02x08 - Vanity Fur

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♪

(Beeping)

♪ Something tells me

I've been dreaming ♪

♪ Of someone who was

never real ♪

♪ It's seems I've changed

a thousand ways ♪

♪ I wish I looked

the way I feel ♪

♪ Braceface

♪ My life gets complicated

♪ Boyfriends

♪ Don't want to talk about it

♪ Teenage

♪ I'll work it out in the end

♪ Ooh, ooh

♪ Ah

♪ Ah

♪

♪ Braceface

♪ My life gets complicated

♪ Boyfriends

♪ Don't want to talk about it

♪ Teenage

♪ I'll work it out in the end

♪ Braceface

♪

(Cheering)

(Screaming)

CROWD: Oooh.

MAN: And now, our final

competitor today, Maria Wong.

Well, this is it.

Knock yourself out.

Huh!?

I mean, not literally.

I mean good luck!

(Beeping)

♪

(Crowd cheering)

Maria!

And the winner is--

Maria Wong.

Maria Wong!

MAN: Maria Wong!

Mari--

(Crowd cheering)

Yeah, Maria!

We're so proud of you, honey.

Thanks, Mom!

We're gonna buy a souvenir

toque for your grandma.

Meet ya at the car in 20

minutes?

Sure thing.

(Squealing and giggling)

You were awesome!

I was!

You kicked butt!

I did!

You so totally deserve this!

I do!

What did you win?

The chance of a lifetime.

Belinda Lightburn.

I represent Radical Tundra

boarding gear.

As in the Radical Tundra?

Oh, I love your stuff.

Totally out of my price range,

but--

Not anymore it isn't.

You've just won yourself a

Radical Tundra sponsorship.

What does that mean?

It means Radical Tundra will

pay to send your friend to

competitions and give her all

her gear for free.

You're joking.

All you have to do is help us

promote our new line of boarding

wear starting with our big

launch, right here, next week.

Well, what do you say?

(Squealing and giggling)

♪

No one has seen our new line

yet but since you'll be wearing

it I'll give you a sneak

preview.

(Cell beeping)

Back in a jiffy.

Belinda here.

Terrific, we've got a great new

face.

This stuff is great.

I've drooled over their gear

for the past 3 years and I so

totally need a new board, and

boots, and--

Oh Sharon, check it out!

Isn't this cool?

Wow.

Is that fur?

It's probably fake.

Yeah, who'd want to wear

stuff made from dead animals

these days?

Lots of people.

Our marketing strategists say

fur is going to come back in

style.

That's 100% mink trim.

Nothing but the best for our new

line.

SHARON NARRATING: I knew

Maria was just being polite.

Any second now she was gonna

tell this woman she couldn't

promote clothes made with fur.

Here's my card.

Why don't you drop by our

corporate offices around 3

tomorrow afternoon.

I'll have your contract drawn up

and ready to sign.

Thanks a lot!

But she didn't.

I'll be off then.

See ya tomorrow.

Maria, didn't you hear what

the--

There you are girls.

Come on, we have to get back to

town.

Mom, I have the greatest

news!

See ya at home later!

Maria, we need to talk in

private.

(Door closing)

Hey Connor, I won!

That's great!

I get all my gear free from

Radical Tundra just for

promoting their stuff.

(Gurgling)

What are you doing with a baby?

I'm babysitting for my aunt.

She's in town for a conference.

How could you?

How could I what?

They're using fur in their

clothes.

"Gee, thanks Belinda, for

letting me promote the k*lling

of innocent animals."

(Muttering)

What are you talking about?

Uh, guys, could you keep it

down?

I can't believe you didn't

say something to her!

Well, what was I supposed to

say, "Thanks for the chance of a

lifetime but no thanks"?

Yes!

(Crying)

There there, Ethan.

It's okay.

Connor, help me out here.

Yeah Connor, help me out

here.

I think I'm the one who needs

help here.

I don't know what he's trying to

tell me.

You think I do?

Okay, fine, let's try this.

Goo goo, aren't you sweet.

Aren't you a good baby.

That's a good baby.

(Belching)

Wow, you guys sure know how

to handle Ethan.

What a team.

Maybe you 2 just need to

sweet-talk Radical Tundra

together.

That's a great idea.

We can talk to them tomorrow

about the fur stuff before your

meeting.

We?

Well, sure I thought--

Well, I think I'm gonna be

really busy tomorrow.

I mean, I have to go over my

schedule for all of this and--

You don't want Belinda to get

mad at you.

That too.

Fine, I'll do the

sweet-talkin' dirty work on my

own.

Hey, don't eat that!

(Crying)

SHARON: Today I ask you to

remember the Radical Tundra

motto, "Ultimate Freedom," and

apply it to all living things.

Synthetics do just as good a job

at keeping people warm, and fake

fur looks just as cool.

Please reconsider the use of fur

in your clothing line and become

100% fur free.

(Applauding)

I don't know how anyone at

this Radical Tundra place

couldn't agree with you.

One problem: I don't think

the tie's a good idea, Dad.

But it's my lucky tie!

Isn't it your only tie?

Why mess with something

that's working?

I just hope I don't go blank,

or trip, or get dry mouth, or--

(Kissing)

You'll do great.

Well, here goes.

What was I thinking?

♪

Excuse me, I'd like to see

Belinda Lightburn.

Do you have an appointment?

No, but I can wait.

You need an appointment.

Then I'll book one.

Let's see.

Belinda has an opening--

three months from now.

SHARON NARRATING: Figures.

Without luck on my side how was

I ever gonna get into Belinda's

office?

Wakka wakka wakka!

Ha ha!

Woo!

Booga booga booga!

(Yawning)

Hey, woo woo woo!

Honk honk!

Ha, ha.

Beep beep!

Woo, ha, ha, yeah!

Uh, ha, ha, Ethan.

(Snoring)

♪

Sixth grade Halloween!

Hope it still fits.

Balloonagram for Miss Lightburn!

I'll give those to her.

Oh no, I'm under strict

orders to deliver them myself.

They're from Mr. Lightburn.

She's not married.

Mr. Lightburn: her father.

He's dead.

Mr. Lightburn: her wealthy

but eccentric uncle?

Oh, him.

Sure, go on in.

Ask you to considering

becoming 100% fur free.

The clothes will look just as

good and it makes good business

sense.

You think you're the first

person to protest using fur in

fashion?

Please, you bore me.

(Door opening)

Hey!

Ta ta for now!

What a bust.

I used a month's worth of my

allowance on those balloons.

I can't believe you had the

guts to talk to her in a bunny

suit.

What are we gonna do?

Your meeting to sign the

contract is in an hour.

Sharon, I really want this.

I know you do.

And I want it for you; just not

this way.

I know!

You can tell them you won't

promote the clothes with fur on

them.

It's not perfect but at least

you'd be taking a stand.

Okay, if it means that much

to you I'll do it.

(Belinda laughing)

You're telling me you'd only

like to promote half our line

and still get all the perks?

(Laughing)

Yeah, that's gonna happen.

Seriously, I understand your

concerns.

Despite what your bunny friend

says, and yes, don't think I

didn't recognize her, the

animals we use are treated just

fine.

But what about the part where

they're k*lled?

I don't think that part's fine

for them.

It's an all-or-nothing deal,

Maria, and there are thousands

of other boarders who'd love

this chance.

Are you going to sign or not?

(Ethan laughing)

Okay, little buddy, where'd

you throw my glasses?

(Ethan laughing)

Here she comes!

Well, did she go for it?

No.

Oh Maria, there will be other

competitions.

Hey, we heard about your

sponsorship.

Way to go, Wong.

This your first batch of free

stuff?

Check it out!

Wow, this stuff is great.

How did you score this gig?

You signed the contract?!

She didn't give me any

choice.

It was an all-or-nothing deal.

Then you should have gone for

nothing.

You wanted Maria to turn this

down?

This is mink.

If she agrees to wear it she's

saying it's okay to k*ll animals

for the sake of fashion.

But people are gonna buy this

stuff whether Maria wears it or

not.

That's not the point.

We each need to take a stand.

One less purchase means one less

animal k*lled.

No it doesn't.

The animals have already been

k*lled.

For this batch of coats, yes.

But, if nobody buys them they'll

stop making them.

But put the shoe on the other

foot.

What if you were asked to model

in, like, Vogue magazine but you

had to wear fur.

I wouldn't do it!

Easy for you to say.

You, modelling in Vogue?

Never gonna happen.

Maria?

This is the coolest thing

that has ever happened to me,

Sharon.

I'm not gonna blow it.

I'm sorry, but this is your

issue not mine.

Uh, guys, I'm like a blind

man over here.

Seriously--

(Shattering)

Oh no.

(Gasping)

(Ethan laughing)

You have no idea what I'm

talking about, do you?

I know exactly how you feel.

How can my so called best

friend be so against me?

I'm trying to do the right

thing.

Why can't she understand that?

Reminds me of how I got this

tie in the first place.

I'm sorry I didn't wear it.

Hey, do you think I ever

wanted to wear any tie my whole

life?

So, why do you have this one?

Well, I was goin' out with

this girl and for our one year

anniversary she really wanted to

go to this she-she restaurant

and they wouldn't let you in the

joint without a tie.

It was totally against my

principles: the idea that you

had to look a certain way to be

acceptable.

Anyway, no matter what I said

this girl didn't want to go

anywhere else.

This place had been written up

in a magazine or somethin'.

So what happened?

I asked her over to my place,

had the restaurant cater the

dinner, and bought this tie for

the occasion.

Dad, you gave in then!

Not at all.

This girl was free to go to that

restaurant but just not with me.

And I was free to wear a tie

when I wanted; not when a

restaurant told me to.

In between all that we had a

pretty nice dinner.

Did she keep going out with

you after that?

Sort of.

She married me.

That girl was mom!?

I can't believe it!

Wow!

You can't force Maria to

fight your cause, honey.

But you can fight it for

yourself.

Where your friendship ends up is

where it ends up.

Dad, that's what I'm worried

about.

Look where you and mom ended up:

divorced!

How can you call this your lucky

tie?

Hey, no matter what ups and

downs your mother and I have had

we agree on one thing: we are

the luckiest people around

because we have you and your

brothers.

(Sighing)

So what you're saying is--

What are you saying again?

Be true to yourself,

sweetheart, and you can't go

wrong.

(Sighing)

So tomorrow's the big product

launch and I should be totally

stoked, right?

I mean this is the biggest thing

to happen to me ever.

But can I enjoy it?

No.

Because all I can think about is

Sharon and her stupid "the poor

animals!"

Is that fair?

Hey, are you even listening?

The baby!

Is he okay!?

Didn't your aunt go home

today?

I mean, Belinda told me the

animals are treated fine.

Can you believe I miss him?

Connor!

Maria, I can't take this

anymore.

You and Sharon are as bad as

Ethan and me.

Huh!?

You're each not understanding

what the other person's saying.

Oh, I know what she's saying:

that her cause is more important

than my life!

I think she's saying that she

wants you to understand her

cause better.

Oh.

Do I have to?

Yes, if you want to save your

friendship you have to at least

try.

Okay, here's some data on the

fur farm where Radical Tundra

gets their pelts.

Any questions; I'll be over

there.

(Meowing)

(Purring)

"Minks are kept in cages only

1 x 3 feet with up to 4 animals

per cage"?

"The cages are filthy, crusted

with excrement--"

"Minks are getting k*lled at

5 months of age.

k*lling methods are gruesome."

We have a film that covers

several fur farms if you'd like

to see it.

One of our people went

undercover.

I should warn you it's not

pretty.

(Meowing)

(Minks screeching)

(Electricity zapping)

Oh, now I know why this is so

important to Sharon.

Your trailer's over there.

You'll be doing about 6 outfit

changes along with a few other

boarders.

There she is!

Hey!

What are you guys doing here?

We came down to cheer on our

favourite boarder.

Come on, Maria.

We need to get you into makeup.

See you guys later.

See you later.

(Beeping)

Elkford Cable Station?

I'm just confirming that you're

sending a crew to Sunny Peaks.

Oh, believe me, it'll be worth

it.

CONNOR: Why are you calling

the news station?

Connor!

What are you doing here?

I'm here to support Maria.

What about you?

I'm standing up for what I

believe in.

I'm ready to take my protest

against Radical Tundra to the

next level.

Okay, this will be the first

outfit you wear today.

This deal is going to make you

famous.

When the news crew shows up

I'm going to climb the

scaffolding next to the runway.

When the show starts I'll open

my duffle bag and let loose tons

of anti-fur pamphlets.

Then I'll take out my megaphone

and make a speech.

And it will all be caught on the

6 o'clock news.

Is it brilliant or what?

Except for one thing: your

best friend is in that show,

Sharon.

I know that, but she's made

her choice and I've made mine.

I don't agree with what

Maria's doing either.

But, she's still my friend.

And I can't believe you'd

humiliate her like that.

Welcome to the Radical Tundra

Hello Winter Fashion Show.

(Cheering)

We've got a truly tantalizing

new sportswear line and it will

be modelled today by some of our

hottest new snowboarding talent

starting with Maria Wong.

(Crowd cheering)

SHARON NARRATING: The moment

I saw Maria I realized I

couldn't go through with it.

Connor was right.

Even if I totally disagreed

with her I couldn't do this to

a friend.

Isn't that a fine jacket?

Hey everyone, I just wanna

say I love my new Radical Tundra

stuff but it would all be so

much cooler and just as warm

without the fur trim.

(Gasping)

Save our animals!

(Gasping)

Maria, give me back the

microphone now.

Maria.

Maria, give me that!

I'm here to announce the

beginning of Radical Tundra's

new commitment to fur free

sportswear!

(Crowd cheering)

All right, Maria!

Yeah!

Woo!

Go, Maria!

Yeah!

(Crowd cheering)

I couldn't believe what Maria

had just done.

I couldn't believe what I'd

been about to do.

♪

Hi.

Hi.

I confess that I can see it

might be a popular idea to be

fur free and now that you've

made your announcement to the

press the higher-ups have told

me to run with it.

But, that said, we can't risk

having such a volatile,

duplicitous, ungrateful--

Gutsy.

Underhanded representative.

You're fired.

I'm really sorry, Maria.

I know how much this meant to

you.

It's okay.

She was a jerk.

Besides, I got a new board from

'em.

What made you change your

mind?

Well, Connor and I did a

little research into Radical

Tundra's fur farms.

I can't believe what you did

up there.

I think it took more guts

wearing a bunny suit into

Belinda Lightburn's office.

Actually, I only did that

'cause of Connor.

CONNOR: Me?

You were willing to do

anything to get a response from

Baby Ethan.

I'm glad somebody was

entertained.

(Giggling)

I think we should celebrate.

Great idea!

Let's go for veggie sushi.

Nah, I'm sick of veggie.

Let's go for Mexican something.

Mexican gives me a stomach

ache.

So we'll grab some pizza.

What was wrong with sushi

again?

I don't feel like it.

Oh no.

(Laughing)

Just when I thought we were

speaking the same language

again, our individual

personalities had to get in the

way.

A drag, I know.

But suddenly I felt totally

lucky.

And I wasn't even wearing my

dad's tie.

♪