- Can you smile for me?
- Can you smile for me?

- Yeah
- Yeah

- They got similar cheeks. This is the one that I would
- They got similar cheeks. This is the one that I would

feel like has the closest, most ethnic hair.
feel like has the closest, most ethnic hair.

- [Interviewer] I like it.
- [Interviewer] I like it.

Assumptions about hair that you can't even see.
Assumptions about hair that you can't even see.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

("Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")
("Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy")

- [Interviewer] Hello.
- [Interviewer] Hello.

- Hello. My name is Ethan.
- Hello. My name is Ethan.

- Hi. I'm Ahnya.
- Hi. I'm Ahnya.

- Daunte.
- Daunte.

- Daunte, are you a parent?
- Daunte, are you a parent?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- [Interviewer] How many kids you got?
- [Interviewer] How many kids you got?

- Five.
- Five.

- [Interviewer] Do you have any kids?
- [Interviewer] Do you have any kids?

- No.
- No.

- [Interviewer] Why you gotta say it like that
- [Interviewer] Why you gotta say it like that

in front of all these moms?
in front of all these moms?

- What?
- What?

- Right. They know.
- Right. They know.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

- [Interviewer] Today, you're gonna be matching kids to moms.
- [Interviewer] Today, you're gonna be matching kids to moms.

(Daunte laughing)
(Daunte laughing)

- [Interviewer] What's your mom's name?
- [Interviewer] What's your mom's name?

- Mari.
- Mari.

- Do you and Mari look alike?
- Do you and Mari look alike?

- No, but I think we have the same traits.
- No, but I think we have the same traits.

We both like to talk.
We both like to talk.

- Uh huh.
- Uh huh.

- And, both have the same dream.
- And, both have the same dream.

- [Interviewer] The same dream?
- [Interviewer] The same dream?

- To be rich.
- To be rich.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- [Interviewer] Let's have everybody walk on out there.
- [Interviewer] Let's have everybody walk on out there.

You ready?
You ready?

- Sure.
- Sure.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Hi, Ethan.
- Hi, Ethan.

- [Interviewer] Wait, you two know each other?
- [Interviewer] Wait, you two know each other?

- She's my mom's friend's daughter.
- She's my mom's friend's daughter.

- So you know her mom too?
- So you know her mom too?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- [Interviewer] This is unexpected.
- [Interviewer] This is unexpected.

(everyone laughing)
(everyone laughing)

- Oh my gosh, you have such cool style.
- Oh my gosh, you have such cool style.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- Okay. Let's see.
- Okay. Let's see.

- Well, just because she's stylish
- Well, just because she's stylish

doesn't mean her mother will be stylish.
doesn't mean her mother will be stylish.

- Do you get your style from your mother?
- Do you get your style from your mother?

- No.
- No.

- So, tell me about your mom,
- So, tell me about your mom,

what's your mom like?
what's your mom like?

- My mom's really funny and I like to hang out
- My mom's really funny and I like to hang out

with her when I get the chance.
with her when I get the chance.

- She works a lot?
- She works a lot?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- It's you. In the orange shirt. Darnelli.
- It's you. In the orange shirt. Darnelli.

- I don't know her.
- I don't know her.

I don't know what you're talking about.
I don't know what you're talking about.

- Well, this was an easy one.
- Well, this was an easy one.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- I want to talk to you.
- I want to talk to you.

So, we've got the eyebrows, the nose.
So, we've got the eyebrows, the nose.

About the same height.
About the same height.

The more I've got you close to her,
The more I've got you close to her,

the more you guys look a lot alike.
the more you guys look a lot alike.

That's my final guess. These two.
That's my final guess. These two.

(girls laughing)
(girls laughing)

- Yeah, that's her momma.
- Yeah, that's her momma.

- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.
- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

Okay, let's bring the next kid in.
Okay, let's bring the next kid in.

- This is me. So, this isn't fair.
- This is me. So, this isn't fair.

- [Interviewer] How is this you?
- [Interviewer] How is this you?

- Well, we're mixed.
- Well, we're mixed.

So, that means that any one of these
So, that means that any one of these

six women could be her mom.
six women could be her mom.

- I want you to step up.
- I want you to step up.

Can you smile for me?
Can you smile for me?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- They got similar cheeks. This is the one that I would
- They got similar cheeks. This is the one that I would

feel like has the closest, most ethnic hair.
feel like has the closest, most ethnic hair.

Underneath her scarf.
Underneath her scarf.

- [Interviewer] Okay, I like it.
- [Interviewer] Okay, I like it.

Assumptions about hair that you can't even see.
Assumptions about hair that you can't even see.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Do you play soccer?
- Do you play soccer?

Do you play sports? - I do play soccer.
Do you play sports? - I do play soccer.

- Does mom take it all that? Or dad?
- Does mom take it all that? Or dad?

- I don't have a dad. I have two moms.
- I don't have a dad. I have two moms.

- Come on down.
- Come on down.

- So there's two parts to this.
- So there's two parts to this.

One's the stereotypical look of what
One's the stereotypical look of what

would probably have two moms.
would probably have two moms.

And then, when I turned around and looked, you grinned
And then, when I turned around and looked, you grinned

like " you got me. She got me".
like " you got me. She got me".

I'm going final answer. I think I'm two for two.
I'm going final answer. I think I'm two for two.

I think I'm two for two.
I think I'm two for two.

- Okay, all right.
- Okay, all right.

- Hello.
- Hello.

- Hello.
- Hello.

What's your name?
What's your name?

- Frankie.
- Frankie.

- Tell me something about your mom.
- Tell me something about your mom.

- She cooks good food.
- She cooks good food.

And, she's really nice.
And, she's really nice.

And yeah.
And yeah.

- It's hard cause they're all really
- It's hard cause they're all really

look really nice.
look really nice.

(host laughing)
(host laughing)

- What's your favorite meal that your mom makes?
- What's your favorite meal that your mom makes?

- I like a lot of them.
- I like a lot of them.

- But if you had to pick one.
- But if you had to pick one.

- If I had to pick one, it's some meal
- If I had to pick one, it's some meal

it will be like some meal with chicken, rice, and cheese.
it will be like some meal with chicken, rice, and cheese.

- Uh mm.
- Uh mm.

- [Interviewer] Does that give you any information or...
- [Interviewer] Does that give you any information or...

- Not at all. Frankie is stomping this girl.
- Not at all. Frankie is stomping this girl.

- I think you step forward.
- I think you step forward.

- Me?
- Me?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- You guys both... both have "frankles".
- You guys both... both have "frankles".

- [Interviewer] Both have what?
- [Interviewer] Both have what?

- Frankles.
- Frankles.

- [Interviewer] Not freckles?
- [Interviewer] Not freckles?

- Freckles.
- Freckles.

- [Interviewer] Or frankles.
- [Interviewer] Or frankles.

- Can you please count to five.
- Can you please count to five.

- One, two, three, four, five.
- One, two, three, four, five.

- Match.
- Match.

- I'm confident.
- I'm confident.

- [Interviewer] You didn't even hear Frankie count to five.
- [Interviewer] You didn't even hear Frankie count to five.

- Frankie, count to five.
- Frankie, count to five.

- One, two, three, four, five.
- One, two, three, four, five.

- Matched.
- Matched.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.
- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.

Thank you, you two. You can head on back.
Thank you, you two. You can head on back.

- How old are you?
- How old are you?

- I'm thirteen.
- I'm thirteen.

- What nationalities are you?
- What nationalities are you?

- Well, I'm American.
- Well, I'm American.

My ethnicity is is compressed, as far as I know.
My ethnicity is is compressed, as far as I know.

I've never taken a DNA test.
I've never taken a DNA test.

(Daunte laughing)
(Daunte laughing)

- But, I'm Japanese and Mexican.
- But, I'm Japanese and Mexican.

- Is your mom tall?
- Is your mom tall?

Oh, you're smart.
Oh, you're smart.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

He almost said, he almost...
He almost said, he almost...

These children are adorable.
These children are adorable.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

He's mean mugging the crap out of me.
He's mean mugging the crap out of me.

It's so funny.
It's so funny.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

- Can you guys please play rock paper scissors?
- Can you guys please play rock paper scissors?

I want to see.
I want to see.

- Yeah. Rock. Paper.
- Yeah. Rock. Paper.

- Matched.
- Matched.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- The same facially. And, they both
- The same facially. And, they both

actually got scissors at the exact same time.
actually got scissors at the exact same time.

- [Interviewer] You feel good about this one?
- [Interviewer] You feel good about this one?

- Yes. I feel confident.
- Yes. I feel confident.

- [Interviewer] Boom.
- [Interviewer] Boom.

- This is who I think it is.
- This is who I think it is.

- I'm gonna go with the one behind you.
- I'm gonna go with the one behind you.

Jean jacket. He kind of looks like mom.
Jean jacket. He kind of looks like mom.

The hairline looks very similar.
The hairline looks very similar.

- [Interviewer] Okay, thank you.
- [Interviewer] Okay, thank you.

- I'm wondering if I'm going to get to the end
- I'm wondering if I'm going to get to the end

then they're going to be like, "All seven are right".
then they're going to be like, "All seven are right".

Then, I'm going to be like, "Yeah".
Then, I'm going to be like, "Yeah".

- [Interviewer] Well, let's not get cocky.
- [Interviewer] Well, let's not get cocky.

- Ah Jesus, Brook.
- Ah Jesus, Brook.

- Hi Ethan. How are you?
- Hi Ethan. How are you?

- Hi. How are you?
- Hi. How are you?

- I'm good.
- I'm good.

- [Interviewer] You know each other?
- [Interviewer] You know each other?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- But, I don't think I have seen her mom.
- But, I don't think I have seen her mom.

- Describe your mom. Is she tall?
- Describe your mom. Is she tall?

- She's tall.
- She's tall.

- What color hair does she have?
- What color hair does she have?

- I can't say that.
- I can't say that.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- It's against the rules.
- It's against the rules.

- I see you're full energy.
- I see you're full energy.

Is mom full energy like you, too?
Is mom full energy like you, too?

- No.
- No.

- No?
- No?

- She's an extrovert, definitely.
- She's an extrovert, definitely.

And I'm....
And I'm....

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- She said extrovert.
- She said extrovert.

I know adults who don't know how to use that word.
I know adults who don't know how to use that word.

You know what I mean?
You know what I mean?

Like, I don't know what to do with this one.
Like, I don't know what to do with this one.

- What's your favorite animal?
- What's your favorite animal?

- Probably a chicken.
- Probably a chicken.

- [Interviewer] And how could you tell if a mom likes chickens?
- [Interviewer] And how could you tell if a mom likes chickens?

- I don't know.
- I don't know.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- It came on my head.
- It came on my head.

Is she a good cook?
Is she a good cook?

- No.
- No.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Come on up. Oh my gosh.
- Come on up. Oh my gosh.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

If y'all are not mother and daughter,
If y'all are not mother and daughter,

then you need to talk to somebody.
then you need to talk to somebody.

- Please both pretend to cry.
- Please both pretend to cry.

(fake crying)
(fake crying)

- Okay, matched.
- Okay, matched.

- [Interviewer] Why is that a match?
- [Interviewer] Why is that a match?

- Have the same tone of crying.
- Have the same tone of crying.

Just, one was louder.
Just, one was louder.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Hello little lady. How you doing?
- Hello little lady. How you doing?

- Good.
- Good.

(Daunte laughing)
(Daunte laughing)

- You scared of me or something?
- You scared of me or something?

A little bit?
A little bit?

What are you mixed with?
What are you mixed with?

- Huh?
- Huh?

- Are you mixed?
- Are you mixed?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- Do you know what that means?
- Do you know what that means?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- What are you mixed with?
- What are you mixed with?

- I don't know.
- I don't know.

- See, that's fair. That's fine.
- See, that's fair. That's fine.

- What's your mom's like?
- What's your mom's like?

- She's funny. She smiles a lot.
- She's funny. She smiles a lot.

- Smile a lot. Please come up.
- Smile a lot. Please come up.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Please tell a joke.
- Please tell a joke.

- What did the triangle say to the circle?
- What did the triangle say to the circle?

- I don't know.
- I don't know.

- You're pointless.
- You're pointless.

- Next.
- Next.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- I would like to hear a joke.
- I would like to hear a joke.

- Why did the blind man fall into the well?
- Why did the blind man fall into the well?

Because, he didn't see that well.
Because, he didn't see that well.

(child laughing)
(child laughing)

- Now that time I heard someone laugh.
- Now that time I heard someone laugh.

So, I think you two are matched.
So, I think you two are matched.

- Hi.
- Hi.

(Ahnya laughing)
(Ahnya laughing)

- What's your name?
- What's your name?

- Justin.
- Justin.

- Well, Shauna is the only mother that's left.
- Well, Shauna is the only mother that's left.

So Shauna, can you please come up?
So Shauna, can you please come up?

I think in the right light, this could be red hair.
I think in the right light, this could be red hair.

- Yep. He's got the freckles.
- Yep. He's got the freckles.

She's almost got a little freckles.
She's almost got a little freckles.

He's got some almond eyes. Yeah. That's mom.
He's got some almond eyes. Yeah. That's mom.

- I think you two are matched.
- I think you two are matched.

- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.
- [Interviewer] Okay, all right.

Head on back please.
Head on back please.

(climactic orchestral chord)
(climactic orchestral chord)

How do you think you did?
How do you think you did?

- I think I did amazingly.
- I think I did amazingly.

- I think I passed. I think I got five.
- I think I passed. I think I got five.

- [Interviewer] You think you got five?
- [Interviewer] You think you got five?

- I think I got five.
- I think I got five.

- With a show of hands, who did Ahnya guess correctly?
- With a show of hands, who did Ahnya guess correctly?

- Oh, I knew that.
- Oh, I knew that.

- Three.
- Three.

- [Interviewer] So it looks like you got three right.
- [Interviewer] So it looks like you got three right.

- I was so close.
- I was so close.

- [Interviewer] So close.
- [Interviewer] So close.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- [Interviewer] Everybody move to your rightful mother.
- [Interviewer] Everybody move to your rightful mother.

- Right. Okay.
- Right. Okay.

- I wasn't even close.
- I wasn't even close.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

(host laughing)
(host laughing)

- Yeah, I knew that. You look just like mom.
- Yeah, I knew that. You look just like mom.

- Her baby photos and stuff looks exactly like me.
- Her baby photos and stuff looks exactly like me.

- That's scary.
- That's scary.

- You can't tell a difference.
- You can't tell a difference.

- What's your ethnicity?
- What's your ethnicity?

- Mine?
- Mine?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- I'm Latina.
- I'm Latina.

- Well, he looks mixed. Is he mixed?
- Well, he looks mixed. Is he mixed?

Is his daddy Asian?
Is his daddy Asian?

Okay, I can see that.
Okay, I can see that.

- Very good.
- Very good.

- A lot of people can't get past the fact
- A lot of people can't get past the fact

that he looks Asian.
that he looks Asian.

Even though like you say
Even though like you say

very similar features. - very similar features.
very similar features. - very similar features.

- But it throws people off.
- But it throws people off.

- [Interviewer] Thank you. Awesome.
- [Interviewer] Thank you. Awesome.

- Come on Frankie.
- Come on Frankie.

Now that they're in front of each other,
Now that they're in front of each other,

they look a lot alike.
they look a lot alike.

Do you think you look like mom?
Do you think you look like mom?

- Uh.
- Uh.

- Okay, that's all I wanted to hear.
- Okay, that's all I wanted to hear.

- Both you guys both have pointy noses.
- Both you guys both have pointy noses.

- Really? I think the cheeks. We've got chubby cheeks.
- Really? I think the cheeks. We've got chubby cheeks.

- His daddy white?
- His daddy white?

- Yeah. I'm half white too.
- Yeah. I'm half white too.

- Oh, are you?
- Oh, are you?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- What's the other half?
- What's the other half?

- Filipino.
- Filipino.

- Okay.
- Okay.

It was nice to meet you Frankie.
It was nice to meet you Frankie.

- Come on up. Are you religious?
- Come on up. Are you religious?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- A Muslim?
- A Muslim?

- Yes.
- Yes.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Why not cover her hair up?
- Why not cover her hair up?

- So, I don't take away her choice.
- So, I don't take away her choice.

She can cover when she wants to.
She can cover when she wants to.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Are you wearing hijab to school tomorrow?
- Are you wearing hijab to school tomorrow?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Oh, that's awesome.
- Oh, that's awesome.

- Do you guys think you're the same?
- Do you guys think you're the same?

- Do you think we look the same?
- Do you think we look the same?

- No. I said that they are never going to pair us up.
- No. I said that they are never going to pair us up.

My mom's white and she has a pointy nose.
My mom's white and she has a pointy nose.

- I can remember that as a kid,
- I can remember that as a kid,

when my dad would come to class,
when my dad would come to class,

everybody would think all the other black kids were his son.
everybody would think all the other black kids were his son.

I've been dealing with that my whole life.
I've been dealing with that my whole life.

So, I get it.
So, I get it.

- Here. I understand that.
- Here. I understand that.

I had to take my mom to middle-school with me
I had to take my mom to middle-school with me

to prove that I was black.
to prove that I was black.

So, yeah.
So, yeah.

- Do you think you look like mom?
- Do you think you look like mom?

- Yeah. Yeah, sometimes.
- Yeah. Yeah, sometimes.

- Sometimes? We're kind of silly the same.
- Sometimes? We're kind of silly the same.

(child laughing)
(child laughing)

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Is she adopted?
- Is she adopted?

- She's not.
- She's not.

- No?
- No?

- Her other mother gave birth.
- Her other mother gave birth.

- So, you guys pick a donor? Or?
- So, you guys pick a donor? Or?

- We did. We picked an anonymous donor
- We did. We picked an anonymous donor

who was Irish and freckled like me.
who was Irish and freckled like me.

- Oh. That's, okay.
- Oh. That's, okay.

I was like, "Well, why the baby look mixed"?
I was like, "Well, why the baby look mixed"?

Okay. Well that makes sense.
Okay. Well that makes sense.

- I was really hoping you would get us wrong.
- I was really hoping you would get us wrong.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Why?
- Why?

- I don't know. I mean, having a new mom is pretty cool.
- I don't know. I mean, having a new mom is pretty cool.

- You want a new mom?
- You want a new mom?

- No, but...
- No, but...

- That's sad.
- That's sad.

- No.
- No.

- No, just for a teeny weeny bit.
- No, just for a teeny weeny bit.

- Just for a couple minutes?
- Just for a couple minutes?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Okay.
- Okay.

- You guys even stand the same.
- You guys even stand the same.

(Sophie and Darnelli laughing)
(Sophie and Darnelli laughing)

- You got your hands in the pocket.
- You got your hands in the pocket.

- Even the hair is flipped the same.
- Even the hair is flipped the same.

(Ahnya and Sophie laughing)
(Ahnya and Sophie laughing)

- It's so cute.
- It's so cute.

- If you guys had one super power, what would it be?
- If you guys had one super power, what would it be?

- Probably telekinesis.
- Probably telekinesis.

- I want to fly.
- I want to fly.

- I want to be rich.
- I want to be rich.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- [Interviewer] Okay.
- [Interviewer] Okay.

Thank you, you two.
Thank you, you two.

- Come on Justin.
- Come on Justin.

- It's me.
- It's me.

- Your hair is what we would consider black red.
- Your hair is what we would consider black red.

- Is that a compliment? Or?
- Is that a compliment? Or?

- No, it's just a fact.
- No, it's just a fact.

- You do look like her though.
- You do look like her though.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- Frankie and you look like cousins.
- Frankie and you look like cousins.

You guys both got all the nice freckles
You guys both got all the nice freckles

and about the same tone.
and about the same tone.

That's the thing with the mixed kids.
That's the thing with the mixed kids.

None of us look like our parents all the way.
None of us look like our parents all the way.

- [Interviewer] Do you think you look like your mom?
- [Interviewer] Do you think you look like your mom?

- I mean sort of. Maybe. I don't know.
- I mean sort of. Maybe. I don't know.

- We're always told he's spitting image of dad.
- We're always told he's spitting image of dad.

Just lighter skinned.
Just lighter skinned.

- Thank you guys.
- Thank you guys.

- [Interviewer] How was that?
- [Interviewer] How was that?

- I think it was hard slash easy.
- I think it was hard slash easy.

Like I said, in the middle.
Like I said, in the middle.

- Brought up some old emotions. Some old feelings.
- Brought up some old emotions. Some old feelings.

I'm a mixed kid.
I'm a mixed kid.

And, there's identity issues that come with people
And, there's identity issues that come with people

not recognizing who your parents are.
not recognizing who your parents are.

- [Interviewer] Did this open you up
- [Interviewer] Did this open you up

to the possibility of a kid?
to the possibility of a kid?

- No. No, absolutely.
- No. No, absolutely.

- [Interviewer] But they were all so cute.
- [Interviewer] But they were all so cute.

- Yeah, they were adorable but, I would kill Tomas.
- Yeah, they were adorable but, I would kill Tomas.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

And, Justin bounce around too much for me.
And, Justin bounce around too much for me.

Frankie is adorable but, I'm not raising anything.
Frankie is adorable but, I'm not raising anything.

(group laughing)
(group laughing)

- [Interviewer] Thank you Ethan.
- [Interviewer] Thank you Ethan.

(group applauding)
(group applauding)

- I did it.
- I did it.