02x16 - Dr. Truth

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- [Presenter] The school that's cool.

High River High Radio just got happening

with a new phone in show-

- You want me to go on the radio and give people advice?

You're joking, right?

- Caitlin, your performance in peer counseling

told me one thing.

- What? That I'm messed up?

- No. You have insight.

You can see what's behind people's problems

that's why we want you to be the host on our show.

- Look, I had to take this course.

I'm not really into this whole peer counseling thing.

- Thinking about it, Caitlin.

The whole school is listening to "Jordan's Groove"

on High River High Radio after school, right?

- Well, not the whole school.

- Okay, the kids with any taste whatsoever.

Now, after the show, on comes Caitlin

as the cool and very wise guru, Dr. Truth.

Everybody will be listening to you give out good advice.

- Yeah and we disguise the voices of the caller

so nobody, not even us, knows who they are.

And any calls you feel you can't handle,

you can refer to the children's helpline.

And you'll be able to relate

to troubled teens better than anybody here.

- You know what? I'm sorry, but I can't.

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- Taylor got an A too.

She'll be great.

- Yeah.

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- [Caitlin] Great, I'm the one with the troubled past,

so I relate to all the other needy messed up kids

trying not to lead totally useless lives.

There's no way that I'm wasting my time

on a bunch of losers.

Why can't everybody just forget about where I come from?

Just let me be the me that I am right now.

("Waiting On A Sail")

♪ But there's a devil ♪

♪ Standing on my tail ♪

♪ But I don't have to beat him ♪

♪ And there's an angel that is tempting me to fail ♪

♪ But I don't really need him ♪

♪ And the waves just keep rolling along ♪

♪ We can drift if the current prevails ♪

♪ Here we are in this slow boat ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ A sail, a sail, a sail, a sail ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing ♪

♪ I'm wishing for a sail ♪

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♪ Don't you ever let them down ♪

♪ The only one that's from this town ♪

♪ Yeah, nothing ever happens around here ♪

(Eric grunts)

- Yes!

- Yes! The student becomes the master.

- How about we just name a shoe after him, huh?

- You're fine.

- Let's play later?

- Yo, you think basketball stars are big girl magnets?

Try being on TV.

- A teen cooking show?

- On Community TV?

- They're taking audition reels for two cooks.

So why don't we go for it?

We're above average in looks,

we've got a great sense of humor,

plus, we got a camera.

- Reality check; All of us can eat, none of us can cook.

- Actually, you've never tried my spaghetti Stevens.

My mom works late, me and my dad always have to cook.

I'll host the show.

- Okay, I'll be the second host.

- I found the ad.

- All right, there's only one way to settle this then.

- Paper covers rock.

(Eric heaves)

You wanna to be our agent?

(Eric chuckles)

- So what you're saying is, you wanna be more popular?

- [Caller] Sort of. I only have two friends.

- Okay.

Well first of all, you have to redo your wardrobe.

Look at the popular kids like me, and dress like us.

You have to look like a friend to be a friend.

Are you taking notes?

- [Caller] Yes.

Wardrobe.

- Is she for real?

- She's total air pollution.

- Then you have to check out magazines.

See what bands are hot, stuff like that.

And then you have something to talk about

to all your cool new friends.

- [Caller] Thanks, Dr. Truth.

(phone rings)

- Okay, next caller. Dr. Truth here.

- Redo your wardrobe?

Girls give such bad advice.

- Hey. Being a girl has nothing to do with it, all right?

Taylor's just doing her whole prom queen thing.

- Come on, I know you'd say the exact same thing.

You care about how you look.

Sorry.

- Let's just take a pause for the cause

and find out what's happening

with the High River (indistinct).

We'll be back in a minute.

- What are you doing?

- Excuse me? This room is for show staff only.

- You don't have a clue what you're talking about.

- I took peer counseling too,

and Ms. Shannon told me to speak from my own experience.

I'm popular, and now that caller can be too.

- But you told her to imitate

what everyone else was wearing and thinking.

- Yeah, she'll fit in.

- She'll just be another lame photocopy

of your lame standards.

I wear what I wanna wear.

So how do you know that that caller

doesn't wanna be her own person too?

- She wants to be popular, okay? Not original.

And sometimes you have to sacrifice your own personality

to be popular.

- Is that what you've done?

- I wanna be liked, that's normal.

But you wouldn't know about that.

- But is it really you that everyone else likes

or just this image that you've created?

- That's a very good question.

So which is it, Doctor Truth?

Yes, we're live, call in after the break

with your questions.

This is High River High Afterschool Radio,

broadcasting throughout the High River area.

- People heard me? Everything?

(Taylor sighs)

How am I gonna face my friends?

- Well, maybe they'll understand.

That was really uncool.

- Why? You were great.

You told it like it is, Doctor Truth.

- No way.

- Well, you already started the gig, all right?

And Taylor's not coming back.

(phone ringing)

- Hi, and welcome to "Cooking Made Easy For Guys".

- Today we're gonna show you how to make a little dish

I like to call, spaghetti Stevens.

- These are the ingredients I picked up for the sauce.

Wanna tilt down and show the audience what they are?

- You bet.

We like to use some tomatoes, some tomato paste,

some mushrooms, and...

No, actually I usually use the big peppers.

- Well, there weren't any at the store.

Besides, flexibility is the key to easy cooking.

A recipe is just like a guideline, isn't it?

- No, it's usually easier to make the dish

if you stick to the right ingredients.

- Well, we'll just double the amount of peppers

you usually put in.

- I don't think that's a good idea, man.

- Ah, sure it is. We want the right spiciness.

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- I find the smaller peppers are usually the hotter peppers.

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- [Caller 2] Hello, Doctor Truth?

My friend and I work at the popcorn pitstop

and every night my friend takes home bags of popcorn

without paying for them.

He says it doesn't hurt the company, so it's cool.

Is he right?

Hello? Doctor Truth, are you there?

- Yeah, we're going to take a-

- Wait, no.

Hi, I'm here.

- So, Dr. Truth, what should I do?

- Well, to answer your question;

Stealing popcorn probably doesn't hurt the company

all that much.

I mean, it's probably only worth a few bucks,

but is it cool?

Only if you think stealing is cool.

- [Caller 2] So it is stealing?

- Oh yeah, totally, I mean, and I'm an expert on this.

Even if it's not hurting anyone

and even if he's not getting caught

and he's still taking what isn't his, then that's stealing.

- [Caller 2] I feel like I should do something,

but I don't wanna rat on my friend.

- Well, maybe there's a way that you can stop him

without actually turning him in.

- [Caller 2] How?

- You know, get in his face.

Tell him that what he's doing is not cool.

- [Caller 2] Right, Right. Thanks, Dr. Truth.

(phone ringing)

- You should start by putting yourself

in the other person's shoes.

I mean, how would you feel if someone did that to you?

- [Caller 3] I'd go nuts.

- Exactly. So don't do it to her, accept her for who she is.

Well, you're just learning how to play the game.

I mean most jocks are mindless hormone machines

with no patience anyway, right?

But seriously though, I think you should just start

by practicing with kids your own age,

and then work your way up to the bigger kids,

and impress them with how well you can play.

Well, that's it for now. Thanks to everyone who called.

Dr. Truth is calling it a day.

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(Caitlin giggles)

- To make the pizza dough,

you need to mix flour, water, sugar, and salt.

- Now you add the yeast so the dough will rise.

Just add the whole package, it's easier than measuring.

Now we need to give the dough some time to rise

before we roll it out.

Maybe you put too much yeast in.

- All we gotta do is pound it.

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(both grunting)

- Now you have to stretch the dough.

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- Ow! Ow!

- Brett, dude.

- [Brett] Turn off the camera.

Turn off... (Brett groans)

- [Caller 4] My dad's always putting me down, you know?

Nothing I ever do is good enough.

- Well, can't you talk to your mom about it?

- [Caller 4] My mom isn't around.

And lately it seems all my dad does is yell at me.

He's always mad, and it's because of me.

I feel like such a loser.

- I can understand where your dad's yelling at you

would be really hard to take.

But you know, if your dad is losing his temper

maybe it's not because of you.

I mean, he is the adult, right?

He's the one that's supposed to have the control.

And you know what?

You have the right to feel good about yourself.

And when your dad yells at you, he's taking away that right.

- [Caller 4] Well, in our house my dad's the boss, period.

- But you just can't stand the way he's treating you.

The only way that things are gonna change

is if you tell your dad how you feel.

- [Caller 4] We'll see.

- All right, will you call me back and tell me how it went?

Caller?

(phone hangs up)

Caller?

Caller?

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(Caitlin sighs)

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- Wow, your face.

- Don't touch it. It really hurts.

But Melissa saw it and said I looked hot.

- Well, I guess she doesn't know

how dangerous cooking can be.

- Actually, yeah. I told her I got into a fight.

- You hate the sight of blood,

you've never been in a fight in your life.

- Billy Piaskowski?

- Right! You hit him with a licorice twister at summer camp.

- All right, so I'm getting mileage out of my eye.

If it makes you feel any better,

I told everybody I didn't start the fight.

- Okay, self-defense, I can support that lie. Just.

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- Brett?

Can I talk to you for a second?

- Yeah, anything for the doctor.

- How did you get the black eye?

- I don't wanna talk about it.

- Come on, man, you can tell me.

- I got it in a fight.

- Really?

- Look, I was totally innocent.

I said something and the guy totally took it the wrong way.

- So you were standing up for yourself.

- Yes.

- And this person didn't like that?

- Absolutely not.

- Okay, so was this person someone with a really bad temper?

- Yeah.

- Listen Brett, when you called

the radio station the other day,

I think I gave you some really bad advice

that just made the situation worse.

- Yeah, okay.

- The lowly cabbage becomes today,

on "Cooking Made Easy For Guys", the lowly cabbage roll.

It has vegetables, meat and carbohydrates.

(Brett chuckles)

Making it a really complete meal.

(Brett vocalizing a fart)

Can't you be serious?

- Cabbage rolls make you fart.

- They only make you fart if you eat them.

- What else are we supposed to do with them?

(Griff laughing)

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- Hey Caitlin, how's the doctor?

- I've been better.

- What is it?

- I have to talk to you.

Um, I really messed up on my show.

- Did you do what you were taught?

- Yeah, it's just that...

Well, I have this caller

who is being yelled at a lot by his dad.

And I just told him that he should tell his dad

that he didn't like the way he was being treated.

But today I saw the kid, and he had a black eye.

- Because he followed your advice

and it provoked his father.

- Yeah.

The caller was Brett.

- Are you sure?

- Go take a look at Brett's eye, he's in the house.

- Caitlin, this is serious.

Physical abuse in-

- I know.

I know, that's why I came to you.

I mean, Ms. Shannon wasn't there yesterday,

so she didn't hear the conversation.

Could you talk to him for me?

- Yeah.

- Wait, Jim.

Don't tell Brett that I was the one who told you.

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- How you doing, Brett?

How's everything at home?

- It's all right.

- I heard your dad got a new job.

- Yeah, yup.

- It must be kind of stressful on him though.

- I don't know. You know him, he's pretty relaxed.

- Yeah, that he is.

So, how'd you get the shiner?

- I got it in a fight, some kid at school.

It was self-defense.

- Are you sure it wasn't somebody else?

You can talk to me, Brian.

- Wait a minute. My dad didn't give me this.

It was Griff, we were cooking yesterday.

- It was my fault. I accidentally hit him.

- Who do you think you are?

- What are you talking about?

- Spreading rumors about Brett being abused?

- So, you mean he's not...

- Of course he's not.

Brett's dad is one of the nicest guys around.

He has a great relationship with his kids.

- But Brett has a black eye, I mean, he got it in a fight.

- No, he didn't. I gave it to him.

- What?

- Trust me, Caitlin, I wouldn't lie about this.

- Well, I was just trying to help.

- Well, you didn't.

And you almost wrecked my best friend's family.

You know, maybe you shouldn't be giving people advice.

- Dad, I'm not gonna listen to you

if you talk to me like that.

Yes, I know that I'm your son, okay?

But I have the right to feel good about myself

and the way you're treating me, I don't feel like it.

Why can't you listen to me?

Did you hear that?

- Yeah.

You were the one who called yesterday.

This stuff with your dad, has it always been this bad?

- No, what difference does it make?

No, we were cool before.

- Well, what changed?

- This drought this summer is really gonna cost us

and he's freaking out,

and I probably play too much football

and I'm not around home enough

to do the things that I should be doing.

- Can you play less football?

- No, I can't.

You know, my dad wants me to go to college.

The only way I'm gonna go to college

is if I get a football scholarship.

- Your dad, your dad hasn't totally changed though, right?

I mean, you know, that he still loves you.

- He's a guy, he doesn't really say it but I guess he does.

- But you don't think

he'd ever go ballistic on you or anything?

- No, I just...

I want things to be normal, you know? He doesn't hear me.

- Well, he's going through a really rough time, man.

Maybe if you're not getting what you need from him,

then you need to get your support from us, your friends.

- I gotta go.

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(Caitlin sighs)

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- I was worried you quit.

- Nope, the doctor is in.

- Dr. Truth is in the house.

(phone ringing)

- Dr. Truth.

- Hey doc, I'm flunking math, what should do?

- Well, you have a choice; Either study or summer school.

I messed around all last year and I had to go.

I figured it out, I'm not really giving people advice,

I'm helping them find out stuff they already know deep down.

It's a cool connection.

And it's true, people really open up sometimes, even to me.

If I can pass math, anyone can.

Doctor Truth.

- So I know this girl, she's always been this...

Well, we don't get along and lately we've started to

and she's actually called me her friend.

- Do you think things are gonna change between you two?

- I don't know. It would probably freak us both out.

- Well, it sounds to me

like you both need to work out your feelings.

Can you talk to this person?

- Yeah, actually I can.

- That's great. What do you think is gonna happen next?

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♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ A sail, a sail, a sail, a sail ♪

♪ Wishing for a sail ♪

♪ A sail, a sail, a sail, a sail ♪

♪ Well, all right ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing, I'm wishing ♪

♪ I'm wishing, I'm wishing, I'm wishing ♪

♪ I'm wishing for a sail ♪