Iconic-Todaro Family/Transcript

Before the Revolving Line of Credit
Announcer: "Tonight on Supernanny....Gloria meets a blended family with a few selfish members."

Submission Reel
Gloria: "Well, another family in need. Let's take a look, shall we?"

Paula: "Hi, my name is Paula Iconic. I have six children. Well, I had seven until my baby son, Kevin died in infancy of Shaken Baby Syndrome because of my husband Giuseppe."

[We see a video on tape]

[Kevin is in a walker, crying]

[Kevin walks to the television and then to the couch]

[Kevin pulls Giuseppe's hair]

[Giuseppe gets Kevin out of the walker and violently shakes him]

Samantha: "No, stop it! He's only a baby!"

Paula: "Also, he has 5 siblings, 4 boys and 1 girl, Marshall from the UK is 39, Angelo and Stacie who is from the UK are both 37, Pietro is 36, and youngest Giovanni is 34, they are bad as himself, the boys except Marshall are from Italy, so Angelo and Stacie are not twins."

[We see another video clip of Kevin at the Children's hospital on life support]

Observation Begins
[Cut to Samantha watching television]

Samantha: "Let's hope nothing bad happens today, Tanuki."

[Giuseppe and Stacie walk by Samantha's house and discover her watching TV]

[Giuseppe rolls his eyes]

[Gloria follows the two]

Giuseppe: "Samantha! OUTSIDE NOW!"

Samantha: "I'm watching a show, so can you just...."

Giuseppe: "Outside now! I'm not going to tell you why until you come outside, you (bleep)ing (bleep)."

Samantha: "But I...."

[Stacie shoots the television with a handgun causing it to break]

Gloria: (gasps)

Giuseppe: "Listen to me...RIGHT NOW!!!"

Samantha: "Mom! Someone shot the TV!"

Giuseppe: "It's too late! Come with me now!"

[Samantha's mom discovers a broken television]

Samantha's mom: "Oh my god."

Samantha: "They did this to it-"

Giuseppe: "Don't make me give you consequences."

Samantha's mom: "That was so expensive."

Samantha: "They shouldn't have been-"

Giuseppe: "If you dare talk to me one more time, I'll punch you right in the face!"

[Giuseppe applies duct tape all over Samantha's mouth]

Giuseppe: "That'll keep you quiet!"

Gloria: "For what I observed was very shocking. Giuseppe applied duct tape all over his son's friend's mouth for watching television. How mean can you get?"

Samantha: "I told the teacher at school about this one time, but she didn't believe me, and I also told the school counselor. I also told my friend's parents, my ballet instructor, my swim coach and a police officer. Giuseppe even touched me in places that made me feel uncomfortable while I was asleep at night on at least a few occasions. I told the crossing guard, the principal, the school nurse, the school bus driver, the lunch lady, and the school librarian about it. Later, I recorded it, and showed it."

Giuseppe's form of discipline
Gloria: "It wasn't long until Myles was watching Pokemon until Giuseppe came to watch a movie."

Giuseppe: "HEY YOU!"

[Myles is shocked and turns around]

Giuseppe: "COME WITH ME! YOU ARE STAYING IN THE ATTIC!"

Myles: "JUST FOR WATCHING TV! I WANNA WATCH POKEMON!"

[Myles runs out into the backyard and hides in an abandoned refrigerator]

[Giuseppe grabs Myles by the shoulder and puts him in the bathroom and puts him lying in the bathtub and turns the cold tap on]

Giuseppe: "YOU WILL NOT BE WATCHING POKEMON! I'M SERIOUS!"

Myles: "I HATE YOU, YOU ARE AN ABUSIVE (bleep)! WHY DO YOU DO THIS (bleep) TO ME?!"

[Myles spits in Giuseppe's face]

Giuseppe: "YOU DO NOT SPIT IN MY FACE, MYLES! YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT!"

Myles: "I hate dad, I witnessed my baby brother Kevin's death because of that dumb idiot, he won't let me watch TV! I really wish Mom never married him!"

Paula: "I am considering of getting a divorce and gaining custody of the kids."

[Myles kicks his father and goes to his room, locking the door]

Giuseppe: "You can spread those tears all you want!"

Gloria: "I think it is disgusting that a dad would put his son in cold water!"

Gloria: "I did not like how you handled the situation."

Giuseppe: "Listen to me hag, the little (bleep) is not allowed to watch TV."

Myles: "I WANT TO WATCH POKEMON!"

Giuseppe: "NOT FOR ANOTHER WEEK! STARTING NOW!"

Paula: "IF YOU CONTINUE TO TREAT MY KIDS LIKE THAT, YOU AND YOUR GROUP OF ANNOYING SIBLINGS CAN GET OUT!"

Giuseppe: "STAY OUT OF IT!"

Gloria: "I was going to check if Myles was okay."

[Gloria enters Myles' room which is filled with Pokemon merchandise]

Gloria: "There.. there..."

[Gloria hugs Myles]

[Myles watches a public service announcement for a child abuse hotline on TV whilst Giuseppe isn't looking]

[Giuseppe then catches Myles, he comes in and turns off the TV with the remote]

Giuseppe: "LET'S (bleep)ING GO! SPANKING!"

[Myles quickly runs into his bedroom and locks the door]

Giuseppe: "I NEED TO SPANK YOU, YOU MISERABLE CREATURE!"

[Giuseppe gets a key, unlocks the door, quickly grabs hold of Myles, and instantly banishes him to the attic]

Giuseppe: "Now you stay in that attic!"

Myles: "Go to (bleep)!"

Gloria: "My word..."

Cut to:

[Myles escapes from the attic via sheets used as a rope]

[Myles gathers his things and flees the Iconic-Todaro residence]

Gloria: "Where are you going?"

Myles: "Away from Giuseppe and his god-awful siblings, and I am never, ever coming back! Never!"

Cut to:

[Myles stops at a train station and climbs into the caboose without anyone seeing him]

Parent Meeting
Gloria: "The reason why your kids are misbehaving, is because you won't let them watch TV."

Giuseppe: "Really? They are SO ungrateful! I know because Imogen has been stealing money from Stacie's wallet!"

Gloria: "TV is not only for adults, they can be for kids."

Giuseppe: "Haven't your heard your lesson? TV is banned for children under 18! TV is forbidden for children under 18!"

Paula: "No, it's not!"

Stacie: "I also caught Marisa hooking up with an older guy. She must be a prostitute!"

Gloria: "There are issues that need to be addressed. Giuseppe, let's talk about abuse. You use tobasco sauce, cold water, spankings, and send them to the attic, to discipline children. Why is that?"

Giuseppe: "Listen, TV is for adults."

Gloria: "They are many shows for children."

Giuseppe: "I don't think I believe you."

Paula: "Gloria's right. There are many shows for children."

Giuseppe: "Do you look like I care? (bleep)ing no! Now shut the (bleep) up!"

Stacie: "And as for Lucy and all those other brats, they should be shipped off to a private Catholic boarding school in Italy."

Gloria: "Also, Myles ran away because of Giuseppe's beatings. Are you aware of that Paula?"

Paula: "Where'd he run away to?"

The Children Go to School
[Myles, Samantha and the other children wait until Giuseppe passes out, drunk in front of the TV and pack their lunches]

[Paula fixes breakfast for the children]

[Myles, Samantha and the other children retrieve their backpacks and their coats]

[The children eat breakfast, comb their hair and hurry out the door before their father wakes up]

[The children get on the school bus and the bus drives away]

Myles: "Bye, Mom!"

House Rules
Gloria: "Each household needs structure, organization, discipline that is not abusive, and of course, rules."

Gloria: "Today, I'm going to introduce some house rules."

Giuseppe: [rolls his eyes] "Oh boy!"

Gloria: "The first house rule: No swearing."

Giuseppe: "They already know that! Duh!"

Gloria: "Rule number two: the kids can watch TV not just to over 18, it's for all ages; as long as it's not time to go to bed or eat."

Imogen: "Yesssss!"

Rico: "Yay!"

Paula: "The children will be happy!"

Lucy: "More Horror Movies for me!"

Morisa: "Yay."

Myles: "More Pokemon!"

Giuseppe: "Has this lady lost her mind?"

Giuseppe: "I strongly disagree with that! I STRONGLY DISAGREE! Over my dead body!"

Gloria: "Giuseppe, rules are rules."

Paula: "Sorry, Giuseppe. But those are the rules and that's final."

Imogen: "I strongly disagree with Giuseppe."

[Giuseppe rolls his eyes]

Gloria: "Rule number three: Giuseppe will not cause child abuse, such as spankings, hot sauce, cold water, or attic."

[Giuseppe rolls his eyes]

Giuseppe: "I'd rather watch paint dry than hear any more rules."

Discipline
[flashback start]

Giuseppe: "COME WITH ME! YOU ARE STAYING IN THE ATTIC!"

Myles: "JUST FOR WATCHING TV! I WANNA WATCH POKEMON!"

[Giuseppe grabs Myles by the shoulder and puts him in the bath room puts him lying in the bathtub and turns the cold tap]

Giuseppe: "YOU WILL NOT BE WATCHING POKEMON!"

Myles: "I HATE YOU, YOU ARE AN ABUSIVE (bleep)! WHY DO YOU DO THIS (bleep) TO ME?!"

[flashback end]

Gloria: "Giuseppe put his son in cold water for watching TV, and I do not wanna see that again. So today, I called and brought in The Naughty Tuffet, The Naughty Grid, and The Naughty Pit."

Gloria: "Imogen and Marisa, you will be on the Naughty Tuffet if you misbehave, Myles, you will be on the Naughty Grid if you misbehave, and Corey, you will be in the Naughty Pit if you misbehave."

Giuseppe: "No, no, no, no, no, tobasco sauce, cold shower, attic, and spankings if they misbehave."

Corey: "SON OF A (bleep)ING (bleep)!"

Giuseppe: "If Rico does not have a discipline technique-"

Gloria: "Rico's not getting a discipline technique because he's well behaved."

Giuseppe: "I guess I'm gonna keep on-"

Stacie: "One time he said a million bad words."

Paula: "Actually, Stacie falsely claimed to Giuseppe that Rico swore, and Rico doesn't even know any naughty words."

Samantha's Toy Plethora
[Samantha is holding her Angry Birds White Bird plush]

[On her bed, we see a Pachirisu plush, a Pikachu plush, a Veemon plush, a Woody the Woodpecker plush, a Tom Cat plush, an Amy Rose plush, a Piplup plush, a Perry the Platypus plush, an Aflac Duck plush, a Jerry Mouse plush, a Yoshi plush, a Mario plush, a Nemo plush, an Eevee plush, a Buster Bunny plush, a Bugs Bunny plush, a T.J. Detweiler plush doll, a Babs Bunny plush, a Bubblun plush, a Bobblun plush, a Kirby plush, a Cherubi plush and others]

Gloria: "Where did you get all those toys, Samantha?"

Samantha: "I got about 50 on Christmas days, about 20 on birthdays, and about 70 from Gameworks..."

Gloria: "So Samantha has about 140 toys total."

Giuseppe gets a reality check
[Giuseppe and Gloria are at a homeless shelter]

Giuseppe: "This is so dumb!"

Gloria: "I beg your pardon?"

[Giuseppe sets the homeless shelter on fire]

Giuseppe gets a reality check part 2
Voice on Giuseppe's phone: "Mr. Todaro, this is Mrs. Honey, Rico's teacher. Your son won't be coming home today. He has gone to spend the night at his friend, Toby's house. If you have any questions, you can call us."

Giuseppe carries on
Giuseppe: "Do you think I even care? NO! GLORIA, YOU CHANGED AND RUINED EVERYTHING! HOW DARE YOU?!?! AFTER ALL I'VE DONE FOR THE WORLD! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! WHO THE (bleep) DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!?!?!"

Gloria: "I am a nanny with about 6 months of experience, and I know my job. Giuseppe, that behavior of yours is completely self-centered."

[Giuseppe rolls his eyes]

Gloria: "STOP ROLLING YOUR EYES AND PAY ATTENTION!!"

Giuseppe: "I (bleep)ING DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOU! YOU'RE NOT MY (bleep)ING MOTHER, (bleep)ING FATHER, (bleep)ING BOSS, A JUDGE, A SECURITY GUARD, OR A POLICE OFFICER! SO YOU (bleep)ING CANNOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO! I'M NOT THEIR FRIEND! I'M THEIR FATHER! YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"

Gloria: "Yes I do! Listen to me! You and your annoying siblings are not showing respect to anyone! Your form of discipline: I don't like it at all! You force-feed children hot sauce! You put them in cold water! You spank them and banish them into the attic! I have sent you to a homeless shelter and an orphanage so you can help some children in need, and orphans, and help improve your self-centered behavior! Your family is disgusted with your attitude! You have to think about it, Giuseppe! I mean it! You have to think about others in need! I mean it! Think of others, not just you! You punish kids for playing with toys because you think it's babyish and you think TV is for adults only! You decided to give up and quit when you instantly considered it was disgusting! There are lots of people who lost their jobs, homes, families, everything! What would you do if you lost a job, a home, a friend, or a family member?"

Giuseppe: "GET THE (bleep) OUT OF MY HOUSE! IF I SAY I'M GOING TO SPANK CHILDREN, THEN I WILL!"

Lucy: "Oh, and I'm getting out, you miserable, ungrateful hag!"

Giuseppe: "GROW UP, YOU UNGRATEFUL PIECE OF (bleep)!"

Paula: "And Gloria is not going anywhere until this family becomes a happier family!"

Lucy's friends
Gloria: "Lucy went to a local church youth group with her friends. Paula decided that a local church youth group was a sanctuary from her abusive dad and her troubles."

Rico's friends
Gloria: "Rico was spending the night at his friend Toby's house. According to Paula, he and Toby are best friends."

Lucy has it with Giuseppe
[Lucy is packing her things in a suitcase]

Lucy: "I'm running away from home."

[Myles packs his Pokemon plushes and things in his roller suitcase]

Myles: "Can I run away too, Lucy?"

[Samantha gathers her things in her suitcase]

Samantha: "So, if we're running away, where shall we go?"

Lucy: "Let me see..."

Gloria: "Running away from home? Where will you go?"

Lucy: "I'm tired of being with his stupid hag's (bleep)..."

Rico: "If you're running away, then I'm running away too."

Rico has it with Giuseppe
[Rico is watching Rolie Polie Olie on TV]

Giuseppe: "Well, that miserable creature needs a spanking! He shouldn't watch TV!"

[Giuseppe runs to the living room with a wooden paddle]

Rico: "Uh-Oh!"

Giuseppe: "HEY! YOU MISERBALE CREATURE! YOU AIN'T WATCHING TV CUZ IT'S FOR GROWNUPS! TIME FOR YOUR BEATING!"

[Rico runs to his room and locks the door, barricading the door with whatever he can find]

[Rico gathers his belongings into his roller suitcase and backpack and then he escapes the window via bed sheets used as a rope]

[Rico then runs away from the Iconic-Todaro estate]

Giuseppe's Comeuppance
[A policeman knocks on the door, returning Rico to the Iconic-Todaro house]

Policeman: "I found him down by the creek, ma'am."

Stacie: "Oh, thank goodness you're safe."

[Stacie pretends to be relieved in front of the cop]

Rico: "Please, Officer. Aunt Stacie hates me; honest, she once tricked--"

[Giuseppe comes downstairs to see Stacie at the front door with a police man who had brought Rico back home]

Stacie: "Thank you so much, Officer, for my nephew's safe return."

[Giuseppe steps into the room]

Giuseppe: (pretending to be worried) "Rico, wherever have you been? We were so worried about you."

Rico: "Please, my dad and aunt hate me."

[the policeman leaves]

[Both Giuseppe and Stacie drop their facade and turn their mean faces on Rico]

Cut to:

Paula: "When I saw my husband giving Rico a spanking, I had it with him."

[Giuseppe is giving Rico a spanking]

Giuseppe: "That'll teach you not to run away from home or watch Rolie Polie (bleep)ing Olie! And what is this I hear from the schoolteacher telling her about the beatings, huh? That's it! I'm killing you!"

[Giuseppe takes out a kitchen knife and is threatening to slit Rico's throat]

Paula: "GIUSEPPE, I'VE HAD IT! I AM TAKING THE KIDS, THE TV, AND I DO NOT LIKE HOW YOU ARE TREATING THEM!"

Giuseppe: "YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH MY KIDS! I MEAN IT!"

Paula: "WATCH ME, GIUSEPPE! WE'RE DONE!"

Stacie: "Rico ran away from home so I called the police to report him missing. An hour and a half later, the cop showed up and brought him back home, thank goodness!"

Giuseppe: "Listen, you old hag. He cannot watch TV."

Stacie: "Silence! You are giving me a headache!"

Paula: "Don't shut me up. That is rude."

Lucy: "I AM SICK OF YOU, YOU WORTHLESS (bleep)! WE ARE LEAVING THIS PLACE, YOU (bleep)ING (bleep)!"

Paula: "Come on, guys. We're leaving."

[Paula and her children pack their things]

Imogen: "SO LONG IDIOT THAT THINKS TV IS FOR ADULTS, THE 3 (bleep) SINGERS, THE 2 BRATTY UK PEOPLE THAT ONE IS A (bleep) THAT USES GUNS AND ONE THAT IS A STUPID IDIOT!!"

Rico: "He said that he was going to kill me, himself and the whole family if I ever told anyone."

Giuseppe loses custody
Gloria: "Paula gained custody of the kids and fulfilled a divorce and restraining order against her former husband."

Paula: "You're better off without them. They're no longer what you need. You won't see them ever again. Not for a while."

Giuseppe: "You are going to regret this, Paula! If I can't have the kids, then nobody else will! I may not have the kids and I may have been a jerk to them, but they're still my kids, and nothing you say or do is gonna change that! Even whatever I say or do!"

Paula: "When you stop being abusive towards kids and realize your judgements are not true, you can see Marisa, Imogen, Rico, Corey, Lucy and Myles again, and try to be a father to them. But in the meantime, you're done seeing them."

Giuseppe: "I'm done seeing them when I say I am. I didn't even like that stupid restraining order."

[Giuseppe pulls out the gun, preparing to shoot Paula]

Family Update
Paula: "I've started dating a handsome, contemporary man named Jamie. He is the EXACT opposite of Giuseppe's behavior. The future is getting brighter now since Gloria has come to help us, Giuseppe is gone, and none of the kids are no longer mean or using profane language."

Imogen: "It's so good without Giuseppe, I can watch TV anytime!"

Myles: "Yeah! Thank you Gloria!"

Rico: "OK! Now I can watch Rolie Polie Olie without any interruptions!"

Jamie: "Hello Gloria, I've heard of Giuseppe, I was so mad when Paula told me her story, TV is for everyone!"