Turning Red

The number one rule in my family?

Honor your parents.

They're the supreme beings who gave you life,

who sweated and sacrificed so much

to put a roof over your head,

food on your plate,

an epic amount of food.

The least you can do in return is

every single thing they ask.

'Course some people are like, be careful.

Honoring your parents sounds great,

but if you take it too far,

well, you might forget to honor yourself.

Luckily, I don't have that problem.

I'm Meilin Lee.

And ever since I turned 13, I've been doing my own thing.

Making my own moves, 24/7, 365.

I wear what I want, say what I want

and I will not hesitate to do

a spontaneous cartwheel if I feel so moved.

Oh, crap!

Not to brag,

but being 13 means I'm officially a grown-up.

At least according to the Toronto Transit Commission.

Good for you.

All about that hustle, am I right?

Besties, assemble!

Miriam!

Hey!

Priya!

Yo.

Abby!

Yeah. What's up, Mei?

Ready to change the world?

So ready.

I was born to do this.

Let's burn this place to the ground!

Y equals negative four.

Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.

I know, it's a lot...

But this is grade eight.

I don't got time to mess around.

I guess you could call me...

A very enterprising, mildly annoying young lady.

A major weirdo.

An overachieving dork-narc.

I accept and embrace all labels.

- Oops. - Hey!

Oh, you're dead!

Coming through!

Move, please!

Share the sidewalk, people!

Anyway, who cares what stupid,

evil Tyler or anyone else thinks?

This is gonna be my year.

Mei, Mei, Mei, come see this!

And nothing's gonna stop this train from...

Come on, come on!

- Get your butt over here! - Go, go, go.

Come on, come on. Mei, Mei, fast!

Shut up!

Devon.

My mom cuts his hair at the salon.

And I felt it. It's very soft.

Can I have some?

Yeah, Abby, hook a sister up.

He looks like a hobo.

A hot hobo.

May I remind you what real men look like?

4-Town!

Yes! 4-Town!

Jesse went to art school.

Tae Young fosters

injured doves.

Robaire speaks French.

Hey!

And Aaron T. and Aaron Z.

are, like, really talented too.

- We are 4-Townies, remember? - Ride or die!

Yeah, but tickets to 4-Town are, like,

a bajillion dollars, and Devon's right here.

And free!

Ah, fudgesicles! I gotta go.

Wait! We're going karaokeing today.

- Yeah! - Come with us.

Please.

- Please. - I...

can't. It's cleaning day.

Mei, every day is cleaning day.

Can't you just get one afternoon off?

But I like cleaning.

Plus, I got this new feather duster

and, oh, my gosh, you guys,

it picks up so much dirt, it's bananas!

Fine. I'll let you go.

If you can pass the gauntlet.

- Come on. - Mir, not now...

You can't resist it.

Come on.

You know you want to.

Here we go.

You're never not on my mind

- Oh, my, oh, my - Oh, yeah, oh, my

I'm never not by your side, your side

Yeah.

Your side

- Peace sign. - All right!

Yeah! Go, Mei!

- See, that was good! - That was dope!

You passed.

And here is your reward.

Ninety-nine Australian tour,

with the Girl I Love Your Jeans remix.

O-M-G, Mir! I'll guard it with my life!

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!

4-Town 4-ever!

4-ever!

We'll karaoke another time, I promise!

Okay, sure, Mei!

It'll be on me. The snacks, the tunes...

You're my jam, girl.

She's so brainwashed.

Crud, crud, crud.

Okay.

Excuse me.

I know what it looks like.

I am my own person.

But that doesn't mean doing whatever I want.

- Hello, Meilin. - Hey, how's it going?

Thank you, Meilin!

Like most adults, I have responsibilities.

Hey, Bart. Hey, Lisa.

- Hello, Meilin. - 'Sup?

Still down for a rematch, Mr. Gao?

Bring it, Lee!

What a good girl.

It's not all about me, you know?

I do make my own moves, it's just that...

some of my moves are also hers.

Mei-Mei, there you are.

- Hey, Mom... - You're ten minutes late.

What happened? Are you hurt? Are you hungry?

How was school today?

Killed it per usual. Check it out.

That's my little scholar.

Today, honor student,

tomorrow, UN Secretary General.

The ancestors would be so proud.

Sun Yee, revered ancestor, guardian of the red pandas.

We humbly thank you for protecting and guiding us.

Especially Mei-Mei.

May we continue to serve and honor you

and this community.

Always.

- You ready? - Let's do this.

Have fun

getting that off.

Shoo-shoo! You vandals!

Oh, snap! They're coming!

- You good-for-nothing hosers! - Go, go, go!

I'm telling your mothers!

Our family runs one of the oldest temples

in Toronto. And the most unique.

Instead of honoring a god, we honor our ancestors.

And not just the dudes either.

Our most revered ancestor, Sun Yee,

was a scholar, poet, and defender of animals.

She dedicated her life to the creatures of the forest.

Especially the red panda.

Which she loved for its fiery coat

and mischievous nature.

Ever since, the red panda has blessed our family

with good fortune and prosperity...

And it can bless yours too!

- Bye-bye! - See you next time!

Thanks for coming.

- Give me five. - Yeah.

Come on. Dad's making dinner.

He should have listened

to his mother and married Ling-Yi.

Totally. Siu-Jyu is so two-faced.

She's just using him to get to the throne.

She'll probably stab him on their wedding night.

- Perfect. - Yes!

You've heard their hits,

you've seen their moves.

And now, you get to experience them live!

The worldwide pop sensation 4-Town

will be kicking off their North American tour!

Tickets on sale now.

Oh, my gosh!

Who are these hip-hoppers?

And why are they called 4-Town

if there are five of them?

I don't know.

Some of the kids at school like them.

You mean Miriam? That girl is odd.

Dinner's ready.

I've never met nobody like you

You're never not on my mind