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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?
00:04:45No way.
00:04:46Oh, man.
00:05:01Huh?
00:05:04Oh.
00:05:05Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:08Are you ready for the holidays?
00:05:11Are you ready?
00:05:12Are you ready?
00:05:14Who's the day?
00:05:16I have been waiting for half an hour can we go absolutely where we're going going to sleep
00:05:38going home not in that order what Kate no that's boring I just got in the town let's go have a
00:05:43drink Ted Kate one drink a small one maybe a festive shot shots I love where your head's at
00:05:53shot so many shots singular where is my tag there are fresh towels and a brand new toothbrush upstairs
00:06:09because I know you always forget everything you know me so well your suitcase is on my table just
00:06:16give me a second something's not right yikes I must have had the same kind of suitcases that
00:06:24girl on the bus should I be worried about you covering the fundraiser with everything that
00:06:29happens to you every Christmas what no this this isn't a setback this is an opportunity to
00:06:35try out some new looks I mean oh come on sugar what these might actually fit wow
00:06:45good morning hey wow that is a very pink sweater that girl had good taste right
00:06:58hmm what do you do it up I am making us breakfast since when do you make us breakfast you made me
00:07:04breakfast my entire childhood the literal least I can do is make you the occasional omelet
00:07:09oh uh you're gonna go shopping today right because your first promo is tonight and um
00:07:16I'm not sure that uh that's the vibe I am not going anywhere until you try that omelet
00:07:21hmm fluffy and delicious yeah secret ingredient is love hey I couldn't help but notice the alarming
00:07:34lack of Christmas lights on the house yeah I've been really busy really that's strange you haven't
00:07:41mentioned that in the last three minutes you're wearing a pink crop sweater yeah
00:07:48stay good box no stay stay there you go
00:08:04hi Ted this is Max at WDTV check it in on our job offer give us a call and no rush Merry Christmas
00:08:15uh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
00:08:45never been great at math you have your master's in atmospheric sciences fed put the ice pack on
00:08:55fed
00:08:57miss mittens what happened to you a box of christmas lights you hot cookie sheet oof
00:09:05are you still teaching science retired last year wow congratulations miss mittens oh please
00:09:11call me ruth it's great to see you ruth i'm back every christmas how have
00:09:14we never run into each other oh i usually do the holidays in florida but not this year well
00:09:19florida's loss is my gain i always knew you'd do well for yourself ted and people send me your clips
00:09:25all the time they do sure especially the one where you get stuck in the chimney at christmas
00:09:31hilarious yeah well i am glad i could entertain you it's good to see you ted you too any chance
00:09:38you'd be interested in grabbing a coffee with your former favorite student sometime this week
00:09:41oh why is she here
00:09:45still got it miss mittens amazing thank you take care yeah ted they're ready oh great
00:09:55good luck thanks
00:10:01okay next time let's just make sure that we check the expiration date on the eggnog
00:10:06merry christmas
00:10:13how many cups you had today too many to count go home hope you're understaffed and you're pulling
00:10:19a 12-hour shift i don't need a tired doctor oh every doctor is tired come on look i can pick up the
00:10:25slack i once treated 90 patients here in a day and you have never let us forget that you know what i'm
00:10:31gonna do when i get home a little bit of online christmas shopping glass of red wine and the chris
00:10:37hemsworth movie hmm do you know what you're gonna do when you get off work yeah i'm gonna pray that my
00:10:41best friend stops giving me lectures no you are definitely gonna be trying to pick up more shifts
00:10:45here okay well given the year that i've had i want to stay busy i get that i get that but you are no
00:10:53good to anybody if you burn out so come over for a movie tonight which chris hemsworth movie is it
00:10:58doesn't matter no no it does not oh wait wait i guess who's here who ted cooper coop
00:11:09from high school i think so and we had his insurance on file oh i didn't know he lived around here
00:11:14i don't think he does i think he's back for christmas he's a weatherman over in corny
00:11:18hmm well good for him yeah he was always so sweet you know in like a nerdy kind of way that might be
00:11:25because he uh had a crush on you okay please you may not have noticed but he fell hard for you back
00:11:32in the day and apparently something fell hard on his head so have fun you're welcome enjoy thank you
00:11:40hey coop hope wow hi i didn't know you were back in town yeah i moved back late last year you look
00:11:55different you look the same hmm well what brings you in box of christmas lights to the dome oh anything
00:12:03broken hmm probably not i have a hard head i meant the box of lights right so i hear you're back in
00:12:11town for christmas with your sister you've been asking around about me hope sydney told me ah sydney
00:12:19yeah you know she gave me stitches a few christmases ago she did i had an unfortunate incident involving
00:12:24a porcelain nativity scene oh let's just say now there are only two wise men in bethlehem which one
00:12:30broke gold um poor baby jesus you know stuck with frankincense and myrrh i don't even know what
00:12:38myrrh is no one does i'm just gonna have a look here any headaches dizziness no no me look straight
00:12:46ahead hmm i never knew you had blue eyes
00:12:51well no lacerations no concussion i think you just had your bell rung feels appropriate to have
00:13:02my bell rung at christmas you know what else you look good in pink hey thanks i got it from a college
00:13:10girl's suitcase nope that sounded bad i brought a college girl's clothes home with me that sounded worse
00:13:17you know what let's just let's just chalk it up to the head injury i had it on before the head
00:13:24injury oh well let's keep that between us little doctor patient confidentiality probably a good idea
00:13:31well i hope you enjoy your vacation while you're here coop thanks but it's actually it's not just a
00:13:37vacation i'm here doing promos for the gingerbread invitational it's the fundraiser for well actually this
00:13:42i know i work here right yeah obviously you know what that is
00:13:52oh do you give lollipops to all your patients um only the really brave ones i was really brave wasn't i
00:14:01mm-hmm okay we'll see you around coop bye hope
00:14:12i assume you heard all that how dare you assume that i was eavesdropping on that unbelievably cute exchange
00:14:20come on
00:14:27okay okay what the doctor say things are looking up baby ask for dr newberry she's got lollipops
00:14:34and why didn't you tell me hope newberry worked here because i didn't want to spend our phone calls
00:14:49listening to you gush about your high school crush i didn't have a crush on her she said you didn't have
00:14:54a concussion she said it was fine maybe we need a second opinion ted is that miss mittens call her
00:15:02ruth no i'm not gonna call her ruth she was our teacher hi miss mittens hi okay we gotta go i gotta
00:15:07go to work what if she needs my help she doesn't need your help ted ted i need your help fine but please
00:15:15do not show up in this for the promo tonight okay don't worry i'll be there i'm gonna look great okay
00:15:20bye miss mittens hey ruth how's the hand well i won't be juggling anytime soon well that's a real
00:15:26shame what can i do for you i was supposed to get a tree and bring it home but now with this say no
00:15:32more i would be honored you are a prince would you like me to drive i'm hurt ted i'm not blind duly noted
00:15:42so you're looking for a bigger tree you say well i collected a lot of ornaments in the past 72 years
00:15:55how are you collecting ornaments two decades before you were born that is disgustingly shameless
00:16:01flattery and i so appreciate it so hope newbury huh hope newbury blast from the past as i recall you
00:16:13had quite the crush on her back in the day why does everyone keep saying that we have eyes ears
00:16:20we barely even knew each other besides she was way out of my league obviously you didn't need to agree
00:16:25with me so quickly we should ask her out while you're in town miss mittens are you giving me
00:16:30dating advice oh hello big boy that's a good one yeah do you think you could find someone who works here
00:16:39who could help us yeah uh what about him excuse me afternoon ma'am uh my mother is ma'am you can call
00:16:50me ruth actually you can call me anytime you like easy mittens uh my friend here would like this tree
00:16:56you mind helping us cut it down it'd be my pleasure maybe you could help us carry it too
00:17:02any plans while you're in town well i'm doing promos for the gingerbread invitational which you
00:17:10should come to and my sister's having a christmas costume party which you should definitely come to
00:17:15costume party yeah everyone's dressing up as their favorite christmas characters i'm in
00:17:19other than that not much why well i've got this walking group with a group of friends of mine
00:17:25do you all wear matching track suits well it wouldn't be a walking group without matching
00:17:29track suits do you want to join absolutely are we lost what i was following you oh where's that
00:17:43handsome lumberjack hello oh you guys lost yeah afraid so follow me
00:17:52you know there are easier ways of trying to hang out with me than injuring yourself are there well
00:18:05now i feel silly what'd you do christmas tree poked me in the eye every christmas hope it's something
00:18:11or multiple somethings a whole army of somethings you must really hate christmas you kidding i love
00:18:18christmas oh maybe i was wrong about the concussion follow me
00:18:30so how's it been being back home well i never intended on coming back to lakawanna but i do love
00:18:36this hospital and if we can raise enough money for the new children's wing i'd love to be head of
00:18:42pediatrics one day wow i'd be lucky to have you lightly scratched but i'd like you to give it a rest
00:18:50so let's wear an eye patch until tomorrow morning that works you can pick one up at the pharmacy
00:18:55oof i gotta be on the air in less than an hour any chance you guys have one around here
00:19:04so be sure to head on down to lakawanna for the gingerbread invitational and
00:19:08help raise money for a great cause or shall i say a great clause we miss you here in corning ted you
00:19:15sure are a sight for sore eyes good one ken yeah i just noticed your little fashion accessory there
00:19:24very observant yes i had my eye poked in a christmas tree related accident who here had
00:19:31eye poke in christmas related accident well shiver me timbers that's unfortunate ted sounds like your
00:19:40christmas luck hasn't changed lazy pirate humor ken and it's still plenty of time for this to be the
00:19:45best christmas ever in fact it very well could be if everyone joins me at the gingerbread invitational
00:19:50hope to see you all there well as much as you can anyways right so when making your holiday plans
00:19:57please don't turn a blind eye to the lackawanna gingerbread invitational and we're clear all right
00:20:06thanks so 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 love you can only get better
00:20:18morning morning morning i never pegged you for a kappa girl real funny have you seen the latest
00:20:32headlines matey that's good wordplay what i didn't have a choice kate the doctor said i had to wear the
00:20:40eye patch till this morning which doctor dr newberry oh you saw hope again huh it's very interesting can
00:20:49i borrow your car because i'd love to go get some clothes so i don't have to spend the entire holiday
00:20:53dress for sorority rush yes you may thanks bye bye get a costume for my party
00:21:10ted ladies this is ted cooper a student of mine and a famous weatherman what are you ladies up to
00:21:18is there a modeling convention in town this is a walking group that i told you about care to join us
00:21:24oh i would love to but i got a rain check i lost my suitcase so i have to get some new clothes all by
00:21:29yourself not on our watch ladies put your step counters to pause we are going shopping oh okay
00:21:40so i hear that an actor's coming by the station that day but i don't know who
00:22:08a little while later get a little tap on the shoulder and this voice says to me almost
00:22:13whispers in my ear excuse me are you ted cooper who could it be and who do i see standing before
00:22:21me but the mountain of a man that is mark harman oh my god he smelled incredible
00:22:29hope hey hi i hope this is uh the lackawanna walking crew crew this is hope newberry doctor
00:22:38extraordinaire oh i don't know about that but this is the one i was telling you about hi nice to meet
00:22:43you are you just uh getting off work i am yeah just used my last brain cell was gonna get a coffee and
00:22:50then bury my face in a plate of carbs hopefully i did hear there's a burger deal down the road at
00:22:57the fox and hounds pub two for one with all you can eat fries oh well you had me on all you can eat
00:23:07you gonna eat both those burgers yourself uh well i could but i shouldn't i'm not i'm not saying you
00:23:16couldn't i was just thinking that chivalry dictates that i should probably help you out with those
00:23:21right let's do it ladies it's been a delight i will see you soon you got that yeah i think i do
00:23:32we pop by my car so i can drop all this off yeah you might need that
00:23:38got all your stuff wow judgy mcjudger's no judgment no but i was wondering if your fan club
00:23:46always dressed like retired break dancers that's great i got a text on that oh you have their
00:23:52numbers they added me to the group chat after you thank you
00:24:05what's up everybody do you want to um grab us a table and get us some burgers
00:24:10i can do that yeah okay great what would you like to drink um christmas ale christmas ale i like it
00:24:19hey can i get two christmas ales please
00:24:21what i can't believe is that every single person here knew your name you're like you're like that
00:24:44guy you 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 thought
00:25:06about moving back funnily enough i just got a job offer in buffalo doing the weather well that sounds
00:25:15like the universe aligning for you yeah i don't know why what why not my producer in corning this guy jerry
00:25:25he gave me an opportunity right out of grad school when literally no one else would so i kind of feel
00:25:30like i owe my career to him and corning itself has been great to me so that is corning home no it is
00:25:39not i bet you if you asked every single person in this bar they'd tell you to take the job in buffalo
00:25:46as would i you would yeah you might find this hard to understand given you know every single person on
00:25:53a first name basis within a five mile radius oh thank you very much but i haven't had a lot of time to
00:25:59thank you do much socializing so be nice to see a friendly face
00:26:07wow ruth was right these burgers do look amazing oh what what's wrong oh nothing it's not a big deal
00:26:14i had just asked for no mail and there's mail well i'm sure they could fix it for you no no it's it's
00:26:19fine the um the server is the owner's kid i don't want to get her in trouble it's all good cook you've
00:26:24been raving about these burgers everybody here loves you i'm sure they'd love to fix it for you it'd be no
00:26:29problem hope it's fine really i am having far too good a time to let a little mayo bring me down well
00:26:35let's see it
00:26:44very mayo forward
00:26:45uh hey whatever happened to matt croner oh we're gonna bring up old high school exes are we throwing
00:27:00you off your game is about the only chance i have i don't think you can do that uh we broke up in
00:27:06college oh no i was really rooting for you guys why'd you break up oh i don't know he would never
00:27:15open up i don't know i keep ending up in these relationships with guys that you know don't fight
00:27:21for it i mean i get it i work long hours and that's hard but i still i don't have to tell
00:27:27me 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 i mean you
00:27:43have the same you know carefree disposition as you did in class okay yeah great recovery i can go
00:27:50with that yeah what about you you look the same albeit with fewer emo punk t-shirts true uh but i
00:27:59feel different how so give me the crash course and hope five things that are different about you now
00:28:06from when you were in high school oh five things feel free to let it like throw you off your game
00:28:09right yeah okay five things that are different about hope well for one i i speak three different
00:28:16languages now wow okay oh i make my own ramen and i really enjoy audiobooks of romance novels what kind
00:28:25of uh spice level we talking here well normally i stick to a pg-13 but recently i i meant ramen
00:28:33okay i am a sucker for an escape room and
00:28:39i 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
00:28:53having fun it does hey i was thinking since you know you're covering the fundraiser um would you like
00:29:02to come by the hospital tomorrow and i can walk you through what you're raising money for yeah yeah that'd
00:29:09be great 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 no oh come on
00:29:40what do i do what do i do
00:29:48yes okay
00:29:53there we go
00:29:54what are you oh i found you there you are hey fellas
00:30:10no i don't want to press charges he's my brother sorry ma'am we couldn't confirm he was family a lot
00:30:15a lot of coopers out there okay i wonder how the big houses changed him we'll bring him right out
00:30:23none other than national treasure himself mark harman can you believe that dude even smelled handsome
00:30:30i don't know how that's possible oh nice pjs thank you brave that's not funny merry christmas everybody
00:30:40merry christmas it's hard enough being the favorite but now i have the pleasure of telling
00:30:47dad his baby boy got arrested has the family newsletter gone out yet you're the worst and
00:30:51also the best thanks for bailing me out all i'm saying is when it comes to inheritance they take things
00:30:58like a criminal record into account well by that standard you should probably fire me from promoting
00:31:02the imitational you have a good point i mean i did give the promos to all of my events to the
00:31:08unluckiest guy in the world what if i didn't pick up my phone but she did and outside of some light
00:31:12incarceration i had a great day hung out with ruth and her walking crew i got a bunch of clothes
00:31:17i had dinner with hope you went out with hope well i didn't no no i didn't go out with hope like i was
00:31:24with hope and we were out cool your jets all right it was a friendly hang but i am seeing her tomorrow
00:31:31she's gonna tell me all about the new children's wing figured it'd be good for the promos huh you know
00:31:36who else could have told you about the children's wing your sister the fundraising coordinator yeah
00:31:41but she's just so darn busy good night oh by the way the new studio called while you were in jail
00:31:47they want to talk logistics about the new promo what did you tell them
00:31:51uh who had ted goes to jail
00:32:07so coop mm-hmm he's not really your type oh yeah yeah what's my type nice car well-groom beard
00:32:14uh emotionally unavailable 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
00:32:34hey oh look at that it's our hospital's most valuable customer what can i say i love to support
00:32:38local business all right well i'm gonna go to my job so see you coop bye sid good to see you again
00:32:44ready 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
00:33:11asl my father was deaf oh philia made gingerbread cookies
00:33:17um amelia delicious thank you
00:33:30just wondering if you'd like to try one absolutely i would love to
00:33:33is that peanut butter yes it's our secret ingredient wow that is that is very very good
00:34:03thank you
00:34:09thanks for everything hope i know i didn't get a chance earlier to say but uh i'm really
00:34:13sorry to hear about the passing of your dad if you ever need anything please let ron and i know okay
00:34:17i will merry 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 lakawanna 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
00:34:50doesn't hurt your face is swelling why would you eat the cookie okay first of all hope who puts peanut
00:34:59butter in a gingerbread cookie no one that's who also what am i gonna do spit it out really did you
00:35:04see her big doe eyes arm and a little cast not a chance ted
00:35:13i was gonna go home and finally decorate but now we're gonna have to keep you under close observation
00:35:21oh do you no we actually do it's it's protocol oh it's protocol yep understood uh well i could help you
00:35:30see you okay start this guy
00:35:47let's go decorate a tree
00:35:54what 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 ah i am pretty
00:36:29likable call her ouch
00:36:52that was a long conversation yeah oh she is uh quite the chatterbox she said she's um gonna see what
00:37:02time she gets off work and try to come what's wrong nothing's wrong you're sweating warm it's 30 degrees
00:37:12out i'm an athlete kate i run hot i'm an athlete kate so i run hot shady shady brother
00:37:24not voicemail not voicemail not voicemail oh hey what's up hope it's ted cooper from high school and
00:37:33earlier this week and your dreams nope hey what's up ted it's hope hope come on be a human no no no no no
00:37:43what's up girl it's your boy tc no no no you got this you got this easy breezy easy breezy
00:37:50hey what's up hey what's up oh no come on
00:38:09hi hope this is kate cooper
00:38:20hey hey wow awesome scrooge costume costume you say i worked on that the whole whole way i love
00:38:37that you arrived in character uh but why are you here right now kate called me she said there was a
00:38:44costume party i had to come oh did she yeah okay well that's that's great no it's just that the the
00:38:51party doesn't start for another hour oh uh i thought you said six huh i did oh i i thought i said seven
00:39:00i don't think so oh i'm so sorry i uh i meant seven oops oops carry on uh-huh yeah her come on in my lady
00:39:12i regret the accent no i i respected the commitment will you give me a minute i have to talk to kate real
00:39:24quick go go go go ow ow ow what what are you doing you didn't invite her to party how do you know that
00:39:33because i saw the ring footage of you leaving our thousand messages that is an invasion of privacy
00:39:37you picked the one place on the entire property that's right in front of the camera and what i
00:39:43saw dead it was bone chilling it was like watching a car accident in slow motion i froze up i didn't
00:39:49know what to say it's because you like her oh of course i like her have you seen her kate she's smart
00:39:54and funny and beautiful and she's great with kids why are you trying so hard to set us up because i am your
00:40:00sister and i love you and i want you to be happy i love you too get out there
00:40:11hey hey it's so nice that your sister still lives in your family home yeah she bought it for my dad
00:40:17when he retired to arizona oh well tell him hi not that he'll remember me who could forget you look
00:40:25what i found mind if i take a look go for it our yearbook it's been a minute uh uh what what what
00:40:34oh what what is what is what is your quote i'll spread my wings i'll learn how to fly i'll do what
00:40:39it takes to touch the sky kelly clarkson really regretting that one now okay see yours certainty of
00:40:48death small chance of success what are we waiting for kim lee who's kim lee what are you kidding from
00:40:55lord of the rings brave warrior dwarf loyal stubborn what hmm i could see that okay nice burn all right
00:41:06hope newberry most popular smartest most talented most likely to succeed
00:41:12were you on the yearbook staff that feels excessive okay ted cooper most likely to report the weather
00:41:21at 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 are
00:41:41kate kind of pulled double duty as big sister and parent oh our mom left when we were young so she
00:41:48really stepped up and helped raise me to this day she still blames me for her premature frown lines okay
00:41:59you were cute in high school
00:42:03i was i mean i think we might have gotten along given you drew a big red heart around my face
00:42:16is that what is that what is that what that is yeah that's what it is
00:42:23why didn't you ask me out did you not see the superlatives page i loved av club and science fair
00:42:30it literally never occurred to me that a girl like you would be into a guy like me
00:42:40well i i would have
00:42:43really wishing we'd have 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
00:43:08oh 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
00:43:31hi okay did you all drive in the same car and i'm one wow party bus here you go
00:43:49now this is a party see what i mean girl
00:44:03wow 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
00:44:17exhausting
00:44:22is 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 tin tearing up the dance floor
00:44:43i know we were just singing
00:44:47who who even is he
00:44:48where is he from
00:44:50he's from my office
00:44:54losing his dick oh my gosh
00:44:57i don't think he needs that much
00:45:05all right you two
00:45:06it's time for you to get out on the dance floor and show tim how it's done
00:45:10i can't i cannot
00:45:11you've got to show tim how it's done you show tim how it's done
00:45:14i think i'll go low with it too i'll go real low but then i come back up
00:45:27yeah
00:45:29turn it to a slow song turn it to a slow song
00:45:31head of the dawn
00:45:32go
00:45:37and then that's it
00:45:39can you play it
00:45:40and i can't remember
00:45:41want to stop
00:45:41oh my god
00:45:42you want to see her
00:45:43and that's what i can do
00:45:44you want to see her
00:45:45but um
00:45:46you want to come back to her
00:45:46Is this your first time dancing with a snowman?
00:45:51It is, yes.
00:45:53How is it going so far?
00:45:57Is this your first time dancing with a Scrooge?
00:46:00Weirdly enough, no.
00:46:23I had a really nice time tonight.
00:46:26Yeah, me too.
00:46:29Hey.
00:46:31I was thinking, um, if, um, never mind.
00:46:41I bet you probably got to get going.
00:46:46Well, I don't, I don't have to go this, like, this very second.
00:46:51Oh.
00:46:52I mean, if there's...
00:46:53I was just...
00:46:54Oh, you go.
00:46:55No, sorry.
00:46:56It, uh, it's, it's nothing.
00:46:58I can't wait.
00:47:00You sure?
00:47:03Yeah.
00:47:05Okay.
00:47:16Night, Dad.
00:47:20Night, Hope.
00:47:21Night, Hope.
00:47:51Hi.
00:47:52Hi.
00:47:53I meant to ask you something at the party, but I, um, chickened out.
00:48:13That was the extent of my ASLs.
00:48:16Is that a yes?
00:48:18Yes.
00:48:19That was, um, that was a yes.
00:48:25Okay.
00:48:26So far we have a intimate trip to the scrapbooking store and Salisbury steak and bingo night.
00:48:31Do we have any other date suggestions?
00:48:33Don't limit yourself to Lackawanna.
00:48:36Maybe 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.
00:48:48Hi.
00:48:49Hi.
00:48:50Wow.
00:48:51You cleaned up nicely.
00:48:52Oh, I, uh, I just, um, went with Christmas theme.
00:49:01You look nice, too.
00:49:03Thanks.
00:49:04You ready?
00:49:05Yeah.
00:49:06What are we doing?
00:49:07Thought we'd have a little, uh, 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 gonna do.
00:49:16Okay.
00:49:17You're gonna love it.
00:49:18Oh.
00:49:19Ready.
00:49:20Yep.
00:49:21Okay.
00:49:22You're comfortable around horses, right?
00:49:25You're, you're joking, right?
00:49:28Oh.
00:49:29Oh.
00:49:30Oh.
00:49:31Oh.
00:49:32Greetings, fellow elves, and welcome to Escape from Santa's Workshop.
00:49:52Hi.
00:49:53My name is Brendan, and I, like you, I'm an elf who, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.
00:50:00Whew.
00:50:01Sorry.
00:50:02Uh, 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.
00:50:09Thanks, man.
00:50:11I'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
00:50:26this child's living room before morning.
00:50:29You have an hour.
00:50:30You need help?
00:50:31Just 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.
00:50:47The smartwatch.
00:50:49And the smartwatch.
00:50:50Yeah.
00:50:51Now Santa is a stickinger.
00:50:52Stickler.
00:50:53Ha!
00:50:54Exit out the back door, take a left.
00:50:56All right.
00:50:57Thanks, Brendan.
00:50:58You got it.
00:50:59Let's do this.
00:51:00Oh, okay.
00:51:13Santa's workshop certainly got an upgrade.
00:51:16Yeah.
00:51:17Definitely not warm, cozy holiday vibes.
00:51:19I see it.
00:51:20Ha!
00:51:21Ha!
00:51:22Ha!
00:51:23Ho!
00:51:24Ho!
00:51:25Welcome, married participants.
00:51:27You have 59 minutes to earn your freedom.
00:51:30You get?
00:51:31Good.
00:51:32Yeah.
00:51:33Did you scream?
00:51:34Who was the machine?
00:51:35I think I heard you scream.
00:51:36No, I don't.
00:51:37Nope.
00:51:38Don't know.
00:51:39Wow.
00:51:40Okay, I got boxes.
00:51:41Okay.
00:51:43We got some switches.
00:51:48Oh, elves.
00:51:50Lots of elves.
00:51:52All right.
00:51:53All right.
00:51:54Hey.
00:51:55We've got a black light over here.
00:51:58Okay.
00:51:59Now they have some kind of security ID on here.
00:52:02Okay.
00:52:03Makes sense.
00:52:04Santa has a lot of top secret tech.
00:52:06The elves need clearance.
00:52:07Yeah, makes total sense.
00:52:09Okay, there's arrows on the boxes.
00:52:12Okay, let's think.
00:52:13Six elves, six boxes, one toy sack.
00:52:17Yeah, maybe the arrows are a misdirect.
00:52:20Oh, that's good.
00:52:21Oh, that's good.
00:52:22Wow.
00:52:24Hey, wait, do yours have a barcode on the back?
00:52:26We do.
00:52:28Maybe they need to be scanned?
00:52:29Black light.
00:52:30Black light.
00:52:3656.
00:52:37Ooh.
00:52:3822.
00:52:4184.
00:52:4226, 22, 24.
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.
00:52:46If I were a lock, where would I be?
00:52:52Lock.
00:52:53Lock.
00:52:55Nice.
00:52:56Okay.
00:52:5756, 22, 84.
00:53:04Okay.
00:53:06You want to reach out?
00:53:07No, I don't want to reach out.
00:53:08Yeah, fair enough.
00:53:11Oh.
00:53:12A teddy bear.
00:53:14Not just any teddy bear.
00:53:15A Christmas present.
00:53:20Toy sack.
00:53:34Ho, 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.
00:53:56No!
00:53:58Brendan!
00:54:00No!
00:54:02Oh, 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?
00:54:1556, 22, 84?
00:54:17Yep.
00:54:18Not it.
00:54:19All right.
00:54:19We are looking for a new launch code.
00:54:21Okay, 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.
00:54:40There's nothing else in here.
00:54:43Wait a sec.
00:54:47Baggage.
00:54:47Okay, hear me out.
00:54:52What if they're not letters?
00:54:53What if they're musical notes?
00:54:56Ooh.
00:54:56Mm-hmm.
00:54:57You'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, we need a little help, buddy!
00:55:24It's, uh...
00:55:25It'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.
00:55:45That was a little bit of a holly jolly failure.
00:55:48That was a little bit of a holly jolly failure.
00:55:50Oh, my God.
00:55:51Oh, my God.
00:55:51Oh, my God.
00:55:52Brandon!
00:55:52Brandon!
00:55:56Brandon!
00:55:58Brandon!
00:56:03You know, I could think of the worst places to be trapped.
00:56:07Really?
00:56:08Yeah.
00:56:09I could think of better.
00:56:11Somewhere with...
00:56:13food.
00:56:14Oh.
00:56:17Food, you say?
00:56:21You 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.
00:56:28Mm.
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, sleigh.
00:56:46And my promo's not for 12 hours.
00:56:47We have plenty of time.
00:56:49Besides, I'm sure Brandon's going to let us out any minute.
00:56:56Let's see.
00:57:01What do we got?
00:57:03Yep.
00:57:04And it's morning.
00:57:10Well, at least the, um, sleigh is comfortable.
00:57:14You were right about that.
00:57:15Yeah.
00:57:16Company'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.
00:57:26Yeah?
00:57:27Mm-hmm.
00:57:28Then lay it on me.
00:57:30Give me a peek behind the curtain.
00:57:32Oh.
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, and then my sister picking up his slack, and then
00:57:53me learning to make myself as small as possible so as to not create more work for the two
00:57:57of them.
00:57:57Upside isn't fun at parties.
00:57:59Upside isn't fun at parties.
00:58:03How 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, I 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.
00:58:32No, but seriously, 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.
00:58:50I think you're amazing, Hope.
00:58:52Is this how you pictured the date ending?
00:58:56Weirdly enough, this is exactly how I pictured the date ending.
00:59:10Uh, hey guys.
00:59:13So sorry about that.
00:59:15As an apology for the whole accidental captivity thing, how about a 50% discount next time you
00:59:21come back?
00:59:21It's nice, Brendan.
00:59:23Mm-hmm.
00:59:24Good morning.
00:59:27Wow.
00:59:28Where 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.
00:59:49Ted.
01:00:01Hello.
01:00:01You 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.
01:00:19Thank you, Ted.
01:00:19And 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?
01:00:43Reporting 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,
01:00:55and I want to strangle you.
01:00:56Okay.
01:00:57I have conflicting feelings.
01:00:58Yeah, see that.
01:00:59Uh, listen, 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?
01:01:09Um, 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.
01:01:31Good morning, Hope.
01:01:36Good morning, Ted.
01:01:46Hey.
01:01:48Hey, look who's home.
01:01:51Keys, lover boy.
01:01:52I got places to be.
01:01:54I am going to take a long winter's nap.
01:01:57Wait.
01:01:57Quick reminder.
01:01:58You have one more promo this afternoon before the big event tomorrow.
01:02:01Yes, I will take a ride share.
01:02:03Okay.
01:02:03Just don't get thrown in jail between now and then.
01:02:06No promises.
01:02:13That's Ted, isn't it?
01:02:15I mean...
01:02:15Yeah.
01:02:17Yeah.
01:02:17Yeah.
01:02:20Wait.
01:02:21You 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?
01:02:29Hmm?
01:02:30All right, Ted Cooper, you smooth operator.
01:02:33Mm-hmm.
01:02:34Wait.
01:02:34When are you seeing him again?
01:02:37Tonight.
01:02:38Well, okay.
01:02:40Well, guest dinner with me and the others is out of the question.
01:02:43Have fun with your plans.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:44Okay.
01:02:45Okay.
01:02:52You Ed?
01:03:09I say check.
01:03:11I wasn't expecting a limo.
01:03:12Well, surprise, surprise.
01:03:14Yeah.
01:03:15I'm taking the vibe in here, man.
01:03:16It's my star vibes of what I'm about.
01:03:18Crank those tunes back up, Ed.
01:03:19Right on, man.
01:03:20So 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
01:03:37you.
01:03:38Because you'll be in Lackawanna at the Gingerbread Invitational.
01:03:41Back to you, Ken.
01:03:43Uh, 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
01:03:52of 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.
01:04:06That's not frosting.
01:04:07Hello?
01:04:28hello hi um sorry i was uh looking for ted ted he's with me we're going to a christmas rave
01:04:44uh uh it doesn't matter
01:04:53you dropped your phone ted my name's not ted
01:05:02wait another woman answered you're telling me ted cooper's a player well i i mean
01:05:08doesn't seem like the kind of guy but
01:05:10is he do you want me to track him down liam neason style i have a very particular set of skills
01:05:20oh that won't be necessary is it too late to join you for dinner i don't want to wait around here
01:05:25oh of course thank you
01:05:31have you seen my phone no do you want me to call it yes please
01:05:40do you hear it no it's ringing
01:05:51voicemail
01:05:56hello yes okay that's fine why don't you take me through the problem first all right yeah okay what
01:06:05can i borrow the car real quick why because i told hope that i'd go and i don't want her to think
01:06:09i'm afraid okay okay is that is that hi is that a work yes yes love you i am so sorry about that
01:06:17yes my phone has just been on the fridge lately
01:06:31so
01:06:43i'm
01:06:52Mind 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.
01:07:40Speaking of busy, I have to go.
01:07:43Goodbye.
01:07:44Wait, wait, wait.
01:07:44Am I overthinking 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 Carth on my phone?
01:08:01Walk.
01:08:02Ah.
01:08:02Mm.
01:08:03Whoa.
01:08:06Hug?
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.
01:08:17She can't say it back.
01:08:18Ted, 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.
01:08:40Hey.
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.
01:08:50Is everything okay, Ted?
01:09:12You seem a little less enthusiastic than normal, especially given that outfit.
01:09:18Keep going, girls.
01:09:19We'll catch up.
01:09:21Well, I assure you it's not the outfit.
01:09:24The outfit is incredible.
01:09:25Um, it'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, but she never called.
01:09:33I'm just kind of spinning out, wondering if she's having second thoughts.
01:09:35Mm-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.
01:09:50Rock 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, snap out of it.
01:10:09You will talk to her again soon.
01:10:12I know it.
01:10:14Thanks, Ruth.
01:10:14Thanks.
01:10:33Hello?
01:10:34Uh, hey, is this Hope?
01:10:37Ted?
01:10:38No, Ed.
01:10:39I found this phone on my ride this morning.
01:10:41I'm just calling all the recent callers trying to figure out who it belongs to.
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.
01:11:00Oh, what?
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.
01:11:14Hello?
01:11:15Hello?
01:11:24Hey!
01:11:25There you are.
01:11:26Where 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 all right?
01:11:36No.
01:11:37I mean, it wasn't.
01:11:41I called you last night, and this girl, she picked up the phone and she said she was with you,
01:11:47and I, you know, I didn't know how to take that.
01:11:49But I 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 day.
01:11:56I was just like, that's not cool.
01:11:59Yeah.
01:11:59That doesn't seem like something Ted would do.
01:12:02But 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.
01:12:09Well, a driver called 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...
01:12:26I 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 that 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 you this great opportunity.
01:13:45No, 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
01:13:56happy.
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, I do, I 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, if you think I just bury my head in the sand, I don't think you really know me
01:14:28at all.
01:14:29Then help me know you.
01:14:31I 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.
01:15:38Oh, 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
01:15:54to happen once.
01:15:55Okay.
01:15:56You deserve everything good in life, but you hold yourself back.
01:16:01You 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.
01:16:14Us against the world?
01:16:16Us against the world.
01:16:18Hey.
01:16:20What you've done here is incredible.
01:16:23Have you taken a moment to appreciate that?
01:16:26Yeah.
01:16:26No, 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.
01:16:36It's moments like these that make you almost worth the frown lines.
01:16:40Almost.
01:16:41Almost.
01:16:41Almost.
01:16:41So, 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.
01:17:35Look, I have watched you go through some really hard times.
01:17:42And I wanted to help, but I don't know how.
01:17:45And then here comes Ted Cooper.
01:17:47And he has put a smile on your face ever since he came back into town.
01:17:51Hope, 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.
01:18:06And maybe, maybe it's me.
01:18:13Hope, 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 of baking,
01:18:50Lackawanna, 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?
01:19:02Not 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.
01:19:12Oh, well, hi.
01:19:15I'm Sydney.
01:19:16Brandon.
01:19:17Hi.
01:19:18Hi.
01:19:20Let's see who I...
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.
01:19:30I 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.
01:19:43How about you?
01:19:45Yes.
01:19:46You.
01:19:47Oh, no.
01:19:48Oh, come on.
01:19:49Don't be shy.
01:19:51Come on.
01:19:56Hi.
01:19:57Hey.
01:19:58What is it that you are hoping for this Christmas?
01:20:00Um, world peace.
01:20:08Seems like a good one.
01:20:11Sure.
01:20:12A, you know, goodwill to everyone.
01:20:17Yeah.
01:20:18Goes without saying.
01:20:18Yeah.
01:20:19And, um...
01:20:20Maybe 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.
01:20:32And we're clear.
01:20:37Hi.
01:20:37Hi.
01:20:38Hi.
01:20:39Oh, it's good to see you.
01:20:41Can I go first?
01:20:41I'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.
01:20:58And you were right, I 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.
01:21:16I took the job in Buffalo.
01:21:18You 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.
01:21:47Coming back in three, two, one.
01:21:50We're live.
01:21:52Ted, Ted, we're live.
01:21:58Hey, it's Ted, come on.
01:22:01Oh, my God.
01:22:03I can't believe it.
01:22:05I can't believe it.
01:22:10Lights in the windows.
01:22:12Ted gave me odds at 10,001.
01:22:15I'm rich.
01:22:16I'm gonna sell my boat.
01:22:21Ted, Ted, we're live.
01:22:23Ted, Ted, we're live.
01:22:33Oh, my God.
01:22:34Yeah.
01:22:35Ted, we're live.
01:22:39Best Christmas ever.
01:22:40If you haven't already done so, please consider donating to the Lackawanna Children's Hospital.
01:22:46I can't think of a more worthy cause this holiday season.
01:22:51From Lackawanna, I'm Ted Hooper.
01:22:53No, I'm not.
01:22:55Just got me flustered.
01:22:57From Lackawanna, I'm Ted Cooper.
01:22:59Merry Christmas.
01:23:01And we're clear.
01:23:03Oh, thank you. Honestly, 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.
01:23:40I guess my Christmas bad luck is finally behind me.
01:23:45And I'll see you next time.
01:23:47I'm Ted Hooper.
01:23:49I might say I'm Ted Hooper.
01:23:53I'm Ted Hooper.
01:23:57I'm Ted Hooper.
01:24:00I'll see you next time.
01:24:01Thanks for listening.
01:24:01Bye.
01:24:01Bye.
01:24:02Bye.
01:24:03Bye.
01:24:03Bye.
01:24:03Bye.
01:24:05Bye.
01:24:05Bye.
01:24:05Bye.
01:24:05Bye.
01:24:06Bye.
01:24:07Bye.
01:24:07Bye.
01:24:08Bye.
01:24:08Bye.
01:24:09Bye.
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