1 WwW.SubYab.CoM 00:00:18,039 --> 00:00:21,751 GIRL: It all started one Friday afternoon at the very beginning of seventh grade. 2 00:00:22,252 --> 00:00:25,463 I was walking home from school with my best friend Mary Anne Spier. 3 00:00:25,672 --> 00:00:27,924 I was doing most of the talking, as usual. 4 00:00:28,007 --> 00:00:29,884 This is why you need to listen to me. 5 00:00:29,968 --> 00:00:32,554 GIRL: And Mary Anne was patiently listening, also as usual. 6 00:00:32,637 --> 00:00:34,764 It was boiling in there, 7 00:00:34,847 --> 00:00:36,975 like, surface of Venus hot, 8 00:00:37,058 --> 00:00:39,519 and he just kept droning on and on 9 00:00:39,602 --> 00:00:41,437 about the genius of Thomas Jefferson 10 00:00:41,521 --> 00:00:43,731 and how all men are created equal. 11 00:00:43,815 --> 00:00:45,191 This is Mr. Redmont? 12 00:00:45,275 --> 00:00:47,902 Yeah. So finally I stood up and I was like, 13 00:00:47,986 --> 00:00:51,447 "If he was such a genius, why didn't he say all people?" 14 00:00:51,531 --> 00:00:52,365 Nice. 15 00:00:52,448 --> 00:00:54,617 Except apparently, I raised my voice, 16 00:00:55,034 --> 00:00:56,578 and I didn't raise my hand. 17 00:00:56,953 --> 00:00:58,288 Did he give you detention? 18 00:00:58,371 --> 00:01:00,540 Essay, on the importance of decorum. 19 00:01:00,623 --> 00:01:01,874 What does that even mean? 20 00:01:01,958 --> 00:01:04,002 Like, not talking unless you're called on, 21 00:01:04,085 --> 00:01:06,254 being polite and invisible. 22 00:01:06,337 --> 00:01:10,133 Meanwhile, the boys are in the bathroom sticking Kleenex down their pants 23 00:01:10,216 --> 00:01:14,387 and wiping sweat on each other, but somehow I'm the disruptive one. 24 00:01:15,138 --> 00:01:16,458 Do you think he'll call your mom? 25 00:01:16,848 --> 00:01:19,285 I don't want anything to mess up our sleepover tomorrow night. 26 00:01:19,309 --> 00:01:22,854 I've almost convinced my dad to let us Postmates pizza and ice cream. 27 00:01:22,937 --> 00:01:26,357 Double dairy! Wow, what's next, the key to the liquor cabinet? 28 00:01:26,441 --> 00:01:28,651 Sugar is progress. 29 00:01:29,068 --> 00:01:31,112 [BOTH LAUGH] I can't wait. 30 00:01:33,906 --> 00:01:36,367 when she was 18 months old. 31 00:01:36,909 --> 00:01:40,330 Her dad is super overprotective, but at least he cares. 32 00:01:40,413 --> 00:01:43,499 My dad took off right after my little brother David Michael was born. 33 00:01:43,583 --> 00:01:45,668 The first three years, he visited twice. 34 00:01:45,752 --> 00:01:47,920 Then birthday cards, then nothing. 35 00:01:49,964 --> 00:01:51,483 - Next door are the Kishis. - [CHATTERING] 36 00:01:51,507 --> 00:01:54,344 Claudia and Mary Anne and I used to hang out all the time. 37 00:01:54,677 --> 00:01:56,804 But that was before Claudia decided 38 00:01:56,888 --> 00:01:59,265 she was more into boys and clothes than into us. 39 00:02:00,892 --> 00:02:03,436 I miss her. We both do. 40 00:02:03,519 --> 00:02:05,063 [CHATTERING] 41 00:02:11,986 --> 00:02:14,822 Psst! Kristy. Over here. 42 00:02:14,906 --> 00:02:17,158 Hey, what are you doing in there, buddy? 43 00:02:17,575 --> 00:02:18,951 You weren't here to let me in. 44 00:02:19,035 --> 00:02:20,929 You weren't supposed to be home for another 20 minutes. 45 00:02:20,953 --> 00:02:23,414 Why didn't you go to the Kishis? Mimi would have let you in. 46 00:02:25,249 --> 00:02:27,293 I really, really had to go on the bus. 47 00:02:27,377 --> 00:02:29,879 Please don't tell anyone, especially not Charlie and Sam. 48 00:02:29,962 --> 00:02:31,130 They'll think I'm a baby. 49 00:02:31,214 --> 00:02:33,007 Buddy, of course not. 50 00:02:33,383 --> 00:02:35,802 Come on. Let's get you changed. I'll make you a quesadilla. 51 00:02:37,762 --> 00:02:39,263 Nice shot, Charlie. 52 00:02:39,764 --> 00:02:41,849 Yeah. It's better than yours. 53 00:02:44,727 --> 00:02:46,312 Who's hungry? 54 00:02:46,396 --> 00:02:48,064 Mom, you just blocked my shot. 55 00:02:48,648 --> 00:02:50,692 [GROANS] I brought you pizza. 56 00:02:51,109 --> 00:02:52,318 What's going on? 57 00:02:52,777 --> 00:02:54,529 What do you mean "what's going on?" 58 00:02:55,738 --> 00:02:57,448 Can you grab us some pizza, please? 59 00:02:59,450 --> 00:03:00,743 You're home early. 60 00:03:00,827 --> 00:03:02,704 - You brought pizza. - Yes. 61 00:03:03,329 --> 00:03:04,329 Did you get fired? 62 00:03:04,747 --> 00:03:07,667 Oh. No, baby, I did not get fired. 63 00:03:08,543 --> 00:03:12,088 I do have a small favor to ask you all. 64 00:03:12,171 --> 00:03:14,340 Is anyone gonna be around tomorrow night 65 00:03:14,424 --> 00:03:16,884 - to look after David Michael? - Hot date with Watson? 66 00:03:17,260 --> 00:03:19,595 Actually, I have some potential clients 67 00:03:19,679 --> 00:03:21,055 in town for the weekend. 68 00:03:21,139 --> 00:03:22,779 I'm going out with Olivia tomorrow night. 69 00:03:22,807 --> 00:03:25,351 I'm going with Emmett and Oliver to see The Carcinogens. 70 00:03:25,435 --> 00:03:27,228 - [MOM GROANS] - Also, I need the car. 71 00:03:27,687 --> 00:03:28,563 Thanks, guys. 72 00:03:28,646 --> 00:03:32,775 Um, I was supposed to sleep over at Mary Anne's tomorrow night, 73 00:03:32,859 --> 00:03:33,776 but I guess we could-- 74 00:03:33,860 --> 00:03:35,862 You do not have to cancel your plans. 75 00:03:36,446 --> 00:03:38,740 Seeing as the boys didn't even give it a second thought. 76 00:03:40,324 --> 00:03:42,827 Nothing. I'm gonna make some calls. 77 00:03:43,911 --> 00:03:47,623 Who was that girl we had that time, you know, the one with the face? 78 00:03:49,292 --> 00:03:51,461 [RINGING] 79 00:03:51,544 --> 00:03:53,337 Hey, it's Lauren. Can't get to the phone... 80 00:03:53,421 --> 00:03:55,798 No one even turns their phones on anymore! 81 00:03:56,382 --> 00:04:00,928 "Your all-access thesitternetwork.com subscription has expired. 82 00:04:01,012 --> 00:04:05,391 00:04:08,060 [SHOUTS] 84 00:04:08,144 --> 00:04:10,146 [VIBRATES] 85 00:04:10,229 --> 00:04:11,832 - Hello. Yes. - [GIRL SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 86 00:04:11,856 --> 00:04:12,899 Yes, tomorrow night. 87 00:04:14,442 --> 00:04:15,860 How much an hour? 88 00:04:15,943 --> 00:04:17,653 What are you gonna do, breastfeed him? 89 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:20,364 Ugh. 90 00:04:21,699 --> 00:04:23,034 Do you think that maybe 91 00:04:23,117 --> 00:04:25,870 Mary Anne could sleep here tomorrow night instead? 92 00:04:25,953 --> 00:04:27,747 I don't think her dad would let her 93 00:04:27,830 --> 00:04:29,457 if he knew you weren't home till late. 94 00:04:29,832 --> 00:04:31,542 Oh, yeah, of course. 95 00:04:32,043 --> 00:04:33,043 Sorry, Mom. 96 00:04:33,085 --> 00:04:35,588 Why is this so hard? 97 00:04:35,671 --> 00:04:37,673 I mean, when I was a kid, 98 00:04:37,757 --> 00:04:40,301 my mother would just call some girl in the neighborhood 99 00:04:40,384 --> 00:04:41,719 on a landline, 100 00:04:41,803 --> 00:04:43,137 and she would answer 101 00:04:43,221 --> 00:04:45,264 because it was part of the social contract. 102 00:04:46,265 --> 00:04:47,183 [SIGHS] 103 00:04:47,266 --> 00:04:49,227 KRISTY: And that was it. The moment... 104 00:04:49,310 --> 00:04:50,728 [CHOKING] 105 00:04:50,812 --> 00:04:52,688 ...when I started choking on my pizza. 106 00:04:53,397 --> 00:04:57,026 But as I was choking on my pizza with my life flashing before my eyes 107 00:04:57,109 --> 00:05:00,822 and my mother trying to remember the infant CPR she learned 17 years ago, 108 00:05:01,739 --> 00:05:05,993 I suddenly had it: the best idea of my entire life. 109 00:05:07,662 --> 00:05:08,996 A babysitting business? 110 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:10,957 Not just a business, a club. 111 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,168 Do you really think people will trust us to take care of their kids? 112 00:05:14,252 --> 00:05:15,932 We both sit for David Michael all the time. 113 00:05:16,254 --> 00:05:17,088 That's true. 114 00:05:17,171 --> 00:05:20,174 Kids deserve fun sitters who care about them, 115 00:05:20,258 --> 00:05:22,176 who actually want to be there. 116 00:05:22,718 --> 00:05:23,553 Yeah. 117 00:05:23,636 --> 00:05:27,098 Plus, you wouldn't believe what some of these adult sitters charge. 118 00:05:27,181 --> 00:05:29,141 We could ask for half, and we'd be rich. 119 00:05:30,685 --> 00:05:32,895 KRISTY: Mary Anne was in,obviously, 120 00:05:33,104 --> 00:05:34,730 but two don't make a club. 121 00:05:34,814 --> 00:05:36,440 We were going to need another member. 122 00:05:36,524 --> 00:05:38,651 Claudia was the coolest girl we knew, 123 00:05:38,734 --> 00:05:41,237 and the club was the coolest thing we'd ever done. 124 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,322 Claudia, cool idea for babysitting thing. 125 00:05:43,406 --> 00:05:45,867 Lots of fun and dollar sign, dollar sign, dollar sign. 126 00:05:45,950 --> 00:05:47,910 Okay if MA and I come by after school to talk? 127 00:05:47,994 --> 00:05:52,373 TEACHER: ...the judicial, represented by the Supreme Court, 128 00:05:52,456 --> 00:05:54,917 the executive, that's the president, 129 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,338 and the legislative. That is the House of Congress. 130 00:05:59,422 --> 00:06:00,756 Miss Thomas. 131 00:06:02,216 --> 00:06:04,093 Are you passing notes in my class? 132 00:06:04,510 --> 00:06:05,761 - No. - Miss Kishi. 133 00:06:06,304 --> 00:06:08,556 Kindly hand me the note Miss Thomas just passed you. 134 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:10,224 Do you mean, like, a text? 135 00:06:10,641 --> 00:06:11,976 My phone's in my locker. 136 00:06:13,144 --> 00:06:15,354 I'm still waiting for your decorum essay, Miss Thomas. 137 00:06:15,438 --> 00:06:18,482 Miss Kishi, stop defacing your shoes and pay attention. 138 00:06:18,566 --> 00:06:21,652 We wouldn't want another failed quiz on your average, would we? 139 00:06:22,570 --> 00:06:24,113 Funny story about the Senate... 140 00:06:25,156 --> 00:06:26,616 School trip there... 141 00:06:26,866 --> 00:06:27,866 Claudia. 142 00:06:28,075 --> 00:06:30,119 Shh! I have to pay attention. 143 00:06:37,251 --> 00:06:38,628 KRISTY: Oh, she's awesome. 144 00:06:40,630 --> 00:06:42,924 - Mimi. Claudia's grandmother. - [LAUGHS] HEY. 145 00:06:43,007 --> 00:06:45,288 She's very calm and spends most of her time in the kitchen 146 00:06:45,343 --> 00:06:47,261 making tea and being reassuring. 147 00:06:47,345 --> 00:06:49,138 - How are you? - Good. 148 00:06:50,222 --> 00:06:51,974 The other girls are upstairs. 149 00:06:52,058 --> 00:06:53,100 I'll make tea. 150 00:06:53,434 --> 00:06:54,434 Thank you. 151 00:06:55,019 --> 00:06:56,938 "Girls"? Plural? 152 00:06:57,229 --> 00:06:58,229 I don't know., 153 00:07:01,817 --> 00:07:03,319 - Oh. Hi, Janine. - Hi, Janine. 154 00:07:11,994 --> 00:07:13,663 GIRL: I think he likes you. 155 00:07:13,746 --> 00:07:15,706 - CLAUDIA: Really? You think so? - GIRL: Yes. 156 00:07:15,790 --> 00:07:17,100 - [LAUGHING] - CLAUDIA: I don't know. 157 00:07:17,124 --> 00:07:18,167 KRISTY: Hey. 158 00:07:18,250 --> 00:07:20,169 - Hey. - Hey, guys. 159 00:07:20,628 --> 00:07:22,505 Kristy, Mary Anne, 160 00:07:22,588 --> 00:07:24,507 this is my friend Stacey McGill. 161 00:07:24,924 --> 00:07:25,758 Hi. 162 00:07:25,841 --> 00:07:28,010 Stacey just moved to Stoneybrook from New York. 163 00:07:28,094 --> 00:07:28,970 Where in New York? 164 00:07:29,053 --> 00:07:30,638 Oh, the city. 165 00:07:30,721 --> 00:07:32,181 You mean, like, Manhattan? 166 00:07:32,306 --> 00:07:34,141 Yeah. The Upper West Side. 167 00:07:34,642 --> 00:07:35,810 Oh. 168 00:07:35,893 --> 00:07:38,980 So this babysitting thing sounds pretty chill. 169 00:07:39,397 --> 00:07:40,564 You told her? 170 00:07:40,648 --> 00:07:42,775 Sorry, was it a secret? 171 00:07:42,858 --> 00:07:44,026 Not technically. 172 00:07:44,610 --> 00:07:45,945 Twizzlers! 173 00:07:46,821 --> 00:07:47,821 I'm good. 174 00:07:52,827 --> 00:07:55,037 Fine. It's a babysitting club. 175 00:07:55,121 --> 00:07:58,207 Excuse me, I thought you said we were gonna make money. 176 00:07:58,290 --> 00:07:59,333 Let me finish. 177 00:07:59,417 --> 00:08:02,670 So the other night, my mother needed a sitter for David Michael, 178 00:08:03,129 --> 00:08:05,631 and she had to make, like, a million phone calls 179 00:08:05,715 --> 00:08:08,217 and pay 80 bucks to join this weird website. 180 00:08:08,300 --> 00:08:11,929 Which will then sell her personal information to, like, the Russians. 181 00:08:12,013 --> 00:08:14,932 Sure, and I thought, wouldn't it be a great idea 182 00:08:15,016 --> 00:08:16,576 if you could, like, make one phone call 183 00:08:16,642 --> 00:08:19,645 and reach a whole bunch of good sitters at the same time? 184 00:08:19,729 --> 00:08:22,481 A few times a week, we'd all meet together in one place, 185 00:08:22,565 --> 00:08:24,608 and people would call and offer us jobs. 186 00:08:25,192 --> 00:08:28,738 My dad doesn't let me pick up the phone if I don't recognize the number. 187 00:08:28,821 --> 00:08:30,156 Not your phone. 188 00:08:30,239 --> 00:08:31,449 An olden times phone. 189 00:08:31,532 --> 00:08:33,784 A landline! I've got one up here. 190 00:08:33,868 --> 00:08:37,413 We got an extra line with that super ultra high-speed internet package 191 00:08:37,496 --> 00:08:40,583 Janine needed for her stupid nerd servers. 192 00:08:40,666 --> 00:08:41,834 So you'll do it? 193 00:08:41,917 --> 00:08:45,337 Maybe, if it doesn't conflict with my art class. 194 00:08:46,380 --> 00:08:47,380 Hey, guys. 195 00:08:48,466 --> 00:08:50,634 - Watermelon gummies! - [LAUGHING] 196 00:08:53,471 --> 00:08:55,598 So how many times a week will we meet? 197 00:08:55,681 --> 00:08:56,681 A few. 198 00:08:57,767 --> 00:08:59,560 - Three. - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 199 00:08:59,935 --> 00:09:00,978 Easy to remember. 200 00:09:01,062 --> 00:09:04,315 Targeted social media ads are probably the best marketing strategy. 201 00:09:04,857 --> 00:09:07,610 I can figure out the best ratio of click-throughs to investment. 202 00:09:07,818 --> 00:09:09,320 I'm pretty good at math. 203 00:09:09,862 --> 00:09:10,862 Whoa. 204 00:09:11,655 --> 00:09:13,407 Have you ever even babysat before? 205 00:09:13,824 --> 00:09:14,843 Don't all the kids in New York 206 00:09:14,867 --> 00:09:17,661 just have fancy Polish nannies until they graduate from college? 207 00:09:17,745 --> 00:09:20,372 I think you're confusing real life with Gossip Girl. 208 00:09:20,456 --> 00:09:22,666 And Dorota's actually a maid. 209 00:09:22,750 --> 00:09:23,959 But you're right. 210 00:09:24,502 --> 00:09:26,837 Most of the kids in our building had nannies, 211 00:09:27,254 --> 00:09:28,964 but not on the weekends or the evenings. 212 00:09:29,048 --> 00:09:32,176 So I babysat a lot when their parents would have events. 213 00:09:32,259 --> 00:09:33,344 Events. 214 00:09:34,053 --> 00:09:35,596 Like the Tonys. 215 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,139 [LAUGHS] Yeah. 216 00:09:37,223 --> 00:09:39,183 Speaking of marketing, 217 00:09:39,725 --> 00:09:43,771 Claud, I was wondering if maybe you would like to draw us something, like a logo. 218 00:09:44,563 --> 00:09:46,774 Maybe. I need to process. 219 00:09:46,857 --> 00:09:49,026 Oh, that sculpture's cool. What's it about? 220 00:09:49,401 --> 00:09:50,401 Menstruation. 221 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:55,574 And her sweatshirt. 222 00:09:55,658 --> 00:09:56,658 So amazing. 223 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:58,420 It must be what they're wearing in the city. 224 00:09:59,453 --> 00:10:02,164 Don't you love it how she calls it "the city"? 225 00:10:02,248 --> 00:10:03,499 She didn't eat anything. 226 00:10:04,208 --> 00:10:05,918 Maybe she's not into Twizzlers. 227 00:10:06,460 --> 00:10:08,379 Maybe she has body image issues. 228 00:10:08,462 --> 00:10:11,298 That's not a great example for the girls we'll be taking care of. 229 00:10:11,382 --> 00:10:12,382 Kristy. 230 00:10:13,300 --> 00:10:14,300 She's nice. 231 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:15,845 She's just new. 232 00:10:16,762 --> 00:10:19,098 It's not the worst thing in the world to make a new friend. 233 00:10:22,476 --> 00:10:23,978 KRISTY: Maybe Mary Anne was right. 234 00:10:24,061 --> 00:10:27,481 Maybe new people weren't an invading force to be repelled at all costs. 235 00:10:28,399 --> 00:10:29,399 Surprise! 236 00:10:29,775 --> 00:10:33,195 Have dim sum-thing to eat. 00:10:36,699 KRISTY: Or maybe Mary Anne was a total idiot. 238 00:10:37,283 --> 00:10:40,744 Watson Brewer, my mother's boyfriend. 239 00:10:40,828 --> 00:10:43,873 - The ultimate invader. - Mmm! So good. 240 00:10:43,956 --> 00:10:44,874 Mm-hmm. 241 00:10:44,957 --> 00:10:47,835 Usually soup dumplings don't travel well, but these are so delicious. 242 00:10:47,918 --> 00:10:50,212 Well, I aim to please. 243 00:10:50,713 --> 00:10:51,922 It's not like you made them. 244 00:10:52,882 --> 00:10:55,801 Hmm. No, I didn't make them. 245 00:10:58,220 --> 00:11:00,431 - Kristy's starting a babysitting club. - Oh! 246 00:11:00,514 --> 00:11:02,516 She had her first meeting this afternoon, right? 247 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,060 For girls to learn about babysitting? 248 00:11:05,144 --> 00:11:09,815 No, a business where people hire us to babysit, 249 00:11:09,899 --> 00:11:12,526 and it's not just girls. Boys can take care of kids, too. 250 00:11:13,027 --> 00:11:15,321 Yeah, no, no, of course they can. 251 00:11:15,779 --> 00:11:18,574 So, okay, what's your business plan? I mean, how does it work? 252 00:11:18,657 --> 00:11:19,676 We meet three times a week, 253 00:11:19,700 --> 00:11:22,036 and people call into the meetings to offer us jobs, 254 00:11:22,119 --> 00:11:24,079 and it gets scheduled and confirmed right then. 255 00:11:24,163 --> 00:11:26,832 - So someone coordinates your schedules? - Mm-hmm. 256 00:11:26,916 --> 00:11:28,542 - How are your rates? - Competitive. 257 00:11:28,626 --> 00:11:30,786 Do you kick up a percentage of your earnings like dues? 258 00:11:31,420 --> 00:11:33,130 Yeah. All of that. 259 00:11:33,881 --> 00:11:36,926 Well, as a businessman and as a dad... 260 00:11:38,636 --> 00:11:40,638 I think it's genius. I love that idea. 261 00:11:40,721 --> 00:11:42,640 - It's great. - Aww. 262 00:11:45,434 --> 00:11:46,977 So, guys, 263 00:11:47,436 --> 00:11:49,772 the reason that Watson came over for dinner tonight 264 00:11:49,855 --> 00:11:52,524 - is because we have some news. - What is it? 265 00:11:53,067 --> 00:11:56,403 Well, we've been seeing each other for a while now, 266 00:11:56,904 --> 00:11:59,406 and he asked me to marry him. 267 00:12:03,369 --> 00:12:04,495 What did you say? 268 00:12:04,578 --> 00:12:07,748 I said that I wanted to have a family conversation first 269 00:12:07,831 --> 00:12:09,431 to make sure you all feel okay about it. 270 00:12:09,458 --> 00:12:11,001 Good, 'cause I don't. 271 00:12:11,418 --> 00:12:12,418 Oh. 272 00:12:14,421 --> 00:12:15,506 Kristy. 273 00:12:15,589 --> 00:12:18,550 I don't feel okay about it. End of discussion. Pass the shrimp. 274 00:12:18,634 --> 00:12:21,136 Okay, Kristy, we're not asking for your permission. 275 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:23,055 We are trying to have a conversation here. 276 00:12:23,138 --> 00:12:25,266 Then why bother to ask me about it at all? 277 00:12:25,349 --> 00:12:27,685 If you're just gonna do whatever you want, 278 00:12:27,768 --> 00:12:28,686 why pretend to care? 279 00:12:28,769 --> 00:12:30,896 Okay, well, that's not fair at all. 280 00:12:30,980 --> 00:12:35,359 My whole life, all you've told me is how important it is to be independent 281 00:12:35,442 --> 00:12:36,986 and to stand on your own two feet, 282 00:12:37,069 --> 00:12:39,280 but then you expect me to kiss the butt 283 00:12:39,363 --> 00:12:41,007 of the first rich guy who walks through the door. 284 00:12:41,031 --> 00:12:43,909 Okay, that's enough. I need you to go to your room. 285 00:12:43,993 --> 00:12:45,762 He might be able to buy you, Mom, but he can't buy us. 286 00:12:45,786 --> 00:12:47,705 I said go to your room now! 287 00:12:47,788 --> 00:12:48,788 Fine. 288 00:12:49,290 --> 00:12:50,541 I wanted to go, 289 00:12:50,624 --> 00:12:54,295 because there was no way I was going to let Watson Brewer see me cry. 290 00:13:00,509 --> 00:13:03,137 It's not that I don't want my mom to be happy. 291 00:13:04,138 --> 00:13:06,890 It's that I want us to be enough. 292 00:13:15,733 --> 00:13:17,192 Okay, so club officers. 293 00:13:17,276 --> 00:13:19,820 I have the most experience, and the club was my idea. 294 00:13:20,112 --> 00:13:22,031 - So I am president. - [SCOFFS] 295 00:13:22,114 --> 00:13:23,282 I'm bossy. Get used to it. 296 00:13:23,907 --> 00:13:24,908 MARY ANNE: Kristy-- 297 00:13:24,992 --> 00:13:27,745 Claudia, you're vice president since we're meeting in your room. 298 00:13:27,828 --> 00:13:29,288 - Yes! - Kristy-- 299 00:13:29,371 --> 00:13:30,497 What else? 300 00:13:30,581 --> 00:13:32,916 We need someone to handle business expenses, 301 00:13:33,459 --> 00:13:35,169 someone to handle marketing, 302 00:13:35,669 --> 00:13:37,212 -social media-- -Kristy! 303 00:13:38,088 --> 00:13:39,131 I want to be secretary. 304 00:13:39,214 --> 00:13:41,508 I'm organized and excellent at record-keeping. 305 00:13:41,592 --> 00:13:44,470 I'll also start a Google doc recording the details of our jobs, 306 00:13:44,553 --> 00:13:46,180 and I'll take minutes at every meeting 307 00:13:46,263 --> 00:13:47,973 and distribute them at the end of the week. 308 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:51,101 If that's okay with everybody? 309 00:13:52,561 --> 00:13:54,688 - Yeah, that'd be great. - [EXHALES] 310 00:13:56,565 --> 00:13:59,026 That's the most I've ever heard her speak. 311 00:13:59,443 --> 00:14:02,196 I've known her since birth and same. 312 00:14:02,613 --> 00:14:05,574 Okay, the fastest thing would be to use our existing platforms 313 00:14:05,657 --> 00:14:07,201 to curate a community of influencers. 314 00:14:07,618 --> 00:14:10,412 Give me your Insta handles and I'll cross-reference your followers. 315 00:14:11,038 --> 00:14:14,124 Isn't it illegal to be on Instagram before you turn 13? 316 00:14:14,833 --> 00:14:16,919 Social media rots your brain. 317 00:14:17,211 --> 00:14:19,755 I always forget to take pictures unless it's of my own tongue, 318 00:14:19,838 --> 00:14:23,175 and that's by accident when I'm trying to see if there's something in my teeth. 319 00:14:23,258 --> 00:14:25,052 May I make a suggestion? 320 00:14:25,469 --> 00:14:26,549 Do we really have a choice? 321 00:14:26,595 --> 00:14:29,973 Given the challenge inherent, as the yellow hair noted, 322 00:14:30,057 --> 00:14:31,558 in building a platform from scratch, 323 00:14:31,642 --> 00:14:34,395 I would ascertain that the most effective solution to your dilemma 324 00:14:34,478 --> 00:14:35,938 may be an analog one. 325 00:14:36,021 --> 00:14:38,107 - Huh? - What? 326 00:14:39,149 --> 00:14:40,669 Perhaps Claudia could create something 327 00:14:40,734 --> 00:14:42,861 you might distribute throughout the community. 328 00:14:43,404 --> 00:14:44,404 Like a flyer? 329 00:14:44,738 --> 00:14:45,738 Precisely. 330 00:14:47,825 --> 00:14:49,660 I want to be treasurer anyway. 331 00:15:04,425 --> 00:15:05,425 Excuse me! 332 00:15:05,884 --> 00:15:08,011 Hi, we're the Baby-Sitters Club. 333 00:15:08,095 --> 00:15:09,847 Call us if you need us. Bye! 334 00:15:12,349 --> 00:15:13,725 Call the Baby-Sitters Club. 335 00:15:14,518 --> 00:15:17,688 "He doesn't really listen. He gets into everything." 336 00:15:22,359 --> 00:15:23,569 "And he gets into everything." 337 00:15:28,574 --> 00:15:30,325 Yes! Baby-Sitters Club! 338 00:15:33,954 --> 00:15:35,080 Call the Baby-Sitters Club. 339 00:15:35,164 --> 00:15:36,915 - Baby-Sitters Club. - Need a sitter? 340 00:15:37,374 --> 00:15:38,709 Call the Baby-Sitters Club. 341 00:15:44,506 --> 00:15:45,591 Last one! 342 00:15:59,938 --> 00:16:01,982 Are you sure this thing actually works? 343 00:16:02,232 --> 00:16:05,152 The Etsy shop I bought it from said it's fully operational. 344 00:16:05,694 --> 00:16:07,404 Yeah, but it's 25 years old. 345 00:16:07,738 --> 00:16:09,156 It's iconic. 346 00:16:09,364 --> 00:16:10,240 [RINGS] 347 00:16:10,324 --> 00:16:11,700 - Oh, my gosh! - Sorry. 348 00:16:11,783 --> 00:16:12,826 Sorry, I was just testing. 349 00:16:15,329 --> 00:16:17,581 It's 5:23. I should go. 350 00:16:17,664 --> 00:16:19,708 The meetings last until 5:30. We all agreed. 351 00:16:19,791 --> 00:16:21,293 My dad hates it when I'm late. 352 00:16:21,376 --> 00:16:24,421 Okay, but what happens when a client gets home late? 353 00:16:24,505 --> 00:16:27,758 You can't just leave a little kid at home because your dad might call the FBI. 354 00:16:28,050 --> 00:16:30,093 - [RINGS] - Oh, my gosh! 355 00:16:30,969 --> 00:16:33,305 Good afternoon, Baby-Sitters Club. 356 00:16:33,889 --> 00:16:36,725 This is Kristy Thomas, president and founder, speaking. 357 00:16:36,808 --> 00:16:39,061 Yes, Kristy, Watson Brewer here. 358 00:16:39,144 --> 00:16:40,562 - Who is it? - Is it a job? 359 00:16:41,146 --> 00:16:43,148 - How did you get this number? - It's on the... 360 00:16:43,232 --> 00:16:44,942 You gave me a flyer. 361 00:16:45,025 --> 00:16:47,819 Anyway, look, I need someone to watch Karen and Andrew 362 00:16:47,903 --> 00:16:49,905 tomorrow afternoon while I'm at the office, 363 00:16:49,988 --> 00:16:52,950 and I thought I'd see if your club could help. 364 00:16:53,033 --> 00:16:54,576 Isn't tomorrow Saturday 365 00:16:54,660 --> 00:16:56,745 and don't you only get your kids on the weekends? 366 00:16:56,828 --> 00:16:58,247 Kristy, what are you doing? 367 00:16:58,330 --> 00:17:00,165 - Hold, please. - Okay. 368 00:17:00,624 --> 00:17:03,877 Watson wants someone to watch his kids tomorrow, Karen and Andrew. 369 00:17:03,961 --> 00:17:06,755 - Oh, my God, it's our first job! - When is it? 370 00:17:07,256 --> 00:17:08,131 Two o'clock. 371 00:17:08,215 --> 00:17:11,301 Oh, bummer, that's when my life drawing class starts. 372 00:17:11,385 --> 00:17:13,470 - What? - It's a college-level art class 373 00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:15,222 where you draw live models in the nude. 374 00:17:15,305 --> 00:17:16,515 Claudia, ew! 375 00:17:16,598 --> 00:17:19,226 I'm not nude, they're nude. 376 00:17:19,309 --> 00:17:20,394 I'm sorry. 377 00:17:20,727 --> 00:17:21,895 I can't do it, either. 378 00:17:22,563 --> 00:17:24,314 I'll be in New York with my parents. 379 00:17:24,940 --> 00:17:27,609 Our first weekend open for business, and you're out of town? 380 00:17:27,693 --> 00:17:28,860 It was really last minute. 381 00:17:28,944 --> 00:17:29,778 Whatever. 382 00:17:29,861 --> 00:17:32,739 None of us are gonna sit for Watson Brewer anyway. 383 00:17:32,823 --> 00:17:34,133 - Claudia, what are you doing? - [BEEPS] 384 00:17:34,157 --> 00:17:37,744 Muting you before you totally alienate our only client. 385 00:17:37,828 --> 00:17:38,828 There will be more, 386 00:17:38,870 --> 00:17:42,332 and he's just some jerk who's trying to find a way to abandon his kids 387 00:17:42,416 --> 00:17:46,420 on one of the only two days a week he gets to see them. 388 00:17:46,712 --> 00:17:49,631 My club isn't gonna help him do that, period. 389 00:17:49,715 --> 00:17:50,924 You mean our club, 390 00:17:51,008 --> 00:17:53,468 and he's the only person that's called this entire meeting. 391 00:17:53,552 --> 00:17:54,552 Period. 392 00:17:54,678 --> 00:17:56,680 Mary Anne, is the calendar open? 393 00:17:57,097 --> 00:17:58,765 Kristy and I are free. 394 00:17:59,766 --> 00:18:02,936 Kristy has made her feelings very clear. 395 00:18:03,020 --> 00:18:04,580 Do you want to sit for Watson tomorrow? 396 00:18:05,022 --> 00:18:06,189 Mary Anne, no. 397 00:18:06,523 --> 00:18:08,400 Quit bossing her around. 398 00:18:08,984 --> 00:18:13,030 Honestly, you're making me remember why I stopped hanging out with you so much. 399 00:18:13,905 --> 00:18:15,782 Mary Anne, do you want this job? 400 00:18:19,494 --> 00:18:20,537 Hi, Watson. 401 00:18:20,621 --> 00:18:21,621 This is Claudia Kishi. 402 00:18:21,663 --> 00:18:23,290 Your sitter will be Mary Anne Spier. 403 00:18:23,373 --> 00:18:24,373 Terrific! 404 00:18:25,208 --> 00:18:27,085 KRISTY: I was in a serious funk the next day 405 00:18:27,169 --> 00:18:29,880 and decided to clear my head with a nice, relaxing jog. 406 00:18:30,255 --> 00:18:33,175 Thankfully my dog Louie still wanted to hang out with me. 407 00:18:36,094 --> 00:18:38,138 I wanted to see how the other half lives 408 00:18:38,972 --> 00:18:41,808 and maybe spy on a certain so-called best friend 409 00:18:41,892 --> 00:18:44,311 who wouldn't even have this job if it wasn't for me. 410 00:18:46,396 --> 00:18:48,523 WATSON: Okay, so, Mary Anne, I think we're all set. 411 00:18:49,024 --> 00:18:50,692 - MARY ANNE: Okay. - No food allergies. 412 00:18:50,776 --> 00:18:52,527 - I'll be back by around six o'clock. - Six. 413 00:18:52,611 --> 00:18:54,589 WATSON: And I'm so honored to be the first appointment 414 00:18:54,613 --> 00:18:56,049 - of the Baby-Sitters Club. - [LAUGHS] 415 00:18:56,073 --> 00:18:58,659 - WATSON: See you later. Bye. - 00:19:09,460 Okay. 417 00:19:13,090 --> 00:19:15,801 MARY ANNE: Your yard looks nice. Oh, is that a trampoline? 418 00:19:18,845 --> 00:19:23,350 A witch lives next door to us. Her name is Morbidda Destiny. 419 00:19:23,433 --> 00:19:25,435 She put a spell on Boo-Boo, our cat. 420 00:19:25,769 --> 00:19:26,812 MARY ANNE: Okay. 421 00:19:32,776 --> 00:19:34,016 What are you doing in my hedge? 422 00:19:34,069 --> 00:19:35,737 - [SHRIEKS] - MARY ANNE: Kristy? 423 00:19:37,322 --> 00:19:39,199 - What are you doing? - 00:19:40,701 Louie, no! 425 00:19:42,744 --> 00:19:44,746 That was the witch I was telling you about. 426 00:19:44,830 --> 00:19:45,830 Pretty cool, huh? 427 00:19:47,916 --> 00:19:48,916 KAREN: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 428 00:19:50,168 --> 00:19:52,462 KRISTY: I totally humiliated myself, 429 00:19:52,546 --> 00:19:56,341 my dog was probably dead and on top of everything... 430 00:19:56,425 --> 00:19:57,425 [TIRES SCREECH] 431 00:20:03,098 --> 00:20:05,225 KRISTY: Stacey wasn't in New York after all. 432 00:20:06,017 --> 00:20:07,561 She lied to all of us. 433 00:20:16,903 --> 00:20:19,656 This whole situation had spiraled out of my control, 434 00:20:19,740 --> 00:20:22,284 and that's a feeling I really, really hate. 435 00:20:25,162 --> 00:20:26,163 Louie! 436 00:20:26,246 --> 00:20:28,248 [BARKING] 437 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:31,500 Louie! 438 00:20:33,211 --> 00:20:34,337 Hi! 439 00:20:34,421 --> 00:20:36,423 [LOUIE WHIMPERS] 440 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,051 We need to talk. 441 00:20:42,429 --> 00:20:46,475 If Stacey wanted you to think that she was going away for the weekend, 442 00:20:46,558 --> 00:20:48,310 I'm sure she had a reason. 443 00:20:49,478 --> 00:20:51,480 I let her into my club. 444 00:20:51,855 --> 00:20:54,316 I should be able to trust her, but she lied to me. 445 00:20:55,358 --> 00:20:57,736 Honey, I know how much you like to be in control... 446 00:20:57,819 --> 00:20:59,529 - I do not! - You do. 447 00:20:59,613 --> 00:21:02,824 I do not, and that is so unfair of you to say or even think that. 448 00:21:02,908 --> 00:21:04,326 You're controlling my thoughts now? 449 00:21:04,409 --> 00:21:05,619 - Yes. - Okay. 450 00:21:05,994 --> 00:21:08,914 Baby, sometimes people just need a little space. 451 00:21:08,997 --> 00:21:11,541 If you want to trust Stacey, 452 00:21:11,625 --> 00:21:13,919 maybe you need to give her a reason to trust you first. 453 00:21:16,963 --> 00:21:19,341 Mary Anne saw me at Watson's. 454 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:20,842 So what? 455 00:21:20,926 --> 00:21:22,594 It was humiliating. 456 00:21:22,677 --> 00:21:24,429 My presidency has failed. 457 00:21:24,513 --> 00:21:26,890 - I should resign before I'm impeached. - [LAUGHS] 458 00:21:28,141 --> 00:21:29,684 Sweetie, listen to me. 459 00:21:29,768 --> 00:21:33,438 When Mary Anne gets scared about something that you think is silly, 460 00:21:33,522 --> 00:21:35,899 do you make fun of her and call her a baby? 461 00:21:36,274 --> 00:21:37,609 Yeah, sometimes. 462 00:21:38,401 --> 00:21:40,070 Oh, okay. 463 00:21:40,153 --> 00:21:43,156 Well, but you're still her best friend, right? 464 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,825 - Yes. - Right. 465 00:21:45,242 --> 00:21:48,453 And what about Claudia when she gets bad grades on tests? 466 00:21:48,537 --> 00:21:50,914 You don't rub it in and make her feel worse. 467 00:21:51,164 --> 00:21:52,165 You help her, right? 468 00:21:52,666 --> 00:21:53,666 Yeah. 469 00:21:53,875 --> 00:21:55,418 You are not perfect, sweetie. 470 00:21:56,169 --> 00:21:58,463 And neither are any of the people that love you. 471 00:21:58,922 --> 00:22:00,715 All you can do is keep showing up, 472 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:02,425 try to do better next time. 473 00:22:03,343 --> 00:22:05,053 Is that what you would do? 474 00:22:05,971 --> 00:22:07,931 I'm getting married again, aren't I? 475 00:22:08,265 --> 00:22:10,225 Against my better judgment. 476 00:22:10,308 --> 00:22:11,308 Okay. 477 00:22:11,643 --> 00:22:13,144 The house is pretty nice, though. 478 00:22:13,228 --> 00:22:15,397 It's not about the house. 479 00:22:15,814 --> 00:22:16,814 I love you. 480 00:22:17,315 --> 00:22:21,111 I love you so much, baby. Mmm! [LAUGHS] 481 00:22:21,194 --> 00:22:22,612 [KISSES] 482 00:22:23,655 --> 00:22:27,909 Oh, your social studies teacher called me, and you owe him some paper about decorum? 483 00:22:27,993 --> 00:22:30,203 They would never make a boy write that essay. 484 00:22:31,663 --> 00:22:33,248 No, they wouldn't. 485 00:22:34,457 --> 00:22:36,418 486 00:22:36,501 --> 00:22:39,754 but when it came to life, I guess she wasn't totally clueless. 487 00:22:40,964 --> 00:22:43,300 So before the next meeting of the Baby-Sitters Club, 488 00:22:43,383 --> 00:22:46,219 I decided to take a page from her takeout menu drawer. 489 00:22:47,178 --> 00:22:48,972 [DOORBELL RINGS] 490 00:22:49,431 --> 00:22:52,100 - CLAUDIA: Pizza? - I thought we could all use a treat. 491 00:22:53,143 --> 00:22:56,146 Stacey, I got you a salad if you want. 492 00:22:58,356 --> 00:22:59,399 Come on, eat. 493 00:23:04,404 --> 00:23:05,404 Thanks. 494 00:23:19,753 --> 00:23:20,753 So... 495 00:23:24,341 --> 00:23:27,719 There's actually something I wanted to tell you guys. 496 00:23:31,723 --> 00:23:32,723 I'm sorry... 497 00:23:33,433 --> 00:23:34,433 [SIGHS] 498 00:23:34,976 --> 00:23:36,728 for the way I acted the other day. 499 00:23:38,271 --> 00:23:39,271 I was wrong. 500 00:23:39,981 --> 00:23:40,815 CLAUDIA: Wait a minute. 501 00:23:40,899 --> 00:23:44,694 Did I just hear Kristy Thomas say she was wrong? 502 00:23:45,278 --> 00:23:48,865 Look, although the Baby-Sitters Club was my idea, 503 00:23:49,199 --> 00:23:51,679 it doesn't mean I get to tell you guys what to do all the time. 504 00:23:52,786 --> 00:23:55,413 And the club's ours, not just mine. 505 00:23:55,956 --> 00:23:57,036 Even though it was my idea. 506 00:23:57,540 --> 00:23:59,459 00:24:01,336 With that being said, 508 00:24:01,670 --> 00:24:04,589 it would be an honor to continue serving as your president. 509 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,677 But I understand if you guys want me to step down. 510 00:24:12,180 --> 00:24:14,766 [LAUGHING] 511 00:24:14,849 --> 00:24:16,285 Of course you're still the president. 512 00:24:16,309 --> 00:24:18,186 As long as you know you're only right 513 00:24:18,269 --> 00:24:21,940 about 95% of the time instead of 100, I'm good. 514 00:24:23,066 --> 00:24:25,777 - [PHONE RINGS] - Oh, my God, the phone, it's a meeting! 515 00:24:27,737 --> 00:24:29,614 Hello, Baby-Sitters Club. 516 00:24:29,698 --> 00:24:30,991 Mm-hmm. 517 00:24:31,366 --> 00:24:32,366 Okay. 518 00:24:33,368 --> 00:24:34,368 Please hold. 519 00:24:34,703 --> 00:24:35,537 It's a new client. 520 00:24:35,620 --> 00:24:38,665 Amy Marshall. She has two little girls, Eleanor and Nina. 521 00:24:38,748 --> 00:24:40,291 She needs a sitter Thursday night. 522 00:24:40,375 --> 00:24:43,628 - This Thursday... Claudia, it's you! - [SQUEALS] 523 00:24:43,712 --> 00:24:46,047 Claud, how did she find out about the club? 524 00:24:46,131 --> 00:24:47,882 Watson recommended us. 525 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:51,761 Mm-hmm. Great. Thanks. 526 00:24:52,595 --> 00:24:53,595 [RINGS] 527 00:24:53,638 --> 00:24:55,473 - My turn. - Oh. 528 00:24:56,474 --> 00:24:58,226 Good afternoon, Baby-Sitters Club. 529 00:24:58,768 --> 00:24:59,768 Papadakis? 530 00:25:00,061 --> 00:25:01,438 Can you spell that, please? 531 00:25:01,855 --> 00:25:03,732 You live next to the Brewers. 532 00:25:04,524 --> 00:25:08,319 sticking his nose in my business. 533 00:25:08,403 --> 00:25:09,571 - Literally. - STACEY: Okay. 534 00:25:09,654 --> 00:25:11,698 I will be your sitter, Stacey McGill. 535 00:25:12,073 --> 00:25:14,409 And this weekend? Thank you. 536 00:25:14,909 --> 00:25:17,954 - Okay. See you this weekend. Bye. - [HANGS UP PHONE] 537 00:25:20,582 --> 00:25:21,916 Tell Watson "thank you." 538 00:25:23,543 --> 00:25:24,823 [MOM'S VOICE] Tell him yourself. 539 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:28,548 00:25:31,009 Well, I know what it's supposed to mean. 541 00:25:31,092 --> 00:25:32,260 Raising my hand, 542 00:25:32,343 --> 00:25:34,929 waiting to be called on, being non-disruptive and all things 543 00:25:35,013 --> 00:25:36,931 that would probably make your life easier. 544 00:25:38,349 --> 00:25:42,395 But to me, decorum means other things, like knowing when you're wrong... 545 00:25:42,479 --> 00:25:44,856 - [LAUGHING] - [CHATTERING] 546 00:25:45,273 --> 00:25:47,233 547 00:25:47,650 --> 00:25:48,693 Thank you. 548 00:25:52,655 --> 00:25:55,158 ...and most of all, being a good friend... 549 00:25:57,368 --> 00:26:00,121 all in order to create a more perfect union 550 00:26:00,205 --> 00:26:02,499 where all people are created equal. 551 00:26:03,666 --> 00:26:06,586 Although it may not be your definition of decorum, 552 00:26:06,669 --> 00:26:07,669 it is mine. 553 00:26:07,921 --> 00:26:10,173 Signed, Kristin Amanda Thomas, 554 00:26:10,548 --> 00:26:12,592 president of the Baby-Sitters Club. 555 00:26:12,675 --> 00:26:14,677 - [CHATTERING] - 00:26:18,681 [ROCK MUSIC PLAYING] 557 00:26:19,724 --> 00:26:23,353 ♪ Wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna I wanna ♪ 558 00:26:23,436 --> 00:26:26,272 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 559 00:26:26,356 --> 00:26:29,275 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 560 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:31,569 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 561 00:26:31,694 --> 00:26:35,949 ♪ I wanna see, wanna go where you go Wanna know what you know ♪ 562 00:26:36,032 --> 00:26:40,328 ♪ But I don't wanna talk about it I wanna see, wanna go where you go ♪ 563 00:26:40,411 --> 00:26:43,706 ♪ Wanna know what you know But I don't wanna talk about it ♪ 564 00:26:43,790 --> 00:26:47,794 ♪ I wanna be who you thought I would be On the first day we met ♪ 565 00:26:47,877 --> 00:26:49,796 ♪ Way back in February, yeah! ♪ 566 00:26:49,879 --> 00:26:52,215 ♪ I wanna lay on the beach For a day ♪ 567 00:26:52,298 --> 00:26:55,677 ♪ I'll explain it away Why I could never make you happy ♪ 568 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:58,263 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 569 00:26:58,346 --> 00:27:01,516 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 570 00:27:01,599 --> 00:27:04,185 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 571 00:27:04,269 --> 00:27:07,647 ♪ I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna ♪ 572 00:27:13,486 --> 00:27:17,740 ♪ I wanna see, wanna go where you go Wanna know what you know ♪ 573 00:27:17,824 --> 00:27:22,245 ♪ But I don't wanna talk about it I wanna see, wanna go where you go ♪ 574 00:27:22,328 --> 00:27:25,665 ♪ Wanna know what you know But I don't wanna talk about it ♪ 575 00:27:25,748 --> 00:27:26,748 ♪ I wanna ♪