[person 1] How did it all start?
I mean, my girls inspired the first Beanies.
[person 2] I was employee number 12.
Three years later, we were the most profitable toy company in the world.
[person 3] Ty would tell you he did it all, but that's bullshit.
We built that company together.
From nothing.
I mean, that's the whole point of America, right?
[car horns honking]
[person 3] Work hard. Build something good.
Get yourself in the right place at the right time, and boom.
["Plainsong" playing]
[person 3] We didn't set out to make America lose its mind,
but that's what happened.
Was it crazy to turn stuffed animals into investments?
[people clamoring]
[exhales sharply] It was a crazy time.
The Internet was new. The Boomers were taking over.
But we turned Beanie Babies into little plush lotto tickets.
At the peak of the bubble, more than half the country owned one.
Ty was the one with his name on the tag. The one who made billions.
But he couldn't have done it without the three of us.
- He didn't do it without the three of us. - [all chanting] Ty! Ty! Ty!
[person 3] So this story's not about him.
It's about us.
["Easier to Say (Than Do)" playing]
[Robbie] I met Ty back in the '80s
when we were living in the same apartment building.
[panting] Oh, God, not my husband!
- Ma'am, I need you to just back up, okay? - Oh, my God. Is this Billy?
[breathing heavily]
[Robbie] When his dad died.
Oh.
Oh, shit.
Billy... [sighs]...did you take your meds?
Huh?
Did you take your meds today?
Yeah.
Did you pick up more Tab?
Yeah.
[sighs]
- Hi. - I'm so sorry for your loss.
I baked this. [stammers]
- Here, I'll just put it down for you. - Yeah. Okay.
[Robbie] Yeah, it's a lasagna. Maybe just here?
[door closes]
Oh.
- I'm not psycho. [chuckles] - [chuckles]
I, uh, dissect them to see how they're made for work.
Not for fun. But to be honest, it is pretty fun.
- [Robbie chuckles] Right. - Mmm.
My dad would say, "You gotta make your own luck.
You can't wait for your ship to come in, Son. You gotta build your own ship."
- That's what he would say. - [chuckles]
- Have you told your mom yet? - Oh, God, no.
She is a violent paranoid schizophrenic who abandoned us years ago.
Where was your dad for all this?
On the road, selling toys.
Oh, man. [sighs]
It's okay. Was better that way.
Otherwise he would be at home, beating the crap out of me.
W-Wait. Oh... I... [exhales sharply]
- I thought you two were so close. - No. [slurps]
- Mm-mmm. - [scoffs]
The only time my dad was proud of me
is when our girlfriend told him how good I was in bed.
- "Our girlfriend." - Yeah, the same woman.
- You dated the same woman? - No.
- At the same time? - No, not...
- No, not always at the same time, no. - [chuckles] Okay.
Ooh. We're gonna need another.
I do and do not want to know much, much more.
[Ty chuckles]
[chattering]
[person 2] My story started ten years later,
when I first walked into the offices of Ty Inc.
[Maya] I was a 17-year-old college freshman just trying to land a temp job.
Not usher in a new era of capitalism.
You'd be expected to brush and tweeze the display cats.
[chuckling]
- Oh, wow. You're serious. - [receptionist] Mmm. Yeah.
But the job's mainly the phones. Four hours a day, plus some Saturdays.
You said you're in school?
- Yeah, I'm in school... - [Ty, on intercom] Roberta, sweetie,
you need to come tell me which one of these looks like marigold.
You pressed "Intercom All" again. And no.
[dial pad clicks]
[mouthing words] Bye.
Yeah, I'm in school, but the schedule's not a problem.
I just need money.
Tuition's tough these days, huh?
I've got a scholarship. It's for rent.
If I keep living at home, my soul will soon be fully crushed.
Mmm. We pay minimum wage. Not sure that's a salvation salary.
You don't know how cheap my soul is.
- [laughs] - [chuckles]
- We do what we gotta do, right? - Mmm.
This just pays my bungee bills.
Oh, Robbie, I need you. Robbie?
Rose, which color is better?
- Don't know, don't care. - What about you? What do you think?
Oh, I'm not really a cat person.
Are you an amazing things person? Meow. [chuckles]
[chuckles] Yeah, I wouldn't go yellow at all.
- Ooh. Oh. - [Maya] Too mild.
These little punks wanna be tiger-striped.
But wouldn't stripes make them too convict-y?
Well, cats are outlaws. Convict-y is kinda their appeal.
Yes. Hmm.
Rose, she has a good point. What... [sighs]
Rose, what are you looking at?
[Maya] We'll get to that later.
Don't go anywhere. [sighs]
[door opens]
- Does that mean I'm hired? - [door closes]
[Maya] It did.
But obviously none of this would have happened without Sheila.
["True Love" playing]
[Maya Angelou on radio] Mr. President and Mrs. Clinton,
and Americans everywhere.
A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts...
[Sheila] It certainly wasn't my dream designing lights for people like Ty.
I did it to pay the bills, to support my girls.
Well, I've been waiting since 9:00. Does he need to reschedule?
Honestly, if I were you, I'd just bail.
[Sheila] I wanted the world to be better for them.
I wanted it to get kinder and happier and more human.
I wanted it to hurry up.
[tires screech]
[engine stops]
Lights, right? I'll be right with ya.
[Ty] The UK is a mess, and it's not my fault.
And the last thing I would do is to hire incompetent partners...
Excuse me, what are you doing?
Do you often keep people waiting three hours?
It has been a hectic...
'Cause I told my sick daughters I'd be back as quick as I could,
and then I waited here
- for longer than a human should... - I run a company
- that's highly unpredictable... - Oh, okay. I know you're busy.
And I know you're rich.
But I also know that life is too short to waste on assholes,
so please move your car, or I'll move it for you less gently.
I got better places to be.
Wow.
[stammers] May I come? [chuckles]
I am not joking.
I am so sorry. Let me make it up to you. Let me take you to dinner.
No. I only eat dinner with my daughters.
Well, I'll take all of you. It'll be fun. Kids love me.
Look, this isn't personal. I...
Despite what I said about you being an asshole...
Assholes used to be my type. I just... I don't date anymore.
Anyone? Ever?
No. Not till my girls grow up.
- Goodbye. - [tapping]
[Ty] Okay.
- Your loss. - [chuckling] Okay.
- Are you sure? - Yeah, I'm sure.
Mommy, when is it gonna warm up?
Mmm, that is a great question. You know what?
[clanging]
Soon.
And if it doesn't,
we're gonna go to Uncle Jeremy's, stay the night there. [sighs]
He's not really our uncle.
Ooh, no, but he really is a Jeremy. I think.
- [chuckling] - [knocking]
- [child 1] We got it! - [Sheila] Oh. Hang on, girls.
- Are you Sheila Harper's daughters? - Yeah. Who's asking?
This is from Mr. Ty Warner. He hopes that they're feeling better.
- Oh, okay. Thank you. - You're welcome.
- [child 1] Thanks! - Hang on.
- What is it? - [Sheila] I don't know. Let's find out.
Let's get the door.
- All right. Hang on, hang on. - [child 2 squealing]
- Okay. - [gasps] Oh, my gosh! [squeals]
Whoa. Oh, my God.
[Sheila] Ty was good at knowing what people wanted.
Wow, look at all of this.
["Spread Your Wings" playing]
[Robbie] First, I wanted to be a wide receiver in the NFL.
[Ty chuckles]
Then I wanted to star in air shows. I stole a crop plane to practice.
- Then I wanted to beat up Sam Walton. - [pills rattling]
The Walmart guy?
Walmart puts family stores out of business.
- Well, I think you could take him. - Duh.
- [chuckling] - [Robbie] Damn it,
I had so many plans back in Arkansas.
Life was gonna be so fun if I just got out into it.
[stammers] Like, I left...
I left so that I wouldn't get stuck taking care of people.
I wanted to live my life for me.
- And here I am. This tub. [sighs] - Oh?
Ooh, look at this.
- It's like I'm my mother. [gasps] - Dad was hiding the good stuff.
I like good stuff.
- Scotch. Yeah. - Me. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
So graceful. Oh.
[laughing] We should be synchronized swimmers!
- From now on. - Robbie, Robbie.
Listen to me. Listen to me.
You can do anything you want. You're not stuck.
- You're tough, and you're strong. - [scoffs]
Let's start our own business, you and me.
A synchronized swimming business? [humming, chuckles]
A stuffed Himalayan cat business.
A synchronized stuffed Himalayan swimming business? [laughing]
- I'm serious. Well... - [Billy] Robbie!
- Robbie, is that you? - No! [chuckles]
- [door opens] - [door tone sounds]
- [chuckles] - [door closes]
- [Ty chuckles] - [chuckles]
- [Ty humming] - What?
How are you even walking?
I sold all my dad's antiques so we could start
- our own business together. - [gasps]
The... The swimming thing?
- The cats. Yeah, the stuffed cats. - [chuckles]
Don't you understand? This is happening.
This is the first day of the rest of your life, young lady.
Shh. Could you just take it down a little bit?
[softly] This is the first day of the rest of your life.
[stammers]
["Dreams" playing]
Here we are.
- Okay. For you. - [Sheila] Wow.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
For you. It's hot. Hot, hot, hot, hot, hot.
And I like mine cold.
You know, we were supposed to be treating you.
Mr. Warner, this is very kind.
Please, it's Ty. Mr. Warner was my dad.
And his stuffed animals weren't as cool as mine.
Yours are so cool.
Yours are the bestest best.
Thank you very much. Do you have a favorite?
- The pig. - [Ty chuckles]
- And the frog. - [Ty] Oh.
I tried to bring it to school for show-and-tell,
but it wouldn't fit in my backpack.
Oh, no.
Well, I'm gonna have to make a smaller one then.
- [chuckles] - [child 1] And maybe a little softer too.
- Okay, let's stick to the thank-yous. - Softer. Okay.
- Hey, Ty? - [Ty] Yes, ma'am.
Do you wanna go roller-skating with us sometime?
- [gasps] I would love to. - Honey, no. Oh, okay.
- I would love to. - [child 1] Can we, Mommy? Soon?
Okay... Well, I mean, Ty's a busy man,
- so I don't know when he would find time. - Oh, listen, let's... let's...
- let's keep your mom out of this, okay? - [chuckles] Okay.
I'll have my people contact your people. How's that?
[child 2 giggles]
["It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" playing]
[rink employee] Ben, 9 and 11.
- Thank you. - [Sheila] Your left hands.
- I declare a thumb war. - [singsongy] Ladies.
- Hi. - [Sheila] Hey. There you are.
- Hi. - Hi, Ty.
I have been looking forward to this all week.
- And I brought... [singsongy]...a surprise. - [gasps]
- Oh, my God. Froggy! - [Ty] It's a Beanie Baby.
Oh. That's a miniature version of your favorite.
- [child 1] I know. - He's small enough to go everywhere,
and he loves to ride in backpacks.
Wow, then you can take him to school.
What's his name?
[Ty] I don't know yet. What does he look like to you?
Hmm. Can I take a closer look at him?
[child 1] What do you think he looks like?
- Greenie. - Greenie.
Kids' 11 and 13, Sheila.
- Yeah. That's us. - [Ty] Can you give us a minute?
We're working here.
All right.
[giggles] Why don't we name him Ma... Mar?
- [Ty] Mar? - Yeah.
I mean, Leaper's a great name. I'm just not sold on it yet, but it's...
What about Sir Jumps-a-Lot?
[chuckles] That's a good one.
[child 1] Or maybe, like, Jumpy?
- That's too on the nose, Jumpy. - Jumpy.
[child 2, singsongy] I dance with my arms. I dance with my head.
I dance with my butt. I dance with my belly.
I dance with my legs. I dance with my arms.
- I dance with my belly. - [Ty] Whoa, whoa. Whoa.
- Well, that's it. - What?
- [Ty] Legs. - What?
Legs.
- [child 1] The name? - What?
- That's great. Legs. - [Ty] That's the name.
- Legs the frog. I named it! - Legs! [cheers]
- We have a name. - Good work, ladies. Great.
- And I think... - [chuckles]
- ...Legs has a friend. - Oh, my gosh.
- [Sheila chuckles] - We'll go roller-skating eventually.
Oh. [laughs] No, I think we're having a great time.
Mm-hmm. Yeah, okay. Talk to you later.
[Maya] Within a few months,
Ty was completely obsessed with his new Beanie Baby line.
And working there was actually fun...
- Hey. - Hey.
...'cause if he liked the way you think, he'd listen to you.
- Hey. - No matter who you were.
Case in point: his design team.
Hey, Ty. Like my ghost?
- It's fantastic. - Thank you.
Hmm.
- First batch of puppies is here. - Oh. Yeah.
[gasps]
- [child 2 gasps] Look at them. - [Sheila, Ty] Cute.
[child 1] So cute! The face.
- Let them hug. Let's hug. - [Sheila] Aw.
Oh, I see you named him Dots.
Oh, yeah. After much deliberation.
Well, I dig it.
It's just... Don't you think he should actually have some dots?
It's a she.
[Maya gasps] I'm sorry.
- I'm very sorry, ma'am. - [children giggle]
Well, you know what? She definitely should have some dots.
Maya's right, as usual.
All right, ladies. For the next batch, where should we put Dots's dots?
On her butt!
- On the butt? - [chuckling]
- How many dots on the butt? - A million.
- A million dots? - A million dots.
[Maya] When Ty's Beanie Babies were ready for their world debut,
he put me in charge of smaller trade shows.
'Cause I rocked at selling stuff.
I killed it.
- I raked in the orders. - Oh, so soft.
[Maya] For everything except Beanies.
Their big launch was a total flop.
For two years, we couldn't sell any at all.
It drove Ty crazy.
What is this, a comic book stand?
No, uh, Ty Inc. is all about high-quality stuffed animals.
None of them are looking at me.
What?
These animals are supposed to be making tantalizing eye contact with me.
They're supposed to be alluringly tweezed.
Yeah, you should go blond more often, Ty.
- It really brings out your cheekbones. - Shh. I'm undercover.
- Why aren't you wearing something sparkly? - This is my version of sparkly.
How are sales? [sighs]
Good. Well, except for Beanies.
Though there have been a lot of requests for Woolly.
Maya, if you can't sell what we actually have,
I'm gonna have to find someone that can. Someone a little bit more focused.
[breathes deeply]
Hi. Uh, I'd like my regular order, uh, plus a batch of those cheap little lambs.
Uh, do you still have those?
That design has been retired. That was a special limited edition.
- A what? - A limited edition.
If you still have some, they're pretty valuable.
You know, the first issue of Action Comics sells for over a million dollars.
[chuckles]
Are any of these others, uh, limited editions too?
Yep. All the Beanie Babies are. Be a good idea to stock up.
Okay. Put me down for five of each.
Frank Carlson.
Uncle Frank's Toys in Glenview, I know. I got you.
[Frank] Thank you.
- "Retired." That's genius. - Limited editions always get people.
I love it. It's fantastic.
Get this comic book off the table, please.
So you're being an assistant to some man selling worthless toys,
instead of studying full-time to be a surgeon?
- Yep. - [parent] Fascinating.
After we sacrificed so much
to come to a country where women can do anything they want.
Exactly. Anything they want, not their parents.
- And I'm still in school, don't freak. - Do I look like a freaker?
- I mean, you do kind of freak out... - Not a word from you, mister. Mm-mmm.
Okay, come on. I don't have all day to help my daughter
shatter her parents' hearts into a thousand tiny pieces.
- My new place is a mile away, Dad. - 1,000 tiny, irreparable pieces.
- So dramatic. - [chuckles]
You wanna sell high-end stuffed Himalayan cats?
Understuffed, actually. For greater posability.
It's a revolutionary new design that's going to electrify the market.
I assume you're aware that the current economic conditions
are crippling stagnation,
soaring inflation and record unemployment.
Which makes this the perfect time to sell a little joy.
We're professionals. We're giving the people what they need.
I'll draw up the paperwork.
["Prove My Love" playing]
[Robbie] And just like that, Ty Inc. was born.
[both chuckle]
- [Ty] See here? - [Robbie] Yeah.
- [Ty] The threading is not... - Well, you can see it right there.
Now, this is what we call the... [speaks indistinctly]...stitch.
[Robbie] Ty taught me everything about stuffed animals,
which hadn't changed much in 50 years.
They'd been made pretty firm, stuffed to the seams.
His big idea? Make 'em softer. Posable.
This is, like, a old lady and...
I was a fast learner. And I had a thing or two to teach him.
- It's so boring. - This one works.
- Look at this. Look at this. That's it. - Doesn't work.
- Open, open, open, open. Hurry. hurry. - [Robbie] Ah!
We were a good team.
It's good. [gasps]
It's good. Oh, it's good! I love it!
Robbie! Hey!
[Robbie] Turns out I was born for this shit.
Yeah, I hear you!
[Billy] Robbie! Hey, Robbie!
J... One sec!
One. One each. Oh, my God. One.
Hmm. Who knew it only took inventing a line of stuffed animals
to break your strict dating embargo?
- It took way more than that. - Did it?
Yeah. And they're understuffed, by the way.
- Oh. - One of his many innovations.
[chuckling]
You seem kinda happy.
[inhales deeply] I don't know, Ty's different. He's...
He's strange and magical, and the girls, they love him.
And you?
- They love me too. - [chuckles]
[Sheila chuckles]
- [Jeremy] Oh. - Oh, wow.
- [Jeremy] Is that the one she designed? - Yeah. I brought you one.
- Here. - Oh, look at this.
[Sheila chuckles] - [Jeremy] It's got her name in it.
Aw, look at his cute little dots!
Oh, my goodness.
- These are adorable. - Our friend, Ty, makes them.
I designed Spooky.
Really?
- [Ava] Yeah. - Wow.
Aw. Little poems inside their tags.
How darling.
Girls.
[camera shutter clicking]
[Sheila] Our little world was getting better and happier.
Before we knew it, we were a family.
A funny, weird... [chuckles] ...happy family.
- You a doctor yet? - [Maya inhales sharply, groans]
- It's so boring. - [chuckles]
If it weren't for computer science, I'd kill myself.
Good news is, Stripes turned out great. Wanna hear?
Nope.
[rapping] ♪ My name is Stripes And I'm fun to snuggle ♪
♪ I was born too soft For the jungle struggle ♪
- [scoffs] - ♪ So, I packed my bags, waved goodbye ♪
♪ And came to live with my friends at Ty ♪
[sighs] I still can't believe Ty let you print raps on their tags.
[Maya] Poems, Rose. This is poetry.
Uh-huh. [chuckles]
Oh, Stripes has a birthday coming up. Should we blow it out?
You're doing something right. Regional Beanie sales are way up.
- For real? - Mm-hmm.
No "piggity"?
[scoffs] If you start with puns, I might actually have to punch you.
[chuckles] All right.
My bat.
- Bird up! - Okay.
No, come on. I'm just kitten around.
All right. [scoffs]
- [giggles] Watch out. - [chuckling]
What the fox?
Ow!
[grunts] Hey. Ooh. This is unbearable.
["The Choice Is Yours" playing]
[Maya] The local surge had started in a small suburban neighborhood
outside of Chicago, just after the holidays.
Some kids who'd gotten Beanies brought them to school and showed them off.
[school bell ringing]
It wasn't long before some parents got pretty into them too.
Three of them lived on the same cul-de-sac.
Two were named Linda.
All of them started Beanie hunting at the local toy store.
Frank even published a checklist, which brought out the crazy.
'Cause once you have a checklist, it's no longer about what you have.
It's all about what you don't have.
[no audible dialogue]
Initially, the regional boom was all word of mouth,
'cause Ty didn't buy TV ads.
But word of mouth was about to get a hell of a megaphone.
In summary, the Midwest market is going bananas.
[applause]
Hey.
Bravo. Exciting.
- [Maya] Exciting, right? - Yes.
Hey, did you get a chance to check out that modem I left for you yet?
- The what-em? - Modem.
That little computer box I put in your office that connects you to the Internet?
All of these messages are about Beanie Babies?
This whole section is Beanie Baby boards.
Everyone writing on here is writing about them.
[scoffs]
But how do they all know each other?
Uh, well, they... they don't. It's... It's kinda like a big conference call.
We're dialed into this thing called America Online,
and so is everyone else here.
Can we go back to the chat pad thing?
- Chat room. - Mmm.
[Maya] Okay.
- [slurping] - [electronic whirring]
- Ooh, it's so fast. - Right?
- Look at that. There's new thingies. - [Maya] Yeah. All the time.
We're just watching Beanie lovers hang out in real time.
[chuckles]
[Maya] Even if they're in different cities, time zones. Wherever.
How many people are into this sort of thing overall?
My professor says 18 million homes now have modem-equipped computers,
- up from 11 million a year ago... - What?
...and that number's gonna keep growing.
Wow, 18 million people just talking about Beanie Babies.
Well, and other things.
I mean, the Internet's a whole new way of connecting to the rest of the world.
It's amazing.
We really should start a Ty web page.
What's that?
We can make a place
that anyone who wants to know anything about Beanie Babies can go to.
A place we control.
Completely?
And we'd probably be the first business to make one for our customers,
'cause no one else is using it that way.
Most web pages are just boring academic stuff and phone directories,
but we could make ours fun.
Different. Sparkly.
Sparkly, I like that.
- Wait. Your version of sparkly or mine? - Yours.
Uh, are these toy shindigs fancy?
[sighs] Ty says we have to put on a show and, uh, "pack something flashy," so...
Is he gonna wear a dress also or does he not do that sort of thing in public?
He is not a cross-dresser.
Yeah, well, he is the kinda guy who's hiding who he really is.
Ty had a rough life too, you know, but he's going after things.
He's making things happen, getting what he deserves.
- It's... It's inspiring. - Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
[sighs] For once, I feel like I'm being pulled up, not just dragged down.
[chuckles] It's a fucking miracle.
- I didn't mean... I meant work stuff. - It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.
You're allowed to go have fun.
[sighs, inhales shakily]
It's nice feeling like someone believes in me.
That's all I meant.
Well, you'll have to tell me what that feels like.
[sighs]
I made you a lasagna, and there's pizza too.
And I'll only be gone for two days. Okay?
- [Billy] Make it longer. - You know what, Billy?
- I'm fucking trying to do s... - No. I'm serious, okay?
Let's stop fucking pretending. I'm sick of it.
You're not the only one who's feeling fucking suffocated.
[breathes shakily]
- [clerk] Checking in? - Yes. Uh, Roberta Jones.
- I'm... The toy convention? - [clerk] Oh. Welcome.
[Robbie breathes deeply]
Here's your keys.
And Mr. Warner left you a note.
He said to tell you he's "fetching a chariot to collect you at 3:00."
And he left you this.
["Rockit" playing]
- [attendees clamoring] - [both speaking indistinctly]
Give them a look and give them a try.
There you go. What do you think? Not bad?
- Let me grab that from you. - [Ty] Not bad.
That's great.
- This is not your dad's stuffed animal. - Enjoy your day.
Fifty-two poses for the head alone.
Thirty fucking thousand dollars!
[laughs]
In an hour! For stuffed cats!
We are great together, just like I said we would be.
- Fucking great. - Ship-building champs, we are!
[swallows] Motherfucking Vikings!
- [laughing] - [Ty] Hotel, please.
You're one in a million, Robbie Jones.
You are.
Oh, God.
[sighing]
Do you know what the greatest thing about America is?
- [Ava] Toys! - [child 2] Milkshakes!
Well, that's number... Yes. Number seven and 14, of course.
But the number one greatest thing about America?
It's the land of comebacks, of new chances, of... of opportunity.
You can make things happen here like nowhere else, ladies.
- Yeah! - Yeah!
And never forget... never forget that you have the power to create your own future.
Never forget that you can be anything,
- you can do anything. - I'm gonna be a unicorn!
You already are, darling. You already are.
The past few years have been just the greatest ever.
Aw.
I think we make an unbeatable team. I think we do.
- We make an unbeatable team. - [Sheila] Yeah.
- Me too. - Me three.
- Me four. - [chuckles]
And I think some really amazing things... [mouthing words] You ready?
I think some amazing things are getting ready to happen.
- Can we do it now? - Shh.
- ["Oh Sheila" playing] - Ladies.
[Sheila] What is happening?
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪ - [Sheila chuckles]
What?
♪ Oh Oh, Sheila ♪
♪ Let me love you till the morning comes ♪
[gasps] Oh, my...
♪ Oh Oh, Sheila ♪
♪ You know I want to be the only one ♪
♪ Oh, baby, love me right ♪
♪ Let me love you till we get it right ♪
- [laughs] - ♪ Why can't you let the others be? ♪
♪ 'Cause with you is where I wanna be Yeah ♪
♪ Oh Oh, Sheila ♪
♪ Let me love you till the morning comes Oh, Sheila ♪
♪ Oh Oh, Sheila ♪
♪ You know I want to be the only one Oh, Sheila ♪
- ♪ Here we go ♪ - Oh, my God. [giggles]
Sheila Marie Harper, will you make me the happiest man alive?
Say yes, say yes, say yes, say yes!
Yes. Of course.
- Mommy! - [cheering, applause]
She said yes!
[child 2] Yay, yay, yay!
[song continues]
You know, I thought it was just gonna be me and the girls till they left home.
Man, did you screw with my plans.
Well, get ready for me to screw with your plans for the rest of our lives.
You know, this is serious, what we're doing.
Mm-hmm.
- You're not reconsidering, are you? - No.
- No. No, sweetheart. - Phew. [chuckles]
I... I just...
In the past, I have relied on men,
and they turned out to be the wrong men.
I would die before I let you down.
You know, I don't... I don't need this.
I... I don't need to get married.
Well, I do.
- You feel that, right? - Yeah.
Your face-lift scar from just before we met.
'Cause I was ready for a fresh start.
Wow.
You know, I never knew that plastic surgery could be so romantic.
- Hmm. - [chuckles]
My life had gone bad...
before you.
And now it is more wonderful than ever.
And I cannot wait until you become Mrs. Warner.
Mrs. H. Ty Warner.
You know that I'm keeping my own name though, right?
- Right. - [chuckles]
Well, whoever you are, whatever your name is,
we should get married and grow old together.
Deal.
[phone line ringing]
[relative] Kumar residence.
I was hoping you'd answer. I've got exams all morning.
Could you update the site at 11:00?
Uh, yeah, I could go to the library in between my classes.
[Maya] Awesome. Thanks.
I swapped Peanut in this morning.
He needs to drop a hint about Digger tunneling out of the Beanie nursery.
The collectors are gonna go crazy.
Hey, did you check out that new auction website I told you about?
Uh, no. Shit. I meant to. Um, I'll do that today.
- "ePort" or some shit? - eBay.
eBay. Right.
Crap, I'm so late.
- [Maya's mom] Because of the Peanut crab? - Wha... Mom?
Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.
[Maya's mom] Who are you shit-shit-shitting?
There is no shit-shit-shitting in this family.
Sorry, she must have picked up the extension.
[Maya's mom] No shit, Sherlock. Get to school, both of you.
Yes, ma'am. [sighs]
[sighs]
[typing]
- [knocking] - [Sheila] All right, gremlins, time-out!
- Hey, Maya. Come on in. - Hi.
You know, you made Ty's year with that new computer setup.
He won't stop talking about, uh, his... his RAM.
Oh, sorry.
He's just through here.
Oh, wow. So cute.
- We spotted an enemy! - [screams]
- Not so cute. Warmongers. - [child 2] Yes, yes, yes!
- Hey. Look who's here. - [Ty] Hi.
200 new thingies since noon.
I've got something even more exciting to show you.
- [child 2] Now you're trapped! - Hey. Come on.
- [Ty] Rascals. - Sorry.
Okay, dazzle me. Show me what couldn't wait till tomorrow.
Ooh, you are not gonna believe this. [sighs]
- May I? - Mm-hmm.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
- Come on. - One sec.
[Maya] Here.
Why are there photos and prices of retired Beanie Babies on here?
- They can't sell these. - No, these aren't retailers.
They're customers,
reselling what they've already bought from us.
It's an online auction site, a genius idea.
Anybody can sell anything they want, but we're the biggest thing on it.
By a lot. Look.
Dotless Dots is listed at $55, 11 times retail.
- Well, we should sue them then. - Well... No, we... What?
We should kiss them.
Are you seeing what they're doing for us?
Yes. They're making a huge profit on my products.
Infringing on my trademarked...
- trademarked name. - No, making everybody greedy
for what we sell.
Not just as toys, but as investments. As money makers.
I mean, we could not pay for this kind of marketing.
These photos are just awful.
I mean, amateur camera angles, abysmal eye con...
Look at the eye contact. There's none.
Zero. This is a disgrace.
The disgrace that's gonna multiply our sales by a zillion.
Well, maybe we won't sue.
Yeah. This is a big deal, Ty.
We gotta play it right.
Okay, listen though. I'm way too busy to handle all this crap.
You're gonna have to manage it, okay?
- Yeah. Plan to. - Okay.
I'm deferring med school to come on board full-time.
[swallows] You're still in school?
[stammers] You know I am. My parents want me to be a doctor.
Doctors are a dime a dozen. You are special.
You don't need degrees to succeed.
Tell your folks that all the greats quit school early.
I quit my freshman year.
Yeah. Like you said, all the greats.
We're a great team, Maya Kumar.
Yes, we are.
We are a dream team, Robbie Jones. Unbeatable.
Oh, it's the cats! [gasps, squeals]
Oh, God. Keep the fatties away. We don't want fatties near the booth.
[scoffs] Are you joking?
No, they sweat on the fur.
Everyone is talking up this booth.
[chuckles] Can I help you?
Oh, these are incredible.
They're so lifelike, and they're soft.
What a good idea, under-stuffing them like this.
Thank you. Can I get an order started for you?
- For sure, for sure. - Great.
- I'll take two dozen for my store. - Oh, wonderful.
And a few for my kids. They will just die for these.
["New Sensation" playing]
[mouthing words] I love that.
[inaudible dialogue]
[mouthing words] Oh, my God. I love this.
[song continues]
[Robbie] It's amazing how quick ten years can go.
By '92, we'd built a six-million-dollar business together from scratch,
broken up five times,
and felt like we were just getting started.
- Hmm. - You are one of a kind, Robbie Jones.
- Aw. Back at ya, Ty. - One of a kind.
Though I can't believe you're from Arkansas
- and you've never met Clinton. - [chuckles]
- Do you think he's gonna win? - Yeah.
- He's younger than I am. - Mmm. And taller. [clears throat]
- And he has a kid. - Mmm.
Do you think... Do you think we should have kids?
You're probably too old though.
We have a lot on our plate already, don't you think?
- I mean, we're birthing an empire. - Hmm.
Listen. I think that we should expand internationally.
- What? No. No. - Yes.
- Yes. Yes. - No.
The market is perfect for us to move into the UK.
- Plus, it'll stimulate domestic. - I said no.
The number one mistake that people make is they get too greedy.
- They start expanding too fast. - Mm-hmm.
Plus, I'm loyal to America.
[scoffs] Okay, what does that have to do with anything?
My products are made by Americans for Americans, end of story.
Our products are made for Americans by Asians.
Ty Inc.'s plush animals are manufactured in China
- and Korea, as you well know. - Yeah.
Paying us back for all the bills America's paid for the entire world,
and I think it's about time.
If you want other countries to pay us,
then we need to sell to them, not buy from them.
And I am proposing that we figure out how to sell to Europe.
Don't double-cross America, Robbie.
- I'm being serious. - Okay.
- No, I am. - Oh, I know. I hear.
You just sit there looking pretty, okay, Paul Revere?
- [scoffs] - I'll be over here,
running the actual real business, like always.
[camera shutter clicking]
[Ty playing "Für Elise"]
- I take requests, you know. - [chuckling]
I wish we were doing this at the new place,
but it's still under construction.
It's bigger than this place. Gorgeous light.
- [photographer] Oh, this is perfect. - [Ty] Oh.
- So, when's the wedding? - [Ty] Very soon.
- [Sheila] We're not sure. - [Ty] Soon though. Right?
- But we just... we don't know exactly when... - Yeah, soon.
- ...but soon. - Very soon.
Things have just gotten busy.
[photographer] Well, these little critters surely have taken off.
It must be so exciting for your family.
Very. Yeah. Well, we love doing it all together.
- Don't we, girls? - [child 2] Yeah.
- Take one of me and Ava's ghost! - [chuckling]
- Yes, ma'am. Look at that. - [camera shutter clicking]
- Can I get one of the entire family? - Sure.
- Okey dokey. - Yeah.
Come on up.
Thank you.
- [photographer] All right. Look at this. - [camera shutter clicks]
[Sheila] The girls are thrilled by the photo.
Mm-hmm.
[Sheila] Isn't it nice, what they said about it being a family business?
Yeah. I mean, it's just a dumb magazine piece.
But great, yeah.
Uh, yeah, but...
You know, it's gonna be really wonderful to get away
and have some time to finally relax. You know?
I think when we get back, I'm gonna get another face-lift.
[chuckles] What? Why?
Just to tighten things up. We can get a family discount.
You could get some work done on your nose or something.
- Um, what's wrong with my nose? - Nothing.
It's just, you have this... a little bump on it.
Maren has one too.
Maren... [stammers] ...is not getting a nose job.
Of course not. She... She's a child.
I mean... But you're old enough.
Are you serious with this?
Sweetie. Sweetie, you're beautiful. You are.
It was just a thought.
I like having the power to be able to shape myself,
and I thought you would too.
We have a big year coming up,
- and as the saying goes... - [stammers]
..."Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% presentation."
That's not how the saying goes.
Okay. I... [stammers] Yeah, all... Forget I brought...
Forget I brought it up. It's just... Yeah. [stammers, sighs]
[Maren] Mom, I can't find my floaties!
[Sheila] Yeah, I'm coming.
[relative] Are they honeymooning in Florida?
[Maya] Just holiday vacationing. He says he'll be tuning in tonight.
T-minus eight hours till showtime. Move her this way.
[chuckles] Make her dance a little.
Will a 40-minute Shockwave movie even play online?
'Cause I've only ever seen 30-second ones.
- Welcome to the future. - [phone ringing]
- [cheering] - ["Let Me Clear My Throat" playing]
[ringing continues]
[Maya] You've reached Maya. Tell me something good.
[recording beep]
[Maya's dad] How about you tell us when you decided not to go to medical school?
[Maya's mom] Your life is your life, but we could at least be informed
all that money we carefully saved for your education is ours again,
to do what we want with.
[Maya's dad] Mmm. Maybe we'll do something risky and impulsive.
See? See what you're doing to us? Okay. Think about it.
[music stops]
- Hey! Hey! No, no, no, no! - [crowd clamoring]
It's almost midnight, and my Beanies movie's about to go live.
- [cheering] - Hey, do one of the raps!
Oh, you mean the ones that boosted sales 40%?
Yeah. Maybe later, maybe...
Okay, here we go.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four,
three, two, one.
[crowd cheering]
- [crowd chanting] Beanie Babies! - What?
[crowd chanting] Beanie Babies! Beanie Babies!
It won't download. I keep trying.
Too many people are logging on to the site at once.
So, no one can see anything?
[sighs] Oh, shit. I'm gonna get fired.
We broke the entire Internet thing!
Not exactly.
It was our personal server lines that got overwhelmed.
By 18 million Beanie Baby lovers. Unbelievable.
Again, that's not the amount of people on our site, but...
Amazing. It's just fantastic.
- Did I get any press calls about it? - [scoffs]
- Who are you? - Hi.
This is Linda Wallace, one of the original Beanie Baby collectors.
- [sighing] Oh, God. - It is such an honor to...
Just one sec.
Remember I told you about the cul-de-sac that started the local craze?
- Well, Linda was ground zero. - [Ty] Mmm.
Guilty. [chuckles]
Linda does the Beanie Baby Collectors radio update on WGN now.
- [Ty sighs] - You agreed to meet?
And it... I am just beyond excited to meet you,
Ty Warner, in person. Wow. [inhales sharply]
You do a radio show about my products?
[stammers] Plus, I actually publish the Beanie Baby Price Guide,
which people call the bible of the collectors' market.
[inhales sharply] I was hoping you'd sign it.
And who gave you permission to do that? Uh, just out of curiosity.
Oh, um, I didn't know I needed to get...
Well, the guide drives tons of customers to our site.
I mean, nothing hooks new collectors
like hearing Linda made $300,000 on Beanies.
300,000?
[Linda] In just three months.
How exactly?
Well, there I was, just snapping up as many as I could here in the States,
but then my sister went to Liverpool,
which... She's a real Beatle maniac...
And she saw piles of Iggy the Iguana and Whisper the Deer,
which I have been looking everywhere for.
So, I tracked down the number of your UK distributor,
ordered 200 pieces direct, plus shipping fees.
Whole thing cost me $2,000 and very nearly my marriage,
but 90 days later, those babies bought us a BMW
and a time-share in Florida.
So now people listen when I tell them Beanies
are the best investment around.
Plus, they're cute as all get-out. [chuckles] You know that.
Oh, gosh, you just gotta come on my show. [chuckles]
[Maya] Ty filed a lawsuit by the end of the following day.
And he forced eBay to change its "Beanie Babies" category
to "Beanbag Plush."
But by then, the craze was uncontrollable.
[newscaster 1] Beanie Babies are selling hotter than tamales.
[newscaster 2] The beanbag has been transformed into a commercial rage.
[newscaster 3] To protect themselves,
delivery workers have been painting over Ty's logos on the boxes they deliver.
[Maya] People were buying and selling half a million dollars
of Beanie Babies on eBay every month, which was bonkers.
But what they couldn't see
was that everybody who wanted a piece of that was buying new,
off the shelf from us.
So when eBay did half a million dollars,
we did 400 times that in retail.
- [jackpot tune playing] - [Maya] $200 million every month.
It was so much money.
[cheering]
[Maya] And we were constantly expanding just to keep up.
Everything just got a little bit out of control.
Ty included.
Maya. Maya. Maya. Did you see the latest numbers?
- [Maya] People keep wanting more. - [exhales]
Mr. Warner, a word?
No, thanks. Who's this?
Rep from Toys "R" Us or Walmart.
- Well, get rid of him. - [sighs] We tried. They keep coming back.
Hey! We only sell to mom-and-pops.
No big-box stores, is that understood?
And why don't we sell to big-box stores? Anyone?
- Okay, Maya, go ahead. - Oh.
Their cheap product displays invite price wars and comparison shopping.
The America... The... More the America stuff.
Oh. Right.
Big-box stores kill small businesses and trash the dreams of the little guy.
And America is all about the little guy.
And we are all about the little guy.
Marcus, is that shipment from China on time?
[Marcus] Yes. They wanna know how many new models we're introducing next month?
Well, everybody wants to know that.
Also, they asked about an Asian distribution deal like the UK.
No, listen! No UK! No UK!
Hey, did you see those tweaks that I made to the platypus design?
I did. They were v... They were very good.
- Yeah. I knew you'd like them. - Yeah.
I'm sorry to interrupt, but Parade needs an answer about the profile.
They'd like to interview Ava too about the popularity of Spooky.
The audience reach could be huge.
First of all, Spooky is not that popular.
And also, no more dinky press, okay?
Parade has over 20 million subscribers.
I only want to speak to Oprah Winfrey. Has she reached out?
- Not yet. - Thank you.
[employee] Steven Spielberg's office called again and now they're offering
- triple what they were offering before. - Not interested again. I'm not a sellout.
Is that selling out to Mattel and the Barbie tie-in then?
I am sorry for that. I will pass, and I'll pass on McDonald's as well.
Why would you do that? I love McDonald's.
- You do? - Yes. Of course. [chuckles]
Of course I love McD... Everybody loves... The president loves McDonald's.
- You love McDonald's, right? - Oh. Fiercely.
Don't you think partnering with them might be too big a strain
- on our distribution system? [scoffs] - Oh, my God.
Can you imagine the markets that's gonna open up?
Sure, but we can barely keep up with the mom-and-pops already.
It would be like a Super Bowl ad for a bake sale.
- You heard her. We love McDonald's. - Great. I will follow up.
- Mickey D's! Mickey D's. - [sighs] Ty, I mean, it's thrilling
the demand for Beanies is so nuts,
but we gotta be able to handle it. Remember New Year's?
Listen, we can put even tinier Beanie Babies inside of Happy Meals.
Little tiny guys. It'd be so cute. And adorable.
Profitable. Go with me to the airport. I wanna go over designs.
[Maya] It's hard to know how to reason with delusion.
[Robbie] And sometimes you just go along to get along.
By late '92, Clinton was president,
and I was in London nailing down foreign expansion.
[chuckles] It's only 3:00 my time.
I could stay here all night, but I don't want to keep you.
Were you able to look at the proposal I faxed?
- Yes, and it's quite tempting. - Good. Oh, good.
But I'm afraid there's a bit of a snag.
Oh, surely there's nothing we can't work out.
[sighs] Legal says we can't make a deal with you
since you're not technically the owner of Ty Inc.
[chuckles, stammers] My partner and I run the company together.
I do the deals,
he signs off once I walk him through the numbers.
It's... We've been working like this for years.
- I'm sure it's just a miscommunication. - Mm-hmm.
But we've been told differently.
[stammers, laughs]
I thought you knew.
He said your priorities had changed
and he was restructuring the company based on both your wishes.
I got the sense you were trying to have a child.
No. No, no, no. No.
You need to restore the previous agreement immediately.
I'm sorry, Robbie, but my hands are tied.
[camera shutter clicking]
[photographer] That looks great, Ty.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I'll tell you when I'm ready.
I'm just working on my smile. Okay.
Just let me get my smile, then I'll go like this,
and then you snap your picture.
[photographer] Sure. Okay, you let me know when.
- Go. [sighs] - [stammers] No, I... Okay.
No, I think we got it.
- I'm gonna fucking kill you. - [photographer] Hey, Robbie, just...
- Take five. - Yeah.
Okay, hon, what seems to be the... Welcome back.
Oh, fuck you. You know exactly what the problem is.
Your little restructuring stunt is a sick joke.
Robbie. This has always been Ty Inc., right?
I mean, you've been an incredible helper, but this has always been my company.
[scoffs] Are you fucking kidding?
Roberta... [sighs]...you know I don't like that rough language.
You know what I don't like?
Getting fucked out of a company I created, that we created together.
That's not happening. Why do you have to be so dramatic?
I am no longer cofounder, and my salary has been reduced 75%.
[sighs] Okay. Can you keep your voice down a little bit?
Don't fucking tell me to keep my voice down!
That wasn't salary. That was commissions.
And commissions don't make sense at the level we're working at now. They don't.
Do you even know what you're talking about?
Yeah, I'm just doing what's necessary.
You know, running the real actual business over here. Hmm?
And as far as expanding into the UK, now's not the time.
But when it is, I have our perfect partners lined up.
Actually came up with the idea in the shower, believe it or not.
Jehovah's Witnesses.
The greatest one-on-one salesmen in the world. How brilliant is that?
[scoffs]
[sighs] Robbie, I... Honestly, what is the big deal?
I mean, we... we're still... we're still t-together.
We're not breaking up. We're still partners in everything.
[stammers] I mean, what is mine is yours.
[stammers] You have the golden ticket. You have me.
What a prize.
I... It's pointless to talk to you when you're like this.
- I mean... - When I stand up for myself, you mean.
Yeah, what a bummer for you.
You should call one of your easier women. Lorraine from the coffee shop.
- Julie from the dry cleaner. - Okay.
Any one of the dozens from the trade circuit.
I know about them all, Ty.
- Okay. We mutually agreed to occasion... - Go fuck yourself.
You're a child. A selfish child.
And I cannot believe how long I've put up with it. [sighs]
Hey, listen to me.
If it wasn't for me, you'd still be wasting away at the Speedi-Shop.
Where's the gratitude? I've given you an amazing life.
I made you.
[Jeremy] Mrs. Warner. We're waiting.
[Sheila] You guys, this is definitely the one.
[gasping, laughing]
- No, you don't like it? What? - We love it.
- Never take it off. - [laughing]
Have I told you how excited we are that this wedding is finally happening?
Oh. [sighs] Thank you.
So have you guys, uh, picked a honeymoon?
Yeah, Fiji. All of us, we're all going. "Familymoon."
A familymoon in Fiji, all right. Better live this dream.
- Hello? Ty? - [Ava, Maren] Hi, Mom!
[Maren] We're in here.
Ty ran away. Whoo-hoo! [laughs]
Uh, w-what? W-Where'd he go?
[Ava] Out the door. I don't know.
Maybe the new house?
Oh, my God. Um...
- Thank you so much for coming. - Of course.
They're asleep in their room, and I don't know how long I'll be, but...
Okay, don't worry. Just go.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Yeah, be careful.
[Sheila] Ty?
Sweetheart?
Ty?
Sweetheart? What happened? Are you okay?
I ca... I can't. I just can't. I can't.
Can't what?
I can't do this.
Oh, honey, what's happened? What's going on?
I just... Getting married.
I, uh... [sighs] I don't know how to do family.
[inhales deeply] I don't... I don't know how to...
I don't know how to do this. I...
I didn't have a family.
[breathes shakily] No one ever... Do you know... No one ever even...
- Hey. Sweetheart. - Do you... Do you know...
- No one ever... [stammers, cries] - You're loved now.
The girls and I love you so much.
I-I can't be a pa... I can't be a parent.
I'm... I'm the child. [breathes shakily]
I need to be taken care of.
- [Sheila stammers] - [sobbing]
[Sheila] Hey.
- It's okay. Sweetheart. - [sobbing]
I need you.
Hold me like I'm a little boy.
[doorbell rings]
- Hi. - Hi, ma'am.
I'm gonna need access to the garage to unload.
- Oh. Uh... Uh, yeah sure. - Returned products, 48 boxes?
[mover] Okay.
All right. Thank you.
- Great. I'll, uh... I'll open up. - All right.
[Ty] Gorgeous light, isn't it?
I know you love window seats, so I ordered a whole wall of them.
We need to talk.
Um, listen, the freak-out last night.
Um... [inhales deeply] It's over. [stammers]
I feel much better now. I do.
Oh, good. Well, I wish I did. [chuckles]
You don't wanna sit down?
[breathes deeply]
I'm in love with you, Ty. But I didn't wanna be.
I was gonna stay single for Maren and Ava, remember?
Spare them a man abandoning them.
But you convinced me you were different, devoted.
And then you pull this?
No.
No, you gotta find someone else to be your mom.
- I'm booked already. - Whoa, wait.
What are you saying?
I'm saying, I let you in to be a partner, to really build something good together.
And if you can do that, wonderful.
But I'm not gonna stick around if you plan to fuck it up.
I'm sorry. You're right.
You're right. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I w... I will never let you down again. I swear.
Please don't leave. Please.
Everything good that's happened to me is because of you guys. Did you know that?
We are bonded forever. There's no one I'd rather be with.
Do you understand that?
You're my home.
You're my rock.
You're my life.
[sighs]
[radio host] Break out those raincoats and umbrellas, folks.
We got a few days of rain...
- [Maya] Do you know what you want? - Nuggets. Always.
Same. Sweet and sour or honey?
Barbecue. [scoffs] What's wrong with you? [chuckles]
[radio host] Riots broke out at McDonald's restaurants across the nation today
as the company launched their Teenie Beanie promotion.
Yeah.
The first batch of Beanies was meant to last two weeks, but ran out...
Can you believe something we work on is that popular?
Yes.
["Alright" playing]
- Oh. - What is happening?
[reporter] At one McDonald's, a delivery man arriving with a case
of the Teenie Beanies was tackled
by overzealous customers.
Thanks to this little guy, the Cubs sold out Wrigley Field today
for the first time in decades.
Two divorcées unable to reach an agreement
about how to split their prized Beanie Baby collection
were ordered to make their picks under judicial supervision.
US Trade Rep Charlene Barshefsky
has turned over the 40 Beanie Babies she procured
in Beijing during her trip with President Clinton,
in violation of trade law.
Traffic on I-95 shut down for hours
after a crashed semi carrying Beanie Babies
sparked a frenzy you have to see to believe.
Looking good.
Did you see the latest numbers?
Billion dollar profit year. Congrats.
I'm gonna make over $700 million. Just me.
Did you see the truck crash with the Beanies?
- Insane. - [laughs]
- Poor Beanies. But... - [chuckles]
I mean, managing the craze has become a whole separate job.
Which is why I wanted to talk to you, if you've got a sec.
I'm all ears.
I think it's time for you to consider a company restructure.
And what do you mean by that?
Well, everyone knows you're a superstar design and marketing genius,
like no one else alive.
I mean, it just... it seems silly to distract you
from your natural talents with mundane business chores.
I know Robbie used to handle all those.
I don't wanna hear... I don't wanna hear that name. Thank you.
But this company has transformed into a mega success since then. Thanks to you.
You just need to keep channeling your brilliance
where it's most fun and fulfilling.
While you, you know, tap someone you trust to handle pesky, day-to-day headaches.
Chief operating officer. A consigliere. A right hand.
Someone to deal with all the boring stuff,
freeing you up to continue doing the real, important work.
[sighs] I like it.
Yep. [mumbles] There we go. You're the best. Keep it up.
[Maya] I liked the bullshit and the boring stuff.
[mutters] What's next?
- [Maya] Solving puzzles, connecting dots... - Oh, hi.
- ...streamlining the system. Making it grow. - I actually have this for you.
- Thank you. - Thanks.
[Maya] Thank God for the great equalizer of the Internet,
saving me from ten years of higher education,
setting me up to take charge of...
- Everybody, listen up! Meet Blaine. - [laughs] Hi, team.
[chuckles] Ty has brought me on to put the fun in restructure
and take this company to the next level.
So, who's with me? Who is ready to go big or go home?
Come on. Let me hear ya. Let me hear you now.
- [applause] - [Blaine] There you go.
[Rose] What a bastard.
Well, if it's any consolation,
everyone knows you're the one really running the show.
It isn't.
I created and built this company,
and I have no rights, no salary claims.
How is that even possible?
'Cause the system isn't designed for people like us.
Oh, fucking hell.
I spent my whole fucking life taking care of people.
And I thought Ty was the one person who didn't need that.
What the fuck is that? Come here.
- [breathing deeply] - Oh, boy.
That ass-face is spying on me?
- All of us probably. - Oh, that fucked-up motherfucker.
[sighs] He's heard a lot of stuff I really wish he hadn't.
[Robbie sighs] There's gotta be a way we can use this against him.
[breathes deeply]
Uh-huh. See you then. [chuckles]
Hey. Showtime.
[Robbie] So, I just didn't see the brilliance
of the whole UK, Jehovah's Witness idea, because I was so mad.
Sure, that temper of yours.
But it is pure genius. Uh... [scoffs] ...I just... Not that I would tell him that.
Of course not. But Jehovah's Witnesses, who'd have thunk?
It takes a brain like Ty's.
That total virtuoso, off-the-charts mastermind.
Mm-hmm. So, you guys good again?
- Um, getting there. He'll probably buy me... - Mmm.
...uh, some amazing gift, and then I'll be putty in his hands again.
Hmm. Haven't you been wanting to learn guitar?
- [mouthing words] I don't know. - [mouthing words] No.
[Maya groaning]
- Beta, tell us what's wrong. - [Maya grunts] Everything.
Thought I had it all figured out.
But my boss hired some slick idiot consultant instead.
You've been fired? After all that you gave up, they fired you?
I still have my job. I just wanted a better one.
Okay, you're 22. These things, they take time.
[scoffs] I've been there five years.
I understand the company better than anyone, and I see where it's going.
Which is where, exactly?
Well, soon we'll finally be able to keep up with the demand for Beanie Babies.
Which will actually be a problem,
because a lot of their appeal has been how hard they are to get.
So, you're saying this will be trouble?
Yeah, if we don't get ahead of it, yeah, definitely.
How much time do we have?
I mean, it's not like there are precise metrics for measuring, like...
Oh. Wait.
You'll be, uh, sick of me, I'll be in so much, as much as needed.
The Asian launch is my top focus.
- Hey, team.
What a surprise. Uh, this is Maya Kumar, our online girl.
Maya,
They're interested in partnering with us for the market.
We were just laying out a road map
for creating the kind of demand there that we did here.
Great.
Then you already talked about our unique relationship with the secondary market
and the crucial role it plays in any smart strategy going forward?
Yes. We covered how we control the collector craze
with limited runs and retirements,
and how that fuels demand for the entire line.
- And how it's the unlimited runs
where we and our distribution partners make the big bucks.
See, the primary market, that's where the profits are.
And the secondary market, while handy, um, well, it's secondary.
- [stammers] No offense, Maya. - No, none taken.
Demand is what we all care about. Demand is king.
It's amazing how we can now measure and understand that demand
using secondary market tools to help us
steer our business more skillfully than ever before.
Uh-huh. So, back to the rollout. I think the smarter...
What are these tools?
Well, um, the most basic is using eBay markups to measure demand.
So this is how much we ship, and this is how much they're marking them up on eBay.
On the high end, we've seen Peanut the Elephant go for $7,000.
And on the low end, there's no markup at all.
- The more we ship, the lower the markup.
But if we ever cross zero... [imitates explosion]...market collapses.
- Which will not happen. - No.
- We actively monitor that threshold...
...and we ship up to 33 million Beanies a month,
before there's any cause for concern.
Right, 33 million.
But that's just our simplest projection.
And it's not the full picture, because demand isn't static.
We now have a gold mine of data from the eBay market.
Bids on a given model, percentage where reserve is never met.
Timing of response bids, plus a half a dozen others.
These metrics give us incredible new insight on where demand is headed.
So in three months, it'll be in this range.
So number is not 33 million.
It could be as low as 26 million.
I mean, worst-case scenario.
- And thankfully, our worst-case scenario
is still overwhelming global demand.
[Maya] Mmm. Provided we understand, respect and protect it.
So instead of just blindly pushing our numbers up and hoping for the best,
we here at Ty grow our market strategically, confidently,
using tools no one's ever used before.
I mean, we're light-years ahead of everyone on this stuff.
And that's why we're the most successful toy company in the world.
[knocking]
[door opens]
Well, that was great. They were impressed.
Good. I'm glad. But it wasn't for them.
My life is this company. You know that, right?
They're totally in. They just asked for the same terms as the UK.
Hey. No. We don't talk about the UK! Ever.
O-Okay. Yeah, I'll, um... No worries. I'll... I'll fix it.
- They're gonna be incredible partners. - Thank you.
Gotta be honest, Ty. Blaine doesn't understand our company.
I don't think we need his advice.
Well, he has some things to learn, but he has an amazing track record.
Maximizing profits at soulless corporations.
But we're unique. Our dysfunction is part of our heart.
I mean, no one knows that better than you. And me.
I'm the person for this job, Ty. You don't need outsiders.
I helped take Ty Inc. from millions to billions.
And I've loved it.
Coming up with the poems, running the website, fostering the market.
I mean, everything. But in all this time,
I've only ever had an "assistant" title and an hourly wage.
You've had raises.
True. I started at minimum wage. And now I make $12 an hour.
Well, I know a lot of people that would like to make $12 an hour.
Considering all I do, I think there's room for improvement.
We were the first company to have a website for our customers.
Have you noticed everyone does that now? That was my idea.
But using my resources, or my initiative. I mean, I'm paying you to have ideas.
Well, I've netted a fortune for this company, over and over.
I mean, I understand our business inside and out,
and I'm telling you now, there are signs of real trouble.
Have you seen that piece about this being a bubble about to burst?
I don't accept babbling from outsiders.
Sure, but even some of our most loyal collectors are getting frustrated.
Complaining about overproduction and oversupply, pleading with us
to be more thoughtful about new Beanie intros.
The collectors are idiots. I hate the collectors.
- They're our bellwether, our engine. - I'm the bellwether. I'm the engine.
Who's the billionaire here?
You. Of course.
But if there's turbulence ahead, you need me helping navigate.
Not some clueless hotshot.
Okay, Blaine might be great at old-school sales,
but our value is online now, and I run that. I run fucking circles around that.
- Okay, I've heard you. - No. Are you sure?
'Cause I thought I was being clear the first time,
so I wanna make really sure that I'm being clear now.
I'm your right hand, Ty. Me. Maya Kumar.
[sighs]
You know how much you mean to me and this company.
I'll make it right.
- Good. Thank you. - Okay.
[breathes deeply]
[Robbie sighs] I looked into suing him.
It would cost every penny I have, and I still wouldn't win.
Have you considered poisoning him?
Countless times.
[chuckles] I'm sorry, hon.
Doughnut?
Uh, I think coffee will mask the antifreeze better.
- [laughing] - [Ty] And let me just say,
I couldn't be more thrilled that this proud American company
is gonna take over the world.
Starting with the UK, and then beyond.
- So, everybody, buckle up! Let's do it! - [applause]
Thank you, guys. Thank you.
[Robbie] They say good artists borrow and great artists steal.
And Ty was the greatest bullshit artist around.
[knocking]
[Ty] Robbie, baby. There you are.
- I've been looking for you. - Oh?
- [Ty] Mm-hmm. - Mmm.
Hope you're not too mad.
About?
Uh, foreign expansion plan. My foreign expansion plan.
Oh. No. I'm glad it's finally happening.
- Good. - [Robbie] Good.
[Ty] Good, good, good.
[sighs] We have a killer UK deal in the works,
and our distribution partners are raring to go.
Amazing.
It is amazing, yes. I'm excited.
Hey, the, uh... the cats came in.
They're... Listen, they're a different color than you wanted.
- You wanna take a look at them? - I'm a little busy.
Okay.
All right, hot sauce.
[sighs] Come find me when you can, okay?
I bet that guitar looks good on you.
- I... You... - [imitates electric guitar sound, laughs]
You're a mind reader.
- I knew you were gonna say that. - [chuckles]
Come find me, okay? I wanna show you the cats.
- [Robbie chuckles] - [Ty sighs] Okay.
[sighs]
[Robbie] It took me a while to realize all the ways hurt people hurt people.
Turns out, all you have to do to have a first day of the rest of your life
is wake the fuck up.
[Rose]...job's mainly the phones. Four hours a day, plus some Saturdays.
- You said you're in school? - [Maya] Yeah, I'm in school...
- [Ty, on intercom] Roberta, sweetie... - [scoffs]
...you need to come tell me which one of these looks like marigold.
You pressed "Intercom All" again. And no.
[mouthing words] Bye.
[Maya] Yeah, I'm in school, but the schedule's not a problem.
All good?
Mexico, here we come.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
[Ty] Robbie!
What's going on?
[engine starts]
Robbie.
[engine revs]
Oh, God.
[sighs] Okay.
[exhales] Shit.
[door squeaks]
[squeaks]
[Sheila whispering] Sorry. Excuse me. Sorry. I'm so sorry. Sorry. Okay.
Just in time.
[breathes deeply]
You look cute.
- Oh, thanks. - Stressed, but cute.
[chuckles] I'm already an hour late to Ty's office holiday party.
I still can't believe he scheduled it for the same night.
- Yeah, it's a busy time of year. - [instructor] Great job, Dragons,
- go ahead and stand up. - [students] Yes, sir.
Shake. Make circles.
Mom!
- They're all calling her a liar! - [Sheila] What?
- [Jeremy] What happened? - Hey, sweetheart. Come here.
- What's going on? - [cries] Drew got a new Spooky
and the tag doesn't say my name anymore, so now no one thinks I made it.
- Sweetheart, of course you made Spooky. - Oh. Yeah.
I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding. Let's see.
- Oh. - Uh... [breathes deeply]
...this must be just a... It's a factory mistake...
- Yes. Mm-hmm. - ...or this is a fake Spooky.
- Mm-hmm. And, uh, whatever it is... - It's not a real one.
- ...it's all gonna be all right, okay? - [Sheila] Mm-hmm. Absolutely.
I'm gonna go see Ty now and get this whole thing sorted out.
- [Jeremy] Mm-hmm. - Yeah?
- [sniffles] - In the meantime, I am so proud of you.
What you... What's this you're wearing, huh?
- A green belt. - Yeah!
- And I'm a yellow belt! - [Jeremy, Sheila] Yes, you are.
Are you gonna celebrate?
- Yeah. - Yes. We're having a pizza party, yeah?
- [Ava, Maren] Yay. - Ooh.
- Yes, we are. - Yeah, well, Mommy's gotta go.
But... [kisses]...I love you. [kisses] I love you.
- Love you. - Everything's gonna be okay. Okay?
- Thank you. - Call me later.
So before we go to this pizza party, how about we burn this fake Spooky?
- [Ava] Mmm. - Mmm. A little light arson, maybe?
[Maren] What is arson?
[jazz playing]
[people chattering]
[Maya] You know, even when you built your own ship,
you still gotta protect it from pirates.
God, I can't wait to be rid of that douchebag.
- [chuckles] Which one? - [Maya chuckles]
[announcer] Here he is, ladies and gentlemen. Ty Warner!
[crowd cheering]
Hey, everybody! Hi! Look at all these festive faces.
I hope you're all enjoying the party?
- [crowd cheering] - Whoo!
[Ty] And I hope everybody is enjoying the present?
- [crowd] Yeah! - Those little bears.
Those little bears, I guarantee are worth $10,000 already on the World Wide Web.
Those little cuties! And as a holiday bonus this year, everyone's...
- Drumroll, please. - [crowd imitating drumroll]
Everyone's getting double their salary!
- [crowd cheering, whistling] - What?
[Ty] Double your salary!
Feel the energy of the room!
Feel the energy of Ty Inc.!
Merry Christmas, everyone. Merry Christmas.
Happy Hanukkah, whatever it is.
It has been an extra special year, and we are an extra special company.
[crowd] Yes.
- We're amazingly unique, as you all know. - [crowd] Yep.
And because of that, we're doing amazingly well.
- We are winners. - [crowd] Yes!
We create demand.
[crowd cheers]
And this year, we're gonna move more product than ever!
[crowd] Yes!
- [Ty] Because at Ty Inc. you go big... - Wait, what?
...or you go home! [chuckles]
- That's right. - [Ty laughing]
How fun is this? Uh, Blaine's coming on board full time.
- There he is. - See a lot more of me. Right?
[Ty] So I can go all in on new design and innovation.
I have loved taking Ty Inc. from millions to billions.
[crowd cheers]
[Ty] From the website to retirements, steering the market, everything.
And there's so much more to come.
We're headed for the best year ever!
[crowd cheering]
[Ty] Merry Christmas, everybody!
- Enjoy the party! - [crowd chanting] Ty! Ty! Ty! Ty! Ty! Ty!
[chanting continues]
- [sighs] To think I actually believed him. - Oh.
I'm sorry it hurts, honey.
Your problem is, you don't know you're playing a rigged game.
But if it's any comfort,
at least you had the privilege of believing in the first place.
[scoffs]
Oh, honey.
You gotta come on a jump sometime. [laughs]
God, he looks terrible. [laughs] Look at the bags under his eyes.
[Rose clears throat]
I've been looking for you, Maya.
I've been right here.
Oh, don't be mad.
Blaine's just a figurehead.
You know you're always my secret weapon. You know that.
- [breathes deeply] - [Ty] Look,
I wanted to tell you, I'm, uh...
bumping you up to $20 an hour. Twenty smackeroos.
- I'm done, Ty. I'm through. - What do y... What do you mean?
I'm not your secret weapon. I'm not a secret, and I'm not yours. I quit.
- Wanna dance? - Mmm.
- Maya. Maya. - Absolutely.
- Okay. - [Rose laughs, sighs]
[Maya] I never imagined just walking away from Ty.
[Robbie] But once you do... [chuckles] ...man, does it feel good.
[Sheila] The thing about Ty is, he draws you in, wins your trust.
When things get bumpy, you just think he's complicated, a little damaged.
You wanna keep believing in him...
until...
you just can't anymore.
[people chattering]
I mean, what's the big problem with disillusionment, right?
I mean, who wants to live in "illusionment?" [sighs] Not me.
Hey, Maya. Have you seen Ty?
- Oh, Sheila. Oh, no. - [chuckles]
I want so much better for you. For all of us. It's...
[sighs]
You okay, honey?
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I will be.
Yeah?
- Can I ask you a question? - Yeah.
Why did... Why did Ty change the Spooky tag?
Is he... [inhales sharply]
Is he so insecure he had to take credit away from a child?
[sighs]
You know, it's... The funny thing is, like, all the ones with the Ava tag
are worth way more since he discontinued them.
Like...
But you know, it's not gonna matter much longer, 'cause...
What do you mean?
Oh, well, I mean...
- [phone rings] - [bartender] Main bar.
It's all gonna go... [imitates explosion]
[bartender] Okay, got a scotch and a chocolate milk?
Well, the scotch I can do,
but we don't do a lot of chocolate milk, so, I... It'll take us...
- Yes, sir. Room 1433. We are on it. - Oh.
[knocking]
[sighs] Did you order something?
No. No, I did not.
[knocking]
[both groaning]
Okay. I'll tell them to get lost.
[shower water running]
You must be Sheila.
I'm Robbie.
[Ty] Hey, did I tell you I bought a hotel?
[water stops]
[Robbie] I'm sorry this is how we're meeting.
[Ty humming]
It doesn't mean anything, if that helps.
I just like to show him who's boss.
- [faucet opens] - [water running]
[faucet closes]
[knocking]
What the fuck are you doing here?
You are making a huge mistake, Robbie.
We... [stammers] I mean, we belong together. Who's that?
You followed me to Mexico.
Of course I followed you. I'll follow you anywhere. We... We belong together.
No one will ever love you the way that I do.
Promise?
[sighs]
Who was that?
Sheila.
She's lovely.
No. [sighs] No, no, no. No!
What happened? What did you say to her?
- Nothing, really. - Okay, good. If I have her call you,
will you just say this was... this was work? [sighs]
What did you think it was?
[Ty breathing heavily]
Robbie!
You're fired, you hear me? You get nothing! You get nothing, Robbie!
You're dead to me!
Robbie!
[banging]
[Ty] Robbie!
Wanna swim?
[sighs] Come on.
[elevator dings]
[breathes heavily] Okay, Sheila. Listen.
Oh!
- Oh, fuck. Ow. - [Ty] Oh, God. Wha...
[elevator dings]
My face. Oh, God.
Oh, God. Oh, God.
[announcer, on radio] President Clinton asked noted educator Dr. Maya Angelou
to compose a poem for this historic day.
[Maya] If we knew at the beginning what we did by the end,
would we do it all the same?
[Maya Angelou] ...and Americans everywhere.
A Rock, A River, A Tree
Hosts to species long since departed...
Oh. Who are you?
Maya. New receptionist.
I saw you on your way out a few weeks ago, but, um, we didn't get to meet.
Oh. Well, welcome, new receptionist Maya.
- Thank you. - Let me ask you something.
Do you stand up for yourself?
[laughs] Yeah. Every day.
Is Ty here?
Yeah, and he's running super late for an appointment,
- so he should be leaving any second. - Hey, out.
- I'm just here to pick up... - You're not welcome here.
- ...the rest of my things. No, I... - Get out. Out!
- Did you get a face-lift? You didn't. - Don't touch my face.
- Do not touch my face. Out, please. - [Robbie laughing]
I should tell you, the foreign expansion plan, it was a terrible idea.
The UK is a disaster.
Oh, no. Don't tell me your door-to-door preachers aren't working out?
Oh, don't give me that. You raved about the idea.
You said... You said it was brilliant. You said it was genius.
I don't recall saying that. Not to you.
You're a f... You're a fraud.
And I will never, ever, ever talk to you again. Ever! [sighs]
- [Robbie] Aren't you late? - [phone ringing]
I'm the one asking you to leave. I'm asking you to get out.
Could we have security?
Your assistant said you're late for an appointment.
- [Ty, Robbie continue, indistinct] - Ty Inc. How can I help you?
[Sheila] This is Sheila Harper from Oak Brook Lighting.
I'm at Mr. Warner's new residence for our meeting.
Yeah, I'm so sorry. He's obviously running really late.
Um, he's... he's in the middle of something right now.
Well, I've been waiting since 9:00. Does he need to reschedule?
Honestly, if I were you, I'd just bail. [inhales sharply]
[Maya] But we didn't bail. We leaned in.
[sighs] Are we sure we don't have any other options?
I'm kinda new here, Ty.
[sighs] It's such a mess over there.
God, I hate this!
Okay, dial for me, please.
Yep.
[sighing, mutters]
- [line ringing] - [Ty] Shut the door.
[Maya] Mm-hmm.
- [Robbie] Hello. - Roberta.
Well, look what the understuffed posable cat dragged in.
I think you know why I'm calling.
Um, listen, I need you to come back and, uh, help me out. I need you to fix the UK.
No.
Okay. Robbie, please, I... I really just need you, okay?
W-Why would you need me, Ty?
Because I c... I can't do it without you.
[Robbie] I'm sorry, what was that?
"I can't do it without you," is what I said.
No fucking shit.
But the answer's still no. [sighs]
[Ty] What? Why? Why?
Because I'll never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever work for you again, Ty. Ever.
But you can work for me.
- What are you talking about? - [Robbie] I'm starting my own company.
And it happens to be available
to be the exclusive wholesaler of Ty products in the UK.
Wait, are you being... are you being... Is this... Are you being serious?
Deadly. You want me to fix the UK? Those are my terms. I run the UK.
[sighs] Okay, okay, I'm gonna put you on hold for two seconds.
- [dial pad clicks] - God Almighty!
[breathes shakily] God!
- [dial pad clicks] - Okay, just get it fixed.
I will. Nice doing business with you, Ty.
- Oh, shut up. [mutters] - [dial pad clicking]
["Cry Baby" playing]
[Robbie] He got one thing right.
You gotta build your own fucking ship.
So I did.
We all did. And not a minute too soon.
[newscaster 1] The Beanie market has crashed spectacularly.
[newscaster 2] From gold to garbage. The Beanie Baby bubble has popped.
A veritable Beanie Baby apocalypse.
[Robbie] By the end of '99, all that money,
$20 billion worth of Beanie wealth, evaporated.
That's the whole point of America, right?
Everybody chasing something too good to be true.
[Maya] And there's always another hustle.
Always a next new thing.
[Maya] There's always another player.
What you gotta do is beat the game.
Maya
We'd like to discuss something with you. This card will be a big hit.
So these are our "Pokemans"?
Pokémons.
- Hmm? What? - Pokémon.
- Just Pokémon.
- [Maya's mom] Just Pokémon. - Pokémon. Okay.
[Maya's mom laughing] Just keep on poking them on.
It's so, so gorgeous here. And warm.
[chuckles] You should come visit.
[Jeremy] And you really think you're there for good?
Oh, yeah. I mean, Ava's Spookies,
they paid for the whole house and the car and both girls' school through college.
- [Jeremy] Oh, Jesus. - Uh-huh.
- [Jeremy] Seconds before the crash. - Uh-huh.
[Jeremy] You really did get out just in time.
Mmm. In so many ways.
- [Jeremy] You sound happy. For real. - [chuckles]
I am. You know, I really am. I...
Do you know I realized what the problem was.
It wasn't relying on the wrong man.
It was, I don't know, having the wrong man rely on us.
[song continues]
(有些部分的事實就是無法編造)
(其餘部分, 我們編造了)
這一切從何開始?
其實, 初代豆豆娃的靈感來源是我的女兒
我是第12位員工
三年後, 我們成為世上最賺錢的玩具公司
泰會跟你們說 這一切都是他的功勞, 但他在鬼扯
那家公司是我們一起打造的
從零開始
這就是美國的精神, 對吧?
努力工作, 建立佳績
讓自己遇上天時地利, 然後砰地一聲
(Ty公司)
《鈔級布偶》
(改編自札克畢松內特著作)
(《豆豆娃大泡沫:集體妄想與可愛之黑暗面》)
我們原本沒打算讓美國失去理智
事情卻這樣發生了
把動物布偶變成投資很瘋狂嗎?
那是個瘋狂的時代
網路剛問世, 嬰兒潮世代正要接棒
但我們將豆豆娃變成 又小又毛絨絨的樂透彩票
在泡沫的高峰期 全美有超過一半的人都擁有一個
泰就是吊牌上印著他名字的那位 賺了數十億美元的那位
但若沒有我們三個, 他做不到
- 若沒有我們三個, 他根本沒那樣做 - 泰
所以這個故事的主角不是他
而是我們
(蘿比)
(1983年)
我在1980年代認識泰
我們當時住在同一棟公寓大樓
天啊, 拜託不是我老公
- 女士, 請妳後退, 好嗎? - 天啊, 他是比利嗎?
那時他爸爸去世
糟糕
比利
你有吃藥嗎?
你今天有吃藥嗎?
有
妳有再買Tab可樂嗎?
有
- 嗨 - 我很遺憾你的父親去世了
我烤了這個
- 來, 我幫你放下來 - 是, 好
好, 這是千層麵, 放這裡可以嗎?
我不是瘋子
我解剖布偶是為了工作 要研究它們是如何製作的
不是為了好玩, 但說真的, 的確很好玩
對
我爸以前會說:“你得自己創造運氣
你不能等船來載, 兒子, 你得自己造船”
他以前會這樣說
- 你跟你媽媽說了嗎? - 天啊, 還沒
她是個暴力的妄想型精神分裂症患者 很多年前就拋夫棄子
這些年你爸都在哪裡?
在街上賣玩具
天啊
其實不會, 那樣還比較好
不然他就會待在家裡狂揍我
等等, 我...
- 我以為你們兩個感情很好 - 沒有
我爸唯一一次以我為傲
是我們的女友跟他說 我在床上表現多好的時候
- “我們的女友” - 對, 同一個女人
- 你們跟同個女人交往? - 不
- 同時? - 不, 不是...
- 不, 不是每次都同時, 不 - 好吧
我們需要再一瓶
我想知道又不想知道更多
(1993年)
我的故事開始於十年後
當時我第一次踏進Ty公司的辦公室
(瑪雅)
我當時是17歲的大一學生 只想找一份短期工作
而不是開創資本主義的新時代
我們希望妳能幫貓咪展示品梳毛和拔毛
- 哇, 妳是說真的 - 對
但這份工作主要是接電話 一天四小時, 有時星期六要上班
妳說妳還在念書?
- 對, 我在念書... - 蘿伯塔, 親愛的
妳得來告訴我哪一個看起來像萬壽菊
你又按成“與所有人通話”, 還有, 我不要
再見
對, 我在念書, 但時間安排不成問題
我需要錢
現在的學費很貴吧?
我有獎學金, 我想賺房租
如果我繼續住在家裡 我的靈魂很快就會完全崩潰
我們只給最低工資 我不確定這份薪水能幫上忙
妳不知道我的靈魂有多廉價
我們盡力而為, 對吧?
這份薪水只能付我高空彈跳的錢
蘿比, 我需要妳, 蘿比?
蘿絲, 哪個顏色比較好?
- 不知道, 我不想管 - 那妳呢?妳覺得呢?
其實我不太喜歡貓
那妳喜歡超讚的東西嗎?
好, 我根本就不會選黃色, 太溫和了
這些小壞蛋想穿上虎紋
但虎紋不會讓它們像罪犯嗎?
貓咪就是不法之徒, 像罪犯是牠們的魅力
對
蘿絲, 她說得有道理, 妳...
蘿絲, 妳在看什麼?
我們待會再說這個
妳哪裡都別去
這代表我錄取了嗎?
沒錯
但顯然, 如果沒有席拉 這一切都不會發生
(席拉)
總統先生和柯林頓女士
(也是1993年)
以及全美民眾
一塊石, 一條河, 一顆樹, 承載了...
替泰這種人設計燈光當然不是我的夢想
我是為了付帳單, 為了養女兒們
我從9點等到現在, 他要改期嗎?
說真的, 如果我是妳, 我會直接走人
我希望她們能享有更美好的世界
我希望世界變得 更友善、更快樂、更有人性
我希望世界加緊腳步
燈光, 對吧?我馬上就跟妳談
英國爛透了, 這不是我的錯
我最不想做的就是任用不稱職的夥伴...
不好意思, 妳在幹嘛?
你常常讓人等三個小時嗎?
我太忙了...
因為我跟我生病的女兒們說過 我會儘快趕回去
然後我在這裡等了...
- 超過人類該等的時間... - 我經營一間...
- 非常難以預測的公司... - 好, 我知道你很忙
我知道你很有錢
但我也知道人生苦短 不能浪費在混蛋身上
所以請你去移車 否則我就會不太溫柔地替你移
我有更好的地方要去
哇
我可以去嗎?
我不是在開玩笑
真抱歉, 讓我彌補妳, 讓我請妳去吃晚餐
不了, 我只跟我女兒們吃晚餐
那我請妳們一起去 會很好玩的, 小孩子都愛我
聽著, 我不是針對你, 我...
儘管我說你是混蛋...
我以前老是喜歡混蛋 只是...我不再跟人約會了
誰都不要?永遠不要?
不, 除非等到我女兒們長大
再見
好吧
- 這是妳的損失 - 好
- 妳確定嗎? - 對, 我確定
媽咪, 什麼時候才會變暖?
好問題, 我跟妳說
馬上就會變暖
要是沒變暖
我們就去傑瑞米叔叔家過夜
他其實不是我們的叔叔
對, 但他確實是傑瑞米, 應該吧
- 我們來開 - 女孩們, 等等
- 妳們是席拉哈波的女兒嗎? - 對, 你是哪位?
這是泰華納先生的包裹 他希望她們有好一點
- 好, 謝謝你 - 不客氣
- 謝謝 - 等一下
- 這是什麼? - 不知道, 我們來看看
先關門
好, 等等...
- 好了 - 天啊
天啊
泰很懂別人想要什麼
哇, 看看這些
(1983年)
一開始, 我想成為 國家美式足球聯盟的外接手
然後我想做飛行表演 我偷了一架農用飛機來練習
後來我想擊敗山姆沃爾頓
沃爾瑪的老闆?
沃爾瑪害家庭商店都撐不下去
- 我覺得妳能打敗他 - 那還用說
可惡, 我還在阿肯色州時有好多規劃
如果我認真去做, 人生一定會變得很有趣
我離開了...
我離開是為了不用再停滯, 忙著照顧別人
我想為了自己而活
結果我卻在這裡, 這個浴缸裡
看看這個
- 我好像變成了我媽媽 - 爸爸藏了好東西
我喜歡好東西
- 蘇格蘭威士忌, 好 - 給我, 好耶...
好優雅
我們應該去跳水上芭蕾
- 從現在開始 - 蘿比...
聽我說
妳能做任何想做的事, 妳沒有停滯
妳不屈不撓, 妳很堅強
我們一起創業吧, 就妳跟我
水上芭蕾事業嗎?
喜馬拉雅貓布偶事業
喜馬拉雅貓布偶水上芭蕾事業?
- 我是認真的, 這... - 蘿比
- 蘿比, 是妳嗎? - 不是
幹嘛?
你怎麼還能走路?
我賣掉我爸所有的古董, 這樣我們就能
一起創業
游泳什麼的嗎?
是貓, 對, 貓咪布偶
妳不懂嗎?我真的要這樣做
小姐, 這是妳人生的新開始
你能不能小聲一點?
這是妳人生的新開始
來了
- 好, 給妳 - 哇
(1993年)
- 謝謝你 - 不客氣
給妳, 很燙...
我想喝冰的
應該是我們要請你
華納先生, 你真大方
請叫我泰, 華納先生是我爸
他的動物布偶沒我的酷
你的超酷
你的是最棒中的最棒
真謝謝妳, 妳有最喜歡哪隻嗎?
豬
和青蛙
我想帶去學校上展示說明課
但我的背包裝不下
不
那我得做一隻小一點的
也許還能再柔軟一點
- 好, 我們說謝謝就夠了 - 柔軟一點, 好
- 嘿, 泰 - 是的, 女士
你下次想不想跟我們一起去溜直排輪?
- 我很想 - 親愛的, 不行, 好吧
- 我很樂意 - 媽咪, 可以嗎?很快嗎?
好...可是泰很忙
- 所以我不知道他有沒有時間 - 聽著, 我們...
- 我們別讓妳媽多管閒事, 好嗎? - 好
我會請我的人聯絡妳的人, 如何?
(嚴禁敲玻璃)
班, 9號和11號
- 謝謝你 - 你們的左手邊
- 我要跟妳比手指相撲 - 三位小姐
- 嗨 - 嘿, 你來了
- 嗨 - 嗨, 泰
我整個星期都在期待這一天
我帶了一個驚喜
- 天啊, 小青蛙 - 這是豆豆娃
那是妳最愛的娃娃的縮小版
- 就是說啊 - 它很小, 能隨身攜帶
而且它超愛乘著背包出門
哇, 這樣妳就能帶它去學校了
它叫什麼名字?
我還不知道 妳覺得它看起來像叫什麼名字?
我能靠近一點看看它嗎?
妳覺得它該叫什麼?
- 小綠 - 小綠
小孩的11號和13號, 席拉
- 好, 是我們的 - 可以等我們一下嗎?
我們在工作
好
不然我們叫它瑪爾?
- 瑪爾? - 對
跳仔這名字很好 我只是還不太滿意, 但...
還是叫愛跳老爹?
好名字
或是叫...小跳?
- 小跳太普通了 - 小跳
我用手手跳舞, 我用頭頭跳舞
我用屁屁跳舞, 我用肚肚跳舞
我用腿腿跳舞, 我用手手跳舞
我用肚肚跳舞
- 就是這個 - 哪個?
- 腿腿 - 什麼?
腿腿
- 它的名字? - 什麼?
- 太棒了, 腿腿 - 就是這個名字
- 腿腿蛙, 是我取的名字 - 腿腿
- 我們想到名字了 - 做得好, 小姐們, 太棒了
我覺得...
- 腿腿有個朋友 - 天啊
我們會去溜冰的
不, 我覺得我們玩得很開心
對, 好, 晚點聊
幾個月內
(六個月後)
泰完全投入於他的全新豆豆娃系列
在那裡工作其實很好玩
- 嘿 - 嘿
因為如果你喜歡自己的想法 他就會聽你說
- 嘿 - 無論你是誰
最好的例子:他的設計團隊
嘿, 泰, 喜歡我畫的鬼嗎?
- 超棒的 - 謝謝
- 第一批狗狗送到了 - 好耶
- 你們看 - 真可愛
好可愛, 它的臉
讓它們抱抱, 我們來抱抱
妳們幫它取名為點點
對, 經過一番討論
我喜歡
只是...妳不覺得它身上應該要有斑點嗎?
它是女生
對不起
女士, 我很抱歉
我跟妳們說, 它的確應該有斑點
瑪雅一如往常是對的
對, 小姐們 下一批應該把點點的斑點放在哪裡呢?
在它的屁股上
在屁股上?
- 屁股上要有幾個點點? - 一百萬個
- 一百萬個點點? - 一百萬個點點
當泰的豆豆娃準備在全世界首次亮相時
他讓我負責比較小規模的貿易展
因為我超會賣東西
我超強
- 我拿到超多訂單 - 好柔軟
除了豆豆娃以外所有產品的訂單
豆豆娃的首次登場徹底失敗
我們有兩年完全賣不出去
(地獄大書)
這讓泰很抓狂
這是怎樣?漫畫書攤嗎?
不, Ty公司專賣高品質的動物布偶
它們都沒看著我
什麼?
這些動物應該用逗人的眼神跟我交流
它們應該充滿魅力地被拔毛
對, 泰, 你應該更常染金髮
- 很能凸顯你的顴骨 - 我在臥底
- 妳為什麼沒穿閃亮的衣服? - 這是我對閃亮的定義
賣得如何?
很好, 除了豆豆娃以外
雖然毛毛羊的詢問度滿高的
瑪雅, 如果妳無法賣出我們真正的產品
那我就得找其他會賣的人來賣 比較專心的人
嗨, 我要訂平常那些貨 加上一批那種便宜的小羊
你們還有貨嗎?
那個款式退休了, 那是特殊限量版
- 什麼版? - 限量版
如果你還有貨, 那些還滿有價值的
你看, 《動作漫畫》創刊號 以超過一百萬美元賣出
還有其他款式也是限量版嗎?
有, 這些豆豆娃都是, 可以先囤貨
好, 給我每款各五隻
(玩具博覽會)
我是法蘭克卡爾森
格蘭維的法蘭克叔叔玩具店 我知道, 交給我
謝謝妳
- “退休”, 真是天才 - 限量版總能吸引大家
我喜歡, 太棒了
請把桌上這本漫畫書拿走
所以妳在當助理 妳老闆在賣沒有價值的玩具
妳卻不認真學習當外科醫生?
- 對 - 太好了
我們犧牲了這麼多
才來到這個女性能隨心所欲的國家
沒錯, 隨自己的心, 而不是父母的心
- 而且我還在念書, 別緊張 - 我像愛緊張的人嗎?
- 妳的確滿常緊張... - 先生, 你不准說話
好, 來吧, 我沒有一整天的時間 能幫我的女兒
將她爸媽的心撕成一千塊碎片
- 爸, 我的新家離這裡才1.6公里 - 一千塊無法修復的小小碎片
太誇張了吧
(1983年)
你們要賣高級喜馬拉雅貓填充玩偶?
其實是少量填充, 這樣才能擺出更多姿勢
這是一項革命性的新設計, 將會震撼市場
我想你們應該知道目前的經濟情況
是嚴重停滯
通貨膨脹飆升和失業率創紀錄
所以這個時機很適合販售一點點快樂
我們很專業 我們會帶給民眾他們需要的東西
我會擬訂文件
Ty公司就此誕生
- 看到這裡了嗎? - 有
- 穿線的方式不是... - 在這裡就能看到
好, 我們稱這個為...針腳
泰教我關於動物布偶的一切
這東西50年沒改變過
它們做得非常結實, 塞滿到接縫處
他的好點子是什麼? 把布偶做得更柔軟, 能擺各種姿勢
這像一位老太太...
我學得很快, 也有一些事能教他
- 這樣好無聊 - 這個可以
- 看看這個...就是這樣 - 不行
打開...快點...
我們合作無間
很棒
很棒, 我好喜歡
蘿比, 嘿
原來我天生就擅長這種事
好, 我聽到了
(北美玩具展)
蘿比, 嘿, 蘿比
你...等一下
一個, 一人一個, 天啊, 一個
(1996年)
誰知道只要研發一系列的動物填充布偶
就能打破妳嚴格的禁止約會令?
- 遠遠不止那樣 - 是嗎?
是, 而且它們是少量填充
他的其中一項創新
妳好像滿快樂的
我不知道, 泰與眾不同, 他...
他很奇特, 有股魔力, 我女兒都愛他
那妳呢?
她們也愛我
哇
- 那隻是她設計的嗎? - 對, 我帶了一個給你
- 給你 - 瞧瞧它
(小鬼, 艾娃哈波設計)
裡頭有她的名字
妳看它身上的可愛小點點
天啊
- 這些好可愛 - 是我們的朋友泰做的
我設計了小鬼
真的嗎?
- 對 - 哇
他們的吊牌裡有小詩
好可愛
女兒
我們的小小世界越來越美滿, 越來越快樂
我們不知不覺成了一家人
有趣、奇怪又快樂的一家人
(耶誕快樂)
妳當上醫生了沒?
真的好無聊
要不是為了計算機科學, 我會自殺
好消息是, 虎斑的成果很好, 妳想聽嗎?
不想
我叫虎斑, 與我依偎很好玩
我生來太柔軟, 不能在叢林征戰
所以我打包行李, 揮手道別
來到Ty公司跟朋友們一同生活
我還是不敢相信 泰讓妳在它們的吊牌上印饒舌歌詞
蘿絲, 是詩, 這是詩
是喔
虎斑的生日快到了, 我們該盛大慶祝嗎?
妳做得很好, 豆豆娃的區域銷量很高
真的嗎?
沒有魚目混“豬”?
妳要是開始講雙關語, 我可能會揍妳
好吧
別“蝙”我
- 我“鳥”解了 - 好吧
不, 拜託, 我不是故意惹“貓”妳
好吧
給我小心點
“狐”鬧什麼?
嘿, “熊”蓋過份
本地熱潮開始於芝加哥附近的
一個郊區小社區, 就在假期過後
一些收到豆豆娃的小孩 把它們帶到學校炫耀
不久之後, 一些家長也對豆豆娃很有興趣
其中三人住在同一條死胡同
其中兩人名叫琳達
他們都開始在本地的玩具店尋找豆豆娃
(法蘭克叔叔玩具店)
法蘭克甚至發佈了一份清單 令人為之瘋狂
因為一旦有了清單 重點就不再是你擁有什麼
而是你沒有什麼
最初, 區域的熱賣潮全靠口耳相傳
因為泰沒買電視廣告
但口耳相傳即將得到一個超強擴音器
總之, 中西部的市場賣翻了
嘿
很棒, 真令人興奮
- 很令人興奮吧? - 對
嘿, 你有看我留給你的那台數據機嗎?
- 什麼機? - 數據機
我放在你辦公室那台 能讓你上網的小電腦盒?
這些留言都是關於豆豆娃的?
這整區都是豆豆娃留言板
在這裡留言的人 發表的都是跟豆豆娃有關的事
但他們是怎麼互相認識的?
他們不認識彼此 這有點像一場大型電話會議
我們連上一個名叫美國線上的東西
這裡的其他人也是
我們可以回到那個聊天板嗎?
聊天室
好
- 速度好快 - 對吧?
- 妳看, 有新的東西跑出來了 - 對, 一直新增
我們正在現場觀看豆豆娃愛好者聚會
即使他們位在不同的城市和時區等等
總共有多少人在玩這種東西?
我的教授說現在有一千八百萬戶 擁有配備數據機的電腦
- 一年前是一千一百萬 - 什麼?
這個數字會持續成長
哇, 一千八百萬人在聊豆豆娃
還有其他的事
網路是連結世界其他地方的全新方式
很神奇
我們真的應該設立一個Ty公司網頁
那是什麼?
我們能創造一個地方
讓所有想瞭解豆豆娃的人都能上門
由我們掌控的地方
完全掌控?
我們可能會是第一家 為我們客戶設立網頁的公司
因為目前沒有其他公司這樣運用它
大多數網頁只有無聊的學術資料和電話簿
但我們能讓自己的網頁很有趣
與眾不同, 閃閃發亮
閃閃發亮, 我喜歡
- 等等, 是妳對閃亮的定義還是我的? - 你的
這些玩具盛會很高級嗎?
(1984年)
泰說我們要好好表現 還要“帶一些閃亮行頭”, 所以...
他也會穿洋裝嗎? 還是他不會在公共場合做那種事?
他沒有變裝癖
對, 他是那種隱藏真實自我的人
泰的人生也很坎坷, 但他有想追求的目標
他正在實現目標, 得到他應得的
- 這很激勵人心 - 是
我第一次覺得自己被向上拉抬 而不是被往下拖
這是他媽的奇蹟
- 我不是指...我是指工作的事 - 沒事...
妳可以去玩
有人相信我的感覺很好
我只是這個意思
妳得告訴我那是什麼感覺
我幫你做了千層麵, 還有披薩
我只會出門兩天, 好嗎?
- 去久一點吧 - 比利, 我告訴你
- 我正他媽的想要... - 不, 我是說真的, 好嗎?
我們他媽的別再假裝了, 我受夠了
不是只有妳覺得他媽的窒息
- 要辦入住嗎? - 對, 蘿伯塔瓊斯
- 我是...那個玩具博覽會? - 歡迎
這是妳的鑰匙
華納先生有留言給妳
他要我跟妳說, 他正在 “找馬車3點來接妳”
他還留了這個給妳
(風火輪, 出色系列)
(伊雷克特)
(野生動物娃娃)
(小手縫紉)
看一下, 摸一下
給妳, 覺得如何?不錯吧?
- 我幫妳拿那個 - 還不錯
太棒了
- 這不是你們爸爸的動物布偶 - 玩得開心
光是頭就能擺52種姿勢
(Ty公司)
他媽的三萬美元
在一小時內, 光靠貓咪布偶
我們合作起來很厲害 就像我之前說的一樣
- 他媽的超厲害 - 我們簡直能造船了
簡直是他媽的維京人
請去旅館
蘿比瓊斯, 妳真是萬中選一
真的
天啊
妳們知道美國最棒的一點是什麼嗎?
(1996年)
- 玩具 - 奶昔
好, 那是第...對, 是第七名和第14名
但美國第一名的是什麼?
這裡是東山再起 充滿新可能性和機會的地方
小姐們, 跟其他地方不同 妳們可以在這裡實現目標
- 好耶 - 好耶
千萬別忘了, 妳們有能力創造自己的未來
別忘了妳們能成為任何人
- 做到任何事 - 我要成為獨角獸
親愛的, 妳已經是了...
過去幾年是最棒的時光
我覺得我們是無敵的團隊, 真的
- 我們是無敵的團隊 - 對
- 我也覺得 - 我也覺得
我也覺得
我覺得有些真的很讚的事...準備好了嗎?
我覺得有些真的很讚的事即將發生
現在可以開始了嗎?
小姐們
怎麼回事?
噢...
什麼?
噢...席拉
讓我愛妳, 直到黎明到來
我的...
噢...席拉
妳知道我想成為妳的唯一
噢, 寶貝, 好好愛我
讓我愛妳, 直到我們變得更好
妳為何不能別管別人呢?
因為我只想和妳在一起, 對
噢...席拉
讓我愛妳, 直到黎明到來, 噢, 席拉
噢...席拉
妳知道我想成為妳的唯一, 噢, 席拉
- 來吧 - 天啊
席拉瑪麗哈波 妳願意讓我成為世上最幸福的男人嗎?
說願意
願意, 當然願意
媽咪
她說願意
好耶
我以為在女兒們離家前 我只會跟她們相依為命
老兄, 你破壞我的計畫
準備好, 在我們的餘生 我會一直破壞妳的計畫
我們這樣是認真的
- 妳該不會在重新考慮吧? - 不是
不...親愛的
我只是...
過去, 我曾經依賴男人
結果他們都是錯的人
我寧願死, 也不願讓妳失望
其實我不需要這個
我不需要結婚
但我需要
- 妳感覺得到吧? - 對
我們認識之前留下的拉皮疤痕
因為我當時準備好重新開始了
哇
我從來不知道整形可以這麼浪漫
我的人生曾經很慘...
在遇到妳之前
現在我的人生無比美好
我等不及讓妳成為華納太太了
H.泰華納太太
你知道我要保留自己的姓名吧?
好
無論妳是誰, 無論妳叫什麼名字
我們都應該結婚, 白頭偕老
成交
庫馬家
我正希望你接電話, 我整個早上都在考試
你可以在11點時更新網站嗎?
好, 我可以在課堂之間去圖書館
太好了, 謝謝
我今早換成了花生象
它必須暗示挖土蟹 從豆豆娃托兒所挖隧道出來的事
收藏家一定會為之瘋狂
嘿, 妳有沒有看 我跟妳說過的那個拍賣網站?
還沒, 可惡, 我本來要看的, 我今天會看
- “電子港”什麼的嗎? - 是電子灣
電子灣才對
慘了, 我大遲到
- 為了花生蟹? - 什...媽?
該死...
妳說誰該死?
我們家不准說該死
抱歉, 她一定是用分機聽
福爾摩斯, 那還用說, 你們兩個快去上學
是的, 女士
好了, 小鬼們, 時間到
- 嘿, 瑪雅, 進來 - 嗨
妳那個新的電腦設定讓泰很開心
他一直講他的記憶體
抱歉
走這裡
哇, 好可愛
發現敵人
- 不可愛, 這些好戰的傢伙 - 好耶...
- 嘿, 你看誰來了 - 嗨
從中午到現在已經新增200條新訊息
我有更有趣的東西要給你看
- 妳中計了 - 嘿, 好了
- 小壞蛋 - 抱歉
好, 說吧, 讓我看看 什麼事不能等到明天再說
你一定不會相信
可以嗎?
抱歉
好了
- 快點 - 等一下
(電子灣, 你的個人交易社群)
這裡
這上面為何會有 退休豆豆娃的照片和價錢?
- 他們不能賣這些 - 不, 他們不是零售商
他們是顧客
轉賣他們原先跟我們買的商品
這是線上拍賣網站, 很聰明的想法
任何人都能賣他們想賣的東西 但我們是上面最熱門的東西
遙遙領先, 你看
無點點開價55美元, 是零售價的11倍
- 那我們應該告他們 - 這...不, 我們...什麼?
我們應該親吻他們
你懂他們為我們做了什麼嗎?
懂, 他們利用我的商品大賺一筆
侵犯我已註冊商標...
- 已註冊商標的名字 - 不對, 是讓所有人渴求
我們販賣的商品
不只把它們當成玩具 還是一種投資, 能賺錢的東西
我的意思是, 我們付錢也買不到這種行銷
這些照片好醜
外行的拍照角度, 超爛的視...
妳看, 照片根本沒視線可言
完全沒有, 這太丟臉了
這種丟臉會讓我們的銷售額狂翻無數倍
那我們就不告了
對, 泰, 這可是大事
我們得好好運用
好, 不過妳聽著 我太忙了, 無法處理這些雜事
妳來管這件事, 好嗎?
- 好, 我也打算這樣 - 好
我要從醫學院暫時休學, 轉當正職
妳還在念書?
你知道我還在念書 我爸媽希望我成為醫生
醫生很常見, 而妳很特別
妳不需要學位就能成功
跟妳家人說, 所有菁英都很早就輟學
我大一就輟學了
對, 如你所說, 所有菁英都這樣
我們是優秀團隊, 瑪雅庫馬
對, 沒錯
我們是夢幻團隊, 蘿比瓊斯, 無人能敵
(1984年)
是貓咪
天啊, 叫胖子走開 我們不要胖子靠近攤位
你在開玩笑嗎?
不是, 胖子的汗會滴在絨毛上
所有人都在說這個攤位
有事嗎?
這些娃娃太棒了
它們好逼真, 又很柔軟
像這樣少量填充真是好主意
謝謝, 要幫妳下訂單嗎?
- 當然要 - 很好
- 我的店要訂24隻 - 太好了
還要訂幾隻給我的孩子 他們一定會很開心
我喜歡
天啊, 我好喜歡
(奢華房地產)
(Ty公司, 1984年)
很神奇, 十年可以過得這麼快
到了1992年, 我們從零開始 一起建立了價值六百萬美元的事業
也分手了五次
卻感覺我們才剛開始
蘿比瓊斯, 妳真是獨一無二
- 獨一無二 - 泰, 你也是
雖然我無法相信妳來自阿肯色州
卻從沒見過柯林頓
- 妳覺得他會當選嗎? - 會
- 他比我還年輕 - 也比你高
他還有一個小孩
妳覺得我們要生小孩嗎?
不過妳可能太老了
我們已經夠忙了, 你不覺得嗎?
我們一手催生了一個帝國
聽著, 我覺得我們應該進軍國際
- 什麼?不行... - 可以
- 可以... - 不行
這個市場非常適合我們擴展到英國
- 而且這樣還能刺激國內市場 - 我說了不行
人們常犯的最大錯誤就是變得太貪心
開始擴張得太快
而且我忠於美國
好, 這跟進軍國際有什麼關係?
我的產品是由美國人 為美國人製造的, 就這樣
我們的產品是由亞洲人為美國人製造的
Ty公司的動物布偶是在中國
- 和韓國製造的, 你很清楚 - 對
償還美國為全世界支付的所有帳單
我認為是時候了
如果你要其他國家償還我們
那我們就得賣東西給他們 不是向他們買東西
我提議我們弄清楚如何賣到歐洲
別出賣美國, 蘿比
- 我是認真的 - 好
- 不, 真的 - 我知道, 我聽到了
愛國者保羅里維爾 你只要瀟灑地坐在旁邊, 可以嗎?
我會在這裡
跟往常一樣實際管理公司
(1996年)
我可以照你要求的做
我本來希望能在新家拍攝
但那裡還在施工
新家比這裡大, 燈光很美
這樣很棒
- 所以何時要辦婚禮? - 很快
- 還不確定 - 但會很快, 對吧?
- 但我們...還不知道確切... - 對, 很快
- ...但會很快 - 在不久之後
事情太忙了
這些小動物真的很受歡迎
你們全家一定很開心
非常開心, 對, 我們很喜歡一起打拚
- 女兒們, 對吧? - 對
幫我跟艾娃的幽靈合照一張
好的, 女士, 你們瞧
- 可以照一張全家福嗎? - 好啊
- 沒問題 - 好
來吧
謝謝
好, 真棒
(豆豆娃一家)
這照片讓女兒們很高興
他們說這是家族事業, 很棒吧?
對, 這只是一篇蠢雜誌報導
但很不錯, 對
對, 但是...
這樣一定會很棒, 可以離開這裡
有時間終於放鬆一下, 對吧?
等我們回來之後, 我想再去拉皮
什麼?為什麼?
讓臉緊緻一點, 我們可以拿到家庭折扣
妳可以整一下鼻子什麼的
- 我的鼻子有什麼問題嗎? - 沒有
只是上頭有...一個小凸起
瑪倫的鼻子上也有
瑪倫不會去整鼻子
當然不會, 她是小孩
我是說...但妳年紀夠大了
你是認真的嗎?
親愛的...妳很漂亮, 真的
這只是一個想法
我喜歡有能力改變自己
我以為妳也會喜歡
未來的一年會很重要
俗話說...
“天才是1%的靈感加上99%的呈現”
那句話才不是這樣說
好吧, 我...對, 那...忘掉我提...
忘掉我曾提起這件事, 我只是...好
媽, 我找不到我的充氣臂圈
好, 我來了
他們在佛羅里達州度蜜月嗎?
只是度假, 他說他今晚會收看
倒數八小時就要正式登場了, 把它轉過來
讓它跳一下舞
40分鐘的Shockwave電影 真的能在網路上播放嗎?
因為我只看過30秒的影片
歡迎來到未來
我是瑪雅, 跟我說一些好消息
不如妳跟我們說 妳是何時決定不念醫學院的?
妳的人生是妳自己的 但至少可以讓我們知道
我們小心翼翼為妳存的教育費 又能給我們自己用了
能讓我們做想做的事
也許我們會做冒險和衝動的事
懂了嗎?知道妳是怎麼對我們了嗎? 好, 妳想清楚
嘿...不...
快午夜了, 我的豆豆娃電影快要播出了
嘿, 唱一段饒舌
你是說讓銷量上升四成的饒舌嗎?
好, 晚點吧, 也許...
好, 開始吧
十、九、八、七、六、五、四
三、二、一
(錯誤508:超過資源限制)
- 豆豆娃 - 什麼?
豆豆娃...
沒辦法下載, 我一直在試
同時有太多人登入網站
所以大家都看不到?
慘了, 我會被開除
我們弄壞了整個網路
不完全是
是我們自己的伺服器線路過載
被一千八百萬豆豆娃愛好者害的 真不可思議
我再說一次 我們的網站上沒這麼多人, 不過...
太棒了, 真神奇
有媒體打來問我這件事嗎?
- 妳是誰? - 嗨
她是琳達華勒斯 最早的豆豆娃收藏家之一
- 天啊 - 真的很榮幸能...
等一下
記得我跟你說過 掀起本地風潮的那條死胡同嗎?
就是由琳達開始的
就是我
琳達現在在WGN電台 做《豆豆娃收藏家》的廣播節目
你願意跟她談談嗎?
我...真的很高興能見到你
泰華納本人, 哇
妳的廣播節目是聊我的產品?
而且我還出版了《豆豆娃價格指南》
大家稱之為收藏市場的聖經
我希望你能幫我簽名
誰允許妳那樣做的?我只是出於好奇
我不知道我需要得到...
這本指南指引超多顧客上我們的網站
最能夠吸引新收藏家的就是
聽到琳達靠豆豆娃賺了三十萬美元
三十萬?
在短短三個月內
怎麼賺的?
我當時儘可能地在美國各地搶購
但後來我的姊妹去了利物浦
她...很迷披頭四...
她看到一大堆伊琪變色龍和悄悄鹿
我一直到處在找那些
所以我找出你們英國經銷商的電話
直接訂了200隻, 加上運費
總共花了我兩千美元, 還差點賠上婚姻
但90天後, 這些娃娃替我們買了一輛BMW
和一棟佛羅里達州的分時渡假別墅
所以現在大家相信我說豆豆娃
是最好的投資
而且它們超可愛, 你很清楚
天啊, 你一定要來上我的節目
泰在隔天結束前提起訴訟
他還迫使電子灣把網站上的“豆豆娃”分類
改成“豆袋布偶”
(豆袋布偶)
但那時, 這股熱潮已經無法控制了
豆豆娃賣翻了
豆袋已經變成一股商業流行
為了保護自己
送貨員一直塗掉他們包裹上的Ty公司標誌
(電子灣, 精選)
大家每個月在電子灣上買賣
價值五十萬美元的豆豆娃, 太瘋狂了
但他們看不到的是
每個想分一杯羹的人都要跟我們買
架上最新的產品
因此, 當電子灣賣出五十萬美元
我們靠零售賺的是它的400倍
每個月兩億美元
超多錢
為了延續佳績, 我們持續擴張
(泰華納專屬車位)
一切都變得有點失控
泰也是
瑪雅, 妳有看到最新的數字嗎?
大家想要更多
華納先生, 能談一下嗎?
不了, 謝謝, 你是哪位?
玩具反斗城或沃爾瑪的代表
- 打發他走 - 我們試過了, 但他們不死心
嘿, 我們只賣給家庭商店
不賣給大型商場, 懂了嗎?
我們為何不賣給大型商場?有人知道嗎?
好, 瑪雅, 妳說
他們廉價的產品展示會引發價格戰和比價
美國...就是...多說點跟美國有關的
對
大型商場會扼殺小商家 毀掉小人物的夢想
而美國的基石就是小人物
我們都是小人物
馬可斯, 從中國運來的貨準時嗎?
準時, 他們想知道 我們下個月要推出多少新款式?
大家都想知道
他們還問起像英國那種亞洲經銷協議
不, 聽清楚, 不賣到英國...
嘿, 你有看到 我對鴨嘴獸設計做的調整嗎?
有, 做得很好
- 對, 我就知道你會喜歡 - 對
抱歉打擾你, 但《遊行》雜誌 要知道人物簡介的回覆
他們也想訪問艾娃, 跟她聊小鬼很紅的事
讀者會很多
首先, 小鬼沒那麼紅
還有, 別再找小媒體了, 可以嗎?
《遊行》有超過兩千萬個訂戶
我只想跟歐普拉溫芙蕾談 她有找我們嗎?
- 還沒 - 謝謝妳
史蒂芬史匹柏的辦公室 又打來了, 他們願意出
- 之前三倍的價碼 - 還是沒興趣, 我不會背叛原則
那美泰兒和芭比相關產品也背叛原則嗎?
真抱歉, 我會拒絕對方 我也會婉拒麥當勞
你幹嘛婉拒?我愛麥當勞
- 是嗎? - 當然是
我當然愛麥當...大家都愛... 總統也愛麥當勞
- 妳也愛麥當勞吧? - 超愛
你不覺得跟他們合作 可能會對我們的經銷體系
- 造成太大壓力嗎? - 天啊
妳能想像這樣能開拓多少市場嗎?
對, 但我們已經快趕不上 家庭商店的銷量了
就像超級盃廣告時播小麵包店廣告
- 你聽到她說的了, 我們愛麥當勞 - 很好, 我會去聯絡
- 麥當當 - 泰, 豆豆娃的需求...
這麼高很令人興奮
但我們必須有能力應付, 還記得新年嗎?
聽著, 我們可以在快樂兒童餐裡 放更小的豆豆娃
迷你小布偶, 一定會很可愛, 又討喜
這樣能賺錢, 跟我一起去機場 我想討論設計的事
很難知道如何跟錯覺講道理
(美國總統當選人, 比爾柯林頓)
有時你只能聽命行事
到1992年末, 柯林頓當上總統...
(1992年)
而我人在倫敦, 準備拓點到國外
現在我的時區才3點
我可以整晚待在這裡, 但我不想讓妳耽擱
妳有看我傳真過去的提案嗎?
- 有, 很吸引人 - 很好...
但恐怕有點問題
沒什麼是我們不能解決的
法務說我們不能跟妳簽約
因為嚴格來說, 妳不是Ty公司的負責人
我跟我的夥伴一起經營公司
我負責談生意
只要我跟他講解過這些數字, 他就同意了
這...我們這些年來都是這樣做事的
我相信這只是溝通上的誤會
但我們聽到的說法不同
我以為妳知道
他說妳的優先事項改變了
他正依據你們倆的意願重組公司
我以為妳想生小孩
不是...
你得立刻恢復之前的協議
抱歉, 蘿比, 但我無能為力
泰, 看起來很棒
我準備好時會告訴你
我還在醞釀笑容, 好
先讓我搞定笑容, 然後我會這樣
你再拍照
可以, 好, 你好了跟我說
- 拍吧 - 不, 我...好吧
不, 應該有拍到
- 我要他媽的殺了你 - 嘿, 蘿比, 妳...
- 休息五分鐘 - 好
好, 親愛的, 這是怎麼...歡迎回來
你去死, 你很清楚問題是什麼
你的重組小伎倆太可笑了
蘿比, 這裡一直是Ty公司, 對吧?
妳幫了很多忙, 但這一直是我的公司
你他媽的在開玩笑嗎?
蘿伯塔, 妳知道我不喜歡粗話
那你知道我不喜歡什麼嗎?
被我創立、我們一起創立的公司趕走
妳不會被趕走, 妳幹嘛要這麼情緒化?
我不再是共同創辦人, 我的薪水降了75%
好, 妳可以小聲一點嗎?
你他媽的別叫我小聲
那不是薪水, 是佣金
以我們現在工作的程度而言 給佣金不合理, 真的
你到底知不知道自己在說什麼?
知道, 我在做必要的事
實際地管理這間公司
至於拓展到英國的事, 現在還不是時候
但當時機到來時 我安排了完美的合作夥伴
無論妳信不信 其實我是在淋浴時想到這個主意
耶和華見證人
全世界最厲害的一對一銷售員 多聰明啊?
蘿比, 我...說真的, 這有什麼大不了?
畢竟我們還是在一起
我們沒有要分手, 我們還是各方面的夥伴
我的就是妳的
妳有金獎券, 妳有我啊
真寶貴
妳這種態度時, 跟妳談根本沒意義
- 我是指... - 你是指, 當我捍衛自己時
對, 讓你很不開心
你應該打給你其中一個比較好搞的女人 像是咖啡店的蘿倫
- 乾洗店的茱莉 - 好了
同業那幾十個女人裡隨便挑一個
泰, 我全部都知道
- 好, 我們互相同意偶爾... - 你去死
你是小孩子, 自私的小孩子
真不敢相信我忍受了這麼久
嘿, 聽我說
如果不是我, 妳還在汽車材料行浪費生命
妳不懂感激嗎?我給了妳大好人生
我成就了妳
華納太太, 我們在等妳
(1997年)
各位, 就是這套了
- 不, 你們不喜歡嗎?什麼? - 我們很喜歡
永遠別脫下來
我有沒有跟妳說過 我們好興奮這場婚禮終於要辦了?
謝謝你
所以你們選好去哪度蜜月了嗎?
選好了, 去斐濟 我們全部都會去, “全家蜜月”
去斐濟度全家蜜月, 好, 跟做夢一樣
- 有人嗎?泰? - 嗨, 媽
我們在這裡
泰跑走了
什麼?他去哪裡?
出門了, 我不知道
可能去新家吧?
天啊
- 真謝謝你過來 - 沒問題
她們在房間睡覺 我不知道我會出去多久, 但...
好, 別擔心, 快去吧
- 謝謝你... - 好, 小心點
泰?
親愛的
泰?
親愛的, 怎麼回事?你還好嗎?
我沒辦法, 我真的沒辦法了...
沒辦法什麼?
我沒辦法繼續了
親愛的, 發生什麼事?怎麼了?
我只是...要結婚
我不知道怎麼照顧家庭
我不知道怎麼...
我不知道該怎麼做, 我...
我沒擁有過家庭
從來沒有人... 妳知不知道...根本從來沒有人...
- 嘿, 親愛的 - 妳知不知道...
- 從來沒有人... - 現在有人愛你了
女兒們跟我都非常愛你
我沒辦法當爸爸
我才是小孩
我需要被照顧
嘿
沒關係, 親愛的
我需要妳
把我當成小男孩一樣抱著我
- 嗨 - 嗨, 女士
我需要進去車庫卸貨
(Ty公司)
- 退貨, 48箱? - 沒問題
好
好, 謝謝妳
- 好, 那我去開車庫 - 好
燈很美, 對吧?
我知道妳喜歡靠窗的座位 所以我訂做了整面牆
我們得談談
聽著, 昨晚的失控
沒事了
我現在覺得好多了, 真的
那就好, 真希望我也好點了
你不想坐下嗎?
泰, 我很愛你, 但我原本不想要
我本來要為了瑪倫和艾娃 保持單身, 記得嗎?
省得又一個男人拋棄她們
但你讓我相信你不一樣, 你很認真
結果你這個樣子?
不了
不了, 你得找別人來當你媽
- 我已經是別人的媽了 - 等等
妳在說什麼?
我在說, 我接受你成為我的伴侶 一起建立美好的生活
如果你做得到, 那很好
但如果你打算搞砸一切, 我就不會留下
對不起, 妳說得對
妳說得對, 對不起, 真的很抱歉
我再也不會讓妳失望, 我發誓
請妳不要走, 拜託
我擁有過的一切美好 都是因為妳們, 妳知道嗎?
我們永遠互相羈絆, 我只想跟妳在一起
妳懂嗎?
妳是我的歸屬
妳是我的基石
妳是我的人生
各位, 拿出雨衣和雨傘吧
我們會下幾天雨...
- 妳知道妳想要什麼嗎? - 雞塊, 每次都是
我也是, 酸甜醬還是蜂蜜醬?
燒烤醬, 妳是怎麼了?
全國各地的麥當勞餐廳今天爆發暴動
因為麥當勞推出小豆豆娃促銷活動
是啊
第一批豆豆娃原本要賣兩週 但已經賣光...
妳能相信我們設計的東西這麼受歡迎嗎?
相信
(麥當勞)
(小豆豆娃在這裡)
怎麼回事?
在一家麥當勞, 一名送貨員帶著一箱
小豆豆娃抵達時, 遭到...
(豆豆娃暴動)
...過度熱情的顧客撲倒
多虧了這個小傢伙 小熊隊今天在瑞格利球場的比賽門票賣光
這是幾十年來的頭一遭
一對離婚夫婦無法針對
如何分割他們珍貴的豆豆娃收藏 達成協議...
(豆豆娃離婚)
被勒令在司法監督下做出選擇
美國貿易代表夏琳巴爾謝夫斯基...
(華府, 白宮)
...上繳了她在與柯林頓總統出訪期間
於北京採購的40隻豆豆娃
這違反了貿易法
95號州際公路的交通中斷數小時
因為一輛載有豆豆娃的半聯結車發生事故
引發了一連串你必須親眼所見 才能相信的瘋狂舉動
看起來很不錯
妳有看最新的數字嗎?
十億美元的利潤年, 恭喜
我將賺到超過七億美元, 光是我
有看到載了豆豆娃的聯結車出車禍嗎?
超扯
可憐的豆豆娃, 不過...
處理這股狂熱 已經變成一個完全獨立的工作
所以我想跟你談談, 如果你有時間的話
我洗耳恭聽
我認為你該考慮公司重組了
妳這是什麼意思?
大家都知道你是設計巨星和行銷天才
世上無人能出其右
只是...我們似乎不該讓
世俗的商業瑣事影響你的天賦
我知道以前都是蘿比處理那些
我不想聽到那個名字, 謝謝妳
但這家公司從那之後 已經取得巨大的成功, 多虧了你
你只需要繼續將你的才華
專注在最有趣和最充實的地方
並且, 你知道, 請你信任的人 來處理煩人的日常問題
首席營運官, 顧問, 左右手
請此人來處理所有無聊的事情
讓你騰出時間, 繼續做真正重要的工作
我喜歡
對, 沒錯, 你最棒了, 加油
我喜歡屁話和無聊的東西
接下來呢?
- 拼拼圖、連連看... - 嗨
- 精簡系統, 帶來成長 - 我要給妳這個
- 謝謝妳 - 謝了
感謝上帝賜予偉大的網際網路 帶來了平等
讓我不用花十年接受更高的教育
讓我負責...
- 各位, 聽好了, 這是布蘭 - 嗨, 大家
泰請我來為重組帶來樂趣
並讓這個公司更上一層樓
誰要加入我?誰準備放手一搏?
快啊, 讓我聽到你們的聲音, 快啊
就是這樣
真是個混蛋
如果這樣說有安慰到妳
大家都知道真正管事的是妳
沒有安慰到我
我創辦並建立了這家公司
但我沒有權利, 不能討薪水
這怎麼可能?
因為制度不是為了我們這種人設計的
他媽的爛透了
我這輩子都他媽的在照顧別人
我以為只有泰不需要人照顧
那是什麼鬼東西?過來
天啊
那個爛人監聽我?
- 說不定監聽了所有人 - 那個該死的混蛋
他聽到很多我真希望他沒聽到的事
一定有什麼辦法能讓我們用這個對付他
到時候見
嘿, 好戲登場
我當時沒有想到
英國和耶和華見證人那個主意的絕妙之處 因為我太氣了
是啊, 妳脾氣太差了
但那想法真的很天才 我只是...我不會告訴他啦
當然不要, 不過耶和華見證人 誰想得到啊?
要有泰那種腦袋
那種大師一般出類拔萃的智者
所以你們和好了嗎?
快了, 他也許會買給我...
很棒的禮物, 然後我就會再次任他擺佈
妳不是一直想學吉他嗎?
- 我不知道啦 - 沒有
- 孩子, 跟我們說出了什麼事 - 所有的事
我以為我都搞定了
我老闆卻寧願找一個油腔滑調的白痴顧問
妳被開除了? 妳放棄了那麼多, 他們卻開除妳?
我的工作還在, 我只是想要更好的工作
好, 妳才22歲, 這種事需要時間
我在那裡工作了五年
我比任何人都瞭解那家公司 我能預見它的未來
怎樣的未來?
好, 很快我們將終於能夠 跟上市場對豆豆娃的需求
而這就是問題所在
因為豆豆娃的吸引力 很大部分在於它們難以取得
所以妳是指, 這會是個問題?
對, 如果我們沒有先做準備 這絕對會是問題
我們還有多少時間?
沒有一個準確的測量指標, 就像...
等等
你之後會覺得我很煩 只要有需要, 我會很常待在
我現在最重視的就是在亞洲發售
嘿, 各位
真令人意外, 這位是瑪雅庫馬 負責線上事務
瑪雅
他們有意跟我們合作進軍市場
我們只是在擬定藍圖
以創造我們在這裡創造出的那種需求
很好
那麼你們已經談到 我們跟二級市場的獨特關係
以及它在未來任何聰明策略中 所扮演的關鍵角色嗎?
是的, 我們談了 我們控制收藏家熱潮的方式
是透過限量發行和退休
以及這如何刺激對整個系列的需求
還有無限量的發行
讓我們跟經銷夥伴賺大錢
要知道, 一級市場才有利潤
二級市場雖然有用, 但畢竟是次級的
- 瑪雅, 我無意冒犯 - 不, 我不覺得冒犯
需求是我們最在乎的, 需求就是王道
令人驚奇的是 我們現在能夠使用二級市場工具
來衡量和理解這種需求
讓我們能用前所未有的技巧 來判斷業務走向
好, 繼續談產品首發的事 我認為比較聰明的...
是什麼工具?
最基本的就是 運用電子灣漲價幅度來測量需求
這是我們發貨的數量 這是它們在電子灣上漲價的幅度
在高點, 我們看到花生象漲到七千美元
而低點則完全沒漲價
我們的貨出得越多, 就漲得越少
但要是我們跌破零, 市場就會崩盤
- 這種事不會發生 - 不會
我們積極地監測那個臨界點
我們每個月出貨多達三千三百萬隻豆豆娃
不需要擔心
對, 三千三百萬隻
但這只是我們最簡單的預測
這不是全貌, 因為需求不是靜態的
我們現在擁有來自電子灣市場的數據金礦
依據特定模型的出價 從未達到底價的百分比
反應出價的時機, 加上其他的數據
這些指標給了我們 觀察需求走向的全新角度
所以三個月後, 會在這個範圍內
所以數字並不是三千三百萬
可能低至兩千六百萬
這是最差的情況
幸好我們最差的情況
仍是極大的全球需求
只要我們理解、尊重和保護這需求
所以與其盲目地推升我們的數字 並希望有好結果
我們Ty公司有策略並自信地發展市場
仰賴以前從未使用過的工具
我們在這方面領先所有人好幾個光年
所以我們才是全世界最成功的玩具公司
妳表現得很好, 他們很喜歡
好, 那就好, 但那樣做不是為了他們
這家公司就是我的人生, 你知道吧?
他們完全同意 他們只要求跟英國相同的條款
嘿, 不, 我們不談英國, 絕對不談
好, 對, 我會...沒事, 我會解決的
- 他們會成為很好的夥伴 - 謝謝你
泰, 說實話, 布蘭不瞭解我們公司
我認為我們不需要他的建議
他還有一些東西要學, 但他的成績很驚人
替沒有靈魂的公司實現利潤最大化
但我們獨一無二 我們的失衡是我們核心的一部分
沒人比你和我更懂這一點了
泰, 我是最適合這個職位的人 你不需要外人
我幫助Ty公司從市值數百萬美元 提升到數十億美元
而且我樂在其中
創作詩句, 管理網站, 培養市場
一切都很好玩, 但一直以來
我只有“助理”的頭銜和一份時薪
妳有加薪過
對, 我一開始領最低工資 現在我每小時賺12美元
我認識很多想每小時賺12美元的人
考慮到我做的一切 我認為還有增加的空間
我們是第一家為客戶提供網站的公司
你注意到現在大家都這樣做了嗎? 那是我的主意
但妳使用的是我的資源, 或我首創的概念 我付錢給妳, 就是為了讓妳有想法
我一次又一次地為這家公司賺大錢
我從裡到外瞭解我們的生意
現在我告訴你, 跡象顯示要出現大麻煩了
你看過那篇關於泡沫即將破滅的文章嗎?
我不接受外人的胡說八道
對, 但就連我們最忠實的一些收藏家 也越來越灰心
抱怨生產過剩, 供過於求, 請求我們
謹慎思考將豆豆娃引進新市場的事
收藏家是白痴, 我討厭收藏家
- 他們是我們的領頭羊, 我們的引擎 - 我才是領頭羊, 我才是引擎
這位億萬富翁是誰?
你當然是
但如果前方有亂流, 你需要我幫忙導航
而不是靠某個無知又自以為是的人
好, 布蘭也許很擅長老派的銷售
但現在我們的價值在於網路 網路由我負責, 我做得比誰都好
- 好, 我知道了 - 不, 你確定嗎?
因為我以為我第一次說得很清楚了
所以現在我想確定我說清楚了
泰, 我才是你的左右手, 是我, 瑪雅庫馬
妳知道妳對我和這家公司有多重要
我會搞定的
- 好, 謝謝你 - 好
我研究過能不能告他
告他會花掉我所有的錢, 但我還是不會贏
妳考慮過對他下毒嗎?
想過無數次
抱歉, 親愛的
用甜甜圈?
我覺得咖啡比較能掩蓋防凍劑的味道
我要說
我很興奮, 這家自豪的美國公司
將征服世界
從英國開始, 進軍全球
那麼, 各位, 繫緊安全帶, 我們開始吧
謝謝, 各位, 謝謝你們
俗話說, 好的藝術家用借的 偉大的藝術家用偷的
而泰是世上最偉大的狗屁藝術家
蘿比, 寶貝, 妳在這裡
我一直在找妳
希望妳不要太生氣
氣什麼?
國際擴展計畫, 我的國際擴展計畫
不會, 我很高興終於要實現了
- 好 - 好
很好...
我們正在談一筆超讚的英國生意
我們的經銷夥伴也蓄勢待發
太好了
真是太好了, 對, 我很期待
嘿, 貓咪送來了
聽著, 它們的顏色跟妳要的不一樣
- 妳要去看看嗎? - 我有點忙
好
好吧, 小辣椒
有空時來找我, 好嗎?
這把吉他跟妳一定很配
我...你...
你會讀心術
我就知道妳會這樣說
來找我, 好嗎?我想給妳看那些貓
好
我花了一段時間才意識到 受傷者恆傷人的方式
事實證明, 要想掌握你餘生的第一天
要做的就是他媽的清醒
...工作主要是接電話 一天四小時, 有時星期六要上班
- 妳說妳還在念書? - 對, 我在念書...
蘿伯塔, 親愛的
妳得來告訴我哪一個看起來像萬壽菊
你又按成“與所有人通話” 還有, 我不要
再見
對, 我在念書, 但時間安排不成問題
都沒事吧?
墨西哥, 我們來了
- 謝謝你 - 不客氣
蘿比
怎麼回事?
蘿比
天啊
好
糟糕
(紅龍空手道)
抱歉, 借過, 抱歉, 真對不起, 抱歉, 好
剛好趕上
妳看起來很可愛
- 謝謝 - 壓力很大, 但很可愛
泰的辦公室假日派對 我已經遲到了一小時
我還是不敢相信他安排在同一天晚上
- 對, 現在是一年裡最忙的時候 - 很好, 小龍們
- 現在站起來 - 是, 遵命
擺擺手, 畫圈
媽
- 他們都說她是騙子 - 什麼?
- 怎麼回事? - 嘿, 親愛的, 過來
- 怎麼了? - 德魯有一隻新的小鬼
吊牌上已經沒有我的名字 現在沒人相信是我設計的了
- 親愛的, 當然是妳設計了小鬼 - 是啊
一定只是誤會, 我看看
(我的名字是小鬼, 泰華納設計)
這一定只是...工廠搞錯了...
- 對 - 或者這是仿冒的小鬼
- 這不是真的 - 不管怎樣
- 都不會有事的, 好嗎? - 沒錯
我現在就去找泰, 處理這整件事
好嗎?
還有, 我也很以妳為傲
妳...身上這是什麼?
- 綠帶 - 是啊
- 我是黃帶 - 對, 妳是
妳們要慶祝嗎?
- 要 - 好, 我們來開披薩派對, 好嗎?
好耶
- 好, 我們來開 - 好, 媽咪要走了
但是我愛妳, 我愛妳
- 愛妳 - 沒事的, 好嗎?
- 謝謝你 - 再打給我
在我們去開披薩派對以前 先把這個冒牌小鬼燒掉如何?
算是輕微縱火吧?
什麼是縱火?
即使你造了自己的船
你還是得保護它不受海盜侵擾
天啊, 我等不及要擺脫那個混蛋了
哪一個?
女士先生們, 歡迎他上台, 泰華納
嘿, 大家好, 嗨, 看看這些歡樂的臉孔
大家都有享受這場派對嗎?
大家都喜歡禮物嗎?
- 喜歡 - 那些小熊
我保證這些小熊 在網路上已經價值一萬美元
那些小可愛 還有, 作為今年的假期獎金, 所有人...
請下鼓聲
所有人的薪水加倍
什麼?
你們的薪水加倍
感受這裡的活力
感受Ty公司的活力
耶誕節快樂, 各位, 耶誕節快樂
光明節快樂, 無論那是什麼意思
這是特別的一年 我們是一家非常特別的公司
對
- 我們令人驚奇且獨一無二, 你們都知道 - 對
因為如此, 我們表現得非常好
- 我們是贏家 - 對
我們創造需求
今年, 我們將出貨比以往更多的產品
好耶
- 因為在Ty公司, 要幹大事 - 等等, 什麼?
否則就回家躺平
沒錯
多好玩啊?布蘭將成為全職員工
- 他在那裡 - 看到我的潛力了, 對吧?
這樣我就能專注在新設計和創新
我很高興能帶著Ty公司 從價值數百萬美元變成數十億美元
從網站到退休概念, 帶領市場等等
未來還有很多計畫
我們將迎向最棒的一年
各位, 耶誕快樂
- 享受派對吧 - 泰...
我竟然還相信他
親愛的, 很遺憾妳這麼難過
妳的問題在於 妳不知道自己在玩一場黑箱遊戲
但如果這樣說能安慰妳
至少妳有先去相信的權利
(柯林頓遭彈劾)
親愛的
妳下次一定要來玩高空彈跳
天啊, 他看起來好慘, 看看他的眼袋
瑪雅, 我一直在找妳
我一直在這裡
別生氣
布蘭只是有名無實
妳知道妳一直是我的祕密武器, 妳很清楚
聽著
我本來想告訴妳, 我...
要把妳的時薪加到20美元, 20塊
- 我不幹了, 泰, 我到此為止 - 妳是什麼意思?
我不是你的祕密武器 我不是祕密, 我也不是你的, 我要辭職
要跳舞嗎?
- 瑪雅... - 好啊
好
我從沒想過就這樣離開泰
但是一旦離開了, 天啊, 這感覺真好
泰的問題在於 他先吸引你, 贏得你的信任
(退回庫存品)
當事情遇到困難時 你只會覺得他複雜難懂, 有點受傷
你想繼續相信他...
直到...
(艾娃哈波設計)
你再也無法相信他
幻滅有什麼大不了, 對吧?
誰想活在“幻象”裡?我可不想
嘿, 瑪雅, 妳有看到泰嗎?
席拉, 不
我真希望妳過得更好 我們都能更好, 這...
親愛的, 妳還好嗎?
還好...我會好的
是嗎?
- 我能問妳一個問題嗎? - 好
為什麼泰要改掉小鬼的吊牌?
他有...
他有缺乏安全感到 必須搶一個小孩的功勞嗎?
其實...有趣的是, 有艾娃吊牌的那些娃娃
在他下令停產後, 都變得更加值錢
真是...
但我跟妳說 這些事不久以後就不重要了, 因為...
什麼意思?
我是說...
主吧台
一切都會...
好, 一杯蘇格蘭威士忌 和一杯巧克力牛奶?
我有蘇格蘭威士忌
但我們不常做巧克力牛奶 所以這會花我們...
是的, 1433房, 收到
你有點東西嗎?
不...我沒有
好, 我叫他們滾
妳一定就是席拉
我是蘿比
嘿, 我有跟妳說我買了一間飯店嗎?
很抱歉, 我們在這種情況下見面
如果這樣說有幫助, 我跟他之間沒有感情
我只想讓他知道誰才是老大
你他媽的來這裡幹嘛?
蘿比, 妳犯了大錯
我們...我是說 我們應該要在一起, 那是誰?
你跟著我來墨西哥
我當然要跟著妳, 我會跟著妳 到天涯海角, 我們應該要在一起
沒人會像我這麼愛妳
你保證嗎?
那是誰?
席拉
她很漂亮
不...
怎麼回事?妳對她說了什麼?
- 真的沒說什麼 - 那好, 如果我請她打給妳
妳能不能說這是為了工作?
不然你覺得是為了什麼?
蘿比
妳被開除了, 聽到沒? 妳什麼都得不到...蘿比
我再也不理妳了
蘿比
要游泳嗎?
快點
好, 席拉, 妳聽著
- 媽的 - 天啊, 妳...
我的臉, 天啊
天啊
柯林頓總統請著名教育家 馬雅安傑洛博士...
(1993年)
...為這個歷史性的日子寫一首詩
如果我們一開始就知道 我們最後做了什麼事
我們還會這樣做嗎?
...以及全美民眾
一塊石, 一條河, 一顆樹
承載了離開已久的物種...
妳是誰?
瑪雅, 新的接待員
幾週前我在妳出去時看到妳 但是我們沒機會互相認識
歡迎, 新接待員瑪雅
- 謝謝妳 - 我問妳一件事
妳會為自己挺身而出嗎?
對, 每天都會
泰在嗎?
在, 而且他約人見面已經遲到很久了
- 所以他應該隨時會出門 - 嘿, 出去
- 我只是來拿... - 這裡不歡迎妳
- 我其他的東西, 不, 我... - 出去, 滾
- 你去拉皮嗎?不會吧 - 別碰我的臉
不准碰我的臉, 請妳出去
我應該跟妳說, 國外擴展計畫是個爛主意
英國根本一團糟
不, 別跟我說你的上門傳教士計畫失敗了
妳少來, 妳當初也大讚這個主意
妳說這想法很聰明, 妳說很天才
我不記得有說過那種話, 我沒跟你說過
妳這個騙子
我再也...不會跟妳說話了, 永遠都不會
你不是遲到了嗎?
是我要妳離開, 我要妳滾出去
我們可以請保全嗎?
你的助理說你赴約遲到了
Ty公司, 請問有什麼事?
我是橡樹溪燈光公司的席拉哈波
我已經在華納先生的新家等他
是, 真抱歉, 他顯然是遲到了
他正在忙
我從9點等到現在, 他要改期嗎?
說真的, 如果我是妳, 我會直接走人
但我們沒走人, 我們堅持下去
(一個月後)
確定沒有其他選項了嗎?
泰, 我算是菜鳥
那裡一團亂
天啊, 我討厭這樣
好, 請幫我撥號
好
把門關上
- 喂 - 蘿伯塔
看看少量填充貓咪把誰帶來了
妳應該知道我為何打給妳
聽著, 我需要妳回來 幫我一下, 我需要妳來搞定英國的事
不要
好, 蘿比, 拜託, 我真的需要妳, 好嗎?
泰, 你為什麼會需要我?
因為沒有妳, 我做不到
抱歉, 你剛剛說什麼?
我說:“沒有妳, 我做不到”
不會吧
但我還是不要
什麼?為什麼?為何?
因為我再也...不會替你工作了 泰, 再也不會
但你能替我工作
- 妳在說什麼? - 我開了自己的公司
我的公司剛好可以成為
Ty公司產品在英國的獨家批發商
等等, 妳在...這是...妳是說真的嗎?
真的, 你要我搞定英國的事? 那就是我的條件, 英國歸我管
好, 妳稍候一下
老天爺啊
天啊
好, 把事情搞定吧
我會的, 泰, 很高興能跟你做生意
閉嘴
他說對了一件事
你得他媽的造自己的船
我照做了
我們都照做了, 差一點就太遲了
(豆豆娃泡沫破滅)
(豆豆娃從走紅到殞落)
(所有豆豆娃半價)
豆豆娃市場大幅崩盤
(豆豆娃出清, 25折)
從黃金變垃圾, 豆豆娃泡沫破滅了
真能說是豆豆娃的末日
到1999年底, 所有的錢
價值兩百億美元的豆豆娃資產全蒸發了
這就是美國的精神, 對吧?
每個人都在追逐 美好得令人難以置信的事物
總是有另一波熱潮
總會有下一個新玩意兒
(加密貨幣, 非同質化代幣熱潮迷因股, 房地產, 水期貨)
總會有另一個玩家
你必須擊敗這個遊戲
瑪雅小姐...
我們想跟妳討論一件事 這張卡將會大紅大紫
這些就是我們的“寶可悶”?
寶可夢
- 寶可夢 - 什麼?
- 寶可夢 - 就是寶可夢
- 寶可夢 - 寶可夢, 好
就繼續寶可什麼的夢
這裡真的好美好美, 又很溫暖
你應該來玩
妳真的想永遠待在那裡嗎?
對, 艾娃的那些小鬼
賺到整棟房子和汽車 還有兩個女兒一路念到大學的費用
- 天啊 - 沒錯
- 就在崩盤前一刻 - 沒錯
妳真的是及時抽身
在很多方面都是
妳聽起來很開心, 真的
對, 我真的很開心, 我...
你知道我發現問題是什麼嗎?
不是依賴了錯的人
而是...不知道, 讓錯的人依賴我們
(泰從未結婚和生子)
(2014年, 他因大規模逃稅遭定罪)
(瑪雅創立了自己的顧問公司)
(她被視為線上行銷的先驅)
(席拉為她的女兒們建立了更美好的世界)
(艾娃長大後成為成功的設計師)
(蘿比的新公司)
(使她成為英國收入最高的女性高階主管之一)
(也是全球最高的之一)