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ADULT SHELDON: In tenth grade,
high school students

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are presented with picking
a class of their own choosing.

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This is called an elective.

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Courses on offer
included wood shop...

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I'm happy with ten fingers,
thank you.

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Introduction to agriculture...

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I think you know
the answer to that.

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[moos] Wrestling...

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I'd rather milk that cow.

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All of which led me to the elective I reluctantly chose...

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Psychology 101,
an investigation

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into why people think and feel
the way they do. Ugh.

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MR. GIVENS:
All right,

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with Thanksgiving
weekend approaching,

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it's the perfect
opportunity to observe

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family dynamics and how
our parents, relatives

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and siblings affect us.

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Now, the...

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Yes, Sheldon.

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I don't find that interesting.

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Well, tough knuckles,
that's the assignment.

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Now, you'll all be expected
to collect data on your family,

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form a hypothesis,
and make a prediction.

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So you're giving us
homework for Thanksgiving?

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Yes.

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Oh, boy!

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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪

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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain

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♪ I bet I could be your hero

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♪ I am a mighty little man

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♪ I am a mighty little man.♪

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Hey, listen, something
came up today

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that we need
to talk about.
What's that?

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I maybe have a shot
at a better job.

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Oh, George, they're finally
gonna make you head coach?

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Better than that.

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Special Teams Coach,
University of Tulsa.

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In Oklahoma?

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That is where they're keeping
Tulsa these days.

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No need to be lippy.

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You're not seriously
thinking about moving

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this whole family
to Oklahoma, are you?

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GEORGE SR.: It's 400 miles away,
I wasn't gonna commute.

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MARY:
Well, that's not gonna work.

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The kids are all settled in
with school and friends,

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and I've got my job
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and then there's Mom.

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Am I supposed to just
walk away from her?

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GEORGE SR.: No, what
you're supposed to do

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is support my efforts
to improve our life.

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Notes for
psychology paper.

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What you doing?

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Shh. Family conflict
has been observed.

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Subject M and Subject D have
opposing views on relocating.

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You better not be recording
over my Janet Jackson tape.

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Would you please?

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Who's Subject M and Subject D?

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I can't tell you that,
you might skew the results.

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Okay, then tell me
what skew means.

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Are you going to talk
the whole time?

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It seems to be annoying you,
so, yeah.

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Mary, I just can't thank you
enough for inviting me today.

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You're very welcome, John.
Love having you here.

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Last Thanksgiving, I just sat
in my apartment all by myself

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and ate a turkey sandwich.

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That is so sad.

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Well, it wasn't
at the time,

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but now that I have something
to compare it to,

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I realize what
a pathetic loser I was.

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You were never a loser.

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Yeah, you were.

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Hey, Georgie,

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you have any sentimental
attachment to this town?

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I don't know, why?I'm just curious if,

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you know, we ever did
pick up and live somewhere else,

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how you'd feel about it.

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Well, if it was Hawaii,
I'd feel pretty great.

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That's where they make
Magnum, P.I.

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I don't think Hawaii's
in the cards.

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How about Miami?

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Let me guess,
'cause of Miami Vice?

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Golden Girls.

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Course.

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Car.

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I saw this one

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where Blanche dates
this little guy

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who breaks up with her 'cause
she's not Jewish. So good.

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Forget about Miami
and Hawaii and Blanche.

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I mean, how do you feel about
not staying in Medford forever?

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Well, I guess
I'd be okay with it.

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All right.

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Good to know.

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Subject D is attempting
to influence Subject G

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regarding relocating.

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What about you, Sheldon?

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What about me what?

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Could you ever see yourself
leaving Medford?

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I'm sorry, Dad,
but I'm unable to express

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an opinion at this time.

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Why not?

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In the interest of science,

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I have to remain
a neutral observer.

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Glad I asked.

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Hey, fellows, may I join?

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Sure. Here you go.

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GEORGE JR.:
Dang, nice catch.

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SHELDON:
Car.

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Listen, I'm gonna need
your help with something.

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Is it about money?
No.

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Then I'm your gal.
What's up?

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George is up for a coaching job
at the University of Tulsa.

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Tulsa? Ugh.

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Last year, I lost $800
on that damn team.

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I'm sorry to hear that.

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I'm fine with most
of the Division I stuff,

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but these independent teams,

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I j-- I just can't seem
to get a handle on it.

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You think if George got that job
he might give me an inside line?

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Mom.

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Well, I'd cut him in,

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make it look like
a Christmas present.

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Would you please listen to me?

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If we move up there,

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other than holidays,

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you're not gonna
see your grandkids.

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Oh, that's a point.

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You make it sound like
a Sophie's Choicekind of deal.

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During dinner,
maybe you could express

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how devastating it would be
to be away from the kids.

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Well, I don't think I'd use
the word "devastating."

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That doesn't sound like me.

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Okay, well,
use whatever word you want.

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I might use... "heartbroken."

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Good, use that.

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Yeah, maybe.
Have you got a thesaurus?

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Oh, dear.

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Don't be scared, Sheldon,
it's just a parade.

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I already
don't like dogs.

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Gigantic and floating
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Hey, how's the parade?MISSY: Great.

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Alf is one of the hosts.

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Alf, cool. Hey, so listen,

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how attached are you
to living here in Medford?

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I don't know
what that means.

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If we moved away,

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do you have really good friends
that you'd miss a lot?

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I have really
good friends,

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but I think they
would mostly miss me.

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'Cause you make friends
wherever you go.

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I do. People
are drawn to me.

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Ugh.

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Sorry, I'm neutral.

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Okay, so what I'm hearing
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you'd be happy no matter
where we lived.

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I guess. Dad, please,
I'm trying to watch TV.

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Sorry. I'll leave you to it.

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Oh dear, Big Bird.

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You're making a sandwich?

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I'm a creature of habit.

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[chuckles]

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Hey, why don't we all
go around the table

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and say what we're thankful for?

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Come on, really?

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Yes, really.

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I'll start.

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I'm thankful to be surrounded
by my loving family.

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What about that guy?

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That guy--
Dr. Sturgis--

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is part of our
extended family.

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Mm, thank you.

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And I'm also thankful
for this warm and comfy home

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that God has blessed us with
and this great neighborhood

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with my mom living

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right across the street,

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and of course
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school system that
provides our children

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with a world-class education.

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Missy?

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I'm thankful that there's two
different Ghostbustercartoons.

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That's it?

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Unless you know
about a third one.

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Okay, my turn. [chuckles]

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Um, I am so thankful
to be able to watch

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my grandchildren grow up.

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And I can't
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how much it
means to me

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that y'all live
right across the street.

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And if y'all weren't,

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I would just be... heartbroken.

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And not just heartbroken--

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crestfallen and chagrined.

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And, uh,

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I'm also thankful
for my health,

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that that mole on my hip
turned out to be nothing,

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and, uh,

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I'm very thankful for John here,

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who has

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brought so much happiness to me.

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[chuckles]

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That's it for me.

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STURGIS:
Oh, my.
Aw, lovely, Mom.

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Oh, my, I don't know
where to begin.

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Well, first of all,
I'm thankful to you, Connie,

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for how you make me laugh,
make me feel cared for,

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all the ways you're
affectionate to me

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that I can't discuss
in-in front of children

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because that would be
inappropriate, right?

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Right.

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And I'm thankful
to be here

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with your wonderful family.

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This is something I didn't
experience growing up.

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See, my father was away
a great deal on business

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and it was just me and my mother

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and she was a cold
and distant woman

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who blamed the world
for her club foot.

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Sweetie.
And I...

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Wrap it up.

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Sorry.

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My gratitude
knows no bounds.

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Thank you.
Georgie?

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Um, I'm thankful for my job

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at the auto shop.

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Uh, let's see...

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Oh, Alyssa Milano
from Who's the Boss?

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She's really hot.
Mm... That's about it.

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That's wonderful. Shelly?

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I'm sorry, Mom, but if
I answer that question,

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I'd be violating
my experimental protocol.

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Okay, moving on. George?

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Well... [clears throat]

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I'm thankful to share
Thanksgiving dinner

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with my family, of course.

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I'm also thankful
for this fine country we live in

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and all the opportunities
it provides us.

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Especially when
those opportunities

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come once in a lifetime
and require taking a small risk

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and believing in one another.

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We're really gonna do this now?

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Hey, you started it with
all that school system crap.

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I only did that
because you've been

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trying to twist
the kids' heads around.

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All right, who talked?

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Who do you think?
Missy.

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Yup.

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Well, it doesn't matter
because you obviously

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went to your mother and made her
your stalking horse.

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Of course
she went to me.

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Move to Oklahoma,
what's wrong with you?

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Wait, we're moving
to Oklahoma?

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I thought Texans
don't like Oklahoma.

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You're damn right we don't.

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What's wrong with Oklahoma?I'll tell you later.

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Okay, that's enough of this.
Nobody's moving anywhere.

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Let's just have
a nice, quiet dinner.

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That's it? Y-You're gonna
make the decision for me?

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I'm making a decision for us.

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All right, then.

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Where are you going?

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George.

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00:10:51,128 --> 00:10:52,347
George!

261
00:11:00,877 --> 00:11:02,836
ADULT SHELDON:
As we sat in silence,

262
00:11:02,879 --> 00:11:05,055
I had a horrible realization.

263
00:11:05,099 --> 00:11:06,970
For the first time in my life,

264
00:11:07,014 --> 00:11:10,408
I didn't look forward
to doing my homework.

265
00:11:10,452 --> 00:11:12,454
[sobbing]

266
00:11:17,285 --> 00:11:20,462
[television announcer speaking
indistinctly]

267
00:11:20,505 --> 00:11:22,203
Just watch the TV.

268
00:11:22,246 --> 00:11:24,248
[television volume increases]

269
00:11:26,294 --> 00:11:28,339
ANNOUNCER:
Second down, nine...

270
00:11:28,383 --> 00:11:30,385
[birds twittering]

271
00:11:37,392 --> 00:11:39,960
Difficult day.

272
00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:41,352
Yes.

273
00:11:41,396 --> 00:11:45,226
Psychology? Is that a
new interest of yours?

274
00:11:45,269 --> 00:11:48,229
It was either this
or milking cows.
Oh.

275
00:11:48,272 --> 00:11:51,362
I once was
licked by a cow.

276
00:11:51,406 --> 00:11:52,799
You made the
right choice.

277
00:11:52,842 --> 00:11:54,278
I'm not so sure.

278
00:11:54,322 --> 00:11:55,889
Why is that?

279
00:11:55,932 --> 00:11:59,240
Well, I was supposed
to observe family dynamics

280
00:11:59,283 --> 00:12:01,721
over Thanksgiving
for my hypothesis,

281
00:12:01,764 --> 00:12:02,765
then make a prediction.

282
00:12:02,809 --> 00:12:05,812
Oh. All right.

283
00:12:05,855 --> 00:12:08,249
So, um, what
did you observe?

284
00:12:08,292 --> 00:12:11,382
My mom and dad arguing
over moving to Oklahoma

285
00:12:11,426 --> 00:12:12,557
for my dad's job.

286
00:12:12,601 --> 00:12:15,343
I would concur with
that observation.

287
00:12:15,386 --> 00:12:19,173
Now, can you form a
hypothesis based on that?

288
00:12:19,216 --> 00:12:23,090
Well, their marriage
is a zero sum game.

289
00:12:23,133 --> 00:12:24,439
What's good for my father

290
00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:26,354
isn't good for my mother
and vice versa.

291
00:12:26,397 --> 00:12:27,355
Excellent.

292
00:12:27,398 --> 00:12:29,009
And your prediction?

293
00:12:29,052 --> 00:12:31,272
Well, based on
previous arguments

294
00:12:31,315 --> 00:12:33,317
I've observed,
my father will try

295
00:12:33,361 --> 00:12:34,928
to reassert his dominance

296
00:12:34,971 --> 00:12:37,365
by making a meaningless
symbolic gesture.

297
00:12:37,408 --> 00:12:40,237
Really? That seems
a bit of a stretch.

298
00:12:40,281 --> 00:12:42,500
[car horn honks]

299
00:12:42,544 --> 00:12:44,502
["Take It On the Run" by REO
Speedwagon playing on car radio]

300
00:12:44,546 --> 00:12:46,287
♪ You take it on the run, baby

301
00:12:46,330 --> 00:12:50,421
♪ If that's the way you want it,
baby ♪

302
00:12:50,465 --> 00:12:53,424
♪ Then I don't want
you around... ♪

303
00:12:53,468 --> 00:12:57,254
I will never
question you again.

304
00:12:57,298 --> 00:13:00,344
♪ I don't believe it...

305
00:13:00,388 --> 00:13:02,303
[exhales sharply]

306
00:13:02,346 --> 00:13:03,783
MARY:
Are you insane?

307
00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:05,523
We can't afford a Ferrari.

308
00:13:05,567 --> 00:13:07,090
GEORGE SR.:
It's a Fiero.

309
00:13:07,134 --> 00:13:08,570
MARY:
Ferrari, Fiero, same thing.

310
00:13:08,613 --> 00:13:10,137
GEORGE SR.:
Not really.

311
00:13:10,180 --> 00:13:11,965
Now, do you mind?
I'm trying to watch the game.

312
00:13:12,008 --> 00:13:13,314
Everybody's going to Meemaw's.
Come on.

313
00:13:13,357 --> 00:13:14,706
MARY:
Leave that tin can...

314
00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:15,925
It's not like we haven't

315
00:13:15,969 --> 00:13:17,840
heard them fight before.Just keep moving.

316
00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:20,887
Are we sleeping there?
Do I need to bring pajamas?

317
00:13:20,930 --> 00:13:22,497
Just sleep in
your underwear.

318
00:13:22,540 --> 00:13:23,933
In my underwear?

319
00:13:23,977 --> 00:13:25,326
I hardly think so.

320
00:13:25,369 --> 00:13:27,328
Wait, I forgot something.

321
00:13:27,371 --> 00:13:28,459
MARY: Just so you know, you're
sleeping out here tonight.

322
00:13:28,503 --> 00:13:30,853
Perfect, then I won't
have to move.

323
00:13:30,897 --> 00:13:34,117
I just want to thank you
for a lovely dinner.

324
00:13:35,597 --> 00:13:37,991
["Crazy About Oklahoma"
by Jimmy Reed playing]

325
00:13:38,034 --> 00:13:43,257
♪ I'm crazy about Oklahoma,
baby ♪

326
00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:47,522
♪ Texas so doggone big,
oh yes it is... ♪

327
00:13:47,565 --> 00:13:50,742
[engine roars]

328
00:13:50,786 --> 00:13:54,746
♪ Honey, I'm crazy
about Oklahoma ♪

329
00:13:54,790 --> 00:13:56,574
♪ You know Texas
so doggone big... ♪

330
00:13:56,618 --> 00:13:58,533
[engine sputters, blows]

331
00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:05,453
♪ Oklahoma got all the oil

332
00:14:05,496 --> 00:14:07,455
[honks horn]

333
00:14:07,498 --> 00:14:09,761
♪ Texas got the money... Come on!

334
00:14:09,805 --> 00:14:12,373
Good.

335
00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:13,765
GEORGE SR:
Come on!

336
00:14:21,730 --> 00:14:23,993
You kids excited
to go back to school?

337
00:14:24,037 --> 00:14:25,342
Of course I am.

338
00:14:25,386 --> 00:14:26,822
He doesn't speak for me.

339
00:14:28,258 --> 00:14:29,390
What are you doing?

340
00:14:29,433 --> 00:14:30,434
Having coffee.

341
00:14:30,478 --> 00:14:32,306
Uh, no, not in my house.

342
00:14:32,349 --> 00:14:34,351
Oh, come on,
the best part of waking up

343
00:14:34,395 --> 00:14:35,265
is Folgers in your cup.

344
00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:36,745
Put it down.

345
00:14:36,788 --> 00:14:39,487
I can't drink coffee,

346
00:14:39,530 --> 00:14:41,793
I can't chew tobacco,
is there anything I can do?

347
00:14:41,837 --> 00:14:43,317
Yeah, quit talking.

348
00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:44,927
Where's Dad?

349
00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:47,712
He went to Oklahoma
for that job interview.

350
00:14:47,756 --> 00:14:49,540
I thought you put your
foot down on that one.

351
00:14:49,584 --> 00:14:51,499
Just keep eating your breakfast.

352
00:14:51,542 --> 00:14:53,370
You really think
we might move there?

353
00:14:53,414 --> 00:14:55,329
[sighs]

354
00:14:55,372 --> 00:14:58,158
I don't know what to think.

355
00:15:01,683 --> 00:15:03,206
TAM: Spending
the Thanksgiving weekend

356
00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:04,991
working in my family's
convenience store,

357
00:15:05,034 --> 00:15:07,471
I observed my father
and mother working

358
00:15:07,515 --> 00:15:10,126
from 6:00 in the morning
till 10:00 at night.

359
00:15:10,170 --> 00:15:12,607
My hypothesis was that
economic advancement

360
00:15:12,650 --> 00:15:15,697
for immigrant families is more
important than celebrating

361
00:15:15,740 --> 00:15:17,917
a holiday where people eat
until they pass out

362
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:19,744
in front of the TV.

363
00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:21,181
All right, Tam.

364
00:15:21,224 --> 00:15:23,618
Well, based on your
observations and hypothesis,

365
00:15:23,661 --> 00:15:25,359
were you able to
make a prediction?

366
00:15:25,402 --> 00:15:28,666
Yes. At some point,
my father would die

367
00:15:28,710 --> 00:15:30,494
prematurely from stress.

368
00:15:30,538 --> 00:15:32,322
And my mother
will come live with me,

369
00:15:32,366 --> 00:15:33,889
where she will
constantly disapprove

370
00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:37,719
of my hot, blonde,
American wife.

371
00:15:39,590 --> 00:15:44,117
Okay. Uh, I think we all
learned something there.

372
00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,379
Uh, thank you, Tam.

373
00:15:45,422 --> 00:15:47,337
Uh, Mr. Cooper,
you're up.

374
00:15:50,862 --> 00:15:52,952
[clears throat]

375
00:15:52,995 --> 00:15:56,042
Beginning on Wednesday night,
I observed my parents

376
00:15:56,085 --> 00:15:59,697
arguing over the possibility
of us moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

377
00:15:59,741 --> 00:16:02,135
Ugh, Oklahoma.

378
00:16:02,178 --> 00:16:04,441
The argument escalated
and then my father stormed out

379
00:16:04,485 --> 00:16:08,097
and bought a Fiero.

380
00:16:08,141 --> 00:16:09,751
[voice breaking]:
And then I went to my Meemaw's

381
00:16:09,794 --> 00:16:11,535
and slept in my underwear!

382
00:16:11,579 --> 00:16:13,798
[sobbing]

383
00:16:13,842 --> 00:16:14,974
[door opens]

384
00:16:15,017 --> 00:16:18,412
That's it; I've wasted my life.

385
00:16:18,455 --> 00:16:21,067
[music plays quietly on radio]

386
00:16:21,110 --> 00:16:24,505
You want to tell
me what happened?

387
00:16:24,548 --> 00:16:26,463
Instead of remaining
a neutral observer,

388
00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:29,379
I got emotional in front
of the whole class.

389
00:16:29,423 --> 00:16:30,467
Well, that's
not a big deal.

390
00:16:30,511 --> 00:16:32,861
Yes, it is; I'm a scientist.

391
00:16:32,904 --> 00:16:35,385
You never hear about Newton
crying like a baby

392
00:16:35,429 --> 00:16:37,474
when he got brutalized
by an apple.

393
00:16:37,518 --> 00:16:39,563
I think you're being
a little tough on yourself.

394
00:16:39,607 --> 00:16:43,437
I wonder why this
is affecting me so much.

395
00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:46,875
Well, maybe it has something
to do with your parents arguing.

396
00:16:46,918 --> 00:16:49,530
Us moving? I don't think so.

397
00:16:49,573 --> 00:16:52,098
Texas, Oklahoma...
what's the difference?

398
00:16:52,141 --> 00:16:54,622
Hey, now, I think you
might want to crack open

399
00:16:54,665 --> 00:16:58,582
your psychology textbook
'cause that there is crazy talk.

400
00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:02,238
I did read a chapter
on repressing emotions.

401
00:17:02,282 --> 00:17:04,980
I suppose I could've been
doing that to avoid dealing

402
00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:06,634
with the fear of change,

403
00:17:06,677 --> 00:17:09,550
and moving would certainly
be a big change.

404
00:17:09,593 --> 00:17:12,074
That's very astute.I'd have a new room,

405
00:17:12,118 --> 00:17:14,033
in a new house,

406
00:17:14,076 --> 00:17:16,600
and the new house would probably
have a different smell,

407
00:17:16,644 --> 00:17:18,428
and I probably
wouldn't like that smell

408
00:17:18,472 --> 00:17:20,213
because I don't like new smells,

409
00:17:20,256 --> 00:17:23,390
and I'd be going to a new school
with new kids and new teachers,

410
00:17:23,433 --> 00:17:25,131
and I bet they'd all
smell different, as well.

411
00:17:25,174 --> 00:17:26,480
Okay, now calm down.

412
00:17:26,523 --> 00:17:27,916
That's easy for you to say.

413
00:17:27,959 --> 00:17:30,527
Your olfactory senses
aren't about to be assaulted

414
00:17:30,571 --> 00:17:31,963
by the state of Oklahoma.

415
00:17:32,007 --> 00:17:34,053
Okay, let's try
a different approach.

416
00:17:34,096 --> 00:17:36,664
Can I take you
to get some ice cream?

417
00:17:36,707 --> 00:17:39,493
I'm having an emotional
crisis, Meemaw!

418
00:17:39,536 --> 00:17:41,495
You can't fix that
with ice cream.

419
00:17:41,538 --> 00:17:44,106
Right. Sorry.

420
00:17:46,761 --> 00:17:48,502
You want to go
to Radio Shack?

421
00:17:48,545 --> 00:17:51,157
Yes, I want to go
to Radio Shack!

422
00:17:55,378 --> 00:17:58,686
Well, sir, that's the tour.

423
00:17:58,729 --> 00:18:01,732
What do you think,
nicer than East Texas?

424
00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:03,560
[chuckles] Very impressive.

425
00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:05,171
Not sure how
you did it,

426
00:18:05,214 --> 00:18:07,912
but that is the least disgusting
locker room I've ever been in.

427
00:18:07,956 --> 00:18:09,000
Yes, sir.

428
00:18:09,044 --> 00:18:10,741
Every bit of it's
brand, spanking new.

429
00:18:10,785 --> 00:18:13,396
I bet if you had to, you could
even eat lunch in there.

430
00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,486
[laughs] So what
do you say, George?

431
00:18:16,530 --> 00:18:18,575
I could sure use a man
with your track record

432
00:18:18,619 --> 00:18:21,187
to coach special teams. Please.

433
00:18:21,230 --> 00:18:25,234
Thank you. I got to say,
I'm real tempted.

434
00:18:25,278 --> 00:18:27,323
How does the family feel
about relocating?

435
00:18:27,367 --> 00:18:31,371
Oh, they're all pretty excited
about the opportunity.

436
00:18:31,414 --> 00:18:34,113
The kids see it as an adventure.

437
00:18:34,156 --> 00:18:38,465
So why am I feeling like
you got some hesitation?

438
00:18:38,508 --> 00:18:39,727
If it's about the money,

439
00:18:39,770 --> 00:18:41,555
I believe I can get you
some more money.

440
00:18:41,598 --> 00:18:44,427
No, no, no, the money's good.

441
00:18:44,471 --> 00:18:46,603
Well, that's it, then.
You're gonna fit in perfectly

442
00:18:46,647 --> 00:18:47,996
with our program here.

443
00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:49,998
We got a lovely little house
for you and your family,

444
00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:51,304
and best of all,

445
00:18:51,347 --> 00:18:53,610
you're gonna be out of Texas.
[laughs]

446
00:18:53,654 --> 00:18:55,960
I thought you started out
in Houston?

447
00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:59,660
Shh. I'm trying
to fit in around here.

448
00:18:59,703 --> 00:19:02,706
[both laugh]

449
00:19:02,750 --> 00:19:04,621
So we have a deal?

450
00:19:04,665 --> 00:19:08,103
[sighs]

451
00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:31,648
What happened?

452
00:19:34,521 --> 00:19:36,479
Can I take my coat off?

453
00:19:36,523 --> 00:19:37,828
No. What happened?

454
00:19:37,872 --> 00:19:40,875
[sighs] I turned it down.

455
00:19:40,918 --> 00:19:41,963
Why?

456
00:19:42,006 --> 00:19:44,139
'Cause you're
afraid of Mom?

457
00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:46,620
'Cause I don't want to live
in Oklahoma.

458
00:19:46,663 --> 00:19:47,708
George.

459
00:19:47,751 --> 00:19:49,797
What difference
does it make, Mare?

460
00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:50,798
We're not moving.

461
00:19:53,627 --> 00:19:55,846
ADULT SHELDON: As a child,
I never understood

462
00:19:55,890 --> 00:19:59,198
the sacrifices my father made
for his family's happiness,

463
00:19:59,241 --> 00:20:01,461
which made me somewhat
less compassionate

464
00:20:01,504 --> 00:20:02,505
than I should've been.

465
00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:04,203
SHELDON:
Yay! We're not moving!

466
00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:05,943
MISSY:
We're staying in Texas!

467
00:20:05,987 --> 00:20:07,989
[all cheering, laughing]

468
00:20:15,431 --> 00:20:19,305
MEEMAW: John? STURGIS: Yes?

469
00:20:19,348 --> 00:20:23,961
Could we do it
just one more time?

470
00:20:24,005 --> 00:20:27,182
Really? I don't want you
to get tired of it.

471
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:31,926
I won't. Please?

472
00:20:31,969 --> 00:20:34,537
Well, I can't say no to you.

473
00:20:34,581 --> 00:20:36,800
[both chuckle]

474
00:20:36,844 --> 00:20:39,586
Fire in the hole.

475
00:20:40,587 --> 00:20:43,807
[laughs] Unbelievable.

476
00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:48,072
Again, again.

477
00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:53,600
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