1 00:00:02,753 --> 00:00:04,898 [ Sips loudly ] 2 00:00:04,922 --> 00:00:07,400 Pencils, erasers, left-handed scissors --. 3 00:00:07,424 --> 00:00:09,569 Oh, you got some southpaws in your class. 4 00:00:09,593 --> 00:00:11,279 You know, there's actually a lot of data -- Jacob. 5 00:00:11,303 --> 00:00:14,348 Please. I'm just trying to inventory my needs. 6 00:00:16,391 --> 00:00:18,953 So, it's wishlist week here at Abbott Elementary. 7 00:00:18,977 --> 00:00:20,413 The city doesn't always give us 8 00:00:20,437 --> 00:00:22,457 the funding we need for our supplies. 9 00:00:22,481 --> 00:00:25,001 I know I keep saying that, but it keeps being true. 10 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:26,461 It's not like we have nothing. 11 00:00:26,485 --> 00:00:28,796 We, uh, clip old pictures out of magazines 12 00:00:28,820 --> 00:00:30,506 from the barbershop down the street. 13 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:32,467 Uh, the whole wishlist thing makes it very easy 14 00:00:32,491 --> 00:00:33,801 for the community to help. 15 00:00:33,825 --> 00:00:34,637 [ Door opens ] 16 00:00:34,661 --> 00:00:35,970 Hello. Hi. 17 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:37,805 [ Door closes ] I heard about your needs over here, 18 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:42,060 so I would like to donate this to the school. 19 00:00:42,084 --> 00:00:45,438 Oh, um, thank you, but we actually put specific items 20 00:00:45,462 --> 00:00:47,607 on our online wishlist, which you can find -- 21 00:00:47,631 --> 00:00:49,609 I don't know what that is. Here. 22 00:00:49,633 --> 00:00:51,611 Top of the line. Enjoy. 23 00:00:51,635 --> 00:00:53,112 Okay. Um, you know what? 24 00:00:53,136 --> 00:00:54,989 It's actually very nice, now that I look at it. 25 00:00:55,013 --> 00:00:56,658 [ Chuckles ] Yeah. I love it. 26 00:00:56,682 --> 00:00:59,911 Sometimes you need to unplug it, then plug it back in. 27 00:00:59,935 --> 00:01:00,995 Couldn't find the cord. 28 00:01:01,019 --> 00:01:02,747 Okay. 29 00:01:02,771 --> 00:01:04,791 It also smokes. 30 00:01:04,815 --> 00:01:07,001 [ Door opens ] 31 00:01:07,025 --> 00:01:08,169 Okay. 32 00:01:08,193 --> 00:01:09,629 [ Door closes ] 33 00:01:09,653 --> 00:01:10,797 The trash? 34 00:01:10,821 --> 00:01:12,656 Yeah. 35 00:01:14,783 --> 00:01:17,762 [ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ] 36 00:01:17,786 --> 00:01:22,433 ♪♪ 37 00:01:22,457 --> 00:01:27,129 ♪♪ 38 00:01:28,547 --> 00:01:30,316 Hi, y'all. My name is Miss Kerman. 39 00:01:30,340 --> 00:01:32,569 I'm a third grade teacher here at Marshall Elementary 40 00:01:32,593 --> 00:01:34,654 in Louisville, Kentucky, and here are some of the things 41 00:01:34,678 --> 00:01:35,989 we need for our classroom. 42 00:01:36,013 --> 00:01:38,116 So I didn't get a lot from our wishlist last year, 43 00:01:38,140 --> 00:01:39,993 but this year is gonna be different, 44 00:01:40,017 --> 00:01:42,787 because I'm gonna make a video. 45 00:01:42,811 --> 00:01:44,414 Crayons and staplers... Melissa: Hey. 46 00:01:44,438 --> 00:01:45,873 You gonna ask for a pair of headphones 47 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:47,458 on that little wishlist of yours? 48 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:49,377 'Cause I cannot listen to one more squeaky voice 49 00:01:49,401 --> 00:01:50,670 begging for pencils. 50 00:01:50,694 --> 00:01:52,630 Well, if you saw how much stuff these teachers got, 51 00:01:52,654 --> 00:01:54,716 you would make one, too. Yeah, no. I'm good. 52 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:56,843 I got plenty of classroom supply plugs 53 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:58,469 to keep me stocked up on whatever I need. 54 00:01:58,493 --> 00:02:00,471 It's not my fault yous didn't want into the deal. 55 00:02:00,495 --> 00:02:02,557 Okay, to be fair, none of us said no. 56 00:02:02,581 --> 00:02:04,142 We simply had a few questions. 57 00:02:04,166 --> 00:02:06,269 And I said that's a few too many questions. 58 00:02:06,293 --> 00:02:07,687 Hey, Barbara, you know, 59 00:02:07,711 --> 00:02:09,355 you should make one of these videos. 60 00:02:09,379 --> 00:02:11,774 I know your class is short on resources. 61 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:13,067 This could really help. 62 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:15,111 You know, I actually submitted a list. Mm-hmm. 63 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:16,863 Typed it up myself, and I left it with the young man 64 00:02:16,887 --> 00:02:18,906 at the front desk with the earring in his cheek. 65 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:20,533 Yeah, well, I mean, it could be really easy, though. 66 00:02:20,557 --> 00:02:23,119 It only takes 10 seconds, and it's so effective. 67 00:02:23,143 --> 00:02:25,663 All you have to do is go, "Hi. I'm a teacher, 68 00:02:25,687 --> 00:02:29,167 and I need pens and paper and..." 69 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:31,294 It looks like you might need a new stapler? 70 00:02:31,318 --> 00:02:34,172 We make do in my classroom, and my kids are just fine, 71 00:02:34,196 --> 00:02:36,591 and there's nothing wrong with my stapler. 72 00:02:36,615 --> 00:02:38,468 Borrowing the teachers' granola, y'all. 73 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:39,802 Trying to give y'all space to talk about 74 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:41,346 your little Hondas or whatever, 75 00:02:41,370 --> 00:02:43,389 but I ran out of oats in my earthquake kit. 76 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:45,183 We don't have earthquakes. 77 00:02:45,207 --> 00:02:46,601 That's what everybody says, until they wake up 78 00:02:46,625 --> 00:02:48,770 and their kitchen is across the street. 79 00:02:48,794 --> 00:02:51,564 Some of you need to open your eyes to the very real 80 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:53,983 and constant threat of global catastrophe. 81 00:02:54,007 --> 00:02:56,611 Ooh, are you on TikTok? Uh, yeah. 82 00:02:56,635 --> 00:02:59,238 Did you see my video that I did about softening elbows? Mnh-mnh. 83 00:02:59,262 --> 00:03:01,074 I did it to the tune of "Black and Yellow." 84 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:02,533 It blew up. [ Chuckles ] 85 00:03:02,557 --> 00:03:04,285 ♪ Soften elbows, soften elbows ♪ 86 00:03:04,309 --> 00:03:05,953 [ Chuckles ] Pretty clever. 87 00:03:05,977 --> 00:03:08,289 I'm just looking at teachers' wishlist videos from all over. 88 00:03:08,313 --> 00:03:10,816 Some of them are really cute. Mm. 89 00:03:11,817 --> 00:03:13,294 Oh. Whoa. That's not --. 90 00:03:13,318 --> 00:03:14,837 You're not throwing that away, are you? 91 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:17,840 The bloody paper towel or the Hustler magazine? 92 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:20,134 Oh, Lordy. Boy is in the trash. 93 00:03:20,158 --> 00:03:22,261 This is not trash. 94 00:03:22,285 --> 00:03:23,930 Yes, it is. 95 00:03:23,954 --> 00:03:25,807 We are so quick to throw things away, 96 00:03:25,831 --> 00:03:27,850 you know, always looking for, or -- 97 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,894 or asking for new, new, new, new, new. 98 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:31,979 Well, I'm gonna get this thing working 99 00:03:32,003 --> 00:03:34,607 and show you that, like our students, 100 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,776 you can't give up on something just because it's easy. 101 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,445 I mean, this is a perfectly good... 102 00:03:39,469 --> 00:03:41,239 Well, I can't find a brand name, but --. 103 00:03:41,263 --> 00:03:43,157 Oh, I know what it's called. 104 00:03:43,181 --> 00:03:44,808 It's called trash. 105 00:03:46,309 --> 00:03:47,954 Don't put that up there. 106 00:03:47,978 --> 00:03:49,163 [ Knock on door ] Janine: Knock, knock. 107 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:50,456 I don't know why I said that. 108 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:51,833 It's weird when you think about it. 109 00:03:51,857 --> 00:03:53,668 You don't say "pull" when you open a door. 110 00:03:53,692 --> 00:03:55,002 [ Both chuckle ] 111 00:03:55,026 --> 00:03:57,213 Um, I just wanted to know if I could borrow your projector 112 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:59,382 for a little pro-ject that I'm doing. 113 00:03:59,406 --> 00:04:02,844 Making a wishlist video for my classroom supplies, 114 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:06,514 which, by the looks of things, you could use. 115 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,141 What happened to your walls? 116 00:04:08,165 --> 00:04:10,017 Oh, I took all the old teacher's stuff down. 117 00:04:10,041 --> 00:04:11,477 It just didn't feel like me, you know? 118 00:04:11,501 --> 00:04:13,146 I know that if this feels like you, 119 00:04:13,170 --> 00:04:14,814 you might be a serial killer. 120 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:15,732 I think it looks good. 121 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:18,359 It's clean. I like clean. 122 00:04:18,383 --> 00:04:20,361 Yeah, no, clean is good. 123 00:04:20,385 --> 00:04:24,115 It's just, you know, the walls are the soul of the classroom. 124 00:04:24,139 --> 00:04:25,825 You gotta put something up there. 125 00:04:25,849 --> 00:04:27,285 You know? Yeah. Okay. 126 00:04:27,309 --> 00:04:29,787 I'll, um -- I'll think about that. 127 00:04:29,811 --> 00:04:31,122 Okay. Yeah. 128 00:04:31,146 --> 00:04:32,582 Remember the walls. 129 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:35,293 Let them speak from you to your kids. 130 00:04:35,317 --> 00:04:37,545 What kind of teacher are you? 131 00:04:37,569 --> 00:04:40,173 Who is Gregory? 132 00:04:40,197 --> 00:04:43,176 Gregory is a Baltimore Ravens fan, 133 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:46,053 a Grape Nuts fan -- although, they can get a bit sugary -- 134 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,806 and a temporary teacher. 135 00:04:48,830 --> 00:04:50,683 I made this for you, Mr. Eddie. 136 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:52,542 Thank you. 137 00:04:56,004 --> 00:04:57,339 That trash? 138 00:04:59,257 --> 00:05:01,402 Uh, no. No. 139 00:05:01,426 --> 00:05:02,469 Thanks. 140 00:05:06,097 --> 00:05:08,075 I got out all the old cords from the computer room. 141 00:05:08,099 --> 00:05:09,952 I mean, one of them's gotta fit this thing. 142 00:05:09,976 --> 00:05:11,871 Hey, can I show you what I've made so far? 143 00:05:11,895 --> 00:05:13,289 My video? 144 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:14,791 I know you have ethical objections to, 145 00:05:14,815 --> 00:05:16,250 well, everything, 146 00:05:16,274 --> 00:05:17,627 but you're more Internet-y than I am, so... 147 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:19,420 Um, yeah. Okay. 148 00:05:19,444 --> 00:05:21,238 Alright. Let me start from the beginning. 149 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,468 Hi. I'm Janine Teagues, and I teach... 150 00:05:25,492 --> 00:05:27,136 See how I spelled my name out in the back 151 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:28,596 on the projector on the wall? 152 00:05:28,620 --> 00:05:30,848 Hmm. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. ...needs school supplies. 153 00:05:30,872 --> 00:05:32,141 What do we need? 154 00:05:32,165 --> 00:05:34,435 Tape, right-handed scissors... 155 00:05:34,459 --> 00:05:37,522 So, I'm going to, like, put the items over my head -- 156 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:40,107 pictures -- and, um, as soon as I learn how to do that. 157 00:05:40,131 --> 00:05:41,901 And you get the idea. 158 00:05:41,925 --> 00:05:45,112 It's easy as one, two, three, so thank you, from me. 159 00:05:45,136 --> 00:05:47,615 Did you notice that last part? 160 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:49,325 That it rhymed? Yeah. 161 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:50,576 That was fun, right? 162 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,411 I like it. I just -- I'm not sure 163 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:55,039 it's going to, you know, break through the noise. 164 00:05:55,063 --> 00:05:57,124 The Internet is very busy. 165 00:05:57,148 --> 00:05:59,877 You know, you're competing with alien conspiracies 166 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:02,046 and animals that can sing, and it just -- 167 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:05,508 it -- it -- it's missing that -- that thing. 168 00:06:05,532 --> 00:06:06,968 Huh. What thing? 169 00:06:06,992 --> 00:06:08,135 You know, that thing, where you look at something 170 00:06:08,159 --> 00:06:10,346 and you're like, "That's good." 171 00:06:10,370 --> 00:06:14,809 Well, I'm adding a filter that's gonna rain glitter, so --. 172 00:06:14,833 --> 00:06:17,687 That's not gonna compete with singing parrots. 173 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:20,273 It just needs a little showmanship. 174 00:06:20,297 --> 00:06:21,691 Well, I'm not a showman. 175 00:06:21,715 --> 00:06:23,943 [ Hip-hop music playing in background ] 176 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:28,865 ♪♪ 177 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,534 Yes! Yes! Yes! [ Laughs ] 178 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:34,871 ♪ Who did the thing he said he was gonna do? ♪ 179 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:38,708 ♪♪ 180 00:06:38,732 --> 00:06:40,877 I-Is that European, or...? 181 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:43,045 [ Computer blooping ] Ava: Oh, yeah, I can help you make your video. 182 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:45,548 Really? Yes. This is what I do. 183 00:06:45,572 --> 00:06:47,550 Well, you're also a principal, so... 184 00:06:47,574 --> 00:06:49,176 Yeah, but this is my art. 185 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:51,887 I write, I edit, I direct, I do the music, I lip-sync. 186 00:06:51,911 --> 00:06:54,056 Because of me, when people say that their favorite director 187 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,892 is that Ava lady, somebody else gotta be like, "Which one?" 188 00:06:56,916 --> 00:06:58,311 [ Both chuckle ] 189 00:06:58,335 --> 00:07:00,730 Well, maybe you can just give me a few tips. 190 00:07:00,754 --> 00:07:04,150 You know, maybe help build upon what I already have? 191 00:07:04,174 --> 00:07:06,152 Let me see your phone. 192 00:07:06,176 --> 00:07:07,653 What is this? An iPhone 9? 193 00:07:07,677 --> 00:07:09,488 [ Chuckles ] It's like a Walkman. 194 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:10,489 I don't know nothing about this. 195 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,199 That's before my time. 196 00:07:12,223 --> 00:07:14,493 Hi. I'm Janine Teagues, and I teach second grade... 197 00:07:14,517 --> 00:07:15,661 Ugh. 198 00:07:15,685 --> 00:07:17,330 Well, I'm not on social media like that, 199 00:07:17,354 --> 00:07:19,040 so I don't have a lot of experience with --. 200 00:07:19,064 --> 00:07:20,875 Quality control? [ Chuckles ] 201 00:07:20,899 --> 00:07:21,876 I'm kidding. 202 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:23,544 She know I'm playin'. 203 00:07:23,568 --> 00:07:25,630 And that's why I, or more importantly, we... 204 00:07:25,654 --> 00:07:27,048 I can get you a lot of views, 205 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:28,716 and that's gonna mean a lot of supplies. 206 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:31,177 But I'm gonna need complete creative control. 207 00:07:31,201 --> 00:07:32,720 Mm, what does that mean? 208 00:07:32,744 --> 00:07:35,222 I'm gonna take some photos, do a little video, 209 00:07:35,246 --> 00:07:36,891 and then I'll do my thing in post. 210 00:07:36,915 --> 00:07:38,225 Can you twerk? 211 00:07:38,249 --> 00:07:41,002 You don't look like you can, but I could be wrong. 212 00:07:43,380 --> 00:07:45,232 [ Up-tempo music playing ] 213 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:47,526 ♪♪ 214 00:07:47,550 --> 00:07:51,113 [ Howie Long scream ] 215 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:53,074 With your help, I can become the hero. 216 00:07:53,098 --> 00:07:56,118 Abbott Elementary deserves! 217 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:58,746 [ Howie Long scream ] 218 00:07:58,770 --> 00:08:00,748 Okay, that's actually really good. 219 00:08:00,772 --> 00:08:02,416 - Right? - It looks like a Marvel movie. 220 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:03,918 Yeah, it's cool. 221 00:08:03,942 --> 00:08:06,128 Wait. How many views do you have? 222 00:08:06,152 --> 00:08:09,048 20,000, and it just went up yesterday. 223 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:11,008 My wishlist is almost totally full. 224 00:08:11,032 --> 00:08:12,718 Ooh, Janine, I'm happy for you. 225 00:08:12,742 --> 00:08:13,761 Thank you. 226 00:08:13,785 --> 00:08:15,388 Also, Taye Diggs shared it. 227 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,306 And I'm sure that's a good thing. 228 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:18,707 Very good. 229 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,649 [ Muttering indistinctly ] 230 00:08:26,673 --> 00:08:29,110 Hey, Barbara. Mm-hmm? 231 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:31,529 Have you gotten anything on your list yet? 232 00:08:31,553 --> 00:08:32,822 I don't think so. Mm. 233 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:34,532 And yet, the day moves on. 234 00:08:34,556 --> 00:08:37,743 Sometimes the Lord gives a lot, and then sometimes, He does not. 235 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:39,286 Yeah. 236 00:08:39,310 --> 00:08:42,248 Well, you know, I'm gonna have a bunch of extra stuff, 237 00:08:42,272 --> 00:08:44,709 if you need anything, in case the Lord cheaps out. 238 00:08:44,733 --> 00:08:46,419 Also, it's not too late to make a video. 239 00:08:46,443 --> 00:08:48,963 It's just -- Janine, I am just fine. 240 00:08:48,987 --> 00:08:51,257 Okay. And if you'll excuse me, 241 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:53,074 I have shapes to grade. 242 00:08:56,745 --> 00:08:58,889 Look. I drew a picture of you. 243 00:08:58,913 --> 00:09:00,099 Oh, wow. 244 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:01,809 Okay, what am I? I'm a cowboy? 245 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:04,979 No. It's a picture of you playing baseball. 246 00:09:05,003 --> 00:09:06,439 Oh, right. 247 00:09:06,463 --> 00:09:07,815 Yeah, I can see him running the bases. 248 00:09:07,839 --> 00:09:11,444 No, you're hitting a home run. 249 00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:12,945 Of course. Yes. 250 00:09:12,969 --> 00:09:14,512 Well, thank you. 251 00:09:18,308 --> 00:09:19,952 Oh, hey, Janine. Hey. 252 00:09:19,976 --> 00:09:21,495 I decorated my room. You wanna come see? 253 00:09:21,519 --> 00:09:22,955 Oh. Yes. 254 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:24,206 Excuse me. I love a reveal. 255 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:26,024 [ Chuckles ] Let me see this. 256 00:09:28,359 --> 00:09:30,337 What? You don't like it? 257 00:09:30,361 --> 00:09:32,006 No. It's -- It's great. It's great. 258 00:09:32,030 --> 00:09:34,050 It's just -- It feels a little like 259 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,218 you went into an office supply store 260 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:39,013 and bought the first five or six posters you saw. 261 00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:40,789 [ Chuckles ] 262 00:09:46,503 --> 00:09:48,147 Those are really good stores. 263 00:09:48,171 --> 00:09:50,524 I, um -- I-I got a whole tub of licorice. 264 00:09:50,548 --> 00:09:51,984 Would you like one? 265 00:09:52,008 --> 00:09:55,321 No. Look, Gregory, this is a classroom, not an office. 266 00:09:55,345 --> 00:09:57,114 It's just missing a certain warmth. 267 00:09:57,138 --> 00:09:59,116 Those stores are great for, like, ink cartridges 268 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:01,035 or whatever, but I wouldn't rely on them 269 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,329 to represent me as a teacher. 270 00:10:03,353 --> 00:10:06,707 You know, is this really a reflection of you? 271 00:10:06,731 --> 00:10:08,399 Maybe the giraffe. 272 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:16,658 Yeah. M-Maybe so. 273 00:10:19,953 --> 00:10:21,764 [ Children talking indistinctly ] 274 00:10:21,788 --> 00:10:23,057 Okay. Yep. 275 00:10:23,081 --> 00:10:26,519 Last one. Oh, my, my, my, my. 276 00:10:26,543 --> 00:10:28,395 Okay. 277 00:10:28,419 --> 00:10:30,397 [ Child laughs ] 278 00:10:30,421 --> 00:10:32,233 Janine: Barbara makes do with so little. 279 00:10:32,257 --> 00:10:34,193 It's pride, I think. 280 00:10:34,217 --> 00:10:35,694 My psych professor used to say 281 00:10:35,718 --> 00:10:38,739 that pride and stubbornness share a fence. 282 00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:40,825 Barbara's sitting on that fence. 283 00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:42,660 I'm gonna help her off. 284 00:10:42,684 --> 00:10:45,204 Sometimes Robin has to look out for Batman. 285 00:10:45,228 --> 00:10:46,914 Too many metaphors. 286 00:10:46,938 --> 00:10:48,415 And I know she comes from that generation 287 00:10:48,439 --> 00:10:49,917 that doesn't ask for what they need, 288 00:10:49,941 --> 00:10:51,752 so I want to ask for her, 289 00:10:51,776 --> 00:10:53,712 and that is why I'm here. 290 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:56,215 [ Motor running, water splashing ] 291 00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:58,425 Sorry, am I hearing, like, splashing or bubbles? 292 00:10:58,449 --> 00:10:59,718 Oh, yeah. 293 00:10:59,742 --> 00:11:02,805 Soaking my toesies in my new foot bath. 294 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:05,599 [ Massage gun vibrating ] Where'd you get this stuff? 295 00:11:05,623 --> 00:11:07,309 I put it on your list. 296 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,103 For the kids. 297 00:11:09,127 --> 00:11:11,897 How does having a principal with muscle tension serve them? 298 00:11:11,921 --> 00:11:14,525 Ooh, that's a knot! Ooh, that's a knot! Whoo! 299 00:11:14,549 --> 00:11:15,402 You know what? I'm gonna go. 300 00:11:15,426 --> 00:11:16,902 That's a knot. [ Laughs ] 301 00:11:16,926 --> 00:11:19,530 Okay, okay. Okay, you were right. 302 00:11:19,554 --> 00:11:21,740 Mrs. Howard is an amazing teacher, 303 00:11:21,764 --> 00:11:23,534 and we should look out for our own. 304 00:11:23,558 --> 00:11:25,119 So, does that mean you'll make her a video? 305 00:11:25,143 --> 00:11:27,413 Oh, yeah. I'm gonna make it rain glue sticks in that room. 306 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:29,748 [ Chuckles ] Well, thank you. 307 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:31,125 You don't need to thank me. 308 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,377 I'mma thank myself by getting an accessory for this massage gun. 309 00:11:33,401 --> 00:11:37,006 I want the little part that gets in between the bones. 310 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,656 Okay. 311 00:11:40,408 --> 00:11:43,244 Wait, what kind of video were you gonna make...? 312 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,312 I will find another use for you. 313 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:55,232 What could you be? What could you be? 314 00:11:55,256 --> 00:11:57,467 Could be trash. 315 00:12:00,011 --> 00:12:02,531 Good. Good, y'all. So, now, if you take away two stars, 316 00:12:02,555 --> 00:12:04,491 how many do you have after that? 317 00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:05,492 Yes, Isaiah? 318 00:12:05,516 --> 00:12:08,454 18. 18. Very good. 319 00:12:08,478 --> 00:12:10,831 You get a sticker. And which sticker do you want? 320 00:12:10,855 --> 00:12:14,335 We have some dinosaurs, kitty stickers, panda stickers. 321 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:16,128 We are stickers rich, y'all. 322 00:12:16,152 --> 00:12:17,254 Ms. Teagues. Can I get stars? 323 00:12:17,278 --> 00:12:19,173 It's me, Ava. [ Chuckles ] 324 00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:22,051 I was gonna text you, but then I didn't. 325 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:24,011 This might be my best work yet. 326 00:12:24,035 --> 00:12:27,264 Hey. I went in a new direction. 327 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,850 [ Sentimental music playing ] Ava: Hello, I am Barbara Howard, 328 00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:32,645 the oldest teacher at the poorest school in America. 329 00:12:32,669 --> 00:12:34,730 I do good voices, huh? [ Chuckles ] 330 00:12:34,754 --> 00:12:37,483 I should pursue that more, like cartoons or something. 331 00:12:37,507 --> 00:12:39,485 Please help me fill my wishlist, 332 00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:41,654 if not for me, Barbara Howard, 333 00:12:41,678 --> 00:12:44,657 the oldest teacher at the poorest school in America, 334 00:12:44,681 --> 00:12:47,034 then for little Johnny. 335 00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:48,577 His name is Amir. Shh. 336 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:50,579 People like "Johnny." It makes 'em sad. 337 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:53,082 Or little Mia. 338 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,959 Ava: Now, she can act. She couldn't do it, 339 00:12:54,983 --> 00:12:55,960 and then I pulled out a dollar, 340 00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:57,253 that little girl was Viola Davis. 341 00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:58,963 Ava, no. Delete. Stop. 342 00:12:58,987 --> 00:13:00,172 This cannot go out. 343 00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:02,841 Oh, girl, it's out. It's up and out. 344 00:13:02,865 --> 00:13:04,301 What? And it's hot. 345 00:13:04,325 --> 00:13:05,427 These are OnlyFans numbers. 346 00:13:05,451 --> 00:13:07,388 I usually gotta show feet to go this viral. 347 00:13:07,412 --> 00:13:10,206 Barbara's gonna get everything she needs. 348 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:15,562 Ava, this is the grossest, most emotionally manipulative, 349 00:13:15,586 --> 00:13:17,189 exploitative thing I've ever seen in my life. 350 00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:18,565 Thank you. 351 00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:20,025 I followed how they make the Pixar movies. 352 00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:21,777 It's a trick how they make you cry, but it works. 353 00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,113 If Barbara sees this, I am gonna have to quit, 354 00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:26,198 completely start over, move to a small town, 355 00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:28,117 and then right when my tomato stand takes off, 356 00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:29,576 she's gonna be there -- Barbara -- 357 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,578 trying to buy one, and it'll all be over! 358 00:13:31,602 --> 00:13:33,122 Girl, tomatoes suck. 359 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:35,291 Why are you worried about Barbara Howard seeing this? 360 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:38,419 She's the most aggressively offline person I've ever met. 361 00:13:38,443 --> 00:13:39,753 She responded to my Paperless Post 362 00:13:39,777 --> 00:13:41,088 with her ATM code. 363 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:42,131 But you know who will see it? 364 00:13:42,155 --> 00:13:43,382 Everybody else. [ Chuckles ] 365 00:13:43,406 --> 00:13:45,259 Man, how does this have so many views already? 366 00:13:45,283 --> 00:13:47,261 This is crazy. I said this is what I do. 367 00:13:47,285 --> 00:13:49,138 I feel like you went to the plastic surgeon for a nose job 368 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:50,806 and woke up like, "Why do I look different?" 369 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:53,183 Why does it say #BelieveScience, 370 00:13:53,207 --> 00:13:55,728 #RollTide, #BelieveAllWomen -- 371 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,104 #LockHerUp? 372 00:13:57,128 --> 00:13:58,564 You said you wanted eyes on it. 373 00:13:58,588 --> 00:14:01,191 [ Chuckles ] ♪ And I got eyes on it ♪ 374 00:14:01,215 --> 00:14:03,402 "Luke 14:13"? Ooh, what he say? 375 00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:05,904 It's a comment about helping the poor and sad 376 00:14:05,928 --> 00:14:08,532 and lame and crippled, sent by... 377 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:10,534 [whispering] @Gimme10Inches. 378 00:14:10,558 --> 00:14:12,244 Now, she got a huge following. 379 00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:14,103 This is great. [ Chuckles ] 380 00:14:15,938 --> 00:14:18,125 Delivery Person: Hey. Sorry. 381 00:14:18,149 --> 00:14:20,127 I got a package for a Barbara Howard. 382 00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:21,462 I'm Barbara Howard. 383 00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:23,464 You can leave it right... there. 384 00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:26,467 -What'd you get? -I don't know. 385 00:14:26,491 --> 00:14:28,594 Wait a minute. Is all of this for me? Yes, ma'am. 386 00:14:28,618 --> 00:14:29,636 From my list? 387 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:31,638 No! Melissa: Holy crap. 388 00:14:31,662 --> 00:14:33,057 Oh, wow. That's neat. 389 00:14:33,081 --> 00:14:34,975 So much unnecessary packaging. 390 00:14:34,999 --> 00:14:36,560 Would you just enjoy something? 391 00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:38,228 You're gonna get an ulcer. Wait a minute. 392 00:14:38,252 --> 00:14:40,939 There is a tiny, little printed note. 393 00:14:40,963 --> 00:14:42,107 Oh, why don't you let me read that for you, Barbara? 394 00:14:42,131 --> 00:14:43,692 "I know you only requested one, 395 00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:46,361 but I wanted to get enough for the whole class. 396 00:14:46,385 --> 00:14:47,404 You deserve it." 397 00:14:47,428 --> 00:14:49,198 -So many aprons. -Yes! 398 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:52,034 You know the Lord works in mysterious ways, 399 00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:55,037 and He is good! Yes. He is good! 400 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:56,455 I think He's great... Yes! 401 00:14:56,479 --> 00:14:59,291 ...and this school's great, and this box is great. 402 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,085 Barbara, you're great, and most importantly, 403 00:15:01,109 --> 00:15:03,253 it's great for the kids, so we got everything we need. 404 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:05,672 Yay! Whoo! 405 00:15:05,696 --> 00:15:07,841 Yeah. You okay? 406 00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:08,866 Yeah, I'm good. 407 00:15:09,992 --> 00:15:12,513 Oh, hey, Ava. Hey, hey, hey. So, it worked. 408 00:15:12,537 --> 00:15:14,389 Mrs. Howard got everything on her wishlist. 409 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:15,849 We can take the video down now. 410 00:15:15,873 --> 00:15:18,894 You want me to delete the most liked video I've ever created? 411 00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:21,980 If you don't take the video down, I will quit. 412 00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,233 [ Laughs ] 413 00:15:24,257 --> 00:15:25,359 Okay. Fine. 414 00:15:25,383 --> 00:15:26,902 I won't quit. I love this job. 415 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:29,488 But could you please take the video down? 416 00:15:29,512 --> 00:15:31,722 This is like Beyoncé deleting "Lemonade." 417 00:15:34,517 --> 00:15:36,310 [ Sighs ] 418 00:15:37,770 --> 00:15:40,249 Hey, how's it going with the... 419 00:15:40,273 --> 00:15:42,709 same stuff that was here before? 420 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,169 Even the penguins. 421 00:15:44,193 --> 00:15:47,113 Yeah, I just kinda stopped trying. 422 00:15:48,406 --> 00:15:49,716 Do you mean, like, 423 00:15:49,740 --> 00:15:51,301 you're taking a break before you keep going? 424 00:15:51,325 --> 00:15:52,678 I don't know what that means. 425 00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:55,222 [ Chuckles ] I-I'm a substitute, Janine. 426 00:15:55,246 --> 00:15:58,267 I just figured, why spend my time trying to decorate a class 427 00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,643 for another teacher to come in here 428 00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,377 and just take it all down anyway? 429 00:16:03,421 --> 00:16:05,089 Oh. 430 00:16:07,884 --> 00:16:09,695 Did your kids make this for you? 431 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:11,679 Yeah. I got a bunch. 432 00:16:13,055 --> 00:16:14,992 Janine: Oh, my God. 433 00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,327 You might even have more than I do. 434 00:16:17,351 --> 00:16:19,329 Not that I keep count. 27. 435 00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:21,915 How many are in here? 436 00:16:21,939 --> 00:16:24,251 26? [ Exhales sharply ] 437 00:16:24,275 --> 00:16:26,128 Gregory... 438 00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:28,922 these drawings are all of you. 439 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:31,091 These kids have a real connection to you. 440 00:16:31,115 --> 00:16:32,968 They do? Yes. 441 00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:34,803 Look, here you are hitting a home run. 442 00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:36,263 How did you --. 443 00:16:36,287 --> 00:16:38,098 There you are buying a donut at Dunkin' Donuts. 444 00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:41,268 There you are in a durag. 445 00:16:41,292 --> 00:16:45,063 And here you are teaching... on the moon. 446 00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:47,191 Yeah. In a space durag. 447 00:16:47,215 --> 00:16:50,235 [ Laughs ] Okay, so kids draw stuff. 448 00:16:50,259 --> 00:16:51,361 So what? 449 00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:54,597 So, they like you. 450 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:05,250 Yes. Painting in silence. 451 00:17:05,274 --> 00:17:07,252 After all of that panic and guilt, 452 00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:10,380 I'm so happy Barbara got everything she needs. 453 00:17:10,404 --> 00:17:11,715 That could have been bad, so -- [ Doors open ] 454 00:17:11,739 --> 00:17:13,592 Ava: Make way! Free loot coming through! 455 00:17:13,616 --> 00:17:14,593 College Kid: What's up, everybody? 456 00:17:14,617 --> 00:17:16,303 We are live at an inner-city school 457 00:17:16,327 --> 00:17:18,513 with gifts for underprivileged kids. 458 00:17:18,537 --> 00:17:20,265 They are being taught in that classroom right there 459 00:17:20,289 --> 00:17:22,392 by Mrs. Howard, the oldest teacher here. 460 00:17:22,416 --> 00:17:24,228 Let's go change some lives. Come on. Let's go. 461 00:17:24,252 --> 00:17:26,521 Excuse me. Excuse me. What are you doing in here? 462 00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:28,523 Because you really should not be in here. 463 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,108 We saw your video, Mrs. Howard, 464 00:17:30,132 --> 00:17:31,902 so we wanted to come down here in person 465 00:17:31,926 --> 00:17:34,112 and see the look on your face when we --. 466 00:17:34,136 --> 00:17:36,573 All: Fulfill your wishlist! 467 00:17:36,597 --> 00:17:38,242 Thank you, but the list has already -- 468 00:17:38,266 --> 00:17:39,409 - That one looks really sad. - What video? 469 00:17:39,433 --> 00:17:40,619 Hey! Hey, hey, hey. Hey! 470 00:17:40,643 --> 00:17:42,287 - Should we get a happy one, too? - Get out of here! 471 00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:43,914 - Let's get both. Let's get both. - Hey. Get out. 472 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:45,040 -What? -Oh, no, no. 473 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:46,124 We're gonna do something super respectful. 474 00:17:46,148 --> 00:17:47,584 Yeah. "Oh, no, no, no. I was just" -- No! 475 00:17:47,608 --> 00:17:49,253 You need to get out, okay? 476 00:17:49,277 --> 00:17:50,420 Do you want me to take off my other earring? No. 477 00:17:50,444 --> 00:17:51,713 -Definitely not. -Get out. 478 00:17:51,737 --> 00:17:53,257 Get out! 479 00:17:53,281 --> 00:17:55,825 Shameful. Shameful. 480 00:17:57,201 --> 00:17:59,555 Who even let y'all in here?! 481 00:17:59,579 --> 00:18:02,266 What was that all about? 482 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,166 Can I talk to you for a second? 483 00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:12,484 Ava made... 484 00:18:12,508 --> 00:18:15,821 I asked Ava to make a video to promote your wishlist 485 00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:17,072 because it worked for me, 486 00:18:17,096 --> 00:18:18,657 and I knew your class needed stuff. 487 00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:21,827 And it got a lot of attention, clearly, 488 00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:23,745 because it was a bit over-the-top. 489 00:18:23,769 --> 00:18:24,997 How far over-the-top? 490 00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:26,707 Really, really over-the-top. 491 00:18:26,731 --> 00:18:29,042 Like, if you went to the top, you wouldn't be able to find it, 492 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:30,919 'cause it was way up there. 493 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,380 I'm sorry. I just wanted you to have all the tools you deserve 494 00:18:33,404 --> 00:18:34,715 and that your kids deserve. 495 00:18:34,739 --> 00:18:36,758 My kids don't have half the supplies they need 496 00:18:36,782 --> 00:18:38,719 most of the time, but they don't need to know that. 497 00:18:38,743 --> 00:18:40,262 Yeah, but I saw your kids 498 00:18:40,286 --> 00:18:42,055 painting with empty water colors. 499 00:18:42,079 --> 00:18:45,267 It's our job -- Our job is to build them up, 500 00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,727 make them confident. 501 00:18:46,751 --> 00:18:49,021 Is it nice to have stuff? Sure. 502 00:18:49,045 --> 00:18:51,523 But my students do not need to feel less than 503 00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:53,942 because they do not have stuff. 504 00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:56,903 So, we talk about what they do have, 505 00:18:56,927 --> 00:18:58,638 not about what they don't. 506 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:02,784 [ Exhales deeply ] 507 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:06,872 That was a painfully well-said reality check. 508 00:19:06,896 --> 00:19:09,708 So, um, are you gonna give the stuff back? 509 00:19:09,732 --> 00:19:10,751 Oh, hell no. 510 00:19:10,775 --> 00:19:12,169 [ Chuckles ] I'm keeping all of that. 511 00:19:12,193 --> 00:19:14,755 Besides, do you know how expensive those staplers are? 512 00:19:14,779 --> 00:19:16,673 They're so expensive. Mm. 513 00:19:16,697 --> 00:19:19,301 And thank you for trying. 514 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:22,203 Your hyperactive little heart was in the right place. 515 00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:26,058 Hey, Gregory, um, I just wanted to apologize 516 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,269 for inserting... myself... 517 00:19:29,293 --> 00:19:31,271 Wha... 518 00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:33,398 This looks amazing. 519 00:19:33,422 --> 00:19:35,776 I think it looks good, too. 520 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,527 Yeah, I still don't know what kind of teacher I want to be, 521 00:19:37,551 --> 00:19:39,821 but I think I want to stay around and figure it out. 522 00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:42,658 Plus, the kids probably want to see their art on the wall. 523 00:19:42,682 --> 00:19:44,868 This is a, um, interesting piece. 524 00:19:44,892 --> 00:19:47,746 That is you as a businessman. 525 00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:49,081 -Really? -Yes. 526 00:19:49,105 --> 00:19:50,957 Gregory: Okay, 'cause I thought I was a building. 527 00:19:50,981 --> 00:19:52,584 I'm -- I'm really bad at this. Mm. No. 528 00:19:52,608 --> 00:19:55,337 Um, the trick is if you see, like, a really big circle, 529 00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:56,630 that's usually the head. 530 00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:59,049 And if you see bananas, those are usually fingers. 531 00:19:59,073 --> 00:20:01,468 So, yeah. Oh, yeah! 532 00:20:01,492 --> 00:20:03,136 Yeah. Okay. Yes. 533 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,263 I'm really, really good at deciphering this stuff, 534 00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:07,265 so I'll help you. 535 00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:10,894 Well, alright. So, I'm at a, um, construction site here. 536 00:20:10,918 --> 00:20:13,480 No, you're at a playground. Those are the kids. 537 00:20:13,504 --> 00:20:15,232 But this is a caution sign. 538 00:20:15,256 --> 00:20:16,692 That's the sun. 539 00:20:16,716 --> 00:20:18,235 Square sun. Okay. 540 00:20:18,259 --> 00:20:19,653 Don Cheadle. No. 541 00:20:19,677 --> 00:20:21,905 Um... That's you. 542 00:20:21,929 --> 00:20:22,948 Hmm. Yeah. 543 00:20:22,972 --> 00:20:24,616 Okay, and, uh, this is, uh, a fireman. 544 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:26,451 San-- Santa. 545 00:20:26,475 --> 00:20:29,371 Ooh! We're gonna have to take this really slow. 546 00:20:29,395 --> 00:20:32,416 [ Chuckles ] Uh, where are you seeing Santa? 547 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:33,834 In the belly. In the beard. 548 00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:35,138 In the presents. In the red suit. 549 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,174 And if it's getting too much sunlight, 550 00:20:41,198 --> 00:20:43,009 I just lift this up here, 551 00:20:43,033 --> 00:20:47,055 use a common number-two pencil to prop up the shade... 552 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,223 distribution mechanism, 553 00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:50,100 and... 554 00:20:50,124 --> 00:20:53,169 [ Water pouring ] 555 00:20:58,674 --> 00:21:00,819 It's trash. 556 00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:02,386 Yeah, it's trash. 557 00:21:06,515 --> 00:21:08,559 Water all over my trash.