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( Horn honking )
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I'm Alex Mack.
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I was just an average kid
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until an accident
changed my life.
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And since then...
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Nothing's been the same.
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( Zapping )
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My best friend Ray
thinks it's cool.
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My sister Annie
thinks I'm a science project.
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I can't let anyone else know.
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Not even my parents.
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I know the Chemical Plant
wants to find me
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and turn me into
some experiment.
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But you know something?
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I guess
I'm not so average anymore.
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Alex: Okay, so Ray and I are
becoming really good friends
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with Mr. Siequirt
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the assistant manager
at Doodler's doughnuts--
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the one at the mall,
not the one downtown--
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and he said...
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Mrs. Mack:
Here we go!
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Annie, your favorite:
Vegetarian lasagna!
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Here, honey, let me
give you some of this.
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Thanks.
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Sweetheart,
want some?
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Uhh... in a minute.
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Okay, here.
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Mm-- ah!
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So, what's the big announcement?
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Alex: Well, no big
announcement, really.
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He said we could have
mini-doughnuts whenever...
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Alex.
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Just a minute,
honey.
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As you know,
I took that
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advanced placement English test
just to see...
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and... I scored a five.
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( Both gasp )
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Yeah, first time it's
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been done by
a high school student.
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Mr. Mack:
Unbelievable!
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Which means
I can take that
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two-week intensive
at the university with...
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Professor Ivan McKee.
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Oh, sweetheart,
that's great!
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You are really
branching out
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from science.
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We are so proud of you.
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Mr. Mack:
Ivan McKee, he wrote, uh
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no congas, no
clarinets, didn't he?
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( Parents gasp )
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Oh! Ugh!
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Alex.
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Alex!
Alex!
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Sorry.
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I'll clean it up.
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( Sighs )
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Anyway, it's going to be
really challenging.
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And I'm kind of scared.
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Mrs. Mack: Sweetheart,
you're used to challenges.
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I just think it's great
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you're out conquering
a new field.
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Hey,
Mom...
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how about some of that lasagna?
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Um... in a second,
sweetie.
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I want to make a toast.
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To Annie...
who just keeps on
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surprising us!
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( Laughs )
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Mr. Mack:
To Annie.
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( Clink )
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Wow!
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Math club president?
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Whew.
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"Little ladies of language"?
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"The hypotenuse society."
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Yeah.
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Annie's belonged to
every club ever invented.
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"Camp wahooie sack race,
honorable mention"?
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Wow, she's done it all.
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That's mine, Ray.
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Oh...
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It's my only one.
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Honorable mention...
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That's nice.
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Now, come on.
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I need you to come up
with some stuff
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for me to do, too.
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Hey, what about
stamp club?
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Do you really
like stamps?
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I don't care at this point.
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I just want to achieve
something greater in my life
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than getting
free doughnuts.
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I want to try everything,
then narrow it down.
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Okay.
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You got the math club.
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You got ski club, yearbook
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and also
school newspaper.
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Not to mention
the dance committee.
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Okay, this is good.
Keep going.
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Okay, you got
big sisters.
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And you also have
the glee club--
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I don't know
what they do
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but sounds like
they're having fun.
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Computer club...
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And, of course,
4-H club.
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4-H? What's that?
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Well, it stands for
"head, heart, hands and health."
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Basically, future farmers.
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Future farmers?
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Forget it.
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Alex, I don't know about this.
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So what, your sister
has all these trophies?
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You can't catch up in one week.
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I just want
to show her
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I can be good at something, too.
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From here on, you'll see
a new, improved Alex Mack.
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Man:
I think of most writing as...
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soil.
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And from the soil
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with a little nurturing
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perhaps a... garden can grow.
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I'll insist
that you write
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every day.
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And your first assignment
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due tomorrow, will be
autobiographical in nature.
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I want you to tell me
about yourself.
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What makes you... tick
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and feel and think.
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I want blood, I want guts
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I want mucous.
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I want mucous...
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And I want it by Thursday.
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Excuse me.
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You're Annie Mack...
right?
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Yes, I am.
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Miss Mack,
feel free
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to bring
a tape recorder
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to record my
lectures, but...
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this class is
about creativity.
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There's no need
to take down
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every single word.
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Oh. Sorry.
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Oh, right.
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I can't do that.
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( No audio )
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( Sighs )
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Somehow...
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she got herself
onto the yearbook staff
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the spring dance committee,
and the 4-H club.
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I swear, if there was
a parachute club
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she'd probably sign up
for that, too.
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Should we be worried?
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This doesn't sound
like our Alex.
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( Sighs )
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Oh, George,
don't you see?
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She just wants to be noticed
for something...
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Anything.
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She really needs
our encouragement right now.
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Did I fall asleep?
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Mm-hmm.
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Want to know
what I've been doing?
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Seizing the day.
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Why don't you go up
to bed now, sweetheart?
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And we can talk
in the morning.
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Okay.
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Ray: Mrs. Mack, I
think Alex could use
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a little orange juice
this morning.
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Ray, what are you
doing here so early?
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Your sister is redefining
the word "extracurricular"
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and Ray...
He's coaching her.
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Managing her.
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Alex: Good
morning, everybody.
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Okay, Ray,
what are we doing today?
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Before school, meeting
with the sweet adelines.
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Right. We tutor
seventh graders?
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No! The sweet adelines
is the square dancing.
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The tutoring is
the big sisters of smarts.
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You meet with them at lunch.
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And, after school, 4-H.
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4-H, Annie.
We find husbands for pigs.
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I think you mean
"animal husbandry."
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Whatever.
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Are you really passionate
about all this?
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How can I be passionate about it
if I haven't even started yet?
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You're not the only one
who tries new things.
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Come on, Ray, let's go!
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Ciao.
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You know why she's doing
this, don't you?
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Mm?
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She wants to be more like you.
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Ray:
That's pretty good.
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What say we go to
the mall for doughnuts?
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What are you
talking about?
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Maybe I'm not cut out
for a life of achievement.
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I'm rotten at
everything I do.
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Besides, I'm passionate
about the mall.
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I'm very good at it.
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You're quitting on me?
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Today I hit
Stephen
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with a bowling pin.
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Sorry, Stephen.
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You might want
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to put some ice on that.
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Alex, I thought
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you were serious
when you said
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you wanted to
seize the day.
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Annie was right.
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No, you're not
getting off that easy.
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Now, you're a winner.
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I don't care
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if you prove it
to Annie
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your parents, anyone.
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I want you to prove it
to yourself.
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Let's go to 4-H.
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Ray, I told you.
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I know nothing about animals.
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So? Let's give it a shot.
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If it doesn't work
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then we'll
get doughnuts.
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Come on.
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"My love of math has opened up
the world to me.
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"Numbers are not
black and white
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"they are gray, filled
with ambiguity and wonder.
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"It has taught me
that the world is not finite
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"but infinite.
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I feel that
mathematics explains..."
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( Moos )
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Welcome to 4-H,
ladies and gentlemen!
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My name is John
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and I will be
your guide
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to the glories
of farming.
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Today's subject
is dairy.
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Whether it be butter
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whether it be milk
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whether it be the proverbial
chicken egg
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dairy is a big part
of human life.
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My job today
is to convince you
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that there is a dairy farmer
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lurking inside
each and every one of you.
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Who's my first volunteer?
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How about, um...?
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Alex.
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Alex!
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Uh, no,
I don't think so.
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Come on, Alex,
don't be shy.
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It's not as hard
as it looks.
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Yeah, go
for it, Alex.
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Have you ever
milked a cow before?
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Not to my knowledge.
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No?
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Well, don't worry.
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All it takes
is practice.
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Watch me.
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( Mooing in background )
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Bucket.
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Thank you.
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Now...
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You just settle right
in here under blossom.
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( Mooing )
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I want you kids to remember
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next week,
I need to choose someone
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to represent
Danielle Atron Junior High
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in the dairy decathlon.
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All right, Alex...
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Show me what
you're made of.
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Not great, Kevin,
but a nice start.
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And now,
last but not least
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Annie Mack.
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( Clears throat )
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What was your paper
called, uh...
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"In search of excellence"?
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"Pursuit of excellence."
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Ah.
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Oh-- could you
wait one second?
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I want to get my...
276
00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,480
Of course.
277
00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:55,440
Okay.
278
00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,400
There we go.
279
00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,200
Quite honestly,
I had expected
280
00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:04,040
something a little
more insightful, Annie.
281
00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,000
I feel like
you gave me the...
282
00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,320
Encyclopedia version,
without a sense of passion.
283
00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,400
What do you feel
strongly about?
284
00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,880
Obviously, you're
a very bright girl.
285
00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,840
But the worst thing
you can do
286
00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,200
is to keep the listener
uninvolved.
287
00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:19,480
Will you stay after
288
00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,600
so we can talk
about it further?
289
00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,520
Okay.
290
00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,040
( Clicks off tape recorder )
291
00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,120
( Squirting )
292
00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:32,440
Alex Mack!
293
00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:36,000
From the glistening suburbs
of Paradise Valley came a girl
294
00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,400
with cat-like reflexes
295
00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,400
and the precision
of a Swiss watchmaker.
296
00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:42,960
Alex Mack,
cow milker extraordinaire.
297
00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,400
Is she that good?
298
00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:45,720
I've seen them come
299
00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,560
and I've seen
them go, Ray.
300
00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:49,200
Alex was meant to milk.
301
00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:50,280
Her dexterity?
302
00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,920
You can't teach that.
303
00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:53,080
Really?
304
00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,520
Alex...
305
00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,160
I want you to represent us
next Tuesday
306
00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,800
in the Dairy Decathlon.
307
00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,600
Girls' Freestyle Division.
308
00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,560
It's going to be
on cable TV.
309
00:12:02,560 --> 00:12:03,640
Can you do it?!
310
00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:04,600
Uh...
311
00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,160
I don't...
312
00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:07,600
I think I'm busy.
313
00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:08,560
( Yells ):
Ahh!
314
00:12:08,560 --> 00:12:09,520
Don't worry.
315
00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:10,680
She'll be there.
316
00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:13,200
What's the matter?
317
00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,400
What's the matter?
318
00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,760
I do one thing well
and it's cow milking.
319
00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,000
I feel like a dork.
320
00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,680
So what if
it's cow milking?
321
00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:21,600
You're going to be
on cable TV.
322
00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:22,960
Was Annie ever on TV?
323
00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:23,920
N-no, but...
324
00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:24,920
Heck no!
325
00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,000
I can hear her
drooling from here.
326
00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,480
Perhaps this wasn't
a good idea.
327
00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,240
We'll be moving
very quickly.
328
00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,000
So, I'll really
need to see
329
00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,760
some improvement
in your next effort or...
330
00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,720
Or I may have to drop you
from the class...
331
00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,560
In fairness to the others.
332
00:12:57,800 --> 00:12:59,560
Alex:
So I guess Mom told you?
333
00:12:59,560 --> 00:13:03,000
I'm competing in the
Dairy Decathlon today.
334
00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,720
Girls' Freestyle.
335
00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:08,080
I didn't even know
you were on the swim team.
336
00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,320
It's not the
swim team, Annie.
337
00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:11,920
The dairy decathlon--
338
00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:13,720
you know, the 4-H club?
339
00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:15,960
I'm very passionate
about it.
340
00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,000
( Typing )
341
00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,880
So... what are you
working on?
342
00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,520
Uh, it's a rewrite
of my English paper.
343
00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:27,400
Is there
anything else?
344
00:13:27,400 --> 00:13:28,640
No.
345
00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:31,960
Actually, I would
really like it
346
00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,520
if you would come to
the decathlon today
347
00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:35,840
and watch me compete.
348
00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,560
When is it?
349
00:13:37,560 --> 00:13:38,720
3:30.
350
00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:40,120
The field
behind school.
351
00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,160
I wouldn't miss it
for the world.
352
00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:43,280
You promise?
353
00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:44,360
Sure.
354
00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000
( Cattle mooing )
355
00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,360
How do you feel?
Nervous?
356
00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:55,920
Wow.
357
00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,720
That is
a beautiful trophy.
358
00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:00,640
Annie never got
one that big.
359
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,080
Where is she, anyway?
360
00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:03,880
Look, don't worry
about Annie.
361
00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:06,040
And keep your eyes
off the hardware.
362
00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:07,800
You got to stay
focused, okay?
363
00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,720
Now, remember,
you're a natural.
364
00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:10,880
Man:
Competitors
365
00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,040
may I have your
attention, please?
366
00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,640
Now, you are the best and
the brightest, dairywise.
367
00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,840
And it's time to show
paradise valley what you got.
368
00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,320
McKee ( On tape ): Quite
honestly, I had expected something
369
00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,360
a little more insightful, Annie.
370
00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,440
I feel like you gave me
the encyclopedia version
371
00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,160
without a sense of passion.
372
00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,200
What do you feel strongly about?
373
00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,520
( Switches off recorder )
374
00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,400
( Cattle mooing )
375
00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,000
This girl is tough,
very tough.
376
00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:53,040
No, don't worry
about her.
377
00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:54,640
She's all flash.
378
00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:58,960
Annie promised.
379
00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,560
She said she'd be here.
380
00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,600
Maybe her class
ran late.
381
00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,880
She doesn't have class now.
382
00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,680
M.C.:
Unbelievable, folks!
383
00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,680
Little Eve Van Der Huize,
the Pride of Pittsville Gardens!
384
00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,720
( Applause )
385
00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,800
And now it's my pleasure
to introduce
386
00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,680
our third and final contestant
387
00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:21,680
in the Girls'
Freestyle Division.
388
00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,000
From Danielle Atron
Junior High School
389
00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:25,760
Alex "The Udder Truth" Mack!
390
00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,360
The Udder Truth?
391
00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,920
She needed a nickname.
392
00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,080
Well, here goes
nothing.
393
00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,600
Remember your
fundamentals, all right?
394
00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,840
M.C.:
You all ready, Alex?
395
00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,320
( Applause )
396
00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,080
On your mark...
397
00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:43,160
Get set...
398
00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:43,880
Go!
399
00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,680
And... time!
400
00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:07,960
Alex Mack,
ladies and gentlemen.
401
00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,080
Alex Mack!
402
00:16:09,080 --> 00:16:10,480
( Applause )
403
00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,640
The results of
the Dairy Decathlon
404
00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:13,880
have been tabulated
405
00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,480
by Price Waterhouse P.P.L.
406
00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:17,400
An independent accounting firm.
407
00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:18,560
So tune in tomorrow
408
00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,080
to Paradise Valley today
409
00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,120
when we'll announce the winners.
410
00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,120
( Sighs )
411
00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:39,680
Hi, where have you all been?
412
00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,160
Where have you been?
413
00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,360
Alex has an aptitude
for dairying.
414
00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,400
It's poetry
in motion.
415
00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,040
Tomorrow
they announce
416
00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,080
the winners
on channel 67.
417
00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,520
Oh, that, uh, Dairy Dealie-Bob
was tonight, huh?
418
00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,720
The Dairy Decathlon, remember?
419
00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,440
It's my
English paper.
420
00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,000
I'm just caught up...
421
00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,120
Is there
a problem with it?
422
00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,400
Oh, no! Not at all.
423
00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,480
It's just... my professor...
424
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,120
McKee wanted
me to make
425
00:17:05,120 --> 00:17:06,960
some changes before tomorrow.
426
00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,680
Can I speak
to Annie, please?
427
00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:10,720
Alone?
428
00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:11,800
Sure.
429
00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,640
What, did I do
something wrong?
430
00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:18,760
Yes.
431
00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,400
I wanted you to come.
432
00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,000
Why are you making
433
00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,200
such a big deal
about this?
434
00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,640
It's just
some stupid cow milking.
435
00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,160
Yes, it's only cow milking.
436
00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:29,560
And maybe
it is stupid.
437
00:17:29,560 --> 00:17:30,800
But my whole life
438
00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:32,520
I've been watching you
win things
439
00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,840
be elected
to things.
440
00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,600
Just once
441
00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,080
I wanted you
to come watch me.
442
00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,440
And what's so important
443
00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:41,040
about one
more class?
444
00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,200
So what if you get
one more A-plus?
445
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,960
You're nothing but
a big, fat selfish person!
446
00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,440
Alex, wait.
447
00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,240
You don't understand.
448
00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,280
I can't believe
she's not here.
449
00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:06,560
She's the
worst sister
450
00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,120
in the whole,
entire world.
451
00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:09,440
Forget about her.
452
00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:10,800
Forget about her?
453
00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,240
Why do you think
I did this whole thing
454
00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:14,440
in the first place?
455
00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:16,080
...four
456
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:17,240
three
457
00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:17,960
two...
458
00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,200
Thank you for joining us here
459
00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:22,800
on Paradise Valley today.
460
00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,920
Brought to you by the good folks
at P.V. Chemical
461
00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:28,040
whose motto is:
462
00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,640
All:
"Progress at any cost."
463
00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,040
( All laughing )
464
00:18:33,040 --> 00:18:34,600
Ladies and gentlemen
465
00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,920
the milk has
been weighed.
466
00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:38,640
And the judges
have reached
467
00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,080
their final
decisions.
468
00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:41,240
The envelope, please.
469
00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,320
And the winner is...
470
00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:49,480
Alex...
471
00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:50,680
"The Udder Truth"
472
00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,280
Mack!
473
00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,840
( Applause and cheering )
474
00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:55,240
Yes!
475
00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,720
Yes!
476
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,960
( Applause and cheering
continue )
477
00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:07,560
TV announcer:
Thanks, Dale
478
00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:09,320
and congratulations
to Alex.
479
00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:10,480
Next up...
480
00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,840
I have to go take care
of something.
481
00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,920
I'll see you back home.
482
00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:20,960
Hey, wait up!
483
00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,120
Where are you going?
484
00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:24,440
I've got some business
to take care of.
485
00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:25,560
Annie, right?
486
00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:26,880
She's not the only one
487
00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,320
committed to excellence.
488
00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,120
They'll have to build
a whole room around this.
489
00:19:31,120 --> 00:19:32,440
Want me to go with you?
490
00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:33,720
No... no, stay here.
491
00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,240
They're serving ice cream
after the show.
492
00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,520
Sorry, Alex,
I'm with you.
493
00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:40,480
Look, Ray,
I really appreciate
494
00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:41,960
all you've done for me;
495
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,440
you kept me going
when I wanted to quit.
496
00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,840
But this is between
me and my sister.
497
00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:47,960
Okay, Alex.
498
00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,000
Thanks for everything.
499
00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,720
Annie: So maybe I just
don't have the right amount
500
00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,440
of blood or guts I need.
501
00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,520
When you spend
your whole life
502
00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,440
receiving things,
you miss out on a lot.
503
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,560
I look at my
little sister, and...
504
00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,320
Though I know she envies
my accomplishments
505
00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,240
she doesn't realize
how I envy her.
506
00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,040
To see the world
the way she does
507
00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,080
to have friends,
to be open-minded--
508
00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:25,960
those are the things
I wish I had.
509
00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,720
And I wish I knew
how to tell her.
510
00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,600
I was being as honest
as I possibly could.
511
00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:43,960
I appreciate that
you spoke honestly
512
00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,280
and from your heart.
513
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,440
McKee: But... I'm
going to suggest to you
514
00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,920
that you're not quite
ready for this class.
515
00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,080
Annie:
I can learn.
516
00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:53,680
I'll try harder.
517
00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,240
McKee:
I'm sorry, Annie.
518
00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:57,520
There's no need
519
00:20:57,520 --> 00:20:59,320
to think of this
as a defeat.
520
00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:00,920
( Sighs )
521
00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,480
Good luck in the future.
522
00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:06,840
Thanks.
523
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,000
( Sighs )
524
00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:19,560
Hi.
525
00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:20,600
Hi.
526
00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,240
What are you doing here?
527
00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,400
Um, I was looking for you.
528
00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,760
You didn't see any
of my class, did you?
529
00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:27,920
No.
530
00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,920
Wow, it looks like
you did really well
531
00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:33,720
at the Dairy Decathlon.
532
00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,320
Yeah, I guess.
Thanks.
533
00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,840
As far as milking goes,
I'm the best.
534
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,280
In my age range.
Freestyle.
535
00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,280
I'm sorry I wasn't there.
536
00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,080
Oh, that's okay.
537
00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,600
No, it's not okay.
538
00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,800
I should have been there
and I wasn't.
539
00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,040
I'm sorry.
540
00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,080
Okay... thanks.
541
00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,680
I'm leaving my class.
542
00:21:56,680 --> 00:21:58,800
It didn't work out.
543
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,000
Basically,
I'm not good enough.
544
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,840
I bet you could be
if you wanted to be.
545
00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,600
I mean, you have
so much else going on
546
00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,480
you can conquer it later.
547
00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,440
Hey, you want
to go to the mall?
548
00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,480
It's Thursday,
and I can show you
549
00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,000
how Ray and I score
free mini-doughnuts.
550
00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:17,720
Come on,
it's really fun.
551
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,200
Alex, there is nothing
I would rather do
552
00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,080
than go to
the mall with you.
553
00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:28,480
( Giggling )
554
00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,560
It's... it's huge,
I know.
555
00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,160
( Laughing )
556
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,880
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