1 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,480 Hey, Mikey, how you doing? How was your weekend? Can I borrow $300? 2 00:00:10,060 --> 00:00:11,800 Fine, great, not a chance. 3 00:00:12,820 --> 00:00:14,700 Mikey, do you still have those savings bonds? 4 00:00:14,980 --> 00:00:16,360 Okay, Zach, what gives? 5 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,920 It was all my father's fault. 6 00:00:19,240 --> 00:00:23,320 He told me not to fool around with his new video camera. What happened? I 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:24,320 around with it. 8 00:00:25,710 --> 00:00:29,630 I was on my roof taking pictures of the Zepparelli twins doing aerobics in their 9 00:00:29,630 --> 00:00:33,130 backyard. Zach, they live two blocks from your house. 10 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:35,690 It's amazing what they've done with zoom lenses. 11 00:00:36,510 --> 00:00:38,010 I started to slip. 12 00:00:38,210 --> 00:00:39,370 It was either me or the camera. 13 00:00:39,790 --> 00:00:41,650 I think you made the wrong choice. 14 00:00:44,870 --> 00:00:50,130 When I wake up in the morning and the alarm gets out of warning, I don't think 15 00:00:50,130 --> 00:00:51,690 I'll ever make it on time. 16 00:00:52,510 --> 00:00:53,510 Bye. 17 00:00:55,630 --> 00:00:57,030 Bye. 18 00:00:58,470 --> 00:00:59,469 Bye. 19 00:00:59,470 --> 00:01:00,870 Bye. 20 00:01:47,929 --> 00:01:50,730 The computer aid is upon us. 21 00:01:51,070 --> 00:01:55,150 You can bank, shop, even invest without ever leaving home. 22 00:01:55,850 --> 00:01:59,750 Each year, my students chip in $2 and we buy stock. 23 00:02:00,430 --> 00:02:05,300 While they're busy dreaming of riches, They have no idea I'm teaching them 24 00:02:05,300 --> 00:02:06,300 American business. 25 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,139 Pretty sneaky, huh? 26 00:02:09,039 --> 00:02:10,039 Okay. 27 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,720 Can anybody tell me about the Great Depression? 28 00:02:16,540 --> 00:02:19,120 That's what happens when your mother cuts off your phone for the test. 29 00:02:21,100 --> 00:02:25,440 Well, actually, I was referring to the crash of 1929. 30 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:29,860 I knew that. Before we're completely bummed out, can we check your brokerage 31 00:02:29,860 --> 00:02:33,180 account and see how our stock's doing? Sure. My key far up the computer. 32 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:34,600 Why bother? 33 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,700 Elliot Airlines hasn't budged since Elliot died. 34 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,980 Let's get our 50 bucks back before they bury his plane, too. 35 00:02:43,180 --> 00:02:45,700 I knew we should have invested in stealth bombers. 36 00:02:46,020 --> 00:02:48,260 There's big money in invisibility. 37 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:54,760 Now, if you'd all read this morning's newspaper, as you were supposed to, you 38 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,160 would have read some very exciting news. 39 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:58,860 Purple is the new fall color. 40 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:02,840 I'm referring to the merger. 41 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,180 TransUniversal Air has swallowed up your airline. 42 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:09,300 Hey, guys, look at this. 43 00:03:10,340 --> 00:03:12,680 TransUniversal Air has gone up three bucks a share. 44 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,620 Can someone tell me how much we've made? 45 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:18,130 That's $150. 46 00:03:18,350 --> 00:03:19,350 We're rich. 47 00:03:19,390 --> 00:03:20,770 Right. Get real. 48 00:03:21,150 --> 00:03:23,410 We're comfortable, but not rich. 49 00:03:25,370 --> 00:03:26,630 $150 overnight. 50 00:03:27,370 --> 00:03:28,670 This could have possibilities. 51 00:03:29,730 --> 00:03:31,770 Maybe we should sell and take our profits. 52 00:03:32,090 --> 00:03:35,710 Well, when you invest on the stock market, there are always risks. 53 00:03:36,030 --> 00:03:38,010 You can make money, but you can also lose it. 54 00:03:38,450 --> 00:03:40,830 So what do you want to do? Do you want to stay in or get out? 55 00:03:41,070 --> 00:03:42,630 Let's stay in. Go for it. 56 00:03:42,950 --> 00:03:44,950 All right. Let's go for it. 57 00:03:45,530 --> 00:03:48,630 Is there some way I can do some more studying on these mergers and 58 00:03:48,630 --> 00:03:51,110 thing? Well, you can always do research at the library. 59 00:03:51,470 --> 00:03:52,570 Great, good idea. 60 00:03:53,350 --> 00:03:56,890 Miss Bliss, exactly where is the library? 61 00:04:00,930 --> 00:04:04,870 I'll make four more days until they deliver your hot new convertible. 62 00:04:05,270 --> 00:04:09,550 But the first thing you're going to do, burn rubber in the school zone. 63 00:04:12,530 --> 00:04:13,530 Miss Bliss. 64 00:04:14,410 --> 00:04:16,690 I hate to tell you this, but my men are complaining. 65 00:04:16,950 --> 00:04:21,510 That old clunk of yours just dripped another quart of oil all over the 66 00:04:21,510 --> 00:04:23,870 lot. Milo, it's a parking lot. 67 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:28,290 To you, it's a parking lot. To me, it's asphalt sculpture. 68 00:04:29,610 --> 00:04:33,970 And a very lovely one, Milo. I promise it won't happen again. 69 00:04:34,270 --> 00:04:37,850 Good. Because woodshop's having trouble turning out enough sawdust. 70 00:04:38,980 --> 00:04:43,620 Liz, what's this I hear about your class making $500 in the stock market? 71 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:44,779 I better go. 72 00:04:44,780 --> 00:04:46,300 Finance gives me hives. 73 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,900 $500? Care to explain? 74 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:58,840 I can't help it if their stock keeps going up. After all these years, my 75 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,880 finally picked a winner. It's wonderful. 76 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:02,360 It's terrible. 77 00:05:02,650 --> 00:05:06,030 I don't like this stock market thing, and I want to go on record right now. 78 00:05:06,290 --> 00:05:08,130 Mr. Belding, you go on record every year. 79 00:05:08,370 --> 00:05:09,570 I own the album. 80 00:05:10,670 --> 00:05:12,390 And it's gone platinum. 81 00:05:13,410 --> 00:05:15,110 Milo, would you please? 82 00:05:15,890 --> 00:05:21,970 Mr. Belding, this is a generation raised on video games, computers, and MTV. 83 00:05:22,450 --> 00:05:24,730 I have to compete for their attention. 84 00:05:25,310 --> 00:05:29,510 Fine. Compete all you want. But I really don't think they should be making more 85 00:05:29,510 --> 00:05:30,510 money than I do. 86 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,200 I always dreamed of breaking out of school, but I never thought I'd break 87 00:05:40,900 --> 00:05:42,180 It's 6 a .m., Zach. 88 00:05:42,540 --> 00:05:43,540 Exactly. 89 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:44,740 That's the whole idea. 90 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:46,200 We're going to score. 91 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,680 We're going to make it. We're going to be rich. 92 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:51,520 Zach, I don't think this is going to work. It's got to work. 93 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:53,000 I need 300 bucks. 94 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:55,120 Back's against the wall. 95 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,640 Why does mine have to be against the wall, too? 96 00:05:59,060 --> 00:06:03,090 Mikey. If you could have anything in the whole world, what would it be? 97 00:06:03,990 --> 00:06:05,510 A room full of video games. 98 00:06:05,870 --> 00:06:06,870 Think bigger. 99 00:06:08,090 --> 00:06:10,170 Well, I always wanted to go to Yankee Stadium. 100 00:06:10,510 --> 00:06:11,510 Bigger, Mikey. 101 00:06:12,070 --> 00:06:13,070 On my own jet? 102 00:06:13,670 --> 00:06:17,070 Good, Mikey. And who would you like as your stewardess? 103 00:06:18,010 --> 00:06:19,010 Justine Bateman. 104 00:06:19,630 --> 00:06:21,970 And what would you like her to wear? 105 00:06:22,490 --> 00:06:24,110 What would I like her to wear? 106 00:06:24,530 --> 00:06:25,530 Oh, boy. 107 00:06:26,190 --> 00:06:28,010 How are we going to do this? 108 00:06:28,230 --> 00:06:32,120 Okay. I listened to Bliss and found the library. You know what they have there? 109 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:33,840 Books? 110 00:06:34,340 --> 00:06:35,340 That's no joke. 111 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,940 I read about a guy who made 300 ,000 potatoes in just 20 minutes. 112 00:06:41,140 --> 00:06:46,000 Potatoes? Yeah. Look, you go to the computer, sell our stock, and buy 113 00:06:46,420 --> 00:06:47,420 Hey, guys. 114 00:06:48,620 --> 00:06:51,100 School doesn't start for a couple hours. What are you doing here? 115 00:06:52,140 --> 00:06:53,980 Would you believe early American history? 116 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,040 No, I don't. 117 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:57,980 Nobody comes to school early. 118 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,560 Unless they have to use a computer for a very special assignment. 119 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,220 So why did you say so in the first place? 120 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,380 What do you know about potatoes, Milo? 121 00:07:08,220 --> 00:07:09,220 Potatoes go with everything. 122 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,300 You can boil them, bake them, fry them, filet them. They're the food of the 90s. 123 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:13,320 See? 124 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,180 What else do you know about potatoes? 125 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,600 We're right in the middle of National Potato Month. 126 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,420 Whoa! This is better than I thought. 127 00:07:21,700 --> 00:07:23,340 Thanks, Milo. Hey, don't mention it. 128 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:26,420 We can't lose. It's a sure thing. 129 00:07:27,370 --> 00:07:30,210 Zach, that was Milo, not EF Hutton. 130 00:07:31,230 --> 00:07:33,410 You heard the man. We're buying potatoes. 131 00:07:35,190 --> 00:07:37,930 Shouldn't we ask the other kids? It's their money, too. 132 00:07:38,190 --> 00:07:41,050 I'll handle them. We're going to make their dreams come true. 133 00:07:41,810 --> 00:07:44,410 And my dad will never know about his video camera. 134 00:07:44,990 --> 00:07:47,390 Unless he sees the video of the Zeppole twins. 135 00:07:49,130 --> 00:07:50,190 What about Bliss? 136 00:07:50,730 --> 00:07:53,930 Are you kidding? She loves it when we show initiative. 137 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,600 Spliss, I received a call from a very concerned parent. 138 00:08:01,220 --> 00:08:02,880 Is something wrong? Is there a problem? 139 00:08:03,140 --> 00:08:05,140 Yes. He wants the name of your broker. 140 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:06,840 You're kidding. 141 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,680 All right, it was just a little principal humor. 142 00:08:10,940 --> 00:08:15,360 But everybody seems to want to get rich quick these days. We need to teach these 143 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,580 kids that hard work pays off. 144 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:19,460 I couldn't agree with you more. 145 00:08:19,740 --> 00:08:21,700 Then why are you allowing them to gamble? 146 00:08:22,420 --> 00:08:24,540 They're not gambling. They're investing. 147 00:08:25,180 --> 00:08:26,360 Look at my students. 148 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,980 Have you ever seen such hard work and enthusiasm? 149 00:08:31,060 --> 00:08:33,059 Yes. In Las Vegas. 150 00:08:35,620 --> 00:08:39,299 Therefore, potatoes equal megabucks. 151 00:08:39,539 --> 00:08:42,480 It's time for the few remaining holdouts to come aboard. 152 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,680 I love power lunches. 153 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,440 Same room, my man. What you got there? 154 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:52,680 Same as usual. Lasagna. My mom puts it in my thermos to keep it warm. 155 00:08:55,180 --> 00:08:56,180 Lasagna thermos? 156 00:08:56,750 --> 00:08:57,890 It'll make millions. 157 00:08:58,310 --> 00:08:59,910 You just want something, Jack. 158 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:01,310 That's right, Sammy. 159 00:09:01,950 --> 00:09:05,290 I want you blasting through the stratosphere with me. 160 00:09:05,830 --> 00:09:07,610 Oh, you're talking thrusters. 161 00:09:09,250 --> 00:09:12,610 We want you to sell the airline stock and invest in potatoes. 162 00:09:13,090 --> 00:09:14,090 Is that all? 163 00:09:14,810 --> 00:09:19,470 Sure. If he asked you to jump off the Hoosier Dome, would you do that too? 164 00:09:20,050 --> 00:09:21,050 Sure. 165 00:09:22,470 --> 00:09:24,350 So, how many does that make, Mikey? 166 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,820 Well, that's everybody, except Lisa and Nikki. 167 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:29,360 Forget it. 168 00:09:29,580 --> 00:09:31,060 Lisa? Forget her, too. 169 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,380 Nikki, she has a mind of her own. He's right. 170 00:09:34,980 --> 00:09:36,720 Zach, she's too smart to listen to you. 171 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:38,480 She's right. 172 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,880 So, in other words, you're just willing to give up a Beverly Hills shopping 173 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:43,880 spree? Yeah. 174 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:45,560 No. 175 00:09:46,220 --> 00:09:49,740 So, for a shopping spree, you're willing to just follow Zach blindly? 176 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:51,120 No. 177 00:09:51,180 --> 00:09:52,760 Yeah. When? 178 00:09:54,030 --> 00:09:56,290 See, Nikki, she does have a mind of her own. 179 00:09:59,070 --> 00:10:00,250 I don't trust them. 180 00:10:00,550 --> 00:10:02,250 They're probably handicapping the races. 181 00:10:02,630 --> 00:10:03,630 Right. 182 00:10:04,510 --> 00:10:09,690 Zach, nowhere in here does it say potatoes are the food of the 90s. Of 183 00:10:09,690 --> 00:10:10,690 not, Nikki. 184 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:11,810 It's a secret. 185 00:10:12,470 --> 00:10:14,510 Only those in the know know. 186 00:10:15,470 --> 00:10:16,470 Insider information. 187 00:10:17,310 --> 00:10:18,310 Insider information? 188 00:10:18,550 --> 00:10:19,550 Not anymore. 189 00:10:21,190 --> 00:10:22,190 Who are you kidding? 190 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:24,920 Zach, you're up to something. 191 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:26,760 Exactly, Nikki. 192 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,760 The P in potato stands for power, prestige. 193 00:10:30,540 --> 00:10:32,660 Somebody quick, give me a P word. We're doing you. 194 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:35,980 So what about it, Nikki? 195 00:10:36,740 --> 00:10:39,980 Look, Zach, what if we lose the money we've already made? 196 00:10:40,220 --> 00:10:43,420 Big deal. We only threw in a couple of bucks to start with. 197 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:46,100 Okay. Well, who's going to convince Miss Bliss? 198 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,100 She doesn't care. It's our money. 199 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:50,540 Fine. I'll go over now. No. 200 00:10:54,190 --> 00:10:55,190 When we cut her in. 201 00:10:55,810 --> 00:10:58,670 We're buying her a set of mag wheels for a new car. 202 00:10:59,710 --> 00:11:00,710 I don't know. 203 00:11:01,330 --> 00:11:03,270 Come on, Nikki. Do it for Miss Bliss. 204 00:11:03,970 --> 00:11:05,190 Give me a break, Zach. 205 00:11:05,470 --> 00:11:07,090 Who do you guys think you're dealing with? 206 00:11:07,930 --> 00:11:08,930 You're right, Nikki. 207 00:11:09,450 --> 00:11:11,350 We could never fool you. 208 00:11:12,410 --> 00:11:15,450 But think of all the good things you could have done with this money. 209 00:11:16,490 --> 00:11:19,230 A habitat for the endangered condor. 210 00:11:20,330 --> 00:11:22,530 A safe harbor for the sea otters. 211 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:26,340 A better life for all of us? 212 00:11:27,460 --> 00:11:28,460 Enough, Seth. 213 00:11:29,180 --> 00:11:30,660 I'm in. All right! 214 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,640 Moments like these make all my hard work pay off. 215 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,540 I think it is ridiculous for Belding to make me cover detention after school 216 00:11:48,540 --> 00:11:49,820 when no kids are being detained. 217 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:51,200 Be patient. 218 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,720 The building hasn't done its whole sweep yet. 219 00:11:54,820 --> 00:11:57,760 I wonder what this is. 220 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:02,320 Well, maybe red leather racing gloves. Too much. A convertible, but it's just a 221 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:04,320 guess. Oh, Tina. 222 00:12:05,560 --> 00:12:07,380 You shouldn't have. 223 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:08,920 I'm glad you did. 224 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,600 Thank you. 225 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:16,040 Oh, I cannot believe that you're getting a sports car. I am so excited. 226 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:18,240 I can just picture it now. 227 00:12:18,980 --> 00:12:20,620 Music. Blasting. 228 00:12:21,420 --> 00:12:22,760 Hair blowing in the wind. 229 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:25,560 Guys honking at me. 230 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,000 Tears. 231 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,920 If anybody's getting honked at, it's going to be me. 232 00:12:35,940 --> 00:12:40,420 Great news. We got in on ground floor and that elevator's going straight 233 00:12:40,420 --> 00:12:41,079 the roof. 234 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,780 Where she stopped, nobody knows. 235 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,040 The potatoes have gone up $6 ,000. 236 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,700 That's $300 a piece. 237 00:12:51,690 --> 00:12:52,690 It's all a plot. 238 00:12:52,770 --> 00:12:55,250 Girls make us go to school so they can keep all the money. 239 00:12:55,450 --> 00:12:57,110 I'm not telling my kids either. 240 00:12:58,390 --> 00:12:59,390 See it now. 241 00:12:59,570 --> 00:13:00,830 I'm on that beach. 242 00:13:01,370 --> 00:13:02,850 Used to be called Malibu. 243 00:13:03,530 --> 00:13:05,350 So, city, here I come. 244 00:13:06,330 --> 00:13:08,110 There's only one thing I want. 245 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:10,430 American Express gold. 246 00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:12,570 Never leave home without it. 247 00:13:13,890 --> 00:13:17,550 Guys, whatever happened to a better life for all of us? 248 00:13:17,790 --> 00:13:21,230 We should save the whales. Yeah, as they swim by. 249 00:13:39,010 --> 00:13:42,950 What do you mean? 250 00:13:44,190 --> 00:13:46,390 We just made six grand. We bought on margin. 251 00:13:46,630 --> 00:13:47,630 What's margin? 252 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,880 If potatoes drop, we can end up owing lots of money. Well, it's not going to 253 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:52,880 drop. We're hot. 254 00:13:52,940 --> 00:13:55,360 Zach, it's too risky. We've made $300. 255 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:56,720 Let's get out now. 256 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:57,840 That's just it, Mikey. 257 00:13:58,140 --> 00:14:01,040 It's the risk that separates the winners from the losers. 258 00:14:01,420 --> 00:14:04,880 I'm warning you. This could end up costing Bliss a whole lot of money. 259 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:09,560 All right. We'll get out in 24 hours. I've got a feeling. I think there's just 260 00:14:09,560 --> 00:14:11,340 little more we can squeeze out of the potatoes. 261 00:14:12,340 --> 00:14:13,340 Okay? 262 00:14:13,780 --> 00:14:16,260 So, Miss Bliss, when are you taking your class public? 263 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,920 I beg your pardon? From what I hear, they'd be a very good investment. 264 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:21,580 It's been a big week, hasn't it? 265 00:14:22,100 --> 00:14:23,480 What on earth are you talking about? 266 00:14:23,700 --> 00:14:27,440 Well, rumors are circulating that your class has made over $15 ,000. 267 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,140 Oh, Mr. 268 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:34,800 Belding, you know kids exaggerate. Their stock has made them a whopping $25 a 269 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,340 piece. Well, the whole school is now obsessed with money. I've had a dozen 270 00:14:38,340 --> 00:14:41,480 requests from students to be transferred into your investment banking class. 271 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,680 But I don't teach investment banking. 272 00:14:43,980 --> 00:14:45,310 Aha! My point exactly. 273 00:14:45,590 --> 00:14:46,770 The plug has just been pulled. 274 00:14:47,710 --> 00:14:50,750 Okay. I hate to do this, but I'm asserting my authority. 275 00:14:51,310 --> 00:14:52,770 Fine. What do you mean, fine? 276 00:14:53,090 --> 00:14:55,170 Just what I said, fine. I don't think you understand. 277 00:14:55,490 --> 00:14:56,490 I'm shutting you down. 278 00:14:56,510 --> 00:14:57,489 Whatever you want. 279 00:14:57,490 --> 00:14:58,990 What's the catch? No catch. 280 00:14:59,310 --> 00:15:00,950 My week -long project is over. 281 00:15:02,290 --> 00:15:03,410 And that's an order. 282 00:15:06,590 --> 00:15:08,270 Zach, something's going on here. 283 00:15:08,510 --> 00:15:12,570 What? What? Zach! Hello, Mikey. I don't have a good feeling about this. 284 00:15:13,290 --> 00:15:14,830 The price of potatoes dropped. 285 00:15:15,230 --> 00:15:18,490 You mean dropped isn't fluctuated? No, dropped isn't dead. 286 00:15:19,490 --> 00:15:21,250 What about my gold card? 287 00:15:21,490 --> 00:15:22,790 What about saving the whales? 288 00:15:23,250 --> 00:15:24,890 There goes my trip to Venus. 289 00:15:25,870 --> 00:15:27,090 Excuse me. 290 00:15:30,710 --> 00:15:34,850 Is it safe to assume we're no longer in the airline business? 291 00:15:35,630 --> 00:15:37,730 Uh, gee, yes, Miss Bliss. 292 00:15:38,210 --> 00:15:40,110 All right, Zach, give it to me straight. 293 00:15:40,350 --> 00:15:41,350 About what? 294 00:15:41,810 --> 00:15:42,810 Samuel? 295 00:15:45,610 --> 00:15:49,210 you've taught us, Zach took our money and dove into the potato market. 296 00:15:51,450 --> 00:15:54,950 That does it. I'm gonna have to staple my lips shut. 297 00:15:55,990 --> 00:16:00,290 So, Zach, you've taken it upon yourself to change the class project. 298 00:16:00,670 --> 00:16:03,910 Well, you see, I didn't exactly change the project, only the investment. 299 00:16:04,590 --> 00:16:05,590 I see. 300 00:16:05,750 --> 00:16:06,790 I'm curious. 301 00:16:07,110 --> 00:16:09,890 How did you buy these potatoes? 302 00:16:10,290 --> 00:16:11,290 On margarine. 303 00:16:12,450 --> 00:16:14,050 You mean margin? 304 00:16:14,650 --> 00:16:15,670 Yeah, yeah, margin. 305 00:16:16,630 --> 00:16:21,010 So you put up a little money to buy a whole lot of potatoes. 306 00:16:21,350 --> 00:16:25,250 That matches my information. Did you know that when you buy on margin and the 307 00:16:25,250 --> 00:16:27,430 price plummets that you owe the difference? 308 00:16:27,830 --> 00:16:28,830 Not exactly. 309 00:16:29,230 --> 00:16:30,690 Punch on my account, Mikey. 310 00:16:31,690 --> 00:16:33,850 How much does it say I owe? 311 00:16:35,890 --> 00:16:39,230 $1 ,567. 312 00:16:40,410 --> 00:16:41,690 That's including commission. 313 00:16:42,940 --> 00:16:47,300 Do any of you children know how much money that is? 314 00:16:47,660 --> 00:16:48,880 I do. I do. 315 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,880 And so do I. And I have to pay it back. 316 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:54,580 We didn't know that. 317 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:56,780 Lisa, you were in on this too? 318 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,160 Uh -huh. And Nikki, where were you? Did you think this was okay? 319 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:01,360 Well, not at first. 320 00:17:01,420 --> 00:17:04,880 But when we started making money, I thought of all the good things money 321 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:05,940 do. And that was okay. 322 00:17:06,460 --> 00:17:09,079 I expected more from you, Nikki. I really did. 323 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,280 And Samuel? 324 00:17:10,700 --> 00:17:11,880 I was duped. 325 00:17:12,569 --> 00:17:13,589 I get it. 326 00:17:13,990 --> 00:17:15,530 No one can think for themselves. 327 00:17:16,450 --> 00:17:17,450 Right, Mikey? 328 00:17:18,030 --> 00:17:19,190 I guess not. 329 00:17:20,410 --> 00:17:21,990 Well, let me tell you all something. 330 00:17:23,369 --> 00:17:27,910 This is, without doubt, the most dishonest behavior I've ever encountered 331 00:17:27,910 --> 00:17:28,910 years of teaching. 332 00:17:28,930 --> 00:17:32,850 This class has taken it upon itself not only to deceive me... 333 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,180 But to steal my hard -earned money. 334 00:17:36,380 --> 00:17:37,379 But we didn't know that. 335 00:17:37,380 --> 00:17:38,379 Oh, you didn't know that? 336 00:17:38,380 --> 00:17:40,780 Well, Mr. Bigshot, let me tell you something else you didn't know. 337 00:17:40,980 --> 00:17:43,140 You just cost me my new car. 338 00:17:48,980 --> 00:17:49,980 What's going on? 339 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,880 Nothing. Doesn't seem like nothing. Your class is there and you're here. 340 00:17:54,340 --> 00:17:55,760 I just walked out. 341 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:56,879 I see. 342 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,080 You want to talk about it? 343 00:17:58,300 --> 00:17:59,300 No, I don't. 344 00:17:59,530 --> 00:18:03,350 I was awful. I blew it. I went too far. I let my anger get the better of me. And 345 00:18:03,350 --> 00:18:04,350 I don't want to talk about it. 346 00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:06,050 All right. All right. 347 00:18:06,790 --> 00:18:08,730 If it makes you feel any better, it's happened to me. 348 00:18:09,230 --> 00:18:10,230 Happens to every teacher. 349 00:18:10,610 --> 00:18:14,190 Things build up. All of a sudden, you're screaming at some poor kid because he 350 00:18:14,190 --> 00:18:15,670 just put gum under his desk. 351 00:18:15,910 --> 00:18:21,850 Mr. Belding, they lost $1 ,567 of mine in the stock market. 352 00:18:22,150 --> 00:18:22,869 They what? 353 00:18:22,870 --> 00:18:23,870 Exactly. 354 00:18:24,590 --> 00:18:25,670 It's all my fault. 355 00:18:26,170 --> 00:18:29,150 I should have known better. I let this project get out of control. I should 356 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:30,150 known better. 357 00:18:30,570 --> 00:18:33,410 I didn't expect it. I just didn't expect it. 358 00:18:33,670 --> 00:18:36,650 Carrie, you're a good teacher. Oh, you bet I am. 359 00:18:37,010 --> 00:18:39,210 I even finance the lessons with my own money. 360 00:18:39,730 --> 00:18:40,730 Come on. 361 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:42,510 Don't let this incident get you down. 362 00:18:42,990 --> 00:18:46,530 Besides, with your innovative teaching methods, I'm sure something else will go 363 00:18:46,530 --> 00:18:47,970 wrong and you'll forget all about this. 364 00:18:49,990 --> 00:18:50,990 Mr. Belding. 365 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,960 Wouldn't a simple, I told you so, be more humane? 366 00:18:59,100 --> 00:19:00,760 Worst weekend of my life. 367 00:19:01,020 --> 00:19:05,240 I think I finally know what guilt is. You mean that sick feeling in the pit of 368 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:06,219 your stomach? 369 00:19:06,220 --> 00:19:07,280 I've got it, too. 370 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,300 I couldn't sleep. 371 00:19:10,100 --> 00:19:11,700 I kept having this nightmare. 372 00:19:12,380 --> 00:19:17,800 I was drowning in a sea of mashed potatoes with only a pat of melting 373 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:18,800 cling to. 374 00:19:19,760 --> 00:19:21,220 I'm a complete phony. 375 00:19:21,940 --> 00:19:25,100 Everything I stand for no longer has any meaning. 376 00:19:25,780 --> 00:19:30,140 In a blink of an eye, I've become shallow. 377 00:19:31,500 --> 00:19:34,840 Ricky, how can you think of yourself at a time like this? 378 00:19:37,220 --> 00:19:38,840 We've got to pay Miss Bliss back. 379 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:40,820 I'm going to sell my dirt bike. 380 00:19:41,620 --> 00:19:44,020 After I sell my VCR, I pay my father back. 381 00:19:44,700 --> 00:19:46,000 No, sell my computer. 382 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:49,720 Morning. 383 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:52,520 Well, 384 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,120 I'm sure we all had time to calm down over the weekend. 385 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,400 I still feel terrible. 386 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:01,900 I'm so sorry. 387 00:20:02,260 --> 00:20:03,260 So am I. 388 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:04,219 What for? 389 00:20:04,220 --> 00:20:05,520 We deserve to get yelled at. 390 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,160 Yes, you certainly did. 391 00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:11,920 But not the way I did it. I was so upset I stopped treating you like my kid. 392 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:17,340 Because regardless of what you do or how awful you behave, I'll always be there 393 00:20:17,340 --> 00:20:18,319 for you. 394 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,180 I'll always love you, no matter what. 395 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,300 Here's the bag you wanted, Miss Bliss. Ah, thank you, Milo. 396 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:28,760 Class, this is a potato. 397 00:20:29,660 --> 00:20:31,660 Thanks to you, I own it. 398 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:37,020 And this little guy didn't travel alone. He brought his entire family with him, 399 00:20:37,060 --> 00:20:39,480 all 3 ,000 pounds up. 400 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,640 And they're sitting in the middle of my oil -stained parking lot staring at me. 401 00:20:44,090 --> 00:20:45,190 Potatoes have eyes, you know. 402 00:20:45,810 --> 00:20:49,350 Get your point, Milo. I promise we're going to get them out of there. 403 00:20:49,550 --> 00:20:50,550 Well, I hope so. 404 00:20:50,810 --> 00:20:52,170 They keep staring at me. 405 00:20:52,610 --> 00:20:56,570 Matter of fact, I saw one spud wearing sunglasses with a harmonica singing, Why 406 00:20:56,570 --> 00:20:57,570 Should I Be a Fry? 407 00:21:02,190 --> 00:21:03,190 Okay. 408 00:21:03,390 --> 00:21:05,750 You're masterfying. Now you're going to master selling. 409 00:21:06,150 --> 00:21:10,170 I don't care if you mash them or smash them or dice them or slice them. Just 410 00:21:10,170 --> 00:21:11,170 move them. 411 00:21:11,690 --> 00:21:13,090 It's Liquidation City. 412 00:21:13,590 --> 00:21:15,630 I'm driving with the top down this summer. 413 00:21:27,210 --> 00:21:29,970 Today we're going to discuss the Civil War. 414 00:21:30,290 --> 00:21:33,010 Miss Bliss, you said we were going to see a movie. 415 00:21:33,790 --> 00:21:36,290 You're right. I did promise you a movie. 416 00:21:37,150 --> 00:21:39,050 However, when the film arrived...