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-[girl hums] -[Marty] Hey, A.J.!

Hey, Dad!

He's my dad!

-Hey, Mom! -Hey, A.J.!

She's my mom. [chuckles]

-Hey, Jessie! -Hey, A.J.!

She's my bestie!

Here's Theo.

He's a rabbit.

Yay!

Awesome magic!

Here we go!

[opening theme music playing]

♪ Here we go, hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

-♪ Here we go, hey A.J. ♪ -[screams]

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Here we go, hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

♪ Hey A.J. ♪

-♪ Hey, hey ♪ -[Dad] Hey, A.J.!

[all laugh]

[A.J.] Donation Situation.

Ho-ho-oh!

I'm gonna find ya.

You are good at hiding, Theo.

[whispers] But I'm gonna find you, my bunny best friend.

Ah-ha!

Argh! Theo, where are you?

Hmm.

Hide and seek is no fun if the hider is too good to be seeked.

"Seeked"? Is that even a word?

But you're too good at hiding.

When in doubt, go back to the beginning A.J.,

where you first started the game.

Ah-ha! [claps] Nice try, Theo.

Boy, are you gonna be surprised?

-[gasps] -Hey, A.J.

-[thuds] -[screams, exhales] Jessie!

You surprised me!

[gasps]

Is that a new jacket?

You look fabulous!

Thank you.

My mom got this jacket for me.

It's amazing!

Hey, I have a jacket just like it.

Come on. I'll put mine on

-and we'll look like twins! -[gasps]

No one will be able to tell us apart.

Whoa! Good morning, Jessie.

Man, that jacket is fire!

Thank you, Mr. A.J.'s Dad.

Wait, is "fire" good?

I... I thought fire was bad.

In this case, "fire" is very good.

It means it looks super fabulous.

I have a jacket just like it, which is also, fire!

Ooh, you should put it on.

No one would be able to tell you two apart.

-That's what I said. -Yeah.

[girls laughing]

This is where I keep my jackets. It's right here.

Hmm.

No? It's here?

No. It should be here.

Here?

But it's not here!

It's okay. I mean,

if it was only kind of really the same as mine,

we wouldn't be twins anyway.

No. It was really, really the same.

The same blue collar and pink zipper.

The only difference was that my mom sewed my name on the inside.

Right here.

[both] Gasp!

That's an A and that's a J.

Unless we switched bodies,

this is your jacket.

Gasp again!

I don't get it.

Why was your jacket for sale at Thrift Store LLC?

[gasps]

That's where you got it?

Mom and I love Thrift Store LLC.

That's a magical place.

People take stuff there that they don't need anymore,

and you can buy it.

I got so much stuff from there, like my favorite raincoat.

[upbeat music playing]

[both laugh]

But you're right.

How did the jacket that I wear all the time,

or at least some of the time,

or at least occasionally,

end up at Thrift Store LLC?

Hmm?

Hey!

Detective A.J. will get to the bottom of this.

Ready to get to work senior detective and partner,

Gumshoe Jessie?

Ready!

Wait. Why did you call me "Gumshoe"?

It's from an old detective movie I saw.

I think it means detective,

plus, uh, you've really got some yucky gum on your shoe.

Oh, so that's where I left it.

Okay, so who can help us find out

why your jacket ended up at Thrift Store LLC?

The neighborhood know-it-all...

Theo, the snoop!

With those ears, he hears everything!

Let's go look for Theo!

Look out now, detectives on the case.

[coin tings]

We're looking for a coat taker, Theo. What do you hear?

Well, with these ears of mine, I hear a great deal.

Neighbors talking, your father's terrible singing,

some really terrific knock-knock jokes.

But the question is, what am I willing to share with you?

And what is my reward if I do?

We need you to talk, Theo.

You couldn't get me to talk,

even if you scratched me behind my fabulous ears.

Oh, yeah? Like this?

Ooh, aah! [exclaims in pleasure]

Oh, yes, that's the spot!

But I'm not telling you about the jacket.

Oh, no. How about this?

-Ew! -Urgh!

Oh, man. Hang on.

That's better.

Now who took the jacket out of A.J.'s closet?

I'm not telling anything.

[A.J.] We'll see about that.

How about some yummy carrot cake?

[gasps] Oh, my giddy aunt!

You know how I fancy a sweetie!

All right.

Don't let this get round, but I hear there's a a cat burglar

prowling about.

What's a cat burglinger?

No, love. It's cat "burglar."

A... A burglar is a person who steals things

and a cat burglar steals things

by moving quickly and quietly, like a cat.

[both] Oh!

And I hear that the cat burglar is out burglar-ing, tonight!

Oh, my goodness!

Tonight?

Come on, senior detective and partner Jessie.

Let's go!

I... I'll get another cake like this on my birthday, yes, hmm?

Mmm.

It... It's coming up soon, you know.

Yeah. Hello? Anyone?

If I help you, you do have more cake, right?

Wait for me!

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It isn't me ♪

♪ Quick as a kitten ♪

[whispers] ♪ Quiet as a mouse ♪

♪ Cat's out of the bag And into the house ♪

♪ We're on the case Looking all about ♪

♪ Gonna try to find What the cat dragged down ♪

♪ Don't you worry ♪

♪ Don't wanna brag ♪

♪ Gonna get this cat Right back in the bag ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It isn't me ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It's a mystery ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

♪ Six lives, seven lives, Eight lives, nine ♪

♪ No such thing As a perfect crime ♪

♪ It's a curious game Of cat and mouse ♪

♪ Gonna find yourself In the big doghouse ♪

♪ Gonna find the clues ♪

♪ Gonna tell the truth ♪

-[screams] -♪ I'm as jumpy as a cat ♪

♪ On a hot tin roof ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It isn't me ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It's a mystery ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

Cat burglar is going on a burglaring jamboree!

It's a burglarberry!

I actually don't think that's a word.

What do we do? We're out of clues,

and we still haven't caught the cat-bangler

who took the jacket to Thrift Store LLC!

I always say, "When in doubt, go back to the beginning."

Where the jacket was last seen before LLC?

On me.

On you!

Oh, oh, you mean your closet.

My closet!

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ It's a mystery ♪

♪ Cat burglar ♪

♪ Who could it be? ♪

♪ Where I hide they don't know ♪

♪ The missing piece Where did it go ♪

I think we found the cat burglar.

Oh, man, I wish we had a flashlight.

You're welcome.

Now let's catch a cat-bageler.

Caught you in the act! [laughs victoriously]

Mom?

Hi, Mrs. A.J.'s Mom.

[gasps] Your mom is a cat-bandler?

[chuckles] I'm the what?

And would you please take that light out of my eyes, A.J.?

Sorry. You're the cat burglar!

I'm the cat burglar?

[chuckles] I love it. Meow.

So, how did I become that?

Well, my mom bought me this super cool jacket at Thrift Store LLC.

Ooh, I love that store.

I know. My mom and me, too.

So I showed it to A.J.

And I said, I have a jacket just like it. So we came here...

Because if we both wore them, no one could tell us apart.

Her jacket was gone because I was wearing it.

So we were trying to figure out how my jacket got to Thrift Store LLC?

Theo told us it was a cat-badger who took it.

Then we found a whole other box of stuff,

including one of Daddy's jerseys.

And then we caught you cat-handed.

Well, you got it right.

I am the cat burglar.

[♪ rap style singing] ♪ You got me, coppers ♪

♪ Just when I was About to make tracks ♪

♪ It's a bum rap, see? ♪

♪ I've got an airtight alibi ♪

♪ Meow ♪

I didn't understand any of that.

[laughs] Sorry, honey.

Every now and then when I'm cleaning your room

or putting away laundry,

I take some things you don't use anymore

and give them to the Thrift Store.

[both] But why?

Remember how excited you were to find your favorite raincoat?

-You were pretty excited. -Mm-hmm.

Oh, A.J.

if I take your old baby clothes or books,

you don't read anymore and give them to the store,

someone else can be as excited about those things

as you were about your raincoat.

She makes a good point.

But... but this jacket is fire!

It is fire.

[chuckles] Yes, but it's too long in the arms for you.

You can't use your hands.

No, it isn't.

Look?

Oh...

Okay, so maybe it's a little long.

Oh, honey, I knew if we gave it to the Thrift Store LLC

some other kid would find it and love it.

And I do love it.

But it looks nice on you

even if you can't see your hands.

If you really miss it, A.J., you can have it back.

Absolutely not.

I think it looks too amazing on you.

Yay! I love this jacket so much.

Hey, what else can we give away so someone else can feel like this?

Ooh, giving away more stuff?

Great idea.

Let's talk about those shoes, Mom.

They're a tiny bit big on you.

Is that my jersey?

You're trying to give away my jersey?

Mmm-mmm. Not today.

Daddy. Someone will love it.

Yup, and that someone is me.

-After him, detectives. -[girls laugh]

[A.J.] Get him!

[all laughs]

It's too small for you anyway.

[laughing continues]

[A.J.] Birthday Bop.

♪ It's Mommy's birthday ♪

♪ It's Mommy's birthday ♪

May I have your attention, please?

In case you didn't know, it's Mommy's birthday!

Are you excited?

Me, too.

And that's why I wrote a super special birthday bop

to sing at my mom's party tonight.

You know what a bop is, right?

[squeaks]

Well, a bop just means a really good song, sillies!

But you get to hear it first.

So now, introducing me,

the one, the only,

it's a rock star A.J. in the house!

♪ Hey, Mom, it's your birthday ♪

[music system booms]

[sniffs]

Mmm.

Wild safari rice, gulf shrimp,

smoked sausage, little bell pepper.

-Mmm, nom, nom... -[clears throat]

And just who told you it was okay to sample

my special birthday "jumbolaya"?

[chuckles] "Jumbolaya"?

Don't you mean "jambalaya"?

No, girl, I mean jumbo.

You know, everything I do is extra large.

I took my grandma's family recipe and modified it.

[music system booms]

What is that girl singing up there?

I don't know, but it's kind of a bop.

Well, I wish I could stay here more,

but I'm getting pampered for my birthday party tonight.

When you see me next, I'll be a new woman.

New woman or not,

I love you all the same.

[boom continues]

Wow, A.J. is really putting on a show up there.

Let me see if I can squeeze into the audience.

♪ Yeah! ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

Hurrah, Your Majesty.

[sputters] I mean, Yas, Queen!

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday, yeah! ♪

-[singing stops] -[music continues]

Wait, what happened to the singing?

A.J., what's wrong?

Why you are all frozen in place like that?

You look like a tiny Statue of Liberty.

[music stops]

I... I can't sing it, Daddy.

I was doing great until I saw you,

and then [mumbles] I got really scared,

but I'm not sure why.

Uh-oh, sounds like you've got a case of the jitters.

The "jitters"? Oh, no!

What's that? [gasps]

Is it contagious?

No. The jitters is when you get really nervous about doing something

in front of a whole bunch of people.

That's me for sure.

I was gonna sing my song at Mom's birthday party,

but now I'm scared I might forget the words

or freeze up like I just did with you!

I could ruin her party.

Oh, my palms are getting sweaty, just thinking about it.

I used to be like you.

My body would get all tight,

and of course, my hands would start to sweat,

and then my voice would get all squeaky like this.

That's it.

That's exactly how I feel.

If I can't even sing my song in front of you,

how am I gonna sing in front of everybody?

The struggle is real, Daddy.

Oh, Daddy knows that the struggle is real.

Every Sunday before a football game,

I get real nervous about having to play

in front of a crowd of people and get the jitters.

My hands would shake more than an earthquake.

You? [chuckles] Nervous? Uh-huh.

Yes, I had terrible jitters,

but I figured out a way to calm myself

so I'd be less nervous.

How? Maybe you can show me

how to get over the jitters so I can do it, too?

Hey...

[crowd cheering]

There are so many people at this football game, Theo.

Look, there's my dad on the bench.

Daddy.

Oh, my gosh.

You look so nervous.

[squeaky voice] I got the jitters.

[croaky voice] I've got the jitters. [clears throat]

[normal voice] I mean, I'm nervous.

Look at my sweaty hands.

[plinks]

Well, that saves me a shower later.

Lot of people in that crowd today,

but I'll be okay once I do my anti-jitters routine.

Without it, my feet get all tangled

and then I can't run or catch the ball.

Check this out.

In order to stop being nervous,

first, I do five jumping jacks to get my energy going.

One. [grunts]

Two. [grunts]

Yeah... [grunting]

Is that five?

That's a great idea.

You just gotta shake the nervous jitters out of you,

and I'll be singing diva in no time.

[Dad] I'm not done, though.

Then I powerlift another player five times to get my strength up.

Three, four, five.

That seems exhausting.

I can't even lift Theo over my head five times.

I'm just trying to sing, not get muscles.

Finally, to remind myself just to have fun,

I do a silly dance.

♪ Whoo! Your boy's feeling good now! ♪

And that's my anti-nervous routine.

My jitters are gone.

What do you think?

I think it's kind of silly.

Does it work?

Well, we're about to find out.

It's time to play.

Throw here!

Throw here! I'm open.

I'm open.

Throw here. Oh, there it goes!

There it goes. Good throw!

[crowd cheering]

[engine revving, tires squealing]

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

-Touch down! -[crowd chanting] Marty! Marty!

That's right. Go, Marty!

Go, Marty! Go, Marty!

Go! Get it, Theo!

Hmm. Dad.

Hello?

Oh, sorry. I got carried away.

But that was some catch, though, huh?

[laughs] And now you know

how to keep from getting the jitters at the party.

I don't think so, Daddy.

I don't know if this will help with my singing jitters.

A.J., it's not about doing the things that I did when I played football.

It's about you doing the things

that make you feel brave, even if they're silly.

Wait... I don't get nervous

when I sing to Theo and my plushies.

If I bring them out during Mom's party and sing to them,

maybe I won't get nervous.

[laughs in relief] Thank you, Daddy!

You're the best!

[children laughing]

Hey, there's my birthday girl.

Would you care for an appetizer, my sweet?

Martellus Germain Lucius Bennett,

aren't those meatballs a little bit big for an appetizer?

Remember?

Everything I do is extra large.

These bad boys are packed with flavor.

Try one.

Hmm.

Great meatballs, Mr. A.J.'s Dad.

I was hoping you love the meatballs, Jessie.

Mmm.

Hey, Jessie, I bet you're looking for A.J.

Oh, no. I've been here playing all afternoon.

A.J. invited me to watch her perform.

She's in her room getting ready to sing your birthday song,

so I don't wanna bother her too much.

Plus all the meatballs are out here.

There goes another one now. Gotta go!

What's good, baby brother?

[sniffs] Hmm?

Wild safari rice, gulf shrimps, smoked sausage, little bell pepper.

I'll bet that's jambalaya I'm smelling.

Grandma's recipe?

Nope. Mine.

I made it myself.

Oh, no, you modified it?

It's probably not that good.

Got you!

-[laughs] -Not funny.

I'll check back when you're eating your fourth plate.

Hey, Tiff, how's my favorite sister-in-law?

All good, Marty.

Girls, come in here and say hi to your uncle.

[both] Hi, Uncle Marty. Where's A.J.?

She's in her room.

Tell her come out and sing a song.

♪ La la la la la ♪

I got this!

I totally don't have the jitters,

and I'm going to have you all front and center

so I don't get nervous.

[footsteps running]

[both] Cousin!

Tisha and Tasha.

Hey, I'm so glad you're here.

Us, too. We heard you're singing a special song for Auntie Sig.

That's so cool.

I can't believe you're gonna do that.

I know, right?

With all those people out there, I'd be...

Straight up terrified.

Uncle Marty says it's time to do it now.

-Are you... -Ready?

It's now or never.

[Marty] Hey, A.J.

It's showtime!

Wait! I can't go without--

Attention, everybody!

A.J. is gonna sing the birthday song she made for Auntie Siggi, now.

[silence]

[acoustic feedback]

[music starts playing]

Marty, is she okay?

A.J. looks like she swallowed a shoe.

I think I know what's wrong.

I have to help her do what's right for her.

Not me.

Be right back.

Jessie, follow me.

[♪ music continues]

[inhales] Okay.

Just imagine your stuffed animals are here.

[Marty] Psst, A.J. Down here.

It's okay.

You got this.

Yeah...

I got this.

[crowd cheering]

♪ Hey, Mom, it's your birthday ♪

♪ You're the bestest mom every day ♪

♪ So I made this song for you ♪

♪ One, two, three, four! ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday ♪

♪ Happy, happy, hap-happy birthday ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday, yeah! ♪

-Yes, it is! -Yeah!

♪ Happy, happy, hap-happy birthday ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday ♪

♪ Hap hap hap-happy birthday ♪

♪ To you! ♪

♪ A pretty present With some birthday wishes ♪

♪ A gooey cake With some A.J. kisses ♪

♪ Daddy promised he'd do With the dishes, yeah ♪

-Yeah, I'll do 'em. I'll do 'em. -Yeah!

Yeah, I will.

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday ♪

♪ Happy, happy, hap-happy birthday ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday, yeah! ♪

Yeah!

[Theo] Go, girl!

♪ Happy, happy, hap-happy birthday ♪

♪ Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! ♪

♪ It's your birthday ♪

♪ Hap, hap, happy birthday Mom ♪

♪ I love you ♪

-[all applauding] -[girl] She's so good!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

That was the best birthday present ever.

Oh, honey, I love you, too.

[closing theme music playing]