MR. BOTSFORD IS WATCHING THE NEWS, WHILE BECKY, BOB, AND T.J. ARE WATCHING MR. BOTSFORD WATCH THE NEWS.

OH... [SIGHS] "OH."

SEE?

I JUST MIMICKED YOU, BUT YOU'’’RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT YOUR TURN TO WATCH TV.

[SIGHS] DAD, WHY DO YOU EVEN WANT TO WATCH THE NEWS ANYWAY?

THEY JUST MAKE A BIG HOOPLA ABOUT NOTHING.

WELL, AS AN ADULT, I LIKE TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE ON ALL THE IMPORTANT CURRENT EVENTS.

IS IT SOMEONE'’’S BIRTHDAY TODAY?

COME TO MR. BIG'’’S BIRTHDAY TIME ALL THE TIME PARTY STORE.

PRESENTS, POINTY HATS, NOISE MAKERS, CAKE?

YUMMY CAKE, PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY.

Leslie: DONKEY, DONKEY.

YEAH.

AND IF YOU FIND A BIRTHDAY SUPPLY STORE WITH LOWER PRICES, BRING IN YOUR RECEIPT AND I'’’LL EAT IT.

WHAT?

LESLIE!

THAT SAYS "BEAT IT," NOT "EAT IT."

OH, R-RIGHT.

WE'’’LL BEAT-- BEAT IT?

NO.

WELL, WE'’’LL--WE'’’LL LOOK INTO THAT.

NO PROMISES.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR ALL YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY NEEDS.

TODAY IS YOUR CHILD'’’S BIRTHDAY.

BUY THINGS AT MR. BIG'’’S BIRTHDAY TIME ALL THE TIME PARTY STORE.

WHY NOT?

HURRY!

HURRY!

SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED.

YOUR MATTRESS IS FREE!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING SITTING THERE?

TODAY'’’S YOUR CHILD'’’S BIRTHDAY.

[ECHOING] YOU LOVE YOUR KID.

BRING MONEY.

BRING MONEY.

BIRTHDAY!

WHEE!

[CHUCKLES] SEE YOU SOON.

WOW.

THAT COMMERCIAL SURE HAD A LOT OF HOOPLA.

WHAT IS MR. BIG UP TO?

WHAT AM I DOING?

TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY!

I NEED TO START PLANNING YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTIES!

COME ON!

WHOA!

LET'’’S GO TO MR. BIG'’’S BIRTHDAY TIME ALL THE TIME PARTY STORE AND BUY YOU KIDS SOME PRESENTS!

YEAH!

OK!

BUT TODAY IS NOT OUR BIRTHDAY.

BECKY, IF DAD SAYS IT'’’S OUR BIRTHDAY, THEN IT'’’S OUR BIRTHDAY.

I KNEW IT.

I BET MR. BIG IS USING SOME KIND OF MIND CONTROL AGAIN.

WE SHOULD GO ALONG AND INVESTIGATE.

[CAR PULLS UP, HORN HONKS]