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"MELISSA & JOEY" IS RECORDED IN
FRONT OF A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE.

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- JOE, WHERE ARE MY SHOES?
- BOX IN THE CORNER

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MARKED "MEL'S CRAP I
KEEP TRIPPING OVER."

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( gasps ) MY BABIES!

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AWWW! THESE SHOULD BE IN A BOX MARKED
"THINGS I LIKE BETTER THAN YOU."

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AND IT WOULD BE A
REALLY BIG BOX.

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IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN TAKE IT
ALL OUT ON ME. I CAN HANDLE IT.

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I'VE GOT THICK SKIN. IT'S CURRENTLY
COVERED IN THREE MONTHS' OF DRYWALL DUST.

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( phone ringing )

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HEY. YEAH. I'M STILL
GETTING DRESSED.

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I'LL BE ON MY WAY IN 10 MINUTES.

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WHAT? THE REPORTERS ARE LEAVING?
WELL, TELL THEM TO WAIT!

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YOU... I DON'T KNOW.
THROW DONUTS AT THEM.

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NOT THE CRULLERS THOUGH!

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SURE, I DON'T MIND HOLDING.
HERE, RYDER, YOU HOLD.

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- NO, I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.
- MULTITASK!

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FINE. I CAN HOLD BOTH.

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WHERE WAS I? OH YES,
ANNOYED WITH YOU.

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IT'S A RENOVATION. YOU KNOW THERE
ARE ALWAYS MINOR INCONVENIENCES.

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YEAH, MINOR TO THE PERSON
WHO'S NOT HERE ALL DAY LONG.

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NOT SO MINOR TO THE GUY WHO
HAS TO UNPLUG THE COFFEEMAKER

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IN ORDER TO HOOK
UP THE MICROWAVE.

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NOT SO MINOR TO THE GUY WHO HAS TO
BREATHE IN PAINT FUMES ALL DAY LONG,

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NOT TO MENTION WHATEVER'S COMING OUT
OF THAT PORTA-POTTY IN THE BACKYARD.

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BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU CARE? I MEAN YOU
SPEND ALL DAY IN A NICE AIR-CONDITIONED OFFICE

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GIVING OUT KEYS TO THE CITY, YOU
KNOW BANGING ON YOUR, UM... GAVEL.

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- YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I DO, DO YOU?
- NO, NOT A CLUE.

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YEAH, JOE, YOU'RE FORGETTING WHAT'S
MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT ALL THIS:

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I AM FINALLY GETTING MY DREAM HOUSE...
EXCEPT YOU'RE IN IT.

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- BESIDES, WE'RE OVER THE HUMP.
- NO.

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NO, I THINK WE'RE ALL
STILL GETTING HUMPED.

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YEAH, I WISH.

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...THAT THERE WAS MORE CEREAL.

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OKAY, COME ON, AUNT MEL. IT
WOULD BE NICE IF ONE DAY

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OUR KITCHEN WAS ACTUALLY
IN THE KITCHEN.

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AND I WASN'T SHARING
A ROOM WITH JOE.

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OH, YOU THINK I LIKE SHARING
A ROOM WITH LENNOX?

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WELL, I DO! AND HERE'S
THE PRETTY GIRL NOW.

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YOU STEPPED ON MY HEAD ON THE
WAY TO THE BATHROOM AGAIN.

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SEE, TOE PRINTS?

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YOU GET TO GO TO THE BATHROOM?

42
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WOW, WHAT'S THAT LIKE?

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COME ON, EVERYBODY. LET'S
JUST ROLL WITH THIS.

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JOE, I KNOW YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH
LEO, BUT AS CONTRACTORS GO...

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- HE GOES SLOWLY.
- DROP IT, JOE, ALL RIGHT?

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I'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU
WHEN I HAVE A BREAK.

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UH, MEL, UH, WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

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TO WORK, LEO, TO TALK TO REPORTERS
ABOUT THE CITY'S NEW BIKE LANES

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AND BANG MY GAVEL.

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BUT YOU CAN'T GO. THE
TRENCH GUY IS HERE.

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AND WHEN HE STARTS DIGGING, HE
COULD HIT TREE ROOTS, A GAS LINE,

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MUMMIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.

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IT HAPPENS. THE POINT IS

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THE HOMEOWNER HAS TO SAY
GO LEFT OR GO RIGHT.

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- CAN'T WE JUST RESCHEDULE?
- OKAY, BUT THIS GUY ISN'T AVAILABLE FOR ANOTHER...

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- THREE TO 12 WEEKS.
- THREE TO 12? WHAT KIND OF WINDOW IS THAT?

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AUNT MEL, SHE SAYS THE
REPORTERS ARE LEAVING.

58
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WHAT?! NO NO NO NO NO, OKAY.

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SACRIFICE THE CRULLERS. ALL
RIGHT, DON'T DO ANYTHING YET.

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I... ( growls ) DAMN, MY
TWO WORLDS ARE COLLIDING.

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RIGHT NOW YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO PICK ONE.

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IT'S LIKE "SOPHIE'S CHOICE,"

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IF SOPHIE WERE
RENOVATING HER KITCHEN.

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COME HERE, BURKE.

65
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I'M GONNA SUGGEST SOMETHING TO YOU THAT I
SHOULD HAVE SUGGESTED A LONG TIME AGO.

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WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO DOWNTOWN AND
LET ME MANAGE THIS CONSTRUCTION JOB?

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- NO.
- WHY NOT?

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SIMPLE: I LIKE
THINGS DONE MY WAY.

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I CAN DO YOUR WAY, ONLY BETTER.

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COME ON, I'M, LIKE,
MADE FOR THIS JOB.

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I'M HERE ALL DAY LONG.
I KNOW CONSTRUCTION.

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I LIKE TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO,
YOU KNOW, ALMOST AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

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YEAH, BUT I NEED
TO BE IN CHARGE.

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I LIKE CONTROLLING THE
THINGS THAT ARE MINE.

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MEL, I GOT FIVE GUYS OUT THERE WAITING.
WHERE SHOULD WE DIG?

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SOPHIE, YOUR CHOICE.

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TALK TO...

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TALK TO JOE.

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SEE? NOW DID THAT HURT?

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( sighs ) LIKE
TWEEZING MY TOE HAIRS.

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( theme music playing )

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♪ I GUESS YOU'RE STUCK ♪

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♪ WITH ME ♪

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I AM A CITY COUNCIL GODDESS.

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SEVEN YAYS, NO NAYS. THERE
WILL BE BIKE PATHS.

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AND CUTE GUYS IN BIKE SHORTS.

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CAN I GET A "NICE BUTT"?

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SPEAKING OF BUTTS,

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I'VE BEEN BUSTING
MINE ALL DAY LONG.

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YOU KNOW THAT SILK GRANITE SINK
THAT THEY SAID WE COULDN'T GET?

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WELL, GOT IT. I HAD LEO
PULL IT OFF ANOTHER JOB.

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WHOO HOO! I MEAN HOW
TERRIBLE FOR THEM.

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- WOULD IT KILL YOU TO JUST SAY THANK YOU?
- HMM, WE'LL NEVER KNOW.

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I AM AWESOME BEYOND
HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.

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I KNEW YOU TWO WERE
SHARING A ROOM,

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I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU TWO
WERE SHARING AN EGO.

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YOU KNOW THAT PLAY I WROTE? THE
DRAMA CLUB IS GOING TO PRODUCE IT.

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OH, THAT'S GREAT! WHICH PLAY?

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THE ONE-ACT I GAVE YOU
GUYS TO READ A WEEK AGO.

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- YEAH, WHAT'D YOU THINK OF IT?
- OH, THAT ONE.

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IT'S SO GOOD.

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I MEAN IT'S, LIKE, AMAZING
HOW YOU GOT ALL THAT PLAY

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INTO THAT ONE LITTLE ACT.
RIGHT, JOE?

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OH YEAH. LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHING, LENNOX,

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YOU REALLY, UM...

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YOU REALLY WROTE THAT THING.

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THANK YOU!

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WE'RE CASTING IT TOMORROW SO
I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

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- HEY, DID YOU READ YOUR SISTER'S PLAY?
- OF COURSE.

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- I'M A GOOD PERSON.
- WHAT? DON'T JUDGE ME.

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- SOME PEOPLE WORK.
- I WORK.

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THIS SANDWICH
DIDN'T MAKE ITSELF.

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YOU'RE RIGHT... I MADE IT.

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TELL YOU WHAT? HOW ABOUT I
WRITE YOU GUYS A SUMMARY

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SO YOU CAN FAKE IT THROUGH
YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION BETTER?

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YOU REALLY THINK
I'VE SUNK THAT LOW?

117
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'CAUSE I HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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HOW COME YOU CAN THANK HIM
BUT YOU CAN'T THANK ME?

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HMM, FUNNY, ISN'T IT?

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SO HOW DID THE
TRENCH DIGGING GO?

121
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WAIT WAIT, WAS IT BAD?
DO I NEED A DRINK FIRST?

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- WOULDN'T YOU HAVE A DRINK ANYWAY?
- YEAH, I WOULD.

123
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IT'S 6:00, WHAT ARE LEO'S
GUYS STILL DOING HERE?

124
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BIBLE STUDY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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- THEY ALWAYS GO HOME AT 5:00.
- NEW REGIME.

126
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EVERYBODY WORKS TILL IT GETS DARK. I
HAVE TO GET THIS JOB BACK ON SCHEDULE.

127
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THE INDULGING AND
CODDLING STOPS NOW.

128
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HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE UP
TIME IF EVERYBODY'S BURNED OUT?

129
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I DON'T KNOW. THEY CAN
SLEEP ON THE DRIVE HOME.

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YOU KNOW, I FIND THAT IF YOU TREAT
PEOPLE BETTER, THEY WORK BETTER.

131
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IF YOU WANT THIS JOB
DONE IN YOUR LIFETIME,

132
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LET YOUR CONTRACTION
MANAGER DO HIS JOB.

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"JOSEPH P. LONGO,
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER"?

134
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YEAH... EMBOSSED. YOU SEE THAT?

135
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SO BLIND PEOPLE WILL KNOW
YOU HAVE A FAKE JOB?

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MAKE ALL THE FUN YOU WANT.
YOU'LL SEE HOW I TURN

137
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THIS JOB AROUND IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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( sighs ) WHATEVER. I AM GOING
UPSTAIRS TO READ IN THE TUB.

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- THERE'S NO WATER UP THERE, MEL.
- YEAH?

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WELL, COLD PORCELAIN
TURNS ME ON.

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- Leo: HEY, JOE, YOU GOT A MINUTE?
- SURE.

142
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- WHAT'S UP, LEO?
- YEAH, CAN YOU GIVE THESE TO MEL?

143
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COPPER PRICES ARE WAY UP,

144
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SO THE PLUMBING BID'S
GOING TO BE 15% MORE,

145
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SHE JUST NEEDS TO INITIAL
THE PRICE INCREASE.

146
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- I CAN DO THAT FOR YOU.
- GREAT.

147
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THOSE INITIALS ARE
GOING TO BE "N.O."

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YOU BID THE JOB AT ONE PRICE AND
THAT'S THE PRICE WE'RE PAYING, BUDDY.

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- BUT THE PRICE WENT UP.
- WHEN'D YOU PUT THE ORDER IN ON THE COPPER?

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YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M CALLING MEL.

151
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I'M NOT PAYING FOR
YOUR MISTAKES, PAL.

152
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- YEAH, MEL BURKE, PLEASE.
- MEL BURKE, PLEASE.

153
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- IT'S LEO CALLING ABOUT THE KITCHEN.
- IT'S JOE CALLING ABOUT LEO.

154
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YOU'RE GOING DOWN, BUDDY.

155
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OH HEY, MEL?

156
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YEAH LISTEN, A LITTLE PROBLEM.
I JUST...

157
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THAT IS ALL HANDLED. THANK YOU, MEL.
HAVE A GOOD DAY.

158
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THAT WON'T END WELL.

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WE'RE NOT PAYING A DIME MORE THAN THE
ORIGINAL BID, ALL RIGHT? PERIOD.

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- JOE, YOU'RE CUTTING INTO MY PROFIT.
- WELL, TOO BAD.

161
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IF YOU CAN'T DO IT, I'LL JUST
FIND SOMEONE ELSE WHO CAN.

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BELIEVE ME, THAT'LL
CUT INTO YOUR PROFIT.

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- I DON'T LIKE TO BE THREATENED.
- I DON'T LIKE TO BE BLACKMAILED.

164
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- BLACKMAIL?!
- I'M SORRY, MY APOLOGIES.

165
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WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY
DOING HERE IS EXTORTION.

166
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YOU'RE NUTS! I DON'T NEED TO
WORK FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

167
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JOSEPH P. LONGO, I QUIT.

168
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OH HO HO HO!

169
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OH, YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT.

170
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OH!

171
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LOOK AT ALL THAT.
PAPER IS EVERYWHERE.

172
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YOU THINK YOU'RE SO SMART, HUH?

173
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I GOT A WHOLE BOX OF
THESE RIGHT HERE.

174
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HEY, GUYS, AUNTIE'S HOME.

175
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WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I NEED TO VENT.

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YOU KNOW, I'VE ALREADY ENJOYED TODAY'S
VENT, SO I'M GONNA HEAD UPSTAIRS.

177
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UH NO, YOU'RE MY WITNESS.

178
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YOU HAVE TO VALIDATE HOW
TERRIBLY I'VE BEEN TREATED.

179
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OKAY, HIT ME WITH
YOUR DRAMA STICK.

180
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I... SHE JUST...

181
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( growls )

182
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UH, YEAH, I'LL TRANSLATE.

183
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HER PLAY GOT CENSORED
BY THE PRINCIPAL.

184
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OH, SO SHE CUT A FEW THINGS?

185
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- SHE CUT THE ENTIRE PLAY.
- WOW, THAT'S A BIG CUT.

186
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YEAH, AND NOW WE CAN'T PERFORM IT...
FOR TOTALLY ARBITRARY REASONS.

187
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BUT YOUR PLAY'S SO SWEET.
ESPECIALLY THE PART WHERE...

188
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- WHERE...
- THE POWER-MAD PRINCIPAL GETS TORN APART BY WOLVES?

189
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YES! WHAT?! YOU WROTE THAT?

190
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DAMN STRAIGHT! THANKS
FOR READING IT.

191
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OKAY, TELL ME WHAT ELSE IS IN THERE.
GIVE ME THE BULLET POINTS.

192
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SO AN EVIL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

193
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IMPRISONS HER STUDENTS AND
CUTS OUT THEIR TONGUES.

194
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AND THEN ONE DAY SHE SUDDENLY REALIZES
HER ENTIRE CAREER HAS BEEN SPENT

195
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SILENCING THE VOICES
OF THE INNOCENTS.

196
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IN REVULSION OF WHAT SHE'S DONE,
SHE WANDERS OFF INTO THE WOODS

197
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- AND...
- THE WOLVES RIP HER LIMB FROM LIMB

198
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AND SHE BLEEDS LIKE
A FIRE HYDRANT.

199
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THAT'S MY FAVORITE PART.

200
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SO YOU FED YOUR PRINCIPAL
TO THE WILD ANIMALS.

201
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ALLEGORICALLY.

202
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SWEETIE, YOU CAN'T
WRITE STUFF LIKE THAT.

203
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I HAVE TO! I CAN'T JUST
WATCH WHILE PRINCIPAL LUNDT

204
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TURNS THE SCHOOL
INTO A POLICE STATE.

205
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SHE INSTITUTED RANDOM
LOCKER SEARCHES.

206
00:09:35,876 --> 00:09:38,178
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED
ABOUT THE OPEN-TOE SHOE BAN.

207
00:09:38,211 --> 00:09:41,581
LENNOX, AS MUCH AS I SUPPORT
THE RIGHT TO BARE TOES,

208
00:09:41,615 --> 00:09:43,283
I CAN'T SUPPORT YOU ON THIS ONE.

209
00:09:43,316 --> 00:09:46,119
- WHAT HAPPENED TO MY COOL AUNT MEL?
- COOL AUNT MEL

210
00:09:46,153 --> 00:09:48,088
DOESN'T WANT TO SEE
YOU GET EXPELLED.

211
00:09:48,121 --> 00:09:51,792
LUNDT CAN'T LET YOU PERFORM SOMETHING
LIKE THAT AT SCHOOL. IT'S DISRESPECTFUL.

212
00:09:51,825 --> 00:09:53,093
WELL YEAH.

213
00:09:53,126 --> 00:09:55,796
LOOK, I WANT YOU
TO GO TO COLLEGE,

214
00:09:55,829 --> 00:09:59,132
YOU KNOW? SO YOU'RE NOT LIVING HERE FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE, AS DELIGHTFUL AS YOU ARE.

215
00:09:59,166 --> 00:10:01,802
- ( drill whirring )
- WOW, JOE'S REALLY CRACKING THE WHIP.

216
00:10:01,835 --> 00:10:04,271
- THOSE GUYS ARE HERE LATE.
- OH NO, THERE'S NO GUYS.

217
00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:06,306
- THAT'S JUST JOE.
- JUST JOE?!

218
00:10:06,339 --> 00:10:08,942
DON'T WORRY, AUNT MEL. JOE
SAID IT WAS ALL GOOD.

219
00:10:08,976 --> 00:10:10,744
- WHAT?
- NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

220
00:10:10,778 --> 00:10:13,113
OH MY GOD! JOE?

221
00:10:13,146 --> 00:10:15,949
OH, HEY, MEL, DOES THIS
CABINET LOOK LEVEL TO YOU?

222
00:10:15,983 --> 00:10:19,119
JOE, ISN'T THAT SOMETHING LEO
THE CONTRACTOR SHOULD BE DOING?

223
00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:20,854
YEAH, BUT HE GOT CALLED AWAY

224
00:10:20,888 --> 00:10:22,823
ON PERSONAL BUSINESS.

225
00:10:22,856 --> 00:10:25,292
AND HE TOOK HIS TOOLS AND
HIS SAWHORSES AND HIS GUYS?

226
00:10:25,325 --> 00:10:27,160
I GUESS, YEAH.

227
00:10:27,194 --> 00:10:30,998
SO WHAT IS THIS PERSONAL BUSINESS
THAT LEO GOT CALLED AWAY TO DO?

228
00:10:31,031 --> 00:10:33,200
I WOULD CATEGORIZE IT AS A...

229
00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:34,968
HISSY FIT.

230
00:10:35,002 --> 00:10:36,904
WELL, WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?

231
00:10:36,937 --> 00:10:38,972
WHAT DID I DO TO HIM? WHY DO YOU
ASSUME I DID SOMETHING TO HIM?

232
00:10:39,006 --> 00:10:41,809
WHY DON'T YOU ASSUME THAT LEO DID SOMETHING
TO ME... WHICH, BY THE WAY, HE DID.

233
00:10:41,842 --> 00:10:44,144
ALL RIGHT, I'M ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
WHAT DID LEO DO?

234
00:10:44,177 --> 00:10:46,980
HE TRIED TO CHARGE US 15% MORE FOR THE
COPPER, THAT'S WHAT HE TRIED TO DO.

235
00:10:47,014 --> 00:10:49,850
AND I SAID "NO WAY" AND,
YOU KNOW, AND SOME...

236
00:10:49,883 --> 00:10:53,220
WORDS WERE EXCHANGED AND HE
TOOK HIS STUFF AND HE LEFT.

237
00:10:53,253 --> 00:10:55,856
BBBB... GO BACK TO THE
"WORDS WERE EXCHANGED" PART

238
00:10:55,889 --> 00:10:58,058
AND BREAK THAT DOWN A
LITTLE BETTER FOR ME.

239
00:10:58,091 --> 00:11:00,260
- HE'S GONNA CLAIM THAT HE QUIT.
- HE QUIT?!

240
00:11:00,293 --> 00:11:01,962
NO! IT'S JUST POSTURING.

241
00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:03,964
YOU DON'T HAVE A
LOT OF EXPERIENCE

242
00:11:03,997 --> 00:11:06,934
- WITH THESE HIGH-LEVEL NEGOTIATIONS, DO YOU?
- UH, ONLY EVERY DAY.

243
00:11:06,967 --> 00:11:09,803
OH YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. THE
GAVEL STUFF, RIGHT YEAH.

244
00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:11,839
DON'T WORRY, HE'S
COMING BACK, OKAY?

245
00:11:11,872 --> 00:11:13,974
HOW DO YOU KNOW? WHAT
IF HE NEVER COMES BACK?

246
00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,976
I'M GOING TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE

247
00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:18,045
BATHING IN DRY TUBS
SURROUNDED BY CATS.

248
00:11:19,046 --> 00:11:20,881
WE DON'T HAVE ANY CATS.

249
00:11:20,914 --> 00:11:24,017
ONCE THEY FIND OUT WE DON'T HAVE
ANY WALLS, THEY'LL BE HERE!

250
00:11:24,051 --> 00:11:25,986
( chuckles ) WILL YOU RELAX?

251
00:11:26,019 --> 00:11:28,121
WHAT THESE GUYS DO IS NOT
ROCKET SCIENCE, OKAY?

252
00:11:28,155 --> 00:11:30,223
YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE TODAY ALL
BY MYSELF? HUNG UP THREE CABINETS,

253
00:11:30,257 --> 00:11:32,960
TILED THE SHOWER UPSTAIRS AND I
STAINED ALL THE FLOORS UP THERE TOO.

254
00:11:32,993 --> 00:11:35,328
REALLY? YOU?

255
00:11:35,362 --> 00:11:37,865
YEAH. STOP GUSHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

256
00:11:37,898 --> 00:11:39,733
BY THE WAY, THE FLOORS UP THERE?

257
00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:42,002
THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.

258
00:11:42,035 --> 00:11:45,005
DON'T ANYONE GO UPSTAIRS. THERE'S
LIKE THIS GLUE ALL OVER THE FLOOR

259
00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:47,340
AND IT WON'T LET
GO OF YOUR SHOES.

260
00:11:47,374 --> 00:11:49,943
THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
IT'S WOOD STAIN, DUDE.

261
00:11:49,977 --> 00:11:52,412
IT DRIES IN JUST...

262
00:11:54,114 --> 00:11:56,183
72 HOURS.

263
00:11:57,417 --> 00:11:59,219
SO WE CAN'T GO UPSTAIRS
THE REST OF THE WEEK?

264
00:11:59,252 --> 00:12:02,055
THAT'S GREAT, JOE, BECAUSE I CAN
WEAR THIS SKIRT FOR THREE DAYS.

265
00:12:02,089 --> 00:12:06,093
IT'S DESIGNED TO GO FROM WORK TO SLEEP TO SLEEP
TO WORK TO WORK TO SLEEP, SLEEP TO WORK.

266
00:12:06,126 --> 00:12:08,962
UH, THE FLOORS UPSTAIRS
ARE ALL STICKY.

267
00:12:08,996 --> 00:12:12,933
YEAH, ISN'T IT AMAZING WHAT JOE'S BEEN
ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN JUST ONE DAY?

268
00:12:28,982 --> 00:12:31,218
( door opens )

269
00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:35,422
IT'S ALL YOURS. PEE QUIETLY,
I'M TRYING NOT TO WAKE UP.

270
00:12:35,455 --> 00:12:37,524
YOU'VE GOT IT.

271
00:12:42,029 --> 00:12:45,032
JEEZ, LENNOX, GIMME
SOME OF THE BLANKET.

272
00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,069
( shrieks )

273
00:12:50,804 --> 00:12:54,041
- WHAT THE HELL?
- I TOUCHED PEC.

274
00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:57,010
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED,
BURKE, BESIDES FEELING ME UP?

275
00:12:57,044 --> 00:12:59,312
CRINGING. CAN SOMEONE
TURN ON A LIGHT?

276
00:12:59,346 --> 00:13:03,016
BURKE, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN
THIS BED WITH ME? I NEED TO KNOW.

277
00:13:03,050 --> 00:13:05,252
LONG ENOUGH TO BE TRAUMATIZED...
ABOUT TWO SECONDS.

278
00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,387
YAY, EVERYBODY'S AWAKE.

279
00:13:07,420 --> 00:13:09,389
YEAH, HOW COULD ANYONE SLEEP?

280
00:13:09,422 --> 00:13:13,060
I WAS SLEEPING JUST FINE UNTIL
THE NIGHT GROPER CAME IN HERE.

281
00:13:13,093 --> 00:13:15,062
I MIGHT ACTUALLY NEED
A SUPPORT GROUP NOW.

282
00:13:15,095 --> 00:13:17,797
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA GO SLEEP IN A PARK

283
00:13:17,831 --> 00:13:20,233
- WHERE IT'S SAFER.
- OH, WILL YOU CALM DOWN?

284
00:13:20,267 --> 00:13:21,768
- PLEASE?
- I AM CALM.

285
00:13:21,801 --> 00:13:24,371
I AM VERY CALM FOR
SOMEONE WHOSE BEAUTIFUL

286
00:13:24,404 --> 00:13:26,539
HOME RENOVATION WAS
WRECKED IN ONE DAY BY

287
00:13:26,573 --> 00:13:31,244
"JOSEPH P. LONGO, CONSTRUCTION M..."
THESE THINGS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE!

288
00:13:31,278 --> 00:13:34,547
- CAN'T WE JUST GET LEO BACK?
- YEAH, JUST APOLOGIZE.

289
00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:36,783
YOU KNOW? TELL HIM
WE MADE A MISTAKE.

290
00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,419
- I'M GONNA CALL HIM IN THE MORNING.
- NO, YOU CANNOT DO THAT.

291
00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:41,254
WE'LL LOSE EVERY
ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE.

292
00:13:41,288 --> 00:13:45,092
WHAT THE HELL KIND OF
ADVANTAGE DO WE HAVE?

293
00:13:45,125 --> 00:13:48,929
YEAH, WE'RE SLEEPING ON OLD AIR MATTRESSES
FROM THE GARAGE THAT SMELL LIKE SKUNK PEE.

294
00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:51,831
- OH, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS?
- OKAY, LOOK, YOU KNOW WHAT?

295
00:13:51,865 --> 00:13:55,835
EVERYBODY JUST RELAX HERE. LOOK, WE ARE AT
A VERY CRITICAL POINT IN THE NEGOTIATIONS.

296
00:13:55,869 --> 00:13:59,106
WE HAVE TO STAY UNIFIED. REMEMBER,
WE ALL HAVE A COMMON ENEMY.

297
00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:03,110
NOT ME... LEO!

298
00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,485
- JOE, ARE YOU SURE LEO'S GONNA SHOW UP?
- YES.

299
00:14:12,519 --> 00:14:14,121
JUST KEEP A LOOKOUT, ALL RIGHT?

300
00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:16,189
YOU KNOW WHAT, BURKE?
I HAVE TO TELL YOU...

301
00:14:16,223 --> 00:14:19,226
- AFTER A LOUSY NIGHT'S SLEEP, YOU DON'T LOOK HALF BAD.
- WHY, THANK YOU, JOE.

302
00:14:19,259 --> 00:14:23,030
YOU KNOW THE WHOLE SAVING GRACE TO THIS
THING IS THAT I ACTUALLY GET TO USE

303
00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:26,433
MY EMERGENCY PANTIES I ALWAYS
CARRY AROUND IN MY PURSE.

304
00:14:26,466 --> 00:14:28,568
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT
THEY'RE BRIGHT ORANGE.

305
00:14:28,601 --> 00:14:30,971
THIS WAY RESCUE
HELICOPTERS CAN FIND YOU.

306
00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:35,242
LENNOX, YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP.

307
00:14:35,275 --> 00:14:37,577
WOW, THANK YOU, AUNT MEL,
BUT I'M IN CHARACTER.

308
00:14:37,610 --> 00:14:39,612
FOR THE PLAY? I THOUGHT
YOU WEREN'T DOING IT.

309
00:14:39,646 --> 00:14:41,448
OH NO, NOT ONLY ARE
WE STILL DOING IT,

310
00:14:41,481 --> 00:14:44,484
BUT I'M PLAYING THE LEAD. AND
THANKS TO A BAD NIGHT'S SLEEP,

311
00:14:44,517 --> 00:14:46,319
AND TOTAL LACK OF HAIR PRODUCTS,

312
00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:49,189
I'LL LOOK AS GROSS AS THAT
TYRANT PRINCIPAL LUNDT.

313
00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:52,259
- BUT SHE BANNED THE PLAY.
- ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

314
00:14:52,292 --> 00:14:55,963
BUT COMMISSAR LUNDT DOES NOT CONTROL
THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET.

315
00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:58,165
WOW, I'M TORN!

316
00:14:58,198 --> 00:15:00,968
ON THE ONE HAND, I'M PROUD OF YOU
FOR FIGURING OUT THE WORK AROUND.

317
00:15:01,001 --> 00:15:03,503
AND ON THE OTHER HAND, CAN'T YOU HAVE A
LITTLE LESS INTEGRITY LIKE THE REST OF US?

318
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:05,973
MM, AS APPEALING AS THAT IS,

319
00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:09,642
NO. IF I BACK DOWN NOW, I'LL BE
BACKING DOWN THE REST OF MY LIFE.

320
00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:12,179
- HEY, I THINK I SEE LEO'S TRUCK.
- WHAT DID I TELL YOU GUYS?

321
00:15:12,212 --> 00:15:14,081
HUH? I TOLD YOU HE'D
COME CRAWLING BACK.

322
00:15:14,114 --> 00:15:16,216
AND LIKE CLOCKWORK...

323
00:15:16,249 --> 00:15:18,351
( truck passing )

324
00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:20,520
THERE IS SOMEBODY ELSE'S TRUCK.

325
00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:24,591
DON'T WORRY. YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SURE THE VERY NEXT TRUCK

326
00:15:24,624 --> 00:15:27,094
WILL ALSO NOT BE HIS.

327
00:15:27,127 --> 00:15:29,229
THERE'S PLENTY OF CHESS MOVES
LEFT IN THIS GAME, OKAY?

328
00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,965
IN THE MEANTIME, I'M GONNA
GET SOME MORE WORK DONE

329
00:15:31,999 --> 00:15:34,901
AND WHEN LEO AND HIS GUYS GET BACK HERE,
THEY'LL JUST HAVE MORE CATCH UP, THAT'S ALL.

330
00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:36,703
( saw whirrs )

331
00:15:37,704 --> 00:15:41,274
- All: NO!
- WHAT? I BLEW A FUSE.

332
00:15:41,308 --> 00:15:43,243
YEAH, ME TOO! A LONG TIME AGO.

333
00:15:43,276 --> 00:15:46,113
IT'LL BE BACK ON IN 10 SECONDS.

334
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:49,416
YOU'VE GOT TO FIX
THIS, ALL RIGHT?

335
00:15:49,449 --> 00:15:51,918
I CANNOT SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT
IN A ROOM WITH THAT GUY.

336
00:15:51,951 --> 00:15:54,387
DOESN'T ANYONE ELSE HEAR
HIM TALKING IN HIS SLEEP?

337
00:15:54,421 --> 00:15:57,024
"LADIES. LADIES, PLEASE.

338
00:15:57,057 --> 00:15:59,292
THERE'S ENOUGH JOE
TO GO AROUND."

339
00:16:00,393 --> 00:16:02,229
YEAH, YOU HAVE GOT
TO DO SOMETHING!

340
00:16:02,262 --> 00:16:04,164
OKAY, THE FRIGHT LOOK
IS GOOD FOR TODAY,

341
00:16:04,197 --> 00:16:07,067
BUT TOMORROW I NEED TO GO BACK
TO NATURAL, EFFORTLESS BEAUTY.

342
00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:08,601
AND THAT TAKES PRODUCT.

343
00:16:08,635 --> 00:16:11,304
GUYS, I CAN GET
THIS BACK ON TRACK.

344
00:16:11,338 --> 00:16:13,506
OKAY, I KNOW HOW TO DEAL
WITH BULLHEADED MEN.

345
00:16:13,540 --> 00:16:17,277
YOU JUST STAND UP TO THEM, YOU LOOK
THEM RIGHT IN THE EYES AND YOU SAY...

346
00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:19,479
WHO LIKES BANANA BREAD?

347
00:16:19,512 --> 00:16:23,350
DOES LEO? COME ON, I
BAKED IT JUST FOR YOU.

348
00:16:23,383 --> 00:16:24,717
OKAY, I BOUGHT IT JUST FOR YOU!

349
00:16:24,751 --> 00:16:27,587
COME ON, PLEASE, COME
BACK TO THE JOB, LEO.

350
00:16:27,620 --> 00:16:30,023
PLEASE! PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

351
00:16:30,057 --> 00:16:32,192
- PLEASE PLEASE!
- OH, MEL,

352
00:16:32,225 --> 00:16:34,394
I LIKE YOU A LOT, BUT
BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

353
00:16:34,427 --> 00:16:38,631
- AND COSTS ARE COSTS.
- WELL, LOOK WHAT IS UNDERNEATH THE BREAD.

354
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:42,435
A CHECK... A CHECK WITH
SOME BANANA GREASE ON IT,

355
00:16:42,469 --> 00:16:45,572
BUT YOU KNOW HOW YOU GET THAT OUT?
BY CASHING IT.

356
00:16:45,605 --> 00:16:48,408
AND NOBODY HAS TO KNOW ABOUT
THIS EXCEPT YOU AND ME.

357
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:52,712
UH, BUT NEXT TIME ORDER THE
COPPER BEFORE YOU START THE JOB.

358
00:16:52,745 --> 00:16:55,748
OKAY, BUT I STILL GOTTA
WORK WITH JOE, RIGHT?

359
00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:59,352
- NO, THERE IS NO JOE. FORGET JOE.
- HE'S LEAVING?

360
00:16:59,386 --> 00:17:02,655
NO, HE'S... HE'S INCREDIBLY
VALUABLE WITH THE KIDS

361
00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:06,393
AND OTHER AREAS OF MY LIFE AND I WOULD NEVER
DO ANYTHING TO UNDERMINE HIS AUTHORITY,

362
00:17:06,426 --> 00:17:08,428
BUT...

363
00:17:08,461 --> 00:17:11,098
BUT JUST NOD AT WHATEVER THE
HELL HE SAYS AND THEN CALL ME.

364
00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:14,033
HOW IS THAT NOT UNDERMINING
HIS AUTHORITY?

365
00:17:14,067 --> 00:17:16,436
IT IS NOT UNDERMINING.
IT IS JUST CREATING

366
00:17:16,469 --> 00:17:20,207
A SEPARATE SECRET LINE OF AUTHORITY
THAT LEADS FROM YOU TO ME.

367
00:17:22,409 --> 00:17:24,377
YOU GREW UP IN POLITICS.

368
00:17:24,411 --> 00:17:26,279
I DID.

369
00:17:30,783 --> 00:17:32,752
- HEY!
- HEY, CAN WE GO OUT TO DINNER TONIGHT?

370
00:17:32,785 --> 00:17:35,188
SURE. WAIT, ARE WE CELEBRATING?

371
00:17:35,222 --> 00:17:38,358
- DID THE PLAY GO WELL?
- NO, PRINCIPAL LUNDT GOT WORD ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING

372
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:41,328
AND SHOWED UP. YEAH, SHE SAT RIGHT
IN FRONT FOR THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE.

373
00:17:41,361 --> 00:17:44,231
- SO YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.
- IF ONLY.

374
00:17:44,264 --> 00:17:48,335
SHE LOVED IT! SHE SAID IT HAD THE
PATHOS AND SCOPE OF A GREEK TRAGEDY.

375
00:17:48,368 --> 00:17:50,470
SHE WANTS ME TO ENTER IT IN
THE STATE DRAMA COMPETITION.

376
00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:52,472
I MADE HER PROUD
TO BE AN EDUCATOR.

377
00:17:52,505 --> 00:17:56,075
- UGHH!!
- HEY, WHOA, ISN'T IT GOOD THAT PEOPLE LIKED IT?

378
00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:59,212
ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS MAKE A
STATEMENT ABOUT CENSORSHIP,

379
00:17:59,246 --> 00:18:02,382
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND
PISS THAT WOMAN OFF.

380
00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:04,284
OH, HONEY,

381
00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:06,586
SOMETIMES NO MATTER
HOW HARD YOU TRY,

382
00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:09,256
YOU CAN'T PISS EVERYBODY OFF.

383
00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:11,658
I TAKE THAT AS A CHALLENGE.

384
00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:14,261
NO... NO.

385
00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:19,466
( gasps ) LEO'S BACK! JOE, LOOK.

386
00:18:19,499 --> 00:18:22,502
- LEO'S BACK.
- YEAH, I KNOW, HE SHOWED UP A COUPLE HOURS AGO.

387
00:18:22,535 --> 00:18:24,337
WHO WOULD HAVE EVER
PREDICTED THAT?

388
00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:28,608
HEY, MEL, I GOT THE NEW FAUCETS OUT
IN MY TRUCK. I'LL SHOW THEM TO YOU.

389
00:18:28,641 --> 00:18:31,511
- OH, GREAT.
- THANK YOU, LEO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

390
00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:35,582
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS AMAZING?
THAT 15% ON THE COPPER BID?

391
00:18:35,615 --> 00:18:37,517
YEAH, MAGICALLY GONE. POOF!

392
00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:40,487
WOW, THAT IS GREAT NEWS
AND TOTALLY UNEXPECTED.

393
00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,456
OH, IT WAS EXPECTED. MAYBE NOT BY
YOU, BUT I SURE SAW IT COMING.

394
00:18:43,490 --> 00:18:46,092
SEE, MEL, THIS IS HOW
NEGOTIATIONS WORK.

395
00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:49,128
GUYS LIKE THIS WORK YOU AND
WORK YOU AND WORK YOU.

396
00:18:49,162 --> 00:18:52,599
UNTIL YOU FINALLY PUSH BACK AND YOU
SAY, "THAT'S IT. THAT'S ENOUGH, STOP."

397
00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:54,534
YEAH, THEY WORK YOU, HUH?

398
00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:57,270
YEAH, SEE, YOU BELIEVE THAT IF
YOU CODDLE SOMEBODY LIKE THAT,

399
00:18:57,304 --> 00:19:00,407
HE'S GONNA JUMP THROUGH HOOPS FOR YOU. THE
WORLD DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY, ALL RIGHT?

400
00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,810
SO IN THE FUTURE WHEN I SUGGEST SOMETHING
THAT YOU MIGHT NOT AT FIRST AGREE WITH,

401
00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:06,846
MAYBE, YOU KNOW, JUST MAYBE
YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT...

402
00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,815
ALL RIGHT, JUST SHUT IT.
SHUT IT!

403
00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:12,252
THE ONLY REASON HE'S BACK IS
BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA MONEY.

404
00:19:14,554 --> 00:19:16,489
HE TOLD YOU THAT I PAID HIM.

405
00:19:18,791 --> 00:19:21,394
I CANNOT BELIEVE
HE WOULD DO THAT.

406
00:19:21,428 --> 00:19:24,397
- YOU PAID HIM?
- OF COURSE I DID, YEAH.

407
00:19:24,431 --> 00:19:26,366
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU...

408
00:19:26,399 --> 00:19:28,568
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOU.
YOU PAID HIM TOO?

409
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:31,204
- WHY DO YOU THINK HE SHOWED UP?
- BECAUSE OF THE 500 BUCKS I GAVE HIM.

410
00:19:31,238 --> 00:19:33,540
500? I GAVE HIM A
CHECK FOR $5,000.

411
00:19:33,573 --> 00:19:35,342
5,000...

412
00:19:35,375 --> 00:19:37,610
NO WONDER WHY HE'S BEEN
SMILING ALL AFTERNOON.

413
00:19:37,644 --> 00:19:40,547
WAIT, OKAY, WHAT TIME
WERE YOU AT HIS OFFICE?

414
00:19:40,580 --> 00:19:42,249
- LIKE 2:30.
- I WAS THERE AT LIKE 2:00.

415
00:19:42,282 --> 00:19:43,816
- OH, I JUST MISSED YOU.
- OH HEY.

416
00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:46,453
LOOK AT THAT. NEXT TIME WE SNEAK
AROUND BEHIND EACH OTHER'S BACKS

417
00:19:46,486 --> 00:19:48,621
- WE SHOULD CARPOOL.
- NEXT TIME WE SNEAK AROUND

418
00:19:48,655 --> 00:19:50,257
YOU SHOULD LEAVE IT TO ME
AND I'LL SAVE YOU MONEY.

419
00:19:50,290 --> 00:19:52,225
THE ONLY REASON HE
LIKED YOUR 500 BUCKS

420
00:19:52,259 --> 00:19:54,327
WAS BECAUSE HE ALREADY HAD
MY 5,000 IN HIS POCKET.

421
00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:57,497
I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT... YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE.

422
00:19:59,399 --> 00:20:02,469
OH, BY THE WAY, UM, YOU KNOW HOW IT
WAS GONNA TAKE LIKE MONTHS AND MONTHS

423
00:20:02,502 --> 00:20:04,371
TO GET THAT SIX-BURNER STOVE?

424
00:20:04,404 --> 00:20:07,574
THE APPLIANCE GUY CALLED TODAY AND SAID THEY
HAD A FOUR-BURNER WITH A GRIDDLE IN STOCK,

425
00:20:07,607 --> 00:20:09,609
- SO I ORDERED IT.
- JOE, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE...

426
00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:12,279
- PANCAKES.
- OH, GOOD CALL.

427
00:20:12,312 --> 00:20:13,780
YEAH, I KNOW, IT WAS.

428
00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:15,848
YEAH, THANK YOU, JOE.
THAT'S SMART.

429
00:20:15,882 --> 00:20:18,618
I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU DOING THAT.

430
00:20:18,651 --> 00:20:20,720
ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME.

431
00:20:20,753 --> 00:20:23,222
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I APPRECIATE YOU

432
00:20:23,256 --> 00:20:25,792
GOING OVER THERE AND STRAIGHTENING
EVERYTHING OUT WITH LEO.

433
00:20:25,825 --> 00:20:28,194
YOU KNOW, WELL, WITH US.
WITH EVERYTHING REALLY.

434
00:20:28,227 --> 00:20:30,763
IT'S THE LEAST I COULD DO AFTER PUTTING
EVERYONE THROUGH THIS RENOVATION.

435
00:20:30,797 --> 00:20:32,699
- MOSTLY YOU.
- YEAH.

436
00:20:37,670 --> 00:20:40,607
- THIS FEELS REALLY WEIRD.
- YEAH, I FEEL IT TOO.

437
00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,909
- WHAT IS IT?
- I DON'T KNOW,

438
00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:46,546
I THINK IT'S SOME STRANGE
MUTUAL APPRECIATION THING.

439
00:20:48,014 --> 00:20:50,550
YEAH, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

440
00:20:53,252 --> 00:20:55,522
I DON'T LIKE IT. I'M
GONNA GET SOME AIR.

441
00:21:05,698 --> 00:21:07,467
( groans )

442
00:21:08,901 --> 00:21:12,305
"FIRST PLACE, OHIO REGIONAL DRAMA
COMPETITION LENNOX SCANLON."

443
00:21:12,339 --> 00:21:15,475
THE PRINCIPAL MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT IT TODAY AT THE ASSEMBLY.

444
00:21:15,508 --> 00:21:17,944
SHE CALLED LENNOX UP AND...

445
00:21:17,977 --> 00:21:20,580
HUGGED HER IN FRONT
OF EVERYBODY.

446
00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,482
POOR GIRL. ALL SHE WANTED TO DO

447
00:21:22,515 --> 00:21:24,917
WAS TORMENT HER PRINCIPAL
AND CREATE TROUBLE.

448
00:21:24,951 --> 00:21:26,619
I LOVE HER FOR JUST TRYING.

