You Can Do It By Yourself

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You Can Do It By Yourself

3

Created by: Joey Henderson

Distribution company: JWH Productions

Season: 1

Episode number: 3

Airdate: May 16, 1998

Airtime: 21:30 P.M. Pacific Time Zone

Production dates: August 11 to August 15, 1997

Filmed: August 15, 1997

Filming location: AVB Studios, Los Angeles, USA

Directed by: Joey Henderson

Written by: Joey Henderson and Leticia Adams

Produced by: Adam Weiss and Joey Henderson

Edited by: Bryan Boyd

Production code: 103

Length: 22:44 

U.S. viewers: 36.3 million

Plot

Kim tries to prove that she can do some things herself without help from others.

Synopsis

The episode beings with Kim setting food on a table and writing notes on her notebook, she turns her head to the audience and explains that she made food for a project, she says that she was happy to do it, since she loves cooking. adding the fact that it's one the few project she's worked on willingly. She adds the fact that sometimes she makes people know directly how her persona is; then, flashbacks of her being expressive towards other people are shown, she says that expressing herself her helps her feel strong, but at times in can lead other people to state negative comments, flashbacks of people stating negative comments at her are shown; she then states that she doesn't take the comments seriously for the most part, but she does occasionally, which can be a bad thing at times, continuations of the previously shown flashbacks are seen. She states that she's always looking for a way to express herself, to let people know how she is, she adds the facts that it's always a part of her way of being and that she's probably not going to change that part of her, she comments that some people don't like her way of self-expression but she continues no matter the opinions, and also advises the viewers on motivating themselves; especially in the mental way, because that's what she does, and that even if the results do not go as planned, they move on no matter what. Kevin and Charlie come in and praise Kim's cooking, and she thanks them for what they said. Afterwards Charlie states his thoughts and wonders if Kim can do something he has in mind, Kevin also wonders on what he said and the two ask Kim if she can do some things herself, and that if she does, she'll win some money. Kim accepts the challenge, adding the fact that she loves a good challenge, and that they help her become more confident. Kevin agrees on her statement, and Charlie comments that what she does helps show her persona. What she has to do by Friday is:

• Contact the governor of Columbus, record what he says and interpret what he says
• Write a new song, using lines from other songs 
• Make a sculpture of one the group members using balloons, and
• Make a complicated but delicious gourmet dinner for everyone                                                                    If she does all of those things, she'll win 25.000 $. The conditions is that she must not ask anyone for help in any way. Kim accept and determines herself to do all those things. Kevin and Charlie and Kim tells the viewers that she's going to impress everybody with the results, before leaving she states: I AM KIM BUSH AND I AM STRONG!                                                                                                                    After the theme song, the bosses are shown hanging out at the living room, talking about activities, Kim then arrives and asks for their birthdates, full names and birthplaces, stating that they're for a report that she has to deliver the next day. They all give her the information, and after thanking them Ryan asks if she just needed their data, Kim says no, also saying that she asked the other three. Ryan notices that she feels unusually happy, with Kim answering: Really? Why do you say? Ryan approaches her noting that she'd been given some things to do, with Kim then revealing the Bet. The others warn her on accepting bets, but Kim assures them that she thought well and took the challenge because she wanted to show that she's strong, she also assures that she won't ask for their help, since the condition of the bet is that she can't ask other people for help. The others do not like the idea of a bet aiming to show how a person is, but they like the idea on someone wanting to show how he or she is. She then leaves saying that she'll see them later. The bosses talk about the topic, tallying that she probably should've thought a bit more carefully. Jo is then shown entering, asking them if Kim had asked them their data, the others at the same time, respond: yes, Jo then asks if she'd told them about the bet she made with Kevin and Charlie, and again the others respond: yes, simultaneously. Jo is left amazed on how quickly the time between the requests has passed, and Ryan asks them if it really amuses her. She tells him that she thinks of the largest number of details possible, and adds the fact that if there's something she didn't think of, the situation may surprise her or not. She then leaves and the other comment on what she'd said, admitting that it was really thoughtful.                                                                                                    After the first break, Kim is shown starting on the activities of the bet, but has to wait for almost five hours to get a response from the governor, when she received the call, she brings a recorded and records what the governor tells her. Jessie and Christie come in noticing how tired she is, they offer some help but she decline, saying the has to move on for the next activity. Jessie and Christie agree on that this might leave her a bit crazy. Then, Luke and Ryan are shown in the basement sitting on the couch talking about some activities they'd done for their universities, Ryan recalls that he had good time there, but also that he'd like to forget many things, Luke asks on what he would like to forget, Ryan responds saying that he has a lot of things in mind, and begins to cite them. Charlie then passes by with a piece of wood which Ryan breaks while he stretches, Charlie and Luke are left stunned and then Charlie asks him if he knows martial arts, Luke does the same thing and after a little while, he answers yes and tells a little more on his experience with martial arts, Luke and Charlie attempt to persuade him on breaking more wood, Ryan first refuses, but is then convinced to do so, the four leave to show Kevin.                                          After the second break, Kim is then shown working on a new song, she tells the viewers that she went to the park to get some inspiration, and a flashback of her at the park is shown, she says that she selected four traditional songs, and that she'll take some lines to write. She then starting working on her song, which starts off well, Jo then comes in and notices what she does, Kim tells her what she's doing, and Jo thinks that she's doing great, she offers Kim some help but Kim declines saying that she wants to do it all herself and then leaves, Jo comments that the bet might leave her a bit crazy. The guys are shown at the basement with Luke holding a piece of wood, Charlie holding a camera and Kevin watching, Ryan feels nervous about what's he's going to do, but is then encouraged to do it. He then feels strong enough to start and breaks the piece of wood, but also accidentally hits Jessie's nose, Jessie had come in to ask them if they'd seen Christie, Ryan tells her that she went to the mall about an hour ago, with Luke saying that she wanted to know if she would like anything from there. Charlie tells her that they were going to tell her but they didn't because she was busy with Kevin ending the explanation on that they would've told her if they'd gotten an answer and call a friend of theirs who works at the mall. Jessie tells them to forget it, claiming that she doesn't need anything new. She asks them what they were doing, and Luke responds that they were watching Ryan doing some martial arts moves, Jessie comments that Christie had told her a little bit of his martial arts background, Ryan is shocked, and then Jessie states that she finds it cool, Kevin asks her if she'd like to see Ryan break wood, and she says: Ok, and they all leave.    After the third break, Kim is shown finishing her works with the balloons she'd bought, and that she feels so tired, she almost proceeds to sleep but then watches the hour realising that it's almost nighttime, and that she hasn't started working on the gourmet dinner yet, while she's despairing, the bosses come in and comfort her from her nervous breakdown. Kim thanks them and states that accepting the best was probably not a good idea, Christie points out that it was silly to accept the best, but also praises the efforts that Kim had done, with the other three agreeing, Kim thanks Christie for what she said and then Christie asks Kim if they can help her with the sculpture, Kim refuses but the others insist, saying that Kevin and Charlie never stated that people could offer her help, and that the condition was to not ask for help. Kim realises what they'd pointed out and feels stupid, but accepts their help and proceeds with the activities. Later, Kim is shown setting the table with Kevin and Charlie holding papers, stating that they'll make a review and analysis on the activities that Kim had been tasked to do. While the others are eating, Kim starts to show the results of what she'd done. She states what the governor said to her, sing her songs, and shows the sculptures, which is Ryan made out of balloons. Charlie and Kevin praise what she did, and ask her if she'd received help on the sculpture, Kim at first feels nervous, but then confesses that received help from the bosses, and if they want to say that she lost, she will accept her defeat. The two state that she could receive help, but that she couldn't ask for it, and give her appreciation on her hard work and persona, which leaves Kim happy and crying for joy, and after she approaches and hugs them, they give her a perfect score of 10/10 and give her the reward. Afterwards Kim celebrates, around the house, and the others continue eating while feeling happy for Kim. During the credits scene, the group minus Kim are shown at the living room, commenting on what had occurred lately. Ryan talks a bit about his martial arts background and Christie adds some facts about what he said, which leaves the others amazed. The group then hears the horn of the car, and Luke opens the window. Kim is shown at the car, claiming that she got them a tour around the city with the money that she won, she offers them to take them and the others go and get in the car and leave for the tour. 
• Starring:   
• Brian Ray as Luke Wilson
• Mandy Morrison as Christie Daniels
  John Raymond as Ryan Johnson
  Alison Stevens as Jessie Gomez
  Marvin Mendez as Kevin Eriksson
  Rose Thompson as Jo Carlson
  Brad Williams as Charlie Carrey
  Ann Lee and Kim Bush                                                                                                                          Trivia:
• This was the first episode where John Raymond showed his martial arts skills.
• This was the first episode without guest stars.
• It is revealed that the show takes place in Columbus, Ohio, specifically in Downtown Columbus.
• The episode's original title was "You Can Do It Yourself" then, just before the final script was delivered to AVB, the word "by" was added.
• It was Ann Lee's idea of having parts of the episode showing John Raymond's martial arts skills, she went  to Joey Henderson's house on August 9 and gave him the idea because the previous day she had passed through the place where he trains at. Joey kept the her suggestion and was one the last things added to the episode.
• This episode was filmed on Frank Jones's (John Raymond's martial arts instructor) 39th birthday.
• Frank Jones felt that John Raymond showing his skills made him feel delighted because he's so good at them.
• Rose Thompson was unable to attend the read-through due to her being on another project, but recorded over half of her lines and send them on a tape. Ann Lee read he rest of her lines during the read-through.
• Alison Stevens stated in an interview that she felt nervous before the board break scene was filmed even though she knew she wasn't going to get hurt. The scene took 3 takes to complete.
• John Raymond felt that showing his skills was cool and that it made him feel different even though he'd shown his skills publicly a few times before.
• All of the characters birthdates (minus Christie's), birthplaces and full names are revealed, which are:
• Luke: Lucas Phillip Wilson: July 24, 1976. Columbus, Ohio.
• Christie: Columbus, Ohio.
• Ryan: Ryan Gabriel Johnson: March 22, 1975. Columbus, Ohio.
• Jessie: Jessica Ashley Gomez: July 1, 1977. Columbus, Ohio.
• Kevin: Kevin Adam Eriksson. January 6, 1974: Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Jo: Joann Lucille Carlson. April 1, 1978. Stamford, Connecticut.
• Charlie: Charles Patrick Carrey. July, 5, 1977. Louisville, Kentucky, and
• Kim: Kimberly Stacy Bush. April 3, 1977. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
• In an interview with TMZ on May 3, 2008 Ann Lee revealed that there were plans to record the song she sang on the episode around September 1997, but those plans were shelved because they were too busy.