1. Good evening, I'm Tom Tucker.
The guy who dyes my hair
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and I can't get ahold of him.
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3. Our top story tonight:
Excitement in the music world
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4. as former Jolly Farm star
Mary Elizabeth Becca Ryan
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5. is releasing her debut single,
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6. the surprisingly filthy
"Face Chair."
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7. Oh, my God!
I can't believe MEBR
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her first song.
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9. - "MEBR"?
- Yes. Mary Elizabeth Becca Ryan.
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10. Her real fans call her MEBR.
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11. I've literally never heard
you talk about her.
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12. Talk about MEBR?
I'm always talking about MEBR.
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13. I love MEBR.
If I weren't such a big fan,
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14. would I have MEBR tattooed
right above my root?
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15. That is very low.
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16. Yeah. It's a root tattoo.
They're low.
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17. Brian, I have followed
her whole career
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18. ever since she was the little
pig who went "oink, oink"
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19. on Jolly Farm.
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20. I can't believe
it's the same girl.
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21. You know, all the Jolly Farm
kids grew up to be stars.
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22. Except for the ones
who went broke, OD'd,
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23. or are now just clickbait
mug shots on the CNN web page.
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24. But I'm all in on MEBR.
She is a superstar.
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25. I told you she'd grow up
to be hot.
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26. You couldn't say that then
and you can't say it now.
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27. Did and did.
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28. Hey, Dad, will you have
a catch with me?
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29. I heard girls like
baseball players,
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30. so I want to learn how to throw
batteries at baseball players.
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31. Ah, I'd love to, Chris.
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32. There's no better...
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33. bonding experience...
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34. than a father...
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35. and a son...
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36. having a catch.
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37. I'm out.
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38. Better call in
Boston Dynamics Dad instead.
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39. Come on, sport.
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40. I will throw
and catch with you
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41. and not study your emotions
for future enslavement.
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42. I think it might be time to get
your weight under control.
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43. It's affecting your relationship
with Chris.
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44. Boys need a father
who can spend time with them.
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45. No, I'm fine.
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46. Couple hard sniffs and a spit,
and I'll be good.
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47. Okay, okay, that's a no-go.
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48. Just put me on a blanket
and slide me to the TV.
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49. Oh, hey, Bri. Just recording
a new Tok to MEBR's song.
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50. Don't you think that song's
a little too dirty
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51. for a baby to be singing?
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52. "Face Chair" isn't dirty.
Look at the lyrics.
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53. "Knock, knock. There's a box.
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54. "And it's coming for you.
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55. "Open up. With care.
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56. Then drop that box
right on your chair."
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57. See? It's basically
an unboxing video.
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58. Okay. I'm gonna go eat
my Taco Bell in the other room.
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59. You know,
you shouldn't eat Taco Bell.
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60. MEBR says you should
only eat organic food,
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61. because it's better
for the environment.
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62. I had $1.67 and I wanted
two tacos and a big soda.
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63. And, what, you taking all
your cues from a pop star now?
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64. Oh, I'm sorry, but do you have
60 million followers
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65. - on Instagram?
- I think you know I have 12.
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66. 11. Joe's out
after your defund post.
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67. And I'm more than just a fan.
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68. I'm a Maryonette.
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69. We're like Beyoncé's BeyHive,
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70. except there's
no marionette emoji,
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71. so we just send jumbo pretzels.
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72. I don't think
it's healthy for you to attach
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73. so much of your personality
to a celebrity.
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74. You should be thinking
for yourself.
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75. This from a guy
who blindly runs into a room
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76. whenever he hears a can opener.
You don't get it.
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77. She sees the world in a way
you won't ever see, Brian.
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78. With blues and greens?
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79. Ye— uh, well, yeah,
I guess that, too.
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80. You know, she has a concert
in Quahog tomorrow.
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81. You should come with me,
and I can show you
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82. what makes her so special.
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83. That sounds like my hell.
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84. There is nothing you can do
to get me to go to that concert.
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85. MEBR concert, please.
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86. Oh, I'm a dumb dog.
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87. Hey, any of you know
how to tie a tie?
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88. I have to go
to a patient's funeral.
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89. You can just google it.
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90. Yeah, I did that
before my last surgery.
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91. And, well, there's a lot
of bad info out there.
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92. Anyway,
how can I help you today?
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93. Peter needs to lose weight,
and we were hoping
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94. you could help us.
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95. Sure, there are
a few options we could try.
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96. - You can increase your exercise.
- Pass.
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97. - Switch to a vegan diet.
- I'd rather die.
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98. Or quit drinking.
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99. Is there something simple
we could start with first?
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100. Yeah, what did
Honey Boo Boo's mom do?
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101. We have a similar work ethic.
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102. She had lap band surgery.
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103. If you're interested
in that option,
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104. the hospital is running
a promotion where it comes
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106. Lap band surgery is very popular
in the Switch community.
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107. Do I have to walk
to the surgery room?
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108. We'll put you on a blanket,
and slide you in right now.
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109. I'll do it.
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110. Oh, my God. This is worse.
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111. I feel amazing.
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112. Like a bride on his wedding day.
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113. I did stuff with the stripper
at the bachelorette party.
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114. But I'm here now.
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115. I'm here now.
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116. Time to immortalize
this moment with a photo,
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117. because pictures at concerts
always turn out great.
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118. Thank you,
my little Maryonettes.
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119. Now please enjoy
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120. while I check my phone,
like all Gen Z performers.
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121. What?
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122. Oh, MEBR responded!
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123. Uh-oh.
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124. What?
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125. She thought my post
was making fun of her.
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126. She put me on blast.
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127. I need to send an apology.
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128. And people reported me, my
account is blocked and locked.
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129. What the hell is happening?
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130. Can I just address something
for a second, my Maryonettes?
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131. Bullying is unacceptable.
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132. And Stewie Griffin is a bully.
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133. Aw, man, we got
to get you out of here
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134. before someone recognizes you.
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135. Yeah, let's grab our coats
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136. and get the hell out of here.
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137. Yes, I misplaced my ticket,
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138. but it is a glen plaid car coat
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139. - with a fur-lined collar.
- Which one?
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140. How many glen plaid car coats
with fur-lined collars
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141. - are back there?
- Is this it?
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142. The pleather jacket
with every NFL logo on it?
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143. Is that a glen plaid car coat
with a fur-lined collar?
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144. - Actually, that's mine.
- That's yours?
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145. Hey, don't get mad at me
'cause you lost your ticket.
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146. Oop, and here comes the rain.
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147. Oh, God.
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148. At least tell me
you have my cane handle
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149. Burberry doorman umbrella.
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150. I have a chewed-up
walking stick with gum on it.
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151. Right here, brah.
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152. All items accounted for.
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153. How you hanging in, Stewie?
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154. Not good.
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155. The Maryonettes are
still attacking me.
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156. All my accounts are
being flooded,
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157. they doxed
my favorite Froyo place,
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158. and someone even made a deepfake
of me at the Capitol riots.
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159. I was there, but I never went
inside the building, man!
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160. Well, this is all a product
of the stan culture.
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161. See, fans form these
strong bonds with celebrities,
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163. you inadvertently start a war
with thousands of people.
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164. I wish I could explain myself.
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165. But no one will listen.
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166. Well, hopefully
it all blows over.
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167. It won't, Brian.
You don't know the Maryonettes.
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168. What I need to do is
reach out to them.
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169. - Extend an olive branch.
- What are you thinking?
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170. You remember when Gal Gadot
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171. to sing "Imagine"
in $300,000 kitchens?
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172. Well, I filmed myself singing
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173. in moderately priced kitchens.
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174. Hey, guys, you know,
this virus of hate has infected
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175. my entire world.
And I saw this video
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176. of this Italian guy playing
the trumpet, um, on his balcony,
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177. and, uh, there was
something so powerful and pure,
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178. um, about this video,
and it goes—
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179. it goes like this.
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180. How are people liking it?
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181. Oh, it's made it much worse.
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182. Hey, where's Dad?
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183. He said he was gonna help me
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185. Up here, kids.
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186. Thoughts?
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187. We're gonna call you Mr. Skin.
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188. Um...
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189. Oh, really?
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190. Uh, we'll... we'll call you
something else.
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191. You know what?
You guys can't hurt me.
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192. I like my new look.
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193. So, are you gonna help me
with my science fair project?
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194. I would love to, Chris,
but like all people
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195. who undergo drastic weight loss,
I have time to make up for.
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196. And that means abandoning
the people who stuck with me
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198. You'll understand
when you're older.
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199. - Is there a bit of a smell?
- There's a bit of a smell.
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200. Hey, what's everyone thinking
for playtime?
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201. Hi. I'll speak for the group.
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202. We heard about
what you did, Stewie.
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203. No one wants to play with you.
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204. Okay. I see.
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205. I guess I'll just play with
this doctor's waiting room toy
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206. where you push a bead
along a wire.
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207. Plenty of room if anybody wants
to join.
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208. It's a multi-kid toy. Anybody?
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through the double twist
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210. where it gets fast for a second.
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211. Scary part's over. Anybody?
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212. Preschool is supposed
to be more about
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214. This could have lasting
long-term damage. Anybody?
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who aren't properly socialized
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can never catch up.
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217. Doctors agree. Anybody?
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financial outcomes,
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219. more affects stable
emotional relationships.
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220. There's a lot of literature
about it. Anybody?
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of the University of Indiana
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that doesn't sound impressive,
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223. but all the Ivy League schools
couldn't find fault in it.
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225. Go away, Brian.
I've already made my decision.
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that will change my mind.
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227. You texted me to come outside.
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my life a living hell,
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229. and I no longer feel safe.
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230. So Rupert and I have decided
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in the mountains.
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234. We will be unplugging our minds
and our bodies.
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235. Yes, Rupert, there will still be
one thing getting plugged.
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237. I know. This guy is twisted.
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238. Look, what's happened to you
is unfair.
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is a good person.
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240. And I want you to know
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241. Thanks, Brian.
Can you tweet that?
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242. An online ally would be
really helpful right now.
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243. - I know, right?
- Someone publicly standing up
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244. for me could start
changing the conversation.
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245. - Totally.
- Just need one person.
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246. - All it takes is one.
- Could be you.
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247. - Yep.
- You're still not
taking out your phone.
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248. Look, my point is, I am here
for you right now, privately,
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of anyone I know.
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250. You are gonna get
through this, champ.
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251. - Coward.
- And friend.
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252. I'm just gonna go grab
my sun hat,
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255. They killed him!
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256. He blew up!
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257. I had an IT band blow up
last year,
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259. A personal best.
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260. Hey, Stewie. You doing okay?
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261. I'm just going through
all of Rupert's stuff.
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262. He had a space suit?
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to be an astronaut,
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because of an astigmatism.
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265. Every night he'd go to the
window and look up at the moon.
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267. Of course, he usually ended up
just staring at a night-light.
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268. He really did have
the vision of a crawfish.
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269. Aw, please don't cry.
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270. I start whining when people cry
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271. because it sounds
like a fire truck.
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272. It's just so unfair.
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273. Rupert and I were finally
in a good place
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of the summer.
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275. Oh, gosh.
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of all this is?
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277. Mary Elizabeth Becca Ryan
has said nothing.
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278. She knows what her fans will do
when they're activated,
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280. I know. She should have
to take some responsibility
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281. for the actions of her fans.
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282. - It's like Nelson Mandela said.
- This will be wrong.
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283. "With great power
comes great responsibility."
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284. Yeah, that's Spider-Man.
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285. My point is, if celebrities
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287. They don't have
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289. I'm lucky
I'm a strong-minded person.
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290. Do you have any idea
how hard it is
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a couples' massage
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not even there?
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293. You still went on the retreat?
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295. Eating 3,000 bucks isn't
gonna bring Rupert back.
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296. Also, the Liebmans planned
their whole weekend around us,
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297. and it just didn't seem right
to leave them high and dry.
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298. Marty Liebman was on his iPad
the whole time.
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299. Guy's addicted to work.
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300. There you are.
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301. Where have you
been all day, Peter?
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302. You were supposed
to be helping Chris
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304. Peter, get out of that cocoon!
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306. Peter, the whole reason
you got this surgery
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was so you could spend time
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you've done is ignore him.
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309. Left alone
with only his thoughts
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a rare moment of accountability.
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312. Stewie, you in there?
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314. Oh, no. He's gonna kill her.
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315. I've got to stop him.
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to the Walk of Fame.
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317. Walk? Yeah, want
to go for a walk, boy?
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318. I do.
Who wants to go for a walk?
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319. Me! I'll get the leash.
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320. Leash? What am I doing?
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to cave dwellers
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Thank you.
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I learned a lot.
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are little people.
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327. And that certainly won't be
all I'm thinking about.
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328. Our next student is
Chris Griffin,
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329. presenting Benjamin Franklin's
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330. discovery of electricity.
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331. The year: 1752.
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333. He owned two slaves,
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334. a detail that is both important
and not important.
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stands between him
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337. That was my glass eye,
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338. but it's still
a tremendous inconvenience.
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339. It's best to leave
these things in.
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340. - I'm so sorry.
- No, no.
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341. I knew the dangers
of this unpaid position.
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342. Well, there's no way
to compete without a kite,
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343. so the least surprising "F"
of the day goes to...
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345. Dad?
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346. I'm sorry I ditched you
this week, Chris.
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in my new body
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who I did this for.
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349. But I'm here now
and I want to make it up to you.
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353. No, I like weird. Continue.
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356. So, as Benjamin Franklin's
slaves did all the hard work
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with his illegitimate son,
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for the British against his dad.
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359. And he invented
the rocking chair.
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361. I've never seen Quahog
from this high before.
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parked in backyards.
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363. What a dump.
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364. Rob Riggle!
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365. Aah!
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366. Well done, Chris.
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367. Kind of a hit job on one
of our beloved founding fathers,
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for a while.
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370. Did you hear that, Dad? I won.
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without you.
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375. I said, "Afternoon, citizens."
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Mary Elizabeth...
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379. Hell, I'm not saying
the whole thing.
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with other Quahog greats
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and definitely won't be sold
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to Chinese sex doll companies.
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383. We are mostly done with that.
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384. You can't go through here.
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385. It's only for people
who work for Miss Ryan.
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386. You have to let me through.
I'm Ed Sheeran.
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388. You're a weird-looking baby
with an English accent.
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390. Right this way, Mr. Sheeran.
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391. Hey, MEBR.
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392. Stewie, don't!
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393. Killing her is
not gonna fix this.
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would have saved
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in the first place.
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and why are you backstage?
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who insulted you online.
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12,000 TikToks ago?
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403. You tell time in TikToks?
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404. Yeah, it's the sound
a clock makes.
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ruined my life.
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could have been avoided
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about me.
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to be settled in public.
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411. Like Justin Timberlake
could have apologized
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everything she says.
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become the new religion?
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shouldn't be deciding
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and who we like or hate.
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finally be a better place.
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424. Pretzel the baby!
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425. I'm one of her adult fans.
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426. Nice speech, Stewie.
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427. A lot of good it did.
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428. Look at them, they don't care.
They're lost.
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429. Well, you know,
people are desperate
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430. for connection, Stewie.
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431. Sometimes the only place
they can find it is online
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432. in parasocial relationships
with a celebrity.
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433. I just wish mine
didn't cost me Rupert.
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434. About that.
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435. I have someone
I want you to meet.
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436. Rupert!
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437. I stitched him back together.
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438. He's pretty much himself
except for one small thing.
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439. He lost his short-term memory
and has no recollection
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440. of the difficulties
of the summer.
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441. Thanks, Brian.
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442. And if I'm honest,
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443. I was to blame
for said difficulties.
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444. Oh, buddy, I never cared.
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445. Now let's get you out of here
before someone recognizes you.
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446. Next time let's just bring
a hat and glasses.
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447. I'm glad we worked
everything out, Dad.
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448. What do you say we try
to have that catch again?
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449. I would love to, Chris.
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450. Better call
in Boston Dynamics Dad again.
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451. He's upstairs with Mom.
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452. He's upstairs with her a lot.
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453. I guess that's the future.
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454. Can you stop laughing?
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455. A robot is railing my mom.
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