02x04 - The Maucione Family

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NARRATOR: 'They're every parent's worst nightmare.'

You're gonna be sorry.

GIRL SCREAMS

'Kids completely out of control...'

Give me the Kn*fe. CHILD SCREAMS

'..and taking over the household.'

I'm the boss!

'These families have reached the end of the road.'

How was I to know I was gonna have three kids in two years?

'They're in need of help.'

Shut up, everyone!

'They only have one alternative left.

'It's time to contact Nanny .'

PHONE RINGS

Hello, this is Nanny .

'We've gathered a team of world-class nannies

'from all over the globe.

'Each week, from Nanny Central,

'they will watch a video of a family in crisis...'

SHE SCREAMS

'..and decide which nanny is best suited to help.

'They will then have one week to take our families from living hell

'to a family bliss.'

- Give me my life back. - It's mine!

'Can these families be saved?'

I don't love you!

It's an emotional roller-coaster.

Unless you get this right, it's all gonna fall to pieces.

If you think you can do a better job, get on with it.

'Parents of America, help is on the way.'

ALL: Nanny's here!

Nanny's here!

'Tonight...' GIRL SCREAMS

'..Dawn and Michael Maucione

'desperately want their three little darlings to grow up.'

- Mike! - Mikey!

Be a man and take your punishment.

This is disgusting!

You peed in this and put it in there?!

'But it looks like Mom and Dad

'have some growing up to do themselves.'

I said to Michael, "This is your life now,

"this is your family. Get over it."

'Mom needs Dad to pitch in,

'but Dad just wants the easy way out.

'Can Nanny Yvonne get Michael and Dawn to see the light?'

Sounds like you never really grew up.

I've had it.

'It's Daddy Day Care.'

I am your sl*ve.

Oh, I've had enough of this.

'Tonight, on Nanny .'

DAWN: You're hitting me? You hit me? That's it.

You don't hit me.

GIRLS CRY

Guys, with the chair!

I'm Dawn Maucione, I'm years old.

I work as a medical biller,

trying to juggle being a mom and working, taking care of the house,

and everything else. By the end of the day, I'm exhausted.

Put them in your room.

My name is Mike Maucione, I'm a -year-old auto mechanic.

Everybody screams in my house at very high volume.

This is disgusting!

GIRL SCREAMS Don't you...

Don't you dare do that!

'Volume that can break glass.'

SHE SCREAMS GLASS BREAKS

'One screaming at the other. They fight all the time.'

- I've had it up to here. - Daddy.

HE SIGHS

We have three little devils, they do not listen at all.

- No, no... - Mike, Mike, Mike...

Mike!

They fight and they scream. GIRLS SCREAM

- They don't know how to share. - Mine!

- Mine! - Mine!

'I have a son, Michael, who's five.'

MICHAEL CRIES

'The worst thing about Mikey is his temper and his mouth.'

HE SCREAMS

I wanna take that tongue and twist it when he sticks it out at me!

Don't stick that tongue out at me!

Mikey has a problem with lying.

Tell me the honest truth, did you take it apart?

"No, no, Daddy. No, I didn't do it."

Did you do it, Mike?

You did?

He'll finally tell me the truth.

DAWN: 'We have twin girls, Amanda and Alexandra,

'who are three and a half.'

They punch each other,

they scratch each other.

They've got attitudes on them like they're a lot older than three.

Bedtime's a nightmare.

MICHAEL SHOUTS

'It takes two and a half to three hours

'to get them to go to sleep, from the time we start...'

SHE SQUEALS

Go back to your room and go to bed... now.

It's just ridiculous.

DAWN: 'Michael is my fourth child.

'He is very hyper and very active.'

It's constant fighting.

We're not getting into this now.

He yells at them.

Alex! Hello!

- Mike! - What?

Pick up the dinosaurs...

Michael always wants you to feel sorry for him.

I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad.

Things I used to love are gone. I loved to ski, ride motorcycles.

I don't wanna spend my free time cleaning up the whole house.

I never thought parenthood would be as hard.

"This is what you wanted," he tells me.

"You wanted this, you deal with it."

'I do everything by myself.'

GIRL SCREAMS Let go!

MIKEY MOANS

'I have no patience left

'and the littlest things are gonna make me snap.'

You can't even eat it like that.

You're gonna eat every piece now.

Go clean up!

Sometimes it feels like you could have a panic att*ck.

Sit at the table! I want everyone to sit down.

'I'm very overwhelmed with all three of them.'

Mike... Hey!

Guess what? I'm done. Done!

We will stop...

'And I'm scared for my kids.'

I can't take another minute of it.

I don't want my marriage to fall apart.

I just finished doing the dishes now.

- OK, but I... - No, you didn't clean up.

I just did all the dishes now.

She's stubborn and hard-headed.

Don't tell me no!

'You see Dawn, she's not putting anything on...'

You don't hit me! You stay right there and don't move!

You don't hit your mother.

'I don't get a weekend, I don't get a day off.'

I never get the break.

Not one minute. You don't hit me.

Oh!

Are you kidding me?

I've basically given up.

Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?

SHE SCREAMS

You just hit him in the head with that?! What's wrong with you?

BOY SCREAMS You better run!

Mike, I want you to shut your mouth and listen to me.

So what do you think, ladies?

Those poor kids. All that yelling is giving me a headache.

If you ask me, the person Mum should be screaming at is Dad.

It seems to me that Mum won't stop yelling

until Dad starts helping.

Absolutely right, ladies.

I think you, Yvonne,

are the right nanny for the Maucione family.

YVONNE: 'As I understand it,

'the Maucione family is in crisis.

'Mum, Dawn, is overburdened with her three kids...'

You better run! What's wrong with you?

What about you?!

HE WHIMPERS

'..and her husband, Michael, is of no help whatsoever.'

DAWN: Let's go. CHILD SCREAMS

'It certainly sounds like a most difficult week lies ahead.'

DOORBELL RINGS

Good morning.

Hi! How are you?

Come in.

I'm Nanny Yvonne from Nanny .

My God, you're finally here!

Yeah, I'm here to save the day.

Come on in.

Guys, I've a big surprise for you.

This is our new nanny.

Hello, everybody.

DAWN: The kids actually seemed wowed by her, you know,

like she came out a fairy tale.

What I'm going to do today is, I'm actually going to watch all of you,

and I want you to do whatever you normally do.

That includes Mum and Dad.

So I want you to pretend I'm not here.

Can you do that?

CHILDREN SHOUT

YVONNE: 'Both of these parents work, and today, it's Mum's turn.

'The first thing I see is her rush out the door...'

Mommy!

'..leaving Dad to take care of the children.'

I want my momma!

'It's hard taking care of three kids.'

I know because she leaves me home quite often. It's tough.

I want my momma!

'This should be very interesting.'

I'm gonna have fun with you.

I want Momma!

Come on, guys.

'Straight away, Dad takes the girls

'for some fun, leaving Mikey all by himself.

'But I'm beginning to wonder...'

GIRLS LAUGH

'..who is really having the fun.

'The kids, or Dad?'

MICHAEL LAUGHS

'Meanwhile, Mikey busies himself with the television.

'That is, until Dad comes in...'

What are you doing, Mike? '..and wants to watch the game.'

Hey!

Mikey's a good kid, but he has an issue with sharing.

You know, "I wanna watch a show, wanna watch a show."

He won't share his TV.

YVONNE: 'A grown man bullying his five-year-old?'

Who's the boss around here?

That's right.

YVONNE: 'And to make matters worse, when Mikey resists...'

No, go in the corner.

- Now. - I want...

Now! Up! One, two...

'..Dad throws him in the corner.'

Let's go. Chop-chop.

Two minutes.

'Mikey, being given a timeout,

'not really realising why he's there at all.'

I thought it was completely inappropriate.

Sit here. You be a man and take your punishment.

Next time, you'll learn. MIKEY SOBS

'I couldn't believe my eyes.

'Michael tells his son to be a man,

'just so he can take control of the remote.

'Looks like Dad's the one that needs to grow up.

'As the day wears on,

'I start to realise that the Mauciones

'don't have three kids in this house...'

MICHAEL GROWLS

'..they have four kids in this house.'

Broom-broom-broom!

'All morning long, I've watched Dad have fun and play with the kids.'

Whee! Tickle, tickle!

Oh, you got the piggy-tails!

SHE SQUEALS

'For Dad, when it's all fun and games,

'it's all well and good.'

OK, Daddy time.

'But as soon as he actually has to do something,

'everything turns into a big problem for Michael.'

Sit at the table!

I want everyone to sit down!

Where's the...

- Coming up. Sit down.

Will you cut it off?

'Dad has clearly lost his patience,

'but instead of dealing with it...'

Mandy, just eat, please.

'..he decides to block the children out, literally.'

CHILD SOBS

MICHAEL: 'I needed cotton balls in my ears'

because everybody is just too loud,

and it's not like I can't hear them with them in.

It just tones it down a little bit because otherwise,

I'll go crazy. I'll lose my mind.

I just want you guys to eat your food. Can you do that?

- We are. - Will you just eat?

You look like a monkey!

CHILDREN LAUGH

YVONNE: 'Dad's childish behaviour has got to stop.

'And what's even more distressing

'is that, when Mum comes home,

'Dad plops down on the couch,

'like he's the one who's had a hard day at work,

'leaving the house a mess and the kids in a tizzy.'

The minute I got home from work,

they were jumping around like monkeys

and toys are everywhere, my house is a wreck.

And I've gotta hurry up and make dinner.

Of course I'm gonna explode and be mad. I'm exhausted.

Guys, I don't wanna hear about it anymore.

Guess what? I'm done!

Done!

Get off that chair!

Get off it! Now!

YVONNE: 'And when Michael finally does get involved,

'he only adds fuel to the fire...'

Those toys, can you please put 'em in Mikey's room?

I tripped over 'em and I almost broke my foot.

'..and acts like a child himself.'

If I hurt my foot on one more toy around this house...

I'm frustrated with this house, the way it is all the time.

And it just gets me mad.

I work just as hard as him, probably harder.

By the end of the day, I have no patience left

and the littlest things are gonna make me snap.

THUMP

MIKEY SOBS

You just hit him in the head with that?

What's wrong with you?

You better run! You better run!

What's wrong with you?

DAWN: Time for bed.

CHILD SOBS

Bedtime is a disaster in this family.

MIKEY MOANS

I'll let you watch five minutes of TV, but you gotta get in bed.

No.

'Mikey gets sent off to bed to watch television,

'while the twins are then

'given a snack in bed by Dad.'

You want a pretzel?

And you want a rice cake?

'Unbelievable.'

Night-night.

YVONNE: 'There came a point where I'd seen and had enough.

'And it was time to talk'

to Dawn and Michael, and they weren't gonna like it.

Dawn, Mike...

Hi, can I just speak to you for a few moments?

- Sure. - Sure.

OK. Well, as you know, I've been taking notes all day,

and I just wanted to talk to you about my overall observation.

OK.

The volume is very loud in the house.

Yes, it is.

Sit at the table!

Guess what? I'm done! Done!

DAWN: 'That hurt me, when she said that.'

It was hard to hear, that we all yell a lot.

I go from one to the other to the other. I'm yelling at Mikey,

I'm yelling at Amanda, I'm yelling at Alex. It makes me sick.

I don't want to be yelling at my kids like that, I love them.

It's sad. It's just really... It's a sad situation.

And another thing I've noticed.

Perhaps you may have some sort of favouritism

towards some of the children?

- Yeah, I do feel that. - I don't feel that.

Mike, in the corner, let's go.

Two minutes.

And, you know, I just don't know how to fix that.

That's why I'm here.

And, Michael, you really need to help more and complain less.

I just want you guys to eat your food, will you do that?

OK? I will see you tomorrow,

and we will work on our rules.

I know Yvonne has a lot of experience,

but I don't think it's gonna work with my kids.

OK, today I'm gonna present you

with the new family rules.

The first rule is,

"No whining..."

No! No! HE WHINES

"..or yelling."

And that includes Mum and Dad.

My wife can scream like you wouldn't believe.

Don't stick that tongue out at me!

Sit at the table!

Now, the second one is,

"No porky pies."

CHILDREN LAUGH

YVONNE: Porky pies!

What's that?!

"No porky pies" means,

no lies.

Mikey is a huge liar.

We gotta work on that with him.

The next family rule, "When it's bedtime,

"you go to sleep."

You don't eat snacks. Beds are for sleeping.

OK? Things are gonna work out.

What we're gonna do is, we're gonna reward positive behaviour.

It's a board!

It's a board, and you all have one.

And every time you do something positive

and you stick to the rules,

you get a fish, OK?

DAWN: 'The reward board is gonna be effective

'because Mikey loves to fish.'

He loves it.

Another thing we're gonna do.

We are going to sort out

the playroom.

We're gonna put stuff in a pile that you don't play with anymore,

and we're gonna give it away, OK?

Ones you want to keep,

we're gonna put them into

your own, individual toybox.

Wow!

Yay!

So it's gonna be hard work.

When you see toys on the floor,

you go put them back in your box.

MICHAEL: 'That is my main gripe in the house.'

If I hurt my foot on one more toy round this house...

I don't want my house filthy dirty all the time,

with toys everywhere.

OK, so we're gonna get going,

and we're gonna all help to clean out the toy room.

- OK. MICHAEL: I can't wait.

I can't wait.

CHILDREN CHEER

YVONNE: 'As our first order of business,

'we're cleaning out the toy room.

'Hopefully, everyone will pitch in

'and the kids will start earning their rewards.'

This is going to be...

..a big challenge.

The toy room is a complete mess.

They really don't even have room to walk in there,

never mind play.

You need to go through the toys in here you don't want.

And then we're gonna sort out the ones you want

and put them in your box.

'Straight away, Mikey is on board.

'He just jumps right in and starts earning his magnets.'

You have already got one fish, OK?

'And once the girls see Mikey helping out...'

Are you gonna help now?

- Yeah! - Fantastic.

'..they start pitching in as well.

'Unfortunately, while the kids are doing a great job

'and helping out, Dad is just playing around.'

DAWN: 'He should be helping out.

'He should be giving me a bit of a break.'

I'm sick of cleaning up this mess every day.

YVONNE: 'Even though he desperately wants the play room cleaned,

'Michael simply refuses to get involved.

'And as the day progresses, it becomes obvious

'that both parents ignore the rules

'when faced with a simple problem between two of their children.'

'Jealous of his sister,

'Mikey has taken one of her keepsakes...

'..which he then lies about.'

Mike, make him give it to her.

Is that her card, Mike? DAWN: Yes!

Are you lying to me, Mike?

Mikey is scared to tell his dad the truth

because he knows his dad's going to be very loud and aggressive.

If you're lying to me, I'm gonna take the dolphins off your board.

All right, I'm gonna have to take the dolphin off your chart.

YVONNE: 'Mum and Dad are using the rewards board

'and trying to stick to the rules...'

A punishment for Mikey for lying.

'..up until the point when Mum snaps.'

MIKEY SOBS I'm sorry.

You can only take so much so, I mean, you lash out.

Next...

Next time... Next time...

Next time, you'll think about it

before you tell a lie.

It's too late.

It's too late.

I'm sorry, it's too late.

'Then Mum went ballistic.'

You know what? You're about to lose the other one on your chart.

For talking mean to me.

Now, go ahead in your room now,

or I'm taking the other one off your chart.

How do you like that?

YVONNE: 'Oh!'

Are you gonna go into your room now? No?

OK, the other one's coming off too.

No!

Mikey's lost all of his now.

No!

YVONNE: No sooner had I given out the magnets,

Mum took them away.

So instead of a positive reinforcement,

it had turned into a negative punishment.

All your hard work...

That's right...

And it wasn't explained that the children

could actually earn them back.

MICHAEL: Yes. I see your chart, pal.

But if you would've given back what wasn't yours...

He got the second one taken away for telling me he hates me.

YVONNE: 'Look who's lying now.'

Come on, you better get yourself outta here

before more trouble comes.

HE SOBS LOUDLY

DAWN: 'You know, everything's always "poor Mikey"

'cos he doesn't get the attention,'

but, I mean, he turns things around, he wants to see me upset.

Dawn, we need to talk.

It was a bit quick, jumping in with Mikey,

I didn't think he necessarily did anything that wrong.

OK.

- I... - Did you give him a warning?

Yes, I did.

I just felt that Mikey was being picked on... again.

I see that quite a lot, actually.

'Since Dawn still refuses to see how unfairly Mikey is treated,

'I'm going to reassure him that he can win

'all of his rewards back, and more.'

Let me tell you something.

If you get them taken away because you aren't following the rules,

you can earn them back.

Does that make sense? Is that OK?

Mikey tends to be on his own a lot,

and I think that's what's been happening

since the twins have been born, over the past three and a half years.

Dawn and Michael, they're too busy, they're too focused on the twins.

Do you feel better now?

So if you do something great and good, which I know you will,

you can get 'em back.

All right?

'Now that Mikey's calmed down,

'it's time to work on one of the Mauciones' biggest problems,

'bedtime.

'For starters, there will be no snacks or sippy cups in bed tonight,

'and under no circumstances

'are the parents to give in to the twins whatsoever.'

I feel a little bit uncomfortable about

taking the sippy cups away at this point.

OK, so it's a habit that she's gotten into.

- Right. - It has to be broken at some point.

She decided to take the girls' sippy cups away,

'which I was really, really upset about.'

Why don't you try it?

OK. I'll give it a try and hope it's not too terrible. I feel bad.

'As bedtime begins,

'Mikey is told not to leave his room,

'before being left all by himself.'

MICHAEL: 'It's easier if we let him watch TV,'

rather than bother us times.

I set the timer for minutes.

minutes?

You can't turn the TV back on.

Goodnight. Stay in your bed.

Love you.

Let's see what happens.

Yeah, we'll see what happens.

'It's going to be difficult at first,

'but eventually, the girls will learn to fall asleep

'without snacks or sippy cups.

'And, sure enough,

'within moments, the twins are up and at it.'

I hear a noise in the room, so I go into the room.

'The minute I open the door, I see Amanda climbing on the counter.

'She looks in my face and says...'

Stay in your bed and don't get out again.

Stay in your bed, guys, OK?

Goodnight, Dad!

Goodnight. Don't come out again.

Goodnight, Dad.

You shut the door and they come out five times,

they come out ten times, they come out times.

Just keep putting her back. No conversation with her.

It's gonna take time.

'But I have to make sure Michael and Dawn stick with it.'

Look at the light at the end of the tunnel. It's hard while you do it.

DAWN: 'It's just utterly draining.'

You feel like you're gonna cr*ck sometimes.

MICHAEL: 'Going back and forth from your bedroom to the door.'

YVONNE: 'Meanwhile, poor Mikey is still all alone in his room,

'determined not to cause any more trouble.'

I'm getting sick of it.

I'm ready for bed.

GIRL CRIES

"I want a cup. I want a cookie. I want a snack.

"I gotta use the bathroom."

At the end of the night, I'm just exhausted

and I just wanna go to bed, and it started to get ridiculous.

What are you doing up there?

Can't get down.

What are you doing up there?

It's high.

Get down now.

I don't want any of you getting up again.

Stay in your bed. That's it, I've had it.

YVONNE: 'Having two girls in one room

'is clearly too much for these parents.

'I'm afraid we're gonna have to split them up

'if bedtime is ever going to work.'

Shall we go and check on Mikey?

Yep.

'For hours, Mikey has been left all alone,

'terrified to make a peep. Just staying in his room,

'and it all backfires on poor Mikey.'

Mikey!

What?

Did you pee in this and put it in here?

Why?

That's disgusting!

How long has that been in there?

Why?!

It was an accident.

This is disgusting!

- I'm sorry. - WHY?!

You peed in this and hid it?

The room was decorated with urine.

Disgusting!

Gross!

YVONNE: 'If Mum and Dad can't get control of their tempers,

'I'm afraid this family is headed for disaster.'

What is the matter with you?

What's wrong with you?

'Dawn continually overreacts

'at Mikey's cries for attention,

'so I've come up with a new plan

'to repair mother and son's relationship

'before it's too late.'

You seem as though you wanna be on board,

and you seem as though you wanna change.

Quite frankly, I've been watching, OK?

I've been here and I've been looking.

I really think that Mikey seems to be left out a lot,

and he seems to be on his own a lot.

How long has that been in there? Why?!

It was an accident.

He doesn't spend much time one-on-one with, especially, Mum.

Especially Mum.

'Nanny Yvonne was right.'

I have no alone time with Mikey at all.

YVONNE: You look really upset.

DAWN: 'I feel bad.

'I've been only to one of his T-ball games this whole season.'

And, Dad, don't think you're off the hook either

because, you know, you're both...

You're both to blame.

I don't think he is deprived in any way.

I say that to you from the bottom of my heart.

Mike, in the corner. Let's go.

I've got a really good, brilliant idea.

OK?

What's gonna happen is, Mum,

you're gonna go fishing with Mikey.

- I am?! - Yeah.

I don't fish!

When Nanny Yvonne told me that I was going fishing with Mikey,

I was shocked.

My wife wants nothing to do with...

Anything to do with fish, or worms.

It's not about Mum, it's about the kids.

And it's about spending time with Mikey.

You can spend some lovely quality time with the girls.

I got no problem with that.

Excellent. Well, it'll be a really interesting day tomorrow.

'Somehow, Michael seems to make

'everything in this house about himself.

'I sincerely hope his childishness

'doesn't ruin Mum's opportunity to bond with Mikey.'

Mikey!

What?

I have something for you.

- And Mum. - Oh, boy!

DAWN: 'Nanny thought that it was time

'I spent some special time with Mikey, alone.'

Mikey is acting out with bad behaviour

because he wants Mommy's attention.

'I don't want him to have to do negative things

'to get my attention.'

Mum, this is your very own fishing rod.

I got my very own fishing pole, Mikey.

Oh!

Dad, why don't you step in?

Dad, you step in.

They see he's going and they have to stay here.

- They're going nowhere. - They don't have to stay here.

They're gonna do something fun with Dad.

Dad's not too happy that I'm getting to leave the house

and he has to stay back for once.

That's what this is all about.

Excuse me?

You are. You're not happy that I'm leaving.

That has nothing to do with anything. That has absolutely...

They'll get over it five minutes after we go.

If you distract them, they'll be fine.

You wanna t*rture me, is what you wanna do.

Let's go.

I don't mind spending time with my girls. That, I don't mind.

But the things that Mikey likes to do are the kinda things that men do.

'You know, she would probably do things that would bore Mikey.'

Alex, we'll play with you in a little while. I'll be right back.

Mikey needs some alone time with Mum. That's the whole point.

'It's hard to tell who's more upset about not going fishing,

'the girls or their father.

'I'm starting to believe that Dad

'is the biggest baby in this house.'

OK, let's see.

Mom, can you back up? Back up.

'Mikey was very happy to be with me.

'When he's by himself, he's a different kid.'

He likes that one-on-one attention.

You know, maybe if I can give him some special time like that,

he wouldn't, you know, be craving it so much.

I think I caught one.

Let's see.

Yeah.

YVONNE: 'Michael's been given the perfect opportunity

'to bond with his daughters,

'but he spends the afternoon joyriding instead.

'If he doesn't grow up soon,

'his children never will.'

Hey, guys, we're home.

YVONNE: 'Unfortunately, when Mum returns home,

'her husband's childish behaviour only escalates.'

What am I gonna do with these fish?

- That's my deal. - That's your deal.

You brought them home, so you'll have to deal...

OK, well, we wanted to show you.

DAWN: 'The first thing he did was yell at me.'

"What are you doing? Why are you bringing that in?

"Why are you showing the girls this?

MICHAEL: I just, you know, very frustrated

and panicked and, you know,

I felt like I just had to get out of this house.

- Where are you going? - I'll be right back.

I'm going outside for a minute.

Daddy's in a bad mood.

'Michael always wants you to feel sorry for him.

'I'm sorry, but I don't feel bad.'

Get over it. These are your kids.

Do what you have to do, and that's it.

So this is the first break I've got all day long.

Just to walk out of the house.

HE SIGHS

YVONNE: 'All day, Mum has stepped up and gotten on board,

'but Michael keeps holding her back.

'That must change, and that must change now.'

I wanted to talk to both of you.

OK.

What I've noticed is,

there's a little bit of resentment going around.

You wouldn't really help me with the situation

when Alex was crying.

Dad's not too happy that I'm getting to leave the house

and he has to stay back for once.

Excuse me?

You felt sorry for yourself...

It's funny she says that

because I have to pick up the pieces of your mess.

Not every day.

I was gone two hours.

YVONNE: 'I couldn't believe my ears.

'As soon as I tried to communicate with them,

'they started fighting... again.'

I'd love to get a motorcycle or something like that,

but she told me, "You can't have one until the kids are gone."

I said, when the kids are older.

I can't do a single thing that I want.

You know what it sounds like?

And she...

It sounds like you never really grew up.

- That's right. - And never really...

You have three children and a wife now.

Yeah.

So, all I can hear you saying is, "I want this and I want that."

That's all stuff that you have when you're not a dad.

OK.

When Nanny Yvonne told me to grow up and stop thinking about myself,

that did offend me because

I haven't thought about myself in a very long time.

'Things I loved are gone. I used to love to ski, ride motorcycles.'

I used to have a lot of hobbies.

I am your sl*ve...

OK(!)

Taking care of his kids, he's my sl*ve!

DAWN: 'Michael tells me I want him to be my sl*ve.

'He says this all the time.'

I can't even, like, talk to him.

You do everything. You cook, you clean, you bathe them...

No. You bathe them, then you go inside your bedroom.

I don't want to hear her screaming and crying and nagging at me

all the time. "Do this, do that, do this, do that."

I'm not gonna take this, Mike.

- I'm not gonna take it. - OK. Don't thr*aten me.

Do you see where the kids are actually getting this from?

Do you see where they're getting the whining,

the resentment? There's no respect.

Do you see where they're getting it from?

Alex, Amanda and Mikey are picking up on their parents' resentment,

anger, and very childlike behaviour.

How was I supposed to know I was gonna have three kids in two years?

How am I supposed to know that?

How am I supposed to know what it's like?

- I know that, Dawn. - You're not being fair.

I'm not being fair...

I've had enough of this. I'm sorry.

Oh! Uh...

YVONNE: 'Alex, Amanda and Mikey

'are picking up on their parents' problems.'

That's where they get their whining,

that's where they get their negativity.

'And Michael and Dawn have to get together

'and fix their own problems before we can fix the children.'

You asked for help, I'm here.

I can only tell you what I've seen since I've been here.

And we've got it right with the kids...

..but it's something that you, the parents, need to work on.

Because that's where the kids are getting it from.

I'm going to be leaving soon,

so unless you get this right between you,

it's all gonna fall to pieces.

MICHAEL: 'When Nanny Yvonne told me to grow up,'

it took me a while to grasp that.

'I gotta say, without Nanny Yvonne coming into the house,'

I may have not ever realised that.

'And that may have took a long-term effect on my kids.'

I mean, that's my house and that's my family.

'What example are we setting here?'

I want everybody to be happy. That's my job!

YVONNE: 'This was a turning point for Michael and Dawn.'

In order for my plan to be successful,

'Dawn needs Michael to understand that all she needs'

is help from him, and a little understanding.

'Over the next few days,

'the Maucione family began showing major improvements.'

Take one.

Good girl.

Good!

You have to find a piece over here with the cat's ear.

'Dad is on his way to becoming the father

'he's always wanted to be.'

A boa constrictor, a tiger, an orang-utan

and a chimpanzee.

'And Mum is much happier with the support of her loving husband,

'and the yelling is becoming a thing of the past.'

Let me see you take a bite.

'The girls are enjoying their new-found independence.'

Rarr!

'And most importantly, Mikey is beginning to get all of the love

'and attention a growing boy needs.'

Like this. You must be so happy.

Yeah, I am.

Good girl. That's a girl. All the way up, Alex.

'But before I go,

'I must see the girls go to sleep without a fight,

'so we've split up the bedrooms.

'For everyone's sake, I certainly hope it works.'

MICHAEL: OK, Mandy girl. Time to hit the hay. Come on.

Night-night, sweetheart.

Goodnight. Stay in bed for Daddy tonight. I love you.

Give me a kiss.

You silly goose. SHE LAUGHS

I'll see you later.

Good girl. Goodnight, baby. I love you.

To my surprise, they went in and went to sleep.

'I waited, like, minutes and I hear that everything was quiet,

'so I tiptoed in there, I checked in on both of them.

'They were sound asleep. I couldn't believe it.

'I was like, this is the first time ever in their life

'that they went to bed that fast.'

WHISPERS: They're both out.

It worked.

I know.

They're out like a light. They look like little angels.

- They do, actually, don't they? - Yeah.

They look like little angels, sleeping there.

You know what? Carry on, follow the rules.

If this keeps happening, you'll be going out on your date.

We all did it. It's brilliant.

I'm so excited.

They went to bed and I thought it was the best thing in the world.

'I was so happy, I really was.'

If it's like this every night, I'll throw a party.

YVONNE: 'With bedtime a success,

'the Mauciones are on the right path.

'If they stick with the rules, they're going to be OK.

'And all that's left to do is to say goodbye.'

Hello, everybody.

ALL: Hi, Nanny Yvonne.

Hello. It's time for me to go.

ALL GROAN

But I wanna say a couple of things before I go.

This house has completely changed.

The volume's been turned down, no whining.

No screaming.

No screaming.

It's been fantastic. I'm very, very proud of all of you.

Thanks for coming on board, sticking to the rules.

We wanna thank you from our hearts for helping us.

You came in like a member of our family

and you really, really helped us. We really appreciate that.

DAWN: We'll never forget you. Stick with it, OK?

It works. It really works.

We say thank you.

It's gonna be hard to do it on my own, it's scary.

'But we've made a pact and we're gonna stick together,

'and we're gonna work this through.'

You've done a fantastic job, OK?

Yay!

Say "thank you".

I feel the family has turned the corner.

'There's a much more positive attitude in the house.

'Everyone's treated fairly and with respect.

'Porky pies are a thing of the past.

'And the best thing of all,

'the children are sleeping through the night.'

- Thanks. - I'm gonna miss you so much.

So proud of you.

Don't go yet.

I wanna thank you from my heart.

Take the time to spend together.

We will.

Thank you, Nanny. You're an angel. Thank you.

'I'm very glad that Nanny Yvonne came to my house'

and she helped my family.

'I see a lot of changes.'

- Say, "Bye, Nanny". - Bye.

I'm just really absolutely proud of all of you.

DAWN: What's the matter?

HE SOBS

DAWN CHUCKLES

What's wrong, pal?

You don't want Nanny to go?

I'm gonna be checking in on you, OK?

You keep up the good work.

Nanny really helped us, but it's time to say goodbye to Nanny, OK?

Bye, Nanny!

Bye, sweetheart.

DAWN: 'Having Nanny here has just brought so much love and joy

'back into this family.'

These kids took to her almost instantaneously.

Bye! You take care.

And I'll be watching and listening,

so make sure you're following the rules.

- Bye-bye. - Bye.

'My week with the Mauciones was an extremely rewarding experience.

'While there's still plenty of room for growth,

'Mum and Dad finally have the proper perspective,

'and as long as they keep putting their children first,

'the entire family will surely prosper.

'For the kids' sake, I certainly hope they do.'

They love it here.

OK, Mikey.

This should work real good.

- OK, try that. - OK.

It's a worm.

OK.

I think I caught one.

Let's see.

Yeah!