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[ Sips loudly ]

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Pencils, erasers,
left‐handed scissors ‐‐

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Oh, you got some southpaws
in your class.

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You know, there's actually
a lot of data ‐‐
Jacob.

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

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

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The city doesn't always give us

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the funding we need
for our supplies.

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

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It's not like we have nothing.

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We, uh, clip old pictures
out of magazines

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from the barbershop
down the street.

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Uh, the whole wishlist thing
makes it very easy

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for the community to help.

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[ Door opens ]

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Hello.
Hi.

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[ Door closes ]
I heard about
your needs over here,

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so I would like to donate this
to the school.

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

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on our online wishlist,
which you can find ‐‐

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I don't know what that is.
Here.

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Top of the line.
Enjoy.

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Okay.
Um, you know what?

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

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[ Chuckles ] Yeah.
I love it.

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

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Couldn't find the cord.

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Okay.

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It also smokes.

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[ Door opens ]

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Okay.

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[ Door closes ]

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The trash?

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Yeah.

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[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]

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♪♪

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♪♪

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

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I'm a third grade teacher
here at Marshall Elementary

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

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we need for our classroom.

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

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but this year is gonna
be different,

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because I'm gonna make a video.

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Crayons and staplers...
Melissa: Hey.

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You gonna ask for
a pair of headphones

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on that little wishlist
of yours?

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'Cause I cannot listen to
one more squeaky voice

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begging for pencils.

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

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

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I got plenty of
classroom supply plugs

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to keep me stocked up
on whatever I need.

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

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

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We simply
had a few questions.

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

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Hey, Barbara, you know,

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you should make
one of these videos.

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I know your class
is short on resources.

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This could really help.

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You know, I actually
submitted a list.
Mm‐hmm.

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

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at the front desk with
the earring in his cheek.

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

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

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

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and I need pens and paper
and..."

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It looks like you might need
a new stapler?

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

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and there's nothing wrong
with my stapler.

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Borrowing the teachers' granola,
y'all.

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Trying to give y'all space
to talk about

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your little Hondas
or whatever,

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but I ran out of oats
in my earthquake kit.

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We don't have earthquakes.

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That's what everybody says,
until they wake up

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and their kitchen is
across the street.

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

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and constant threat
of global catastrophe.

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Ooh, are you on TikTok?
Uh, yeah.

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Did you see my video that I did
about softening elbows?
Mnh‐mnh.

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

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It blew up.
[ Chuckles ]

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♪ Soften elbows,
soften elbows ♪

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[ Chuckles ]
Pretty clever.

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

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Some of them
are really cute.
Mm.

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Oh. Whoa.
That's not ‐‐

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You're not throwing that away,
are you?

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The bloody paper towel
or the Hustler magazine?

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Oh, Lordy.
Boy is in the trash.

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This is not trash.

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Yes, it is.

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We are so quick
to throw things away,

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you know,
always looking for, or ‐‐

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

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Well, I'm gonna
get this thing working

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and show you that,
like our students,

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

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I mean, this is a perfectly
good...

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

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Oh, I know
what it's called.

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It's called trash.

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Don't put that up there.

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[ Knock on door ]
Janine: Knock, knock.

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I don't know
why I said that.

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It's weird
when you think about it.

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

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[ Both chuckle ]

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

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for a little pro‐ject
that I'm doing.

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Making a wishlist video
for my classroom supplies,

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

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What happened
to your walls?

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

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

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I know that
if this feels like you,

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you might be
a serial killer.

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I think it looks good.

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It's clean.
I like clean.

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Yeah, no, clean is good.

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

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You gotta put something
up there.

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You know?
Yeah. Okay.

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I'll, um ‐‐
I'll think about that.

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Okay.
Yeah.

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Remember the walls.

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Let them speak from you
to your kids.

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What kind of teacher
are you?

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Who is Gregory?

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Gregory is
a Baltimore Ravens fan,

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

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and a temporary teacher.

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I made this for you,
Mr. Eddie.

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Thank you.

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That trash?

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Uh, no. No.

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Thanks.

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

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

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

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My video?

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I know you have
ethical objections to,

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well, everything,

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

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Um, yeah.
Okay.

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Alright.
Let me start from the beginning.

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

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See how I spelled my name out
in the back

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on the projector
on the wall?

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Hmm. Mm‐hmm.
Mm‐hmm.
...needs school supplies.

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What do we need?

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Tape,
right‐handed scissors...

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

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

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And you get the idea.

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

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Did you notice
that last part?

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That it rhymed?
Yeah.

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That was fun, right?

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I like it.
I just ‐‐ I'm not sure

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

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The Internet is very busy.

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You know, you're competing
with alien conspiracies

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and animals that can sing,
and it just ‐‐

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it ‐‐ it ‐‐ it's missing
that ‐‐ that thing.

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Huh. What thing?

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You know, that thing,
where you look at something

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

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

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That's not gonna compete
with singing parrots.

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It just needs a little
showmanship.

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Well, I'm not a showman.

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[ Hip‐hop music playing
in background ]

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♪♪

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Yes! Yes! Yes!
[ Laughs ]

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

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♪♪

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I‐Is that European, or...?

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[ Computer blooping ]
Ava: Oh, yeah, I can help you
make your video.

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Really?
Yes.
This is what I do.

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

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Yeah, but this is my art.

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

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Because of me, when people say
that their favorite director

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

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[ Both chuckle ]

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

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

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Let me see your phone.

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What is this?
An iPhone 9?

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[ Chuckles ]
It's like a Walkman.

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I don't know nothing
about this.

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That's before my time.

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

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Ugh.

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

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

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Quality control?
[ Chuckles ]

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I'm kidding.

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She know I'm playin'.

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

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I can get you
a lot of views,

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and that's gonna mean
a lot of supplies.

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But I'm gonna need
complete creative control.

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Mm, what does that mean?

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

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and then I'll do my thing
in post.

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Can you twerk?

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

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[ Up‐tempo music playing ]

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♪♪

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[ Howie Long scream ]

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With your help,
I can become the hero

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Abbott Elementary deserves!

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[ Howie Long scream ]

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Okay, that's actually
really good.

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‐Right?
‐It looks like a Marvel movie.

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Yeah, it's cool.

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Wait. How many views
do you have?

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20,000, and it just went up
yesterday.

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My wishlist is
almost totally full.

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Ooh, Janine,
I'm happy for you.

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Thank you.

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Also, Taye Diggs shared it.

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

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Very good.

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[ Muttering indistinctly ]

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Hey, Barbara.
Mm‐hmm?

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Have you gotten anything
on your list yet?

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I don't think so.
Mm.

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And yet,
the day moves on.

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

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Yeah.

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

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

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

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It's just ‐‐
Janine, I am just fine.

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Okay.
And if you'll excuse me,

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I have shapes to grade.

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Look.
I drew a picture of you.

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Oh, wow.

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

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

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Oh, right.

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Yeah, I can see him
running the bases.

248
00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:11,468
No, you're hitting
a home run.

249
00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:12,969
Of course. Yes.

250
00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:14,512
Well, thank you.

251
00:09:18,308 --> 00:09:19,976
Oh, hey, Janine.
Hey.

252
00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:21,519
I decorated my room.
You wanna come see?

253
00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:22,979
Oh. Yes.

254
00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:24,230
Excuse me.
I love a reveal.

255
00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,024
[ Chuckles ]
Let me see this.

256
00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:30,361
What?
You don't like it?

257
00:09:30,361 --> 00:09:32,030
No. It's ‐‐ It's great.
It's great.

258
00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:34,074
It's just ‐‐
It feels a little like

259
00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,242
you went into
an office supply store

260
00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:39,037
and bought the first
five or six posters you saw.

261
00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:40,789
[ Chuckles ]

262
00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,171
Those are
really good stores.

263
00:09:48,171 --> 00:09:50,548
I, um ‐‐ I‐I got
a whole tub of licorice.

264
00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:52,008
Would you like one?

265
00:09:52,008 --> 00:09:55,345
No. Look, Gregory, this is
a classroom, not an office.

266
00:09:55,345 --> 00:09:57,138
It's just missing
a certain warmth.

267
00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,140
Those stores are great for,
like, ink cartridges

268
00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:01,059
or whatever,
but I wouldn't rely on them

269
00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,353
to represent me
as a teacher.

270
00:10:03,353 --> 00:10:06,731
You know, is this really
a reflection of you?

271
00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:08,399
Maybe the giraffe.

272
00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,658
Yeah. M‐Maybe so.

273
00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:21,788
[ Children talking
indistinctly ]

274
00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:23,081
Okay. Yep.

275
00:10:23,081 --> 00:10:26,543
Last one.
Oh, my, my, my, my.

276
00:10:26,543 --> 00:10:28,419
Okay.

277
00:10:28,419 --> 00:10:30,421
[ Child laughs ]

278
00:10:30,421 --> 00:10:32,257
Janine: Barbara makes do
with so little.

279
00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,217
It's pride, I think.

280
00:10:34,217 --> 00:10:35,718
My psych professor used to say

281
00:10:35,718 --> 00:10:38,763
that pride and stubbornness
share a fence.

282
00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:40,849
Barbara's sitting on that fence.

283
00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:42,684
I'm gonna help her off.

284
00:10:42,684 --> 00:10:45,228
Sometimes Robin has to
look out for Batman.

285
00:10:45,228 --> 00:10:46,938
Too many metaphors.

286
00:10:46,938 --> 00:10:48,439
And I know she comes from
that generation

287
00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:49,941
that doesn't ask for
what they need,

288
00:10:49,941 --> 00:10:51,776
so I want to ask for her,

289
00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:53,736
and that is why I'm here.

290
00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:56,239
[ Motor running,
water splashing ]

291
00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:58,449
Sorry, am I hearing, like,
splashing or bubbles?

292
00:10:58,449 --> 00:10:59,742
Oh, yeah.

293
00:10:59,742 --> 00:11:02,829
Soaking my toesies
in my new foot bath.

294
00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:05,623
[ Massage gun vibrating ]
Where'd you get this stuff?

295
00:11:05,623 --> 00:11:07,333
I put it on your list.

296
00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,127
For the kids.

297
00:11:09,127 --> 00:11:11,921
How does having a principal
with muscle tension serve them?

298
00:11:11,921 --> 00:11:14,549
Ooh, that's a knot!
Ooh, that's a knot! Whoo!

299
00:11:14,549 --> 00:11:15,425
You know what?
I'm gonna go.

300
00:11:15,425 --> 00:11:16,926
That's a knot.
[ Laughs ]

301
00:11:16,926 --> 00:11:19,554
Okay, okay.
Okay, you were right.

302
00:11:19,554 --> 00:11:21,764
Mrs. Howard is
an amazing teacher,

303
00:11:21,764 --> 00:11:23,558
and we should look out
for our own.

304
00:11:23,558 --> 00:11:25,143
So, does that mean
you'll make her a video?

305
00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:27,437
Oh, yeah. I'm gonna make it rain
glue sticks in that room.

306
00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:29,772
[ Chuckles ]
Well, thank you.

307
00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:31,149
You don't need to thank me.

308
00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,401
I'mma thank myself by getting an
accessory for this massage gun.

309
00:11:33,401 --> 00:11:37,030
I want the little part
that gets in between the bones.

310
00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,656
Okay.

311
00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:43,244
Wait, what kind of video
were you gonna make...?

312
00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,336
I will find another use for you.

313
00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:55,256
What could you be?
What could you be?

314
00:11:55,256 --> 00:11:57,467
Could be trash.

315
00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:02,555
Good. Good, y'all. So, now,
if you take away two stars,

316
00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,515
how many do you have
after that?

317
00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:05,516
Yes, Isaiah?

318
00:12:05,516 --> 00:12:08,478
18.
18. Very good.

319
00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:10,855
You get a sticker.
And which sticker do you want?

320
00:12:10,855 --> 00:12:14,359
We have some dinosaurs,
kitty stickers, panda stickers.

321
00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:16,152
We are stickers rich,
y'all.

322
00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:17,278
Ms. Teagues.
Can I get stars?

323
00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:19,197
It's me, Ava.
[ Chuckles ]

324
00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:22,075
I was gonna text you,
but then I didn't.

325
00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,035
This might be
my best work yet.

326
00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:27,288
Hey.
I went in
a new direction.

327
00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,874
[ Sentimental music playing ]
Ava:
Hello, I am Barbara Howard,

328
00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:32,669
the oldest teacher at
the poorest school in America.

329
00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:34,754
I do good voices, huh?
[ Chuckles ]

330
00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:37,507
I should pursue that more,
like cartoons or something.

331
00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:39,509
Please help me
fill my wishlist,

332
00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:41,678
if not for me, Barbara Howard,

333
00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:44,681
the oldest teacher at
the poorest school in America,

334
00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,058
then for little Johnny.

335
00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:48,601
His name is Amir.
Shh.

336
00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:50,603
People like "Johnny."
It makes 'em sad.

337
00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:53,106
Or little Mia.

338
00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,983
Ava: Now, she can act.
She couldn't do it,

339
00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:55,984
and then
I pulled out a dollar,

340
00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:57,277
that little girl was
Viola Davis.

341
00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:58,987
Ava, no. Delete.
Stop.

342
00:12:58,987 --> 00:13:00,196
This cannot go out.

343
00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:02,865
Oh, girl, it's out.
It's up and out.

344
00:13:02,865 --> 00:13:04,325
What?
And it's hot.

345
00:13:04,325 --> 00:13:05,451
These are OnlyFans numbers.

346
00:13:05,451 --> 00:13:07,412
I usually gotta show feet
to go this viral.

347
00:13:07,412 --> 00:13:10,206
Barbara's gonna get
everything she needs.

348
00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,586
Ava, this is the grossest,
most emotionally manipulative,

349
00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:17,213
exploitative thing
I've ever seen in my life.

350
00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:18,589
Thank you.

351
00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:20,049
I followed how
they make the Pixar movies.

352
00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:21,801
It's a trick how they
make you cry, but it works.

353
00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,137
If Barbara sees this,
I am gonna have to quit,

354
00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:26,222
completely start over,
move to a small town,

355
00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:28,141
and then right when
my tomato stand takes off,

356
00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,600
she's gonna be there ‐‐
Barbara ‐‐

357
00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,602
trying to buy one,
and it'll all be over!

358
00:13:31,602 --> 00:13:33,146
Girl, tomatoes suck.

359
00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:35,315
Why are you worried about
Barbara Howard seeing this?

360
00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:38,443
She's the most aggressively
offline person I've ever met.

361
00:13:38,443 --> 00:13:39,777
She responded to
my Paperless Post

362
00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,112
with her ATM code.

363
00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:42,155
But you know
who will see it?

364
00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:43,406
Everybody else.
[ Chuckles ]

365
00:13:43,406 --> 00:13:45,283
Man, how does this have
so many views already?

366
00:13:45,283 --> 00:13:47,285
This is crazy.
I said this is what I do.

367
00:13:47,285 --> 00:13:49,162
I feel like you went to the
plastic surgeon for a nose job

368
00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:50,830
and woke up like,
"Why do I look different?"

369
00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,207
Why does it say
#BelieveScience,

370
00:13:53,207 --> 00:13:55,752
#RollTide,
#BelieveAllWomen ‐‐

371
00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,128
#LockHerUp?

372
00:13:57,128 --> 00:13:58,588
You said
you wanted eyes on it.

373
00:13:58,588 --> 00:14:01,215
[ Chuckles ]
♪ And I got eyes on it ♪

374
00:14:01,215 --> 00:14:03,426
"Luke 14:13"?
Ooh, what he say?

375
00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:05,928
It's a comment about helping
the poor and sad

376
00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:08,556
and lame and crippled,
sent by...

377
00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:10,558
[whispering]
@Gimme10Inches.

378
00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,268
Now, she got
a huge following.

379
00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:14,103
This is great.
[ Chuckles ]

380
00:14:15,938 --> 00:14:18,149
Delivery Person: Hey.
Sorry.

381
00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:20,151
I got a package
for a Barbara Howard.

382
00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:21,486
I'm Barbara Howard.

383
00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:23,488
You can leave it right...
there.

384
00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:26,491
‐What'd you get?
‐I don't know.

385
00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:28,618
Wait a minute.
Is all of this for me?
Yes, ma'am.

386
00:14:28,618 --> 00:14:29,660
From my list?

387
00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:31,662
No!
Melissa: Holy crap.

388
00:14:31,662 --> 00:14:33,081
Oh, wow.
That's neat.

389
00:14:33,081 --> 00:14:34,999
So much
unnecessary packaging.

390
00:14:34,999 --> 00:14:36,584
Would you just
enjoy something?

391
00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:38,252
You're gonna get
an ulcer.
Wait a minute.

392
00:14:38,252 --> 00:14:40,963
There is a tiny, little
printed note.

393
00:14:40,963 --> 00:14:42,131
Oh, why don't you let me
read that for you, Barbara?

394
00:14:42,131 --> 00:14:43,716
"I know you only
requested one,

395
00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:46,385
but I wanted to get enough
for the whole class.

396
00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:47,428
You deserve it."

397
00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:49,222
‐So many aprons.
‐Yes!

398
00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:52,058
You know the Lord works
in mysterious ways,

399
00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:55,061
and He is good!
Yes. He is good!

400
00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:56,479
I think He's great...
Yes!

401
00:14:56,479 --> 00:14:59,315
...and this school's great,
and this box is great.

402
00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,109
Barbara, you're great,
and most importantly,

403
00:15:01,109 --> 00:15:03,277
it's great for the kids,
so we got everything we need.

404
00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:05,696
Yay! Whoo!

405
00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:07,865
Yeah.
You okay?

406
00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:08,866
Yeah, I'm good.

407
00:15:09,992 --> 00:15:12,537
Oh, hey, Ava. Hey, hey, hey.
So, it worked.

408
00:15:12,537 --> 00:15:14,413
Mrs. Howard got everything
on her wishlist.

409
00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:15,873
We can take
the video down now.

410
00:15:15,873 --> 00:15:18,918
You want me to delete the most
liked video I've ever created?

411
00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:22,004
If you don't take
the video down, I will quit.

412
00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,257
[ Laughs ]

413
00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:25,383
Okay. Fine.

414
00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:26,926
I won't quit.
I love this job.

415
00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:29,512
But could you please
take the video down?

416
00:15:29,512 --> 00:15:31,722
This is like Beyoncé
deleting "Lemonade."

417
00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:36,310
[ Sighs ]

418
00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:40,273
Hey, how's it going
with the...

419
00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,733
same stuff
that was here before?

420
00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,193
Even the penguins.

421
00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:47,113
Yeah, I just kinda
stopped trying.

422
00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:49,740
Do you mean, like,

423
00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:51,325
you're taking a break
before you keep going?

424
00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,702
I don't know
what that means.

425
00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:55,246
[ Chuckles ]
I‐I'm a substitute, Janine.

426
00:15:55,246 --> 00:15:58,291
I just figured, why spend my
time trying to decorate a class

427
00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,667
for another teacher
to come in here

428
00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,377
and just take it all down
anyway?

429
00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:05,089
Oh.

430
00:16:07,884 --> 00:16:09,719
Did your kids
make this for you?

431
00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,679
Yeah.
I got a bunch.

432
00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:15,016
Janine: Oh, my God.

433
00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,351
You might even have
more than I do.

434
00:16:17,351 --> 00:16:19,353
Not that I keep count.
27.

435
00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:21,939
How many are in here?

436
00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:24,275
26?
[ Exhales sharply ]

437
00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:26,152
Gregory...

438
00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:28,946
these drawings are
all of you.

439
00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:31,115
These kids have
a real connection to you.

440
00:16:31,115 --> 00:16:32,992
They do?
Yes.

441
00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,827
Look, here you are
hitting a home run.

442
00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,287
How did you ‐‐

443
00:16:36,287 --> 00:16:38,122
There you are buying a donut
at Dunkin' Donuts.

444
00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:41,292
There you are
in a durag.

445
00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:45,087
And here you are teaching...
on the moon.

446
00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:47,215
Yeah.
In a space durag.

447
00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:50,259
[ Laughs ]
Okay, so kids draw stuff.

448
00:16:50,259 --> 00:16:51,385
So what?

449
00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:54,597
So, they like you.

450
00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:05,274
Yes.
Painting in silence.

451
00:17:05,274 --> 00:17:07,276
After all of that panic
and guilt,

452
00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:10,404
I'm so happy Barbara got
everything she needs.

453
00:17:10,404 --> 00:17:11,739
That could have been bad, so ‐‐
[ Doors open ]

454
00:17:11,739 --> 00:17:13,616
Ava: Make way!
Free loot coming through!

455
00:17:13,616 --> 00:17:14,617
College Kid:
What's up, everybody?

456
00:17:14,617 --> 00:17:16,327
We are live
at an inner‐city school

457
00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:18,537
with gifts
for underprivileged kids.

458
00:17:18,537 --> 00:17:20,289
They are being taught
in that classroom right there

459
00:17:20,289 --> 00:17:22,416
by Mrs. Howard,
the oldest teacher here.

460
00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:24,252
Let's go change some lives.
Come on. Let's go.

461
00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:26,545
Excuse me. Excuse me.
What are you doing in here?

462
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:28,547
Because you really should not
be in here.

463
00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,132
We saw your video,
Mrs. Howard,

464
00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,926
so we wanted to
come down here in person

465
00:17:31,926 --> 00:17:34,136
and see the look on your face
when we ‐‐

466
00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,597
All:
Fulfill your wishlist!

467
00:17:36,597 --> 00:17:38,266
Thank you, but the list
has already ‐‐

468
00:17:38,266 --> 00:17:39,433
‐That one looks really sad.
‐What video?

469
00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:40,643
Hey! Hey, hey, hey.
Hey!

470
00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:42,311
‐Should we get a happy one, too?
‐Get out of here!

471
00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:43,938
‐Let's get both. Let's get both.
‐Hey. Get out.

472
00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:45,064
‐What?
‐Oh, no, no.

473
00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:46,148
We're gonna do something
super respectful.

474
00:17:46,148 --> 00:17:47,608
Yeah. "Oh, no, no, no.
I was just" ‐‐ No!

475
00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:49,277
You need to get out, okay?

476
00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:50,444
Do you want me to take off
my other earring?
No.

477
00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:51,737
‐Definitely not.
‐Get out.

478
00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,281
Get out!

479
00:17:53,281 --> 00:17:55,825
Shameful.
Shameful.

480
00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:59,579
Who even
let y'all in here?!

481
00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:02,290
What was that all about?

482
00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,166
Can I talk to you
for a second?

483
00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:12,508
Ava made...

484
00:18:12,508 --> 00:18:15,845
I asked Ava to make a video
to promote your wishlist

485
00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:17,096
because it worked for me,

486
00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,681
and I knew your class
needed stuff.

487
00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:21,851
And it got a lot of attention,
clearly,

488
00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:23,769
because it was a bit
over‐the‐top.

489
00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:25,021
How far over‐the‐top?

490
00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:26,731
Really, really
over‐the‐top.

491
00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:29,066
Like, if you went to the top,
you wouldn't be able to find it,

492
00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:30,943
'cause it was way up there.

493
00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,404
I'm sorry. I just wanted you to
have all the tools you deserve

494
00:18:33,404 --> 00:18:34,739
and that your kids deserve.

495
00:18:34,739 --> 00:18:36,782
My kids don't have
half the supplies they need

496
00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:38,743
most of the time, but they
don't need to know that.

497
00:18:38,743 --> 00:18:40,286
Yeah, but I saw your kids

498
00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:42,079
painting with
empty water colors.

499
00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:45,291
It's our job ‐‐
Our job
is to build them up,

500
00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,751
make them confident.

501
00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:49,045
Is it nice to have stuff?
Sure.

502
00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:51,547
But my students do not need
to feel less than

503
00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:53,966
because they do not
have stuff.

504
00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,927
So, we talk about
what they do have,

505
00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:58,638
not about what they don't.

506
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:02,808
[ Exhales deeply ]

507
00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:06,896
That was a painfully well‐said
reality check.

508
00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:09,732
So, um, are you gonna
give the stuff back?

509
00:19:09,732 --> 00:19:10,775
Oh, hell no.

510
00:19:10,775 --> 00:19:12,193
[ Chuckles ]
I'm keeping all of that.

511
00:19:12,193 --> 00:19:14,779
Besides, do you know how
expensive those staplers are?

512
00:19:14,779 --> 00:19:16,697
They're so expensive.
Mm.

513
00:19:16,697 --> 00:19:19,325
And thank you for trying.

514
00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:22,203
Your hyperactive little heart
was in the right place.

515
00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:26,082
Hey, Gregory, um,
I just wanted to apologize

516
00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,293
for inserting...myself...

517
00:19:29,293 --> 00:19:31,295
Wha...

518
00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:33,422
This looks amazing.

519
00:19:33,422 --> 00:19:35,800
I think
it looks good, too.

520
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,551
Yeah, I still don't know what
kind of teacher I want to be,

521
00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,845
but I think I want to stay
around and figure it out.

522
00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:42,682
Plus, the kids probably want
to see their art on the wall.

523
00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:44,892
This is a, um,
interesting piece.

524
00:19:44,892 --> 00:19:47,770
That is you
as a businessman.

525
00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:49,105
‐Really?
‐Yes.

526
00:19:49,105 --> 00:19:50,981
Gregory: Okay, 'cause I thought
I was a building.

527
00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:52,608
I'm ‐‐ I'm really bad
at this.
Mm. No.

528
00:19:52,608 --> 00:19:55,361
Um, the trick is if you see,
like, a really big circle,

529
00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:56,654
that's usually the head.

530
00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:59,073
And if you see bananas,
those are usually fingers.

531
00:19:59,073 --> 00:20:01,492
So, yeah.
Oh, yeah!

532
00:20:01,492 --> 00:20:03,160
Yeah. Okay. Yes.

533
00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,287
I'm really, really good
at deciphering this stuff,

534
00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:07,289
so I'll help you.

535
00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:10,918
Well, alright. So, I'm at a,
um, construction site here.

536
00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:13,504
No, you're at a playground.
Those are the kids.

537
00:20:13,504 --> 00:20:15,256
But this is
a caution sign.

538
00:20:15,256 --> 00:20:16,716
That's the sun.

539
00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:18,259
Square sun. Okay.

540
00:20:18,259 --> 00:20:19,677
Don Cheadle.
No.

541
00:20:19,677 --> 00:20:21,929
Um...
That's you.

542
00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:22,972
Hmm.
Yeah.

543
00:20:22,972 --> 00:20:24,640
Okay, and, uh, this is, uh,
a fireman.

544
00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,475
San‐‐ Santa.

545
00:20:26,475 --> 00:20:29,395
Ooh! We're gonna have to
take this really slow.

546
00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:32,440
[ Chuckles ]
Uh, where are you
seeing Santa?

547
00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:33,858
In the belly.
In the beard.

548
00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:35,067
In the presents.
In the red suit.

549
00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,198
And if it's getting
too much sunlight,

550
00:20:41,198 --> 00:20:43,033
I just lift this up here,

551
00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:47,079
use a common number‐two pencil
to prop up the shade...

552
00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,247
distribution mechanism,

553
00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,124
and...

554
00:20:50,124 --> 00:20:53,169
[ Water pouring ]

555
00:20:58,674 --> 00:21:00,843
It's trash.

556
00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:02,386
Yeah, it's trash.

557
00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:08,559
Water all over my trash.