All language subtitles for Popular (1999) - S01E02 - Mo Menace, Mo Problems (480p DVD x265 Panda)_track4_[eng]

What was I thinking
Planning a cruise?

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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 ♪