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♪ I'm a M-M-Molotov ♪

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♪ I'ma get this whole party all ♪

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♪ Watch me now ♪

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[Claudia] I'm good at a lot of things.

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Yes!

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For example, fashion.

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And babysitting.

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I'm really good at babysitting.

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But most of all, I'm good at art.

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Great, actually.

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There's no homework in art class,
no tests.

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When I'm painting or sculpting,

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all the little voices telling me
what I should be doing

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and who I'm supposed to bego away.

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That's really nice.

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[Claudia] OMG, Trevor Sandbourne.

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Be cool, Claudia. Breathe.

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It's got kind of an Elizabeth Peyton vibe.

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You know her work?

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She and my dad used to show together
at the Chelsea Hotel back in the '90s.

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Wow. I mean...

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Cool. That's cool.

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It's hard to get that kind of translucency
with the oils, but...

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you nailed it.

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I like your piece.

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What's it about?

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Same as yours.

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It's a self-portrait.

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-[Claudia] Abstract.
-Yeah.

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So, did you hear about this dance thing
on Friday night?

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-The Halloween Hop? [sighs]
-Yeah.

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You going?

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[mouths]

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[laughs] Yes. I mean...

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No.

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I mean, I haven't decided.

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Cool.

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Maybe I'll see you there.

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[laughing]

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Did he ask you to the dance or not?

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[Claudia] Kristy Thomas is also good
at a lot of stuff.

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Well?

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[Claudia] Unfortunately,
subtlety is not among her many talents.

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He asked me if I was going
and said he'd see me there.

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So he basically asked me.

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We'll be there together...

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-basically.
-[Stacey] Here's the thing.

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A guy like Trevor Sandbourne isn't gonna,
like,

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show up at your door with a corsage.

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That's just not the way things are done
in his kind of circles.

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Which are what, exactly?

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Sophisticated circles.

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Artistic circles.

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Are you gonna wear a costume?

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I was gonna be a Troll doll,
but for Trevor,

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I might have to think of something
a little more soigné.

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-Totally.
-Seriously?

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You're gonna get all dressed up
for some dude

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who couldn't even be bothered
to ask you out for real?

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Kristy, I don't want to look like a baby.

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What's babyish is this stupid dance,

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giving boys yet another way
to be disappointing,

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setting up girls for a lifetime
of making excuses for them.

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I wouldn't go if you paid me.

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What about you, Mary Anne?
That cute boy Logan might be there.

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The one you're always staring at
who volunteers at the library?

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I don't know what you're talking about.

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Anyway, there's no way
my dad would ever let me go.

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He's been spinning out enough lately
about the Phantom Caller.

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What's that?

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Some weirdo home invader that was
on the news.

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Apparently, you get these creepy
anonymous phone calls.

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Then, you realize that the calls
were coming from inside the house.

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-[phone ringing]
-He heard us! The Phantom Caller.

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Hello, Baby-Sitters Club.

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Oh, hey, honey. Watson and I are going to
a Halloween party on Friday night,

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and we need a sitter for Karen and Andrew.

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Hold, please.

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-[beeps]
-Watson needs a sitter on Friday.

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But that's the night of the dance.

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Yeah, we're definitely going.

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Kristy.

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This is, like, the seventh time
since the club has started

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that your mom or Watson
has called in with a job.

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You're the only one who hasn't gone,

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and you're the only one
they actually want.

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[beeps]

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Mary Anne Spier will be your sitter
on Friday.

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Have a wonderful day.

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[sighs]

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So does that mean you're going to
the Halloween Hop after all?

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I'd rather have head lice... again.

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You get head lice a lot.

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Another thing I'm pretty good at
is cooking.

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I do it a lot with my Grandma Mimi.

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She's taught me a lot.

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The carrots, please, my Claudia.

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[Claudia] Mimi is the best person I know
at everything.

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I think it's because whatever she does,

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she does it with so much love.

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Now we let it simmer,

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and you can tell me more about this boy.

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Trevor. He's so cute.

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He makes these abstract pieces
that are just...

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[sighs]
And his dad is this really famous painter,

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and he knows all these art world people.

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Wouldn't that be amazing

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to have parents
that actually understood you?

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My Claudia.

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Nobody at your age feels like
their parents understand them.

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Grandparents, on the other hand...
[laughs]

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I like him so much,
and I really do think he likes me.

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Stacey says he does.

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What do you think?

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I think if this boy's not crazy about you,
my Claudia,

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he must be completely out of his mind.
[laughs]

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How are your other classes going?

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You mean besides art? Um...

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We thought this year
was going to be different.

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Middle school was supposed
to be a clean slate for you, Claudia,

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a blank page.

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We just want to help you, honey.

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I don't need help, Mom.

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I'm not even actually failing anything.

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Your algebra teacher called
this afternoon.

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She wanted to make sure you were
prepared for the unit quiz tomorrow.

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Claudia...

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You need to start taking school seriously
this year.

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This isn't elementary school anymore.

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Your grades are going
on your permanent transcript.

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Don't you want to get into a good college?

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[Claudia]
My parents and I have had some version

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of this conversation
since the second grade.

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With all the things I can do,

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the only thing they care about
is the one thing I can't.

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-May I make a suggestion?
-Of course, Janine.

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I've just read a recent behavioral study
in Psychology Today, which found that

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its subjects were more motivated
to specific action by the fear of loss

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and the hope of gain.

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Get to the point, Janine.

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At the meeting
of Claudia's caregiving circle earlier,

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I overheard her plans to attend the dance

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as the informal partner
of a male classmate.

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Trevor, I believe?

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[scoffs] You were spying on me?

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I misplaced my noise-canceling headphones.

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My proposal is this.

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If she gets a good grade,
she goes to the dance.

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If she fails, she can't.

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[father] I love it.

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Thank you, Janine, for being 
so goal-oriented and constructive.

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[Claudia] Thank you, Janine,

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for beingthe walking encyclopedia
that ruined my life.

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But I wasn't the only one in
for a surprise that night.

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Hello.

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Dad?

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Dad.

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Why are you sitting in the dark?

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-Do you have any idea what time it is?
-Um...

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8:20.

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Hmm. And what time were you
supposed to be home?

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Eight.

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Dad, it's 20 minutes.

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Do you know what can happen in 20 minutes?

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You could have been hit by a car,
lured into a car.

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That home invader...

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The Phantom Caller?

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...is still at large in Fairfield County.

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But you couldn't bother to call
and let me know that you were alive.

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I'm sorry.

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[exhales] I accept your apology.

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But honestly, I don't see the point

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of you having that fancy new phone
you begged for

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if you're not going to use it responsibly.

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No, Dad, you can't take my phone away.

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How am I supposed to call you, then?

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What if there's an emergency?

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I thought of that.

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And the good news is
your old phone works perfectly well.

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-It's all programmed and ready for you.
-[sighs]

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[Claudia] I stayed up half the night
studying quadratic equations,

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whatever those are.

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And I wore a special smart outfit:

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg chic.

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Super cute.

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Look, Claud, you almost got it.

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You just need to divide by eight
and then set the factor to zero,

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and there you go.

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How do you do that?

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You can do it, too.

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Just breathe, go slow and check your work.

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That's the great thing about math.
You always know when you're right.

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[Claudia] I was about to tell her that 
had not been my experience, when...

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Oh, my God, he's coming over here.

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-[squeals]
-Oh, my God!

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Go on, tell them.

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I can't babysit for the Brewers
tomorrow night.

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[Kristy] She was 20 minutes late 
last night, and her dad grounded her.

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Now I'm the one who's gonna have to sit
for stupid Watson's stupid kids,

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unless one of you decides not to go
to the dance.

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Absolutely not.

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First, you're mad at her
for sitting for Karen and Andrew,

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and now you're mad at her that she can't?

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You're being crazy.

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Excuse me,
I'm trying to run a business here.

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It's not crazy to be mad
when someone behaves unprofessionally.

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You know who is crazy?

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Richard Spier.

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Kristy, come on.

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He's paranoid. He treats you
like some kind of china doll in a box.

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And this whole thing
with the Phantom Tollbooth--

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-Phantom Caller.
-Whatever. He's a psycho.

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Even my mom thinks so.

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He's not normal.

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And what would you know
about having a normal dad?

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Kristy...

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I mean, I...

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[sighs] I'm a horrible person.

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[Claudia] Kristy and Mary Anne had been
best friends since kindergarten,

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and I'd never seen them like that before.

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But right now,
I had to think like a mathematician,

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not a marriage counselor.

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-Oh, sorry.
-Sorry.

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-Oh, hey.
-Hi.

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I was gonna come talk to you at lunch
just now, but you seem kind of busy.

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I just wanted to let you know

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about this Halloween Hop thing tomorrow.

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I just thought
if you needed a ride or something,

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my dad could probably pick you up
and we could, like, drive there...

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together, if you want.

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Yeah.

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-Really?
-That would be great.

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Cool. Nice glasses, by the way.

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-[bell rings]
-Settle down.

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Put your books away,
for it is Judgment Day.

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[Claudia] That night, Mary Anne was still
feeling like the world's worst friend.

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Unfortunately, Mary Anne's new old phone
could only call four numbers:

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her dad, her dad, 911 and her dad.

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But Mary Anne and Kristy had
an even more ancient way to communicate.

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I'm

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I'm sorry...

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I shouldn't have said that.

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Message received.

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[Claudia]
The next day was my own moment of truth.

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Would tonight be a dream or a nightmare?

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Would I ride to the dance with Trevor,

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resulting in our eventual life partnership
and rise to the pinnacle of the art world,

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or would I have to spend
the rest of my life at home,

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watching Janine correct people's grammar
on Reddit?

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Would I pass or would I...?

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Fail. [groans]

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[Stacey] It's better than last time.

253
00:11:53,670 --> 00:11:57,300
Maybe your parents will be like,
"Yay, improvement!"

254
00:11:57,380 --> 00:11:59,420
Trevor's gonna think I'm a total loser.

255
00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:00,760
No, he's not.

256
00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,130
And what about me?

257
00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:06,010
I know basically nobody at this school
except for you and Kristy and Mary Anne,

258
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:07,600
and none of you are gonna be at the dance.

259
00:12:08,100 --> 00:12:09,220
I'm sorry, Stace.

260
00:12:09,850 --> 00:12:10,810
I really am.

261
00:12:13,940 --> 00:12:16,020
Okay. Here, take this.

262
00:12:16,110 --> 00:12:17,440
[Claudia] What's this for?

263
00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,570
[Stacey] Officially, study purposes.

264
00:12:19,650 --> 00:12:22,700
Unofficially, you'll notice
that I wrote everything in pencil,

265
00:12:22,780 --> 00:12:24,240
including my name at the top.

266
00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:25,990
So if you wanted to make use
of one of those

267
00:12:26,070 --> 00:12:29,200
fancy gummy erasers you carry around
and take some artistic license--

268
00:12:29,290 --> 00:12:31,370
-You mean lie to my parents?
-No.

269
00:12:31,750 --> 00:12:34,330
Just hide the truth until tomorrow,

270
00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:36,460
after you and Trevor are fully in love,

271
00:12:36,540 --> 00:12:38,500
and you got to wear
your amazing Halloween costume.

272
00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:42,510
Claudia, it's my first dance
at a new school.

273
00:12:43,130 --> 00:12:44,300
I really want to go.

274
00:12:45,430 --> 00:12:46,890
I just don't want to go alone.

275
00:12:53,350 --> 00:12:55,650
[Claudia] It was a moral dilemma for sure.

276
00:12:56,310 --> 00:12:58,270
I needed to be somewhere I could think,

277
00:12:58,820 --> 00:13:00,980
somewhere I could just be myself.

278
00:13:02,820 --> 00:13:05,280
But someone else had gotten there first.

279
00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:07,370
What do you think?

280
00:13:09,030 --> 00:13:09,870
Be honest.

281
00:13:15,500 --> 00:13:16,370
[Claudia] It's great.

282
00:13:17,790 --> 00:13:18,630
Really.

283
00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:21,550
My dad says it's derivative.

284
00:13:22,210 --> 00:13:24,170
Like something he painted in the '80s.

285
00:13:25,340 --> 00:13:27,760
I thought that if I painted like him,

286
00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,060
he might actually be proud of me for once.

287
00:13:32,140 --> 00:13:33,600
Whatever I try,

288
00:13:34,310 --> 00:13:35,600
it's never the thing he wants.

289
00:13:37,310 --> 00:13:40,360
[Claudia] That's when I realized,
no matter who your parents are,

290
00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,110
they can always make you feel like
you're letting them down.

291
00:13:43,690 --> 00:13:46,450
And that feeling,
the one that makes you feel sad

292
00:13:46,530 --> 00:13:48,570
and scared and not good enough,

293
00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,490
that's the real Phantom Caller.

294
00:13:51,830 --> 00:13:55,500
You're a really good artist, Trevor,
and you should paint what you want.

295
00:13:57,580 --> 00:13:59,380
Isn't that the whole point of art?

296
00:14:02,210 --> 00:14:03,800
You're special, you know that?

297
00:14:08,130 --> 00:14:08,970
See you tonight.

298
00:14:09,550 --> 00:14:10,390
[Claudia] Oh, my God.

299
00:14:10,470 --> 00:14:12,720
Okay, now I have to go to the dance.

300
00:14:13,810 --> 00:14:15,890
Plus, wasn't it my parents' fault

301
00:14:15,980 --> 00:14:19,350
for creating these unrealistic 
expectations in the first place?

302
00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:22,230
[camera shutter clicks]

303
00:14:23,570 --> 00:14:25,900
Well, nobody's perfect.

304
00:14:27,950 --> 00:14:30,570
So these murals
are all turn-of-the-century,

305
00:14:30,660 --> 00:14:32,030
and over here,

306
00:14:32,740 --> 00:14:34,240
my favorite part of the house.

307
00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:36,700
It's a whispering gallery.

308
00:14:36,790 --> 00:14:40,580
So if I whisper into one side,
you can hear it on the other.

309
00:14:40,670 --> 00:14:41,580
Here, I'll show you.

310
00:14:41,670 --> 00:14:43,880
Come here, you're gonna love this. 
Stand right there.

311
00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:44,960
Okay.

312
00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:46,960
Um, Andrew,  come here.

313
00:14:49,220 --> 00:14:50,050
Okay.

314
00:14:52,140 --> 00:14:53,010
Kristy.

315
00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,350
We're so happy you're here.

316
00:14:55,970 --> 00:14:56,810
Right, Andrew?

317
00:14:56,890 --> 00:14:57,770
[Andrew] Yeah.

318
00:14:57,850 --> 00:14:58,940
[laughs]

319
00:15:00,690 --> 00:15:03,650
I'm gonna go get Andrew some milk.

320
00:15:06,980 --> 00:15:09,200
He's trying too hard.

321
00:15:09,780 --> 00:15:12,660
But we're just so excited
to have you guys together.

322
00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,200
Karen was especially excited
to be with you.

323
00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:20,830
Okay.

324
00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:25,290
Well, I think it's time for someone to get
in their jam-jams and say night-night.

325
00:15:25,380 --> 00:15:26,550
[mother laughs]

326
00:15:26,630 --> 00:15:27,510
Go ahead, buddy.

327
00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:28,970
Night, Kristy.

328
00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,340
Well, thanks for coming over.

329
00:15:32,010 --> 00:15:32,930
Here we go, buddy.

330
00:15:43,350 --> 00:15:45,400
Well, it's nice to meet you, Karen.

331
00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:46,770
Get out cookies.

332
00:15:47,530 --> 00:15:50,610
I need some refreshments
for the wake I'm having for my doll.

333
00:15:57,950 --> 00:16:00,410
You look wonderful.

334
00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:01,870
You think?

335
00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,880
A revolutionary costume.

336
00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:05,960
One of your best yet.

337
00:16:07,130 --> 00:16:09,130
We are all so proud of you.

338
00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:10,800
Because of the test?

339
00:16:11,380 --> 00:16:13,840
The test is very good news,

340
00:16:13,930 --> 00:16:17,640
but I'm proud of you
because you are my Claudia.

341
00:16:18,010 --> 00:16:20,680
For me, that is more than enough.

342
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,140
Let's find you some earrings.

343
00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:27,690
[sighs]

344
00:16:34,570 --> 00:16:36,660
Should we close her eyes?

345
00:16:36,870 --> 00:16:37,700
[Karen] No.

346
00:16:38,620 --> 00:16:40,500
It's dark enough in the grave.

347
00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,620
Goodbye, Krakatoa.

348
00:16:44,250 --> 00:16:45,080
You lived.

349
00:16:45,790 --> 00:16:46,630
Now you're dead.

350
00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:53,550
Do we say a prayer?

351
00:16:53,630 --> 00:16:55,930
Krakatoa was an atheist.

352
00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,220
[cell phone ringing]

353
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:01,600
[Karen] Who is it?

354
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:04,350
No one.

355
00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,650
It can't be no one.

356
00:17:05,730 --> 00:17:07,770
It's probably just a wrong number.

357
00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:09,440
Or it's the Phantom Caller.

358
00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,900
Have you heard of him?

359
00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,280
He calls you and calls you,

360
00:17:14,360 --> 00:17:15,660
and all the time,

361
00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:17,990
he's in your house somewhere.

362
00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:20,620
Watching you.

363
00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,330
Listening to you.

364
00:17:25,710 --> 00:17:27,330
Smelling you.

365
00:17:28,130 --> 00:17:30,130
[sniffs]

366
00:17:34,340 --> 00:17:36,970
It's not the Phantom Caller, Karen.

367
00:17:37,050 --> 00:17:39,050
[ringing]

368
00:17:44,020 --> 00:17:45,390
[father] There she is.

369
00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:47,900
Our "A" student!

370
00:17:48,310 --> 00:17:50,520
Looking like a million bucks.

371
00:17:50,610 --> 00:17:53,780
-What she looks like is a 95%!
-[both laugh]

372
00:17:53,860 --> 00:17:56,780
Oh, honey, we are just over the moon.

373
00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,280
Thanks, Mom.

374
00:17:58,740 --> 00:18:01,240
Can I see it in person?
I'm sorry to be such a mom.

375
00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:04,160
I just want to see your name next
to that grade.

376
00:18:17,170 --> 00:18:18,180
[Claudia sighs]

377
00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,600
Claudia, what is this?

378
00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:26,640
My test.

379
00:18:27,350 --> 00:18:29,560
My real test.

380
00:18:29,940 --> 00:18:31,110
But the 95?

381
00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:32,610
That was Stacey's.

382
00:18:33,650 --> 00:18:35,440
So you lied to us?

383
00:18:35,530 --> 00:18:40,240
Yes, I misled you, because I wanted
to go to the dance so bad.

384
00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:43,740
But I'm not someone
that can ace an algebra test

385
00:18:43,830 --> 00:18:46,660
after years of barely being able
to do long division.

386
00:18:47,410 --> 00:18:50,630
I'm not Janine, and I'm tired
of feeling like I have to be.

387
00:18:50,710 --> 00:18:52,340
What we want is for you to try.

388
00:18:52,420 --> 00:18:53,750
I am trying.

389
00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,800
But honestly, I'd rather focus
on all the things I'm good at

390
00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,590
instead of listening to all
the Phantom Callers in my head

391
00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,840
telling me those things aren't important.

392
00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,310
We're glad you told us the truth.

393
00:19:07,930 --> 00:19:08,890
Me, too.

394
00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:10,480
I love you guys.

395
00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:12,560
[mother chuckles] We love you, too.

396
00:19:12,650 --> 00:19:15,480
-[father] Come here.
-[mother moans, chuckles]

397
00:19:18,150 --> 00:19:19,860
-Well, I'll be home by ten.
-[mother sighs]

398
00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,610
Ah-ah! Where do you think you're going?

399
00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:23,910
I really can't go to the dance?

400
00:19:23,990 --> 00:19:25,790
[laughs] Are you insane?

401
00:19:26,540 --> 00:19:30,500
Negative reinforcement works,
but consistency is key.

402
00:19:30,580 --> 00:19:32,290
Oh, shut up, Janine.

403
00:19:32,380 --> 00:19:35,380
-[chattering, laughing]
-[dance music playing]

404
00:19:38,340 --> 00:19:39,340
[cell phone vibrates]

405
00:19:42,130 --> 00:19:44,390
[Claudia] I told the truth. I'm sorry.

406
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,020
Don't worry. Everyone wants to be
your friend, especially me.

407
00:19:48,390 --> 00:19:52,020
PS tell Trevor I say hi
and tell me what he's wearing.

408
00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,530
[ringing]

409
00:20:03,740 --> 00:20:05,740
[continues ringing]

410
00:20:09,660 --> 00:20:11,660
I think you should answer it.

411
00:20:18,420 --> 00:20:19,260
[beeps]

412
00:20:21,630 --> 00:20:22,550
What do you want?

413
00:20:23,380 --> 00:20:24,800
To apologize to you.

414
00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:26,140
Mary Anne?

415
00:20:26,220 --> 00:20:27,810
I've been calling and calling.

416
00:20:27,890 --> 00:20:28,890
Why didn't you pick up?

417
00:20:28,970 --> 00:20:30,430
Why didn't your number show up?

418
00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,940
My dad has me
on the stupid mouse phone again.

419
00:20:33,020 --> 00:20:35,980
Do you know how hard it was to get
this thing to call you in the first place?

420
00:20:36,360 --> 00:20:39,650
What I wanted to tell you is
Karen is going through a spooky phase,

421
00:20:39,730 --> 00:20:41,110
but she's actually a lot of fun.

422
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:42,780
I'll miss you.

423
00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:48,370
Also, there's a second freezer
in the basement with frozen Snickers bars.

424
00:20:48,830 --> 00:20:52,160
The kids aren't supposed to know about it,
but you can have as many as you want.

425
00:20:52,250 --> 00:20:53,120
Is that all?

426
00:20:53,540 --> 00:20:55,210
I also wanted to say I'm sorry

427
00:20:55,750 --> 00:20:57,250
for what I said about your dad.

428
00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:58,840
But, Kristy...

429
00:21:00,210 --> 00:21:02,170
You've got to deal with your stuff
about Watson.

430
00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,760
He's gonna be a part of your family,
whether you like it or not.

431
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,390
So maybe start trying to like it.

432
00:21:09,430 --> 00:21:10,930
I'll see you tomorrow.

433
00:21:12,140 --> 00:21:13,850
And stop calling. It's scaring Karen.

434
00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:16,270
It is not!

435
00:21:16,350 --> 00:21:18,150
[laughs] Bye.

436
00:21:19,020 --> 00:21:19,860
[beeps]

437
00:21:22,030 --> 00:21:23,690
Do you want a frozen Snickers bar?

438
00:21:24,070 --> 00:21:26,030
I thought you'd never ask.

439
00:21:26,450 --> 00:21:27,990
♪ Start stalking ♪

440
00:21:28,070 --> 00:21:29,580
[man laughs maniacally]

441
00:21:29,660 --> 00:21:33,830
[Claudia] Meanwhile, Stacey was living
through her own horror movie,

442
00:21:33,910 --> 00:21:36,790
trying to be as inconspicuous
as you can be

443
00:21:36,870 --> 00:21:38,960
in a Marie Antoinette costume,

444
00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,670
when finally she saw someone she knew.

445
00:21:41,750 --> 00:21:44,340
Mrs. Johanssen, our art teacher.

446
00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:47,800
A teacher, but a pretty cool one.

447
00:21:47,890 --> 00:21:48,720
-Hi!
-[Stacey] Hi.

448
00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,520
[gasps] That is quite the outfit.

449
00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,230
-Unfortunately, that's true.
-[laughing]

450
00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:57,600
Oh, honey, you remember Stacey McGill.

451
00:21:57,690 --> 00:22:00,440
-She's Charlotte's favorite babysitter.
-Of course.

452
00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,570
-Wait, you're both chaperoning tonight.
-[Mrs. Johanssen] Mm-hmm.

453
00:22:03,690 --> 00:22:04,820
Who's at home with Charlotte?

454
00:22:06,610 --> 00:22:07,490
Oh.

455
00:22:08,030 --> 00:22:10,740
[Claudia]
So I didn't go to the Halloween Hop.

456
00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:14,160
Whatever was happening with Trevor
was just gonna have to wait.

457
00:22:14,250 --> 00:22:17,710
But I was in my happy place,
doing the thing I'm best at.

458
00:22:17,790 --> 00:22:20,500
All in all,not such a bad night...

459
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,750
until I heard from Stacey.

460
00:22:24,550 --> 00:22:25,380
Look at this!

461
00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,510
The Baby-Sitters Agency.

462
00:22:29,090 --> 00:22:30,930
[sighs] Oh, Mimi...

463
00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:33,140
looks like we've got competition.

464
00:22:33,220 --> 00:22:34,140
[animal howls]

465
00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:36,770
♪ Calling all vampires ♪

466
00:22:37,810 --> 00:22:40,190
♪ The sun is down ♪

467
00:22:41,900 --> 00:22:44,400
♪ Calling all vampires ♪

468
00:22:45,110 --> 00:22:47,820
♪ Let's go to town ♪

469
00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:51,200
♪ It's the vampire vamp ♪

470
00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,080
♪ Vampire vamp ♪

471
00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,080
♪ You know what to do ♪

472
00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,910
♪ Vampire vamp ♪

473
00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:02,880
♪ Vampire vamp ♪

474
00:23:04,590 --> 00:23:06,960
♪ It's getting real late ♪

475
00:23:08,340 --> 00:23:10,760
♪ So put on your capes ♪

476
00:23:11,470 --> 00:23:14,260
♪ Time to be frightening ♪

477
00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,640
♪ Come on, y'all ♪

478
00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:21,770
♪ Start fighting
It's the vampire vamp ♪

479
00:23:21,850 --> 00:23:23,860
♪ Come on, you tramps ♪

480
00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:27,610
♪ Vampire vamp, you know what to do ♪

481
00:23:27,780 --> 00:23:31,320
♪ Vampire vamp, come on, you tramps ♪

482
00:23:31,410 --> 00:23:33,410
♪ Vampire vamp ♪

483
00:23:33,490 --> 00:23:35,660
♪ You know what to do ♪

484
00:23:39,330 --> 00:23:41,420
♪ Chilled to the bone ♪