1 00:00:00,375 --> 00:00:03,125 [theme music] 2 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,160 [music continues] 3 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:09,490 [instrumental music] 4 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:22,420 [school bell ringing] 5 00:01:22,457 --> 00:01:26,337 Today, we begin our discussion of those fabulous '50s. 6 00:01:26,377 --> 00:01:29,797 Fabulous? I heard it was the most boring decade in history. 7 00:01:29,839 --> 00:01:31,719 Well, that's why we're gonna talk about it, Dennis. 8 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:36,098 Was it boring if you were involved in the beginning 9 00:01:36,137 --> 00:01:38,347 of a struggle for civil rights? 10 00:01:38,389 --> 00:01:42,189 Uh, if you were part of the Korean peace talks? 11 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:44,517 Was it boring if you lost your job 12 00:01:44,562 --> 00:01:46,562 because of Senator McCarthy's witch hunt? 13 00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:50,026 Was it boring when Pat Boone sang "Tutti Frutti?" 14 00:01:50,068 --> 00:01:51,688 Yes. 15 00:01:52,487 --> 00:01:54,027 I'll give you that. 16 00:01:54,072 --> 00:01:55,412 Excuse me, Mr. Moore. 17 00:01:55,448 --> 00:01:56,868 - Yes, do come in. - 'Thank you.' 18 00:01:56,908 --> 00:01:59,368 I just want to take a moment to congratulate you 19 00:01:59,410 --> 00:02:00,660 on completing your training program 20 00:02:00,703 --> 00:02:02,003 and to give you your certificates. 21 00:02:02,038 --> 00:02:04,248 You are now officially peer counselors. 22 00:02:04,290 --> 00:02:06,080 - Alright. - Great. 23 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:09,296 Now, remember, a peer counselor is not a psychologist. 24 00:02:09,337 --> 00:02:10,547 You talk with the other kids 25 00:02:10,588 --> 00:02:11,918 about the things that are bothering them. 26 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:14,255 And either you try to help them work things out 27 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:16,180 or you refer them to someone who can. 28 00:02:16,219 --> 00:02:19,059 Now, of course, if somebody is in physical jeopardy 29 00:02:19,097 --> 00:02:22,057 or could cause harm to another, or really has a serious problem 30 00:02:22,100 --> 00:02:25,400 I want you please to come to either Mr. Moore or to me. 31 00:02:25,436 --> 00:02:28,226 Otherwise, anything that you hear 32 00:02:28,273 --> 00:02:30,233 'is strictly confidential.' 33 00:02:30,275 --> 00:02:32,435 - May I add a small note? - Oh, please. 34 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:34,195 I-I think it's a great idea. 35 00:02:34,237 --> 00:02:35,737 But, uh, I-I just want to say 36 00:02:35,780 --> 00:02:37,240 I don't think you should go out there 37 00:02:37,282 --> 00:02:39,242 expecting to save everyone. 38 00:02:39,284 --> 00:02:40,454 I mean, it's not that easy. 39 00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:42,293 There are serious problems 40 00:02:42,328 --> 00:02:45,748 'and simply because you've had couple of weekends of training' 41 00:02:45,790 --> 00:02:49,790 doesn't mean you're equipped to handle those kinds of problems. 42 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:52,256 Oh, you're right. I'm sorry, I'm not ready for this. 43 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:55,297 Oh, I think I'm having an anxiety attack. 44 00:02:55,341 --> 00:02:57,551 Arvid. Arvid, take some deep breaths. 45 00:02:57,594 --> 00:02:58,554 [gasping] 46 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:00,845 Remem-remember, Arvid, that we all have 47 00:03:00,889 --> 00:03:03,599 the same fears and apprehensions. 48 00:03:04,934 --> 00:03:07,064 Arvid, these people are our own age. 49 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:08,103 They're not judging us. 50 00:03:08,146 --> 00:03:10,896 They just want somebody to listen to them. 51 00:03:12,609 --> 00:03:13,899 I think you're right, Sarah. 52 00:03:13,943 --> 00:03:16,153 Hey, thanks a lot. I feel a little better. 53 00:03:16,196 --> 00:03:18,316 Sarah, you're good. 54 00:03:18,364 --> 00:03:20,624 Well, I guess I have the gift. 55 00:03:20,658 --> 00:03:22,698 [instrumental music] 56 00:03:27,290 --> 00:03:29,330 Okay, I've got looks, I've got a body. 57 00:03:29,375 --> 00:03:32,245 But there's got to be more, you know. 58 00:03:32,295 --> 00:03:33,665 Really? 59 00:03:36,007 --> 00:03:38,217 Oh, uh, uh.. 60 00:03:38,259 --> 00:03:40,349 Yeah, yeah. More. 61 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:43,096 Sometimes, I just refuse to go out. 62 00:03:43,139 --> 00:03:45,849 I spend the whole weekend lying around in my nightie 63 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:48,192 reading and eating popsicles. 64 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:49,978 Can you imagine? 65 00:03:50,521 --> 00:03:53,821 [instrumental music] 66 00:03:56,486 --> 00:03:58,606 I feel so inadequate. 67 00:03:58,655 --> 00:03:59,565 I know. 68 00:03:59,614 --> 00:04:02,164 I think it's because of my parents. 69 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,410 - I know, I know. - They're so critical. 70 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:08,623 - Yeah, I know. - What's wrong with me? 71 00:04:08,665 --> 00:04:11,535 Nothing. It's your parents. 72 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:13,674 [instrumental music] 73 00:04:18,049 --> 00:04:19,549 Hi, T.J. My name is-- 74 00:04:19,592 --> 00:04:23,262 Who gives a flying fat burger what your name is? 75 00:04:24,889 --> 00:04:26,769 Miss Bernadette Do-gooder sent me here 76 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:29,138 to take a rap for bad attitude. 77 00:04:29,185 --> 00:04:31,975 I did the crime, so I'm doin' my time. 78 00:04:32,021 --> 00:04:34,941 For rich girls like you who play the I'm-white game 79 00:04:34,983 --> 00:04:38,653 give me a major pain in my black-is-beautiful butt. 80 00:04:43,241 --> 00:04:45,581 Hey, lighten up. I don't play that game. 81 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:46,788 Oh, yeah, Miss Wannabe. 82 00:04:46,828 --> 00:04:48,788 That's why you're sitting here trying to get an A 83 00:04:48,830 --> 00:04:51,920 on your assignment to out Mother Theresa. 84 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:55,884 Look, T.J. 85 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,170 I think we got off on the wrong foot here. 86 00:04:58,214 --> 00:04:59,804 You did, I didn't. 87 00:04:59,841 --> 00:05:02,091 I know what we're here for. 88 00:05:02,135 --> 00:05:04,295 I'm what is called "Extra credit." 89 00:05:04,345 --> 00:05:07,345 I'm a rung on your ladder to graduation, college 90 00:05:07,390 --> 00:05:09,520 and a house in the burbs. 91 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:11,019 'So get real, Camille.' 92 00:05:11,060 --> 00:05:13,900 You kids get special classes, special books, special trips. 93 00:05:13,938 --> 00:05:17,028 You walk around this school like Samuels' pet poodles. 94 00:05:17,066 --> 00:05:18,856 Okay, we get some privileges. 95 00:05:18,901 --> 00:05:20,821 But I'm not gonna feel guilty about that 96 00:05:20,862 --> 00:05:22,322 because I work hard. 97 00:05:22,363 --> 00:05:24,993 I've had some rough times too, okay. So, what? 98 00:05:25,033 --> 00:05:27,543 You, you take the lemons and you throw them at people. 99 00:05:27,577 --> 00:05:30,907 Me, I take the lemons and I try to make lemonade. 100 00:05:30,955 --> 00:05:33,785 Nice. I saw it on "Peanuts." 101 00:05:34,292 --> 00:05:36,252 T.J., T.J. 102 00:05:37,253 --> 00:05:38,383 I'm sorry. 103 00:05:38,421 --> 00:05:41,471 Look, why don't we call it a tie and start over? 104 00:05:41,507 --> 00:05:42,677 Okay? 105 00:05:42,717 --> 00:05:44,637 You ain't gettin' it, gidget. 106 00:05:44,677 --> 00:05:48,427 I ain't no one's special project, free ride, or lost dog. 107 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:51,523 I'm me, see? That's what T.J.'s about. 108 00:05:51,559 --> 00:05:53,729 Session over and out. 109 00:05:57,398 --> 00:05:59,858 I'm here if you need me! 110 00:06:00,401 --> 00:06:02,451 [instrumental music] 111 00:06:05,907 --> 00:06:07,157 I know you'll like this collection. 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,160 - It's new literature, the '50s. - Excuse me. 113 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:10,952 - See you at 4:00, Eric. - Yeah, see you. 114 00:06:10,995 --> 00:06:12,035 All the poets, you know. 115 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,080 - Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Corso. - Oh, Eric. 116 00:06:14,123 --> 00:06:15,583 - 4:20. - I'll be there. 117 00:06:15,625 --> 00:06:18,745 Playwrights like John Osborne and Leroy Jones. Plus-- 118 00:06:18,795 --> 00:06:22,045 - Hi, Eric. 4:40, don't forget. - Uh, and I won't. 119 00:06:22,090 --> 00:06:25,390 Jeri Southern.. What's happening, Eric? 120 00:06:25,426 --> 00:06:27,426 Ah, it's peer counseling, Mr. Moore. 121 00:06:27,470 --> 00:06:31,930 Yeah. I never realized there are so many needy girls out there. 122 00:06:31,974 --> 00:06:34,394 Eric, are you sure you still wanna go out with me 123 00:06:34,435 --> 00:06:37,265 Saturday night? Maybe you'll be too busy. 124 00:06:37,313 --> 00:06:39,483 Helping the needy. 125 00:06:40,233 --> 00:06:42,443 Simone, I'm like a doctor. 126 00:06:42,485 --> 00:06:45,195 I'm doing very important work here. 127 00:06:47,115 --> 00:06:49,945 Someone should phone the Nobel Prize Committee. 128 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,910 I feel foolish taking up your time with my complaining. 129 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:58,500 Oh, complain. Complain. 130 00:06:58,543 --> 00:07:01,753 It's just that I'm so lonely, you know. 131 00:07:01,796 --> 00:07:03,336 Yeah. 132 00:07:03,381 --> 00:07:05,051 No. You? 133 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:08,971 I go out with football players, basketball players. 134 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:11,351 Guys of every athletic inclination 135 00:07:11,389 --> 00:07:13,389 but I still feel so alone. 136 00:07:13,433 --> 00:07:15,563 No one understands me.. 137 00:07:16,144 --> 00:07:18,234 ...but you, Arvid. 138 00:07:18,271 --> 00:07:19,651 Funny, isn't it? 139 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:21,519 Hilarious. 140 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:24,940 [instrumental music] 141 00:07:25,695 --> 00:07:27,735 My mom says I'm a slob. 142 00:07:27,780 --> 00:07:32,410 She...she says my room looks like a garbage dump. 143 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,502 I tried to convince her it was performance art 144 00:07:34,537 --> 00:07:36,457 but she wouldn't go for it. 145 00:07:37,540 --> 00:07:39,880 Well, Jeff, you are a slob. 146 00:07:39,917 --> 00:07:41,337 But you've come to the right person. 147 00:07:41,377 --> 00:07:43,417 I myself will sometimes go four to five weeks 148 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:44,383 between room overhauls. 149 00:07:44,422 --> 00:07:45,632 - Really? - Oh, yeah. 150 00:07:45,673 --> 00:07:47,473 - How? - Well, it's easy. 151 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,508 You gotta be able to sense out the situation. 152 00:07:49,552 --> 00:07:51,102 You gotta be able to find that moment 153 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:52,967 when your parents are just about ready 154 00:07:53,014 --> 00:07:54,314 to kick you out of the house. 155 00:07:54,348 --> 00:07:56,928 - And then you clean up? - No. 156 00:07:56,976 --> 00:07:59,266 Then you buy your mother a gift. 157 00:07:59,312 --> 00:08:00,902 Now, it doesn't matter what the gift is just as 158 00:08:00,938 --> 00:08:03,898 long as you be sure to include a note that says.. 159 00:08:03,941 --> 00:08:05,781 "I love you, mom." 160 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:07,648 You do that, and I guarantee you an extra two weeks 161 00:08:07,695 --> 00:08:10,155 of underwear hangin' on your lamp. 162 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:13,237 Dude, you're my hero. 163 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:17,959 Well, uh, we got a lot of time left. Hungry? 164 00:08:17,997 --> 00:08:20,077 - Yeah. - Let's get out of here. 165 00:08:20,791 --> 00:08:23,211 Hi, T.J., glad to see you. 166 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:27,879 Welcome, T.J., I'm here to help. 167 00:08:28,925 --> 00:08:31,215 Hey, T.J., what it is? 168 00:08:32,595 --> 00:08:34,885 Same song. Second verse. 169 00:08:34,931 --> 00:08:37,681 Miss Meara's got this thing about my attitude. 170 00:08:37,725 --> 00:08:41,555 Wants me to turn into Miss Peppy Pants like you. 171 00:08:41,604 --> 00:08:43,444 You know, T.J., I bet we got a lot more 172 00:08:43,481 --> 00:08:44,821 in common than you think. 173 00:08:44,857 --> 00:08:47,687 Like what? Besides, we're both breathin'. 174 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,780 Well, I like movies. 175 00:08:51,822 --> 00:08:54,992 Too long. I watch TV. 176 00:08:55,034 --> 00:08:56,994 I love a nice juicy hamburger. 177 00:08:57,036 --> 00:08:58,496 Hot dog's better. 178 00:08:58,538 --> 00:09:00,708 - A summer day. - Too hot. Spring. 179 00:09:00,748 --> 00:09:02,208 - Magic Johnson. - Michael Jordan. 180 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:03,710 - Alice Walker. - Langston Hughes. 181 00:09:03,751 --> 00:09:05,881 - Janet Jackson. - La Toya. 182 00:09:08,714 --> 00:09:10,424 Wait a minute, I heard something. 183 00:09:10,466 --> 00:09:11,216 Huh? 184 00:09:11,259 --> 00:09:12,719 I heard you say Langston Hughes. 185 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,680 He's a poet. You read poetry. 186 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,350 So what? Just 'cause I'm in the bonehead class 187 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:20,230 doesn't mean I don't read or write. 188 00:09:20,268 --> 00:09:23,098 - You write poetry too? - I didn't say that. 189 00:09:23,145 --> 00:09:24,435 You didn't deny it. 190 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,320 Come on, T.J., read me something of yours. 191 00:09:26,357 --> 00:09:28,527 You don't read it, baby, you rap it. 192 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,438 So, rap it. 193 00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:36,332 - You really wanna hear this? - Yeah. 194 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:37,407 Okay. 195 00:09:37,451 --> 00:09:39,581 ♪ Girl in the street no cold and no heat ♪ 196 00:09:39,620 --> 00:09:43,500 ♪ A crazy outlook a torn up book but she can't compete ♪ 197 00:09:43,541 --> 00:09:45,381 ♪ Girl on fire with her desire ♪ 198 00:09:45,418 --> 00:09:48,748 ♪ She stalls it and balls it she'll go much higher ♪♪ 199 00:09:48,796 --> 00:09:49,956 - That's enough. - T.J. 200 00:09:50,006 --> 00:09:51,666 What're you stopping for? 201 00:09:51,716 --> 00:09:53,626 What are you pretending you're interested for? 202 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:56,966 I am interested. You have something to say. 203 00:09:57,013 --> 00:09:58,393 No one cares what I have to say. 204 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:00,851 - How do you know that? - Because of where they put me. 205 00:10:00,891 --> 00:10:03,691 In the sit down and shut up class. 206 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:06,268 - Remedial? - It's cool. 207 00:10:06,314 --> 00:10:10,194 They don't bother me, and I don't bother them. 208 00:10:10,234 --> 00:10:12,954 Are you sure you like it that way? 209 00:10:13,904 --> 00:10:16,414 Well? Do you? 210 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:18,993 I gotta go. 211 00:10:19,952 --> 00:10:22,252 [instrumental music] 212 00:10:23,122 --> 00:10:25,672 Oh, Sarah, I can't show you T.J.'s file 213 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:27,288 that would be a definite invasion of privacy 214 00:10:27,335 --> 00:10:30,295 which will be a violation of district code number 427-- 215 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:32,718 I just have a feeling that there's more to T.J. 216 00:10:32,757 --> 00:10:35,177 than an, an encyclopedia of insults. 217 00:10:35,217 --> 00:10:36,297 Well, of course, there is. 218 00:10:36,344 --> 00:10:37,644 I mean, she was an honors student 219 00:10:37,678 --> 00:10:39,098 all the way through the sixth grade. 220 00:10:39,138 --> 00:10:41,428 She made straight A's, and then all of a sudden 221 00:10:41,474 --> 00:10:43,314 her grades just started dropping. 222 00:10:43,351 --> 00:10:46,151 And now, looks like all she's passing is 223 00:10:46,187 --> 00:10:47,557 homeroom and phys ed. 224 00:10:47,605 --> 00:10:50,395 - What happened? - Sarah, that's confidential. 225 00:10:50,441 --> 00:10:52,071 I cannot tell you. 226 00:10:52,109 --> 00:10:53,319 Wait a minute. 227 00:10:53,361 --> 00:10:54,651 That's it? 228 00:10:54,695 --> 00:10:56,445 A former honors student has practically 229 00:10:56,489 --> 00:10:59,119 dropped out of school and nobody cares? 230 00:10:59,158 --> 00:11:00,408 We care, Sarah. 231 00:11:00,451 --> 00:11:02,751 But sometimes, a student gets lost in the system 232 00:11:02,787 --> 00:11:05,867 because there's not enough time or teachers or resources. 233 00:11:05,915 --> 00:11:08,205 That's why what your class is doing is so important. 234 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:12,710 I mean, maybe, just maybe you can really help this girl. 235 00:11:13,381 --> 00:11:15,261 Yes. 236 00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:18,094 Mr. Moore. 237 00:11:18,135 --> 00:11:20,595 I need your help. Or T.J. does. 238 00:11:20,638 --> 00:11:24,138 You see, she's stuck in a class where she doesn't belong. 239 00:11:24,183 --> 00:11:25,523 In a life where she doesn't belong. 240 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,559 I found out that she used to get straight A's. 241 00:11:27,603 --> 00:11:29,813 Then suddenly, she's in remedial. 242 00:11:29,855 --> 00:11:32,645 I want her to know that there's a way to get back. 243 00:11:32,692 --> 00:11:35,782 You know, I think that she should be around people 244 00:11:35,820 --> 00:11:39,030 who like to read and learn, and-and discuss things. 245 00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:42,543 You know, people who have ideals. People who have dreams. 246 00:11:42,576 --> 00:11:45,576 Mm-hmm. Like the IHP. 247 00:11:45,621 --> 00:11:46,791 That's it. 248 00:11:46,831 --> 00:11:48,461 She needs to sit in on our class. 249 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:50,629 That'll help her. That'll really inspire her. 250 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:52,038 That'll turn her whole life around. 251 00:11:52,086 --> 00:11:56,126 Mr. Moore, if anybody can do it, you can. What a great idea! 252 00:11:57,758 --> 00:12:00,088 [instrumental music] 253 00:12:05,391 --> 00:12:07,311 [instrumental music] 254 00:12:07,351 --> 00:12:08,391 You what? 255 00:12:08,436 --> 00:12:11,146 I invited T.J. to sit in on our class. 256 00:12:11,188 --> 00:12:13,148 - Oh. - Right. 257 00:12:13,190 --> 00:12:15,610 Well, I think she's really a smart and sensitive girl 258 00:12:15,651 --> 00:12:17,321 who's just gotten some bad breaks. 259 00:12:17,361 --> 00:12:18,821 And I think she could get a lot out of 260 00:12:18,863 --> 00:12:20,363 seeing what a really good class is like. 261 00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:22,736 Now, wait a minute. Mr. Moore, do you condone this? 262 00:12:22,783 --> 00:12:25,243 - Yeah, it's worth a try. - Okay. 263 00:12:25,286 --> 00:12:27,956 But you all have to promise to be nice to her. 264 00:12:27,997 --> 00:12:29,417 We'll be very understanding, Sarah. 265 00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:32,207 I'm sure we all know what it's like to feel out of place. 266 00:12:32,251 --> 00:12:35,051 We'll make her feel welcome, loved, and nurtured. 267 00:12:35,087 --> 00:12:37,047 Don't make her feel nauseous. 268 00:12:37,089 --> 00:12:38,919 Just be nice to her. 269 00:12:38,966 --> 00:12:40,006 [bell ringing] 270 00:12:40,050 --> 00:12:41,760 Here she comes. 271 00:12:45,431 --> 00:12:47,271 Hey, I'm T.J. 272 00:12:47,308 --> 00:12:49,438 (all) Hi, T.J. 273 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:55,315 What is this? An AAA meeting? 274 00:12:57,735 --> 00:12:59,695 Well, hi, T.J. Uh, welcome to class. 275 00:12:59,737 --> 00:13:02,527 I'm glad you could come. Why don't you find a seat? 276 00:13:03,115 --> 00:13:04,775 Sit over here. 277 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:08,160 T.J. 278 00:13:08,204 --> 00:13:10,624 Is it true that the rats in the projects 279 00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:11,794 are as big as dogs? 280 00:13:11,832 --> 00:13:15,212 - Janice. - Yeah. We call ours Spot. 281 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:18,460 [laughing] Spot. 282 00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:24,797 Well, it's very nice you could visit, T.J. 283 00:13:24,845 --> 00:13:28,265 Sarah has said so many nice things about you. 284 00:13:28,307 --> 00:13:30,177 That's a nice coat you're wearing, T.J. 285 00:13:30,226 --> 00:13:31,596 Stop it with the nice crap. 286 00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:35,364 I must be the first nasty person who has ever sat in here. 287 00:13:35,397 --> 00:13:37,857 Hey, what am I? John Denver? 288 00:13:40,027 --> 00:13:42,197 You ain't that hip. 289 00:13:44,073 --> 00:13:46,413 T.J., you've got a wonderful mean streak 290 00:13:46,450 --> 00:13:48,540 that I find awfully attractive. 291 00:13:48,577 --> 00:13:51,997 Like I care what a boob with bangs thinks. 292 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:53,669 You should take your seat, Dennis. 293 00:13:53,707 --> 00:13:55,497 No, I wouldn't push it. 294 00:13:56,627 --> 00:13:59,667 Uh, now, it's probably time for me to start teaching. 295 00:13:59,713 --> 00:14:01,973 Uh, Eisenhower. 296 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:04,047 You know, many people said that he was 297 00:14:04,093 --> 00:14:05,553 slightly more somnambulant 298 00:14:05,594 --> 00:14:07,514 than Calvin Coolidge. 299 00:14:07,555 --> 00:14:09,965 You know, Mr. Moore, there's this really delightful anecdote 300 00:14:10,015 --> 00:14:13,185 I heard somewhere when Dorothy Parker heard.. 301 00:14:13,227 --> 00:14:15,477 Uh, she was a famous writer. 302 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:17,231 When Dorothy.. 303 00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:20,443 Dorothy Parker heard that Coolidge had died she said.. 304 00:14:20,484 --> 00:14:23,074 "Oh, really? How can they tell?" 305 00:14:24,780 --> 00:14:25,950 What's so funny? 306 00:14:25,990 --> 00:14:28,830 Well, Coolidge was so quiet, so boring. 307 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:32,408 I get the joke, but I don't think it's funny. It's stupid. 308 00:14:32,454 --> 00:14:35,174 Where did you get the right to call Dorothy Parker stupid? 309 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:39,497 I ain't callin' Dorothy Parker stupid. I'm callin' you stupid. 310 00:14:42,381 --> 00:14:44,721 Mr. Moore, could we please get through two minutes 311 00:14:44,758 --> 00:14:46,508 of this class without her butting in? 312 00:14:46,552 --> 00:14:48,102 - Yeah. - Excuse me. 313 00:14:48,137 --> 00:14:50,057 When did butting in become this 314 00:14:50,097 --> 00:14:52,887 radical concept for this class? 315 00:14:52,933 --> 00:14:56,853 Uh, as long as we are slowed down for a moment 316 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:58,266 perhaps we could reflect 317 00:14:58,314 --> 00:15:02,614 on the words "Patronizing" and "Rude." 318 00:15:02,651 --> 00:15:04,361 So, you want me to shut up, right? 319 00:15:04,403 --> 00:15:06,163 No, I'm talking about them too. 320 00:15:06,196 --> 00:15:10,236 Yeah. Yeah, they're all smart here in the smart class. 321 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:12,454 Well, let me tell you somethin'. 322 00:15:12,494 --> 00:15:14,834 When somebody comes into the dummy class 323 00:15:14,872 --> 00:15:18,212 we don't put them down for not being dumb enough. 324 00:15:18,250 --> 00:15:20,090 I gotta go. 325 00:15:24,048 --> 00:15:26,628 Okay, back to Eisenhower. 326 00:15:26,675 --> 00:15:28,965 [instrumental music] 327 00:15:30,137 --> 00:15:32,637 And tomorrow, we'll take a whimsical look 328 00:15:32,681 --> 00:15:34,141 at Lyndon Johnson. 329 00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:37,393 The playful, and very public president. 330 00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:41,516 Who preferred to hold his press conferences in the bathroom. 331 00:15:41,565 --> 00:15:43,685 Don't forget those essays. We'll see you tomorrow. 332 00:15:43,734 --> 00:15:45,904 - See you. - Bye, Mr. Moore. 333 00:15:50,908 --> 00:15:52,908 Mr. Moore. 334 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:55,122 I'm sorry. I mean, about T.J. 335 00:15:55,162 --> 00:15:57,962 I'm, I'm sorry, I pushed her off on you. 336 00:15:57,998 --> 00:15:59,578 Uh, I think having her in class 337 00:15:59,625 --> 00:16:02,125 made for a couple of interesting moments. 338 00:16:02,169 --> 00:16:04,589 T.J. is very smart. 339 00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:06,510 She's fearless.. 340 00:16:06,548 --> 00:16:08,008 ...and she's honest. 341 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:10,590 I mean, these are all things that it takes 342 00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:11,716 to make a great scholar. 343 00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:14,432 I'm not sure if she wants to be one, but.. 344 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:17,183 Yeah, well, it doesn't matter now. 345 00:16:17,226 --> 00:16:18,266 It's like you said. 346 00:16:18,310 --> 00:16:20,350 "Some people you just can't help." 347 00:16:20,396 --> 00:16:22,356 No, I never said that. 348 00:16:22,398 --> 00:16:26,528 I said, "Don't expect to save everyone." 349 00:16:26,568 --> 00:16:28,778 See, saving's kinda one-way 350 00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:31,031 but helping people is a two-way street. 351 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:34,333 'And, uh, you're makin' some real progress with her.' 352 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:35,488 Mr. Moore, how can you say that 353 00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:37,536 after she ripped the class to shreds? 354 00:16:37,579 --> 00:16:41,289 - She came to class, didn't she? - Well, yeah. 355 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:42,503 Well, I think it'll be a shame 356 00:16:42,543 --> 00:16:43,963 to turn around and walk away now. 357 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:47,133 Mr. Moore, the way she acts, it just makes me furious. 358 00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:50,262 Well, I'm sure some of the things you and the others do 359 00:16:50,300 --> 00:16:51,760 make her pretty angry too. 360 00:16:51,802 --> 00:16:54,052 - Oh, like what? - Oh, I don't know. 361 00:16:54,096 --> 00:16:57,176 I'm sure she'd be glad to tell you. 362 00:16:57,224 --> 00:17:02,234 Look...seems to me, maybe you reached somebody here 363 00:17:02,271 --> 00:17:06,031 that nobody has paid attention to for.. 364 00:17:06,066 --> 00:17:07,226 ...maybe years. 365 00:17:07,276 --> 00:17:10,146 So, I think you should keep doin' it. 366 00:17:11,780 --> 00:17:13,530 [instrumental music] 367 00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:16,160 Oh, T.J., I've been lookin' for you. 368 00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:18,331 Yeah? Well, thanks for nothin', man. 369 00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:20,080 That action in your class today 370 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:21,252 was a total disaster. 371 00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:23,830 You really know how to make a person feel like sludge. 372 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:25,666 Wait a minute. T.J. 373 00:17:25,711 --> 00:17:27,501 I thought it would be nice for you. 374 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:30,296 You know, you were welcome to stay for the whole class. 375 00:17:30,340 --> 00:17:32,800 Well, isn't that a dream come true. 376 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:36,393 Sit in a nice clean desk with no dirty words carved in it. 377 00:17:36,430 --> 00:17:38,680 Everyone dressed like it was Easter Sunday. 378 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:41,444 And a teacher who treats you better than your own mamma. 379 00:17:41,477 --> 00:17:44,477 And an hour later, I get sent back to the real world. 380 00:17:44,521 --> 00:17:46,651 And that's a last I see a Disney Land. 381 00:17:46,690 --> 00:17:49,110 But that's not the way I meant it to be. 382 00:17:49,151 --> 00:17:51,201 You know, you could be in a better class. 383 00:17:51,236 --> 00:17:52,816 You could be in IHP. 384 00:17:52,863 --> 00:17:56,333 Yeah, and Dr. Samuels could be Mr. Universe. 385 00:17:56,366 --> 00:17:59,366 Now, you may have the personality of a pit bull 386 00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:01,871 but one thing you are is intelligent. 387 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:05,084 And I thought I could help you do something with that. 388 00:18:05,125 --> 00:18:07,625 Well, I'm sorry if I went about it all wrong. 389 00:18:07,669 --> 00:18:10,259 Okay. Well, I'm sorry if I made you feel like 390 00:18:10,297 --> 00:18:13,047 a mush-brained dweeb in front of your whole class. 391 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:14,892 Wait a minute. 392 00:18:16,011 --> 00:18:19,141 Alright. Apology accepted. 393 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:21,345 Friends? 394 00:18:21,391 --> 00:18:23,691 [instrumental music] 395 00:18:27,064 --> 00:18:30,074 I mean, what do you think she meant, Mr. Moore? 396 00:18:30,109 --> 00:18:31,939 I think she wants you to ask her out. 397 00:18:31,985 --> 00:18:35,565 Oh, I-I was afraid of that. I-I can't. 398 00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:38,584 I mean, we have a client therapist relationship here 399 00:18:38,617 --> 00:18:40,577 that can't be violated by the intrusion 400 00:18:40,619 --> 00:18:43,039 of my obvious animal magnetism. 401 00:18:44,039 --> 00:18:47,169 And-and then, of course, there is the, the-the moral issue 402 00:18:47,209 --> 00:18:50,379 the psychological implications, and, and furthermore.. 403 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:52,090 Oh, God, Mr. Moore, I have to have the girl. 404 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:53,221 Please tell me it's okay. 405 00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:54,717 Arvid, don't ask me to do that. 406 00:18:54,758 --> 00:18:58,548 Now, you yourself just said it would be unfair to ask 407 00:18:58,595 --> 00:19:02,265 her out based on information you got in a session. 408 00:19:02,307 --> 00:19:05,477 - She started it. - Arvid. 409 00:19:07,020 --> 00:19:08,810 - Alright. - Okay. 410 00:19:08,856 --> 00:19:10,686 [bell ringing] 411 00:19:10,732 --> 00:19:12,822 - Mornin'. - Hi. 412 00:19:12,860 --> 00:19:15,700 Okay, as soon as you're ready we're gonna dive headlong 413 00:19:15,737 --> 00:19:20,367 into 1963, when Lyndon Johnson be-be.. 414 00:19:20,409 --> 00:19:21,829 Excuse me. 415 00:19:21,869 --> 00:19:23,039 Hello! Hello! 416 00:19:23,078 --> 00:19:26,328 Hello! I have a history class over here. 417 00:19:26,373 --> 00:19:30,253 Oh, sorry, Mr. Moore. Peer counseling. 418 00:19:33,589 --> 00:19:36,089 Uh-oh. Call security. 419 00:19:38,886 --> 00:19:40,136 - Hi. - Uh. 420 00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:42,099 I thought I'll give you a second chance. 421 00:19:42,139 --> 00:19:44,219 - Oh-oh. - So, what you doing? 422 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:47,806 Copying garbage off the board? Or garbage out of a book? 423 00:19:47,853 --> 00:19:50,563 Actually, we're discussing the Johnson administration. 424 00:19:50,606 --> 00:19:53,976 Oh. Garbage out of Washington. 425 00:19:59,406 --> 00:20:01,156 You know, actually, it was during 426 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,580 the Johnson administration that a book was first published. 427 00:20:05,621 --> 00:20:06,911 "The Fire Next Time." 428 00:20:06,955 --> 00:20:11,205 This book examined racism in a completely new way. 429 00:20:11,251 --> 00:20:15,421 And the author of the book who had a great deal in common 430 00:20:15,464 --> 00:20:18,594 with another social commentator at the time, Tom Wolfe. 431 00:20:18,634 --> 00:20:21,304 - Bull. - I'm sorry? 432 00:20:21,345 --> 00:20:23,005 I said, bull. 433 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:24,135 You want me to go to 434 00:20:24,181 --> 00:20:25,561 Dr. Samuels' office or straight home? 435 00:20:25,599 --> 00:20:28,639 No. I want you to tell me why you think it's bull. 436 00:20:28,685 --> 00:20:31,805 I just got kicked out of a class for sayin' bull. 437 00:20:31,855 --> 00:20:33,765 You can say bull in here but you have 438 00:20:33,815 --> 00:20:36,145 to be able to back it up. 439 00:20:36,193 --> 00:20:37,363 Okay. 440 00:20:37,402 --> 00:20:38,702 It's like this, see.. 441 00:20:38,737 --> 00:20:40,657 ...the dude you're talkin' about 442 00:20:40,697 --> 00:20:42,157 is James Baldwin, man. 443 00:20:42,199 --> 00:20:44,579 Except, he ain't nothing like Tom Wolfe. 444 00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:46,948 'Baldwin grew up poor in Harlem' 445 00:20:46,995 --> 00:20:49,405 'with nine brothers and sisters and a step daddy' 446 00:20:49,456 --> 00:20:51,376 who couldn't stand his guts. 447 00:20:51,416 --> 00:20:54,166 He made it on his own. Worked loading boxcars. 448 00:20:54,211 --> 00:20:55,801 His mamma was a maid, didn't have time 449 00:20:55,837 --> 00:20:58,507 to tell him to do his homework, and don't be late for school 450 00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:02,178 and someday you can be a writer. I just know you can. 451 00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:04,349 Shoot, if there's food on the table 452 00:21:04,388 --> 00:21:06,968 and everybody's sittin' around it in one piece. 453 00:21:07,015 --> 00:21:08,635 You're doin' alright. That's how it is. 454 00:21:08,684 --> 00:21:11,354 - You know what I'm sayin'. - Yeah. 455 00:21:12,771 --> 00:21:14,481 I do, T.J. 456 00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:16,283 I was pushing you, wasn't I? 457 00:21:16,316 --> 00:21:18,896 You were giving me a Park Avenue answer 458 00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:22,074 to a 129th Street problem. 459 00:21:22,906 --> 00:21:25,276 - I'm sorry. - Forget it. 460 00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:26,865 You're alright. 461 00:21:28,745 --> 00:21:32,535 And for a teacher, you're alright too. 462 00:21:32,582 --> 00:21:34,632 This is the first time I ever got to say 463 00:21:34,668 --> 00:21:37,168 more than three words in class. 464 00:21:37,212 --> 00:21:39,972 Well, that's a damn shame. You got some good ideas. 465 00:21:40,007 --> 00:21:42,967 Yeah, you know, I'm startin' to dig this class. 466 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:45,890 In here, you sit next to a computer. 467 00:21:45,929 --> 00:21:49,429 In my class, I sit next to a guy with a tattoo 468 00:21:49,474 --> 00:21:51,444 that says, "Born To Drool." 469 00:21:51,476 --> 00:21:52,936 [laughing] 470 00:21:52,978 --> 00:21:55,768 These are my kind of people. 471 00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:59,234 Even the slob and the snob. 472 00:21:59,276 --> 00:22:02,146 Sign me up. 473 00:22:02,195 --> 00:22:05,775 Well, that's a good idea, T.J., but it's not that easy. 474 00:22:05,824 --> 00:22:08,374 You got a lot to do before you can get into this class. 475 00:22:08,410 --> 00:22:09,950 You gotta bring your grade level up. 476 00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:12,405 - Huh. - Who says I can even do it? 477 00:22:12,456 --> 00:22:15,996 - I do. - Yeah? That's pretty fresh. 478 00:22:16,043 --> 00:22:17,753 Well, you know, I bet there's some other people 479 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:18,844 who'd be willing to help you. 480 00:22:18,879 --> 00:22:20,839 - Yeah, T.J. - We'll help you. 481 00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:24,011 Why? Do you get some kinda extra credit for it? 482 00:22:24,051 --> 00:22:25,591 - No. - No. 483 00:22:25,635 --> 00:22:28,055 Although, it's not a bad idea. 484 00:22:30,223 --> 00:22:33,483 Look, uh, you do your part, they'll do theirs. 485 00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:35,308 I'll talk to Miss Meara and Dr. Samuels 486 00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:36,944 about your situation, okay? 487 00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:38,190 You got a deal. 488 00:22:38,231 --> 00:22:41,741 - Well, better get goin'. - What's you hurry? 489 00:22:41,777 --> 00:22:43,277 You can stick around till class is over. 490 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,030 Uh, if it's okay with everybody else? 491 00:22:45,072 --> 00:22:47,122 - Yeah, sure. - Yeah, sure. 492 00:22:47,157 --> 00:22:51,237 And, uh, T.J., I just got to ask you this. 493 00:22:51,286 --> 00:22:53,496 Who does your hair? 494 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:57,583 Okay, back to Lyndon Johnson. 495 00:22:58,293 --> 00:23:01,093 [instrumental music] 496 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:06,971 [instrumental music] 497 00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:09,220 Mr. Moore, I just want you to know 498 00:23:09,262 --> 00:23:11,012 that my counseling session went great today 499 00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:12,096 and everything worked out. 500 00:23:12,140 --> 00:23:13,270 I'm glad to hear it, Arvid. 501 00:23:13,308 --> 00:23:14,938 I guess you let her down easily, huh? 502 00:23:14,976 --> 00:23:18,976 Yeah. You know, but I do think I had some influence on her. 503 00:23:19,022 --> 00:23:20,072 Uh.. 504 00:23:20,107 --> 00:23:21,357 [laughing] 505 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:28,449 Ooh. 506 00:23:30,742 --> 00:23:33,412 [theme music] 507 00:24:00,230 --> 00:24:03,530 [music continues]