The Clause Family/Transcript

Introduction
Narrator: Tonight on Supernanny...

Ken: You're not going to stand in a refrigerator.

Narrator: Jo meets the Clauses.

Brandon: I don't want you to pay attention to my shoes!

Narrator: A family on the break of total collapse,

Caila: It's not okay!

Narrator: and a mother on the break of a nervous breakdown.

Lorie: I'm not strong enough!

Narrator: The two kids lash out their mother and refuse to respect her

Lorie: Don't you flip me off!

Brandon: I didn't even complete a whole game.

Lorie: Ow!

Narrator: And nothing dad does gets the kids to do their homework.

Ken: I want you to look this over.

Lorie: It's 5:30 and you've not done your homework!

Narrator: They treat their mother like a pac-animal,

Lorie: Uh!

Narrator: and the Mom struggles to take a stand.

Caila: Carry it!

Narrator: Can Jo help this family cease control?

Jo: When I saw this out, you better take it seriously with me!

Narrator: And, can she toughen Mom up?

Jo: Do you wanna keep grabbing?

Jo: Mind if I do another one?

Narrator: Or, will this family implode?

Lorie: Brandon, why don't you just act like a nice little boy?

Brandon: Nice little boy my ass! I'm not a nice little boy!


 * intro starts*

Submission Reel
Jo: I'm here in Studio City, another family awaits my help, so let's take a look!

Lorie/Ken: Hi, we're the Clause family!

Lorie: I'm Lorie, the mom.

Ken: I'm Ken, the father.

Lorie: And we have 2 children, our daughter is Caila age 8.

Caila: Yes I will!

Ken: And our son, Brandon, who is age 11.

Brandon: No!

Lorie: You wanna dance?

Lorie: I'm a stay at home mom.

Lorie: Okay, are you guys coming to dinner or not?

Lorie: Locked the door again!

Brandon: Okay, Mom...

Lorie: How many times have I told you not to lock the frickin' door!

Ken: And I am a software engineer who works from home, which makes me very accessible to the family.

Lorie: Although Ken is physically here, he's not really available as I think he thinks he is. Ken is so observed into his own work-

Brandon: Ow!

Lorie: that I think he tunes out all the conflicts with the kids.

Brandon: I don't want you to pay attention to my shoes!

Lorie: As parents, I feel like we lost the battle for Brandon and Caila.

Lorie: This is not a place-

Brandon: It's a place of joy!

Lorie: Get your feet out of the fridge, no!

Lorie: You're 11 years old-

Brandon: I don't want be okay!

Lorie: Come on, you're 11!

Lorie: Come on!

Caila: It's not okay!

Caila: Go away!

Lorie: I really don't know how to deal with Caila's sassy attitude...

Lorie: Caila, I'm telling you!

Caila: Will you shut up?

Lorie: I'm not gonna shut up!

Caila: Will you shut up!

Lorie: Don't you flip me off! Put that finger back where it belongs.

Caila: (Giggles)

Lorie: Well-

Caila: You're such an ass!

Lorie: Uhhh, oh god!

Jo: This little girl, with bad amounts of sass.... not in front of me!

Ken: Okay, you're not gonna stand in a refrigerator.

Ken: I would say the biggest issue with Brandon is anger management.

Lorie: Brandon, why don't you come out and act like a nice little boy and come out-

Brandon: Nice little boy my ass! I'm not a nice little boy!

Ken: My take on homework in this family, is homework is dreadful.

Ken: We at least spend an hour on the project...

Caila: No!

Ken: Come on, I really want you to work on this without television.

Brandon: Okay, okay, wait, can I watch a little bit of it and then do my homework?

Ken: What time is this thing over at?

Brandon: 10 o'clock.

Ken: 10 o'clock at night!

Brandon: Okay, start it at 10:15, I mean 9:15.

Ken: Alright, you have 15 minutes, I want you to look this over.

Jo: When did homework become negotiable?

Lorie: I feel like I have given up so much of my own life to make a better life for our two children...

Lorie: I didn't have 2 parents for me when I grew up! I was the one who put myself through college! I was the one-

Brandon: Are you crying?

Lorie: Yeah, because it frustrates me because I am trying to help you!

Brandon: Okay, I'll leave.

Jo: A few victims here...

Lorie: I feel like I have to be the ticking-clock for everybody...

Lorie: You need to budget your time, come on, tick tock, tick tock...

Lorie: I totally feel like I'm being taken advantage of...

Lorie: Ken and Caila, dinner's ready!

Lorie: You guys, dinner!

Lorie: Okay, are you guys coming to dinner, or not?

Lorie: I'm gonna eat by myself again? Okay...

Lorie: I'm emotionally and physically drained to the point where I feel like I'm just gonna break down!

Jo: This lady's carrying so much emotion!

Lorie/Ken: Supernanny, please help us, we desperately need you!

Jo: Mom and Dad, I've seen enough, but trust me, I'm on my way!

Observation begins
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Announcer: Coming up...

Jo: They had never left the house at 11 o'clock at night to still see children doing homework. It was absolutely ridiculous.

Announcer: Jo talks tough to mom and dad. And later...

Jo: This behavior is unacceptable do understand me.

Announcer: Jo gives Caila a piece of her mind. When Supernanny returns.

Observation continues
Jo (Interview): Once we return from the school the children's disrespect continues.

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Parents Meeting
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Announcer: Coming up on Supernanny...

(Caila screaming tantrums)

Lorie: Don't push me!

Announcer: For the first time ever Jo walks in the middle of a fight

Jo: You wanna source this out you got to take this seriously with me because I've come in here a 100% willing to help you.

Announcer: When Supernanny returns.

Teaching begins
SPRNANNY comes driving

Lorie: Let's get dressed

Caila: No I need the toy

Lorie: Do you want me to get dressed

Caila: No

Lorie: Don't push me

Caila: I need a towel

Lorie: Did you just hit me in the face

[Screaming]

Lorie: Don't push me

Calia: I NEED A TOWEL

Lorie: You go to your room and don't you bite me

[Screaming]

Lorie: Don't push me

Caila: No

Ken: She needs to do it she needs to do it first.

Lorie: I know

Ken: Everytime you need to go somewhere anyhow we need to do something it's our this behavior

Jo (Interview): Was i seeing right? an 8 year old throwing a fit like she’s some 4 year old.

Ken: This is ridiculous.

[Caila Screaming]

Jo (Interview): Parents allowing their 8 year old daughter to hold control over them like a 4 year old. I was totally stunned

Ken: It take 1 minute to put clothes on then you can have your toy back

[Screaming]

Lorie: Where do you want to get dressed?

Caila: HERE

Lorie: Fine get dressed in here

Caila: I CAN'T!

Lorie: Here's your clothes Brandon and I we're leaving

Jo: Excuse me? What is going on here?

Lorie: Somebody don't want to get dress

Jo: Somebody don't want to get dress what's been happening?

Lorie: Temper tantrums

Jo: Yeah

Lorie: Power struggle

Jo: Yeah. Right so where are we now why she's in this room?

Lorie: Cause she want to get dress in here

Jo: So what is she doing right now

Lorie: Right now it stresses me out.

Jo (Interview): When I walked in to the bedroom asking mom what was going on she told me everything was fine. Like are you kidding me what is going on here?

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Announcer: Coming up on Supernanny...

Lorie: Your taking advantage for so many years!

Announcer: Mom takes a stand.

Lorie: That is not acceptable!

Announcer: And a walk home from school turns ugly.

(Caila hits mom)

Announcer: When Supernanny returns.

Teaching continues
Jo (Interview): Sometimes I put rules in the household first but I've been working Lorie and giving her the time that she needed I knew that I return to the next day and put the rules in.

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Announcer: Coming up on Supernanny

Brandon: I didn't even complete a whole game!

Lorie: Ow!

Announcer: The children treats mom like a punching bag

Lorie: Stop it.

Announcer: Can mom recover?

Lorie: I'm not strong enough.

Announcer: Or will she give up? When Supernanny returns.

Parents Evaluation
Jo (Interview): I've bet The Clause Family have a lot of homework to do so I'm quite anxious to see if they took a step forward.

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Announcer: Coming up on Supernanny...

Jo: Everybody listen because this is crucial.

Announcer: Jo has one last chance to get the kids to do homework and mom and dad are terrified it might not work. When Supernanny returns.

Reinforcement
Jo (Interview): I saw progress watching this DVD and I really want to use that momentum to push this family forward and tackling the biggest issue they've got homework.