All language subtitles for The.Wonder.Years.S03E02.DVDRip.x264-DEiMOS_track3_[und]

-♪ what would you do
If I sang out of tune? ♪

♪ would you stand up
And walk out on me? ♪

♪ lend me your ears,
And I'll sing you a song ♪

♪ I will try not to sing
Out of key, yeah ♪

♪ oh, baby, I get by ♪
-♪ by with a little help
From my friends ♪

-♪ all I need is my buddies ♪

-♪ high with a little help
From my friends ♪

-♪ I'm sayin'
I'm gonna get higher ♪
-♪ try with a little help
From my friends ♪

-♪ whoa-oa-oa-oa, yeah ♪
-♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

-houston, we've got
A preliminary...

-the transition from summer
to fall is a tricky one.

like astronauts
returning from space,

we had to re-enter the
atmosphere of school carefully

so the sudden change
in pressure wouldn't kill us.

[ applause ]

-you brought 'em in beautifully.

[ indistinct conversations ]

-still, the beginning
of eighth grade

looked like it was gonna be
a smooth landing.

we weren't the lowest men
on the totem pole anymore.

we were men
among seventh-grade boys.

more importantly, we were men
among seventh-grade girls.

[ bell rings ]

-♪ a, b, c ♪

♪ easy as 1, 2, 3 ♪

♪ or simple as do, re, mi ♪

♪ a, b, c ♪

-in social studies,
We talked about woodstock.

-♪ easy as 1, 2, 3 ♪

-and I could feel the love.

-men...

These...Are ropes.

-in gym, we were introduced
to the obvious.

-♪ I'm gonna teach you
How to sing it out ♪

-♪ come on, come on, come on ♪

♪ let me show you
What it's all about ♪

♪ reading, writing,
Arithmetic... ♪

-in french, miss martinson
showed us slides

from her trip to paris.

-[ clears throat ]
Wrong slide.

-yep.
Everything was looking a-okay.

All systems go.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Until fourth period.

-take your seats
And open your textbooks

To unit one, page 16.

We will begin with
The introduction to variables.

-who is this guy?

-my name is mr. Collins.

If we use a symbol, such as "X,"

To represent the unspecified
Member of the set...

-so much for introductions.

-in a venn diagram,

"S" is the replacement symbol
For the variable "X."

-we'd never seen
anything like him.

he was a math machine --
all math, all the time,

with the chalk marks
to prove it.

-if the union of sets "S"
And "T" is -2 and 0,

What is the intersection?

-faced with this
implacable force,

we rose to the challenge.

-yes.

-mr. Collins,

How did you learn to draw
Such neat circles?

-each in our own way.

-it is not necessary
To draw perfect circles

To do these problems correctly.

It will not affect your grade
Either way.

-but nothing distracted him.

-is this, like,
Stuff that you could use

To figure out tom seaver's
Earned run average?

-not the amazing mets...

-no.
That would be simple arithmetic.

-ooh! Ooh!

Ooh!

-...Not even the cries
of the tortured.

-the answer is the set of -2
And 0.

-[ groans ]

-we further illustrate...

-we threw everything we had
at him...

-...To describe the relationship
Between various...

...Set "B"...

-...But we didn't have
a chance.

-...Positive numbers.

Now, these numbers
And their negatives in set "A"

Make up the set
Of rational numbers.

-psst!
What page are we on?

-no talking.

Any rational number...

-sheesh.
I mean, come on.

who died
and made this guy king?

-yes?

Do you have a problem?

-um...

No.

[ bell rings ]

-for tomorrow, I would like you
To do problems 1 through 10

On page 18.

[ students groan ]

-boy, what's the story
With this guy?

He's gonna kill us.

-nah, don't worry about him.

-sure, he looked tough,
but I wasn't worried.

-come on.
Let's go to lunch.

-not to brag or anything,
but I was a pretty bright kid,

compared to the competition.

-wayne, how was your first day
In high school?

-huh?

-with wayne, that's about all
my parents expected.

with me,
they expected a little more.

-well, I had a good day.

English, french, math.

-face it --
they were proud of me.

I guess it was
kind of by default.

-[ slurping ]

[ burps ]

Well, got to go meet delores.

-wait a minute.
Not on a school night.

In this family, we do homework
On school nights.

-what about him?

-what about him?

-well, he's not doing
Any homework.

-don't worry about kevin.

When you're getting
Kevin's grades, we'll talk.

-okay, sometimes it was
a little embarrassing.

but it's not like
there weren't responsibilities.

yep. Wouldn't be a bad idea
to bone up a little,

start the year off with an ace.

or maybe a "B."

b-plus, maybe.

[ violins shrieking ]

-"D"?

-these are the results
Of your pop quiz.

-"D"?

-it was horrible.
I'd never gotten a "D" before,

not even in penmanship.

[ bell rings ]

-for homework -- problems 15
Through 25 on page 20.

-there was only one possible
explanation --

this had to be a mistake.

-kev, you coming to lunch?

-in a minute.
I have to talk to collins.

-okay, but hurry up.
Sloppy joes today.

-I had to handle this
with a little tact.

-hi.

-after all, the man was human.

-yes?

-so much for that theory.

-um...
I have a question about my quiz.

-yes?

-about the grade.

Well, it's a "D."

-yes, it is.

-okay.
we'd made a start.

-well, I...
Think it might be wrong.

-well, let's take a look.

-you're right.

-there.
that wasn't so hard.

-number 5 should be -1/2.

That's half off.

This is a d-.

[ paper rustles ]

Thank you for calling that
To my attention.

-oh.

-now wait a darn minute here!

-mr. Collins?

-what?

-well...
[ sighs ]

-if you're having a problem,

I run a help group after school
On tuesdays and thursdays.

-whoa, whoa, whoa!

this guy was getting
entirely the wrong impression.

I had to nip this in the bud,
and fast.

-no, it -- it's just that...

I don't think of myself
As a "D" student.

-really?

-well, it's just that
It's a little unusual,

Don't you think?

I mean, a quiz on the second day
Of school?

-o-o-okay.

-what I'm saying
Is that I...Wasn't as prepared

As I might have been.

-well, I don't think
This is representative

Of the work I usually do.

-then I look forward to seeing
Your results on future quizzes.

Anything else?

-no.

That's fine.

-sure. Fine.

just fine.

if that's the way
collins wanted to play it.

-hitting the books, huh?

-yeah.

-mm.
Well, go get 'em, tiger.

-sure, I'd get 'em.

fact was, I hadn't really
studied for that first quiz.

but now I was serious.

I'd show collins
what I was really made of.

[ violins shrieking ]

-what?

-this was nuts!

this was crazy!
this was...

-another "D"!

-what was going on here?

was I losing my touch?

there had to be another answer.

-can you believe this guy?
He's out of control!

I mean, what is his problem,
Anyway?

I mean, the man is brutal, paul.

I mean, you see all this stuff
He's giving us?

And those pop quizzes every day?

Explain this --
How could it be a pop quiz

If there's one every day?

-I don't know.
-of course you don't know,

Because there's no logic to it.

I mean, what was that last stuff
He was talking about,

That absolute value?

Half of the class
Didn't even know

What he was talking about!

I mean, what is an absolute
Value, anyway?

-it's the value of a number
Without regard to its sign.

[ bell dings ]

-all right.
stupid example.

-you're missing the point, paul.

See, the point is that collins
Is just driving us too hard.

I mean,
We're all killing ourselves.

What's he gonna do?
Give us all d's?

-there's a certain look

that only a trusted friend
can give you,

a look that says,

"You're about to make
a total fool of yourself."

I was getting that look.

-paul?

-huh?

-what'd you get on the quiz?

-I forget.

-it doesn't mean anything.
I just got lucky.

-yeah.

Lucky you.

-I'm gonna go get some dessert.
You want some?

-I wasn't hungry.

what I was was...

worried.

[ knock on door ]

-we're going out for ice cream.
You want to come?

-um, no, thanks.

Got to study.

-gonna ace another one, huh?

-yeah.

Dad?

-what?

-nothing.

-don't work too hard.

-right.

[ door closes ]

-maybe I should have
said something then.

but for some reason, I didn't.

how could I tell him

I wasn't the kevin arnold
he thought I was?

-[ sighs ]

The absolute value...

Of -1...

...Is 1.

-♪ one is the loneliest number
That you'll ever do ♪

-...2 = 0.
That resolves to x-1.

And x-2 = 0,
Which gives us two solutions.

Do they have anything in common?

-over the next few days,
things went from bad to worse.

-mr. Arnold?

-yes?

-the intersection of sets "B"
And "C."

-um...

X+4?

-incorrect.

Mr. Pfeiffer?

-1 and 2.

-correct.

Expressed as sets, that means
"X" represents the set...

-the pressure was increasing.

-how's everything going
At school, sweetheart?

-uh...Fine.

-I was living a lie.

and it was only a matter
of time before I was found out.

-kevin?

If this pitcher of lemonade

Makes eight servings
Of 1 cup each,

How many servings will it make

If the cups are filled
Only 2/3 full?

-huh?

[ "The twilight zone" theme
Plays ]

-kevin!
Do you want some lemonade?

-um, no, thanks.

-come on, honey.
It's good for you.

-maybe.

but the fact was,

lemonade wasn't going to solve
my problems.

that afternoon,

I just happened to pass by
mr. Collins' classroom.

by accident, of course.

so, what was the big deal?

maybe I'd drop in, get a few
tips from the old help group.

wait a minute.

This was the help group?

jeff bledsoe thought
the boston tea party

was a dispute over cheese.

frank barnes
had been in the eighth grade

since the eisenhower
administration.

in the delicate ecosystem
of junior high,

these guys were --
well, let's face it --

bottom-feeders.

-are you joining us?

-uh...No.
[ chuckles ]

I just...Left something
In your class.

My pencil.

-I'm giving a major test
Next week.

It would be a good opportunity
For you to bring up your grade.

-yeah.

Well, uh, thanks for telling me,

But, uh...
I really have to be going.

-sheesh.

who did he think I was,
some kind of...

loser?

-loser's ball.
-[ grunts ]

[ grunts ]

-now I was feeling better.

-15-0.

Want to play again?

-no, thanks.

-why not?

-I got to study for the test.

-ouch!

-oh, come on.
One more game.

-I can't.

-paul.

-we could study together
If you want.

-what's that supposed to mean?

-nothing.

-I don't need your charity,
Paul.

-that's not what I meant.

-I don't need your help!

-fine!

So I'll see you.

-all right, mr. Mathlete.

-kevin.

-oh, I'm sorry, paul, for not
Being as mathletic as you.

I mean, have you ever listened
To yourself?

"Uh, the absolute value of 7 is,
Uh, 3."

-actually, it's 7.

-who cares?!

Paul, my life is not so boring
That my only thrill is math.

-what do you say to that,
mr. Wizard?

-good luck on the test tomorrow.

-so what?

I didn't need paul.

I didn't need anybody.

-put your books on the floor.

-all I needed was...A miracle.

-your desks should be clear
Of everything but your pencils.

-if only I could pull off a b-,
or a "C."

or a c-.

okay.

let's just take it slow
and easy here.

from the top.

question number one.

hmm.
nothing familiar.

well, just find a question
you know how to do

and do that one first.

-[ clears throat ]

-pay no attention to that.

move right along
to the next one.

[ heartbeat ]

it took about four minutes
to attain...

total panic.

[ clock ticking ]
-[ breathing rapidly ]

-[ slowed ] question 3
Should read 5x, not 5.

-I was desperate.

I was a drowning man looking
for anything to cling to.

anything.

[ clock stops, heartbeat stops ]

and that's when I realized
I'd sunk as low

as a person in eighth-grade
algebra could sink.

[ bell rings ]

and then it was over.

-please turn in your exams.

[ indistinct conversations ]

-you don't need to grade it.

I got an "F."

I didn't answer
Any of the questions.

I-I don't understand math.

I'm -- I'm lousy at it.

I...I have absolutely no idea
What I'm doing!

-good.

-huh?

-maybe now
You're ready to start.

-wait a minute.

I just told you -- I failed!

-there'll be another test
In two weeks.

[ door opens, closes ]

-[ sighs ]

-I felt lost.

I felt confused.

I felt alone.

-you okay, pal?

Kev?

-no, dad.

I'm not.

-multiplicative inverse property
Tells us

For each real nonzero number "A"
There exists a real number, 1/a,

Such that a x 1/a = 1.

-there are times in life
when you think you're lost...

-kevin?

Can you simplify the quotient?

-um...

-...When every turn you take
seems wrong.

-...1/5.

-no.

Try again.

-then, just for a moment...

you see a light.

-negative 1/5.

-correct.

Now, you can also simplify

Using the absolute value
Of factors.

-and so I began that long climb
into the light.

only this time, I wasn't alone.

-♪ well, the sun
Is surely sinking down ♪

♪ but the moon
Is slowly rising ♪

♪ so this old world
Must still be spinning around ♪

♪ and I still love you ♪

♪ so close your eyes ♪

♪ you can close your eyes ♪

♪ it's all right ♪