It's a big black dick! It's a drawing. Black! It's a big black dick.We're the Millers · 2013 — Chapter 13 of 21 · 4'30" · B2
Kenny's Bad Drawing, Explained: the birds and the bees
A family drawing game goes wrong when nobody can tell what Kenny drew, and the guesses keep landing somewhere crude until he explains it is a skateboard. Later David tries to coach Kenny about girls, offering a very simple trick: "just count to three."
What happens
During a family drawing game, Kenny's picture is so unclear that everyone guesses wrong, until it turns out to be a skateboard. Later, David sits down with the awkward Kenny to talk about girls and shares the trick he used at that age: count to three, then just do it.
Listen for
the birds and the beescount to threewatch out forwon't shut up
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Phrase of the scene
the birds and the bees
性启蒙知识；两性常识
大卫对肯尼说，如果还有关于两性启蒙的问题，随时可以问他，用这个说法代指性知识。
Dad sat me down for the birds and the bees talk.
Also in this scene
- count to three
数到三（然后行动）
- watch out for
小心熊；提防危险
- won't shut up
就是停不下来嘴；唠叨个没完
- hesitate to ask
犹豫着不敢问；尽管问
Everything marked in this scene
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Nice job, Meryl Streep. Very subtle character work.Nice job, Meryl Streep. Very subtle character work.Not my fault that Kenny can't draw.Don't you pick on Kenny.You leave him alone. Where the hell's Kenny?- She does, right? - And sometimes I feel like I'm adopted...feel like + clause
- She does, right? - And sometimes I feel like I'm adopted...would for willingness
But also, you know, I would totally adopt you.- He's talking too much. - He won't shut up.Fucking hug.- Yeah? - Uh, watch out for bears.Um, you know. Can't see them coming.Good tip.- Jesus fucking Christ. - Come on, how hard is it? Just go.flap
- Jesus fucking Christ. - Come on, how hard is it? Just go.I mean, you damn near sucked a guy's dick nine hours ago. What are you shy now for?You wanna know something I used to do when I was your age...used to for past habits
You wanna know something I used to do when I was your age...- Yeah. - I would just count to three.elision
- Yeah. - I would just count to three.I mean, if you ever wanna kiss a girl or ask her to go out, or I mean...liaison
I mean, if you ever wanna kiss a girl or ask her to go out, or I mean...Because if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy.if clause
Because if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy.liaison
Because if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy.Trust me, it'll change your life.I guess that makes sense....about, like, the birds and the bees......just don't hesitate to ask, okay?Kenny's Bad Drawing, explained
What's really going on
The scene works because the fake family keeps forgetting it is fake. They tease each other like relatives, which is exactly what makes the ruse convincing, and the apology and reassurance afterward smooth the moment over. Then David, the least qualified father figure imaginable, tries to give real advice. His method is almost childishly simple — "if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy" — but it is the film's honest theme in miniature: deciding beats deliberating. The tenderness lands because it is clumsy. He offers to explain the birds and the bees and immediately regrets it, and the joke is that he means the warmth more than the biology.
Theme
Family loveThe fake family argues and comforts like a real one, and David clumsily plays the father role.
Coming of ageKenny's awkwardness about girls is met with simple advice about acting instead of overthinking.
Listen for
- how hard is it — flap
- count to three — elision
- go out — liaison
- overthink it — liaison
Because if you take too long, you overthink it and you'll just drive yourself crazy.The reason behind David's count-to-three rule: delay feeds overthinking, so act before you spiral.
Nice job, Meryl Streep. Very subtle character work.A sarcastic jab at the terrible drawing, mocking it as if it were serious art.
Um, you know. Can't see them coming.A deadpan follow-up to the warning about bears, which turns the advice into a joke.
But also, you know, I would totally adopt you.A clumsy attempt at warmth that lands as both sincere and wildly inappropriate.
Questions about this scene
What is Kenny drawing in the game?
A skateboard, though no one can tell at first. The guesses go somewhere crude before he finally explains what it is.
Why does David talk to Kenny about girls?
The others push him to give the kid some advice, and he awkwardly does. He means well but is clearly the wrong person for the job.
What does the birds and the bees mean?
It is a polite, old-fashioned way to refer to sex education. David offers to explain it and then immediately wishes he had not.
What is David's advice to Kenny?
Count to three before doing something that scares you. He says that waiting only makes you overthink, so acting fast is better.
Why does the scene end awkwardly?
David keeps talking past the point of comfort, offering to explain too much. Kenny's simple thanks can't quite cover how strange the conversation became.
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Chapter 2a real Sophie's choiceDavid Fights for Casey
Chapter 3out of my leagueBrad Offers David a Job
Chapter 4a huge red flagDavid Recruits Rose for the Trip
Chapter 5in my sleepThe Millers Fly to Mexico
Chapter 6blend inThe Millers Cross into Mexico
Chapter 7as we speakDavid Picks Up the Wrong Load
Chapter 8be a team playerA Cop Demands a Bribe
Chapter 9look the partFake Family at the Border Checkpoint
Chapter 10save your baconThe RV Breaks Down in the Desert
Chapter 11a bit of a hiatusHow David and Rose Met
Chapter 12pass the batonThe Millers Perform at the Jamboree
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Chapter 14spice things upThe Couple Walks In on Them
Chapter 15Mum's the wordCasey Teaches Kenny to Kiss
Chapter 16worth way more alive than I am deadPablo Chacon Confronts the Millers
Chapter 17make a good caseKenny Gets Bitten by a Spider
Chapter 18a cheap shotInterrogating Casey's Boyfriend
Chapter 19dead in a ditchThe Fake Family Falls Apart
Chapter 20get one's hands off someoneCasey Punches Scottie P.
Chapter 21a huge paydayDavid Begs the Group to Come BackChapter 13 of 21 · about 37 min to go