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Mom, am I gonna break this?
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No, you shouldn't.
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I'm not doing this.
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My fat ass can't go on there right now.
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I'll go.
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That sound really irks me.
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What if I made that sound when I had sense?
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Let's discuss family feud.
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All right, so who's gonna be the team captain?
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Is that me?
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Kimberly!
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Okay.
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I got this, guys.
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You've literally been doll-hauling to do this.
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We're basically doing this because of you.
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Yeah.
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OK.
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Woo!
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Oh my god.
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Family Feud, literally the best game ever.
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We're obsessed.
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Maybe seven years ago, I don't even know how long ago it was, we played against Deion Sanders in Family.
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Sanders family, the only thing you're going to hear today.
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We were so embarrassing.
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We heard they got any questions right.
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We were awful.
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I saw that they're doing this celebrity family feud again.
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I thought we have to be on.
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It's not even an option.
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We have to win.
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We have to do this.
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Who are you even against?
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Yeah, who are we against?
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They haven't told us yet.
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We asked again yesterday.
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Amber Rose and Blac Chyna.
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I don't think any of you guys should be on, to be honest.
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Thanks, Courtney, for the vote of confidence.
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This is your one life to walk this planet.
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Do you really want to spend your Saturday at family feud?
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Guess what we would be doing on a Saturday, all separated.
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But now we're going to be on a Saturday all together, building a memory.
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And just how we talk about the last family feud that we failed, we'll be able to talk about.
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I don't remember it except my ugly yellow dress and my ugly hair.
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So you go back inside.
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We are going to spend the day together.
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I thought Kanye is the one who actually really wanted to do it the most.
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He does.
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That's why he's coming.
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He's going to yell out answers in the dressing room to himself.
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George!
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Hey, guys.
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Hey, Kim.
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How are you?
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Cool.
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Wow, Chloe, this is so beautiful.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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See?
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What's wrong?
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Your chuchus came out?
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No. You need some dentures?
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Okay, guys, so we are going to play the Family Feud game.
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Okay.
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And we're going to see who can play, okay?
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We are auditioning.
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I have to audition?
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Mm-hmm.
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Kim makes a decision if you're on or off.
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Are you guys ready?
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OK.
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The Family Feud taping is coming up, and we don't have our lineup yet, so I'm auditioning the family members.
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We got to see what we're playing against to see.
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The Hilton family would be really funny.
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Oh my god.
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We should recommend that.
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OK, round one.
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Name a place where little kids hide their money.
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Pillow.
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Pillow.
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Ah!
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I got number two.
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Under the mattress.
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Mattress.
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Yeah.
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Underwear drawer.
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Ah, yep.
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Okay, Cece's gonna be good at this.
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Cece, you are good at it.
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Guys, we need a name something we need an appointment for.
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Courtney, what do you need an appointment for?
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Courtney, a therapist.
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I just love him on this one.
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Kim just takes everything so seriously, and I truly don't want to be on the team.
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Name something that people fantasize about.
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Sex.
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Oh my God.
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Money.
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Money, number one, becoming wealthy.
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Vacation.
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Chaunch is an MVP.
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I'm sure.
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You really are.
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Name an activity you can do at any age.
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That's a hard one.
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Shop.
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Definitely, mom, you gotta get better at that.
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They don't have shopping as an activity.
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Hold on.
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Ah, they beat us on this one.
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I did?
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Yep.
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Alright, Cece's my number one choice.
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So she might actually stand right next to me.
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I'm not sure how they put her.
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Oh, wow.
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And then I'm sure MJ would love to do it.
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So my final team is gonna be me, Chloe, Cece, and MJ.
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And I guess, like, my mom.
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Fillers.
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Yeah, this is a filler over here.
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She's a filler?
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Yeah.
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An extra?
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Yeah.
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All right, I gotta go.
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Where do you mean you have to go?
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I have to go inside.
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I'm cold.
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She's gonna go practice.
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I got the best snacks.
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Kendall, that Oreo cake is probably amazing.
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I don't really like Oreos.
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Kendall?
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Okay.
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Just have one bite.
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I'm eating expert snacks.
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MJ can't commit to Family Feud until Saturday, and we're doing it on Saturday, because she just doesn't know how she feels.
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Would you want to do Family Feud with us?
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You should totally do it.
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It is, it's all I watch every night.
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Never seen it.
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Kendall, like, oh my God, I'm so excited.
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If you were to do it.
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Saturday?
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Mm-hmm.
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This would be so good for us as a family that feuds.
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I guess yeah, I'll do it.
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Sure.
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Try to jump in when I know something, right?
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I mean, when it's your turn, but you think about it.
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It's a turn?
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It's a turn?
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Oh my god, guys, I can't do this.
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Kendall, I'll give you the answer.
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Nothing to be scared of.
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I'm standing next to Chloe so she can whisper things to me.
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Family feud, that's my dream of life.
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I like...
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I'm offended that I was patented last minute.
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Like I should have been thought about.
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We thought you'd have never in a million years would you want.
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No, I'm a little nervous.
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Name an occupation that would be bad for someone with claustrophobia.
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Ooh.
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Hurry up!
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She's gonna beat us!
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Oh, name an occupation that...
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Okay, um, uh, tunnel digging.
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Like, um, what is it called?
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Tunnel digging?
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No, no, no. Seven tickets!
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Cave!
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Cave!
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Cave diver!
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Cold money!
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Well, you said cave digging.
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Kim, when you sit down, your butt looks so huge.
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That's not very nice.
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She likes having a big butt.
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No, I don't.
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I cry about it on a daily.
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No, she doesn't.
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Oh, mine used to be.
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I used to have the best ass.
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The best ass.
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You still have the best little booty.
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Oh, it's not little.
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Should we talk about Family Feud?
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What about Family Feud?
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We're supposed to play in like 24 hours, and the Hilton's pulled out.
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Why did they pull out?
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Because they were probably scared, because we're so good at family feud.
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How great would it be if Kanye played and had a team?
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Kanye's coming.
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I don't know why he wouldn't, like, just do it.
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I bet if I said, look, like, you know, the other family pulled out.
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I got to jump ship, though, and go on his team.
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no. You're already on our team.
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I know, but he doesn't have a lot of family here.
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Who else if we need another team?
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The whole purpose of why I'm doing Family Feud was for you.
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Yeah, me too.
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And now you're going to jump to another team?
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And you were the best one.
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You know who would be amazing?
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It's Jonathan.
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Love Jonathan and all, but he's not a Kardashian.
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So why on earth?
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I'm just trying to help.
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This is really hard.
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No one's really interested.
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Kylie won't do it.
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Kourtney won't do it.
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Rob won't do it.
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We're kind of out of family members.
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Hello?
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Hey, Jonathan.
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Hey, Chris.
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So we're sitting here in a bit of a panic.
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What happened now?
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When you say that, 50 things come to my head.
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I know.
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Well, we were suppo- we're doing family feud, like, tomorrow.
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Like- Get out of here.
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Yes.
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And the other family dropped out at the last minute.
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And now Kim's going to jump ship.
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So it could be like the Kardashians versus the West.
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But now I have to be on his team, and now we're short a player.
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Are you inviting me to play?
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Yes, but where are you?
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Yeah, where are you, and what are you doing tomorrow?
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Well, I'm actually in Miami and I'm hosting this.
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I'm like a judge in this burger bash thing that Guy Fieri's hosting.
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We're tasting like 40 burgers.
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I'm the food god.
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That's what we do.
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We're foodies.
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So what time are you done with eating your burgers?
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Midnight.
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That means I'd have to get on a plane in the middle of the night and come straight there.
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That's possible.
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Well, if somebody can find me a flight, I'll just come with 40 burgers inside of me and get there.
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Oh, my God.
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We so can make it happen.
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Let me know.
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Okay.
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This is so perfect.
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Kanye is like so good.
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I definitely should go to the west side.
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I'm not gonna go on Family Feud just to lose again.
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You were our team captain.
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Well, you guys, we need to play.
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We need to get it together.
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It's just for fun.
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So you guys who watch Family Feud every single day and practice are gonna win.
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Hey.
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Jonathan!
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Welcome to Los Angeles!
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Hi guys!
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What's up?
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I'm so happy you're here!
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I'm so happy to be here!
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Straight from Miami at 4 in the morning!
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Wow!
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Kanye, how'd you have to fight team?
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How did this happen?
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So you came in and...
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Yeah, you're my family.
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That's it!
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That's all I got left.
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Well, that's good enough.
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Look, I made you!
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I'm gonna play.
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Are you enjoying it or just watching?
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I don't know who's Jonathan.
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Jonathan is here.
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Oh, there's Pollyanna.
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Mom, stop calling me Pollyanna.
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I'm not Pollyanna.
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Oh, my god.
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The hormones have kicked in full speed ahead.
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Hi, guys.
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I'm so glad to be here.
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But you took Kim off our teeth.
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You guys just feel going to be good.
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Hi.
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I missed you so much.
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Hey, Kim.
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You look great.
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God, how are you?
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I love that Jonathan came and I know my grandma's life.
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And the fact that he went all the way over here and then my grandma showed up.
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And she's, by the way, glammed and looks amazing.
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And the fact that she spent all that time.
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I'm not wondering when, like, other people would be a family team.
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That'd be, like, fresh.
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Oh, there you are.
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No, no, no. Excuse me.
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I am so over both of you two.
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Jonathan should not be on our team.
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I know what we're talking about.
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Jonathan's not.
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But what you were about.
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I'm calling the fine mouth.
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No one else was.
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Because your mom couldn't get ahold of grandma.
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That's just so me.
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I love my grandma, obviously, and in a perfect world, she should be on the team for sure.
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But how do I break the news to Jonathan
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that he's not going to play when he just got on a plane at the drop of a dime?
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I wouldn't waste someone's time like that.
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What do we do?
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You can wear makeup right now.
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I want what he's doing.
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Grandma, tell Jonathan.
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You can't add like a six-player.
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MJ said it hurt her feelings.
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Okay, so someone has to talk to Jonathan.
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It's your friend?
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And I'm not doing that.
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It's such a cluster .
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Everyone's fighting.
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There's real family feuds going on, backstage family feuds.
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Let's go talk to her mom.
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So it's gonna be mom first.
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Wait, hold on.
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We all think MJ should be on family feuds.
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It's just the Kardashians, and she wants to play.
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She's saying she doesn't because she feels bad, and Kim doesn't want to tell Jonathan.
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But like Jonathan's not part of our family.
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It's weird.
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Jonathan just flew here from Miami.
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We don't care.
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So what, he's still here and we're filming.
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So why is it not been on Kim's team?
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Yeah, so if Kim wants him, Kim should have us.
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They should have us.
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Yeah, Jonathan should be on your team.
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OK, but how do we tell his cousins?
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Well, you just tell him.
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He flew here all the way from Miami.
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You're the way you flew him here.
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Let me just tell him.
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I'll tell him.
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No, no, no, you tell me.
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I got to call Kanye in here.
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Babe, will you come in here?
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Yeah.
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Why does that sound?
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Wait, hold on, hold on.
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Amanda really wants to play.
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She's so excited.
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She woke up early, got her hair and makeup done.
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No, Jonathan's a big boy.
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No, can't Jonathan be on your team?
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Yeah.
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No, we got enough people.
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So I thought you were so big, too.
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Beautiful.
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I think you guys just heard him.
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And he can't play.
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What's the big deal with that?
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Yeah, we...
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He flew all the way from Miami, got up at 4 in the morning to come.
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She got an event?
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No, he had an event today.
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She said she didn't know if she would feel good today or not.
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And it was a hit or miss.
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And I said, well, we can't have a hit or miss.
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Y'all look so fresh with her.
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She's so, like, regal and, like, smart and, like, so precious.
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We gotta kick someone out on your team.
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Our team. For Jonathan?
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Yeah.
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We flew him out.
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Oh, I love Jonathan.
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I'm having to kick one of my family members off of TV.
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They first time on TV for Jonathan.
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Jonathan gets on TV all the time and stuff.
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Why don't you go talk to MJ Kim?
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This is your team?
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No. This is your mother.
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This is your mother.
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Oh, mommy.
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Where's my mom?
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If she's been in right.
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Did you tell everybody that I'm going to talk to her?
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Because she wasn't going to do this right?
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No, I'm saying that.
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Because we heard Jonathan went from Miami in the middle of the night.
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I know, but they asked me.
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So I started this this morning.
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Because they asked me.
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Who asked you?
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Kim!
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She said, I think I'm not going to see her.
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Why isn't she on the show?
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Yeah, because nobody knew she was coming.
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And then she said she wanted to come watch.
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Listen, I just told the truth.
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I know, but be a politician.
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Are her feelings hurt?
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Ask her.
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She says no. She says no. Well, then why would you say they are?
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Because she's also said they were.
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Okay, you said that you didn't know if you were going to feel well or not today.
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So we had to fly Jonathan in from Miami.
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No, I'm just saying.
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I know, but now Cece was saying that your feelings were hurt.
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No, I didn't.
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Because you weren't on the show.
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And I just want to make sure that we have this right.
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We can't just tell a TV show with hundreds of people.
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I'm not impressed to be on the show.
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I already have a lady taking me to the audience.
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Kim created this mess, and I have to clean it up.
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Just another fire to put out.
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Oh, my God.
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I never said anything.
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They're trying to figure it out.
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They can tell Jonathan that he can't be on the show if he wanted to be on.
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No, Jonathan, that's fine.
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Like you said, he's young, and he'll know all the answers.
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Can somebody go talk to her?
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Tracy, it has to be somebody with a friend.
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a doctor approach, I'm being too direct.
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Do you want me to go talk to her?
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Tracy, there has to be somebody with a stalker approach.
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I'm being too direct.
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Do you want me to go talk to her?
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Yeah.
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I'll get them by the way.
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Okay.
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Did you want to do it?
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Are you doing it?
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I know Jonathan's doing it.
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But the thing is, if you want to do it, they start...
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No, no, I don't want to take his place because he had to come a long ways.
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I think he'll be totally far than I understand understand no i would have loved to have done
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that if jonathan came all that way that's fine
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ideally what do you want to work out mj just stand next to you
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and his father that's her mother that's her that's the boss we flew somebody in last night
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because we didn't have a player
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and now my mom is like well what about me
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and i'm like oh my god she really wants to play
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like she thinks she's trying to be she doesn't want to be in the way
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but she does want i know she wants to Okay.
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Let me solve this problem.
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Let me get Gabby.
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She's the executive producer.
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She's the only one to solve this problem.
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There's just not even any words for how ridiculous it is that Steve Harvey then has to step in
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and try to figure this mess out for us so that everybody's happy.
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Jonathan, have you heard the drama?
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Nothing.
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What happened?
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I was in here in makeup.
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I haven't even changed it.
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Hopefully I'm done.
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So we got this fixed.
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So it is all done.
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We're gonna put the grandmother next to Chris.
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And they're gonna share a mic.
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They can argue and discuss they asses.
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That first time they've ever done six, y'all special, they're gonna make it happen for you.
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They were about to kick you off.
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I really fought hard for you.
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I would've literally, it would've been a brawl in here after this held.
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Honestly, Steve Harvey really came through and figured this out for us.
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The Kardashian side could have six players, everyone can play, and I think it still evens out.
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Still a fair trade.
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How much longer do you think?
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They're ready for us as soon as we're ready.
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So everyone use the restroom and do what they've got to do.
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OK.
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I think I can take on the fact that that team has more players.
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And I feel really confident about my team.
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I mean, it's me and Kanye for sure.
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We definitely are going to win this.
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The audience doesn't know it's us.
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There we go!
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Yeah!
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Mom and family cute.
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I'm so nervous, because I just say stupid things.
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So I feel like I would blurt out something stupid.
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And I don't really watch the show, to be honest.
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So I.. yeah.
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I just don't know how this whole thing works.
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There's supposed to be five people on each team.
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We're the morons who have six people now.
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I don't even know what's going on.
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Just smile at the camera.
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I don't know if you'll ever see all of them together get it like this on the show, but we got them right now!
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Kanye, he's an expert at Family Feud.
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Him and Kim watch this every night together.
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No!
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Uh-oh.
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They study it.
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They play this game.
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Name a reason you think Steve Harvey's a good kisser.
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Lips.
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And of course, the first round we lost.
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I don't want to look like a moron.
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I came here for Kimberly, and now she's not even on my team.
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If you're at a wild party and everyone is naked, name someone you'd hate to see show up.
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I hit the buzzer a little bit slower, but...
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My dad.
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Her answer just wasn't as good as mine.
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Donald Trump.
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Kendall is actually really good.
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Then the Kardashians pick up the case.
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Name an animal with spots.
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A Dalmatian.
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What about a leopard?
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A cheetah.
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At the end of the day, truth prevails.
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This is for the win.
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Cheetah!
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We won.
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Yep, that'll show you Kim.
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You could have been on the winning side, but you left us.
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Kanye's cousin sunk it for us, not gonna lie.
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Kim, that's what you get so even our team.
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I mean, you lost twice on Family View.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Kardashian-Jenner's Take on Family Feud”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jonathan, feud, Kim. This video has 526 sentences and 3290 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:35. The speaker talks at a natural 177 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| feud noun | /fjud/ | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| grandma noun | /ˈɡɹænmɑː/ | Grandmother. |
| cave noun | /keɪv/ | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| filler noun | /ˈfɪlɚ/ | One who fills. |
| audition noun | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. |
| dig verb | /dɪɡ/ | To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More… |
| cheetah noun | /ˈt͡ʃiːtə/ | A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native… |
| mattress noun | /ˈmætɹɪs/ | A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed… |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| pillow noun | /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] | A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| occupation noun | /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ | An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a… |
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. | |
| show up verb | To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| come through verb | To come into a room or other space through a door or passageway. | |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Mom, am I gonna break this?
- Who are you even against?
- Courtney, what do you need an appointment for?
- Where do you mean you have to go?
- Kanye, how'd you have to fight team?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be · used to have |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't told · have kicked · she's been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was patented · have been thought · were hurt |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who actually · guys who watch |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 158 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, we're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, bash /bæʃ/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/
- Long words — get the stress right: occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, claustrophobia /ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/, ideally /aɪˈdi.ə.li/, politician /ˌpɑ.ləˈtɪʃ.ən/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like feud, burger, grandma.
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.