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Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. - Dunk Cost (S1E5)
Clara is determined to lock down the Chief of Staff position. While she tries to win over the outgoing Chief of Staff, Dr. Choi, Benny learns that Lahela is pursuing a new passion. She's intrigued with DripFlip, a website sneakerheads use to buy and sell limited-edition shoes for profit. He jumps at the chance to enjoy quality time with his daughter and impart wisdom from his stock-trading days. When Lahela takes it too far, Benny shares a lesson about balance and what's most important in life.
| Runtime (min) | 35 |
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| TMDB Rating | 7.0 (3 votes) |
| Air Date | 2021-10-06 |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Comedy |
| TV Rating | TV-PG |
| Network(s) | Disney+ |
Storyline
In this episode, Clara Hannon is laser-focused on securing the Chief of Staff position at the hospital and works to impress the outgoing Chief of Staff, Dr. Choi, hoping to win his endorsement. Meanwhile, her daughter Lahela discovers DripFlip, an online marketplace where sneaker enthusiasts buy and sell limited-edition shoes for profit. Intrigued by the potential to make money through strategic trading, Lahela dives headfirst into the world of sneaker reselling.
Benny Kamealoha sees Lahela's new interest as an opportunity to spend quality time with his daughter and share lessons from his own stock-trading experience. He encourages her entrepreneurial spirit and offers guidance on reading market trends and making smart investments. However, when Lahela becomes too consumed by the pursuit of profit and loses sight of her other responsibilities, Benny steps in to teach her an important lesson about balance, priorities, and remembering what truly matters in life beyond financial gain.
What kids learn
This episode offers children valuable lessons about entrepreneurship and the importance of balance. Lahela's exploration of the sneaker resale market introduces young viewers to concepts like supply and demand, market timing, and strategic investing. Her father's willingness to share his own experiences demonstrates how learning from those who came before us can help us avoid common pitfalls and make smarter decisions.
The central lesson emerges when Lahela becomes too focused on making money through DripFlip. Children learn that while pursuing new interests and financial goals can be exciting and worthwhile, becoming obsessed with any single pursuit comes at a cost. The episode illustrates how tunnel vision can cause us to neglect other important areas of life, including relationships, responsibilities, and personal well-being.
Benny's intervention teaches kids about perspective and priorities. His message about balance shows that success isn't just measured in dollars earned or deals closed, but in maintaining healthy relationships and staying true to your core values. The episode encourages children to pursue their passions enthusiastically while keeping sight of what matters most.
Parents' top 5 questions
| Question | Answer |
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| Is the sneaker resale market something my child could actually participate in? | The sneaker resale market depicted in the episode is real, with platforms like StockX and GOAT facilitating these transactions. However, most require users to be 18 or have parental supervision. If your child shows interest, it could be an educational opportunity to teach budgeting, market research, and entrepreneurship, but it requires upfront capital, carries financial risk, and demands parental oversight to ensure responsible participation and protection from scams. |
| What's the main lesson Benny teaches Lahela about her sneaker obsession? | Benny helps Lahela understand that while entrepreneurial pursuits are valuable, becoming too consumed by profit-seeking can cause her to lose balance in life. Drawing from his own stock-trading experience, he shows her that financial success means little if it comes at the expense of relationships, responsibilities, and personal well-being. His lesson emphasizes that knowing when to step back and reassess priorities is a crucial life skill. |
| How can I tell if my child's new hobby has become an unhealthy obsession? | Watch for signs that the interest is crowding out other important activities: declining grades, withdrawal from friends and family, neglected responsibilities, or emotional distress when they can't engage with the hobby. In this episode, Lahela's single-minded focus on DripFlip serves as a cautionary example. Healthy hobbies enhance life without dominating it. If you notice imbalance, have a conversation about priorities and help your child create structure that allows time for multiple important areas. |
| Should I encourage my child's interest in making money like Benny does with Lahela? | Benny's approach offers a good model: he supports Lahela's entrepreneurial curiosity and shares his knowledge, but he also intervenes when the pursuit becomes unbalanced. Encouraging financial literacy and business thinking is valuable, but it should be paired with guidance about ethics, risk management, and life balance. Use your child's interest as a teaching opportunity while setting boundaries to ensure they don't sacrifice schoolwork, relationships, or childhood experiences for profit. |
| What does Clara's storyline teach about professional ambition? | Clara's determination to secure the Chief of Staff position by impressing Dr. Choi demonstrates professional drive and the importance of making strong impressions on decision-makers. Her storyline shows children that career advancement often requires strategic relationship-building and proving your capabilities to those in positions of authority. It's a subplot that normalizes professional ambition for young viewers, particularly showing a mother balancing career goals with family life. |
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| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
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| 1 | 1 | Medical prodigy Dr. Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha juggles getting her drivers license and going to a high school dance with a cute surfer with her responsibilities at the hospital. |
| 1 | 2 | Lahela tackles two mysteries: the root cause of a tourist’s sudden paralysis and Walter’s feelings. |
| 1 | 3 | Now that Lahela has her driver’s license, she yearns for a little freedom — specifically, access to her mom’s car and a trip to Starbucks with her best friend, Steph. However, Clara is hesitant to hand over the keys. When Lahela’s patient, local celebrity weatherman Rip Tide, recommends that she take more risks and get behind the wheel of her own life, Lahela takes his advice quite literally. She takes the family car without permission. |
| 1 | 4 | Lahela wonders if it’s time to define her relationship with Walter. That thought is suddenly sidelined when Walter is rushed to the hospital for an appendectomy — that falls on Lahela to perform. After Clara’s work conflicts with yet another family milestone, she decides to go part-time, much to everyone’s surprise. However, a big announcement at the hospital may change her mind. Both Lahela and her mom confront the challenges of being strong, smart women in today’s world. |
| 1 | 5 | Clara is determined to lock down the Chief of Staff position. While she tries to win over the outgoing Chief of Staff, Dr. Choi, Benny learns that Lahela is pursuing a new passion. She's intrigued with DripFlip, a website sneakerheads use to buy and sell limited-edition shoes for profit. He jumps at the chance to enjoy quality time with his daughter and impart wisdom from his stock-trading days. When Lahela takes it too far, Benny shares a lesson about balance and what's most important in life. |
| 1 | 6 | Lahela struggles to figure out where she fits in; she's not a normal doctor or a typical teen. She's too young to attend Dr. Lee's party with her medical colleagues, yet she's hosting an alumni booth for career day at her former high school. When Lahela decides to join the popular dance team at the high school, tension builds with Steph. At the hospital, Lahela tries to reconnect two estranged sisters for a kidney transplant, and finally realizes where she's fit in all along. |
| 1 | 7 | Lahela and Clara work in sync and share a vision for their medical careers. That abruptly changes when Dr. Arthur Goldstein, a Seattle surgeon on the cutting edge of medical technology, visits the hospital. Benny is gearing up for his favorite surf competition only to discover that he's been placed in the seniors division. While Lahela contemplates a fellowship to study alongside Dr. Goldstein, Benny considers surfing 12-foot swells with Walter and his buddies to show he's still got it. |
| 1 | 8 | Lahela is touched by the love between an elderly patient and his new bride, and can envision a future with Walter. But Noelani forces Lahela to question the long-term viability of a teen doctor and a surfer/skater, encouraging her to accept an invitation to a poetry reading from a young college-bound hospital volunteer. When all-business Clara learns she has to schmooze with colleagues to win the Chief of Staff job, Benny encourages her to show them her fun side by teaching her to "talk story." |
| 1 | 9 | Lahela learns that she and Walter will be long-distance for the summer when he’s invited to join an Australian surf tour. |
| 1 | 10 | Lahela accepts a medic job on Walter’s pro surf tour in Australia but Benny and Clara refuse to let their 16-year-old live with her boyfriend and leave her medical residency for the summer. |
| Season # | Episode # | Episode Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | When hospital policy prevents Dr. Lahela "Doogie" Kamealoha from treating a patient with no insurance, Lahela vows to help the next person who walks through the doors no matter what…even when that someone is a little boy's dog. Meanwhile Lahela's brothers Kai and Brian Patrick help their dad Benny come to terms with the passing of Uncle John by planning a celebration of his life. It's a family affair, Kamealoha-style, and a welcome reminder that the people you love will always have your back. |
| 2 | 2 | Now that Lahela's boyfriend Walter is back from his surf tour, Lahela worries she doesn't fit in with his new surfer crowd. To prove how fun she is, Lahela decides to host a party. Steph is on board—she and Kai still haven't talked about their kiss, and this will be the perfect opportunity to get clarity. Up at Uncle John's ranch, a business-minded Brian Patrick has plans to build a theme park…until Benny and Clara get a little help showing him the land is special even without a rollercoaster. |
| 2 | 3 | Lahela finishes a routine checkup with a patient at the hospital before leaving with her family and Steph for a staycation at Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa. But when Lahela's patient is readmitted with unusual symptoms, Lahela can't keep her mind off the case. While Kai tries to help Brian Patrick attend the Aloha Beach Party, Steph falls in with an independent group of ladies. At the end of this medical mystery, the secret is out: relaxing is good for doctors and teenagers. Case solved! |
| 2 | 4 | Lahela couldn't be more excited to captain her first overnight shift at the hospital. But when her co-workers tell her she’s a "black cloud," (a doctor with bad luck on their shifts) Lahela is even more determined to have nothing go wrong. Meanwhile Kai can't decide how to ask Steph to the Jellyfish Jam. It doesn't help that his parents Clara and Benny are giving him different ideas. It's a night of power outages, spaghetti chili, and flaming hearts. Let the sparks fly. |
| 2 | 5 | It's almost the weekend of the Jellyfish Jam. Lahela encourages Nico to attend the school dance, thinking it will cheer him up. When Walter and Lahela check in about the dance, Lahela learns it might be hard to get a picture together. Kai hopes to win Steph’s heart by entering the dance competition, but his coaches Charles and Noelani have their work cut out for them. Brian Patrick asks Benny to help him with his hair. Lahela may be a doctor, but there’s still no prescription for young love. |
| 2 | 6 | It's hard to feel normal when you're a teenage doctor or a teenage cancer patient—but that's exactly what Lahela and Nico try to do for one glorious day. At school, Steph gets more Kai than she bargained for after PR guru Brian Patrick helps them "hard launch" their relationship. It’s a whirlwind day for Clara and Benny, who compete to see who has the tougher job. As it turns out, everyone could be reminded the grass isn't always greener on the other side. What matters is who's by your side. |
| 2 | 7 | When Lahela learns Clara played in a ska-punk band in her twenties, she puts on a hospital talent show to get her mom back on stage. Lahela even suggests they sing together! Kai and Brian Patrick can't seem to do anything together without bickering, so Benny decides to teach them wayfinding—the ancient Polynesian practice of navigating the ocean without modern tools. Hopefully Lahela can keep her career anxieties out of rehearsal, and the boys can wayfind their way back to being buds. |
| 2 | 8 | Lahela attends her high school reunion looking fabulous. As Lahela campaigns to win "most successful alumni," she runs into former classmate Kayla, who reminds her what it really means to be successful. At the hospital, Chief of Staff Clara is sick of getting steamrolled. When Benny tells her his martial arts training always comes in handy during arguments, Clara imagines using kung fu moves against everyone who tries to diminish her authority. There are many ways to fight the good fight. |
| 2 | 9 | Lahela finds Nico an experimental treatment for his cancer, which, if successful, would give him a new life. At home Clara takes matters into her own hands after realizing there are some pretty big gaps in Brian Patrick's health education. With encouragement from Kai, Brian Patrick's worst dreams come true when Clara's health talk for his school becomes a hip-hop extravaganza (and ovulation celebration). While new methods can be helpful, some things are a tale as old as time. |
| 2 | 10 | When Walter comes to Lahela with an apology, Lahela isn't sure what to think. There’s a lot on her mind—including her medical specialty and her former patient Nico. Benny and Brian Patrick help Clara plan the hospital gala, but all shell breaks loose when their ocean themed decor must be scrapped. Kai isn't much help, as he and Steph are the new parents to a bunny named Flemmy. Lahela realizes when the whole world wants you, the best thing to do is quiet your mind and listen to your heart. |
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