O'Kendall Family/Transcript

Before the revolving line of credit
Announcer: "Tonight on Supernanny Ireland..."

Logan: "This needs to stop NOW!!!"

Josephine: "Our house, our rules!"

Logan: "She's grounded, she is so grounded."

Genea: "I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE!!!"

Logan: "That, does, NOT, mean, you, cannot, get, in, trouble!"

Announcer: "Lolly heads to the US in Lexington, North Carolina to meet the O'Kendall family... whose teenage daughter is out of control."

Genea: "Leave Me ALONE!!!"

Josephine: "NO, I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE!"

Logan: "NOW DEAL WITH IT!"

Announcer: "Many expectations haven't been met..."

Josephine: "I feel like we're losing her."

Announcer: "Such as an absolute lack of consequences on the teen's radar screen just because she's of age..."

Genea: "I can do whatever I want, okay?!"

Josephine: "When can you do whatever you want under the roof up there? NEVER! Got it?"

Announcer: "She skips school..."

Josephine: "Your principal called, and he told me you have cut out of school three days in a row."

Genea: "What? That's not true, I was at school."

Announcer: "And has spent some nights drinking."

Genea: "PARTAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!" (crowd screams)

Announcer: "Even the the younger kids are beginning to act up."

Josephine: "Alright, you boys are in time out."

Announcer: "Can Lolly turn things around?"

Logan: "You're grounded for a month."

Genea: "DAD, COME ON!"

Logan: "Not another word. You go to school and come home from school, that's it."

Announcer: “Or will it all go down the drain, leaving this to either continue...”

Genea: "I HATE YOU! I SWEAR TO GOD, REALLY HATE YOU!!!"

Announcer: "Or end in an abysmal way?"

Josephine: "We feel like kicking her out of the house!"

Announcer: "Like something unusual, one of the most badly behaved teens Supernanny has ever encountered. Mom and Dad show no problem discrediting her."

Logan: "We don't care how old you are. As long as you live in our house, you live by our rules."

Genea: "DAD!!!"

Josephine: "You're NOT gonna get in or out of here too many times without taking the bus!"

[The intro theme plays]

Submission Reel
Lolly: "So, I'm here in Lexington, North Carolina to help another family, let's take a look and see who we have."

???: "Hi, we're the O'Kendall Family. I'm Josephine."

???: "And I'm Logan. Josephine is a stay-at-home mom while I work as an insurance agent."

Josephine: "We have 6 children. Genea is 16, Parker is 10, Michael is 8, our twins Zack and Owen are 6, and Benson is 4."

Logan: "Most of the time, our children are well behaved."

[We see Parker playing catch with his twin brothers, Zack and Owen]

Parker (throws ball to the twins): "GO LONG!"

Josephine: "But our black spot, unfortunately is our oldest."

[Cuts to a scene in a bar where a wild party is taking place, with Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit playing in the background. Genea is drunk, and having a good time.]

Genea: "It's midnight, and it's time to PARTAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!" (crowd screams)

Logan: "Our family's relationship with Genea is getting strained."

Genea: "I can do whatever I want, okay?!"

Josephine: "Genea, stop this! We can't live like this anymore!!"

Genea: "Then LEAVE!!!"

Lolly: "I do not like this."

Josephine: "She's constantly talking back to us, skipping school, partying... I feel like we're losing her."

[Logan sees Genea elbowing Parker]

Parker: "OW!!!"

Logan (to Genea): "Go to your room, now."

Josephine: "I was pregnant with the boys at old ages, but even those decisions are better than those our daughter makes."

Logan: "Supernanny, we need your help NOW!"

Lolly: "You're right. Because just because Genea is 16 doesn't mean whatever she does isn't unacceptable, she can serve a maximum jail sentence in the near future. I'm on my way."

Lolly arrives
Lolly: "Hi!"

Josephine: "Nice to meet you!"

Lolly: "Lolly Fredrick."`

Josephine: "When I first met Lolly, I was admiring her right away. She has a huge personality. And I really liked her."

Lolly: "When I arrived, I knew this family was in disarray, all because of their teenager's recent rebellion."

Genea: "You know I'm innocent, come on!"

Logan: "You were supposed to pick up Parker from a friend's house last night."

Genea: "So, what?"

'''Genea: "I actually thought I was acting like an independent person. But looking back at when Lolly came... My god, I was a piece of shit." (Cackles in embarrassment)'''

Josephine: "Are you drunk?"

Genea: "None of your business, nosy..."

Lolly: "Excuse me?"

Genea:[Sternly] "Get out of my face, you hear me?!"

'''Gloria: “ I couldn't believe what I just saw, Just before observation, the eldest one’s already drunk and being snotty towards me! Yet, this is typical of teenagers without direction!”'''

Josephine: "Josephine, go to school."

Nora: [Gets up from her seat] "Yeah, whatever!"

'''Lolly: “This is the stereotypical rebellious teenage girl I'm seeing so far. Back-talking her parents, underage drinking... things will begin to get dangerous if this doesn't stop.”'''

Announcer: "Coming up on Supernanny Ireland... Despite being past her sweet sixteen..."

Genea: "I'm not a child anymore!!!"

Logan: "We don't care how old you are. As long as you live in our house, you live by our rules."

Logan: "NOW DEAL WITH IT!!!"

Announcer: "Genea proves non immune to a not-so-sweet aftermath."

Logan: "Give me the keys and the phone, right this instant."

Josephine: "You will think about what you've done..."

Announcer: "She doesn't handle it even rather sweetly..."

Genea: "I SWEAR TO GOD, REALLY HATE YOU!!!"

Announcer: "But will that hatred be inverted anytime soon?"

Genea: "My mom and dad make my life so difficult!"

Announcer: "When Supernanny Ireland returns..."

Genea's punishment
(Wednesday; 2:00am)

Lolly: "It's 2 in the morning on a school night. The younger kids are in bed, the twins fell asleep at approximately 9:30 after finally cooperating with their parents, and yet Genea still hasn't come home."

Logan: "She's in so much trouble when she gets home. She's grounded, she is so grounded."

Lolly: "What I want you to do is act like you're sleeping, and then once she gets home, turn the lights on and ask her where she's been."

Josephine: "But won't that wake the boys up?"

Lolly: "Yes, but if you take her cell phone and her driving privileges, maybe that will straighten her up a bit and have her think of what she's done."

Josephine: "Are you sure about this?"

Lolly: "I understand Mom and Dad's skepticism. But, if Genea's behavior continues, it's going to tear this family apart. This is what Zack and Owen were talking about when they admitted why they have started acting up. Because this isn't the Genea they love and respect as an older sister."

(Genea finally arrives home at 3:00am, with Logan turning the lights on.)

Logan: "Genea, where have you been?"

Genea: "I was at the library studying for my Math test."

Logan: "Oh, really? Because that's the worst kind of lie I've heard from you."

Josephine: "Your principal called, and he told me you have cut out of school three days in a row."

Genea: "What? That's not true, I was at school."

[Josephine interrupts]

Josephine: "STOP LYING!!! We know you've been skipping school. What have you been doing in addition to that?"

[Genea stands puzzled.]

Josephine (continues): "Tell us the truth, Genea!"

Lolly: "Genea was pretty hesitant to tell her parents the truth, because she knew she was out partying with her friends at night and hanging out at the mall during school hours. And when she finally admitted it, as if they would not be furious with her, they actually were. Why wouldn't they be when their oldest child is out of control?"

Josephine: “Genea O’Kendall, you were WHAT?!”

Logan: “Not anymore! Of course now you’re telling the truth, but I expect you to do more than that! Going to school will be something you ACTUALLY do this time!"

Genea: "But dad, school sucks. I always get bored in those stupid classrooms!"

Logan: "That's no excuse to skip school. You won't be successful if you make these awful decisions for yourself. The lies, the poor grades, the three absences in a row... This needs to stop NOW!!!"

Genea: "But Dad..."

(crosstalk between Genea and Josephine)

Josephine: "STOP INTERRUPTING YOUR FATHER!!!"

Genea: "Leave Me ALONE!!!"

Josephine: "NO, I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU ALONE!"

Logan: "If you really think we're going to leave you alone, your brain isn't necessarily in good shape. What you do is INEXCUSABLE!!!"

Lolly: "Surprisingly, as the fighting continued, none of her younger siblings woke up due to the chaos going on downstairs in the living room. But, Genea was constantly lying to her parents, and it was time that was put to a stop."

Genea: "I'm sixteen, I'm not a child anymore!!!"

Logan: "We don't care how old you are. As long as you live in our house, you live by our rules. Period. And that includes now."

Genea: "DAD!"

(Crosstalk between Genea and Josephine)

Josephine: "Plus, you don't know how disappointed we are in you."

Genea: "MOM!!"

[Long pause]

Lolly: "Her parents had zero tolerance for that backtalk whatsoever; and she learned this the hard way."

Logan: "You know what? Give me the keys and the phone, right this instant. You're grounded for a month."

(Josephine nods up and down)

Genea: "DAD, COME ON! I MADE A SIMPLE MISTAKE!”

Logan: "Not another word. You go to school and come home from school. That's it. And by that, I mean riding the bus. No cell phone, no TV, no driving!"

Josephine: "And you will think about what you've done, or else we'll make that TWO months if we have to!"

Logan: "Your mother's right, because that kind of behavior will certainly not stand, not in the past, not in the present, not, and I mean NOT in the future! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!"

Lolly: "Genea will probably never be this shocked again. But she needs to understand the truth: no exceptions is no exceptions. But she would use her turn to shock the parents with what she would say. It wasn't yes or no."

Genea: "I HATE YOU! I SWEAR TO GOD, REALLY HATE YOU!!!"

[Genea screams in rage, and storms into her room.]

Logan: "Oh, someday this'll stop unless you want to pretty much get the death penalty."

[Lolly is really shocked]

Lolly: "I cannot believe what Logan just said."

Logan: "I didn't mean I'll kill her, but a life sentence is pretty much a death sentence."

Genea: "'Death penalty... best you got...' BOTH OF YOU ARE SO FUCKING STUPID!!"

Josephine: "You wanna shoot for two months already, and then go right from there? If not, then knock it off."

Genea: "I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE!!!"

Logan: "How many times do we have to tell you? That, does, NOT, mean, you, cannot, get, in, trouble!"

Josephine: "Your father is right! Our house, our rules! When can you do whatever you want under the roof up there, and when will that kind of behavior be acceptable? NEVER, and NEVER! Got it?"

Genea: "I WASN'T ALWAYS UNDER THAT ROOF!"

Logan: "You are now! The house rules apply even outside the house! If you're so upset, it's your problem! NOW DEAL WITH IT! DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR ROOM!"

Genea: "Yeah, whatever!"

[segment ends]

Announcer: "Coming up... Genea sees the light."

Genea: "You could tell she meant business."

Announcer: "And Logan and Josephine get a pleasant surprise."

Josephine: "Listen to me Genea, I'm surprised at your change of behavior these last few days, and am very proud of you."

Announcer: "When Supernanny Ireland returns..."

Observation
Josephine: "When can you do whatever you want under the roof up there, and when will that kind of behavior be acceptable? NEVER, and NEVER! Got it?"

Genea: "I WASN'T ALWAYS UNDER THAT ROOF!"

Logan: "You are now! The house rules apply even outside the house! If you're so upset, it's your problem! NOW DEAL WITH IT! DO NOT GET OUT OF YOUR ROOM!"

Genea: "Yeah, whatever!"

Josephine: "I would either get this together or get used to this, because at this rate, you're NOT gonna get in or out of here too many more times without taking the bus!"

Genea: "I can HEAR you!!"

Josephine: "You know what? Fuck it, I'm done."

Lolly: "Genea's parents have announced that she's grounded for an entire month. That means she's not allowed to drive anywhere or go out, and has to ride the bus to school and back home. And the only activities she's allowed to do after school and/or on weekends? Chores and homework.

(Saturday; 12:00pm)

Lolly: "Her principal and the Walmart she works for would be contacted by dad to inform them that she will not even be allowed to go to work at this time as well. Her boss was told why, and said if she repeated her behavior, she would be fired. The duration was also quick to come close to doubling. Mum and Dad have decided to go shopping for new clothes, and have now left Genea to babysit the kids during her punishment."

(Zack and Owen playing Pokémon Sword on the Switch in the living room as Lolly approaches them)

Lolly: "Where's your older sister?"

Zack: "In her bedroom."

Lolly: "It was at that moment when I decided to go into her bedroom and ask her why she's acting this way. Why is she so hard to control?"

Lolly: "Genea?"

Genea: "Go away!"

Lolly: "No, this is Lolly. Can we talk?"

[Gene acts hesitant]

Genea: "Uhh... sure."

Lolly: "I can tell why Genea was so hesitant, but she realized right away that I'm not the big mean nanny who's out to help put her in jail."

Lolly: "So, why are you acting like this?"

Genea: “Acting like what?”

Lolly: “I heard you do things like skip school multiple times in a row, go to a bar instead, tell your parents ‘I hate you’, and screamingly run here. Why is that?”

Genea: "Because my mom and dad make my life so difficult! They want me to be this perfect girl, but it's so hard to follow their unrealistic expectations of what I do with my life. (Starts crying) I want to make them proud, but it's... it's..."

[Genea sobs]

Lolly: "I know deep down that Genea wants to be liked by her family. And it should be possible. But in order to get their trust back, she has to make better decisions. And I'm gonna have to point that out."

Lolly: "So, I understand now why you've been acting this way... the underage drinking, the hard-partying..."

Genea: "I guess so."

Lolly: "A lot of lives have been destroyed because of these decisions. I can't help but think of the 27 club when it comes to stuff like this. Amy Winehouse? Jim Morrison of The Doors? Kurt Cobain of Nirvana? All died at the age of 27 when their music careers were at their highs."

Genea: "The lead singer for Nirvana died at 27?"

Lolly: "Yes. And it was due to poor life choices like drugs and alcohol. I heard what your parents thought about the choices you've been making, and they were right, they were just as inexcusable, I think you realize that now. But, you can change things for yourself if you make the right decisions. Basically, whether you become a college graduate with a successful career or a juvenile delinquent serving time in prison all depends on you."

Genea: "Nobody's ever been that brutally honest with me. I realized that, maybe I should understand why my family's falling apart."

(Lolly and Genea hug while Genea's still crying)

Genea: "I promise Lolly, I'll change my ways."

Lolly: "But now it was up to me to see whether she really would or this was just one of her worse lies than normal."

Family Meeting
Josephine: "She's just put us at the end of our rope, I personally feel like kicking her out of the house!"

Logan: “And she has the nerve to take stuff like the car and the phone for granted!”

Lolly: "Genea told me she's doing this because both of you make her life practically impossible. Yes, how she goes about your strict style is inexcusable.”

Logan: “That gives her even more nerve!”

Lolly: “But, the problem is you're getting so strict that you're becoming unreasonable! Nobody's realistically perfect, Genea especially. You can't just discipline her just because of that. She'll never learn from this, nor is she going to take either of you seriously. It's not easy to blame her for making these decisions and tell you 'I hate you', because you're practically guaranteed to be negative. Why try to stop that from happening if you realize there is practically no way it will?"

Logan: "It's just that we're scared of this teenage phase she's going through, she thinks she knows everything. She just never gets it."

Lolly: "But, here's the thing, I recorded a video of you handling the punishment for Genea on my iPad. You obviously weren't wrong to discipline her when it became clear she was lying. But look closely at the way you tried to get your point across."

(Lolly brings iPad and plays video to show Logan and Josephine)

Josephine: "I would either get this together or get used to this, because at this rate, you're NOT gonna get in or out of here too many more times without taking the bus!"

Genea: "I can HEAR you!!"

Josephine: "You know what? Fuck it, I'm done."

(video ends)

Lolly: "I'd like you to listen more closely to that tone of voice. How does that sound?"

Josephine: "I don't know."

Lolly: "For one thing, using the F word? Are you kidding me? You're no better than Genea when you lash out like that, and I certainly don't think you'd want your boys listening to such profanity coming from their own mother. I understand Genea’s behavior needs to change."

Josephine: “If it doesn’t, I think we failed as parents!”

Lolly: “This is what I’m talking about, Josephine. It's great to have boundaries. But, the problem is that you and Logan should stop being so... overprotective to the point that she's being treated like a young child. Genea needs to stop her behavior too, obviously. But she needs to be allowed to grow up. Clearly, she should be making the right decisions. But that will only be possible is not only if you're Genea's parents and not her friends, but she is also able to grow up properly.”

Josephine: "I get it now."

House Routine/Rules
Lolly: "This family needed some routine and rules in this house. But they also needed reasonability."

Lolly: "Rule number 1 - No fighting"

Lolly: "Rule number 2 - No stealing."

Lolly: "Rule number 3 - Use kind words."

Genea: "Question."

Lolly: "What is it, Genea?"

Genea: "What if you're a teen like me? Do you still have to follow these rules?"

Lolly: "Yes, because even though you are sixteen, that means you are still a minor. So we are setting a curfew."

Genea: "A curfew?"

Lolly: "You got it. Rule number 4 - Curfew at 8:00pm."

Lolly: "But Genea wasn't going to be practically terminally ill-fated."

Lolly: "Rule number 5 - Chores and homework must be done daily."

Genea: "You could tell she meant business. But, for the first time I feel like I'm getting direction now. And that's the kind of thing my parents feel I.. well... lost. And I can see why."

Logan: "Next time you plan to skip school, do something without our permission, or come home late and worry us to death, think about who's life you're ruining.

Genea: "My life?"

Logan: "Correct. I would seriously do that from now on if I were you."

Lolly: "Yeah, Logan, but try to be reasonable."

Logan: "Don't worry, I am. Learned a lot from a couple nights ago."

(turns back to face Genea)

Logan: "One more piece of advice is that you shouldn't make it so there is practically no pleasing us. The point is that growing up is very exciting. The freedom to do things is something any kid can't wait to do. But, the point is we want you to learn to make mature and responsible choices."

Genea: "We'll soon find out if that works out, especially since being grounded had recently been even more than just possible - the easiest thing to happen to me."

Lolly: "No child is perfect. But no parent is, either."

Cool-down Area
Lolly: "I'm going to introduce you to the Cool-down Area."

Logan: "Cool-down Area?"

Lolly: "Yes. Whenever Genea gets angry or stressed, this is where I want her to go. Somewhere that isn't her bedroom and just relax on her beanbag chair. Genea, come in and see what I mean."

[Genea goes into her family household's big closet with the beanbag chair]

Lolly (to Genea): "Whenever you feel really angry or stressed, just come in here and sit on your beanbag, and chill out in the Cool-down Area. This is a place where you can take a deep breath and relieve anything that might be bothering you.

[Genea and Lolly both practice deep breathing]

'Genea: "The Cool-down Area is a great idea. I actually might think about doing this if and when I feel my anger or stress is getting out of hand; even surrounding my brothers, whom can be very'' annoying sometimes. The last thing I want is to take my anger out on them..." *shrugs* "I wouldn't even want to know what the consequences would be if I were to do something like that. But with what Lolly was suggesting, I just feel like I'm at peace."'''

Genea's Change of Attitude
(Saturday, 3pm)

Lolly: "When the O'Kendalls went out to Parker's baseball game for his school team in the afternoon, Genea wanted to go shopping with her best friend, Savannah. But when mom said no, there was a surprising change of attitude I sensed was coming, but her parents were pleasantly surprised by."

Genea: "Mom, can I go shopping with Savannah this afternoon?"

Josephine: "Not today, we have to go to your brother's baseball game."

Genea: "You mean, Parker?"

Josephine: "Yes, you would be surprised at how well he plays. Go get ready for the game."

Genea: "I never knew he played baseball. You've... got me interested."

Josephine: "Listen to me Genea, I'm surprised at your change of behavior these last few days, am very proud of you, and have lifted your grounding as a result. And the fact that Savannah wants to hang out with you again shows how much you've changed."

Lolly: "Then Genea asked mom if she could call Savannah and tell her that plans had already been made for her to watch her brother play baseball."

Genea: "Is it okay if I call Savannah and tell her if we can reschedule to another day?"

Josephine: "Sure, just tell her we're going to see him play baseball at his school."

Genea: "I'm on it!."

[Turns over to Logan]

Josephine: "I don't know how she was able to do it..."

Logan: "I'm actually pleasantly surprised by Genea's change of attitude. If this keeps up, maybe her teenage rebellion days with all the drugs and alcohol could be behind her in no time."

[Genea starts spraying her perfume to get ready for the game while calling her best friend, Savannah.]

Genea: "I hate that I won't be able to shop with you this evening. But family comes first, and I hope you understand."

Savannah: "You're totally fine! I understand completely!"

[Genea enters the living room and gets ready to leave with her family]

Genea: "My best friend Savannah had been worried about me the most. But now that Lolly has showed me that drinking, drugs, and the like can pretty much destroy you, she's wanting to hang out with me again."

Logan: "Let's go!"

Cut to:

[Parker enters his room and changes into his baseball uniform.]

Cut to:

Josephine: "Genea, Parker, we have to hurry up."

Parker: "Okay, I'm ready to play baseball for my school team!"

Genea: "Let's go, squirt. KICK SOME ASS! By the way, don't tell mom I said that."

Logan: "Alright Genea, you're holding us up. Let's go."

[Parker is in the van]

[Logan puts Parker's bag in the boot of the van.]

[Genea runs to Savannah's house to say hi.]

Logan: "You stay with Lolly, okay?"

[Josephine chases after Nora and touches her by the shoulder]

Josephine: "Genea, I know you're happy to see Savannah. Go and reschedule before we get in the van for Parker's baseball game.. Actually, why don't you invite her to come to the game with us?"

Savannah: "Baseball? Interesting."

Genea: "You need to go to the game."

Savannah: "Why?"

Genea: "Because we all have to spend time together as a family."

[Savannah sobs in joy, happy to see the best friend she knows again]

Josephine: "If we don't hurry, Parker will lose the baseball game!"

Genea: "Oh, crap!

Savannah: "Let's go!"

[The trio runs by the van]

Logan: "Let's get there as fast as we can."

Genea: "Guys, we're gonna miss the game!"

Logan: "Come on, or we're going to be late."

[Genea and Savannah hop in.]

Josephine: "What are we waiting for?! LET'S GO!"

Genea's Change of Attitude (part 2)
[The family arrives at Parker's school]

[Parker goes to get changed]

School secretary 1: "Good afternoon and what can I do for you?"

Parker: "Five tickets for the baseball game please."

[The first school secretary asks for payment]

School Secretary 1: "That will be $15.00, please."

[Logan hands money to the first school secretary, while Genea and Savannah hear and discuss screaming from a distance.]

Unnamed teenage girl (yelling): "LET ME OUT OF HERE!!! I WANT TO GO TO LISA'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW!!!!!"

Unnamed father: "No, it's too late. We're already buying the tickets."

Unnamed girl: And why the fuck do I gotta wear this dumbass flannel?! Why can't I wear the Carcass shirt?!

Unnamed mother: You are not going to be wearing that Carcass shirt and that's final!

[Dad tries to reach for girl's hand to bite it again, but fails]

Unnamed girl: "You either take me to Lisa's house so we can chill out and play with the new things we got at the mall or else all of you will go burn in hell!"

Genea (to Savannah): "What the hell was that all about?"

Savannah: "Apparently, she's not handling the fact that she's in the same situation we were in tonight, not being able to shop at the mall with her friends."

Genea: "That's fucked up. She's probably on drugs or something..."

[Logan looks at the girls]

Logan: "What are you girls talking about?"

Savannah: "Nothing, some psycho being here instead of going to the mall with her friends and throwing a tantrum over it."

Josephine: "Ugh... and to think Genea was like that just a few weeks ago."

Logan: "Genea and Savannah were best friends in middle school. And Savannah felt alienated recently due to our daughter's downward spiral. It's great to see them reunited."

[The first school secretary hands Logan four tickets]

School Secretary 1: "Enjoy the game!"

School Secretary 2: "This way, please."

[The second school secretary escorts the family to their seats]

Genea (to Mom): "So, did Parker start playing this year?"

Josephine: "I think so..."

Logan: "Let's just watch the game."

Nora: "FUCK OFF!!!"

[Nora shoves Gloria down on the ground, then runs to the parking lot]

Garret: "Come back here please, Nora!"

Unnamed teenage girl (running out of arena while parents chase her):: "I WILL NOT COME BACK TO THIS FUCKING DOGSHIT AND I HOPE YOU ALL GET SENT TO NORTH KOREAN PRISON CAMPS! I HOPE KIM JONG-UN DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA SO THAT YOU CAN LIVE IN AMERICAN NORTH KOREA!"

[Genea and Savannah look at each other in surprise that someone their age would act the way she is.]

Lolly: "Apparently, a girl their age lost the privilege to go to a friend's house. She was in the same situation as Genea, but she threw a meltdown completely. And the behavior shocked the girls, especially since she was their age."

Savannah (to Genea): "Wow, what a lunatic."

Genea: "Ya think? She's the one that needs to be sent to a North Korean prison camp with the way she's acting. Damn psychopath!"

Josephine: "That's a bit harsh, Genea."

Lolly: "So how long have Genea and Savannah known each other?"

Josephine: "Since middle school."

Employee: "You guys care for any refreshments? We have them available at our snack bar."

Logan: "No thank you."

Genea: "I think we're good."

Lolly: "It was interesting to see the relationship between Genea and Savannah. Seeing them cheer Parker together was something to behold."

Genea: "GO PARKER!!! YOU CAN BEAT THESE GUYS, YEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"

Savannah: "GOOOOO PARKEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!"

Genea: "YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! GOOOOO......PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARKEEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!

Savannah: YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" [Screams on top of her lungs in excitement.] YOU.......GOT.......SKILL!!!!!!"

Employee: You girls need to stop yelling like banshee, I've been getting complaints from other spectators about the noise level!

Genea: *gasp* "Oh my god, we're so sorry, sir!"

Genea: "Not only did I not realize we were being so loud, but Savannah was even more embarrassed than I was. We both ended up having to tone down our excitement for the fact that my 10-year-old brother was such a good baseball player..."

[The girls wave their foam fingers and continue cheering Parker on, but toned down after being threatened to get kicked out. They get on the edge of their seat hoping for his victory, and his team has a game-winning home run.]

Parker: "We won!"

Genea: [smiles with her thumbs up] "That's right. You got this."

Lolly: "Oh, dear."

[Josephine cries happily.]

Garret: "That's my boy. He's deserved his victory."

Dining out
(Saturday, 6pm)

Lolly: "Parker's baseball team has won the game. So to celebrate, we took him, Michael and Genea to Ruth's Chris Steak House in Greensboro, while Savannah agreed to babysit the younger kids.

Josephine: "So, Savannah agreed to babysit Zack, Owen, and Benson?"

Genea: "Yes, that way there will be no chaos. Because, I understood you didn't trust them after I was such a bad influence on them before..."

Logan: "Well, those days are over, but it's good to know that someone doesn't want any chaos at a fancy restaurant like the one we're going to."

[Cut to dinner, where Genea gets a wedge salad as an appetizer]

Genea: "It looks good, but I'm not really hungry for lettuce."

Josephine: "Try it sweetie."

Genea: "I'd love to, just... not tonight."

Logan: "You won't know if you don't try it. You'll love it."

Genea: "Okay..."

Josephine: "Genea was skeptical. She never really had a vegetable in her life, but surprisingly caved in and tried the salad anyway."

[Genea takes a bite of her wedge salad after pouring ranch on it, and ends up liking it]

Genea: "I LOVE IT!"

Logan: "I thought you would!"

Josephine: "See, I TOLD you you'd like it."

[Genea clears the plate]

Genea: "I have to go to the bathroom."

Josephine: "Don't be in there for too long, your steak will be here before you know it."

[Genea returns in no time]

Josephine: "Just in time!"

[The waitress arrives with the food.]

Waitress: "Be careful, the plate is really hot. 180 degrees."

Genea: "That hot? Wow."

Logan: "I've eaten here before, Genea. Trust me, you can't get it any better than here."

[Genea cuts a big bite of her steak, which causes Lolly to be concerned about her manners.]

Lolly: "I noticed a bit of a chink in Mom and Dad's enforcement of table etiquette - although they did have that disgusted look on their faces. When Genea eats out, she's usually alone eating at fast-food restaurants. And to be fair, this was her first time in an upscale eatery."

Logan: "Smaller bites, Genea! Yikes!"

Lolly: "I'll take it from here, Logan. Genea?"

Genea: *Gasp* "You scared me!"

Lolly: "Sorry, but I think you may need yo work on your table etiquette. If you were in Ireland, where I come from.. that probably wouldn't fly in public. Want to know how to properly eat a steak?"

Genea: "Sure."

Josephine: "Lolly was incredible when it came to teaching my daughter manners. Before you knew it, she knew for next time how to use proper etiquette in restaurants."

Announcer: "Still ahead..."

(...)

Announcer: "And..."

Genea: "No way! We're watching a court trial in person?!"

Announcer: "Genea catches a glimpse of the real world..."

Nora: "I HATE EVERYBODY! I WILL KILL YOU ALL!!!"

Announcer: "By joining her parents on jury duty."

Genea: "No sane person acts like that."

Announcer: "When Supernanny Ireland returns..."

iPad Meeting
Lolly: "I've been gone for a few days, so I'm going to check and see how the O'Kendalls have been since my absence."

Genea Serves on Jury Duty
(Sunday; 9:00am)

Genea and Her Parents Drive to Court
Lolly: "It's great to see that Genea's behavior has changed so quickly! During our private one-to-one talk, she told me that when she goes to college, she wants to major in Criminal Justice. So, her parents and I had a surprise for her."

[pull into Lexington Courthouse in their Toyota RAV4]

Genea: (gasps and smiles) "No way! We're watching a court trial in person?!"

Josephine: "Yep. It's something you always wanted to see, wasn't it?"

Logan: "Your mother and I had to show up for jury duty regarding a case involving a teen who has been accused of several charges like kidnapping and animal cruelty, so we thought we'd surprise you since you were so interested in how the law works."

Logan: "Her excitement for this day seemed so infectious. She watched a lot of true crime shows when she was in middle school, and watching a criminal trial up close and personal is something she wanted to do as a young child, and I can't help but be excited for her."

Genea: "This is so cool!"

Logan: "I know. This'll be a very good experience for you."

(Genea, Josephine, Logan, and Lolly all take their seats.)

Trial begins
Bailiff: "All rise."

[Jury rises]

Bailiff: "At this time the Court calls State of North Carolina vs. Nora Heart, Case No. 05 CF 381. Will the parties state their appearances for the record, please."

Lolly: "We're in the courtroom, and the trial has begun. This was a great learning experience for Genea. She got to learn how the legal system works, and also learned about what happens when you keep making the kinds of decisions she was making. And funnily enough, the person who was on trial, a girl named Nora Heart, was the girl lashing out at Parker's baseball game the other night."

Judge: "Nora Heart, how do you plead? Guilty or not guilty."

Nora: "NOT GUILTY!"

Genea (whispers to her dad): "This is the psycho that was kicked out of the game the other night. She's obviously mentally unstable or on some kind of drugs." 

Genea: "I knew what was happening right away as she screamed out her answer like a petulant toddler. I witnessed drug-related outbursts like this at my high school in the past. It also... definitely made me nervous. No sane person acts like that."

Judge: "The accusations say, 'Nora Heart has trashed her room; and has engaged in kidnapping, destroying dolls, and being cruel to animals, stolen her mother's car, was being racist to the whole world,' whatever that means..."

[Jury chuckles at "being racist to the whole world" comment]

Judge: "'...driven into murderous rampage, tore property apart tore property apart and was about to kill her family and 23-year-old caretaker Gloria Robinson - the latter of which is currently in the hospital." Jury, what's your verdict?"

Genea: "I had to find her guilty of all charges. It's really sad that someone my age had committed something so horrible; and to think that person could have been me! And the prosecutor pretty much agreed with me on that."

Judge: Do you have the evidence, prosecutor?

Gabriel, suspect's brother: "Nora lacerated me last Christmas."

[Genea puts her hand over her mouth in shock at what Nora has done.]

Nora: "I HATE EVERYBODY! I WILL KILL YOU ALL!!!"

Judge: "The jury finds Nora Heart guilty of all charges. I am hereby sentencing you to life in prison. Bailiff, take her away."

[Bailiff handcuffs and takes the screaming Nora away.]

Nora: "This is not the end, motherfuckers! I will bust out of jail and find you all! (cackles like a movie villain) And you will all die!"

Logan: "Okay, then..."

[Genea's eyes widen]

Lolly: "The look I saw on Genea's face was one of shock and confusion. She actually thought she was personally threatened by the defendant. But, I convinced her that the defendant was reacting in a way any criminal would when they found out they were guilty of a particular crime. And to be honest, I was a bit nervous as well when I saw her lash out."

After the trial
[Genea, her parents, and Lolly drive home from the courthouse]

Lolly: "So Genea, what did you think of witnessing a trial up close and personal?

Genea: "It was something. The way that crazy bitch threatened to kill me and the rest of the jury? THAT was something. I would never do ANYTHING like that!!! Needless to say, I'm glad she's not a classmate of mine."

Josephine: "I agree with you Genea, but I wouldn't use that word to describe the defendant. It isn't appropriate."

Genea: "Oh, sorry." (laughs) "I feel bad for the defendant's family, knowing they are going to have to tidy up their house and the fact that their teenage daughter is too dangerous and mentally unstable to be walking free. I'm proud of the fact we got her locked up."

Josephine: "I know, it definitely feels good knowing you helped sentence a bad guy to prison, doesn't it? For horrendous crimes, I might add. Grand theft auto, destruction of property, assault, animal cruelty, kidnapping, attempted murder and arson? That's insane! My heart aches for her family."

Logan: "I'm just glad to have my sweet little girl back. We all are."

Lolly: "It's fair to say that Genea has turned over a new leaf. Serving jury duty with her parents was definitely an experience for her, and helped her realize that the decisions she was making up until my time with the O'Kendalls was about to lead to, not just a life of just self destruction, but also tearing her family apart. Not to mention despite that one instance of feeling threatened, I had never seen Genea be so joyful throughout most of the trip."

Time for Lolly to go
Lolly: "You know, ever since I came to this house, Genea has been radically radically transformed. I hadn't seen anything like it. The twins are back to their well-behaved ways as well. I'm very proud of Genea in particular."

Josephine: "Lolly, how can we as a family ever repay you?"

Lolly: "It's what I do."

Genea: "The fact that my parents like me again is really odd, because I was just this unlikable bitch who liked to do nothing to cause trouble and was heading towards a life of self-destruction. Yet at the same time, I feel like I worked hard to earn their trust back. Lolly really helped me become a better person. She opened my eyes, and was like the teacher that I never really knew I needed."

Josephine: "Bye!"

Logan: "Bye, Lolly! See you soon!"

Zack and Owen: "Bye bye, Lolly!"

Lolly: "You boys keep behaving yourselves."

Parker: "Bye, Lolly!"

Genea (Rushes to Lolly briefly and then tearfully holds both of her hands): "I will never forget you. You were more of a teacher to me than any of the teachers I have at my high school."

Aftermath
[Genea is in the living room, puts on Netflix and watches the Harvey Girls Forever! episode War and Trees with her younger brothers]

Logan: "Genea's been radically transformed from a nightmare to one of the most responsible people I know."

Josephine: "A week after Lolly left, we've definitely seen a difference. She was at the top of her class and now is dating a boy she really likes. And we've grown to like him too."

(Gena is about to drive to Denny's to meet her new unnamed boyfriend on her first date.)

Genea: "I'm so nervous..."

Josephine: "I know, but trust me. Transition into adulthood can be good."

Josephine: "With the twins turning over a good leaf and our teenage daughter being the Genea we know again, at least we could have some peace and quiet."

(Genea announces to her siblings that Savannah is babysitting them while she's gone.)

Genea (to her siblings): "Behave yourselves while Savannah is with you guys."

Zack and Owen: "Yes, ma'am."

Genea (to Parker): "Especially you, Parker. You know what happened last time."

Parker: "Yes, Genea."

Family Update
Josephine: "Genea has officially been accepted into Wake Forest University and will now be majoring in Criminal Justice. We cannot tell you how proud we are of her. " 

Logan: "We'll miss her so much, but she'll still visit us during holidays."

Genea: "ALL OF THIS WILL BE MINE!" [Pretends to cackle violently and maniacally in a way that won't disturb other shoppers as she walks around the mall during her shopping date with Savannah.]

Savannah: "You should think about trying out for community theater."

Genea: "Thanks."

'''Josephine: "It's great to see the Genea we know and love again. Oh, and she's also become quite the actor." (laughs)'''