Self-discipline with Deputy Bob and a puppet named Mary Sue - Norfolk Perspecitives

>>> WELCOME TO NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES CITY SLICE.
I'M BOB BATCHER AND I'M HERE WITH AN OLD FRIEND.
DEPUTY BOB, HOW YOU DOING? >> DOING GREAT, BOB.
GREAT TO BE BACK. >> I KNOW AND I'VE GOT SOME
MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT THIS SHOW BECAUSE I HEARD THROUGH THE
RUMOR MILL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HAVING SOME FREE TIME TO
SHARE YOUR TALENTS WIDE AND BROAD.
>> THAT'S CORRECT, YEAH, JANUARY 1st.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE RETIRING FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
>> RIGHT. >> WE'RE GOING TO -- I'M GOING
TO SAY WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING
TO, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT, RIGHT?
>> I'LL STILL BE OUT IN THE AREA DOING PROGRAMS.
>> WHY ARE YOU RETIRING THEN? >> WELL, TO HAVE MORE FREE TIME
WITH MY FAMILY AND GRANDKIDS AND TRAVEL A LITTLE BIT, GET BACK TO
CHINA NEXT YEAR FOR A MONTH OR SO, AND JUST CHILL OUT.
>> OKAY. WELL, I GOT TO SAY, YOU'VE
BEEN -- YOU'VE THROWN ME A CURVE HERE BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
BRINGING YOUR MANAKIN AMERICAN FRIENDS WITH YOU ON EVERY ONE OF
THE SHOWS AND YOU GOT A NEW ONE HERE THAT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A
GIRL. IS THAT WHY YOU'RE RETIRING?
>> NO, NO! >> WELL, YOU ARE ALIVE AND WELL
THERE. >> HE'S NOT RETIRING BECAUSE OF
ME. I'M TRYING TO BE POLITE AND
REMEMBER MY TENNESSEE MANNERS, YOU KNOW.
>> FROM TENNESSEE. >> YES, I'M TENNESSEE.
>> IS SHE GOING TO CHITCHAT THROUGH THE WHOLE THING?
>> ARE YOU? >> WELL, I CAN, BUT I DO LIKE TO
TALK, YOU KNOW. >> BECAUSE I WANT TO FIND OUT --
WHAT'S HER NAME? >> MARY SUE.
>> MARY SUE. >> YEAH.
>> OKAY, NOW, WHERE DID YOU FIND MARY SUE?
>> I ADOPTED HER. >> WHERE DID YOU FIND THE
FIGURE -- WHAT DO YOU CALL -- WE CALL THEM MANAKINS.
>> MANNEQUIN AMERICAN. >> WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A NAME,
WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? >> A VENTRILOQUISTS FIGURE.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT WORD.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> I DIDN'T SAY A THING BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT INTO NAME-CALLING HERE, ARE WE?
>> GOOD, GOOD, GOOD. >> BECAUSE YOU HAVE A WHOLE NEW
SERIES. WE'RE NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT
YOUR RETIREMENT BECAUSE SOMETHING TELLS ME YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO GO AWAY, BUT YOU'RE HERE WITH A NEW PROGRAM NOW THAT
YOU HAVE MARY SUE. >> RIGHT.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT SELF-DISCIPLINE AND ONE OF THE
THINGS I LEARNED IN CHINA IS HOW THEY HAVE GOOD SELF-DISCIPLINE
IN THE SCHOOLS, WHEN WE DO OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION SHOWS, SO
SOME OF THE THINGS THEY TAUGHT US IN CHINA, WE'RE TRYING TO
TEACH THE KIDS THROUGH MARY SUE. >> YEAH.
>> OH, COOL. SO THIS IS GEARED TOWARD THE
KIDS. >> YES.
>> NOT TOWARD THE HOST OF NORFOLK PERSPECTIVES CITY SLICE.
>> UM, YEAH. >> BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT
MAYBE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SELF-DISCIPLINE, I MIGHT BE A
BETTER HOST AND A BETTER PERSON. IS THAT TRUE?
>> I WOULDN'T SAY THAT. >> SO GIVE ME A LITTLE HINT AS
TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE SCHOOLS ABOUT SELF-DISCIPLINE.
>> OKAY. YOU WANT US TO DO IT OR.
>> YEAH, GO FOR IT. >> ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S HARD
GOING TO SCHOOL, BOB, AND VIEWERS, YOU SEE.
>> WELL, WE NEED TO LEARN SELF DRIS MINUTE.
YOU KNOW WHAT -- SELF-DISCIPLINE.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS, RIGHT? >> YEAH, GOT TO CONTROL YOUR
MIND AND YOUR EMOTIONS, SO I'M A GIRL, I GOT A LOT OF EMOTIONS!
IT'S HARD TO CONTROL THEM, YOU KNOW?
>> WELL, TELL US ABOUT SCHOOL. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH SCHOOL?
>> WELL, I DON'T LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE
WHEN YOU WENT TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.
>> WELL, I KNOW IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL.
>> YEAH, I CAN SAY THAT AGAIN. [ LAUGHTER ]
>> ANYWAY, WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL, YOU WENT TO SCHOOL TO
LEARN ABOUT EDUCATION AND GO TO COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
>> THEY DON'T DO THAT NOW. >> WHY DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL?
>> I GO TO SCHOOL TO WEAR GOOD CLOTHES SO KIDS DON'T JOKE ME
AND PICK ME, AND THAT'S WHY I GO TO SCHOOL.
>> OH, SO IT'S CHANGED IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE.
>> YEAH. YOU BET IT HAS.
YOU DON'T HAVE GOOD CLOTHES, THEY WILL CHASE YOU OUT OF THE
SCHOOL. YEAH, GET BULLIED AND EVERYTHING
ELSE. YEAH, I DON'T LIKE THAT.
>> WELL, WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU LAST YEAR?
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW. >> WHY NOT?
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU. I, UM, GOT PICKED ON BECAUSE I
DIDN'T HAVE THE DESIGNER JEANS, YOU KNOW, AND THE -- IN CLASS, I
HAD A CONNIPTION? >> WHAT?
>> YEAH, THE GUYS WERE FULLING MY HAIR AND I SAID, "STOP IT!"
AND I GOT SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE AND I GOT A
SATURDAY DETENTION. YEAH.
>> THAT'S NOT GOOD. >> YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE?
>> WHAT? >> I GOT A THREE-DAY SUSPENSION
ANOTHER DAY BECAUSE I GOT ANGRY BEING PICKED ON BECAUSE I DIDN'T
HAVE FANCY CLOTHES. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO
LEARN SOME SELF-DISCIPLINE. >> YEAH.
>> IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL NEED TO
LEARN SELF-DISCIPLINE. >> YEAH, THEY DO.
>> AND HOW IS THIS AFFECTING YOUR HOME LIFE?
>> I GOT THE SAME THING AT HOME. I DON'T HAVE SELF-DISCIPLINE
WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS? >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, I WAS SICK, YOU KNOW.
>> YEAH? >> AND MY BROTHERS ARE CUTTING
UP IN THE HOUSE AND I JUST WANTED QUIET, AND I LEARNED
THERE'S ONE THING WORSE THAN SIX BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHEN YOU'RE
WELL? >> YEAH, WHAT IS IT?
>> IT'S WELL BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHEN YOU'RE SICK.
ANYWAY, I WAS SICK AND I GOT MAD!
AND THEY WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANY PEACE OF MIND AND I CALLED THEM
A NAME AND THEY CALLED ME A NAME.
>> AND THEN I GOT PHONE CALLS AT WORK.
>> YEAH, SORRY. >> SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO
WITH YOU, MARY SUE? >> WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
DOING. YOU GAVE ME MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
>> YEAH, YOU WANT TO TELL THE FOLKS AND TELL BOB WHAT YOU GOT
FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY? >> OH, YOU KNOW.
YOU GAVE IT TO ME. >> I KNOW, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW.
>> I GOT A HAMMER AND A BAG OF NAILS.
>> OOH. SOUNDS LIKE A GAG.
>> IT AIN'T NO GAG. >> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH
IT? BUILD SOMETHING?
>> BUILD SOMETHING? >> TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE GOING
TO DO WITH IT? >> EVERY TIME I GET MAD, I GET A
BAD REPORT IN SCHOOL, I GOT TO TAKE ONE OF THEM NAILS OUT OF
THE BAG AND THE HAMMER AND GO IN THE BACKYARD AND NAIL IT IN A
WOODEN FENCE POST. YEAH.
>> WELL, HOW MANY NAILS YOU GOT IN THAT POST?
>> UM, LET ME SEE. ONE, TWO, TEN, 20, 30, 40,
FIVE -- ABOUT 49 NAILS. >> 49 NAILS?
>> YEAH. >> THAT'S A LOT OF NAILS.
>> YEAH. I GET ANGRY A LOT.
>> WELL, AREN'T YOU GETTING SICK OF DOING THAT?
>> YEAH. IT MESSES UP MY NAILS, YEAH.
I'M A GIRL, I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TO DO ALL THAT STUFF!
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? >> YOU NEED TO LEARN SOME
SELF-DISCIPLINE. YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUNG, I
HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I USED TO GET MAD A LOT.
>> OH! LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER.
THE APPLE DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE, DOES IT?
[ LAUGHTER ] I LIKE THAT!
>> COME ON, MARY SUE. LISTEN TO ME.
NOW, LOOK, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, MY DAD HAD ME DO THE SAME THING
AND I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I GOT SICK OF NAILING ALL THOSE
NAILS INTO THE WOODEN POST. >> YEAH?
AND THEN WHAT HAPPENED? >> WELL, MY DAD MADE ME A DEAL.
>> MAYBE HE WILL MAKE ME A DEAL. >> HE SAID EVERY DAY THAT I DID
NOT GET MAD OR GET A BAD REPORT, AND I EXERCISED SELF-CONTROL
WITH MY MIND, WILL, AND EMOTIONS --
>> YEAH? >> -- THAT I COULD PULL ONE OF
THOSE NAILS OUT. >> AND IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?
>> I DID. I GOT THEM ALL OUT.
ONE DAY I HAD NO MORE NAILS IN THERE.
>> BUT YOU HAD A LOT OF HOLES IN THERE, DIDN'T YOU?
DIDN'T YOU? >> YEAH, WELL, I DID.
>> WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THE HOLES?
>> WELL, THE HOLES WILL ALWAYS BE THERE BECAUSE WHEN WE SAY
SOMETHING BAD OR WE HAVE PROBLEMS, WE LEAVE A WOUND, A
SCAR. >> YEAH.
THAT'S NOT GOOD. >> NO, IT ISN'T GOOD.
>> SO HOW IS IT GOING TO HELP ME IN SCHOOL?
>> WELL, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS TAKE SOME OF THAT ENERGY THAT
YOU HAVE WITH FIGHTING AND GETTING MAD AND FOCUS ON YOUR
SCHOOL WORK. >> OH.
>> AND ONE DAY, MAYBE THOSE PEOPLE THAT PICK ON YOU, MAYBE
YOU WILL BE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER OR SOMETHING.
>> YEAH. >> AND MAYBE THEY WILL BE
WORKING FOR YOU. >> YEAH!
AND IF THEY DO THAT AT WORK, I'M GOING TO FIRE 'EM!
HOW ABOUT THAT? >> YEAH?
IF THAT WORKS FOR YOU, THAT HELPS YOU FOCUS ON YOUR LEARNING
AND GETTING GOOD GRADES, THAT'S GOOD.
SO YOU GOT TO LET THE WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF
YOUR HEART BE ACCEPTABLE. >> YEAH, YEAH, I DO NEED TO DO
THAT. AND SO DO YOU, KIDS.
RIGHT? >> RIGHT.
>> I GOT MESMERIZED AND I FORGOT, THIS IS WITH BOB
BATCHER. HOW ARE THE KIDS REACTING TO
THIS? >> THEY LISTEN.
>> I LISTENED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO INTERRUPT,
YOU OR HER. >> OOH, YOU DON'T -- YEAH, YEAH,
I GUESS SO. >> SO YOU CARRY THIS NOW INTO
THE SCHOOLS AND ARE YOU GETTING GOOD RECEPTION?
>> YEAH, WE'VE -- WE DID CAMP YOUNG A LOT THIS SPRING, AND
THEY HAD DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FROM NORFOLK GO OUT THERE, TIDEWATER
PARK AND YOUNG PARK AND THE KIDS REALLY LIKE HER.
THEY LIKE HAVING A GIRL, ESPECIALLY THE GIRLS.
>> YEAH, SO IT'S THROUGH DEPUTY -- I MEAN THROUGH THE
SHERIFF THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS AND THEY CAN CONTACT THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SCHEDULE SOMETHING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP YOU REAL BUSY BEFORE YOU RETIRE.
>> YEAH, YEAH, 441-1066. >> OKAY, SUPER.
>> YEAH. >> BOB, THERE'S A SPECIAL MAGIC
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MANNEQUIN AMERICANS.
YOU KIND OF REFER TO THEM AS A FAMILY.
ARE THEY KIND OF LIKE -- >> IT'S KIND OF LIKE A FAMILY.
>> THE CHARACTERS ARE? >> YOU USE THEM SO MANY YEARS,
YOU GET ATTACHED TO THE CHARACTER.
>> I LIKE THAT. >> THERE YOU GO.
A LOT OF THESE LESSONS THAT YOU TEACH ARE REALLY LIFE LESSONS
THAT YOU'VE LEARNED IN TRAVELING AROUND WITH THE MANNA KINS.
>> YES, THEY ARE. AND WHAT WE DO, WHETHER WE DO IT
HERE IN NORFOLK OR WHETHER IN HONG KONG OR CHINA, WE'RE REALLY
THERE AS A GLOBAL PARTNER WITH THESE IDEAS AND WE DON'T GO OVER
THERE WITH POLITICS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
WE JUST WANT TO REACH THE KIDS WITH POSITIVE THINGS, AND THEY
TEACH ME THINGS, I BRING IT BACK AND SHARE IT HERE.
>> BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S -- LET ME ASK YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE THE
UNIFORM OR THE MANNEQUIN, HOW IS IT GOING TO BE WITHOUT THE
UNIFORM? >> IT WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
NOT HAVING TO CARRY A GUN. >> OH, YEAH, YEAH.
>> YEAH, HE'S GOT A GUN. >> OH, THAT'S SCARY.
>> BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S IN THE -- IT'S SHARING THAT
RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU DO THROUGH BOTH.
>> THE MAIN THING THAT I THINK IS KEEPING THAT INTERACTION AND
THE INSPIRATION. I MET A YOUNG MAN THIS SUMMER, I
WAS DOWN AT THE EAST OCEAN VIEW REC CENTER AND HE IS 17 YEARS
OLD, A JUNIOR, HE'S IN ROTC, AND HE SAID I REMEMBER YOU WHEN I
WAS IN KINDERGARTEN. >> HA HA, I LIKE THAT.
>> THAT WAS BEFORE YOU WERE BOUGHT -- I MEAN MADE.
>> YEAH. >> AND HE SAID THE PROGRAMS WERE
VERY INSPIRING FOR HIM, AND SO THAT WAS GOOD.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD SOMEBODY COME BACK FROM WAY BACK
TO THE PRESENT WHO IS ACTUALLY ALMOST GROWN AND HE WANTS TO BE
AN ENGINEER OR PILOT, AND -- >> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A
PILOT AS A BUDDY. >> BUT THEY LEARN GOOD
SELF-RESPECT AND SELF-DISCIPLINE.
>> YOU GOT TO GET THAT SELF-DISCIPLINE DOWN THERE, MARY
SUE. >> I KNOW, I GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO. >> BOB, I WOULD SAY, AS YOU KNOW
IN NORFOLK, WE NEVER SAY GOODBYE, WE SAY SEE YOU LATER
AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO MISS YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS
TO BE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND MINDS AND THE KIND OF MESSAGES YOU
SHARED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND MAINLY HERE IN NORFOLK THANKS TO
THE SHERIFF IN ALLOWING YOU TO GO INTO OUR SCHOOLS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE DEPUTY BOB BETWEEN NOW AND JANUARY, CALL
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND GET IT SET UP.
>> YEAH! >> AND MARY SUE, YOU KEEP HIM IN
LINE NOW, OKAY? >> I WILL.
>> OKAY. >> THANKS FOR JOINING US.
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