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Where are we at
with the veggies?
Veggies?
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I was deconstructing
the water ice.
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Are you
kidding me?
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We're pretty busy prepping
for open house, aka AVA Fest.
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Last year, we only served
various mac and cheeses,
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so this year, we elevated.
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It's time to
show the people
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what Abbott Elementary
kitchen can really do.
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Hands!
I need hands!
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Yes, chef!
We're walking.
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We're walking,
table one.
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Oh, allow me.
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This is...
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trash.
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Nnnooo!
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Now, who's
gonna clean that up?
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Next month's priority is
Emily's tutoring initiative,
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"The Study Buddy,"
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so keep your eyes out
for your school assignments.
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That's weird,
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'cause it sounds a lot
like the program that I pitched.
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Remember,
"Tutor Friends"?
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For the last time, Simon,
it's not the same.
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Mine rhymes.
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Oh, that's why
I liked it better
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Nothing rhymes
with "tutor."
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Tutor, scooter. Tutor, shooter.
Tutor, recruiter.
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Oh,
that's good.
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Moving on to
a program update.
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Early reports are back
for the first month
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of the expansion of Janine's
librarian program,
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and feedback has been
extremely positive.
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Well, that's
the big Teagues.
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That's the big Teagues
over here.
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The big Teagues!
Come on.
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Teacher evaluations
are through the roof.
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There's also been improvement
in attendance
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and even
classroom participation.
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I'm not sure
if that has anything
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to do with your program,
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but if I were you,
I would take the credit.
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Cool.
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Oh, hey, that's my class.
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There are going to be
so many more Abbots you can help
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now that you're
here permanently.
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Yep. Alright, everyone,
until next month.
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And please, do not submit any
new proposals unless they are,
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say it with me now--
Fffff.
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Fire.
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For real.
Fantastic.
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Free.
Free!
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Free.
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Come, on guys.
We know "free," right?
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I feel like
I say this every day.
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You do.
Yeah.
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Hey, don't forget, everybody,
per district tradition,
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tonight is Janine's
official new hire party.
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Woo.
Hey, hey, hey.
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Wow.
Alright. You good?
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You didn't seem as pumped
as I thought you would be
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with your program
killing it.
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Oh, yeah.
I'm... fine.
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I don't know. I just feel
a little off, I guess.
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Ah, I get it.
You're in the dip.
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What's the dip?
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It's like when
a big project ends
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and the dust settles,
and you're like,
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"What do I do now?
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Buy a condo?
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Redo the one I have?"
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You have a condo?
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There's so many other projects
coming down the line,
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you won't even
have enough time
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to think about being
in the dip too long.
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Trust me.
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Cool.
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Seeing my students doing
so well in the program
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seems like it would
have made me elated,
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so it's good to know where that
off feeling was coming from.
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I guess that's just what happens
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when you're always
working on new projects.
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You dip.
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What are we even meeting
about the open house for?
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I got a classroom to prep.
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Attention, attention.
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We have a very packed
agenda today.
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It just says "AVA Fest"
over and over and over.
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Exactly.
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Last year's AVA Fest
was great,
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but this year needs to be
even bigger and better.
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Well, last year you lied
to everybody
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and said that
Jazmine Sullivan was coming.
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And then people
got very angry.
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Mm-hmm.
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And this year's
needs to be even better.
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Ava, this is simply
an open house.
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We will continue
prepping all day,
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and everything will
be just fine.
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Do you think I want
something
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that has my name on it
to be just fine?
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Doesn't have to have
your name on it.
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I've actually been
prepping all week.
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Look at the solar system
that my class made.
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Aww.
Boo!
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Un-show me that, right now.
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AVA Fest, on the other hand,
is going to be special.
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I just have to come up with
a way to take it over the top,
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a way to make it unhinged.
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Have you ever
tried just being hinged?
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Alright.
Are we done here?
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I need to put the
finishing touches on my proposal
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before I go drop it
off at the district.
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Gregory's Garden Goofballs
getting a glow up.
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Gregory, would
you please give this to Janine?
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Yeah, I got a
box of her crap, too.
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Oh, could you also give her
this important message?
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I love her, I miss her, and
I can't wait to see her again.
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Oh... I'll paraphrase.
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Well, make yourself useful
and grab Janine's lanyard.
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The AVA Dome has a strict
no Janine re-entry policy.
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Alright, everyone, focus.
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You are all set.
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Now, they're going to email you
when it's officially official.
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That's amazing.
Thank you.
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Oh, do you happen to know
where Janine Teagues' office is?
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Mm, yes.
Office 237.
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Thanks.
On the second floor.
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Now, you're
going to pass
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a little kitchenette moment,
and 237 is right next to 239.
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Now, if you go to
that big conference room,
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you've gone too far.
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Yeah.
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This place would
collapse without me.
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Okay.
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I figured it out, y'all.
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I found a way to top last year.
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And here we go.
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I got a Root!
Philadelphia's own Questlove.
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Ahh.
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The same way
you got Jazmine Sullivan
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to come here
last year?
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Exactly.
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Okay, but
she didn't come.
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Do you not have
an imagination?
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Mm-hmm.
Questlove and I
go way back.
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We went parasailing in the
Florida Keys over summer break.
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He lost his afro pick
in the water.
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Almost ruined the whole trip.
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So he kept his afro pick in
while parasailing?
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He never takes it out.
He says it holds his power.
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Look, Questlove is coming.
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The people need to know.
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Jacob, I want you
to make a flyer on Canva,
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something that pops,
and then blast it wide.
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Sure, I'll get
right on that.
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Pick up the energy, people!
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I don't want my
esteemed best friend
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and occasional pickleball
partner, Questlove,
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to catch a bad vibe
at my festival.
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Ava, come on--
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You know she's lying.
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Just keep doing what
you're doing.
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Let her go.
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We are so excited
for your party tonight.
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I hope you don't
like hooks, girl,
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'cause this party
gonna be off one.
Ooh.
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Party's starting to
sound like a big deal.
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'Cause it's your big day.
You're one of us now.
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One of us.
Yeah.
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One of us. One of us. One of us.
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Party's gonna be
off the hook, I get it.
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What party?
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Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.
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I thought you were
one of my coworkers.
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Well, I used to be.
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What are you
doing here?
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I'm just here dropping off
the paperwork
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for my Goofballs proposal.
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Oh,
that's great.
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It's gonna go through,
I know it.
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This is a nice view.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thanks. You know what?
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If you squint hard enough,
you can see Abbott from here.
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Um,
speaking of Abbott,
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I have some parting gifts
from the crew.
Oh.
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I have a card
from Barbara.
Aww.
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A framed photo of Jacob
from Jacob.
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Mm-hmm.
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Melissa got you
some mace,
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and Mr. Johnson wanted
you to have a strand
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from his favorite mop.
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That is so thoughtful.
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And this is from me.
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Wow! Dirt!
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You said that you missed
the dirt at Abbott,
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so I brought it to you.
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Oh, my God.
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There's also
seeds in there.
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It's a polka dot plant.
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It's supposed to be a reminder
to embrace the unexpected.
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Thanks, Gregory.
I love it.
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Alright,
I gotta head out.
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We're still prepping
for AVA Fest.
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You gonna be there?
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Oh, no.
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That party
I mentioned earlier,
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it's kind of for me,
so I can't miss it.
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Okay.
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Oh, um...
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Ava said I need to get
your Abbott lanyard from you.
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It's probably at home
or something like that,
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so when you
get a chance, just--
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You still
have it on?
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Yeah.
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Just thought it went well
with this outfit...
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and all my other outfits,
so...
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Thanks for coming,
Gregory.
Yeah.
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And I love my dirt!
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It's a plant,
but see you around.
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Bye.
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Yeah,
it's the end of an era,
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but Janine will always have
a special place with all of us.
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I mean, it's because of her
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I realized that Abbott is
where I'm meant to be.
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So it's great to see her find
where she is meant to be.
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All three now.
Right, chef?
Yeah.
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I just texted my mom,
and she sent me this voice note.
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Oh, my God, Oh, my God,
Oh, my God!
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I love Questlove!
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See, Mom gets it.
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So make sure you tell
everyone you know,
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AVA Fest is not to be missed.
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Ava.
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How exactly did you
meet Questlove?
Yeah.
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We met at a party in the 2000s.
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I was dating Allen Iverson.
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A couple of his groupies
was trying to get at me.
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I'm beating on them,
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and then Questlove walks by
and he says,
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"You have natural rhythm."
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A couple of weeks later,
we started The Roots.
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So you're saying that you're
a founding member of The Roots?
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More like the founder.
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Ava,
you're not a Root.
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Well, I quit
to save the band.
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I almost Yoko Ono'd them.
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I really thought we were
going to be able to ignore this
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and just have
a lovely open house,
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but this is gonna be
a problem.
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I haven't even sent
the flyer out,
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and word is
already spreading.
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One of the parents
just texted me
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and asked
if there are VIP tickets.
254
00:09:22,437 --> 00:09:26,566
Okay, this calls for a plan B
you cannot get at CVS.
255
00:09:27,817 --> 00:09:29,235
Okay,
the party starts at 8:00,
256
00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:30,862
and you'll probably
want to take a car home after,
257
00:09:30,862 --> 00:09:32,405
because things can
get a little wild.
258
00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:34,074
There will be cake,
there will be fun...
259
00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:35,575
There will be
blood oaths.
260
00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:37,285
What?
He's kidding.
261
00:09:37,285 --> 00:09:38,912
No.
Don't do that.
262
00:09:41,998 --> 00:09:43,208
Teagues?
Yeah?
263
00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:44,209
You see your
new assignment?
264
00:09:44,209 --> 00:09:45,752
Oh, yeah.
I got the email.
265
00:09:45,752 --> 00:09:46,878
Just haven't had
a chance to...
266
00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:48,338
Okay, so we are
going to have you do
267
00:09:48,338 --> 00:09:50,673
a class size assessment
of the ninth grade.
268
00:09:50,673 --> 00:09:52,717
You're going to start
at Park Legendary High School.
269
00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:54,302
Oh, okay.
270
00:09:54,302 --> 00:09:55,720
See, I was just thinking I'd
stick with elementary schools
271
00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,430
and stay at Abbott.
272
00:09:57,430 --> 00:09:59,557
Oh, you know what?
That's on me.
273
00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:01,935
I forgot to ask you
which school you'd prefer.
274
00:10:01,935 --> 00:10:04,020
Oh, it's alright.
So I was--
275
00:10:04,020 --> 00:10:05,814
Of course,
I'm being sarcastic.
276
00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:06,898
Your job is to help
all the schools in the district,
277
00:10:06,898 --> 00:10:08,733
not just Abbott.
278
00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:10,527
Right.
Totally hear you.
Yeah.
279
00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:11,694
I was just thinking
maybe I would ease into it,
280
00:10:11,694 --> 00:10:12,779
like a cold plunge?
281
00:10:12,779 --> 00:10:15,448
You don't ease
into a cold plunge.
282
00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:17,033
That's pretty--
pretty sure it's in the name.
283
00:10:17,033 --> 00:10:18,201
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
284
00:10:18,201 --> 00:10:20,078
Janine, this is all mapped
out for you
285
00:10:20,078 --> 00:10:21,371
in your new hire
packet--
286
00:10:21,371 --> 00:10:23,665
raise in year two,
promotion in year three.
287
00:10:23,665 --> 00:10:25,124
Yep.
288
00:10:25,124 --> 00:10:26,000
Team leader in year four.
I read it.
289
00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,377
Great,
so you're familiar with
290
00:10:27,377 --> 00:10:28,795
our standard
seven-year plan.
291
00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:30,213
Welcome to your future.
292
00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:33,174
Ooh, this is heavy.
293
00:10:33,174 --> 00:10:34,759
Whoa.
294
00:10:34,759 --> 00:10:36,970
Big cake.
Yeah.
295
00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:40,807
Questlove gonna
be here?
296
00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:43,393
Questlove!
I'm telling you...
297
00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:45,436
What have you got?
298
00:10:45,436 --> 00:10:46,646
Well, I've got my church
choir ready to sing
299
00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:48,606
one of our
secular selections,
300
00:10:48,606 --> 00:10:50,441
"Angel"
by Amanda Perez.
301
00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:51,693
Great,
302
00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:53,319
and I reached out
to the Story Samurai.
303
00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:54,946
They said they're going to come
and do some story performances.
304
00:10:54,946 --> 00:10:57,031
But they did ask for a per diem,
which in Latin...
Ohh.
305
00:10:57,031 --> 00:10:58,950
I reached out to Tariq to see
if he could perform again,
306
00:10:58,950 --> 00:11:01,786
but apparently he's
moderating a panel at City Hall.
307
00:11:01,786 --> 00:11:03,746
Well, I'm bringing
a few friends myself--
308
00:11:03,746 --> 00:11:07,208
De Niro. Stallone.
309
00:11:07,208 --> 00:11:09,377
And then Stallone
as De Niro.
310
00:11:09,377 --> 00:11:12,255
"Yo, Adrian,
you lookin' at me?"
311
00:11:15,091 --> 00:11:17,635
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, right?
312
00:11:17,635 --> 00:11:19,804
There is
one more thing.
313
00:11:19,804 --> 00:11:20,930
Um, Ava asked me to send
that email to all the parents
314
00:11:20,930 --> 00:11:22,265
with the Canva flyer,
315
00:11:22,265 --> 00:11:23,850
and I took the liberty
of letting them know
316
00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:26,477
that Questlove will
not be able to attend.
317
00:11:26,477 --> 00:11:27,937
Oh.
318
00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:30,273
Jacob,
you beautiful backstabber.
319
00:11:31,733 --> 00:11:33,234
Oh, hey, there.
320
00:11:33,234 --> 00:11:34,819
I've been trying
to track you down.
321
00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:36,029
Now, here's
all the information
322
00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:37,530
to enroll in our
health insurance.
323
00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:39,324
Which, let me tell you,
it's pretty bomb.
324
00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:41,200
That's why my
teeth are on point.
325
00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,661
Um,
you know what?
326
00:11:43,661 --> 00:11:45,788
I don't actually need
better health insurance.
327
00:11:45,788 --> 00:11:48,041
Um,
I'm healthy.
328
00:11:48,041 --> 00:11:49,667
And if everyone in America can't
have free health insurance,
329
00:11:49,667 --> 00:11:51,252
why should I?
330
00:11:51,252 --> 00:11:52,879
Okay, first of all,
it's not free.
331
00:11:52,879 --> 00:11:54,422
And second of all,
are you sure?
332
00:11:54,422 --> 00:11:56,007
Because I've heard
you breathing,
333
00:11:56,007 --> 00:11:57,467
and I think you need
a specialist.
334
00:11:57,467 --> 00:11:59,677
Or maybe I just have
a special way of breathing.
335
00:11:59,677 --> 00:12:00,803
There you are.
336
00:12:00,803 --> 00:12:02,388
Here is your
permanent parking pass.
337
00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:04,224
Employee lot is
right out front.
338
00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,226
Um,
you know what?
339
00:12:06,226 --> 00:12:07,477
I don't really need
a parking spot.
340
00:12:07,477 --> 00:12:09,228
I can just walk.
341
00:12:09,228 --> 00:12:10,647
It's like,
a 20-minute walk.
342
00:12:10,647 --> 00:12:13,149
Yeah. That's okay.
I love to walk, you know?
343
00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:15,068
Look, I love it.
344
00:12:15,068 --> 00:12:16,236
Doing it right now.
Doing a good job at it.
345
00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:17,654
Hey, I noticed
you haven't signed up
346
00:12:17,654 --> 00:12:19,822
for your 401K.
347
00:12:19,822 --> 00:12:21,366
When you don't
fill out the paperwork,
348
00:12:21,366 --> 00:12:23,660
I have to talk to people,
and I hate talking to people.
349
00:12:23,660 --> 00:12:26,788
Great, I'll sign up for it if
there's something less intense,
350
00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:29,374
you know, like a 301K
or a 201J.
351
00:12:32,794 --> 00:12:34,379
What is that?
352
00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,005
Where did this come from?
353
00:12:36,005 --> 00:12:38,341
That's a super sick
district desktop computer.
354
00:12:38,341 --> 00:12:39,842
You got to personalize
your background.
355
00:12:39,842 --> 00:12:40,969
Mine's a mountain lion.
356
00:12:40,969 --> 00:12:41,970
Well, I don't want it.
357
00:12:41,970 --> 00:12:43,262
Oh.
Yeah.
358
00:12:43,262 --> 00:12:45,515
I like my laptop
because it's mobile.
359
00:12:45,515 --> 00:12:48,309
You can move.
You're not stuck anywhere.
360
00:12:48,309 --> 00:12:51,521
That's the reason why
Steve Jobs made laptops, Simon.
361
00:12:51,521 --> 00:12:54,816
If I get information
and I want to take it somewhere,
362
00:12:54,816 --> 00:12:56,276
where do I put it,
Simon?
363
00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:59,278
I don't know, Janine.
The cloud?
364
00:13:07,203 --> 00:13:10,915
Yeah, baby. Oh, behave.
365
00:13:13,084 --> 00:13:15,044
Okay, I don't know who
that's supposed to be,
366
00:13:15,044 --> 00:13:17,463
but he sounds
responsible.
367
00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:20,383
Who wants to die?
Which one of you did this?
368
00:13:22,677 --> 00:13:24,387
I did.
369
00:13:24,387 --> 00:13:26,514
I did.
Ava.
370
00:13:26,514 --> 00:13:29,308
We did not want to lie to
the people coming to AVA Fest.
371
00:13:29,308 --> 00:13:31,269
And the real entertainment
will go over better
372
00:13:31,269 --> 00:13:33,438
if the community is
not expecting Questlove.
373
00:13:33,438 --> 00:13:35,982
'Cause he ain't showing up.
374
00:13:35,982 --> 00:13:38,192
Shh.
Y'all are haters.
375
00:13:38,192 --> 00:13:40,069
He thanked me in the liner notes
of "Things Fall Apart."
376
00:13:40,069 --> 00:13:42,405
That's when I used to go by
the name MC Gillette,
377
00:13:42,405 --> 00:13:44,407
a name that he gave me
because he said
378
00:13:44,407 --> 00:13:46,534
I am the best a man can get.
379
00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:48,327
Now I gotta make another flyer
and send it out myself.
380
00:13:48,327 --> 00:13:49,746
Corner.
381
00:13:49,746 --> 00:13:52,665
Are we just yelling
out things we see now?
382
00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,168
Walls, floor, huge mess of food!
383
00:13:57,587 --> 00:13:59,589
Get in my belly.
384
00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:04,594
I got
your start paperwork.
385
00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:06,929
Oh, yeah. This is
my favorite tradition.
386
00:14:06,929 --> 00:14:09,057
You take a shot,
you sign the paperwork,
387
00:14:09,057 --> 00:14:10,475
we snap
a nasty photo.
388
00:14:10,475 --> 00:14:11,976
Oh, boy.
389
00:14:11,976 --> 00:14:13,478
It's just
a fun little thing
390
00:14:13,478 --> 00:14:15,104
we've been doing
for all the new hires.
391
00:14:15,104 --> 00:14:17,273
You do not have to
take the shot,
392
00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:18,566
but you got to
take the photo.
393
00:14:18,566 --> 00:14:20,151
But you should
still take the shot.
394
00:14:20,151 --> 00:14:21,194
Here.
Oh.
395
00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:23,821
Uh, alright.
396
00:14:23,821 --> 00:14:25,531
Um, you know what?
397
00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:27,366
I just need to go grab
my lucky pen,
398
00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:29,452
because I cannot sign
without it.
399
00:14:29,452 --> 00:14:31,454
So I'll be right back.
400
00:14:31,454 --> 00:14:33,331
And, um...
401
00:14:33,331 --> 00:14:36,167
Simon, make sure you get the
perfect lighting for me, okay?
402
00:14:36,167 --> 00:14:37,543
Do I have
the perfect lighting?
403
00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:39,378
Uh, shhing.
404
00:15:07,198 --> 00:15:09,033
"Janine,
405
00:15:09,033 --> 00:15:10,868
I'm so proud of the person
you've become.
406
00:15:10,868 --> 00:15:14,705
I have no doubt your
adventure is just beginning.
407
00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:18,042
One thing I've learned about you
is that you have a big heart.
408
00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:23,297
And, my dear, that heart
will never lead you astray.
409
00:15:23,297 --> 00:15:25,842
Blessings, Barbara."
410
00:15:43,317 --> 00:15:47,655
Hey,
are you good?
411
00:15:47,655 --> 00:15:51,409
Honestly,
better than I've ever been.
412
00:15:55,496 --> 00:15:56,497
Alright, I gotta
413
00:15:56,497 --> 00:15:57,748
get to the chopper,
414
00:15:57,748 --> 00:15:59,167
but as Matthew McConaughey
would say--
415
00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:00,835
AVA Fest's alright,
416
00:16:00,835 --> 00:16:04,172
alright, alright.
417
00:16:04,172 --> 00:16:06,591
Thank you.
418
00:16:06,591 --> 00:16:08,718
I can't believe they
made me sit through that.
419
00:16:08,718 --> 00:16:10,386
Questlove better
be here soon.
420
00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:14,015
They better not have lured
us down here again
421
00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:15,975
with the promise of seeing
a well-known and respected
422
00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:18,561
R&B and/or rap artist.
423
00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:22,398
Okay, so there are
a few disappointed people here,
424
00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:24,817
but overall,
I think it's going pretty well.
425
00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,360
Thank God we had
a backup plan.
You're welcome.
426
00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,946
And people seem
to be liking the food.
427
00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:30,406
Thank you.
We worked really hard,
428
00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:31,824
lost some good men.
429
00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,075
Shanae quit.
430
00:16:33,075 --> 00:16:35,786
I said I was quick,
dumbass.
431
00:16:35,786 --> 00:16:37,914
Oh.
What's up?
432
00:16:37,914 --> 00:16:39,624
It's the district.
433
00:16:39,624 --> 00:16:41,000
The Garden Goofballs
program passed its final hurdle.
434
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,210
It's officially
approved.
435
00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:44,503
Ooh, good for you,
goofball.
Oh!
436
00:16:44,503 --> 00:16:45,880
That is
so awesome.
437
00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,341
Well, I'll be.
438
00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:49,675
Gomer Pyle.
439
00:16:49,675 --> 00:16:50,760
Congrats, man.
440
00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,220
I knew it was
gonna happen.
441
00:16:52,220 --> 00:16:53,429
It's just good
to know it's official.
442
00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:54,764
I gotta tell Janine.
443
00:16:54,764 --> 00:16:56,224
Aww.
Tell Janine what?
444
00:16:56,224 --> 00:16:58,768
What are you doing here?
445
00:16:58,768 --> 00:16:59,894
What happened to your party?
446
00:16:59,894 --> 00:17:02,480
Well, I decided I wanted
to be here.
447
00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:03,689
Aww.
For good.
448
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:05,983
What?
449
00:17:05,983 --> 00:17:08,444
I'm coming back to Abbott.
450
00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:09,528
Yes!
451
00:17:09,528 --> 00:17:11,697
Good to have you back, sweetheart.
452
00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:13,157
Wait, what?
453
00:17:13,157 --> 00:17:13,908
You-- You quit?
454
00:17:13,908 --> 00:17:15,576
No.
She got fired.
455
00:17:15,576 --> 00:17:16,577
What? Why?
456
00:17:16,577 --> 00:17:17,578
Pregnant.
457
00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:18,663
You can see it
in her feet.
458
00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:19,997
No, no, no, no.
I'm not pregnant.
459
00:17:19,997 --> 00:17:21,624
You cannot get fired for that.
460
00:17:21,624 --> 00:17:23,501
And I quit.
461
00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:24,877
Well, technically,
I never signed the contract,
462
00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,545
so I'm in the clear.
Oh.
463
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:29,131
Reynolds did say I should
have said something sooner
464
00:17:29,131 --> 00:17:32,593
and that he will be considering
holding a grudge against Abbott,
465
00:17:32,593 --> 00:17:33,719
but it'll be fine.
466
00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:34,845
It'll be fun.
467
00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:38,015
The fact is,
I love being a teacher.
468
00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:39,558
It's who I am.
469
00:17:39,558 --> 00:17:41,560
Well,
welcome back, kiddo.
470
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,522
There's no one I'd rather teach
second grade with than you.
471
00:17:44,522 --> 00:17:47,525
This has made my entire year,
so I don't want to ruin it,
472
00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:48,734
but what made you
change your mind?
473
00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:50,987
It was a lot of things.
474
00:17:50,987 --> 00:17:54,073
But what really did it for me
was Barbara's card.
475
00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:57,201
My...?
476
00:17:57,201 --> 00:18:00,121
But all I wrote was
how proud I am of you
477
00:18:00,121 --> 00:18:02,164
and all the great things
you're going to do.
478
00:18:02,164 --> 00:18:04,667
Yeah, but it
was the other part,
479
00:18:04,667 --> 00:18:07,253
what the kids wrote.
480
00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:10,339
I drew Ms. Teagues
a picture of a football
481
00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:12,675
and wrote that she is
the best teacher ever.
482
00:18:12,675 --> 00:18:15,303
I said, "You make me laugh,
Ms. Teagues."
483
00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:18,431
I wrote that
I miss her this much.
484
00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:22,268
And that's how I knew
I have to be with those kids.
485
00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:23,811
Is that why you
had them sign?
486
00:18:23,811 --> 00:18:27,315
No.
That was their idea.
487
00:18:27,315 --> 00:18:29,275
This is so sweet.
488
00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:30,735
But we all know the real reason
you came back
489
00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:32,445
is to see Questlove.
490
00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:34,280
Ava, Questlove
is not coming here.
491
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,365
Now, why would I lie
about that?
492
00:18:36,365 --> 00:18:37,408
Because you lied about it
last year.
493
00:18:37,408 --> 00:18:38,451
And I was honest
...about my lying.
494
00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:40,202
Oh, please.
495
00:18:40,202 --> 00:18:41,245
You're like the principal
who cried wolf,
496
00:18:41,245 --> 00:18:42,830
except she's also
the wolf.
497
00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:45,916
So I guess it's just me
and Gregory against the world.
498
00:18:45,916 --> 00:18:47,585
I'm gonna take
the world's side on this one.
499
00:18:47,585 --> 00:18:49,503
Y'all gonna feel real foolish
when Questlove--
500
00:18:49,503 --> 00:18:51,422
Enough, Ava.
501
00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:54,550
We have tolerated your lies
for four years.
502
00:18:54,550 --> 00:18:55,676
Five.
503
00:18:55,676 --> 00:18:58,429
Eventually,
you have got to be stopped.
504
00:18:58,429 --> 00:19:04,352
We have watched you steal,
cut corners, lie pathologically,
505
00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:08,022
plot, prevaricate,
palter, persist,
506
00:19:08,022 --> 00:19:10,816
and I don't know whether
you are delusional or not,
507
00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:14,070
but Questlove is not--
508
00:19:14,070 --> 00:19:16,364
Oh-- Is...?
509
00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:18,199
Questlove is...
510
00:19:18,199 --> 00:19:21,660
Gillette, what is up?
Questlove...
511
00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:22,745
Oh, my God,
you're Questlove.
512
00:19:22,745 --> 00:19:23,579
...is here.
513
00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:24,997
You are here.
514
00:19:24,997 --> 00:19:26,207
And
you know Ava?
515
00:19:28,584 --> 00:19:31,045
Do I know the Ava Coleman?
Of course.
516
00:19:31,045 --> 00:19:32,505
I mean, we go back like molars.
517
00:19:32,505 --> 00:19:34,382
I mean, I was just
talking to Allen Iverson
518
00:19:34,382 --> 00:19:36,133
the other day
about how, without her,
519
00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:37,927
our lives would have
never been the same.
520
00:19:37,927 --> 00:19:39,720
They thought
I was lying, Ahmir.
521
00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,430
You, Honest Ava?
522
00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:42,598
Oh.
That is not what
we call her.
523
00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:44,517
Okay, well,
later, I'll tell you
524
00:19:44,517 --> 00:19:46,435
about the time where
she wrestled a bluefin tuna
525
00:19:46,435 --> 00:19:47,978
for my afro pick.
526
00:19:47,978 --> 00:19:50,940
Almost as fun as the day
we started The Roots together.
527
00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:53,025
Stop bragging
about me.
528
00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:55,736
Now get up there and do
it for the people one time.
529
00:19:55,736 --> 00:19:59,198
I got you.
530
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,200
I told y'all
I wasn't lying.
531
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,743
Unlike Janine
and her pregnancy.
532
00:20:02,743 --> 00:20:03,744
Janine?
533
00:20:03,744 --> 00:20:05,913
I am not pregnant.
534
00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:06,956
Tariq.
535
00:20:06,956 --> 00:20:08,457
No.
Congrats.
536
00:20:08,457 --> 00:20:09,333
What?
537
00:20:09,333 --> 00:20:10,334
It's exciting.
538
00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:13,129
Let's go,
Abbott Elementary!
539
00:20:15,673 --> 00:20:21,929
♪ Everybody, move your feet
and feel united, oh-oh-oh ♪
540
00:20:23,431 --> 00:20:29,437
♪ Everybody, move your feet
and feel united, oh-oh-oh ♪
541
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,569
Hey, Janine.
Yeah?
542
00:20:36,569 --> 00:20:40,531
Just so you know, I'm gonna
need that mop strand back.
543
00:20:40,531 --> 00:20:42,491
Okay.
544
00:20:55,004 --> 00:20:56,005
I mean,
it's understandable.
545
00:20:56,005 --> 00:20:57,339
Janine loves Abbott,
546
00:20:57,339 --> 00:20:58,466
but no one's gonna be
able to fill her shoes.
547
00:20:58,466 --> 00:21:01,135
Her surprisingly
large shoes.
548
00:21:01,135 --> 00:21:02,678
Yeah.
549
00:21:02,678 --> 00:21:04,054
I could be
like Janine.
550
00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:06,182
No.
No.
551
00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:07,433
What are we going
to do with that district chain
552
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:08,392
that we got her?
553
00:21:09,685 --> 00:21:13,105
We'll have to find
somebody else to wear it.
554
00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:14,690
Can I have
her office?
555
00:21:14,690 --> 00:21:15,608
No.
No.
556
00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:18,486
Okay.
557
00:21:18,486 --> 00:21:19,820
I hated Janine.
558
00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:21,947
I'm glad she's gone.
559
00:21:23,741 --> 00:21:25,784
Delicious.
560
00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:28,621
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