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I love making clothes,

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but I thought a class called Life Skills

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would be about recycling, voting
and how to DVR three shows at once.

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You know, stuff you can use.

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It's not at all what I expected, either.
I thought it was Knife Skills.

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Now I'm gonna have to pick up
whittling on the street.

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I'm taking this class pass-fail.

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I'm doing the least amount
of work possible.

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It will be my greatest apathetic
achievement since--

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Eh, who cares.

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Well, I am pretty excited
about my homework assignment.

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Avery, that looks like a real skirt.

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Thanks. That's almost
like a real compliment.

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Hey, that's not Ms. Hennessey.

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Must be a sub today.

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Namaste, students.

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I am your new teacher, Ms. Dupont,

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but please call me Lavanya,

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the name given to me by a Sherpa.

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It's Sanskrit for "grace and beauty."

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Or possibly Tibetan for "slow hiker."

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Or English for-- Eh, who cares.

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Ms. Hennessey quit to follow her dream
of nailing her tongue to a coffee table.

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Or maybe that was her sarcastic way
of telling me it's none of my business.

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Hmm. Class, I want you all
to take out your syllabuses...

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and rip them in half.

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But, Ms. Dupont,
the syllabus represents order.

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I can't.

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-Please call me Lavanya.
-I can't do that either.

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-Avery, calm down.
-I can't do that either!

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You just imagined yourself exploding,
didn't you?

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( theme music playing )

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I followed the pattern,
just like you followed yours.

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So why does mine look like this?

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Did you do yours in a car?

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On a curvy road?

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With someone trying to wrestle you?

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Guess I better get my project ready.

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-Oh. What is it?
-It's a poncho. See?

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-You forgot to cut the hole.
-Pass-fail, yo.

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-Avery.
-( gasps )

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I worked very hard on this, Ms. Dupont.

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-Ooh! The grading bell gives it a "C".
-( jangling )

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-A "C"?
-That's right, a "C".

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-( jangling )
-Oops, I just rang a "B".

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Ugh! Sorry, I didn't mean
to tease you with that.

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Why am I getting a "C"?
I followed the pattern exactly.

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But I grade on self-expression.

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This shows nothing of who you are.

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It shows exactly who I am.

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I'm the type of person
who follows patterns exactly.

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You need to expand.

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Think of it as a "C"
for "expand your horizons."

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There's no "C" in any of those words.

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( scoffs )

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Lindsay, I've never gotten
a "C" before in my entire life.

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What is going on here?

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It's like I've entered some
bizarre alternate universe.

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Am I gonna open that door
and see monkeys in business suits?

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Gosh, I hope so.

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Calm down, Avery.
Everything is perfectly normal.

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Lindsay, this is true
creative expression. "A."

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-( jangling )
-I love this alternate universe.

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Max. Very unconventional. Pass.

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I'm so lucky I passed.
I put it on backward.

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STAN: Avery is having a rough
time with her new teacher,

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but I'm about to have
the greatest day ever.

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Tyler is taking me on a toe tasting trip.

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Aw, yeah, dawg.

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The vet?

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Aw, nah, dawg.

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This isn't toe tasting.
Why do you always trick me?

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Why do you always fall for it?

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You really thought
that toe tasting exists?

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Deep down, I knew it probably didn't.
But I wanted it, Tyler.

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I wanted it so bad.

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All right.

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It's okay, Stan. It's just a check-up.

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And if you're a good boy,

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we'll stop for some toe tasting
on the way home.

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Toe tasting?
There's a place on the way home?

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How convenient.

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Mommy's taking a long time
to park the car.

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She's probably scared to come in.

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She hasn't been back since she worked here
and was attacked by all those animals.

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That must be why they made that poster,

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"Be nice to animals or this will happen."

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Oh, I just put that up.

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I was going to hang it at the toe tasting,
but it works better here.

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I just think it's brave of Mom
to come back.

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I mean, she's going to be freaking out
when she gets in here.

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Ah, what a lovely day at the vet's office.

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I can't think of any place I'd rather be.

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What did you do with my mommy,
you calm, ordinary woman?

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I just had your father teach me
some relaxation techniques.

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I'm floating in the ocean
as the waves gently massage my shoulders.

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Plash-plash.

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A breeze caresses my cheeks.

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( blows air )

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Oh, a passing ocean liner.

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( imitating ship horn )

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This is why I'm not a people doctor.

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Hello, Dr. Young. I'm relaxed.

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Oh, oh, but the sun is burning my skin.

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Better put on some sunscreen.

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( spluttering )

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Again, not a people doctor.

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Sorry to keep you waiting.

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I was dealing with a dog who may have
an abdominal blockage.

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If poor little Buster
doesn't start eating in a few days,

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we're going to have
to do exploratory surgery.

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What I like to call
"peeking in the Pekingese."

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( laughing )

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I'm kidding, he's not a Pekingese,

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but you can't peek in a terrier,

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unless you have an "ulterrier" motive.

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( laughing )

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Oh, it's the whimsical
chatter of the dolphins.

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You raise a good point, Mom.

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There are lots of other animals
in the ocean.

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There's sharks and jellyfish that sting...

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and giant squid that can crush a boat.

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And who knows what else is down there?

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Cameras can only go so far.

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Okay, why don't I put your mom in the car?

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I'll be right back to finish
Stan's check-up.

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( Ellen whimpers )

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I wonder if seeing Mommy like
that is going to have an effect

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on how I handle stress when I grow up.

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Eh, I'm eight. Can't worry about it now.

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This isn't good.

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Don't worry, Stan.

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The prince I marry
will make everything okay,

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or they wouldn't put it in movies.

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No, it's not that--

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And good plan, by the way.

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-I'm worried about that dog Buster.
-Why?

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He doesn't have an abdominal blockage.

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I noticed on the way in,

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his butt smells like rancid garbage,
so the butt's doing its job.

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But his mouth smelled rotten,
which means he has a rotten tooth.

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That's why he's not eating.

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Why doesn't Dr. Young know that?

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Buster probably has plaque
that's hiding the rotten tooth.

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That happened to me,

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which is why I now brush twice
daily with Tyler's toothbrush.

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Stan, that's gross.

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Hey, it was your idea to get a dog.

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( sighs )

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Dr. Young, what happened?

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Let's just say the story
has three participants--

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Your mother, a squirrel,
and a traffic cone.

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One of the first two is hiding
under the traffic cone.

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You don't want to know which.

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Let's see what's going on with Stan.

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First, shouldn't you check
on Buster again?

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Maybe he has a rotten tooth.

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Well, you would know better than me.

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I've only been a vet for 20 years.

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That's nothing compared
to the hours you spent

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gluing a toy horse's head
onto your doll's body.

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Hey, this is good work.

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All right, class, let's see your projects.

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Knock my socks off. Metaphorically.

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I don't wear socks to better experience
the world through my feet.

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( chuckles ) Ooh, Lindsay!

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Your work makes quite a statement.

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We must learn to hug ourselves
before we can expect others to hug us.

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Right, because I sure didn't
accidentally sew myself

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into this while watching TV.
( chuckles nervously )

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Oh, and what statement does
your project make, Avery?

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It says, "Hi, I'm Avery's jacket.

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I hope you like things that are awesome."

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( chuckles ) I selected an advanced
pattern and followed it perfectly.

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Then I'm giving you a "C". Ding-a-ling.

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I can't find my bell anywhere.

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-A "C"?
-( sighs )

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I stayed up all night feeding fabric
through my sewing machine.

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My hands are frozen like this.

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Well, actually,
they were frozen like this.

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But they've gotten this much better.

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Please, Mrs. Dupont.

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I have asked you repeatedly
to call me Lavanya, Avery.

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Two things I learned from my Sherpa

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are "Be open with your thinking,"

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and "Walk faster, it's getting dark.
Do you want to die up here?"

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Take a look at what the students
around you are doing.

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They are expressing themselves
with open hearts, like Lindsay.

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And Max.

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It's a scarf. It's a belt.
It's a ninja headband. Hi-ya!

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Brilliant.

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I'm so sorry, I keep making you look bad.

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Dad, how do you think this looks on me?

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I've played this game with your mother
and I believe my next move is,

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"How do you think it looks on you?"

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I think it looks amazing.

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Then so do I.

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Exactly.

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But my horrible teacher,
Ms. Dupont, gave me a "C"

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on both this skirt and this jacket.

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A "C"? But you've never
gotten a "C" before.

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That's what I said.
But Ms. Dupont has it in for me.

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She is an evil woman.

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And evil doesn't always
arrive in a cloud of fire.

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Sometimes it drives a '71 V.W. Bug
with 27 bumper stickers.

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00:10:08,875 --> 00:10:11,165
Dukakis lost. Get over it already.

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00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:16,580
Well, I only have one bumper sticker
and it says "My daughter gets all 'A's".

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Am I gonna have to change it?
Those do not scrape off.

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What are colleges going to say
when they notice

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I got a "C" in Life Skills?

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It literally means I'm mediocre at life.

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Do not worry, Avery.

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I will go down to the school
and I'll talk to her for you.

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( sighs ) Great.

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I would really appreciate that, Dad.

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And when do you think you might go?

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Uh-- Tomorrow.

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It's been a pretty tiring day

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and I've got a lot of paperwork
to get caught up on.

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Yeah, me too.

221
00:10:48,125 --> 00:10:51,035
I've to write an essay
on my hero for English.

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I have it narrowed down to you and Mom.

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I'll go now.

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Guys, I just can't stop
thinking about Buster.

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-That dog at the vet?
-Yeah.

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In a few days,
he's going to have unnecessary surgery

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when all he needs
is a rotten tooth pulled.

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It's like how Tyler
cleaned out the whole garage

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looking for his bike and then remembered
he left it at school.

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It worked out okay.

231
00:11:16,583 --> 00:11:19,713
The pogo stick I found in the garage
was a pretty sweet ride.

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00:11:19,792 --> 00:11:22,252
And I met a really cute girl
who was stuck in a tree.

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Guys, what are we gonna do about Buster?

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If only we could get
into the vet's office,

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we could clean Buster's tooth

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00:11:29,834 --> 00:11:32,294
and Dr. Young would be able
to see what's wrong.

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Well, you could pretend you're sick
so Mom will take us back there.

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00:11:34,834 --> 00:11:37,044
"Pretend" is for amateurs.

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I inhabit a character.
What's my backstory?

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You're a dog and you're sick.

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Excellent. Give me 7 weeks to shadow
a sick dog and I got this.

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Stan, we don't have that kind of time.

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Okay, then just an intensive session
with my acting coach.

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Robert, clear your schedule.

245
00:11:55,291 --> 00:11:57,461
I don't care if you have
a lunch appointment.

246
00:11:57,542 --> 00:12:00,212
Mila Kunis is not doing your movie.

247
00:12:06,792 --> 00:12:08,962
Mom, Stan's really sick.

248
00:12:09,041 --> 00:12:10,461
He needs to go back to the vet.

249
00:12:10,542 --> 00:12:13,212
The vet? No, I don't think so.
He looks fine to me.

250
00:12:14,125 --> 00:12:17,375
This is serious, Mom.
He has a sore throat, a fever.

251
00:12:17,458 --> 00:12:19,918
-He can't go to school today.
-What?

252
00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,380
Sorry, force of habit.

253
00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:24,710
Come on, Stan. Eat your soup.

254
00:12:24,792 --> 00:12:28,752
Eat your soup. Eat your soup!

255
00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:33,540
STAN: Okay, dial it down there, Chloe.
You're spitting all over me.

256
00:12:35,166 --> 00:12:38,286
Aren't you kids overreacting?
He doesn't seem that sick.

257
00:12:38,375 --> 00:12:40,415
( Stan grunting )

258
00:12:43,625 --> 00:12:44,705
He sounds fine to me.

259
00:12:44,792 --> 00:12:46,002
Mom.

260
00:12:46,083 --> 00:12:47,543
( sighs )

261
00:12:47,625 --> 00:12:50,325
All right, I will schedule
a vet appointment for tomorrow.

262
00:12:50,417 --> 00:12:52,417
I can see how worried you are,

263
00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:55,290
that you care more about Stan's
well-being than mine. ( scoffs )

264
00:12:57,041 --> 00:12:59,831
"No, Mom. We love you." Too late!

265
00:13:01,625 --> 00:13:03,705
( chuckling ) You did it, Stan.

266
00:13:03,792 --> 00:13:06,252
You should win an award
for that performance.

267
00:13:06,333 --> 00:13:08,463
STAN: I expected to win this award.

268
00:13:08,542 --> 00:13:11,292
Oh, this is so unexpected.

269
00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:14,039
I'd like to thank my entire cast.

270
00:13:14,125 --> 00:13:16,125
I'm gonna learn your names, I promise.

271
00:13:16,834 --> 00:13:19,214
Uh, the producers
for taking a chance on me.

272
00:13:19,291 --> 00:13:23,001
Oh, I'm being told to wrap it up.
And thanks, of course, to Robert.

273
00:13:23,583 --> 00:13:25,333
We did it, buddy!

274
00:13:27,208 --> 00:13:28,578
Are you texting?

275
00:13:28,667 --> 00:13:31,247
I'm winning an award up here.

276
00:13:34,834 --> 00:13:36,464
( knocking )

277
00:13:36,542 --> 00:13:37,542
Oh. Hey, Dad.

278
00:13:37,625 --> 00:13:39,205
How did things go with Ms. Dupont?

279
00:13:39,291 --> 00:13:43,711
Lavanya? Oh, she is such a sweet
and enlightened woman.

280
00:13:43,792 --> 00:13:47,292
After talking to her for just an hour,
I'm thinking about giving up meat.

281
00:13:48,208 --> 00:13:53,208
But she gave me "C"s on both
of my perfect homework assignments.

282
00:13:54,125 --> 00:13:56,325
( stutters ) I can't believe
you're taking her side.

283
00:13:56,417 --> 00:13:59,747
Look, Avery, why don't you
just take a deep breath,

284
00:13:59,834 --> 00:14:04,044
shake it out and find your inner animal?

285
00:14:04,125 --> 00:14:06,625
Mine is a red-tailed hawk.

286
00:14:06,709 --> 00:14:08,419
Ca-caw.

287
00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:12,883
That was so much less embarrassing
when I did it with Lavanya.

288
00:14:13,750 --> 00:14:15,130
She's a panda.

289
00:14:19,041 --> 00:14:21,421
Well, even though
I'm gonna get another "C",

290
00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:25,710
I stayed true to my principles
and made another flawless project.

291
00:14:25,792 --> 00:14:27,712
Don't do that to yourself, Avery.

292
00:14:27,792 --> 00:14:29,502
Here, you could use these pants I made.

293
00:14:29,583 --> 00:14:31,833
She'll love them.
I sewed the legs together.

294
00:14:31,917 --> 00:14:33,287
-Ooh! Ooh!
-( thuds )

295
00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:36,247
You're a good friend, Lindsay.

296
00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,710
( sighs ) It was tough to get
to class wearing these.

297
00:14:42,792 --> 00:14:44,462
Luckily, someone left
a pogo stick in the commons.

298
00:14:44,542 --> 00:14:46,792
And I met a really cute guy
who was stuck in a tree.

299
00:14:48,500 --> 00:14:52,250
Lavanya gave me a passing grade
for my "Emperor's New Clothes" project.

300
00:14:52,333 --> 00:14:54,753
I also got extra credit
for the matching vest.

301
00:14:56,750 --> 00:14:58,420
Well done, Theo.

302
00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,040
( clang )

303
00:15:00,125 --> 00:15:01,665
What does the gong mean?

304
00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:04,790
It means I still can't find my bell.
( sighs )

305
00:15:05,917 --> 00:15:08,037
And what do you have for me today, Avery?

306
00:15:08,125 --> 00:15:11,495
Another perfect project.
Go ahead and give me a "C".

307
00:15:11,583 --> 00:15:13,793
No, Avery, because I'm disappointed

308
00:15:13,875 --> 00:15:16,165
you've learned nothing
from the first two assignments,

309
00:15:16,250 --> 00:15:17,630
I'm giving you a "D".

310
00:15:19,333 --> 00:15:23,043
A "D"? ( scoffs ) You're giving me a "D"?

311
00:15:23,125 --> 00:15:24,535
I'll show you a "D".

312
00:15:28,083 --> 00:15:29,833
There, now it looks like a "D".

313
00:15:29,917 --> 00:15:32,167
No, now it looks like an "F".

314
00:15:32,250 --> 00:15:33,920
( class gasps )

315
00:15:34,709 --> 00:15:35,919
What just happened?

316
00:15:51,583 --> 00:15:53,753
Avery, you have got
to thank Lavanya for me.

317
00:15:53,834 --> 00:15:55,674
I love this new veggie lifestyle.

318
00:15:55,750 --> 00:15:58,670
I just made a smoothie
out of Mom's avocado face cream.

319
00:15:58,750 --> 00:16:00,290
I'm pretty sure that's not edible.

320
00:16:00,375 --> 00:16:02,125
I'm pretty sure you're right.

321
00:16:02,792 --> 00:16:03,962
Ugh!

322
00:16:04,834 --> 00:16:08,384
Oh. Um, are you giving yourself an "F"?

323
00:16:08,458 --> 00:16:10,538
Just thinking about
what Ms. Dupont would give me

324
00:16:10,625 --> 00:16:11,825
if she were grading my painting.

325
00:16:11,917 --> 00:16:13,577
So it didn't go well in class today?

326
00:16:13,667 --> 00:16:16,497
My top was perfect and she gave me an "F".

327
00:16:16,583 --> 00:16:20,833
She doesn't appreciate perfection
and now I'm stress-eating cashews.

328
00:16:25,250 --> 00:16:29,330
Your inner animal is very
chipmunk-y today, Avery.

329
00:16:29,417 --> 00:16:32,577
You should trust the panda.
Quoth the red-tailed hawk.

330
00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:34,287
Ca-caw.

331
00:16:34,375 --> 00:16:36,325
How long have you been off meat?

332
00:16:37,375 --> 00:16:39,495
For a whole day
and I'm a little lightheaded.

333
00:16:41,125 --> 00:16:43,665
But I actually think
if Lavanya saw your painting,

334
00:16:43,750 --> 00:16:45,170
she'd give you an "A".

335
00:16:45,250 --> 00:16:47,920
I think it is exactly the kind of free
and creative expression

336
00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,040
she's pushing for in your classwork.

337
00:16:50,125 --> 00:16:53,125
But painting is what I do for myself.
It's not for school.

338
00:16:53,208 --> 00:16:55,708
And maybe that's Lavanya's whole point.

339
00:16:55,792 --> 00:17:00,002
She wants you to break down the wall
between schoolwork and creativity.

340
00:17:01,375 --> 00:17:02,375
Whoa.

341
00:17:02,458 --> 00:17:03,708
Gong.

342
00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:08,919
That was me hitting a gong
because veggie Dad is profound.

343
00:17:09,834 --> 00:17:12,424
So when are you gonna
start eating meat again?

344
00:17:12,500 --> 00:17:16,330
Yeah, I'm still a little weak
from yesterday's dandelion cleanse.

345
00:17:16,417 --> 00:17:18,877
It was very difficult
to hold up an invisible gong.

346
00:17:18,959 --> 00:17:21,329
These guns need ammo, Avery.

347
00:17:21,417 --> 00:17:22,917
Don't do the ca-caw.

348
00:17:23,875 --> 00:17:24,915
Ca-caw!

349
00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:31,380
So what's the problem with Stan?

350
00:17:31,458 --> 00:17:35,498
Well, he's been whimpering,
lethargic and making this noise...

351
00:17:35,583 --> 00:17:37,543
( gagging )

352
00:17:38,917 --> 00:17:41,327
STAN: Oh, even Robert
couldn't fix that performance.

353
00:17:42,458 --> 00:17:45,708
Wow, Ellen, I'm impressed
that you're so calm this time around.

354
00:17:45,792 --> 00:17:48,632
It's because of this calming juice
I got at the health food store.

355
00:17:48,709 --> 00:17:50,209
It's made from herbs and vitamins

356
00:17:50,291 --> 00:17:52,631
which create an all-natural
relaxing state.

357
00:17:52,709 --> 00:17:54,329
It's really working wonders.

358
00:17:54,417 --> 00:17:57,457
-Th-- This is carrot juice.
-What?

359
00:17:58,125 --> 00:18:00,875
-There's no such thing as calming juice.
-What?

360
00:18:01,834 --> 00:18:04,634
Now all I can think of
is animals attacking me,

361
00:18:04,709 --> 00:18:07,709
probably because I'm staring at a poster
of animals attacking me.

362
00:18:07,792 --> 00:18:09,082
Who would make that?

363
00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:10,746
I don't know. It just appeared one day.

364
00:18:10,834 --> 00:18:12,584
But it seems to calm the animals.

365
00:18:13,583 --> 00:18:16,043
Yeah, look how calm these guys are.

366
00:18:16,125 --> 00:18:17,415
( Ellen whimpers )

367
00:18:18,500 --> 00:18:20,330
Looks like it's car time for Mom.

368
00:18:23,750 --> 00:18:24,960
Now's our chance.

369
00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,753
There's Buster.

370
00:18:27,834 --> 00:18:30,334
We better clean his tooth fast.
We don't have much time.

371
00:18:30,417 --> 00:18:32,127
I'm going in.

372
00:18:36,375 --> 00:18:37,875
Floss.

373
00:18:43,166 --> 00:18:44,246
Toothpaste.

374
00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:47,915
Toothbrush.

375
00:18:49,875 --> 00:18:51,875
Hey, that looks just like
my new toothbrush.

376
00:18:51,959 --> 00:18:53,629
Coincidence, huh?

377
00:19:01,709 --> 00:19:03,749
All right, there's the rotten tooth.

378
00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:05,884
I've cleared away the plaque
and exposed it.

379
00:19:05,959 --> 00:19:07,709
Pretty much done everything except

380
00:19:07,792 --> 00:19:10,172
put a sign on him
that says "rotten tooth".

381
00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:12,210
Tyler, if you would.

382
00:19:16,959 --> 00:19:18,879
Hey, what are you kids doing?

383
00:19:18,959 --> 00:19:20,709
And why is your dog
wearing a surgical mask?

384
00:19:20,792 --> 00:19:23,632
And why is that dog wearing
a sign that says "rotten tooth"?

385
00:19:24,917 --> 00:19:26,747
All good questions.

386
00:19:27,542 --> 00:19:29,962
But we really think you should
take a look at Buster's tooth,

387
00:19:30,041 --> 00:19:31,291
as per the sign.

388
00:19:32,959 --> 00:19:35,039
You kids just won't
give up on this, will you?

389
00:19:35,125 --> 00:19:38,205
Please, Dr. Young. For me?

390
00:19:38,291 --> 00:19:40,881
Don't make me blink and make a pouty face.

391
00:19:41,834 --> 00:19:45,714
I will melt your heart.

392
00:19:49,250 --> 00:19:50,670
Okay, I'll check it out.

393
00:19:54,959 --> 00:19:56,999
Huh. You kids were right.

394
00:19:57,083 --> 00:19:58,633
Buster does have a rotten tooth.

395
00:19:58,709 --> 00:20:01,249
And I was about to operate on him
and charge thousands of dollars

396
00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:03,333
only to find nothing there
and buy a new watch

397
00:20:03,417 --> 00:20:05,747
to replace the one I lost in the last dog.

398
00:20:05,834 --> 00:20:07,544
( laughing )

399
00:20:07,625 --> 00:20:10,575
I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
I operated again to retrieve it.

400
00:20:10,667 --> 00:20:13,037
I'd never leave anything
that expensive in a dog.

401
00:20:13,125 --> 00:20:14,455
( laughing )

402
00:20:18,709 --> 00:20:22,419
Ms. Dupont, I'm really sorry
about how I behaved in class yesterday.

403
00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:26,500
I shouldn't have reacted so immaturely
over getting a bad grade.

404
00:20:26,583 --> 00:20:28,633
I also shouldn't have taken your bell.

405
00:20:30,834 --> 00:20:33,584
And I re-did my homework.

406
00:20:34,375 --> 00:20:36,035
( all gasp )

407
00:20:37,625 --> 00:20:40,875
-( gasping )
-I made this dress and painted this on it

408
00:20:40,959 --> 00:20:43,419
because my painting is
an expression of who I am.

409
00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,210
And I don't even care what grade I get.

410
00:20:47,291 --> 00:20:50,041
-Oh, Avery, I love your dress.
-( chuckling )

411
00:20:50,125 --> 00:20:52,375
But I'm still not giving you
an "A" for it.

412
00:20:52,458 --> 00:20:53,708
What?

413
00:20:55,291 --> 00:20:59,881
Your incredible project has inspired me
to create a whole new grading system.

414
00:20:59,959 --> 00:21:02,209
I'm giving you a Cloud.

415
00:21:02,291 --> 00:21:03,671
-Is a Cloud the highest?
-Yes.

416
00:21:03,750 --> 00:21:05,960
-( chuckling )
-( jangling )

417
00:21:06,041 --> 00:21:08,961
-Sorry, sorry. Yours.
-( both chuckle )

418
00:21:09,041 --> 00:21:11,421
-Thank you so much, Ms. Dupont.
-Lavanya.

419
00:21:11,500 --> 00:21:13,040
-Let's not go crazy here.
-Okay.

420
00:21:14,250 --> 00:21:16,880
-( laughs )
-Well, wow, Avery. A Cloud.

421
00:21:16,959 --> 00:21:19,669
That's gonna look pretty sweet to Harvard.

422
00:21:20,500 --> 00:21:22,540
You know, when they
shorten it on your report card,

423
00:21:22,625 --> 00:21:23,955
it's just gonna be a "C".

424
00:21:27,959 --> 00:21:30,579
STAN: This week I really
went outside my comfort zone.

425
00:21:30,667 --> 00:21:32,827
And I proved I'm a qualified veterinarian

426
00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:35,167
and a talented actor.

427
00:21:35,250 --> 00:21:39,000
In fact, Robert and I decided to keep
our collaboration going

428
00:21:39,083 --> 00:21:42,003
and he's now directing me
in a one-man show.

429
00:21:42,083 --> 00:21:44,583
My name is Benjamin Franklin.

430
00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:50,830
Get ready to go on a 5-hour journey
through my entire life.

431
00:21:50,917 --> 00:21:52,537
Five hours?

432
00:21:52,625 --> 00:21:54,705
Don't worry, dogs have no concept of time.

433
00:21:54,792 --> 00:21:56,332
-The end.
-See.