1 00:00:05,179 --> 00:00:10,179 - Synced and corrected by ChrisKe - -- for www.addic7ed.com -- 2 00:00:28,924 --> 00:00:30,673 Good morning, family. 3 00:00:30,698 --> 00:00:31,985 Someone's in a good mood. 4 00:00:32,010 --> 00:00:34,010 Gene, you got a real spring in your sneaker. 5 00:00:34,035 --> 00:00:36,095 - And a stench in his bench. - Thank you. 6 00:00:36,222 --> 00:00:37,596 So, you know how I signed up 7 00:00:37,621 --> 00:00:39,224 for the Ultimate Online Songwriting Showdown? 8 00:00:39,248 --> 00:00:40,497 Online songwriting contest. 9 00:00:40,582 --> 00:00:42,101 That's probably how the Beatles got started. 10 00:00:42,246 --> 00:00:44,580 Mm-hmm. Well, last night in my dream, 11 00:00:44,605 --> 00:00:46,772 I wrote the perfect song from beginning to end, 12 00:00:46,797 --> 00:00:47,834 and I'm gonna submit it. 13 00:00:47,859 --> 00:00:49,170 - Wow. Really? - Yeah. 14 00:00:49,195 --> 00:00:51,128 Turns out my subconscious is super helpful. 15 00:00:51,153 --> 00:00:54,196 - And I'm assuming also super tan. - That's great. 16 00:00:54,221 --> 00:00:56,699 - How does the song go? - Yeah. Give us a taste. 17 00:01:00,962 --> 00:01:03,254 Uh... oh, my god, I can't remember! 18 00:01:03,279 --> 00:01:05,124 Wait. 19 00:01:05,149 --> 00:01:06,732 No, that's not it. Shoot. 20 00:01:06,757 --> 00:01:08,584 Didn't you have that other song you were working on? 21 00:01:08,609 --> 00:01:10,629 The one about zebras wearing bras or something? 22 00:01:10,654 --> 00:01:12,904 "Brazebras"? Ah, I don't like that one anymore. 23 00:01:12,929 --> 00:01:14,091 It's too mainstream. 24 00:01:14,116 --> 00:01:15,844 You also had that one about what it would be like 25 00:01:15,868 --> 00:01:17,219 if tater tots had legs. 26 00:01:17,244 --> 00:01:18,971 Oh, yeah, so provocative. 27 00:01:18,996 --> 00:01:21,538 No, I want to submit the song I wrote in my dream. 28 00:01:21,563 --> 00:01:23,911 It was amazing, but... 29 00:01:23,936 --> 00:01:25,765 What was it? I can't remember. 30 00:01:25,790 --> 00:01:27,665 Well, what was the rest of your dream about? 31 00:01:27,690 --> 00:01:29,690 Maybe if you walk yourself through it, 32 00:01:29,715 --> 00:01:32,234 - you'll get your song back? - Okay. I was on a bus 33 00:01:32,259 --> 00:01:34,338 with a few other people. It was the kind of bus 34 00:01:34,363 --> 00:01:35,739 with a bathroom on it. 35 00:01:35,764 --> 00:01:37,364 - Ooh, fancy. - And it was 36 00:01:37,389 --> 00:01:38,839 sort of, like, a boat-bus. 37 00:01:38,864 --> 00:01:40,243 It was driving on top of the ocean. 38 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:42,680 And it docked at this cool little island, 39 00:01:42,705 --> 00:01:44,872 and there was a beach volleyball game going on 40 00:01:44,897 --> 00:01:46,555 and suddenly I was in the game. 41 00:01:46,580 --> 00:01:47,746 And I was not good at it, 42 00:01:47,771 --> 00:01:49,293 but I think I showed a lot of hustle. 43 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:50,939 And then I saw a robot, 44 00:01:50,964 --> 00:01:52,505 but it was also Ms. Merkin, somehow. 45 00:01:52,530 --> 00:01:54,650 - Makes sense. - And then robot Ms. Merkin 46 00:01:54,675 --> 00:01:56,842 points to, like, a lighthouse type thing 47 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:58,469 and tells me to go to the top. 48 00:01:58,494 --> 00:02:00,740 And then I climb this big staircase. 49 00:02:00,765 --> 00:02:02,473 And then, when I get to the top, 50 00:02:02,498 --> 00:02:04,076 I see my keyboard, but it's bigger 51 00:02:04,101 --> 00:02:05,392 and sparkly. And then 52 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:07,912 I sit down and I write the best song 53 00:02:07,937 --> 00:02:10,815 I've ever written in my entire life. 54 00:02:10,942 --> 00:02:13,567 And... Aah! 55 00:02:13,592 --> 00:02:14,716 I can't remember it! 56 00:02:14,741 --> 00:02:16,112 There's always tater tots with legs. 57 00:02:16,137 --> 00:02:18,007 "Hot Tot to Trot" isn't good enough. 58 00:02:18,032 --> 00:02:19,698 I want them to hear my song and say, "wow, 59 00:02:19,723 --> 00:02:21,469 "this song will probably save the world someday 60 00:02:21,494 --> 00:02:24,120 "by stopping all the wars and curing all diseases. 61 00:02:24,145 --> 00:02:26,705 Even the common cold. And most of lupus." 62 00:02:26,730 --> 00:02:28,105 Totally reasonable expectation. 63 00:02:28,293 --> 00:02:29,667 Come on, Gene, think. 64 00:02:29,711 --> 00:02:32,253 Stop looking at me, eggs. I'll get to you in a minute. 65 00:02:32,278 --> 00:02:34,398 Well, honey, I'm sorry you forgot your song, 66 00:02:34,423 --> 00:02:36,465 but I'm glad you got some sleep last night. 67 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:37,490 'Cause I sure didn't. 68 00:02:37,533 --> 00:02:39,116 - The cricket? - Yeah, the cricket. 69 00:02:39,141 --> 00:02:41,285 - I put my pillow over my head. - Did you kids hear it? 70 00:02:41,328 --> 00:02:42,536 - No. - Maybe. - Sometimes. 71 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:43,621 The damn thing is hiding 72 00:02:43,664 --> 00:02:44,746 somewhere in our apartment. 73 00:02:44,832 --> 00:02:46,081 You're quiet now, cricket, 74 00:02:46,167 --> 00:02:47,537 but I know what you're planning. 75 00:02:47,562 --> 00:02:49,562 You're gonna sneak out later and chirp all night. 76 00:02:49,587 --> 00:02:50,711 I kind of like it. 77 00:02:50,898 --> 00:02:53,084 But it doesn't wake me up, so, yeah. 78 00:02:53,109 --> 00:02:55,484 Mom, are you sure you're not just hearing your nose whistle? 79 00:02:55,509 --> 00:02:57,403 That's going on at the same time. 80 00:02:57,428 --> 00:02:58,612 It's a different pitch. 81 00:02:58,637 --> 00:03:00,323 Cricket, if you're listening to me right now, 82 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:01,805 you're not cute, you're not cool 83 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:03,243 and you don't have any friends here, 84 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:04,428 so you should just leave. 85 00:03:04,453 --> 00:03:06,036 But still believe in yourself. 86 00:03:06,061 --> 00:03:09,707 Ugh. What was the song? Was it something about 87 00:03:09,732 --> 00:03:11,565 the world, maybe? Or... 88 00:03:11,590 --> 00:03:13,544 Roller blades? Aah! Brain, 89 00:03:13,569 --> 00:03:15,189 why are you keeping this song from me? 90 00:03:15,214 --> 00:03:16,380 I thought we were bros. 91 00:03:16,405 --> 00:03:18,974 Brains, right? Wait, what are we talking about? 92 00:03:18,999 --> 00:03:21,283 I'm trying to remember the song I wrote in my dream last night 93 00:03:21,308 --> 00:03:24,506 and I can't, and it's the worst thing to happen to anyone ever. 94 00:03:24,531 --> 00:03:26,090 You also said that when mac and cheese Monday 95 00:03:26,115 --> 00:03:27,341 moved to Wednesday. 96 00:03:27,366 --> 00:03:28,768 Ah, I still don't know what they were thinking. 97 00:03:28,792 --> 00:03:30,812 Gene, maybe there's a way to have the same dream again? 98 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:33,624 Like, what if tonight you do all the exact same stuff 99 00:03:33,649 --> 00:03:35,691 - you did yesterday before bed? - Interesting. 100 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:38,819 Some things you did last night I don't ever want to smell again. 101 00:03:38,965 --> 00:03:41,447 - Maybe don't redo that. - Whatever it takes. 102 00:03:41,472 --> 00:03:43,175 I once dreamt I was wearing flip flops, 103 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,010 and I never wear flip flops. 104 00:03:45,035 --> 00:03:46,701 Wow. You are wild in your dreams. 105 00:03:46,993 --> 00:03:50,161 I know. I couldn't get back to sleep after. 106 00:03:50,186 --> 00:03:53,429 Ugh, damn cricket. 107 00:03:53,454 --> 00:03:56,288 You keep saying that. Maybe you could just think it next time? 108 00:03:56,313 --> 00:03:59,564 Gene, explain to me again why you wanted last night's lasagna. 109 00:03:59,589 --> 00:04:01,164 I told you, I need to recreate 110 00:04:01,189 --> 00:04:02,730 exactly what I did last night 111 00:04:02,755 --> 00:04:04,065 so I can have the same exact dream 112 00:04:04,090 --> 00:04:06,187 and remember the amazing song I wrote. 113 00:04:06,212 --> 00:04:07,678 Is that... does that work? 114 00:04:07,764 --> 00:04:09,221 Well, that's what Rudy said. 115 00:04:09,246 --> 00:04:12,205 If you have any other ideas, Father, feel free to share them. 116 00:04:12,230 --> 00:04:13,538 I... I will. 117 00:04:13,645 --> 00:04:15,019 Finished. Now, I'm gonna change 118 00:04:15,044 --> 00:04:16,105 into last night's pajamas... 119 00:04:16,130 --> 00:04:17,498 aka my only pajamas... 120 00:04:17,523 --> 00:04:19,649 and brush my teeth with Tina's toothbrush 121 00:04:19,674 --> 00:04:21,610 because that's what I accidentally did last night. 122 00:04:21,635 --> 00:04:23,071 - Wait, what? - Good night, everyone. 123 00:04:23,096 --> 00:04:24,047 It's 7:00 P.M., Gene. 124 00:04:24,072 --> 00:04:25,525 I need all the time I can get. 125 00:04:25,550 --> 00:04:28,426 This is a real "you don't snooze, you lose" situation. 126 00:04:28,451 --> 00:04:29,928 There's the cricket again. 127 00:04:29,952 --> 00:04:31,430 - You hear him, right? - A little. 128 00:04:31,455 --> 00:04:32,663 I kind of hear something. 129 00:04:32,688 --> 00:04:34,396 I guess I'm glad my ears are old. 130 00:04:34,421 --> 00:04:36,184 Ugh. I would pay a million dollars 131 00:04:36,209 --> 00:04:37,686 for someone to find that cricket and get it out of here. 132 00:04:37,710 --> 00:04:40,173 Really? Tina and I could find that cricket for you. 133 00:04:40,198 --> 00:04:41,198 - We could? - Yeah. 134 00:04:41,223 --> 00:04:42,783 - But not kill it, right? - No, no. 135 00:04:42,808 --> 00:04:44,891 We'll trap it, give it a new name, new identity, 136 00:04:44,916 --> 00:04:46,207 a fresh start somewhere else. 137 00:04:46,232 --> 00:04:48,655 So, is a million, like, a jumping-off point 138 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:49,887 and we negotiate from there? 139 00:04:49,912 --> 00:04:51,532 If this is for real, I'll give you a dollar. 140 00:04:51,557 --> 00:04:53,432 - Twenty dollars. - Ten, because I'm desperate. 141 00:04:53,457 --> 00:04:55,248 And you'll split it. That's my final offer. 142 00:04:55,273 --> 00:04:56,322 - Deal. - Yay. 143 00:04:56,790 --> 00:05:00,150 Flipping my blanket over so the tag tickles my face 144 00:05:00,175 --> 00:05:01,799 and annoys me, just like last night. 145 00:05:01,859 --> 00:05:03,628 And knocking over my water glass 146 00:05:03,653 --> 00:05:05,027 with just a little water in it 147 00:05:05,052 --> 00:05:07,006 and cleaning it up with the underwear on the floor. 148 00:05:07,031 --> 00:05:08,494 And now I'll climb into bed. 149 00:05:09,492 --> 00:05:11,617 Come on, Gene, fall asleep. 150 00:05:11,642 --> 00:05:14,097 Fall asleep, fall asleep, fall asleep. 151 00:05:14,122 --> 00:05:15,665 How is this not working? 152 00:05:15,690 --> 00:05:18,316 Fall asleep, fall asleep. 153 00:05:18,506 --> 00:05:21,715 Fall asleep. Fall asleep. 154 00:05:22,097 --> 00:05:24,097 Fall asleep. 155 00:05:28,354 --> 00:05:31,105 Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. 156 00:05:34,312 --> 00:05:35,408 Mmm. 157 00:05:35,514 --> 00:05:38,140 No. Not salami. Song. 158 00:05:38,414 --> 00:05:41,624 Salami. Salami. Salami. Salami. 159 00:05:41,711 --> 00:05:44,253 It's morning? 160 00:05:44,278 --> 00:05:45,653 No! 161 00:05:46,865 --> 00:05:49,197 Mr. Ambrose, where would I find a book about dreams? 162 00:05:49,222 --> 00:05:50,430 Why are you looking for that? 163 00:05:50,455 --> 00:05:51,933 Because I wrote the perfect song in my dream 164 00:05:51,958 --> 00:05:53,400 and I can't remember any of it. 165 00:05:53,425 --> 00:05:55,221 Well, we don't have anything like that, sir. 166 00:05:55,246 --> 00:05:57,079 Meet me in periodicals. 167 00:05:57,751 --> 00:05:59,320 - Lucid dreaming. - What? 168 00:05:59,345 --> 00:06:01,917 Lucid dreaming is having control over your dreams 169 00:06:01,942 --> 00:06:03,828 - and what happens in them. - You can do that? 170 00:06:03,853 --> 00:06:05,898 Follow me to the reference section. 171 00:06:05,931 --> 00:06:08,461 - Yes, I can do that. - What do you lucid dream about? 172 00:06:08,486 --> 00:06:10,403 I do revenge stuff on people who were mean to me 173 00:06:10,428 --> 00:06:12,678 in high school, some fantasy and science fiction, 174 00:06:12,703 --> 00:06:14,452 some adult stuff I can't tell you about. 175 00:06:14,477 --> 00:06:17,721 It's hard to have the exact same dream twice, but it's doable. 176 00:06:17,746 --> 00:06:19,848 So I could learn how to lucid dream, too? 177 00:06:19,873 --> 00:06:20,913 You could. 178 00:06:20,938 --> 00:06:22,605 Come with me to the classics. 179 00:06:22,690 --> 00:06:24,231 Why do we have to have this meeting 180 00:06:24,256 --> 00:06:25,401 in so many different spots? 181 00:06:25,426 --> 00:06:27,097 Are we trying to shake a tail or something? 182 00:06:27,122 --> 00:06:28,963 No, I just have to re-shelve all these books. 183 00:06:28,988 --> 00:06:31,484 Oh. So, is there a book about lucid dreaming? 184 00:06:31,509 --> 00:06:33,634 No, because we don't have any good books. 185 00:06:33,659 --> 00:06:34,867 - Internet? - Internet. 186 00:06:34,892 --> 00:06:36,596 - Can I use a computer? - The computers here? 187 00:06:36,621 --> 00:06:39,242 Sure, if you want to get hand, foot, and mouth disease. 188 00:06:39,267 --> 00:06:41,851 Worth it. I'm gonna lucid dream my way to a Grammy. 189 00:06:41,876 --> 00:06:43,417 Or at least to the top of the pops. 190 00:06:43,442 --> 00:06:46,630 - Thank you, Mr. Ambrose. - Shh! We never spoke. 191 00:06:50,130 --> 00:06:51,569 Why is this stuff all over the hallway? 192 00:06:51,594 --> 00:06:54,738 Is this a new, terrible way of recycling? 193 00:06:54,763 --> 00:06:56,879 These are cricket traps, dad. Really good ones. 194 00:06:56,904 --> 00:06:59,112 Yeah, breadcrumbs and sugar covered with newspaper. 195 00:06:59,137 --> 00:07:01,318 It said online that crickets are attracted to the food 196 00:07:01,343 --> 00:07:03,068 but then they can't get out from under the newspaper. 197 00:07:03,093 --> 00:07:04,946 And also they have something to read while they wait for us 198 00:07:04,971 --> 00:07:06,262 to take them outside. 199 00:07:06,287 --> 00:07:08,474 Or, if the cricket prefers a nice bottle, 200 00:07:08,499 --> 00:07:11,082 it can try to get this food in here and then it gets trapped. 201 00:07:11,107 --> 00:07:13,479 But why are there so many traps? It's just one cricket. 202 00:07:13,504 --> 00:07:14,711 Whatever it takes, Bob. 203 00:07:14,736 --> 00:07:16,482 This cricket's a psychopath and I want him out. 204 00:07:16,507 --> 00:07:18,215 Yeah, dad, we put traps everywhere... 205 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,420 the hallway, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms... 206 00:07:20,445 --> 00:07:23,238 this cricket's messed with the wrong frickin' cricket hunters! 207 00:07:23,263 --> 00:07:24,412 - Hell yeah. - Okay. 208 00:07:24,437 --> 00:07:26,040 We're pretty amped, we drank a lot of soda 209 00:07:26,356 --> 00:07:27,416 so we could use the bottles for traps. 210 00:07:27,536 --> 00:07:29,703 Um, so there's bread and sugar 211 00:07:29,728 --> 00:07:31,456 on the floor under these pieces of newspaper? 212 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:32,271 Yup. 213 00:07:32,295 --> 00:07:35,654 So, we're getting rid of the cricket but gaining a ton of ants? 214 00:07:35,679 --> 00:07:37,791 Ants don't make noise. I'm fine with ants. 215 00:07:37,819 --> 00:07:40,422 Okay, ready for bed, and I'm off to lucid dream 216 00:07:40,447 --> 00:07:41,997 my way to songwriting success. 217 00:07:42,022 --> 00:07:43,949 - What about dinner? - Already had it. 218 00:07:43,974 --> 00:07:45,423 Mom made me the sleepy beepy special, 219 00:07:45,481 --> 00:07:47,889 a Turkey sandwich, a big glass of warm milk. 220 00:07:47,914 --> 00:07:50,557 I did some wind-down yoga, had my pre-bed pee 221 00:07:50,582 --> 00:07:52,541 and now I'm off to Dreamsachusetts. 222 00:07:52,566 --> 00:07:54,316 How do you control your dreams? 223 00:07:54,341 --> 00:07:56,076 I mean, I'm not not interested. 224 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:57,392 It's a lot of waking yourself up 225 00:07:57,417 --> 00:07:59,000 and writing down what you just dreamt. 226 00:07:59,025 --> 00:08:00,609 I'm not exactly sure how it works. 227 00:08:00,634 --> 00:08:02,445 I like everything except the waking yourself up 228 00:08:02,469 --> 00:08:03,738 and the writing stuff down parts. 229 00:08:03,762 --> 00:08:06,763 - Well, good night, family. - Good early evening. 230 00:08:06,788 --> 00:08:08,705 And no more sounds whatsoever in the apartment. 231 00:08:08,730 --> 00:08:09,730 Thank you so much. 232 00:08:10,326 --> 00:08:12,287 Got my notebook, got my pencil, 233 00:08:12,312 --> 00:08:14,287 now let's get lucid goose-id. 234 00:08:21,474 --> 00:08:23,474 ♪ ♪ 235 00:08:46,365 --> 00:08:48,407 It's the boat-bus from my dream. 236 00:08:48,432 --> 00:08:51,803 Wait! Wait for me, dreamy boat-bus. I'm coming! 237 00:08:51,828 --> 00:08:52,952 Wait! 238 00:08:54,498 --> 00:08:56,582 Oh, my god, oh, my god. It started to work. 239 00:08:56,607 --> 00:08:58,127 I wrote my dreams down in this notebook 240 00:08:58,152 --> 00:08:59,543 and then I started to lucid dream. 241 00:08:59,568 --> 00:09:01,234 I saw the boat-bus from the dream 242 00:09:01,259 --> 00:09:03,635 where I wrote my song and I made myself chase after it. 243 00:09:03,660 --> 00:09:05,118 Mr. Ambrose is a genius. 244 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,568 - Wow, that's great, Gene. - Yeah, my little dream catcher. 245 00:09:08,593 --> 00:09:10,490 Nothing. No crickets in any traps. 246 00:09:10,515 --> 00:09:13,076 - Don't like hearing that. - No cricket yet, Mother. 247 00:09:13,101 --> 00:09:14,809 Keep that $20 safe and warm. 248 00:09:14,925 --> 00:09:16,257 Ten. I said ten. 249 00:09:16,282 --> 00:09:18,437 Oh, I just assumed there'd be a gratuity 250 00:09:18,462 --> 00:09:20,712 - or a performance bonus of some kind? - Ten. 251 00:09:20,737 --> 00:09:23,442 Okay, okay, the contest deadline is the day after tomorrow. 252 00:09:23,467 --> 00:09:25,153 So, trying not to stress out, but that means 253 00:09:25,177 --> 00:09:27,052 I only have two nights to remember my song 254 00:09:27,077 --> 00:09:28,780 or else I won't have anything to submit. 255 00:09:28,805 --> 00:09:30,347 Just to say, all the time and work 256 00:09:30,372 --> 00:09:32,451 you're putting into remembering your dream, 257 00:09:32,476 --> 00:09:34,953 you probably could have written a new song by now. 258 00:09:34,978 --> 00:09:37,437 Dad, I wrote the perfect song. 259 00:09:37,462 --> 00:09:39,872 If you made the perfect burger but you couldn't remember it 260 00:09:39,897 --> 00:09:42,210 and your dad said, "oh, just make another one," 261 00:09:42,235 --> 00:09:43,235 what would you do? 262 00:09:43,260 --> 00:09:45,950 - How mad would you be? - I wouldn't be mad. 263 00:09:45,975 --> 00:09:48,695 I would think he's pretty smart and that's good advice. 264 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,761 If I win this contest and then I get a record deal, 265 00:09:50,786 --> 00:09:53,453 on the liner notes I'm gonna write, "No thanks to Dad." 266 00:09:53,478 --> 00:09:54,978 That should be the name of your album. 267 00:09:55,003 --> 00:09:56,779 Ooh. 268 00:10:01,304 --> 00:10:03,315 Hey, hey, hey. Hold that bus. 269 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:04,964 Oh, my god. I'm controlling this. 270 00:10:04,989 --> 00:10:06,489 The bus is waiting for me. 271 00:10:07,864 --> 00:10:09,321 I'm on the bus. 272 00:10:09,346 --> 00:10:10,929 I'm on the bus. What? 273 00:10:10,972 --> 00:10:12,305 Airplane? No! 274 00:10:12,330 --> 00:10:14,496 - Peanuts or pretzels? - Ooh, pretzels, please. 275 00:10:19,060 --> 00:10:20,518 Okay, back on the boat-bus. 276 00:10:20,543 --> 00:10:22,835 And it's still a boat-bus. Going good. 277 00:10:22,860 --> 00:10:25,268 ♪ The wheels on the bus go round and round. ♪ 278 00:10:25,362 --> 00:10:27,237 Mom? You're not supposed to be here. 279 00:10:27,262 --> 00:10:29,327 - Well, what about them? - ♪ Round and round. ♪ 280 00:10:30,427 --> 00:10:32,969 Yes, the island. I made it to the island. 281 00:10:33,671 --> 00:10:35,889 Volleyball. 282 00:10:35,914 --> 00:10:37,706 Giant cricket? No. 283 00:10:39,026 --> 00:10:41,353 Where is it coming from? There? 284 00:10:41,530 --> 00:10:43,238 - Or there? - I can't tell. 285 00:10:43,263 --> 00:10:44,846 It's throwing its voice. 286 00:10:44,871 --> 00:10:46,037 Wh-what's going on? 287 00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:47,102 Why are you guys out here? 288 00:10:47,189 --> 00:10:48,313 We were checking our traps 289 00:10:48,338 --> 00:10:49,649 and now we're listening to the cricket 290 00:10:49,674 --> 00:10:51,029 mocking us, I assume. 291 00:10:51,054 --> 00:10:52,220 You're all up, too? 292 00:10:52,245 --> 00:10:54,005 Nobody can sleep 'cause of that damn cricket. 293 00:10:54,030 --> 00:10:55,071 No, we're checking traps. 294 00:10:55,198 --> 00:10:56,467 Uh, I'm out here because I have to pee. 295 00:10:56,492 --> 00:10:58,578 - Oh, now I have to pee. - Me too. Kind of. 296 00:10:58,603 --> 00:11:00,353 Well, now I have to go, too. I call first. 297 00:11:00,378 --> 00:11:01,418 - Second. - Third. 298 00:11:01,443 --> 00:11:02,837 Great. That's great. 299 00:11:04,437 --> 00:11:06,813 Volleyball hit. Okay, that went over there. 300 00:11:06,838 --> 00:11:08,422 But this is good. Oh. 301 00:11:08,447 --> 00:11:10,989 Go up to the tippy top of the lighthouse. 302 00:11:11,014 --> 00:11:13,598 Okay, I will, robot Ms. Merkin. 303 00:11:15,847 --> 00:11:17,470 - What? - What? 304 00:11:17,495 --> 00:11:18,411 Darn it. 305 00:11:19,791 --> 00:11:22,041 And I'm opening the lighthouse door... 306 00:11:22,210 --> 00:11:25,313 Yes, staircase. I'm so much better 307 00:11:25,338 --> 00:11:27,380 at climbing stairs in my dream than in real life. 308 00:11:28,487 --> 00:11:30,278 My keyboard. It's so beautiful. 309 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,521 Okay, here we go. Oh, my god. 310 00:11:34,662 --> 00:11:36,162 What? What's happening? 311 00:11:36,313 --> 00:11:37,979 Don't turn into mush, Casio. 312 00:11:38,004 --> 00:11:39,712 That's not good for music playing. 313 00:11:44,733 --> 00:11:46,441 No! 314 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:49,880 Ugh. 315 00:11:49,905 --> 00:11:51,446 Aah! 316 00:11:51,471 --> 00:11:52,679 Ugh, I'm so close. 317 00:11:52,811 --> 00:11:54,779 Why is my brain holding me back? Doesn't it care 318 00:11:54,804 --> 00:11:57,179 about the ultimate online songwriting showdown? 319 00:11:57,446 --> 00:11:59,486 I'm not talking to you, cricket! 320 00:12:02,964 --> 00:12:04,705 Ugh. I lucid-dreamed all the way back 321 00:12:04,730 --> 00:12:06,897 to where I played the song, but then nothing. 322 00:12:06,922 --> 00:12:08,449 I hit a brick wall, literally. 323 00:12:08,474 --> 00:12:09,816 I think at one point the keyboard 324 00:12:09,841 --> 00:12:11,090 turned into a brick wall. 325 00:12:11,115 --> 00:12:13,657 Oh, I'm sorry, sweetie. Eat your eggs. 326 00:12:13,823 --> 00:12:16,490 I promise they won't turn into bricks or flowers or whatever. 327 00:12:16,515 --> 00:12:18,302 I don't think. It's a new recipe. 328 00:12:18,327 --> 00:12:20,494 The songwriting contest deadline is tomorrow 329 00:12:20,519 --> 00:12:23,640 at midnight. I need to get back into my dream asap. 330 00:12:23,665 --> 00:12:25,248 Can I skip school and go back to sleep? 331 00:12:25,273 --> 00:12:26,273 - No. - No. - Ugh. 332 00:12:26,316 --> 00:12:27,482 You people don't get it. 333 00:12:27,507 --> 00:12:29,211 Your priorities are all out of whack. 334 00:12:29,236 --> 00:12:30,855 Well, speaking of not getting it... 335 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,964 Louise, Tina, you didn't get the cricket. 336 00:12:32,989 --> 00:12:34,174 And I didn't get any sleep. 337 00:12:34,199 --> 00:12:35,907 I'm telling you, Lin, lay on your side, 338 00:12:35,932 --> 00:12:37,097 pillow over the ear. 339 00:12:37,122 --> 00:12:38,220 It's like your head is in a sandwich 340 00:12:38,245 --> 00:12:39,452 and you won't hear a thing. 341 00:12:39,477 --> 00:12:41,014 I don't want to live like that, Bob. 342 00:12:41,039 --> 00:12:42,473 Sleeping in a pillow sandwich. 343 00:12:42,498 --> 00:12:44,518 Sorry, girls, I think I got to call an exterminator. 344 00:12:44,543 --> 00:12:45,903 - What? - No. - Yep. 345 00:12:45,961 --> 00:12:46,961 Either that or we move. 346 00:12:47,003 --> 00:12:48,458 Mom, give us one more chance. 347 00:12:48,483 --> 00:12:49,815 - We'll catch him. - Yeah. 348 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,090 This cricket... he's smart. Possibly brilliant. 349 00:12:52,133 --> 00:12:53,258 We underestimated him before 350 00:12:53,283 --> 00:12:55,111 but we won't make that mistake again. 351 00:12:55,136 --> 00:12:57,303 I'm actually glad he's so clever, so crafty. 352 00:12:57,389 --> 00:13:00,098 - He's raising our game. - He is? That's nice. 353 00:13:00,183 --> 00:13:01,804 Mom, obviously, we'll have to charge more. 354 00:13:01,829 --> 00:13:04,181 This cricket is probably genetically engineered. 355 00:13:04,206 --> 00:13:05,580 Maybe he escaped from a lab. 356 00:13:05,605 --> 00:13:08,358 Anyway, should we say an extra ten bucks for hazard pay? 357 00:13:08,383 --> 00:13:10,562 Same money. Catch it today or exterminator. 358 00:13:10,587 --> 00:13:12,420 Fine. We're gonna stick it to that cricket. 359 00:13:12,445 --> 00:13:14,070 But not in a bad way. 360 00:13:14,095 --> 00:13:15,720 We're still friendly cricket hunters. 361 00:13:15,745 --> 00:13:16,842 Helpers, you might say. 362 00:13:16,867 --> 00:13:18,806 It's getting late. You-you guys should go to school. 363 00:13:18,831 --> 00:13:21,077 - You just want us to leave. - That's partly true. 364 00:13:21,121 --> 00:13:22,537 How am I supposed to go to school 365 00:13:22,562 --> 00:13:24,808 when my entire career in music is on the line? 366 00:13:24,833 --> 00:13:26,040 Even successful musicians 367 00:13:26,084 --> 00:13:27,103 went to sixth grade, Gene. 368 00:13:27,128 --> 00:13:28,419 That's a myth. 369 00:13:29,102 --> 00:13:31,421 - Mr. Ambrose. - It's lunch. Why are you here? 370 00:13:31,464 --> 00:13:33,109 And don't say you want to tell me your dream. 371 00:13:33,295 --> 00:13:35,462 What I'd like to do is sing you my dream, 372 00:13:35,487 --> 00:13:37,320 but I can't because I get all un-lucidy. 373 00:13:37,345 --> 00:13:39,299 Something isn't working and I don't know what it is. 374 00:13:39,324 --> 00:13:40,907 Listen, it takes practice. 375 00:13:40,932 --> 00:13:41,951 What do you want me to say? 376 00:13:41,975 --> 00:13:43,470 Not that. I need to get to 377 00:13:43,495 --> 00:13:45,078 the end of the dream tonight. 378 00:13:45,103 --> 00:13:46,765 Ugh. Please. Eating. 379 00:13:46,790 --> 00:13:49,165 Librarians need a lunch break, too, you know? 380 00:13:49,190 --> 00:13:50,376 Or several lunch breaks. 381 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:51,938 - Don't tell anyone. - Ugh. 382 00:13:51,963 --> 00:13:53,545 This might be an awkward time to ask, 383 00:13:53,570 --> 00:13:56,401 but you don't happen to have any books about crickets, do you? 384 00:13:56,486 --> 00:13:57,651 Catching them, specifically? 385 00:13:57,676 --> 00:13:59,926 - Or driving them away, nicely. - Crickets? 386 00:13:59,951 --> 00:14:01,358 Yes, please. Smart crickets. 387 00:14:01,383 --> 00:14:03,263 I don't know if the section is divided that way, 388 00:14:03,288 --> 00:14:05,493 but this is a smart cricket we're dealing with. 389 00:14:05,518 --> 00:14:08,573 You, things take time. Try and relax. 390 00:14:08,598 --> 00:14:10,635 - I can't relax. - Well, you have to! 391 00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:12,034 That's not relaxing to hear! 392 00:14:12,059 --> 00:14:14,476 And you two... insects and other invertebrates. 393 00:14:14,501 --> 00:14:16,706 - Don't call us that. - Behind you. 394 00:14:16,731 --> 00:14:18,606 - Next to reptiles. - Oh, yeah, there it is. 395 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:20,294 But which one do you think is the best... 396 00:14:20,318 --> 00:14:21,318 I'm eating my lunch! 397 00:14:21,343 --> 00:14:22,670 Let me finish my ziti! 398 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,902 - Shh. - You don't "shh!" I "shh!" 399 00:14:26,201 --> 00:14:28,926 Um, why does the apartment smell weirdly good? 400 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:30,595 We're smoking out the cricket, dad. 401 00:14:30,620 --> 00:14:32,615 We did more research and found out that crickets 402 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,682 hate the smell of lemons, cinnamon, and peppermint. 403 00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:36,307 We didn't have peppermint, so we're using 404 00:14:36,332 --> 00:14:37,434 the breath mints from mom's purse. 405 00:14:37,501 --> 00:14:38,854 Well, I didn't think there could be 406 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:41,295 any more food on the floor, but I guess 407 00:14:41,339 --> 00:14:43,088 I was wrong to not think that. 408 00:14:43,113 --> 00:14:44,529 Yes, you were. So, the cricket 409 00:14:44,554 --> 00:14:46,054 will get grossed out by mom's mints... 410 00:14:46,405 --> 00:14:47,737 - Hey. - And come out of hiding, 411 00:14:47,762 --> 00:14:50,346 and then he'll get seduced by one of our many traps. 412 00:14:50,371 --> 00:14:52,575 - Many, many traps. - I'm off to bed. 413 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,887 Yup, your new thing where you go to bed at dusk. 414 00:14:54,912 --> 00:14:57,371 Uh-huh. The deadline for the contest is tomorrow, 415 00:14:57,396 --> 00:14:58,817 so no pressure. 416 00:14:58,842 --> 00:15:00,499 Just all riding on this. 417 00:15:00,524 --> 00:15:02,483 You know, you're putting a lot on this contest 418 00:15:02,508 --> 00:15:04,231 that you found on the Internet. 419 00:15:04,256 --> 00:15:06,881 A panel of industry experts are going to evaluate my work 420 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:09,842 and tell me if I have "it" or not. I need to know. 421 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:11,450 Also, it's sponsored by that company 422 00:15:11,494 --> 00:15:13,131 that makes the water bottles with the shoulder straps. 423 00:15:13,156 --> 00:15:14,572 Mm-hmm. Yup. 424 00:15:25,247 --> 00:15:26,454 Here we go. 425 00:15:29,852 --> 00:15:31,060 Yes. It's working. 426 00:15:32,443 --> 00:15:34,575 ♪ Saturday is when the week is done ♪ 427 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,222 ♪ and you want to have some fun ♪ 428 00:15:37,247 --> 00:15:41,374 ♪ Saturday is the day that comes before Sunday ♪ 429 00:15:41,399 --> 00:15:42,690 ♪ but it's still full of sun ♪ 430 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:45,313 ♪ and you heat your buns in the sun ♪ 431 00:15:45,338 --> 00:15:48,422 ♪ you heat your buns ♪ 432 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:51,111 ♪ in the sun ♪ 433 00:15:51,136 --> 00:15:54,637 ♪ you heat your buns in the ♪ 434 00:15:54,662 --> 00:15:57,288 ♪ su-u-u-u-u-u-u-u... ♪ 435 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,530 ♪ un. ♪ 436 00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:03,043 That was good. 437 00:16:03,068 --> 00:16:05,416 - Yeah. Good. - Yeah. 438 00:16:05,441 --> 00:16:07,316 - Really? - Y-Yes. 439 00:16:07,341 --> 00:16:08,669 And it's factual. 440 00:16:08,694 --> 00:16:10,736 Saturday does come before Sunday. 441 00:16:10,761 --> 00:16:12,197 - Yes, it does. - Mm-hmm. Mm. - Yup, yup. 442 00:16:12,221 --> 00:16:14,179 Oh, my god, my song stinks. 443 00:16:14,204 --> 00:16:15,283 No... 444 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:16,473 My dream lied to me! 445 00:16:16,498 --> 00:16:18,527 This song isn't good at all. Ugh! 446 00:16:18,552 --> 00:16:20,894 My subconscious is a total b-hole! 447 00:16:25,317 --> 00:16:29,065 My so-called perfect song is awful. 448 00:16:29,090 --> 00:16:31,590 It's not bad. That much. 449 00:16:31,615 --> 00:16:33,986 Yeah, I mean, it had a beat. I think. 450 00:16:34,011 --> 00:16:36,554 It just has not-great lyrics and a not-great melody, 451 00:16:36,579 --> 00:16:38,287 but aside from that, it was pretty good. 452 00:16:38,391 --> 00:16:40,224 Ugh. I'm just gonna e-mail the contest 453 00:16:40,249 --> 00:16:42,829 and tell them I'm withdrawing because the song I wrote 454 00:16:42,854 --> 00:16:45,313 that I thought was amazing is actually terrible. 455 00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:47,333 Do you need to e-mail them? 456 00:16:47,358 --> 00:16:49,608 I think they'll want to know what's going on with me. 457 00:16:49,633 --> 00:16:52,028 Gene, you kind of wrote that song in your sleep. 458 00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:53,427 Yes. Your point? 459 00:16:53,452 --> 00:16:55,573 Well, a lot of times, if something comes too easily, 460 00:16:55,598 --> 00:16:58,552 it's usually not as good as you think it might be. 461 00:16:58,577 --> 00:17:00,202 Uh, I'm just saying, 462 00:17:00,227 --> 00:17:01,598 in my experience, 463 00:17:01,623 --> 00:17:04,142 to make something great, you have to work at it. 464 00:17:04,167 --> 00:17:07,186 How do you know? Oh, right, the burger thing you do. 465 00:17:07,211 --> 00:17:09,420 Yeah. I mean, you know, on a good day. 466 00:17:09,445 --> 00:17:10,736 I think 467 00:17:10,761 --> 00:17:14,050 I'm just gonna go to my room and moan in private. 468 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:15,282 Aw. 469 00:17:15,307 --> 00:17:17,067 - Do you want your keyboard? - Okay. 470 00:17:17,092 --> 00:17:19,938 At least you aren't covered in sparkles and lies. 471 00:17:19,963 --> 00:17:22,079 - Aw. - So, little cricket update. 472 00:17:22,104 --> 00:17:23,777 You mean the cricket that the exterminator's 473 00:17:23,801 --> 00:17:25,037 coming tomorrow to get rid of? 474 00:17:25,062 --> 00:17:27,605 No, the cricket that we're closing in on and we guarantee 475 00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:29,501 will be trapped tonight because we have this. 476 00:17:29,526 --> 00:17:31,878 The most beautiful cricket anyone's ever seen. 477 00:17:31,903 --> 00:17:34,953 Mr. Chirpy sees her, falls in love, jumps in the bottle. 478 00:17:34,978 --> 00:17:37,031 Kisses it and probably assumes it's gonna come to life. 479 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:40,053 Or, if she's not his type, she also makes a great best friend. 480 00:17:40,078 --> 00:17:43,371 - She's a good listener. - This plan can't possibly work. 481 00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:45,102 You would say that if you weren't 482 00:17:45,127 --> 00:17:47,414 as desperate as we are. And maybe nobody's 483 00:17:47,439 --> 00:17:49,668 - been stupid enough to try this. - Until us. 484 00:17:49,693 --> 00:17:51,907 Good luck. She's pretty but she also looks dumb. 485 00:17:51,932 --> 00:17:54,822 Why, 'cause her eyes are crossed? That was an accident. 486 00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:57,032 ♪ ♪ 487 00:18:01,530 --> 00:18:04,364 ♪ I chased after a dream ♪ 488 00:18:05,709 --> 00:18:08,168 ♪ it all seemed so simple ♪ 489 00:18:08,193 --> 00:18:11,403 ♪ but get close to a star ♪ 490 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,027 ♪ and you can't see it twinkle ♪ 491 00:18:15,052 --> 00:18:17,548 ♪ some dreams are you wanting ♪ 492 00:18:17,573 --> 00:18:20,157 ♪ but not doing ♪ 493 00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:22,349 ♪ or making ♪ 494 00:18:22,537 --> 00:18:25,329 ♪ the feeling is haunting ♪ 495 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:26,354 ♪ but remember ♪ 496 00:18:26,612 --> 00:18:28,612 ♪ when waking ♪ 497 00:18:28,637 --> 00:18:31,096 ♪ chase the dream in real life ♪ 498 00:18:31,907 --> 00:18:34,991 ♪ don't go back to sleep ♪ 499 00:18:35,016 --> 00:18:36,465 ♪ the dream's ♪ 500 00:18:36,490 --> 00:18:38,028 ♪ like a night-light ♪ 501 00:18:38,053 --> 00:18:40,678 ♪ it's only there to help you see ♪ 502 00:18:40,764 --> 00:18:42,805 ♪ or for when you have to pee... ♪ 503 00:18:42,932 --> 00:18:45,307 Lookee, lookee, we caught a crickee. 504 00:18:45,332 --> 00:18:46,786 I can't believe it. You did it. 505 00:18:46,811 --> 00:18:48,185 So the girl cricket worked? 506 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:49,831 Eh, in a way. 507 00:18:49,856 --> 00:18:51,647 We caught him in a different trap, 508 00:18:51,672 --> 00:18:53,817 but we'd like to think that she gave him a little FOMO. 509 00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:56,141 And we did put her in with him now and, I don't know, 510 00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:57,523 it seems like maybe there's some chemistry. 511 00:18:57,553 --> 00:18:59,386 Look at you, you little menace. 512 00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:01,368 I'd ask you what you have to say for yourself, 513 00:19:01,393 --> 00:19:03,348 but I don't want to hear another peep from you, ever. 514 00:19:03,434 --> 00:19:04,971 All right, mom. Time to settle the bill. 515 00:19:04,996 --> 00:19:07,455 You earned it. Here you go, five dollars each. 516 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,694 - Now, let's clean up these traps. - Yes. Please. 517 00:19:09,718 --> 00:19:11,688 And get the cricket out of here already. 518 00:19:11,713 --> 00:19:13,688 And put him in the restaurant? We do this all again tomorrow? 519 00:19:13,713 --> 00:19:14,628 - No. - No. 520 00:19:14,653 --> 00:19:17,321 ♪ I chased the dream ♪ 521 00:19:17,507 --> 00:19:20,634 ♪ like a ship lost at sea ♪ 522 00:19:20,659 --> 00:19:24,161 ♪ should've chased the thing in my dream ♪ 523 00:19:24,315 --> 00:19:27,567 ♪ the thing that is me ♪ 524 00:19:28,194 --> 00:19:30,496 ♪ I chased the dream ♪ 525 00:19:30,521 --> 00:19:32,480 ♪ like they say ♪ 526 00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,505 ♪ you're supposed to ♪ 527 00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:37,508 ♪ but chase the thing in the dream ♪ 528 00:19:37,593 --> 00:19:41,288 ♪ that your heart wants to show you. ♪ 529 00:19:42,206 --> 00:19:42,997 Well? 530 00:19:43,030 --> 00:19:44,348 - Gene, it's... - It's amazing 531 00:19:44,373 --> 00:19:45,743 and all the radio stations on the planet 532 00:19:45,768 --> 00:19:47,998 are gonna want to play it and I'm gonna be rich! 533 00:19:48,023 --> 00:19:49,423 Sorry, what were you guys gonna say? 534 00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:52,444 I-I'm glad you believe in yourself again. 535 00:19:52,469 --> 00:19:54,694 And, yes, it really is a good song. 536 00:19:54,719 --> 00:19:56,301 It really is. Like, really. 537 00:19:56,326 --> 00:19:57,909 Not like when we were saying it before. 538 00:19:57,934 --> 00:20:00,760 I like both songs, but this one a little... 539 00:20:00,785 --> 00:20:03,286 - A lot better. - So, did you send it in to the contest? 540 00:20:03,311 --> 00:20:05,724 No way. I'm not wasting my song on that. 541 00:20:05,749 --> 00:20:08,138 - Wait, what? - You know how those contests work. 542 00:20:08,163 --> 00:20:10,186 They make you sign away the rights to everything. 543 00:20:10,211 --> 00:20:12,041 And this song is gonna be the first single 544 00:20:12,066 --> 00:20:13,857 from my debut platinum double album 545 00:20:13,882 --> 00:20:15,006 The Best of Gene Belcher. 546 00:20:15,031 --> 00:20:16,733 - Okay, good plan. - Mm-hmm. 547 00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,194 Oh, look, mint on the floor. 548 00:20:18,219 --> 00:20:20,264 What? Can't be from us. We cleaned. 549 00:20:20,289 --> 00:20:21,971 Yeah, and we were so thorough. 550 00:20:21,996 --> 00:20:23,225 Mmm, mmm, mmm. 551 00:20:23,250 --> 00:20:24,416 I earned this floor mint. 552 00:20:24,642 --> 00:20:25,702 You sure did, honey. 553 00:20:25,773 --> 00:20:27,648 ♪ Tater tots with legs ♪ 554 00:20:27,739 --> 00:20:29,030 ♪ Hot tot to trot ♪ 555 00:20:29,055 --> 00:20:30,555 ♪ Tater tots with legs ♪ 556 00:20:30,721 --> 00:20:32,179 ♪ Hot tot to trot ♪ 557 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,858 ♪ Tater tots with legs ♪ 558 00:20:33,985 --> 00:20:35,693 ♪ Hot tot to trot ♪ 559 00:20:35,737 --> 00:20:36,986 ♪ Zebras wearing bras ♪ 560 00:20:37,155 --> 00:20:38,863 ♪ Zebras, zebras ♪ 561 00:20:38,990 --> 00:20:40,573 ♪ Zebras wearing bras ♪ 562 00:20:40,617 --> 00:20:41,991 ♪ Zebras, zebras ♪ 563 00:20:42,077 --> 00:20:43,576 ♪ Zebras wearing bras ♪ 564 00:20:43,703 --> 00:20:45,620 ♪ Zebras, zebras ♪ 565 00:20:45,705 --> 00:20:49,082 ♪ Salami, salami ♪ 566 00:20:49,209 --> 00:20:51,876 ♪ Salami, salami ♪ 567 00:20:52,003 --> 00:20:54,670 ♪ Salami, salami ♪ 568 00:20:55,026 --> 00:20:56,401 ♪ Salami. ♪ 569 00:20:57,171 --> 00:21:02,171 - Synced and corrected by ChrisKe - -- for www.addic7ed.com --