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Good morning. Good morning, Mom.

Hey, Mom.

Rudy and I made breakfast for everybody.

Oh, great.

So, all I have to do is get some water for the deep.

Uh -oh. You know what that means.

Yep. Dad's going to get out his tool belt. The pipes are going to be all...

we won't have any water for the deep. Your father's not going to touch that

thing. Mom. Mom, if he hears it, there's no way you can stop him. If he hears

it, he's not going to hear it. We're going to have to keep him from hearing

until I get a plumber over here.

All right. Okay.

Morning. Morning, love.

Oh, good morning.

What are you doing?

I'm going to have a nice glass of water.

Let me get that for you.

Dear, I don't want any kettle water.

It's all from St. Cat, Dad.

Oh, did you think I think it was coming from the well?

It's all H2O.

Low in cholesterol.

Yo, what's up?

Good morning.

Hey, big brother. Come to see me off?

Uh, nope.

I want you to have a safe trip and everything, but I actually came over to

up a new jacket for my first date.

Your clothes are not here.

Come on, Dad.

So did orientation go okay?

Oh, great.

Orientation went so well, in fact, I think this new job is going to be a fix.

Job?

You got a... Yes, a job. It's part of his internship from school. Come on,

Cliff, you know that.

You have a job.

Dad, come on, you know internships don't pay.

Well, then it's not a job.

Well, I haven't heard about it.

Because it's not a job.

Rudy, you're looking at the new seventh grade junior counselor at Benjamin

Banneker Community Center.

You? Yeah. I'll be working in an after -school program with kids your age, as a

matter of fact.

Do they know who's their daddy?

Rudy, your brother's a very responsible person.

Responsible?

to move to New Jersey with Monopoly money.

If you don't mind, that happened a long time ago, and your brother's more than

made up for it. He has a job now, and that doesn't pay any real money either.

But, Dad, this is the same man who was going to shave his head to be in a

Come on, you guys. Let's not dwell in the past.

Thank you, Mom.

You know, ever since I chose pediatric psych as my major, I've always wanted to

work with kids. And now, today, I got my chance.

Well, listen, Theo, I think you're choosing a very promising career path.

Student counseling could be a real moneymaker.

Oh, well, that's great, but I'm not in this for the money. What I want to do is

give back to the community.

Yeah, but why just the community?

I mean, you could give back to the entire nation. You could start your own

of after -school programs across the country.

Vanessa already told you, I'm not in it for the money. We know that.

Look, Theo, I understand that you're dedicated, but there's nothing wrong

little profit motive.

Think of it.

Seminars, your own home video course, franchises, man, franchises.

Goodbye, Vanessa.

See you guys later, Mom. Thanks for breakfast.

Son, where are you going with that syrup?

Two reasons. Number one, she's a brilliant person, but I never could eat

Vanessa's cooking.

Number two, I'm going to get my tool belt and fix the pipe under the sink.

Grammar school, hey!

Well, you seem very happy today. Oh, Ms. Hudson, I am. I'm happy indeed.

Good. Because enthusiasm is important.

Ms. Hudson, enthusiasm is me.

I get the feeling you're a changer.

I beg your pardon?

Well, all my junior counselors usually fall into one of four categories.

the I'm just like you type. They want to be everybody's pal.

Over -emphasizer.

They feel sorry for everybody.

Then we have the authority type. They tell everybody to sit down and shut up.

And then there's the I'm going to change the world type. Is that you?

To be honest, Mrs. Hudson, I think my category is I just hope I don't fall on

face. That makes two of us. Okay.

Mrs. Hudson, what's this?

Oh, I call that my wall of achievement.

Of course.

The kids refer to it as Hudson's Heroes.

But we've got lawmakers, community leaders, dentists.

Wow, that's cool. Yeah.

All right, all right, all right.

You see, I believe that there is no such thing as a kid who cannot be influenced

either positively or negatively. Now, our job is to stress the positive.

Oh, I know exactly what you mean, Mrs. Hudson. I've had my share of instructors

whose idea of teaching was to tell everybody to sit down and shut up.

That's not me.

I'm glad.

Now, you'll be taking over the Rosa Parks group.

Okay. I'll be taking over the Rosa Parks group.

My group.

All right.

You come with me, we'll get your supplies, and I'll show you your room.

My room.

you your key

after

they finish their

homework and you've checked it then and only then are they allowed

extracurricular activities and that does not mean roaming the halls or the city

you all to meet Theo Huxtable, your new junior counselor.

Theo, if you need me, I'll be in my office. Thank you, Mrs. Hudson. Bye,

Hudson. Good afternoon.

Okay, Rosa Parks Group.

Let's say you get started on your homework, and I'll come around while

working, and I'll talk to you individually.

Yo, Theo Huggable. What should we call you?

Well, actually, it's Huckstable, but you can call me Theo.

What's your name, man? Stanley. Well, how you doing, Stanley?

Where are you from?

Brooklyn. Are you married?

No, I'm not married.

Where did you get those clothes?

From the store.

You like those clothes?

Very much. Now, come on. Now, let's get with this homework here.

Yo, man.

What school did you go to?

I go to NYU.

You like it?

You got a girlfriend there?

Hey, hey.

Come on, you guys.

Time for questions later. I know you got some English or some math or something

to do, so that's hitting.

Yeah. Can't you see the man wants us to do our homework?

We're ready, Theo.

As soon as you give us our snack.

Oh, yeah.

Snack? Yeah, we always have a snack before we do our homework.

He's right, sir. The rule is snack, then homework.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's right.

That's the rule. That's right. Mrs.

Hudson never mentioned anything about a snack.

Well, you see, she's getting a little old, sir.

Sometimes she forgets.

I'm usually the one that goes to an office to remind her. So I'm just going

step over here. Excuse me.

Stanley, sit down, man.

All right.

You want a snack?

Yeah. Okay. What should our snack be?

Maybe, I don't know, pizza?

Yes!

Yes,

that's right. Everybody likes pizza.

Now, pizza usually comes in what? Eight slices.

Since there's 13 of us, we're going to need two pizzas. There you go,

two pizzas.

Here we go.

One, two.

Now, if all of us were to have just one slice,

What percentage of the second pie will be left over? None. Eugene and I plan to

eat it.

Okay, cool.

But what percentage do you and Eugene plan on eating?

And if only half of us were under the second slice of pizza, what percentage

will remain?

And... Forget about it. We're not even hungry.

Oh, man.

Nobody wants to deal with that. Oh, well, since no one's hungry, I guess

Get back to our homework, huh?

Okay, just turn on the music.

Music? Yeah.

We're supposed to have music every day so we can exercise and get the blood

going to our brain. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Okay, well, I can't deprive you of music, can I?

Now, let's say I had a tape, and the tape had 10 songs on it, and the tape

48 minutes in length.

Now, if one song...

of the songs were three minutes long and another third of the songs were four

minutes long.

How many? Are you sure you're new at this?

Forget it, man. This guy's a pro.

Well, I guess we can get to our homework, huh?

Come on, come on.

All right, all right.

Good, good.

Hey, Stanley, what's this, man?

that cute.

Everything's up here.

Yo, Theo, I ought to go to the bathroom.

Okay, but, uh, you can go, but you gotta be back in one twelfth of an hour. All

right, man.

Um, how much time is that?

Well, sit down, figure it out, and then you can go.

Whoa.

I don't have to go that bad.

Yo, well, I do. Yo, Theo, five minutes?

Five minutes.

Five minutes. Hey, guys, guys.

Let's see if we're not ripped.

Yes, Leticia.

I have a question about homework.

Okay. What can I help you with?

Now, do you do your homework by yourself or do you do it with your girlfriend?

That's good.

Yeah. What's your name again, man?

Raheem. Raheem, what's up? I got to go to the bathroom.

You can go to the bathroom when the guys come back.

They're back.

I let these guys go to the bathroom ten minutes ago.

Well, it seems their sense of geography is a little off. They were on the

basketball court.

Have a seat, fellas.

Listen, I'm really sorry. It's okay.

Your first day? Yeah.

Hi, I'm Imani. Imani Baker.

I'm the junior counselor with the Dorothy Height Group. Nice to meet you.

Theo Huckable. Listen, I've been here for three months, so if there's anything

you need, I'm right next door.

Okay. Thank you. All right.

I just wanted to let you know that we did go to the bathroom. We just had

minutes left over.

You know, one twentieth of an hour.

Now, the game took a little longer than we thought.

Yeah, about a twelfth of an hour longer.

Don't worry.

We'll tell the honor and the dignity of the Rosa Parks crew.

Yeah! Rosa!

Rosa! Rosa!

Rosa! Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, come on!

Chill with that noise.

Get back to your homework.

To sit.

up here.

You hand it to me, okay?

Okay. All right.

Do you need anything, Dr. Huxtable?

Oh, no, no, not yet. Not yet.

She looks just like me.

I have to go to work now. Bye.

Olivia.

Olivia, I need the big screwdriver, please.

Mr. Screwdriver's not here, Dr. Huxley.

He went to work.

I need the screwdriver.

Now, okay?

Where is Mr. Plant?

Well, his job...

Yellow.

to have fun.

You know what I'm saying?

Later on in the arts and crafts, we're going to make belts out of leather.

First of all, you know, you got to do your homework. So let's get to it.

Stanley, you too.

I ain't got no homework.

You don't have any homework.

You and Latisha are in the same class. How come she has homework and you don't?

Because she ain't as smart as I am.

This is out to fool you.

Wait.

Do you have a test there, Leticia?

Let me see your test.

All right. Now, Stanley, you know these answers?

That's right, man. Ask me anything.

All right.

Who was Eli Whitney?

He was the guy who invented the contingent.

What about Robert Fulton?

He was a steam engine man.

Who was James Madison, Stanley?

He was the president.

The question is, which one of these men is not an inventor?

Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton, or James Madison.

See what I mean?

They don't have some courses right.

He doesn't read too well.

I read better than you.

Oh, yeah?

Then read this, and read it fast.

I don't have to read nothing for you. Don't read no books. Wait, wait, wait.

Leticia, Leticia.

Leticia, please, just finish your homework, all right? All of you guys,

your homework.

Come on, Stanley, let's take a walk.

We're going out in the hallway now.

I want you guys to do your homework, behave, and I'm leaving the door open.

I don't care if he does leave the door open. I'll do what I want.

So go close it.

I'm doing my homework. You go close it.

I don't care what Latisha say. I know how to read.

Listen, man, I believe you.

So then why you diss me in front of the whole class?

Look, Stanley, I just want you to know, man, that I know how you feel.

Yeah, right.

Stanley, do you like to read?

Why?

All right, forget about that.

When you read, do you read fast or slow?

Let me tell you something about myself, man.

When I read, I read real slow.

And when I was younger, kids used to tease me.

I used to be embarrassed by it.

So what they got to do with me?

Yep. I used to act the same way.

Look, man, my handwriting is sloppy. My notebook used to be a mess. Does it

sound familiar?

Maybe.

Last thing I wanted to do was read.

I know what you're saying.

You know what I'm saying.

Stanley, you know what I'm saying. Come here, man. I want you to do me a favor,

all right? Just do me... I want you to read something right here.

It's just me and you, nobody else around.

What do you want me to read?

I want you to read this passage on the Declaration of Independence.

All right, here we go.

Right there, man.

The Decla... Oh, the Declaration of Independence was

signified by...

The memories.

Signed by the memories.

All right.

That's signed by the members.

Yeah. That's what I meant.

Signed by the members.

All right. Now, that's a big word. We can sound it out together.

Continental.

Continental.

Continental.

Continental.

Kong breath continent to Congress See I'm small

Yeah, man you are

So then why do I feel so dumb