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What was I thinking Planning a cruise?

previously on popular...

What am I doing? I'm not going.

You're going, mom.

How long are you Gonna be gone this time?

I should be back on sunday.

My dad will kill me if he Finds out I'm throwing a party.

He doesn't have to know.

I've got 45 minutes till auditions are over.

man, I'm never gonna make it.

Carm, do you really wanna be A leader who... Cheers?

Duh, they're popular.

She's really good.

Good and plenty.

Do you think it's easy to decide

What I'm gonna do If I make the musical?

Because if I do, I'm gonna have to choose

Between that and the team.

We don't make homecoming court If you're a drama geek.

Will the new cheerleaders Be chosen based on How popular they are?

No. No. It should be Based on ability.

Oh, hey, hey, carm. It's me.

Are you there?

If you're there, pick up, okay?

Oh, please, pick up.

I heard carmen dropped out. She couldn't take The sheer humiliation

After the skank ho' Cheerleaders bagged her ass.

I heard also that josh And brooke are over Because he made the musical.

And that downward move was not Condoned in their aryan nation Domination handbook.

This school is trippin'. Mm-mmm.

You don't think carmen Did something stupid, do you?

I called. She wouldn't answer.

I went over there this morning. No one was home.

It's weird. I'm worried.

Pain is pain, sam.

There's no worst Feeling in the world

Than feeling like You're invisible.

Maybe if I had said something Like she wanted me to,

It would have made A difference.

Yeah. Well, I guess You'll never know, will you?

[girl] I can't believe What they did to carmen.

Hi. Okay.

What do you think of My new nail polish shade?

It's pretty. What color is it?

Out of the loop And pissed about it.

Was this fight pre- Or post-sexual healing?

Post. I was just so shocked

Josh tried out For the musical in secret.

Nic, if he's not talking To me about these things,

Who is he talking to?

Well, he's bringing Our rep down.

I think you need To withhold feminine favor

Until that athletic supporter Is firmly in place.

Okay, whatever! Listen up, mouthbreeder!

If you and your ross friends Do not stop sending Horrible hate mail,

I will return To sender times ten.

And to update, just 'cause We're friends, choppers,

Debbie gibson isn't coming back And neither is acid-washed.

Nic, let's go.

What is up With people today?

Are you kidding? It's because of carmen.

I'm not having this party This week, and I'm canceling.

Okay? That's it.

If you do have this party, Josh will show up.

He has to save face.

There you'll be, Ready to spin him around On the dance floor.

He'll get a look at what He's in danger of jeopardizing.

He'll apologize For his flirtation

With social retardation,

Kiss you, and order Will be restored.

Reunited, and it Feels so good.

Are you sure? Positive.

♪ think it over once or twice ♪

♪ what lasts the longest in this life ♪

♪ character or rock-hard thighs ♪

♪ in the end do you believe ♪

♪ that beauty lies in what you see ♪

♪ 'cause if you do, then, baby ♪

♪ you've been deceived ♪

♪ well, me and b ♪

♪ we hate supermodels ♪

♪ it's just that I'm tired of being compared ♪

[sniffing]

Oh. Good morning, miss fresh.

Spooky.

I thought you quit smoking, Principal hall.

I did. Until this week.

We are four days Into the semester

And already I have had to deal With two pregnancies And a knife confiscation.

If it keeps up at this pace, I'll be on heroin by christmas.

Good morning, ladies...

And gentleman.

You're in an awful Good mood today, vincent.

Did they release liza with a z on dvd?

[vincent chuckles]

Not even you can destroy

My merry mood Today, roberta.

Remember last year When I did brigadoon?

It bombed Because the two leads,

However talented, Were social zeroes.

Well, this year,

Mr. Wayne vincent Is on the upswing.

Come november,

I'm going to have A sellout show on my hands.

And this Would be because--

Oh, I don't know-- you nabbed Josh ford for the lead.

Ding, ding, ding.

Wayne, I'm sorry.

But this sounds like you're Purposefully manipulating

This kid's popularity To bolster your own.

Ding, ding, ding.

This may not be any Of my business, but, uh,

I don't think That it's very cool

To be tearing a kid In two different directions

Just so that you can win Teacher of the year.

Oh, the decade.

My quarterback is not starring In your musical, vincent.

End of argument.

I think your quarterback Already made that decision.

Tough breaks.

Oh, I get it. This is The halftime show, huh?

Where little, whiny vincent Gets to settle the score

For a lifetime of being Picked last for kickball?

Don't make me Come across this table And kick your ass, francis.

- please. - danger! Danger!

This is the type of territorial Battle I was warning us about.

How can we stop The division and alienation Among our students

If we're not communicating?

You're more fun When you drink, canada.

Guys, come on. Work this out, all right?

Don't you have A highlighting appointment To go to or something?

My hair is natural.

- mm. - oh.

Hey, I surf.

We'll see who scores the final Touchdown here, wayne.

Cowabunga.

Is it true? You tried out For the musical?

Yeah, I did.

Thanks a lot For telling me.

Are you gay?

No. But what if I was, sugar?

What if I didn't always Make the easy choice?

Would you still be my friend?

Yeah, I would.

I'd rather you talk to me And explain it to me.

I'm down with The whole aussie thing.

It's very important to me.

Look, sugar. I can do both, man.

I can stay on the team And do the musical, too. It's really no big deal.

Right. Of course.

Of course. I keep my average up And fix my women problems.

I'm josh ford.

Superman. Guess what, super.

You're gonna get tired And you're gonna get Sacked out there.

And then we're all gonna lose.

What's the big deal, bro? It's only a stupid game.

It may be just A stupid game to you.

Let me tell you something. I worked hard to get here.

I mean, what happens to me?

Huh? What happens to me?

When you make that choice,

That choice doesn't Involve the team.

Well, I'll tell you. You're gone,

I go right back To being someone nobody knows.

Sugar, listen to me. You're Completely overreacting here.

Everybody loves you, man. You're the life of the party.

Dude, everybody loves me 'cause I'm with you.

You're the party.

[glass] Carmen ferrara. Carmen ferrara.

Ms. Ferrara.

Going once, going twice. Absent.

Harrison john. Yeah.

Nicole julian. Thank you.

Sam mcpherson.

Here.

Brooke mcqueen.

Oh, brooke mcqueen.

Uh, here.

All right, people. Let's get cuttin'.

Today it's the liver And the kidneys.

Mr. Dick,

If I catch you playing another Rousing game of ticktacktoe

With your lady frog's ovaries, We're gonna have a throwdown.

Get to work.

[carmen's voice] sometimes to find out what your potential is,

you gotta be willing to stand up for yourself,

even if you might end up looking like a fool.

Ms. Esposito, get cuttin'.

Now!

No.

No. Hmm.

Interesting. Why don't you Explain that response to me?

I'm not gonna dissect this frog.

I don't think it's moral,

And it goes against What I believe in.

You know...

You think you're being Original here, girly.

You're not.

Every year I get a little Alicia silverstone in my class,

Trying to rock the boat by being A trouble-makin' horse's patoot.

Do you think that rosa parks Was a horse's patoot

When she refused To give up her bus seat?

Change begins With an individual.

What about thoreau?

He said that you can judge A society's civilization

By how it treats its animals, And this is barbaric!

It's cruel and it's-it-it's Wrong. There are alternatives.

Like dissection Software perhaps.

That's exactly!

Great! Let's install 'em.

Oh, gosh. First, we're gonna Need those darn computers.

So, ms. Esposito, May I suggest

That you start selling some Sweaters at contempo casuals,

'cause in order to lead Your little revolution,

You're gonna have To cough up about 25,000.

It's your choice, ms. Esposito.

Well, you can stand there

And look At your frog, fine.

But every day you don't Follow policy in my class

Is a day you get an "F."

That's not fair. Ba-ba.

This is biology, Ms. Esposito, not debate.

Back to work, everybody.

Ms. Mcqueen, You can daydream all you want,

But that's not gonna make That new issue of sassy

Flop on your doorstep Any faster.

Excuse me, but I have A motivational question.

What does dite moi mean?

I think it means "Tell me."

I'll tell you Something.

You're not doing this musical.

Dad. What are You doing here?

I was called out Of a meeting

By an urgent call From coach peritti.

Is this what you want?

To humiliate me And the family?

You made A commitment, mister.

What do you think you're doing?

Answer me!

It's what I wanna do, dad.

You are only 16.

You don't know What you wanna do.

So I'll give you Your option.

You march down the hall To the coach's office

And you apologize To both him and the team.

Then you suit up, mister.

Is that understood?

Your brothers never put me Through anything like this.

Because I'm not My brothers, dad.

Hey, how's it going? Mr. Grant Wants to see this before lunch.

Here. This is My favorite one. Check it out.

See if you have Any corrections on the editing.

[sam] First question.

what is popularity about to you?

acceptance.

is that why you tried out for cheerleading? To be accepted?

yeah. I guess.

I also have another reason.

yes?

[chuckling] okay.

when I was eight years old,

my older brother was a quarterback here,

and my mom took me to homecoming.

the cheerleaders came out,

and they danced to "Girls just wanna have fun."

lame. I know, but... but it was the '80s.

anyway, there was this one cheerleader.

and I never even knew her name.

but she smiled at me...

through the whole routine.

in a stadium full of people,

I got the grin.

and I guess it felt...

like, for the first time,

somebody... Saw me.

anyway, the next day,

I went and signed up for dance classes.

so is cheerleading closure for you?

um... Closure, no.

it...

it's kind of like the chance at a beginning.

you know what I keep thinking about?

how cool it is gonna be when I start dancing

and I look up into the stands and I find that one girl

who kind of feels bad about herself.

and I'm gonna smile at her... for the whole time.

now, that will be cool.

anyway, um,

I guess that's what popularity means to me.

Hey. You all right?

Hmm? Yeah.

The first week back's Just always a bit weird.

Yeah. I understand.

Well, this is, um... This is pretty good.

You wanna start With the positives first?

Yeah.

I love the work you're doing

With the newspaper stories And the videos.

It's so cool to give An image to your concept.

I love the carmen interview.

And you know who else I find interesting there

Is brooke mcqueen.

There's a lot Going on there.

Yes. She's a real scoop.

But I think you dropped The ball on that one.

Dropped the ball?

Yeah. On all The other interviews,

You're very, um... You're very natural.

And easy. That's why you Were able to get them to open up

To give you A real perspective.

But with brooke...

I don't know. You just seem Kind of antagonistic.

Is there some weirdness There or something?

No. No. No, not at all.

I was just trying To be objective.

Oh.

And I don't think

That you've talked To enough popular kids.

Their perspective Is not in here.

You'll find Their struggle is different

From the kids You've already interviewed.

Because it's easier.

You can't have that bias And that viewpoint

To be a reporter.

You've gotta dig deep And dig neutrally

So that all voices Can be heard.

You should go back to brooke And ask some more questions.

You're going to brooke's party Friday night, right?

That's a perfect place

For you to get what we need To fill in the potholes.

[bell rings]

This is our First collaboration.

Very exciting, Don't you think?

Good work.

Satan.

Thank you.

Oh, it's okay.

No. I mean it. Really.

Thank you.

Um, I guess I'll see you in bio.

I'm really clueless about What's going on in there.

I'll probably end up Getting a "B" or something.

Maybe we could get together Sometime and study.

Sure.

How about friday?

I can't.

Um, I'm having this party.

Oh. Okay.

Wait. Did you Want to come?

Maybe. I'll see.

Okay.

Whatever. Okay.

Bye.

Did I just hear An invite?

I think We're at capacity.

Nic, god bless Your highlights.

May I converse With you privately?

What's up, mary cherry?

Well, I was just wondering

If you'd sign my teen Ambition autograph book.

It's a hobby.

I've been collecting since Before I got my first menses.

Here.

Just slap your sloppy Between tiffani-amber thiessen

And olympic gold medalist- Slash-recovering alcoholic,

Oksana baiul.

Much like yourself,

They're both Overachievers I admire.

Nic, I just love that Silver gucci-esque outfit

I saw you buying At the mall.

You wearing that To the party?

Mm-hmm.

With strappy sandals?

Mm-hmm. And a smoky eye?

And a full pink lip

And a blow-out so straight It'll make your back bleed?

Very gwyneth.

This isn't where we sit.

Well, um,

Since my apparently Shocking decision,

I'm not exactly feeling Embraced by the masses.

But then again, You know that.

Can I sit down?

Yeah.

Is that all you're eating?

Oh. I'm not really That hungry.

So your dad showed up. I heard it was pretty awful.

You okay?

Yes. No. Maybe.

I don't know. Check one.

Brooke, I guess what sucks For me the most was...

I kinda expected my dad To try and hold me down.

But I never thought You would.

I said I was sorry.

There's still a part of me That wonders if you're with me

Because I fit the quarterback Uniform this year.

That is not fair.

You know How I feel about you.

No, I don't.

I don't know Anything anymore.

So, what are you gonna do?

What am I gonna do?

Yeah.

Probably quit the musical...

And join the old Lunch gang again.

The irony is great, Isn't it?

My dad wins. The guys win.

You win.

But then again, You always do.

Okay. What?

You haven't said Two words to me all day.

Nothing. I'm fine.

What are you doing friday night? Wanna grab a slice?

I can't. I'm gonna go Check out brooke's party.

We've become sort of friends In bio. She wants me to stop by.

That's cool. Can I come?

I don't think You can bring anybody.

It sucks. It's stupid, I know.

You're unbelievable.

Actually, it must be Some sort of a record.

In four days you've Managed to abandon Your so-called moral code

And embrace a girl who's dumped On two of your best friends.

What's up, sammie? There a half-off sale At the sellout club?

Get over it. I'm going for work.

You think if you walk Through that door,

You'll have it easier.

You'll be a chosen one,

Just a little bit closer to The flame that heats the school.

And guess what, sam.

You're not going.

Brooke mcqueen party list. Hot off the presses.

I hacked into nicole's Laptop half an hour ago,

And we both got blinked.

Blinked?

Cut.

Erased, like We never even existed.

Telling mr. Grant. That would be The heartbreaker, huh?

In more ways than one.

That's ridiculous. You don't know...

Sam, just be real For, like, one minute.

You walk around here with all These opinions and resolutions

About your singular Individuality.

When have you just once Followed through on something That sets you apart?

You haven't.

Out of all the people At this school,

I thought You were different.

I am different.

No. You're not.

You wanna be unique. Sure.

Just like everybody else.

Mr. Grant.

I'd like to know if you'd have Dinner with me friday at 7:00.

To go over the questions For my interviews.

I need a little focusing.

Well, sure, sam.

If that's what you need.

Thanks.

[carmen] Can I get The check, please?

Sure. Coming right up.

Excuse me. Can I have A diet coke, please?

Sure.

Two diet cokes.

No, thank you.

If you came here looking For sympathy for how you feel,

Then you came To the wrong place.

Do you know How lucky you are, brooke?

Do you know what I would give

To be you for, like, one day?

One hour.

Every single day For the past eight years,

My mom has weighed out My food before I eat.

I've heard My dad tell my brothers When he thinks I can't hear,

"She doesn't get it From my side of the family."

And I'm a freak because I eat a two-pound bag of m&ms

Under a blanket in the dark

Just to prove that it doesn't Matter what they think of me.

It only matters What I think of myself.

And it makes me feel so bad.

But I can't stop it,

'cause it's like...

The one thing I can control.

I have a thing with food, too.

When you said that your mom Weighs out all your food,

Well, that happens To me, too.

Except the part About the mom.

When I was nine, she left My dad for another guy, ron.

In my twisted little head,

I thought it was me.

I thought... Maybe if You're really perfect,

You're really good,

She'll know that you love her And she'll come back home.

So I started dieting, And I started exercising.

And my dad, He was just so crazed.

He didn't notice Anything was wrong.

Until...

I dropped down To 75 pounds

And I broke a rib One day when I sneezed.

So you still wanna be me?

I wanna know why I didn't make it.

I saw those other girls. I was the best one.

Yeah, you were the best one.

Then why wasn't I picked?

Because you're fat.

I didn't make the rules.

Yeah, I know you didn't.

I know.

Wow, you guys.

I just... I don't see Your name here on the list.

Mark, courtney, it's called R.S.V.P. Look into it.

Next.

Name?

Mary cherry plus one.

Sugar booger, You know sugar daddy. He's in our bio class.

Wow. Huh.

I must have just completely Dozed off in biology.

The part where we Leapfrogged over dissection

And just went Straight on to cloning.

You're funny.

Thank you.

Name?

Okay. Single, white female Needs to be stopped

By any means necessary.

I can't believe this.

I pulled the artist recently Known as sophomore whore

Up from the social loos By her two-inch roots.

I made her, and this is how She repays me-- by copying me?

That being true...

Why am I having trouble Competing with myself?

Oh. He'll show up, brooky. Don't worry.

If he doesn't,

He's not worth it.

The thing is... Is that he is worth it.

Fun party.

Yeah.

A blast.

Carm.

Hey.

Hey.

I've always Liked it here, too.

Sometimes it seems like The only way to clear your head

Is to just blast The thoughts away.

Yeah.

I missed you At school today.

We all did.

I don't think I can go back there.

I'm embarrassed.

And to think I actually thought

That maybe what was on The inside was more important

Than what was on the outside.

The world just Does not work that way.

You missed it in bio.

I took the fifth On the frog.

You refused to slice and dice?

That's so cool. Good for you.

Because of you.

Even though you think You didn't win,

You did, carmen.

Yeah, you did. You... You tried.

You stood up for yourself,

And that is The real victory.

The failure's in...

Letting the moment Pass you by.

What I'm trying To say is that

I took my moment Because of what you did.

There are different Types of cheerleaders.

Maybe you didn't make Their stupid list.

But you are At the very top of mine.

god, he smells good.

I wonder what those would feel like on my body.

if he saw me naked, would he laugh?

I wonder if implants hurt more than my piercing.

which he hasn't mentioned.

I'd never tell anybody I got the implants.

I'd keep it a secret

and wear baggy sweaters until he ripped my sweater off.

What time does That party start? 8:00?

Uh, yeah. Mm-hmm.

You're gonna have To eat and run.

Do you wanna talk about the Questions for the interview?

I love this place. How'd you hear about it?

I have a friend who works here.

Hey. Before we order, Can I ask you a question?

What do you think of The piercing? Pretty cool, huh?

I don't know, sam.

I, uh...

I think it's trying A little bit too hard.

Hi. Hey, you.

This is my friend, heather. This is sam.

Hi, sam. I have heard So much about you.

Oh, my g--

Do you want Some ice for that?

Do you have any specials?

Yes. Um...

The oyster appetizer's Excellent tonight.

And it might come in handy Later this evening.

I'm gonna hold you to that.

Promise? Yeah.

How you doing?

I'm gonna leave you Two guys for a minute.

Be back in a sec.

I'm sorry, sam.

You know, uh, I should be The wise one here. I'm sorry.

You know what?

I look like a stupid Spice girl in this dress.

Sam. You, stupid?

That is never gonna happen.

You know, I think My friends will disagree.

[phone rings]

[ring]

[ring]

[ring]

Damn, girl. You need To learn how to pace.

Come here.

Let's go up.

It was the sushi, sugar.

Baby, that was A lot more than sushi.

Come here. Do that.

Come here.

[phone rings]

Hello.

Yo, finally you pick up. What's up, my brother?

Yo, man, I've been blowin' up Your celly-cell all night.

Sorry about that. I guess I Really didn't feel like talking.

How you doing, man?

Yo, man. You won't believe it.

I got two hot, blonde, bitchy Women fightin' over my ass.

I'm on fire, kid.

Good for you, s.D. I told you You were the life of the party.

Yeah. You did.

[girl coughing]

Listen, man.

I know I'd been out of hand With you this week.

And I'm sorry. I need you Here, kid. We all do.

just ain't the same without you, man.

Thanks, man. That's great.

I just, uh...

I don't know if I fit In there anymore.

So I'm gonna hang here tonight.

I hear you, man.

Peace out.

Hey. Is that him?

Yeah, boo.

So, when's he coming?

He's not.

Poppy!

Papi.

You're a mess, girl.

I'm no mess.

Here. Let's get you A cab. Come on.

Meow!

- is he meowing? - I thought I had it bad.

So, carm, I guess

We won't be seeing you On a milk carton any time soon.

- I'm sorry if I scared you guys. - good.

[sam] I'm sorry, too.

Carmen, I went By your house to apologize.

I blew it.

I flirted With the dark side.

I let you down.

Actually, I let all you guys down.

I sold out.

I was a liar and a fake.

And in my quest To land an invite

To try to make myself Feel different,

I betrayed you guys...

And myself.

It won't happen again.

Anyway, that's all I wanted to say.

Hey.

You want a fry?

Or a doctor.

Ow! What did you do To your nose?

Well, you know.

[shouting]

All right.

[lily] I can't believe it.

She won. Hello. Brooke mcqueen won.

She threw The first party.

She decided who's cool And who's not.

And that's how it's gonna be For the rest of the year.

What?

It just hit me. I finally Just figured it out.

Figured what out? The truth.

What would be the truth?

Our group, their group.

We're just trying To make it through the day, Hoping no one finds us out.

Brooke mcqueen and her friends Are only better than us

If we think They're better than us.

We're the same.

No, sam. We're not the same.

Witness us eating greasy crap With a meowing homeless man.

Witness them shaking their Elitist booties poolside

And, I'm sorry, Eating bowls of chex mix

That I for one bet taste Pretty damn satisfying.

I'm sorry. But somebody needs To confront brooke mcqueen...

And tell her there is enough Chex mix for everybody.

She doesn't have to be So tight with her appetizers.

That is the truth That's gonna set us free.

You know what? You're right.

You're absolutely right.

We shall overcome. And I am digging that.

She pushed me Out of the way.

Sam. What are you Doing here?

Is this about lab or something?

Can it just wait till school? This isn't a good time.

No, it can't, brooke. We're talking About something right now.

[boy] What's up?

I wanna know why my friends And I weren't invited.

Why are you barging in here And making a scene?

Why aren't you wearing Your tiara?

[crowd laughing]

Excuse me. But you don't Know anything about me.

You know what, brooke?

Cancel my subscription. I'm over your issues.

I know enough. I know that you hurt people

And make them feel bad And cause division.

Really? You and your friends Sit at your own table at lunch.

You're a total clique.

Don't walk in here and judge me For doing exactly what you do.

Why don't you just admit it? You think you're better than me.

The truth is, you're not.

You should leave because You're way out of line.

And if I don't?

You should give her A five-finger salute

Across her smug little face.

Nicole, you are such A total bitch.

Oh, yeah?

What's up, g? Bring it on.

Yeah, okay.

Oh, yeah?

[man] Brooke!

Dad. Mom?

What the hell's Going on here?

Mom, why are you here?

We shared a cab From the airport.

I came in when I saw the commotion.

What is wrong With your nose?

Parties when I'm gone Are not allowed.

Before you ground me, Why did you share a cab?

Why do you have a tan? You're Supposed to be in new york.

Well, um, there was A layover at the airport.

Jane and I met In the lounge.

I went on the cruise.

Um... Yeah, and...

Mom, what is that On your finger?

Um, we're engaged.

[nic] Oh, my god!

The parental units are merging.

This...

Is absolutely genius.

♪ to bend and not to break ♪

♪ chin up, try not to quake ♪

♪ I'm grinning on the outside ♪

♪ but I'm a wreck internally ♪

♪ ooh, la la la la ♪

♪ ooh, la la la la ♪