Mr. VanderWinkle, I got them the Christmas sweaters
that you requested for the recital tomorrow.
Mine's a Christmas sweater. Hers isn't.
Mine is too.
What are they doing looking like this?
Well, I wanted to get her a green one,
but they were all sold out.
I'm not talking about their sweaters, OK
I am talking about their appearance, their hair.
Well,
I haven't been able to get them to the hairstylist
since the beginning of last year.
Mine looks good.
There is no way
I am putting them on stage
tomorrow in front of the whole school looking like this.
What do you want me to do?
I need you to take them to the salon.
So they are presentable.
They need to make a good impression.
OK, come on kids.
Let's see if I can get you guys in. Let's go.
Noah and Emma are going to flunk unless they get a haircut.
Will they be able to get one by tomorrow?
Mom, you're not going to be able to get us in.
Noah, I'm just going to try.
(phone ring)
carol-donna hair salon.
Can I bring my kids in right now for a cut and style?
The salon is closed right now.
Can you bring them in the morning?
No, no.
They need their haircut now.
They have a school recital tomorrow morning.
I wish you let me know about two hours ago.
i Already locked up.
Well, is there any way you can come to my house tonight?
I'll pay extra.
Do you mind paying in cash?
I hate to do that to you.
Well, no, I'll pay in cash
and I'll give it to you before you even start.
OK, I'll do it.
great!
The kids will be with the sitter tonight.
When can you come by?
I need to go get
dinner first, but I can be there between seven and eight.
Perfect. They'll see you then.
Thank you so much.
Bye.
OK, bye.
Great news, kids.
Carol's going to come by tonight and cut your hair.
Carol.
Can she even cut a boy's hair?
Yeah, she's great with families.
I'm going to give you the money
because I won't be there tonight.
I'm getting you guys a sitter.
A sitter.
hey kids, I got you a sitter,
she's going to be here at seven
and I'll be back after bedtime.
What sitter?
well, she's new, but she's Mrs.
Clarkson's niece, so I'm sure she'll be fine.
Wait, what about Brianna?
Yeah, she's nice and pretty.
Well, remember,
Brianna started school this semester,
so I'm trying to find somebody else.
Why are we getting a sitter anyways? Yeah.
Are we getting a little old for that?
Well, maybe.
But you need someone here,
at least when you get your haircut.
All right, fine.
I can't believe you're making me get my haircut.
Well, I'm not. Your teacher is.
And I left the cash for her on the kitchen table.
Alright, mom.
We'll go ahead and pay her.
Oh, the sitters here.
Hi, I'm Grace, I'm the new sitter.
Hi, nice to meet you.
Come on in.
hi grace, thanks for coming over.
I haven't read your reviews yet.
Are you OK taking care of two older kids?
Oh, yeah, yeah.
I actually just got back from England,
where I was taking care of a family,
and I can't really say who, but let's just say
they have royal titles.
Oh, that's great.
Well, I'm sure my two kids will be OK.
I mean, they are
a little rambunctious, but I'm sure you can handle it.
well, I'm sure however they are, I'll have no problem
straightening them out.
OK, good.
I just want to let you know
of a couple of items that I need taken care of.
Certainly, I'm great with rules.
OK, just a couple of things. All right.
No PlayStation after nine, bed by ten.
And no candy.
Oh yeah.
And one more thing.
PlayStation, bed, candy. Got it.
And what else?
And I left money in the kitchen
and the kids know all about it.
Kitchen. money. You're in great hands.
I'll see you after ten.
Perfect.
This is going to be so easy.
50 Bucks says you can't pull this one out without falling.
Oh yeah, I can.
But make it 100.
Now you owe me $4,250.
hmmm how about double or nothing?
No way.
I'm not falling for that
because one of these days you're going to get lucky.
Hi, kids.
Hey, you must be the new sitter.
That's right.
And we're going to have a really great time
as long as you follow my rules.
Rules, I thought mom sets the rules.
Oh, don't worry, they're just common sense.
I want to make sure we don't have any misunderstandings.
Oh OK. What are they?
Great. Let me pull them up.
Rule number one, I don't cook.
That's fine.
We probably wouldn't like it anyway.
Rule number two, I don't do dishes.
In fact,
you have to clean the entire kitchen
before your mom gets home.
What?
That's not fair.
Next, no TV or PlayStation until after your homeworks done.
Oh, we don't have any homework.
uh, noah’s lying.
He hasn't made his snowflakes for homeroom yet.
Well, I'm going to need to see that before TV.
Which brings me to rule number four.
I pick out all the shows.
That's fine, as long as it's WandaVision.
Or The Mandalorian.
Maybe we can watch one of those
after we watch the full season of
Kourtney and Kim take New York.
What?
That's boring.
And the last rule?
You have to be in bed by 10:00 p.m.
with the lights out
because of that to my boyfriend comes over.
Boyfriend, does mom know about that?
Besides, your boyfriend is already here.
Whatever! Boyfriend,
go upstairs and finish up your little snowflakes,
and Emily, clean up this mess, I need a drink.
It's Emma.
I'm glad I don't have to deal with that.
All right.
Let's see what they got.
Orange soda?
No, thanks.
(gasp) yes!
Strawberry?!
ew! no!
Finally.
Grapefruit.
Absolutely not.
I need to go out and get some real drinks. Oh.
Lucky for me. Mom left some money.
I'm going to the store.
Tell your brother.
I don't think you're supposed to do that.
You don't make the rules around here.
I do.
OK. Well, I hope mom knows about this.
I'll tell her after you're in bed.
Now go clean the kitchen.
oh man...
Wait a minute.
Where's the money that mom left for a hairstylist?
Emma, I think the hair ladies here.
OK, I'll go get it.
Oh, hi.
I'm from the salon.
I'm your mom's hairdresser.
Hi, Donna.
My mom said you were coming.
Wow emma. Your hair.
What was the last time it was cut?
Oh, the beginning of last year.
You know how things have been.
OK, Emma.
I also understand I'm doing your brother's hair?
Yeah, that's me.
You better make this look good.
This looks like quite a project.
Did your mom tell you about the money?
Oh, I think our babysitter took it.
She did?
go find her so I can get started.
Well, I think she went to the store.
Yeah, she's probably spending it.
Kids, I hate to be rude, but I told your mom, no cash,
no haircuts.
I had problems with this before, so I got to go.
What? What are we supposed to do?
Call me when your babysitter gets back.
If there's enough time, I'll do it.
Well, I'm sure she'll be back soon.
How do you know?
I'll see you later.
What are we going to do now?
I don't know, but mom's going to be mad.
What if we just skip the recital?
We can't do that.
We'll flunk drama class.
Why don't I just cut my own hair?
Dad does it.
That's pretty easy to do when you're half bald.
Fine.
Why don't you cut my hair then?
Great.
But who's going to cut mine?
Fine, I'll do it, but you owe me one.
No way.
Let's just cut yours and hope
the sitter comes back with money.
Fine.
You just cut
here and there, and it's just like making a snowflake.
Those are awful.
Well, Let's get started.
These are like weeds.
Oh, you're so gross noah.
Oh, no, it looks really, really bad.
I think a bird made a nest in it.
coming from you, little bo peep?
Do you think I should become a hair stylist?
Definitely not.
Hey, Noah, you've got a bald spot.
what?!
Just kidding.
It's not funny.
I thought it was funny.
So that's it. all done.
So, how is it?
You look five years younger.
I want to look older, not younger.
Well, we'll let mom decide.
OK, now let's do yours.
No way.
Well, what are you going to do now?
You don't want to flunk drama.
Hey, kids, I'm here.
That gives me an idea.
Oh, you're back.
Where's our money?
Don't you mean the money your mom left for me?
No, that
money was supposed to pay for our haircuts.
Well, Noah, I see you got your done.
Looks pretty good.
You like it?
I'm pretty handsome, aren't I?
I cut it
and we needed that money so that I could get mine done.
Well, that's too bad because I spent it.
What are we going to do now?
Well, you cut his.
So why doesn't he cut yours?
I'm not letting him cut my hair.
Have you seen his snowflakes?
Oh fine, I'll do it.
I mean, I've cut Muffy’s hair a few times.
Perfect. She's got experience.
Who's Muffy?
My mom's Pomeranian, and she's so cute.
That's a great idea.
I guess it's the only one we got.
Come with me.
All right, kid, so how do you want it?
Well, it used to be two like here.
Perfect.
All right.
Well, you have some thick hair.
I'm just going to go in and start.
I'm nervous.
It's fine.
You and Muffy kind of have similar coloring.
Yours is a bit more knotty though.
Well, sometimes we forget to brush it.
Really?
Aren't you like supposed to be...
Whatever. OK.
ow!
You're fine.
Let me make sure the back is even just like muffy’s.
I'm not a dog.
Maybe.
but you have the same hair!
Your bangs are really matted.
Muffy would never walk around with that type of bang.
I wish I were Muffy right now.
So do I.
you're fine.
I'm tender headed.
OK, well, muffy is not.
And that's what I'm used to doing.
You know, if you're a good girl.
I might give you a Biscuit.
I don't want a biscuit.
are you a good girl?!
gosh...
guess not.
Donna is way better at cutting hair than this.
OK, well, Donna’s is not here.
You're the weirdest babysitter I've ever had. Ha.
You're the weirdest muffy I've ever had.
I'm not Muffy.
Oh, that must be the garage door.
That means mom's home early.
Early?!
I have to go check on something.
Noah, I see you got your haircut.
Yeah, sort of.
Where's your sister?
Right over there.
Hey, Emma.
hey mom!
what happened to you?
I got my haircut.
That's what you wanted.
That's it. I'm firing Donna.
Donna didn't cut our hair.
Yeah.
Emma cut mine.
And Noah, you cut emma’s?
No, the new sitter did.
The new sitter?
Where is she?
Oh, she hightailed it out of here.
Yeah. As soon as you got home.
I think your hair might be workable.
You do?
I agree.
Emma,
I think if we braid yours and Noah, I think if we just,
you know, style it a little bit.
I think we'll be ready for the recital tomorrow.
And now
with our Christmas song, our brother and sister team.
Emma and Noah.
On the first day of Christmas, my best friend gave to me.
a Haircut and an ice cream.
Even though Noah and Emma
didn't get great haircuts,
they made the best out of their situation.
Remember, a good attitude will take you far.