All language subtitles for S03E07 - Consequences

It's not fair.

No, we ought to be able to do something,
not just gripe about it. They want to

take over and run everything.

The bureaucrats.

The kids.

This is showtime.

My heart starts to pound. My spirit goes
up when the lights go down.

Everybody fixes things a little. It's
not cheating, it's just surviving.

Here's your grading pencil, Mr. Amatulo.
Come on, man, you double -crossed

everybody.

why do you think we elected you they
wanted responsibility they got

responsibility they blew it

Forecast says the skies are not cloudy
all day, and that's okay because it's 15

minutes on the skinny side of 7, and
your man Jack is the only one with a

word to bolster up your bruised spirit
this Monday morning. Just about the only

thing better than the sound of my
wonderful voice would be just some

sounds that might get your heart pumping
out there. How'd you like me to put

that on your plate this morning? Get it!

You're going to have to hang a bell
around your neck about sneaking up on me

like this all the time.

Didn't want to interrupt the
performance.

Or was it a rehearsal?

It was a rehearsal.

For what?

You know the male -stopped competition?

There's a whole lot of heat around this
place about being in that one.

There seems to be a lot of heat around
this place about every show that gets

on. Wish I could say the same about
English class.

Now, Miss Sherwood, how'd you like my
answers on that last test you gave?

You know, the one where you asked us to
explain the poem?

Well... I thought it was pretty cool.

I mean, you asked me to explain a poem,
and to explain it, I wrote you one back.

That was a poem?

Yeah. Street rap, same thing.

It rhymes.

It's English.

I mean, people in my neighborhood even
think it's poetry.

Yes.

Well, you see, sometimes poetry doesn't
explain as well. So what?

We've got to have a faculty meeting as
soon as possible this morning.

Excuse me.

What did you just call me?

Sherwood, that is your name.

It's Miss Sherwood.

Morlock. Miss Sherwood, I, more than
most, am aware of the rules of

but there are times when situational
ethics come into play.

What does that mean?

That means we've got ourselves one hell
of a problem here.

Now, this letter arrived at my place
last night, delivered by messenger, I

add. It's from the mayor's office.

Now skip the first paragraph, which is
not germane, and cut to the second,

is.

In light of the fact that this event is
being sponsored by the mayor's office,

we feel the need to implement certain
guidelines in regard to academic

excellence. They want to be certain the
students can read and write.

Therefore...

Students participating in the show must
maintain a C average.

A representative from the mayor's office
will be sent to audit the students'

grades. Well, that doesn't seem all that
unfair.

I think you're overreacting, Mr.
Morlock.

Well, listen to this next paragraph and
see if you still think so.

The mayor's representative will also
monitor the quality of your work.

to make certain it's in keeping with the
evening's events.

Wait a minute. You mean they're going to
audit the students and my show?

And the music department?

Please call to acknowledge acceptance of
these guidelines or send notice of your

decision not to partake in competition
for the Mayor's Cup.

Come on, Mr. Morlock. It's an outrage.
You can't expect us to put on a show

under those circumstances. Thank you.

I know I flunked it.

I had to wait midnight for Marcelli to
get off work so he could help me with my

song. No, you didn't flunk. But that
kind of work is going to pull your

way down.

An F?

What do you mean, give me an F? I don't
deserve this.

I asked you to explain the poem, not
write it. I did explain it. The problem

you just didn't understand it. Your job
is to make me understand.

It's English.

It's the way people talk. Everybody in
my neighborhood understands it. I'm not

from your neighborhood.

Yeah, you sure ain't.

All you understand is that book garbage,
and I didn't come here to study that,

and neither did nobody else in this
class you're looking at.

Mr. Johnson, you have not been
dismissed.

Miss Sherwood, we come here to dance and
sing, or do whatever it is that we do.

Do us a favor. I'm getting in the way.

realize that we only study English so
you can read the street signs to get to

your auditions. It's just this whole C
average thing. It's got everybody ticked

off. You know, we work for weeks to put
together a show and then if one person

flunks out of the show, the whole thing
could go down the tube.

Everybody loses.

It's not fair. Not even close.

No, we ought to be able to do something,
not just gripe about it. If you're

thinking of burning down the school,
you're a little late. We did all that

in the 60s.

Hey, I don't want to burn down no
building, but if they're going to give

grade rules that could take us out of a
show, well, then I think that we ought

to have some kind of say about it. Yeah,
all right. Yeah.

What kind of a say? Well, like in the
test you give us.

And how we get graded. That's what I do.
That's my responsibility.

So then give us some of that
responsibility and you'll wind up with

responsible students. And that's a
promise.

Yeah.

One word to say about all of this.

Hamlet. Tet. Day after tomorrow. Be
responsible for that.

The show goes on in three weeks. The
grades come out in two.

Do they expect us to wait for the grades
and then put the whole show together in

one week? It's really not their problem,
is it?

Mr. Morlock, you don't understand.

You see, this is the first time I've
tried to direct an entire show without

Grant. It means a lot to me.

Sounds to me like you're scared.

I'm not scared.

But I know there are certain people
looking to see if I want to stub my toe

this one, and I don't need the added
pressure.

Well, possibly you'd like to postpone
the show until Miss Grant gets back from

her seminar.

No, I'd like to get on with the business
of staging the show without the

interference of... No, it is a school
show.

School means students.

Students get grades.

That's why we have to stay within the
guidelines.

A C average and no excuses.

Okay. So be it.

Pressure makes diamonds.

These people have no right to send
bureaucrats to evaluate my work or Mr.

Reardon's work.

They're responsible for the show. They
want to evaluate the quality of the

What's wrong with that? My thoughts
exactly.

Pardon me.

Did you and I just agree with each
other?

We did.

I'm sorry.

I just gave back a set of exams. The
kids really put me through the wringer.

Before this, the average rule, they
would have grumbled, but today they

practically started a revolution.

I often thought the students were
revolting.

but I had a different meaning in mind.

You're not amused.

I'm tired of always being the bad guy.

The kids come to this school because
they love to perform. I'm always telling

them they can't perform.

I'm the bad guy.

I know this isn't the right time to ask,
but how did Leroy do?

He's looking at a D or worse.

Any chance he can bring it up?

I'm a... teacher, not a bookie. I don't
figure odds.

They want to take over and run
everything.

The bureaucrats?

The kids.

The kids?

Let them do it. It would show them what
we have to go through.

So I stay up all night long working on
my song so I can get into the show?

Because of that, I flunked the test and
it might take me out of the show.

Well, what's the song?

Maybe I can take your place.

Your concern over my getting kicked out
of the show really touches me.

Where it touches me is something else.

Leroy?

I need to see you over here, please.

Look, I don't know how to say this, so
I'm just going to say it.

Sounds like something I don't want to
hear.

I think I'm going to have Chris Donnan
dance the lead in the show.

But I haven't even auditioned yet. It
has nothing to do with your ability as a

dancer.

Well, then what is it? It's your grade,
Leroy.

Look. If I cast you in the lead and you
don't maintain a C average, we won't be

able to put the show on.

Oh, so you're kicking me out because of
something I might do.

That's the way it's got to be.

Look, I have a responsibility to the
show.

Wait, can I ask you a question?

If Ms. Grant was here, do you think
she'd kick me out because of something

I might do?

Leroy, I don't think she'd have much of
a choice.

Look, this isn't something I take joy
in. No, but do it, man.

Because I've had it up to here with
teachers telling me how they don't want

do stuff, but they got to do it anyway.

You got your rules. You stick with it.
Fine.

But if you ever want me in your corner,
don't count on it because I won't be

there.

Eartha, come on. We got work to do.

Okay. You wanted to know what school is
like from this side of the desk?

You got it.

Now, I don't think anyone actually wants
to teach the class. Am I right?

Not this one.

I didn't think so.

You will be given the opportunity to
elect three people. One person to make

the test, another person to grade them,
and a third person to act as some sort

of class monitor.

Now, if you decide to take me up on
this, I will not look over anyone's

shoulder. I will not offer guidance.

I will not tell anyone how to make out
the test. I will not tell anyone how to

grade them. However, if you decide to do
this, you'd better know it's not a

game. If you decide later on that you
don't like how it's going or you don't

like how your test is graded, you don't
come running to me. I will not bail

anyone out for any reason whatsoever.

Is that clear?

Hey, elect me to make out the test.

I mean, at least you'll get a test
that's about you and not about some

who wrote a textbook.

All right!

You know Leroy's going to make out an
easy test. He can't stand English.

I nominate Leroy Johnson to make out our
test.

I second.

All in favor?

Leroy!

Wait a minute. If Leroy makes out the
exam, he's bound to make an A.

I have nothing against Leroy making an
A, but is that responsible?

You're right on it, Dwight.

So why don't you make out my test, and
I'll make out one for everybody else.

Oh, and while we're at it, I nominate
you for class monitor.

Yeah.

Hey,

and I nominate Danny Amatulo to grade
the paper. He was the one talking

yesterday about more responsibility.

No, no, I appreciate that, but no thank
you. No.

Come on, Amatulo.

The whole idea was yours in the first
place, man. I second Danny Amatulo. You

second everything.

Here's your grading pencil, Mr. Amatulo.

The authority is in your hands now.

I think

it's going to be a real test.

If I have to answer a question using
street rap, I don't know what I'm going

do. I know one thing that's going to be
on it for sure.

What? Well, the first three letters of a
play spell a style of acting made

famous by Dara Schwartz for a weekend in
Hawaii. Name that play.

Hamlet. Right.

Must be a real interesting play.

I don't know if the play is all that
interesting, but this test show is going

be.

Give me a for instance.

No.

Got coffee and donuts. Want some?

No, it might look like a bribe.

Hey, man, I'm just trying to be
friendly.

Sorry we didn't kick you out of the
show, but that's life in the big city.

It's not a tragedy.

No, it's not a tragedy.

Now take Hamlet for instance. That's a
real tragedy.

And anybody who didn't get up on it real
good, that's going to be a second kind

of tragedy.

You're really serious about this thing,
aren't you?

Leave it.

All right, all right. If you don't tell
us the exact question, you know, just

tell us the kinds of questions. Well,
it's the kind you can have fun with. I

mean, it's all about you, but you still
have to know all about Hamlet. Oh, come

on. We're the general area.

Look, don't... Ask for answers if you
please. Rather seek the advice given

laertes.

I knew it. I knew it. He's gonna have
street rap on there.

Quiet, please.

Oh, I'm sorry. It's just this question
about... No talking.

Mr. Rooks, may I ask you a question?

Don't ask me. Ask me what?

It's this one about Hamlet and Ophelia.

Did Hamlet really dig Ophelia, or did he
just want to mess around?

What's confusing about that?

Oh, it's not that part that worries me.

Explain using examples from your own
love life.

What if you don't have a love life?

Is that your question?

No.

If Amatulo's grading, if this was a
textbook, there would either be a right

wrong.

This way, it's kind of for grabs.

I want you to write about what the play
means to your own life. Not Hamlet's.

He's been done to death.

You better be the teacher.

And we had better get going.

We have ten minutes.

How'd you do?

It was simple. I mean, it wasn't like I
studied or nothing, but since I made out

my own tests anyway... I'm sorry, Leroy.
I could have warned you. You might have

learned something.

Well, don't worry, Miss Sherwood. It
won't happen again.

Hey,

why don't you come with me? I'm going to
tell you where I was coming from with

these questions. Yeah, I got to hang out
and collect the rest of the tests, man.

All right.

Leroy.

Your test was wonderful.

Thank you.

Thank you.

How many more of those do I have to do?

Two.

I'll try to come up with something
better on the next one.

Daddy, I'm a too low. I gotta tell you,
you are some kind of genius.

Leroy Johnson is excited about English.

I don't have any test grade.

When I'm at the movies tonight, I'll
think about how I owe it all to you.

You

should

have checked with me first.

I'm not about to let the mayor's
representatives come here to monitor the

classes and find out that the students
have made out their own grades.

The first test has already been given.

It was excellent.

I couldn't have done better myself.

You see, this gives them a feeling that
they're part of things.

No, that's not the point.

The point is that we have guidelines
maintaining a C average.

Now, for the students to achieve this by
grading their own tests does not fall

within those guidelines.

Why not?

Sounds like simple democracy in action
to me.

What politician could disagree with
that?

I don't want to discuss this any
further. I want you to make out a new

I want you to grade it.

No.

Today I saw a student excited about
English literature.

A student I thought might never be
excited about English literature.

So... No, Mr. Morlock.

I'm not going to change what we're
doing. I'm going to ride this one out.

Miss Sherwood, I'm giving you an order.

You're very good at that, giving orders.

Problem is, I'm not very good at taking
them.

Here I go again.

Talking myself out of you again.

Just when I thought we held it all in
our hands.

Something inside me knew you wouldn't
stay.

There you are again.

All of my dreams are filled with you
Wondering where

to turn and who to turn to If only

this time you wouldn't turn away Turn to

me

The big lock on the wall will spin the
odds away.

You and I could keep our eyes searching.

Now...

Turn to me.

Turn to me.

Very nice, Miss Schwartz.

We'll let you know.

You keep her out of the show and I'll
yank that beard out by some roots.

Threats will always get you results.

All right, when you're ready, just take
it from the corner, please.

Cool. Real cool.

What? That test you made up.

What are you talking about?

I get the lead and you can't stand it.
So you make up a test trying to flunk me

out of the show.

Ain't nobody trying to flunk you out of
no show. Come on, man, you double

-crossed everybody.

Why do you think we elected you?

Because we thought Leroy Johnson was
going to make up a hard test?

Look, I wasn't trying to double -cross
nobody. I was trying to prove something

to Sherwood. Yeah, well, you didn't
prove nothing to nobody, except that

do anything you can to get rid of
competition.

Thank you very much. We'll let you know.

Dancer's next.

Okay. people, let's go. We got a lot of
work to do. I don't want some pencil

pusher coming down here and telling me
you're not good enough for the show.

is what we're going to do.

We're going to go through the dance
number one time and the male vocals will

follow. We'll go in this order.

Covelli, Hall, and Amatulo.

Good, I go last. I can finish grading
the paper.

You're supposed to be nervous. You're
supposed to be prepared for your art.

Look at Holly Laird. Now that art.

Now go ahead and give her an A+.
Amatulo, give her an A +, just for being

Yo, amateur don't fix no grades for
nobody.

Not even if they look like that.

Hey, let me see what you gave me. Give
me the papers, man. Give me the papers.

I would like to answer that. Come on,
man. Give me the papers. That don't self

be true. You're getting me in trouble,
man. It bothered me so much that it kept

me from doing a good job. See, man, now
you screwed up the whole stack. I

already graded that one.

But it's no grade on you. Give me that.

Man, I remember grading this one about
ten minutes ago. Man, it says Holly

right there, and there's no grade on it.
I mean, it can't be two of the exact

same.

Less.

Hey, let me see. Hey, man, if you think
this is a library, get out of here.

You're going to give it an A +, but I
don't blame you.

I would, too.

All I can say is just be cool.

Okay, you may all vote for auditions.
Let's go.

Here's the second test.

Terrific. I'm looking forward.

Leroy.

Hold on. I want to talk to you.

I got history next period.

You've got a history, my friend. This is
living right up to it. What is this?

What was Shakespeare's first name? Where
was he born?

Was Claudia the king or the politician
who thought up the rule about

the C average?

Come on.

It's some kind of joke.

It's exactly the kind of test they
thought they was going to get when they

elected me. They didn't elect you to
make up a dumb test.

The hell they didn't.

They think I spell cat with a K and two
T's.

If I do anything better to show them
they're wrong, then I'm double -crossing

them. And you're worried about double
-crossing them?

Uh -huh.

What about the fact you're double
-crossing me?

What about the fact that I really put
myself on the line, trusting you to

deliver, and now you're... What, hanging
you out to dry?

Hanging me out to dry, yeah.

Thank you very much. Ms. Sherwood, this
is what the people want. It's what they

expect out of me.

What does that mean?

Leroy is supposed to be happy.

Leroy is supposed to care about nothing
else but dancing. He's supposed to be a

cool -talking, finger -popping jerk.

If I do anything different, it throws
people.

They don't like it. So I give the
audience what they want.

I hear that.

Let me tell you something, Leroy.

You turn in this test, those people who
think Leroy Johnson is a cool -talking,

finger -popping jerk, they're dead
right.

Adios.

Take this from the top.

In place.

Five, six, seven, eight. And one, two.
And four, five, six, seven, eight. And

one, two.

And up.

And head, head, head. And one, two.

At this point, one of the chorus will
step forward and do a solo.

Why aren't we seeing it now?

We just chose the soloist yesterday.

The song is not integrated into the
dance yet.

I bet you'll get a chance to hear it
after lunch, along with the stand -up.

Stand -up?

What's that?

A comedian.

Oh, a comedian, yes.

Sounds like fun.

I'm sure the mayor will like that.

What are you doing?

You look like the thinker.

What's wrong?

Dolls, we've been friends for a long
time, right?

Yeah.

Well, what would you do if you thought
somebody cheated and you were grading?

Did someone cheat?

I didn't say that. I said, what if? What
would you do?

Well, I guess you'd have to find out if
it was true or not.

And if it was?

Then I guess you'd have to do something,
because if you didn't, then you'd be

the one who was cheating.

How'd you do on the test?

I think that's what I ought to be asking
you.

Well, see, I want to ask you about one
of your answers so I can grade the test

more fairly.

Sure. It's the one about Polonius'
advice.

I can't believe you guys are taking this
thing so seriously.

This is really funny.

Yeah, well, look, on that question, I
just told what happened to me like Leroy

wanted. I told how I kind of conned my
way to get into the dance company.

So what is it you want to know?

Polonius was Hammer's father, right?

You're the professor.

Yeah, well, like I was saying, Polonius
was Hamlet's old man, right?

Yeah, right.

So you based your answer on the part
where Polonius was giving all that

advice to Hamlet, right?

Yeah. What is all this?

Polonius wasn't Hamlet's father, man.

I didn't say he was. You said.

Okay, Amatula, what are you trying to
say?

I mean, did you copy Holly's paper? And
if you say no, that means she cheated on

you, and I'm going to have to turn her
in.

Man, have you gone crazy?

Why do you have to turn anybody in?
Because that's my job.

People put trust in me, and if I look
the other way, then I'm the one who's

lying. What's that going to hurt?

Look, Danny, everybody fixes things a
little.

It's not cheating.

It's just surviving.

Just doing what you have to do to get
by.

So let's just calm down about this whole
thing, okay?

Hey, Chris.

Chris, we did it.

We're in.

Our debts got approved.

Isn't that terrific?

What's the matter with him?

Nothing.

Forget it. Forget it.

What?

I ain't gonna grade the rest of the
test.

Would you like to tell me why?

You said this whole thing was an
experiment, right? Well, it didn't work.

Are you willing to live with the
results?

What results?

Well, the people who made bad grades
won't get them, but the people who made

good grades and need them won't get them
either.

They can pull them up on their next
test, and you grade them.

Oh, there you are, Miss Sherwood.

I don't mean to be a nag, but I'm going
to have to have the grades for your

third period class by tomorrow morning.

The mayor's person is a stickler for
schedules and things.

Probably a Virgo.

You can have the grades right now, Mrs.
Berg.

My, aren't you the prompt one, though?

Everyone in the class gets a zero.

Is that right, Danny?

That's right.

Oh,

it's accurate.

It isn't right.

Not by a long shot.

Okay, let's take it from the top.

Take it from the top of the stairs.

Take your time.

Take your time.

And the lights go down.

Schwartz! Now, we've got a problem here.
According to your records, you're

presently below a C average in English.
And the same for you, Miss Laird.

Amatulo blew it.

He didn't grade the test.

Hey, Danny, what's happening with the
test? Schwartz!

How come with me, it's Schwartz, and
with Miss Peaches and Cream over there,

it's Miss Laird?

Another time, perhaps.

Danny!

Your students call their teachers by
their first names?

No, no, no. Danny's not a teacher. He's
one of the students.

He's what?

You see, when you people started this
whole C average thing, we figured it'd

a good idea if we elected one student to
make out the test and another student

to grade him.

Then we got into this whole big
mishigas.

Look, I can't explain. Let me just run
right down to Miss Sherwood's room.

fix this whole thing up. I'll be back in
a jiffy. No problem.

Danny, why don't we go with your stand
-up routine?

Mr. Irwin, we need the grades on the
test. We need them right away.

The guy from the mayor's office is
getting all confused by the paperwork.

He says that half of us are going to be
out of the show, and that's because

Amatulo is out to lunch. Doris, there's
a problem.

You're telling me.

I'm just about to.

My job is to tell jokes. So naturally,
at a gathering like this, I'm going to

tell jokes about politicians.

Like the cannibal said to his
girlfriend, what's a gathering of

without a big roast, right?

Um, uh, you ever hear the one about the
crooked politician? Why?

Why have you not graded those tests?

Thanks for your comments. I'll get back
to you in a minute.

See, um, this is just a setup to see if
I can handle a tough audience.

Um, back to the crooked politician. You
caught somebody cheating. That's why you

asked me about that stuff.

He looked the other way so much. You
caught somebody cheating and now you

turn the papers in.

Hey, I'm sorry. Maybe we can do this
another time.

What does this mean?

Are we out of the show or something?

It's one way of putting it. Hell, it is.

Don't want anybody wandering off. You
keep working. It's an order.

Thanks. For what?

For not turning in those tests.

Yeah, I didn't even want a real favor,
didn't I?

You're making sure we have a show.

No, I'm making sure that half the people
who belong in the show won't be in it.

Danny, you gotta thank us. Hey man, do
me a favor. Just leave me alone and get

out of here. And don't thank me for
nothing.

No, I won't grade the TED.

Period. Not negotiable. You're being
stubborn and selfish.

You got it.

Elizabeth. David, it's really very
simple. They wanted responsibility.

They got responsibility. They blew it.

What you and Morlock are asking me to do
is to come in and save the day.

Well, in real life, that doesn't happen.
Nobody rides in to save the day, and it

isn't going to happen now.

I told them if we were going to do this,
we were going to do it for real. No

games. And that's the way I'm keeping
it.

There is one thing I'm real sorry about,
though.

I'm sorry they didn't rise to the
occasion.

I thought they would.

You know, there's one thing you ought to
consider.

More like gave you orders. I'm not doing
that. I'm asking as one friend to

another.

I'm sorry you didn't rise to the
occasion.

I thought you would.

Here I go again Losing

my head like a fool again

Wishing that all the pain we're feeling
would end.

Longing to find the comfort of a friend.

Here we are again.

All of the answers far from view.

One thing we know we've got to show.

is me and you haven't we always seen
each

other

Lost, I'll be your guide.

Turn to me.

Hey man, what you doing?

Making out another test.

What for?

Cause I ain't no cool talking jerk.

I got my own kind of smarts.

I got my own kind of thing to do.

And I can't go around trying to please
everybody in the world.

Man, I'm not giving up on something this
important.

I'm not.

Well, neither am I.

The ruffle of the curtain.

The hustle of the crew.

Everybody says the night depends on you.

It's magic there for the moment.

You look again and it's gone.

They say it's like...

You work on your timing.

You wait for the break.

But no one ever sees the toll the wave
can take.

Some never make it. They don't
understand.

How to hold your heart and your emotions
in

your...

It feels shame it won't see the light of
day.

Hey, hold it. Yes, it will.

After the test, the exams, they've been
graded. They've been graded for two days

already.

Hernandez and Schwartz and Ladd and
everyone else in the show, except for

Cameron. Sorry, Cameron.

Everyone else pulled up their grades to
a C or better.

Maybe I should apologize for the delay
of the test, but maybe we should talk

about that in private.

Anything you have to say about all this
better be said right now.

Fine. The reason for the delay is
because I found out that... That what?

I found out that someone cheated on the
test.

This guy cheated on the test because he
was scared he couldn't get in the show

legit.

And it means so much to him.

So he figured he'd weasel his way in,
because that's the way a lot of things

done in this world.

I'm not around here, man.

Yeah, that's what this guy found out.

And you found out that guys don't think
on people around here.

Which is okay.

I guess because people around here take
responsibility for what they do.

Which is tough for some people to learn.

Love like me.

Mr. Morlock?

Does the fact that someone's not in the
show anymore mean that he can't help his

friends rehearse?

Not at all, Miss Laird.

Laird again.

I'm not mistaken.

Me and you are both from big old
southern families.

You're not mistaken.

And me, always fighting with my
brothers.

How about you?

All the time.

Families tend to do that, don't they?

What did you...