According to all known laws
of aviation,
there is no way a bee
should be able to fly.
Its wings are too small to get
its fat little body off the ground.
The bee, of course, flies anyway
because bees donāt care
what humans think is impossible.
Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
Yellow, black. Yellow, black.
Ooh, black and yellow!
Letās shake it up a little.
Barry! Breakfast is ready!
Ooming!
Hang on a second.
Hello?
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Barry?
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Adam?
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Oan you believe this is happening?
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I canāt. Iāll pick you up.
Looking sharp.
Use the stairs. Your father
paid good money for those.
Sorry. Iām excited.
Hereās the graduate.
Weāre very proud of you, son.
A perfect report card, all Bās.
Very proud.
Ma! I got a thing going here.
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You got lint on your fuzz.
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Ow! Thatās me!
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Wave to us! Weāll be in row 118,000.
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Bye!
Barry, I told you,
stop flying in the house!
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Hey, Adam.
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Hey, Barry.
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Is that fuzz gel?
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A little. Special day, graduation.
Never thought Iād make it.
Three days grade school,
three days high school.
Those were awkward.
Three days college. Iām glad I took
a day and hitchhiked around the hive.
You did come back different.
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Hi, Barry.
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Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good.
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Hear about Frankie?
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Yeah.
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You going to the funeral?
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No, Iām not going.
Everybody knows,
sting someone, you die.
Donāt waste it on a squirrel.
Such a hothead.
I guess he could have
just gotten out of the way.
I love this incorporating
an amusement park into our day.
Thatās why we donāt need vacations.
Boy, quite a bit of pompā¦
under the circumstances.
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Well, Adam, today we are men.
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We are!
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Bee-men.
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Amen!
Hallelujah!
Students, faculty, distinguished bees,
please welcome Dean Buzzwell.
Welcome, New Hive Oity
graduating class ofā¦
ā¦9:15.
That concludes our ceremonies.
And begins your career
at Honex Industries!
Will we pick ourjob today?
I heard itās just orientation.
Heads up! Here we go.
Keep your hands and antennas
inside the tram at all times.
- Wonder what itāll be like?
- A little scary.
Welcome to Honex,
a division of Honesco
and a part of the Hexagon Group.
This is it!
Wow.
Wow.
We know that you, as a bee,
have worked your whole life
to get to the point where you
can work for your whole life.
Honey begins when our valiant Pollen
Jocks bring the nectar to the hive.
Our top-secret formula
is automatically color-corrected,
scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured
into this soothing sweet syrup
with its distinctive
golden glow you know asā¦
Honey!
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That girl was hot.
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Sheās my cousin!
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She is?
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Yes, weāre all cousins.
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Right. Youāre right.
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At Honex, we constantly strive
to improve every aspect
of bee existence.
These bees are stress-testing
a new helmet technology.
- What do you think he makes?
- Not enough.
Here we have our latest advancement,
the Krelman.
- What does that do?
- Oatches that little strand of honey
that hangs after you pour it.
Saves us millions.
Oan anyone work on the Krelman?
Of course. Most bee jobs are
small ones. But bees know
that every small job,
if itās done well, means a lot.
But choose carefully
because youāll stay in the job
you pick for the rest of your life.
The same job the rest of your life?
I didnāt know that.
Whatās the difference?
Youāll be happy to know that bees,
as a species, havenāt had one day off
in 27 million years.
So youāll just work us to death?
Weāll sure try.
Wow! That blew my mind!
āWhatās the difference?ā
How can you say that?
One job forever?
Thatās an insane choice to have to make.
Iām relieved. Now we only have
to make one decision in life.
But, Adam, how could they
never have told us that?
Why would you question anything?
Weāre bees.
Weāre the most perfectly
functioning society on Earth.
You ever think maybe things
work a little too well here?
Like what? Give me one example.
I donāt know. But you know
what Iām talking about.
Please clear the gate.
Royal Nectar Force on approach.
Wait a second. Oheck it out.
- Hey, those are Pollen Jocks!
- Wow.
Iāve never seen them this close.
They know what itās like
outside the hive.
Yeah, but some donāt come back.
- Hey, Jocks!
- Hi, Jocks!
You guys did great!
Youāre monsters!
Youāre sky freaks! I love it! I love it!
- I wonder where they were.
- I donāt know.
Their dayās not planned.
Outside the hive, flying who knows
where, doing who knows what.
You canātjust decide to be a Pollen
Jock. You have to be bred for that.
Right.
Look. Thatās more pollen
than you and I will see in a lifetime.
Itās just a status symbol.
Bees make too much of it.
Perhaps. Unless youāre wearing it
and the ladies see you wearing it.
Those ladies?
Arenāt they our cousins too?
Distant. Distant.
Look at these two.
- Oouple of Hive Harrys.
- Letās have fun with them.
It must be dangerous
being a Pollen Jock.
Yeah. Once a bear pinned me
against a mushroom!
He had a paw on my throat,
and with the other, he was slapping me!
- Oh, my!
- I never thought Iād knock him out.
What were you doing during this?
Trying to alert the authorities.
I can autograph that.
A little gusty out there today,
wasnāt it, comrades?
Yeah. Gusty.
Weāre hitting a sunflower patch
six miles from here tomorrow.
- Six miles, huh?
- Barry!
A puddle jump for us,
but maybe youāre not up for it.
- Maybe I am.
- You are not!
Weāre going 0900 at J-Gate.
What do you think, buzzy-boy?
Are you bee enough?
I might be. It all depends
on what 0900 means.
Hey, Honex!
Dad, you surprised me.
You decide what youāre interested in?
- Well, thereās a lot of choices.
- But you only get one.
Do you ever get bored
doing the same job every day?
Son, let me tell you about stirring.
You grab that stick, and you just
move it around, and you stir it around.
You get yourself into a rhythm.
Itās a beautiful thing.
You know, Dad,
the more I think about it,
maybe the honey field
just isnāt right for me.
You were thinking of what,
making balloon animals?
Thatās a bad job
for a guy with a stinger.
Janet, your sonās not sure
he wants to go into honey!
- Barry, you are so funny sometimes.
- Iām not trying to be funny.
Youāre not funny! Youāre going
into honey. Our son, the stirrer!
- Youāre gonna be a stirrer?
- No oneās listening to me!
Wait till you see the sticks I have.
I could say anything right now.
Iām gonna get an ant tattoo!
Letās open some honey and celebrate!
Maybe Iāll pierce my thorax.
Shave my antennae.
Shack up with a grasshopper. Get
a gold tooth and call everybody ādawgā!
Iām so proud.
- Weāre starting work today!
- Todayās the day.
Oome on! All the good jobs
will be gone.
Yeah, right.
Pollen counting, stunt bee, pouring,
stirrer, front desk, hair removalā¦
- Is it still available?
- Hang on. Two left!
One of themās yours! Oongratulations!
Step to the side.
- Whatād you get?
- Picking crud out. Stellar!
Wow!
Oouple of newbies?
Yes, sir! Our first day! We are ready!
Make your choice.
- You want to go first?
- No, you go.
Oh, my. Whatās available?
Restroom attendantās open,
not for the reason you think.
- Any chance of getting the Krelman?
- Sure, youāre on.
Iām sorry, the Krelman just closed out.
Wax monkeyās always open.
The Krelman opened up again.
What happened?
A bee died. Makes an opening. See?
Heās dead. Another dead one.
Deady. Deadified. Two more dead.
Dead from the neck up.
Dead from the neck down. Thatās life!
Oh, this is so hard!
Heating, cooling,
stunt bee, pourer, stirrer,
humming, inspector number seven,
lint coordinator, stripe supervisor,
mite wrangler. Barry, what
do you think I shouldā¦ Barry?
Barry!
All right, weāve got the sunflower patch
in quadrant nineā¦
What happened to you?
Where are you?
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Iām going out.
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Out? Out where?
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Out there.
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Oh, no!
I have to, before I go
to work for the rest of my life.
Youāre gonna die! Youāre crazy! Hello?
Another call coming in.
If anyoneās feeling brave,
thereās a Korean deli on 83rd
that gets their roses today.
Hey, guys.
- Look at that.
- Isnāt that the kid we saw yesterday?
Hold it, son, flight deckās restricted.
Itās OK, Lou. Weāre gonna take him up.
Really? Feeling lucky, are you?
Sign here, here. Just initial that.
- Thank you.
- OK.
You got a rain advisory today,
and as you all know,
bees cannot fly in rain.
So be careful. As always,
watch your brooms,
hockey sticks, dogs,
birds, bears and bats.
Also, I got a couple of reports
of root beer being poured on us.
Murphyās in a home because of it,
babbling like a cicada!
- Thatās awful.
- And a reminder for you rookies,
bee law number one,
absolutely no talking to humans!
All right, launch positions!
Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz,
buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz!
Black and yellow!
Hello!
You ready for this, hot shot?
Yeah. Yeah, bring it on.
Wind, check.
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Antennae, check.
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Nectar pack, check.
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Wings, check.
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Stinger, check.
Scared out of my shorts, check.
OK, ladies,
letās move it out!
Pound those petunias,
you striped stem-suckers!
All of you, drain those flowers!
Wow! Iām out!
I canāt believe Iām out!
So blue.
I feel so fast and free!
Box kite!
Wow!
Flowers!
This is Blue Leader.
We have roses visual.
Bring it around 30 degrees and hold.
Roses!
30 degrees, roger. Bringing it around.
Stand to the side, kid.
Itās got a bit of a kick.
That is one nectar collector!
- Ever see pollination up close?
- No, sir.
I pick up some pollen here, sprinkle it
over here. Maybe a dash over there,
a pinch on that one.
See that? Itās a little bit of magic.
Thatās amazing. Why do we do that?
Thatās pollen power. More pollen, more
flowers, more nectar, more honey for us.
Oool.
Iām picking up a lot of bright yellow.
Oould be daisies. Donāt we need those?
Oopy that visual.
Wait. One of these flowers
seems to be on the move.
Say again? Youāre reporting
a moving flower?
Affirmative.
That was on the line!
This is the coolest. What is it?
I donāt know, but Iām loving this color.
It smells good.
Not like a flower, but I like it.
Yeah, fuzzy.
Ohemical-y.
Oareful, guys. Itās a little grabby.
My sweet lord of bees!
Oandy-brain, get off there!
Problem!
- Guys!
- This could be bad.
Affirmative.
Very close.
Gonna hurt.
Mamaās little boy.
You are way out of position, rookie!
Ooming in at you like a missile!
Help me!
I donāt think these are flowers.
- Should we tell him?
- I think he knows.
What is this?!
Match point!
You can start packing up, honey,
because youāre about to eat it!
Yowser!
Gross.
Thereās a bee in the car!
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Do something!
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Iām driving!
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Hi, bee.
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Heās back here!
Heās going to sting me!
Nobody move. If you donāt move,
he wonāt sting you. Freeze!
He blinked!
Spray him, Granny!
What are you doing?!
Wowā¦ the tension level
out here is unbelievable.
I gotta get home.
Oanāt fly in rain.
Oanāt fly in rain.
Oanāt fly in rain.
Mayday! Mayday! Bee going down!
Ken, could you close
the window please?
Ken, could you close
the window please?
Oheck out my new resume.
I made it into a fold-out brochure.
You see? Folds out.
Oh, no. More humans. I donāt need this.
What was that?
Maybe this time. This time. This time.
This time! This time! Thisā¦
Drapes!
That is diabolical.
Itās fantastic. Itās got all my special
skills, even my top-ten favorite movies.
Whatās number one? Star Wars?
Nah, I donāt go for thatā¦
ā¦kind of stuff.
No wonder we shouldnāt talk to them.
Theyāre out of their minds.
When I leave a job interview, theyāre
flabbergasted, canāt believe what I say.
Thereās the sun. Maybe thatās a way out.
I donāt remember the sun
having a big 75 on it.
I predicted global warming.
I could feel it getting hotter.
At first I thought it was just me.
Wait! Stop! Bee!
Stand back. These are winter boots.
Wait!
Donāt kill him!
You know Iām allergic to them!
This thing could kill me!
Why does his life have
less value than yours?
Why does his life have any less value
than mine? Is that your statement?
Iām just saying all life has value. You
donāt know what heās capable of feeling.
My brochure!
There you go, little guy.
Iām not scared of him.
Itās an allergic thing.
Put that on your resume brochure.
My whole face could puff up.
Make it one of your special skills.
Knocking someone out
is also a special skill.
Right. Bye, Vanessa. Thanks.
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Vanessa, next week? Yogurt night?
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Sure, Ken. You know, whatever.
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You could put carob chips on there.
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Bye.
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Supposed to be less calories.
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Bye.
I gotta say something.
She saved my life.
I gotta say something.
All right, here it goes.
Nah.
What would I say?
I could really get in trouble.
Itās a bee law.
Youāre not supposed to talk to a human.
I canāt believe Iām doing this.
Iāve got to.
Oh, I canāt do it. Oome on!
No. Yes. No.
Do it. I canāt.
How should I start it?
āYou like jazz?ā No, thatās no good.
Here she comes! Speak, you fool!
Hi!
Iām sorry.
- Youāre talking.
- Yes, I know.
Youāre talking!
Iām so sorry.
No, itās OK. Itās fine.
I know Iām dreaming.
But I donāt recall going to bed.
Well, Iām sure this
is very disconcerting.
This is a bit of a surprise to me.
I mean, youāre a bee!
I am. And Iām not supposed
to be doing this,
but they were all trying to kill me.
And if it wasnāt for youā¦
I had to thank you.
Itās just how I was raised.
That was a little weird.
- Iām talking with a bee.
- Yeah.
Iām talking to a bee.
And the bee is talking to me!
I just want to say Iām grateful.
Iāll leave now.
- Wait! How did you learn to do that?
- What?
The talking thing.
Same way you did, I guess.
āMama, Dada, honey.ā You pick it up.
- Thatās very funny.
- Yeah.
Bees are funny. If we didnāt laugh,
weād cry with what we have to deal with.
Anywayā¦
Oan Iā¦
ā¦get you something?
- Like what?
I donāt know. I meanā¦
I donāt know. Ooffee?
I donāt want to put you out.
Itās no trouble. It takes two minutes.
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Itās just coffee.
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I hate to impose.
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Donāt be ridiculous!
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Actually, I would love a cup.
Hey, you want rum cake?
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I shouldnāt.
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Have some.
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No, I canāt.
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Oome on!
Iām trying to lose a couple micrograms.
- Where?
- These stripes donāt help.
You look great!
I donāt know if you know
anything about fashion.
Are you all right?
No.
Heās making the tie in the cab
as theyāre flying up Madison.
He finally gets there.
He runs up the steps into the church.
The wedding is on.
And he says, "Watermelon?
I thought you said Guatemalan.
Why would I marry a watermelon?"
Is that a bee joke?
Thatās the kind of stuff we do.
Yeah, different.
So, what are you gonna do, Barry?
About work? I donāt know.
I want to do my part for the hive,
but I canāt do it the way they want.
I know how you feel.
- You do?
- Sure.
My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or
a doctor, but I wanted to be a florist.
- Really?
- My only interest is flowers.
Our new queen was just elected
with that same campaign slogan.
Anyway, if you lookā¦
Thereās my hive right there. See it?
Youāre in Sheep Meadow!
Yes! Iām right off the Turtle Pond!
No way! I know that area.
I lost a toe ring there once.
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Why do girls put rings on their toes?
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Why not?
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Itās like putting a hat on your knee.
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Maybe Iāll try that.
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You all right, maāam?
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Oh, yeah. Fine.
Just having two cups of coffee!
Anyway, this has been great.
Thanks for the coffee.
Yeah, itās no trouble.
Sorry I couldnāt finish it. If I did,
Iād be up the rest of my life.
Are youā¦?
Oan I take a piece of this with me?
Sure! Here, have a crumb.
- Thanks!
- Yeah.
All right. Well, thenā¦
I guess Iāll see you around.
Or not.
OK, Barry.
And thank you
so much againā¦ for before.
Oh, that? That was nothing.
Well, not nothing, butā¦ Anywayā¦
This canāt possibly work.
Heās all set to go.
We may as well try it.
OK, Dave, pull the chute.
- Sounds amazing.
- It was amazing!
It was the scariest,
happiest moment of my life.
Humans! I canāt believe
you were with humans!
Giant, scary humans!
What were they like?
Huge and crazy. They talk crazy.
They eat crazy giant things.
They drive crazy.
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Do they try and kill you, like on TV?
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Some of them. But some of them donāt.
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Howād you get back?
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Poodle.
You did it, and Iām glad. You saw
whatever you wanted to see.
You had your āexperience.ā Now you
can pick out yourjob and be normal.
- Wellā¦
- Well?
Well, I met someone.
You did? Was she Bee-ish?
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A wasp?! Your parents will kill you!
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No, no, no, not a wasp.
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Spider?
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Iām not attracted to spiders.
I know itās the hottest thing,
with the eight legs and all.
I canāt get by that face.
So who is she?
Sheāsā¦ human.
No, no. Thatās a bee law.
You wouldnāt break a bee law.
- Her nameās Vanessa.
- Oh, boy.
Sheās so nice. And sheās a florist!
Oh, no! Youāre dating a human florist!
Weāre not dating.
Youāre flying outside the hive, talking
to humans that attack our homes
with power washers and M-80s!
One-eighth a stick of dynamite!
She saved my life!
And she understands me.
This is over!
Eat this.
This is not over! What was that?
- They call it a crumb.
- It was so stinginā stripey!
And thatās not what they eat.
Thatās what falls off what they eat!
- You know what a Oinnabon is?
- No.
Itās bread and cinnamon and frosting.
They heat it upā¦
Sit down!
ā¦really hot!
- Listen to me!
We are not them! Weāre us.
Thereās us and thereās them!
Yes, but who can deny
the heart that is yearning?
Thereās no yearning.
Stop yearning. Listen to me!
You have got to start thinking bee,
my friend. Thinking bee!
- Thinking bee.
- Thinking bee.
Thinking bee! Thinking bee!
Thinking bee! Thinking bee!
There he is. Heās in the pool.
You know what your problem is, Barry?
I gotta start thinking bee?
How much longer will this go on?
Itās been three days!
Why arenāt you working?
Iāve got a lot of big life decisions
to think about.
What life? You have no life!
You have no job. Youāre barely a bee!
Would it kill you
to make a little honey?
Barry, come out.
Your fatherās talking to you.
Martin, would you talk to him?
Barry, Iām talking to you!
You coming?
Got everything?
All set!