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What are you doing? I'm studying.

Edward, your study habits Are pitiful.

How are you doing In school anyway?

Oh, no sweat, dad. I'm sure I'm getting straight c's.

And with any luck, A shot at a b.

Well, that's a relief. What subject?

Wood shop.

I'm getting pretty good With shellac.

* it's a rare condition *

* in this day and age *

* to read any good news On the newspaper page *

* and love and tradition Of the grand design *

* some people say Is even harder to find *

* well, then, there must be Some magic clue *

* inside these gentle walls *

* 'cause all I see Is a tower of dreams *

* real love burstin' Out of every seam *

* as days go by *

* we're gonna fill our house With happiness *

* the moon may cry *

* but we'll smother the blues With tenderness *

* as days go by *

* there's room for you Room for me *

* for gentle hearts And opportunity *

* as days go by *

* it's the bigger love Of the family **

You know, I haven't Colored in years.

I forgot how good I was.

Notice my use of Contrast and shadowing

To create The illusion of depth.

Too bad you didn't Stay in the lines.

We have got to Do something with eddie.

I'm open.

Harriette, I'm worried about him.

His study habits Are terrible.

Carl, it's his first semester In high school. He's adjusting.

Took him a month to Settle on a three-ring binder.

Yes, and then he went out And bought two-hole paper.

Harriette, he's In high school now.

Without good grades, he'll Never get into college.

Without college, he'll Never get a good job.

And without a job, He'll live here forever.

That's it. We're Hiring a tutor.

I'm finished studying For tonight.

Hey, grab a crayon.

You can color With us.

No, thanks. I don't want To overload my brain.

Tying your shoes Overloads your brain.

Oh, yeah? I can tie my shoes With both hands behind my back.

I rest my case.

Alright, everyone, It's that time again.

And will the lovely Report card lady

Hand me the envelopes, Please?

[hums a fanfare]

Carl, will you Just open them?

This ritual is As much fun as a root canal.

Harriette, this is A winslow family tradition.

Now, $5.00 an "A" is An excellent incentive.

What's an incentive?

Look it up.

Judy winslow, Come on down!

Let's see how you did.

Ooh, two as And three bs. Very good.

Here is $10.

Thanks, dad. I'm rich!

Laura winslow, come on down!

As usual, another Excellent report card.

English--"A," Mathematics--"A,"

Physical education--"A," Music--"A,"

Science--a, History--b-plus.

A b-plus? Let me see that.

I don't believe this.

I always get Straight as.

I've never gotten A "B" in my life.

Cool down, laura, It's an excellent report card.

Here's $25.

I'll take it, But I'm not happy.

And now you, edward.

Dad, listen, before You open my report card,

There something You ought to know.

My science teacher Hates me.

Oh, and during My math exam,

I got extremely dizzy.

I think I have An outer ear infection.

Carl, it can't be that bad.

What?

I didn't get the "B" In wood shop?

Come over here, son.

How did you do it?

Do what?

Eddie got Straight as.

Our eddie? This eddie?

Eddie winslow?

I can't believe it. You can't believe it?

This is a dream Come true.

Well, six as, 5 bucks apiece,

You owe me 40 bucks, dad.

5 times 6 is 30. He Can't even multiply.

I got an "A" in math That says I can.

Uh, son, I seem to be A little short.

I didn't expect to pay Out this much cash.

Perhaps I can get some Financial assistance

From the lovely Report card lady.

If you call me report Card lady once more,

You'll spend the night In detention.

Perhaps You'll take a check.

Hi, mom. Hi, aunt rachel.

Hi, laura.

Hi, baby.

Honey, you'll feel better If you watch tv.

Wall street Weekend review is on.

No, I don't deserve to have fun Until I get an a in history.

Good to see carl's incentive Program working so well

[knock on door]

I'll get it.

Hi, rodney. Hello. Mrs. Crawford.

It's good To see you.

Aah!

Rodney, I hate it When you do that.

Come on. It's a joke.

Rodney, Don't be putting

Any of that fake vomit In my kitchen.

If you're looking for eddie, He's in his room.

Thanks.

And don't be putting Any saran wrap on The toilet seats.

Ohh.

Hey, rodney. Ohh.

What's wrong?

I don't know.

I feel kind of sick.

That was great.

Come on. Let's go To the movies.

I need to study. I really Want to keep up my grades.

Yeah, right. I guess You got your report card.

Funny, huh? Yeah.

What are you Talking about?

You got straight as, Right?

How did you know?

We all did. Really?

Yeah. I made fake report cards On my computer.

I mailed them out.

The real ones don't come Till tomorrow.

You mean, these aren't My real grades?

Not unless you had A brain transplant.

Man, I thought I was smart.

You thought You were smart?

What are you, stupid?

Dad's going to kill me.

Hi, mom. Hi, aunt rachel.

Hi, honey.

I'm making cookies. Want some?

No, thanks.

Cookies will Make me happy.

I don't deserve To be happy.

Got any liver?

Laura, I know You feel bad about Your report card,

But you did well. You always do.

Mom, you don't understand.

I wanted to go to A top law school--

Harvard, yale, Or michigan.

I don't want to end up at The university of bubba.

You talk to her.

She won't Listen to me.

You know, laura,

I got in to college Without straight as.

Really? Yes.

I was A well-rounded student.

I was newspaper editor,

I was in the drama club, And marching band.

You're musical. How about marching band?

Aunt rachel, I play the piano.

Yeah, it would be hard

Pushing that across The football field.

That b-plus will be Hanging over my head

For the rest of my life.

Oh, darn! What's the matter?

Look at these cookies.

I'll have To throw them out.

They look Fine to me.

Not me.

That one doesn't Have enough chips.

Who cares. It will still taste good.

No. If they all aren't perfect, They have to go.

But you don't Throw cookies out Just because one--

Ohh...

I get it.

This is one of those Parent tricks

Where you try To tell me something Without telling me.

Did it work?

I don't know let me eat A few cookies,

And I'll think about it.

Hi, honey. Hi, honey.

That dry cleaner did A great job on your uniform.

They even removed The jelly stain.

Ohh, that's great. Great.

But look at these College brochures

I got for eddie.

With his grades, He can go to any school.

Harvard...Yale...Columbia.

You're getting carried away With this grade thing.

Laura thought Her life was over

Because of one b-plus.

Harriette, she just Knows the competition.

Nowadays, there's No room for average.

You're either a shark Or you're fish bait.

Hi, mom. Hi, dad.

Hi, baby. There you are, son.

I've been Looking for you.

Look what I got for you.

Ta-da!

Oh, dad, it's just What I've been wanting.

All for you, smart guy.

Careful with That jacket.

Dry cleaning Costs a fortune.

Dad, we need to talk.

You're absolutely Right, son.

Take a look at these College brochures

From top ivy league Colleges.

How would you like To go to columbia?

Why would I want To go to columbia?

I don't even Speak spanish.

That's funny.

Keep your sense Of humor.

No matter how smart You get,

People love Good humor.

That's good, But listen--

One thing Before I forget.

I ran into a friend Who went to harvard,

And I told him about Your good grades.

He's arranged a meeting With a harvard recruiter.

If you'd rather Go to yale, it's alright.

No pressure.

Oh, hi, aunt rachel. Hi, baby.

If you're working on your novel, I won't bother you.

That's okay.

I'm 800 pages From the end.

A few minutes With you won't hurt.

Come on.

So...

What's on your mind?

Is something wrong?

Well, yeah.

Do you wanna talk about it?

Yeah.

Today?

There was this little mistake On my report card.

A mistake?

Yeah. Rodney Figured out a way

To make phony report Cards on his computer,

And he gave us Guys straight as.

Ooh.

What grades Did you really get?

Mostly cs And a couple of bs.

Well, that sounds Pretty good to me.

Yeah, but it's not Good enough for dad.

Oh...Well, what Are you going to do?

Well, I tried To tell dad yesterday,

But every time I did, He gave me a present.

So here's What I was thinking.

I'll study hard And on my next report card,

I'll get straight as,

And that way No one will get hurt.

Well, that is a plan.

Or I could Just tell him the truth.

I like that plan.

I had a feeling You'd say that.

You have nothing to fear If you tell the truth.

It will be much worse

If dad finds out From someone else.

You know, you're A lot brighter

Than people Give you credit for.

Ooh, what's the matter With my little richie?

He just started crying.

Well, he's either wet, Hungry, cranky, or tired.

So change him, Feed him, tickle him,

And put him to bed.

Come on, my little man.

Hi, honey. Hi, baby.

Where's eddie?

Out on the porch. Hey, eddie!

Come in the kitchen For a second.

What's that?

It's a personal Computer system.

I bought it for him.

Yeah, dad.

Look what I got you. Your own computer system.

Comes with all this software, A color monitor and motor.

Dad...I've got To tell you something,

And I don't quite know How to explain it.

Try me, but go slow.

I'm not As smart as you are.

My report card Was a fake.

For a second I thought you said

Your report card was a fake. What did you really say?

I said it was faked.

Don't keep saying that.

Rodney did it On his computer.

He gave all of his Friends straight as.

It's a fake?

I tried to explain, but you Never gave me the chance.

Dad, I had nothing To do with it.

Here's my real Report card.

Eddie, this is your Best report card yet.

Carl, look.

Four cs and two bs

And no as.

Yeah. I guess I'm stupid.

Maybe I'm the one That's stupid.

[knock on door]

Yeah?

Uh, it's me, son. Can I come in?

Sure.

Edward, can I talk to you?

Yeah.

Son, I...

I just wanted To say I'm sorry.

I let you down, dad.

Edward, you Didn't let me down.

It's just that I overreacted To the report card.

You made me proud By telling me the truth.

I know That wasn't easy.

This was the first time I felt like I was smart,

And it really felt good.

You and mom Were proud of me,

And I was looking Forward to going Back to school monday.

But now it's back To being stupid eddie.

Son, look at me.

You are not stupid.

You may be a little Undisciplined at times.

Well, no, Let's face it.

You're very Undisciplined.

But, son, You're not stupid.

You've just Convinced yourself

That you're Not smart.

I get help from laura.

Well, now, don't worry About your sister.

Edward, you Just brought home

Your best Report card.

And I have no doubt You can do even better.

You really think so?

Son...

I believe that you can Do anything you want...

If you work at it.

I wouldn't Be pushing you so hard

If I didn't think so.

You know, son,

Your grandfather and I Never went to college.

We wanted to.

But it just didn't Work out that way.

I guess the reason why I got so carried away

Was because I want you To be the first winslow

Ever to come home With a college degree.

Well, I want To go to college, too.

I know how important it is To get a good education,

And I hear college Babes are really fine.

Well, you keep trying,

And you'll find That out for yourself.

I'm...Proud of you, son.

You did good.

Thanks, dad.

It's, "You did well".

I learned that In english class.

I stand corrected.

Dad, you Weren't really serious

About sending me To columbia, were you?

You know there's a drug War going on there?

Son...

So, how's eddie?

Eddie is fine,

And I've decided not To put emphasis on grades.

Does this mean No report card lady?

Absolutely.

Puts too much pressure On the kids.

Besides, it was Costing me a fortune.

From now on, I'm going to let the kids

Go at Their own pace.

No more pushing.

There's a mr. Stevens At the door.

He says he's A recruiter from harvard.

Oh, no. I forgot!

I got to tell him he's Way too early for eddie.

Let me tell him. I want to talk to him.

About richie? He's only 9 months old.

I want to talk To him about me.

He's cute.

So, harvard, huh?