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CHRIS ROCK:
Most days at school

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were usually the same.

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I got there at the same time,

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I saw the same kids.
Hey, Chris.

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Hey, Greg.

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Hey, Ebony.

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Ivory.

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And I took the same classes
with the same teachers.

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So did you hear?

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Ms. Morello's gonna be gone for,
like, two or three weeks.

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What?

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Yeah. She went
on a trip to Africa

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to help fight off an outbreak
of yellow fever.

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It was more like she went
to Harlem to fight off

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an outbreak of jungle fever.

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* Get your groove on,
get your groove on *

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* Come on...

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With Ms. Morello gone,

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we had every kind of substitute
imaginable.

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We had out-of-work actors...

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:
"To be... or not to be.

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That... is the question."

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...we had out-of-work
dancers...

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Can one of you kids get that
bucket of water

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and throw it on me?

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...and, sometimes, we had
out-of-work teachers.

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Enjoy this while you still can,

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'cause, believe me, it's all
downhill from here.

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We'd had just about every type
of sub we could think of...

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...except one-- a black sub.

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Good morning. I'm Mr. Newton.

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More like Mr. Tibbs.

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What's your name?

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Joey Caruso.

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And you're making fun of
me because I'm black?

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Yeah, you big dummy.

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He does it
to me every day.

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No, sir.

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Sounds like it to me.

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Sorry.

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If you want to make fun
of me, fine.

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But make fun of me for what
I do, not how I look.

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You don't see me
making fun of you

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because you look like
a Brooklyn Beach
Barney Rubble.

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No, sir.

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This black sub is
a bad mother...
* Shut your mouth!

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And the stock market crashed.

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It was unprecedented.

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Can you imagine putting all
your money in a piggy bank,

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and then one day it's gone?

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It was nice to have another
black person at school

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who wasn't asked
to carry a mop.

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For once, I thought I'd have it
better than everybody else.

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Gregory, A-minus. Stellar.

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Yes!

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Donald, C-plus.
You're getting there.

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Hold on a second.

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What is this?

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B-minus! All right!

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You're happy
with this grade?

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I usually don't do
this well in math.

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Really?

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Do you know who Sam Graddy is?

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No.

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Sam Graddy finished second
behind Carl Lewis

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in the 100-meter dash
at the Summer Olympics.

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So?

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Sam Graddy is

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the second-fastest man alive

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and it doesn't mean
a damn thing.

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Sam Graddy doesn't have
a Wheaties box,

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no shoe endorsement, no Sam
Graddy running shorts;

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not even a pair
of Sam Graddy socks.

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Sam Graddy couldn't even
get his own name

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on his driver's license.

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They gave him one that
says "Carl Lewis."

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B-minus. Huh.

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Wait, what
are you doing?

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B-minus... F.

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All the same.

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No, no, no, it's not.

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One's a pass and one's a fail.

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Not for you.

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You think I'm sitting here
because of making B

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No, I think you're sitting here
because my real teacher is gone.

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You getting smart?

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Is that a trick question?

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He's got a gun.

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My resume.

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Harvard, Stanford, Oxford.

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Mumford.

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So if you're so smart, why are
you still substitute teaching?

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Because, every now and then,
I need someone who needs me.

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And, Chris, that
someone is you.

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Starting tomorrow,
I'm going to get
some brains

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into that head of yours.

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And I'm going to put a brick
upside that head of yours.

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You keep that resume
as a reminder.

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Oh, hey, I forgot my test.

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Oh, C. Way to go.

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I guess that was his way

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of keeping the white man down.

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Nothing made Drew unwind better
than watching hockey,

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and nothing could wind him up

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quicker than Tonya.

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I'm watching hockey.

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Simon and Simon
is on.

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Well, too bad.
I was here first.

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Stop.

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Ma, Drew hit me!

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What are you talking about?

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I barely touched you.

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What is going on in here?

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Drew hit me.

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Did you hit your sister?

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No, Ma,

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I was watching
the hockey game and...

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I don't care what
game you were watching?

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I'm raising men in this house,
and men do not hit women.

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That meant you
couldn't hit a girl

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even if you were supposed
to hit her.

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You better not
hit that girl.

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Well, since you feel the need
to hit on people,

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I better not see you watching
TV for the next three days.

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Now just go

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take your butt upstairs.

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And with that, Tonya learned
the magic words.

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She could do anything
she wanted,

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as long as it was followed
by "Drew hit me."

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TONYA:
Ma!
What's going on in here?

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I'm trying to take
Drew's sock and he hit me.

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Boy, you better
give her your sock.

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Ma!
What is going on in here?

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I was trying to take
Drew's breakfast and he hit me.

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Boy, you better give
her your breakfast.

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Ma!
What is going on in here?

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I'm trying to break Drew's arm
and he hit me.

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Boy, you better let
her break your arm.

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Ow! Ow!

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Every time we saw
Mr. Omar

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he wanted to borrow something.

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Hey, Mr. Omar.

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Oh, hey, Mr. Julius.

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Can I help you?

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Well, you know, I was about
to go and use the pay phone

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to make a phone call,

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but since you're home, I might
as well use your phone.

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What happened to your phone?

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To tell you the truth,
I don't know.

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I do.

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If he's not going to talk to me,

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he's not going to talk
to anybody.

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He's lucky she didn't work
for the electric company.

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It's not a long-distance
call, is it?

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Oh, no, it's local.

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Yeah, all right, go ahead.

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Thank you-- you a
gentleman and a scholar.

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Tell one of the kids
to let you out.

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While Mr. Omar was dialing
his number,

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I was trying to make sense
of Mr. Newton's numbers.

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Chris, algebraic equations
use mathematical statements

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to describe the relationship
between things

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that vary over time.

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Like, X means I'm confused.

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I still don't understand.

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Exactly.

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That's algebra-- the math
of the unknown.

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Well, I must be doing great,
because I don't know it.

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Algebra wasn't the only thing
I didn't know.

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And everything I didn't know,
he was determined to teach me.

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He taught me language...

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Veni, vidi, vici--
"I came, I saw, I conquered."

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Eenie, meenie, miney, mo--
catch a tiger by the toe.

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He taught me history.

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The Vitruvian Man.

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The hangman. Pick a letter.

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He taught me science.

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Your turn.

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Got anything bigger?

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Please don't kill me in the
name of science-- ribbet!

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Is a B!

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No, sir!

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Do you want to learn?!
Yes, sir!

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Do you want to quit?!

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No, sir!

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You want to go
to another school?!
No, sir!

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Why?!

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'Cause I have no other
place to go!

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Then you better answer
my question:

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What's A squared plus B squared?

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C squared.

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I can't hear you!

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C squared...

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:
Its C squared.

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That's right.

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That's what I'm
talking about.

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That was the worst wet T-shirt
contest ever.

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Hey, man, what's
going on with you?

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You look a mess.

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And how long is he going
to make you wear that shirt?

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I don't know.

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Probably until I get an
A or until he leaves.

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Well, he's only got about
another week.

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Class...

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I just wanted
to let you all know

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that I've accepted a permanent
position here at Corleone.

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And that position is
in my behind.

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Ma, Drew's watching TV.

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Didn't I tell you
no TV?

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I was reading.
I didn't even turn it on.

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I don't care who turned it on.

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Now go to your room.

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Tonya got more people
in trouble

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than a white girl
at an NBA after-party.

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My father already had two jobs
when he took on a third--

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Mr. Omar's receptionist.

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Hello.

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Mr. Omar?

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Yeah, I guess I can
get him for you.

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Hold on.

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Back at school, I was
holding on, too.

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Just a reminder that, next week,
I will be conducting

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practice exams
for the statewide

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scholastic test.

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The exam he's talking about
was critically important.

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This exam is
critically important.

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This exam is
critically important.

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So I advise all of you
to study hard.

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Especially you, Chris.

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Man, I can't believe this.

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The guy's going to kill me.

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It's not like I didn't
have it bad enough

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coming to this school from
the other side of town,

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having the kids kick
the crap out of me.

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But now the teacher's going
to kick the crap out of me, too.

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Quit complaining, Kareem.
I love this guy.

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I didn't like him at first

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because of
the whole black thing,

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but I'm doing better
at math now.

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And the things he taught me
about jazz, forget about it.

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Chris, may I have
a word with you?

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Yes, sir.

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This upcoming test

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is a measure of your overall
abilities as a student.

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And if you don't score in
the 90th percentile,

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I'm going to recommend that
you repeat eighth grade.

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What?!
You can't do that.

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I can and I will.

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Are you serious?

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As a catastrophic cardiac
infarction.

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Stop showing off--
just say heart attack.

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I don't know how I'm going to do
it, but this guy's got to go.

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Maybe you could score
in the 90th percentile

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and he'll have a catastrophic
cardiac infarction.

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Stop showing off.

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Just say "heart attack."

259
00:10:41,942 --> 00:10:44,912
He fell down the elevator shaft?

260
00:10:44,945 --> 00:10:46,780
Tragic.

261
00:10:46,814 --> 00:10:47,280
Excuse me, Mr. Omar.

262
00:10:47,314 --> 00:10:48,215
Hold on, Mr. Julius.

263
00:10:48,248 --> 00:10:50,784
Oh, he wanted to hold on,
all right.

264
00:10:50,818 --> 00:10:52,152
I'm holding on now.

265
00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:53,386
Now, who you gonna call, huh?

266
00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:55,856
OMAR :
Let go.

267
00:10:55,889 --> 00:10:57,390
Tragic.
:
Yeah.

268
00:10:57,424 --> 00:10:58,892
Tragic...

269
00:10:58,926 --> 00:11:01,128
I need to make a call.

270
00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:02,763
I'm almost off.

271
00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:05,165
He better be,
because it's almost on.

272
00:11:05,198 --> 00:11:08,135
:
No.

273
00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:09,737
That's what he here for.

274
00:11:09,770 --> 00:11:11,805
For the next few days,
all I did was study

275
00:11:11,839 --> 00:11:13,907
for that test
and try to figure out a way

276
00:11:13,941 --> 00:11:15,242
to get rid of Mr. Newton.

277
00:11:15,275 --> 00:11:17,177
I could call the feds

278
00:11:17,210 --> 00:11:19,847
and say Mr. Newton was working
for the Mob.

279
00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:21,949
(engine revving,
tires screeching)

280
00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:23,851
There he is.
Come on, get him.

281
00:11:23,884 --> 00:11:25,853
Let's move.

282
00:11:25,886 --> 00:11:26,920
I could call the Mob

283
00:11:26,954 --> 00:11:30,858
and say Mr. Newton was working
for the feds.

284
00:11:31,892 --> 00:11:32,860
Come with us!
Get in!

285
00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,494
Or I could call his wife

286
00:11:34,527 --> 00:11:37,030
and say he had a white woman
on the side.

287
00:11:37,064 --> 00:11:39,499
There she is! Get her!

288
00:11:39,532 --> 00:11:40,901
No!

289
00:11:42,836 --> 00:11:46,006
One way or another,
he had to go.

290
00:11:48,175 --> 00:11:49,977
What's up
with you, man?

291
00:11:50,010 --> 00:11:52,045
You been looking
kind of tired lately.

292
00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:53,346
Let me ask you
a question.

293
00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:54,915
How do you get
rid of somebody

294
00:11:54,948 --> 00:11:56,349
that's been giving
you problems?

295
00:11:56,383 --> 00:11:58,118
Now, when you say "get rid of,"

296
00:11:58,151 --> 00:12:00,453
do you mean
get "rid" of "rid of,"

297
00:12:00,487 --> 00:12:02,756
or just rid of?

298
00:12:02,790 --> 00:12:04,191
Just get rid of.

299
00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:06,059
He has a job, and I don't
want him to have it.

300
00:12:06,093 --> 00:12:08,896
Boy, you better watch
what you're talking about, boy!

301
00:12:08,929 --> 00:12:09,863
You make a mistake, boy--

302
00:12:09,897 --> 00:12:11,131
You want to talk about this
first, or what?!

303
00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:12,766
I didn't touch you.

304
00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:13,967
It's my substitute
teacher.

305
00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:18,071
Oh. Oh... Well, then,
in that case,

306
00:12:18,105 --> 00:12:19,539
what do you
know about him?

307
00:12:19,572 --> 00:12:24,277
Well, mostly... just this.

308
00:12:24,311 --> 00:12:25,879
What is this?

309
00:12:25,913 --> 00:12:29,016
His resume.

310
00:12:29,049 --> 00:12:31,218
While the ghetto Rambo worked
with me,

311
00:12:31,251 --> 00:12:33,553
the ghetto Gretzky
worked on my ma.

312
00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:35,388
Hey, Ma, can I
watch the big game?

313
00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:37,290
No. You should
have thought about that

314
00:12:37,324 --> 00:12:39,092
before you
hit your sister.

315
00:12:39,126 --> 00:12:41,028
Ma, I didn't hit her.

316
00:12:41,061 --> 00:12:42,329
What do you call it then?

317
00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:43,964
She was trying
to take the remote away,

318
00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:45,432
and I just tapped her
on the wrist.

319
00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:47,901
So you hit her.

320
00:12:47,935 --> 00:12:50,137
I guess.

321
00:12:50,170 --> 00:12:52,039
Just a little.
But she started it.

322
00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:53,340
That does not matter, Drew.

323
00:12:53,373 --> 00:12:55,075
You do not hit girls.

324
00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,576
Bottom line,

325
00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:57,878
do you understand me?

326
00:12:57,911 --> 00:12:58,979
My mother ruined any chance

327
00:12:59,012 --> 00:13:00,848
Drew had of becoming a pimp.

328
00:13:00,881 --> 00:13:03,050
Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry.

329
00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:04,151
Okay.

330
00:13:04,184 --> 00:13:06,353
Now go watch
your hockey game.

331
00:13:06,386 --> 00:13:08,521
Thanks, Ma.

332
00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:15,996
"Corleone Junior High School
letter of resignation."

333
00:13:16,029 --> 00:13:18,065
Do you think this will work?

334
00:13:18,098 --> 00:13:20,901
Of course it'll work,
or my name ain't Monk.

335
00:13:20,934 --> 00:13:22,435
His name's not Monk.

336
00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:25,538
His name was Jimmy.

337
00:13:25,572 --> 00:13:28,942
Since I was tired
of taking the heat from Newton,

338
00:13:28,976 --> 00:13:31,544
the best thing to do
was get him fired.

339
00:13:31,578 --> 00:13:33,380
All it took
was a simple equation:

340
00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:36,049
"A" plus "B" equals "See ya!"

341
00:13:44,091 --> 00:13:46,459
No! No!

342
00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:52,465
Oh, I love talking
to you, too.

343
00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:54,935
Oh, yeah, call me
anytime-- anytime.

344
00:13:54,968 --> 00:13:56,336
All right.
All right, now.

345
00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:00,941
Hey, listen.

346
00:14:00,974 --> 00:14:05,045
If Mrs. Perkins calls,
just say I'm not home.

347
00:14:05,078 --> 00:14:06,113
You're not.

348
00:14:06,146 --> 00:14:07,114
You're on it.

349
00:14:09,016 --> 00:14:11,018
You don't miss a thing,
Mr. Julius.

350
00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:15,155
You ready for the test?

351
00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:16,990
As ready as
I'll ever be.

352
00:14:17,024 --> 00:14:19,026
Especially
if I don't have to take it.

353
00:14:21,428 --> 00:14:23,096
Ms. Morello!

354
00:14:23,130 --> 00:14:25,165
Oh, Chris,
you're still here!

355
00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:28,235
I was so afraid the system would
have brought you down by now.

356
00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:30,470
We thought you
were in Africa.

357
00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:32,906
I was, but there
was a civil war.

358
00:14:32,940 --> 00:14:34,007
A war?

359
00:14:34,041 --> 00:14:35,976
Fortunately, they found a way

360
00:14:36,009 --> 00:14:38,011
for all the white people
to get out.

361
00:14:38,045 --> 00:14:40,247
Same thing happened
in New Orleans.

362
00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,249
Chris, I love your shirt.

363
00:14:42,282 --> 00:14:44,251
What does
it stand for?

364
00:14:44,284 --> 00:14:46,353
B-minus.

365
00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:49,422
Oh! B-minus.

366
00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:51,224
I love that black street slang.

367
00:14:51,258 --> 00:14:52,492
So what else

368
00:14:52,525 --> 00:14:53,927
did I miss around here?

369
00:14:53,961 --> 00:14:54,995
Well, we were
supposed to

370
00:14:55,028 --> 00:14:58,231
have a practice test
on the statewide exam today.

371
00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:00,067
Oh, forget about that test.

372
00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,970
I want to show you the gifts
I brought back.

373
00:15:03,003 --> 00:15:03,971
GREG:
Gifts?

374
00:15:04,004 --> 00:15:06,039
For you, I brought
back a shield

375
00:15:06,073 --> 00:15:08,175
and a spear.

376
00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:10,343
What did you get me?

377
00:15:11,544 --> 00:15:13,313
What is that?

378
00:15:13,346 --> 00:15:14,614
It's a bone.

379
00:15:14,647 --> 00:15:16,583
For your nose, silly.

380
00:15:18,185 --> 00:15:18,851
By the way,

381
00:15:18,885 --> 00:15:22,089
do you know a guy named Induku?

382
00:15:22,122 --> 00:15:24,024
Actually, I did,
but I didn't want

383
00:15:24,057 --> 00:15:26,960
to give her the satisfaction.

384
00:15:26,994 --> 00:15:29,029
At home, Drew was trying
to watch hockey,

385
00:15:29,062 --> 00:15:32,032
and wishing that Tonya
would just shut the puck up.

386
00:15:32,065 --> 00:15:33,133
I want to watch Airwolf.

387
00:15:33,166 --> 00:15:35,335
Mom said I could
watch hockey.

388
00:15:35,368 --> 00:15:37,637
Mom, Drew hit me again!

389
00:15:37,670 --> 00:15:39,206
No, he didn't.

390
00:15:39,239 --> 00:15:42,142
But he was going to.

391
00:15:42,175 --> 00:15:43,643
Oh, he's not the only one.

392
00:15:43,676 --> 00:15:45,612
Upstairs.

393
00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:46,946
We need to talk.

394
00:15:48,548 --> 00:15:50,650
My mother said
boys couldn't hit girls,

395
00:15:50,683 --> 00:15:52,219
but she could.

396
00:15:52,252 --> 00:15:55,055
Turn that up.

397
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:58,625
ANNOUNCER:
In front, all alone! He shoots!
Scores!

398
00:16:04,064 --> 00:16:06,066
Hello.

399
00:16:06,099 --> 00:16:07,334
Who?

400
00:16:07,367 --> 00:16:09,069
Miz Perkins?

401
00:16:09,102 --> 00:16:11,238
What?

402
00:16:11,271 --> 00:16:13,240
Mr. Omar.

403
00:16:13,273 --> 00:16:14,674
Where?

404
00:16:14,707 --> 00:16:17,110
He's upstairs.

405
00:16:17,144 --> 00:16:18,111
Yeah.

406
00:16:18,145 --> 00:16:19,179
Okay.

407
00:16:19,212 --> 00:16:20,313
Bye.

408
00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:27,754
How you doing?

409
00:16:27,787 --> 00:16:28,788
I'm fine.

410
00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:30,023
¿Como estas?

411
00:16:30,057 --> 00:16:31,124
Muy bien.

412
00:16:31,158 --> 00:16:33,626
Hey, Mr. Omar.

413
00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:38,565
You know, Mr. Julius,

414
00:16:38,598 --> 00:16:40,267
you didn't
have to do that.

415
00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,135
If you didn't want me
to use your phone,

416
00:16:42,169 --> 00:16:43,103
why didn't
you just say so?

417
00:16:43,136 --> 00:16:45,405
Sorry.

418
00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:47,540
Sorry?

419
00:16:47,574 --> 00:16:50,110
That was just
wrong, man.

420
00:16:50,143 --> 00:16:51,311
You sorry...

421
00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:53,046
The bald cut is sorry.

422
00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,748
Mr. Omar learned what
dope dealers knew for years:

423
00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,584
If you want to keep
your business to yourself,

424
00:16:57,617 --> 00:16:59,219
use a pay phone.

425
00:17:04,391 --> 00:17:05,825
Mr. Newton.

426
00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,294
What are you doing here?

427
00:17:07,327 --> 00:17:09,162
I came to give you
your practice exam.

428
00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:11,198
I don't have to take that test.

429
00:17:11,231 --> 00:17:12,399
Or let you in.

430
00:17:12,432 --> 00:17:13,766
You're not my teacher anymore.

431
00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,335
Remember? You quit.

432
00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:17,404
How do you know I quit?

433
00:17:17,437 --> 00:17:19,606
May I help you?

434
00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:22,309
Don't help him. Help me!

435
00:17:22,342 --> 00:17:24,344
I'm sorry. I'm Mr. Newton.

436
00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:26,546
I've been Chris'
substitute teacher
the past few weeks.

437
00:17:26,579 --> 00:17:28,181
Oh, that's right, yeah.

438
00:17:28,215 --> 00:17:29,449
Chris has said
a lot about you.

439
00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:30,650
Is there a problem?

440
00:17:30,683 --> 00:17:32,285
Yeah, woman.
A crazy man is trying

441
00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:33,553
to give me a test at home.

442
00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:34,854
Not at all.

443
00:17:34,887 --> 00:17:37,357
I've been preparing Chris
for a practice test,

444
00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:39,592
and I wasn't able
to give him the exam before...

445
00:17:39,626 --> 00:17:42,595
Before I got rid
of your crazy ass.

446
00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,364
...before I left Corleone.

447
00:17:44,397 --> 00:17:46,233
I just want
to make sure he's ready.

448
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:48,301
Well, why are you doing this?

449
00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:50,270
I think Chris
is a smart kid,

450
00:17:50,303 --> 00:17:52,272
but I think
he can do better.

451
00:17:52,305 --> 00:17:55,475
Ma?
Better get in there
and take that test.

452
00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:57,410
Mm! Nice satchel.

453
00:17:57,444 --> 00:17:59,212
It's real leather.

454
00:17:59,246 --> 00:18:00,280
Really?

455
00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:06,186
So, the most remarkable
thing happened today.

456
00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:07,454
What's that?

457
00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:09,689
I got a job offer from Lamont

458
00:18:09,722 --> 00:18:11,224
Sanford Junior high.

459
00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:13,493
Oh! Well, that's good.

460
00:18:13,526 --> 00:18:16,363
Funny thing is,

461
00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:18,398
I never applied for a job
at Lamont Sanford.

462
00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:21,368
Well, maybe they heard about you
through the grapevine.

463
00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:26,673
Hey, you wouldn't happen

464
00:18:26,706 --> 00:18:28,675
to still have that copy
of my resume

465
00:18:28,708 --> 00:18:30,177
that I gave you?

466
00:18:30,210 --> 00:18:32,279
Uh... No.

467
00:18:32,312 --> 00:18:33,380
You know what?
I probably lost it.

468
00:18:33,413 --> 00:18:36,483
Oh, yeah... you lost it.

469
00:18:40,287 --> 00:18:41,554
You ready?

470
00:18:41,588 --> 00:18:42,722
Yeah.

471
00:18:42,755 --> 00:18:44,224
Remember Sam Graddy.

472
00:18:45,425 --> 00:18:47,394
You have one hour, starting

473
00:18:47,427 --> 00:18:50,363
now.

474
00:18:50,397 --> 00:18:52,565
Although I didn't want
Mr. Newton as my teacher,

475
00:18:52,599 --> 00:18:55,168
I knew somebody
that would appreciate him.

476
00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:00,273
Pencil down.

477
00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:08,315
So, how did he do?

478
00:19:08,348 --> 00:19:11,351
I'll let you know
in a minute.

479
00:19:11,384 --> 00:19:12,619
I didn't know how I scored,

480
00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:14,487
but I knew Carl Lewis
didn't beat me.

481
00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:19,292
92, Chris. That's an "A."

482
00:19:19,326 --> 00:19:21,628
Oh, baby, that's great!

483
00:19:21,661 --> 00:19:23,430
I knew you could do it.

484
00:19:23,463 --> 00:19:24,597
No, she didn't.

485
00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:28,268
Congratulations, Chris.

486
00:19:28,301 --> 00:19:30,803
Thanks, but it doesn't
make any difference.

487
00:19:30,837 --> 00:19:32,605
I mean,
it doesn't count.

488
00:19:32,639 --> 00:19:34,341
Yes, it does.

489
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:38,778
Mr. Newton wore me down,

490
00:19:38,811 --> 00:19:41,314
but he was one of the first
teachers I'd ever had

491
00:19:41,348 --> 00:19:44,251
that expected me to do better,
not worse.

492
00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:47,554
The next time I saw Mr. Newton,
he was excited to see me.

493
00:19:47,587 --> 00:19:48,788
Get off me!

494
00:19:48,821 --> 00:19:50,690
Hey, what happened?

495
00:19:50,723 --> 00:19:52,425
Let me have a quarter.

496
00:19:52,459 --> 00:19:55,262
Teacher got shot, man.

497
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:04,471
You! You did this to me!

498
00:20:04,504 --> 00:20:06,806
I didn't know
you were going to get shot.

499
00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:08,508
You sent me to this hellhole!

500
00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,377
This is your fault!

501
00:20:10,410 --> 00:20:13,313
Oh, you just going
to stand there?!

502
00:20:13,346 --> 00:20:14,881
I know where you live!

503
00:20:14,914 --> 00:20:16,283
I tried to teach you!

504
00:20:16,316 --> 00:20:19,386
I tried to help...
get your hands off of...

505
00:20:19,419 --> 00:20:20,787
I know who
your people is!

506
00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:22,422
Tried to help you!

507
00:20:22,455 --> 00:20:23,690
* Everybody hates Chris.

508
00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:26,426
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