1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 2 00:00:05,309 --> 00:00:08,182 Wah-waht! 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:08,225 --> 00:00:10,097 BRAD: My name is Bradley Cohen. 5 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:12,055 Waht! 6 00:00:12,099 --> 00:00:16,407 But when I was a kid, people called me by lots of names. 7 00:00:16,451 --> 00:00:18,105 My brother, Jeff, called me Dr. Bobo. 8 00:00:20,759 --> 00:00:23,240 My mom called me [chuckles] "Honey." 9 00:00:25,112 --> 00:00:27,244 And the kids at school... 10 00:00:27,288 --> 00:00:28,941 Jah-jah-drop! 11 00:00:28,985 --> 00:00:32,510 Well, they called me everything from "spaz" to "freak." 12 00:00:32,554 --> 00:00:34,425 I didn't have many friends, actually, 13 00:00:34,469 --> 00:00:35,731 but I did have a constant companion. 14 00:00:35,774 --> 00:00:37,254 Wah-wah-waht! 15 00:00:37,298 --> 00:00:39,213 I can barely remember a time it wasn't there. 16 00:00:39,256 --> 00:00:40,779 [kids laughing] 17 00:00:41,693 --> 00:00:43,913 Jah-jah! 18 00:00:43,956 --> 00:00:47,873 Now, sometimes it wasn't a problem for me. 19 00:00:48,918 --> 00:00:50,311 Waht! 20 00:00:53,009 --> 00:00:55,620 [kids chanting]: Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 21 00:00:55,664 --> 00:00:57,883 Other times, it was. 22 00:00:57,927 --> 00:00:59,320 Jah-drop! 23 00:00:59,363 --> 00:01:00,538 Drop what? Your books? 24 00:01:00,582 --> 00:01:03,411 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 25 00:01:03,454 --> 00:01:04,673 What'd you say, Brad? Wah-wah! 26 00:01:04,716 --> 00:01:07,067 Leave me alone. 27 00:01:07,110 --> 00:01:08,111 Are you a baby? 28 00:01:08,155 --> 00:01:09,721 BRAD: Wah-waht! 29 00:01:09,765 --> 00:01:11,071 What did you say? 30 00:01:11,114 --> 00:01:12,289 Stop making those stupid noises! 31 00:01:12,333 --> 00:01:13,943 TEACHER: What is going on?! 32 00:01:13,986 --> 00:01:17,077 Stop! Stop that fighting right now! Stop it, Brad! 33 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,427 Get back to class! Wah-waht! 34 00:01:19,470 --> 00:01:21,037 Stop that nonsense![babbling] 35 00:01:21,081 --> 00:01:22,125 You are in big trouble, Mister. 36 00:01:22,169 --> 00:01:24,214 Wah-waht! Wah-waht! 37 00:01:24,258 --> 00:01:27,435 WOMAN: The girl fell in the mud and got dirty. 38 00:01:27,478 --> 00:01:30,307 One thing my constant companion and I agreed on 39 00:01:30,351 --> 00:01:33,354 was that we hated school. 40 00:01:33,397 --> 00:01:35,530 I couldn't wait till I got out. 41 00:01:35,573 --> 00:01:39,142 No more homework, no more books, 42 00:01:39,186 --> 00:01:41,405 no more teacher's dirty looks. 43 00:01:41,449 --> 00:01:44,191 Wah-waht! Waht! Waht! Waht! 44 00:01:44,234 --> 00:01:45,409 [kids laughing] 45 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:50,284 My companion first showed up when I was six, 46 00:01:50,327 --> 00:01:52,460 but it was years before it had a name. 47 00:01:52,503 --> 00:01:54,766 The shrink said I was just hyper 48 00:01:54,810 --> 00:01:57,247 and made funny noises and acted weird 49 00:01:57,291 --> 00:01:58,857 to draw attention to myself. 50 00:01:58,901 --> 00:02:00,381 It was just a phase. 51 00:02:00,424 --> 00:02:01,817 I'd grow out of it and be normal... 52 00:02:01,860 --> 00:02:03,384 Wah-wah-waht! 53 00:02:03,427 --> 00:02:04,863 [barks] 54 00:02:04,907 --> 00:02:06,561 ...like everybody else. 55 00:02:07,823 --> 00:02:09,738 [barks] 56 00:02:09,781 --> 00:02:12,741 [barks] 57 00:02:12,784 --> 00:02:15,265 Through it all, my constant companion stuck with me. 58 00:02:15,309 --> 00:02:17,049 [bark] 59 00:02:17,093 --> 00:02:20,140 Now, to my friends, I'm just regular old Brad Cohen, 60 00:02:20,183 --> 00:02:21,924 the guy who likes baseball 61 00:02:21,967 --> 00:02:23,969 and who loves cheesy '80s music, 62 00:02:24,013 --> 00:02:29,105 which they think is much weirder than the noises I make. 63 00:02:30,237 --> 00:02:32,761 ♪ Ba-ba-ba-ba 64 00:02:32,804 --> 00:02:35,198 ♪ Ba-ba-ba-ba, baby 65 00:02:35,242 --> 00:02:38,984 ♪ Don't forget my number 66 00:02:39,028 --> 00:02:41,987 ♪ Whoa, whoa 67 00:02:42,031 --> 00:02:44,686 ♪ Whoa, whoa, baby 68 00:02:46,296 --> 00:02:48,994 ♪ Love is stronger than thunder ♪ 69 00:02:51,083 --> 00:02:55,000 [siren wails]♪ Ba-ba-ba-ba, baby 70 00:02:55,044 --> 00:02:58,569 ♪ Don't forget my number... 71 00:02:58,613 --> 00:03:00,180 Wah-waht. 72 00:03:11,408 --> 00:03:14,106 Afternoon, officer. Was I speeding? 73 00:03:14,150 --> 00:03:15,804 12 miles over the limit. 74 00:03:15,847 --> 00:03:18,676 Saint Louis, huh? You a tourist? 75 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,244 Uh, no, I live in Atlanta now. I just moved here. 76 00:03:21,288 --> 00:03:23,072 I guess I was a little distracted. 77 00:03:23,115 --> 00:03:25,161 [babbling] 78 00:03:26,293 --> 00:03:27,642 Son, you been drinking? 79 00:03:27,685 --> 00:03:32,168 No, no, sir, I, uh, I have Tourette's syndrome. Yah! 80 00:03:32,212 --> 00:03:33,996 Take it easy, son. 81 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:37,391 I'm going to need you to sign this. 82 00:03:37,434 --> 00:03:38,870 So, what kind of job you looking for? 83 00:03:38,914 --> 00:03:40,263 Teaching. Yah! 84 00:03:40,307 --> 00:03:43,223 I'm going to be a teacher. 85 00:03:45,094 --> 00:03:47,923 [chuckles] Uh-huh. 86 00:03:47,966 --> 00:03:50,273 I get that look a lot. 87 00:03:50,317 --> 00:03:53,276 But I never let it get to me. 88 00:04:03,895 --> 00:04:05,636 Wah-waht! Wah! 89 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,595 Wah! 90 00:04:11,468 --> 00:04:13,818 I see you have a BA from Bradley University. 91 00:04:13,862 --> 00:04:15,037 That's, uh, in Illinois, 92 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,995 isn't it? Yes, ma'am. [soft bark] 93 00:04:17,039 --> 00:04:19,998 Graduated cum laude, high recommendations. 94 00:04:20,042 --> 00:04:21,565 [barks three times] 95 00:04:21,609 --> 00:04:26,266 Your student teaching evals are outstanding, excellent. 96 00:04:26,309 --> 00:04:28,833 What made you decide to go into teaching? 97 00:04:28,877 --> 00:04:31,358 Uh, it's all I ever wanted to do. 98 00:04:31,401 --> 00:04:34,230 I feel like I was born to teach. Wah! 99 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:35,753 Okay, but why choose Atlanta? 100 00:04:35,797 --> 00:04:37,364 I-I mean, Missouri is your home. 101 00:04:37,407 --> 00:04:38,887 Yeah, no, I'm, uh, 102 00:04:38,930 --> 00:04:40,628 I'm thinking of becoming a Braves fan. 103 00:04:40,671 --> 00:04:43,544 So, uh... [chuckles] 104 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:45,894 Georgia honors my Illinois teaching certificate. Wah! 105 00:04:45,937 --> 00:04:47,983 Plus I fell in love with Atlanta 106 00:04:48,026 --> 00:04:50,115 when I worked down here as a camp counselor. I live here now. 107 00:04:51,943 --> 00:04:53,293 So does my dad and, uh, my stepmom. 108 00:04:54,555 --> 00:04:56,600 Wah! 109 00:04:56,644 --> 00:05:00,474 Well, it's nice to have family here to give you support. 110 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:04,913 Maybe we should talk about the elephant. 111 00:05:04,956 --> 00:05:07,132 Elephant? 112 00:05:07,176 --> 00:05:08,917 In the room. My Tourette's. 113 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,963 No, the Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't allow me to ask... 114 00:05:12,007 --> 00:05:14,749 I know, but I would like to tell you 115 00:05:14,792 --> 00:05:16,751 just like I tell the kids in my classes. 116 00:05:16,794 --> 00:05:18,883 See, I explain to them that 117 00:05:18,927 --> 00:05:21,712 it's a brain thing that causes me to make these strange noises. 118 00:05:21,756 --> 00:05:23,932 They're like sneezes, irrepressible. 119 00:05:23,975 --> 00:05:26,195 When you have to, wah-waht, you have to. 120 00:05:26,238 --> 00:05:27,849 Well, how do they react? 121 00:05:27,892 --> 00:05:29,807 Once they understand, they're fine with it. 122 00:05:29,851 --> 00:05:31,461 It's never caused a problem in the classroom. [barks] 123 00:05:33,420 --> 00:05:35,596 All I want is a chance. 124 00:05:35,639 --> 00:05:37,685 Just get me the interviews and let me prove to them 125 00:05:37,728 --> 00:05:39,904 that I can do the job. [barks three times] 126 00:05:39,948 --> 00:05:41,515 The Americans with Disabilities Act 127 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:44,344 says I'm entitled to a chance. 128 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,133 Ron! 129 00:05:51,176 --> 00:05:53,570 So, how'd it go? 130 00:05:53,614 --> 00:05:55,616 Oh, you know... 131 00:05:55,659 --> 00:05:57,748 "Who wants a teacher that barks like a dog? 132 00:05:57,792 --> 00:05:59,750 "You should try another line of work." 133 00:05:59,794 --> 00:06:02,405 Are you serious? 134 00:06:02,449 --> 00:06:03,580 Didn't they look at your résumé? 135 00:06:06,409 --> 00:06:08,106 Oh, you're kidding. 136 00:06:08,150 --> 00:06:10,282 Yeah, they're setting up interviews with some principals. 137 00:06:10,326 --> 00:06:12,894 Fantastic! When? 138 00:06:12,937 --> 00:06:14,069 Uh, I don't know, I've got to wait for their calls. Wah! 139 00:06:14,112 --> 00:06:15,592 Get changed. We got to go celebrate. 140 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:16,985 Haven't you got a date? 141 00:06:17,028 --> 00:06:18,769 Yeah, I'll see if she's got a friend. 142 00:06:18,813 --> 00:06:21,206 It's about time you started meeting some chicks. 143 00:06:21,250 --> 00:06:23,557 I can't focus on dating right now. [barks] 144 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,863 Has anybody ever told you that you're obsessive? 145 00:06:25,907 --> 00:06:28,431 Uh, only every shrink I ever saw. 146 00:06:30,259 --> 00:06:32,435 Well, have fun focusing. 147 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:37,440 Oh, your dad called again. 148 00:06:37,484 --> 00:06:39,355 Maybe you should call him back. 149 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:41,401 You know? [barks twice] 150 00:06:41,444 --> 00:06:44,142 All right, see you later. 151 00:06:44,186 --> 00:06:46,536 [door closes] 152 00:06:46,580 --> 00:06:48,233 Returning Dad's call... [chuckles] 153 00:06:48,277 --> 00:06:50,192 I had to prepare for that. 154 00:06:50,235 --> 00:06:53,674 See, Mom and Dad had divorced when I was a little kid 155 00:06:53,717 --> 00:06:56,894 and my relationship with Dad had always been... 156 00:06:56,938 --> 00:06:59,419 let's just say, complicated. 157 00:06:59,462 --> 00:07:01,159 Jah-jah-wah-waht! 158 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:06,817 I mean, I wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard. 159 00:07:06,861 --> 00:07:12,257 It didn't help that my brother, Jeff, was also a little hyper. 160 00:07:12,301 --> 00:07:14,999 Dad said he's waiting to get back to his home in Atlanta. 161 00:07:15,043 --> 00:07:16,348 He's waiting to say good-bye. 162 00:07:16,392 --> 00:07:17,741 Good-bye! 163 00:07:17,785 --> 00:07:19,569 You're going to make him mad! 164 00:07:19,613 --> 00:07:21,397 Come on. I'll race you! 165 00:07:21,441 --> 00:07:23,138 Against the Green Dragon? You got to be kidding. 166 00:07:23,181 --> 00:07:24,661 Shortcut! 167 00:07:24,705 --> 00:07:26,881 Cheater! 168 00:07:26,924 --> 00:07:27,621 Jah-jah! 169 00:07:28,926 --> 00:07:30,188 Wah-waht! 170 00:07:32,669 --> 00:07:33,670 Shortcut! 171 00:07:35,542 --> 00:07:36,891 Oh, yeah?! Wah-waht! 172 00:07:36,934 --> 00:07:37,587 Wah-waht. 173 00:07:40,677 --> 00:07:43,767 [Jeff shouting] 174 00:07:45,116 --> 00:07:48,032 [Jeff shouting] 175 00:07:48,076 --> 00:07:49,730 Wah-waht! 176 00:07:49,773 --> 00:07:51,296 Hey, that's not fair! 177 00:07:51,340 --> 00:07:53,298 [yelling and laughing] 178 00:07:53,342 --> 00:07:54,604 You're not gonna beat me. 179 00:07:54,648 --> 00:07:56,563 See, I'm gonna win. 180 00:07:56,606 --> 00:07:58,129 Oh, that's no fair! 181 00:07:58,173 --> 00:08:01,045 You got a bike! 182 00:08:01,089 --> 00:08:03,744 Okay, guys, all right, quiet down, guys. 183 00:08:03,787 --> 00:08:05,659 Quiet down. We do have neighbors, you know. 184 00:08:05,702 --> 00:08:07,487 Come here.See, I did beat you! 185 00:08:07,530 --> 00:08:09,445 Yeah, calm down. 186 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:11,752 Brad, come here. Come on, honey, focus, will you? 187 00:08:11,795 --> 00:08:13,493 Come here, come here. 188 00:08:13,536 --> 00:08:15,799 Stand here, listen, listen up. Focus, please, all right? 189 00:08:15,843 --> 00:08:17,627 I need you guys to do me a favor. 190 00:08:17,671 --> 00:08:20,848 I want you both to make life a little easier for your mom, okay? 191 00:08:20,891 --> 00:08:22,545 You are driving her nuts! 192 00:08:22,589 --> 00:08:24,634 Guys! Listen. Hey! Stop it! 193 00:08:24,678 --> 00:08:27,724 Brad! Help her out around the house, but most of all, 194 00:08:27,768 --> 00:08:29,639 stop the obnoxious behavior, okay?! 195 00:08:29,683 --> 00:08:30,597 [barking] 196 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,424 Hey, listen, I mean it! 197 00:08:32,468 --> 00:08:33,861 Okay, quit the clowning. 198 00:08:33,904 --> 00:08:35,471 Your brother may think it's funny, but I don't. 199 00:08:35,515 --> 00:08:37,691 Wah-waht! I can't help it. Wah! 200 00:08:37,734 --> 00:08:38,909 Yes, you can. There's nothing wrong with you 201 00:08:38,953 --> 00:08:40,345 that a little self-control wouldn't fix. 202 00:08:40,389 --> 00:08:41,912 Now, stop it. 203 00:08:41,956 --> 00:08:43,305 [door opens]Norman? 204 00:08:43,348 --> 00:08:45,568 They're not going to hold that plane for you. 205 00:08:45,612 --> 00:08:48,223 Okay, all right. Okay, give me a hug. 206 00:08:52,140 --> 00:08:54,055 Bye, Dad!Bye-bye, J-Man. 207 00:08:57,232 --> 00:08:59,364 I love you, Dad. 208 00:08:59,408 --> 00:09:01,323 Love you too, kiddo. 209 00:09:01,366 --> 00:09:02,629 And listen up! 210 00:09:02,672 --> 00:09:04,631 We'll stay at my house next time, okay? 211 00:09:04,674 --> 00:09:06,763 I'll get tickets to a Braves game. 212 00:09:06,807 --> 00:09:11,159 And Brad, remember what we talked about. Self-control. 213 00:09:11,202 --> 00:09:12,595 All right?! 214 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:17,426 Need any help with anything, Mom? 215 00:09:17,469 --> 00:09:19,167 Well, now that you mention it... 216 00:09:30,395 --> 00:09:32,180 After the divorce, 217 00:09:32,223 --> 00:09:33,964 Jeff and I helped Mom with her new business: 218 00:09:34,008 --> 00:09:36,967 sort of a high-class traveling boutique. 219 00:09:37,011 --> 00:09:41,189 Well, maybe "helped" isn't exactly the right word. 220 00:09:41,232 --> 00:09:42,364 WOMAN: Oh, Ellen, these things 221 00:09:42,407 --> 00:09:44,627 are exquisite. 222 00:09:44,671 --> 00:09:47,978 You never find styles like this in Saint Louis. 223 00:09:48,022 --> 00:09:50,764 Well, it's direct from California. Beverly Hills. 224 00:09:50,807 --> 00:09:52,940 This is what everybody's wearing. Look at... 225 00:09:52,983 --> 00:09:54,419 Boys! 226 00:09:54,463 --> 00:09:57,031 Boys!Hide and seek? 227 00:09:57,074 --> 00:10:00,774 Now, Ellen. I don't want to see anything in double digits. 228 00:10:00,817 --> 00:10:02,819 Oh, honey, everything in California runs small. 229 00:10:02,863 --> 00:10:04,647 Oh, go ahead. Just try it on. 230 00:10:04,691 --> 00:10:06,997 Wah-waht! Waht! 231 00:10:07,041 --> 00:10:08,825 Brad, could you please calm down? 232 00:10:08,869 --> 00:10:13,177 He's barking like a dog, for goodness' sake! 233 00:10:13,221 --> 00:10:15,745 Now, look. Don't take this the wrong way. 234 00:10:15,789 --> 00:10:17,660 You know I wouldn't say this to you if we weren't friends, 235 00:10:17,704 --> 00:10:21,098 but have you considered an exorcist? 236 00:10:23,492 --> 00:10:28,149 You know, I think you might face the fact that you're a size 12. 237 00:10:28,192 --> 00:10:30,630 I can cut the label out if it makes you feel better. 238 00:10:37,071 --> 00:10:38,899 It's a new doctor. 239 00:10:38,942 --> 00:10:40,596 Let's just listen to what he has to say. 240 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,250 Wah! 241 00:10:42,293 --> 00:10:43,991 I know what he'll have to say. 242 00:10:47,211 --> 00:10:49,605 Do you feel any anger towards your mother? 243 00:10:49,649 --> 00:10:51,302 Because of the divorce? 244 00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:54,566 Wah! No, no. 245 00:10:54,610 --> 00:10:57,004 Do you resent your father 246 00:10:57,047 --> 00:10:58,788 because he doesn't live with you anymore? 247 00:10:58,832 --> 00:11:01,356 Wah! No. 248 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:06,056 Do you blame yourself for the divorce, Brad? 249 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:08,145 It happened when I was a little kid. Wah-waht! 250 00:11:08,189 --> 00:11:09,756 I don't even remember it. 251 00:11:11,845 --> 00:11:14,891 Mrs. Cohen, Brad has some serious 252 00:11:14,935 --> 00:11:16,676 denial issues regarding the divorce. 253 00:11:16,719 --> 00:11:18,460 What he needs at home 254 00:11:18,503 --> 00:11:21,376 are some clear boundaries. He needs to understand 255 00:11:21,419 --> 00:11:24,031 that this behavior is totally unacceptable, 256 00:11:24,074 --> 00:11:26,686 and that, Mrs. Cohen, is your job. 257 00:11:26,729 --> 00:11:28,688 The hardest part was knowing 258 00:11:28,731 --> 00:11:30,820 how tough I made things for Mom. 259 00:11:30,864 --> 00:11:32,169 I tried as best as I could for her. 260 00:11:32,213 --> 00:11:34,258 Make sure he keeps taking his medication, yeah? 261 00:11:34,302 --> 00:11:35,607 And for Dad... 262 00:11:35,651 --> 00:11:38,219 Strike three! 263 00:11:38,262 --> 00:11:39,960 I played sports. 264 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:41,744 [cheering] 265 00:11:41,788 --> 00:11:43,920 On the ball field, I fit right in. 266 00:11:43,964 --> 00:11:47,010 I mean, everybody makes funny noises 267 00:11:47,054 --> 00:11:49,056 and has strange tics at a baseball game. 268 00:11:50,666 --> 00:11:51,711 Waht! 269 00:11:57,804 --> 00:11:59,153 Swing batta-batta-batta!Come on, Bobo! 270 00:12:00,589 --> 00:12:01,982 Get him out, Brad! Get him out! 271 00:12:04,462 --> 00:12:07,117 Come on, Brad! Come on! 272 00:12:07,161 --> 00:12:08,466 Yeah, double play! 273 00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:10,730 [cheering] 274 00:12:13,558 --> 00:12:15,473 Yeah, Brad! 275 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,744 Thank you very much. 276 00:12:24,787 --> 00:12:29,400 Hey, guys, I got something pretty exciting to tell you. 277 00:12:29,444 --> 00:12:31,663 Honey, don't eat so fast. You're going to get the hiccups. 278 00:12:31,707 --> 00:12:33,361 He's always got the hiccups. 279 00:12:33,404 --> 00:12:35,885 You're a hiccup! Jah-jah! Jah! 280 00:12:35,929 --> 00:12:38,061 Listen, hey, would you just relax? 281 00:12:38,105 --> 00:12:39,410 Mom says you're not taking your meds. 282 00:12:39,454 --> 00:12:41,064 How are you ever... 283 00:12:41,108 --> 00:12:42,718 How are you ever going to calm down 284 00:12:42,762 --> 00:12:44,067 if you don't do what the doctor tells you to do? 285 00:12:44,111 --> 00:12:45,852 Pills just make it worse. 286 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:47,549 Oh, I see, so you're a doctor now, too, huh? 287 00:12:47,592 --> 00:12:48,332 JEFF: He's Dr. Bobo. 288 00:12:48,376 --> 00:12:49,812 Shut up! Ow! 289 00:12:49,856 --> 00:12:51,161 All right, guys, listen, guys. 290 00:12:51,205 --> 00:12:53,685 I have a very important announcement to make. 291 00:12:53,729 --> 00:12:55,557 Guys? Guys! All right, that's it. 292 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,037 We're going back in the car. 293 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:58,473 Come on. 294 00:12:58,516 --> 00:12:59,648 I'm still hungry. 295 00:12:59,691 --> 00:13:00,692 You know what would be nice? Jah-jah! 296 00:13:00,736 --> 00:13:02,869 One day without you acting up! 297 00:13:07,134 --> 00:13:09,005 One! 298 00:13:09,049 --> 00:13:10,964 JEFF: Wait up, Dad. 299 00:13:13,401 --> 00:13:15,055 Jah-jah! 300 00:13:24,978 --> 00:13:27,154 [banging noise] 301 00:13:30,548 --> 00:13:32,289 So, what's the announcement, Dad? 302 00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:34,726 I've been seeing somebody. 303 00:13:34,770 --> 00:13:36,293 What do you mean seeing somebody? 304 00:13:36,337 --> 00:13:38,905 Her name is Diane and she... Jah! 305 00:13:38,948 --> 00:13:41,603 Brad, please! Stop doing that! 306 00:13:41,646 --> 00:13:42,822 I can't. 307 00:13:46,738 --> 00:13:48,392 I mean, nothing's happened yet, but... 308 00:13:48,436 --> 00:13:50,830 how would you guys feel about having a stepmom? 309 00:13:50,873 --> 00:13:53,441 No way! 310 00:13:53,484 --> 00:13:54,572 We've already got a mom. 311 00:13:54,616 --> 00:13:57,488 Well, now you're going to have two. 312 00:13:57,532 --> 00:13:59,839 I talked to your mom about it, and she's fine with it. 313 00:13:59,882 --> 00:14:02,145 She said... I said stop it! 314 00:14:02,189 --> 00:14:02,972 Stop it! 315 00:14:08,369 --> 00:14:12,416 See, I couldn't really blame Dad for losing it. 316 00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:15,028 My tics drove him nuts because like my teachers, 317 00:14:15,071 --> 00:14:18,118 he had no name for my strange behavior 318 00:14:18,161 --> 00:14:20,076 except "insufferable." 319 00:14:21,643 --> 00:14:23,166 [school bell rings] 320 00:14:23,210 --> 00:14:25,821 Now, somehow... [chuckles] I don't know how, 321 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,171 I made okay grades, but... 322 00:14:28,215 --> 00:14:31,522 what would take a normal person an hour took me two or three. 323 00:14:31,566 --> 00:14:35,004 I mean, I loved learning, but I hated, hated reading. 324 00:14:35,048 --> 00:14:37,137 Trying to concentrate brought out theworst 325 00:14:37,180 --> 00:14:38,660 in my constant companion. 326 00:14:38,703 --> 00:14:40,227 J-J-jah-jah! 327 00:14:40,270 --> 00:14:41,489 Jah-jah! 328 00:14:41,532 --> 00:14:44,013 [children laughing] 329 00:14:44,057 --> 00:14:47,364 Brad? Come up here, please. 330 00:14:55,329 --> 00:14:56,634 Wah-waht! Wah. 331 00:15:00,247 --> 00:15:02,684 I know you think you're the class clown, 332 00:15:02,727 --> 00:15:04,077 but I've had it with you! 333 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:08,037 I can't... wah-waht, help, wah, h-help it. 334 00:15:08,081 --> 00:15:09,952 That's what you always say. 335 00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:12,563 I don't want to hear any more excuses. 336 00:15:12,607 --> 00:15:13,608 Your classmates are trying to study... Wah! 337 00:15:13,651 --> 00:15:16,306 Wah-waht! Jop! Jop-waht! 338 00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:20,920 And your clowning makes it impossible. 339 00:15:20,963 --> 00:15:22,530 I'm sorry. 340 00:15:22,573 --> 00:15:24,575 Don't apologize to me. 341 00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:25,794 Apologize to them. 342 00:15:25,837 --> 00:15:27,970 Eyes up here, everyone. 343 00:15:28,014 --> 00:15:29,972 Sit up straight, please. 344 00:15:30,016 --> 00:15:32,801 Brad has something to say to you. 345 00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:38,589 I'm sorry. I... 346 00:15:38,633 --> 00:15:40,983 that you can't study because of me. 347 00:15:41,027 --> 00:15:42,071 And? 348 00:15:44,595 --> 00:15:47,772 You promise never to make any more silly noises ever again. 349 00:15:53,778 --> 00:15:57,434 I promise I won't make any more silly noises ever again. 350 00:15:59,262 --> 00:16:01,047 Take your seat. 351 00:16:01,090 --> 00:16:03,005 All of you, back to your books. 352 00:16:10,708 --> 00:16:13,624 Jah-jah![children laughing] 353 00:16:13,668 --> 00:16:16,192 As difficult as this may be for you, Mrs. Cohen, I assure you, 354 00:16:16,236 --> 00:16:18,020 the teachers are at their wits' end. 355 00:16:18,064 --> 00:16:19,108 I understand that, of course. 356 00:16:19,152 --> 00:16:20,240 Sharon, would you hold my calls? 357 00:16:20,283 --> 00:16:22,546 No, no, this might be the last chance. 358 00:16:22,590 --> 00:16:25,158 I mean, thevery last chance. 359 00:16:25,201 --> 00:16:28,639 Brad, look, I sent for your mother 360 00:16:28,683 --> 00:16:32,600 because things have just gotten out of control here. 361 00:16:32,643 --> 00:16:34,950 Now, she's going to take you home today. 362 00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:36,647 And you can come back...Jah-jah! 363 00:16:36,691 --> 00:16:38,693 Jah-jah! I can't help it. 364 00:16:38,736 --> 00:16:39,781 Sorry, what did you say? 365 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:41,913 He said he can't help it. 366 00:16:41,957 --> 00:16:43,393 Right. 367 00:16:43,437 --> 00:16:45,569 What if he's telling the truth? Hmm?! 368 00:16:45,613 --> 00:16:47,049 You've got a bright boy, Mrs. Cohen, 369 00:16:47,093 --> 00:16:49,138 but making excuses for him...Jah-jah! 370 00:16:49,182 --> 00:16:51,053 Jah. 371 00:16:51,097 --> 00:16:53,490 Making excuses is not going to help. 372 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:55,971 Now, he needs to use this time to ask himself this question: 373 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,755 Brad, come on. Let's go. 374 00:16:57,799 --> 00:17:01,585 "Why am I sabotaging myself?" 375 00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:03,544 I don't care if they expel me. 376 00:17:03,587 --> 00:17:05,111 I hate that school. 377 00:17:05,154 --> 00:17:07,287 Well, it's that school or another one. 378 00:17:07,330 --> 00:17:10,072 I hate all schools. Why are we going here? 379 00:17:10,116 --> 00:17:11,943 To find some answers. 380 00:17:11,987 --> 00:17:14,250 I can't go in the library. 381 00:17:14,294 --> 00:17:17,819 They'll throw me out. Please, Mom. 382 00:17:17,862 --> 00:17:19,647 All right, come here. 383 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:22,171 Sit over here. 384 00:17:22,215 --> 00:17:24,478 Well, maybe we're just going down the wrong track. 385 00:17:24,521 --> 00:17:25,957 Who? 386 00:17:26,001 --> 00:17:27,785 All of us. 387 00:17:28,525 --> 00:17:31,963 Drop-drop. 388 00:17:32,007 --> 00:17:34,575 JEFF: Get off me! 389 00:17:34,618 --> 00:17:38,274 Chihuahua! Chihuahua!Wet Willy! 390 00:17:38,318 --> 00:17:39,667 I know you're busy, Norman. 391 00:17:39,710 --> 00:17:40,972 I won't take up much of your time, 392 00:17:41,016 --> 00:17:42,539 but I really think that you should hear this. 393 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:45,020 Boys! Keep it down. I'm talking to your dad! 394 00:17:45,064 --> 00:17:46,413 I want to talk to him! 395 00:17:46,456 --> 00:17:48,632 In a minute! Keep it down! 396 00:17:48,676 --> 00:17:50,808 Listen, you know, those teachers and that doctor, 397 00:17:50,852 --> 00:17:52,245 to them it's all about bad parenting 398 00:17:52,288 --> 00:17:53,681 which, of course, comes down to me 399 00:17:53,724 --> 00:17:55,552 because I'm the only one here. 400 00:17:55,596 --> 00:17:58,164 No, I'm not blaming you, Norman. 401 00:17:58,207 --> 00:18:00,731 In fact I'm going to stop blaming myself. 402 00:18:00,775 --> 00:18:02,168 I was talking to a friend, and she thinks that 403 00:18:02,211 --> 00:18:04,039 the doctors are missing something. 404 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,520 I got this stack of medical books from the library 405 00:18:06,563 --> 00:18:08,348 and I've been doing a little bit of research. 406 00:18:08,391 --> 00:18:10,915 Stop saying he just needs more discipline, Norman! 407 00:18:10,959 --> 00:18:12,961 Nothing I do helps. 408 00:18:13,004 --> 00:18:16,399 He is out of control, and I am at the end of my rope. 409 00:18:16,443 --> 00:18:18,619 Wup. 410 00:18:18,662 --> 00:18:20,360 Can I talk to Dad? 411 00:18:22,753 --> 00:18:24,538 Can you just wait a minute, honey? 412 00:18:24,581 --> 00:18:26,061 JEFF: Mom! 413 00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:27,367 All right, but give him back to me when you're done. 414 00:18:27,410 --> 00:18:29,804 What is it, Jeffrey? 415 00:18:29,847 --> 00:18:32,807 Hey, Dad. Wah! 416 00:18:32,850 --> 00:18:34,374 Yeah, it was a great game. 417 00:18:34,417 --> 00:18:36,811 I got two base hits and a walk. 418 00:18:49,824 --> 00:18:53,828 I'm sorry I cause you so much trouble, Mom. 419 00:18:53,871 --> 00:18:57,397 I want you to read something in this book I found. 420 00:18:57,440 --> 00:18:58,876 It's a medical book that might explain 421 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,051 why you make all those noises. 422 00:19:00,095 --> 00:19:00,922 I hate reading, Mom. 423 00:19:02,053 --> 00:19:03,403 Read. 424 00:19:06,232 --> 00:19:09,452 Tourette's syndrome. 425 00:19:09,496 --> 00:19:15,502 Th-That's Brad, isn't it? The noises and the twitches. 426 00:19:15,545 --> 00:19:18,853 I'll still need to do more tests, but, uh... 427 00:19:18,896 --> 00:19:20,202 You could be right. 428 00:19:20,246 --> 00:19:22,073 We may have been headed down the wrong road here. 429 00:19:22,117 --> 00:19:24,989 Jah-jah! 430 00:19:26,730 --> 00:19:30,212 I've never actually seen a case of Tourette's before. 431 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:34,173 So, at last my constant companion had a name. 432 00:19:34,216 --> 00:19:36,610 Look, this says there's no cure. 433 00:19:36,653 --> 00:19:39,047 But that may have changed. This is an old book. 434 00:19:39,090 --> 00:19:42,703 That hasn't changed, Mrs. Cohen. 435 00:19:42,746 --> 00:19:44,357 I'm very sorry. 436 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,794 Yeah, but they're still looking for a cure, right? 437 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:48,317 I mean, they will find one, won't they? 438 00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:50,101 They have... 439 00:19:51,929 --> 00:19:53,409 They have to. 440 00:19:54,845 --> 00:19:57,021 [sobbing]It's okay, Mom. 441 00:19:57,065 --> 00:19:59,023 We'll get through this, all right. 442 00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:00,982 Oh, come here. 443 00:20:04,942 --> 00:20:07,989 BRAD: See, there's a reason, Dad. Drop-drop. 444 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:10,992 I'm not being weird on purpose. 445 00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:12,602 Listen, uh, Brad. 446 00:20:12,646 --> 00:20:15,257 I, um... 447 00:20:17,651 --> 00:20:21,481 All right, well, that's all I wanted to say. 448 00:20:21,524 --> 00:20:24,310 Bye. 449 00:20:32,927 --> 00:20:37,671 Finally, my dad believed me, but he never believed in me: 450 00:20:37,714 --> 00:20:41,849 that I would succeed; that I could teach. 451 00:20:41,892 --> 00:20:45,766 [ringing] 452 00:20:45,809 --> 00:20:47,942 [barking] 453 00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:49,857 Hello, this is Brad. 454 00:20:49,900 --> 00:20:54,209 A dog? Um, yes, yes, ma'am. That is my dog, uh-huh. 455 00:20:57,734 --> 00:21:02,130 Uh, okay. Yes, yes, I can be there at 11:00 a.m. 456 00:21:02,173 --> 00:21:04,524 My very first interview. 457 00:21:04,567 --> 00:21:08,832 Great, that sounds great. Okay, thank you. 458 00:21:08,876 --> 00:21:11,835 I tried not to overreact. 459 00:21:11,879 --> 00:21:14,098 I held in my tics. 460 00:21:14,142 --> 00:21:16,884 Yes! Waffle! Yes! 461 00:21:22,368 --> 00:21:25,327 After the first call, I got two more. 462 00:21:25,371 --> 00:21:27,851 Three interviews with three principals. 463 00:21:27,895 --> 00:21:29,723 Needless to say, 464 00:21:29,766 --> 00:21:34,162 my constant companion was more than a little enthusiastic. 465 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:46,305 Hmm, well, I see you only have your bachelor's degree. 466 00:21:46,348 --> 00:21:48,176 Are you planning to get your master's? 467 00:21:48,219 --> 00:21:50,004 Yes, sir. Jah! As soon as I can. 468 00:21:50,047 --> 00:21:52,441 We don't require it for entry-level...Jah-jah! 469 00:21:52,485 --> 00:21:53,573 but if you're serious... 470 00:21:53,616 --> 00:21:55,575 I'm very serious. 471 00:21:55,618 --> 00:21:59,361 I want to make teaching my life. [barking] 472 00:22:01,407 --> 00:22:04,540 I, uh... 473 00:22:04,584 --> 00:22:07,195 I make these noises because I have Tourette's syndrome. 474 00:22:07,238 --> 00:22:09,371 I'd like to tell you about it. 475 00:22:09,415 --> 00:22:11,460 It's a neurological disorder where my brain 476 00:22:11,504 --> 00:22:13,201 sends mixed signals to my body. 477 00:22:13,244 --> 00:22:15,856 It's like a sneeze. It's irrepressible. 478 00:22:15,899 --> 00:22:17,379 ...weeks and I'll give you a call. 479 00:22:17,423 --> 00:22:18,989 Okay, great. Thank you very much. 480 00:22:19,033 --> 00:22:21,209 Thanks. Take care.[barks] 481 00:22:21,252 --> 00:22:23,777 Well, strike one. 482 00:22:23,820 --> 00:22:26,649 But like Mom always said: Don't ever give up. 483 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,351 When I was little, Mom never stopped researching. 484 00:22:32,394 --> 00:22:36,224 Because while there was no cure, 485 00:22:36,267 --> 00:22:38,748 but there might be ways to live a normal life. 486 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:43,753 BRAD: It's a church, Mom. 487 00:22:43,797 --> 00:22:46,756 ELLEN: Honey, you're not going to have to get a Bible lesson. 488 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,803 It's just a support group. 489 00:22:49,846 --> 00:22:51,718 Do I have to? 490 00:22:51,761 --> 00:22:53,937 You need to connect with other people 491 00:22:53,981 --> 00:22:55,156 who have Tourette's. 492 00:22:55,199 --> 00:22:57,376 Find out how they live with it. 493 00:22:57,419 --> 00:23:00,422 Okay... let's do it. Jah-jah! 494 00:23:00,466 --> 00:23:04,121 [barking and grunting in distance] 495 00:23:04,165 --> 00:23:06,428 I'm not going in there. 496 00:23:06,472 --> 00:23:07,386 Honey... 497 00:23:13,696 --> 00:23:16,003 I'd never seen anyone with Tourette's before. 498 00:23:16,046 --> 00:23:18,005 Drop-drop. 499 00:23:18,048 --> 00:23:21,356 There were eye-blinkers and nose-twitchers, 500 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:25,012 foot-stompers and neck-jerkers. 501 00:23:25,055 --> 00:23:26,753 Some of them yelped and coughed. 502 00:23:26,796 --> 00:23:29,233 Is this what I looked like to other people? 503 00:23:29,277 --> 00:23:30,452 Wah! 504 00:23:30,496 --> 00:23:32,672 Come on, Bobo. We're here to learn. 505 00:23:32,715 --> 00:23:35,718 Let's start learning. 506 00:23:35,762 --> 00:23:37,546 The Americans with Disabilities Act gives us the right 507 00:23:37,590 --> 00:23:41,028 to do anything or go anyplace that we want to. 508 00:23:41,071 --> 00:23:42,595 But try going to a movie. 509 00:23:42,638 --> 00:23:45,467 Or a concert or a restaurant. 510 00:23:45,511 --> 00:23:46,729 That law doesn't mean anything 511 00:23:46,773 --> 00:23:48,818 when people are yelling at you to shut up. 512 00:23:48,862 --> 00:23:51,386 I come home and my parents close the windows and blinds 513 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:53,475 'cause they don't want the neighbors to see me tic. 514 00:23:53,519 --> 00:23:55,695 No one was even trying to be accepted. 515 00:23:55,738 --> 00:23:58,349 The adults were out of work; the kids stayed at home. 516 00:23:58,393 --> 00:24:03,093 I knew one thing: I didn't want to be like them. 517 00:24:03,137 --> 00:24:07,010 Even the coaches on his team wouldn't accept him. 518 00:24:07,054 --> 00:24:09,535 Oh, I'd had it.[grunting] 519 00:24:09,578 --> 00:24:12,668 Of course, you're home-schooling, too? 520 00:24:12,712 --> 00:24:16,019 No. Brad goes to school like any other kid. 521 00:24:16,063 --> 00:24:18,369 These kids aren't like any other kids. 522 00:24:18,413 --> 00:24:20,894 School's a waste of time for them. 523 00:24:20,937 --> 00:24:22,983 I took him out at the third grade 524 00:24:23,026 --> 00:24:24,332 just to save my sanity. 525 00:24:24,375 --> 00:24:27,857 You want my advice, 526 00:24:27,901 --> 00:24:30,381 Wup.you'll do the same. 527 00:24:30,425 --> 00:24:33,384 Yeah. Thanks. 528 00:24:33,428 --> 00:24:35,865 Let's go, Bobo. 529 00:24:37,301 --> 00:24:38,912 It's supposed to be a support group. 530 00:24:38,955 --> 00:24:40,609 Where's the support? 531 00:24:40,653 --> 00:24:43,177 You're supposed to just hide away for the rest of your life? 532 00:24:43,220 --> 00:24:45,788 I'm really so sorry that I brought you there, honey. 533 00:24:45,832 --> 00:24:47,486 Let's just forget this. 534 00:24:47,529 --> 00:24:48,922 I don't want to forget this, Mom. 535 00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:50,576 Those people let Tourette's win. 536 00:24:50,619 --> 00:24:52,229 I'm never going to do that. 537 00:24:52,273 --> 00:24:54,971 It's difficult to imagine that, at the age of 12, 538 00:24:55,015 --> 00:24:58,409 I would find a genuine philosophy to live by. 539 00:24:58,453 --> 00:25:01,848 But here it was: this defining moment. 540 00:25:01,891 --> 00:25:03,458 Wup. 541 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:07,288 To always face my adversity head-on. 542 00:25:07,331 --> 00:25:08,768 When I went to my next interview, 543 00:25:08,811 --> 00:25:10,944 I decided to be even more upfront: 544 00:25:10,987 --> 00:25:13,642 get the Tourette's stuff out of the way first, 545 00:25:13,686 --> 00:25:15,731 and then dazzle them with my approach to teaching. 546 00:25:15,775 --> 00:25:17,167 [yelps]You seem to have been very successful 547 00:25:17,211 --> 00:25:18,865 in spite of your Tourette's. 548 00:25:18,908 --> 00:25:20,649 I've worked very hard to become the best teacher I can be. 549 00:25:20,693 --> 00:25:22,564 Thank you for coming in. 550 00:25:22,608 --> 00:25:24,740 I'll let you know.Thanks. 551 00:25:24,784 --> 00:25:26,525 So much for being upfront. 552 00:25:26,568 --> 00:25:29,136 For my third interview, 553 00:25:29,179 --> 00:25:32,574 I decided to avoid discussing my Tourette's at all. 554 00:25:32,618 --> 00:25:35,011 Each week, I like to send home a progress report 555 00:25:35,055 --> 00:25:37,361 to my students' parents... Wha... 556 00:25:37,405 --> 00:25:39,581 I like to give my students a voice in their learning. 557 00:25:39,625 --> 00:25:41,409 Chop, chop! To be hands-on 558 00:25:41,452 --> 00:25:43,019 and interactive in the classroom... 559 00:25:43,063 --> 00:25:44,804 Drip, pa, wha! 560 00:25:44,847 --> 00:25:48,285 ...but also to keep the parents closely involved... Yurp! 561 00:25:48,329 --> 00:25:51,027 Yurp! Whop. 562 00:25:51,071 --> 00:25:53,203 Ron, it was a huge mistake not mentioning my Tourette's. 563 00:25:53,247 --> 00:25:54,509 Whup! Whup! 564 00:25:54,553 --> 00:25:57,294 It was like, you know, I was trying to hide it. 565 00:25:57,338 --> 00:25:59,470 Fat chance. Whap! 566 00:25:59,514 --> 00:26:00,907 Okay, that's a negative.No, the negative 567 00:26:00,950 --> 00:26:02,691 is you got to stop stressing out. 568 00:26:02,735 --> 00:26:04,171 You're stressing me out. 569 00:26:04,214 --> 00:26:05,520 But the positive is 570 00:26:05,564 --> 00:26:07,740 that, hey, the others didn't seem to have 571 00:26:07,783 --> 00:26:09,350 a problem with it, right? Ftt! Ftt! 572 00:26:09,393 --> 00:26:11,874 I just... I got to wait for the call. 573 00:26:11,918 --> 00:26:13,354 The positive is, you're coming out with me. 574 00:26:13,397 --> 00:26:14,747 My new girlfriend-- 575 00:26:14,790 --> 00:26:16,618 she has a roommate. 576 00:26:16,662 --> 00:26:19,403 Will you stop trying to set me up? Wha! Wha! 577 00:26:19,447 --> 00:26:22,319 When I'm ready to date, I will date.Come on. 578 00:26:22,363 --> 00:26:23,582 She's heard all about you, 579 00:26:23,625 --> 00:26:24,844 and she still wants to meet you. 580 00:26:24,887 --> 00:26:26,715 Oh, thanks. 581 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:27,716 Real kind. 582 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:28,717 Listen, I want to relax, okay? 583 00:26:28,761 --> 00:26:29,718 I want to watch the Braves. 584 00:26:29,762 --> 00:26:31,720 We all want to watch the Braves. 585 00:26:31,764 --> 00:26:34,244 Get changed. 586 00:26:34,288 --> 00:26:38,771 GIRL: So, Ron tells me that you're on a big job hunt. 587 00:26:38,814 --> 00:26:40,381 How's it going? 588 00:26:40,424 --> 00:26:43,427 Pretty good... Wha! Wha!... except no one's hired me yet. 589 00:26:43,471 --> 00:26:46,561 I guess they're all too busy fighting to get to me. 590 00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:51,871 [bar patrons chanting] 591 00:26:51,914 --> 00:26:52,785 You do this? 592 00:26:52,828 --> 00:26:54,787 I am impressed by this. 593 00:26:54,830 --> 00:26:57,180 You should be.I was not expecting this. 594 00:26:57,224 --> 00:26:58,617 That's amazing. 595 00:26:58,660 --> 00:26:59,835 But I'm pretty good.You are. 596 00:26:59,879 --> 00:27:01,707 Wha! Wha! Wha! 597 00:27:01,750 --> 00:27:03,143 Wha! Wha! 598 00:27:03,186 --> 00:27:04,623 So you are really a sports fan? 599 00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:05,972 Ah, yes. Big-time. Okay. 600 00:27:06,015 --> 00:27:08,670 Soccer, softball, tennis. Okay. Mm-hmm. 601 00:27:08,714 --> 00:27:10,803 Yep. I played a lot in college, 602 00:27:10,846 --> 00:27:12,456 but I'm not good enough for the pros. 603 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:15,677 I hear that because I wish I was good enough to be him. 604 00:27:15,721 --> 00:27:17,679 Who? Him. 605 00:27:19,202 --> 00:27:22,075 [laughs] Oh, you want to be a mascot? 606 00:27:22,118 --> 00:27:23,685 His name is Homer. 607 00:27:23,729 --> 00:27:25,165 Homer. Whup! 608 00:27:25,208 --> 00:27:26,862 And it's a lifelong ambition. 609 00:27:26,906 --> 00:27:27,994 Okay. All right.Fa! Fa! 610 00:27:28,037 --> 00:27:28,647 Wha! Wha! 611 00:27:30,126 --> 00:27:32,302 Wha! Fa! Fa! 612 00:27:32,346 --> 00:27:35,436 Don't look now. Don't look now, but there's this guy behind us, 613 00:27:35,479 --> 00:27:37,351 and I don't know what his problem is. He keeps staring. 614 00:27:37,394 --> 00:27:40,267 Ah. 615 00:27:40,310 --> 00:27:41,921 I actually get that look 616 00:27:41,964 --> 00:27:43,749 a lot. Wha! Wha! 617 00:27:43,792 --> 00:27:45,489 It's a look of envy. 618 00:27:45,533 --> 00:27:50,146 He's thinking, "How can I make cool noises like that guy?" 619 00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:54,803 You have such a great attitude about your... 620 00:27:58,198 --> 00:28:00,156 Bye, Homer. 621 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,724 Bye... bye, Ron. Bye-bye. 622 00:28:02,768 --> 00:28:03,943 Bye, Homer. 623 00:28:03,986 --> 00:28:05,727 Go, Braves! 624 00:28:05,771 --> 00:28:07,729 So, that must have gone well, huh? 625 00:28:07,773 --> 00:28:09,209 Did you ask her out again? 626 00:28:09,252 --> 00:28:10,689 Yeah, I asked, 627 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:12,212 but it's second date syndrome-- p-wha! 628 00:28:12,255 --> 00:28:13,692 You know, I'm a great guy; 629 00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:15,389 she had a lot of fun, but, uh... 630 00:28:15,432 --> 00:28:18,435 Your tics are just too cool for her? 631 00:28:18,479 --> 00:28:20,089 Actually, no, she says 632 00:28:20,133 --> 00:28:22,004 because my roommate's breath smells so bad. 633 00:28:22,048 --> 00:28:23,658 What do you mean? You know what I mean. 634 00:28:27,444 --> 00:28:29,142 Wa! 635 00:28:29,185 --> 00:28:33,015 Ra![phone ringing] 636 00:28:33,059 --> 00:28:34,016 Yop! Wa! 637 00:28:34,060 --> 00:28:35,670 This is Brad. 638 00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:38,368 Oh, hey, Dad. 639 00:28:38,412 --> 00:28:39,979 Yeah, no, Ron-Ron-Ron told me 640 00:28:40,022 --> 00:28:41,545 you called, I just, uh, 641 00:28:41,589 --> 00:28:44,592 you know, I've been so busy that... 642 00:28:44,635 --> 00:28:47,160 No, I haven't had lunch yet. 643 00:28:47,203 --> 00:28:48,770 Wha! Wha! 644 00:28:48,814 --> 00:28:50,598 All right, that sounds great. 645 00:28:50,641 --> 00:28:51,817 Where do you want to meet? 646 00:28:51,860 --> 00:28:55,124 Lunch at Dad's work. 647 00:28:55,168 --> 00:28:57,648 He wouldn't have to worry about my noises there. 648 00:28:57,692 --> 00:28:59,389 [machines roaring, men yelling] 649 00:28:59,433 --> 00:29:01,609 Yip! Wha! 650 00:29:01,652 --> 00:29:03,263 Yip! 651 00:29:03,306 --> 00:29:04,699 Let me know if you need any more of those trusses, okay? 652 00:29:04,743 --> 00:29:06,701 All right. Hey. Hey. 653 00:29:06,745 --> 00:29:08,181 Hey, Dad.See you found your way. 654 00:29:08,224 --> 00:29:09,791 Yeah.Let's go have lunch outside my office. 655 00:29:09,835 --> 00:29:11,532 It will be a little more private.All right. 656 00:29:13,316 --> 00:29:15,797 Diane's wondering when you're gonna come by. 657 00:29:15,841 --> 00:29:17,799 I guess you've been pretty busy with the job-hunting. 658 00:29:17,843 --> 00:29:18,887 Any luck? 659 00:29:18,931 --> 00:29:20,671 I'm still interviewing. 660 00:29:22,804 --> 00:29:24,675 How is that going? 661 00:29:24,719 --> 00:29:26,939 Are they giving you any trouble with your, uh...? 662 00:29:26,982 --> 00:29:28,723 You can say the word, Dad: Tourette's. 663 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,117 Some of them are; some of them aren't. 664 00:29:33,946 --> 00:29:35,469 How's your money holding out? 665 00:29:35,512 --> 00:29:37,471 I'm not asking you for money.I know that. 666 00:29:37,514 --> 00:29:38,777 You never ask me for anything. No. 667 00:29:38,820 --> 00:29:40,039 But if you ever do get short, 668 00:29:40,082 --> 00:29:41,649 you know you got a job with me. 669 00:29:41,692 --> 00:29:44,043 I'm gonna teach, Dad-- drop! drop!-- okay? 670 00:29:44,086 --> 00:29:46,306 I can't let anything get in the way of that. 671 00:29:46,349 --> 00:29:47,829 Okay... I'm just saying 672 00:29:47,873 --> 00:29:49,700 there's nothing wrong with keeping your options open 673 00:29:49,744 --> 00:29:51,050 in case things don't work out. 674 00:29:51,093 --> 00:29:53,095 You know, there are other things besides teaching. 675 00:29:53,139 --> 00:29:54,923 Not for me. 676 00:29:57,447 --> 00:30:00,624 Dad could never understand my optimism. 677 00:30:00,668 --> 00:30:03,497 Like when I graduated to middle school. 678 00:30:03,540 --> 00:30:05,586 I was really hopeful things would be different. 679 00:30:05,629 --> 00:30:06,979 What's the matter, Brad? 680 00:30:07,022 --> 00:30:08,632 Eating alone? 681 00:30:08,676 --> 00:30:10,373 Make a fresh start. 682 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:12,375 New school, new friends. 683 00:30:12,419 --> 00:30:14,334 J-J-jup! 684 00:30:14,377 --> 00:30:15,683 Same result. 685 00:30:15,726 --> 00:30:18,338 Today, we're gonna be talking about fractions. 686 00:30:18,381 --> 00:30:20,296 Fractions are your friend. 687 00:30:20,340 --> 00:30:22,908 You use fractions in everyday life.Jup-whup-jup! 688 00:30:22,951 --> 00:30:24,170 [children laughing] 689 00:30:24,213 --> 00:30:26,041 You just don't realize it. 690 00:30:26,085 --> 00:30:29,131 For example, say your mother bakes a pie. 691 00:30:29,175 --> 00:30:30,829 She cuts the...Jup-whup-whup! 692 00:30:30,872 --> 00:30:32,569 [children laughing] 693 00:30:32,613 --> 00:30:34,615 Cohen... 694 00:30:34,658 --> 00:30:37,357 just go to the principal's office. 695 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,490 CHILDREN: Ooh... 696 00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:44,843 Not the best way to introduce myself to the principal. 697 00:30:44,886 --> 00:30:46,583 Whup-whup! 698 00:30:46,627 --> 00:30:49,021 Whup-whup-whup![clears throat] 699 00:30:50,152 --> 00:30:51,371 Whup. 700 00:30:51,414 --> 00:30:53,373 Whup-whup. 701 00:30:53,416 --> 00:30:56,289 [sighs] 702 00:30:56,332 --> 00:30:58,639 What do you think a school is for, Brad? 703 00:30:58,682 --> 00:30:59,945 Whup-whup-drop! 704 00:30:59,988 --> 00:31:02,034 I'm sorry I keep disrupting the class. 705 00:31:02,077 --> 00:31:03,296 You're not answering my question. 706 00:31:03,339 --> 00:31:05,994 What's a school for? 707 00:31:06,038 --> 00:31:07,648 To educate, isn't it? 708 00:31:07,691 --> 00:31:09,041 Whup-drop! 709 00:31:09,084 --> 00:31:10,869 To use knowledge to wipe out ignorance. 710 00:31:17,571 --> 00:31:19,181 The school's orchestra is having a concert 711 00:31:19,225 --> 00:31:20,966 this afternoon-- you planning on going? 712 00:31:21,009 --> 00:31:23,185 No, sir, my tics will ruin the music. 713 00:31:23,229 --> 00:31:25,100 Hmm. 714 00:31:25,144 --> 00:31:26,928 I want you to be there. 715 00:31:29,757 --> 00:31:32,542 [playing classical music] 716 00:31:32,586 --> 00:31:34,153 BRAD: Drop-drop. 717 00:31:37,286 --> 00:31:38,157 Jup-jup. 718 00:31:39,854 --> 00:31:41,725 Drop-drop. 719 00:31:41,769 --> 00:31:43,423 Drop-drop! 720 00:31:44,554 --> 00:31:46,513 Wha-wha. 721 00:31:46,556 --> 00:31:48,558 J-jup-jup. 722 00:31:48,602 --> 00:31:49,864 Jup! 723 00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:50,865 Shh. 724 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:52,780 Jup! 725 00:31:52,823 --> 00:31:54,564 [music ends, applause] 726 00:31:58,655 --> 00:32:00,309 Everybody, just keep your seats for a minute, please. 727 00:32:02,224 --> 00:32:03,834 Thank you. 728 00:32:03,878 --> 00:32:05,184 Did you enjoy the concert? 729 00:32:05,227 --> 00:32:06,533 [applause] 730 00:32:06,576 --> 00:32:08,056 Great job. 731 00:32:10,406 --> 00:32:13,540 Did you hear any noises during the quiet parts? 732 00:32:13,583 --> 00:32:15,194 ALL: Yes. BRAD: Wha-jop-jup. 733 00:32:17,326 --> 00:32:19,459 Yeah, so did I.Drop-drop. 734 00:32:19,502 --> 00:32:21,591 They're pretty annoying, aren't they? 735 00:32:21,635 --> 00:32:24,551 The person making those noises 736 00:32:24,594 --> 00:32:26,031 is Brad Cohen. 737 00:32:31,819 --> 00:32:32,907 Come on up here, Brad. 738 00:32:41,176 --> 00:32:42,961 J-jop-jop. 739 00:32:46,877 --> 00:32:48,227 Jop. 740 00:32:56,844 --> 00:32:58,193 Whup-whup. 741 00:33:00,065 --> 00:33:02,023 [microphone feedback]Whup-whup. 742 00:33:04,286 --> 00:33:05,679 Whup-whup. 743 00:33:12,077 --> 00:33:14,731 Do you like making noises and upsetting people, Brad? 744 00:33:14,775 --> 00:33:17,386 No, sir. 745 00:33:17,430 --> 00:33:18,518 Then why do you do it? 746 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:21,216 Wh-wha! 747 00:33:21,260 --> 00:33:23,175 Because I have Tourette's syndrome. 748 00:33:23,218 --> 00:33:25,829 Drop. What's that? 749 00:33:25,873 --> 00:33:27,831 It's a thing in my brain 750 00:33:27,875 --> 00:33:29,790 that causes me to make weird noises. 751 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,577 But you could control it if you wanted to, right? 752 00:33:34,621 --> 00:33:36,144 Yop... no, sir. 753 00:33:36,188 --> 00:33:38,059 It's a sickness. 754 00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:39,191 Hmm. 755 00:33:39,234 --> 00:33:42,281 Well, why can't you just get cured? 756 00:33:42,324 --> 00:33:44,196 There isn't any cure. 757 00:33:47,112 --> 00:33:49,636 I don't like making noises any more 758 00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:51,507 than you like hearing them. 759 00:33:51,551 --> 00:33:55,468 They're even worse when I get stressed. 760 00:33:55,511 --> 00:33:59,820 When you don't accept that I can't stop them. 761 00:33:59,863 --> 00:34:04,825 But when I feel accepted, then they're not so bad. 762 00:34:04,868 --> 00:34:07,958 What can we do? 763 00:34:08,002 --> 00:34:10,135 And I mean everyone in this school. 764 00:34:13,790 --> 00:34:16,141 What can we do to help you, Brad? 765 00:34:19,970 --> 00:34:22,190 I just want to be treated like everybody else. 766 00:34:26,673 --> 00:34:28,675 [whispering]: Good job. 767 00:34:28,718 --> 00:34:30,068 You can sit down.J-jup. 768 00:34:30,111 --> 00:34:32,157 Drop-drop. 769 00:34:38,032 --> 00:34:40,643 Drop-drop. 770 00:34:40,687 --> 00:34:42,254 Drop-drop. 771 00:34:43,733 --> 00:34:45,692 Drop-drop-wha. 772 00:35:01,664 --> 00:35:03,101 Drop. 773 00:35:05,277 --> 00:35:09,324 A few words, a little education, 774 00:35:09,368 --> 00:35:12,240 and it was like opening a door to a brand-new world. 775 00:35:23,251 --> 00:35:25,993 Now someday, some way, I knew... 776 00:35:26,036 --> 00:35:29,127 Tourette's or no Tourette's, 777 00:35:29,170 --> 00:35:32,130 I was going to be a teacher. 778 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,355 I had no choice but to prove Tourette's 779 00:35:40,399 --> 00:35:42,531 would never get the best of me. 780 00:35:42,575 --> 00:35:45,360 If I quit, I'd be agreeing with everyone 781 00:35:45,404 --> 00:35:48,537 who had ever told me I was barking up the wrong tree. 782 00:35:48,581 --> 00:35:51,061 Mm-hmm. 783 00:35:51,105 --> 00:35:53,890 Hmm. 784 00:35:53,934 --> 00:35:56,284 Hmm. Uh, sorry about the air-conditioning. 785 00:35:56,328 --> 00:35:58,591 It's supposed to have already been fixed by now. 786 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:01,420 Oh, that's, uh... [barks] 787 00:36:01,463 --> 00:36:04,945 Well, your, um... your résumé looks okay, 788 00:36:04,988 --> 00:36:06,642 and we do have an opening in the fifth grade. 789 00:36:06,686 --> 00:36:09,819 Okay. I... 790 00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:11,299 But I do have to tell you, 791 00:36:11,343 --> 00:36:13,388 this is a tough place to work. [barks] 792 00:36:13,432 --> 00:36:16,609 Um, we've got some really hard cases. 793 00:36:16,652 --> 00:36:18,480 Well, I take that as a challenge. 794 00:36:18,524 --> 00:36:20,743 I don't believe that any kid is hopeless. 795 00:36:20,787 --> 00:36:21,570 [clicks tongue] They all want to learn. 796 00:36:21,614 --> 00:36:23,485 You can't ever give up. 797 00:36:23,529 --> 00:36:25,487 You just, uh, got to find the right way to teach them. 798 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:26,706 You got something stuck in your throat. 799 00:36:26,749 --> 00:36:28,534 Would you like a drink? 800 00:36:28,577 --> 00:36:29,578 I have Tourette's syndrome. 801 00:36:29,622 --> 00:36:31,189 [barks] I'd like to tell you... 802 00:36:31,232 --> 00:36:34,279 Tourette's? Isn't that where you yell out obscenities? 803 00:36:34,322 --> 00:36:36,324 That's coprolalia. It's a rare symptom 804 00:36:36,368 --> 00:36:37,586 that a small percentage of people with Tourette's have. 805 00:36:37,630 --> 00:36:38,892 I don't have that. 806 00:36:38,935 --> 00:36:40,198 Listen. They did not tell me 807 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:41,590 that you were going to be handicapped. 808 00:36:41,634 --> 00:36:44,419 How do you expect to handle a bunch of wild students 809 00:36:44,463 --> 00:36:47,161 with a handicap like that?[barks] 810 00:36:47,205 --> 00:36:48,728 Well, by educating them. 811 00:36:48,771 --> 00:36:51,339 By letting them know it's okay to talk about it. 812 00:36:51,383 --> 00:36:54,081 These students would laugh at you. 813 00:36:57,127 --> 00:36:58,564 Uh... 814 00:36:58,607 --> 00:37:01,741 Not... when they understand it's simply... 815 00:37:01,784 --> 00:37:05,484 Okay, I have seen teachers with disabilities before 816 00:37:05,527 --> 00:37:08,487 [barks] and never with what you've got. 817 00:37:08,530 --> 00:37:10,576 I just don't see how you could ever teach a class. 818 00:37:13,143 --> 00:37:14,841 I can teach... [barks] 819 00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:16,799 Look at my résumé. 820 00:37:16,843 --> 00:37:18,236 Look at it. 821 00:37:18,279 --> 00:37:19,498 Okay, I was very successful as a student teacher. 822 00:37:19,541 --> 00:37:20,673 My Tourette's never posed a problem. 823 00:37:20,716 --> 00:37:21,761 [barking] 824 00:37:21,804 --> 00:37:23,937 I can teach.Okay, bottom line. 825 00:37:23,980 --> 00:37:27,767 I need somebody now for the fifth grade. 826 00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:32,075 You want to teach here, you're going to have to refrain 827 00:37:32,119 --> 00:37:33,425 from making these noises in class. 828 00:37:36,471 --> 00:37:39,474 You know what? Thank you very much 829 00:37:39,518 --> 00:37:41,433 for the interview.But don't you want the job? 830 00:37:41,476 --> 00:37:44,392 Yes, actually. I want it really bad. 831 00:37:44,436 --> 00:37:46,394 But I would never ever work for a man 832 00:37:46,438 --> 00:37:48,353 that doesn't care about his students. 833 00:37:48,396 --> 00:37:50,006 So I'll take my portfolio and, uh, 834 00:37:50,050 --> 00:37:52,008 and take no more of your time. 835 00:37:52,052 --> 00:37:53,488 You got a great boss. 836 00:37:56,839 --> 00:37:58,841 Wow. 837 00:37:58,885 --> 00:38:00,321 [barks] 838 00:38:11,245 --> 00:38:12,464 [barks] 839 00:38:17,947 --> 00:38:20,080 [panting] 840 00:38:20,123 --> 00:38:21,995 [sobs] 841 00:38:38,881 --> 00:38:40,622 [sobbing] 842 00:38:47,586 --> 00:38:49,196 That was the worst interview I've ever had. 843 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:51,459 All he could see when he looked at me was my Tourette's. 844 00:38:51,503 --> 00:38:53,766 [barks] That's all any of them see. 845 00:38:53,809 --> 00:38:56,377 Well, honey, if they can't see what a great teacher 846 00:38:56,421 --> 00:38:58,336 you would be, that is their failure, not yours. 847 00:38:58,379 --> 00:39:01,077 Well, it sure seems like my failure. 848 00:39:01,121 --> 00:39:03,036 Well... [sighs] 849 00:39:03,079 --> 00:39:05,038 If you say so. 850 00:39:05,081 --> 00:39:06,518 You know what? 851 00:39:06,561 --> 00:39:08,520 Why don't you just throw in the towel and come home, huh? 852 00:39:08,563 --> 00:39:09,999 I'll buy you a ticket. 853 00:39:10,043 --> 00:39:11,827 I'm not saying that. 854 00:39:11,871 --> 00:39:13,176 Really? It's sounds like that's what you're saying. 855 00:39:13,220 --> 00:39:14,482 It sounds like you're letting Tourette's win. 856 00:39:14,526 --> 00:39:16,963 I am not letting Tourette's win. 857 00:39:17,006 --> 00:39:17,529 Really? 858 00:39:17,572 --> 00:39:18,747 Yes, really. 859 00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:20,532 Look, I'm never going to give up. 860 00:39:20,575 --> 00:39:22,055 I just... [sighs] 861 00:39:22,098 --> 00:39:24,753 I have to find the right school. 862 00:39:24,797 --> 00:39:26,320 You will, Bobo. 863 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:27,800 You will. 864 00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:35,198 So I decided it wasn't Tourette's. 865 00:39:35,242 --> 00:39:38,376 I just hadn't found the right school yet. 866 00:39:38,419 --> 00:39:40,290 I'd keep barking, and I wasn't quitting 867 00:39:40,334 --> 00:39:43,468 until I found that principal. 868 00:39:43,511 --> 00:39:46,601 I made a map of every school where I hadn't interviewed. 869 00:39:49,038 --> 00:39:50,692 [barking] 870 00:39:56,742 --> 00:39:58,526 [barking] 871 00:40:03,662 --> 00:40:05,098 [barking] 872 00:40:14,934 --> 00:40:18,154 If the principal wasn't in, I'd give my résumé 873 00:40:18,198 --> 00:40:20,069 to his secretary or a janitor 874 00:40:20,113 --> 00:40:22,681 and ask them to drop it off when the principal returned. 875 00:40:22,724 --> 00:40:25,553 I didn't care; I needed a job. 876 00:40:30,819 --> 00:40:33,909 I wasn't going to stop until I had one. 877 00:40:33,953 --> 00:40:35,476 [barks] 878 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,609 You'll be starting at the bottom, 879 00:40:37,652 --> 00:40:39,045 but that's no big deal. 880 00:40:39,088 --> 00:40:40,481 That's where I started. 881 00:40:40,525 --> 00:40:41,961 And you're working 7:00 to 4:00. 882 00:40:42,004 --> 00:40:43,832 I told you this was only part-time. 883 00:40:43,876 --> 00:40:46,008 I need to keep my mornings open for interviews. 884 00:40:46,052 --> 00:40:47,270 I thought that school had started already. 885 00:40:47,314 --> 00:40:48,489 No, not all of them. 886 00:40:48,533 --> 00:40:50,056 Well, we'll see what happens. 887 00:40:50,099 --> 00:40:52,537 Here are your tools of the trade. 888 00:40:52,580 --> 00:40:54,452 At least for the time being. 889 00:40:54,495 --> 00:40:56,062 Like I said, at the bottom. 890 00:40:56,105 --> 00:40:57,716 But every job is important here, 891 00:40:57,759 --> 00:40:58,891 and who knows, maybe you'll end up liking it. 892 00:40:58,934 --> 00:41:00,283 And if you put your time in... 893 00:41:00,327 --> 00:41:01,850 Didn't you hear what I just said? 894 00:41:01,894 --> 00:41:04,505 [barks] I'm only working here until I get a teaching job. 895 00:41:07,726 --> 00:41:09,554 All that stuff has to go in the dumpster. 896 00:41:11,381 --> 00:41:12,513 [barks] 897 00:41:12,557 --> 00:41:14,646 The hiring season was ending. 898 00:41:14,689 --> 00:41:16,735 My interviews had dried up. 899 00:41:16,778 --> 00:41:18,650 School had started. 900 00:41:18,693 --> 00:41:21,479 I was running out of time and money... and hope. 901 00:41:21,522 --> 00:41:23,481 [doorbell rings] 902 00:41:23,524 --> 00:41:26,222 [barks] 903 00:41:31,576 --> 00:41:32,794 Diane. 904 00:41:32,838 --> 00:41:34,274 I gave up on you ever coming to me, 905 00:41:34,317 --> 00:41:35,667 so I just came to you. 906 00:41:35,710 --> 00:41:37,320 You busy? 907 00:41:37,364 --> 00:41:40,193 It was my stepmom Diane, 908 00:41:40,236 --> 00:41:42,804 trying to build bridges with bagels. 909 00:41:42,848 --> 00:41:45,241 Your dad built his business with his own two hands. 910 00:41:45,285 --> 00:41:48,418 You can't blame him for wanting you to be a part of it. 911 00:41:48,462 --> 00:41:50,290 [barks]He's just being a dad. 912 00:41:50,333 --> 00:41:52,553 He wants you in his life. 913 00:41:56,122 --> 00:41:57,776 So how do you like Atlanta? 914 00:41:57,819 --> 00:42:00,126 You meeting any nice girls? 915 00:42:00,169 --> 00:42:02,128 [sighs] 916 00:42:02,171 --> 00:42:05,087 I'm just saying all the right things, huh? 917 00:42:05,131 --> 00:42:06,436 [chuckles] 918 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:07,481 Let me get you a refill. 919 00:42:07,525 --> 00:42:09,483 Brad, Brad. 920 00:42:12,051 --> 00:42:13,400 Your dad loves you... 921 00:42:13,443 --> 00:42:14,923 Da! ...so much. 922 00:42:14,967 --> 00:42:18,492 Wa! 923 00:42:18,536 --> 00:42:21,016 He just doesn't want to see you get hurt. 924 00:42:21,060 --> 00:42:22,583 The only thing that hurts is the fact 925 00:42:22,627 --> 00:42:24,237 that he has never accepted who I am. 926 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:25,804 Ja! Ja! 927 00:42:25,847 --> 00:42:28,371 See, he's got this idea of a perfect son... 928 00:42:28,415 --> 00:42:30,591 who is normal and does normal things. 929 00:42:30,635 --> 00:42:32,724 Well, I'm never going to be normal. 930 00:42:32,767 --> 00:42:36,466 Well, maybe that's not hisidea, Brad. 931 00:42:36,510 --> 00:42:38,120 Maybe that's yours. 932 00:42:38,164 --> 00:42:39,644 And you're right. 933 00:42:39,687 --> 00:42:42,168 [chuckling]: You are not normal. 934 00:42:42,211 --> 00:42:45,780 You have the gift... to teach. 935 00:42:49,871 --> 00:42:52,091 And it's not in spite of your Tourette's. 936 00:42:56,486 --> 00:42:58,271 It's because of it. 937 00:43:04,277 --> 00:43:05,931 [sighing]: I have to go. 938 00:43:10,675 --> 00:43:13,547 [door opens] 939 00:43:13,591 --> 00:43:16,594 [sportscaster talking indistinctly over television] 940 00:43:22,251 --> 00:43:24,079 [phone rings] 941 00:43:27,909 --> 00:43:29,868 Ba! Ra! 942 00:43:29,911 --> 00:43:32,131 Hello, this is Brad. 943 00:43:32,174 --> 00:43:35,003 Uh... yes, uh, that's a sheepdog. 944 00:43:35,047 --> 00:43:36,483 Uh-huh. 945 00:43:36,526 --> 00:43:37,789 Yep, Brad, Brad Cohen. 946 00:43:40,182 --> 00:43:43,229 10:00 is, is perfect for me. 947 00:43:43,272 --> 00:43:44,404 Absolutely. 948 00:43:44,447 --> 00:43:45,666 Okay, great. 949 00:43:45,710 --> 00:43:47,407 [school bell rings] 950 00:43:47,450 --> 00:43:49,757 Wa! 951 00:43:49,801 --> 00:43:51,193 Ba! Ba! 952 00:43:51,237 --> 00:43:52,368 Ba! 953 00:43:55,023 --> 00:43:56,546 Da! Da! 954 00:43:56,590 --> 00:43:58,244 [female teacher talking indistinctly] 955 00:44:02,596 --> 00:44:05,164 Da! Ha! 956 00:44:05,207 --> 00:44:07,470 Raise your hand. Raise your hand. 957 00:44:07,514 --> 00:44:09,559 You got to raise your hand. Come on...[door opens] 958 00:44:09,603 --> 00:44:12,127 MAN: You must be Brad Cohen. 959 00:44:12,171 --> 00:44:13,128 Hi. 960 00:44:13,172 --> 00:44:14,347 Ja! Ra! 961 00:44:14,390 --> 00:44:16,871 Jim Ovbey. I'm the principal around here. 962 00:44:16,915 --> 00:44:19,352 Hilarie Straka, assistant principal. Hi. 963 00:44:19,395 --> 00:44:20,919 Come on in the office, Brad. 964 00:44:20,962 --> 00:44:23,008 We heard you coming all the way from the parking lot. 965 00:44:23,051 --> 00:44:24,270 [laughter] 966 00:44:24,313 --> 00:44:26,272 I hear you've been making the rounds. 967 00:44:26,315 --> 00:44:27,403 Uh, 25 schools so far. 968 00:44:27,447 --> 00:44:28,753 Ja! Ja! 969 00:44:28,796 --> 00:44:30,058 And, uh, here's, here's my résumé. 970 00:44:30,102 --> 00:44:31,233 Oh, here... Oh. 971 00:44:31,277 --> 00:44:32,931 We can look at that in a minute, Brad. 972 00:44:32,974 --> 00:44:36,238 Just come on in and tell us why you want to be a teacher. 973 00:44:36,282 --> 00:44:38,501 Okay. 974 00:44:38,545 --> 00:44:39,502 Well, it's, uh... 975 00:44:39,546 --> 00:44:40,895 [chuckles] 976 00:44:40,939 --> 00:44:42,723 ...it's all I ever wanted to be-- wa!-- 977 00:44:42,767 --> 00:44:44,116 ever since I was in school. 978 00:44:44,159 --> 00:44:46,031 You must have had some pretty inspiring teachers. 979 00:44:46,074 --> 00:44:49,948 Uh, well, I had an inspiring principal-- Mr. Myer-- 980 00:44:49,991 --> 00:44:52,515 but my teachers-- they really only inspired me 981 00:44:52,559 --> 00:44:54,343 to be the kind of teachers that they never were. 982 00:44:54,387 --> 00:44:55,605 Ja! Wa! Wa! 983 00:44:55,649 --> 00:44:58,608 What kind of teacher is that? 984 00:44:58,652 --> 00:45:01,437 One who makes it possible for a kid to learn, 985 00:45:01,481 --> 00:45:04,179 even if he's different. 986 00:45:04,223 --> 00:45:08,618 In a way, the best teacher I ever had was my Tourette's. 987 00:45:08,662 --> 00:45:10,142 Y-You don't have to talk about that, Brad. 988 00:45:10,185 --> 00:45:11,447 N-No, it's okay. 989 00:45:11,491 --> 00:45:13,493 I make a point of being open about it. 990 00:45:13,536 --> 00:45:16,061 It's never off-limits to my students. 991 00:45:16,104 --> 00:45:18,150 They can ask me anything they want about it at any time. 992 00:45:18,193 --> 00:45:19,455 Wa! 993 00:45:19,499 --> 00:45:20,718 You must get some pretty interesting questions. 994 00:45:20,761 --> 00:45:22,850 [laughing]: Oh, yeah. 995 00:45:22,894 --> 00:45:25,940 Sometimes it gets really personal. 996 00:45:25,984 --> 00:45:26,941 I hope this question 997 00:45:26,985 --> 00:45:28,769 isn't too personal, Brad. 998 00:45:30,118 --> 00:45:32,338 Do you make those noises 999 00:45:32,381 --> 00:45:33,861 in your sleep? 1000 00:45:35,254 --> 00:45:37,430 I don't know. 1001 00:45:37,473 --> 00:45:38,431 I'm asleep. 1002 00:45:38,474 --> 00:45:39,475 [all laughing] 1003 00:45:41,129 --> 00:45:42,522 No. 1004 00:45:42,565 --> 00:45:44,393 No, I, I don't tic in my sleep. 1005 00:45:44,437 --> 00:45:47,353 When I'm relaxed, the noises give me a little bit of a break. 1006 00:45:47,396 --> 00:45:49,311 Like just now. 1007 00:45:49,355 --> 00:45:50,530 Okay, Brad. 1008 00:45:50,573 --> 00:45:51,836 I want to hear more 1009 00:45:51,879 --> 00:45:53,925 about your teaching philosophy. 1010 00:45:53,968 --> 00:45:56,579 Yeah, I'd love to tell you about my teaching philosophy. 1011 00:45:56,623 --> 00:45:59,191 We talked for nearly two hours. 1012 00:45:59,234 --> 00:46:01,410 It was the best interview I had ever had. 1013 00:46:02,803 --> 00:46:04,849 Well, Brad, it was a pleasure to meet you. 1014 00:46:04,892 --> 00:46:06,633 Yeah, you, too, you, too. 1015 00:46:06,676 --> 00:46:08,940 We've still got a few more teachers to interview...Wa! Wa! Wa! 1016 00:46:08,983 --> 00:46:10,680 ...but we'll let you know when we've made a decision. 1017 00:46:10,724 --> 00:46:11,812 Okay, great. [chuckles] 1018 00:46:11,856 --> 00:46:15,511 Thank you. Thank you, thank you. 1019 00:46:15,555 --> 00:46:18,384 Yes! 1020 00:46:18,427 --> 00:46:19,951 [bird squawks] 1021 00:46:19,994 --> 00:46:22,997 Still, my constant companion, as always, 1022 00:46:23,041 --> 00:46:26,218 warned me not to get my hopes up. 1023 00:46:26,261 --> 00:46:29,961 But hope is a hard habit to break. 1024 00:46:30,004 --> 00:46:31,266 [chuckles] 1025 00:46:31,310 --> 00:46:34,313 [birds squawking] 1026 00:46:34,356 --> 00:46:36,532 Ba! 1027 00:46:47,282 --> 00:46:49,763 [clears throat] 1028 00:46:49,807 --> 00:46:51,809 Ba! Ja! [squawking] 1029 00:46:52,897 --> 00:46:55,682 [squawks] 1030 00:46:55,725 --> 00:46:57,292 [birds squawking] 1031 00:46:57,336 --> 00:47:01,166 Ja! Wa! Wa! 1032 00:47:01,209 --> 00:47:02,863 [birds and Brad squawking] 1033 00:47:02,907 --> 00:47:05,300 [laughs] 1034 00:47:05,344 --> 00:47:05,997 [squawks] 1035 00:47:09,478 --> 00:47:11,306 I was called one last time 1036 00:47:11,350 --> 00:47:12,873 and asked to come in and meet with the second-grade staff. 1037 00:47:12,917 --> 00:47:15,136 Ja! 1038 00:47:15,180 --> 00:47:17,922 Oh, so you student-taught second grade? 1039 00:47:17,965 --> 00:47:19,880 Oh, I love second grade. 1040 00:47:19,924 --> 00:47:21,490 The kids are still so open-minded. 1041 00:47:21,534 --> 00:47:22,927 They're open to everything. 1042 00:47:22,970 --> 00:47:25,146 [chuckles]Yes, but you do manage 1043 00:47:25,190 --> 00:47:26,713 to maintain a little discipline, right? 1044 00:47:26,756 --> 00:47:28,454 While they're being so open? 1045 00:47:28,497 --> 00:47:31,022 Fa! Wa! I do let them know what the boundaries are, yes. 1046 00:47:31,065 --> 00:47:32,284 Fa! 1047 00:47:32,327 --> 00:47:33,894 So, Brad, what do you think 1048 00:47:33,938 --> 00:47:36,070 is the most important thing youhave to teach? 1049 00:47:36,114 --> 00:47:37,376 Yeah. 1050 00:47:37,419 --> 00:47:40,727 Uh, well, besides the importance of reading 1051 00:47:40,770 --> 00:47:42,207 and the value of math, 1052 00:47:42,250 --> 00:47:44,513 that it's okay to be yourself. 1053 00:47:44,557 --> 00:47:45,732 Wa! Ja! Wa! 1054 00:47:45,775 --> 00:47:47,299 It's okay to color outside the lines 1055 00:47:47,342 --> 00:47:48,735 if that's who you are. 1056 00:47:48,778 --> 00:47:52,478 So, um, it's okay to ignore the boundaries? 1057 00:47:52,521 --> 00:47:54,480 No, and I, I didn't... ja! 1058 00:47:54,523 --> 00:47:55,655 Fa! Fa! 1059 00:47:55,698 --> 00:47:58,092 Ja! Ja! Wa! I'm sorry, 1060 00:47:58,136 --> 00:48:00,486 but how can you expect kids to learn 1061 00:48:00,529 --> 00:48:01,226 when you're doing that all the time? 1062 00:48:01,269 --> 00:48:02,923 Oh, come on, Brenda. 1063 00:48:02,967 --> 00:48:04,403 No, no, no. It's okay. 1064 00:48:04,446 --> 00:48:06,666 It's a valid question, and I want to answer it. Ja! 1065 00:48:08,189 --> 00:48:10,061 Before they know me, 1066 00:48:10,104 --> 00:48:13,412 kids sometimes do think I'm just weird, or even scary, 1067 00:48:13,455 --> 00:48:16,023 but once I educate them about my Tourette's... 1068 00:48:16,067 --> 00:48:17,198 Fa! Fa! ...and they can see that 1069 00:48:17,242 --> 00:48:18,939 that Mr. Cohen's a real person, 1070 00:48:18,983 --> 00:48:20,898 who just happens to make funny noises, 1071 00:48:20,941 --> 00:48:23,074 well... then they accept me 1072 00:48:23,117 --> 00:48:25,032 as a good teacher. Ja! 1073 00:48:25,076 --> 00:48:28,079 Just like they accept all of you. 1074 00:48:29,384 --> 00:48:31,952 SUSAN: Well, maybe we should all 1075 00:48:31,996 --> 00:48:33,214 try to be more like second graders. 1076 00:48:33,258 --> 00:48:34,650 [sputters] 1077 00:48:34,694 --> 00:48:37,610 Does anyone have any other questions for Mr. Cohen? 1078 00:48:39,003 --> 00:48:41,962 Brad, thanks for coming in. 1079 00:48:42,006 --> 00:48:43,094 The school will be in touch with you, 1080 00:48:43,137 --> 00:48:45,879 and, so just be patient. 1081 00:48:45,923 --> 00:48:47,968 It's hard to be patient when you feel as though 1082 00:48:48,012 --> 00:48:49,013 you've blown your last chance, 1083 00:48:49,056 --> 00:48:50,362 and patience was never 1084 00:48:50,405 --> 00:48:52,451 my constant companion's strong suit. 1085 00:48:52,494 --> 00:48:54,540 NORMAN: I'm guessing you never heard from that school. 1086 00:48:54,583 --> 00:48:56,672 No, not yet. They're still interviewing. Wa! Wa! 1087 00:48:56,716 --> 00:48:57,630 I'm not worried. Ha. 1088 00:48:57,673 --> 00:48:58,848 Okay. 1089 00:48:58,892 --> 00:49:00,241 What's that supposed to mean? 1090 00:49:00,285 --> 00:49:01,373 I just said okay. 1091 00:49:01,416 --> 00:49:03,070 Wa! Wa! I know what you mean. 1092 00:49:03,114 --> 00:49:04,637 You don't think anybody would hire me 1093 00:49:04,680 --> 00:49:05,943 if they had a choice. Wa! Wa! 1094 00:49:05,986 --> 00:49:07,205 What are you, a mind reader now? 1095 00:49:07,248 --> 00:49:08,423 You know what, Dad? 1096 00:49:08,467 --> 00:49:10,425 This is gonna be my last day here. 1097 00:49:10,469 --> 00:49:12,732 Well, why don't you wait and see if you got the job first? 1098 00:49:12,775 --> 00:49:14,734 I'm gonna get the job, Dad. Wa! 1099 00:49:14,777 --> 00:49:16,344 I just have to stay focused. 1100 00:49:16,388 --> 00:49:18,346 Why can't you stay focused and realistic at the same time? 1101 00:49:18,390 --> 00:49:20,174 What's wrong with that? 1102 00:49:20,218 --> 00:49:21,654 Here. Wa! 1103 00:49:26,964 --> 00:49:28,052 [microwave beeping]Huh! 1104 00:49:28,095 --> 00:49:29,705 Wa! Wa![glass shattering] 1105 00:49:29,749 --> 00:49:31,794 Whoa! Are you all right, man? 1106 00:49:31,838 --> 00:49:33,622 You'll knock yourself out doing that. 1107 00:49:33,666 --> 00:49:35,102 What if that happens 1108 00:49:35,146 --> 00:49:36,625 while you're driving? 1109 00:49:36,669 --> 00:49:38,105 I'm fine. Oh, yeah. I don't know. 1110 00:49:38,149 --> 00:49:39,715 You ought to see another doctor. 1111 00:49:39,759 --> 00:49:40,847 I've seen doctors 1112 00:49:40,890 --> 00:49:42,153 my whole life, Ron. 1113 00:49:42,196 --> 00:49:43,328 Okay? They don't help. 1114 00:49:43,371 --> 00:49:44,459 Well, don't you think you need to see 1115 00:49:44,503 --> 00:49:46,635 somebody? 1116 00:49:46,679 --> 00:49:48,637 I really don't. 1117 00:49:50,117 --> 00:49:52,337 So just... 1118 00:49:52,380 --> 00:49:54,208 [glass shattering] 1119 00:49:57,951 --> 00:49:59,083 ♪ Come on 1120 00:49:59,126 --> 00:50:00,910 ♪ Everybody...♪ 1121 00:50:00,954 --> 00:50:03,652 There I was waiting for the phone to ring again. 1122 00:50:03,696 --> 00:50:06,742 I tried to convince myself something good would happen. 1123 00:50:06,786 --> 00:50:08,483 [doorbell rings repeatedly] 1124 00:50:08,527 --> 00:50:10,746 ♪ Everybody get on down... 1125 00:50:10,790 --> 00:50:12,009 Wa! 1126 00:50:12,052 --> 00:50:15,838 ♪ Let's get down... 1127 00:50:15,882 --> 00:50:17,797 My kid brother. 1128 00:50:17,840 --> 00:50:19,538 Not exactly what I had in mind. 1129 00:50:19,581 --> 00:50:20,887 [laughs] Oh! 1130 00:50:20,930 --> 00:50:22,628 [laughing] How you doing, Bobo? 1131 00:50:22,671 --> 00:50:24,934 Jeff! What-What are you doing here? 1132 00:50:24,978 --> 00:50:27,328 Why didn't you tell me you were coming? 1133 00:50:27,372 --> 00:50:29,504 You know you're in your boxers, right? 1134 00:50:29,548 --> 00:50:32,159 Did, uh, Mom send you to check up on me? 1135 00:50:32,203 --> 00:50:33,900 Why? You need checking up on? 1136 00:50:33,943 --> 00:50:35,989 No, but... Where do I put my stuff? 1137 00:50:36,033 --> 00:50:37,164 That's 1138 00:50:37,208 --> 00:50:38,383 great. 1139 00:50:38,426 --> 00:50:39,601 You get the couch. 1140 00:50:39,645 --> 00:50:40,559 Whoa! Nice clubs. 1141 00:50:40,602 --> 00:50:41,777 Are these new? 1142 00:50:41,821 --> 00:50:42,996 Uh, they're Dad's. 1143 00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:44,171 He let me borrow them. 1144 00:50:44,215 --> 00:50:45,390 Thought maybe you and I could, uh... 1145 00:50:45,433 --> 00:50:46,913 Wa! Wa! Wa! Wa! ...play a little golf. 1146 00:50:46,956 --> 00:50:49,133 He got us a tee time at his club. 1147 00:50:49,176 --> 00:50:52,832 BRAD: So, what do you think, a three iron from here, little bro? Ja! 1148 00:50:52,875 --> 00:50:54,616 Hey, by the way, thanks for the round. 1149 00:50:54,660 --> 00:50:56,009 Well, thank Dad. 1150 00:50:56,053 --> 00:50:58,098 Oh, wait. Ja! Wa! Wa! 1151 00:50:58,142 --> 00:50:59,099 I forgot. You guys aren't speaking. 1152 00:50:59,143 --> 00:51:00,187 I don't want to talk 1153 00:51:00,231 --> 00:51:01,797 about Dad right now. 1154 00:51:01,841 --> 00:51:03,625 You're just saying that to rattle me because you know... 1155 00:51:03,669 --> 00:51:04,844 ja! wa! I'm going to beat you. 1156 00:51:04,887 --> 00:51:06,280 I'm serious, Brad. 1157 00:51:06,324 --> 00:51:07,847 You-You and Dad got to start getting along. 1158 00:51:07,890 --> 00:51:08,978 We get along just fine. 1159 00:51:09,022 --> 00:51:10,241 Ja! Wa! 1160 00:51:10,284 --> 00:51:11,677 As long as we keep it long-distance. 1161 00:51:11,720 --> 00:51:12,939 Is that why you moved down here? 1162 00:51:12,982 --> 00:51:13,983 To keep him long-distance? Wa! Wa! 1163 00:51:14,027 --> 00:51:15,202 I mean, it's not like 1164 00:51:15,246 --> 00:51:16,464 you have anything to prove to him, right? 1165 00:51:16,508 --> 00:51:17,683 What are you now, Jeff? A shrink? 1166 00:51:17,726 --> 00:51:18,901 Dr. Jeff, huh? 1167 00:51:18,945 --> 00:51:20,425 Wa! Wa! I'm sorry. 1168 00:51:20,468 --> 00:51:22,427 Sir, 1169 00:51:22,470 --> 00:51:24,690 I'm going to have to ask you to stop making those noises. 1170 00:51:24,733 --> 00:51:25,952 Look, pal, he's not doing it... 1171 00:51:25,995 --> 00:51:27,562 No, no, no. I can handle it, Jeff. I got it. 1172 00:51:27,606 --> 00:51:29,216 Look, it's just not fair to the other golfers. 1173 00:51:29,260 --> 00:51:31,914 No, I understand. Um, I can't help making these noises. Ja! 1174 00:51:31,958 --> 00:51:33,002 Wa! Ja! because I have Tourette's syndrome. 1175 00:51:33,046 --> 00:51:35,092 It's a neurological disorder. 1176 00:51:35,135 --> 00:51:36,963 I'd like to tell you about it. Ja! Ja! Ja! 1177 00:51:37,006 --> 00:51:38,269 You're going to have to leave the course. 1178 00:51:38,312 --> 00:51:41,315 I got to think of the other members. 1179 00:51:41,359 --> 00:51:44,449 Hey, Joe, leave the guy alone. He's fine. 1180 00:51:44,492 --> 00:51:45,928 Hey, man, 1181 00:51:45,972 --> 00:51:47,408 we're a twosome, and our buddies don't appear... 1182 00:51:47,452 --> 00:51:48,627 Ja! Ja! ...to be showing. 1183 00:51:48,670 --> 00:51:49,889 Would you like to join us? 1184 00:51:49,932 --> 00:51:51,891 If you don't leave, 1185 00:51:51,934 --> 00:51:53,458 I'm gonna have to call security. 1186 00:51:53,501 --> 00:51:55,460 Okay. Okay. Um... Okay. 1187 00:51:55,503 --> 00:51:56,678 Thanks, guys. 1188 00:51:56,722 --> 00:51:58,158 Maybe next year, all right? Ja! 1189 00:51:58,202 --> 00:52:00,508 Jeff, come on. Come on, buddy. 1190 00:52:00,552 --> 00:52:02,249 Thanks. 1191 00:52:05,948 --> 00:52:07,254 [man grunts]Come on, Jeff. 1192 00:52:07,298 --> 00:52:08,734 It's not like you haven't seen it before. 1193 00:52:08,777 --> 00:52:10,518 How can you stand living in a world 1194 00:52:10,562 --> 00:52:11,737 where everybody is soignorant? 1195 00:52:11,780 --> 00:52:12,955 Everybody's not. 1196 00:52:12,999 --> 00:52:14,131 You saw those golfers back there. Wa! 1197 00:52:14,174 --> 00:52:15,349 They went to bat for me. 1198 00:52:15,393 --> 00:52:16,611 My life is full of people like that. 1199 00:52:16,655 --> 00:52:18,352 That's not always my experience. Wa! Wa! 1200 00:52:18,396 --> 00:52:20,354 Well, that's cause you're always getting into fights 1201 00:52:20,398 --> 00:52:22,487 sticking up for me. You and Mom. 1202 00:52:22,530 --> 00:52:24,228 You've always been there for me and my tics. 1203 00:52:24,271 --> 00:52:25,664 You know what? What? 1204 00:52:25,707 --> 00:52:27,187 You're beginning to tickme off. Oh, yeah? 1205 00:52:27,231 --> 00:52:28,493 Race you to the car. What? 1206 00:52:28,536 --> 00:52:29,711 Hey! Hey! Sucker! 1207 00:52:29,755 --> 00:52:31,670 Cheater! 1208 00:52:31,713 --> 00:52:33,802 Jeff's visit did give me a break from my worries.Uh! Uh! 1209 00:52:33,846 --> 00:52:36,762 And right after he left, I got a call from the school. 1210 00:52:36,805 --> 00:52:38,894 The principal wanted to see me in his office. 1211 00:52:38,938 --> 00:52:40,374 Ha! 1212 00:52:40,418 --> 00:52:42,159 Just like old times. 1213 00:52:42,202 --> 00:52:44,378 [bird squawking] 1214 00:52:46,424 --> 00:52:50,036 [squawking] 1215 00:52:52,952 --> 00:52:57,870 [squawking] 1216 00:52:57,913 --> 00:53:00,394 [sighs] JIM: Pretty noisy, huh? 1217 00:53:02,440 --> 00:53:04,398 And yet somehow the kids manage. 1218 00:53:04,442 --> 00:53:05,965 Don't they? 1219 00:53:07,096 --> 00:53:09,360 Yes, they do. 1220 00:53:09,403 --> 00:53:11,579 They do. 1221 00:53:11,623 --> 00:53:13,973 Hilarie and I discussed you with the teachers. 1222 00:53:14,016 --> 00:53:15,844 Ja! 1223 00:53:15,888 --> 00:53:20,545 And we talked about how proud we are of teaching our kids 1224 00:53:20,588 --> 00:53:23,287 to never let anything hold them back in life. 1225 00:53:26,507 --> 00:53:30,163 And Hilarie said if we're going to talk the talk, 1226 00:53:30,207 --> 00:53:33,732 we need to walk the walk. 1227 00:53:33,775 --> 00:53:35,647 She's waiting to show you your classroom. 1228 00:53:35,690 --> 00:53:36,648 [chuckles] 1229 00:53:36,691 --> 00:53:39,172 Welcome. 1230 00:53:39,216 --> 00:53:41,218 [laughing]: All right. 1231 00:53:41,261 --> 00:53:42,741 The second grade is overcrowded, 1232 00:53:42,784 --> 00:53:44,917 so we've had to create a new class. 1233 00:53:44,960 --> 00:53:47,006 Your kids are being taken out of other rooms, 1234 00:53:47,049 --> 00:53:49,530 so some of them might be a little confused. 1235 00:53:49,574 --> 00:53:51,445 They've already been in school for three weeks. 1236 00:53:51,489 --> 00:53:54,143 Ba! 1237 00:53:58,104 --> 00:53:59,801 There's your student roster. 1238 00:54:02,195 --> 00:54:04,153 The fun starts Monday, Brad. 1239 00:54:04,197 --> 00:54:05,764 Let me know if there's anything you need. 1240 00:54:05,807 --> 00:54:06,765 [chuckling]: I need everything. 1241 00:54:06,808 --> 00:54:08,462 Fa! 1242 00:54:08,506 --> 00:54:10,899 I looked down at that roster like I was announcing 1243 00:54:10,943 --> 00:54:13,772 the starting lineup for an all-star baseball game. 1244 00:54:13,815 --> 00:54:15,077 Hilarie, this is, uh... Thank you. 1245 00:54:15,121 --> 00:54:18,994 Hey, we thought you might need these. 1246 00:54:19,038 --> 00:54:21,432 Hey, everybody, bring 'em in. 1247 00:54:21,475 --> 00:54:23,347 Just put 'em down anywhere. 1248 00:54:23,390 --> 00:54:25,218 We'll get 'em arranged. 1249 00:54:25,262 --> 00:54:26,611 The... Here, let me help you with that. Thank you. 1250 00:54:26,654 --> 00:54:27,873 [laughs] 1251 00:54:27,916 --> 00:54:29,266 Wa! 1252 00:54:31,398 --> 00:54:34,401 Welcome to Mountain View. Wa! 1253 00:54:36,490 --> 00:54:37,970 Yeah, Mom, it's phenomenal, but, you know, 1254 00:54:38,013 --> 00:54:39,319 it's taken me so long to get here, 1255 00:54:39,363 --> 00:54:40,799 I still have to remind myself that I'm just 1256 00:54:40,842 --> 00:54:42,366 at the beginning. Wa! Wa! 1257 00:54:42,409 --> 00:54:44,716 Oh, honey, that is... 1258 00:54:44,759 --> 00:54:47,022 that is wonderful news! 1259 00:54:47,066 --> 00:54:47,762 That's wonderful. 1260 00:54:47,806 --> 00:54:49,286 Yes, Mom, 1261 00:54:49,329 --> 00:54:50,591 it is absolutely wonderful, but, you know, 1262 00:54:50,635 --> 00:54:51,810 they've only given me a contract for a year. 1263 00:54:51,853 --> 00:54:52,811 Okay? Pa! Pa! 1264 00:54:52,854 --> 00:54:53,986 I still have to prove to them 1265 00:54:54,029 --> 00:54:56,118 that they've made the right choice. 1266 00:54:56,162 --> 00:54:57,859 Honey, listen, just take a moment to enjoy this. 1267 00:54:57,903 --> 00:54:58,947 Oh, my gosh. 1268 00:54:58,991 --> 00:55:00,166 Oh, my... Did you call your father? 1269 00:55:00,209 --> 00:55:01,689 He is going to be so proud. 1270 00:55:01,733 --> 00:55:03,300 Wa! I will, Mom, 1271 00:55:03,343 --> 00:55:05,519 but, you know, right now, I literally have about two weeks 1272 00:55:05,563 --> 00:55:07,478 of preparation to do in about two days, 1273 00:55:07,521 --> 00:55:09,654 and, uh, you know, now that I have the job, 1274 00:55:09,697 --> 00:55:11,351 I got to really, seriously start working 1275 00:55:11,395 --> 00:55:12,483 on getting my master's degree. 1276 00:55:12,526 --> 00:55:14,920 Okay, one thing at a time, all right? 1277 00:55:14,963 --> 00:55:16,661 Listen, are there any cute teachers at that school? 1278 00:55:16,704 --> 00:55:17,792 Mom! 1279 00:55:17,836 --> 00:55:19,316 Well, I want you to be happy. 1280 00:55:19,359 --> 00:55:20,621 Okay, all right. Yes. Don't worry. 1281 00:55:20,665 --> 00:55:21,709 I'm working on that, too. 1282 00:55:21,753 --> 00:55:24,233 I got to go. Good-bye. 1283 00:55:25,322 --> 00:55:26,366 [typing] 1284 00:55:36,507 --> 00:55:39,074 Ha! Ja! Wa! 1285 00:55:39,118 --> 00:55:41,512 Whoa! 1286 00:55:41,555 --> 00:55:43,862 You must be Brad. 1287 00:55:45,254 --> 00:55:47,909 You must be Nancy. Ra! 1288 00:55:47,953 --> 00:55:49,998 Ra! Ra! Hi, I'm Brad. 1289 00:55:50,042 --> 00:55:51,260 I know. 1290 00:55:51,304 --> 00:55:53,872 Right, of course. 1291 00:55:53,915 --> 00:55:55,177 I guess I'm a little nervous. 1292 00:55:55,221 --> 00:55:56,527 Please. 1293 00:55:56,570 --> 00:55:57,919 Ha! 1294 00:55:57,963 --> 00:55:59,921 This is my first time, uh, computer dating, so... 1295 00:55:59,965 --> 00:56:00,879 Ga! Wa! Oh, yeah. 1296 00:56:00,922 --> 00:56:02,359 Ra! Me, too. 1297 00:56:02,402 --> 00:56:04,012 My mom thinks it's dangerous. 1298 00:56:04,056 --> 00:56:05,623 Ra! Well, yeah. 1299 00:56:05,666 --> 00:56:08,060 I mean, you never know what kind of weirdo you might meet, 1300 00:56:08,103 --> 00:56:09,844 but you look pretty normal, so... 1301 00:56:09,888 --> 00:56:11,193 [laughs] 1302 00:56:11,237 --> 00:56:12,630 [both laughing] 1303 00:56:12,673 --> 00:56:14,196 Good, I'm glad. 1304 00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:17,417 Yeah. Actually, you look much better than normal. 1305 00:56:17,461 --> 00:56:20,072 Thank you. 1306 00:56:20,115 --> 00:56:21,639 So, uh, 1307 00:56:21,682 --> 00:56:22,857 I guess we're just supposed 1308 00:56:22,901 --> 00:56:24,859 to tell each other our life stories, or...? 1309 00:56:24,903 --> 00:56:26,121 Um, okay, 1310 00:56:26,165 --> 00:56:27,645 do-do you think I... Ya! Ha! 1311 00:56:27,688 --> 00:56:30,125 Do you think I could get a cup of coffee first? 1312 00:56:30,169 --> 00:56:31,605 Cup of coffee? Yeah. 1313 00:56:31,649 --> 00:56:33,694 Right. Yeah. Of course, coming up. 1314 00:56:33,738 --> 00:56:36,697 Thanks. Uh, do you want, like, a muffin? 1315 00:56:36,741 --> 00:56:39,657 Uh, I'm on a diet. 1316 00:56:39,700 --> 00:56:41,398 But I would love a muffin. 1317 00:56:49,754 --> 00:56:53,801 My roommate is driving me absolutely crazy. 1318 00:56:53,845 --> 00:56:58,284 She never makes her bed. She's got clothes everywhere. 1319 00:56:58,327 --> 00:56:59,894 She's, like, always blasting her music... 1320 00:56:59,938 --> 00:57:00,895 Ba! Ha! Wa! Ba! 1321 00:57:00,939 --> 00:57:02,462 ...night and day, but of course, 1322 00:57:02,506 --> 00:57:04,333 whenever I want to listen to my music, 1323 00:57:04,377 --> 00:57:06,597 she's all like, "You need to keep it down." 1324 00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:10,557 Da! So what kind of music do you listen to? 1325 00:57:10,601 --> 00:57:12,646 Well, um... Yeah? 1326 00:57:12,690 --> 00:57:14,039 Mostly oldies stuff. 1327 00:57:14,082 --> 00:57:17,042 Uh-huh. Especially Sting. Oh, I love Sting. 1328 00:57:17,085 --> 00:57:20,785 [chuckles]Uh, Madonna, Bon Jovi, 1329 00:57:20,828 --> 00:57:24,353 you know...Milli Vanilli? 1330 00:57:24,397 --> 00:57:25,616 I love Milli Vanilli. 1331 00:57:25,659 --> 00:57:27,356 Really? 1332 00:57:27,400 --> 00:57:28,793 Wait, you, too? 1333 00:57:28,836 --> 00:57:30,316 We've got to be the only two people on Earth-- 1334 00:57:30,359 --> 00:57:31,317 ja, ja!-- 1335 00:57:31,360 --> 00:57:32,710 that love Milli Vanilli. 1336 00:57:32,753 --> 00:57:34,451 You do not. [laughing]: Yeah. 1337 00:57:40,413 --> 00:57:42,415 Well, I had a really nice time. 1338 00:57:42,459 --> 00:57:43,372 Thank you. 1339 00:57:45,549 --> 00:57:46,811 I shouldn't have had that muffin, but... 1340 00:57:46,854 --> 00:57:48,029 [both chuckle] 1341 00:57:48,073 --> 00:57:49,509 Uh, I... 1342 00:57:49,553 --> 00:57:50,858 I really enjoyed meeting you.Yeah, me, too. 1343 00:57:50,902 --> 00:57:53,121 Fa! Fa! 1344 00:57:55,994 --> 00:57:57,212 Okay, well, 1345 00:57:57,256 --> 00:57:59,998 thanks again, Brad. 1346 00:58:00,041 --> 00:58:01,869 [car door opens] 1347 00:58:03,218 --> 00:58:04,611 [car starts] 1348 00:58:06,047 --> 00:58:07,527 [chuckles] 1349 00:58:07,571 --> 00:58:10,138 Aah! Yeah. 1350 00:58:10,182 --> 00:58:11,313 [chuckles] 1351 00:58:11,357 --> 00:58:12,793 Ya! Ya! 1352 00:58:12,837 --> 00:58:15,230 I can't believe you. 1353 00:58:15,274 --> 00:58:17,145 You said she was perfect. 1354 00:58:17,189 --> 00:58:18,451 She was perfect. 1355 00:58:18,495 --> 00:58:19,974 I just didn't want to ruin it. 1356 00:58:20,018 --> 00:58:21,454 Oh, by asking her out again? 1357 00:58:21,498 --> 00:58:23,064 Wa! Ah... right. 1358 00:58:23,108 --> 00:58:24,588 Second date syndrome. 1359 00:58:24,631 --> 00:58:26,807 So is that going to be your life? 1360 00:58:26,851 --> 00:58:29,114 Nothing but first and only dates? 1361 00:58:29,157 --> 00:58:31,203 How do you ever expect to have a relationship? 1362 00:58:31,246 --> 00:58:32,639 Maybe I don't. 1363 00:58:32,683 --> 00:58:33,553 [grunting] 1364 00:58:35,599 --> 00:58:37,557 Ba! Ba! 1365 00:58:37,601 --> 00:58:39,907 [computer chiming] 1366 00:58:42,127 --> 00:58:43,607 [strikes keyboard] 1367 00:58:46,479 --> 00:58:48,394 [computer dings] 1368 00:58:55,096 --> 00:58:56,881 [sighs] 1369 00:59:03,191 --> 00:59:04,105 [typing] 1370 00:59:06,455 --> 00:59:09,067 ["Baby, Don't Forget My Number" by Milli Vanilli playing] 1371 00:59:18,642 --> 00:59:20,731 Ba! 1372 00:59:24,517 --> 00:59:28,347 ♪ Baby, don't be shy when you're holding my hand ♪ 1373 00:59:28,390 --> 00:59:30,610 ♪ 'Cause as time goes by, you got to understand ♪ 1374 00:59:30,654 --> 00:59:31,872 ♪ It's you 1375 00:59:31,916 --> 00:59:34,962 ♪ Can I dance with you?♪ 1376 00:59:35,006 --> 00:59:37,095 ♪ B-B-B-Baby, in your eyes I see it so clearly ♪ 1377 00:59:37,138 --> 00:59:38,618 ♪ That our love, it's so strong ♪ 1378 00:59:38,662 --> 00:59:40,620 ♪ When you never go wrong 1379 00:59:40,664 --> 00:59:44,581 ♪ Baby♪♪ I got the best for you 1380 00:59:44,624 --> 00:59:46,583 ♪ So when you're in doubt and needing someone ♪ 1381 00:59:46,626 --> 00:59:50,674 ♪ Baby, call my line, call me anytime ♪ 1382 00:59:50,717 --> 00:59:52,589 ♪ Baby♪♪ I'll be there for you 1383 00:59:52,632 --> 00:59:54,721 ♪ You, you 1384 00:59:54,765 --> 00:59:58,507 ♪ I've been searching high ♪ High, high♪ 1385 00:59:58,551 --> 01:00:03,251 ♪ I've been searching low... 1386 01:00:13,479 --> 01:00:15,176 Come on in. Get in there. 1387 01:00:15,220 --> 01:00:17,570 [barks] 1388 01:00:17,614 --> 01:00:18,789 Weirdo! 1389 01:00:23,924 --> 01:00:26,535 [barks] 1390 01:00:26,579 --> 01:00:28,276 Did your teachers warn you 1391 01:00:28,320 --> 01:00:30,801 that Mr. Cohen makes funny noises? 1392 01:00:30,844 --> 01:00:32,454 CLASS: Yeah. 1393 01:00:32,498 --> 01:00:35,414 She said you had... Tour... Tour... 1394 01:00:35,457 --> 01:00:36,937 Tourette's syndrome. 1395 01:00:36,981 --> 01:00:38,635 Okay, anything you want to know about it... 1396 01:00:38,678 --> 01:00:40,593 wah, wah, wah... I want you to ask. 1397 01:00:40,637 --> 01:00:41,594 Yes. 1398 01:00:41,638 --> 01:00:42,769 Is it catching? 1399 01:00:42,813 --> 01:00:44,989 No, absolutely not. 1400 01:00:45,032 --> 01:00:47,034 You have to be born with it like I was. 1401 01:00:47,078 --> 01:00:48,035 Mm-hmm? 1402 01:00:48,079 --> 01:00:50,255 Does it hurt? 1403 01:00:50,298 --> 01:00:52,083 Well, sometimes, like when my neck jerks, 1404 01:00:52,126 --> 01:00:54,041 but the noises do not hurt at all. 1405 01:00:54,085 --> 01:00:55,869 These are great questions. 1406 01:00:55,913 --> 01:00:57,088 Keep 'em coming. 1407 01:00:57,131 --> 01:00:59,699 It's okay. Ask anything... [barks] 1408 01:00:59,743 --> 01:01:00,831 about Tourette's. Yes? 1409 01:01:00,874 --> 01:01:02,136 Can you go to movies? 1410 01:01:02,180 --> 01:01:03,747 Yes. 1411 01:01:03,790 --> 01:01:07,489 I can go to movies, but sometimes I get kicked out, 1412 01:01:07,533 --> 01:01:08,752 and that makes me sad. 1413 01:01:10,536 --> 01:01:12,625 What's the bunny's name? 1414 01:01:12,669 --> 01:01:15,584 Wa-Wa-Waffle. 1415 01:01:15,628 --> 01:01:17,717 Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waffle? 1416 01:01:17,761 --> 01:01:19,719 [laughter] 1417 01:01:19,763 --> 01:01:21,286 His name is just Waffle. 1418 01:01:21,329 --> 01:01:22,722 All right, guys. 1419 01:01:22,766 --> 01:01:25,682 [barks] Any more questions about Tourette's? 1420 01:01:27,858 --> 01:01:30,121 Anyone? 1421 01:01:30,164 --> 01:01:32,732 Are they ever going to make you well, Mr. Cohen? 1422 01:01:32,776 --> 01:01:35,300 Well, right now there's no medicine 1423 01:01:35,343 --> 01:01:37,476 that can cure Tourette's... fi-fi... but it's okay. 1424 01:01:37,519 --> 01:01:38,782 I've learned to accept it. 1425 01:01:38,825 --> 01:01:40,261 I don't let it run my life. 1426 01:01:41,219 --> 01:01:42,742 Uh-huh? 1427 01:01:42,786 --> 01:01:46,528 What can't you do? Like can you not eat? 1428 01:01:46,572 --> 01:01:48,661 [laughs] I can eat. I eat a lot. 1429 01:01:48,705 --> 01:01:51,142 In fact, I can do anything that anybody else can do, 1430 01:01:51,185 --> 01:01:54,711 but there is... one thing that Mr. Cohen can never do. 1431 01:01:54,754 --> 01:01:55,712 [barks] 1432 01:01:55,755 --> 01:01:57,191 CLASS: What is it? 1433 01:01:57,235 --> 01:02:01,979 [clamoring] 1434 01:02:02,022 --> 01:02:06,287 Mr. Cohen can never play-- wa, wa-- hide and go seek. 1435 01:02:06,331 --> 01:02:09,551 [laughing] 1436 01:02:09,595 --> 01:02:11,075 Why can't you play hide and seek? 1437 01:02:11,118 --> 01:02:12,946 'Cause they hear him, stupid. 1438 01:02:12,990 --> 01:02:16,994 Well, that's the right answer, but it's the wrong words. 1439 01:02:17,037 --> 01:02:18,299 Because there won't be any name-calling 1440 01:02:18,343 --> 01:02:19,431 in Mr. Cohen's class. 1441 01:02:19,474 --> 01:02:20,737 Wa, wa. 1442 01:02:20,780 --> 01:02:21,738 Excuse me, where you going? 1443 01:02:21,781 --> 01:02:22,826 Bathroom. 1444 01:02:22,869 --> 01:02:24,784 And what's your name? Thomas. 1445 01:02:24,828 --> 01:02:26,873 Okay, well, Thomas, if you want to leave your seat 1446 01:02:26,917 --> 01:02:28,179 you have to ask for permission. 1447 01:02:29,615 --> 01:02:30,747 Weirdo. 1448 01:02:30,790 --> 01:02:32,923 [class gasping] 1449 01:02:34,794 --> 01:02:36,013 Bye, Mr. Cohen. 1450 01:02:36,056 --> 01:02:37,101 Bye, Gaylon. 1451 01:02:37,144 --> 01:02:38,929 Good-bye, Mr. Cohen. 1452 01:02:38,972 --> 01:02:40,234 Oh, bye, Heather. Ba, ba. 1453 01:02:40,278 --> 01:02:41,540 I'll see you tomorrow. 1454 01:02:43,324 --> 01:02:44,543 Ba, ba, ba. 1455 01:02:44,586 --> 01:02:46,675 I really like your class, Mr. Cohen. 1456 01:02:46,719 --> 01:02:48,677 Oh, well, thank you, Amanda. 1457 01:02:48,721 --> 01:02:49,635 How you doing, Mr. Wright? 1458 01:02:49,678 --> 01:02:50,854 I'm fine. 1459 01:02:54,074 --> 01:02:55,380 Four Eyes! Stop. 1460 01:02:55,423 --> 01:02:57,208 Four Eyes, give them up.Leave me alone. 1461 01:02:57,251 --> 01:02:58,470 BOY: Okay, take them, Thomas. 1462 01:02:58,513 --> 01:03:00,298 Eli, Thomas, which one 1463 01:03:00,341 --> 01:03:01,734 of you guys thinks that you 1464 01:03:01,778 --> 01:03:03,562 can help me, huh?BOTH: I can, I can! 1465 01:03:03,605 --> 01:03:05,042 All right, here's the deal. 1466 01:03:05,085 --> 01:03:07,348 I need to get this ball and put it back in that bin. 1467 01:03:07,392 --> 01:03:09,742 Why don't you guys shoot for it. 1468 01:03:09,786 --> 01:03:11,483 Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.Rock, paper, scissors, shoot. 1469 01:03:11,526 --> 01:03:13,093 All right, Eli, you win today. 1470 01:03:13,137 --> 01:03:14,616 Boom.Aw, man. 1471 01:03:14,660 --> 01:03:16,749 It's okay, Thomas. You can help him. 1472 01:03:16,793 --> 01:03:18,316 [both barking] 1473 01:03:23,190 --> 01:03:25,497 Sorry I stuck you with Thomas, 1474 01:03:25,540 --> 01:03:27,673 but he was making my class impossible. 1475 01:03:27,716 --> 01:03:30,371 He's got a whole alphabet of problems. 1476 01:03:30,415 --> 01:03:33,418 ADD, ADHD, OCD. 1477 01:03:33,461 --> 01:03:35,812 You want my advice, you'll pass him on to special ed. 1478 01:03:35,855 --> 01:03:36,813 No-- Ta, ta-- 1479 01:03:36,856 --> 01:03:38,815 Ca, ca. 1480 01:03:38,858 --> 01:03:41,252 I can't, uh... I can't do that. 1481 01:03:41,295 --> 01:03:43,602 Oh, see how you feel after he's trashed a few classes. 1482 01:03:43,645 --> 01:03:44,995 He'll be all right. 1483 01:03:45,038 --> 01:03:46,866 I just need to get settled. 1484 01:03:46,910 --> 01:03:48,215 I can't wait for tomorrow. 1485 01:03:48,259 --> 01:03:49,738 Okay. 1486 01:03:51,915 --> 01:03:53,220 Fa, fa. 1487 01:03:53,264 --> 01:03:55,179 Wa, wa, ta. 1488 01:04:00,575 --> 01:04:02,577 Fa, fa, whop, whop. 1489 01:04:02,621 --> 01:04:04,666 Hup, hup, hup. 1490 01:04:04,710 --> 01:04:07,278 You make more noise than my air horn. 1491 01:04:07,321 --> 01:04:11,325 Sounds like you got a healthy case of Tourette's. 1492 01:04:11,369 --> 01:04:13,893 I was just kiddin' with you, son. 1493 01:04:13,937 --> 01:04:15,460 Got a dispatcher buddy with TS. 1494 01:04:15,503 --> 01:04:18,506 You ever need 1495 01:04:18,550 --> 01:04:20,987 any cross-country hauling, just call for Maxine. 1496 01:04:21,031 --> 01:04:23,250 Hey, um, do you have a card? 1497 01:04:23,294 --> 01:04:26,993 I wasn't being serious, son. 1498 01:04:27,037 --> 01:04:28,603 Unless you're in the shipping business. 1499 01:04:28,647 --> 01:04:29,778 No, I teach second grade. 1500 01:04:29,822 --> 01:04:32,042 Whop. 1501 01:04:32,085 --> 01:04:34,392 Here's my card.All right. 1502 01:04:34,435 --> 01:04:36,960 Maxine gave me a great idea for a geography lesson. 1503 01:04:37,003 --> 01:04:38,744 Thank you so much, Maxine.You're welcome. 1504 01:04:38,787 --> 01:04:40,050 Safe trucking. 1505 01:04:40,093 --> 01:04:41,703 [air horn honking] 1506 01:04:41,747 --> 01:04:43,792 I found myself focusing on teaching all the time. 1507 01:04:46,143 --> 01:04:48,841 Well, almost. 1508 01:04:53,977 --> 01:04:55,979 [laughing] 1509 01:05:17,609 --> 01:05:19,350 [quacking] 1510 01:05:23,876 --> 01:05:25,051 Know what I just realized? 1511 01:05:25,095 --> 01:05:26,096 What? 1512 01:05:26,139 --> 01:05:27,140 Wa, wa. 1513 01:05:27,184 --> 01:05:29,055 All ducks have Tourette's. 1514 01:05:29,099 --> 01:05:31,231 Why is that? 1515 01:05:31,275 --> 01:05:34,974 Wa, wa. I don't know. We're birds of a feather. 1516 01:05:35,018 --> 01:05:37,759 [laughing] 1517 01:05:50,033 --> 01:05:51,948 So it really doesn't bother you, does it? 1518 01:05:51,991 --> 01:05:53,688 What? 1519 01:05:53,732 --> 01:05:55,603 You know what. My Tourette's. 1520 01:05:55,647 --> 01:05:57,518 My noises. 1521 01:05:57,562 --> 01:06:02,610 Not when I compare them to the noises other guys make. 1522 01:06:02,654 --> 01:06:06,397 You know, like braggers, loud talkers, 1523 01:06:06,440 --> 01:06:11,489 and those, like, egocentric, humor-challenged idiots. 1524 01:06:11,532 --> 01:06:13,926 Seriously, no, your noises don't bother me at all. 1525 01:06:13,970 --> 01:06:15,667 Long as you keep me laughing. 1526 01:06:15,710 --> 01:06:16,755 Well, don't say that. 1527 01:06:16,798 --> 01:06:18,104 You know how I get under pressure. 1528 01:06:18,148 --> 01:06:19,366 Ba, ba.Oh, I'm sorry. 1529 01:06:19,410 --> 01:06:21,194 [both laughing] 1530 01:06:21,238 --> 01:06:23,414 My dad always said I was going to marry someone 1531 01:06:23,457 --> 01:06:26,243 who made me laugh. 1532 01:06:26,286 --> 01:06:30,551 Not that that has anything to do with... 1533 01:06:30,595 --> 01:06:31,857 with anything. 1534 01:06:41,084 --> 01:06:42,955 Say something. 1535 01:06:45,827 --> 01:06:47,612 Quack! 1536 01:06:47,655 --> 01:06:49,135 Hey, don't laugh. 1537 01:06:49,179 --> 01:06:51,616 That was a serious quack. 1538 01:06:51,659 --> 01:06:53,183 I got you, though. 1539 01:06:54,793 --> 01:06:57,317 [murmuring] 1540 01:06:59,885 --> 01:07:01,365 Mr. Cohen. 1541 01:07:01,408 --> 01:07:02,931 Hey. 1542 01:07:02,975 --> 01:07:06,152 My mom said to ask if it's okay. 1543 01:07:06,196 --> 01:07:07,980 Is what okay, Heather? 1544 01:07:08,024 --> 01:07:09,677 If I give this to Waffle. 1545 01:07:09,721 --> 01:07:11,201 Bah! 1546 01:07:11,244 --> 01:07:13,072 You tell your mom that I said that's fine. 1547 01:07:13,116 --> 01:07:14,769 Okay? [chuckles] 1548 01:07:16,206 --> 01:07:18,295 Did he say it's okay?Yeah. 1549 01:07:18,338 --> 01:07:19,383 Feel okay? 1550 01:07:19,426 --> 01:07:20,471 Mm-hmm. Yeah? 1551 01:07:20,514 --> 01:07:23,039 I love you. I love you, too. 1552 01:07:23,082 --> 01:07:25,432 You have a good day, okay?Okay. 1553 01:07:25,476 --> 01:07:26,955 I'll see you right after school.Okay. 1554 01:07:26,999 --> 01:07:28,348 Bye-bye. 1555 01:07:37,879 --> 01:07:39,620 Amanda? 1556 01:07:39,664 --> 01:07:41,144 Is everything all right? 1557 01:07:41,187 --> 01:07:44,016 I want to be in your class, Mr. Cohen. 1558 01:07:44,060 --> 01:07:45,148 You are in my class, Amanda. 1559 01:07:45,191 --> 01:07:46,149 Jup! 1560 01:07:46,192 --> 01:07:48,803 No, he made them take me out. 1561 01:07:52,677 --> 01:07:53,895 See you after school, honey, okay? 1562 01:07:53,939 --> 01:07:56,115 It's not fair! 1563 01:07:56,159 --> 01:07:58,117 BRAD: Is everything okay? 1564 01:07:58,161 --> 01:07:59,292 I'm Amanda's teacher, Mr. Cohen... jup! 1565 01:07:59,336 --> 01:08:00,815 We met yesterday.Oh, no, no, no, there... 1566 01:08:00,859 --> 01:08:02,252 there's nothing wrong. 1567 01:08:02,295 --> 01:08:03,731 I just have to do what's right for my daughter. 1568 01:08:03,775 --> 01:08:05,081 Come on, Amanda. 1569 01:08:06,473 --> 01:08:08,127 Come on. 1570 01:08:11,565 --> 01:08:14,568 He's concerned about Amanda's ability to concentrate. 1571 01:08:14,612 --> 01:08:16,222 He just thought that 1572 01:08:16,266 --> 01:08:17,876 you'd make it a little harder for her. 1573 01:08:17,919 --> 01:08:19,225 Can't he just give me a chance? 1574 01:08:19,269 --> 01:08:20,966 Jup-jup! We've only just started. 1575 01:08:21,009 --> 01:08:22,272 I pointed that out. 1576 01:08:22,315 --> 01:08:24,404 And? He said he's sympathetic, 1577 01:08:24,448 --> 01:08:27,886 but that Amanda needs, as he put it, 1578 01:08:27,929 --> 01:08:29,975 a normal teacher. Jup! 1579 01:08:30,018 --> 01:08:32,891 Don't take it to heart, Brad. 1580 01:08:32,934 --> 01:08:35,937 Parents are the hardest part of the job. 1581 01:08:35,981 --> 01:08:38,723 BRAD: All right, who can tell me the names of the capitals 1582 01:08:38,766 --> 01:08:40,768 Maxine and her big, red truck have passed through? 1583 01:08:40,812 --> 01:08:42,030 Anybody?CHILDREN: Ooh, ooh! 1584 01:08:42,074 --> 01:08:43,945 Whoa, all these hands. 1585 01:08:43,989 --> 01:08:44,729 Wha-wha... excuse me. 1586 01:08:44,772 --> 01:08:46,905 Excuse me. 1587 01:08:46,948 --> 01:08:48,385 Ah, man, who do I choose? 1588 01:08:48,428 --> 01:08:50,082 Wha-wha. 1589 01:08:50,126 --> 01:08:51,866 I don't know. 1590 01:08:51,910 --> 01:08:54,130 Oh... Heather. 1591 01:08:54,173 --> 01:08:56,784 Atlanta, Nashville, 1592 01:08:56,828 --> 01:08:58,351 um... Springfield? 1593 01:08:58,395 --> 01:09:00,179 That's great because a lot of people 1594 01:09:00,223 --> 01:09:01,441 think it's Chicago. 1595 01:09:01,485 --> 01:09:03,791 And, uh, this is Springfield, right? 1596 01:09:03,835 --> 01:09:05,619 CLASS: No! 1597 01:09:05,663 --> 01:09:07,491 GAYLON: That's Indianapolis. 1598 01:09:07,534 --> 01:09:08,796 Oh, that's right. 1599 01:09:08,840 --> 01:09:09,928 What am I thinking? 1600 01:09:09,971 --> 01:09:11,712 This is Springfield. 1601 01:09:11,756 --> 01:09:13,801 No! 1602 01:09:13,845 --> 01:09:15,107 BOY: That's Columbus. 1603 01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:16,717 Springfield's over there, Mr. Cohen. 1604 01:09:16,761 --> 01:09:18,197 Where is it, Eli, over here? 1605 01:09:18,241 --> 01:09:19,546 CLASS: No! Wha-wha-wha! 1606 01:09:19,590 --> 01:09:20,982 Where is Springfield? 1607 01:09:21,026 --> 01:09:23,333 I don't know. You guys got to point it out for me. 1608 01:09:23,376 --> 01:09:24,682 Point it out.[class shouting] 1609 01:09:24,725 --> 01:09:25,944 Point it out. 1610 01:09:25,987 --> 01:09:27,728 I-I don't see it still. 1611 01:09:27,772 --> 01:09:29,817 [class shouting] 1612 01:09:31,819 --> 01:09:33,517 Oh, I see it. 1613 01:09:33,560 --> 01:09:34,996 Wha-wha! 1614 01:09:35,040 --> 01:09:37,216 You're telling me that this is Springfield, right? 1615 01:09:37,260 --> 01:09:39,784 CLASS: Yes! 1616 01:09:39,827 --> 01:09:41,699 You don't have permission to leave your seat, Thomas. 1617 01:09:41,742 --> 01:09:43,875 That's right: Mr. Cohen has eyes 1618 01:09:43,918 --> 01:09:45,224 in the back of his head. 1619 01:09:45,268 --> 01:09:46,573 Go back and sit down, please. 1620 01:09:46,617 --> 01:09:48,227 And next time, ask. 1621 01:09:48,271 --> 01:09:50,142 But I need to sharpen my pencil. 1622 01:09:50,186 --> 01:09:51,665 Now, Thomas. 1623 01:09:51,709 --> 01:09:53,189 Wha! 1624 01:09:53,232 --> 01:09:56,104 Wha! 1625 01:09:56,148 --> 01:09:57,889 All right, now, where's Maxine 1626 01:09:57,932 --> 01:10:01,675 and her big, red truck gonna be on Tuesday? 1627 01:10:01,719 --> 01:10:03,851 [school bell ringing] BRAD: See you bright and early tomorrow, David. 1628 01:10:03,895 --> 01:10:05,418 Jup-whup-whup! 1629 01:10:05,462 --> 01:10:07,290 All right... hey, remember to walk. 1630 01:10:08,378 --> 01:10:09,770 I really like your hat, 1631 01:10:09,814 --> 01:10:11,076 Mr. Cohen. Oh, thank you, Heather. 1632 01:10:11,119 --> 01:10:12,512 I like your hair. 1633 01:10:12,556 --> 01:10:14,949 It's just short 'cause of the medicine. 1634 01:10:14,993 --> 01:10:16,429 Bye. 1635 01:10:17,909 --> 01:10:18,997 WOMAN: Hey, honey. 1636 01:10:19,040 --> 01:10:20,825 HEATHER: Hi, Mom. 1637 01:10:22,566 --> 01:10:24,394 Um, can you wait right here for just a minute? 1638 01:10:24,437 --> 01:10:25,438 Sure. 1639 01:10:25,482 --> 01:10:26,439 Okay. 1640 01:10:27,788 --> 01:10:28,920 Hey. 1641 01:10:28,963 --> 01:10:30,138 Um, I've been meaning to come 1642 01:10:30,182 --> 01:10:31,227 speak to you about... 1643 01:10:31,270 --> 01:10:32,967 I think I know. Yeah. 1644 01:10:33,011 --> 01:10:35,840 Um, we were just reluctant to tell anyone at first. 1645 01:10:35,883 --> 01:10:38,146 Of course, it was only a matter of time 1646 01:10:38,190 --> 01:10:41,062 before the chemo became obvious, so... 1647 01:10:41,106 --> 01:10:43,804 Wha... is, uh... is she gonna be okay? 1648 01:10:45,328 --> 01:10:48,679 Um, Heather just loves your class. 1649 01:10:48,722 --> 01:10:52,160 She can't wait to get to school every day. 1650 01:10:52,204 --> 01:10:54,685 And, um, I'd be grateful 1651 01:10:54,728 --> 01:10:57,427 if you kept our secret a little longer. 1652 01:10:57,470 --> 01:10:59,603 I just don't want her to be singled out. 1653 01:11:00,647 --> 01:11:01,779 Yeah. 1654 01:11:01,822 --> 01:11:03,607 Thanks. 1655 01:11:03,650 --> 01:11:06,087 All right, baby girl, let's go. 1656 01:11:06,131 --> 01:11:07,524 Bye. 1657 01:11:10,135 --> 01:11:12,093 How about... 1658 01:11:12,137 --> 01:11:13,486 some ice cream? 1659 01:11:13,530 --> 01:11:15,314 Yeah. [laughing]: Okay. 1660 01:11:17,969 --> 01:11:19,318 Uh-oh. 1661 01:11:19,362 --> 01:11:20,928 What do you think? What do you think? 1662 01:11:20,972 --> 01:11:22,365 I already have that one. Wha! What? 1663 01:11:22,408 --> 01:11:23,801 Looks great on you, though. 1664 01:11:23,844 --> 01:11:26,282 [chuckling] 1665 01:11:26,325 --> 01:11:28,545 Hey, what's wrong? 1666 01:11:28,588 --> 01:11:32,157 Oh, nothing. I'm just focusing on school stuff. 1667 01:11:32,200 --> 01:11:34,202 Can you focus on me for a minute? 1668 01:11:34,246 --> 01:11:35,595 Sorry. 1669 01:11:35,639 --> 01:11:37,162 Hey, hey, hey, try this one on. 1670 01:11:37,205 --> 01:11:38,511 It will make you feel better. 1671 01:11:38,555 --> 01:11:39,512 [chuckles] Yeah. 1672 01:11:39,556 --> 01:11:40,687 Okay, yes. 1673 01:11:40,731 --> 01:11:41,819 Yeah? Yes. 1674 01:11:41,862 --> 01:11:43,255 Really? Oh, my goodness. 1675 01:11:43,299 --> 01:11:45,083 This suits you-- mm-hmm. 1676 01:11:45,126 --> 01:11:46,476 More than you know. 1677 01:11:46,519 --> 01:11:51,307 I've, uh, decided it's time 1678 01:11:51,350 --> 01:11:53,352 to go for my master's degree. 1679 01:11:53,396 --> 01:11:55,354 Wow. 1680 01:11:55,398 --> 01:11:57,487 Wow, does that... 1681 01:11:57,530 --> 01:11:59,619 does that mean you'll be going away? 1682 01:11:59,663 --> 01:12:01,708 No, I'd go locally... wha! 1683 01:12:01,752 --> 01:12:03,623 Anyhow, I have to pass the entrance test 1684 01:12:03,667 --> 01:12:05,059 to graduate school first, so... 1685 01:12:05,103 --> 01:12:07,148 Oh, wait, isn't that like the SATs? 1686 01:12:07,192 --> 01:12:10,195 Do you have to take that in a big room 1687 01:12:10,238 --> 01:12:11,718 with a lot of people? 1688 01:12:11,762 --> 01:12:13,938 Yeah, they said I could have a room all to myself. Wha! 1689 01:12:13,981 --> 01:12:15,113 Oh, good. 1690 01:12:15,156 --> 01:12:17,115 Tourette's does have its privileges. 1691 01:12:18,595 --> 01:12:20,988 Would it bother you if I did go away? 1692 01:12:21,032 --> 01:12:23,948 Of course it would. Are you kidding me? 1693 01:12:23,991 --> 01:12:25,384 Get out of here. 1694 01:12:25,428 --> 01:12:26,559 Come here, I want to show you something. Crazy. 1695 01:12:26,603 --> 01:12:28,735 [barks] 1696 01:12:28,779 --> 01:12:29,736 Next. 1697 01:12:29,780 --> 01:12:31,477 Hey, uh... 1698 01:12:31,521 --> 01:12:32,913 Brad Cohen. 1699 01:12:32,957 --> 01:12:35,176 Brad Cohen. 1700 01:12:35,220 --> 01:12:36,743 Here you are, Mr. Cohen. 1701 01:12:36,787 --> 01:12:38,876 All right, I need you to take this package, 1702 01:12:38,919 --> 01:12:40,181 and I need you to go 1703 01:12:40,225 --> 01:12:41,574 right in there for me. 1704 01:12:41,618 --> 01:12:44,577 I'm supposed to have special accommodations. 1705 01:12:44,621 --> 01:12:47,319 I don't have any notation of that. 1706 01:12:47,363 --> 01:12:50,148 I mean, everybody tests on the same conditions today. 1707 01:12:50,191 --> 01:12:52,542 Okay, yeah, but I called and they said-- Wha! Wha! 1708 01:12:52,585 --> 01:12:55,240 they said that I could have a space to myself. 1709 01:12:55,283 --> 01:12:57,155 You know what? I need you 1710 01:12:57,198 --> 01:12:58,765 to talk to the administrator about that. 1711 01:12:58,809 --> 01:13:00,288 His office is right over there. 1712 01:13:00,332 --> 01:13:01,420 Ja! 1713 01:13:01,464 --> 01:13:02,639 I can't make an exception. 1714 01:13:02,682 --> 01:13:03,640 Ja! Ja! Okay, but... 1715 01:13:03,683 --> 01:13:05,032 We're not set up that way. 1716 01:13:05,076 --> 01:13:06,425 They promised-- Wha! and I have the right 1717 01:13:06,469 --> 01:13:07,687 to special testing accommodations. 1718 01:13:07,731 --> 01:13:09,297 Listen, I'm sorry about your disability, 1719 01:13:09,341 --> 01:13:11,299 but there isn't anything that I can do. 1720 01:13:11,343 --> 01:13:13,214 If you want to take the test, Ba! Ba! 1721 01:13:13,258 --> 01:13:14,825 you need to go in there now.Fa! Look at me. 1722 01:13:14,868 --> 01:13:18,002 How could anybody possibly concentrate if I'm in that room? 1723 01:13:18,045 --> 01:13:21,658 Ja! Ja!Listen, I have to start the exam now. 1724 01:13:21,701 --> 01:13:23,442 Wha! 1725 01:13:23,486 --> 01:13:24,661 Do you need me to call you a doctor? 1726 01:13:24,704 --> 01:13:26,706 Isn't there anyone you could call for help? 1727 01:13:26,750 --> 01:13:27,881 Fa! Fa! 1728 01:13:27,925 --> 01:13:30,667 Brad, calm down. I can't understand you. 1729 01:13:30,710 --> 01:13:33,104 But they said you could take it alone? 1730 01:13:33,147 --> 01:13:35,236 Okay, all right, no problem. 1731 01:13:35,280 --> 01:13:36,324 I'll be right there. 1732 01:13:36,368 --> 01:13:37,369 Did something happen? 1733 01:13:37,413 --> 01:13:40,328 Wha! Wha! Fa! Fa! Ja! 1734 01:13:45,246 --> 01:13:46,944 You can take the test. 1735 01:13:46,987 --> 01:13:49,207 And you'll have a room to yourself. 1736 01:13:49,250 --> 01:13:50,687 What did you say to them? Fa! 1737 01:13:50,730 --> 01:13:54,430 The magic word: lawsuit. 1738 01:13:54,473 --> 01:13:57,041 I gotta get to work. 1739 01:13:57,084 --> 01:13:57,824 Hey, Dad... 1740 01:13:57,868 --> 01:13:58,825 Yeah? 1741 01:13:58,869 --> 01:14:00,610 Thanks. 1742 01:14:00,653 --> 01:14:02,438 Good luck on the test. 1743 01:14:07,965 --> 01:14:09,967 As it turned out, 1744 01:14:10,010 --> 01:14:11,969 I needed more than just dad's good luck. 1745 01:14:12,012 --> 01:14:13,797 I needed time.Ra! Ra! 1746 01:14:13,840 --> 01:14:17,061 Ja! Ja! With the clock and my Tourette's ticking away 1747 01:14:17,104 --> 01:14:19,890 I failed to get all the way through the test. 1748 01:14:19,933 --> 01:14:21,587 Ja! 1749 01:14:23,676 --> 01:14:26,287 Ja! Ha! 1750 01:14:26,331 --> 01:14:28,986 [children singing] 1751 01:14:29,029 --> 01:14:30,988 Ja! Ja! Fa! Fa! Fa! 1752 01:14:31,031 --> 01:14:32,555 Good job, guys. 1753 01:14:32,598 --> 01:14:34,165 Thomas, I am so proud of you. Wha! Wha! 1754 01:14:34,208 --> 01:14:35,558 Thank you, Mr. Cohen. 1755 01:14:35,601 --> 01:14:37,647 Wow, look at that 1756 01:14:37,690 --> 01:14:39,300 turkey, Heather.Thank you. 1757 01:14:39,344 --> 01:14:40,867 So, 1758 01:14:40,911 --> 01:14:43,217 are you gonna have a big Thanksgiving this year? 1759 01:14:43,261 --> 01:14:44,567 Uh-huh. Mom says 1760 01:14:44,610 --> 01:14:45,959 all my grandparents are gonna come. 1761 01:14:46,003 --> 01:14:47,787 Well, that sounds special. 1762 01:14:47,831 --> 01:14:49,615 Except when they cry. 1763 01:14:49,659 --> 01:14:51,965 Ba! They try to hide it, but I always see them. 1764 01:14:54,098 --> 01:14:55,795 Ba! 1765 01:14:55,839 --> 01:14:58,319 Can I pet Waffle? 1766 01:14:58,363 --> 01:14:59,843 You bet you can pet Waffle. 1767 01:15:01,845 --> 01:15:03,499 Are you gonna have a good Thanksgiving, Mr. Cohen? 1768 01:15:03,542 --> 01:15:05,457 Yes, I am. 1769 01:15:05,501 --> 01:15:07,503 Me and Waffle are gonna take a little trip 1770 01:15:07,546 --> 01:15:09,026 to see my mom in Saint Louis. 1771 01:15:09,069 --> 01:15:10,375 I know where that is! 1772 01:15:10,418 --> 01:15:11,768 Oh, yeah. Wha! Wha! 1773 01:15:15,249 --> 01:15:17,600 Well, that is super, Heather. 1774 01:15:17,643 --> 01:15:19,384 That's exactly where it is. 1775 01:15:19,427 --> 01:15:20,907 Now, do me a favor, will you? Hmm? 1776 01:15:20,951 --> 01:15:22,996 And I'm going to trust you to take good care 1777 01:15:23,040 --> 01:15:24,432 of my friend Waffle. 1778 01:15:24,476 --> 01:15:25,521 All right? Sure. 1779 01:15:25,564 --> 01:15:26,826 And I will be right back. 1780 01:15:26,870 --> 01:15:28,132 Mm-hmm. 1781 01:15:28,175 --> 01:15:29,699 Hi, Amanda. 1782 01:15:29,742 --> 01:15:32,919 Shouldn't you be in your class? 1783 01:15:32,963 --> 01:15:35,095 All right, come on. I'll walk you to your room. 1784 01:15:35,139 --> 01:15:36,880 Why can't I be 1785 01:15:36,923 --> 01:15:38,708 in your class, Mr. Cohen? 1786 01:15:38,751 --> 01:15:40,710 Well, uh, your father had to do 1787 01:15:40,753 --> 01:15:42,146 what was best for you, Amanda. 1788 01:15:42,189 --> 01:15:43,190 Ja! Ja! 1789 01:15:43,234 --> 01:15:44,278 And you know what? 1790 01:15:44,322 --> 01:15:45,584 You've got a great teacher. 1791 01:15:45,628 --> 01:15:46,585 Okay. 1792 01:15:46,629 --> 01:15:48,544 See you later, Mr. Cohen. 1793 01:16:01,426 --> 01:16:03,341 Ja! 1794 01:16:05,473 --> 01:16:07,867 Busted. 1795 01:16:07,911 --> 01:16:10,087 Where did you learn those words, Thomas? 1796 01:16:10,130 --> 01:16:12,959 [sighs] 1797 01:16:13,003 --> 01:16:14,613 You know you're not supposed 1798 01:16:14,657 --> 01:16:16,833 to leave the class without asking. 1799 01:16:16,876 --> 01:16:18,748 Well, you're going to clean that up. Ja! 1800 01:16:18,791 --> 01:16:20,619 Ja! And then, uh, 1801 01:16:20,663 --> 01:16:22,926 you're on detention-- no recess. 1802 01:16:22,969 --> 01:16:25,581 But you do get an "A" for spelling. 1803 01:16:27,626 --> 01:16:30,411 You can't read it if you don't open it, Thomas. 1804 01:16:30,455 --> 01:16:32,413 I hate reading. 1805 01:16:32,457 --> 01:16:34,372 [sighs] 1806 01:16:35,721 --> 01:16:37,680 So do I. 1807 01:16:37,723 --> 01:16:38,985 You do? Yeah. 1808 01:16:39,029 --> 01:16:39,899 Reading's really hard for me. 1809 01:16:42,293 --> 01:16:44,251 It's not hard for you. 1810 01:16:44,295 --> 01:16:45,470 You're a teacher. 1811 01:16:45,513 --> 01:16:46,950 You want to bet? 1812 01:16:46,993 --> 01:16:48,125 Let's play a game. 1813 01:16:48,168 --> 01:16:49,517 You be Mr. Cohen 1814 01:16:49,561 --> 01:16:50,736 trying to read, 1815 01:16:50,780 --> 01:16:53,739 and I will be Tourette's syndrome, okay? 1816 01:16:53,783 --> 01:16:55,741 Read this page. 1817 01:16:55,785 --> 01:16:57,395 "Once upon a time...Wha! Wha! 1818 01:16:57,438 --> 01:16:58,396 Wha! 1819 01:16:58,439 --> 01:16:59,397 Keep reading. 1820 01:17:01,355 --> 01:17:02,792 "...upon 1821 01:17:02,835 --> 01:17:04,141 a time, there was a..." 1822 01:17:04,184 --> 01:17:05,316 That itches! 1823 01:17:05,359 --> 01:17:06,578 Does it itch a little bit? All right. 1824 01:17:06,622 --> 01:17:07,971 Keep reading. 1825 01:17:08,014 --> 01:17:09,189 "...there was a..." 1826 01:17:09,233 --> 01:17:11,757 Hey, Thomas! 1827 01:17:11,801 --> 01:17:13,193 All right, that's hard, isn't it? 1828 01:17:13,237 --> 01:17:14,760 It's hard to concentrate. Fa! Fa! Fa! 1829 01:17:14,804 --> 01:17:16,762 That's how hard reading is for me. 1830 01:17:16,806 --> 01:17:18,764 It's not that hard for you, is it? 1831 01:17:18,808 --> 01:17:20,984 No, it's easy for me. 1832 01:17:21,027 --> 01:17:24,378 But how can you be a teacher if you hate books? 1833 01:17:24,422 --> 01:17:26,380 Hate books? 1834 01:17:26,424 --> 01:17:28,208 I don't hate books. 1835 01:17:28,252 --> 01:17:29,819 Everything in the world is in books. 1836 01:17:29,862 --> 01:17:32,125 I just have to work extra hard to get it out. 1837 01:17:32,169 --> 01:17:34,171 I'm not going to give up on you, buddy. 1838 01:17:34,214 --> 01:17:35,476 Okay? 1839 01:17:35,520 --> 01:17:36,782 And I'm not going to let you give up on yourself. 1840 01:17:36,826 --> 01:17:38,175 Now keep reading. Right here. 1841 01:17:38,218 --> 01:17:41,221 "Once upon a time there was a..." Wha! Fa! Fa! 1842 01:17:41,265 --> 01:17:44,224 "magi... magi... magi..." 1843 01:17:44,268 --> 01:17:46,574 Ma-gi-cian. 1844 01:17:46,618 --> 01:17:50,143 "A magician who met a small boy. 1845 01:17:50,187 --> 01:17:52,929 "A small boy who was trying to pull a big sword Wha! 1846 01:17:52,972 --> 01:17:54,931 out of a big rock." 1847 01:17:54,974 --> 01:17:56,628 Weird. 1848 01:17:56,672 --> 01:17:58,195 Why would a sword be in a rock? 1849 01:17:58,238 --> 01:18:00,197 Well, 1850 01:18:00,240 --> 01:18:02,765 I don't know, but if you, uh, 1851 01:18:02,808 --> 01:18:04,549 keep reading, you might just find out. 1852 01:18:04,592 --> 01:18:06,203 "The magician told 1853 01:18:06,246 --> 01:18:09,554 "the small boy that whoever could pull the sword 1854 01:18:09,597 --> 01:18:11,599 "out of the rock 1855 01:18:11,643 --> 01:18:14,559 would be the true king." 1856 01:18:15,647 --> 01:18:17,562 Cool. 1857 01:18:21,087 --> 01:18:22,436 Keep going. What happens next? 1858 01:18:28,181 --> 01:18:31,141 ♪ Love will see you through 1859 01:18:31,184 --> 01:18:34,318 ♪ I've been searching high 1860 01:18:34,361 --> 01:18:36,146 ♪ I've been searching high 1861 01:18:36,189 --> 01:18:38,626 ♪ And I've been searching low ♪ 1862 01:18:38,670 --> 01:18:40,672 ♪ I've been searching low 1863 01:18:40,716 --> 01:18:44,676 ♪ Wanna spend my life 1864 01:18:44,720 --> 01:18:48,419 ♪ With you 1865 01:18:48,462 --> 01:18:51,248 ♪ Ba-da-ba-ba-ba 1866 01:18:51,291 --> 01:18:52,336 ♪ Ba-da-ba.... 1867 01:18:52,379 --> 01:18:54,338 Hey, what's wrong? 1868 01:18:54,381 --> 01:18:56,166 I'm so nervous. 1869 01:18:56,209 --> 01:18:57,602 What's there to be nervous about? 1870 01:18:57,645 --> 01:18:58,951 You're just going to meet my mom. 1871 01:18:58,995 --> 01:18:59,952 Wha! Thank you. 1872 01:18:59,996 --> 01:19:00,910 That-that's helpful. 1873 01:19:00,953 --> 01:19:02,912 And Jeff! 1874 01:19:02,955 --> 01:19:05,131 And my aunts and uncles. 1875 01:19:05,175 --> 01:19:08,265 And anybody I've ever loved in my entire life. 1876 01:19:08,308 --> 01:19:10,093 [grunting] 1877 01:19:11,834 --> 01:19:13,400 Prepare yourself. This is big. 1878 01:19:13,444 --> 01:19:14,880 I'm ready. I'm ready. 1879 01:19:14,924 --> 01:19:15,881 That's right. 1880 01:19:15,925 --> 01:19:17,883 Prepare yourself. 1881 01:19:20,973 --> 01:19:22,975 Oh, you're here! 1882 01:19:23,019 --> 01:19:24,977 Oh, hi! 1883 01:19:25,021 --> 01:19:26,544 I can't believe I'm finally... 1884 01:19:26,587 --> 01:19:27,458 Oh, Nancy!Hi. 1885 01:19:27,501 --> 01:19:28,502 Oh! 1886 01:19:28,546 --> 01:19:29,808 Oh, my God! 1887 01:19:29,852 --> 01:19:31,636 You're even prettier than I thought! 1888 01:19:31,679 --> 01:19:34,204 Brad has told me so much about you, Mrs. Cohen. 1889 01:19:34,247 --> 01:19:35,640 Oh, Ellen. Well, that's more 1890 01:19:35,683 --> 01:19:37,163 than he tells me about you. Wha-what? 1891 01:19:37,207 --> 01:19:38,730 What? I tell you all about Nancy. 1892 01:19:38,774 --> 01:19:40,253 Oh, you never tell me the real stuff. 1893 01:19:40,297 --> 01:19:42,168 Come on, Nancy. Bobo, get the bags, honey. 1894 01:19:42,212 --> 01:19:43,517 Yes, Bobo, get on that. 1895 01:19:43,561 --> 01:19:44,867 Thanks. ELLEN: So are you exhausted? 1896 01:19:44,910 --> 01:19:46,303 NANCY: No.Oh, good, 1897 01:19:46,346 --> 01:19:47,434 because we have a pedicure 1898 01:19:47,478 --> 01:19:48,218 appointment in an hour. 1899 01:19:48,261 --> 01:19:50,002 Oh. 1900 01:19:50,046 --> 01:19:51,482 This is Nancy.Hi. 1901 01:19:51,525 --> 01:19:53,484 Who I was telling you about.So nice to meet you. 1902 01:19:53,527 --> 01:19:54,833 And, don't wait... Janice.Oh, okay. 1903 01:19:54,877 --> 01:19:56,443 Hi. Here come and meet-- Nancy. 1904 01:19:56,487 --> 01:19:57,967 Hello. 1905 01:19:58,010 --> 01:19:59,838 And one other person over here. Mom's going 1906 01:19:59,882 --> 01:20:01,622 a little overboard making Nancy feel like family. 1907 01:20:01,666 --> 01:20:03,450 Is that a possibility? 1908 01:20:03,494 --> 01:20:04,625 Her being family? 1909 01:20:04,669 --> 01:20:06,018 I don't know. Ja! 1910 01:20:06,062 --> 01:20:09,282 I mean, you know, I know, but I don't... 1911 01:20:09,326 --> 01:20:11,023 I don't, I don't, I don't know. Oh, yeah, it's serious. 1912 01:20:11,067 --> 01:20:13,025 Has she met Dad? No. 1913 01:20:13,069 --> 01:20:14,244 No, no, no, no, no. 1914 01:20:14,287 --> 01:20:15,680 No.What are you waiting for? 1915 01:20:15,723 --> 01:20:16,855 Hey, back off, will ya? 1916 01:20:16,899 --> 01:20:18,465 Ja! 1917 01:20:18,509 --> 01:20:20,511 WOMAN: Like a horse.That was his favorite bike. 1918 01:20:20,554 --> 01:20:22,339 And he ended up falling flat. He loved that. 1919 01:20:22,382 --> 01:20:24,341 And then he hit his head straight against the curb. 1920 01:20:24,384 --> 01:20:26,343 Yeah. Gave himself a concussion. 1921 01:20:26,386 --> 01:20:27,518 Oh. 1922 01:20:27,561 --> 01:20:28,954 Will you excuse me? 1923 01:20:28,998 --> 01:20:30,260 Nancy's needed in the kitchen. 1924 01:20:30,303 --> 01:20:31,957 I'm just going to steal her for one second. 1925 01:20:32,001 --> 01:20:33,959 Needed in the kitchen. 1926 01:20:34,003 --> 01:20:35,961 [giggles] 1927 01:20:36,005 --> 01:20:37,789 Are you rescuing me? 1928 01:20:37,833 --> 01:20:39,573 'Cause I don't need rescuing. 1929 01:20:39,617 --> 01:20:41,837 Uh, I do. 1930 01:20:41,880 --> 01:20:43,577 Ja! Ja! What's going on? 1931 01:20:43,621 --> 01:20:45,841 How was your pedicure? 1932 01:20:45,884 --> 01:20:49,192 If you're wondering what your mom and I talked about, 1933 01:20:49,235 --> 01:20:51,194 we talked about you.[chuckles] 1934 01:20:51,237 --> 01:20:53,196 And us. 1935 01:20:53,239 --> 01:20:55,415 Is something wrong? 1936 01:20:55,459 --> 01:20:57,417 I was just wondering 1937 01:20:57,461 --> 01:20:59,202 if I told you... 1938 01:20:59,245 --> 01:21:01,073 Ja! 1939 01:21:03,075 --> 01:21:05,991 I love you. 1940 01:21:15,479 --> 01:21:17,916 I mean, it just... it scares me, right? 1941 01:21:17,960 --> 01:21:19,744 I never thought about it before. 1942 01:21:19,787 --> 01:21:20,919 Ho! 1943 01:21:20,963 --> 01:21:22,486 I never dared think about it. Ja! 1944 01:21:22,529 --> 01:21:24,488 Look, Brad. Jo! 1945 01:21:24,531 --> 01:21:27,056 She understands about your noises. 1946 01:21:27,099 --> 01:21:28,927 She doesn't care. 1947 01:21:28,971 --> 01:21:30,668 You know, you make her happy. 1948 01:21:30,711 --> 01:21:32,496 She told me that, Brad. 1949 01:21:32,539 --> 01:21:34,019 You make her laugh. 1950 01:21:34,063 --> 01:21:35,934 Ja! 1951 01:21:35,978 --> 01:21:37,240 Well, what if one day she stops laughing? 1952 01:21:37,283 --> 01:21:39,329 Ra! 1953 01:21:39,372 --> 01:21:41,331 What if one day 1954 01:21:41,374 --> 01:21:43,942 she gets fed up 1955 01:21:43,986 --> 01:21:46,118 of living with someone who... Ja! Ja! Ra! 1956 01:21:46,162 --> 01:21:48,294 Ja! Ja! 1957 01:21:48,338 --> 01:21:51,036 Shh. 1958 01:21:54,387 --> 01:21:57,521 I just... 1959 01:21:57,564 --> 01:21:59,566 I don't want to hurt her, Mom. 1960 01:21:59,610 --> 01:22:00,959 Maybe you don't want to get hurt. 1961 01:22:05,050 --> 01:22:07,052 Both. 1962 01:22:07,096 --> 01:22:09,098 The only thing 1963 01:22:09,141 --> 01:22:11,100 that can hurt either of you is if you 1964 01:22:11,143 --> 01:22:13,276 let Tourette's drive her away from you. 1965 01:22:13,319 --> 01:22:15,800 If you let it win. 1966 01:22:20,587 --> 01:22:22,938 BRAD: Ja! Ja! 1967 01:22:22,981 --> 01:22:25,549 Heather's mother had called 1968 01:22:25,592 --> 01:22:28,421 to say Heather was no longer able to attend school. 1969 01:22:28,465 --> 01:22:31,163 So the class all pitched in to cheer her up. 1970 01:22:31,207 --> 01:22:32,599 Oh, wow, look at this table. 1971 01:22:32,643 --> 01:22:33,774 Wha! Wha! Wha! 1972 01:22:33,818 --> 01:22:35,907 Looks very good. Ja! 1973 01:22:35,951 --> 01:22:38,344 Oh, this looks great over here. Wha! 1974 01:22:38,388 --> 01:22:39,215 Ra! Ra! 1975 01:22:39,258 --> 01:22:41,565 Ja! 1976 01:22:41,608 --> 01:22:43,262 [sighs] 1977 01:22:51,531 --> 01:22:53,969 The news we'd all been dreading came a few weeks later. 1978 01:23:00,671 --> 01:23:02,020 Ra! 1979 01:23:02,064 --> 01:23:03,848 Hey.Hi, Mr. Cohen. 1980 01:23:03,891 --> 01:23:05,458 What's up, Henry? 1981 01:23:05,502 --> 01:23:06,851 Hi. 1982 01:23:06,894 --> 01:23:08,940 Hey, Eli.Hi, Mr. Cohen. 1983 01:23:08,984 --> 01:23:10,811 Hey, Mr. Cohen.What's up, Gaylon? 1984 01:23:10,855 --> 01:23:12,683 These are my grandparents,Hi. 1985 01:23:12,726 --> 01:23:14,076 James and Shirley. 1986 01:23:14,119 --> 01:23:15,642 Ra! 1987 01:23:16,992 --> 01:23:18,906 [sniffling] 1988 01:23:21,039 --> 01:23:22,998 Ja! 1989 01:23:23,041 --> 01:23:25,000 Wha! Sir, 1990 01:23:25,043 --> 01:23:26,131 they're about to start the service. 1991 01:23:26,175 --> 01:23:28,003 You, you go ahead. 1992 01:23:35,619 --> 01:23:38,622 Mr. Cohen? 1993 01:23:38,665 --> 01:23:40,624 Aren't you coming in? 1994 01:23:40,667 --> 01:23:42,060 I'm sorry. Ja! 1995 01:23:42,104 --> 01:23:44,062 I thought I could, but I, uh, 1996 01:23:44,106 --> 01:23:45,672 I think I'd be too disruptive. 1997 01:23:45,716 --> 01:23:47,413 Ja! 1998 01:23:47,457 --> 01:23:50,460 You made such a huge difference in Heather's life. 1999 01:23:50,503 --> 01:23:52,157 You were her favorite teacher. 2000 01:23:54,464 --> 01:23:57,728 Please don't leave without saying good-bye to her. 2001 01:24:06,084 --> 01:24:07,999 [sighs] 2002 01:24:09,392 --> 01:24:10,523 Ja! Ja! 2003 01:24:10,567 --> 01:24:11,611 Bop! Bop! 2004 01:24:17,443 --> 01:24:19,097 Ra! Ra! 2005 01:24:28,846 --> 01:24:30,761 [sniffles] 2006 01:24:33,242 --> 01:24:35,940 Ja. 2007 01:25:02,575 --> 01:25:05,317 Okay, Thomas, what is your team's word? Wah! Wah! 2008 01:25:05,361 --> 01:25:07,667 Weird!"Weird." 2009 01:25:07,711 --> 01:25:09,452 Anybody not on Thomas' team 2010 01:25:09,495 --> 01:25:11,367 know what that word means? Bop!Strange. 2011 01:25:11,410 --> 01:25:13,108 Creepy.Scary. 2012 01:25:15,197 --> 01:25:17,460 BRAD: Very Good. Wah! Wah! 2013 01:25:17,503 --> 01:25:19,244 Who can use the word "weird" in a sentence? 2014 01:25:19,288 --> 01:25:20,593 Wah! Wah! Wah! KIDS: Ooh, me! Me! 2015 01:25:20,637 --> 01:25:22,813 25, 30, 35, 40. 2016 01:25:22,856 --> 01:25:24,249 40, the girl in the pigtails, 50-- Gaylon! 2017 01:25:24,293 --> 01:25:25,946 [class laughs] 2018 01:25:25,990 --> 01:25:27,122 I like weird movies. 2019 01:25:27,165 --> 01:25:29,950 Sorry, Mr. Cohen, I know you 2020 01:25:29,994 --> 01:25:32,127 can't go to them 'cause you get thrown out at the movie theater. 2021 01:25:32,170 --> 01:25:33,911 Well, that's okay, Gaylon. 2022 01:25:33,954 --> 01:25:36,914 Boom! 'Cause I can rent movies, and I also like weird movies. 2023 01:25:36,957 --> 01:25:39,177 Drop! Wah! Bop! Wah! 2024 01:25:39,221 --> 01:25:40,700 So weird is a good word, right? 2025 01:25:40,744 --> 01:25:42,224 But what if someone comes up to you 2026 01:25:42,267 --> 01:25:44,791 and they say, uh, "Hey, you! 2027 01:25:44,835 --> 01:25:46,967 Yeah, you, I'm talking to you. You're weird." 2028 01:25:48,099 --> 01:25:49,535 Is it still a good word? 2029 01:25:49,579 --> 01:25:52,582 ALL: No.[diesel horn honking] 2030 01:25:52,625 --> 01:25:53,887 [gasping]What's that? 2031 01:25:53,931 --> 01:25:55,237 I want to see. Come on! 2032 01:25:57,326 --> 01:25:59,197 Okay, everyone, stay in your seats. 2033 01:25:59,241 --> 01:26:00,981 [diesel horn continues, class gasping] 2034 01:26:01,025 --> 01:26:02,722 It's Maxine and Big Red.Yeah! 2035 01:26:02,766 --> 01:26:04,898 Mr. Cohen, can we go see them? 2036 01:26:04,942 --> 01:26:06,335 [class clamoring] 2037 01:26:06,378 --> 01:26:08,467 Okay, but everyone, inside voices. 2038 01:26:08,511 --> 01:26:10,121 Everyone, line up by the door, and no running. 2039 01:26:10,165 --> 01:26:11,644 Wah![class clamoring] 2040 01:26:11,688 --> 01:26:13,168 Bop! Bop! 2041 01:26:22,742 --> 01:26:24,222 Go. 2042 01:26:24,266 --> 01:26:26,442 Shh! Shh! 2043 01:26:26,485 --> 01:26:28,008 Ja! 2044 01:26:34,232 --> 01:26:36,147 BRAD: Tanner, you got it. 2045 01:26:36,191 --> 01:26:37,670 Yeah, exactly, exactly. 2046 01:26:37,714 --> 01:26:38,802 That's called a pigtail. 2047 01:26:38,845 --> 01:26:40,020 Eli, get in there, man. 2048 01:26:40,064 --> 01:26:41,413 All right, but be careful. 2049 01:26:42,545 --> 01:26:44,199 [grunts] 2050 01:26:45,635 --> 01:26:47,419 [class chattering happily] 2051 01:26:47,463 --> 01:26:48,681 What do you think of it? Pretty cool, huh? 2052 01:26:48,725 --> 01:26:51,031 [diesel horn honks]Eli! 2053 01:26:51,075 --> 01:26:52,207 What did I tell you? 2054 01:26:52,250 --> 01:26:54,034 All right, no pulling the horn. 2055 01:26:54,078 --> 01:26:55,862 Or else you guys are coming down. 2056 01:26:55,906 --> 01:26:57,255 Sorry, Maxine. 2057 01:26:57,299 --> 01:26:59,431 [chuckles]: That's all right. Wah-wah! 2058 01:26:59,475 --> 01:27:01,085 Kids will be kids. Yes. 2059 01:27:01,128 --> 01:27:03,261 Yeah. Yeah, they will. 2060 01:27:07,178 --> 01:27:08,701 They still getting along? 2061 01:27:10,137 --> 01:27:11,704 Well, it looks like it. 2062 01:27:11,748 --> 01:27:13,271 Give 'em time. 2063 01:27:13,315 --> 01:27:15,317 BRAD: Wah! 2064 01:27:15,360 --> 01:27:17,797 Ho! 2065 01:27:17,841 --> 01:27:19,930 Bop! Oh! 2066 01:27:19,973 --> 01:27:21,279 I like Nancy. 2067 01:27:21,323 --> 01:27:24,064 She reminds me of your mom when we first met. 2068 01:27:24,108 --> 01:27:25,240 BRAD: They don't look anything alike. 2069 01:27:25,283 --> 01:27:26,719 I'm not talking about looks. 2070 01:27:26,763 --> 01:27:28,417 I'm talking about that 2071 01:27:28,460 --> 01:27:30,462 spark, you know, that spirit. 2072 01:27:30,506 --> 01:27:33,030 That, uh, je ne sais quoi. 2073 01:27:34,336 --> 01:27:35,598 How are things at school? 2074 01:27:35,641 --> 01:27:37,339 Oh, you know... 2075 01:27:37,382 --> 01:27:38,949 We got more books than bookcases, 2076 01:27:38,992 --> 01:27:41,473 roof leaks, budget cutbacks... 2077 01:27:43,258 --> 01:27:45,825 A little worried they might not ask me back next year. Ja. 2078 01:27:45,869 --> 01:27:47,262 There's plenty of teachers 2079 01:27:47,305 --> 01:27:49,002 with a lot more experience than me. 2080 01:27:49,046 --> 01:27:51,483 I'm proud of you, regardless. 2081 01:27:51,527 --> 01:27:52,919 Drop! 2082 01:27:52,963 --> 01:27:54,704 Doesn't feel that way. Wah! 2083 01:27:54,747 --> 01:27:57,184 Why do I feel like you're still embarrassed by me? 2084 01:27:57,228 --> 01:27:58,925 Drop! Wah! 2085 01:27:58,969 --> 01:28:00,536 And it's okay, Dad. You can admit it. 2086 01:28:00,579 --> 01:28:01,711 You're not trying to start something, are you? 2087 01:28:01,754 --> 01:28:03,539 No, no-no, but, you know, we're talking. 2088 01:28:03,582 --> 01:28:05,541 Fa. And, uh, it's good, so let's talk. 2089 01:28:07,412 --> 01:28:09,284 I've always been an embarrassment to you. 2090 01:28:09,327 --> 01:28:12,069 I have, haven't I? Even when you used to come to visit me, 2091 01:28:12,112 --> 01:28:13,853 you used to squirm when all those eyeballs would click my way. 2092 01:28:13,897 --> 01:28:15,768 Drop, wah! 2093 01:28:15,812 --> 01:28:17,509 You've never been able to accept it. 2094 01:28:21,513 --> 01:28:23,428 [utensil clatters] 2095 01:28:25,343 --> 01:28:26,605 You're right. Drop! 2096 01:28:28,172 --> 01:28:30,696 It is tough being with you sometimes. 2097 01:28:30,740 --> 01:28:32,698 I hate it when we go to restaurants 2098 01:28:32,742 --> 01:28:33,917 and people give you those looks. 2099 01:28:33,960 --> 01:28:35,614 Sometimes I want to just... 2100 01:28:41,185 --> 01:28:44,144 I just feel so helpless. 2101 01:28:44,188 --> 01:28:46,495 You know, I've always been a guy who could fix things. 2102 01:28:46,538 --> 01:28:48,714 Ja. But the one thing I could never fix 2103 01:28:48,758 --> 01:28:50,368 was the one thing that was hurting you most. 2104 01:28:50,412 --> 01:28:51,978 It doesn't need fixing. Bah! 2105 01:28:52,022 --> 01:28:53,328 Nobody can fix it. 2106 01:28:54,677 --> 01:28:56,983 I know. I know. 2107 01:28:59,943 --> 01:29:04,513 But... maybe it's my fault. 2108 01:29:07,080 --> 01:29:08,734 Maybe I gave it to you. 2109 01:29:16,960 --> 01:29:19,876 I think these babies are done. 2110 01:29:19,919 --> 01:29:21,181 Ja! 2111 01:29:21,225 --> 01:29:23,053 BRAD: Come on, guys. 2112 01:29:23,096 --> 01:29:24,533 We only got two minutes until the media center closes. 2113 01:29:24,576 --> 01:29:25,882 Hurry up back there. 2114 01:29:25,925 --> 01:29:27,536 Stay to the side, guys. Stay to the side. 2115 01:29:27,579 --> 01:29:28,624 What did I tell you? 2116 01:29:28,667 --> 01:29:30,190 Guys in the back, come on, hurry up. 2117 01:29:34,673 --> 01:29:36,327 Dad? Bah! 2118 01:29:36,371 --> 01:29:38,024 What are you, uh... what are you doing here? 2119 01:29:38,068 --> 01:29:39,243 You said you needed bookshelves, didn't you? 2120 01:29:39,286 --> 01:29:41,941 JIM: Your father's built us 2121 01:29:41,985 --> 01:29:43,769 new bookshelves for the library. 2122 01:29:43,813 --> 01:29:45,423 Things are a little slow at the office. 2123 01:29:48,731 --> 01:29:49,601 This way, gentlemen. 2124 01:29:51,386 --> 01:29:53,039 Oh, and I got you something for your collection. 2125 01:29:58,393 --> 01:29:59,655 Put it on, Mr. Cohen. 2126 01:30:02,179 --> 01:30:03,354 [class laugh] 2127 01:30:07,445 --> 01:30:09,665 A hard hat for an extremely hard head. 2128 01:30:12,407 --> 01:30:14,234 Hey, class, that's my dad. 2129 01:30:14,278 --> 01:30:17,412 KIDS: Hi, Mr. Cohen. Hi. 2130 01:30:20,197 --> 01:30:22,155 Come on. 2131 01:30:23,505 --> 01:30:25,855 Come on. 2132 01:30:25,898 --> 01:30:28,640 And-and Hilarie didn't say what this was about? 2133 01:30:28,684 --> 01:30:31,600 No idea.We were at recess, and she said 2134 01:30:31,643 --> 01:30:33,471 she needs to see you in the classroom.Fah, fah! 2135 01:30:33,515 --> 01:30:34,951 I think it might be about next year. 2136 01:30:36,431 --> 01:30:38,345 [whispering] 2137 01:30:39,651 --> 01:30:42,524 JIM: Here he is. Brad, uh... 2138 01:30:42,567 --> 01:30:44,569 can you come over here a minute, please? 2139 01:30:45,744 --> 01:30:47,616 Hilarie has got an announcement to make. 2140 01:30:48,965 --> 01:30:50,662 Some of you may have noticed 2141 01:30:50,706 --> 01:30:52,664 an observer hanging around school 2142 01:30:52,708 --> 01:30:54,579 the last few weeks. 2143 01:30:54,623 --> 01:30:56,842 Well, he was here to assess 2144 01:30:56,886 --> 01:30:59,410 one of our teachers, Mr. Cohen. 2145 01:31:01,281 --> 01:31:03,327 And I'm here to announce 2146 01:31:03,370 --> 01:31:06,504 that our very own Brad Cohen 2147 01:31:06,548 --> 01:31:08,811 has been chosen from amongst 2148 01:31:08,854 --> 01:31:11,466 all new educators in the state Ra! 2149 01:31:11,509 --> 01:31:13,903 of Georgia to be Sallie Mae's 2150 01:31:13,946 --> 01:31:17,210 First Year Teacher of the Year. 2151 01:31:17,254 --> 01:31:19,561 [cheering and applause] 2152 01:31:23,739 --> 01:31:26,524 BRAD: As I look at my students, I felt like a kid inside 2153 01:31:26,568 --> 01:31:30,702 because children look at life differently than most adults. 2154 01:31:30,746 --> 01:31:33,270 They see the world and say, 2155 01:31:33,313 --> 01:31:36,273 "I will," not "I can't." 2156 01:31:36,316 --> 01:31:37,666 And so did I. 2157 01:31:37,709 --> 01:31:39,624 [cheering and applause continue] 2158 01:31:45,456 --> 01:31:46,762 BRAD: This shirt is too tight. 2159 01:31:46,805 --> 01:31:47,937 The label's digging into my back. 2160 01:31:47,980 --> 01:31:49,504 I cut out the label out. 2161 01:31:49,547 --> 01:31:51,593 I don't know what you're so nervous about. Bah! 2162 01:31:51,636 --> 01:31:53,464 You're in front of a crowd every day. 2163 01:31:53,508 --> 01:31:55,161 Well, these aren't second-graders. 2164 01:31:55,205 --> 01:31:56,598 You know. Wah, wah! 2165 01:31:56,641 --> 01:31:58,600 Oh, man, I wish I was invisible. 2166 01:31:58,643 --> 01:32:01,777 [chuckles]: That is something you will never have to worry about. 2167 01:32:01,820 --> 01:32:03,735 Hold still. Hold still. 2168 01:32:03,779 --> 01:32:05,955 JIM [on microphone]: ...bring up Brad Cohen. 2169 01:32:05,998 --> 01:32:06,912 [applause]I love you. 2170 01:32:21,231 --> 01:32:23,494 Go, Mr. Cohen! 2171 01:32:23,538 --> 01:32:25,061 Go, Mr. Cohen, yeah! 2172 01:32:25,104 --> 01:32:27,193 [cheering and applause] 2173 01:32:34,287 --> 01:32:35,506 Wah! Wah! 2174 01:32:35,550 --> 01:32:37,987 Wah-wah! Wah! 2175 01:32:38,030 --> 01:32:39,771 Wah, drop! 2176 01:32:39,815 --> 01:32:41,730 [clears throat] 2177 01:32:41,773 --> 01:32:44,515 Come on, Bobo. You can get through this. 2178 01:32:44,559 --> 01:32:46,735 Don't worry. He's going to get through it. 2179 01:32:49,041 --> 01:32:52,610 The noise you just heard is the Tourette's syndrome 2180 01:32:52,654 --> 01:32:54,569 I've been living with since I was six years old. 2181 01:32:58,311 --> 01:33:01,619 I'm standing up here today because the love and support 2182 01:33:01,663 --> 01:33:03,229 of a lot of people put me up here. 2183 01:33:03,273 --> 01:33:06,276 Wah. My family, 2184 01:33:06,319 --> 01:33:08,931 [chuckles] my school family, 2185 01:33:08,974 --> 01:33:10,280 my students 2186 01:33:10,323 --> 01:33:12,630 and all my friends... drop, wah! 2187 01:33:12,674 --> 01:33:15,111 I owe this award to all of them. 2188 01:33:15,154 --> 01:33:17,896 But I also owe it to the toughest 2189 01:33:17,940 --> 01:33:20,682 and-and most dedicated teacher I have ever had: 2190 01:33:20,725 --> 01:33:24,207 my constant companion, my Tourette's. 2191 01:33:24,250 --> 01:33:26,731 [crowd murmurs] 2192 01:33:28,385 --> 01:33:29,952 Now, some of you may think that's pretty weird 2193 01:33:29,995 --> 01:33:31,606 to thank a disability. 2194 01:33:31,649 --> 01:33:32,955 And calling it a "great teacher," 2195 01:33:32,998 --> 01:33:35,435 that's really weird-- wah, wah! 2196 01:33:35,479 --> 01:33:37,699 I mean, what could I possibly learn from a disability? 2197 01:33:46,708 --> 01:33:48,840 Yes, Gaylon. 2198 01:33:48,884 --> 01:33:50,929 You learned to keep going. 2199 01:33:50,973 --> 01:33:52,757 [laughter] 2200 01:33:56,065 --> 01:33:57,719 Eli? 2201 01:33:57,762 --> 01:34:00,199 You learned not to let it stop you. 2202 01:34:00,243 --> 01:34:01,461 [crowd "awws"] 2203 01:34:05,204 --> 01:34:06,292 Yes, Thomas? 2204 01:34:06,336 --> 01:34:07,598 You learned to not let it win. 2205 01:34:07,642 --> 01:34:09,382 [crowd "awws"] 2206 01:34:09,426 --> 01:34:10,949 [scattered laughter] 2207 01:34:10,993 --> 01:34:13,038 That's right. 2208 01:34:13,082 --> 01:34:16,085 Ba! Coping with my Tourette's 2209 01:34:16,128 --> 01:34:17,695 has taught me the most valuable lesson 2210 01:34:17,739 --> 01:34:20,002 that anyone could ever learn. 2211 01:34:20,045 --> 01:34:23,396 And that is to never let anything stop you 2212 01:34:23,440 --> 01:34:25,224 from chasing your dream. Wah! 2213 01:34:25,268 --> 01:34:27,879 From working. 2214 01:34:27,923 --> 01:34:30,577 Or playing. 2215 01:34:30,621 --> 01:34:33,015 Or falling in love. 2216 01:34:33,058 --> 01:34:34,712 [crowd "awws"] 2217 01:34:36,192 --> 01:34:37,889 That's right. Ja! 2218 01:34:37,933 --> 01:34:39,369 [Brad sighs] 2219 01:34:39,412 --> 01:34:40,892 Coping with my Tourette's has 2220 01:34:40,936 --> 01:34:42,285 taught me the most valuable lesson that... 2221 01:34:42,328 --> 01:34:44,287 [chuckles] 2222 01:34:44,330 --> 01:34:46,071 Yes, Thomas?Can you bring that award 2223 01:34:46,115 --> 01:34:48,117 to show-and-tell on Monday? 2224 01:34:48,160 --> 01:34:49,205 [laughter and applause] 2225 01:34:57,387 --> 01:34:59,302 You bet. 2226 01:34:59,345 --> 01:35:01,608 [cheering and applause] 2227 01:35:04,307 --> 01:35:06,004 Yay, Mr. Cohen! 2228 01:35:06,048 --> 01:35:07,702 [cheering and applause continue] 2229 01:35:13,577 --> 01:35:15,492 [camera shutter clicks] 2230 01:35:45,130 --> 01:35:46,784 ♪