit. I got 'em.

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BARBARA: Go ahead.

ahead barbara

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All right, now, has everybody used the bathroom?

everybody used

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This is your last chance!

chance

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TAYLOR: Were we this crazy when I was in your class?

class crazy taylor

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No. And I blame Real Housewives.

real

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The kids watch with their mothers,

kids watch

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and every season, a new beast is created.

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-(chomps) -Wha--

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Don't bite me with your fake Gucci jacket!

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All right, sit down! And every--

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Just relax, okay? Just relax!

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Mrs. Howard, I've gotta use the bathroom.

howard

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Party bus! If you're excited, say, "Yass!"

excited party

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(all cheer)

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Okay. What big cat's everybody gonna see first?

everybody

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-CHILDREN: Lions! -Lion! That's right.

children

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Boom.

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Meow, y'all! (laughs)

laughs yall

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What? Ava, you really had to change into that?

change

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Of course I did. The zoo is a Mecca for single dads.

course single

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Better pickings than a Sunday brunch up in there.

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Now, who ready for the zoo?!

ready

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-(engine starts) -CHILDREN: Me!

children engine starts

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(all cheering)

cheering

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(engine revs)

engine

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♪ The ♪

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♪ Wheels on the bus go round and round ♪

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♪ Round and round ♪

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♪ Round and round ♪

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Okay. So, just remember,

remember

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everyone needs to be with their buddy,

buddy needs

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and if you see someone, like, start to meander off --

start

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-Bruh! -What?

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I just got an e-mail from F.A.D.E. headquarters.

mail

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Oh, no. Did they have a problem

problem

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with one of your performances?

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-Yeah. -Oh.

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Yeah, they got a problem with me not doing more of them.

problem

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-Wait. What? -Oh, man.

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I didn't want to jinx it by telling you, but...

telling

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they want me to do a whole tour,

tour whole

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like, every elementary school in New York

elementary school

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and record a whole album of, like, anti-meth songs

record whole

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called "Meth-od To My Madness."

called

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-Oh! -It just got confirmed.

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Oh, my goodness!

goodness

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Everybody catchin' F.A.D.E. fades.

everybody

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-Oh, my God. -Oh, my gosh, Tariq!

gosh tariq

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-This is incredible! -I know, it's wild.

incredible

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It's crazy to think that I, Tariq Temple,

crazy tariq

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could single-handedly stop drug use in all of America.

america drug single

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Well, I am really proud of you, baby.

baby proud

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This is everything you've been working for.

working

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It's everything we've been working for.

working

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-Yeah. (laughs) -This is crazy.

crazy laughs

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So, does this mean that you're going to be

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working full-time in New York City?

city full working

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I mean, yeah, at least for, like, the next year, right?

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You know. Whoo! (laughs)

laughs whoo

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Jadakiss don't even know, but we 'bout to have, like,

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the craziest rap beef in rap beef history.

history

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'Cause you know, he stole my laugh.

laugh

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A-ha! A-ha!

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She doesn't know about that. Yeah.

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Well, this is just such amazing news, Tariq. Wow.

amazing news tariq

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Yeah. I gotta call 'em back.

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-(laughs) -(chuckles)

chuckles laughs

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-We moving to New York, baby! -Wait. What?

baby moving

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-Yeah, yeah, yeah. I gotta talk to, uh, Mr. F.A.D.E.

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What do you mean there's no Mr. F.A.D.E.?

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(indistinct conversations)

conversations indistinct indistinct-conversations

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-Two, three... -There you go. Right there.

three

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Yeah. When I move, you move.

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CHILDREN: Just like that!

children

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-Uh, yeah, that's all of them. -Yeah.

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-I can hear it. -Come on, let's go.

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-Come on, guys. -Okay. So, what's your plan?

plan

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I don't know. I mean, New York is really far.

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Far for me, anyway.

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I've never lived anywhere outside of Philly.

philly

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And, I don't know, there are a lot of schools there

schools

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that could use a teacher like me.

teacher

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But I just refilled my transit pass, and...

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I don't know, maybe this is just, like, that moment --

moment

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Okay. I just meant what exhibit did you plan on hitting first?

plan

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Oh, um, the flamingos?

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Oh, hey, 'Neen!

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That's the best neck I ever seen. Look.

best seen

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-Come on. -MELISSA: Okay, kids, come on.

kids melissa

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Let's play a game called "How many animals do you spot

called game spot

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on the way to getting Ms. Schemmenti a hot pretzel?"

schemmenti

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This one looks best on me. (chuckles)

best chuckles

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Now take a candid of me walking in,

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and I'll tell you when.

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('80s rock music plays)

music plays

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♪♪

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♪♪

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Oh!

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You like dancing?

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Well, this dance is called "the vac it up."

called

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I heard it's going viral.

heard

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You, plug it in.

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I want y'all to take turns and have fun.

yall

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All right, children, get ready to see my favorite animal --

children favorite ready

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the tuatara!

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It's a lizard that arrived here at the zoo

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the same year I started teaching.

started teaching

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What? Where's...

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Oh, excuse me. Where's Duster?

excuse

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Oh, he's in a reserve.

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When the stimulation here gets to be too much,

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-we retire them. -Retire them?

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But he's been here as long as I've been coming.

coming

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Cycle of life.

life

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Oh.

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Melissa, they have retired my Duster.

melissa

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Retired like my Uncle Anthony

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or retired like my Uncle Tony?

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It's just a lizard, Barb.

barb

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Duster is a tuatara.

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He is an institution that I have been coming here to visit

coming

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for 30 years.

years

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He's been working as long as I have!

working

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Retirement?

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Okay, guys, let's give Mrs. Howard a minute.

howard minute

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Move out.

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And that is how birds are related to dinosaurs.

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CHILDREN: Ooh!

children

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Theropods, to be exact, which means they're bipedal.

↓

Come on. Do your job, son.

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-(scoffs) -Macaws need a variety...

scoffs

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Hey. Kenny, how you doing?

kenny

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You, uh, enjoying learning about that bird life?

bird learning life

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I guess.

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You know, Kenny, I hear you're worried

kenny worried

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about going to the second grade.

grade second second-grade

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But it really isn't that big a change.

change

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It's, like, two nickels' worth.

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Yeah, you'll have all the same friends,

friends

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and it'll be in the same place.

itll place

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-Really? -Yeah.

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That's good, I guess.

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Yeah, it isn't like you'd be moving to a new city

city moving

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where you maybe don't know anyone except for one person.

except person

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And maybe that person isn't even thinking

person thinking

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about how this is gonna affect you.

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It's just crazy.

crazy

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All right. Let's regroup after the bird show, all right?

bird

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That's a parakeet.

↓

(sighs)

sighs

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How's Kenny?

kenny

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Oh.

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He's okay. Um...

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Definitely scared, but I get it.

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Change can be scary.

change scary

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But you know that better than anyone --

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you know, as a sub.

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You're here one day

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and in a totally different school tomorrow.

school tomorrow

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Well, not anymore, actually.

anymore

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Just got this today.

today

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You're full-time?

full

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Yeah, Abbott is a special place.

abbott place special

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And you helped me realize that, so thank you.

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Yeah.

↓

Is there a skunk around here? Because my eyes are watering.

eyes

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(both laugh)

laugh

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I got you a clam chowder

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since you loved it so much yesterday.

loved yesterday

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Oh!

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They sell clam chowder at the zoo?

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In -- In a bowl you can eat.

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-Yay! -(Chuckles)

chuckles

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And it helps with the search for food.

food

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And that's why you don't feed a bird any meat, kids,

bird kids

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because then they'll revert back into a T. Rex.

↓

Now, who wants to go on a real tour?!

real tour wants

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Come on!

↓

I'm about to show y'all how I do.

yall

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-(sighs) -I should probably go with her

sighs

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so they don't wind up on the news.

news wind

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-You -- Do you want some? -No, I just had some.

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-You sure? -It's all for you.

↓

I heard about Tariq's new gig.

heard

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The zoo is buzzing.

buzzing

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Yeah. I'm really happy for Tariq.

happy tariq

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Can't imagine Abbott without you.

abbott

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I really can't imagine not being at Abbott.

abbott

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I can't, um...

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I'm -- I'm gonna go, uh, find some, uh, hippos.

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Um...Guys.

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-Careful. -BARBARA: Slow down, now.

barbara slow

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Careful, careful.

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(sighs)

sighs

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Are you at least having a good day at the zoo, Barb?

barb having

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You know, one of the last things I get to do with my students

students

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before they move on to first grade

grade

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is to come out here and visit with Duster,

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and class after class, they graduate,

class

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and it seems like ol' Barbara is in the same place.

barbara place seems

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And...I just don't know

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if I have the energy for this anymore.

anymore

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Maybe I should just move on.

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Wow. Been kind of thinking the same thing lately.

thinking

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What, you're thinking about quitting teaching?

teaching thinking

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No. I'm thinking about --

thinking

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Wait, you're thinking about quitting teaching?

teaching thinking

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-(chuckles) -TARIQ: Yeah, you know,

chuckles tariq

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none of these dinosaurs is actually real, you know,

real

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or else we'd all be a meal.

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(laughs) Oh, wait! That's a bar.

laughs

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You know, dinosaurs, they been extinct,

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went bye bye bye like NSYNC.

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T. Rex, he's the meanest, got little arms,

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-can't even touch his -- -JANINE: Tariq! Tariq.

janine tariq touch

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...head...because all the dinosaurs is dead.

dead head

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Except me. Rawr!

except

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-(children screaming) -Raar! Raar!

children screaming

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-Hey, baby. -Hi.

baby

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This is fun.

↓

I wanted to talk to you about New York.

wanted

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Yes, yes, okay.

yes

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So, I've been looking at some apartments

looking

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and seeing the pricing, and, whoa, buddy, can't swing that.

buddy seeing whoa

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-Yeah. -So I've been looking at

looking

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some really roomy closets in, like, Bushwick.

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-You know? -This is, um...

↓

It's a really big conversation.

conversation

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-Uh, yeah, yeah. -Yeah.

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And, look, I don't want to force any decisions

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on your behalf.

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You know I'm a feminist.

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That's why I let you pay for all my stuff, and --

stuff

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Yeah, and I appreciate that.

appreciate

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Um, it's just that...

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you know how much I love my job,

love

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and you know how much I love Philly.

love philly

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And, um...

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What are you thinking, 'Neen?

thinking

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Just...

↓

You know how when a butterfly comes out of its cocoon?

comes

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Are we talking, like, monarch butterfly?

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No, I, um...

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I guess what I'm saying...

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You know what? Never mind.

mind

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Cool.

cool

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Wait, I think you're missing a kid.

missing

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-What? -Yeah, yeah.

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When I move, you move!

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CHILDREN: Just like that!

children

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You're down one backup singer.

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That's supposed to have more bass in it.

supposed

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Kenny!

kenny

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Yes, yes, Kenny.

kenny yes

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That's my bass. Kenny.

kenny

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Oh, my God. We lost Kenny.

kenny lost

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I lost Kenny. I lost a kid. I'm negligent.

kenny lost

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Damn. You're supposed to be the boring, dependable one.

supposed

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This is an unsanctioned field trip.

field

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I'm not doing jail time for you.

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Melissa, get zoo security to make an announcement.

melissa security

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-On it. -Jacob, Zach,

jacob zach

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I need you to check the buses thoroughly,

check

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-then stand near the exit. -Let's go.

stand

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Gregory, Janine, check the zoo balloon

check gregory janine

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in case Kenny goes airborne.

case kenny

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-Kids love balloons. -Okay.

kids love

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-Tariq, Ava, stay here

tariq

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-with the other children. -Kenny!

children kenny

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-Got it. -Taylor, watch them.

taylor watch

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-JANINE: Kenny! -BARBARA: Y'all stay

barbara janine kenny yall

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-together now. -JANINE: Kenny!

janine kenny

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Kenny!

kenny

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Kenny? Oh, my God.

kenny

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I cannot believe I lost him.

believe cannot cannot-believe lost

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-What I was thinking? -It's all right.

thinking

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BOTH: Kenny!

kenny

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I have been through this many times before.

times

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(Gregory and Janine shouting "Kenny!")

gregory janine kenny shouting

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The worst was 2005.

↓

A child by the name of August got lost in The Hershey Factory,

child lost name

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looking for a chocolate river.

chocolate looking

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Mnh!

↓

Kondo, you so crazy.

crazy

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I am so bored.

↓

MR. JOHNSON: Oh, you're bored?

johnson

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Then write me a one-page essay due by the end of the day.

write

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About what?

↓

Um, how about superheroes?

↓

Can I just draw?

draw

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Whatever it takes to keep you out of my hair.

hair takes

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Sir, you are bald.

↓

Kenny!

kenny

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Kenny.

kenny

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Gregory, I found him.

found gregory

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-I got it, I got it. -Uh, are you sure?

↓

Yeah. Hey, Kenny.

kenny

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We were so worried about you. Are you all right?

worried

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(basket door closes)

closes door door-closes

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No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

↓

-Hey, uh, excuse me, sir. -Hmm?

excuse

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-We -- We need to get off. -Too late, little lady.

lady late

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As the saying goes,

↓

once the gate's closed, it's away we goes!

↓

(metal clinks)

↓

-(basket creaks) -(gasps)

gasps

↓

(indistinct conversations)

conversations indistinct indistinct-conversations

↓

Well, this should be interesting.

interesting

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Janine was afraid of heights going up a ladder,

afraid janine ladder

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and now she's much higher.

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GUIDE: Over there is the new Schuylkill Boardwalk.

↓

-Hey. -Hey.

↓

Hey, could you let go of my hand, please?

hand

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-Oh. -Check that out if you can.

check

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Are you afraid, Ms. Teagues?

afraid teagues

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Yes. Ms. Teagues is afraid of heights.

afraid teagues yes

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You know, I gotta tell you,

↓

watching you snap into Super Barbara Mode,

barbara super watching

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that really took me back

↓

to when we started working at Abbott.

abbott started working

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That was back when I used to dress like Janine.

janine used

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(laughs)

laughs

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You're not a turturro.

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-Tuatara. -Whatever.

↓

My point is, unlike the fancy lizard,

point

↓

no one's gonna take you and put you in the back.

ones

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I mean, it's up to you.

↓

My opinion -- you've gotten better with age.

gotten

↓

Like good wine

↓

-and Stanley Tucci. -(chuckles)

chuckles

↓

Well, you know, maybe one day, I will pack it in.

↓

But today is not that day.

today

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-Mnh-mnh. -(chuckles)

chuckles

↓

Is that a water ice?

water

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I was looking for the kid while I was getting it.

looking

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JANINE: Kenny, it was very scary when you ran away.

janine kenny scary

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Everyone was worried about you.

worried

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And we need to get off this balloon.

↓

(sighs) Look, second grade is gonna be incredible.

grade incredible second second-grade sighs

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You're gonna love it just as much as first grade --

grade love

↓

maybe even more.

↓

And sometimes, the best things you can ever do are...

best sometimes

↓

the scary things.

scary

↓

And they help you grow.

grow

↓

GUIDE: You can see William Penn really well from up here.

↓

And you're gonna have a pretty cool teacher

cool teacher

↓

to help you every step of the way.

step

↓

(sighs)

sighs

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So we're gonna do this together, you know?

↓

We're going to love it, even if it scares us.

love

↓

So now do you love being on this balloon?

love

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No, I'm still very scared.

↓

But I'm gonna try to be brave and stand up.

stand

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Okay.

↓

Let's look over the side!

↓

Oh, da da da! Not that brave yet.

↓

(wind whistling)

wind

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-Ms. Teagues? -Huh?

teagues

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You're squeezing me.

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-Ohh. There we go. -Whoo!

whoo

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JANINE: Oh, my God. What a ride.

janine ride

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Did you see me up there?

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I am so happy that Kenny is fine

happy kenny

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and that we're gonna get him to the second grade,

grade second second-grade

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but, like, I don't know.

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What a rush! (laughs)

laughs

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I can make changes.

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And...change is good.

change

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Everyone's making changes.

everyones

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I am always out of breath.

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It's like... What is that?

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Because I feel like I should get that checked out.

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Ooh! You did that, baby.

baby

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(chuckles) That's crazy.

chuckles crazy

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I was -- You was up in the sky.

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I was -- I was scared, honestly. I was very scared.

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I started rapping when I was scared. I was like...

started

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(rapping) ♪ That's my little balloon baby ♪

baby

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♪ Stay away from them squirrels ♪

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♪ You might get them new rabies ♪

might

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Tariq, I'm so proud of you.

proud tariq

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You've worked really hard,

hard worked

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and now you're getting your big break.

break

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Well, you know, it's a little break,

break

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but I'm grateful for it, like how I'm grateful for you.

↓

Tariq, I think our lives are going down different paths.

lives tariq

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I think we should take a break.

break

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A break from what, 'Neen?

break

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I don't want to move to New York.

↓

So...you want to do long distance?

distance

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No. I want us to take a break

break

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for the time that you're in New York.

↓

I'm sorry.

↓

We've been together since bag lunches.

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-Like... -I know.

↓

I'm jelly, you're peanut butter.

↓

I know, Tariq.

tariq

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I-I don't... (sighs)

sighs

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What did that Kenny kid say to you in the balloon?

kenny

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I knew he wasn't my dawg.

↓

I think we have this opportunity

↓

to figure out who we are without each other.

figure

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I know I need that time.

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So, can I use that time to smash other people or nah?

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Mm.

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-One last one for the road? -Yeah.

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(bus engine idling)

engine

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(indistinct conversations)

conversations indistinct indistinct-conversations

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I'm so glad they found that kid.

found glad

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I thought I was gon' lose my job again. (chuckles)

chuckles lose

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(high-pitched) Choo-choo! All aboard the fun bus.

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Come on!

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(silly voice) Now that was a good silly voice.

silly voice

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-Well, thank you. -Mm. We are amused.

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(laughs)

laughs

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(normal voice) I'm excited for next year.

excited normal voice

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This is what it looks like when I'm excited.

excited

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But at the end of the day,

↓

it wasn't a hard decision to stay here.

hard

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Abbott is a special place

abbott place special

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with a lot of really special people.

special

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(indistinct conversations)

conversations indistinct indistinct-conversations

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You've come a long way, Miss Teagues.

miss teagues

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And I'm happy you're staying at Abbott.

abbott happy

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It's where you belong.

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Thank you, Mrs. Howard.

howard

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(children shouting)

children children-shouting shouting

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Excuse me.

excuse

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Sit down!

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(shouting stops)

shouting

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(door squeaks)

door

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(air brakes hiss)

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CHILDREN: ♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round ♪

children

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JANINE: Abbott Elementary is a special place.

abbott abbott-elementary elementary janine place special

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I knew it when I got here.

↓

Just now, I feel like I'm part of it.

part

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I'm one of these great teachers.

teachers

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This is what I'm meant to do.

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CHILDREN: ♪ The wipers on the bus... ♪

children

↓

It's gonna be great.

↓

And I'm gonna be fine.

↓

We all are.

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(school bell rings)

bell bell-rings rings school school-bell school-bell-rings

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♪♪

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MR. JOHNSON: "Dear Mr. Johnson,

johnson

↓

we know we couldn't go to the zoo

↓

because we didn't have signed permission slips.

permission

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But we think it's bananas to make us write about

bananas write

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what superhero is our favorite..."

favorite

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BOY: Because our real heroes are our teachers.

real teachers

↓

They don't have cool powers like Spider-Man

cool

↓

or invisible cars like Wonder Woman --

woman wonder

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-Oh! -BOY: ...some of them

↓

can't afford cars --

↓

but they still are our heroes.

↓

Does that answer your question?

answer question

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Sincerely yours,

↓

The Abbott Elementary Breakfast Club.

abbott abbott-elementary breakfast elementary

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♪♪

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♪♪

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That's trash.

trash

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♪♪

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captioned vitac