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[♪♪♪]
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[Lara] At some point,
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we all ask ourselves
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"What is the meaning of life?"
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And at some point--
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maybe when we fall in love,
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maybe when we lose someone--
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we find the sudden, fleeting answer to the question...
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an answer that reminds us
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of life's immense possibility for change.
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And, sometimes, that change gets the better of us.
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Sometimes, we lose ourselves in it.
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[♪♪♪]
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Not this year, lights.
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Hey...
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untangling the lights
used to be your favorite job.
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What happened?
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I don't know.
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Guess I grew up.
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But it's in those moments of change,
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of love, of loss,
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that we realize the real question isn't,
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"What's the meaning of life?"
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but rather, "How do I give my life more meaning?"
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And then Christmas comes...
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with all the answers.
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[♪♪♪]
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[Lara] It is an honor
working with all of you,
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and, as you know,
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I'm so grateful
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to be your colleague,
your friend--
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"Boss."
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Yes. Thank you for that, Mia.
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Definitely not
the first time in my life
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I've been called bossy.
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[laughter]
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But seriously,
I'm grateful to each of you
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and I wish you a holiday
and year
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filled with only
the best things.
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[applauding]
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So, Lara.
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First office holiday party
as C.O.O..
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How does it feel?
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Well, now everyone's forced
to laugh at my lame jokes,
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so... amazing!
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Then why are you sneaking off?
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Oh, I'm not sneaking off.
I'm...
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I'm casually slipping away.
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Are you okay?
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Yes! Yes, I'm fine.
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I am so grateful to you
for this opportunity.
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Hey, you've earned it.
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Now enjoy.
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I will. Yeah, I am!
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Now let's all enjoy ourselves.
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Okay.
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[♪♪♪]
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I'm the "Sultan of Swing,"
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former MLB MVP, Ben Winters--
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here to tell you
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that Winters Christmas Jerky
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is a holiday home run.
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'Cause nothing says "Christmas"
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like beef.
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Moo!
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Guys, are we sure
that that's accurate?
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That "Nothing says 'Christmas'
like beef"?
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I mean, come on.
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You know what? Maybe I should
do a little adlibbing here.
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Yeah? Okay.
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♪ Have a holly, jolly ♪
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♪ Jerky Christmas ♪
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No, that sounds like
a Christmas full of jerks.
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That's not gonna work.
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Winters Christmas Jerky...
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[gags]
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Is this...
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Is this jerky...
fruitcake-flavored?
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
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Can I get my cozy coat?
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[♪♪♪]
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Hi!
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How are you?
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I'm here!
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Well, we are done.
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Gin, ladies.
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Good job, Mom.
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I'm sure your friends
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enjoyed your hypercompetitive
card-sharking.
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Well, if they didn't,
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then next time, I can just
pick on someone my own age.
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And what age would that be?
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Yes, please. Tell us.
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-[ladies snickering]
-Hi, honey.
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You are late,
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but you are just in time
for cocoa. Come on.
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[chuckling]
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-[water dripping]
-Oh, careful. We got a leak.
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That's the budget solution.
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Oh.
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[exhales deeply]
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[snap]
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[groans]
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You know, it's like
It's A Wonderful Life,
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but without the charm.
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This place is as geriatric
as we are.
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The TV is so old
it's a radio,
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and the only time we can tell
that the furnace is even on
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is when we smell it.
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Okay, Mom, I'm digging
the stand-up routine,
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but I get it-- it's old.
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I offered to donate money.
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I know, but we need way more
than what you can donate.
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Luckily...
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your mother has an idea.
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Oh... now why am I scared?
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You'll see
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when we get to your house.
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[perky intro theme plays]
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Hi! Marty Grayson here,
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and I'm so excited to announce that Daytime Denver
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will be hosting its first-ever Christmas Contest!
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Five Denver locals--
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along with help from their teams--
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will compete on-airin four holiday-inspired events
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for a chance to win $50,000to the charity of their choice.
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Okay, what exactly
am I looking at here?
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Honey, you are looking at
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the way you are gonna win
the girls and me
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the money
for the senior center.
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Lara, this is
Christmas meets competition.
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It's the perfect
Cottridge-style Venn diagram
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if there ever was one.
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Well, breaking news, Mom--
you're also a Cottridge.
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Yes, but I am already
way too busy, honey.
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I, too, am a tad busy.
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With what?
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Uh, hmm, let me think.
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Maybe being the C.O.O.
of a multi-national corporation?
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And having no time
for my friends?
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And I've ignored a dating app
for so long
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my profile picture
still has chunky highlights.
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Noted.
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But you are still my daughter,
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and that means you can do it all
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and will be the best
at everything, honey.
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Oh, thanks, Mom.
No pressure there.
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Plus, you know what's
not even on your list?
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Christmas spirit.
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You know what?
You're right.
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I am gonna win this contest,
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which will rejuvenate
my Christmas cheer
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and help me rediscover
my purpose in life.
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[gasps theatrically]
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The Christmas spirit
is in me!
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It's time to burn my MBA
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so I can start
a Christmas-tree farm
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in Klausville!
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Just give the contest
some thought, huh?
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[♪♪♪]
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Ho, ho! There's the world's
best personal assistant.
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Why are you here so late?
The gym's closed.
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And are we redecorating?
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If so, why isn't the staff
doing it?
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Just adding a little Christmas
cheer for the baseball clinic.
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What?
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The clinic
that starts on Monday?
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The "Ben Winters Session"
sports camp for at-risk youth?
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Part of your effort to use
your celebrity to give back?
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Oh! Yes, that.
Right. Of course.
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Monday.
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Oh, also, a booking agent
from Daytime Denver called.
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You never sent me your schedule,
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so I just gave them
your cell number.
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Oh. Well, they probably
just want me on
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for a celebrity
guest appearance.
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Let's see.
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Voicemail.
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Uh...
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Mm.
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No, something about
a "Christmas contest"
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they want me to apply to.
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It's, uh...
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oh, five contestants...
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everyone brings a team.
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Four events.
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Ooh! Winner gets 50k for
the charity of their choice?
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They can't guarantee me a...
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They can't guarantee me a spot,
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but they're looking for
a "hometown hero" contestant.
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Wow. I mean, this could
be great, right?
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Free press for the gym,
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boost my social,
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could get the word out
about my charitable work
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with the "Winters Session" kids.
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And, oh, plus,
I could plug the jerky.
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And...
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it's for a good cause.
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Right.
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I led with that.
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Well, hey, wish
this "hometown hero" some luck
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'cause I am off to apply
to a Christmas contest.
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-Ho, ho!
-Okay...
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guess I'll just take care
of everything on my own.
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Again.
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How? I just checked you
an hour ago.
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Hey! [knocks]
It's just me.
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[door shuts]
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Whatcha doing?
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Eating.
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Mm.
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Not that I'm not happy
to see you again,
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but what are you doing here?
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Well, I just wanted to check
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if you gave that contest
more thought.
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Mm.
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They're gonna announce
the contestants on Monday.
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Oh, there's no harm
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in just looking at
the website, right?
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Maybe it'll get
that winning spark going?
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I sent you the link.
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Now, applying for the Christmas Contest
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is as easy as two simple steps.
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One, create an anonymous, holiday-inspired handle.
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I see you as "Noel-It-All".
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Get it?
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Oh, I'd be...
"Sleigh the Competition".
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If I were doing it,
but I'm not.
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[hits key]
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And, two, write a short essay
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answering the question,
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"What is Christmas?"
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[whacks key]
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"What is Christmas?"
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What does that even mean?
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What's the problem?
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That seems easy enough.
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Are you joking?
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Answering "What is Christmas?"--
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I may as well answer
"What is the meaning of life?"
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So? Just figure out
the meaning of life
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and just work backwards
to Christmas.
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You are welcome.
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Okay, I love you,
but goodnight.
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[thud]
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[Donna sighs]
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Okay.
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It's just kind of sad
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that you're not
doing this contest.
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You used to love Christmas.
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It meant everything to you.
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I should let you
get back to work.
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Love ya.
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Love you.
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[♪♪♪]
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"What is Christmas?"
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What is Christmas?
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Well...
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"like life...
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it's a time to find meaning..."
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[Ben] "What is
the meaning of Christmas?"
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What is
the meaning of Christmas...
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Come on. You gotta spitball
with me here, Grandma.
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Just a little help?
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It's your essay contest, Benjy.
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Figure it out for yourself.
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Whatever.
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All right, well, on
to the next order of business--
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00:10:39,556 --> 00:10:42,157
Chuck's Grandma is
coming to town for the holidays,
270
00:10:42,159 --> 00:10:46,161
and I thought that maybe you two
could be ladies who lunch.
271
00:10:46,163 --> 00:10:47,228
You know I don't
eat lunch, honey.
272
00:10:47,230 --> 00:10:50,865
Grandma. Listen.
273
00:10:50,867 --> 00:10:52,300
I know that you miss Grandpa,
274
00:10:52,302 --> 00:10:54,135
but, you know,
making some new friends
275
00:10:54,137 --> 00:10:55,370
could help that.
276
00:10:55,372 --> 00:10:58,373
Let's get you out of the house
and change up your routine.
277
00:10:58,375 --> 00:11:00,408
Your Grandpa's and my routine
worked all these years.
278
00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:01,910
Why change it now?
279
00:11:01,912 --> 00:11:02,944
Okay, well, then...
280
00:11:02,946 --> 00:11:07,916
in one final act of futility
and exasperation--
281
00:11:07,918 --> 00:11:09,351
what do you want for Christmas?
282
00:11:09,353 --> 00:11:10,552
I don't want anything.
283
00:11:10,554 --> 00:11:12,087
I have everything I need!
284
00:11:12,089 --> 00:11:14,222
Really.
285
00:11:14,224 --> 00:11:17,392
All I want for Christmas
is for us to be together.
286
00:11:19,896 --> 00:11:21,663
[claps and grunts]
That's it!
287
00:11:21,665 --> 00:11:24,199
That is the answer
to the essay question.
288
00:11:24,201 --> 00:11:25,934
"Christmas is a time
to be together."
289
00:11:25,936 --> 00:11:27,202
[laughs]
290
00:11:27,204 --> 00:11:29,170
Mm! Thank you!
291
00:11:30,407 --> 00:11:33,408
[♪♪♪]
292
00:11:39,282 --> 00:11:41,249
[Ben humming cheerfully]
293
00:11:41,251 --> 00:11:42,417
Hey!
294
00:11:42,419 --> 00:11:43,585
You're late.
The kids are waiting.
295
00:11:43,587 --> 00:11:44,452
Kids?
296
00:11:44,454 --> 00:11:46,054
Oh! The baseball camp.
297
00:11:46,056 --> 00:11:48,089
Yes, but the Christmas Contest
finalists
298
00:11:48,091 --> 00:11:50,091
are being announced right now.
299
00:11:50,093 --> 00:11:51,259
You know what?
300
00:11:51,261 --> 00:11:52,727
Two birds, one ball.
301
00:11:52,729 --> 00:11:53,628
I could use this
as a great opportunity
302
00:11:53,630 --> 00:11:54,696
for a teachable moment.
303
00:11:56,133 --> 00:11:57,365
[exhales]
304
00:11:57,367 --> 00:11:59,367
'Kay.
305
00:12:01,972 --> 00:12:02,771
That good?
306
00:12:05,075 --> 00:12:06,541
You're late!
307
00:12:06,543 --> 00:12:07,942
[dryly] Oh, yeah,
308
00:12:07,944 --> 00:12:10,278
because, obviously,
I was getting my nails done.
309
00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:11,579
Hi.
310
00:12:11,581 --> 00:12:12,981
Oh, look, it's starting.
311
00:12:12,983 --> 00:12:14,816
I just know
you're gonna win.
312
00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:16,618
Okay, Mom,
I love the confidence,
313
00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:18,286
but let's not get
too competitive.
314
00:12:18,288 --> 00:12:20,622
-This is just a little contest.
-Mm. Right.
315
00:12:20,624 --> 00:12:22,457
[Marty]
I just wanted to say
316
00:12:22,459 --> 00:12:24,392
that this contest was inspired by my love for Christmas,
317
00:12:24,394 --> 00:12:25,393
my love for Denver,
318
00:12:25,395 --> 00:12:26,928
and my desire to create
319
00:12:26,930 --> 00:12:28,897
an event that brings this great city together.
320
00:12:28,899 --> 00:12:30,498
And with a thousand essays submitted,
321
00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:31,933
it was nearly impossible
322
00:12:31,935 --> 00:12:33,935
to choose only five contestants.
323
00:12:33,937 --> 00:12:35,503
-But here goes.
-You're gonna get picked
324
00:12:35,505 --> 00:12:37,672
-for sure.
-Oh, I'm not so sure,
325
00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:38,440
but we can't let
fear of striking out
326
00:12:38,442 --> 00:12:40,175
keep us
from playing the game.
327
00:12:40,177 --> 00:12:41,443
Babe Ruth said that, right?
328
00:12:41,445 --> 00:12:42,677
No, I just made that up
right now.
329
00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:44,446
I'm pretty sure
Babe Ruth said that.
330
00:12:44,448 --> 00:12:46,414
Agree to disagree,
but the point is,
331
00:12:46,416 --> 00:12:48,616
not every run
can be a home run.
332
00:12:48,618 --> 00:12:50,351
Our first contestant is...
333
00:12:50,353 --> 00:12:52,020
"Winters Wonderland."
334
00:12:52,022 --> 00:12:53,354
Oh! But this one is
335
00:12:53,356 --> 00:12:55,156
'cause that's me!
336
00:12:55,158 --> 00:12:57,625
Yes! "Home run, Winters!"
337
00:12:57,627 --> 00:12:59,027
Oh, ho, ho!
338
00:12:59,029 --> 00:13:02,330
[roars] Yeah!
339
00:13:02,332 --> 00:13:03,465
Next...
340
00:13:03,467 --> 00:13:06,034
"Rebel Without a Claus."
341
00:13:06,036 --> 00:13:07,168
It's okay.
342
00:13:07,170 --> 00:13:08,303
Next contestant--
343
00:13:08,305 --> 00:13:10,238
"Special Snowflake."
344
00:13:12,042 --> 00:13:14,142
-Okay. -Up next...
345
00:13:14,144 --> 00:13:15,610
"Santa's Little Health."
346
00:13:17,481 --> 00:13:19,447
And our final contestant is...
347
00:13:20,650 --> 00:13:21,716
..."Sleigh the Competition".
348
00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:23,284
[Cottridges shrieking]
349
00:13:23,286 --> 00:13:24,786
Yay! That's my girl.
350
00:13:24,788 --> 00:13:26,621
Join me tomorrow as we meet our contestants
351
00:13:26,623 --> 00:13:28,122
right here on this stage
352
00:13:28,124 --> 00:13:29,157
for the first event--
353
00:13:29,159 --> 00:13:30,725
a Christmas trivia quiz.
354
00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:32,527
Which contestant has...
355
00:13:32,529 --> 00:13:34,829
[gasps] Nobody knows
more trivia than you do.
356
00:13:34,831 --> 00:13:37,298
-This event is yours!
-...going ho-ho-home?
357
00:13:37,300 --> 00:13:39,667
We'll find out right here, tomorrow!
358
00:13:44,508 --> 00:13:46,508
[♪♪♪]
359
00:13:48,378 --> 00:13:50,245
Hi. I'm Lara.
360
00:13:50,247 --> 00:13:52,247
Otherwise known
as "Sleigh the Competition".
361
00:13:52,249 --> 00:13:55,149
I'm Lindsay--
"Santa's Little Health".
362
00:13:55,151 --> 00:13:56,584
-Hi.
-Bill.
363
00:13:56,586 --> 00:13:58,520
"Rebel Without a Claus."
364
00:13:58,522 --> 00:14:00,388
-Oh.
-I'm Zoey.
365
00:14:00,390 --> 00:14:02,724
♪ "The Special Snowflake." ♪
366
00:14:02,726 --> 00:14:05,159
Hi. I'm Ben.
"Winters Wonderland."
367
00:14:06,530 --> 00:14:08,062
[ominous chord strikes]
368
00:14:09,399 --> 00:14:10,732
-Wow.
-Hi.
369
00:14:11,735 --> 00:14:13,067
Excuse us.
370
00:14:13,069 --> 00:14:15,236
[♪♪♪]
371
00:14:16,373 --> 00:14:18,573
So...
372
00:14:18,575 --> 00:14:20,909
we're both here.
373
00:14:20,911 --> 00:14:24,312
Yeah, both, uh,
Christmas Contest competitors.
374
00:14:25,582 --> 00:14:28,082
So, Ben,
how've you been?
375
00:14:29,219 --> 00:14:30,418
Great.
376
00:14:30,420 --> 00:14:32,053
Yeah. Just so busy.
377
00:14:32,055 --> 00:14:34,589
Yeah, you seem busy
shilling your celebrity.
378
00:14:34,591 --> 00:14:37,559
You mean lending my good name
to worthy causes?
379
00:14:37,561 --> 00:14:39,627
Worthy causes like
380
00:14:39,629 --> 00:14:41,796
"the Ben Winters
Spray Tan Salon"?
381
00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:44,232
To combat
Seasonal Affective Disorder.
382
00:14:44,234 --> 00:14:45,900
[scoffs]
It's a spray tan, Ben.
383
00:14:45,902 --> 00:14:47,335
Well, I guess
lucky you knew me.
384
00:14:48,305 --> 00:14:50,872
I mean, because you only
learned Christmas trivia
385
00:14:50,874 --> 00:14:52,907
because I learned it
for you.
386
00:14:52,909 --> 00:14:55,710
But you only learned it
because you learned it for me,
387
00:14:55,712 --> 00:14:57,612
so I guess,
lucky you knew me, Ben.
388
00:14:57,614 --> 00:14:59,414
So is this gonna be awkward
389
00:14:59,416 --> 00:15:01,215
with us both
in the contest together?
390
00:15:01,217 --> 00:15:03,217
Probably for this round,
391
00:15:03,219 --> 00:15:04,485
but once
you're eliminated today,
392
00:15:04,487 --> 00:15:05,486
it'll be totally fine.
393
00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:08,323
Ha. Okay, well,
394
00:15:08,325 --> 00:15:09,657
I can see you are just-- mm!
395
00:15:09,659 --> 00:15:11,459
...as competitive as ever.
396
00:15:11,461 --> 00:15:12,961
Not at all.
397
00:15:12,963 --> 00:15:15,830
This is a fun contest
to inspire holiday cheer.
398
00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:17,332
Mm.
399
00:15:17,334 --> 00:15:18,800
Everyone on stage
to get miked, please.
400
00:15:18,802 --> 00:15:20,702
It's showtime!
401
00:15:22,272 --> 00:15:25,239
All right. Well, hey,
high-fives all around. Huh?
402
00:15:25,241 --> 00:15:26,975
Yeah.
403
00:15:28,912 --> 00:15:30,945
Except for Lara,
who leaves me hanging.
404
00:15:32,148 --> 00:15:33,081
Oh, no, Ben.
405
00:15:33,083 --> 00:15:35,516
You're the one
who leaves people hanging.
406
00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:38,052
[♪♪♪]
407
00:15:41,157 --> 00:15:43,524
[cheery intro plays]
408
00:15:43,526 --> 00:15:45,793
Welcome to our first event-- the Christmas trivia quiz!
409
00:15:45,795 --> 00:15:46,794
Okay...
410
00:15:46,796 --> 00:15:48,129
Let's get started
411
00:15:48,131 --> 00:15:49,330
with our first question, shall we?
412
00:15:49,332 --> 00:15:50,598
What's Ben doing there?
413
00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:51,899
[groans disdainfully]
414
00:15:52,836 --> 00:15:54,936
First question--
415
00:15:54,938 --> 00:15:56,804
which country has
a festive legend
416
00:15:56,806 --> 00:15:58,106
about a giant cat?
417
00:15:58,108 --> 00:15:59,874
-[Ben and Lara buzzing]
-[both] Iceland!
418
00:15:59,876 --> 00:16:01,843
[Marty] All right.
419
00:16:01,845 --> 00:16:03,444
You both buzzed in
at the same time,
420
00:16:03,446 --> 00:16:05,313
so I'll give this point
to Lara and Ben.
421
00:16:05,315 --> 00:16:07,548
And, uh, Lara, Ben?
422
00:16:07,550 --> 00:16:09,717
You're miked,
so no need to shout.
423
00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,219
[Marty chuckles]
424
00:16:11,221 --> 00:16:12,286
Next question.
425
00:16:12,288 --> 00:16:13,521
Come on.
426
00:16:13,523 --> 00:16:14,889
What is the symbol of Christmas
427
00:16:14,891 --> 00:16:16,324
in New Zealand?
428
00:16:16,326 --> 00:16:17,458
-[buzzing]
-[both] The Pohutukawa tree!
429
00:16:17,460 --> 00:16:18,793
[Marty] All right!
430
00:16:18,795 --> 00:16:20,228
Once again--
431
00:16:20,230 --> 00:16:24,799
point to a very loud
and enthusiastic Lara and Ben,
432
00:16:24,801 --> 00:16:27,702
who should really both wait
until I call on 'em to answer.
433
00:16:27,704 --> 00:16:29,537
Next question.
434
00:16:29,539 --> 00:16:30,838
[inhales deeply]
435
00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,541
What is Santa's zip code?
436
00:16:33,543 --> 00:16:34,842
-[buzzing]
-Rebel Without a Klaus?
437
00:16:34,844 --> 00:16:37,512
Santa's zip code
is HO-OOOO.
438
00:16:37,514 --> 00:16:38,413
Point, Rebel.
439
00:16:38,415 --> 00:16:39,514
Yeah.
440
00:16:39,516 --> 00:16:41,082
Next question.
441
00:16:41,084 --> 00:16:43,651
What is Frosty the Snowman's
nose made out of?
442
00:16:43,653 --> 00:16:44,652
[buzzer sounds]
443
00:16:44,654 --> 00:16:45,653
Special Snowflake?
444
00:16:45,655 --> 00:16:47,655
A button?
445
00:16:47,657 --> 00:16:49,857
-That is correct!
-Yes!
446
00:16:49,859 --> 00:16:52,226
-Easy.
-Next question.
447
00:16:52,228 --> 00:16:54,862
The catchy carol "Jingle Bells"
448
00:16:54,864 --> 00:16:56,230
was originally written for--
449
00:16:56,232 --> 00:16:57,098
-[buzzing]
-[both] Thanksgiving!
450
00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:58,766
To commemorate
the Medford Sleigh Race!
451
00:16:58,768 --> 00:17:01,169
But was originally entitled
"One-Horse Open Sleigh."
452
00:17:01,171 --> 00:17:03,938
And was the first song
broadcast from space.
453
00:17:03,940 --> 00:17:06,541
[Marty]
Wow! That's a lot of info.
454
00:17:06,543 --> 00:17:08,142
Final question.
455
00:17:09,546 --> 00:17:11,579
How far does Santa travel
456
00:17:11,581 --> 00:17:12,613
each Christmas?
457
00:17:12,615 --> 00:17:14,282
-[buzz]
-220 million miles.
458
00:17:14,284 --> 00:17:15,683
Giving him,
with the time zones,
459
00:17:15,685 --> 00:17:16,851
36 hours to deliver gifts.
460
00:17:16,853 --> 00:17:18,553
At 650 miles per second!
461
00:17:18,555 --> 00:17:19,821
Breaking the speed of light!
462
00:17:19,823 --> 00:17:22,457
Consuming roughly 150 billion
calories of cookies and milk.
463
00:17:22,459 --> 00:17:25,626
60,000 times
his daily recommended intake!
464
00:17:25,628 --> 00:17:27,862
[♪♪♪]
465
00:17:28,932 --> 00:17:30,064
Wow.
466
00:17:31,301 --> 00:17:34,469
And with that,
our trivia portion is over.
467
00:17:34,471 --> 00:17:36,904
And I'm sorry to say,
but Santa's Little Health,
468
00:17:36,906 --> 00:17:38,873
you'll be heading home.
469
00:17:38,875 --> 00:17:40,742
But not empty-handed,
470
00:17:40,744 --> 00:17:42,877
as you'll be receiving $1,000
to the charity of your choice.
471
00:17:42,879 --> 00:17:44,645
[applause]
472
00:17:44,647 --> 00:17:46,114
Thank you.
473
00:17:47,417 --> 00:17:48,616
[under his breath]
One down.
474
00:17:48,618 --> 00:17:51,319
Now let's spend some time
with our remaining contestants.
475
00:17:51,321 --> 00:17:52,487
First up,
476
00:17:52,489 --> 00:17:56,290
local celeb-- Ben Winters--
who needs no introduction.
477
00:17:56,292 --> 00:17:58,559
You might have a pot holder
or an energy bar
478
00:17:58,561 --> 00:17:59,727
with his face on it.
479
00:17:59,729 --> 00:18:01,496
And if you don't,
you should.
480
00:18:01,498 --> 00:18:02,296
[Ben chuckles smugly]
481
00:18:02,298 --> 00:18:04,432
Next up, we have Denver native
482
00:18:04,434 --> 00:18:07,135
and McLeeds Consulting C.O.O.
Lara Cottridge,
483
00:18:07,137 --> 00:18:09,904
a.k.a.
"Sleigh the Competition."
484
00:18:09,906 --> 00:18:12,273
So, Lara, off your handle,
485
00:18:12,275 --> 00:18:13,908
should we assume
that you're competitive?
486
00:18:13,910 --> 00:18:16,410
Oh... no, Marty.
487
00:18:16,412 --> 00:18:18,012
I don't believe in competition.
488
00:18:18,014 --> 00:18:21,682
Rather, I believe in
challenging myself and others
489
00:18:21,684 --> 00:18:23,584
to reach our full potential.
490
00:18:23,586 --> 00:18:25,820
Tell that to the Great Christmas
Scrabble War of 2012.
491
00:18:25,822 --> 00:18:28,756
Yeah, I will tell that, because
"aecia" is still a common noun.
492
00:18:28,758 --> 00:18:30,525
[snaps] Proper noun.
493
00:18:30,527 --> 00:18:32,827
Uh... do you two
know each other?
494
00:18:32,829 --> 00:18:34,462
We used to...
495
00:18:34,464 --> 00:18:35,963
kind of somewhat date.
496
00:18:35,965 --> 00:18:37,665
And by "kind of somewhat date,"
497
00:18:37,667 --> 00:18:39,634
she means we were together
for four years.
498
00:18:39,636 --> 00:18:41,035
[astonished] Huh!
499
00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:43,437
Well... Lara, Ben.
500
00:18:43,439 --> 00:18:45,273
I'm sure
there's a lot of history here.
501
00:18:45,275 --> 00:18:47,508
Seeing as the contest
is all about
502
00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:50,278
fostering community spirit
and holiday cheer,
503
00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:52,013
I hope that you two
can put the past behind you
504
00:18:52,015 --> 00:18:53,981
and be good sports, yeah?
505
00:18:53,983 --> 00:18:55,283
-Of course we can.
-Definitely.
506
00:18:56,486 --> 00:18:58,553
Well... Lara.
507
00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:00,721
Best of luck to you.
508
00:19:00,723 --> 00:19:01,989
And best of luck
to you, too, Ben.
509
00:19:01,991 --> 00:19:03,691
You're gonna need it.
510
00:19:03,693 --> 00:19:05,626
[♪♪♪]
511
00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:11,582
Yeah, Ben and I once dated,
but...
512
00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:13,684
it is not gonna
be a problem.
513
00:19:13,686 --> 00:19:15,820
I am totally chill
with him.
514
00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,889
I would never
describe Lara as "chill."
515
00:19:17,891 --> 00:19:19,924
That girl is so competitive.
516
00:19:19,926 --> 00:19:23,394
Yeah, I-I can be
a little competitive,
517
00:19:23,396 --> 00:19:25,263
but I mean,
that's how I was raised--
518
00:19:25,265 --> 00:19:27,331
to be ambitious.
519
00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:29,000
Oh, this one year, she came up
with this whole dance routine
520
00:19:29,002 --> 00:19:30,434
just so we could win
521
00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:33,037
her holiday talent contest
for her work.
522
00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:34,705
[rhythmically]
♪ We wish you ♪
523
00:19:34,707 --> 00:19:37,041
♪ A Merry Christmas
We wish... ♪ [laughs]
524
00:19:37,043 --> 00:19:39,010
It's stuck in my head,
all these years later.
525
00:19:39,012 --> 00:19:40,878
My grandparents
were immigrants.
526
00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,714
My mom worked two jobs
to put herself through school.
527
00:19:43,716 --> 00:19:47,084
My mother left
when I was young and, um...
528
00:19:47,086 --> 00:19:49,287
my grandma raised me.
529
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:51,689
She wanted me to have
everything she never could,
530
00:19:51,691 --> 00:19:53,858
so she taught me
the value of hard work
531
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:56,294
and wanted me
to make something of myself.
532
00:19:56,296 --> 00:19:58,930
I was set on
making something of myself.
533
00:19:58,932 --> 00:20:00,231
'Cause unless
you're the lead dog,
534
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,266
the scenery
never changes, right?
535
00:20:02,268 --> 00:20:05,136
So who will be the lead dog
in the contest's second event--
536
00:20:05,138 --> 00:20:06,237
the bake-off?
537
00:20:06,239 --> 00:20:08,039
We'll find out tomorrow.
538
00:20:08,041 --> 00:20:09,173
And remember--
539
00:20:09,175 --> 00:20:11,108
this isn't your run-of-the-mill
baking competition.
540
00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:12,610
These folks will be baking
541
00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:15,279
holiday-inspired treats of epic proportions.
542
00:20:15,281 --> 00:20:17,281
But our contestants won't be baking alone.
543
00:20:17,283 --> 00:20:19,150
Throughout the contest,
544
00:20:19,152 --> 00:20:21,219
they'll be helped by teams of three friends or family.
545
00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:24,055
Because remember, this is about community.
546
00:20:24,057 --> 00:20:25,790
-Lara. Hi.
-Hi.
547
00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:28,993
Oh. Did some Christmas shopping?
548
00:20:28,995 --> 00:20:29,894
Oh, just some stuff
for the bake-off.
549
00:20:29,896 --> 00:20:32,897
This is a very nice dress
to be baking in.
550
00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:34,131
Oh, and look.
551
00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:36,133
Designer heels to match.
552
00:20:36,135 --> 00:20:37,401
I bake in heels
all the time.
553
00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:40,838
Sometimes.
554
00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,040
Never.
555
00:20:44,110 --> 00:20:46,477
Is this about your ex?
556
00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:48,279
This is about
being camera-ready.
557
00:20:48,281 --> 00:20:50,948
Oh, Lara, come on.
558
00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:52,416
I remember you and Ben.
559
00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:55,152
You two were twin flames--
a real power couple.
560
00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:58,189
You were great together,
but also...
561
00:20:58,191 --> 00:20:59,323
intense.
562
00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:01,659
"Intense"?
563
00:21:01,661 --> 00:21:02,760
Intense!
564
00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:04,695
Okay.
565
00:21:04,697 --> 00:21:06,330
I have to go.
566
00:21:06,332 --> 00:21:07,932
I know we're trying
to wrap up the year,
567
00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,667
but I will be back
online tonight,
568
00:21:09,669 --> 00:21:11,435
and I will pull
an all-nighter,
569
00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:14,972
but for now, I have to wrangle
my Christmas Contest team.
570
00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:16,674
[packages rustling]
571
00:21:16,676 --> 00:21:18,743
[♪♪♪]
572
00:21:19,712 --> 00:21:21,279
Here are the blueprints
for the yule-log cake.
573
00:21:21,281 --> 00:21:24,382
This is very complicated.
574
00:21:24,384 --> 00:21:26,951
Think perhaps
you've gone a bit overboard?
575
00:21:26,953 --> 00:21:29,954
What happened to
"It's just a little contest"?
576
00:21:29,956 --> 00:21:32,123
Ben happened!
577
00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:33,124
Yep, Ben happened.
578
00:21:33,126 --> 00:21:34,992
So this contest has gone
579
00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:38,062
from "community spirit"
and "spreading holiday cheer"
580
00:21:38,064 --> 00:21:41,032
to "long-awaited moment of
liberating personal catharsis."
581
00:21:41,034 --> 00:21:42,133
Mm.
582
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:44,235
Girls, Lara dating Ben
583
00:21:44,237 --> 00:21:46,203
was four years
of her being treated
584
00:21:46,205 --> 00:21:48,306
like she was never
good enough.
585
00:21:48,308 --> 00:21:50,041
This is her chance to prove
586
00:21:50,043 --> 00:21:51,842
that she's not
just good enough,
587
00:21:51,844 --> 00:21:53,044
she is better.
588
00:21:53,046 --> 00:21:55,246
Just... [sighs]
589
00:21:55,248 --> 00:21:56,881
...this seems a tad
590
00:21:56,883 --> 00:21:58,215
petty.
591
00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:01,852
You wouldn't want
Santa to skip you.
592
00:22:01,854 --> 00:22:03,387
Oh, Lara has been good
this year.
593
00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:05,723
Santa will forgive
594
00:22:05,725 --> 00:22:07,725
one tiny
Vesuvian act of revenge.
595
00:22:07,727 --> 00:22:08,559
Ooh.
596
00:22:08,561 --> 00:22:11,729
Girls, this contest
is ours to lose,
597
00:22:11,731 --> 00:22:13,864
because when Lara sets her mind
on something,
598
00:22:13,866 --> 00:22:15,733
it's hers.
599
00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:18,069
My girl is a winner.
600
00:22:19,272 --> 00:22:20,171
Again, no pressure.
601
00:22:21,441 --> 00:22:22,907
Okay, Team Sleigh
the Competition...
602
00:22:22,909 --> 00:22:24,241
Mm.
603
00:22:24,243 --> 00:22:25,042
All hands on deck?
604
00:22:25,044 --> 00:22:26,544
Yes!
605
00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:29,780
[slap]
606
00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:30,781
Oh, yeah!
607
00:22:30,783 --> 00:22:31,982
Break!
608
00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:35,086
[♪♪♪]
609
00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:38,389
Perfect!
I'll get back to you.
610
00:22:38,391 --> 00:22:41,225
Hey. Thanks for covering.
I was on with Daytime Denver.
611
00:22:41,227 --> 00:22:42,927
Oh, yeah?
612
00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:44,762
Hey, what's his story?
613
00:22:44,764 --> 00:22:45,663
Oh, that's Jayce.
614
00:22:45,665 --> 00:22:48,065
He can be very focused,
very determined.
615
00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:49,300
Not the best social skills.
616
00:22:49,302 --> 00:22:51,235
He's got a lot to prove.
617
00:22:51,237 --> 00:22:53,704
Reminds me of myself
at that age.
618
00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:55,272
Anyway, so I just
pitched Daytime Denver
619
00:22:55,274 --> 00:22:57,074
a brilliant idea.
620
00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:58,142
You know how we need a team
for the Christmas Contest?
621
00:22:58,144 --> 00:23:00,044
Well, I was thinking,
622
00:23:00,046 --> 00:23:02,079
what if the team was made up
of a few of these kids?
623
00:23:02,081 --> 00:23:02,880
I mean, imagine--
624
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,215
me, and the kids,
Yuletide cheer?
625
00:23:04,217 --> 00:23:06,550
It's adorable-overload.
626
00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:09,053
What's that I hear--
a sure win?
627
00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:11,722
[chuckles] And do I smell
the sweet scent of endorsements?
628
00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:13,491
It would also be a great
experience for the boys.
629
00:23:13,493 --> 00:23:15,559
Yes, I just said that.
630
00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:17,995
Liam and Ellis
are natural hams.
631
00:23:17,997 --> 00:23:19,830
-I'm sure they'd love it.
-But I need three.
632
00:23:19,832 --> 00:23:21,098
What about Jayce?
633
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:22,266
Sure, Jayce. Yeah.
634
00:23:22,268 --> 00:23:23,734
Good.
635
00:23:23,736 --> 00:23:24,935
So can you call the parents
and see what they think?
636
00:23:24,937 --> 00:23:25,836
-Yeah.
-Great.
637
00:23:25,838 --> 00:23:27,037
-One more thing.
-Mm-hmm?
638
00:23:27,039 --> 00:23:29,473
Using the kids as your team
wouldn't have anything to do
639
00:23:29,475 --> 00:23:31,642
with you trying to get back
at your ex-fiancée, would it?
640
00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:34,111
Oh-- [scoffs]
Pfft. 'Course not.
641
00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:35,980
No, actually,
me competing against Lara
642
00:23:35,982 --> 00:23:37,415
is a great opportunity
for me to show
643
00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:38,349
how much I've matured.
644
00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:41,285
Because this contest
is not about my ego.
645
00:23:41,287 --> 00:23:43,421
Nope.
646
00:23:43,423 --> 00:23:46,157
It's about me
doing good in the world.
647
00:23:46,159 --> 00:23:48,459
Which could also
benefit your ego.
648
00:23:48,461 --> 00:23:49,960
Sure. Maybe.
649
00:23:49,962 --> 00:23:51,429
But no time
for self-awareness now.
650
00:23:51,431 --> 00:23:52,830
I've got places to be.
651
00:23:52,832 --> 00:23:53,664
All right, my man.
652
00:23:53,666 --> 00:23:56,467
Hey. Just keep
your back elbow up.
653
00:23:56,469 --> 00:23:58,169
Square up your shoulders.
Lead leg out in front.
654
00:23:58,171 --> 00:24:00,237
Step into it.
Throw your hips.
655
00:24:01,374 --> 00:24:02,940
Nice.
656
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:04,708
Thanks.
657
00:24:04,710 --> 00:24:07,178
Okay, so anyways, I gotta do
a recon of the bake-off site.
658
00:24:07,180 --> 00:24:08,012
You good here?
659
00:24:08,014 --> 00:24:09,113
Well--
660
00:24:09,115 --> 00:24:10,848
[sighs] Sure!
661
00:24:10,850 --> 00:24:11,982
[thump]
662
00:24:11,984 --> 00:24:12,983
[sighs louder]
663
00:24:12,985 --> 00:24:15,019
[♪♪♪]
664
00:24:15,021 --> 00:24:17,087
[indistinct exchange]
665
00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:25,529
[♪♪♪]
666
00:24:28,034 --> 00:24:29,233
Lara.
667
00:24:29,235 --> 00:24:31,235
Wow.
668
00:24:31,237 --> 00:24:32,236
Come here often?
669
00:24:32,238 --> 00:24:35,039
Or you just popped by
to do a little recon?
670
00:24:35,041 --> 00:24:36,540
Happened to be walking by.
671
00:24:36,542 --> 00:24:38,175
Strange. Me too.
672
00:24:38,177 --> 00:24:39,310
Mm.
673
00:24:39,312 --> 00:24:40,878
I guess
great minds think alike.
674
00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,981
Great minds and... exes.
675
00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:48,252
You know, Ben, it's good
we bumped into each other
676
00:24:48,254 --> 00:24:50,654
so we can get a handle
on this sitch,
677
00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,156
because,
while the banter is fun--
678
00:24:52,158 --> 00:24:53,390
It is, right?
679
00:24:53,392 --> 00:24:55,526
...It's also
incredibly immature.
680
00:24:56,762 --> 00:24:59,463
And we can be adults, right?
We can be civil.
681
00:25:00,600 --> 00:25:02,867
So, Ben, are you ready
682
00:25:02,869 --> 00:25:05,002
to bake a giant
Christmas dessert tomorrow?
683
00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:05,970
Of course.
684
00:25:07,340 --> 00:25:09,240
What, are you suggesting
685
00:25:09,242 --> 00:25:10,441
that baking
a giant Christmas dessert
686
00:25:10,443 --> 00:25:11,609
is hard?
687
00:25:11,611 --> 00:25:13,611
Only as a rule, yes.
688
00:25:13,613 --> 00:25:15,613
So I suggest
you get yourself a recipe.
689
00:25:15,615 --> 00:25:17,181
Oh, but I forgot.
690
00:25:17,183 --> 00:25:19,450
You hate recipes
691
00:25:19,452 --> 00:25:23,020
and anything related
to instructions or directions.
692
00:25:23,022 --> 00:25:25,456
So is this
you being civil, or...
693
00:25:25,458 --> 00:25:27,291
and I don't hate them,
I just don't need them.
694
00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:28,559
My bookshelf?
695
00:25:28,561 --> 00:25:30,027
Which I built
without instructions?
696
00:25:30,029 --> 00:25:32,029
That collapsed the first time
I put a book on it?
697
00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:34,064
We couldn't prove
that was an assembly issue.
698
00:25:34,066 --> 00:25:36,133
Well, good luck
with your baking.
699
00:25:36,135 --> 00:25:38,135
And good luck with your baking.
700
00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:39,370
Just make sure to ask the judges
701
00:25:39,372 --> 00:25:41,005
if they prefer raw
or undercooked.
702
00:25:42,208 --> 00:25:44,275
Har, har, har.
703
00:25:45,311 --> 00:25:46,443
Well, historically,
704
00:25:46,445 --> 00:25:49,413
my baking may have leaned
towards the less-well-done,
705
00:25:49,415 --> 00:25:51,649
but you, undoubtedly,
706
00:25:51,651 --> 00:25:53,584
will burn
your bake-off creation.
707
00:25:53,586 --> 00:25:55,553
-Ah.
-And from the burnt crumbs
708
00:25:55,555 --> 00:25:57,388
of your giant dessert,
709
00:25:57,390 --> 00:25:59,423
my dessert will emerge
710
00:25:59,425 --> 00:26:02,726
like a Phoenix
rising from your sugary ashes!
711
00:26:02,728 --> 00:26:05,396
Wow! Are you really
gonna be this competitive
712
00:26:05,398 --> 00:26:06,830
about a bake-off?
713
00:26:06,832 --> 00:26:09,300
[snaps] Oh, this is about
more than a bake-off, Ben,
714
00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:10,134
and you know it!
715
00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:17,608
[calmly] Okay. Being civil
is obviously too ambitious.
716
00:26:17,610 --> 00:26:20,411
How about, instead,
717
00:26:20,413 --> 00:26:22,446
we are just
competitors on-camera
718
00:26:22,448 --> 00:26:25,015
and mature adults off-camera?
719
00:26:25,017 --> 00:26:26,550
Okay?
720
00:26:28,354 --> 00:26:29,720
[snickers]
721
00:26:33,876 --> 00:26:35,643
Lara, you look beaut
722
00:26:35,645 --> 00:26:36,777
Oh, thank you.
723
00:26:36,779 --> 00:26:39,747
Honey, are you gonna bake
for four hours in stilettos?
724
00:26:39,749 --> 00:26:42,883
Oh. They're not stilettos.
They're... pumps.
725
00:26:42,885 --> 00:26:44,451
Besides, I brought sneakers.
726
00:26:44,453 --> 00:26:46,620
Oh! Shoot!
I forgot my sneakers.
727
00:26:47,590 --> 00:26:49,623
Hi, Donna.
728
00:26:50,926 --> 00:26:52,393
It's so nice to see you again.
729
00:26:52,395 --> 00:26:53,627
[darkly] Hello, Ben.
730
00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:00,434
Oh, wow, that was the most
terrifying "hello" of my life.
731
00:27:01,771 --> 00:27:03,237
-Oh! My team!
-Hey, Coach Ben.
732
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:05,973
What? No! No, no, no.
733
00:27:05,975 --> 00:27:07,908
You can't have kids
on your team.
734
00:27:07,910 --> 00:27:09,810
Oh, really, and why not?
735
00:27:09,812 --> 00:27:13,314
Because you're just using them
for their adorable factor.
736
00:27:13,316 --> 00:27:14,081
You think it's gonna work?
737
00:27:15,284 --> 00:27:17,351
I'm not using them.
How cynical of you.
738
00:27:17,353 --> 00:27:19,453
I'm merely trying
to offer these kids
739
00:27:19,455 --> 00:27:21,922
a once-in-a-lifetime
holiday experience.
740
00:27:21,924 --> 00:27:24,325
Oh, hey, Marty,
question for you.
741
00:27:24,327 --> 00:27:26,660
Um... can we have
whomever we want on our team?
742
00:27:26,662 --> 00:27:27,895
-Yep.
-Thanks.
743
00:27:28,964 --> 00:27:30,698
My guys! Get in here.
744
00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:32,266
-[laughing]
-[boys] Hey, coach.
745
00:27:33,302 --> 00:27:35,169
I'm sorry, were you
complaining about something?
746
00:27:36,605 --> 00:27:37,638
[groans] Oh!
747
00:27:38,541 --> 00:27:40,841
[grunts victoriously]
Who's ready to bake?
748
00:27:40,843 --> 00:27:41,975
Oh, ho. Thank you.
749
00:27:41,977 --> 00:27:43,243
And vanilla.
750
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,814
Ben's team is all kids!
751
00:27:46,816 --> 00:27:49,350
How am I supposed
to beat children?
752
00:27:49,352 --> 00:27:50,351
Oh... wow.
753
00:27:50,353 --> 00:27:52,152
Listen to the words
coming out of my mouth.
754
00:27:52,855 --> 00:27:55,456
No. No stress.
It's all good.
755
00:27:55,458 --> 00:27:58,359
Kids or no kids,
our dessert is still a winner.
756
00:27:58,361 --> 00:28:01,295
Uh, except
that Beth just called.
757
00:28:01,297 --> 00:28:04,465
It seems that her granddaughter
just went into labor early,
758
00:28:04,467 --> 00:28:05,666
so Beth is off
to Fort Collins.
759
00:28:05,668 --> 00:28:07,368
Till New Year's.
760
00:28:07,370 --> 00:28:09,770
So we're down a team member?
761
00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:13,941
[♪♪♪]
762
00:28:15,144 --> 00:28:17,778
Looks like luck
is on our side!
763
00:28:18,748 --> 00:28:21,181
[♪♪♪]
764
00:28:22,918 --> 00:28:25,686
Bernie! Hi!
It's nice to see you.
765
00:28:25,688 --> 00:28:27,654
And you, Lara!
766
00:28:27,656 --> 00:28:29,022
I've missed you!
767
00:28:29,024 --> 00:28:31,091
Oh. Me too, really.
768
00:28:31,093 --> 00:28:33,394
So are you on Ben's team
for the bake-off?
769
00:28:33,396 --> 00:28:35,028
No, I'm just here
for moral support.
770
00:28:35,030 --> 00:28:36,029
Oh, good.
771
00:28:36,031 --> 00:28:37,898
Well, then, question--
772
00:28:37,900 --> 00:28:40,033
What's going on?
773
00:28:40,035 --> 00:28:42,736
Uh, actually,
I was just about
774
00:28:42,738 --> 00:28:44,938
to ask Bernie
if she'd like to join my team.
775
00:28:44,940 --> 00:28:46,006
-What?
-What?
776
00:28:46,008 --> 00:28:49,042
After all, our team can be
whomever we want, right?
777
00:28:50,546 --> 00:28:52,446
I want Bernie.
778
00:28:52,448 --> 00:28:54,615
Well, thank you,
but I couldn't.
779
00:28:54,617 --> 00:28:56,884
Wouldn't want
to "Et tu, Grandma?"
780
00:28:56,886 --> 00:28:59,787
[Martha and Donna giggling]
781
00:28:59,789 --> 00:29:02,022
[♪♪♪]
782
00:29:02,024 --> 00:29:03,624
No, Grandma...
783
00:29:03,626 --> 00:29:05,626
you should do it.
784
00:29:05,628 --> 00:29:06,927
What? R-- Really?
785
00:29:06,929 --> 00:29:09,596
Yeah, really. Definitely.
786
00:29:09,598 --> 00:29:11,899
It'll be fun and, uh,
787
00:29:11,901 --> 00:29:13,267
Lara could use your help.
788
00:29:14,537 --> 00:29:15,769
Okay, fine.
789
00:29:15,771 --> 00:29:17,438
But just for today.
790
00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,606
Thank you!
791
00:29:22,878 --> 00:29:23,977
What?
792
00:29:23,979 --> 00:29:26,480
Grandma, this will be good.
793
00:29:26,482 --> 00:29:28,081
You can make some new friends.
794
00:29:28,083 --> 00:29:29,917
Change up your routine.
795
00:29:30,986 --> 00:29:32,052
Okay?
796
00:29:33,923 --> 00:29:36,523
[distractedly] Okay...
797
00:29:40,629 --> 00:29:41,895
Hi, Donna.
798
00:29:41,897 --> 00:29:43,997
Hi!
799
00:29:43,999 --> 00:29:45,098
Do you remember who I am?
800
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:46,467
Of course.
801
00:29:46,469 --> 00:29:47,601
Why, did you forget?
802
00:29:47,603 --> 00:29:48,569
[laughing]
803
00:29:48,571 --> 00:29:49,803
Get over here!
804
00:29:49,805 --> 00:29:51,138
Oh, hey.
805
00:29:51,140 --> 00:29:53,307
Oh, it's been way too long.
806
00:29:53,309 --> 00:29:55,342
It looks like
I'm on your team.
807
00:29:55,344 --> 00:29:56,977
Really? Well, then
let's get you an apron!
808
00:29:56,979 --> 00:29:59,646
Come on. [laughs]
809
00:30:00,916 --> 00:30:03,283
[♪♪♪]
810
00:30:07,857 --> 00:30:09,656
So what do you think?
811
00:30:09,658 --> 00:30:12,759
It's a "gym-gerbread" house.
812
00:30:12,761 --> 00:30:13,961
It's clever, right?
813
00:30:13,963 --> 00:30:16,830
A gym made of cookies?
814
00:30:16,832 --> 00:30:18,799
-Mm-hmm.
-Sure makes sense to me.
815
00:30:20,002 --> 00:30:21,835
Oh, and your dessert is better?
816
00:30:21,837 --> 00:30:23,537
[chuckles] Behold...
817
00:30:23,539 --> 00:30:26,039
Operation: "Yule Be Sorry."
818
00:30:26,041 --> 00:30:27,140
Whoa.
819
00:30:27,142 --> 00:30:29,309
In honor
of the stalwart reindeer,
820
00:30:29,311 --> 00:30:31,211
we're doing a magical
"Christmas forest" theme.
821
00:30:31,213 --> 00:30:32,779
Oh... be careful.
822
00:30:32,781 --> 00:30:34,515
My reindeer's very fragile.
823
00:30:34,517 --> 00:30:35,849
I thought he was stalwart?
824
00:30:35,851 --> 00:30:36,750
[thumps table]
825
00:30:36,752 --> 00:30:38,051
All right,
we had two days to prepare.
826
00:30:38,053 --> 00:30:39,486
How did you pull this off?
827
00:30:39,488 --> 00:30:41,021
I called in a few favors
from friends.
828
00:30:42,491 --> 00:30:44,958
Bakers, architects,
project managers.
829
00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,226
-Oh!
-But don't worry.
830
00:30:46,228 --> 00:30:48,896
Since you can't beat me,
831
00:30:48,898 --> 00:30:50,998
just make sure
you don't come in last.
832
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:53,500
Now, please,
may I have my reindeer?
833
00:30:54,803 --> 00:30:57,004
See? All you had to do
was ask nicely.
834
00:30:59,875 --> 00:31:01,041
Okay, folks!
835
00:31:01,043 --> 00:31:02,643
We're gonna start rolling soon.
836
00:31:04,046 --> 00:31:06,547
Okay.
837
00:31:08,183 --> 00:31:09,716
Ah! Have you guys
ever baked before?
838
00:31:09,718 --> 00:31:11,852
[♪♪♪]
839
00:31:18,027 --> 00:31:20,260
...So there I was, retired,
840
00:31:20,262 --> 00:31:22,429
with no idea
what to do with myself,
841
00:31:22,431 --> 00:31:23,897
then I caught wind
of a poker game
842
00:31:23,899 --> 00:31:24,998
over at the senior center...
843
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:26,266
and the rest is history!
844
00:31:26,268 --> 00:31:27,701
[both laughing]
845
00:31:27,703 --> 00:31:29,202
Oh, but enough about me.
846
00:31:29,204 --> 00:31:31,238
How about you?
How is Charlie?
847
00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,874
Actually, he passed last year.
848
00:31:33,876 --> 00:31:35,943
Oh, Bernie.
849
00:31:35,945 --> 00:31:38,178
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
850
00:31:39,882 --> 00:31:42,215
Would you two mind
trying this for us?
851
00:31:45,754 --> 00:31:48,055
Mm...
852
00:31:48,057 --> 00:31:49,222
So, what do you think?
853
00:31:49,224 --> 00:31:50,591
Delicious!
854
00:31:50,593 --> 00:31:51,959
Heaven in butter form.
855
00:31:51,961 --> 00:31:53,260
Ooh! Yes.
856
00:31:53,262 --> 00:31:54,895
So good.
857
00:31:54,897 --> 00:31:57,164
-Camera.
-Camera!
858
00:32:05,140 --> 00:32:07,040
What happened?
859
00:32:07,042 --> 00:32:09,876
I turned my back on them
for three seconds and...
860
00:32:09,878 --> 00:32:12,813
Guys, we are supposed to have
our eyes on the prize.
861
00:32:12,815 --> 00:32:14,982
I know,
but Ellis started it.
862
00:32:14,984 --> 00:32:16,617
Only after Liam spilled on me.
863
00:32:16,619 --> 00:32:17,784
-Guys. Guys!
-Stop!
864
00:32:17,786 --> 00:32:19,653
We are a team, all right?
865
00:32:19,655 --> 00:32:22,055
So go with Chuck,
make up, get cleaned up,
866
00:32:22,057 --> 00:32:23,290
and get back to work.
867
00:32:23,292 --> 00:32:25,292
There's less than an hour to go!
868
00:32:25,294 --> 00:32:26,393
Let's go.
869
00:32:27,930 --> 00:32:30,297
Oh, my goodness.
870
00:32:36,105 --> 00:32:39,106
Dude!
You're a really good baker.
871
00:32:39,108 --> 00:32:42,643
Well, I live with my grandma,
so I bake with her a lot.
872
00:32:43,579 --> 00:32:46,079
You know, I was raised
by my grandma, too.
873
00:32:46,081 --> 00:32:47,614
Yeah, I know.
874
00:32:47,616 --> 00:32:49,416
I've heard you talk about it
in interviews.
875
00:32:51,854 --> 00:32:53,987
[♪♪♪]
876
00:33:03,265 --> 00:33:04,665
Oh.
877
00:33:04,667 --> 00:33:05,832
Great minds again.
878
00:33:05,834 --> 00:33:07,668
[overlapping] Go ahead.
879
00:33:07,670 --> 00:33:09,069
-No, you.
-No, you.
880
00:33:12,808 --> 00:33:14,608
[wrapper crinkling]
881
00:33:16,145 --> 00:33:17,944
Just use scissors.
882
00:33:17,946 --> 00:33:18,945
No. That's why
God invented hands.
883
00:33:18,947 --> 00:33:21,682
Oh, I can assure you,
God did not invent hands
884
00:33:21,684 --> 00:33:23,283
to open up
packages of candy.
885
00:33:23,285 --> 00:33:24,685
And you know you're just gonna
886
00:33:24,687 --> 00:33:26,787
burst open that bag
and gumdrops are gonna
887
00:33:26,789 --> 00:33:28,321
-fly everywhere.
-No, I'm not!
888
00:33:28,323 --> 00:33:30,424
[gumdrops thudding softly]
889
00:33:33,062 --> 00:33:35,328
[♪♪♪]
890
00:33:48,410 --> 00:33:50,210
It looks amazing!
891
00:33:50,212 --> 00:33:52,045
Well done, ladies!
892
00:33:52,047 --> 00:33:54,347
Just one more thing.
893
00:33:56,418 --> 00:33:57,851
-[squish]
-[thud]
894
00:33:57,853 --> 00:34:00,020
[horrified gasps overlapping]
895
00:34:00,022 --> 00:34:02,089
[Lara whimpers]
896
00:34:02,091 --> 00:34:04,291
[♪♪♪]
897
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:07,994
I slipped on a gumdrop.
898
00:34:07,996 --> 00:34:12,365
This is the most humiliating
moment of my life.
899
00:34:12,367 --> 00:34:15,569
The most humiliating moment
of your life so far.
900
00:34:18,373 --> 00:34:21,341
Come on, honey.
We'll get you cleaned up.
901
00:34:21,343 --> 00:34:23,643
[♪♪♪]
902
00:34:30,085 --> 00:34:32,085
Oh, honey...
903
00:34:33,355 --> 00:34:35,789
Sabotage. Just sabotage!
904
00:34:35,791 --> 00:34:37,924
Ben did this.
905
00:34:37,926 --> 00:34:39,192
Oh...
906
00:34:39,194 --> 00:34:41,261
I'm sorry.
I'll leave.
907
00:34:41,263 --> 00:34:43,230
Oh, no, Bernie, it's fine.
908
00:34:43,232 --> 00:34:45,265
[sternly] And, of course,
Ben didn't do this.
909
00:34:45,267 --> 00:34:47,934
Mom. You have to stop.
910
00:34:47,936 --> 00:34:50,470
I know you have
your feelings about Ben
911
00:34:50,472 --> 00:34:51,772
and I know you want me to win,
912
00:34:51,774 --> 00:34:53,707
and I know what the center
means to you.
913
00:34:53,709 --> 00:34:56,610
Sweetheart, this whole contest
is about you.
914
00:34:56,612 --> 00:34:59,079
I've been watching
your magic start to fade
915
00:34:59,081 --> 00:35:02,048
and I just thought
you could use a little fun,
916
00:35:02,050 --> 00:35:05,318
otherwise, I would've entered
the contest myself.
917
00:35:05,320 --> 00:35:07,053
I'm sorry.
918
00:35:07,055 --> 00:35:08,488
[laughing] Oh!
919
00:35:08,490 --> 00:35:12,125
Well, despite being covered
in yule log and blisters
920
00:35:12,127 --> 00:35:15,428
and awaiting
a humiliating elimination...
921
00:35:16,398 --> 00:35:18,298
...it has been kinda fun.
922
00:35:18,300 --> 00:35:21,434
I just wish I'd spent
more time enjoying it
923
00:35:21,436 --> 00:35:22,803
instead of bickering with Ben.
924
00:35:22,805 --> 00:35:24,638
[Bernie] I'm sure
he feels the same way.
925
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,073
Now, let's finish
cleaning you up
926
00:35:27,075 --> 00:35:28,341
and get you back to set.
927
00:35:28,343 --> 00:35:30,443
Oh...
928
00:35:30,445 --> 00:35:31,978
It's now time to reveal
929
00:35:31,980 --> 00:35:33,446
which of
our bake-off contestants
930
00:35:33,448 --> 00:35:35,282
will be leaving us now.
931
00:35:35,284 --> 00:35:37,184
You've all performed admirably.
932
00:35:37,186 --> 00:35:39,586
Lara, your yule log notably
suffered in appearances,
933
00:35:39,588 --> 00:35:41,955
but the cake was moist,
the frosting rich,
934
00:35:41,957 --> 00:35:43,356
and the flavors incredible,
935
00:35:43,358 --> 00:35:45,192
which makes this decision...
[sighs]
936
00:35:45,194 --> 00:35:46,860
...especially difficult.
937
00:35:46,862 --> 00:35:49,262
So, the Christmas Contestant
938
00:35:49,264 --> 00:35:52,465
who will be receiving $1,000
for the charity of their choice,
939
00:35:52,467 --> 00:35:54,167
but, sadly, heading home is...
940
00:35:55,537 --> 00:35:58,004
...Special Snowflake.
941
00:35:58,006 --> 00:35:58,972
[dejected whimper]
942
00:35:58,974 --> 00:36:01,141
Aww.
943
00:36:01,143 --> 00:36:02,843
[Marty] But we'll be excited
944
00:36:02,845 --> 00:36:05,111
to see
our three remaining contestants
945
00:36:05,113 --> 00:36:06,947
back on-air in two days,
946
00:36:06,949 --> 00:36:08,281
for Christmas caroling.
947
00:36:08,283 --> 00:36:10,650
[♪♪♪]
948
00:36:13,355 --> 00:36:16,423
I'm playing for my best friend
and mother, Donna.
949
00:36:16,425 --> 00:36:18,091
I'm playing for the kids
on my team.
950
00:36:18,093 --> 00:36:20,060
If I win, the money will go
951
00:36:20,062 --> 00:36:22,362
to the senior center
where my mom socializes.
952
00:36:22,364 --> 00:36:24,097
When I win...
953
00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:25,198
...uh, I'm gonna
donate the money
954
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:28,034
to sports scholarships
to help the kids on my team
955
00:36:28,036 --> 00:36:30,103
with clinics and summer camps
and equipment.
956
00:36:30,105 --> 00:36:32,205
I know, people think
senior centers
957
00:36:32,207 --> 00:36:35,208
are just shuffleboard
and applesauce, but...
958
00:36:35,210 --> 00:36:37,911
really, they're centerpieces
of the community.
959
00:36:37,913 --> 00:36:40,580
I know people say
that sports are just a game,
960
00:36:40,582 --> 00:36:41,948
but they're so much more
than that.
961
00:36:41,950 --> 00:36:44,517
It's about, you know,
finding a sense of self,
962
00:36:44,519 --> 00:36:45,585
about work ethic.
963
00:36:45,587 --> 00:36:46,953
They bring connection
964
00:36:46,955 --> 00:36:49,389
to people who might otherwise
feel isolated.
965
00:36:49,391 --> 00:36:52,926
I know it's given my mom
a sense of... belonging.
966
00:36:52,928 --> 00:36:54,361
It's about a place
where you belong.
967
00:36:54,363 --> 00:36:56,696
Is it true...
968
00:36:56,698 --> 00:36:59,766
Ben keeps jerky
in his pocket?
969
00:36:59,768 --> 00:37:01,768
You know what else
goes good with sports?
970
00:37:01,770 --> 00:37:04,404
Winters Christmas Jerky!
971
00:37:06,608 --> 00:37:08,108
[groans disdainfully]
972
00:37:09,778 --> 00:37:12,545
[♪♪♪]
973
00:37:12,547 --> 00:37:14,414
[laughing]
974
00:37:14,416 --> 00:37:16,316
Mom! What are you doing?
975
00:37:16,318 --> 00:37:17,284
I am teaching Martha...
976
00:37:18,553 --> 00:37:19,653
...the Dougie.
977
00:37:19,655 --> 00:37:21,388
But I don't know who Dougie is.
978
00:37:21,390 --> 00:37:22,255
[laughing]
979
00:37:22,257 --> 00:37:24,457
It's our Christmas carol
choreography.
980
00:37:24,459 --> 00:37:25,625
Oh! Well,
981
00:37:25,627 --> 00:37:27,227
I appreciate the initiative,
982
00:37:27,229 --> 00:37:28,561
but I don't think
we're gonna Dougie.
983
00:37:28,563 --> 00:37:29,663
Oh...
984
00:37:29,665 --> 00:37:31,164
Where's Bernie?
985
00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:33,600
Oh. She was a no-show.
986
00:37:33,602 --> 00:37:34,634
We haven't even heard from her.
987
00:37:34,636 --> 00:37:37,037
[♪♪♪]
988
00:37:43,679 --> 00:37:45,645
Oh, ho! Great.
989
00:37:45,647 --> 00:37:47,247
You're alive.
990
00:37:47,249 --> 00:37:48,682
So why did the principal call,
991
00:37:48,684 --> 00:37:52,085
telling me
you're playing hooky, huh?
992
00:37:52,087 --> 00:37:54,454
Lara called,
asking why you didn't show up
993
00:37:54,456 --> 00:37:55,522
to carol practice.
994
00:37:55,524 --> 00:37:56,923
Oh, that? No.
995
00:37:56,925 --> 00:37:59,159
Joining her team
was a one-time thing.
996
00:37:59,161 --> 00:38:00,493
Why?
997
00:38:00,495 --> 00:38:01,761
You had fun baking!
998
00:38:01,763 --> 00:38:03,363
I saw you chatting it up
with Donna,
999
00:38:03,365 --> 00:38:04,965
so go get caroling.
1000
00:38:04,967 --> 00:38:06,666
Go hang out
at the senior center.
1001
00:38:06,668 --> 00:38:08,268
Make some friends.
1002
00:38:08,270 --> 00:38:09,436
Why? What's the point?
1003
00:38:09,438 --> 00:38:11,871
I don't know.
Human connection?
1004
00:38:11,873 --> 00:38:14,174
I have heard
it makes the world go round,
1005
00:38:14,176 --> 00:38:16,109
but who knows?
1006
00:38:16,111 --> 00:38:18,778
Grandma, the point is,
I worry about you,
1007
00:38:18,780 --> 00:38:20,780
here alone, all day,
you know?
1008
00:38:21,984 --> 00:38:23,984
And Grandpa would've wanted it.
1009
00:38:27,990 --> 00:38:30,323
Well, just to keep
the frustration going--
1010
00:38:30,325 --> 00:38:32,225
there's ten days
till Christmas.
1011
00:38:32,227 --> 00:38:34,728
I'm out of ideas
for gifts for you,
1012
00:38:34,730 --> 00:38:37,664
and so can you please
just tell me what you want?
1013
00:38:37,666 --> 00:38:38,798
[laughs]
1014
00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,300
What?
1015
00:38:40,302 --> 00:38:42,635
It's just you're reminding me
so much of your grandpa.
1016
00:38:42,637 --> 00:38:45,505
I used to have
this exact conversation with him
1017
00:38:45,507 --> 00:38:46,840
every Christmas.
1018
00:38:46,842 --> 00:38:48,074
He'd never know what to get me
1019
00:38:48,076 --> 00:38:49,409
and threaten
that if I didn't tell him,
1020
00:38:49,411 --> 00:38:51,811
he'd buy me
a diamond tennis bracelet.
1021
00:38:51,813 --> 00:38:54,014
Not such a bad threat.
1022
00:38:55,217 --> 00:38:56,583
So did he ever get it for you?
1023
00:38:56,585 --> 00:38:58,218
No.
1024
00:38:58,220 --> 00:38:59,819
He wanted to...
1025
00:38:59,821 --> 00:39:01,721
but I would never let him.
1026
00:39:04,426 --> 00:39:06,426
So back to joining
Lara's team--
1027
00:39:06,428 --> 00:39:09,029
listen, I'm on my way over
to Santa's Grotto,
1028
00:39:09,031 --> 00:39:10,530
and I could easily
drop you off on the way.
1029
00:39:10,532 --> 00:39:12,098
And if you say no,
1030
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,934
I'm just gonna have to buy you
a diamond tennis bracelet.
1031
00:39:14,936 --> 00:39:18,004
No tennis bracelet.
Promise me!
1032
00:39:18,006 --> 00:39:21,508
I promise I won't buy you
a diamond tennis bracelet,
1033
00:39:21,510 --> 00:39:22,709
if you join Lara's team.
1034
00:39:22,711 --> 00:39:24,511
Wow! What a great deal for you!
1035
00:39:24,513 --> 00:39:25,879
Get your coat.
1036
00:39:28,550 --> 00:39:29,549
[shutter snapping]
1037
00:39:29,551 --> 00:39:31,651
[♪♪♪]
1038
00:39:35,457 --> 00:39:36,756
Hi.
1039
00:39:36,758 --> 00:39:39,793
You're like a whack-a-mole.
1040
00:39:39,795 --> 00:39:41,961
Why? Because you want to hit me
repeatedly with a giant mallet?
1041
00:39:41,963 --> 00:39:44,631
That,
and you're everywhere.
1042
00:39:44,633 --> 00:39:46,900
Oh. Well, I saw you
eyeing these chimney cakes.
1043
00:39:46,902 --> 00:39:48,635
I've always loved 'em.
1044
00:39:48,637 --> 00:39:49,702
I know.
1045
00:39:49,704 --> 00:39:50,937
I could get you one.
1046
00:39:52,074 --> 00:39:53,907
Ooh!
What is she gonna decide?
1047
00:39:53,909 --> 00:39:55,775
Cake? Or no cake?
1048
00:39:55,777 --> 00:39:59,446
It's a real nail-biter, folks.
1049
00:39:59,448 --> 00:40:01,548
Fine, Winters.
Buy me a chimney cake.
1050
00:40:01,550 --> 00:40:02,549
What was that?
1051
00:40:02,551 --> 00:40:04,451
Was that a... "Thank you"?
1052
00:40:12,394 --> 00:40:13,726
Sorry.
1053
00:40:13,728 --> 00:40:14,994
Old habits die hard.
1054
00:40:14,996 --> 00:40:16,930
[laughs] No worries.
1055
00:40:16,932 --> 00:40:18,298
I still don't
like whipped cream
1056
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:20,200
and you still obviously
like extra.
1057
00:40:21,436 --> 00:40:23,736
Know what?
Fill me in on the last decade.
1058
00:40:23,738 --> 00:40:25,905
I saw you're the C.O.O.
of McLeeds now?
1059
00:40:25,907 --> 00:40:27,440
I mean, congratulations.
1060
00:40:27,442 --> 00:40:29,008
How's it feel to have
everything you ever wanted?
1061
00:40:29,010 --> 00:40:31,644
Yeah. It's a dream come true.
1062
00:40:31,646 --> 00:40:34,781
It's been an honor to help
lead such a great company.
1063
00:40:34,783 --> 00:40:36,683
Wow! I sound like
a bad press release.
1064
00:40:36,685 --> 00:40:38,284
[laughing]
1065
00:40:38,286 --> 00:40:39,819
I don't know, I've worked
my butt off to get here.
1066
00:40:39,821 --> 00:40:41,254
I have everything
I've wanted,
1067
00:40:41,256 --> 00:40:43,423
and I have nothing
to complain about.
1068
00:40:44,793 --> 00:40:45,959
But I don't know,
I just...
1069
00:40:45,961 --> 00:40:47,627
I work a lot.
1070
00:40:47,629 --> 00:40:48,761
Ahh.
1071
00:40:48,763 --> 00:40:49,963
And sometimes
because I have to,
1072
00:40:49,965 --> 00:40:52,165
but sometimes because, um,
1073
00:40:52,167 --> 00:40:54,534
I don't know what else
to do with myself.
1074
00:40:54,536 --> 00:40:57,670
And if I'm being
totally honest...
1075
00:40:57,672 --> 00:40:59,973
it's not just work.
1076
00:40:59,975 --> 00:41:02,008
It's like sometimes my life...
1077
00:41:02,010 --> 00:41:03,776
feels a little empty,
1078
00:41:03,778 --> 00:41:05,011
a little flat.
1079
00:41:05,013 --> 00:41:07,180
No, I get it, really,
you know.
1080
00:41:07,182 --> 00:41:10,383
I mean, shilling my celebrity
to the milk-processing board
1081
00:41:10,385 --> 00:41:12,952
is about as fulfilling
as I thought it would be.
1082
00:41:12,954 --> 00:41:14,320
[deep voice] "Got eggnog?"
1083
00:41:15,557 --> 00:41:16,656
I know.
1084
00:41:16,658 --> 00:41:19,726
Sometimes, I feel like
my best days are behind me,
1085
00:41:19,728 --> 00:41:21,995
that I...
1086
00:41:21,997 --> 00:41:23,663
I don't mean anything anymore,
1087
00:41:23,665 --> 00:41:25,798
or that...
1088
00:41:25,800 --> 00:41:27,467
that I never meant anything.
1089
00:41:27,469 --> 00:41:29,135
It's...
1090
00:41:31,740 --> 00:41:33,373
Well...
1091
00:41:33,375 --> 00:41:34,741
these chimney cakes
1092
00:41:34,743 --> 00:41:36,643
aren't gonna
eat themselves, so.
1093
00:41:41,483 --> 00:41:43,049
Mm!
1094
00:41:44,419 --> 00:41:45,718
You know what?
1095
00:41:45,720 --> 00:41:47,854
It's easy to remember
the bad between us,
1096
00:41:47,856 --> 00:41:51,324
but chatting back there
reminded me of the good.
1097
00:41:51,326 --> 00:41:52,825
How you could always see
right through me,
1098
00:41:52,827 --> 00:41:54,194
get me talking,
1099
00:41:54,196 --> 00:41:56,596
how comfortable
you could make me feel.
1100
00:41:56,598 --> 00:42:00,066
Well, I won't tell,
if you don't.
1101
00:42:00,068 --> 00:42:01,868
But, yeah...
1102
00:42:01,870 --> 00:42:03,770
we had something special.
1103
00:42:03,772 --> 00:42:04,771
Eek!
1104
00:42:04,773 --> 00:42:06,906
Is that Lara and Ben?
1105
00:42:06,908 --> 00:42:09,542
It's the Christmas Contest
couple!
1106
00:42:09,544 --> 00:42:10,743
O.M.G.
1107
00:42:10,745 --> 00:42:12,111
Would you both take a photo
with Santa
1108
00:42:12,113 --> 00:42:13,513
for the Grotto's social?
1109
00:42:13,515 --> 00:42:14,781
-Oh...
-Oh!
1110
00:42:14,783 --> 00:42:15,915
-Sure.
-Yeah.
1111
00:42:15,917 --> 00:42:17,050
-[Ben chuckles]
-Hi, Santa.
1112
00:42:17,052 --> 00:42:19,552
A pic where you're both
pecking Santa on the cheek?
1113
00:42:20,922 --> 00:42:22,355
-Oh. Uh...
-Yeah.
1114
00:42:26,561 --> 00:42:28,394
-[snap]
-Ho, ho.
1115
00:42:30,732 --> 00:42:32,632
Perfect! [gasps]
1116
00:42:32,634 --> 00:42:34,801
Oh! Please don't post that!
1117
00:42:34,803 --> 00:42:36,803
Oh, I wouldn't worry about it.
1118
00:42:36,805 --> 00:42:37,637
I mean, how many people
1119
00:42:37,639 --> 00:42:39,439
are actually looking
at that account?
1120
00:42:39,441 --> 00:42:41,140
No offense, Santa.
1121
00:42:41,142 --> 00:42:42,942
[groans]
1122
00:42:42,944 --> 00:42:45,878
[Donna] Pull up the Daytime Denver website.
1123
00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:48,448
Really, Mom? You texted "911."
1124
00:42:48,450 --> 00:42:50,450
Pull... up... the website.
1125
00:42:54,222 --> 00:42:55,922
"Looks like
the King and Queen of Christmas
1126
00:42:55,924 --> 00:42:57,423
are an item again.
1127
00:42:57,425 --> 00:42:59,626
These two obviously
make music together,
1128
00:42:59,628 --> 00:43:01,060
but do they make music apart?
1129
00:43:01,062 --> 00:43:03,096
Tune in to the carol-off tomorrow."
1130
00:43:03,098 --> 00:43:04,330
Mom.
1131
00:43:04,332 --> 00:43:06,833
Don't worry,
it'll blow over by tonight.
1132
00:43:06,835 --> 00:43:08,635
Yeah, well, maybe it would've,
1133
00:43:08,637 --> 00:43:11,070
if the tabloids
hadn't just picked it up.
1134
00:43:11,072 --> 00:43:13,172
I'll send you the link.
1135
00:43:13,174 --> 00:43:14,607
[text chimes]
1136
00:43:16,945 --> 00:43:18,578
[groans]
1137
00:43:25,387 --> 00:43:26,786
We didn't kiss!
1138
00:43:26,788 --> 00:43:27,654
Yeah, we kissed!
1139
00:43:27,656 --> 00:43:30,323
It was just
a Santa staging mishap.
1140
00:43:30,325 --> 00:43:32,825
It was just...
amazing.
1141
00:43:32,827 --> 00:43:34,127
Like always.
1142
00:43:34,129 --> 00:43:35,361
Something between us?
1143
00:43:35,363 --> 00:43:36,195
No!
1144
00:43:36,197 --> 00:43:38,031
Definitely not.
1145
00:43:38,033 --> 00:43:40,133
There'll always be
something between me and Lara.
1146
00:43:40,135 --> 00:43:43,836
Ben has always had the power
to turn my world upside-down,
1147
00:43:43,838 --> 00:43:46,172
but you can't
live upside-down.
1148
00:43:46,174 --> 00:43:48,174
Losing her was
the biggest regret of my life.
1149
00:43:48,176 --> 00:43:49,309
Why did we call it off?
1150
00:43:49,311 --> 00:43:50,943
Why did we call it off...?
1151
00:43:51,913 --> 00:43:53,479
"We" didn't.
1152
00:43:53,481 --> 00:43:57,116
Well, I guess,
despite a life of team sports...
1153
00:43:58,420 --> 00:44:00,019
I'm a lone wolf at heart.
1154
00:44:00,021 --> 00:44:03,222
[♪♪♪]
1155
00:44:06,161 --> 00:44:07,560
[exhales] Come on.
1156
00:44:09,531 --> 00:44:11,364
Oh! You're here.
I was worried. Any trouble?
1157
00:44:11,366 --> 00:44:13,733
Nothing easier
than wrangling elves, Ben.
1158
00:44:13,735 --> 00:44:14,233
Ah. Great.
1159
00:44:14,235 --> 00:44:16,169
Ooh. My man, Liam.
1160
00:44:16,171 --> 00:44:17,203
Hi, Coach Ben.
1161
00:44:17,205 --> 00:44:18,338
Ooh! Ellis in the house!
1162
00:44:18,340 --> 00:44:20,006
My mom made us cookies.
1163
00:44:20,008 --> 00:44:22,508
[Ben] Victory cookies.
Digging it! Thanks, Mom.
1164
00:44:22,510 --> 00:44:23,943
[inhales deeply]
There he is.
1165
00:44:23,945 --> 00:44:25,278
My MVP.
1166
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:26,279
You ready, Jayce?
1167
00:44:26,281 --> 00:44:27,447
Yeah.
1168
00:44:27,449 --> 00:44:29,816
[chuckles] Yeah, you are.
1169
00:44:33,788 --> 00:44:36,055
Adorable overload.
1170
00:44:36,057 --> 00:44:38,024
Yeah. The kids are cute,
too, right?
1171
00:44:38,026 --> 00:44:40,760
They definitely have
hero worship.
1172
00:44:40,762 --> 00:44:42,395
I'd just call it being honest.
1173
00:44:42,397 --> 00:44:44,731
Hey, you'd better be bringing it
today, Cottridge,
1174
00:44:44,733 --> 00:44:47,200
because Winters Wonderland
definitely is.
1175
00:44:47,202 --> 00:44:49,969
Uh, well, get ready
for a challenge.
1176
00:44:49,971 --> 00:44:51,604
You know I love a challenge.
1177
00:44:54,309 --> 00:44:55,041
All right, Ben.
You're up next, Ben.
1178
00:44:56,144 --> 00:44:58,378
All right, boys.
Let's do it. Come on.
1179
00:44:58,380 --> 00:45:00,446
[boys] We got this.
1180
00:45:00,448 --> 00:45:02,482
What?
1181
00:45:02,484 --> 00:45:04,784
"You know
I love a challenge," huh?
1182
00:45:04,786 --> 00:45:05,985
I get it.
1183
00:45:05,987 --> 00:45:08,388
That boy is
your great white buffalo.
1184
00:45:08,390 --> 00:45:10,423
My "great white buffalo"?
1185
00:45:10,425 --> 00:45:13,459
Ma, are you quoting Ted Nugent
on the dangers of overhunting?
1186
00:45:13,461 --> 00:45:15,595
It means
"the one who got away."
1187
00:45:15,597 --> 00:45:17,230
Mom, Ben is not
"the one who got awa--"
1188
00:45:17,232 --> 00:45:19,065
I have more regret
1189
00:45:19,067 --> 00:45:21,000
over ordering pizza instead of
calzone for lunch yesterday.
1190
00:45:21,002 --> 00:45:22,301
Right.
1191
00:45:22,303 --> 00:45:24,003
[sighs]
1192
00:45:24,005 --> 00:45:25,605
Okay, fine.
1193
00:45:25,607 --> 00:45:29,242
Maybe there's a smidge
of residual emotion,
1194
00:45:29,244 --> 00:45:30,476
but not regret.
1195
00:45:30,478 --> 00:45:32,345
And Ben didn't "get away,"
1196
00:45:32,347 --> 00:45:34,781
Ben pushed me away.
1197
00:45:34,783 --> 00:45:37,850
And if we can be civil,
then that's a win.
1198
00:45:37,852 --> 00:45:39,252
'Cause I don't want to spend
another ten years
1199
00:45:39,254 --> 00:45:40,820
harboring a grudge against him.
1200
00:45:40,822 --> 00:45:42,989
Agree.
1201
00:45:42,991 --> 00:45:44,457
I'm just saying...
1202
00:45:44,459 --> 00:45:46,259
please, be careful with him.
1203
00:45:46,261 --> 00:45:47,527
Yeah, I get it.
1204
00:45:47,529 --> 00:45:49,429
You were never a fan.
1205
00:45:49,431 --> 00:45:52,465
Oh, Ben Winters
has enough fans.
1206
00:45:52,467 --> 00:45:54,033
I just don't want him
to hurt you again.
1207
00:45:54,035 --> 00:45:55,034
Okay?
1208
00:45:55,036 --> 00:45:58,104
[♪♪♪]
1209
00:45:58,106 --> 00:46:01,140
Now, let's get this
scrunched up.
1210
00:46:01,142 --> 00:46:02,809
[laughing] Mom.
1211
00:46:04,112 --> 00:46:07,280
Okay, guys.
1212
00:46:07,282 --> 00:46:08,981
-[slap]
-Let's do it.
1213
00:46:08,983 --> 00:46:10,149
Hi. Ready?
1214
00:46:10,151 --> 00:46:11,484
[quietly] Yeah.
1215
00:46:11,486 --> 00:46:13,219
What's up? You nervous?
1216
00:46:13,221 --> 00:46:15,388
I don't know.
1217
00:46:15,390 --> 00:46:17,356
Maybe a little.
1218
00:46:17,358 --> 00:46:18,991
I mean, what if I make us lose?
1219
00:46:21,029 --> 00:46:22,662
Oh. Uh...
1220
00:46:24,866 --> 00:46:27,166
One, you won't, okay?
1221
00:46:27,168 --> 00:46:29,235
And, two...
1222
00:46:29,237 --> 00:46:32,905
winning,
it isn't everything.
1223
00:46:32,907 --> 00:46:34,974
Of course, it is,
1224
00:46:34,976 --> 00:46:38,511
because if you win,
then people like you.
1225
00:46:38,513 --> 00:46:41,714
What do you mean by that?
1226
00:46:41,716 --> 00:46:43,883
Like, if I get
a baseball scholarship
1227
00:46:43,885 --> 00:46:44,984
and go pro,
1228
00:46:44,986 --> 00:46:47,220
then I'll be famous
1229
00:46:47,222 --> 00:46:49,188
and everyone will know me.
1230
00:46:49,190 --> 00:46:51,891
I'll be someone.
1231
00:46:51,893 --> 00:46:52,892
Like you.
1232
00:46:54,863 --> 00:46:57,363
[Marty] Let's welcome Winters Wonderland
1233
00:46:57,365 --> 00:47:00,066
and his team of elves to the stage.
1234
00:47:00,068 --> 00:47:01,434
You got this. Okay?
1235
00:47:01,436 --> 00:47:02,702
Let's go.
1236
00:47:02,704 --> 00:47:05,204
Okay. We got this.
Let's go, guys. Come on.
1237
00:47:05,206 --> 00:47:07,840
Let's do it.
All right. Here we go.
1238
00:47:09,077 --> 00:47:11,577
Are you good?
You ready? You guys ready?
1239
00:47:11,579 --> 00:47:13,012
Okay. Here we go.
1240
00:47:13,014 --> 00:47:15,181
Five, six, seven, eight--
1241
00:47:15,183 --> 00:47:19,285
♪ Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
1242
00:47:19,287 --> 00:47:22,955
♪ Fa-la-la-la-la
la-la-la, la ♪
1243
00:47:22,957 --> 00:47:27,293
♪ 'Tis the season
To be jolly ♪
1244
00:47:27,295 --> 00:47:31,097
♪ Fa-la-la-la-la
la-la-la, la ♪
1245
00:47:31,099 --> 00:47:35,234
♪ Don we now
Our gay apparel ♪
1246
00:47:35,236 --> 00:47:38,771
♪ Fa-la-la, la-la, la
la-la, la ♪
1247
00:47:38,773 --> 00:47:43,075
♪ Troll the ancient
yuletide carol ♪
1248
00:47:43,077 --> 00:47:46,078
♪ Fa-la-la, la-la, la
la-la, la ♪
1249
00:47:46,080 --> 00:47:48,080
[all]
♪ La! La! La! La! ♪
1250
00:47:48,082 --> 00:47:49,382
Yes!
1251
00:47:49,384 --> 00:47:51,150
[laughs]
1252
00:47:51,152 --> 00:47:53,886
Yes! Yes. Aw, dude.
1253
00:47:53,888 --> 00:47:56,556
We have been scooped
by the Bad News Bears!
1254
00:47:56,558 --> 00:47:58,391
What are we gonna do?
"Deck the Halls" was our song.
1255
00:47:58,393 --> 00:48:00,326
-We could perform it as well.
-Oh, are you kidding?
1256
00:48:00,328 --> 00:48:01,260
Did you hear them?
1257
00:48:01,262 --> 00:48:03,596
Those kids are ringers
from Star Search.
1258
00:48:03,598 --> 00:48:05,097
Oh, Mom,
you're dating yourself.
1259
00:48:05,099 --> 00:48:06,999
Oh, why did Ben
have to pick that song?
1260
00:48:07,001 --> 00:48:08,334
He knows
it's my second favorite.
1261
00:48:08,336 --> 00:48:11,504
Well, maybe he picked it
because he was hoping
1262
00:48:11,506 --> 00:48:13,306
you'd perform
your first-favorite carol.
1263
00:48:14,642 --> 00:48:17,577
Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
Not gonna happen.
1264
00:48:17,579 --> 00:48:19,812
Where else are you gonna
find a fully-choreographed,
1265
00:48:19,814 --> 00:48:22,315
holiday-inspired
song-and-dance routine
1266
00:48:22,317 --> 00:48:23,649
in the next five minutes?
1267
00:48:23,651 --> 00:48:25,318
[♪♪♪]
1268
00:48:25,320 --> 00:48:28,120
[Marty] Our next carolers are Sleigh the Competition--
1269
00:48:28,122 --> 00:48:31,991
Lara Cottridge and her team,
the Jingle Ladies!
1270
00:48:37,498 --> 00:48:40,466
♪ We ♪
1271
00:48:40,468 --> 00:48:41,701
♪ Wish you ♪
1272
00:48:41,703 --> 00:48:43,436
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1273
00:48:43,438 --> 00:48:45,338
♪ We wish you ♪
1274
00:48:45,340 --> 00:48:46,472
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1275
00:48:46,474 --> 00:48:48,207
♪ We wish you ♪
1276
00:48:48,209 --> 00:48:50,643
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1277
00:48:50,645 --> 00:48:53,713
♪ And a Happy New Year ♪
1278
00:48:53,715 --> 00:48:56,282
♪ Good tidings we bring ♪
1279
00:48:56,284 --> 00:48:59,352
♪ To you
and your kin ♪
1280
00:48:59,354 --> 00:49:00,620
♪ We wish ♪
1281
00:49:00,622 --> 00:49:01,454
♪ You ♪
1282
00:49:01,456 --> 00:49:03,389
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1283
00:49:03,391 --> 00:49:04,490
♪ And a happy ♪
1284
00:49:04,492 --> 00:49:07,126
♪ New Ye-ee-ear ♪
1285
00:49:07,128 --> 00:49:08,694
[ladies giggling]
1286
00:49:11,332 --> 00:49:14,867
[Marty] Wow!
Sleigh the Competition sleighs!
1287
00:49:14,869 --> 00:49:16,469
We'll be back
after these messages
1288
00:49:16,471 --> 00:49:17,703
to reveal which
of our contestants
1289
00:49:17,705 --> 00:49:19,005
is eliminated
1290
00:49:19,007 --> 00:49:21,173
and which two
will be our finalists.
1291
00:49:21,175 --> 00:49:22,408
Yay!
1292
00:49:22,410 --> 00:49:24,310
[♪♪♪]
1293
00:49:28,583 --> 00:49:30,316
You remembered our routine.
1294
00:49:31,386 --> 00:49:33,986
I did.
1295
00:49:33,988 --> 00:49:35,388
Actually, I remembered
a lot of things.
1296
00:49:35,390 --> 00:49:36,922
Yeah?
1297
00:49:36,924 --> 00:49:39,825
Well, not "remembered,"
but realized.
1298
00:49:41,062 --> 00:49:43,062
I suddenly understand
how much of my life
1299
00:49:43,064 --> 00:49:45,698
I've spent
trying to be the best.
1300
00:49:45,700 --> 00:49:47,733
Trying to win,
trying to...
1301
00:49:47,735 --> 00:49:50,369
win people over to prove
that I was good enough,
1302
00:49:50,371 --> 00:49:51,837
but I-I realize
1303
00:49:51,839 --> 00:49:53,673
I was just trying to prove it
to myself,
1304
00:49:53,675 --> 00:49:54,874
because I didn't believe it.
1305
00:49:56,177 --> 00:49:57,543
I know that tune well.
1306
00:49:59,514 --> 00:50:00,913
I also realize
1307
00:50:00,915 --> 00:50:04,417
I've spent all of these years
blaming you
1308
00:50:04,419 --> 00:50:06,419
for what went wrong between us,
1309
00:50:06,421 --> 00:50:09,021
but it was my fault, too.
1310
00:50:09,023 --> 00:50:11,090
Our inability
to be a partnership--
1311
00:50:11,092 --> 00:50:12,258
that was half me,
1312
00:50:12,260 --> 00:50:14,460
so I need to take
responsibility.
1313
00:50:14,462 --> 00:50:15,695
Wow.
1314
00:50:15,697 --> 00:50:18,731
That's a... a big realization.
1315
00:50:19,701 --> 00:50:22,201
I guess forget therapy--
everyone should just carol.
1316
00:50:22,203 --> 00:50:24,303
[laughs]
1317
00:50:24,305 --> 00:50:25,438
Lara, I am so sorry I hurt you.
1318
00:50:26,774 --> 00:50:29,408
But I guess we always
hurt the ones that we...
1319
00:50:33,114 --> 00:50:34,246
...are civil to?
1320
00:50:35,416 --> 00:50:37,216
Are, uh...
1321
00:50:37,218 --> 00:50:38,551
mature adults with?
1322
00:50:38,553 --> 00:50:41,287
Are newly strangers?
1323
00:50:41,289 --> 00:50:44,190
Mm, I think we always hurt
the ones we...
1324
00:50:45,393 --> 00:50:46,425
...tolerate?
1325
00:50:46,427 --> 00:50:48,728
Ahh.
1326
00:50:50,598 --> 00:50:53,299
Well, all three performances
were wonderful,
1327
00:50:53,301 --> 00:50:54,266
but sadly...
1328
00:50:54,268 --> 00:50:55,267
Rebel...
1329
00:50:55,269 --> 00:50:58,504
you will not be advancing
to the final round.
1330
00:50:58,506 --> 00:50:59,772
But congratulations--
1331
00:50:59,774 --> 00:51:01,774
you've won $1,000
for Bikes for Tikes.
1332
00:51:01,776 --> 00:51:03,576
Thank you.
1333
00:51:03,578 --> 00:51:04,643
It's been a real honor.
1334
00:51:04,645 --> 00:51:06,912
[applauding]
1335
00:51:10,351 --> 00:51:13,185
We now move on
to our fourth and final event.
1336
00:51:13,187 --> 00:51:15,287
In four days,
1337
00:51:15,289 --> 00:51:16,756
our two finalists,
Lara and Ben,
1338
00:51:16,758 --> 00:51:18,124
will be co-hosting
a Christmas party
1339
00:51:18,126 --> 00:51:20,192
with a theme
of their joint choosing
1340
00:51:20,194 --> 00:51:22,661
at Denver's historic
Santa's Grotto.
1341
00:51:22,663 --> 00:51:24,430
At the party,
Lara and Ben
1342
00:51:24,432 --> 00:51:25,698
will each unveil
1343
00:51:25,700 --> 00:51:27,166
a Christmas tree
they've decorated
1344
00:51:27,168 --> 00:51:28,768
as they read their answers
1345
00:51:28,770 --> 00:51:30,603
to the contest
application question--
1346
00:51:30,605 --> 00:51:33,506
"What is Christmas?"
1347
00:51:33,508 --> 00:51:34,707
So, Lara, Ben...
1348
00:51:34,709 --> 00:51:37,309
in four days,
the contest will be over
1349
00:51:37,311 --> 00:51:38,978
and one of you will be crowned
1350
00:51:38,980 --> 00:51:41,280
the King or Queen
of Christmas.
1351
00:51:41,282 --> 00:51:43,249
Are you ready for that?
1352
00:51:46,187 --> 00:51:47,219
[Ben stammers]
1353
00:51:47,221 --> 00:51:49,321
Well, um...
1354
00:51:50,558 --> 00:51:51,857
No.
1355
00:51:53,327 --> 00:51:55,661
No.
1356
00:51:55,663 --> 00:51:58,030
I'm not quite ready
for this to end.
1357
00:52:00,234 --> 00:52:02,001
[♪♪♪]
1358
00:52:05,873 --> 00:52:08,040
[Ben] Okay, Cottridge,
1359
00:52:08,042 --> 00:52:09,909
we got to make this
the most rocking Christmas party
1360
00:52:09,911 --> 00:52:10,776
in Denver's history.
1361
00:52:10,778 --> 00:52:12,044
Oh, easy.
1362
00:52:12,046 --> 00:52:14,280
I've got
the party theme on lock.
1363
00:52:14,282 --> 00:52:16,348
Oh, no need.
I've got that part figured out.
1364
00:52:16,350 --> 00:52:18,784
Oh, and you're sure your idea
is better than mine?
1365
00:52:18,786 --> 00:52:20,052
Yeah.
1366
00:52:20,054 --> 00:52:22,855
On a count of three.
Three, two, one...
1367
00:52:22,857 --> 00:52:24,790
-Elf-a-palooza!
-Elf-a-palooza!
1368
00:52:24,792 --> 00:52:25,891
Great minds.
1369
00:52:25,893 --> 00:52:29,962
So we're gonna rock
and elf-themed Christmas party
1370
00:52:29,964 --> 00:52:31,130
together?
1371
00:52:31,132 --> 00:52:32,932
Those are the rules.
1372
00:52:32,934 --> 00:52:34,867
Well, guess if I have to.
1373
00:52:34,869 --> 00:52:36,735
Let's get to work.
1374
00:52:38,706 --> 00:52:40,773
Yeah! Looking good.
1375
00:52:40,775 --> 00:52:42,775
Just fill it up.
1376
00:52:44,612 --> 00:52:46,445
You know what?
Hang on a second.
1377
00:52:49,317 --> 00:52:51,050
Hey. Why don't you go
join your friends?
1378
00:52:52,286 --> 00:52:53,886
Liam and Ellis
aren't my friends.
1379
00:52:53,888 --> 00:52:56,622
Well, I mean, maybe not yet,
1380
00:52:56,624 --> 00:52:58,123
but they would be
if you tried, right?
1381
00:52:58,125 --> 00:52:59,491
I've tried,
1382
00:52:59,493 --> 00:53:01,493
and kids don't want
to be my friend.
1383
00:53:01,495 --> 00:53:03,495
You mean Liam and Ellis?
1384
00:53:03,497 --> 00:53:05,464
No, other kids.
1385
00:53:05,466 --> 00:53:06,765
At school.
1386
00:53:06,767 --> 00:53:08,634
Well...
1387
00:53:08,636 --> 00:53:11,103
dude.
1388
00:53:11,105 --> 00:53:13,105
Well, listen.
1389
00:53:14,775 --> 00:53:17,142
First, I'm no expert, but...
1390
00:53:17,144 --> 00:53:19,311
I think making friends is...
1391
00:53:19,313 --> 00:53:21,914
it's kind of like
a box of chocolates, right?
1392
00:53:21,916 --> 00:53:22,882
You gotta just keep eating 'em
1393
00:53:22,884 --> 00:53:25,384
until you find
that delicious caramel one.
1394
00:53:27,188 --> 00:53:28,487
Do you get what I mean?
1395
00:53:28,489 --> 00:53:30,155
No.
1396
00:53:30,157 --> 00:53:31,156
Uh...
1397
00:53:31,158 --> 00:53:32,258
Let me see.
1398
00:53:33,828 --> 00:53:35,527
All right.
1399
00:53:35,529 --> 00:53:37,830
I mean, you said
you wanted to be famous, right?
1400
00:53:37,832 --> 00:53:42,368
You wanted to "be someone"
so people would like you.
1401
00:53:42,370 --> 00:53:45,671
Unfortunately, it doesn't really
work like that.
1402
00:53:45,673 --> 00:53:48,340
There's no amount
of people liking you
1403
00:53:48,342 --> 00:53:50,542
that's gonna make you
like yourself,
1404
00:53:50,544 --> 00:53:53,512
that's gonna make you feel
like you mean something.
1405
00:53:53,514 --> 00:53:55,614
That...
1406
00:53:55,616 --> 00:53:57,516
that's gotta come from you.
1407
00:53:58,786 --> 00:54:00,219
Is this is a bit mature?
1408
00:54:00,221 --> 00:54:01,854
I don't really speak
12-year-old.
1409
00:54:01,856 --> 00:54:05,190
No. It's good.
1410
00:54:05,192 --> 00:54:06,191
You did good.
1411
00:54:06,193 --> 00:54:09,261
[♪♪♪]
1412
00:54:13,668 --> 00:54:15,834
[Donna]
Oh, you left this in the car.
1413
00:54:15,836 --> 00:54:17,036
It's ringing non-stop.
1414
00:54:17,038 --> 00:54:19,972
Oh, that's work.
Let me take care of that.
1415
00:54:19,974 --> 00:54:22,241
What? You don't want
to check in with the office?
1416
00:54:22,243 --> 00:54:24,176
No, I don't.
1417
00:54:24,178 --> 00:54:27,980
These past few weeks have
felt like such a needed break,
1418
00:54:27,982 --> 00:54:29,748
and I'm really not
looking forward
1419
00:54:29,750 --> 00:54:31,383
to going back
to how things were.
1420
00:54:31,385 --> 00:54:35,087
Maybe I'm beginning to wonder
if I want a change.
1421
00:54:35,089 --> 00:54:36,188
No, sweetheart,
1422
00:54:36,190 --> 00:54:38,257
you're just burnt-out.
1423
00:54:38,259 --> 00:54:40,492
What if
it's more than that?
1424
00:54:40,494 --> 00:54:42,628
What if I want
something different?
1425
00:54:43,931 --> 00:54:46,665
You have always pushed me
to work my hardest,
1426
00:54:46,667 --> 00:54:47,700
do my best,
1427
00:54:47,702 --> 00:54:48,867
be the best.
1428
00:54:48,869 --> 00:54:50,069
And sometimes, I feel like
1429
00:54:50,071 --> 00:54:52,104
I'm just constantly
chasing more,
1430
00:54:52,106 --> 00:54:54,006
and for what?
What's the point?
1431
00:54:54,008 --> 00:54:56,375
Where's the meaning?
1432
00:54:57,611 --> 00:54:59,345
What if I want to stop
for a while
1433
00:54:59,347 --> 00:55:01,513
and try to find
what gives my life meaning?
1434
00:55:02,883 --> 00:55:04,883
Then I'd be proud of you.
1435
00:55:04,885 --> 00:55:06,251
[Lara scoffs lightly]
1436
00:55:06,253 --> 00:55:07,987
Would you really?
1437
00:55:09,957 --> 00:55:11,957
You know, I'm...
1438
00:55:11,959 --> 00:55:14,526
gonna go take these
back to the girls.
1439
00:55:17,798 --> 00:55:20,232
[♪♪♪]
1440
00:55:25,272 --> 00:55:27,039
What are you doing?
1441
00:55:27,041 --> 00:55:28,307
Proving Camus wrong.
1442
00:55:28,309 --> 00:55:31,810
Here. Let me.
I'm good at this.
1443
00:55:31,812 --> 00:55:33,012
Okay.
1444
00:55:34,882 --> 00:55:37,116
What's going on?
1445
00:55:38,386 --> 00:55:40,719
Oh, come on.
I see you, Cottridge.
1446
00:55:42,656 --> 00:55:44,323
I guess everything
1447
00:55:44,325 --> 00:55:46,058
just kind of
feels off-kilter.
1448
00:55:46,060 --> 00:55:47,226
Hmm.
1449
00:55:47,228 --> 00:55:50,929
Like this was supposed to be
just a fun little contest,
1450
00:55:50,931 --> 00:55:53,265
and somehow, it's turned into
way more than that.
1451
00:55:53,267 --> 00:55:54,600
[laughs] Yeah.
1452
00:55:55,803 --> 00:55:57,169
And soon, it'll be over,
1453
00:55:57,171 --> 00:55:58,937
and I don't know
what comes next.
1454
00:55:58,939 --> 00:55:59,738
Well, I get it.
1455
00:55:59,740 --> 00:56:02,274
The last two weeks
have just been--
1456
00:56:02,276 --> 00:56:04,009
they've been amazing,
1457
00:56:04,011 --> 00:56:06,578
and you know,
I never thought I'd say this,
1458
00:56:06,580 --> 00:56:09,081
but I actually love
working with kids.
1459
00:56:09,083 --> 00:56:11,350
Turns out, feeling like
you're making a difference
1460
00:56:11,352 --> 00:56:12,818
actually helps you get
out of bed in the morning.
1461
00:56:12,820 --> 00:56:14,420
Who would've thunk?
1462
00:56:16,290 --> 00:56:18,791
Okay. Wow, miracle-worker.
1463
00:56:18,793 --> 00:56:21,760
[Lara] Well, it was
always my favorite job.
1464
00:56:21,762 --> 00:56:22,661
Hon'?
1465
00:56:22,663 --> 00:56:23,996
Oh.
1466
00:56:23,998 --> 00:56:25,431
The girls are exhausted
1467
00:56:25,433 --> 00:56:27,699
and want to head back
to the center.
1468
00:56:27,701 --> 00:56:29,368
Want to ride back with us?
1469
00:56:29,370 --> 00:56:31,336
Unwind with
a round of gin rummy?
1470
00:56:31,338 --> 00:56:33,172
Or better yet, some poker?
1471
00:56:33,174 --> 00:56:34,807
I'm behind at work.
1472
00:56:34,809 --> 00:56:35,507
I should crunch.
1473
00:56:37,178 --> 00:56:39,311
But, hey, Donna, um...
1474
00:56:39,313 --> 00:56:41,680
if, uh, if you're looking
for an extra poker player,
1475
00:56:41,682 --> 00:56:42,681
well...
1476
00:56:43,851 --> 00:56:44,917
I'd be down.
1477
00:56:46,353 --> 00:56:48,954
Sure. If you're in the mood
to get crushed.
1478
00:56:50,357 --> 00:56:52,057
Come on.
1479
00:56:52,059 --> 00:56:54,493
[♪♪♪]
1480
00:57:05,172 --> 00:57:07,005
"Full House" Winters!
1481
00:57:07,007 --> 00:57:09,208
F.G.W.!
1482
00:57:09,210 --> 00:57:11,944
[Ben grunts victoriously]
1483
00:57:13,347 --> 00:57:17,149
Martha, how about
we scrounge up some cider?
1484
00:57:22,089 --> 00:57:25,224
So are you just upset with
my impressive poker skills
1485
00:57:25,226 --> 00:57:26,325
or me in general?
1486
00:57:29,430 --> 00:57:31,763
Donna, I know
you don't like me.
1487
00:57:31,765 --> 00:57:34,199
It's not
that I don't like you, Ben.
1488
00:57:35,736 --> 00:57:37,469
You know, I haven't
been a perfect mother.
1489
00:57:39,206 --> 00:57:42,841
And I may have
unwittingly led by example
1490
00:57:42,843 --> 00:57:45,244
and taught Lara
to guard her heart.
1491
00:57:47,047 --> 00:57:49,248
But you proved me right.
1492
00:57:49,250 --> 00:57:50,949
You broke her heart.
1493
00:57:50,951 --> 00:57:53,585
I know.
1494
00:57:53,587 --> 00:57:56,321
And I can tell you I'm never
gonna forgive myself for that...
1495
00:57:57,358 --> 00:57:58,423
...but...
1496
00:57:59,793 --> 00:58:03,996
...maybe this is my chance
to prove you wrong.
1497
00:58:05,299 --> 00:58:07,733
[♪♪♪]
1498
00:58:08,969 --> 00:58:10,102
Guess what, Jingle Ladies?
1499
00:58:10,104 --> 00:58:11,136
Ben here just offered
1500
00:58:11,138 --> 00:58:13,972
to use his poker winnings
to buy us all dinner.
1501
00:58:13,974 --> 00:58:15,741
Whoo-hoo!
1502
00:58:17,878 --> 00:58:21,280
Please prove me wrong, Ben.
1503
00:58:24,952 --> 00:58:27,519
[knocking]
1504
00:58:32,259 --> 00:58:34,927
Hi. Come in.
1505
00:58:34,929 --> 00:58:37,095
What are you doing here?
1506
00:58:37,097 --> 00:58:38,997
Your mom wanted me
to bring this to you.
1507
00:58:38,999 --> 00:58:42,100
Something about
a calzone you let get away?
1508
00:58:42,102 --> 00:58:43,969
[Lara snickers]
1509
00:58:45,239 --> 00:58:46,972
How's the work crunch going?
1510
00:58:46,974 --> 00:58:49,074
Oh, it's not.
1511
00:58:49,076 --> 00:58:51,843
Honestly, I'd rather be doing
literally anything else.
1512
00:58:51,845 --> 00:58:53,679
Or nothing at all,
1513
00:58:53,681 --> 00:58:57,249
just lie on the floor
and stare at the ceiling.
1514
00:58:57,251 --> 00:58:59,818
Well, let's lie on the floor
and stare at the ceiling.
1515
00:59:01,956 --> 00:59:03,121
[laughing]
1516
00:59:03,123 --> 00:59:04,523
See? It's a reindeer.
1517
00:59:04,525 --> 00:59:07,459
It really does look
like a reindeer.
1518
00:59:08,796 --> 00:59:12,197
Oh, how do I get by in life,
you may wonder?
1519
00:59:12,199 --> 00:59:13,432
On charm, mainly.
1520
00:59:13,434 --> 00:59:15,267
[Lara chuckles]
1521
00:59:15,269 --> 00:59:17,336
[♪♪♪]
1522
00:59:17,338 --> 00:59:18,470
What?
1523
00:59:18,472 --> 00:59:20,472
I just forgot...
1524
00:59:20,474 --> 00:59:22,541
or I wanted to forget--
1525
00:59:22,543 --> 00:59:24,943
what a force of nature
you are.
1526
00:59:26,680 --> 00:59:29,314
You know what
I always said about you?
1527
00:59:29,316 --> 00:59:32,684
You have the power
to turn my world upside-down.
1528
00:59:36,490 --> 00:59:38,590
But can you live
upside-down?
1529
00:59:40,060 --> 00:59:42,494
Lara, I've never stopped
thinking about you.
1530
00:59:44,064 --> 00:59:45,864
I've thought about you
all these years
1531
00:59:45,866 --> 00:59:48,133
and I still think about you.
1532
00:59:48,135 --> 00:59:50,836
I'm just scared I'm never gonna
stop thinking about you.
1533
00:59:54,575 --> 00:59:57,376
You know, just...
sharing.
1534
00:59:57,378 --> 00:59:59,678
You can take that
with a grain of salt.
1535
01:00:00,648 --> 01:00:04,216
I take it with
more than a grain of salt, Ben.
1536
01:00:04,218 --> 01:00:07,185
But you loved me...
1537
01:00:07,187 --> 01:00:09,154
you dumped me,
1538
01:00:09,156 --> 01:00:11,390
so...
1539
01:00:11,392 --> 01:00:12,391
you can't expect me
1540
01:00:12,393 --> 01:00:16,194
to once again
run breathless into your arms.
1541
01:00:20,200 --> 01:00:21,199
I should get home.
1542
01:00:21,201 --> 01:00:23,568
[claps his thighs]
1543
01:00:23,570 --> 01:00:25,771
There's still enough time
to waste the entire night
1544
01:00:25,773 --> 01:00:28,273
trying to figure out what to get
my grandma for Christmas.
1545
01:00:28,275 --> 01:00:30,342
Massage gun.
1546
01:00:30,344 --> 01:00:32,411
I did that last year.
She used it as a plunger.
1547
01:00:32,413 --> 01:00:33,445
Ew!
1548
01:00:33,447 --> 01:00:36,548
-[laughs]
-Ew.
1549
01:00:36,550 --> 01:00:39,184
Man, I wish I could
go back in time.
1550
01:00:39,186 --> 01:00:42,721
You know, not just to set
some things right...
1551
01:00:46,193 --> 01:00:48,226
...but to feel
some things twice.
1552
01:00:53,534 --> 01:00:55,267
I'm gonna go.
1553
01:00:58,038 --> 01:00:59,404
Ben.
1554
01:01:02,576 --> 01:01:04,976
Know what my mom said about you?
1555
01:01:04,978 --> 01:01:06,945
[laughs] No,
and I probably don't want to.
1556
01:01:08,949 --> 01:01:10,582
She told me
1557
01:01:10,584 --> 01:01:12,050
you're
my great white buffalo...
1558
01:01:13,454 --> 01:01:15,387
...the one who got away.
1559
01:01:19,093 --> 01:01:21,360
[♪♪♪]
1560
01:01:31,622 --> 01:01:33,922
[boys giggling]
1561
01:01:36,527 --> 01:01:38,994
You're awesome.
1562
01:01:38,996 --> 01:01:41,596
[laughing and chatting,
indistinct]
1563
01:01:43,333 --> 01:01:44,366
Hey.
1564
01:01:44,368 --> 01:01:46,735
Oh.
1565
01:01:46,737 --> 01:01:50,238
Shouldn't you be
working on your tree, Benjy?
1566
01:01:50,240 --> 01:01:51,873
Ahh! I have tree-block.
1567
01:01:51,875 --> 01:01:53,909
Grandma, I could use some inspo.
1568
01:01:53,911 --> 01:01:57,312
You gotta tell me--
what's Lara's tree theme?
1569
01:01:58,549 --> 01:01:59,548
-Oh!
-[laughing]
1570
01:01:59,550 --> 01:02:01,316
You are such a traitor!
1571
01:02:01,318 --> 01:02:03,919
Well, I got you
a little something.
1572
01:02:03,921 --> 01:02:05,687
It's an early Christmas present.
1573
01:02:05,689 --> 01:02:07,689
It's a spa package
for you and your team.
1574
01:02:07,691 --> 01:02:09,291
Oh...
1575
01:02:10,527 --> 01:02:12,527
But you hate it.
1576
01:02:12,529 --> 01:02:13,995
I don't hate it,
it's just...
1577
01:02:13,997 --> 01:02:16,932
I'm not sure
I'll keep seeing the gals.
1578
01:02:16,934 --> 01:02:18,567
Why not?
You obviously like them.
1579
01:02:18,569 --> 01:02:19,835
Yeah, but...
1580
01:02:19,837 --> 01:02:23,505
I'm old
and I'm settled in my ways.
1581
01:02:23,507 --> 01:02:24,806
Well, you don't have to be.
1582
01:02:26,543 --> 01:02:29,044
[♪♪♪]
1583
01:02:32,916 --> 01:02:35,517
Grandma, can you excuse me?
1584
01:02:36,520 --> 01:02:39,054
[♪♪♪]
1585
01:02:48,465 --> 01:02:49,264
Oh. Hi.
1586
01:02:49,266 --> 01:02:50,365
Hi.
1587
01:02:50,367 --> 01:02:51,867
Wow.
1588
01:02:51,869 --> 01:02:52,968
Wherever you were right there
1589
01:02:52,970 --> 01:02:55,770
must be almost as beautiful
as you look right now.
1590
01:02:57,040 --> 01:02:58,707
So you happy
with the party prep?
1591
01:02:58,709 --> 01:03:00,575
Very happy.
1592
01:03:00,577 --> 01:03:03,645
I think this is gonna be
the best Christmas party--
1593
01:03:03,647 --> 01:03:04,980
actually...
1594
01:03:04,982 --> 01:03:06,781
best Christmas ever.
1595
01:03:06,783 --> 01:03:07,883
Mm.
1596
01:03:08,886 --> 01:03:11,586
Best Christmas ever so far.
1597
01:03:11,588 --> 01:03:12,621
Mm.
1598
01:03:12,623 --> 01:03:14,189
I stand corrected.
1599
01:03:15,759 --> 01:03:17,792
Can I have this dance?
1600
01:03:17,794 --> 01:03:20,729
They're playing a slow song.
1601
01:03:20,731 --> 01:03:21,963
There's no music.
1602
01:03:21,965 --> 01:03:24,266
Oh, there is in my daydream.
1603
01:03:25,736 --> 01:03:27,335
Oh, so smooth.
1604
01:03:27,337 --> 01:03:28,470
Amongst other things.
1605
01:03:29,673 --> 01:03:30,772
Definitely charming.
1606
01:03:30,774 --> 01:03:33,642
Oh, well, when you're through
being charmed by me,
1607
01:03:33,644 --> 01:03:36,144
I'll make sure to remind you
to find me annoying again.
1608
01:03:37,915 --> 01:03:39,347
[whispers] But what if
1609
01:03:39,349 --> 01:03:42,317
you're never through
being charmed by me?
1610
01:03:42,319 --> 01:03:44,119
[♪♪♪]
1611
01:03:45,789 --> 01:03:47,956
So you think you're gonna win?
1612
01:03:47,958 --> 01:03:49,324
You think you're gonna win?
1613
01:03:49,326 --> 01:03:50,825
I asked you first.
1614
01:03:50,827 --> 01:03:54,796
Honestly?
1615
01:03:54,798 --> 01:03:56,831
I truly don't care
about winning anymore.
1616
01:03:56,833 --> 01:03:58,633
-Mm.
-What about you?
1617
01:03:58,635 --> 01:03:59,968
I already won.
1618
01:04:01,505 --> 01:04:03,038
As preciously stated,
1619
01:04:03,040 --> 01:04:05,607
so smooth.
1620
01:04:07,311 --> 01:04:10,845
Oh, I have some big news
I wanna share with you.
1621
01:04:10,847 --> 01:04:14,449
So you know how I've been doing
this "Winters Session" camp?
1622
01:04:14,451 --> 01:04:15,884
I have decided to turn it
1623
01:04:15,886 --> 01:04:18,320
into a year-round
sports non-profit for kids.
1624
01:04:19,723 --> 01:04:21,456
Wow... really?
1625
01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:25,060
Yeah, really.
I mean, it's a good idea, right?
1626
01:04:25,062 --> 01:04:27,562
Uh... I...
1627
01:04:27,564 --> 01:04:29,731
Yes, i-it's amazing,
1628
01:04:29,733 --> 01:04:31,066
it's wonderful, noble.
1629
01:04:31,068 --> 01:04:33,969
But it's a huge undertaking.
1630
01:04:33,971 --> 01:04:36,671
There's a massive
difference between
1631
01:04:36,673 --> 01:04:38,573
a ten-day program
1632
01:04:38,575 --> 01:04:41,042
and running
a year-round nonprofit.
1633
01:04:41,044 --> 01:04:42,143
Yeah, but different
is good, right?
1634
01:04:42,145 --> 01:04:43,011
I mean, isn't this what we said?
1635
01:04:43,013 --> 01:04:44,713
That we want our lives
to be different?
1636
01:04:44,715 --> 01:04:46,147
-Yes.
-Okay.
1637
01:04:46,149 --> 01:04:48,083
Well, then we've got
to take a leap.
1638
01:04:48,085 --> 01:04:49,384
I mean, you said
that you're not fulfilled
1639
01:04:49,386 --> 01:04:50,852
in your life and job,
1640
01:04:50,854 --> 01:04:52,020
and you want meaning,
1641
01:04:52,022 --> 01:04:53,088
so do it,
1642
01:04:53,090 --> 01:04:55,390
and do it with me.
1643
01:04:55,392 --> 01:04:57,859
Together or separate--
w-whatever.
1644
01:04:57,861 --> 01:04:59,261
Just find something
that fulfills you.
1645
01:04:59,263 --> 01:05:01,062
You could even work with me
at the nonprofit,
1646
01:05:01,064 --> 01:05:03,064
if you wanted to,
1647
01:05:03,066 --> 01:05:04,833
but let's just burn some bridges
1648
01:05:04,835 --> 01:05:06,968
and let the flames
light the way.
1649
01:05:08,438 --> 01:05:10,905
[♪♪♪]
1650
01:05:10,907 --> 01:05:13,041
What--
What's that look?
1651
01:05:14,945 --> 01:05:17,112
It's just I have
heard this all before.
1652
01:05:17,114 --> 01:05:20,615
"Let's take the leap,
let's interweave our lives."
1653
01:05:20,617 --> 01:05:22,784
And then you come off your high
1654
01:05:22,786 --> 01:05:26,221
and remember you're just
a "lone wolf at heart."
1655
01:05:27,457 --> 01:05:29,090
I don't know.
Maybe I've changed.
1656
01:05:30,527 --> 01:05:32,861
[♪♪♪]
1657
01:05:35,966 --> 01:05:37,432
I got to go meet my team.
1658
01:05:40,070 --> 01:05:41,736
[text alert chimes]
1659
01:05:46,643 --> 01:05:48,943
[sighing]
1660
01:05:51,114 --> 01:05:53,748
[♪♪♪]
1661
01:05:57,487 --> 01:06:00,055
[quietly] Maybe
I'm the one who's changed.
1662
01:06:02,659 --> 01:06:04,793
Working at McLeeds
has been an honor,
1663
01:06:04,795 --> 01:06:08,063
but I've been here
for 12 years,
1664
01:06:08,065 --> 01:06:09,564
and I want a change.
1665
01:06:09,566 --> 01:06:12,467
And I don't know exactly
what that change is,
1666
01:06:12,469 --> 01:06:14,069
but I know I need to make
a first step...
1667
01:06:14,071 --> 01:06:15,503
[deep breath]
1668
01:06:15,505 --> 01:06:17,605
...so I'm resigning as C.O.O.,
1669
01:06:17,607 --> 01:06:19,140
but I'd like to move into
a consulting position,
1670
01:06:19,142 --> 01:06:20,408
if you'll have me.
1671
01:06:20,410 --> 01:06:23,678
Well, of course,
we'll have you, but...
1672
01:06:23,680 --> 01:06:25,580
Lara, are you really sure?
1673
01:06:25,582 --> 01:06:28,016
Maybe you should take some time
to think this over.
1674
01:06:28,018 --> 01:06:30,785
I know things have been hectic,
1675
01:06:30,787 --> 01:06:32,354
but we could put a pin in this
until after the holidays,
1676
01:06:32,356 --> 01:06:34,856
when things return
to status quo.
1677
01:06:34,858 --> 01:06:36,291
That's the problem.
1678
01:06:36,293 --> 01:06:39,094
I don't want
to return to status quo.
1679
01:06:39,096 --> 01:06:40,895
But what are you gonna do?
1680
01:06:42,666 --> 01:06:44,666
I don't know.
1681
01:06:44,668 --> 01:06:46,134
I think...
1682
01:06:46,136 --> 01:06:48,269
I'm gonna burn some bridges
1683
01:06:48,271 --> 01:06:51,172
and let the flames
light the way.
1684
01:06:52,776 --> 01:06:55,143
[♪♪♪]
1685
01:06:56,713 --> 01:06:57,846
Oh, you're late!
1686
01:06:57,848 --> 01:07:00,115
The girls are inside,
waiting to start on the tree.
1687
01:07:00,117 --> 01:07:01,616
Yeah, sorry,
I was held up at work.
1688
01:07:01,618 --> 01:07:02,884
Mm.
1689
01:07:02,886 --> 01:07:04,986
Um... actually, some news.
1690
01:07:06,656 --> 01:07:08,656
I stepped down as C.O.O..
1691
01:07:08,658 --> 01:07:11,993
I'm moving into a consulting
position at McLeeds.
1692
01:07:11,995 --> 01:07:13,027
Okay.
1693
01:07:13,029 --> 01:07:14,796
And I might help
1694
01:07:14,798 --> 01:07:17,565
Ben turn his sports camp into
a year-round nonprofit.
1695
01:07:17,567 --> 01:07:19,033
Lara!
1696
01:07:19,035 --> 01:07:21,102
You quit your job for Ben?
1697
01:07:22,072 --> 01:07:23,204
I quit it for me.
1698
01:07:23,206 --> 01:07:25,173
I don't want that life anymore.
1699
01:07:25,175 --> 01:07:26,808
And you could at least try
1700
01:07:26,810 --> 01:07:28,410
to veil
your blatant disapproval.
1701
01:07:28,412 --> 01:07:31,413
I just want you to have
what I couldn't.
1702
01:07:31,415 --> 01:07:34,182
But have you ever asked
if that's what I want, Mom?
1703
01:07:34,184 --> 01:07:37,018
To be a winner?
To be "the best"?
1704
01:07:37,020 --> 01:07:39,554
And if I can't be
who you want me to be--
1705
01:07:39,556 --> 01:07:42,924
if you can't live through me--
1706
01:07:42,926 --> 01:07:44,893
can you still love me?
1707
01:07:44,895 --> 01:07:46,494
How could you
even think that?
1708
01:07:49,733 --> 01:07:51,166
I'm gonna head in.
1709
01:07:51,168 --> 01:07:52,801
The girls are waiting.
1710
01:07:55,005 --> 01:07:57,238
[♪♪♪]
1711
01:08:05,148 --> 01:08:06,781
You finish your tree?
1712
01:08:06,783 --> 01:08:07,749
Uh, just about.
1713
01:08:07,751 --> 01:08:10,151
Mom and the girls left
a little while ago.
1714
01:08:10,153 --> 01:08:11,186
-You?
-Yeah.
1715
01:08:11,188 --> 01:08:14,355
Yeah, the boys were tired.
Chuck took 'em home.
1716
01:08:14,357 --> 01:08:16,391
So, obviously, we need to talk.
1717
01:08:16,393 --> 01:08:18,026
Yes, we do.
1718
01:08:18,028 --> 01:08:19,527
I know I kind of
shut down yesterday,
1719
01:08:19,529 --> 01:08:21,863
but I've been thinking
a lot more about what you said--
1720
01:08:21,865 --> 01:08:23,798
just taking the leap,
1721
01:08:23,800 --> 01:08:25,233
separately, together--
1722
01:08:25,235 --> 01:08:27,001
building something
with meaning.
1723
01:08:27,003 --> 01:08:29,838
And yes, I am scared
but I'm also...
1724
01:08:29,840 --> 01:08:32,707
What's that expression?
1725
01:08:32,709 --> 01:08:33,875
I-I don't know.
1726
01:08:33,877 --> 01:08:36,311
I've also been thinking
about what you said yesterday,
1727
01:08:36,313 --> 01:08:38,880
and you know,
maybe you're right.
1728
01:08:38,882 --> 01:08:41,015
I mean, what happens if,
when I come off my high,
1729
01:08:41,017 --> 01:08:43,051
and I am still
just a lone wolf,
1730
01:08:43,053 --> 01:08:44,052
and I hurt you?
1731
01:08:44,054 --> 01:08:45,186
So I'm thinking that maybe
1732
01:08:45,188 --> 01:08:47,255
we slow our roll a little
1733
01:08:47,257 --> 01:08:49,023
and we hold steady a while.
1734
01:08:49,025 --> 01:08:51,159
and I stick with endorsements
and you stay at McLeeds,
1735
01:08:51,161 --> 01:08:54,062
and then we see
what shakes out.
1736
01:08:54,064 --> 01:08:55,029
Ben, that would be
a great option
1737
01:08:55,031 --> 01:08:58,066
if I hadn't just quit my job
this morning.
1738
01:08:58,068 --> 01:08:59,033
What? You quit your job?
1739
01:08:59,035 --> 01:09:02,704
Ben, come on.
I know you're scared, but...
1740
01:09:04,341 --> 01:09:05,874
Actually, no.
1741
01:09:05,876 --> 01:09:08,776
No, I am not doing this again.
1742
01:09:08,778 --> 01:09:11,246
I'm not gonna
beg you to be with me.
1743
01:09:11,248 --> 01:09:12,380
I'm freaking amazing!
1744
01:09:12,382 --> 01:09:16,050
But I want you to know
that I believe you can change.
1745
01:09:16,052 --> 01:09:18,086
I believe you can be better.
1746
01:09:18,088 --> 01:09:19,921
Because I know
who you really are,
1747
01:09:19,923 --> 01:09:20,755
and I can't even believe
1748
01:09:20,757 --> 01:09:22,257
you're not trying
to be that person,
1749
01:09:22,259 --> 01:09:23,691
because I am trying.
1750
01:09:23,693 --> 01:09:25,260
Lara, we both know
that you're better than me.
1751
01:09:25,262 --> 01:09:26,561
-Oh!
-You're too good for me and--
1752
01:09:26,563 --> 01:09:29,631
Oh, wow. We are right back
to where we were.
1753
01:09:29,633 --> 01:09:31,399
But of course we are,
because how could I think
1754
01:09:31,401 --> 01:09:34,536
that anything would be different
when we'd always be the same?
1755
01:09:36,039 --> 01:09:37,772
We will never
be a partnership.
1756
01:09:37,774 --> 01:09:39,440
We'll never be a team.
1757
01:09:39,442 --> 01:09:41,142
We'll always be a zero-sum game,
1758
01:09:41,144 --> 01:09:44,212
where someone will win
and someone will lose,
1759
01:09:44,214 --> 01:09:45,880
except we both lose.
1760
01:09:45,882 --> 01:09:47,048
-Lara.
-No.
1761
01:09:47,050 --> 01:09:48,449
We have
to get through tomorrow.
1762
01:09:48,451 --> 01:09:49,384
Lara, I'm sorry, I--
1763
01:09:49,386 --> 01:09:51,085
No. Go.
1764
01:09:51,087 --> 01:09:53,354
I have to finish my tree.
1765
01:09:59,829 --> 01:10:02,463
[♪♪♪]
1766
01:10:19,015 --> 01:10:21,950
[♪♪♪]
1767
01:10:33,096 --> 01:10:34,295
[sobs]
1768
01:10:42,105 --> 01:10:44,572
[sobbing]
1769
01:10:49,279 --> 01:10:51,512
[♪♪♪]
1770
01:10:59,189 --> 01:11:00,355
[door opens, creaks]
1771
01:11:00,357 --> 01:11:02,790
[Donna] Hey... it's just me.
1772
01:11:06,062 --> 01:11:07,562
Honey?
1773
01:11:07,564 --> 01:11:09,564
Are you okay?
1774
01:11:09,566 --> 01:11:12,800
Just tell me you told me so.
1775
01:11:12,802 --> 01:11:15,036
You were right about Ben,
as always.
1776
01:11:15,038 --> 01:11:16,037
[Donna scoffs]
1777
01:11:16,039 --> 01:11:17,071
[Donna sets bag down]
1778
01:11:17,073 --> 01:11:19,040
Okay, first of all,
1779
01:11:19,042 --> 01:11:20,642
I don't want to be right.
1780
01:11:20,644 --> 01:11:24,312
And second, I am not right,
I'm wrong,
1781
01:11:24,314 --> 01:11:26,347
and I have been so wrong.
1782
01:11:26,349 --> 01:11:28,082
All I ever wanted
1783
01:11:28,084 --> 01:11:31,986
was to teach you to be strong,
and independent,
1784
01:11:31,988 --> 01:11:33,921
and prepared for this world,
1785
01:11:33,923 --> 01:11:35,023
like I wasn't.
1786
01:11:35,025 --> 01:11:36,724
But in doing that,
1787
01:11:36,726 --> 01:11:39,494
I forgot to teach you
the importance
1788
01:11:39,496 --> 01:11:42,163
of also being soft
and vulnerable.
1789
01:11:43,199 --> 01:11:45,233
And I am sorry.
1790
01:11:45,235 --> 01:11:47,035
I'm not perfect.
1791
01:11:47,037 --> 01:11:49,737
And being your mom
has been some work.
1792
01:11:51,708 --> 01:11:54,375
But you also
blew my heart wide open
1793
01:11:54,377 --> 01:11:56,344
and you've taught me
a better person.
1794
01:11:58,381 --> 01:12:01,516
Thank you, Lara,
for this work.
1795
01:12:01,518 --> 01:12:03,718
Thank you for teaching me.
1796
01:12:03,720 --> 01:12:06,621
And I know that things
need to change--
1797
01:12:06,623 --> 01:12:08,089
we need some boundaries.
1798
01:12:09,592 --> 01:12:13,528
I know that I cannot keep
living my life through you.
1799
01:12:14,764 --> 01:12:17,432
So please just be patient
with me, huh?
1800
01:12:20,637 --> 01:12:22,036
[Donna breathes deeply]
1801
01:12:22,038 --> 01:12:24,072
Okay.
1802
01:12:24,074 --> 01:12:27,375
Now, what are
we gonna do about Ben?
1803
01:12:27,377 --> 01:12:28,943
Oh...
1804
01:12:28,945 --> 01:12:31,345
There's nothing to do.
1805
01:12:34,084 --> 01:12:37,585
But these past few weeks,
I have been...
1806
01:12:37,587 --> 01:12:41,222
shown something I've needed
to realize for years--
1807
01:12:41,224 --> 01:12:43,424
that I want
things to be different.
1808
01:12:43,426 --> 01:12:46,094
I want my relationships
to be different
1809
01:12:46,096 --> 01:12:50,264
with... with work and love,
with you.
1810
01:12:50,266 --> 01:12:52,633
And most importantly,
with myself.
1811
01:12:52,635 --> 01:12:53,701
[sniffles]
1812
01:12:55,472 --> 01:12:57,338
But as for me and Ben?
1813
01:12:57,340 --> 01:12:58,673
We will always be the same,
1814
01:12:58,675 --> 01:13:01,275
so there's nothing to do.
1815
01:13:02,679 --> 01:13:04,579
But I am grateful
I re-met him,
1816
01:13:04,581 --> 01:13:05,913
'cause he's always had
1817
01:13:05,915 --> 01:13:09,450
the power to turn my world
upside-down and...
1818
01:13:09,452 --> 01:13:12,553
my world needed
an upside-downing.
1819
01:13:15,358 --> 01:13:17,625
[♪♪♪]
1820
01:13:19,596 --> 01:13:21,028
Hey, Grandma.
1821
01:13:21,030 --> 01:13:22,830
What happened?
1822
01:13:22,832 --> 01:13:28,336
Oh, I guess she remembered
who I really am
1823
01:13:28,338 --> 01:13:30,505
and realized that people
don't actually change.
1824
01:13:30,507 --> 01:13:31,873
Benjy.
1825
01:13:31,875 --> 01:13:34,976
Remember how I told you
about Grandpa Charlie
1826
01:13:34,978 --> 01:13:37,211
and the tennis bracelet
he wanted to buy?
1827
01:13:37,213 --> 01:13:38,479
Of course.
1828
01:13:38,481 --> 01:13:40,982
The truth is,
1829
01:13:40,984 --> 01:13:43,651
it was more than
just a bracelet to him.
1830
01:13:43,653 --> 01:13:45,119
It was a symbol.
1831
01:13:45,121 --> 01:13:46,621
It was Charlie's way of saying
1832
01:13:46,623 --> 01:13:50,625
he wanted
a grow-together kind of love.
1833
01:13:50,627 --> 01:13:52,627
And now, not a day goes by
1834
01:13:52,629 --> 01:13:55,296
that I don't wish
I could've given him that time,
1835
01:13:55,298 --> 01:13:57,031
that growth...
1836
01:13:58,401 --> 01:14:00,401
And he would've wanted me
to grow,
1837
01:14:00,403 --> 01:14:02,970
even after he's gone.
1838
01:14:02,972 --> 01:14:04,806
And he would've been
so grateful to you
1839
01:14:04,808 --> 01:14:06,174
for pushing me
out of my comfort zone.
1840
01:14:06,176 --> 01:14:08,342
[Ben] Ah.
1841
01:14:08,344 --> 01:14:10,845
Hey, Bernie.
1842
01:14:10,847 --> 01:14:13,681
Well, if you're here to tell me
that I proved you right--
1843
01:14:13,683 --> 01:14:15,516
you are right.
1844
01:14:15,518 --> 01:14:17,652
Lara's better off
without me.
1845
01:14:17,654 --> 01:14:20,621
So? What are you
gonna do about it?
1846
01:14:21,591 --> 01:14:23,591
What should I do about it?
1847
01:14:23,593 --> 01:14:24,892
Well, fight for her!
1848
01:14:26,429 --> 01:14:27,728
Ben, listen.
1849
01:14:28,631 --> 01:14:32,533
Life is a hand each
of wonder and loss.
1850
01:14:32,535 --> 01:14:35,236
We search for meaning
1851
01:14:35,238 --> 01:14:37,271
and we find it...
1852
01:14:37,273 --> 01:14:38,739
we lose it.
1853
01:14:38,741 --> 01:14:41,375
And we search again...
1854
01:14:41,377 --> 01:14:43,578
not realizing
1855
01:14:43,580 --> 01:14:47,014
that the answer is right there,
in front of us the whole time.
1856
01:14:48,251 --> 01:14:51,686
So... you know
the meaning of life?
1857
01:14:51,688 --> 01:14:53,254
Of course we do!
1858
01:14:53,256 --> 01:14:54,188
And so do you.
1859
01:14:54,190 --> 01:14:57,124
Oh, and Ben,
um, I checked out your tree.
1860
01:14:57,126 --> 01:14:59,193
It is so cute!
1861
01:14:59,195 --> 01:15:01,362
But we need way more
than cute here, okay?
1862
01:15:01,364 --> 01:15:02,763
-I...
-So, luckily,
1863
01:15:02,765 --> 01:15:04,899
I called in reinforcements.
1864
01:15:06,736 --> 01:15:08,603
Come on, Bernie.
1865
01:15:12,442 --> 01:15:15,109
Look, I appreciate
you being here,
1866
01:15:15,111 --> 01:15:16,911
but you shouldn't have
to pick up my slack.
1867
01:15:16,913 --> 01:15:18,546
Hey, man, this time,
it's my pleasure.
1868
01:15:18,548 --> 01:15:20,147
[Ben chuckles]
1869
01:15:20,149 --> 01:15:22,016
You are a good employee.
1870
01:15:24,554 --> 01:15:26,487
No, you're a good friend.
1871
01:15:26,489 --> 01:15:27,555
There you go.
1872
01:15:27,557 --> 01:15:29,790
You bet I am.
1873
01:15:29,792 --> 01:15:32,159
All right,
what's the game plan?
1874
01:15:32,161 --> 01:15:33,794
Let's follow
those ladies' lead.
1875
01:15:33,796 --> 01:15:34,929
All right.
1876
01:15:38,434 --> 01:15:40,501
[♪♪♪]
1877
01:15:41,871 --> 01:15:43,771
The party is wonderful, Lara.
1878
01:15:43,773 --> 01:15:45,640
It's such a success!
1879
01:15:45,642 --> 01:15:46,641
And honey.
1880
01:15:46,643 --> 01:15:48,643
you are such a success.
1881
01:15:48,645 --> 01:15:51,379
In every way.
I'm just so proud of you.
1882
01:15:51,381 --> 01:15:54,482
Oh, thanks, Mom.
You inspire me.
1883
01:15:54,484 --> 01:15:56,350
-Mm.
-You all do.
1884
01:15:56,352 --> 01:15:57,852
You are amazing ladies.
1885
01:15:57,854 --> 01:16:00,121
Amazing "Jingle Ladies,"
you mean!
1886
01:16:00,123 --> 01:16:02,723
Here's to Team
"Sleigh the Competition"!
1887
01:16:02,725 --> 01:16:04,558
And...
1888
01:16:04,560 --> 01:16:06,627
[cheering]
1889
01:16:06,629 --> 01:16:07,795
Give me a jingle!
1890
01:16:07,797 --> 01:16:08,929
[ladies humming and laughing]
1891
01:16:10,366 --> 01:16:11,332
Hello, Denver,
1892
01:16:11,334 --> 01:16:13,901
and welcome
to the most anticipated event
1893
01:16:13,903 --> 01:16:14,902
of the holiday season--
1894
01:16:14,904 --> 01:16:17,805
the Christmas Contest finale!
1895
01:16:17,807 --> 01:16:20,775
[applauding and cheering]
1896
01:16:22,712 --> 01:16:25,680
Today, our contestants will
read their application essay
1897
01:16:25,682 --> 01:16:27,848
and then unveil their trees.
1898
01:16:27,850 --> 01:16:29,984
So... take it away, Lara.
1899
01:16:31,587 --> 01:16:32,453
Uh...
1900
01:16:32,455 --> 01:16:36,757
my original essay
said something like,
1901
01:16:36,759 --> 01:16:38,759
"What is Christmas?
1902
01:16:38,761 --> 01:16:42,830
Like life,
it's a time to find meaning."
1903
01:16:42,832 --> 01:16:45,099
But I'm not gonna read
my essay,
1904
01:16:45,101 --> 01:16:48,035
because while I managed to wax
philosophical on the topic,
1905
01:16:48,037 --> 01:16:50,938
I-I really didn't know
what I wanted to say,
1906
01:16:50,940 --> 01:16:53,874
but now I do.
1907
01:16:53,876 --> 01:16:56,944
At some point,
we all ask ourselves,
1908
01:16:56,946 --> 01:16:58,612
"What is the meaning of life?"
1909
01:16:58,614 --> 01:17:00,881
And at some point,
1910
01:17:00,883 --> 01:17:02,416
maybe when we fall in love...
1911
01:17:03,720 --> 01:17:05,720
...maybe when
we lose someone...
1912
01:17:05,722 --> 01:17:09,990
we learn the sudden, fleeting
answer to the question--
1913
01:17:09,992 --> 01:17:11,792
an answer that reminds us
1914
01:17:11,794 --> 01:17:15,162
of life's immense possibility
for change.
1915
01:17:15,164 --> 01:17:19,100
Sometimes, that change
gets the better of us.
1916
01:17:19,102 --> 01:17:21,969
Sometimes,
we lose ourselves in it.
1917
01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:24,739
But it's during those moments
of change,
1918
01:17:24,741 --> 01:17:27,074
of love, of loss...
1919
01:17:27,076 --> 01:17:31,011
that we realize
the real question isn't,
1920
01:17:31,013 --> 01:17:32,847
"What is the meaning of life?"
1921
01:17:32,849 --> 01:17:37,651
but rather, "How do I
give my life more meaning?"
1922
01:17:38,688 --> 01:17:39,954
And then...
1923
01:17:39,956 --> 01:17:43,157
Christmas comes
with all the answers.
1924
01:17:44,494 --> 01:17:46,026
Oh.
1925
01:17:46,028 --> 01:17:48,462
[applauding and cheering]
1926
01:17:52,702 --> 01:17:54,001
And as for my tree...
1927
01:17:55,538 --> 01:17:57,304
[♪♪♪]
1928
01:17:58,841 --> 01:18:00,040
I didn't decorate it,
1929
01:18:00,042 --> 01:18:02,710
I'm not competing anymore,
1930
01:18:02,712 --> 01:18:05,913
because life
isn't a competition.
1931
01:18:08,050 --> 01:18:10,284
Christmas isn't a competition.
1932
01:18:13,055 --> 01:18:17,158
I'm also
not competing anymore
1933
01:18:17,160 --> 01:18:19,660
and I'm not gonna read my essay
because, well,
1934
01:18:19,662 --> 01:18:22,430
frankly, I didn't mean it
when I wrote it...
1935
01:18:23,900 --> 01:18:25,065
...but I mean it now.
1936
01:18:25,067 --> 01:18:27,601
See, I said that, "Christmas
is a time to be together."
1937
01:18:28,905 --> 01:18:30,504
And that's true.
1938
01:18:30,506 --> 01:18:31,372
Because I learned
1939
01:18:31,374 --> 01:18:34,141
that connection
is all that matters,
1940
01:18:34,143 --> 01:18:36,911
and I... second Lara.
1941
01:18:36,913 --> 01:18:39,980
You know, we spend
so much of our lives
1942
01:18:39,982 --> 01:18:41,148
searching for meaning,
1943
01:18:41,150 --> 01:18:42,650
but all I know now
1944
01:18:42,652 --> 01:18:44,685
is that whatever
the meaning of life...
1945
01:18:47,190 --> 01:18:48,823
...we don't find it alone.
1946
01:18:50,827 --> 01:18:53,727
[crowd applauding]
1947
01:18:53,729 --> 01:18:55,830
[♪♪♪]
1948
01:19:00,236 --> 01:19:03,838
But I did decorate my tree...
1949
01:19:03,840 --> 01:19:07,107
just not for the contest,
but...
1950
01:19:07,109 --> 01:19:08,242
for Lara.
1951
01:19:09,779 --> 01:19:12,713
[♪♪♪]
1952
01:19:26,896 --> 01:19:28,762
[Jingle Ladies giggling]
1953
01:19:30,032 --> 01:19:31,799
Let's take a quick break.
1954
01:19:31,801 --> 01:19:33,434
[crowd applauding]
1955
01:19:36,973 --> 01:19:39,707
Why is your tree
upside-down?
1956
01:19:39,709 --> 01:19:41,242
You know why.
1957
01:19:41,244 --> 01:19:43,944
Because, Lara,
you turn my world upside-down.
1958
01:19:44,947 --> 01:19:47,114
I know that I messed up,
1959
01:19:47,116 --> 01:19:49,116
and I know that I hurt you,
1960
01:19:49,118 --> 01:19:53,420
and I know that I have
a lot of work to do on myself,
1961
01:19:53,422 --> 01:19:56,924
but I just really hope that
you give me a third chance,
1962
01:19:56,926 --> 01:19:59,326
because I have spent
so much of my life
1963
01:19:59,328 --> 01:20:01,962
trying to prove
that I mean something,
1964
01:20:01,964 --> 01:20:03,898
not knowing
what that something is.
1965
01:20:03,900 --> 01:20:07,501
With you, I know.
1966
01:20:07,503 --> 01:20:09,370
We're each other's
great white buffalo.
1967
01:20:12,842 --> 01:20:14,141
Are you ready?
1968
01:20:18,948 --> 01:20:21,015
[♪♪♪]
1969
01:20:21,017 --> 01:20:23,150
Well, despite neither
contestant following the rules,
1970
01:20:23,152 --> 01:20:26,587
the Christmas Contest winner
is...
1971
01:20:28,024 --> 01:20:29,623
...Lara and Ben!
1972
01:20:29,625 --> 01:20:31,692
[gasping and cheering]
1973
01:20:31,694 --> 01:20:32,826
[all applauding]
1974
01:20:35,164 --> 01:20:36,597
It's a tie!
1975
01:20:36,599 --> 01:20:39,133
So Lara and Ben
will split the money.
1976
01:20:39,135 --> 01:20:41,101
Half will go
to the senior center
1977
01:20:41,103 --> 01:20:44,038
and half will go
to Ben's sports program.
1978
01:20:44,040 --> 01:20:46,006
[audience applauding]
1979
01:20:46,008 --> 01:20:47,441
This is perfect!
1980
01:20:49,278 --> 01:20:51,278
So this means we can
keep training with you?
1981
01:20:51,280 --> 01:20:53,948
Always, dude.
I'm your coach!
1982
01:20:53,950 --> 01:20:55,783
Yes!
1983
01:20:55,785 --> 01:20:58,085
[♪♪♪]
1984
01:21:00,156 --> 01:21:01,989
[snapping]
1985
01:21:01,991 --> 01:21:03,824
[quietly]
So are we in this together?
1986
01:21:03,826 --> 01:21:06,994
Are you talking about
the sports program, or...
1987
01:21:06,996 --> 01:21:09,396
I'm talking about everything.
1988
01:21:09,398 --> 01:21:11,098
Well, then, I guess
you could say...
1989
01:21:13,002 --> 01:21:16,737
...I am finally ready to fall
breathlessly into your arms.
1990
01:21:16,739 --> 01:21:19,073
[♪♪♪]
1991
01:21:19,075 --> 01:21:20,374
[ladies giggling]
1992
01:21:20,376 --> 01:21:22,209
Come on,
let's celebrate, guys.
1993
01:21:22,211 --> 01:21:25,346
Aw, thank you so much.
1994
01:21:28,884 --> 01:21:30,317
Definitely not
1995
01:21:30,319 --> 01:21:32,319
the best Cottridge
Christmas Eve dinner ever.
1996
01:21:32,321 --> 01:21:34,054
I think it's perfect.
1997
01:21:34,056 --> 01:21:36,357
Oh.
1998
01:21:39,829 --> 01:21:42,930
[♪♪♪]
1999
01:21:42,932 --> 01:21:44,365
Here, Grandma.
2000
01:21:44,367 --> 01:21:46,400
Thank you.
2001
01:21:48,871 --> 01:21:52,172
Hon'. I told you
not to get me anything.
2002
01:21:52,174 --> 01:21:53,674
This one's not from me.
2003
01:22:00,182 --> 01:22:01,982
Oh! [laughing]
2004
01:22:03,352 --> 01:22:06,353
[♪♪♪]
2005
01:22:25,374 --> 01:22:28,142
Hi. I need to talk to you
about something.
2006
01:22:28,144 --> 01:22:29,910
I think I discovered
the meaning of life.
2007
01:22:29,912 --> 01:22:31,412
Oh, yeah?
2008
01:22:31,414 --> 01:22:32,946
-Yeah.
-You gonna tell me?
2009
01:22:34,083 --> 01:22:37,151
Well, I can't tell you...
2010
01:22:37,153 --> 01:22:38,285
but, um...
2011
01:22:40,089 --> 01:22:41,789
I can show you.
2012
01:22:43,092 --> 01:22:45,059
[♪♪♪]
2013
01:22:53,803 --> 01:22:55,436
Best kiss ever?
2014
01:22:56,472 --> 01:22:58,105
It's not a contest, Winters.
2015
01:22:59,408 --> 01:23:00,607
But...
2016
01:23:01,844 --> 01:23:04,011
...best kiss ever so far.
2017
01:23:04,013 --> 01:23:06,580
Oh. Well, then...
2018
01:23:08,017 --> 01:23:11,618
[♪♪♪]
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