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Previously on Young Sheldon...
So I told my folks

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about the baby.

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And?

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They told me I'm on my own.

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They want nothing to do with me.

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Give it a minute.
They still might come around.

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I didn't even get to the part
where the father's 17 years old.

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Something fun for next time.

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Welcome to King Kong Comics.
I'm Missy.

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If you have any questions,
please let me know.

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I don't have any questions,

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I know more about comic books
than you do.

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Cool. If you need something,

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I'll be at the front counter...
where I work.

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MANDY:
This is nice.

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Yep. But it's not a date.

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Just dinner. Right.

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For two people
having a baby. Georgie...

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Who recently spent a night
of lovemaking together.

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Please stop.

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I just want to know
what we're doing here.

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We're having dinner,

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and I'm ordering
two desserts.

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Don't complicate it.

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Oh, no.

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What?

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My parents.

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Cool. Should we say hi?

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We should run.

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(quiet chatter)

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Oh, just stop it.

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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪

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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪

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♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪

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♪ I am a mighty little man ♪

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♪ I am a mighty little man. ♪

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Hi, Mom.

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Dad.

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Amanda.

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Hey, sweetie.

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This is my, uh...

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This is Georgie.

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Hey, nice to meet y'all.

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Okay.

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So, this is the father?

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Mm-hmm.
Proud father.

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Very proud.

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How old are you?

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In March, I'll be...
Georgie actually

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manages a laundromat.

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He's very successful.

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My dad runs
his own business, too.

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Really? What do you do?

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I own the tire shop
up over there on...

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How old are you?

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Well, old enough
to know better. (chuckles)

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Most important is, I'm here

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for Mandy and the baby
whether we're a couple or not.

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Wait, now hold on a second,
y'all ain't together?

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Good question.

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You are or you aren't?
Which is it?

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That's our business.

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Well... it is her life.

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The bill is paid.

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We're leaving.

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It was nice to meet you.

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Yeah, you too.

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Jim.
All right.

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You think they liked me?

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ADULT SHELDON:
In the world of collecting,

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I'm what's known
as a completist.

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For example, I own
every gauge of model train

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from the mighty "G,"

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to the tiny "T."

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Look at how cute it is,
I just want to eat it up.

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However, the downside
of being a completist

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is when something's missing,

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it's like
an itch you can't scratch,

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even if you own a complete set

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of Justice League
back scratchers...

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which I do.

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In this case that itch
was the comic book issue

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Doom Patrol
and Suicide Squad Special #1.

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What do you mean,
you sold it?

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Somebody gave me money,

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and I gave them the comic book.

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That's kind of
how things work here.

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But there was a note on file.

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If one became available,

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it was supposed to be
held for me.

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Sorry.

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But there was
a note on file.

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I didn't see a note.

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Did you even check the file?

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I can't help you.
The comic is gone.

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Well, who'd you sell it to?

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I don't know, some guy.

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Which guy?

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Some weird guy.

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That doesn't narrow it down,
and you know it.

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How was your dinner
with Mandy?

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We ran into
her parents.

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Oh, and how did that go?

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About as weird as you'd think.

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Hmm. They still don't want
anything to do with her?

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Nope. She was pretty upset.

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Poor thing.

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Were you mad at Mom
for getting pregnant?

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Oh, yeah.

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Did you stop
talking to her?

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Hell no, I wanted her
to hear how pissed off I was.

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But all that
being mad at her

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just was a waste of time.

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What made you come around?

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I guess you showing up.

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I do have a natural charm,
don't I?

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You did,

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and then you learned to talk.

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(chuckles)
(telephone rings)

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MAN:
Hello?

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Hello, Nathan. Sheldon Cooper.

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Oh, hey. How's it going?

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Terrible, thank you for asking.

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I understand that you
recently purchased

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Doom Patrol
Suicide Squad Special Issue #1

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from King Kong Comics.

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Yeah, I've been trying to
track it down forever.

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Me too. They were supposed
to hold it for me.

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I had a note on file.

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The girl there
didn't say anything.

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That "girl there" is my sister,

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and she should have
because I had a note on file.

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Your sister works there?
That's so cool.

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If it was cool, I would have

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Doom Patrol Suicide Squad
Special Issue #1.

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Yeah, I have it. It's great.

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Let me buy it from you.

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Ooh. Sorry, little man.
No can do.

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Please,
it's the only thing I need

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to complete my collection.

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I'll tell you what,

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you know Secret Wars #8?

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When Spider-Man
receives his black costume?

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Yeah, I'm familiar.

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Yeah, well, I need it

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to complete my collection.

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Find it
and Suicide Squad is yours.

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You got it.

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Ciao.

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ADULT SHELDON:
I was on a mission.

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All I had to do was

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turn to the power
of the Internet for help.

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(line ringing)

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(modem screeching)

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Unfortunately in 1992,

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that power had a long way to go.

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(clears throat)

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(modem static)

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(beeps and static)

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I do kind of miss that sound.

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(air impact wrench whirring)

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Hey, Mr. McAllister,
remember me?

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You're kind of hard to forget.

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Thank you.
I was hoping we could talk.

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Oh, uh, yeah.

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You know, this might
not be the best time...

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What's he doing here?

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Oh, hey.

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You work here, too. Hi.

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He wanted to talk. Great.

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Let's talk about how
we busted our butts

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to send Amanda to college,

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give her opportunities
we never had,

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and now she's knocked up

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and right back in Medford.

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Let's talk about that.

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Well, my meemaw likes to say

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that every baby
brings a little luck.

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Yeah, that's...
what she likes to say.

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Look, I know you're
not happy about it,

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but you're gonna
have a grandkid.

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And cutting Mandy out
ain't gonna change that.

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He's not wrong.

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Well, he's not right either.

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You know, it doesn't necessarily
have to be a bad thing.

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My mom got pregnant with me

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before she
and my dad got married.

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So you're gonna
marry my daughter?

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Well, if she'd stop saying "No."

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Well, that's something.

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Jim.
All right.

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Why won't she marry you?
What's wrong with you?

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Hmm. Tough to say.

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Maybe I'm too ambitious
and put work first sometimes.

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You know what,
I do the same thing.

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I do.

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Well, it was lovely
to see you both.

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Maybe someday
you can tell me more

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about the tire business.
I bet it's fascinating.

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Oh, well, I'd like that.

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You know, my son
takes no interest in it.

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His loss.

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Goodbye, Mr. Cooper.

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Goodbye, ma'am.

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Steel-belted radials,
who came up with that?

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Oh, that was Michelin.

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Oh, yeah.
There you go.

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(laughs)

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He asked.

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Sheldon...

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Hello.

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Are you comfortable?
Can I get you anything?

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I wouldn't say no to a water.

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I wasn't being sincere.
Why are you at my desk?

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I needed to use your modem
to check my bulletin board.

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Why can't you use the library?

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Then I wouldn't get
to see you, silly.

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Ooh, I got a response.

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Someone named RedWolf

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has the comic I'm looking for.

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Oh, joy.
Oh, dear.

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Someone named Sucka MC
just offered to buy it.

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Riveting.

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RedWolf sold it.
This is a disaster.

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That's too bad. Move.

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(frustrated groan)

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These message boards
are so frustrating.

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You have to post
what you're looking for,

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then hope someone responds,

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and then hope you see the reply

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before they sell it
to someone named Sucka MC.

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Oh, you're frustrated?
I'm sorry.

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I can only imagine
what that feels like.

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Too bad there's not
a comic book database

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so I could search through it
and find what I'm looking for.

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Well, CERN
has something similar.

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You can search a database
of scientific papers.

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But there's no database
for comic books.

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You should make one.
Somewhere else.

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Mmm, sounds like a lot of work.

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Or does it sound like
a lot of fun?

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Go find out.

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Do you want to do it with me?

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Only if you share credit,
and my name comes first.

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Never mind.

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I knew that would work.

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What the hell were you thinking?

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What'd you do?

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What'd I do?

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You went and talked to
my folks behind my back?

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Oh, Georgie.

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I was trying to patch
things up between 'em.

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That's none of your business.

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Our baby's gonna be
their grandkid.

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So?

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So we're gonna need
free babysitters.

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He's got you on that one.

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(sighs) They cut me off.

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If they want to be
a part of this kid's life,

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then they can start
by apologizing.

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I don't know,
your mom don't seem like

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the apologetic type of gal.

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Oh, so now you're
the expert on my parents?

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I got a handle on your dad.
Your mom, she's a tougher nut.

265
00:09:31,271 --> 00:09:32,906
She kind of reminds me of you.

266
00:09:39,979 --> 00:09:42,215
You think that was
smart or dumb?

267
00:09:42,215 --> 00:09:43,416
Dumb.

268
00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:47,220
Missy, I need to speak
with your manager.

269
00:09:47,220 --> 00:09:49,389
I didn't mean to sell
your stupid comic book.

270
00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:50,657
It's not about that,

271
00:09:50,657 --> 00:09:51,991
although I'm still
upset about that,

272
00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:53,293
and will be
for as long as I live.

273
00:09:53,293 --> 00:09:54,494
Then why do you need
to talk to him for?

274
00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:56,129
I have a business proposal.

275
00:09:56,129 --> 00:09:58,164
It touches on the burgeoning
field of informatics

276
00:09:58,164 --> 00:09:59,833
and could revolutionize...
Nigel!

277
00:10:05,505 --> 00:10:07,107
(sighs)

278
00:10:08,842 --> 00:10:10,744
What are you doing?

279
00:10:10,744 --> 00:10:13,113
Oh, you know,
just one of them days.

280
00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:14,681
Put that back.

281
00:10:14,681 --> 00:10:16,820
I'll split it with you.

282
00:10:16,820 --> 00:10:17,350
No.

283
00:10:17,350 --> 00:10:18,852
Fine.

284
00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:22,589
What's going on?

285
00:10:22,589 --> 00:10:24,257
Mandy's pissed at me.

286
00:10:24,257 --> 00:10:25,592
I believe that.

287
00:10:25,592 --> 00:10:27,293
Pretty sure her folks are, too.

288
00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:29,262
She introduced you
to her folks?

289
00:10:29,262 --> 00:10:31,464
Mmm, I sort of
introduced myself to them,

290
00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:32,966
and it didn't go great.

291
00:10:32,966 --> 00:10:34,534
Well, you're ***
ain't full of buckshot,

292
00:10:34,534 --> 00:10:36,360
so it could have gone worse.

293
00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,380
I don't know,
it feels pretty bad.

294
00:10:38,380 --> 00:10:40,473
Your Pop Pop decked me once.

295
00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:42,542
No.
Oh, yeah.

296
00:10:42,542 --> 00:10:45,445
Got me good.
But it all worked out.

297
00:10:45,445 --> 00:10:46,946
He end up liking you?

298
00:10:46,946 --> 00:10:48,682
He died.

299
00:10:50,500 --> 00:10:52,552
So if you let me build
a searchable database

300
00:10:52,552 --> 00:10:53,987
of all your titles,
then theoretically,

301
00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:55,889
anyone in the world
can see your inventory.

302
00:10:55,889 --> 00:10:57,390
That sounds all right.

303
00:10:57,390 --> 00:10:59,526
All right?
This is revolutionary.

304
00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:01,361
Other comic book stores
will follow suit,

305
00:11:01,361 --> 00:11:02,962
and someday,
if you want to find

306
00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:05,165
Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad
Special Issue #1,

307
00:11:05,165 --> 00:11:06,566
then all you'll have
to do is type it in.

308
00:11:06,566 --> 00:11:08,168
I just sold one of those.

309
00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:10,236
Despite the note on file,

310
00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:12,380
but that's
water under the bridge.

311
00:11:12,380 --> 00:11:15,575
So you're gonna input my whole
inventory free of charge?

312
00:11:15,575 --> 00:11:16,910
Yes.
Well, can you do it

313
00:11:16,910 --> 00:11:18,378
at night so you're
not in the way?

314
00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:21,810
My bedtime is 9:30,
so that's a solid two hours.

315
00:11:21,810 --> 00:11:22,482
Well, there's
a lot of comics here.

316
00:11:22,482 --> 00:11:24,500
How long is this gonna take?

317
00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:26,419
This is quite the undertaking.
Would you like to help?

318
00:11:26,419 --> 00:11:27,821
You got it.

319
00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:30,560
Missy, you're working
late tonight.

320
00:11:31,910 --> 00:11:33,193
(sighs):
Freaking Sheldon.

321
00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:46,840
Can't believe this is
how I'm spending my night.

322
00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,742
I know, alone
in a comic book store.

323
00:11:48,742 --> 00:11:49,843
A dream come true.

324
00:11:49,843 --> 00:11:51,378
Your dreams are sad.

325
00:11:51,378 --> 00:11:53,780
Hmm. At least
they've been realized.

326
00:11:53,780 --> 00:11:55,615
So what do we got to do?

327
00:11:55,615 --> 00:11:57,617
We just need to
take every comic book

328
00:11:57,617 --> 00:11:59,953
and input the title and issue
number into the computer.

329
00:11:59,953 --> 00:12:02,522
Fine, I'll call them out,
you type them up.

330
00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:08,728
New Teen Titans #42.

331
00:12:08,728 --> 00:12:09,796
Got it.

332
00:12:09,796 --> 00:12:12,232
New Teen Titans #43.

333
00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:13,233
Got it.

334
00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:15,135
New Mutants #87.

335
00:12:15,135 --> 00:12:17,737
Why would New Mutants
be next to New Teen Titans?

336
00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:19,706
Because they both
start with "New"?

337
00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:22,776
But one's Marvel
and the other's DC.

338
00:12:22,776 --> 00:12:24,978
Would you put Aquaman and
Sub-Mariner next to each other?

339
00:12:24,978 --> 00:12:27,647
I don't know, they could
talk about fish.

340
00:12:27,647 --> 00:12:29,382
This is madness.

341
00:12:29,382 --> 00:12:30,984
I have to fix this.

342
00:12:30,984 --> 00:12:33,486
Aren't we here to type
stuff into the computer?

343
00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:35,655
There's no reason
we can't do both.

344
00:12:35,655 --> 00:12:37,490
It's gonna take forever.

345
00:12:37,490 --> 00:12:39,759
We could use some help.

346
00:12:40,927 --> 00:12:43,630
A comic book store after hours.

347
00:12:43,630 --> 00:12:44,831
It's a dream come true.

348
00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:46,666
And we get to
organize it.

349
00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:48,568
We don't have to.

350
00:12:48,568 --> 00:12:49,903
Don't listen to her,

351
00:12:49,903 --> 00:12:50,837
she doesn't
appreciate the dream.

352
00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:52,272
(doorbell rings)

353
00:12:54,574 --> 00:12:55,842
May I help you?

354
00:12:55,842 --> 00:12:57,444
Are you Mary Cooper?

355
00:12:57,444 --> 00:12:59,512
I am, and you are?

356
00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,281
Jim McAllister.

357
00:13:02,248 --> 00:13:04,417
I'm Mandy's dad.

358
00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,653
Oh! Oh...

359
00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:07,854
George!

360
00:13:07,854 --> 00:13:09,856
Okay, so we're agreed,

361
00:13:09,856 --> 00:13:12,250
we'll have Marvel over here,
DC over there,

362
00:13:12,250 --> 00:13:13,493
and indies in the back.

363
00:13:13,493 --> 00:13:15,528
But within each section,
how do we organize them?

364
00:13:15,528 --> 00:13:17,364
Alphabetical, by title.

365
00:13:17,364 --> 00:13:19,990
But then you'd have
Amazing Spiderman in the A's,

366
00:13:19,990 --> 00:13:20,433
Spectacular Spiderman
in the S's,

367
00:13:20,433 --> 00:13:22,435
and Web of Spiderman
in the W's.

368
00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:24,104
You see the insanity.

369
00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:26,973
Okay. So we'll do it
alphabetical by character.

370
00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:30,143
But then we file
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen

371
00:13:30,143 --> 00:13:31,945
under "J" for "Jimmy"
or "S" for "Superman"?

372
00:13:31,945 --> 00:13:34,714
How about under "I"
for I'm going home.

373
00:13:37,517 --> 00:13:40,687
What if we go crazy
and organize them by artist?

374
00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:43,556
All the Steve Ditkos
in one place? 'Nuff said.

375
00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:44,991
Yeah.

376
00:13:44,991 --> 00:13:48,895
So, Jim, your daughter
is just lovely.

377
00:13:48,895 --> 00:13:51,664
Oh, thanks.
And, uh, your son seems...

378
00:13:53,660 --> 00:13:54,467
...brave.

379
00:13:54,467 --> 00:13:56,336
Brave, dumb,

380
00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:57,570
it's a coin toss.

381
00:13:57,570 --> 00:13:58,972
What can we help you with?

382
00:13:58,972 --> 00:14:01,241
Oh, well, uh,
I got some money here,

383
00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:04,177
and I was just hoping
y'all could give it to Mandy.

384
00:14:04,177 --> 00:14:06,546
She's just right across
the street at my mom's.

385
00:14:06,546 --> 00:14:08,248
You could give it
to her yourself.

386
00:14:08,248 --> 00:14:12,352
Oh, no, I couldn't
do that and stay married.

387
00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:14,187
Sounds like we got
the same wife.

388
00:14:14,187 --> 00:14:15,488
George.
(laughs)

389
00:14:15,488 --> 00:14:17,490
Just trying to lighten
the mood, honey.

390
00:14:17,490 --> 00:14:18,491
I-I'll make sure she gets it.

391
00:14:18,491 --> 00:14:20,600
Thank you.

392
00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,896
I'm sure your wife will
come around eventually.

393
00:14:22,896 --> 00:14:25,310
Well, I'm hoping that
when she sees the baby,

394
00:14:25,310 --> 00:14:27,867
that ice cube in her chest
might start to melt.

395
00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:30,403
Yep, same wife.

396
00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:33,573
Come on, it's funny.

397
00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:38,545
So, you can just type in

398
00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:39,946
whatever comic
you're looking for,

399
00:14:39,946 --> 00:14:41,581
and the computer will
tell you who has it?

400
00:14:41,581 --> 00:14:43,216
Once enough people
enter their inventories

401
00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:44,551
in the database, yes.

402
00:14:44,551 --> 00:14:46,353
That's really cool.

403
00:14:46,353 --> 00:14:48,221
Would you say
it's revolutionary?

404
00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:49,589
I would.

405
00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:50,724
Will you?

406
00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:52,192
It's revolutionary.

407
00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:53,727
Thanks.

408
00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:57,897
Could it be used
to catalog other things?

409
00:14:57,897 --> 00:14:59,733
Yes, the applications
are endless.

410
00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:01,901
So there could be
a database of,

411
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,404
I don't know,
available women?

412
00:15:04,404 --> 00:15:05,638
Available for what?

413
00:15:05,638 --> 00:15:07,407
At this point, anything.

414
00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:09,642
Ooh, there could be ones
for scientific grants.

415
00:15:09,642 --> 00:15:11,211
Yeah, or my idea.

416
00:15:11,211 --> 00:15:13,580
Finding grants is such
a time-consuming process.

417
00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:15,215
If there was
a centralized database,

418
00:15:15,215 --> 00:15:17,500
it would change the research
landscape entirely.

419
00:15:17,500 --> 00:15:18,485
Yeah, that's cool, I guess.

420
00:15:18,485 --> 00:15:20,920
And many grants
never get applied for

421
00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,790
because people
don't know about them,

422
00:15:23,790 --> 00:15:26,993
so this would be good for
the grantor and the grantee.

423
00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:29,996
Well, shouldn't we
finish this first?

424
00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:32,980
This idea is too big to wait.

425
00:15:32,980 --> 00:15:34,134
I got to go.
Will you lock up?

426
00:15:35,835 --> 00:15:38,672
(door bells jingle)

427
00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:41,700
I'm gonna steal so much stuff.

428
00:15:41,700 --> 00:15:42,142
(knock on door)

429
00:15:44,678 --> 00:15:46,112
What?

430
00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:48,181
I was wrong, go ahead
and yell at me.

431
00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:50,684
It's not up to you.
I decide when I'm gonna yell.

432
00:15:50,684 --> 00:15:52,585
Okay, which way you leaning?

433
00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:54,454
What the hell is wrong with you?
You went to his store?

434
00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:56,656
Is it his?
'Cause your mom

435
00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:58,124
seems to be calling
all the shots.

436
00:15:58,124 --> 00:15:59,693
(sighs)

437
00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:01,828
Is that my dad's truck?

438
00:16:01,828 --> 00:16:04,364
Well, Mandy's not gonna
apologize to her mom,

439
00:16:04,364 --> 00:16:06,866
and her mom's not
gonna apologize to her,

440
00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:09,302
so I got to figure out
some way to broker the peace.

441
00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:12,605
Maybe we could have everyone
over here for dinner.

442
00:16:12,605 --> 00:16:14,607
Mary, when has
that ever worked?

443
00:16:14,607 --> 00:16:16,609
Food is healing, George.

444
00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:17,977
You should know.

445
00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:20,880
Hey.
What? I'm just
lightening the mood.

446
00:16:20,880 --> 00:16:21,981
(door opens)

447
00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,850
What are you doing here?

448
00:16:23,850 --> 00:16:25,385
Oh, hi, sweetie.

449
00:16:25,385 --> 00:16:26,986
Yeah, hi.
What are you doing here?

450
00:16:26,986 --> 00:16:29,322
Mandy, your mom
and dad miss you.

451
00:16:29,322 --> 00:16:31,558
Then they
should be talking to me.

452
00:16:31,558 --> 00:16:33,326
Well, you know how
stubborn your mom can be.

453
00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:34,994
Too well.

454
00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:36,629
But, uh...

455
00:16:36,629 --> 00:16:39,232
maybe she's not the only
one being stubborn.

456
00:16:39,232 --> 00:16:41,100
(scoffs)
Excuse me?

457
00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:43,403
I came to you for help
and you kicked me out.

458
00:16:43,403 --> 00:16:45,839
Okay, how about
we all take a breath.

459
00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:48,508
Ooh, I could
make brownies. Mary.

460
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,310
Look, this is my life.

461
00:16:50,310 --> 00:16:51,845
If y'all want to be
a part of it,

462
00:16:51,845 --> 00:16:52,846
you know where to find me.

463
00:16:52,846 --> 00:16:54,470
Yeah.

464
00:16:54,470 --> 00:16:56,149
Oh, don't help me.

465
00:16:57,984 --> 00:17:00,353
Good to see you, Mr. McAllister.

466
00:17:02,889 --> 00:17:04,324
MANDY:
Quit following me.

467
00:17:05,825 --> 00:17:07,560
Food would have helped.

468
00:17:14,167 --> 00:17:15,669
So, as you can see on
the chart on page 34,

469
00:17:15,669 --> 00:17:17,771
the amount of time spent
searching for grants

470
00:17:17,771 --> 00:17:19,673
would be cut by 80%.

471
00:17:19,673 --> 00:17:20,940
Do you see what this could do
for the scientific community?

472
00:17:20,940 --> 00:17:23,410
Yes. We could charge
an access fee

473
00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:25,111
to every university
on the planet,

474
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,547
and I can retire
on a yacht in the Bahamas.

475
00:17:27,547 --> 00:17:29,215
You're missing the point.

476
00:17:29,215 --> 00:17:30,517
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

477
00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:32,252
Uh, good for science.
I love it.

478
00:17:32,252 --> 00:17:34,921
So, our next step is
we get legal involved

479
00:17:34,921 --> 00:17:36,556
and start drawing up
the contracts.

480
00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:38,792
Shouldn't we build
a working prototype first

481
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:39,859
to prove it's viable?

482
00:17:39,859 --> 00:17:41,294
Well, do you think it's viable?

483
00:17:41,294 --> 00:17:43,290
I do.
Well, that's
good enough for me.

484
00:17:43,290 --> 00:17:44,130
I'll call legal.

485
00:17:44,130 --> 00:17:45,231
Wait, what should I do?

486
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:46,433
Uh...

487
00:17:47,967 --> 00:17:49,469
Here's a dollar.

488
00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:51,371
Go get yourself
a Yoo-hoo on me.

489
00:17:51,371 --> 00:17:53,273
All right.