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Dre: The American Dream
is founded on the idea

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that starting from the bottom
and working your ass off

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will get you what you deserve.

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Well, it had taken years,

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but all of my hard work
had finally paid off.

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That's right --
Andre Johnson got an ad

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in the Super Bowl.

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These ads are
cultural touchstones.

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They get the biggest budgets,
the biggest stars,

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and the biggest audience.

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Just getting one on air
is advertising's highest honor.

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♪♪

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Andre Johnson?

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Okay, I lied.

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I'm Andre Johnson.

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Advertising's
highest honor

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is getting
an Ad World Award nomination.

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Aah! Yeah!
I told you, boy!

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I told you,
you could do this, Dre![ Cellphone ringtone playing ]

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I told you,
you could do this!

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Oh. Hey, Stevens.

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Really?

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Me?

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I had no idea the nominations
came out today.

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[ Ding! ]

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Look, you know me.

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I'm in it
for the love of the game.

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I'm not into it
for the awards.

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[ Chuckles ] No!

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I'm just trying
to stay humble.

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I don't want any of this
to go to my head.

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Alright.
Thanks, Stevens.

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Bow!

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Run me another bath,
babe!

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I'm about to get sticky.

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Cra-a-azy!

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Whoo!

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Whoo-aah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

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To Dre.

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Ahh!
Yes!

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Your first ad was for
a check-cashing joint.

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[ Laughter ]Now...

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you've been nominated
for a car

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that people actually
want to be seen in.

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Mm-hmm!Yes! This is a house
of winners!

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Yep.Take note, kids.

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If you're thinking about
bringing an "L"

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up into this house,
you best to think again!

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Mm.
She's talking to you.

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I know.I know.

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Finally,
I'm being recognized.
Mm.

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You know, I had a plan.

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I put in the long hours
and the early mornings

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on this campaign,
and now this.

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I hope this goes to show you
that if you put your mind to it

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and you stick to your grind,

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anything is possible![ Laughter ]

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Not for you guys.

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I know.I know.

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Babe...
Yes?

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Are you ready to walk
the red carpet?

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Oh.
You and me.

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Yes.Imagine...heads turning.

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Mm-hmm.
"Oh, look.

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Is that the man
who did the ad?"

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Oh."And I think that's his wife.

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They say she's a doctor,
but she looks like a model."

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So true. You really do, Mom.Well, wait, wait.

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Wait, doesn't -- doesn't Devante
have his spring concert
the night of the ceremony?

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Eh, he does,
but you know what?

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We'll just find
somebody else to take him.

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Yes. Because, you know,
your father and I

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only get to go out as adults
twice a year,

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and I'm not
missing this.

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Well, I can't take Devante.

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My girl is coming into town.

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Mm. Trying to save
the relationship, huh?

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Very funny, Diane.

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We may be long-distance,
but we're making it work.

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Dre: Okay.Rainbow: Okay.

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You know what?

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I'll take Devante.

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What?
What?

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Yeah. It's a blessing to
be able to create

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these memories with
my grandchildren.

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Hmm.

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Plus,
Ruby's out of town,

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and I have no idea where
she hides the remote.

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♪♪

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Ooh. Yes.

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Hey, Dre.
Hmm.

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Congrats on
the nomination, man.

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Thanks, man.

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You know, I still
haven't come down yet.

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Oh, I'll bet. They say
the first award is the best.

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Yeah.

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Although, for me, I think
it was my third.

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The sixth, though,
a very close second,

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so I guess if I had
to rank it --

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let's see, it would be
third, sixth,

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first, fifth,
fourth, second.

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You've won six times?

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Huh.
Well, I guess I have, man.

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I-I really don't keep track
of that kind of stuff,

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but I tip my Yerba
to you, sir.

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Oh. Namaste.

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There he is! Whoo!

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Congratulations, Dre!

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Wow.
Congratulations, Dre.

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Boy, you really smashed through
that Black glass ceiling,

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which we all thought was always
a terrible, terrible thing.

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Now there's Black glass
all over the floor.

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You did that.

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That's because I had a plan
and I stuck to it.

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Ooh.And because of that,

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I am now breathing in
the sweet smell of success,

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and when I win, Josh,
you can no longer wear

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open-toed sandals
because of that Black glass.

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[ Chuckles ]

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Ah, Dre.Yeah.

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You're not gonna win.

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Of course
I'm going to win.

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My ad was fire.

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Yes.
Sure.

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Dre,
it was very strong,

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but everyone knows that
that ad from Donahue and Baker,

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the one with that little girl
and the talking horse --

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I'm sorry, but that's the one
that's gonna win.

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What?Josh: It really was
a perfect ad.

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The way they balance
humor and emotion.

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And then, at the end, when that
gospel choir kicks in --

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Man, you think you can
save the world.

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Dre, my mother called me
for the first time in years

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to ask if I knew
the little girl.

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I panicked
and said yeah.

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But, hey, at least now
I'm back in the will, right?

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That horse ad has nothing
on my commercial,

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and if you ask me,
it's emotionally manipulative.

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People only liked it
because they were

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trapped inside their house
for the last year and a half.

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I'm gonna win
that trophy,

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assuming that it's a trophy
and not a plaque.

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But whatever it is, I'm gonna
wear it around my neck.

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♪♪

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Mm!
Mm-mm-mm!

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Dad told you to stop
buying flowers for Mom.

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It makes him look bad.

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And I told him
that he doesn't dictate

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the way I love
my mother.

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Mm.

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But these
are for Olivia.

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She's supposed to land
in a few hours,

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and I just want the day
to be perfect.

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I just need
my woman to get here.

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It's been a long two months,
but whenever we're together,

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everything just clicks.

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♪ You make it look like
it's magic ♪

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♪ Oh, yeah

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♪ 'Cause I see nobody,
nobody but you, you, you ♪

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♪ I'm never confused

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♪ Hey, hey

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♪ I'm so used to being used

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The two of us
just have a rhythm.

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♪ So I love when you call
unexpected ♪

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It's a dance
only we know.

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♪ 'Cause I hate when
the moment's expected ♪ Set to music we make.

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Together.♪ So I'mma care for

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♪ You, you, you

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♪♪

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♪ I'mma care
for you, you, you, yeah ♪

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This is the saddest thing
I've seen him do.

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If we leave now, we won't have
to look him in the eyes.

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Yeah.

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♪♪

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Sitting at the Ad World Awards
amongst my peers,

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I knew I was exactly
where I was supposed to be.

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I was the heir to the throne,

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and I wasn't going to
leave here without my crown.

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Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen,
your host, Isaiah Mustafa.

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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Good evening, everyone,

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and welcome to
the 2022 Ad World Awards.

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[ Applause ]Let's kick this thing off.

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The nominees for
Best Experiential Activation

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for a Consumer Event are...

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"Virtual Factory Tour"
by DW Global.

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"Destination of Choice"
by GGR.

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And Donahue and Baker's

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"Little Girl with
Talking Horse."

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[ Applause ]

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And the winner is
Donahue and Baker.

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"Little Girl with
Talking Horse."

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[ Cheers and applause ]

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I'm telling you,
it's gonna be their night.

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Hey,
they have one award.

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Three 6 Mafia has
one award.

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Once again,
it's Donahue and Baker.

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"Little Girl with
Talking Horse."

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[ Applause ]

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♪♪

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And the award for
Best Visual Effects goes to...

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Donahue and Baker.

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"Little Girl with
Talking Horse."

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[ Applause ]

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Dre: This is garbage.

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Itis gonna be
the talking horse's night.

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And now,

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for Outstanding Individual
Achievement in Advertising...

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Oh, okay.

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...the nominees are...

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Andre Johnson of
Stevens & Lido

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for "Hyundai Ioniq 5 Life."

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Dre, get it together.

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Alright, just smile when
they announce the winner.

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You may not win, but at least
you can hide your rage.

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That's right.
Fix your face, sucker.

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And the winner is...

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Andre Johnson.

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"Hyundai Ioniq 5 Life."

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[ Applause ]Aw, I'm sorry, babe,

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but, you know,

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it was an honor
just to be nominated.

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Dre, you won!I won?

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Yes!
Yes! You won!

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I did! I did!
Yes!

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Aah!
I won!

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Mnh!

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Yeah! I won!
Yeah!

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Ohh!Oh, my God!

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Yeah, okay.

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Oh, thank you, bro.
Thank you, bro.

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Okay, uh, let's see.

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I have a speech.
Uh...

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Um...

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I want to thank Black Jesus
and my mama

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and my beautiful wife, Rainbow.

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That's me. Hello!

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Ooh, I can't forget
my partners at Hyundai.

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Uh, I'd like to thank
the streets that raised me.

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Uh, Forest Whitaker,
you know what you did, alright?

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[ Scattered laughter ]And uh...

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R.I.P. to Nipsey Hussle.

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You know, I emulate you
in my work every day.

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[ Slow music playing ]The marathon continues.

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Hey, hey, hey,

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why are y'all playing me off
with this music, man?

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I've worked my entire life
to get up here for this moment!

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You gonna try to play me off?!

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Okay, if I was up here
talking about

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some "Save the Whale" tip,

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y'all wouldn't be
doing this to me!

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Yeah! Oh, no, it's okay.
I got Megan Thee Stallion knees.

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I can get down here, too.
Yeah.

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Clipper Nation, baby!
Clipper Nation!

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Clip City,
Chip City!

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My upset was a huge win.

257
00:09:34,922 --> 00:09:36,358
This is how Dr. Dre
must have felt

258
00:09:36,401 --> 00:09:38,403
when he made "The Chronic."

259
00:09:38,447 --> 00:09:41,145
All of a sudden, everyone knew
the name Dre Johnson,

260
00:09:41,189 --> 00:09:42,930
and everybody wanted a piece.

261
00:09:42,973 --> 00:09:44,584
[ Cheers and applause ]

262
00:09:44,627 --> 00:09:47,064
Whoo! I hope you
are soaking it up, Dre,

263
00:09:47,108 --> 00:09:49,153
because you, my friend,
have reached the pinnacle.

264
00:09:49,197 --> 00:09:50,415
Oh.

265
00:09:50,459 --> 00:09:51,939
Bow, you must be
so proud of him.

266
00:09:51,982 --> 00:09:53,593
Of course I am.
Are you kidding me?

267
00:09:53,636 --> 00:09:55,246
He's a great father
to our five children,

268
00:09:55,290 --> 00:09:58,641
and honestly, there's a lot of
great fathers out there.

269
00:09:58,685 --> 00:10:01,688
But only one of them
has this award!

270
00:10:01,731 --> 00:10:03,820
[ Laughter ]Hey, now!

271
00:10:03,864 --> 00:10:05,474
Bam!Oh, are you kidding me?

272
00:10:05,517 --> 00:10:06,344
I'm gonna go
get some dessert.

273
00:10:06,388 --> 00:10:07,824
Okay, babe.

274
00:10:07,868 --> 00:10:10,522
Dre, you are truly
an inspiration.

275
00:10:10,566 --> 00:10:12,916
I used to half-ass things
around here.

276
00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,832
But now that you showed me
what's possible,

277
00:10:15,876 --> 00:10:19,096
I'm still gonna half-ass
things around here.

278
00:10:19,140 --> 00:10:20,794
But now I might
feel bad about it.

279
00:10:20,837 --> 00:10:22,317
Josh: Dre.
Hmm?

280
00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,754
After this win, you can
make whatever ads you want.

281
00:10:24,798 --> 00:10:27,539
[ Gasps ]
It's advertising "Mad Libs."

282
00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:29,846
A-list celebrity,
plus crazy location,

283
00:10:29,890 --> 00:10:32,109
plus random brand.

284
00:10:32,153 --> 00:10:34,764
Bradley Cooper.
Spooky forest. Skechers.

285
00:10:34,808 --> 00:10:37,071
RZA. The Great Pyramids.
Snapple.

286
00:10:37,114 --> 00:10:39,464
Mr. Peanut, on a jar with
other peanuts --

287
00:10:39,508 --> 00:10:40,814
W-W-Wait a minute.
What am I doing?

288
00:10:40,857 --> 00:10:43,251
What? You --I'm off work.

289
00:10:43,294 --> 00:10:45,688
Stop using my brain
and not paying for it.

290
00:10:45,732 --> 00:10:51,302
♪♪

291
00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:52,608
Oh!

292
00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,001
I can't believe
you're actually here.

293
00:10:54,044 --> 00:10:55,524
[ Squealing ]

294
00:10:55,567 --> 00:10:58,440
Oh, neither can I.
I'm so excited to see you.

295
00:10:58,483 --> 00:10:59,397
Oh.
Mm.

296
00:10:59,441 --> 00:11:00,485
How was your trip?

297
00:11:00,529 --> 00:11:02,618
Ooh, my trip
was terrible.

298
00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:06,578
I had to wake up super early
and then catch a train

299
00:11:06,622 --> 00:11:08,798
to the airport,
and then once I got there,

300
00:11:08,842 --> 00:11:10,844
my flight was delayed.

301
00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:13,368
I'm just...
I'm wiped out.

302
00:11:13,411 --> 00:11:16,719
But none of that matters,
because I'm here with you now.

303
00:11:16,763 --> 00:11:20,767
Well, you can relax because
I have planned your whole stay.

304
00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:22,246
So, first...Okay.

305
00:11:22,290 --> 00:11:24,858
...we have a swan boat ride
at Echo Park Lake,

306
00:11:24,901 --> 00:11:26,729
then dinner at
your favorite taqueria.

307
00:11:26,773 --> 00:11:28,862
Mm.
Ooh, and I got
you something.

308
00:11:28,905 --> 00:11:31,691
It's not much, but I thought
it would be nice to...

309
00:11:33,388 --> 00:11:34,650
...have.

310
00:11:34,694 --> 00:11:36,913
[ Snoring ]

311
00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:43,354
[ Whispering ] Hey, uh, babe,
I think you're on my phone.

312
00:11:43,398 --> 00:11:44,791
♪♪

313
00:11:44,834 --> 00:11:47,010
Man, I remember
when I won my first.

314
00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:48,751
I was so afraid to
take my eyes off it,

315
00:11:48,795 --> 00:11:49,926
I slept with it
for days.

316
00:11:49,970 --> 00:11:51,058
It's crazy, man.

317
00:11:51,101 --> 00:11:52,755
Just to think,
seven years ago,

318
00:11:52,799 --> 00:11:54,844
I was the Black guy
they hired to come over to do

319
00:11:54,888 --> 00:11:56,803
the ads that they needed
a Black guy to do.

320
00:11:56,846 --> 00:12:00,894
After winning this,
Tim Cook knows my name.

321
00:12:00,937 --> 00:12:02,504
It's crazy, right?
Mm-hmm.

322
00:12:02,547 --> 00:12:04,288
Anyway, I was listening to
this podcast with Tom Brady --

323
00:12:04,332 --> 00:12:05,507
Ah.

324
00:12:05,550 --> 00:12:06,813
Of course
you're a Brady guy.

325
00:12:06,856 --> 00:12:08,031
What can I say, man?

326
00:12:08,075 --> 00:12:09,511
I love a guy who's
killing it in his 40s.

327
00:12:09,554 --> 00:12:10,860
Okay.

328
00:12:10,904 --> 00:12:12,122
Anyway, he was saying
how some people,

329
00:12:12,166 --> 00:12:13,297
they win, you know,
they get what they want,

330
00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,646
they start to lose
their edge,

331
00:12:14,690 --> 00:12:17,127
but for him, every title
just made him hungrier.

332
00:12:17,171 --> 00:12:18,520
Yeah.You know, more competitive.

333
00:12:18,563 --> 00:12:19,826
I get that.

334
00:12:19,869 --> 00:12:22,089
You know, after winning
something like this,

335
00:12:22,132 --> 00:12:24,874
having a taste of that,
it's hard to give up.

336
00:12:24,918 --> 00:12:25,962
Mm. You don't have
to tell that

337
00:12:26,006 --> 00:12:28,356
to a guy who's won
six of these.

338
00:12:28,399 --> 00:12:30,837
And to be honest, I haven't
even started trying yet.

339
00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,143
Okay, well,
just letting you know,

340
00:12:33,187 --> 00:12:34,318
I'm coming for you,
alright?

341
00:12:34,362 --> 00:12:35,624
And you're gonna have
to go through me,

342
00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:36,843
because this guy
is lonely.

343
00:12:36,886 --> 00:12:38,018
He's gonna need
some friends.

344
00:12:38,061 --> 00:12:40,063
[ Chuckles ]
Well, challenge accepted.

345
00:12:40,107 --> 00:12:41,195
I just -- you know,
I feel so bad,

346
00:12:41,238 --> 00:12:42,718
you starting so far
behind and all.

347
00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:44,764
Yeah, that's where I am,
but you should know,

348
00:12:44,807 --> 00:12:46,896
no one's gonna
out-work me.

349
00:12:46,940 --> 00:12:49,029
I'm talking 25 hours a day,
8 days a week,

350
00:12:49,072 --> 00:12:51,988
379 days a year.

351
00:12:52,032 --> 00:12:54,774
Dre, I got a feeling
this is gonna be fun.

352
00:12:54,817 --> 00:12:56,819
Oh, it is.
Alright.

353
00:12:56,863 --> 00:12:59,561
They said iron sharpens iron.

354
00:12:59,604 --> 00:13:02,651
So Griffin and I are gonna
sharpen each other up.

355
00:13:02,694 --> 00:13:04,696
Time to go.
Why?

356
00:13:04,740 --> 00:13:07,395
Just saw Charlie dip a shrimp
in the chocolate fountain.

357
00:13:07,438 --> 00:13:08,831
[ Sighs ]

358
00:13:08,875 --> 00:13:10,746
He said he was
gonna do that.

359
00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:13,053
It's disgusting.
Mm-hmm.

360
00:13:13,096 --> 00:13:14,141
♪♪

361
00:13:14,184 --> 00:13:15,272
[ Door closes ]

362
00:13:15,316 --> 00:13:16,186
Huh.

363
00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:19,320
♪♪

364
00:13:19,363 --> 00:13:22,279
Your girlfriend flew in
from 3,000 miles away,

365
00:13:22,323 --> 00:13:24,151
and you're setting up
tea trays?

366
00:13:24,194 --> 00:13:26,893
Hey, shouldn't Jack and Jill
be going up the hill

367
00:13:26,936 --> 00:13:28,677
to fetch a pail of water?

368
00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,635
I don't know
what that means,

369
00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,855
but Olivia is
taking a nap right now,

370
00:13:32,899 --> 00:13:34,814
and this is
because I decided

371
00:13:34,857 --> 00:13:37,686
to surprise her with
her faves when she wakes up.

372
00:13:37,729 --> 00:13:39,862
So, we've got macarons
from Bottega Louie,

373
00:13:39,906 --> 00:13:41,777
we have got tuna sandwiches
from Bay Cities,

374
00:13:41,821 --> 00:13:43,300
and Fatburger fries.

375
00:13:43,344 --> 00:13:44,693
Uh-huh.

376
00:13:44,736 --> 00:13:45,955
Why are you
overcompensating

377
00:13:45,999 --> 00:13:47,609
like a bald White man
driving a Corvette?

378
00:13:47,652 --> 00:13:49,176
I don't know.

379
00:13:49,219 --> 00:13:51,874
I-I guess we just haven't
seen each other in person in,

380
00:13:51,918 --> 00:13:54,268
like, two months,
and we've missed so much

381
00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:55,747
about each other's lives.

382
00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:58,925
Half of her stories are about
people I don't even know.

383
00:13:58,968 --> 00:14:01,971
I guess I-I thought
it wouldn't be this hard.

384
00:14:02,015 --> 00:14:03,973
Junior, being in
a relationship is hard,

385
00:14:04,017 --> 00:14:06,193
even when you're in
the same city.

386
00:14:06,236 --> 00:14:07,890
What you and Olivia
are trying to do

387
00:14:07,934 --> 00:14:09,370
is damn near
impossible.

388
00:14:10,501 --> 00:14:12,286
But I can
tell you this --

389
00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:15,550
I walked out on your grandmother
when things got hard,

390
00:14:15,593 --> 00:14:16,899
and it was one of
the worst decisions

391
00:14:16,943 --> 00:14:18,422
I ever made
in my life.

392
00:14:18,466 --> 00:14:19,510
Really?

393
00:14:19,554 --> 00:14:20,816
Yeah.

394
00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,078
That, and investing
in my cousin's

395
00:14:22,122 --> 00:14:24,037
drive-thru
soup restaurant.

396
00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:25,821
You need two hands
to eat soup.

397
00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,954
Thanks, Pops.
Mm-hmm.

398
00:14:27,997 --> 00:14:29,869
Oh, whoa.

399
00:14:29,912 --> 00:14:31,827
You do not wanting her
eating these

400
00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:33,437
before tonight, though.

401
00:14:33,481 --> 00:14:34,786
Trust me.

402
00:14:34,830 --> 00:14:37,311
Tuna fish kisses?

403
00:14:37,354 --> 00:14:38,790
What were you thinking?

404
00:14:38,834 --> 00:14:42,185
♪ Understand,
I'm just tryna be the daily ♪

405
00:14:42,229 --> 00:14:44,927
With my award in hand,
I had a taste of winning,

406
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,929
and I was never going to stop.

407
00:14:46,973 --> 00:14:51,325
I was ready to chase GOATs
until I was the GOAT.

408
00:14:51,368 --> 00:14:53,980
You gotta turn that down
or you're gonna wake the baby.

409
00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:55,372
[ Music stops ]What --
What is --

410
00:14:55,416 --> 00:14:57,287
Well, you would've woke him
if I hadn't kept him up.

411
00:14:57,331 --> 00:14:58,941
Pops, it's well past
his bedtime.

412
00:14:58,985 --> 00:15:00,508
What's up with that?I know. I know.

413
00:15:00,551 --> 00:15:01,770
I-I could've sent a video,

414
00:15:01,813 --> 00:15:03,076
but I thought y'all
might want to see this.

415
00:15:03,119 --> 00:15:05,513
Okay, Devante, go ahead.
Show them what you got, kid.

416
00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:07,080
Let's see.

417
00:15:07,123 --> 00:15:10,387
[ "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
playing on keyboard ]

418
00:15:10,431 --> 00:15:16,872
♪♪

419
00:15:16,916 --> 00:15:20,789
I couldn't take my eyes
off of Devante.

420
00:15:20,832 --> 00:15:23,792
All you want as a parent
is for your kid to find

421
00:15:23,835 --> 00:15:28,536
something that brings them joy,
and he had clearly found it.

422
00:15:28,579 --> 00:15:30,016
It sounds really good.

423
00:15:30,059 --> 00:15:31,278
Look at his face, babe.

424
00:15:31,321 --> 00:15:32,975
Look how happy he is.

425
00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:35,804
I had no idea that Devante loved
playing the piano like this.

426
00:15:35,847 --> 00:15:37,458
How could I miss this?

427
00:15:37,501 --> 00:15:38,676
Oh, it's not
your fault, Dre.

428
00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,896
You just got
delinquent daddy syndrome.

429
00:15:40,940 --> 00:15:42,463
We all got it. There's nothing
you can do about it.

430
00:15:42,506 --> 00:15:45,727
Anyway, um...

431
00:15:45,770 --> 00:15:47,294
he should be
in bed right now.

432
00:15:47,337 --> 00:15:48,425
♪♪

433
00:15:51,907 --> 00:15:53,778
Hey.
Yeah?

434
00:15:53,822 --> 00:15:54,866
You comin' up to bed?

435
00:15:54,910 --> 00:15:55,911
In a bit.

436
00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:58,218
Aw!

437
00:15:58,261 --> 00:15:59,784
What's wrong?

438
00:15:59,828 --> 00:16:03,440
Are you mad 'cause Stevens
asked you to bless the statue

439
00:16:03,484 --> 00:16:05,442
with a traditional
African prayer?

440
00:16:05,486 --> 00:16:06,748
No.

441
00:16:06,791 --> 00:16:08,837
I mean, yeah,
but that's not it.

442
00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,709
Look, I spent my
entire career proving

443
00:16:11,753 --> 00:16:13,233
that I deserve a seat
at the table.

444
00:16:13,276 --> 00:16:14,625
Mm-hmm.

445
00:16:14,669 --> 00:16:18,020
Tonight was supposed to be
the best night of my life.

446
00:16:18,064 --> 00:16:20,631
Babe, but I'm sitting here
thinking that

447
00:16:20,675 --> 00:16:22,546
I'm the most terrible
father in the world

448
00:16:22,590 --> 00:16:24,592
because I missed
one recital.

449
00:16:24,635 --> 00:16:26,028
Aww.

450
00:16:26,072 --> 00:16:29,162
I know where you're
coming from with this.

451
00:16:29,205 --> 00:16:32,121
Every working mom
deals with this trade-off.

452
00:16:32,165 --> 00:16:34,732
If I'm to chase all of
these new opportunities,

453
00:16:34,776 --> 00:16:37,997
I've gotta do it with more than
the 110% I've been giving.

454
00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,737
Mm-hmm.Which means I'm gonna miss

455
00:16:39,781 --> 00:16:42,044
spring recitals
or soccer games

456
00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:45,395
or open houses
and graduations.

457
00:16:45,439 --> 00:16:49,095
Then, all of a sudden, I become
the dude that was never there.

458
00:16:49,138 --> 00:16:52,924
That's not a sacrifice
I'm willing to make.

459
00:16:52,968 --> 00:16:56,667
Don't let a scheduling conflict
spin you out, Dre.

460
00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:58,539
You're a great dad.

461
00:16:58,582 --> 00:17:00,106
[ Sighs ] Yeah.

462
00:17:00,149 --> 00:17:02,499
And you've always been present
in the lives of our kids.

463
00:17:02,543 --> 00:17:05,241
That is not gonna change.

464
00:17:05,285 --> 00:17:07,374
We'll figure out
the rest.

465
00:17:07,417 --> 00:17:09,158
We always do.

466
00:17:09,202 --> 00:17:11,291
You're right.
Yeah.

467
00:17:11,334 --> 00:17:12,509
But your boy did
do his thing

468
00:17:12,553 --> 00:17:13,771
with that speech tonight,
right?

469
00:17:13,815 --> 00:17:15,164
That was a speech.
Mm-hmm.

470
00:17:15,208 --> 00:17:16,644
That was a speech.
Now, I don't know why

471
00:17:16,687 --> 00:17:18,341
you had to do it a second time
at the afterparty,

472
00:17:18,385 --> 00:17:19,560
but hey.

473
00:17:19,603 --> 00:17:20,865
Well, you ain't never
complained about me

474
00:17:20,909 --> 00:17:22,041
doing it a second time --

475
00:17:22,084 --> 00:17:23,433
Yeah, but it's usually
just for me,

476
00:17:23,477 --> 00:17:24,565
which is what
I'm waiting for.

477
00:17:24,608 --> 00:17:25,305
Let's go.
Oh.

478
00:17:25,348 --> 00:17:26,610
Okay. Hold on.

479
00:17:26,654 --> 00:17:29,309
Come on.
I wanna hear that speech!

480
00:17:29,352 --> 00:17:31,920
You stay right there.

481
00:17:31,963 --> 00:17:33,139
Yeah,
she a little crazy.

482
00:17:33,182 --> 00:17:35,097
Yeah, she's definitely
a little out of whack,

483
00:17:35,141 --> 00:17:36,490
but you know what?

484
00:17:36,533 --> 00:17:38,666
It's my fault for getting
a roommate off Craigslist.

485
00:17:38,709 --> 00:17:41,016
Last week, she accused me
of using more than

486
00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:43,062
my fair share of
tap water.

487
00:17:43,105 --> 00:17:44,672
I mean, you should have
seen this coming

488
00:17:44,715 --> 00:17:47,631
when she declared 9:00 P.M.
to 6:00 A.M. "quiet hours."

489
00:17:47,675 --> 00:17:49,155
Ugh. You're right.

490
00:17:49,198 --> 00:17:50,852
But I remember you saying
that you liked, uh,

491
00:17:50,895 --> 00:17:52,288
Kayla from your
research seminar.

492
00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:53,811
Why don't you see
if she needs a roommate?

493
00:17:53,855 --> 00:17:57,641
Whoa. I can't believe you
remember me talking about Kayla.

494
00:17:57,685 --> 00:17:59,774
I mean, I can't be
in New Haven,

495
00:17:59,817 --> 00:18:02,342
but I still want to know
everything about your world.

496
00:18:02,385 --> 00:18:04,996
I'm really glad
we did this.

497
00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,694
I gotta admit,
it's been pretty hard,

498
00:18:06,737 --> 00:18:10,524
but us, here, together,
this works.

499
00:18:10,567 --> 00:18:11,960
Yeah, it does.

500
00:18:14,136 --> 00:18:16,486
But I think
that's the problem.

501
00:18:16,530 --> 00:18:17,835
What do you mean?

502
00:18:17,879 --> 00:18:21,274
Being here with you
feels great,

503
00:18:21,317 --> 00:18:23,841
but that's not what
our life is now.

504
00:18:23,885 --> 00:18:27,845
Our relationship is texts,
missing each other,

505
00:18:27,889 --> 00:18:29,630
never being on
the same page,

506
00:18:29,673 --> 00:18:31,371
and hoping we can
remember each other's

507
00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:33,329
potential roommate
situation.

508
00:18:33,373 --> 00:18:35,505
I know it's hard, but it's
only gonna be a year --

509
00:18:35,549 --> 00:18:38,639
or two, or six
if you get your PhD,

510
00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,207
but we love each other.

511
00:18:41,250 --> 00:18:43,513
We can figure it out.

512
00:18:43,557 --> 00:18:44,297
Right?

513
00:18:44,340 --> 00:18:46,995
I do love you.

514
00:18:47,038 --> 00:18:49,389
But I don't think this is
what either of us really wants.

515
00:18:53,001 --> 00:18:54,176
So are we breaking up?

516
00:18:54,220 --> 00:19:02,576
♪♪

517
00:19:02,619 --> 00:19:06,884
Sometimes it's hard to accept
when things need to change.

518
00:19:06,928 --> 00:19:09,148
♪♪

519
00:19:09,191 --> 00:19:10,323
Well?

520
00:19:10,366 --> 00:19:13,456
♪♪

521
00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:14,979
Alright, boy.

522
00:19:15,023 --> 00:19:16,764
Come on, sit down.

523
00:19:16,807 --> 00:19:21,203
But the truth is,
without change, you can't grow.

524
00:19:22,726 --> 00:19:24,815
Alright, team,
let's, uh,

525
00:19:24,859 --> 00:19:26,904
come up with a strategy
for that new client.

526
00:19:26,948 --> 00:19:28,384
Shouldn't we wait
for Dre?

527
00:19:28,428 --> 00:19:31,431
Uh, no.
Dre will not be in today.

528
00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:32,649
He's taking
a personal day.

529
00:19:32,693 --> 00:19:34,216
Oh.

530
00:19:34,260 --> 00:19:36,131
♪♪

531
00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:40,266
Right now, my son doesn't
care that I won a trophy.

532
00:19:40,309 --> 00:19:45,575
♪♪

533
00:19:45,619 --> 00:19:50,841
♪♪

534
00:19:50,885 --> 00:19:52,626
And neither do I.

535
00:19:52,669 --> 00:19:57,631
♪♪

536
00:20:01,287 --> 00:20:05,247
♪♪

537
00:20:05,291 --> 00:20:07,206
Oh.

538
00:20:07,249 --> 00:20:10,861
Now, thisis the saddest thing
I've ever seen him do.

539
00:20:10,905 --> 00:20:12,428
When was the last time
he moved?

540
00:20:12,472 --> 00:20:14,343
I don't know.

541
00:20:14,387 --> 00:20:16,911
Should we poke him
to see if he's okay?

542
00:20:16,954 --> 00:20:18,782
My poking stick's
in the attic.

543
00:20:18,826 --> 00:20:20,480
[ Sighs ]

544
00:20:20,523 --> 00:20:22,177
Let's just go.

545
00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:25,180
We'll spray him with cologne
and rotate him once a day

546
00:20:25,224 --> 00:20:26,964
so he doesn't get
bed sores.

547
00:20:27,008 --> 00:20:28,705
Hmm.

548
00:20:35,843 --> 00:20:37,497
[ Cellphone clicks ]

549
00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:40,282
Play "Un-Break My Heart."

550
00:20:40,326 --> 00:20:42,632
Cellphone: The user you share
this account with

551
00:20:42,676 --> 00:20:44,417
has canceled
your subscription.

552
00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:48,769
[ Inhales, exhales deeply ]

553
00:20:50,771 --> 00:20:52,555
Okay.

554
00:20:56,167 --> 00:20:59,258
♪ Don't leave me
in all this pain ♪

555
00:21:01,999 --> 00:21:06,569
♪ Don't leave me out
in the rain ♪

556
00:21:07,614 --> 00:21:10,747
♪ Un-break my heart

557
00:21:12,358 --> 00:21:15,578
♪ Say you'll love me again

558
00:21:17,711 --> 00:21:20,714
♪ Un-cry these teeeeears