♪ ♪ ♪ -It's my turn! -No its not! I still have 15 minutes. Oh, - Whatever! Time's up, you're
done. -Hey, I was watching that you little brat! Give it back! -Not gonna' happen. -I'm bigger than you. -And dumber. [KIDS LAUGH] -Not funny. Is too. Mom! They're fighting again! -I said give it back! -Try and take it, you little shrimp. Hey! What is going on? There. Problem solved. But I wanna watch cartoons. [SIGHS]
Later, sweetie. Listen, do we have to do this like every single day? I saw what happened, Mom. It was all Kelly's fault. You're such a little tattletale. I know you are but what am I? Enough! That's it. Now listen. [SIGHS] We have a project to do today. But I was just going
to start to practice. -Were not. -Was too. Fine. Then so was I. For real? Practicing? [NOISE FROM INSTRUMENTS] They're practicing. Okay. [MORE NOISE] Oh. [MORE NOISE] -Oh. Okay, alright. Enough, enough. Enough! That's it.
Put your weapons down. Listen- You guys, I really-- [DRUM BANGS] I appreciate your willingness
to practice. We have to clear a space in
Kelly's room for an air mattress. Why? Because your cousin Jordan
is coming to visit for two weeks. We're going
to put her in Randi's room. Why can't she just
share with Randi? Yeah, she can share with me,
I don't mind. That's sweet of you,
but she's seventeen. And she needs her own space. But you guys, Christmas isn't
just about what we get, it's about giving and helping.
Right? Isn't it nice to help someone
that's in trouble? What kind of trouble? What I meant to say is it's just nice to open our house
to someone that we love -and care about it.
-I think it's nice. Thank-you, Randi. Now that is the
Christmas spirit. Thank you very much. Yeah. Thank-you, Randi. Hey. Change your attitude. Yes ma'am. One bathroom.
Three girls. This is going to be
a train wreck. I want a train for Christmas,
pretty, pretty please? You know what?
Let's ask Santa for that. But, In the meantime
we've got a big project to do. So, Let's hop to it. -Hop to it! Yay!
-Upstairs, everyone. Go. Hop to it! -This will be fun.
-[SIGHS] -I think this is fun.
-You would. -Mom said change your attitude. -When pigs fly. -Do pigs fly? -It's just a figure of speech. This is not the Christmas
break I imagined. ♪ ♪ ♪ -How'd they take it when
you told them that Jordan will be
coming with us? You know what?
Exactly as expected, actually. Randi was excited, Kelly didn't want to share
a room with Randi, and Eric didn't want to share
a bathroom with one more female Smart kid. -Oh! -I mean, I do. That's what I love. Your stuff everywhere.
-That's right. -It reminds me of you. -Uh-huh. Hey, do you think this is
actually going to help Jordan to come here? I hope so. I mean, my sister's at the
end of her rope right now. Yeah. She's a good kid,
she's just making some-- -Yeah. She's a good kid.
-Dumb choices right now. Yeah. You're so smart,
I love that about you. Thanks, though,
for...you know. I know you have a full plate
with the kids, and . . . letting her come here,
it's really great. Oh, yeah, of course. She's my niece, too. I mean, it's a no-brainer. I just need to come up with
something that's brilliant to keep the kids from killing
each other over Christmas break. -Yeah. Whatever you do,
I'm supportive. I'm in. -Really? If I crate them like
little puppies? Yeah. yeah.
I lke that. I'm gonna hose them down and give them treats. [LAUGHING]
Make them roll over. I see, I see where this goes. -What if we do a family outing with Jordan? That would be fun. Yeah, okay. Do we dare ask the kids to pitch in on an idea? Ooh. That could backfire.
-Yeah. [YELLING FROM UPSTAIRS]
-Eric's still awake! Am not! Go to bed! I do not want to walk up there! That's a lot of steps! Quiet! I love you! They got the point, right? Yeah, they did. I love those guys. Okay wait. Shh...do you hear that? Ah. That's happiness. Let's get you inside. Let's get you inside. Thanks for the ride. No problem.
We're glad to have you. I can't believe my family
actually abandoned me here while they're out having
fun in the sun. -It's only two weeks. That's an eternity
without my car. I guess It wouldn't be a
much of a punishment if you could come and go
as you pleased, huh. You know,
I didn't do anything anybody else
isn't already doing. Doesn't make it right, though,
does it? Come on. I'll have Eric bring the rest. ♪ ♪ Hey,
guess who's here? [CHEERING] We're so glad you're here,
sweetie. Me too, I guess. How long are you
staying, anyway? Couple of weeks, I don't know. Is there anything I can do to help you get
back home sooner? Hey, stop that. I am so glad you're here. [AWWWS] Yay! Jordan's having a
sleepover! Yay! Let the fun begin. You're staying in my room and I
get to share with Duh-duh-duh! Kelly! Oh. Now I get it. I'm so sorry to spoil
your sanctuary. If you're really sorry, maybe you could let
my little annoying sister stay in her room with you. I'd actually way rather
be in Hawaii laying on the beach if that makes you feel better. Not really. What did you do
to get in trouble, anyway? Whoa. Uh-uh. Let the record show
that Kelly is the one causing trouble. Again. -Okay, thank-you Mr. Prosecutor. How about you
get the luggage out of the car? There's more? Uh, yeah, I can't survive without my
clothes, my make-up, or running
gear. You know how it is
without make-up. -Yep. Thank-you. ♪ Hey Randi, Do you want to show me
where I'm crashing? I'm kind of tired. But aren't you going to
have dinner with us? No, I'm not really hungry. Can you wait a couple minutes
until Eric gets back? Because . . . I have something
I want to discuss as a family and
I would love your input. I guess. (car door opening) Seriously? Who needs this much stuff, ever? Hey, you need a hand with that? Landon! [LAUGHING] What's up, buddy? Dude, you're home! Yeah, for a few weeks anyway. Sweet. There's way too many
girls around here these days. I'm not sure you're always
going to feel that way. -I do.
-Trust me, things change. I doubt it. So, You've been keeping
an eye out on the old man fo me
while I've been away at college? -Yeah, me and Mr. G are tight. Well. Looky, looky, looky
what the cat dragged in. Hey. -Hey gramps. -I'm glad you're home, son. How you doing, sport? Awesome, now that
Landon's home. Yeah. That's makes two of us. Well,
I'd better get going. You sure don't need a hand
with those bags? No thanks, I can do it
all by myself. Hey, you're gonna stop by
later in the week and help me finish
that dog house, right? Sure thing, Mr. G. And then we'll throw
the football around and show you how a real
college quarterback does it. That would be so cool. I want to be a quarterback
just like you some day. I'm sure you can do it. I agree. You just have to work hard. Yeah. You know, Gramps
used to play college football back in the day. yeah, I still got
some gas in the tank too, I eat quarterbacks for lunch. You're dead meat, Landon. We'll see about that. Well, gotta' go. Bye, guys. -See ya', buddy. - See ya'. -Squirt. Dog house? I'll explain when we're inside.
How's that arm? Like a rocket.
I'll be starting next year. Good boy! That's what
I want to hear. Are you kidding me? [LAUGHING] Good job, buddy. How long did you say
you're going to be here for? Hey. So . . . Dad and I have decided that
we're going to have a family day. Yeah! -Yeah! I'd rather be at the dentist getting a cavity filled. We can make that happen,
Huh, buddy? Yeah. -Do not be such a grouch. Yeah, don't be a grouch, Oscar. She can't help it. She was born that way. Okay. Alright, alright, alright. Now,
The plan is to have all you kids decide what to do? Any ideas? Football! Ice Skating. Trampoline! Ice cream! Love it. I don't care. Perfect, okay, so, It's decided. It's unanimous. Okay. Why don't you guys
talk amongst yourselves and decide what to
do. Okay? Let's come up
with one activity. Go. Football! Ice skating! Trampoline! And ice cream! And... I still don't care. Okay. And so... we put this together. The drawing-names-out-
of-a-bowl game. I love this game! I hate this game. Oh, please. Whoever wins gets to choose. And the winner is... Eric! Yeah! Football! -I really love football. -Yes you do.
-You've never played it before. -What?
-Anyway, I still like it. You know what, sweetie? You're going to get to
choose next time. It's okay. -Whatever. Can we invite Landon
and Mr. G? Of course. we're inviting
Landon and Mr. G. Isn't Mr. Gibson too old to be running around
and playing football? He's like 100. -Have you seen that man? -Yeah, I have. -He's like a cyborg. You know,
he used to play football without pads. So it's decided . . . Football with the Gibsons. Football with the Gibsons. Raaahhh! Yay. I'm going to unpack. Oh hey, we got this. Come on, buddy. Let's do this. Hey, um . . .
If you get hungry, there is lots of food in the fridge,
okay? Make yourself at home. -Thanks. -We're glad you're here. -Right this way. You need to change your
attitude, little miss. Okay? ♪ ♪ ♪ [KNOCKING] Hurry up! You've been in there
for like an hour! -Uno momento, por favor. -No, now! -Perfection takes time. -Whatever. Get out of the way. (DOOR SLAMS) Gotta' be quick around here.
See ya'. Ugh! Get out! I've been waiting! Sorry. Looks like you
gotta' wait longer. Mom! [KNOCKING] -Occupied. But Mom, I really need to go. Honey, I'm getting dressed. You're going to have to wait. Ugh! Finally! I hate girls! I love girls, and Sharkie does,
too. Not for long, you won't. Aaah! I gotta' own this beast. Yeah, don't you worry,
It's in the will. But you're gonna be an old man
before you get your hands on it. Hey guys. I gotta' go. Go Where? Oh. Go. Yeah, well, yeah, back door's open. He reminds me of you
when you were a kid. You always held it
to the very last second. How'd you do that? I always playing football or
having too much fun. Yeah. Those were some
good memories, huh? There's plenty more to come,
Gramps. I promise. Yeah. I'm sure. Eric's been hanging out with me
since you went off to school. Let's uh,
get these groceries inside. Aren't we going to take these
flowers to Grandma's grave? No, I stick them in one of Grandma's favorite vases. Reminds me, you know? Do you know I bought your
Grandma flowers every week from the very first day we met? Never stopped. Not sure if I'm ready to. I guess Christmas dinner's
going to be, uh . . . just a little inferior this
year. We'll get us a Christmas tree and decorate the house. It'll be like she's still here. I wouldn't know where to start. We'll go slow.
We'll bake Grandma's cookies for the neighbors Like she used to. That sounds like a plan. That can't be that hard, right? Whoa. Who's that? That must be Richard's niece. He said she was going to be staying with them them
for a while. Looks like we're going to
make an excuse to get you an... introduction. Have I ever told you
how much I love you, Gramps? -Feel better? -Oh yeah. Why don't you come over later and we'll toss the football
around a little bit? Cool. I could use the practice
for our family football game. Whoa, whoa. Back up. What family football game? You guys are invited. Oh, we're there.
We're in. Easy, Gramps.
It's just a little game. There's no such thing as
"just a game." There are winners,
and there are losers. -Oh boy.
-Cool. You're on my team, Mr. G. I'm Down with that.
You just tell me when and where. Deal. I'm out. See ya', Landon. -See ya'. See ya'. Let's go figure out how to . . . make cookies. Let's go. ♪ ♪ ♪ [DOG WHIMPERING] Oh. Hey! Hi. You're so cute.
Are you lost? Huh? Is this where you live? Is it? Should we go see? Okay. Come on. [KNOCKING] Oh. There you are. Where did you find him? In the bushes. You might want to keep
a better eye on him. I might take him to a pound.
He keeps getting on my nerves. Then why did you buy him
in the first place? I didn't. I found him tearing up
my yard a couple of weeks ago. And you can't find the owner? Nope. I put flyers all over the
area. Nobody claimed him. He's yours if you want him. Really? Yeah. I've got no use for him. You know . . . you're kind of a grump. I know. Oh. You must be Mr. Gibson. My uncle told me all about you. Yeah, well, you must be Richard's niece.
He told me all about you. I hear you're some kind
of troublemaker. Kind of. I guess. Now, well then me, you and that dog
got more in common than you think. Enjoy him. Oh, no,
I don't think I can keep him. Have a nice day. Okay. How old is she? Senior in high school—
I think. Why is she here? Got into some trouble. What for? Something you should
be familiar with. Like what? Bullying. Oh. A puppy! Where did he come from? He was roaming around Mr. Gibson's house, -lost. You met Mr. G? If that's what you call him.
He was a grump. Mr. G's not a grump. He's way cool. He was going to call the pound
on this adorable puppy. That's not cool. No, no. He's just going
through a hard time. His wife just died. Yeah,
he was probably teasing. I don't think so. He just handed me the puppy
and said to keep him. [GASPS AND SHRIEKS] -No, no, no, no.
-[YELLING AND CHEERING] He's so cute!
-Can we keep him, please? Okay, Okay, for now. But we have to ask your Dad
when he gets home. It's a done deal.
Dad's a softie. Oh dear. Can we keep him, please?
Yes can please keep . . . [PUPPY WHINES]
[MORE CHEERS] Yes! Yes! I told you Dad's a softie. You rascal. -He's part of the family now. -You guys... dessert's almost ready.
Has anyone seen Jordan? Jordan doesn't want any but she
said we can play with the puppy. [CHEERS] Okay. Then Dad is the designated
cleaner-upper of the puppy. No! Go way down to the sidewalk
to your driveway. Touchdown pass and we
win. Got it. Hands in. On one. Ready? Break. You're going down, little man. You can't stop what
you can't catch, Mr. G. All you'll see is a blur. Yeah? Your speed is no match
for my brawn. Bring it.
-You got it. Down. Set. ♪ ♪ -Dude, what are you waiting for?
Hike the ball, come on. ♪ ♪ Oh brother. You think she's cute, don't you? We she aint' ugly. Are we playing football or what? Alright, alright. You guys
ready? -Yeah.
-Yeah. Down. Set. Hut one! ♪ ♪ [GRUNTING] Ooof! ♪ ♪ Oh yeah! ♪ ♪ It's touch, Gramps.
Not tackle. Sorry, I kinda' lost my mind. Won't happen again. For some reason,
I don't believe you. Nice catch, Eric. ♪ ♪ Boom. Good throw. Learned from the best. [RUNNING WATER] Can you play with me? -No! Please? No. Pretty please? Stop asking. Come on. Hey, give me some. Get your own. You took all of them,
you big oinker. You snooze, you lose. You should
have let me in the bathroom. Then maybe I'd share. Mom! Eric took all the grapes
and he's not sharing. Eric, share with
your sister, please. -But I'm starving and I can-- -Hey. You heard me. [PUPPY WHINES] Can I have some, please? Of course. ♪ ♪ Me too, please. Wouldn't forget you. Mom! Ugh! Here, Kelly. -That's it! Give them. Now. I was gonna' eat all those. You were not. You're just
trying to bug me. You never share. He shares with me. Uh,
Just stay out of this. Don't talk to her like that. You're not the boss of me. Am too. Are not. Am too. Are not. Stop it, stop it-STOP IT. I've had it, You guys. I'm going to take a time out. [DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES] [footsteps] It's all your fault. -Was not. -Was too. ♪ ♪ Yeah, it's pretty decent--
[CELL PHONE RINGS] --gas mileage too. One second.
My wife's calling me. Hey babe. What's up? [CRYING]
I can't do this today. I'm sorry. I can't do this
alone. I need your help. What happened?
What's going on? The kids just won't stop
fighting. And they won't listen to me. And the dog keeps barking and I don't know what's wrong. Okay, look. I'm going to
come home right away, alright? Okay. I'm sorry.
I know I'm overreacting. Just hang in there. I'll be
there. Thanks. Okay. I love you. [SIGHS] I love you too. ♪ ♪ Hey. ♪ ♪ Are you okay? Yeah. Thanks for coming home. Hey, these kids are lucky
to have you. And so am I. [SIGHS] ♪ ♪ I have an idea that
I'm really excited about. I want to share with you guys. Let's go. [SCREAMS] Mom's here. And Dad's here, too. Hurry, everybody into position! Are you mad, Mom? No, sweetie. Not anymore. Let's go sit down,
okay? The fighting has got to stop. I'm sorry, Mom. We'll do better. We have to get the love
back in our home. This is really important, especially at this time of year. I love everybody. We love you, too. But listen, Umm . . . I have an idea. What do think about starting a
new family Christmas tradition? Yeah! Yeah, what kind of tradition? Well, It's sort of like a game. But only played by people that are really good
at keeping secrets. I can keep a secret. I can keep a secret
better than him. I can! I can!
I can! Yes, yes,
that's the spirit. What about me? Oh, you can keep a secret,
too, sweetie. We're going to build
a crib for Baby Jesus. And . . . we're going to make it be
in our very home. And we're going to put
straw in it and that straw is going
to represent good deeds that we do
as a family. But who will we do
the good deeds for? We'll do them for each other. We'll put our names in a hat
and then each draw a name. We can use my old baseball hat. Gross!
That thing is full of sweat. No it's not. Kelly, what are you
not getting here? Come on. Thank-you, Eric. So, every week
we're going to try to do as many good deeds, in secret, as we can for our secret person, so that by Christmas Eve, hopefully . . . it'll be full of
straw. Yeah, I think he
would love a comfy bed. Yes, I think so, too. What do you think, Jordan? Oh, I'd rather not do this. Come on, you're
part of the family now. It would be nice. Please play. Please play. Fine. Okay. Now who will build
a crib for Baby Jesus? Not it. I will. Don't let him do it.
He'll mess it up. No I won't. Thank-you, Eric.
I appreciate that. It needs to be a little bigger
than a shoebox. Can you do that? Yeah.
. . . Yeah. Do you need some help, pal? I can do it, but can
I borrow your hammer? Yeah, it's in the toolbox
in the shed. Just, just put it back
]when you're done. I will. Can I go to Mr. G's? Why would you want to go there?
He's a grouch. No he's not. He's my friend. And, he'll help me build a crib. We were building a dog house for the puppy until
he gave it to you. He was building a dog house? No, WE were building
a dog house. What? Then why would
he give him to me? -Because he's cool like that. Can I go now? Yeah. Yes. Thanks, bud. I'll be back with a new crib. You know, maybe we
should name the dog G-2 in honor of Mr. G. Yeah,
-yeah. I like that. Hi G-2. Hello, G-2. Hi G-2. Hey Mr. G. I need your help. Sure. What's up? I'm going to build a crib
for Baby Jesus to sleep in on Christmas. But I need nails. Lots of them. And wood, too.
I brought my own hammer. Wait--a bed of nails
for Baby Jesus to sleep on? That doesn't sound
very Christmas-y. Huh? Tell you what,
put your hammer down. Get you some wood. You take this tape measure. Carpenter's rule: we measure twice . . . we cut once. Alright? -Okay. But I want to do it
all by myself because my sister said I'll mess it up, but she's wrong. Tell you what.
We'll make a deal. I'll only help when you
ask for it. Okay. Deal? Deal. Alright. Help. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What's going on? Hold on, hold on. We're almost done. Okay, you're good.
It's gonna hold. No more nails. I just want to make sure
it doesn't fall apart. Trust me sport, we're good here. So, what is
this thing, anyway? It's a crib for Baby Jesus. What do you think? I think that might be the
best crib ever. Thanks, Landon. Now I gotta go
show my family what I did
all by myself. Well, almost all by myself. Thanks, Mr. G. You got it. And hey, you promised me
you're gonna help me finish that dog house, right? Sure thing. Alright. Maybe you could give it
to your cousin for Christmas for the puppy. That me be a good
secret idea now that we're doing
nice things for each other. -What do you mean? My mom came up with a game
where we draw names and whose ever name we have we do nice things for them. That sounds like a
swell idea. Well, I guess so, if you pick the right person. See ya'. Alright, see ya'. Hey, hey, good job. -See ya' buddy. You forgot your... He left in such a hurry,
he forgot his hammer. Maybe I'll take it over there
myself. Check in on Jordan. No. No, no, no, no. Let me take it over. Bingo. It's lopsided. You're head's lopsided. Hey, you're gonna both be
lopsided in about two seconds. -I think it's cute. -Me too. Good job, Eric. Can I sleep in it? You might be a tad
too big there, pal. Let's just hope Baby Jesus doesn't fall out of it. Hey. Stop that. It's perfect. It does need some straw, though. Hey, I know where can
find some straw, guys. Everybody hop in the van.
Let's roll. [CHEERS] Van time. Get in the van. Little dudes first. Yeah. There we go. Mr. McDonald. Hey Landon.
How ya' doing? Good, how are you, man? Doing well. I was just returning-- Ooh, Eric look,
its like my hammer. I'm sorry Dad,
I was in a hurry. He did build a pretty
nice crib, though. He did, it was a great crib. ♪ ♪ Have you met Jordan, my niece? Not officially. Well, Landon, this is Jordan.
Jordan, this is Landon. Nice to meet you. You too. Hey, we're going to get
some straw for the crib you want to come along? Yeah, come with us, Landon! Sure, if it's not a bother. No, hop in. Oh. Sorry. Ladies first. -Thanks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Here we are. Let's go! -Let's go, guys! [KIDS CHEERING]
[CATTLE MOOING] Don't run off. Look! There's a cow. Aww, there is a calf. Wow. Come on guys. Look. Hold up. Excited? What's this place, Dad? This is Mr. Barnett's farm. He was cool enought to let us
come down here and get what we need. Okay, guys. The key is grab as many pieces of straw that we need for each and every act of kindness we're going to do. Alright? Alright. Meet back here in 20 minutes. Eric. Jordan. Okay, here. Here's one for you. Kelly. I'd rather go alone. Okay. Here you go, buddy. Come on dad. This way. -Okay. You good? Oh, look at this. This is a good pile
of good deeds, huh, buddy? Come on. Whoa. ♪ ♪ Ugh! Ow! Hey sis, come here. There's good ones over here. ♪ ♪ [LAUGHING] [CATTLE MOOING] ♪ ♪ Whoa! Don't get near the edges. Whoa! No, don't jump! ♪ ♪ Mom! Dad! Look how much! Wow, you've got
enough there, buddy. Do you need some more bags? Sis, look what I found: it's a corn on the cob! Look what I found! -Mom, what is this? Oh, that looks an old
bottle cap, sweetie. Cool! So, uh . . .
what high school do you go to? East. I'm a senior. Nice. I went to North. I know. Your team beat us my junior year
at state championships. Oh. I was there. -We did. -Yeah.
45 to zip. And you were the quarterback. Well, don't hold
that against me. I don't really like football. But I'm sure you liked
being Mr. Popular. I like to play, but at the end
of the day, it's just a game. Hmm. Are you seeing this? Oh yeah. I remember that look. Oh yeah,
that never went away. So Mr, Gibson's your grandpa? Sure is. Wow. You're nothing like him,
are you? I'd like to hope I am. So you live at his house? I did for most of my life until I went off
to college last year. So . . .
where are your parents? Uhhh . . . They were killed in car accident when I was just a kid. I'm sorry. It's okay. It was a long time ago. I bet you really miss them. I do. But . . . I've made a lot of
great memories with my grandpa and my grandma, before she passed. And, they've just been
really good to me. [ROCKING SOUND] See, it won't even
stand up straight. I can fix it. Oh, thank-you, Randi. Yep. Ta-da! Well, thanks for having me
tag along, guys. That was fun. Anytime. Hey, did Eric
tell you that you and Mr. G are
invited to our football game? -Yeah, we'll be there. I'm sure Gramps already has it
marked on his calendar. Seriously? Like with a training schedule or something? Something like that. Should I be scared? Only if you're not on his team. I need to get on that team. See you guys. I'm going to go on a run. But you don't even have your running shoes on. Oh, these ones will be fine. Be back soon. Okay. They are so in love. Gross. No, they're not in love. They're just becoming friends. Yes, that's it. It was nice to meet you,
Mr. Gibson's grandson. Nice to meet you,
Mr. McDonald's niece. Well, I'm going to
go on a run and then I have a date
with Mr. Poe tonight. As in Edgar Allan? Yeah. "The Raven" is
one of my favorites. What? Wow, you're really
different than I thought. So are you. Tonight I'm headed to
the Rue Morgue. Well, you enjoy your journey. I always do. Alright, well, I'll see you around. Yeah, I'll see you
at the football game. Oh yeah. Okay. I better start
running now. Yeah, I'll let you go. K. Bye. -Bye. Sorry.
-Sorry. [LAUGHING] For a college athlete, I didn't think I'd be this
clumsy. Oh, no, I think it's cute. ♪ ♪ Okay, well, I'm going
to go on a run. Yeah. Running's good. Bye. K. Bye. ♪ ♪ Hey Gramps. Hey. Well, that looked like
a successful visit. You could say that. I'm glad you thought of it. Somebody had to. What do you say we go inside and try to improve
those cookies we attempted the other night? Well, they can't
get much worse than they already were. Well, well, no, they weren't that burned. Still, Grandma probably
wouldn't approve, would she? No, she wouldn't. Let's do it. Okay, put your pens down. Time is up. Do you have your
final answers? [GIGGLING] Alright. Pass in your names. Oh. Swish. Okay. Alright. Everybody pulls one name out and pass it down. Got that folded enough
there, buddy? ♪ ♪ Here we go. Take one name out. Take a look. Tell no one. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, no, no, no, no! Don't eat that. ♪ ♪ Oh my goodness. Somebody here is very lucky. I'm not going to say
who it is. You guys,
this is the first annual McDonald Christmas
tradition of the straw. This is very exciting. We all know how it works. No one can know what you do and know one can see you do it. But for each act of kindness
that you do you put one piece of straw into the crib. [KNOCKING] Door's open. Hey. We're having a little dessert if you want
to come join us. No thanks. I have some reading to do. Do you mind if I come in
for a second? Okay. What do you got here? Hmmm. Your parents are worried. So, they told you what I did? Yeah. I don't see what
the big deal is. I didn't mean anything by it. You ever been bullied? Who hasn't? So you know what it feels like. [PUPPY WHIMPERS] I really do feel bad. I just don't know what to do. Jordan, I've never
know you to be a cruel person. Why did you do that? I don't know. It wasn't even my idea. But you made this page. You made, what, a slam page? Jordan,
cyberbullying is no joke. You're going to be
18 in a few months. All the stake change. But it was harmless. Tell that to this poor girl. There's laws now against
bullying. And you could go to court. You could lose
your scholarship. Or worse. But I took the page down. That's not enough. Jordan, these kids
that get bullied, some of them . . . some of them, they don't . . . they don't survive. Do you know what I'm saying? Yeah. [DOG PANTING] I hope you do. Look, just do me favor.
Don't stay up here all the time. My kids are crazy about you. And you're so good with them. And, we love you. Okay?
-Okay. ♪ ♪ -Why does Eric have
more than me? Just watch the movie. Hey. Give me Dad's. So? So we had a good talk. Do you think it sunk in? I think so. I think she's
having a hard time figuring out what to do next. She's a little confused. Yeah. Why can't she just be confused at someone else's house? Jordan. Jordan! Oooh. Kelly, I understand you're upset and you don't want
to share your room. There's never an excuse for
mean. I didn't mean it like that. You shouldn't have said it,
then. Daddy when are going to play the mangy game? It's "manger," buddy. Yeah, that's what he said. Okay.
-You guys can play right now. Go play. Yes! -Hey, me first! -No, me first. I'm sorry, Dad. I know you are. ♪ ♪ ♪Here we come a Christmasing ♪ ♪Among the leaves so green ♪ ♪Here we come a wandering ♪ ♪ So fair to be seen ♪ ♪ Love and joy♪
♪ Come to you ♪ ♪ And to all your children too ♪ ♪ May God bless you ♪ ♪ And send you ♪ ♪ A happy new year ♪ ♪ Send you a happy new year ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ God bless the master
of this house ♪ ♪ His wife, the mistress too ♪ ♪ And all the little children ♪ ♪ That round the table go ♪ ♪ Love and joy come to you ♪ ♪ And a merry Christmas too ♪ ♪ May God bless you ♪ ♪ And send you ♪ ♪ A happy new year ♪ ♪ Send you a happy new year ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ We're not daily beggars ♪ ♪ That go from door to door ♪ ♪ but, we're your
friendly neighbors ♪ ♪ Whom you have seen before ♪ Love and joy come to you ♪ ♪ And to all your children too ♪ ♪ May God bless you ♪ ♪ And send you ♪ ♪ A happy new year ♪ ♪Send you a happy new year ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And all your kin and kinfolk ♪ ♪ Who dwell both far and near ♪ ♪ We wish a merry Christmas ♪ ♪ And a happy brand new year ♪ ♪ Love and joy come to you ♪ ♪ And to all the children too ♪ ♪ May God bless you ♪ ♪ And send you ♪ ♪ A happy new year ♪ ♪Send you a happy new year ♪ Love and joy come to you ♪ ♪ And a merry Christmas too ♪ ♪ May God Bless you,
and send you ♪ ♪ A happy new year ♪ ♪ Send you a happy new year ♪ ♪ Send you a happy new year ♪ ♪ ♪ Hey Gramps. Third try's
going to be the charm? Just put on this apron
and help me. Help you what? Burn the house down? Look, I'm going to do justice to Grandma's cookies, even if it kills me. Let's hope it doesn't come to
that. Where you want to start? I think she always started with the eggs. Hand me an egg. -Here you go. Uh, that's not a good sign. Stop eating it. Stop. Stop. They're so good. Wanna eat? No. Don't. Come on.
We got to do these quickly. We need something-- I think Grandma
would like these ones. Ow. Darn. -Green? -We're good. That's it. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [KNOCKING] ♪ ♪ Alright, game on! Let's pick some teams,
alright! Do it! We're team captains. Age before beauty. Oh, you have it that way, huh? Well, I'm going to
go with my man Eric. I got your boy Landon. Yes. I need a runner. I need speed. That's going to be
Jordan. [SCREAMS] Bam. We need some brains here. Kelly I need you. And, I want some talent. Randi. [CHEERING] These are our teams! We have one rule in this family :No tackling. We'll see about that. Okay. Alright, let's flip. Heads or tails to see
who kicks and who receives. Here we go. Boom. Boom. Tails. What do you want to do, Eric? Receive! We're gonna receive! [CHEERING] [LAUGHING]
[TAUNTING] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes! Yes! 319. Hut. Hike! ♪ ♪ Here we go! [CHEERING] ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This is a tie game
right now, guys. Okay. We're going home either
losers or winners. What do you wanna be? Winners! That's what I'm talking about. Landon, you're the
best chance on this. Go long. Just lob it out there, I'll get it. Alright guys, on two. Ready? Break! Yeaaaahhh! I know what your plan is. But you gotta'
get by me first. No holding, Gramps. I wouldn't think of it. -Yeah, right. Sorry it has to end
like this, pal. Know that I love you. Down! Set! Hut one! Hut two! Hike! ♪ ♪ [CRUSHING BLOW] [SCREAMING] We won! Are you alright? Get him up. That's right, Richie. Hey Richard! [GOOFY TAUNTING] You alright, dude? I think so. He's an animal. [INCOHERENT MUMBLING] You're lucky! High five, buddy. Good job. Race car! Race car? Alright. [CAR NOISES] ♪ ♪ Does anyone know what Baby Jesus had to sleep in
when he was born? [GASPS] A crib! No, they didn't have a crib. A stable? Yes, yes,
a stable, but what did they use for his bed? -A manger. Yeah, a manger. Who knows what a manger is? It's a kind of bed. Um, Not . . . well, sort of. It's . . .
it's actually a trough that you put food in to feed animals. They didn't have a crib,
so Joseph and Mary they got a bunch of straw and they put it in that
feeding trough. That's where Baby Jesus slept. I'll never complain about
where I sleep again. Me, too. I 'm glad I have a real bed. I like the bouncy bed
in Kelly's room. Oh, no. Don't get used to it. We need to get one more thing
ready for Christmas Eve. We need a Baby Jesus. Any ideas? We can use my dolls. -I have some. Great! I could use my stuffed animals. That's perfect. Okay, everyone run upstairs and get your favorite stuffed animals and dolls. Meet back here in two minutes. Here's the first one. -Go! Go! Go! -Get my favorite doll. ♪ ♪ -Daddy! -There's a good one. -Well, that one is awesome. ♪ ♪ That one. I think this one . . . is pretty perfect. I think Baby Jesus would like
to be represented by a doll that's had so many hugs. I think Baby Jesus needs
a wardrobe change. And a haircut. No kidding. What? I think he has great hair. I think this is our Baby Jesus. ♪ ♪ I want you all to know you did any incredible job at dressing Baby Jesus. You ready to see him? I am! -Yes.Yes.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-I want to see him. Ooohh. So much better. Isn't that amazing? -So cute. -Okay guys, here it is. The moment you've all been waiting for. The names for this coming week. Are you ready? I'm so ready. You know the routine . . . Uh huh, good. Take one. Pass it down. No peeking. No peeking. [LAUGHING] -No eating. -If you're hungry I'll make you a sandwich. Oh man. Okay, you guys. Look at this crib. Look at all the hay. It was a good week. It's pretty cozy but I think we can do
a little better this week. Yeah! -Yeah! That's what like to hear. Like ninjas! ♪ ♪ Bathroom's free. It's a miracle. Looks like you could
really use some time in front of the mirror. You should talk. Oh wait. You were just in there. Didn't do any good. At least I brush my
teeth every morning. At least I don't have moss in my teeth. Stop! Can we not just eat in peace? Thank-you. [GIGGLING] What are you giggling about? Nothing. Besides, it's a secret. I can't tell you. Oh, I'm going to have
to tickle it out of you. She's a spy just like me. She won't tell you. What? You're next, mister. [GIGGLING] I know that look. What are you up to? Oh, I'm going to give Eric a taste of this snow. He's riding his bike out front. I remember a few of those coming out of nowhere
and pelting me back in the day. Yeah, now it's his turn. He's going to love it. I'm just glad you have someone new to hang out with while I'm gone. Oh, thank you for
the sentiment, Oprah. Now, if you don't
get out of my way. I'll give you a taste . . . Go ahead. Oh, hi, Mr. G. [LAUGHING] That's right, kid. This geezer's still got game. You may have won the battle, but the war aint' over,
old man. You'll get your chance. Hey, come here. Give me a hand
with something out back. You just pelted me
with a snowball. I don't have any
more snowballs. Come on. You alright? That's a sport. [CHOPPING] Start piling up that wood. How are things at your place
with the girls? Don't get me started. It's torture. It's nice to have a feminine
touch around the house. Well, I bet you can get into the
bathroom whenever you want. Yeah, but the food
is barely edible. Tell me about it. We got your cookies
and they looked awful and tasted way worse than
Mrs. G's cookies. No offense. Trust me, I'm working on it. Wait a minute-- how'd you know they were mine? Oh. Jordan told us. She-- I thought we made
a clean getaway. Nope. We all knew it was you. It was nice. So are you and Kelly
still going at it? Yeah, she won't saying
mean things all the time. You sure it's all her? Well, I guess it's me, too. You can catch more flies with
honey than you can vinegar, pal. What does that mean? It means try to be nice to her. Maybe she'll come around. I'm trying. Eric, I know. Look at me. You're a good kid. Thanks for your advice, Mr. G. I wish you were my Grandpa. As far as I'm concerned, I am. I'll tell you what. Why don't finish
piling up this wood, and uh . . . how 'bout we go get us
some ice cream? Awesome! Alright. You wanna cut wood? Yeah! Not a chance. Would you like some tea
Mrs. Pettibone? Please. Why thank-you. Kelly! Where's his head? I have no idea what
you're talking about. Crumpet? Why thank-you. You break everything! Why can't you just
leave my stuff alone? I didn't touch your stupid doll. It's not a doll. Mom! I got his head. [LAUGHING] [KNOCKING] Be out in a second. It's me, Kelly. Do you think I can come in
and talk to you? Mi banõ es su banõ. What? Just come in. Have a seat. What's wrong? I'm sorry I've been so mean. ooh, it's okay. I understand
more that you know. I try not to say mean things, but then they just come out. Then I wish I could take them
back. Been there. My dad says there's
no excuse for mean. [KNOCKING] -Get out! I've been waiting! Go away! [GRUMBLING] I'm sorry. It's just that my brother
and my sister especially my brother, bug me so much,
I want to scream. But, see,
That's where you're lucky. Lucky? Yeah. See, I don't have any
brothers and sisters. And if I did, and they were
calling me out on the stuff that
I was doing wrong, I probably wouldn't be staying in my cousin's room right now. I'll try harder. Me too. ♪ ♪ Hey Jordan. Hi. I was wondering if you'd like to come over and we could do like a Poe movie marathon,
or something. Yeah. I' would love that. Have you named him yet? [PUPPY WHIMPERS] Yes. We named him G-2,
after your grandpa. That's awesome. Yeah, I think so. You know,
your grandpa's a lot different than I first thought he was. You know, he rescued him
for the shelter a while back. Then why did he
make up that story? In his words, he thought you needed a . . . friend. [PUPPY WHIMPERS] Hey, don't cry. I've just been so mean and
ungrateful lately. You? Yeah. To my parents. And this girl at school. ♪ ♪ She used to be
my best friend. I regret it more than anything
I've ever done. Well-- Why don't you come over
to my house tonight we'll talk some more and we'll watch
one of those Poe movies. K. Thank-you. ♪ ♪ -Can I stay up,
pretty, pretty please? -Oh, you have been so good but everyone's going to bed. Can anyone join this
dessert party? Jordan! Okay. Lucky for you I have a backup. Oh. Perfect. Thank-you. Do you want my extra cookie? Sure. Thanks. We're really glad
you could join us. Me too. [TOY CAR REVS] Can I try it once? Give it back.
You always crash it. I won't this time,
I promise! [TOY CAR BREAKS] She always does that! It's time for bed. Come on. But Dad, I was trying to nice. I really was. Try again tomorrow. Go. Ugh! You know, she's kind of
in a bad mood. You know, I'll go ahead
and sleep with Kelly tonight, and then Randi
can have her own room. Are you sure? I mean, she's in a mood. Are you kidding?
I invented that mood. Thank-you.
-Ah-hah! -That's really sweet. Thanks. I knew it. I knew it. [LAUGHING] [KNOCKING] What? -It's Jordan. -Can I come in? Door's open. Hey. Thanks for the cookie. I wasn't trying to be mean. But he got on my last nerve. Your last nerve? What are you, 30? If you can't tell,
I'm trying to be mad right now. Yes, I can tell. [LAUGHING] Why are we laughing? I don't know. [MORE LAUGHING] But if feels good. Yeah. We should
do it more often. Hey, can I
bunk with you tonight? Randi's a little scared
you might torture her. And you aren't afraid
I won't torture you? You don't even know
what torture is yet. [LAUGHING] [KNOCKING] Who is it? -It's me. Come in. Hi. Yay! Yay, Hi. Can I sleep with you tonight? Sure. Yay! I'll try not to wake you
guys when I get home. Where are you going? On a date. ooohhh . . . With Landon? Yes! He's cute. [RANDI GASPS] But don't tell
my parents I said that. Okay. I won't. It will be our little secret. [LAUGHING] My allergies flare up at this
part. Every year. Hey. Sit down. Have some popcorn.
Come on. Oh, no, I'm okay. You alright? Yeah, I'm fine. Can I go to Landon's house
to watch a movie? Mmmmmm.
Landon's house. Well-- I would say yes. Yeah.
You? Sure. Just be back
before midnight. Mr G turns into a werewolf. What? Don't listen to him. What's wrong? You guys have just been
so nice to me when you haven't had to. Thank-you so much. You're family. Really,
that's what family's for. Thank-you. Hey, I'll be back by midnight. Okay. Have fun. ♪ ♪ Let me know if you need
any silver bullets. I'm gonna take him down
one of these days. You're terrible. ♪ ♪ I think you should call her. What if she freaks out
and starts screaming at me? Or worse-- what if she doesn't
want to talk to me? There are no "what ifs" during an apology. Do it because you feel bad. Sounds like you speak
from experience. When I was a senior in high school, we had a hazing night. Sort of a school tradition. And one kid got hurt pretty bad. We didn't realize we how mean we were being
until it was too late. What happened? I almost lost my scholarship, and that wasn't the worst of it. I went to visit him while he was in the hospital,
and found out his
dad died earlier that year. Him and his mom, they went to
live their grandparents. He was that new kid. New area. No friends. Sounds familiar. Tell me about it. So what did you say to him? Bawled like a little baby. Begged for his forgiveness. What did he say? He actually
forgave me on the spot. Call her. I think I should it
face to face. Then let's go. Oh, no,
I can't do it right now. Yes you can. Come on. Trust me,
you'll feel so much better. [DOORBELL RINGS] [DOG BARKS] Why are you here? Can I talk to you
just for a minute? I don't have anything to say to you. I know. But I have
something I want to say to you. Please. I'm so sorry. for everything that I've done. Why did you make up
all those lies about me? I don't know. I think I just wanted to fit in. Now that you fit in how do you feel? Not very good. You were my best friend and I just messed it up because I was so stupid and selfish. I know that what I did was so unforgiveable, so if you don't forgive me
I totally understand. -I forgive you. I always felt that
it wasn't really you. That doesn't
make it hurt any less. I hope you never know what it feels like to have
people torment you every second of the day. I'm so sorry. [CRYING] Can I take you out for a
girls night after Christmas? I'm not sure. Just to talk. Alright. You're reading Poe. Yeah. It's the one you gave me. I remember. I'm glad you still have it. Thank-you for coming. Thank-you for
your forgiveness. It means a lot to me. [CELL PHONE CHIMES] Who's that? Oh. That's my uncle's neighbor. Landon. I see. I'm sure to more to that but I'll let you get back. ♪ ♪ Feel better? You have no idea. I think I do. How did you get so wise? I raised by some pretty wise people. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What in the world? Let me check your papers. What have I been telling about
ice cream? We don't waste it. Oh my gosh. You guys, this is our last week
to draw names. Let's get a super, extra
comfy, bed for Baby Jesus. Okay? Take one, pass it down. Let's see what we got. Ooh. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope. Oh, honey. Spit it out. Did you teach him this? -He takes after me,
but, I dunno. Spit. Spit it out. Mmmmmm. No! Whoa. Hey buddy. I'll go talk to him. No. I think I need to. Okay. [KNOCKING] -What? Can you use some
company in there? -Not really. Well, can I come in anyway? It's cold out. -Okay, I guess. Hey. Something's been bugging you
since we started the straw game. do you wanna talk about it? I tried so hard, but I just can't do it anymore. And now I'm going to wreck
Christmas for everybody. How are you going
to wreck Christmas? You know difficult Kelly is? Yeah. Well, I got Kelly's name
all three times. And I can't do
one more nice thing for her or I'll die. Oooohh. I tried. I really did. I snuck into her room every night and made her bed. I even laid out
her crummy nightgown. And one day
I let her use my race car and she smashed it
right into the wall like always. Oh, I'm so sorry. And every week when we pick new names,
I thought it would be over. But tonight,
when I got her name again I knew I couldn't
do one more nice thing for her. I just can't! If I try, I'd probably punch her instead. Hmmmm. And tomorrow's Christmas Eve. If I beat up Kelly, it'll spoil Christmas
for everybody. Just when we're about to
put Baby Jesus in his crib. I see. Wow. You know what I think? I think that your straw was the most important
straw put in the crib. Because of hard it was to do
all that for Kelly. You know what,
I just had an idea. I still have the name
I drew, tonight. Do you have yours? Pull it out. I haven't done any
good deeds yet. Let's switch. That's not cheating? No, it's not cheating. What do you think? Okay. I love you so much. [ICE MACHINE RUMBLES] I'm lost. This place,
everything's just-- empty. I miss you. [DOORBELL RINGS] [SIGHS] [SPLAT] Boom! Now that's how it's done. Kid's got an arm. Yes, he does. Are you okay, Jordan? Yeah. I'm okay. When are you going home? The day after Christmas. Aw, bummer. I know. But I want you to stay forever,
Jordan. Oh, Mikey, I wish I could. But I have to get home, I have a lot stuff I have to do. But hey, guess what, guys? I can't take G-2 with me. I'm gonna need you guys to take care of him while I'm gone. Can you guys do that? Yeah. I have a better idea if you all go along with me. -I have something for you. Oh no. I can't take this. This is your favorite. Yeah. That's why I want
you to have it. Can I show you
my favorite poem? It's right here. "My soul lest it should truant be, Thy grace did guide
to thine and thee; Now, when storms
of fate o'ercast Darkly my present
and my past, Let my future radiant shine, With sweet hopes of thee and thine!" ♪ ♪ Thank-you. You're welcome. I got you something. The House of Usher. Oh my gosh. Thank-you. How do you
know me so well? Gramps taught me to be
a pretty good listener. That's nice. Thank-you. I'm leaving after Christmas. I figured. I'll miss you, Richard's niece. I'll miss you, too, Mr G's grandson. I'll give you my email so we
can keep in touch. And who knows? Maybe I'll end up at a college near you. I know one that has a pretty decent quarterback. Maybe I'll just have to enroll. I'll show you around campus. I'll be your personal escort. I'd like that. And what's going on here? Nothing, Gramps. Nothing at all. Yeah, nothing my keester. Well . . . oh, well it looks like
somebody's been torturing you. Huh, you got your bath,
and a little red bow. Yes. Merry Christmas. What? No. No. No! I'm leaving in a couple of days and my mom's allergic. Besides, I know the truth, Mr. G. You didn't find him in your
garden. You rescued him from shelter. And you gave him to me out
of the kindness of your heart. That's pretty awesome of you
to do that. What about the McDonalds?
Maybe they want to keep him. No, they wanted you to have him,
because Landon's leaving to
college, and you're going to be lonely. It's was Eric's idea. ♪ ♪ We named him G-2,
after you. Here you go. G-2. Thank-you, Jordan. It means a lot. No. Thank-you, Mr. G. Oh! Almost forgot. You're guys are
invited over for Christmas dinner tomorrow. You sure? Oh yeah. The safety of the neighborhood
depends on you guys not cooking. [LAUGHING] Come sit next to me. Official business of the
North Pole coming through. Hmmm. There it is. You got me a stocking? Of course. Everyone
in the family gets a stocking. Here, this is for you. But, don't open it
until Christmas. Long strings on that one. Does the playground have
a Tony Hawk skate park? [CHATTER] [KIDS PLAYING] ♪ ♪ -Real milk instead.
Its the only way to do it. Hey. Where's Santa's
cookies and cocoa? I don't know, but you snooze
you lose. Nice try, Dad. And he prefers milk. I'll go get it. Oh, and-- I'll go get the cookies. We'll go together. Good. I'm going to need those
real soon. Smart kids. Hey, are you seeing this? I like what I see. I'm gonna need a refill. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I have Baby Jesus
for the crib. Here. Let me give you
a little help with that. Ooohh. There's Baby Jesus. How's that? Perfect. Guys, uh-- I want you guys to know
that this . . . this means more to me than you could ever know. You've made a
very grumpy old man very happy. Thank-you all,
and Bless you all. -You're part of this family.
-Thank-you, thank you. Let's eat some cookies. I think, uh, I think it's time tried my
homemade cookies. Yeah. Uh, Landon, I think we know who's going to
be giving us a hand next year. Yeah, your cookie delivery
almost took Landon out. What? I saw the whole thing
from the window. Whooahh. Very entertaining. In love. [CHEERING & LAUGHING] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Away in a manger ♪ ♪ No crib for a bed ♪ ♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Lay down His sweet head ♪ ♪ The stars in the heavens ♪ ♪ Look down where He lay ♪ ♪ The little Lord Jesus ♪ ♪ Asleep on the hay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
