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Abbott Elementary

Season 1, Episode 3 — Wishlist

TMDB episode metadata

Show: Abbott Elementary

Episode title: Wishlist

Air date: January 11, 2022

Director: Randall Einhorn

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

The teachers to ask the local community for new school supplies. Janine takes to TikTok and with Ava’s assistance, her video is a success and goes viral. Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom.

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(sips loudly)

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Pencils, erasers, left-handed scissors --

handed left pencils

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Oh, you got some southpaws in your class.

class

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You know, there's actually

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-a lot of data -- -Jacob.

data jacob

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Please. I'm just trying to inventory my needs.

needs

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So, it's wishlist week here at Abbott Elementary.

abbott abbott-elementary elementary week wishlist

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The city doesn't always give us

city

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the funding we need for our supplies.

supplies

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I know I keep saying that, but it keeps being true.

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It's not like we have nothing.

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We, uh, clip old pictures out of magazines

pictures

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from the barbershop down the street.

street

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Uh, the whole wishlist thing makes it very easy

easy makes whole wishlist

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-for the community to help. -(door opens)

community door door-opens opens

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-Hello. -Hi.

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-(door closes) -I heard about

closes door door-closes heard

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your needs over here, so I would like

needs

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to donate this to the school.

school

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Oh, um, thank you, but we actually put specific items

specific

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on our online wishlist, which you can find --

wishlist

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I don't know what that is. Here.

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Top of the line. Enjoy.

enjoy line

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Okay. Um, you know what?

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It's actually very nice, now that I look at it.

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(chuckles) Yeah. I love it.

chuckles love

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Sometimes you need to unplug it, then plug it back in.

sometimes

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Couldn't find the cord.

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Okay.

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It also smokes.

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(door opens)

door door-opens opens

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Okay.

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(door closes)

closes door door-closes

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-The trash? -Yeah.

trash

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(Maker's "Hold'em" playing)

holdem holdem-playing makers makers-holdem makers-holdem-playing playing

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♪♪

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♪♪

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Hi, y'all. My name is Miss Kerman.

miss name yall

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I'm a third grade teacher here at Marshall Elementary

elementary grade grade-teacher teacher third

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in Louisville, Kentucky, and here are some of the things

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we need for our classroom.

classroom

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So I didn't get a lot from our wishlist last year,

wishlist

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but this year is gonna be different,

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because I'm gonna make a video.

video

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-Crayons and staplers... -MELISSA: Hey.

melissa

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You gonna ask for a pair of headphones

pair

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on that little wishlist of yours?

wishlist

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'Cause I cannot listen to one more squeaky voice

cannot voice

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begging for pencils.

pencils

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Well, if you saw how much stuff these teachers got,

stuff teachers

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-you would make one, too. -Yeah, no. I'm good.

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I got plenty of classroom supply plugs

classroom supply

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to keep me stocked up on whatever I need.

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It's not my fault yous didn't want into the deal.

deal fault

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Okay, to be fair, none of us said no.

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We simply had a few questions.

questions

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And I said that's a few too many questions.

questions

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Hey, Barbara, you know,

barbara

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you should make one of these videos.

videos

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I know your class is short on resources.

class short

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-This could really help. -You know, I actually

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-submitted a list. -Mm-hmm.

list

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Typed it up myself, and I left it with the young man

left young

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at the front desk with the earring in his cheek.

front

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Yeah, well, I mean, it could be really easy, though.

easy

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It only takes 10 seconds, and it's so effective.

seconds takes

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All you have to do is go, "Hi. I'm a teacher,

teacher

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and I need pens and paper and..."

paper

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It looks like you might need a new stapler?

might stapler

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We make do in my classroom, and my kids are just fine,

classroom kids

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and there's nothing wrong with my stapler.

stapler

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Borrowing the teachers' granola, y'all.

teachers yall

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Trying to give y'all space to talk about

space yall

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your little Hondas or whatever,

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but I ran out of oats in my earthquake kit.

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We don't have earthquakes.

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That's what everybody says, until they wake up

everybody

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and their kitchen is across the street.

street

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Some of you need to open your eyes to the very real

eyes open real

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and constant threat of global catastrophe.

threat

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-Ooh, are you on TikTok? -Uh, yeah.

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Did you see my video that I did

video

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-about softening elbows? -Mnh-mnh.

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I did it to the tune of "Black and Yellow."

black

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-It blew up. -(chuckles)

chuckles

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♪ Soften elbows, soften elbows ♪

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(chuckles) Pretty clever.

chuckles

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I'm just looking at teachers' wishlist videos from all over.

looking teachers videos wishlist

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-Some of them are really cute. -Mm.

cute

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Oh. Whoa. That's not --

whoa

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You're not throwing that away, are you?

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The bloody paper towel or the Hustler magazine?

paper

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Oh, Lordy. Boy is in the trash.

trash

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This is not trash.

trash

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Yes, it is.

yes

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We are so quick to throw things away,

quick throw

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you know, always looking for, or --

looking

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or asking for new, new, new, new, new.

asking

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Well, I'm gonna get this thing working

working

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and show you that, like our students,

students

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you can't give up on something just because it's easy.

easy

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I mean, this is a perfectly good...

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Well, I can't find a brand name, but --

name

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Oh, I know what it's called.

called

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It's called trash.

called trash

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Don't put that up there.

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-(knock on door) -JANINE: Knock, knock.

door janine knock

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I don't know why I said that.

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It's weird when you think about it.

weird

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You don't say "pull" when you open a door.

door open pull

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(both chuckle)

chuckle

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Um, I just wanted to know if I could borrow your projector

wanted

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for a little pro-ject that I'm doing.

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Making a wishlist video for my classroom supplies,

classroom supplies video wishlist

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which, by the looks of things, you could use.

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What happened to your walls?

happened walls

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Oh, I took all the old teacher's stuff down.

stuff teacher teachers

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It just didn't feel like me, you know?

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I know that if this feels like you,

feels

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you might be a serial killer.

might

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I think it looks good.

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It's clean. I like clean.

clean

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Yeah, no, clean is good.

clean

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It's just, you know, the walls are the soul of the classroom.

classroom walls

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You gotta put something up there.

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-You know? -Yeah. Okay.

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I'll, um -- I'll think about that.

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-Okay. -Yeah.

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Remember the walls.

remember walls

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Let them speak from you to your kids.

kids

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What kind of teacher are you?

teacher

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Who is Gregory?

gregory

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Gregory is a Baltimore Ravens fan,

baltimore gregory

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a Grape Nuts fan -- although, they can get a bit sugary --

nuts

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and a temporary teacher.

teacher

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I made this for you, Mr. Eddie.

eddie

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Thank you.

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That trash?

trash

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Uh, no. No.

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Thanks.

thanks

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I got out all the old cords from the computer room.

computer room

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I mean, one of them's gotta fit this thing.

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Hey, can I show you what I've made so far?

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My video?

video

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I know you have ethical objections to,

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well, everything,

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but you're more Internet-y than I am, so...

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-Um, yeah. -Okay.

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All right. Let me start from the beginning.

start

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Hi. I'm Janine Teagues, and I teach...

janine janine-teagues teach teagues

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See how I spelled my name out in the back

name spelled

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on the projector on the wall?

wall

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-Hmm. Mm-hmm. -Mm-hmm.

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...needs school supplies. What do we need?

needs school supplies

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Tape, right-handed scissors...

handed

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So, I'm going to, like, put the items over my head --

head

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pictures -- and, um, as soon as I learn how to do that.

learn pictures

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And you get the idea.

idea

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It's easy as one, two, three, so thank you, from me.

easy three

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Did you notice that last part?

part

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-That it rhymed? -Yeah. That was fun, right?

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I like it. I just -- I'm not sure

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it's going to, you know, break through the noise.

break noise

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The Internet is very busy.

busy

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You know, you're competing with alien conspiracies

alien

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and animals that can sing, and it just --

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it -- it -- it's missing that -- that thing.

missing

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Huh. What thing?

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You know, that thing, where you look at something

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and you're like, "That's good."

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Well, I'm adding a filter that's gonna rain glitter, so --

rain

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That's not gonna compete with singing parrots.

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It just needs a little showmanship.

needs

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Well, I'm not a showman.

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(hip-hop music playing in background)

music music-playing playing

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♪♪

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Yes! Yes! Yes! (laughs)

laughs yes

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♪ Who did the thing he said he was gonna do? ♪

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♪♪

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I-Is that European, or...?

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-(computer blooping) -AVA: Oh, yeah,

computer

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I can help you make your video.

video

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-Really? -Yes. This is what I do.

yes

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Well, you're also a principal, so...

principal

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Yeah, but this is my art.

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I write, I edit, I direct, I do the music, I lip-sync.

music write

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Because of me, when people say that their favorite director

favorite

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is that Ava lady, somebody else gotta be like, "Which one?"

lady somebody

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(both chuckle)

chuckle

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Well, maybe you can just give me a few tips.

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You know, maybe help build upon what I already have?

build

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Let me see your phone.

phone

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What is this? An iPhone 9?

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(chuckles) It's like a Walkman.

chuckles

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I don't know nothing about this.

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That's before my time.

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Hi. I'm Janine Teagues, and I teach second grade...

grade janine janine-teagues second second-grade teach teagues

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Ugh.

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Well, I'm not on social media like that,

social

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so I don't have a lot of experience with --

experience

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Quality control? (chuckles)

chuckles control quality

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I'm kidding. She know I'm playin'.

kidding

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And that's why I, or more importantly, we...

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I can get you a lot of views,

views

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and that's gonna mean a lot of supplies.

supplies

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But I'm gonna need complete creative control.

control creative

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Mm, what does that mean?

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I'm gonna take some photos, do a little video,

video

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and then I'll do my thing in post.

post

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Can you twerk?

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You don't look like you can, but I could be wrong.

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(up-tempo music playing)

music music-playing playing

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♪♪

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(Howie Long scream)

scream

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With your help, I can become the hero

become

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Abbott Elementary deserves!

abbott abbott-elementary elementary

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(Howie Long scream)

scream

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Okay, that's actually really good.

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-Right? -It looks like a Marvel movie.

movie

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Yeah, it's cool.

cool

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Wait. How many views do you have?

views

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20,000, and it just went up yesterday.

yesterday

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My wishlist is almost totally full.

full wishlist

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Ooh, Janine, I'm happy for you.

happy janine

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Thank you. Also, Taye Diggs shared it.

shared

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And I'm sure that's a good thing.

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JANINE: Very good.

janine

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(muttering indistinctly)

indistinctly

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-Hey, Barbara. -Mm-hmm?

barbara

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Have you gotten anything on your list yet?

gotten list

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-I don't think so. -Mm.

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And yet, the day moves on.

moves

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Sometimes the Lord gives a lot, and then sometimes, He does not.

lord sometimes

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Yeah.

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Well, you know, I'm gonna have a bunch of extra stuff,

bunch extra stuff

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if you need anything, in case the Lord cheaps out.

case lord

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Also, it's not too late to make a video.

late video

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-It's just -- -Janine, I am just fine.

janine

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-Okay. -And if you'll excuse me,

excuse

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I have shapes to grade.

grade

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Look. I drew a picture of you.

picture

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Oh, wow.

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Okay, what am I? I'm a cowboy?

cowboy

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No. It's a picture of you playing baseball.

picture playing

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Oh, right.

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Yeah, I can see him running the bases.

running

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No, you're hitting a home run.

home

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Of course. Yes.

course yes

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Well, thank you.

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-Oh, hey, Janine. -Hey.

janine

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I decorated my room. You wanna come see?

room

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Oh. Yes.

yes

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Excuse me. I love a reveal.

excuse love

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-(chuckles) -Let me see this.

chuckles

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What? You don't like it?

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No. It's -- It's great. It's great.

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It's just -- It feels a little like

feels

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you went into an office supply store

office store supply

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and bought the first five or six posters you saw.

bought five

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(chuckles)

chuckles

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Those are really good stores.

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I, um -- I-I got a whole tub of licorice.

whole

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Would you like one?

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No. Look, Gregory, this is a classroom, not an office.

classroom gregory office

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It's just missing a certain warmth.

missing

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Those stores are great for, like, ink cartridges

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or whatever, but I wouldn't rely on them

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to represent me as a teacher.

teacher

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You know, is this really a reflection of you?

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Maybe the giraffe.

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Yeah. M-Maybe so.

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(children talking indistinctly)

children indistinctly

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Okay. Yep.

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Last one. Oh, my, my, my, my.

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Okay.

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(child laughs)

child laughs

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JANINE: Barbara makes do with so little.

barbara janine makes

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It's pride, I think.

pride

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My psych professor used to say

used

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that pride and stubbornness share a fence.

pride

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Barbara's sitting on that fence.

barbara barbaras sitting

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I'm gonna help her off.

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Sometimes Robin has to look out for Batman.

robin sometimes

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Too many metaphors.

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And I know she comes from that generation

comes generation

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that doesn't ask for what they need,

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so I want to ask for her,

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and that is why I'm here.

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(motor running, water splashing)

running water

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Sorry, am I hearing, like, splashing or bubbles?

hearing

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Oh, yeah.

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Soaking my toesies in my new foot bath.

foot

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-(massage gun vibrating) -Where'd you get this stuff?

stuff whered

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I put it on your list.

list

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For the kids.

kids

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How does having a principal with muscle tension serve them?

having principal

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Ooh, that's a knot! Ooh, that's a knot! Whoo!

whoo

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You know what? I'm gonna go.

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AVA: That's a knot. (laughs)

laughs

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Okay, okay. Okay, you were right.

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Mrs. Howard is an amazing teacher,

amazing howard teacher

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and we should look out for our own.

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So, does that mean you'll make her a video?

video

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Oh, yeah. I'm gonna make it rain glue sticks in that room.

rain room

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(chuckles) Well, thank you.

chuckles

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AVA: You don't need to thank me.

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I'mma thank myself by getting an accessory for this massage gun.

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I want the little part that gets in between the bones.

part

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Okay.

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Wait, what kind of video were you gonna make...?

video

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I will find another use for you.

another

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What could you be? What could you be?

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Could be trash.

trash

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Good. Good, y'all. So, now, if you take away two stars,

stars yall

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how many do you have after that?

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Yes, Isaiah?

yes

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-18. -18. Very good.

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You get a sticker. And which sticker do you want?

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We have some dinosaurs, kitty stickers, panda stickers.

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We are stickers rich, y'all.

yall

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-AVA: Ms. Teagues. -Can I get stars?

stars teagues

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It's me, Ava. (chuckles)

chuckles

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I was gonna text you, but then I didn't.

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This might be my best work yet.

best might

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-Hey. -I went in a new direction.

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-(sentimental music playing) -AVA: Hello,

music music-playing playing

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I am Barbara Howard,

barbara barbara-howard howard

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the oldest teacher at the poorest school in America.

america oldest oldest-teacher school teacher

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I do good voices, huh? (chuckles)

chuckles

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I should pursue that more, like cartoons or something.

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Please help me fill my wishlist,

wishlist

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if not for me, Barbara Howard,

barbara barbara-howard howard

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the oldest teacher at the poorest school in America,

america oldest oldest-teacher school teacher

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then for little Johnny.

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-His name is Amir. -Shh.

name shh

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People like "Johnny." It makes 'em sad.

makes

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Or little Mia.

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AVA: Now, she can act. She couldn't do it,

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and then I pulled out a dollar,

pulled

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that little girl was Viola Davis.

girl

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Ava, no. Delete. Stop.

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This cannot go out.

cannot

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Oh, girl, it's out. It's up and out.

girl

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-What? -And it's hot.

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These are OnlyFans numbers.

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I usually gotta show feet to go this viral.

feet usually

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Barbara's gonna get everything she needs.

barbara barbaras needs

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Ava, this is the grossest, most emotionally manipulative,

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exploitative thing I've ever seen in my life.

life seen

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Thank you.

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I followed how they make the Pixar movies.

movies

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It's a trick how they make you cry, but it works.

trick works

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If Barbara sees this, I am gonna have to quit,

barbara quit

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completely start over, move to a small town,

start town

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and then right when my tomato stand takes off,

stand takes

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she's gonna be there -- Barbara --

barbara

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trying to buy one, and it'll all be over!

itll

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Girl, tomatoes suck.

girl

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Why are you worried about Barbara Howard seeing this?

barbara barbara-howard howard seeing worried

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She's the most aggressively offline person I've ever met.

person

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She responded to my Paperless Post

post

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with her ATM code.

code

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But you know who will see it?

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Everybody else. (chuckles)

chuckles everybody

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Man, how does this have so many views already?

views

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-This is crazy. -I said this is what I do.

crazy

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I feel like you went to the plastic surgeon for a nose job

plastic

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and woke up like, "Why do I look different?"

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Why does it say #BelieveScience,

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#RollTide, #BelieveAllWomen --

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#LockHerUp?

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You said you wanted eyes on it.

eyes wanted

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(chuckles) ♪ And I got eyes on it ♪

chuckles eyes

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-"Luke 14:13"? -Ooh, what he say?

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It's a comment about helping the poor and sad

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and lame and crippled, sent by...

sent

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(whispering) @Gimme10Inches.

whispering

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Now, she got a huge following.

huge

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This is great. (chuckles)

chuckles

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DELIVERY PERSON: Hey. Sorry.

delivery person

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I got a package for a Barbara Howard.

barbara barbara-howard howard package

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I'm Barbara Howard.

barbara barbara-howard howard

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You can leave it right... there.

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-What'd you get? -I don't know.

whatd

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Wait a minute. Is all of this for me?

minute

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-DELIVERY PERSON: Yes, ma'am. -BARBARA: From my list?

barbara delivery list person yes

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-No! -MELISSA: Holy crap.

melissa

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Oh, wow. That's neat.

↓

So much unnecessary packaging.

↓

Would you just enjoy something?

enjoy

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-You're gonna get an ulcer. -Wait a minute.

minute

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There is a tiny, little printed note.

note

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Oh, why don't you let me read that for you, Barbara?

barbara read

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"I know you only requested one,

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but I wanted to get enough for the whole class.

class wanted whole whole-class

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You deserve it."

deserve

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-So many aprons. -Yes!

yes

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You know the Lord works in mysterious ways,

lord mysterious ways works

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-and He is good! -Yes. He is good!

yes

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-I think He's great... -Yes!

yes

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...and this school's great, and this box is great.

school schools

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Barbara, you're great, and most importantly,

barbara

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it's great for the kids, so we got everything we need.

kids

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Yay! Whoo!

whoo

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Yeah.

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-You okay? -Yeah, I'm good.

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Oh, hey, Ava. Hey, hey, hey. So, it worked.

worked

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Mrs. Howard got everything on her wishlist.

howard wishlist

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We can take the video down now.

video

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You want me to delete the most liked video I've ever created?

liked video

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If you don't take the video down, I will quit.

quit video

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(laughs)

laughs

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Okay. Fine.

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I won't quit. I love this job.

love quit

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But could you please take the video down?

video

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This is like Beyoncé deleting "Lemonade."

↓

(sighs)

sighs

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Hey, how's it going with the...

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same stuff that was here before?

stuff

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Even the penguins.

↓

Yeah, I just kinda stopped trying.

kinda stopped

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Do you mean, like,

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you're taking a break before you keep going?

break

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I don't know what that means.

↓

(chuckles) I-I'm a substitute, Janine.

chuckles janine

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I just figured, why spend my time trying to decorate a class

class figured spend

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for another teacher to come in here

another teacher

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and just take it all down anyway?

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Oh.

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Did your kids make this for you?

kids

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Yeah. I got a bunch.

bunch

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JANINE: Oh, my God.

janine

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You might even have more than I do.

might

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Not that I keep count. 27.

count

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How many are in here?

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-26? -(exhales sharply)

exhales exhales-sharply sharply

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Gregory...

gregory

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these drawings are all of you.

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These kids have a real connection to you.

kids real

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-They do? -Yes.

yes

↓

Look, here you are hitting a home run.

home

↓

How did you --

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There you are buying a donut at Dunkin' Donuts.

↓

There you are in a durag.

↓

And here you are teaching... on the moon.

teaching

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-Yeah. -In a space durag.

space

↓

(laughs) Okay, so kids draw stuff.

draw kids laughs stuff

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So what?

↓

So, they like you.

↓

Yes. Painting in silence.

yes

↓

After all of that panic and guilt,

panic

↓

I'm so happy Barbara got everything she needs.

barbara happy needs

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-That could have been bad, so -- -(doors open)

bad open

↓

AVA: Make way! Free loot coming through!

coming free

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COLLEGE KID: What's up, everybody?

college everybody

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We are live at an inner-city school

city live school

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with gifts for underprivileged kids.

kids

↓

They are being taught in that classroom right there

classroom taught

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by Mrs. Howard, the oldest teacher here.

howard oldest oldest-teacher teacher

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-Let's go change some lives. -Come on. Let's go.

change lives

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Excuse me. Excuse me. What are you doing in here?

excuse

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Because you really should not be in here.

↓

We saw your video, Mrs. Howard,

howard video

↓

so we wanted to come down here in person

person wanted

↓

and see the look on your face when we --

face

↓

ALL: Fulfill your wishlist!

wishlist

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Thank you, but the list has already --

list

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-That one looks really sad. -What video?

video

↓

Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Hey!

↓

-Should we get a happy one, too? -Get out of here!

happy

↓

-Let's get both. Let's get both. -Hey. Get out.

↓

-What? -Oh, no, no.

↓

We're gonna do something super respectful.

super

↓

Yeah. "Oh, no, no, no. I was just" -- No!

↓

You need to get out, okay? Do you want me to take off

↓

-my other earring? -No. Definitely not.

↓

Get out. Get out!

↓

Shameful. Shameful.

↓

Who even let y'all in here?!

yall

↓

What was that all about?

↓

Can I talk to you for a second?

second

↓

Ava made...

↓

I asked Ava to make a video to promote your wishlist

asked promote video wishlist

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because it worked for me,

worked

↓

and I knew your class needed stuff.

class needed stuff

↓

And it got a lot of attention, clearly,

attention

↓

because it was a bit over-the-top.

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How far over-the-top?

↓

Really, really over-the-top.

↓

Like, if you went to the top, you wouldn't be able to find it,

able

↓

'cause it was way up there.

↓

I'm sorry. I just wanted you to have all the tools you deserve

deserve wanted

↓

and that your kids deserve.

deserve kids

↓

My kids don't have half the supplies they need

half kids supplies

↓

most of the time, but they don't need to know that.

↓

Yeah, but I saw your kids

kids

↓

painting with empty water colors.

empty water

↓

-It's our job -- -Our job is to build them up,

build

↓

make them confident.

confident

↓

Is it nice to have stuff? Sure.

stuff

↓

But my students do not need to feel less than

less students

↓

because they do not have stuff.

stuff

↓

So, we talk about what they do have,

↓

not about what they don't.

↓

(exhales deeply)

deeply exhales

↓

That was a painfully well-said reality check.

check

↓

So, um, are you gonna give the stuff back?

stuff

↓

Oh, hell no.

↓

(chuckles) I'm keeping all of that.

chuckles

↓

Besides, do you know how expensive those staplers are?

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-They're so expensive. -Mm.

↓

And thank you for trying.

↓

Your hyperactive little heart was in the right place.

heart place

↓

Hey, Gregory, um, I just wanted to apologize

apologize gregory wanted

↓

for inserting...myself...

↓

Wha...

↓

This looks amazing.

amazing

↓

I think it looks good, too.

↓

Yeah, I still don't know what kind of teacher I want to be,

teacher

↓

but I think I want to stay around and figure it out.

figure

↓

Plus, the kids probably want to see their art on the wall.

kids plus wall

↓

This is a, um, interesting piece.

interesting piece

↓

JANINE: That is you as a businessman.

janine

↓

-Really? -Yes.

yes

↓

GREGORY: Okay, 'cause I thought I was a building.

building gregory

↓

-I'm -- I'm really bad at this. -Mm. No.

bad

↓

Um, the trick is if you see, like, a really big circle,

circle trick

↓

that's usually the head.

head usually

↓

And if you see bananas, those are usually fingers.

bananas fingers usually

↓

-So, yeah. -Oh, yeah!

↓

Yeah. Okay. Yes.

yes

↓

I'm really, really good at deciphering this stuff,

stuff

↓

so I'll help you.

↓

Well, all right. So, I'm at a, um, construction site here.

↓

No, you're at a playground. Those are the kids.

kids

↓

But this is a caution sign.

sign

↓

That's the sun.

↓

Square sun. Okay.

↓

Don Cheadle.

↓

-No. -Um...

↓

-That's you.

↓

-Hmm. -Yeah.

↓

Okay, and, uh, this is, uh, a fireman.

↓

San-- Santa.

santa

↓

Ooh! We're gonna have to take this really slow.

slow

↓

-(chuckles) -Uh, where are you seeing Santa?

chuckles santa seeing

↓

JANINE: In the belly. In the beard.

janine

↓

In the presents. In the red suit.

presents

↓

And if it's getting too much sunlight,

↓

I just lift this up here,

lift

↓

use a common number-two pencil to prop up the shade...

number

↓

distribution mechanism,

↓

and...

↓

(water pouring)

water

↓

It's trash.

trash

↓

Yeah, it's trash.

trash

↓

Water all over my trash.

trash water

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-- Captioned by VITAC --

captioned vitac