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HAPPY.
Narrator: THESE OBSESSIVE COLLECTORS
WILL SHOW YOU A WHOLE NEW WORLD...
THIS IS A FANTASY WORLD.
BYE.
...WITH THEIR ONE-OF-A-KIND OBSESSIONS AND COLLECTIONS.
NO ONE IS MORE OBSESSED THAN I AM.
Narrator: THE UTTERLY OBSESSED...
PINKER THAN THIS?
YES!
...SPEND DAY AFTER DAY...
DON'T NOBODY JUMP OFF OF THERE.
...AND DOLLAR AFTER DOLLAR...
WE HAD OVER 1,300,000.
...FEEDING THEIR APPETITE.
OH! I JUST SAW THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME!
THIS IS "MY CRAZY OBSESSION."
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JOE PROSEY STARTS EVERY DAY WITH ODD JOBS AROUND THE HOUSE.
TODAY, THOUGH, HE'S NOT JUST DOING CHORES.
HE'S SETTING UP FOR A VERY SPECIAL PLAYDATE FOR HIS KIDS.
Pat: THE KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
THEY SURE ARE.
EXCEPT THESE...
HI! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU.
...AREN'T YOUR TYPICAL KIDS.
PAT AND JOE PROSEY LIVE IN LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND.
MARRIED FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS,
THEY HAVE ONE GROWN DAUGHTER, A GRANDSON,
AND MORE THAN 5,000 ADOPTED KIDS.
WE HAVE THE LARGEST CABBAGE PATCH COLLECTION IN THE WORLD.
OUR COUNT NOW IS PROBABLY 5,060.
I MOVED TO CALIFORNIA
TO GET AWAY FROM THE CABBAGE PATCH CHILDREN.
I'M JUST KIDDING. [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: THE CABBAGE PATCH KID CRAZE STARTED IN 1982.
BY 1990, 75 MILLION HAD BEEN SOLD.
TO THIS DAY, PAT AND JOE CONTINUE TO COLLECT DOLLS.
"DOLLS" IS NOT A WORD THAT WE USE.
YOU CALL THEM KIDS OR BABIES.
Joe: GOOD MORNING, KIDS.
LET'S MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S OKAY HERE.
DID YOU GUYS BEHAVE YOURSELVES LAST NIGHT?
Pat: ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DO EVERY DAY
IS WE WILL CHECK ON ALL THE KIDS.
DON'T NOBODY JUMP OFF OF THERE, OKAY?
LAMAR HAS BEEN PULLING ON MY BRAID.
NO PULLING HAIR.
SINCE EACH BABY ARRIVES WITH ITS OWN BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
PAT AND JOE MAKE A POINT
OF KNOWING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM BY THEIR GIVEN NAME.
THIS IS JACK, DALE...
BETSY, MARK...
RUSTY...
BABY BEPOP.
BUT MEMORIZING 5,000 NAMES IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE? DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEHI--
YOU HAVE A DOG HERE.
JOE AND PAT GIVE EACH A DISTINCTIVE PERSONALITY
AND VOICE.
I WANT ONE, TOO. I WANT A DOG, TOO.
MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T RUN AROUND, OKAY?
I STARTED COLLECTING BECAUSE I ALWAYS DID LIKE DOLLS.
MY MOTHER WOULD SAY THAT SHE'D COME INTO MY ROOM,
AND ALL OF MY DOLLS WOULD BE IN THE BED,
AND I'D BE LAYING OVER ON THIS LITTLE SOFA.
WE STARTED MEETING OTHER COLLECTORS.
AND I FOUND OUT HOW THE PEOPLE TREATED THEM LIKE CHILDREN.
I GOT A PROBLEM. I NEED ICE.
AND IT JUST BECAME, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU NEED ICE TO ICE-SKATE?
SO I CAN ICE-SKATE. I DON'T HAVE ANY ICE.
IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, USING MUCH OF THEIR SAVINGS
AND A SIZEABLE PART OF THEIR INHERITANCE,
PAT AND JOE HAVE SPENT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS ON THE KIDS
AND CONTINUE TO SPEND ABOUT $1,000 A MONTH
IN MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND KEEPING THE KIDS
IN A PERFECTLY CLIMATE-CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT.
DOES ANYBODY HERE KNOW HOW MUCH IT TAKES
TO RUN ALL OF THIS ELECTRICITY
AND AIR-CONDITIONING AND YOUR HEAT?
YOU'LL GUESS?
A LOT.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THEIR KIDS
WITH A LIFE OF LUXURY,
THIS RETIRED PIPE FITTER AND FORMER RESEARCHER
LIVE A HUMBLE LIFESTYLE.
Pat: OUR HOME IS A MOBILE HOME --
70 FOOT LONG, ABOUT 900 SQUARE FEET.
Narrator: NOT SO FOR THE KIDS.
Joe: FOR THE KIDS, WE HAVE TWO BUILDINGS.
IT'S A LITTLE OVER 6,000 SQUARE FEET.
IT COST US ABOUT $230,000 FOR BOTH OF THESE BUILDINGS.
WE'RE THINKING IT'S GONNA COST US
PROBABLY ANOTHER $125,000, $150,000
TO BUILD ANOTHER BUILDING.
AND OUT OF ALL 5,000 KIDS, KEVIN IS THEIR FAVORITE.
HE TURNED THEIR COLLECTION INTO AN OBSESSION.
HE IS PRICELESS.
PRICELESS. I'M PRICELESS.
I THINK I WAS ABOUT 10 OR 12
WHEN MY MOM BROUGHT KEVIN HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME.
KEVIN IS SPECIAL AND THE ONE THAT GOES EVERYWHERE WITH US
ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS THE FIRST BOY.
AND BOYS JUST SEEM TO BE MORE RAMBUNCTIOUS,
AND THEY'RE NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
Narrator: KEVIN IS THEIR CONSTANT COMPANION.
HE IS THE ONLY KID
ALLOWED TO SLEEP WITH PAT AND JOE IN THEIR BEDROOM
AND TRAVELS WITH THEM EVERYWHERE THEY GO.
KEVIN, HAVE YOU DECIDED
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING VICKI FOR HER BIRTHDAY?
NOT YET.
TODAY THEY'RE GOING SHOPPING FOR A GIFT
FOR KEVIN'S SISTER, VICKI.
MY REAL SISTER, VICKI, LIVES IN L.A.
I DO NOT THINK OF KEVIN LIKE A BROTHER.
GOOD MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU LADIES DOING?
WELL. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
FINE.
WHO'S THIS?
I'M KEVIN, AND I'M HERE TO BUY SOMETHING FOR MY SISTER.
SO I'M GONNA LOOK AROUND AND SPEND SOME MONEY.
Pat: NOW, THERE'S PLENTY OF STUFF HERE.
I KNOW. THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOME KIND OF AN ANIMAL, MAYBE, 'CAUSE SHE LIKES CATS.
THAT'S WHY SHE HAS TWO CATS.
SO SOME KIND OF, LIKE, A FURRY THING LIKE THAT.
THEY'RE TROLLS.
Joe: I REALIZE I COULD TAKE THIS CABBAGE PATCH KID,
HAVE FUN WITH HIM, AND GET OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN, TOO.
BAGPIPE HE'S GOT.
DO YOU THINK IT IS?
Shaw: I HAVE TO SAY I WAS SHOCKED
WHEN THEY WANTED ME TO TALK TO THE DOLL
'CAUSE I WAS ABOUT TO BUST OUT.
BYE.
OKAY.
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY EXCEPT CHILDREN TALK TO THEIR DOLLS
AND WANT ME TO PLAY WITH THEIR DOLLS LIKE THAT.
I THINK YOU MADE A VERY GOOD CHOICE.
Narrator: BUT KEVIN DOES NOT PLAY WITH ONLY ADULTS.
THREE OR FOUR TIMES A MONTH, PAT AND JOE ARRANGE PLAYDATES
WITH OTHER COLLECTORS AND THEIR KIDS,
WHO OFTEN LIVE AS FAR AS TWO HOURS AWAY.
HELLO. THIS IS KEVIN.
YEAH, SURE. I'D LOVE YOU TO COME OVER AND PLAY TODAY.
BYE.
BUT A PLAYDATE AT THE PROSEYS'
IS NEVER JUST STORY TIME OR PLAYING CATCH.
THEY HAVE SPENT ABOUT $2,000
TO CREATE AN AMUSEMENT PARK IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD
THAT CATERS SOLELY TO THEIR CABBAGE PATCH KIDS.
THE KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
THEY SURE ARE.
IT TAKES JOE OVER TWO HOURS TO SET UP A MOTORIZED TRAIN,
A SWING, AND A PULLEY-OPERATED HOT-AIR BALLOON
THAT CAN LIFT THE KIDS 30 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
HI! WHAT TOOK YOU GUYS SO LONG?
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO PLAY.
WITH DOZENS OF OFFICIAL CABBAGE PATCH COLLECTORS' CLUBS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS,
THE PROSEYS, LIKE MANY OTHER PARENTS,
HAVE FOUND MOST OF THEIR FRIENDS THROUGH THEIR KIDS.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU COME OVER HERE, GIRL.
Shh.
I LOVE HAVING FRIENDS COME VISIT ME
AND PLAY ON MY TOYS AND STUFF THAT I HAVE.
WANT NOBODY FALLING OUT OF THE SWING.
EXTRA-SPECIAL SAFETY.
EVERYBODY'S QUIET.
[ LAUGHS ]
JEN'S NEVER BEEN ON A SWING BEFORE.
YEAH. FIRST TIME.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY'RE QUIET.
Pat: MAYBE IT IS.
Joe: THIS IS A UNIQUE LITTLE FANTASY WORLD
THAT YOU CAN WALK OUT OF EVERYDAY LIFE...
Pat: WOW.
Joe: LIFT-OFF.
WHOA!
...AND COME INTO -- NO HARM DONE, NO FOUL --
AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
GUYS.
Joe: SMILE.
DON'T GO TOO HIGH.
CATCH A BIRD.
OH, NO. CATCH A BIRD?
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: COMING UP, PAT AND JOE PUT A LIFE-CHANGING CHOICE
IN KEVIN'S PLUSH HANDS.
Pat: KEVIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE KIDS?
AND LATER, KITTY KAY SERA'S EXTREME OBSESSION
COLORS VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF HER LIFE.
AS FAR AS ME WEARING ANOTHER COLOR,
I THINK I'D GET PHYSICALLY ILL.
Narrator: PAT AND JOE PROSEY
HAVE OVER 5,000 CABBAGE PATCH KIDS IN THEIR COLLECTION.
EACH HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE VOICE.
I WANT ONE, TOO. I WANT A DOG, TOO.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CABBAGE PATCH COLLECTORS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND PAT AND JOE ARE SO WELL-RESPECTED IN THAT COMMUNITY
THAT THEY RUN A VIRTUAL CABBAGE PATCH ADOPTION AGENCY.
I HAD A GENTLEMAN CALL ME ABOUT A COLLECTION THAT HE HAS.
HE LIVES IN GEORGIA AND ASKED IF I WOULD PLEASE COME DOWN
AND PICK UP HIS COLLECTION
AND SEE IF I COULD FIND HOMES FOR HIS KIDS.
I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S A LONG RIDE FROM GEORGIA,
BUT IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
AFTER A 22-HOUR DRIVE,
THEY RETURN WITH 50 KIDS THAT THEY NEED TO FIND HOMES FOR.
OKAY, HERE WE ARE.
OH, MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS.
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE BAGS,
BUT THEY GOT AIR HOLES IN THEM.
OH, OKAY. SO THEY WERE ABLE TO BREATHE.
THE MONEY MADE FROM THE ADOPTIONS
WILL GO BACK TO THE COLLECTOR IN GEORGIA,
BUT A LUCKY FEW MAY FIND A HOME HERE WITH PAT AND JOE.
I'M HOPING TO FIND SOMETHING IN HIS COLLECTION
THAT WE MIGHT BE MISSING HERE IN THE BUILDING.
OKAY, GUYS.
WOW.
Narrator: JOE AND PAT ARE VERY SELECTIVE
ABOUT WHICH ONES MAKE IT ONTO THE DISPLAY SHELVES...
LITTLE GIRL, YOU MIGHT BE STAYING.
...AND WHICH DON'T.
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE IS A DUPLICATE.
THEY EXAMINE THE DOLLS' CONDITION, AUTHENTICITY,
AND CHECK FOR THE CREATOR'S ORIGINAL SIGNATURE.
YEP. THERE'S XAVIER ROBERT'S SIGNATURE RIGHT THERE.
SHE'S HAND-SIGNED.
Joe: OH, WOW.
WHITE CHRISTMAS.
OH, AND SHE'S GOT THE PIGS.
KEVIN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE KIDS, HUH?
DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE KEEPERS?
I NEVER FEEL JEALOUS WHEN A NEW KID COMES IN.
NEW KIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME HERE AND LIVE
BECAUSE WE KEEP ADOPTING THEM
AND GIVING THEM NICE HOMES TO LIVE IN.
Narrator: BUT ULTIMATELY, IT IS KEVIN, THEIR FAVORITE SON,
WHO IS THE FINAL JUDGE.
OKAY. NOW, YOU ALL HAD A LONG TRIP,
AND SOME OF YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO STAY,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY.
EVERYBODY SAY "HAPPY."
HAPPY.
AND THE ONES THAT AREN'T GONNA STAY,
MOM AND DAD'S GONNA FIND NEW HOMES FOR YOU,
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE HAPPY, TOO.
AFTER OVER AN HOUR OF INSPECTING THE ORPHAN KIDS,
KEVIN HAS MADE A SELECTION.
ALL RIGHT, MOM, WE'RE GONNA CHECK THIS LITTLE GIRL FIRST
'CAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE WE DON'T HAVE HER DOWN THERE.
ARE YOU PRETTY SURE SHE'S GONNA STAY IN THE COLLECTION?
I'M PRETTY SURE.
COME WITH ME, THEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
OKAY, LET'S SEE IF KEVIN IS RIGHT.
SURE, I'M RIGHT.
OH, KEVIN, YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT.
OKAY. LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A SPOT FOR YOU.
OH, I THINK THERE IS A SPOT FOR YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
GOOD SPOT.
THERE YOU GO. LOOK AT THAT -- SISTERS.
GOOD CALL, KEVIN. YOU KNEW THAT.
I KNEW. I KNEW IT.
ONCE A KID COMES INTO THIS COLLECTION, THE KID STAYS.
THE KID NEVER LEAVES.
Narrator: AND WHY WOULD THEY?
BECAUSE NEARLY EVERY NIGHT, PAT AND JOE,
JUST LIKE THOUSANDS OF PARENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
READ THEIR KIDS A BEDTIME STORY BEFORE THEY'RE PUT TO SLEEP.
"QUITE DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHERS."
Joe: I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR COLLECTION.
I COME IN HERE AND JUST WONDER AT IT.
I'LL POINT IT OUT.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN -- CAN YOU SEE?
I GOT GLASSES. I CAN SEE.
Croucier: SOME PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, DO YOU THINK,
LIKE, YOUR MOM'S CRAZY, OR --" YOU KNOW?
NO, NOT REALLY. THAT'S WHAT SHE LIKES.
SHE LIKES CABBAGE PATCH KIDS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ A SENTENCE?
TO EACH HIS OWN.
SLOW.
Joe: WE NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE LIKE THIS WHEN WE STARTED IT.
VERY GOOD.
IT WAS JUST A COLLECTION.
OKAY, GUYS. NOW, I DON'T WANT YOU UP ALL NIGHT CARRYING ON.
OKAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.
GOOD NIGHT.
KEVIN, I HEAR YOU.
LIGHTS OUT.
Narrator: NEXT, KITTY KAY SERA REVEALS HER COLORFUL OBSESSION.
I HAVE HAD MY SHARE OF CUSTOMERS WHO, YOU KNOW, WERE OUT THERE,
BUT NOT QUITE LIKE KITTY.
Narrator: HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA,
THE PLAYGROUND TO THE STARS,
GUSHING WITH GLITZ AND GLAMOUR FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY.
AND KITTY KAY SERA BRINGS THE GLAMOUR TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
WITH ONE COLORFUL OBSESSION.
BABY, HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
I AM SO OBSESSED WITH PINK.
NO ONE IS MORE OBSESSED THAN I AM. TRUST ME.
CHEERS, DARLING.
PINK -- IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY. I MEAN, IT'S JUST BOTTOM LINE.
I FEEL LUXURIOUS.
I FEEL FASHIONABLE.
I FEEL UNIQUE. I DARE TO BE DIFFERENT.
LIKE I SAID, I DON'T WANT TO WEAR WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WEARS.
I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT TO WEAR.
"WHAT TO WEAR." NO. MAKE YOUR OWN STYLE.
OH, KISSY.
Narrator: KITTY KAY SERA IS A VOICE-OVER ARTIST
WHO LIVES IN HOLLYWOOD.
BUT WHEN SHE'S NOT LENDING HER VOICE TO CARTOONS...
AAH! YOU ROCK MY PINK SOCKS!
...SHE DEDICATES EVERY MOMENT OF HER LIFE TO THE COLOR PINK.
IN MY COLLECTION, I HAVE PINK VACUUM CLEANER,
PINK TELEVISION, PINK SOFA, PINK TELEPHONE, SHOES...
HATS GALORE.
I LOVE HATS. I'M A HAT GIRL.
Narrator: BUT THAT ONLY SCRATCHES THE PINK SURFACE.
KITTY ONLY USES PINK SOAP, A PINK CUTTING BOARD.
AND WHEN SHE BRUSHES HER TEETH,
SHE ONLY USES PINK TOOTHPASTE AND A PINK TOOTHBRUSH.
SHE EVEN PLAYS TENNIS WITH A PINK RACKET AND BALL.
I NEVER THINK, "OH, I WOULD LOVE TO WEAR A GREEN DRESS."
THAT WOULD DEPRESS ME.
BLUE'S OKAY, AND PURPLE'S OKAY, BUT PINK IS THE BEST.
I USED TO JUST DO -- I USED TO ONLY DO THIS SHADE OF COLOR.
AND NOW I START DOING HOT PINK.
I WILL DO A DARKER PINK -- NOT MAGENTA.
NO WAY.
Narrator: KITTY'S OBSESSION STARTED 28 YEARS AGO
IN HER HOMETOWN OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.
IT KIND OF HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR.
I WORE A PINK SKIRT, AND I HAD, LIKE, A PINK SHIRT ON.
I GOT A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS.
I LOVED THE WAY I FELT IN IT.
THEN I STARTED GRADUALLY GETTING RID OF EVERY OTHER COLOR.
AND THEN IT'S JUST ALL PINK.
Narrator: INCLUDING HER BEST FRIEND, KISSES.
[ BARKS ]
KISSES. SHE'S MY EVERY LITTLE THING.
I JUST LOVE HER TO DEATH.
Narrator: KITTY SPENDS OVER $100 A MONTH
FOR HER SPECIAL PINK TREATMENT AT THE DOG SALON.
Beneta: WHEN I FIRST SAW THE PINK DOG,
I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS DYE.
Kitty: I TAKE HER ONCE A MONTH TO GET HER PINK-IFIED.
THEY USE BEET JUICE IN THE BATH,
SO IT'S TOTALLY SAFE AND VET-APPROVED.
Beneta: BUT THEN I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS JUST BEET JUICE.
SO THEN I WAS RELIEVED.
COME ON.
Narrator: FOR KITTY, IT'S NOT JUST A PINK EXTERIOR.
IT'S WHAT SHE EATS, TOO.
BUT PINK FOOD IS HARD TO FIND ON ANY MENU.
COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE ME A PINK EGG SALAD SANDWICH?
PINK EGG SALAD ISN'T QUITE ON OUR MENU.
SO WHEREVER SHE GOES, SHE BRINGS HER OWN INSURANCE...
I ACTUALLY HAVE -- JUST PUT A LITTLE BIT OF THIS IN THERE,
AND IT'LL MAKE IT PINK.
...PINK FOOD COLORING.
THIS IS THE FIRST PINK EGG SALAD I'VE MADE.
IT'S A KIND OF ODD MIX.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
Narrator: COMING UP, IN KITTY'S PERFECT PINK WORLD,
THERE'S ONE THING THAT'S BEEN HAUNTING HER FOR YEARS.
Kitty: IT IS A DREADFUL PLACE.
IT JUST JAMS MY FREQUENCY, MAN.
Narrator: AND TODAY SHE'S FINALLY
GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
OH! I JUST SAW THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME!
Narrator: FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS,
KITTY KAY SERA HAS TOTALLY SURROUNDED HERSELF WITH PINK,
RIGHT DOWN TO HER PINK DOG, KISSES.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING IN HER LIFE
SHE STILL NEEDS TO PINK-IFY -- HER KITCHEN.
Kitty: THE KITCHEN IS A DREADFUL PLACE.
I HAVE A NAME FOR THE KITCHEN.
IT'S THE SAD ROOM.
I DON'T EVEN GO IN THE KITCHEN. THE KITCHEN'S USELESS TO ME.
ALL THE CABINETS ARE BROWN WOOD,
AND IT JUST JAMS MY FREQUENCY, MAN.
Narrator: SINCE MOVING IN,
KITTY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PINK-IFY HER KITCHEN.
HER LANDLADY WON'T LET HER PAINT THE CABINETS.
BUT AFTER 12 YEARS, SHE HAS SAVED ENOUGH MONEY
TO GET SOME PROFESSIONAL DESIGN HELP.
I CAN'T TAKE IT. I CAN'T TAKE IT.
I CAN'T TAKE IT.
Narrator: TODAY SHE'S MEETING
WITH INTERIOR DESIGNER JASMINE JABERZADEH
TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
[ BARKING ]
Kitty: WHO IS IT, KISS?
WHO IS IT?
OH, HOLD ON.
HELLO!
HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU, AS WELL.
WOW.
COME ON IN. STEP RIGHT IN.
SO, DID YOU DO THIS ALL YOURSELF?
YES. YES, I DID.
EVERYTHING IS GORGEOUS EXCEPT FOR...
THE SAD ROOM.
LOOK AT IT.
I HATE, HATE, HATE THESE CABINETS.
I'VE LIVED WITH THEM FOR 12 YEARS,
AND THEY'RE DRIVING ME UP THE WALL.
CAN YOU DO ANYTHING?
OKAY.
...BECAUSE MY LANDLADY WON'T LET ME.
SHE SAID, "THIS IS REAL WOOD, AND YOU CAN'T PAINT."
SO I'M LIKE, "WHAT CAN I DO?"
I THINK VARIETY WOULD BE GOOD FOR HER
JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WALK IN THERE,
IT'S LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO LOOK.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S ALL PINK.
WALLPAPER.
WALLPAPER HAS COME SUCH A LONG WAY.
WE'LL WALL-COVER ALL THESE CABINETS.
SO, ALL THIS IS VERY FIXABLE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL PUT SOME DRAPERY RIGHT HERE TO COVER IT
OR SOME TYPE OF STORAGE UNIT AND JAZZ IT UP.
I LOVE THAT.
I THINK AFTER I'M DONE, SHE'S GONNA LOVE IT.
GOOD.
Narrator: TODAY THEY'RE SHOPPING FOR PAINT AND WALLPAPER,
BUT KITTY DOESN'T DRIVE, SO AT LEAST SIX TIMES A MONTH,
SHE RENTS A PINK LIMO AND TRAVELS AROUND TOWN IN STYLE.
JASMINE IS TAKING KITTY TO A PAINT STORE
SHE KNOWS HAS THE MOST SHADES OF PINK.
THEY HAVE 182 IN STOCK.
KITTY JUST HAS TO CHOOSE ONE FOR THE BACK WALL IN HER KITCHEN.
Kitty: [ Singsong voice ] I CAN SEE THE PINK FROM HERE.
THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO LIGHT. IT MIGHT NOT READ WELL.
I KNOW.
WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT, RIGHT?
DO YOU LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, JASMINE?
I LOVE THIS, LOVE THIS, LOVE THIS.
THAT ONE. YEAH.
YEAH. LOVE THAT.
PARTY TIME.
Farris: A COLOR LIKE THE PINK THAT WE GOT TODAY
IS TYPICALLY PURCHASED BY A MOTHER EXPECTING
OR A MOTHER BUYING PINK FOR THEIR KIDS' ROOMS,
NOT A GROWN WOMAN.
Jaberzadeh: THIS IS FUN.
OH, GOSH.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE PINKER.
YES!
I'M SERIOUS.
Woman: I THINK THAT'S THE HOTTEST PINK WE HAVE.
WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S HOT.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE, LIKE, MORE, LIKE, POLKA DOTS
MM-HMM.
YOU HAVE TO ENVISION --
YOUR CABINETS ARE GONNA BE COVERED WITH THIS,
AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR WALL WITH PINK.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT. YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
TRUST ME.
I WANT TO SEE IT PINK. I WANT TO SEE IT PINK.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE CAN DO IT WITHOUT RUINING EVERYTHING.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A CHALLENGE FOR HER, I THINK.
Narrator: WITH JUST THE RIGHT SHADE OF PINK PAINT
AND WALLPAPER CHOSEN,
JASMINE AND HER ASSISTANTS GET TO WORK.
Jaberzadeh: ANYTIME YOU DESIGN SOMETHING,
YOU'RE ALWAYS DESIGNING FOR THE CLIENT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S HAPPY WITH WHAT SHE WANTS
AND ACCOMPLISH HER NEEDS.
I'VE GOT SOME SURPRISES UP MY SLEEVE
THAT KITTY DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT,
AND HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL END UP LOVING IT.
Kitty: OH, MY GOODNESS! I'M SO NERVOUS!
Jaberzadeh: ARE YOU READY?
OOH!
[ GASPS ] IT LOOKS GORGEOUS.
OH, MY GOD!
I LOVE IT!
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
"THE PINK LADY OF HOLLYWOOD."
OH! I JUST SAW THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
DO YOU LOVE IT?
OOH!
I LOVE IT.
Kitty: I'M TICKLED PINK OVER MY NEW KITCHEN.
JASMINE OUTDID HERSELF.
SHE TOOK THIS DUMP OF A KITCHEN AND MADE IT SPECTACULAR FOR ME.
NO OTHER COLOR IS SPECIAL TO ME LIKE PINK IS.
PINK IS WHAT I LOVE.
IT'S GONNA BE THE ONLY COLOR I DO FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.
SIGNING OFF.