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[Lara] At some point,
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we all ask ourselves
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"What is the meaning of life?"
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And at some point...
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maybe when we fall in love,
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maybe when we lose someone...
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we find the sudden, fleeting answer to the question...
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an answer that reminds us
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of life's immense possibility for change.
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And, sometimes, that change gets the better of us.
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Sometimes, we lose ourselves in it.
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[♪♪♪]
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Not this year, lights.
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Hey...
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untangling the lights
used to be your favorite job.
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What happened?
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I don't know.
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Guess I grew up.
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But it's in those moments of change,
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of love, of loss,
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that we realize the real question isn't,
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"What's the meaning of life?"
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but rather, "How do I give my life more meaning?"
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And then Christmas comes...
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with all the answers.
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[♪♪♪]
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[Lara] It is an honor
working with all of you,
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and, as you know,
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I'm so grateful
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to be your colleague,
your friend...
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"Boss."
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Yes. Thank you for that, Mia.
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Definitely not
the first time in my life
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I've been called bossy.
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[laughter]
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But seriously,
I'm grateful to each of you
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and I wish you a holiday
and year
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filled with only
the best things.
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[applauding]
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So, Lara.
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First office holiday party
as C.O.O..
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How does it feel?
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Well, now everyone's forced
to laugh at my lame jokes,
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so... amazing!
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Then why are you sneaking off?
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Oh, I'm not sneaking off.
I'm...
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I'm casually slipping away.
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Are you okay?
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Yes! Yes, I'm fine.
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I am so grateful to you
for this opportunity.
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Hey, you've earned it.
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Now enjoy.
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I will. Yeah, I am!
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Now let's all enjoy ourselves.
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Okay.
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[♪♪♪]
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I'm the "Sultan of Swing,"
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former MLB MVP, Ben Winters...
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here to tell you
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that Winters Christmas Jerky
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is a holiday home run.
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'Cause nothing says "Christmas"
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like beef.
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Moo!
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Guys, are we sure
that that's accurate?
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That "Nothing says 'Christmas'
like beef"?
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I mean, come on.
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You know what? Maybe I should
do a little adlibbing here.
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Yeah? Okay.
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♪ Have a holly, jolly ♪
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♪ Jerky Christmas ♪
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No, that sounds like
a Christmas full of jerks.
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That's not gonna work.
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Winters Christmas Jerky...
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[gags]
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Is this...
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Is this jerky...
fruitcake-flavored?
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
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Can I get my cozy coat?
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[♪♪♪]
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Hi!
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How are you?
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I'm here!
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Well, we are done.
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Gin, ladies.
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Good job, Mom.
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I'm sure your friends
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enjoyed your hypercompetitive
card-sharking.
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Well, if they didn't,
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then next time, I can just
pick on someone my own age.
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And what age would that be?
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Yes, please. Tell us.
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-[ladies snickering]
-Hi, honey.
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You are late,
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but you are just in time
for cocoa. Come on.
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[chuckling]
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-[water dripping]
-Oh, careful. We got a leak.
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That's the budget solution.
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Oh.
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[exhales deeply]
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[snap]
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[groans]
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You know, it's like
It's A Wonderful Life,
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but without the charm.
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This place is as geriatric
as we are.
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The TV is so old
it's a radio,
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and the only time we can tell
that the furnace is even on
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is when we smell it.
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Okay, Mom, I'm digging
the stand-up routine,
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but I get it... it's old.
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I offered to donate money.
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I know, but we need way more
than what you can donate.
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Luckily...
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your mother has an idea.
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Oh... now why am I scared?
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You'll see
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when we get to your house.
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[perky intro theme plays]
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Hi! Marty Grayson here,
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and I'm so excited to announce that Daytime Denver
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will be hosting its first-ever Christmas Contest!
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Five Denver locals...
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along with help from their teams...
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will compete on-airin four holiday-inspired events
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for a chance to win $50,000to the charity of their choice.
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Okay, what exactly
am I looking at here?
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Honey, you are looking at
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the way you are gonna win
the girls and me
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the money
for the senior center.
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Lara, this is
Christmas meets competition.
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It's the perfect
Cottridge-style Venn diagram
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if there ever was one.
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Well, breaking news, Mom...
you're also a Cottridge.
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Yes, but I am already
way too busy, honey.
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I, too, am a tad busy.
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With what?
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Uh, hmm, let me think.
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Maybe being the C.O.O.
of a multi-national corporation?
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And having no time
for my friends?
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And I've ignored a dating app
for so long
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my profile picture
still has chunky highlights.
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Noted.
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But you are still my daughter,
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and that means you can do it all
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and will be the best
at everything, honey.
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Oh, thanks, Mom.
No pressure there.
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Plus, you know what's
not even on your list?
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Christmas spirit.
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You know what?
You're right.
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I am gonna win this contest,
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which will rejuvenate
my Christmas cheer
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and help me rediscover
my purpose in life.
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[gasps theatrically]
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The Christmas spirit
is in me!
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It's time to burn my MBA
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so I can start
a Christmas-tree farm
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in Klausville!
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Just give the contest
some thought, huh?
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[♪♪♪]
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Ho, ho! There's the world's
best personal assistant.
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Why are you here so late?
The gym's closed.
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And are we redecorating?
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If so, why isn't the staff
doing it?
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Just adding a little Christmas
cheer for the baseball clinic.
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What?
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The clinic
that starts on Monday?
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The "Ben Winters Session"
sports camp for at-risk youth?
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Part of your effort to use
your celebrity to give back?
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Oh! Yes, that.
Right. Of course.
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Monday.
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Oh, also, a booking agent
from Daytime Denver called.
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You never sent me your schedule,
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so I just gave them
your cell number.
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Oh. Well, they probably
just want me on
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for a celebrity
guest appearance.
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Let's see.
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Voicemail.
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Uh...
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Mm.
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No, something about
a "Christmas contest"
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they want me to apply to.
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It's, uh...
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oh, five contestants...
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everyone brings a team.
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Four events.
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Ooh! Winner gets 50k for
the charity of their choice?
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They can't guarantee me a...
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They can't guarantee me a spot,
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but they're looking for
a "hometown hero" contestant.
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Wow. I mean, this could
be great, right?
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Free press for the gym,
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boost my social,
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could get the word out
about my charitable work
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with the "Winters Session" kids.
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And, oh, plus,
I could plug the jerky.
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And...
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it's for a good cause.
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Right.
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I led with that.
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Well, hey, wish
this "hometown hero" some luck
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'cause I am off to apply
to a Christmas contest.
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-Ho, ho!
-Okay...
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guess I'll just take care
of everything on my own.
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Again.
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How? I just checked you
an hour ago.
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Hey! [knocks]
It's just me.
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[door shuts]
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Whatcha doing?
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Eating.
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Mm.
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Not that I'm not happy
to see you again,
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but what are you doing here?
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Well, I just wanted to check
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if you gave that contest
more thought.
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Mm.
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They're gonna announce
the contestants on Monday.
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Oh, there's no harm
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in just looking at
the website, right?
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Maybe it'll get
that winning spark going?
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I sent you the link.
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Now, applying for the Christmas Contest
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is as easy as two simple steps.
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One, create an anonymous, holiday-inspired handle.
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I see you as "Noel-It-All".
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Get it?
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Oh, I'd be...
"Sleigh the Competition".
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If I were doing it,
but I'm not.
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[hits key]
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And, two, write a short essay
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answering the question,
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"What is Christmas?"
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[whacks key]
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"What is Christmas?"
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What does that even mean?
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What's the problem?
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That seems easy enough.
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Are you joking?
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Answering "What is Christmas?"...
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I may as well answer
"What is the meaning of life?"
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So? Just figure out
the meaning of life
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and just work backwards
to Christmas.
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You are welcome.
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Okay, I love you,
but goodnight.
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[thud]
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[Donna sighs]
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Okay.
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It's just kind of sad
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that you're not
doing this contest.
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You used to love Christmas.
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It meant everything to you.
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I should let you
get back to work.
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Love ya.
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Love you.
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[♪♪♪]
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"What is Christmas?"
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What is Christmas?
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Well...
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"like life...
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it's a time to find meaning..."
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[Ben] "What is
the meaning of Christmas?"
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What is
the meaning of Christmas...
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Come on. You gotta spitball
with me here, Grandma.
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Just a little help?
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It's your essay contest, Benjy.
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Figure it out for yourself.
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Whatever.
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All right, well, on
to the next order of business...
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Chuck's Grandma is
coming to town for the holidays,
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00:10:50,985 --> 00:10:55,001
and I thought that maybe you two
could be ladies who lunch.
270
00:10:55,003 --> 00:10:56,072
You know I don't
eat lunch, honey.
271
00:10:56,074 --> 00:10:59,722
Grandma. Listen.
272
00:10:59,724 --> 00:11:01,162
I know that you miss Grandpa,
273
00:11:01,164 --> 00:11:03,003
but, you know,
making some new friends
274
00:11:03,005 --> 00:11:04,242
could help that.
275
00:11:04,244 --> 00:11:07,256
Let's get you out of the house
and change up your routine.
276
00:11:07,258 --> 00:11:09,298
Your Grandpa's and my routine
worked all these years.
277
00:11:09,300 --> 00:11:10,805
Why change it now?
278
00:11:10,807 --> 00:11:11,843
Okay, well, then...
279
00:11:11,845 --> 00:11:16,832
in one final act of futility
and exasperation...
280
00:11:16,834 --> 00:11:18,272
what do you want for Christmas?
281
00:11:18,274 --> 00:11:19,478
I don't want anything.
282
00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,018
I have everything I need!
283
00:11:21,020 --> 00:11:23,160
Really.
284
00:11:23,162 --> 00:11:26,341
All I want for Christmas
is for us to be together.
285
00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:30,627
[claps and grunts]
That's it!
286
00:11:30,629 --> 00:11:33,172
That is the answer
to the essay question.
287
00:11:33,174 --> 00:11:34,913
"Christmas is a time
to be together."
288
00:11:34,915 --> 00:11:36,186
[laughs]
289
00:11:36,188 --> 00:11:38,161
Mm! Thank you!
290
00:11:39,402 --> 00:11:42,413
[♪♪♪]
291
00:11:48,308 --> 00:11:50,282
[Ben humming cheerfully]
292
00:11:50,284 --> 00:11:51,454
Hey!
293
00:11:51,456 --> 00:11:52,626
You're late.
The kids are waiting.
294
00:11:52,628 --> 00:11:53,496
Kids?
295
00:11:53,498 --> 00:11:55,104
Oh! The baseball camp.
296
00:11:55,106 --> 00:11:57,146
Yes, but the Christmas Contest
finalists
297
00:11:57,148 --> 00:11:59,155
are being announced right now.
298
00:11:59,157 --> 00:12:00,327
You know what?
299
00:12:00,329 --> 00:12:01,800
Two birds, one ball.
300
00:12:01,802 --> 00:12:02,704
I could use this
as a great opportunity
301
00:12:02,706 --> 00:12:03,776
for a teachable moment.
302
00:12:05,218 --> 00:12:06,454
[exhales]
303
00:12:06,456 --> 00:12:08,463
'Kay.
304
00:12:11,077 --> 00:12:11,879
That good?
305
00:12:14,601 --> 00:12:16,072
You're late!
306
00:12:16,074 --> 00:12:17,478
[dryly] Oh, yeah,
307
00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,822
because, obviously,
I was getting my nails done.
308
00:12:19,824 --> 00:12:21,127
Hi.
309
00:12:21,129 --> 00:12:22,534
Oh, look, it's starting.
310
00:12:22,536 --> 00:12:24,375
I just know
you're gonna win.
311
00:12:24,377 --> 00:12:26,183
Okay, Mom,
I love the confidence,
312
00:12:26,185 --> 00:12:27,857
but let's not get
too competitive.
313
00:12:27,859 --> 00:12:30,201
-This is just a little contest.
-Mm. Right.
314
00:12:30,203 --> 00:12:32,042
[Marty]
I just wanted to say
315
00:12:32,044 --> 00:12:33,984
that this contest was inspired by my love for Christmas,
316
00:12:33,986 --> 00:12:34,988
my love for Denver,
317
00:12:34,990 --> 00:12:36,528
and my desire to create
318
00:12:36,530 --> 00:12:38,504
an event that brings this great city together.
319
00:12:38,506 --> 00:12:40,111
And with a thousand essays submitted,
320
00:12:40,113 --> 00:12:41,550
it was nearly impossible
321
00:12:41,552 --> 00:12:43,559
to choose only five contestants.
322
00:12:43,561 --> 00:12:45,133
-But here goes.
-You're gonna get picked
323
00:12:45,135 --> 00:12:47,309
-for sure.
-Oh, I'm not so sure,
324
00:12:47,311 --> 00:12:48,080
but we can't let
fear of striking out
325
00:12:48,082 --> 00:12:49,820
keep us
from playing the game.
326
00:12:49,822 --> 00:12:51,093
Babe Ruth said that, right?
327
00:12:51,095 --> 00:12:52,331
No, I just made that up
right now.
328
00:12:52,333 --> 00:12:54,106
I'm pretty sure
Babe Ruth said that.
329
00:12:54,108 --> 00:12:56,081
Agree to disagree,
but the point is,
330
00:12:56,083 --> 00:12:58,290
not every run
can be a home run.
331
00:12:58,292 --> 00:13:00,031
Our first contestant is...
332
00:13:00,033 --> 00:13:01,706
"Winters Wonderland."
333
00:13:01,708 --> 00:13:03,044
Oh! But this one is
334
00:13:03,046 --> 00:13:04,852
'cause that's me!
335
00:13:04,854 --> 00:13:07,330
Yes! "Home run, Winters!"
336
00:13:07,332 --> 00:13:08,737
Oh, ho, ho!
337
00:13:08,739 --> 00:13:12,051
[roars] Yeah!
338
00:13:12,053 --> 00:13:13,190
Next...
339
00:13:13,192 --> 00:13:15,767
"Rebel Without a Claus."
340
00:13:15,769 --> 00:13:16,905
It's okay.
341
00:13:16,907 --> 00:13:18,044
Next contestant...
342
00:13:18,046 --> 00:13:19,986
"Special Snowflake."
343
00:13:21,796 --> 00:13:23,903
-Okay. -Up next...
344
00:13:23,905 --> 00:13:25,376
"Santa's Little Health."
345
00:13:27,253 --> 00:13:29,226
And our final contestant is...
346
00:13:30,433 --> 00:13:31,503
..."Sleigh the Competition".
347
00:13:31,505 --> 00:13:33,076
[Cottridges shrieking]
348
00:13:33,078 --> 00:13:34,583
Yay! That's my girl.
349
00:13:34,585 --> 00:13:36,425
Join me tomorrow as we meet our contestants
350
00:13:36,427 --> 00:13:37,931
right here on this stage
351
00:13:37,933 --> 00:13:38,969
for the first event...
352
00:13:38,971 --> 00:13:40,543
a Christmas trivia quiz.
353
00:13:40,545 --> 00:13:42,351
Which contestant has...
354
00:13:42,353 --> 00:13:44,660
[gasps] Nobody knows
more trivia than you do.
355
00:13:44,662 --> 00:13:47,138
-This event is yours!
-...going ho-ho-home?
356
00:13:47,140 --> 00:13:49,515
We'll find out right here, tomorrow!
357
00:13:54,372 --> 00:13:56,379
[♪♪♪]
358
00:13:58,256 --> 00:14:00,129
Hi. I'm Lara.
359
00:14:00,131 --> 00:14:02,138
Otherwise known
as "Sleigh the Competition".
360
00:14:02,140 --> 00:14:05,050
I'm Lindsay...
"Santa's Little Health".
361
00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:06,490
-Hi.
-Bill.
362
00:14:06,492 --> 00:14:08,432
"Rebel Without a Claus."
363
00:14:08,434 --> 00:14:10,306
-Oh.
-I'm Zoey.
364
00:14:10,308 --> 00:14:12,650
♪ "The Special Snowflake." ♪
365
00:14:12,652 --> 00:14:15,094
Hi. I'm Ben.
"Winters Wonderland."
366
00:14:16,469 --> 00:14:18,007
[ominous chord strikes]
367
00:14:19,348 --> 00:14:20,686
-Wow.
-Hi.
368
00:14:21,692 --> 00:14:23,029
Excuse us.
369
00:14:23,031 --> 00:14:25,205
[♪♪♪]
370
00:14:26,346 --> 00:14:28,553
So...
371
00:14:28,555 --> 00:14:30,897
we're both here.
372
00:14:30,899 --> 00:14:34,312
Yeah, both, uh,
Christmas Contest competitors.
373
00:14:35,586 --> 00:14:38,095
So, Ben,
How've you been?
374
00:14:39,236 --> 00:14:40,439
Great.
375
00:14:40,441 --> 00:14:42,079
Yeah. Just so busy.
376
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,624
Yeah, you seem busy
shilling your celebrity.
377
00:14:44,626 --> 00:14:47,604
You mean lending my good name
to worthy causes?
378
00:14:47,606 --> 00:14:49,679
Worthy causes like
379
00:14:49,681 --> 00:14:51,855
"the Ben Winters
Spray Tan Salon"?
380
00:14:51,857 --> 00:14:54,300
To combat
Seasonal Affective Disorder.
381
00:14:54,302 --> 00:14:55,973
[scoffs]
It's a spray tan, Ben.
382
00:14:55,975 --> 00:14:57,413
Well, I guess
lucky you knew me.
383
00:14:58,387 --> 00:15:00,962
I mean, because you only
learned Christmas trivia
384
00:15:00,964 --> 00:15:03,004
because I learned it
for you.
385
00:15:03,006 --> 00:15:05,817
But you only learned it
because you learned it for me,
386
00:15:05,819 --> 00:15:07,725
so I guess,
lucky you knew me, Ben.
387
00:15:07,727 --> 00:15:09,533
So is this gonna be awkward
388
00:15:09,535 --> 00:15:11,340
with us both
in the contest together?
389
00:15:10,468 --> 00:15:12,475
Probably for this round,
390
00:15:12,477 --> 00:15:13,748
but once
you're eliminated today,
391
00:15:13,750 --> 00:15:14,752
it'll be totally fine.
392
00:15:14,754 --> 00:15:17,600
Ha. Okay, well,
393
00:15:17,602 --> 00:15:18,939
I can see you are just... mm!
394
00:15:18,941 --> 00:15:20,747
...as competitive as ever.
395
00:15:20,749 --> 00:15:22,254
Not at all.
396
00:15:22,256 --> 00:15:25,134
This is a fun contest
to inspire holiday cheer.
397
00:15:25,136 --> 00:15:26,641
Mm.
398
00:15:26,643 --> 00:15:28,115
Everyone on stage
to get miked, please.
399
00:15:28,117 --> 00:15:30,023
It's showtime!
400
00:15:31,599 --> 00:15:34,577
All right. Well, hey,
high-fives all around. Huh?
401
00:15:34,579 --> 00:15:36,319
Yeah.
402
00:15:38,263 --> 00:15:40,304
Except for Lara,
who leaves me hanging.
403
00:15:41,511 --> 00:15:42,447
Oh, no, Ben.
404
00:15:42,449 --> 00:15:44,891
You're the one
who leaves people hanging.
405
00:15:44,893 --> 00:15:47,436
[♪♪♪]
406
00:15:50,552 --> 00:15:52,928
[cheery intro plays]
407
00:15:52,930 --> 00:15:55,205
Welcome to our first event... the Christmas trivia quiz!
408
00:15:55,207 --> 00:15:56,210
Okay...
409
00:15:56,212 --> 00:15:57,550
Let's get started
410
00:15:57,552 --> 00:15:58,755
with our first question, shall we?
411
00:15:58,757 --> 00:16:00,028
What's Ben doing there?
412
00:16:00,030 --> 00:16:01,333
[groans disdainfully]
413
00:16:02,274 --> 00:16:04,381
First question...
414
00:16:04,383 --> 00:16:06,256
which country has
a festive legend
415
00:16:06,258 --> 00:16:07,563
about a giant cat?
416
00:16:07,565 --> 00:16:09,337
-[Ben and Lara buzzing]
-[both] Iceland!
417
00:16:09,339 --> 00:16:11,313
[Marty] All right.
418
00:16:11,315 --> 00:16:12,920
You both buzzed in
at the same time,
419
00:16:12,922 --> 00:16:14,796
so I'll give this point
to Lara and Ben.
420
00:16:14,798 --> 00:16:17,039
And, uh, Lara, Ben?
421
00:16:17,041 --> 00:16:19,216
You're miked,
so no need to shout.
422
00:16:19,218 --> 00:16:20,723
[Marty chuckles]
423
00:16:20,725 --> 00:16:21,794
Next question.
424
00:16:21,796 --> 00:16:23,034
Come on.
425
00:16:23,036 --> 00:16:24,407
What is the symbol of Christmas
426
00:16:24,409 --> 00:16:25,847
in New Zealand?
427
00:16:25,849 --> 00:16:26,985
-[buzzing]
-[both] The Pohutukawa tree!
428
00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:28,325
[Marty] All right!
429
00:16:28,327 --> 00:16:29,765
Once again...
430
00:16:29,767 --> 00:16:34,352
point to a very loud
and enthusiastic Lara and Ben,
431
00:16:34,354 --> 00:16:37,266
who should really both wait
until I call on 'em to answer.
432
00:16:37,268 --> 00:16:39,108
Next question.
433
00:16:39,110 --> 00:16:40,413
[inhales deeply]
434
00:16:40,415 --> 00:16:43,126
What is Santa's zip code?
435
00:16:43,128 --> 00:16:44,432
-[buzzing]
-Rebel Without a Klaus?
436
00:16:44,434 --> 00:16:47,111
Santa's zip code
is HO-OOOO.
437
00:16:47,113 --> 00:16:48,016
Point, Rebel.
438
00:16:48,018 --> 00:16:49,121
Yeah.
439
00:16:49,123 --> 00:16:50,694
Next question.
440
00:16:50,696 --> 00:16:53,273
What is Frosty the Snowman's
nose made out of?
441
00:16:53,275 --> 00:16:54,277
[buzzer sounds]
442
00:16:54,279 --> 00:16:55,282
Special Snowflake?
443
00:16:55,284 --> 00:16:57,291
A button?
444
00:16:57,293 --> 00:16:59,501
-That is correct!
-Yes!
445
00:16:59,503 --> 00:17:01,879
-Easy.
-Next question.
446
00:17:01,881 --> 00:17:04,524
The catchy carol "Jingle Bells"
447
00:17:04,526 --> 00:17:05,897
was originally written for...
448
00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:06,768
-[buzzing]
-[both] Thanksgiving!
449
00:17:06,770 --> 00:17:08,442
To commemorate
the Medford Sleigh Race!
450
00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:10,854
But was originally entitled
"One-Horse Open Sleigh."
451
00:17:10,856 --> 00:17:13,633
And was the first song
broadcast from space.
452
00:17:13,635 --> 00:17:16,245
[Marty]
Wow! That's a lot of info.
453
00:17:16,247 --> 00:17:17,852
Final question.
454
00:17:19,261 --> 00:17:21,302
How far does Santa travel
455
00:17:21,304 --> 00:17:22,339
each Christmas?
456
00:17:22,341 --> 00:17:24,014
-[buzz]
-220 million miles.
457
00:17:24,016 --> 00:17:25,420
Giving him,
with the time zones,
458
00:17:25,422 --> 00:17:26,593
36 hours to deliver gifts.
459
00:17:26,595 --> 00:17:28,301
At 650 miles per second!
460
00:17:28,303 --> 00:17:29,573
Breaking the speed of light!
461
00:17:29,575 --> 00:17:32,219
Consuming roughly 150 billion
calories of cookies and milk.
462
00:17:32,221 --> 00:17:35,399
60,000 times
his daily recommended intake!
463
00:17:35,401 --> 00:17:37,644
[♪♪♪]
464
00:17:38,717 --> 00:17:39,853
Wow.
465
00:17:41,095 --> 00:17:44,274
And with that,
our trivia portion is over.
466
00:17:44,276 --> 00:17:46,718
And I'm sorry to say,
but Santa's Little Health,
467
00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,694
you'll be heading home.
468
00:17:48,696 --> 00:17:50,570
But not empty-handed,
469
00:17:50,572 --> 00:17:52,713
as you'll be receiving $1,000
to the charity of your choice.
470
00:17:52,715 --> 00:17:54,487
[applause]
471
00:17:54,489 --> 00:17:55,962
Thank you.
472
00:17:57,269 --> 00:17:58,473
[under his breath]
One down.
473
00:17:58,475 --> 00:18:01,185
Now let's spend some time
with our remaining contestants.
474
00:18:01,187 --> 00:18:02,358
First up,
475
00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:06,174
local celeb... Ben Winters...
who needs no introduction.
476
00:18:06,176 --> 00:18:08,452
You might have a pot holder
or an energy bar
477
00:18:08,454 --> 00:18:09,624
with his face on it.
478
00:18:09,626 --> 00:18:11,399
And if you don't,
you should.
479
00:18:11,401 --> 00:18:12,202
[Ben chuckles smugly]
480
00:18:10,668 --> 00:18:12,811
Next up, we have Denver native
481
00:18:12,813 --> 00:18:15,524
and McLeeds Consulting C.O.O.
Lara Cottridge,
482
00:18:15,526 --> 00:18:18,305
a.k.a.
"Sleigh the Competition."
483
00:18:18,307 --> 00:18:20,683
So, Lara, off your handle,
484
00:18:20,685 --> 00:18:22,325
should we assume
that you're competitive?
485
00:18:22,327 --> 00:18:24,837
Oh... no, Marty.
486
00:18:24,839 --> 00:18:26,445
I don't believe in competition.
487
00:18:26,447 --> 00:18:30,130
Rather, I believe in
challenging myself and others
488
00:18:30,132 --> 00:18:32,039
to reach our full potential.
489
00:18:32,041 --> 00:18:34,284
Tell that to the Great Christmas
Scrabble War of 2012.
490
00:18:34,286 --> 00:18:37,232
Yeah, I will tell that, because
"aecia" is still a common noun.
491
00:18:37,234 --> 00:18:39,008
[snaps] Proper noun.
492
00:18:39,010 --> 00:18:41,319
Uh... do you two
know each other?
493
00:18:41,321 --> 00:18:42,961
We used to...
494
00:18:42,963 --> 00:18:44,468
kind of somewhat date.
495
00:18:44,470 --> 00:18:46,177
And by "kind of somewhat date,"
496
00:18:46,179 --> 00:18:48,154
she means we were together
for four years.
497
00:18:48,156 --> 00:18:49,560
[astonished] Huh!
498
00:18:49,562 --> 00:18:51,972
Well... Lara, Ben.
499
00:18:51,974 --> 00:18:53,815
I'm sure
there's a lot of history here.
500
00:18:53,817 --> 00:18:56,059
Seeing as the contest
is all about
501
00:18:56,061 --> 00:18:58,840
fostering community spirit
and holiday cheer,
502
00:18:58,842 --> 00:19:00,582
I hope that you two
can put the past behind you
503
00:19:00,584 --> 00:19:02,558
and be good sports, yeah?
504
00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:03,866
-Of course we can.
-Definitely.
505
00:19:05,073 --> 00:19:07,149
Well... Lara.
506
00:19:07,151 --> 00:19:09,325
Best of luck to you.
507
00:19:09,327 --> 00:19:10,598
And best of luck
to you, too, Ben.
508
00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,307
You're gonna need it.
509
00:19:12,309 --> 00:19:14,250
[♪♪♪]
510
00:19:17,519 --> 00:19:20,230
Yeah, Ben and I once dated,
but...
511
00:19:20,232 --> 00:19:22,340
it is not gonna
be a problem.
512
00:19:22,342 --> 00:19:24,485
I am totally chill
with him.
513
00:19:24,487 --> 00:19:26,562
I would never
describe Lara as "chill."
514
00:19:26,564 --> 00:19:28,605
That girl is so competitive.
515
00:19:28,607 --> 00:19:32,089
Yeah, I-I can be
a little competitive,
516
00:19:32,091 --> 00:19:33,966
but I mean,
that's how I was raised...
517
00:19:33,968 --> 00:19:36,042
to be ambitious.
518
00:19:36,044 --> 00:19:37,718
Oh, this one year, she came up
with this whole dance routine
519
00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,158
just so we could win
520
00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,771
her holiday talent contest
for her work.
521
00:19:41,773 --> 00:19:43,446
[rhythmically]
♪ We wish you ♪
522
00:19:43,448 --> 00:19:45,791
♪ A Merry Christmas
We wish... ♪ [laughs]
523
00:19:45,793 --> 00:19:47,768
It's stuck in my head,
all these years later.
524
00:19:47,770 --> 00:19:49,643
My grandparents
were immigrants.
525
00:19:49,645 --> 00:19:52,491
My mom worked two jobs
to put herself through school.
526
00:19:52,493 --> 00:19:55,874
My mother left
when I was young and, um...
527
00:19:55,876 --> 00:19:58,086
my grandma raised me.
528
00:19:58,088 --> 00:20:00,498
She wanted me to have
everything she never could,
529
00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:02,676
so she taught me
the value of hard work
530
00:20:02,678 --> 00:20:05,121
and wanted me
to make something of myself.
531
00:20:05,123 --> 00:20:07,768
I was set on
making something of myself.
532
00:20:07,770 --> 00:20:09,074
'Cause unless
you're the lead dog,
533
00:20:09,076 --> 00:20:11,117
the scenery
never changes, right?
534
00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,999
So who will be the lead dog
in the contest's second event...
535
00:20:14,001 --> 00:20:15,104
the bake-off?
536
00:20:15,106 --> 00:20:16,913
We'll find out tomorrow.
537
00:20:16,915 --> 00:20:18,052
And remember...
538
00:20:18,054 --> 00:20:19,995
this isn't your run-of-the-mill
baking competition.
539
00:20:19,997 --> 00:20:21,503
These folks will be baking
540
00:20:21,505 --> 00:20:24,182
holiday-inspired treats of epic proportions.
541
00:20:24,184 --> 00:20:26,192
But our contestants won't be baking alone.
542
00:20:26,194 --> 00:20:28,069
Throughout the contest,
543
00:20:28,071 --> 00:20:30,146
they'll be helped by teams of three friends or family.
544
00:20:30,148 --> 00:20:32,994
Because remember, this is about community.
545
00:20:32,996 --> 00:20:34,736
-Lara. Hi.
-Hi.
546
00:20:34,738 --> 00:20:37,951
Oh. Did some Christmas shopping?
547
00:20:37,953 --> 00:20:38,856
Oh, just some stuff
for the bake-off.
548
00:20:38,858 --> 00:20:41,871
This is a very nice dress
to be baking in.
549
00:20:41,873 --> 00:20:43,110
Oh, and look.
550
00:20:43,112 --> 00:20:45,120
Designer heels to match.
551
00:20:45,122 --> 00:20:46,393
I bake in heels
all the time.
552
00:20:48,305 --> 00:20:49,844
Sometimes.
553
00:20:49,846 --> 00:20:52,055
Never.
554
00:20:53,129 --> 00:20:55,506
Is this about your ex?
555
00:20:55,508 --> 00:20:57,315
This is about
being camera-ready.
556
00:20:57,317 --> 00:20:59,995
Oh, Lara, come on.
557
00:20:59,997 --> 00:21:01,468
I remember you and Ben.
558
00:21:01,470 --> 00:21:04,215
You two were twin flames...
a real power couple.
559
00:21:04,217 --> 00:21:07,265
You were great together,
but also...
560
00:21:07,267 --> 00:21:08,403
intense.
561
00:21:11,768 --> 00:21:12,737
"Intense"?
562
00:21:12,739 --> 00:21:13,842
Intense!
563
00:21:13,844 --> 00:21:15,784
Okay.
564
00:21:15,786 --> 00:21:17,425
I have to go.
565
00:21:17,427 --> 00:21:19,032
I know we're trying
to wrap up the year,
566
00:21:19,034 --> 00:21:20,773
but I will be back
online tonight,
567
00:21:20,775 --> 00:21:22,547
and I will pull
an all-nighter,
568
00:21:22,549 --> 00:21:26,097
but for now, I have to wrangle
my Christmas Contest team.
569
00:21:26,099 --> 00:21:27,805
[packages rustling]
570
00:21:27,807 --> 00:21:29,881
[♪♪♪]
571
00:21:30,853 --> 00:21:32,426
Here are the blueprints
for the yule-log cake.
572
00:21:32,428 --> 00:21:35,539
This is very complicated.
573
00:21:35,541 --> 00:21:38,117
Think perhaps
you've gone a bit overboard?
574
00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,131
What happened to
"It's just a little contest"?
575
00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:43,307
Ben happened!
576
00:21:43,309 --> 00:21:44,312
Yep, Ben happened.
577
00:21:44,314 --> 00:21:46,186
So this contest has gone
578
00:21:46,188 --> 00:21:49,267
from "community spirit"
and "spreading holiday cheer"
579
00:21:49,269 --> 00:21:52,247
to "long-awaited moment of
liberating personal catharsis."
580
00:21:52,249 --> 00:21:53,352
Mm.
581
00:21:53,354 --> 00:21:55,461
Girls, Lara dating Ben
582
00:21:55,463 --> 00:21:57,436
was four years
of her being treated
583
00:21:57,438 --> 00:21:59,547
like she was never
good enough.
584
00:21:59,549 --> 00:22:01,288
This is her chance to prove
585
00:22:01,290 --> 00:22:03,095
that she's not
just good enough,
586
00:22:03,097 --> 00:22:04,301
she is better.
587
00:22:04,303 --> 00:22:06,511
Just... [sighs]
588
00:22:06,513 --> 00:22:08,151
...this seems a tad
589
00:22:08,153 --> 00:22:09,490
petty.
590
00:22:11,032 --> 00:22:13,140
You wouldn't want
Santa to skip you.
591
00:22:13,142 --> 00:22:14,680
Oh, Lara has been good
this year.
592
00:22:14,682 --> 00:22:17,024
Santa will forgive
593
00:22:17,026 --> 00:22:19,033
one tiny
Vesuvian act of revenge.
594
00:22:19,035 --> 00:22:19,870
Ooh.
595
00:22:19,872 --> 00:22:23,051
Girls, this contest
is ours to lose,
596
00:22:23,053 --> 00:22:25,193
because when Lara sets her mind
on something,
597
00:22:25,195 --> 00:22:27,069
it's hers.
598
00:22:27,071 --> 00:22:29,413
My girl is a winner.
599
00:22:30,620 --> 00:22:31,522
Again, no pressure.
600
00:22:32,797 --> 00:22:34,268
Okay, Team Sleigh
the Competition...
601
00:22:34,270 --> 00:22:35,606
Mm.
602
00:22:35,609 --> 00:22:36,410
All hands on deck?
603
00:22:36,412 --> 00:22:37,918
Yes!
604
00:22:39,493 --> 00:22:41,165
[slap]
605
00:22:41,167 --> 00:22:42,169
Oh, yeah!
606
00:22:42,171 --> 00:22:43,374
Break!
607
00:22:44,448 --> 00:22:46,489
[♪♪♪]
608
00:22:47,797 --> 00:22:49,804
Perfect!
I'll get back to you.
609
00:22:49,806 --> 00:22:52,650
Hey. Thanks for covering.
I was on with Daytime Denver.
610
00:22:52,652 --> 00:22:54,357
Oh, yeah?
611
00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,199
Hey, what's his story?
612
00:22:56,201 --> 00:22:57,103
Oh, that's Jayce.
613
00:22:57,105 --> 00:22:59,513
He can be very focused,
very determined.
614
00:22:59,515 --> 00:23:00,753
Not the best social skills.
615
00:23:00,755 --> 00:23:02,694
He's got a lot to prove.
616
00:23:02,696 --> 00:23:05,172
Reminds me of myself
at that age.
617
00:23:05,174 --> 00:23:06,745
Anyway, so I just
pitched Daytime Denver
618
00:23:06,747 --> 00:23:08,554
a brilliant idea.
619
00:23:08,556 --> 00:23:09,625
You know how we need a team
for the Christmas Contest?
620
00:23:09,627 --> 00:23:11,534
Well, I was thinking,
621
00:23:11,536 --> 00:23:13,576
what if the team was made up
of a few of these kids?
622
00:23:13,578 --> 00:23:14,380
I mean, imagine...
623
00:23:14,382 --> 00:23:15,719
me, and the kids,
Yuletide cheer?
624
00:23:15,721 --> 00:23:18,063
It's adorable-overload.
625
00:23:18,065 --> 00:23:20,574
What's that I hear...
a sure win?
626
00:23:20,576 --> 00:23:23,253
[chuckles] And do I smell
the sweet scent of endorsements?
627
00:23:23,255 --> 00:23:25,028
It would also be a great
experience for the boys.
628
00:23:25,030 --> 00:23:27,103
Yes, I just said that.
629
00:23:27,105 --> 00:23:29,547
Liam and Ellis
are natural hams.
630
00:23:29,549 --> 00:23:31,389
-I'm sure they'd love it.
-But I need three.
631
00:23:31,391 --> 00:23:32,661
What about Jayce?
632
00:23:32,663 --> 00:23:33,833
Sure, Jayce. Yeah.
633
00:23:33,835 --> 00:23:35,306
Good.
634
00:23:35,308 --> 00:23:36,512
So can you call the parents
and see what they think?
635
00:23:36,514 --> 00:23:37,416
-Yeah.
-Great.
636
00:23:37,418 --> 00:23:38,621
-One more thing.
-Mm-hmm?
637
00:23:38,623 --> 00:23:41,065
Using the kids as your team
wouldn't have anything to do
638
00:23:41,067 --> 00:23:43,242
with you trying to get back
at your ex-fiancée, would it?
639
00:23:43,244 --> 00:23:45,719
Oh... [scoffs]
Pfft. 'Course not.
640
00:23:45,721 --> 00:23:47,595
No, actually,
me competing against Lara
641
00:23:47,597 --> 00:23:49,035
is a great opportunity
for me to show
642
00:23:49,037 --> 00:23:49,972
how much I've matured.
643
00:23:49,974 --> 00:23:52,918
Because this contest
is not about my ego.
644
00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,062
Nope.
645
00:23:55,064 --> 00:23:57,807
It's about me
doing good in the world.
646
00:23:57,809 --> 00:24:00,117
Which could also
benefit your ego.
647
00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,624
Sure. Maybe.
648
00:24:01,626 --> 00:24:03,098
But no time
for self-awareness now.
649
00:24:03,100 --> 00:24:04,504
I've got places to be.
650
00:24:04,506 --> 00:24:05,340
All right, my man.
651
00:24:05,342 --> 00:24:08,153
Hey. Just keep
your back elbow up.
652
00:24:08,155 --> 00:24:09,861
Square up your shoulders.
Lead leg out in front.
653
00:24:09,863 --> 00:24:11,936
Step into it.
Throw your hips.
654
00:24:12,767 --> 00:24:14,339
Nice.
655
00:24:14,341 --> 00:24:16,113
Thanks.
656
00:24:16,115 --> 00:24:18,592
Okay, so anyways, I gotta do
a recon of the bake-off site.
657
00:24:18,594 --> 00:24:19,429
You good here?
658
00:24:19,431 --> 00:24:20,534
Well...
659
00:24:20,536 --> 00:24:22,275
[sighs] Sure!
660
00:24:22,277 --> 00:24:23,413
[thump]
661
00:24:23,415 --> 00:24:24,417
[sighs louder]
662
00:24:24,419 --> 00:24:26,461
[♪♪♪]
663
00:24:26,463 --> 00:24:28,536
[indistinct exchange]
664
00:24:34,465 --> 00:24:37,008
[♪♪♪]
665
00:24:39,522 --> 00:24:40,725
Lara.
666
00:24:40,727 --> 00:24:42,734
Wow.
667
00:24:42,736 --> 00:24:43,739
Come here often?
668
00:24:43,741 --> 00:24:46,552
Or you just popped by
to do a little recon?
669
00:24:46,554 --> 00:24:48,058
Happened to be walking by.
670
00:24:48,060 --> 00:24:49,699
Strange. Me too.
671
00:24:49,701 --> 00:24:50,838
Mm.
672
00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,412
I guess
great minds think alike.
673
00:24:52,414 --> 00:24:55,526
Great minds and... exes.
674
00:24:56,934 --> 00:24:59,812
You know, Ben, it's good
we bumped into each other
675
00:24:59,814 --> 00:25:02,223
so we can get a handle
on this sitch,
676
00:25:02,225 --> 00:25:03,730
because,
while the banter is fun...
677
00:25:03,732 --> 00:25:04,968
It is, right?
678
00:25:04,970 --> 00:25:07,112
...It's also
incredibly immature.
679
00:25:08,352 --> 00:25:11,063
And we can be adults, right?
We can be civil.
680
00:25:12,204 --> 00:25:14,479
So, Ben, are you ready
681
00:25:14,481 --> 00:25:16,622
to bake a giant
Christmas dessert tomorrow?
682
00:25:16,624 --> 00:25:17,593
Of course.
683
00:25:18,968 --> 00:25:20,875
What, are you suggesting
684
00:25:20,877 --> 00:25:22,080
that baking
a giant Christmas dessert
685
00:25:22,082 --> 00:25:23,252
is hard?
686
00:25:23,254 --> 00:25:25,261
Only as a rule, yes.
687
00:25:25,264 --> 00:25:27,271
So I suggest
you get yourself a recipe.
688
00:25:27,273 --> 00:25:28,844
Oh, but I forgot.
689
00:25:28,846 --> 00:25:31,121
You hate recipes
690
00:25:31,123 --> 00:25:34,704
and anything related
to instructions or directions.
691
00:25:34,706 --> 00:25:37,149
So is this
you being civil, or...
692
00:25:37,151 --> 00:25:38,990
and I don't hate them,
I just don't need them.
693
00:25:38,992 --> 00:25:40,263
My bookshelf?
694
00:25:40,265 --> 00:25:41,736
Which I built
without instructions?
695
00:25:41,738 --> 00:25:43,745
That collapsed the first time
I put a book on it?
696
00:25:43,747 --> 00:25:45,787
We couldn't prove
that was an assembly issue.
697
00:25:45,789 --> 00:25:47,864
Well, good luck
with your baking.
698
00:25:47,866 --> 00:25:49,873
And good luck with your baking.
699
00:25:49,875 --> 00:25:51,112
Just make sure to ask the judges
700
00:25:51,114 --> 00:25:52,753
if they prefer raw
or undercooked.
701
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,035
Har, har, har.
702
00:25:57,074 --> 00:25:58,211
Well, historically,
703
00:25:58,213 --> 00:26:01,191
my baking may have leaned
towards the less-well-done,
704
00:26:01,193 --> 00:26:03,435
but you, undoubtedly,
705
00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:05,377
will burn
your bake-off creation.
706
00:26:05,379 --> 00:26:07,353
-Ah.
-And from the burnt crumbs
707
00:26:07,355 --> 00:26:09,195
of your giant dessert,
708
00:26:09,197 --> 00:26:11,237
my dessert will emerge
709
00:26:11,239 --> 00:26:14,552
like a Phoenix
rising from your sugary ashes!
710
00:26:14,554 --> 00:26:17,231
Wow! Are you really
gonna be this competitive
711
00:26:17,233 --> 00:26:18,670
about a bake-off?
712
00:26:18,672 --> 00:26:21,149
[snaps] Oh, this is about
more than a bake-off, Ben,
713
00:26:21,151 --> 00:26:21,986
and you know it!
714
00:26:26,608 --> 00:26:29,487
[calmly] Okay. Being civil
is obviously too ambitious.
715
00:26:29,489 --> 00:26:32,300
How about, instead,
716
00:26:32,302 --> 00:26:34,342
we are just
competitors on-camera
717
00:26:34,344 --> 00:26:36,920
and mature adults off-camera?
718
00:26:36,922 --> 00:26:38,460
Okay?
719
00:26:40,271 --> 00:26:41,642
[snickers]
720
00:26:45,813 --> 00:26:47,586
Lara, you look beaut
721
00:26:47,588 --> 00:26:48,724
Oh, thank you.
722
00:26:48,726 --> 00:26:51,705
Honey, are you gonna bake
for four hours in stilettos?
723
00:26:51,707 --> 00:26:54,852
Oh. They're not stilettos.
They're... pumps.
724
00:26:54,854 --> 00:26:56,425
Besides, I brought sneakers.
725
00:26:56,427 --> 00:26:58,602
Oh! Shoot!
I forgot my sneakers.
726
00:26:59,575 --> 00:27:01,616
Hi, Donna.
727
00:27:02,923 --> 00:27:04,396
It's so nice to see you again.
728
00:27:04,398 --> 00:27:05,634
[darkly] Hello, Ben.
729
00:27:10,123 --> 00:27:12,465
Oh, wow, that was the most
terrifying "hello" of my life.
730
00:27:13,434 --> 00:27:14,905
-Oh! My team!
-Hey, Coach Ben.
731
00:27:16,113 --> 00:27:17,651
What? No! No, no, no.
732
00:27:17,653 --> 00:27:19,594
You can't have kids
on your team.
733
00:27:19,596 --> 00:27:21,503
Oh, really, and why not?
734
00:27:21,505 --> 00:27:25,019
Because you're just using them
for their adorable factor.
735
00:27:25,021 --> 00:27:25,789
You think it's gonna work?
736
00:27:26,997 --> 00:27:29,071
I'm not using them.
How cynical of you.
737
00:27:29,073 --> 00:27:31,181
I'm merely trying
to offer these kids
738
00:27:31,183 --> 00:27:33,659
a once-in-a-lifetime
holiday experience.
739
00:27:33,661 --> 00:27:36,071
Oh, hey, Marty,
question for you.
740
00:27:36,073 --> 00:27:38,414
Um... can we have
whomever we want on our team?
741
00:27:38,416 --> 00:27:39,654
-Yep.
-Thanks.
742
00:27:40,727 --> 00:27:42,467
My guys! Get in here.
743
00:27:42,469 --> 00:27:44,041
-[laughing]
-[boys] Hey, coach.
744
00:27:45,081 --> 00:27:46,955
I'm sorry, were you
complaining about something?
745
00:27:48,396 --> 00:27:49,433
[groans] Oh!
746
00:27:50,339 --> 00:27:52,648
[grunts victoriously]
Who's ready to bake?
747
00:27:52,650 --> 00:27:53,786
Oh, ho. Thank you.
748
00:27:53,788 --> 00:27:55,058
And vanilla.
749
00:27:56,300 --> 00:27:58,643
Ben's team is all kids!
750
00:27:58,645 --> 00:28:01,188
How am I supposed
to beat children?
751
00:28:01,190 --> 00:28:02,193
Oh... wow.
752
00:28:02,195 --> 00:28:04,000
Listen to the words
coming out of my mouth.
753
00:28:04,706 --> 00:28:07,316
No. No stress.
It's all good.
754
00:28:07,318 --> 00:28:10,230
Kids or no kids,
our dessert is still a winner.
755
00:28:10,232 --> 00:28:13,177
Uh, except
that Beth just called.
756
00:28:13,179 --> 00:28:16,358
It seems that her granddaughter
just went into labor early,
757
00:28:16,360 --> 00:28:17,564
so Beth is off
to Fort Collins.
758
00:28:17,566 --> 00:28:19,272
Till New Year's.
759
00:28:19,274 --> 00:28:21,683
So we're down a team member?
760
00:28:23,828 --> 00:28:25,869
[♪♪♪]
761
00:28:27,077 --> 00:28:29,720
Looks like luck
is on our side!
762
00:28:30,694 --> 00:28:33,136
[♪♪♪]
763
00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:37,657
Bernie! Hi!
It's nice to see you.
764
00:28:37,659 --> 00:28:39,633
And you, Lara!
765
00:28:39,635 --> 00:28:41,006
I've missed you!
766
00:28:41,008 --> 00:28:43,082
Oh. Me too, really.
767
00:28:43,084 --> 00:28:45,394
So are you on Ben's team
for the bake-off?
768
00:28:45,396 --> 00:28:47,034
No, I'm just here
for moral support.
769
00:28:47,036 --> 00:28:48,038
Oh, good.
770
00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:49,914
Well, then, question...
771
00:28:49,916 --> 00:28:52,057
What's going on?
772
00:28:52,059 --> 00:28:54,770
Uh, actually,
I was just about
773
00:28:54,772 --> 00:28:56,980
to ask Bernie
if she'd like to join my team.
774
00:28:56,982 --> 00:28:58,052
-What?
-What?
775
00:28:58,054 --> 00:29:01,099
After all, our team can be
whomever we want, right?
776
00:29:02,609 --> 00:29:04,516
I want Bernie.
777
00:29:04,518 --> 00:29:06,693
Well, thank you,
but I couldn't.
778
00:29:06,695 --> 00:29:08,970
Wouldn't want
to "Et tu, Grandma?"
779
00:29:08,972 --> 00:29:11,884
[Martha and Donna giggling]
780
00:29:11,886 --> 00:29:14,127
[♪♪♪]
781
00:29:14,129 --> 00:29:15,735
No, Grandma...
782
00:29:15,737 --> 00:29:17,744
you should do it.
783
00:29:17,746 --> 00:29:19,050
What? R... Really?
784
00:29:19,052 --> 00:29:21,729
Yeah, really. Definitely.
785
00:29:21,731 --> 00:29:24,040
It'll be fun and, uh,
786
00:29:24,042 --> 00:29:25,413
Lara could use your help.
787
00:29:26,688 --> 00:29:27,925
Okay, fine.
788
00:29:27,927 --> 00:29:29,600
But just for today.
789
00:29:29,602 --> 00:29:31,776
Thank you!
790
00:29:35,060 --> 00:29:36,163
What?
791
00:29:36,165 --> 00:29:38,675
Grandma, this will be good.
792
00:29:38,677 --> 00:29:40,282
You can make some new friends.
793
00:29:40,284 --> 00:29:42,125
Change up your routine.
794
00:29:43,197 --> 00:29:44,267
Okay?
795
00:29:46,145 --> 00:29:48,755
[distractedly] Okay...
796
00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:54,147
Hi, Donna.
797
00:29:54,149 --> 00:29:56,256
Hi!
798
00:29:56,258 --> 00:29:57,361
Do you remember who I am?
799
00:29:57,363 --> 00:29:58,735
Of course.
800
00:29:58,737 --> 00:29:59,874
Why, did you forget?
801
00:29:59,876 --> 00:30:00,845
[laughing]
802
00:30:00,847 --> 00:30:02,084
Get over here!
803
00:30:02,086 --> 00:30:03,424
Oh, hey.
804
00:30:03,426 --> 00:30:05,600
Oh, it's been way too long.
805
00:30:05,602 --> 00:30:07,643
It looks like
I'm on your team.
806
00:30:07,645 --> 00:30:09,284
Really? Well, then
let's get you an apron!
807
00:30:09,286 --> 00:30:11,963
Come on. [laughs]
808
00:30:13,237 --> 00:30:15,613
[♪♪♪]
809
00:30:20,968 --> 00:30:22,773
So what do you think?
810
00:30:22,775 --> 00:30:25,887
It's a "gym-gerbread" house.
811
00:30:25,889 --> 00:30:27,093
It's clever, right?
812
00:30:27,095 --> 00:30:29,972
A gym made of cookies?
813
00:30:29,974 --> 00:30:31,948
-Mm-hmm.
-Sure makes sense to me.
814
00:30:33,155 --> 00:30:34,994
Oh, and your dessert is better?
815
00:30:34,996 --> 00:30:36,702
[chuckles] Behold...
816
00:30:36,704 --> 00:30:39,212
Operation: "Yule Be Sorry."
817
00:30:39,214 --> 00:30:40,317
Whoa.
818
00:30:40,319 --> 00:30:42,494
In honor
of the stalwart reindeer,
819
00:30:42,496 --> 00:30:44,402
we're doing a magical
"Christmas forest" theme.
820
00:30:44,404 --> 00:30:45,976
Oh... be careful.
821
00:30:45,978 --> 00:30:47,718
My reindeer's very fragile.
822
00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,056
I thought he was stalwart?
823
00:30:49,058 --> 00:30:49,960
[thumps table]
824
00:30:49,962 --> 00:30:51,266
All right,
we had two days to prepare.
825
00:30:51,268 --> 00:30:52,706
How did you pull this off?
826
00:30:52,708 --> 00:30:54,246
I called in a few favors
from friends.
827
00:30:55,721 --> 00:30:58,196
Bakers, architects,
project managers.
828
00:30:58,198 --> 00:30:59,469
-Oh!
-But don't worry.
829
00:30:59,471 --> 00:31:02,148
Since you can't beat me,
830
00:31:02,150 --> 00:31:04,257
just make sure
you don't come in last.
831
00:31:04,259 --> 00:31:06,768
Now, please,
may I have my reindeer?
832
00:31:08,075 --> 00:31:10,284
See? All you had to do
was ask nicely.
833
00:31:13,165 --> 00:31:14,335
Okay, folks!
834
00:31:14,337 --> 00:31:15,942
We're gonna start rolling soon.
835
00:31:17,350 --> 00:31:19,860
Okay.
836
00:31:21,501 --> 00:31:23,039
Ah! Have you guys
ever baked before?
837
00:31:23,041 --> 00:31:25,183
[♪♪♪]
838
00:31:31,379 --> 00:31:33,620
...So there I was, retired,
839
00:31:33,622 --> 00:31:35,796
with no idea
what to do with myself,
840
00:31:35,798 --> 00:31:37,269
then I caught wind
of a poker game
841
00:31:37,271 --> 00:31:38,374
over at the senior center...
842
00:31:38,376 --> 00:31:39,646
and the rest is history!
843
00:31:39,648 --> 00:31:41,086
[both laughing]
844
00:31:41,088 --> 00:31:42,592
Oh, but enough about me.
845
00:31:42,594 --> 00:31:44,635
How about you?
How is Charlie?
846
00:31:44,637 --> 00:31:47,280
Actually, he passed last year.
847
00:31:47,282 --> 00:31:49,357
Oh, Bernie.
848
00:31:49,359 --> 00:31:51,599
Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
849
00:31:53,309 --> 00:31:55,650
Would you two mind
trying this for us?
850
00:31:59,201 --> 00:32:01,510
Mm...
851
00:32:01,512 --> 00:32:02,681
So, what do you think?
852
00:32:02,683 --> 00:32:04,055
Delicious!
853
00:32:04,057 --> 00:32:05,428
Heaven in butter form.
854
00:32:05,430 --> 00:32:06,733
Ooh! Yes.
855
00:32:06,735 --> 00:32:08,374
So good.
856
00:32:08,376 --> 00:32:10,650
-Camera.
-Camera!
857
00:32:18,654 --> 00:32:20,560
What happened?
858
00:32:20,562 --> 00:32:23,406
I turned my back on them
for three seconds and...
859
00:32:23,408 --> 00:32:26,353
Guys, we are supposed to have
our eyes on the prize.
860
00:32:26,355 --> 00:32:28,530
I know,
but Ellis started it.
861
00:32:28,532 --> 00:32:30,170
Only after Liam spilled on me.
862
00:32:30,172 --> 00:32:31,341
-Guys. Guys!
-Stop!
863
00:32:31,343 --> 00:32:33,217
We are a team, all right?
864
00:32:33,219 --> 00:32:35,627
So go with Chuck,
make up, get cleaned up,
865
00:32:35,629 --> 00:32:36,866
and get back to work.
866
00:32:36,868 --> 00:32:38,875
There's less than an hour to go!
867
00:32:38,877 --> 00:32:39,980
Let's go.
868
00:32:41,522 --> 00:32:43,897
Oh, my goodness.
869
00:32:49,725 --> 00:32:52,737
Dude!
You're a really good baker.
870
00:32:52,739 --> 00:32:56,286
Well, I live with my grandma,
so I bake with her a lot.
871
00:32:57,225 --> 00:32:59,733
You know, I was raised
by my grandma, too.
872
00:32:59,735 --> 00:33:01,274
Yeah, I know.
873
00:33:01,276 --> 00:33:03,082
I've heard you talk about it
in interviews.
874
00:33:05,528 --> 00:33:07,669
[♪♪♪]
875
00:33:15,867 --> 00:33:17,272
Oh.
876
00:33:17,274 --> 00:33:18,444
Great minds again.
877
00:33:18,446 --> 00:33:20,287
[overlapping] Go ahead.
878
00:33:20,289 --> 00:33:21,693
-No, you.
-No, you.
879
00:33:25,446 --> 00:33:27,253
[wrapper crinkling]
880
00:33:28,796 --> 00:33:30,602
Just use scissors.
881
00:33:30,604 --> 00:33:31,607
No. That's why
God invented hands.
882
00:33:31,609 --> 00:33:34,354
Oh, I can assure you,
God did not invent hands
883
00:33:34,356 --> 00:33:35,961
to open up
packages of candy.
884
00:33:35,963 --> 00:33:37,369
And you know you're just gonna
885
00:33:37,371 --> 00:33:39,479
burst open that bag
and gumdrops are gonna
886
00:33:39,481 --> 00:33:41,018
-fly everywhere.
-No, I'm not!
887
00:33:41,020 --> 00:33:43,129
[gumdrops thudding softly]
888
00:33:45,777 --> 00:33:48,052
[♪♪♪]
889
00:34:01,184 --> 00:34:02,991
It looks amazing!
890
00:34:02,993 --> 00:34:04,833
Well done, ladies!
891
00:34:04,835 --> 00:34:07,143
Just one more thing.
892
00:34:09,222 --> 00:34:10,661
-[squish]
-[thud]
893
00:34:10,663 --> 00:34:12,838
[horrified gasps overlapping]
894
00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:14,915
[Lara whimpers]
895
00:34:14,917 --> 00:34:17,125
[♪♪♪]
896
00:34:18,198 --> 00:34:20,842
I slipped on a gumdrop.
897
00:34:20,844 --> 00:34:25,230
This is the most humiliating
moment of my life.
898
00:34:25,232 --> 00:34:28,446
The most humiliating moment
of your life so far.
899
00:34:31,261 --> 00:34:34,240
Come on, honey.
We'll get you cleaned up.
900
00:34:34,242 --> 00:34:36,551
[♪♪♪]
901
00:34:43,017 --> 00:34:45,025
Oh, honey...
902
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:48,743
Sabotage. Just sabotage!
903
00:34:48,745 --> 00:34:50,886
Ben did this.
904
00:34:50,888 --> 00:34:52,159
Oh...
905
00:34:52,161 --> 00:34:54,236
I'm sorry.
I'll leave.
906
00:34:54,238 --> 00:34:56,212
Oh, no, Bernie, it's fine.
907
00:34:56,214 --> 00:34:58,255
[sternly] And, of course,
Ben didn't do this.
908
00:34:58,257 --> 00:35:00,934
Mom. You have to stop.
909
00:35:00,936 --> 00:35:03,480
I know you have
your feelings about Ben
910
00:35:03,482 --> 00:35:04,787
and I know you want me to win,
911
00:35:04,789 --> 00:35:06,729
and I know what the center
means to you.
912
00:35:06,731 --> 00:35:09,643
Sweetheart, this whole contest
is about you.
913
00:35:09,645 --> 00:35:12,122
I've been watching
your magic start to fade
914
00:35:12,124 --> 00:35:15,102
and I just thought
you could use a little fun,
915
00:35:15,104 --> 00:35:18,384
otherwise, I would've entered
the contest myself.
916
00:35:18,386 --> 00:35:20,126
I'm sorry.
917
00:35:20,128 --> 00:35:21,567
[laughing] Oh!
918
00:35:21,569 --> 00:35:25,217
Well, despite being covered
in yule log and blisters
919
00:35:25,219 --> 00:35:28,533
and awaiting
a humiliating elimination...
920
00:35:29,507 --> 00:35:31,414
...it has been kinda fun.
921
00:35:31,416 --> 00:35:34,562
I just wish I'd spent
more time enjoying it
922
00:35:34,564 --> 00:35:35,936
instead of bickering with Ben.
923
00:35:35,938 --> 00:35:37,778
[Bernie] I'm sure
he feels the same way.
924
00:35:37,780 --> 00:35:40,222
Now, let's finish
cleaning you up
925
00:35:40,224 --> 00:35:41,495
and get you back to set.
926
00:35:41,497 --> 00:35:43,605
Oh...
927
00:35:43,607 --> 00:35:45,146
It's now time to reveal
928
00:35:45,148 --> 00:35:46,619
which of
our bake-off contestants
929
00:35:46,622 --> 00:35:48,462
will be leaving us now.
930
00:35:48,464 --> 00:35:50,372
You've all performed admirably.
931
00:35:50,374 --> 00:35:52,783
Lara, your yule log notably
suffered in appearances,
932
00:35:52,785 --> 00:35:55,161
but the cake was moist,
the frosting rich,
933
00:35:55,163 --> 00:35:56,567
and the flavors incredible,
934
00:35:56,569 --> 00:35:58,410
which makes this decision...
[sighs]
935
00:35:58,412 --> 00:36:00,085
...especially difficult.
936
00:36:00,087 --> 00:36:02,496
So, the Christmas Contestant
937
00:36:02,498 --> 00:36:05,711
who will be receiving $1,000
for the charity of their choice,
938
00:36:05,713 --> 00:36:07,419
but, sadly, heading home is...
939
00:36:08,795 --> 00:36:11,271
...Special Snowflake.
940
00:36:11,273 --> 00:36:12,243
[dejected whimper]
941
00:36:12,245 --> 00:36:14,420
Aww.
942
00:36:14,167 --> 00:36:15,874
[Marty] But we'll be excited
943
00:36:15,876 --> 00:36:18,150
to see
our three remaining contestants
944
00:36:18,152 --> 00:36:19,994
back on-air in two days,
945
00:36:19,996 --> 00:36:21,333
for Christmas caroling.
946
00:36:21,335 --> 00:36:23,711
[♪♪♪]
947
00:36:26,427 --> 00:36:29,507
I'm playing for my best friend
and mother, Donna.
948
00:36:29,509 --> 00:36:31,181
I'm playing for the kids
on my team.
949
00:36:31,183 --> 00:36:33,158
If I win, the money will go
950
00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:35,469
to the senior center
where my mom socializes.
951
00:36:35,471 --> 00:36:37,210
When I win...
952
00:36:37,212 --> 00:36:38,316
...uh, I'm gonna
donate the money
953
00:36:38,318 --> 00:36:41,163
to sports scholarships
to help the kids on my team
954
00:36:41,165 --> 00:36:43,240
with clinics and summer camps
and equipment.
955
00:36:43,242 --> 00:36:45,350
I know, people think
senior centers
956
00:36:45,352 --> 00:36:48,365
are just shuffleboard
and applesauce, but...
957
00:36:48,367 --> 00:36:51,078
really, they're centerpieces
of the community.
958
00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,758
I know people say
that sports are just a game,
959
00:36:53,760 --> 00:36:55,131
but they're so much more
than that.
960
00:36:55,133 --> 00:36:57,710
It's about, you know,
finding a sense of self,
961
00:36:57,712 --> 00:36:58,782
about work ethic.
962
00:36:58,784 --> 00:37:00,155
They bring connection
963
00:37:00,157 --> 00:37:02,601
to people who might otherwise
feel isolated.
964
00:37:02,603 --> 00:37:06,152
I know it's given my mom
a sense of... belonging.
965
00:37:06,154 --> 00:37:07,592
It's about a place
where you belong.
966
00:37:07,594 --> 00:37:09,936
Is it true...
967
00:37:09,938 --> 00:37:13,018
Ben keeps jerky
in his pocket?
968
00:37:13,020 --> 00:37:15,028
You know what else
goes good with sports?
969
00:37:15,030 --> 00:37:17,674
Winters Christmas Jerky!
970
00:37:19,887 --> 00:37:21,393
[groans disdainfully]
971
00:37:23,069 --> 00:37:25,847
[♪♪♪]
972
00:37:25,849 --> 00:37:27,723
[laughing]
973
00:37:27,725 --> 00:37:29,633
Mom! What are you doing?
974
00:37:29,635 --> 00:37:30,605
I am teaching Martha...
975
00:37:31,879 --> 00:37:32,983
...the Dougie.
976
00:37:32,985 --> 00:37:34,725
But I don't know who Dougie is.
977
00:37:34,727 --> 00:37:35,595
[laughing]
978
00:37:35,597 --> 00:37:37,806
It's our Christmas carol
choreography.
979
00:37:37,808 --> 00:37:38,978
Oh! Well,
980
00:37:38,980 --> 00:37:40,586
I appreciate the initiative,
981
00:37:40,588 --> 00:37:41,926
but I don't think
we're gonna Dougie.
982
00:37:41,928 --> 00:37:43,032
Oh...
983
00:37:43,034 --> 00:37:44,539
Where's Bernie?
984
00:37:44,541 --> 00:37:46,984
Oh. She was a no-show.
985
00:37:46,986 --> 00:37:48,022
We haven't even heard from her.
986
00:37:48,024 --> 00:37:50,435
[♪♪♪]
987
00:37:57,102 --> 00:37:59,076
Oh, ho! Great.
988
00:37:59,078 --> 00:38:00,684
You're alive.
989
00:38:00,686 --> 00:38:02,125
So why did the principal call,
990
00:38:02,127 --> 00:38:05,541
telling me
you're playing hooky, huh?
991
00:38:05,543 --> 00:38:07,919
Lara called,
asking why you didn't show up
992
00:38:07,921 --> 00:38:08,992
to carol practice.
993
00:38:08,994 --> 00:38:10,398
Oh, that? No.
994
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,643
Joining her team
was a one-time thing.
995
00:38:12,645 --> 00:38:13,982
Why?
996
00:38:13,984 --> 00:38:15,255
You had fun baking!
997
00:38:15,257 --> 00:38:16,863
I saw you chatting it up
with Donna,
998
00:38:16,865 --> 00:38:18,471
so go get caroling.
999
00:38:18,473 --> 00:38:20,179
Go hang out
at the senior center.
1000
00:38:20,181 --> 00:38:21,787
Make some friends.
1001
00:38:21,789 --> 00:38:22,960
Why? What's the point?
1002
00:38:22,962 --> 00:38:25,404
I don't know.
Human connection?
1003
00:38:25,406 --> 00:38:27,716
I have heard
it makes the world go round,
1004
00:38:27,718 --> 00:38:29,659
but who knows?
1005
00:38:29,661 --> 00:38:32,338
Grandma, the point is,
I worry about you,
1006
00:38:32,340 --> 00:38:34,348
here alone, all day,
you know?
1007
00:38:35,557 --> 00:38:37,564
And Grandpa would've wanted it.
1008
00:38:41,586 --> 00:38:43,928
Well, just to keep
the frustration going...
1009
00:38:43,930 --> 00:38:45,838
there's ten days
till Christmas.
1010
00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,350
I'm out of ideas
for gifts for you,
1011
00:38:48,352 --> 00:38:51,298
and so can you please
just tell me what you want?
1012
00:38:51,300 --> 00:38:52,436
[laughs]
1013
00:38:52,438 --> 00:38:53,944
What?
1014
00:38:53,946 --> 00:38:56,288
It's just you're reminding me
so much of your grandpa.
1015
00:38:56,290 --> 00:38:59,169
I used to have
this exact conversation with him
1016
00:38:59,171 --> 00:39:00,510
every Christmas.
1017
00:39:00,512 --> 00:39:01,748
He'd never know what to get me
1018
00:39:01,750 --> 00:39:03,089
and threaten
that if I didn't tell him,
1019
00:39:03,091 --> 00:39:05,500
he'd buy me
a diamond tennis bracelet.
1020
00:39:05,502 --> 00:39:07,711
Not such a bad threat.
1021
00:39:08,919 --> 00:39:10,290
So did he ever get it for you?
1022
00:39:10,292 --> 00:39:11,932
No.
1023
00:39:11,934 --> 00:39:13,539
He wanted to...
1024
00:39:13,541 --> 00:39:15,448
but I would never let him.
1025
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,007
So back to joining
Lara's team...
1026
00:39:21,009 --> 00:39:23,619
listen, I'm on my way over
to Santa's Grotto,
1027
00:39:23,621 --> 00:39:25,126
and I could easily
drop you off on the way.
1028
00:39:25,128 --> 00:39:26,699
And if you say no,
1029
00:39:26,701 --> 00:39:29,546
I'm just gonna have to buy you
a diamond tennis bracelet.
1030
00:39:29,548 --> 00:39:32,627
No tennis bracelet.
Promise me!
1031
00:39:32,629 --> 00:39:36,143
I promise I won't buy you
a diamond tennis bracelet,
1032
00:39:36,145 --> 00:39:37,348
if you join Lara's team.
1033
00:39:37,350 --> 00:39:39,157
Wow! What a great deal for you!
1034
00:39:39,159 --> 00:39:40,530
Get your coat.
1035
00:39:43,210 --> 00:39:44,213
[shutter snapping]
1036
00:39:44,215 --> 00:39:46,322
[♪♪♪]
1037
00:39:50,142 --> 00:39:51,446
Hi.
1038
00:39:51,448 --> 00:39:54,494
You're like a whack-a-mole.
1039
00:39:54,496 --> 00:39:56,669
Why? Because you want to hit me
repeatedly with a giant mallet?
1040
00:39:56,671 --> 00:39:59,349
That,
and you're everywhere.
1041
00:39:59,351 --> 00:40:01,626
Oh. Well, I saw you
eyeing these chimney cakes.
1042
00:40:01,628 --> 00:40:03,367
I've always loved 'em.
1043
00:40:03,369 --> 00:40:04,438
I know.
1044
00:40:04,440 --> 00:40:05,677
I could get you one.
1045
00:40:06,819 --> 00:40:08,658
Ooh!
What is she gonna decide?
1046
00:40:08,660 --> 00:40:10,533
Cake? Or no cake?
1047
00:40:10,535 --> 00:40:14,217
It's a real nail-biter, folks.
1048
00:40:14,219 --> 00:40:16,326
Fine, Winters.
Buy me a chimney cake.
1049
00:40:16,328 --> 00:40:17,331
What was that?
1050
00:40:17,333 --> 00:40:19,240
Was that a... "Thank you"?
1051
00:40:27,211 --> 00:40:28,548
Sorry.
1052
00:40:28,550 --> 00:40:29,821
Old habits die hard.
1053
00:40:29,823 --> 00:40:31,763
[laughs] No worries.
1054
00:40:31,765 --> 00:40:33,136
I still don't
like whipped cream
1055
00:40:33,138 --> 00:40:35,045
and you still obviously
like extra.
1056
00:40:36,286 --> 00:40:38,594
Know what?
Fill me in on the last decade.
1057
00:40:38,596 --> 00:40:40,771
I saw you're the C.O.O.
of McLeeds now?
1058
00:40:40,773 --> 00:40:42,311
I mean, congratulations.
1059
00:40:42,313 --> 00:40:43,885
How's it feel to have
everything you ever wanted?
1060
00:40:43,887 --> 00:40:46,530
Yeah. It's a dream come true.
1061
00:40:46,532 --> 00:40:49,678
It's been an honor to help
lead such a great company.
1062
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:51,587
Wow! I sound like
a bad press release.
1063
00:40:51,589 --> 00:40:53,194
[laughing]
1064
00:40:53,196 --> 00:40:54,734
I don't know, I've worked
my butt off to get here.
1065
00:40:54,736 --> 00:40:56,175
I have everything
I've wanted,
1066
00:40:56,177 --> 00:40:58,351
and I have nothing
to complain about.
1067
00:40:59,726 --> 00:41:00,896
But I don't know,
I just...
1068
00:41:00,898 --> 00:41:02,570
I work a lot.
1069
00:41:02,572 --> 00:41:03,708
Ahh.
1070
00:41:03,710 --> 00:41:04,915
And sometimes
because I have to,
1071
00:41:04,917 --> 00:41:07,125
but sometimes because, um,
1072
00:41:07,127 --> 00:41:09,502
I don't know what else
to do with myself.
1073
00:41:09,504 --> 00:41:12,649
And if I'm being
totally honest...
1074
00:41:12,651 --> 00:41:14,961
it's not just work.
1075
00:41:14,963 --> 00:41:17,003
It's like sometimes my life...
1076
00:41:17,005 --> 00:41:18,777
feels a little empty,
1077
00:41:18,779 --> 00:41:20,017
a little flat.
1078
00:41:20,019 --> 00:41:22,193
No, I get it, really,
you know.
1079
00:41:22,195 --> 00:41:25,408
I mean, shilling my celebrity
to the milk-processing board
1080
00:41:25,410 --> 00:41:27,986
is about as fulfilling
as I thought it would be.
1081
00:41:27,988 --> 00:41:29,359
[deep voice] "Got eggnog?"
1082
00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:31,703
I know.
1083
00:41:31,705 --> 00:41:34,784
Sometimes, I feel like
my best days are behind me,
1084
00:41:34,786 --> 00:41:37,061
that I...
1085
00:41:37,063 --> 00:41:38,735
I don't mean anything anymore,
1086
00:41:38,737 --> 00:41:40,878
or that...
1087
00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:42,553
that I never meant anything.
1088
00:41:42,555 --> 00:41:44,227
It's...
1089
00:41:46,841 --> 00:41:48,480
Well...
1090
00:41:48,482 --> 00:41:49,853
these chimney cakes
1091
00:41:49,855 --> 00:41:51,762
aren't gonna
eat themselves, so.
1092
00:41:56,619 --> 00:41:58,191
Mm!
1093
00:41:59,566 --> 00:42:00,869
You know what?
1094
00:42:00,871 --> 00:42:03,013
It's easy to remember
the bad between us,
1095
00:42:03,015 --> 00:42:06,495
but chatting back there
reminded me of the good.
1096
00:42:06,497 --> 00:42:08,002
How you could always see
right through me,
1097
00:42:08,004 --> 00:42:09,376
get me talking,
1098
00:42:09,378 --> 00:42:11,786
how comfortable
you could make me feel.
1099
00:42:11,788 --> 00:42:15,269
Well, I won't tell,
if you don't.
1100
00:42:15,271 --> 00:42:17,077
But, yeah...
1101
00:42:16,667 --> 00:42:18,574
we had something special.
1102
00:42:18,576 --> 00:42:19,579
Eek!
1103
00:42:19,581 --> 00:42:21,722
Is that Lara and Ben?
1104
00:42:21,724 --> 00:42:24,368
It's the Christmas Contest
couple!
1105
00:42:24,370 --> 00:42:25,573
O.M.G.
1106
00:42:25,575 --> 00:42:26,946
Would you both take a photo
with Santa
1107
00:42:26,948 --> 00:42:28,354
for the Grotto's social?
1108
00:42:28,356 --> 00:42:29,626
-Oh...
-Oh!
1109
00:42:29,628 --> 00:42:30,765
-Sure.
-Yeah.
1110
00:42:30,767 --> 00:42:31,904
-[Ben chuckles]
-Hi, Santa.
1111
00:42:31,906 --> 00:42:34,415
A pic where you're both
pecking Santa on the cheek?
1112
00:42:35,790 --> 00:42:37,229
-Oh. Uh...
-Yeah.
1113
00:42:41,451 --> 00:42:43,290
-[snap]
-Ho, ho.
1114
00:42:45,637 --> 00:42:47,544
Perfect! [gasps]
1115
00:42:47,546 --> 00:42:49,721
Oh! Please don't post that!
1116
00:42:49,723 --> 00:42:51,731
Oh, I wouldn't worry about it.
1117
00:42:51,733 --> 00:42:52,568
I mean, how many people
1118
00:42:52,570 --> 00:42:54,377
are actually looking
at that account?
1119
00:42:54,379 --> 00:42:56,084
No offense, Santa.
1120
00:42:56,086 --> 00:42:57,893
[groans]
1121
00:42:57,895 --> 00:43:00,840
[Donna] Pull up the Daytime Denver website.
1122
00:43:00,842 --> 00:43:03,419
Really, Mom? You texted "911."
1123
00:43:03,422 --> 00:43:05,429
Pull... up... the website.
1124
00:43:09,215 --> 00:43:10,921
"Looks like
the King and Queen of Christmas
1125
00:43:10,924 --> 00:43:12,428
are an item again.
1126
00:43:12,430 --> 00:43:14,639
These two obviously
make music together,
1127
00:43:14,641 --> 00:43:16,079
but do they make music apart?
1128
00:43:16,081 --> 00:43:18,122
Tune in to the carol-off tomorrow."
1129
00:43:18,124 --> 00:43:19,361
Mom.
1130
00:43:19,363 --> 00:43:21,873
Don't worry,
it'll blow over by tonight.
1131
00:43:21,875 --> 00:43:23,682
Yeah, well, maybe it would've,
1132
00:43:23,684 --> 00:43:26,126
if the tabloids
hadn't just picked it up.
1133
00:43:26,128 --> 00:43:28,236
I'll send you the link.
1134
00:43:28,238 --> 00:43:29,676
[text chimes]
1135
00:43:32,023 --> 00:43:33,662
[groans]
1136
00:43:40,497 --> 00:43:41,901
We didn't kiss!
1137
00:43:41,903 --> 00:43:42,772
Yeah, we kissed!
1138
00:43:42,774 --> 00:43:45,451
It was just
a Santa staging mishap.
1139
00:43:45,453 --> 00:43:47,963
It was just...
amazing.
1140
00:43:47,965 --> 00:43:49,270
Like always.
1141
00:43:49,272 --> 00:43:50,508
Something between us?
1142
00:43:50,510 --> 00:43:51,345
No!
1143
00:43:51,347 --> 00:43:53,188
Definitely not.
1144
00:43:53,190 --> 00:43:55,298
There'll always be
something between me and Lara.
1145
00:43:55,300 --> 00:43:59,015
Ben has always had the power
to turn my world upside-down,
1146
00:43:59,017 --> 00:44:01,360
but you can't
live upside-down.
1147
00:44:01,362 --> 00:44:03,369
Losing her was
the biggest regret of my life.
1148
00:44:03,371 --> 00:44:04,509
Why did we call it off?
1149
00:44:04,511 --> 00:44:06,149
Why did we call it off...?
1150
00:44:07,122 --> 00:44:08,694
"We" didn't.
1151
00:44:08,696 --> 00:44:12,345
Well, I guess,
despite a life of team sports...
1152
00:44:13,654 --> 00:44:15,259
I'm a lone wolf at heart.
1153
00:44:15,261 --> 00:44:18,474
[♪♪♪]
1154
00:44:21,424 --> 00:44:22,828
[exhales] Come on.
1155
00:44:24,806 --> 00:44:26,646
Oh! You're here.
I was worried. Any trouble?
1156
00:44:26,648 --> 00:44:29,024
Nothing easier
than wrangling elves, Ben.
1157
00:44:29,026 --> 00:44:29,526
Ah. Great.
1158
00:44:29,528 --> 00:44:31,469
Ooh. My man, Liam.
1159
00:44:31,471 --> 00:44:32,507
Hi, Coach Ben.
1160
00:44:32,509 --> 00:44:33,646
Ooh! Ellis in the house!
1161
00:44:33,648 --> 00:44:35,321
My mom made us cookies.
1162
00:44:35,323 --> 00:44:37,832
[Ben] Victory cookies.
Digging it! Thanks, Mom.
1163
00:44:37,834 --> 00:44:39,272
[inhales deeply]
There he is.
1164
00:44:39,274 --> 00:44:40,612
My MVP.
1165
00:44:40,614 --> 00:44:41,617
You ready, Jayce?
1166
00:44:41,619 --> 00:44:42,789
Yeah.
1167
00:44:42,791 --> 00:44:45,167
[chuckles] Yeah, you are.
1168
00:44:49,154 --> 00:44:51,430
Adorable overload.
1169
00:44:51,432 --> 00:44:53,406
Yeah. The kids are cute,
too, right?
1170
00:44:53,408 --> 00:44:56,152
They definitely have
hero worship.
1171
00:44:56,154 --> 00:44:57,793
I'd just call it being honest.
1172
00:44:57,795 --> 00:45:00,138
Hey, you'd better be bringing it
today, Cottridge,
1173
00:45:00,140 --> 00:45:02,616
because Winters Wonderland
definitely is.
1174
00:45:02,618 --> 00:45:05,396
Uh, well, get ready
for a challenge.
1175
00:45:05,398 --> 00:45:07,037
You know I love a challenge.
1176
00:45:09,752 --> 00:45:10,487
All right, Ben.
You're up next, Ben.
1177
00:45:11,594 --> 00:45:13,836
All right, boys.
Let's do it. Come on.
1178
00:45:13,838 --> 00:45:15,912
[boys] We got this.
1179
00:45:17,733 --> 00:45:19,773
What?
1180
00:45:19,775 --> 00:45:22,082
"You know
I love a challenge," huh?
1181
00:45:22,084 --> 00:45:23,286
I get it.
1182
00:45:23,288 --> 00:45:25,696
That boy is
your great white buffalo.
1183
00:45:25,698 --> 00:45:27,737
My "great white buffalo"?
1184
00:45:27,739 --> 00:45:30,782
Ma, are you quoting Ted Nugent
on the dangers of overhunting?
1185
00:45:30,784 --> 00:45:32,925
It means
"the one who got away."
1186
00:45:32,927 --> 00:45:34,565
Mom, Ben is not
"the one who got awa..."
1187
00:45:34,567 --> 00:45:36,405
I have more regret
1188
00:45:36,407 --> 00:45:38,346
over ordering pizza instead of
calzone for lunch yesterday.
1189
00:45:38,348 --> 00:45:39,650
Right.
1190
00:45:39,652 --> 00:45:41,357
[sighs]
1191
00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:42,964
Okay, fine.
1192
00:45:42,966 --> 00:45:46,612
Maybe there's a smidge
of residual emotion,
1193
00:45:46,614 --> 00:45:47,850
but not regret.
1194
00:45:47,852 --> 00:45:49,724
And Ben didn't "get away,"
1195
00:45:49,726 --> 00:45:52,167
Ben pushed me away.
1196
00:45:52,169 --> 00:45:55,245
And if we can be civil,
then that's a win.
1197
00:45:55,247 --> 00:45:56,651
'Cause I don't want to spend
another ten years
1198
00:45:56,653 --> 00:45:58,224
harboring a grudge against him.
1199
00:45:58,226 --> 00:46:00,399
Agree.
1200
00:46:00,401 --> 00:46:01,872
I'm just saying...
1201
00:46:01,874 --> 00:46:03,679
please, be careful with him.
1202
00:46:03,681 --> 00:46:04,951
Yeah, I get it.
1203
00:46:04,953 --> 00:46:06,858
You were never a fan.
1204
00:46:06,860 --> 00:46:09,903
Oh, Ben Winters
has enough fans.
1205
00:46:09,905 --> 00:46:11,476
I just don't want him
to hurt you again.
1206
00:46:11,478 --> 00:46:12,480
Okay?
1207
00:46:12,482 --> 00:46:15,559
[♪♪♪]
1208
00:46:15,561 --> 00:46:18,604
Now, let's get this
scrunched up.
1209
00:46:18,606 --> 00:46:20,278
[laughing] Mom.
1210
00:46:21,585 --> 00:46:24,762
Okay, guys.
1211
00:46:24,764 --> 00:46:26,468
-[slap]
-Let's do it.
1212
00:46:26,470 --> 00:46:27,640
Hi. Ready?
1213
00:46:27,642 --> 00:46:28,979
[quietly] Yeah.
1214
00:46:28,981 --> 00:46:30,719
What's up? You nervous?
1215
00:46:30,721 --> 00:46:32,894
I don't know.
1216
00:46:32,896 --> 00:46:34,868
Maybe a little.
1217
00:46:34,870 --> 00:46:36,508
I mean, what if I make us lose?
1218
00:46:38,552 --> 00:46:40,190
Oh. Uh...
1219
00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:44,707
One, you won't, okay?
1220
00:46:44,709 --> 00:46:46,782
And, two...
1221
00:46:46,784 --> 00:46:50,463
winning,
it isn't everything.
1222
00:46:50,465 --> 00:46:52,538
Of course, it is,
1223
00:46:52,540 --> 00:46:56,085
because if you win,
then people like you.
1224
00:46:56,087 --> 00:46:59,298
What do you mean by that?
1225
00:46:59,300 --> 00:47:01,473
Like, if I get
a baseball scholarship
1226
00:47:01,475 --> 00:47:02,577
and go pro,
1227
00:47:02,579 --> 00:47:04,820
then I'll be famous
1228
00:47:04,822 --> 00:47:06,794
and everyone will know me.
1229
00:47:06,796 --> 00:47:09,505
I'll be someone.
1230
00:47:09,507 --> 00:47:10,509
Like you.
1231
00:47:12,485 --> 00:47:14,993
[Marty] Let's welcome Winters Wonderland
1232
00:47:14,995 --> 00:47:17,704
and his team of elves to the stage.
1233
00:47:17,706 --> 00:47:19,076
You got this. Okay?
1234
00:47:19,078 --> 00:47:20,348
Let's go.
1235
00:47:20,350 --> 00:47:22,857
Okay. We got this.
Let's go, guys. Come on.
1236
00:47:22,859 --> 00:47:25,501
Let's do it.
All right. Here we go.
1237
00:47:26,741 --> 00:47:29,249
Are you good?
You ready? You guys ready?
1238
00:47:29,251 --> 00:47:30,688
Okay. Here we go.
1239
00:47:30,690 --> 00:47:32,863
Five, six, seven, eight...
1240
00:47:32,865 --> 00:47:36,980
♪ Deck the halls
with boughs of holly ♪
1241
00:47:36,982 --> 00:47:40,660
♪ Fa-la-la-la-la
la-la-la, la ♪
1242
00:47:40,662 --> 00:47:45,011
♪ 'Tis the season
To be jolly ♪
1243
00:47:45,013 --> 00:47:48,826
♪ Fa-la-la-la-la
la-la-la, la ♪
1244
00:47:48,828 --> 00:47:52,976
♪ Don we now
Our gay apparel ♪
1245
00:47:52,978 --> 00:47:56,523
♪ Fa-la-la, la-la, la
la-la, la ♪
1246
00:47:56,525 --> 00:48:00,840
♪ Troll the ancient
yuletide carol ♪
1247
00:48:00,842 --> 00:48:03,852
♪ Fa-la-la, la-la, la
la-la, la ♪
1248
00:48:03,854 --> 00:48:05,859
[all]
♪ La! La! La! La! ♪
1249
00:48:05,861 --> 00:48:07,165
Yes!
1250
00:48:07,167 --> 00:48:08,939
[laughs]
1251
00:48:08,941 --> 00:48:11,683
Yes! Yes. Aw, dude.
1252
00:48:11,685 --> 00:48:14,360
We have been scooped
by the Bad News Bears!
1253
00:48:14,362 --> 00:48:16,201
What are we gonna do?
"Deck the Halls" was our song.
1254
00:48:16,203 --> 00:48:18,142
-We could perform it as well.
-Oh, are you kidding?
1255
00:48:16,935 --> 00:48:17,870
Did you hear them?
1256
00:48:17,872 --> 00:48:20,215
Those kids are ringers
from Star Search.
1257
00:48:20,217 --> 00:48:21,721
Oh, Mom,
you're dating yourself.
1258
00:48:21,723 --> 00:48:23,630
Oh, why did Ben
have to pick that song?
1259
00:48:23,632 --> 00:48:24,969
He knows
it's my second favorite.
1260
00:48:24,971 --> 00:48:28,150
Well, maybe he picked it
because he was hoping
1261
00:48:28,152 --> 00:48:29,959
you'd perform
your first-favorite carol.
1262
00:48:31,299 --> 00:48:34,245
Oh, no. No, no, no, no.
Not gonna happen.
1263
00:48:34,247 --> 00:48:36,488
Where else are you gonna
find a fully-choreographed,
1264
00:48:36,490 --> 00:48:38,999
holiday-inspired
song-and-dance routine
1265
00:48:39,001 --> 00:48:40,338
in the next five minutes?
1266
00:48:40,340 --> 00:48:42,013
[♪♪♪]
1267
00:48:42,015 --> 00:48:44,825
[Marty] Our next carolers are Sleigh the Competition...
1268
00:48:44,827 --> 00:48:48,710
Lara Cottridge and her team,
the Jingle Ladies!
1269
00:48:54,236 --> 00:48:57,214
♪ We ♪
1270
00:48:57,216 --> 00:48:58,454
♪ Wish you ♪
1271
00:48:58,456 --> 00:49:00,195
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1272
00:49:00,197 --> 00:49:02,104
♪ We wish you ♪
1273
00:49:02,106 --> 00:49:03,242
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1274
00:49:03,244 --> 00:49:04,983
♪ We wish you ♪
1275
00:49:04,985 --> 00:49:07,427
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1276
00:49:07,429 --> 00:49:10,508
♪ And a Happy New Year ♪
1277
00:49:10,510 --> 00:49:13,086
♪ Good tidings we bring ♪
1278
00:49:13,088 --> 00:49:16,167
♪ To you
and your kin ♪
1279
00:49:16,169 --> 00:49:17,439
♪ We wish ♪
1280
00:49:17,441 --> 00:49:18,276
♪ You ♪
1281
00:49:18,278 --> 00:49:20,218
♪ A Merry Christmas ♪
1282
00:49:20,220 --> 00:49:21,323
♪ And a happy ♪
1283
00:49:21,325 --> 00:49:23,968
♪ New Ye-ee-ear ♪
1284
00:49:23,970 --> 00:49:25,542
[ladies giggling]
1285
00:49:28,189 --> 00:49:31,737
[Marty] Wow!
Sleigh the Competition sleighs!
1286
00:49:31,739 --> 00:49:33,344
We'll be back
after these messages
1287
00:49:33,346 --> 00:49:34,583
to reveal which
of our contestants
1288
00:49:34,585 --> 00:49:35,889
is eliminated
1289
00:49:35,891 --> 00:49:38,065
and which two
will be our finalists.
1290
00:49:38,067 --> 00:49:39,304
Yay!
1291
00:49:39,306 --> 00:49:41,213
[♪♪♪]
1292
00:49:45,501 --> 00:49:47,240
You remembered our routine.
1293
00:49:48,314 --> 00:49:50,923
I did.
1294
00:49:50,925 --> 00:49:52,330
Actually, I remembered
a lot of things.
1295
00:49:52,332 --> 00:49:53,869
Yeah?
1296
00:49:53,871 --> 00:49:56,783
Well, not "remembered,"
but realized.
1297
00:49:58,024 --> 00:50:00,031
I suddenly understand
how much of my life
1298
00:50:00,033 --> 00:50:02,676
I've spent
trying to be the best.
1299
00:50:02,678 --> 00:50:04,719
Trying to win,
trying to...
1300
00:50:04,721 --> 00:50:07,364
win people over to prove
that I was good enough,
1301
00:50:07,366 --> 00:50:08,837
but I-I realize
1302
00:50:08,839 --> 00:50:10,679
I was just trying to prove it
to myself,
1303
00:50:10,681 --> 00:50:11,885
because I didn't believe it.
1304
00:50:13,192 --> 00:50:14,563
I know that tune well.
1305
00:50:16,541 --> 00:50:17,945
I also realize
1306
00:50:17,947 --> 00:50:21,461
I've spent all of these years
blaming you
1307
00:50:21,463 --> 00:50:23,470
for what went wrong between us,
1308
00:50:23,472 --> 00:50:26,082
but it was my fault, too.
1309
00:50:26,084 --> 00:50:28,158
Our inability
to be a partnership...
1310
00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:29,330
that was half me,
1311
00:50:29,332 --> 00:50:31,540
so I need to take
responsibility.
1312
00:50:31,542 --> 00:50:32,779
Wow.
1313
00:50:32,781 --> 00:50:35,826
That's a... a big realization.
1314
00:50:36,799 --> 00:50:39,308
I guess forget therapy...
everyone should just carol.
1315
00:50:39,310 --> 00:50:41,417
[laughs]
1316
00:50:41,419 --> 00:50:42,556
Lara, I am so sorry I hurt you.
1317
00:50:43,897 --> 00:50:46,540
But I guess we always
hurt the ones that we...
1318
00:50:50,259 --> 00:50:51,395
...are civil to?
1319
00:50:52,570 --> 00:50:54,376
Are, uh...
1320
00:50:54,378 --> 00:50:55,716
mature adults with?
1321
00:50:55,718 --> 00:50:58,461
Are newly strangers?
1322
00:50:58,463 --> 00:51:01,374
Mm, I think we always hurt
the ones we...
1323
00:51:02,582 --> 00:51:03,617
...tolerate?
1324
00:51:03,619 --> 00:51:05,928
Ahh.
1325
00:51:07,805 --> 00:51:10,516
Well, all three performances
were wonderful,
1326
00:51:10,518 --> 00:51:11,486
but sadly...
1327
00:51:11,488 --> 00:51:12,491
Rebel...
1328
00:51:12,493 --> 00:51:15,739
you will not be advancing
to the final round.
1329
00:51:15,741 --> 00:51:17,011
But congratulations...
1330
00:51:17,013 --> 00:51:19,020
you've won $1,000
for Bikes for Tikes.
1331
00:51:19,022 --> 00:51:20,829
Thank you.
1332
00:51:20,831 --> 00:51:21,900
It's been a real honor.
1333
00:51:21,902 --> 00:51:24,177
[applauding]
1334
00:51:27,628 --> 00:51:30,472
We now move on
to our fourth and final event.
1335
00:51:30,474 --> 00:51:32,581
In four days,
1336
00:51:32,583 --> 00:51:34,055
our two finalists,
Lara and Ben,
1337
00:51:34,057 --> 00:51:35,428
will be co-hosting
a Christmas party
1338
00:51:35,430 --> 00:51:37,503
with a theme
of their joint choosing
1339
00:51:37,505 --> 00:51:39,981
at Denver's historic
Santa's Grotto.
1340
00:51:39,983 --> 00:51:41,756
At the party,
Lara and Ben
1341
00:51:41,758 --> 00:51:43,029
will each unveil
1342
00:51:43,031 --> 00:51:44,502
a Christmas tree
they've decorated
1343
00:51:44,504 --> 00:51:46,110
as they read their answers
1344
00:51:46,112 --> 00:51:47,951
to the contest
application question...
1345
00:51:47,953 --> 00:51:50,864
"What is Christmas?"
1346
00:51:50,866 --> 00:51:52,070
So, Lara, Ben...
1347
00:51:52,072 --> 00:51:54,681
in four days,
the contest will be over
1348
00:51:54,683 --> 00:51:56,356
and one of you will be crowned
1349
00:51:56,358 --> 00:51:58,666
the King or Queen
of Christmas.
1350
00:51:58,668 --> 00:52:00,642
Are you ready for that?
1351
00:52:03,590 --> 00:52:04,626
[Ben stammers]
1352
00:52:04,628 --> 00:52:06,735
Well, um...
1353
00:52:07,976 --> 00:52:09,280
No.
1354
00:52:10,755 --> 00:52:13,097
No.
1355
00:52:13,099 --> 00:52:15,475
I'm not quite ready
for this to end.
1356
00:52:17,686 --> 00:52:19,460
[♪♪♪]
1357
00:52:23,345 --> 00:52:25,520
[Ben] Okay, Cottridge,
1358
00:52:25,522 --> 00:52:27,396
we got to make this
the most rocking Christmas party
1359
00:52:27,398 --> 00:52:28,266
in Denver's history.
1360
00:52:28,268 --> 00:52:29,538
Oh, easy.
1361
00:52:29,540 --> 00:52:31,782
I've got
the party theme on lock.
1362
00:52:31,784 --> 00:52:33,857
Oh, no need.
I've got that part figured out.
1363
00:52:33,859 --> 00:52:36,302
Oh, and you're sure your idea
is better than mine?
1364
00:52:36,304 --> 00:52:37,574
Yeah.
1365
00:52:37,576 --> 00:52:40,387
On a count of three.
Three, two, one...
1366
00:52:40,389 --> 00:52:42,329
-Elf-a-palooza!
-Elf-a-palooza!
1367
00:52:42,331 --> 00:52:43,434
Great minds.
1368
00:52:43,436 --> 00:52:47,519
So we're gonna rock
and elf-themed Christmas party
1369
00:52:47,521 --> 00:52:48,691
together?
1370
00:52:48,693 --> 00:52:50,500
Those are the rules.
1371
00:52:50,502 --> 00:52:52,442
Well, guess if I have to.
1372
00:52:52,444 --> 00:52:54,316
Let's get to work.
1373
00:52:56,294 --> 00:52:58,368
Yeah! Looking good.
1374
00:52:58,370 --> 00:53:00,377
Just fill it up.
1375
00:53:02,221 --> 00:53:04,060
You know what?
Hang on a second.
1376
00:53:06,942 --> 00:53:08,682
Hey. Why don't you go
join your friends?
1377
00:53:09,922 --> 00:53:11,528
Liam and Ellis
aren't my friends.
1378
00:53:11,530 --> 00:53:14,273
Well, I mean, maybe not yet,
1379
00:53:14,275 --> 00:53:15,780
but they would be
if you tried, right?
1380
00:53:15,782 --> 00:53:17,152
I've tried,
1381
00:53:17,154 --> 00:53:19,161
and kids don't want
to be my friend.
1382
00:53:19,163 --> 00:53:21,170
You mean Liam and Ellis?
1383
00:53:21,172 --> 00:53:23,146
No, other kids.
1384
00:53:23,148 --> 00:53:24,452
At school.
1385
00:53:24,454 --> 00:53:26,328
Well...
1386
00:53:26,330 --> 00:53:28,805
dude.
1387
00:53:28,807 --> 00:53:30,814
Well, listen.
1388
00:53:32,490 --> 00:53:34,866
First, I'm no expert, but...
1389
00:53:34,868 --> 00:53:37,042
I think making friends is...
1390
00:53:37,044 --> 00:53:39,654
it's kind of like
a box of chocolates, right?
1391
00:53:39,656 --> 00:53:40,626
You gotta just keep eating 'em
1392
00:53:40,628 --> 00:53:43,137
until you find
that delicious caramel one.
1393
00:53:44,947 --> 00:53:46,251
Do you get what I mean?
1394
00:53:46,253 --> 00:53:47,924
No.
1395
00:53:47,926 --> 00:53:48,929
Uh...
1396
00:53:48,931 --> 00:53:50,035
Let me see.
1397
00:53:51,610 --> 00:53:53,315
All right.
1398
00:53:53,317 --> 00:53:55,626
I mean, you said
you wanted to be famous, right?
1399
00:53:55,628 --> 00:54:00,180
You wanted to "be someone"
so people would like you.
1400
00:54:00,182 --> 00:54:03,495
Unfortunately, it doesn't really
work like that.
1401
00:54:03,497 --> 00:54:06,173
There's no amount
of people liking you
1402
00:54:06,176 --> 00:54:08,383
that's gonna make you
like yourself,
1403
00:54:08,385 --> 00:54:11,364
that's gonna make you feel
like you mean something.
1404
00:54:11,366 --> 00:54:13,473
That...
1405
00:54:13,475 --> 00:54:15,382
that's gotta come from you.
1406
00:54:16,656 --> 00:54:18,094
Is this is a bit mature?
1407
00:54:18,401 --> 00:54:20,039
I don't really speak
12-year-old.
1408
00:54:20,041 --> 00:54:23,387
No. It's good.
1409
00:54:23,389 --> 00:54:24,391
You did good.
1410
00:54:24,393 --> 00:54:27,471
[♪♪♪]
1411
00:54:31,893 --> 00:54:34,066
[Donna]
Oh, you left this in the car.
1412
00:54:34,068 --> 00:54:35,272
It's ringing non-stop.
1413
00:54:35,274 --> 00:54:38,218
Oh, that's work.
Let me take care of that.
1414
00:54:38,220 --> 00:54:40,495
What? You don't want
to check in with the office?
1415
00:54:40,497 --> 00:54:42,436
No, I don't.
1416
00:54:42,438 --> 00:54:46,253
These past few weeks have
felt like such a needed break,
1417
00:54:46,255 --> 00:54:48,027
and I'm really not
looking forward
1418
00:54:48,029 --> 00:54:49,667
to going back
to how things were.
1419
00:54:49,669 --> 00:54:53,384
Maybe I'm beginning to wonder
if I want a change.
1420
00:54:53,386 --> 00:54:54,488
No, sweetheart,
1421
00:54:54,490 --> 00:54:56,564
you're just burnt-out.
1422
00:54:56,566 --> 00:54:58,807
What if
it's more than that?
1423
00:54:58,809 --> 00:55:00,950
What if I want
something different?
1424
00:55:02,257 --> 00:55:05,001
You have always pushed me
to work my hardest,
1425
00:55:05,003 --> 00:55:06,039
do my best,
1426
00:55:06,041 --> 00:55:07,210
be the best.
1427
00:55:07,212 --> 00:55:08,416
And sometimes, I feel like
1428
00:55:08,418 --> 00:55:10,458
I'm just constantly
chasing more,
1429
00:55:10,460 --> 00:55:12,366
and for what?
What's the point?
1430
00:55:12,368 --> 00:55:14,743
Where's the meaning?
1431
00:55:15,983 --> 00:55:17,723
What if I want to stop
for a while
1432
00:55:17,725 --> 00:55:19,898
and try to find
what gives my life meaning?
1433
00:55:21,273 --> 00:55:23,280
Then I'd be proud of you.
1434
00:55:23,282 --> 00:55:24,652
[Lara scoffs lightly]
1435
00:55:24,654 --> 00:55:26,394
Would you really?
1436
00:55:28,371 --> 00:55:30,377
You know, I'm...
1437
00:55:30,379 --> 00:55:32,955
gonna go take these
back to the girls.
1438
00:55:36,238 --> 00:55:38,680
[♪♪♪]
1439
00:55:43,737 --> 00:55:45,510
What are you doing?
1440
00:55:45,512 --> 00:55:46,782
Proving Camus wrong.
1441
00:55:46,784 --> 00:55:50,297
Here. Let me.
I'm good at this.
1442
00:55:50,299 --> 00:55:51,503
Okay.
1443
00:55:53,379 --> 00:55:55,621
What's going on?
1444
00:55:56,895 --> 00:55:59,236
Oh, come on.
I see you, Cottridge.
1445
00:56:01,179 --> 00:56:02,852
I guess everything
1446
00:56:02,854 --> 00:56:04,593
just kind of
feels off-kilter.
1447
00:56:04,595 --> 00:56:05,764
Hmm.
1448
00:56:05,766 --> 00:56:09,480
Like this was supposed to be
just a fun little contest,
1449
00:56:09,482 --> 00:56:11,824
and somehow, it's turned into
way more than that.
1450
00:56:11,826 --> 00:56:13,163
[laughs] Yeah.
1451
00:56:14,370 --> 00:56:15,741
And soon, it'll be over,
1452
00:56:15,743 --> 00:56:17,515
and I don't know
what comes next.
1453
00:56:17,517 --> 00:56:18,318
Well, I get it.
1454
00:56:18,320 --> 00:56:20,863
The last two weeks
have just been...
1455
00:56:20,865 --> 00:56:22,604
they've been amazing,
1456
00:56:22,606 --> 00:56:25,181
and you know,
I never thought I'd say this,
1457
00:56:25,183 --> 00:56:27,693
but I actually love
working with kids.
1458
00:56:27,695 --> 00:56:29,969
Turns out, feeling like
you're making a difference
1459
00:56:29,971 --> 00:56:31,442
actually helps you get
out of bed in the morning.
1460
00:56:31,444 --> 00:56:33,050
Who would've thunk?
1461
00:56:34,926 --> 00:56:37,435
Okay. Wow, miracle-worker.
1462
00:56:37,437 --> 00:56:40,414
[Lara] Well, it was
always my favorite job.
1463
00:56:40,416 --> 00:56:41,318
Hon'?
1464
00:56:41,320 --> 00:56:42,658
Oh.
1465
00:56:42,660 --> 00:56:44,097
The girls are exhausted
1466
00:56:44,099 --> 00:56:46,373
and want to head back
to the center.
1467
00:56:46,375 --> 00:56:48,048
Want to ride back with us?
1468
00:56:48,050 --> 00:56:50,022
Unwind with
a round of gin rummy?
1469
00:56:50,024 --> 00:56:51,864
Or better yet, some poker?
1470
00:56:51,866 --> 00:56:53,505
I'm behind at work.
1471
00:56:53,507 --> 00:56:54,207
I should crunch.
1472
00:56:55,884 --> 00:56:58,024
But, hey, Donna, um...
1473
00:56:58,026 --> 00:57:00,401
if, uh, if you're looking
for an extra poker player,
1474
00:57:00,403 --> 00:57:01,405
well...
1475
00:57:02,579 --> 00:57:03,649
I'd be down.
1476
00:57:05,089 --> 00:57:07,699
Sure. If you're in the mood
to get crushed.
1477
00:57:09,107 --> 00:57:10,813
Come on.
1478
00:57:10,815 --> 00:57:13,257
[♪♪♪]
1479
00:57:23,867 --> 00:57:25,706
"Full House" Winters!
1480
00:57:25,708 --> 00:57:27,917
F.G.W.!
1481
00:57:27,919 --> 00:57:30,662
[Ben grunts victoriously]
1482
00:57:32,070 --> 00:57:35,885
Martha, how about
we scrounge up some cider?
1483
00:57:40,842 --> 00:57:43,988
So are you just upset with
my impressive poker skills
1484
00:57:43,990 --> 00:57:45,092
or me in general?
1485
00:57:48,208 --> 00:57:50,549
Donna, I know
you don't like me.
1486
00:57:50,551 --> 00:57:52,993
It's not
that I don't like you, Ben.
1487
00:57:54,535 --> 00:57:56,274
You know, I haven't
been a perfect mother.
1488
00:57:58,017 --> 00:58:01,665
And I may have
unwittingly led by example
1489
00:58:01,667 --> 00:58:04,076
and taught Lara
to guard her heart.
1490
00:58:05,885 --> 00:58:08,094
But you proved me right.
1491
00:58:08,096 --> 00:58:09,800
You broke her heart.
1492
00:58:09,802 --> 00:58:12,445
I know.
1493
00:58:12,447 --> 00:58:15,191
And I can tell you I'm never
gonna forgive myself for that...
1494
00:58:16,231 --> 00:58:17,300
...but...
1495
00:58:18,675 --> 00:58:22,892
...maybe this is my chance
to prove you wrong.
1496
00:58:24,199 --> 00:58:26,642
[♪♪♪]
1497
00:58:27,882 --> 00:58:29,019
Guess what, Jingle Ladies?
1498
00:58:29,021 --> 00:58:30,056
Ben here just offered
1499
00:58:30,058 --> 00:58:32,902
to use his poker winnings
to buy us all dinner.
1500
00:58:32,904 --> 00:58:34,677
Whoo-hoo!
1501
00:58:36,821 --> 00:58:40,235
Please prove me wrong, Ben.
1502
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:46,495
[knocking]
1503
00:58:51,252 --> 00:58:53,929
Hi. Come in.
1504
00:58:53,931 --> 00:58:56,104
What are you doing here?
1505
00:58:56,106 --> 00:58:58,013
Your mom wanted me
to bring this to you.
1506
00:58:58,015 --> 00:59:01,126
Something about
a calzone you let get away?
1507
00:59:01,128 --> 00:59:03,002
[Lara snickers]
1508
00:59:04,276 --> 00:59:06,015
How's the work crunch going?
1509
00:59:06,017 --> 00:59:08,124
Oh, it's not.
1510
00:59:08,126 --> 00:59:10,902
Honestly, I'd rather be doing
literally anything else.
1511
00:59:10,904 --> 00:59:12,745
Or nothing at all,
1512
00:59:12,747 --> 00:59:16,327
just lie on the floor
and stare at the ceiling.
1513
00:59:16,329 --> 00:59:18,905
Well, let's lie on the floor
and stare at the ceiling.
1514
00:59:21,050 --> 00:59:22,219
[laughing]
1515
00:59:22,221 --> 00:59:23,626
See? It's a reindeer.
1516
00:59:23,628 --> 00:59:26,572
It really does look
like a reindeer.
1517
00:59:27,913 --> 00:59:31,326
Oh, how do I get by in life,
you may wonder?
1518
00:59:31,328 --> 00:59:32,565
On charm, mainly.
1519
00:59:32,567 --> 00:59:34,406
[Lara chuckles]
1520
00:59:34,408 --> 00:59:36,483
[♪♪♪]
1521
00:59:36,485 --> 00:59:37,620
What?
1522
00:59:37,622 --> 00:59:39,629
I just forgot...
1523
00:59:39,631 --> 00:59:41,705
or I wanted to forget...
1524
00:59:41,707 --> 00:59:44,116
what a force of nature
you are.
1525
00:59:45,858 --> 00:59:48,501
You know what
I always said about you?
1526
00:59:48,503 --> 00:59:51,883
You have the power
to turn my world upside-down.
1527
00:59:55,702 --> 00:59:57,809
But can you live
upside-down?
1528
00:59:59,284 --> 01:00:01,727
Lara, I've never stopped
thinking about you.
1529
01:00:03,302 --> 01:00:05,108
I've thought about you
all these years
1530
01:00:05,110 --> 01:00:07,385
and I still think about you.
1531
01:00:07,387 --> 01:00:10,097
I'm just scared I'm never gonna
stop thinking about you.
1532
01:00:13,849 --> 01:00:16,659
You know, just...
sharing.
1533
01:00:16,661 --> 01:00:18,969
You can take that
with a grain of salt.
1534
01:00:18,701 --> 01:00:22,284
I take it with
more than a grain of salt, Ben.
1535
01:00:22,286 --> 01:00:25,266
But you loved me...
1536
01:00:25,268 --> 01:00:27,244
you dumped me,
1537
01:00:27,246 --> 01:00:29,489
so...
1538
01:00:29,491 --> 01:00:30,495
you can't expect me
1539
01:00:30,497 --> 01:00:34,314
to once again
run breathless into your arms.
1540
01:00:38,337 --> 01:00:39,341
I should get home.
1541
01:00:39,343 --> 01:00:41,720
[claps his thighs]
1542
01:00:41,722 --> 01:00:43,932
There's still enough time
to waste the entire night
1543
01:00:43,934 --> 01:00:46,445
trying to figure out what to get
my grandma for Christmas.
1544
01:00:46,447 --> 01:00:48,523
Massage gun.
1545
01:00:48,525 --> 01:00:50,601
I did that last year.
She used it as a plunger.
1546
01:00:50,603 --> 01:00:51,639
Ew!
1547
01:00:51,641 --> 01:00:54,756
-[laughs]
-Ew.
1548
01:00:54,758 --> 01:00:57,403
Man, I wish I could
go back in time.
1549
01:00:57,405 --> 01:01:00,956
You know, not just to set
some things right...
1550
01:01:04,442 --> 01:01:06,484
...but to feel
some things twice.
1551
01:01:11,815 --> 01:01:13,556
I'm gonna go.
1552
01:01:16,339 --> 01:01:17,710
Ben.
1553
01:01:20,896 --> 01:01:23,307
Know what my mom said about you?
1554
01:01:23,309 --> 01:01:25,284
[laughs] No,
and I probably don't want to.
1555
01:01:27,297 --> 01:01:28,937
She told me
1556
01:01:28,939 --> 01:01:30,411
you're
my great white buffalo...
1557
01:01:31,821 --> 01:01:33,762
...the one who got away.
1558
01:01:37,484 --> 01:01:39,761
[♪♪♪]
1559
01:01:50,067 --> 01:01:52,377
[boys giggling]
1560
01:01:54,994 --> 01:01:57,471
You're awesome.
1561
01:01:57,473 --> 01:02:00,085
[laughing and chatting,
indistinct]
1562
01:02:01,829 --> 01:02:02,866
Hey.
1563
01:02:02,868 --> 01:02:05,246
Oh.
1564
01:02:05,248 --> 01:02:08,764
Shouldn't you be
working on your tree, Benjy?
1565
01:02:08,766 --> 01:02:10,406
Ahh! I have tree-block.
1566
01:02:10,408 --> 01:02:12,451
Grandma, I could use some inspo.
1567
01:02:12,453 --> 01:02:15,868
You gotta tell me...
what's Lara's tree theme?
1568
01:02:17,111 --> 01:02:18,114
-Oh!
-[laughing]
1569
01:02:18,116 --> 01:02:19,890
You are such a traitor!
1570
01:02:19,892 --> 01:02:22,504
Well, I got you
a little something.
1571
01:02:22,506 --> 01:02:24,279
It's an early Christmas present.
1572
01:02:24,281 --> 01:02:26,290
It's a spa package
for you and your team.
1573
01:02:26,292 --> 01:02:27,899
Oh...
1574
01:02:29,140 --> 01:02:31,149
But you hate it.
1575
01:02:31,151 --> 01:02:32,623
I don't hate it,
it's just...
1576
01:02:32,625 --> 01:02:35,573
I'm not sure
I'll keep seeing the gals.
1577
01:02:35,575 --> 01:02:37,215
Why not?
You obviously like them.
1578
01:02:37,217 --> 01:02:38,488
Yeah, but...
1579
01:02:38,490 --> 01:02:42,174
I'm old
and I'm settled in my ways.
1580
01:02:42,176 --> 01:02:43,481
Well, you don't have to be.
1581
01:02:45,225 --> 01:02:47,737
[♪♪♪]
1582
01:02:51,626 --> 01:02:54,238
Grandma, can you excuse me?
1583
01:02:55,245 --> 01:02:57,790
[♪♪♪]
1584
01:03:07,242 --> 01:03:08,044
Oh. Hi.
1585
01:03:08,046 --> 01:03:09,150
Hi.
1586
01:03:09,152 --> 01:03:10,659
Wow.
1587
01:03:10,661 --> 01:03:11,764
Wherever you were right there
1588
01:03:11,766 --> 01:03:14,578
must be almost as beautiful
as you look right now.
1589
01:03:15,854 --> 01:03:17,528
So you happy
with the party prep?
1590
01:03:17,530 --> 01:03:19,404
Very happy.
1591
01:03:20,433 --> 01:03:23,512
I think this is gonna be
the best Christmas party...
1592
01:03:23,514 --> 01:03:24,851
actually...
1593
01:03:24,853 --> 01:03:26,658
best Christmas ever.
1594
01:03:26,660 --> 01:03:27,764
Mm.
1595
01:03:28,771 --> 01:03:31,480
Best Christmas ever so far.
1596
01:03:31,482 --> 01:03:32,519
Mm.
1597
01:03:32,521 --> 01:03:34,092
I stand corrected.
1598
01:03:35,668 --> 01:03:37,708
Can I have this dance?
1599
01:03:37,710 --> 01:03:40,655
They're playing a slow song.
1600
01:03:40,657 --> 01:03:41,893
There's no music.
1601
01:03:41,895 --> 01:03:44,204
Oh, there is in my daydream.
1602
01:03:45,679 --> 01:03:47,284
Oh, so smooth.
1603
01:03:47,286 --> 01:03:48,423
Amongst other things.
1604
01:03:49,630 --> 01:03:50,733
Definitely charming.
1605
01:03:50,735 --> 01:03:53,612
Oh, well, when you're through
being charmed by me,
1606
01:03:53,614 --> 01:03:56,123
I'll make sure to remind you
to find me annoying again.
1607
01:03:57,900 --> 01:03:59,337
[whispers] But what if
1608
01:03:59,339 --> 01:04:02,317
you're never through
being charmed by me?
1609
01:04:02,319 --> 01:04:04,126
[♪♪♪]
1610
01:04:05,801 --> 01:04:07,976
So you think you're gonna win?
1611
01:04:07,978 --> 01:04:09,349
You think you're gonna win?
1612
01:04:09,351 --> 01:04:10,855
I asked you first.
1613
01:04:10,857 --> 01:04:14,840
Honestly?
1614
01:04:14,842 --> 01:04:16,882
I truly don't care
about winning anymore.
1615
01:04:16,884 --> 01:04:18,690
-Mm.
-What about you?
1616
01:04:18,692 --> 01:04:20,030
I already won.
1617
01:04:21,572 --> 01:04:23,110
As preciously stated,
1618
01:04:23,112 --> 01:04:25,688
so smooth.
1619
01:04:27,398 --> 01:04:30,944
Oh, I have some big news
I wanna share with you.
1620
01:04:30,946 --> 01:04:34,561
So you know how I've been doing
this "Winters Session" camp?
1621
01:04:34,563 --> 01:04:36,001
I have decided to turn it
1622
01:04:36,003 --> 01:04:38,445
into a year-round
sports non-profit for kids.
1623
01:04:39,853 --> 01:04:41,592
Wow... really?
1624
01:04:43,101 --> 01:04:45,208
Yeah, really.
I mean, it's a good idea, right?
1625
01:04:45,210 --> 01:04:47,719
Uh... I...
1626
01:04:47,721 --> 01:04:49,896
Yes, i-it's amazing,
1627
01:04:49,898 --> 01:04:51,235
it's wonderful, noble.
1628
01:04:51,237 --> 01:04:54,148
But it's a huge undertaking.
1629
01:04:54,150 --> 01:04:56,860
There's a massive
difference between
1630
01:04:56,862 --> 01:04:58,768
a ten-day program
1631
01:04:58,770 --> 01:05:01,246
and running
a year-round nonprofit.
1632
01:05:01,248 --> 01:05:02,351
Yeah, but different
is good, right?
1633
01:05:02,353 --> 01:05:03,222
I mean, isn't this what we said?
1634
01:05:03,224 --> 01:05:04,929
That we want our lives
to be different?
1635
01:05:04,931 --> 01:05:06,368
-Yes.
-Okay.
1636
01:05:06,370 --> 01:05:08,311
Well, then we've got
to take a leap.
1637
01:05:08,313 --> 01:05:09,617
I mean, you said
that you're not fulfilled
1638
01:05:09,619 --> 01:05:11,090
in your life and job,
1639
01:05:11,092 --> 01:05:12,262
and you want meaning,
1640
01:05:12,264 --> 01:05:13,333
so do it,
1641
01:05:13,335 --> 01:05:15,643
and do it with me.
1642
01:05:15,645 --> 01:05:18,121
Together or separate...
w-whatever.
1643
01:05:18,123 --> 01:05:19,528
Just find something
that fulfills you.
1644
01:05:19,530 --> 01:05:21,335
You could even work with me
at the nonprofit,
1645
01:05:21,337 --> 01:05:23,344
if you wanted to,
1646
01:05:23,346 --> 01:05:25,119
but let's just burn some bridges
1647
01:05:25,121 --> 01:05:27,261
and let the flames
light the way.
1648
01:05:28,737 --> 01:05:31,212
[♪♪♪]
1649
01:05:31,214 --> 01:05:33,355
What...
What's that look?
1650
01:05:35,266 --> 01:05:37,441
It's just I have
heard this all before.
1651
01:05:37,443 --> 01:05:40,956
"Let's take the leap,
let's interweave our lives."
1652
01:05:40,958 --> 01:05:43,132
And then you come off your high
1653
01:05:43,134 --> 01:05:46,581
and remember you're just
a "lone wolf at heart."
1654
01:05:47,821 --> 01:05:49,460
I don't know.
Maybe I've changed.
1655
01:05:50,902 --> 01:05:53,244
[♪♪♪]
1656
01:05:56,360 --> 01:05:57,831
I got to go meet my team.
1657
01:06:00,478 --> 01:06:02,150
[text alert chimes]
1658
01:06:07,074 --> 01:06:09,382
[sighing]
1659
01:06:11,560 --> 01:06:14,203
[♪♪♪]
1660
01:06:17,955 --> 01:06:20,532
[quietly] Maybe
I'm the one who's changed.
1661
01:06:22,700 --> 01:06:24,842
Working at McLeeds
has been an honor,
1662
01:06:24,844 --> 01:06:28,125
but I've been here
for 12 years,
1663
01:06:28,127 --> 01:06:29,632
and I want a change.
1664
01:06:29,634 --> 01:06:32,546
And I don't know exactly
what that change is,
1665
01:06:32,548 --> 01:06:34,154
but I know I need to make
a first step...
1666
01:06:34,156 --> 01:06:35,594
[deep breath]
1667
01:06:35,596 --> 01:06:37,704
...so I'm resigning as C.O.O.,
1668
01:06:37,706 --> 01:06:39,245
but I'd like to move into
a consulting position,
1669
01:06:39,247 --> 01:06:40,518
if you'll have me.
1670
01:06:40,520 --> 01:06:43,801
Well, of course,
we'll have you, but...
1671
01:06:43,803 --> 01:06:45,710
Lara, are you really sure?
1672
01:06:45,712 --> 01:06:48,156
Maybe you should take some time
to think this over.
1673
01:06:48,158 --> 01:06:50,936
I know things have been hectic,
1674
01:06:50,938 --> 01:06:52,511
but we could put a pin in this
until after the holidays,
1675
01:06:52,513 --> 01:06:55,022
when things return
to status quo.
1676
01:06:55,024 --> 01:06:56,463
That's the problem.
1677
01:06:56,465 --> 01:06:59,277
I don't want
to return to status quo.
1678
01:06:59,279 --> 01:07:01,085
But what are you gonna do?
1679
01:07:02,863 --> 01:07:04,871
I don't know.
1680
01:07:04,873 --> 01:07:06,344
I think...
1681
01:07:06,346 --> 01:07:08,488
I'm gonna burn some bridges
1682
01:07:08,490 --> 01:07:11,402
and let the flames
light the way.
1683
01:07:13,012 --> 01:07:15,389
[♪♪♪]
1684
01:07:16,965 --> 01:07:18,102
Oh, you're late!
1685
01:07:18,104 --> 01:07:20,380
The girls are inside,
waiting to start on the tree.
1686
01:07:20,382 --> 01:07:21,887
Yeah, sorry,
I was held up at work.
1687
01:07:21,889 --> 01:07:23,160
Mm.
1688
01:07:23,162 --> 01:07:25,270
Um... actually, some news.
1689
01:07:26,946 --> 01:07:28,954
I stepped down as C.O.O..
1690
01:07:28,956 --> 01:07:32,304
I'm moving into a consulting
position at McLeeds.
1691
01:07:32,306 --> 01:07:33,342
Okay.
1692
01:07:33,344 --> 01:07:35,118
And I might help
1693
01:07:35,120 --> 01:07:37,898
Ben turn his sports camp into
a year-round nonprofit.
1694
01:07:37,900 --> 01:07:39,372
Lara!
1695
01:07:39,374 --> 01:07:41,449
You quit your job for Ben?
1696
01:07:42,422 --> 01:07:43,559
I quit it for me.
1697
01:07:43,561 --> 01:07:45,536
I don't want that life anymore.
1698
01:07:45,538 --> 01:07:47,177
And you could at least try
1699
01:07:47,179 --> 01:07:48,785
to veil
your blatant disapproval.
1700
01:07:48,787 --> 01:07:51,800
I just want you to have
what I couldn't.
1701
01:07:51,802 --> 01:07:54,580
But have you ever asked
if that's what I want, Mom?
1702
01:07:54,582 --> 01:07:57,427
To be a winner?
To be "the best"?
1703
01:07:57,429 --> 01:07:59,973
And if I can't be
who you want me to be...
1704
01:07:59,975 --> 01:08:03,356
if you can't live through me...
1705
01:08:03,358 --> 01:08:05,332
can you still love me?
1706
01:08:05,334 --> 01:08:06,940
How could you
even think that?
1707
01:08:10,191 --> 01:08:11,630
I'm gonna head in.
1708
01:08:11,632 --> 01:08:13,271
The girls are waiting.
1709
01:08:15,484 --> 01:08:17,725
[♪♪♪]
1710
01:08:25,666 --> 01:08:27,306
You finish your tree?
1711
01:08:27,308 --> 01:08:28,277
Uh, just about.
1712
01:08:28,279 --> 01:08:30,689
Mom and the girls left
a little while ago.
1713
01:08:30,691 --> 01:08:31,728
-You?
-Yeah.
1714
01:08:31,730 --> 01:08:34,909
Yeah, the boys were tired.
Chuck took 'em home.
1715
01:08:34,911 --> 01:08:36,953
So, obviously, we need to talk.
1716
01:08:36,955 --> 01:08:38,594
Yes, we do.
1717
01:08:38,597 --> 01:08:40,101
I know I kind of
shut down yesterday,
1718
01:08:40,103 --> 01:08:42,446
but I've been thinking
a lot more about what you said...
1719
01:08:42,448 --> 01:08:44,389
just taking the leap,
1720
01:08:44,391 --> 01:08:45,830
separately, together...
1721
01:08:45,832 --> 01:08:47,604
building something
with meaning.
1722
01:08:47,606 --> 01:08:50,453
And yes, I am scared
but I'm also...
1723
01:08:50,455 --> 01:08:53,333
What's that expression?
1724
01:08:53,335 --> 01:08:54,505
I-I don't know.
1725
01:08:54,507 --> 01:08:56,951
I've also been thinking
about what you said yesterday,
1726
01:08:56,953 --> 01:08:59,530
and you know,
maybe you're right.
1727
01:08:59,532 --> 01:09:01,673
I mean, what happens if,
when I come off my high,
1728
01:09:01,675 --> 01:09:03,717
and I am still
just a lone wolf,
1729
01:09:03,719 --> 01:09:04,722
and I hurt you?
1730
01:09:04,724 --> 01:09:05,860
So I'm thinking that maybe
1731
01:09:05,862 --> 01:09:07,937
we slow our roll a little
1732
01:09:07,939 --> 01:09:09,712
and we hold steady a while.
1733
01:09:09,714 --> 01:09:11,857
and I stick with endorsements
and you stay at McLeeds,
1734
01:09:11,859 --> 01:09:14,771
and then we see
what shakes out.
1735
01:09:14,773 --> 01:09:15,742
Ben, that would be
a great option
1736
01:09:15,744 --> 01:09:18,791
if I hadn't just quit my job
this morning.
1737
01:09:18,793 --> 01:09:19,761
What? You quit your job?
1738
01:09:19,763 --> 01:09:23,447
Ben, come on.
I know you're scared, but...
1739
01:09:26,934 --> 01:09:28,470
Actually, no.
1740
01:09:28,472 --> 01:09:31,377
No, I am not doing this again.
1741
01:09:31,379 --> 01:09:33,851
I'm not gonna
beg you to be with me.
1742
01:09:33,853 --> 01:09:34,987
I'm freaking amazing!
1743
01:09:34,989 --> 01:09:38,663
But I want you to know
that I believe you can change.
1744
01:09:38,665 --> 01:09:40,702
I believe you can be better.
1745
01:09:40,704 --> 01:09:42,540
Because I know
who you really are,
1746
01:09:42,542 --> 01:09:43,376
and I can't even believe
1747
01:09:43,378 --> 01:09:44,880
you're not trying
to be that person,
1748
01:09:44,882 --> 01:09:46,317
because I am trying.
1749
01:09:46,319 --> 01:09:47,889
Lara, we both know
that you're better than me.
1750
01:09:47,891 --> 01:09:49,192
-Oh!
-You're too good for me and...
1751
01:09:49,194 --> 01:09:52,267
Oh, wow. We are right back
to where we were.
1752
01:09:52,269 --> 01:09:54,038
But of course we are,
because how could I think
1753
01:09:54,040 --> 01:09:57,180
that anything would be different
when we'd always be the same?
1754
01:09:58,686 --> 01:10:00,422
We will never
be a partnership.
1755
01:10:00,424 --> 01:10:02,093
We'll never be a team.
1756
01:10:02,095 --> 01:10:03,798
We'll always be a zero-sum game,
1757
01:10:03,800 --> 01:10:06,873
where someone will win
and someone will lose,
1758
01:10:06,875 --> 01:10:08,544
except we both lose.
1759
01:10:08,546 --> 01:10:09,714
-Lara.
-No.
1760
01:10:09,716 --> 01:10:11,117
We have
to get through tomorrow.
1761
01:10:11,119 --> 01:10:12,054
Lara, I'm sorry, I...
1762
01:10:12,056 --> 01:10:13,757
No. Go.
1763
01:10:13,759 --> 01:10:16,030
I have to finish my tree.
1764
01:10:22,516 --> 01:10:25,155
[♪♪♪]
1765
01:10:41,735 --> 01:10:44,675
[♪♪♪]
1766
01:10:55,840 --> 01:10:57,041
[sobs]
1767
01:11:04,864 --> 01:11:07,335
[sobbing]
1768
01:11:12,050 --> 01:11:14,287
[♪♪♪]
1769
01:11:21,977 --> 01:11:23,145
[door opens, creaks]
1770
01:11:23,147 --> 01:11:25,584
[Donna] Hey... it's just me.
1771
01:11:28,862 --> 01:11:30,365
Honey?
1772
01:11:30,367 --> 01:11:32,370
Are you okay?
1773
01:11:32,372 --> 01:11:35,611
Just tell me you told me so.
1774
01:11:35,613 --> 01:11:37,851
You were right about Ben,
as always.
1775
01:11:37,853 --> 01:11:38,854
[Donna scoffs]
1776
01:11:38,856 --> 01:11:39,890
[Donna sets bag down]
1777
01:11:39,892 --> 01:11:41,862
Okay, first of all,
1778
01:11:41,864 --> 01:11:43,467
I don't want to be right.
1779
01:11:43,469 --> 01:11:47,143
And second, I am not right,
I'm wrong,
1780
01:11:47,145 --> 01:11:49,182
and I have been so wrong.
1781
01:11:49,184 --> 01:11:50,919
All I ever wanted
1782
01:11:50,921 --> 01:11:54,830
was to teach you to be strong,
and independent,
1783
01:11:54,832 --> 01:11:56,768
and prepared for this world,
1784
01:11:56,770 --> 01:11:57,872
like I wasn't.
1785
01:11:57,874 --> 01:11:59,576
But in doing that,
1786
01:11:59,578 --> 01:12:02,351
I forgot to teach you
the importance
1787
01:12:02,353 --> 01:12:05,024
of also being soft
and vulnerable.
1788
01:12:06,062 --> 01:12:08,100
And I am sorry.
1789
01:12:08,102 --> 01:12:09,905
I'm not perfect.
1790
01:12:09,907 --> 01:12:12,611
And being your mom
has been some work.
1791
01:12:14,586 --> 01:12:17,257
But you also
blew my heart wide open
1792
01:12:17,259 --> 01:12:19,230
and you've taught me
a better person.
1793
01:12:21,270 --> 01:12:24,410
Thank you, Lara,
for this work.
1794
01:12:23,301 --> 01:12:25,508
Thank you for teaching me.
1795
01:12:25,510 --> 01:12:28,421
And I know that things
need to change...
1796
01:12:28,423 --> 01:12:29,894
we need some boundaries.
1797
01:12:31,402 --> 01:12:35,352
I know that I cannot keep
living my life through you.
1798
01:12:36,592 --> 01:12:39,269
So please just be patient
with me, huh?
1799
01:12:42,485 --> 01:12:43,888
[Donna breathes deeply]
1800
01:12:43,890 --> 01:12:45,931
Okay.
1801
01:12:45,933 --> 01:12:49,245
Now, what are
we gonna do about Ben?
1802
01:12:49,247 --> 01:12:50,819
Oh...
1803
01:12:50,821 --> 01:12:53,229
There's nothing to do.
1804
01:12:55,977 --> 01:12:59,490
But these past few weeks,
I have been...
1805
01:12:59,492 --> 01:13:03,139
shown something I've needed
to realize for years...
1806
01:13:03,141 --> 01:13:05,349
that I want
things to be different.
1807
01:13:05,351 --> 01:13:08,028
I want my relationships
to be different
1808
01:13:08,030 --> 01:13:12,212
with... with work and love,
with you.
1809
01:13:12,214 --> 01:13:14,589
And most importantly,
with myself.
1810
01:13:14,591 --> 01:13:15,660
[sniffles]
1811
01:13:17,437 --> 01:13:19,310
But as for me and Ben?
1812
01:13:19,312 --> 01:13:20,649
We will always be the same,
1813
01:13:20,651 --> 01:13:23,260
so there's nothing to do.
1814
01:13:24,669 --> 01:13:26,575
But I am grateful
I re-met him,
1815
01:13:26,577 --> 01:13:27,914
'cause he's always had
1816
01:13:27,916 --> 01:13:31,462
the power to turn my world
upside-down and...
1817
01:13:31,464 --> 01:13:34,576
my world needed
an upside-downing.
1818
01:13:37,390 --> 01:13:39,665
[♪♪♪]
1819
01:13:41,643 --> 01:13:43,080
Hey, Grandma.
1820
01:13:43,082 --> 01:13:44,888
What happened?
1821
01:13:44,890 --> 01:13:50,412
Oh, I guess she remembered
who I really am
1822
01:13:50,414 --> 01:13:52,589
and realized that people
don't actually change.
1823
01:13:52,591 --> 01:13:53,961
Benjy.
1824
01:13:53,963 --> 01:13:57,075
Remember how I told you
about Grandpa Charlie
1825
01:13:57,077 --> 01:13:59,317
and the tennis bracelet
he wanted to buy?
1826
01:13:59,319 --> 01:14:00,590
Of course.
1827
01:14:00,592 --> 01:14:03,101
The truth is,
1828
01:14:03,103 --> 01:14:05,779
it was more than
just a bracelet to him.
1829
01:14:05,781 --> 01:14:07,252
It was a symbol.
1830
01:14:07,254 --> 01:14:08,759
It was Charlie's way of saying
1831
01:14:08,761 --> 01:14:12,777
he wanted
a grow-together kind of love.
1832
01:14:12,779 --> 01:14:14,785
And now, not a day goes by
1833
01:14:14,787 --> 01:14:17,463
that I don't wish
I could've given him that time,
1834
01:14:17,465 --> 01:14:19,204
that growth...
1835
01:14:20,579 --> 01:14:22,586
And he would've wanted me
to grow,
1836
01:14:22,588 --> 01:14:25,163
even after he's gone.
1837
01:14:25,165 --> 01:14:27,005
And he would've been
so grateful to you
1838
01:14:27,007 --> 01:14:28,378
for pushing me
out of my comfort zone.
1839
01:14:28,380 --> 01:14:30,553
[Ben] Ah.
1840
01:14:30,555 --> 01:14:33,065
Hey, Bernie.
1841
01:14:33,067 --> 01:14:35,910
Well, if you're here to tell me
that I proved you right...
1842
01:14:35,912 --> 01:14:37,752
you are right.
1843
01:14:37,754 --> 01:14:39,895
Lara's better off
without me.
1844
01:14:39,897 --> 01:14:42,874
So? What are you
gonna do about it?
1845
01:14:43,847 --> 01:14:45,854
What should I do about it?
1846
01:14:45,856 --> 01:14:47,159
Well, fight for her!
1847
01:14:48,702 --> 01:14:50,005
Ben, listen.
1848
01:14:50,911 --> 01:14:54,826
Life is a hand each
of wonder and loss.
1849
01:14:54,828 --> 01:14:57,538
We search for meaning
1850
01:14:57,540 --> 01:14:59,580
and we find it...
1851
01:14:59,582 --> 01:15:01,053
we lose it.
1852
01:15:01,055 --> 01:15:03,698
And we search again...
1853
01:15:03,700 --> 01:15:05,908
not realizing
1854
01:15:05,910 --> 01:15:09,356
that the answer is right there,
in front of us the whole time.
1855
01:15:10,597 --> 01:15:14,044
So... you know
the meaning of life?
1856
01:15:14,046 --> 01:15:15,617
Of course we do!
1857
01:15:15,619 --> 01:15:16,554
And so do you.
1858
01:15:16,556 --> 01:15:19,500
Oh, and Ben,
um, I checked out your tree.
1859
01:15:19,502 --> 01:15:21,576
It is so cute!
1860
01:15:21,578 --> 01:15:23,753
But we need way more
than cute here, okay?
1861
01:15:23,134 --> 01:15:24,540
-I...
-So, luckily,
1862
01:15:24,542 --> 01:15:26,685
I called in reinforcements.
1863
01:15:28,531 --> 01:15:30,407
Come on, Bernie.
1864
01:15:34,264 --> 01:15:36,943
Look, I appreciate
you being here,
1865
01:15:36,945 --> 01:15:38,754
but you shouldn't have
to pick up my slack.
1866
01:15:38,756 --> 01:15:40,396
Hey, man, this time,
it's my pleasure.
1867
01:15:40,398 --> 01:15:42,005
[Ben chuckles]
1868
01:15:42,007 --> 01:15:43,882
You are a good employee.
1869
01:15:46,432 --> 01:15:48,374
No, you're a good friend.
1870
01:15:48,376 --> 01:15:49,447
There you go.
1871
01:15:49,449 --> 01:15:51,693
You bet I am.
1872
01:15:51,695 --> 01:15:54,073
All right,
what's the game plan?
1873
01:15:54,075 --> 01:15:55,715
Let's follow
those ladies' lead.
1874
01:15:55,717 --> 01:15:56,856
All right.
1875
01:16:00,377 --> 01:16:02,454
[♪♪♪]
1876
01:16:03,830 --> 01:16:05,739
The party is wonderful, Lara.
1877
01:16:05,741 --> 01:16:07,616
It's such a success!
1878
01:16:07,619 --> 01:16:08,622
And honey.
1879
01:16:08,624 --> 01:16:10,634
you are such a success.
1880
01:16:10,636 --> 01:16:13,382
In every way.
I'm just so proud of you.
1881
01:16:13,384 --> 01:16:16,500
Oh, thanks, Mom.
You inspire me.
1882
01:16:16,502 --> 01:16:18,376
-Mm.
-You all do.
1883
01:16:18,378 --> 01:16:19,885
You are amazing ladies.
1884
01:16:19,887 --> 01:16:22,165
Amazing "Jingle Ladies,"
you mean!
1885
01:16:22,167 --> 01:16:24,779
Here's to Team
"Sleigh the Competition"!
1886
01:16:24,781 --> 01:16:26,623
And...
1887
01:16:26,625 --> 01:16:28,701
[cheering]
1888
01:16:28,703 --> 01:16:29,875
Give me a jingle!
1889
01:16:29,877 --> 01:16:31,014
[ladies humming and laughing]
1890
01:16:32,458 --> 01:16:33,428
Hello, Denver,
1891
01:16:33,430 --> 01:16:36,009
and welcome
to the most anticipated event
1892
01:16:36,011 --> 01:16:37,015
of the holiday season...
1893
01:16:37,017 --> 01:16:39,932
the Christmas Contest finale!
1894
01:16:39,934 --> 01:16:42,915
[applauding and cheering]
1895
01:16:44,861 --> 01:16:47,843
Today, our contestants will
read their application essay
1896
01:16:47,845 --> 01:16:50,021
and then unveil their trees.
1897
01:16:50,023 --> 01:16:52,167
So... take it away, Lara.
1898
01:16:53,778 --> 01:16:54,648
Uh...
1899
01:16:54,650 --> 01:16:58,972
my original essay
said something like,
1900
01:16:58,974 --> 01:17:00,983
"What is Christmas?
1901
01:17:00,985 --> 01:17:05,073
Like life,
it's a time to find meaning."
1902
01:17:05,075 --> 01:17:07,353
But I'm not gonna read
my essay,
1903
01:17:07,355 --> 01:17:10,302
because while I managed to wax
philosophical on the topic,
1904
01:17:10,305 --> 01:17:13,219
I-I really didn't know
what I wanted to say,
1905
01:17:13,221 --> 01:17:16,169
but now I do.
1906
01:17:16,171 --> 01:17:19,253
At some point,
we all ask ourselves,
1907
01:17:19,255 --> 01:17:20,929
"What is the meaning of life?"
1908
01:17:20,931 --> 01:17:23,208
And at some point,
1909
01:17:23,210 --> 01:17:24,751
maybe when we fall in love...
1910
01:17:26,061 --> 01:17:28,070
...maybe when
we lose someone...
1911
01:17:28,072 --> 01:17:32,360
we learn the sudden, fleeting
answer to the question...
1912
01:17:32,362 --> 01:17:34,170
an answer that reminds us
1913
01:17:34,172 --> 01:17:37,556
of life's immense possibility
for change.
1914
01:17:37,558 --> 01:17:41,512
Sometimes, that change
gets the better of us.
1915
01:17:41,514 --> 01:17:44,395
Sometimes,
we lose ourselves in it.
1916
01:17:44,397 --> 01:17:47,178
But it's during those moments
of change,
1917
01:17:47,180 --> 01:17:49,524
of love, of loss...
1918
01:17:49,526 --> 01:17:53,479
that we realize
the real question isn't,
1919
01:17:53,481 --> 01:17:55,323
"What is the meaning of life?"
1920
01:17:55,326 --> 01:18:00,150
but rather, "How do I
give my life more meaning?"
1921
01:18:01,192 --> 01:18:02,464
And then...
1922
01:18:02,466 --> 01:18:05,682
Christmas comes
with all the answers.
1923
01:18:07,025 --> 01:18:08,564
Oh.
1924
01:18:08,566 --> 01:18:11,011
[applauding and cheering]
1925
01:18:15,271 --> 01:18:16,576
And as for my tree...
1926
01:18:18,120 --> 01:18:19,895
[♪♪♪]
1927
01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:22,643
I didn't decorate it,
1928
01:18:24,101 --> 01:18:26,769
I'm not competing anymore,
1929
01:18:26,771 --> 01:18:29,971
because life
isn't a competition.
1930
01:18:32,108 --> 01:18:34,342
Christmas isn't a competition.
1931
01:18:37,112 --> 01:18:41,215
I'm also
not competing anymore
1932
01:18:41,217 --> 01:18:43,717
and I'm not gonna read my essay
because, well,
1933
01:18:43,719 --> 01:18:46,486
frankly, I didn't mean it
when I wrote it...
1934
01:18:47,956 --> 01:18:49,121
...but I mean it now.
1935
01:18:49,123 --> 01:18:51,657
See, I said that, "Christmas
is a time to be together."
1936
01:18:52,960 --> 01:18:54,559
And that's true.
1937
01:18:54,561 --> 01:18:55,427
Because I learned
1938
01:18:55,429 --> 01:18:58,196
that connection
is all that matters,
1939
01:18:58,198 --> 01:19:00,965
and I... second Lara.
1940
01:19:00,967 --> 01:19:04,034
You know, we spend
so much of our lives
1941
01:19:04,036 --> 01:19:05,202
searching for meaning,
1942
01:19:05,204 --> 01:19:06,704
but all I know now
1943
01:19:06,706 --> 01:19:08,738
is that whatever
the meaning of life...
1944
01:19:11,243 --> 01:19:12,876
...we don't find it alone.
1945
01:19:14,880 --> 01:19:17,779
[crowd applauding]
1946
01:19:17,781 --> 01:19:19,882
[♪♪♪]
1947
01:19:24,287 --> 01:19:27,889
But I did decorate my tree...
1948
01:19:27,891 --> 01:19:31,158
just not for the contest,
but...
1949
01:19:31,160 --> 01:19:32,292
for Lara.
1950
01:19:33,829 --> 01:19:36,763
[♪♪♪]
1951
01:19:50,944 --> 01:19:52,810
[Jingle Ladies giggling]
1952
01:19:54,080 --> 01:19:55,847
Let's take a quick break.
1953
01:19:55,849 --> 01:19:57,481
[crowd applauding]
1954
01:20:01,020 --> 01:20:03,754
Why is your tree
upside-down?
1955
01:20:03,756 --> 01:20:05,288
You know why.
1956
01:20:05,290 --> 01:20:07,990
Because, Lara,
you turn my world upside-down.
1957
01:20:08,993 --> 01:20:11,160
I know that I messed up,
1958
01:20:11,162 --> 01:20:13,161
and I know that I hurt you,
1959
01:20:13,163 --> 01:20:17,465
and I know that I have
a lot of work to do on myself,
1960
01:20:17,467 --> 01:20:20,968
but I just really hope that
you give me a third chance,
1961
01:20:20,970 --> 01:20:23,370
because I have spent
so much of my life
1962
01:20:23,372 --> 01:20:26,006
trying to prove
that I mean something,
1963
01:20:26,008 --> 01:20:27,942
not knowing
what that something is.
1964
01:20:27,944 --> 01:20:31,544
With you, I know.
1965
01:20:31,546 --> 01:20:33,413
We're each other's
great white buffalo.
1966
01:20:36,884 --> 01:20:38,183
Are you ready?
1967
01:20:42,990 --> 01:20:45,056
[♪♪♪]
1968
01:20:45,058 --> 01:20:47,191
Well, despite neither
contestant following the rules,
1969
01:20:47,193 --> 01:20:50,628
the Christmas Contest winner
is...
1970
01:20:52,065 --> 01:20:53,663
...Lara and Ben!
1971
01:20:53,665 --> 01:20:55,732
[gasping and cheering]
1972
01:20:55,734 --> 01:20:56,866
[all applauding]
1973
01:20:59,204 --> 01:21:00,636
It's a tie!
1974
01:21:00,638 --> 01:21:03,172
So Lara and Ben
will split the money.
1975
01:21:03,174 --> 01:21:05,140
Half will go
to the senior center
1976
01:21:05,142 --> 01:21:08,076
and half will go
to Ben's sports program.
1977
01:21:08,078 --> 01:21:10,044
[audience applauding]
1978
01:21:10,046 --> 01:21:11,479
This is perfect!
1979
01:21:13,316 --> 01:21:15,316
So this means we can
keep training with you?
1980
01:21:15,318 --> 01:21:17,985
Always, dude.
I'm your coach!
1981
01:21:17,987 --> 01:21:19,820
Yes!
1982
01:21:19,822 --> 01:21:22,122
[♪♪♪]
1983
01:21:24,192 --> 01:21:26,025
[snapping]
1984
01:21:25,800 --> 01:21:27,636
[quietly]
So are we in this together?
1985
01:21:27,638 --> 01:21:30,812
Are you talking about
the sports program, or...
1986
01:21:30,814 --> 01:21:33,218
I'm talking about everything.
1987
01:21:33,220 --> 01:21:34,923
Well, then, I guess
you could say...
1988
01:21:36,830 --> 01:21:40,572
...I am finally ready to fall
breathlessly into your arms.
1989
01:21:40,574 --> 01:21:42,912
[♪♪♪]
1990
01:21:42,914 --> 01:21:44,215
[ladies giggling]
1991
01:21:44,217 --> 01:21:46,053
Come on,
let's celebrate, guys.
1992
01:21:46,055 --> 01:21:49,196
Aw, thank you so much.
1993
01:21:52,740 --> 01:21:54,175
Definitely not
1994
01:21:54,177 --> 01:21:56,181
the best Cottridge
Christmas Eve dinner ever.
1995
01:21:56,183 --> 01:21:57,919
I think it's perfect.
1996
01:21:57,921 --> 01:22:00,226
Oh.
1997
01:22:03,704 --> 01:22:06,810
[♪♪♪]
1998
01:22:06,812 --> 01:22:08,248
Here, Grandma.
1999
01:22:08,250 --> 01:22:10,286
Thank you.
2000
01:22:12,761 --> 01:22:16,068
Hon'. I told you
not to get me anything.
2001
01:22:16,070 --> 01:22:17,573
This one's not from me.
2002
01:22:24,092 --> 01:22:25,895
Oh! [laughing]
2003
01:22:27,268 --> 01:22:30,274
[♪♪♪]
2004
01:22:49,328 --> 01:22:52,101
Hi. I need to talk to you
about something.
2005
01:22:52,103 --> 01:22:53,872
I think I discovered
the meaning of life.
2006
01:22:53,874 --> 01:22:55,376
Oh, yeah?
2007
01:22:55,378 --> 01:22:56,913
-Yeah.
-You gonna tell me?
2008
01:22:58,052 --> 01:23:01,125
Well, I can't tell you...
2009
01:23:01,127 --> 01:23:02,261
but, um...
2010
01:23:04,068 --> 01:23:05,771
I can show you.
2011
01:23:07,077 --> 01:23:09,047
[♪♪♪]
2012
01:23:17,806 --> 01:23:19,442
Best kiss ever?
2013
01:23:20,480 --> 01:23:22,116
It's not a contest, Winters.
2014
01:23:23,421 --> 01:23:24,622
But...
2015
01:23:25,861 --> 01:23:28,032
...best kiss ever so far.
2016
01:23:28,034 --> 01:23:30,605
Oh. Well, then...
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