01x06 - Parental Controls

[bunniefuu]

Kids, let's go! You're
gonna be late for school!

[child sighs]-Wow.

Jack, do you have to
wear that shirt? It's dirty.

It's not dirty. It's stained.

Oh, in that case…

You're not wearing that
outside of the house, okay?

Cassady!

[yawns] I'm so tired.

That's because you were up
late video-chatting with Isabelle.

It wasn't actually just Isabelle, but...

How's that botany project coming?

Good. It's gonna be really good.

So, you haven't started yet? I
bet the others in your group have.

[sighs] I have plenty of time.

Uh-huh. No more
video-chatting after 9:00, Cass.

Mmm, yeah. That reminds
me. I need the holo den tonight.

Escape from Zombie
Island 3is being dropped.

This time, they drop you in
an abandoned warehouse,

and you have to escape before it's too late.
And you have to escape before it's too late.

No way. No, the last two versions
of that game gave you nightmares.

[chuckles]-[Jack] What?

Dad, come on. I'm not a little kid anymore.

Sorry, no.

This microwave isn't working again.-Oh,
just unplug it and plug it back in.

That's not gonna work, Dad.

Yeah, you can't just fix
complicatedelectronics by just unplugging.

[powers on, chimes]

[Jack] Huh.-Yeah!

Oh.-Yes. It's working.

[chuckles, sighs]

[students chattering]

[school bell rings]

[student] That's today?

So the first Z3 review just came
out. They say it's the scariest one yet.

It's that scary, huh? It's that scary, huh?

Oh, yeah. Don't tell your parents.

I know they're, like, super in
your business about this stuff.

What? Nah, they're cool.

I can't wait.

It goes live in 12 hours and four seconds.

Now three, now two, now o...

[gasps]-Whoa! Cool case!

I know, right?

There's this really awesome store downtown.

They sell everything you
can imagine.-[Jack] Oh, yeah?

I can't believe school pictures
are tomorrow after gym class.

So unfair. I'll look so
sweaty.-Hey, Cassady!

When are you getting your part of
the botany project to me and Tim?

Later. Still working on it.

Okay. We need to put it all
together before handing it in.

How's the new pool, Tess?

Amazing. Wanna come check it out soon?

Yes!-[all chuckling]

[both grunting]

[red knight groans]

[announcer] Zombie Island 3.
[announcer] Zombie Island 3.

[Cassady] Hey!-My turn.

I was watching something.

I told you Escape from Zombie Island
3drops tonight, and it's about to go live.

You're not allowed to play that.

Stop!-Give it back, Jack.

No! You've been in here
forever. Stop hogging the room!

- [grunts]-Whoa, whoa!
- What is going on in here?

I was watching something,
and Jack just changed it.

I told her I needed the holo
den tonight for my game.

And we told you you couldn't
play that game. It's too scary.

[chuckles]-What? Come on, I can handle it.

And, Cassady, you have an assignment due.

And don't tell me that
you have plenty of time.

You both need a break.-[Jack] Wha...

I'm turning on the parental
controls.-[device chimes]

No more holo den for a week.

[sighs]-And the same goes for your phones.

Wh... What? Why?

Because you're up late every
night video-chatting. That's why.

Hand 'em over.-[Jack sighs]

[mother] You can have them
back with parental controls on.

[inhales deeply]

[entrance bell chimes]

Everyone is talking about Z3.

Soon to be completely spoiled
for me because of Mom and Dad.

They don't give us enough credit.

I don't need to be told
when to do my assignment.

I think I know how to get things done.

You really think this place
will have what we need?

I mean, Tyler said they literally
sell anything you can imagine.

Oh, hi.

Um, we're looking for a remote

that can turn off the parental
controls to our holo den.

[inhales deeply] You see, our
parents turned them on by accident.

You know, now they're old, and they
don't really understand technology.

And then the strangest thing happened.

Someone broke into our
house and stole the remote.

They stole other stuff too.

Just to be clear.-Yeah.

Sure.

You're, uh, totally clear.[inhales sharply]
You're, uh, totally clear.[inhales sharply]

Uh, I should have a universal remote
here somewhere that would do the trick.

Uh, I got it from a
start-up that went bust.

Here we are.

[inhales deeply] How cool is that? [Sighs]

You sure that's gonna work?
Our holo den's brand new.

And we'd also like to use
the remote on a locked phone.

It's universal.

It'll work on anything.

Are you sure we should do this?
I mean, Mom and Dad will freak.

If they find out, which they won't.

Okay, now, how do we turn this thing on?

Try pressing a button.

Okay.

[system voice] On.-Whoa! Sweet!

All righty, parental controls.

All right. Now, here goes nothing.
All right. Now, here goes nothing.

[system voice] Parental controls off.

Kids!-[exclaims]

[grunts]-[gasps]

Mom, Dad, before you
get mad, I can explain.

We were just in here
because, uh, um, we were just...

Turning off the parental controls?

If that's what you want,

and you think you're old enough
to make that decision, just say so.

Uh, I do?

Mmm.

[chimes]

Um, Mom,

would you turn off the parental
controls on my phone too?

I also think I'm old enough
to make that decision.

Okay.

Hand it over.

[Jack scoffs]

Oh, okay.-[phone chimes]

W-Why don't you guys grab
a seat? We'll be right back.

You saw that, right?

They just did what we asked.

Yeah. It's the remote.
Yeah. It's the remote.

It didn't turn off the holo
den's parental controls.

It turned off Mom and
Dad's parental controls.

That's not possible.

Okay, then I'll prove it.

I'll try another button. Like language.

[system voice] Language: Español.

[speaking Spanish]

[mother speaking Spanish]

This is amazing.-[speaking
Spanish continues]

Although I'm starting to feel kinda bad
about how far behind I am in Spanish.

[sighs]

[system voice] Mute.-[no audible dialogue]

[Jack] You wanna try?-I don't know.

What? You don't think it's wrong
that they treated us like little kids?

Yeah. Good point. Let me try something.

[system voice] Language: English. Unmute.

Mom, can I wear your diamond
necklace for picture day tomorrow?

[flash capacitor charging]

[shutter clicks]

I can't believe your mom let you
borrow that diamond necklace.

It's so fancy.

[locker chimes]-[lock clicks]

She trusts me with all her stuff.

And how is your hair
not messed up from gym?

Dad wrote me a note so I could skip.

What? Gotta look good for picture day.

[school bell rings]

I'm so hot in this sweater. I feel
like a dog is sitting on my chest.

So take it off.-Yeah, right.

My parents would flip if I got
my pics taken in a dirty T-shirt.

It's not dirty. It's stained.

Why does no one understand that?

[mother] Oh. Hi, kids. How was school?

[both] Great.

We have pizza and ice
cream for dinner, as requested.

Would you mind helping us set the table?

Actually, I was gonna go
eat in the holo den tonight.

And I was gonna eat in my room.

Oh. Well, if that's what you want.[chuckles]
Oh. Well, if that's what you want.[chuckles]

Yeah. Thanks for dinner.

Mmm.

[announcer] Now launching
Escape from Zombie Island 3.

Intended for a mature audience.

This game isn't even scary.

Sick details though. Huh.

Hmm.

[box rattling]

Aha. Clue number one.

[rattling continues]

[zombie hisses]-[screams]

[sighs]

[growls]-[screaming]

Holo den off! Holo
den off!-[powering down]

[screaming]

[panting]

[breathing deeply]

I got this for when we all hang at Tess's pool tomorrow.
I got this for when we all hang at Tess's pool tomorrow.

So cute.-[phone chimes]

Ugh, it's Tess.

She's bugging me about
the botany project again.

She is in your group, and
the project's due tomorrow.

Yeah, and I have all
night to finish my part,

but I'll never get it done
if she keeps texting me.

[mother] Cass?

I just wanted to say good night.

Oh, and it's after 9:00.

Why are you telling me that? Do
you want me to get off video chat?

No, I'm just letting you
know in case you're tired.

You go to sleep when you're ready. Night.

Night.

Whoa. Your mom has gotten way chill.

It's like she's a different person.

[box rattling]

No. I'm not falling for that again.

[zombie groaning]-[gasps] Mom!

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.Okay. [Pants]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.Okay. [Pants]

[grunts]

[zombie groaning]

Dad? [Breathes shakily]What
are you doing here?

[groaning, growling]

[Jack] No. [Pants] No.

[panting]

[zombies growling]-Mom! What? No!

Dad! No! [Screams]

No! No! No!

[screaming] No! No! No![breathing heavily]

Hey, you okay? We heard you yelling.

Escape from Zombie Island
really freaked me out. [Panting]

I shouldn't have played it.

I shouldn't have played
it. I shouldn't have...

Hey, what's with all the screaming?

[father] Your brother had a nightmare.

Zombie Island?-[father] Mm-hmm.

Just go back to sleep.

[father] Mmm.-[chuckles] You'll be fine.

- [footsteps departing]-[scoffs]
- Just go back to sleep?

What was that?

What did you want them to
do?-I don't know, comfort me.

You know, maybe we should
turn their parental controls on again.

Look, if you can't handle Zombie Island, then maybe you shouldn't play it.
Look, if you can't handle Zombie Island, then maybe you shouldn't play it.

If you want, I can leave the
lights on.-No. That's okay. [Sighs]

Uh, actually, on second thought,
could you please turn them on?

[breathes shakily] Thanks.

What are you doing?-Nothing.

Yeah, right.

[panting, straining] Give it back! Stop!

Hey, give it back! What's wrong with you?

Should we intervene?-[clicks tongue]

I think they're old enough
to sort this out themselves.

[system voice] Rewind.

[Jack breathing heavily]

[straining] Stop pressing
buttons!-[system voice] Play.

[Cassady] I'm not! You are!-[Jack] No!

Should we intervene?

[Jack] No! [Grunts]

I think they're old enough
to sort this out themselves.

[children panting,
struggling]-Give it back! Aha!

[system voice] Pause.

[remote beeping]

[Jack] They're frozen? Oh, no.

[beeping]-[Jack breathing heavily]

Way to go, Jack. It's not working.

It must have been jammed
when we were fighting.

Let me try.

[beeping]

Oh, no.

[Jack] Hey.

I was worried they might get cold.

You sleep much?-No. You?

No. I was too freaked out.

What are we gonna do?

I don't know. But whatever it is, we need to get through school first.
I don't know. But whatever it is, we need to get through school first.

[sighs]

[teacher] Jack.

[footsteps approaching]

[students giggling, murmuring]

[Jack snores]

Jack.-Ms. Ryan?

Principal's office. Now.-[student] Whoa.

[students laughing]

[sighs]-[laughing continues]

Wow! This looks great.

But where's the stem?-[student 2] No way.

It's my fault. I didn't do it.

Well, the rest is good. So I
can give you all a C. It's passing.

A C?

[students murmuring]-[student
3] That's tough.

Then the principal said she wants
to meet with Mom and Dad tomorrow.

Meet? Like, in person?-Yeah.

[cell phone ringing]

Hey! When are you coming over?
Hey! When are you coming over?

Where are you?

I'm at Tess's pool. Everyone's here.

Oh. I don't think I was invited.

Hmm? No, I... I can go talk to her.

No, don't. She's mad at me, I think.

We didn't do well on our assignment.

Have fun.

Are you okay?

Come on.

Looks like the activator's jammed.

Yeah, we figured that much out.

Can't you swap it out
for a new one, please?

I already told you. I bought
this from a failed start-up.

I only have one.

Okay, well, can you
fix it?-[inhales sharply]

Do you have any idea how sophisticated
the technology is in this thing?

No.

Well, what are we supposed to do?

I don't know. Uh, ask your
parents. Maybe they can fix it.

I get that she was mad at me.

I didn't hand in my part
of the project on time.

I've been busy.

I mean, hello. You're
paused and everything.

And, sure, I should've started
earlier, like you said, but…

[sighs] …it's too late now.

Tess is hurt, and I don't know
what to say to make it better.

But you would.

[Jack] You do know she's on pause, right?

I'm scared, Jack. I miss Mom and Dad.

What if we can't unpause them?

Look, we just need to ask ourselves
what Mom and Dad would do.

Every time I'm upset, Mom tells meto
breathe and to check in with myself.

Am I hungry? Am I tired? Am I overreacting?

Yes, yes, and no.

You know I haven't eaten
a thing all day? Come on.

Could really go for one of Dad's
barbecue turkey burgers right now.

Me too. But I guess I'll have to
settle for a bowl of reheated pasta.

[Jack sighs]

Great. It's not working again.

Just unplug it and plug it back in.

[powers on, chimes]

It worked.

You know, we always make fun
of Dad for his low-tech solutions,

but sometimes, they work.

Do you really think the solution could
beas simple as changing a battery?

It's worth a shot.-[sighs]

One problem.

Where's the battery?

That must be it.

If this doesn't work, we may
never be able to fix Mom and Dad.

[sighs] We have to try something.

[breathing deeply] [breathing deeply]

[blows, exhales heavily]

Come on.

The moment of truth.

[Jack breathing deeply]

[beeps]

[system voice] Unpause.

Oh, hi, kids.-[Jack chuckles]

It's good to see you're not still fighting.

It worked.-What worked?

- Turn the parental controls on.-Oh.
- I'll go right down to the holo den.

No, not those parental
controls.-[chuckles] These.

[system voice] Parental controls on.

Okay, what's going on here? And
why are we standing in the hallway?

[stammers] What is that thing?

We'll explain everything.
But first, you were right.

We're not as old as we think are.

We still need you to
help us make decisions.

[chuckles]

We love you. We love you.

[clicks tongue] Aw, come here.

We love you too.-Aw. We love you.

Now explain.

Um…-Before we do, know we are sorry,

and you are gonna wanna ground
us for a week, which is totally fair.

Yeah. And you have a meeting
with our principal tomorrow,

so better make those two weeks.

[sighs]

Okay, Mom. The floor
is clean. Can I go now?

Yeah, we finished the
laundry and took out the trash.

Dad, tell Mom this has gone too far.

Okay, we're sorry. We've
been punished enough. Please.

Okay, listen.

I promise... We promise we won't ever...

[system voice] Mute.-[no audible dialogue]

[both sigh]

[mother] Mmm.

[no audible dialogue]