[ Remote clicks ]
[ Upbeat music plays ]
♪ I don't care what you say!
♪ I'm gonna do what I want all day! ♪
♪ I'm the king of the world! I'm the king of the world! ♪
♪♪
[ Laughing ]
Okay, see if you can hit this one!
Come on, come on!
[ Chuckles ]
Okay, here it comes! Look out!
[ Grunts ]
Uh-oh, you missed!
[ Grunts ] Ah!
Ah, so close!
Okay, Sumo, try this.
Ah! [ Grunting ]
Okay, come on, more, more! [ Laughs ]
[ Grunts ]
Wha! Yeah!
[ Glass shatters ]
[ Alarm beeping ]
Oh. [ Groans ]
Bye, guys.
We can't just leave!
That's gross negligence!
Yeah, well, you threw it.
Oh, so it's my fault we're going to get arrested?
It's okay, Jeff! Maybe you didn't break anything!
And it's okay. Everything's fine!
[ Grunting ]
Um, excuse me, did my friend break your stuff?!
Guys, we shouldn't be in here! Let's go!
[ Grunts, screams ]
It's okay -- I've done this before.
My no-eyes senses are pretty good.
Oh, careful.
I think there's a real big tiger over here or something.
-Ah, jeez! -Stop.
The door -- right behind you. Open the door!
Oh! Oh, my gosh! I am so sorry.
My friends weren't paying attenti--
Open the door!
Okay, okay, okay!
[ Grunting ]
See, open! -Whew! Good.
Now the excess vapors can properly escape.
Huh?
My name's Lauren. [ Alarm stops ]
Are you boys lost?
If you're strangers, you have to leave.
Oh, oh, ah. Uh, no.
We were just making sure everything was all right.
Yeah, 'cause Jeff broke your window.
-[ Stammers ] -Oh!
You must be the ones who were making the noise out back.
This must be yours. Would you like your walnut back?
Oh, yeah, thanks! I hit it through the--
Sumo! Okay, look -- we don't need the walnut back.
We just need to know if we are being punished or not.
-Punished? -Uh-huh, punished.
-Jeff? -Punished.
Wait, what?
Jeff -- I remember you!
Come here.
See!
We were in Ms. Koyaanisqati's class together --
at least for a little bit, anyway.
Oh, yeah.
I heard you left 'cause you, uh, got lice.
Oh. Isn't that bugs?
Oh, that's not accurate at all.
My dad thought I wasn't getting a good enough education,
so he started home-schooling me.
Ew! Your dad gives you grades?
Oh, I don't get those. I just hold myself accountable.
So... your home is your school...
and your dad's your teacher?
And the whole world is your playground?!
Ha ha! I've never heard it called that.
Here, I'll show you.
Gather around.
I made this pH indicator
by blending some red cabbage in tap water.
It changes color according to a substance's pH levels.
Whoa! Wow!
Did you know that's because of the bubbles?
Yeah, more specifically,
the carbonic acid in soda reacts with a pigment in the cabbage.
Hmm. Called anthro...
Anthes -- antha...
Anthocyanin!
[ Chuckles ] I always forget that word.
Ha. Me, too.
And if we try something more base, like...
this baking soda...
[ Laughs ] It's different!
What else you got?
Let's see. Ah!
I do have this clock that runs on a potato.
Oh, my goodness! A potato!
Ha ha! That's a clock?
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughing harder ]
Gee, I guess you don't have batteries around here.
Wow! If this is what you do for school,
what you do for playing must be crazy!
♪♪
[ Groans ]
Don't worry. That's just Kathy.
She's not real bones.
So do you get graded on this, or something?
And shouldn't we clean up the kitchen?
I got it! It's a bunny.
Clarence: [ Chuckles ] I made a house.
Sumo: Check these babies out!
They're perfect for claw attack! [ Gasps ]
[ Laughing maniacally ]
That's funny, Sumo!
I would never think to adapt this game
to a different play style.
At least not in that fashion.
Oh, ha ha, yeah, it's fashion.
Ha! Yeah, claw fashion.
Meow! [ Growls ]
[ Grunting ]
Is this all you have to do around here?
Yeah. Do you guys want to watch TV?
Oh... We don't have one.
I guess video games are out of the question.
Well, I'm learning how to code my own.
[ Grunting ] Got any Cheezo's?
Cheezo's?
[ Gasps ] [ Grunts ]
You've never had Cheezo's?!
I mean, I have cheese!
[ All sniffing ]
[ Fog horn blows ] Ew!
Smell's like my middle brother's gym bag.
No, no, no! Something must be done!
♪♪
[ Birds chirping ]
Wow. Huh.
Whoa.
Hydroponics.
Lauren: You know, Clarence,
I don't really see the point in this game.
Listen, Lauren, I understand where you're coming from.
I used to be terrible at playing,
and, thanks to these goofballs,
I've learned the true value of horsing around.
It's why childhood was invented.
Okay, Lauren, get ready.
[ Grunts ]
Huh?
Hmm.
This one!
All: Hit it! Hit it! Hit it! Hit it!
[ Grunts ]
[ Dramatic music plays ]
Ha ha -- touchdown!
[ Cheering ]
You pulverized that cabbage, Lauren!
Hey, Sumo! Throw another one!
You got it, you party animal!
Lauren, let's take it easy here.
[ Laughing ] Batter up!
[ Grunts ]
You know what? This is pretty nice.
Yeah, I increased the phosphate in the soil this year.
♪♪
Uh, Lauren, you should probably get back to your lessons.
Wouldn't want to get you in trouble.
Eh... I can hang out some more.
Good! We just gotta sneak you out of here.
Sneak me out? I'm not a prisoner, Clarence!
Come on.
Clarence?
[ Gasps ] Hurry up, before we get caught!
[ Laughing ]
Clarence, wait! Sumo, jailbreak!
Oh! Yah!
[ Laughing ]
Hang on, Lauren. I got this!
♪ People think I'm kind of weird ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm at a different school ♪
♪ But if they just got to know me ♪
♪ They would see I'm pretty cool ♪
♪ I may seem kind of nervous
♪ But look beneath the surface ♪
♪ And you'll see
♪ I just wanna have some fun
♪ I know I'm not the only one ♪
♪ Who feels the same
♪ 'Cause when I'm hanging with my friends ♪
♪ I just wanna go again and again ♪
♪ I just wanna have some fun
♪ I know I'm not the only one ♪
♪ Who feels the same
♪ 'Cause when I'm hanging with my friends ♪
♪ I just wanna go again
♪ And again and again and again ♪
♪ And again and again
[ Crazy laughter ]
Okay. Oh, wow.
Sumo: Go, Lauren!
[ Screaming, laughing ]
Okay, uh, that's plenty.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
We've got a, uh, situation?
[ Birds chirping ]
Vegetables!
Uh, shh, shh. Lauren, be quiet!
[ Grunts ] Huh?
[ Laughing ] Vegetables are everywhere!
Okay, Lauren. I got you. They're everywhere!
[ Gasps ] Oh, yeah, the mess.
Vroom!
Ah, Lauren, are you okay? [ Laughing ]
S-Stop!
Guys, I think we should bail.
What? Why?
[ Laughing ]
Yeah.
Let's bust open my ant farm!
Nah, I think we are, um, gonna go,
but it was nice knowing ya, Lauren!
Probably won't be seeing you for a while,
since you're gonna be grounded for, like, ever.
Here, Lauren. I know you love cabbage.
Ooh!
Time to make our exit, guys.
[ Dramatic music plays ]
Hi, Father!
Okay, well, I, uh, bye.
We're sorry, Mr. Lauren's Dad!
We just wanted to play, and we didn't mean to make a mess
and, and, and then stop Lauren from learning!
Yeah, that was so much fun!
Lauren, don't make this worse.
Hmm. Lauren, you and your friends seem little wound up.
Why don't we all sit down and talk?
But, first...
this yogurt needs refrigeration.
[ Lauren giggling ]
♪♪
[ Sighs ] Okay, let's get this over with.
Go ahead.
What are you doing?
Oh, I thought...
I'll just sit back down.
[ Lauren whooping ]
What?! A puppet show!
So what I'm hearing, Lauren,
is that you're enjoying
the structure of your home-schooling,
but you also have a need of less structured play with your peers.
That sounds very reasonable.
Thank you for listening, Father.
I appreciate when my needs are being met.
I'm happy when I can understand and meet your needs.
This has been a productive dialogue.
Wow, you guys! Today was amazing!
I had so much fun! Thank you for coming over!
Yeah. Okay.
Bye, Lauren! Bye!
[ Groans ]
♪ Early to bed
♪ Early to rise
♪ Picking my nose