Bezier Cubic Curves for six points

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Given six points in $\Bbb R^2$: $(-1,0),(-1,1),(-1,2),(1,0),(1,1),(1,2)$.

How to prove that there is not Cubic Bezier curve that cross all these points?

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I think it is possible, if we're allowed to interpolate the six points in any order we choose: enter image description here

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It is possible for a cubic polynomial to take the values $-1$ and $1$ three times, when it has two extrema. But only the sequence $-1,1,1,-1,-1,1$ (increasing, decreasing, increasing) or its opposite are possible.

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Note that on $y$, the sequence $0,1,2,0,1,2$ is possible.