01x02 - McCray Family

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

Enough already.

I told you to
stop complaining.

NARRATOR: Kids
completely out of control

and taking over the household.

These families have reached
the end of the rope.

DJ, get off.

NARRATOR: They're in
desperate need of help.

[yelling]

NARRATOR: They only have
one alternative left.

It's time to dial Nanny 911.

Hello.

This is Nanny 911.

NARRATOR: 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--

NARRATOR: 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.

Look at me.

I'm serious.

There are going to have to be
some major changes that go on.

That's the plan.

NARRATOR: Can these
families be saved?

No.

We leave her.

It doesn't have
to be this extreme.

I am trying to show you
a better way to do this.

NARRATOR: Parents of
America, help is on the way.

Hello.

NARRATOR: Tonight-- the
McCray's have a problem.

I don't think the kids
respect either of us.

NARRATOR: Five wild boys are
turning the house upside down.

Oh my god.

Look what you did to my couch.

Oh.

Oh, I feel sick.

NARRATOR: And even
though Craig's a cop,

there is no law
and order at home.

Oh.

Stop it.

NARRATOR: Tracey has
given up on discipline.

I've had enough.

I can't do it no more.

Francis.

NARRATOR: And Craig isn't
providing any backup.

Whatever you do, don't
tell Mommy I gave you coffee.

Coffee.
CRAIG: Tastes good?

Get him, Mike.

Get him.

That's a five yard
penalty for choking.

NARRATOR: Can Nanny
Stella save this family

with her brand of tough love?

This is the schedule.

Shut up.

I will stake my pension on
it that no one can come in here

and straighten this out.

NARRATOR: It's the little
lords of discipline.

You got bit?
Let me see.

[gasps]

NARRATOR: This
week on Nanny 911.

[theme music]

My name is Craig.

I've been married for 10 years,
and I'm a police officer.

My name is Tracey.

I'm the mom of five boys.

I'm a stay at home mom.

Boys are very tough.

Oh.

Let me see.

[gasps]

We need help with our children.

They're out of control.

Come on, guys, don't do that.

I don't think the
kids respect either

of us, to be honest with you.

It has gotten out
of control, and it's

progressively getting worse.

CJ, I would say
is the ringleader.

He is the one that
gets everybody started.

Don't tell him that.

He starts the
trouble in the house.

He goes from room to
room just raising havoc.

CJ: Let's play catch.

Yeah.

And then he'll sit
there on the couch

like nothing happened.

He'll be quiet.

I want to try.

Michael is the
competitor of the group.

Always has to be first.

Always has to win.

Michael is the one
that will answer back.

He has an opinion,
and he will let you

know it as soon as possible.

Go eat by yourself.

[crying]

Joseph is the
closest to my wife.

Joseph throws
the most tantrums.

That's what you need.

[crying]

I guess part of his tantrums
is my fault because everything

he always wanted I gave him.

Him and the twins are
like the Irish triplets.

They're just inseparable.

TRACEY: The twins names
are Jack and Francis,

and they are your typical 2
and 1/2 year olds times two.

So they get into
double of the trouble.

The twins, Jack
and Francis, were

the final reason we
called Nanny 911,

or my wife called Nanny 911.

Disciplining them,
that's an issue.

I'm going to pull
you by your hand.

Go inside.

I'm at work a lot, so
when I'm home with them,

I kind of let certain things
go because I feel guilty.

Don't tell Mommy I
gave you a coffee.

If you tell her I gave you
coffee, I'll get in trouble.

JoJo, you want to
try on your bike?

The family going out really
doesn't happen too often.

A 20 minute car
ride is the maximum.

It's hectic.

I definitely think we do need
some advice on raising five

boys because in a
couple of weeks,

we have a family anniversary
dinner that we must attend,

and we're just very nervous
that the kids are going to climb

on the table, run
around the restaurant,

climb under the table.

We're just hoping that the
nanny could enforce some rules

in them before this event
happens, because, you know,

it's embarrassing.

I would love for my
kids to behave better.

TRACEY: CJ, get down right now.

But I can almost
bet my pension on it

that it's not going to work.

Why are you hitting Mommy?

Help us.

Please, help us.

So what do you think, girls?

Mom and Dad aren't
on the same page.

They're not even
in the same book.

Well, there's clearly no
boundaries in this home.

Who's steering this ship?

They definitely need our help.

Having reviewed
this case, I think

that Stella with her tough
love and great sense of humor

is just what this family needs.

Yes.

NANNY STELLA: I've
been called to New York

to help the McCray family.

Craig is a macho
New York cop, who

hasn't a clue on
how to discipline

his five rambunctious boys.

Get up the stairs.

NANNY STELLA: Tracey is a
stay at home mom raising

the little spitfires
and has all but given up

on getting them under control.

TRACEY: Watch your mouth.

No!

Brush your teeth.

NANNY STELLA: These
two can't agree

on how to raise their children
and sometimes feel more

like zookeepers than parents.

I have one week to turn
things around, so get ready,

McCray's, there's a
new nanny in town.

The nanny is here.

- Hello.
- Hello.

I'm Tracey.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Stella from Nanny 911.

Hello.

So when I open the door
and I saw the nanny,

she had this big
bag, this great hat.

I felt like it was Mary
Poppins at the door.

Guys, come meet
Stella, the nanny.

She's here.

This is Frances.

Can you say hello?

That's Joseph.

Hi, Joseph.

And Jack.

Hi, Jack.

Want to come say hello?

CJ, come say hello to Stella.

No.

OK, come on.

No.

TRACEY: Go meet her, hon.

Hi.

I'm Craig.

Hey, Craig,
pleased to meet you.

Welcome to this adventure.

When I first met
Stella, I'm like,

no way this is going to happen.

She's an English
nanny, and she's got

this very stern look to her.

Even the kids were
saying, oh, my god,

who's this person
walking through the door?

TRACEY: Let's go meet Stella.

No.
No.

She's a bit intimidating.

Sure as you go
along, you'll see.

It's non-stop 24 hours a day.

Rumor has it you're staking
your New York pension on this.

I will stake my pension on
it that no one can come in here

and straighten this out.
- OK.

No way.

I'm going to take
you up on that.

Deal.

This is Michael.

Hi, Michael.

I've heard a lot about you.

How are you?

Can you say hello?

Come on, guys, come
say hello to Stella.

CJ, come and meet Stella.

I don't want to.

TRACEY: They won't come out.

CRAIG: They won't come out.

That's OK.

TRACEY: Sorry.

I'm going to sit and
I'm going to observe,

and I'm going to
take some notes.

If that's OK with you guys.

TRACEY: Sounds great.
- OK.

Great.

I'm sick.

Ask her if she'll
get iced tea for you?

Oh, don't bite me.

Give this to your brother.

Let him color.

Mike, stop.

Give him the crayon
and let him color.

No.

Don't tell me no.

Get over here and
give me that crayon.

TRACEY: CJ, knock it off.
CRAIG: Listen to me.

Listen to me.

Go pick up the book and
give it to your mother.

Let her finish
reading to the kids.

No.

Help me out here.

No.

Whoa.

CRAIG: Knock it off.

Don't throw things.

The nanny's first reaction,
I think she was shocked.

I don't think she could believe
what she was actually seeing.

Frances, no.

You don't hit Mommy.

CRAIG: The kids,
they're going crazy.

They're choking one another.

They're grabbing, they're
jumping on top of me,

jumping on top of Tracey.

It was just total chaos.

[yelling]

I tell him he needs to stop.

But he doesn't.

He doesn't listen.

He's only 2 and a half.

NANNY STELLA: On a scale of 1
to 10, these children are at 15.

TRACEY: What's the
matter with you?

Shut up.

TRACEY: CJ, don't kick him.

CJ, stop.

NANNY STELLA: In my opinion,
it's really getting to a point

of it's past dangerous.

Mike, get down.

You're going to break your neck.

Don't do that again.

It's like a volcano
waiting to erupt.

TRACEY: Stop crying.

Stop it.

[screeching]

Jack, knock it off
right now, honey.

Scary stuff.

Look, your tongue's all blue.

Here, honey.

No more lolly.
It's all bad.

I'm in Nanny hell.

Sit down and be quiet,
and I'll give you a cookie.

[crying]

Knock it off and sit down.

Here.

You want one?

OK, guys, I've seen enough.

Can we have a chat please?

Sure.

So I've been in your house
making some observations.

One of them being there is
absolutely no discipline

in this house whatsoever.

There's no consistency.

There's no consequences.

There's no what's
right and what's wrong.

The good news is I'm going
to come up with a plan,

and if you put that
plan into effect

and you follow it through,
then I guarantee you

a much more normal family life.

The bad news is, I just
think you're in total denial,

and I'm not
convinced that you're

going to be receptive to
anything that I've got to say.

We'll try it.

I appreciate if you will.

We'll give it a sh*t.

That'd be great.

Looking forward to it.

Thanks for your time.

These people have no
idea what they're in for.

When I come in and
lay down nanny law,

I think they're going to resist.

If I thought it was too
late, I wouldn't be here.

OK.

This is the plan in here.

Are you ready for it?

TRACEY: Uh-huh.

We're ready.

The first thing that you
need to do is establish order.

Introduce a timetable
and keep them informed.

When I made my presentation
of the schedule

and I looked at
their faces, Tracey

was pleasantly surprised.

Craig was bewildered.

CJ was horrified.

Consistency.

Don't tell him that.

What you need to do is
you've got to say what you mean

and you've got to mean it.

I hear a lot of don't do it.

Joseph, you better
stop hitting me.

Nothing follows.

Like, don't do it.

If you do that,
this will happen.

If you don't do that,
this will happen.

OK?

So you've both agreed
there is absolutely

no discipline in this house.

There's got to be
consequences for bad behavior.

What I would like to
introduce is timeout.

I was like, oh, my god.

She's got to be kidding me.

Oh.

You don't like that, CJ?

No.

You've got to be
firm, not angry.

Nobody needs to yell.

We need to stop yelling.

House rules.

Ready for this, CJ?

Yeah.

Treat your family
and others like

you would like to be treated.

So it's about respect.

Shut up.

You shut up.

NANNY STELLA: You're
a family, and you're

fighting all the time
and shouting and yelling.

Oh, don't bite me.

Absolutely, under
no circumstances,

is anybody going to
hit anybody anymore.

Darn it.

Hands are for praying.

But they're not for hitting.

And I would really love
to see some good manners.

I don't honestly think that I've
heard a please or a thank you.

You better knock
it off right now.

So now I'm going to show you
this schedule timetable, OK?

This is your board from
this point forward.

There's never been

It was stupid.

At 7:00 AM, we wake up.

No.

Oh, no.
No.

No way.

time and nap time.

You're looking a little
horrified there, Craig.

Yes.

NANNY STELLA: OK.

The problem is, when you
throw a woman into it--

Whoa.

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, you know what I mean.

When you put your
touch into it as Mom,

everything gets
thrown apart, so.

So it's my fault?

Let me see you
follow the schedule.

It's not just
for Tracey, Craig.

It's for you, too.

This is your family's schedule.

It will make your
life far better.

We're willing to try it.

NANNY STELLA: This is
going to be a battle.

And the way to win any w*r is
to first take out the general.

I've observed a lot on my first
day with this spirited family,

and I'm going to
begin implementing

my plan with the
leader of the pack, CJ.

CJ is going to be the most
difficult one because CJ's

already set in his ways.

CJ, get off the table.

It's like a domino effect.

He'll start, and then they
all just chime in together,

and it's one big chaos.

CJ has a unique ability
to start trouble and then

take 10 steps back
and let everybody

take the blame for it.

Mom, Mikey got hurt.

He's the one that
gets them all going.

TRACEY: Don't
antagonize them, please?

NANNY STELLA: The eldest
son often sets the pace

for the rest of the brood.

The mistake started early with
the parenting of this clan,

and if I can turn CJ around,
the rest will follow.

TRACEY: CJ, don't do that.

NANNY STELLA: When it
comes to discipline,

this family needs to
start with the basics.

The nanny staple of timeouts.

You have a choice right
now, and I know you're smart

and I know you can make
a really good choice.

You have the choice
to either come

and help clean away the table,
or you're going in timeout.

Timeout was not a word
that existed in this house

before Nanny Stella arrived.

CJ, you need to sit down here.

CJ: No.

Listen to me.

You're going to have to
sit down and be quiet.

CJ: No.
- Let's go.

No.

TRACEY: Mike?

Mike, come here right now
and get your treatment.

MIKE: I'm in timeout.

No, you're not in timeout.

TRACEY: CJ's in timeout.

You're being well-behaved.

Now you sit there.

You're the first one
that gets timeout.

TRACEY: My rule
for time out is one

minute in timeout for each
year of the child's age.

You have eight
minutes remaining.

Sit there and
don't make a sound.

Oh, CJ went running.

Oh, yeah.

I think CJ and Mikey
both went running.

Every time you come out
of timeout, it starts again.

So you're going to be in timeout
for the rest of your life

unless you want to behave.

Oh.

How old are you?

Every time you're in trouble,
you're going in timeout.

Listen the first time
and do what they ask you.

Timeout is like
sitting in a cage.

When that timer goes off,
we'll be back because it

goes beep, beep, beep, beep.

A dark, scary cage.

NANNY STELLA:
Timeout was horrific.

Screaming, shouting, kicking.

My philosophy is consistency,
no matter what you're applying.

If you get up and keep
putting them in their seats,

they are eventually going
to stay in their seats.

OK, 2 minutes and 48 seconds,
and then you can come out.

I'm very proud of you.

When I was in timeout,
I was thinking of escaping

and destroying the timer.


After the timeout was
over, he seemed to be

actually a little more relaxed.

The world was back to normal
when I got out of timeout.

TRACEY: CJ, knock it off now.

Hi.

We're going to get
ready to go bye bye.

TRACEY: It's time to
see how this family

behaves outside the home, so I
suggest an outing to the park.

You better sit in that seat.

It's a struggle for
you to get them in.

[screaming]

TRACEY: Don't you get out
of that seat, Francis.

Francis, get in that seat now.

TRACEY: Whoa.

It's time to back up.

They can't even
stay in their seats.

Francis Albert, do not
get out of that seat.

TRACEY: Before we go anywhere,
we have to address this issue.

One thing I'd like to do
is bring the car seats

into the house, and let the
kids become more acquainted

with them in the house.

All right, hon, I
guess that's your job.

You know why I'm telling
you to bring the car seats in?

Because whatever it
would take for me

right now to get your kids to
sit in a car seat, I would do.

And as a nanny-- as a
nanny, my professional job

is to protect children, and
that's your job as parents too.

Let's try it.

OK, great.

I'm going to help.

Although Craig seemed to be
listening to my instructions,

Tracey didn't seem
to care at all.

That's not going to
work, the car seat,

bringing them in the house.

I don't think so.

Woohoo.

Party time.

I don't understand why Tracey
is so negative about my advice.

Her way certainly isn't working.

Thank you.

Hold the door.

Wee, car seats.

Who's seat is this?

You can't do that, OK?

You can't pull him.

Oh, wait a minute.

Who's that?

Who are you?

JoJo, what are you sitting in?

Your car seat?

What's Mikey doing?

He's just laying around.

You're laying around?

Are you feeling better?

They sit right in them.

Mom?

You want me to strap you in?

How come you didn't want
me to strap you in the car?

You were screaming.

So, as we can already
see, this is working.

I was really happy
that the children

started playing with the
car seats, but Tracey was--

it's a few minutes.

You know, what's the big deal?

The more they get
accustomed to them,

the more they're not going
to feel alienated to them

going in the car.

I think it's a little
ridiculous because that means

I have to carry three car
seats back and forth every day

and that's just not happening.

Now, you see, now
you're making excuses.

I'm not making excuses.

I think Tracey's overwhelmed.

Tracey's given up.

CJ: Mom, can we
go out to dinner?

That's a really good question.

Mom, could we go out to dinner?

And you know what mom's
answer should have been?

No.

If you behave yourselves.

When the nanny first
came to the house,

one of the most important
issues was the dinner table,

to have them all sit
down and be polite

and have good table manners.

To me, it's something
that's very special.

So, I need to tell you
about tonight's test.

It's not an academic test.

It's a behavioral test.

Family time at the
table is essential

for the communicating,
and I think

they told me that they've
never sat at the table,

maybe once, as a family.

So we're all going
to stay home tonight,

and we're going to eat
dinner at the table.

Diet or regular?

[yelling]

TRACEY: It's dinner time.

That's my seat.

OK, now we're
going to see if we

can have the whole family seated
around the table for dinner.

Can you pass me the
macaroni and cheese dish?

So this is a
major achievement.

This is a major
accomplishment just to have

everybody sitting in one area.

To make it work well, they
have to stay in their seats,

and everybody needs to
say please and thank you.

So what applies at home
applies in the restaurant

and vice versa.

- Sit down, Daddy.
- Sit down.

- Good job.
- Eat your food.

Why don't you use the fork?

Mom, I can't eat this all.

Daddy's amazed.

I just want to
reinforce to you guys

that this is happening because
you're making it happen.

Am I OK, Mom?

I like to see how long it'll
last, but it looks good so far.

No climbing on the table.

[screaming]

Somebody needs to
get him off the table.

Can you sit down, Jack?

- [yells]
- OK.

Sit down.

Jack.

As the children kept
getting out of their seats,

I kept putting them
back in their seats,

but Tracey and Craig
didn't do anything.

Sit down.

Jack.

Sit on your seat.

Sit on your seat, because
we eat at the table.

Mom, I want--

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Mom.

They're all under the table.

[screaming]

You know what?

OK, I've lost some
children, but for as long as

we were at the table,
that was fabulous.

You guys did a great job.

So far--
- You think so?

We have seven
plates at the table.

I guess that's a good sign.

They all wound up
under the table, so to me

that didn't work.

This is a first
attempt for something

that they're not
accustomed to doing.

So credit where credit is due.

We start off at the table,
and it always winds up.

I asked Tracey why she
wasn't making any effort,

and she was done.

She was tired.

It was the end of the day.

What was the point?

She's hoping for a
miraculous overnight kids

sitting in seats.

Well, I'm midway
through my stay

with the McCray's and
the chaos continues.

Saturday morning, all five
children are home together.

Mom!

It's worse than
feeding time at the zoo.

Go ahead, go pee pee.

Hurry, go.

What are you doing,
Jack, with your pants?

Huh?

What'd you do pee pee?

TRACEY: Tracey continues to
resist all my suggestions

and she and Craig never
seem to be on the same page.

If I'm going to have any
effect on this family,

I'm going to have to get
tougher on the parents

until they finally start
to hear what I'm saying.

Oh.

Oh.

What time is it?

Typical morning on my day off.

The kids come in,
they wake me up.

I'm totally exhausted,
and the chaos just starts.

What are you doing, Mike?

I got him.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

How are you?

Exhausted.

This is chaos.

Sit down.

Your mother better
be close because I

got to have a cup of coffee.

If it's my day off, I just
want to sit and relax and have

a cup of coffee,
and the funny thing

is the mother-in-law
coming over,

butting in, giving her advice.

Hi, guys.

Mimi's here.

Hey, CJ, what's up?

You ignore me?

TRACEY: After being introduced
to Tracey's mother, who's

the host of the
upcoming party, I

got a little insight into some
of Tracey's negative attitudes.

How are you feeling
about the big anniversary

dinner in the restaurant?

Very nervous.

I hope that they can sit
there, but I know better.

I walked in and I saw what I see
every time I walk in this house

when they're all home.

Complete chaos.

How do you feel
about the nanny?

Nanny has some good
rules, but I don't think

we're going to follow them.

You're giving in before
you've even started.

Oh, well.

Because you and Craig,
you're both Pisces.

You're very unstructured people.

It's like on a
whim you do things.

She comes over and she'll
give her little tidbits.

You know, you could do
this or you could do that.

She raised one kid, all right?

Since I think it was
after the second kid,

she's disappeared here.

When did you stop
coming around as much?

After the twins were born,
it started to get so unbearable

that I was really afraid that
they would get hurt in my care,

and I couldn't handle that.

My mother-in-law doesn't
have any good advice at all.

CJ, why are you
climbing on the furniture?

I guess you want to be
in timeout today, right?

Yeah.

OK, do you want
it to start now?

OK, so I'm going to go get
your dad to give you a warning,

and then you're going
to go in timeout.

OK.

Craig?

Did CJ get a warning
about being in timeout?

Why?

Because he's
being pretty fresh,

smart, sassy, and he
told me that he's already

had a warning so he needs to
go in nine minutes of timeout.

Mom, why don't
you try this time?

CJ?

- Yes.
- It's timeout.

[cj laughs]

Mike?

What are you doing with
all that money, Mike?

No.

Oh my god, he drew
on my-- all my--

oh my god, look what
he did to my couch.

Oh, I feel sick.

NANNY STELLA: Everybody
has their breaking point.

Tracey has definitely
reached hers.

NARRATOR: Coming up.

You're going to get timeout
for writing on my couch.

NARRATOR: The couch is in ruins,
but what about the family?

MIKE: Get off of me.
TRACEY: Do you want--

MIKE: Get off of my hand.

Let's go to bed.

No.

No.

NARRATOR: Can Nanny Stella
tame these savage beasts?

Knock it off.

Jackie, who did that?

He didn't mean to do it.
It was probably--

He meant to do it.

He took the pen and drew on it.

Why do you think he did it?

For attention or because
we're not paying attention.

No, because he's a brat.

You're going to get timeout
for writing on my couch.

CRAIG: Who?

Jack.

TRACEY: You're
going in timeout--

No.

He's going to sit right here.

You got timeout.

Don't you move.

You don't write on Mama's couch.

Tracey--

How many minutes
does Jack have left?

It's not five seconds.

He's sitting here
for six minutes.

Each line-- each line
that he did on my couch,

he's getting two minutes for.

Good job, Tracey.

Whoa.

It was him.

I saw him with the pen.

NANNY STELLA: Tracey and
Craig aren't on the same page.

He consistently undermines her.

No.

Jack had the pen in his mouth.

I saw Jack with the
pen in his mouth.

I know this is k*lling you,
but you got to support her.

He drew on the couch.

TRACEY: On the couch.

Did you write on the couch?

Did you?

Yes.

OK.

You've got to be consistent.

Sit still.

Tell him not to
draw on the furniture.

You're not allowed to
draw on the furniture.

You don't ruin Mama's stuff.

I don't ruin your stuff.

That's not nice.

You know what, this
is the most united you

two have been since I got here.

Bring on the force.

TRACEY: I'm sorry.

Sit here and be good.

Now he can come
out of timeout.

TRACEY: You can come out now.
- You ready?

OK, all done.
Good job.

Good job.

Good job, guys.

You want to go
back in timeout?

You better be good.

No more drawing
on Mommy's couch.

Oh, deary me.

Jackie, go help CC clean up.

You wrote on it,
you clean it up.

Thank you, Jack.

It gets me physically sick
knowing that this thing is not

even close to being paid for.

Brand new couches.

Because I know what
your next move is.

Go buy a new couch.

TRACEY: It appears there's just
one more test the McCray's need

to pass before they are ready
for the big anniversary dinner,

and they need to
get it down tonight.

Can you sit at
the table, please?

That would be very nice, Jack.

You sit at the table
like a good boy.

I really believe that
mealtimes are so important.

Family time at the
table is essential.

It's not just about
bonding as a family,

it's about socialization.

It's about everything that
children need to know.

- You guys had fun?
- That's right.

We had a lot of fun.

TRACEY: Mommy got to
clean the whole house.

- Where did we go today?
- Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

We went and played games.

We had fun.

We didn't have fun.

TRACEY: What did you guys play?

We sh*t some
basketball, right, Mike?

I definitely think
we're making progress.

Daddy, what do you think?

I think it looks great.

TRACEY: Say thank you.

You're welcome.

I was really excited, and
I thought we were making

headway, and then, boom, crash.

Kids at the zoo again.

It was like a Jekyll
and Hyde situation.

He really threw the
most amazing tantrum

since I've walked in the house.

MIKE: No, get off of me.

TRACEY: Do you want--

MIKE: Get off of my hand.
- Let's go to bed.

No.

No.

Mikey, knock it off.

TRACEY: You want--

MIKE: Get out of my hand.

TRACEY: Let's go to bed.
- No.

No.

That's what he's going to do.

The nanny put the
responsibility on Tracey and I

to just lay down the law.

What you're going to do
is you're going to learn,

because your brothers
are all watching you,

you're going to learn
to sit at your seat.

Blah, blah, blah.

Yeah, blah, blah, blah,
put your hands at the table.

This is your food.

Here.

Well, eat by yourself.

The nanny had said it's
going to take baby steps,

so if we could start by us
all sitting at the table,

I think everything
else will just follow.

Craig.

Tracey.

TRACEY: No, it's not OK.

Let me put some in your plate.

I think they're on their
way to respecting the rules,

and they have to get used to it.

The boys are all sitting.

Even after Mike
had his tantrum,

he still said can I have
soda, please, Mommy?

We have kids around
the dinner table,

sitting nicely, eating dinner.

Things are really starting
to work around here.

Can everybody
wipe their faces?

Look how good you're being.

Good job, om and Dad.

I'm absolutely amazed.

TRACEY: I'm amazed too.

No, I'm not amazed at them.

I'm amazed at you two.

I'm actually lost for words
for about 10 minutes there.

Absolute phenomenal change.

Daddy?

Daddy.

Hup, Craig, can you please?

Michael taking his
dish from the table

and putting it in the sink.

Whoa.

Mommy's so proud of you.

CRAIG: That's a good job, Mikey.

Yeah, good job.

You want to clean
that one as well?

Mommy's so proud
of you, honey.

That's my good boys.

Everyone's following me.

See that?

See what an example you set?

Look at my baby doll.

Look at him fixing.

Do you actually believe
what you're seeing?

No.

This has never
happened before.

This is my job.

I clean the plates.

I'm sitting here with a
plate of food in front

of me watching in amazement.

Can Mikey help?

Everybody's actually helping.

It's unbelievable.

You didn't think I
could do it, did you?

- Absolutely not.
- We'll talk.

It was the nanny really.

Don't talk.

Let me just enjoy this.

Mike, how are you doing
with the dishes, honey?

CRAIG: That may be a good idea.

Give them a little--

Each a job to do.

See, they could
clean the plates off.

The little ones can help
them clean all the plates,

and then Mikey can wash them.

At dinner, Tracey was a
complete like transformed

person.

She was confident.

Her whole attitude had changed.

As soon as you got
up to bring your plate,

all the other ones got up
and did the same thing.

You see that?

Now look at them.

TRACEY: That's a good boy.

TRACEY: As I've been telling the
McCray's, good parenting equals

consistency and teamwork.

Tonight, Craig and
Tracey proved to me

they have the right stuff.

You got some soap in there?

Let's get some soap.

TRACEY: The in-laws
anniversary party

is just around the corner.

Is the McCray
family ready or not?

TRACEY: Thank you, Mikey.

TRACEY: My time with
the McCray family

has almost come to
an end, and I must

say the family has
really pulled together

over the last few days.

CJ has taken on the role of
the responsible older brother,

leading the little
ones by example.

Mikey, JoJo, and the
twins now understand

the meaning of brotherly love.

And above all, Craig and
Tracey are on the same page

when it comes to discipline.

But the long awaited family
gathering is tomorrow,

and that will be
the real test of how

far the McCray's have come.

You excited?

Because Daddy is.

This is going to be one of
the most exciting parties

we've gone to in a long time.

TRACEY: It's the morning of
the McCray family gathering,

and I sense some
tension in the air.

- The pink sweater?
- No.

I like the suit.

Leave the suit.

The suit looks nice.

We were especially nervous the
day of the party, the morning,

and just hoping that
they're going to be good.

Come here.

Give me a kiss and a hug.

And I was just
hoping and praying

that the last few days of them
sitting well at the table, they

were going to do good at
the anniversary dinner.

As we were loading them into
the car, they did quite well.

They all got into
their car seats,

and it was actually
a peaceful ride.

Something I couldn't imagine.

Here we are.

The stars of the century.

We actually arrived
at the restaurant,

and they all sat
in their chairs.

Mikey.

TRACEY: All five of them.

All right, my man.

I think my in-laws
were totally amazed

because they're usually
the first ones running out

the door, and they
couldn't believe

that they were able to finally
sit down and enjoy a meal.

TRACEY: I am absolutely thrilled
to see the kids behaving.

No shouting.

No climbing over
tables, no chaos.

Good boys.

I am so thrilled.

I can't believe it.

Thank you.

This is just so great.

I can't believe how wonderful
the children are behaving.

It's just so
special to me to see

the children here enjoying it.

It's everything to me.

You stepped up to
the plate, brother.

You stepped up and
you did a good job.

And you helped me
and you helped Mommy.

I can't believe
this is the McCray

clan sitting here so quiet.

I'm waiting for some
outburst from somewhere.

Thank god.

Give them about a half hour.

My emotions got the best of
me, and I couldn't even speak.

I was speechless.

CRAIG: You OK, babe?

You're making me cry.

Oh, look at them crying.

Craig was proud of his
boys, that they were all

sitting around the table
behaving, because they knew how

important this event was to us.

And he was just a proud
daddy at that moment.

You're making us cry.

NANNY STELLA: It's my last day
here with the McCray's, and I

really believe that Tracey and
Craig finally got it together.

When I arrived, the children
had no boundaries whatsoever.

They could do anything they
wanted without any consequences

at all.

But now, in just one week,
the children have learnt

to be polite and respectful.

Tracey and Craig can be
proud to take them anywhere.

My work here is done.

Time to say goodbye.

Can everybody come say goodbye?

Bye, Nanny.

Can I have some hugs?

Are you going to be a good boy?

Are you going to say
please and thank you?

Ba-ba.

Oh, thank you.

JoJo.

Where's JoJo?

Are you going to be a good boy?

Thanks.

Mikey.

Thank you for all
your hard work.

What are you going
to do to be helpful?

Help Mommy take
care of the babies.

You are?

That will be fabulous.

I'm also really
impressed with CJ.

He went from being a
tearaway to a leader

that his brothers
can look up to.

I'm very proud of you.

You've made my job a lot easier.

The nanny has definitely
brought us closer.

As far as bonding with each
other and the children,

she definitely helped us and
gave us some good advice.

And these are things that
they don't work overnight,

but if we keep plugging
away, it'll work.

NANNY STELLA: I really hope so.

And you know what?

He can keep his pension.

I like the McCray's
very much indeed.

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