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Ava, have you seen a...

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Is this you?

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Ava: Oh. That must have
fell in there by mistake.

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Mind your business.

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What you looking for?

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Uh, I lost something.

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What? Your sense of style?
Ha ha! Up top!

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No.

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You a hater.

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What'd you lose?

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Uh, it was a shawl
that was in my classroom.

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It was my warmest one.
I am so cold. [ Chuckles ]

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You think someone took it?
Who would just take a shawl?

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Why would I, Ava Coleman,
take something from Janine?

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Look, I am not
accusing anyone, but...

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Mr. Johnson took my shawl!

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Why does the lost and found have
a five-day waiting period

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if we're not gonna enforce it?

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Aah!

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It's called functional fashion.

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Yeah! That shawl chose him.

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[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]

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♪♪

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[ Sighs ] I hope all the kids
aren't here today.

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Yesterday,
everybody was in attendance,

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and it almost broke me.

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That's what happens
when you enforce

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a "no nose picking" policy.

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I'm behind on lesson plans,

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but it's too early in the year
to show movies.

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I'm doing LEGO day to catch up.
The kids love it.

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I always end up with LEGO toe.

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Exactly. I've bought
so many packs,

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LEGO owes me a sponsorship
already.

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[ Chuckles ] Man, this
double class is kicking my ass.

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I need my extra-large
coffee mug.

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Jacob: Did you read
that article the other day

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about how matcha...
Actually more efficient

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at awakening the nervous system
than coffee?

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Oh, yeah? Was that in
Who Gives A Crap Weekly?

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It was in The New Yorker.

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Oh, so
Who Gives A Crap Biweekly.

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[ Door opens ]

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Damn. It's more intense in here
than my at-home float tank.

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What y'all doing? Prepping.

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Mm. Working before work?
Couldn't be me.

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Anyway, here's a reminder
that some goofy group

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is coming through to do
camp songs or something,

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so check the schedule
to see when your class is up.

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Holy Shakespeare! [ Gasps ]

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[ Imitating sword slicing ]

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Jacob, we can't afford
for you to have a seizure

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during school hours.
[ Laughs ] [ Chuckles ]

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Guys! These are
the Story Samurai, okay?

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They're a storytelling group
that goes all up and down

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the East Coast improvising
plays based on the kids' ideas.

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[ Chuckles ] I used to be in it.

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Of course you were, sweetheart.

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The Story Samurai are like
a book come to life, okay?

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But the pages
are the performance

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and the illustrations
are, like, the lyrics.

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We help the kids see that
everyone is a story, okay?

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Look, I don't condone violence,
but it slaps.

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I think it sounds amazing,
Jacob.

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I love it when they come.

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You get to drop your kids off
at the auditorium for an hour

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and just catch up on work.
That part.

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Oh, well, then I may be
a really big fan

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of these Samurai-sitters.

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You're gonna want to see this.

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It's... It's not like
some wack puppet show.

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Plus, this is like
a whole new tour.

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It's gonna be
brand-new material.

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It's very subversive, you know?

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And really cool. Like me.

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Janine, Gregory,
y'all pulling up?

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Yeah. I'll walk over.

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Yeah.

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Alex and Jordan.

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Oh, Natalie. I'm sorry, honey.

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You are in my third grade now.

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You were in my second grade
last year,

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and now you're in third grade,
which I also teach. Okay.

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I told you, we got an aide
if you need it.

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She's got this. She's a veteran.

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Veterans don't need
that help. Exactly.

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You save those aides
for the young'ns.

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Alright, well, don't say
I didn't try to help.

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Everybody say young Ava
is unreliable,

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but even a broken clock
is right once a day.

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Twice a day. Whatever!

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Melissa: Um, you know,
it's a little tough.

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But you know what?
Barbara's right. I'm tougher.

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I'm so tough, brass knuckles
wear me to a fight.

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Students: Ooh! Oh. Excuse me.

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What? What?!

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Keyon! Quit huffing
the Wite-Out, dude!

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Samurai. Ha!

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May we have a suggestion
for a character?

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Meek Mill!

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Ah. Nice one, Clarence.

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What if Meek Mill...
was a meerkat?

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Why?

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I'm just a meerkat, strolling
through Western Philly.

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[ Chuckles ]
But it's not a story

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unless there's some...

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All: Conflict!

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What's Meerkat Meek Mills'
conflict?

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His ATV broke down in
the wrong hood! [ Laughter ]

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All: Wrong hood, Meerkat!
Wrong hood!

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This is too corny, even for me.

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But Jacob loves it,
so thank goodness

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it's in his past
and he isn't up there.

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[ Chuckles ] I get it, though.

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If my "Degrassi"
reenactment group

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showed up and performed here,
I'd be excited, too.

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Shout-out to the guy
who played the original Jimmy.

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Wonder what he's up to. Heh.
He is... He's Drake.

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I'm aware that he is Drake.
Yeah.

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I expected it to be corny,
but that was beyond anything

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I thought was
theoretically possible.

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[ Chuckles ] I know.
It was peak Jacob.

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Oh, Melissa, I bet that you
would love the Story Samurai.

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Oh, yeah,
I just dropped my kids,

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and I got, like,
two lesson plans to do.

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[ Beeping ] And that beep
means I got an hour left

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and I still didn't go to
the bathroom! Okay.

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My class in here, please.
Thank you.

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Y'all see that corny show?
[ Laughs ]

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I was in the back crying
while bootlegging it

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for barbershop distribution.

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Guys, it wasn't that bad.

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I can't wait until
it's my class's turn.

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Mr. Johnson just told me
that they've got

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some white boy doing
the Malcolm X Games.

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Janine: Oh, my God.
He did an ollie and said,

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"Plymouth Rock
didn't land on me, dude."

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[ Laughter ] Guys, just... Guys.

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Tschoo! Story Samurais,
we slice down barriers.

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If you need a story,
we're in your area-er.

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Hey. Huh?

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What did everyone think?

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Did you see how excited
the kids were?!

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It was great. It was incredible.

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I honestly cannot wait
to see it.

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I told you it was gonna be bomb!

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You really think
I would be a part

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of something that wasn't bomb?

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Well, it was something.

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Something that you can be

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very, very proud
you did in the past.

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Well, the past
has become the present,

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because the Samurai
have asked me, Jacob Hill,

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to join the afternoon show.

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- Wait.
- And you said yes, right?

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Yeah, of course I did.
Janine: Oh, no.

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Ava: [ Laughs ]
Fantastic! Barbara: Yes.

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Hey, and if you guys thought
the Malcolm X Games was cool,

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just wait till you see
Rosa Parks and Rec.

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Hey, Siri. [ Watch dings ]

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Clear my afternoon
and set a reminder

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to watch this boy embarrass
himself. [ Laughter ]

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Janine, let me borrow your phone
so I can go live

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on IG and TikTok at
the same time. Uh...

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It's our duty to spread this joy
to the world, y'all.

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It's tough times out here.
People need the laughs.

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The people need the laughs.

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Hey. I got your Slack.

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By the way, thanks
for being the first one

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to use the Slack channel
I set up two months ago.

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[ Chuckles ] Anyway, what's up?

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Um, I just wanted to talk to you

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a little bit more about
this Samurai business.

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It's exciting, right?

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Oh, 100%.

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I'm sure back when
you were performing,

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you were riveting, blowing
tiny minds left and right.

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Guilty. Yeah.

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Off that, though, my concern is,

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what if you kill it too much?

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Kill it too much? What?
I'm not sure I follow.

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Well, it's just you were
so good at it, you said,

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and this is a new generation
of Samurai.

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They need to feel good
about themselves,

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and they probably can't compare.

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You don't want to
upstage them, do you?

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Wow. Janine, I didn't
even think of that.

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See, this is why we're friends.

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Thank you... for seeing me.

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You got it, bud.

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Alright, well, Slack me if
you got anything else, okay?

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You know, you can
customize the emojis.

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Mm-hmm.

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Second graders, who can tell me
which clock says 3:30?

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Thank you. Ooh! I know!

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We learned this last year!

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Okay, thank you, Jameel, but you
gotta do your worksheet, okay?

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They gotta answer.
I have a question.

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Yeah. Honey, hang on one second.

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I can help you!
That's a preparation...

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No, no, no, no, sweetheart.

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You stay on
the third-grade side, okay?

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You just let them
do their thing.

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Desiree: Ms. Schemmenti? Yes?

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Bul tied his shoe to the desk.

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He did what? Oh! Oh, no.

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Ms. Schemmenti,
can I borrow you?

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Oh. Let me see this.

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Okay. Second graders only,

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can you tell me

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which clock is saying 3:30?

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What the heck did you do here?

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- Look. Are... Are you okay?
- I know, I know, I know!

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Jameel, what are you
doing on this side?

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Go back to
the third-graders side.

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But I knew the answer, so I came
to the second-grade side.

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Okay, well, go back
to the third-graders side.

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Okay. Are you good?

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Oh, me? I'm... fine.

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I got this.

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Okay. Okay.

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Desiree. Where are you going?

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Third graders get to go
to the library by themselves.

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You're not in the third grade.

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Depends where you sit.

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Okay, anybody else in the class
sitting on the wrong side,

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switch.

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What?

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[ Rhythmic tapping ]

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Um, I will be right back.
Please stay quiet. Thank you.

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Quiet.

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Hey! What's up?

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Just saying hi.

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Oh. That's nice.

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Hi. How's your day?

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Surprisingly smooth.

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I got through 90%
of animal habitats,

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even though it's been a bigger
bathroom day than usual.

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Mm.

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For... For the kids, not for me.

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Oh, okay.
Yeah. How's your day going?

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Uh, my day is good.

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Um, taught the
two times table. Oh.

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But I did convince Jacob
not to perform.

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Thank goodness.

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That girl
isn't ruining this for me.

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She can be so selfish.

248
00:08:55,018 --> 00:08:56,495
Like last week,
when she wouldn't pretend

249
00:08:56,519 --> 00:08:58,497
to be my daughter at McDonald's
so I could get a Happy Meal.

250
00:08:58,521 --> 00:08:59,832
[ Scoffs ]

251
00:08:59,856 --> 00:09:01,250
So you just told him
that it's corny

252
00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:03,686
and that eventually we will
all end up making fun of him?

253
00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,389
No. Better. I told a fib.

254
00:09:06,413 --> 00:09:08,190
To protect his feelings. Ah.

255
00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:10,943
Jacob just puts so much
thought into how he's perceived.

256
00:09:10,967 --> 00:09:12,261
And it doesn't hurt anyone,

257
00:09:12,285 --> 00:09:14,263
so I figured,
why burst his bubble?

258
00:09:14,287 --> 00:09:16,265
For one, it could stop him
from inviting us

259
00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,684
to his "Living Single"
rewatch parties.

260
00:09:18,708 --> 00:09:19,869
[ Laughs ]

261
00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:21,620
It's like, dude,
you're in a relationship.

262
00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:23,372
I don't... I don't get it.

263
00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:24,790
But he does get
some good guest speakers.

264
00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:26,042
He got the guy
who played Kyle...

265
00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:28,110
[ Door opens ]
[ Students shouting ]

266
00:09:28,134 --> 00:09:29,945
Oh. Melissa? Are you okay?

267
00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,781
[ Door closes ] Yes.

268
00:09:31,805 --> 00:09:32,839
Okay.

269
00:09:38,244 --> 00:09:39,329
Good.

270
00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:43,175
[ Door opens ]
[ Students shouting ]

271
00:09:43,199 --> 00:09:44,493
You like that cheesesteak?

272
00:09:44,517 --> 00:09:46,378
We got it from the corner store.

273
00:09:46,402 --> 00:09:48,464
People write off this area
as a food desert,

274
00:09:48,488 --> 00:09:50,716
but the culinary scene here
is so slept on.

275
00:09:50,740 --> 00:09:52,051
It really is.

276
00:09:52,075 --> 00:09:54,236
So, listen, I am honored

277
00:09:54,260 --> 00:09:56,822
by the invitation
to perform with you all,

278
00:09:56,846 --> 00:09:59,992
but, uh, I think
I gotta sit this one out.

279
00:10:00,016 --> 00:10:02,845
Man. Are you serious?
We were so stoked, Sensei.

280
00:10:02,869 --> 00:10:05,397
Yeah, we still talk about
your legendary performances.

281
00:10:05,421 --> 00:10:09,251
You are our dopest alumnus.
Other than Josh Gad.

282
00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:10,953
Oh. Josh Gad. Josh
Gad. Yeah. Olaf.

283
00:10:10,977 --> 00:10:13,756
I am flattered, truly,
but I got to keep

284
00:10:13,780 --> 00:10:16,709
my Story Kimono
up in the rafters, okay?

285
00:10:16,733 --> 00:10:18,160
What's up, Mr. C?

286
00:10:18,184 --> 00:10:21,354
Hey, Clarence.
Meet the Story Samurai.

287
00:10:23,273 --> 00:10:24,867
Nah. I'm good. Yep.

288
00:10:24,891 --> 00:10:26,135
You catch "Last Week Tonight"?

289
00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:27,803
[ Scoffs ] You know it.

290
00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:29,722
Yeah. I bet you did.

291
00:10:29,746 --> 00:10:32,308
I'll see you in history, Mr. C.

292
00:10:32,332 --> 00:10:33,809
That's what
it's all about, dawg.

293
00:10:33,833 --> 00:10:36,679
Connecting with the kids.
That's why we story.

294
00:10:36,703 --> 00:10:38,214
That's why we samurai.

295
00:10:38,238 --> 00:10:39,598
It's true.

296
00:10:39,622 --> 00:10:41,600
You guys should consider
working in a school,

297
00:10:41,624 --> 00:10:43,235
you know, full-time,
when you're out.

298
00:10:43,259 --> 00:10:46,455
I don't know. I was planning
on auditioning for "SNL,"

299
00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:48,741
or if not that,
a YouTube channel.

300
00:10:48,765 --> 00:10:51,560
Yeah, I'm gonna work
at my dad's hedge fund.

301
00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:53,229
In a school like this,

302
00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:55,781
you're kind of like
a firefighter for joy.

303
00:10:55,805 --> 00:10:58,284
You want to get in,
spray as much joy as possible,

304
00:10:58,308 --> 00:10:59,418
and then get out.

305
00:10:59,442 --> 00:11:00,636
[ P. A. System beeps ]

306
00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:02,221
Ava: Big news,
Abbott Elementarians!

307
00:11:02,245 --> 00:11:04,089
I am calling
an all-school assembly

308
00:11:04,113 --> 00:11:06,258
so that we can watch
our own Mr. Hill

309
00:11:06,282 --> 00:11:08,627
perform with the Story Samurai.

310
00:11:08,651 --> 00:11:10,079
It'll be like watching The Game

311
00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,214
perform one night only
with G-Unit.

312
00:11:12,238 --> 00:11:13,966
You got this, Mr. C!

313
00:11:13,990 --> 00:11:15,408
Student: Yeah, you do. Heh.

314
00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:19,321
I'm so excited
about your performance.

315
00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:21,323
I'm stretching so I don't
throw my back out laughing...

316
00:11:21,347 --> 00:11:22,908
I mean, learning. [ Giggles ]

317
00:11:22,932 --> 00:11:25,477
Are you ready to swing
your story sword?

318
00:11:25,501 --> 00:11:26,846
Yes.

319
00:11:26,870 --> 00:11:28,981
And, uh, you're gonna be
live streaming the whole thing?

320
00:11:29,005 --> 00:11:30,149
Oh, yeah! It's gonna open

321
00:11:30,173 --> 00:11:31,600
a whole new corner
of TikTok for me.

322
00:11:31,624 --> 00:11:33,702
Well, I so appreciate
you using your platform

323
00:11:33,726 --> 00:11:35,361
to amplify our message.

324
00:11:37,447 --> 00:11:40,042
Hey, Jacob.
You aren't performing, are you?

325
00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:41,577
Because we already
talked about it.

326
00:11:41,601 --> 00:11:43,829
And remember?
No upstaging the Samurai.

327
00:11:43,853 --> 00:11:45,748
Yeah, but it's a whole
school assembly now,

328
00:11:45,772 --> 00:11:48,284
and, you know, the kids are gonna
be expecting to see me, so, uh...

329
00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:50,970
Yeah, he don't want to let
all those kids down, Janine.

330
00:11:50,994 --> 00:11:52,388
[ Jacob humming ]

331
00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:53,689
[ Whispers ]
I know what you're doing!

332
00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:55,808
Good, 'cause I worry
about your awareness.

333
00:11:55,832 --> 00:11:58,010
[ Jacob breathing sharply ]

334
00:11:58,034 --> 00:12:00,346
Hey, Jacob, can I see you
for a second in the hall?

335
00:12:00,370 --> 00:12:02,038
Just real quick.

336
00:12:03,456 --> 00:12:06,068
Don't listen to her!
We believe in you, Jacob!

337
00:12:06,092 --> 00:12:07,786
[ Door closes ]

338
00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:10,706
Hey, what's, uh...
What's going on?

339
00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:13,433
Um, I'm not sure...

340
00:12:14,984 --> 00:12:16,312
I don't think
you should perform.

341
00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:18,814
Look. I get it.
You think I'm rusty.

342
00:12:18,838 --> 00:12:20,115
But don't worry.

343
00:12:20,139 --> 00:12:21,533
It's... It's muscle memory.
You know?

344
00:12:21,557 --> 00:12:24,720
It's like when I ride a
unicycle... That's enough.

345
00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:27,256
Jacob, Ava just
wants you to perform

346
00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,508
so that everyone
can laugh at you.

347
00:12:29,532 --> 00:12:31,543
What? [ Stammers ]

348
00:12:31,567 --> 00:12:33,462
Yeah, they're gonna laugh.
They're gonna laugh with us.

349
00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,464
It's a pretty biting satire.
It's...

350
00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:37,416
No, no.
They're going to laugh at you,

351
00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,585
because, Jacob,
the Story Samurai

352
00:12:39,609 --> 00:12:41,937
are corny as hell.

353
00:12:41,961 --> 00:12:45,098
How could the Samurai be corny?
I was in it.

354
00:12:51,087 --> 00:12:52,839
I'm c-corny?

355
00:12:55,591 --> 00:12:57,536
Jacob, you are...

356
00:12:57,560 --> 00:13:00,589
corny sometimes... yes.

357
00:13:00,613 --> 00:13:02,424
Wha... [ Chuckles ]

358
00:13:02,448 --> 00:13:04,677
Wait. Uh... No.

359
00:13:04,701 --> 00:13:07,446
I have Kendrick Lamar on vinyl.
Okay? Is that corny?

360
00:13:07,470 --> 00:13:09,865
Look, and the Samurai
are not corny, okay?

361
00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:12,001
They performed
at a Bernie Sanders rally.

362
00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:13,435
Without his permission.

363
00:13:13,459 --> 00:13:15,604
And those things can be corny.

364
00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:18,357
Look, Jacob, at the end
of the day, I'm corny,

365
00:13:18,381 --> 00:13:21,260
and at the beginning of the day,
too, but I don't care as much.

366
00:13:21,284 --> 00:13:23,012
Okay, but that is different,
because you are.

367
00:13:23,036 --> 00:13:24,430
African-American. Dit-dit-dit!

368
00:13:24,454 --> 00:13:28,267
See, when you said "African,"
that's corny. It just is.

369
00:13:28,291 --> 00:13:31,453
Look, you are a white teacher
in a Black school.

370
00:13:31,477 --> 00:13:33,622
I am not Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

371
00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:36,158
You are Hilary Swank
in "Freedom Writers."

372
00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:38,527
You are Michelle Pfeiffer
in "Dangerous Minds."

373
00:13:38,551 --> 00:13:40,446
You are Sandra Bullock in...

374
00:13:40,470 --> 00:13:41,530
In "Bird Box"?

375
00:13:41,554 --> 00:13:43,256
In "The Blind Side." [ Gasps ]

376
00:13:44,507 --> 00:13:45,784
Too far. Too far, I know.

377
00:13:45,808 --> 00:13:47,803
I'm sorry about that. I know.

378
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:49,421
But my point is...

379
00:13:49,445 --> 00:13:51,640
you cannot do this performance.

380
00:13:51,664 --> 00:13:53,509
You will never live it down.

381
00:13:53,533 --> 00:13:54,960
I'm just trying to help.

382
00:13:54,984 --> 00:13:58,714
You don't want to be
a corny legend.

383
00:13:58,738 --> 00:14:00,215
[ Door opens ]

384
00:14:00,239 --> 00:14:02,942
Jacob, hair and makeup
are ready for you.

385
00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:05,654
You know what, Ava?

386
00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:07,656
I don't think
I'm going to do the performance,

387
00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,658
and, um...

388
00:14:09,682 --> 00:14:12,394
By the way,
would a "corny" person

389
00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:15,647
stage a one-man show
called "The Color Urkel"?

390
00:14:15,671 --> 00:14:18,091
Did you do that? Then yeah.

391
00:14:24,530 --> 00:14:27,567
Damn it, Janine! Pop-Tarts
was sponsoring the stream!

392
00:14:33,139 --> 00:14:34,950
Oh. Melissa?

393
00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:36,885
Is this your handiwork?

394
00:14:36,909 --> 00:14:40,139
Students: Ooooh!

395
00:14:40,163 --> 00:14:41,640
He looked at me funny.

396
00:14:41,664 --> 00:14:45,344
Oh, you have been dealt
an impossible situation.

397
00:14:45,368 --> 00:14:46,378
Aw, come on.

398
00:14:46,402 --> 00:14:48,380
Nothing's impossible for us.

399
00:14:48,404 --> 00:14:50,516
I have known you a long time,

400
00:14:50,540 --> 00:14:52,885
and you are an amazing teacher.

401
00:14:52,909 --> 00:14:55,871
This is no reflection
of your teaching ability.

402
00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:58,707
Yeah, but, you know,
you said it yourself.

403
00:14:58,731 --> 00:14:59,908
I got this.

404
00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:03,028
I believe in you,
so I know that you could,

405
00:15:03,052 --> 00:15:05,531
but just because you could
doesn't mean you should,

406
00:15:05,555 --> 00:15:08,117
and I shouldn't have
made you feel that way.

407
00:15:08,141 --> 00:15:12,721
Huh! Give me two classes,
girl, I'd be in Jamaica. Mm!

408
00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:15,808
Yeah, there was a moment
when I mentally transported

409
00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:18,827
to Capt'n Chucky's Crab Cakes
in Ocean City.

410
00:15:18,851 --> 00:15:20,662
Aww.

411
00:15:20,686 --> 00:15:24,583
This school district offers you
absolutely nothing,

412
00:15:24,607 --> 00:15:27,853
and the mere fact that they
are offering you something

413
00:15:27,877 --> 00:15:30,572
is all the proof that you need.

414
00:15:30,596 --> 00:15:33,442
Yeah, maybe having an aide
wouldn't be so bad.

415
00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:37,396
And in the meantime,
I know exactly what you need.

416
00:15:37,420 --> 00:15:40,065
A bathtub full of Prosecco.

417
00:15:40,089 --> 00:15:41,374
A laugh.

418
00:15:42,458 --> 00:15:43,836
Okay.

419
00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:46,588
So, wait. Jacob isn't
performing now? No.

420
00:15:46,612 --> 00:15:48,590
Y'all gotta stop playing God
with that boy's life.

421
00:15:48,614 --> 00:15:49,758
Oh, no, no, no, no.

422
00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:52,361
I truly convinced him this time
to let it go.

423
00:15:52,385 --> 00:15:54,696
I told him the truth,
which I feel good about,

424
00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,198
but I also feel kinda bad about.

425
00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:57,699
Well, did he really
want to do it?

426
00:15:57,723 --> 00:15:59,201
Uh, yeah.

427
00:15:59,225 --> 00:16:01,854
He was over the moon and back,

428
00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:04,556
but I'm just trying to save him
from embarrassment.

429
00:16:04,580 --> 00:16:05,808
He was gonna look like a fool

430
00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:08,594
in front of the entire school
and the Internet.

431
00:16:08,618 --> 00:16:11,597
But he does that weekly anyway.
It's who he is.

432
00:16:11,621 --> 00:16:13,966
I mean, if we like him for it
and he really wanted to do it,

433
00:16:13,990 --> 00:16:17,736
I don't see why you would
stop him from being him.

434
00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,239
Stay in the line, y'all.

435
00:16:20,263 --> 00:16:21,623
I'm Megan!

436
00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:23,959
I'm Harold! And I'm Tyrone!

437
00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:26,195
He just ruined my favorite
Erykah Badu song.

438
00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:28,981
Together: And we are
the Story Samurai!

439
00:16:29,005 --> 00:16:30,949
Hi-ya!

440
00:16:30,973 --> 00:16:33,085
I thought you were gonna
go up there, Mr. C.

441
00:16:33,109 --> 00:16:35,587
Well, Clarence, I-I didn't
want to steal their thunder.

442
00:16:35,611 --> 00:16:37,339
Ohh.

443
00:16:37,363 --> 00:16:38,757
It would've been mad funny
to see you up there.

444
00:16:38,781 --> 00:16:40,142
Harold:
Cut the corners of the bread.

445
00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,794
Can we get a suggestion? Anyone?

446
00:16:42,818 --> 00:16:44,796
Clarence: We call him Mr. C
because he's corny.

447
00:16:44,820 --> 00:16:47,499
But I like his class. It's fun.

448
00:16:47,523 --> 00:16:50,068
He showed us that movie,
"Summer of Soul."

449
00:16:50,092 --> 00:16:52,237
That was good. He's cool.

450
00:16:52,261 --> 00:16:55,023
Megan: Tapenade!
Harold: Ooh! Dijon!

451
00:16:55,047 --> 00:16:56,825
I have a suggestion!

452
00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:58,844
Who thinks Mr. Hill
should get up there?!

453
00:16:58,868 --> 00:17:01,480
[ Cheers and applause ]

454
00:17:01,504 --> 00:17:02,848
Yes, yes!

455
00:17:02,872 --> 00:17:05,091
[ Cheers and applause ]

456
00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:15,661
Okay. Can I get a suggestion?

457
00:17:15,685 --> 00:17:18,113
A tiger. I heard "tiger."

458
00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:21,867
Okay, because I'm a tiger
with stripes and big teeth,

459
00:17:21,891 --> 00:17:25,187
people are conditioned
to think I'm scary.

460
00:17:25,211 --> 00:17:27,606
The villagers
judge and harass me

461
00:17:27,630 --> 00:17:29,525
based on how I look.

462
00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,527
What is my conflict?

463
00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:32,878
Your dad thinks you're a bum!

464
00:17:32,902 --> 00:17:34,012
[ Students laugh ]

465
00:17:34,036 --> 00:17:35,764
Samurais: Bum, bum, bum, bum.

466
00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:38,967
Okay, okay.
Yeah, I want to sell cereal,

467
00:17:38,991 --> 00:17:42,070
but my tiger dad wants me
to stay in the forest.

468
00:17:42,094 --> 00:17:44,489
Is he using a cereal mascot to
describe racial discrimination?

469
00:17:44,513 --> 00:17:46,458
Mm-hmm. That's
what he's doing. Okay.

470
00:17:46,482 --> 00:17:49,311
I was born to help make
a balanced breakfast.

471
00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:52,231
These stripes are feeling
like prison bars!

472
00:17:52,255 --> 00:17:54,340
[ Laughing hysterically ]

473
00:17:57,743 --> 00:18:01,223
I'm sorry. I've just
never been so inspired.

474
00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:02,391
[ Laughs ]

475
00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,309
Son, I support anything you do.

476
00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:06,211
I just think you need one thing

477
00:18:06,235 --> 00:18:08,997
so people know
you're a friendly tiger.

478
00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:11,049
This red handkerchief.

479
00:18:11,073 --> 00:18:15,654
Thank you, fam,
for helping me be who I am.

480
00:18:15,678 --> 00:18:17,573
Samurais: Who I am.

481
00:18:17,597 --> 00:18:19,575
Who I am.

482
00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:21,717
Who I am!

483
00:18:23,002 --> 00:18:25,063
Whoo!

484
00:18:25,087 --> 00:18:27,683
[ Cheers and applause ]

485
00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:30,252
Nice! Nice! Nice!

486
00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:33,422
I know who I am. I see it.

487
00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:37,426
I am Jacob Hill,
and it turns out...

488
00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:38,443
I'm corny.

489
00:18:38,467 --> 00:18:40,279
Corny isn't bad.

490
00:18:40,303 --> 00:18:42,030
[ Screams ]

491
00:18:42,054 --> 00:18:43,865
It just is.

492
00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:45,917
Melissa: Yayyy. Aww.

493
00:18:45,941 --> 00:18:47,803
[ Chuckles ]

494
00:18:47,827 --> 00:18:50,722
Jacob, that was
actually incredible.

495
00:18:50,746 --> 00:18:52,774
Actually, it was corny.

496
00:18:52,798 --> 00:18:53,976
But the kids loved it.

497
00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,044
I do think the trust fall
to represent

498
00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:57,929
our own appropriation
was a bit much.

499
00:18:57,953 --> 00:18:59,431
I mean, I would have dropped me.

500
00:18:59,455 --> 00:19:01,049
[ Laughter ]

501
00:19:01,073 --> 00:19:03,285
That was so corny,
I gained 2,000 new followers

502
00:19:03,309 --> 00:19:06,321
during the stream, including
Josh Gad, whoever that is.

503
00:19:06,345 --> 00:19:07,956
When you guys
Voltron'd yourselves

504
00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:11,293
into a Black Shaun King,
I... I died. I did.

505
00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:14,112
And the singing.
And those outfits.

506
00:19:14,136 --> 00:19:16,698
Your curly-ass hair. [ Laughs ]

507
00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:18,734
That's... That's just my hair.

508
00:19:18,758 --> 00:19:20,802
Bravo, Jacob. Bravo.
Good job, man.

509
00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:22,337
- Yes, yes.
- Nailed it.

510
00:19:22,361 --> 00:19:23,472
- You got it.
- You did that.

511
00:19:23,496 --> 00:19:24,947
Made my day.

512
00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:30,545
You think they'll ever get
how corny they are?

513
00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:33,582
Not a chance. They'll never
stay in one place long enough

514
00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:37,402
to connect with someone
who will tell them the truth.

515
00:19:37,426 --> 00:19:39,821
They're missing out
on the best part...

516
00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:41,106
Connection.

517
00:19:41,130 --> 00:19:42,357
Hey.

518
00:19:42,381 --> 00:19:45,334
Can you get your corny asses
out of here so I can clean?

519
00:19:46,786 --> 00:19:48,480
Go on and get.

520
00:19:48,504 --> 00:19:50,682
Okay. So your request for a
teacher's aide has been filled,

521
00:19:50,706 --> 00:19:52,267
and they're sending one
over today.

522
00:19:52,291 --> 00:19:53,452
Ohh!

523
00:19:53,476 --> 00:19:56,788
A Ashley Garcia from Frankford.

524
00:19:56,812 --> 00:19:59,424
Eh. Frankford. That's a toss-up.

525
00:19:59,448 --> 00:20:00,792
Gotta admit,
never thought I'd see

526
00:20:00,816 --> 00:20:02,778
the Melissa Schemmenti
asking for help.

527
00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:04,830
Okay, Ava, I'm not
in the mood, right?

528
00:20:04,854 --> 00:20:07,165
I'm just in the mood
to get some help.

529
00:20:07,189 --> 00:20:08,667
When... When's she getting here?

530
00:20:08,691 --> 00:20:11,720
[ Chuckles ] Well,
it look like she's here now.

531
00:20:11,744 --> 00:20:13,689
Okay. Why are you
making the face?

532
00:20:13,713 --> 00:20:15,941
[ To tune of "Waiting for
Tonight" ] ♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

533
00:20:15,965 --> 00:20:17,275
♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

534
00:20:17,299 --> 00:20:19,845
♪ I'll be the aide
of your dreams ♪

535
00:20:19,869 --> 00:20:22,097
♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

536
00:20:22,121 --> 00:20:23,515
♪ Ohh-ohh-ohh ♪

537
00:20:23,539 --> 00:20:26,635
♪ You'll get help
with your class needs ♪

538
00:20:26,659 --> 00:20:29,121
♪ Waiting for Ashley ♪

539
00:20:29,145 --> 00:20:31,990
What's up, Melissa? I'm Ashley.

540
00:20:32,014 --> 00:20:33,241
Oh, wait.

541
00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:34,710
The boombox wasn't on,

542
00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:37,145
so the song probably
didn't make sense!

543
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:38,897
That was Jennifer.

544
00:20:38,921 --> 00:20:40,532
Lopez. Lopez. Mm-hmm.

545
00:20:40,556 --> 00:20:42,701
Yeah. Let me come back in.

546
00:20:42,725 --> 00:20:44,527
[ Chuckles ]

547
00:20:48,531 --> 00:20:51,500
♪ Homework is the jam,
homework is the jaaaam ♪

548
00:20:53,853 --> 00:20:55,046
What are you doing?

549
00:20:55,070 --> 00:20:58,216
Oh. Just waiting out
their cool down.

550
00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,543
Not in the mood
to be improv-ed at.

551
00:21:01,594 --> 00:21:03,071
You don't think...

552
00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,573
I mean, they have to
be virgins, right?

553
00:21:04,597 --> 00:21:05,774
[ Laughs ] Stop it.

554
00:21:05,798 --> 00:21:07,767
I'm serious. Oh, no.

555
00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:11,346
Can we get a suggestion?

556
00:21:11,370 --> 00:21:12,922
Yeah. Beat it!

557
00:21:14,006 --> 00:21:15,484
[ Fingers snapping ]

558
00:21:15,508 --> 00:21:17,085
[ Samurais grunting ]

559
00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,420
Oh, you might be right.

560
00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,539
Hey! I'm calling the police!

561
00:21:20,563 --> 00:21:21,614
Whoo-hoo!