[A+] Teri Polo Talks ‘Meet the Parents’

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starring

[ 'stahr-ing ]

adjective

- featured or celebrated as a star in a movie, on a sports team, etc.

It was John Major's first starring role.

doom

[ doom ]

noun

- death, destruction, or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided

Despite these poor figures, it's not all doom and gloom.

unadulterated

[ uhn-uh-'duhl-tuh-rey-tid ]

adjective

- not spoiled or made weaker by the addition of other substances; pure

She sings pure, unadulterated gospel.

improv

[ 'im-prov ]

noun

- a performance, for example of comedy or acting, that is improvised

(= invented as it is done rather than using words or music written and practiced in advance)

I saw him do an improv at a comedy festival.

sequel

[ 'see-kwuhl ]

noun

- a book, movie, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.

The movie sequel did even better at the box office than the original.

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Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.

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Ellen

We all know our next guest is Robert De Niro's daughter Meet the Parents. Now she's starring in ABC's , "I'm With Her." Please welcome Terri Polo.

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Teri

I just... I brought this in case .

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Ellen

My favorite so far. [Oh, excellent.] That was great. I wish more people would do that. It's very nice to meet you.

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Teri

Lovely to meet you. I'm nervous. I'm on The Ellen Show. [I am too.] I have that .

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Ellen

And how are you?

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Teri

I'm excellent. I'm amazing.

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Ellen

I have this little picture here that someone told me that . [Slightly.] I don't blame you. [Yeah.] How old is he? [He's 14 months.] Look at that. [He's, whoa.] Come on. [That's my best.] How can when you have that to look at? Oh, you have more. Oh, great.

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Teri

That's my little boy. He smiles a lot.

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Ellen

It's basically the same picture. [Hey.] Well, he looks the same every day. Do you have any more? [As a matter of fact.] No, I don't blame you. That's .

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Teri

He's the love of my life. He's changed my life. Changed my life. [14 months?] 14 months. [And look at you.] Yeah, it's called stress.

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Ellen

And you're for a 14-month-old, because , and I'm exhausted. I mean, I didn't have it. I didn't have, you know.

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Teri

Woo, going to . Yes, he sleeps through the night. Jealous? [He does?] Sleeps through the night. Has slept through the night since he was four months old.

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Ellen

Oh, well, then that would make you want one. That's easy.

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Teri

Well, that's why I don't think I'm going to have another, because I'm sure to be . So dooms are getting tired.

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Ellen

Yeah. Oh, I've heard that. I've heard that people have a good one, and then they have a second one, and it's , and it ruins it. [Ruins the whole thing.] So is there talk? " " is probably one of my favorite movies. . [Thank you.] And we had Ben Stiller on the show. And... [he rocks.] And you were great in it. The whole movie is hilarious. But I don't know how, in the scene at the dinner table when .

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Teri

I actually had at one point. And I don't know why they didn't use that take. But yeah, that scene should have . And it took us about two days to shoot it because we laughed. [Everybody?] You never knew what was of Bob and Ben's mouth. I mean, it was . Improv, they improv'd so much. And you had no idea what the heck they were going to say. It was amazing.

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Ellen

And the grace, when he has to . I mean, really, it is the most hilarious scene. I would not have made it, because . There's no way I could.

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Teri

Well, that's what Blythe and I did. We laughed our way . That's half of our . Is that what we're saying?

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP

Direction: Answer the following questions by giving your opinion.

Discuss Terri Polo's humorous rationale for potentially not having another child.
Identify the scene from "Meet the Parents" that Ellen found most humorous and explore its comedic elements.
Describe the challenges faced during the filming of the dinner table scene in "Meet the Parents" and the reasons behind them.
Discuss the future plans for the "Meet the Parents" film series as revealed by Terri Polo.
Reflect on the idea that having a 'good' first child might influence parents' decisions to have a second one, as mentioned by Ellen. Do you think experiences with the first child significantly impact family planning decisions?