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In this silly story, a brother and sister have to replace their broken TV remote. When they come home from the store with a new shiny blue remote, things get a little bit weird. Especially when their father kisses one of the house plants.
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In this silly story, a brother and sister have to replace their broken TV remote. When they come home from the store with a new shiny blue remote, things get a little bit weird. Especially when their father kisses one of the house plants.
Warning: this goofy story for kids may result in smiles, snorts, and possibly some LOLs. Listen at your own discretion.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Hellol story Time really not a boring time, Rabbis Dan
and You'll be fine follow the whole storyline. Hellol story Time,
might you live at least one time? Story Time, Welcome
back to the show. This is Lol's Storytime, the Goofy
story podcast for kids. First off, I want to thank
you guys for all the wonderful comments you sent in
(00:23):
after episode one hundred. The fact that some of you
celebrated with cake was just the cherry on top. I
know I've definitely said it more than one hundred times
by now, but Aloll Storytime fans truly are the very
best fans. Today's story is called the Parent Remote, and
as a parent myself, I hope something like this never
comes true in real life. This one features characters named
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after Andreas and Daniella. But before we jump in, a
quick shout out to the following listeners, Avey, Oliver and
Flash Hamish from Adelaide, Australia, Leo, Remy and Miles from
Oak Park Listening with Mom, Dad, Brandon, Brooke, Addie, Grammy,
Grandpa and Charlotte, Verona, Luna Cedro and Solier, Benjamin Claire
(01:10):
and Lucas from Elmhurst Illinois, Tristan and Mila Calibrazy from Montreal, Canada,
Wren and Eldi from San Louis Obispo, California, and Ellie
along with her beloved dog Lola may also Happy Birthday
next week to are of but judge more shut. It's
to come next time. But for now, let's get into
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the story. This is the story of a broken remote.
A broken TV remote that just happened to break at
the very worst possible moment. Andreas and his sister Danielle
had been watching their favorite TV show, Captain Boogie, when
suddenly something happened at the very best part. It was
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the part where you just can't look away, even if
your parents try asking you a question that totally could
have waited until after the show, but yet they ask
it anyway and expect an immediate answer, even though your
answer is just hum hm, Calves, does the principal at
your school still wear that cute little shirt with the
dancing banana on it? I've been thinking about getting one
of those for your father. Kids, did you hear me? Not? Now?
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Mom cried Andreas. We don't want to miss the best part.
But the kids did miss the best part because When
Andreas turned the shoe away his mother, he dropped the
remote on the floor, which caused the TV to change channels.
Not only were they missing the exciting battle between Captain
Boogie and the evil Dark Tissue, they were now stuck
watching the shopping channel, where some person on TV was
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trying to sell them a dishcloth. This dishcloth right here
can take care of the most tough, dried up chunks
of food you've ever seen. One wipe and look at that.
No more grease. And this mustard here now you see it? No,
you don't o. Can you believe your eyes? Daniella shot
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up from her seat, Ah, what are we watching? Put
Captain Boogie back on? Put Captain Boogie back on. Andreas
was trying to put Captain Boogie back on, but the
remote wasn't working. Daniella pointed out that it wasn't working
because the batteries had popped out when the remote had
hit the floor. Getting down on their hands and knees,
the kids began searching for the missing batteries, all the
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while their mom kept going on about how much she
admired this banana shirt. She remembered their principal wearing one
time over four years ago. Then things went from bad
to worse when they finally got the batteries back in
the remote, but the thing still wouldn't work. Yep, that happens,
said their father, after noticing what had happened. Probably a
little dew hickey or small kabable snickele has come loose,
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and well that's the end of that. Yes, you'll have
to go play outside. Did their father not understand that
you can't watch Captain Boogie outside? There's no magical TV
in the sky. Best show I ever watched was I've
seen those fluffy white clouds passing by. Nothing beats it. Fortunately,
their mother gave them permission to go to the store
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to pick up a new remote, and kids, while you're there,
can you just check the men's wear section to see
if they have any banana shirts on sale. I'll also
take a talking burrito shirt if they have one of
those too. The store that the kids walked to was
one of those stores that seemed like it had never
been able to make up its mind about what kind
of store it wanted to be and ended up just
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selling everything. But because it decided to sell everything, the
store had to be super big, to hold all of
the everything, and because of its super big size, it
took forever to get from one end to the other.
Because it took forever, Andreas and Daniella were always annoyed
that the store didn't provide shoppers with cute little cars
that you could drive around. They had already done enough
walking just getting to the store. While looking at the
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different choices of TV remotes, a salesperson approached the kids. So,
I see you're looking for a new television remote. I
could help. What kind of TV do you have? I'll
need to know the make and model number. The kids
had not come prepared to answer specific questions about their TV.
I don't know, answered Andreas. It's the kind of TV
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where you can watch TV shows and sometimes movies, and
unfortunately it plays the boring stuff like the weather channel
in golf, added Daniella, who shuddered at the thought of
having to watch golf. Well, okay, said the salesperson. I
believe this remote here should do the job. It pairs
nicely with most common television brands. Now, not that the
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kids have been expecting anything different, but this remote kind
of looked plain and boring and too much like the
older remote that clearly wasn't up to the task of
holding in its own batteries. What about the shiny blue
one up top? Inquired Danielle. The salesperson grabbed the remote
off the top shelf and tried to hide it behind
his back fire. What isn't for sale? Not sure how
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that got there? What you're looking for? Anyway? Even if
it wasn't what they were looking for, being told that
they couldn't have it just made them want it even more.
But please, that's the one we really need. We need
it so bad. Without it, I don't think we'll be
able to leave the store. The kids then sat themselves
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down right there on the floor and made it seem
like even a bulldozer wouldn't be able to get them
to budge. For fear of being stuck in the store
with two stubborn kids for the rest of his life,
the salesperson decided, well, maybe the shindy blue remote could
be for sale. As Andreas and Daniella were leaving with
their newly purchased remote, the salesperson called after them, wait,
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you forgot the instructions. The kids laughed and kept on walking. Instructions.
Doesn't that guy know? Kids? Don't read instructions. They continued
laughing all the way to the men's wear section, where
they were relieved not to see any banana shirts. Back
at home, the kids tested out the new remote on
the television, but nothing happened. Oh man, it still isn't working,
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wind Andreas. After all that time, the person on the
television was still trying to convince them to buy a
box of special dish claws. Only four easy payments, he insisted.
Maybe we should have grabbed the instructions, suggested Danielle, but
she couldn't keep a straight face and immediately burst out laughing,
just kidding. Who needs instructions when you can just ask
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your parents for help? Mom, Dad, we need you. The
kid's parents walked into the room and marveled at the sleek,
shiny new remote control. Wow, kids, is that one of
those fancy video game control remote handles for when you're
game streaming up the gamer play. Their dad was trying
really hard to sound like he knew what he was
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talking about. It's the new TV remote, but it won't
change the channel or do anything. Does it tell you
what to do in the instructions? You did read the
instructions didn't you, The kids giggled again, you sound like
our teachers. Mom. We hear that like twelve times a
day at school, and our answer is always the same, No,
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we did not. That's why helpful grown ups were invented.
Andreas tried showing his mother that the on off button
wasn't working. He then examined some of the other buttons,
but many of the other buttons looked weird. Some had
pictures of arms and legs with directional arrows next to them.
Wonder what this button does. Andrea's pushed one of the
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buttons and suddenly his mother lifted one of her arms.
That was weird. He tried a few other buttons. This
time his mother elbowed her husband in the rib cage.
Oh that hurt. What was that for, dear? I'm sorry,
I don't even know why I did. That must have
been a muscle spasm. Andreas discreetly showed Daniello what he
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was doing on the remote. She chuckled and took the
remote from her brother. I want to turn. She then
pointed to the remote at her father and began pressing
a series of buttons. To their father's own surprise, he
walked over to the window and kissed one of the
house plants. That was weird of me. I do like
house plans, but that's the first time I've ever felt
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like kissing one. Andrea's pulled his sister into another room
away from their parents. Daniella, do you know what this means? Yes,
answered a very giddy Danielle. It means this remote will
allow us to control our parents. This is a million
times better than a silly TV show. Andreas agreed, but
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felt a little unsure about what to do next. A
parent remote did seem like every kid's dream come true,
but he didn't want to get into trouble for making
his parents do things they didn't want to do. I mean,
maybe just for today, and only if we don't let
ourselves get too carried away, Like maybe we should only
use it for things mom and dad would be okay
with doing anyway like this, Andreas began pushing a very
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long sequence of buttons. His tongue curled around his upper
lip while he carefully considered the order of buttons he
would need to make this operation happen. After he had finished,
the kids waited a few minutes, then their dad entered
the room with five slices of apple pie on a plate,
which he handed to Andreas. Son. I know I didn't
ask you if you wanted five large slices of pie,
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but I guess here you go. Thank you, father, That
will be all for now. Andreas dismissed his father and
then winked at Daniella. But she did not seem impressed.
Only make them do things they would be okay with doing, right.
Isn't that what you just said, cause I'm sure Dad
would normally be totally okay with serving his son five
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giant pieces of apple pie rate before supper. Sure. Danielle
grabbed the remote from her brother and walked over to
where she could see her mother. Aiming the remote at
her mother, she began programming a new sequence on the remote.
The kids then watched as their mother pulled out a
book and made her self comfortable on her favorite reading chair.
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See brother, mom was always saying she wishes she had
more time for reading. I'm using the remote to make
her do something nice for herself. For a moment, Andreas
almost felt bad about the pie thing until he got
a closer look at what their mother was reading. Uh, Daniella,
isn't that your workbook from school? And did mom just
pull out a pen to start answering your homemwerk questions? Well,
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it turned out this remote was just too much fun.
The kids couldn't help themselves. They continued going back and
forth using the parent remote to have their parents do
all sorts of things, like cooking not one, but two
different suppers, both of which happened to be the kid's
favorite meals. But it was okay because maybe their parents
liked doing extra cooking and cleaning up, and it was
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perfectly fine that they had their parents do some chores
for them. They decided that their parents had probably been
thinking about giving them a break from chores anyway. And
then one of their parents recently met wanting to finger
paint all over the walls using sparkly glitter paint. They
had talked about that before, hadn't they. But the thing
Andreas and Daniella knew deep down in their hearts is
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that their parents had been dreaming of putting on some
chicken costumes and walking around the house making bock bocking
and cluck clucking sounds. I mean, aren't all parents secretly
dying to do that? Andreas and Danielle sure thought so.
But after searching the house for a camera to take
some flattering photos for the family photo album. The kids
returned to find that their parents were no longer bock
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bocking or cluck clucking. They weren't even moving. Andreas, why
do mom and dad look like they're frozen in one position?
Did you accidentally press a pause button or something. Andreas
didn't think he had pressed anything, but supposed it could
have happened by accident. He searched the remote to see
if there was a pause button, but couldn't find anything.
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He pointed the remote at his parents, who were standing
there like poultry mannequins, and began pressing various buttons. Nothing.
He couldn't even get them to blink their eyes. We
have been using that remote a lot today, mentioned Danielle.
It took a lot of work for me to get
dad to sing every song of my favorite musical. Is
it possible the remote needs new batteries. Andrea's tried replacing
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all of the batteries, but it didn't change anything. Oh,
this is really bad, said Andreas. We broke our parents.
It's one thing to break a TV remote, but now
our parents are frozen. This is terrible. A mischievous look
spread across Daniella's face. Is it though, because frozen parents
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mean we get to stay up as late as we want.
Andrea shook his head. What it means is we're the
ones who will have to clean up after dinner. We're
the ones who will have to wash all of the dishes.
We're the ones who will have to finish the rest
of our homework. We're the ones we'll have to make
our own breakfast before school tomorrow, which I suppose we
could probably handle since cereal is like the eusiest thing
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to make. I just really like the way Dad pours
the milk. Daniella really wanted to skip bedtime, but not
so much that she was willing to do her own homework.
Plus there was also the whole bit about loving her
parents and feeling bad for them being stuck inside chicken costumes.
The store where we bought the remote should still be
opened for another hour. All we have to do is
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exchange the broken remote for one that works, and we'll
be able to unpause our chickens, I mean parents. The
kids race back to the store and we're happy to
see that the salesperson who had helped them earlier was
still there. He, on the other hand, did not look
so thrilled about seeing them. Ah, you kids again, But
we're closing soon and I'm tired. Not to worry, kind sir,
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began Andreas. We are just here to trade in our
broken remote for a new one. Except we were in
such a rush that we left the broken one at home,
So by trade I mean that we'd just like to
accept a new one. The salesperson frowned. Kids, their remote
is what of a kind? If it's broken? There's not
a whole lot I can do for you. I don't
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have another one to give you. Please begged Danielle. There
has to be something you can do. We didn't even
drop the remote on the ground this time. We really
need your help. I can't stand the thought of having
frozen chicken parents at my wedding when I grow up. Oh,
he's so embarrassed. The salesperson seemed confused by Danielle's last comment, Cads,
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did you say your parents appear to be frozen, almost
as if they've been paused. The kids felt a bit
of hope. Yeah, that's right. Do you know how to
fix it? Do our parents need new batteries? The salesperson
glanced up at the clock, disappointed that it wasn't closing
time yet. Kid, just say, you know people don't take batteries.
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Please don't try that at home. Second of all, you
must have initiated standby, But that doesn't make sense, because
that's just a safety feature to prevent the remote from overheating.
To make that happen, you either have to be using
the remote way too much in a short period of time,
or you'd have to have been using the remote to
do some pretty ridiculous things. Those are the only two
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ways the remote will become inactive. Daniella raised one of
her eyebrows, and what if someone were to do both
of those things? Too many things and too ridiculous. The
salesperson was totally regretting his decision to sell the remote
to these kids. Luckily, for you, guys, the remote will
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turn itself back on after a brief period of rest.
You clearly took things a little too far. The salesperson
tried handing them the instruction manuals so they could use
the remote more responsibly, but the kids once again just laughed.
You still don't understand, kids, do you. We don't read
instructions and we often take things too far. It's just
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how it is. You try being a kid, it's hard work.
The kids were excited to know that their parents might
already be unfrozen by the time they got home. During
the walk back, they talked about all the actual nice
things they could have their parents do, starting with having
them take off those silly chicken suits. But when they
walked through the front door, they saw that the chicken
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suits were already in a pile on the floor. Oh,
look at that. They must be unpaused. The remotes working again.
Now where did we leave it, asked Andreas. Suddenly, his
sister elbowed him in the rib cage. Ow what was
that for Daniella. But before Daniella could tell her brother
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she hadn't meant to, she saw him put his thumb
in his mouth and say, Goo goo gaga, baby wants
to play. The kids could hear some snickering coming from
another room. Mom, Dad, No answer, just some distant giggling sounds. Andreas,
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why do I suddenly feel an urge to sit down
and do my homework? Ooh, that's not good, said And
why am I now walking toward a kitchen sink that
is full of dirty dishes. As he dipped his hands
in the soapy water, he called out to his parents
over his shoulder. You know, I'm pretty sure if you
had bothered to read the instruction manual, you'd have seen
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that you're not supposed to use the remote like this.
The end. That's the story, And here is your question
of the week. If you were offered a remote like this,
would you still take it knowing that someone might possibly
use it on you? Well, that's all for now. We'll
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catch you on the next one.
Hellol story Time really not a boring time, Rabbis Dan
and You'll be fine follow the whole storyline. Hellol story Time,
might you live at least one time? Story Time, Welcome
back to the show. This is Lol's Storytime, the Goofy
story podcast for kids. First off, I want to thank
you guys for all the wonderful comments you sent in
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after episode one hundred. The fact that some of you
celebrated with cake was just the cherry on top. I
know I've definitely said it more than one hundred times
by now, but Aloll Storytime fans truly are the very
best fans. Today's story is called the Parent Remote, and
as a parent myself, I hope something like this never
comes true in real life. This one features characters named
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after Andreas and Daniella. But before we jump in, a
quick shout out to the following listeners, Avey, Oliver and
Flash Hamish from Adelaide, Australia, Leo, Remy and Miles from
Oak Park Listening with Mom, Dad, Brandon, Brooke, Addie, Grammy,
Grandpa and Charlotte, Verona, Luna Cedro and Solier, Benjamin Claire
(01:10):
and Lucas from Elmhurst Illinois, Tristan and Mila Calibrazy from Montreal, Canada,
Wren and Eldi from San Louis Obispo, California, and Ellie
along with her beloved dog Lola may also Happy Birthday
next week to are of but judge more shut. It's
to come next time. But for now, let's get into
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the story. This is the story of a broken remote.
A broken TV remote that just happened to break at
the very worst possible moment. Andreas and his sister Danielle
had been watching their favorite TV show, Captain Boogie, when
suddenly something happened at the very best part. It was
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the part where you just can't look away, even if
your parents try asking you a question that totally could
have waited until after the show, but yet they ask
it anyway and expect an immediate answer, even though your
answer is just hum hm, Calves, does the principal at
your school still wear that cute little shirt with the
dancing banana on it? I've been thinking about getting one
of those for your father. Kids, did you hear me? Not? Now?
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Mom cried Andreas. We don't want to miss the best part.
But the kids did miss the best part because When
Andreas turned the shoe away his mother, he dropped the
remote on the floor, which caused the TV to change channels.
Not only were they missing the exciting battle between Captain
Boogie and the evil Dark Tissue, they were now stuck
watching the shopping channel, where some person on TV was
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trying to sell them a dishcloth. This dishcloth right here
can take care of the most tough, dried up chunks
of food you've ever seen. One wipe and look at that.
No more grease. And this mustard here now you see it? No,
you don't o. Can you believe your eyes? Daniella shot
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up from her seat, Ah, what are we watching? Put
Captain Boogie back on? Put Captain Boogie back on. Andreas
was trying to put Captain Boogie back on, but the
remote wasn't working. Daniella pointed out that it wasn't working
because the batteries had popped out when the remote had
hit the floor. Getting down on their hands and knees,
the kids began searching for the missing batteries, all the
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while their mom kept going on about how much she
admired this banana shirt. She remembered their principal wearing one
time over four years ago. Then things went from bad
to worse when they finally got the batteries back in
the remote, but the thing still wouldn't work. Yep, that happens,
said their father, after noticing what had happened. Probably a
little dew hickey or small kabable snickele has come loose,
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and well that's the end of that. Yes, you'll have
to go play outside. Did their father not understand that
you can't watch Captain Boogie outside? There's no magical TV
in the sky. Best show I ever watched was I've
seen those fluffy white clouds passing by. Nothing beats it. Fortunately,
their mother gave them permission to go to the store
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to pick up a new remote, and kids, while you're there,
can you just check the men's wear section to see
if they have any banana shirts on sale. I'll also
take a talking burrito shirt if they have one of
those too. The store that the kids walked to was
one of those stores that seemed like it had never
been able to make up its mind about what kind
of store it wanted to be and ended up just
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selling everything. But because it decided to sell everything, the
store had to be super big, to hold all of
the everything, and because of its super big size, it
took forever to get from one end to the other.
Because it took forever, Andreas and Daniella were always annoyed
that the store didn't provide shoppers with cute little cars
that you could drive around. They had already done enough
walking just getting to the store. While looking at the
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different choices of TV remotes, a salesperson approached the kids. So,
I see you're looking for a new television remote. I
could help. What kind of TV do you have? I'll
need to know the make and model number. The kids
had not come prepared to answer specific questions about their TV.
I don't know, answered Andreas. It's the kind of TV
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where you can watch TV shows and sometimes movies, and
unfortunately it plays the boring stuff like the weather channel
in golf, added Daniella, who shuddered at the thought of
having to watch golf. Well, okay, said the salesperson. I
believe this remote here should do the job. It pairs
nicely with most common television brands. Now, not that the
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kids have been expecting anything different, but this remote kind
of looked plain and boring and too much like the
older remote that clearly wasn't up to the task of
holding in its own batteries. What about the shiny blue
one up top? Inquired Danielle. The salesperson grabbed the remote
off the top shelf and tried to hide it behind
his back fire. What isn't for sale? Not sure how
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that got there? What you're looking for? Anyway? Even if
it wasn't what they were looking for, being told that
they couldn't have it just made them want it even more.
But please, that's the one we really need. We need
it so bad. Without it, I don't think we'll be
able to leave the store. The kids then sat themselves
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down right there on the floor and made it seem
like even a bulldozer wouldn't be able to get them
to budge. For fear of being stuck in the store
with two stubborn kids for the rest of his life,
the salesperson decided, well, maybe the shindy blue remote could
be for sale. As Andreas and Daniella were leaving with
their newly purchased remote, the salesperson called after them, wait,
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you forgot the instructions. The kids laughed and kept on walking. Instructions.
Doesn't that guy know? Kids? Don't read instructions. They continued
laughing all the way to the men's wear section, where
they were relieved not to see any banana shirts. Back
at home, the kids tested out the new remote on
the television, but nothing happened. Oh man, it still isn't working,
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wind Andreas. After all that time, the person on the
television was still trying to convince them to buy a
box of special dish claws. Only four easy payments, he insisted.
Maybe we should have grabbed the instructions, suggested Danielle, but
she couldn't keep a straight face and immediately burst out laughing,
just kidding. Who needs instructions when you can just ask
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your parents for help? Mom, Dad, we need you. The
kid's parents walked into the room and marveled at the sleek,
shiny new remote control. Wow, kids, is that one of
those fancy video game control remote handles for when you're
game streaming up the gamer play. Their dad was trying
really hard to sound like he knew what he was
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talking about. It's the new TV remote, but it won't
change the channel or do anything. Does it tell you
what to do in the instructions? You did read the
instructions didn't you, The kids giggled again, you sound like
our teachers. Mom. We hear that like twelve times a
day at school, and our answer is always the same, No,
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we did not. That's why helpful grown ups were invented.
Andreas tried showing his mother that the on off button
wasn't working. He then examined some of the other buttons,
but many of the other buttons looked weird. Some had
pictures of arms and legs with directional arrows next to them.
Wonder what this button does. Andrea's pushed one of the
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buttons and suddenly his mother lifted one of her arms.
That was weird. He tried a few other buttons. This
time his mother elbowed her husband in the rib cage.
Oh that hurt. What was that for, dear? I'm sorry,
I don't even know why I did. That must have
been a muscle spasm. Andreas discreetly showed Daniello what he
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was doing on the remote. She chuckled and took the
remote from her brother. I want to turn. She then
pointed to the remote at her father and began pressing
a series of buttons. To their father's own surprise, he
walked over to the window and kissed one of the
house plants. That was weird of me. I do like
house plans, but that's the first time I've ever felt
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like kissing one. Andrea's pulled his sister into another room
away from their parents. Daniella, do you know what this means? Yes,
answered a very giddy Danielle. It means this remote will
allow us to control our parents. This is a million
times better than a silly TV show. Andreas agreed, but
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felt a little unsure about what to do next. A
parent remote did seem like every kid's dream come true,
but he didn't want to get into trouble for making
his parents do things they didn't want to do. I mean,
maybe just for today, and only if we don't let
ourselves get too carried away, Like maybe we should only
use it for things mom and dad would be okay
with doing anyway like this, Andreas began pushing a very
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long sequence of buttons. His tongue curled around his upper
lip while he carefully considered the order of buttons he
would need to make this operation happen. After he had finished,
the kids waited a few minutes, then their dad entered
the room with five slices of apple pie on a plate,
which he handed to Andreas. Son. I know I didn't
ask you if you wanted five large slices of pie,
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but I guess here you go. Thank you, father, That
will be all for now. Andreas dismissed his father and
then winked at Daniella. But she did not seem impressed.
Only make them do things they would be okay with doing, right.
Isn't that what you just said, cause I'm sure Dad
would normally be totally okay with serving his son five
(10:45):
giant pieces of apple pie rate before supper. Sure. Danielle
grabbed the remote from her brother and walked over to
where she could see her mother. Aiming the remote at
her mother, she began programming a new sequence on the remote.
The kids then watched as their mother pulled out a
book and made her self comfortable on her favorite reading chair.
(11:05):
See brother, mom was always saying she wishes she had
more time for reading. I'm using the remote to make
her do something nice for herself. For a moment, Andreas
almost felt bad about the pie thing until he got
a closer look at what their mother was reading. Uh, Daniella,
isn't that your workbook from school? And did mom just
pull out a pen to start answering your homemwerk questions? Well,
(11:28):
it turned out this remote was just too much fun.
The kids couldn't help themselves. They continued going back and
forth using the parent remote to have their parents do
all sorts of things, like cooking not one, but two
different suppers, both of which happened to be the kid's
favorite meals. But it was okay because maybe their parents
liked doing extra cooking and cleaning up, and it was
(11:49):
perfectly fine that they had their parents do some chores
for them. They decided that their parents had probably been
thinking about giving them a break from chores anyway. And
then one of their parents recently met wanting to finger
paint all over the walls using sparkly glitter paint. They
had talked about that before, hadn't they. But the thing
Andreas and Daniella knew deep down in their hearts is
(12:10):
that their parents had been dreaming of putting on some
chicken costumes and walking around the house making bock bocking
and cluck clucking sounds. I mean, aren't all parents secretly
dying to do that? Andreas and Danielle sure thought so.
But after searching the house for a camera to take
some flattering photos for the family photo album. The kids
returned to find that their parents were no longer bock
(12:30):
bocking or cluck clucking. They weren't even moving. Andreas, why
do mom and dad look like they're frozen in one position?
Did you accidentally press a pause button or something. Andreas
didn't think he had pressed anything, but supposed it could
have happened by accident. He searched the remote to see
if there was a pause button, but couldn't find anything.
(12:53):
He pointed the remote at his parents, who were standing
there like poultry mannequins, and began pressing various buttons. Nothing.
He couldn't even get them to blink their eyes. We
have been using that remote a lot today, mentioned Danielle.
It took a lot of work for me to get
dad to sing every song of my favorite musical. Is
it possible the remote needs new batteries. Andrea's tried replacing
(13:17):
all of the batteries, but it didn't change anything. Oh,
this is really bad, said Andreas. We broke our parents.
It's one thing to break a TV remote, but now
our parents are frozen. This is terrible. A mischievous look
spread across Daniella's face. Is it though, because frozen parents
(13:38):
mean we get to stay up as late as we want.
Andrea shook his head. What it means is we're the
ones who will have to clean up after dinner. We're
the ones who will have to wash all of the dishes.
We're the ones who will have to finish the rest
of our homework. We're the ones we'll have to make
our own breakfast before school tomorrow, which I suppose we
could probably handle since cereal is like the eusiest thing
(14:00):
to make. I just really like the way Dad pours
the milk. Daniella really wanted to skip bedtime, but not
so much that she was willing to do her own homework.
Plus there was also the whole bit about loving her
parents and feeling bad for them being stuck inside chicken costumes.
The store where we bought the remote should still be
opened for another hour. All we have to do is
(14:21):
exchange the broken remote for one that works, and we'll
be able to unpause our chickens, I mean parents. The
kids race back to the store and we're happy to
see that the salesperson who had helped them earlier was
still there. He, on the other hand, did not look
so thrilled about seeing them. Ah, you kids again, But
we're closing soon and I'm tired. Not to worry, kind sir,
(14:45):
began Andreas. We are just here to trade in our
broken remote for a new one. Except we were in
such a rush that we left the broken one at home,
So by trade I mean that we'd just like to
accept a new one. The salesperson frowned. Kids, their remote
is what of a kind? If it's broken? There's not
a whole lot I can do for you. I don't
(15:05):
have another one to give you. Please begged Danielle. There
has to be something you can do. We didn't even
drop the remote on the ground this time. We really
need your help. I can't stand the thought of having
frozen chicken parents at my wedding when I grow up. Oh,
he's so embarrassed. The salesperson seemed confused by Danielle's last comment, Cads,
(15:28):
did you say your parents appear to be frozen, almost
as if they've been paused. The kids felt a bit
of hope. Yeah, that's right. Do you know how to
fix it? Do our parents need new batteries? The salesperson
glanced up at the clock, disappointed that it wasn't closing
time yet. Kid, just say, you know people don't take batteries.
(15:49):
Please don't try that at home. Second of all, you
must have initiated standby, But that doesn't make sense, because
that's just a safety feature to prevent the remote from overheating.
To make that happen, you either have to be using
the remote way too much in a short period of time,
or you'd have to have been using the remote to
do some pretty ridiculous things. Those are the only two
(16:10):
ways the remote will become inactive. Daniella raised one of
her eyebrows, and what if someone were to do both
of those things? Too many things and too ridiculous. The
salesperson was totally regretting his decision to sell the remote
to these kids. Luckily, for you, guys, the remote will
(16:30):
turn itself back on after a brief period of rest.
You clearly took things a little too far. The salesperson
tried handing them the instruction manuals so they could use
the remote more responsibly, but the kids once again just laughed.
You still don't understand, kids, do you. We don't read
instructions and we often take things too far. It's just
(16:51):
how it is. You try being a kid, it's hard work.
The kids were excited to know that their parents might
already be unfrozen by the time they got home. During
the walk back, they talked about all the actual nice
things they could have their parents do, starting with having
them take off those silly chicken suits. But when they
walked through the front door, they saw that the chicken
(17:11):
suits were already in a pile on the floor. Oh,
look at that. They must be unpaused. The remotes working again.
Now where did we leave it, asked Andreas. Suddenly, his
sister elbowed him in the rib cage. Ow what was
that for Daniella. But before Daniella could tell her brother
(17:32):
she hadn't meant to, she saw him put his thumb
in his mouth and say, Goo goo gaga, baby wants
to play. The kids could hear some snickering coming from
another room. Mom, Dad, No answer, just some distant giggling sounds. Andreas,
(17:53):
why do I suddenly feel an urge to sit down
and do my homework? Ooh, that's not good, said And
why am I now walking toward a kitchen sink that
is full of dirty dishes. As he dipped his hands
in the soapy water, he called out to his parents
over his shoulder. You know, I'm pretty sure if you
had bothered to read the instruction manual, you'd have seen
(18:15):
that you're not supposed to use the remote like this.
The end. That's the story, And here is your question
of the week. If you were offered a remote like this,
would you still take it knowing that someone might possibly
use it on you? Well, that's all for now. We'll
(18:37):
catch you on the next one.
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