1 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:03,712 ‐(knocking) ‐Syd! Syd! 2 00:00:06,131 --> 00:00:08,759 Syd! Did you see what Ricky Angelo posted this morning? 3 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:12,304 No, the last post I saw read, "Night to all my flans." 4 00:00:12,304 --> 00:00:13,972 I think he meant fans. 5 00:00:13,972 --> 00:00:16,266 Aw, even his typos are cute. 6 00:00:17,476 --> 00:00:19,478 Ricky Angelo, I still can't get his song 7 00:00:19,478 --> 00:00:21,605 "Concrete Rain" out of my head. 8 00:00:21,605 --> 00:00:23,941 ♪ Concrete rain ♪ 9 00:00:23,941 --> 00:00:26,985 ♪ Please don't sing ♪ 10 00:00:28,111 --> 00:00:30,322 Hello? Does anyone else care that Ricky 11 00:00:30,322 --> 00:00:32,032 posted a video that could make 12 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:34,409 ‐all of Syd's dreams come true? ‐For real? 13 00:00:35,702 --> 00:00:37,538 ‐(music playing) ‐What's up, Ricky Fangelos? 14 00:00:37,538 --> 00:00:39,706 I'm here to announce a song writing competition 15 00:00:39,706 --> 00:00:42,709 to find a fresh young voice to write my next hit. 16 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:45,587 Wait. I'm fresh. I'm young. I'm a songwriter! 17 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:48,465 Duh. Kind of why I'm here. 18 00:00:49,299 --> 00:00:52,719 Just submit a video of you singing a song you wrote by this Friday. 19 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:55,472 My producers will choose five contestants to work with, 20 00:00:55,472 --> 00:00:58,684 and those finalists will get to perform for me live, 21 00:00:58,684 --> 00:01:02,020 and I'll choose the winner and record your song. Good luck. 22 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:03,647 You have to enter, Syd. 23 00:01:03,647 --> 00:01:07,067 Then, I'll be the grandma of the girl who wrote Ricky's next jam! 24 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:09,653 P.S. I'm avail for a collab. 25 00:01:10,904 --> 00:01:14,116 Actually, I'm almost done with a song that would be perfect for Ricky. 26 00:01:14,116 --> 00:01:16,827 ‐Syd, you are definitely gonna write the next‐‐ ‐Dad, don't. 27 00:01:16,827 --> 00:01:18,662 What? You don't know what I was gonna say. 28 00:01:19,705 --> 00:01:22,499 ♪ Concrete rain ♪ Okay, yes you did. 29 00:01:22,499 --> 00:01:24,626 (theme music playing) 30 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:29,715 ♪ Like father, like daughter, we don't always agree ♪ 31 00:01:29,715 --> 00:01:32,217 ♪ But looking at you is like looking at me ♪ 32 00:01:32,217 --> 00:01:37,014 ♪ The more things change, the more they stay the same ♪ 33 00:01:37,014 --> 00:01:39,558 ♪ Like father, like daughter, from different times ♪ 34 00:01:39,558 --> 00:01:41,810 ♪ Taking all the best from your decade and mine ♪ 35 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:45,355 ♪ The more things change ♪ 36 00:01:45,355 --> 00:01:47,065 ♪ The more they stay the same ♪ 37 00:01:47,065 --> 00:01:50,319 ♪ Doo‐doo, doo‐doo‐doo‐doo, doo‐doo ♪ 38 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:52,738 ♪ The more they stay the same ♪ 39 00:01:54,197 --> 00:01:56,742 ♪ ♪ 40 00:01:56,742 --> 00:01:58,493 Okay, I've been waiting all week. 41 00:01:58,493 --> 00:02:00,412 ‐Let me hear your song. ‐Okay. 42 00:02:00,412 --> 00:02:01,830 Here it goes. 43 00:02:01,830 --> 00:02:04,333 And a one, and a two, and a... 44 00:02:05,542 --> 00:02:08,503 Okay, I'm no songwriter, but I'm thinking three? 45 00:02:09,755 --> 00:02:11,923 I'm sorry, Olive, I'm just not ready for anyone to hear it. 46 00:02:11,923 --> 00:02:14,468 Why? I've heard plenty of your songs. 47 00:02:14,468 --> 00:02:17,012 But this one's different. It's more personal. 48 00:02:17,012 --> 00:02:18,972 If I play it, it's like reading you my diary. 49 00:02:18,972 --> 00:02:20,307 Would you want me reading yours? 50 00:02:20,307 --> 00:02:22,559 You can read my diary right now. 51 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:28,440 "March 27th. I got a sample at the grocery store. 52 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,692 I went back for another one, feeling like a criminal, 53 00:02:30,692 --> 00:02:32,903 but the crouton was worth it." 54 00:02:33,862 --> 00:02:36,865 Wow. It's even more powerful when you hear it out loud. 55 00:02:38,784 --> 00:02:40,994 Anyway, if I can bare my soul, 56 00:02:40,994 --> 00:02:43,163 ‐so can you. ‐Okay. 57 00:02:43,830 --> 00:02:45,332 Here it goes. 58 00:02:47,959 --> 00:02:49,503 (strums) 59 00:02:49,503 --> 00:02:51,672 ♪ First thing when I wake up ♪ 60 00:02:51,672 --> 00:02:54,466 ♪ I look in the mirror and I see ♪ 61 00:02:54,466 --> 00:02:58,136 ♪ Somebody I wanna be ♪ 62 00:02:58,136 --> 00:03:00,639 ♪ I know that I'm young, but ♪ 63 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,809 ♪ Can it possibly be as impossible ♪ 64 00:03:04,643 --> 00:03:06,853 ♪ As it seems ♪ 65 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:08,730 Woo‐hoo! 66 00:03:08,730 --> 00:03:12,025 Syd, that was amazing! I love it. 67 00:03:12,025 --> 00:03:14,569 Thanks, but I'm scared that nobody else will. 68 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:16,279 You're scared? 69 00:03:16,279 --> 00:03:18,532 Go to October 21st. 70 00:03:19,491 --> 00:03:22,494 (sighs) "And Sydney walked right into class after 71 00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:24,538 everyone laughed at her for kissing her stuffed giraffe." 72 00:03:24,538 --> 00:03:26,540 Olive, this is really not helping. 73 00:03:27,541 --> 00:03:29,084 Keep reading. 74 00:03:30,001 --> 00:03:34,381 "Proving, once again, that Sydney is the bravest girl I know." 75 00:03:34,381 --> 00:03:35,966 Aw. 76 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,176 You can do this, Syd. 77 00:03:39,302 --> 00:03:40,637 Yeah. 78 00:03:40,637 --> 00:03:42,514 You're right. I am not afraid of anything. 79 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:45,308 I am proud of this song, and I want the world to hear it. 80 00:03:45,308 --> 00:03:47,561 ‐And now, let's record it before I chicken out. ‐On it. 81 00:03:47,561 --> 00:03:50,689 ♪ ♪ 82 00:03:51,481 --> 00:03:54,317 Both (rapping): ♪ I grew up with a bib, no way I'm gonna fib! ♪ 83 00:03:54,317 --> 00:03:57,320 ♪ Catch me in the crib, eating sauce off the rib! ♪ 84 00:03:59,489 --> 00:04:02,868 Man, I love the fly rhymes of The Infamous B. I. B! 85 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:04,870 Yeah, he's a genius. 86 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:07,247 Anyone who can rhyme the word "hippopotamus" 87 00:04:07,247 --> 00:04:10,083 with "cryptozoologist" cannot be overlooked. 88 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:13,587 Are you boys still listening to that silly rapper, 89 00:04:13,587 --> 00:04:15,172 The Infamous B. I. B? 90 00:04:15,172 --> 00:04:17,424 He's a grown man who wears a baby bib. 91 00:04:17,424 --> 00:04:19,843 Ms. Reynolds, the bib is commentary 92 00:04:19,843 --> 00:04:23,054 on how the innocence of childhood can slip through our fingers. 93 00:04:23,054 --> 00:04:24,473 And the baby rattle? 94 00:04:24,473 --> 00:04:26,308 That, I do not have an answer for. 95 00:04:28,477 --> 00:04:30,687 Maybe you two should listen to less rap 96 00:04:30,687 --> 00:04:33,732 and focus more on finding an after‐school club. 97 00:04:33,732 --> 00:04:36,276 I got a letter from your school, it's mandatory now. 98 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:38,028 But the only clubs still open are 99 00:04:38,028 --> 00:04:40,280 Teacher Appreciation and Sewing Club. 100 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:42,657 And my hemming is already exquisite! 101 00:04:43,492 --> 00:04:45,786 If you don't join a club, it won't be cool 102 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:48,121 'cause you'll be stuck in detention after school. 103 00:04:48,121 --> 00:04:50,999 Ooh! I rapped! It is fun! 104 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,961 Man, if there was only a club 105 00:04:54,961 --> 00:04:57,464 where we could listen to rap and practice our rapping skills, 106 00:04:57,464 --> 00:05:00,675 ‐that'd be sweet. ‐Max, that's it! 107 00:05:00,675 --> 00:05:02,552 We'll start our own rap club! 108 00:05:02,552 --> 00:05:04,137 Way to think outside the box! 109 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:07,933 You mean, way to think outside of the beatbox! 110 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:10,769 That's what I get for giving out a compliment. 111 00:05:12,604 --> 00:05:14,272 ‐Is he live? ‐Did we miss it? 112 00:05:14,272 --> 00:05:16,608 Right on time. T‐minus 14 seconds 113 00:05:16,608 --> 00:05:18,068 till Ricky drops the name of the finalists. 114 00:05:18,068 --> 00:05:19,486 Syd, I just want you to know 115 00:05:19,486 --> 00:05:21,488 that no matter what happens, I love you, 116 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:23,448 and I am so proud of you for even trying. 117 00:05:23,448 --> 00:05:24,991 Why would you say that? 118 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:27,828 That's what people say to you when they think you're gonna lose. 119 00:05:28,537 --> 00:05:30,705 But that's what you said to me before that triathlon. 120 00:05:30,705 --> 00:05:33,166 Oh look, Ricky's live! 121 00:05:34,251 --> 00:05:36,962 ‐(music playing) ‐Hey, what's up, Ricky Fangelos? 122 00:05:36,962 --> 00:05:39,214 Are you ready to hear the songwriting finalists? 123 00:05:39,214 --> 00:05:40,465 Okay, here we go. 124 00:05:40,465 --> 00:05:43,343 From Berkeley, California, Aubrey Brown. 125 00:05:43,343 --> 00:05:46,012 Meh. She sounds basic. 126 00:05:46,012 --> 00:05:49,432 From Houston, Texas, Andrew Rodriguez. 127 00:05:49,432 --> 00:05:51,434 Ugh. He sounds extra. 128 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:56,147 From my hometown of Portland, Oregon, Sydney Reynolds. 129 00:05:56,147 --> 00:05:59,568 She sounds‐‐ Wait! Noodle! That's you! 130 00:05:59,568 --> 00:06:02,112 ‐You made the top five! ‐(laughs) 131 00:06:02,112 --> 00:06:04,865 I'm in the top five! I get to sing for Ricky. 132 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:06,700 Me, top five, 133 00:06:06,700 --> 00:06:08,660 singing, for Ricky. 134 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:09,995 I'm babbling, but I don't care. 135 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:14,082 ‐Congrats, Syd. (smooches) ‐Thanks, Dad. 136 00:06:14,082 --> 00:06:16,042 Wow, Max. Way to keep it low‐key. 137 00:06:16,042 --> 00:06:17,711 I was expecting you to go over the top. 138 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:20,922 Me? Nah! (chuckles): That's‐‐ I wouldn't‐‐ 139 00:06:20,922 --> 00:06:22,924 (whirs) 140 00:06:25,635 --> 00:06:28,138 "You go, girl"? But what were you gonna do if I lost? 141 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:29,681 Oh. 142 00:06:29,681 --> 00:06:31,141 (whirs) 143 00:06:33,435 --> 00:06:35,854 "You tried, girl"? Well played, Dad. 144 00:06:41,234 --> 00:06:42,861 (knocks) 145 00:06:44,070 --> 00:06:46,323 Hi, you must be Sydney! I'm Kim. 146 00:06:46,323 --> 00:06:48,533 B‐T‐dubs, that outfit is V cute. 147 00:06:48,533 --> 00:06:50,201 Oh, thank you V much. 148 00:06:52,495 --> 00:06:53,997 Wow, this is so cool! 149 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:55,957 Is Ricky here today? I mean, not that I care. 150 00:06:55,957 --> 00:06:57,417 I don't care. Who would care? 151 00:06:57,417 --> 00:07:00,128 Wow, you can totally tell that I care. 152 00:07:00,128 --> 00:07:01,630 Actually, he'll be in tomorrow. 153 00:07:01,630 --> 00:07:04,215 Today's just for you and his producer, Drexel, to work on your song. 154 00:07:04,215 --> 00:07:08,887 Drexel has produced all of Ricky's biggest hits, even "Concrete Rain." 155 00:07:08,887 --> 00:07:10,555 ♪ Concrete‐‐ ♪ 156 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:13,767 Yeah, I will wait outside. 157 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:16,144 Drex, I'd like you to meet Sydney. 158 00:07:16,144 --> 00:07:18,688 Sydney! Great to meet you! 159 00:07:18,688 --> 00:07:21,274 I love your song. "Find My Own Way." 160 00:07:21,274 --> 00:07:23,443 It's just the kind of heartfelt track Ricky's looking for. 161 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,737 ‐It's perfect! ‐Wow, thank you! 162 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:28,615 But it would be even more perfect 163 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,159 if we made a few tweaks, just so it's right for Ricky. 164 00:07:31,159 --> 00:07:33,203 ‐Of course. ‐By the way, 165 00:07:33,203 --> 00:07:35,163 I love your whole acoustic sound! 166 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:37,582 ‐Oh, thanks! ‐But... 167 00:07:37,582 --> 00:07:39,959 Ricky's not in an acoustic place right now. 168 00:07:39,959 --> 00:07:41,878 Oh. 169 00:07:41,878 --> 00:07:44,130 Now, he needs something more upbeat. 170 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,966 So, here's a demo of your song I worked up. 171 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:49,969 (up‐tempo electronic music playing) 172 00:07:52,013 --> 00:07:55,016 Wow! That is definitely upbeat. 173 00:07:57,143 --> 00:07:58,645 I know! 174 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:00,897 Now, you're lyrics... 175 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:02,357 ‐I love them! ‐Yeah? 176 00:08:02,357 --> 00:08:04,526 But I could love them more. 177 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:06,695 Of course you could. 178 00:08:07,946 --> 00:08:09,656 You guys are starting a rap club? 179 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:12,158 I love the hippity‐hop! Can I join? 180 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:15,537 Yeah, if you stop saying the hippity‐hop. 181 00:08:15,537 --> 00:08:18,039 Can do‐ity do! 182 00:08:19,999 --> 00:08:22,961 Max, we don't have enough kids to start a club. 183 00:08:22,961 --> 00:08:25,463 The only one who signed up is Bucky. 184 00:08:26,297 --> 00:08:28,299 Bucky! 185 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:30,677 Oh. I know what the problem is. 186 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:33,513 Not enough kids know how cool rapping can be. 187 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:34,806 We just gotta show them. 188 00:08:36,474 --> 00:08:39,561 (rapping): ♪ Hey! Join our rap club, it'll be so cool ♪ 189 00:08:39,561 --> 00:08:42,355 ♪ You'll wanna eat grub, but not the worm ♪ 190 00:08:42,355 --> 00:08:43,690 ♪ 'Cause that would be gross ♪ 191 00:08:43,690 --> 00:08:46,234 ♪ I went fishing once on a fly boat! ♪ 192 00:08:46,234 --> 00:08:49,237 (laughing) 193 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,868 Bucky, are you crossing your name off the list? 194 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,327 I am‐ity am. 195 00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:58,872 ♪ ♪ 196 00:08:58,872 --> 00:09:00,498 All right, before I play it, 197 00:09:00,498 --> 00:09:02,167 I just want you to know that the producer 198 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:06,254 made some changes, so it might be a teeny, tiny, itty‐bitty, bit different. 199 00:09:06,254 --> 00:09:10,008 (Auto‐Tuned): ♪ I feel like we're a blank piece of paper ♪ 200 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:13,386 ♪ It feels like this is finally our time ♪ 201 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:17,057 (electronic music continuing) 202 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:18,767 (song ends) 203 00:09:19,476 --> 00:09:21,061 So, what did you think? 204 00:09:21,644 --> 00:09:23,438 Wow! Love the new beat! 205 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:26,066 So much energy! 206 00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:28,485 I had to stop myself from dancing! 207 00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:30,945 Guys, come on. Tell me what you really think. 208 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:33,448 No, Syd, I really liked it. 209 00:09:33,448 --> 00:09:35,325 ‐Your version was better. ‐Way better. 210 00:09:35,325 --> 00:09:36,451 Oh, can I change my vote? 211 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:40,747 I knew it! Drexel ruined my song! 212 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:43,500 He made it all... mmtz, mmtz, mmtz, mmtz! 213 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:46,086 He didn't ruin it, Syd. It's just different. 214 00:09:46,086 --> 00:09:47,879 But it's not different. 215 00:09:47,879 --> 00:09:49,547 Now, it's like everything else out there. 216 00:09:49,547 --> 00:09:51,633 It lost everything that made it special. 217 00:09:57,972 --> 00:09:59,682 ‐You okay? ‐No. 218 00:09:59,682 --> 00:10:03,019 Drexel changed everything‐‐ the beat, the lyrics. 219 00:10:03,019 --> 00:10:04,896 He took a song about finding myself, 220 00:10:04,896 --> 00:10:06,689 and made it into a shallow dance song. 221 00:10:06,689 --> 00:10:08,441 He didn't change everything. 222 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:10,318 He even changed the title. 223 00:10:10,318 --> 00:10:12,028 It used to be, "Find My Own Way," 224 00:10:12,028 --> 00:10:13,696 and now it's, "Find Our Own Way." 225 00:10:13,696 --> 00:10:15,740 (sighs) Why did I even enter a song writing contest 226 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:18,493 if I can't even play the song I actually wrote? 227 00:10:18,493 --> 00:10:21,287 I bet if Ricky heard your version, he'd love it. 228 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:24,165 I know he would, but now I'll never get a chance. 229 00:10:24,874 --> 00:10:26,668 Unless... 230 00:10:26,668 --> 00:10:29,462 Unless we find a way to sneak into his studio 231 00:10:29,462 --> 00:10:30,797 and give it to him, right? 232 00:10:30,797 --> 00:10:33,508 Sounds good to me. All I had was "unless." 233 00:10:36,136 --> 00:10:38,596 We're never gonna get this rap club started. 234 00:10:38,596 --> 00:10:41,015 How'd The Infamous B. I. B. get so popular? 235 00:10:41,015 --> 00:10:44,144 B.I.B. and another rapper, TwoClock Parkour... 236 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:48,648 got into some beef over whose city had the best food. 237 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:51,025 They started dissing each other and the rest is 238 00:10:51,025 --> 00:10:53,069 "diss‐tory." 239 00:10:53,069 --> 00:10:55,196 Hey, we could write raps 240 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:57,365 to diss each other at school, just like they did. 241 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:59,701 Yeah! All the kids will be like, 242 00:10:59,701 --> 00:11:02,537 "Sick burn! Let me into your rap club!" 243 00:11:02,537 --> 00:11:05,373 And we'll be all tough like, "Pen's right here. 244 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:07,959 Write your name so we can read it." 245 00:11:07,959 --> 00:11:10,628 As long as we don't say anything to embarrass each other. 246 00:11:10,628 --> 00:11:12,589 Yeah. Like, you could say, 247 00:11:12,589 --> 00:11:14,799 ♪ Leo drinks milk way too fast ♪ 248 00:11:14,799 --> 00:11:17,927 ♪ It's like, slow down, man, put down the glass! ♪ 249 00:11:18,469 --> 00:11:20,471 That's a good diss! 250 00:11:20,471 --> 00:11:23,141 Ooh, you're dissing each other? I can help. 251 00:11:23,141 --> 00:11:25,435 Max uses hair gel on his eyebrows, 252 00:11:25,435 --> 00:11:28,438 and he once brought home a possum, thinking it was a cat. 253 00:11:29,063 --> 00:11:30,481 Ooh! 254 00:11:30,481 --> 00:11:32,150 And Leo's favorite food is liver, 255 00:11:32,150 --> 00:11:34,319 and he secretly joined my book club. 256 00:11:35,028 --> 00:11:36,654 Ooh! 257 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:39,324 Susan can keep a secret. Why can't you? 258 00:11:39,324 --> 00:11:42,327 ♪ ♪ 259 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:45,246 Okay, Iggy, do you remember the plan? 260 00:11:45,246 --> 00:11:47,207 Yep. I meet you here. 261 00:11:47,207 --> 00:11:49,334 ‐Then? ‐There's more? 262 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,629 Just say that somebody ordered the pizza, 263 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:54,422 and then we'll pretend to be your trainees, 264 00:11:54,422 --> 00:11:56,591 so we can follow you in, and I'll give my song to Ricky. 265 00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:59,177 Got it. Who's Ricky? 266 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:03,681 ‐Can I help you? ‐Uh... 267 00:12:03,681 --> 00:12:05,308 Somebody order pizza? 268 00:12:06,476 --> 00:12:07,977 All right, you're good to go in. 269 00:12:07,977 --> 00:12:09,562 Wait. Who are you two? 270 00:12:09,562 --> 00:12:11,522 We're his trainees. 271 00:12:11,522 --> 00:12:13,274 Why would a pizza guy need trainees? 272 00:12:14,025 --> 00:12:15,526 'Cause Iggy has to quit his job soon. 273 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:17,946 ‐I do? ‐Yeah. 274 00:12:17,946 --> 00:12:20,698 Didn't you just get accepted into... Yale? 275 00:12:20,698 --> 00:12:22,617 I did? Well, 276 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:25,328 I did get a perfect score on my SATs. 277 00:12:25,328 --> 00:12:26,871 Both: You did? 278 00:12:28,331 --> 00:12:31,084 You all can go in, just make it quick. 279 00:12:33,336 --> 00:12:34,796 (gasps) Syd. 280 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,047 There's Ricky. 281 00:12:36,631 --> 00:12:39,467 It's like in my dream, except Ricky's not a llama, 282 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:42,053 and I'm not a llama wrangler. 283 00:12:43,638 --> 00:12:44,847 Hey, Dario. 284 00:12:44,847 --> 00:12:46,683 Wait, that's Kim. If she catches me, 285 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:48,685 I'll never get to Ricky. Quick, hide! 286 00:12:50,353 --> 00:12:52,522 Hey, Ricky ordered us pizza! Nice. 287 00:12:54,857 --> 00:12:56,276 Whoa. 288 00:12:58,027 --> 00:12:59,904 I just got into Yale! 289 00:13:00,905 --> 00:13:03,032 Okay... Let's take this to the kitchen. 290 00:13:04,826 --> 00:13:06,452 (whispering): Wow, that was close. 291 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:09,455 Now, we just need to get my song to Ricky. Let's go. 292 00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:11,791 (tuning guitar) 293 00:13:11,791 --> 00:13:13,001 Where's Ricky? 294 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:16,838 ‐Hey, do you guys know where Ricky went? ‐Sydney? 295 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:19,299 Both: Aah! 296 00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:20,591 What are you doing here? 297 00:13:21,175 --> 00:13:22,844 Uh... 298 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:25,555 Delivering pizzas. It's my side hustle. 299 00:13:25,555 --> 00:13:27,140 Speaking of pizzas, 300 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:28,766 we should make sure Ricky got his. 301 00:13:28,766 --> 00:13:30,435 Oh, Ricky just left. 302 00:13:30,435 --> 00:13:32,895 What? No. 303 00:13:32,895 --> 00:13:36,274 Well, don't worry. He had a really big lunch. 304 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:41,612 That's it. Ricky's never gonna hear my song. 305 00:13:41,612 --> 00:13:43,573 I'm sorry, Syd. 306 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:45,366 Hey! 307 00:13:45,366 --> 00:13:47,994 I just got a record contract! 308 00:13:47,994 --> 00:13:50,997 Oh, wait. This is just a receipt. 309 00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:52,623 ♪ ♪ 310 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:57,253 ♪ ♪ 311 00:13:58,463 --> 00:14:01,007 Why are you two wearing pizza delivery outfits? 312 00:14:01,007 --> 00:14:02,216 What's going on, Noodle? 313 00:14:02,216 --> 00:14:04,385 I tried to get to Ricky so I could play him 314 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:06,721 my original song, but it didn't work. 315 00:14:06,721 --> 00:14:09,223 And now, I have to sing the song that I don't believe in, 316 00:14:09,223 --> 00:14:11,726 the one with all the... untz, untz, untz, untz. 317 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:15,646 Look, it may not be as heartfelt or as deep as your song, 318 00:14:15,646 --> 00:14:18,483 but... untz, untz, untz can be fun! 319 00:14:18,483 --> 00:14:20,068 I had fun doing that just now. 320 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:24,363 And I could totally jam out to that song in my spin class! 321 00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:26,157 I might even stay till the end. 322 00:14:27,492 --> 00:14:30,703 Okay, so it's not the song you wanted to sing for Ricky, 323 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:33,498 but you get to sing for Ricky, that's huge! 324 00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:36,125 And what if you win? That's even huger. 325 00:14:37,668 --> 00:14:40,213 Yeah, if I win, it would be a foot in the door, 326 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,715 and then I'd get to write whatever songs I want! 327 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,009 I'm gonna do it. 328 00:14:45,009 --> 00:14:47,011 I am gonna sing that song and win. 329 00:14:47,011 --> 00:14:48,846 That's the Syd I know and wear! 330 00:14:48,846 --> 00:14:50,306 Huh? 331 00:14:54,310 --> 00:14:56,354 That's a little over‐the‐top, don't you think? 332 00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:59,398 ♪ ♪ 333 00:15:02,443 --> 00:15:05,279 All right, remember, stick to the disses we planned. 334 00:15:05,279 --> 00:15:06,989 If we sell the beef, we get the club. 335 00:15:10,118 --> 00:15:11,786 What'd you say about me? 336 00:15:11,786 --> 00:15:13,538 Oh, we got beef now! 337 00:15:13,538 --> 00:15:15,248 Well, if we're beefing, 338 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:16,916 there's only one way to settle this! 339 00:15:18,376 --> 00:15:20,128 (electronic music playing) 340 00:15:20,128 --> 00:15:22,088 Rap battle! 341 00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:23,381 (cheering) 342 00:15:23,381 --> 00:15:25,508 (rapping): ♪ Leo's scared of butterflies, but why? ♪ 343 00:15:25,508 --> 00:15:27,385 ♪ He's a pretty nice guy ♪ 344 00:15:27,385 --> 00:15:29,637 ♪ Max sometimes forgets to floss ♪ 345 00:15:29,637 --> 00:15:32,765 ♪ But it's his loss 'cause you know how much the dentist costs! 346 00:15:32,765 --> 00:15:35,017 (groaning) 347 00:15:35,017 --> 00:15:38,396 These raps are lame, and trust me, Bucky knows lame. 348 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:43,234 Dude, we gotta turn up the heat. 349 00:15:43,234 --> 00:15:45,653 (electronic beat playing) 350 00:15:46,279 --> 00:15:48,739 (rapping): ♪ Leo, man! Your feet really stanky ♪ 351 00:15:48,739 --> 00:15:51,784 ♪ It's like you stuffed your shoes with onions from the pantry! ♪ 352 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:54,078 Crowd: Oh! 353 00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:57,957 Hey! Stinky feet run in my family. 354 00:16:00,751 --> 00:16:03,379 ♪ Coming from the boy who eats boogers as a snack ♪ 355 00:16:03,379 --> 00:16:06,007 ♪ I can't help but laugh 'cause that's just plain whack! ♪ 356 00:16:06,007 --> 00:16:08,217 Crowd: Oh! 357 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:13,097 ♪ Since you said that, I'll drop this little bomb ♪ 358 00:16:13,097 --> 00:16:14,640 ♪ Leo watches soap operas ♪ 359 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,143 ♪ With his sister and his mom! ♪ 360 00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:18,603 Crowd: Oh! 361 00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,690 ♪ Wow, Max! I was gonna give you a pass ♪ 362 00:16:22,690 --> 00:16:25,860 ♪ But guess what? He's the one who farted Monday in class! ♪ 363 00:16:25,860 --> 00:16:28,529 Crowd: Oh! 364 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:30,656 Oh! Ho‐ho! 365 00:16:30,656 --> 00:16:32,783 ‐I'm signing up! ‐Me too. 366 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,328 (music stops) 367 00:16:36,913 --> 00:16:39,999 ‐Hey! Looks like we got the rap club started. ‐Yeah. 368 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:43,461 But now we're gonna have to keep dissing each other every week. 369 00:16:43,461 --> 00:16:44,795 I don't wanna diss you. 370 00:16:44,795 --> 00:16:46,881 I don't wanna diss you either. 371 00:16:46,881 --> 00:16:48,716 Maybe we should drop the rap club. 372 00:16:48,716 --> 00:16:50,509 Guess we got sewing club in our future. 373 00:16:50,509 --> 00:16:53,554 Yeah! And who said we can't rap while we sew? 374 00:16:54,222 --> 00:16:56,807 (rapping): ♪ Gonna sew up these stitches on shirts and pants ♪ 375 00:16:56,807 --> 00:16:59,810 ♪ So sit back, relax, and watch my fingers dance! ♪ 376 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:03,481 Or we can just sew. 377 00:17:03,481 --> 00:17:06,859 ♪ ♪ 378 00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:11,822 (applause, cheering) 379 00:17:11,822 --> 00:17:13,199 Thank you, Aubrey! 380 00:17:16,535 --> 00:17:17,620 Don't look now, 381 00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:20,706 but I just saw Ricky do a hair flip in person. 382 00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:22,959 I can't believe I'm in the same room as Ricky's hair. 383 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:27,296 Our last finalist is Sydney Reynolds. 384 00:17:27,296 --> 00:17:29,298 (cheering) 385 00:17:29,966 --> 00:17:31,759 Sydney is performing a song 386 00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:34,303 that comes straight from her heart. 387 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:36,973 "Find Our Own Way." 388 00:17:36,973 --> 00:17:39,308 Woo‐hoo! Go, Syd! 389 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:43,646 (electronic music playing) 390 00:17:47,191 --> 00:17:49,193 (Auto‐Tuned): ♪ First thing when I wake up ♪ 391 00:17:49,193 --> 00:17:52,989 ♪ I look at your picture and I see somebody ♪ 392 00:17:52,989 --> 00:17:55,157 ♪ Who gets me to‐‐ ♪ 393 00:17:55,157 --> 00:17:57,368 ‐Wait! ‐(music stops) 394 00:17:58,286 --> 00:17:59,787 I'm sorry. I can't do this. 395 00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:02,081 (audience murmuring) 396 00:18:03,916 --> 00:18:05,293 (knocks) 397 00:18:05,293 --> 00:18:06,627 Hey. Sydney, right? 398 00:18:06,627 --> 00:18:09,297 Oh my gosh. Ricky. Oh, wow. 399 00:18:09,297 --> 00:18:11,299 I'm so Ricky‐‐ I mean, sorry. 400 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,386 Don't be sorry. You were nervous. I've been there. 401 00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,472 No, I wasn't nervous. I mean, I'm nervous now 402 00:18:18,472 --> 00:18:21,475 because you're Ricky and you're talking to me. 403 00:18:21,475 --> 00:18:24,312 ‐Then what happened? ‐It's the song. 404 00:18:24,312 --> 00:18:26,856 Drexel's version was great, but... 405 00:18:26,856 --> 00:18:28,858 it's not mine. 406 00:18:28,858 --> 00:18:30,693 And I can't sing something I don't believe in. 407 00:18:30,693 --> 00:18:32,820 Hey, hey. If you feel this strongly, 408 00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:34,905 you should sing your version. 409 00:18:34,905 --> 00:18:37,033 ‐Really? ‐This contest was 410 00:18:37,033 --> 00:18:39,035 always about finding a new young voice. 411 00:18:39,035 --> 00:18:40,745 I wanna hear yours. 412 00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:44,081 Wow, you're even more perfect than I imagined. 413 00:18:46,042 --> 00:18:47,710 I said that out loud, didn't I? 414 00:18:47,710 --> 00:18:49,462 No, I didn't hear anything. 415 00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:50,713 But thanks. 416 00:18:51,922 --> 00:18:53,299 (sighs) 417 00:18:59,096 --> 00:19:01,307 Same song, just follow my lead. 418 00:19:07,688 --> 00:19:10,232 (playing slow, simple melody) 419 00:19:10,232 --> 00:19:12,568 ♪ First thing when I wake up ♪ 420 00:19:12,568 --> 00:19:15,029 ♪ I look in the mirror and I see ♪ 421 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:18,199 ♪ Somebody I wanna be ♪ 422 00:19:18,199 --> 00:19:22,453 ♪ I know that I'm young, but can it possibly be ♪ 423 00:19:22,453 --> 00:19:26,332 ♪ As impossible as it seems ♪ 424 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,501 ♪ I wanna be brave and strong ♪ 425 00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,212 ♪ But when eyes are on you ♪ 426 00:19:31,212 --> 00:19:33,172 ♪ It changes everything ♪ 427 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:35,007 ♪ Changes everything ♪ 428 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:36,801 ♪ Wanna dive right in ♪ 429 00:19:36,801 --> 00:19:40,304 ♪ Show them all I can do anything ♪ 430 00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:42,181 ♪ I can do anything ♪ 431 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:46,185 ♪ I feel like I'm a blank piece of paper ♪ 432 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:50,481 ♪ It feels like this is finally my time ♪ 433 00:19:50,481 --> 00:19:54,360 ♪ I know that I was made for something greater ♪ 434 00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:58,489 ♪ I'm leaving all of my fears behind ♪ 435 00:19:58,489 --> 00:20:01,075 ♪ Yeah, I don't know how ♪ 436 00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:03,369 ♪ But I've been dreaming about this ♪ 437 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:06,497 ♪ So I'll do whatever it takes ♪ 438 00:20:06,497 --> 00:20:09,041 ♪ To find my own way ♪ 439 00:20:10,418 --> 00:20:14,296 ♪ I feel like I'm a blank piece of paper ♪ 440 00:20:14,296 --> 00:20:17,967 ♪ It feels like this is finally my time ♪ 441 00:20:18,467 --> 00:20:22,221 ♪ I know that I was made for something greater ♪ 442 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:26,142 ♪ I'm leaving all of my fears behind ♪ 443 00:20:26,142 --> 00:20:27,810 ♪ Yeah ♪ 444 00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:31,355 ♪ I don't know how, but I've been dreaming about this ♪ 445 00:20:31,355 --> 00:20:33,899 ♪ So I'll do whatever it takes ♪ 446 00:20:34,525 --> 00:20:37,027 ♪ To find my own way ♪ 447 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:41,031 (cheering) 448 00:20:42,992 --> 00:20:44,201 Okay, people! 449 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:47,204 Ricky will now take a few minutes to decide the winner. 450 00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:48,914 No. I think I already know. 451 00:20:49,999 --> 00:20:52,501 Like I said, he will not be taking a few minutes 452 00:20:52,501 --> 00:20:53,794 because he already knows. 453 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:59,133 The writer for my next hit single is... 454 00:20:59,133 --> 00:21:00,634 Woo! You go, Syd! 455 00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:02,094 ...Aubrey Brown. 456 00:21:03,804 --> 00:21:05,890 Yeah, Aubrey Brown. 457 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,269 I'm sorry, Noodle. 458 00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:11,687 That does it. 459 00:21:11,687 --> 00:21:13,606 I'm off the Ricky train. 460 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:15,524 I am so over him! 461 00:21:16,817 --> 00:21:18,819 (gasps) Hi, Ricky! 462 00:21:20,863 --> 00:21:22,406 Sydney, can I talk to you? 463 00:21:26,619 --> 00:21:30,915 I just want you to know that I was really moved by your song. 464 00:21:30,915 --> 00:21:32,500 Then why didn't you pick it? 465 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:34,460 'Cause it's not right for me, 466 00:21:34,460 --> 00:21:36,212 and it's not right for anyone except you. 467 00:21:36,212 --> 00:21:39,131 It's your song, Sydney, you should sing it. 468 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:42,468 Me? But I'm a songwriter, not a singer. 469 00:21:42,468 --> 00:21:45,012 Maybe that's something you should reconsider. 470 00:21:45,012 --> 00:21:46,472 I mean, you have something to say, 471 00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:48,682 and you have a voice to say it with. 472 00:21:48,682 --> 00:21:51,227 ‐Seriously? ‐Seriously. 473 00:21:59,401 --> 00:22:00,861 You guys aren't gonna believe this. 474 00:22:00,861 --> 00:22:02,947 Ricky thinks I should be a singer! 475 00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:04,782 He's not the only one, Noodle. 476 00:22:04,782 --> 00:22:06,367 You've got some pipes. 477 00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:08,869 Must've skipped a generation. 478 00:22:09,870 --> 00:22:12,164 One, two‐‐ Oh man, that's me. 479 00:22:13,499 --> 00:22:16,502 I never thought singing my own stuff was even a possibility. 480 00:22:16,502 --> 00:22:18,879 But then again, I never thought hugging Ricky Angelo 481 00:22:18,879 --> 00:22:20,506 was a possibility either. 482 00:22:20,506 --> 00:22:23,509 That's right. You hugged Ricky! 483 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:26,345 I'm hugging the same person Ricky just hugged. 484 00:22:26,345 --> 00:22:27,596 I'm basically hugging Ricky! 485 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,643 ♪ ♪ 486 00:22:33,811 --> 00:22:36,397 Look at you, hard at work on your next song. 487 00:22:36,397 --> 00:22:39,608 ♪ Abraham Lincoln was at a play ♪ 488 00:22:39,608 --> 00:22:42,528 ♪ Thinking nothing wa‐‐ ♪ No, that's... 489 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:45,656 Yeah, not my new song, 490 00:22:45,656 --> 00:22:48,033 but you made my history paper very catchy. 491 00:22:48,784 --> 00:22:51,036 So, listen, now that you are going to be a singer, 492 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:54,832 I was thinking, we could turn the smoothie shop into a performance space. 493 00:22:54,832 --> 00:22:56,625 Aw, thanks, Dad, but I just wanna 494 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:58,627 ease into this whole singing thing. 495 00:22:58,627 --> 00:23:01,672 As Ricky says in his song "Gotta Take Your Time," 496 00:23:01,672 --> 00:23:04,216 you gotta take your time. 497 00:23:05,092 --> 00:23:09,972 I hear you, but when you're ready, I'm behind you all the way. 498 00:23:09,972 --> 00:23:11,807 Thanks, Dad. 499 00:23:12,641 --> 00:23:15,561 And your grandma was wrong about music skipping a generation. 500 00:23:15,561 --> 00:23:19,064 In my day, I was actually quite the rapper. 501 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:21,692 You're kidding? 502 00:23:22,985 --> 00:23:25,738 No. I got a lot of talents you don't know about. 503 00:23:25,738 --> 00:23:28,365 And you have got a ripped seam. I'll go grab my sewing kit! 504 00:23:28,365 --> 00:23:29,867 ♪ ♪ 505 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:34,121 ♪ Doo‐doo, doo‐doo‐doo‐doo, doo‐doo ♪ 506 00:23:35,789 --> 00:23:38,959 ♪ Doo‐doo, doo‐doo‐doo‐doo, doo‐doo ♪ 507 00:23:47,801 --> 00:23:50,930 ♪ Doo‐doo, doo‐doo‐doo‐doo, doo‐doo ♪ 508 00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:55,768 ♪ Doo‐doo, doo‐doo‐doo‐doo, doo‐doo ♪ 509 00:23:57,353 --> 00:23:58,812 Man: Oh yeah!