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(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

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(ALARM CLOCK RINGS)

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(SLURPING)

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(LIGHTSABERS BUZZ)

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(EXPLOSION)

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Isn't algebra exciting?

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The constant search
for the unknown.

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Now, let's see what our three young
mathematicians have come up with.

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Tawny, what'd you get?

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Um, I got... I got X
equals 7, Y equals 9.

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<i>Correctamundo.</i>

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Mr. Twitty, how'd
you do on yours?

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Um, X equals 4, Y equals 6?

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Perfection.

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The man is a genius.

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Mr. Stevens...
what have we here?

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It's a map of Utah.

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(ALL CHUCKLE)

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Louis, always trying
to keep things light.

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But ultimately, I have
to know that you know

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what you're talking about.

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(TICKING)

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Yeah, I, um... I'll
tell you... I got, um...

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I got 2X plus 7X
to the fifth times Y.

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Uh... to which I say, why not?

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Why do fools fall in love?

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These are all very big
questions, you know?

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(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

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Unfortunately,
we're out of time.

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So sorry.

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MR. LOPEZ: Quickly.

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Any questions before
the big midterm tomorrow?

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Because as they say,
the only stupid questions

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are the ones you ask yourself

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on the bus ride home.

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I have a question.

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Yes, Louis?

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Um, if a chicken had
lips, could it whistle?

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(STUDENTS LAUGHING)

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I'll ask myself on
the bus ride home.

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Thanks, Olga. Break
a leg at the meet.

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That about wraps it
up for Olga Seabolt,

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perhaps the best ninth grade
pole-vaulter in Sacramento.

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With Olga leading the way,
Lawrence has a great shot

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at winning their first
city championship

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on the big meet on Friday.

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Oh, hey, look,
there's Artie Ryan.

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Hey, Artie, um...

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so how are you preparing
for your shot put?

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Buzz off, I'm training.

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Well, that's fascinating.
You know what's really fun

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is when a reporter tries to do
an activity that she's reporting on.

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No, it's not.

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(CHUCKLES)

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What do I do, just throw it?

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- Heave it.
- Heave it. Okay.

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(GRUNTS)

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- (THUDS)
- (GASPS)

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(GROANS) Olga.

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Nice heave.

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I...

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Olga, I am so sorry.

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Look, um, I could buy
you a bag of ice, right?

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- My treat. Jumbo bag.
- Way to go, Stevens.

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You just blew our
team's chance of winning.

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But, Coach Carns,

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can I make it up
to you at least?

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Um... I'll bake you
some brown bread.

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I don't need no stinking brown
bread. I need a pole-vaulter.

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- Oh, then I can pole-vault.
- (SCOFFS)

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You think you can learn
the most difficult sport

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in track and field in one week?

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Coach, come on, I once
made a complete diorama

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of Albert Einstein's
study in 30 minutes.

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Oh, listen, honey,
I dated Einstein.

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He could probably
pole-vault higher than you.

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Well, can you just
give me a chance?

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Well...

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you look a little flimsy to me.

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But if you're anything
like your brother Donnie,

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maybe you can learn by Friday.

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I can and I will.

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In fact, I'm gonna
start training today.

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I'm gonna show you I'm
gonna be a great pole-vaulter.

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Yeah, and I'm getting
back together with Einstein.

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(CACKLES)

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All right, there was this
one time in second grade

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where I had this babysitter who
used to always come over to my house

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and do her algebra
homework, okay?

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And so, I'm sitting there,
and I ask her, I'm like,

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"Hey, why are doing
math with letters?"

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And she was all like,
"Go in the kitchen"

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"and make me a
sandwich, you little brat."

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Like, she was not a very
good babysitter, okay?

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But anyways, I remember
sitting there thinking

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I am never gonna
be able to do algebra.

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- Yeah, but Mr. Lopez makes it easy.
- Yeah, and fun, too.

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Like, I really feel I'm gonna
ace this midterm tomorrow.

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Guys, I think I missed the
point of this whole story.

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Did you make her
the sandwich or not?

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Okay, do you guys wanna come
over to my house for a study session?

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Yeah, yeah, I'm in. Louis?

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Today? No. No, I can't. I
mean, I'd love to, but I can't.

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I got this, uh, very important
meeting with a colleague of mine.

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Why do my fingers
smell like egg salad?

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Beans, come on,
man, you got to focus.

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Look, this is a tremendous
learning opportunity for you.

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See, Beans, this is potentially
my greatest undertaking ever.

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So, what's the deal, boss?

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I can't tell you that, Beans.

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You're on a strictly
need-to-know basis, buddy.

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- Louis.
- Yeah?

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Shouldn't you be studying
for your algebra midterm?

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I... I... I am.

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In my own way.

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With Beans and a leaf blower?

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Don't look at me.

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I'm on a need-to-know basis.

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(CHUCKLES)

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See, X equals Y
to the fourth power.

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Listen up, Stevens.

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You've got to at least get over the bar
for us to have a shot at the championship.

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Over the bar.

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REN: I gotcha.

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I may have lost my gallbladder
and my sense of smell

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but I'm not losing
this track meet, missy.

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Okay.

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(SQUEALS)

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Stevens!

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You stink!

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Well... it's not as
easy as it looks.

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Look, just say to
yourself, "Left, right"

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"left, right, hold on tight"

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"with all your might,
plant, drive, arch and over."

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That's gonna work?

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Hold my eyelashes.

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(YELLING)

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Oh, my gosh, that was
so amazing, Coach.

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You really inspired me to...
- Lashes. -Oh.

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Right.

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Okay. This is your
first big-boy prank.

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I know, it's a dream come true.

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(WHISPERS) All right, be quiet.

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Ah, good morning, Peaches.

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- Ah.
- BIRD: Hi, handsome.

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How you doing, Peaches?

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- (BIRD SQUAWKS)
- (LAUGHS)

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Oh, I just love our
little pep talks. Yes.

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Oh, yes.

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Did you sleep
well? I know you did.

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Get on your daddy's
shoulder. Yeah.

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Oh, let's see how it is
outside. (CHUCKLES)

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Oh, they're just... Huh?
What? What? What?

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(GASPS) Peaches, it's snowing.

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Right here in Sacramento.

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(SQUAWKS)

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You put the ice in, Beans?

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Beans, come on,
man, faster with the ice.

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There you go, there you go.

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Hurry up. Don't
put the plunger in.

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Put ice! No.

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ANNOUNCER: (ON RADIO) <i>We interrupt
this broadcast for a special bulletin.</i>

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Ladies and gentlemen
of Sacramento,

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we are experiencing
our first real blizzard.

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That's right, a nasty

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<i>nasty blizzard.</i>

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With snow piling up to six feet.

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Boy, that's bigger
than a school door.

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Oh, my stars!

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Ow.

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Oh, Peaches.

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Conrad, don't
panic. Don't panic.

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(GASPS)

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It's real!

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Hey, mister.

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Sorry about the
snowball, mister.

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School's out.

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What? School's out?

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LOUIS: <i>The following schools
are closed due to this blizzard.</i>

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Jefferson, Folsom,

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<i>Carmichael, Citrus
Heights, Rancho Cordova</i>

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and we're still waiting
to hear from Lawrence.

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<i>I guess someone's asleep
over there at the switch.</i>

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Well, I'll tell you this,
whoever's in charge over there

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<i>won't be in charge for long.</i>

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(RINGING)

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Lawrence Junior High.

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Oh, Mildred, you made it in.

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Mr. Wexler?

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Get on the
auto-dialer right away.

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We need to notify every
parent that I'm closing the school.

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May I ask why?

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Very funny.

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Now stay inside, keep warm.

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Oh, and if you get hungry, I
have turkey in the desk drawer.

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Mildred, I think I know
snow when I see it.

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REN: (ON RADIO)
<i>Louis, what are you doing?</i>

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LOUIS: <i>Ren, please just
keep jogging. Keep jogging.</i>

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REN: <i>Put down the microphone.</i>

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Uh, Mildred, cancel
that cancellation.

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Shut the schools
down immediately.

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- Immediately, shut them down.
- Give me the mic! Give me it!

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- Give me it! (GRUNTS)
- No, you can't...

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I got your back, boss.

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Sorry.

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Bad... bad aim, bad aim.

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Sorry, sorry.

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Tim looks good.

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That championship is ours.

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Mr. Wexler.

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What about Louis?

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Louis has some explaining to do

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about his little snow scam.

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It... it... What... It's...
Look, I just felt that, um...

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everybody at Lawrence,

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you know, was
doing really good work

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and, um, we could
use a day off, that's all.

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That's enough! I'm
sorry, Mr. Wexler.

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Louis will never pull
this kind of a stunt again.

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That's right.

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Because I am officially
suspending Louis from school.

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I'm having his locker
cleaned out as we speak.

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Louis Stevens is not allowed in
this school for one whole week.

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Welcome to Stevens Academy.

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For the next week,
this room is your school.

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He's all yours.

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Louis, you're late,

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and we have a lot of
assignments to get through.

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Now, we'll begin
with English class.

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You forgot to call
attendance, Mom.

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- Louis...
- Present.

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This is serious.

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I have taken off work for you.

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So you had better shape up

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or you will never leave
this house, understood?

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Oh, yeah. Yeah.

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Very good, Louis.

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(BLOWS WHISTLE)

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Two, three, good,
four and five and...

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- (BLOWS WHISTLE)
- First you must climb, climb.

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(GRUFFLY) You're gonna
love this, I know you will.

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(BRITISH ACCENT) "I know
how to tell thee who I am."

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(FEMININE VOICE) "My ears
have not yet drunk a hundred words."

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(BRITISH ACCENT) "My name,
dear saint, is hateful to myself."

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(FEMININE VOICE)
"Art thou not Romeo?"

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"I would tear the word."

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Oh, oh, oh, bravo, honey.

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- Thank you so much.
- Oh, I just...

249
00:13:21,092 --> 00:13:23,094
Very constraining, and
I'd like to change now.

250
00:13:23,761 --> 00:13:26,139
Okay, we've covered
everything but algebra.

251
00:13:30,768 --> 00:13:32,103
Well, look at the time.

252
00:13:32,270 --> 00:13:33,646
Um, it's spring break,

253
00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:36,274
so I'll see you in a week,
or ten days or whatever.

254
00:13:36,441 --> 00:13:37,483
I'll be in Cabo.

255
00:13:37,984 --> 00:13:39,485
Louis, come on, honey.

256
00:13:39,652 --> 00:13:41,863
You are doing too
well to quit now.

257
00:13:42,030 --> 00:13:43,239
(CHUCKLES)

258
00:13:58,921 --> 00:14:02,008
Left, right. Hold on tight

259
00:14:02,258 --> 00:14:03,468
with all your might.

260
00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:08,014
Plant, drive, arch... and over!

261
00:14:09,766 --> 00:14:11,893
(SQUEALS, GRUNTS)

262
00:14:23,654 --> 00:14:25,573
(FRUSTRATED GRUNT)

263
00:14:29,577 --> 00:14:32,413
You know that you're supposed
to go over the bar, right?

264
00:14:32,580 --> 00:14:35,124
Really, Artie? Thanks
for that helpful hint.

265
00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:40,046
- The championships are tomorrow.
- Yeah.

266
00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:41,506
And don't worry about me.

267
00:14:41,672 --> 00:14:42,924
I'll be ready.

268
00:14:44,926 --> 00:14:47,428
Yeah, and I'll be
the king of Norway.

269
00:14:48,513 --> 00:14:50,056
(SQUEALS)

270
00:14:50,973 --> 00:14:53,309
- (LOUIS SNORING)
- Louis?

271
00:14:57,980 --> 00:14:59,607
(CONTINUES SNORING)

272
00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:01,567
- Louis?
- I didn't do it!

273
00:15:01,859 --> 00:15:02,902
I know.

274
00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:04,404
What?

275
00:15:04,570 --> 00:15:06,114
The equation, you didn't do it.

276
00:15:06,364 --> 00:15:07,448
Huh?

277
00:15:07,657 --> 00:15:10,618
I did the equation
in my head, up here.

278
00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:12,870
Okay, good, now
do it on the board.

279
00:15:13,496 --> 00:15:15,998
Mom, don't you think we
did enough work today, huh?

280
00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:19,001
Okay. You can
finish it for homework.

281
00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:20,628
- For homework?
- Mm-hmm.

282
00:15:20,795 --> 00:15:23,005
(CHUCKLES) No,
we're already home.

283
00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:25,049
So technically,
this was homework.

284
00:15:25,216 --> 00:15:27,844
Yeah, you can't give
homework on homework.

285
00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:29,637
- It's just not done.
- Louis...

286
00:15:30,054 --> 00:15:31,722
something is going
to be finished here.

287
00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:33,849
It's either going to be
this work or your weekend.

288
00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:35,059
Now, you decide.

289
00:15:35,226 --> 00:15:37,353
Mom, you... Mom,
you can't do that.

290
00:15:42,859 --> 00:15:45,403
(LOUIS MUMBLING)

291
00:15:48,531 --> 00:15:50,700
Forty-five! You got it, baby!

292
00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:52,326
You got it totally wrong, Louis.

293
00:15:55,329 --> 00:15:56,873
You know what,
why don't you just...

294
00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:59,292
go accomplish something
and leave me alone.

295
00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:02,253
Louis, I... I'm really not
trying to put you down.

296
00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:04,380
I just don't understand
why you put so much effort

297
00:16:04,547 --> 00:16:06,215
into skipping one day of school.

298
00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:09,594
No, you don't wanna hear. No.

299
00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:13,347
You know, in a freakish,
kind of weird-sister way, I do.

300
00:16:13,681 --> 00:16:15,349
All right, well,
it's this stuff.

301
00:16:15,516 --> 00:16:16,809
- Algebra.
- Yeah.

302
00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:18,496
I don't understand
it, and I'll listen

303
00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:20,241
and I'll try to
understand it, but I can't.

304
00:16:20,563 --> 00:16:22,124
And that's why I did
the whole snow thing

305
00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:24,358
and then I tried to get the,
uh, the midterm postponed.

306
00:16:24,525 --> 00:16:26,569
I don't understand,
if you had a problem

307
00:16:26,736 --> 00:16:29,322
why didn't you just go
ask Mr. Lopez for help?

308
00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,908
(ECHOING) What's
the worst that happen?

309
00:16:32,074 --> 00:16:35,119
(SHOUTING)

310
00:16:39,457 --> 00:16:41,501
(MALICIOUS LAUGHTER)

311
00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:45,087
Hey, stupid!

312
00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:47,924
(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

313
00:16:50,051 --> 00:16:52,386
Oh! No, I can't.
I can't. I can't.

314
00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,473
I can't do it. People are
gonna think I'm stupid.

315
00:16:54,764 --> 00:16:57,975
Stupid? You may do some
really stupid things sometimes

316
00:16:58,142 --> 00:16:59,810
but that doesn't mean
that you are stupid.

317
00:17:00,478 --> 00:17:02,647
Listen, I'm the
only kid in the class

318
00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:04,524
that doesn't know
what's going on.

319
00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:06,234
I know how it feels

320
00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:09,028
to try and try at something
and just never get it right.

321
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:12,490
No, you don't. You don't
understand. You're good at everything.

322
00:17:12,657 --> 00:17:13,908
Thanks.

323
00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,327
But did you ever
try pole-vaulting?

324
00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:18,871
Is... is that where they, uh...

325
00:17:19,247 --> 00:17:20,967
They... they do the
volleyball in the pool?

326
00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,920
No, that's when you
stick the pole in the ground

327
00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:24,377
and you hit yourself.

328
00:17:32,635 --> 00:17:34,387
Are you gonna go to
that track meet later?

329
00:17:34,554 --> 00:17:36,354
Is your sister really
gonna do the pole vault?

330
00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:38,849
Stop. Guys, I'm trying
to concentrate, please.

331
00:17:39,016 --> 00:17:40,768
MR. LOPEZ: So, obviously,

332
00:17:40,935 --> 00:17:44,438
the first thing we do are the
operations inside the parentheses.

333
00:17:44,981 --> 00:17:47,567
(ECHOING) So, we
have blah, blah, blah,

334
00:17:48,276 --> 00:17:51,362
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah,

335
00:17:51,529 --> 00:17:54,740
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

336
00:17:56,158 --> 00:17:58,786
Okay. Any questions?

337
00:17:59,870 --> 00:18:02,832
Last chance before the
train leaves the station.

338
00:18:03,791 --> 00:18:04,834
Yeah.

339
00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:06,710
Louis?

340
00:18:07,753 --> 00:18:08,879
Um...

341
00:18:10,673 --> 00:18:13,634
I... I don't understand.

342
00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:17,763
I'm glad you asked for help.

343
00:18:18,389 --> 00:18:19,849
Why don't you, uh...

344
00:18:20,016 --> 00:18:21,684
catch up with me after school.

345
00:18:22,852 --> 00:18:23,853
Oh.

346
00:18:28,649 --> 00:18:32,069
You see, Louis, sometimes when
something in math doesn't click,

347
00:18:32,278 --> 00:18:35,281
it means there's a gap in your knowledge
that keeps you from understanding.

348
00:18:35,448 --> 00:18:36,532
- A gap?
- Yeah.

349
00:18:36,699 --> 00:18:38,117
Well, I got gaps.

350
00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:42,038
Yeah. Uh, when did you first
feel like you were falling behind?

351
00:18:42,496 --> 00:18:45,082
Oh, like, kindergarten.

352
00:18:45,833 --> 00:18:47,043
Yeah.

353
00:18:47,501 --> 00:18:49,211
(HEAVY SIGH)

354
00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:52,048
Okay. So, let's start
at the beginning.

355
00:18:54,091 --> 00:18:56,093
(CHUCKLING) Okay.

356
00:18:59,263 --> 00:19:00,514
Next?

357
00:19:01,265 --> 00:19:04,101
Basic addition, 15 plus 21.

358
00:19:04,727 --> 00:19:06,937
Multiplication. This is genius.

359
00:19:07,104 --> 00:19:08,272
Division.

360
00:19:08,439 --> 00:19:11,067
See how many times
eight goes into 432.

361
00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:12,902
That's it. You solved it, boss.

362
00:19:13,069 --> 00:19:14,528
Going to algebra now.

363
00:19:14,695 --> 00:19:18,991
3X equals... 2Y plus six.

364
00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:21,827
No, we wanna leave
the three over here.

365
00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,080
- Right, right, right. Okay.
- Good.

366
00:19:24,372 --> 00:19:28,209
Then Y equals 452.

367
00:19:29,377 --> 00:19:31,003
- That's it, buddy.
- All right.

368
00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:33,964
Good job. Good job, buddy.

369
00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:39,762
ANNOUNCER: <i>This is
Artie Ryan's final attempt.</i>

370
00:19:39,929 --> 00:19:41,430
<i>Will he break the school record?</i>

371
00:19:42,223 --> 00:19:43,307
<i>- He breaks it!</i>
- (CHEERING)

372
00:19:43,474 --> 00:19:46,560
Nice shot, Ryan! School record!

373
00:19:47,186 --> 00:19:49,188
A lot of good that'll do.

374
00:19:56,445 --> 00:19:57,446
Ya!

375
00:19:57,613 --> 00:19:59,323
(CROWD GROANS)

376
00:19:59,490 --> 00:20:01,909
ANNOUNCER: <i>That was
Ren Stevens with another miss.</i>

377
00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:03,786
<i>She has one last attempt.</i>

378
00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:07,581
Ay-yay-yay-yay-yay-yay!

379
00:20:10,626 --> 00:20:13,713
Okay, Stevens, if you
don't make it over the bar,

380
00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:15,548
we lose the championship.

381
00:20:15,715 --> 00:20:16,966
Yeah, no pressure or anything.

382
00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:18,509
Eh, quit bellyaching.

383
00:20:18,676 --> 00:20:20,052
You've been training all week.

384
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:21,846
You can do it!

385
00:20:22,012 --> 00:20:25,474
Just remember
everything I told you.

386
00:20:28,561 --> 00:20:31,564
- Okay. Here goes.
<i>- This is Ren Stevens's final attempt.</i>

387
00:20:32,064 --> 00:20:33,774
<i>All she has to
do is clear the bar</i>

388
00:20:33,983 --> 00:20:36,277
<i>for Lawrence Junior High
to win the championship.</i>

389
00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:39,405
(SIGHS) Left,
right, hold on tight.

390
00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,407
Left, right, hold on tight.

391
00:20:47,580 --> 00:20:50,374
- Mom, Dad, I'm trying to concentrate.
- Guess what.

392
00:20:50,541 --> 00:20:53,461
I got it. I can solve equations
with two unknowns now.

393
00:20:53,627 --> 00:20:55,504
I'm trying to pole-vault here.

394
00:20:55,671 --> 00:20:58,174
Then you might wanna put the
stick thingy in the ground, Ren.

395
00:21:00,801 --> 00:21:02,303
ANNOUNCER:<i> Ren Stevens is up...</i>

396
00:21:02,553 --> 00:21:03,846
<i>- And over!</i>
- (CROWD CHEERING)

397
00:21:04,013 --> 00:21:07,975
<i>For the first time, Lawrence Junior
High is the city grand champion!</i>

398
00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:09,685
<i>Holy Toledo!</i>

399
00:21:09,852 --> 00:21:11,979
(ALL CHEERING)

400
00:21:26,452 --> 00:21:29,163
- (BOINGING AND CRASHING ON TV)
- (LOUIS LAUGHS)

401
00:21:31,081 --> 00:21:33,209
Hey, do you ever see Artie
Ryan around anywhere?

402
00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:34,877
No, not since the track meet.

403
00:21:35,044 --> 00:21:37,296
- (NEWS BREAK THEME PLAYING)
- What?

404
00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:40,591
ANCHORMAN: <i>We interrupt
this cartoon to go live to Oslo</i>

405
00:21:40,758 --> 00:21:42,760
<i>for our special
coronation coverage.</i>

406
00:21:43,177 --> 00:21:46,263
<i>I now pronounce you
King Artie of Norway.</i>

407
00:21:46,430 --> 00:21:48,057
(ROYAL MUSIC PLAYING)

408
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:51,894
<i>I am the king!</i>

409
00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,647
(CHEERING)

410
00:21:54,814 --> 00:21:56,023
(MUSIC PLAYS LOUDLY)

411
00:21:57,817 --> 00:22:00,236
- Brownie?
- Yeah.