-Go, go, go-- oh, what?! God. -Come on, ref!
How is that a charge?!
He kind of ran into the guy.
What? He didn't call it on -Corrigan two minutes ago. -Exactly.
So the ref's supposed to make a bad call
to make up for the other bad call?
-Yes! -Yes! Why do we watch games with him?
Because he has nowhere else to go.
Wade, we've got some news.
MICHELLE: Girls!
DELIA: What are you Feltons doing
next Friday?
-Why, what's going on? -MICHELLE: Okay, Natalie?
We know how much your mother loved your school and how much
the school loved her.
And this year would've been the tenth anniversary
of her teaching there.
MICHELLE: So we thought
it'd be nice to find a way to honor her.
And next Friday, they're gonna unveil
a mural in her honor.
Oh, my God, that's amazing.
WADE: That-that is so nice.
I, I don't even know what to say. Thank you.
Well, I do hope you think of something 'cause
it would be so meaningful for you speak at the ceremony.
Oh, boy. Really?
Yes. It's not a big deal.
They just want you to say a few words.
DELIA: Yeah, just like five to ten
minutes of words.
In front of the whole school?
Oh, now watch him choke!
[laughs]
Sorry, no, I'm talking about the game.
You're gonna be great, Wade.
♪
[knocking] Come on in!
[sighs] All right, Addie.
You got this, right?
You got this. Just give Michelle your pitch.
What's the worst she can say but no?
-You think she'll say no? -No way.
I mean, she might, it's Michelle.
But you, you just, you just focus on those cool kids
in the orchestra who need oboes, right?
Yeah. Yeah, okay.
Go get 'em. And she's off.
Addie's selling chocolates this year?
Yeah, she's pretty excited.
You know the winner gets to be principal
for a day. Yeah.
And she's got some bold ideas
about lengthening the school day.
Well, I'm sorry to break it to you, pal,
but she will not win.
You see, Noah's in the contest this year.
[chuckles] And I don't mean to brag, but the boy is a natural.
He could sell gravy to a turkey.
[laughs] Maybe, maybe.
And as Friedrich Nietzsche said,
"Without music, life would be a mistake."
Or as Plato put it, "Musical innovation
is full of danger to the state..."
Okay, stop. I have a five-quote limit.
But I'll buy some.
Baby, you can't buy
from the competition.
Ben, the money goes to support the school.
-Yeah. -Now, I have to warn you
these chocolates are made in a facility
that also makes bug repellant.
You don't ..., I didn't know that.
And I wish I still didn't, but, uh, I'll buy three.
You probably only want one. They're very sweet.
[laughs]
Okay, then, just one.
Yeah, see, that's what integrity looks like right there.
Hmm. Hey, Dad?
I need another box.
I only made it halfway down the block.
[laughs] And you see that right there?
That's what school principal for a day looks like.
Hey, girls.
Hey, Dad. Hi. Hey, uh...
you know I have to give the speech at the school.
And I was wondering, what-what kind of things
do other people say at your assemblies?
Well, they tell us not to do drugs.
And to practice safe sex.
Well, that's not helpful. I-I mean, don't do drugs
and-and have safe sex, like, many, many, many
years from now, but, guys, what do you think I should say
about Mom? Just...
talk about something fun.
Like, maybe talk about that time our camping trip got rained out?
So we set up tents in the garage all weekend.
Or that time that she tried to make us
those matching Halloween costumes for the school parade.
The princess dresses?
No, no, no, that one was, like, two years later.
I mean the spider ones.
Remember, she was up all night making them?
[laughing]: And they were still terrible.
[laughing]: I'd never heard her use so many bad words.
And then, remember Michelle asked
if I was an octopus?
WADE: Yeah, yeah, I thought your mom was gonna kill her.
I'm just gonna go finish this in my room.
What? Natalie, come on, you must have some stories to tell.
I don't feel like it.
[indistinct chatter]
[school bell ringing]
[sighs]
Whoa, that's a lot of chocolate.
And that's his second load.
I do a volume business.
[Ben laughing]
All right, get out of here. Go have a good day, Mr. Principal.
I like the sound of that.
I bet you do.
This kid. Hey, so they let you see the mural?
No, no, no, no, it's still covered up.
I just wish I knew what to say in my speech.
I mean, how do you fit 20 years into ten minutes?
Aw, don't overthink it, Wade.
You say whatever's in your heart.
People will love it.
WADE: Nobody will ever understand
your pain.
The devastation that,
that you and your-your children feel.
But knowing that-that you all feel it, too,
you know, that we're, we're all just
feeling our way through the darkness together...
[women crying]
Are y'all okay?
No.
Not really.
And you plan to deliver this speech
to children?
I mean, y-yes, I was, I was going to.
Is your goal to make them weep? Weeping children?
Is that what you're going for?
Well, no, no. Obviously not.
Then I would avoid phrases like "unbearable sadness."
Yeah, and "haunted by her eyes," I mean...
Well, what...? What do I do?
Well, you can start by handing me that box of tissues,
you monster.
[sighs]
Look.
This is, this is really tough for me.
You know?
I mean, you're going about your life, and-and you think
that you're, you're doing okay.
And I, I mean, I am, you know? I'm-I'm doing okay.
Then something like this comes up and...
and you have to think
about what Jill meant to me.
It just...
it feels like I just lost her.
[women crying] EMMA: Just stop it!
-Stop it! -Oh, come on, this is a widows' group.
Guys, come on.
Good evening, ladies.
Would any of you like some chocolate?
Oh, God, yeah! Please!
Bring in candy, yes!
I'll take give me all those, yes.
How many you got? I have cash.
So, my speech still needs work.
But Noah? Those widows didn't stand a chance.
Oh.
-WADE: How's Addie doing? -Good.
Fine, couple setbacks.
Yeah? Yeah.
She tried selling to the debate club.
But they're very difficult to convince.
Hey, don't beat yourself up, Forrest.
Of course Noah's good at this.
Sales are a huge part of my job.
So it's just in his blood.
Well, for your information,
selling isn't just about confidence
and slick talk.
Yeah, it is.
Oh, oh, okay, okay, how's this
for slick talk, then? How's this?
Addie is gonna mop the floor
with the chocolate that she sells that Noah...
can't even touch...
the mop of.
All right, so let me help you out with that.
You needed to get right to the point.
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, Delia, Michelle? Hi. Oh, hey.
I-I've, I've been thinking about the speech on Friday.
And I'm, I'm just really having a hard time.
Well, I mean, there's so much you want to say, right?
But, hey, listen, you don't have to thank me.
Okay? Thank Michelle.
Because she's the one who raised all the money, so...
Oh, come on, Delia, it was your idea.
You had the, what do you call it?
It's the vision.
The vision. Yeah, if he thanks anyone in his speech,
it should be you. No, you.
You. It should be you.
Uh, okay, I'll just, uh,
I'll just thank both of you.
Oh, that is ...at's so sweet.
...so sweet.
[sighs]
I'm telling you guys, this speech is going to kill me.
Where'd you get that chocolate?
Where do you think?
Damn it.
Oh, look at my little entrepreneur,
setting up a chocolate stand.
I think people miss the brick and mortar experience.
You do know, right, that you're like 30 feet
-back from the sidewalk. -I don't want
to be pushy.
Let the customers come to you, right?
Well, I'm not sure that's something people say,
but, uh, uh, hey, it's a strategy.
[chuckles]
-I already sold three. -Oh, great.
Then I'm gonna shut up and get out of your hair.
[sighs]
She's sold three. [chuckles]
Yeah, to me, and I'm stress-eating all of them.
Why?
Because she's really bad at it.
[door opens]
What's wrong?
A car slowed down.
I'm not ready for this!
[door closes][groans]
I need one of those bars.
FORREST: Okay,
guys, so, chocolate-- you love it, I got it.
-Selling it for my daughter. -DIMITRI: Nice.
Your daughter makes her own chocolates? That's dope.
No, she doesn't, she doesn't make it.
Do people make their own chocolate?
Sure.
DIY craft chocolate's booming.
-Who makes those? -Oh, uh,
a division of Teledex Industries.
No, I didn't think so.
Dalton, hey-hey, my man.
How would you like to support
a middle school orchestra by buying some chocolate?
Yes,
it's made by a big corporation,
but they're big because they make the best chocolate.
Is it cruelty-free?
It's chocolate, man. [clears throat]
I'm good.
Oh, thank you for letting us get
a sneak peek, Mrs. Burbage.
[chuckles]: Oh.
Well, after all you two did to make this possible,
how could I say no?
[chuckles]
Jill was such a special person.
Yeah, she really was.
We all miss her so much.
Dennis, would you drop the tarp for a minute?
DELIA: Aah!
[chuckles nervously]
Ah. Aha.
Well, what do you think?
[stammering]
There's just-- there's just no words.
"Wow," maybe?
Oh, yes, wow, uh-huh.
They let that woman teach our children art?
Five dollars each, three for $12.
Three for ten.
Three for eight.
[indistinct chatter]
Three for five and I buy you lunch.
I'll take six.[laughs] Really?
Great, wow. MAN: Yeah, I'll take some.
Yo, I'll get in on that.
MAN: You know it.
-I'm in. -Okay. All right, everybody.
But-but just a sandwich
or a salad, right?
Let's get the deal points clear.
You know? No dessert.
Okay, Dad,
what's up?
-What do you mean? -Here you go.
Burgers and milkshakes on a school night?
Well, I thought one of us could use a little cheering up.
Dad, it's okay. I'm fine.
No.
No, look, I get it.
This whole thing with the mural, it's gonna bring stuff up.
It's fine.
[exhales]
I think we're all feeling the same thing.
-Yeah. -And it's hard
when something makes
all of these memories come flooding back.
But memories don't always have to be sad.
Right, Grace?
Right.
I mean, we have so many good memories with Mom.
I just try and think of those.
Like, do you remember that one time
that we went to the state fair
and we loaded up on cotton candy?
And then we went on the Scrambler and threw it all up,
but she still bought us more cotton candy anyway.
-Do you remember that? -Or, or how 'bout the time
when-when it rained really hard,
so she tossed a handful of coins out the windowOh, my gosh.
and convinced you girls
it had been raining pennies?[chuckles]
And we believed her. We totally believed her.
[Wade and Grace laugh]
Or like when we used
to come here for burgers and milkshakes
when one of us needed a little pick-me-up.
No, Dad, stop.
You know, you don't get it.
I'm not sad because of the things I remember.
I'm sad because I'm forgetting stuff.
I forgot about the cotton candy.
And I forgot about that spider costume.
I thought -I went as an octopus. -It's okay, Natalie.
It was a long time ago.
It's not okay.
You know, the other day, I tried to picture Mom on the mural,
but I couldn't even remember what color her eyes were.
What if I'm forgetting Mom?
Natalie, you're not forgetting...
No. I'm not hungry.
♪
-It can't be that bad. -No, it's bad.
[chuckles]: It is so bad.
And it's big.
It is really,
really big.
It is "you can see it -from space" big. -Yeah.
And tell 'em the worst part.
What that woman did to Jill.
-Oh. Mm. -Made her look like a monster!
You know, this was supposed to be so special
for Wade and the girls, and now
it just-- it's just gonna give 'em nightmares.
Honey, -you can't beat yourself up. -MICHELLE: He's right.
-Yeah? -Yeah, you can't keep blaming yourself
just because it was your vision.
Okay.
See, my vision would have never happened
if you hadn't raised all that stupid, stupid money!
[chuckles] Well, money's just money. It's your baby.
I don't want the baby. You take the baby.
Baby's hideous.
Ladies, ladies, come on.
I'm sure it's gonna be fine.
Oh, what makes you think it's gonna be fine?
I don't know. Maybe because the ceremony's tomorrow
and there's nothing anyone can do?[snorts] Yeah.
Chocolate?
[exhales]
Hey.
Why are you lying on the floor?
Because this is where the dogs are.
Makes sense.
[grunts, exhales]
[grunts] See if these old bones will make it down.
[exhales]
You're being too hard on yourself.
No, I'm not.
Look, we all forget things.
And...
we try so hard to remember them
that we psych ourselves out.
Like the way I'm always calling your friend Clara "Chloe."
-Her name is Cleo. -Really?
Cleo?
Cleo.
Well...
still proves my point.
It's not the same.
It's just so much of what you and Grace talk about just...
I don't know, it just feels hazy.
That's just because you were so little for a lot of that stuff.
It's not fair.
You got a whole life with Mom.
Even Grace got two more years than I did.
Just feel like I've been ripped off.
Yeah.
That's because you were.
Hey.
I'm sorry, honey.
One of you needs a bath.
It's me.
[chuckling]
Hey, uh, why is Noah wearing a tie?
Well, you dress for the job you want.
He's pretty sure he's gonna be principal for the day.
He sold 18.
I hate to disappoint you, pal,
but you may have grossly underestimated Addie.
[singsongy]: She sold 30.
Wow.
[chuckles]30?
-Yeah. -That leaves Noah
in the dust. Good for Addie.
Wait, you're not upset?
No!
No, Noah's gonna be bummed, but this is great.
I know Addie wasn't necessarily born for sales,
so for her to get out of her comfort zone
and grind it out like that, psh,
man, you must be so proud.
Wow. That's what it's all about, right?
Yeah.
[sighs] Hey, Wade.
-Hey. -How's Natalie doing?
Uh, she's okay.
This is really hard for her.
But, hey, finished my speech.
Oh. Right.
Speech.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah. I was up all night.
But don't worry.
I thanked both of you.
Oh, you really didn't have to do that.
Yeah. In fact, maybe don't even do the speech,
-like, at all. -Mm-hmm.
Come on. I mean, it's the least I can do
after you did such a beautiful thing for Jill.
MICHELLE: Well, about that beautiful thing...
It's hideous.
-What, the mural? -Mm.
Oh, come on. I mean, how bad could it be?
It's a nightmare. -Legitimately. -Mm.
We're so sorry. We wanted this to be so special, Wade.
And-- Poor Natalie!
She has to see it every day.[applause]
[groans] Well, it's too late to run for it.
-Oh. -BURBAGE [over microphone]: Thank you.
Might as well get this over with.
Mm-hmm.[microphone feedback]
Forget about the speech.
It's, like-- You know, less is more.
A lot less. Just maybe a few words and cheese it.
-Okay? -Okay.
BURBAGE: Dear Ashvale family,
we gather today to celebrate a teacher we all really loved.
Through the generosity of the parents,
especially Michelle Taylor
and Delia Klein-McCallum...
[chuckles] Come on, everybody. Wave to them.
[applause]
There they are. Don't be shy.
Come on. [chuckles] Oh.
We are able to dedicate this permanent
work of art to the memory of Jill Felton.
So... [exhales] please welcome
her daughters,
Grace and Natalie,
and, to say a few words,
her husband Wade.
[applause]
[clearing throat]
Um...
Thank you, Mrs. Burbage,
and to all the faculty here.
Um...
How do you sum up a person like Jill?
[clicks tongue] -Okay. -Um...
In a word... [exhales]
amazing.
Uh...
Thank you.
Th-That's it. Come on.
That's it.[murmuring, applause]
[sighs]
Uh,
thank you for those...
inspiring words.
And now,
without further ado...
♪
[gasps] Oh.
-It's so bad. -Wow, it's really, really bad.
Wow.[murmuring]
Oh, wow.
DELIA: How is it worse
the second time?
Well, it's hard to prepare yourself.
[groans]
[murmuring continues]
Oh, my God.
This is awesome!
It's what?
Oh, my God. That is Terry the T-Rex!
What?
What? Don't you remember? She made him up
on the field trip to the Natural Science Museum.
Um, I guess.
On the bus. Remember?
[deep voice]: Um, he talked like this.
"I'm Terry, and I'm terrifying." Right?
You're totally right. That's Terry.
[laughs] How could I forget?
[laughs] Yeah. And, look,
that's The Phantom Tollbooth.
You know, that was her favorite book to teach.
She used to read it to me when I couldn't sleep.
You know what, you're right.[chuckles]
This mural is amazing in a way that I didn't see but you did.
So, why don't you get up there and say something?
Why aren't people booing?
[gasps] Did I do good?
[chuckles]
Um...
Look, there's the robot. Do you guys remember
when my mom used to do the robot at the end of every dance?
[chuckling] You know, she'd go, like...
Oh. Like, oh... [laughs] Get it! Oh!
[laughs] Even though we begged her not to.
NATALIE: Do you see the raven? She would always put
that stuffed raven on her shoulder when she would read
the book The Raven and then she'd do the voice.
[high-pitched]: "Nevermore! Nevermore!"
Such a nerd.
[Grace and Natalie laughing]
♪
Hey, Ben, I got a confession to make to you. I feel awful.
What is it?
I sold... [exhales] the chocolates.
All of it. To people at my office.
Wow, Forrest, that's pretty messed up, man.
I know. I-- What can I say?[scoffs]
-You got under my skin, man. -Me?
-Yes. -What?
Yeah, it's gonna be a very hollow victory
for Addie, that's for sure.
-Aw, man. -Yeah.
Dad! I won!
I won!
I get to be the principal for the day!
Congrats, son.
-Wait, how-how did this happen? -It's okay, Dad.
Noah made me his vice principal.
Get me a soda.
-On it, sir! -Wait,
but-but how did he beat her?[chuckles]
I sold 30 bars.
30 bars?
Yeah.
Noah sold 18 boxes.
[grunts]
18 boxes!
Oh, man, that's so much more.
-Than 30 bars! Yeah! -Yeah.
Yeah.[laughs] You thought--
you thought 30 bars was gonna stop my son?
-See, this is the stuff. -You forgot that?
My boy smoked your monkey ass!
[laughing] Okay, okay.
This is the kind of stuff that gets under my skin,
like I was talking about.
And it was you!
You sold the chocolates!
Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.[laughing]
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