Gooch Family/Transcript

Observation Begins
Jo: " "

Becky-Sue: "We need to buy a birthday present for your cousin."

Observation Continues
[The family are shopping at the mall]

Jo: " "

[Jo steps in]

Jo: "Lilly, Andrew and Maddy, this is your warning. It is still time to pick out a birthday present for your cousin Winston. You three must stop these tantrums this minute. If you continue, we will have to go home early and get your cousin a birthday present another time. Is that clear?"

[Lilly kicks Jo]

Lunchtime
Jo: "It wasn't long before the triplets started kicking up and refused to eat their lunch."

Becky-Sue: "I want you to eat your lunch, and then you can go play."

Andrew: "NO! I HATE TURKEY SANDWICHES!"

Becky-Sue: "Andrew, do not shout at the table. If you do that again, then you're going to the Naughty Couch."

[Lilly screams in Becky-Sue's face]

Becky-Sue: "Lilly, do not shout at mommy like that."

[Lilly spits in Becky-Sue's face]

Madison: "NO!"

[Madison throws her plate on the floor]

Jo: "Madison! That is not acceptable."

[Madison throws a tantrum]

[Becky-Sue takes Andrew, Lilly and Madison to the Naughty Couch]

Becky-Sue: "You three are staying on that couch until I tell you to get up."

[Becky-Sue takes Lilly's Monster High Rochelle Goyle doll, Madison's Abbey Bominable doll, and Andrew's Big Bang Pegasus Metal Fusion Beyblade and puts them all into the toy time-out box]

Jo: "However, Lilly wasn't giving up without a fight. She raided the fridge multiple times. The other triplets just stayed on the couch."

[Lilly escapes the couch, goes into the kitchen and starts chewing snake lollies]

Becky-Sue: "No, we're not having snake lollipops, now let's go back to the Naughty Couch."

[Becky-Sue takes the snake lollipops from Lilly and takes her back to the Naughty Couch]

Lilly: "GIVE ME MY LOLLIES!!!!"

Becky-Sue: "No. No lollies while you have to stay in time-out."

[Becky-Sue puts the snake lollies back in the kitchen cupboard]

Lilly: "Poopie Head!"

Jo: "Just ignore that."

Lilly: "GIVE ME MY LOLLIES NOW, POOPIE HEAD!!!"

[Becky-Sue starts to lose her patience]

Becky-Sue: "Lilly, when I say 'No lollies,' I mean 'No lollies,'"

[Lilly smacks Becky-Sue's face]

Becky-Sue: "Stop it, you do not hit mommy. That is not nice."

[Becky-Sue confiscates Lilly's Midnight violet Nintendo 3DS]]

[Lilly escapes the Naughty Couch, dashes into Becky-Sue's bedroom and watches Sonny With a Chance on TV]

Becky-Sue: "Please turn off the TV now. You cannot watch Sonny With a Chance if you are in timeout."

Lilly: "NO!"

[Becky-Sue switches off the TV, puts Lilly back to the Naughty Couch and confiscates Lilly's Sonny With a Chance DVDs]

Jo: While Andrew and Madison did their 7 minutes, Lilly was still resisting.

Becky-Sue: "Madison, Andrew, you both had to come to the Naughty Couch because you were both being very naughty by acting up at the kitchen table. This is where you will be if you do that again, and I want an apology."

Madison and Andrew: "Sorry."

Becky-Sue: "Thank you. You may now get up."

Lilly the Fighter
[Lilly is now eating Reese's peanut butter cups]

Becky-Sue: "No, no candy while you have to stay in time-out."

[Becky-Sue takes the peanut butter cups from Lilly and puts them out of her reach]

[Becky-Sue puts Lilly back to the Naughty Couch and walks away with no conversation]

Lilly: "GIVE ME BACK MY PEANUT BUTTER CUPS, YOU [bleep]!!!"

Becky-Sue: "Lilly was the most dominant and aggressive amongst the triplets, and she still would not go down without a fight, no matter how many times I put her back on the Naughty Couch."

[Lilly is now eating a Hershey's milk chocolate bar]

Becky-Sue: "Give me the chocolate bar. You are not allowed to have that while you have to stay in time out."

[Lilly eats the whole chocolate bar]

Lilly: "There. All gone."

Becky-Sue: "Since you didn't listen to me when I told you to give me the chocolate bar, you now bought yourself an extra 7 minutes of timeout. Also, you lost another toy."

[Becky-Sue confiscates Lilly's Opretta doll and puts Lilly back on the Naughty Couch]

Lilly: "You're mean, Mommy!"

[Becky-Sue walks away with no conversation]

[Lilly grabs a can of lemonade from the fridge and drinks it]

Becky-Sue: "No, Lilly. We're not having lemonade, now give me the can because you still have to stay in time-out."

[Becky-Sue takes the can from Lilly and puts Lilly back on the Naughty Couch]

Jo: "Finally, Lilly gave up and she stayed on the Naughty Couch and did her time. Becky-Sue's presistance paid off. Or so we thought."

Becky-Sue: "Apologize to Mommy."

Lilly: "NO! Not until you give me my lemonade!"

Becky-Sue: "First, apologize to Mommy, then you can have your lemonade."

Lilly: "SORRY!!!"

Jo: "Lilly, you shouldn't shout like that. You have to be sincere and mean it. Now give your mommy a nicer apology."

Lilly: "Sorry, mommy."

Becky-Sue: "Thank you. Now give me a hug and a kiss."

[Lilly and Becky-Sue hug and kiss]

Snack Jar Technique
[Jo discovers Hershey's milk chocolate bars, Girl Scout caramel deLites cookies, Rainbow Chips Deluxe cookies, Lunchables, Reese's peanut butter cups, cans of lemonade, Nabisco SnackWells Devil's Food cookies, Chips Ahoy! cookies, Little Debbie Zebra Cakes, Doritos, Nutter Butter, Coconut Chips Deluxe cookies, Wonder bread, vanilla Zingers, apple chips, banana chips, snake lollies, Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme pies, Swiss cake rolls, Hostess Twinkies, SnoBalls, Merita breads, Cheetos and Nutty Bars in the cupboard]

Becky-Sue: "Come on, kids. Let's help Mommy and Jo-Jo clean out."

[Becky-Sue opens the pantry to reveal Moon Pies, Nilla wafers, Swedish Fish, Drake's Devil Dogs, Warheads, Chocodiles, Ding Dongs, raspberry Zingers, Little Debbie Fudge Rounds, cherry pie, apple pie, Suzy Q's, Ho Hos, Choco Pies, moon pies, Cracker Jacks, chocolate Zingers, Sno Balls, doughnuts, Hostess Cupcakes, Rice Krispie treats and beef jerky]

Jo: "More?!"

[In the cupboard, there are more lollipops, more doughnuts, Oreo cookies, Little Debbie Cloud cakes, Little Debbie banana pudding rolls, Choco pies, apple strudels, Entenmann's cupcakes, Drake's Ring Dings, Strawberry shortcake rolls, Skittles, May West snack cakes, Gansitos, raspberry Zingers, vanilla wafers, saltine crackers, Ritz crackers, vanilla Zingers and Hostess CupCakes]

Dining Out
Jo: " "

Lilly: "Ew, yuck! I hate yucky tomatoes and spinach!"

[Lilly slams the salad bowl at the waiter's face]

[Charlie feels embarrassed]

Charlie: "Oh, no..."

[Lilly knocks the breadsticks over, and pulls the table cover off]

Becky-Sue: "Come on, kids. We're leaving."

Jo: "That night, Lilly was ejected from the restaurant by the owner."

[Becky-Sue confiscates Lilly's Operetta doll]

Becky-Sue Gets a Phone Call
[The phone rings]

Becky-Sue: "Hello, Gooch residence, this is Becky-Sue speaking."

???: "How's my favorite little sister doing?"

Becky-Sue: "I can't complain, Antoinette."

Antoinette: " "

Becky-Sue: " "

Antoinette: "That's good! I'm here to give a reminder about Winston's birthday party. You know that he will be turning 6, right?

Becky-Sue: "Right."

Antoinette: "And this year, he will have an Angry Birds-themed party."

Becky-Sue: "Okay, so we got him a present from the store."

Antoinette: "Wonderful! Your permission slip that you sent us is still in my...oh, my gosh...what is the word I am looking for?"

Becky-Sue: "Your office?"

Antoinette: "Oh, that's right! My office!"

Time to Get Dressed
'''Jo: Later on, Lilly wanted to go to her friend Melissa's house. However, Becky-Sue was taking them to their cousin's birthday."'''

Becky-Sue: "Charlie, can you help the triplets to get dressed please? I've already laid their party clothes on their beds. And hurry them up because we only have 7 hours to get ready."

Charlie: "I have a really good special relationship with my Cousin Winston, but I'm too old for his birthday party."

Charlie: "Lilly! Andrew! Maddy! Time to get dressed!"

Lilly: "Mom, can I go see my friend Melissa?"

Becky-Sue: "No, not today. We need to visit cousin Winston for his birthday party. Now go upstairs with Charlie and put your party dress on please."

Lilly: "I WANNA SEE MELISSA!!! I HATE COUSIN WINSTON!"

[Lilly throws a tantrum like a 2-year-old]

Becky-Sue: "I said not today! Melissa and her mommy and daddy are going on a camping trip today."

[Jo comes down to Lilly's level]

Jo: "Excuse me Lilly, this is a warning. You have to put your party dress on for your cousin's birthday party otherwise your Monster High Dolls and your TV privileges will be gone for 3 days. So you will see Melissa another day."

Becky-Sue: "And we need to drop Charlie off at his friend's house on our way to Winston's party."

Lilly: "I WANT TO GO TO MELISSA'S HOUSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Jo: "Not today, dear."

[Charlie takes the triplets upstairs to their room and Jo and Becky-Sue follow them]

Lilly: "I DON'T WANNA PUT MY PARTY DRESS ON!"

Becky-Sue: "Yes you do. Look, your party dress is your favorite color, yellow and it looks very lovely on you when you first had it on."

[Madison and Andrew are dressed]

Out to the Car
[Lilly runs away from the car and runs to Melissa's house]

Lilly: "I WILL SEE MELISSA IN NO TIME AT ALL!"

Becky-Sue: "Charlie, can you stay with Andrew and Madison?"

[Jo catches Lilly]

Becky-Sue: "Come on."

Jo: "Your cousin is expecting you."

Lilly: "I WANT MELISSAAAAA!!!"

Jo: "Well it's too late now!"

Lilly: "I WANNA SEE MELISSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! WINSTON IS A DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRK!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[Becky-Sue tries to get Lilly in to the car, but Lilly hits her]

Jo: "No, you do not hit mommy."

Lilly: "YOU NEVER LET ME GO TO MELISSA'S HOUSE YOU DISGUSTING, MEAN (bleep)!"

[Lilly runs back in the house, packs all her stuff and runs all the way to Melissa's house]

Becky-Sue: "Now what do I do, Jo?"

Jo: "Grab Lilly by the hand directly to the car, otherwise she will lose her Monster High dolls and her TV privileges for a week."

Lilly: "TOO LATE, POO POO HEADS! I ALREADY PACKED MY MONSTER HIGH DOLLS! I PACKED EVERYTHING AND NOW I WILL GO TO MELISSA'S HOUSE AND I WILL NOT LET YOU STOP ME!"

[Lilly takes off all of her clothes and runs off naked]

Jo: "Lilly, you put your party dress and your coat back on and leave them on. Otherwise, you will lose not only your Monster High dolls and your TV privileges for a week, but also your friends for a week as well."

Lilly: "SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Lilly: "GIVE ME MY BAG!!!!"

[Becky-Sue takes Lilly's bag back in the house]

Lilly: "Mummy is a horrible person."

Cousin Winston's Birthday Party
[The family arrives at Cousin Winston's house]

Becky-Sue: "If you continue to carry on this way, then I WILL put you on the Naugthy Couch once we get home! Now let's get in to the house."

[Winston is dressed in a Red Angry Birds costume]

Cousin Aggie: "Aunt Becky-Sue!"

[Winston's sister Aggie rushes over to Becky-Sue and throws herself at her]

Becky-Sue: "Hi "

[Becky-Sue holds Aggie tight for a few seconds]

Becky-Sue: "How are you my sweetest girl?"

Cousin Aggie: " "

Becky-Sue: "Now Antoinette, I would like you to meet Jo Frost."

[Antoinette shakes Jo's hand]

[Winston's teacher arrives]

Winston's teacher: " "

[Winston's friends arrive along with their parents]

[Winston, Andrew, Maddy and Lilly's cousins arrive along with their parents]

[Winston eagerly opens his present to reveal an Angry Blue Bird]

[Angry Birds music is playing in the background]

Winston: "We'll play Pin the Tail on the Red Bird and a matching game...we have the cake pops, cookies, cupcakes, and the cake!"

[Lilly is bored but then sees the sodas]

Lilly: "Soda!"

Party Aftermath
[On their way home, Becky calls Charlie on her cell phone]

Becky-Sue: "Hi Charlie, it's your mother. I'm really sorry to say this to you that we have to go back home because of Lilly "

[Becky-Sue hangs up]

Becky-Sue: "Lilly Gooch, this is ABSOLUTELY the last birthday party I will ever take you until you start behaving nice and decent. The next time we go to a birthday party, you will be looked after by ."

[Lilly kicks the driver's seat]

Jo: " "

[The family arrives home]

[Jo and Becky-Sue drag Lilly straight to the Naughty Couch]

Jo: "Andrew and Maddy, go play with your toys quietly. And as for you, Lilly, your behavior at the party was very appalling. You do NOT ruin other people's birthdays, you do NOT make a mess at Winston's house, you do NOT inconvenience everybody and you do NOT hurt other people! It is bad enough that you ruin the holidays. I would ask you to stay on this couch for 7 minutes because every time you were being very rude at the party, you will be disciplined. Not only did you lose your Monster High dolls, your TV privileges and your friends for 2 weeks, but you have just lost your phone privileges for 2 weeks as well. If you get up before your time is up, then we will send you to bed without dinner."

Lilly: "I WANT TV!"

[Lilly escapes from the Naughty Couch, runs upstairs to Becky-Sue's bedroom and watches on DVD]

Jo: " "

Lilly: "GET OUT YOU FILTHY UNBEARABLE ANIMAL!!!!"

Jo: "Now I am automatically turning it off for you."

[Jo presses stop and eject on the DVD remote, takes out the DVD, puts it back in its case, turns off the TV, grabs Lilly by her hand and places her back on the Naughty Couch]

[Becky-Sue confiscates Lilly's DVDs]

[Lilly grabs her bag, races out of the front door and runs to Melissa's house]

[Lilly discards her clothes]

Becky-Sue: "Now what do I do?"

Lilly: (screaming) "YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME, MOMMY! NEVER!!!!!!!"

[Lilly puts on her overalls and blouse and shoes and arrives at Melissa's house in time to see Melissa and her family loading up their car and preparing to leave for their camping trip]

Melissa: "Hi."

Lilly: "I just came to go camping with you."

Melissa: "I'm sorry, Lilly. My mommy says it's just for the family only. I'll see you next week."

Lilly: "I DON'T CARE!"

[Lilly puts her bag in the boot and tries to climb into Melissa's family's car, but unfortunately, Becky-Sue and Jo catch her]

Becky-Sue: "There you are! You are in big trouble, missy! Get out of the car please."

Lilly: "I'm going with them!"

Jo: "No, out of the car! I mean it!"

Melissa's Mother: "Your mother's right. It's just for the family only."

Becky-Sue: (to Melissa's mother) "I know and I am very sorry Laura, but Lilly has ruined her cousin Winston's birthday! But until she learns to behave herself, she will never be allowed to see Melissa or any of her friends ever again!!!"

[Becky-Sue takes Lilly's bag out of the boot]

Lilly: (to Melissa and her family) "I WANNA GO WITH ALL OF YOUUUUUUUUUUU!"

Becky-Sue: "Give me your hand."

[Becky-Sue picks up a wailing Lilly and carries her back to the house and puts her in her room for timeout]

Becky-Sue: "Stay there. I'm serious!"

Lilly: "I wanted to go camping with Melissa! I wanted to see her!"

Becky-Sue: "Starting now, until you start behaving again, you're done playing with her and the rest of your friends! And you have your attitude at the party to thank for that."

Lilly: "(bleep) YOU!!!"

Becky-Sue: "That is definitely not very nice to use that language towards me."

[Lilly flips off Becky-Sue]

Becky-Sue: "Lilly, did you just flip me off?"

Lilly: "YES, I (bleep)ING DID!!!"

Becky-Sue: "That is not very nice to give me the finger."

Lilly: "GO TO (bleep)!!!"

Becky-Sue: "Right, that's it, you're going to bed with no dinner! Get your jammies on please."

Lilly's Apology Letter
Jo: "The day after Winston's birthday was ruined, Lilly must write an apology letter to Winston and his mommy to tell them how sorry she was."

White Sheets
Jo: "The next day, I introduced the White Sheets technique. When Lilly sees this, it means she can't touch, can't use, and it's no go."