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Can I grab a doughnut?

You talkin' to me?

I-- You talkin' to me?

Must be talkin' to me.

There ain't nobody else here.

I am talking to you.
Can I please have a doughnut?

Yeah, go ahead.

Melissa is
bad at impressions.

And we are scared to tell her.

We just did
impressions of each other.

Could you tell?

Guys!

Come get a doughnut.
Come on.

Get 'em while they're fresh.

Surprising no one,
I do not like doughnuts,

so for that reason,
I will decline your offer.

I actually love doughnuts.

You come to my house

on the day my doughnut
is to be married,

and you ask me
for a fritter.

- Only one?
- Yeah.

You'll be back.

Life is like a box of choc--

Melissa, you're bad
at impressions!

You're...

No doughnut for you!

Okay.
Now, that was good.

Class, pay attention.

Mrs. Howard has graciously
sacrificed her free period

to encourage you all to get
more involved

in the fundraiser.

For the record, I hate hustle
culture, but this is important.

Thank you, Mr. Hill.

Unfortunately, this fundraiser
is a necessary evil.

But when you are out there
selling your candy,

hold your head up high.

We are not asking for handouts.

Well...

I'm leading the fundraising
effort for the field trip

to the Franklin Institute.

It is so important
for our students

to experience a world-renowned
science museum.

And we may not have
discretionary funds,

but we've got grit, guts,
and a lot of chocolate.

Always make strong
but respectful eye contact.

Ooh, I got one.

In the words
of Biggie Smalls,

"Never get high
on your own supply."

Baby, baby.

And what do we say
when someone refuses your offer?

Suck it, boomer!

I don't know who Boomer is,
but no.

What we say is,
"Thank you for your time."

Thank you for your time.

Hmm.

No, thank you.

Ms. Teagues, people aren't
paying attention to us.

Don't give up yet, David.

Sometimes you just got to

put on a little show,
you know,

so that they can't
ignore us, right?

Excuse--
Excuse me, ma'am.

It's not the most
current dance,

but, uh, I do it
really well, so...

Hello, sir.

May I interest you
in some delicious candy?

Hell no.

Good luck with your fake
basketball team, though.

Oh, hey, Maurice, you came.

Yeah, you know I love
an impromptu slide.

Wait. So these are your students
selling the candy?

Yes, but, you know,
they're a little sad

because people
aren't really buying, so...

I hate to seeing
the lil' homies down.

Yeah.

What about $10 worth
of candy?

Really?
Yeah, of course.

Wow!

Thank you.

Guys...

That's called game.

You'll know
about it one day.

Maurice and I have been texting
since we met at the hookah bar,

and it turns out
he lives really close by.

He sends a lot of pictures
of white celebrities

that look alike.

And he never says "lol"
or "lmao" or, like, "hahaha."

He actually sends a voice
message of himself laughing.

Like, listen.

[ Laughing ]

Hoo!

Yeah, he's just
a really genuine guy, so.

I was wondering, you know, maybe
we can get together sometime?

Without children present.

Unless you want to go,
like, bowling

or to the movies
or mini golf.

Man, children really be everywhere.

So, like a date?

If you say yes.

If not, I'm suggesting
a group activity.

Okay.

Well, I say yes.

Cool.

Mr. Johnson: Come on, now.

I don't bite.

Oh. Whose cat is this?

I don't know,
I just found him in here.

He won't budge.

Think I'll get some bacon
from the lunch lady,

try to lure him out.

Cats are pescatarians!

You're telling me this cat
believes in God?

What-- N-- Let me show you
how it's done, okay?

Come here.

Come here little
Cinnamon Cupcake Hill.

- His name is Milton.
- Okay.

I'm pretty sure nobody would
ever name a cat "Milton."

Hi.

What you doing here, Henry?

Came to warn me
about a flood?

I just had another growth spurt,
and I don't know

if I'm gonna be able to get
a new pair of pants

before the end of the year.

I'm getting roasted alive
out here.

What they saying?

"Ever think about introducing
your pants to your shoes?"

Oh, man. So funny.

These should work.

Thanks, Principal Coleman.

I see you selling
those Wonka Bars.

Let me hear
your sales pitch.

Pssh. Do I have to?

Yes, Bruce Banner in the middle
of a transformation, you do.

Excuse me, sir, ma'am,
or otherwise identifying human.

Sorry to interrupt your day.

My school is raising money
to see science.

Would you consider
buying a chocolate bar?

Boy, you couldn't
sell a scarf

to Lenny Kravitz
with that pitch.

Who taught you to sell
like that?

Mrs. Howard.
Of course.

She's still using
the tactics of a man

who could turn water
into wine

and still only had
12 friends.

Now go put those pants on
before I think of another joke.

See you later,
Principal Coleman.

Before you go, how long have
Chris and Liam been lost?

Who?
Chris and Liam.

'Cause you missing a couple
Hems-worths.

Here all night.

And now to update
our total.

Whoo!

Yay!

Oh.

No.

Okay, look, we don't need
money to go.

We just pick the locks on the
doors of the Franklin Institute.

Yeah, just get one open
in the back,

cause a commotion in front,
and while everyone's distracted,

you just file
a couple hundred kids past.

I got this.

And as foolproof
as that sounds,

I think we're gonna have
to cancel the field trip.

Oh, God,
but the kids are so excited!

That's really helpful, Janine.

Okay.
She's robbed a child.

Relax, Conan O'Crien.

These are Franklin Franklins.

I just took a few of the kids
under my wing,

and we sold out faster
than a Black politician.

Thank you, Ava.

But I'm about ready
to throw in the towel.

Are you sure?

'Cause it seems like I could
solve this thing like that.

But if you insist
on failing,

I could just take this money

and put it towards
my jet ski fund.

Lake Wallenpaupack,
here I come!

Reer, reer!

Well, based on a quick calculation,

if Ava keeps this up, we would
definitely hit our goal.

That's what I've been
trying to say to y'all.

You know, Barbara,
I know the last thing

you want to do
is work with Ava,

but maybe just this one time,
it's worth it.

Yeah. You know,
for-- for the kids.

Ava.
Mm.

I will be taking some students
to sell candy after school.

Would you like to join us?

I would love to spearhead
this get schmoney project.

Say I'm a hero.

No.

Say I'm a hero. No.

Say it.

You're thinking it, though.

All right, students,
Principal Coleman

is going to take the lead today.

She has a few new tactics
that she thinks can help us.

But please do not forget
everything that I taught you.

Do forget everything
she taught you.

Toss it right
out of the window.

First lesson-- act like
you've already made a sale.

Courtney, you're with me.

How many bars did you say
you wanted?

What?

I said, how many candy bars
did you tell

this adorable child
that you would be purchasing?

Fine.
I'll take one.

You got change?

Some people might ask
for change,

but those people aren't
Sam Cooke,

so change
is not gonna come.

Sorry, we don't have change.

Yoink.

Next lesson.

Nobody likes to buy things
from happy people,

so I suggest you come up
with an illness for yourself.

My go-to is polio.

- Ava, no.
- Barb, polio is back.

Poke yourself in the eyes
if you have to.

Tears might as well
have dollar signs in them.

And you're gonna wanna look out
for liberal white people.

Actually, I consider
myself to be a progressive.

Is there a difference?

You'll be able to spot them,

because they'll be
making this face.

If you can't sell candy bars
to them,

you're unteachable.

- Ow!
- Oh, Malika, are you okay?

No.

But I'd feel a lot better
if you bought some candy

from me,
an at-risk Black youth.

All right, that's it!
You've gone too far.

May I have a word
with you, Ava?

We'll be right back.

Ava, I thought
you wanted me here

for an educational emergency.

Oh, you played your part.

Thank you.

Ava, when I asked
for your help,

I did not think that you would
be turning our students

into a bunch of scammers!

And you are lucky that God still
needs people to forgive.

Well, I don't know
what to tell you, Barbara.

This is how you break
through the noise.

You can go back to doing it
how you were,

but you know where
that's gonna get you.

But you just go too far.

These tactics are aggressive,
they're predatory.

I feel like
a check-cashing store.

Fine, I'm sure we could
come to a compromise

and still reach our goal.

No lying.
And no racial profiling.

Those were
the same rules I had

when I was selling
for the ACLU.

- Oh.
- American Candy Lovers United.

Oh. Hey, Gregory.

How was Podcast Club?

Well, Ava needed Jacob

for what was obviously
a fake emergency,

so it was just me
and the kids. Mm.

It's actually the best
it's ever been.

How was step without Ava?

Oh, Shayla said my choreography
was so old,

I got it from Shakespeare.

Then all the kids started
calling me Stomp the Bard,

so pretty much the same.

It's good.

Oh, hey, guess who I ran
into yesterday.

Jacob?
Uh, no.

Melissa?
No.

Barbara?
Okay, I guess

it was more rhetorical,
but Maurice!

Yeah. And guess what.

Actually, don't.
He asked me out on a date.

Um...

wow.
Right?

Or no? I can't tell
by your reaction.

Uh, uh, um,
no, no, no.

It's-- It's good.

Just, uh...

Hmm. Um...

Just be careful.
Why?

Is he a derelict?

Oh, my God.
Is he a ne'er-do-well?

No, no.
He's just, um...

He's one of those all-or-nothing
kind of guys.

Intense.

I just, you know, wanted
to give you a heads-up.

Well, if he's someone you need
to give me a heads-up about,

then why is he one
of your best friends?

I think we both know
that being friends

is different than dating.

Look, I'm not trying to
talk bad about Maurice.

Really?

'Cause it kinda seems
like you are.

No, it's just, if this
doesn't end well,

I don't want it
to blow back on me.

Oh, okay.

Well, I get that. I do.

But I promise you won't have
to worry

about any back getting blown.

I gotta go.
Yeah, me too.

Uh-huh.
Okay.

You know what? I'm just--
I'm gonna to my--

Thanks.

There you go.

Oh, Barb!

I have a special announcement
I need you to read.

Oh, please.
Does it have to be me?

I've got to get back
to my classroom.

Just read it.

"Good morning, Abbott.

After a few incredible days
of fundraising,

we have reached our goal,

and we are going
to the Franklin Institute!

Due in no small part
to Principal Coleman.

Though gorgeous, the--"

I'm not reading
the rest of this.

We did it, Ava!

And we technically have one
more day of fundraising left.

- We could keep going!
- No, no, no.

I don't wanna push it.

Oh, come on, Barb!

If we expand to a new market
and go hard,

there's no telling
how much we could raise.

We might even be able to get
a part-time librarian

instead of just an Alexa
with glasses.

- Who knows what else!
- Mm.

I just don't think you're
supposed to give milk to cats.

Every cartoon says you can.

Cartoons...

Milk propaganda
at its finest.

Did you put any more thought
into getting him microchipped?

Why? So Bill Gates
can sign him up

for a credit card
he doesn't need?

Hey, have you looked
at the menu

for the spot Mo's
taking you to yet?

'Cause you should
already know

what you're ordering
before you get there.

Decisive women are hot.

Well, I don't wanna get
anything too, too messy,

so I'm gonna get
the beef ribs.

Oh, tell Melissa
what Mo did.

Oh, so we're all just
calling him Mo now.

That's...

Well, he bought a bunch
of candy from my kids.

So sweet.
Delicious pun intended.

Aww!

Disposable income.

You know what?
That reminds me.

I actually wanted to, um,
buy some candy.

I was planning on it before
we started talking about this,

so I'm happy it came up 'cause
I would like to do it right now.

My kids aren't here
right now.

Yeah. Can't you buy it from
your own students?

Don't you hate candy?

Why are you guys making it
so hard for me

to support young entrepreneurs?

Oh, okay.
No, no, no, no.

I appreciate you, Gregory.

Thank you for supporting
our students.

Just like Mo!

I thought we'd agreed you'd
put him down for a nap.

We did no such thing.

Well, it looks like
Cinnamon Cupcake Hill

could use a nap.

Isn't that right, my little
four-legged floofikins?

You know,
there's a type of nap

that's actually named
after cats.

If he needs to sleep,
he will.

Well, I am sorry
for being attentive.

Once again, I'm the bad guy
for caring too much.

"Yit-dit-dit-dit-dee.
Yap, yap, yap."

You're so
passive aggressive.

You know what? Fine.
Ruin his sleep schedule.

But I'm not gonna stay here
with him all night

when he's got the zoomies.

Fine by me.

I sleep at the school
all the time!

Oh, they're doing
such a good job.

I'm afraid we're gonna
run out of candy!

I know, right?

These kids could sell
a humid day to a silk press.

I got Henry out here
running up the score.

Oh, here comes
Delisha Sloss.

Ain't that that school-board
member you blackmailed?

Make her buy some candy.

Oh, I don't have to make her
do anything.

They're probably coming from
the pancake house in the mall,

drunk on syrup
and ready to spend.

Well, hello.

And wonderful to see you all.

And to you, as well,
Sister Howard.

I had a feeling these were
Abbott students milling about.

You never see any students
from Addington Charter

doing this sort of thing.

Well, by
"this sort of thing,"

I'm sure you mean
being resourceful

to fill in the gaps
left by the district.

Mm.

Would you like to buy
some candy?

One dollar, please?

Is the candy $1 or $2?

He is correct.

It is $1.

Well, that's strange.

I already bought a candy bar
from that young man

over there earlier,
and he said it was $2.

Well, I'm sure there's
some sort of a mistake.

Henry!

Henry, would you come
over here, please?

Yes, Mrs. Howard?

This lady says that you sold her
one candy bar for $2

when they only cost $1.

- Please explain.
- Get it, get it.

Um...
Get it, get it.

Uh...
Yep, wave it.

Oww!

Give the lady her change, please.

I can't say
I'm surprised to see you

shaking down people again.

It's simply not church-like.

Ooh, ain't nothin'
but money out here.

Come on, get that sign--Ava, did you know

that the students
were overcharging for the candy?

Oh, yeah.
I told them to do it.

Great job, Henry.

Why would you tell the children
to overcharge for the candy?

It's called an incentive.

It's why, even after
all the kids

knew the Ava Coleman method,

my group is still outselling
yours like three to one.

What have they been doing
with the extra money?

Whatever they want.
It's their commission.

Have you never
worked retail?

I have been re-telling
the principles of the Bible

my entire life.

And that is why I am livid

that you are teaching
these children to steal!

Steal? Okay, hold on now--

Henry got caught
overcharging Sister Sloss,

and I was humiliated in front
of my co-workers in Christ.

Didn't that woman
steal from your church?

That is beside the point.

I don't know
that it is.

No field trip is worth
corrupting these students.

You and I had a deal,

and I made a terrible
mistake trusting you.

You wanna pinch my cheeks?

My mom says it helps.

Well, it's gonna be
a fun one today

at Abbott Elementary.

Okay, listen, I'm no lawyer,

but I know a thing
or two about arbitration.

My ex and I were able to settle
custody of our season tickets

to the Phillies
out of court like adults.

I just want what is best
for Cinnamon Cupcake Hill.

All you do is work.

Milton barely knows
who you are.

He lives at my job!

Okay, okay, enough.

Let's get to the bottom
of this.

Jacob, what do you want?

CC should live with me and Zach
in a two-parent household,

not some geriatric
bachelor pad.

You don't know
what kind of pad I have

or how many parents
live there!

Although, my furniture
is all leather.

Oh, and a suede loveseat.

So it's sorted.

Cat will live with Jacob
full-time

but does every other weekend
with Mr. Johnson.

You get all the fun and
little-to-no responsibility.

Believe me, your upholstery
will thank me for it.

You want a chocolate?

You like chocolate, right?

There you go.

Yeah.

What, you're giving
these away?

You're very observant.

I get that all the time.

People tell me I have
quite the eye for detail.

Well, maybe not an eye
for detail,

but I am very good at picking up
on subtle social cues.

You thought Mr. Morton had
a crush on you last year.

Well,
that was before I realized

I have an
insecure attachment style.

I now recognize it
for the disdain that it is.

Jacob, what do you want?

I don't know, man.

You just been weird
about that candy.

And as somebody who knows
your spirit, that ain't you.

And the whole Mo thing?

I mean, you seemed not edgy,
but, like, jealous.

Oh, my God is a woman!

Gregory, Gregory, Gregory!

Stop or I'll scream.

Do you like Janine?

- You're projecting.
- No, if I was projecting,

I would say,
"Do you love Janine?"

Because I love Janine.

I said "like."

You sound ridiculous.

The plot thickens.

You got something to say to me,
then just say it.

I already did.

Well, if you got something else
to say to me,

then just say it.

But what you not gon' do
is give me

the cold shoulder
in this school that I own.

Again, the principal
runs the school,

does not own the school.

You know how many times
Henry comes to my office

needing pants or lunch money
or something?

I'm happy he trusts you enough
to ask for help.

It doesn't matter
how much he trusts me.

I want to teach him to make
extra money to pocket

so he can take care
of himself.

Some of our students
don't have it like that.

I have been an educator longer
than you have been alive,

and I am well aware
of our students'

many stressors
and financial situations.

But that does not mean that
they should lie, cheat, or scam.

Nobody got hurt
because he sold

that candy
- for a little more.
- I--

And the only reason you get
to have "morals" about this

is because
you can afford them.

You didn't grow up having
to make hard choices.

I did.

And what you call "scamming"
got me by.

And look at me now.

I own a school.

So, it turns out the cat belongs
to Brianne in fourth grade.

She, uh, lost him

when she brought him in
for show and tell,

which you are not supposed
to do, for obvious reasons.

Don't touch me!

I told you, we three should've
gotten in that car

and never looked back.

Henry, may I talk to you
for a moment, please?

I didn't mean to embarrass you
in front of your friends.

Sweetheart, you did
no such thing.

I'm sorry
for embarrassing you.

Forgive me?

I don't think an adult has ever
apologized to me before.

It's kinda lit.

I forgive you, Ms. Howard.

Thank you, Henry.

Would you be interested
in helping out

at a church bake sale?

We're gonna need an expert
salesman like you

if we're gonna
make any money.

You'll get a cut out
of everything you sell.

How about 5%?

90%.

10%, and you get to keep
whatever you don't sell.

Deal.
Deal.

Yeah.

Barb.

Next time I do something
to help others,

which I'm very good at,

I'll make sure to give you
the whole story

so that you're not surprised.

Thank you, Ava.

Honoring what I just said,
I borrowed your school ID

to get free pancakes

at the Original Hip-Hop House
of Pancakes.

They give it to teachers
and not principals.

Ain't that criminal?

Hey.
Hey.

So, I know that your date
is tonight,

and I just wanted to say
that I hope you have fun.

Mo's a really good guy.

Aww. Thank you.

He must be if he's friends
with you.

Oh, um, one more thing.

Maybe don't order the ribs.

I've seen you eat ribs before.

It can get aggressive.

That's a good call.

And, you know, it was
just really shocking

for the whole family.

I mean, I know I wasn't prepared
to lose her, you know.

Small, just a kid.

It really changed the way
I looked at life

from that day forward.

Wow.

You know, I never really
opened up

about this kind
of stuff before.

Thank you for listening.

Oh, my God.

Are you kidding?

Thank you for sharing.

Well, speaking of sharing,
do you want some of this?

It's really good.

No, no, no.
No, thank you.

No.

Mm.

Oh, no. I'm not done.

Oh.