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00:00:00Good morning, Corning!
00:00:03I hope you're all having a wonderful start to your day.
00:00:06Let's take a look at the weather.
00:00:07We have a cold front from Lake Huron heading southeast over Buffalo,
00:00:10bringing Arctic temperatures and, more importantly,
00:00:13a chance for me to finally break out that parka I got on Black Friday.
00:00:17Until then, expect highs in the mid to low 40s.
00:00:20Well, thank you, Ted.
00:00:21So, any exciting plans for the holiday?
00:00:24I'm glad that you asked slash read that off the teleprompter, Ken.
00:00:27I'll be heading two hours north to my hometown of Lackawanna
00:00:30where my older sister is planning the Gingerbread Invitational.
00:00:34What's the Gingerbread Invitational, Ted?
00:00:36Thanks for asking, Ken.
00:00:38It is an event that gathers the best gingerbread bakers in the state
00:00:41to help raise money to build a new children's wing in the local hospital.
00:00:45So, all week I will be delivering heartfelt and shameless promos
00:00:48encouraging everyone in the area to come out and help support a great cause.
00:00:53Thank you, Ted.
00:00:55Now, let's get real for a minute.
00:00:58You have a legendary run of bad luck at Christmas over the years.
00:01:02Oh, I think legendary is overblown and we don't need to get into it, Ken.
00:01:06Well, didn't you almost burn your house down last year?
00:01:09Indeed I did, Ken. Grease fires are no joke.
00:01:11No, they are not.
00:01:12And the year before that, I believe you got attacked by a possum
00:01:16who was living in your Christmas tree.
00:01:18Yes, yes, indeed I was.
00:01:19But in all fairness, I was the one who chopped down his house, put it on the roof of my car, and drove it down the highway.
00:01:25So, who really got the worst end of that deal?
00:01:27And didn't you, the year before that, get a disease so rare that they actually named it after you?
00:01:35Yes, yes I did. Symptoms include undeniable charisma and effortless charm.
00:01:42All kidding aside, if you suspect you have Ted Cooper, I'd to seek immediate medical attention.
00:01:46Well, you know what, Ted? I'm not sure that I would share your enthusiasm for the holidays.
00:01:51Oh boy, you are such a grinch, Ken. What's not to love? Christmas is a time of coming together and celebrating,
00:01:57and it just brings out the best in everyone. And sure, I have had a few tricky, maybe problematic,
00:02:05potentially horrendous Christmases in a row, but that luck has to change eventually. So why not this year?
00:02:11Well, I wouldn't bet the farm on it, Ted.
00:02:14And speaking of farms, coming up, an unlikely friendship between a horse and a cat that you have to see to believe.
00:02:23And we're clear.
00:02:26Love the new hair, Ken. If I didn't know any better, I think it was your own.
00:02:29It is my own. Hey, Ted? Ted?
00:02:44Hey, thanks again for letting me promote the Invitational, Jerry.
00:02:55Whoa, I should be thanking you. Not a lot of people watching weather reports on TV when they get weather on their phone.
00:03:00Yeah, I like to think they care about hearing their weather from a trained professional.
00:03:03Oh, Teddy boy, they care about you.
00:03:05Yeah?
00:03:07Is that why you took a shot on me?
00:03:09You know what? It doesn't matter. The fact is, you did.
00:03:12When no one else would. And I appreciate you for it.
00:03:15Well, my intentions weren't as pure as they might seem.
00:03:17Oh?
00:03:18Viewers also like tuning in around Christmas to see what could go terribly wrong.
00:03:21Yeah, yeah.
00:03:22I still maintain that Santa Does the Weather would have been a great segment had that chimney been a little wider.
00:03:28Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
00:03:29Hey, did WDTP give you a call yet?
00:03:31Yeah. Actually, they called this morning.
00:03:33So, did you give them an answer?
00:03:34No.
00:03:35No?
00:03:36Oh, there's a lot to think about.
00:03:38I mean, they're the state's biggest network outside the city.
00:03:40I'm happy here. You guys are like family.
00:03:43Hey, whoa, what's going on here?
00:03:46Flip that back over.
00:03:48What is this?
00:03:50Everyone's taking bets on what's going to happen to you this Christmas.
00:03:53What?
00:03:58This is dark, guys.
00:03:59Come on. Impaled by a reindeer antler?
00:04:02What?
00:04:03Who took that bet?
00:04:05Janice?
00:04:06Ken gave me 500 to 1. I couldn't pass up those sweet, sweet odds.
00:04:10Also, guys, seriously, why is me kissing a beautiful woman less likely than getting impaled by a reindeer?
00:04:1751 people are rooting for me to choke on a chunk of fruitcake.
00:04:20Joke's on you clowns.
00:04:21I don't like fruitcake.
00:04:23Also, not funny to root for me going to jail.
00:04:25I would do horribly in jail.
00:04:26You know what?
00:04:27None of this matters anyways.
00:04:28Because this year?
00:04:30Ha-ha.
00:04:31This is the year that old Ted Cooper's Christmas bad luck finally turns around.
00:04:35Losing a lot of money, folks.
00:04:38You smell great.
00:04:39I know.
00:04:40You smell great.
00:04:41I know.
00:04:42You smell great.
00:04:43I know.
00:04:44Huh?
00:04:45Oh.
00:04:46Oh.
00:04:47Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:01Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:04are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:06Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:08Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:10Are you ready?
00:05:12Are you ready?
00:05:14Who's the day that he is saying?
00:05:28Hey, brother!
00:05:30Hey! Hi!
00:05:32Hi!
00:05:34I have been waiting for half an hour. Can we go?
00:05:36Absolutely. Where are we going?
00:05:38Going to sleep. Going home. Not in that order.
00:05:40What? Kate? No. That's boring.
00:05:42I just got in the town. Let's go have a drink.
00:05:44Ted. Kate.
00:05:46Kate.
00:05:48Fine. We can have one drink. A small one.
00:05:50Maybe a festive shot.
00:05:52Shots. I love where your head's at.
00:05:54Shot. So many shots.
00:05:56Singular.
00:06:02Where is my tag?
00:06:06There are fresh towels and a brand new
00:06:08toothbrush upstairs because I know
00:06:10you always forget everything.
00:06:12You know me so well.
00:06:14Your suitcase is on my table.
00:06:16Just give me a second. Something's not right.
00:06:22Yikes. I must have had the same kind of suitcase
00:06:24as that girl on the bus.
00:06:26Should I be worried about you covering the fundraiser
00:06:28with everything that happens to you
00:06:30every Christmas? What?
00:06:32No. This isn't a setback.
00:06:34This is an opportunity to try out
00:06:36some new looks.
00:06:38I mean, oof.
00:06:40Come on.
00:06:42Sugar. What?
00:06:44These might actually fit.
00:06:46Wow.
00:06:52Good morning. Hey.
00:06:54Wow. That is a very pink sweater.
00:06:58That girl had good taste, right?
00:07:00What do you do it up?
00:07:02I am making us breakfast.
00:07:04Since when do you make us breakfast?
00:07:06You made me breakfast my entire childhood.
00:07:08The literal least I can do is make you the occasional omelette.
00:07:10Aw.
00:07:12You're gonna go shopping today, right?
00:07:14Because your first promo is tonight and
00:07:16I'm not sure that that's the vibe.
00:07:18That's the vibe?
00:07:20I am not going anywhere until you try that omelette.
00:07:22Okay.
00:07:28Fluffy and delicious.
00:07:30Yeah.
00:07:31Secret ingredient is love.
00:07:32Hey, I couldn't help but notice the alarming lack of Christmas lights on the house.
00:07:36Yeah.
00:07:37I've been really busy.
00:07:38Really?
00:07:39That's strange.
00:07:40You haven't mentioned that in the last three minutes.
00:07:46You're wearing a pink crop sweater.
00:07:48Yeah.
00:07:57Stay.
00:07:58Good box.
00:07:59No.
00:08:00Stay.
00:08:01Stay.
00:08:02Stay.
00:08:03There you go.
00:08:08Hi Ted.
00:08:09This is Max at WDTV.
00:08:11Check it in on our job offer.
00:08:13Give us a call and no rush.
00:08:15Merry Christmas.
00:08:16Unstoppable.
00:08:33Oh no.
00:08:38How are you holding up?
00:08:39I'm fine.
00:08:40You're unconscious.
00:08:41It's called a catnap, Kate.
00:08:42I asked you what 2 plus 2 was and you said 22.
00:08:45And I've never been great at math.
00:08:47You have your masters in atmospheric sciences, Ted.
00:08:49Put the ice pack on.
00:08:55Ted?
00:08:57Ms. Mittens?
00:08:58What happened to you?
00:08:59A box of Christmas lights.
00:09:01You?
00:09:02Hot cookie sheet.
00:09:03Oof.
00:09:04Are you still teaching science?
00:09:06Retired.
00:09:07Last year.
00:09:08Wow.
00:09:09Congratulations, Ms. Mittens.
00:09:10Oh, please.
00:09:11Call me Ruth.
00:09:12It's great to see you, Ruth.
00:09:13I'm back every Christmas.
00:09:14How have we never run into each other?
00:09:16Oh, I usually do the holidays in Florida, but not this year.
00:09:19Well, Florida's loss is my gain.
00:09:21I always knew you'd do well for yourself, Ted.
00:09:24And people send me your clips all the time.
00:09:26They do?
00:09:27Sure.
00:09:28Especially the one where you get stuck in the chimney at Christmas.
00:09:31Mm-hmm.
00:09:32Hilarious.
00:09:33Yeah.
00:09:34Well, I am glad I could entertain you.
00:09:35It's good to see you, Ted.
00:09:36You too.
00:09:37Any chance you'd be interested in grabbing a coffee with your former favorite student sometime
00:09:41this week?
00:09:42Oh, why?
00:09:43Is she here?
00:09:46Still got it.
00:09:47He!
00:09:48Ms. Mittens?
00:09:49Oh, take care.
00:09:50Yeah.
00:09:51Ted, they're ready.
00:09:52Oh, great.
00:09:55Good luck.
00:09:56Thanks.
00:09:57Okay, next time, let's just make sure that we check the expiration date on the eggnog.
00:10:07Merry Christmas.
00:10:09How many cups you had today?
00:10:15Mm, too many to count.
00:10:16Go home, Hope.
00:10:17You're understaffed.
00:10:18And you're pulling a 12-hour shift.
00:10:20I don't need a tired doctor.
00:10:22Oh, every doctor is tired.
00:10:23Come on.
00:10:24Look, I can pick up the slack.
00:10:26I once treated 90 patients here in a day.
00:10:28And you have never let us forget that.
00:10:30You know what I'm gonna do when I get home?
00:10:32Hmm.
00:10:33A little bit of online Christmas shopping, glass of red wine, and the whole Chris Hemsworth movie.
00:10:38Hmm.
00:10:39Do you know what you're gonna do when you get off work?
00:10:40Yeah, I'm gonna pray that my best friend stops giving me lectures.
00:10:43Mm, no, you are definitely gonna be trying to pick up more shifts here.
00:10:46Okay.
00:10:47Well, given the year that I've had, I wanna stay busy.
00:10:51I get that, I get that, but you are no good to anybody if you burn out.
00:10:54So, come over for a movie tonight.
00:10:56Which Chris Hemsworth movie is it?
00:10:58Doesn't matter.
00:10:59No.
00:11:00No, it does not.
00:11:01Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:11:03Guess who's here?
00:11:05Who?
00:11:06Ted Cooper.
00:11:07Coop?
00:11:08From high school?
00:11:10I think so.
00:11:11He had his insurance on file.
00:11:13Oh, I didn't know he lived around here.
00:11:14I don't think he does.
00:11:15I think he's back for Christmas.
00:11:16He's a weatherman over in Corning.
00:11:18Hmm.
00:11:19Well, good for him.
00:11:20Yeah.
00:11:21He was always so sweet, you know, in like a nerdy kind of way.
00:11:24That might be because he had a crush on you.
00:11:27Okay, please.
00:11:29You may not have noticed, but he fell hard for you back in the day.
00:11:33And apparently something fell hard on his head.
00:11:35So, have fun.
00:11:37Ah.
00:11:38You're welcome.
00:11:39Enjoy.
00:11:41Hey, Coop.
00:11:42Hope.
00:11:43Wow.
00:11:44Hi.
00:11:45I didn't know you were back in town.
00:11:46Yeah.
00:11:47I moved back late last year.
00:11:48You look different.
00:11:49You look the same.
00:11:50Hmm.
00:11:51Well, what brings you in?
00:11:52A box of Christmas lights to the dome.
00:11:53Oh, anything broken?
00:11:54Mmm.
00:11:55Probably not.
00:11:56I have a hard head.
00:11:57I meant the box of lights.
00:11:58Right.
00:11:59So, I hear you're back in town for Christmas with your sister.
00:12:01Have you been asking around about me, Hope?
00:12:03Sydney told me.
00:12:04Ah.
00:12:05Sydney.
00:12:06Yeah.
00:12:07You know she gave me stitches a few Christmases ago.
00:12:08She did.
00:12:09Yeah.
00:12:10Yeah.
00:12:11You know she gave me stitches a few Christmases ago.
00:12:12She did.
00:12:13Yeah.
00:12:14Yeah.
00:12:15Yeah.
00:12:16Yeah.
00:12:17Yeah.
00:12:18Yeah.
00:12:19Yeah.
00:12:20She gave me stitches a few Christmases ago.
00:12:21She did.
00:12:22I had an unfortunate incident involving a porcelain nativity scene.
00:12:26Ooh.
00:12:27Let's just say now there are only two wise men in Bethlehem.
00:12:30Which one broke?
00:12:31Gold.
00:12:32Mmm.
00:12:33Poor baby Jesus.
00:12:34You know, stuck with frankincense and myrrh.
00:12:37I don't even know what myrrh is.
00:12:39No one does.
00:12:40I'm just gonna have a look here.
00:12:42Any headaches?
00:12:43Dizziness?
00:12:44Nope.
00:12:45No?
00:12:46Me?
00:12:47Look straight ahead.
00:12:48Mmm.
00:12:49I never knew you had blue eyes.
00:12:55Well.
00:12:56No lacerations.
00:12:58No concussion.
00:12:59I think you just had your bell rung.
00:13:01Feels appropriate to have my bell rung at Christmas.
00:13:05You know what else?
00:13:08You look good in pink.
00:13:09Hey, thanks.
00:13:10I got it from a college girl's suitcase.
00:13:12Hmm.
00:13:13Nope.
00:13:14That sounded bad.
00:13:15I brought a college girl's clothes home with me.
00:13:17That sounded worse.
00:13:18You know what?
00:13:19Let's just...
00:13:20Let's just chalk it up to the head injury.
00:13:22I had it on before the head injury.
00:13:24Oh.
00:13:25Well, let's keep that between us.
00:13:26Little doctor.
00:13:27Patient.
00:13:28Confidentiality.
00:13:29Probably a good idea.
00:13:31Well, I hope you enjoy your vacation while you're here, Coop.
00:13:34Thanks.
00:13:35But it's actually...
00:13:36It's not just a vacation.
00:13:37I'm here doing promos for the Gingerbread Invitational.
00:13:40It's the fundraiser for...
00:13:42Well, actually, this...
00:13:43I know.
00:13:44I work here.
00:13:46Right.
00:13:47Yeah, obviously.
00:13:48You know what that is.
00:13:53Oh.
00:13:55Do you give lollipops to all your patients?
00:13:58Only the really brave ones.
00:14:00I was really brave, wasn't I?
00:14:02Mm-hmm.
00:14:06We'll see you around, Coop.
00:14:07Bye, Hope.
00:14:12I assume you heard all that?
00:14:14How dare you assume that I was eavesdropping on that unbelievably cute exchange?
00:14:21Come on.
00:14:27Kate.
00:14:28Kate.
00:14:29What'd the doctor say?
00:14:30Things are looking up, baby.
00:14:32Ask for Dr. Newberry.
00:14:33She's got lollipops.
00:14:37Yeah.
00:14:44And why didn't you tell me Hope Newberry worked here?
00:14:47Because I didn't want to spend our phone calls as any to you gush about your high school crush.
00:14:51I didn't have a crush on her.
00:14:53She said you didn't have a concussion?
00:14:54She said it was fine.
00:14:55Maybe we need a second opinion.
00:14:57Hmm.
00:14:58Ted!
00:15:00Is that Miss Mittens?
00:15:01Call her Ruth.
00:15:02No, I'm not gonna call her Ruth.
00:15:03She was our teacher.
00:15:04Hi, Miss Mittens!
00:15:05Hi.
00:15:06Okay, we gotta go.
00:15:07I gotta go to work.
00:15:08What if she needs my help?
00:15:09She doesn't need your help, Ted.
00:15:10Ted!
00:15:11I need your help.
00:15:13Fine.
00:15:14But please do not show up in this for the promo tonight.
00:15:17Okay, don't worry.
00:15:18I'll be there.
00:15:19I'm gonna look great.
00:15:20Okay.
00:15:21Bye, Miss Mittens!
00:15:22Hey, Ruth.
00:15:23How's the hand?
00:15:24Well, I won't be juggling anytime soon.
00:15:26Well, that's a real shame.
00:15:27What can I do for you?
00:15:28I was supposed to get a tree and bring it home, but now with this...
00:15:32Say no more.
00:15:33I would be honored.
00:15:34You are a prince.
00:15:38Would you like me to drive?
00:15:39I'm hurt, Ted.
00:15:40I'm not blind.
00:15:41Duly noted.
00:15:43So you're looking for a bigger tree, you say?
00:15:50Well, I collected a lot of ornaments in the past 72 years.
00:15:55How are you collecting ornaments two decades before you were born?
00:15:58That is disgustingly shameless flattery.
00:16:02And I so appreciate it.
00:16:05So, Hope Newberry, huh?
00:16:08Hope Newberry.
00:16:10Blast from the past.
00:16:11As I recall, you had quite the crush on her back in the day.
00:16:15Why does everyone keep saying that?
00:16:17We have eyes.
00:16:18Ears.
00:16:19We barely even knew each other.
00:16:21Besides, she was way out of my league.
00:16:23Obviously.
00:16:24You didn't need to agree with me so quickly.
00:16:26We should ask her out while you're in town.
00:16:29Ms. Mittens, are you giving me dating advice?
00:16:31Oh, hello, big boy.
00:16:34Hmm.
00:16:35That's a good one.
00:16:36Yeah.
00:16:37Do you think you could find someone who works here who could help us?
00:16:40Yeah.
00:16:41Uh...
00:16:44What about him?
00:16:45Excuse me.
00:16:46Afternoon, ma'am.
00:16:47Uh, my mother is ma'am.
00:16:49You can call me Ruth.
00:16:51Actually, you can call me anytime you like.
00:16:54Easy, ma'am.
00:16:55Mm-hmm.
00:16:56Uh, my friend here would like this tree.
00:16:57Do you mind helping us cut it down?
00:16:58It'd be my pleasure.
00:17:00Maybe you could help us carry it, too.
00:17:03Any plans while you're in town?
00:17:06Uh, I'm doing promos for the Gingerbread Invitational, which you should come to.
00:17:10Mm-hmm.
00:17:11And my sister's having a Christmas costume party, which you should definitely come to.
00:17:15Ooh, costume party.
00:17:16Yeah, everyone's dressing up as our favorite Christmas characters.
00:17:18I'm in.
00:17:19Other than that, not much.
00:17:21Why?
00:17:22Well, I've got this walking group with a group of friends of mine.
00:17:25Oh, do you all wear matching tracksuits?
00:17:27Well, it wouldn't be a walking group without matching tracksuits.
00:17:30Do you want to join?
00:17:31Absolutely.
00:17:32Are we lost?
00:17:38What?
00:17:39I was following you.
00:17:40Oh.
00:17:41Where's that handsome lumberjack?
00:17:44Hello?
00:17:46Oh, you guys lost?
00:17:49Yeah, afraid so.
00:17:51Follow me.
00:17:53Oh!
00:17:54Oh!
00:17:55Oh!
00:17:56Oh!
00:17:57You know, there are easier ways of trying to hang out with me than injuring yourself.
00:18:03Are there?
00:18:04Well, now I feel silly.
00:18:06What'd you do?
00:18:07Christmas tree poked me in the eye.
00:18:09Every Christmas hope it's something.
00:18:11Or multiple somethings.
00:18:12A whole army of somethings.
00:18:14Mm-hmm.
00:18:15You must really hate Christmas.
00:18:16Are you kidding?
00:18:17I love Christmas.
00:18:18Oh.
00:18:19Maybe I was wrong about the concussion.
00:18:22Follow me.
00:18:24So how's it been being back home?
00:18:31Well, I never intended on coming back to Lackawanna, but I do love this hospital.
00:18:37And if we can raise enough money for the new children's wing, I'd love to be head of pediatrics one day.
00:18:43Oh.
00:18:44I'd be lucky to have you.
00:18:47Lightly scratched, but I'd like you to give it a rest, so let's wear an eye patch until tomorrow morning.
00:18:53That works.
00:18:54You can pick one up at the pharmacy.
00:18:56Oof.
00:18:57I've got to be on the air in less than an hour.
00:18:59Any chance you guys have one around here?
00:19:02Uh.
00:19:05So be sure to head on down to Lackawanna for the Gingerbread Invitational and help raise money for a great cause.
00:19:10Or shall I say, a great clause.
00:19:13We miss you here in Corning, Ted.
00:19:15You sure are a sight for sore eyes.
00:19:18Good one, Ken.
00:19:20Yeah.
00:19:21I just noticed your little fashion accessory there.
00:19:24Very observant.
00:19:26Yes, I had my eye poked in a Christmas tree related accident.
00:19:30Who here had eye poked in Christmas related accident?
00:19:34Well, shiver me timbers, that's unfortunate, Ted.
00:19:39Sounds like your Christmas luck hasn't changed.
00:19:41Lazy pirate humor, Ken.
00:19:43And it's still plenty of time for this to be the best Christmas ever.
00:19:46In fact, it very well could be if everyone joins me at the Gingerbread Invitational.
00:19:50Hope to see you all there.
00:19:51Well, as much as you can anyways.
00:19:53Right.
00:19:54So, when making your holiday plans, please don't turn a blind eye to the Lackawanna Gingerbread Invitational.
00:20:02And we're clear.
00:20:04All right.
00:20:05Thanks.
00:20:07So, I kind of feel like the eye patch really helped elevate the holiday vibes.
00:20:12I love you, I love you, you're my brother, I love you, I love you, I love you.
00:20:17Love you.
00:20:18You can only get better.
00:20:24Morning.
00:20:25Morning.
00:20:26Oh, I never pegged you for a kappa girl.
00:20:31Real funny.
00:20:32Have you seen the latest headlines, matey?
00:20:35That's good wordplay.
00:20:37What?
00:20:38I didn't have a choice, Kate.
00:20:39The doctor said I had to wear the eye patch till this morning.
00:20:42Which doctor?
00:20:44Dr. Newberry.
00:20:46Oh.
00:20:47You saw Hope again, huh?
00:20:49That's very interesting.
00:20:50Can I borrow your car?
00:20:51Because I'd love to go get some clothes so I don't have to spend the entire holiday
00:20:53address for sorority rush.
00:20:54Yes, you may.
00:20:58Thanks!
00:20:59Bye!
00:21:00Bye!
00:21:01Get a costume for my party!
00:21:10Ted!
00:21:11Ladies, this is Ted Cooper, a student of mine and a famous weatherman.
00:21:16What are you ladies up to?
00:21:18Is there a modeling convention in town?
00:21:20This is a walking group that I told you about.
00:21:23Care to join us?
00:21:24Oh, I would love to, but I got a rain check.
00:21:27I lost my suitcase, so I have to get some new clothes.
00:21:29All by yourself?
00:21:30Not on our watch.
00:21:32Ladies, put your step counters to pause.
00:21:35We are going shopping.
00:21:37Oh!
00:21:38Oh!
00:21:39Okay.
00:21:40Oh!
00:21:41Thanks!
00:21:42Ooh!
00:21:43It's nice.
00:21:44Ooh!
00:21:45And this.
00:21:46Fancy.
00:21:47Sure.
00:21:48Casual, handsome.
00:21:49Ooh!
00:21:50Nice.
00:21:51Okay.
00:21:52I like this.
00:21:53Casual dressed up.
00:21:54Oh!
00:21:55Okay.
00:21:56And one more.
00:21:57Why not?
00:21:58Yes!
00:21:59Okay.
00:22:00So I hear that an actor's coming by the station that day, but I don't know who.
00:22:09A little while later, I get a little tap on the shoulder, and this voice says to me, almost
00:22:14whispers in my ear, excuse me, are you Ted Cooper?
00:22:18Who could it be?
00:22:19And who do I see standing before me but the mountain of a man?
00:22:24That is Mark Harmon.
00:22:26Oh, my God!
00:22:27He smelled incredible.
00:22:29Hope!
00:22:30Hey!
00:22:31Hi.
00:22:32Hi, Hope.
00:22:33This is, uh, the Lackawanna walking crew.
00:22:35Crew, this is Hope Newberry, doctor extraordinaire.
00:22:38Oh, I don't know about that, but this is the one I was telling you about.
00:22:42Hi.
00:22:43Nice to meet you.
00:22:44Are you just, uh, getting off work?
00:22:46I, um, yeah, just used my last brain cell, was gonna get a coffee, and then bury my face
00:22:51in a plate of carbs, hopefully.
00:22:54I did hear there's a burger deal down the road at the Fox and Hounds pub.
00:22:59Two for one.
00:23:00With all-you-can-eat fries.
00:23:02Oh.
00:23:03Well, you had me on all-you-can-eat.
00:23:08You gonna eat both those burgers yourself?
00:23:11Uh, well, I could, but I shouldn't.
00:23:16I'm not-I'm not saying you couldn't.
00:23:17I was just thinking that chivalry dictates that.
00:23:19I should probably help you out with those.
00:23:21Right.
00:23:22Let's do it.
00:23:25Ladies, it's been a delight.
00:23:28I will see you soon.
00:23:31You got that?
00:23:32Yeah, I think I do.
00:23:33Can we pop by my car so I can drop all this off?
00:23:34Yeah, you might need that.
00:23:35Got all your stuff?
00:23:39Wow, Judgy McJudger stuff?
00:23:41No, judgment, no.
00:23:42But I was wondering if your fan club always dressed like retired break dancers.
00:23:48That's great.
00:23:49I got a text on that.
00:23:51Oh, you have their numbers.
00:23:52They added me to the group chat.
00:23:54After you.
00:23:56Hey, Ted Goofers!
00:23:57What's up, everybody?
00:23:58Do you want to, um, grab us a table and get us some burgers?
00:24:01I can do that, yeah.
00:24:02Okay, great.
00:24:03What would you like to drink?
00:24:04Um, Christmas ale.
00:24:05Christmas ale.
00:24:06I like it.
00:24:07Hey, can I get two Christmas ales, please?
00:24:09burgers i can do that yeah okay great what would you like to drink um christmas ale christmas ale
00:24:17i like it hey can i get two christmas
00:24:20what i can't believe is that every single person here knew your name you're like you're like that guy
00:24:45you did the norm from cheers that's who you are oh my gosh wow well i grew up here well so did i
00:24:53yeah but you moved away so did you and i live here now you're right kind of sounds like a you issue
00:25:01does it no i'm kidding i i come here all the time whenever i'm back in town so have you ever
00:25:06thought about moving back funnily enough i just got a job offer in buffalo doing the weather
00:25:13well that sounds like the universe aligning for you yeah i don't know why what why not my producer
00:25:23in corning this guy jerry he gave me an opportunity right out of grad school when literally no one
00:25:28else would so i kind of feel like i owe my career to him and corning itself has been great to me so
00:25:35that is corning home no it is not i bet you if you asked every single person in this bar
00:25:44they'd tell you to take the job in buffalo as would i you would yeah you might find this
00:25:50hard to understand given you know every single person on a first name basis within a five mile
00:25:55radius oh thank you very much but i haven't had a lot of time to thank you do much socializing so
00:26:02be nice to see a friendly face wow ruth was right these burgers do look amazing
00:26:10who what what's wrong oh nothing it's not a big deal i had just asked for no mayo and there's mayo
00:26:17oh well i'm sure they can fix it for you no it's it's fine the um the server is the owner's kid
00:26:22i don't want to get her in trouble it's all good cook you've been raving about these burgers
00:26:26everybody here loves you i'm sure they'd love to fix it for you it'd be no problem oh it's fine
00:26:30really i am having far too good a time to let a little mayo bring me down well let's see it
00:26:44very mayo forward
00:26:49uh hey whatever happened to matt croner oh we're gonna bring up old high school exes are we
00:27:00throwing you off your game is about the only chance i have i don't think you can do that
00:27:05uh we broke up in college oh no i was really rooting for you guys why'd you break up oh i don't know he
00:27:13would never open up i don't know i keep ending up in these relationships with guys that you know
00:27:21don't fight for it i mean i get it i work long hours and that's hard but i still i don't have to
00:27:27tell me it's the reason i'm single too women cannot handle the hustle and grind of dating a meteorologist
00:27:35mm-hmm you know you haven't changed a bit from high school that bad huh not at all i just
00:27:43i mean you have the same you know carefree disposition as you did in the class okay yeah
00:27:49great recovery i can go with that yeah what about you you look the same albeit with fewer emo punk t-shirts
00:27:56true uh but i feel different how so give me the crash course and hope five things that are different
00:28:05about you now from when you were in high school oh five things feel free to let it like throw you
00:28:09off your game right yeah okay five things that are different about hope well for one i i speak
00:28:15three different languages now wow okay oh i make my own ramen and i really enjoy audio books of romance
00:28:24novels what kind of uh spice level we talking here well normally i stick to a pg-13 but recently i
00:28:30i i meant ramen okay i am a sucker for an escape room and
00:28:37i played a lot of darts in med school did you see that yeah really feel like hope from high
00:28:45school would have let me win one kind of missing her right now wow i guess time flies and you're having
00:28:53fun fun it does hey i was thinking since you know you're covering the fundraiser um would you like to come
00:29:03by the hospital tomorrow and i can walk you through what you're raising money for yeah yeah that'd be
00:29:09great okay it's a uh it's a an appointment it's an appointment yeah sounds good good night ted night hope
00:29:22oh no no oh come on
00:29:44what do i do what do i do
00:29:48yes
00:29:52yeah there we go
00:30:01are you oh i found you there you are
00:30:07hey fellas no i don't want to press charges he's my brother sorry ma'am we couldn't confirm he was
00:30:14family a lot of coopers out there okay i wonder how the big houses changed him we'll bring him right
00:30:21him none other than national treasure himself mark harman can you believe that dude even smelled
00:30:30handsome i don't know how that's possible oh nice pjs thank you brave
00:30:38that's not funny merry christmas everybody
00:30:40merry christmas
00:30:44hard enough being the favorite but now i have the pleasure of telling dad his baby boy got arrested
00:30:49has the family newsletter gone out yet you're the worst and also the best thanks for bailing me out
00:30:55all i'm saying is when it comes to inheritance they take things like a criminal record into account well
00:31:00by that standard you should probably fire me from promoting imitational you have a good point i mean
00:31:06i did give the promos to all of my events to the unluckiest guy in the world what if i didn't pick up
00:31:10my phone but she did and outside of some light incarceration i had a great day hung out with
00:31:15ruth and her walking crew i got a bunch of clothes i had dinner with hope you went out with hope well
00:31:20i didn't no no i didn't go out with hope like i was with hope and we were out cool your jets all
00:31:29right it was a friendly hang but i am seeing her tomorrow she's gonna tell me all about the new
00:31:32children's wing figured it'd be good for the promos huh you know who else could have told you about
00:31:37the children's wing your sister the fundraising coordinator yeah but she's just so darn busy
00:31:43good night oh by the way the new studio called while you were in jail they want to talk logistics
00:31:48about the new promo what did you tell them uh who had ted goes to jail
00:32:05so coop he's not really your type oh yeah yeah what's my type nice car well-groom beard
00:32:15emotionally unavailable oh yeah complete opposite of my type which is oh tall muscular really into
00:32:23taylor swift uh-huh worships me i have not met him yet sure but he's out there yeah i believe it
00:32:32hey oh look at that it's our hospital's most valuable customer what can i say i love to
00:32:38support local business all right well i'm gonna go to my job so see you coop bye sid good to see you
00:32:43again ready for the tour oh yeah it's gonna be 20 more rooms all private um two more operating rooms
00:32:52and a garden on the roof on the roof yeah wow oh hospitals can be a scary place for kids well
00:33:00everyone really you try to make it as comfortable as possible
00:33:06hi really wanted to come and say thank you oh you're welcome
00:33:10asl my father was deaf oh ilia made gingerbread cookies
00:33:23mm amelia delicious thank you
00:33:30just wondering if you'd like to try one absolutely i would love to
00:33:34do
00:33:45is that peanut butter
00:33:48yes it's our secret ingredient
00:33:58wow that is that is very very good
00:34:04thanks for everything hope i know i didn't get a chance earlier to say but uh i'm really sorry to
00:34:13hear about the passing of your dad if you ever need anything please let ron and i know okay i will
00:34:18merry christmas merry christmas
00:34:21hope i'm so sorry i didn't know about your dad oh well i didn't talk about it i don't talk about it
00:34:28it's why i came back to lakawana yeah i knew he wasn't doing so well so he um he died three months ago
00:34:39he you okay no i'm so sorry about all that do you have an epi pen are you allergic to peanut butter
00:34:44yes massively the cookie
00:34:48mmm doesn't hurt your face is swelling why would you eat the cookie
00:34:56okay first of all hope who puts peanut butter in a gingerbread cookie no one that's who also what
00:35:03am i gonna do spit it out really did you see her big doe eyes arm and a little cast not a chance
00:35:08no ted i was gonna go home and finally decorate but now we're gonna have to keep you under close
00:35:19observation oh do you no we actually do it's it's protocol oh it's protocol yep understood uh well
00:35:29well i could help you hmm okay start this guy
00:35:47let's go decorate a tree
00:35:59what do i smell is that frosting and anxiety the costume party is tonight and i have seven
00:36:17thousand things i need to do how can i help so glad you asked you can call hope and invite her to the
00:36:22party she wants you to ask her out how do you know because she likes you you think so
00:36:29i am pretty likable call her ouch
00:36:43that was a long conversation mm-hmm yeah oh she is uh quite the chatterbox she said she's um
00:37:01gonna see what time she gets off work and try to come what's wrong nothing's wrong you're sweating
00:37:08warm it's 30 degrees out i'm an athlete kate i run hot
00:37:19i'm an athlete kate so i run hot shady shady brother not voicemail not voicemail not voicemail
00:37:25oh hey what's up hope it's ted cooper from high school and earlier this week and your dreams nope
00:37:37hey what's up ted it's hope nope come on be a human no no no no no no what's up girl it's your boy tc
00:37:46no no no you got this you got this easy breezy easy breezy
00:37:50name
00:37:54hey what's up
00:38:08hey what's up oh no come on
00:38:15Come on, ride, ride, rockin' on Christmas Day.
00:38:19You never seen it done this way, right?
00:38:23Hey.
00:38:27Hey, wow.
00:38:29Awesome Scrooge costume.
00:38:32Costume, you say?
00:38:34I worked on that the whole way here.
00:38:37I love that you arrived in character.
00:38:39Why are you here right now?
00:38:42Kate called me.
00:38:43She said there was a costume party. I had to come.
00:38:46Oh, did she?
00:38:48Yeah, okay. Well, that's great.
00:38:50No, it's just that the party doesn't start for another hour.
00:38:53Oh, uh, I thought you said six.
00:38:56Huh? I did?
00:38:58Oh, I thought I said seven.
00:39:00I don't think so.
00:39:02Oh, I'm so sorry. I, uh, I meant seven.
00:39:05Oops.
00:39:06Oops.
00:39:07Carry on.
00:39:08Uh-huh. Yeah, her.
00:39:10Come on in, m'lady.
00:39:13I regret the accent now.
00:39:18No, I respected the commitment.
00:39:20Will you give me a minute? I have to talk to Kate real quick.
00:39:24Go, go, go.
00:39:25Ow, ow, ow!
00:39:26What?
00:39:27What are you doing?
00:39:28You didn't invite her to party.
00:39:29How do you know that?
00:39:30Because I saw the ring footage of you leaving her a thousand messages.
00:39:32That is an invasion of privacy.
00:39:34You picked the one place on the entire property that's right in front of the camera.
00:39:38And what I saw dead.
00:39:40It was bone chilling.
00:39:41It was like watching a car accident in slow motion.
00:39:42I froze up.
00:39:43I didn't know what to say.
00:39:44It's because you like her.
00:39:45Oh, of course I like her.
00:39:46Have you seen her, Kate?
00:39:47She's smart and funny and beautiful.
00:39:48And she's great with kids.
00:39:49Why are you trying so hard to set us up?
00:39:50Because I am your sister.
00:39:51And I love you and I want you to be happy.
00:39:52Fine.
00:39:53I love you, too.
00:39:54Get out there.
00:39:55Hey.
00:39:56Hey.
00:39:57It's so nice that your sister still lives in your family home.
00:39:58Yeah.
00:39:59She bought it for my dad when he retired to Arizona.
00:40:00Oh.
00:40:01Oh.
00:40:02Oh.
00:40:03Oh.
00:40:04Oh.
00:40:05Oh.
00:40:06Oh.
00:40:07Oh.
00:40:08Oh.
00:40:09Oh.
00:40:10Oh.
00:40:11Oh.
00:40:12Oh.
00:40:13Oh.
00:40:14Oh.
00:40:15Oh.
00:40:16Oh.
00:40:17Oh.
00:40:18Oh.
00:40:19Oh.
00:40:20Well, tell him hi.
00:40:21Not that you'll remember me.
00:40:23Who can forget you?
00:40:24Look what I found.
00:40:26Mind if I take a look?
00:40:27Go for it.
00:40:28Our yearbook.
00:40:29It's been a minute.
00:40:30Uh, what....
00:40:34What?
00:40:35What is your quote?
00:40:36Oh.
00:40:37I'll spread my wings, I'll learn how to fly, I'll do what it takes to touch the sky.
00:40:41Kelly Clarkson.
00:40:42I'm really regretting that one now.
00:40:45okay let's see yours certainty of death small chance of success what are we waiting for
00:40:52gimli who's gimli what are you kidding from lord of the rings brave warrior dwarf loyal stubborn
00:40:59what hmm i could see that okay nice burn all right hope newbury most popular smartest most talented
00:41:10most likely to succeed were you on the yearbook staff that feels excessive okay ted cooper
00:41:19most likely to report the weather at a mid-sized tv station that is bizarrely accurate wow
00:41:31oh look at these cuties still how we are to this day us against the world you two seem close yeah we
00:41:39are kate kind of pulled double duty as big sister and parent oh our mom left when we were young so
00:41:47she really stepped up and helped raise me to this day she still blames me for her premature frown lines
00:41:53okay
00:42:00you were cute in high school
00:42:05i was i mean i think we might have gotten along given you drew a big red heart around my face is that
00:42:17what is that what that is yeah that's what it is why didn't you ask me out did you not see the
00:42:26superlatives page i loved av club and science fair it literally never occurred to me that a girl like
00:42:34you would be into a guy like you would be into a guy like me
00:42:40well i i would have
00:42:46really wishing we'd had this conversation when we were 18.
00:42:53are you still
00:42:54still
00:42:57still what
00:42:59into guys who love av club and science fair
00:43:07ted can you get that
00:43:10oh yeah let me grab my hat
00:43:12oh jacob marley hi everybody come on in drinks and snacks in the back dance floor is in the barn
00:43:28how are you ladies sure thing hi okay did you all drive in the same car and i'm wow
00:43:36party bus here you go
00:43:49now this is a party see what i mean girl
00:44:03hey wow you look great you look pretty cool yourself
00:44:07thanks yeah hi everyone
00:44:12what is it like being the big sister to new york's most likable man exhausting
00:44:19is he always like this pretty much
00:44:27he just always likes to see the good in the world you know yeah
00:44:31well it's admirable i think i could use a little more of that in my life
00:44:38okay
00:44:40hi check out tiny tim tearing up the dance floor i know we were just singing
00:44:44who even is he doing where is he from
00:44:50he's from my office
00:44:54losing his dick oh my gosh
00:44:56oh my god i don't think he needs that much
00:44:58nice
00:45:05all right you two
00:45:07oh no
00:45:07you're gonna get out on the dance floor and show tim how it's done i can't i cannot
00:45:11you gotta show tim how it's done you show tim how it's done
00:45:22mm-hmm
00:45:24i'll go low with it too i'll go real low but then i come back up yeah
00:45:27turn it into a slow song turn it into a slow song
00:45:41shall we
00:45:48this your first time dancing with a snowman
00:45:50is this your first time dancing with the scrooge
00:45:59weirdly enough no
00:46:10walking the street
00:46:23thank you i had a really nice time tonight yeah me too hey i was thinking um
00:46:33if
00:46:40never mind i i bet you you probably gotta get going
00:46:46well i don't i don't have to go this like this very second oh i mean if i was just oh you go
00:46:54wait no sorry it uh it's it's nothing i can't wait you sure yeah okay
00:47:14i don't
00:47:19night dead
00:47:20night hope
00:47:32uh
00:47:44Hi.
00:47:52Hi.
00:47:53I meant to ask you something at the party, but I chickened out.
00:47:58That was the extent of my ASLs.
00:48:15Is that a yes?
00:48:18Yes, that was a yes.
00:48:23Okay, so far we have an intimate trip to the scrapbooking store and Salisbury Steak and
00:48:31Bingo Night.
00:48:32Do we have any other date suggestions?
00:48:33Don't limit yourself to Lackawanna.
00:48:35Maybe get out of town for the day.
00:48:38Get out.
00:48:39Ruth Mittens, you magnificent angel.
00:48:42You just gave me an idea.
00:48:51Hi.
00:48:52Hi.
00:48:53Wow.
00:48:54You cleaned up nicely.
00:48:56Oh, I just went with Christmas theme.
00:49:00You look nice, too.
00:49:02Thanks.
00:49:03You ready?
00:49:04Yeah.
00:49:05What are we doing?
00:49:06I thought we'd have a little fancy dinner at Chez Henry.
00:49:09Chez Henry?
00:49:10Mm-hmm.
00:49:11Oh, I should change.
00:49:12No, I'm just kidding with you.
00:49:13You're actually perfectly dressed for what we're going to do.
00:49:16Okay.
00:49:17You're going to love it.
00:49:18Oh.
00:49:19Ready.
00:49:20Yep.
00:49:21Okay.
00:49:22You're comfortable around horses, right?
00:49:24You're...
00:49:25You're joking, right?
00:49:27You're joking, right?
00:49:28You're joking, right?
00:49:29You're joking, right?
00:49:30You're joking.
00:49:31You're joking.
00:49:32You're joking, right?
00:49:33You're joking.
00:49:34It's you.
00:49:35Greetings, fellow elves, and welcome to Escape from Santa's Workshop.
00:49:52My name is Brendan, and I, like you, am an elf.
00:50:01Sorry, I just got back to town.
00:50:03I was partying with my elf buddies all night.
00:50:06Didn't realize I was pulling a solo shift today.
00:50:08You're doing great, Brendan.
00:50:10Thanks, man.
00:50:12I've been working hard to get the toys built for Christmas, but Santa left without a toy.
00:50:18A toy for one of the nicest kids in the world.
00:50:21Your goal is to make it out of the workshop and use Christmas magic to get the toy into this child's living room before morning.
00:50:29You have an hour.
00:50:30If you need help, just say, Brendan, I need help, and I can give you a hint from the North Pole.
00:50:36Finally, Santa has a no phones in the workshop policy, so we ask that you leave him here.
00:50:44Santa's policy.
00:50:47Smartwatch.
00:50:49And the smartwatch.
00:50:50Yeah.
00:50:50Now Santa is a stickler.
00:50:52Stickler.
00:50:54Exit out the back door, take a left.
00:50:56All right.
00:50:56Thanks, Brendan.
00:50:57You got it.
00:50:58Let's do this.
00:51:10Oh, okay.
00:51:13Santa's workshop certainly got an upgrade.
00:51:16Yeah.
00:51:17Definitely not warm, cozy holiday vibes.
00:51:19Can I see it?
00:51:23Ho, ho, ho.
00:51:25Welcome, married participants.
00:51:27You have 59 minutes to earn your freedom.
00:51:30You get it?
00:51:32Good.
00:51:32Yeah.
00:51:33Did you scream?
00:51:34Who was the machine?
00:51:34I think I heard you scream.
00:51:36No, I don't know.
00:51:36Nope.
00:51:37Don't know.
00:51:38Wow.
00:51:39Okay, I got boxes.
00:51:40Okay.
00:51:40We got some switches.
00:51:48Oh, elves.
00:51:50Lots of elves.
00:51:54Hey.
00:51:55We got a blacklight over here.
00:51:58Okay.
00:51:59They have some kind of security ID on here.
00:52:02Okay.
00:52:02Makes sense.
00:52:03Santa has a lot of top secret tech.
00:52:05The elves need clearance.
00:52:07Yeah, makes total sense.
00:52:10Okay, there's arrows on the boxes.
00:52:12Okay, let's think.
00:52:13Six elves, six boxes, one toy sack.
00:52:18I don't know.
00:52:18Maybe the arrows are a misdirect.
00:52:21Oh, that's good.
00:52:22Wow.
00:52:24Hey, wait.
00:52:24Do yours have a barcode on the back?
00:52:26Me too.
00:52:27Maybe they need to be scanned?
00:52:29Blacklight.
00:52:30Blacklight.
00:52:30Fifty-six.
00:52:37Ooh.
00:52:38Twenty-two.
00:52:41Eighty-four.
00:52:42Fifty-six, twenty-two, twenty-four.
00:52:43It's got to be a combination, right?
00:52:44It's got to be a lock.
00:52:45Lock.
00:52:45Okay, let's look for a lock.
00:52:48If I were a lock, where would I be?
00:52:52Lock.
00:52:53Lock.
00:52:55Nice.
00:52:56Okay.
00:52:57Fifty-six, twenty-two, eighty-four.
00:53:00Oh, okay.
00:53:06You want to reach him?
00:53:07No, I don't want to reach him.
00:53:08Yeah, fair enough.
00:53:11Oh, a teddy bear.
00:53:14Not just any teddy bear.
00:53:16A Christmas present.
00:53:19Toy sack.
00:53:20Toy sack.
00:53:20Ho, ho, ho.
00:53:36You have escaped from Santa's workshop with a gift in record time.
00:53:41Proceed to the Santa's sleigh lunch bag.
00:53:44What's up now, baby?
00:53:44Record time.
00:53:45What's up?
00:53:46We're incredible.
00:53:50Oh, okay.
00:53:52Keep your eyes peeled for clues.
00:53:55Ah!
00:53:58Brendan!
00:54:00No!
00:54:00Oh, my gosh.
00:54:04Whoa.
00:54:05So this is how he delivers billions of presents in one night.
00:54:10Santa 5.0.
00:54:12Enter launch code.
00:54:15What was our code?
00:54:15Fifty-six, twenty-two, eighty-four?
00:54:17Yep.
00:54:18Not it.
00:54:19All right, we are looking for a new launch code.
00:54:22Okay, we got this.
00:54:24Hey, the sleigh has a license plate.
00:54:26It says baggage.
00:54:28Huh.
00:54:29Okay.
00:54:30Any baggage?
00:54:31Well, there's a giant toy sack.
00:54:33That's a bag, right?
00:54:34Good point.
00:54:37Okay.
00:54:38Anything?
00:54:39No, there's nothing else in here.
00:54:43Wait a sec.
00:54:47Baggage.
00:54:49Okay, hear me out.
00:54:51What if they're not letters?
00:54:53What if they're musical notes?
00:54:56Ooh.
00:54:56Mm-hmm.
00:54:57They're good.
00:54:58Yeah.
00:54:59Ooh, one problem.
00:55:01I can't read music.
00:55:03Can you?
00:55:04No.
00:55:05That's going to be a bit of a stumbling block.
00:55:07Let me hop down.
00:55:08Do you think, I mean, as much as it hurts my ego,
00:55:11we ask for a little help?
00:55:15Brendan, we need a clue.
00:55:17Brendan, a little help, buddy!
00:55:18It's taking a sweet time.
00:55:27Yeah.
00:55:29Five, four, three, two, one.
00:55:36Santa sleigh launch aborted.
00:55:38Christmas is canceled.
00:55:40Have a holly jolly failure.
00:55:43Wow.
00:55:44That was a little dramatic.
00:55:45Yeah.
00:55:50Oh, Brendan!
00:55:51Brendan!
00:55:56Brendan!
00:55:58Brendan!
00:56:01You know, I could think of worse places to be trapped.
00:56:07Really?
00:56:08Yeah.
00:56:09I could think of better.
00:56:11Somewhere with food.
00:56:13Food.
00:56:14Oh.
00:56:17Food, you say?
00:56:18You think this is funny?
00:56:23Yeah.
00:56:23We can't escape from an escape room.
00:56:25It's a little bit funny.
00:56:27We don't have any water.
00:56:28Hmm.
00:56:29Or cell phones.
00:56:30Don't you have a promo first thing in the morning?
00:56:32Yeah.
00:56:32I've got to work.
00:56:33I think we're within our rights to be, you know, a little upset.
00:56:37Yeah, but being upset isn't going to help us get out of the room.
00:56:40So I'd rather count my blessings.
00:56:42Or inside.
00:56:43We have a very cozy place to sit down.
00:56:45Thank you, Slay.
00:56:46And my promo's not for 12 hours.
00:56:47We have plenty of time.
00:56:49Besides, I'm sure Brendan's going to let us out any minute.
00:57:00Let's see.
00:57:01What do we got?
00:57:03Yep.
00:57:04And it's morning.
00:57:10Well, at least the, um, Slay is comfortable.
00:57:14You were right about that.
00:57:15Yeah.
00:57:17Company's not bad either.
00:57:20I wish I got to know you in high school.
00:57:23Yeah.
00:57:24At least we're getting to know each other now.
00:57:27Yeah?
00:57:27Mm-hmm.
00:57:28Then lay it on me.
00:57:30Give me a peek behind the curtain.
00:57:32Ooh.
00:57:33Who is Ted Cooper?
00:57:35Oh, wow.
00:57:37Well, for starters, I am a codependent people pleaser.
00:57:41Go on.
00:57:42My therapist would tell you it is due to my mom leaving when we were young.
00:57:47My dad never quite recovering from that.
00:57:51And then my sister picking up his slack.
00:57:53And then me learning to make myself as small as possible so as to not create more work for
00:57:57the two of them.
00:58:00Upside isn't fun at parties.
00:58:01How about you?
00:58:04Lay it on me.
00:58:05Listen, I don't know.
00:58:06I don't want the highlight reel.
00:58:07I want the baggage.
00:58:08Baggage.
00:58:08Okay.
00:58:09Um, this last year was a nightmare.
00:58:13Moved back here.
00:58:14I lost my dad.
00:58:16And I go between saving lives and being two cats away from becoming a spinster.
00:58:22I'm also three inches taller than I'm comfortable with.
00:58:27Ah.
00:58:28Just three inches?
00:58:29Yeah.
00:58:29No, but seriously, I, I could never do what you do.
00:58:38But it must feel nice knowing that your job literally makes the world a better place.
00:58:47I think you're amazing, Hope.
00:58:53Is this how you pictured the date ending?
00:58:56Weirdly enough, this is exactly how I pictured the date ending.
00:59:02Uh, uh, hey guys.
00:59:12Uh, so sorry about that.
00:59:15Um, as an apology for the whole accidental captivity thing, how about a 50% discount next time you
00:59:21come back?
00:59:22It's nice, Brandon.
00:59:23Mm-hmm.
00:59:24Good morning.
00:59:25Wow.
00:59:39Where have you been?
00:59:40Got stuck in an escape room all night.
00:59:42I hope.
00:59:42Yeah.
00:59:43This is not a time for jokes.
00:59:44We're less than a minute.
00:59:44Not a joke.
00:59:45How's my hair?
00:59:45Yes, it's good.
00:59:46It's perfect.
00:59:46You look great.
00:59:47Yeah.
00:59:48Break a leg.
00:59:48Yeah.
00:59:49Yeah.
00:59:49Ted, hello.
01:00:02You with us, buddy?
01:00:03Indeed I am, Ken.
01:00:04I am here live at the Lackawanna Community Center where there has never been a more beautiful
01:00:12morning.
01:00:13Thank you, Ted.
01:00:20And these local bakers are trying to set a state record for the largest gingerbread man
01:00:25in New York history.
01:00:26And why not a world record?
01:00:28Well, because the world record is over 32 feet tall, Ken, and we don't have the budget
01:00:32for that.
01:00:33So come on down and help raise money for the local children's hospital.
01:00:36I, for one, can't think of a more delicious way to raise money for a good cause.
01:00:40Can you?
01:00:40Well, reporting live from Lackawanna, I'm Ted Cooper.
01:00:46And we're clear.
01:00:48That was great.
01:00:49I love you.
01:00:49I am going to kill you.
01:00:51Where were you?
01:00:51I mean, I am very happy, but you did not come home last night, and I want to hug you, and
01:00:55I want to strangle you.
01:00:56Okay.
01:00:57I have conflicting feelings.
01:00:58Yeah, see that.
01:00:59Uh, listen, I, I, uh, I got stuck in an escape room.
01:01:01Like I said, I can't talk now.
01:01:02I love you, and we'll talk later.
01:01:06So, what are you doing with the rest of your day?
01:01:08Um, well, I have a shift.
01:01:11I've got to work till six.
01:01:13Oof.
01:01:13Ouch.
01:01:14Well, how about I call you after you get off, and maybe we can grab a drink, or get stuck
01:01:21in another local establishment.
01:01:25Uh, we should be so lucky.
01:01:27Okay.
01:01:31Good morning, Hope.
01:01:35Good morning, Ted.
01:01:38Good morning, I'm going to take a long winter's nap.
01:01:57Wait, quick reminder, you have one more promo this afternoon before the big event tomorrow.
01:02:01Yes, I will take a red chair.
01:02:03Wait, just don't get thrown in jail between now and then.
01:02:05No promises.
01:02:13That's, that's Ted, isn't it?
01:02:15I mean, yeah.
01:02:20Wait, you like him?
01:02:22I can't remember the last time I had this much fun.
01:02:25How many guys would take you to an escape room on our first date?
01:02:28All right, Ted Cooper, you smooth operator.
01:02:33Mm-hmm.
01:02:34Wait, when are you seeing him again?
01:02:37Tonight.
01:02:38Well, okay, well, guest dinner with me and the others is out of the question.
01:02:43Have fun with your plans.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:45You Ed?
01:03:09I wasn't expecting a limo.
01:03:12Well, surprise, surprise.
01:03:13I'm taking the vibe in here, man.
01:03:17Why start vibes of what I'm about?
01:03:18Drink those tunes back up, Ed.
01:03:19Right on, man!
01:03:30So tomorrow, if you have plans, cancel them.
01:03:33If you have work, call in sick, and if you have a hot date, tell them it's not them, it's you.
01:03:38Because you'll be in Lackawanna at the Gingerbread Invitational.
01:03:41Back to you, Ken.
01:03:42Uh, thanks.
01:03:45Ted?
01:03:47Anything new?
01:03:48Because I'm not seeing any casts on body parts or missing teeth or any apparent symptoms of illness.
01:03:55I'm worried.
01:03:56Is everything okay?
01:03:58It's like I told you, Ken.
01:04:00It was only a matter of time before my Christmas bad luck turned around.
01:04:03That's not frosting.
01:04:07That's not frosting.
01:04:07Hello?
01:04:08Hello?
01:04:09Hi.
01:04:09Um...
01:04:10hello hi um sorry i was uh looking for
01:04:40ted ted he's with me we're going to a christmas rave
01:04:44uh uh it doesn't matter
01:04:50you dropped your phone ted my name's not ted it's ted
01:04:57then whose phone is this
01:04:59wait another woman answered you're telling me ted cooper's a player well i i mean
01:05:07it doesn't seem like the kind of guy but
01:05:10is he do you want me to track him down
01:05:15liam neeson style i have a very particular set of skills
01:05:19oh that won't be necessary is it too late to join you for dinner
01:05:24i don't want to wait around here oh of course
01:05:26thank you
01:05:28have you seen my phone no do you want me to call it yes please
01:05:40do you hear it no it's ringing
01:05:47voicemail
01:05:55hello yes okay that's fine why don't you take me through the problem first all right
01:06:02okay okay what can i borrow the car real quick why because i told hope that i'd call her i don't want her to think i'm a flick okay okay so is that is that hi is that a work call yes yes love you
01:06:14i am so sorry about that yes my phone has just been on the fritz lately
01:06:21so what about love you
01:06:28so
01:06:33how about
01:06:37how you
01:07:10Mind if I borrow your phone?
01:07:16Are you really calling her this early?
01:07:18Yeah.
01:07:22Come on, Hope.
01:07:24Okay, so I have ordered the ultrasound, the x-ray, the blood work.
01:07:35She's not picking up.
01:07:36Well, Hope's a doctor.
01:07:37She's probably busy.
01:07:38Speaking of busy, I have to go.
01:07:43Goodbye.
01:07:44Wait, wait, wait.
01:07:44Am I ever thinking this whole thing?
01:07:46Because it did seem like we were really clicking.
01:07:47Ted, I'm sure whatever is going on, if anyone can work it out, it's you.
01:07:51But if you make me any later than I already am, I will hurt you in ways you can't imagine.
01:07:56Understood.
01:07:56Okay.
01:07:57See ya.
01:07:57Wait, wait, wait.
01:07:58How am I going to call a car without my phone?
01:08:01Walk.
01:08:01Hug.
01:08:02Oh.
01:08:03Whoa.
01:08:05Hug?
01:08:09No hug.
01:08:10Yeah, no hug.
01:08:10Okay.
01:08:11Bye, Ted.
01:08:12Bye.
01:08:14Have a great day.
01:08:15She can't say it back.
01:08:22Ted, we were trying to call you.
01:08:25Oh, I lost my phone.
01:08:26What's up?
01:08:27Well, the girls and I pitched in and, well, here.
01:08:33For me?
01:08:34Mm-hmm.
01:08:34Aw, thank you.
01:08:38No way.
01:08:42Aw, this is awesome.
01:08:46Aw, I got to pop this on right now.
01:08:49I'm part of the crew.
01:08:50Oh.
01:08:53Yeah, it's no falling right to the baby.
01:08:55The girl's step out looking ready.
01:08:57We're outside.
01:08:59Yeah.
01:09:01Yeah.
01:09:02It's a holiday flex.
01:09:04No stress, no stress, no, no.
01:09:07It's a holiday flex.
01:09:09No stress, no stress.
01:09:11Is everything okay to seem a little less enthusiastic than normal?
01:09:16Especially given that outfit.
01:09:18Keep going, girls.
01:09:19We'll catch up.
01:09:21I assure you it's not the outfit.
01:09:24The outfit is incredible.
01:09:26It's hope.
01:09:27We were supposed to talk last night, but I lost my phone.
01:09:29So I went to her house and I left a note,
01:09:31but she never called.
01:09:33I'm just kind of spinning out, wondering if she's having second thoughts.
01:09:36Mm-mm.
01:09:37In life and in love, there will be so many situations where you get your wires crossed.
01:09:42Don't assume the worst.
01:09:45It's just like in the movies.
01:09:46Young couples are always breaking up because of some silly misunderstanding.
01:09:49Rock Hudson and Doris Day, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
01:09:56Yeah, they didn't break up.
01:09:57He died.
01:09:58Because they misunderstood how big that door really was.
01:10:03Don't fall into the same trap as everyone else.
01:10:06As Cher would say,
01:10:07Snap out of it.
01:10:10You will talk to her again soon.
01:10:12I know it.
01:10:14Thanks, Ruth.
01:10:14Thanks, Ruth.
01:10:45So wait, you've had Ted's phone since last night?
01:10:49Ted Cooper?
01:10:51I remember him.
01:10:52Sweet dude.
01:10:53I gave him a ride yesterday.
01:10:55Tell you what, if you can give me his address...
01:10:57Oh, I've done it again.
01:11:00What?
01:11:02What did you do?
01:11:03That thing.
01:11:04That thing that I do.
01:11:06Oh, I gotta go find Ted.
01:11:10So what should I do with Ted's phone?
01:11:12Yeah, yeah, I'll call you back.
01:11:13Hello?
01:11:15Hello?
01:11:24Hey!
01:11:25There you are.
01:11:27Where have you been?
01:11:29What are you wearing?
01:11:30Never mind, that doesn't matter right now.
01:11:31Well, actually, that's a whole thing.
01:11:34That's a lot.
01:11:35Is everything alright?
01:11:36No.
01:11:37I mean, it wasn't.
01:11:39I called you last night, and this girl, she picked up the phone and she said she was
01:11:46with you, and I, you know, I didn't know how to take that.
01:11:50I just, I realized that, you know, it's not like we're exclusive or anything.
01:11:54I mean, we've just been on one date, I, I, I was just like, that's not cool.
01:11:59Yeah.
01:11:59That doesn't seem like something Ted would do, but then you didn't call me, so I...
01:12:05Did you get my note?
01:12:07No, I...
01:12:08Yeah, I left a note for you on your front door.
01:12:10Well, a driver called and, and said that he had your phone.
01:12:14Ed has my phone?
01:12:16Of course you know the driver.
01:12:18Listen, Ted, I was so mad at myself for sitting around waiting for you to call that I just,
01:12:24I, um, I gave up.
01:12:28And I do that sometimes.
01:12:30I do, and I shouldn't, and I'm sorry.
01:12:34What's so funny?
01:12:40Ruth, she called this.
01:12:41It's, it's a classic misunderstanding.
01:12:44When you thought I got the note, and then I didn't call you, were, were you worried?
01:12:49Yeah, yeah, I was worried that you were having second thoughts, but now I'm just, I'm glad
01:12:52that we cleared it up.
01:12:53Well, no, I'm glad that we cleared it up.
01:12:55I, I, I think I'm just trying to talk about, you know, what we were feeling.
01:12:59Okay, yeah, I, I get that.
01:13:03Do you?
01:13:05Get that?
01:13:07Are, are you upset that I'm not upset?
01:13:13Well, no, I, I, well, now maybe I think I'm upset that you never get upset.
01:13:20I, I get upset.
01:13:21Do you?
01:13:22Because I, I feel like you're happy all the time.
01:13:24No, but even if I was, I mean, is there anything wrong with that?
01:13:27No, it's just, I, I think it makes it hard for me to understand you sometimes.
01:13:32Okay.
01:13:34Um, what, uh, what, what don't you understand?
01:13:38For one, why wouldn't you take the job in Buffalo?
01:13:42Well, that, see, that's complicated, right?
01:13:44Because Jerry gave me this great opportunity when no one else would.
01:13:46No, Ted, Ted, I know, I know.
01:13:47It's the job.
01:13:48It's the, the cookie.
01:13:49It's the mayo on the burger.
01:13:50It's, it's, it's everything.
01:13:52I don't, I don't know why you would give up what you want just to make everybody else happy.
01:13:57I don't like being an imposition.
01:13:58Advocating for yourself isn't an imposition.
01:14:03Ted, I like so much about you.
01:14:05I do.
01:14:05I really do.
01:14:06I just, I think, you know, when life gets hard and does all the time in my line of work,
01:14:12I, I'm, I'm just not sure that I can be with someone that keeps it so surface all the time.
01:14:20If you, uh, I, if you think I just bury my head in the sand, I don't think you really know me at all.
01:14:29Then help me know you.
01:14:30I think there's so much more to Ted than you let any of us see.
01:14:37Merry Christmas, Ted.
01:14:42Oh, wait.
01:14:43You seem uncharacteristically positive.
01:15:13Hey, man, we already hit our fundraising goal.
01:15:16We did it.
01:15:17What?
01:15:17You did it.
01:15:19Congratulations.
01:15:22Are you okay?
01:15:25Yeah.
01:15:28No.
01:15:31Hope and I had a fight.
01:15:33Wow.
01:15:34You got into a fight.
01:15:36I didn't know you had it in you.
01:15:37Well, hope fought.
01:15:40I kind of just stood there and took it.
01:15:43Oh.
01:15:45Walk with me.
01:15:50I'm going to say something nice to you, but don't get used to it because it is only going to happen once.
01:15:55Okay.
01:15:56You deserve everything good in life, but you hold yourself back.
01:16:02You need to go after what you want.
01:16:04It might be too late.
01:16:06That's something people say when they're scared.
01:16:08You're going to be okay.
01:16:11You're going to tell her how you feel, and you'll be back annoying me in no time.
01:16:15Us against the world?
01:16:16Us against the world.
01:16:17Hey, what you've done here is incredible.
01:16:23Have you taken a moment to appreciate that?
01:16:25Yeah.
01:16:27No, dude.
01:16:28I'm serious.
01:16:29Look around you.
01:16:30This took a Herculean effort, and you crushed it.
01:16:34Soak it in.
01:16:37It's moments like these that make you almost worth the frown lines.
01:16:40Almost.
01:16:41Almost.
01:16:47So, um, that's what you're wearing to the gingerbread invitational fair?
01:17:07Oh, I'm not going.
01:17:08Got it.
01:17:09Okay.
01:17:10You told me on the phone you don't want to run into Ted.
01:17:13That's right.
01:17:14Then why are you here?
01:17:16Because I think you're being ridiculous.
01:17:18Hope, let me get this straight.
01:17:19You're mad at him for not being mad at you, right?
01:17:22Yeah.
01:17:23He's happy.
01:17:24All the time.
01:17:26Oh, no.
01:17:27A handsome, gainfully employed man in a good mood.
01:17:29I think he's just trying to impress you.
01:17:31He's trying to impress everyone.
01:17:32So he cares about everyone.
01:17:34How terrible.
01:17:37Look, I have watched you go through some really hard times.
01:17:42And I wanted to help, but I don't know how.
01:17:44And then here comes Ted Cooper.
01:17:47And he has put a smile on your face ever since he came back into town.
01:17:52Hope, that's a beautiful thing.
01:17:55What are you scared of?
01:17:57I've just lost a lot.
01:18:03Starting to feel like everybody leaves.
01:18:06Hope, I only think it's you if you leave him on the other side of the city.
01:18:20Fight for him.
01:18:21I'm here in Lackawanna, where the Gingerbread Invitational is officially underway.
01:18:36The giant gingerbread man behind me will soon be measured to determine whether or not it
01:18:40has set a state record for the largest gingerbread man in New York history.
01:18:45Until then, I'll be here hanging out with members of my hometown discussing the art
01:18:49of baking, Lackawanna, and of course, Christmas.
01:18:52Go get him.
01:18:53Okay.
01:18:53You got him.
01:18:54I know, I know, I know.
01:18:55Let's talk to some folks, shall we?
01:18:57You too.
01:18:57Oh, come on.
01:18:58Dressed to the nines.
01:18:59What is it that you love about Christmas?
01:19:00Not going up there?
01:19:04No, I hate crowds.
01:19:05Yeah, me too.
01:19:06Last time I braved a crowd like this was the Heiress tour.
01:19:09You went to the Heiress tour?
01:19:11Oh, I wouldn't have missed it.
01:19:13Oh.
01:19:14Well, hi.
01:19:15I'm Sydney.
01:19:16Brandon.
01:19:17Hi.
01:19:18Hi.
01:19:20Let's see who I'm...
01:19:20Yes, you.
01:19:21What is it that you love about Christmas?
01:19:23Oh, I like Christmas because of the presents.
01:19:26And my grandma and grandma come to town.
01:19:28And because I like presents.
01:19:29I think you said presents twice.
01:19:32I like presents.
01:19:33I see you do.
01:19:34Well, I hope you get everything you hope for this year.
01:19:37Who else?
01:19:41Ma'am, how about you?
01:19:45Yes, you.
01:19:47Oh, no.
01:19:48Oh, come on.
01:19:49Don't be shy.
01:19:51Come on.
01:19:56Hi.
01:19:56What is it that you are hoping for this Christmas?
01:20:06World peace.
01:20:08Seems like a good one.
01:20:11Sure.
01:20:13A, you know, goodwill to everyone.
01:20:17Yeah.
01:20:18Goes without saying.
01:20:18Yeah.
01:20:19And, um, maybe a conversation that's not on air.
01:20:28Well, it, uh, sounds like the perfect time to throw it back to you in the studio, Ken.
01:20:34And we're clear.
01:20:37Hi.
01:20:37Hi.
01:20:38Hi.
01:20:38Oh, it's good to see you.
01:20:41Can I go first?
01:20:44I'm aware that I am chronically optimistic and that I brightside every situation.
01:20:50But I do get sad, and I do get angry, and I can do better at showing that.
01:20:59And you were right.
01:21:00I don't advocate for myself or fight for what I want nearly as much as I could or should.
01:21:06But I can do better.
01:21:08And I, I, I will do better, starting with you.
01:21:13I took the job in Buffalo.
01:21:19You did?
01:21:21Yeah.
01:21:22It's a great opportunity, and, um, happens to be much closer to the girl I like.
01:21:28That's good news.
01:21:29Yeah?
01:21:30Yeah.
01:21:31What did your producers and corning say?
01:21:35I don't know.
01:21:37I didn't ask.
01:21:38I didn't ask.
01:21:43Coming back in three, two, one.
01:21:51We're live.
01:21:52We're dead.
01:21:53We're dead.
01:21:54We're live.
01:21:58Hey, it's dead.
01:22:00What?
01:22:02Oh, my God.
01:22:11Lights and the windows.
01:22:13Ken gave me odds at 10,000 to one!
01:22:16I'm rich!
01:22:21I'm gonna sell my boat.
01:22:24Ten! Ten miles!
01:22:38Best Christmas ever!
01:22:40If you haven't already done so, please consider donating to the Lackawanna Children's Hospital.
01:22:45I can't think of a more worthy cause this holiday season.
01:22:50From Lackawanna, I'm Ted Hooper. No, I'm not.
01:22:55Just got me flustered.
01:22:56From Lackawanna, I'm Ted Cooper.
01:22:59Merry Christmas.
01:23:01And we're clear.
01:23:03Honestly, thank goodness.
01:23:10That was a professional first for me.
01:23:15Oh.
01:23:17I guess my Christmas bad luck is finally behind me.
01:23:19Oh oh.
01:23:21Father, you're gonna be looking behind me.
01:23:23No.
01:23:25No.
01:23:27You.
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