Shadowing Practice: Teen Titans Go! | Dad Jokers | @dckids - Learn English Speaking with Video

Fear me, mere mortemies, for I am raised in the daughter of Trigon the Terrible.

Excuse me, would you...

Can I just...

Please...

Stop with the magic!

Oh, boy.

Lost my cool there.

Now, what's with all the wanton destruction?

Ugh, my dad is making me take over the planet.

I know, Dad!

Sheesh.

Say, you should be using those spooky moves for good instead of evil.

A superhero, huh?

My dad wouldn't like that.

Stop that!

I mean, see you at tryouts.

I'll take one of those.

You've got no chance, pal.

Hello, hello.

What do you want, Dad?

Have you forgotten?

Tonight is demon prom.

Not going.

You must go, Raven.

No. But I nominated you for prom queen.

As my daughter, you're guaranteed to win!

I don't want to be Prom Queen, Dad.

If you don't do this, you'll regret it for the rest of your eternal life.

Being Prom King made me the demon I am today.

I'd rather just stay here and read.

HEAR ME, DAUGHTER!

You will go to Demon Prom and be crowned Prom Queen!

Or I will rain fire upon the Earth until it is but cinder and act!

Ugh.. fine.

Good.

Now all you need to do is show up in your most evil dress with a nice cruel demon boy

and the crown is yours.

Whatever.

You grew up so fast?

Now, go ahead and get ready.

Oh, no?

You don't understand.

He's not your typical dad.

I can relate.

I mean, I am half robot after all.

Catch, Daddy, catch!

It's just...

I had a lot of issues growing up.

Who had childhood issues?

Excuse me, but are you my mother?

Okay, okay, thanks anyway.

Uh, are you my mother? Are you my mother?

Are you my mother? Are you mother?

Are you mother?

Look, my father Trigon is...

Trigon?

Trigon.

Devourer of a million souls?

Conqueror of countless worlds?

Trigon is one of the most powerful beings in the entire universe.

He is your father?

Yep.

My dad is literally a demon who feeds off the suffering of others.

Especially me.

Behold Trigon!

Master of the Dark!

Destroyer of Dimensions!

Enslaver of Civilizations!

Enough with the resume, Dad!

Hi, I'm Raven's father.

You must be Cyborg.

Is that an upgraded optical sensor?

Uh, yeah.

Thanks for noticing, all-powerful Trigon, sir.

Greetings.

I am Starfire, your daughter's best female friend within the Teen Titans.

Young lady, these pale in comparison to your beauty.

And the party animal himself, Beast Boy.

Guilty.

No introduction needed, Boy Wonder.

The honor is mine.

How is your back?

It's fine.

Why?

Thought it might be sore from carrying Batman all these years.

Ah!

Why are you here, Dad?

To see my only daughter and her friends, of course.

And now you have.

Goodbye.

Raven... That was harsh, man.

Even for her.

Yeah, I mean, a dare doesn't seem that bad.

Robin!

Raven!

Starfire! Where is everybody?

Uh, excuse me, ma'am.

Oh, hi guys.

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Long time no see.

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Robin?

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What is that thing?

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It's not a thing.

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It's my baby.

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Nobody cares about that baby!

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We're talking about your mullet, dude.

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Just a new look and I go by the name Nightwing now all part of growing up

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So you and Starfire finally tied the knot, huh?

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No me and Batgirl Hi guys

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What happened to you, man?

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You used to be so much cooler, relatively speaking.

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We gotta get you out of here.

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Let's go to a movie.

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I can't.

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It's my night to fix dinner.

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Says who?

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It's just one of my responsibilities.

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Make it stop, Cyborg!

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This is a nightmare!

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You're being a baby, Dad!

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Why is the Trigon so upset?

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I didn't give him anything for Father's Day.

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No wonder he has destroyed our city!

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You damaged his feelings!

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Who cares about his feelings?

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Excuse me, Trigon, sir?

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What do you want?

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This is for you.

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Oh.

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This was very thoughtful.

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Thank you.

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You know what?

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I won't destroy Earth after all.

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Well, got rid of him.

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Dad is making me go to demon prom.

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Prom?

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He loves prom!

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Oh, you must bring us with you, Raven!

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Guys, it's not prom, it's demon prom.

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You know, for demons.

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If you show up with me, my dad'll be super mad at him.

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Ah!

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Oh, hey.

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You guys want to go to demon prom?

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Yeah!

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Hello, hello!

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Ugh, back so soon?

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Let me guess, you're here to convince me to embrace my inner demon.

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Actually, I'm here to see your friend.

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Me?

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I just wanted to drop off a little gift for being so thoughtful.

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Kitty!

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Oh, he is the perfect!

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I was going to devour his soul, but I thought you'd enjoy him more.

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Oh, I am so glad he did not devour your soul.

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Okay.

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Thanks, Dad.

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Goodbye.

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I have feelings, you know.

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Mr. Trigon, I was just going to have a silly dance party by myself, but would you like to do the silly dance too? Would I?

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Well, at least he's not my problem anymore.

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Hey, Butterbean, want to go to the candy cane forest?

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That sounds delicious.

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Hello, hello.

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I've brought caramel apples.

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I hate caramel apples, King Jellybean.

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Not for you, Butterbean.

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They're for Sparkleface.

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Nom nom nom.

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They're so good, King Jellybean.

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Nom nom nom.

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Hey, those apples are supposed to be mine, you dumb horse.

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Playtime, Raven.

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Am I supposed to be like the face Sparkle?

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Dumb?

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If the horseshoe fits.

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Ah!

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Now, now, girls.

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There has to be a way to settle this.

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There is.

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He's just going to disappoint you like he always disappoints me

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Raven I am sorry I'm sorry to starfire Why are we even fighting?

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I don't know.

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I was never mad at you.

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I was mad at my dad this whole time.

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Oh, come on!

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The fight was just getting interesting.

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You wanted us to fight this whole time, didn't you?

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Seeing you lash out in anger, Raven, reminds me you're still daddy's little girl.

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This is the best Father's Day gift ever.

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Well, if you like that gift, we have one more for you.

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Ah!

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See you in fact, Skimmy!

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Sorry, Star.

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My dad may be a horrible demon, but I still want him to love me.

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I, too, wish for the fatherly love.

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Will you be my father, Raven?

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Yeah!

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Will you be mine, Star?

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Yes!

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Check me out, Chomp.

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Check me out, Chomp.

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Slippery rascal.

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I've got you, I've got you, I've got you.

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Get away from my friend.

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Thanksgiving needs a turkey!

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Fine.

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Just eat, Cyborg.

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You never listen to me anyway.

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All I wanted was for today to be perfect.

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Perfect for who, Dad?

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Well, if your perfect Thanksgiving doesn't include eating one of your friends, then, well, so be it.

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Thanks, Dad.

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Now change Cyborg back and let's go get ready for dinner.

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Oh, uh, I can't.

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He's stuck as a turkey until at least Christmas.

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Magic.

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Pretty crazy, huh?

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Right!

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Yeah, boy!

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Where are you dorks going?

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Prom, baby!

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What?

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How about prom?

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Ahem.

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Um, hello, sir.

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I'm here to pick Raven up.

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I'm her date.

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Raven!

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Be right there!

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I don't know what's going on, but I am not going to let my daughter go out with someone like you.

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Don't worry, sir.

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I'm a good boy.

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I'll have her home by 7 p.m., and I'll make sure she doesn't get into any trouble.

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That's the problem.

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Raven is half-demon.

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She must stay out past midnight, revel in mischief, and possibly enslave another dimension.

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I was thinking about maybe stopping for ice cream afterwards.

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You disgust me.

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I'm ready.

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Lady!

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You look stunning.

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Raven, your friends can't come.

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They're going to ruin your big night.

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Sorry dad, but this is my squad.

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Your squad?

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This is not a Taylor Swift video, this is demon grub!

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If I'm gonna go, I wanna be with my friends.

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Well, well.

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Raven has an unwelcome surprise for her evil dad!

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Hi, I'm Raven.

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Growing up, my dad always wanted me to follow in his footsteps.

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You know, destroy the world with evil magic.

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He doesn't approve, but all I ever wanted to do was.. dance.

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Raven, demons don't dance, sweetie.

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Keep moving, yeah, keep moving.

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I told you, demons don't dance.

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Demons don't dance!

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My dad thinks demons don't dance, but I plan on proving him wrong tonight, in style.

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I spent the last two weeks making this outfit for tonight's performance.

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Isn't it beautiful?

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No!

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Dad, how could you?

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For the last time, Raven, demons don't dance!

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Use my date.

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Your squad is humiliating you!

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Oh, guess I won't be Prom Queen after all.

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Raven, honey, don't throw this opportunity away!

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This is what's best for you!

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It's best for you, Dad.

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You never think about anyone but yourself!

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Heh.

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Heh heh.

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Shut up, dork.

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What's got you down, Pops?

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Ugh.

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Raven was a shoe-in for Prom Queen until you all embarrassed her!

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All I wanted was for my little girl to have a moment where she could see how much everyone loves her, including me.

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But she always thinks she knows what's best.

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We did not realize we were ruining friend Raven's chance to be the queen of the proms.

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Well, you did.

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You guys are dorks.

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There's got to be something we can do to get her that crowd.

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We'll have to find a way to win over the crowd.

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Don't worry, guys.

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I got this.

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Give her dresses.

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Okay, Raven.

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Please be me.

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Please be me.

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Please be me.

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Robin and...

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WAITING!

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HAHAHA!

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YES YES YES!

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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I have been waiting for this my whole life!

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Kneel, cousins!

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Kneel!

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No!

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You should be the happy.

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Yeah, your pops is right, yo.

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You're just gonna look back on this day and remember how much everybody loves you.

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Ugh!

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You think that's what Demon Prom is about?

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Making memories?

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It's about deciding who's gonna rule the Underworld for the next millennium, you dorks!

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That's right.

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Finally, my evil little buttercup will be where she belongs.

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Come on, let's go!

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I'm not going anywhere.

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I'm the Prom Queen.

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Go away!

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You're the Prom Queen.

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Why do you refuse your destiny?

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My destiny is my choice!

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See you at demon graduation!

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What are you gonna do now that your dad ripped up your costume and forbid you from dancing?

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Ha!

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He can't stop me from doing what I love.

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Azeroth, Metreon, Zinthos!

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Oh dang!

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This is gonna be good!

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Hi, I'm Raven and I'm doing.. a dance.

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The End

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I'm in the final round!

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I'm in the final round!

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Yeah, alright, nice move!

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Yeah!

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Woo!

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Love it!

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Well, dad, what did you think?

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I think...

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I think...

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I think you're a fantastic dancer, my little sweetiekins!

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Oh, so much feeling, so much emotion!

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Oh, give your daddy a huggy-poo-yayag-gah-gah-gah-gah-gah.

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Okay, that's enough.

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I don't care.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Teen Titans Go!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dad, prom, Raven, demon, Trigon. This video has 340 sentences and 1833 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:29. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 59 of its 340 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
demon noun	/ˈdiː.mən/	An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
prom noun	/pɹɑm/	A promenade concert.
robin noun	/ˈɹɑ.bɪn/	A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.
silly adjective	/ˈsɪl.i/	Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
daddy noun	/ˈdædi/	Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
ruin noun	/ˈɹuː.ɪn/	The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
destiny noun	/ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/	That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
thoughtful adjective	/ˈθɔːtfəl/	Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
disappoint verb	/ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/	To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
suffer verb	/ˈsʌfɚ/	To undergo hardship.
guarantee noun	/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/	Anything that assures a certain outcome.
horrible adjective	/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/	Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
reveal verb	/ɹɪˈviːl/	To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
afterwards adverb	/ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/	At a later or succeeding time; after that;

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
grow up verb		To mature and become an adult.
drop off verb		To fall asleep.
go ahead verb	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	To proceed with; to begin.
go away verb		To depart or leave a place.
rip up verb		To destroy by ripping.
shut up	/ʃʌt ʌp/	Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
stay out verb		To spend time out of one's house.
take over verb		To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

You grew up so fast?
Excuse me, but are you my mother?
What happened to you, man?
You guys want to go to demon prom?
You wanted us to fight this whole time, didn't you?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	If you don't do this, you'll regret
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	Have you forgotten · has destroyed · I've brought
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	was just getting · was thinking · were ruining
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group	your most evil · the most powerful · the best

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 74 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, fatherly /ˈfɑðɚli/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: destruction /dɪsˈtɹʌkʃən/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, shoe /ˈʃu/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/
Long words — get the stress right: graduation /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, humiliate /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like demon, prom, robin.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?