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Good morning. Good morning.

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[ Gasps ] Good morning.

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Good morning, Mrs. Howard.

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Tariq. Huh?

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What are you doing here?

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Janine's down
at the district now.

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Dang, she moved to D.C.?

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And take your presumably
sticky hands off of my student.

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You mean take my definitely
sticky hands off of my son.

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To quote Maury Povich,
you are <i>not</i> the father.

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And to quote the hip-hop
legend Shaquille O'Neal,

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his biological didn't bother.

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See, I've been dating his mama
for like seven weeks,

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so technically,
I'm a stepdaddy right now.

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Ain't that right, Tariq Jr.?

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That is not his name.

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Hey, have a good day
at school, TJ.

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I love you, son.

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He just like me. [ Chuckles ]

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I guess this technically
makes you, like,

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my stepteacher now, right?

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That's cool. That's cool.

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Tariq... [ School bell rings ]

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Play-Doh.

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Mm-hmm.

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[ Maker's "Hold'em" playing ]

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♪

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My fellowship at the school
district is going great.

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I'm still getting
the lay of the land.

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I just finished helping out
with our team's

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emergency generator plans,
which was right up my alley

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because I'm afraid
of all natural disasters.

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[ Chuckles ]

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Of which there will be scores
in our lifetime.

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I also love to hang out
by the water cooler.

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Uh, no gossip yet,
but I'm super hydrated

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and actually need
to wrap this up

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so that I can pee before
my big presentation, so...

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And this is why I'm proposing
an educational interpreter

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for a hard-of-hearing student
at Abbott Elementary

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using the Specialized
Services Fund.

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This was brought to my attention
by Mr. Jacob Hill,

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a teacher over at Abbott.

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We're well aware of Mr. Hill.

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He's submitted his résumé
several times

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at the behest of no one.

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[ Chuckles ]

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His student... her name
is Imani... is making do.

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You know, Mr. Hill
knows some sign language,

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but we could be doing more.

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So this project
is for just one kid?

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Mm-hmm. All right.

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Follow the guidelines,
and it's approved.

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[ Indistinct chatter ]

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Thank you.

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[ Squeals ] Oh, my God!

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How fast do you think we can get
an interpreter down here?

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The good news is,
that's completely up to you.

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Oh, my God. I pick tomorrow.
No, I pick today.

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Simon: Whoa, that's ambitious.
[ Chuckles ]

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Just a heads up,
since it is only for one kid,

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you gotta do all the approvals
and paperwork

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and hiring yourself.

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It won't be easy,
so, uh... good luck.

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"Taken," right?

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I didn't think you'd get that.

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What a fun movie.

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Well, Janine doesn't need luck.
She has a special set of skills.

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[ All chuckle ]

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Roads? Where we're going,
we don't need roads.

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That's not from "Taken."
No, I know.

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I thought we were just
doing lines from movies.

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'Cause I love "Taken," right?

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"Aw, man,
they took my daughter!"

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I haven't seen it,
but I should work on this.

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Go get 'em. Thanks.

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Yo, my man Mr. Eddie
eating his lunch.

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Bro be eating salad.

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Yo, Mr. Eddie,

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does eating vegetables
help you get the ladies?

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It's got to.
You be getting mad females.

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More vegetables,
more females. Bet.

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That's what you
tellin' us, Mr. Eddie?

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I've literally said nothing.

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[ Laughter ]

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Nah, bro, that's low-key genius.

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More greens...

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Together: ...more girls!

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[ Laughter ]

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First, it was one or two of them
coming in every once in a while.

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Now others have joined,
and it's every day.

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I found out Mr. Morton's
been using his classroom

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for lunchtime couples therapy,

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so they have
nowhere else to hang.

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I wish the Mortons understood
the collateral damage

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their relationship is causing.

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Mr. Eddie,
do you think the Orioles...

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[ Farting ]

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[ Laughter ]

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Well, that's what happens, hon.

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Hey. Look who it is.

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I forgot to mention
that Tariq is now the father

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of one of the students
in my class.

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You know, I got so good
at ignoring Janine,

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I never noticed
she was pregnant.

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That child does not
have a child.

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Tariq is just dating
the student's mother.

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Ah. Tariq: Hey, Mrs. Howard. Hi.

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Hey, mean Italian lady.

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Tariq, you cannot keep
showing up here unannounced.

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Okay, but it's an emergency.

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I accidentally took TJ's lunch
and I gave him mine,

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so I'mma just switch
these out real quick.

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Take that from you, Playboy.

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Thank you.
And I'm out of your hair.

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That is a Lunchable.

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And it is delicious.

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All right,
have a good day, Junior.

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You're not my dad!

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[ Chuckles ] That boy hilarious.

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And he get that from me.
Bye, y'all.

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Mm, mm!

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So, I figured out how to make
this ASL interpreter happen.

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All I need to do is find
some qualified candidates,

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interview them,
fill out this paperwork,

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then do a background check,

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followed by an
employment verification

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and then a compatibility check.

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And right after
I talk to accounting

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and run it through HR.

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And not fall behind
on any of my other work, so...

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You're looking
for accounts payable.

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We're accounting. You need
to go down to the third floor.

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My B. [ Chuckles ]

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These aren't notarized,

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and you're gonna need to get
a background check completed

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and approved by HR
before we can sign off.

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Not a problem. Thank you.

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[ Humming ]

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Uh, unh-unh.
This isn't notarized yet.

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Well, see, the notary
went out to lunch,

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so I figured
I'd just come to you first.

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Okay, you're gonna
need to see Emily

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to make an official request.

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All right. On my way to Emily.

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Emily!

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Emily: No problem.

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All I have to do is stamp
the word "official" on it.

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Okay, great.

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But I can't find my stamp,

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so just get this notarized,

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and in 24 hours to 8 weeks,

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you'll get the
most recent directory,

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and I'll probably
have found my stamp.

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Great news.

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So I went back to HR

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and they told me to see
the woman in office 237,

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and she'll be able
to help me with everything.

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So... this is my office.

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Okay. Damn it.

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Hello, Janine.

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Oh! What the hell?!

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I cannot believe you have
a picture of Gregory

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in your desk drawer.

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You thought you did
for a second. [ Chuckles ]

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What are you doing here?

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I'm here with a demand.

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You mean a request.

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I need a company card.

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A card, or a car?

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Card? No.

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Car? No, also, no.

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Ava, please, please.

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I'm busy trying to get an ASL
translator for Jacob's class.

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Oh! I'll hire one for you.

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I'll put it on the company card.

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You are not getting
a company card.

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What is the point of having
you here as my mole

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if you can't even...
I'm not a mole!

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Yeah. More like a pimple.

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And I'm more important than
whatever you're doing for Jacob.

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I am trying to help
one of his students.

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Well, I'm gonna hit
the break room

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and get another one of these
free fancy bubbly waters.

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We don't have bubbly
waters for fr...

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Did you take that out
of the communal fridge?

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I brought this from home.

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[ Knock on door ]

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Hey! I love these
random pop-ins.

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Really helps fill the
Janine-sized hole in my heart.

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Well, this isn't a social visit.

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I need you to keep your kids
out of my class.

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Mm, pretty sure all my kids
are in my class,

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but also, it's not
currently class.

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I mean during lunchtime.

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And on my free period
and after school

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and any non-work-related
time, okay?

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They come into my class
and they loiter.

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Loiter? That feels
racially charged.

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They sit on top of the desks.

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They eat their little
snack packs,

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and then they talk nonstop.

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They're... Okay, okay,
easy. I'm sorry, I just...

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I don't see what
the big problem is.

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I didn't want to have
to say this...

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but a considerable amount
of gas was passed.

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Did you actually hear it,

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because, you know,
whoever smelt it...

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I need them to hang out
literally anywhere else.

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Wait, wait, hold on.

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Are you saying that
in their free time,

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these kids are
voluntarily choosing

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to come into your classroom?

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You're beginning to understand

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the gravity
of the situation now.

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Oh, my God! Don't you see?

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See what?

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Gregory...

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you're the cool teacher.

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What?

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No. Yeah! You're cool.

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No, I'm not.

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You are. No. Take it back.

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Farrah's birthday is coming up,

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and I already know
what I'm getting her.

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A new chain... for me.

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Wait. What?

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Think about it, man.

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She'll get to have a boyfriend,
but with a new chain.

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Oh, yeah.
Guess that makes sense.

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Farrah's gonna love it.

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Back me up, Mr. Eddie.

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I will not.
She's not gonna love it.

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It's a gift for you,
not for her.

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What?

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I'm giving her status,
the world's greatest currency.

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Well, hold on.
Let's hear him out.

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We know Mr. Eddie's roster
is strong. Right, Mr. Eddie?

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True.

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Okay, um,
I do not have a "roster."

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As a grown man?

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[ Sighs ] Sorry to hear that.

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I don't call it that
because I <i>am</i> a grown man.

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Listen, you guys
are young, right?

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Don't buy a new chain,
and don't worry about girls.

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Just focus on school,
and I promise you, later,

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you will have plenty of time
to think about girls.

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Trust me.

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Yes, the position's
been approved,

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and we think you'd make a
great fit for Mr. Hill's class.

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Well, no, it's not full-time.

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No, you... you wouldn't qualify
for health benefits.

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Again, no, but there is
so much street parking.

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You... Hello?

255
00:08:46,443 --> 00:08:47,652
Hey. Hey.

256
00:08:47,652 --> 00:08:48,820
How's all this going?

257
00:08:48,820 --> 00:08:49,988
Well, to be honest,

258
00:08:49,988 --> 00:08:51,531
I'm... I'm having a little bit
of trouble

259
00:08:51,531 --> 00:08:53,575
finding someone who would do it
for the hours and the pay.

260
00:08:53,575 --> 00:08:55,118
Simon: Yeah,
that's the way it goes.

261
00:08:55,118 --> 00:08:57,495
District protocol makes most
of these projects fizzle out.

262
00:08:57,495 --> 00:08:59,497
Whoa, it sounds way worse
when he says it.

263
00:08:59,497 --> 00:09:02,250
I mean,
what he's saying is true.

264
00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:04,544
It just sounds worse
when he says it.

265
00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,087
It's okay if you can't do it.

266
00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:09,048
Oh... [ Chuckles ]

267
00:09:09,048 --> 00:09:11,968
Uh, you guys aren't
familiar with my game.

268
00:09:11,968 --> 00:09:15,138
Uh, I-I-I-I get it.
You know, it's the district.

269
00:09:15,138 --> 00:09:17,307
It's the big leagues.

270
00:09:17,307 --> 00:09:19,392
But I'm the Big Teagues.

271
00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:20,977
The Big Teagues?

272
00:09:20,977 --> 00:09:22,270
Yeah, so...

273
00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:24,272
Uh, yeah, I'm working
on that and this,

274
00:09:24,272 --> 00:09:25,899
so I'll figure them both out.

275
00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:29,444
[ Sighs ]

276
00:09:29,444 --> 00:09:31,154
You know, uh, I thought

277
00:09:31,154 --> 00:09:32,530
we could watch
"Set It Off" later?

278
00:09:32,530 --> 00:09:34,199
Maybe? Yeah?

279
00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:36,534
My daddy showed it to me
when I was way too young,

280
00:09:36,534 --> 00:09:38,870
so I thought I would do
the same for you, TJ, huh?

281
00:09:38,870 --> 00:09:41,706
Barbara: Good morning.
Good morning.

282
00:09:41,706 --> 00:09:43,958
You know, everybody
who has ever met me

283
00:09:43,958 --> 00:09:45,877
has loved me, Mrs. Howard,
but I don't think TJ does.

284
00:09:45,877 --> 00:09:47,587
That's not true, Tariq.

285
00:09:47,587 --> 00:09:49,005
He does love me?

286
00:09:49,005 --> 00:09:51,841
Look, what exactly are you
trying to accomplish here?

287
00:09:51,841 --> 00:09:54,052
Well, you know, I might end up
being his common-law dad

288
00:09:54,052 --> 00:09:56,387
if I common-law marry his mom,

289
00:09:56,387 --> 00:09:57,555
so I would like
to connect with him

290
00:09:57,555 --> 00:09:59,349
so we could be
a family for real...

291
00:09:59,349 --> 00:10:00,558
under the common law.

292
00:10:00,558 --> 00:10:01,935
Well, then you're going to have

293
00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,938
to establish a genuine
relationship with him.

294
00:10:04,938 --> 00:10:06,689
At the start
of every school year,

295
00:10:06,689 --> 00:10:09,192
it usually takes me a few weeks
to connect with the students,

296
00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:12,403
and I start by
using their names.

297
00:10:12,403 --> 00:10:15,073
So you might consider
calling him Nick.

298
00:10:15,073 --> 00:10:17,075
Mm, I don't think
it's a good idea

299
00:10:17,075 --> 00:10:18,576
to be making up names
for the boy.

300
00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:20,328
You know, it might
confuse little TJ.

301
00:10:20,328 --> 00:10:22,664
Nick is his actual name.

302
00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:23,915
It is?

303
00:10:23,915 --> 00:10:26,042
You... Good morning.

304
00:10:26,042 --> 00:10:27,460
Okay, Mrs. Howard. All right.

305
00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:29,212
Yeah, everyone's good. Mm.

306
00:10:29,212 --> 00:10:31,840
The kids think Gregory's
cool now, which...

307
00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,050
I'm so glad that I'm secure
enough that it doesn't bother me

308
00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:35,510
that it's him and not me.

309
00:10:35,510 --> 00:10:36,553
That's good because usually...

310
00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:38,346
Yeah, I am not
threatened at all.

311
00:10:38,346 --> 00:10:40,431
Anyways, how is it going
down at the district?

312
00:10:40,431 --> 00:10:41,766
Tell me everything.

313
00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:44,102
[ Chuckles ] Um...
you know, they're good.

314
00:10:44,102 --> 00:10:46,062
It's good.

315
00:10:46,062 --> 00:10:48,398
Except...

316
00:10:48,398 --> 00:10:50,567
I am having
a little bit of trouble

317
00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,111
getting the ASL interpreter.

318
00:10:53,111 --> 00:10:55,405
And I'm gonna fight through it
the way I always do,

319
00:10:55,405 --> 00:10:56,948
but I don't know...

320
00:10:56,948 --> 00:10:58,616
it's just a different
beast over there.

321
00:10:58,616 --> 00:10:59,826
Don't... Don't...
Don't stress about it.

322
00:10:59,826 --> 00:11:01,202
Imani's parents helped her

323
00:11:01,202 --> 00:11:02,912
to get a better
speech-to-text program,

324
00:11:02,912 --> 00:11:05,081
my ASL is getting better, so...

325
00:11:05,081 --> 00:11:07,959
I can fill in the gaps.

326
00:11:07,959 --> 00:11:09,627
Yeah, we are managing.

327
00:11:09,627 --> 00:11:11,880
And believe me...
I know how the district is.

328
00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,967
Yeah, but I am the district now,
and I was a teacher,

329
00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:18,636
so I get how big this can be.

330
00:11:18,636 --> 00:11:20,180
We'll be good no matter what,

331
00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:21,639
I promise.

332
00:11:21,639 --> 00:11:23,850
It's okay.

333
00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:26,519
All right, well,
thanks for saying that.

334
00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:29,564
We have so many important things
to juggle at the district.

335
00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:32,275
I'm learning you just have
to prioritize your time.

336
00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:39,198
I don't know. I-I-I wish
I could get the interpreter...

337
00:11:39,198 --> 00:11:41,034
but...

338
00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:42,493
I just hate that feeling.

339
00:11:44,579 --> 00:11:45,914
And...

340
00:11:45,914 --> 00:11:48,416
Uh-oh, Mr. C recapping
one of his boring shows again?

341
00:11:48,416 --> 00:11:50,585
[ Laughter ]

342
00:11:50,585 --> 00:11:52,837
[ Laughs ]

343
00:11:52,837 --> 00:11:54,631
Let me guess...
his stories about Martin Short

344
00:11:54,631 --> 00:11:55,882
are Martin <i>long.</i>

345
00:11:55,882 --> 00:11:57,592
[ Laughter ]

346
00:11:57,592 --> 00:11:59,135
[ Laughs ]

347
00:11:59,135 --> 00:12:00,428
All right, y'all go to class.

348
00:12:03,473 --> 00:12:05,224
Did you see that?
Yes, and, you know,

349
00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:06,684
I really think
they would respect me more

350
00:12:06,684 --> 00:12:09,020
if you wouldn't make
so many jokes at my expense.

351
00:12:09,020 --> 00:12:10,313
I was talking about Imani.

352
00:12:10,313 --> 00:12:11,773
Why she so late on all my jokes?

353
00:12:11,773 --> 00:12:13,149
Oh, it's her hearing aid.

354
00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:15,318
It has issues when
she's in a group setting,

355
00:12:15,318 --> 00:12:16,736
and so she uses her tablet,

356
00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,197
which, you know,
takes a second to transcribe.

357
00:12:19,197 --> 00:12:20,406
But you can't learn
on a tape delay.

358
00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,492
And I must be experienced live.

359
00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:24,160
I thought Janine was helping
with all of this.

360
00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:25,954
I think it just got too hard.

361
00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:28,289
For Janine? The person who got
a commercial driver's license

362
00:12:28,289 --> 00:12:30,083
so she could drive a bus
in case someone went down?

363
00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:32,543
Hell no.

364
00:12:32,543 --> 00:12:34,504
Ah, if it isn't Joe Cool.

365
00:12:34,504 --> 00:12:36,047
[ Chuckles ]

366
00:12:36,047 --> 00:12:37,590
We missed you
at the bar last night.

367
00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:40,051
I had a few too many
Aperol spritzes.

368
00:12:40,051 --> 00:12:42,303
I might need to take
a nap-Erol spritz.

369
00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:44,138
You stole that joke
from Janine, didn't you?

370
00:12:44,138 --> 00:12:46,516
What, are you
the comedy police now?

371
00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:50,311
[ Sobbing ]
I... hate... you... Mr. Eddie!

372
00:12:50,311 --> 00:12:52,563
Sweetheart, what is the matter?

373
00:12:52,563 --> 00:12:57,402
Mr. Eddie told Javon
that he should break up with me!

374
00:12:57,402 --> 00:12:59,153
No, no, no, no, no.
I did not say that.

375
00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:01,072
Well, what did you say?

376
00:13:01,072 --> 00:13:03,741
Um, Javon was talking
about getting a new chain,

377
00:13:03,741 --> 00:13:06,577
so I told him that he should
just, you know, focus on school.

378
00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:07,954
He was gonna buy a new chain?!

379
00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:10,373
Okay, are you kidding me?!

380
00:13:10,373 --> 00:13:12,834
We've been trying to get Javon
to buy a new chain for months.

381
00:13:12,834 --> 00:13:14,294
The old one made him
like a gavone.

382
00:13:14,294 --> 00:13:16,921
We finally had him convinced
it was his idea.

383
00:13:16,921 --> 00:13:20,174
The devil's got her.
Be gone, Satan!

384
00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:21,718
I'mma get my holy
mop water. [ Sobbing ]

385
00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:25,096
There, there, sweetheart.
Let's go plot our revenge.

386
00:13:26,222 --> 00:13:28,766
Gregory Eddie, is no woman safe

387
00:13:28,766 --> 00:13:32,520
from your incompetence
with the opposite sex?

388
00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:33,646
Mm!

389
00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:37,942
Well, Gregory? Is no?

390
00:13:37,942 --> 00:13:39,318
Is no what?

391
00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:40,570
Exactly.

392
00:13:43,156 --> 00:13:44,240
I gotta go...

393
00:13:48,745 --> 00:13:50,246
Farrah gonna be fine. Chill.

394
00:13:50,246 --> 00:13:51,581
She hates you, bro.

395
00:13:51,581 --> 00:13:52,582
[ Scoffs ]

396
00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:54,375
Oh, come on, man.

397
00:13:56,044 --> 00:13:57,503
[ Sighs ]

398
00:14:00,465 --> 00:14:02,717
Mr. Johnson: Yeah, yeah,
that sounds good to me.

399
00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:05,261
I'm going someplace
more private right now.

400
00:14:05,261 --> 00:14:06,054
No, you're not.

401
00:14:07,513 --> 00:14:09,348
You just made me hang up
on a Nigerian prince!

402
00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:10,933
Why are you in my classroom?

403
00:14:10,933 --> 00:14:12,351
'Cause it's the only one
that's not bugged.

404
00:14:12,351 --> 00:14:14,437
Why are you in here
hiding, anyway?

405
00:14:14,437 --> 00:14:17,273
Unfortunately, I have
become the cool teacher.

406
00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:18,983
[ Laughs ]

407
00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:20,234
Are you done?

408
00:14:20,234 --> 00:14:23,529
[ Laughs ]

409
00:14:23,529 --> 00:14:25,615
The kids keep coming in here
and talking about things

410
00:14:25,615 --> 00:14:27,492
that I just don't feel
comfortable weighing in on.

411
00:14:27,492 --> 00:14:29,494
Join the club. You think
I want you coming up to me

412
00:14:29,494 --> 00:14:31,162
asking for advice all the time?

413
00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:33,331
I don't do that. Please.

414
00:14:33,331 --> 00:14:36,000
Just think where you'd be
if it weren't for me...

415
00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,627
Dead. [ Door opens ]

416
00:14:37,627 --> 00:14:39,712
Hey, where do you get off?

417
00:14:39,712 --> 00:14:41,839
I got all these girls
coming to me for advice,

418
00:14:41,839 --> 00:14:44,175
I'm managing a million
pre-teen relationships,

419
00:14:44,175 --> 00:14:45,593
and you go
and torpedo everything.

420
00:14:45,593 --> 00:14:47,136
Look, I didn't want
any part of this, okay?

421
00:14:47,136 --> 00:14:48,805
They came in and they asked me.

422
00:14:48,805 --> 00:14:50,640
They... They came to you?

423
00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,809
[ Both laugh ]

424
00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:55,353
Like you're some kind of
cool teacher or something?

425
00:14:55,353 --> 00:14:57,730
[ Laughing ] I'm just as
perplexed as you.

426
00:14:57,730 --> 00:14:59,524
I thought the kids coming
in here and farting was bad,

427
00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:00,817
but I see it can be a lot worse.

428
00:15:00,817 --> 00:15:02,110
He doesn't want to be cool.

429
00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:04,278
Says 'cause he hates kids.

430
00:15:04,278 --> 00:15:06,405
You'd think a man who's been
given a second chance at life

431
00:15:06,405 --> 00:15:07,990
might want to pay it forward.

432
00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:10,159
Okay, I don't hate kids.

433
00:15:10,159 --> 00:15:12,120
I just don't want
the responsibility, okay?

434
00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:12,995
And I like my alone time.

435
00:15:12,995 --> 00:15:14,705
Okay, that's fine.

436
00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:16,958
You don't have to do it.
I mean, they're not your kids.

437
00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:18,668
Right, e-exactly. Yeah.

438
00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:21,671
I teach first graders.
That's what I'm here to do.

439
00:15:21,671 --> 00:15:25,967
And the way I look at it is,
I am here for the kids.

440
00:15:25,967 --> 00:15:27,677
But if you want to go ahead
and hide out in here,

441
00:15:27,677 --> 00:15:28,970
go ahead and do it.

442
00:15:28,970 --> 00:15:30,805
Either way,
you owe us a chain, Fonzie.

443
00:15:30,805 --> 00:15:32,223
Glad I could help Gregory

444
00:15:32,223 --> 00:15:34,058
with his problem-filled life
yet again,

445
00:15:34,058 --> 00:15:36,936
but I'm about to become
real rich real quick.

446
00:15:38,271 --> 00:15:39,730
Why am I leaving?

447
00:15:39,730 --> 00:15:41,607
Wait. That's what
you're hung up on?

448
00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:44,026
She was taken by U2?
I really need to see this movie.

449
00:15:44,026 --> 00:15:45,027
It's unbelievable.

450
00:15:45,027 --> 00:15:47,864
[ Coughing ] Janine! Janine!

451
00:15:49,323 --> 00:15:51,242
If you could just
excuse me for a minute.

452
00:15:51,242 --> 00:15:52,076
Thanks.

453
00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:55,830
Ava, now is not a good time.

454
00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:57,290
I don't need to schedule
a meeting to see my mole.

455
00:15:57,290 --> 00:15:58,541
I am not your mole.

456
00:15:58,541 --> 00:15:59,959
Way to keep your cover, girl.

457
00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:02,128
Look, you have got to get
that ASL interpreter.

458
00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,005
Little Imani
is missing out in class,

459
00:16:04,005 --> 00:16:06,257
and even worse,
she's missing all my zingers.

460
00:16:06,257 --> 00:16:07,717
Look, I mean, I-I tried,

461
00:16:07,717 --> 00:16:10,428
but it was taking me
away from things,

462
00:16:10,428 --> 00:16:12,722
important things
that they need my input on,

463
00:16:12,722 --> 00:16:15,016
and, you know, the interpreter
just seemed impossible.

464
00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,935
Us being friends...
acquaintances... was impossible,

465
00:16:17,935 --> 00:16:18,978
but you made that happen.

466
00:16:18,978 --> 00:16:20,646
This is different.

467
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:22,815
There's really just
too much red tape.

468
00:16:22,815 --> 00:16:24,317
That's no excuse.

469
00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,569
Look, I got our 8th graders
a field trip to GameStop.

470
00:16:26,569 --> 00:16:28,529
I let somebody bring
their pet alligator to school.

471
00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:30,364
Ava Fest is a fire hazard.

472
00:16:30,364 --> 00:16:32,658
I've risked everyone's lives,
and I will do so again,

473
00:16:32,658 --> 00:16:34,243
because that's what
we do for our kids.

474
00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:39,624
Yeah. Now... while you're
mulling that over,

475
00:16:39,624 --> 00:16:41,000
I have other business
to discuss.

476
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,543
I'm in need of some assistants.

477
00:16:42,543 --> 00:16:44,086
Assistance with what? No.

478
00:16:44,086 --> 00:16:45,546
I need two assistants. Get out.

479
00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:46,422
Fine.

480
00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:49,342
Tariq has a son
in Barbara's class.

481
00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:51,010
[ Chuckles ] Bye!

482
00:16:52,678 --> 00:16:54,889
Here we go. That's right.

483
00:16:54,889 --> 00:16:57,183
Bye-bye, darling.
Do that homework, now.

484
00:16:57,183 --> 00:16:58,517
All right, Nick.

485
00:16:59,810 --> 00:17:01,604
It's time to pack up
your things, Nick.

486
00:17:01,604 --> 00:17:02,939
You get to choose
where we're eating tonight,

487
00:17:02,939 --> 00:17:04,523
as long as you say
Bahama Breeze.

488
00:17:04,523 --> 00:17:07,526
I'm just playin', Nick.
We could do a picnic.

489
00:17:07,526 --> 00:17:09,820
You get to pick, Nick.
It's your call, man. Come on.

490
00:17:09,820 --> 00:17:11,280
Yeah.

491
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,658
That's a good start, Tariq.

492
00:17:13,658 --> 00:17:15,076
It's actually Nick Sr. Now.

493
00:17:15,076 --> 00:17:16,744
[ Chuckles ] You know what?

494
00:17:16,744 --> 00:17:19,747
Your advice goes harder
than that thang, Mrs. Howard.

495
00:17:19,747 --> 00:17:21,165
You know what?

496
00:17:21,165 --> 00:17:24,043
Yes, it does, Tariq.
But I must ask...

497
00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:27,213
will the child's mother ever
be dropping off and picking up?

498
00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,924
No, no, no, no.
She works crazy hours, you know?

499
00:17:29,924 --> 00:17:31,259
Somebody gotta pay the bills.

500
00:17:31,259 --> 00:17:32,760
I barely ever see her.

501
00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,387
So you'll be here...

502
00:17:34,387 --> 00:17:36,264
Yeah, twice a day
for the rest of the year,

503
00:17:36,264 --> 00:17:39,100
or until, you know, I find a job
or meet somebody else.

504
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:41,560
So I'll be seeing you every day.

505
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,229
Why, you don't think
I could meet somebody else?

506
00:17:43,229 --> 00:17:45,898
You don't get to choose
the parents

507
00:17:45,898 --> 00:17:48,568
or stepparents of the children
that you teach.

508
00:17:48,568 --> 00:17:50,861
But they say
it takes a village...

509
00:17:50,861 --> 00:17:54,448
and sometimes, there's a Tariq
in your village.

510
00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,035
Yo. Hey.

511
00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:02,290
You still hitting
that brick wall?

512
00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,500
[ Sighs ] Yeah.

513
00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,168
Yeah...

514
00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:08,671
Last year, a mom wrote me
a letter asking

515
00:18:08,671 --> 00:18:12,425
if we could get a crossing guard
at 52nd and Lancaster.

516
00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,260
I know that intersection.

517
00:18:14,260 --> 00:18:16,721
Oh, my ex got hit there
like four times.

518
00:18:16,721 --> 00:18:18,598
You see? He knows
it's dangerous. Yeah.

519
00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:21,434
So after I read that letter...

520
00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:23,728
I went through
every proper channel,

521
00:18:23,728 --> 00:18:26,814
and I just kept coming up empty.

522
00:18:26,814 --> 00:18:28,482
But remember that
we brought you here

523
00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:31,402
because of your creative
problem-solving skills.

524
00:18:31,402 --> 00:18:34,572
The district never asks
how you did something,

525
00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:36,824
and look...

526
00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:38,576
you just gotta get it done.

527
00:18:42,413 --> 00:18:43,956
It's worth it.

528
00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:47,501
[ Indistinct conversations ]

529
00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:50,254
[ Cellphone buzzing ]

530
00:18:50,254 --> 00:18:51,797
I'm guessing
you're going to be late?

531
00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:55,134
Yes, but I also need to ask you
something off the record.

532
00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,261
Is this about you being
Ava's mole at the district?

533
00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:59,138
I am not Ava's mole!

534
00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:00,640
Way to keep your cover, girl.

535
00:19:00,640 --> 00:19:02,808
I need you to send me
the contact information

536
00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:04,226
for Imani's parents.

537
00:19:06,479 --> 00:19:08,481
Your door's open?

538
00:19:08,481 --> 00:19:09,940
Yes.

539
00:19:09,940 --> 00:19:12,985
And if you still wanna
hang out in here, you can.

540
00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:14,820
But we're gonna do it
with boundaries.

541
00:19:14,820 --> 00:19:16,572
Number one...
I don't wanna hear anything

542
00:19:16,572 --> 00:19:18,866
about your relationships
or the word "females".

543
00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:20,826
Deal. Your advice sucked.

544
00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:22,536
Fair enough.

545
00:19:22,536 --> 00:19:23,662
Also, we're not just gonna
sit around here and do nothing.

546
00:19:23,662 --> 00:19:24,664
We're gonna be productive.

547
00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,374
Can we still fart, though?

548
00:19:26,374 --> 00:19:27,708
If you must.

549
00:19:27,708 --> 00:19:29,627
[ Sighs ] Good,
'cause I just did.

550
00:19:29,627 --> 00:19:32,546
[ All groan ]

551
00:19:32,546 --> 00:19:35,424
Sometimes big places

552
00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:38,636
make it hard
to get small things done.

553
00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:42,390
So to find the answer,
I had to get out of my office,

554
00:19:42,390 --> 00:19:45,684
stop filling out paperwork,
and go out on my own.

555
00:19:45,684 --> 00:19:49,355
I thought about how much the
district hates bad publicity,

556
00:19:49,355 --> 00:19:51,899
and somehow word
got to Imani's parents

557
00:19:51,899 --> 00:19:55,111
that if they gently threatened
to go to a reporter

558
00:19:55,111 --> 00:19:56,987
who has a bone to pick
with the district,

559
00:19:56,987 --> 00:19:58,322
we might see speedier results.

560
00:19:58,322 --> 00:19:59,240
And voilà.

561
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:00,950
All of a sudden, Imani has

562
00:20:00,950 --> 00:20:03,452
a qualified ASL interpreter
at Abbott.

563
00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:05,913
It's that last bit of effort

564
00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:09,708
that no one expects
that tends to mean the most.

565
00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:12,378
We don't get paid to care...
but we do it anyway.

566
00:20:12,378 --> 00:20:14,839
So the female stigma
collects pollen.

567
00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:15,923
You said "females".

568
00:20:15,923 --> 00:20:17,842
[ Laughter ]

569
00:20:17,842 --> 00:20:21,554
We do it for our co-workers,
our friends...

570
00:20:21,554 --> 00:20:23,806
and we do it for the kids.

571
00:20:23,806 --> 00:20:26,267
We do it for ourselves, too,
I guess,

572
00:20:26,267 --> 00:20:30,396
because much like Liam Neeson
in "Taken" 1, 2, and 3,

573
00:20:30,396 --> 00:20:32,815
we kinda can't help it.

574
00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:37,069
Still haven't seen any of them,
by the way.

575
00:20:39,321 --> 00:20:42,742
Hey. Uh, could I get a word
with you, Your Honor?

576
00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:44,243
You may approach the bench.

577
00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:45,661
Okay, so, you know,

578
00:20:45,661 --> 00:20:47,496
with my firstborn son
coming here and everything,

579
00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:49,206
I think it's a good time
for me to step up,

580
00:20:49,206 --> 00:20:51,041
and, you know, start a PTA.

581
00:20:51,041 --> 00:20:53,085
You, Tariq, want to start
a Parent Teacher Association?

582
00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:54,336
No, no, no, no.

583
00:20:54,336 --> 00:20:56,464
Uh, a Parent Tariq Alliance, actually.

584
00:20:56,464 --> 00:20:57,882
But what you said sounds good.

585
00:20:57,882 --> 00:20:59,383
We should just call it that
and get people in the...

586
00:20:59,383 --> 00:21:02,261
Oh, damn.
Here go my childless ex.

587
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:04,305
Janine, don't be trying to spin
the block on me today, okay?

588
00:21:04,305 --> 00:21:05,389
I got a family now.

589
00:21:05,389 --> 00:21:06,766
I am here for work.

590
00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:08,893
Yeah, more like working her way
back into your life.

591
00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:10,519
Exactly, period. [ Chuckles ]

592
00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:12,646
So, uh, with me being
a new father and everything,

593
00:21:12,646 --> 00:21:15,441
I was thinking,
what if I start a PTA?

594
00:21:15,441 --> 00:21:18,861
No. Ava, the Parent Tariq
Alliance cannot happen, okay?

595
00:21:18,861 --> 00:21:19,862
What... No.

596
00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:21,238
I see why you broke up with her.

597
00:21:21,238 --> 00:21:22,448
Not what happened.

598
00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:28,537
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