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Everyone, this is Sean Satar. Donaar Dona, thank you. His family just moved here all the way from the Netherlands.
Go ahead.
Oh, careful! Netherlands? Isn't that like in Europe?
But you're not white, Jerry. Come on, inappropriate! Me and my family are from the Netherlands, but we're actually Filipino.
Oh wow, well that's so cool! Now, where are the Philippines located?
In Southeast Asia.
Ah, but your name's not Asian, and your name's not white either. I think he's an alien!
Jerry, come on!
Everyone, guys, calm down!
That's the money! [Applause]
Dance!
Yuck! What is that?
My lunch! My mom made it. It's Aobo chicken.
H, more like a Dodo chicken! Good thing you sat at the right table, right next to the trash.
[Music]
Hey, don't worry about that jerk. I'm Frankie. Sean, it's nice to see a little diversity up in here. It's a good school, but it's as wet as that bread.
Seems like you're getting along pretty well. The key is being popular, and to get popular, you have to be entertaining.
Entertaining?
Yeah, man! How do you think actors, rappers, and athletes get so popular?
But I can't entertain anybody!
Can you sing? Can you dance? Can you tell jokes? You got to have some kind of talent. Just got to figure out what it is.
But don't go steal my [Music] moves!
Don't worry, you be yourself.
So how was your first [Music] day?
Hey, Dad! You all right?
I'm fine. How's your first [Music] day?
Hey, hey, hey! That was only G for a second! Your car is parked here for 15 minutes in front of a fire hydrant, and this is a loading zone!
It's a load of something, all right!
Y, not pay this?
Whoops! Oh, I'm so clumsy!
The pay is good, the people are not. Everyone hates me because I'm only there to give them tickets.
There must be a job you can do that makes people happy.
You know what would make me happy? For you to get good grades, attend a good university someday.
Don't put so much pressure on him! He's only 10 years old!
So, did you make any friends at school today?
Stop making friends if you can't even pronounce the word right!
Come on, Jerry! We got to get to the hospital before traffic gets back. See you later, friend!
Do you know that guy?
Unfortunately!
And now, the mystery of the red SpongeBob!
Make some noise! [Music]
Oh, thank you! Thank you! You liked that one, did you?
Yes, thank you!
Now watch, I'm going to take this ball and put it in my pocket. Now, where is the ball?
Right?
Yeah, it's in my pocket, obviously.
Okay, sorry about that! We'll put it back.
Oh, that's weird! Now watch carefully. I know you missed the first three times, but I have faith in you.
Ooh, that you miss again!
Ooh! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Now we're going to take this ball and place it right under the cup. Now, where is the ball?
Oh, you're still undecided?
Okay, well let me help you out. Alakazam! It's gone! It's completely gone!
Thank you! Now the balls are just showing off. And if you'd be so kind as to donate to the Red Spongeball Foundation, I'm trying to get these little guys a home.
Okay, thank you!
Thanks, Dad! Can I give him some [Music] money?
A dollar? Great! I can really pay my mortgage with that! Awesome! Thanks, kid! But, uh, what about my silver dollar? You going to give me that?
What silver dollar?
And I don't want to know where you keep your gold coins!
Huh? Can you please tell me your secrets?
Oh, first rule of magic: a magician never reveals their secrets!
But you're so good, and you entertain people! And that's what I needed to do at school!
Kid, magic's a serious art form, okay? It takes years of study and dedication. It's not for you to just play around with on the playground!
But I want to make friends, and I want to marry Kim Kardashian! But my magical powers are only so strong!
Step right up, folks, and witness the death-defying magic!
Scram, please!
Warning or welcome? Come close, come close!
Stop daydreaming and let's go!
You know we can't avoid that!
Don't worry, Mom! One day, we'll make a lot of money and buy it for you!
I have no doubt you will, my son, after you graduate from medical school!
Let's go!
I think he's an alien!
Jerry, come on!
Every, every guys, we see him down!
That's the money!
Bands!
Oh, thank you! The key is being popular, and to get popular, you have to be [Music] entertaining!
And I always do it because I can!
And I always do it!
I always do it!
[Music]
I, yeah man, I hear your talk, but do you want it?
Yeah! Red-eye flight to the money! And I had to cut my name out in the sand!
Yeah! Make sure that they know just who I am!
Yeah! And I always do it because I can!
[Music]
And I always do it!
I do it!
I, and I always do it!
I, and I always do it because I can!
[Music]
And I always do it!
One of the most important essays you will write this year, maybe perhaps the first 18 years, is your college application essay.
I'm excited to read your first draft!
Thank you, Sean! May I have your essay?
Oh yeah, the essay! Um, how about this instead? Perhaps you could make your essay appear!
Or maybe I could just double the offer!
I can only hope there's flowery language in your essay! Hand it over!
You did write your essay, right, Sean?
No, I didn't think I needed to, 'cause I'm not going to college regardless!
This assignment was mandatory to pass this class! I just don't care!
Ah, you know what? School? Sean could get into Hogwarts!
What? It's just a joke, man! What are you going to do? Wave your wand at me?
Have fun doing tricks for nickels in the street for the rest of your life, buddy!
Okay, I don't just do magic on the street, right? I do it on YouTube and TikTok!
Yeah, that nobody watches!
Sean, you're going to have to do a whole lot of magic to get any views on those!
Good job making that spill vanish!
Very funny! Just making sure you don't slip when you're showing off your dance moves!
It is him! It's him! You're Sean, the magic dude! I love your videos! I want to be just like you someday!
Really? Like a magician?
No! I want to be a famous YouTuber!
Yeah! Hey, um, can I take a picture with you?
Yeah, yeah, let's do it!
Thanks!
Hey, wait! What are you? You're like a famous YouTuber! What are you doing working here, man?
Uh, well, you know, I'm not that famous, and my videos don't really pay the bills yet!
See, that's what I was trying to tell you! You need to work hard and go to college, or you're going to end up like this guy!
No offense!
Offense taken!
Come on, let's go!
Hey man, look at the bright side! They just recognized you!
Yeah, as a broke YouTuber!
Look, Frankie, I don't think this magic thing is paying off, and I don't even know how my parents are going to react when I tell them that I don't want to go to college!
It's like we moved to this country for no reason!
They should be happy their kid's already having success!
Success? I don't even get a thousand views on all of my videos! I wouldn't really call that a success!
Depends on your definition of success!
Remember when you did that trick for that little girl?
I hate it here! I want to go home!
Magic?
Yeah, okay!
Hey, can I tell you a little secret?
I got you! I want to go home too!
And the reason is because I got this really weird feeling in my throat! It's like a funny feeling!
It's like a much better magic!
Got you!
All right, you want to get this one?
That was cool, man! That was good!
Pick a card!
C, though?
Yeah, I guess if you put it like that, I am pretty successful!
Yes, successful at slacking off!
Sean, how long does it take you to clean up a spill?
What, are you just messing around with the customers again?
H, you got one more warning to clean up your act, or I will make you disappear!
Here, though, right when I was starting to feel a little bit better!
I was going to say to have to work, but Bus Kill over there forced my hand!
Wait! Talent USA auditions are coming here?
Yep! This weekend! And if you go on a show and win, the grand prize is a million dollars!
[Music]
What? I'm serious!
Shi, you need to finish your homework!
I'm serious too! If I don't capture the holes on this car, they might jump off onto the room!
Then my pencil might fall and then vanish!
Oh no, it's starting to happen!
How could I do homework at a time like this?
I think my box is getting worse!
I asked to get moved to a different spot on the line, but my Shi supervisor wouldn't authorize [Music] it!
I'm just looking forward to the day you graduate med school so I can finally retire!
Speaking of rich, how's your college essay coming along?
Actually, I wanted to talk to you too about that! I've decided that I'm not going to college!
It's a big waste of time and money! Money that could be going towards magic!
Magic? There's no money in magic!
What do you mean? You could literally print money!
See? Magic!
Huh? Don't be funny with me!
Huh? This is your life we're talking about!
I know, which is why I'm auditioning for the new season of Talent USA with celebrity judges!
And if I get on the show, I could win a million dollars!
And I can win the lottery tomorrow, but that's not going to happen!
It's all a dream!
But it's my dream! Isn't this why people come to America? To chase their dreams?
Coming to America is about making a better life for yourself and your children!
And you're all throwing it all away by being foolish!
Everybody, calm down! We all want the same things for you, Sean!
We want you to be happy!
How about this? You audition for the show, and if you don't get through, then you put magic on the side for now and apply for college!
Wait, really? I can audition?
Yes, but if you don't make it, then you focus on college!
Okay! And we don't want to hear anything else about [Music] magic!
CH, working on your college application, I see!
[Music]
That was a close one!
Freaking out?
Yeah! I mean, I'm about to be out there in front of celebs, and then if I don't nail it, my parents are going to make me quit magic!
You're going to do great, and I'm going to be here the entire time live streaming!
Speaking of which, how do I look?
You look good!
Yeah? Yeah, cool!
All right, you ready?
Yeah! Recording!
What's up, everybody? I'm about to dazzle these celebrity judges and earn my spot on Talent USA! Give me a like if you're ready to be amazed!
Sean, you're up next!
A million dollars, here I come!
[Music]
Where are the celebrity judges?
Celebrity judges? This is just the original audition! You're performing for [Music] me!
Well, let's see what you can do!
Yeah, uh, I'm a magician, and um, I'm going to show you a magic trick!
Right, so, uh, I got a deck of cards here! You know how a deck of cards works, right? Different numbers and letters!
You must be fun at parties!
Um, we're going to have you pick a card! So I'm going to take, I'm going to shuffle up the cards as I go through here! Just say stop for me!
Or I'll pick a card!
I'll pick one out! It's fine!
Ah, random card here!
Yeah, you see it?
GNA, memorize it! Don't forget it!
Don't forget the card!
I would do that!
We're going to take it, we're going to shuffle it up a little bit, and uh, I actually had a prediction!
I'm about to read your mind!
I predicted that you picked a card that is inside this deck of cards!
So the joke is that your card would be in there, theoretically!
Um, but you know what? If I was really a magician, all you would have to do is take this and just shake the drawing a little bit!
And you'll notice something magical happened!
A little bit more until one card rises out of the deck!
One card! One card only!
Your card! The six of spades!
Thanks!
So, what do you think, man?
How could I be so stupid? I could never make a career out of magic! It's just some dumb hobby!
Hey, I don't think it's dumb! And your fans don't think it's dumb, though!
But I do!
So have thousands of viewers online too!
You guys didn't see somebody post a recording of the live stream online?
Yeah, look! Check it out!
What a magically epic fail!
H, that's a good one!
I guess Cheap Trick isn't just a band!
Oh, and this one! This one's my favorite!
It's no illusion that this guy is a loser!
All right, man, that's enough!
Okay, okay! Dude, I'm just the messenger!
Right? Anyway, man, if I was you, I'd probably just make myself disappear!
That way, I would never have to show my face in public ever [Music] again!
Sean, you haven't even touched your dinner!
Not hungry tonight!
Did you finish your college application?
Yep! It's ready to be mailed out!
Good! I will take it!
Sorry I'm late! Put in some overtime tonight!
Shan finished his college application!
He's not himself! He won't even eat!
Is he still upset about that silly talent show?
I want him not to waste his time on magic!
Magic is all that matters to him, and he gave it up for us!
Maybe you should read his essay!
To describe what success means to me!
I can't help but think about my upbringing!
When my family came to America, I was made fun of at school because I was different!
Trash!
But after trying hard to fit in, I figured out what really made me different: magic!
Through magic, suddenly I had the ability to make people smile and laugh and turn their bad days around!
And the experience really taught me what success is all about: doing what I can to help other people!
So that's why I'm choosing to give up magic and focus on my studies!
To help my dad, who works hard at a job he hates just to put food on the table, regardless of his bad back!
And to help my mom, who pours so much love into the family even when it's hard!
So you ask, why is success important to me?
Because success will allow me to give back to the two people who sacrifice endlessly to give me a shot at a better life, even if it means sacrificing my own [Music] dreams!
What's this doing in the trash? Can't you see?
Quitting magic?
No, you're not! You have that talent to make other people happy, and that's not something to be thrown away!
I read your essay! We didn't make those sacrifices only for you to be miserable!
I mean, I make a decent living, but like you said, I hate my job!
I don't want you going down the same [Music] path!
It doesn't even matter! I didn't make the talent show, and none of my videos get any [Music] views!
You know, I've learned some very important lessons coming to America!
The first is you need to work very hard, and you've done that!
But the second lesson is to never give up!
Don't let anything stop you, not even your parents!
With his parents behind him, Shawn continued working on his [Music] magic!
Over time, everything started to take off, with his videos getting more and more views!
And soon, the financial success followed too!
Shawn was making a real career out of his passion!
He started working with lots of brands, hanging with celebrities, and even appearing on red carpets!
But most importantly, he did what he set out to do: making people smile!
[Music]
Anyway, oh my God! Oh my God! I shot his magic!
Hey, C, can I see a trick, man?
Um, sure! Do me a favor, name any card!
Uh, the eight of hearts!
Eight of hearts! Watch! The Joker! It's now the eight of hearts!
God, that's crazy! Can I have a selfie?
Yeah, of course! Let's do it!
Oh, sick!
Hey, Dad! This is Shan, does magic! He has a lot of followers and makes a lot of money!
I want to be a YouTuber just like him!
All right, all right! Let's talk about it when we get home!
All right! Thank you so much! Nice to meet you, man!
A lot has changed since you worked at Bullseye!
That is true!
Yeah, all right! You go ahead! I'll wait here!
Cool!
Hey, Katie, right? My name is Sean! I'm a magician!
Um, do you like flowers?
Great! 'Cause I actually got you some!
First, we're going to need this!
Now watch closely! On the count of three!
3, 2, 1! Voila! For you!
Now, before I can make flowers appear, I actually have to buy them!
But luckily, I learned how to make money appear!
And to do this, I actually need this little tin can!
You see, it's empty!
All you have to do is take it, snap your fingers, and then boom! Money!
And that's yours to keep!
Speaking of keep, I actually need you to hold on to something!
Can you do that for me?
Uh, where is he?
Oh, he's right there! This is Bob the Bunny!
Be careful with him, though, 'cause he hops around a lot!
But, uh, can you hold on to him for me?
All right, here you go!
Oh no! Where'd he go?
I don't see him anywhere!
Oh wait, there he is! Found him!
Let's try that again!
Bob the Bunny! Here you go!
Oh, he's gone again! What a tricky bunny!
Where is he?
[Music]
At a silly rabbit!
But you wi!
I actually had one last magic trick for you, 'cause it is the holiday season!
I got this deck of cards! Watch closely!
All you have to do is wait, and boom! Turns into a present just for you!
Merry Christmas!
I haven't seen her happy like that in a long time!
Jerry, what are you doing here?
It's my sister!
Thanks for doing this, man! You really made her day!
Glad the hospital hires people like you!
Oh, the hospital actually didn't hire me! I'm a volunteer!
Really? Wow, dude, you're a good guy!
And look, man, I just wanted to apologize for how I've treated you all these years!
And this isn't an excuse, and honestly, I don't usually tell people this, but my parents died when I was young!
Wait, what?
Yeah, and my aunt, she took care of me!
But it was tough, 'cause when Katie got sick, we were just in and out of the hospital year after year!
And I don't know, I guess I just took out my anger on other people!
So I'm sorry!
And now the kid that I picked on the most turned out to be a big successful magician who made my little sister happy!
Making people happy, there's no greater success than that!
Merry Christmas, Mom!
I think you're going to really love what's inside here!
Is this a magic trick?
No magic this time!
Sure, aww! I can't believe it!
Aww, you're going to make me cry on Christmas!
The one you wanted!
And Dad, I thought you could use this!
[Music]
What? There's no money in it!
You know what? You're right!
Maybe we can use a little bit of magic!
Now, this is really great, but you know, I already got my Christmas present!
And it's the same one I've had for over 20 years!
A son that I couldn't be more proud of!
Thanks, Dad!
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