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The Script
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Nate Brennan, 36, runs Frank's, the diner on Main Street his father opened in 1988, and he has never once sat down during service. A family diner is a stage where three generations still show up every day. Each episode teaches one idea through one scene at the counter, in the kitchen or at home, names the misstep, and shows one different move.
- 9 of 10 episodes finished, 1 h 42 min
Who it's for
Adults roughly 25 to 50 who keep ending up in the same scene with the same people, and parents who have started to hear their own parents coming out of their mouths.
10 episodes, about 11 minutes each, with a guide per episode and a facilitator manual for ten 60-minute live sessions.
What people learn
- The three ways people leave the present (if only, when, what if), and how to argue an inner argument out loud to a conclusion.
- The three voices in every exchange, and the seat each person picked early and still defends.
- Recognition as a need like food, the compliment with the price torn off, and why closeness is the frightening way to spend time.
- How a family slogan works like a lid, how a sentence heard at eleven can run a life, and how to rewrite your own part.
Episodes
- 01
Surviving
An old man at the counter asked him how he was, and he answered without stopping the pour.
11:18 - 02
Three People at the Counter
Every morning for eight years, his father has said the coffee's weak, and every morning he's answered the same way.
11:06 - 03
The Crust Was Off
A woman told him it was the best pie in the county, and he told her what was wrong with it.
11:16 - 04
The Family Business
His daughter said she'd run the diner when she's big. His father said "That's my girl." His fork stopped.
10:44 - 05
House Rules
A regular asked for egg whites, and two people answered in one man's rhythm before the question was finished.
11:08 - 06
Stools Are for Customers
His daughter asked if he could come to Dads and Donuts, and he said no before she finished the question.
11:55 - 07
Little Frank
His pie has been on the menu for eight years under his father's name.
10:54 - 08
The Receipts
A tray hit the floor on Friday and he yelled his cook out of the kitchen. The reason started Tuesday.
11:47 - 09
The Executive
His wife found him on a bucket in the walk-in at two in the morning. The order was done at one.
11:23 - 10
The House Special
He threw the party his father never let anyone throw, and saved one sentence for the end of it.
In production
The cast
- Nate BrennanRuns Frank's, the family diner
- Annie BrennanHis wife, a dental hygienist
- Lily BrennanTheir nine-year-old daughter
- Frank BrennanNate's father, who opened the diner in 1988
- Dot MarshWaitress at Frank's since 1991
With the series
- A guide for every episode
- Facilitator manual for ten 60-minute live sessions
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