1 00:00:00,845 --> 00:00:03,529 Some people have said I'm overly sensitive. 2 00:00:08,446 --> 00:00:09,680 What now? 3 00:00:09,993 --> 00:00:12,199 Missy gave me cinnamon gum! 4 00:00:13,430 --> 00:00:15,762 Sure, sure. 5 00:00:16,063 --> 00:00:17,607 And by some people, 6 00:00:17,699 --> 00:00:20,202 I mean everyone. 7 00:00:21,165 --> 00:00:23,678 While I may not be X-Men material... 8 00:00:23,770 --> 00:00:27,543 I have always possessed unusually heightened senses. 9 00:00:27,635 --> 00:00:28,743 Ew. 10 00:00:28,875 --> 00:00:31,815 Georgie, put your shoes back on! 11 00:00:32,078 --> 00:00:33,614 He can't smell this. 12 00:00:33,706 --> 00:00:35,171 Yes, I can! 13 00:00:35,263 --> 00:00:37,628 I also had extraordinary hearing. 14 00:00:37,934 --> 00:00:40,287 During dinner, I could tune out 15 00:00:40,379 --> 00:00:42,917 the cacophony of chewing, 16 00:00:43,178 --> 00:00:45,251 slurping, 17 00:00:45,343 --> 00:00:49,487 chewing, cutlery scraping against plates, 18 00:00:49,898 --> 00:00:51,565 chewing, 19 00:00:51,726 --> 00:00:53,361 and my father's heavy breathing 20 00:00:53,453 --> 00:00:55,220 as he wrestled with a ketchup bottle. 21 00:00:57,292 --> 00:01:00,669 But tonight, there was one sound I couldn't tune out. 22 00:01:04,937 --> 00:01:06,604 Why aren't you eating, Sheldon? 23 00:01:07,018 --> 00:01:09,870 How can I with that horrible noise? 24 00:01:09,938 --> 00:01:10,978 What noise? 25 00:01:11,070 --> 00:01:14,073 That irritating, high-pitched buzz. 26 00:01:14,351 --> 00:01:15,572 I don't hear nothin'. 27 00:01:15,664 --> 00:01:18,078 - Me, neither. - How can you not? 28 00:01:18,222 --> 00:01:19,252 Wait. 29 00:01:19,344 --> 00:01:20,372 I think I hear it. 30 00:01:20,464 --> 00:01:22,329 - You do? - Yeah. 31 00:01:22,421 --> 00:01:23,849 It's coming out of your face. 32 00:01:27,906 --> 00:01:29,995 I guess I hear a little hum. 33 00:01:30,679 --> 00:01:32,611 Refrigerators make noise, Sheldon. 34 00:01:32,703 --> 00:01:35,345 This is new. It's never made this sound before. 35 00:01:35,437 --> 00:01:36,759 We should call a repairman. 36 00:01:36,851 --> 00:01:39,099 I'm not spending money on a fridge that's workin'. 37 00:01:39,191 --> 00:01:42,091 Then think of it as spending money on my mental stability. 38 00:01:42,183 --> 00:01:44,019 Ignore it, Sheldon. 39 00:01:44,882 --> 00:01:48,470 Ignoring things that irritate me isn't my strong suit. 40 00:01:49,587 --> 00:01:51,094 Obsessively fixating on them... 41 00:01:51,186 --> 00:01:53,550 Now that's what gets me out of bed in the morning. 42 00:01:54,070 --> 00:01:57,171 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 43 00:01:57,239 --> 00:01:59,999 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 44 00:02:00,101 --> 00:02:02,695 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 45 00:02:02,763 --> 00:02:05,632 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 46 00:02:05,702 --> 00:02:09,327 ♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪ *YOUNG SHELDON* Season 02 Episode 01 47 00:02:10,286 --> 00:02:13,072 Episode Title : "A High-Pitched Buzz and Training Wheels" 48 00:02:17,804 --> 00:02:19,540 What are you doing? 49 00:02:19,632 --> 00:02:21,442 The sound from the refrigerator. 50 00:02:21,534 --> 00:02:23,737 It's right between D and D-sharp. 51 00:02:23,829 --> 00:02:26,722 Ugh! It's making my skin crawl. 52 00:02:27,085 --> 00:02:28,794 What if I hold a pillow over your face 53 00:02:28,886 --> 00:02:30,442 for, like, a really long time? 54 00:02:30,534 --> 00:02:32,378 No, that's dangerous. 55 00:02:32,788 --> 00:02:34,583 Do you know if we have earplugs? 56 00:02:34,675 --> 00:02:36,552 If we did, I'd be wearing them. 57 00:02:36,644 --> 00:02:38,097 Go to sleep. 58 00:02:39,452 --> 00:02:40,665 I can't. 59 00:02:40,757 --> 00:02:42,814 Put your fingers in your ears. 60 00:02:42,906 --> 00:02:45,606 And risk driving wax back into my inner ear canal? 61 00:02:45,698 --> 00:02:46,734 No, thank you. 62 00:02:50,248 --> 00:02:51,562 Oh. 63 00:03:03,743 --> 00:03:05,282 Good morning. 64 00:03:05,992 --> 00:03:08,198 Are you trying to kill me? 65 00:03:08,523 --> 00:03:10,354 No, I think you're great. 66 00:03:10,585 --> 00:03:12,423 Then why are you in my bed? 67 00:03:12,515 --> 00:03:13,611 I couldn't sleep. 68 00:03:13,703 --> 00:03:16,353 Our refrigerator is making a weird noise. 69 00:03:16,445 --> 00:03:17,942 But so was one of your nostrils, 70 00:03:18,034 --> 00:03:19,698 so don't expect me back tonight. 71 00:03:19,790 --> 00:03:21,499 Go home before I call the police. 72 00:03:21,591 --> 00:03:23,596 You wouldn't call the police on your Moonpie. 73 00:03:23,688 --> 00:03:25,276 Then I'll call your mother. 74 00:03:25,609 --> 00:03:27,190 That you would do. 75 00:03:27,945 --> 00:03:30,534 And leave my extra key behind. 76 00:03:30,734 --> 00:03:31,952 Aw. 77 00:03:33,030 --> 00:03:34,882 Aw. 78 00:03:41,070 --> 00:03:44,251 Do you know anything about surviving psychological torture? 79 00:03:44,343 --> 00:03:46,556 Because my family escaped communist Vietnam, 80 00:03:46,648 --> 00:03:48,059 we have to know about torture? 81 00:03:48,151 --> 00:03:49,531 That was my thought. 82 00:03:49,999 --> 00:03:51,288 Well, you're in luck. 83 00:03:51,380 --> 00:03:52,424 What do you want to know? 84 00:03:52,516 --> 00:03:55,731 I'm being tormented by a sound coming from our refrigerator, 85 00:03:55,823 --> 00:03:57,770 and I don't know how to deal with it. 86 00:03:57,862 --> 00:04:00,151 When my uncle was in a reeducation camp, 87 00:04:00,265 --> 00:04:02,847 he would imagine disemboweling his torturers 88 00:04:02,944 --> 00:04:05,036 with a bamboo spike. 89 00:04:06,052 --> 00:04:09,153 Maybe I'll just get a book on refrigerator repair instead. 90 00:04:09,245 --> 00:04:11,362 Okay. New subject. 91 00:04:11,489 --> 00:04:14,079 Jessica Gieger wears a black bra. 92 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:16,602 I saw it through the sleeve of her shirt. 93 00:04:16,835 --> 00:04:19,651 Not beige, not pink. 94 00:04:19,992 --> 00:04:21,312 Black. 95 00:04:21,812 --> 00:04:23,565 So mysterious. 96 00:04:30,085 --> 00:04:31,666 - What are you doing? - I'm going 97 00:04:31,758 --> 00:04:33,216 to take apart the refrigerator 98 00:04:33,308 --> 00:04:35,932 and figure out what's making that noise. 99 00:04:36,452 --> 00:04:38,406 That is a really good idea. 100 00:04:38,757 --> 00:04:41,089 Usually you're not supportive of my efforts. 101 00:04:41,181 --> 00:04:42,803 I'm more mature now. 102 00:04:52,882 --> 00:04:53,921 Hi, Mom. 103 00:04:54,013 --> 00:04:55,194 What did you do?! 104 00:04:55,286 --> 00:04:58,522 Good news. I found out what part was making that noise. 105 00:04:58,614 --> 00:05:00,302 You have to put this back together! 106 00:05:00,394 --> 00:05:02,130 Now we're getting to the bad news. 107 00:05:02,222 --> 00:05:04,284 What made you think you could fix this? 108 00:05:04,376 --> 00:05:06,886 I'm smart... and I had a book. 109 00:05:07,202 --> 00:05:09,456 Do you stillthink you're smart? 110 00:05:10,112 --> 00:05:11,273 Yes. 111 00:05:12,383 --> 00:05:15,456 I told him not to do it. He wouldn't listen. 112 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:23,296 $200?! 113 00:05:23,429 --> 00:05:25,229 It'll be okay. We'll find the money. 114 00:05:26,457 --> 00:05:28,887 Wait. The old fridge in the garage! 115 00:05:29,653 --> 00:05:31,369 What's it...? What was...? What's that? 116 00:05:31,533 --> 00:05:32,598 Well, 117 00:05:32,690 --> 00:05:35,784 I kind of donated that fridge to the church. 118 00:05:36,898 --> 00:05:38,870 You know, for the needy. 119 00:05:39,132 --> 00:05:40,776 Are you kidding me? 120 00:05:42,773 --> 00:05:45,995 I see tense moments like this more than you think. 121 00:05:47,491 --> 00:05:49,526 I'll just give you guys some space. 122 00:05:53,163 --> 00:05:55,589 You know how much it's gonna cost to fix that fridge? 123 00:05:55,681 --> 00:05:58,354 $200. I have really good hearing. 124 00:05:58,992 --> 00:06:00,491 Do you have any idea 125 00:06:00,583 --> 00:06:03,143 how hard I work for the money we get? 126 00:06:03,593 --> 00:06:04,997 I'm sorry. 127 00:06:06,587 --> 00:06:08,414 I don't care how long it takes. 128 00:06:08,506 --> 00:06:11,238 You're gonna pay me back every cent of this. 129 00:06:12,007 --> 00:06:13,181 Yes, sir. 130 00:06:13,312 --> 00:06:16,042 I am very disappointed in you. 131 00:06:24,499 --> 00:06:27,393 You know if you cry, I can't enjoy your pain. 132 00:06:50,123 --> 00:06:51,278 Mom, 133 00:06:51,385 --> 00:06:53,397 since Sheldon cost you all that money, 134 00:06:53,489 --> 00:06:55,313 who's your new favorite... Me or Georgie? 135 00:06:55,405 --> 00:06:57,534 You know I don't have favorites. 136 00:06:57,626 --> 00:06:58,954 Yeah, right. 137 00:06:59,075 --> 00:07:02,829 Okay, whoever takes the trash out first is my favorite. 138 00:07:02,965 --> 00:07:04,673 She thinks we're stupid. 139 00:07:05,864 --> 00:07:07,581 Dad, I'm pleased to tell you 140 00:07:07,673 --> 00:07:09,831 I've got a job to pay back my debt. 141 00:07:09,923 --> 00:07:10,965 Is that so? 142 00:07:11,057 --> 00:07:12,962 I'm going to be a paperboy. 143 00:07:14,099 --> 00:07:15,914 Well, that's great. 144 00:07:16,276 --> 00:07:17,481 I'm proud of ya. 145 00:07:17,573 --> 00:07:19,604 How do you plan on delivering these papers? 146 00:07:19,696 --> 00:07:20,684 Bicycle. 147 00:07:20,776 --> 00:07:22,478 You don't know how to ride a bicycle. 148 00:07:22,570 --> 00:07:23,953 There's nothing I can't learn. 149 00:07:24,045 --> 00:07:27,227 A week ago, I didn't know how to take apart a refrigerator. 150 00:07:29,669 --> 00:07:31,245 He can't deliver newspapers. 151 00:07:31,337 --> 00:07:33,204 Why not? It's too dangerous. 152 00:07:33,296 --> 00:07:35,198 I think you're being a little overprotective. 153 00:07:35,290 --> 00:07:36,663 You expect him 154 00:07:36,755 --> 00:07:38,749 to go riding around at 5:00 a.m. 155 00:07:38,841 --> 00:07:41,343 with cars and dogs and who knows what else? 156 00:07:41,435 --> 00:07:43,837 I did it when I was his age. So did Georgie. 157 00:07:46,222 --> 00:07:48,899 You're gonna teach your brother how to do this. 158 00:07:49,130 --> 00:07:50,495 What if I don't want to? 159 00:07:50,587 --> 00:07:51,878 You're doing it anyway. 160 00:07:51,970 --> 00:07:54,444 Hey, nobody asked your opinion. 161 00:07:54,536 --> 00:07:56,899 I knew the answer. I got excited. 162 00:08:06,075 --> 00:08:07,082 Georgie? 163 00:08:07,563 --> 00:08:08,739 Georgie? 164 00:08:09,396 --> 00:08:10,458 What? 165 00:08:10,550 --> 00:08:13,758 I'm ready to scrub the moral stain off my character. 166 00:08:15,614 --> 00:08:18,321 I hate everything about you. 167 00:08:25,833 --> 00:08:27,807 When does the truck bring the papers? 168 00:08:27,899 --> 00:08:29,151 When it does. 169 00:08:29,243 --> 00:08:30,930 That's a tautology. 170 00:08:31,325 --> 00:08:33,264 - What? - A tautology. 171 00:08:33,356 --> 00:08:35,954 A statement that's true, but uninformative. 172 00:08:36,193 --> 00:08:38,495 Hey, you're supposed to be the one teaching me. 173 00:08:38,587 --> 00:08:39,751 That's funny. 174 00:08:42,114 --> 00:08:43,432 Oh, there it is! 175 00:08:43,524 --> 00:08:45,704 Over here! Over here! 176 00:08:45,804 --> 00:08:47,519 This is exciting. 177 00:08:47,700 --> 00:08:49,173 It's somethin'. 178 00:08:52,886 --> 00:08:55,249 Thank you! Have a great day! 179 00:08:55,761 --> 00:08:56,808 Now what? 180 00:08:57,089 --> 00:08:59,280 Take 'em into the garage and fold 'em. 181 00:09:00,128 --> 00:09:01,628 Oh, boy. 182 00:09:05,071 --> 00:09:08,605 Fold 'em like this, then rubber band. 183 00:09:09,741 --> 00:09:11,972 But you didn't fold it into even thirds. 184 00:09:12,064 --> 00:09:14,480 - Nobody cares. - I care. 185 00:09:14,615 --> 00:09:16,456 Then do whatever you want. 186 00:09:19,011 --> 00:09:21,027 Wake me up when you're done. 187 00:09:21,812 --> 00:09:23,597 Over the next 17 minutes, 188 00:09:23,689 --> 00:09:27,281 I used physics, geometry and old-fashioned hard work 189 00:09:27,373 --> 00:09:30,363 to create the perfect newspaper-folding system. 190 00:09:31,363 --> 00:09:33,008 I'm done. 191 00:09:34,679 --> 00:09:36,198 Great. Let's load up the wagon. 192 00:09:36,290 --> 00:09:39,613 No, I'm done with this one; I still have 39 more to go. 193 00:09:47,595 --> 00:09:48,926 He's gonna be fine. 194 00:09:49,018 --> 00:09:50,302 You don't have to tell me that. 195 00:09:50,394 --> 00:09:51,699 I know he's gonna be fine. 196 00:09:51,791 --> 00:09:53,478 If you believe that, 197 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:55,042 why aren't you in bed right now? 198 00:09:55,134 --> 00:09:57,622 Because this is the same boy who couldn't find his way out 199 00:09:57,714 --> 00:09:59,161 of that sleeping bag. 200 00:09:59,763 --> 00:10:01,372 He made his way out. 201 00:10:01,464 --> 00:10:04,291 Just took him five or ten minutes. 202 00:10:04,406 --> 00:10:06,401 I know you're worried, but... 203 00:10:06,493 --> 00:10:09,285 he needs to experience the world a little bit. 204 00:10:09,992 --> 00:10:12,894 Why not let him do it when most of it's asleep? 205 00:10:13,328 --> 00:10:15,346 I suppose you're right. 206 00:10:19,066 --> 00:10:21,416 You coming back to bed? 207 00:10:21,508 --> 00:10:22,767 Are you crazy? 208 00:10:22,859 --> 00:10:24,664 That's my little boy out there in the dark. 209 00:10:24,756 --> 00:10:28,113 Mm, but your big boy's right here under the covers. 210 00:10:29,086 --> 00:10:30,656 Ugh. 211 00:10:31,436 --> 00:10:33,550 There is a nicer way to say that. 212 00:10:35,930 --> 00:10:38,121 All right, you got your list of addresses? 213 00:10:38,213 --> 00:10:40,217 - Right here. - 'Kay. All you got to do 214 00:10:40,309 --> 00:10:42,126 is go up to each house and throw the newspaper 215 00:10:42,218 --> 00:10:43,309 at their front door. 216 00:10:43,401 --> 00:10:44,413 Got it. 217 00:10:44,680 --> 00:10:46,107 All right, I'm going back to bed. 218 00:10:46,199 --> 00:10:47,202 Thank you, Georgie. 219 00:10:47,294 --> 00:10:48,634 You've been a wonderful teacher, 220 00:10:48,726 --> 00:10:50,714 and I'm very appreciative that you took the ti... 221 00:10:50,806 --> 00:10:53,024 Ah! My hands are black! 222 00:10:53,116 --> 00:10:55,537 - Why are my hands black? - Relax. 223 00:10:55,629 --> 00:10:57,292 It's just the ink from the papers. 224 00:10:57,384 --> 00:10:59,220 Why wasn't I warned of this?! 225 00:11:00,852 --> 00:11:02,410 Out, damned spot. 226 00:11:02,511 --> 00:11:04,139 That's from Shakespeare! 227 00:11:10,175 --> 00:11:12,966 ♪ Oh ♪ 228 00:11:13,125 --> 00:11:15,388 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 229 00:11:16,776 --> 00:11:19,060 ♪ Take it easy ♪ 230 00:11:21,146 --> 00:11:23,939 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 231 00:11:24,933 --> 00:11:27,679 ♪ Take it easy ♪ 232 00:11:29,445 --> 00:11:31,681 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 233 00:11:32,448 --> 00:11:35,213 ♪ Take it easy ♪ 234 00:11:36,410 --> 00:11:37,561 Aw. 235 00:11:39,602 --> 00:11:40,671 Hey, Sheldon. 236 00:11:40,763 --> 00:11:41,781 Hello, Billy. 237 00:11:41,873 --> 00:11:43,171 Are you our new paperboy? 238 00:11:43,263 --> 00:11:45,204 Yes, I'm joining the work-a-day world. 239 00:11:45,296 --> 00:11:47,828 I work, too! I take care of our chickens. 240 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:49,149 Don't get the wrong idea. 241 00:11:49,241 --> 00:11:52,314 When I grow up, I plan on being a theoretical physicist. 242 00:11:52,561 --> 00:11:53,492 Cool. 243 00:11:53,584 --> 00:11:55,105 I'm sticking with chickens. 244 00:11:55,197 --> 00:11:57,060 All righty then. Have a nice day. 245 00:11:57,197 --> 00:11:58,263 You, too. 246 00:11:58,537 --> 00:12:00,361 Oh, cool, it's Monday. 247 00:12:01,181 --> 00:12:02,605 ♪ Hold me ♪ 248 00:12:02,697 --> 00:12:04,517 ♪ Roll me ♪ 249 00:12:05,092 --> 00:12:06,811 ♪ Slow ridin' woman ♪ 250 00:12:06,903 --> 00:12:08,874 - ♪ You're so fine ♪ - How's he doing? 251 00:12:08,966 --> 00:12:11,829 Been out here 20 minutes. This is his second house. 252 00:12:14,689 --> 00:12:16,632 He throws like you. 253 00:12:17,997 --> 00:12:18,896 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 254 00:12:18,988 --> 00:12:20,296 To say this first day 255 00:12:20,388 --> 00:12:22,875 was challenging would be an understatement. 256 00:12:22,967 --> 00:12:25,237 To say the rest of the week got better from there would be 257 00:12:25,329 --> 00:12:26,948 the kind of lie that sets pants on fire. 258 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,110 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 259 00:12:30,088 --> 00:12:32,766 ♪ Take it easy ♪ 260 00:12:34,929 --> 00:12:36,486 ♪ Slow down ♪ 261 00:12:39,187 --> 00:12:41,874 ♪ Got to get your lovin' ♪ 262 00:12:43,308 --> 00:12:44,933 ♪ Hold me ♪ 263 00:12:45,309 --> 00:12:47,591 ♪ Roll me ♪ 264 00:12:47,683 --> 00:12:49,298 ♪ Slow ridin' woman ♪ 265 00:12:49,390 --> 00:12:50,864 - ♪ You're so fine ♪ - Ah! 266 00:12:50,956 --> 00:12:52,218 Oh, no! Oh, my! Oh! 267 00:12:52,310 --> 00:12:54,628 Oh, no! Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Oh, dear! 268 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,292 Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Ah! Ah! 269 00:12:59,380 --> 00:13:01,415 ♪ Slow ride ♪ 270 00:13:03,497 --> 00:13:05,255 - Oh, dear. - ♪ Easy ♪ 271 00:13:05,347 --> 00:13:06,708 Oh, dear. 272 00:13:10,005 --> 00:13:11,052 Oh, dear! 273 00:13:11,144 --> 00:13:13,093 Oh, dear. Oh, dear. 274 00:13:13,185 --> 00:13:15,265 Oh, dear, oh, dear. Oh, dear, oh, dear. 275 00:13:15,357 --> 00:13:16,537 Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear. 276 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:19,073 - ♪ Slow ride ♪ - Fun fact, 277 00:13:19,165 --> 00:13:22,506 the larger Sunday paper required a second bundle. 278 00:13:23,841 --> 00:13:26,324 - Oh, dear. - ♪ Slow ride ♪ 279 00:13:28,459 --> 00:13:30,875 After a week of tangling with animals, 280 00:13:30,967 --> 00:13:33,054 Mother Nature, and a delivery man 281 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:34,705 with a good arm and a bad attitude, 282 00:13:34,797 --> 00:13:37,430 it was time to reap the benefits of my hard work. 283 00:13:38,552 --> 00:13:39,838 Collecting! 284 00:13:39,992 --> 00:13:41,516 Collecting! 285 00:13:43,443 --> 00:13:45,983 - Hey, Sheldon. - Hello, Mrs. Sparks. 286 00:13:46,075 --> 00:13:48,596 I'm here to collect for this week's paper delivery. 287 00:13:48,688 --> 00:13:50,528 Right. Hang on. 288 00:13:50,620 --> 00:13:53,774 Also, I'm given to understand that tipping is customary, 289 00:13:53,866 --> 00:13:56,618 so feel free to express your appreciation. 290 00:13:57,146 --> 00:13:58,633 Here you go. 291 00:14:01,243 --> 00:14:03,006 You tipped me a dime? 292 00:14:03,098 --> 00:14:04,579 Is there a problem? 293 00:14:04,713 --> 00:14:07,641 No, it just doesn't seem like very much. 294 00:14:07,733 --> 00:14:09,583 You were late every day. 295 00:14:09,675 --> 00:14:11,170 Well, I had to brave the elements. 296 00:14:11,262 --> 00:14:12,454 I saw you. 297 00:14:12,622 --> 00:14:15,215 "Brave" isn't the word that I would use. 298 00:14:21,433 --> 00:14:22,581 Hey, Sheldon. 299 00:14:22,673 --> 00:14:24,001 You look sad. 300 00:14:24,094 --> 00:14:25,458 I am. 301 00:14:26,950 --> 00:14:28,337 Want an egg? 302 00:14:36,620 --> 00:14:37,795 Sheldon? 303 00:14:38,660 --> 00:14:39,857 What? 304 00:14:40,076 --> 00:14:41,255 You suck. 305 00:14:41,425 --> 00:14:43,790 I'm sorry, but I have a job to do. 306 00:14:43,882 --> 00:14:46,344 How much longer till you pay Dad back? 307 00:14:46,864 --> 00:14:49,427 At this rate, six months. 308 00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:51,896 You suck. 309 00:14:53,090 --> 00:14:54,354 Make sure your parents 310 00:14:54,446 --> 00:14:57,092 sign these. I'll need 'em back by Friday. 311 00:14:57,184 --> 00:14:58,728 Mr. Cooper, you're late. 312 00:14:58,820 --> 00:15:00,067 I know I'm late. 313 00:15:00,159 --> 00:15:01,843 My training wheels broke. 314 00:15:01,935 --> 00:15:03,010 Training wheels? 315 00:15:03,102 --> 00:15:04,098 Yes, Derek! 316 00:15:04,190 --> 00:15:05,709 I have training wheels like a child! 317 00:15:05,801 --> 00:15:07,406 I also have a job like an adult. 318 00:15:07,498 --> 00:15:09,381 I'm a very complicated person! 319 00:15:09,473 --> 00:15:11,133 Sure. Let's go with complicated. 320 00:15:11,225 --> 00:15:13,688 Okay. Permission slips. 321 00:15:16,318 --> 00:15:17,340 What's in the mug? 322 00:15:17,432 --> 00:15:18,817 It's a coffee mug, Tam. 323 00:15:18,909 --> 00:15:20,537 What do you think is in it? 324 00:15:20,631 --> 00:15:21,647 Could be soup. 325 00:15:21,739 --> 00:15:22,924 It's coffee. 326 00:15:23,016 --> 00:15:23,950 Where'd you get it? 327 00:15:24,042 --> 00:15:26,034 The teachers' lounge. And before you ask, 328 00:15:26,126 --> 00:15:28,930 no, I'm not the world's greatest grandpa. 329 00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:30,331 Since when do you drink coffee? 330 00:15:30,423 --> 00:15:32,604 I don't, but this job is killing me. 331 00:15:32,696 --> 00:15:34,322 You wouldn't understand. 332 00:15:36,443 --> 00:15:38,061 You realize I have a job. 333 00:15:38,153 --> 00:15:40,171 At your parents' convenience store? 334 00:15:40,263 --> 00:15:41,352 That doesn't count. 335 00:15:41,444 --> 00:15:42,468 Why not? 336 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:43,995 You get to sit at a cash register 337 00:15:44,087 --> 00:15:45,878 and have the fun of doing math. 338 00:15:45,970 --> 00:15:48,343 Actually, the cash register tells you 339 00:15:48,435 --> 00:15:49,674 how much change to give. 340 00:15:49,766 --> 00:15:51,868 Oh. That's too bad. 341 00:15:56,286 --> 00:15:59,371 Oh, I hear they're opening an Olive Garden 342 00:15:59,463 --> 00:16:01,026 where the old Sizzler used to be. 343 00:16:01,118 --> 00:16:02,546 - On Hampton Road? - Yeah. 344 00:16:02,638 --> 00:16:04,948 I don't think that was a Sizzler. That was a Chi-Chi's. 345 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:06,776 No, the Chi-Chi's is on Bedford, 346 00:16:06,868 --> 00:16:08,491 across from the Payless Shoes. 347 00:16:08,583 --> 00:16:10,737 She's right. Because, one time, we got shoes 348 00:16:10,829 --> 00:16:12,385 and then we got Chi-Chi's. 349 00:16:12,477 --> 00:16:13,788 That was a good day. 350 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,290 Huh. I guess that was a Sizzler. 351 00:16:16,435 --> 00:16:17,702 I'm sorry they closed that. 352 00:16:17,794 --> 00:16:19,659 Oh, there's still the other one on Route 40. 353 00:16:19,751 --> 00:16:21,179 Who cares?! 354 00:16:24,300 --> 00:16:25,451 You have a problem? 355 00:16:25,543 --> 00:16:27,288 Yes, I do. I've had a long day. 356 00:16:27,380 --> 00:16:28,666 Is it too much to ask for a dinner 357 00:16:28,758 --> 00:16:30,485 with a little peace and quiet? 358 00:16:30,606 --> 00:16:32,194 Sheldon, you do not talk 359 00:16:32,286 --> 00:16:33,534 to your father like that. 360 00:16:33,626 --> 00:16:36,438 Fine. I'd rather not speak to any of you. 361 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,245 Maybe I better go talk to him. 362 00:16:40,337 --> 00:16:41,780 - No, I got this. - George, 363 00:16:41,872 --> 00:16:43,151 maybe you should calm down first. 364 00:16:43,243 --> 00:16:44,716 I got this. 365 00:16:51,786 --> 00:16:53,334 You want to explain yourself? 366 00:16:53,474 --> 00:16:54,843 I'd rather just go to bed, 367 00:16:54,935 --> 00:16:57,141 since I have to be up in a few hours anyway. 368 00:16:57,310 --> 00:16:59,422 Look, I understand you're tired, but that is no reason 369 00:16:59,514 --> 00:17:01,156 for you... I'm not just tired. 370 00:17:01,248 --> 00:17:04,030 I'm exhausted. Everything hurts. 371 00:17:04,122 --> 00:17:05,102 I get up in the morning 372 00:17:05,194 --> 00:17:07,007 to do this job I don't even like. 373 00:17:07,099 --> 00:17:08,620 And I'm doing it just for the money, 374 00:17:08,712 --> 00:17:10,704 and it's not even a lot of money. 375 00:17:11,185 --> 00:17:13,233 I keep trying harder and harder, 376 00:17:13,325 --> 00:17:14,823 and it doesn't even make a difference. 377 00:17:14,915 --> 00:17:16,854 So if you're going to yell at me or punish me, 378 00:17:16,946 --> 00:17:18,586 let's just get it over with. 379 00:17:25,247 --> 00:17:26,805 I'm not gonna punish you. 380 00:17:26,897 --> 00:17:28,946 Why not? I deserve it. 381 00:17:31,661 --> 00:17:33,722 Let me tell you about myday. 382 00:17:34,286 --> 00:17:35,788 I got yelled at by the principal 383 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:37,955 for benching a linebacker who's flunking English. 384 00:17:38,047 --> 00:17:40,555 Then I got yelled at even more by the kid's parents. 385 00:17:41,458 --> 00:17:43,760 Then I had to break up a fight in the locker room. 386 00:17:43,852 --> 00:17:45,336 Got elbowed in the neck. 387 00:17:45,583 --> 00:17:46,641 That's a rough day. 388 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,000 That was all before 10:00 a.m. 389 00:17:50,653 --> 00:17:52,477 So I get what you're going through. 390 00:17:52,569 --> 00:17:55,946 But you'll notice, I didn't come home and take it out on you. 391 00:17:57,770 --> 00:17:59,555 No, you didn't. 392 00:18:00,153 --> 00:18:01,635 I want you to get back in there, 393 00:18:01,727 --> 00:18:04,125 apologize to everyone, and finish your dinner. 394 00:18:05,094 --> 00:18:06,505 Yes, sir. 395 00:18:09,551 --> 00:18:12,182 My father's wisdom touched me deeply. 396 00:18:12,274 --> 00:18:13,632 Which is why, to this day, 397 00:18:13,724 --> 00:18:15,252 no matter what I'm going through, 398 00:18:15,344 --> 00:18:17,580 I am never irritating or abusive 399 00:18:17,672 --> 00:18:20,102 to any of my friends or loved ones. 400 00:18:21,158 --> 00:18:22,922 Ask them. They'll tell you. 401 00:18:26,833 --> 00:18:28,346 For the next several months, 402 00:18:28,438 --> 00:18:30,219 I continued working my paper route 403 00:18:30,311 --> 00:18:32,500 until I paid my father back. 404 00:18:36,166 --> 00:18:38,399 And by "working," I mean "delegating." 405 00:18:43,016 --> 00:18:45,064 I have no idea where I am. 406 00:18:45,156 --> 00:18:47,001 Captioned by Media Access Group 407 00:18:47,093 --> 00:18:49,042 Sync corrections by srjanapala