Jep & Jessica: Growing the Dynasty (2016–2017): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Ninja Warriors - full transcript

ain't right. What's wrong?

We got a major problem.

Do you have a toothache? No.

You have a stomachache? No!

You got hemorrhoids again?

Hold on one second.

No hemorrhoids this time.

What is it? Jess.

I have gained, like, two pounds
since the baby was born.

Two freakin' pounds.

I'm jiggling. Seriously, Jep?



Do you understand
what I'm saying?

Like, I'm getting fat.

Well, it doesn't look like it.

I'm a tub of goo right now.

I cannot tell at all
that you've gained any weight.

That's what people
tell fat people.

No. I think you look sexy.

This is post-pregnancy baby fat.

Jep is way more sensitive
than I am about gaining weight.

I am not sensitive. Yes, you are.

Maybe a little.

I'm fixin' to start
working out with Dan.

I'm not gonna keep doing this.

That's fine. Work out.
I don't care.



I'm gonna start
ninja workouts again.

Whatever makes you feel better.

Maybe you should just
try what I do--

carry the baby around.

I don't think
that's gonna work for me.

You can't hold, like,

even the infant carrier
for very long.

"It hurts my arms.
My arms start burning."

One time I walked,
like, two miles.

Yeah, that'll get your arms worn out.

Yeah. Yeah.

I'm gonna start tomorrow.

You probably just need
a good B.M.

Babe, seriously?

I'm gonna give you
a blanket party tonight.Jep.

And a Dutch oven. No, I don't want that.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hey! Perfect timing. How you doing?

Hey! How are you? Hey, gotcha, gotcha,
gotcha, Gussy!

Godwin. Strength and honor.
Strength and honor.

You look fabulous. I do.

I like a man in an apron.
You look sexy.

You need to wear one more often.

I'm so excited you're
gonna be doing the walkathon.Yeah.

It's gonna be great.
I'm gonna start y'all off.

Well, I brought y'all a T-shirt.

Look. Did you?

The local foster care system
is hosting a walkathon

to raise awareness
for all the kids

that are available to adopt.

And we're real excited that
Wanda asked us to participate,

and really just share
with this community

how many kids are available
in this area.

Try it on, Godwin. Try it on.

I'm gonna try it on.

It stretches.
What?

You can do it.
Wait, your hat.

Just take your hat off. This ain't...

No.

I can't breathe.
Okay. Well...

It looks great, Godwin.Look. This is
the only one you got?

"Project Gus" is the name
of our team for the walkathon.

It's really just honoring
our new little baby, Gus.

And our team's gonna win.

It's not a competition, babe.
Yeah, it is.

Father, we just
thank You so much

for the blessings You give us,

for your work on the cross.

We just ask for blessings
as we raise these kids,

and help us to raise them
to reflect You.

Thank You for this food.
In Your precious name.

Amen.
Amen.

Let's eat.

No. Aw!

Here, give me that baby.
Give me that baby.

Are you sure? I'll do it. You eat.

Hey, that's a sacrifice right there.
All right.

Hey, buddy. He's all about eating.

Shh.

You got the magic touch, Godwin.

Hey, babe.
Yeah.

You gotta have moves.

Like the bear hug technique.

All right.
Don't smother him, Godwin.Look. Look.

Yep.So...

I'm really nervous about
the turnout for the walkathon.

I think it'll be great.
Well, I'm just glad you're in,

'cause I know the family's
out of town.

And I was so excited that
y'all are being a part of this.

I'm excited. I mean,
it's a subject that's dear to us

because of Johanna.Yeah.

It is special for us, you know.-

She wouldn't be here.

I mean, it's something that...

I know.
You'll make me cry.

I mean, we couldn't
have children of our own, so...

Yep. It's been
such a blessing

for us to be able to adopt.

And...

it's good to get it out there
about adoption

for all these kids
that need adoption.

But it's not just
kids getting a home.

It's people like us
that couldn't have kids.

We're getting a family.

We tried for years
to get pregnant,

and they finally just told us--

The doctor said, "Just stop."
I mean, his exact words were:

"You two together
will never have children."

And at first, that was--Wow.

That'd be tough.Yeah.

It was tough.Yep.

When we was talking
about all this adoption,

I knew Paula really,
really wanted to pursue it,

but I was like, "I don't know.

If it's not mine,
I just don't know if I could love it."

But when I got to that hospital
and seen her,

and I was thinking,
"We're taking her home,"

it just--

something just clicked.

You know, moms--
It's natural for us

to wanna take care of,
you know, these kids.

But, like, to see a grown man

taking a child that maybe
wasn't born from them--

it is power
to see that connection.

I've had people ask me before,

"What about your biological mom
and your biological dad?"

Well, like,
this is my mom and dad.

These are the people
who I ran into the tree with

riding my bike
for the first time,

and who helped me with
homework, got me off the bus.

I mean,
it's the little bitty things

that really explain
what adoption means to me.

Our life would be very,
very empty without you. Mom!

Let's eat.

Let's resort to food, please. I didn't mean
to get emotional.

But, um, we've been
telling everybody, and--

How far is that?
What's 5K? What's a K?

Just stand there and just
high-five people on the way back.

I like a no-walkin' walkathon.

That's my kind of deal there.
Let's name it the Godwin Walk.

All right.
I'm about stretched out, buddy.

This is the last thing.
Babe, don't forget.

I need you to take
all the kids with you today

ause I gotta go print out
fliers for the walkathon.

It's workout day, Jess.

I don't wanna be put on
babysitting duties, all right?

Baby, it's not babysitting when
it's your own kids, you ding-dong.

It's not gonna hurt you
to bring them with you.

I don't understand. Yeah, that hurts a lot,

because we can't
concentrate on the workout.

You gotta focus.
It's your dojo.

You gotta stay in the zone.

What does "dojo" mean?

"Dojo" is like a Japanese...

It's a ninja barn, is what it is.
Yeah.

It's a barn? Yeah.

That's a "dojo"? This is--

This is a Japanese place that--

where they do karate

and the different...

Japanese...

It's a ninja barn.

Babe, I cannot watch the baby
and the kids and still work out.

Kids, y'all wanna go with me
and sit at the printer's,

or do you wanna go to the ninja
barn and work out with Dad?

I wanna play on my Xbox.

That's not an option.

I wanna go work out with Dad.

The kids have spoken, babe.

Since when did we let the kids
decide who gets to go where?

Since they agree
with their mama.

When you're managing,
like, five kids,

it's a huge responsibility.

I'm basically a CEO
of a small company. You're a CEO?

Babe, moms are always the CEO when
it comes to the kids' management.

You take Gus, Lily,
Merritt, and Priscilla,

and I'll take River because
he's the biggest handful.

I got a tattoo.

See? This is what happens
under my watch.

Babe--They draw on themselves,

they go to the bathroom
on themselves.

I'm not good at it.

I do multiple roles.

I'm the president of cool,
the GM of fun.

I'm occasionally a janitor
or a groundskeeper.

I'm about to dock
your pay, buddy.

What pay?
I don't get paid.

Hey, thanks for babysitting
"your own kids." Aahh...

I'm gonna get you, girl. Bye, guys.

I'll see you in a little bit.
Love you, baby. Love you.

Lily, make sure he
doesn't draw on himself anymore.

Dad,
it's a little late for that.

Do it, buddy.

Shh.

Good. Perfect.

Everybody be quiet, okay?

Bub, you sit with her and color.

We're gonna play
the whisper game.

If you gotta talk,
just whisper, okay?

Yeah. That's exactly right.

It's pretty simple
to take care of the kids.

You basically distract them
with bells and whistles.

You put on a little performance,

you give 'em
a little song and dance.

Next thing you know,
they're putty in your hands.

Shh!

Buddy, be quiet.

You just woke him up, okay?

Gotta be quiet. Get your own crayon.

All you have to do
is take care of the basics.

You pick up after 'em,
take 'em for walks,

wipe their butts,
give 'em some treats.

Babe, you act like
you're talking about dogs.

I'm not talking about dogs.

But River did bite me once.

I don't wanna color anymore.

Guys, remember,
we're playing the quiet game.

That's boringOnly if you let it be boring.

Okay.
New game. Everybody watch.

We're gonna do this right here.

Quiet. See? What's that mean?

We're just throwing--
That's what we're gonna do.

Y'all stand up and do it.

Soft. Okay.Okay.

Now, on this thing,
when you go up on this--

Shh!

All right, kids.
Who you think's better

at taking care of you,
me or Mommy?

Do we answer truthfully?

Mom.Mom.

Shh.

Dad's fun to hang out with...

sometimes.

Dad, it's not really a game
if we're just catching it.

Or they're passing it.Okay.

Let's play this game.
Everybody's having fun now.

Mom likes to take us
to Shreveport,

and then we'll get
the best macaroons.

And she takes us
to get Mexican food too.

Shh. We'll get something
to eat later.

Why does it always revolve
around food with you guys?

We like food. It's good.

This isn't very fun. Not everything
has to be fun, okay?

Can I turn on the treadmill? No.
Just pretend you're walking.

You have to learn how
to provide for yourself.

I'm nine, and he's seven.

Exactly.

Or I could just call Mom.

Merritt, stop hitting me.

I'm not touching anybody. Shh, shh.
You're waking up the baby.

You just pushed me. Stop! Stop!

Hey, guy--
Hey, come on, guys! Stop it!

Scilla pushed me!

Now the baby's awake. Dad,
you're not very good at the quiet game.

Well, you're not either.
You're not gonna win any ribbons today.

I don't want any ribbons.
I just wanna go home.!

Can't bring kids to the gym.
That's what I've learned today.

Show me your best trick.

All right.
What's next, dude?

Ten pull-ups, ten push-ups.

Ding-a-ling ding,
ding, ding-a-ling, ding.

Let's make a slingshot out of it

and throw balls at people.

Done. Good. Good.

Whoa, kids! We're trying to hit Dan.

That was cool,
but it's too loud.

You shouldn't do that. Shh!

Yeah!!

Where do you guys get
all your energy from anyway?

Sugar.

There you go.
I guess I should eat some more sugar.

Kids, come on now.

Hey, hey, come on, guys.

Coffee works too.

But coffee
is a natural laxative.

If I drank enough
to keep up with y'all,

I would be pooping all day long.

He said "pooping."

Hey, guys, calm down.

Aah!

Lily. Dadgummit.

All right, all right,
all right, all right.

Change of plans.
New workout.

I got an idea.
I got an idea.

All right, kids.
Come over here.

River and Scilla,
you're gonna be helping out.

Merritt. Yeah!

You're gonna be counter.
Lily.

What are you doing? Babysitting.

So here's the plan.

We're gonna work out with
the kids as, like, body weight.

I mean,
they're gonna be our weights. Really?

Yeah. At least it'll
give them something to do,

and we can get this done.

Here's my parenting technique.
Kids get bored easily, right?

So you gotta make
the boring stuff fun.

And you do that
by letting them participate.

Scilla, you get on Dan's back.

River, you're gonna
get on my back,

and we're gonna do push-ups.

So if you're building a fence,
tell them to grab a hammer.

If you're baking a cake,
grab a whisk.

Ready, set, go! Go!

One!

Count it out.Two.

And when you're working out,

you say, "Hey, kid,
come over here.

You're gonna be a dumbbell."

- Three. Three. Four.
- Four.

Five.

Hey, feel the burn.

13 Jules.

14 Jules. 15 Jules.

Aw, good job, buddy!

I think incorporating the kids
into the workout

was a huge success.

I am a good babysitter.Father.

You're a good father.

Same thing. Whatever.

Good workout, guys!

Yes! I'm gonna be sore.
Real sore.

You ain't kidding. Hey, guys,
how about we get outta here?

You deserve it.

Let's go. Whoo!
We can be loud again!

Walkathon.

Walkathon. Walkathon.

All right, guys.

We have a hundred more fliers.

We've gotta get
these out to people.

'Cause tomorrow's the walkathon,

and we want 1,000 people
to show up.

We don't have that much papers.

I know. Well, hopefully,
they'll tell other people.

Look! Look!
Look right here!

- Whoo!
- Stop the construction man!

Go give him one. Go give him one. Go!

Come join us!
Tell your friends!

Take two.
Just take two. Take two!

Goodness.
I think I scared him.

Whoo!

We're so blessed with, like,
the platform we've been given.

Godwin will be there.
Jep will be there.

Y'all bring your friends.

I hope Jep doesn't mind
I'm advertising for him.

There are so many kids out there
that are in the foster system,

and we definitely want them
to be in a forever family.

We're having a walkathon!

I love your show. Thank you.

Come out and support
a good cause tomorrow.

Hello. We're having a walkathon
at Chennault Park.

It's for a great cause.
We would love for you to come out.

Here's a flier for you.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon. Walkathon.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon. Walkathon.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon.

Buddy, this is not
ninja training.

Well, at least they're getting
warmed up for the run tomorrow.

I think we should
take a break and eat.

Go, Team Gus.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon. Walkathon.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon. Walkathon.

So, how are you feeling
today, workout-wise?

I am extremely, extremely sore.

Yeah? I'm gonna have
a problem walking.

Pro tip:

the last thing you wanna do
before you do a walkathon

is do a big old workout.

Let me tell you something.
I am sore.

I don't know, brother.

Even my face hurts.

It really does.
Like, I go like this,

it's like my neck muscles
right here--

It's like, urrr...

Quit laughing at me, buddy.

Man, this is a pretty special
event for all these kids.Yeah.

Plus, it just touched us,
because, you know, Johanna.

It's not just
a blessing for the kids,

it's a blessing
for a parent too. Big time.

I would take every one of them
home if I could. She would. She would.

Not being able
to have any at all,

and having a blessing
getting Johanna.

This walkathon is so great

because it spotlights
children right here

in our hometown, in our area,

that need a forever family
right now.

Loving somebody
else is something that--

it costs you absolutely nothing,

but it pays out more
than you can possibly imagine.

I mean, you're shaping
somebody's life.

From the very moment you decide
"I'm going to love them,"

their life is changed.

Joey, what's it like
being adopted by two

of the most awesome people
in the world?

God knew what He was doing
when He put me with them.

I couldn't be any more like them
than I already am.

Well, when we got
her, I was like,

"Maybe we'll adopt a kid
with some legs."

Look. She's shorter than us.

I'm like, "We can't even
adopt legs in this family."

I should feel insulted by this,
but it is the truth.

And I feel blessed knowing
that I have these two here

loving me more than
I could possibly fathom.

How come you're holding her
hand and you ain't holding mine?

Whoo-hoo-hoo.

Father, we thank You so much.

You've already put in our DNA
the adoption process,

as You adopted us
as Your children.

And, Father, I wanna pray
a special blessing

on everyone here
to have a safe race,

and to just bless this event
and get the awareness out.

In His precious name. Amen.
Amen.

All right.
Let's get lined up.

Honestly, I think this
walkathon has turned out awesome.

We got a nice community here. We do.

Let's do this thing.

It was such a great success.
Like, it's so encouraging

to know there's that many
good people out there

that are trying to make
an impact in these kids' lives.

The only thing
that could've been better

is if I was in the stroller
with him, and you push me.

That would've been awesome.
Not gonna happen.

Never gonna happen.

Wait, wait, wait.
Whoa, don't go too fast. I'm sore.

Babe, we have to go.
Our kids are way up there.

Walkathon. Walkathon.
Walkathon. Walkathon.

Y'all are in the lead.
Come on. Yeah. "In the lead"!

Why are you so sore?
We-- Ninja training.

You're not a ninja.
Just let it go.

Y'all the first ones to come by.
Y'all doing good.

Everybody showed up.
They were having a good time.

Miss Wanda's probably the funniest
lady ever. She is. She's amazing.

Come on!
Come on!

Leave us alone.Yeah.

I'm glad she was there
so I didn't have to walk fast.

Miss Wanda said,
"I ain't walking fast.

We can stay at the back."

And I was like,
"Yes, ma'am." She's so cute.

"I'm with you." Come on, slowpoke!

You do your thing.
We gonna do ours. Yeah!

You're the first one to come by.
You know you're winning.

Gotta keep going.

Babe, come on!
It's embarrassing.

Y'all are the
first ones to come by.

We're the last!
I know we're the last!

It's really important for us to
encourage people to adopt children.

Especially after
getting baby Gus.

It's definitely something
that brings a lot of joy.

Life has changed.
Honestly, it's better.

Hey, thanks, guys,
for coming out.

Thanks, everybody.
Here's Jess.

I was just gonna say that, um...

Gonna make me cry.
But, um--Don't cry.

She's a cry-- She's a crier.

Um, we really are so happy

y'all came out in support of
this, and, um...

Going through this process,

it really opened our eyes
to a lot of kids in need.

And it's really heartbreaking.

And we really want
to make a difference.

Baby Jules is loved
by his family.

Yeah. And I think, you know,

he might've gotten that
somewhere in his life,

but I know here
he's got it for sure.

That's kind of all
a kid can hope for.

Yeah.

It's a powerful thing-- love.

We want everyone to know
that, um,

there are all
these kids out there

that have broken hearts,
and they're from broken homes.

And, you know, we really
just want to spread that word

and spread love.

Thank you.

Here we go.
The moment of truth.

- Here.
- Okay.

What's the verdict?

I've lost a pound!

Hard work pays off.

That's what you learn,
Baby Jules.

Your daddy's so silly.

But we love you so much,
Baby Jules.