1 00:00:00,933 --> 00:00:03,030 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 2 00:00:05,032 --> 00:00:07,941 Family dinner-- The backbone of America. 3 00:00:08,045 --> 00:00:09,794 A chance for families to get together 4 00:00:09,881 --> 00:00:11,315 and talk about their day-- 5 00:00:11,469 --> 00:00:14,530 In our case, waiting for Sue to take a breath. 6 00:00:14,622 --> 00:00:15,943 In middle school, they're called tater tots, 7 00:00:16,031 --> 00:00:18,743 but in high school, they're called tater rounds. 8 00:00:18,846 --> 00:00:20,800 - You know... - Oh, my gosh! 9 00:00:20,911 --> 00:00:22,023 I almost said "tots" today. 10 00:00:22,106 --> 00:00:23,875 That would have been such a frosh move. 11 00:00:23,969 --> 00:00:26,301 Did you know that they call freshmen "frosh"? 12 00:00:26,391 --> 00:00:27,302 May I please be excused 13 00:00:27,384 --> 00:00:28,675 to go step in front of a moving train? 14 00:00:28,768 --> 00:00:31,442 It's a family dinner. You suffer with the rest of us. 15 00:00:31,532 --> 00:00:34,409 Go ahead, Sue. We're all very interested. 16 00:00:34,519 --> 00:00:36,891 - We weren't. - So in middle school... 17 00:00:36,984 --> 00:00:38,204 It was my fault, really. 18 00:00:38,323 --> 00:00:39,632 I'm the one who had the bright idea 19 00:00:39,715 --> 00:00:40,935 of family dinner. 20 00:00:41,043 --> 00:00:43,398 Actually, Oprah had the idea in her magazine-- 21 00:00:43,533 --> 00:00:45,698 Oprah, who doesn't have kids. 22 00:00:45,865 --> 00:00:47,524 Anyway, my locker's in frosh hall-- 23 00:00:47,613 --> 00:00:48,871 They call it that because that's where 24 00:00:48,946 --> 00:00:49,986 all the frosh lockers are. 25 00:00:50,061 --> 00:00:52,601 And at first, I almost couldn't remember my locker combination-- 26 00:00:52,673 --> 00:00:54,319 another frosh move. 27 00:00:54,403 --> 00:00:57,065 - But then, I got-- - My God, Sue! Would you give it a rest? 28 00:00:57,167 --> 00:00:59,117 Excuse me. I am her mother. 29 00:00:59,193 --> 00:01:00,771 If I feel she needs to give it a rest, 30 00:01:00,861 --> 00:01:02,980 I will tell her to give it a rest. 31 00:01:03,098 --> 00:01:05,553 So anyway, the froshiest thing I did this week-- 32 00:01:05,630 --> 00:01:07,716 Okay, Sue, let's give it a... little break. 33 00:01:08,191 --> 00:01:09,683 Axl, you're up. Didn't you have a science test 34 00:01:09,757 --> 00:01:11,217 the other day? How'd that go? 35 00:01:11,314 --> 00:01:13,795 Uh, actually, we won't get the scores till next week. 36 00:01:13,894 --> 00:01:16,027 Actually, you can get 'em right now. 37 00:01:16,123 --> 00:01:17,656 All the grades go up on the school web site, 38 00:01:17,771 --> 00:01:19,595 and parents can check 'em whenever they want. 39 00:01:19,758 --> 00:01:21,609 Axl had been having a rough go of it 40 00:01:21,687 --> 00:01:23,177 with Sue now in his school. 41 00:01:23,275 --> 00:01:24,455 He told her to be cool, 42 00:01:24,561 --> 00:01:27,200 but there's cool and then there's Sue cool. 43 00:01:27,324 --> 00:01:28,191 Axl! 44 00:01:29,872 --> 00:01:31,215 Axl! 45 00:01:34,095 --> 00:01:35,567 Axl! 46 00:01:36,456 --> 00:01:38,673 Oh, my God! You ruin my life at school, 47 00:01:38,770 --> 00:01:40,355 and now you gotta ruin it at home, too?! 48 00:01:40,450 --> 00:01:43,002 I can't take it anymore! I need my space! 49 00:01:43,112 --> 00:01:44,416 Axl! What are you talking about? 50 00:01:44,488 --> 00:01:45,649 I totally give you space! 51 00:01:45,738 --> 00:01:47,518 In what way am I not giving you space? 52 00:01:47,630 --> 00:01:49,348 What kind of space am I not giving you? 53 00:01:57,015 --> 00:01:57,972 Ugh. 54 00:02:00,750 --> 00:02:03,014 All right, I guess we can't avoid it anymore. 55 00:02:03,386 --> 00:02:04,655 We gotta run the dishwasher. 56 00:02:04,744 --> 00:02:06,143 I'll get the broom, you get the towels. 57 00:02:08,161 --> 00:02:10,442 Hey, Brick, you know, with Sue hoggin' up all the oxygen, 58 00:02:10,537 --> 00:02:12,234 I don't think we've heard a word out of you all week. 59 00:02:12,318 --> 00:02:13,465 How's fourth grade treating you? 60 00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:14,606 Not well. 61 00:02:16,371 --> 00:02:19,245 You didn't do something weird already in class yet, did you? 62 00:02:19,328 --> 00:02:22,005 It's just the first week, Brick. You gotta pace yourself. 63 00:02:22,134 --> 00:02:24,533 It's my teacher, Mr. Wilkerson. 64 00:02:24,625 --> 00:02:25,856 He's a man. 65 00:02:26,017 --> 00:02:28,643 I like women. I like their bosoms. 66 00:02:28,975 --> 00:02:31,990 We all do, Brick, but right now you're in a bosomless situation. 67 00:02:32,082 --> 00:02:34,708 - You gotta make the best of it. - But when he asks you a question, 68 00:02:34,798 --> 00:02:36,287 he throws you the answer ball. 69 00:02:36,389 --> 00:02:38,468 If I have to catch a ball to answer a question, 70 00:02:38,583 --> 00:02:41,061 it's gonna be a long year. 71 00:02:41,233 --> 00:02:42,465 Playing catch in class? 72 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:45,565 That, for most kids, is what's called fun. 73 00:02:45,689 --> 00:02:46,975 But when he takes us to gym, 74 00:02:47,087 --> 00:02:48,201 we're supposed to climb the rope. 75 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:50,563 He fails to pick up on my reluctance. 76 00:02:50,704 --> 00:02:52,569 He's not a good fit for me. 77 00:02:52,653 --> 00:02:53,990 You should probably go talk to him. 78 00:02:54,336 --> 00:02:57,237 Um, Brick, if you have isSues with Mr. Wilkerson, 79 00:02:57,315 --> 00:02:59,571 you're gonna have to talk to him yourself. 80 00:02:59,962 --> 00:03:01,261 I mean, you're in the fourth grade now. 81 00:03:01,357 --> 00:03:02,839 We trust you to take care of this. 82 00:03:02,935 --> 00:03:04,234 You've matured. 83 00:03:04,363 --> 00:03:05,398 Really? 84 00:03:05,490 --> 00:03:07,057 Oh, yeah, you have, definitely. 85 00:03:07,168 --> 00:03:08,314 Hmm. 86 00:03:11,011 --> 00:03:12,495 You just don't wanna go see his teacher. 87 00:03:12,602 --> 00:03:13,960 Gee, ya think? 88 00:03:16,065 --> 00:03:18,256 I learned my lesson with Ms. Rinsky! 89 00:03:18,363 --> 00:03:20,466 I'm not going anywhere near that school. 90 00:03:22,446 --> 00:03:25,017 Did you have Ms. Wright for frosh math? Are her tests hard? 91 00:03:25,106 --> 00:03:27,040 People say she's the hardest of all the frosh teachers. 92 00:03:27,125 --> 00:03:28,417 Oh, my God! How do you do it? 93 00:03:28,538 --> 00:03:30,772 Every day I think I couldn't possibly like you less. 94 00:03:30,883 --> 00:03:32,620 Oh, also, I meant to ask you-- 95 00:03:32,726 --> 00:03:33,902 I still have to pick an elective 96 00:03:33,991 --> 00:03:35,538 for my free period before frosh math. 97 00:03:35,679 --> 00:03:37,987 So many choices! 98 00:03:38,091 --> 00:03:41,538 Uh, typing, computer lab, home ec... 99 00:03:41,660 --> 00:03:44,195 Hey, what about swimming? 100 00:03:44,452 --> 00:03:45,532 Swimming? 101 00:03:45,630 --> 00:03:46,825 I can do that as an elective? 102 00:03:46,923 --> 00:03:49,619 Oh, yeah. It's a real gateway for getting on the swim team. 103 00:03:49,733 --> 00:03:52,145 I mean, I don't know if you're even interested 104 00:03:52,248 --> 00:03:54,404 in doing any extracurricular activities, but... 105 00:03:54,499 --> 00:03:56,847 Swimming. Thanks, Axl. 106 00:03:57,715 --> 00:03:59,109 You're a good brother. 107 00:04:00,179 --> 00:04:01,439 He wasn't. 108 00:04:01,524 --> 00:04:02,867 You see, with the pool here, 109 00:04:02,974 --> 00:04:05,738 and Sue's next class way over here, 110 00:04:05,851 --> 00:04:09,192 Axl knew there was no way she'd ever make it on time. 111 00:04:10,495 --> 00:04:12,938 Let's just say revenge is a dish best served daily 112 00:04:13,047 --> 00:04:15,259 between 11:00 and 11:05. 113 00:04:26,629 --> 00:04:27,489 Oh! 114 00:04:28,002 --> 00:04:29,185 No... no... 115 00:04:31,366 --> 00:04:33,102 Tardy sweep! 116 00:04:33,207 --> 00:04:35,495 Oh, no, no, no, but I had to come all the way from the pool. 117 00:04:35,589 --> 00:04:36,879 It's so far! 118 00:04:36,990 --> 00:04:38,646 Hey, do you wanna buy some weed? 119 00:04:42,450 --> 00:04:44,246 Well, I took your guys' advice 120 00:04:44,341 --> 00:04:45,962 and talked to Mr. Wilkerson, 121 00:04:46,087 --> 00:04:48,706 and he said I don't have to take gym anymore. 122 00:04:49,029 --> 00:04:49,811 When everyone else goes, 123 00:04:49,896 --> 00:04:51,382 I get to sit in the classroom and read. 124 00:04:51,509 --> 00:04:52,335 What?! 125 00:04:52,458 --> 00:04:54,778 What kind of a male teacher lets a kid skip gym? 126 00:04:54,879 --> 00:04:56,508 Seriously, does this guy wear sandals? 127 00:04:56,621 --> 00:04:57,598 I'm telling you, Frankie, any money, 128 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:58,753 this guy wears sandals. 129 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,378 He was surprisingly receptive. 130 00:05:00,519 --> 00:05:03,272 Yeah, but, Brick, they're all going to gym, you're not... 131 00:05:03,373 --> 00:05:04,994 What are the other kids gonna say? 132 00:05:05,114 --> 00:05:06,240 I don't know. 133 00:05:06,348 --> 00:05:07,772 But I'll tell you what they won't be saying-- 134 00:05:07,876 --> 00:05:09,911 "Hey, there goes Brick. Let's get him." 135 00:05:10,007 --> 00:05:10,850 Mm. 136 00:05:12,686 --> 00:05:13,660 Well, okay, Frankie, 137 00:05:13,757 --> 00:05:14,823 you're gonna have to go talk to this Wilkerson 138 00:05:14,928 --> 00:05:17,947 and explain the whole deal of how Brick is. 139 00:05:18,064 --> 00:05:19,896 Why? 140 00:05:19,997 --> 00:05:23,342 Why do I always have to go down and explain how Brick is? 141 00:05:23,453 --> 00:05:24,811 It's exhausting. 142 00:05:24,916 --> 00:05:28,596 Can't I just type something up and pin it to his shirt? 143 00:05:28,714 --> 00:05:29,816 Or tie it to his wrist? 144 00:05:29,921 --> 00:05:31,498 Yeah, like a bracelet. 145 00:05:31,609 --> 00:05:33,969 Like a quirk alert bracelet. 146 00:05:34,052 --> 00:05:35,480 Oh, wait a second! 147 00:05:35,591 --> 00:05:37,443 This could be a thing. 148 00:05:37,562 --> 00:05:38,777 Mm, doesn't feel like a thing. 149 00:05:38,872 --> 00:05:41,410 Mom! Axl tricked me-- 150 00:05:53,914 --> 00:05:55,390 There should be different categories of tardy. 151 00:05:55,509 --> 00:05:58,698 I got put in detention with a marijuana salesman! 152 00:05:58,827 --> 00:06:00,497 Hey, maybe you wanna go check out those tardies on 153 00:06:00,602 --> 00:06:02,952 the school web site. But what's the password again, Sue? 154 00:06:03,053 --> 00:06:04,737 Oh! I'll see you at the sawmill, 155 00:06:04,835 --> 00:06:06,805 'cause you just got axed. Whoo! 156 00:06:06,896 --> 00:06:08,916 Axl eats four doughnuts every day for lunch! 157 00:06:09,027 --> 00:06:11,150 Ooh! See you in court, 158 00:06:11,260 --> 00:06:13,091 'cause you just got Sued! 159 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:14,575 Just remember, Sue, too many tardies, 160 00:06:14,691 --> 00:06:16,003 and it goes on your permanent record. 161 00:06:17,983 --> 00:06:19,282 Now the one person whose permanent record 162 00:06:19,379 --> 00:06:20,974 you don't wanna mess with is Sue. 163 00:06:21,246 --> 00:06:22,569 She knew with a little planning, 164 00:06:22,662 --> 00:06:24,574 there had to be a way to beat the sweep. 165 00:06:24,701 --> 00:06:26,451 She tried cutting through the auditorium... 166 00:06:26,554 --> 00:06:28,139 Tardy sweep! 167 00:06:28,274 --> 00:06:30,662 Same with the cafeteria. 168 00:06:30,823 --> 00:06:32,300 Tardy sweep! 169 00:06:33,773 --> 00:06:35,688 She even tried a shortcut outside the building. 170 00:06:39,070 --> 00:06:40,814 Tardy sweep! 171 00:06:40,929 --> 00:06:43,117 Finally, after studying the map all weekend, 172 00:06:43,233 --> 00:06:44,462 she cracked it. 173 00:06:46,744 --> 00:06:47,679 She learned the quickest way 174 00:06:47,789 --> 00:06:49,311 was through Mr. Bertram's shop class. 175 00:06:51,549 --> 00:06:53,374 All that cross country had paid off. 176 00:06:53,664 --> 00:06:55,920 Sue was gonna make it to her locker right on schedule. 177 00:06:56,035 --> 00:06:59,565 If only Lucy Howard hadn't developed over the summer, 178 00:06:59,661 --> 00:07:02,240 and Steve Johnson hadn't taken notice of it. 179 00:07:02,338 --> 00:07:03,394 Um, excuse me, 180 00:07:03,497 --> 00:07:05,812 uh, I need to get to my locker, please. 181 00:07:05,948 --> 00:07:07,563 Ugh! 182 00:07:08,766 --> 00:07:09,696 Um, don't know if you know, 183 00:07:09,805 --> 00:07:12,508 but if you're late to class, you're gonna be tardy, 184 00:07:12,604 --> 00:07:14,683 and it could go on your permanent record! 185 00:07:16,955 --> 00:07:18,361 Tardy sweep! 186 00:07:18,496 --> 00:07:19,909 Ugh! See?! 187 00:07:20,021 --> 00:07:22,409 So the next day, she moved to plan "e." 188 00:07:22,514 --> 00:07:24,021 If she couldn't stop at her locker, 189 00:07:24,145 --> 00:07:26,416 she was just gonna have to bring her locker with her. 190 00:07:54,310 --> 00:07:56,010 Hey! A little-- A little help? 191 00:07:56,300 --> 00:07:57,817 A little-- A little help here, please? 192 00:07:57,919 --> 00:07:59,967 If someone could just give me a hand? 193 00:08:06,644 --> 00:08:09,810 Axl! 194 00:08:14,377 --> 00:08:16,012 You didn't flip your sister? 195 00:08:16,113 --> 00:08:17,386 What is the matter with you? 196 00:08:17,492 --> 00:08:19,599 I cannot believe you wouldn't flip your sister! 197 00:08:19,712 --> 00:08:21,139 It's embarrassing! 198 00:08:21,247 --> 00:08:24,305 Doesn't matter, Axl. You flip. You flip your family! 199 00:08:24,422 --> 00:08:25,480 You weren't there. Look. 200 00:08:25,578 --> 00:08:27,548 Oh, you can't stop to flip your sister, 201 00:08:27,633 --> 00:08:28,922 but you have time to take a picture? 202 00:08:29,038 --> 00:08:31,310 Worse. I got sent a picture of "turtle girl" 203 00:08:31,403 --> 00:08:32,836 by 37 different people! 204 00:08:34,209 --> 00:08:35,507 Oh, no. 205 00:08:35,605 --> 00:08:37,242 Thank you! Do you get it now? 206 00:08:37,342 --> 00:08:40,430 Do you see how she is ruining my life? 207 00:08:40,536 --> 00:08:41,998 What about turtle girl's feelings? 208 00:08:42,091 --> 00:08:43,795 You ever think how turtle girl feels? 209 00:08:43,912 --> 00:08:45,655 Turtle girl never had anything to lose! 210 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:46,791 Stop calling me turtle girl! 211 00:08:46,890 --> 00:08:48,698 I've worked too hard being too awesome, 212 00:08:48,797 --> 00:08:51,065 and Sue is not gonna drag me down to dorkdom with her! 213 00:08:51,143 --> 00:08:52,480 I'm out! I'm putting my foot down! 214 00:08:52,562 --> 00:08:53,752 - I'm not driving her anymore! - Hey! 215 00:08:53,839 --> 00:08:55,704 I'm the mom. You're the child. 216 00:08:55,831 --> 00:08:57,259 You do not have a foot to put down, 217 00:08:57,350 --> 00:08:59,497 and you're not telling me what you're not doing. 218 00:08:59,610 --> 00:09:02,426 That's weird, 'cause I'm not driving her. You can't make me. 219 00:09:02,523 --> 00:09:05,830 Uh, you don't seem to understand how things work around here, 220 00:09:05,924 --> 00:09:08,471 so I'm gonna do you a favor and clear it up for you. 221 00:09:12,745 --> 00:09:14,713 I'm in charge... 222 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:16,581 So I'm on top. 223 00:09:17,047 --> 00:09:18,183 And underneath, 224 00:09:18,295 --> 00:09:21,985 Axl, Sue, and Brick. 225 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:24,712 Get it? 226 00:09:25,347 --> 00:09:27,266 Okay. Are we all clear? 227 00:09:27,569 --> 00:09:28,977 Why am I under Axl? 228 00:09:29,121 --> 00:09:31,504 It's just a random order. 229 00:09:31,611 --> 00:09:32,688 It doesn't look random. 230 00:09:32,793 --> 00:09:34,719 It looks like you think Axl is above me. 231 00:09:34,822 --> 00:09:36,893 Only in looks, intelligence, charisma, and personality. 232 00:09:36,982 --> 00:09:38,339 Ugh. What about dad? 233 00:09:38,431 --> 00:09:39,521 I don't see dad. 234 00:09:39,638 --> 00:09:43,921 Fine. "And dad." 235 00:09:44,020 --> 00:09:45,600 Right up there with me, and above you three, 236 00:09:45,686 --> 00:09:47,511 who are listed here in a random order. 237 00:09:47,616 --> 00:09:49,209 That's not right. Dad goes above you. 238 00:09:49,308 --> 00:09:50,597 What? 239 00:09:50,712 --> 00:09:53,738 Well, no he doesn't. 240 00:09:53,831 --> 00:09:55,286 - That was my understanding. - Doesn't he? 241 00:09:55,413 --> 00:09:56,828 Wait. You think that? 242 00:09:56,957 --> 00:09:59,180 You think dad goes above me? 243 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,882 Hey-- Hey, Mike, 244 00:10:02,014 --> 00:10:03,643 your kids have the crazy idea 245 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:05,668 that in the hierarchy of this house, 246 00:10:05,783 --> 00:10:07,201 you're in charge. 247 00:10:07,983 --> 00:10:09,122 Okay. 248 00:10:09,454 --> 00:10:10,619 Okay? 249 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:12,275 Okay? 250 00:10:12,718 --> 00:10:14,643 Wait. You agree with that? You think that's accurate? 251 00:10:14,774 --> 00:10:17,488 I don't know. I just got home. 252 00:10:17,578 --> 00:10:18,664 It's not inaccurate. 253 00:10:18,765 --> 00:10:19,850 See? That's what I said. 254 00:10:19,995 --> 00:10:21,650 What? Why? 255 00:10:21,772 --> 00:10:24,003 What, because he's a man and I'm a woman? 256 00:10:24,082 --> 00:10:25,621 Why would you think he's in charge? 257 00:10:25,732 --> 00:10:28,111 Well, he's scarier. 258 00:10:28,251 --> 00:10:30,154 And he pays the bills and stuff. 259 00:10:30,289 --> 00:10:33,456 Okay, first of all, we are equally scary. 260 00:10:33,550 --> 00:10:35,174 We're equal in everything. 261 00:10:35,297 --> 00:10:38,109 We are equal. 262 00:10:38,197 --> 00:10:39,883 Ju-- Look at the chart! 263 00:10:39,995 --> 00:10:41,153 You made a chart? 264 00:10:41,278 --> 00:10:44,328 Last again. I'm always last. 265 00:10:44,442 --> 00:10:45,951 You're not always last. 266 00:10:46,064 --> 00:10:48,360 I am too! Whenever you write a card, 267 00:10:48,461 --> 00:10:52,573 you sign it "Mike, Frankie, Axl, Sue... and Brick. 268 00:10:52,685 --> 00:10:54,992 I'm sick of being "and Brick." 269 00:10:55,113 --> 00:10:57,616 I told you, it's a random order! 270 00:10:57,781 --> 00:10:59,333 Then how come dad's always first? 271 00:10:59,436 --> 00:11:00,754 'Cause dad's in charge. 272 00:11:00,870 --> 00:11:03,082 He's not in charge. I'm in charge. 273 00:11:03,186 --> 00:11:04,905 Tell them, Mike. Tell them I'm in charge. 274 00:11:05,028 --> 00:11:07,618 You heard her. When I'm not home, your mom's in charge. 275 00:11:07,742 --> 00:11:08,691 Mike! 276 00:11:08,797 --> 00:11:10,938 Well, I would like to make something perfectly clear-- 277 00:11:11,037 --> 00:11:13,780 Axl is not in charge of me. 278 00:11:13,884 --> 00:11:15,292 Pfft. You think I wanna be in charge of you? 279 00:11:15,407 --> 00:11:16,912 You think I wanna drive you, flip you, 280 00:11:17,006 --> 00:11:19,850 with all this responsibility? I hate being the oldest! 281 00:11:19,939 --> 00:11:21,198 Well, it's better than being in the middle, 282 00:11:21,287 --> 00:11:22,365 where nobody notices you! 283 00:11:22,471 --> 00:11:25,552 I've been eating old candy canes for breakfast 284 00:11:25,659 --> 00:11:26,868 every day this week. 285 00:11:26,974 --> 00:11:30,003 You wanna be unnoticed? Try being "and Brick." 286 00:11:30,111 --> 00:11:31,718 - Oh, my God, what other terrible life... - No, you don't understand... 287 00:11:31,839 --> 00:11:34,265 Hey, everybody knock it off! 288 00:11:36,790 --> 00:11:39,380 Okay, I've had enough. Everybody go to your room. 289 00:11:41,577 --> 00:11:43,668 Wait, wait, wait. Why did you look at him? 290 00:11:45,133 --> 00:11:47,050 Okay, you know what? Don't go to your room. 291 00:11:47,141 --> 00:11:48,416 Everybody stay here! 292 00:11:59,637 --> 00:12:01,022 Hey, did you talk to Brick's teacher yet? 293 00:12:01,951 --> 00:12:03,600 No, but now that you said it, 294 00:12:03,693 --> 00:12:05,244 I'll make sure I run right down there, 295 00:12:05,341 --> 00:12:07,096 'cause after all, you are the boss of me. 296 00:12:07,224 --> 00:12:09,759 You know, Frankie, if the kids think I'm in charge, 297 00:12:09,867 --> 00:12:11,629 it's kinda your fault. 298 00:12:12,839 --> 00:12:15,482 Oh, really? It's my fault? How do you figure? 299 00:12:15,578 --> 00:12:16,555 I'm just saying, 300 00:12:16,644 --> 00:12:18,724 maybe you played the "dad" card one too many times. 301 00:12:20,642 --> 00:12:22,097 Your dad's gonna be home in five minutes, 302 00:12:22,183 --> 00:12:23,611 and he is not gonna be happy. 303 00:12:23,717 --> 00:12:26,006 Seriously, I don't know what he's gonna do. 304 00:12:26,125 --> 00:12:27,704 If it were up to me, I'd totally let you, 305 00:12:27,791 --> 00:12:29,660 but I just don't think your dad will go for it. 306 00:12:29,748 --> 00:12:31,601 Oh, let's see how long that smirk's on your face 307 00:12:31,690 --> 00:12:33,224 when I tell your dad about this. 308 00:12:33,329 --> 00:12:34,811 Oh, please. 309 00:12:34,888 --> 00:12:37,184 Just because I occasionally call you in for backup 310 00:12:37,274 --> 00:12:39,101 does not make you in charge. 311 00:12:39,239 --> 00:12:41,171 You ever see the godfather call for backup? 312 00:12:42,507 --> 00:12:44,355 Okay, you know what? The only reason 313 00:12:44,450 --> 00:12:46,224 that you have any power whatsoever 314 00:12:46,307 --> 00:12:48,091 is because I gave it to you. 315 00:12:48,178 --> 00:12:49,964 You're in a puppet presidency, mister. 316 00:12:50,051 --> 00:12:52,732 You may be moving your mouth, but it's my words coming out. 317 00:12:52,854 --> 00:12:54,323 Oh, you're full of words, all right. 318 00:12:54,422 --> 00:12:56,136 But when something actually has to get done, 319 00:12:56,238 --> 00:12:58,417 I'm the one who steps in and makes it happen. 320 00:12:58,555 --> 00:13:00,283 You're the yammer. I'm the hammer. 321 00:13:00,597 --> 00:13:02,950 Okay, hammer. 322 00:13:03,060 --> 00:13:04,639 If you're so great at getting things done, 323 00:13:04,738 --> 00:13:07,274 why don't you go down and talk to Brick's teacher? 324 00:13:07,407 --> 00:13:10,166 Fine. I will. See? I said it, 325 00:13:10,262 --> 00:13:12,631 and now I'm doing it. You should try that sometime. 326 00:13:14,501 --> 00:13:17,073 So Mike may have had a point with the whole "yammer" thing. 327 00:13:17,186 --> 00:13:18,336 But the next day, 328 00:13:18,436 --> 00:13:20,968 he was the one stuck going to see Brick's teacher. 329 00:13:21,357 --> 00:13:24,171 Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. Wilkerson. 330 00:13:24,263 --> 00:13:25,399 You found him. 331 00:13:27,479 --> 00:13:28,624 You're Mr. Wilkerson? 332 00:13:28,737 --> 00:13:30,013 The teacher? 333 00:13:30,125 --> 00:13:32,581 You're not waiting for your dad or something? 334 00:13:32,676 --> 00:13:34,270 No, no, I'm Ralph Wilkerson. 335 00:13:34,368 --> 00:13:36,000 Okay. My mistake. 336 00:13:36,153 --> 00:13:37,715 Mike Heck, Brick Heck's dad. 337 00:13:37,804 --> 00:13:40,513 Hey. Awesome to meet you. Please, have a seat. 338 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:41,840 Now believe it or not, 339 00:13:41,949 --> 00:13:44,237 this is my first parent-teacher meeting. 340 00:13:44,331 --> 00:13:45,342 Oh, I believe it. 341 00:13:45,443 --> 00:13:47,032 Yeah, first-time teacher. I really wanna establish 342 00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:49,155 a rapport with the parents of my students. 343 00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:50,351 You know, you can check in with me anytime 344 00:13:50,431 --> 00:13:51,809 on the school web site, or better yet, 345 00:13:51,896 --> 00:13:53,299 follow my tweets. 346 00:13:53,414 --> 00:13:55,856 Yeah, I don't know what that is, but thanks. 347 00:13:55,939 --> 00:13:56,817 Listen, I wanted to talk to you 348 00:13:56,898 --> 00:13:58,221 about letting Brick skip gym. 349 00:13:58,326 --> 00:13:59,856 I appreciate you trying to accommodate him, 350 00:13:59,947 --> 00:14:01,437 but that's the worst thing you can do. 351 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:03,004 Look, I hear your concerns, and I agree with you. 352 00:14:03,089 --> 00:14:04,627 I want Brick to go to gym as well. 353 00:14:04,728 --> 00:14:06,853 Oh. Great. Then you tell him to go to gym, 354 00:14:06,939 --> 00:14:07,979 and I'll see you at parents night. 355 00:14:08,076 --> 00:14:09,400 Hold up, hold up, Mike. It's not that easy. 356 00:14:09,532 --> 00:14:10,958 Yeah, I think it is. 357 00:14:11,036 --> 00:14:13,342 Oh, uh, sorry. I... I have the answer ball, 358 00:14:13,443 --> 00:14:14,941 so just let me finish my thought. 359 00:14:15,056 --> 00:14:16,319 I want Brick to go to gym, 360 00:14:16,404 --> 00:14:18,007 but I want Brick to want to go to gym. 361 00:14:18,123 --> 00:14:20,250 You know, it's a question of motivation. 362 00:14:20,361 --> 00:14:21,090 You know, specifically, 363 00:14:21,187 --> 00:14:23,358 the sociocultural theory of scaffolding. 364 00:14:23,474 --> 00:14:25,157 We provide children with the building blocks 365 00:14:25,266 --> 00:14:26,690 to come to decisions on their own 366 00:14:26,766 --> 00:14:28,315 through positive reinforcement. 367 00:14:30,239 --> 00:14:31,854 Now it's your turn, Mike. 368 00:14:33,344 --> 00:14:34,347 Okay. Instead of all that, 369 00:14:34,460 --> 00:14:35,674 you could say, "I'm the teacher. 370 00:14:35,767 --> 00:14:37,318 You're the kid. Go to gym." 371 00:14:39,322 --> 00:14:40,540 Answer ball? 372 00:14:42,884 --> 00:14:43,865 Mike, what do you think's gonna happen 373 00:14:43,971 --> 00:14:45,550 when Brick sees all of his friends 374 00:14:45,645 --> 00:14:47,138 go off to gym to play and have fun 375 00:14:47,238 --> 00:14:48,735 and he's all alone back here reading? 376 00:14:49,916 --> 00:14:51,125 I think he'll love it. 377 00:14:52,484 --> 00:14:54,173 Eventually, he'll want to join them. 378 00:14:54,270 --> 00:14:55,475 That's what-- It's what my professor called 379 00:14:55,564 --> 00:14:58,277 the "positive peer-amid." 380 00:14:58,471 --> 00:14:59,598 You'll see, Brick will come to the decision 381 00:14:59,682 --> 00:15:01,051 to go to gym on his own. 382 00:15:01,513 --> 00:15:02,697 No. No, he won't. 383 00:15:02,789 --> 00:15:04,410 Brick will read for as long as you let him. 384 00:15:04,577 --> 00:15:05,985 Mike, I know kids. 385 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,301 Well, sure, 'cause you just recently were one. 386 00:15:08,420 --> 00:15:10,603 In my experience with children, 387 00:15:10,709 --> 00:15:12,284 they react better when you don't force them. 388 00:15:12,407 --> 00:15:13,683 What experience? 389 00:15:13,806 --> 00:15:16,236 Do you think what you've been doing so far is working? 390 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,058 I see you holding the answer ball, 391 00:15:19,147 --> 00:15:20,375 but I don't hear an answer. 392 00:15:29,082 --> 00:15:31,531 My wife usually does these meetings. 393 00:15:34,861 --> 00:15:36,986 Hey. Is Brick back in gym class? 394 00:15:37,488 --> 00:15:38,690 He is not. 395 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:40,415 What? Why not? 396 00:15:40,698 --> 00:15:42,801 Things were said. Things were thrown. 397 00:15:42,903 --> 00:15:45,842 Things were broken, and it just kinda went downhill from there. 398 00:15:45,959 --> 00:15:49,248 Oh, Mike, we finally moved on from Ms. Rinsky, 399 00:15:49,404 --> 00:15:51,742 and now we have another teacher who hates us? 400 00:15:51,841 --> 00:15:54,882 Well, he doesn't hate us. It's worse. He cares. 401 00:15:55,008 --> 00:15:56,819 He wants us to interface on a weekly basis, 402 00:15:56,926 --> 00:16:00,171 whatever that is, and... We're supposed to fill out 403 00:16:00,257 --> 00:16:02,972 this parenting style questionnaire. 404 00:16:03,844 --> 00:16:05,778 You brought back homework? 405 00:16:05,913 --> 00:16:09,138 Way to go, hammer. Why didn't you say no? 406 00:16:09,283 --> 00:16:11,711 'Cause I didn't have the answer ball, okay? 407 00:16:15,935 --> 00:16:18,959 Do you really think it's bad being the oldest? 408 00:16:19,050 --> 00:16:20,296 Are you kidding? 409 00:16:20,408 --> 00:16:22,144 Mom and dad have been all up in my business 410 00:16:22,230 --> 00:16:23,402 ever since I was born. 411 00:16:23,509 --> 00:16:24,479 When I started high school, 412 00:16:24,582 --> 00:16:26,562 they were all, "how's it going, Axl?" 413 00:16:26,682 --> 00:16:29,331 "How are your classes? Who are your teachers? 414 00:16:29,418 --> 00:16:30,635 Who are your friends?" 415 00:16:31,721 --> 00:16:34,717 But when you're the middle kid, you kinda disappear. 416 00:16:34,819 --> 00:16:36,353 I'd kill for less attention. 417 00:16:36,446 --> 00:16:37,954 You can get away with whatever you want. 418 00:16:38,063 --> 00:16:39,191 You fly under the radar. 419 00:16:39,364 --> 00:16:41,087 But I don't wanna fly under the radar. 420 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,880 I just feel like when you're the-- 421 00:16:42,962 --> 00:16:44,069 Block away. 422 00:16:47,850 --> 00:16:49,848 I just feel like as the middle child, 423 00:16:49,956 --> 00:16:51,537 people don't see me. 424 00:16:51,631 --> 00:16:54,616 It's like sometimes I'm invisible. 425 00:16:56,037 --> 00:16:56,866 Hey, ax-man! 426 00:16:56,948 --> 00:16:58,245 Yeah, you know it! 427 00:16:59,144 --> 00:17:00,906 Maybe feeling invisible is a good thing. 428 00:17:01,617 --> 00:17:02,711 Like, because you're the middle kid, 429 00:17:02,809 --> 00:17:04,780 you want people to notice you. You just keep trying. 430 00:17:04,942 --> 00:17:06,434 Not yet. 431 00:17:06,583 --> 00:17:07,570 Okay. 432 00:17:08,045 --> 00:17:08,956 I mean... 433 00:17:09,849 --> 00:17:11,200 If I turtled like that at school, 434 00:17:11,305 --> 00:17:13,447 I would've packed it in and made mom homeschool me, 435 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:14,827 but you're weird. 436 00:17:14,949 --> 00:17:16,458 You don't give up. 437 00:17:16,591 --> 00:17:20,502 It's actually... Kind of almost impressive. 438 00:17:20,631 --> 00:17:22,831 You're like this dork optimist. 439 00:17:22,951 --> 00:17:26,842 That was the nicest thing Axl had ever said to her. 440 00:17:26,947 --> 00:17:29,744 Her brother was right. She was a dork optimist, 441 00:17:29,849 --> 00:17:33,064 and dork optimists never give up. 442 00:17:46,057 --> 00:17:48,051 Sue didn't turtle, which was a miracle, 443 00:17:48,159 --> 00:17:49,469 and as she passed her locker, 444 00:17:49,571 --> 00:17:51,528 she noticed an even bigger miracle. 445 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,030 There were no hormonal teenagers 446 00:17:53,112 --> 00:17:54,729 groping each other in front of it. 447 00:17:55,083 --> 00:17:56,385 This was her opportunity. 448 00:17:56,814 --> 00:17:58,552 This time, she was gonna make it, 449 00:18:13,676 --> 00:18:15,352 Sean Hage? 450 00:18:15,533 --> 00:18:18,999 - Sue Heck? - Here! 451 00:18:19,092 --> 00:18:20,306 Tardy sweep! 452 00:18:24,766 --> 00:18:26,120 What are you doing? That's not done. 453 00:18:26,290 --> 00:18:30,649 No choice, Mike. I can't find the dryer broom, 454 00:18:30,738 --> 00:18:32,810 and I need clothes more than dishes right now. 455 00:18:36,025 --> 00:18:37,143 Would you say our parenting style 456 00:18:37,237 --> 00:18:40,656 is proactive, authoritative, or democratic? 457 00:18:41,034 --> 00:18:42,536 Oh, no, no. 458 00:18:43,141 --> 00:18:45,507 You're trying to rope me in to doing it, 459 00:18:45,622 --> 00:18:48,043 and I'm not doing it. Not my homework. 460 00:18:48,470 --> 00:18:49,947 Aw! Come on. 461 00:18:50,377 --> 00:18:52,484 Lonely at the top, isn't it, boss man? 462 00:18:54,147 --> 00:18:55,874 You know, Frankie, the truth is, 463 00:18:55,994 --> 00:18:57,704 the kids don't always listen to me either. 464 00:18:58,010 --> 00:19:00,045 You're just saying that 'cause you're stuck on a question, 465 00:19:00,140 --> 00:19:01,500 but it's not gonna work. 466 00:19:01,606 --> 00:19:03,637 No, really. Axl is in his room right now 467 00:19:03,737 --> 00:19:07,247 eating a ham on his bed when I told him not to four times. 468 00:19:07,463 --> 00:19:10,154 Oh, that's okay. We'll have the last laugh. 469 00:19:10,255 --> 00:19:11,476 I got it at the frugal hoosier. 470 00:19:11,557 --> 00:19:14,129 That thing expired two days ago. 471 00:19:14,234 --> 00:19:15,737 Hoo-hoo! 472 00:19:18,938 --> 00:19:20,290 Relaxed. 473 00:19:20,385 --> 00:19:21,395 Huh? 474 00:19:21,895 --> 00:19:24,803 Our parenting style-- Relaxed. 475 00:19:25,602 --> 00:19:26,643 Thanks. 476 00:19:27,124 --> 00:19:30,082 Try and work in the word "scaffolding" somewhere. 477 00:19:30,544 --> 00:19:32,770 I don't know what it is, bur Mr. Wilkerson will like it. 478 00:19:34,381 --> 00:19:35,862 The thing is, in a family, 479 00:19:35,956 --> 00:19:37,628 people take charge at different times. 480 00:19:37,741 --> 00:19:39,904 Sometimes a sister helps out in a way 481 00:19:39,988 --> 00:19:41,292 a mom and dad can't. 482 00:19:41,455 --> 00:19:42,095 You know, Brick, 483 00:19:42,188 --> 00:19:43,697 you should really think about going to gym. 484 00:19:44,073 --> 00:19:47,935 If you climb to the top of the rope you get a coupon for a free frozen yogurt. 485 00:19:50,293 --> 00:19:51,607 Sometimes a kid helps the parent. 486 00:19:52,809 --> 00:19:55,786 Mr. Heck. Hey, uh, just following up 487 00:19:55,872 --> 00:19:57,999 on that paperwork I asked you to turn in yesterday. 488 00:19:59,091 --> 00:20:01,246 Hey, Brick? Your teacher's on my computer. 489 00:20:01,416 --> 00:20:03,703 I don't wanna talk to him. How do I get rid of this guy? 490 00:20:03,833 --> 00:20:06,325 Hit "escape." Also, he can hear you. 491 00:20:10,856 --> 00:20:12,725 And sometimes, it was a brother 492 00:20:12,815 --> 00:20:15,104 who helped a sister make it to class on time, 493 00:20:15,218 --> 00:20:16,735 and she never even knew it. 494 00:20:16,853 --> 00:20:18,914 Hey! Losers! This is someone's locker. 495 00:20:19,003 --> 00:20:21,408 Do it under the bleachers like normal people, huh? 496 00:20:29,789 --> 00:20:32,741 Alone, we would die, but together... 497 00:20:32,834 --> 00:20:34,467 Come on, kids. Time for bed. 498 00:20:34,573 --> 00:20:35,974 Hmm? I can't. 499 00:20:36,068 --> 00:20:37,098 You've got work in the morning. 500 00:20:37,174 --> 00:20:39,982 You're gonna be miserable tomorrow if you don't. Let's go. 501 00:20:40,062 --> 00:20:42,638 Together, we're barely functional. 502 00:20:45,378 --> 00:20:48,401 Sync and corrections by n17t01 www.addic7ed.com 503 00:20:48,451 --> 00:20:53,001 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0