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WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS GOING ON.
I KNOW. WE DO.
Katherine: WE NEED TO HAVE A SIX-FOOT FLAMINGO DONE
IN THREE DAYS.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, SHE'S MELTING!
ARE YOU HAVING A PANIC ATTACK?
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
YES.
WE'RE GOING TO THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
AND NOW WE'RE ADDING A GIANT TANK TO THAT?
OH.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
OH, LORD.
THIS LOOKS LIKE NOAH'S ARK.
YOU ASKED FOR A CANNON.
[ SCREAMS ]
THIS IS NOT OKAY, STEVE.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO HIT THE WRONG ARMY OFFICIAL
WITH A CUPCAKE.
IT IS NOT COOL.
CAREFUL, CAREFUL, CAREFUL.
YOU'RE GOOD.
KEEP PUSHING.
IT IS TOTALLY GONNA HIT.
PUSH IT UP. PUSH IT UP. PUSH IT UP.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
Katherine: PLEASE LET IT WORK.
I'M SOPHIE.
AND I'M KATHERINE.
WE'RE SISTERS...
AND BUSINESS PARTNERS.
WE DITCHED OUR CORPORATE JOBS TO FOLLOW OUR DREAMS...
TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE WORLD'S BEST-TASTING CUPCAKES.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
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SO, I TAKE THESE?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE?
MAKING MY NEW FLAVOR FOR NEXT MONTH.
MAKING A NEW FLAVOR?
Sophie: ONE OF THE MOST FUN PARTS OF RUNNING A BUSINESS
IS COMING UP WITH NEW PRODUCTS.
YOU HAVE A FOUR PACK OF MINI BALLPARK CUPCAKES.
FOR KATHERINE AND ME, IT'S KIND OF CHALLENGING
BECAUSE WE RARELY SEE EYE-TO-EYE.
WHAT IS IT, HOT-DOG FLAVORED?
WHAT IS THIS?
WE'RE GONNA SERVE THEM IN HOT-DOG WRAPPERS,
SO PEOPLE SAY, "HEY, CAN I HAVE SOME BALL-PARK CUPCAKES?"
AND THEY COME IN A PACK OF FOUR.
I'VE GOT SOME NEW FLAVORS, TOO.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE SOME NEW PRODUCTS
I'M DEVELOPING FOR THE STORE.
LET ME JUST FINISH IT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT IT IS.
Katherine: BALLPARK CUPCAKES?
I MEAN, WHAT'S THAT?
I'M GONNA OUTDO HER WITH MY CUPCAKE MILKSHAKE.
Mommy: OH, IT'S CUPCAKES INSIDE?
MM-HMM.
MMM!
DAMN, THAT'S GOOD.
MMM!
ISN'T IT GOOD?
I LOVE THEM.
VOILà.
THIS IS MY NEW PRODUCT THAT I'VE DEVELOPED FOR THE STORE.
IT'S CALLED A CUPCAKE MILKSHAKE.
THIS IS NOT CALLED GEORGETOWN MILKSHAKE.
IT'S GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE.
WE ARE NOT SERVING MILKSHAKES.
IT'S A CUPCAKE MILKSHAKE.
THIS IS ICE CREAM, MILK,
AND I THREW IN SOME RED VELVETS WHOLE.
THERE IS A CUPCAKE IN THERE, SOPHIE.
I'M NOT EATING A BLENDED RED VELVET.
GIVE IT A CHANCE, SOPHIE. COME ON.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT MY BALLPARK CUPCAKES?
SNOOZE.
WE'VE NEVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
BUT IT'S NOT A NEW PRODUCT.
IT'S STILL A CUPCAKE.
YOU'RE JUST DECORATING IT
AND PUTTING IT IN A HOT-DOG CARTON.
IT PUSHES THE ENVELOPE.
THIS PUSHES THE ENVELOPE.
THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED CUPCAKE.
THIS IS UNEXPECTED.
WE ARE GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE. THAT IS WHAT WE DO.
WHAT WE DO IS WE DO THINGS WITH CUPCAKES.
SOPHIE NEVER LIKES MY IDEAS SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE MY IDEAS.
I THINK YOU HAVE JEALOUSY ISSUES.
WHEN I HAVE A BETTER IDEAS, YOU GET JEALOUS.
CUPCAKE MILKSHAKES ARE NOT OKAY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HI.
WE'RE HERE TO SEE SOPHIE AND KATHERINE.
OKAY.
OKAY?
THEY'RE HERE.
HI, I'M SOPHIE!
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?!
Sophie: I CAN HONESTLY SAY
THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS AT OUR SHOP.
WHAT'S ALL THIS?
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO INVITE YOU TO HONFEST IN BALTIMORE.
WE HAVE THIS WONDERFUL PAGEANT
CALLED THE BALTIMORE'S BEST HON CONTEST.
WE CROWN BALTIMORE'S BEST HON.
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION, HON.
OH, IT'S AN INVITATION!
THAT IS SO COOL!
APPARENTLY, A HON IS A WOMAN FROM BALTIMORE
WHO LIKES TO DRESS UP AS A WOMAN FROM THE '50s AND '60s
WITH A BIG BEEHIVE, TONS OF MAKEUP.
I HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOUR OUTFITS.
THANK YOU.
THEY'RE VERY COOL.
IS THIS A THEME? IS IT LIKE...?
THE THEME IS SORT OF LIKE '50s, '60s --
BIG HAIR, BOAS, LEOPARD PRINT.
SO TO BE IN THIS PAGEANT, WE HAVE TO DRESS UP,
BEEHIVE, THE '50s LOOK.
LITTLE LEOPARD PRINT, LITTLE BOA, LITTLE GLASSES.
A LOT OF PINK.
A LOT OF PINK.
OH, MY GOD, THIS IS SO COOL.
AND IS THE FLAMINGO, LIKE, THE MASCOT?
Denise: YEAH.
WHEN SOPHIE AND I WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE.
WE'RE TOTALLY GONNA WIN THIS PAGEANT.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE THERE.
OKAY, WE'RE TOTALLY DOING THIS.
AWESOME.
OH, MY GOD. I GOT, LIKE, GOOSE BUMPS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LET'S GET STARTED ON THIS FLAMINGO.
[ SIGHS ] WHERE DO WE BEGIN?
THE HONFEST IS IN THREE DAYS, AND FOR THE PAGEANT ENTRY,
SOPHIE AND I ARE GONNA MAKE A GIANT FLAMINGO
MADE OUT OF CUPCAKES.
Sophie: THE FLAMINGO WILL BE SIX FEET TALL.
IT'LL HAVE A WOODEN FRAME AND FOAM BODY,
AND IT'LL BE COVERED WITH MORE THAN 1,000 MINI CUPCAKES.
THIS BIRD'S GONNA BE DECKED OUT WITH A BRIGHT RETRO NECKLACE,
COOL SUNGLASSES, AND TOPPED OFF WITH A BEEHIVE.
IT'S GONNA LOOK SO FABULOUS.
I'M GONNA SKETCH HIM OUT.
DO YOU WANT TO GET THE SUPPLIES?
YOU CAN START EXPERIMENTING WITH THE FEATHERS?
FEATHERS. OH, MY GOD.
I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THIS BUILD
IS GONNA BE MAKING THE FEATHERS.
I ASKED SARAH,
AND I OBVIOUSLY NEED TO ORDER SOME WHITE-CHOCOLATE CURLS.
WE HAVE COCONUT HERE ALREADY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE COULD DO IT.
AND THIS IS WHITE. WE NEED PINK.
AIRBRUSH, FOOD COLOR.
IF YOU AIRBRUSH THAT WITH PINK FOOD COLOR...
OKAY, LET'S SEE IF THIS IS GONNA WORK.
OH, THAT'S COOL.
'CAUSE IT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF WHITE IN IT.
I DON'T THINK THESE CURLS WORK.
THIS IS CURLY HAIR.
THIS ISN'T FEATHERS.
THIS COULD WORK, TOO -- COCONUT.
OOH, I LIKE THE COCONUT.
LOOK AT IT.
MIX IT UP A BIT SO IT'S A LITTLE LIGHTER --
DIFFERENT SHADES.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE TACKIEST FLAMINGO EVER.
THIS STUFF IS SUPER-COOL.
LET ME TRY THIS -- EDIBLE LUSTER DUST.
NO, NO, NO, NO. OH, LORD, SOPHIE.
LOOK HOW PRETTY THIS LOOKS. LOOK.
BUT IT'S $5.99 FOR A SMALL VIAL,
AND YOU JUST POURED ALL OF IT ONTO ONE CUPCAKE.
AT THIS RATE, WE'RE GONNA GO BROKE DECORATING THIS FLAMINGO.
WHAT ABOUT THESE THINGS? LOOK.
Sophie: YOU WANT TO USE PINK ROCK CANDY?
YES.
EW, THAT IS SO GROSS.
STOP IT!
WHAT ABOUT THIS? THIS CAN BE SUPER-COOL.
NO, DON'T!
YES, I LOVE THESE PINK DRAGéES.
THEY'RE SO PRETTY.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THAT IS THE DUMBEST IDEA EVER.
WHY?
DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FLAMINGO FUR?
Sophie: I MEAN, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
MAKING FLAMINGO FEATHERS WOULD BE SO DIFFICULT?
I'M JUST NOT LOVING ANY OF OUR IDEAS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE NINE OPTIONS.
THIS ONE IS THE WORST.
THAT'S THE SECOND-WORST.
THAT'S THE THIRD-WORST.
THIS ONE'S THE WORST.
THIS IS THE SECOND-WORST.
THIS IS THE THIRD-WORST.
YOU KNOW WHAT -- THIS IS EXACTLY WHY
WE CAN NEVER, YOU KNOW, MOVE FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW, KATHERINE. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
OH, IT'S YOUR PHONE.
CAN YOU GRAB IT FOR ME?
HELLO?
BOB: Colonel Bob Hughes with the Army G-8 in the Pentagon.
I'm calling for Sophie and Katherine
at Georgetown Cupcakes.
YEAH, THIS IS SOPHIE AND KATHERINE.
Hi, on behalf of the Secretary of the Army,
we'd like to invite you to join our 237th birthday celebration
here in the Pentagon.
The Army truly appreciates the 10,000 cupcakes
you donated to the soldiers in Afghanistan.
Sophie: WORKING WITH THE MILITARY WAS HONESTLY
ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES SO FAR
OF OWNING GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE.
AND IT IS AWESOME THAT WE GET TO BE PART
OF THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
CAN WE BRING ANY CUPCAKES TO THE PARTY?
BOB: You can absolutely bring some cupcakes.
That would be great.
WE'LL DEFINITELY PUT IT ON OUR CALENDAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INVITATION.
We're very appreciative of what you've done,
and we look forward to seeing you.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT, TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Thanks. You're welcome.
THAT'S SO COOL.
WE'RE GOING TO THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
WE COULD DO HELICOPTER.
WE COULD DO A BERET.
WE COULD DO A GIANT ARMY BOOT.
OKAY, WHEN YOU THINK OF THE ARMY,
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND?
ARMY.
TANK.
A TANK IS PROBABLY THE SIZE OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THIS LAB.
THIS IS THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY. IT'S AT THE PENTAGON.
WE GOT AN INVITATION
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. LISTEN.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE THERE.
OH, GEEZ LOUISE.
WE NEED TO HAVE A SIX-FOOT FLAMINGO DONE IN THREE DAYS,
AND NOW WE'RE ADDING A GIANT TANK TO THAT?
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
WE'RE MAKING AN ARMY TANK.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE?
'CAUSE I DON'T.
ALL I KNOW IS IT'S GOT TO BE AWESOME.
OH, MY LORD. HOW ARE WE GONNA DO IT?
Katherine: LET'S DO IT.
OKAY.
WE'RE MAKING AN ARMY TANK.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE?
'CAUSE I DON'T.
ALL I KNOW IS IT'S GOT TO BE AWESOME.
Katherine: WE GOT A CALL FROM THE ARMY
INVITING US TO THEIR BIG BIRTHDAY BASH,
SO WE'VE OFFERED TO MAKE A GIANT CUPCAKE TANK.
THIS IS SO EXCITING.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO VISIT AN ARMY BASE
TO SEE A REAL TANK SO WE CAN GET THE SCALE RIGHT.
HI, COLONEL HOLT?
I'M COLONEL HOLT.
I'M THE COMMANDER HERE AT THE ABERDEEN TEST CENTER.
HOW ARE YOU?
HI. GREAT.
KATHERINE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
Sophie: THIS IS OUR MOM.
HI.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO GO SEE A TANK?
YEAH.
LET'S DO IT. YEAH.
LET'S GO SEE A TANK.
THANK YOU.
THIS THING'S AMAZING.
IT'S HUGE.
THIS IS 70 TONS.
70 TONS?!
70 TONS.
CAN WE TOUCH IT?
GO RIGHT AHEAD.
OH, WOW.
WHAT IS THIS MADE OF?
THAT'S ARMOR.
THAT'S ARMOR?
I MEAN, IT'S THE BEST-PROTECTED TANK ON THE EARTH.
Paul: THE TANK'S MADE UP OF TWO MAJOR PIECES.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE HULL,
AND THEN UP TOP, THE PIECE THAT CARRIES THE GUN,
THE PIECE THAT ROTATES, IS CALLED THE TURRET.
OKAY, SO NOW THE BIG QUESTION.
YOU'VE SEEN IT, AND YOU'VE TOUCHED IT,
YOU'VE FIGURED THINGS OUT.
HOW ABOUT GOING FOR A RIDE?
Sophie: SERIOUSLY?
SERIOUSLY.
CAN YOU DO THAT, PAUL?
I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I WOULD LOVE IT.
I'LL DO IT.
GO FOR IT.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YOU TWO DEFINITELY CAN, BUT I AM NOT.
YOU CAN WATCH. HOW ABOUT YOU HOLD OUR BAGS?
WHY NOT?
I'LL HOLD YOUR BAGS.
DO WE HAVE TO WEAR THESE?
YOU DO. SOPHISTICATED.
THESE ARE FLAME-RETARDANT,
SO IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF FIRE EVENT,
YOU WOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THAT.
WE HAVE TO PUT ON THESE SPECIAL SUITS IN CASE THERE'S A FIRE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING OURSELVES INTO.
I MEAN, THIS IS GETTING INTENSE.
ARE YOU READY?
Katherine: LET'S DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
HAVE A GREAT TIME.
WOW.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE RIDING IN A TANK.
[ SCREAMS ]
WHOO-HOO!
IT'S CRAZY HOW FAST THESE TANKS GO.
WE'RE GOING UP THIS.
OH, ARE WE REALLY GOING UP?
OH, MY GOD! WE'RE GOING UP! [ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD! OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, MY GOD!
[ SCREAMS ]
OH, MY GOD! ALL I SEE IS THE SKY!
ALL I SEE IS BLUE SKY!
[ LAUGHS ]
I CAN'T SEE THE GROUND!
OH, MY GOD!
THAT WAS AMAZING! [ LAUGHS ]
Mommy: YOU GUYS LOOK SO COOL UP THERE.
DID YOU SEE US?
HOW WAS IT?
Katherine: IT WAS AMAZING.
EXCELLENT.
WE DEFINITELY NEED TO MAKE OUR CUPCAKE TANK HUGE.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT SHOOT CUPCAKES, TOO.
THIS ISN'T A VERY GRACEFUL EXIT.
I'M IN THE TANK, AND I'M STARING DOWN THE GUN BARREL,
AND I'M THINKING,
"OUR CUPCAKE TANK NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO SHOOT CUPCAKES."
WE'LL DO THE TRACKS, WE'LL DO THE GUN TUBE,
WE'LL DO ALL THE PIECES AND, LIKE, THE DETAILS.
WE'LL MAKE IT AMAZING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING US DO THIS.
ANYTIME. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ENJOYED IT.
I'M GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS.
IT WAS AWESOME.
SO HOW DO WE EVEN BEGIN TO DO THIS?
SO I TOOK THIS MODEL AND MADE SOME SKETCHES TO SCALE.
Katherine: WE'RE BACK AT THE LAB,
AND WE HAVE FOUR DAYS TO FINISH THIS MASSIVE TANK,
TWO DAYS TO FINISH THE FLAMINGO.
"OVERWHELMED" IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT AT THIS POINT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CANNON.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE CATERPILLAR TRACK.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE HULL.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE TURRET.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE HOLE FOR THE COMMANDER.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD THE HOLE FOR THE LOADER.
WAIT. YOU WANT HOLES IN THERE, TOO?
YEAH, THERE'S GOT TO BE A HOLE UP TOP.
I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS RAISED.
THIS NEARLY LIFE-SIZED TANK WILL WEIGH OVER A TON.
MORE THAN 5,000 CUPCAKES WILL BE DECORATED
WITH CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT,
BUT THE MOST CRUCIAL FEATURES ARE THE HULL, THE HATCHES,
AND A CANNON THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SHOOT CUPCAKES.
Sophie: OKAY, SO ARE WE MISSING ANYTHING?
Katherine: YOU LEFT OFF THE MACHINE GUNS.
NOW, IS THAT INTENTIONAL?
YOU WANT TO MAKE CUPCAKE MACHINE GUNS?
DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS ENOUGH WORK AS IT IS?
THAT'S WHAT A TANK LOOKS LIKE.
KATHERINE WANTS TO ADD MACHINE GUNS TO THIS TANK NOW,
AND I JUST THINK IT'S A BAD IDEA.
THIS THING IS BIG. WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON.
WE JUST NEED TO FOCUS.
WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.
I KNOW. WE DO.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO GET THE FLAMINGO ALL DONE
OR THE TANK ALL DONE AND THEN WORK ON --
NO, I DON'T.
AND YOU CAN'T.
BUT YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME!
I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE JUST TALK AT EACH OTHER...
HI.
...AND NOBODY LISTENS
TO WHAT THE OTHER PERSON'S SAYING.
WE JUST TALK AT EACH OTHER.
I'M LISTENING. I'M CHOOSING TO IGNORE YOU.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
WE GOT INVITED TO THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE PENTAGON.
OKAY.
WE TOLD THEM WE WERE GONNA BRING A TANK MADE OUT OF CUPCAKES
TO THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.
YOU MEAN LIKE A LITTLE TANK CAKE THAT YOU CUT INTO?
NO, I MEAN, LIKE, 11 FEET LONG, 6 FEET TALL, 5 FEET WIDE.
IT HAS TO BE HUGE.
THESE TANKS ARE 70 TONS. THEY'RE MASSIVE.
BUT HAVE YOU THOUGHT THAT THROUGH?
YEAH, I'VE DONE SOME SKETCHES.
CAN YOU START GETTING THE MATERIALS TOGETHER?
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
THERE ARE SOME KEY PARTS TO THIS
WHEN WE'RE BUILDING IT, STEVE.
THIS CANNON -- WHICH WE GOT A T-SHIRT CANNON.
WE WANT TO SHOOT CUPCAKES OUT OF IT.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BRINGING A WEAPON
INTO THE PENTAGON.
IT'S A WEAPON THAT SHOOTS CUPCAKES.
I KNOW, BUT IT COULD SHOOT ANYTHING.
I MEAN, YOU COULD STICK SOMETHING ELSE DOWN THERE.
STEVE!
THEY'RE NOT GONNA ALLOW THAT.
THIS WILL BE COOL. DON'T WORRY.
I KNOW, BUT IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A COUPLE DAYS.
NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.
WE HAVE THREE DAYS, REALLY.
OKAY, WE GOT TO GO.
YOU START WORKING ON THE TANK STRUCTURE.
WE'LL WORK ON THE FLAMINGO.
YOU CAN DO IT, STEVE.
IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, WE'LL GET IT DONE.
HOW BAD COULD IT BE?
WHILE STEVE IS STARTING ON THE BUILD FOR THE ARMY TANK,
KATHERINE AND I ARE GONNA GO BACK TO WORKING ON THE FLAMINGO
FOR THE HONFEST, WHICH IS ONLY TWO DAYS AWAY.
LET ME SCREW THE OTHER LEG IN.
SO IT'S LEFTY-LOOSEY, RIGHTY-TIGHTY.
YES.
OUR STAFF STARTED THE BUILD FOR THE FLAMINGO,
BUT THEY DIDN'T GET QUITE AS FAR AS I HAD HOPED.
AND LET'S JUST SAY CARPENTRY IS NOT OUR FORTE.
YOU'RE MAKING HER KICK THE -- LIKE THIS NOW.
WHAT KIND OF FLAMINGO STANDS LIKE THAT?
LIKE THIS?
HER FACE IS GONNA BE FACING THAT WAY.
SOPHIE, IT'S OKAY. I CAN UNSCREW IT.
THIS FLAMINGO IS OUR TALENT ENTRY IN THIS PAGEANT,
TO IT'S GOT TO BE PERFECT.
JUST LINE HER UP RIGHT THERE.
OKAY, I DO NOT WANT TO BE HOLDING THIS
WHILE YOU'RE DRILLING.
I DON'T TRUST YOU AT ALL.
YOU DON'T THINK I CAN USE A DRILL BIT?
I TOOK SHOP CLASS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
REMEMBER WITH THE --
[ SCREAMS ]
I CAN DO THIS.
WHY IS IT GOING BACKWARDS?
SOPHIE AND HAND TOOLS -- NOT A GREAT COMBINATION.
SOPHIE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
CLOSING YOUR EYES DOESN'T HELP.
IT'S GOING. LOOK. IT'S ALMOST IN.
Katherine: OKAY, IT'S BEEN HALF AN HOUR,
AND YOU'RE STILL DRILLING THE SAME SCREW IN.
I THINK YOU DID -- I THINK YOU DID ENOUGH.
LOOK, IT'S TOTALLY FLUSH.
WHOA.
Steve: HELLO?
OH, MY GOD. THIS LOOKS GOOD, STEVE.
Sophie: STEVE WORKED ALL NIGHT ON THE TANK
AND MADE A TON OF PROGRESS, AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC.
I LOVE THE TRACKS.
YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING OF DOING A BLACK LICORICE
FOR THE TRACKS HERE.
WOULDN'T THAT BE A GOOD IDEA?
WHAT ELSE, OTHER THAN BLACK LICORICE?
YOU ALWAYS DON'T LIKE MY IDEAS!
I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!
YOU DIDN'T PUT A CANNON ON THIS THING!
YEAH, WHERE'S THE GUN TUBE?
ASIDE FROM THE HUMONGOUS SIZE OF THIS TANK,
THE HUGE CHALLENGE IS GONNA BE GETTING TO SHOOT CUPCAKES,
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE WOW FACTOR.
Katherine: OUR CUPCAKE CANNON WILL BE MADE OUT OF A 5-FOOT PLASTIC PIPE.
AT THE CLICK OF A SWITCH,
A BARREL FILLED WITH COMPRESSED AIR WILL OPEN
AND PROPEL THE CUPCAKE OUT.
[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]
WOW. WHAT IS THAT?
THAT IS FOR A CANNON.
WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO?
WAIT. DON'T DO ANYTHING YET.
NO, DON'T --
DON'T TOUCH IT?
THERE'S LIVE AMMO IN THERE.
WHAT?!
THERE IS?
WELL, CUPCAKES, YEAH.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS MAY BE THE FIRST EVER CUPCAKE GUN,
AND I AM DYING TO SEE HOW STEVE PULLED THIS OFF.
DID YOU FIGURE OUT THE PHYSICS AND HOW FAR IT'S GONNA GO
AND HOW FAST IT'S GONNA GO AND ALL THAT?
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT PRESSURE YOU SET THIS AT.
[ CANNON FIRES ]
[ SCREAMING ]
MOMMY!
I SWEAR TO GOD I DIDN'T TOUCH IT!
OKAY.
GUYS, THEY WENT ALL THE WAY HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU DID IT!
THIS IS NOT OKAY, STEVE.
THAT CUPCAKE CAME OUT OF THE GUN WITH SO MUCH FORCE,
IT SPLAT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND.
Steve: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT TO BE STANDING
ON THE OTHER END OF THIS.
YEAH, DO IT.
'CAUSE IT CAN'T BE DANGEROUS, STEVE.
YOU READY, SOPHIE?
IS THIS GONNA BREAK MY NOSE?
KEEP YOUR HANDS OPEN.
ONE, TWO...
[ CANNON FIRES ]
[ SCREAMS ] I CAN'T SEE! OH, MY GOD!
IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
STEVE, IF THIS HAPPENS AT THE PENTAGON,
WE'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE FOOLS.
I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT STEVE HASN'T FIGURED THIS OUT.
WE HAVE TO GET THIS RIGHT.
THREE!
[ CANNON FIRES ]
THAT WAS PATHETIC.
[ SCOFFS ]
THE ARMY'S TOP OFFICIALS ARE GONNA BE AT THE CELEBRATION,
AND THIS CANNON CAN'T MISFIRE.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO HIT THE WRONG ARMY OFFICIAL
WITH A CUPCAKE.
IT IS NOT COOL.
THIS IS THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY,
AND IF IT FALLS FLAT AND DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE,
THIS COULD BE REALLY EMBARRASSING, YOU GUYS.
Sophie: WE'RE MAKING THIS SIX-FOOT CUPCAKE FLAMINGO
FOR THE HONFEST,
AND WE'RE MAKING THIS GIANT CUPCAKE TANK
FOR THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE BITTEN OFF WAY MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW.
KATHERINE.
YOU NEED TO STOP WORKING ON THAT TANK.
THE FLAMINGO IS DUE TOMORROW.
THE HONFEST IS TOMORROW. WE NEED TO FINISH IT.
KATHERINE HAS A HARD TIME FOCUSING ON THE TASK AT HAND,
AND WE REALLY NEED TO PRIORITIZE.
WE SHOULD BE WORKING ON OUR TALENT ENTRY
FOR THE HONFEST PAGEANT.
THIS IS HUGE.
I HAVE TO WORK ON IT, SOPHIE.
OKAY, FIRST THINGS FIRST -- FLAMINGO.
OH, NO, WHAT DID I DO?
I BARELY STARTED CUPCAKING THIS FLAMINGO.
AND SO I JUST NEED KATHERINE TO FOCUS.
YOU CAN WORK ON THE SUNGLASSES AND THE NECK.
I REALLY KIND OF WANT TO DO THE SUNGLASSES FIRST
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE.
WELL, THEN, GET GOING.
I AM.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
CAN YOU JUST DO IT TO YOURSELF
SO I CAN SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?
I THINK IT MIGHT WORK.
I CAN'T TELL.
JUST DO IT, OKAY? WE NEED SOMETHING.
[ Mockingly ] JUST DO IT.
[ SIGHS ] UM...
THESE LOOK FINE.
CAN YOU MOVE ANY SLOWER?
I REALLY -- I COULD. LOOK.
THIS IS GONNA TAKE FOREVER.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THE FRAMES OF THE GLASSES?
THE FRAMES?
THEY HAVE TO HAVE, LIKE, SOMETHING AROUND THEM.
I DIDN'T DO THIS RIGHT.
OKAY, I'M STRESSED OUT JUST BY WATCHING YOU, KATHERINE.
YOU HAVE TO MOVE FASTER, KATHERINE.
I HATE TO, LIKE, NAG YOU, BUT, LIKE, THAT IS TOO SLOW.
WE NEED TO HAVE THESE GLASSES DONE TODAY,
AND, LIKE, THE PACE YOU'RE GOING,
THEY'RE GONNA BE DONE IN THREE WEEKS.
IF WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS PAGEANT,
OUR FLAMINGO HAS TO BE TOTALLY GLAM.
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE HER SOME SUNGLASSES
AND SOME OTHER COOL ACCESSORIES.
DO NOT BURN THAT ISOMALT LIKE YOU DID LAST TIME.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE OUR FLAMINGO SUNGLASSES USING ISOMALT,
WHICH IS A CRYSTAL SUGAR,
WHICH WE'RE GONNA BOIL TO A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE.
KATHERINE, ARE YOU READING THE THERMOMETER CORRECTLY?
GOD, I HOPE THIS WORKS.
I ADDED BLACK FOOD COLORING TO THE ISOMALT
TO MAKE THE SHADES DARK FOR THE SUNGLASSES,
AND THEN I POURED THEM INTO THESE MOLDS
AND LET THEM COOL AND SET.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS COLOR?
IT'S TOO BRIGHT.
WHY?
OKAY, FINE, PUT IT ON A CUPCAKE.
BUT ARE YOU BEING SERIOUS, OR ARE YOU JUST BEING DIFFICULT?
WELL, FROST SOME WITH THE BABY PINK
AND FROST SOME WITH THE HOT PINK, AND THEN WE'LL DECIDE.
WHOA. WHOA.
CAN YOU HOLD ONE FOR ME?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
[ LAUGHS ]
DO YOU WANT TO TRY? HERE. TRY.
YEAH.
ACTUALLY, I KIND OF LIKE THE HOT PINK.
REMEMBER WE DUMPED THE WHOLE THING OF THIS ON?
PUT A LITTLE BIT ON.
OH, MY GOSH, THAT'S SO PRETTY.
OH, WAIT. CAN YOU GET THE COCONUT?
STICK IT ON.
NO, THIS IS YOUR EXPERIMENT. YOU STICK IT ON.
I NEED AN ASSISTANT. HERE.
I'M NOT YOUR ASSISTANT.
WELL, I NEED ONE TODAY.
I'M TOTALLY DEAD SET AGAINST WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL BE USING COCONUT ON THE FLAMINGO,
WHETHER SOPHIE LIKES IT OR NOT.
IT LOOKS SO GROSS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
[ AIRBRUSH SPRAYING ]
ACTUALLY, IT'S NOT THAT BAD.
I LIKE HOW THIS COCONUT HAS A NICE TEXTURE
WITH BIG, CHUNKY FLAKES.
I THINK WE MAYBE SHOULD DO IT.
I HATE IT WHEN SHE PUTS ME THROUGH ALL THAT STRESS
HAVING TO PROVE TO HER EVERY TIME THAT I'M RIGHT.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR TO ME?
YEAH, CAN YOU HELP ME AND WORK A LITTLE FASTER?
DO YOU WANT TO SAY, "I'M SORRY"?
Sophie: NO.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY,
"OH, THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA. I WAS WRONG"?
NO.
FINALLY, THIS FLAMINGO LOOKS LIKE SHE'S COMING TO LIFE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SHAPE ITS NECK?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
Katherine: THE BEAK AND THE NECK ARE A LITTLE THIN
ON THE FLAMINGO, SO WE ADDED CEREAL TREATS
TO GIVE IT MORE DEFINITION AND VOLUME.
LOOK AT THIS COCONUT. IT IS AMAZING.
SHE'S GONNA BE ONE TASTY FLAMINGO.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA PUT ON THE EDIBLE DISCO DUST
AND FLAMINGO COLORS.
FLAMINGO'S GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TEXTURE THINGS
GOING FOR IT.
IT LOOKS YUMMY.
Sophie: I'M MAKING COOL CAT-EYE FRAMES FOR THE FLAMINGO SUNGLASSES
USING ROLLED-UP BALLS OF NEON-GREEN FONDANT.
I HOPE YOUR RICE KRISPIES ARE STABLE, KATHERINE.
OH, THEY'RE STABLE, ALL RIGHT.
I THINK THE FLAMINGO'S FLOWER-POWER NECKLACE
AND HER BLONDE BEEHIVE REALLY BRIGHTEN HER UP.
THE MORE DETAILS WE ADD TO HER, THE BETTER SHE LOOKS.
AND I THINK WE HAVE AN AWESOME CHANCE AT WINNING THIS PAGEANT.
BE CAREFUL. REMEMBER, SHE'S VERY FRAGILE.
Katherine: I DON'T WANT TO LOOK.
IT'S THE MORNING OF THE HONFEST,
AND THE PAGEANT'S THIS AFTERNOON.
WE'RE LEAVING FOR BALTIMORE WITH THE FLAMINGO,
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THERE WITH ENOUGH TIME TO SPARE
BECAUSE WE NEED TO FINISH THE FLAMINGO
BEFORE THE PAGEANT STARTS.
SHE'S NOT GONNA FIT. SHE'S NOT GONNA FIT.
YOU'RE GONNA HIT HER BEEHIVE.
OHH!
OH, MY GOD.
WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.
YOU HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL, VICTOR, THAT YOU DON'T RUIN IT.
UH...HERE. YOU WANT TO GRAB IT?
AMEN TO THAT.
WILL SHE FIT NOW?
Sophie: HERE, KATHERINE, PUT IT IN HERE.
Man: HERE WE GO.
IN HERE?
WE GOT TO GO. JUST BRING IT WITH YOU.
OH, YEAH.
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
YOUR HEAD'S UNDER HER KNEE.
SHE'S GONNA KICK YOU.
SHE FITS. SHE FITS. YES.
JUST BARELY.
SHE'S TALL.
CAN WE FIT HER BEEHIVE ON?
NO.
THERE.
WE'RE READY TO GO.
ALL RIGHT. WHOO!
STEVE!
STEVE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, LORD.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS GONNA BE THIS INVOLVED.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS BECAUSE NOW --
THIS LOOKS LIKE NOAH'S ARK.
STEVE IS STILL WORKING ON THE FRAME OF THE TANK,
AND I'M PANICKED
BECAUSE THIS THING IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN TWO DAYS,
AND IT ISN'T EVEN CUPCAKED YET.
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE
TO CUPCAKE THIS THING AND DECORATE IT?
LOOK HOW LONG IT'S TAKING US TO MAKE THAT FLAMINGO.
IT'S LIKE A FULL-SIZED BOAT.
AND WE'RE FONDANTING IT.
I CAN'T DEAL.
Katherine: WE'RE IN BALTIMORE FOR THE HONFEST,
AND THESE HONS LOVE FLAMINGOS, LEOPARD PRINT, BEEHIVES.
THE GAUDIER, THE BETTER.
HUNTFEST.
HONFEST!
HONFEST!
HON-FEST!
WE NEED TO DRESS UP AS HONS
AND LOOK LIKE WOMEN FROM THE '50s AND '60s.
BUT WE'VE NOTHING TO WEAR,
SO WE'RE GONNA POP INTO A VINTAGE SHOP
TO SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
HI!
WELCOME, HON.
YOU GUYS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.
WOW!
THANK YOU.
WELL, I'M MADAM MILDEW.
HI, NICE TO MEET YOU.
MADAM MILDEW?
JACKSON DARLING.
HI!
WAIT, JACKSON?
JACKSON DARLING.
JACKSON DARLING.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE CALLING ME "DARLING."
IT WORKS THAT WAY.
[ MOMMY LAUGHS ]
THESE LADIES CAN CLEARLY HANDLE A MAKEOVER.
WE'RE HERE TO GET STUFF
TO GET GLAMMED UP FOR THE HONFEST.
AWESOME. WELL, YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE GOT '60s.
WE GOT SOME '50s, TOO.
SO LET'S GET YOU ALL HONNED UP.
ALL RIGHT! WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S DO IT!
OH, I LOVE THEM.
TO BE A HON, YOU NEED TO LOOK LIKE ONE,
AND THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO FIND THE GAUDIEST OUTFIT EVER.
ONE, TWO, THREE. TA-DA!
HEY, HONS.
DO WE LOOK LIKE HONS?
WHOO!
MOMMY, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE CLUB!
WHOO!
SOPHIE, YOU LOOK LIKE A PREGNANT HOUSEWIFE.
THAT'S RUDE.
YOU LOOK LIKE A NIGHTMARE FROM "THE BRADY BUNCH."
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!
I THINK Y'ALL LOOK WONDERFUL.
ADORABLE.
YOU NEED SOME BOAS.
OH, YEAH, BOAS!
YOU NEED SOME BIG HAIR.
OH, YEAH. WHOO!
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, LET'S GO GET SOME MAKEUP
AND COMPLETE THIS OUTFIT.
LET ME HON YOU UP WITH SOME PINKS.
I DON'T USUALLY DRESS LIKE THIS,
NOR DO I WEAR ORANGE-GREEN EYE SHADOW,
BUT YOU JUST GOT TO LET GO.
IT'S THE HONFEST.
OH, MY GOSH! THAT'S AWESOME!
OH, MY GOSH. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!
ALL Y'ALL NEED NOW IS BEEHIVES.
WHOO! BEEHIVE!
I LOVE IT!
OH, MY GOSH!
THE FINISHING TOUCH OF THE HON OUTFIT IS OBVIOUSLY THE BEEHIVE.
OH, MY GOSH!
THAT LOOKS SO FUNNY!
OF COURSE I GET THE PINK ONE.
HIGHER THE HAIR, THE CLOSER TO GOD!
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT LOOKS SO NATURAL.
YOU REALLY DID BRING OUT OUR INNER HON.
BEAUTIFUL!
LET'*** THE TOWN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHOO!
LOOK, THERE'S A GLAMOUR LOUNGE.
LET'S GO PUT FLOWERS IN OUR BEEHIVE.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT, HON.
WE'RE ALL DOLLED UP AND FEELING GREAT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE MISSING SOMETHING,
SO WE'RE GONNA HEAD OVER TO THE GLAMOUR LOUNGE
FOR SOME FINISHING TOUCHES.
HI!
HEY, HONS, WELCOME TO THE GLAMOUR LOUNGE.
THANK YOU.
WE GOT TO FIX YOU GIRLS UP.
HAVE A SEAT.
ARE WE PUTTING THAT IN THE HAIR?
OH, COOL.
THERE WE GO.
SO, WHAT, IS THAT LIKE A NECKLACE ON MY BEEHIVE?
YES.
YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY ACCESSORIES.
IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT SEPARATES US
FROM THE ANIMALS IS THE ACCESSORIES.
OH, REALLY?
Katherine: I LOVE THE LOOK, BUT IT'S HOT IN THESE BEEHIVES.
I JUST HOPE OUR FLAMINGO ISN'T MELTING.
OH, MY GOSH! VICTOR!
WHO ARE YOU GUYS?
[ LAUGHS ]
SO THIS IS A HON?
YES.
YEAH!
DUH!
COME ON.
OH, NO, IT MELTED!
PUT HER BEEHIVE ON,
AND THEN WE GOT TO PUT HER SUNGLASSES ON.
THE HEAT IS JUST TOO MUCH.
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO
TO GET HER READY FOR THE PAGEANT.
IS THERE A ROLLING THING WE PUT IT ON?
WE PUT IT ON A ROLLY THING?
HOW ARE WE GONNA PUT THIS ONSTAGE?
Sophie: WHERE'S THE ROLLY THING?
DID WE BRING THE DOLLY?
NO.
ARE YOU HAVING A PANIC ATTACK?
YES.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S OUR FAULT.
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN GETTING ALL DOLLED UP.
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR FLAMINGO.
I KNOW.
BUT WE LOOK GOOD.
OH, MY GOD, IT'S SO HOT.
Woman: YOO-HOO!
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL! YAY!
IT'S IN.
Man: GLASSES? GOOD?
GLASSES LOOK GREAT!
SOPHIE, SOPHIE, WE'RE ALMOST READY FOR THE FLAMINGO.
ARE YOU DONE?
ALMOST.
SHE'S MELTING!
WE GOT TO GO FAST!
I FOUND A DOLLY, GUYS.
Katherine: OH, THANK GOD!
THIS BEEHIVE'S GIVING ME A HEADACHE.
JUST BE CAREFUL.
SHE'S NOT GONNA FIT.
LOWER THAT.
[ SOPHIE SCREAMS ]
PERFECT!
WOW!
GO LEFT. MY WHEELS ARE GONNA FALL.
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
Woman: CAREFUL!
OH, MY GOD!
OH, GOD! [ LAUGHS ]
KEEP IT UP!
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
CAREFUL!
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
Man: ARE WE GOOD?
OH, MY GOD!
Man: WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BRING YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BALTIMORE'S BEST HON CONTEST OF 2012.
OH, MY GOD, MY SHOE.
I CAN'T SEE WITH THE BEEHIVE.
SOMEONE HELP ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I MEAN, IF A CUPCAKE FLAMINGO DOESN'T WIN THIS PAGEANT,
WHAT WILL?
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT THIS THING IN THE BAG.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT ARE WE DOING?
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOO!
[ APPLAUSE ]
Woman: I HOPE YOU ALL GOT A LITTLE VIEW
OF OUR 10 FINALISTS FOR BALTIMORE'S BEST HON.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO THE TALENT PART OF THIS.
THESE AIN'T JUST PRETTY FACES, HONS.
I'M GONNA PULL A RABBIT OUT OF MY HAND
AND TURN IT INTO A BALTIMORE RAVEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
UH, I DON'T THINK BAKING IS GONNA WIN THIS COMPETITION.
COME UP HERE, HONS.
I'M SOPHIE.
THIS IS MY SIS, KATHERINE.
HEY!
AND THAT'S OUR MA.
THAT'S OUR MA.
WE DON'T DANCE, BUT WE BAKE.
AND WE MADE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU TODAY.
AS YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE,
WE'VE BEEN SLAVING IN THE KITCHEN ALL MORNING
TO MAKE THIS HON FLAMINGO FOR Y'ALL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
OOPS!
SORRY. MY BEEHIVE'S A LITTLE TOO TIGHT.
THIS YEAR'S BALTIMORE'S BEST HON IS MARY SCHWEIGER!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Mary: THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Katherine: WE MAY NOT BE AWARD-WINNING HONS,
BUT WE HAD A FUN TIME DRESSING UP,
AND I THINK THAT THE FLAMINGO WAS THE HIT OF THE PAGEANT.
Woman: THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO HONFEST 2012.
BEEHIVE'S COMING OFF.
OH, MY GOD. WE DID IT.
Sophie: I KNOW WE DIDN'T WIN THE HONFEST,
BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO REALITY, THOUGH,
AND WORK ON THIS CUPCAKE TANK.
OH, MY GOD, LOOK HOW MUCH MORE WORK
WE STILL HAVE TO DO ON THIS TANK.
WE'RE SO SCREWED.
WHOA!
SO FAR, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO THE TRACKS.
WE'VE GOT TO PIPE BETWEEN THE CUPCAKES.
WE GOT TO FINISH ALL THE CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT.
WE STILL HAVE TO DO THE "U.S. ARMY"
IN GOLD ON THE SIDES.
Katherine: WE SHOULD HAVE MADE A BABY TANK.
WE GOT TO GET CHANGED.
LET'S GET CHANGED.
VICTOR AND ALEX,
YOU WANT TO FINISH PUTTING THE FONDANT ON?
MOMMY, BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
WE GOT TO GET GOING ON THIS THING.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FUN'S OVER.
VICTOR, CAN YOU GRAB MORE PIPING GEL,
AND, ALEX, CAN YOU CHECK ON THE MOCHA BUTTERCREAM
IN THE KITCHEN?
KATHERINE CAN MAKE THE CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT.
I'LL CUT OUT THE CIRCLE SHAPES.
AND THEN WE SHOULD PROBABLY
GET THE REST OF THE CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT ON.
WE ONLY HAVE A DAY TO COMPLETE THIS TANK,
BUT REALLY A WEEK'S WORTH OF WORK.
SO OUR STAFF IS GONNA CUPCAKE THE TANK
WHILE KATHERINE AND I WORK ON THE CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT.
WE HAVE LIKE 200 POUNDS OF FONDANT MORE
TO PUT ON THIS TANK.
IT'S INSANE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO STRESS ME OUT?
DON'T MAKE THE SPLOTCHES TOO BIG,
OR IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE ANIMAL PRINT AND NOT CAMO.
YOU'RE NOT LAYERING IT RIGHT.
LISTEN, IT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD.
ARE YOU READY?
I'LL PUT IT THROUGH THE FONDANT SHEETER NOW.
OKAY, LET'S DO IT.
Both: CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
JINX.
OOH, I LOVE IT!
OH, THIS CHOCOLATE FONDANT SMELLS SO DELICIOUS.
IT IS LIKE ONE BIG TOOTSIE ROLL.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WORK AS A TEAM?
LIKE, YOU'RE MAKING THE FONDANT, AND I'M CUTTING IT.
EXACTLY!
THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD HAVE MADE THE FLAMINGO --
AS A TEAM, INSTEAD OF WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER.
EVERYONE'S GOT A JOB, AND WE'RE ALL WORKING.
THERE'S, LIKE, A CHAIN OF COMMAND,
JUST LIKE THE ARMY.
OH, YEAH? WHO'S AT THE TOP?
THAT'S A NO-BRAINER.
I'M THE OLDER SISTER.
THINK I'M GONNA TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU?
I COME BEARING FONDANT.
YEAH!
CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT FOR THE TANK.
[ SCREAMS ]
OH, MY GOD.
I COME BEARING FONDANT FOR THE TANK.
[ SCREAMS ] OH, MY GOD.
Katherine: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOPHIE DROPPED THAT TRAY OF FONDANT.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
IT TAKES HOURS TO MAKE THE CAMO FONDANT.
AND WE HAVE TO COVER THIS ENTIRE TANK.
I MEAN, WE CAN'T AFFORD THESE SETBACKS.
IT WAS SO GOOD!
Katherine: THAT'S A WASTE OF FONDANT AND MONEY AND TIME!
I CAN'T DEAL WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
JUST PUT YOURS ON RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.
THIS IS ALL GARBAGE.
[ SNARE DRUM ROLLING ]
Sophie: THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY'S TOMORROW,
AND OUR FIVE-PERSON CREW ISN'T CUTTING IT.
SO I'M BRINGING IN THE BIG GUNS.
RIGHT THROUGH HERE.
HEY, GUYS, I BROUGHT IN SOME REINFORCEMENTS.
HI!
KATHERINE. NICE TO MEET YOU!
HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
JESSICA. GOOD TO MEET YOU.
HI. KATHERINE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
WOW, SOPHIE, YOU HAVE SOME REALLY GOOD CONTACTS.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TO HELP US.
THIS IS, LIKE, CRUNCH TIME FOR US.
WE HAVE A TON OF WORK,
AND THERE'S LIKE 19 HOURS LEFT BEFORE THE BIRTHDAY TOMORROW.
SO DO YOU WANT TO GET STARTED?
GLADLY. YEAH.
OKAY, WHO LIKES GOING INTO A TANK?
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE HORIZONTAL PATTERN.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING LIKE THAT, VERTICALLY,
YOU WANT TO DO IT HORIZONTALLY, LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS EASY ENOUGH.
DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY?
WE GOT SOME SKILLS NOW.
SMELL THIS. IT'S MOCHA BUTTER CREAM.
OH, MY GOD. IT SMELLS LIKE COFFEE.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA SMELL AMAZING.
YOU NEED TO SQUIRT THAT IN MY MOUTH.
Sophie: YOU GUYS, KATHERINE'S GETTING
A LITTLE SLOW ON THE FONDANT.
COULD TWO OF YOU HELP HER MAKE THE CAMOUFLAGE FONDANT?
Woman: SURE! SURE!
OKAY, AWESOME.
Katherine: ALL RIGHT. LOOKING GOOD.
SO AS SOON AS THE TANK COMES ROLLING IN,
WE'LL BE LIKE, "SEE THAT? WE HELPED MAKE THAT."
YEAH, RIGHT? [ CHUCKLES ]
SO THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE?
YOU KNOW, WELL, WE MADE A LIFE-SIZE TAXI CAB.
WOW.
WOW.
AND SOPHIE MADE MY WEDDING CAKE FOR ME.
AND THAT WAS LIKE 10 FEET TALL.
SO THOSE WERE PROBABLY THE TWO BIGGEST WE'VE DONE.
AND I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY --
I THINK THIS ONE TRUMPS IT ALL.
Katherine: OUR ARMY FRIENDS ARE SO MUCH FUN,
AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCH A HUGE HELP.
BUT WE NEED THEM FOR ONE MORE THING.
PUT THIS RIGHT INSIDE THE TUBE IN THERE.
THERE WE GO.
COOL. OKAY, SO WE GOT TO LOAD IT UP WITH A CUPCAKE.
Sophie: STEVE SAID HE FIXED THE CUPCAKE GUN.
SO WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.
FIRE!
[ CANNON FIRES ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Woman: THAT'S AWESOME.
I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL JUST FINISH OFF THE FINISHING DETAILS,
AND WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT!
GO, ARMY!
THEY DID SUCH A GREAT JOB.
THEY HELPED US OUT SO MUCH.
I KNOW. THEY DID.
BUT NOW I'M WORRIED ABOUT GETTING IT TO THE PENTAGON.
THIS IS ALMOST 3,000 POUNDS.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN MOVE IT INTO THE TRUCK
AND LIFT IT IN THE TRUCK.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE IT APART, THEN.
BUT WE SHOULD DO THAT NOW SO WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN, LIKE, GET ALL THE PIECES
AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA BREAK.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REDO IT.
AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO HOURS TOMORROW MORNING
TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE THIS THING APART?
WE'RE GONNA FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT.
WHERE'S THE SCREWDRIVER?
VICTOR?
Woman: ALEX?
LET'S GET STARTED.
WHAT DO YOU GONNA DO?
Sophie: LET'S TAKE A SLEDGEHAMMER.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, "TAKE A SLEDGEHAMMER"?!
TWO AND THREE.
THERE WE GO.
THAT'S ONE PIECE. THAT'S TWO PIECES.
THERE'S TWO MORE PIECES LEFT.
Sophie: THERE'S EIGHT PIECES TOTAL.
THERE'S EIGHT PIECES?!
I THOUGHT THERE WAS FOUR!
PIECES!
WE GOT TO FINISH DECORATING THIS,
AND WE HAVE TO BE ON THE ROAD TO THE PENTAGON
AT 3:30 THIS MORNING.
THAT'S LIKE A COUPLE HOURS AWAY.
Sophie: IT'S THE MORNING OF THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY,
AND WE HAVE TO GET THE TANK IN THE TRUCK.
OH, GOSH. CAREFUL. CAREFUL. CAREFUL.
YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD ON THIS SIDE.
KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING.
BE CAREFUL, GUYS.
CAREFUL. CAREFUL. CAREFUL.
THERE'S NO ROOM. THIS TANK IS TOO BULKY.
SCOOT IT THAT WAY.
[ SCREAMS ]
THE "M" GOT RUINED!
WE NEED HELP!
Woman: UP HIGHER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, MY GOD. THERE WE GO.
IS THAT GOOD?
Man: YEAH, THIS SIDE'S IN.
OH, MY GOD.
[ GASPS ] YOU JUST TOOK THAT CUPCAKE.
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CUPCAKE IN THE FRONT.
I KNOW.
WE NEED A TOOTHPICK STAT.
LET'S GO.
IS IT CENTERED?
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
KEEP PUSHING.
Katherine: WELL, IT'S LIKE A TANK. IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY UP.
Sophie: OH, MY GOD. IT'S TOTALLY GONNA HIT.
[ ALL SCREAM ]
Katherine: CAREFUL. IT'S LIKE A TANK. IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY UP.
Sophie: OH, MY GOD. IT IS TOTALLY GONNA HIT.
[ ALL SCREAM ]
OH, MY GOD!
Man: BRING IT BACK. BRING IT BACK. BRING IT BACK.
THE TANK IS NOT FITTING IN THE TRUCK,
AND I'M ABOUT TO HAVE 10 MILLION PANIC ATTACKS RIGHT NOW.
OH, MY GOD!
THE BACK OF THE TANK CRACKED, AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED.
Man: WE'RE GONNA NEED A SAW AND SAW THIS OFF.
Katherine: WHAT?! YOU'RE GONNA SAW IT OFF?
WE HAVE TO. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY.
I REALLY AM SPEECHLESS AT THIS POINT.
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
WE'VE WORKED SO *** THIS TANK,
AND TO WATCH THEM SAW IT TO PIECES IS KILLING ME.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP COMING. KEEP COMING.
LIFT AND PUSH IN.
THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.
GUYS, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT WE HAVE LIKE FIVE MINUTES
BEFORE WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE.
LIKE, WE HAVE TO LEAVE.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
Mommy: WE GOT THE GUN, RIGHT?
Katherine: I DON'T KNOW. I SHOULD CHECK.
GO SLOW. SLOW. PLEASE.
Sophie: MADE IT.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD!
OKAY, LET'S GO.
HALLELUJAH! OKAY, WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS THERE.
DRIVE SAFELY, OKAY? SAFE. SAFE. SAFE.
Sophie: IT'S 7:00 A.M.
WE HAVE THREE HOURS TO UNLOAD THIS TANK, PUT IT BACK TOGETHER,
AND GET INTO THE RIGHT POSITION BEFORE THE PARTY BEGINS.
THIS IS CUTTING IT REALLY CLOSE.
OH, NO!
Man: OH!
IT GOT SMUSHED IN THE TOP!
AND WE'RE GONNA NEED HELP.
THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR HELPING US UNLOAD THIS THING.
LET'S JUST TRY TO GET IT OUT,
AND THEN WE CAN DO SOME SURGERY ON IT
AND MAKE IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
PUT IT TOGETHER FIRST, THOUGH.
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT, LIKE, A RAMP SO WE CAN ROLL IT DOWN.
WE'VE GOT TO FIX THIS THING AND DO THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
IT'S GONNA BE A MAD RUSH FROM HERE ON OUT.
Woman: WHEN YOU GUYS COME DOWN, THAT'S IT.
OHH!
OH!
...THIS SIDE.
KEEP PUSHING. KEEP PUSHING.
OH, MY GOD!
OOH, ARE YOU OKAY? WATCH YOUR FINGER.
IT'S OUT!
YEAH!
THE COUNTDOWN'S ON.
SHOULD WE DO THE TOP FIRST,
OR SHOULD WE SCREW THE INSIDE FIRST?
[ DRILL WHIRRING ]
PUT THE ROOF ON FIRST.
YEAH.
OKAY.
Sophie: YOU GUYS, I THINK WE'RE READY TO PUT THE TURRET ON.
WOW, THAT WAS INTENSE.
MUSTN'T FAIL.
Katherine: WE FINISHED THE TANK WITH LITERALLY MINUTES TO SPARE,
BUT NOW WE HAVE TO MOVE IT ACROSS THE COURTYARD
BEFORE THE CEREMONY STARTS.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES, EITHER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TURN IT AROUND.
Mommy: TURN IT AROUND? OKAY.
Sophie: TURN IT AROUND. THREE-POINT TURN.
Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE'S REPLICA OF THE M1 ABRAMS TANK.
ITS FIRE POWER IS UNMATCHED IN THE WORLD TODAY.
Katherine: WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TEST THE CANNON,
AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE ALL I KEEP THINKING IS, "PLEASE LET IT WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO BE EMBARRASSED IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE."
Man: LADIES, THE TANK LOOKS GREAT, BUT TELL US, CAN IT SHOOT?
Both: ABSOLUTELY!
[ DRUM ROLL ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
NICE JOB, AND THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S GREAT.
OUR PLEASURE.
Sophie: OUR PLEASURE.
I CAN EVEN SMELL IT.
IT DOESN'T SMELL LIKE ANY TANK I'VE BEEN AROUND.
I WAS SHOCKED WHEN IT DID FIRE.
I WAS SKEPTICAL, I GOT TO TELL YOU.
I KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO FOR THE 238th,
BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
Sophie: THANK GOD OUR CUPCAKE TANK SHOT OUT OUR CUPCAKE.
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING DAY, AND IT'S BEEN SUCH AN HONOR
CELEBRATING THE ARMY'S BIRTHDAY WITH THEM.
WE'RE EXHAUSTED, BUT IT'S BEEN WORTH IT.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT WORKED?
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I REALLY CAN'T.
WE PULLED IT OFF.
WE CAME A LONG WAY SINCE RIDING IN A REAL TANK.
OH, YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, YEAH.